MGTO to partner with local enterprises to foster tourism

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is intending to forge a tighter partnership with local enterprises and co-create a diverse range of tourism offerings and products to augment Macau’s overall

China sharply reduces elected seats in Hong Kong legislature

China has sharply reduced the number of directly elected seats in Hong Kong’s legislature in a setback for the territory’s already beleaguered democracy movement. The changes were announced yesterday after a

CE reiterates importance of safe election this year

The government must ensure that the Legislative Assembly (AL) elections, scheduled for September this year, will run smoothly, Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng reiterated during the first plenary of

Hengqin as solution to Macau’s limited space: Economy chief

The lack of land resources in Macau is curtailing Macau’s economic development, the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, said in a reply to a lawmaker inquiry at

Economy | Vaccination plan could lift GDP growth to 9.3%

China’s ambitious plan to vaccinate 40% of its population by the end of June could pave the way for lifting the economy’s growth rate to 9.3% this year, Oxford Economics forecast. Business confidence

BioNTech’s packaging defects possibly linked to long shipment

The packaging defects found in a batch of BioNTech-produced mRNA vaccines are likely to have been caused by environmental factors across the course of the delivery process from Germany to

Secretary bids for approval of Urban Master Plan this year, detailed plans soon

The government is bidding for the approval of the Urban Master Plan to take place by the end of this year, promising to move forward promptly with the detailed plans

Thailand sees Chinese leading tourists to Phuket after reopening

Thailand expects about two million foreign tourists, mostly Chinese and Europeans, to visit Phuket this year after the nation’s most popular resort island reopens to vaccinated visitors from July 1. The holidaymakers may

Exclusive: WHO report says animals likely source of Covid

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a

Migrant workers groups disappointed with gov’t U-turn

Migrant workers’ groups have expressed deep disappointment in the government’s U-turn regarding the e-vouchers scheme. They fear that their exclusion from any government support will add

SSM calls off demonstration against e-vouchers prompting mixed feelings, reactions

The Health Bureau (SSM) on Saturday night called off the demonstration scheduled for yesterday to express public dissatisfaction with the relief measures presented by the government

Local unemployment rate grows to 3.9%

Macau’s unemployment rate of local residents was at 3.9% for the period December 2020 to February 2021, a rise of 0.2% points from the previous period of November 2020 to

Hong Kong looks at easing travel for vaccinated residents: Lam

Hong Kong is looking into making it easier for vaccinated residents to travel to encourage more people to get inoculated, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said in a statement on Saturday. “We

Sunday protest to get public voice heard, organizer stressed

The Macao Community Development Initiative convened a press conference on March 26 to make plain the intention of the forthcoming protest on March 28 is to “get the public voice

MGTO extends promotion beyond GBA to drive length of stay

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is launching a new promotion to encourage mainland tourists from non-Guangdong cities to visit Macau using the High-Speed Rail network. MGTO director Maria Helena

New social-distancing rule for standing bet perplexes many

The new social-distancing rule imposed on local casinos for the reinstated standing bet, which forces standing bettors to keep at least 1 meter apart from each other, is likely to

CE pledges to extend support to residents’ union

At the reception celebrating the 37th Anniversary of the General Union of Neighborhood Associations of Macao (UGAMM), Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng remarked that the government “will continue its support”

MUST holds forum to discuss life science, AI

A two-session forum on life science and artificial intelligence was held yesterday at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) as part of the institution’s 21st Anniversary celebrations. Senior experts

Communications Association sees high-potential in Macau as new technology testing ground

Such opinion was aired to the Times in an exclusive interview with several association members. “Macau, given its geographic size, would be the ideal place not only

One report, four theories | Scientists mull clues on coronavirus’ origin

A team of international and Chinese scientists is poised to report on its joint search for the origins of the coronavirus that sparked a pandemic after it was first detected

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