Giant panda papa Hoi Hoi celebrated his 8th birthday with children and “panda fans” at Coloane’s Macau Giant Panda Pavilion on Wednesday, according to a statement by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM). The statement said the bureau organised a birthday party and gathered about 40 children and “panda fans” to sing “Happy Birthday” […]
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The number of people visiting the Taipa-Houses Museum area was expected to rise 10 to 15 percent after the five mansions there have been renovated, Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said on Monday. She made the remarks while addressing a press conference headed by Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President […]
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will participate in the 11th Pan-Pearl River Delta Co-operation Forum this week, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) has announced. According to a GCS statement, the forum will be held in Guangzhou on Wednesday and Thursday. Chui will attend the opening ceremony of the forum on Wednesday and a […]
At the Blissful Carrot we are totally against snack deprivation! We stand firmly behind the thought, that any guilty snack can be made not only healthier, but can actually contribute beneficially to your overall wellness! One of the main desert offenders that gets benched during “diet season” is ice cream. We are here to tell […]
Maritime authorities say the region’s second ferry terminal will become operational between February and May next year after follow-up arrangements in the coming months. Meanwhile, officials say ferry services will remain preferential to travelers from the Pearl River Delta in the short run even after the erection of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. The new Taipa […]
A coach carrying 44 tourists from the mainland crashed into a Chinese chiropractor’s clinic in Rua da Entena near Kiang Wu Hospital, injuring 32 of them, including a 46-year-old woman who sustained life-threatening injuries and was still being treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital on Monday’s evening. Among the injured, two other women, aged […]
You have headed Forum Macao for more than eight years. What is the major difference between the Forum you are leaving and the one you received in 2008? The Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, supported by the governments of the Macao SAR and participating countries and various local partners, has worked over the years to […]
Authorities will increase the water tariff for the region later this year. This comes in response to an uptick in water supply cost in Guangdong Province. The Marine and Water Bureau is going to impose an updated water tariff on residents in the fourth quarter of this year, with households with less consumption expecting a […]
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng attended the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics on Friday (Saturday morning in Macau). According to the statement, Tam accompanied a delegation of the Macau Olympic and Sports Committee to Rio de Janeiro. During his stay in the city, Tam attended a dinner with representatives […]