Daily Archives: Friday, February 7, 2025
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Businesses choose to close during CNY due to lack of profitability
During the recent Spring Festival Golden Week (CNY), many local businesses chose to close in order to celebrate the holiday, foregoing potential sales opportunities. In response ... -
Airport sees growth in passenger traffic during CNY
Macau International Airport (MIA) experienced a significant boost in passenger traffic during the Chinese New Year (CNY) season, with over 170,000 passengers passing through the airport ... -
Valentine’s Day for Gourmets
For those who are thinking of where to take a special someone to celebrate love this Valentine’s Day, JW Marriott Hotel Macau would be a great ... -
Sands International 10K set for March 16
The 2025 Sands China Macao International 10K will take place on March 16, with registration opening on Feb. 8 and Feb. 9, organizers announced at a ... -
Xi and Thailand’s leader vow to crack down on scam networks that plague Southeast Asia
China’s leader Xi Jinping and visiting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vowed to crack down on the scam networks that plague Southeast Asia as the two ... -
Driver error causes bus crash
A bus crashed into a roadside barrier near Tap Seac on Wednesday, with police attributing the incident to driver error. The accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. ... -
IAM upgrading Flower City Park playground
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will begin optimization works on the children’s playground in Flower City Park starting February 10, temporarily closing the facility for approximately ... -
MPU launches financial technology course
The Center for Continuing Education at the Macau Polytechnic University (MPU) is set to launch its inaugural “Financial Technology and Industry Practice” course on March 12. ... -
Gov’t maintains parcel ban despite USPS policy reversal
The Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau has confirmed that it will maintain its stance on suspending the delivery of parcels to the US amid the reversal ... -
Authorities deny deepfake fraud or extortion cases
The Office of the Secretary for Security (GSS) has confirmed that there have been no reported. This statement comes amid concerns regarding the misuse of manipulated ... -
City of Dreams Sri Lanka casino to open in late 2025
The casino at City of Dreams Sri Lanka is set to open in the third quarter of 2025, according to John Keells Holdings, the project’s local ... -
Suspicious transactions in casinos hit a new record in 2024
The number of suspicious transactions recorded in Macau’s casinos reached a new record in 2024, driven by the recovery of the economy and tourism. In 2024, ... -
AGAM says Sands10k to blend culture and competition
Chan Pou Sin, president of the General Association of Athletics of Macau (AGAM), discussed the upcoming marathon’s goal of showcasing Macau’s culture while providing a seamless ... -
PJ apprehends syndicate for live-streaming covert VIP betting
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has uncovered a scheme involving a criminal syndicate from mainland China, revealing a sophisticated operation in which undercover agents were sent to ... -
New streamlined services to help enterprises invest in Hengqin
Macau is introducing new services to empower local businesses to capitalize on opportunities within the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, as reported by the Commerce ... -
Researchers link DeepSeek’s blockbuster chatbot to China Mobile ban in US
The website of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek, whose chatbot became the most downloaded app in the United States, has computer code that could send ... -
AI Disruption: assumptions on timing and origin thwart
Analysis The cascade effect of unintended consequences in markets and where the ripples are eventually felt in the lives of ordinary people continues to fascinate. The ... -
Medical data space launched in China’s Greater Bay Area
On the Agenda The establishment of the cross-border data space follows the recent formation of a digital health alliance in the area. The Chinese University of ... -
Notes on academic studies
From the Pearl River Delta to the Greater Bay Area: State Spatial Transformation and City-Regionalism in South China Environment and Planning F: Philosophy, Theory, Models, Methods ... -
A flurry of international naval drills around the Philippines prompts complaints from Beijing
A flurry of naval drills surrounding the Philippines involving the United States and its partners has prompted complaints from Beijing, which claims the entire South China ... -
Inside the operations that took captive two North Korean soldiers fighting Ukraine
When Ukrainian soldiers captured two North Korean prisoners of war last month, it provided the first undeniable proof of Pyongyang’s direct involvement in the war against ... -
From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe
The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism from congressional Democrats and raised questions and concern about the ... -
1987 S Korea clashes over student death
South Korean police have made hundreds of arrests in the country’s biggest demonstrations for six years. Rallies went ahead across the country to commemorate the recent ... -
‘No Other Land’ is a shocking look at Palestinian life under occupation
The irony shouldn’t be lost on anyone that “No Other Land,” a documentary about the systemic demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, cannot find ... -
Maggie Su’s debut novel offers unique look at humanity
With the rise of Artificial Intelligence and the uncertainty of the geopolitical moment, it seems appropriate to start 2025 with some surreal fiction. So how about ... -
Swedish indie folk singer Sarah Klang’s ‘Beautiful Woman’ is stunning
In a clipped Nordic accent, Swedish indie folk singer Sarah Klang politely asked the soundboard operator at Nashville’s Blue Room to turn up her microphone. The ... -
US democratic senators protest Trump granting Musk’s staff access to classified info US
Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are demanding answers after they say President Donald Trump gave billionaire Elon Musk and his staff access to sensitive data ... -
Bank of England halves UK growth projection and cuts main interest rate to 4.50%
The Bank of England halved its growth projection for the British economy this year as it cut its main interest rate yesterday for the third time ... -
Friday, February 7, 2025 – edition no. 4655
* Closed for CNY — Several businesses choose to close during the CNY holidays due to a lack of profitability, exposing growing problems for SMEs * ... -
Cooperation a winning proposition for all
Just two weeks after the new US administration was sworn in and already some countries are lamenting that being Washington’s adversary may be safer than being ...
