Author: Julie Zhu, MDT
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UM professor highlights Guangdong’s leading role and SARs’ supporting role in GBA
A law professor from the University of Macau has highlighted the importance of Guangdong, and downgraded Macau and Hong Kong’s position in the Greater Bay Area development ... -
Forum talks about GBA youth policy
The 2019 Guangdong- Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Youth Forum was held last week to discuss matters relating to youth and human resources’ policies in the ... -
Customs launches Easy Clearance for cargo
Macao Customs Service has introduced a smart clearance system across Macau’s borders hoping to promote modern and accessible customs clearance measures to all relevant parties. Aiming ... -
MGTO refutes existence of rude campers
The local government has indicated that tourists using camping facilities in Macau were well-behaved, according to a statement released by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) ... -
Legislative Assembly | Euthanizing animals to be last resort to prevent disease spread
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will make euthanizing animals its last resort used to prevent animal disease, the bureau’s representatives remarked during yesterday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) ... -
Sixty people participated in fire services drill
The Fire Services Bureau (CB) and Sinoenergy Corporation held a gas pipeline leak fire drill at Cotai Marginal Roundabout yesterday. Approximately 60 people participated in the ... -
Public consultation | Shop owners might not receive replacement units under urban renewal plan
Commercial property owners may not receive replacement units when their existing property is forced to be redeveloped under the government’s future Urban Renewal Plan, according to ... -
MUST exhibition showcases rare documents about Xiangshan
The Xiangshan (Macau) Documents Collection Exhibition, on display at the Macau University of Science and Technology’s (MUST) Library, is offering the public a glimpse into some ... -
Annual meeting of architects kicks off with exhibition
The 23rd International Council of Portuguese Speaking Architects (CIALP) kicked off on Friday with an exhibition on architectural photography. A kick-off ceremony for the annual meeting ... -
Local lawyers urged to adapt to new challenges
During a legal conference held yesterday at the University of Macau, local lawyers were urged to adapt to new challenges. Assistant Professor from the Faculty of ... -
Higher education | Degree recognition to open up local universities to more students
A recently signed memorandum between the SAR government and the Ministry of Education in mainland China on mutual degree recognition is likely to more open the ... -
Higher education | Mutual degree recognition makes further study more convenient
The mutual recognition of tertiary education degrees between mainland China and Macau, and Portugal and Macau has the potential to make processes more convenient for students ... -
Local designers bring romantic forest elements to new collection
ALo Lo and Rainie Choi, a talented fashion duo from Macau, have prepared a new collection with the theme of enchanted romance and forestry for fashion ... -
Our Desk | A taxi ride and the driver’s gesture ‘in the name of love’
Earlier this month, I took a taxi from the San Ma Lou BCM taxi stand to the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST). On that ... -
Cybercrime bill proposes up to five-year sentences for criminals
An amendment to the cybercrime law was passed in general terms at the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday, meaning that a specific crime of fraudulent mobile base ... -
Legislative Assembly | Arbitration law passed amid lawmaker’s low expectations
A new bill aiming to promote Macau’s arbitration services has been approved in general terms at the Legislative Assembly (AL), amid José Pereira Coutinho’s concerns that ... -
Rant against the West | Professor slams interference of ‘ungrateful foreigners’ in Macau
In a somewhat inflammatory speech made yesterday during the Annual Conference of Macao Studies 2019, a professor at the University of Macau (UM) denounced what he ... -
Lawmaker complains police quash freedom of assembly
democrat lawmaker Au Kam San has accused the police authority of arbitrarily suppressing the civil rights of people in Macau, in particular, the right to organize ... -
Urban renewal | Sonia Chan refuses to discuss use of police in disputes
Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan has not given the media a direct response regarding whether the police force will be called to deal with ... -
Retailers, restaurateurs look to Macau to cover HK losses
Ongoing protests in Hong Kong have caused some entrepreneurs in the region to focus on developing their business in Macau in a bid to cover mounting ... -
MUST invites name submissions for Macau’s first scientific satellite
Macau’s first scientific satellite is planned for launch in 2020 or 2021, the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) announced yesterday during the ceremony for ... -
Guangdong wants to train 200,000 domestic helpers
The Guangdong government is seeking to cooperate with Macau and Hong Kong’s domestic helper service organizations in order to train as many as 200,000 domestic helpers ... -
Chui denies plentiful flags in violation of law
According to some reports, displaying the Chinese national flag at various locations across the city may violate Macau’s national flag regulations. However, Chief Executive Chui Sai ... -
Fourth link should have been a tunnel, says Au Kam San
The fourth Macau-Taipa connection must be prepared for the incoming Light Rapid Transit Macau line, lawmaker Au Kam San has insisted, even as he says he ... -
Forum attendees believe in Greater Bay’s potential for Chinese medicine
Guests at yesterday’s Roundtable Discussion of the 2019 Traditional Medicine International Cooperation Forum (Macau) voiced their opinions on opportunities, challenges and financing strategies for China’s comprehensive ... -
Chinese medicine to remain key in Macau-Guangdong ties
The 2019 Traditional Medicine International Cooperation Forum (Macau) kicked off yesterday at the Venetian Macao, with the vice governor of nearby Guangdong Province promising that traditional ... -
Alexis Tam hints at possible job successor
Secretary for Culture and Social Affairs, Alexis Tam, indicated that “there might be a better candidate” to become the next Secretary for Culture and Social Affairs ... -
Education | Standardized history textbook adopted by more grades
The standardized history textbook launched by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has been adopted by more grades in local secondary schools, according to Wong ... -
Neto Valente: ‘rigid and immobile’ courts in need of reform
Jorge Neto Valente, president of Macau Lawyers Association (AAM), declared that the local government “must now promote and support the development of Macau, with the necessary ... -
Survey shows more than half ‘dissatisfied’ with housing policies
More than half of respondents to a housing demand survey reported dissatisfaction with the local government’s housing policies. The survey, carried out by local think ... -
‘European standards failed to protect Science Museum’
European architectural standards were unable to protect the Macau Science Museum from recent typhoons because they are unsuitable for Macau’s specific weather requirements, according to a ... -
Ho Ion Sang proposes waiting list for civil servants
Lawmaker Ho Ion Sang has submitted his interpellation to the government asking about the recruitment of civil servants. In his interpellation, Ho cited a report of ... -
Macau economy expected to shrink 0.8 percent by year-end
The University of Macau’s (UM) Department of Economics and Center for Macau Studies yesterday released their Macroeconomic Forecast for Macau 2019-2020, projecting that the city’s gross ... -
Ho Iat Seng discusses his popularity among Macau people
Yesterday, the Chief Executive-elect Ho Iat Seng held an exclusive interview with CCTV’s Radio the Greater Bay, during which Ho discussed his insights on “winning” the ... -
Guangdong’s Greater Bay cities say they are equipped for Macau cooperation
Since the release of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area outline plan earlier this year, Guangdong has become better equipped to cooperate with Macau, representatives of ...
