Hot pot festival returns to Broadway Macau

The free-admission Broadway Macau Hot Pot Festival made its return earlier this week, with 13 restaurants in Broadway Food Street offering over 50 hot pot dishes from Macau and Asia’s top food destinations, according to a recent statement by integrated resort operator Galaxy Macau.The festival, on until February 28, features a variety of hot pot flavours, as well as exclusive dishes only available in Macau.The statement said that among its offerings are Braised Lamb Brisket Casserole from Wui

November 22, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MGM, DSEDJ organise learning festival

MGM has recently partnered with the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) to host the “MGM Learning Festival”, which aims to enhance staff members’ job skills, service mindset, and commitment to continuing education and professional certifications, according to a recent statement from the Integrated resort (IR) operator.The festival runs from late October to early December, the statement said, which adds that it was also organised in celebration of the

November 22, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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SJM sponsors MSO Tennis Open Day 2024

The SJM MSO Tennis Open Day 2024 was held earlier this month, with integrated resort operator SJM Resorts title-sponsoring the event along with two tennis training workshops hosted by the Macau Special Olympics (MSO) on October 10 and November 3, according to a recent statement by the company.The statement noted that the recently concluded open day, which aimed to provide special needs individuals with an opportunity to “engage with tennis and discover their potential”, was held at Artyzen

November 22, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Nation’s economy progressing well in pursuit of 2024 targets

Commentary        BEIJING – The strong performance of the Chinese economy on many fronts in the first month of the fourth quarter makes it premature for some analysts in the West to conclude that China will miss its annual economic targets. On the contrary, the country is increasingly confident of achieving its economic goals and will remain a major engine driving global growth.The fourth quarter usually contributes the biggest share of China’s annual economy, accounting

November 22, 2024 | BY admin

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Elevation of China-Brazil ties embraces vision of a just and sustainable planet for humanity

China Daily Editorial        Brazil, which was the first country to establish a strategic partnership with China, and the first Latin American country to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership with China, has reached a new strategic consensus with China on the future of their relationship.In a joint statement issued on Wednesday after their talks at he Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, who was on a state visit to the South

November 22, 2024 | BY admin

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Enhancing the role of Global South in G20 framework

Commentary by Rania Aboelkheir*        The two-day 19th G20 Leaders’ Summit concluded on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, under the title of “Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet,” with the participation of G20 members and invitees from some other countries.The G20 plays a significant role in today’s world, as it represents more than 80 percent of global GDP, 75 percent of international trade, and around two-thirds of the world’s population.Despite its

November 22, 2024 | BY admin

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Operator ‘intensively preparing’ for opening of LRT Hengqin Line

Macau Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (MLM) underlined in a statement yesterday that it is “intensively” preparing for the forthcoming opening of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) Hengqin Line, which will connect the Cotai entertainment precinct and the Macau-side zone of the Hengqin joint checkpoint.The statement said that the Hengqin Line, which is scheduled to come into service before the end of this year, will provide residents and visitors with a comfortable and quick option to

November 21, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Citywide CCTV cameras detect over 8,000 crimes in Jan-Oct: SPU

Assistant to Commissioner-General of the Unitary Police Service (SPU) Luis Leong Man Chio revealed yesterday that there are 1,701 citywide CCTV cameras in operation at present, which have assisted in the detection of more than 28,000 crimes since 2016, of which 8,180 cases were detected in the first 10 months of this year.Leong made the remarks yesterday when addressing a current affairs phone-in programme, Ou Mun Gwong Cheung, hosted by Ou Mun Tin Toi – the Chinese-language radio channel of

November 21, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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USJ to host 2nd Int’l Symposium on Children & Youth Health & Well-being

The private Catholic University of Saint Joseph (USJ) is set to hold its 2nd International Symposium on Children and Youth Health and Well-being on its Ilha Verde Campus.The two-day event, which will be held in English and Chinese from tomorrow, follows up on last year’s successful symposium, according to a statement on the USJ website. This year’s interdisciplinary symposium is one day longer than the previous edition and aims for scholars, practitioners and decision-makers “to connect

November 21, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Taxi driver cheats fellow cabbies out of HK$840,000 in rental scam: PJ

A male taxi driver has been apprehended for deceiving seven other taxi drivers with false promises of renting out his cab, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a special press briefing yesterday.The 60-year-old suspect, identified as Cheong, targeted seven local male victims who reported the cases to the police in August. They collectively lost between HK$70,000 and HK$430,000 each, amounting to a total of HK$860,000.One victim, defrauded out of HK$430,000, told the police

November 21, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Police bust 2 illegal currency exchange cases

The Judiciary Police have separately arrested a man from the mainland and a local man for engaging in illegal currency exchange transactions, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.In the first case, the local male, identified as Leong who worked as a casino shuttle bus driver, offered an illegal currency exchange deal to a male gambler at a Cotai casino on Tuesday, at a rate of HK$1 to 0.96 yuan. After the gambler transferred 9,600 yuan by

November 21, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Tap Siac Craft Market continues, over 90 pct of exhibitors different to last week

The Tap Siac Craft Autumn Market continues from today through Sunday in Praça do Tap Seac, with over 90 percent of the stall operators to be different to the event’s first instalment last week, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a Tuesday statement.Open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. today and tomorrow, and from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the weekend, the craft market comprises over 220 handicraft and gastronomy stalls run by cultural and creative entities from Macau, the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan

November 21, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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25,000 patacas – highest bid for CNY market booth

The Municipal Affairs Bureau’s (IAM) auction for next year’s Chinese New Year (CNY) markets took place at the Patane Municipal Market’s Activity Centre yesterday, and the highest bidder paid 25,000 patacas for their booth.Next years’ CNY Market will be held from January 22 to 29. For the CNY Market in Praça do Tap Seac, 30 booths were on offer at the auction with 75 people taking part in the bidding.Twenty of the booths will sell CNY-related dry goods, while six booths will sell

November 21, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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250 works on display at Sands Macao exhibition

A total of 250 works of different media are being showcased on the fourth floor of Sands Macao in Nape for “Art of Prosperity: An Invitational Exhibition of Macao Artists”, which is on until next Thursday.The free-admission exhibition, open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, is presented by a preparatory committee which comprises the Macau Artist Society and the Associação dos Calígrafos e Pintores Chineses Yu Un de Macau (澳門頤園書畫會) and is co-organised by integrated resort (IR)

November 21, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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