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Tap Siac Craft Market continues, over 90 pct of exhibitors different to last week
The Tap Siac Craft Autumn Market continues from today through Sunday in Praça do Tap Seac, with over 90 percent of the stall operators to be different to the event’s first instalment last week, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a Tuesday statement.Open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. today and tomorrow, and from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the weekend, the craft market comprises over 220 handicraft and gastronomy stalls run by cultural and creative entities from Macau, the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan
November 21, 2024
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25,000 patacas – highest bid for CNY market booth
The Municipal Affairs Bureau’s (IAM) auction for next year’s Chinese New Year (CNY) markets took place at the Patane Municipal Market’s Activity Centre yesterday, and the highest bidder paid 25,000 patacas for their booth.Next years’ CNY Market will be held from January 22 to 29. For the CNY Market in Praça do Tap Seac, 30 booths were on offer at the auction with 75 people taking part in the bidding.Twenty of the booths will sell CNY-related dry goods, while six booths will sell
November 21, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang
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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 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Cotai open-air performance venue completed
The government’s project to set up a temporary open-air venue for hosting large-scale performances, located on a large plot next to the Lisboeta Macau resort in Cotai, has been completed, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced on its website on Tuesday.The facility is officially known as Macau Open-Air Performance Venue.The project, which got off the ground in August, was carried out by Shing Lung Construction and Engineering Company Limited for a price tag of 84.78 million patacas.In June,
November 21, 2024 | BY Tony Wong
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Police nab florist for drunk driving
A male non-resident worker (NRW) from the mainland has been arrested for drunk driving, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Cheong Im Sim said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Chen, who is in his fifties, told the police that he’s a florist.According to Cheong, around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, police officers on duty in Rua de Luís Gonzaga Gomes (高美士街) noticed Chen riding his motorcycle erratically. Upon intercepting him, they found him to be reeking of
November 21, 2024 | BY William Chan
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Xi says China ready to work with Brazil as ‘golden partners’ for each other’s success
BRASILIA – China is ready to work with Brazil as “golden partners” who help each other succeed, President Xi Jinping said yesterday in talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the capital Brasília.In a meeting with Lula, Xi also said China is ready to work with Brazil to continually enrich China-Brazil relations in the new era, and keep working toward the goal of building a community with a shared future for humanity and creating a more just world and a more
November 21, 2024 | BY admin
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Lula says he and Xi put ‘peace first’ in world roiled by conflict
BRASÍLIA – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said during a state visit yesterday by Chinese President Xi Jinping that their countries prioritize peace in a world roiled by conflicts.“In a world plagued by armed conflicts and political strife, China and Brazil put peace, diplomacy and dialogue first,” Lula said in Brasília after holding talks with Xi.He stressed Brazil’s joint effort with China to end the war in Ukraine, which includes a roadmap for peace.The Chinese and
November 21, 2024 | BY admin
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Visit further strengthens Sino-Brazilian comprehensive strategic partnership
China Daily Editorial        As the largest developing countries and important emerging market economies in their respective regions, China and Brazil have over the years pursued a relationship grounded in a shared vision of mutual development, viewing each other’s progress as an opportunity for their own growth.As President Xi Jinping said in a signed article published in Brazilian media outlet Folha de S. Paulo on Sunday, ahead of his state visit to the country, the
November 21, 2024 | BY admin
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Ho says his decision not to seek 2nd term only due to health
Outgoing Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng reaffirmed yesterday that he decided in August not to seek a second five-year term “due to my health condition, without any other reasons”, saying that it was the COVID-19 pandemic which negatively impacted his health as he was only able to sleep for three to four hours “every night” during the three-year period from early 2020 to late 2022.Ho made the remarks during a press conference at Government Headquarters summarising his five-year
November 20, 2024 | BY Tony Wong
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Ho highlights gaming industry’s role in diversifying economy
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that the contributions by the gaming industry to non-gaming attractions in Macau are becoming increasingly important, highlighting the determination of both the industry and the government to diversify the local economy beyond gaming. He noted that overreliance on the gaming sector at the expense of other industries is unsustainable for Macau’s overall development.Ho made the remarks during a press conference at Government Headquarters, summarising
November 20, 2024 | BY William Chan
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Macau makes new progress in 2024 for economic diversification: Ho
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that the local government made new progress for Macau’s appropriate economic diversification this year thanks to the central government’s support while speaking at a plenary session of the Legislative Assembly. Ho made the remarks in summarising the government’s work done this year, while introducing the 2025 budget bill and reviewing the work of the Macau Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) fifth-term government.He said that in 2024,
November 20, 2024 | BY admin
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Dance studio TDSM to hold 15th Anniversary show ‘Come Back Home’
Interview by William Chan        The Dance Studio Macau (TDSM) is going to hold its 15th Anniversary performance “Come Back Home” at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre on December 1, combining different street dance performances, dancer and producer Wina Tang Weng Wa (鄧詠華) told the Post in an online interview last week.Since 2006, The Dance Studio Macau has been dedicated to promoting local street dance culture, striving to create dances with local
November 20, 2024 | BY admin
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Temporary security measures for e-wheelchairs, e-scooters & e-suitcases at checkpoints start today
From today until December 20, the Macau Customs Service (SA), in conjunction with the Public Security Police (PSP) and Fire Services Bureau (CB), will jointly implement temporary security control measures at the city’s four checkpoints for e-wheelchair, e-scooter and e-suitcase users, according to a statement issued by the Customs Service on Monday.With the upcoming 25th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland on December 20, the passenger flow at all border checkpoints is expected
November 20, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang
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UTM kicks off 16th UTM-UN Tourism Training Programme
Interview by Rui Pastorin        The 16th UTM-UN Tourism Training Programme kicked off yesterday with an opening ceremony at MGM COTAI, with this year’s focus on “The Transformative Power of Technology and Events Industry”.The ongoing training programme, which concludes on Friday, organised by the Macao University of Tourism (UTM) in conjunction with UN Tourism and sponsored by integrated resort operator MGM, is hosted at both MGM COTAI and UTM’s campus and gathers
November 20, 2024 | BY admin
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Mapping bureau launches ‘Atlas of Macao – 2024’
The Mapping and Land Registry Bureau (DSCC) has recently published the trilingual (Chinese, English and Portuguese) “Atlas of Macao – 2024”, which has gone on sale.The recently launched atlas, priced at 140 patacas, features records of the city’s urban development through topographic maps, as well as the current urban scenery through satellite images and aerial photography, among other surveying and mapping techniques, according to a statement from the bureau yesterday. Moreover, the
November 20, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin
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