Youku gifts Macau public broadcaster TDM 10 web programmes

Mainland online video and streaming service platforms Youku yesterday gave 10 web programmes to local public broadcaster TDM, covering classic films, variety shows and cultural documentaries, which will be broadcast on TDM’s TV channels and multi-media platforms.The signing ceremony was held yesterday at TDM Forum II Studio in Zape, with TDM Executive Committee President Lorman Lo Song Man and Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group representative Yang Weiguang signing the

July 8, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Project to set up Cotai open-air performance venue to cost at least 89.9 million patacas

The government’s project to set up a temporary open-air venue for hosting large-scale performances, to be located on a large plot next to the Lisboeta Macau resort in Cotai, will cost at least 89.9 million patacas, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) has announced.The bureau announced construction details of the project on its website on Saturday, according to which the bureau has launched a tender by invitation when it asked six construction companies to bid for the “Macau Open-Air Performance

July 8, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Heads of state guidance lifts China-Tajik friendly relations to fresh heights

China Daily Editorial        Under the guidance of successful heads of state diplomacy, China-Tajikistan relations have maintained sound momentum featuring mutual political trust, fruitful Belt and Road cooperation, healthy cultural exchanges, and close coordination in regional and world affairs.President Xi Jinping’s visit to Tajikistan that started on Thursday, his first visit to the country in five years and the last leg of his Central Asia tour that brought him to

July 8, 2024 | BY admin

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SCO plays pivotal role in promoting regional stability, development

Commentary Gulnar Shaimergenova*        Amidst growing geopolitical tensions and threats of existing and emerging conflicts, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a diverse yet cohesive coalition, plays a crucial role in maintaining regional stability and promoting prosperity.Since its inception in 2001, the organization has been committed to developing good neighborliness, strengthening mutual trust, expanding multilateral dialogue and enhancing mutually beneficial

July 8, 2024 | BY Gulnar Shaimergenova

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Macau court sentences ex-investment promotion head to 8 years, businessman to 24 years behind bars

   Undated file photo of former Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) president Jackson Cheong Chou Weng, sentenced to eight years' imprisonment by Macau's Court of Second Instance (TSI) yesterday. - Photo: MPDG      Macau's Court of Second Instance (TSI) has sentenced the former president of the government's Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), recently renamed Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute but still

July 5, 2024 | BY admin

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Hengqin MNN ‘talent flat’ rental scheme starts

Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) said yesterday that it has launched an application process for highly-qualified professionals to rent “talent units” in the Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) residential estate on Zhuhai’s Hengqin island.The statement said that there are no restrictions on where the tenants come from, but it did not elaborate on the eligibility criteria for renting a flat.The company made the announcement in a statement on its WeChat account yesterday.The MNN neighbourhood

July 5, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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MGM, UTM host culinary event featuring renowned female chefs

MGM hosted “Exploring the Culinary Journeys of Trailblazing Women: From the Silk Roads to Global Gastronomy” at the Macao University of Tourism (UTM) on June 28, which featured four acclaimed female chefs who talked about their expertise and inspiring stories, along with culinary demonstrations, the integrated resort (IR) operator said in a statement earlier this week.The event was hosted in conjunction with Robb Report Hong Kong and UTM, according to the statement. Over 140 local culinary

July 5, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Melco organises ISF-related events for community

Melco Resorts & Entertainment said in a statement earlier this week that it organised two community events on June 27 and 28 for the “ISF World School Basketball Championship 2024” aiming to promote basketball and social inclusivity, and nurture local sporting talent.The integrated resort (IR) operator was the sponsor of the nine-day basketball championship that ended on Tuesday.The statement said that on June 27, around 40 basketball players from the Macau Special Olympics (MSO) and

July 5, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sands China gives free emergency kits to community

Integrated resort (IR) operator Sands China said in a statement earlier this week that it recently held its sixth 2024 Sands Cares Disaster Preparation & Emergency Response Kit Programme, where over 90 Sands Cares Ambassadors participated in packing emergency kits and supporting disaster prevention workshops in schools.The statement said that the programme was held in collaboration with the Macau Red Cross, which marked the sixth year of working on the programme together, and is supported

July 5, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Curbs on free food at casinos shouldn’t impact visitor numbers: MGTO

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Deputy Director Ricky Hoi Io Meng told reporters yesterday that restrictions on the provision of free snacks and drinks by the city’s casinos should not have a big impact on visitor numbers.Hoi made the remarks after the Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) 2024’s opening ceremony at the Galaxy international Convention Centre (GICC) in Cotai.Referring to last weekend’s visitor arrival figures, Hoi noted that there were over 110,000 tourists a day.

July 5, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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3-day APTA conference returns to Macau

The Macao University of Tourism is again co-hosting the Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA), with the three-day event, which ends today at the Galaxy International Convention Centre (GICC) in Cotai, attracting over 200 delegates from 26 countries and regions.The conference was last hosted in Macau in 2010. A statement provided after yesterday’s opening ceremony at GICC, which had APTA Chairman Prof. Yeong-Hyeon Hwang among the officiating guests, noted that the conference is “a crucial

July 5, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MSC sets up science education base in wetland park in Hengqin

The Macau Science Centre (MSC) has set up a science education base in Hengqin, planning to launch a programme to take local students to the Zhuhai Hengqin Binhai Wetland Park to learn about biodiversity and natural sciences, according to an MSC statement yesterday.The launching ceremony of the science education base was held yesterday at the Zhuhai Hengqin Binhai Wetland Park, the statement said.The MSC and the Urban Planning and Construction Bureau of the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation

July 5, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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IAS plans to pay disability subsidy to locals in Hengqin: civic leader

Northern District Community Service Consultative Council deputy convenor Chan U Iong quoted the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) yesterday as saying that there are more than 100 people with disabilities from Macau living in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), more than 50 percent of them in Zhuhai, and the bureau was planning to extend its disability subsidy to those living in the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin first.Chan made the remarks during a press conference after yesterday’s

July 5, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Man cheats supermarket out of HK$1,000 by ‘breaking banknote’

A mainland man cheated a supermarket in Zape on June 30 out of HK$1,000 by pretending that he wanted to change a HK$1,000 banknote for smaller notes, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei said: “On that day, a man was shopping in a supermarket and asked the supermarket staff to “break” the HK$1,000 banknote, during which he took advantage of the staff’s inattention to take back the banknote the staff member had put on

July 5, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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