Kiang Wu launches ‘Ensifentrine’ for COPD patients

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a condition that seriously affects the quality of life of patients – and the private Kiang Wu Hospital has introduced “Ensifentrine”, developed by Shanghai-based Nuance Pharma, as an alternative treatment for COPD patients, making it the first hospital in Asia to offer the medication.Kiang Wu Hospital and Nuance Pharma held a signing ceremony for their cooperation agreement, along with the launch of the new COPD medication

March 20, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Kindergarten class-teacher ratio rises to 1:2.3: DSEDJ

In response to a written interpellation by lawmaker Alan Ho Ion Sang regarding the impact of Macau’s declining birth rate on the education sector, the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) has noted that the class-teacher ratio at local kindergartens has shifted from 1:1.6 in the 2011/2012 school year to 1:2.3 in 2024/2025, with the teacher-student ratio improved from 1:16.7 to 1:11.7, emphasising that small class education focuses not only on reducing class sizes but also on

March 20, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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POLY MGM MUSEUM garners 4 int’l awards

Integrated resort (IR) operator MGM said in a statement yesterday that its POLY MGM MUSEUM, located on MGM MACAU’s 2nd floor, has garnered four international awards in just four months.The nearly 2,000-square-metre museum is a collaboration between MGM and Poly Culture.Featuring multimedia installations and innovative gallery spaces, among others, the museum opened in November last year and since then, it has attracted close to 600,000 visitors, according to the statement. The statement added

March 20, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Int’l series presented by Wynn tees off today

The first of the four-day International Series Macau presented by Wynn tees off today at the Macau Golf and Country Club.The event is the second of 10 stops on the Asia Tour calendar. The tournament was also confirmed by The R&A (The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in the UK) as one of 15 events in 11 countries that form The Open Qualifying Series for 2025. A statement by the organisers noted that the leading three non-exempt players* will earn a spot at The Open at Royal Portrush

March 20, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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AI emerges as new frontier of China-Africa cooperation

Analysis by Xinhua writers Liu Youmin and Huang Wei        NAIROBI/BEIJING – Not long ago, China’s AI model DeepSeek drew global attention for its affordability, high performance and open-source design.Across Africa, DeepSeek has sparked lively debate. Media and industry insiders argue that its introduction has ignited fresh hopes, as artificial intelligence could “inspire a new wave of innovation across the continent.”CHINA-DEVELOPED AI DRIVES INNOVATION“Imagine

March 20, 2025 | BY admin

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Local troupes aim to promote unity & multiculturalism at Macao Int’l Parade

This year’s Macao International Parade is set to take place this coming Sunday – and representatives of two participating local troupes told the Post last Sunday they hoped to spread the message of unity, friendship and appreciation of multiculturalism, echoing the event’s theme of “Love, Peace, and Cultural Integration”.The annual parade, jointly organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and the city’s six integrated resort (IR) operators, is fast approaching. In preparation,

March 19, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Comedy festival to be held in Macau & Hengqin for 2nd time

After the Macau International Comedy Festival was held for the first time last year, the event will have its second edition this year, which will be held for five days next month, with comedies and other related activities to be held in Macau and Hengqin.The 2nd Macau International Comedy Festival will be jointly organised by mainland-based comedy production company Mahua FunAge and cultural communication company Damai, both headquartered in Beijing, with the Macau government’s Cultural

March 19, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Excitement builds for 2025 Macao Int’l Parade

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a recent statement a series of activities for this Sunday’s “2025 Macao International Parade”, such as a vote for the one-day event’s “Most Popular Team” and a photography contest.Voting will be open until 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. The statement noted that participants can cast their votes via the parade’s official website, or by scanning the QR code on the promotional materials available along the parade route on the day of the

March 19, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Govt to announce clearer rules for film shooting: culture chief

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Deland Leong Wai Man said yesterday that her bureau will soon announce “more concrete and clearly defined” guidelines for crews to comply with for their film shooting in Macau.Leong made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape after yesterday’s press conference about the upcoming 2nd Macau International Comedy Festival.Leong’s remarks yesterday came after the bureau suspended a crew’s filming permission

March 19, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Online investment fraudsters post fake news about Sam: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced in a statement earlier this week that fraudsters ran a post on social media pretending to be a news report from the Chinese-language Macao Daily News, falsely claiming that “in a live television broadcast, Macau Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai accidentally revealed “shocking truths” because he was unaware that the microphone was still turned on”, with the purpose of attracting netizens to click on the link that directed them

March 19, 2025 | BY admin

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9 legislative election nomination forms handed out already: CAEAL

The direct and indirect elections for the Legislative Assembly (AL) are scheduled for September 14 – and during a press briefing, Seng Ioi Man, president of the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL), said that by noon yesterday, nine individuals had already collected their nomination-committee application forms, repeatedly stressing that any attempts to influence voters through coercion, fraud, or other improper means are criminal offences punishable by law.Seng,

March 19, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police bust Texas Hold’em den, nab 10 locals

Two local men were arrested on Friday for running an illegal Texas Hold’em* gambling operation, along with eight local gamblers allegedly involved in the case, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a regular press conference yesterday.The 37-year-old alleged operator surnamed Chan told the police that he is a businessman. His 43-year-old employee is surnamed Wan. There were eight local male gamblers, aged between 30 and 46.The Judiciary Police received a tipoff that

March 19, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Police arrest local man for stealing 4 phones

A local man was arrested last Monday for stealing four mobile phones, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Chi Weng said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Lin is in his fifties. He told the police that he is jobless.According to Wong, on March 6, an employee at a restaurant on Avenida de Artur Tamagnini Barbosa (巴波沙大馬路) reported that his mobile phone worth 3,300 patacas had disappeared. He had left it on a chair next to the cashier’s counter

March 19, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Local woman loses HK$894,000 in ‘fake police’ scam

A local woman has lost HK$894,000 (919,930 patacas) in a “fake police” scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chao Teng Hin said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to Chao, a local young woman received a call on March 9 from someone claiming to be a “Shanghai police officer”, The “police officer” alleged that her mainland-registered phone had sent out a large number of scam messages and requested she contact a “prosecutor” through FaceTime. The woman booked a room

March 19, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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