CCM to bring Chinese contemporary dance with powerful motions in Feb

Chinese contemporary dance piece “From In” by Xie Xin Dance Theatre will be staged for two shows at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) on February 24 and 25.Described as a frenzy display of contrasts, “From In” is an enigmatic and fluid work interpreted by nine dancers whose figures appear and disappear, like fading images in a film.Xie Xin’s work explores a multiplicity of moments where the bodies are taken to the extreme, flowing in their elasticity to produce an aesthetic of priming

December 11, 2020 | BY admin

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GEG holds graduate internship programme award & appreciation ceremony

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) held an award and appreciation ceremony yesterday for participants who have completed the three-month U-LEAD Graduate Internship Programme.The programme, launched in August, is to support the government’s “career experience” internship scheme. Participants, who are fresh graduates referred by the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL), were provided with career-enriching self-development programmes as well as a “SiFu-support” scheme for on-the-job training.These

December 4, 2020 | BY admin

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CEM holds ‘plogging’ campaign to raise environmental awareness

CEM has recently organised a ‘plogging’ event, a combination of “exercising” and “picking up litter”, to promote environmental protection.The “Plogging with CEM” activity took place in Coloane Village on Sunday. Over 300 people signed up to join, of which 50 were picked from a lucky draw to take part in the event.The 50 participants, aged between 3 and 71, were divided into groups after a warm-up session and briefing. Participants were each given a big bag and gloves for their

December 4, 2020 | BY admin

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Smelling like Christmas, Lush gets into festive spirit

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and Lush has rolled out its Winter Collection that’ll give you a good pamper, get into the festive spirit and make your home smell like Christmas.The British cosmetics retailer has decked its stores with colourful and seasonal scented bathbombs, bubble bars, soaps and head-to-toe treats made without hurting animals or causing harm on the environment.Some of the festive fragranced products include the Yog Nog that comes in body milk and shower

December 4, 2020 | BY admin

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Grand Lisboa Hotel opens festive ‘Hamper House’ pop-up

In celebration of Christmas, Grand Lisboa Hotel unveiled a holiday Hamper House in the hotel lobby filled with festive classics such as Christmas stolen, log cakes, plum pudding, Christmas iced cookies.An unveiling ceremony was held yesterday with the presentation of a giant “Bolo Rei” weighing 10 kilogrammes measuring nearly one metre in diameter.“Bolo Rei” or “King’s Cake” is a traditional Portuguese pastry enjoyed on the Day of Kings or Epiphany, which celebrates the tale of

November 27, 2020 | BY admin

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Taipa Library temporarily closed for renovation

Taipa Library will be closed from Monday to Friday as renovation work will be carried out during that time, Cultural Affairs Bureau said in a statement yesterday.The statement said that the renovation work include refurbishing the reception counter at the entrance, the partial replacement of carpets and of the vinyl plank, as well as the replacement of glass door parts at the entrance. The statement said the renovation was to maintain library facilities and improve the reading environment

November 27, 2020 | BY admin

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Chinese new wave theatre to present ‘multidimensional love’

An avant-garde romantic drama “Constellations”, based on the award-winning work by British playwright Nick Payne, will be staged at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) on January 29 and 30.Beijing-based new wave group Théâtre du Rêve Expérimental will be bringing the piece, conceived by internationally acclaimed director Wang Chong, onto the stage.Premiered in London in 2012, “Constellations” conquered the “Best Play of the Year” award. Now, a new vision of Payne’s tragic comedy

November 27, 2020 | BY admin

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Wynn supports Tung Sin Tong for the 15th year

Wynn is continuing its support of Tung Sin Tong’s annual fundraising campaign and is contributing a donation of 600,000 patacas to support the organisation’s various social welfare efforts. This marks the 15thyear of partnership, part of Wynn’s contribution to further promote the development of local charities. A cheque presentation ceremony to mark the contribution was recently held at the headquarters of Tung Sin Tong. At the beginning of this year when the pandemic was

November 27, 2020 | BY admin

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MGM prepares for recovery of local tourism industry

MGM has co-organised a seminar on “Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Development in Macau” with Macau Development Strategy Research Centre for staff members as a preparation for the recovery of the local tourism industry.The seminar took place at MGM Cotai and was attended by about 200 staff members in which Macau Development Strategy Research Centre Vice President Loi Hoi Ngan gave insight into how the pandemic affects local and global economies, and shared his views on the potential

November 20, 2020 | BY admin

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GEG donates 600,000 patacas to Tung Sin Tong

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has recently donated 600,000 patacas to Tung Sin Tong in response to the annual fund raising campaign of the charitable society.Delegates of Tung Sin Tong, including president Jose Chui Sai Peng and directors Charles Choy, Terry Sio and Carlos Lam visited the corporate office of GEG earlier this week and were received by GEG Vice Chairman Francis Lui Yiu Tung, GEG Human Resources & Administration Group Director Eileen Lui, GEG Public Relations Senior Vice

November 20, 2020 | BY admin

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CEM brings drama to schools to promote environmental protection & energy conservation

Power utility CEM recently presented a new drama to 17 local primary schools to promote the right way of using electricity and impart the knowledge of environmental protection to pupils through an interactive and entertaining stage performance.CEM introduced the “Educational Drama Tour” in 2017. CEM continued with the programme this year with a new drama that has so far been viewed by over 2,200 P3 and P4 pupils.The drama tour consists of a stage performance and interactive sessions, and

November 13, 2020 | BY admin

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Women’s General Association of Macau and Melco co-host ‘Best Mom Award’

Women’s General Association of Macau and Melco Resorts & Entertainment are jointly hosting the second edition of ‘Best Mom Award’.The event celebrates the virtues of women – paying tribute to maternal love and promoting positive family values – and serves as a platform to show gratitude and appreciation towards women and motherhood.Women’s General Association of Macau Vice-Chairwoman Lau Kam Ling said that since the association’s founding 70 years ago, it has devoted itself to

November 13, 2020 | BY admin

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Sands to hold 4-day ‘mega brand sales’ this month

Sands will hold a “Sands Mega Brand Sale” offering up to 90 percent discount on over 200 international brands on November 26-29.The participating brands include Under Armour, CK Calvin Klein, Moschino, Stella McCartney, Bally, FILA, Columbia Sportswear, Moiselle, Emporio Armani and Duty Free Americas to name a few.Visitors will be able to participate in a lucky draw, enjoy 100 patacas in vouchers to spend at the sale, 15-percent savings on teamLab SuperNature Macau tickets, discounted

November 13, 2020 | BY admin

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MGM receives ‘Outstanding Family-Friendly Employer Award’

MGM has recently won four awards in the “3rd 2018-2020 Family-Friendly Employers Award Scheme” organised by The Women’s General Association of Macau.In addition, the gaming operator also earnt the “Excellent Family-Friendly Employer Award” for the third time, as well as the “Family-Friendly Employer Award” and the “Breastfeeding-friendly Workplace Award”.MGM Human Resources Executive Vice President Wendy Yu said that the company has always been striving to create a healthy and

November 13, 2020 | BY admin

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