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Macau & HK productivity bodies co-host INC seminar
A seminar titled Macau GBA Industry Network Clusters (GBA-INC), co-hosted by the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) and the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM), was held at the latter’s headquarters yesterday. Hong Kong Productivity Council Executive Director Mohamed Butt and his management team attended the event and talked to representatives of Macau enterprises and chambers of commerce about the advantages of Hong Kong-Macau connectivity and international
May 16, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong
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Residential property price drops 5.5 pct in 1Q
Macau’s overall average price of residential units decreased by 5.5 percent quarter on quarter in the first quarter, based on the average price per square metre of usable area, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.According to a DSEC statement, the average price per square metre of usable area of residential units in the Macau Peninsula (68,043 patacas), Taipa (78,547 patacas) and Coloane (76,441 patacas) fell by 2.6 percent, 3.6 percent and 24.5 percent
May 16, 2025 | BY admin
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Orbis Raffle Charity Street Sale kicks off tomorrow
The Orbis Raffle Charity Street Sale starts this weekend, with volunteers selling Orbis Raffles to raise vital funds for the non-governmental organisation’s (NGO) global paediatric sight-saving programmes and sustainable training initiatives in low- and middle-income countries.According to a statement on Wednesday, three Orbis Raffle Charity Street Sale events are scheduled, the first being on Saturday in the surrounding area of Flower City Park and Central Park in Taipa, while an Orbis
May 16, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Taipa open-air public carpark to provide parking for motorbikes from next month
Macau’s first and only open-air public carpark, located on Taipa’s Estrada Governador Albano de Oliveira near its junction with Avenida de Kwong Tung, will also provide parking spaces for motorcycles from early next month, the government has announced.Currently, the carpark comprises 61 parking spaces for cars and 10 spaces for heavy vehicles, without parking spaces for motorcycles.From early next month, according to a statement by the Transport Bureau (DSAT) earlier this week, the carpark
May 16, 2025 | BY Tony Wong
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GEG, IPIM draw nearly 140 SMEs at business matching event
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has recently organised the “GEG SME X IPIM Enterprises Expansion Series: Business Matching Session for Products and Food from Macau Enterprises” in conjunction with the government’s Macau Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), gathering over 200 representatives from close to 140 local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).The event, according to a recent statement by the integrated resort operator, was held at JW Marriott Hotel Macau at
May 16, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin
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‘Macau 2049’ marks 100th performance
Integrated resort operator MGM said in a statement yesterday that its residency “Macau 2049” has marked a new milestone, with its 100th performance celebrated on Wednesday.Created by MGM and acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou, the eight-chapter show puts together state-of-the-art stage visuals and sound effects to reimagine eight forms of Chinese intangible cultural heritage.The MGM statement noted that the achievement also highlights the “futuristic reinterpretation of China’s
May 16, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin
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SJM Resorts garners ‘Two-Star Bar of the Year’ award
SJM Resorts said in a Tuesday statement that Mesa Bar at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) has again garnered the Two-Star Bar award at China’s Cocktail and Spirits List Awards.Being Macau’s only two-time winner of the prize, the statement said that the awards were established in 2023 by the Ganlanhuabao (橄榄画报) and Spirits & Bartender (烈酒与调酒师画报) Chinese media platforms and celebrate “excellence in the bar industry” across 60 cities in the nation.The awards are
May 16, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Sands China, GMTC Park sign MOU for Big Health Tourism Industry collaboration
Integrated resort operator Sands China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Guangdong-Macau Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Industrial Park Development Co. Ltd. (GMTCM) last Friday to promote the integration of the Big Health tourism industry in Macau and Hengqin.The signing took place at GMTCM Park in the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin.Leveraging the advantages of both regions, the statement said that the partnership aims to “employ the strengths of
May 16, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Notice to Our Readers
This is to inform our readers that, starting today, our Page 12 will focus on news from Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries. This change follows recent announcements by central and local governments regarding their intention to strengthen Macau’s commercial and cultural ties with these regions.Nearly 900 million people speak Spanish or Portuguese (as native or non-native speakers), accounting for around 11 percent of the global population. Additionally, these two Iberian Romance
May 16, 2025 | BY admin
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Police bust 4 illegal currency exchange dealers in 2 separate cases
Two men from the mainland were arrested for engaging in illegal currency exchange activities on Wednesday, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the two suspects as 35-year-old and 33-year-old brothers surnamed Deng. The second one told the police that he is a businessman.According to Cheong, on Wednesday afternoon, PJ officers on patrol witnessed the two suspects engaging in an illegal currency exchange with a
May 16, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves
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Middle-aged man hangs himself in stairwell
The Judiciary Police (PJ) received a report from the Public Security Police (PSP) at 19:02 on Wednesday that a local middle-aged man hanged himself in his residential building’s stairwell on Rua do Mercado de Iao Hon. The victim was pronounced dead after he had been rushed to the public Conde de S. Januário Hospital Centre for emergency treatment, according to a PJ statement yesterday.According to the statement, the building’s doorman received a call from a resident at 18:35 on Wednesday,
May 16, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong
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Macao Bridge speed detection to start tomorrow: DSAT/PSP
Aiming to protect the safety of road users, the government-appointed Higher Traffic Council (CSV) has authorised, in coordination with the Transport Bureau (DSAT) and the Public Security Police (PSP), the launch of a speed detection system on the Macau and Taipa ends of Macao Bridge from midnight tomorrow. The DAST and PSP announced the measure in a joint statement yesterday.Starting from midnight tomorrow, 22 fixed-point speed detection systems and four section speed detection systems
May 16, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves
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DPP’s absurd demographic wordplay exposes sinister secessionist attempt
Commentary BEIJING – The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities’ latest word games with Taiwan’s demographic data have exposed their obsession with severing the historical and cultural ties between the island and the Chinese mainland.Earlier this month, Taiwan’s executive body revised information on the island’s demographics on its official website, stating that Taiwan’s current registered population is composed of 2.6 percent indigenous residents,
May 16, 2025 | BY admin
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3 ‘Chris-mas Kingdom’ stage clown shows to be held at CCM
Interview by Rui Pastorin “Chris-mas Kingdom” will soon take to the stage at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM), with the three-day show presenting a non-verbal stage clown performance for the 35th Macao Arts Festival (MAF) that aims to have something for audiences of all ages.With performances scheduled for tomorrow and at the weekend, the production is a collaboration between Own Theatre*, one of the few troupes in Macau that specialises in clowning, and Hong Kong
May 15, 2025 | BY admin
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