WTT Champions Macao 2023 presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group Successfully Concluded

The WTT Champions Macao 2023 organized by the Sports Bureau of the Macau SAR Government, World Table Tennis (WTT) and Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), and co-organized by the Macau Table Tennis General Association was held successfully. The exciting matches were well received by Macau’s residents and tourists, who witnessed the triumphant wins of China’s Wang Chuqin and Wang Manyu in the men’s and women’s singles tournaments. After the match, the two champions were awarded by

April 27, 2023 | BY admin

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Facemask guidelines to be eased from tomorrow

      2 babies with COVID-19 in hospital       The Macau government will further ease its facemask-wearing guidelines tomorrow, according to which public bus and Light Rail Transit (LRT) passengers will only be “recommended” to wear a facemask.Currently, public bus and LRT passengers are required to wear a facemask.From tomorrow, however, according to the relaxed guidelines, those entering medical institutions or care homes will still be required to wear a

April 27, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Ho meets Chinese mission chief to EU in Brussels

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (left) meets with Ambassador Fu Cong, head of the Mission of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the 27-nation European Union (EU), in Brussels on Tuesday. According to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) yesterday, Ho also met with China’s ambassador to Belgium, Cao Zhongming, on Tuesday. The statement pointed out that both ambassadors exchanged views with Ho on promoting Macau’s exchanges and cooperation with EU member states,

April 27, 2023 | BY admin

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BNU reopens revamped main branch

BNU Chief Executive Carlos Álvares addresses yesterday’s ceremony marking the reopening of its revamped main branch on Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro. The ceremony held in the main hall of the bank branch was attended by local and central government officials and business representatives. Álvares said that “the interior design concept is inspired by the iconic BNU caravel that represents the Portuguese adventurous spirit and a multicultural approach”. He also said that “in a digital era

April 27, 2023 | BY admin

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Michelin Guide Hong Kong Macau 2023 unveils recipients

The Michelin Guide Hong Kong Macau 2023 was hosted at Grand Lisboa yesterday, with 17 restaurants from Macau awarded Michelin stars.The event, which marked its 15th edition, featured a selection of 206 restaurants from Hong Kong and 44 from Macau.Among Macau’s Michelin-star awardees, which are all located within Macau’s integrated resorts (IR), only one eatery was newly awarded, while another one was promoted.The recipients of three Michelin stars are Jade Dragon at City of Dreams (COD),

April 27, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MGTO makes preparations to welcome ‘Golden Week’ holiday

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said in a statement yesterday that it is making preparations to welcome visitors on the mainland’s Labour Day “Golden Week” holiday from this Saturday through next Wednesday.According to the statement, visitors to Macau can tailor their itineraries through MGTO’s website or the “Experience Macao” app. These platforms allow visitors to view the latest information on attractions, events and festivals and hotels, among others. One can also

April 27, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Small class teaching ensures staff stability: DSEDJ department chief

Attending public broadcaster TDM’s Chinese-language radio phone-in programme, Ou Mun Gwong Cheuhng, the Education and Youth Development Bureau’s (DSEDJ) Non-Tertiary Education Department Chief Luís Gomes said yesterday that the declining fertility rate is a global issue impacting various industries, adding that the bureau has adopted an adjustment mechanism for small classes with 25 to 35 students in each class, aiming to avoid “excessive” class size expansions or reductions, thereby

April 27, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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190 of Fang Lijun’s works on display at MAM

The Macau Museum of Art (MAM) is currently displaying 190 of Fang Lijun’s works from the early 1980s to 2022 in an exhibition titled “Fang Lijun: The Light of Dust”.The exhibits comprise sketches, oils, prints, ink paintings and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), among others.According to a recent statement from the museum, the exhibition’s title refers to the old Chinese idiom “concealing one’s brilliance to merge with the dust”. Themed “Human & Figures”, the exhibition

April 27, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Mainland trio nabbed for reselling WTT tickets: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested three mainland men last Thursday in Vasco da Gama Park for attempting to resell tickets to the “World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Macao” competition, PSP spokesman Lam Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The four-day WTT contest ended on Sunday.According to Lam, the three suspects, aged 53, 55 and 62, are surnamed Ma, Liang and Liu respectively.Lam said that the Public Security Police received a report from a Sports Bureau (ID)

April 27, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Man with criminal record steals from cars: police

A local man with a criminal record was arrested on Monday in the northern district for stealing valuables worth about 38,000 patacas from a car parked on Estrada Marginal do Hipódromo, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.Leng said that the 58-year-old jobless suspect is surnamed Wong, adding that the suspect had stolen valuables from cars on several occasions between 2017 and 2018, and had been jailed for more than five years in

April 27, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Govt shuts 12 illegal inns since start of year

The MGTO said in a statement yesterday that in a total of 455 inspections that have been carried out around the city since the beginning of this year in conjunction with the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) and Public Security Police (PSP), 12 flats suspected of providing accommodation illegally have been sealed.Moreover, seven mainland tourists working as unlicensed tour guides in Macau have been caught.Law No.3/2022, which amended Law No.3/2010, on the “Prohibition of Providing Illegal

April 27, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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MTel launches cloud-based security service

MTel Telecommunication Company Limited said yesterday that it has set up its “MTel Cloud Network Security Centre” with the aim of providing enterprises with a new security service plan that is simple, safe and efficient to use and maintain.MTel Executive Office Special Adviser Alex C. C. Choi aka Choi Chin Chong made the remarks during a MTel Cloud Network Security promotion conference yesterday at L’Arc Hotel, adding that the centre aims to provide a highly reliable and secure operating

April 27, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Demographic, talent dividend continues to drive China’s high-quality economic development

Analysis        BEIJING – China will continue to enjoy rich human resources and pick up its pace to improve the quality of the labor force to drive the country’s high-quality economic development, according to analysts.A large population remains China’s basic national condition and the demographic dividend will continue to underpin the economic growth for a long time to come, said Wang Qinchi, a researcher at the China Population and Development Research Center.The

April 27, 2023 | BY admin

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G7 can facilitate peace talks by lifting sanctions against Russia

China Daily Editorial        Some recent developments concerning the West’s response to the Ukraine conflict indicate simmering and widening divisions inside what appears to be a unanimous Western stance over the crisis.According to reports, the European Union and Japan have pushed back against a United States’ proposal for G7 countries to ban all exports to Russia. The proposal aims to replace the current sector-by-sector sanctions regime against Russia with a complete

April 27, 2023 | BY admin

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