CEM EV Trunk Eco Market returns Saturday

The “CEM EV Trunk Eco Market” will take place in Praça do Tap Seac on Saturday, with the one-day event set to feature a raft of activities and a chance to check out electric vehicles (EVs) sold in Macau, among others.CEM first held its Eco Market featuring EV trunks last year, according to a statement from the utility yesterday.This year’s market will be held from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. and features 30 participating units, the statement noted. It is set to have various free green workshops

September 12, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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China News Service, TDM ink strategic cooperation deal

The China News Service (CNS) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Macau’s public broadcaster TDM yesterday to enhance collaboration in media content, resource sharing, and talent exchanges.The signing ceremony was held yesterday at the TDM Forum II Studio in Zape, with CNS representative Qi Bin and a member of TDM’s board of directors, Un Weng Kuai, signing the agreement.Un highlighted the longstanding and productive partnership between CNS and TDM, as since 2018, both have

September 12, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Mainland woman nabbed for theft-by-finding

A mainland woman in her fifties was arrested for picking up a watch worth 48,600 patacas that had been left behind at the local airport, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the watch was left behind by a mainland tourist during a security check at the airport in April. The tourist had sought assistance from airport staff after realising the watch was missing, prompting staff to review surveillance

September 12, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Local dance project explores personal journeys

Interview by Ginnie Liang        A local innovative dance training programme known in colloquial Cantonese as “作動”, (“pre-labour contractions”), directed by local actor Dicky Tsang, alongside local dancer, choreographer and coach Leong Iek Kei, aimed to challenge traditional dance norms through a unique blend of modern dance, tai chi, and personal storytelling.Tsang and Leong talked with the Post about the concept behind the production during a recent interview

September 12, 2024 | BY admin

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Sam meets with lawyers’ reps

Potential chief executive candidate Sam Hou Fai yesterday met with top representatives from the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM), his election campaign office said in a statement yesterday.This came after Sam on Tuesday morning submitted nominations endorsed by 383 electors of the 400-member Chief Executive Election Committee, representing 95.75 percent of the total.Once reviewed and approved by the Chief Executive Electoral Affairs Commission (CAECE), Sam will be the only candidate for the

September 12, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Barometric visit indicates pressure on ties easing

China Daily Editorial        Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ upcoming China visit is a further sign that the two countries are continuing their efforts to inject vitality into bilateral ties through frequent high-level interaction. Such exchanges are instrumental in anchoring the overall bilateral ties to a stable and healthy terrain after years of tensions and estrangement.Speaking to Australian Broadcasting Corp on Sunday, Chalmers said his visit, dubbed a

September 12, 2024 | BY admin

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Shared Sino-US history can help shape future

Commentary Wang Yiwei        After Japan launched the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 during World War II, the United States retaliated with a massive air raid, known as the “Doolittle Raid”, on Japan in April 1942. The daring operation ended with several dozen crew members from 16 US bombers parachuting into Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Anhui and Fujian provinces in China, where they were heroically rescued by Chinese civilians and soldiers.This profound act of

September 12, 2024 | BY admin

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Demographic trends behind proposed retirement delay

Analysis        BEIJING – National lawmakers are deliberating a draft decision on gradually raising the statutory retirement age in the country. Behind the proposed reform are four major changes in China’s population structure.INCREASED LIFE EXPECTANCYThe average life expectancy in China has reached 78.6 years, the latest data showed.According to projections, it is highly likely that the average life expectancy will surpass 80 years before 2030, said He Dan, head of the

September 12, 2024 | BY admin

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Philippines weaves web of lies to conceal infringements in South China Sea

Commentary        BEIJING – Recently, Philippine ships have been repeatedly intruding into the adjacent waters of Xianbin Jiao of China’s Nansha Qundao in the South China Sea, attempting to deliver supplies to the Philippine coast guard vessel illegally anchored there.Meanwhile, the current Philippine government is weaving a web of lies to seek international sympathy and support for its acts of infringement on China’s sovereign interests.The Philippines’ true

September 12, 2024 | BY admin

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Sam gets 95.8 pct backing from CE electors

Potential chief executive candidate Sam Hou Fai has garnered nominations from 383 among the 400-member Chief Executive Election Committee, representing 95.75 percent. He formally submitted his nomination form with the 383 endorsements yesterday morning to an electoral affairs official at the Public Administration Building on Rua do Campo.Following the submission, Sam addressed the press, expressing his gratitude for the extensive support he garnered from the election committee. He said that

September 11, 2024 | BY William Chan

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WeChat’s palm payment launched in Macau, Galaxy first

WeChat Pay, run by the nation’s tech giant Tencent, has launched its palm payment service in Macau, at Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) resorts in the first phase.Macau has now become the first region outside the Chinese mainland where WeChat’s palm payment service has been launched.WeChat Pay’s palm payment was launched in the mainland in May last year.While internationally the mobile payment app is known as WeChat Pay, it is officially known as Weixin Pay in the Chinese mainland (yuan

September 11, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Mainlander nabbed for sexual harassment: police

A non-resident worker (NRW) in his forties was arrested last Wednesday for sexually harassing a woman on a bus, according to a regular police press conference yesterday.A Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said during the press conference that the male suspect told the police that he works as a room attendant, while the victim is a woman in her thirties. Both of them were on a bus travelling towards Avenida de Horta e Costa.According to the spokesperson, the man touched the ribcage under

September 11, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Elderly woman kills herself by drinking drain cleaner: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced in a statement yesterday that a local elderly woman died in hospital yesterday after committing suicide by drinking drain cleaner in a hotel guestroom on Monday.According to the statement, the Public Security Police (PSP) notified the Judiciary Police at around 4:45 p.m. yesterday of the case.The statement said that the woman committed suicide by drinking drain cleaner in the hotel guestroom in Zape in the early hours of Monday, after which she was rushed to

September 11, 2024 | BY admin

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Takeaway, clothes shop on Rua dos Mercadores gutted by smoky blaze

A smoky blaze gutted a takeaway and a clothes shop on Rua dos Mercadores in the early hours of yesterday, and a woman came down with dizziness after inhaling smoke from the fire, according to a statement issued by the Fire Services Bureau (CB) yesterday.The patient, a 29-year-old non-resident worker (NRW) from the mainland who works in a shop next to the takeaway, was taken to the private Kiang Wu Hospital, where her condition was stable, the statement said.The statement said the fire broke out

September 11, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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