Wynn’s revitalisation project added to Tsinghua case platform

Wynn Macau Limited said in a statement last week that its Rua da Felicidade [“Street of Bliss”] Pedestrian Zone revitalisation project has recently been chosen for the 20th Tsinghua Business Case Competition, the university’s annual event, and added to the platform of the China Business Case Centre at Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management for teaching purposes.The statement noted that the project is the first local enterprise case study to be published on the platform.

January 20, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Eco bureau to launch 4 swap street charging stations

The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) will set up this week four swap stations in four districts, including the Macau peninsula’s reservoir, Rua Central da Areia Preta (黑沙環中街), Rua da Doca Seca (船澳街) and at Taipa Central Park, to help electric motorcycle owners swap their empty batteries with fully charged ones, according to DSPA Director Ip Kuong Lam.Speaking on the sidelines of a public event on Saturday, Ip told the media that this “innovative scheme” would run for

January 20, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Lawmaker voices concern about medical assistance for dialysis patients

Lawmaker Ron Lam U Tou raised yesterday concerns about the government’s vetting and approval criteria for medical assistance to dialysis patients and the effectiveness of its centralised organ donation registration system.He pointed out that the number of residents suffering from kidney failure has been increasing annually, reaching an estimated number of 832 patients in 2023, whereas for the government’s organ donation registration system, which was launched in 2018, the total number of

January 20, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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CNY float parade set for Jan 31, Feb 8

This year’s Chinese New Year (CNY) falls on Wednesday, January 29, and the annual CNY parade will take place on January 31 and February 8, with 17 floats and more than 30 performance groups from Macau and elsewhere.As in previous years, the first session of the float parade will start at 8 p.m. on the third day of the Chinese New Year on January 31 in Sai Van Lake Square (西灣湖廣場), moving through Avenida Dr Sun Yat-Sen (孫逸仙大馬路) and passing the Macau Science Centre

January 20, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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5 Mongolians arrested for theft, 2 involved in drug use: police

Five Mongolians aged 20 to 40 were arrested on Wednesday after stealing clothes valued at 34,000 patacas from shops in a shopping mall of a hotel in Cotai, with two of the suspects also found to be entangled in drug activities, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said in a press conference on Friday.According to the spokesperson, the four men and one woman, who told the police that they are jobless, businesspeople and self-employed, separately entered Macau on January 7, 13 and 15, and

January 20, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Positive phone call offers hope of new beginning for ties that will bear fruit

China Daily Editorial    President Xi Jinping again congratulated Donald Trump on Friday on his reelection as president of the United States. In a telephone call with the president-elect, Xi said that both leaders attached importance to interacting with each other. He expressed his hopes that China-US ties will have a new beginning, relations will achieve greater progress over the next four years, and the two countries will become partners and friends.Xi stressed that as two

January 20, 2025 | BY admin

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GDP growth of 5 pct hits target

Analysis    China’s gross domestic product expanded 5 percent in 2024, official data showed on Friday, which is in line with the central authorities’ preset target of around 5 percent and provides a solid base for stabilizing the economy this year.Economists said the country’s economy will likely continue to grow at around 5 percent this year if the government adopts more expansionary moves for macroeconomic adjustment to boost domestic demand.In addition, economists said they

January 20, 2025 | BY Analysis by Ouyang Shijia and Zhou Lanxu

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Xi, Trump hold phone conversation

   BEIJING – President Xi Jinping yesterday held a telephone conversation with US President-elect Donald Trump at the latter's request.   Xi congratulated Trump on his re-election as US president. He pointed out that both he and Trump attach great importance to interacting with each other, hope that China-US ties will have a good start in the new US presidential term, and stand ready to push China-US relations to make greater progress from a new starting

January 18, 2025 | BY admin

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Liaison chief calls for ‘opening up new horizons of development, keeping creating new glories’

The Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau held yesterday its annual Spring Festival reception at the Forum Macao Complex in Nam Van, during which its director Zheng Xincong reaffirmed President Xi Jinping’s expectations of “grasping new opportunities, opening up new horizons of development and keeping creating new glories”, while Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai emphasised his philosophy of administration of “Endeavour, Solidarity, Persistence, Innovation”, stating that he

January 17, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Jam Hsiao to perform at The Venetian Arena in March

Integrated resort operator The Venetian Macao said in a statement earlier this week that Mandopop star Jam Hsiao Ching-teng will be performing at its recently upgraded The Venetian Arena for his “Wild / Mild World Tour-Macao”.Slated to take place on March 29 at 8 p.m., the statement said that the tour echoes the theme of the Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor’s album of the same name and “celebrates his awe and passion for the wonders of the living world”. The show is set to

January 17, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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2025 EASL Final Four to take place at Studio City

Basketball’s East Asia Super League (EASL) Final Four 2025 is slated to take place at the Studio City Event Centre in Cotai, with the semi-finals to take place on March 7, while the championship game is set for March 9, according to a statement provided by integrated resort operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment on behalf of the league.This marks the first time that the league will host the “final four” event in Macau.The semifinals will see the top four teams vie for a chance to

January 17, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘SJM A-LIN Music Show’ to take place in February

Taiwanese singer-songwriter A-Lin will be in Macau for the “SJM A-LIN Music Show”, which is slated to take place at The Grand Pavilion of Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai on February 2.According to a recent statement from the integrated resort operator, A-Lin, a Golden Melody Awards* (GMA) winner, will “enchant audiences with her powerful vocals and emotive ballads to celebrate Lunar New Year”.Moreover, on the night of the show, the integrated resort operator will also offer the

January 17, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MGM Theatre to host ‘Black Myth: Wukong’ Symphony Concert

The “Black Myth: Wukong” Symphony Concert is set to take place at the MGM Theatre in Cotai on February 1 and 2, with the event to feature a selection of music from the award-winning 2024 action role-playing game by Shenzhen-based Game Science.The game “embodies a deep traditional cultural heritage and showcases the richness of the Chinese tradition”, according to a statement by integrated resort operator MGM.The show, produced by Poly Performing Arts in conjunction with “Black

January 17, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Man hides cleaver during row with friends over ‘drinking rules’

Public Security Police (PSP) officers arrested in San Kio district on Monday night a non-resident worker (NRW) from the mainland after he “accidentally” dropped a cleaver he had hidden under his clothing during a quarrel with two friends over the “rules for drinking games”.According to regular police press conference yesterday, the suspect, surnamed Xie, was dining at a restaurant on Rua de Coelho do Amaral al (連勝街) at about 8 p.m. when he got into an argument with two friends

January 17, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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