Yearly Archives: 2025
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HSBC proposes to privatize Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank
HSBC Asia Pacific announced yesterday its plan to take Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank private in a deal valued at HKD106.1 billion (USD13.63 billion). This move ... -
Orbis Macau kicks off eye health campaign with fundraising concert
The 2025 Orbis Action for Sight (AFS) campaign launched yesterday with the Starry Night Charity Music Performance, kicking off its nearly two-month advocacy and fundraising initiative ... -
MGM and Chef Nic to host ‘Gastronomusic Fest’ this November
MGM, in collaboration with lifestyle and gourmet brand Chef Nic, will host the fourth edition of the “MGM Chef Nic Gastronomusic Fest 2025” on November 29-30 ... -
Miró and Picasso posters on display at Artyzen Grand Lapa
Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau and Amagao Gallery have opened the “Miró + Picasso Poster” exhibition, featuring 30 vintage posters created by Spanish masters Joan Miró and ... -
Energetic young sophisticated Hengqin
There were times I held an agnostic view of the promoted future of Hengqin. I hold memories looking from Ocean Gardens in Taipa of Hengqin’s green ... -
Nine mainland GBA cities chosen for national reform pilot
On The Agenda China’s State Council has approved a two-year pilot program for comprehensive reform of market-oriented resource allocation in ten regions, including the nine mainland ... -
China outlines more controls on exports of rare earths and technology
China outlined new curbs on exports of rare earths and related technologies yesterday, extending controls over use of the elements critical for many high-tech and military ... -
US diplomat fired over relationship with woman accused of ties to CPC
The State Department said yesterday [Macau time] that it has fired a U.S. diplomat over a romantic relationship he admitted having with a Chinese woman alleged ... -
Ruling party turns 80 with foreign leaders in attendance
North Korea is celebrating today the 80th anniversary of the ruling party and different foreign dignitaries and leaders will be part of the commemoration. The Workers’ ... -
British and Indian prime ministers promote trade deal during visit by Starmer
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his British counterpart Keir Starmer yesterday in talks meant to deepen cooperation on trade, defense and technology while promoting a ... -
1970 Canadian minister seized by gunmen
Quebec’s Labour and Immigration Minister, Pierre Laporte, has been kidnapped. He was seized from his home in Montreal by two men armed with machineguns. The kidnappers ... -
‘After the Hunt’ is less hot-button farce than tragedy
It’s not so often that the font of a movie’s opening credits is, itself, a provocation. But in Luca Guadagnino ‘s muddled but darkly absorbing “After ... -
Khalid bounces back with complex look at love in ‘After the Sun Goes Down’
If you want to know how far Khalid has traveled in a year, just look at his album covers. His summer 2024 16-track “Sincere” showed the ... -
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins the prize in literature
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose surreal and anarchic novels combine a bleak world view with mordant humor, won the Nobel Prize in literature yesterday for work ... -
New US sanctions target 50 people, companies and ships for allegedly aiding Iran’s oil and gas trade
The Trump administration yesterday imposed sanctions on a group of 50 people, companies and ships largely out of the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and China, ... -
The next steps in the deal to pause the war in Gaza
A breakthrough deal pausing the war in Gaza has been reached. But will it lead, as U.S. President Donald Trump proclaimed, to “a Strong, Durable, and ... -
Friday, October 10, 2025 – edition no. 4815
* Big deal — Alibaba Cloud to power NBA China operations in a multiyear deal * Hush! Beach concert marks 20th anniversary featuring 50-plus music acts ... -
Non-Chinese professionals face workplace barriers, say residents
Macau’s job market may be leaving non-Chinese professionals behind, according to residents who spoke to the Times following a letter to the editor, published on August ... -
JP Morgan: ‘Best Golden Week print in five-plus years’
Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the first five days of October reached MOP5.5 billion, averaging about MOP1.1 billion daily, according to JP Morgan. Analysts DS ... -
First-ever ‘NBA House’ in Macau offers chance to meet legends
The first-ever NBA House in Macau opened its doors to the public yesterday, launching a five-day, interactive fan experience at The Venetian Macao Cotai Expo (Hall ... -
Watchdog uncovers doctor’s alleged sick leave fraud scheme worth MOP150,000
A doctor employed by the Correctional Services Bureau allegedly conspired with several other physicians to falsify medical certificates for himself and his parents in order to ... -
SSM reports 2,445 new cancer cases in 2023; mortality declines as survival improves
Macau reported 2,445 new cancer cases in 2023, with data from the Health Bureau (SSM) indicating a downward trend in the overall cancer mortality rate and ... -
UK prosecutor says a spying case collapsed because the gov’t wouldn’t call China a threat
The trial of two British men accused of spying for Beijing collapsed because the U.K. government refused to brand China a threat to national security, the ... -
IAS to disburse MOP1.64 billion in elderly and disability subsidies
Following the government’s official announcement of increased subsidy amounts, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) will disburse the 2025 old-age and disability subsidies in mid-October, with a ... -
Mainland’s Golden Week break concludes with record visitor arrivals in Macau
The mainland’s eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival Golden Week break concluded yesterday, with Macau attracting over 1.05 million visitors, exceeding both last year’s figures and ... -
Jewelry store suspected of fake card transactions
Authorities are investigating a jewelry store near Cotai casinos suspected of facilitating fake card transactions to help gamblers withdraw cash, involving illegal money exchange. Preliminary police ... -
Man arrested for assaulting high school girl
A man in his 20s in Macau was arrested for allegedly punching and verbally abusing a high school girl on the street, claiming he acted out ... -
MPU launches ‘One Test, Multiple Certificates’ program
A new cross-border certification program for construction workers has been launched, allowing professionals in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) to earn credentials recognized in Guangdong, Hong ... -
Rua dos Mercadores to close to vehicles; route 18 rerouted
Authorities have announced a one-month vehicle ban on Rua dos Mercadores starting today for an underground utility pipeline and road excavation project. During the closure, Rua ... -
Hundreds of hikers rescued from Mount Everest after severe snowstorm
About 900 hikers, guides and other staff who were stranded by a weekend snowstorm on the Chinese side of Mount Everest have reached safety, state media ... -
Pro-Palestinian protests on second anniversary of attack
Protesters gathered in several countries Tuesday to condemn the war in Gaza as Israelis marked the second anniversary of the Hamas attack that sparked the fighting ... -
1967 Che Guevara ‘shot dead’
Marxist revolutionary Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara has reportedly been killed during a battle between army troops and guerillas in the Bolivian jungle. A statement issued by the ... -
Grand Prix season finds a new gear in Wynn’s hypercar showcase
Every November, the sound of engines marks the arrival of one of the city’s most recognizable traditions, the Macau Grand Prix. Yet this year, the city’s ... -
Ronaldo becomes football’s first billionaire with Saudi payday
Cristiano Ronaldo has spent more than two decades breaking records — and now he’s broken another one off the pitch. The 40-year-old Portuguese star has officially ... -
Sabalenka overcomes early scare to advance at Wuhan Open, Osaka loses
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka overcame an early scare to beat unseeded Rebecca Sramkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 at the Wuhan Open yesterday. The defending champion has had an ...
