The city’s Muslims are fasting in anticipation of Eid-al-Fitr, one of Islam’s two biggest holidays. But lack of local understanding makes Ramadan hard for some.
Day: April 20, 2023
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The Brazilian president is in Portugal for four days in a bid to boost lacklustre trade between the two lusophone nations.
Macao’s chief executive is in Lisbon for four days for talks with President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister António Costa and Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho.
Robert G. Goldstein, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands, Sands China’s controlling shareholder, said he was pleased to see recovery “accelerate during the quarter”.
The preservation of the Portuguese language in Macao, and what de Sousa termed the rights “agreed between the countries in 1999”, will be on the agenda.
While there is a prohibition on the sale of cigarettes to those under 18, there is currently no law against selling booze to minors in Macao.
A poll of more than 1,000 companies in the Greater Bay Area finds that some 60 percent expect business to match or exceed pre-Covid levels before the year ends.