Key CPC session a milestone for China’s future, says Uzbek scholar

Interview        TASHKENT – The third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will be an “important milestone” in determining the future of the Chinese economy, an Uzbek scholar says.Expectations for the convening are very high, with the session expected to further bolster socialism with Chinese characteristics and the country’s reform and opening up policy, said Shoazim Shazamanov, an associate professor at Uzbekistan’s

July 16, 2024 | BY admin

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List of assassinations & attempts on US presidents, presidents-elect, or presidential candidates

List of assassinations & attempts on US presidents, presidents-elect, or presidential candidatesBackgrounder    BEIJING – Former US President-cum-presidential candidate Donald Trump was shot at a campaign rally in Butler in the US  state of Pennsylvania on Saturday.   Throughout US history, there have been assassination attempts on its presidents, presidents-elect, or presidential candidates.   The following is a list of these events.   Abraham

July 15, 2024 | BY admin

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Over 120 of 348 candidates for CE election committee seats are newcomers: electoral chief

Chief Executive Electoral Affairs Commission (CAECE) President Song Man Lei says that over 120 of the 348 accepted candidates for next month’s election of the Chief Executive Election Committee members, where 344 seats of its 400 members will be up for grabs, are newcomers, i.e., candidates running in the election for the first time.Song made the remarks while speaking to reporters on Friday after chairing a regular closed-door meeting of the commission at the Public Administration Building

July 15, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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‘Nature & Me’

Organised by the Macau Professional Speaking Association (MPSA) and co-organised by the Language Exchange & Cultural Promotion Association, Society of Food & Environmental Health (Macao), and Sustainable Development Association, the Macao-wide English Essay Competition (MEEC) wrapped up its 2023-2024 competition with an award ceremony on March 16 at the Macao Science Centre. A lively panel discussion led by the emcees with the student representatives explored what they had written and

July 15, 2024 | BY admin

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China Media Group, DSEDJ & TDM launch patriotic short video creation and display event

A patriotic short video creation and display event was launched on Friday, with the aim of encouraging Macau’s young people to produce videos with creativity, moving stories and a strong sense of technology, in order to showcase the vitality of the “One Country, Two Systems” principle, China Media Group (CMG) Vice President Wang Xiaozhen said during the event.Wang made the remarks during the event’s launching ceremony-cum-press conference held at Macao Polytechnic University (MPU),

July 15, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Raw marinated shrimp found to contain V. parahaemolyticus at Thai eatery

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement on Friday that raw marinated shrimp served by the “Chim Lo Cheong” Thai restaurant on Avenida de Demétrio Cinatti, Ponte 22A, on the Inner Harbour waterfront was found to contain Vibrio parahaemolyticus (V. parahaemolyticus), posing a food safety risk.According to the statement, IAM staff found that the samples of raw marinated shrimp contained V. parahaemolyticus through routine food sampling and testing, and has ordered the

July 15, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Mainland worker dies in fall during AC installation

A 59-year-old air-conditioning worker died on Saturday after falling from a high-rise flat of a residential building in Zape while he was working on a compressor, according to a statement by the Judiciary Police (PJ).The fall happened at a building at the junction of Alameda Dr Carlos d’Assumpção and Avenida Dr Rodrigo Rodrigues at about noon on Saturday, when Public Security Police (PSP) and Fire Services Bureau (CB) officers responding to the accident found a man lying on the roadway

July 15, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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IC journal calls on submissions for Historic Centre’s 20th anniversary

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is calling on submissions for its trilingual “Review of Culture” academic journal to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the inscription of the “Historic Centre of Macao”.The “Historic Centre of Macao” was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List on July 15, 2005.According to a recent statement from the bureau, scholars and experts in different areas can submit academic articles written in either Chinese, Portuguese or English. Their themes can be

July 15, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Local woman embezzles 34,700 patacas to pay her rent & debts

A local woman has made nine unauthorised transfers totalling 34,700 patacas while working at a restaurant in Taipa in May and June this year to pay her rent and repay debts, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said on Friday, adding that after her embezzlement was discovered, she quit her job and the eatery lost contact with her.According to a regular press conference on Friday, the Public Security Police received a report from an employee of a restaurant in Taipa on June 16, saying

July 15, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Vietnamese caught red-handed taking ice in Iao Hon: police

A Vietnamese man was caught red-handed by Public Security Police (PSP) officers on duty in Iao Hon district on Wednesday taking ice, according to a regular police press conference on Friday.The non-resident worker (NRW) in his thirties, surnamed Le, who is employed as a cleaner in Macau, has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), where he faces drug-taking and possession of drug-taking paraphernalia charges.The incident happened on Wednesday morning when PSP officers

July 15, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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MGTO launches installation, market for ‘Stay Chill, Play Cool – Macao!’

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) kicked-off the second stage of its “Stay Chill, Play Cool – Macao!” project on Friday, launching an installation of its mascot MAK MAK on top of the Ritz Building in the city’s main square, Largo do Senado, along with a “Stay Chill Macao” Market at its exhibition hall.MAK MAK represents the protected blackfaced spoonbill.The second stage of the project lasts through December 1.The installation of the tourism mascot stands as a new photo

July 15, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Youth Career Expo attracts 986 interviewees

The Labour Affairs Bureau’s (DSAL) Youth Career Expo received 2,149 attendees, of whom about 986 had on-the-spot job interviews and 1,163 participated in activities such as forums, roadshows and seminars.The annual job fair, co-organised in conjunction with the Macao New Chinese Youth Association, was held on Friday and Saturday at Galaxy International Convention Centre in Cotai, offering a total of 1,643 vacancies in 52 enterprises covering sectors such as integrated resorts, modern finance,

July 15, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Plot P seniors’ rental housing to have health facility before year-end: health chief

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Alvis Lo Iek Long has said that the government is aiming to open a health facility in its high-rise rental residential building for senior citizens on Plot P in Areia Preta district before the end of this year, primarily providing seniors living there with health consultation and education with the aim of encouraging them to stay in good health.The health chief underlined that the health facility will not provide medical treatment, i.e., unlike a public health

July 15, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Chinese economy gathers steam amid targeted policy mix

Analysis        BEIJING – Multiple indicators have pointed to improved performance of the Chinese economy in the first half (H1), signaling sustained recovery momentum as the country navigates hurdles and headwinds with a targeted policy mix.Speaking at a symposium on the economic situation this week, Premier Li Qiang said that the Chinese economy has sustained sound upward momentum and nurtured new growth drivers despite the complex external environment since the start of

July 15, 2024 | BY admin

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