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Macau hoists No.1 typhoon signal

Macau hoists No.1 typhoon signal

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) hoisted the No.1 typhoon signal at 0:30 a.m. today on the 1 August. The signal was hoisted, as Tropical Cyclone Nida was 800 kilometres east-southeast of the city at around midnight. It was heading north-west at about 20 kilometres per hour, threatening to bring with it strong winds and […]
Panda twins to be named by Macau residents

Panda twins to be named by Macau residents

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) has announced that residents can propose names for the locally-born panda twins from Monday next week until the end of the month. According to an IACM statement, each resident can only submit one two-name suggestion and explain in no more than 160 Chinese characters why they have chosen […]
Macau’s imports dropped by 21.1 per cent in H1

Macau’s imports dropped by 21.1 per cent in H1

Macau’s imports of cars and motorcycles shrank by 56.7 per cent to MOP593 million in the first half of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. Imports of watches dropped by 41.6 per cent year-on-year to MOP1.95 billion in the first half of the year. Mobile phone imports decreased by 47.6 per […]
Central government official urges Macau to embrace TCM

Central government official urges Macau to embrace TCM

State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Deputy Director Ma Jianzhong said Thursday that Macau should play a more important role in the modernisation of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and integrate TCM into its medical system. Ma made the comments Thursday when delivering a speech at the opening of the China (Macau) Traditional Medicine International Co-operation Forum at […]
Macau’s gaming sector is regionally competitive said Chief Executive 

Macau’s gaming sector is regionally competitive said Chief Executive 

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Wednesday that the local gaming sector was still competitive and a leading player in the region despite its two-year downturn. Chui, nevertheless, pledged that the government would always ensure that the industry remain competitive. Chui made the remarks when answering a question from lawmaker-cum-building contractor Mak Soi Kun in a […]
Government vows to build ‘temporary’ housing to start urban renewal

Government vows to build ‘temporary’ housing to start urban renewal

In an attempt to get urban renewal projects finally off the ground, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Wednesday the government would build temporary housing for affected residents when the urban renewal projects are being implemented. Chui also said the government would draft a series of bills to support the city’s urban renewal projects such […]
Macaus’s Chief Executive urges young people to develop international perspective

Macaus’s Chief Executive urges young people to develop international perspective

Addressing Wednesday’s Q&A session in the legislature, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On encouraged young people to broaden their horizons and develop an international perspective. Responding to lawmaker-cum-developer Lau Veng Seng’s question on talent development and how the government has been providing young people with opportunities and helped them develop an international perspective, Chui said the choice […]
Sands hopes to get more gaming tables for Parisian in Macau

Sands hopes to get more gaming tables for Parisian in Macau

Sands China President Wilfred Wong Ying Wai said Tuesday he hopes the government will give the company more gaming tables for The Parisian resort considering how much it has invested in the non-gaming elements there. Wong made the comments while speaking to reporters after announcing at the half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower in Cotai that The […]
Macau’s panda twins grow well

Macau’s panda twins grow well

Local panda carer Chio Chong Kuan said Tuesday that Macau’s first locally born panda babies –Tai Pou and Sio Pou – were in good health, growing well and putting on weight. Chio said that Tai Pou, the elder cub, weighed over 1,000 grammes on Tuesday, an increase of 14 times over his birth weight, while Sio Pou, […]
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