Quad summit highlights divide-and-rule strategy has not gained expected traction

China Daily Editorial        US President Joe Biden hosted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan in Wilmington, Delaware, for the fourth Quad Leaders’ Summit on Saturday.The Biden administration went to great lengths to explain how the Quad has delivered on the priorities of its “Indo-Pacific” partners – ranging from addressing pandemics and disease and investing in critical and

September 23, 2024 | BY admin

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China and Africa jointly advance modernization

      Considering that China and Africa account for about one-third of the global population, without their "modernization, there will be no global modernization", President Xi Jinping said in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing this month. Nobody in their right mind would disagree with President Xi, who also stressed that "the friendship between China and Africa transcends time and

September 21, 2024 | BY Harald Brüning | China Daily

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Xi stresses giving full play to CPPCC's political advantage

  BEIJING - President Xi Jinping yesterday called for further giving full play to the salient political advantage of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in developing whole-process people's democracy.   Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a meeting celebrating the 75th founding anniversary of the CPPCC held in Beijing.   It has

September 21, 2024 | BY admin

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Sam Hou Fai officially accepted as chief executive candidate

The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Chief Executive Election has officialy confirmed ex-judge Sam Hou Fai as the sole candidate for the chief executive election on October 13.  The commission has made the announcement in a notice released by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) this morning. The government-appointed commission had previously completed an eligibility review of the only application received for becoming a candidate for the post of chief executive, the

September 20, 2024 | BY admin

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Macau Bridge to remain closed during first typhoon after its opening: govt

The government said yesterday that the new sea-crossing namely Macau Bridge will remain closed the first time the Typhoon No.8 signal is hoisted after its opening because government engineers will need to gather respective technical data during the tropical cyclone with the aim of assessing its wind protection barriers’ ability and effectiveness to reduce the wind speed on the bridge.After the technical data assessments, the government will come up with specific criteria for determining

September 20, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Luís Gomes becomes sports chief

Luís Gomes (張子軒), who had been a vice-president of the Sports Bureau (ID) since November last year, has been appointed as the bureau’s president, effective from today.Gomes’s one-year appointment was made through an executive order by Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U, who oversees the bureau, published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday. Ao Ieong signed the executive order on Friday last week.The executive order underlines Gomes’s “professional

September 20, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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2024-2025 seasonal influenza jabs available from Monday

Starting Monday, high-risk individuals and their companions can get their annual influenza vaccination free of charge at local health centres or health stations without prior appointment, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the 2024-2025 seasonal influenza vaccination campaign covers local residents aged between six months and under 18 years old, persons aged 50 or above, pregnant and breastfeeding women, those suffering from chronic diseases,

September 20, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Man sentenced to 9 months in jail in Zhuhai after smuggling red-eared sliders

A driver of a Guangdong-Macau dual licence plated vehicle was sentenced for the offence of illegally introducing invasive alien species after smuggling 1,760 red-eared slider terrapins to the mainland, and given a nine-month prison term as well as fine of 100,000 yuan (113,730 patacas), according to a statement from the Intermediate People’s Court of Zhuhai posted on its official WeChat account yesterday.According to the statement, the driver is a mainland man surnamed Yi.The incident

September 20, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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AMCM cuts base rate to 5.25 pct

The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) said in a statement yesterday that it has revised its base rate downward by 50 basis points, i.e., 0.50 percentage points, to 5.25 percent.The revision took effect yesterday.The statement pointed that that “under the linked exchange rate system, Macau’s base rate is set at part with Hong Kong’s base rate, which is either 50 basis points above the lower end of the target range of the US Fed funds rate or the average of the five-day moving averages of the

September 20, 2024 | BY admin

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Police nab mainland trio for asking passers-by for ‘cash to eat’ fraud

Three mainlanders were arrested on Monday after falsely claiming that they had gambled all their money away and asked passers-by for money “to eat”, which was witnessed by a Public Security Police (PSP) officer, a PSP spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the three suspects are a woman surnamed Zhou in her forties, and a man in his fifties surnamed Xu who is her husband, and another man in his fifties surnamed Zhou. The trio told the

September 20, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Sands staff enjoy ‘Amazing Summer 2024’

Integrated Resort (IR) operator Sands China said in a statement earlier this week that around 600 of its staff and their families participated in the 7th edition of its annual July-August activity series “Sands China Amazing Summer 2024”.The statement noted that the participants were able to join a variety of parent-child activities including large-scale parent-child painting, art and science workshops, a fun fair, storytelling, kids book crossing (exchanging books among kids), and

September 20, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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SJM donates kids’ books to associations

SJM Resorts said in a statement yesterday that it has donated pre-loved* children’s books collected from among its staff members to the Cradle of Hope Association and Lar de Nossa Senhora** da Penha of Caritas Macau earlier this month.According to the statement, the integrated resort (IR) operator collected the books between May and June, adding that last year’s initiative garnered “enthusiastic support” from staff.This marked the second year that SJM has donated second-hand

September 20, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Galaxy Macau garners awards at 2024 IAG Academy IR Awards

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) received four prizes during the recent 2024 IAG Academy IR Awards, making them the most awarded integrated resort (IR) operator in Macau, the company said in a statement.The statement noted that the prize-giving event was held in Manila.The statement said that among the awards received were GEG Vice Chairman Francis Lui Yiu Tung being named “Outstanding CEO”, with the statement adding that this recognises “the industry leader showing the most exceptional

September 20, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Melco enables young local athletes to meet Lin Dan

Melco Resorts & Entertainment said in a statement yesterday that young local athletes were able to meet badminton legend Lin Dan during the recent 2024 Macau Lin Dan Cup Badminton Open - Local Youth Sharing Session at Studio City’s Seer ArenaThe event took place on Friday during Lin’s visit for the “Melco Style Presents: 2024 Macau Lin Dan Cup Badminton Open”, the statement said, with the integrated resort (IR) operator inviting participants from the Macau Special Olympics (MSO)

September 20, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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