Spring special: Jade de Jardin presents Jiangsu, Zhejiang cuisines

Jade de Jardin restaurant at StarWorld Hotel is known for its authentic Shanghainese fare so for spring it is introducing Jiangsu and Zhejiang dishes as part of the hotel’s ‘Eight Great Cuisines’ culinary programme.The programme aims to take patrons on a culinary journey with flavours from eight great Chinese regions: Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Sichuan and Zhejiang.At Jade de Jardin, the traditional dishes from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are being served now

March 30, 2018 | BY admin

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CTM to start testing 5G by year end

CTM CEO Vandy Poon Fuk Hei said yesterday that his company would start tests on its 5G network by the end of this year, and that it would be able to launch 5G at the same pace as the mainland and Hong Kong.Poon made the announcement in a speech at the company’s annual media dinner, this year held at Galaxy’s JW Marriott, where he also said that the company’s profit last year was 881 million patacas, 19 percent down from 2016.“The decrease of 19 percent reflected the pressure of multiple

March 29, 2018 | BY admin

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AgBank opens branch in Macau

The state-owned Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank or ABC), one of the nation’s “Big Four” banks as well as one of the largest banks in the world, opened a branch in Macau yesterday.The local branch is located at FIT in Avenida Doutor Mario Soares.The “Big Four” state-owned commercial banks are the Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China (BOC), China Construction Bank (CCB), and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) Executive Vice President

March 29, 2018 | BY admin

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Scholars highlight potential of financial sector

Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) Vice President and Dean of School of Business Lin Zhijun said yesterday that as Macau’s economy has entered a bottleneck and sustainable development remains a challenge for its main industries, the city needed to search for new economic stimulants, such as by developing its “special features” financial industry.Lin made the remarks while giving the opening speech during a one-day seminar about the special features of Macau’s financial

March 29, 2018 | BY admin

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Liaison chief urges lawmakers to love country & Macau

Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau Director Zheng Xiaosong has urged local lawmakers to always stick to their political stance of loving the country and Macau.The office said in a statement yesterday that Zheng made the remarks during a Spring Festival dinner with the city’s lawmakers at the San Chok Un Guesthouse (“New Bamboo Mansion”) on Penha Hill on Tuesday night.According to the statement, 29 lawmakers, including Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng,

March 29, 2018 | BY admin

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Wife hires husband to work illegally: police

The police have questioned a woman, who hired her husband to work without a work permit, and her husband for working illegally and riding a scooter without a valid driving licence, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lam Keong said yesterday during a regular press conference in Zape.According to Lam, the two suspects, both from the mainland, are surnamed Lin, and aged 49. The wife is the owner of a local restaurant.Lam said police officers on Monday saw the male suspect riding a scooter the

March 29, 2018 | BY admin

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CEM profit rise 6.3 pct to 793 million patacas in 2017

Macau’s electricity utility CEM announced yesterday a net profit of 793 million patacas for last year, a year-on-year increase of 6.3 percent.According to a statement issued after yesterday’s annual general meeting of the company, the city’s total electricity consumption reached 5,377 GWh last year, up 2.3 percent year on year.The statement pointed out that the local electricity generation cost was “still more competitive than that of electricity imported from the mainland,” adding

March 29, 2018 | BY admin

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Man tries to change HK$300,000 with play money: police

A man from the mainland was arrested on Tuesday for trying to scam a money changer with play money in Cotai, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference in Zape yesterday.Ho said that the suspect surnamed Huang, 25, works in a hotel while the victim is a money changer who is also from the mainland.According to Ho, Huang told the victim that he wanted to exchange HK$300,000 on Monday morning in a resort-hotel in Cotai. The victim agreed to give Huang

March 29, 2018 | BY admin

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100 e-taxi licences draw 981 bids, top bid of 988,080 patacas

A committee chaired by Transport Bureau (DSAT) Vice Director Chiang Ngoc Vai unsealed and screened 981 bids for 100 new common taxi licences yesterday, with the highest bid amounting to 988,080 patacas.The lowest bid of the 100 accepted bids stood at 810,101 patacas. The minimum bid had been set at 200,000 patacas.Members of the committee started unsealing and screening the 981 bidding documents at 10 a.m. The result was announced in the afternoon at Macau Forum in Zape.Members of a committee

March 29, 2018 | BY admin

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4 women’s volleyball teams to compete in Macau

Four women’s volleyball teams will compete in Macau in May, the organisers announced yesterday.Details of the competition were announced during a press conference at Galaxy in Cotai.The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Women’s Volleyball Nations League – Macau 2018 tournament will take place at Macau Forum in Zape from May 22 to 24.Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) Director Philip Cheng Yee Sing (left) hands Sports Bureau (ID) President Pun Weng Kun a ceremonial sponsorship

March 29, 2018 | BY admin

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Ex-weather chief gets pension of over 70,000 patacas per month

The former director of the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), Fong Soi Kun, will be paid a monthly pension of 865 salary points (equivalent to 73,525 patacas) after he applied to retire, according to an announcement published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.The amount of one salary point for a public servant’s salary or pension increased to 85 patacas – from 83 patacas last year – starting from January this year.The announcement was approved by Secretary for

March 29, 2018 | BY admin

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Trio nabbed for running fake base stations: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three suspects from the mainland and Vietnam earlier this week for operating fake base stations for about six months, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Ho, in addition to operating fake base stations in five residential units, the gang members also ran a “mobile” fake base station that was inside a suitcase.Ho identified the trio as a 26-year-old Vietnamese woman surnamed Tran, a 49-year-old man surnamed

March 29, 2018 | BY admin

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Pawnshop robber nabbed in less than a day: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said that the suspect of a pawnshop robbery on Monday inAvenida da Praia Grande was arrested yesterday in Zhongshan, some 40 kilometres north of Macau, by the Public Security Bureau (PSB).The announcement was made by the Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday in a special press conference.PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam identified the suspect as a 39-year-old man surnamed Zhang from Jilin province, some 2,600 kilometres north of Macau, who claimed to be unemployed.The robbery

March 28, 2018 | BY admin

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Police question duo for attempted fraud for post-Hato aid

The Judiciary Police (PJ) questioned two local men on Monday for attempting to defraud the government out of a subsidy and an interest-free loan for businesses affected by the deadly Super Typhoon Hato which hit Macau in August last year, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.Ho identified the two suspects as a 28-year-old casino host surnamed Chan and a 28-year-old businessman surnamed Ieng.After Hato pummelled Macau on August 23, which caused massive

March 28, 2018 | BY admin

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