The first quarter’s Survey on Manpower Needs and Wages shows a year-on-year increase of 68 full-time employees in a sector that desperately needs more recruits

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Tesla’s preference ratings have fallen in China, the US and Europe – where BYD’s electric vehicles outsold Tesla’s for the first time in April
The South American nation wants to capitalise on its strategically located but underused Alcântara Space Center
An unverified report that the Saudi event would allow alcohol kicked off a furious debate online, prompting authorities to issue a clarification
Although Macao’s general crime level has dropped, gambling-related violations rose by a whopping 61.5 percent due to the tightening of Macao’s gambling crime laws
UN-affiliated meteorologists have approved the Korean ‘Bori,’ the Vietnamese ‘Saobien’ and the Chinese ‘Tianma’ as new tropical cyclone names
Macao’s only Patuá theatre group will perform two shows of their new play ‘What’s the Deal?’ this Friday and Saturday
The Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group meeting took place in Japan last week to promote sustainable development for smaller businesses in the region
The hotel kicked off the Chinese art exhibition ‘Modern Vision, Timeless Technique’ last night, with the display scheduled to run until 31 August
The tourism bureau’s four-day ‘Experience Macao’ roadshow kicks off in Seoul on 30 May, and will paint the SAR as a ‘romantic’ destination for young adventurers
After five months of renovations, the Orient Foundation’s UNESCO-listed headquarters is poised to reopen on 3 June – just in time to celebrate Portugal and Camões Day
Officials at a commemoration in Maputo called for at least 800 artefacts looted under colonial rule to be returned to Mozambique