Yearly Archives: 2024
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Aviation exhibition boosts industry and market
The 13th Macau Business Aviation Exhibition concluded yesterday, offering exchanges within the sector and targeting the high-end business and private aircraft markets. Taking place at the ... -
Tourism accreditation reaches record high in 2024
The Quality Tourism Services Accreditation Scheme (QTSAS) reached a new milestone this year, with a record-high 390 accredited merchants across the travel agency, catering and retail ... -
Over 60 bands perform at hush! Beach Concerts
The “hush! Beach Concerts x Yo~ga Wellfest 2024,” a two-day music and yoga event, took place this past weekend at Hac Sa Beach. The event featured ... -
SMG mulls issuing typhoon signal as ‘Toraji’ approaches Macau
A new tropical cyclone, named “Toraji,” is currently developing east of Luzon Island. Forecasts indicate that it will move northwestward across Luzon over the next two ... -
Newly inaugurated Indonesian President Subianto visits China in first overseas trip
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto pledged to maintain close ties with China during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Saturday, his first overseas ... -
President angers China with new laws to demarcate South China Sea territories
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed two laws on Friday reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South ... -
States back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media
Australia’s states and territories on Friday unanimously backed a national plan to require most forms of social media to bar children younger than 16. Leaders of ... -
Spaniards demand the resignation of Valencia leader for bungling flood response
Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in the eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to demand the resignation of the regional president in charge of the ... -
Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light ... -
1987 Van Gogh fetches record price
A painting by Vincent Van Gogh has been sold for $49m (£27m) – a world record for a work of art. The final price was more ... -
Coco Gauff wins WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Zheng Qinwen
Coco Gauff won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the final on ... -
Beyoncé leads the noms, becoming the most nominated artist in the show’s history
Welcome to Beyoncé country. When it comes to the 2025 Grammy Award nominations, “Cowboy Carter” rules the nation. She leads the nods with 11, bringing her ... -
Tourists in Rome now have a walkway to visit the Trevi Fountain but can’t toss coins
Tourists in Rome won’t be allowed to toss coins over their shoulders into the Trevi Fountain, following tradition, though an elevated walkway now gives limited access ... -
China’s Luckin shows Starbucks how to sell coffee
Barbarians are coming to the gate. Just as Starbucks Corp.’s new Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol begins to revamp the ailing coffee chain, its Chinese nemesis ... -
Monday, November 11, 2024 – edition no. 4602
* Health Hub 101 — Gov’t unveils new health center in Hengqin, marking historic first for mainland operations * Automobile Show | Good visitation, but few ... -
Gov’t amends urban plan for Ilha Verde, fewer buildings, more leisure areas
Macau’s SAR government has presented a revised version of the urban plan for the Ilha Verde area. The updated plan was introduced for the first time ... -
LET Group faces upheaval: Directors resign, trading suspension persists
LET Group Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed company, is embroiled in a series of developments that have shaken its corporate leadership and operations. The resignation of two ... -
Former stone transformation factory becomes housing development
The land previously occupied by the MAGRAN natural stone processing factory in Coloane is set to be developed into a residential project. This announcement was made ... -
Beijing is bracing for fresh tensions with Trump over trade, tech and Taiwan
The first time China faced Donald Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol involving Taiwan’s former leader, and a ... -
Operators report a more favorable environment, competition remains fierce
Macau’s gaming operators have broadly described the city’s competitive promotional environment as improving, even as competition between the six concessionaires remains fierce, according to recent earnings ... -
Ponte 16 expansion planned to start in H1 2025
Success Universe Group Ltd., the partner in Ponte 16, has announced plans to expand the integrated resort’s non-gaming facilities, with construction expected to commence in the ... -
DSOP unveils tender results for primary court building construction
The Public Works Bureau (DSOP) has opened the proposals received during the public tender for the construction of the Primary Court building located in the Nam ... -
Grand Prix nearly sold out
The 71st Macau Grand Prix, scheduled from Nov. 14 to 17, is nearly sold out, with over 70% of its tickets already purchased. A limited number of tickets ... -
Local universities decline in rankings
The 2025 Asian University Rankings has revealed that the University of Macau (UM) and the Macau University of Science and Technology have improved their overall scores ... -
Visitor spending up 8% y-o-y
Visitor spending in Macau (excluding gaming) rose by 8% year-on-year to MOP56.21 billion in the first three quarters of 2024, driven by a 30.1% increase in visitor arrivals. Data from the Statistics ... -
Residential property price index declines in Q3
The overall residential property price index in Macau fell to 211.0 in the third quarter of 2024, down 3.6% from the previous quarter. The Macau Peninsula and Taipa & Coloane ... -
Melco nurtures local talent through its “Culinary Foundation Acceleration Program”
To meet the SAR government’s calls for economic diversification, Melco Resorts & Entertainment continues to support local talent development through its “Whole Person Development” philosophy, a ... -
Trio of major expos this weekend
Three expos are taking place simultaneously from Nov. 7 to 10. The events—the 14th China (Macau) International Yacht & Export Fair, the 2024 China (Macau) International ... -
Ongoing developments at Galaxy, Q3 revenue increases 11%
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) announced in its recent financial results that it is implementing “ongoing progressive enhancements” to its resorts to maintain their market competitiveness and ... -
Mobile payment transactions rise to MOP7.6b
Local mobile payment tools saw a notable increase in both the number and value of transactions during Q3 2024, according to statistics released yesterday by the ... -
SMG to issue signal as Typhoon Yinxing approaches
Tropical cyclone Yinxing, currently located near Luzon in the Philippines, is expected to move westward and come within 800 km of Macau early today. The Meteorological ... -
Stocks and bitcoin jump after Trump’s victory. So do worries about inflation as Dow surges 1,500
The U.S. stock market, Elon Musk’s Tesla, banks and bitcoin all stormed higher Wednesday as investors made bets on what Donald Trump’s return to the White ... -
L’ATTITUDE hosts star chef Stefano Bacchelli for dinner
One of the signature restaurants in the City of Dreams Macau’s integrated resort, L’ATTITUDE, is going to bring a highly anticipated collaboration dinner to Macau from ... -
MGM Macau Tennis Masters’ first mixed-gender team in Asia
The MGM Macau Tennis Masters, at Macau Forum from Dec. 24 to 25, promises to be a memorable experience as it splits six players into two ... -
Tradeoffs: avoid, weaken or accept
Analysis There is broad dialogue among both alternative and conventional economists to shake the foundations of the central importance of economic growth. This questions the validity ...
