13 January 2022
The Macao Scientific and Cultural Centre in Lisbon and the University of Macau will jointly publish on Friday a book which sets out the characteristics of adults in China that study the Portuguese language, the centre says. The centre announced in writing that the book will be launched at a gathering online, which will hear … Continue reading "Study of Chinese learners of Portuguese due for publication"
13 January 2022
A model developed at the University of Macau Natural Language Processing & Portuguese-Chinese Machine Translation Laboratory has won five contests held at the Sixth Conference on Machine Translation, the university says. The laboratory and Alibaba Dharma Academy translators in China jointly developed an automatic translation quality evaluation model, used to mark translation tests, the University … Continue reading "University of Macau translation model a competition winner"
12 January 2022
Law firms Rato, Ling, Lei & Cortés, or Lektou, of Macao, and Miranda & Associados, of Portugal, are getting together to give legal advice on dealings between China and Portuguese-speaking parts of Africa, the ECO website says. Lektou will join the Miranda Alliance, which brings together lawyers in 16 jurisdictions, and take charge of giving … Continue reading "Miranda Alliance of lawyers gets Lektou to cover China"
11 January 2022
The new Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), Mr Ji Xianzheng, arrived in Macao and took up office on January 10. Secretary-General Mr Ji served as Deputy Director of the Department for European Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s … Continue reading "New Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, Mr Ji Xianzheng, takes office"
7 January 2022
The Macao Economic and Trade Delegation in Lisbon now makes it easier for elderly Macao people living in or around the Portuguese capital to prove that they are still alive and thus eligible for Macao government benefits. The delegation issued on Tuesday a written statement announcing that from this month onward it will send staff … Continue reading "Help for elderly Macao people in Portugal to claim benefits"
7 January 2022
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the overall residential property price index for September – November 2021 decreased by 0.9% over the previous period (August – October 2021) to 266.7. The index for the Macao Peninsula (266.4) fell by 1.2% while that for Taipa & Coloane (268.0) rose by 0.8%. The … Continue reading "Macao residential property price index for September – November 2021"
6 January 2022
Official data indicate that the value of merchandise exports to Macao from Portuguese-speaking parts of the world grew to 643.3 million patacas (about US$80.1 million) in the first 11 months of last year, 3.2 per cent more than in the corresponding period the year before. Figures given by the Macao Statistics and Census Service last … Continue reading "Exports to Macao from lusophone world on upward trend"
6 January 2022
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) has celebrated 40 years since its founding by putting on a concert performed online by students in Macao, mainland China and the Portuguese-speaking world, the Macao Daily says. The performers were students at the MPI, at institutions in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and elsewhere in China, and at … Continue reading "Concert marks 40 years of the Macao Polytechnic Institute"
5 January 2022
State-owned Nam Yue (Group) Co. Ltd, in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, thinks neighbouring Macao can be a conduit for sales abroad of Chinese traditional medicine and dietary therapies, the Macao Daily says. A Nam Yue document says ties between Macao and the Portuguese-speaking world can be exploited, along with the new Guangdong-Macao In-depth … Continue reading "Role for Macao seen in Chinese traditional medicine business"
5 January 2022
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) and the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies are keen to work together more closely under the auspices of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Portuguese Language Education Alliance, the MPI says. The institutions voiced their eagerness when Guangdong University of Foreign Studies Chinese Communist Party Secretary Sui Guangjun visited the … Continue reading "Macao, Guangdong institutions to spur teaching of Portuguese"
4 January 2022
A senior official of the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has called for Macao to cooperate more closely with Portuguese-speaking parts of the world that join China in its Belt and Road initiative, the Macao SAR Government says. The government issued on Wednesday a written statement quoting NDRC Vice-chairman Ning Jizhe as remarking … Continue reading "Macao urged to cooperate more with lusophone countries"
4 January 2022
A total of 500 people visited the 17-day “Angola – My Love” exhibition, which ended on December 30, featured work by Angolan artist Mr Álvaro Macieira, and was organised in tandem with three workshops. The initiative was part of the exhibition series “Lusophone Polychromes”, part of the 13th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, … Continue reading "Exhibition by Angolan artist Álvaro Macieira concluded successfully"
29 December 2021
The Nomenclature for the External Trade of Macao/Harmonized System, 7th Revision (NCEM/HS, Rev.7), approved under the Executive Order No. 57/2021, will come into effect on 1 January 2022. This revision is conducted in accordance with the recommendations from the World Customs Organization, and in conformity to the relevant regulations of imports and exports of chemicals … Continue reading "The Nomenclature for the external trade of Macao/Harmonized system 7th revision to enter into force next year"
29 December 2021
A series of 10 weekly events to promote sales of food, drink and other goods produced in Macao and parts of the Portuguese-speaking world, being put on by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, has earned the praise of exhibitors and visitors alike, the Macao Daily says. Since November 20 one such … Continue reading "IPIM lauded for helping sell products of lusophone world"
28 December 2021
A subsidiary of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd (GPHL) of mainland China has opened a factory in Macao to make products for the practice of Chinese traditional medicine, Lusa reports. The Portuguese news agency quotes GPHL President Li Chuyuan as saying at the opening last Friday that Portuguese-speaking parts of the world are among the main … Continue reading "GPHL Macao arm opens factory to serve lusophone markets"
16 December 2021
The ZLF law firm on the mainland Chinese island of Hengqin, next to Macao, has been helping Chinese investors in the Portuguese-speaking world solve legal problems, Lusa reports. A report carried by the Portuguese news agency last Sunday quotes ZLF Director Chen Yi as saying their favourite place to invest is Brazil. Ms Chen said … Continue reading "Hengqin lawyers help Chinese investors in lusophone world"
16 December 2021
Macau Plaza, a shopping website where mainland Chinese consumers can buy products made or distributed by other enterprises in Macao, has opened for business, Lusa reports. The plan is to make Macau Plaza accessible in mainland China through TikTok, Kuaishou, Tmall Global, JoyBuy and the WeChat mini-app, according to a report carried by the Portuguese … Continue reading "Macau Plaza begins selling goods online in mainland China"
15 December 2021
A Chinese Communist Party official in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, Hui Jianlin, has said that for 10 years Macao has served Jiangsu as a window on the lusophone world, the China News Service (CNS) reports. Mr Hui, of the party’s Jiangsu Provincial Standing Committee, said so in Macao last week at a meeting … Continue reading "Party official describes importance of Macao to Jiangsu"
15 December 2021
Logistics and food deals between enterprises in Macao and the Portuguese-speaking world were among over 80 struck at three fairs held in Macao last week, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. IPIM issued a written statement quoting one Macao exhibitor as saying wine tastings led to some Macao traders in Portuguese … Continue reading "Macao, lusophone countries do business at PLPEX, MIF, MFE"
14 December 2021
According to the statistics of temporary residency for approved investors, managements and technical personnel in the first half of 2021, IPIM received a total of 1 new residence application based on “major investment” and a total of 38 new applications based on “management and technical personnel”. Among the cases handled in the first half of … Continue reading "Statistics of Macao Investment Residency Applications in the First Half of 2021 (Jan-Jun)"
