Human capital dividend to propel modernization

Commentary by Cheng Jie*        The resolution of the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which concluded recently, said the country will further deepen reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization by, among other things, improving the education system, strengthening the science and technology sector, and cultivating talents.According to the resolution, China will follow an innovation-driven development

July 31, 2024 | BY admin

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US businesses keen to seize opportunities from US-China cooperation

Analysis by Xinhua writer Liu Yanan        NEW YORK – US business people expressed their enthusiasm toward potential opportunities arising from strong commercial ties between the United States and China.A Chinese delegation led by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) is paying a week-long visit to the United States.The 50-person delegation will have extensive and in-depth exchanges with the US Department of Commerce, the State of New York, the

July 31, 2024 | BY admin

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China and Italy: The ideal duo to bridge East and West

Commentary by Xinhua writer He Fei       BEIJING – In a world increasingly troubled by geopolitical tensions and bloc confrontation, Monday’s meeting between President Xi Jinping and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni underscored the importance of deepening mutual understanding and cooperation between nations.As two major countries with ancient civilizations that stand at the two ends of the ancient Silk Road, the time-honored friendly exchanges between the two

July 31, 2024 | BY admin

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China to leverage pioneering role of economic structural reform to deepen comprehensive reform

Interview        BEIJING – China will better leverage the pioneering role of economic structural reform to further deepen reform comprehensively, Zheng Shanjie, head of the central authorities’ top economic planner, said in a recent interview with Xinhua.In the resolution adopted at the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, China proposed taking economic structural reform as the “spearhead” and leveraging its leading role

July 31, 2024 | BY admin

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Social housing estate on ex-power plant plot completed, providing 1,590 flats

Construction of the social rental housing estate built on the plot of the former CEM power station on Avenida de Venceslau de Morais has been completed, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced on its website yesterday.The social housing estate comprising three blocks consists of 1,590 flats, comprising one and two-bedroom units.After the demolition of the former CEM power station and the subsequent transfer of the plot to the government, the Avenida de Venceslau de Morais social housing

July 30, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt to widen granite walking path in Taipa Houses area

The government has launched a project to widen the anti-slip granite walking path in front of the Taipa Houses complex, with the aim of making it more comfortable and safer for those visiting the area to walk, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a joint statement yesterday.The statement underlined that the project will keep the area’s feature intact because most of the existing cobblestones there will not be replaced.The project will last around 60

July 30, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Fewer than half think Macau has enough sports venues: survey

In his 2024 Policy Address, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng made it clear that he is committed to transforming Macau into a “City of Sports”, but the findings of a recent survey show that less than half of its 1,019 respondents consider the number of Macau’s sports venues to be sufficient.The Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (UGAMM – commonly known as Kai Fong) conducted a street survey on July 7 when 1,019 valid questionnaires were collected from local residents aged 16 or

July 30, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Online registration to exchange 4 types of zodiac banknotes to start next Monday

The Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) announced in a statement yesterday that the second round of its exchange of the four previously issued Zodiac Banknotes (Rat, Ox, Tiger and Rabbit Zodiac Banknotes) will be available for online registration for Macau residents from 9 a.m. next Monday to 6 p.m. on August 30.The tentative exchange quantity for the Rat, Ox, Tiger and Rabbit Zodiac banknotes of each issuing bank is 10 notes of each type, the statement said, adding that the actual quantity to

July 30, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Mainlander’s bank account frozen after illegal currency exchange deal: police

A mainlander’s bank account has been frozen after exchanging Hong Kong dollars into yuan with an illegal currency exchange dealer at a casino in Cotai on June 1, reporting a loss of over 300,000 yuan to the police, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said at a press conference yesterday.According to Leng, the male suspect surnamed Wang is a 23-year-old mainlander, who told the police that he is a car mechanic.According to Leng, the victim won some money in a casino last month, and he

July 30, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Mainlander cheats pawnshop out of HK$54,000: police

A mainland man was arrested on Sunday for defrauding a pawn shop in Macau out of HK$54,000 by hocking counterfeit gold jewellery, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said at a press conference yesterday.The suspect is a 33-year-old man surnamed Wang, who told the police that he works as a waiter.According to Leng, a pawnshop in Taipa reported to the police on Thursday that a mainlander had pawned a fake gold chain for HK$54,000.The pawnshop staff initially did not find any abnormality

July 30, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Maid commits suicide after ‘locking herself in bathroom’: police

A domestic helper hanged herself in the bathroom of a residential flat in Coloane on Sunday night, according to a statement by the Judiciary Police (PJ) early yesterday, which quoted the victim’s employer as saying that “she [the victim] suddenly locked herself in the bathroom”.The Judiciary Police were notified by the Public Security Police (PSP) of the attempted suicide at a residential building on Avenida da Harmonia in Coloane at 7:53 p.m. on Sunday, noting that the victim – a

July 30, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Buses, taxis collide, one cabbie trapped in car

Yesterday, two taxis collided with two buses in two separate traffic accidents, and one of the cabbies was trapped in the vehicle and had to be rescued by firefighters who rushed him to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre for emergency treatment.At 6 a.m. yesterday, a traffic accident occurred in Avenida 24 de Junho when a taxi crashed into a bus, resulting in an oil spill measuring approximately one metre by five metres there, according to a statement by the Fire Services Bureau

July 30, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau has about 370 breastfeeding rooms: Health Bureau

The Health Bureau (SSM) says that about 370 breastfeeding rooms have been set up in various public and private premises across the city.SSM Director Alvis Lo Iek Long made the remarks in a reply to a written interpellation made by lawmaker Alan Ho Ion Sang last month. Dr Lo gave the reply earlier this month, the copy of which has recently been uploaded onto the website of the Legislative Assembly (AL).Dr Lo also said that breastfeeding rooms have been newly set up in the Macau Grand Prix Museum

July 30, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Local Canto electronica band EVADE to release new album

Interview and review by Ginnie Liang        EVADE, a local independent Cantonese-language electronica band, are back with their new work after the release of their previous album in 2020, and are keen to bring a major transformation in their music style, EVADE told the Post in a recent interview in the band’s studio on the second floor of a clothing shop on Rua da Barca.The band members said they were welcoming fans to listen to their new released tracks and looking

July 30, 2024 | BY admin

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