25 January 2021
Two officials of the Chinese Ministry of Education have urged the Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) to play its part in bringing together China and the Portuguese-speaking world, MPI said on Thursday. The institute issued a written statement quoting Ministry of Education Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office Executive Deputy Director Xu Yongji as calling … Continue reading "Macao poly prompted to help link China, lusophone countries"
22 January 2021
Portuguese Minister of the Environment and Energy Transition João Pedro Matos Fernandes and Chinese Minister of Water Resources E Jingping will jointly preside over the 8th High-Level Dialogue Conference of the China-Europe Water Platform (CEWP), which opens today, the CEWP says. The CEWP announced in writing that a seminar on cooperation in science and technology … Continue reading "Portugal, China co-chair Sino-European water conference"
22 January 2021
On January 21, Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), Mr Ding Tian, met with a delegation led by Mr Liu Jianjun, Member of the Standing Committee of Qingdao Municipal Communist Party of China Committee and Director of the management committee of … Continue reading "Management committee of the demonstration zone for local economic and trade cooperation for China-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation visited Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao"
21 January 2021
A collection of short stories by Portuguese author António Correia, “Contos de Ou-Mun”, has been published in Macao in a single volume containing the original text in Portuguese and a translation into Chinese, Ponto Final reports. The Macao newspaper says the author lived in Macao for about 20 years. The report says the translator is … Continue reading "Dual-language edition of ’Contos de Ou-Mun’ on sale in Macao"
21 January 2021
On January 20, Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), Mr Paulo Jorge Rodrigues do Espírito Santo, met with the President of the Council of the Portuguese Communities (CCP) for Asia-Pacific, Ms Rita Botelho dos Santos, and Counsellor of the CCP, Mr … Continue reading "Representatives of the Council of the Portuguese Communities visited Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao"
20 January 2021
The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) is planning to publish online a handbook on investment, Xinhua reports, citing IPIM Executive Director Lei Chou Sam. The Chinese government-run news agency quotes Mr Lei as saying on Sunday the handbook will help enterprises penetrate markets in the Portuguese-speaking world, and will promote economic engagement. The … Continue reading "Online handbook to help businesses probe lusophone markets"
20 January 2021
18 January 2021
The head of a Portuguese think-tank believes the European Union-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment will boost the performance by Macao of its functions as a place where China and the Portuguese-speaking world can do business, and as a place for cultural exchanges. Observatory for China president Rui Lourido says in an article he wrote for … Continue reading "Sino-EU investment accord good for Macao, academic says"
14 January 2021
Macao Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng believes Macao can help enterprises in the nearby southern Chinese city of Shenzhen to tap markets in the Portuguese-speaking world, his government said on Monday. The Macao government issued a written statement quoting Mr Ho as telling Shenzhen Municipal Committee secretary Wang Weizhong, that Macao is particularly keen to … Continue reading "Macao ready to help Shenzhen penetrate lusophone markets"
13 January 2021
A senior official of the southern Chinese city of Dongguan believes Macao can help his city engage with the Portuguese-speaking world in trade and other economic matters, the government of Macao said on Monday. The government issued a written statement quoting Dongguan Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee Chairman Liang Weidong as telling Macao Chief Executive … Continue reading "Dongguan views Macao as stepping stone to lusophone markets"
13 January 2021
The Macao Higher Education Bureau says it has begun taking applications by students in tertiary education for places on a course for learners of the Portuguese language, to be held next summer in Portugal. The bureau announced in writing that the course is part of the effort by Macao to turn out qualified people bilingual … Continue reading "Macao to put on course in Portugal for language students"
11 January 2021
The Association for the Promotion of Chinese and Lusophone Languages and Cultures was formed in Macao on Wednesday to increase exchanges between China and the Portuguese-speaking world, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency says the association intends to help Macao perform its function as a point of contact between China and the lusophone world, and … Continue reading "Society set up in Macao to boost international exchanges"
8 January 2021
The 12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, organised by the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, saw the Cultural Week employ for the first time, due to the pandemic, a two-pronged approach, namely online and offline formats. The Permanent Secretariat set up a website exclusively dedicated to the Cultural Week, that attracted more than … Continue reading "New approach to Cultural Week event bears remarkable fruit, with virtual cultural-exchange platform successfully introduced"
7 January 2021
The Portugal-China Small and Medium Enterprises Chamber of Commerce means to expand its network of representative offices in lusophone countries other from Portugal, Ponto Final reports, citing the chamber’s plan for this year. The Macao Portuguese-language newspaper says the plan also envisages the setting-up of funds to invest in agribusinesses, real estate, and the hospitality … Continue reading "Portugal-China SMEs Chamber of Commerce aims to expand"
5 January 2021
The newly struck European Union (EU)-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment may increase the performance by Macao of its function as a place to do business, Bank of China Macao Branch Strategic Planning Department analyst Qi Wenhao says. In an article he wrote for a newspaper, the Macao Daily News, Mr Qi says Macao can facilitate … Continue reading "Analyst sees Sino-EU deal bringing more business to Macao"
29 December 2020
The Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and Technology has held a seminar on how to turn out professionals with a good command of the Portuguese language, the Macao Commercial Post reports. The newspaper says the seminar, held last week, was meant to help develop the Portuguese language programme that the polytechnic offers. The report quotes Guangdong … Continue reading "Guangdong poly holds seminar on teaching Portuguese language"
29 December 2020
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that Gross National Income (GNI) at current prices amounted to MOP 394.06 billion in 2019, which was MOP 51.06 billion less than Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at current prices (MOP 445.12 billion), representing a net external factor income outflow of the same amount that was equivalent … Continue reading "Macao gross national income for 2019"
29 December 2020
28 December 2020
28 December 2020
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of visitor arrivals grew by 9.3% month-to-month to 636,351 in November 2020; however, the figure represented a year-on-year decline of 78.1%. Overnight visitors and same-day visitors totalled 323,794 and 312,557 respectively. The average length of stay of visitors went up by 0.5 day year-on-year … Continue reading "Macao visitor arrivals for November 2020"
