Tag: Briefs
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Electricity consumption on the rise
Electricity consumption in the first half of this year has increased by 6.6% year-on-year. According to a report issued by TDM, the CEM Customer Advisory Committee ... -
Lyu Yuyin appointed Liaison Office deputy director
Lyu Yuyin has been appointed deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau, the State Council, China’s cabinet, announced. Lyu, 52, ... -
Wedding expo this weekend
The 48th Wedding Banquet, Beauty & Jewelry Expo will be held this weekend with more than 80 booths covering wedding banquets, wedding planning, Jewelry, wedding photography ... -
Over 400 job seekers in construction sector hired since January
From January until June, 437 job seekers in the construction industry were successfully hired through matching, involving job roles such as site handyman, painter, plasterer, and ... -
Gaming stocks close to levels pre-Covid
Morgan Stanley forecasts mass gross gaming revenue and EBITDA in the second quarter for Macau gaming stocks to be closer to the levels seen before Covid, growing ... -
Green Hotel award presented to 27 hotels
The 2022 Macao Green Hotel Award Presentation Ceremony saw awards presented to 27 hotels yesterday, with nine hotels winning the gold award. Tam Wai Man, director ... -
Top Chinese artistic swimmers perform in Macau
Leading Chinese artistic swimmers, including Shi Haoyu and Cheng Wentao, showcased their skills here during a three-day event that wrapped up on Sunday. The event featured ... -
Forum Macau to strengthen economic relations with Angola
The general secretary of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, Ji Xianzheng, said the Macau-based organization ... -
China issues priority list for pilot free trade zones
The Ministry of Commerce has issued a priority list for pilot free trade zones (FTZs) during the 2023-2025 period as the country marks the 10th anniversary ... -
15 CE Electors express support at public consultation session
At Wednesday’s public consultation session for the review of the Legislative Assembly Electoral and Chief Executive Electoral Laws, 15 of 160 chief Executive Electoral College electors ... -
UM Confucius Institute holds graduation ceremony for Mandarin course students
The University of Macau (UM) Confucius Institute has held a graduation ceremony for students in its Mandarin courses in the second semester of the 2022/2023 academic ... -
Concrete truck, seven-seater crash, causes no injury
A concrete truck collided with a seven-seater car on Wednesday near Wynn Palace in Cotai. There were no injuries. Incorrect details of the crash were initially ... -
41 suspected illegal workers caught in May
A total of 41 people were detained by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) in the course of the last month on suspicion of illegal work ... -
Tender for five public housing projects in Zone A opens
The government announced yesterday via the Official Gazette that land plots B5, B7, B8, B11 and B12 in New Urban Zone A will have tenders opened ... -
Forum Macau visits Portugal
The China-Lusophone countries forum in Macau visited Portugal from June 14 to 16. The delegation was led by the Secretariat’s secretary-general Ji Xianzheng, and visited several ... -
DSAJ arranges legal seminar for local teachers
The Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ) organized two seminars on June 3 and 10 for local teachers on laws concerning Macau. Law professor Wai Kin Lok from ... -
Macao Foundation’s two heads extended
The government announced yesterday in the Official Gazette that Wu Zhiliang and Zhong Yi have had their appointments to the Macao Foundation (FM) extended. The extension ... -
Alipay, Mastercard offer new cashless payment option
Mastercard and Alipay yesterday launched a new payment option that provides visitors to mainland China with another way to go cashless as travel and tourism resumes. ... -
IFTM opens Postgraduate Space
The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) announced the opening of its new Postgraduate Space earlier this week. The dedicated area in the East Asia Hall ... -
Five injured in Cotai Transmac bus crash
Two Transmac buses crashed in Cotai, breaking a glass window on one of the buses and injuring five people. It is believed the two buses became ... -
Traffic from Av. Amizade to Pearl of the Orient permanently closed
The traffic opening from Avenida da Amizade to the Pearl of the Orient roundabout will permanently close from 10 a.m. today. Traffic to the Sewage Treatment ... -
Yuet Wah College to promote Chinese culture
The principal of Yuet Wah College, Fr Chow Pak Fai, has received a delegation from the Centre for Chinese History and Culture of the University of ... -
Environment Advisory Committee meets for second time this year
Yesterday, the Environment Advisory Committee had its second regular meeting this year. Tam Wai Man, director of the Environmental Protection Bureau and president of the committee, ... -
Ambrose So retires from SJM leadership
Ambrose So, a long-time SJM Holdings vice-chairman, executive director and CEO, officially retired last week at the company’s 2023 annual general meeting. During the meeting, he ... -
Public Works Secretary confident about new pump station
On the sidelines of yesterday’s opening ceremony of Mong-ha Post Office, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, expressed confidence about the Inner ... -
Central government approves Hengqin Border Macau Section
The State Council of the People’s Republic of China has approved the opening of the Macau section of the Hengqin Border checkpoint and certain related sections. ... -
Zhuhai tourism doubles year-over-year in Q1
The Zhuhai government has announced that in the first quarter of this year, the city received about 6.82 million visitors, a 218% increase year-over-year. Despite the ... -
MPU co-launches ‘Education + Tourism’ project
The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) and Association of Macao Tourist Agents held the launching ceremony of the “Education + Tourism” project yesterday to promote the construction ... -
Customs bust 39 smuggling cases
Customs detected 39 smuggling cases over five days from last Monday, in which more than 800 items including beauty products, medicines and old mobile phones were ... -
‘Thunder Operation’ exposes illegal unit for prostitution activities
Three women were suspected of prostitution in the Public Security Police Force’s (PSP) “Thunder Operation,” exposing one unit suspected of being used for prostitution activities. The ... -
Road to Asian Games’ e-sports competition kicks off in Macau
The “Road to Asian Games” electronic sports competition commenced on Friday in Macau. This ranking competition serves as a precursor to the 19th Asian Games, which ... -
IC calls for film scriptwriting program participants
Applications for the “Scripts in Focus – Film Scriptwriting Advanced Program” are open until July 19. According to a statement issued by the Cultural Affairs Bureau ... -
UM builds e-learning platform for Portuguese language learners
The University of Macau (UM) has built ple8ple, an e-learning platform for Portuguese language learners to study grammar. According to a statement issued by the university, ... -
Incentives released to encourage more legal institutions to Hengqin
Hengqin recently issued a batch of comprehensive supportive measures for the legal service industry, offering a variety of subsidies and awards to attract domestic and foreign legal institutions. The measures will ... -
CB and youth association win Dragon Boat Open, Women’s Category
The 2023 SJM Macao International Dragon Boat Races staged both the Open Category and Women’s Category of the Standard Dragon Boat Race yesterday. After several rounds ...
