Post-hegemonic world embracing harmony in diversity: US scholar

Analysis        JINAN – The world is at the end of Western hegemony and will not move to the hegemonic dominance of any single country, but instead to a world of harmony in diversity, said a renowned US economist on Wednesday.Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University in the US, made the remarks at the Nishan Forum on World Civilizations held in Qufu, the birthplace of Confucius in Shandong Province.Calling the event a

July 12, 2024 | BY admin

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CTS starts accepting foreign permanent residents’ mainland travel permit applications

Applicants say process ‘quite smooth’China Travel Service (Macao) Limited at Nam Kwong Building in Zape yesterday started accepting applications from non-Chinese, i.e., foreign permanent residents of Macau for special travel permits to enter mainland China on multiple trips for up to 90 days each time within a five-year validity period, and four applicants, comprising Portuguese, Filipino and Canadian nationals, told reporters separately yesterday morning that the whole process was “quite

July 11, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Collective exhibition features 45 artworks

A collective exhibition kicked off earlier this week at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery that is showcasing 45 works of Chinese calligraphy and painting, as well as watercolours, oils and acrylics, all of which are on display until July 20.The free-admission exhibition, titled “2024 Flower and Colour”, is organised by the foundation in conjunction with Chinese Artists Exchange Association – Macau, with the support of Macau Arts, Painting and Calligraphy Friendship Association.

July 11, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Matthew Bourne’s ‘Romeo + Juliet’ now showing at CCM

Matthew Bourne’s “Romeo + Juliet” will take to the stage for four shows from today through Sunday at the Macau Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Grand Auditorium, with the award-winning British choreographer’s reimagining bringing a contemporary twist to the classic story of star-crossed lovers.Presented by New Adventures, the 110-minute dance theatre’s Resident Director Alan Vincent, Jackson Fisch, who plays Romeo, and Hannah Kremer and Bryony Pennington, who both play Juliet, met with media

July 11, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau to be hit by extreme weather more often: weather chief

Tropical cyclone possible later this monthMeteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) Director Leong Weng Kun said yesterday that Macau can expect to be affected by extreme weather more often due to global climate change.Leong also said that a tropical cyclone is likely to form in the South China Sea before the end of this month, but the level of its possible impact on Macau was still to be estimated.The weather chief made the remarks when attending yesterday’s current affairs phone-in

July 11, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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13 Indonesians cheated out of 124,000 patacas in job-referral scam

A mainland man was arrested on Tuesday when re-entering Macau via the Barrier Gate checkpoint for cheating 13 Indonesians out of a total of 124,300 patacas by claiming that he could introduce them to employers to work as kitchen staff, delivery workers or cleaners in Macau, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said yesterday, adding that the 27-year-old suspect had gambled away all the victims’ money.The suspect surnamed Chen, who worked as a horticulturist until June last year, is

July 11, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Local journalists attend 10th Nishan Forum on World Civilisations in Qufu

US scholar Jeffrey Sachs praises China’s global development strategyMaria Cheang Ut Meng in Qufu        JINAN – Macau’s 11-member English- and Portuguese-language media delegation, organised by the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) attended yesterday the first day of the 10th Nishan Forum on World Civilisations in Qufu, the birthplace of Confucius, in the northeastern province of Shandong, with the theme of

July 11, 2024 | BY admin

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IAM to move ‘Hak Jai’ to Guangzhou Zoo

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement yesterday that it will send a northern white-cheeked gibbon (aka Nomascus leucogenys) named “Hak Jai” (“Black Boy”) living in the Seac Pai Van Park, to Guangzhou Zoo within this month.“Hak jai” has been living in Seac Pai Van Park since 1995 after being abandoned. He is 30 years old now.The statement said the bureau will transfer “Hak Jai” to Guangzhou Zoo for him to join the conservation of national rare wildlife and

July 11, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Public Security Forces websites hit by ‘overseas’ cyberattacks: Wong

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak confirmed in a statement last night that due to cyberattacks “from overseas”, the websites of several entities under his portfolio could not be accessed from 8 p.m. yesterday.As of midnight, however, all of the affected entities’ websites could be accessed again, as tested by the Post.According to the statement, which was issued by the Secretariat for Security (GSS) at 10:30 p.m., the websites were hit by distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS

July 11, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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24 main roadworks to go on during school summer holidays: govt

A total of 24 main roadwork projects are to be carried out during this school summer holidays, 21 of which are slated to be finished before the new school year begins in September, Transport Bureau (DSAT) Coordination Department Chief Mok Soi Tou said yesterday.The bureau held a press conference yesterday on its premises to introduce the city’s ongoing and upcoming main “summer roadworks”. Various public utilities’ representatives also attended.Mok told the press conference that the

July 11, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Local driver smuggles 6.02 grams of ice from HK

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong announced yesterday the arrest of a local driver on Tuesday at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) Macau checkpoint for smuggling a total of 6.02 grams of methamphetamine (aka ice) with an estimated street value of 18,000 patacas from Hong Kong to Macau.Chong said during yesterday’s regular press conference: “The Judiciary Police had received intelligence that a local man would go to Hong Kong to buy drugs on July 9, 2024, and bring them

July 11, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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How the Nishan Forum bridges civilizations through dialogue and exchange

Analysis        In 2021, during the China-Greece Year of Culture and Tourism, a sculpture titled “Divine Encounter” was placed at the foot of the Parthenon on Acropolis Hill in Athens, Greece. It depicts a dialogue between Socrates and Confucius, symbolizing the profound exchanges between Chinese and Greek civilizations. The timeless conversation between these two sages portrayed in the artwork illuminates the historical bonds that bridge Eastern and Western

July 11, 2024 | BY admin

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US policy to contain China a ‘failure’, reflects ‘primacy’ delusion: Jeffrey Sachs

US policy to contain China a ‘failure’, reflects ‘primacy’ delusion: Jeffrey Sachs   BEIJING –The unwise US policies aimed at containing China are a failure and only create tensions, impair economic well-being and make the threat of a war loom large, a renowned US economist has told Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post.   In an interview published on Monday, Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, noted the

July 10, 2024 | BY admin

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DSAL expects salaries on offer at Youth Career Expo to remain similar to last year’s

Labour Affairs Bureau’s (DSAL) Employment Department Chief Lei Lai Keng said yesterday that this year’s Youth Career Expo will mainly target young people who have just graduated or have little work experience, and that the salaries offered by companies this year were expected to remain similar to last year’s, with the salaries for a few positions set to rise a bit.Lei did not elaborate on the salaries set to be offered young jobseekers during the two-day fair later this week.Lei made the

July 10, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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