The first concert at Cotai’s new outdoor venue will be a ‘test run’
The performance will be used as an opportunity to better understand how the 50,000-person venue would hold up during bigger events, officials say The post The first concert at Cotai’s new outdoor...
View ArticleThe Legislative Assembly has passed the outline of a family mediation bill
Under the proposed measure, social workers would liaise between the parties in divorce proceedings, giving spouses time to ‘rethink their situation’ The post The Legislative Assembly has passed the...
View ArticleThe new talent scheme’s first phase saw 460 approvals
Of the total, 111 are in the highest category, meaning they receive average annual salaries of more than four million patacas and work in one of Macao’s emerging key industries The post The new talent...
View ArticleHotel occupancy rates rise for the first three quarters of the year
Numbers from the Statistics and Census Service show that Macao’s five-star hotels fared best, with their average occupancy rates for the first nine months of 2024 going up by 6 percent compared to the...
View ArticleThe LRT’s Seac Pai Van Line will open on Friday
Operators hope the move will boost passenger numbers, which fell in September to a daily average of 13,500, down from nearly 16,000 the month before The post The LRT’s Seac Pai Van Line will open on...
View ArticleA PhD student has unearthed a lost Maya city ‘by accident’
The forgotten city is located in an area of southeastern Mexico still home to many Maya today, and is roughly 100 kilometres from the famous ruins at Calakmul The post A PhD student has unearthed a...
View ArticleOver US$8 million is needed to manage and maintain Mozambique’s largest reserve
The Niassa Special Reserve, one of the largest protected areas in sub-Saharan Africa, currently has less than half of the money it needs to run properly The post Over US$8 million is needed to manage...
View ArticleTickets are now on sale for the CTA Tour tennis finals and national...
An exciting lineup of the nation’s top tennis players is expected to gather in Macao, which is hosting the tournaments for the fourth consecutive year The post Tickets are now on sale for the CTA Tour...
View ArticleChina has lost a third of its billionaires since 2021, a new rich list shows
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming was deemed the richest man in China, with a fortune exceeding US$49 billion, according to the Hurun Research Institute The post China has lost a third of its...
View ArticleRisk analyst predicts tough times for casinos under Sam Hou Fai
Macao’s new chief executive will usher in an era of ‘much tighter oversight by Beijing,’ according to Hong Kong risk consultancy Steve Vickers Associates The post Risk analyst predicts tough times for...
View ArticleTotal trade falls by more than 8 percent in the first three quarters of the year
Exports to Hong Kong, Belt and Road Countries and the EU expanded in the first three quarters of this year, whereas exports to mainland China and the USA saw declines The post Total trade falls by...
View ArticleChina’s homegrown ARJ21 jet touches down in Guangzhou in aviation milestone
The plane completed its longest international commercial flight on Tuesday, reaching Guangzhou from the city of Manado in Indonesia The post China’s homegrown ARJ21 jet touches down in Guangzhou in...
View ArticleMore taxis are coming soon, say transport officials
The promised rollout of up to 500 new taxis is taking too long for residents and visitors battling it out for cabs on the city’s streets The post More taxis are coming soon, say transport officials...
View ArticleThere’s a really good reason why people become less agreeable as they get older
Getting cantankerous in your middle age? Mother Nature has a solid health reason for that, according to new studies of animal behaviour The post There’s a really good reason why people become less...
View ArticleBrazil says that it will not join China’s signature Belt and Road Initiative
Nonetheless, the South American nation hopes to take Sino-Brazilian relations ‘to a new level’ and find ‘synergies’ on infrastructure development The post Brazil says that it will not join China’s...
View ArticleBeijing has filed a WTO complaint over EU tariff hikes as a trade war looms
The European Commission announced its final decision on new tariff rates for Chinese-made EVs earlier this week, after negotiations between the two sides failed The post Beijing has filed a WTO...
View ArticleFitch Ratings expects ‘solid economic expansion’ in Macao
The credit rating agency forecasts growth of 15 percent for this year, and 8 percent for 2025, citing strong tourism performances and policy support The post Fitch Ratings expects ‘solid economic...
View ArticleSam Hou Fai has gone to Beijing to receive his appointment as CE
The former judge is in the country’s capital to formally receive the Order of the State Council, confirming his appointment as the next chief executive of Macao The post Sam Hou Fai has gone to...
View ArticleMGM China reports a 38 percent revenue rise in its nine-month results
President Kenneth Feng said ‘We are delighted to see the recovery in Macao, along with the diversification development of the city’ The post MGM China reports a 38 percent revenue rise in its...
View ArticleA new film explores how Maria Anna Mozart was overshadowed by her famous...
Feted as a genius, Maria Anna Mozart was the first child music prodigy in the family, composing and performing before her little brother Wolfgang Amadeus The post A new film explores how Maria Anna...
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