Zheng says 2024 has ‘special significance’ for Macau

2024, which marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the 25th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland, has “special significance” for Macau, Zheng Xincong, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), said yesterday.Zheng stressed: “We need to remember President Xi Jinping’s expectations… to widely gather the positive energies of Macau society, and to

February 2, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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2-month long Contempo festival kicks off

The two month-long CONTEMPO: Macau Japan Spring Festival kicked-off yesterday, with the festival making its debut and is set to be hosted annually during the spring.The festival, which is on until March 30, is set to feature a series of events and festivities such as the Hyotei Michelin 3-star Kaiseki Dining in Hiro at The Venetian Macao, the Karen na Ivory – Kyoto concert at The Venetian Theatre, and Art Japan @ Macau.A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at The Londoner Macao, which saw

February 2, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Police, customs bust people-smuggling gang

The Judiciary Police (PJ), in conjunction with the Macau Customs Service (SA), arrested a male cross-border gang member in the city’s coastal waters off the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) Ocean Station on Wednesday for smuggling two mainlanders to Macau from Zhuhai using a wooden boat that evening, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said at a special press conference yesterday.According to Leng, the 40-year-old suspect from Guangxi is surnamed Long. The two illegal immigrants – a male in his forties and

February 2, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau logs this year’s 1st imported malaria case

Macau has recorded this year’s first imported case of malaria, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night.According to the statement, the patient is a 54-year-old local man who had worked in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) before returning to Macau on Wednesday last week, when he came down with a headache, fever, muscle pain, cough and runny nose, after which he sought treatment at a medical institution, which the statement did not identify.However, the statement

February 2, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Studio City Water Park ranks among China’s top 100 attractions list

The Studio City Water Park in Cotai has recently been ranked as one of China’s top 100 novel attractions by the Global Travel Play Book (全球旅行玩法寶典), according to a statement from integrated resort operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment. The “2023 China Top 100 Novel Travel Experiences” (百大國內旅遊新玩法) list is published in the play book, which is jointly issued and compiled by China Tourism Academy and Chinese travel platform Mafengwo (馬蜂窩), the

February 2, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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COVA opens at Shoppes at Four Seasons

COVA Macao has recently opened at the Shoppes at Four Seasons in Cotai, with Milan’s premium confectionary destination offering delicacies and Italian coffee at its first local shop, according to a statement distributed by Sands China on behalf of COVA.The statement noted that COVA has over 200 years of history and was founded in 1817, being one of Italy’s oldest Pasticceria (pastry shop). It has branches in different cities around the world, according to the statement. In Hong Kong, it has

February 2, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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GEG invites local organisations to join Sea Cruises

Integrated resort operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) said in a statement earlier this week that it has recently invited nearly 150 members from over 10 local organisations to sessions of its “GEG Sea Cruises”, aiming to deepen their understanding of the cultural history of Macau’s sea-land landscape and related tourism sources.The sea cruises were launched in October last year to highlight Macau’s landmarks and maritime landscape, while also connecting the revitalisation project,

February 2, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MGM, IFTM co-launch catering talent cultivation programme

Integrated resort operator MGM and the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) co-launched last Thursday their first joint initiative, namely “Creative Cities of Gastronomy – MGM Food and Beverage Professional Career Programme Series”, tailoring a series of fast-track training sessions for IFTM students majoring in culinary arts management, including on-the-job training and internships, while providing them with the opportunity for employment at MGM’s resorts.According to a recent

February 2, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Residents can now register vehicles & transfer vehicle ownership online: DSAJ

Residents can now register their motor vehicles and transfer the motor vehicles’ ownership through the “Macao One Account” or the “Business & Associations Platform” mobile apps without having to go through the process in person, Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ) Deputy Director Lou Soi Cheong announced yesterday.Lou made the remarks yesterday during a press conference announcing the official launch of the government’s online car registration service, with the attendance of Civil

February 2, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Govt announces unit prices of HOS flats in Zone A

The government has announced that 3,017 subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS) flats in the Zone A land reclamation area, the application period of which was launched in 2019, will be sold at an average price of 35,600 patacas per square metre in terms of net floor area.The Housing Bureau (IH) made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday night.The statement also announced that 5,254 HOS flats in Zone A, the application period of which was launched in 2021, will be sold at an average price

February 2, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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CityU to have new campus: govt

The government will grant a land concession to the private City University of Macau (CityU) earmarked for the construction of a new campus because of which it will relocate from its current campus, which is situated on a part of the public University of Macau’s (UM) former campus in Taipa, to its future campus, according to a statement by the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) yesterday.The statement did not identify the plot.According to the statement, the City University of

February 2, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Sick camphor tree near Lou Lim Ioc Garden may endanger pedestrians: IAM

An endangered camphor tree (Camphora officinarum) still shows signs of disease and pest infestation after months of treatment, while the crown of the tree has withered further, which could endanger pedestrians walking under the tree, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the tree is located on Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida outside Lou Lim Ioc Garden.The statement noted that the tree has been on the government’s official old

February 2, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Confrontation the result of competition taken to excess at expense of cooperation

China Daily EditorialIn a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations on Tuesday, United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan once again elaborated on the current administration’s approach to relations with China. Underlining the idea that constructive engagement with China is in the national interest of the US, he reiterated the White House’s commitment to the “3C framework” for the US’ China policy — “collaborate, compete, confront”.It is inspiring that the two sides

February 2, 2024 | BY admin

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Chinese collaboration boosts Brazil’s EV industry, says business leader

Interview by Xinhua writer Zhou YongsuiSAO PAULO – Through collaboration with Chinese companies, Brazil has gained access to cutting-edge technologies to promote its electric automotive industry, a Brazilian business leader has said.Chinese technology and investment in electric vehicles (EVs) “will allow Brazil to take a leap toward decarbonization on the environmental agenda,” Ricardo Bastos, president of the Brazilian Association of Electric Vehicles, told Xinhua in a recent

February 2, 2024 | BY admin

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