29 December 2020
28 December 2020
28 December 2020
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of visitor arrivals grew by 9.3% month-to-month to 636,351 in November 2020; however, the figure represented a year-on-year decline of 78.1%. Overnight visitors and same-day visitors totalled 323,794 and 312,557 respectively. The average length of stay of visitors went up by 0.5 day year-on-year … Continue reading "Macao visitor arrivals for November 2020"
23 December 2020
The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, called for all sectors of Macao society to continue upholding their spirit of loyalty to the country and to Macao, joining forces to move forward and make the city a better home for Macao people. The Government would persist in adhering to the principle of “One country, two … Continue reading "CE calls for united effort to make city a better home for Macao people"
23 December 2020
The Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre (CPC), Department of Portuguese, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau (UM), recently launched a new online column titled ‘Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Theme-based Article Series’. The centre holds activities on a regular basis to promote Portuguese language learning as well as Chinese and Portuguese culture, in order to … Continue reading "UM launches bilingual online column to promote Chinese and Portuguese culture"
23 December 2020
18 December 2020
17 December 2020
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) Centre for Portuguese Studies has published a report entitled “Blue Book – Report on the Teaching of Portuguese in Higher Education Institutions in China (1960-2020)”, the institute says. The MPI announced in writing that the report is a comprehensive summary of its subject matter, including the contribution of Macao to … Continue reading "Report on teaching of Portuguese in Mainland China published"
16 December 2020
14 December 2020
Jointly organised by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, the three-day “2020 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair” (2020GMBPF) concluded successfully on 13 December. This year’s event featured a wide range of activities and highlights with a lot of fun elements. Satisfied with the effects … Continue reading "“2020 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair” Concludes Successfully: As a Platform the Fair Injects Vitality into the Economy During the COVID-19 Pandemic"
11 December 2020
The opening ceremony of the “2020 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair” (2020GMBPF) was held at 10:00 am today (11 December) at Expo Hall A of The Venetian Macao. Guests attending the ceremony include Secretary for Economy and Finance of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region Lei Wai Nong, Indonesian Ambassador to China … Continue reading "“2020 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair” Opens Today As a Platform to Strengthen Exchange and Co-operation between Guangdong and Macao"
11 December 2020
10 December 2020
The 12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, organised by the Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, has been successfully concluded. This year, for the first time, the event was held in a hybrid online and offline format, in response to the impact of COVID-19 around the world. Channels used to host the Cultural Week … Continue reading "Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries successfully concluded Promoting advancement and awareness among young people of the Platform between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries"
10 December 2020
The Global Tourism Economy Forum•Macao 2020 (“GTEF” or “the Forum”) was unveiled at MGM Macau on 9 December. Under the new normal of pandemic control and prevention, the Forum leveraged innovative technology to convene in a hybrid online and offline format with a replay in Europe and America time slot to break through geographical and time … Continue reading "Global Tourism Economy Forum•Macao 2020 unveiled Zeroing in on “Solidarity and Innovation: Reshaping Tourism in the New Global Economy” online and offline"
9 December 2020
The 2020 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair (2020GMBPF), jointly organised by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, is to take place at The Venetian Macao from 11 to 13 December. This year’s GMBPF goes under the theme of “Guangdong-Macao Cuisine Channel”, which aims to … Continue reading "“2020 Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair” to Kick Off from 11 to 13 December"
9 December 2020
Chinese Vice-Minister of Commerce Wang Bingnan has said the Commission on Economic and Trade Cooperation between the Mainland and Macao will take new measures to help Macao perform its function as a place where China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries can conduct business, the government of Macao says. The Macao Government issued a written statement quoting … Continue reading "Commission to help Macao link China to lusophone countries"
9 December 2020
A contract to build public housing in Mozambique was among the deals signed at the 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF), the Macau News Agency (MNA) reports. MNA says 12 business agreements together worth US$4.7 billion were signed on the final day of the two-day event, held in Macao last week. More than … Continue reading "Mozambican public housing deal signed at Macao conference"
9 December 2020
Red wines made in Portugal and coffee processed in Macao were among the food and drink on display at the Henan-Macao Food Industry Matching Meeting, the Henan Daily reports. The newspaper, run by the government of the central Chinese province of Henan, says the Henan Provincial Commerce Department, and the Henan and Macao branches of … Continue reading "CCB shows off Portuguese wines in Henan"
7 December 2020
The Promotion Session for Investing in the Portuguese-speaking Countries – part of the official programme of the 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF) – was held at Cotai Expo in Venetian Macao, on December 3. The Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries organised the Promotion … Continue reading "Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao holds Promotion Session for Investing in the Portuguese-speaking Countries as part of the 11th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum"
7 December 2020
The Macao Polytechnic Institute will set up the first internationally recognised centre for examining candidates for national qualifications for translating Chinese into Portuguese in Macau and Hong Kong, Lusa reports, citing Macao Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U. The Portuguese news agency quotes Ms Ao as telling the Macao Legislative Assembly … Continue reading "Macao to have exam centre for translators into Portuguese"
