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【Floats carry blessings to northern district】Float parade attracts visitors and boosts community economy on 8th day of Chinese New Year
The second parade of the “Celebrations of the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao SAR – Parade for Celebration of the Year of the Dragon 2024” was held tonight (17 February), the 8th day of Chinese New Year. 15 uniquely-stunning floats filled the northern district with best wishes and carried on the festive ambience, attracting residents and visitors into the community for a memorable night of Chinese New Year, thereby invigorating the community economy.
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Macao Polytechnic University Student Wins Second Prize in National Translation Contest
The Second “Foreign Language Award” National English Translation Competition for College Students, organized by the Center for Asia and Pacific of the China International Communications Group, was held earlier. This highly anticipated competition garnered participation from over 40,000 students across the country. Notably, Ma Yunqing and Wu Yanchao, students from the Bachelor's Degree Programme in English-Chinese Translation and Interpretation at the Faculty of Languages and Translation of Macao Polytechnic University, achieved remarkable success under the guidance of Professor Li Li, won the Second Prize and Merit Award respectively. The primary objective of the Competition is to enhance the English language application skills of students in higher education institutions while promoting Chinese stories and effectively disseminating the Chinese voice. By comprehensively evaluating participants' English proficiency, the competition emphasizes the practical application of students’ English knowledge.
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Macao Polytechnic University Scholars’ Research on Chinese Translation for Scottish Published in International Journal
The academic paper “From Scots to Mandarin: The Translation and Reception of Hugh MacDiarmid’s Poetry in China” by Professor Li Li and Associate Professor Liu Aihua of the Faculty of Languages and Translation of Macao Polytechnic University has been published in the international journal Translation and Literature.
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Foreign exchange reserves and nominal effective exchange rate index for the pataca – January 2024
The Monetary Authority of Macao announced today (16 February) that the preliminary estimate of Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP225.7 billion (USD28.03 billion) at the end of January 2024. The reserves increased by 0.9% from the revised value of MOP223.6 billion (USD27.77 billion) for the previous month. Macao SAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end-January 2024 represented 11 times the currency in circulation or 91.1% of pataca M2 at end-December 2023.
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L’Arpeggiata’s Early Music Digging on southern Europe’s musical roots
The Cultural Affairs Bureau presents Mediterraneo, an ancient music concert that will take the audience back to the roots of old civilizations at the Macao Cultural Centre’s Grand Auditorium on March 16 (Saturday).
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Rental statistics for the whole year and the 4th quarter of 2023
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the average rent per square metre of usable area for residential units in Macao was MOP131 in 2023, down by 3.0% year-on-year. When compared to 2019, the figure represented a fall of 19.6%, which showed that the coronavirus pandemic had a rather large impact on residential rents. Among the districts with a relatively high number of lease declarations, the average rents for residential units in Areia Preta & Iao Hon (MOP123), ZAPE (MOP111) and Baixa da Taipa (MOP131) decreased by 5.4%, 4.3% and 3.7% year-on-year respectively, whereas the average rent for those in NATAP (MOP154) increased by 1.3%.
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MPU organises Lunar New Year event to celebrate the Year of the Dragon and twin anniversaries
The New Year marks a new beginning. In 2024, as we welcome the Year of the Dragon, it is also a joyous moment marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland. With the twin anniversaries, Macao Polytechnic University organised Lunar New Year event to send festive greetings. Faculty members, staff, and students come together to welcome the arrival of spring, expressing their heartfelt wishes for prosperity and happiness for our motherland and Macao in the new year.
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UM holds Macao Humanities Forum on semantic changes in Asian languages
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Macau (UM) held the Macao Humanities Forum, featuring Hilary Chappell, chair professor at the School of Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS) in Paris, France, and member of the Academia Europaea, as the speaker. Prof Chappell gave a lecture titled ‘Semantic Shifts and Areal Typology in Asia’, which attracted many on-site and online participants, including faculty members and students of UM.
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[Focusing on “1+4” Industries] An International MICE Industry Conference and a New “Sports + Trade” Themed Event Will Be Held in Macao in the First Quarter of 2024
Following the economic recovery in 2023, an internationally influential MICE industry conference and a new sports-themed event will be held in Macao in the first quarter of 2024. According to the record of the “One-stop Service” for MICE Bidding and Support provided by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), nearly 20 convention and exhibition events will be held in the first quarter of 2024, which are expected to attract approximately 33,000 MICE visitors. As one of the four major industries, the MICE industry has been actively playing the platform role to promote and implement the construction of the "1+4" industries.
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