Something smells fishy in Washington report

China Daily Editorial        It is no coincidence that both China and Russia are among the six parties the United States has identified for engaging in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing around the world.The 2023 Report to Congress on Improving International Fisheries Management that the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released last week lacks evidence to prove its claims, and shows how low Washington can stoop to leverage common global

September 6, 2023 | BY admin

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Over 90 pct of schools start new school year: DSEDJ chief

The start of the new school year for non-tertiary education was delayed by three days due to Super Typhoon “Saola”, with over 90 percent of local kindergartens and primary and secondary education schools having started their academic year 2023-2024 yesterday, instead of September 1, Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) Director Kong Chi Meng told the media on the sidelines of his visit to Choi Nong Chi Tai School on Istmo de Ferreira do Amaral yesterday morning.According to

September 5, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau logs this year’s 3rd imported dengue case: MUST student

Macau recorded this year’s third imported case of dengue fever yesterday, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night.According to the statement, the patient is an 18-year-old female student from the mainland newly enrolled in the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST).The student came to Macau from Yunnan province’s Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture with her family last Tuesday, when she checked into the university’s hall of residence, the

September 5, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Blood donation vehicle suspended for 2 Tuesdays for repairs

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement yesterday that its mobile blood donation vehicle, which normally provides services every Tuesday, will not operating today and Tuesday next week, due to repairs.According to the website of the bureau’s Blood Transfusion Centre, the vehicle, which provides services between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. every Tuesday, is parked at different locations in different weeks. On the first Tuesday of every month, it provides services outside Luso International Bank

September 5, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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61-year-old body found in flat: police

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Lon said in a statement that PJ officers were notified by the Fire Services Bureau (CB) yesterday that a male corpse was found in a flat of a residential building on Alameda da Harmonia.According to the statement, the 61-year-old male was a Macau resident who lived alone.The statement noted that a neighbour complained to the property management about the smell coming from the flat. The doorman knocked on the door, but no one answered while a foul smell

September 5, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Gung Luen to host Qigong-related event

The Sports Committee of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (MFTU or FAOM – aka Gung Luen in Cantonese) will hold a series of commemorative activities at its Workers Stadium in the Barrier Gate area from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday in celebration of the World Health Qigong Day, an annual event commemorated on the second Saturday in September.According to a press conference yesterday at Restaurante Beautiful World on Avenida Artur de Tamagnini Barbosa, with the theme of “Creating

September 5, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Man nabbed for stealing motorbike key from ex-colleague

A local 60-year-old man stole an ex-colleague’s motorcycle key and hid it nearby, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday. The suspect surnamed Wong is a carpenter.According to Lai, the victim reported to the police that on August 28 his key he had left in the ignition of his motorcycle parked in Rua Oeste do Mercado de São Domingos had been stolen. He told the police that a Kun Iam Statue, worth 10,000 yuan (11,100 patacas)

September 5, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Observatory says ‘relatively low’ chance of issuing No.3 signal today

The observatory said in a statement yesterday that the probability of issuing the No.3 tropical cyclone signal early this morning was “relatively low”, as Tropical Depression “Haikui”, which was located in the Taiwan Strait yesterday, was expected to move west-northwest towards Fujian or the eastern coast of Guangdong and make landfall today.According to the observatory, Haikui was located about 560-kilometres east-northeast of Macau at 8 p.m. yesterday.The observatory also said that

September 5, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Woman conned to assist fraudsters after losing 28 million patacas

A local woman has been cheated out of 28 million patacas and also has been manipulated into unwittingly assisting scammers by forging remittance documents to defraud a medical institution, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said in a regular press conference yesterday.The 48-year-old suspect surnamed Man told the police she holds a managerial position in a company.According to Chong, in March the suspect received a phone call from the scammers pretending to be police officers from

September 5, 2023 | BY William Chan

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MGTO promotes ‘tourism+’ at World Conference on Tourism Cooperation & Development 2023

The World Conference on Tourism Cooperation and Development 2023 was held at the China National Convention Centre in Beijing on Saturday, with Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes attending the conference and pledging to continue promoting the cross-border integration and development of “tourism+” in Macau, according to an MGTO statement yesterday.Hosted by the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) and the People’s Government of Beijing

September 5, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Catering sector backs ban on plastics cups, plates & styrofoam trays

The government will ban the import of non-biodegradable single-use plastic plates, plastic cups and disposable styrofoam food trays after banning the import of throw-away knives, forks and spoons, from the beginning of next year, with the catering industry generally expressing support.The ban was published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) said in a statement yesterday that it will hold a number of briefing sessions in the future to further

September 5, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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‘Macao Week in Tianjin’ logs over 140 business matching sessions: IPIM

Over 140 business matching sessions took place during the “Macao Week in Tianjin – Tianjin-Macao Business Matching and Networking Session” on Friday, with some Macau food manufacturers inking deals on mooncakes, according to a statement from the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM).The event was attended by over 160 companies from Macau and Tianjin, the statement noted, adding that business matching sessions were facilitated between over 40 Macau enterprises and more than

September 5, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Japanese artist displays over 40 paintings in ‘Invisible Planet’

Contemporary Japanese artist Kumano Umi, aka Umi Kumano, is showcasing 40 of his new works in a solo exhibition titled “Invisible Planet” at the Humarish Club gallery at Lisboeta Macau.The exhibition, which is Umi’s first solo exhibition in the city, is a Collateral Exhibition for “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2023”. A recent Humarish Club statement noted that the exhibition is presented in collaboration with “KOTARO NUKAGA”, an art gallery founded in Tokyo in

September 5, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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BRI contributes to global humanitarian work: ICRC chief

Interview        GENEVA –The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) helps improve local infrastructure, provides essential services in many countries and regions, and contributes to global humanitarian work, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said.The BRI is a development initiative that is complementary to humanitarian work as it can serve the people affected by conflict in a sustainable manner, ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric told Xinhua in

September 5, 2023 | BY admin

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