Cold War mentality burns for 60 Minutes

China Daily Editorial        Despite his candidness, United States Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns’ interview with CBS’ 60 Minutes, which aired on Friday, offered little that was fresh.Burns has made good use of the past two years since he came to China to cultivate a friendly and open image. But as the interview revealed, the veteran US diplomat, who has served both Republican and Democratic administrations, still harbors a Cold War mentality, a defining feature of

February 28, 2024 | BY admin

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Ho vows to strengthen cooperation with Guangdong on developing Hengqin

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng visited Guangdong’s provincial capital Guangzhou yesterday to meet the province’s top leaders where he pledged that Macau will continue to strengthen cooperation with Guangdong on intensively pushing ahead with Hengqin’s development, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) yesterday.Ho headed a delegation consisting of top local officials for a one-day trip to Guangzhou yesterday where both sides exchanged views on further

February 27, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Lei says GDP up 80.5 pct in 2023, predicts 10.3 pct growth this year

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong disclosed yesterday that Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 80.5 percent in real terms last year, returning to over 80 percent of the level in pre-pandemic 2019.Hong Kong’s GDP grew 3.2 percent in real terms last year.The policy secretary also said that the government now predicts that the city’s economic output will increase 10.3 percent in real terms this year, returning to around 90 percent of the 2019 level.Lei made the remarks

February 27, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Firework displays on 3rd & 7th day of CNY attract over 160,000 people: MGTO

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has announced in a statement that the first two sessions of the Chinese New Year Fireworks Display, on the 3rd day and the 7th day of Chinese New Year (CNY) attracted more than 160,000 spectators.Meanwhile, two sessions of the “Celebrations of the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macau SAR – Parade for Celebration of the Year of the Dragon 2024” attracted a total of nearly 79,000 spectators, Sunday’s statement said.MGTO has not yet

February 27, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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2024MIECF to kick off next month

The 2024 Macao International Environmental Cooperation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF) is slated to take place at Cotai Expo at The Venetian Macao from March 28 to 30 themed “Reaching the Dual Carbon Goals through Green Transformation”, according to an MIECF statement yesterday.The statement noted that the upcoming event will keep the sector “abreast of the latest trends and the future landscape while boosting green exchanges and cooperation”.Its two-day Green Forum is slated to have

February 27, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Septuagenarian sexually assaults Filipina in street

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a local man in his seventies for sexually assaulting a Filipina domestic helper in the street, PSP spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Leong told the police that he’s jobless. He was involved in a case of sexual harassment in 2013 and causing bodily harm in 2018. The victim is in her thirties.According to Cheong, when a resident was riding his motorcycle in Rua do Almirante Sérgio at 3:40

February 27, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Local woman scammed out of HK$2.2 million in fake police scam

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Chan Wun Man said during a regular press conference yesterday that a middle-aged local woman was scammed out of HK$2.2 million in fake police scam.According to Chan, the victim received phone calls from two individuals claiming to be a Zhuhai immigration officer and a Guangzhou police officer, respectively, last November. The callers made preposterous accusations, alleging that the victim was involved in spreading scandalous messages. Believing the calls

February 27, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Hengqin’s convenient measures set to attract int’l talent from Macao to Hengqin: scholar

On February 8, the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin announced the implementation of closed customs control in its “second-tier” zone, which aims to facilitate the movement of people, goods, capital, and information between Macao and Hengqin. This measure will take effect on Friday (March 1). “After Hengqin implements the special customs operations, the tax on the equipment we import is likely to be reduced by a great deal,” Prof. Chen Guokai, interim director of

February 27, 2024 | BY Hu Nan and Ye Zhen

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55,000 students now enrolled in tertiary education in Macau

The number of students enrolled in tertiary education in Macau has increased by more than 60 percent from about 34,000 in the 2018/2019 academic year to about 55,000 in the current 2023/2024 academic year, while the proportion of postgraduate students has risen from 25.5 percent to 39 percent during the same period, the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) said in its recent reply to lawmaker Lei Chan U’s written interpellation.Lawmaker Lei Chan U called for the internationalisation

February 27, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Traffic bedlam in Inner Harbour area due to rainwater pumping station project

Due to the ongoing construction of a rainwater pumping station in the southern Inner Harbour district, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) implemented on Sunday a range of temporary traffic arrangements at some sections of Rua da Praia do Manduco, next to Rua do Almirante Sérgio, and Travessa da Prosperidade, causing gridlock there yesterday, on the first working day of the implementation of the traffic measures.A joint statement by the DSAT and the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) on Friday described the

February 27, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Luís Gonzaga Gomes Luso-Chinese Secondary School catches fire

A lumber room of the Luís Gonzaga Gomes Luso-Chinese Secondary School on Avenida de Sidónio Pais caught fire at around midday yesterday, according to a statement by the Fire Services Bureau (CB), which noted that the blaze did not cause any injuries.Yesterday’s statement said that the fire was believed to have been caused by a short circuit of a power bank, which was charging a telephone in the lumber room when the fire broke out.No one was injured or suffered any discomfort in the

February 27, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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‘Facing the Sea’ exhibition showcases 39 paintings at Cunha gallery

Artist Ada Zhang (張洪), from Sichuan province, is showcasing her works in a solo exhibition entitled “Facing the Sea” at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery, with the event marking the second time that the painter is exhibiting works at the gallery following “Home’s Where The Heart Is” in 2022.Zhang, who moved to Macau nearly a decade ago, specialises in watercolours, oils, drawing and sketching, according to a statement from the gallery.Her current exhibition showcases a total

February 27, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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West’s hypocrisy paraded for public consumption

China Daily Editorial        The touching words some visiting Western leaders offered a group of Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv on Saturday, in an attempt to show their solidarity and enhance the morale of the Ukrainian military, only served to do the opposite. The frowns and doubtful looks of their listeners indicated they hoped to hear concrete plans to end the fighting rather than promises of new financial and military assistance and training that can allow them to fight

February 27, 2024 | BY admin

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Ho hopes women will continue to play ‘important’ role in society

This year marks the 114th anniversary of World Women’s Day, and Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng expressed his hope on Friday that women will continue to play an “important” role in civil society and their families, while also contributing to family harmony, prosperity and stability, as well as the high-quality development in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).Addressing the Women’s General Association of Macau’s reception to celebrate International Women’s Day at The Plaza

February 26, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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