Tuesday, October 6, 2020 – edition no. 3632

— Visitor arrivals were muted over the first four days of October, to the disappointment of casinos, retailers and restauranteurs * Chinese report claims stronger tourism numbers * Gov’t hints at GP

Asia Today: Remote learning begins in virus-hit Philippines

Grade school and high school students in the Philippines began classes at home today (Monday) after the coronavirus pandemic forced remote-learning onto an educational system already struggling to fund schools. The

‘Saturday Night Live’ recreates debate in 46th season opener

"Saturday Night Live" went political with a parody of this week's presidential debate, Chris Rock's jab at President Donald Trump and Megan Thee Stallion's message supporting Black people during her

Doctor: Trump improving, but not ‘out of the woods’ yet

President Donald Trump went through a "very concerning" period Friday and faces a "critical" next two days in his fight against COVID-19 at a military hospital, his chief of staff

Trump’s age, health woes raise his risk for Covid-19 illness

President Donald Trump has several strikes against him — age, obesity, elevated cholesterol and being male — that could put him at greater risk of becoming seriously ill from

Asia Today: Australia, New Zealand to partially open borders

Australia and New Zealand on Friday announced a partial opening of their borders to travel between the neighboring countries. Passengers will be able to fly to the Australian cities of Sydney

Little sign of recovery as gaming revenue falls 90% in Sept

Macau gaming revenue showed little sign of improvement, notching a sixth straight month of declines of at least 90%, as a gradual relaxation of travel and visa curbs by China has

MUST Covid-19 vaccine under development with mainland partners

The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) is progressing with its Covid-19 vaccine development and is actively collaborating with mainland centers to further its research. The school is undertaking

Briefs | Group wants government to promote vegetarian culture

  A group of local residents has delivered a petition to the Chief Executive asking the government to ascribe importance to the promotion of vegetarian culture. The group of visitors consisted

Approved textbooks ready for English and Portuguese-speaking students

Macau will purportedly start using the English and the Portuguese editions of three school textbooks co-drafted with mainland China in 2021, according to a statement released by the People’s Education

Portuguese wines to play part in Chinese TV drama

Pak Lek Group of Macau is paying for the Portuguese wines it sells to be used as props in a Chinese television drama series, “Chasing Time,” the Sohu website reports. The

Underemployment said to be higher than gov’t data suggests

The New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association has alleged that the underemployment rate among casino workers is “far more” serious than suggested by the statistics presented by the local government. Earlier

PSP finds illegal immigrant said to have climbed Hengqin wall

The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has apprehended a 60-year-old mainland man who came to Macau illegally after he climbed the wall that separates the campus of the University of

Portuguese man accused of drunk driving, ‘hit and run’

A Portuguese man in his 50s, a non-resident worker in Macau, has been found to have committed two crimes related to drunk driving and a ‘hit and run’ incident, the

Analysis | Macau’s gambling crown slips with Chinese staying home

In a normal year, right about now would be the start of a tourism tsunami across China. And after months of near-zero revenue, Macau’s pandemic- weary casinos were hoping that a

MGM looks to restart Vegas conventions with rapid Covid tests

MGM Resorts International is making a bid to win back its lucrative meetings and conventions business by borrowing some technology from the National Hockey League. The company, the largest operator of

Briefs | IFTM’s summit awarded by PATA

  The Tourism Education Student Summit (TEd Summit), organized by the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM), received the Gold Award for Human Capital Development Initiative from the Pacific Asia Travel

City showing signs of improved hotel occupancy ahead of Golden Week

According to sources contacted by the Times, a popular hotel on the Cotai Strip was said to be fully booked, while two other five-star hotels have 400 rooms and 600

HKSAR mulls reopening borders to Macau, mainland

The Hong Kong government is getting ready to reopen cross-border travel between the mainland and Macau – a move that has long been postponed due to the third wave of

Germany welcomes Beijing climate goal, sees need for EU action

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed China’s plan to be carbon-neutral by 2060, contrasting it with the U.S. failure to abide by the goals of the Paris climate accord. In a

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