16 November 2020
More than a dozen Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) students from the Chinese-English Translation and Interpretation Program took part in the “25th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair”, assisting interpreting work and business negotiations. The occasion, on the one hand, provided students with the opportunity to apply what they had learned and to build practical workplace … Continue reading "Students of MPI’s Chinese-English Translation and Interpretation Program participate in MIF Standing on the shoulders of giants to see future opportunities"
Online training course on the use of traditional medicine to tackle COVID-19 held for the first time
13 November 2020
The Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao and Guangdong-Macao Traditional Chinese Medicine Technology Industrial Park held in November an online training course on the use of traditional medicine to tackle COVID-19. The training initiative was supported by the Macao SAR Health Bureau and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People’s Republic of China. … Continue reading "Online training course on the use of traditional medicine to tackle COVID-19 held for the first time"
13 November 2020
On 11 November, Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao Mr Ding Tian met with a delegation from Qingdao Municipality. The visiting party was led by Vice Mayor Mr Xue Qingguo, also a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Qingdao Municipal Committee. During the visit, Vice Mayor Xue stated that, since … Continue reading "Qingdao delegation pays visit to Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao"
13 November 2020
Bank of China Ltd (BOC) President Wang Jiang has said his state-owned bank is willing to help Macao become more competitive as a place where enterprises in China and the Portuguese-speaking world can avail of financial services, the government of Macao says. The government issued a written statement quoting Mr Wang as saying so when … Continue reading "BOC to help make Macao specialist financial services centre"
13 November 2020
Macao’s Banco Nacional Ultramarino SA (BNU) is eager to support business between China and Portuguese-speaking parts of the world, Lusa reports, citing BNU Chief Executive Carlos Cid Álvares. The Portuguese news agency says Mr Cid Álvares was speaking on Tuesday at the formal renewal until 2030 of the exclusive privilege of BNU and the Macao … Continue reading "BNU keen to back business between China, lusophone world"
13 November 2020
The Macao Foundation says it is taking applications until November 23 for 25 scholarships, each worth 65,000 patacas (about US$8,140) a year, for Macao school-leavers to receive tertiary education in Portugal. The foundation announced in writing that the applicants must prove their proficiency in the Chinese language, and agree to return to Macao to work … Continue reading "Macao Foundation offers scholarships for study in Portugal"
11 November 2020
Macao enterprises have had success in promoting sales of Portuguese wines at the 3rd China International Import Expo in Shanghai, which ends today, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. The institute issued on Saturday a written statement quoting a director of Projoint International Ltd, Mr Si, as saying his company took … Continue reading "Macao traders put Portuguese wines in spotlight in Shanghai"
11 November 2020
The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, today said the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) would further strengthen “top-down design” regarding innovation in the field of science and technology (sci-tech), including continuously improve the institutional mechanism for sci-tech innovation and the mechanism for commercialising sci-tech research. In a speech delivered at the … Continue reading "CE: Macao to bolster top-down design for sci-tech innovation"
11 November 2020
11 November 2020
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the total population as at end-September 2020 decreased by 2,600 quarter-to-quarter to 682,800, on account of a drop in number of non-resident workers living in Macao; female population (363,800) accounted for 53.3% of the total. A total of 1,408 live births were delivered in the … Continue reading "Macao Demographic statistics for the 3rd quarter of 2020"
10 November 2020
Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed Xu Yingzhen, formerly secretary-general of Forum Macao, as the Chinese ambassador to São Tomé e Príncipe, Xinhua reports. The Chinese government-run news agency says Ms Xu is replacing Ambassador Wang Wei, the first Chinese envoy in the capital, São Tomé, since São Tomé e Príncipe and China resumed diplomatic … Continue reading "Forum Macao ex-official becomes Chinese envoy in São Tomé"
10 November 2020
Portuguese Ambassador to China José Augusto Duarte hopes more companies will make the most of the advantages Macao offers to exporters of higher-quality Portuguese products to mainland China, the China News Service (CNS) reports. The Chinese state-run news agency quotes Mr Duarte as saying Macao, as a place where enterprises in China and lusophone countries … Continue reading "Ambassador says Macao can boost Portuguese exports to China"
10 November 2020
A Portuguese writer in Macao, Catarina Mesquita, has begun selling there children’s books bearing the imprint of Mandarina Books, which publishes the Portuguese and Chinese versions of each work in one volume, a newsletter circulated by the Macao Public Library reports. The Books and the City newsletter says the latest Mandarina Books work, the third, … Continue reading "Mandarina Books now on the shelves in Macao bookshops"
10 November 2020
Organized by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and coordinated by Macau Travel Agency Association, the 8th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo (referred to as the “Expo” or “MITE”) culminated in success on Sunday (8 November). The Expo was joined by 188 Mainland hosted buyers offline as well as close to 120 international hosted and professional buyers … Continue reading "8th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo culminated in success"
10 November 2020
Since the establishment of the first Portuguese language degree programme in 1960, Portuguese language teaching in higher education in China has undergone 6 decades of development. In order to review and summarize the development of Portuguese language teaching in higher education in China, promote the construction of the “Chinese-Portuguese bilingual talent training base” in Macao, … Continue reading "Macao Polytechnic Institute’s online conference on “60 Years of Portuguese Language Teaching in Higher Education in China”, is now open for registration"
10 November 2020
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that there were 3,364 establishments operating in the Transport, Storage & Communications Sector in 2019, representing an increase of 132 year-on-year; total number of persons engaged rose by 694 to 23,782. Receipts of the sector decreased by 3.3% year-on-year to MOP 32.59 billion, and expenditure fell … Continue reading "Results of Macao transport, storage & communications survey 2019"
9 November 2020
Traders in food and drink produced in Portuguese-speaking parts of the world are among the Macao exhibitors at the 3rd China International Import Expo (CIIE) that began in the eastern city of Shanghai on Wednesday, the Macao government says. The government issued a written statement on Thursday saying the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, … Continue reading "Macao exhibiting products of lusophone world in Shanghai"
9 November 2020
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) says a seminar today at its 8th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo will promote the tourist attractions of the lusophone world. The MGTO announced in writing on Wednesday that the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, has a pavilion at the show advertising the business environment in … Continue reading "Seminar touts tourist draws of Portuguese-speaking world"
9 November 2020
The Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) and Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) jointly held on November 6 the “Promotion Seminar of Tourism Products from Portuguese-speaking Countries”. The event took place at 4pm in Hall D of Cotai Expo, at the Venetian Macao resort. The … Continue reading "Forum Macao and Macao Government Tourism Office jointly host ‘Promotion Seminar of Tourism Products from Portuguese-speaking Countries’"
9 November 2020
The Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) will hold the opening ceremony of the “2019 Annual Research Project Concluding Exhibition and Academic Report Meetings” at N1-G014, University of Macau, at 3:00 pm, November 11, 2020. At that time, 103 concluded research projects from 2019 will be exhibited. Also, Prof. Rui Paulo da Silva Martins, Director … Continue reading "2019 Annual Research Project Concluding Exhibition and Academic Report Meetings"
