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Macau, China, 17 Sept – Macau’s telecommunication authorities said on Thursday that residents and tourists will soon enjoy free wireless Internet access at various selected public locations. Wireless Broadband System, which uses Wi-Fi technology, has been installed at selected locations of the city such as government premises, public facilities and tourist attractions, Macau’s Bureau of […]

Macau, china, 3 Sept – Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of Macau Cheong U arrived in Taiwan Thursday on a historic trip that includes meetings with one of the seven vice-presidents of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT). Cheong is the first policy secretary of the government of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) to visit […]

Macau, China, 30 Aug – Chief Executive of Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) said last Saturday that Macau will enhance its cooperative ties with Taiwan. Fernando Chui Sai On made the comments at the 6th Pan Pearl River Delta (PPRD) Regional Cooperation and Development Forum in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province. "Strengthening economic and trade […]

Macau, China, 25 Aug – A possible meeting between Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of Macau Cheong U and Taiwan’s top mainland affairs official in Taipei early next month "is still under negotiation," the policy secretary’s chief-of-cabinet Cheung So Mui said in a press conference Tuesday. The Macau Post Daily wrote on Monday that […]

Macau, China, 27 Aug – Vice-chairman of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, Kao Charng welcomed the Macau government’s plan to open an office in Taipei, the Macau Government Information Bureau announced Thursday. Kao, that is also a vice-chairman of the ruling Kuomintang party (KMT) made the remark Thursday during a reception hosted by his office for […]

Macau, China, 24 Aug – Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of Macau Cheong U is expected to meet with Taiwan’s top mainland affairs official during a visit to the island at the beginning of next month, according to The Macau Post Daily. The meeting in Taipei would be the first meeting ever between a […]

Macau, China, 23 Aug – A total of about 500 Areia Preta residents staged two separate demonstrations Sunday to protest against the setting-up of columbaria – places for the public storage of urns holding cremated remains – and similar facilities in residential buildings. According to the Macau Post Daily the protesters demanded that the government […]

Macau, China, 19 Aug – Last year saw the number of corruption and other crime cases registered with the Commission Against Corruption of Macau (CCAC) increase by 16 percent, reaching a total of 923 cases, in a trend that seems to emerge during election years, according to The Macau Post Daily. Similar increases could be […]

Macau, China, 19 Aug – Macau’s new prison is to be operational in 2014, the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) announced Wednesday. DSSOPT Deputy Director Daniel Low Shin Chung made the announcement on the sidelines of the project’s ground-breaking ceremony in Ka Ho, in Coloane island. Prison Director Lee Kam Cheong told reporters […]