Faithful actions on key specific agreements will test US’ sincerity in managing ties with Beijing

China Daily Editorial        President Xi Jinping’s meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing yesterday afternoon, before the latter wrapped up his two-day China visit, conveyed the paramount significance Beijing attaches to improving relations with Washington, as well as the urgency with which it thinks the two sides should work together to manage their disputes and avoid conflict.Saying the visit had enabled the two sides to make progress and reach

June 20, 2023 | BY admin

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Qin, Blinken hold ‘candid, constructive’ talks in Beijing

BEIJING –State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang held “candid and constructive” talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing yesterday.Qin pointed out that the China-US relationship is at the lowest point since its establishment. This does not serve the fundamental interests of the two peoples or meet the shared expectations of the international community. China’s policy toward the US remains consistent and stable. It is fundamentally guided by the principles of

June 19, 2023 | BY admin

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Macau ‘repudiates’ US State Dept’s ‘capricious’ report on human trafficking

The Office of Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has “strongly repudiated” the US State Department’s latest annual report on the trafficking in persons in Macau, describing the 2023 report as “fanciful” and “capricious”. Wong’s office issued a strongly-worded statement on Friday in response to the “so-called” report, which was issued in Washington, DC, earlier last week. According to the statement, the report is “replete with disdain for and bias about

June 19, 2023 | BY admin

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Editorial: People-to-people exchanges best hope to tackle North-South divide

Editorial        Quite fittingly, President Xi Jinping stressed in his high-profile meeting with US business magnate and philanthropist Bill Gates at the Great Hall of the People on Friday that “the foundation of China-US relations lies in the people.”Xi, who called Gates “an old friend”, added that “we have always placed our hope in the American people and wish all the best for the friendship between the two peoples”. The meeting between the two old friends

June 19, 2023 | BY admin

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Applications for ‘Scripts in Focus’ screenwriting programme open

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement on Friday that applications for its “Scripts in Focus – Film Scriptwriting Advanced Programme” are open until July 19.The statement noted that local filmmakers can participate in the programme, with shortlisted projects receiving guidance from professional directors and scriptwriters, as well as winning a prize of up to 90,000 patacas.Directors Chan Wing-Sun and Wong Yee-Lam are the invited instructors for local projects. Chan is the

June 19, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Non-local talent headhunting scheme to benefit Macau’s job market: economists

Interviews by Yuki Lei        Macau Institute of Management (MIM) President Samuel Tong Kai Chung and City University of Macau (CityU) Vice Rector Ip Kuai Peng told The Macau Post Daily separately last week they believed that Macau’s non-local talent headhunting scheme could benefit the local job market.Regarding Macau’s non-local talent introduction scheme which will take effect on July 1, The Macau Post Daily conducted two separate interviews with Tong and Ip last

June 19, 2023 | BY admin

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New Black Box Theatre to open early next month

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has announced that its new Black Box Theatre, which is part of the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) complex in Nape, will come into operation early next month.The construction of the Black Box Theatre, which got off the ground in November 2021, was completed at the end of March this year.The new facility’s operational start was announced in a statement by the bureau on Saturday.The statement noted that after the new Black Box Theatre at the Macau Cultural Centre

June 19, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Tourist falsely accuses boyfriend of rape: police 

A female tourist from the mainland was arrested at a hotel in Cotai early on Wednesday morning for falsely reporting to the police that she had been raped and held captive by her boyfriend, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference on Friday.The jobless suspect who is in her thirties is surnamed Li, according to Lai.Lai said that the Public Security Police received a report from Li in the wee hours of Wednesday that she had been raped in a hotel

June 19, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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340 COVID-19 infections in 3 days: govt

Macau recorded a total of 340 COVID-19 infections in three days from Thursday to Saturday, according to data released by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre.A statement by the centre yesterday announced that 53 COVID-19 infections were recorded on Saturday, when no new COVID-19 patients were admitted to treatment facilities.According to previous announcements by the centre, 170 COVID-19 infections were recorded on Thursday, when two new COVID-19 patients were admitted to the

June 19, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Nature trail inspector is 5th scrub typhus victim: SSM 

A 48-year-old inspector of nature trails in Coloane and Taipa has been listed as this year’s fifth suspected case of Tsutsugamushi Disease (aka scrub typhus) in Macau, a statement by the Health Bureau (SSM) said on Friday.According to the statement, the local male victim sought treatment in a medical institution on June 3 after coming down with a fever, but then went to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre’s emergency department on June 9 due to persistent fever, where a

June 19, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Man kills himself with charcoal at home: police

A 38-year-old local man committed suicide by burning charcoal at his home in Taipa yesterday, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said in a statement.According to the statement, the Judiciary Police were notified about a dead-body-found case from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) at about 5:25 p.m. yesterday stating that the victim, who lived in a flat in a building on Rua do Regedor, was found lying motionless on his bed by his mother at about 5 p.m., with a black steel pot containing

June 19, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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MGTO attends UNWTO meeting in Cambodia

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes attended the World Tourism Organisation’s (UNWTO) meetings and activities that took place in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh from last Thursday through Saturday, according to an MGTO statement on Saturday.The statement noted that during the period, the UNWTO convened the “35th Joint Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for East Asia and the Pacific and the UNWTO Commission for South Asia” and the “UNWTO

June 19, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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A father’s important role

The earliest memory I have of being in a cinema was when Spider-Man made his first modern cinematic debut in 2002. I was five and remember sitting in the dark with my dad, unsure of everything that was going on around me as strangers hurriedly looked for their seats. My father had practically raised me on superheroes, and Spider-Man was one of the many I was well-acquainted with.Words couldn’t describe the joy I was experiencing as I anticipated the on-screen appearance of my hero, with my

June 19, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Do you celebrate Father’s Day?

Yesterday Father’s Day was celebrated in many countries around the world but is not deemed to be as popular as Mother’s Day, why is that? Did you treat your dad on his special day?Father’s Day was founded in the US in 1910, however, it did not become official until 1966,  three years after Mother’s Day, although in many countries it was not celebrated until much later. In the UK it was recognised after World War II. It has, however, been celebrated by various religions under

June 19, 2023 | BY Lesley Wells

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