Mahfuz Riven, a duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence, told Xinhua that the fire, triggered by an explosion of a gas cylinder, quickly spread into a chemical warehouse on the ground floor of a five-storey building, and tore through a row of crowded buildings in the city's Chawkbazar area.
Ma Fung-kwok, a Hong Kong lawmaker who represents the sports, performing arts, culture and publications constituency, said cultural arts activities in the city have been greatly affected by the social unrest, citing the cancellations of the New Year's Eve fireworks show and Lunar New Year's float parade.
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Major internet companies raked in 344.6 billion yuan (.32 billion) in the January-April period, up 4.9 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Macao International Airport statistics show passenger traffic at a historic high last year, while the passenger volume at Zhuhai surged from 799,000 in 2006 to 6.13 million last year - an average annual growth rate of 66.7 percent.
Ma said in the interview that he has growing confidence in economies like Europe, Russia, Southeast Asia, Africa and South America.
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Major industrial companies saw their total profits grow by 1.1 percent year-on-year in May, reversing a slide of 3.7 percent in April, the NBS said.
Ma Youli, president of the Macao Chamber of Commerce, said direct investment, mergers and acquisitions are the major paths China has taken to develop business with Portuguese-speaking countries. With a history of more than a decade, the chamber plays a key role in promoting commercial links between the Macao Special Administrative Region, the Chinese mainland and other countries and regions.
Ma Kejun, 63, a villager in Yangling, turned his empty cowshed into a tea house three years ago to serve tourists babao tea, a local specialty that combines tea leaves with ingredients like red dates, dried longan, rose petals and sugar.
Mai will be inducted into the CAE at a special ceremony at the end of May that will take place in Beijing during the CAE general assembly.