Weak external and domestic demand brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic caused a sharp contraction in economic activity.
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Restoration of Macao’s air network continues in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, with services to Osaka, among others, resuming this month.
Social isolation and the sharp fall in visitors to the territory, as a result of Covid-19, brought about a major reduction in crime during 2022.
Mobile payments topped 26 billion patacas last year, 40 percent more than in 2021 and 20 times more than in pre-pandemic 2019.
Authorities have issued warnings after a recent spate of smuggling cases, with contraband such as frozen food and electronic parts intercepted at the Hengqin checkpoint.
The new facility will be the second factory for Dugongo Cimentos and is slated to have a capacity of about 6,000 tons of cement a day.
New iris-recognition technology, to be introduced later in the year, looks set to make leaving and reentering Macao as seamless as possible.
After the Covid-19 pandemic and severe weather held up work, construction has finally been finished at the billion-pataca Barra station.
Representatives from government departments and NGOs also take part in the career day for students of the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the assurances after Portugal’s foreign minister earlier warned Beijing about providing military aid to Moscow.
Lee’s trip is part of a broader series of visits to Greater Bay Area cities by Hong Kong’s chief executive as the region pushes for closer integration.
Portuguese translations of official documents can take as long as two years to appear, legislator Che Sai Wang says, affecting the rights of some residents.