The 8th APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting (TMM8) wrapped up in Macau on Saturday after issuing a declaration which covered measures that ensure the Asia-Pacific travel and leisure industry keeps pace with changing consumer trends and advances in technology. At the one-day meeting, 152 attendees from 21 APEC member economies and international tourism organizations, discussed five […]
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Vice Premier Wang Yang will attend the 8th APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting (TMM8) which will be held in Macau today and tomorrow, according to a statement by the Chief Executive Office . The office said that Wang will attend a welcoming dinner hosted by the local government tonight. He will also attend the opening ceremony […]
Local pupils from 28 secondary schools will take part in a competition that will test their knowledge on international diplomacy late this month. The competition includes the nation’s diplomatic affairs and its relationship with the rest of the world. The contest aims to encourage local pupils to learn more about their own country and to […]
Taiwan top representative in Macau Lu Chang-shui said Wednesday that the local and Taiwan governments should improve the exchange of information about suspected problem foods. Lu also suggested that both government should work together to set up a mechanism which would make it compulsory for either side to inform each other of any possibly tainted […]
Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) Professor Ieong Wan Chong said Wednesday there was still “much room” for the government to improve its governance, particularly in moving towards science-based public administration. Ieong, a local expert on the “One Country, Two Systems” principle who is also a former local deputy to the National People Congress (NPC), made the […]
The Exit-Entry Permit for travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macau will go digital nationwide starting on Monday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Public Security of China. The electronic pass that allows mainland Chinese to travel to the two special administrative regions has successfully been piloted in south China’s Guangdong Province, […]
The Macau government’s top health official revealed Monday that bread made with “gutter oil” imported from Taiwan was delivered to the city’s public hospital and tourism college every day. The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) and the Health Bureau (SSM) announced at a joint press conference that Hang Fong Food Factory Ltd, one of […]
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) announced Monday that it has recognised the final result of the chief executive (CE) election held on August 31, with sole candidate Fernando Chui Sai On being re-elected. The announcement, which was published in the Official Gazette (BO), said that since nobody had contested the result, the court acknowledged […]
Macau, China, 14 Sept – Three senior officials of the Administration of Macau, two of whom Portuguese, risk dismissal or compulsory retirement for allegedly having committed acts of abuse of power in the course of their employment at the Finance Service Bureau, according to a report by the Macau bureau of Portuguese news agency Lusa. […]