Ma Ying-jeou’s mainland trip links history, reality and future

Analysis        BEIJING – After a year, Ma Ying-jeou led a group of young people from Taiwan to visit the mainland again.From April 1 to 11, Ma and his delegation embarked on a journey of root seeking, visits and exchanges, drawing wide attention from compatriots across the Taiwan Strait and the international community at large.The group’s busy agenda deeply linked the history, reality and future at both sides of the Strait.SEEKING MEMORIES OF CHINESE NATIONDuring the

April 12, 2024 | BY admin

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Xi’s meeting with Ma injects positive energy to relations across Taiwan Strait

Commentary        BEIJING – The recent meeting of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, with a Taiwan delegation led by Ma Ying-jeou has injected stability and positive energy into the relations across the Taiwan Strait.Wednesday’s meeting in Beijing marked the first time Xi had received Taiwan compatriots and delivered an important speech since the 20th CPC National Congress in late 2022.The meeting took place amidst a

April 12, 2024 | BY admin

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Xi tells Ma that ‘no force can separate’ mainland and Taiwan

     BEIJING – Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with former Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) chairman Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing yesterday. Xi welcomed a Taiwan youth delegation headed by Ma. It was the first meeting between Xi and Ma since a landmark summit between both in 2015 when Ma was the island’s leader. Ma has been leading a delegation of 20 Taiwanese students and has visited technology firms, universities and historical sites

April 11, 2024 | BY admin

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Macau, HK, Guangdong finetuning deal on joint emergency response in GBA: Macau fire chief

The Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau governments are in the process of finetuning a framework agreement on cooperation in emergency response operations in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), Fire Services Bureau (CB) spokesman Lao Hou Wai said yesterday, pointing out that five of the bureau’s ambulances and one fire engine have already obtained dual licence plates, mainly tasked with entering the mainland and Hong Kong to carry out cross-border rescue and ambulance services.Hosting yesterday’s press

April 11, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Central govt slams claim about Sun Yat-sen Memorial House as ‘political manipulation’

The State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) yesterday criticised the claim that the Sun Yat-sen Memorial House in Macau would be “forcibly taken over by the mainland authorities”, saying that such a view is a type of “political manipulation”.The Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) last night also issued a statement about the memorial house, which was listed as one of the Macau’s officially protected cultural heritage sites last month.The Macau government launched a public

April 11, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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7 artists showcase works in ‘Egress of the Spirit’

A total of seven artists are showcasing their works in an exhibition entitled “Egress of the Spirit”, which is presented by the Ox Warehouse art group.“Egress” denotes the process of leaving or exiting.Located at the junction of Avenida do Coronel Mesquita and Avenida Almirante Lacerda, the exhibition hall displays 11 artworks created by artists Zhang Wenxin, Huang Peishan, Ge Xun, Shen Ruilan, Xie Qun, Crystal Chan, and Liu Yi. Mixed media, watercolours and acrylics, photography, and

April 11, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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12th MITE boasts 7 attractions

Themed “Meet at MITE: Discovery, Networking, Interaction!”, the 12th Macau International Travel (Industry) Expo (MITE) is slated to take place on April 26-28 at the Venetian’s Cotai Expo Halls A, B and C with free admission, featuring seven attractions, including the “Gastronomy Pavilion and The Cellar Duet” which celebrates the 25th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland, according to a press conference at the Macau World Trade Centre (MWTC) in Nape yesterday. According to

April 11, 2024 | BY William Chan

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2 more women ‘commit suicide’ this week

A Hong Kong woman committed suicide by hanging herself in her sister’s flat in Ilha Verde on Tuesday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement on Tuesday.Meanwhile, a local woman committed suicide by burning charcoal in a flat yesterday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday. Both cases have preliminarily been listed as a dead body found.About the first case, the Judiciary Police were notified by a nurse at the public Conde São Januário Hospital centre at 4:30

April 11, 2024 | BY William Chan

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HK woman, mainland man transferred to prosecutors for fraud: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday the arrest of a Hong Kong woman and a mainland man for, respectively, transferring nearly 100,000 yuan from an elderly woman’s mobile bank account without her authorisation and taking casino chips worth HK$2 million from a male gambler.During yesterday’s regular press conference, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei identified the two suspects as a woman, surnamed Cheong, aged 39; and a man, surnamed Chen, aged 47. Both have been transferred to the Public

April 11, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police raid illegal mahjong parlour in San Kio district

The Public Security Police (PSP) raided on Monday an illegal mahjong parlour in a ground-floor shop on Rua de Tomé Pires in San Kio district, where PSP officers arrested five locals, comprising the parlour operator and four gamblers, PSP spokesman Lam Keong said at a regular press conference yesterday.Lam identified the quintet as a male surnamed Kuok, 34, a casino dealer; a male surnamed Leong, 55, a casino pit chief; a female surnamed Lei, 50, a casino dealer; as well as a female surnamed

April 11, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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42nd Macao Young Musicians Competition to accept applications from April 26

Applications for the 42nd Macao Young Musicians Competition will be accepted from 10 a.m. on April 26 to 4 p.m. on May 6, with residents able to register for the Chinese or Western instrument categories or vocal categories on their Macao One Account, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday.The competition will be hosted from late July to mid-August and is dedicated to both Chinese and Western instruments.This edition’s regulations have been adjusted, the statement

April 11, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Lawmaker calls for setting up night bazaars

Indirectly-elected lawmaker Lam Lon Wai suggested in a written interpellation submitted to the government in February that “night-time sightseeing bazaars” should be set up at places such as the Leisure Area of Kun Iam Statue Waterfront and the Macau Science Centre in Nape and the rooftop garden of the Barra Light Rail Transit (LRT) Station.The interpellation and the reply from the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) were released to the media yesterday.MGTO said in its reply that

April 11, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Hennessy X NBA returns for 4th season

Hennessy and the National Basketball Association (NBA) continue their global partnership for the fourth season with the release of the new Hennessy V.S.O.P NBA S4 Limited Edition and a streetwear collaboration with American sports-related clothing company Mitchell & Ness, while a popup is set to be hosted in Macau, the French cognac producer said in a statement yesterday.The statement noted that the popup is slated to be hosted from June 6 to July 4.The Hennessy V.S.O.P NBA limited edition

April 11, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Coupons for ‘Weekend Consumer Rewards in Northern District’ to remain limited to a week: INCA

Yesterday’s current affairs phone-in programme hosted by Ou Mun Tin Toi, the Chinese-language radio channel of public broadcaster TDM, discussed the ongoing “North District Consumer Carnival”, during which Industry and Commerce Association of Macau (INCA) Vice President Ieong Weng Keong discussed the issue whether coupons should only be used during the weekend of the same week consumers get them.According to Ieong, the number of businesses participating in the promotion activity reached

April 11, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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