USJ to host 2nd Int’l Symposium on Children & Youth Health & Well-being

The private Catholic University of Saint Joseph (USJ) is set to hold its 2nd International Symposium on Children and Youth Health and Well-being on its Ilha Verde Campus.The two-day event, which will be held in English and Chinese from tomorrow, follows up on last year’s successful symposium, according to a statement on the USJ website. This year’s interdisciplinary symposium is one day longer than the previous edition and aims for scholars, practitioners and decision-makers “to connect

November 21, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Taxi driver cheats fellow cabbies out of HK$840,000 in rental scam: PJ

A male taxi driver has been apprehended for deceiving seven other taxi drivers with false promises of renting out his cab, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a special press briefing yesterday.The 60-year-old suspect, identified as Cheong, targeted seven local male victims who reported the cases to the police in August. They collectively lost between HK$70,000 and HK$430,000 each, amounting to a total of HK$860,000.One victim, defrauded out of HK$430,000, told the police

November 21, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Police bust 2 illegal currency exchange cases

The Judiciary Police have separately arrested a man from the mainland and a local man for engaging in illegal currency exchange transactions, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.In the first case, the local male, identified as Leong who worked as a casino shuttle bus driver, offered an illegal currency exchange deal to a male gambler at a Cotai casino on Tuesday, at a rate of HK$1 to 0.96 yuan. After the gambler transferred 9,600 yuan by

November 21, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Tap Siac Craft Market continues, over 90 pct of exhibitors different to last week

The Tap Siac Craft Autumn Market continues from today through Sunday in Praça do Tap Seac, with over 90 percent of the stall operators to be different to the event’s first instalment last week, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a Tuesday statement.Open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. today and tomorrow, and from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the weekend, the craft market comprises over 220 handicraft and gastronomy stalls run by cultural and creative entities from Macau, the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan

November 21, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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25,000 patacas – highest bid for CNY market booth

The Municipal Affairs Bureau’s (IAM) auction for next year’s Chinese New Year (CNY) markets took place at the Patane Municipal Market’s Activity Centre yesterday, and the highest bidder paid 25,000 patacas for their booth.Next years’ CNY Market will be held from January 22 to 29. For the CNY Market in Praça do Tap Seac, 30 booths were on offer at the auction with 75 people taking part in the bidding.Twenty of the booths will sell CNY-related dry goods, while six booths will sell

November 21, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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250 works on display at Sands Macao exhibition

A total of 250 works of different media are being showcased on the fourth floor of Sands Macao in Nape for “Art of Prosperity: An Invitational Exhibition of Macao Artists”, which is on until next Thursday.The free-admission exhibition, open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, is presented by a preparatory committee which comprises the Macau Artist Society and the Associação dos Calígrafos e Pintores Chineses Yu Un de Macau (澳門頤園書畫會) and is co-organised by integrated resort (IR)

November 21, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Cotai open-air performance venue completed

The government’s project to set up a temporary open-air venue for hosting large-scale performances, located on a large plot next to the Lisboeta Macau resort in Cotai, has been completed, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced on its website on Tuesday.The facility is officially known as Macau Open-Air Performance Venue.The project, which got off the ground in August, was carried out by Shing Lung Construction and Engineering Company Limited for a price tag of 84.78 million patacas.In June,

November 21, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Police nab florist for drunk driving

A male non-resident worker (NRW) from the mainland has been arrested for drunk driving, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Cheong Im Sim said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Chen, who is in his fifties, told the police that he’s a florist.According to Cheong, around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, police officers on duty in Rua de Luís Gonzaga Gomes (高美士街) noticed Chen riding his motorcycle erratically. Upon intercepting him, they found him to be reeking of

November 21, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Xi says China ready to work with Brazil as ‘golden partners’ for each other’s success

BRASILIA – China is ready to work with Brazil as “golden partners” who help each other succeed, President Xi Jinping said yesterday in talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the capital Brasília.In a meeting with Lula, Xi also said China is ready to work with Brazil to continually enrich China-Brazil relations in the new era, and keep working toward the goal of building a community with a shared future for humanity and creating a more just world and a more

November 21, 2024 | BY admin

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Lula says he and Xi put ‘peace first’ in world roiled by conflict

BRASÍLIA – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said during a state visit yesterday by Chinese President Xi Jinping that their countries prioritize peace in a world roiled by conflicts.“In a world plagued by armed conflicts and political strife, China and Brazil put peace, diplomacy and dialogue first,” Lula said in Brasília after holding talks with Xi.He stressed Brazil’s joint effort with China to end the war in Ukraine, which includes a roadmap for peace.The Chinese and

November 21, 2024 | BY admin

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Visit further strengthens Sino-Brazilian comprehensive strategic partnership

China Daily Editorial        As the largest developing countries and important emerging market economies in their respective regions, China and Brazil have over the years pursued a relationship grounded in a shared vision of mutual development, viewing each other’s progress as an opportunity for their own growth.As President Xi Jinping said in a signed article published in Brazilian media outlet Folha de S. Paulo on Sunday, ahead of his state visit to the country, the

November 21, 2024 | BY admin

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Ho says his decision not to seek 2nd term only due to health

Outgoing Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng reaffirmed yesterday that he decided in August not to seek a second five-year term “due to my health condition, without any other reasons”, saying that it was the COVID-19 pandemic which negatively impacted his health as he was only able to sleep for three to four hours “every night” during the three-year period from early 2020 to late 2022.Ho made the remarks during a press conference at Government Headquarters summarising his five-year

November 20, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Ho highlights gaming industry’s role in diversifying economy

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that the contributions by the gaming industry to non-gaming attractions in Macau are becoming increasingly important, highlighting the determination of both the industry and the government to diversify the local economy beyond gaming. He noted that overreliance on the gaming sector at the expense of other industries is unsustainable for Macau’s overall development.Ho made the remarks during a press conference at Government Headquarters, summarising

November 20, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Macau makes new progress in 2024 for economic diversification: Ho

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said yesterday that the local government made new progress for Macau’s appropriate economic diversification this year thanks to the central government’s support while speaking at a plenary session of the Legislative Assembly. Ho made the remarks in summarising the government’s work done this year, while introducing the 2025 budget bill and reviewing the work of the Macau Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) fifth-term government.He said that in 2024,

November 20, 2024 | BY admin

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