Handouts to rise to 10,000 patacas: report

Commentary by Xin Ping*        “More than 40 countries have expressed interest in joining the BRICS group of nations, 22 of which have formally submitted applications,” Anil Sooklal, South Africa’s BRICS Sherpa, has said. To some, it might be big news that so many countries are longing to join this bloc. But to many more, this is just a natural result.From the day when the original four emerging market countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China – embraced South

Govt aims to achieve ‘Healthy Macau’ by 2030The Health Bureau (SSM) will announce later this month the details of its Macau Healthcare Blueprint, with a view to achieving the goal of “Healthy Macau” by 2030, through the implementation of health-related policies in conjunction with resources from the fields of health, education, culture and sports, Wong Weng Man, chief of the SSM Health Promotion Division, said yesterday.As a member of the Chinese delegation to the 77th World Health