China signals promotion of financial cooperation with foreign firms

Analysis        BEIJING – During the 2022 Financial Street Forum annual conference, which concluded on Wednesday, China’s financial policymakers sent new opening-up signals, saying that investors from all over the world are welcome to explore the Chinese market and collaborate with China in accelerating global economic recovery.“Opening-up has remained China’s fundamental strategy, and our financial industry is ushering in a phase of high-level opening-up,” Guo

November 24, 2022 | BY admin

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More precise, targeted measures adopted to contain COVID-19 spread

Analysis        BEIJING – With the recently released measures for optimizing the COVID-19 response, more targeted and science-based actions have been taken across the nation to curb the virus spread.The central government released a circular on November 11, announcing 20 prevention and control measures, a move aimed at adapting to the new situation of COVID-19 containment and virus mutations.The adjusted measures include a shortened quarantine period for close contacts and

November 24, 2022 | BY admin

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Cleaner working in Macau tests positive for COVID-19 in Zhuhai

A non-resident worker (NRW) who works as a cleaner in Macau but lives in Zhuhai tested positive for COVID-19 in Zhuhai on Monday, Macau’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, Zhuhai’s health authorities informed their Macau counterparts of the case yesterday morning.The COVID-19 carrier is a 52-year-old man who works for Yinglong Services Limited, a local cleaning company, the statement said.According to the

November 23, 2022 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau Cultural Centre’s Singing Club to recruit ‘new voices’

The Macau Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Singing Club is recruiting new members, with applications open until December 12 for youngsters aged between eight to 16, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement on Monday.The statement noted that participants will be initiated to the music world, combining weekly choral rehearsals with other performing art forms in an “inspiring learning environment”. They are also given opportunities to “embrace the city” by attending

November 23, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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T Galleria Beauty by DFS reopens at Galaxy Macau

Luxury travel retailer DFS Group reopened its T Galleria Beauty by DFS store at Galaxy Macau resort in Cotai on Friday, according to a statement by the company earlier this week.The store is located at The Promenade Shops and features over 70 brands across skincare, makeup, fragrances and haircare, including renowned premium skincare and 10 premium fragrance brands, the statement noted.A ribbon-cutting ceremony and VIP event were held on Friday, which was attended by brand and media partners,

November 23, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MECC visits In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin

The Macau European Chamber of Commerce (MECC) said in a statement yesterday that its delegation visited the Economic Development Bureau of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin on Monday.According to the statement, the visit was “well received” by the bureau’s director, António Lei Chi Wai, and his team.The statement noted that the MECC delegation comprised Board of Directors President Rui Pedro Cunha and representatives from the British Chamber of Commerce in Macao,

November 23, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘Light up Macao 2022’ slated for Dec 3-Jan 1

The “Light up Macao 2022” event themed “Dazzling Winter”, organised by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), will take place across the peninsula, Taipa, Cotai and Coloane with “light installations, interactive games, projection mapping shows and light decorations” from December 3 to January 1 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., according to an MGTO statement yesterday.The statement quoted MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes as saying that the event, which has been running for

November 23, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Woman cheated out of 670,000 patacas in online gambling scam

A local woman told the police on Saturday that she had been defrauded out of 670,000 patacas in an online gambling scam in September, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said at a regular press conference on Monday.According to Ho, the victim met a male netizen via WhatsApp in early September and they quickly became online friends. The man later introduced her to a new online gambling game where she needed to buy cryptocurrency to gamble. The victim said that at first she won 3,000

November 23, 2022 | BY William Chan

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Over 1,800 owners of abandoned vehicles fail to pay scrapping fee

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement yesterday that between 2017 and this year, more than 1,800 owners of abandoned vehicles removed by the government failed to pay the scrapping fee and respective fines, of which over 800 have been referred to the Financial Service Bureau (DSF) to carry out tax enforcement procedures and impose charges such as removal and storage fees.According to the statement, the legal term “abandoned vehicles” refers to those whose owners failed to pay motor

November 23, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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‘Jet rat’ steals cash & accessories

A mainlander was arrested on Sunday for stealing 22,000 patacas from three fellow passengers as well as a pair of earrings and a wooden ornament from a female passenger on a Beijing-Macau flight, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said at a regular press conference on Monday.Thieves who steal property while travelling on a plane are colloquially known in Cantonese as “jet rats” (“feigei louhsyu”). The 31-year-old mainland suspect surnamed Kuo told the police that he is a

November 23, 2022 | BY William Chan

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Local man, 71, infected with Legionella: SSM

A 71-year-old local man who sought treatment at the private Kiang Wu Hospital last Tuesday has been diagnosed with Legionella disease (aka Legionnaires’ disease), according to a statement by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday.This case is the first reported case of Legionella disease in Macau this year, the statement noted, as the patient remained in the city during the incubation period before he came down with the disease, it has been classified as a local case.The statement said that the

November 23, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Coro Perosi to hold celebratory anniversary concert

Interview by William Chan        Coro Perosi (“Perosi choir”) conductors João Ng Seng Hong and Katrine K. Wong told The Macau Post Daily last week that their choir will be performing this coming Sunday at St. Dominic’s (São Domingos) Church and on Saturday, December 3 at Yuet Wah College to celebrate Italian composer Lorenzo Perosi’s 150th birthday and the choir’s 25th anniversary.The exclusive interview, held at the choir’s rehearsal room near S. Miguel

November 23, 2022 | BY admin

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‘Made in China’ enters new stage of ‘intelligent manufacturing’

Analysis        As worldwide attention shifts to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the world’s most famous enterprises have also entered a commercial race in which Chinese enterprises are one of the leading players.According to Global Data, a Chinese data analysis and consultation company, Chinese enterprises have pumped around US$1.4 billion into the Qatar tournament, making them its biggest sponsors.In fact, “Made in China” is imprinted in more parts of the World Cup

November 23, 2022 | BY admin

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Displaced people join efforts to adapt to climate change in Mozambique

CORRANE, Mozambique – “I had never experienced such strong winds and rains in my life!” whispers 56-year-old Patrício Alberto Mponda, recalling the event that still traumatizes him and his family.On March 12, 2022, Cyclone Gombe made landfall on Mozambique’s coast, before moving inland and blazing a trail of destruction through the provinces of Nampula and Zambezia. Winds reached up 190 kilometres per hour, mowing down swathes of houses, schools, roads, and bridges, and flooding

November 22, 2022 | BY Hélène Caux

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