Macau
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Hong Kong Central bank steps in to defend peg for first time since August
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank bought the local dollar for the first time since August after the city’s exchange rate fell to the ... -
Welcome to the family | Sabrina Ho reveals Harvard student fiancée
The eldest daughter of casino tycoon Stanley Ho’s fourth consort has announced her engagement to a 21-year-old Harvard student from the northern Chinese city ... -
Hundreds of Catholic devotees take part in procession
Several hundred Catholic devotees took part in a solemn procession yesterday that commenced from the Cathedral and finished at St. Augustine’s Church. The two-day ... -
Special report | Without legal protections, security guards must accept the unacceptable
The absence of protections for non-resident workers in Macau has led to a number of complaints and outcries from employees – not only from ... -
Chui Sai Peng’s son appointed Youth Council member
Calvin Tinlop Chui, son of Chui Sai Peng, has been appointed as a member of the Youth Council, according to an order signed by ... -
Mainland arrivals on package tours decrease
Visitors on package tours dropped 4.6 percent year-on-year to 766,000 in January 2019, owing to an 8.4 percent decrease in the number of mainland ... -
MOP5.3 million in agarwood seized by customs
Earlier this week, the Gongbei customs authority and the Macao Customs Service cracked down on a cross-border agarwood smuggling operation. The two authorities seized ... -
Briefs | CityU career shows 1,800 job vacancies
Yesterday, City University of Macau organized an employment development fair, where more than 100 institutions were present offering over 1,800 job vacancies. Seventy percent ... -
Plastic bag tax ready for AL discussion in April
The government expects to deliver a single-use plastic bag levy bill to the Legislative Assembly (AL) next month. The Chief Executive Council will complete ... -
Gaming | Analysts raise 2019 growth expectations on mass confidence
Analysts are raising forecasts for Macau gross gaming revenue in 2019, citing strong signs of favorable macroeconomic conditions for growth in the mass market ... -
Illegal Drivers | New Macau calls for withdrawal of mutual license recognition
The New Macau Association (ANM) is urging Chief Executive Chui Sai On to make use of his power to withdraw a scheme that grants ... -
Federation of Transportation suggests higher fines
The Macao Federation of Transportation (AGERTM), an association part of the Macao Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM), yesterday visited the Traffic Department of the ... -
New police drone used in marine search and rescue drill
The Macao Customs Services used its latest police drone to search for and locate seafarers during yesterday’s search and rescue drill. The maritime authority ... -
Sports | Dragon boat competitions return to Nam Van in June
As in previous years, Macau will host the Macau International Dragon Boat Races in June, an annual event jointly organized by the Sports Bureau, ... -
Extradition treaties raise alarm on all sides of the border
Having long sought extradition treaties with both Beijing and neighboring Hong Kong, Macau authorities hinted at signs of a breakthrough last week with a ... -
Briefs | Bus collided with LRT pillar and injured ten
Early morning yesterday, night bus N3 crashed into a pillar of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT), causing minor injuries to ten passengers. The accident ... -
Courts | TUI rules in favor of gov’t land plot reclamation
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has ruled in favor of the Macau government regarding an appeal from the concessionaire of a land plot, ... -
Association hopes for adult offspring solution in 2019
Yesterday, a group of local residents visited the Macau SAR Identification Department for a discussion on the issue of obtaining local residency permits for ... -
Music | Caetano launches solo album at Ronnie Scott’s, makes BBC radio
Macau-born Portuguese percussionist and singer-songwriter João Caetano last week launched his first solo album at a sold-out event at famous London jazz club Ronnie ... -
Jabbawockeez holds workshop for local dance enthusiasts
American hip-hop dance crew, the Jabbawockeez, held a workshop at MGM Cotai on Tuesday, inviting dance enthusiasts from the city’s various associations. The dance ... -
Mak Mak to visit Portugal next week
The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will organize an “Experience Macau – Portugal” mega promotion next week during Lisbon Travel Market (BTL) 2019, at ... -
20 percent increase in cars using HKZMB in Jan
The number of cars entering Macau using the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge exceeded 15,700 in January 2019, an increase of nearly 20 percent compared to ... -
Crime | Mainlanders scammed out of gambling money
Two suspects in separate cases mark the latest instances of gambling-related scams in Macau except, this time, they were locals scamming victims from the ... -
Briefs | Kaohsiung mayor to visit Macau
The recently elected mayor of Kaohsiung, Han Kuo-yu, is reportedly visiting Macau on March 23 and 24, according to reports by Taiwan media. Han ... -
Lawmakers urge gov’t review of illegal workers after traffic accident
SOME lawmakers are urging the local government to crack down on illegal drivers and suspend the mutual recognition scheme of driving licenses issued by ... -
Gaming | Analysis | Macau stocks might be in for a bumpy 2019
Macau gaming stocks might be in for a disappointing 2019 even after they showed strong signs of a rebound in January and February. Last ... -
Students on TV not warned about interview
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has excused the reaction of Macau students on a Portuguese television program, saying they were the result ... -
SARs considered in mainland investment law update
A new law on foreign investment, which will target investors from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, is expected to be passed during the National People’s ... -
Education | DSEJ wants to cultivate ‘Love for Motherland’ with new school subsidies
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) wants to reinforce the teaching of Chinese history and culture. To that end, it has drafted a ... -
Higher education | IFT strives to enhance students’ interest in GBA
The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) is striving to raise the interest of local students in furthering their careers in Guangdong’s Greater Bay Area ... -
Hong Kong | Cathay Pacific in talks for budget airline stake
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is in talks to buy shares in Hong Kong’s only budget airline from Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co., as Asia’s ... -
Reduced residential land supply to support HK home prices
A dwindling supply of land that can accommodate private homes should help put a floor under falling Hong Kong residential property prices. The government last ... -
Forum | Issuing Portugal’s debt in China is ‘mutually beneficial’
China expects that issuing Portuguese public debt in yuan to be carried out in a “satisfactory” way and that it will be “mutually beneficial,” ... -
Macau-Zhongshan-Zhuhai | Tourism alliance to promote Sun Yat Sen’s life
The tourism authorities of Zhongshan, Zhuhai and Macau have convened in Zhuhai for their annual meeting to deepen regional cooperation between the three cities, ... -
Reference to industrial plan that US loves to hate deleted
China deleted any reference to the industrial blueprint that has become a flash point in relations with the U.S. from this year’s key economic ...
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