Local residents’ unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.4 percent in the May-July survey period compared to the previous period (April-June), the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement Monday.
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Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter of this year slowed to 6 percent year-on-year in real terms, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement Sunday
Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said Sunday that next month’s opening of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link will also benefit the development of Macau.
In a hard-hitting report published Thursday, the Commission of Audit (CA) slams the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) for its “sluggish” progress in the development of e-govermment services over the past two decades.
As the plastic waste generated by the city has reached a “worrying” situation, the government is “the only one” that can stop Macau’s residents from generating massive plastic waste on a daily basis, eco-activist Annie Lao said.
Macau received almost 20 million visitors In the first seven months of 2018, a 7.4% year-on-year increase, according to statement released Thursday by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said Wednesday that Macau will further strengthen its partnership with Zhuhai to jointly strengthen the development of the Hengqin-based platform for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said Wednesday that Macau’s ability to tackle disasters over the past 12 months – after deadly Super Typhoon Hato pummelled the city – has “hugely” increased.
The Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) and the Municipality of Shanghai signed four cooperation agreements on Tuesday to intensify partnerships in areas such as tourism, trade, and conventions and exhibitions.
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said yesterday that it expected Macau’s air quality to improve only at the end of this week.
The government announced Monday that it has decided to grant a local architecture firm a contract for the design of its new youth recreational and activities centre in Praça do Tap Seac.
The government has allowed the construction of the new Macau-Zhuhai border checkpoint project at Ilha Verde to be carried out from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, by issuing an exemption to the statutory restrictions on the period allowed for construction work to be carried out.