DPP must accept it will not be able to impede the inevitable trend of national reunification

China Daily Editorial        Immediately following his election win, Lai Ching-te of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party said that maintaining cross-Strait peace and stability would be his mission as Taiwan’s new leader. He also pledged to preserve the status quo, and seek to “replace confrontation with dialogue”.How the incoming Lai team behaves and how Washington handles the sensitive relations with the island will to a great extent determine whether peace can be

January 15, 2024 | BY admin

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China-donated professional training center opens in Angola

LUANDA – Angola President João Lourenço on  Friday performed the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the inauguration of a professional training center donated by the Chinese government in the city of Huambo in the central province of Huambo.At the ceremony, Minister of Public Administration, Labor and Social Security Teresa Dias thanked the Chinese government for its support in the creation of talent in the country, and said that the inauguration of the Integrated Center for Technological

January 15, 2024 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass bill easing home-purchase stamp duty

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-initiated bill cancelling an additional five-percent stamp duty levied on those buying a second residential unit.Despite having only been passed yesterday, the new law took effect retroactively on New Year’s Day. The bill’s outline was passed during a plenary session of the legislature early last month, after which the bill was reviewed by its 1st Standing Committee, before it was resubmitted to yesterday’s plenary session,

January 12, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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MUST holds forum on Space and Planetary Sciences

The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) launched a three-day symposium entitled “Macau International Forum on Space and Planetary Sciences” on its campus in Taipa yesterday, with MUST President Joseph Lee Hun Wei saying that the private tertiary education institution will continue to strengthen cooperation with the mainland and international research institutes to support the nation’s space exploration programme research work.Lee made the remarks on the sidelines of the

January 12, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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20 kinds of fish meet legal limit of methylmercury: IAM

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has sampled 20 kinds of imported fish common in the local market to test their concentrations of methylmercury and fatty acids, and none of the 143 samples were found to be exceeding the legal limit.Yesterday’s IAM statement showed that the methylmercury concentration of the 20 kinds of fish collected was not all the same, with swordfish, cod (bacalhau) and tuna containing high levels of methylmercury, while sardines, mackerel, sole and mackerel pike (aka

January 12, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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UM to offer Business Analytics master’s programme

The University of Macau (UM) said in a statement yesterday that it will offer a two-year Master of Science (MSc) in Business Analytics programme starting in the 2024/2025 academic year, aiming to “equip students with the knowledge and skills required to make data-driven decisions in the business sector”.The statement noted that the programme, through a combination of analytical training with business acumen, also aims to “develop well-rounded professionals capable of solving complex

January 12, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Lawmakers pass bill allowing online car registration

The Macau Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-drafted bill allowing residents to complete their car registration online.Some lawmakers pointed out that although registering a car is electronic from now on, the registration and registration procedures are still processed by two bureaus separately, namely the Transport Bureau (DSAT) and the Commercial Registry Office (CRCBM),and they asked whether the government has a timetable to simplify the administrative

January 12, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Lawmakers pass outline of public procurement bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated bill that proposes the establishment of a new public procurement system, aiming to ensure the openness, fairness and impartiality of the government’s acquisition of goods and services and its launch of different kinds of tenders for public construction projects.The bill also proposes the setting-up of a centralised procurement system run by the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) tasked with the acquisition of

January 12, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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DSAL vows ‘serious action’ against illegal drivers

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) has affirmed that it has never authorised non-resident workers (NRWs) to work as drivers in Macau, stressing that it will take “serious action” in accordance with the law if any NRWs are found to have engaged in illegal work in the city.In response to enquiries made by the Post on Sunday concerning NRWs working illegally as drivers in Macau, the bureau said in a written reply by email yesterday that its own officials and those from several other government

January 12, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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SJM announces discretionary bonus for staff

A special discretionary bonus will be distributed to eligible staff of integrated resort (IR) operator SJM Resorts. S.A. on January 31, according to a statement from the company yesterday.The bonus, equivalent to a month’s salary, is set to benefit 98 percent of SJM staff, the statement noted.SJM Managing Director Daisy Ho Chiu-fung was quoted by the statement as saying: “The company sincerely appreciates the efforts and contributions of our team members, who have capitalised upon

January 12, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘The Madness Never Ends’ shows playful fusion of pop culture & ancient myths

The largest solo exhibition of young Taiwanese artist Zhu Chen-Wei, titled “The Madness Never Ends”, jointly organised by the multi-dimensional art space Artelli of the City of Dreams and “333 Gallery” from Taiwan, kicked off on December 8 and is on until next Friday at Artelli in Cotai, featuring over 50 of the artist’s latest creations including paintings and sculptures.Born in Tainan in 2000, Zhu received his bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from the Taiwan Normal University in

January 12, 2024 | BY Gabriel Tam

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US needs to see China objectively to dispel misunderstandings and manage differences

China Daily Editorial        Since the talks between the top leaders of the two countries in San Francisco in November, relations between China and the United States have pulled up from their nose dive and steadied, albeit at a low level.That the flurry of exchanges that arose from the talks has continued into the new year affords some optimism, if slight, that the elevation may be raised in the coming months.The 17th China-US Defense Policy Coordination Talks were held in

January 12, 2024 | BY admin

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China continues to be major engine for global growth: WEF president

Interview        GENEVA – China will continue to be a major engine for global economic growth, World Economic Forum (WEF) President Borge Brende has said.Brende, in a recent interview with Xinhua at the WEF headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, said he believes that China has enough policy tools to revitalize its economy.China is pivoting from growth based on investments, infrastructure and real estate into growth based on new areas such as electric vehicles. The country is

January 12, 2024 | BY admin

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Macau logs 1.46 million foreign tourists last year: MGTO chief

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday that 1.46 million international tourist arrivals were recorded last year, recovering to 48 percent of the pre-pandemic 2019 visitors of about 3 million.Macau witnessed a good recovery in international tourist arrivals, she said, adding that due to the fact that the global airline industry has yet to fully recover [from the three-year COVID-19 pandemic], the industry still faces manpower shortages,

January 11, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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