Hotel guests drop 7.8 pct to 1.12 million in February

 Macau's 147 hotels received 1.127 million guests in February, a 7.8 percent year-on-year drop, the Macau Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. Chinese New Year (CNY) this year fell on January 29. It fell on February 10 last year. The Chinese mainland’s week-long CNY holiday is one of Macau’s peak tourism seasons. According to a DSEC statement on Thursday, whereas guests from mainland China (863,000) recorded a 7.6 percent decrease, foreign guests (86,000) rose 17.5

April 5, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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US accounts for 4.6 pct of Macau’s external trade in Jan-Feb

       The United States, the world’s largest importer before China and Germany and the world's second largest exporter after China and before Germany, accounted for merely 4.6 percent of Macau’s external merchandise trade in the first two months of this year, according to the latest data released by the Macau Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) last week.According to DSEC statistics, Macau’s total merchandise trade (exports + imports of goods) with the US amounted

April 5, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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Ching Ming Festival holiday notice

Due to it being the traditional Ching Ming (spelt “Qingming” in Putonghua pinyin) Festival, a public holiday, today, The Macau Post Daily will take a weekend break and also be off on Sunday. We will return to work on Monday so the print edition of Macau’s oldest English-language newspaper will be out again on Tuesday morning. However, our digital edition on our website https://www.macaupostdaily.com/ will be updated round-the-clock. Our local news and editorials as well as commentary by

April 4, 2025 | BY admin

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New Macau-Madrid cargo route aims to facilitate e-commerce trade for GBA, Europe, S America

A regular cargo route between Macau and Madrid, operated by Ethiopian Airlines, was launched yesterday, with two round-trip flights operating every week, marked by an inaugural ceremony at the local airport yesterday morning when a freighter operating the route was greeted by an aircraft water salute.The cargo route is expected to provide a round-trip capacity of 400 tonnes of freight every week, with over 20,000 tonnes in total anticipated for a year.After the Boeing 777F cargo aircraft

April 4, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macao Medical Center of PUMCH expands medical services in first 6 months

The Macao Medical Center of Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) has expanded its medical services within the first six months of operation, with the number of specialty outpatient clinics expanded to 52 by the end of February, while daily appointments have increased by 50 percent since opening, the hospital said in a statement yesterday.The hospital’s full name is “Islands Healthcare Complex – Macao Medical Center of Peking Union Medical College Hospital”, but it is commonly

April 4, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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UTM First Lecture to take place next Saturday, registration open

The Macao University of Tourism (UTM) will host its “UTM First Lecture” next Saturday on its Taipa campus, with the one-day event slated to have lectures, discussion sessions, and a chance to view facilities, among other activities, according to a statement from the public university on Wednesday.Registration, which is free, is now open to students, parents and other members of the public in Macau and neighbouring regions. It will last from 2 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Places are limited.The

April 4, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sam vows strengthened cooperation with Jiangxi

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with Jiangxi Province Governor Ye Jianchun yesterday at Government Headquarters where they exchanged views on strengthening cooperation in tourism and trade between the two sides, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) last night.Welcoming Ye and members of his delegation to Macau, according to the statement, Sam expressed his gratitude for the support Ye had provided to Macau during his tenure as a vice-minister of Water

April 4, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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MGM, Fnetlink sign deal to launch recycling solution for playing cards

A partnership agreement between integrated resort operator MGM and local tech company Fnetlink Technology Company Limited has recently been signed to launch an “innovative recycling solution that transforms used playing cards into eco-friendly packaging materials”, according to a statement from the integrated resort operator last week.The “Partnership Agreement Signing Ceremony for the Innovative Playing Card Recycling and Upcycling Solution” was held last Friday during the recently

April 4, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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5 comedians to perform at ‘North, South, East, West’ Stand-Up Comedy Night’

A total of five comedians will showcase their unique styles as they take to the stage of The Venetian Theatre in Cotai for the one-night “North, South, East, West’ Stand-Up Comedy Night” next Friday, with tickets now on sale, integrated resort operator Sands China said in a recent statement.The Macau International Comedy Festival event is set to start at 7:30 p.m. Sands China is the festival’s co-organiser for the second consecutive year.The line-up of comedians comprises

April 4, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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SJM Kaho Hung Music Show slated for April 19 at GLP

The Grand Lisboa Palace’s “The Grand Pavilion” in Cotai will be the site of Hong Kong singer-songwriter Hung Kaho’s (븅셰봉) music show on April 19.Entitled “SJM Kaho Hung Music Show” and slated to start at 8 p.m., a statement from integrated resort operator SJM earlier this week noted that show attendees will be able to listen to a selection of Hung’s popular original songs.According to Wikipedia, Hung made his official debut in 2018. Upon visiting the 33-year-old Cantopop

April 4, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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GEG garners 5th Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility award

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has garnered the Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility Award at the 11th Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility Award Ceremony in Hong Kong earlier this week, marking the fifth time that the Integrated resort (IR) operator has received the award, the company said in a Wednesday statement.The ceremony was organised by the Mirror Post of Hong Kong. Assistant Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility of Public Relations of GEG Annie Loi Sin Kei

April 4, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ – boost for US industry or trigger of trade war?

Analysis        WASHINGTON – Amid widespread opposition, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order on so-called “reciprocal tariffs.” Calling the day “Liberation Day,” Trump claimed that higher tariffs would boost government revenue and revitalize US manufacturing.However, can Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” on US trading partners really help make America great again? Most likely not.After his announcement on sweeping tariffs, economists

April 4, 2025 | BY admin

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Architects Nelson Silva & João Nuno Marques showcase works at Creative Macau

Drawings and photographs are displayed at Creative Macau in the gallery’s latest exhibition “Framing A Future Past”, which is on until April 17.Curated by Sara Neves and aiming to present the city’s diversity, the exhibition has special emphasis on elements that may soon be part of its past. The various works were created by two architects, with the photos on display taken by Nelson Silva, who moved to Macau in 2018 and is a partner at LBA Architecture & Planning, while the drawings

April 3, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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IAM removes 5 tonnes of leftover food left for stray animals

In the wake of an incident where a 61-year-old local woman was bitten by a dog near Coloane’s Concórdia Industrial Park on Tuesday morning, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a follow-up statement yesterday that between early last year and the first quarter of this year, the bureau removed nearly 17,000 items of leftover food resulting from residents’ feeding stray animals, totalling over five tonnes in weight.Yesterday’s IAM statement came after the bureau issued a statement on

April 3, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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