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The Lusofonia Festival will be held over six days this year
The long running event promotes Portuguese culture through the country’s food, drinks, performers, games and products The post The Lusofonia Festival will be held over six days this year appeared...
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Is Thailand about to lift its 52-year-old ban on afternoon drinking?
The country’s hospitality industry is pushing for changes in a half century-old law prohibiting alcohol sales for three hours each afternoon The post Is Thailand about to lift its 52-year-old ban on...
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Sino-Lusophone trade is off to a record-breaking start in 2024
Brazil led export growth with a record US$48.8 billion in sales to China, up nearly 13 percent from the previous year The post Sino-Lusophone trade is off to a record-breaking start in 2024 appeared...
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Macao hosts the Asia and Oceania Sambo Championships
Sambo is an increasingly popular martial art of Russian origins, with resemblances to judo, jiu jitsu and wrestling The post Macao hosts the Asia and Oceania Sambo Championships appeared first on...
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The ending of free casino food is not affecting tourism, official says
Ricky Hoi, the MGTO’s deputy director, says the bureau hasn’t noticed ‘a drop in the number of tourists’ with the scraping of the casino practice The post The ending of free casino food is not...
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Further visa liberalisation measures to come, says Hong Kong leader John Lee
Lee says there are ‘more steps coming,’ following the announcement of the new Mainland Travel Permit scheme earlier this week The post Further visa liberalisation measures to come, says Hong Kong...
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A new budget hotel could be going up near the Ruins of St Paul’s
The proposed site contains a protected wall and portal, which cultural officials say must be fully protected from any development The post A new budget hotel could be going up near the Ruins of St...
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Former IPIM President Jackson Chang’s sentence has been increased to eight years
The disgraced civil servant’s appeal has backfired, resulting in his sentence being lengthened by three years The post Former IPIM President Jackson Chang’s sentence has been increased to eight years...
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Asia’s fastest man bails out of the Paris Olympics
Su Bingtian has had to drop out of the Paris Olympics, citing physical issues that are hampering his performance The post Asia’s fastest man bails out of the Paris Olympics appeared first on Macao News.
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Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng’s long holiday is fuelling election speculation
The Chief Executive has added another 16-day break to his original holiday, which was 13 days long The post Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng’s long holiday is fuelling election speculation appeared first...
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Over 1,000 pilgrims have died from the heat in Mecca
Pilgrims making the Hajj to Mecca, a requirement of Muslims at least once in their lifetime, have succumbed to temperatures reaching 52°C in the shade The post Over 1,000 pilgrims have died from the...
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A Tour de France cyclist has been fined for kissing his wife
The sport’s governing body described the kiss – which took place during a time trial – as ‘unseemly’ behaviour from competitor Julien Bernard The post A Tour de France cyclist has been fined for...
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The president of Guinea-Bissau is making a visit to Beijing
President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has embarked on his first official trip to China as the two nations mark 50 years of diplomatic relations The post The president of Guinea-Bissau is making a visit to...
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Almost 20,000 permanent residents of Macao are eligible for Mainland Travel...
Announced 1 July, the permits make it far easier for non-Chinese permanent residents of Macao and Hong Kong to travel to the mainland for business and leisure The post Almost 20,000 permanent...
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Macao shares gastronomy insights at global Creative Cities meeting
Held in the Portuguese city of Braga from 1 to 5 July, the event brought together 250 member cities of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network The post Macao shares gastronomy insights at global Creative...
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Gambling crime is up 75 percent year-on-year
During the first five months of the year, almost 1,000 people were banned from Macao’s casinos for their involvement with illicit foreign exchange activities The post Gambling crime is up 75 percent...
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Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng eyes another term: report
A local media report, citing unnamed persons familiar with the matter, claims that Ho will be running for a second five-year term The post Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng eyes another term: report...
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Foreign visitor arrivals rose sharply in the first six months of 2024
Some 1.17 million international visitors took a trip to Macao during the first half of this year, bringing the city one step closer to reaching its target of 2 million foreign tourists The post...
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The debt-ridden 13 Hotel has resumed limited operations, reports say
Costing a whopping US$1.6 billion to build, the 22-storey 13 Hotel was once dubbed the world’s most luxurious The post The debt-ridden 13 Hotel has resumed limited operations, reports say appeared...
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The last 12-months had temperatures 1.5°C above the pre-industrial era average
Data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service indicates the world is in the middle of a sustained shift in weather patterns The post The last 12-months had temperatures 1.5°C above the...
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