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Xi orders all-out rescue of people buried in Sichuan landslide
   BEIJING – President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out search and rescue efforts to minimize casualties after a landslide buried 10 houses and left over 30 people unaccounted for in Sichuan Province this morning.    Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the instruction after the landslide struck Jinping Village, Junlian County, in Yibin City at about 11:50 a.m.
February 8, 2025
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Visitor spending rises 5.8 pct to 75.36 billion patacas in Macau last year
    Total spending of visitors to Macau (excluding gaming expenses) increased by 5.8 percent year-on-year to 75.36 billion patacas last year, attributable to a rise of 23.8 percent in the number of visitor arrivals. Total spending of overnight visitors (62.31 billion patacas) and same-day visitors (13.05 billion patacas) went up by 3.5 percent and 17.9 percent year-on-year respectively. Per-capita spending of visitors was 2,157 patacas in 2024, down by 14.6 percent year-on-year.
February 8, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter
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Macau residential property price index drops 11.7 pct in 2024
 Macau’s overall average residential property price index for 2024 decreased by 11.7 percent year-on-year to 215.8, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced this week.  According to a DSEC statement, the indices for existing residential units (232.7) and pre-sale residential units (268.7) dropped by 11.3 percent and 6.1 percent respectively year-on-year.  The overall residential property price index for October - December 2024 was 206.8, up by 0.1 percent over the
February 8, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter
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Macau's motor vehicles rise 0.5 pct to 253,182 in 2024
     Macau had 253,182 licensed motor vehicles at the end of last year, a year-on-year growth of 0.5 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced this week.    According to a DSEC statement, the number of new registrations of motor vehicles rose by 7.7 percent to 12,900 last year, including 4,045 electric vehicles, or 31.3 percent of the total. New registrations of light automobiles increased by 33.5 percent to 7,352, some 27.5 percent of which
February 8, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter
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Sands China achieves ISO 14001 Certification for Environmental Management System
Sands China has recently achieved ISO 14001 certification for its Environmental Management System (EMS) in its “continuous efforts to utilise best practices and meet international standards throughout its operations”, according to a statement by the integrated resort (IR) operator last Monday.The statement noted that ISO certifications are awarded by London-based British Standards Institution (BSI) Group, the world’s largest national standards and certification body, which audits and
February 7, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin
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SJM launches new look for ‘Made in Macau’ retail space
SJM Resorts has said in a recent statement that it has recently unveiled a new and revitalised look for its “Made in Macau” retail space at the new Shop 143B at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai.The integrated resort operator has been operating the space at GLP since 2022, the statement said.Located on Level 1 of the integrated resort, the retail space features eight local brands that sell products such as handmade bags, personal and skin care, snacks and creative products using artificial
February 7, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Valentine’s Day offerings at JW Marriott Hotel Macau
Valentine’s Day-themed dining offerings are set to be available at JW Marriott Hotel at Galaxy Macau in Cotai.Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14.According to a statement from the hotel operator, a Valentine’s Dinner Buffet will be available at Urban Kitchen on February 14 and 15, with Slow-roasted Orange-fed Australian Wagyu, Italian Beef Carpaccio, and Black Truffle Honey Glazed Ham among the highlights. Valentine’s desserts as well as international specialties will also be
February 7, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin
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MGM, JCDecaux unveil Macau’s 1st distinctive smart bus shelter
Integrated resort (IR) operator MGM said in a recent statement that it has collaborated with JCDecaux* (Macau) Limited to set up Macau’s first distinctive smart bus shelter, which is located right outside MGM COTAI.The statement said that the shelter has been in operation since January 27 and features a one-of-a-kind contemporary design that has “a perfect blend of functionality, sustainability, and smart technology while it harmonises with its surroundings”, the statement said.The
February 7, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Roadworks on thoroughfare in Taipa to start this month
Roadworks will be carried out on a section of Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen (孫逸仙博士大馬路), one of Taipa’s main thoroughfares, later this month for the installation of underground pipes and cables for a newly completed residential building there, because of which the section will be partially closed to traffic in phases for about 30 days, according to a statement by the Transport Bureau (DSAT) yesterday.The 700-metre-long Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen runs between Rotunda Dr. Carlos Augusto
February 7, 2025 | BY Tony Wong
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IAM to host kids’ creative colouring competition on ‘Chinese Dream, Homeland Ties’
In order to strengthen children’s national concept and sense of national pride, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will organise a Children’s Creative Colouring Competition themed “Chinese Dream, Homeland Ties” from February to March. All primary school students in Macau are eligible to take part in the competition, and winning entries will be displayed in public, according to an IAM statement yesterday.There are two types of colouring sheets for the junior group (Primary 1 to Primary
February 7, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang
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9th History and Culture Ambassador Training Programme opens for enrolment
In order to foster a deeper understanding of Macau’s history and culture among local residents, especially the younger generation, the 9th edition of the “History and Culture Ambassador Training Programme”, co-organised by the Macao Foundation (FM) and its History and Culture Committee as well as Macau Historical Education Association, will open for enrolment from Monday to February 28, the foundation said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, this year’s programme will
February 7, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang
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Macau govt to set up working group promoting Hengqin’s development: Cheong
The executive committee of the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin convened a meeting on Wednesday about the zone’s high-quality development, where Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon said that with the objective of ensuring the implementation of President Xi Jinping’s important instructions on Hengqin’s development, the Macau government will set up a coordination group aiming to promote the zone’s development, according to a statement
February 7, 2025 | BY Tony Wong
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Driver nabbed for drunk-driving: police
The Public Security Police (PSP) on Wednesday arrested a drunken driver, whose alcohol concentration was 1.61 grams of alcohol per litre of blood, according to a regular press conference yesterday.PSP spokesman Wong Chi Weng identified the suspect as a local man surnamed Ho in his thirties.In the early hours of Wednesday, Ho in his car was stopped at a police roadblock in Rua da Ribeira do Patane (沙梨頭海邊) and found to be reeking of alcohol, according to Wong. Ho was given a
February 7, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei
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Police bust gang livestreaming gambling sessions in local casino for online bets
The Judiciary Police (PJ) on Wednesday busted a mainland criminal gang for surreptitiously livestreaming, on at least 11 occasions, gambling sessions in local casinos since August last year, while offering online bets to its clients in the mainland via WeChat, involving “under-the-table bets” of about HK$5.36 million (5.52 million patacas).The Judiciary Police held yesterday a special press conference at their headquarters in Zape about the organised crime case, during which PJ
February 7, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei
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UM holds lecture on paedagogical grammar in int’l education of Chinese language
A lecture entitled “Paedagogical Grammar: Its Status and Formation in the International Education of Chinese” has recently been held at the University of Macau (UM).Held by the public university’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) and delivered by Columbia University’s Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures Professor Liu Lening, the lecture was the third in the “Macao Humanities Forum” for the 2024/2025 academic year, according to a Wednesday statement by the
February 7, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin
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