Daily Archives: Friday, January 10, 2025
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Survey finds youth struggle to grasp Hengqin development policies
A recent survey on Hengqin’s industrial development path reveals significant gaps in understanding among local university students about the region’s potential and resources. The findings, presented ... -
The Developed Economy Quandary – Declining Birthrates
Analysis Declining birth rates will continue to be a major concern across developed nations, no less China and Macau. In an era where we are told ... -
New Year, New Energy
Chinese New Year is here and brimming with magnetic energy and the freedom of renewal, W Macau is one of MDT’s top picks when it comes to ... -
GDP projected to grow by 7.7% in 2025 amid global uncertainties
The local economy is expected to grow by 7.7% in 2025, despite facing challenges from a slowdown in China’s economic growth and uncertainties in global economic ... -
Xia Baolong urges Macau to achieve greater international recognition
Beijing’s top official on Hong Kong and Macau affairs has urged the two cities to fully leverage the advantages of the ‘One country, two systems’ governance ... -
Gov’t braces for flu season with range of emergency response measures
The Health Bureau (SSM) unveiled plans to tackle the autumn and winter influenza surge by allocating manpower and medical resources based on real-time monitoring of patient ... -
G2E Asia aligns with Macau’s goals, expands focus on Asian IR Expo
The Asian Integrated Resort Expo (Asian IR Expo), launched in 2023, is set to take on a more significant role as it runs alongside the Global ... -
Community advisor calls for more global perspective for the year-end celebrations
Macau needs to have a more international vision for the year-end celebrations, António Monteiro, a member of the Central District Community Advisory Board, said ahead of ... -
New policy to boost employment for local youth in Hengqin
The latest policy introduced to boost employment for Macau’s youth in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin is set to expand career opportunities and ease ... -
‘Sands China Ltd. Asian Youth Elite Fencing League Macau 2024’ Draws to Successful Close
Co-organised by Sands China Ltd. and Asian Sports Development Ltd., the Sands China Ltd. Asian Youth Elite Fencing League Macau 2024 competition was successfully held Dec. ... -
Six injured in bus accident
A traffic accident occurred near the Resorts World Treasure Island Hotel when a bus braked sharply, injuring six passengers yesterday afternoon. Firefighters and police responded to ... -
Fu Luen School expands to offer high school education
The Women’s General Association of Macau announced in an interview that the Education and Youth Development Bureau has approved the establishment of a middle school at ... -
IAM holds rodent control training
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has conducted rodent prevention and control training for property management, cleaning, and catering professionals. The bureau emphasized that restaurants, often storing ... -
Car repair shops lose HKD272,000 to fraudsters impersonating firefighters
Two car repair shops in Macau have reported a combined loss of HKD272,000 after falling victim to an “order fraud” scam in which scammers impersonated fire ... -
Woman arrested for drug trafficking linked to prostitution ring
The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday the arrest of a 26-year-old unemployed mainland Chinese woman in connection with a drug trafficking operation. According to authorities, intelligence ... -
Melco earns six diamonds from Black Pearl Restaurant Guide 2025
Melco Resorts & Entertainment has received a total of six diamonds from the 2025 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide, recognizing its outstanding culinary offerings across signature restaurants. ... -
Wynn to host collaboration of Chinese and Portuguese wineries
As part of its annual “Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards” program, Wynn will present “An Intoxicating Blend of Unique Wine Cultures | Douro Boys X Ningxia ... -
Meta tries letting Facebook Marketplace users view eBay listings as way to resolve EU charges
Meta said Wednesday that it will allow some Facebook users to view eBay listings on its Marketplace service, as it tries out a possible way to ... -
Hong Kong’s role as a ‘superconnector’ to Southeast Asia gains recognition
On the agenda Hong Kong is increasingly seen as a vital “superconnector” to Southeast Asia by businesses in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), according to a ... -
Historic Chikan town welcomes new tourism resort to boost cultural heritage
An international tourism resort opened earlier this week in the historic Chikan town of Jiangmen, Guangdong province, aiming to advance cultural preservation and heritage in the ... -
Shenzhen’s first luxury hotel in Longhua district opens
The Fashion Town Hotel Shenzhen MGallery Collection, the first international luxury hotel in Shenzhen’s Longhua district, opened recenrly, aiming to boost cultural exchanges in the Guangdong-Hong ... -
Greater Bay Area leads China’s e-sports revolution with success of Black Myth: Wukong
Last year, the Greater Bay Area (GBA) emerged as a leader in China’s e-sports and gaming industry, largely due to the success of the game Black ... -
Taiwan demonstrates sea defenses against potential attack as tensions rise with Beijing
Taiwan yesterday demonstrated its sea defenses against a potential Chinese attack as tensions rise with Beijing, part of a multitiered strategy to deter an invasion from ... -
Making art and fun from the ice, snow and freezing cold in Harbin
People are making the best of the freezing weather in northeast China: Sculptors have finely chiseled ice into elaborate structures resembling landmark castles and temples, and ... -
Catholics pray for good health and peace in huge procession venerating Jesus statue
Hundreds of thousands of mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers marched yesterday in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of Jesus. Some ... -
Doping clouds tennis talk at with Sinner and Swiatek facing scrutiny
It is a topic that shadowed tennis in 2024 and is still a talking point as the 2025 Grand Slam season opens at the Australian Open ... -
Out-of-control Los Angeles wildfires burn thousands of homes and other structures
A fast-moving fire broke out in the hills above Hollywood Boulevard and threatened some of the most popular Los Angeles tourist spots as firefighters battled to ... -
1954 Comet jet crashes with 35 on board
Thirty-five people are missing, feared dead, after a Comet jet airliner crashed into the Mediterranean. The plane – a British Overseas Airways Corporation jet – was ... -
Robbie Williams has always lived to entertain. In ‘Better Man,’ he’s still doing it
I came out of the womb with jazz hands,” pop star Robbie Williams recounts in “Better Man,” his new biopic. “Which was very painful for my ... -
Oprah Winfrey opens 2025 with an encore. ‘A New Earth’ is her book club pick for a second time
Oprah Winfrey is beginning 2025 with an old favorite. She has selected Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life Purpose” for her book club, ... -
US ‘notorious markets’ report warns of risks from online pharmacies
Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ineffective or dangerous drugs, according to the ... -
A new book alleges that someone at Fox News gave Trump’s team an early look at town hall questions
Someone inside Fox News gave Donald Trump’s presidential campaign the questions he would face ahead of a town hall the network produced in January 2024, a ... -
China Vanke’s year of reckoning has finally arrived
In China, no private enterprise is too big to fail, especially when market narratives change and a new industry dynamic takes shape. China Vanke Co., the ... -
Friday, January 10, 2025 – edition no. 4639
* Lost in translation — Survey finds local youth struggle to grasp Hengqin development policies amid new subsidies to attract Macau workers * GBA Views The ...
