20 November 2020
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total spending of visitors (excluding gaming expenses) declined by 93.3% year-on-year to MOP1.01 billion in the third quarter of 2020, with that of overnight visitors (MOP726 million) and same-day visitors (MOP286 million) tumbling by 94.0% and 90.5% respectively. Per-capita spending of visitors decreased by 12.0% … Continue reading "Results of Macao visitor expenditure survey for the 3rd quarter of 2020"
19 November 2020
Macao Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng is keen to help mainland Chinese banks and insurance companies to open branches in Macao with a view to their entering Portuguese-speaking markets, his government says. The government issued a written statement quoting Mr Ho as telling the Macao Legislative Assembly in the Policy Address for 2021 on Monday … Continue reading "Help for Chinese banks, insurers to enter lusophone markets"
19 November 2020
Official data indicate that Macao banks held assets abroad worth 1.9 trillion patacas (about US$237.6 billion) at the end of September, 1.2 percent more than three months earlier. Figures given by the Monetary Authority of Macao show that 1.5 percent of the value of those assets was held in Portuguese-speaking parts of the world, 0.2 … Continue reading "Assets of Macao banks in lusophone world reach US$237.6 bln"
19 November 2020
Producers of Portuguese wines and Macao dealers in them showed what they have to offer at the ProWine China 2020 trade fair in Shanghai, fair organiser Messe Düsseldorf says. Messe Düsseldorf issued a written statement saying the three-day fair, held last week, drew 400 wine producers or distributors from 17 different parts of the world, … Continue reading "Makers, Macao dealers show Portuguese wines at Shanghai fair"
19 November 2020
In a bid to raise the research quality and groom talent in Portuguese studies, the School of Languages and Translation of the Macao Polytechnic Institute is hosting an international conference on human science on 25 November. The conference will take the form of a webinar and is now open for registration. Renowned scholars of human … Continue reading "The Macao Polytechnic Institute to host international conference on human science"
18 November 2020
Idealmed Global Healthcare Services (IGHS) of Portugal intends to open in Macao in the first half of next year another branch of its Globallmed chain of medical centres, the Macau News Agency (MNA) reports. MNA quotes a Globallmed executive, José Quinteiro, as saying the facility, the second Globallmed medical centre in the city, is a … Continue reading "Second Globallmed medical centre due to open in Macao"
18 November 2020
Official data indicate that Macao residents held securities issued in Portugal or Brazil representing investment in the lusophone countries worth 440.2 million patacas (US$55.1 million) on June 30. Figures given by the Monetary Authority of Macao and the Macao Statistics and Census Service show the current market value of portfolio investments by Macao residents in … Continue reading "Macao holdings of securities in lusophone world US$55.1 mln"
18 November 2020
Portuguese wine was among the food and drink made in lusophone countries that was on display at the three-day Dynamic Macao Business and Trade Fair in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao, the city government says. The Qingdao government issued a written statement saying 20 or more business deals together worth over above 200 million … Continue reading "Food and drink from lusophone countries exhibited in Qingdao"
18 November 2020
The Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation Between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Forum Macao) set up a Portuguese-speaking Countries’ Pavilion at the ‘Dynamic Macao Business and Trade Fair’ held from November 12 to 14 in Qingdao, Shangdong Province. The activity aimed to encourage municipalities and provinces in Mainland China to make … Continue reading "Forum Macao takes part in trade fair in Qingdao, sets up Pavilion to promote Portuguese-speaking Countries and Macao’s platform role"
18 November 2020
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 2,542 building units and parking spaces were purchased and sold in the third quarter of 2020 as per Stamp Duty record, a decrease of 3.6% quarter-to-quarter; meanwhile, total value of transactions rose by 1.6% to MOP14.94 billion. Purchase and sale of residential … Continue reading "Macao private sector construction and real estate transactions for the 3rd quarter of 2020"
18 November 2020
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 2,454 organisations were operating in the four core domains of cultural industries in Macao in 2019, namely ‘Creative design’, ‘Cultural exhibitions & performances’, ‘Art collection’ and ‘Digital media’; this represented an increase of 209 year-on-year. Total number of persons engaged rose by … Continue reading "Macao cultural industries statistics 2019"
17 November 2020
Hugo Calderano and Gustavo Tsuboi of Brazil are among the players that will compete in the World Table Tennis (WTT) Macao 2020 tournament from November 25 to 29, Agência Brasil reports. The Brazilian state-run news agency says Calderano is 6th and Tsuboi 44th in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings, meaning they are … Continue reading "Brazilians among World Table Tennis Macao 2020 competitors"
17 November 2020
Macao Polytechnic Institute International Portuguese Training Centre Director Joaquim Ramos de Carvalho intends to expand the contribution his centre makes to relations between China and the Portuguese-speaking world beyond instruction in the Portuguese language, Ponto Final reports. The Macao newspaper quotes the newly appointed Mr Ramos de Carvalho as saying in an interview that the … Continue reading "Broader scope envisaged for Macao poly training centre"
17 November 2020
The first-ever “1+3” Exhibition runs from November 19 to December 6 at the China – Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex. It is the final activity of the 12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, the latter organised by the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China … Continue reading "12th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries Exhibitions “1 + 3”: Presenting the culture and artistic skills of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries in the final activity of the offline part"
16 November 2020
Five Portuguese or Brazilian films are among the 132 to be shown at the Macau International Short Film Festival from December 2 to 7, Lusa reports, citing the organisers of the festival. The Portuguese news agency says that among the five are “Aegean”, a documentary about refugees by young Portuguese director Tomás Barão da Cunha; … Continue reading "Portuguese, Brazilian shorts chosen for Macao film festival"
16 November 2020
The 8th Intercontinental Civil Law Congress, put on by the University of Coimbra Sino-Lusophone Academy, ends today, the university said on Wednesday. The central Portuguese university announced in writing that about 1,500 people, including academics and judges from Macao, are attending to discuss the challenges civil law will face when the Covid-19 pandemic ends. Among … Continue reading "Conference at University of Coimbra Sino-Lusophone Academy"
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"
