Woman, 55, dies in ‘fall from building’

A 55-year-old local woman “fell” from a residential building and died upon impact yesterday afternoon, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman said in a SMS message yesterday.According to the statement, a passer-by in Rua de Pedro Coutinho found the victim lying on the ground and called 999 for help.After receiving the report from the resident, the Fire Service Bureau (CB) went to the scene and the victim was taken to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre for emergency

July 10, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police bust 4 locals smuggling cannabis from HK

Four locals – three men and a woman – aged between 22 and 29 were arrested separately at their homes on Thursday and Friday for smuggling cannabis from Hong Kong to Macau to sell, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference on Saturday.In addition, according to Chan, during the operation PJ officers seized 216.8 grammes of cannabis products and 10 bottles weighing 147.6 grammes of cannabis oil, with an estimated street value of 251,800 patacas, as

July 10, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Orbis Raffle Charity Sale raises 856,000 patacas

The Orbis Raffle Charity Sale 2023, which ended on June 30, has raised 856,000 patacas for the non-profit non-governmental organisation’s (NGO) paediatric sight-saving programmes and sustainable training, according to an Orbis Macau statement yesterday.Last year, the two-month long Charity Sale raised over 830,000 patacas.The statement noted that the money raised also ensures that more children and adolescents living in low- and middle-income countries will have “access to quality eye care

July 10, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Ice-breaking spirit still needed for Britain-China economic relationship” expert

Interview        LONDON – The “ice-breaking spirit” manifested by British businessmen when they visited China 70 years ago, is still needed today, Keith Bennett, a long-term China specialist and vice chair of Britain’s 48 Group Club, says.The “ice-breaking spirit” means not to be daunted by difficulties and to find a way forward even in adverse circumstances, Bennett said in a recent interview with Xinhua.In 1953, a group of people from the British business

July 10, 2023 | BY admin

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Mending fences with China entails Washington's resolve to dispel misconceptions

Commentary by Xinhua writer Gao Wencheng      BEIJING – China-US interactions have lately forged ahead and hence some common understandings, signifying positive development towards a detente between the world's two largest economies. Yet, it is important to stay lucid and recognize that given the various challenges in China-US relations, a significant detente is not a business that can be undertaken in a day or swiftly achieved by a mere command of the will. Their

July 9, 2023 | BY admin

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Vice Premier He holds 'candid, constructive' talks with Yellen

BEIJING –  Vice Premier He Lifeng yesterday met with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Beijing. Focusing on the implementation of the important consensus reached by President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden during their meeting in Bali last year, the two sides had in-depth, candid and practical exchanges on the economic and financial situation of the two countries and the whole world as well as on working together to address common global challenges. The talks were

July 9, 2023 | BY admin

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Mutual benefits are the essence of China-US economic relations, Li tells Yellen

BEIJING – Premier Li Qiang has met with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Beijing today.Li said the world needs a generally stable China-US relationship, and whether the two countries can find the right way to get along is of significance to the future of humanity. Last year, the two heads of state met in Bali and reached a series of important understandings, charting the course for China-US relations. Mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation are the basic principles

July 7, 2023 | BY admin

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Xinhua Commentary: US, China should work to dispel dark clouds over ties

BEIJING – A rainbow was seen across the sky after a sudden shower when US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen landed in Beijing yesterday for a high-stakes visit.That is both a good sign and a reminder. For China-US relations, which are at a historic low point, to break through rainstorms and embrace sunshine, both countries should work together in the same direction.Yellen's much-watched trip follows US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's two-day stop in Beijing in June. Prior to her visit,

July 7, 2023 | BY admin

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Ho visits Guizhou for PPRD joint conference

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng arrived in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province, yesterday afternoon where he is scheduled to attend the 2023 Pan-Pearl River Delta (PPRD) Regional Cooperation Chief Executive Joint Conference today, and upon arrival had a meeting with Communist Party of China (CPC) Guizhou Provincial Committee Secretary Xu Lin, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) last night.The joint conference is a platform launched in 2004 for regional

July 7, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Consultant advises HK & Macau students on US post-affirmative action applications

During a workshop on Tuesday at Chinachem Leighton Plaza in Hong Kong, Crimson Education CEO Jamie Beaton gave Hong Kong and Macau students some advice on their strategies when applying to get into US universities in a post-affirmative action admission landscape.On June 29, the US Supreme Court rejected race-conscious affirmative action by Harvard and North Carolina universities, saying that race can no longer be a factor in university admissions as it is unconstitutional.In response to the

July 7, 2023 | BY Lily Xiao Linzhi

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Local woman loses HK$1.2 million in ‘fake police’ scam, 3 locals fall for online investment scams

Two women and a man were cheated out of 340,000 patacas in total in three separate online scams, while a local woman was swindled out of HK$1.2 million in “fake police” scams, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference on Wednesday.According to Cheong, the three victims who fell for the online investment scams are a 40-year-old woman, a man and a woman both aged 20.According to Cheong, the 40-year-old victim was persuaded by a male

July 7, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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CDCE holds its 1st plenary meeting of 2023

The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) said in a statement yesterday that the government-appointed Committee for the Development of Conventions and Exhibitions (CDCE) convened its First Plenary Ordinary Meeting of 2023 on Tuesday.The statement noted that the meeting was chaired by CDCE Chairman-cum-Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong, who pointed out that the number of MICE activities in Macau increased by 10 percent in the first quarter year on year, while the

July 7, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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73 COVID-19 infections recorded on Wednesday

Macau recorded 73 COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, 20 down from the 93 infections reported on Tuesday, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, a COVID-19 patient was admitted to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre on Wednesday for treatment.Consequently, a total of 209 new COVID-19 patients were admitted to treatment facilities between May 1 and July 5.Macau has not recorded any COVID-19 fatalities for

July 7, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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3,655 suspects nabbed for illegal currency exchange during Q1: PJ

The Judiciary Police (PJ) say that 3,655 people were arrested in local casinos and surrounding areas for illegally engaging in currency-exchange activities during the first quarter of this year, a 78 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to their written reply to lawmaker Ella Lei Cheng I’s written interpellation in May.According to the statement, the increase in the number of "money changers" is believed to be closely related to Macau’s relaxation of

July 7, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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