Day: November 21, 2011

Macau, China, 21 Nov  – The “final” construction cost of the University of Macau ’s new campus in Zhuhai’s Hengqin Island will amount to 9.8 billion patacas (US$ 1.225 billion), 50.8 percent more than originally planned, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Lau Si Io revealed during a visit to the project site on Friday, […]

Macau, China, 21 Nov – Macau’s inflation rate hit 6.71 percent last month, the highest rate since November 2008, according to official statistics. A government statement attributed the “significant” increase in the composite consumer price index (CPI) to higher prices of petrol, eating out, gold jewellery, fresh fish and fresh pork, and food and non-alcoholic […]