SJM Resorts launches ‘Miffy Creative Show – Travel in Style’

SJM Resorts has launched the “Miffy Creative Show - Travel in Style” at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai, which features the picture book character “Miffy” designed by Dutch author, artist, illustrator and graphic designer Dick Bruna (1927-2017)The character made its first appearance in 1955.The integrated resort’s first and second levels feature large Miffy sculptures, with an SJM statement yesterday noting that the largest stands at two metres in height. The highlight, the

September 26, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Rua da Felicidade temporarily closed to traffic to prep pedestrian zone

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced yesterday the temporary closure of Rua da Felicidade (“Street of Bliss”, home to Macau’s fabled “ladies of the night” in the not-so-distant past) until Thursday to vehicular traffic in preparation for the upcoming pedestrianisation of the area.According to a DSAT statement, in conjunction with the Cultural Affairs Bureau’s (IC) implementation of the Rua da Felicidade Pedestrian Zone Project, part of the iconic street will be temporarily closed

September 26, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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MUR aims for mortgage loans of up to 90 pct for MNN buyers

Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) says that it is asking banks and other financial institutions to offer mortgage loans of up to 90 percent to buyers of flats in its Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) residential project in Zhuhai’s Hengqin island.An MUR statement on Sunday underlined that the MNN project has entered its “key stage” of final survey inspection and formal acceptance, adding that landscaping and road works are intensively being carried out there.The statement also underlined that

September 26, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Worker falls from 3rd-floor of building on construction site in Areia Preta

A construction worker fell from a building yesterday at a public housing construction site on Avenida de Venceslau de Morais and was conscious when taken to hospital, according to a statement from the Public Security Police (PSP).The incident was reported at around 6 p.m., the statement said, adding that firefighters arrived at the scene and found a male casualty on the ground.The injured person fell from the third to the first floor during work earlier yesterday and was later moved to the

September 26, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Over 5,000 cyber-attacks recorded per day on local critical infrastructures: PJ

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said yesterday that its Cybersecurity Centre currently records an average of more than 5,000 cyber-attacks and spying activities on the operators of critical infrastructure in Macau every day, and that it received 49 reports of cybersecurity incidents from operators last year, of which about one quarter were caused by cyber-attacks and the rest by equipment failures.Judiciary Police Cybersecurity Division Chief Ho Weng Kin made the remarks yesterday when attending a

September 26, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Macau wins gold in wushu in Hangzhou

Macau martial arts practitioner Li Yi won the gold medal in women’s Changquan at the Asian Games in Hangzhou yesterday, which is the first gold medal for Macau in the current Asiad.Li Yi, who was runner-up in the previous two Asian Games, garnered 9.786 points, 0.03 points more than Hong Kong’s Liu Xuxu, and won the gold medal for the first time.Li said that the gold medal could be the perfect end to her sporting career, as she has recently been affected by an old injury which makes her arm

September 26, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Sino-EU dialogue opportunity to reset relations

China Daily Editorial        The development of the interdependent relationship between China and the European Union has not been smooth-sailing in recent years. Progress has been hampered by disputes over various issues, which have brought increasing uncertainly to China-EU cooperation, to the detriment of both sides’ interests.In a welcome development, it appears that in the 10th China-EU High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue, the first such dialogue since 2019, the two

September 26, 2023 | BY admin

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How China achieved a technological revolution

Commentary by Ayman Omar*        China’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased from US$360.86 billion in 1990 to US$1.21 trillion in 2000 until it reached US$17.96 trillion in 2022. The size of the Chinese economy has grown by about 49 times since 1990 and about 15 times since 2000, and it is now the second-largest global economy after the United States.China’s remarkable advancement in the technology sector contributed to its economic growth. A report by Harvard

September 26, 2023 | BY admin

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Sino-EU economic cooperation a win-win

China Daily Editorial        The bilateral trade between China and the European Union now amounts to more than US$820 billion annually. China remains the EU’s largest trading partner, while the EU is China’s second-largest trading partner.That they see eye to eye with each other on such key issues as trade liberalization and share the goal of safeguarding the rules-based multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core makes them natural

September 26, 2023 | BY admin

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Govt mulls 500 taxi licences for its upcoming tender

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Kelvin Lam Hin San has announced that the government’s upcoming public tender for new common taxi-vehicle licences “would possibly” grant 500 new licences, a change from its previous plan to grant 300 new licences, after considering the city’s rising demand for taxis from residents and visitors alike.Lam made the remarks during a press conference on Friday.Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário told reporters last month that the

September 25, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Editorial: Wise move for China & Timor-Leste to raise their level of ties

It was with great satisfaction when I read yesterday afternoon a Xinhua article about a joint statement by China and Timor-Leste to elevate their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership. The announcement about the joint statement* came after a working meeting between President Xi Jinping and Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão in Hangzhou on Saturday on the sidelines of the 19th Asian Games. Among other senior officials of the central government, Wang Yi, director of the

September 25, 2023 | BY admin

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Applications for rental housing for seniors to start in Nov

Residents can move in in Q4 2024The government has announced that applications to rent a flat in its ongoing high-rise rental housing project for senior citizens, which is being built in an area of Plot P in Areia Preta district, will start on November 6, after which successful applicants can expect to move into the flats in the fourth quarter of next year.In general, according to the announcement, permanent local residents aged 65 or over who are able to take care of themselves will be

September 25, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Giant lanterns light up lakeside near One Central

The One Central Macau estate and integrated resort (IR) MGM Macau launched the 6th Macau Lantern Festival on Friday, presenting lanterns designed by Alan Chan Yu Chien, at Lakeside Promenade of One Central Macau, which will be displayed until November 30. The public are free to view the installations.The festival is held with the support of the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), with the opening ceremony attended by Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna

September 25, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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10th tourism economy forum ‘culminates in success’

The 10th Global Tourism Economy Forum • Macao 2023 (GTEF) “culminated in success” on Friday, during which a closing ceremony was held at the Galaxy International Convention Centre (GICC) in Cotai, the Office of the Secretary for Economy and Finance said in a statement.This year’s forum, the statement noted, was themed “Destination 2030: Unlocking the Power of Tourism for Business and Development”, which is based on the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It

September 25, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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