Hong Kong | Pop singer, activist arrested on corruption charge

A prominent Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy activist was arrested by the city’s anti-corruption watchdog yesterday over accusations that he broke the law by singing at a political rally three

PMI | July manufacturing weakens amid export weakness

China’s manufacturing growth in July slowed to its lowest level in 15 months as export demand weakened and factories coped with disruptions in supplies of raw materials and components, two

Macau GP film nominated at Motor Film Awards 2021

Directed by local filmmaker Sérgio Basto Perez, “The Legend of the Macau Grand Prix” was officially selected as one of six nominees in the “Best Event Film” category at the

Elections 2021 | Top court rules against democrats’ election appeal

The Court of Final Appeal has ruled against appeals filed by three groups of candidates originally running in the September parliamentary election regarding their disqualification, as decided by the Electoral

Gaming | MOP8.4b GGR in July lower than expected

Macau reported an aggregate MOP8.44 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR) in July, an increase of 29.2% from the previous month. Despite the increase, the accumulated gaming revenue was lower than

Covid-19 | 200,000 new doses of Sinopharm set to arrive by mid-August

Another 200,000 dose batch of Sinopharm-inactivated vaccine is set to be dispatched to Macau by mid-August — but the city will still see it out of stock for two to

Macau should turn to data science to diversify economy: expert

The fact that Macau’s economy is so heavily centered on its gaming business is part of the reason the city is “staying still” when it comes to innovation and digitalization,

Lawmakers Mak and Zheng concerned about tenants, seniors in urban renewal plans

Lawmakers Mak Soi Kun and Zheng Anting have expressed concerns to the government regarding the fate of the tenants currently living in buildings targeted for planned urban renewal. During the period

Long way to go for real estate market recovery: JLL

The city’s property market remained stagnant with no significant improvement despite the increase in visitors since the reopening of the border with China last year. This was the verdict of real

Hotel occupancy rate drops to 45% in June

The average occupancy rate of guest rooms surged by 33.5 percentage points year-on-year to 45.3%, according to recent data revealed by the Statistics and Census Service. However, the rate represents a

Gov’t imposes broadened restrictions to keep Covid-19 at bay 

The government has made sweeping changes to cross-border regulations, including a mandate from July 31 requiring flight passengers from all mainland provinces to present proof of a negative test for

Covid-19 | Officials in Tokyo alarmed as cases hit record highs Mari Yamaguchi, Tokyo

Japanese officials sounded the alarm yesterday as Tokyo reported record-breaking coronavirus cases for the third straight day with the Olympics well underway. “We have never experienced the expansion of the infections

Gaming | Mass, premium market players drivers of Melco recovery

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited’s operating loss for the second quarter of 2021 has narrowed to USD128.1 million, compared to the operating loss of USD370.8 million in the second quarter

NPC mulls adding national laws to Hong Kong, Macau

China’s highest legislative body is set to discuss adding national laws to the annexes of the charters of both Hong Kong and Macau, according to a report by the state-run

Grand Lisboa Palace to partially open tomorrow

The Grand Lisboa Palace will hold a partial opening tomorrow, July 30: a month later than the expectations of its operator SJM Resorts, whose revised predictions indicated that it would

Macao Foundation allocates MOP465m in subsidies in Q2

The Macao Foundation (FM) has allocated 464.6 million patacas in subsidies to local associations and foundations in the second quarter (Q2) of this year, accounts published yesterday in the government’s

IMF sees widening gaps in global recovery, highlights downside risks amid vaccine inequality

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday maintained its global economic growth forecast at 6 percent for 2021, calling attention to widening gaps in global recovery and warning of downside

Local artist wins international bodypainting competition

Macau makeup artist Mandy Cheuk has won this year’s prestigious World Bodypainting Festival (WBF) in the category of Special Award – Rich Smokey Make-up. Cheuk, who has been working in Macau

Covid-19 | 1,430 share itineraries with Zhuhai’s case

As of 10 a.m. yesterday, 1,430 people had declared to the government that they shared some of the travel itinerary with Zhuhai’s new Covid-19 case from July 19 to 21.

4,300 local graduates to face greater difficulty in job seeking

The city will see around 4,300 fresh graduates become new entrants to the job market, according to the survey conducted by the General Association of Chinese Students of Macau (AECM). Compared

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