The United Nations University Institute in Macau (UNU Macau) and Caritas Macau announced on Wednesday a five-year strategic partnership to strengthen cooperation on projects that promote policy as well as practice-relevant research and capacity building activities in the fields of sustainable community development, social innovation, and civil society cyber resilience.
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Lawmaker-cum-activist Sulu Sou Ka Hou, a vice-president of the non-establishment New Macau Association (NMA), said on Wednesday that he submitted a bill on the disclosure of accounts by publicly subsidised associations to the Legislative Assembly (AL) last week, proposing a number of amendments to current legislation on the matter.
The 7th Macau Industrial Product Show will take place from 1 to 4 October, and there will be some special products on offer for the general public that will be sold for just one pataca, Wang Sai Man, a vice-chairman of the board of directors of one of the main organisers, the Industrial Association of Macau, said on Wednesday.
Hong Kong saw a record high of 113 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, more than half of unknown origin, as the government unveiled a range of stepped-up measures to battle the worsening spread of the pandemic.
The Hong Kong government announced today that the quarantine requirements for those arriving in Hong Kong from mainland China, Macao and Taiwan have been extended until 7 September.
A seven-year-old boy accidentally bit off the swab and swallowed its tip when undergoing a COVID-19 nucleic acid test (NAT) at the Taipa Ferry Terminal testing station in Pac On on Tuesday morning.
China requires all inbound passengers to provide a negative nucleic acid test result before their flights, its civil aviation regulator said on Tuesday, as part of efforts to curb the cross-border spread of Covid-19 amid increased international travel.
The Labour Affairs Bureau’s (DSAL) Vocational Training Department Chief Cheung Wai said on Tuesday that the bureau was planning to increase the number of places in its subsidised vocational training scheme by 10,000.
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement on Tuesday that it has launched a project to improve the waterfront pedestrian areas of Sai Van Lake in phases.