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UM confers honorary doctorates on two distinguished scholars
The University of Macau (UM) held the Ceremony for the Conferment of Honorary and Higher Degrees 2025 today (30 November). During the ceremony, the university conferred honorary doctorates on Ze Zhang, a leading scholar in crystal structure in materials science, and Thomas J. Sargent, Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences, in recognition of their outstanding achievements and significant contributions to society.
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Aviation Safety First: AACM has instructed Air Macau to implement the software update required by Airbus
Following Airbus's notification on November 28, 2025, which called for precautionary software updates on A320 family aircraft, the Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) immediately instructed Air Macau to assess and address the issue. Air Macau promptly acted on upgrading the necessary software updates to affected aircraft upon receiving the Airbus’ notification and made appropriate re-scheduling arrangements to affected flights, minimizing inconvenience to passengers.
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UM Doctor of Business Administration honoris causa gives talk on redistribution and insurance in US household data
The University of Macau (UM) held a UM Doctor honoris causa Lecture today (28 November). Thomas J. Sargent, recipient of the Doctor of Business Administration honoris causa from UM and the 2011 Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences, delivered a talk titled ‘Quantifying Redistribution and Insurance in U.S. Household Data’, where he shared his latest research findings. The lecture attracted a large and diverse audience.
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UM honorary doctor gives talk on advanced materials microstructures
The University of Macau (UM) held a UM Doctor honoris causa Lecture today (28 November). Ze Zhang, recipient of the Doctor of Science honoris causa from UM and a leading scholar in crystal structure in materials science, delivered a talk titled ‘In-Situ Microstructure Study on Property Variation of Advanced Materials under Simulated Service Condition’, where he shared his research findings on the unique microstructures of quasicrystals and other functional nanomaterials, as well as their potential applications.
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Macao donates 30 million for Hong Kong’s relief effort following Tai Po fire
The Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government is to donate HKD30 million, through the Macao Foundation, to support the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government in its relief effort and subsequent reconstruction work after a massive fire affected Wang Fuk Court in the HKSAR’s Tai Po district.
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IAM to launch “registration of intention of environmentally friendly burial” service
In order to further promote the environmentally friendly burial service in Macao, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will launch the “registration of intention of environmentally friendly burial” service from 1 December to allow members of the public to plan their own intention to choose environmentally friendly burial in advance.
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Package tours and hotel occupancy rate for October 2025
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the average occupancy rate of guest rooms of hotel establishments stood at 89.3% in October 2025, an uplift of 0.9 percentage points year-on-year. Number of guests of hotel establishments increased by 3.0% year-on-year to 1,211,000. Number of inbound package tour visitors to the Macao Special Administrative Region totalled 158,000 in October, down by 20.6% year-on-year but up by 53.1% month-on-month.
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Survey on manpower needs and wages for the third quarter of 2025
The Survey on Manpower Needs and Wages for the third quarter of 2025 covers the Manufacturing sector; the Electricity, Gas & Water Supply sector; Hotels; Restaurants; Child-care and Elderly Care services. However, the self-employed are excluded. Meanwhile, employees include resident and non-resident employees living in or outside the Macao Special Administrative Region.
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