US soapbox easy option for EU politicians

China Daily Editorial        A simple glance at the European Parliament’s agenda shows that it is filled with debates on civil liberties, the democratic process and foreign interference, and gender affairs every day.No doubt these topics are important. But some of the issues are symptomatic of more fundamental concerns whose amelioration would be better served by seeking ways to improve infrastructure, cut taxes, and invest more in public services, which have appeared in

June 6, 2023 | BY admin

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Green drive creates country’s first carbon-negative island

Analysis        JINAN – From transforming farmland back into forests to adopting clean energy sources and establishing a “carbon credit bank,” Lingshan Island in the eastern port city of Qingdao has launched an all-out war against carbon emissions.These efforts have yielded remarkable results, positioning the island located in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao as China’s first carbon-negative sea island, thereby, demonstrating the country’s commitment to

June 6, 2023 | BY admin

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Washington’s blinkered brinkmanship is dangerously sociopathic behavior

China Daily Editorial        Unsurprisingly, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used his keynote speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday to show off the strength of the US alliance system in the region before rightly stating that a war over Taiwan would be “devastating” and affect the global economy “in ways we cannot imagine.”But the US defense chief is being both hypocritical and deceptive when trying to pin the blame on Beijing should there be a

June 6, 2023 | BY admin

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Premier Li meets with German Social Democratic Party delegation

BEIJING – Premier Li Qiang yesterday met with a German Social Democratic Party (SPD) delegation led by Lars Klingbeil, co-chairman of the SPD.Li said that as an important part of China-Germany relations, inter-party exchanges are of far-reaching significance for the two sides as they strengthen mutual learning and jointly promote prosperity and development.China attaches great importance to its relations and cooperation with Germany, and it is important for the two major, influential

June 6, 2023 | BY admin

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France plays constructive role in healthy development of China-EU ties: Wang

BEIJING – China believes that France will continue to pursue a rational and positive China policy and play a constructive role in the healthy and stable development of China-EU relations, Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said yesterday.Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks during a phone conversation with Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic counselor to French

June 6, 2023 | BY admin

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Ho sends congratulations on successful return of Shenzhou-15 spacecraft

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng sent yesterday a congratulatory message to the Central People’s Government in Beijing about the successful return to Earth by the Shenzhou-15 crewed spacecraft, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) said in a statement.On behalf of the local government, Ho expressed his warmest congratulations to the country for completion of the space mission, and for the successful rotation to the country’s next space flight crew, i.e., the Shenzhou-16 spacecraft.

June 5, 2023 | BY admin

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2 gangs snitch gold chains from old men looking for massage: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ), in conjunction with their mainland counterparts, have busted two cross-border gangs which snitched gold chains from elderly men right after luring them into residential buildings’ stairwells or subdivided flats under the guise of providing massage services for between 100 and 200 patacas each, PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference on Friday.According to Chan, a total of 14 mainland suspects, aged between 34 and 54, have recently been

June 5, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Pedestrian crossing b/w Grand Lisboa & Portuguese school to get traffic lights

The zebra crossing at the junction of Avenida do Infante D. Henrique (殷皇子大馬路) and Rua da Escola Comercial (商業學校街), i.e., the one between the Grand Lisboa hotel-casino tower and the private Portuguese School, will be replaced by a traffic light-controlled crossing from tomorrow, with the aim of ensuring the safety of pedestrians, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) has announced.The traffic light-controlled crossing will come into use tomorrow morning.With the operation of the

June 5, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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915 COVID-19 infections in 3 days: govt

Macau recorded a total of 915 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 132 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, 417 COVID-19 infections were recorded on Thursday, when four new COVID-19 patients were admitted to

June 5, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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14th IIICF end with 39 deals worth US$6.7 billion: IPIM

The 14th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF), co-organised by the China International Contractors Association and the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), wound up on Friday at The Venetian Macao Cotai Expo, resulting in the signing of 39 cooperation agreements worth US$6.7 billion, according to an IPIM statement on Friday.The agreements cover a wide range of fields such as transport, construction, electrical power engineering, water

June 5, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Ho meets HK’s G19 delegation to strengthen cooperation

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng met a delegation of G19 lawmakers from Hong Kong on Saturday and expressed willingness to intensify communication and cooperation with Hong Kong in various areas, including promoting travel groups linking Hong Kong and Macau to the Greater Bay Area (GBA), jointly organising sporting activities and entertainment events as well as exhibitions and conventions, and promoting cooperation in innovative technology, higher education and youth training.According to a

June 5, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Lai Chi Vun fair to open at month-end

The government has announced that a fair comprising 15 stalls at a revitalised area of Coloane’s Lai Chi Vun shipyards area will start operating at the end of this month.The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) made the announcement in a statement on Thursday.The statement indicated that the government’s first-phase revitalisation of Coloane’s Lai Chi Vun shipyards area will open to members of the public at the end of this month.The first-phase revitalisation project, covering the five plots of

June 5, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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MGTO organises 2-days of QTSAS seminars

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) held the 2023 Quality Tourism Services Accreditation Scheme [QTSAS] Assessment Seminars for the Food and Beverage Sector and Travel Agencies on Thursday and Friday to brief accredited merchants of the scheme this year, according to an MGTO statement on Friday.The statement noted that the two-day event had a total of 133 participants. Enviroforce Monitoring Inspection & Testing Company Ltd., QTSAS’s assessment’s technical support unit,

June 5, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Tourist hit by public bus on zebra crossing in Patane district

A 28-year-old female tourist from the mainland was hit by a public bus on a zebra crossing on Rua da Ribeira do Patane in the Inner Harbour area yesterday afternoon, the authorities said.According to statements from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) and the Public Security Police (PSP), the accident occurred at around 5 p.m. when the TCM No. 101X route bus hit the woman when she was walking across a zebra crossing.The woman, who sustained abrasions to her elbows, was taken to the public Conde de

June 5, 2023 | BY admin

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