Xi returns to Beijing after APEC Leaders’ Meeting, G20 Summit, state visits to Peru, Brazil
BEIJING – President Xi Jinping has returned to Beijing this morning after attending the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the 19th G20 Summit and paying state visits to Peru and Brazil. Xi's entourage, including Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC
November 23, 2024
Macau's value of retail sales drops 16.0 pct in Jan-Oct
Macau's Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced this week that the value of retail sales decreased by 16.9 percent year-on-year to 53.48 billion patacas in the first three quarters of the year, corresponding to 95 percent of the level in the same period in pre-pandemic 2019. In the third quarter, the value of retail sales totalled 16.59 billion patacas, up by 2.5 percent as compared with the revised figure (16.19 billion patacas) in the second quarter but down by
November 22, 2024
Non-gaming industries account for 61.7 pct of Macau's Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2023: DSEC
Macau's Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced today that the Gross Value Added (GVA)* of the city's tertiary sector, i.e., its service sector, such as wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and similar activities, financial activities and gaming, rose by 76.4 percent year on year in real terms in 2023, driven by a 395 percent growth in the number of visitor arrivals. Its relative importance in the industrial structure, according to a
November 22, 2024
Fai Chi Kei-Lam Mau Tong skywalk opens
The elevated walkway system linking podium areas of various residential estates in the Lam Mau Tong neighbourhood and its adjacent southern Fai Chi Kei district has finally been fully connected and opened to pedestrians, according to a recent statement by the Public Works Bureau (DSOP).The walking system comprises footbridges crossing roads and streets, and walkways linking podium areas of different residential estates in the area.After the elevated walkway system’s different sections had
November 22, 2024
Xi returns to Beijing after APEC Leaders’ Meeting, G20 Summit, state visits to Peru, Brazil
BEIJING – President Xi Jinping has returned to Beijing this morning after attending the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the 19th G20 Summit and paying state visits to Peru and Brazil. Xi's entourage, including Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC
November 23, 2024
Macau's value of retail sales drops 16.0 pct in Jan-Oct
Macau's Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced this week that the value of retail sales decreased by 16.9 percent year-on-year to 53.48 billion patacas in the first three quarters of the year, corresponding to 95 percent of the level in the same period in pre-pandemic 2019. In the third quarter, the value of retail sales totalled 16.59 billion patacas, up by 2.5 percent as compared with the revised figure (16.19 billion patacas) in the second quarter but down by
November 22, 2024
Non-gaming industries account for 61.7 pct of Macau's Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2023: DSEC
Macau's Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced today that the Gross Value Added (GVA)* of the city's tertiary sector, i.e., its service sector, such as wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and similar activities, financial activities and gaming, rose by 76.4 percent year on year in real terms in 2023, driven by a 395 percent growth in the number of visitor arrivals. Its relative importance in the industrial structure, according to a
November 22, 2024
Fai Chi Kei-Lam Mau Tong skywalk opens
The elevated walkway system linking podium areas of various residential estates in the Lam Mau Tong neighbourhood and its adjacent southern Fai Chi Kei district has finally been fully connected and opened to pedestrians, according to a recent statement by the Public Works Bureau (DSOP).The walking system comprises footbridges crossing roads and streets, and walkways linking podium areas of different residential estates in the area.After the elevated walkway system’s different sections had
November 22, 2024
Man tries to shield wife over DUI charges: police
The Public Security Police (PSP) busted a drunk-driving (DUI) case in which five people were injured early yesterday morning and the female driver and her husband, who allegedly attempted to shield her, were arrested.Five people were injured by the car accident, all of whom are local residents aged between 26 and 64.Among the five that were injured, one refused to be taken to hospital, and the remainder were rushed either to the private Kiang Wu Hospital or the public Conde de São Januário
November 22, 2024
HK woman uses another’s ID to redeem guest rooms & resell them
A 46-year-old Hong Kong woman was arrested on Tuesday for entering a casino in Cotai using another person’s ID card, and staying in the hotel guestroom that that she had obtained using her gaming points, and also earned money by renting the redeemed rooms to others, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said in regular press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the Hong Kong woman surnamed Un told the police that she is jobless. The police also confirmed that she had been
November 22, 2024
Visitors rise 13.7 pct in Oct to 3.1 million
Macau visitor arrivals rose by 13.7 percent year on year to 3.13 million last month, recovering to 97.7 percent of the level in the same month of pre-pandemic 2019, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday. Month-on-month, the number of visitor arrivals was up 24 percent. October included the mainland’s National Day “Golden Week” holiday. Macau’s daily average of visitor arrivals stood at 101,140 in October, corresponding to about 15 percent of the
November 22, 2024
MotoSurf World Championship makes Macau debut
The “2024 UIM Macao Grand Prix MotoSurf World Championship Finale” takes place at Hac Sa Beach from today through Sunday, marking the first time that the event is being held in Macau and brings together 120 racers from 22 countries and regions, according to Melco Resorts & Entertainment statement yesterday.The free-admission event, for which a launch ceremony was held at City of Dreams in Cotai yesterday, is hosted by the integrated resort operator in conjunction with Macau MotoSurf
November 22, 2024
Editorial: China, US ought to get along for good of wider world
President Xi Jinping chose the right words when he congratulated Donald Trump on his election as the 47th president of the United States by urging both sides “to find the right way to get along in the new era, so as to benefit both countries and the wider world.”Xi’s choice of words was sober, practical and, last but not least, realistic, namely in comparison with some of the effusive congratulations by other heads of state or government, such as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s
November 11, 2024
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Editorial: China, US ought to get along for good of wider world
President Xi Jinping chose the right words when he congratulated Donald Trump on his election as the 47th president of the United States by urging both sides “to find the right way to get along in the new era, so as to benefit both countries and the wider world.”Xi’s choice of words was sober, practical and, last but not least, realistic, namely in comparison with some of the effusive congratulations by other heads of state or government, such as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s
November 11, 2024
250 works on display at Sands Macao exhibition
A total of 250 works of different media are being showcased on the fourth floor of Sands Macao in Nape for “Art of Prosperity: An Invitational Exhibition of Macao Artists”, which is on until next Thursday.The free-admission exhibition, open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, is presented by a preparatory committee which comprises the Macau Artist Society and the Associação dos Calígrafos e Pintores Chineses Yu Un de Macau (澳門頤園書畫會) and is co-organised by integrated resort (IR)
November 21, 2024
Centre aims to help youngsters learn about robotics, AI
Interview by Rui Pastorin In Nape, a centre called “Macau Artificial Intelligence Education Centre” is striving to prepare youngsters for the future, as well as help diversify Macau’s economy.Focused on robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) education for kids, mainly aged between four and 16, the centre was launched right around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, and was “kind of started to improve on what Macau could offer”, said instructor, co-founder
November 4, 2024
Xi returns to Beijing after APEC Leaders’ Meeting, G20 Summit, state visits to Peru, Brazil
BEIJING – President Xi Jinping has returned to Beijing this morning after attending the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the 19th G20 Summit and paying state visits to Peru and Brazil. Xi's entourage, including Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC
November 23, 2024
Macau's value of retail sales drops 16.0 pct in Jan-Oct
Macau's Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced this week that the value of retail sales decreased by 16.9 percent year-on-year to 53.48 billion patacas in the first three quarters of the year, corresponding to 95 percent of the level in the same period in pre-pandemic 2019. In the third quarter, the value of retail sales totalled 16.59 billion patacas, up by 2.5 percent as compared with the revised figure (16.19 billion patacas) in the second quarter but down by
November 22, 2024
Non-gaming industries account for 61.7 pct of Macau's Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2023: DSEC
Macau's Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced today that the Gross Value Added (GVA)* of the city's tertiary sector, i.e., its service sector, such as wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and similar activities, financial activities and gaming, rose by 76.4 percent year on year in real terms in 2023, driven by a 395 percent growth in the number of visitor arrivals. Its relative importance in the industrial structure, according to a
November 22, 2024
Fai Chi Kei-Lam Mau Tong skywalk opens
The elevated walkway system linking podium areas of various residential estates in the Lam Mau Tong neighbourhood and its adjacent southern Fai Chi Kei district has finally been fully connected and opened to pedestrians, according to a recent statement by the Public Works Bureau (DSOP).The walking system comprises footbridges crossing roads and streets, and walkways linking podium areas of different residential estates in the area.After the elevated walkway system’s different sections had
November 22, 2024
Man tries to shield wife over DUI charges: police
The Public Security Police (PSP) busted a drunk-driving (DUI) case in which five people were injured early yesterday morning and the female driver and her husband, who allegedly attempted to shield her, were arrested.Five people were injured by the car accident, all of whom are local residents aged between 26 and 64.Among the five that were injured, one refused to be taken to hospital, and the remainder were rushed either to the private Kiang Wu Hospital or the public Conde de São Januário
November 22, 2024
HK woman uses another’s ID to redeem guest rooms & resell them
A 46-year-old Hong Kong woman was arrested on Tuesday for entering a casino in Cotai using another person’s ID card, and staying in the hotel guestroom that that she had obtained using her gaming points, and also earned money by renting the redeemed rooms to others, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said in regular press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the Hong Kong woman surnamed Un told the police that she is jobless. The police also confirmed that she had been
November 22, 2024
Fighters to go head-to-head at UFC Fight Night Macau
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) marks its return to Macau with tomorrow’s “UFC Fight Night Macau”, with fighters to go head-to-head at the 16,000-seat Galaxy Arena in Cotai.Marking the fourth UFC event in Macau, with the last being in 2014, and seventh in Greater China, tomorrow’s fight event is headlined by a bout between No.3 UFC bantamweight and former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan (17-5) from Russia and Brazil’s Deiveson Figueiredo (24-3-1), who is the No. 5 UFC
November 22, 2024