Mainland’s first wholly foreign-owned tertiary general hospital opens in Tianjin

Analysis        TIANJIN – Mainland China’s first wholly foreign-owned tertiary general hospital opened yesterday in Tianjin Municipality, marking the latest development following China’s expanded opening-up policy in the healthcare sector.The 500-bed hospital, named Perennial General Hospital Tianjin, represents an investment of about 1 billion yuan by Singapore’s Perennial Holdings Private Limited.The hospital offers comprehensive medical services to meet the

February 27, 2025 | BY admin

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Sam vows to enhance young locals’ career development prospects

More local social organisations met with Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai yesterday about his upcoming 2025 Policy Address and among them, Alliance for Common People Building Up Macau President Nick Lei Leong Wong and Macau Federation of Trade Unions Vice President Ella Lei Cheng I told the media after their separate closed-door meetings that Sam expressed concern about local youth employment by saying that the government will review the clerical positions in large-scale enterprises to ensure that

February 26, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Trump’s list of ‘foreign adversaries’ on investment front targets 6 countries, incl PRC with its 2 SARs

US President Donald Trump’s “America First Investment Policy” directive, addressed to 15 of his top officials, including the Secretary of State and US Trade Representative, which was released by the White House on Friday, targets “certain foreign adversaries” on the investment front, such as the People’s Republic of China (PRC) including its two special administrative regions – Hong Kong and Macau. The directive states that “for the purposes of this memorandum, the term

February 26, 2025 | BY admin

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Police say opposed car drifting film shoot injuring 12

Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said yesterday during a regular police press conference that regarding Monday’s film shoot accident, in which a driver lost control while drifting, injuring 12 extras, prior to the incident the police had opposed the shooting method used by the crew.Wong noted that all the extras injured in the accident have meanwhile been discharged from the hospital.The accident occurred on a closed section of road when the vehicle, a Volkswagen Golf

February 26, 2025 | BY William Chan

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Pedestrians reveal how they deal with stress

Vox pop by Kristina Vallesteros, Rui Pastorin        Macau is a city that – virtually – doesn’t sleep, a place that has people across various ages constantly moving and working at different times of the day. This can undoubtedly lead to stressful moments for some, while others may find other factors that cause anxieties in their lives. How do people manage their stress? The Post wanted to find out, with street interviews held around the city centre yesterday.One task

February 26, 2025 | BY admin

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Local & mainlander nabbed for theft-by-finding, HK man nabbed for theft

A man and a woman have separately been arrested for theft-by-finding, and a Hong Kong man for theft, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said at a press conference yesterday.In the first case, a mainland woman reported to the police in November that she had left her smartphone worth 11,000 patacas in a taxi. With the help of CCTV footage, the police identified a woman surnamed Zhang, in her thirties, as the individual who had picked up the victim’s phone.Zhang was arrested

February 26, 2025 | BY William Chan

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Community revitalisation helps stimulate cultural & tourism economy: Sam

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai has pledged that the government will leverage its community revitalisation efforts to stimulate the local cultural and tourism economy, with a view to further supporting the city’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and safeguarding local residents’ employment.“Many neighbourhoods and streets in Macau are rich in historical and cultural heritage,” said Sam, who made the remarks during a meeting with the Macao SME Association on Monday.According to a

February 26, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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2025 Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards judging week to kick off on Friday

The 2025 Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards’ six-day judging week will kick off on Friday and run through Wednesday, being hosted at Wynn Macau on the peninsula and Wynn Palace in Cotai, integrated resort (IR) operator Wynn said in a statement on Monday.The statement noted that the highly anticipated event follows up on last year’s inauguralawards, and is the largest gathering of its kind to evaluate Chinese wines based on international standards.This year’s competition has garnered

February 26, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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From engineer to entrepreneur: a local’s journey in ‘bing sutt’ business

Interview by William Chan        In an exclusive interview last week with “bing sutt”* owner Chan Iat Seng at his café in the city centre, he told the Post about his passion for Japanese culture and the bakery scene. Chan, an engineer by profession and bakery owner by passion, said, “I’ve always been fascinated by Japanese culture and enjoyed the diverse bakery options in Japan. Their creative fusion pastries and the cultural appreciation for trying new delicacies

February 26, 2025 | BY admin

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Govt to launch 2nd round of subsidies for repairs of private historic buildings: IC

The Cultural Heritage Committee held this year’s first plenary meeting yesterday at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM), during which all its members backed the Macau Cultural Development Fund’s (FDC) second round of its programme launched last year to provide subsidies to five private buildings that are officially listed as cultural heritage sites, according to Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President and Cultural Heritage Committee Acting President Deland Leong Wai Man yesterday.Leong made the

February 26, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Scammers send SMS with link to ‘verify residents’ FSS account’: PJ

The Judiciary Police (PJ) warned the public in a statement yesterday about a phishing SMS sent out by scammers with a link to a fake Social Security Fund (FSS) website where would-be victims will be asked for credit card details to “verify their personal information online”.The statement noted that the Judiciary Police have recently received reports that scammers have been sending out phishing SMSs that claim to be from the FSS.The fraudulent short message service (SMS) claims that

February 26, 2025 | BY Ginnie Laing

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Police bust currency exchange dealer for fraud & money laundering

A man from the mainland was arrested on Monday for participating in illegal currency exchange activities, fraud and money laundering, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The 27-year-old suspect is surnamed Pan.According to Cheong, a young woman from the mainland wanted to transfer money she won gambling in a local casino back to the mainland. She contacted Pan on Sunday to arrange an illegal currency exchange deal for her after

February 26, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Police nab mainlander for drug use

A man from the mainland was arrested on Sunday for using drugs, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The 33-year-old suspect surnamed Chen claimed to be a businessman.According to Cheong, a housekeeper at a hotel in Cotai discovered a bottle that was apparently being used to take drugs in a guestroom, after which the hotel reported the case to the police on Sunday. The police arrested Chen in the guestroom later that day. The police

February 26, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Sam urges local women to promote Macau’s high-quality development, national rejuvenation

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai said yesterday he hopes that women in Macau will open a new chapter in promoting Macau’s high-quality development and make new contributions to the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.Sam made the remarks while delivering a speech at a reception hosted by the Macau Women’s General Association, commonly known as Fu Luen in Cantonese, to celebrate the upcoming International Women’s Day on March 8. Yesterday’s event, held at Macau

February 26, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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