Tour guides, drivers, and construction workers among most affected by Covid-19

Tour guides, occupational drivers and construction workers are among those local employees most affected by the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said in

Vulnerable families to receive early subsidy today

Households benefiting from subsidies from the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) will receive an early payment of the subsidy today as announced by the Secretary for Economy

MGM Rides Out the Storm of Epidemic with Macau

The outbreak of coronavirus has led to weeks of bitterness for both Mainland China and Macau. At this difficult time, MGM has launched a series of relief initiatives,

China’s schools, forced online by virus, run into censors

Less than 30 minutes into a lecture on bioinformatics, Chu Xinjian’s class was abruptly cut short. It was the first day of an unusual semester. Across China, schools

Covid-19 | South Korea hunts sick beds as West readies for long virus fight

China prepared to close temporary hospitals while South Korea struggled to find enough beds for its sick yesterday as the virus epidemic that began in Asia increasingly

USA | Biden’s stunning turnabout remakes democratic race

Less than a month ago, Joe Biden’s campaign was in free fall. Even after he mounted a comeback in South Carolina, he confronted the reality of

This Day in History | 1953 – Soviet leader ‘on brink of death’

Rumours are circulating in Moscow that Joseph Stalin, the long-time leader of the Soviet Union, is near death. The first official news of Mr Stalin’s illness came

Vietnam buying $3 billion in US farm goods to ease Trump tariff threats

Vietnam, looking to allay the Trump administration’s wrath over its soaring trade surplus with the U.S., is committing to buy $3 billion in farm products from Nebraska.

The Art of Giving | Modern philanthropy: the love of humankind and social distance

Social distance” is one of the most debated concepts in international sociology. The term is extensively used today in studies of ethnicity, class, gender, socio-economic status and

Tokyo 2020 | ‘Host City Contract’ gives IOC much leeway to cancel Olympics

Japan’s Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto suggested in Parliament this week that the Tokyo Games could be postponed by a few months from the planned July 24

World briefs

TRAVEL Amazon and other big companies are trying to keep their employees healthy by banning business trips, but they’ve dealt a gut punch to a travel industry

The Buzz | Coronavirus: Chinese app WeChat censored virus content since Jan 1

China’s most popular messaging app has been censoring key words about the coronavirus outbreak from as early as January 1, a report has found. Toronto-based research group

Gaming | Junket reverses decision to fire 200 employees

A local gaming promoter has reportedly reversed a decision to lay off some 200 staff members. First reported by All In Media, a gaming industry news website, the report

February shipping mostly contained masks

In February, more than 75% of the city’s shipping packages contained masks, according to the Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT). Last month, the postal authority

World Views | Tech companies can track your panicky coronavirus searches

Two weeks ago, Sand Hill Road VC firm Andreessen Horowitz received some  Amazon was one of the first companies to  Then there’s Facebook, which tracks the

Thursday, March 5, 2020 – edition no. 3486

    * China’s online classes run into censors * Vulnerable families to receive early subsidy today * The medical station at the Workers Stadium is being relocated to the Macau Forum due to

What’s Happening: Virus closes schools, Bond postponed

These are some of the latest developments early today (Macau time): NO TIME TO DIE The release of the James Bond film "No Time To Die" has been pushed back several months

Gov’t approves 344 applications for SME support programs

The Economic Bureau (DSE) has approved a total of 344 applications for the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Aid Scheme, a program that offers an

Education authority to distribute masks, hand sanitizers to tutoring centers

Some 3,750 facemasks and 7,000 units of hand sanitizer will be offered to 1,000 private tuition centers in response to permissions for service resumption, the Education

Seven Air Macau crewmembers to join Wuhan rescue mission

Seven staff members from the government and seven crewmembers from Air Macau will play core roles in a rescue mission for Macau residents in Wuhan to be conducted

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