CPC, Germany’s SPD hold 2nd strategic dialogue in Beijing

BEIJING – The second strategic dialogue between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) took place in Beijing yesterday.Liu Haixing, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, and Lars Klingbeil, co-leader of the SPD, German vice chancellor and federal minister of finance, both attended the event and delivered keynote speeches.Liu provided an overview of the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. He said that

November 19, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau's Casa Real Casino in Zape to shut for good Friday night: govt

Casa Real Casino in Zape, one of the city’s remaining six “satellite casinos”, will close for good after midnight on Friday, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has announced.The bureau made the announcement in a statement last week.Casa Real (“Royal House”) Casino is one of the six satellite casinos currently still in operation in the city.The government announced in June that in compliance with the three-year transition period stipulated by the new legislation

November 18, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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‘Not Terminal’ public artwork on display at Macau Cultural Centre Plaza

The “Not Terminal” public artwork by renowned Beijing-born contemporary artist Yin Xiuzhen (尹秀珍) is being displayed in the Macao Cultural Centre Plaza in Nape as part of “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025”.On display until December 12, the installation is featured in Art Macao’s “Public Art Installation” section, where several works are being showcased around the city.According to a statement from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) yesterday, the piece by Yin,

November 18, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Only 29 pct aged 50+ satisfied or very satisfied with Macau’s elderly care facilities: survey

The findings of a survey released yesterday show that only 29 percent of the respondents aged 50 or over said that they are satisfied or very satisfied with the elderly care facilities and services available in the community, while 66 percent of them described the situation as “mediocre”.The survey was carried out between July and earlier this month by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen in Cantonese) in collaboration with the private University of Saint

November 18, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau CE Sam Hou Fai delivers 2026 Policy Address, answers media’s questions today

The Government Information Bureau (GCS) reminded the public in a statement yesterday that Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai will deliver his 2026 Policy Address during a plenary session of the Legislative Assembly (AL) in its hemicycle starting at 3 p.m. today, after which he will answer questions about his second policy address during a press conference at Government Headquarters scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.Sam will answer questions from lawmakers about his policy address tomorrow in another

November 18, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau Tung Sin Tong’s 5 clinics provide 378,844 consultations in 2024: VP

The 133-year-old Tung Sin Tong Charitable Society hosted a press conference yesterday about its upcoming “Annual Fund Raising Campaign” starting on Thursday during which it revealed the number of users of its primary care facilities last year. According to Tung Sin Tong (TST) Vice President Vong Chiok Va, the number of consultations provided by the five clinics run by the charity reached 378,844 consultations last yearAccording to 2024 official health data, Macau’s 733 primary health

November 18, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police nab local man for stealing 380,800 patacas from 12 hotel safes

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man on Saturday for stealing HK$365,000 (376,000 patacas) and 4,800 patacas from the safes of 12 front-desk colleagues in a hotel in Cotai, PJ spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 29-year-old male surnamed Ip, who worked as a front desk manager at the hotel.According to Cheong, the police received a report from the hotel on Thursday about a significant cash shortage uncovered

November 18, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau police nab teacher for cheating 2 currency exchange dealers out of HK$400,000

A male teacher was apprehended on Saturday for defrauding two male currency exchange dealers out of HK$400,000 (412,000 patacas) in a currency exchange deal, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said in a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect and the two “victims” are mainland Chinese.Cheong identified the suspect as a 24-year-old male surnamed Xiong who works as a teacher in the Chinese mainland. The victims are a middle-aged man and a young man who are engaged in

November 18, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Mercury forecast to fall to 13 degrees Celsius in Macau tomorrow

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) announced in a statement yesterday afternoon that Macau’s temperature will drop to as low as 13 degrees Celsius from tomorrow.According to the weather station, under the influence of a strong northeastern monsoon, northerly winds will strengthen significantly, and the mercury will drop noticeably starting from today. The observatory forecast that the minimum temperature will be around 13 degrees Celsius between tomorrow and Thursday. The

November 18, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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2nd cleanup removes dozens of truckloads of waste from Macau's Chi Lam Vai well

The two-month long Chi Lam Vai ancient well cleanup project’s second phase commenced on November 4, and Tang Kam Chun, a Chi Lam Village resident and vice-president of the Na Tcha Temple Association, he told the Post on Friday that dozens of lorryloads of construction waste have been removed in the ongoing second phase so far. Pátio do Espinho (茨林圍 – Chi Lam Vai – in Cantonese), is a 400-year-old, formerly walled village that lies just a street away from the UNESCO World

November 18, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Sands China, University of Macau (UM) expand gaming partnership

Sands China launched its new “Sands Responsible Gaming Academy” yesterday and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Macau (UM) in order to deepen research, training, and public education in responsible gaming.The opening ceremony was launched at The Londoner Macao in Cotai, marking a new step in Sands China’s long-running corporate responsibility work that first introduced responsible gaming training to all team members in 2007.The academy becomes one of the

November 18, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's airport opens 7 new smart screening channels to cut waiting times

According to a statement provided by the Civil Aviation Authority of Macau (AACM) on Sunday, the local airport has launched seven new smart security screening channels in its Central Security Screening Zone, aiming to reduce passenger waiting times and improve screening efficiency during peak travel periods.The rollout marks a major step in the airport’s smart-management upgrades, the statement said.The statement noted that the optimisation project began in July this year and has been carried

November 18, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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‘Our Story’ exhibition in Macau gathers works from local community

“Our Story” Community Exhibition 2025 is being held at the free-admission 10 Fantasia Gallery, presenting images, along with other works, by “citizen creators” to tell stories through a variety of perspectives.The exhibition, organised by the Chinese Cultural Industries Promotion Association (CCIPA), is on until November 29 and can mainly be found in the gallery’s exhibition room B05. It features images overlayed with text. “As specific scenes fade, the words become the focal point,

November 18, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Manila plays havoc with regional peace

China Daily Editorial        The Chinese military on Sunday urged the Philippines to immediately stop provoking incidents and further escalating tensions in the South China Sea. The call came after the Philippines carried out so-called “joint patrols” with external forces, undermining peace and stability in the region.Tian Junli, spokesperson for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command, said that the theater command had organized a bomber

November 18, 2025 | BY admin

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