Politics

Echo Chan Keng Hong told government broadcaster TDM on Wednesday that she had decided to resign from her post as co-ordinator of the Supporting Office to the Secretariat of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries Economic and Trade Co-operation Forum. Chan told TDM by telephone that she was quitting for “personal and family reasons”, adding that she […]

An alleged refusal to dispose of confidential documents as instructed has resulted in a large amount of patients’ papers being strewn across the avenue outside Santa Rosa de Lima English Secondary School, health authorities have explained. Early Tuesday at around noon, hundreds of documents from Hospital Conde S. Januário’s laboratory center bearing patients’ names, ages […]

National People’s Congress (NPC) Chairman Zhang Dejiang Tuesday praised Macau lawmakers for their achievement in safeguarding the city’s executive-led government structure, and called on them to continue supporting Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On. The nation’s top lawmaker made the remarks during a meeting with a delegation of local lawmakers headed by Ho Iat Seng, […]

Macau’s tourism sector should connect with the surrounding areas, particularly Hong Kong and the mainland, to develop a multi-destination approach, United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Secretary-General Taleb Rifai said on Monday. Speaking to reporters after the opening ceremony of the Global Tourism Economy Forum at the Venetian in Cotai on Monday, Rifai commended Macau […]

The Madrid-based World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) will provide internships for five students of the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) every year, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said on Monday. The policy secretary made the announcement before attending the Global Tourism Economy Forum’s welcome dinner, which was hosted by the local […]

Macau and the four member states of the Pacific Alliance, namely Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, can share their cultural tourism experiences, gaming operator Pansy Ho Chiu King, secretary-general and vice-chairwoman of the Global Tourism Economy Forum, said on Monday. The Pacific Alliance is a Latin American trade bloc officially established in 2012. The forum […]