Ugo Ugochukwu wins Macau Grand Prix – FIA FR World Cup

Ugo Ugochukwu claimed victory at yesterday’s Macau Grand Prix – FIA FR (Formula Regional) World Cup, with the 17-year-old being the first US racer to win the Macau Grand Prix (MGP) since 1981.The New-York born McLaren junior, who races for the R-ace GP team, is the first to win the MGP’s inaugural FR race, which has replaced the Formula 3 races that he had also competed in last year.Ugochukwu maintained dominance throughout yesterday’s 15-lap race, which saw four safety cars.

November 18, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Oath-taking to cover all officials & public servants: bill

The government has finished drafting legislation proposing that all officials and public servants will also be required to take an oath of office.The proposed amendments are listed in a bill amending the current law regulating top officials and other officials of bureaus and other bureau-level entities, Law 15/2009, namely directors (or presidents), deputy directors (or vice-presidents), department chiefs, and division chiefs, as well as a bill amending the current regulation on public

November 18, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Annual food-fest by SMEs underway at Sai Van

The annual Macao Food Festival is underway in Praça do Lago Sai Van for 17 days through December 1, and its organising committee chairman, lawmaker-cum-restaurateur Andrew Chan Chak Mo, said during Friday’s opening ceremony that all of the 140-plus exhibitors are local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with the aim of supporting them to face the catering sector’s business challenges.“The local catering industry has been facing a more volatile business environment due to changes

November 18, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Borković wins Kumho FIA TCR World Tour Event

Serbian racing driver Dušan Borković won the Kumho FIA TCR World Tour Event on the Guia Circuit yesterday at the 71st Macau Grand Prix (MGP) after a dramatic fight for the lead, which was his first international win in more than seven years and the first victory for a Serbian driver in the Guia Race.The second was Argentina’s Esteban Guerrieri, while Italy’s Marco Butti came in third, making a 1-2-3 for the GOAT Racing Honda squad.Hungary’s Norbert Michelisz finished the Kumho FIA TCR

November 18, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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101,000 spectators watch 71st MGP despite rain: Gomes

Following the completion of the 71st Macau Grand Prix (MGP), which attracted 33,000 spectators on its final day and 101,000 overall, Sports Bureau (ID) President Luís Gomes said the bureau will collaborate with the world’s motorsport governing body FIA to evaluate the event and make the best arrangements for future MGP races, while keeping an open mind on the types of races to be organised in the future.Gomes made the remarks during a press conference that summarised the 71st Macau Grand

November 18, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Full Text of President Xi’s signed article in Brazilian media

    RIO DE JANEIRO – President Xi Jinping published a signed article in Brazilian media outlet Folha de S. Paulo yesterday under the title "A Friendship Spanning Vast Oceans A Voyage Toward a Brighter Shared Future" as he was traveling to Brazil for the 19th G20 Leaders' Summit and a state visit to the country.   Following is an English version of the full text of the article:   A Friendship Spanning Vast Oceans   A Voyage Toward a

November 17, 2024 | BY admin

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US teen Ugochukwu wins FIA FR World Cup race at Macau Grand Prix

   McLaren junior Ugo Ugochukwu has successfully negotiated four safety car restarts today to take a pole-to-flag win in a stop-start FIA FR World Cup race at the 2024 Macau Grand Prix (MGP).   Although the race took place in the dry, rain earlier in the day had left damp patches on the tarmac, and with uneven conditions on the Guia Circuit's start-finish straight, officials elected to start the race behind the safety car.   When it peeled off after one lap,

November 17, 2024 | BY admin

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Flash: US teen Ugo Ugochukwu wins Macau Grand Prix - FIA FR World Cup

    Ugo Ugochukwu of the United States has won the Macau Grand Prix - FIA FR World Cup today. The 17-year-old New Yorker led the race from start to finish. Germany's Oliver Goethe and Mexico's Noel León finished in second and third place, respectively. Since this year, Formula Regional (FR) has replaced Formula 3 (F3) at the Macau Grand Prix (MGP).       

November 17, 2024 | BY Staff Reporter

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Chinese FM spokesperson elaborates on Xi, Biden meeting in Lima

   BEIJING – A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson has today shared an overview of the meeting between Chinese and US presidents in Lima.   Noting that President Xi Jinping met with US  President Joe Biden on the margins of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima, Peru, yesterday afternoon (local time), the spokesperson said that this meeting was held one year after the last time that the two Presidents met.   The two sides reviewed the journey of

November 17, 2024 | BY admin

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Germany’s Maro Engel in Mercedes wins GT World Cup at Macau Grand Prix

Germany’s  Maro Engel has won victory today’s dramatic FIA GT World Cup at the Macau Grand Prix, after Switzerland’s Raffaelle Marciello and Italy’s Antonio Fuoco had slid off track while dicing for the lead with three laps to go.   In slippery conditions at the Guia Circuit, the race began under the Safety Car, which led the field around until peeling off at the end of lap 5, with pole-sitter Marciello leading from Belgium’s Dries Vanthoor and Fuoco.  

November 17, 2024 | BY admin

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Flash: Germany's Maro Engel wins Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup

    Germany's Maro Engel of Mercedes -AMG Team GMR has won the Macau GT Cup - FIA GT World Cup at the 71st Macau Grand Prix (MGP) today, 1.6 seconds ahead of Brazil's Augusto Farfus of Team KRC (BMW M4 GT3). South Africa's Sheldon van der Linde of Team WRT (BMW M4 GT3) finished in third place.    Spectators described the rain-soaked race on Macau's six-bend, 6.1-km Guia Circuit as "not for the faint-hearted" and "worth to watch despite the

November 17, 2024 | BY Staff Reporter

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Address by President Xi at 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting

      LIMA – President Xi Jinping yesterday delivered an important speech at the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting under the title "Shouldering Responsibility to Our Times And Jointly Promoting Asia-Pacific Development."   Following is the English version of the full text of the speech:   Shouldering Responsibility to Our Times And Jointly Promoting Asia-Pacific Development   Remarks by H.E. Xi Jinping   President of

November 17, 2024 | BY admin

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Xi, Biden hold ‘candid, profound, constructive’ meeting in Peru

       LIMA – President Xi Jinping yesterday met with US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima, Peru.   Xi told Biden that over the past four years, China-US relations have gone through ups and downs, but the two sides have also been engaged in dialogue and cooperation, adding the relationship has remained stable on the whole.   Under the stewardship of the two presidents, the two teams have

November 17, 2024 | BY admin

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UK's Davey Todd takes pole for 56th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix

    British rider Davey Todd will start the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix in pole position today, having set the fastest time during red flag-interrupted qualifying yesterday. Making his debut for the MGM FHO Racing BMW he was fast throughout the session as he wrestled with former race winner, Finland’s Erno Kostamo, for top spot. He posted a time of 2m 25.563 secs to nudge his Finnish rival from P1.  “It’s a good way to start my career with the team,” said Todd on his

November 17, 2024 | BY admin

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