Australian PM says China coal ban would breach WTO rules

Australia’s prime minister said yesterday that China would be violating World Trade Organization rules and a bilateral free trade agreement if it banned Australian coal. Prime Minister Scott Morrison was replying

This day in history | 2001 Thousands rally for Scots countryside

Thousands of countryside campaigners have taken to the streets of Edinburgh in the largest demonstration of its kind ever witnessed in Scotland. They are protesting against decisions being made on rural

Electoral College makes it official: Biden won, Trump lost

Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden as the nation’s next president, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he had lost. The

Russia | Putin congratulates Biden on winning US election

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S. presidential election after weeks of holding out. Putin’s message to Biden came a day after the Electoral College confirmed

China’s regulators review Huya’s USD6b deal to buy DouYu

China’s regulators said they are reviewing Huya Inc.’s proposal to acquire game-streaming rival DouYu International Holdings Ltd., part of a crackdown on anti-competitive behavior in the country’s technology industry that

Twitter slapped with fine for breaking EU’s data privacy law

  Twitter Inc. was fined 450,000 euros ($547,000) by its chief European Union data protection watchdog for failing to give a timely warning about a breach that threatened the privacy of

The Buzz | Noun describing social distancing is Dutch word of the year

One-and-a-half-meter-society has been voted the Dutch word of the year by a (social) distance. Anderhalvemetersamenleving, a compound noun describing life under the Dutch government’s 1.5-meter social distancing requirement, was the runaway

Why is the EU taking so long to OK vaccine?

As Canadians, Britons and Americans begin getting immunized with a German-developed vaccine against coronavirus, pressure is building on the European Medicines Agency to approve the shot made by Pfizer Inc.

World Views | China just showed how much the world needs it

The world needs China more than ever. Thank goodness it’s showing up: Economic data released yesterday all looked strong and in line with forecasts. The upbeat projections for a strong global rebound

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 – edition no. 3679

  * Live-in domestic workers less inclined to engage in risky sexual behaviors * Macau among hardest hit cities by pandemic * A legal expert urges the government to up its game to

Briefs | 446 residents from SARs apply to work for Shenzhen gov’t

A total of 446 residents from Macau and Hong Kong have applied to work as civil servants for the Shenzhen government, according to a report by the Global Times. It

Gov’t expects 800,000 vaccines to roll out from January

The government announced at yesterday’s weekly Covid-19 press conference that 800,000 vaccines are expected to arrive in phases from January next year, with frontline medical staff and paramedics being prioritized. Yesterday

Anti-domestic violence circle mourns passing of Sister Juliana Devoy

Known to the public for her work against domestic violence and her care for its victims, Sister Juliana Devoy, Director of the Good Shepherd Center, passed away yesterday morning at

Wong Sio Chak says HK, Macau elections affect each other

The Secretariat for Security has not ruled out “risks” which may impede the smooth running next year of the election of the Legislative Assembly (AL), according to Secretary for Security

Morgan Stanley: SAR likely to extend casino concessions for three more years

The SAR government may extend the existing six casino concessions for three more years until 2025, investment bank Morgan Stanley stated in a note published. The financial institution is expecting the

Public consultation for hazardous items management law to start in January

The government plans to carry out a public consultation on the law for the management and storage of hazardous items on January 23. Yesterday, on the sidelines of a meeting of

Sands Cares Ambassadors help local community thrive and grow, rain or shine

Sands China Ltd. considers it part of its corporate social responsibility to be fully engaged in the local community, helping it thrive and grow. Years of serving the community Caring for those

Crime | Scams involving illegal currency exchange continue

The number of scams involving cases of illegal money exchanges performed in or around local casinos continue to grow. According to a crime report from the Judiciary Police (PJ), another

Cross-border bill payment launched

Local residents can now pay public utility and subsistence bills in Guangdong Province via 10 local banks, following the launch of a direct payment system for Guangdong and Macau. Yesterday, the

Authorities find two men with illegal weapons in their luggage

Two Taiwanese men in two separate incidents were found attempting to travel back to Taiwan from Macau, carrying illegal weapons in their luggage, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) said

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