The Buzz | Hungary: Plan to build Chinese university branch protested

Several thousand people rallied in Hungary’s capital Saturday against plans by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to host a Chinese university in Budapest. A strategic agreement that Hungary signed with Shanghai-based Fudan

Normandy commemorates D-Day with small crowds, but big heart

When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp the immensity of the task faced by Allied soldiers

China Daily | The UAE and China: partners in innovation for a brighter future

  In a world that is evolving at an unprecedented pace, driven by new technologies that continually disrupt the way we live and work, developing a culture that fosters innovation is

Monday, June 7, 2021 – edition no. 3787

— The 13 Hotel is facing insolvency as a major creditor is requiring the developer to repay its debt of HKD3.28b within three weeks * conflicting opinions on the new Urban

Gov’t, China offices support top court’s dismissal of June 4 appeal

Yesterday evening, the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) issued a judgement that dismissed an appeal filed by the Macau Union for Democratic Development on the police’s ban on this year’s

Group to move June 4 vigil online again

Following last year’s online vigil, the Macau Union for Democratic Development, represented by member and lawmaker Au Kam San, said at a press conference yesterday that this year’s vigil would

2022 Fringe Festival calling for proposals, deadline next month

The 21st Macao City Fringe Festival, which is organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), is scheduled to take place in January next year. The organizer is now calling for proposals

Two minors hit by bus on zebra crossing

Two students were hit by a bus while on a zebra crossing in Rua Oito do Bairro Iao Hon on Wednesday at around 5 p.m. The two boys are brothers aged

Neighborhood Association proposes lowering rebuild threshold

  Considering the unsatisfactory conditions of the Iao Hon group of seven residential buildings, reconstruction should be done as soon as possible, Chao I Sam, vice director-general of the General Union

University Rankings | MUST and UM continue in Asia’s 100 best in 2021

The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) and the University of Macau (UM) continue to place among the 100 best university institutions in Asia, according to The Times Higher

Gaming rights group files candidacy for AL 2021

  The New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association has officially filed for candidacy in the 2021 Legislative Assembly (AL) elections to be held on September 12. The group has collected a

Gaming | Gov’t collects circa 25% of gaming tax revenue goal

The Macau government has collected MOP3.2 million in tax gaming revenue from the gaming industry, bringing the total revenue to MOP12.3 billion for the first four months of this year. This

Pansy Ho continues to reduce participation in MGM Resorts International

The co-chairperson and executive director of gaming operator MGM China Holdings Ltd (MGM) Pansy Ho is continuing on her path of reducing MGM’s participation in the Macau gaming operator’s parent

HKSAR increases Covid-19 test requirement

The Hong Kong government has increased the number of tests required for people returning to Hong Kong from mainland China or Macau in the wake of the new outbreak in

Covid-19 | Taiwan says China exploiting vaccines for political gain

Taiwan’s foreign minister yesterday said China is seeking political gains abroad in return for providing vaccines and other pandemic assistance, partly to increase pressure on Taiwan, which it claims as

Budapest to rename streets to protest Chinese university

Budapest city officials are planning to rename streets in an area where a Chinese university loyal to China’s Communist Party is due to open a branch, in a signal of

Diplomacy | Gov’t defends Cambodia relations after US expresses concern

China said yesterday its relationship with Cambodia has made positive contributions to regional peace and stability, after the U.S. expressed concerns about the presence of the Chinese military in the

This day in history | 1989 Massacre in Tiananmen Square

Several hundred civilians have been shot dead by the Chinese army during a bloody military operation to crush a democratic protest in Peking’s (Beijing) Tiananmen Square. Tanks rumbled through the capital’s

Netanyahu foes push for quick vote to end his 12-year rule

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents pushed yesterday for a quick parliament vote to formally end his lengthy rule, hoping to head off any last-minute attempts to derail their newly announced

Employment | US jobless claims drop to 385,000, another pandemic low

  The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fifth straight week to a new pandemic low, the latest evidence that the U.S. job market is regaining

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