The Macao Foundation is launching both a hotline and a website to answer the public’s questions regarding the government’s 10-billion-pataca Covid-19 relief subsidy. Zhong Yi, vice-president of the foundation, spoke about
Macau health authorities have taken over treating patients who were formerly receiving medical consultations in other jurisdictions, Alvis Lo Iek Long, clinical director of the public Conde São Januário Hospital
An animal welfare charity in Macau says its adoption program and fundraising efforts have been hindered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Wing Lee, convener of Macao Animals’ Angels, said that her organization’s
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the United Kingdom stands ready to open the door to almost 3 million Hong Kong citizens, as the city’s leader arrived in Beijing yesterday
HSBC Holdings Plc’s top executive in Asia has come out in support of a controversial national security law drafted by China’s central government for Hong Kong. Bank executive Peter Wong signed
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has dismantled an illegal gambling scheme involving betting on Mahjong, a tile-based game similar to the western card game Rummy, and detained the main
A non-resident worker from Vietnam has been charged with assaulting another man during a visit to an apartment he hoped to rent, the Judiciary Police (PJ) informed. According to the PJ
The Greater Bay Area ‘travel bubble’ remains an uncertain prospect after Hong Kong extended its border restrictions in response to detecting a new cluster of Covid-19 cases. This week, Hong Kong
Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng and Guangdong’s governor Ma Xingrui are in agreement over the benefit of resuming cross-border visitor movements, but no arrangement has yet been finalized over
Singapore’s approach to the virus is set to become a defining issue in upcoming elections, with lockdown curbs set to drag on past most of Asia’s after its original, less
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected late last year, has tested nearly 10 million people in an unprecedented 19-day campaign to check an entire city. It
South Korea yesterday reported 49 new cases of COVID-19, continuing a weekslong resurgence of the virus as the government defended its decision to reopen schools despite health risks. The figures announced
It’s Seagull Week in Dover. This is not, as you might expect, a celebration of the bird whose cry evokes the fresh sea air, fish ‘n’ chips on the prom
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will unveil his plan to rebuild a battered economy on the day Italians end almost three months of lockdown measures and can again travel freely. The premier
Europe’s economy is slowly emerging from a record slump that’s destroyed businesses and jobs and could lead to a near double-digit contraction year. A gauge of economic activity in the 19-nation
Zoom Video Communications Inc. demonstrated that paying customers have flocked to its virtual-meeting software, transforming the once-niche appmaker into a popular communications service and positioning it to benefit as the
I cannot draw. I am unable to sketch anything past the outlines of a simple flower or a house no one would want to live in. For my verbally delayed
China’s central bank can provide U.S. dollars to back Hong Kong’s currency peg should the Trump administration impose sanctions on the territory, according to the city’s financial chief. The dollar peg
Protests were largely peaceful and the nation’s streets were calmer than they have been in days since the killing of George Floyd set off sometimes violent demonstrations against police brutality
The mighty U.S. Dollar is having a wobble, falling to its lowest level on a trade-weighted basis since March. It’s a sign that the economic effects of the crisis are
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