Retail | Analysis: Macau needs to infuse its culture into the luxury market

It has become a recent trend for affluent Chinese to travel overseas more often and now the luxury goods market has to keep its fashion offerings up to date, according

Art | Photography: ‘La Vie en Macau’ unveiled

The opening ceremony of a photography exhibition was held this week at the Albergue SCM, showcasing the latest works of Macau local Antonio Leong. Entitled, “La Vie en Macau” (Life in

‘Bathing season’ opens

Dr Sun Yat Sen, Taipa Central Park, Hac Sa Park and Cheoc Van pools will all be operating this summer season from May 1 to October 31 each week from

Tourism | Statistics: Group tours slump

DSEC indicated that outbound residents using travel agency services totaled 108,000 in March, down by 18.3 pct year-on-year. Residents traveling on package tours decreased by 20.3 pct year-on-year to 45,000.

Casino workers to host a demonstration on Labor Day

(新澳門博彩員工權益會) announced yesterday at the office of lawmakers Ng Kuok Cheong and Au Kam San, that the three entities will make a demonstration on May 1. According to Lei Man Chao,

Seminar | Government urged to foster sustainable development

Presented this week, Macau’s first ever MSAR five-year plan aims at building a “smart city.” But what does that exactly mean? Experts from Hong Kong, Shanghai, Barcelona and London debated

Tourism | MGTO showcases city in Dubai travel market

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) participated in the Arabian Travel Market 2016, held in Dubai this week, to uncover the potential of the Middle East as a rising tourism

Counterfeit products exported to Macau, Hong Kong

Last Monday, the Guangdong Intellectual Property Office (GDIPO) presented its annual report regarding the province’s protection of intellectual property. The report says that over 697,000 counterfeit products were exported to

Gaming | Belle Corp urges PH government to stop casino expansion

Belle Corp Manila has called out to discourage the near-term expansion of casinos outside the Entertainment City complex in Manila, as it could defeat the purpose of establishing the company’s

Gaming | Galaxy posts first profit gain since 2014 on new resorts

First-quarter adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization rose 6 percent to HKD2.4 billion (USD309 million), the Hong Kong-based company said yesterday. Analysts projected profit of HKD2.47 billion, based

Lawmakers disagree over rental review formula

However, yesterday two members of the Third Standing Committee dismissed the proposal mentioned by Cheang Chi Keong. According to Gabriel Tong, the link between the rent revision and the legal

Water bill to increase by the end of the year

The Marine and Water Bureau will adjust the city’s water bill by the end of this year, according to a report by TDM. Susana Wong Soi Man, the bureau’s director,

Fiscal reserve shows quarterly increase

Following the approval by the Legislative Assembly of the 2014 government budget balance, MOP90.29 billion was transferred to the region’s fiscal reserve during February 2016 in accordance with the prescribed

JETCO launches app to ease small money transfers

Joint Electronic Teller Services (JETCO) launched a peer-to-peer inter-bank platform in Hong Kong on Tuesday, a mobile application that enables cardholders of three banks to transfer money to other individuals through

Unemployment rate remains stable

Both the unemployment rate (1.9 percent) and the underemployment rate (0.5 percent) for January-March 2016 remained stable from the December 2015 to February 2016 period. According to information from the Statistics

Art | ‘Edgar Degas – Figures in Motion’ opens tomorrow

A new exhibition celebrating the life and works of French painter and sculptor Edgar Degas will open tomorrow in the MGM Art Space as part of the “Fun for Everyone

Police force to merge departments

A typhoon drill was conducted yesterday by the Civil Protection Operational Center, during which the commissioner-general of the Unitary Police Service (SPU) disclosed plans for the merge of departments and

Arts | Exhibition features unusual images that mimic the look of woven textiles

Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and PYO Gallery, the exhibition features sixteen of the Korean artist’s photographs, and will showcase two series titled “Textus” and “A Better Explanation,”

Macau’s first ever five-year plan under public consultation

Drafted as a guiding tool to define the strategies for the future of the region, the “five-year plan for the development of MSAR” has the ultimate goal of transforming Macau

Highlights of the plan

Development: The “Promotion of the Economic Diversification” and the establishment of a “Platform of Regional Cooperation” are the two main goals within this topic. The promotion and development of the

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