‘Prêt à Porter’ exhibition explores artist’s life experiences

Local artist Leong Man Ting is presenting her work in a solo exhibition entitled “Prêt à Porter” at the Art For All Society (AFA) gallery, with exploring the artist’s life experiences as its theme. The French title of the exhibition means “ready-to-wear”. The exhibition, according to the statement, is the first part of AFA’s annual project titled “Deconstructing the Construct” – Plastic Arts Exhibition Series, which invites two post-eighties female artists of

November 17, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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China staunch supporter of UN-centered int’l system: Xi

BALI, Indonesia – China is a staunch supporter of the international system with the United Nations (UN) at its core, President Xi Jinping said yesterday afternoon when meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres.Xi said that to achieve world peace, the purposes and principles of the UN Charter must be observed and the legitimate security concerns of all countries must be taken seriously.Xi pointed out that as the world is undergoing momentous changes, it is imperative to put the

November 17, 2022 | BY admin

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China to continue working with G20 members on global digital economic paradigm: Xi

BALI, Indonesia – China will continue to work with the Group of 20 (G20) members to foster a balanced, coordinated and inclusive global digital economic paradigm that brings benefits to all and features win-win cooperation and shared prosperity, President Xi Jinping said yesterday.Xi made the remarks when attending and addressing the 17th G20 Summit in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali.During the discussion on digital transformation, Xi pointed out that the growing scale of the digital

November 17, 2022 | BY admin

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Full text of Xi's remarks at Session I of G20 summit in Bali

BALI, Indonesia – President Xi Jinping delivered a speech titled "Working Together to Meet the Challenges of Our Times and Build a Better Future" here Tuesday at the first session of the 17th summit of the Group of 20 (G20).The following is the full text of the speech:Working Together to Meet the Challenges of Our Times and Build a Better FutureRemarks by H.E. Xi JinpingPresident of the People's Republic of ChinaAt Session I of the 17th G20 SummitBali, November 15, 2022Your

November 16, 2022 | BY admin

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Ho upbeat on next year’s economic recovery prospects amid pandemic

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng underlined yesterday that Macau’s increasing COVID-19 vaccination rate and the central government’s continuous easing of COVID-19 measures have paved a foundation for Macau’s continuous economic recovery, adding he believes that Macau will see a good economic development prospect next year.Addressing a post-policy address press conference at Government Headquarters, the chief executive also reaffirmed that Macau must continue to stick to its dynamic zero-COVID

November 16, 2022 | BY Tony Wong

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Xi calls for meeting challenges of the times together at G20 summit

BALI, Indonesia – President Xi Jinping addressed in Bali yesterday the Group of 20 (G20) summit, saying that faced with challenges, all countries should embrace the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind, and advocate peace, development, and win-win cooperation.In his speech titled “Working Together to Meet the Challenges of Our Times and Build a Better Future,” Xi said the world is getting through momentous changes unseen in a century, which are consequential to the

November 16, 2022 | BY admin

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MUST watches live broadcast of launch of cargo spacecraft carrying Macau students’ satellite

The Macau University of Science and Technology’s (MUST) State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences arranged to watch the live broadcast of the launch of the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5, which carried the “Macao Student Science Satellite 1”, on Saturday, the private university said in a recent statement.The Macao Student Science Satellite 1 project, the statement noted, was created with the support of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau Special

November 16, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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IC axes ‘Writing in Water’

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement yesterday the cancellation of Stan Lai’s play entitled “Writing in Water” due to the mainland’s ongoing COVID-19 pandemic prevention measures which do not allow the performance group to travel to Macau.  The shows, according to the statement, were originally slated for November 25-26 at the Macau Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Grand Auditorium. Refunds will be available until December 28 at CCM’s Box Office and Macao Ticketing

November 16, 2022 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Ho’s 2023 Policy Address focuses on economy, public concerns

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng’s 2023 Policy Address, which he delivered in the hemicycle of the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday afternoon, stressed efforts to shore up the economy and mitigate public difficulties while keeping the COVID-19 epidemic under control.Macau’s economy has been gradually recovering in the past year thanks to the strong support from the central government and mainland provinces and municipalities, Ho said, adding that his government had managed to maintain

November 16, 2022 | BY admin

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Local residents comment on govt’s 2023 policy address: vox pop

Local residents in the central district were asked by The Macau Post Daily yesterday evening about Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng’s 2023 Policy Address, which he delivered yesterday afternoon at the Legislative Assembly (AL).Here are some of their opinions regarding the government’s 10,000-pataca cash handout and local employment issues.‘Better than no financial support plans’A female civil servant aged 35, surnamed Lei, said that she was glad that the government will continue to give the

November 16, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei & Ginnie Liang

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Comuna de Pedra hosts drama therapy workshops

Macau’s Comuna de Pedra (“Stone Community”) said in a recent statement that it held two online drama therapy workshops, featuring two experts from the United States Christina Lewis and Jason Butler, to promote “art therapy” in the local community.Comuna de Pedra was established in 1996 as a non-profit cultural and artistic organisation. Since then, it has been focusing on physical and dance theatre productions. The organisation also produces art projects such as art exhibitions,

November 16, 2022 | BY William Chan

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Local cheats mainlander seeking ‘blue card’

A local man was arrested on Thursday for scamming a mainlander by claiming that he could help him get a local work permit (colloquially known as “blue card”), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said in a regular conference on Monday.Lou said that the 42-year-old suspect surnamed Ao Ieong told the police that he is jobless, while the victim surnamed Zhang, also jobless, is from the mainland.According to Lou, a friend of Zhang introduced him to Ao Ieong in April when Ao Ieong told

November 16, 2022 | BY William Chan

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‘Macao Kitchen Fair’ slated for Fri-Sun at Venetian

The first-ever Macao Kitchen Fair, themed “Good food, good kitchen, good life”, is slated to take place from Friday to Sunday at the Venetian’s Cotai Expo Hall D, the organisers said in a press conference yesterday at Nam Fong Building on Avenida da Amizade.According to the press conference, the three-day fair, which is organised by Macau Kuoklui Convention and Exhibition Group Limited in conjunction with the Macau Union Suppliers Association, Macau Kitchenware Association and Macau

November 16, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macau logs one more COVID-19 case, 3rd case in 2 days

A 22-year-old local man, who had been in close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 patient, yesterday tested positive for the novel coronavirus during medical observation, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre said in a statement. This has raised the number of community cases detected since Monday to three. Two of the patients were diagnosed on Monday. The statement noted that the case is related to the 21-year-old female university student whose case was announced on

November 16, 2022 | BY Yuki Lei

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