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Beatriz Puente-Ballesteros, an assistant professor in the Department of History, University of Macau, was named recipient of the 2021 J. Worth Estes Prize at the annual meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine. The award is presented annually to the author of the best paper in the history of pharmacology published in the past two years.
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The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election has confirmed a total of 19 applications for establishment of nomination committees with regard to the direct election process for the Legislative Assembly Election.
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The assessment process of “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021 - Selected Works by Local Artists”, jointly organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Macao Government Tourism Office and various entities, was successfully completed on 4 June. After a rigorous review by a commission formed by 11 members from different sectors, a total of 12 pieces/sets of works were selected, to be exhibited at the Former Municipal Cattle Stable in August.
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The 31st round of guaranteed face mask supply scheme
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The University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) co-hosted an online marketing research forum with the ICD School of Business and Marketing in France. A number of experts and postgraduate students presented their latest research findings in the field of marketing and management. The forum aimed to provide an international platform for industry practitioners and scholars to exchange ideas, as well as a learning opportunity for postgraduate students.
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According to the statistics released today by the Monetary Authority of Macao, on 31 December 2020, investment of Macao residents (including individuals, the government and other legal entities but excluding Macao’s foreign exchange reserves) in securities issued by unrelated non-residents reached MOP1,025.0 billion at current market value, representing a rise of 6.4% from end-June 2020 or 11.3% from end-2019. Among the various instruments of portfolio investment, equity securities (including mutual funds and investment trust units), long-term debt securities and short-term debt securities were valued at MOP346.2 billion, MOP621.0 billion and MOP57.7 billion respectively. As compared with end-2019, equity securities, long-term debt securities and short-term debt securities increased by 15.5%, 6.8% and 46.5% respectively.
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With the aim of encouraging Macao residents and travel trade to leverage social networks to spotlight Macao as a wonderful destination with diverse travel experiences to offer, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) launches the “Incubation Plan for Macao’s KOL in Tourism”. The Plan encompasses a talent sharing session, content creation training camp and camp trainee video competition. Interested individuals are welcome to submit applications for the talent sharing session and training camp starting from 12 p.m. tomorrow (24 June).
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Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China, organized by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and coordinated by Macau Travel Agency Association, the 9^th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo (referred to as the “Expo” or “MITE”) will be held at Halls A – B, Cotai Expo of the Venetian Macao from 9 to 11 July. The Expo will once again bring together cloud virtual and physical exhibitions radiant with five major highlights, to support members of the tourism and related industries to deepen cooperation and navigate business opportunities together.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, today called on members of the public to recognise that supporting and safeguarding the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) are the basis and the core means by which the successful implementation of the “One country, two systems” principle in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) can be maintained.
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Recently, the Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) found that the fraudulent groups are running rampant again. We have received public enquires about fraudulent SMS claiming from CTT and asking for credit card numbers to pay for the fees of registered mail with the number of RRxxxxxxxxxMO. CTT reiterates that we will not ask the public to make payments through SMS. The public should stay vigilant, raise the anti-deception awareness and not to believe the calls or SMS from strangers in order to avoid falling prey to these traps.
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