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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that licensed motor vehicles in Macao totalled 251,036 as at end-February 2024, up by 0.5% year-on-year; light automobiles (116,381) and heavy motorcycles (108,757) rose by 2.0% and 0.4% respectively. New registration of motor vehicles in February fell by 17.9% year-on-year to 753 (including 258 electric vehicles); of which, light automobiles increased by 35.3% to 383 (105 of them were electric), whereas heavy motorcycles dropped by 50.7% to 279 (73 of them were electric). In the first two months of 2024, new registration of motor vehicles grew by 22.1% year-on-year to 2,077. Number of traffic accidents in February climbed by 11.9% year-on-year to 1,103, with 388 persons injured. In the first two months of 2024, there were 2,454 traffic accidents, which resulted in 1 death and 853 injuries.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that both the general unemployment rate (2.2%) and the unemployment rate of local residents (2.8%) for December 2023 - February 2024 held steady from the previous period (November 2023 - January 2024). Meanwhile, the underemployment rate dropped by 0.2 percentage points to 1.3%.
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The University of Macau (UM) held a talk titled ‘Virus-Host Interaction: Targets for Vaccines and Drug Discoveries’ today (27 March) as part of the University Lecture Series-cum-Seminar Series of Ministry of Education Frontiers Science Center for Precision Oncology, UM. Gao Fu, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), international member of the US National Academy of Sciences, and professor in the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, was the speaker. During the talk, he discussed the importance of studying the mechanisms of virus-host interaction and developing vaccines and antiviral drugs to prevent and control pandemic diseases. The talk was well attended by experts, scholars, industry practitioners, students and faculty of UM, as well as members of the public.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym), the Tap Siac Craft Market will be held from 18 to 21 April and from 25 to 28 April at Tap Siac Square. A total of 65 creative handicraft workshops will be held, including 12 sessions for families. The workshops include ceramics, glass, floral arrangement, painting, knitting and leather, integrating fun, creativity and crafts. All interested parties are welcome to participate.
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Wen Bo, associate professor in the Department of Government and Public Administration of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Macau (UM), has been awarded the William E. Mosher and Frederick C. Mosher Award for the article ‘Advancing the Frontiers of Genomic Public Administration: From Genetics to Administrative Attitudes, Behaviors, and Practices’ he co-authored. The article was also selected as the best article of 2023 by experts in the field of public administration.
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The 47th WorldSkills Competition will take place in Lyon, France from 10 to 15 September 2024. Labour Affairs Bureau of Macao SAR will lead a delegation to participate. The WorldSkills Organisation recently invited Mr. David Charles Wiley Jr., lecturer at the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM), to serve as the Expert Lead for the Bakery-47 project in the competition.
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To foster green co-operation and consolidate the new “industry + MICE” development model, the Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF) has established a platform for international environmental exchanges and co-operation for exhibitors and trade visitors at home and abroad through Green Matching. In 2023, 398 business matching sessions took place during the exhibition period, representing a 13% increase from 2019 when COVID pandemic had not yet hit the city. This year, MIECF will again host themed business matching sessions on Macao-Hengqin Synergy Business Matching on Environmental Protection, SME Environmental Procurement from Integrated Tourism and Leisure Enterprises, Big Health Green Supply Chain, Green Technology and Carbon Trading, and International Green Energy, to promote the green and low-carbon development and transformation of the “1+4” key industries and to leverage MIECF’s role as an international professional platform for environmental protection.
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As a professional exhibition accredited by the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI), the Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF) is now embracing its 16^th anniversary. Every year, MIECF keeps abreast of the environmental policies of the Central Government and the Macao SAR Government to introduce new elements into its activities and constantly enhances its internationalism and professionalism by attracting international exhibitors and buyers. The 2024MIECF has gathered over 60 international exhibitors from 13 countries and regions, seeking to inject more green momentum into the green transformation of the “1+4” key industries and the exploration of international business opportunities in the environmental sector, thereby continuously leveraging MIECF’s role as a green platform. In addition, about 80 international buyers from nearly 30 countries and regions will come to Macao to participate in the event and procurement meetings.
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