MUST COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t meet requirements for funding: STDF

Paulo Cheang Kun Wai, a member of the administrative committee of the government appointed Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF), told reporters yesterday that the committee’s professional jury did not approve a Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) COVID-19 vaccine project because it did not meet the fund’s requirements.Cheang made the remarks before the release of an interim report on research projects’ response to COVID-19 during a meeting at the Macau Science

September 17, 2020 | BY admin

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Crucial time for China, EU to jointly promote multilateralism, free trade

Commentary            BEIJING – President Xi Jinping’s virtual meeting with German and EU leaders on Monday is poised to send a signal of certainty as China and the EU are committed to enhancing communication and cooperation and defending multilateralism and free trade.China and the EU represent two major forces, markets and civilizations. The elevated communication and cooperation between the two sides is crucial to safeguarding world peace, stability and

September 17, 2020 | BY admin

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US politicians’ ‘Taiwan card’ will only backfire

Commentary            BEIJING – The US administration has been recently playing the “Taiwan card” more vehemently to challenge China’s red line on national sovereignty and territorial integrity.Media reported that US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Keith Krach is planning to visit Taiwan in the name of economic and commercial dialogue. The visit would follow one by US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar

September 17, 2020 | BY admin

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Ho urges residents to think ‘rationally’ about suitability of Zone D project

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng urged residents yesterday to think “rationally” about whether it would be suitable for the Zone D land reclamation project to go ahead by “looking at” the ongoing Zone C land reclamation project.Ho also said that the local government’s newly proposed plan to reclaim land in the waters between the north-eastern coast of the peninsula and the Zone A land reclamation area for the setting-up of a green area aimed to enable future residents living in Zone A to

September 16, 2020 | BY admin

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Revamped library, youth centre projects will save govt 1.1 billion patacas: Ao Ieong

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U said yesterday that the government’s revamped central library, youth centre and conservatory projects will save the Treasury around 1.1 billion patacas.Ao Ieong made the remarks during a presentation session at the Legislative Assembly for lawmakers about the new Macau Central Library project and the construction plans for other cultural facilities.The original plan for the Macau Central Library was for it to be built at the Old

September 16, 2020 | BY admin

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Woman, 71, steals 6-plate induction stove, sells parts

A 71-year-old woman was arrested on Friday for stealing a 6-plate induction stove worth 9,000 patacas which she then disassembled and sold the parts, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said at a regular press conference on Monday.The suspect is a jobless local woman surnamed Lei.According to Cheong, the male owner of a restaurant reported to the Public Security Police (PSP) on Friday morning that he had temporarily placed a brand new six-plate induction stove worth 9,000

September 16, 2020 | BY admin

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‘US military netizen’ cheats Taiwan woman out of HK$709,000: police

A Taiwanese woman fell victim to an online dating scam and was defrauded out of HK$709,000 by a “US military netizen” who came up nine times with different excuses as to why he needed the money, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kam Fai said at a regular press conference on Monday.According to Cheong, the 33-year-old non-resident worker who works as a mentor for a local social service organisation reported to the police recently that she met a “foreign man” on an online social

September 16, 2020 | BY admin

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8 groups urge govt to adopt TNR for strays

Eight local animal welfare and protection groups petitioned the government yesterday urging it to adopt the trap-neuter-release (TNR) programme to humanely solve the city’s stray problem.The Abandoned Animals Protection Association of Macau (AAPAM) said on its social media page yesterday that eight groups had submitted the petition, addressed to Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, to representatives at Government Headquarters, with non-establishment lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou in attendance.The eight

September 16, 2020 | BY admin

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More now than at any time, we need the UN

Commentary The UN General Assembly has adopted an “omnibus” resolution to encourage international cooperation in response to COVID-19. The resolution, which was adopted with a vote of 169 to 2 with two abstentions, identifies international cooperation, multilateralism and solidarity as the only way for the world to effectively respond to global crises such as COVID-19.It’s a clear and powerful signal sent out by the international community that at a time of a massive crisis of COVID-19,

September 16, 2020 | BY admin

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Smart Print 3D project aims to help Macau become a Smart City

A Smart Print 3D display at Creative Macau in the Macau Cultural Centre complex aims to show that 3D printing can play a crucial role in transforming Macau into a Smart City. The display introduces a Smart Print 3D project, a scientific collaboration involving research team members from St. Joseph University (USJ), the Macau Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM), Wiz Technology and a consultant based in Canada. The project kicked off in the first quarter of this year.Cindia Lam Ching Chi,

September 16, 2020 | BY admin

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Tak Chun CEO buys 20.65 pct stake in Macau Legend Devt: reports

A firm controlled by Levo Chan Weng Lin, CEO of junket operator Tak Chun Group, has bought a 20.65 percent stake in Macau Legend Development Limited for about US$173 billion (1.38 billion patacas), several local media outlets including Radio Macau, GGRAsia and IAG reported today.According to the news reports, the stake was acquired on behalf of Perfect Achiever Group, a British Virigin Islands company solely owned by Chan, on Friday. The reports, which cited information submitted to the

September 15, 2020 | BY admin

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Editorial: New central library should be functional & exude dignity - Chinese translation

September 15, 2020 | BY admin

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Grand Prix with foreign racers won’t raise COVID-19 risk to Macau: Lo

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, said that the local government has concluded that holding the Macau Grand Prix (MGP) this year with the participation of foreign racers, who will be required to undergo 14 days of quarantine upon arrival in Macau that will include them having two COVID-19 tests each, will not increase the risk of local COVID-19

September 15, 2020 | BY admin

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China firmly opposes any country’s interference in its internal affairs: Xi

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping said yesterday that China firmly opposes any person or force creating instability, division and turmoil in China, and firmly opposes any country’s interference in its internal affairs.He stressed the stance when holding a virtual meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen via video link.Xi clarified

September 15, 2020 | BY admin

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