Book review: A Short History of Chinese Philosophy

When chatting with friends, philosophical topics often come up. Usually, they mention the works and novels of Western philosophers such as Nietzsche, Sartre, or Plato, and rarely touch upon Chinese philosophy. Including myself, most of us first encountered Western philosophy; aside from reading some sections of Mencius and Zhuangzi during high school, we knew almost nothing about Chinese philosophy, and simply thought it was not as interesting as Western philosophy. Perhaps it is because

May 29, 2023 | BY William Chan

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IAM urges public to stop drinking APPLE SIDRA

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement on Friday that a Taiwan-made beverage, APPLE SIDRA, may contain sediment, urging the public to stop drinking the product and warning all suppliers and retailers to cease selling it.The product’s manufacturer, Beverage Limited Company of the Atlantic Ocean, has been removing all batches of canned and bottled drinks in 330 ml, 600 ml, 1,250 ml and 2,000 ml sizes from retailers’ shelves as a precaution, according to the statement.The

May 29, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Washington forced to adjust its strategy as countries reject punishing decoupling

China Daily Editorial        From Washington’s perspective, the ideal approach to what it defines as a major-power rivalry with a rising China is formulating a united front composed of as many of its allies and partners as possible. The more it enlists, the greater the chance it will emerge victorious.But drawing clear geopolitical lines amid today’s convoluted international interdependencies, however, won’t be as easy as it appears on Washington’s drawing

May 29, 2023 | BY admin

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Why decoupling from China not desirable for int’l businesses

Commentary by Xinhua writer Gao Wencheng        BEIJING – There has recently been a growing trend for international CEOs to visit China. Many entrepreneurs’ trips to China to explore opportunities prove how US media outlets like The New York Times (NYT) were wrong in claiming international businesses seek ways to “decouple” from China. Instead, they hate the idea of decoupling.It’s also easy to nail another lie made by the NYT that “China has grown less

May 29, 2023 | BY admin

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Happy Buddha's Birthday!

Click here    THE MACAU POST DAILY TEAM WISHES EVERYBODY A  HAPPY BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY TODAY , A PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN MACAU.

May 26, 2023 | BY admin

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Jobless rate falls to 2.8 pct in Q1

Macau's general unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percentage points to 2.8 percent in the February-April survey period compared to the previous (January-March) period, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. According to a statement by the bureau yesterday, local residents' unemployment rate dropped by 0.3 percentage points to 3.6 percent. The general unemployment rate comprises residents and non-resident workers (NRWs). The labour force living in Macau stood at

May 26, 2023 | BY admin

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Retail sales rise 29.3 pct in Q1

Macau's retail sales rose by 29.3 percent year on year to 24.0 billion patacas in the first quarter of this year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. A statement released by the bureau yesterday said that the increase was "driven by the relaxation of border control measures." Sales of Chinese food products leaped by 230.4 percent, but sales of communication equipment fell by 30.2 percent year on year.  Quarter on quarter, retail sales grew by

May 26, 2023 | BY admin

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Xia visits museums, care home, show flats, meets business reps

On the third day of his four-day working visit to Macau, Xia Baolong, the director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (HKMAO), yesterday visited two museums, a care home for senior citizens and show flats for the local government’s new public housing projects, apart from meeting with representatives from the city’s business sector, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) last night.Xia arrived in Macau on Tuesday for a fact-finding

May 26, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Editorial : G7’s risky anti-China ‘de-risking’ strategy

The recent G7 2023 Summit in Hiroshima ended with a Leaders’ Communiqué which includes some 600 words in two of its 66 paragraphs stating that the Western powers “stand together” on nine “elements underpinning” their respective relations with China, apart from claiming that “there is no legal basis for China’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea”.On the one hand, the joint communiqué seems to extend an olive branch to Beijing such as by pledging that “our policy

May 26, 2023 | BY admin

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The Londoner Macao hosts grand celebration

Sands China held a grand celebration for its British-themed integrated resort, The Londoner Macao, yesterday, which was attended by crowds of people.The Londoner Macao’s first phase opened in February 2021 and has now completed its transformation from Sands Cotai Central.Yesterday’s event featured English former professional footballer and Sands Global Ambassador David Beckham and Hong Kong singer-songwriter G.E.M., who gave a performance at the 6,000-seat “The Londoner Arena”, which

May 26, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Police announce 2 suicides in as many days

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have announced two suspected suicides on Wednesday and yesterday, in which a 51-year-old mainland man burnt charcoal in his guestroom at a hotel on Rua de Cantão, while a 52-year-old local man hanged himself at his home in a residential building on Estrada Nova da llha Verde.The two cases have been classified as dead bodies found, of which the exact causes of death have yet to be determined by forensic examination, according to two separate statements.Mainland man

May 26, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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696 COVID-19 infections recorded on Wednesday

Macau recorded 696 COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, a decrease of six from the 702 infections reported on Tuesday, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, three of the 696 COVID-19 carriers were admitted to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre for treatment.Consequently, a total of 107 new COVID-19 patients were admitted to treatment facilities between May 1 and May 24.Meanwhile, the Health Bureau’s

May 26, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Speedboat carrying 5 illegals rams customs vessel

The Macau Customs Service (SA) said in a statement yesterday that a patrol vessel was damaged when it was rammed by a speedboat carrying 5 mainland men and women, suspected of trying to enter Macau illegally, in the waters off Cheoc Van Beach (Bamboo Beach) in Coloane on Tuesday.According to the statement, SA officers spotted the suspicious speedboat near Cheoc Van Beach in the early hours of Tuesday and immediately dispatched a patrol vessel to intercept it, while at the same time the Public

May 26, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police urge people to beware of ‘blind box’ online shopping scams

The Judiciary Police urged the public in a statement yesterday to beware of “blind box” promotion scams when shopping online to prevent their credit card information from being stolen.“Blind box” is a type of sealed package that keeps what’s inside a mystery until it is opened.According to the statement, the Judiciary Police had recently received a number of reports that someone faked the name of a local shop on an online social media platform, claiming to be selling “blind boxes”

May 26, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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