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Macau government plans to start central library construction in 2019

Macau government plans to start central library construction in 2019

Construction to turn the heritage-protected Old Courthouse in Nam Van into the city’s new central library, a project estimated to cost about 900 million patacas not including the “detailed design” costs, is due to start in 2019, Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Guilherme Ung Vai Meng said on Tuesday. Ung made the comments during a […]
Premier Li to attend Sino-Luso forum in Macau

Premier Li to attend Sino-Luso forum in Macau

Prime Minister Li Keqiang is slated to attend the 5th Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries in Macau on October 10-11, the Portuguese-language radio of government-owned broadcast TDM said on Tuesday in an unsourced report. According to the report, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa is also […]
Macau’s GDP decline slows to 7.1 per cent in Q2

Macau’s GDP decline slows to 7.1 per cent in Q2

Macau’s gross domestic product shrank by 7.1 per cent year-on-year in real terms in the second quarter of the year, showing signs of improvement compared with the first quarter, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said on Tuesday. GDP contracted by 13.3 per cent in the first quarter. A DSEC statement attributed the lower GDP […]
China’s Rio Olympics athletes arrive for 4-day visit to Macau

China’s Rio Olympics athletes arrive for 4-day visit to Macau

The nation’s Rio Olympics athletes and their support team arrived in Macau on Monday afternoon for a 4-day visit, cheerily welcomed by hundreds of pupils outside the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal. The delegation of 64 arrived at the terminal and It includes 42 Rio Olympic gold medallists, coaches and badminton player Lin Dan, sprint athlete […]
Syria to make Macau “its home” for qualifiers in China group

Syria to make Macau “its home” for qualifiers in China group

Syrian National Football team will play all of their “home” matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in Macau, as proposed by Macau Football Association (MFA) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Friday. According to the AFC, “Macau FA proposed to Syria FA to host all five Syrian team home matches. Syria FA […]
Macau Turbojet ferry colides with fishing boat

Macau Turbojet ferry colides with fishing boat

Hundreds of TurboJET passengers were left stranded after a high-speed ferry collided with a fishing boat off Lantau Island on Saturday night, leaving a woman injured. The vessel departed from Macau at 11:15 p.m., carrying 289 passengers and 10 crewmembers on board. The jetfoil was stranded for two hours while it underwent inspections by crewmembers […]
Macau group calls for rally to back Uber

Macau group calls for rally to back Uber

The grassroots Macau Community Development Initiative (MCDI) group will hold a protest rally on September 4 to urge the government to support global ride-hailing giant Uber’s continued operation in Macau, lawmaker Au Kam San, who heads the group, told reporters after he reported an alleged “land debt” case to the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) on […]
Uber set to axe Macau operation next month

Uber set to axe Macau operation next month

Taxi hailing app Uber appears to be ending its operation in Macau next month, according to a statement signed by Asia-based Uber executives that was uploaded by local lawmaker Au Kam San on Wednesday. The statement in Chinese and dated August 22, said that September 9 would be Uber’s last day in service in Macau. […]
Panda papa Hoi Hoi celebrates his 8th birthday in Macau

Panda papa Hoi Hoi celebrates his 8th birthday in Macau

Giant panda papa Hoi Hoi celebrated his 8th birthday with children and “panda fans” at Coloane’s Macau Giant Panda Pavilion on Wednesday, according to a statement by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM). The statement said the bureau organised a birthday party and gathered about 40 children and “panda fans” to sing “Happy Birthday” […]
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