Mortgage loans rise in September

The Monetary Authority of Macao has reported that new approvals for residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) both rose in September. New RMLs surged

Super Junior’s Kyuhyun in Macau next year

If you missed Kyuhyun in Hong Kong last year, this is the chance to see the Super Junior member as he prepares to hold concerts in Hong Kong

CE rallies support for National Games

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng delivered a speech on the weekend on video at the launch ceremony for the 15th National Games, the 12th National

Dismissal compensation salary cap set to increase to MOP21,500

A bill to raise the maximum compensation for dismissal without just cause was passed yesterday at the Legislative Assembly, with all lawmakers voting in favor. The

Visitor numbers exceed gov’t expectations as arrivals reach 30 million

Visitor arrivals have exceeded 30 million this year, surpassing last year’s total of 28.25 million. The average daily visitor count has reached around 95,000, reflecting

SMG to issue T1 for Typhoon Toraji

Tropical cyclone Toraji, currently near Luzon in the Philippines, is expected to approach within 800 kilometers of Macau early today. The Meteorological and Geophysical

Discover Zi Yat Heen’s hidden recipes at Four Seasons Hotel Macau

Four Seasons Hotel Macau is inviting its guests to embark on an extraordinary culinary adventure through its “Hidden Recipes” dining promotion. The experience spans 13 acclaimed

Lord Stow’s Bakery raises funds for breast cancer

Lord Stow’s Bakery has raised HKD45,728 during its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign last month. The funds were generated through the sale of pink ribbon

Research reveals China has built prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier

China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing the country’s first nuclear-powered

Broad-based system needed to boost fertility

China’s health minister has highlighted the establishment of a childbirth subsidy system, the expansion of childcare services and ensuring the implementation of maternity leave as key

Storm-weary country forcibly evacuates thousands as another typhoon hits

A new typhoon barreled across an agricultural region in the northeastern Philippines yesterday after thousands were evacuated to safety while still struggling to recover from the devastation caused

Authorities suspend railway services in the country’s southwest after deadly train station bombing

Pakistan’s railways suspended all train services yesterday to and from a restive southwestern province where a suicide bombing at a train station over the weekend killed

UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution

A complex international two-week-long game of climate change poker is convening. The stakes? Just the fate of an ever-warming world. Curbing and coping with climate change’s worsening

1980 Saturn’s rings caught on film

The Voyager 1 space probe has reached the ringed planet, Saturn and sent back the first vivid photographs of the planet. Scientists have been delighted and overwhelmed

FIFA and IOC hold different track records with Trump ahead of World Cup and Olympics in US

The two biggest events in world sports are coming to America. And if President-elect Donald Trump is not thinking about them yet, organizers of the 2026

Stock markets: Bitcoin above $82,000, global stocks mixed after Wall Street rally

European markets powered higher yesterday catching up with last week’s Wall Street rally. Bitcoin soared over $82,000 for the first time but Asian stocks fell as China’s stimulus

APEC leaders should join hands to ensure another ‘golden 30 years’ for the region

The 31st APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting to be held in Lima on Saturday is undoubtedly the most important event of the ongoing APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, which is

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 – edition no. 4603

— Lawmaker Lei Chan U called on the gov’t for measures to increase buying power as post-pandemic recovery has not improved purchasing ability * Sports sector facing headwinds as reduced funding

Good visitation, but few deals inked

Though many potential customers visited the 2024 China (Macau) International Automobile Exposition, very few deals were inked, several exhibitors told the Times. The Exposition

Gov’t opens new health center in Hengqin

The government’s new health center at the Macau New Neighborhood in Hengqin was unveiled Saturday, spanning 1,000 square meters and is staffed by seven medical professionals

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