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Macau, China,  02 Feb – The director of the Department of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau Affairs under the Ministry of Commerce, Tang Wei said  Monday that the last two years of activities of the Macau Forum for Economic and Commercial Cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries were a success. "We review the Forum […]

Macau, China 29 Jan – The Judiciary Police (PJ) hopes to increase its number of employees to about 1,600, which is almost double its current number of staff, PJ Director Wong Sio Chak said Thursday. According to Wong, the Judiciary Police currently employs 835 people. He stressed that the PJ staff numbers have been increased […]

Macau, China 29 Jan – A total of 101,298 people in Macau – nearly one fifth of the population – had been inoculated against swine flu until Thursday, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced. At the end of the third quarter of last year, Macau had 541,200 inhabitants – the latest available demographics. Since June 18 […]

Macau, China, 27 Jan – Cheong Chou Weng was appointed today as president of the Board of Directors of Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) replacing Lee Peng Hong that headed the institute since 1999. The appointment was gazetted today and will take effect from 1st February. Cheng Chou Weng, alias Jackson Chang, is […]

Macau, China, 7 Jan – Macau Trade and Investment Institute (IPIM) will soon have a new president. Secretary for Economy and Finance, Francis Tam Pak Yuen, told the media Wednesday that Lee Peng Hong is leaving the IPIM presidency but declined to say who will replace Lee. "It is only a job arrangement. It is […]

Macau, China, 6 Jan – Lawmakers Tuesday unanimously passed the general outline of a government-drafted anti-tobacco bill, according to The Macau Post Daily. The bill is set to replace an anti-tobacco law enacted in 1996. According to the bill, people will be prohibited from smoking in public places, including workplaces, hospitals, beaches, hotels, restaurants, bars, […]

Macau, China, 31 Dec – Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On presented Wednesday four proposals for Macau to play a more active role in promoting the nation’s peaceful unification with Taiwan. Chui, who took office on December 20, made the proposals in a speech at a colloquium hosted by the Liaison Office of the Central […]

Macau, China, 29 Dec – The Macau government decided to offer inoculation of A/H1N1 vaccines for all its residents from January 1 next year, in an effort to combat a second wave of A/H1N1 flu, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On announced on Monday. Chui announced the decision after the fifth meeting of Macau’s Influenza […]