Harvey Rouse to head EU Office to HK and Macau

The European Union’s High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Harvey Rouse, will replace Thomas Gnocchi as Head of the Office of the European

Gov’t extends landline licenses for CTM and MTel

The Macau government has announced the extension of landline service licenses for local telecom providers CTM and MTel, according to the government gazette. The licenses will be renewed

WTT Champions Macao 2024 to be held in September

Macau will this September welcome the world’s top table tennis players, as the WTT Champions Macao 2024 tournament is set to take place from Sept. 9 to 15

IPIM reorganization to strengthen trade

The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) will be renamed from July 1 to the Investment Promotion Bureau, the Secretary for Economy and Finance, André

Lei Wai Nong: Gov’t assisting new metaverse companies, research, jobs

Government support for companies in the metaverse industry was not a direct investment but support paid through the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), the

CE Ho Iat Seng meets Portugal Minister of Justice

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has met Rita Alarcão Júdice, the Minister of Justice of Portugal, to discuss promoting cooperation between the SAR and the nation

Angela Leong wants Macau to become an ecotourism destination

Macau should become an ecotourism destination, lawmaker Angela Leong said in an inquiry presented at the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. Leong said several countries and regions

Farrell anticipates China will lift final obstacle for exports

Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell yesterday predicted the final obstacle for exports to China, Beijing’s ban on live lobster imports, will be lifted soon after Chinese Premier

HK invokes law to cancel passports of six overseas-based activists

The Hong Kong government yesterday canceled the passports of six overseas-based activists under the new national security law, stepping up its crackdown on dissidents who moved

Man who sailed into a river mouth in Taiwan was acting on his own, Beijing says

The Chinese government said yesterday that a Chinese man who sailed a small boat into a strategic river mouth in Taiwan was acting on his own

Farrell anticipates China will lift final obstacle for exports

Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell yesterday predicted the final obstacle for exports to China, Beijing’s ban on live lobster imports, will be lifted soon after Chinese Premier

More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for pilgrimage

Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage returns

1967 Moscow calls for UN action against Israel

The United Nations Security Council has rejected Soviet demands for an immediate vote on a resolution condemning Israel’s aggression in the six-day war. Moscow - which

China keeps its hopes alive despite a 1-0 loss to South Korea; Thailand, India miss out

China kept its 2026 World Cup hopes alive by the narrowest of margins despite a 1-0 loss to South Korea this week  in Asian qualifying.

Will Japanese women be able to keep their maiden names after marriage?

A powerful Japanese business lobby is calling on the government to allow married couples to keep dual surnames, saying the lack of freedom to do so hinders

UN says violence against children in conflict reached extreme levels in 2023, including in Gaza

Violence against children caught in multiplying and escalating conflicts reached “extreme levels” in 2023, with an unprecedented number of killings and injuries in crises, from Israel and the Palestinian

Stop comparing Hong Kong to Singapore

Business travelers have been visiting Hong Kong in recent weeks, attending big finance conferences and mulling whether to wade back into China. Chinese and Hong Kong stocks are

Thursday, June 13, 2024 – edition no. 4501

— Celebrating Philippines Independence Day in Macau as a tribute to community resilience * It’s official | Macau is world’s favorite casino destination * Say again? | Gov’t limits casino’s free snacks,

Lawmaker Song unhappy with the quality of Macau teachers

Lawmaker Song Pek Kei is unhappy with the quality of local teaching staff, which she says is also unbalanced with too many teachers in non-tertiary education and

Children’s art festival to feature over 45 activities

The 1st Macao International Children’s Arts Festival this July will feature over 45 activities spanning more than 1,000 sessions, promising to be a “vibrant summer celebration

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