1st Macau-Hanoi air route takes off

HANOI – The first direct air route between Vietnamese capital of Hanoi and Macau operated by the country’s national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has got off the ground.The first flight from Hanoi to Macau by the airline departed on Monday’s evening, making this the 10th new route of Vietnam Airlines this year and the 18th route between Vietnam and China, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported yesterday.With a frequency of one round-trip per day, the new route will help meet the

December 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Male mainlander dies in massage chair: police

A 44-year-old male mainlander was found dead in a massage chair in a massage parlour in Zape yesterday morning by a staff member after he had settled down in the chair on the previous day, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) yesterday morning transferred the case to the Judiciary Police for investigation.The statement said that the man, surnamed Liu, entered the massage parlour in Rua do Terminal Marítimo in Zape at

December 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Seac Pai Van Public School to run next year

A newly-completed public school in Coloane’s Seac Pai Van public housing estate will start operating in the 2020/2021 school year, the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the school in the sprawling public housing estate will first only recruit pupils for its kindergarten (K1 to K3) and for P1 for the upcoming school year which will commence in September next year.According to the statement, the bureau plans the new school to run

December 18, 2019 | BY admin

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CAM says air passengers set to grow 17 pct this year

The local airport’s passenger volume is expected to reach 9.5 to 9.6 million this year, which would be a 17 percent increase from last year, Macau International Airport Company (CAM) Marketing Department Director Eric Fong Hio Kin said yesterday.Fong made the comments during a press conference hosted by an airline at MGM COTAI.According to Fong, there are currently 200 flights per day at the airport, serving 26,000 passengers. There are 31 airlines operating flights in and out of Macau.Macau

December 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Premium Taiwanese airline to launch Macau route next month

Several airlines have long been running the Taiwan-Macau route, and Taiwan-based Starlux Airlines is launching one next month as “we’re still full of confidence about Macau’s market,” the carrier’s chief communications officer Nieh Kuo-Wei said yesterday.Nieh made the comments while speaking to reporters after a press conference at MGM COTAI presenting the services and facilities Starlux offers, such as in-flight meals by a Michelin-starred restaurant for business class passengers, or

December 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Accompanying Macau, witnessing its growth

With just a few days remaining, Macau is about to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its return to the motherland.Looking back over the past 20 years, Macau has grown continuously – accepting all the challenges along the way. Economically, we are constantly adapting to the international situation and the development needs of local citizens.Although its main pillar industry still remains the gaming industry, we can see that the government is committed to diversifying the economy. As for its

December 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Man tries to bribe cops with HK$1,000: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a man who was found to be an illegal immigrant (II) on Saturday during a regular personal identification check in Taipa and then allegedly offered the officers a HK$1,000 bribe, PSP spokesman Choi Iok Kin said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the incident happened in Rua do Pai Kok. The suspect surnamed Wang is about 30 years old. No other personal information about the suspect was released by the police.Choi said that at

December 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Chui swears in 3 judges, top court gets 1st Macanese judge

José Maria Dias Azedo, Chao Im Peng and Cheong Weng Tong were sworn in yesterday as judges of the Court of Final Appeal (TUI), Court of Second Instance (TSI) and the presiding judge of the Collegiate Bench of the Court of First Instance (TPI) respectively, according to a statement by the TUI Secretariat.Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On officiated at the swearing-in ceremony which was attended by other government and judicial officials such as TUI President Sam Hou Fai and Judicial Officers

December 18, 2019 | BY admin

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Palace Museum collections in unprecedented scale exhibited in Macau

An exhibition series presenting the collections of the Palace Museum in an unprecedented scale was inaugurated yesterday at the Macau Museum of Art (MAM) in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland.The exhibition series, under the theme “The Long Journey: The Forbidden City and Maritime Silk Road,” seeks to lead the audience to revisit the magnificence that ensued in the course of Chinese and Western cultural exchanges by displaying cultural gems associated

December 18, 2019 | BY admin

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LRT to close from tomorrow afternoon to Friday due to ‘special security measures’

The passenger transport service of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system, which started operations last Tuesday afternoon, will be suspended from 1 p.m. tomorrow to Friday – the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland, before the resumption of the service on Saturday, the government-owned operator announced in a statement yesterday.The short statement merely said that the operator will take the measure “in coordination with the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR)

December 17, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau to host GBA Cup Regatta & Macau Cup Int’l Regatta next month

The Sports Bureau (ID) announced in a statement yesterday that the “2020 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Cup Regatta and Macau Cup International Regatta” will be held from January 9 to 12 in Macau.According to the statement, the event is co-organised by the bureau and Across Four Oceans Sailing Management in conjunction with the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) and Macau Sailing Association.The Macau Fisherman’s Wharf provides venue support, the statement underlined.This undated

December 17, 2019 | BY admin

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Baidu chief gives lecture on autonomous driving at UM

The president of Beijing-based internet giant Baidu, Zhang Yaqin, delivered a lecture on “Advances in Autonomous Driving” on the University of Macau (UM) campus yesterday afternoon.According to a UM statement, Zhang talked about the opportunities and challenges brought about by autonomous driving from technological, industrial and policy perspectives.Zhang also shared his views on some of the controversial and key issues in the advances in autonomous driving technology, the statement

December 17, 2019 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass 2020 budget bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday unanimously passed the government’s 2020 budget bill, according to which the government expects a total expenditure of 100.69 billion patacas next year, 2.65 billion patacas less than this year’s budget, down 2.6 percent.According to the bill, the government expects total receipts of 122.7 billion patacas next year, 312 million more than this year’s budget, up 0.3 percent.As a result, the bill expects a surplus of 22 billion patacas next

December 17, 2019 | BY admin

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Chinese Embassy in Japan holds reception to celebrate 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to motherla

TOKYO – The Chinese embassy in Japan held a reception in Tokyo yesterday evening to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland.Addressing the reception which was attended by about 150 guests, Ambassador Kong Xuanyou said that over the past 20 years, with the strong support of the central government and the mainland, the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) has understood and implemented the principle of “One Country, Two Systems” in a comprehensive and

December 17, 2019 | BY admin

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