Barca postal kiosk service set to close: CTT

The Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) said in a statement yesterday that owing to business adjustment, the service provided by its postal kiosk in Rua da Barca will close for good at the end of this year.According to the statement, the CTT urged members of the public to use instead two nearby post offices.1) The post office in Red Market at 92 Avenida do Ouvidor ArriagaThis undated  photo from the Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) official website shows the traditional postal

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Longten holds modelling contests in Macau

One of the leading model agencies in mainland China, Longteng, held two modelling competitions in Macau at JW Marriot last weekend in search of new stars.Shenzhen’s Wang Qiuye won the 2019 Longteng Model Competition Next Face for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, and Tianjin’s Huang Shaqian won the 2019 Longteng Model China Commercial Competition.Nearly 60 candidates from different parts of China competed in the modelling contest, who are targeted for film and television advertising.Winners

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Firm signs 3 actors/singers to promote performing arts entertainment

Local YC Entertainment & Culture Company Limited has signed a contract with mainland-based Taiwanese actor-singer Lee Wei, young mainland actor Du Jinhan and local Evaldo Leong to promote performing arts industry in the Greater Bay Area (GBA).Established as Macau marks its 20th anniversary of its return to the motherland, YC Entertainment is a cultural media company that integrates artist managers, music production and distribution, film and television investment and production,

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Lush goes for alternative packaging in gift-giving season

‘Tis the season for gifting, but it shouldn’t cost the earth.Lush has recently launched its Christmas collection featuring bath bombs, bubble bars, shower gels, soaps, shampoos, scrubs and lotions in festive shapes and scents, adding a sparkle to the daily self-care pampering routine, which make a great gift for the loved ones.For gift-wrapping, instead of using conventional paper or plastic that would add to the waste that is suffocating the Earth, the brand has introduced some reusable

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Images, icons deconstructed for ‘Es.tab.lish.ment’

Es.tab.lish.ment is the title of Portuguese artist Pedro Pascoinho’s first Asian exhibition, organised by d’As Entranhas Macau – Cultural Association, at the Orient Foundation’s Casa Garden until January 6.While the title appears to be somewhat political, the paintings are of Western European images and cultural icons that have been deconstructed and reimaged.MPD Weekender spoke to Pascoinho before the exhibition opened earlier this month about his concepts and where he gets his

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Xi to unveil plans to make Macau financial hub: Reuters

President Xi Jinping plans to announce policies aimed at diversifying Macau’s economy beyond gaming, Reuters reported yesterday, in a nod of support as violent anti-government unrest continues to trouble Hong Kong.The policies include establishing a yuan-denominated bourse, accelerating a yuan settlement center which is currently being developed and allocating land for Macau on Hengqin, Reuters said, citing unidentified government officials and company executives.“Macau will be allocated

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Macau’s achievements illustrate vitality of ‘One Country, Two Systems’: envoy

GENEVA – Macau’s development achievements over the past 20 years have demonstrated the vitality of “One Country, Two Systems,” a senior Chinese diplomat said in Geneva on Wednesday.Addressing a photo exhibition to mark the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland at the United Nations Geneva headquarters, China’s Permanent Representative to the UN Office at Geneva Chen Xu said that the exhibition will give visitors a fresh look at Macau’s dramatic changes and

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Govt to pay smart terminal system provider 150 patacas per month for each taxi

The company which has been granted a contract for the installation, operation and maintenance of all Macau taxis’ officially required “smart terminal system” – consisting of various devices such as a meter, a Global Positioning System (GPS), an audio recorder and a video recorder – will charge the government 150 patacas for each taxi per month, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced this week.The smart terminal system is to be installed in every taxi, based on the new law regulating

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Macau’s young startups embrace GBA opportunities

At 8 a.m., when most Macau residents just wake up, Lei Zhen has already left his home at Estrada de Cacilhas for his company in the neighboring city of Zhuhai.One hour later, he arrives at his office at the Zhuhai National Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, where he has set up Zhuhai Nanometals Technology to develop nano flexible transparent conductive material.A graduate of the School of Material Science and Engineering at Tsinghua University, Lei chose to set his startup in Zhuhai, a city

December 13, 2019 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Ho appoints 8 new ExCo members, keeps 3

The Office of the 5th Chief Executive yesterday announced the list of the 11 members of the Executive Council (ExCo) – the chief executive’s top advisory body – comprising eight new and three reappointed councillors, all of them male.According to Article 50 (8) of the Macau Basic Law, it is the chief executive who appoints or removes the ExCo members. Article 56 states that the council “shall be an organ for assisting the chief executive in policy making”, while Article 57 states that

December 12, 2019 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Local students encouraged to know more about motherland

Every Monday morning, Hou Kong Middle School holds a national flag-raising ceremony attended by all the teachers and the students.The ceremony dates back to October 1, 1949, when the school’s principal Du Nam raised the five-star red flag on the campus. The flag-raising ceremony has been held until today, which has become the common memory of all the teachers and students of Hou Kong Middle School.Nowadays, the majority of primary and middle schools in Macau hold national flag-raising

December 12, 2019 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Lorry driver robs pregnant woman: police

A 37-year-old man, who works as a lorry driver, robbed a 34-year-old pregnant woman of 500 patacas in cash in Fai Chi Kei district on Monday, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference yesterday.Both the suspect, surnamed Fan, and the victim are locals.At around 5 a.m. on Monday, the victim, who is nine-months pregnant, was walking from her home towards a staff shuttle bus stop near Avenida Marginal do Lam Mau, when a man – Fan – suddenly threatened

December 12, 2019 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Fringe festival to bring ‘alternative urban cultural experience’

From flash mobs to a murder mystery tour, speed-dating to paper theatre, this year’s Macau City Fringe Festival taking place next month will be “an alternative urban cultural experience” for the public, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Mok Ian Ian said yesterday.Mok made the remarks during a press conference held at the Xian Xinghai Memorial Museum about the festival, which is packed with 17 programmes and 13 outreach activities over just 10 days starting from January 10.The

December 12, 2019 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Reception held in NZ to celebrate 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to motherland

WELLINGTON – The Chinese embassy in New Zealand held a reception yesterday at the National Museum of New Zealand in Wellington to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland.Delivering an opening speech at the reception which was attended by over 200 people, Ambassador Wu Xi noted that this year marks the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland. In the past two decades, “One Country, Two Systems” and “Macau people governing Macau” have been

December 12, 2019 | BY admin

Comment: 0