Senegal | Hit by Covid, women find renewed hope in fishing

Since her birth on Senegal’s coast, the ocean has always given Ndeye Yacine Dieng life. Her grandfather was a fisherman, and her grandmother and mother processed fish. Like generations of

Gaming | Wynn to take online-betting business public in SPAC merger

Wynn Resorts Ltd. is taking its nascent online-betting business public by merging it with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the latest in a line of such casino-industry deals. The Las

Economy | Australia to reveal big-spending plan for next fiscal year

The Australian government will release its big-spending economic plan for the next fiscal year yesterday designed to create jobs and repair pandemic damage and with an eye toward winning votes

MUST students visit MGM’s F&B facilities

The Macau University for Science and Technology (MUST) recently led students from the Food and Beverage Management (BFBM) to visit MGM Cotai with the objective to give the students a

Football | UEFA has issues with CL switch to London, Portugal a backup

Playing the all-English Champions League final on home soil at Wembley is proving problematic. Instead, the players and fans of Chelsea and Manchester City could be headed to Portugal. UEFA’s hopes

Rugby | Home nations could have crowds for July tests

While the cream of Britain’s and Ireland’s rugby players are in South Africa, their national teammates will have tests of their own in the July window. England, Wales, and Ireland could

Covid-19 | Hong Kong scraps plan to require vaccines for domestic workers

Hong Kong backtracked on a plan to require foreign domestic workers to be vaccinated to secure work visas, caving in to criticism that the policy was discriminatory. The Asian financial hub’s

World Views | If China shrinks, it’s the world’s problem

China’s slowest population growth in decades may be felt more acutely beyond its borders than within them. The economy will keep humming and incomes can continue to climb, albeit at a

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 – edition no. 3770

— China’s population grows at lowest rate in decades * Exclusive | Spur-of-the-moment idea comes into fruition of ‘MGM Awakening Lion’ * Sands Shopping Carnival to reconvene in July * The office of

Clock is ticking for EU vaccine certificates as summer looms

As strict lockdowns are loosened across Europe and many EU citizens dream about holidays in the sun, the 27-nation bloc has yet to agree on how to quickly implement a

Population | China adds few babies, loses workers as its 1.4B people age

The number of working-age people in China fell over the past decade as its aging population barely grew, a census showed today (Tuesday), adding to economic challenges for Chinese leaders

Public consultation on gaming law to be launched in H2, DICJ confirms

The government is laying the groundwork for the renewal bidding process of gaming concessions, as the public consultation over the proposed amendments to gaming legislation will commence in the second

Gaming | May Golden Week GGR to reach up to 60%, JP Morgan restates

The daily run-rate of gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the May Golden Week from May 1 to 5 is projected to reach a “strong” MOP630 million per day, standing at

Two more vaccination points to come into service

It is expected that the city will soon have two more Covid-19 vaccination points; one at the University Hospital and another at the Macau Forum, Dr Tai Wah Hou, Coordinator

Half of rehabilitated prisoners employed

  57 of 120 rehabilitated prisoners have been hired by inclusive employers in the last year, as part of an initiative coined “Love Employers” by the government. The government has established

Mobile payment transactions on the rise

The number of transactions conducted via local mobile payment platforms grew by 40.9% from the previous quarter to 34.7 million in the first quarter of this year, according to data

Gov’t launches measures to waive tourism tax

The SAR Government is launching measures to reduce or exempt a range of taxes and extend the coverage of tourism tax exemption, which is expected to benefit over 370 tourism

CRIME | Woman loses over HKD5 million in investment trap

A local woman fell victim to a suspected investment scam and lost HKD5.35 million, the Judiciary Police (PJ) disclosed yesterday at its regular press briefing. The victim, who is an office

MGM pledges to make Macau a ‘cultural destination’ with new project

MGM China Holdings Limited (MGM) launched a visionary art project titled “MGM Lion IP (Intellectual Property),” — a collection of artistic tourism offerings across multiple genres. The project is expected

FORGES | MPI to host higher education forum in November

The Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) is set to host the 11th conference of FORGES (Forum of Higher Education Management in Portuguese-speaking Countries and Regions), under the theme, “Cooperation in Higher

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