Chinese economy on track for strong, high-quality growth

Commentary        BEIJING – Positive signs spotted in the recent economic data released by the government indicate that China has maintained a steady momentum in economic recovery and is well on track for strong growth in the second half of the year.The world’s second largest economy grew 6.3 percent in the second quarter of 2023, bringing the growth for the first half of the year (H1) to 5.5 percent. Both figures are higher than the 3 percent growth registered last

July 21, 2023 | BY admin

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6-day Grand Prix to cost 260 million patacas: sports chief

Sports Bureau (ID) President Pun Weng Kun announced yesterday that the 70th Macau Grand Prix (MGP) on November 11-12 and November 16-19 had been budgeted at about 260 million patacas.The six-day, 11-race event will comprise the Macau Asia Formula 4, Greater Bay Area GT Cup, TCR Assia Challenge and Macau Roadsport Challenge on November 11-12, while the Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix-FIA Formula 3 World Cup, Macau GT Cup-FIA GT World Cup, Macau Guia Race-TCR World Tour Final, 55th Macau Motorcycle

July 20, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Govt hosts string of summer events

The government is hosting various types of events covering a variety of areas for members of the public in July.DSEDJ research programmesCo-hosted by the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) and Association of Macao Tourist Agents, the programme was launched at the beginning of this month, providing 7,000 places for students and their parents from different regions in diverse types of research programmes such as language, medicine, artificial intelligence (AI), and high-tech,

July 20, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Local man demands ‘gratitude fee’ after finding lost phone

A local man has been arrested for trying to blackmail the owner of a lost phone that he had found in the street, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Chan is a waiter in his twenties.According to Lai, a local woman lost her mobile phone near Avenida do Nordeste in Taipa on Sunday night and asked her friend to call her number, but it was not answered. Later, a man called back claiming to have found the phone

July 20, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Visitors rise 480 pct to 2.2 million in June

Macau’s visitor arrivals rose by 480.5 percent year on year to 2.2 million last month, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday. The figure fell by 0.2 percent month on month. June’s daily average of visitor arrivals stood at 73,655. Last month’s overnight visitors (1.16 million) and same-day visitors (1.04 million) increased by 543.7 percent and 423.3 percent year on year respectively.Visitors’ average length of stay rose by 0.2 day year on year to 1.3

July 20, 2023 | BY admin

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MGTO logs 280,000 during 4-day Seoul roadshow

The foot traffic during the Macau Government Tourism Office’s (MGTO) “Experience Macao Unlimited” Mega Roadshow in Times Square in the South Korean capital of Seoul reached around 280,000 over its four-day period, according to an MGTO statement yesterday.The event was held from July 14-17, during which Macau’s travel trade representatives set up a raft of booths and games.The statement noted that the roadshow’s design concept was themed around a board game and incorporated the Macau

July 20, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Over 30 sets of tile paintings on display at Albergue gallery

Over 30 sets of painted tiles are on display at “Redrawing in Azulejos*, Solo Exhibition by Adalberto Tenreiro | Celebration of Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities” at Albergue SCM’s Gallery A2 until next Friday.Portugal’s National Day is celebrated annually on June 10.Organised by the CAC - Círculo dos Amigos da Cultura de Macau, the exhibition showcases Tenreiro’s painted tiles alongside their respective sketches and paintings, which enables exhibition-goers to

July 20, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MNN home sales set to start in Sept: MUR

Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) said yesterday that it is now aiming to start home sales in September for its Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) residential project in Zhuhai’s Hengqin island.MUR Senior Urban Planner Joyce Tam Hoi Ian made the remarks when attending yesterday’s current affairs phone-in programme hosted by Ou Mun Tin Toi, the Chinese-language radio channel of public broadcaster TDM.The MNN project, which got off the ground in 2021, is being developed by Macau Urban Renewal

July 20, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Local students say they're keen to devote themselves to GBA

Two local secondary school students said in their respective speeches yesterday that they are committed to devoting themselves to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) in the future, contributing to Macau and the motherland.The male junior high school student surnamed Chao said that the rapid development and changes in the GBA bring endless opportunities for local students to learn more about the development of “our motherland”, while enabling them to participate in practical

July 20, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police nab mainland thief, Mongolian theft duo

In two separate theft cases, police have arrested a male visitor from the mainland and a Mongolian duo, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect in the first case is a mainlander in his forties surnamed Liu who told the police he’s jobless.According to Lai, police received a report from a local elderly woman last Thursday afternoon saying that when she exited the lift of the pedestrian overpass on Rua do Campo, she

July 20, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Govt to allow residents to use e-ID certificate as e-medical voucher from August: SSM chief

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Alvis Lo Iek Long announced yesterday that the bureau will allow permanent residents to use their e-ID certificate as their medical e-voucher in the Macao One Account mobile app from August 1, by which time the existing medical voucher device will be replaced by an all-in-one device to read the medical vouchers.Dr Lo made the remarks during the bureau’s three recent briefing sessions to medical staff, introducing its amended and upgraded plan for using medical

July 20, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Washington should show acumen and courage

China Daily Editorial        In his meeting with visiting former US national security adviser and secretary of state Henry Kissinger in Beijing yesterday, China’s senior diplomat Wang Yi said that the US needs to demonstrate the diplomatic acumen of Kissinger and the political courage of former president Richard Nixon, and take actions to clearly and openly oppose “Taiwan independence”.The world is increasingly worried by the escalating frictions between China and the

July 20, 2023 | BY admin

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‘De-risking’ means missing out on opportunities in China

Commentary        BEIJING – Recently, Washington has cunningly rebranded its “decoupling” rhetoric as “de-risking.” But in a world where economies are interconnected, and China serves as a significant growth engine, such attempts to contain China are destined to fail, leading to missed opportunities presented by China’s rapid development.Despite facing pressures and challenges, China’s economy has rebounded steadily. Its GDP grew 5.5 percent year on year in the

July 20, 2023 | BY admin

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Ho vows to implement new economic development plan ASAP

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that the local government is striving to publish and implement its “Plan for the Appropriately Diversified Development of Macau’s Economy” as soon as possible, adding that the government is in the process of listening to the views of all sectors of civil society, including political circles, representatives of the various sectors, experts and scholars.In order to further plan for the long-term, based on the new situation of Macau’s overall

July 19, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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