Famed Japanese designer Issey Miyake dies at 84

Issey Miyake, who built one of Japan’s biggest fashion brands and was known for his boldly sculpted, signature pleated pieces, has died. He was 84.

Pandemic fuels sports biking boom in cycling nation

Lindsay Mo couldn’t go to her gym after Beijing shut down indoor sports facilities in May because of a coronavirus outbreak. So she started cycling — and

Real Madrid looks to keep momentum at UEFA Super Cup

Thursday, 3:00 Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt H 1.14, D 51, A 8.6 Oddschecker.com Real Madrid wants to start the new season

Do spiders sleep? Study suggests they may snooze like humans

It’s a question that keeps some scientists awake at night: Do spiders sleep? Daniela Roessler and her colleagues trained cameras on baby jumping spiders at night to find

China closes Potala Palace after Covid-19 reported in Tibet

Chinese authorities have closed Tibet’s famed Potala Palace after a minor outbreak of COVID-19 was reported in the Himalayan region. The action underscores China’s continued adherence to

Covid devastates Macau casinos

You know you are in deep trouble when one of the leading newsletters in your industry discusses the “silver lining” in being shut down: “Macau Casino Closures Provide

Wednesday, August 10, 2022 – edition no. 4071

— Ho Iat Seng promises that the second batch of economic relief measures is ‘for all residents of Macau’, thus excluding any gov’t support for blue-cards * Economy | 147 offshores

Macau’s easing of quarantine measures depends on mainland

The decision to adjust the number of days of quarantine under medical observation in Macau depends ultimately on the analysis and decision of the Central government

Origin of new case ‘unknown’, Zhuhai blames Macau

Local health authorities are yet to confirm whether the case of the non-resident worker found by Zhuhai authorities to be infected with Covid-19 is an infection

Advisory committee urgently needed to investigate gas prices hikes

Commentator Sulu Sou and lawmaker Ron Lam have once again called for the government to establish a legally-required advisory committee so that the Consumer Council (CC)

Taxi drivers to get MOP12,000 max subsidizing fuel costs

Local taxi drivers, provided that they meet certain criteria, are entitled to a maximum MOP12,000 fuel subsidy, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced yesterday. The subsidy

Mobile payments reach MOP6.4b in Q2

The transaction values of local mobile payment tools has increased by 7.6% by quarter-to-quarter this year, reaching MOP6.4 billion, according to the data published by the Monetary

One year after Afghanistan, US spy agencies pivot toward China

In a recent closed-door meeting with leaders of the agency’s counterterrorism center, the CIA’s No. 2 official made clear that fighting al-Qaida and other extremist

Housing prices considered steady

The overall residential property price index is considered to have held steady from April to June 2022, decreasing only 0.3% from the previous period (March -

PSP reports seven fraud cases of up to MOP430,000

The Public Security Police (PSP) has reported a total of seven cases of financial fraud in a joint police press conference yesterday.  In first case, a

Two suicide cases involving elderly people reported in less than 24 hours

Two suicide cases were reported in less than 24 hours involving senior citizens, as concerns grow about an alarming rise in suicide cases among the

Probability of issuing T3 ‘relatively high’ today

The chance of issuing tropical cyclone signal no.3 is relatively high today, according to the Meteorological and Geophysics Bureau (SMG). The broad low pressure

Australia calls for cooling of Taiwan tensions

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong yesterday called for a cooling of tensions after Beijing accused her of “finger-pointing” in her criticism of China’s military exercises in

Beijing extends threatening military exercises around Taiwan

China said yesterday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict

UN chief urges nuke powers to abide by no-first-use pledge

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday urged countries with nuclear weapons to stick to their no-first-use commitment of their atomic arsenals, warning that the nuclear

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