Japan passing its nuclear risks to world

China Daily Editorial        A total of 7,800 tons of nuclear contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant has been released into the sea as Japan completed its first round of wastewater discharge on September 11. As it is preparing to start the second round of release in late September, the justified concerns over the long-term ecological impacts of the discharged water have not been eased, and criticism of the country’s selfish and irresponsible

September 29, 2023 | BY admin

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Xi says confidence ‘more valuable than gold’ in march toward rejuvenation

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping yesterday called on the nation to firm up confidence and strive in unity in the relentless endeavor toward building a strong China and realizing national rejuvenation.“Our strength comes from unity and confidence is more valuable than gold,” said Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, at a grand reception held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to celebrate the

September 29, 2023 | BY admin

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‘If China is collapsing, how can it pose an existential threat to the West?’: French scholar

Interview        BEIJING – The false narratives of Western media about the Chinese economy are defamation – “the weapon of choice to avoid competition,” French essayist and entrepreneur Laurent Michelon told Xinhua in a recent interview.There are two contradictory narratives about the Chinese economy in Western media reports, the first of which is “collapse,” Michelon said, adding that with each failure of a Chinese company, the Western media seize the

September 29, 2023 | BY admin

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Global experts explore common human values in Confucius’ hometown

JINAN – Focusing on common values and a community with a shared future for humanity, the Nishan Forum on World Civilizations saw its ninth gathering in Qufu, the birthplace of Confucius in Shandong province, from Tuesday to yesterday.More than 1,500 experts and scholars from 78 countries and regions across the globe have convened here to collectively delve into subjects encompassing the scientific connotations and profound significance of humankind’s mutual values.At the opening ceremony,

September 29, 2023 | BY admin

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‘Macau Palace’ floating casino to make comeback to revitalise San Ma Lou area

The government and integrated resort (IR) operator SJM Resorts jointly announced yesterday their cooperation plan regarding the revitalisation of the Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro area, which highlights the return of the legendary “Macau Palace” floating casino to Pier 14 in the Inner Harbour district, close to the Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16 casino-hotel, plus the revamp of the Kam Pek Community Centre on the city’s main thoroughfare. Kam Pek is a former casino. The floating casino,

September 28, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Thunderbolt 2023 probes over 86,000 people: SPU

Assistant to Commissioner-General of the Unitary Police Service (SPU) Luis Leong said yesterday that during the anti-crime Thunderbolt Operation 2023, carried out from June 12 to September 21, Macau’s law enforcement forces, comprising the Macau Customs Service (SA), Judiciary Police (PJ) and Public Security Police (PSP), investigated 86,005 people, took in 4,815 for further questioning, and filed 930 suspected criminal cases, with 1,140 suspects transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office

September 28, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Local man nabbed for taking knife to file complaint

A local man has been arrested for taking a knife to his residential building’s management office while attempting to file a complaint, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said at a press briefing yesterday.The 69-year-old suspect surnamed Leong told the police that he’s jobless.According to Cheong, the security guard of the management office on Rua Nova da Ilha Verde reported the case to police on Sunday night. Police later arrived at the scene and saw Leong, who was

September 28, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Man dies after being hit by car on zebra crossing: police

A local man died at the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre after having been hit by a car while crossing Estrada Almirante Marques Esparteiro in Taipa early yesterday morning, according to a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman and two PSP statements.The traffic accident happened in Estrada Almirante Marques Esparteiro at about 5:18 a.m. yesterday, in which a light vehicle travelling along Estrada Almirante Marques Esparteiro towards Avenida dos Jardins do Oceano struck a male

September 28, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police nab mainland visitor, local man for theft-by-finding

In two separate cases, a mainland visitor and a local man have been arrested for stealing a pair of earbuds and a plastic bag containing 1,600 patacas respectively, Public Security Police (PSP) Cheong Heon Fan said at a regular press conference yesterday.In the first case, the suspect is a 59-year-old man surnamed Gong. He told the police he’s jobless.According to Cheong, the Public Security Police received a report from a woman on August 9 that she had left a pair of earbuds on a bus earlier

September 28, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Govt launches new round of HOS applications, 5,415 flats available in Zone A

The government yesterday launched a new round of applications for 5,415 subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS) flats on the Zone A land reclamation area.The three-month application period will end on December 27.A press conference about the new round of applications for the 5,415 units was held yesterday at the Housing Bureau’s (IH) premises in Ilha Verde.The 5,415 HOS flats, which will be built on five plots of B5, B7, B8, B11 and B12 on Zone A, comprise 1,657 one-bedroom units, 3,216

September 28, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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CAC to host Mid-Autumn party at Albergue SCM

CAC – Círculo dos Amigos da Cultura de Macau (“Circle of the Friends of Macau’s Culture”) – said in a statement earlier this week that it will hold the “Celebration of the Moon - Mid-Autumn Festival 2023” Party at Albergue SCM on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro tomorrow, promising an evening filled with “exciting activities”.The free admission event will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., with eventgoers able to sample traditional Mid-Autumn Festival snacks and participate

September 28, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Airport check-in centre opens at Macau’s HZMB checkpoint

The Macau International Airport (MIA) Check-In Centre on the ground-floor of the Macau border checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) officially started operating yesterday, with the “Express Link” bus service also resuming at that time, according to a statement by Macau International Airport Co. Ltd. (CAM) yesterday.The statement noted that upon completing the check-in procedures at the centre, those travelling via the HZMB can directly take the Express Link bus service to

September 28, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Sole bid for Taipa land auction is 893 million patacas, 15 pct higher than reserve price

The government yesterday granted a provisional land concession of Plot BT9a in central Taipa to the sole bidder of the plot’s auction, which offered a price of 893.666 million patacas, 15 percent higher than the plot’s reserve price of 777 million patacas.After yesterday’s unsealing of the bid for Plot BT9a, the winner told reporters that the plot’s future residential development project is expected to provide around 200 flats.The government launched separate public tenders on August 9

September 28, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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14 young local entrepreneurs receive awards in GBA contest

The 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area [GBA] Outstanding Young Entrepreneur Award Ceremony was held yesterday, during which 14 young local entrepreneurs, including six University of Macau (UM) alumni, received awards in five categories.The event, which was attended by over 3,000 people online and offline, was organised by the Guangdong-HK-Macao Bay Area Entrepreneurs Union. It was held simultaneously at its branch venues in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Macau, where its branch venue is

September 28, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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