330 COVID-19 infections in 7 days: govt

Macau recorded a total of 330 COVID-19 infections from July 28 to August 3, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced on its COVID-19 website on Friday.A total of three new COVID-19 patients were admitted to treatment facilities in the seven days.No COVID-19 fatalities were recorded in the seven days.This came after the city recorded a total of 321 COVID-19 infections in the previous seven days between July 21 and 27.The Macau government currently only announces the number of COVID-19 infections once a

August 7, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Health Bureau increases self-measuring stations for blood pressure & weight

The Health Bureau (SSM) will open 20 new free stations for measuring one’s blood pressure and weight from today, bringing the total number of measuring stations across Macau from 33 to 53.The bureau, according to an SSM statement on Friday, launched the “My Health Depends on Me” programme in 2015, cooperating with a number of associations in setting up a wide range of self-measurement stations to check one’s blood pressure and weight in local neighbourhoods, aiming to encourage

August 7, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Man covers for unlicensed driver after traffic accident: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) announced in a statement on Thursday that their officers have arrested an 18-year-old male driver who crashed into a concrete barrier in Rua Sul do Patane, as well as a local man in his twenties for attempting to cover up for the local man driving without a licence, after the traffic accident.According to the statement, the Public Security Police had received a report from a member of the public, whose surname and gender were not revealed in the statement, that

August 7, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau’s most extensive BE@RBRICK exhibition on display at Galaxy resort

The “BE@RBRICK MACAU – World’s First Immersive BE@RBRICK Art Exhibition” is currently on display at Galaxy Macau in Cotai until September 22, being the city’s most extensive BE@RBRICK themed exhibition.Hosted in support of the “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2023”, the free exhibits are displayed at GalaxyArt, which is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., as well as at the Pearl Lobby and the Outdoor Lawn.A recent Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) statement said that

August 7, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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2 local scouts return from ‘hot’ World Scout Jamboree

The 2023 World Scout Jamboree is being held in South Korea where two Macau participants felt sick due to the heat there and came back to Macau ahead of time, while the remaining 53 will stay on, Macau Scout Association Director Laurence Chau Shing-chun told reporters in Macau yesterday.According to Chau, the 55 participants are local teenagers aged from 14 to 17, while their leaders are aged over 18.Due to the ongoing heat wave in South Korea, the hot weather warning has been issued there

August 7, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Cinematheque•Passion’s first operator takes over again after 3-year gap

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has announced that CUT Ltd. has won the government’s public tender for the new three-year operation of Cinematheque•Passion.CUT Ltd. was the first operator for the art-house cinema after it opened on March 30, 2017.However, Cinematheque•Passion had been operated by In Entertainment and Culture Production Company Limited since 2020 after it won a public tender at that time for the facility’s three-year operation by offering the lowest bid of 15.2 million

August 7, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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ART TOY CON 2023 steps onto int’l stage: curator

Showcasing over 40 pieces of toy art and art prints from over 10 different countries and regions, the “ART TOY CON 2023” sales exhibition has broken into the international art scene by collaborating with artists, production teams and organisations across the world, aiming to promote cross-cultural understanding and artistic connections, Anny Chong Wai, the event curator and co-founder of the local Nativo Workshop, told The Macau Post Daily yesterday during a guided-tour.The two-day event,

August 7, 2023 | BY Leong Ian Kio

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Opportunity to build consensus for peace talks

China Daily Editorial        China accepted the invitation of Saudi Arabia to attend the meeting on the Ukraine crisis that was held in Jeddah on the weekend. Special Representative of the Chinese government on Eurasian Affairs Li Hui attended to help try and find a credible path to a political settlement of the conflict.The representatives of more than 40 countries participated in the meeting, but the absence of Russia meant no immediate deal would be forthcoming to bring

August 7, 2023 | BY admin

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Grab the opportunity tourism industry offers

Commentary        The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has issued a notice requiring management companies at tourism spots to promptly respond to changes in market demand, and optimize reservation measures to better serve visiting tourists.Consumption is the key to boosting economic recovery. The full recovery of the tourism industry can both boost the overall economy and contribute to improving social expectations. The ministry’s call to help meet tourist demands addresses

August 7, 2023 | BY admin

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China paranoia on campus: Why I resigned from UNC Chapel Hill

Commentary by Denis Simon        The resignation of a senior faculty member from a major university is usually a fairly commonplace event, but we are living in very unique times. I made the decision to resign my faculty appointment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill because I felt there existed an unbridgeable philosophical gap between the university’s academic leadership and myself regarding engagement with China.As anyone reading the daily news knows,

August 7, 2023 | BY admin

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Foreign envoys witness Xinjiang’s vibrant life, development in visit

Analysis        URUMQI – Envoys from 25 countries, including Dominica, Myanmar, Iran, Samoa and Surinam, visited the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from July 31 to Friday at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.During their visit to the regional capital Urumqi, as well as Kashgar and Aksu prefectures, the diplomats affirmed that “people in Xinjiang are enjoying a happy life.” They also had the opportunity to witness Xinjiang’s impressive economic

August 7, 2023 | BY admin

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World’s first DRO exchange, MCEX, officially starts operating in Macau

Micro Connect (Macau) Financial Assets Exchange (MCEX), founded by Charles Li Xiaojia, former CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), officially started its operation yesterday.The Micro Connect investment platform uses Daily Revenue Obligations (DROs) that enable global investors to share daily revenues generated by small businesses “transparently and safely”.MCEX has become the world’s first DRO financial market.A ceremony marking MCEX’s official operation was held at

August 4, 2023 | BY admin

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Melco hosts Mr Doodle’s debut exhibition in Macau

Melco Resorts & Entertainment is presenting the first solo art exhibition in Macau by world-renowned contemporary artist Mr Doodle* at City of Dreams (COD) in Cotai.Titled “Mr Doodle First Exhibition in Macao”, the exhibition is hosted in support of the “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2023” and features four installations and 24 brand new original artworks.According to a recent statement from the integrated resort operator, the installations comprise the Doodle

August 4, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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HSBC Life sets up Macau’s 1st insurance planning centre

Macau’s first HSBC Life Insurance Planning Centre opened in Nape yesterday, offering “comprehensive” insurance planning services, covering medical, accident, education, retirement, wealth accumulation and legacy planning needs, to their customers in Macau and elsewhere in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA).HSBC Life, which was set up in Macau in 2003, commemorates its 20th anniversary in the city this year.A statement handed out during a press conference yesterday at the

August 4, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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