A stint that lasts a lifetime: an American’s journey in a changing Macau

Timothy Simpson never expected his stay in Macau  would turn into such a long haul.He arrived in 2001, thinking of it as a good stepping stone to greater adventure in Asia. Two decades later, the American from Alabama is firmly rooted in the city that has become his home.“I came to Macau 18 months after its return to China in 1999,” Simpson recalls the days when he took up a job at the University of Macau (UM). “I thought I’d stay for just a couple of years.”But life had other

December 11, 2024 | BY Guo Likun

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Xi says China will continue to be biggest engine of world economic growth

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping said yesterday that China has full confidence to achieve this year’s economic growth target and will continue to play its role as the biggest engine of world economic growth.Xi made the remarks during a meeting in Beijing with heads of major international economic organizations, who were in Beijing to attend the “1+10” dialogue.The foreign dignitaries included President of the New Development Bank (NDB) Dilma Rousseff, Managing Director of the

December 11, 2024 | BY admin

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CPC leadership holds meeting on 2025 economic, Party conduct and anti-corruption work

BEIJING – The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Monday held a meeting to analyze and study the economic work in 2025. A work report of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision was heard at the meeting, at which work on Party conduct and the fight against corruption in 2025 was also studied and arranged. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, chaired the meeting.It was emphasized

December 11, 2024 | BY admin

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UM’s 2nd campus project in Hengqin starts, aiming for 2028 operation

Construction of the University of Macau’s (UM) campus in the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin has got off the ground, marked by a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday.The new campus will be the university’s first campus outside the jurisdiction of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) and it will be the university’s second campus. Geographically, both campuses are located in Hengqin, but the first one is under Macau’s jurisdiction on a plot of land leased from

December 10, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Walk for a Million raises over 17 million patacas

The 41st edition of the Macau Walk for a Million, organised by the Charity Fund from the Readers of Macao Daily News, was held on Sunday. The event attracted about 50,000 participants, or about 7.3 percent of the population, and raised more than 17 million patacas, according to a statement from the organiser.The Chinese-language Macao Daily News is the city’s top-selling newspaper. Setting off near the Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre on Avenida Dr Sun Yat-Sen at 10 a.m., the 4-km-long charity

December 10, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Health Bureau issues travel advisory amid unknown illness outbreak in Congo

The Health Bureau (SSM) urged residents in a statement on Friday to avoid traveling to Kwango province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and urged anyone who has recently visited the area to be vigilant, as there have been reported cases of an unknown illness recently.According to the bureau, the outbreak is centred in Kwango province, where 379 cases of the unknown illness have been recorded since late October, resulting in 79 fatalities, primarily among individuals aged 15 and

December 10, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Locals to pay just 50 patacas for trial gig at Cotai outdoor venue

Cultural Development Advisory Committee Acting President-cum-Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Deland Leong Wai Man said on Saturday that the trial concert at the newly-built open-air venue on December 28, which is expected to draw an audience of 15,000, will feature “Tickets Exclusive for Macau Residents” at the heavily discounted price of 50 patacas.The concert, entitled “Macao Outdoor Performance Venue: Warm-up Party” and organised by a Hong Kong TV station, will be part of a

December 10, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Alvin Salinas wins 1st amateur boxing belt, hopes to inspire local athletes

Interview by Rui Pastorin        Years ago, Alvin Salinas never imagined that he would be boxing and winning fights. But on November 30, the 22-year-old local Filipino did just that: he had won his first amateur boxing belt at the Ultimate Extreme Fight (UEF) at the Wan Chai Southorn Stadium in Hong Kong against last year’s champion Yang Pang Li (楊鵬里).To Salinas, the moment felt surreal, even as he spoke with The Young Post at the Macau Boxing Association (MBA) gym

December 10, 2024 | BY admin

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Orbis quiz results show nearly 60 pct have early signs of eye ageing

Orbis Macau held its regular Eye Care Health Talk and the “UV Rays and the Ageing of the Eyes” information session on Friday, with data collected from the annual online quiz revealing that nearly 60 percent of respondents showed early signs of eye ageing, while 16 percent also faced high ultraviolet (UV) exposure, according to an Orbis Macau statement.The event was held at the Bank of China (Macau) Ho Lan Yuen branch and marked the end of the two-month long annual advocacy and fundraising

December 10, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sands China, NBA announce multiyear collaboration

A multiyear collaboration starting in 2025 was announced by integrated resort operator Sands China and the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Friday at The Londoner Arena.The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns are the first teams set to play two preseason games at The Venetian Arena on October 10 and 12 next year at The Venetian Arena.NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer Mark Tatum said in his speech on Friday that “the Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns feature an

December 10, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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4 mainlanders nabbed for wheelchair scam, man loses HK$90,000

Four mainlanders were arrested on Thursday after pretending to be “middle school staff members” ordering wheelchairs from a local man and scamming him out of HK$90,000, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said in a special press conference on Friday.The victim is a local construction engineering company staff, but the victim in a separate case who is also a construction engineering company staff member did not suffer from any loss, Ho said.The four suspects are from mainland

December 10, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Winners crowned for 2024 Macau Int’l Kart Grand Prix

The 2024 Macau International Kart Grand Prix concluded on Sunday at the Coloane Karting Track with the crowning of its winners.Marking the end of the two-week long kart races, according to a statement by the Sports Bureau (ID), Sunday saw the finals of the race categories of IAME Asia Final 2024, the AAMC Karting Championship Round 8, as well as the KZ Class and the Sands Cup.The Cadet Class of both the Macau International Kart Grand Prix and IAME Asia Final 2024 was won by Italy’s Nuvolini

December 10, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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PJ warn parents with children studying abroad that demand of deposit proof might be scam

Recently, the Judiciary Police (PJ) have reminded parents with children studying abroad to be careful if the children ask for large sums of money for “substantial deposit proof” to obtain visas for further studies, which could be a “fake police” scam, according to a PJ statement released yesterday.The statement said that the Judiciary Police have received a number of reports recently from parents who hastily transferred a large amount of money to their children, after which, it turned

December 10, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Authorities to further deepen reform comprehensively, expand opening-up: Li

BEIJING – The central authorities will work harder to expand domestic demand and consumption, further deepen reform comprehensively, steadfastly expand opening-up, and work for the sustained growth of the nation’s economy, Premier Li Qiang has said.Li made the remarks on Sunday and yesterday when meeting respectively with President of the New Development Bank (NDB) Dilma Rousseff, President of the World Bank Ajay Banga, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi

December 10, 2024 | BY admin

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