Tourism

Macau, China, 23 Jun – The Macau Health Bureau today confirmed the first case of local infection of the human swine flu A H1N1, on the same day that two other cases of the virus were identified, increasing the total number of cases to eight. According to Health Bureau director Lei Chin Ion, as Macau […]

Macau, China, 22 Jun – Macau’s Department of Health confirmed over the weekend a further two cases of A H1N1 flu, or so-called swine flu, taking the number of infected people in the territory to three. The health authorities said that one of the two new cases was a female flight attendant from the local […]

Macau, China, 19 Jun – The tourism authorities of Macau and the Chinese city of Shenzhen, bordering Hong Kong, will carry out joint promotions in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan in 2010 to disclose the potential of the two cities was officially announced. The decision was taken on Thursday following a meeting between the  Director […]

Macau, China, 18 Jun –  Macau is primarily a destination for the trafficking of women and girls from the Chinese mainland, Mongolia, Russia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, and Central Asia for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation,  according to a  report  by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons of the United States […]

Macau, China, 18 Jun – The Macau Health Bureau  confirmed today the first case of  the A H1N1 virus in the territory after a high fever was detected in a Philippine national who arrived in Macau on Wednesday. The Filipino arrived on a flight from Manila by Cebu Pacific Airlines  and the authorities are looking […]

Macau, China, 04 Jun – Activist Wu’er Kaixi tried to reach  mainland China via Macau Wednesday but was refused entry the city by the immigration department. and spent the night in a restricted zone at Macau airport. He had been planning to hand himself to the mainland authorities to stand trial,  according with the Hong […]

Macau, China, 03 Jun – The Guangdong Health Department informed the Macau Health Bureau (SSM) Tuesday  that Zhuhai’s first confirmed swine-flu patient passed through Macau last Friday. According to an SSM statement last night, the patient went from the ferry terminal in the Outer Harbour by bus to the Barrier Gate checkpoint en route to […]

Macau, China, 2 Jun – Air China announced an increase in the share capital of Air Macau up to the amount of 400 million patacas (equivalent to approximately to US$50 million), after having reduced its capital to 1 million patacas to cover losses, according to a statement Air China published on the Hong Kong Stock […]

Macau, China, 1 Jun – The Macau Health Bureau on Sunday asked travelling citizens on their return to Macau to avoid public places for a period of seven days after their arrival to the territory. The aim of this measure is to stop any potential spread of the AH1N1 virus. The message was sent to […]