23 April 2021
Would-be contestants in the fifth World Chinese-Portuguese Translation Competition have until May 30 to enter, the Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) says. The prizes this year will include awards specially for institutions of higher education in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and in lusophone countries, the institute announced in writing on Tuesday The MPI says … Continue reading "Chinese-Portuguese translators invited to compete in contest"
22 April 2021
The authorities in the southern Chinese province of Hainan look forward to cooperating more closely with their counterparts in Macao to increase mutual engagement by the island province and the Portuguese-speaking world, the Macao SAR Government says, citing Communist Party of China Hainan Provincial Committee Secretary Shen Xiaoming. The government issued a written statement quoting … Continue reading "Hainan set to work with Macao to engage with lusophone world"
22 April 2021
According to the statistics of temporary residency for approved investors, managements and technical personnel in 2020, IPIM received a total of 6 new residence applications based on “major investment” and a total of 88 new applications based on “management and technical personnel”. Among the cases handled in 2020 (include the applications which were received in … Continue reading "Macao Statistics of Investment Residency Applications in 2020"
21 April 2021
The authorities in the mainland Chinese province of Guangdong gave Lektou permission for the Shenzhen office last month, according to a report carried by the news agency last week. The office will focus on the legal aspects of real estate, finance and foreign investment, the report says. It says the firm means to become more … Continue reading "Macao law firm Lektou opens office in Shenzhen"
20 April 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the annual mean air temperature in Macao in 2020 dropped by 0.3ºC year-on-year to 23.3ºC. The highest temperature of the year was 35.5ºC in July, down slightly by 0.2ºC from 2019; the lowest temperature was 6.7ºC in December, a fall of 1.7ºC. Meanwhile, total precipitation … Continue reading "Macao environmental statistics 2020"
19 April 2021
On the second anniversary of the announcement of the “Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area”, in order to bring into play the advantages of Macao’s “Sino-Portuguese Platform”, and promote the “Greater Bay Area Portuguese Language Education Alliance” to the Lusophone countries to develop the Sino-Portuguese academic cooperation, the Centre for Portuguese … Continue reading "Macao Polytechnic Institute invites all interested participants to participate in “The Greater Bay Area Portuguese Language and Sino-Portuguese Academic Cooperation” online Forum"
19 April 2021
The “2021 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair” (2021GMBPF), jointly organised by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, will be held at The Venetian Macao from 30 July to 1 August. To keep strengthening co-operation between Guangdong and Macao and revitalise all aspects of the … Continue reading "2021 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair to Be Held at the End of July, All Macao Companies Are Welcome"
19 April 2021
Macao students attending a gathering held to inform them about economic engagement by China and the Portuguese-speaking world were urged to take career opportunities offered by such engagement, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) says. The institute issued yesterday a written statement saying about 100 students and teachers at the Macao Polytechnic Institute … Continue reading "International engagement offers careers, Macao students told"
19 April 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Tourist Price Index (TPI) for the first quarter of 2021 went down by 15.16% year-on-year to 115.78, on account of lower hotel room rates, reduced prices of local food products and falling airfares; yet, dearer prices of jewellery offset part of the decrease. Among … Continue reading "Macao tourist price index (TPI) for the 1st quarter of 2021"
14 April 2021
The University of Macau says it is holding today a seminar on global governance and the development of relations between China and Portuguese-speaking parts of the world. A written statement issued by the university says the seminar brings together academics and renowned experts in their fields in Macao and mainland China to discuss how to … Continue reading "Seminar in Macau discusses China and the lusophone world"
13 April 2021
Macao legislator and businessman Wang Sai Man has urged Macao to prompt mainland Chinese companies intending to tap Portuguese-speaking markets to set up branches in the city, the Macau News Agency (MNA) reports. MNA quotes Mr Wang as telling the Macao Legislative Assembly last Thursday that the city has enough foreign exchange reserves to serve … Continue reading "Call for more effort to help Macao serve its trade function"
12 April 2021
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) says it will hold online this year a conference on Sino-Portuguese academic cooperation in the teaching of the Portuguese language, and a workshop for teachers of Portuguese – events intended to serve the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. MPI President Marcus Im Sio Kei announced the events at the annual … Continue reading "Events about teaching of Portuguese in Macao poly calendar"
1 April 2021
A delegation from Macao public broadcaster TDM, S.A., led by Executive Commission President Ms Lo Song Man, visited on March 30 the headquarters of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao). The visiting party had a meeting with officials from the Permanent Secretariat of Forum … Continue reading "Delegation from public broadcaster TDM visits Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao"
1 April 2021
Rui Pedro Cunha, the vice-president of the board of the general assembly of the Macau Delegation of the Portugal-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said the Macao branch of the chamber can serve as a bridge between Portugal and mainland China. The Macao branch issued a written statement quoting Mr Pedro Cunha as telling … Continue reading "Macao branch of Sino-Portuguese chamber holds annual meeting"
31 March 2021
The ambassadors to China of Timor-Leste, Guinea-Bissau, Cabo Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Mozambique and Angola have toured the China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Innovation Demonstration Park in the southern Chinese city of Changsha, The Paper website reports. The Chinese state-owned website says Macao members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee accompanied … Continue reading "Lusophone ambassadors to China visit Hunan cooperation facility"
30 March 2021
Since its re-opening in September 2020, the Cinematheque．Passion (hereinafter referred to as “Cinematheque”), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym), has hosted a number of film festivals and film activities, bringing a wide variety of films to the audience. Since September 2020, nearly 8,000 people visited the Cinematheque and … Continue reading "Cinematheque．Passion of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Macao hosts a Programme showcasing Environmental Films for the first time in April"
30 March 2021
Governor Mao Weiming of the southern Chinese province of Hunan has said his government supports the establishment in the Hunan city of Changsha of a centre to facilitate exchanges by the province and the Portuguese-speaking world, the China News website reports. The Chinese state-run website says Mr Mao said so when he and the ambassadors … Continue reading "Gateway for trade between lusophone markets, Hunan envisaged"
30 March 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that both the general unemployment rate (2.9%) and the unemployment rate of local residents (3.9%) for December 2020-February 2021 increased by 0.2 percentage points from the previous period (November 2020-January 2021). In addition, the underemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4.5%. The labour force … Continue reading "Macao employment survey for December 2020-February 2021"
29 March 2021
Organized by the Secretariat for Economy and Finance of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of Hangzhou Municipal People’s Government, Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism as well as Shangcheng District People’s Government of Hangzhou Municipality, the “Macao Week in Hangzhou” was grandly unveiled on 26 … Continue reading "“Macao Week in Hangzhou” grandly opens Welcoming Mainland visitors to Macao"
29 March 2021
Macao’s Intangible Cultural Heritage, Macanese gastronomy, is in the limelight among other gems of the destination during “Macao Week in Hangzhou”, the mega promotion launched by the Macao Special Administrative Region Government at the capital of Zhejiang Province since 26 March. Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Grand Hyatt Hangzhou and Macanese Gastronomic Brotherhood together present … Continue reading "Macao chefs share Macanese delicacies in Hangzhou Macao dazzles as Creative City of Gastronomy at Macao Week in Hangzhou"
