Baidu: still a while before self-driving cars operate on roads

Search engine giant Baidu has said that it will be a while before autonomous vehicles finally get working on the roads. Last year, the Chinese firm registered nearly 140,000 kilometers in

LRT service suspended during Xi Jinping visit

  The operator of the Light Rapid Transit has said that the newly-opened service will be suspended during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Macau, starting tomorrow. The suspension begins at

Fitch warns credit rating depends on political, economic autonomy

Fitch Ratings yesterday affirmed the Macau SAR’s credit ratings (long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings) at “AA”, however it warned that they might not hold up if trends

MUST rector Liu Liang | Chinese medicine was the first in medical history

The Rector of the Macau University of Science and Technology has called for traditional Chinese medicine to more closely align with modern science, adding that being the first formalized medical

Cantopop band The Wynners returns to The Venetian Macao

Popular Cantopop The Wynners will return to the Cotai Arena at The Venetian Macao on February 1, 2020, to perform “Suncity Group Presents: The Wynners Chinese New Year Live” for

St. Regis Macao launches new family traditions program

The St. Regis Macao, Cotai Central is delighted to launch the next evolution in the St. Regis Family Traditions Program featuring a ‘Chá Gordo Macanese Afternoon Tea cooking masterclass’ for

Chui calls on civil servants to lend support to next gov’t

Chief Executive Chui Sai On has called on Macau’s civil servants to provide the incoming administration with their full support and to present new ideas and contributions for the development

Briefs | Casino dealer caught misappropriating gambling chips

A casino dealer was arrested after she defrauded her employer with the help of a gambler, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported last Friday. The 39-year-old female croupier was working for

Former IPIM director reinstated as senior technician

The former director of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Glória Batalha Ung, has been reinstated in her professional duties after a period of imposed restriction due to

Setback for diversification as casino influence grows

Gaming and junket activities accounted for over half of Macau’s industrial structure last year, in yet another setback in the city’s goal of building a diversified economy less reliant on

Economy thought to have shrunk 5.2% this year, EIU says

Macau’s economy will contract at a rate of 5.2% in 2019, according to the latest forecast from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a significant drop from the prediction of a

Database for underground pipes, cables to be improved

A database on the arrangement and condition of underground pipes and cables will continue to be improved in future, pledged Macau’s Cartography and Cadastre Bureau. In 2017, the bureau began compiling

Environment | Men carrying reusable bags look comical, accuses columnist

The sight of a strong, masculine man carrying a reusable shopping bag with takeaway food looks comical, a local writer wrote in his newspaper column. The comment stirred up a whirlpool

Police disrupt Outer Harbor currency exchange operation

The Judiciary Police (PJ) has arrested three suspects for carrying out illegal currency exchange activities in casinos. The arrests were made during a nighttime operation conducted by the force on December

Youth workshop held to instill respect for heritage

  The Judiciary Police (PJ) and the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) have collaborated on a one-day workshop to educate young people on the conservation of World Heritage architecture. The workshop was conducted

Macau planetary lab to boost China’s deep space exploration

Macau’s first space exploration satellite has been named Macao Science 1, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam announced yesterday at the opening ceremony of an aerospace exhibition in

Gov’t concludes Art Macao coverage was satisfactory

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has concluded that the media coverage of the Art Macao event held earlier this year was satisfactory in both traditional media and social media.

Xi Jinping expected to unveil plans to make financial hub out of Macau

During his visit to Macau next week, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to announce a raft of new policies aimed at diversifying the local economy. Among

Teenagers spend December in rehearsals ahead of handover ceremony

School’s out earlier than usual this December for some local teenagers, who have been asked to step away from the classroom for a large part of

Legislative Assembly | In rare move, Sulu Sou submits own surveillance tech bill

Lawmaker Sulu Sou has submitted a bill to the Legislative Assembly that would restrict the government’s use of particular surveillance technologies. Announced yesterday, the proposed legislation

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