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News of a new type of “Block” WhatsApp Fraud circulating online

Recently, news of a new type of WhatsApp fraud has been circulating online. Upon receipt of a stranger’s message, if the victim clicks “block” as recommended, their account will be hacked.
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MPU student receives Best Student of Portuguese Award from Casa de Portugal em Macau
To honor outstanding local Macao students in Portuguese, the Casa de Portugal em Macau (The Home of Portugal in Macao) held an award ceremony at the Glass House at Tap Seac Square on Portugal’s Republic Day. Mok Man Sam, a student from the Bachelor’s degree programme in Chinese-Portuguese/Portuguese-Chinese Translation and Interpretation at the Macao Polytechnic University Faculty of Languages and Translation, received the Best Student of Portuguese Award.
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35th Macao International Music Festival presents concerts by the musicAeterna Orchestra Closing performance Echoes Of Life explores the journey of life with moving melodies
Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the 35th Macao International Music Festival will stage a series of performances, including The musicAeterna Orchestra under the baton of Teodor Currentzis, the concert AuRora by fado singer Gisela João, the concert Song of the Ch’in presented by pristine guqin player Chen Leiji and the Chamber Ensemble of the China NCPA Orchestra, the concert Songs from Other Places by jazz diva Stacy Kent, as well as the closing performance Echoes Of Life co-created by German-Japanese pianist Alice Sara Ott and international award-winning architect Hakan Demirel. A limited number of tickets are still available for some of these performances.
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4th Fujian-Macao Cooperation Conference is held in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province
(Macao – 26 October 2023) The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, the Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Mr Zhou Zuyi, and the Governor of Fujian Province, Mr Zhao Long – as well as their respective delegations – attended the 4th Fujian-Macao Cooperation Conference on Wednesday (25 October) in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. Also present at the conference was the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR), Mr Zheng Xincong.
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The 2023 GEG Lusofonia Festival will begin this friday, October 27th, promoting the lusophone culture for three consecutive days
Organized by The Cultural Affairs Bureau, Co-Organized by The Macau Government Tourism Office and the Municipals Affairs Bureau, and primarily supported by Galaxy Entertainment Group, the 2023 GEG Lusofonia Festival takes place from 27 to 29 October at the Taipa Houses. This year edition of the Festival emphasis will be placed on promoting Portuguese culture through Portuguese gastronomy and handicraft shows.
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China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries Film Festival themed “Dresses Galore in Films” presents a series of wonderful movies and showcases the charm of the cinematic world of China and the Portuguese speaking countries
Under the patronage of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), and co-organised by the Galaxy Entertainment Group and SJM RESORTS, LIMITED, the “China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries Film Festival”, integrated in the 5th “Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries”, will be held from 10 to 24 November. Themed “Dresses Galore in Films”, this year’s Film Festival will feature over 20 film productions in Chinese and Portuguese, as well as outreach activities such as outdoor screenings, post-screening seminars and workshops, allowing the public to appreciate the aesthetics of cinema.
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