Over 1,000 students join 2nd Macao-wide essay contest, 61 win prizes

Over 1,000 students from 46 schools signed up for the 2nd Macao-wide English Essay Competition (MEEC), with 61 entries named winners after multiple rounds of blind judging, and awarded during a prize giving ceremony at the Macau Science Centre (MSC) on Saturday, according to a statement from the co-organisers on the same day.The contest was the first English essay contest in Macau that aims to promote the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals.Themed “An Inclusive World”, the

May 15, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Police nab duo riding friend’s motorbike without licence

Two men were caught riding their friend’s motorbike without a licence near Praça de Luís de Camões in the wee hours of last Monday, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference on Friday.The local duo, aged 18 and 23, are surnamed Wong and Chan respectively, according to the spokesman.At about 2:30 a.m. last Monday, traffic police officers at a roadblock in Praça de Luís de Camões saw Chan riding a motorcycle with Wong as pillion from Rua

May 15, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Local, mainland police bust ‘practice banknotes’ fraud gang

The Judiciary Police (PJ) and their mainland counterparts busted in a joint operation on March 17 a fraud gang involved in at least 54 “practice banknotes” scams, amounting to about 7.38 million patacas, PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference on Friday.According to Wikipedia, a practice banknote is generally similar in size, shape and colour to circulating banknotes and is used for training bank tellers, cashiers and staff at currency exchanges.According to Chan,

May 15, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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An Inclusive World*

Organised by the Macao Professional Speaking Association (MPSA) and co-organised by Language Exchange & Cultural Promotion Association, Society of Food & Environmental Health (Macao), and Sustainable Development Association, the Macao-wide English Essay Competition (MEEC) wrapped up its 2022-2023 competition with an award ceremony on Saturday, at the Macao Science Centre.Individual and group awards were presented, and student representatives were invited to share their winning essays in

May 15, 2023 | BY admin

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Macau Int’l Parade slated for next year: Leong

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Leong Wai Man told reporters yesterday that due to the fact that in the past the Macau International Parade was always held at the end of the year, when the weather is generally cold and a raft of events organised by different government entities are taking place, the parade, which has been suspended since 2020, has been initially scheduled to take place in the first half of next year.Therefore, Leong said, the parade will not be held this year,

May 15, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Rural living gains popularity among urbanites

Analysis        BEIJING – During this year’s May Day holiday, a resident surnamed Yao treated his family to a tranquil getaway in the suburbs of Beijing. They opted for a cozy short-term rental villa nestled amidst the mountains, which was a 90-minute drive from their home in Beijing’s downtown area.“It felt like living amidst a painting, away from the crowded tourist spots,” Yao said.In the past, this remote mountain village in Beijing’s Miyun district was

May 15, 2023 | BY admin

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High hopes for 5-nation peace shuttling

China Daily Editorial        From today, Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Eurasian Affairs Li Hui is paying visits to Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany and Russia for communication aimed at promoting a political settlement to the Ukraine crisis.Since the start of the crisis, China has adopted a principled position calling for joint efforts to promote an end to the conflict. As the crisis has dragged on and escalated, and the spillover effects have worsened,

May 15, 2023 | BY admin

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US bullying trade tactics lead nowhere but to failure

Commentary by Xinhua writer Zeng Yan        BEIJING – Decades ago, an Asian economy was poised to become a leading player in world trade, notably in the semiconductor sector, but its prosperity and rapid growth aroused the ire of the United States, which soon launched an all-out campaign to stymie its economic prospect.That’s what Japan experienced in the 1980s when its companies were clobbering American rivals across an array of industries. Then came the 1985 Plaza

May 15, 2023 | BY admin

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Respiratory disease deaths rise 179 pct in Q1

Macau's number of deaths caused by diseases of the respiratory system rose by 179.0 percent to 491 in the first quarter of this year compared to the fourth quarter of last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.In the first three months, the top three underlying causes of death were diseases of the respiratory system, diseases of the circulatory system (262; down by 35.3 percent) and neoplasms (208; a drop of 30.0 percent).According to a DSEC statement yesterday, Macau's

May 12, 2023 | BY admin

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Up to 70 COVID-19 infections a day recently: health chief

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Alvis Lo Iek Long reaffirmed yesterday that the daily number of new COVID-19 infections in the city has been rising “significantly” to up to about 70 over recent days.The health chief also said that most of the COVID-19 infectees over recent days have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus for the first time.Dr Lo made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending a healthcare summit yesterday, which was part of the ongoing BEYOND International

May 12, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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CPTTM seminar discusses green finance opportunities

The Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM) hosted yesterday a seminar on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) trends and green finance opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region.According to the website of the Vancouver-based Corporate Finance Institute, an online training and education platform for finance and investment professionals, ESG is a framework that helps stakeholders understand how an organisation is managing risks and opportunities related to environmental,

May 12, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Residents prefer MPay for parking meters: vox pop

Since May 1 parking meters for street parking spaces only accept two types of e-payments – Macau Pass and UnionPay QuickPass cards, and six residents told The Macau Post Daily yesterday in Zape that the changed payment method did not trouble them a lot, with most saying, however, they hoped the parking meters would soon accept other e-payments such as MPay and BOC Mobile Banking as well.A 23-year-old woman surnamed Fong said: “I do not think Macau Pass is a form of e-payment”, adding that

May 12, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau Pass accepts 3 SE Asian e-wallets

Macau Pass said in a statement yesterday that in addition to Alipay, AlipayHK, WeChat Pay, Simple Pay and other local e-wallets, its payment devices can now also accept Alipay+ market-leading partner e-wallets from the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand, namely, GCash, Touch ‘n Go eWallet, and TrueMoney respectively.Alipay+ is a payment system launched by Alipay last year to connect merchants and consumers worldwide.According to the 2021 Mobile Wallet report by Juniper Research, Southeast

May 12, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Summit discusses transforming GBA into ‘window of talent’

A summit on talent development was held yesterday at Wynn Palace in Cotai to discuss transforming the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) into a “window of talent.”Over 200 delegates, including business executives, scholars and diplomats, exchanged views on the impacts of science and technology on talent nurturing and planning, quality development and cooperation on digital service trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as in-depth

May 12, 2023 | BY admin

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