BOC issues RMB1.8b biodiversity bonds

The Bank of China’s (BOC) Macau branch issued biodiversity-themed “green bonds” amounting to RMB1.8 billion on September 23, the bank announced in a statement. Issued in both the Chinese yuan and

Chinese executive, Canadians return home in prisoner swap

China, the U.S. and Canada completed a high-stakes prisoner swap with joyous homecomings for two Canadians held by China and for an executive of Chinese global communications giant Huawei Technologies

Afghanistan | Russia says it’s in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban

Russia, China, Pakistan and the United States are working together to ensure that Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers keep their promises, especially to form a genuinely representative government and prevent extremism

Koreas | South urges North to restore hotlines for any talks

South Korea yesterday urged North Korea to restore dormant communication hotlines, a day after the North repeated an offer to open conditional talks. The North might be seeking to extract concessions

This day in history | 1968 Musical Hair opens as censors withdraw

The American hippy musical “Hair” has opened in London - one day after the abolition of theatre censorship. Until yesterday, some of the scenes in the musical, written by out-of-work actors

Germany | Closely fought election ushers in post-Merkel era

German voters are choosing a new parliament in an election that will determine who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel after her 16 years at the helm of Europe’s biggest economy. Polls point

Football | EPL: Fernandes misses late penalty as United loses to Villa

Man u 0, Aston Villa 1 Bruno Fernandes missed an injury-time penalty as teammate Cristiano Ronaldo looked on in Manchester United’s 1-0 home loss to Aston Villa in the Premier League

The Buzz | Hong Kong June 4 vigil organizers to disband amid crackdown

The Hong Kong group that had organized annual vigils in remembrance of victims of the Chinese military’s crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests voted to disband this weekend

Under China pressure, Taiwan opposition choses new leader

Taiwan’s main opposition Nationalist Party chose former leader Eric Chu as its new chairperson this weekend in an election overshadowed by increasing pressure from neighbor China. Four candidates, including incumbent chair

China Daily | Lessons of Meng’s political abduction must be heeded

  The great attention given Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou’s return to China on Saturday speaks volumes about the magnitude of the incident’ s influence, which has in essence been

Monday, September 27, 2021 – edition no. 3865

— The breach of safety protocols by on-duty security guards at a quarantine hotel resulted in the contagion of two employees, resulting in mass testing and putting the city under

Covid-19 | Gov’t records 66th case

A 32-year-old male from Nepal who works as a security guard at Golden Crown China Hotel tested positive for Covid-19, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced early this

BREAKING NEWS | Gov’t launches second round of mass testing

The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced that the second round of mass testing will commence at 3 p.m. today until September 28. Appointments will open at 10 a.m. today. The nationwide plan

BREAKING NEWS | City under ‘immediate prevention status’ following new Covid-19 cases

The Macau SAR is again under the “immediate prevention status” after the 65th case was confirmed a few hours ago. Just before midnight, the Acting Chief Executive André Cheong announced in

THE CONVERSATION | Evidence shows that, yes, masks prevent Covid-19 – and surgical masks are the way to go

Do masks work? And if so, should you reach for an N95, a surgical mask, a cloth mask or a gaiter? Over the past year and a half, researchers have produced

Room reservations satisfactory after Shanghai promotion: MGTO

The numbers of tourist arrivals and hotel room reservations have been satisfactory since Macao Week in Shanghai, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO),

Travel agent receipts shrink 76%

The number of people employed in travel agencies dropped by 931 year-on-year to 3,743 in 2020, with receipts falling to MOP2.01 billion at the same time, a drop of 75.7%

Free outpatient services available to Macau residents living in Hengqin

Macau residents residing in the Guangdong-Macau Intensive Cooperation Zone in Hengqin will enjoy free-of-charge outpatient medical services in the future, the local government revealed in a statement. The statement emphasized that

Covid-19 | Tai denies new workplace restrictions violate disease control law

A new measure restricting workers’ access to their workplace unless they have been vaccinated or undertake frequent Covid-19 tests is not a violation of disease control laws, according to neurosurgeon

Three new lawmakers among seven appointed by CE

The Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has appointed seven members to the seventh Legislative Assembly, three of whom are new faces in the parliament.Published in the Official Gazette yesterday, the

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