Christian Ritter

Jun 21, 2024 | macaomagazine.net | Christian Ritter

In May, Macao played host to the nation’s top official for affairs in the Special Administrative Regions (SARs). Xia Baolong spent a week in the city, on a fact-finding mission that saw him meet with local leaders and community groups, as well as tour some of the city’s sports facilities and the new Macao Bridge. Xia aimed to gain a comprehensive understanding of Macao’s current situation, at a grassroots level, in order to strengthen the shared vision for its future.

Apr 16, 2024 | macaomagazine.net | Christian Ritter

A milestone in Macao’s infrastructure was achieved last month, as the northern and southern halves of a new bridge finally became a whole. The structure is the fourth bridge connecting Macao Peninsula with Taipa since the first opened in the mid-1970s. Construction is set to be finished towards the end of this year – after more than four years’ of work – and the bridge should be fully operational shortly afterwards, according to the Public Works Bureau (DSOP).

Feb 9, 2024 | macaomagazine.net | Christian Ritter

Astronauts from China’s manned space programme visited Macao in December, sharing inspirational insights into the country’s endeavours in the cosmos. The spacefarers Zhang Lu, Liu Boming, Chen Dong and Wang Yaping – all of whom have travelled aboard Shenzhou spacecraft – detailed the latest advances in China’s space station construction, its manned lunar missions, and the day-to-day experiences of living in orbit. The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) delegation spent three days in Macao.

Jul 28, 2023 | journals.plos.org | Ji-Young Lee |Christian Ritter |Roman Thielemann |Minh-Tu Pham |PLOS Pathogens

Association and transmission of ApoE-positive lipoproteins with extracellular vesicles containing HCV NS5A and RNAApoE associates with NS5A in regions of endosomes containing HCV-produced intraluminal double or multi-membrane vesicles (Figs 6 and 7). Moreover, HCV suppresses the fusion of late endosomes with lysosomes [71]. Therefore, we hypothesized that secreted ApoE-LPs might associate with HCV-produced EVs containing NS5A and viral HCV RNA.