HK brand debuts nanotech mask giving ‘invisible facelift’ in 3 sec

Hong Kong beauty brand VXY is making a global debut of its ‘dry mask’ using nanotechnology and far infrared infusion that can uplift, brighten, hydrate and rejuvenate faces invisibly in just three seconds.VXY is a newly established beauty brand in Hong Kong under VXY Nano Technology Limited, a subsidiary of Xyber Force International Co. Ltd, incorporated in 2017.Among the brand’s dozen products, the company claims that its latest VXY Nano Invisible Facelift can rejuvenate skin cells in

May 31, 2019 | BY admin

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BRI offers good opportunity for EU-China ties: seminar

Institute of European Studies of Macau (IEEM) President José Luis de Sales Marques told reporters yesterday that while China and the European Union (EU) already enjoy a good and developing relationship, the central government’s “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) is providing a good opportunity for further cooperation between the two sides.Marques made the remarks on the sidelines of yesterday’s seminar entitled “EU current political changes and challenges – Update on EU’s internal

May 31, 2019 | BY admin

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‘Sky is not falling’ over Sino-US trade war: scholar

Hong Kong-based economist Lawrence Lau Juen-yee said yesterday that while the US tariffs’ impact on the mainland Chinese economy had certainly been “significant and negative”, it was still relatively “small in real terms and quite manageable for China”, “there is no need to panic, the sky is not falling”.Lau made the remarks in his presentation on “The China-US Trade War Challenges and Opportunities for China, the Greater Bay Area and Macau” on the public University of

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Chui praises IIICF’s ‘pragmatic & efficient’ role

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that thanks to the strong support of the central government and the joint effort by parties from Macau and overseas, the International Infrastructure Investment & Construction Forum (IIICF) has already been providing a “pragmatic and efficient” international cooperation platform for a decade, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS).Chui made the remarks in a speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th

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Flu outbreak to last another 2 to 3 weeks: Health Bureau

The Health Bureau (SSM) hosted a press conference yesterday at the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre about a new flu outbreak that has been in the city for the past two months and is forecast by the bureau to last another two to three weeks.Disease Prevention and Control Centre Director Lam Chong noted that since last month there has been another flu outbreak that would likely last for a further two to three weeks. Most of the cases are caused by influenza B and most of the

May 30, 2019 | BY admin

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Subsidy scheme for caregivers is premature: govt

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) said yesterday that the government still needs to carry out of string of tasks over the next few year before the government will be able to implement a scheme to pay subsidies to caregivers, such as coming up with official definitions of “caregiver” and those who are looked after by a caregiver, formulating tools to assess the different levels of need by those who depend on a caregiver, and formulating the official requirements that caregivers receiving the

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DSEJ holds lecture on Finnish education to learn from its experience

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) said in a statement that DSEJ Acting Director Leong Vai Kei pointed out yesterday that the model of Finnish education is world-famous and that the Nordic country’s educational reforms have been the subject of great attention in the education field globally.The statement also quoted Leong as saying that Finland has adopted an interdisciplinary and phenomenon-based learning (PBL) approach, enabling the country’s schoolchildren to have a great

May 30, 2019 | BY admin

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Man nabbed for burgling villa, jewellery worth 5 million patacas stolen: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested this week a mainlander for burgling a villa in Taipa March last year, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the 24-year-old suspect is surnamed Wei. He told the police that he is from Guangxi and works as a property agent on the mainland. The victim is a female. Her surname was not released.The break-in happened at about noon on March 9 last year, according to Choi. The victim only discovered the burglary

May 30, 2019 | BY admin

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New cabbies must attend 10-hour ‘work ethics’ course

The government expects that each taxi owner will need to pay 10 patacas per day for the future operation and maintenance of the 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 – to be installed in every taxi, which is required by the new law regulating the city’s taxi sector which will come into force early next week, Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Kelvin Lam Hin

May 30, 2019 | BY admin

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Police bust illegal restaurant, club on refuge floor & rooftop

The Public Security Police (PSP) busted last week a suspected illegal project to convert the rooftop of a residential high-rise in Taipa and the fire safety refuge floor right below the rooftop into a restaurant and club, PSP spokesman Ho Ka Kit said during a regular press conference yesterday.The police caught three male illegal workers on the premises – one from Hong Kong and two from Vietnam, Ho said. At the time of the press conference yesterday afternoon, the police were still looking

May 29, 2019 | BY admin

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Smuggler ties raw chicken to his calves to pass customs

According to a statement provided by the Macau Customs Service yesterday, customs officers seized a quantity of raw chicken, fish and duck that had not passed health inspections from two people acting suspiciously as they entered Macau.The statement said that one of the suspects had chicken meat strapped around his calves and had hidden chicken giblets in his bag. The other suspect had raw fish and skinned ducks in his car.The Customs Service said in the statement that in order to clamp down

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UM says classroom CCTV cameras only to be used during exams

The University of Macau (UM) pledged in a statement yesterday that the CCTV cameras installed in some of its classrooms would only be switched on during exams, after some local media reported earlier this week that the public university was planning to install CCTV cameras in all its classrooms for security reasons.The statement was sent to local newspapers last night.Government-owned broadcaster TDM’s Portuguese-language radio channel – Radio Macau – on Monday reported that the

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‘Art Macao’ has 34.6 million pataca budget

The government-initiated “Art Macao”, a six-month-long international art festival organised in conjunction with Macau’s six gaming operators, has a budget of 34.6 million patacas, the co-organisers announced yesterday.According to the announcement, 16.6 million patacas will be borne by the government, while each of the six gaming operators will pay 3 million patacas.The budget was revealed on the sidelines of the art-fest’s cooperation agreement signing ceremony between the government

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Maid uses employer’s stolen ATM card over 80 times: police

A woman who works as a domestic helper has been arrested for using an ATM card stolen from her employer more than 80 times, withdrawing 230,000 patacas in total, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the 49-year-old suspect is surnamed Lan, a non-resident worker from Vietnam. She had worked as a live-in maid for her employer since 2013. The surname of the victim, who is in her sixties, was not released.The incident was

May 29, 2019 | BY admin

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