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Consumer price index (CPI) for December 2018
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI in December 2018 increased by 2.94% year-on-year to 114.35, a slowdown of 0.18 percentage points from the 3.12% growth in November. The inflation rate for 2018 was 3.01%, up by 1.78 percentage points from 1.23% in 2017.
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Secretary reviews progress of Hengqin traditional Chinese medicine facility
The Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industrial Park of Co-operation between Guangdong and Macao helps advance not only the overall development of Macao’s traditional Chinese medicine sector but also provides support for business expansion of companies from Macao and from the mainland.
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UM, Tsinghua jointly train postdoctoral scholars
The University of Macau (UM) and Tsinghua University have signed an agreement on the joint training of postdoctoral scholars. According to the agreement, UM and Tsinghua will jointly fund postdoctoral programmes, with the combined strengths and resources of the two universities in certain disciplines, including engineering, materials science, information science, and life science. The two universities will collaborate in cutting-edge research and postdoctoral training, in order to promote the development of strategic scientific research in China.
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Applications for the “2018 Subsidy Programme for the Production of Original Song Albums” end at the end of this month
The deadline for applications for the “2018 Subsidy Programme for the Production of Original Song Albums”, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), is 31 January (Thursday), at 5pm. All interested parties are welcome to take this chance to apply for the Programme.
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Macao Orchestra presented spectacular concert in collaboration with violinist Tianwa Yang
The Macao Orchestra (OM, from the Portuguese acronym), under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, presented the concert “Salute to Richard Strauss – Tianwa Yang and Macao Orchestra”, part of the Shining Virtuosos series, on 19 January at the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium, featuring Edouard Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole, in which acclaimed Chinese violinist Tianwa Yang displayed her virtuoso technique. The Orchestra also performed two classical symphonic masterpieces by Richard Strauss, Don Juan and Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration). The concert was well-received by the public. An autograph session was held with Tianwa Yang which attracted swarms of music aficionados. In addition, the violinist gave a master class on 18 January at the Macao Conservatory, in which she coached and exchanged views with the participating violin students.
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Consumer Council released latest ‘Supermarket price survey’ Various functions available on website and app
Consumer Council conducted its ‘Supermarket price survey’ on 21 January for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included 14 supermarkets in São Lázaro and São Lourenço Parishes. Consumers may now check the report data on the Council’s website (www.consumer.gov.mo) or the “Supermarket Price Information Platform” app.
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Strategic Upgrading to Serve the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area The opening of Intertek Zhuhai of Intertek Group UK took place today
On 21 January, an opening ceremony was held in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Industrial Park of Co-operation between Guangdong and Macao (hereinafter as “GMTCM Park”) for the enterprise Intertek Guangdong-Macao Testing Services Limited (Zhuhai) (hereinafter as “Intertek Zhuhai”), a joint venture co-established by Intertek Group UK, a globally leading total quality assurance provider from the UK, and Macao (Hengqin) Investment and Development Ltd.
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