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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the 34^th Macao Arts Festival will present 19 selected programmes under the theme ‘Wondrous Encounters’ from 3 May to 7 June, covering theatre, Chinese opera, dance, circus, music and visual arts. The Festival will feature a number of programmes that reinterpret classics with innovative approaches, and will thereby take the audience on a journey of wondrous encounters.
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The 2024 Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (2024MIECF) has invited Head of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) China Office and Co-chair of Result Group of the Planet in UN-China Sustainable Development Co-operation Framework Tu Ruihe to deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony (28 March), and share global environmental updates on the theme of “Global Environmental Governance: Progress and Outlook”. Concurrently, the 2024MIECF will launch a 2.0 version of “Macao Carbon Inclusion” and other initiatives to create a green exhibition, thereby encouraging the public to engage in carbon reduction efforts.
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Entering into force on 1 May this year, the “Standard for Uses of Food Additives in Foodstuffs” integrates and updates relevant food safety standards, expanding the coverage to about 400 types of food additives and adding thousands of combinations of food additives and the standards for their corresponding maximum limits of use. To help the food sector further understand the details of the regulation and the points to note about the use of food additives, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will hold two briefings, respectively on 19 and 20 March, on the “Standard for Uses of Food Additives in Foodstuffs”, with the aim of helping local food sector enhance production technologies as well as product safety and quality. Members of the sector are welcome to attend the briefings.
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In recent years, there is an increase in the variety of food products made in Portuguese-speaking countries available on the Macao market for the public and tourists. In order to further understand the food safety situation of the food products from Portuguese-speaking countries, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has collected a total of 150 random samples from the local market for comprehensive testing of pathogenic microorganisms, food additives, heavy metals and mycotoxins. The results showed that all samples complied with the food safety standards of Macao.
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Organized by the Sports Bureau, Sands China Ltd. and the General Association of Athletics of Macau, the 2024 Sands China Macao International 10K will take place this Sunday (17 March). The Fun Run race will start at 7 a.m. and the 10K at 7:30 a.m. at the Sai Van Lake Square, with the finish located inside the Olympic SportsCentre Stadium.
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According to statistics released today (12 March) by the Monetary Authority of Macao, new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) both increased month-on-month in January 2024. With regard to the outstanding balances, both RMLs and CRELs witnessed declines on a monthly basis.
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To promote international higher education exchange and cooperation in Macao, the Faculty of Languages and Translation of the Macao Polytechnic University invited world-renowned applied linguist Ken Hyland to deliver a fascinating academic lecture on "Innovative English Teaching: Arguments for Specific Courses". The event attracted a total of 400 participants from various universities in Macao and the Greater Bay Area, both online and offline. Professor Hyland engaged in friendly interactions and in-depth discussions with the attending faculty and students, generating enthusiastic responses.
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The two-day 2024 UFI Asia Pacific Conference was held in Macao from 7 to 8 March. Immediately after the conclusion of the event, the senior management team of the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) held a work exchange with the representatives from Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Macao MICE industry, expressing their high recognition on Macao’s MICE co-ordination capacities and facilities.
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Organized by the Sports Bureau, SJM Resorts, S.A. (SJM) and the Dragon Boat Association of Macao, China (DBAMC), and co-organised by the Municipal Affairs Bureau and the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau, the 2024 SJM Macao International Dragon Boat Races will be held from 8 to 10 June at Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre.
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