Macau, China, 13 Aug – The government of Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) Thursday announced its decision to allocate 50 million yuan (7.37 million U.S. dollars) for the relief effort in Northwest China’s Gansu province. Torrential rain prompted an avalanche of sludge and debris to crash down on the county seat of Zhouqu, Gansu, early […]
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Macau, China, 12 Aug – The law for the revised social security system in Macau was passed by the legislature in a plenary meeting Wednesday, requiring beneficiaries of the scheme to stay in Macau for at least 183 days in the year before joining the scheme. According to the revised social security system, all local […]
Macau, China, 12 Aug – Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) Director Vanessa Kong Pek Fong announced Wednesday that a pilot survey begins Friday to prepare for the 2011 population census in August next year. In order to prepare for the big-scale census to be carried out on August 12 next year, a pilot survey that […]
Macau, China, 11 Aug – Macau Sports Development Board (IDM) Vice-President Jose Tavares said Tuesday he hoped that the finals for the annual Women’s World Volleyball championship could be moved to the Macau East Asian Games Dome in Cotai next year, and the format would be altered to include more teams. "We are working towards […]
Macau, China, 11 Aug – Macau’s estimated population rose by 2,200 from the end of March to 544,600 at the end of June, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) announced Tuesday. Compared with a year ago, Macau’s population was up by 300 at the end of June. Macau’s population peaked at 557,300 at the end […]
Macau, China, 10 Aug – The Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced Monday that the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) will be tasked with carrying out a study comparing several regions and countries’ press and broadcasting laws, which will be used as a reference for amending Macau’s outdated press and broadcasting laws. […]
The number of Nepalese workers in Macao has increased steadily since the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, and the group is now the second fastest-growing population of foreign non-resident workers in the SAR after Myanmar nationals. In June, 3,652 passport holders from Nepal were working in Macao – a 25 percent rise year-on-year. They were the […]
Hong Kong, China, 4 Aug – The governments of Guangdong Province and the Hong Kong and Macau special administrative regions are expected to set up the managing authority for the massive Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge this month to manage the structure, the HKSAR government said on Tuesday. The project was discussed at the Hong Kong-Guangdong Co- […]
Macau, China, 4 Aug – Ferry operator Hong Kong North West Express is poised to launch a service between Tuen Mun and Macau seven years after taking over management of part of the Tuen Mun ferry pier that will operate cross-border trips. The firm would be the second new operator to enter the Hong Kong-Macau […]