UK’s anti-China rhetoric has hollow ring

China Daily Editorial        Contrary to United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s portrayal of China as a challenge to the global order, China is instead seen as an attractive destination for investors from his country.In the first quarter of this year, the UK’s investment in China increased 680.3 percent year-on-year. Although that remarkable growth is partly attributable to the low base of the same period last year when both sides were fighting against the COVID-19

April 25, 2023 | BY admin

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Taiwan Strait not a place for Western warships

China Daily Editorial        Whenever the word Taiwan is uttered by certain Western politicians it has become their habit to accompany it with an accusing finger pointed at Beijing. Sticking faithfully to the script written by Washington, they try to paint the picture that Beijing is using “threats, coercion, intimidation or the use of force” in a bid to change the status quo.Some have even tried to link the Taiwan question with the conflict in Ukraine.Such talk is

April 25, 2023 | BY admin

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Arcturus infections detected in Macau in past 2 weeks: health chief

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Alvis Lo Iek Long says that a number of COVID-19 infections detected in Macau over the past two weeks were confirmed as being Arcturus, a new Omicron subvariant.Dr Lo did not reveal the exact number of Arcturus infections detected in Macau.According to Dr Lo, non-locals who had recently arrived in Macau accounted for most of the Arcturus infections detected here in the past two weeks.Dr Lo made the remarks during a press conference on Friday summarising the two-day

April 24, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Motorbike rider dies after being hit by concrete mixer lorry

A female motorcycle rider died on Saturday after her motorbike was hit by a concrete mixer lorry in an avenue on the peninsula’s north-eastern coast on Friday night, the authorities have announced.According to statements from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) and the Public Security Police (PSP) on Friday and Saturday, the accident occurred at around 8 p.m. on Friday on Avenida da Ponte da Amizade, the avenue leading to the entrance and exit of the Macau-Taipa Friendship Bridge.The motorcycle,

April 24, 2023 | BY admin

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Editorial: Ho’s trip gives big boost to Portugal-Macau ties

Editorial        Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng’s four-day working visit to Portugal, his first overseas trip since he took the helm of the local government in December 2019 just before the COVID-19 pandemic impeded international travel for three long years, has given ties between the two sides a big boost. Due to my tight work schedule here, I was, much to my own displeasure, unable to cover his trip first hand. The Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) has been one of my

April 24, 2023 | BY admin

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Police urge public to be wary of SMS links

The Judiciary Police (PJ) reminded residents in separate statements on Saturday and yesterday to be wary of messages with links to websites from unknown sources and not to click on them or provide any personal information, in order to protect one’s bank accounts or credit cards from unauthorised use.According to the Judiciary Police’s Saturday statement, the police recently received reports from a number of people who have received fraudulent text messages with links to websites from a fake

April 24, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Wang Chuqin, Wang Manyu crowned again at WTT Champions Macao

China’s Wang Chuqin and Wang Manyu were crowned again in the men’s and women’s singles respectively at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Macao at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion yesterday.In the men’s singles final, 22-year-old Wang Chuqin defended his title after closing out a dominant 4-0 win over double Olympic gold medalist Ma Long 12-10, 11-1, 11-8, 11-7.Both players flew out of the starting blocks at top speed, but Ma failed to capitalize on several opportunities, leaving

April 24, 2023 | BY admin

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IFTM to increase student intake by 13 pct: Fanny Vong

The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) will increase its student intake by 13 percent in the 2023/2024 Academic Year, which will see around 650 places available across its bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, IFTM President Fanny Vong Chuk Kwan told reporters yesterday.Vong made the remarks during IFTM’s Open Day, which was held at the Forward Building of its Taipa campus.Given Macau’s improving tourism situation, The Macau Post Daily asked if she expects more students to

April 24, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Man nabbed for sexually abusing & attacking 6-year-old daughter: police

A 68-year-old local man was arrested on Thursday at his home in the northern district for sexually abusing and attacking his six-year-old daughter, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said during a regular press conference on Friday.Chong said that the suspect surnamed Lai has been unemployed since 2018.According to Chong, the Judiciary Police received a report from the girl’s female teacher on Thursday afternoon through a police-school liaison mechanism that she suspected that

April 24, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police nab mainland quintet for theft, bust illegal inn in Nape

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested five mainland men on Tuesday for stealing seven items of clothing worth a total of 4,100 patacas from a shop on Rua da Ponte Negra in Taipa, and on the same day busted an illegal inn on Rua de Paris in Nape, where the quintet were staying and were nabbed, a PSP spokesperson said during a regular press conference on Friday.A 36-year-old mainland man surnamed Yao was arrested on Tuesday for running the illegal inn, the spokesperson added.According to the

April 24, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau’s ‘remarkable’ control of child hepatitis B: SSM

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement on Friday that Macau has achieved “remarkable” results in the prevention and control of hepatitis B in children, having become one of the first regions in the Western Pacific area to control the disease since 2008.Hepatitis B is mainly transmitted through mother-to-child transmission and blood, and can cause serious diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer, according to the statement.According to the “Macau Health Survey” in 2016, among

April 24, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau implements hepatitis C prevention & control measures in line with WHO: SSM

In response to the aim of eliminating hepatitis set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Macau has carried out a raft of prevention and control activities on chronic hepatitis C, including  measures for drug addicts seeking help, hepatitis C testing for the general population and blood safety measures, as well as treatment against the disease, the Health Bureau said in a statement on Friday.Hepatitis C is mainly transmitted through blood contact, especially through needle sharing,

April 24, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Gaming credit to be limited to gaming concessionaires & junket operators: Cheong

Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon, who is also the spokesman for the government’s Executive Council (ExCo), announced on Friday that the government is drafting a bill proposing that only gaming concessionaires and junket operators – officially known as gaming promoters, can be credit-granting entities, while management companies working for casinos will not be able to grant gamblers credit.Cheong made the remarks during a press conference at Government

April 24, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Macau’s reading atmosphere is ‘gradually improving’: IC department chief

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) Public Library Management Department Chief Loi Chi Pang told reporters yesterday that the reading atmosphere in Macau “is gradually improving”, adding that the number of the city’s “reading points” has been increased from 50 to 130 this year thanks to the proactiveness of enterprises and members of the public hosting different reading events, apart from just associations and schools.Loi noted that the number of people visiting “reading points” so far

April 24, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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