Direct shuttle bus to HK airport airside ‘to be launched soon’

HK Airport Direct, a shuttle bus service bus that travels between Hong Kong International Airport and the Macau Port checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB), will soon allow passengers to get their boarding passes and baggage check-in at the bridge’s Macau Port checkpoint, after which travellers will be taken directly airside to the Hong Kong International Airport without having to disembark or go through immigration in Hong Kong, Hong Kong & Macao International Airport

August 25, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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IC to preview 4 programme highlights for 35th Int’l Music Festival

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday that it has launched a preview of four of its highlighted programmes in the 35th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF), themed “Melodic Reconnections” and is slated to be held from September 30 to October 30.The statement noted that the highlighted programmes are “Opera in Two Acts by Gioachino Rossini The Barber of Seville”; “Tom and Will” and “Legacies” concerts by The King’s Singers; and fado concert AuRora

August 25, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Ride-hailing app for black taxis to resume next month at earliest: cabbie group chief

Interview by Tony Wong       The Macau Taxi Drivers Mutual Help Association aims to relaunch its mobile taxi-ride-hailing app, the operation of which has been suspended since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, next month at the earliest, Tony Kuok Leong Son, the group’s president, says. The relaunched app will enable prospective passengers to call a common taxi that is within a 500-metre radius of the location where they are at that time, according to

August 25, 2023 | BY admin

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Group hands in petition urging govt to standardise non-resident workers' hiring policies

The People Power Macau grassroots group handed in a petition to Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) Director Wong Chi Hong calling for a mechanism for the hiring of non-resident workers (NRWs) subject to the median income of different industries, as well as a cap on NRWs employment quotas and an increase in the minimum hourly wage for local employees to 36 patacas.The current minimum wage for local employees stands at 32 patacas per hour.The government announced late last month that it was proposing

August 25, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Community Fall Prevention Campaign aims to promote physical well-being

The opening ceremony of the Community Fall Prevention Campaign, hosted by the Fu Lun Elders’ Association of Macau, co-hosted by the Macau Medical and Health Federation and sponsored by the public Macau Foundation (FM), was held yesterday at the Ho Yin Auditorium on the fifth floor of the Women’s General Association of Macau’s Integrated Services Building on Rua da Barca.The campaign aims to promote community physical well-being and raise awareness of fall prevention for Macau’s elderly.

August 25, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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Table salt supply remains stable: DSEDT

The Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) said in a statement last night that the supply of table salt in the local market was stable, with its stock being sufficient, urging shoppers “to remain rational”.The statement said that the bureau was “highly” concerned about the supply of salt in Macau, stressing that it has liaised with local suppliers to understand the supply situation of table salt in the market.The statement noted the city’s table salt storage exceeds

August 25, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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SJM grants scholarships totalling 680,000 patacas to 34 staffs’ kids

SJM Resorts said in a statement on Tuesday that it has awarded scholarships to 34 of the children of its staff members during its 19th Annual “SJM Scholarship Award Ceremony” at Grand Lisboa Macau.The statement noted new scholarships to 10 outstanding students of this year and the renewal of scholarships for 24 of its recipients from 2019-2022 were presented at the event.Designed to recognise outstanding children of staff to further their university studies, the statement said that 26

August 25, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Wynn to present ‘HallyuPopFest’ in October

Wynn Macau, in partnership with AEG Presents Asia and H.A.H. Entertainment, will host “HallyuPopFest” in Macau for the first time, with the event slated to take place from October 21-22 featuring “some of the biggest names in K-pop” performing on Wynn Palace’s outdoor lawn in Cotai, according to a joint statement from the organisers.The statement noted that the two-day event will feature 10 “star-studded acts”, with headliners including NCT DREAM and SHINee alongside HYOLYN, KARD,

August 25, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sands Resorts Macao wins ‘Best Resort in China’ for 6th time

Sands Resorts Macao has received the “Best Resort in China” prize at the 2023 TTG China Travel Awards for the fourth consecutive year and the sixth time overall, the integrated resort operator said in a recent statement.The annual awards, the statement noted, were established in 2008 and celebrates “stellar travel suppliers across airlines, hotels and resorts, serviced residences and travel services segments”, adding that winners are voted by TTG readers, which comprise of travel

August 25, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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BRICS expansion contributes to Global South’s rise

Commentary by Xinhua writers Li Jiacong and Gao Wencheng        BEIJING – A just cause finds great support, and a journey with many companions gets far.Such a saying, originating from China’s philosophy, has once again been proven by yesterday’s announcement that six countries, namely Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), were invited to become new BRICS members. This expansion marks a historical milestone in strengthening

August 25, 2023 | BY admin

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Historic BRICS expansion offers it new starting point to promote fair & just global governance

China Daily Editorial        Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were invited to join the BRICS cooperation mechanism on Thursday. The addition of the six new members will give the group broader representativeness and undoubtedly further raise the group’s profile on the world stage.Despite the great lengths the West has gone to hype up internal tensions within the bloc over the introduction of new members, the remarkable expansion of

August 25, 2023 | BY admin

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Japan has to pay price for discharge move

China Daily Editorial        One hour after Japan officially started discharging the Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean yesterday, the General Administration of Customs of China announced the country will suspend the imports of all aquatic products, including edible aquatic animals, originating from Japan.Considering that Hong Kong had already suspended imports of aquatic products from Japan, the island nation now faces the loss of its top two aquatic food

August 25, 2023 | BY admin

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IAM expects ban on Japanese food imports to have ‘minor’ impact only

Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) Food Safety Department Acting Chief Sou Hoi Chi told the media yesterday during a press briefing that the ban on the import of live and fresh food products from 10 areas in Japan – Tokyo, Fukushima, Chiba, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma, Miyagi, Niigata, Nagano and Saitama – was expected to have only a “minor” impact on local consumers and businesses, pointing out that fresh food imports from the nine prefectures and Tokyo Metropolis between January and July this

August 24, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Exhibition highlights patriotic life of nation’s Honorary President Soong Ching Ling

The current “Exhibition of Soong Ching Ling’s Life”, which officially opened on Tuesday and runs until next Tuesday, commemorates her 130th birthday and highlights her patriotic activities during her long life.Soong passed away in Beijing on May 29, 1981, aged 88. She was appointed Honorary President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) during her final illness was given the special title of Honorary President of the PRC.The exhibition is being held at the China-Portuguese-speaking

August 24, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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