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CE: Continue perfecting the five long-term mechanisms for people’s well-being
The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, today delivered the 2018 Policy Address at the Legislative Assembly, outlined measures to optimise further the five long-term mechanisms covering social security, housing, education, healthcare and talent cultivation.
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UM ranked among the top globally in TCM and natural medicine research
The Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS) and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine at the University of Macau (UM) have once again been recognised by international authoritative institutes. Dr Xiao Jianbo, an assistant professor from the ICMS, has made the list of Highly Cited Researchers (HCRs) published by Clarivate Analytics for two consecutive years. Dr Xiao is the only scholar from Macao in the field of biomedical sciences to have been included on the list of 2016 and 2017 Clarivate Analytics HCRs. In addition, UM has been included in the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) database for ranking among the top 1 per cent in terms of the citation frequency of published papers in the field of pharmacology and toxicology, which shows international recognition of UM’s research capacity in the fields of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and natural medicine.
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Consumer Council starts its annual assessment on ‘Certified Shop’
The Consumer Council has started its 2018 assessment on its “Adherents” and “Certified Shops”. The first phase of on-site evaluation serves to reflect the performance of “Adherents” and “Certified Shops”, and suggestions will be given to them to ensure their quality services.
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Consumer Council starts its annual assessment on ‘Certified Shop’
The Consumer Council has started its 2018 assessment on its “Adherents” and “Certified Shops”. The first phase of on-site evaluation serves to reflect the performance of “Adherents” and “Certified Shops”, and suggestions will be given to them to ensure their quality services.
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UM Honorary Doctor Henry T. Yang gives Doctor honoris causa Lecture on how top universities nurture professionals
The University of Macau (UM) yesterday (12 November) held a Doctor honoris causa Lecture titled ‘Cultivating Talent at a World-Class Research University UC Santa Barbara: A Modest Example’. The keynote speaker, Professor Henry T. Yang, is a recipient of an honorary doctorate from UM, a world-renowned expert in structural engineering, and the current chancellor of the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB). During the talk, Yang discussed how world-class higher education institutions and research institutes discover talented people and nurture outstanding professionals. The event attracted many UM faculty members and students.
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UM Honorary Doctor Henry T. Yang gives Doctor honoris causa Lecture on how top universities nurture professionals
The University of Macau (UM) yesterday (12 November) held a Doctor honoris causa Lecture titled ‘Cultivating Talent at a World-Class Research University UC Santa Barbara: A Modest Example’. The keynote speaker, Professor Henry T. Yang, is a recipient of an honorary doctorate from UM, a world-renowned expert in structural engineering, and the current chancellor of the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB). During the talk, Yang discussed how world-class higher education institutions and research institutes discover talented people and nurture outstanding professionals. The event attracted many UM faculty members and students.
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Consumer Council released its latest ‘Supermarket price survey’on Sé Parish
Consumer Council conducted its latest ‘Supermarket price survey' in November on 13 November for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 13 supermarkets in Sé Parish.
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Preparations underway to welcome Portuguese travel trade for National Congress of APAVT next week in Macao
Macao Government Tourism Office and the Portuguese Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies (APAVT, from its Portuguese acronym) are finalizing the preparations for the 43rd National Congress of APAVT, scheduled for November 23 to 27 in Macao. The congress will offer Portuguese tourism professionals a firsthand update on the city’s tourism offer, contributing to stimulate the diversification of visitor-source markets. The event will also reinforce Macao’s role as a platform for relations between China and Portuguese speaking countries, with one of the highlights of the programme including a session for business contacts between Portuguese travel trade and counterparts from Mainland China.
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FSS Continues to Hold More Explanatory Sessions to Introduce the Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System
The “Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System (the System)” will come into force on 1 January next year. In order to deepen the understanding of the community about the System, the Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) has held several sessions to explain the non-mandatory central provident fund system to employees of different industries and also two public sessions for employers. Later, there will be two public sessions for employees on 11 and 26 November, and interested individuals can sign up for participation.
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