Monthly Archives: November 2023
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Alcohol Control Law begins
The Alcohol Control Law commenced yesterday, with convenience stores and supermarkets displaying signs dividing alcoholic beverages from non-alcoholic beverage areas. Some non-alcoholic beverages were also marked ... -
Macau to host first forum on timber industry
The Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum 2023 will be held from Nov. 21 to 22 to increase networking, collaboration and business exchange among timber industry ... -
SMG receives 8 reports of tremors after Jiangmen’s earthquake
Meteorological and Geophysics Bureau (SMG) has received eight reports from local residents who felt earth tremors Saturday as a magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck the city of ... -
More Macau firms attend CIIE in Shanghai this year
A total of 41 firms from the SAR are attending the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai scheduled for Nov. 5-10, an increase of 17% ... -
Nearly 4,000 participants in GP fun run
The 70th Macau Grand Prix Celebration – Guia Circuit Fun Run had nearly 4,000 participants yesterday, with the event being the second running of the Guia Circuit ... -
UM holds smart city technology conference
The 3rd Macao Conference on Smart City Technologies gathered over 100 experts and scholars from home and abroad to explore key strategies, pioneering theories, crucial technologies ... -
Macau New Neighbourhood sees over 3,500 visits
The Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) has recorded over 3,500 visits from Nov. 1 to 3. Currently on display are 11 show flats, including two-bedroom and three-bedroom ... -
Non-resident deposits rose to MOP337.8b
Resident deposits slightly increased 0.5% from the preceding month to MOP706.7 billion while non-resident deposits rose 3.5% to MOP337.8 billion, according to data from the Monetary ... -
North Korean art sells in China despite UN sanctions over nuclear program
For sale at a recent Beijing art exposition was a painting with an asking price of $2,460 that depicted the snow-capped Mount Paektu, the mythical birthplace ... -
Premier Li seeks to bolster his country’s economic outlook at the Shanghai export fair
Chinese Premier Li Qiang yesterday pledged to continue deepening reforms, expand free trade zones and relax market access for foreign investment while seeking to generate excitement ... -
Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church will visit Hong Kong as ties with Vatican are strained
The leader of China’s Communist Party-sponsored version of the Catholic church will visit Hong Kong this month at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed Roman Catholic ... -
Radio anchor fatally shot while on Facebook livestream watched by followers
A radio anchor was fatally shot by a man inside his southern Philippine station yesterday in a brazen attack that was witnessed by people watching the ... -
North Korea is closing some diplomatic missions in what may be a sign of its economic troubles
North Korea confirmed Friday that it’s closing some of its diplomatic missions abroad, a move that rival South Korea suspects is likely the latest sign of ... -
Blinken meets Palestinian leader in West Bank, stepping up Mideast diplomacy as Gaza war escalates
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought his frenetic Mideast diplomatic push on the Israel-Hamas war to the occupied West Ban yesterday, meeting with Palestinian President ... -
1999 Australia rejects republic
Australians have rejected a proposal to break ties with the British monarchy and become a republic. In the landmark referendum to decide whether Australia would replace ... -
Ukrainian war veterans with amputated limbs find freedom in the practice of jiu-jitsu
Nervous ahead of their first jiu-jitsu championship, the war veterans gathered in a group to share jokes and help each other tie the belts of their ... -
German police advise travelers to avoid Hamburg airport due to hostage situation
German police advised travelers yesterday not to use Hamburg airport due to a hostage situation. The airport in the northern part of the city has been ... -
Monday, November 6, 2023 – edition no. 4361
* Smarter IDs — ExCo proposes new ID card design to strengthen security features; gov’t to go paperless in its funded enterprises * Nursery to close ... -
Balancing ‘visible and invisible’ hands in diversification: Lei
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said economic diversification will be orchestrated under “the leadership of the market and the guidance of the government.” ... -
October gaming revenues surge as city benefits from Golden Week
In October, the city’s casino revenue surged to another all-time post-pandemic high, as tourists flocked to Macau during the National Day Golden Week. Data released by ... -
Gov’t to spend MOP235m next year to attract international tourists
A total sum of MOP235 million has been reserved to attract international visitors, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong disclosed yesterday afternoon. When responding ... -
City’s luster revival as talent scheme lures mainland Chinese
The exodus of tens of thousands of professionals from Hong Kong triggered by a crackdown on its civil liberties is being offset by new arrivals: mainland ... -
The sacred holiday is far more than a ‘Mexican Halloween’
Many Latinos regularly declare: “Día de los Muertos is not Mexican Halloween.” The declaration is increasingly repeated by non-Latinos too. Drawing a clear line between the ... -
Gov’t reviewing casino ops’ 2024 plans
The city’s six gaming operators have submitted their work plans for the upcoming year, and the government is scheduled to review them within the next 60 ... -
Beijing appoints new deputy secretary-general at Forum Macao
Xie Ying has been appointed as the new deputy secretary-general of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum, a role bestowed by China’s Ministry of Commerce. Xie Ying ... -
Mainland cancels border health code
The mainland has discontinued its Customs Code (border health code) effective from yesterday. Travelers no longer need to fill in a health declaration card when entering ... -
Slight decrease in construction workers’ daily wage
The average daily wage of construction workers decreased by 0.5% quarter-on-quarter to MOP782 in the third quarter of 2023. Data from the Statistics and Census Service ... -
Swimming season ends
With the conclusion of the 2023 swimming season, lifeguards will no longer be on duty at the beach, and the Marine and Water Bureau will also ... -
MGTO exploring ‘Travel Around Macau’ plan to enhance cultural values
The government intends to launch a tourism initiative called “Travel Around Macau” as part of its economic diversification plan, according to Macao Government Tourism Office director ... -
Gov’t maintains cash handouts, expects MOP216b GGR in 2024
The SAR government submitted the budget for the 2024 fiscal year to the Legislative Assembly, anticipating a surplus in the public finances again next year without ... -
CE to deliver Policy Address Nov. 14
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng will deliver the Policy Address for the 2024 Fiscal Year on November 14 at the Legislative Assembly, followed by a press ... -
City to see flags at half-mast to mourn Li Keqiang
Flags at Government Headquarters, Santa Sancha and at all boundary checkpoints of the Macau SAR will fly at half-mast today to mourn the late premier Li ... -
Alibaba internship program application to end next week
The application deadline for the Alibaba training and internship program for Macau youths in Hangzhou is November 6. The program encourages companies to recommend employees engaged ... -
Gov’t: Laws crucial to financial development
The government’s economic diversification plan makes repeated reference to the development of modern finance, which, alongside big health, high and new technologies, as well as MICE, ... -
Opponents of military rule in Myanmar applaud new sanctions targeting gas revenues
A U.N.-appointed human rights expert and opponents of Myanmar’s military government have welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada ...
