IFTM students propose product diversification strategy to centenarian brand

The public Macau Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) said in a statement yesterday that its students have proposed a product diversification strategy to one of the city’s oldest brands. According to the statement, the institute Visiting Assistant Professor Fernando Lourenço and his students supported Aphelion Media Limited in the first half of this year on a project to help Tong Iec Pak Fa Fui (‬同益百花魁), a 116-year-old brand that specialises in fruit preserves, soya sauce

July 24, 2020 | BY admin

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CEM, UM host smart streetlight challenge for youth

Power utility CEM and the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City of University of Macau (UM) are jointly organising the “2020 Smart Streetlight Innovation Challenge for Youth” to enhance secondary school pupil’s awareness as Macau advances to becoming a smart city.CEM said in a statement earlier this week that making use of smart streetlights to collect environmental information is an important component of smart city development, and the company has been working

July 24, 2020 | BY admin

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City of Dreams recognised for hygiene control at Kids City

Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s City of Dreams property has been granted a Hygiene Control Management System (HCMS) certificate by world leading SGS global standard for the recognition for the provision of children’s leisure, edutainment, play facilities and activities at Kids City.Kids City is one of the resort’s family attractions.According to Melco’s Chief Operating Officer David Sisk, the certification means that Kids’ City is the first and only resort attraction in Macau to

July 24, 2020 | BY admin

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MGM holds shopping programmes to support SMEs

MGM recently held the fourth round of its shopping programme for its employees as a way to support local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).The “Cheer Up the Northern Macau District Employee Shopping Programme” was carried out in collaboration with The Industry and Commerce Association of Macau Northern District.In addition to giving staff members special offers from retailers and dining outlets in the Northern District, the programme allows merchants to capitalise on MGM’s

July 24, 2020 | BY admin

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GEG holds stretching workshop for construction workers

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) held a stretching workshop with an exercise routine that was especially designed for construction workers as part of the company’s effort in raising occupational health and safety awareness.For the “GEG Cotai New Development Occupational Health & Safety Promotion Series”, the company recently invited a professional fitness trainer from Sheng Kung Hui Macau Social Services Coordination Office (SKH) to carry out stretching exercises with over 100

July 24, 2020 | BY admin

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Govt to keep oropharyngeal sampling despite incident

Addressing yesterday’s press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus situation, Alvis Lo Iek Long, a clinical director of the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre, announced that the government has decided not to cancel sampling via oropharyngeal swabs in its nucleic acid testing (NAT) scheme, after considering residents’ preferences in having their samples collected for a COVID-19 test by this method.However, Lo said that if Macau’s COVID-19 situation changed in the future

July 23, 2020 | BY admin

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UNUMACAU and Caritas Macau partner to advance research & capacity building initiatives

The United Nations University Institute in Macau (UNUMACAU) and Caritas Macau announced yesterday a five-year strategic partnership to strengthen cooperation on projects that promote policy as well as practice-relevant research and capacity building activities in the fields of sustainable community development, social innovation, and civil society cyber resilience.In order to achieve these shared objectives, both parties signed on Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to coordinate their

July 23, 2020 | BY admin

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Legislator proposes bill on disclosure of subsidised groups’ accounts

Lawmaker-cum-activist Sulu Sou Ka Hou, a vice-president of the non-establishment New Macau Association (NMA), said yesterday that he submitted a bill on the disclosure of accounts by publicly subsidised associations to the Legislative Assembly (AL) last week, proposing a number of amendments to current legislation on the matter.Sou made the remarks during a press conference at the association’s office in Rua do Tarrafeiro.According to an NMA statement, “The bill proposes to compel any local

July 23, 2020 | BY admin

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Police probe suspected suicide in Seac Pai Van

A local man was found dead in his flat at the Seac Pai Van public housing estate in Coloane on Tuesday evening, according to a text message from Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lai Man Vai.According to Lai’s message, PJ officers received a report at 6:04 p.m. on Tuesday from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) about a suspected suicide case in a flat of a building in the Seac Pai Van public housing estate. The deceased is a 65-year-old local man surnamed Cheng.Cheng lived in the flat with his

July 23, 2020 | BY admin

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Hotel worker arrested for filming upskirt video

A male non-resident worker was arrested on Tuesday for using his smartphone to film an upskirt video of a local woman, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Choi Iok Kin said during a regular press conference yesterday. The suspect surnamed Wang, who is in his forties, told the police that he works as a restaurant helper in a hotel in Cotai.According to Choi, a woman in her thirties reported to the police last Thursday morning that she felt something touch her thigh when she was on the

July 23, 2020 | BY admin

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7th Macau Industrial Product Show to sell some products for 1 pataca

The 7th Macau Industrial Product Show will take place from October 1 to 4, and there will be some special products on offer for the general public that will be sold for just one pataca, Wang Sai Man, a vice-chairman of the board of directors of one of the main organisers, the Industrial Association of Macau, said yesterday.Wang made the remarks at a press conference at the Industrial Association of Macau’s headquarters in Rua do Dr. Pedro José Lobo.Wang said that until August 7, local

July 23, 2020 | BY admin

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Snapshots of daily life as city tackles COVID-19

Two people enjoy a pedalo ride on Nam Van Lake.People queue to buy egg waffles near Nam Van.A sign posted by STDM on one of its building columns requests people not to let their dogs foul the area. People set up snack booths in Largo do Senado with al fresco seating.Photos taken yesterday by Harald Brüning and Monica Leong

July 23, 2020 | BY admin

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ZICS goes on display at Macau Fashion Gallery

An exhibition of Macau brand ZICS created by local artist San Lee Ming San is on display at the Macau Fashion Gallery (MFG) as part of the “2020 Brand Story – Macau Original Fashion Exhibition II” co-organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM).According to a CPTTM statement, the exhibition provides participants with the opportunity to showcase their brands in their own creative styles and their brands’ concepts as well as

July 23, 2020 | BY admin

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China’s economic recovery impressively beats expectations: ADB

Interview by Liu HongxiaBEIJING – China registered a better-than-expected economic recovery in the second quarter as the country took “swift and determined actions” to contain the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) official said yesterday.The recovery “has been impressive, exceeding expectations,” Yolanda Fernandez Lommen, the Manila-based lender’s country director of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Resident Mission, said in an exclusive

July 23, 2020 | BY admin

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