Category: News Updates
MACAU’S POPULATION: 678,800
Macau’s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has recently released the latest figure for local population, standing at around 678,800, an increase of [...]
JOLLIBEE WILL INVEST UP TO US$342 MILLION TO OPEN 600 NEW STORES THIS YEAR
Philippine fast food chain Jollibee Foods will invest up to US$342 million to open around 600 new stores this year. The company opened 542 stores las [...]
24-YEAR-OLD NURSE BECOMES MISS PHILIPPINES CANADA
A 24-year-old nurse named Julia Duenas – who lives in Chatham-Kent, Ontario – won the Miss Philippines Canada 2023 pageant last month. Duenas’ father [...]
LOCAL ENTERPRISES CAN NOW APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEAR’S MIF
The 28th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) will be held at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo from 19-22 October and local enterprises [...]
MGTO, ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU ATTEND 62ND APEC TOURISM WORKING GROUP MEETING IN US
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) attended the 62nd Asia-Pacific Economic Coop [...]
DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT’S CASH HANDOUT COMPLETED
The distribution of 2023 Wealth Partaking Scheme that began on 4 July was completed on 4 August, with the Macau permanent residents receiving MOP 10, [...]
TWO ADVOCACY GROUPS ASK HK GOVT TO INCREASE FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPER MONTHLY MINIMUM WAGE FROM HK$4,730 TO OVER 6K
Two advocacy groups, Asian Migrants’ Coordinating Body and Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions, have recently asked Hong Kong Gover [...]
MONKEYS KNOW HOW TO DO SUMMER IN HK IN STYLE
Monkeys love summer too and they seem to know how to do it in style by swimming, hanging out, running around the pool, staying on pool chairs or loun [...]
MOST POLLUTED CITY IN THE WORLD: INDONESIA’S CAPITAL
Jakarta has come out as the most polluted city in the world, a Reuters report said, citing data by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir. In add [...]
XIAMEN CULTURE FAIR FEATURES MACAO CREATIVE PAVILION
The 14th Cross-Strait (Xiamen) Cultural Industries Fair (CCCIF) is currently held at Xiamen International Conference & Exhibition Center from yes [...]