Xi holds talks with German president, calls for opening new chapter in all-round strategic partnership

   BEIJING - President Xi Jinping held talks with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Beijing yesterday, saying China is ready to work with Germany to open a new chapter in China-Germany all-round strategic partnership and promote the building of a more just and equitable global governance system.   Xi said as the world's second and third largest economies, China and Germany bear significant responsibilities for the development of China-EU relations and the

October 31, 2026 | BY Xinhua

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Xi says China glad to see Germany play greater role in European, int'l affairs

   BEIJING – China's policy toward Germany is consistent, stable and predictable, and China is happy to see Germany play a greater role in European and international affairs, President Xi Jinping said today.    Xi made the remarks when holding talks with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Beijing, noting that China has attached great importance to Germany's status as a major country and always supported its reunification and development.   Xi

October 30, 2026 | BY Xinhua

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Peng Liyuan chats over tea with wife of German president

       BEIJING – Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, chatted over tea with Elke Büdenbender, wife of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in Beijing today.     Büdenbender is accompanying her husband who is on a state visit to China until tomorrow.   Peng happily recalled her trip accompanying President Xi on his visit to Germany in 2017 and expressed her appreciation for Büdenbender's long-standing commitment to

October 30, 2026 | BY Xinhua

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Xi meets president of Swiss Confederation, calling for more certainty for China-Europe economic, trade cooperation

    BEIJING – President Xi Jinping met with President of the Swiss Confederation Guy Parmelin in Beijing today, calling on both countries to inject confidence and more certainty into China-Europe economic and trade cooperation as well as into the global economic development.   Noting Switzerland is an important partner of China in Europe, Xi said Swiss cooperation with China has always been at the forefront among European countries. He added that free trade cooperation has

October 30, 2026 | BY Xinhua

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Macau hotel guests dip 0.9 pct to 10.8 million in Jan-Sept

        Macau’s hotel guests dipped by 0.9 percent year-on-year to 10.81 million in the first three quarters, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced in a statement today. Guests from the Chinese mainland (7,954,000) and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1,304,000) dropped by 1.9 percent and 2.6 percent respectively.Foreign guests (939,000) rose by 10.0 percent year-on-year; among them, those from South Korea (273,000), Thailand (77,000) and India

October 30, 2026 | BY Staff Reporter

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Macau GDP rises 2.9 pct in Jan-Sept, 0.1 pct in Q3: preliminary

 Macau’s economy maintained steady growth in the first three quarters of the year, with the preliminary figure for its gross domestic product (GDP) expanding by 2.9 percent year-on-year in real terms to 316.13 billion patacas, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced in a statement today. The overall economic output corresponded to 89.8 percent of the level in the same period of pre-COVID-19 2019. Exports of services logged a year-on-year growth of 3.4 percent in the first three

October 30, 2026 | BY Staff Reporter

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Macau All Souls’ Day public holiday notice

Due to the All Souls’ Day public holiday on Monday, The Macau Post Daily’s editing and reporting teams will be off on Sunday, returning to work on Monday, so the print edition of your favourite newspaper will be on newsstands and delivered to your homes and offices on Tuesday.The admin team will be off on Monday, so customer service will resume on Tuesday. However, our website https://www.macaupostdaily.com/ will be updated round the clock.We wish all our readers, advertisers,

October 30, 2026 | BY admin

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CPC plenum concludes, adopting resolution on persevering with full, rigorous Party self-governance

BEIJING – The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its fifth plenary session from Monday to yesterday in Beijing, adopting a resolution on persevering with full and rigorous Party self-governance.The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee presided over the meeting. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered an important address, said a communique issued after the session.At the session, participants heard and discussed a report on

October 30, 2026 | BY admin

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Macao SAR CE Sam Hou Fai vows commitment to spirit of 5th plenum of CPC 20th Central Committee

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai yesterday pledged the local government’s commitment to earnestly studying and putting into practice the spirit of the four-day fifth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) – which concluded in Beijing yesterday – and taking concrete actions to make greater contributions to the nation’s macro-strategies and high-quality development, according to a statement by the Macao Government Information Bureau (GCS) last

October 30, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Age for exemption from ‘Peng On Tung’ fee may be lowered in future: Macau NGO Kai Fong

Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations’ (Kai Fong) Macau Peng On Tung Tele-Assistance Service Centre Manager Pun Ka Lon said yesterday that the age for fee exemption for the service may be lowered in the future.Peng On Tung means “safe telecommunication”.Speaking to reporters at the Kai Fong headquarters in Toi San district, Pun noted that the government had waived monthly fees for the fixed-line Peng On Tung service in January and May this year for solo-dwelling senior and

October 30, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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2 men lose 140,000 patacas in nude-chat scams: Macau police

A young and a middle-aged man have reported losing a combined total of about 140,000 patacas in two separate nude-chat extortion scams, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Un Hong said yesterday.According to Cheong, in the first case, the non-local victim met a woman on the social media platform X, previously branded Twitter, at around 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday before moving their conversation to Telegram. The woman offered sexual favours and sent him an unknown mobile application to install.

October 30, 2026 | BY Sherwin Hng

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Macau ‘hush! Beach Concerts’ to launch preliminary activities Tuesday

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement on Wednesday that “hush! Beach Concerts x Urban Sports Wellfest 2026” will launch a series of preliminary activities at various locations from November 3 ahead of the main event at Hac Sa Beach on November 14 and 15, featuring music workshops, rap masterclasses, community performances, and beachside sports activities.Jointly organised by the bureau and integrated resort operator MGM, the event will bring together local and

October 30, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau Pui Ching student shines at Beijing Normal University forum

Pui Ching Middle School student Peony Wong Chong Kei was invited to serve as a guest speaker at Beijing Normal University’s (BNU) Smart Youth Forum to discuss learning and core competencies in the AI era.According to a statement sent to the Post yesterday, Wong was the only secondary school speaker in the “Impact” session.According to its official website, the forum – themed “We the Future: Imagine · Innovate · Impact” – brought together young speakers from 13 countries and

October 30, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau govt to expand community spending rewards scheme from Sunday

The Macau government will expand the trial implementation of its “Community Consumption Rewards” scheme from November 1 to December 31, aiming to channel more residents and visitors into local neighbourhoods and boost community spending, according to a joint statement issued by five public entities on Wednesday.The scheme is jointly implemented by the Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT), the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), the Macao Government Tourism

October 30, 2026 | BY Sherwin Hng

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