Hong Kong film producers Johnnie To and Ann Hui have been nominated as ambassadors for the International Film Festival and Awards Macau (IFFA Macau) to be held in the territory for the first time from 8th to 13th December, 2016. Johnnie To has shot more than ten movies in Macau, including Exiled, Vengeance and All […]
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The Asian Film Awards (AFA) Ceremony to be held this Thursday at the Venetian Macao. This year the Asian Film Awards Academy will partner with the acclaimed U.S. luxury jewelry brand, Hearts On Fire, to present the “Hearts On Fire-AFA Special Awards” to recognize the achievements of outstanding icons in the Asian film industry. Two […]
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) is inviting bids for 250 licences to operate conventional taxis, according to Wednesday’s Official Gazette (BO). The gazette says that the tenders must be submitted to the bureau by 6 p.m. on April 14, and the minimum bid is to be 200,000 patacas. The licences will be valid for eight years […]
The President of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) said in Taipei that trade between Macau and Taiwan reached US$181 million in 2015, representing an increase of 1.3 percent over the previous year. Jackson Chang also recalled, at a seminar on the exchange between companies from Macau and Taiwan, that commercial flights between […]
China’s State Council has proposed a “9+2” strategy that will create an enlarged Greater Pearl River Delta zone with coverage of Hong Kong, Macau and nine southern mainland provinces in a vision that will deepen economic, social, technological and infrastructure integration, according to a guidance document it released on Tuesday. On top of Hong Kong […]
The 10-day ‘Taiwan Festival’ will present the island’s “most beautiful scenery” and “diverse life styles” through a series of exhibitions, concerts and film screenings next month, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Macau said the Director-General Lu Chang-shui. Lu made the remarks during a press conference about the event, at the Dr Sun Yat-sen Memorial […]
Macau Economic Services Bureau (DSE) Director Sou Tim Peng pledged his bureau will provide more support for young business startups, such as longer opening hours of the government-run Business Incubation Centre for Youths and lectures by successful businesspeople to share their experiences with local youths who want to set up their own business. Sou made […]
The government’s Policy Research Centre said in a statement last night that according to several hundred opinions it received from the public, traffic, housing and social security are the issues that residents are most concerned about. The think tank says in the statement that it received 564 opinions and suggestions from civic associations and residents […]
The newly established Ieong Kong Youth Federation of Macau will try its best to boost co-operation between Macau and Yangjiang in aspects such as culture, education and economic development, Harry Lai Meng San, president of the group, said on Thursday. ‘Ieong Kong’ is Cantonese for Yangjiang, a city in south-western Guangdong. Addressing the federation’s inauguration […]