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GBA integration a priority for new drug administration head
Choi Peng Cheong, president of the newly-established Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF), has said that traditional Chinese medicine and Macau’s pharmaceutical field entering mainland China ... -
Tax bureau rolls out two new e-services for business
Business users of e-services provided by the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) will now have the option to assign specific authorizations to their registered list ... -
Hong Kong | Media closures unrelated to press freedom: Lam
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam yesterday said the recent closure of two media outlets in the city does not indicate a decline in press ... -
Evergrande | Troubled Chinese developer told to demolish resort
A troubled Chinese real estate developer that is struggling with $310 billion in debt announced yesterday it has been ordered to demolish a 39-building resort ... -
Xinhua Focus | Chinese astronauts, students in space-Earth talk on New Year’s Day
Three Chinese astronauts in space station Tiangong held a video chat with students in Beijing, Hong Kong and Macau on the first day of ... -
Man sustains burns, arrested for setting fire to school
A 21-year-old local man was arrested at the scene after setting fire to the door of the Xinhua School in Iao Hon. It can be ... -
Beijing to test digital yuan in Macau casinos
China authorities want to use Macau casinos to test the Chinese crypto-currency. Regulators will take the opportunity of the new concessions tender to force ... -
Gaming closes 2021 44% up from 2020, but still 70% down from 2019
The gaming industry closed 2021 with an increase of 44% year-on-year compared with 2020, figures released by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) ... -
Resident returns from Thailand, tests positive for Delta
A 45-year-old resident who tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving from Thailand on January 1 has now been confirmed as being infected with the ... -
Macau 2021 | The year of ‘big transformation’ to reflect upon in 2022 and beyond
2021 was the year when ideas concerning the diversification of Macau’s economy started to translate into actions. Several specialists and market analysts in different ... -
High-risk visitors | Hotel quarantine extended to 28 days in 2022
Starting on January 6, 2022, visitors flying in from high-risk countries will be subject to a 28-day medical observation, announced Leong Iek Hou, coordinator ... -
Hengqin cooperation zone | Companies eligible for up to RMB5.5m support when issuing bonds in Macau
Companies operating in the Hengqin Guangdong-Macau Intensive Cooperation Zone will be eligible for a financial subsidy of up to RMB5.5 million when issuing bonds ... -
Lawmaker wants SMEs Risk Guarantee Fund, insurance to include pandemics
Lawmaker Ip Sio Kai has called on the government to establish a new permanent fund to support micro, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) ... -
Consumption plan ends today
The Electronic Consumption Benefits Plan (ECBP) ends today. The Macau SAR Government has appealed to residents to use their funds in a timely manner. ... -
Trendy fitness | ‘We shouldn’t compete on price, but rather on service and quality’
Ever since the start of pandemic, businesses in Macau and all over the world have been struggling, and especially SME’s (small and medium enterprises). ... -
Traffic accidents, air and land cargo volumes up in November
The number of licensed motor vehicles in Macau was up by 1.5% from 2020 as of November this year, totaling 247,049 vehicles, according to ... -
Census | Population increases by nearly a quarter over past decade
The city recorded a population of 682,100 in August 2021, equating to an increase of 23.5% decade-over-decade, the government’s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) ... -
Gov’t wants seniors to use online platform for proof of life
The government wants senior citizens currently receiving pensions to use the My Government Account system to provide their annual proof of life, the authorities ... -
Young people striving to end mortgages by age 50
A survey has found out that most young people want to have their residential mortgages fully repaid before they reach the age of 50, but ... -
Light show extension cheers up New Year’s scarce celebrations
Residents and tourists can be dazzled by the 2022 new year with an eye-catching light festival at a dozen locations across the city, as ... -
Editorial | Imagine
Imagine a world without Covid. And no “religion” too. Lennon’s hopeful words echo strongly in my mind more than ever four decades after I ... -
Lawyer: Resort representative in mainland necessary under new personal data law
The new personal data protection law that took effect in mainland China last month means that it will be necessary in future for Macau ... -
Three-meter python found in Ka Ho
The three-meter python found at a construction site on Estrada da Barragem de Ka Ho is now in the care of the Municipal Affairs ... -
Lawmakers grill gov’t over corruption and misuse of funds
A group of lawmakers made use of the period before the agenda of yesterday’s plenary session of the Legislative Assembly (AL) to ask the executive ... -
Lawmakers ask for source market internationalization, further financial support
In a recent written enquiry at the Legislative Assembly, lawmaker José Maria Pereira Coutinho asked the government about the internationalization of the city’s tourism ... -
Veteran curator reminds young artists to ‘broaden horizons’
Young artists should cultivate the ability to study the big picture for a greater chance of survival in the ever-changing field of art, said ... -
Despite higher PIDDA execution rate, zero progress on eight projects
The execution rate of the second-quarter Government Investment and Development Expenditure Plan (PIDDA) has reached 30%, but eight projects are yet to record their ... -
Hotel occupancy stable at 47% in November
The average occupancy rate of guest rooms stood at 46.8% in November, an increase of 2% month-on-month and a rise of 2.8% year-on-year. According ... -
Fringe Festival to showcase public’s artwork in ‘Art Exhibition for All’
The 21st Macao City Fringe Festival will be held from January 12 to 23, featuring 20 programs and 15 outreach activities. This year’s festival will ... -
Covid-19 | Second Omicron case detected
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center confirmed that the imported asymptomatic case of Covid-19 infection announced on December 27 is associated with the Omicron variant, ... -
GBA Lawmakers-elect vow to enhance Hong Kong’s sound governance
As the commencement date of Jan. 1, 2022 approaches for the seventh-term Legislative Council (LegCo) of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), lawmakers-elect ... -
Telecommunications, antique cars: Coutinho seeks answers from gov’t
Lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho has criticized the gov’t for delays in establishing the so-called “convergence license for telecommunications,” which will allow competitors to enter ... -
95,000 | Christmas weekend sees visitor numbers spike
The number of mainland tourists entering Macau over the Christmas holiday weekend reached over 95,000, figures reported by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) ... -
Another returnee positive for SARS-CoV-2
A 62-year-old man who returned home from Los Angeles on December 27 has tested positive for the coronavirus at the airport upon his arrival. ... -
Macao Water offers internships at Macao Special Olympics
Internship positions have recently been offered by Macao Water to trainees at the Macao Special Olympics (MSO). The interns were trained to make “coffee ...
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