today cover

China Daily Editorial        It seems that the United States is throwing its weight behind Australia’s bid to scupper the security cooperation agreement reached between China and the Solomon Islands, with Kurt Campbell, who serves as the US National Security Council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, reportedly paying a trip to the South Pacific nation this month.The tiny island country has already received visits from two of Australia’s top intelligence chiefs, and

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said yesterday that there will be “various favourable conditions” in Macau next year for its continuous economic recovery.The policy secretary also underlined that the government’s e-consumption benefit scheme will not become a permanent measure because it is merely a “special and temporary” measure that aims to relieve residents’ financial hardship resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.Lei made the remarks during a one-day Q&A