Ho, Luxembourg PM vow to strengthen ties

Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (left) shakes hands with Luxembourg’s Premier Xavier Bettel in the central European grand duchy yesterday. According to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) last night, Ho and Bettel agreed to strengthen economic and trade cooperation between Macau and Luxembourg in finance and other fields. The statement said the aim of the working visit was to learn from Luxembourg’s successful experience in developing its financial sector, so as

April 25, 2023 | BY admin

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UM delegation visits top universities in Germany, Belgium

The University of Macau (UM) said in a statement yesterday that a UM delegation recently visited Technical University of Munich (TUM), Constructor University in Bremen, and Leibniz University Hannover in Germany, as well as KU Leuven in Belgium.The statement noted that the delegation was led by UM Rector Yonghua Song (aka Song Yonghua). The visits aimed to set up research and academic collaborations between UM and universities in Europe to expand UM’s international network and exchange

April 25, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Woman steals HK$110,000 chips from male roommate: police

A mainland woman has been arrested for stealing HK$110,000 worth of chips from a man who invited her to stay in his hotel room overnight, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said in a regular press conference yesterday.The 26-year-old suspect surnamed Chen told the police that she’s a businesswoman.According to Leng, the male victim in his forties met Chen during his trip to Macau on Friday and they went to gamble in a Cotai casino together, after which Chen told him that she

April 25, 2023 | BY William Chan

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GBA collects audio-visual works promoting TCM

Guangdong’s Radio and Television Administration and Traditional Chinese Medicine Bureau, as well as the Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Guangdong Broadcasting and Television Network Company Limited, have joined hands to co-organise the “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Network Audio-Visual Works Contest”, with the theme of promoting traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) culture, according to a press conference held at The Plaza Restaurant in Zape

April 25, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Govt proposes to only subsidise enterprises wholly or mainly owned by it: Lei

Directly-elected lawmaker-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng I, who chairs the Legislative Assembly’s (AL) 1st Standing Committee, said yesterday that the government would only grant operating subsidies to companies wholly owned by the government and those in which the government holds over 50 percent.Lei made the remarks during a press briefing after yesterday’s two-and-a-half hour closed-door meeting by the committee which is reviewing a government-initiated bill regulating the operation and

April 25, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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NRW takes handbag left in cab: police

A non-resident worker (NRW) from the mainland has been arrested for stealing a handbag she found in a taxi, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lam Keong said during a press conference yesterday.Lam said that the 40-year-old suspect surnamed Man is a kitchen assistant. The person who lost the handbag is a female from the mainland.According to Lam, the victim forgot to take her handbag, containing some cash and identification documents, when she got out of a radio taxi in the afternoon of

April 25, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Zhuhai to lift curbs on commuting between Zhuhai & Macau: Customs

The Macau Customs Service (SA) announced in an SMS yesterday that starting Sunday, Zhuhai will no longer limit the daily Macau-Zhuhai commute via certain checkpoints, so that travellers and commuters will no longer be subject to a limitation on the number of their commutes between the two cities per day.Zhuhai authorities informed the Macau Customs Service in a statement yesterday about the change, which also thanked the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) for its cooperation, adding

April 25, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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March visitors rise 271 pct to 1.9 million

Macau welcomed 1.95 million visitor arrivals last month, a year-on-year increase of 271.4 percent and month-on-month growth of 22.8 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday. The daily average of visitor arrivals reached 63,124 in March. According to a DSEC statement, overnight visitors (979,152) and same-day visitors (977,715) rose by 522.7 percent and 164.5 percent year on year respectively. Overnight visitor’s average length of stay dropped by 1.4

April 25, 2023 | BY admin

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70th MGP family carnival to be held this weekend

The 70th Macau Grand Prix – Family Carnival is slated to take place this weekend at the Coloane Karting Track from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to a statement from the Sports Bureau (ID).This will be the first time that the carnival will be held at the track.The statement said that the event is held to enable residents and tourists to enjoy the “thrilling atmosphere” of the Macau Grand Prix (MGP), which will have its 70th edition take place from November 11-12 and November 16-19, in

April 25, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Ho visits Stock Exchange Luxembourg

Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (centre, standing), Chinese Ambassador to Luxembourg Hua Ning (second from left, standing) and other officials witness the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and Chongwa (Macao) Financial Asset Exchange Co. Ltd. (MOX) in Luxembourg yesterday. Ho and his entourage visited the Luxembourg Stock Exchange yesterday to study its bond issuing system. MOX is owned by Macau-based Nam Kwong (Group) Co. Ltd., a state-owned enterprise

April 25, 2023 | BY admin

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Footbridge linking peninsula’s reservoir & nearby coast to close from Friday, for ongoing A2 flyover

Footbridge linking peninsula’s reservoir & nearby coast to close from Friday, for ongoing A2 flyover project to Zone AThe government announced yesterday that the footbridge connecting Reservoir Park and the waterfront at Avenida da Ponte da Amizade will close from Friday, with the aim of making way for the ongoing project of building a flyover connecting the area and the Zone A land reclamation area.According to a statement by the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) yesterday, the footbridge will

April 25, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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2 seniors slightly burnt at home after kitchen stove’s flashover

Two senior citizens sustained slight burns after a gas stove in their home had a flashover when they were cooking in the kitchen last night, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said in a statement.The accident occurred at around 7 p.m. in their home in Block 9 of the Kuong Wa residential estate in Areia Preta district.The two seniors, an 82-year-old man and a 63-year-old woman, were rushed to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre for treatment.Both were in a stable condition last

April 25, 2023 | BY admin

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Contemporary photo exhibition displays works of 6 artists

A contemporary photography exhibition titled “CAPTURE THE LIGHT AND IMAGES” is being held at the Creative Macau gallery, showcasing the works of six, locally based, invited member artists until May 6.The exhibits comprise Alan Ieon’s “Enclosed Landscape”, Alex Chao Io Chong’s “Red Year”, André Lui Chak Keong’s “Heaven Above”, Leo Fan Sai Cheong’s “A Happiness Dream series”, Lúcia Lemos’ “The Peony Pavilion”, and Stefan Nunes’ “The Dragon

April 25, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Europe must not become vassal of US: expert

Interview        ZAGREB – Europe must stick to its own foreign policy, and never become a vassal to the United States, Croatian political analyst Andelko Milardovic told Xinhua in an interview yesterday.Although Europe and the United States share similar values and are long-time allies, they have different identities, policies and interests, Milardovic said.“You must differentiate values from interests,” said Milardovic, who is the founder and director of the

April 25, 2023 | BY admin

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