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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export for October 2018 amounted to MOP1.06 billion, up by 31.2% year-on-year. Value of re-exports (MOP937 million) increased by 35.7%, with that of Beauty, cosmetic & skin-care products surging notably by 749.9%; moreover, value of domestic exports (MOP126 million) grew by 4.9%, with that of Tobacco increasing by 39.6%. Total merchandise import rose by 37.8% year-on-year to MOP8.53 billion, of which imports of Mobile phones, Beauty, cosmetic & skin-care products and Watches soared by 179.4%, 77.6% and 54.7% respectively. Merchandise trade deficit in October amounted to MOP7.46 billion.
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The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) recently signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Bank of Portugal (the central bank) to further deepen the cooperation between the two institutions in various areas.
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In parallel with the scheme implemented by the Macao Special Administrative Region Government to create an optimized barrier-free environment in Macao, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) organized a training session titled “Communication with people with disabilities” for its staff on 26 November to upgrade their service for people with special needs. Also, under the umbrella of the “Celebrity Mentor” Workshop Series, the themed workshop on “Sales and consumer mentality” was presented on 27 November by MGTO in collaboration with Sands Retail Academy to optimize retail service quality in Macao and lead the local retail trade towards an advanced level of professionalism.
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If you want to retain talented people, you need to paint them a future they want to be a part of. To support the Macao SAR government’s policy to develop Macao through education, the University of Macau (UM) has launched various talent recruitment programmes and cross-institutional learning programmes, in addition to providing quality education that meet the needs of the fast-developing Greater Bay Area. The purpose of these strategies is simple: to encourage talented people to stay in Macao and explore opportunities for collaboration with their counterparts in the Greater Bay Area.
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The University of Macau (UM) Mandarin Debating Team recently won the championship at the International Chinese Debating Competition 2018, after beating its counterpart from the University of Malaya. Ji Jiaqi from the UM team won the Overall Best Speaker Award.
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If you want to retain talented people, you need to paint them a future they want to be a part of. To support the Macao SAR government’s policy to develop Macao through education, the University of Macau (UM) has launched various talent recruitment programmes and cross-institutional learning programmes, in addition to providing quality education that meet the needs of the fast-developing Greater Bay Area. The purpose of these strategies is simple: to encourage talented people to stay in Macao and explore opportunities for collaboration with their counterparts in the Greater Bay Area.
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Please be informed that starting from 9:00a.m. on 3^rd December (Monday) 2018, the label stamps “Old Streets and Alleys” will be available for sale at the designated new automatic stamp vending machines as below:
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Prof Mok Kai Meng, dean of the Honours College (HC) at UM, says, ‘To get a real sense of the rapid development of the Greater Bay Area, you just have to see it for yourself.’ Some HC students who have returned from their visits to Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Zhuhai have discovered new career opportunities in the Greater Bay Area.
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The University of Macau (UM) will hold the Ceremony for the Conferment of Honorary and Higher Degrees 2018 on 1 December (Saturday) at 4:00pm in the University Hall.At the ceremony, UM will confer honorary doctorates on Joseph Sung Jao-yiu, Anthony Lau Siu Wing, and Lao Ngai Leong. Higher degrees will also be presented at the ceremony. The honorary degrees for Wang Anyi and Aaron J Ciechanover will be conferred on a separate occasion.
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