28 September 2020
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, is setting up in Beijing an area where products of the Portuguese-speaking world will be exhibited during Beijing-Macao Week from 26 to 29 September. IPIM announced in writing that 11 Macao companies will occupy space in its Portuguese-speaking Countries Products Exhibition Zone. The institute says they … Continue reading "Macao to exhibit products from lusophone world in Beijing"
28 September 2020
The Script Road – Macau Literary Festival next month will celebrate 100 years since the publication of the only book of verse written by Portuguese poet Camilo Pessanha, who died in Macao, Ponto Final reports. The book, “Clepsydra,” contains poems Pessanha wrote during his sojourn in Macao. The Macao newspaper says Timorese conductor Simão Barreto … Continue reading "Literary festival in Macao to celebrate Portuguese poet"
28 September 2020
The fourth World Chinese-Portuguese Translation Competition, put on by the Macao Polytechnic Institute and the Macao Higher Education Bureau, drew 211 competing teams representing 55 institutions of higher education around the globe, the institute says. The Macao Polytechnic Institute announced in writing that Renata André Véran de Azevedo de Moura and Cheng Xiaoyu of the … Continue reading "Chinese-Portuguese translation contest draws 211 entries"
23 September 2020
Governor Chen Wu of the southern Chinese autonomous region of Guangxi Zhuang hopes his region can make full use of Macao as a bridge between China and the Portuguese-speaking world, the Macao SAR Government says. The government issued a written statement quoting Mr Chen as saying so when he and Macao Chief Executive Ho Iat … Continue reading "Governor wants closer ties between Guangxi, lusophone world"
23 September 2020
The Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology will pay for up to 10 scholarships a year for students pursuing doctoral degrees at Portuguese universities to do research in collaboration with the Macao Scientific and Cultural Centre in Lisbon, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency quotes Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education Manuel Heitor … Continue reading "Scholarships for joint research with Macao centre in Lisbon"
23 September 2020
Postgraduate students at the Macao Polytechnic Institute took an intensive course in consecutive interpretation from Portuguese into Chinese and vice-versa between August 25 and September 4, the institute says. The institute issued a written statement saying its own teachers and European Commission instructors in interpretation taught the course to students studying for master’s degrees in … Continue reading "Macao poly trains Chinese-Portuguese interpreters"
23 September 2020
In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the inscription of the Historic Centre of Macao on the World Heritage List as well as the reinstatement of travel permit issuance for Mainland residents to Macao in late September, the Macao SAR Government will roll out a series of promotional activities themed as “Beijing-Macao Week” along Wangfujing Street … Continue reading "IPIM organises Macao enterprises to participate in Beijing-Macao Week to promote Macao brands and products from Portuguese-speaking countries through multiple channels"
22 September 2020
Governor Wang Ning of the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian has called for the construction there of an industrial park to exploit the function of Macao as a place where China and the Portuguese-speaking world can conduct business, the Macao SAR Government says. The government issued a written statement quoting Mr Wang as saying so … Continue reading "Industrial park mooted for linking Fujian to lusophone world"
22 September 2020
The Portuguese-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Portugal-China Young Entrepreneurs Association will occupy space in the Macao Scientific and Cultural Centre in Lisbon, the Portuguese government has announced. The Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education says in a written announcement that this is provided for by the official plan for developing the … Continue reading "Macao centre in Lisbon to help tighten Sino-Portuguese ties"
21 September 2020
The Chinese, Portuguese and English electronic edition of Macao Yearbook 2020, which is compiled by the Government Information Bureau (GCS) of the Macao SAR, is published today (21 September). The Macao Yearbook is a comprehensive chronicle. It outlines major events, details of progress achieved, and changes made in the course of Macao’s political, economic, social and cultural development, … Continue reading "Macao Yearbook 2020 e-edition Published today"
21 September 2020
Works by 98 women artists in 22 different parts of the world, including 16 Portuguese artists, will be exhibited at the ArtFem Women Artists 2nd International Biennial of Macao, Ponto Final reports. The Macao newspaper quotes a written statement issued by the organising committee as saying Chinese sculptor Xiang Jing, Macao artist Un Chin Iam … Continue reading "Works by 98 women artists going on show at Macao biennial"
21 September 2020
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that there were 123 hotels & guesthouses operating in 2019, an increase of 7 year-on-year. Total number of persons engaged went up by 2.1% to 51,859. Attributable to a 1.0% rise in number of guests, receipts of the sector grew by 2.6% year-on-year to MOP 38.27 … Continue reading "Results of Macao hotels and similar establishments survey 2019"
21 September 2020
In order to cultivate Chinese-Portuguese bilingual professionals and strengthen the cooperation between the European Union and the Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI), the International Portuguese Training Centre for Conference Interpreting of MPI cooperated with the Directorate General for Interpretation of the European Commission (DG-SCIC) in co-organizing a “Consecutive Interpretation Intensive Training Course” from 25 August to … Continue reading "MPI and the European Commission’s Directorate-General of Interpretation Jointly Organize Interpreting Training Course"
17 September 2020
Eight Macao students have been granted money from the Macao Higher Education Fund for postgraduate studies at universities in Lisbon, the Macao Talent Development Committee says. The committee posted on its website a written announcement saying six of the students will pursue master’s degrees in law and two will pursue master’s degrees in translation. The … Continue reading "Macao students get grants for postgraduate studies in Lisbon"
16 September 2020
Portuguese venture capital fund Alpac Capital – Sociedade de Capital de Risco SA is leading a consortium that means to buy Efacec Power Solutions SGPS SA of Portugal and take it private, Expresso reports, citing Alpac Capital Chief Executive Luís Santos. The Portuguese newspaper quotes Mr Santos as saying Macao company CESL Asia – Investments … Continue reading "CESL Asia in consortium eyeing Efacec Power Solutions"
15 September 2020
The 25th Macao International Trade & Investment Fair (25th MIF), Macao Franchise Expo 2020 (2020MFE), and 2020 Portuguese-Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao) (2020PLPEX) will be held concurrently at The Venetian Macao from 22 to 24 October 2020. The business matching services offered by these exhibitions have been helping exhibitors and participants expand their … Continue reading "Macao Exhibition Platform Helps Enterprises Expand Businesses"
14 September 2020
The Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), Ms Xu Yingzhen, has completed her term in Macao, and returned to Beijing on September 13. Since taking office as Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, in July 2016, Ms Xu has presided … Continue reading "Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, Ms Xu Yingzhen, ends her role and returns to Beijing"
14 September 2020
Macao needs more workers proficient in Portuguese so the city can play a greater part in the world and burnish its international image, the Macao Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture has said. The secretariat issued a written statement saying this need was mentioned in a recent series of meetings in Beijing attended by Macao … Continue reading "Proficiency in Portuguese needed in Macao, officials told"
14 September 2020
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that there were 9 enterprises engaging in gaming activities in 2019, a decrease of 1 year-on-year. Total receipts of the sector dropped by 2.8% year-on-year to MOP296.09 billion, with gaming receipts (MOP292.34 billion) falling by 3.5%; however, interest receipts (MOP2.71 billion) leapt by 414.9% on account … Continue reading "Results of Macao gaming sector survey 2019"
10 September 2020
The Higher Education Fund has approved the list of successful applicants of three subsidy schemes for postgraduate studies in Portugal. For this year, there are a total of eight recipients of the Postgraduate Degree Course Scholarship Program – Association of Principals of Portuguese-speaking Universities; there are no applications for the Scholarship Scheme for Master’s Degree … Continue reading "Application result of the three subsidy schemes for postgraduate studies in Portugal"
