Monthly Archives: August 2026
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MGM Cotai hosts Michelin-starred Angler for two-day collaboration
MGM’s “Gastronomic Journey with Star Chefs” series returns on August 21 and 22 with an exclusive cross-continental culinary event. Grill 58 at MGM Cotai will partner ... -
Tencent Cloud promotes AI tools to support GBA youth development
Tencent Cloud highlighted the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in developing digital skills among young people in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area at a ... -
Buyers homing in on advanced modular construction
For most of human history, houses were built where they would stand. Bricks, concrete and steel were transported to a construction site, where workers assembled them ... -
Two ex-Chinese military personnel arrested in South Korea for alleged espionage
Two former Chinese military service members were arrested in South Korea for alleged espionage, accused of acts including intercepting communications between fighter jets and ground control ... -
Trump used ruse to fly out of Turkey after summit amid Iran threat
President Donald Trump secretly flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear ... -
1990 Briton shot by Iraqis
A British man attempting to escape from Iraqi-occupied Kuwait has been shot by Iraqi soldiers. Douglas Croskery from Whitley Bay on Tyneside was in a three-car ... -
UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC accuse FIFA of ‘deception’ and ‘breach of trust’
Soccer powerbrokers in Europe, North America and Asia and believe FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s recent plan to sell an interest in the World Cup was a ... -
PSG vs Aston Villa, UEFA vs FIFA and the Somali ref barred from the World Cup
Thursday, 3:00 PSG v Aston Villa H 1.8, D 3.9, A4.75 Oddschecker.com Barely three weeks after the World Cup final, the first trophy of the new ... -
Colombia searches for its missing after earthquake kills more than 100
Search and rescue efforts were underway yesterday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a powerful earthquake struck the region, killing at least ... -
Zuckerberg manifesto sketches out Meta’s ambitions for world-changing AI technology
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision of what he said artificial intelligence can do for the world, imagining a future where everyone has ... -
Hong Kong’s low-tax lure is getting a reality check
Hong Kong’s competitiveness as a financial center is about to be tested. The low-tax haven has two opposing forces transforming its $5.4 trillion asset management industry, ... -
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 – edition no. 5012
* 130 billion blueprint — Sam Hou Fai unveils Third Five-Year Plan built around four major projects, targeting non-gaming activities at 60% of GDP by 2030 ... -
Gov’t proposes tighter rules to start and run local associations
The government launched a public consultation yesterday on proposed rules and regulations for the new “Legal Regime of Associations.” The new regulations propose amending the current ... -
Macau continues to swelter as temperatures soar to 38 degrees
Macau continued to swelter under extreme heat yesterday as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in Zhejiang, with its outer circulation continuing to bring hot weather to the ... -
Gov’t overhauls elderly, rehabilitation plans with biennial reviews
The second 10-year plans for elderly and rehabilitation services will move to a “10-year strategy, two-year action plan” model to stay adaptable to rapid change, Social ... -
Birth rate plunges to record low in second quarter
The city’s demographic challenges deepened in the second quarter of this year as the number of births fell to a record low, according to data released ... -
Lawmakers scrutinize social housing commercial leasing bill
Lawmakers are reviewing a bill that would allow the government to bypass open tendering for social housing commercial spaces under two specific conditions – a move ... -
Court rules casino operator not liable for VIP deposits not used for gambling
The top court has ruled that a casino concessionaire is not jointly liable for funds deposited with a gaming promoter when the money was not intended ... -
Europe should follow China’s AI diffusion model
The global debate over artificial intelligence has been dominated by an arms-race mentality focused on the technological frontier. The United States and Silicon Valley measure success ... -
LRT to get e-payment gates in Q3
The light rapid transit (LRT) operator has confirmed that the installation of electronic payment-compatible fare gates and ticket vending machines is scheduled for the third quarter ... -
Gov’t to host RMB6 billion central gov’t bond issuance
The central government will issue RMB6 billion in treasury bonds in Macau next Thursday, the Ministry of Finance and the Macau government announced yesterday. The Macau ... -
Illegal building cases rise, voluntary demolitions hit record high
Illegal construction cases in Macau are on the rise, with 433 new files opened in the first half of this year – already more than half ... -
Woman accused of stealing MOP2,200 in temple offering
A woman in her 70s has been arrested for allegedly stealing a donation envelope containing MOP2,200 from a temple altar in the northern district. The incident ... -
Lawmaker calls gov’t to improve public library services as usage rebounds
Lawmaker Ella Lei has called on the government to further improve the city’s public library services and make better use of existing resources as demand for ... -
Gongbei Port sees summer peak with 850,000 crossings over weekend
Gongbei Port recorded nearly 850,000 passenger crossings over the two-day weekend from Aug. 8 to 9, marking the busiest weekend since the start of the 2026 ... -
Melco hosts colleague screening of ‘Crossing’
Melco Resorts & Entertainment hosted an exclusive screening of the film “Crossing” on Aug. 6, with nearly 70 colleagues attending as part of its “Splendors of ... -
NBA China Games tickets to go on sale today
Tickets for the NBA China Games 2026, featuring the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets, will go on sale today, Aug. 12, at noon, the NBA and ... -
Chinese users of AI companions bereft after government tightens regulations
Li Linlin cried for days after losing her AI boyfriend. She had exchanged about 700,000 words in messages over two years, and never got to say ... -
Taiwan representative in Japan boycotts Nagasaki anniversary ceremony
Taiwan’s top economic representative in Japan said he boycotted this year’s memorial marking Nagasaki’s 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the Japanese city, accusing ... -
Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat
Timing is everything in comedy and, so it seems, in British politics for a perennial joke candidate who wears a garbage can on his head. Count ... -
1999 Millions marvel at total eclipse
Up to 350 million people in Europe and Asia have witnessed the last total solar eclipse of the century. The phenomenon began over the Atlantic, a ... -
Olympic gold medalist Hezly Rivera rallies to capture second straight US title
Hezly Rivera listened more than she talked two summers ago in Paris when she was the “wait, who?” member of the star-laden U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics ... -
Vintage computers find new life as AI reshapes world
As Silicon Valley races toward an artificial intelligence-driven future, a growing community of enthusiasts is looking backward, restoring and preserving the computers that launched the digital ... -
Western Europe sets new temperature record as heat waves pummel the region
The heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency ... -
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 – edition no. 5011
* Security line — New rules allow associations to be dissolved over national security and public order concerns, with no appeal in security cases * Heat ...
