The Ruins of St. Paul's of Historic Centre of Macao. [Photo/IC] MACAO - The Tourist Price Index in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) for the second quarter of 2018 went up by 2.78 percent year-on-year to 129.86, the SAR's statistics service said on Friday. Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the increase of the index was due to rising charges for hotel accommodation and restaurant services, higher bus fares and airfares, and higher prices of local food products. Among the various sections of goods and services, price indices of accommodation, transport and communications, as well as food, alcoholic beverages and tobacco rose by 7.05 percent, 6.30 percent and 4.25 percent year-on-year respectively. In comparison with the previous quarter, the index for the second quarter of 2018 decreased by 5.17 percent. The average Tourist Price Index for the last four quarters ending the second quarter of 2018 rose by 4.21 percent from the previous period, with notable increases in the price indices of accommodation, transport and communications. For the first half of 2018, the index went up by 4.48 percent year-on-year, with price indices of accommodation, as well as transport and communications rising by 13.64 percent and 6.44 percent respectively. silicone bracelet makerglow in the dark wristbands ukcharity bracelets ukcustom silicone bandscustom fidgetcheap rubber wristbands
Students from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao from Renmin University of China take a photo at the Great Wall in Beijing during a cultural experience event. [Photo provided to China Daily] A recent survey found that nearly 49 percent of people in Taiwan have a favorable opinion toward the mainland, while about 44 percent have a negative opinion. This is the first time favorable opinions have surpassed negative ones, according to a poll released by the Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation on Sunday. The poll results show 8 percent of the respondents felt very good toward the mainland; 40.8 percent felt good; 23.9 percent felt not good, 20 percent felt very bad, 2.5 percent don't feel anything special and 4.9 percent don't know. You Ying-lung, chairman of the foundation, considered the result a historic change. It's extraordinary, he said, adding it is noteworthy that a majority of young adults or the educated population holds a favorable view toward the mainland. The survey found that for people in Taiwan between the ages of 25 and 54, more than half thought of the mainland in a positive way. For Taiwan residents with university education or above, more than 50 percent also had favorable views. Compared to last year, the overall favorable attitude increased by 4.4 percentage points, while aversions dropped by 3.5 percentage points, You said.
