Monthly Archives: July 2025
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Beijing imposes export ban on companies tied to Taiwan’s military
China imposed export controls yesterday on eight enterprises tied to Taiwan’s military as the self-ruled island started annual military exercises. China’s Commerce Ministry added eight Taiwan-based ... -
Sasa records 7.7% sales growth in Macau and Hong Kong
Sa Sa International reported a 7.7% year-on-year increase in first-quarter retail sales in Hong Kong and Macau, reaching HKD 687 million, driven by recovering visitor traffic. ... -
Gongbei port sees peak summer traffic with over 330,000 daily crossings
Gongbei Port has entered its busy summer season, averaging more than 330,000 daily crossings since July. The border checkpoint noted that multiple concerts and events in ... -
Casino PR staff arrested for HKD100,000 fraud
The Judiciary Police arrested a 37-year-old Malaysian foreign worker employed as a casino VIP club public relations staff, suspected of forging signatures and defrauding two VIP ... -
Woman falls victim to investment scam, loses RMB1.5 million
An elderly woman reported to the Judiciary Police that she had lost RMB1.5 million in an alleged investment scam. According to police, the victim was introduced ... -
China to issue RMB6b sovereign bonds in Macau
China’s Ministry of Finance will issue RMB6 billion (USD830 million) in sovereign bonds to professional investors in Macau on July 16, officials announced yesterday. The announcement, ... -
M8 Mall gears up for grand relaunch
The M8 mall, formerly a post office dormitory, is poised for a grand relaunch next Tuesday, July 15. The revamped space introduces China Duty Free Group’s ... -
DSEDT advances cross-border e-commerce in Europe
The Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) led a delegation to Portugal and France in early July to explore cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) opportunities. The visit featured ... -
Gov’t revises 2025 gaming tax revenue downward by 5%
The government has revised its 2025 forecast for gaming tax revenue, lowering it by 5% due to global economic conditions and changing tourist spending patterns. According ... -
Man arrested for drug trafficking
The Judiciary Police have arrested a 31-year-old Vietnamese foreign worker on suspicion of drug trafficking, seizing 2.92 grams of methamphetamine (ice) and five ecstasy pills with ... -
Nvidia becomes most valuable company in the world at $4 trillion
Chipmaker Nvidia became the first public company to top $4 trillion in value yesterday after two-year investor frenzy. Nvidia shares rose 2.5%, or $3.97, in early ... -
China urges US to stop interfering in issues related to Tibet
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson this week urged the United States to cease interfering in issues related to Xizang [Tibet] and stop sending wrong signals to ... -
Trump’s tariffs may overshadow Rubio’s first official trip to Asia
Sweeping tariffs set to be imposed by President Donald Trump next month may overshadow his top diplomat’s first official trip to Asia this week — just ... -
Army starts deploying Osprey fleet at a new base
The Japanese army yesterday began deploying its fleet of V-22 Ospreys on a newly opened permanent base in southwestern Japan, in the country’s latest move to ... -
A church bombing leads Syria’s Christians to consider leaving
The day after last month’s deadly suicide attack on a church outside Syria’s capital, hundreds of Christians marched in Damascus chanting against foreign fighters and calling ... -
2000 UK tidal wave of web users
One in four British homes is now using the internet according to figures released by the government. A new survey by the Office for National Statistics ... -
Russia batters Ukraine with more than 700 drones, the largest barrage of the war
Russia fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, topping previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks, part of Moscow’s ... -
European court finds Russia was behind downing Flight MH17
Europe’s top human rights court delivered damning judgments yesterday against Russia in four cases brought by Kyiv and the Netherlands accusing Moscow of atrocities in Ukraine dating back ... -
Who will buy $9 trillion in US Treasury Bonds?
For decades, U.S. federal governments have grown accustomed to operating with recurring budget deficits, expanding public debt from $7 trillion in 2000 to $36 trillion in ... -
Thursday, July 10 2025 – edition no. 4756
* Banking scandal — ICBC exec Jiang Yisheng’s disappearance linked to troubled Windsor Arch project tied to convicted tycoon Ng Lap Seng, as ICBC Macau faces ... -
Gov’t grilled by lawmakers on employment and current labor conditions
A large number of lawmakers grilled the government with questions and opinions on employment and labor conditions in Macau. At the Legislative Assembly (AL) for a ... -
MGTO unveils plans for fresh routes, smarter itineraries
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) revealed yesterday that the second-phase review of the “Macao Tourism Development Master Plan,” featuring new forecast figures and action plans ... -
Citigroup raises July GGR forecast to MOP20 billion
Citigroup has raised its gross gaming revenue (GGR) forecast for July, citing a strong start to the month driven by major entertainment events. The investment bank ... -
Dozens of public works sites show minor deficiencies in enclosure standards
More than a dozen public construction sites across the city have been flagged for minor deficiencies in fencing and site management, following inspections by a government ... -
Beijing extends visa-free entry to more than 70 countries to draw tourists
Foreign tourists are trickling back to China after the country loosened its visa policy to unprecedented levels. Citizens from 74 countries can now enter China for ... -
CAEAL designates 37 voting stations for upcoming legislative elections
The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election (CAEAL) announced yesterday that the upcoming election on Sept. 14 will feature 43 voting stations – 38 ... -
Local woman arrested in connection to ‘pig butchering scam’
A 69-year-old local woman was arrested Monday at her residence in the Northern District on suspicion of laundering MOP3 million in fraudulent funds for a criminal ... -
Gongbei customs seizes over 1,000 smuggled cigars
Gongbei Customs in Zhuhai intercepted a Hong Kong–registered vehicle at the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge Zhuhai checkpoint on June 12, uncovering 1,080 premium cigars valued at more ... -
Money supply grows as lending contracts in May
According to data released yesterday by the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM), the city’s broad money supply rebounded in May. M2 rose 1.2% to MOP815.7 billion, ... -
Monsoon floods sweep away 18 people and the main bridge linking Nepal to China
A mountain river flooded by monsoon rains swept away the main bridge connecting Nepal with China and 18 people were also swept away by the flooding ... -
Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations
President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen ... -
Srebrenica women bury loved ones but remain haunted by memories of 1995 massacre
Three decades after their fathers, brothers, husbands and sons were killed in the bloodiest episode of the Bosnian war, women who survived the Srebrenica massacre find ... -
1982 Queen fends off bedroom intruder
A man has broken into Buckingham Palace and spent ten minutes talking to the Queen in her bedroom. At around 0715 BST Michael Fagan, 31, scaled ... -
“GEG Rhythms of Nature Family Workshop” Harmonizes Music and Green Living
As part of its commitment to promoting green living, Galaxy Entertainment Group (“GEG”) recently hosted the “GEG Rhythms of Nature Family Workshop” at the Lai Chi ... -
Portugal stays alive after 89th-minute goal in draw with Italy
Portugal desperately pressed Italy to find a goal to stay alive at the Women’s European Championship and finally got it in the 89th minute from Diana ...
