MGTO hopes for more int’l visitors during Easter

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is not expecting “big numbers” in terms of mainland visitors during this Easter holiday, but is hoping to attract more foreign visitors during the period through its efforts, MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes told reporters on the sidelines of yesterday’s press conference about the upcoming 13th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo at the Macau Science Centre.Senna Fernandes noted that the reasoning behind the expectation is

April 11, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Banned driver drives at 108 km/h: police

The police found that a local man was driving despite his driving ban after he was pulled over for speeding in Estrada do Istmo (路氹連貫公路) in central Cotai on Wednesday night, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.The driver surnamed Hoi in his thirties told the police that he works as a real estate agent.Driving during a driving ban is a criminal offence, the suspect of which faces an aggravated disobedience

April 11, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Sands China hosts food-fest for staff, draws nearly 7,000 visits

Integrated resort operator Sands China said in a recent statement that it held a food-fest for its staff members that featured five invited local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), all operating at Rua das Estalagens (草堆街), between March 18 and March 28 at the back-of-house dining room of The Venetian Macau, garnering nearly 7,000 visits to five culinary roadshows.The statement said that the food-fest featured signature delicacies and products from five restaurants, cafés and

April 11, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MGM unveils ‘Maritime Silk Road Culinary Art Feast’ featuring renowned chefs

MGM is set to continue its “Gastronomic Journey with Star Chef” series with the “Maritime Silk Road Culinary Art Feast”, an event aimed to solidify Macau’s status as a Creative City of Gastronomy, with culinary events slated for tonight and tomorrow night, according to a recent statement from MGM.The statement noted that in the series, which kicked off this month, MGM’s culinary team will collaborate with celebrated chefs from across China under the theme “Maritime Silk Road

April 11, 2025 | BY Adrian Vallesteros

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SJM’s Mesa Bar to host 2nd ‘GET ON STAGE SHOW’

SJM Resorts announced in a statement on Wednesday the return of its “GET ON STAGE SHOW” series at Mesa Bar at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai, with the event taking place tonight and tomorrow night.The statement emphasised that this edition, themed “The Art of Omakase* and Cocktail Masterpieces,” will feature well-known bartenders from Hong Kong collaborating with SJM’s Master Mixologist.According to the statement, six renowned mixologists from Hong Kong will join Frederick Ma,

April 11, 2025 | BY Adrian Vallesteros

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Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ a manifestation of Washington’s modern-day piracy

Commentary        BEIJING – US President Donald Trump last week unveiled the so-called “reciprocal tariffs” on most trading partners, claiming that the move, which has triggered significant global market volatility and fueled concerns about a potential recession, would make the world’s largest economy “wealthy again.”Beneath Washington’s relentless trade practices lies a deeper truth: the enduring legacy of a piratical past, now institutionalized as policy and

April 11, 2025 | BY admin

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Chinese ambassadors upbeat about prospects of relations with neighboring countries

Analysis        BEIJING – Chinese ambassadors say they are upbeat about building on historic achievements to open new prospects for China’s relations with neighboring countries, after a key meeting outlined goals and tasks for the next phase of the country’s neighborhood work.President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, called for building a community with a shared

April 11, 2025 | BY admin

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Debunking ‘most unbalanced’ myth, China’s growth anchors global stability

Commentary        BEIJING – For years, some Western politicians have painted China as a one-dimensional economy overly reliant on exports, with some even going further to accuse China of being “the most unbalanced economy” in the world. Such accusations are nothing but old clichés that crumble under scrutiny.The World Bank data presents an irrefutable fact: China’s trade-to-GDP ratio plummeted from 64 percent in 2006 to 37 percent in 2023, dwarfed by Germany’s 83

April 11, 2025 | BY admin

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China takes firm countermeasures against US tariff bullying

Additional tariffs on US products raised to 84 pctBEIJING – China has taken swift, firm countermeasures following the latest US tariff hike on Chinese imports, in a move to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests.The central government announced yesterday that it will raise additional tariffs on products imported from the United States to 84 percent, add six US firms to its unreliable entity list, and place 12 US entities on its export control list.These steps – all in effect from

April 10, 2025 | BY admin

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Police bust 4 illegal currency exchange dealers

The Judiciary Police separately arrested four men from the mainland on Tuesday for engaging in illegal currency exchange activities, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said during a special press conference yesterday.In the first case, there are three suspects. Chong identified the suspects as a 31-year-old man surnamed Wang who told the police that he is a worker, a 34-year-old man surnamed Shao and a 34-year-old man surnamed Zhuang who both told the police that they’re

April 10, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Police nab female mainlander for theft by finding

A woman from the mainland was arrested on Monday for theft by finding after stealing chips worth HK$15,000 that had been left on a toilet cistern, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a woman surnamed Xu, who is in her forties. She told the police that she is jobless and holds an Exit-Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macau.According to Cheong, the Public Security Police (PSP)

April 10, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Police arrest Filipino cleaner for sexually harassing student

A Filipino was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually harassing a student in the street, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a male non-resident worker (NRW) in his thirties, surnamed Itorma, who works as a cleaner. The victim is an 18-year-old local female student.According to the victim’s statement to the police, while she was walking along Rua do Comandante João Belo (筷子基北街)

April 10, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Postmark cancellation service to be offered for National Security Education Day

Commemorative postmark cancellation services will be available next week for the “National Security Education Day”.The National Security Education Day is annually held on April 15.According to a recent statement from the Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT), a temporary post counter offering the service will be set up at the General Post Office’s Philatelic Shop in Largo do Senado on that day.The temporary counter will provide the service from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the statement

April 10, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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GalaxyArt presents MPU works at ‘The Scrolls of Stars’ exhibition

Interviews by Rui Pastorin        A new exhibition kicked off yesterday at Galaxy Macau’s “GalaxyArt” in Cotai, presenting the works of over 20 artists from the Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) who are each presenting how they perceive Macau and its local aspects through art.Co-hosted by the integrated resort operator and MPU, “The Scrolls of Stars – Macau Polytechnic University Art Exhibition” features work such as paintings, digital art and multisensory

April 10, 2025 | BY admin

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