‘Rebalancing’ doesn’t benefit Sino-EU ties

China Daily Editorial        In a major speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen accused China of distorting trade and limiting access for European companies to the Chinese market as she called for a “genuine rebalancing” between the two sides.The aim is to have fewer “market distortions”, less “overcapacity” exported from China, and fair, reciprocal access for European businesses in

July 11, 2025 | BY admin

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Mutual learning of civilizations contributes to world peace and common development

China Daily Editorial        For a long time, a prejudice has existed in the world that being developed naturally empowers a country to lecture others. With their self-assumed civilizational supremacy, they give themselves the license to act at will.That arrogance has resulted in a widening development gap, and has brought mishaps to all as conflicts and crises keep breaking out because of the perception of some developed countries that there is a “clash of

July 11, 2025 | BY admin

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Strategic autonomy of vital importance to European Union - China Daily Opinion

Strategic autonomy of vital importance to European UnionBy Harald Brüning | China Dailyhttps://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202507/10/WS686ef97fa31000e9a573b258.html LI MIN/CHINA DAILY 

July 10, 2025 | BY Harald Brüning - China Daily Opinion

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Legislators pass bills requiring all officials & public servants to take oaths

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed two government-initiated bills that will require all officials and public servants to take an oath of office indicating that they uphold the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Basic Law and bear allegiance to the MSAR.The two bills passed in their final readings yesterday are one amending the current law concerning officials of bureaus and other bureau-level entities, Law 15/2009, namely directors (or presidents), deputy directors (or

July 10, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Tropical Depression ‘Danas’ set to affect Macau: SMG

The Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) forecast on its official website yesterday that Tropical Depression “Danas” will affect Macau from this afternoon.Last Friday, a low-pressure area developed into a tropical cyclone near Luzon, Philippines. By Saturday, Tropical Depression “Danas” had formed and initially appeared to move towards Macau. The local observatory hoisted the Standby Signal No.1 for a while.  However, “Danas” shifted course towards China’s Taiwan

July 10, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau logs 20 million visitor arrivals on July 8, 26 days earlier than in 2024

The Public Security Police (PSP) announced in a statement on Tuesday, that Macau had reached 20 million visitor arrivals earlier that day, 26 days earlier than last year. According to the statement, as of 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Macau’s visitor arrivals had surpassed 20 million, averaging 106,000 daily – reaching the milestone 26 days earlier than last year’s 20 million threshold achieved on August 3.The statement pointed out that the share of travellers from the Chinese mainland reached

July 10, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Police arrest Malaysian PR for fraud, forgery

A male non-resident worker (NRW) from Malaysia was arrested on Tuesday for defrauding two clients out of a total of HK$200,000 (206,000 patacas), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a special press conference yesterday.Lei identified the suspect as a 36-year-old male surnamed Tan who had worked as a public relations (PR) officer in the VIP lounge of a casino in Cotai since August 2024. The victims are middle-aged men from the Chinese mainland surnamed Chen and Zhou.According

July 10, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Sam meets representatives of 6 religious groups

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with representatives from six religious groups in Macau at Government Headquarters on Tuesday to exchange views on local religious affairs, social harmony, and stability, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement later that day.According to the statement, Sam expressed gratitude for the long-term support of Macau’s religious groups for the work of the local government and their contributions to social harmony and stability. Sam

July 10, 2025 | BY admin

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Police nab mainlander, Vietnamese in drug case

A male non-resident worker (NRW) from Vietnam and a mainland visitor were arrested on Tuesday for selling and using drugs respectively, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a special press conference yesterday.Lei identified the suspects as a 31-year-old NRW surnamed Mai who works as a kitchen helper, and a 32-year-old mainlander surnamed Song who claimed to be jobless and had entered Macau on a travel permit.According to Lei, based on a tipoff, the Judiciary Police (PJ)

July 10, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Orbis Macau charity sale raises over 890,000 patacas, raffle winners named

Over 890,000 patacas were raised over the two-month-long “Orbis Raffle Charity Sale”, towards supporting Orbis’ sight-saving programmes and sustainable training, according to a statement from Orbis Macau yesterday.The statement said that the 2025 edition of the charity sale, which was widely supported by the community, took place from April 22 to June 30. The vital funds raised for the sight-saving programme and sustainable training will ensure that quality eye care “can be made

July 10, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Local artist Jane Ng explores her different identities at ‘Diligently’ exhibition

Local artist Jane Ng Sok Chan is tackling the topic of her different identities at a solo exhibition titled “Diligently”, which kicked off at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery on Tuesday evening.Through around 20 recently-created works such as oils, acrylics and collages, Ng shares her reflections on her different identities, along with their subsequent responsibilities, that she juggles in life. Whether that is being a mother, a daughter, teacher, and a housewife, exhibitiongoers will

July 10, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Central govt to issue 6-billion-yuan bonds in Macau

The central government will issue sovereign bonds worth six billion yuan (6.75 billion patacas) in Macau next Wednesday, the Ministry of Finance in Beijing and the local government announced yesterday.The Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) issued a two-part statement on the matter.The ministry issued sovereign bonds worth five billion yuan in Macau last year.Next Wednesday’s scheduled issuance will be the fifth issuance of sovereign bonds by the central government in Macau, after the

July 10, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau Customs busts 2 smugglers, seizing 5,375 smartphones & 20 e-watches

The Macau Customs Service announced in a statement on Tuesday that two local drivers smuggled 5,375 smartphones and 20 e-watches into Macau.Customs officers identified the two local smugglers as males aged 36 and 38, who told the officers that they had been hired by the same syndicate to smuggle goods into Macau. Both side that the syndicate had offered them a “transportation fee” for the “service”.According to the statement, at dawn on Tuesday, the Macau Customs Service received an

July 10, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Any forced deals of TikTok won’t be accepted

China Daily Editorial        The lasting saga surrounding TikTok in the United States seems to be nearing an end with US President Donald Trump claiming on Friday that “we pretty much have a deal” on the highly popular Chinese short video-sharing app.According to US administration officials, the deal set to be finalized would include TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance turning over its US operations to a new company with a majority US ownership, with the possible

July 10, 2025 | BY admin

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