Xi calls for advancing building of China-Canada new strategic partnership
BEIJING – President Xi Jinping met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing today. Xi noted that their meeting in October last year in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, opened a new phase of positive development in China-Canada relations, and both sides conducted in-depth discussions on restoring and resuming cooperation across various fields, and achieved positive outcomes. The healthy and stable development of China-Canada relations is in the
January 16, 2026
Foreign Ministry Commissioner Liu concludes 5-year tenure in Macau, bids farewell to local dignitaries
Liu Xianfa concluded his tenure as Commissioner of the Foreign Ministry in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) yesterday and returned to Beijing with his wife Li Ping, after he had “recently” paid farewell visits to MSAR Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai, Edmund Ho Hau Wah, the MSAR’s first chief executive and now a vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Sam’s two predecessors Fernando Chui Sai On and Ho Iat
January 16, 2026
Macau police nab 2 tea & wine shop staff for HK$33 million illegal currency exchange deals
The Judiciary Police (PJ) busted a HK$33 million (34 million patacas) illegal exchange operation run by a tea and wine shop on Wednesday, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday, adding that two men working for the shop have been arrested. Leng identified the two suspects as a 42-year-old mainlander surnamed Fan and a 41-year-old local resident surnamed Chu.According to Leng, PJ officers earlier received intelligence indicating that a shop in an
January 16, 2026
Macao Arts Festival calls for local programme proposals
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement yesterday that it is calling for locally produced programmes for the 36th Macao Arts Festival (FAM), which will take place from May to June this year, with submissions accepted until February 10.According to the bureau, the festival continues its mission to promote the development of local arts by providing a platform for performance, exchange and showcasing in Macau. The statement said that the call is open to all legally
January 16, 2026
Xi calls for advancing building of China-Canada new strategic partnership
BEIJING – President Xi Jinping met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing today. Xi noted that their meeting in October last year in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, opened a new phase of positive development in China-Canada relations, and both sides conducted in-depth discussions on restoring and resuming cooperation across various fields, and achieved positive outcomes. The healthy and stable development of China-Canada relations is in the
January 16, 2026
Foreign Ministry Commissioner Liu concludes 5-year tenure in Macau, bids farewell to local dignitaries
Liu Xianfa concluded his tenure as Commissioner of the Foreign Ministry in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) yesterday and returned to Beijing with his wife Li Ping, after he had “recently” paid farewell visits to MSAR Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai, Edmund Ho Hau Wah, the MSAR’s first chief executive and now a vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Sam’s two predecessors Fernando Chui Sai On and Ho Iat
January 16, 2026
Macau police nab 2 tea & wine shop staff for HK$33 million illegal currency exchange deals
The Judiciary Police (PJ) busted a HK$33 million (34 million patacas) illegal exchange operation run by a tea and wine shop on Wednesday, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday, adding that two men working for the shop have been arrested. Leng identified the two suspects as a 42-year-old mainlander surnamed Fan and a 41-year-old local resident surnamed Chu.According to Leng, PJ officers earlier received intelligence indicating that a shop in an
January 16, 2026
Macao Arts Festival calls for local programme proposals
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement yesterday that it is calling for locally produced programmes for the 36th Macao Arts Festival (FAM), which will take place from May to June this year, with submissions accepted until February 10.According to the bureau, the festival continues its mission to promote the development of local arts by providing a platform for performance, exchange and showcasing in Macau. The statement said that the call is open to all legally
January 16, 2026
Macau Red Cross receives 2.55 million patacas in donations for Tai Po inferno
Macau Red Cross President Eddie Wong Yue Kai told yesterday’s media dinner that as the deadly blaze in Hong Kong’s Tai Po District’s Wang Fuk Court estate on November 26 resulted in significant casualties, his organisation received over 1,000 donations from local residents, totalling 2.55 million patacas.Wong said that the funds will be transferred in full to the Hong Kong Red Cross to provide psychological support and related services for the inferno’s victims.Hong Kong Secretary for
January 16, 2026
‘Operation Oops!’ to hit the stage at Macau Cultural Centre in Jan-Feb
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement yesterday that “Operation Oops! A Musical”, a locally commissioned production, will be staged from January 31 to February 2 at the Macau Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Small Auditorium in Nape, alongside a “Local Programme Presentation Session” aimed at creating new opportunities for the local performing arts sector. The musical is the third work under the bureau’s Commissioning Performing Arts Productions 2024–2026
January 16, 2026
Macau resort operator MGM announces salary rise for 99 pct of staff
Integrated resort operator MGM yesterday announced a salary increase for eligible staff, with the rise set to benefit 99 percent of employees and will be effective from March 23.“A 2.0 percent increment will be awarded for all eligible team members in which 99 percent team members will be rewarded”, MGM’s statement said, noting that for staff with a monthly salary of or less than 16,000 patacas, a standard salary adjustment of 500 patacas will be granted, representing a 2.0 percent to 4.5
January 16, 2026
Macau police nab HK couple for HK$28 million ‘VIP room’ fraud & document forgery
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a Hong Kong couple for fraud and document forgery, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday.Leng identified the couple as a 69-year-old male and a 48-year-old female surnamed Lo and Yeung, respectively, both claimed to be jobless. Leng identified the victim as a middle-aged non-resident male.According to Leng, on November 20 last year, the victim told police that he had been defrauded by the couple under the pretence of
January 16, 2026
Macau pharma bureau warns of virility product with Western drug ingredient
The Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF) warned residents in a statement on Wednesday against using a natural virility product named “The Goat Sublingual Strip”*, which has been found to contain the prescription-only Western drug ingredient “Sildenafil”.According to the statement, the bureau took action after receiving Wednesday’s warning from the Hong Kong Department of Health (DH) concerning the virility product.Sildenafil is commonly used to treat male erectile dysfunction;
January 16, 2026
Editorial: Xi’s spot-on New Year call: time to better integrate Macau into national development
President Xi Jinping mentioned Macau – and Hong Kong, for that matter – twice in his 2026 New Year address. Xi pointed out in his message broadcast nationwide on New Year’s Eve that “not long ago, I attended the opening ceremony of the National Games, and I was glad to see Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau coming together in unity and acting in unison”. I may add that Macau won a record three gold and two bronze medals, all in karate events, at the National
January 5, 2026
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Editorial: Xi’s spot-on New Year call: time to better integrate Macau into national development
President Xi Jinping mentioned Macau – and Hong Kong, for that matter – twice in his 2026 New Year address. Xi pointed out in his message broadcast nationwide on New Year’s Eve that “not long ago, I attended the opening ceremony of the National Games, and I was glad to see Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau coming together in unity and acting in unison”. I may add that Macau won a record three gold and two bronze medals, all in karate events, at the National
January 5, 2026
9 artists give new life to daily items through decoupage at Macau exhibition
Nine amateur art enthusiasts are giving new life to daily items through decoupage, an art technique with some similarities to collage, in a new exhibition titled “Art Accompanying Life” at the 10 Fantasia gallery.Having kicked off on Saturday, the exhibition is on until January 30 and can be found on the second floor of the gallery.The technique, as explained by AI chatbot Poe, involves decorating an object by gluing colourful paper cutouts onto its surface and then sealing it with a
January 16, 2026
Macau's traditional Tap Siac Craft Market in Autumn draws fairgoers to shop, play, learn & eat
Macau has, to say the least, been busy with events from the recently concluded 15th National Games and the 72nd Macau Grand Prix (MGP) to the ongoing and ever-packed 25th Macau Food Festival. And now, with the onset of cooler weather, has come another event to draw Macau’s crowds: the annual Tap Siac Craft Market in Autumn, which opened on Thursday.Running for a total of eight days broken up into two consecutive weeks, the craft market, which has been annually held in the spring and the
November 24, 2025
Xi calls for advancing building of China-Canada new strategic partnership
BEIJING – President Xi Jinping met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing today. Xi noted that their meeting in October last year in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, opened a new phase of positive development in China-Canada relations, and both sides conducted in-depth discussions on restoring and resuming cooperation across various fields, and achieved positive outcomes. The healthy and stable development of China-Canada relations is in the
January 16, 2026
Foreign Ministry Commissioner Liu concludes 5-year tenure in Macau, bids farewell to local dignitaries
Liu Xianfa concluded his tenure as Commissioner of the Foreign Ministry in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) yesterday and returned to Beijing with his wife Li Ping, after he had “recently” paid farewell visits to MSAR Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai, Edmund Ho Hau Wah, the MSAR’s first chief executive and now a vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Sam’s two predecessors Fernando Chui Sai On and Ho Iat
January 16, 2026
Macau Red Cross receives 2.55 million patacas in donations for Tai Po inferno
Macau Red Cross President Eddie Wong Yue Kai told yesterday’s media dinner that as the deadly blaze in Hong Kong’s Tai Po District’s Wang Fuk Court estate on November 26 resulted in significant casualties, his organisation received over 1,000 donations from local residents, totalling 2.55 million patacas.Wong said that the funds will be transferred in full to the Hong Kong Red Cross to provide psychological support and related services for the inferno’s victims.Hong Kong Secretary for
January 16, 2026
‘Operation Oops!’ to hit the stage at Macau Cultural Centre in Jan-Feb
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement yesterday that “Operation Oops! A Musical”, a locally commissioned production, will be staged from January 31 to February 2 at the Macau Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Small Auditorium in Nape, alongside a “Local Programme Presentation Session” aimed at creating new opportunities for the local performing arts sector. The musical is the third work under the bureau’s Commissioning Performing Arts Productions 2024–2026
January 16, 2026
Macau resort operator MGM announces salary rise for 99 pct of staff
Integrated resort operator MGM yesterday announced a salary increase for eligible staff, with the rise set to benefit 99 percent of employees and will be effective from March 23.“A 2.0 percent increment will be awarded for all eligible team members in which 99 percent team members will be rewarded”, MGM’s statement said, noting that for staff with a monthly salary of or less than 16,000 patacas, a standard salary adjustment of 500 patacas will be granted, representing a 2.0 percent to 4.5
January 16, 2026
Macau police nab 2 tea & wine shop staff for HK$33 million illegal currency exchange deals
The Judiciary Police (PJ) busted a HK$33 million (34 million patacas) illegal exchange operation run by a tea and wine shop on Wednesday, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday, adding that two men working for the shop have been arrested. Leng identified the two suspects as a 42-year-old mainlander surnamed Fan and a 41-year-old local resident surnamed Chu.According to Leng, PJ officers earlier received intelligence indicating that a shop in an
January 16, 2026
Macau police nab HK couple for HK$28 million ‘VIP room’ fraud & document forgery
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a Hong Kong couple for fraud and document forgery, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday.Leng identified the couple as a 69-year-old male and a 48-year-old female surnamed Lo and Yeung, respectively, both claimed to be jobless. Leng identified the victim as a middle-aged non-resident male.According to Leng, on November 20 last year, the victim told police that he had been defrauded by the couple under the pretence of
January 16, 2026
Macau pharma bureau warns of virility product with Western drug ingredient
The Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF) warned residents in a statement on Wednesday against using a natural virility product named “The Goat Sublingual Strip”*, which has been found to contain the prescription-only Western drug ingredient “Sildenafil”.According to the statement, the bureau took action after receiving Wednesday’s warning from the Hong Kong Department of Health (DH) concerning the virility product.Sildenafil is commonly used to treat male erectile dysfunction;
January 16, 2026