Over 9,300 jobseekers back to work: DSAL

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said in a statement on Friday that as of the end of last month it had assisted 9,356 jobseekers in getting back to work, which was 1.5 times the total number of 6,288 people who found new jobs with the help of the bureau during the whole of last year.The statement quoted data released by the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) as pointing out that the unemployment rate of local residents dropped from 5.2 percent in the third quarter of last year to 3.3 percent

September 19, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau records this year’s 1st whooping cough case

Macau recorded a case of pertussis, aka whooping cough, yesterday, this year’s first one, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night.Pertussis cases are rare in Macau.According to the statement, the patient is an 11-month-old local boy. He came down with a fever and cough on Tuesday last week, and was taken to the private Kiang Wu Hospital for outpatient treatment.As his symptoms persisted and he began to develop a rash on Friday last week, the statement said, the baby was

September 19, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Mainlander nabbed for drunk driving: police

A non-resident worker (NRW) from the mainland has been arrested for drunk driving, Public Security Police spokeswoman Cheong Im Sim said during a regular press conference yesterday.The 41-year-old suspect surnamed Hu works as a manager at an engineering company.According to Cheong, on Thursday night police officers intercepted a driver who was reversing in Estrada dos Cavaleiros. Later, police found Chan to be reeking of alcohol. Cheong noted that Hu could not complete a breathalyser test

September 19, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Police nab local couple, 2 mainlanders for sham marriages

A local couple and two people originally from the mainland have been arrested for their alleged involvement in two sham marriages, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Cheong Im Sim said at a regular press conference yesterday.The couple are a 65-year-old man surnamed Pun and a 63-year-old woman surnamed Ho. Both told the police they’re jobless. Cheong noted that Pun and Ho are in a de facto marriage without formal registration and have four children together. The two mainland suspects

September 19, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Local woman loses 960,000 patacas in investment scam

A local woman fell for an online investment scam, losing 960,000 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lei, the female victim in her sixties reported to the police last Wednesday that a person had befriended her via a social media app in late August. The victim was then later persuaded by her virtual “friend” to download two applications on her phone to invest in cryptocurrency.The victim had invested multiple times on

September 19, 2023 | BY William Chan

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‘Youth Science & Technology Village’ Programme kicks off: DSEDJ

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) announced in a launch ceremony yesterday that a training programme titled “Youth Science and Technology Village” for non-tertiary education students officially kicked off in order to cultivate local scientific and creative talents.The ceremony took place at the Macau Science Centre (MSC) in Nape, with the attendance of 100 students participating in the programme, as well as government officials and representatives of science and technology

September 19, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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IFTM & UNWTO 15th training programme kicks off

The 15th IFTM-UNWTO Training Programme, this year themed “Leveraging the Meetings Industry and Gastronomy to Champion the Agenda of Sustainable Tourism Development”, kicked off yesterday at MGM COTAI, marking the first face-to-face training after the COVID-19 pandemic.The six-day programme, a collaboration between the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies' (IFTM) Global Centre of Tourism Education and Training and Madrid-based UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organisation), is the latest

September 19, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt axes COVID-19 special ad-hoc response centre

The Macau government yesterday wound up its Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, which was set up in early 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic began to affect the city, in view of the now “reduced” impact of the disease on human beings globally.Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng announced the centre’s abolition in an executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday, when the Health Bureau (SSM) issued a statement on the matter.The executive order took effect

September 19, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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China stresses ‘first red line’ in latest efforts to stabilize relations with US

Analysis        BEIJING – As part of ongoing efforts to maintain bilateral communication and stabilize relations, senior Chinese and US officials held multiple rounds of meetings in Malta on Saturday and Sunday.In the meetings, Wang Yi, foreign minister and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan agreed to maintain high-level exchanges and hold

September 19, 2023 | BY admin

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Upbeat high-level talks give further boost to relations that should not be squandered

China Daily Editorial        Sending a fresh signal that efforts continue to be made to stabilize the world’s most important nation-to-nation ties, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had talks with United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Malta over the weekend.Both sides have subsequently struck an upbeat tone, with their discussions described as candid, substantive and constructive.Strategic communication has emerged as a key word to define the latest

September 19, 2023 | BY admin

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Macau hosts Yao Foundation Charity Game for 1st time 

The 11th Yao Foundation Charity Game, took place in Macau for the first time last night, at Galaxy Arena in Cotai, with the participation of about 20 well-known national and overseas basketball players, including Fang Shuo, Zhai Xiaochuan and Kyranbek Makel in the Chinese All-Star Team, along with the International Basketball All-Star Team composed of players such as Jeremy Lin Shu-How and Isaiah Jamar Thomas, in addition to 20 outstanding young players selected by the Yao Foundation Hope

September 18, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Editorial: Conference boosts GBA’s role as development promoter, connector & optimiser

Last week’s first-ever Business Conference on Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Development, at The Venetian Macao, has given the 11-city conurbation a big boost to its envisioned role as a promoter, connector and optimiser for trade and investment between China and the rest of the world. The conference was co-hosted by the central government’s China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the regional governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. Initiated

September 18, 2023 | BY admin

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‘The Crunch and Munch Fair – Fiesta for Five’ to kick off next month

The second edition of “The Crunch and Munch Fair – Fiesta for Five” will take place on Estrada do Istmo, informally known as Cotai Strip, between October 19 and 29, Wu Tat Chong, president of the Industry and Commerce Association of Macau ZAPE, said during a press conference yesterday at the Macau World Trade Centre on Avenida da Amizade.“Fiesta” is the Spanish word for “party”.A total of 107 booths will be set up at the event comprising food, cultural creations and performing

September 18, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Sports Bureau hosts Physical Fitness Challenge & Experience Day

The Physical Fitness Challenge and Experience Day 2023, organised by the Sports Bureau (ID) and co-organised by the MR.J Sports Association of Macao, was held yesterday morning at Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion.The event incorporated four components comprising a physical fitness challenge, fitness experience zone, sports medicine consultation and a sports equipment trade fair.The Physical Fitness Challenge and Experience Day was initially launched in 2019 and has since then been an annual

September 18, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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