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24 August 2010

Taiwan: Let’s go poking around under the rock of ECFA

Written by I-fan Lin · Governance, Law

The Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) between Taiwan and China was signed. The process seems smooth and efficient at the surface, but the story is not simple. Many Taiwanese have poked around under the rock of ECFA and ask their government why.

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8 August 2010

China: Visa tales

Written by John Kennedy · Travel, International Relations

With all the economic growth in China over the past few decades and a growing number of global travelers to match, have visa requirements for Chinese citizens been adapting in step? Well-heeled journalist Chen Zikun shares his experiences, see if or how any of them compare to yours.

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17 June 2009

Macau: An unpopular Chief Executive coming to town

Written by Oiwan Lam · Freedom of Speech, Elections

Yesterday Fernando Chui Sai On, Macau's former secretary for social and cultural affairs, announced that he had obtained 286 nominations from the territory's 300-member election committee which implies that he...

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27 December 2008

Northeast Asia: 2008 Review

Written by Oiwan Lam · Freedom of Speech, Disaster

The northeast Asia region is becoming more integrated politically, economically and socially. State leaders from China, Japan and South Korea recently signed a Joint Statement for Tripartite Partnership to address...

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21 November 2008

Macau: Say No to Article 23 and White Terror

Written by Oiwan Lam · Freedom of Speech, Education

Macau SAR government issued a draft bill enacting Article 23 of the Macau Basic Law in October. The Law is very sensitive and it would affect every citizen's freedom and...

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14 October 2008

Macau: Netizen charged for reporting on Bank Run

Written by Oiwan Lam · Freedom of Speech, Human Rights

A school teacher passed through a bank in Macau where a group of people were trying to withdraw all their money in fear of the financial crisis. At home, he wrote his brief reflections on what he saw in an online forum, only to be charged by the police for "fabricating dangerous information", and later to be sued by the bank for criminal libel.

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Updates about Macau (China)

15 September 2011

English

Hong Kong In-Media, a media advocacy organization based in Hong Kong has published an e-book, Social Media Uprising in the Chinese-speaking World. The preface of the book, written by Jack Qui Linchuan is posted at interlocals.net, where you can also download a pdf preview of the book.

• Oiwan Lam

9 June 2010

English

Michelle from interlocals.net translated an article updating the free speech situation in Macau. Professional media workers are calling for media reform while the government wants to amend laws to control the Internet.

• Oiwan Lam

25 February 2010

English

Chong from interlocals has a summary of a local research on the development of online alternative public sphere in Macau.

• Oiwan Lam

21 December 2009

English

Jottings from the Granite Studio reviewed the colonial history of Macau and the politics of historical narration by the Chinese Communist Party in the 10-year anniversary of Macau's handover.

• Oiwan Lam

26 April 2009

12 October 2008

Portuguese

Leocardo [pt] describes how the melamine crisis has changed some of the consumer habits in Macau. He inquired the owner of the family owned supermarket next to his home if she had noticed any differences. “She told she had, and some Portuguese products had registered a vertiginous rise in sales… Talking about prices, a package of Compal passion fruit juice cost 9.90 patacas before the “crisis”, and now costs 13.50. It is very natural.”

• Paula Góes

1 September 2008

Sport

Leocardo [pt] reports that the 63 Chinese medal winners have arrived today in Macau, part of a tour of China that, accorging to the blogger, made they look like “monkeys in a circus”: “Couldn't they have rested a few more days before this enormous embarrassment on the news across regional and foreign press? Is this the right way to demonstrate the unity and love for the SAR?”

• Paula Góes

Comments on "Macau (China)"

China: Visa tales

Maybe the countries in question don't appreciate China's stand on certain human rights issues? Though so many countries mentioned...
"Although travelers from our own brothers of Taiwan and Hong Kong are lovingly exempted visas for Schengen as well as...
Hello, You may forget there is one important factor when it comes to visa, in additional to the...

Hi Tim, Thanks for the information. It has been said that we should be careful about the words of politicians.
The Ma Ying-jeou administration said it would never sign the ECFA unless it had the support of 60% of the...