50 years on, China-EU partnership remains stabilizing force amid global uncertainties

Commentary by Xinhua writers Zhang Zhaoqing, Chen Binjie        BRUSSELS – Fifty years ago, on May 6, 1975, China and the European Economic Community – the precursor to today’s European Union (EU) – established diplomatic relations, marking a pivotal moment in modern international diplomacy.Over the decades, China-EU ties have become a central pillar of the global landscape, shaping developments in politics, security, trade, investment, technology and environmental

May 6, 2025 | BY admin

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US tariff policy signals win-lose mentality: Swiss business leader

Interview        GENEVA – The United States’ tariff policy has created widespread uncertainty and reflects a confrontational approach to global trade, Robert Wiest, president of the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SCCC), said in a recent interview with Xinhua.The United States has recognized that it has deindustrialized too much, Wiest said, adding that it is now trying to bring back jobs and industrial capacity by using tariffs, which are “a very crude

May 6, 2025 | BY admin

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GDP dips 1.3 pct in 1Q, but Macau 'unlikely to face cyclical economic downturn'

    Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 1.3 percent year on year in real terms to 99.78 billion patacas (US$12.49 billion) in the first quarter of this year, according to preliminary figures released by the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) yesterday.  A DSEC statement attributed the decline to a relatively high comparison base in the same quarter last year, changes in visitor consumption patterns and other factors. The special administrative region’s overall

May 3, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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Casino takings rise 1.7 pct to 18.8 billion patacas in April

    Macau’s 30 casinos generated gross gaming revenue (GGR) of 18.858 billion patacas (US$2.35 billion) last month, a year-on-year growth of 1.7 percent, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has announced today. Month on month, GGR in April was down by 4.07 percent from the 19.659 billion patacas recorded in March. In the first four months, GGR increased by 0.8 percent year on year to 76.514 billion patacas.   Macau’s

May 1, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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Labour Day & Buddha’s Birthday holidays

Due to it being the Labour Day public holiday today and Buddha’s Birthday public holiday on Monday, The Macau Post Daily’s editing team will be off today and on Sunday and will return to work on Monday so the print edition of your favourite newspaper will be on the newsstands again on Tuesday morning. However, our digital edition on our website https://www.macaupostdaily.com/ will be updated round-the-clock. Our local news and editorials as well as commentary by national media organisations

May 1, 2025 | BY admin

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Govt aims for LRT circle route for peninsula: Tam

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raymond Tam Vai Man said yesterday that the government is studying the feasibility of expanding the city’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) network, with the aim of creating a circle route* serving the peninsula, covering districts such as Fai Chi Kei, Inner Harbour, Nam Van, and Sai Van.Tam made the remarks during yesterday’s one-day Q&A session in the Legislative Assembly’s (AL) hemicycle about his portfolio’s policy guidelines for this

May 1, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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MGP Museum to offer free admission on Int’l Museum Day

The Macau Grand Prix (MGP) Museum, managed by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), is providing free admission to the public on May 18, in celebration of International Museum Day.International Museum Day is annually celebrated on May 18 or thereabouts.According to an MGTO statement yesterday, three sessions of an educational activity will be available on May 18, with online signups starting today.The theme for International Museum Day 2025 is “The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing

May 1, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Local man loses nearly 55,000 patacas in ‘fake police’ scam

A local man has been cheated out of 54,966 patacas in a “fake police” scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said at a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lei, a local young man reported to the police on Monday afternoon that he had been scammed, having lost a total of 54,966 patacas. The victim received a call on Friday afternoon from a man (“Man A”) speaking Putonghua, who identified himself as a “Wuhan police officer.”Wuhan is the capital of Hubei Province.

May 1, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Police nab local man for covering up friend’s crime

A local student was arrested on Saturday for covering up a friend’s crime, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Kong Chi Ian said during a regular press conference yesterday.Kong identified the suspect as a man surnamed Lo who is a student in his twenties.According to Kong, the police received a report from a driver about a traffic accident in Rua das Lorchas (火船頭街) in the Inner Harbour district. The driver told the police that the front left side of his car was hit by a

May 1, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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59 contracts inked, over 16,000 business matching sessions held at 13th MITE

The 13th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo (MITE) concluded on Sunday, with the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) noting in a statement yesterday that 59 contracts were signed and 16,225 online and offline business matching sessions were held.The three-day expo, themed “Explore MITE, Experience the World” and featuring six new highlights, was held at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo and this year received over 38,000 visitors, 1,000 more than last year, the statement

May 1, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Pedro Paz presents 33 smartphone photos in ‘Remains of the City’ exhibition

A total of 33 photos are being showcased at the Portuguese Bookshop Art Gallery in a solo exhibition titled “Remains of the City”, where Portuguese photography enthusiast Pedro Paz presents fragments of daily life and details that might go unnoticed in a busy city – all captured on his Samsung smartphone.The gallery is located in the basement of the Portuguese Bookshop on Rua de São Domingos (板樟堂街).Ending on Tuesday, Paz showcases his works across three sections that each

May 1, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Guangdong Historical Road Orienteering to be held in Macau for first time, at Lai Chi Vun shipyards

The annual “Guangdong Historical Road Orienteering Competition”, which was launched in the neighbouring province in 2016 and was held in Hong Kong for the first time in 2023, will be held in Macau for the first time where it will take place later this month for two days in Coloane’s Lai Chi Vun shipyards area and the nearby Coloane Village, the event’s joint organisers have announced.The first phase of the government-revitalised Lai Chi Vun shipyards area opened in June 2023, while

May 1, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Cinematheque•Passion to host 2025 Panoramic Vision – Macao Contemporary Film Festival

Cinematheque•Passion is set to present the 2025 Panoramic Vision – Macao Contemporary Film Festival from tomorrow to May 23, according to a Tuesday statement.The statement noted that the festival aims to highlight local cinematic talent, featuring a diverse programme that includes a competition segment for Macau filmmakers. The festival will showcase 17 local productions, with a jury panel consisting of young filmmakers from Hong Kong and Macau evaluating entries in the Macao Competition

May 1, 2025 | BY Adrian Vallesteros

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Xi stresses sound planning for economic, social development in 2026-2030

SHANGHAI – President Xi Jinping yesterday called for making sound plans for the country’s economic and social development in the 2026-2030 period, stressing “managing our own affairs well” and ensuring both development and security.The remarks came as China revs up efforts to fulfill the targets set in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) in the final year of its implementation and to formulate the next five-year plan.“The planning must focus on the goal of basically realizing

May 1, 2025 | BY admin

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