‘Invisible’ Monet, Leon, was key to impressionism

Behind some great men, there is a bigger brother. Claude Monet’s older sibling is the focus of a landmark Paris exhibit illuminating the hitherto unknown role

Kenyan athletes return to Macau runs for the 10K

Two Kenyan runners will take part in the 2023 Sands China Macao International 10K event due to occur this Sunday morning. The two athletes, one in

Beijing merges HK, Macau Affairs Office

The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council has established the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the Central Committee

Baidu unveils ChatGPT-rival Ernie Bot; 650 companies sign up

Chinese search giant Baidu unveiled its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot, presenting its rival to the Microsoft-backed ChatGPT in a pre-recorded video presentation yesterday that appeared

February daily visitor arrival reaches non-festival new high

The average tourist arrival count in February has edged towards the 60,000 level, reaching 57,000, while the average count for early March was over 50,000, director

Dragon boat races event launched with more doubts than certainties

The Macao International Dragon Boat Races will this year have the title sponsorship of SJM Resorts S.A. (SJM), SJM and the Sports Bureau (ID) announced yesterday

Palazzo Versace to ‘soft open’ in April

The last of the three hotels that together comprise the integrated resort of the Grand Lisboa Palace in Cotai - the Palazzo Versace – is to

Environment Japan: Better to be safe than sorry

Following the announcement of the Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on March 3rd, 2023, the Japanese Government Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno has recently confirmed (BBC source) that

Anti- Corruption watchdog finds ID worker making unlawful profit

A worker from the Sports Bureau (ID) was found to have overcharged a government entity when procuring supplies for his department, the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) reported.

Honduras will seek ties with China, spurning Taiwan

Honduras President Xiomara Castro announced yesterday that her government will seek to establish diplomatic relations with China, which would imply severing relations with Taiwan. The

China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas today

China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas today as it tries to revive tourism and its economy following a three-year halt during

Pulitzer Prize-winning author happy to see people ‘thrive’ in Macau

A former journalist who first visited Macau some 40 years ago has said he was happy to see people in Macau “thrive,” although he likes the year-1979 Macau

Why SVB and Signature Bank failed so fast – and the crisis isn’t over yet

Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed with enormous speed – so quickly that they could be textbook cases of classic bank runs, in which too

Crime Three women accused in scam, money laundering amounting to MOP5.5 million

Three non-resident workers from Vietnam are being accused of participation in a so-called pig butchering scam or romance scam that swindled 5.5 million patacas from

Subway seeks buyer, impact on franchisees unexplained

Subway, the American sandwich chain that went global, has reportedly been put up for sale after nearly six decades of family ownership. The news first

Court: Incorrect wealth declaration in housing application constitutes forgery

The top court has ruled that making erroneous or fraudulent income and asset declarations during government housing applications will constitute forgery. It is another

Michelle Yeoh wins best actress award, making history

Michelle Yeoh has won the Academy Award for best actress and made history all at once. The Malaysian-born actor became the first Asian woman to

Experts: Collectivism plays part in residents’ mask wearing despite eased mandate

A sense of culture may play a large part in the reason why, despite most countries having ended mask wearing, residents in the city continue to use

Residential, commercial mortgage loans drop in January

New approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) fell significantly month-to-month in January compared to December 2022, the Monetary Authority

Filipino migrant workers find shelter in gambling, alcohol addictions to deal with trauma

A significant number of Macau’s Filipino migrant workers suffer addictions, including gambling and alcohol, while dealing with traumas resulting from a combination of factors such as job

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