Gongbei Customs intercepts woman smuggling 226 dried geckos

A woman was caught smuggling 226 dried endangered geckos from Macau to the mainland when she was intercepted by customs officers in Zhuhai last month, according to a Gongbei Customs statement yesterday.The woman is a mainlander surnamed Ye, the statement said.According to the statement, the woman entered the mainland carrying two plastic bags through the “nothing to declare” channel at Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs checkpoint at about 6:31 p.m. on January 20.Customs officers intercepted her

February 18, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Gongbei customs seizes large quantity of cosmetics, cigars & alcoholic drinks smuggled by driver

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced yesterday that its officers have caught a Macau single-licence plated vehicle driver attempting to smuggle a large number of undeclared goods from Macau to the mainland through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) checkpoint last Wednesday.According to Gongbei Customs, the case was busted last Wednesday at 3 p.m., when Gongbei Customs officers at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) checkpoint discovered an abnormality in a single-licence plated

February 18, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Macau logs 25 suicides in Q4 last year

Macau recorded 25 suicides – 17 males and 8 females – in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a statement by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday.The statement noted that among the 25 victims, aged between 13 and 75, 20 were local residents, accounting for 80 percent, while five were non-local residents.The statement pointed out that mental diseases, relationship problems, gambling issues and financial problems were the most probable causes of the suicides for the quarter.Members of

February 18, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Fusion of cultures: Henry Ma’s artistic journey

Macau’s Centre for Creative Industries (CCI) is hosting a free-admission exhibition titled “Searching – Chinese ink painting”, which will run until March 11.Located on the ground floor of the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM), the exhibition is open from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday through Saturday, excluding public holidays.According to a statement by the organisers, the exhibition features the work of Henry Ma Kam Keong (馬錦強), an artist born in Macau who graduated with a Bachelor of

February 18, 2025 | BY Adrian Vallesteros

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Chinese blockbuster ‘Ne Zha 2’ brings benefits beyond theaters

BEIJING – Having broken the Hollywood monopoly in the global list of 10 highest-grossing films, the animated feature “Ne Zha 2” is generating ripple effects beyond cinemas, showcasing China’s vibrant consumption and dynamic economy.Less than three weeks since its premiere, the global earnings, including presales, of “Ne Zha 2” have exceeded 12.05 billion yuan (US$1.68 billion).Drawing inspiration from a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) mythological tale, much like the globally acclaimed 3A

February 18, 2025 | BY admin

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Chinese blockbuster ‘Ne Zha 2’ hits N American cinemas

   LOS ANGELES – Chinese  box office hit "Ne Zha 2" began to be screened on Friday in a limited theatrical release in North America.   The highly-anticipated film is being released by CMC Pictures in Mandarin with English subtitles in about 750 selected movie theaters in North American cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Chicago, New York, Boston, Atlanta, Toronto, Vancouver and a few other cities with a large overseas Chinese

February 17, 2025 | BY admin

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Taichung gas blast victims include 2 Macau police officers, 1 Hotel Fortuna staff

A family of four generations from Macau was affected by a gas explosion at the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store in central Taiwan’s Taichung City on Thursday, resulting in two fatalities and five injuries – and the Public Security Police confirmed the next day that the victims include a retired PSP officer and an in-service officer from the Police Tactical Intervention Unit (UTIP) as well as a staff member of the Fortuna casino-hotel in Zape.According to Taiwan media reports, an

February 17, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Editorial: Wang Yi offers MSC pragmatic, erudite advice

Wang Yi, one of the world’s most experienced foreign ministers, gave last week’s Munich Security Conference (MSC) a healthy dose of pragmatic and erudite advice on how to handle international relations. And, incidentally, he also promoted China’s brand-new DeepSeek chatbot, which was released to the amazement of the whole world just about a month ago to much acclaim. Of course, I am already its regular user, alongside Quora’s Poe chatbot which, no surprise, includes

February 17, 2025 | BY admin

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‘Tribute to Brahms’ concert series to take place in March

The “Tribute to Brahms” concert series is slated to take place next month at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM), featuring five concerts by the Macao Orchestra (OM) and international musicians over two consecutive weekends.The five shows are part of Macao Orchestra’s 2024-2025 concert season.According to a Thursday statement by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), next month’s concert series, which is a tribute to German composer, virtuoso pianist and conductor Johannes Brahms (1833-1897),

February 17, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Woman arrested for smuggling ‘space oil’ from Macau to HK

Hong Kong Customs arrested a 28-year-old woman for smuggling drugs from Macau on Saturday, seizing a vape stick containing suspected “space oil”, according to a statement from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Friday.The statement pointed out that the main ingredient of “space oil” is etomidate*, which is under the Dangerous Drug Ordinance in Hong Kong, adding that the case is the first ever detected by HK Customs since the inclusion of etomidate into the

February 17, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police nab local man for stealing cash from tip & donation boxes

A 50-year-old local man was arrested on February 7 for stealing 500 patacas in cash from a restaurant and a beverage shop in Praia do Manduco district, a Public Security Police (PSP) officer said in a regular press conference on Friday.The suspect surnamed Lin told police that he is jobless, the spokesperson said.PSP officers received a report on February 1 at about 8 p.m. from the owner of a restaurant in Manduco, who said that 100 patacas in cash had disappeared from an unlocked tip box on

February 17, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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One more critical flu case: 64-year-old local man

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement on Saturday that one more critical case of influenza was reported on Friday, a 64-year-old local man inflicted with various chronic diseases.According to Saturday’s statement, the 64-year-old man developed coughing, vomiting and shortness of breath on February 7. He went to a health centre for medical treatment, but his symptoms kept worsening, and he was taken to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre on Friday after coming down

February 17, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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How to understand Wang Yi’s citation from martial arts quotation in Munich

BEIJING – During a Friday session at the Munich Security Conference (MSC), Foreign Minister Wang Yi cited a quote from a popular martial arts novel to illustrate China’s position in handling its ties with the United States.Acknowledging the difficulty of translating the quote, Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, demonstrated his sense of humor by recommending that journalists seek assistance from DeepSeek, a Chinese AI

February 17, 2025 | BY admin

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Cultural activities reach out in neighbourhoods

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) hosted its  “Culture on Your Doorstep” flash mobs at 14 local neighbourhoods over the weekend – and two parents told reporters yesterday in Praça das Orquídeas (蘭花前地) in Fai Chi Kei district they hope that the bureau could organise more similar cultural activities outdoors in the community, while IC President Deland Leong Wai Man remarked that the results of the event had exceeded all expectations, with the number of participants for just

February 17, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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