Olympic Games signal unity of mankind

Commentary by Ke Rongyi        The 33rd Olympic Games officially opened on Saturday. As the birthplace of the International Olympic Committee, Paris has hosted two Olympics, in 1900 and 1924, and now, a whole century later, the Olympic flame is lit again in this ancient and beautiful city. The scent of history and glory envelopes the Seine River, and the Olympic spirit flows deep within people’s hearts.During the hundred years that have passed, the world has undergone

July 29, 2024 | BY admin

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Healthy business ties platform for stability

China Daily Editorial        According to the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), Ren Hongbin, the council’s chairman, is leading a delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs to visit the United States. The reciprocal visit after the one to China by US business executives a few days ago, represents a Chinese endeavor to create a positive scenario for bilateral business ties amid the souring of political ties.The CCPIT also operates in the name of the

July 29, 2024 | BY admin

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Guangdong-Macau fair ‘always important’ for both sides: Lei

The four-day Guangdong & Macau Branded Products Fair kicked off yesterday at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo, and Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said during the opening ceremony that the fair has “always” been an “important platform” for enterprises from both sides to showcase their products and explore business opportunities.Macau hosted the first fair in 2009.In his speech, Lei said: “As an economic and trade event under the framework of the Guangdong-Hong

July 26, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Sands to subsidise 7 business ventures in Rua das Estalagens area

Gaming resort operator Sands China announced yesterday that seven business ventures have been selected from its Entrepreneurship Recruitment Programme for Rua das Estalagens (草堆街) among 120 entries, including business projects involving Portuguese-style snacks, Portuguese souvenir stores, Macau specialty brand restaurants, and pet cafés.Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) Acting President Cheang Kai Meng made the remarks during the programme’s result announcement ceremony held at The Londoner

July 26, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police seize cocaine worth 59,000 patacas from Tanzanian trafficker

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a Tanzanian man for drug trafficking and have seized 16.35 grams of cocaine from him, with an estimated street value of 59,000 patacas, PJ spokesman Lou Chan Fai said at a special press conference yesterday.According to Lou, the 27-year-old suspect surnamed Biseko trafficked drugs in Macau for about a fortnight and tested negative for drugs.Lou said that based on a tip-off the Judiciary Police had received recently, saying that an African man was selling

July 26, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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2 gamblers nabbed for shoplifting in supermarket

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested two men from the mainland early this week for stealing goods worth 2,600 patacas from a supermarket in Zape along with another man still at large, a PSP spokesperson announced during a regular press conference yesterday.The two suspects in their forties, surnamed Wang and Xi, told the police that they are unemployed.According to the spokesperson, the supermarket staff discovered on Sunday that goods worth 2,600 patacas had disappeared from the

July 26, 2024 | BY admin

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Gaming regulator probes suspected unlicensed junket activities

The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has said that it has launched an investigation into suspected unlicensed gaming junket activities recently detected by its inspectors in a number of casinos.The bureau made the announcement in a statement on its WeChat account on Wednesday.The statement said that DICJ officials had “recently” carried out special inspections and audits of various casinos in the city, which included monitoring the operations of VIP rooms and mass-market

July 26, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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MASTV declared bankrupt

Macau Asia Satellite Television (MASTV) has been declared bankrupt by the Court of First Instance (TJB), according to an announcement published in the Official Gazette (BO) on Wednesday.The announcement published in the gazette on Wednesday was signed by the court on Thursday last week.According to the announcement, the court made a ruling on Tuesday last week declaring MASTV bankrupt.The company’s creditors intending to claim debts will be required to make their respective requests within 60

July 26, 2024 | BY admin

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Man, 89, critical with COVID-19

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night that an 89-year-old local man inflicted with chronic diseases is in a critical condition after being infected with COVID-19.According to the statement, the man, who lives in a senior care home, came down with a fever on Sunday when he was also coughing up phlegm. He tested positive for COVID-19 in a rapid antigen test (RAT), after which SSM health workers went to the care home to prescribe him COVID-19 antiviral medicines.However, the

July 26, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Temporary traffic curb to be imposed on HZMB for joint emergency drill

Temporary traffic control measures will be implemented on some parts of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) on Sunday and Monday, to tie in with a Zhuhai-Hong Kong joint emergency drill.According to a notice by the HZMB integrated information dissemination platform on its official WeChat account, during the drill from 9:30 p.m. on Sunday to 6 p.m. on Monday, the centre lane and right lane of the section of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge between flyovers at San Shek Wan and east

July 26, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau suffers ‘extremely hot’ weather, but few takers as cooling centre opens

The local observatory said that due to the impact of the subsiding air at the outer circulation of Typhoon Gaemi, the weather in Macau was “extremely hot” yesterday, with an Orange alert in force for a while and a top temperature in some areas of more than 36 degrees Celsius, in response to which the city’s cooling shelter in Ilha Verde district on Wednesday extended its opening hours from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. the following day.The Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau’s (SMG) Yellow

July 26, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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SJM promotes respiratory health to staff

SJM Resorts has recently organised its Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Promotion Month themed “Breathe in a Healthy Way, Share a Fresh Workplace”, according to a recent statement from the integrated resort (IR) operator.The statement said that the campaign aimed to “foster a healthy and safe workplace culture” and attracted over 7,000 participants.A key event was a seminar on “Understanding and Preventing Tuberculosis”, which had representatives from the Health Bureau’s (SSM)

July 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Rossio at MGM offers exclusive ‘Portuguese Afternoon Tea Set’

Rossio at MGM MACAU’s Grande Praça is offering an exclusive Portuguese Afternoon Tea Set, showcasing a line-up of Portuguese teas and pastries until September 29.Rossio, according to a statement provided during a tasting event at MGM MACAU earlier this week, is named after Lisbon’s Rossio Railway Station and offers a range of Portuguese and Macanese culinary delights.Available from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. daily and priced at 338 patacas for a set for two, the Portuguese Afternoon Tea Set features

July 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sands China records 120,000 visits to shopping carnival

Integrated resort (IR) operator Sands China said in a statement on Wednesday that its 2024 Sands Shopping Carnival drew a record-breaking 120,000 visits during its four-day run at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo.The carnival ran from July 18 to 21.Debuting in 2020, the recent carnival marked its fifth edition, continuing to offer a free business platform for local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Sands retailers, according to the statement. The carnival has drawn over 540,000

July 26, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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