Admitting that several Indian tourists’ recent complaints about alleged discrimination by local immigration officers have affected Macau’s image to a certain extent, Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes pledged on Sunday that her office will strengthen communication with Indian tourists in the future. Senna Fernandes made the remarks on the […]
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Macau’s gaming revenue registered a rise of 1.1 per cent year-on-year in August, reversing the 26-month slump of the industry. Macau’s gaming sector collected about 18.8 billion patacas (about US$ 2.4 billion) in August, up 1.1 per cent from the previous year, according to the data released by the special administrative region’s Gaming Inspection and […]
Macau’s gross domestic product shrank by 7.1 per cent year-on-year in real terms in the second quarter of the year, showing signs of improvement compared with the first quarter, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said on Tuesday. GDP contracted by 13.3 per cent in the first quarter. A DSEC statement attributed the lower GDP […]
Macau’s population stood at 652,500 people at the end of the first half-year, up 0.5 percent or 3,400 people over the end-first-quarter figure, the Statistics and Census Service announced. The figures indicate that the female population of 332,600 accounted for 51 percent of the total. In year-on-year terms, the population counted 9,600 more people than […]
Macau’s imports of cars and motorcycles shrank by 56.7 per cent to MOP593 million in the first half of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. Imports of watches dropped by 41.6 per cent year-on-year to MOP1.95 billion in the first half of the year. Mobile phone imports decreased by 47.6 per […]
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Wednesday that the local gaming sector was still competitive and a leading player in the region despite its two-year downturn. Chui, nevertheless, pledged that the government would always ensure that the industry remain competitive. Chui made the remarks when answering a question from lawmaker-cum-building contractor Mak Soi Kun in a […]
Local panda carer Chio Chong Kuan said Tuesday that Macau’s first locally born panda babies –Tai Pou and Sio Pou – were in good health, growing well and putting on weight. Chio said that Tai Pou, the elder cub, weighed over 1,000 grammes on Tuesday, an increase of 14 times over his birth weight, while Sio Pou, […]
Macau’s first cultural and creative focused mall that is located on Rua do Campo will have a soft opening next month and will be fully functioning by the end of the year. Gathering and bringing together the city’s artists and creative spirits is the main goal for the head director of the mall, Window Lei. […]
Upon Wednesday’s release of a hard-hitting Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) report on a land swap deal involving the former Iec Long Firecracker Factory site in Taipa, the government said it had determined that the agreement is invalid and defective, adding that the anti-graft body would launch a criminal investigation into the case if any indication […]