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Mainland China and Macao ink new MOU on air transport
The aeronautical authorities of mainland China and Macao signed the new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on air transport today (27 November 2018) in Beijing. The new arrangement increases the destination points in mainland China to 68, extends the destination area for helicopter scheduled services and charters, allows the inter-modal code sharing service and so on.
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Employment survey for August-October 2018
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the general unemployment rate for August-October 2018 was 1.8%, the unemployment rate of local residents stood at 2.4%, and the underemployment rate was 0.4%. All three indicators held stable as in the previous period (July-September 2018).
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UM Trains Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Professionals to Facilitate Communication between Greater Bay Area and Lusophone Countries
Language differences need not be a barrier to cross-cultural communication, as long as we have competent bilingual professionals. For centuries, Chinese-Portuguese bilingual professionals have made cross-cultural communication in Macao possible. Today, they are taking on a new role: facilitating communication and collaboration between China and Portuguese-speaking countries. Indeed, the importance of training Chinese-Portuguese bilingual professionals was elevated to a strategic height during State Council Premier Li Keqiang’s 2016 visit to Macao, when Li announced the central government’s decision to support Macao to become a training base in this area. Besides meeting the needs of the fast-developing Macao and facilitating China’s collaboration with Portuguese-speaking countries, building Macao into a bilingual training base is also crucial for the sustainable development of the Greater Bay Area. In recent years, the University of Macau (UM) has spared no effort to strengthen its Portuguese language education and the training of bilingual professionals, with numerous measures being launched to this end.
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MICE statistics for the 3rd quarter of 2018
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total number of MICE events increased by 7 year-on-year to 311 in the third quarter of 2018, including 283 meetings & conferences, 19 exhibitions and 9 incentives. Number of participants and attendees rose by 19.9% to 697,000.
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Christmas card of Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau
Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau will issue a Christmas card with the image of stained glass windows “The Coronation of the Virgin Mary in Heaven”, of the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady. This card will be available for sale at the General Post Office, all post offices and postal kiosks on 3rd December, 2018.
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Commemorative postmark cancellation service of “19th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region”
To celebrate the 19th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau announces that a Temporary Post Counter will be set up at our Philatelic Shop of General Post Office, from 9:00 to 17:30 on 20th December 2018 to provide the commemorative postmark cancellation service for the “19th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region”.
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Sin Fong Temple closes temporarily for renovation
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) is carrying out renovation works on the roof and walls of the Sin Fong Temple. In order to ensure public safety, the Sin Fong Temple will be closed temporarily to the public from today, 23 November 2018 to 20 January 2019. For enquiries, please contact IC through tel. no. 8399 6699, during office hours.
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