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The Asian Journal of Criminology (AJOC), whose editor-in-chief is Prof Liu Jianhong from the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau (UM), has been ranked as a Quarter 1 journal in the latest Scientific Journal Rankings (SJR) report. Only magazines with the most academic influence and the highest number of citations are ranked as Q1 journals.
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The list of the recipients of the 2018 Macao Science and Technology Awards has been released. The University of Macau (UM) has been recommended to receive ten prizes out of the 16 prizes in the Natural Science Award category, Technological Invention Award category, and Science and Technology Progress Award category. The university is expected to win the most prizes among all institutions in Macao at this year’s award.
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Given the recent volcano eruption in Mount Agung, Bali, Indonesia, the Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) has issued a Level 1 Travel Alert to that destination. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China has also issued a security alert to the same destination. Following is the translated version of the full text:
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On the morning of 26 June the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Mr Leong Vai Tac, met with Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Francisco Dornelles. It was one of the final stops on Mr Leong’s combined trip to Portugal and Brazil. Later in the morning of June 26, Mr Leong and a Macao delegation toured the operations centre of the Municipal Government of Rio de Janeiro to gain a better understanding of its work.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Chui Sai On, gave a report on Thursday (28 June) to Vice Premier of the State Council, Mr Han Zheng, regarding opinions and recommendations – as conveyed by the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government and various sectors of the Macao community – on the anticipated development plan of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area).
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitors on package tours totalled 704,000 in May 2018, up by 1.6% year-on-year and yet down by 6.8% month-to-month. Package tour visitors from Mainland China (540,000) and Hong Kong (11,000) dropped by 1.2% and 32.0% respectively year-on-year, while those from the Republic of Korea (46,000) and Taiwan (55,000) grew by 17.4% and 64.9%. In the first five months of 2018, visitors on package tours totalled 3,586,000, up by 15.9% year-on-year.
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The first edition of the “Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries”, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), offers a series of excellent events. The “Cultural Forum between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries” will be held on 7 and 8 July for two consecutive days, on the 4^th floor of the Macao Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre, aiming to promote cultural exchange between China and Portuguese-speaking countries and establish an exchange and communication platform. Specialists from cultural sector were invited to take part in the Forum and offer thematic presentations. The Forum is open to the general public.
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The University of Macau (UM) today (28 June) held an inauguration ceremony for the Macao Base for Primary & Secondary STEM Education and an opening ceremony for the STEM Programme, which attracted many prominent community members, teachers and students from local secondary schools, and parents. With UM’s centre for science and engineering promotion as the core component, the base will launch a series of STEM programmes to support science promotion in Macao and provide continuous training for teachers and students from local secondary schools. The base will also advance science promotion in Macao by collaborating with all strata of society.
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