Macau aims to boost role in GBA development: Ho

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that Macau will strive to enhance its position and function in the country’s economic development and external openness, using Macau’s strengths to contribute to the construction of a world-class prosperous Greater Bay Area (GBA) and sharing high-quality development opportunities.According to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), Ho made the remarks during a speech he gave via video for the two-day Second Business Conference

December 12, 2024 | BY William Chan

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4 artists exhibit paintings, calligraphy at Old House Gallery

At the Old House Gallery located along Rua de São Paulo (大三巴街), four local artists are showcasing nearly 40 works at a recently launched joint exhibition.Entitled “Inheritance under the Ruins of St. Paul’s: An Immersive Experience of Song Presence – Calligraphy and Paintings joint Exhibition by Mok Hei Sai, Lei Ka Hon, Im Hok Lon, and Leong Kit Man”, the exhibition presents the works of four like-minded artists until February 9, with a statement displayed at the art space

December 12, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt vows to enhance medical services & social welfare in response to public needs

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Alvis Lo Iek Long confirmed yesterday that there are plans to increase the number of subsidised medical service slots for non-profit healthcare institutions in the upcoming year.Dr Lo made the remarks during yesterday’s discussion on the current affairs phone-in programme “Ou Mun Gwong Cheung,” with health and social welfare officials addressing the pressing concerns of residents regarding medical services and social security.Responding to a listener’s

December 12, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Underrating China’s resolve to sustain sound growth is way off beam

Commentary        BEIJING –  Much of the so-called China-decline narrative in the West has been based on a misguided belief that China’s response to economic headwinds is inadequate. Those holding this view will find themselves on the wrong side of the story, yet again.In spite of a more complex global and domestic environment, China is set to wrap up a challenging year with its annual growth target to be fulfilled and even more forceful pro-growth policies in the

December 12, 2024 | BY admin

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Katarina Jazbec wins ‘Best Film of the Festival’

The 15th edition of the Macau International Short Film Festival concluded yesterday at Teatro Capitol, with Rotterdam-based visual artist and filmmaker Katarina Jazbec from Slovenia winning the “Best Film of the Festival” award in the SHORTS category for “Know Your Stones”, a documentary she directed.The film was an entry from Germany.The free admission festival was held from December 3 to 10 at the cinema on the top floor of Capitol in the city centre, with a total of 121 short films

December 11, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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AFA Autumn Salon 2024 exhibition to open at The Parisian Macao

The AFA Autumn Salon 2024 will kick off at the Shoppes at Parisian in Cotai on Saturday, featuring 113 artists presenting over 200 artworks in a variety of mediums, while the winners of the annually presented “Orient Foundation Art Award” will also be awarded, according to a recent Art For All Society (AFA) statement.The opening ceremony is slated for 6:30 p.m.The upcoming exhibition is organised by AFA in conjunction with the Orient Foundation (FO), and sponsored by the Macao Cultural

December 11, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Ho inaugurates MPU Academic Building

The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) held a ceremony yesterday morning in Zape to mark the inauguration of its new Academic Building (教研樓).MPU Rector Marcus Im Sio Kei highlighted that the 13-story building, covering an area of approximately 37,000 square metres, will host teaching and research facilities, such as an auditorium, multi-purpose activity rooms, laboratories, a research centre and simultaneous interpretation rooms. “These facilities aim to foster talent development,

December 11, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Observatory forecasts mercury to drop to 10°C this weekend

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said in a statement yesterday that it expects the temperature to significantly drop this weekend, to 12°C or even 10°C.According to the observatory, driven by the warming effects of the El Niño* phenomenon, the average Earth surface temperature from January to September this year was about 1.54°C (±0.13°C) higher than pre-industrial averages. As a result, 2024 is poised to become one of the hottest years on record, following 2023.As December

December 11, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police nab 3 local males for drunk driving

Three local men have separately been arrested for drunk driving, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Chi Weng said at a press conference yesterday.In the first case, the local suspect surnamed Leong is in his twenties. He works as an estate agent.At around 8 a.m. on Friday, the police found Leong sleeping in his car with the engine running in the Areia Preta district, with the front of his car damaged. A breathalyser test showed that his alcohol concentration was 1.19 grams of alcohol

December 11, 2024 | BY William Chan

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6 more local firms scammed by ‘schools’, lose 730,000 patacas

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a regular press conference yesterday that six local companies have been deceived into ordering bed frames and mattresses for a purported local school, losing a total of 730,000 patacas.The six companies comprise two advertising firms, an impresario, a decoration company, a design company, and a business system company.According to Lei, last week the police were notified by representatives of these companies that they had been swindled by

December 11, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Groups to pay up to 500,000 patacas per show at Cotai open-air performance venue

The government yesterday announced the fees for companies, organisations or acts to host shows in its newly-built Macau Open-Air Performance Venue in Cotai.The fees were announced in an executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday, which was signed by Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U on Thursday last week.Construction of the facility used for hosting large-scale performances was completed last month. It was set up on a large plot, covering 94,000

December 11, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau Int’l Airport to build upstream cargo terminal in Hengqin

The government majority-owned Macau International Airport will build an upstream cargo terminal in the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, construction of which is slated to get off the ground in the first quarter of next year, airport operator CAM says.A CAM statement on Monday said that the upstream cargo terminal in in Hengqin will assist the local government in enhancing Macau’s aviation logistics capabilities and promoting regional economic development.The statement did

December 11, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Local musicians anticipate upcoming Xmas gig with European jazzers

Interview by William Chan        Zé Eduardo and the Jazz Mission Big Band will be performing the “Jazz Up for Christmas at Dom Pedro V Theatre” concert on the 21st, 22nd, 24th, and 25th of this month. Local musicians Amanda Chan (陳諾詩), Elisa Chan (陳倚俐), Lam Chak Seng (林澤誠), Chan Hon Chong (陳漢聰), and Gregory Wong (黃永豪), who are also participating in the performance, spoke about the upcoming concerts with the Post in online interviews.The

December 11, 2024 | BY admin

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Rotary Club of Macau celebrates 25th Joy to the World

The Rotary Club of Macau celebrated the 25th edition of its signature community service project “Joy to the World” at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre on Saturday.The project, according to a recent statement from the club aims to provide a platform for youngsters with special needs to “showcase their talents, affirm their potential and contribute to their integration into society”. It gathered nearly 400 people from five local associations, namely co-organisers Fuhong

December 11, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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