Lio Kuok Man conducts OM for 1st time as principal guest conductor

The Macao Orchestra (OM), conducted by its principal guest conductor Lio Kuok Man, performed “The Dawn of Symphony – Lio Kuok Man’s Sibelius and Bruch” on Saturday at the Grand Auditorium of the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape, featuring Finnish composer Jean Sibelius’s Finlandia and his Symphony No. 2, as well as the first violin concerto by German composer Max Bruch played by Japanese violin soloist Rio Arai.Macao Orchestra Company Limited announced in October last year the

February 7, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Economy shows momentum of accelerated recovery: Ho

Macau’s economy is showing momentum of accelerated recovery with multiple favourable factors emerging after three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said yesterday.The number of tourists visiting Macau increased markedly during the Chinese New Year holiday between January 21 and 27, injecting vigour into different industries and enhancing public confidence in economic development, Ho said in a speech during this year’s first plenary meeting of the

February 7, 2023 | BY admin

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70th Macau Grand Prix slated to take place on 2 consecutive weekends: sports chief

Sports Bureau (ID) President Pun Weng Kun told reporters on Sunday that with the aim of attracting more tourists to visit Macau and extending their stay in the city, this year’s Grand Prix was slated to be held on two consecutive weekends, with two week-long events surrounding the annual motor-racing competition “just like the 60th anniversary”, adding that a number of international races were expected to return this year.This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Macau Grand Prix.Pun

February 7, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau welcomes 135 travellers in 6 mainland tour groups, 1st after 3 years

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Deputy Director Cheng Wai Tong told the media yesterday morning at the Hengqin checkpoint that with the restarting of mainlanders’ tour groups visiting Macau and Hong Kong, Macau welcomed its first six mainland tour groups with a total of 135 visitors yesterday which arrived by both land and air, comprising two groups from Guangdong province, three from Shanghai municipality and one from Liaoning province, adding that as of Sunday, 15 tour groups have

February 7, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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NRWs give their views on Macau’s improving situation

COVID-19 has affected employment and job security but with post-pandemic Macau finally becoming more accessible to visitors again, The Macau Post Daily interviewed four non-resident workers (NRW) to get their opinions on the city’s improving situation, their job security and their recent experiences while working.The interviews took place around Rotunda de Carlos da Maia, commonly known as the Three Lamps area.A positive and a negative sideKei, who works in a restaurant, noted that there is a

February 7, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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FSS closes office at China Civil Plaza in Nape

The Social Security Fund (FSS) said in a statement yesterday that its office on the 13th floor of the China Civil Plaza Building in Nape has been closed for good.To conduct business, the statement said that residents may use their Macau One Account, a self-service kiosk or go to the FSS office in the São Lázaro district.Residents can also visit the Area of Social Security Affairs at the Macau Government Services Centre and the Macao Government Services Centre in Taipa, as well as the

February 7, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau logs just 2 new COVID-19 patients

Just two new patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease were admitted to the Health Bureau’s (SSM) isolation and treatment facilities on Sunday, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced yesterday.According to the Health Bureau’s COVID-19 website, which was updated yesterday, Macau’s official cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases stood at 3,499, of which 3,358 had meanwhile been cured.Macau’s official COVID-19 death toll has remained unchanged

February 7, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Drunk local man damages 12 motorbikes: police

A local man has been arrested for damaging 12 parked motorcycles, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheuk Kou Chi said at a press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Ao is a truck driver in his forties.According to Cheuk, a man reported to the police on Sunday that his and his father’s motorcycles, as well as a dozen other motorcycles nearby were damaged, some of which had been pushed over in Avenida do Doutor Rodrigo Rodrigues. The victim told the police the repairs would cost

February 7, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Local Vietnamese security guard steals phone

A local Vietnamese female security guard was arrested for taking a person’s phone that had been left on the street, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheuk Kou Chi said at a press conference yesterday.Cheuk said that the suspect surnamed Pham is in her fifties.Cheuk said that a woman reported to the police that when she was walking along Estrada de Adolfo Loureiro on Wednesday, she suddenly realised her phone worth 13,300 patacas was gone and searched for it on the street but was unable

February 7, 2023 | BY William Chan

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UM researchers forecast GDP growth of 20.5 pct to 44.1 pct in 2023

The University of Macau (UM) announced yesterday that it forecasts that with the recovery of the city’s tourism sector, Macau’s economy will grow between 20.5 percent and 44.1 percent this year.The public university announced the forecast in a statement yesterday. The university’s annual forecast on Macau’s economy is carried out by a research team consisting of economists from the Department of Economics. The GDP forecast project is administered by the university’s Centre for Macau

February 7, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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US sees Pacific islands through power-play prism

China Daily Editorial        It seems history is repeating itself. In 1988, concerns over the growing influence of the former Soviet Union in the South Pacific prompted the United States to formally open an embassy in the Solomon Islands. The embassy was closed in 1993 shortly after the disintegration of the US’ Cold War rival.Now, even though Washington claims the move is to help meet the Pacific Island country’s needs, there has been much speculation that the reopening

February 7, 2023 | BY admin

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How China contributed to global economic stability amid the pandemic – and what comes next

Commentary by Liang Guoyong*        Three years into a devastating COVID pandemic, China continues to anchor the global economy and provide much-needed stability.In the early stages of the outbreak, China employed timely and strict measures, leading to an economic recovery at home and stability worldwide.China’s contributions were reflected in its stable production and robust exports that had supported a global economic recovery on the supply side and through sound

February 7, 2023 | BY admin

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Macau welcomes back mainland tour groups from today

Subsidy of up to 400 patacas for each overnight mainland visitorWith today’s resumption of tour groups from the mainland visiting Macau, the local government has announced that it will roll out various promotional offers and other campaigns with the aim of further boosting the recovery of Macau’s tourism sector, such as a subsidy of up to 400 patacas for each overnight visitor in a tour group from the mainland to be given to local travel agencies that organise the group’s tour

February 6, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Apotex recalls Apo-Amitriptyline 10mg tablets: pharma bureau

Canada-based multinational pharmaceutical company Apotex Inc. has informed a local pharmaceutical importer that it has decided to withdraw Batch No. PY1904 of its psychiatric drug Apo-Amitriptyline 10mg tablets from the local market, according to a statement by the Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration Bureau (ISAF) on Friday.The statement noted that as the batch of the drug was found to contain an excessive amount of N-Nitroso-dimethylamine (NDMA), the manufacturer voluntarily recalled

February 6, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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