BlackRock favors Asia markets closely tied to China’s recovery

The world’s biggest asset manager is betting that some of the Asian markets that are closely tied to China’s recovery and have policy headroom will outperform peers over the next

UK set to start Huawei 5G phase-out

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to begin phasing out the use of Huawei Technologies Co. equipment in the U.K.’s 5G telecoms network as soon as this year, a person

Football | Refereeing criticism increases as Madrid nears Spanish title

The closer Real Madrid gets to the Spanish league title, the stronger the accusations it is benefiting from the referees. Its opponents are not holding back, and Madrid has heard enough. “I’m

Olympics | Tokyo games seek Covid-19 defenses, but what exactly?

As the president of the Tokyo Olympics, Yoshiro Mori knows that experts will have to come up with defenses against COVID-19 for the the postponed games to open a year

The Buzz | Chinese diplomat derides UK’s move to offer HK citizenship

China’s ambassador to the UK derided Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s offer to provide up to 3 million Hong Kong people with a path to citizenship, describing the move yesterday as

Pandemic | Australia to shut state border as Melbourne infections surge

Australian authorities were preparing to close the border between the country’s two largest states, as the country’s second-largest city, Melbourne, recorded two deaths and its highest-ever daily increase in infections

Our Desk | The human pets

At times when slavery is once again put to discussion and several movements, some more or less anarchic, others more or less organized, try to highlight it in the easiest

Tuesday, July 7, 2020 – edition no. 3570

* Kevin Ho dormant shareholder — Shell company at center of illegal residency scheme currently on trial is co-owned by the most recent Macau representative to the National People’s Congress, Kevin

Hong Kong police granted sweeping powers under security law

HONG KONG  — In implementing the national security law for Hong Kong, police will have sweeping authority that allows them to take actions including conducting searches without a warrant, restricting

Trump-connected lobbyists reap windfall in COVID-19 boom

Forty lobbyists with ties to President Donald Trump helped clients secure more than $10 billion in federal coronavirus aid, among them five former administration officials whose work potentially violates Trump's

Briefs | Labour Affairs Bureau receives 7,500 job requests

  The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) has registered 7,500 job applicants this year. Of these, 3,000 applicants have been dismissed for six months, meaning they were likely affected by Covid-19, vice

Motorsports | McCormack returns to BSB with Roadhouse Macau

Former Superbike and Supersport champion Brian McCormack is ready to take on the 2020 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB). The Irish rider, who is often seen at the Macau Grand Prix

National security | Lawyers say Macau need not copy Hong Kong’s draconian bill

The introduction of a stringent national security law in Hong Kong need not require equally strict legislation to be passed in Macau, according to lawyers and lawmakers contacted by Macau

Gov’t promotes ‘Characteristic Stores’ as small businesses struggle

The Macau government promoted the “Macau Characteristic Stores” scheme last Friday, with an additional aim this year to support the city’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). “The Macau government has successfully

Monetary Authority asks MPay to ‘seriously review’ breakdown

Mobile payment platform MPay, operated by contactless payment card issuer Macau Pass, was ordered by the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) to conduct a “serious review” of the system’s breakdown

Subscription for major disaster insurance for SMEs starts today

  Special insurance specifically designed to cover losses from major disasters such as typhoons is available from today, the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) has informed. The insurance will provide small and

Suspected money laundering cases drop 31%

The SAR government has recorded a drop of 31.2% in the number of suspected money laundering cases, down to 947, during the first half of the year compared to the

Repatriated students offer feedback on return missions

Several returning students have expressed their thoughts on how the government could have better conducted repatriation missions from Europe and North America via Hong Kong. The comments were made in an

Quarantine waiver extended across mainland side of Greater Bay Area

Selected Macau residents are now able to travel more freely across the Greater Bay Area after a quarantine waiver scheme previously applicable to just Zhuhai was rolled out to cover

Returning resident shocked by 6,000 pataca parking bill

A local resident, who recently returned to Macau from Hong Kong, was stunned to learn his car parking bill had grown to nearly 6,000 patacas while he was completing the

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