Macau, China, 23 Apr – The Angolan driver, Luis Sa Silva at the wheel of a Renault Tatuus 2000 is due to take part in the second race of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup on the 24, 25 and 26 April in Hockenheim, Germany. Luis Sa Silva, who is a Macau resident, is […]
Latest Posts
Macau, China, 22 Apr – Macau’s Court of Final Appeal sentenced today former Macau secretary for transport and public works Ao Man Long to 28 and a half years in jail for bribe-taking and money laundering. Ao, 52, was arrested in 2006 and sentenced to 27 years in January 2008 after being found guilty of […]
Macau, China, 20 Apr – China’s Prime Minister, Wen Jiabao, praised the Macau government’s efforts in facing the global financial crisis, though noted that the situation is going to continue for some time. Wen Jiabao spoke on Saturday in Boao, in the province of Hainan, in the south of China, during a meeting with Chief […]
Macau, China, 17 Apr – The Chief Executive of Macau, Edmund Ho Hau Wah, said Thursday that the government plans to grant each permanent resident 6,000 patacas (US$750) to aid the population during the current international financial crisis. Ho, who was speaking at the Macau Legislative Assembly, said it is proposing to grant non-permanent residents […]
Macau, China, 13 Apr – The construction of a 143-hectare Zhuhai Ocean World in Hengqin island, near Macau, is due to begin in December after passed its preliminary environmental impact assessment, according with the Macao Daily News. The Macau paper said that preparation work is under way for a more detailed environmental study before construction […]
Macau, China, 13 Apr – The government of Macau is going to grant around US$12.5 million (100 million patacas) in subsidies over the next six months to help the tourism sector, Manuel Costa Antunes, the Director of Macau’s Tourism Services, said at the end of meeting aimed at studying proposals to help the tourism industry. […]
Macau, 09 Apr – The Macau government will increase spending this year on a campaign to encourage residents to increase their fitness levels and utilise public sports facilities. More than MOP 407 million will be invested this year in the Macau Sport Development Fund to support everything from elite sporting events, like the Hong Kong […]
Macau, China, 09 Apr – A survey released by the privately owned Political & Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) in Hong Kong yesterday ranked Macau the fourth “least corrupt” among 14 Asia economies according with the Macau Post Daily. In the ranking, Singapore , Hong Kong and Japan finished in first, second and third place, respectively. […]
Macau, China, 9 May – The Macau Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) will offer a new Bachelor’s degree programme in Tourism Retail and Marketing Management in September, for the academic 2009/10 year, to meet the demand for human resources from the sector. "With the openings of several large-scale shopping arcades in Macau, the industry will […]