Monthly Archives: September 2025
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The GBA’s tech surge offers global investors a rare opening
Analysis The Greater Bay Area (GBA) has long been touted as China’s Silicon Valley, but a new wave of capital, policy and consumer adoption is giving ... -
Sixth young entrepreneurs awards honor 79, including eight from Macau
In The News The sixth Greater Bay Area Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs Awards Ceremony, organized by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Entrepreneurs Union, was held ... -
Weakened storm Ragasa pushes across China’s south coast after flooding
A weakened Tropical Cyclone Ragasa pushed west along the southern Chinese coast toward Vietnam yesterday after flooding streets and homes in the economic hub of Guangdong ... -
South says the North has 4 uranium enrichment facilities to build nuclear weapons
A top South Korean official said yesterday that North Korea is operating a total of four uranium enrichment facilities, adding to outside assessments that it has ... -
Authorities impose security restrictions in remote Ladakh after deadly clashes
Authorities in India enforced security restrictions in two main districts in the remote Ladakh region yesterday. The restrictions came a day after four people were killed ... -
Court rejects an appeal by Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs
A Japanese court yesterday dismissed an appeal by an Australian woman who said she was tricked into smuggling drugs by a man she hoped to marry, ... -
Merriam-Webster adds over 5,000 words to ‘Collegiate’ dictionary
Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced yesterday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh ... -
1984 UK and China agree Hong Kong handover
Britain and China have finalised an agreement which will end more than 150 years of UK rule in Hong Kong. The proposal – which will hand ... -
Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots will trigger tears in ‘All of You’
There’s something about Laura Sharp and Simon Tavistock. Close friends since college, they share jokes that no one else understands and instinctively know how to make ... -
Geese’s ‘Getting Killed’ is Brooklyn band’s most accessible album yet
There’s a bomb in my car!” Geese frontman Cameron Winter warns through blood-curdling screams on “Trinidad,” the opening track of the band’s third studio album. The ... -
Scent Entertainment
This season, KILIAN PARIS invites fragrance enthusiasts to embark on an extraordinary sensory journey with the brand, presenting the highly anticipated KILIAN BAR at K11 MUSEA ... -
South Korean parliament votes to allow tattooists to work without a medical license
Tattoo artists in South Korea will no longer need to worry about being punished for doing their jobs, as the country’s parliament yesterday approved a landmark ... -
Singapore executes Malaysian drug trafficker in the city-state’s 11th execution of the year
A Malaysian man was hanged in Singapore yesterday for drug trafficking, raising the number of executions in the city-state to 11 this year despite renewed calls ... -
Is AI really going to eliminate many jobs?
A Gallup survey (June 2025) [in the U.S.] shows an increase in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, though it concludes that workers ... -
Friday, September 26, 2025 – edition no. 4808
* Remains of the days — Garbage levels surge by 70% after Typhoon Ragasa; Macau casinos shut down for 33 hours * MDT Report | Young ... -
30 hours of Ragasa caused more disruption than damage
Exactly thirty hours after the hoisting of Typhoon Signal No.8, which initiated the state of immediate prevention, such an alert state has ended with the downgrading ... -
Local Team wins gold at International Anti-Corruption Hackathon
A team of young Macau coders, named “Just do,” has been crowned champion of the “Coding4Integrity Asian Youth Anti-Corruption Hackathon,” winning the gold award for their ... -
Inner Harbour business owners express concordance with gov’t response measures
At 3 p.m. this afternoon, the Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) downgraded the red storm surge warning to blue as water levels receded. Businesses in ... -
‘No Skate!’ awarded as best film at MISFF
The Macao International Shorts Film Festival (MISFF) wrapped up with the short film “No Skate!” being awarded best film of the festival. The awards ceremony ... -
DICJ oversees closure of Grand Dragon Casino
The city’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) confirmed Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, that Grand Dragon Casino, a satellite operated under Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s license, ... -
Signal No.8 to be replaced by No.3 between 9 p.m. and 12 a.m.
Information from the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) noted that severe typhoon Ragasa made landfall at 6 p.m. near Yangjiang (Guangdong), about 170 km west-southwest of ... -
Typhoon warning signal to be lowered to 8 at 4 p.m.
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) announced that Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 10 will be downgraded to Signal No. 8 at 4 p.m. today, following a ... -
At least 15 requested help for evacuation as flooding inundates Macau
A Red Storm surge warning is active as severe flooding has inundated Macau, resulting in the evacuation of 15 residents by authorities. The Meteorological and Geophysical ... -
Number of incidents grow, two bridges partially flooded
An update report from the Civil Protection Operations Centre (COPC) has noted a significant increase in incidents recorded as Super Typhoon Ragasa passes through Macau. As ... -
Inner Harbour, Barra and Patane to suffer power outages
The Civil Protection Operations Centre (COPC) has informed that, in consequence of the flood level reaching 1 meter or above in some areas of the Inner ... -
Flooding reported at Inner Harbour
At 9:30 a.m., flooding started in Macau’s Inner Harbour area. Data on water monitoring level provided by the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) shows that the ... -
Wind intensifies as Ragasa edging closer, no significant flooding
At 8 a.m., Super Typhoon Ragasa continued to approach, intensifying the wind and bringing heavy rainfall. According to the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), the typhoon ... -
Typhoon Signal No. 9 to be hoisted at 4am Wednesday
According to the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), Super Typhoon Ragasa is moving steadily west-northwest toward the Pearl River Estuary and is expected to pass ... -
Trump in speech to UN says world body ‘not even coming close to living up’ to its potential
UNITED NATIONS — President Donald Trump returned to the United Nations on Tuesday to boast of his second-term foreign policy achievements and lash out at the ... -
Authorities prioritise safety in the Cooperation Zone
The Administrative Committee of the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone in Hengqin held a coordination meeting this afternoon to prepare authorities for Typhoon Ragasa. André Cheong, Executive ... -
Signal No. 8 remains in effect, 9 and 10 at early hours of tomorrow
Typhoon Signal No. 8 and Red Storm surge remain in force as the Super Typhoon continues to approach. At 10 p.m., Ragasa was well inside the ... -
Red Storm surge warning into force, no reports of flooding
Local authorities have raised the warning level regarding Storm surge from Orange to Red at 6 p.m. local time. The warning, the fourth of a five-level ... -
Crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine President Duterte detailed by court
THE HAGUE – The crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte allege his involvement in the killings of at least 76 people while ... -
US and China ‘talking past each other’ on key issues, says US lawmaker visiting Beijing
BEIJING — The United States and China are talking past each other on key issues, said a U.S. lawmaker leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to Beijing ... -
Southern China cancels schools and flights as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches
Southern Chinese cities scaled back many aspects of daily life today (Tuesday) with school and business closures and flight cancellations as the region braced for one ...
