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"
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"
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"
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
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"
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
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
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"
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
Prime Minister Jorge Bom Jesus of São Tomé e Principe has opened on Tuesday the Youth and Sports Palace in the capital, São Tomé, which is housed in a building renovated by Top International Engineering Corp. (TIEC) of China, STP-Press reports. The São Toméan state-run news agency says the São Toméan Ministry of Youth and … Continue reading "São Toméan sports offices open in TIEC-revamped building"
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’"
5 November 2020
A member of the Fintech Association of Hong Kong’s Blockchain, Digital Banking and Greater Bay Area Committees, Oriol Caudevilla, thinks the links between Macao and the Portuguese-speaking world can play a vital role in developing Chinese financial technology. He writes in an article carried by the Macau News Agency on Monday that the future of … Continue reading "Macao tipped to play its part in Chinese fintech development"
5 November 2020
The 8th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo (referred to as the “Expo” or “MITE”) will be held at Cotai Expo of the Venetian Macao from 6 to 8 November. The Expo will bring together physical and virtual exhibitions in cloud series for the first time, alongside the debut of MAK MAK Pavilion and the Pavilion of … Continue reading "8th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo to be unveiled on Friday Residents are welcome to pre-schedule visit for travel updates"
3 November 2020
A pavilion at the 8th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo from November 6 to 8 will display products of the Portuguese-speaking world, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) says. The MGTO, which is putting on the expo, announced in writing that the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, is backing the pavilion. The … Continue reading "Macao travel expo to exhibit products of lusophone world"
