Tag: Briefs
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Policeman shoots own thigh while training
A policeman has allegedly accidentally shot himself in the thigh while on an instructors’ training session at the the Academy of Public Security Forces yesterday. According ... -
PBOC and AMCM renew currency swap
The People’s Bank of China and the Monetary Authority of Macau have renewed their bilateral currency swap agreement for another three years. Under the arrangement, the ... -
Light festival postponed to Dec. 9
“Light up Macao 2022”, organized by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), has been rescheduled to begin on Dec. 9. The bureau will announce more details at ... -
Mandated RATs until tomorrow
The government has mandated that the public must take rapid antigen tests (RAT) from yesterday until tomorrow, following the discovery of new cases over the last ... -
Cold snap to hit the city
The minimum temperature tomorrow and Friday will be around 12 degree Celsius, the Meteorological and Geophysics Bureau warned. A cold front will arrive at the coast ... -
Composite interest rates for pataca, HKD rise in Q3
The composite interest rates for the pataca (MOP) and the Hong Kong dollar (HKD) rose from 0.56% and 1.05% at the end of June to 0.88% ... -
Visitor expenditure drops 40% in Q3
Total visitor spending (excluding gaming expenses) dropped 39.7% year-on-year to MOP2.90 billion in the third quarter, dragged down by a 50% decline in visitor arrivals amid ... -
Broadway, Rocks Hotel designated for red code holders
Broadway Hotel and Rocks Hotel have been designated as quarantine venues for red health code holders, authorities announced yesterday. The addition of these quarantine venues comes ... -
DSAT app’s new interface shows real-time traffic conditions
The new interface of the Transport Bureau’s (DSAT) traffic app will display real-time traffic information, but users will need to activate location detection on their devices. ... -
Hengqin announces tax incentives for augmented-reality enterprises
Development of the metaverse industry will be further advanced with tax incentives, the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin bureaus of Finance, Taxation, and Economic Development ... -
MUST witnesses launch of self-designed satellite
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) organized a live screening session on the launch of the Tianzhou 5 cargo spaceship, which, in this mission, ... -
Tap Seac Craft Market to feature over 100 stalls
The Tap Seac Craft Market will run from November 17 to 20 and from November 24 to 27, featuring Hong Kong singer Rocky Chan as a ... -
Cleaning services’ revenues increase to MOP1.32b
In view of an increase in demand for cleaning services among industries, income for cleaning services went up by 6.8% year-on-year to MOP1.32 billion in 2021. ... -
17th Conference of China-Lusophone Forum Macao
The China-Lusophone Economic and Trade Forum (Macao) has recently held its 17th conference in Beijing, China, with the participation of its secretary-general, Ji Xianzheng, the ambassadors ... -
Macau businesses head for CIIE in Shanghai
Delegates from 35 enterprises in China’s Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) headed for Shanghai on Friday to attend the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE). The ... -
Local construction workers’ daily pay at MOP992
The average daily wage of construction workers increased by 1.3% quarter-to-quarter to MOP805 in the third quarter of 2022, according to the latest data released by ... -
CE to deliver Policy Address Nov. 15
The Chief Executive,Ho Iat Seng, will deliverthe Policy Address for the Fiscal Year 2023, on November 15 at the Legislative Assembly(AL). The session will be held ... -
Hotel sector employees drop by over 2,800
The total number of persons engaged in the hotel sector decreased by 2,846 to 40,141 in 2021, according to data released by the Statistics and Census ... -
Macau-Hengqin Craft Market calls for booth operators
The SAR government is calling for booth operators for the upcoming Macau-Hengqin Craft Market that will be held at Ocean Square outside Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom ... -
Taobao adopts mPay payment method
Local payment service provider MPay has announced that an agreement had been made with Chinese internet multinational company Alibaba’s shopping site Taobao to allow Macau shoppers ... -
FSS: Contributions unpaid from 12,000 employers
The Social Security Fund is calling on employers to pay contributions for their employees for the third quarter of this year. According to the bureau, as of ... -
Zhang Rongshun leaves Liaison Office in Macau
The State Council has approved the cessation of appointment of Zhang Rongshun as deputy director of the Central People’s Government’s Liaison Office in Macau, the office ... -
Gov’t accepts GMM’s bid for gaming license
The gaming tender commission has accepted GMM’s bid for a 10-year-casino license. As cited in a TDM report, all seven contenders were notified of the decision ... -
Industrial sector records rise in revenues
Receipts and Expenditure of establishments engaged in industrial related activities amounted to MOP10.39 billion and MOP7.54 billion respectively in 2021, up by 11.8% and 7.8% year-on-year. ... -
MGTO calls for troupes for Lunar New Year parade
The government is calling registered artistic troupes, schools, community organizations and institutions in Macau to join the Parade for Celebration of the Chinese New Year 2023. ... -
IAM running bids for food trucks on ZAPE Promenade
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has called for tenders for food truck operations near the Macao Science Center on the ZAPE coastal promenade. The bid winners ... -
Tourist price index remains stable in Q3
Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) data shows the Tourist Price Index (TPI) has remained stable for the third quarter of this year (Q3), representing a slight ... -
Mortgage loans increase exponentially in August
Statistics released yesterday by the Monetary Authority of Macao show that new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) both increased ... -
Alexandre Leitão to head HK/Macau Portuguese consulate
The Portuguese government has appointed Alexandre Leitão as the new consul general of Portugal in Macau and Hong Kong, replacing Paulo Cunha Alves who has occupied ... -
International Marathon registration full
Registration is full for the mini marathon category of the 2022 Galaxy Entertainment Macao International Marathon, organizers announced yesterday. All places for the marathon and half ... -
CTT shortens mail disinfection to 24 hours
Disinfection and retention procedures for mail arriving in the SAR has been shortened from 72 to 24 hours, the Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) said ... -
Export increases to MOP1.37b
Total merchandise exported amounted to MOP1.37 billion in August 2022, up by 28.3% year-on-year. The value of re-exports (MOP1.16 billion) grew by 31.0%, data from the ... -
Commercial flights plunge 40% y-o-y in August
Arriving and departing commercial flights totalled 485 trips in August, a decline of 39.1% year-on-year, data from the the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) shows. From ... -
Gov’t suspends weekly Covid press briefing
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre has announced it will suspend the regular press conferences that occur on Thursday, as Macau has “entered the normalization stage of ... -
Mainland universities draw more SARs, Taiwan students
A total of 38,200 students from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan were pursuing higher education on the mainland in 2021, an increase of 51% compared with ...
