Chinese market allure won't diminish despite US smears

Commentary        BEIJING – Washington's obsession with tarnishing China's reputation knows no bounds. US President Joe Biden's recent assertion that the Chinese economy is a "ticking time bomb" serves as the latest example.Biden said the Chinese economy has a dire future. But if the second-largest economy is bound to explode like a bomb, which is "not good" as the president suggested, then why has his government just imposed a new investment ban

August 18, 2023 | BY admin

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Eco-expo 2023MIECF kicks off with nearly 500 booths

This year’s Macao International Environmental Cooperation Forum & Exhibition (2023MIECF) kicked off yesterday at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo, focusing on green business opportunities, “tourism+” and sustainable development across different sectors, in the form of multiple forums, business matching sessions and exhibitions, according to a MIECF statement yesterday.This four-day event, themed “Building an Ecological Civilisation Through Innovative Initiatives” featuring nearly

August 18, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Govt launches tender for top court’s superstructure project

The government has launched a public tender for constructing the superstructure of its ongoing project of converting the Old Courthouse and the adjacent former Judiciary Police (PJ) headquarters in the city centre into the Court of Final Appeal (TUI), according to an announcement published in the Official Gazette (BO) on Wednesday.The project, which started in October last year, is being carried out in two phases, namely pile foundation and basement work in the first phase and superstructure

August 18, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt to launch tender for 300 more taxi licences: Rosário

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said yesterday that the government will launch a public tender later this year for 300 new common taxi licences valid for eight years.Rosário made the remarks while speaking to reporters at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo after attending yesterday’s opening ceremony of this year’s Macao International Environmental Cooperation Forum & Exhibition (2023MIECF). The annual event, which started yesterday, is being held through

August 18, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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'Collective Wisdom' thinktank discusses diversification in line with ‘1+4’ strategy

A forum to discuss Macau’s appropriate economic diversification under the government’s “1+4” development strategy was held by local thinktank, the Collective Wisdom Policy Centre, yesterday at the Social Services Building of the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (UGAMM) in Toi San district. The union is generally known as Kai Fong, its name in Cantonese.The one-day forum aimed to share knowledge and advice of professionals and experts from various sectors

August 18, 2023 | BY Gabriel Tam

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Dried octopus snack contains excessive preservatives: IAM

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement yesterday that during its regular testing of comestibles its inspectors confirmed that a sample of a dried squid snack sold in bulk in Macau contains an excessive amount of preservatives.The statement said that the sample of the snack was from “Tak Sang Pharmacy” on Rua dos Mercadores.The statement also noted that each kilogramme of the snack was found to contain 51.3 milligrammes of preservatives, which exceeds Macau’s food safety

August 18, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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All-suite Raffles opens at full capacity: Galaxy

Since its soft opening on Wednesday, Raffles at Galaxy Macau in Cotai has logged an occupancy rate of nearly 100 percent, the integrated resort operator says. According to a Wednesday statement by the resort operator, offering approximately 450 luxurious suites, Raffles also includes signature restaurants, a bar and a spa. It is slated to have its official opening around the end of this year.Raffles, which has 136 years of history and “is famed around the world for its personalised

August 18, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Revamped Grande Hotel reopens today

Interview by Yuki Lei        The “legendary” Grande Hotel Macau, located on Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro in the Inner Harbour area, has a soft opening today after its complete renovation, with 96 guestrooms currently being available, six representatives of Macau-based Casa Hotel Management Limited told The Macau Post Daily yesterday in the lobby before a guided tour of the hotel.Respected Macau historian Monsignor Manuel Teixeira (1912-2003) told Harald Brüning, who was

August 18, 2023 | BY admin

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Camp David meet makes no bones about intent

China Daily Editorial        Despite the devastating wildfires in Hawaii, the focus of the Joe Biden administration is on the president’s meeting with Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida today at Camp David, Maryland, which has been a backdrop for signal moments in US foreign policy.All the indications are that a trilateral security alliance is in the works. It was the Yoon government’s decision to reach out to Tokyo in

August 18, 2023 | BY admin

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Macau visitor arrivals rise 28,176.9 pct in July

Macau's visitor arrivals surged by 28,176.9 percent year-on-year to 2.759 million last month, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced today.The bureau said in a statement the huge growth was "mainly due to an increase in visitors as well as a relatively low base of comparison in July last year."In July last year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Macau's visitor arrivals fell by 98.8 percent year-on-year to 9,759.Month-on-month, visitor arrivals rose by 24.9 percent last

August 17, 2023 | BY admin

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4-day ‘Asian Junior Wushu Championships’ starts today

The “2023 SJM 11th Asian Junior Wushu Championships”, hosted by the Wushu Federation of Asia in conjunction with the Wushu General Association of Macau, will take place at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion from today through Sunday when nearly 300 young martial arts practitioners from more than 20 countries and regions will compete in 82 categories of taolu (“combined movements”) and sanda (“scattered beating”) in wushu (“martials arts”).In response to the launch of the four-day

August 17, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau through the lens: unveiling the halo effect of variety shows

Interview and review by Ginnie Liang        These days, young people in mainland China have a strong desire to travel, and they have the spending power to do it. They are passionate about travelling to new locations, trying out local cuisines, and visiting attractions. Notably, the buzz surrounding “Macau Tourism” topics on popular social media platform Sina Weibo has seen a significant increase recently.Also, there is a growing trend for mainland Chinese variety TV

August 17, 2023 | BY admin

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Male mainlander robs currency dealer in hotel guestroom: police

A man from the mainland has been arrested after robbing an illegal currency exchange dealer in a hotel guestroom, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Leong Chi Seng said at a regular press conference yesterday.The 21-year-old suspect surnamed Cai told the police that he’s studying in Canada. He came to Macau as a visitor.According to Leong, Cai lost HK$200,000 in gambling earlier this week and subsequently arranged a meeting with an illegal currency exchange dealer through a mobile phone

August 17, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Continuing education subsidy scheme logs over 1.36 million participants

The Education and Youth Development Bureau’s (DSEDJ) Non-Tertiary Education Department Chief Luís Gomes said yesterday that since 2011 five phases of the government’s continuing education subsidy scheme have been carried out, with more than 1.36 million participants.Gomes made the remarks in a phone-in programme hosted by public broadcaster TDM’s Chinese-language radio station, Ou Mun Tin Toi.Gomes said the data indicated that the continuing education programme has been fully embraced by

August 17, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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