HONG KONG | Zhang’s visit may embolden separatists

Zhang Dejiang, the director of the central coordination group for Hong Kong and Macau affairs, is due to make a three-day official visit to Hong Kong later this month to

‘Precious Moments’ photo contest open from May 17

According to GCS, the aim of the competition is to chronicle the city’s developments and events of the over the past year, and to select suitable photos for the Macau

Tourism | 1.5m border crossings during May holidays

The total number of tourist arrivals in that period amounted to 529,427, representing a year-on-year decline of 1.23 percent over the holiday period from 2015. Over the extended weekend between April

Gaming | James Packer sells down Macau stake

Melco Crown Entertainment (MCE) announced yesterday that it had entered into a share repurchase agreement with Crown Asia Investments (CAI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crown Resorts Limited (Crown), pursuant to

SMEs lack digital marketing strategy, says entrepreneur

People are consuming more digital content on a daily basis, especially on social media sites. However, Macau cannot adapt to this change as the region lacks digital marketing strategy, says

Cooperation | Macau promoted in Brazil

The delegation, organized by the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), is meeting  with entrepreneurs and institutions to promote the region as a business platform with links to Portuguese-

Penny Lam: Int’l Documentary Film Festival curator | ‘We want to continue to develop this festival’

Penny Lam is a documentary filmmaker and the curator of the Macau International Documentary Film Festival, the first of which was held last month, concluding on May 1. The festival brought

Documentary | Filmmaker: Refugees still a taboo topic in the city

Refugees play a vital part in Macau’s history, although sadly it’s not the kind of stories residents hear every day, revealed Filipa Queiroz, director of “Boat People,” a local documentary

Animal welfare | The world is watching: Europe rallies to call for Irish greyhound export ban

Greyhound advocates and animal lovers around the world turned their attention to Macau this week to once again decry the treatment of greyhounds at the Canidrome, after animal welfare organization

Retail | Giordano sales contract 9.6 percent

According to the company, weak consumer sentiment and cooler weather during the spring season has depressed sales in the Greater China region during the first quarter. Hong Kong and Macau also

Canidrome draws int’l condemnation on MDT

Yesterday the Macau Daily Times website (macaudailytimes.com.mo) was flooded with comments from international observers expressing their condemnation of the Canidrome facility and calling for its closure. “The noble thing to do

Transmac buys 25 new buses

The University of Macau (UM) is commemorating the 97th anniversary of the Chinese May Fourth Movement with a series of events, which will end tomorrow, according to a report by

Environment | Study finds residents have ‘positive attitude’ toward recycling

A recent study exploring local residents’ attitudes toward solid waste management has found that a significant majority of Macau locals have a robust awareness of good environmental practices, a positive

Graham Colclough: City planning specialist | Macau ‘could be capital for autonomous cars’

Graham Colclough is a British city planning specialist and city transformation expert, who was invited last week by the Macau government to be the keynote speaker at the Smart City

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge | Officials reveal serious artificial island drift

The Hong Kong Highways Department admitted on Friday that the huge 22 steel cells used to fix seawalls around an artificial island created for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge facilities have

Historic junk boat available for private cruises

Macau Sailing has announced that its historic sailing junk is now available for bookings for private cruises departing Macau. The boat is the one of the oldest, and the last

Animal Welfare | Macau: Anima slams Canidrome management for avoiding debate

The Society for the Protection of Animals (Anima) criticized the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome, for failing to respond to Anima’s call for a televised public debate over the closure of

Animal welfare | World trends: Last dance: Final performance for Ringling Bros. elephants

The curtain fell a final time for elephants performing at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus as the circus ended a practice that enthralled audiences for two centuries but became caught

Statistics | Motor registration in decline

year. At the end of the first quarter of 2016, new registration of motor vehicles fell 27.6 percent year-on-year to 4,001, with that of motorcycles (2,241) and light private cars (1,299)

Education | Parents ‘panicked’ by waiting list interval

The publication of those children who have made waiting lists as prospective students was published over the weekend however the publication of the names of students who were admitted and

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