CPC ends key plenum with pledge to protect HK & Macau

BEIJING – Hundreds of senior members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded a key meeting in Beijing yesterday with a promise to protect the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong, which has been rocked by months of unrest, and Macau, which is widely seen as one of the world’s most peaceful areas.The Fourth Plenum of the Party’s Central Committee was a closed-door meeting of 371 high-ranking CPC officials where the country’s future direction was discussed, and this week’s

November 1, 2019 | BY admin

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Local shuttlers battle it out against int’l opposition

Tuesday saw the start of the 2019 Macau Open Badminton Macau at Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion, one of the legs on “The HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300” in which Macau’s badminton team pitted themselves against some of the world’s best “Super 300” players.According to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) website, the HSBC (Hong Kong Shanghai Bank) BWF World Tour is a circuit of 26 tournaments attracting the top world ranked players in singles (men’s and women’s) and doubles

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Winter begins with hotpot feast at Broadway Food Street

The weather is noticeably cooler after passing the last solar term of autumn called “Shuangjiang” (Frost Descent) last Thursday, the 18th of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms that marks the transition period from autumn to winter, and what better way to warm up for winter than by having a good hotpot?To help people prepare for the weather, Broadway Food Street is once again holding its popular Hot Pot Street promotion taking place now until February 29, offering 20 varieties of hotpots

November 1, 2019 | BY admin

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New Lululemon store equipped with experimental space

In less than a year, Canadian fitness apparel retailer Lululemon Athletica Inc. has opened its second store in the city with a bigger space that includes a studio for the brand to hold community events and workshops.Located in Sands Cotai Central, the new store is the largest in the city, encompassing 3,789 square feet of retail and fitness space with elements of the interior design inspired by the Portuguese azulejos – blue-and-white tiles.The store houses the brand’s full collection of

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MGM China’s Q3 revenue rises 22 pct

MGM China said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday that its total revenue grew by 22 percent year-on-year to HK$5.8 billion.According to the statement, adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 26.8 percent from 23.5 percent a year ago.The statement also said that MGM COTAI “continues to ramp [up] and improve efficiency”.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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This year’s 23rd imported dengue case confirmed: govt

The Health Bureau said in a statement yesterday that it has confirmed this year’s 23rd imported case of dengue fever.According to the statement, the patient, a 50-year-old local man, lives in Rua da Baía in Taipa. He visited Bangkok and Pattaya with his wife between October 15 and 22.Rua da Baía is a short street near the former campus of the public University of Macau (UM), which is now used by the public Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) and Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) as well as

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Non-resident worker takes HK$4,000 left in ATM by HK man: police

A female non-resident worker from the mainland took HK$4,000 in cash from an ATM on Wednesday that had been left by a Hong Kong man who forgot to take the cash after he withdrew it from the machine, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The spokesperson identified the suspect as a 30-year-old surnamed Tan who works for a local eatery as a takeaway food delivery person.At around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the Hong Kong man withdrew the HK$4,000

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Customs busts 3 cases of fake branded goods

The Macau Customs Service said in a statement yesterday that its officers seized 97 items of fake branded goods in three cases last month – jewellery from a pawnshop in the city centre, watches from the Lotus Flower Bridge border checkpoint in Cotai, and cosmetics from the Macau checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) respectively.The three cases were busted during an intellectual property protection law enforcement operation jointly carried out by the customs administrations

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Beijing suggests Macau as venue for inking US-China trade deal: reports

Beijing has suggested Macau as a possible venue for signing the first-phase US-China trade deal after the Chilean government on Wednesday abruptly scrapped this month’s APEC summit because of unrest in the country, Reuters reported yesterday.President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump had been widely expected to sign the agreement on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Santiago de Chile on November 16-17.Reuters yesterday quoted an unnamed “China

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US wants China trade deal in ‘same time frame’ despite axed APEC summit

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump still hopes to sign a trade deal with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in coming weeks, despite Chile’s cancellation of the APEC summit where they had been scheduled to meet, the White House said yesterday.“We look forward to finalising Phase One of the historic trade deal with China within the same time frame, and when we have an announcement, we’ll let you know,” spokesman Hogan Gidley said in a statement.President Sebastián Piñera

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Chui to receive Macau report from top academy in Beijing

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will travel to Beijing today to receive the findings of a study by the prestigious Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) on the work of the local government, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced yesterday.During his visit to the academy Chui will also exchange views with the study’s authors, the statement said.The academy, widely seen as one of Asia’s top think tanks, has been commissioned by the local government to examine in

October 31, 2019 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass animal disease control bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated animal disease control bill.The bill proposes that owners of veterinary clinics and vets who confirm or suspect the outbreak of an animal disease in the pursuit of their duties shall report the situation to the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) within 24 hours, while if the confirmed or suspected outbreak comes to their notice outside normal working hours of the public administration, they shall report it to the

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Macau police transfer loan-sharking suspects to Zhuhai

The Judiciary Police (PJ) transferred 40 mainlanders allegedly involved in loan-sharking cases in Macau to the Zhuhai police yesterday.PJ spokesman Lai Man Vai briefed reporters about the case after the transfer of the suspects in the area between Zhuhai’s Gongbei and Macau’s Barrier Gate border checkpoints.Lai said that the transferred suspects had also been involved in other crimes on the mainland, stressing that the transfer was carried out in accordance with the law.Judiciary Police

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Camping by tour groups is legal: MGTO

In a statement jointly issued by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) yesterday, MGTO said that “it is not illegal” for travel companies to arrange for members of tour groups to stay at campsites, adding that camping “is also a kind of tourism experience”.In the statement, the Municipal Affairs Bureau said that its inspectors did not find any violations by those staying at the campsite in Hác Sá Beach Park during the mainland’s seven-day

October 31, 2019 | BY admin

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