Macau, China, 10 Dec – A group of local businesspeople and the Macau Foundation (FM) contributed 12 million patacas and 5 million patacas, respectively,Tuesday to support China’s space efforts. Zhang Jianqi, deputy chief comander of the central government’s manned space missions and head of the visiting Shenzhou 7 delegation receive the 17 million patacas (US$ […]
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Macau, China, 03 Dec – The Dubai-based Jumeirah Group is to operate a five-star hotel in Macau as part of an agreement with Hong Kong developer Shun Tak Holdings Limited, managing director Pansy Ho Chiu-king announced Tuesday. The Jumeirah Macau hotel is located in the Cotai Strip where other hotels are located and is scheduled […]
Macau, China, 28 Nov – Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah said today in Shenzhen that it should jointly generate regional conventions and exhibitions with the Chinese city, as part of strategies to diversify the economy of Macau, according to a statement from the Macau Government Information Bureau. Edmund Ho, who has been on […]
Macau, China, 28 Nov – An Air Macau plane is going to Thailand on Saturday to take back to Macau over 120 residents, who have been stuck there after the closing of two airports in Bangkok, the Macau government said today in a statement. An Air Macau flight chartered by the Macau government will on […]
Macau, China, 26 Nov – Over 500 participants will be present in Macau from Sunday at the 34th edition of the forum organised by the Portuguese Association of Travel Agencies (APAVT), which will discuss new markets and new opportunities in the sector, with an eye on China. Filipe Machado Santos, APAVT secretary general, said Tuesday […]
Macau, China, 21 Nov – Macau received 25,1 million visitors in the first ten months of 2008, which was a rise of 14.5 percent against the same period of 2007 when 21,9 million visitors travelled to the territory, the Macau’s Statistics and Census Bureau said Friday. The biggest number of tourists between January and […]
Zhuhai, China, 20 Nov – An empty island a stone’s throw from Taipa will become the next centre for Macau’s booming tourist industry, according with officials of the city government. Hengqin occupies an area of 86 square kilometers, the largest of the 146 islands that make up the city of Zhuhai: it has an area […]
Macau, China, 13 Nov – Finding the delicate balance between conservation and tourism dollars will be the main focus of the first World Heritage Travel Expo/Asia Incentive and Leisure Travel Exhibition to be held in Macau later this month. Up to 10,000 people are expected to take part in the Expo to be held at […]
Macau, China, 12 Nov – Around a quarter of Macau’s 2009 budget, estimated at 44.7 billion patacas (US$5.58 billion), will be used for investments and costs relating to developing the region, according to official figures announced Tuesday night. The 10.5 billion pataca (US$1.3 billion) figure set aside for investment represents 2.12 billion patacas (US$265 million) […]
Macau, China, 11 Nov – Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah announced today that the government is going to invest 10.2 billion patacas (US$1.27 billion) in the public works sector in order to stimulate economic growth and to help face potential difficulties going forward for the region. “The government is going to launch a […]
Macau, China, 30 Oct – Edmund Ho, the Chief Executive of Macau, said Wednesday that Macau is unlikely to be immune from the international economic crisis, though thought new tourist projects that are in the final stages will give Macau conditions to overcome difficulties. Speaking at a graduation ceremony of over 500 students from the […]
Macau, China, 31 Out – The court of Second Instance (TSI) reduced Thrusday the prison terms of five convicts in a trial linked to the mega -corruption case of local policy secretary Ao Man Long arrested December 2006. The five convicts, who had been sentenced to lengthy prison terms by the Court of First Instance […]