The Zhuhai life
As money is pouring out of Macao into the real estate sector in Zhuhai, we look at recent developments in our nearest neighbouring city.
As money is pouring out of Macao into the real estate sector in Zhuhai, we look at recent developments in our nearest neighbouring city.
This month marks AirAsia’s 15th anniversary in Macao. The Malaysian airline flew 83.4 million passengers to more than 140 destinations across the continent last year, making it the largest low-cost – and the fourth largest – airline in Asia after Chinese carriers.
Following April’s Crystal Fish evacuation and civil defence exercise – and with a possible four to six cyclones expected to hit Macao this year – the police say the SAR is getting better prepared for typhoons that could hit in the future.
Macao has just become home to its first two zero-waste stores that could pave the way for an eco-friendly movement in the city. We talk to the green-minded shopkeepers who hope they’re starting a trend.
Built on historical roots from Macao, the Portuguese community in Hong Kong may have been small over the past 175 years – but it has nevertheless remained vibrant.
Macao had a pivotal role in the spread of Western printing technology in the 18th and 19th centuries. We take a look at why.
With bilateral trade reaching over US$6 billion last year, a yearly increase of 7.4 per cent, China and Portugal are important strategic partners with bright prospects ahead.
At the tail end of his state visit to China to attend the Second Belt and Road Forum, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa made time for a brief, roughly day-long stop in Macao before making the trip back home. The last time he visited the city was three decades ago.
Making his third and last official visit to Portugal, Macao Chief Executive Chui Sai On cemented his city’s role as a vital platform connecting China to the Portuguese-speaking world.
Marcus Im Sio Kei is the new president of the Macao Polytechnic Institute. Six months after succeeding Lei Heong Iok, Im has a clear goal: to solve all “communication problems” between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries.