Xi holds talks with Ramos-Horta, urges promoting bilateral ties

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping held talks with President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta in Beijing yesterday.Noting that the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee was held successfully two weeks ago, Xi said China will further comprehensively deepen reform and promote high-quality development and high-level opening up, which will provide new impetus and new opportunities for global economic development and cooperation between

July 30, 2024 | BY admin

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China’s top legislator meets with president of Timor-Leste

BEIJING – China’s top legislator Zhao Leji met with President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta in Beijing yesterday. Noting that China and Timor-Leste are traditional friendly neighbors, Zhao, chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said China is ready to work with Timor-Leste to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, uphold and practice the principle of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and

July 30, 2024 | BY admin

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IAM urges public not to feed babies ‘Risotto Légumes Petits Pois Poulet’

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) urged the public in a statement on Friday not to feed babies a made-in-France baby food named “Risotto Légumes Petits Pois Poulet (18 mois)”*, which may contain black nightshade.According to the statement, the bureau was informed by the Rappel Conso, a French public service that shares information about product recalls in France, about the problematic foodstuff – a 260 gram baby food product, batch number B31599 and a barcode number of 4062300081758

July 29, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Daily bus passenger average rises 8 pct in H1

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) has announced that Macau recorded a daily average of 611,000 public bus passengers in the first half of this year, a year-on-year increase of about eight percent.The bureau announced the data in a statement on its WeChat account on Friday.The statement also said that during the first six months of this year, Macau saw the highest daily number of public bus passengers on May 3, at around 755,000.Macau’s population stood at 686,400 at the end of March, according to

July 29, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Airport passengers rise 91 pct in H1

The Macau International Airport recorded 3.73 million passengers in the first half of this year, a year-on-year increase of 91 percent, airport operator CAM has announced in a statement.According to the statement on Friday, the local airport recorded a total of around 29,000 aircraft movements in the first six months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 72 percent.According to the statement, the number of passengers and aircraft movements recorded during the first half of this year both

July 29, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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IPIM chief aims to develop MICE sector ‘in sustainable direction’

As Macau’s target is to hold 1,500 MICE events this year, Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) President Vincent U U Sang noted yesterday that the MICE industry is about to enter its annual peak season, with large-scale conventions and exhibitions to be held one after another in the coming months, including the annual Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) as well as Macao Franchise Expo, and U was quick to add that IPIM hopes to develop, expand and strengthen the

July 29, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Jobless rate drops to pre-pandemic 1.7 pct in Q2

Macau’s general unemployment rate, which comprises local and non-resident workers, dropped by 0.4 percentage points to 1.7 percent compared to the first quarter of this year, returning to the corresponding levels in the same quarter of pre-pandemic 2019, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Friday.According to a DSEC statement on Friday, local residents’ jobless rate decreased by 0.4 percentage points in the second quarter to 2.3 percent, which is also the same level as that

July 29, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Pakistani sexually harasses subordinate while inspecting building

A Pakistani, a non-permanent Macau resident who works as a supervisor for a property management company, allegedly sexually harassed his female subordinate while they were inspecting a residential building together, on three occasions starting last month, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference on Friday.The victim, a non-resident worker in her twenties from the mainland, also sustained minor injuries on her right arm as the result of the

July 29, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau records highest single-day number of visitors for July: MGTO

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said in a statement yesterday that earlier this month Macau recorded its highest single-day number of visitor arrivals for July, at 135,575 on July 20. In annual terms, Macau recorded its highest single-day number of visitor arrivals, 226,326, on February 7, 2019, i.e., the third day of Chinese New Year (CNY) of pre-pandemic 2019.Yesterday’s statement also said that according to its provisional data, Macau recorded 2.39 million visitor arrivals

July 29, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Health Bureau marks World Hepatitis Day

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement on the eve of World Hepatitis Day, which was yesterday, that a series of ongoing activities have been carried out to provide the local population with more knowledge about hepatitis B and C.Under the theme “It’s time for action”, this year’s World Hepatitis Day highlights the need for collaborative action to expand access to diagnosis and treatment in countries.In response to the aim of eliminating hepatitis set by the World Health

July 29, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Robber nabbed in Zhuhai 4 hours after robbery in Macau

A pawnshop on Rua de Coimbra in Nape was robbed of HK$145,000 in cash by a male visitor from the mainland early yesterday morning, and Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a special press conference yesterday afternoon that the suspect was arrested in Zhuhai about four hours after committing the crime.The robbery occurred at about 5:40 a.m. yesterday when the suspect – a 49-year-old surnamed Nan – pretended to be a customer and spoke to one of the pawnshop’s two female

July 29, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Joint anti-terrorism drill ‘achieves desired effect’: SPU

The Unitary Police Service (SPU), in conjunction with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) General Office of the Macau Garrison as well as several other public entities, their “Coiling Dragon” joint anti-terrorism drill at the Macau East Asian Games Dome in Cotai on Friday, “achieved the desired effect”, according to an SPU statement later that day.According to the statement, the drill lasted about two hours and 40 minutes. In the simulated scenario, six terrorists travelling in two

July 29, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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35 paintings on display in Zheng Xiaojun’s ‘She-Realm’

The works of artist Zheng Xiaojun (鄭曉君) are being showcased at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery, with 35 paintings of women and children created in the artist’s style on display until Saturday. Zheng, a member of the Macau Artist Society, is a PhD Associate Professor at Jinan University’s School of Journalism and Communication and is also its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and New Media Art Research

July 29, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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China makes progress in hepatitis prevention, control

Analysis        BEIJING – As this year’s World Hepatitis Day was marked on Sunday, Chinese officials and experts highlighted the country’s significant progress in the prevention and control of hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes severe liver disease and cancer.Infections from hepatitis have shown a steady decline in China thanks to enhanced monitoring and comprehensive interventions, said Chang Jile, deputy head of the National Disease Control and

July 29, 2024 | BY admin

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