Number of vacancies in the gaming sector falls to historic lows in Macau
TDM - Macau - 21/08/2020
Biden presents Kamala Harris
Lusa - International - 13/08/2020
Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden today introduced his electoral partner Kamala Harris, who he considered the “right person” to help him “rebuild the country” if the United States presidential elections win in November.
Biden spoke during…
WeChat ban could plot Macau casinos
Plataforma - Macau - 11/08/2020
The social network is an important tool in connecting American operators with potential players from mainland China
The ban on US President Donald Trump’s use of the Chinese social messaging service WeChat could harm North American casino operators in Macau and…
Taiwan FM says China trying to turn island into 'next Hong Kong'
AFP - International - 11/08/2020
China is trying to turn democratic Taiwan into another Hong Kong, the island’s foreign minister warned Tuesday as he met with a senior US official making a historic diplomatic trip.
A crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong has gathered pace since China imposed a sweeping…
Trump withdrawn by Secret Service at press conference
Lusa - International - 11/08/2020
A Secret Service agent, who has the job of protecting the American President, suddenly pulled Donald Trump out of the room at the White House where a press conference was starting.
The period Trump was out of the room was short.
On his return, he said that Secret…
Donald Trump wanted to be immortalized on Mount Rushmore
Jornal de Notícias - Portugal - 10/08/2020
The White House questioned the South Dakota state government in 2019 about the possibility of adding Donald Trump’s face to Mount Rushmore, a U.S. national monument, featuring the profiles of Presidents George Washington, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore…
United States with more than five million cases since the start of the pandemic
Lusa - USA - 10/08/2020
The United States has recorded five million covid-19 cases on Sunday since the epidemic began, according to an independent count from John Hopkins University.
The world’s first economic power is by far the most affected worldwide by the disease caused by the new…
Huawei to stop smartphone chip production due to US sanctions
Shanghai Daily - China - 10/08/2020
Chinese telecom giant Huawei said production of its most advanced smartphone chips would stop in September due to US sanctions.
Washington cut off Huawei’s access to US components and technology including Google’s music and other smartphone services last year. Those…
US, UK and allies call for prompt Hong Kong elections
AFP - Hong Kong - 10/08/2020
Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand urged Hong Kong Sunday to hold elections as soon as possible, warning the authorities about moves to “undermine the democratic process”.
Their statement came as Chinese lawmakers convene to decide on the…
Beijing demands that Washington stop “wrong words and actions”
Lusa - China - 07/08/2020
Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe demanded on Thursday that the United States stop its “wrong words and actions” during a phone call with its American counterpart, Mark Esper, the New China news agency said.
The United States and China are on an escalation…
More sanctions for Venezuela's partners: future US envoy
AFP - International - 07/08/2020
New sanctions should be imposed on “bad actors” that do business with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government, Washington’s future envoy to Caracas said Thursday, singling out countries such as Russia, China, Cuba and…
