Hotel guests rise 39.7 pct in Q1

 A total of nearly 3.78 million guests checked into Macau’s 141 hotels in the first quarter of this year, a year-on-year growth of 39.7 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.Hotel guests accounted for 42.5 percent of the 8.87 million visitor arrivals in the first three months.Hotel guests from the Chinese mainland (2.81 million), Hong Kong (460,000) and Taiwan (89,000) rose by 40.1 percent, 0.8 percent and 180.7 percent respectively. The number of South

April 30, 2024 | BY admin

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DSEDT holds smart catering equipment exhibition

The “Macau Catering Industry Smart Upgrade Solution Exhibition” was held yesterday at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre, showcasing more than 30 types of smart catering equipment and inviting experts from the Greater Bay Area (GBA) to explain how to use the smart device applications, bringing innovative operation and management experience to local SMEs and helping them upgrade and transform, according to a statement from the Economic and Technological Development Bureau

April 30, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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MGTO, Meituan join hands to stimulate consumer spending in northern district

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) joined hands with Meituan – a mainland-based e-commerce service platform – to launch yesterday their joint consumption promotion campaign, aiming to stimulate consumer spending by promoting cooperation among various small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the northern district and thus boosting Macau’s community tourism and economy. Meituan (“Beautiful Group”) is a Beijing-headquartered shopping platform for locally found consumer

April 30, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Art exhibition marks FRC gallery’s 12th anniversary

A collective exhibition titled “12 Glowing Years” is being held at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery until Saturday, with the works of 50 invited artists who had previously exhibited at the venue on display.The non-profit organisation was established on April 28, 2012 and according to a statement from the gallery, it has hosted over 1,600 events since then.The current exhibition is themed “free and inclusive of all styles” and aims to be “the consecration of a complete 12-year

April 30, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Beijing speeds up to build int’l tech innovation hub

Analysis by Xinhua writers Zhao Chenjie, Wang Yihan and Li Chunyu        BEIJING – The 2024 Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum) annual conference in Beijing has garnered global attention, and showcased China’s strides in science and technology, underlining its continued commitment to openness and cooperation.Themed “Innovating for a Better World,” the forum drew scientists, entrepreneurs and investors from over 100 countries and regions, and held some 120 events such as

April 30, 2024 | BY admin

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China making huge contribution to fight against climate change: German executive

Interview        FRANKFURT – China is making a huge contribution to the fight against climate change by drastically reducing the cost of green energies, a top German executive has said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua.Via scale production, China has driven down costs to such a low level within the space of 10 years that solar power has now become the cheapest energy source, said Herbert Diess, chairman of the supervisory board of Infineon Technologies.Diess said the

April 30, 2024 | BY admin

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‘Overcapacity’ claims Washington’s latest offensive in its misinformation campaign

China Daily Editorial        US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s claims about China’s “overcapacity” in her interview on the US economy with the media on Thursday should be seen as the US side’s latest stance on Beijing’s rebuttal of the unfounded allegations Yellen made in this regard during her visit to China early this month.Yellen intentionally turned a deaf ear to Beijing’s reasonable and objective countering of her “overcapacity” blame game. Instead,

April 30, 2024 | BY admin

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Multiple trips allowed for mainland tour groups between Macau & Hengqin: NIA

The National Immigration Administration (NIA) announced in a statement yesterday that starting from next Monday, May 6, multiple trips between Macau and Hengqin will be allowed for mainland tour groups within seven days via the Hengqin checkpoint with a special endorsement.Moreover, according to the statement, mainlanders who apply for a multi-entry endorsement to Hong Kong and Macau for business purposes can use smart equipment to get a quick-access endorsement, and the duration of stay for

April 29, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Govt proposes new rules for evicting defaulting tenants

Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon, who is also the spokesman for the government’s top advisory Executive Council, has announced that the government has finished drafting a bill that proposes new civil procedures aiming to enable landlords to evict tenants who refuse to pay their rent and move out, within a shorter period of time than now. Cheong made the announcement during a press conference at Government Headquarters on Friday. The bill will be submitted

April 29, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Embark on a Moomin-themed adventure at Grand Lisboa Palace

     SJM holds back-to-back international IP exhibitions to elevate guest experiences        Ever dreamt of going on a Moomin-themed journey? Capture memories, enjoy fun games, and dine with the beloved characters created by Finnish author Tove Jansson in the 1940s. From now until 31 August, fans of the Moomin family are invited to immerse themselves in the enchanting world of Moominvalley at the “Moomin Wonderful Encounter - Joyous Adventure in

April 29, 2024 | BY admin

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‘Travel & Learn’ Itinerary Planning Competition calls for submissions

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) launched yesterday its “Travel & Learn” Itinerary Planning Competition, calling for the creation of itineraries for a three-day study tour of Macau by senior high school students, as well as members of the public aged at least 18, based on three themes – “National Education”, “Juxtaposition of Old and New”, and “Cultural Exploration”.In her opening remarks during a press conference about the contest, MGTO Director Maria Helena de

April 29, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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‘Foreign tourists important to local SMEs, Macau’s tourism industry’: tourism chief

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes has highlighted the importance of foreign tourists to local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Macau’s tourism industry, calling for concerted efforts to promote the diversified development and prosperity of Macau’s tourism industry.The local government has set a target of at least two million foreign tourist arrivals this year, and the tourism chief told the Post yesterday that the number of foreign

April 29, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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To plan or to go with the flow?

 Perhaps from the moment we are born, our lives have already been decided for us. Although we don’t know what we will be or how our lives will turn out, everything has already been set in stone. Or has it? Maybe life is more of a blank canvas and it is instead up to us to decide what will be on it. So, is it better to go through life with a plan or to just go with the flow?   The Young Post recently asked this question, with a number of Secondary 6 students from Pui Ching

April 29, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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HK-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge logs over 10 million vehicles

GUANGZHOU – As of 4 p.m. on Saturday, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge has seen over 10 million inbound and outbound vehicles pass through its Zhuhai port since it opened to public traffic in October 2018, according to a statement by the bridge’s border inspection station that day.The number of inbound and outbound vehicles passing through the Zhuhai checkpoint of the bridge, which is the world’s longest bridge-tunnel sea crossing, surged from 860,000 in 2019 to 3.26 million in 2023.So

April 29, 2024 | BY admin

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