Archive for July, 2006

Viva Macau to start flights in September, prepares flights to Lisbon for Christmas

July 01, 2006 | MaucauHub | Viva Macau, a low cost air carrier, will start flying in September and is preparing six charter flights to Lisbon during the Christmas period, a company source said. The source told Portuguese news agency Lusa that plans to start operating between the end of July and the beginning of August

Lloyd Webber Talks of `Phantom' coming to Macau in the next two years!

July 01, 2006 | Bloomberg | Andrew Lloyd Webber sat in his palatial suite at the Las Vegas Venetian on Saturday, showing off rave reviews from British newspapers of the new London revival of ``Evita.''Hours later, Lloyd Webber would be downstairs for the opening of a long-awaited Vegas-size ``Phantom of the Opera.'' The $35 million

Lisbon hands Macao special diplomatic status

July 02, 2006 | The Portugal News | Portugal and Macao signed an agreement last Friday, giving the Macao House in Lisbon quasi diplomatic status. "It's not an embassy, but it's also not a club", Portuguese Foreign Minister Diogo Freitas do Amaral said after the signing ceremony with Macao's chief executive, Edmund Ho. Freitas do Amaral

Shanghai Airlines setting sights on international player status

July 2, 2006 | BangkokPost | Shanghai _ Shanghai Airlines, China's first commercial airline listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, is gearing up to grow from a regional carrier to become an international player. The airline, code-named FM, is on its way to enlarge its fleet from 45 currently to 100 by 2010 and significantly expand

Octopus card use to be extended to Macau

July 3, 2006 | BlogMacau | The Octopus card, Hong Kong's electornic wallet, is expected to launch in Macau and Shenzhen by the end of this year. Card holders may be able to conudct transcations using the card, with exchange rates of one to one. However, top-up services will not be available. A convenience store told Macao