Hong Kong | Young activists, localists top pro-democracy primaries

Young activists and localist candidates dominated Hong Kong’s unofficial pro-democracy primaries over the weekend, with hundreds of thousands of people voting despite warnings the election could violate the

First Covid-19 vaccine tested in US poised for final testing

The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people’s immune systems just the way scientists had hoped, researchers reported yesterday -- as the shots are

Report: Mongolian teenager dies of bubonic plague

A 15-year-old boy has died in western Mongolia of bubonic plague, the country’s national news agency reported. The Health Ministry said laboratory tests confirmed the teenager died of plague that he

Virus test booking system disrupted after Zhuhai border announcement

The booking system for the Macau Covid-19 nucleic acid test was down on Monday night, coincidentally right after the Zhuhai authorities announced the lifting of quarantine measures for arrivals from

Analysts say quarantine waiver can only do so much for gaming without IVS return

Gaming analysts expect that the lifting of quarantine measures announced this week will lead to a marginal rebound in the city’s gross gaming revenue (GGR). This move is seen as

Tourism | Macau highlighted as destination partner in Dream to Travel Festival

The Macau Special Administration Region is being featured as a destination partner in the final week of the Dream to Travel Festival, a virtual event launched by the

Stories from quarantine: An adventure in Scandinavia

When Arianna U’s travels around the globe drew to a close in January, the young Macau resident thought she would visit some family members in the United States of America

US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea

The Trump administration escalated its actions against China by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime

Higher Education | Macau students may lose university offers after IB algorithm delivers shock results

The Times has learned that some students in Macau may lose their university placement offers abroad because of a new grading algorithm employed by the International Baccalaureate (IB), which some

Hong Kong’s resilient dollar looks more shakey after decline

The Hong Kong dollar is suddenly appearing more vulnerable, after weeks of trading at the strong end of its band against the greenback. Late on Friday, the currency weakened in its

Alvin Chau dubs allegations ‘extremely absurd and unreasonable’

Tycoon Alvin Chau has condemned rumors that Suncity Group has been subsidizing Hong Kong rioters, disclosing information on VIP customers to mainland Chinese authorities, and failing to cover

Quarantine lifted for all mainland China provinces

The entire mainland is now off Macau’s list of highly infected zones, meaning that entrants from the north of the country will no longer need to be quarantined upon arrival,

Hong Kong | 600,000 vote in pro-democracy primaries

Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents turned up over the weekend to vote in an unofficial primary election held by the city’s pro-democracy camp as it gears

Pandemic deals blow to job market confidence

Consumer confidence is sitting at levels similar to that in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, according to the Macao Employee Confidence and Satisfaction Index 2020, which was published

After local promotions, Macau tour guides earning nearly basic income

After months without work, some tour guides are now earning 4,000 patacas per month when they are fortunate enough to conduct one tour per week, a tour guide

Stories from quarantine: Stranded in paradise

One of the consequences of the many travel restrictions imposed by countries and regions all around the world is the high number of people left stranded, struggling to

UK-China ties freeze with debate over Huawei, Hong Kong

Only five years ago, then-British Prime Minister David Cameron was celebrating a “golden era” in U.K.-China relations, bonding with President Xi Jinping over a pint of beer at

Taiwan ships pork to Macau after 24-year hiatus, CNA reports

Pork from Taiwan arrived in Macau for the first time in 24 years Friday after the island was recently declared a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) free zone where vaccination is not

Late King of Gambling Stanley Ho draws tributes from Xi Jinping, Hong Kong bigwigs

Hong Kong’s biggest names came out to say goodbye to Stanley Ho, the King of Gambling, marking the end of an era. But the most powerful presence at the funeral

Ho Iat Seng: Greater Bay project offers diversity opportunity

In his opening speech at yesterday’s Economic Development Committee annual plenary, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng reiterated that Macau should “utilize its institutional advantages underlying the ‘One Country,

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