14 October 2020
The Monetary Authority of Macau says Banco Nacional Ultramarino SA will remain until October 2030 one of the only two banks allowed to issue pataca banknotes. The authority announced in writing that it had given new 10-year contracts for issuing notes to BNU and the Macao branch of Bank of China Ltd (BOC). The contracts … Continue reading "BNU Macau permitted to keep issuing pataca banknotes until 2030"
14 October 2020
The new official website of the Permanent Secretariat of Forum for Economic and Commercial Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) was launched today at www.forumchinaplp.org.mo, accessible in Chinese, Portuguese, and English. The new website has a wide range of useful information about China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, with an improved graphic display and an updated … Continue reading "Simultaneous launch of the new official website of Forum Macao and of the Special Website for the Cultural Week"
9 October 2020
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 557 establishments were engaged in Property Management (236), Security (60) and Cleaning Services (261) in 2019, an increase of 21 year-on-year; total number of persons engaged rose by 5.4% to 28,246. Receipts and expenditure of these three industries amounted to MOP 5.80 … Continue reading "Results of Macao property management, security, cleaning, advertising and conference & exhibition organising services survey 2019"
7 October 2020
Representatives of businesses in Macao and the northern Chinese province of Shanxi have signed a preliminary agreement to cooperate in healthcare projects that link lusophone countries and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, the Macao Daily News reports. The newspaper says the agreement was a result of a meeting held during the 2020 China Shanxi … Continue reading "Enterprises agree on projects involving lusophone world"
7 October 2020
Foreign reporters have paid a visit to Macau-Hengqin Youth Entrepreneurship Valley on Hengqin Island, which abuts Macao, at the invitation of the Chinese central government, the Chinese State Council Information Office says. The office issued a written statement saying the journalists interviewed personnel of Macao Bringbuys Web Technology, which runs a website for economic engagement … Continue reading "Reporters see Macau-Hengqin Youth Entrepreneurship Valley"
7 October 2020
Seven Macao students have begun learning Portuguese in Macao before they begin their studies at the University of Porto in northern Portugal, the Portuguese Institute of the Orient, or IPOR, says. IPOR issued a written statement saying the students will go to Portugal to pursue first degrees or postgraduate degrees in law, languages, economics or … Continue reading "Macao students learn the language before going to Portugal"
6 October 2020
The fifth Lusophone Painting Exhibition, showing 27 works by artists in Angola, Brazil, Guiné-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé e Príncipe, Timor-Leste and Macao, has opened at the Clube Militar in Macao, Ponto Final reports. The Macao newspaper quotes the curator, José Isaac Duarte, as saying the Macau Cultural Promotion Association exhibition shows the creativity of … Continue reading "Macao showing paintings by artists in lusophone countries"
30 September 2020
Pak Lek Group Co. Ltd of Macao is paying for Portuguese wines it sells to be used as props in a Chinese television drama series, “Chasing Time”, the Sohu website reports. The Chinese news website says Pak Lek Group struck a product placement deal with the broadcaster of the series, Chinese state-owned Guangdong Radio and … Continue reading "Portuguese wines to play bit-parts in Chinese TV drama"
30 September 2020
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) says one of the highlights of Beijing Macao Week, which ends in the Chinese capital today, is an exhibition of products of the Portuguese-speaking world. The MGTO issued a written statement saying the Portuguese-speaking Countries Products Exhibition Zone is among the manifestations of Beijing Macao Week to be found … Continue reading "Macao exhibits products from lusophone world in Beijing"
29 September 2020
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that there were 218 travel agencies operating in 2019, down by 3 year-on-year. Number of employees rose by 131 year-on-year to 4,614, as some travel agencies hired more drivers to meet the increased demand for coach rental service with driver. Receipts and expenditure of the industry … Continue reading "Results of Macao travel agencies survey 2019"
29 September 2020
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 900 operating establishments were engaged in industrial related activities (covering Manufacturing and Electricity, Gas & Water Supply) in Macao in 2019, representing a decrease of 16 year-on-year. Total number of persons engaged grew by 124 to 12,553. Receipts of these establishments amounted … Continue reading "Results of Macao’s industrial survey 2019"
29 September 2020
The 25th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (25th MIF), the Macao Franchise Expo 2020 (2020MFE) and the 2020 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao) (2020PLPEX) will be concurrently held at The Venetian Macao from 22 to 24 October, with a view to maximising the effectiveness of the exhibitions and creating business opportunities through the … Continue reading "Exhibitors recognise MIF platform’s effectiveness and hope to seize business opportunities through three concurrent exhibitions this year"
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"
