IC awards winners of 40th Macao Young Musicians Competition

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) recently held the 40th Macao Young Musicians Competition, with an award ceremony hosted on Friday at the Cultural Affairs Bureau in Praça do Tap Seac to present “Special Prizes” to winners, the bureau said in a statement earlier this week.The statement noted that about 1,000 locals participated in the competition, an increase of around 60 percent compared to the previous edition. The statement added that last year’s competition was divided into 73

January 18, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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China’s COVID-19 Policy is Scientific, Targeted and Effective

by Commissioner Liu Xianfa        Recently, in light of the evolving situation, China has been refining its COVID-19 policies which adopt the measures  against Class-B, instead of the more serious Class-A infectious diseases, in accordance with the law. This is an adjustment to China’s response approach based on a comprehensive assessment of the mutation of the virus, the COVID-19 situation, and ongoing response efforts including a high vaccine rate. It helps make

January 18, 2023 | BY admin

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When it comes to economic globalization, consensus is sorely needed

Commentary by Dong Yue        BEIJING –  The theme of this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting is “Cooperation in a fragmented world.” No word better describes the gloomy state of the global economy than “fragmented.”In addition to rising trade barriers, jolted supply and industrial chains and major regional conflicts, the fading consensus on economic globalization is harming the world economy. Many no longer view economic globalization as a

January 18, 2023 | BY admin

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GDP reaches new level as economy embarks on new journey of hope

Analysis        BEIJING – Mainland China’s economy posted steady growth in 2022 despite pressures including epidemic resurgences and a complicated external environment, with its gross domestic product (GDP) reaching a new level.The economy grew 3 percent year on year to a record high of 121.0207 trillion yuan in 2022, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed yesterday.This marks a new and higher level in terms of economic aggregate, after the Chinese

January 18, 2023 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass outline of bill on state secrets

The Macau Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a local government-drafted bill defining state secrets and regulating their protection in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).The current version of Macau’s national security law, Law 2/2009, punishes the theft of state secrets.The local national security law’s amendment bill, which is currently being reviewed article-by-article by one of the local legislature’s standing committees after its outline was passed

January 17, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt’s trade union bill doesn’t include right to strike, collective bargaining

Lei says bill must be specific to Macau’s characteristics The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of the government’s first-ever trade union bill, and the debate during yesterday’s plenary session focused on the fact that the bill does not include the right of collective bargaining, nor does it include workers’ right to strike enshrined in the Macau Basic Law.During yesterday’s Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei

January 17, 2023 | BY Ginnie Liang

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3 more COVID-19 fatalities, raising official death toll to 113

Three more people died of the novel coronavirus disease on Sunday, raising Macau’s official COVID-19 death toll to 113, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced yesterday.According to a statement by the centre, the three female victims, aged between 87 and 101, had all suffered from underlying diseases.Two of them had not been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, the statement said.Macau’s first six COVID-19 fatalities were reported during Macau’s previous

January 17, 2023 | BY Tony Wong

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Police nab 2 for drunk driving

Two locals have been separately arrested for drunk driving, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said at a regular press conference yesterday.Lai identified the suspect in the first case as a jobless woman surnamed Lei who is in her thirties.According to Lai, Lei and another driver got into a car accident on Saturday at 4 a.m. near Cotai’s Rotunda do Istmo. Both drivers were given breathalyser tests, one of whom tested negative, while the other one, Lei, was shown to have an

January 17, 2023 | BY William Chan

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COVID-19 medicine shopper scammed

A local 19-year-old male was scammed last week after he paid HK$29,111 to an online “pharmaceutical vendor” for COVID-19 medicine, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said at a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lei, the victim contacted the “pharmaceutical vendor” earlier this month to purchase some COVID-19 medicine. Both agreed to use an intermediary for the transactions, after which the victim placed six orders for the medicine transferring a total of

January 17, 2023 | BY William Chan

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Woman stabs herself in chest in shop

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) said in a statement that a woman had attempted suicide by stabbing herself in the chest in a shop on Avenida de Demétrio Cinatti yesterday at 2 p.m.Paramedics who arrived at the scene found that the victim, who had a knife protruding from the left side of her chest, was in a coma, the statement said, adding that they immediately rushed her to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre for emergency treatment. According to the statement, the victim is

January 17, 2023 | BY William Chan

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‘Bus passenger real name registration scheme’ to be terminated next month: DSAT

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement yesterday that as the government’s COVID-19 prevention and control measures have entered a new phase, the bureau, in coordination with other government entities and the MACAU Pass company, will terminate its “bus passenger real name registration scheme” from February 10, when all MACAU Pass holders will enjoy travel discounts.Considering the need of MACAU Pass holders to report lost cards, the statement pointed out, the personal data of the

January 17, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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Health Bureau urges public to bundle up

In response to the cold weather expected in the next few days, the Health Bureau (SSM) urged the public yesterday to prevent hypothermia, i.e., prolonged exposure to very cold temperatures, and to bundle up, senior citizens and patients with chronic diseases in particular.An SSM statement quoted the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) as forecasting that under the impact of a strong monsoon, local temperatures would drop to about 10 degrees Celsius or below in the next few days.The

January 17, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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IC displays over 200 shadow play & puppetry artworks

Over 200 shadow play and puppetry artworks are on display in an exhibition titled “Reflective Glow – Art Exhibition of Shadow Play and Puppetry of Shaanxi and Sichuan Provinces” until February 6 at Tap Seac Gallery in Praça do Tap Seac, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a recent statement.Shadow play and puppetry in the two provinces have a long history, the statement noted. The exhibition aims to strengthen Macau residents’ understanding of Chinese folk culture by showcasing

January 17, 2023 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Health Bureau urges public to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning

In view of the recent return of cold weather, carbon monoxide (CO1) poisoning is more likely to occur when residents use gas appliances, so the Health Bureau (SSM) urged the public to pay close attention to the proper use of them, according to an SSM statement yesterday.Macau’s observatory has hoisted the Yellow cold weather alert, indicating a maximum temperature of 12 degrees Celsius or below in the next few days.The statement noted that carbon monoxide poisoning in Macau often occurs

January 17, 2023 | BY Yuki Lei

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