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Due to the staging of the sound theatre Back Home, integrated in the 21^st Macao City Fringe Festival, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the General Ye Ting’s Former Residence will close on 11 January all day, at 5pm on 13 and 14 January, and at 1pm on 15 and 16 January.
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January is a contribution month of the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao). In this month, employers are required to pay obligatory system contributions for their local long-term employees for the fourth quarter of 2021. If a non-resident worker is hired, the employer is required to pay the employment fee as well. In addition, arbitrary system beneficiaries can also pay their contributions in January. The FSS calls on employers and arbitrary system beneficiaries to use electronic payment channels as much as possible.
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As the only public comprehensive university in Macao, the University of Macau (UM) has the responsibility to nurture local talent needed for the development of the city. In terms of resource allocation, the university strictly follows the principle of making judicious use of public funds, rewarding outstanding students, assisting students in need, and enhancing teaching quality, in order to continuously improve teaching quality while ensuring equity in education. The university also provides support to Macao’s positioning and talent development strategy through the launch of new degree programmes and the establishment of talent training centres.
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The exchange of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games banknotes starts today (10 Jan) and will end on 25 March 2022. Each registered Macao resident can bring along his/her Macao ID card to the selected bank on the selected date and exchange for 2 pieces of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games banknotes issued by the Bank of China with an amount of MOP40. Registrants may also appoint a representative to exchange such banknotes on his/her behalf, and the required authorization documents can be found at AMCM website.
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IFTM hosted an Open Day today (9 January, 2022), offering an opportunity for high school students, parents and the general public to learn about admission information, teaching features and campus facilities through the sharing sessions and the guided tours. Through the event, students and parents said that they could see IFTM’s focus on cultivating students' global perspectives and believed that IFTM graduates could meet the expectations for the industry and have a good career path in the future
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Jointly organized by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and local community organizations, the series of activities entitled “Tour Macao FUN Fair” has gained much popularity among residents and visitors since it commenced last year. To steer community tourism and economy forward, the Tour Macao FUN Fair rolls out another fascinating activity of the series – the “Nostalgia Carnival” Themed Market in the vicinity of Rua dos Ervanários and Travessa do Armazém Velho from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays between 8 - 30 January 2022.The themed market is expected to lead visitors into the district for exploration and inject another impetus to the community economy.
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The Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government opposes in the strongest possible terms the content of a self-styled analysis report issued lately by Taiwan region’s mainland affairs council.
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Health quarantine requirements and measures for inbound travellers of different identities.
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A team led by Lu Jiahong, associate professor in the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS), University of Macau (UM), has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based virtual screening algorithm and a cross-species Alzheimer's disease (AD) drug verification platform, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Oslo in Norway, and Hangzhou Mindrank Technology Co, Ltd. The algorithm and the platform have successfully identified several small-molecule compounds with therapeutic potential against AD. The related research results have been published online by Nature Biomedical Engineering.
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The Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) health authorities have updated their guideline regarding who is eligible to receive a booster shot of COVID-19 vaccine. All those aged 18 or above who have completed an initial two-dose process involving either Sinopharm’s inactivated vaccine or BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine are now advised to receive a booster shot.
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