The Macau government started on Saturday its fourth round of selling facemasks to residents and non-resident workers at the fixed price of 8 patacas (US$1) for 10 masks.
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Hong Kong-listed Macau gaming operator Sands China has announced that its profit increased 8.4% to US$2.03 billion last year.
Around 31,000 travellers crossed the borders of Macau and Zhuhai municipality in Guangdong province up until Thursday.
The number of personal credit cards issued by banks in Macau rose 8.8% year-on-year to 1.4 million at the end of last year.
The net income attributable to Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited for the fourth quarter of 2019 fell 46.2% year-on-year to US$68.1 million.
Discussions with concerned airlines to airlift stranded Filipinos in Macau has met a setback.
The Government Information Bureau (GCS) launched the “Government News Channel” on the Telegram messaging platform on Friday.
The company confirms senior management roles ahead of gaming concession renewal in 2022.
Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion said that the risk of the COVID-19 epidemic in Macau “can be regarded” as having been reduced “for the time being”, after the city has not confirmed a new COVID-19 case for more than two weeks.
There is no “back to school” schedule for non-tertiary education yet as the date would depend on Macau and its surrounding areas’ COVID-19 situation.
During the period from February 1-16 the number of passengers and aircraft movements (takeoffs and touchdowns) at Macau International Airport (MIA) has dropped 90% and 70% respectively.
Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, the 9th Macau Literature Festival originally scheduled for next month has been postponed.