Briefs | UM vows to strengthen collaboration with Cape Verde

Judite Nascimento, rector of the University of Cape Verde, recently visited the University of Macau (UM) and thanked UM’s Rector Wei Zhao for donating 93 UM-published books to his university, according to a notice published by UM. Both parties had an in-depth discussion on how to increase collaboration between the two universities. Nascimento said that he hopes the two universities will continue to share information and resources regarding education in Chinese and Portuguese languages and cultures. Nascimento said that his university recently launched a Confucius Institute to promote courses in the Chinese language and culture.

Mainland woman arrested for pimping minor

Earlier this week, a 47-year-old mainland woman was arrested for facilitating work within the sex industry for a 17-year-old mainland girl in Macau. Liu is the core member of a prostitution group from mainland. According to the underage mainland resident, Liu found her in mainland last June and then coerced her into prostituting herself in Macau’s casinos and hotels. Each time the minor provided prostitution services, Liu would take a minimum of MOP1,500 and up to MOP3,000 from the payment. Until now, Liu has reportedly made MOP700,000, which has all been taken by the prostitution group. However, Liu refused to provide the police with information about this group. The woman is also charged with human trafficking.

Macao Post announces deadlines for Christmas carriers

Macao Post is reminding the public to pay attention to the updates over express service schedules concerning the Christmas season. The service published the deadlines regarding correspondence, parcel, and small packets to be sent by air which must be delivered before Christmas, depending on the destination. Including China, Malaysia, Portugal and Australia, correspondence is required to be mailed before December 5. For Philippines, customers should send them before December. Parcel and small packets should be sent before December 9 depending on the destination. Anyone who plans to send Christmas packages can refer to the Macao Post website to learn about the specific dates.