Xi calls for high-quality China-Singapore cooperation

BANGKOK – President Xi Jinping said in Bankok yesterday that China welcomes Singapore’s deep participation in its efforts to build a new development pattern, and “high quality” should be the hallmark of China-Singapore cooperation.Xi made the remarks when meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on the sidelines of the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting.Noting that bilateral relationship is forward-looking, strategic and exemplary,

November 18, 2022 | BY admin

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Xi says China views relations with Philippines from strategic perspective

BANGKOK – President Xi Jinping said in Bankok yesterday that China has always viewed its relations with the Philippines from a strategic perspective.Xi made the remarks when meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos.On the South China Sea issue, the two sides should stick to friendly consultations and properly handle differences and disputes, Xi said.For his side, Marcos said he always holds that the maritime issue should not define the entire Philippine-China relations,

November 18, 2022 | BY admin

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Tour groups from Guangdong to return ‘in a few days’: Ho

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that he expects the resumption of tour groups from Guangdong visiting Macau to get off the ground in a few days.He also said that if the operations of tour groups from Guangdong visiting Macau run smoothly, the local government would then request the central government to facilitate the restart of tour groups’ travel from three other provinces and one municipality to Macau, namely Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai. Ho made the remarks

November 17, 2022 | BY Tony Wong

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Xi, Widodo agree on building China-Indonesia community with a shared future

BALI, Indonesia – President Xi Jinping held talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Bali yesterday evening, in which the two heads of state reached important consensus on striving towards building a China-Indonesia community with a shared future.Xi and Widodo agreed to take the 10th anniversary of the two countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership next year as an opportunity to forge a new paradigm of high-level cooperation.Ahead of their talks, Xi and Widodo watched together via

November 17, 2022 | BY admin

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Police nab trio over fake job

Two local co-owners of a souvenir shop and a mainlander have been caught for their involvement in fake employment, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said at a press conference yesterday.Lai identified the two co-owners as a 60-year-old man surnamed Kuok and a man surnamed Chan who is in his fifties. The non-resident worker (NRW) from the mainland, surnamed Li, is in her thirties.According to Lai, the Judiciary Police transferred Li to the Public Security Police earlier this

November 17, 2022 | BY William Chan

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Govt sets up Macau World Heritage Monitoring Centre

The government yesterday opened its “Macau World Heritage Monitoring Centre” on Rua de Sanches de Miranda.According to a statement by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the centre aims to enhance the mechanism for the protection of the local UNESCO-listed World Heritage, to build an intelligent, standardised World Heritage protection and management system that can better meet the international and national protection and management requirements, and to establish the positioning of Macau as

November 17, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Cabbie kills pedestrian on zebra crossing

A taxi driver was arrested for fatally injuring a male pedestrian in his sixties when he was walking across a zebra crossing on Monday, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said at a press conference yesterday. The suspect surnamed Cheang is in his sixties, while the male victim and his wife, who is in her sixties, sustained injuries in the accident. According to Lai, when the couple were walking over the zebra crossing in Avenida Marginal Flor de Lótus in Cotai on

November 17, 2022 | BY William Chan

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Police report 2 suicides yesterday

A 22-year-old local man was confirmed dead after “falling” from a building yesterday afternoon, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said in a statement.Lou said in another statement later that a 55-year-old local man had committed suicide by burning charcoal in his flat yesterday.22-year-old local man ‘falls’ from flatThe victim was surnamed Aslarona who lived with his family.Aslarona is a rare Philippine name, according to the Forebears genealogy portal.According to the

November 17, 2022 | BY William Chan

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Macau holds forum on protecting Maritime Silk Road heritage

A forum on protecting and sustainably developing the heritage of the Maritime Silk Road opened yesterday.According to a statement by the Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the two-day Maritime Silk Road International Cultural Forum at the Convention Center of the Macau Science Center aims to share the fruits of protection and research on the heritage of the Maritime Silk Road, help delegates and residents understand the importance of the heritage, and continuously step up exchanges and

November 17, 2022 | BY admin

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22 projects receive Macau Science & Technology Awards

The Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) said in a statement yesterday that 22 projects were granted the Natural Science Award, Technological Invention Award and Science and Technological Progress Award under the Macau Science and Technology Awards 2022, with 30 doctoral students having received the Scientific and Technological R&D Award for Postgraduates. The government held an award presentation ceremony for the awards yesterday at the Macau Cultural Centre in Nape.

November 17, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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HK, Macau police bust ‘click farm’ recruitment gang, nab 56 suspects

Macau and Hong Kong police launched a joint operation codenamed “Polardawn” to bust a “click farm” recruitment gang active in both special administrative regions, arresting 56 suspects, including three alleged key members, involved in 131 fraud cases totalling over 7.8 million patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Wikipedia, a click farm is a form of click fraud where a large group of low-paid workers are

November 17, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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No drones during 69th Macau Grand Prix: AACM

The Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) announced in a statement yesterday that all unmanned aircraft activities or drones over the Macau Peninsula will be banned by the Macau government throughout the 69th Macau Grand Prix to ensure a safe environment during the race event.The statement noted that “in accordance with the powers granted to the Civil Aviation Authority in Article 66 of the Air Navigation Regulation of Macau approved by Executive Order No. 43/2021, the Authority will ban all

November 17, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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NAT validity for Macau-Zhuhai travellers tightened to 24 hours, after security guard tests positive

The validity of the negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test (NAT) result for those travelling between Macau and Zhuhai has again been shortened to just 24 hours from 48 hours, which took effect at 3 p.m. yesterday, after a non-resident worker (NRW) who works as a security guard in Macau but lives in Zhongshan city tested positive for COVID-19 in Macau on Tuesday night.The Zhuhai health authorities announced in a statement yesterday morning that the 24-hour NAT validity is slated to be provisionally

November 17, 2022 | BY Tony Wong

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French Chamber raises 61,000 patacas at charity gala dinner

The France Macau Chamber of Commerce (FMCC) recently held its annual charity gala dinner at MGM Macau, raising 61,000 patacas in support of the Association of Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers of Macao (ARTM) to launch the latter’s awareness programme about alcohol abuse and its impact, as well as the setting-up of a 24-hour hotline, the organisation said in a recent statement.The event, titled “France Macau Chamber of Commerce (FMCC) 2022 Charity Gala Dinner”, was themed “Around the World

November 17, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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