DSAL & FAOM to provide 429 jobs in 4 job matching sessions starting next week

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) announced yesterday in a statement that it will hold four job matching sessions for residents seeking jobs from next Wednesday to March 21, offering 429 positions.Co-organised by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM), these upcoming sessions are organised with the aim of reducing the pressure of the demand for manpower in the local job market, as well as easing local residents’ current difficulties in finding a job, according to the statement.The Macau

March 9, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Book collection activity commences: IC

Book collections for the upcoming “Book Exchange” activity, which is part of the “City of Reading Series of Activities – Macao Library Week 2023”, was launched yesterday, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement.Collections will last until April 9 and opens from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Mondays, and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Tuesdays to Sundays. Public holidays are excluded, according to the statement.The statement noted that those interested in participating can take their book

March 9, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Consumer demand expected to get boost from precautionary savings

Analysis        BEIJING – Financial experts anticipate that the nation’s pent-up demand for consumption  will be further unleashed as household savings in the country reached a new high last year.In 2022, new household deposits soared by 17.84 trillion yuan, 7.94 trillion yuan more than the previous year, Liu Guoqiang, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, earlier told a press conference.Liu attributes the increase in savings to the changes in consumption

March 9, 2023 | BY admin

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US solar ban thaw can act as springboard

China Daily Editorial        Solar panels imported from China that have been stuck at the US border for months due to a ban imposed by Washington last year targeting the country for alleged human rights violations are now starting to make it through customs.For example, Trina Solar, a major Chinese producer, has had more than 900 megawatts of its solar panels cleared by US customs over the past four months, enough to power more than 150,000 homes.This is alleviating the

March 9, 2023 | BY admin

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German way and Huawei are not incompatible

China Daily Editorial        According to a report published by Zeit Online on Monday, the German government is planning to forbid the use of components from Huawei and ZTE in parts of the country’s 5G networks.The report cited anonymous government sources as saying that the ban could include components already built into the networks, requiring operators to remove and replace them. The Chinese embassy in Germany said that, should the report be true, it is “very puzzled

March 9, 2023 | BY admin

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70 pct of women suffer from work-related stress: survey

The findings of a survey carried out by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions’ Women’s Committee released yesterday show that 70 percent of 878 local women aged above 18, especially those who were employed at the time of the survey, said that they were suffering from work-related stress.The Macau Federation of Trade Unions is commonly known as Gung Luen in Cantonese.The committee hosted a press conference yesterday at the Fai Chi Kei Family and Community Integrated Service Centre to present

March 8, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Opportunities & challenges for Macao’s modern financial sector from Hengqin In-depth Cooperation Zon

Opportunities & challenges for Macao’s modern financial sector from Hengqin In-depth Cooperation Zone’s 30 rulesCommentary by Ivan Cheung Ming Fai*OpportunitiesAn “Opinions” document on the “Financial Support for the Development of the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin” (“Opinions Document”) has recently been adopted. The document reflects the aim for the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin to further open up to Macao’s financial

March 8, 2023 | BY admin

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Catering & travel agency sectors can submit QTSAS applications from March 16: MGTO

Applications for the Quality Tourism Services Accreditation Scheme (QTSAS) can be submitted by catering businesses and travel agencies from March 16 to March 31, according to a statement from the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) yesterday.The statement noted that the scheme, which was launched by MGTO in 2014, encourages both sectors to enhance service quality through the recognition of tourism and related businesses for their “outstanding services and excellent service

March 8, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Xi slams West led by US for ‘suppressing’ China

President Xi Jinping has told the nation’s lawmakers that “Western countries headed by the United States have contained, encircled and suppressed China in an all-round way, bringing unprecedently severe challenges to China’s development,” Xinhua reported yesterday. According to the national newswire, Xi made the remarks during a meeting on Monday afternoon with national political advisors from the China National Democratic Construction Association (CNDCA) and the All-China

March 8, 2023 | BY admin

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MUST Career Day offers over 3,000 vacancies

The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) said in a statement that over 120 companies participated in its “MUST Career Day 2023” yesterday, with more than 3,000 job vacancies and internship opportunities offered.An opening ceremony was held for the event on the campus.The statement noted that MUST Vice Chancellor and President, Chair Prof. Joseph Hun-wei Lee (aka Joseph Lee Hun Wei) pointed out in his opening speech that the private university has been “strengthening ties”

March 8, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MGTO to discuss joint tourism projects with Hengqin counterpart

Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council deputy convener Ng Hong Kei quoted Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) officials as saying that the office will soon meet with its counterparts in the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin about promoting Macau-Hengqin tourism.Ng made the remarks during yesterday’s press briefing after the council’s regular closed-door meeting with MGTO and Economic and Technology Development Bureau (DSEDT) officials, discussing

March 8, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Norovirus infections on the rise: Health Bureau

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that Macau started to see a higher number of norovirus infections in the second half of last month, reminding the public that the city is currently experiencing a peak of infections of the virus which causes the stomach flu.The statement noted that the bureau has received details of “many” cases of collective viral gastroenteritis, colloquially known as stomach flu, over recent weeks, urging residents and institutions to take preventive

March 8, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Human bones found on slope in Ka Ho: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) were notified by the Fire Service Bureau (CB) at 11:13 a.m. yesterday that human bones were found on a south-facing slope of Estrada do Altinho de Ka Ho in Coloane, PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man said in a statement.According to the statement, Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) staff found what they believed to be a human skull during their greening work in the area at about 9 a.m. yesterday, so they immediately notified their superiors and called the police.PJ officers carried

March 8, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Male body found floating off Cotai

A male body was found floating off Avenida Marginal Flor de Lótus in Cotai yesterday morning, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the deceased has been identified as an Asian male, approximately 60 years old, 1.70-metre tall, wearing a black top and dark trousers, and barefoot.According to the statement, the Customs Service (SA) was notified by the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) at 7:20 a.m. yesterday that DSAMA

March 8, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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