Tag: Briefs
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Gov’t to hold new themed workshops during cultural day
On “China Cultural and Natural Heritage Day” on June 10, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will organize numerous workshops in various cultural sites of Macau to ... -
DSI kiosks down for system update
The Identification Services Bureau (DSI) self-service kiosks for identification document applications will be not operating today due to system updates, the bureau announced in a statement. ... -
Higher standards of masks at homes and rehabilitation centers
The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) is calling for those visiting older adults and nursing homes as well as rehabilitation centers for drug abusers to use higher ... -
Interest rates rise in Q1
According to statistics released by the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM), funding costs of the banking sector in Macau generally increased in the first quarter (Q1) ... -
Macao week in Qingdao from Jun.8
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is continuing its tours through several mainland cities to promote Macau as a travel destination. From June 8 to 12, ... -
Morgan Stanley: Gaming revenues to surge 125% of pre-Covid levels
The city’s mass market revenue is forecasted to surge to 125% of 2019 levels amid China’s GDP growth and the recovery rate in Las Vegas. In ... -
Sales transactions total MOP24b in Q1
The value of retail sales increased 29.3% year-on-year to MOP24 billion in the first quarter, driven by the relaxation of border control measures. Excluding the effect ... -
PJ warns public on SMSs from scammers
Increased reports about fake text messages from scammers disguised as courier service providers have prompted the PJ to advise the public to avoid clicking unfamiliar links ... -
IC calls for musician competition contestants
Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the 41st edition of the Macau Young Musicians Competition will take place from late July to mid-August and will ... -
Travel Expo to roll out cloud invitations
Slated to run from June 30 to July 2, the 11th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo (MITE) will roll out an array of Cloud Invitation and Briefing ... -
DSAL to hold job-matching sessions for 140 vacancies
Three industry-specific matching sessions will be held by the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) on May 30 and June 1, providing 141 job vacancies in sectors such ... -
Registration of summer activities open
The government’s activities for the upcoming summer will include 509 projects and 1,976 classes, including 400 projects and 1,200 classes on culture and entertainment. 109 other ... -
Bank of China issues RMB2b-Yulan Bonds
Yesterday, the local branch of Bank of China issued the world’s first ‘Yulan Bonds,’ as part of its latest move to push for the internationalization of ... -
Application for internship program for Palace Museum opens
Applications for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Youth Internship Programme at Palace Museum 2023 – Macao Internship Recruitment will be open until May 31, providing 48 different vacancies ... -
SJM to co-host with gov’t four sporting events
Daisy Ho, executive director of SJM Resorts, S.A., revealed after a dragon boat religious ritual that the company will co-organize, with the government, four major sport ... -
Work tax refund for 2021 to start this Thursday
The refund for Professional Tax collected in 2021 will start May 25. Each of the 164,000 eligible taxpayers will receive 60% or MOP14,000 of the tax ... -
Social affairs secretary attends World Health Assembly in Geneva
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong has departed for Geneva, Switzerland for the 76th World Health Assembly. She is attending as part of ... -
IFTM runs Macanese food buffet, merchandise sale every Saturday
The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) has announced that it will start operating a Macanese food lunch and dinner buffet at its Educational Restaurant every ... -
Beijing’s top official in SARs on a four-day trip in Macau
The head of Beijing’s top office overseeing Hong Kong and Macau affairs, Xia Baolong, has commenced a four-day visit to the city today. The official will be in the ... -
Gov’t to hold sports carnival this weekend
The Sports Bureau will hold its “2023 Public Recreation Carnival” this weekend from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Tap Seac Square. In a press ... -
China approves vaccines for XBB variant: Zhong Nanshan
China has approved two Covid-19 vaccines to counter the country’s currently dominant XBB variant and the new vaccines will soon be released to the market, China’s ... -
IC calls for proposals for Macau City Fringe Festival
As the 22nd edition of the Macau City Fringe Festival will take place in January 2024, the Cultural Affairs Bureau, which organizes the event, has called ... -
Finance sector earnings rise up to 10%
At the end of the first quarter of 2023, Financial Activities had 8,452 full-time employees; average earnings (excluding irregular remuneration) of full-time employees in March were ... -
City records over 2,100 Covid-19 cases in four days
The government’s Covid-19 center announced over the weekend that it restarted daily announcements of infection figures yesterday “to better reflect the community reality [in respect of] ... -
IPIM sees increase in one-stop service users
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute’s (IPIM) “one-stop” service for investors received 101 new investment plans in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of ... -
Restaurant, retail businesses continue to rise in March
Restaurants and retail businesses in Macau continued to rise in March from the same period of last year. The latest report from the Statistics and Census ... -
Composite CPI up 0.85% in April
The SAR’s composite consumer price index (CPI) grew 0.85% year-on-year to 104.43 in April, according to the latest report from the Statistics and Census Service. The ... -
Gov’t unveils MOP7.8b overhead bridge in northern district
An overhead network of walkways will be constructed in the northern district, the local government announced yesterday.According to the plan presented by the Public Works Bureau, ... -
Police officer suspected of filming woman
A public security police officer is suspected of secretly filming women with his mobile phone at the central district while off-duty, according to the Public Security ... -
Man in custody following suspicion of drug trafficking and use
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a 40-year-old Filipino on suspicion of drug trafficking and drug use after finding a variety of drugs worth a total of ... -
Banks’ int’l business share rises in Q1
The proportion of international business in Macau’s local banking sector rose in the first quarter of 2023, the monetary watchdog said. According to statistics released by ... -
CPTTM calls for fashion illustration entries
The “14th Macao Fashion Illustration Contest” of the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center (CPTTM) is now open for entries and will remain open until June 28. ... -
Guangzhou to host GBA science forum
The 2023 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Science Forum will be held from May 20 to 23 in Guangzhou, according to China Science Daily. This year’s ... -
IFTM students developed innovative smart tourism concepts for Sustaincia
The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) has partnered with Macau-based high-tech enterprises consortium Sustaincia to organize courses and workshops about an innovative smart tourism concept ... -
Construction forum to be held on Jun.1
The International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum will hold its 14th edition at The Venetian Macao on June 1-2 with over 3,000 members from political, business ...
