24 November 2021
An association of Chinese and Portuguese businesses, PorCham, has formed a branch in Shanghai, Plataforma Macau reports, citing PorCham President Dário Silva. Mr Silva said a member was letting PorCham use free of charge 700 square metres of office space in Shanghai, where the association could hold events and exhibit Portuguese products and culture, according … Continue reading "Sino-Portuguese business association forms Shanghai branch"
24 November 2021
A facility set up by the Portuguese Institute of the Orient, Macau, or IPOR Macau, has begun teaching the Portuguese language in Chengdu, capital of the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, Ponto Final reports. The Macao newspaper quotes IPOR Macau Director Joaquim Ramos Coelho as saying in an interview that the Chengdu facility is already … Continue reading "IPOR Macau begins teaching Portuguese language in Chengdu"
22 November 2021
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, will start tomorrow a campaign to promote food, drink and other goods produced in Macao and parts of the Portuguese-speaking world, the institute says. The campaign comprises 16 gatherings, one each weekend until January 23, in the Portuguese-speaking Countries Food Products Exhibition Centre in Macao, IPIM … Continue reading "IPIM campaign to promote products of Macao, lusophone world"
Opening of exhibition by Timor-Leste artist as part of the ‘Lusophone Polychromes’ exhibition series
22 November 2021
The inauguration ceremony for the “Memória e Presença” exhibition, which features work by Timor-Leste artist Mr Inu Bere, was held at the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex, on October 19, at 6.30pm. The event was organised by the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, under the “Lusophone Polychromes” exhibition series, part of the 13th Cultural Week of … Continue reading "Opening of exhibition by Timor-Leste artist as part of the ‘Lusophone Polychromes’ exhibition series"
19 November 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total spending of visitors (excluding gaming expenses) boosted by 374.3% year-on-year to MOP4.80 billion in the third quarter of 2021, attributable to a surge of 143.6% in number of visitor arrivals and a growth of per-capita spending of visitors. Total spending of overnight visitors (MOP4.22 … Continue reading "Results of Macao visitor expenditure survey for the 3rd Quarter of 2021"
19 November 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 2,122 building units and parking spaces were purchased and sold in the third quarter of 2021 as per Stamp Duty record, and the total value of transactions was MOP13.34 billion, down by 22.3% and 16.6% respectively quarter-to-quarter. Purchase and sale of residential … Continue reading "Macao private sector construction and real estate transactions for the 3rd quarter of 2021"
18 November 2021
The International Lusophone Markets Business Association, or ACIML, has agreed to help a Macao subsidiary of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd (GPHL) of mainland China to venture into markets in the Portuguese-speaking world, the Macau News Agency (MNA) reports. MNA says Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Group (Macau) International Development Co. Ltd (GPG Macau) Deputy Chairman Li Hong and … Continue reading "Association to assist GPHL effort to tap lusophone markets"
17 November 2021
Two seminars about the advantages of doing business in Macao and the business environment in the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone on the adjacent mainland Chinese island of Hengqin were well attended, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. Nearly 60 representatives of associations in Macao of businesspeople from Portuguese-speaking parts of the … Continue reading "Lusophones learn about doing business in Macao, on Hengqin"
16 November 2021
The 2021 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair will be held at The Venetian Macao resort from November 26 to 28, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. IPIM and the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province are jointly putting on the fair, the institute announced in writing last week. The fair … Continue reading "Potential seen in Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair"
15 November 2021
The 2021 Portuguese-Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao), or PLPEX, will be held from December 10 to 12, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. The institute announced in writing that the PLPEX will be held at the same time as the 26th Macao International Trade & Investment Fair (MIF), and … Continue reading "PLPEX, MIF, Macao Franchise Expo set for December 10 to 12"
15 November 2021
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) has announced the unveiling of its electronic system for automatically recognising spoken Chinese and simultaneously giving an interpretation in Portuguese, and vice-versa. The written announcement, issued on Wednesday, the day after the unveiling, quotes Lin Manlin, an assistant at the MPI Engineering Research Centre of Applied Technology on Machine Translation … Continue reading "Macao poly introduces Chinese-Portuguese interpreting system"
12 November 2021
Nearly 120 officials and businesspeople attended the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Area Global Conference 2021, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. The institute issued a written statement saying the conference took place in Shanghai on Monday, during the 4th China International Import Expo, which ended yesterday. Those attending discussed the special economic zone … Continue reading "International function of Macao a talking point in Shanghai"
12 November 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 26 to 28 November. This year’s GMBPF will enhance its business matching activities, which will be held both online … Continue reading "GMBPF Gathers High-Quality Products from Guangdong and Macao to Help Enterprises Promote Their Brands"
12 November 2021
Given the new environment, new policies, new directions as well as new trends of tourism industry development, and in parallel with the Macao Special Administrative Region Government’s vision to build a world centre of tourism and leisure, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) commissioned a research institution at the end of 2020 to examine the implementation … Continue reading "MGTO delivers first review study report on Macao Tourism Industry Development Master Plan"
9 November 2021
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says its two pavilions at the 4th China International Import Expo show the function of Macao as a place where China and the lusophone world can do business. The expo opened in Shanghai last Friday and will last until Wednesday. IPIM announced in writing last Thursday … Continue reading "IPIM pavilions in Shanghai show international role of Macao"
9 November 2021
On the programme of entertainment meant for the local communities in four parts of Macao at the weekend were Brazilian, Mozambican, Portuguese and São Toméan traditional songs and dances, performed by Macao singers and dancers, the Macao SAR Cultural Affairs Bureau says. The bureau announced in writing last Thursday that the eight performances on the … Continue reading "Songs, dances of lusophone world intended for Macao people"
9 November 2021
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 1,394 new companies were incorporated in the third quarter of 2021, a decrease of 326 year-on-year. Newly incorporated companies operating in Wholesale & Retail Trade and Business Services totalled 501 and 375 respectively. Total value of registered capital of the new companies … Continue reading "Macao company statistics for the 3rd quarter of 2021"
8 November 2021
The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, met with leading officials of the Zhejiang Government in Hangzhou city, Zhejiang Province, in order to exchange views on how to extend bilateral ties. Mr Ho was there after attending, in Shanghai, the opening ceremony of the 4th China International Import Expo (CIIE). Mr Ho visited Shanghai and … Continue reading "Macao CE bolsters Zhejiang-Macao ties during Hangzhou visit"
8 November 2021
The Qualified Domestic Limited Partners Overseas Investment pilot scheme in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong may lead to greater Chinese investment in lusophone countries, coursed through Macao, the Macao Daily News reports, citing Chi Tenghui, an official of the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone. The zone is on Hengqin, an island in Guangdong which is … Continue reading "Scheme tipped to spur Chinese investment in lusophone world"
5 November 2021
According to statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, the total number of personal credit cards and debit cards issued by banks in Macao increased in the third quarter of 2021. The turnover of credit cards and debit cards both witnessed decreases from a quarter earlier. On the other hand, the number and … Continue reading "Payment Card and Mobile Payment Statistics – 3rd Quarter 2021"