15th Higher Education Int’l Conference calls for papers: MPU

The call for papers for “The 15th Higher Education International Conference – Artificial Intelligence and Pedagogical Transformation: Implications for Higher Education Quality Assurance” is now open until October 14, inviting those in related fields from Macau and around the world to publish and present papers, according to a statement yesterday from the Macao Polytechnic University (MPU).MPU and the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) will co-organise the on-campus conference from

July 6, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MGTO resumes courses for Portuguese-speaking countries

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) have recently launched a two-week exchange course for government tourism officials from some Portuguese-speaking countries, according to an MGTO statement yesterday.The statement noted that officials from seven Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs) are participating in the course: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Equatorial

July 6, 2023 | BY Lily Xiao Linzhi

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Using cross border QR code is 1-2 secs faster than using physical ID: PSP

Public Security Police (PSP) Immigration Department Chief Wong Kim Hong said yesterday that a QR code generated in the Macao One Account mobile application for crossing Macau’s border checkpoints has been used more than 110,000 times since July 1, adding that residents commented that using the code was one to two seconds faster than reading physical documents.Wong made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending a current affairs phone-in programme hosted by Ou Mun Tin Toi, the

July 6, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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DENZA N7: Global Launch of the World’s First Intelligent Luxury Shooting-Brake SUV

The Denza N7 is displayed outside the Lang Yuan Stadium in Beijing during Monday’s global launch of the new car. – Photo: Maria Cheang Ut MengDENZA N7 is available in 6 variants, priced between 301,800 yuan to 379,800 yuan in the Chinese marketDENZA N7 will be available in Hong Kong in mid-2024, together with DENZA D9 DENZA N7 boldly breaks boundaries of design, luxury, electrification, and intelligence, offering exceptional travel experience for users   

July 6, 2023 | BY admin

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93 COVID-19 infections recorded on Tuesday

Macau recorded 93 COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, 31 down from the 124 infections reported on Monday, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, no new COVID-19 patients were admitted to treatment facilities on Tuesday.Macau has not recorded any COVID-19 fatalities for 16 consecutive days, from June 19 to July 4, after the latest COVID-19 fatality was recorded on June 18.Macau’s official COVID-19 death toll currently

July 6, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Xi’s remarks at SCO summit illustrate China’s commitment to peace, development

Analysis        BEIJING – “Unity or split, peace or conflict, cooperation or confrontation?” President Xi Jinping inquired under the attentive gaze of world leaders at Tuesday’s 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).“These are the questions raised again by our times,” Xi continued. “My answer is this: the people’s wish for a happy life is our goal, and peace, development and win-win cooperation are the

July 6, 2023 | BY admin

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Message sent and received, hopefully understood

China Daily Editorial        China’s announcement that it will impose controls on exports of some gallium and germanium products from August 1 has sparked consternation.The metals are key materials for high-speed computer chips and electric vehicles, as well as for the defense and renewable energy sectors.About 40 percent of the world’s germanium, a metal even rarer than gold, is in China, which accounts for over 67 percent of the global supply. The US possesses about 45

July 6, 2023 | BY admin

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Govt to set up 4 teams to handle importing talents

Talents Development Committee Secretary-General Chao Chong Hang said yesterday that the committee has approved the setting-up of four task-force teams to handle the import of talents for Macau’s four emerging industries – big health, hi-tech, modern finance, and conventions and exhibitions including culture and sport, respectively.Chao made the remarks on the sidelines of yesterday’s plenary session of the Talents Development Committee held at the World Trade Centre Macau in Nape, adding

July 5, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police nab mainland burglary duo

Two men from the mainland have been arrested for allegedly burgling two flats, PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference yesterday.The suspects are a 43-year-old surnamed Cui who told police that he’s jobless and a 37-year-old surnamed Li who told police that he is a construction worker. They entered Macau on Saturday night. Li has a criminal record of burglary in the mainland, Chan noted.According to Chan, a man reported to the police on Sunday that earlier that day

July 5, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Over 25 pct of elderly don’t have enough money for 3 to 6 months’ living costs: Gung Luen

Findings of a recent survey show that over 80 percent of senior citizens’ main sources of income are “pensions from the Social Security Fund and personal savings”, of which 25 percent do not have enough money to cover three to six months’ living expenses, according to a statement by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen in Cantonese) yesterday.The survey, entitled “Employment and Living Conditions of the Senior Citizens in Macau”, was conducted by Gung

July 5, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Govt fells 18 ‘declining’ horsetail trees on Fai Chi Kei waterfront

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has announced that it had recently felled 18 horsetail trees, instead of relocating them, on the waterfront of Patane North Bay, where its ongoing project of building a rainwater pumping station and box culverts got off the ground in the second half of May, after considering that they had started to “decline”.The horsetail tree is scientifically known as Casuarina equisetifolia.The bureau made the remarks in a statement on Monday, which came after local

July 5, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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University of Cambridge to offer scholarships to MUST graduates

The private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) is partnering with the University of Cambridge to offer the “Dr Liu Chak Wan Scholarships” starting from the 2024/2025 academic year, supporting three MUST graduates in undertaking their master’s degree at the UK university each year, according to a MUST statement yesterday.The University of Cambridge is the third oldest university in the world, according to the statement.Dr Liu Chak Wan, the statement noted, is an MUST

July 5, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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UM PhD student bribes supervisor to secure thesis proposal: CCAC

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) said in a statement yesterday that a professor from the Faculty of Law at the University of Macau (UM) has revealed that one of his or her doctoral students attempted to bribe him or her to obtain approval for their thesis proposal and a “smooth” graduation.The statement did not reveal the gender and the surname of the suspect or the professor involved.The statement noted that the student from the mainland, who was admitted to the Faculty of Law, did

July 5, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory inks deal with UM

Yuki Lei in Dongguan        Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory Executive Associate Director Chen Dongmin told reporters yesterday that his laboratory has inked an umbrella agreement with the University of Macau (UM), in which UM students can perform their research thesis there as a carrier, enabling “the individual faculty level to work on the specific arrangement”.According to Chen, the laboratory consists of four core sections, namely the Frontier Research Centre,

July 5, 2023 | BY admin

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