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Nude online chat extortion rises 61 per cent

Nude online chat extortion rises 61 per cent

Reported extortion cases related to online nude chat rooms rose 61.5 per cent in the first nine months year-on-year, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday. Wong revealed the figure during a press conference about the city’s crime figures in the first three quarters.
Zhongshan-Macau Yatch Scheme officially inaugurated

Zhongshan-Macau Yatch Scheme officially inaugurated

A scheme for free-sailing yachts journeying between Zhongshan city and Macau was officially inaugurated on Wednesday. The new scheme shortens the traveling time between the two cities to approximately 45 minutes. Customs on both sides will take altogether 10 minutes to complete all custom checking procedures.  In Zhongshan, yachts covered by the new scheme are allowed […]
Macau visitors rise 1.6 per cent in October

Macau visitors rise 1.6 per cent in October

Macau’s number of visitor arrivals rose 1.6 per cent year-on-year and 10.4 per cent month-on-month to 2.67 million in October, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Wednesday. A DSEC statement attributed the two-digit month-on-month increase to the National Day “Golden Week” holiday in the first week of last month. Overnight visitors rose 12.1 per […]
Rui Leão

Rui Leão

Rui Leão is a Portuguese architect and co-founder of LBA, Arquitectura e Planeamento Lda, with Francesca Carlotta Bruni. He is also President of the International Council of Portuguese Speaking Architects (CIALP).
GDP grows again after 2-year shrinkage

GDP grows again after 2-year shrinkage

Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) has finally snapped a two-year contraction amid a recovery in casino receipts. GDP grew 4 per cent year-on-year in real terms in the third quarter, the first positive quarterly growth recorded over the past two years, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday. The bureau attributed the return to […]
Hengqin has enough land for local investors

Hengqin has enough land for local investors

Apart from the five-square-kilometre area known as the Hengqin Guangdong-Macau Co-operation Industrial Park, Hengqin Island has enough land for investors from Macau, the director of the Administrative Committee of Hengqin New Area, Niu Jing, said on Tuesday. Niu made the remarks on the sidelines of a seminar at the Zhuhai Holiday Resort Hotel about the […]
Rise in public investment needed during downturn says Leong Vai Tac

Rise in public investment needed during downturn says Leong Vai Tac

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said on Monday the government needed to increase public investment to help boost the local economy amid its current downturn. Leong made the remarks when attending a plenary session to present the government’s 2017 budget bill, which was unanimously passed by the legislature. According to the […]
Macau visitor expenditure increased 17.4 per cent

Macau visitor expenditure increased 17.4 per cent

According to information released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), total visitor spending (excluding gaming expenses) increased by 17.4 per cent year-on-year to MOP14.64 billion in the third quarter of 2016, putting to an end the seven consecutive quarters of year-on-year decline. The third quarter also showed an expansion of more than 25 per […]
Macau to strengthen ties with Jinan University

Macau to strengthen ties with Jinan University

Chief Executive Chui Sai On met with the President of Jinan University, Hu Jun, to exchange views on the tertiary education sector and on talent development on Friday. The CE was on a two-day visit to Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, following an invitation from Jinan University to participate in the celebrations of the institution’s 110th anniversary. […]
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