The Star Calibrator - A Western Perspective from Within China

 The Star CalibratorA Western Perspective from Within China By Julio Ceballos, Spanish business development consultant in China and author of Watching Rice Grow and The Star CalibratorWhy Was This Book Written?For twenty years, I have worked, learned, and lived alongside China. During this time, this country has not only transformed into an economic and technological superpower; it has also transformed me. What began as a professional challenge turned into a profound journey of learning

October 21, 2025 | BY Julio Ceballos

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Macau telecom CTM to launch one-off fee reduction next year

Telecom operator CTM announced yesterday that it will roll out a one-off fee reduction scheme next year for commercial and residential customers, including discounts on monthly subscription fees for broadband internet services to be given for certain months next year.The fee reduction scheme will also cover internet services used by government entities.CTM senior executives announced details of the company’s fee reductions during a press conference in a ballroom at the Sofitel Macau at Ponte

October 21, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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CE Sam Hou Fai stresses Macau’s judicial independence conferred by Basic Law

The opening ceremony of the two-day 13th Conference of the Forum of Presidents of the Supreme Courts of Portuguese-speaking Countries and Territories was held in Macau yesterday, where Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai said in a speech that thanks to the firm guarantee of judicial independence under the “One Country, Two Systems” principle, the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) has transitioned from a new member of the Forum to an active participant and promoter.The opening ceremony was

October 21, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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TODA Macau, USJ honour 39 Tourism Diploma Programme graduates

The International Tourism Professionals Development Association Macao (TODA Macau) and the private University of Saint Joseph (USJ) held a graduation ceremony on Friday for the first batch of 39 graduates completing the Diploma in Sustainable Tourism Practices Programme.The graduates comprised 23 from Macau and 16 from Mozambique, Cabo Verde, and São Tomé and Príncipe.A joint statement on Friday said that the programme was conducted online and on-site in Macau. From March to June,

October 21, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘Relatively low’ probability of T8 today: Macau observatory (SMG)

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) announced on its official website early this morning there was a “relatively low” probability that it would need to hoist Typhoon Signal No.8 (T8) today. The local observatory hoisted the Strong Wind Signal No.3 (T3) at 7 p.m. yesterday. In a statement on its website, the observatory also said that Tropical Cyclone “Fengshen” has intensified into a severe tropical storm and entered an area within 500 kilometres of Macau.Due to

October 21, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Cleanup drive aims to optimise Macau's historic Chi Lam Vai community

A one-day cleanup campaign at the traditional Pátio do Espinho community, funded by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) and organised by the Chi Lam Vai Concern Group, took place yesterday, Ip Tat, the convener of the group and president of the Na Tcha Temple Association, told the Post and Macao Daily News during the cleanup yesterday, stressing that the initiative aimed to optimise community spaces.Pátio do Espinho (茨林圍 – Chi Lam Vai – in Cantonese), is a 400-year-old, formerly

October 21, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau power utility CEM Rummikub Competition draws participants aged 6 to 97

The fourth edition of the CEM Rummikub* Competition was held on Saturday at the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf Convention and Exhibition Centre, with its Open Group seeing a wide range of competitors aged between six and 97 years.According to a statement on Saturday, the contest, held by the power utility in conjunction with the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (Gung Luen) and General Volunteers Association of Macao, aimed to “promote social inclusion, enhance public awareness and understanding of

October 21, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘Macau Races On’ wins Best Event Film at Int’l Motor Film Awards 2025

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) held a session yesterday at the Macau Grand Prix Museum (MGPM) to celebrate its film “Macau Races On” winning the Best Event Film award at the International Motor Film Awards 2025 in London on October 2, widely regarded as the “Oscars of the motoring world,” according to a statement from MGTO yesterday.During the yesterday afternoon’s session, MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, together with Deputy Directors Cheng Wai Tong and

October 21, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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23 shutterbugs continue to present works in ‘Halftone Exhibition ‘25’ in Macau

The “Halftone Exhibition ‘25” continues to display photos of various genres, with exhibitiongoers able to view them at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery until Saturday.Presenting their works, which are both in colour and black and white, are 23 members of the Halftone— Macau Photographic Association, from Macau and elsewhere in China, as well as Portugal.The 23 photos displayed range from those shot in a studio to those taken while out on busy streets and quiet scenes in places of

October 21, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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3 major fairs to open tomorrow at Macau's Cotai Expo

The 2nd China-Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs) Economic and Trade Expo (2nd C-PLPEX), the 30th Macao International Trade & Investment Fair (30th MIF), and the Macao Franchise Expo 2025 (2025MFE) will be held concurrently from tomorrow through Saturday at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo, bringing together over 1,100 exhibitors from nearly 30 countries and regions to promote business exchange and investment opportunities. At a press conference at Cotai Expo yesterday, it was

October 21, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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2 uni students lose HK$2.38 million in ‘fake police’ scams

Two female university students from the mainland have both fallen victim to “fake police” scams, losing a total of HK$2.38 million (2.45 million patacas), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Chong, the police received a report on Friday from a mainland student studying in Macau who had received a call in March from someone who claimed that her mainland mobile number was involved in multiple fraud cases and requested

October 21, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau police arrest underage student for upskirting

The Public Security Police (PSP) apprehended an underage male student on Thursday for upskirting, PSP spokesman Wong Chi Weng said during a regular press conference yesterday.Wong identified the suspect as a local student surnamed Tang.According to Wong, the police received a report on Thursday from a woman in her thirties, who said that while using the escalator on the footbridge near Avenida do Dr. Rodrigo Rodrigues (羅理基博士大馬路), she felt her skirt being lifted up by someone.

October 21, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Gongbei Customs seizes 502,000 yuan from HK driver

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers seized 502,000 yuan (564,600 patacas) from a Hong Kong driver.According to the statement, last Monday, customs officers at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Zhuhai Port (checkpoint) noticed anomalies during the X-ray scan of a single plate vehicle from Hong Kong.A follow-up inspection revealed 502,000 yuan in cash was hidden in the bag on the back passenger seat inside a backpack, exceeding the official

October 21, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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CPC to set the tone for new five-year plan crucial for advancing modernization

Commentary        BEIJING – The fourth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee is poised to shape the direction of the 15th Five-Year Plan that will steer the world’s second-largest economy from 2026 to 2030, a defining phase on China’s path toward basically achieving socialist modernization by 2035.The plenary session, which started in Beijing yesterday, will review the CPC Central Committee’s draft proposals for formulating the

October 21, 2025 | BY admin

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