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European Union says Macau governance needs to be ‘modernised’

European Union says Macau governance needs to be ‘modernised’

The 28-nation European Union (EU) says in its annual Macau report that “the functioning of the government needs to be modernised and made more efficient.” The European Commission also says in its Annual Report 2015 that “the EU encourages the Macau authorities to consider ways to promote greater public involvement in the election of the […]
BNU recorded a MOP 510 million net income in 2015

BNU recorded a MOP 510 million net income in 2015

Banco National Ultramarino, S.A. (BNU) recorded a net income of MOP 510.3 million (USS63.88 million) in 2015, up 15.1 per cent from MOP 443.3 million in 2014, according to a press release issued on Tuesday by the bank. The financial results also indicate that in 2015 BNU registered a 21.6 per cent increase in credit […]
World wushu masters to gather in Macau

World wushu masters to gather in Macau

The government is inviting wushu masters from all over the world to join Macau’s four-day Wushu Grand Gathering in August, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng told reporters on Thursday. ‘Wushu’ is Putonghua for martial arts. The policy secretary made the remarks after chairing a plenary meeting of the government-appointed Cultural […]
International Museum Day to be celebrated for one month

International Museum Day to be celebrated for one month

Marking International Museum Day, the city’s 18 public and private museums, archives and exhibition halls will co-organise a string of activities and events next month. International Museum Day is on May 18. Officials of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and representatives from the 18 entities including Lei Lai Kio, who heads the bureau’s department of […]
Inflation growth slows in March

Inflation growth slows in March

Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 3.31 per cent in March from a year earlier, according to official data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) revealed on Thursday. This is a decrease of 0.57 per centage points from the 3.88 per cent year-on-year growth recorded in February. DSEC attributed […]
Macau government prepares to destroy 150 kilos of ivory

Macau government prepares to destroy 150 kilos of ivory

The government is preparing to destroy 150 kilos of confiscated ivory, Economic Services Bureau (DSE) Director Tai Kin Ip said on Wednesday. Tai made the remarks during a plenary session in the Legislative Assembly (AL). Asked by lawmaker-cum-unionist Jose Pereira Coutinho, Tai said his bureau had transferred 748 kg of confiscated ivory to the Finance […]
Macau’s cars are one-step closer to be allowed into Hengqin

Macau’s cars are one-step closer to be allowed into Hengqin

Hengqin authorities say they have basically completed drafting the management plans and details for Macau vehicles to access the neighbouring Hengqin island. However, a timetable for implementation of the measure is yet to be set by the Macau and Guangdong authorities. Niu Jing, director of the Hengqin New Area’s Administrative Committee said: “Plans and details […]
Macau government plans to set up info platform on policies

Macau government plans to set up info platform on policies

Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) Director Kou Peng Kuan says in a reply to a written interpellation by directly elected legislator Si Ka Lon that the government plans to set up an information platform from which the public can receive answers to their questions about the government’s policies. Si, a local Fujianese community […]
Venetian Macao hosts China Music Awards

Venetian Macao hosts China Music Awards

The 20th Channel [V] China Music Awards and Asian Influential Power Grand Ceremony returned to The Venetian Macao on Friday for the fifth consecutive year, holding the award ceremony at its Cotai Arena. A press release issued by Sands China described how The Venetian’s main lobby was the location for hundreds of fans as they […]
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