Yan beats Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night Macau

Petr “No Mercy” Yan won Saturday’s action-packed bout against Brazil’s Deiveson “Deus da Guerra” (“God of War”) Figueiredo by unanimous decision, marking the Russian professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter’s 18th win.Saturday’s “UFC Fight Night Macau” was headlined by Yan and Figueiredo and marked the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) return to Macau since 2014, being the fourth event held in the city and seventh in the whole of China. It was presented by

November 25, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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26 youngsters receive prizes for Macau tourism short video contest

A total of 26 prizes were awarded to youngsters for their submissions in the “Youth Hospitality Activities - Macao Tourism Courtesy Short Video Contest”, which drew over 170 entries, the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said in a statement on Saturday.A prize-giving ceremony was held on Saturday for the contest, which is part of the “Together We Deliver Exceptional Hospitality as Tourism Ambassadors” Training Series launched by MGTO in conjunction with integrated resort operator

November 25, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Police nab 2 illegal currency exchange dealers for fraud

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested two illegal currency exchange dealers from the mainland for defrauding a gambler, PJ spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a special press conference on Friday.The suspects are a 27-year-old man surnamed Li and a 32-year-old man surnamed Kang. Both told the police that they’re jobless.According to Lou, on Wednesday afternoon, a mainland male gambler struck a deal with Li online to exchange 965,000 yuan into HK$1 million. Later, Kang drove Li to a local

November 25, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Pui Ching students give their take on the drawbacks to online dating

In a world that is constantly online, finding love or somebody to go on a date with has also followed suit. Perhaps a partner is out there and all you have to do is push a button, “swipe” right or find the right app to meet them in. But are there any drawbacks? Students Alvina, Jayden and Madison from Pui Ching Middle School argue that while there are advantages, there are reasons to exercise caution, with the students expressing their opinions in the following essays submitted to The Young

November 25, 2024 | BY admin

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Editorial: Xi’s LatAm trip reaffirms commitment to global community of shared future

President Xi Jinping’s 11-day working visit to Latin America, which ended on Saturday, reaffirmed China’s commitment to advancing with its goal of helping establish a global community of shared future. As Foreign Minister Wang Yi, one of the world’s most well-versed diplomats, has pointed out, Xi’s tour was “a journey of friendship across mountains and seas, a journey of solidarity to jointly promote development, and a journey of cooperation to expand partnership,” during which

November 25, 2024 | BY admin

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COP29 ends with ray of hope by putting meat on the bone of global climate finance

China Daily Editorial        In one way or another, everyone everywhere on planet Earth, the most mulish climate change deniers included, is aware of the devastating effects of global warming. Among which more frequent disasters caused by severe weather events are only some of the most keenly felt and reported. For all the talk of urgency, however, the sad truth about the global discourse on climate change response is there has been more talk than walk.The just concluded

November 25, 2024 | BY admin

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China's top legislator eyes closer practical cooperation with Portugal in official visit

   LISBON – China's top legislator Zhao Leji paid an official goodwill visit from Thursday to Saturday to Portugal, during which Zhao expressed the readiness to expand bilateral cooperation while voicing the hope that Portugal will work together with China to inject more positive energy into the development of China-EU ties.   Zhao, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, met with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and

November 24, 2024 | BY admin

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President Xi's LatAm trip promotes friendship, solidarity, cooperation, development: FM Wang

   BEIJING – President Xi Jinping's just-concluded visit to Latin America is a journey of friendship across mountains and seas, a journey of solidarity to jointly promote development, and a journey of cooperation to expand partnership, Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told Xinhua    From November 13 to 23, Xi was invited to attend the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and pay a state visit to Peru, and also to attend the 19th G20 Summit and pay a state visit to

November 24, 2024 | BY admin

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Xi returns to Beijing after APEC Leaders’ Meeting, G20 Summit, state visits to Peru, Brazil

   BEIJING – President Xi Jinping has returned to Beijing this morning after attending the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the 19th G20 Summit and paying state visits to Peru and Brazil.   Xi's entourage, including Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC

November 23, 2024 | BY admin

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Macau's value of retail sales drops 16.0 pct in Jan-Oct

   Macau's Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced this week that the value of retail sales decreased by 16.9 percent year-on-year to 53.48 billion patacas in the first three quarters of the year, corresponding to 95 percent of the level in the same period in pre-pandemic 2019. In the third quarter, the value of retail sales totalled 16.59 billion patacas, up by 2.5 percent as compared with the revised figure (16.19 billion patacas) in the second quarter but down by

November 22, 2024 | BY admin

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Non-gaming industries account for 61.7 pct of Macau's Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2023: DSEC

    Macau's Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced today that the Gross Value Added (GVA)* of the city's tertiary sector, i.e., its service sector, such as wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and similar activities, financial activities and gaming, rose by 76.4 percent year on year in real terms in 2023, driven by a 395 percent growth in the number of visitor arrivals.      Its relative importance in the industrial structure, according to a

November 22, 2024 | BY admin

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I.A.A. Macao China Talk at Sunset - Macao Grand Prix: Beyond the Races

November 22, 2024 | BY admin

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Fai Chi Kei-Lam Mau Tong skywalk opens

The elevated walkway system linking podium areas of various residential estates in the Lam Mau Tong neighbourhood and its adjacent southern Fai Chi Kei district has finally been fully connected and opened to pedestrians, according to a recent statement by the Public Works Bureau (DSOP).The walking system comprises footbridges crossing roads and streets, and walkways linking podium areas of different residential estates in the area.After the elevated walkway system’s different sections had

November 22, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Man tries to shield wife over DUI charges: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) busted a drunk-driving (DUI) case in which five people were injured early yesterday morning and the female driver and her husband, who allegedly attempted to shield her, were arrested.Five people were injured by the car accident, all of whom are local residents aged between 26 and 64.Among the five that were injured, one refused to be taken to hospital, and the remainder were rushed either to the private Kiang Wu Hospital or the public Conde de São Januário

November 22, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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