Macau: vaccination certificate is no longer mandatory for those arriving from abroad
Hoje Macau - 18/08/2022
“Individuals, of any age, who intend to board civil transport from abroad, from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or from the Taiwan Region, to the Macau Special Administrative Region, do not need to present the vaccination certificate against the new type of…
High temperatures and drought in China affect drinking water and crops
Hoje Macau - 17/08/2022
The lack of rain was especially pronounced in the city of Chongqing (southwest China), which covers a large area of mountains and rivers. State media reported yesterday that fire trucks are delivering water for drinking and irrigating crops in outlying villages.
Rainfall…
China announces family benefits to restore birth rate
AFP - China - 16/08/2022
China announced on Tuesday (16) a series of benefits for families to have more children, due to the fall in the birth rate (an historic low) and the possibility that the population will decrease in 2025, according to the authorities.
Policy guidelines released on Tuesday…
Taiwan denounces incursions by Chinese planes and ships
Lusa - Portugal - 15/08/2022
A total of 22 Chinese planes and six military ships made incursions into areas around Taiwan on Sunday, the island’s Defense Ministry said today.
The incursions, according to a statement quoted by the Taiwanese news agency CNA, coincided with the arrival of a…
Blessed Covid-19 in Macau
Plataforma - Macau - 12/08/2022
With each measure that the Executive announces, a controversy usually follows. Outside and inside the city, the shivers down the spine are more and more frequent due to the way the city treads its own laws. The pandemic has accelerated a process that started about three…
The agony of uncertainty present in Macau
Plataforma - Macau - 12/08/2022
The Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, said this week at the Legislative Assembly that it was difficult to predict the scenario that Macau faces. However, he admitted that new epidemic waves could be dealt with with the same rigidity, and that border policy would be left to the…
Chinese medical portal censored after doubting herbal 'Covid remedy'
AFP - China - 11/08/2022
A popular Chinese medical information site has been censored by authorities for “violation of relevant laws and regulations”, months after its criticism of a government-backed herbal Covid-19 treatment sent shares in a pharmaceutical giant tumbling.
DXY, which…
China warns it will not tolerate Taiwanese 'separatists
AFP - China - 10/08/2022
China has said it will adopt a zero-tolerance policy toward “separatist activities” in Taiwan and insisted it will retake the island by force if necessary, according to a white paper published Wednesday (10).
“The Taiwan Question and China’s…
Taiwan begins live-fire military exercises
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 09/08/2022
Taiwan started this Tuesday military exercises with live fire simulating the defense of the island against a potential Chinese invasion, a day after China extended its military maneuvers in that territory.
“We will practice counterattacks against simulated enemy…
Signal 8 of storm is expected to be hoisted between late afternoon today and night
Hoje Macau - 09/08/2022
The Meteorological and Geophysical Services (SMG) considers “moderate to relatively high” the possibility of hoisting Tropical Storm Signal 8 between late afternoon today and tonight. Signal 3 was hoisted at 11:30 am. According to a press release, the tropical cyclone…
