Commercial flights surge 350% y-o-y in April

Arriving and departing commercial flights totalled 2,980 trips in April, a sharp rise of 353.6% year-on-year. Gross weight of air cargo fell by 39.6% year-on-year to 3,532 tonnes

Demand for health and protection products in SARs surge

Demand for health and protection products has witnessed a huge increase from both domestic customers and mainland Chinese visitors, according to Manulife Hong-Kong and Macau. “This has accelerated

Taipa sees third highest temperature since 1952

The Taipa Grande Station recorded 34.8 degrees Celsius yesterday, the third highest in May since 1952, according to the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG). Several districts in

Taiwan Ministry proposes extensions of stay for some foreigners

The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) has proposed many amendments targeted at allowing foreign nationals to extend their stay in Taiwan after graduation or to care for family

Exports at MOP860 million in April

Total merchandise exports amounted to MOP858 million in April 2023, down by 28.1% year-on-year, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The value of re-exports (MOP731 million)

CE: 2024 budget no larger than this year’s

As Macau is still in recovery following nearly three years of economic downturn, the Chief Executive has issued an order that all government departments and agencies must carefully

PJ arrests a domestic helper suspected of offering fake jobs

The Judiciary Police (PJ) has arrested a 45-year-old Filipino woman working as a domestic helper in Macau and suspected of offering fake jobs to foreigners from the Philippines

IPIM awarded by MICE association in Germany

The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) was awarded the Excellence Award by the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) in Germany. This award follows IPIM’s

UM signs cooperation agreements with Portuguese Universities

During a recent visit in Europe, the rector of the University of Macau (UM), Yonghua Song, signed many strategic cooperation agreements with Portuguese universities such as University of

10 candidates from SARs pre-selected for Beijing’s space program

The selection of the fourth batch of taikonauts, China’s new generation of astronauts, is proceeding as planned and will be completed by the end of this year, the

Macau to host World School Basketball Championship 2024

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) of Macau has secured the hosting rights for the World School Basketball Championship 2024. Yesterday, the “Agreement on the Hosting of

Sixth phase of forest restoration by June

In the second quarter of this year, the sixth phase of mountain forest restoration will be carried out in areas on both sides of Estrada Militar, south of Hac

Submissions for La Biennale de Venezia open

From today until July 28, the Macao Museum of Art is calling for submissions for the “60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale de Venezia – Collateral Event

DSAL warns against workplace heat stroke

Since the yellow high temperature warning is now effective in Macau because of the extremely hot weather, the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) has appealed to workers to beware

Occupancy rate at 80% in April

The average occupancy rate of guest rooms in April rose by 50.0 percentage points year-on-year to 79.8%, according to data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).

Meeting, exhibition events continue to rise in Q1

A total of 208 meetings, incentive, conference and exhibition events were held in Macau in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 111 year on year,

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau University Energy Science and Technology Alliance established

The University of Macau (UM) has co-initiated the establishment of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Energy Science and Technology Alliance under the framework of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance.

Free Admission to GP Museum on June 1

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has announced the Grand Prix Museum will be open to the public for free Thursday, June 1. In addition to this, special

Doctor ratio nearly three per 1,000 patients

There were 1,965 doctors and 2,863 nurses in Macau at the end of 2022, up 4.1% and 4.4% year-on-year respectively, according to Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) data.

41 suspected illegal workers detected in April

A total of 41 suspected illegal workers were detected across the city in April, according to data from the Public Security Police. Alongside the Labour Affairs Bureau’s operations,

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