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Day: June 21, 2016

Macau’s GDP to fall 5.9 per cent in 2016, return to growth in 2017

Macau’s GDP to fall 5.9 per cent in 2016, return to growth in 2017

Macau’s real GDP will contract by 5.9 per cent this year because of a fall in gambling revenue but will return to growth in 2017. This is the forecast of a report on Macau for the second quarter of this year by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), published in London on June 20. It said […]
2,200 Macau students accepted by Taiwan universities

2,200 Macau students accepted by Taiwan universities

Around 2,200 local applicants have been accepted by Taiwanese higher education institutions starting from the new academic year, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Director-General Lu Chang-shui said on Monday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a public event hosted by a local developers’ association, Lu said he expected half of the successful applicants to […]
Alexis Tam announces memorial to patriotic musician in Macau

Alexis Tam announces memorial to patriotic musician in Macau

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said on Monday the government planned to develop two Portuguese-style houses into a memorial to local musician and patriot Xian Xinghai, adding that the project was expected to be completed within the next two years. Xian, who was born in Macau in 1905, was one […]