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Giorgio Sinedino, assistant professor in the Department of Portuguese in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Macau (UM), has been awarded the 18th Special Book Award of China in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the promotion of Chinese culture worldwide. The award is the highest honour that China’s publishing sector bestows upon foreign individuals.
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【MGTO】Promotional video for “2025 International Cities of Gastronomy Fest, Macao”
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that licensed motor vehicles in Macao totalled 252,774 as at end-May 2025, up by 0.9% year-on-year. In May, cross-border vehicular traffic (934,175 trips) rose by 23.1% year-on-year, whereas passenger ferry trips (6,732 trips) and arriving and departing commercial flights at the Macau International Airport (4,481 trips) dropped by 5.2% and 9% respectively. As at end-May, number of mobile phone subscribers (1,471,106) and internet subscribers (779,082) showed respective growth of 4.1% and 5% year-on-year.
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The temporary housing project in Areia Preta’s Lot P has been completed and is currently undergoing final inspections. The temporary housing is intended for property owners affected by urban renewal to rent during the reconstruction of their buildings. Tours of the show flats will be open for booking from 28 June, allowing the public to visit and explore the spatial layout and supporting facilities of the temporary housing in person.
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The Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government will organise a series of activities throughout this year to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
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The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election will announce, by 15 July, the set of validated candidate lists for the upcoming election, following the conclusion today of the period during which nomination committees could submit their respective lists of candidates and political platforms.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise exports increased by 2.3% year-on-year to MOP1.06 billion in May 2025, while total merchandise imports dropped by 4.5% to MOP10.05 billion. Merchandise trade deficit totalled MOP9 billion. From January to May this year, total value of merchandise exports rose by 2.3% year-on-year to MOP5.67 billion, while total value of merchandise imports dipped by 5.5% to MOP50.69 billion. Merchandise trade deficit totalled MOP45.02 billion in the first five months, down by MOP3.05 billion from the same period last year (MOP48.08 billion).
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According to the statistics released today (26 June) by the Monetary Authority of Macao, on 31 December 2024, investment of Macao residents (including individuals, the government and other legal entities but excluding Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves) in securities issued by unrelated non-residents reached MOP1,204.3 billion at current market value, representing increments of 2.7% and 14.3% when compared with end-June 2024 and end-2023 respectively. Among the various instruments of portfolio investment, the market values of equity securities (including mutual funds and investment trust units), long-term debt securities and short-term debt securities increased by 11.2%, 8.2% and 81.7% from end-2023 to MOP316.5 billion, MOP750.7 billion and MOP137.1 billion respectively.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that inbound package tour visitors increased by 0.7% year-on-year to 855,000 in the first five months of 2025. The average occupancy rate of guest rooms of hotel establishments rose by 5 percentage points to 89.2%, while the average length of stay of guests remained at 1.7 nights.
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