Tourist arrivals | Gradual rise in mainland visitors

The number of December tourist arrivals grew 3.6% month-to-month to 659,407, however this data still represents a year-on-year decline of 78.6%, the Statistics and Census Service said in a statement

Market vendors express concern about signing future contracts

Current wet market vendors are worried that they may fall into a legal grey area, if not a trap, when they are required to sign leasing contracts with the government

HKBU to host the withdrawn World Press Photo 2020 in March

The Institute for Journalism and Society at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) will be hosting the World Press Photo 2020 exhibition in Hong Kong this March, the World Press Photo

Philippine consulate’s Deapera concludes duty

  The Philippine Consulate General Lilybeth Deapera has concluded her tour of duty in the SAR. Deapera was head of post for six years until January 15. “Consul General Deapera made

Gov’t labels Pompeo ‘doomsday clown’ over genocide claims

China’s Foreign Ministry described outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday as a “doomsday clown” and said his designation of China as a perpetrator of genocide and crimes against

Covid-19 | Beijing records new cases, defends response

Beijing, recorded seven more coronavirus cases yesterday amid a lingering outbreak in the country’s north. Another 46 were recorded in Jilin province, 16 in Heilongjiang on the border with Russia, and

Washington state nixes methanol plant meant to supply China

Officials in Washington state denied a key permit for a large proposed methanol plant, saying the project that aims to send the chemical to China to be used in everything

Inauguration day | Facing crush of crises, Biden takes helm as US president

Joe Biden swear the oath of office to become the 46th president of the United States, taking the helm of a deeply divided nation and inheriting a confluence of crises

Networks stick with Trump in his unusual goodbye speech

At the end of Donald Trump’s presidency, television networks left the mute button unused. They covered Trump’s farewell address at Joint Base Andrews, the opening event of a most unusual inauguration

This day in history | 1950 Acclaimed author George Orwell dies

The writer, George Orwell, has died after a three-year battle against tuberculosis. Until the last, news had been positive and it was hoped Mr Orwell was improving. On Friday morning he had

Last day at the White House | Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others

President Donald Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a flurry of clemency action in the final hours of his White House term that benefited more than

Netflix soars after hit shows push subscribers past 200 Million

Netflix Inc. ended its biggest year in company history with a bang, adding more customers than expected and saying it no longer needs to borrow money to build its entertainment

China plans online payment rules that may hit Ant, Tencent

China proposed measures to curb market concentration in its online payment market, potentially dealing another blow to financial technology giant Ant Group Co. and its biggest rival Tencent Holdings Ltd. The

Restaurants at Sands China properties on festive promotions

Sands Resorts Macao and Sands Macao will present a range of exquisite menus and dining promotions to celebrate the Year of the Ox at The Venetian Macao, The Parisian Macao, The Londoner Macao and

MGM attains another China Green Building certification label

MGM Cotai was awarded a Three-star Green Building Operation Label, the highest rating under the “China Green Building Label” certification scheme, from the China Green Building and Energy Saving (Macau)

Baseball | Springer agrees to $150m, six-year deal with Jays: AP source

All-Star outfielder George Springer became the most prominent among baseball’s free agents to reach an agreement this offseason, a $150 million, six -year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, a person

The Buzz | Portugal leads in average virus cases per capita

Portugal has the highest seven-day average rate of new cases per capita and the second-highest rate of new deaths in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University. The daily new cases

Jack’s back | Chinese e-tycoon ends silence with online video

China’s highest-profile entrepreneur, Jack Ma, appeared yesterday in an online video, ending a 2 1/2-month absence from public view that prompted speculation about the future of the e-commerce billionaire and

World Views | Covid-19 vaccine passports are a ticket to nowhere

Every identity document brings its own dystopia. Austrian author Stefan Zweig, who saw the modern passport change international travel after the First World War, wrote: “Formerly man had only a body

Thursday, January 21, 2021 – edition no. 3699

— On his first day in office, President Joe Biden will take a series of executive actions – on the pandemic, climate, immigration – to undo the heart of Trump’s

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