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China’s mega-blockbuster ‘Ne Zha 2’ to premiere in Macau tomorrow
China’s highest-grossing movie of all times and the first non-Hollywood film to reach the top 9 in the global box office, “Ne Zha 2”, has been announced for release in Hong Kong and Macau, with its local premiere at the Emperor Cinema of the Lisboeta Macau integrated resort in Cotai tomorrow – and Macau Artistes Association Chairman Ken Sou Io Kuong told the Post yesterday he believed that the animated film was already a big success story in Chinese-language cinema and would help export
February 18, 2025
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Macau Int’l Parade to include 50-60 local troupes
The Macau International Parade recently launched an open call for local troupes to participate in the annual event – and Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Deland Leong Wai Man has said that the call for the participation has already closed, expecting that there will be 50 to 60 local troupes, along with some non-local performance groups, taking part in the day-long parade.Organised by the bureau, the “2025 Macao International Parade” has been slated for Sunday March 23, once again
February 18, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei
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Police nab mainlander for theft-by-finding
A man from the mainland has been apprehended for theft-by-finding, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Ruan is in his forties.According to Lai, when a tourist was visiting a Taipa shopping mall last month, a security guard approached and told him that cash had dropped from his jacket. He picked up the cash but discovered that HK$12,000 was missing. After searching with no avail, he reported the incident to
February 18, 2025 | BY William Chan
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Local woman cheated out of 1,838 yuan in concert ticket scam: police
A local young woman has lost 1,838 yuan (2,023 patacas) in a concert ticket scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Sio Keong said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, the victim saw a post on RedNote, a Chinese social networking and e-commerce platform colloquially known as “little red book”, about selling tickets for a concert in May in the mainland. She was keen to attend the concert and contacted the “seller” to buy a ticket.The “seller” told the
February 18, 2025 | BY Ada Lei
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SJM dragon boat races slated for May, standard race to feature mixed category 1st time
The 2025 SJM Macao International Dragon Boat Races are slated to be hosted in May at the Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre, with this year’s Macao Standard Dragon Boat Race to also include for the first time the introduction of a mixed category.Details of the upcoming races were announced during yesterday’s press conference at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai.This year’s event will kick off with small dragon boat local races on May 24, while the Macao Standard Dragon Boat Race will be held
February 18, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Applications still open for UTM luxury hospitality programme
The Macao University of Tourism (UTM) is set to launch its new Master of Science (MSc) degree programme in Luxury Hospitality and Health Service Management for the 2025/2026 academic year, according to a LinkedIn post by the public university yesterday, with applications open until April 30.A separate UTM statement recently has elaborated that the two-year programme aims to “nurture graduates who are capable of managing and leading successful luxury and health service businesses, contributing
February 18, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin
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MUST to host Open Day on Sunday
A variety of activities are set to take place at the private Macau University of Science and Technology’s (MUST) Open Day on Sunday.The on-campus event on Avenida Wai Long (氹仔偉龍馬路) in Taipa also celebrates the university’s 25th anniversary, according to an MUST statement last night.Held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the statement pointed out that the event will feature booths and activity highlights such as campus tours, performances, an outstanding achievements exhibition, and
February 18, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Mainlander loses HK$285,000 in ‘fake police’ scam: police
A man from the mainland has lost HK$285,000 in a “fake police” scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Sio Keong said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, the victim had received a call while in Macau on October 11, 2024, in which a man claimed to be an “officer from the Immigration Department”.The “officer” alleged that the victim had sent out a large number of scam messages and that the case had already been filed for investigation in the mainland.The
February 18, 2025 | BY Ada Lei
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Tourism crisis assistance team returns from Taichung
The Macau Government Tourism Office’s (MGTO) tourism crisis assistance team, in conjunction with the Macau Red Cross, travelled to central Taiwan’s Taichung City on Thursday to provide appropriate assistance to the Macau victims of the gas explosion at a department store there, as well as their family members – and MGTO said in a statement yesterday that the first stage of the assistance work has been completed, with the team and Macau Red Cross having returned to Macau, adding that MGTO
February 18, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei
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Gongbei Customs intercepts woman smuggling 226 dried geckos
A woman was caught smuggling 226 dried endangered geckos from Macau to the mainland when she was intercepted by customs officers in Zhuhai last month, according to a Gongbei Customs statement yesterday.The woman is a mainlander surnamed Ye, the statement said.According to the statement, the woman entered the mainland carrying two plastic bags through the “nothing to declare” channel at Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs checkpoint at about 6:31 p.m. on January 20.Customs officers intercepted her
February 18, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang
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Gongbei customs seizes large quantity of cosmetics, cigars & alcoholic drinks smuggled by driver
Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced yesterday that its officers have caught a Macau single-licence plated vehicle driver attempting to smuggle a large number of undeclared goods from Macau to the mainland through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) checkpoint last Wednesday.According to Gongbei Customs, the case was busted last Wednesday at 3 p.m., when Gongbei Customs officers at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) checkpoint discovered an abnormality in a single-licence plated
February 18, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang
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Macau logs 25 suicides in Q4 last year
Macau recorded 25 suicides – 17 males and 8 females – in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a statement by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday.The statement noted that among the 25 victims, aged between 13 and 75, 20 were local residents, accounting for 80 percent, while five were non-local residents.The statement pointed out that mental diseases, relationship problems, gambling issues and financial problems were the most probable causes of the suicides for the quarter.Members of
February 18, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang
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Fusion of cultures: Henry Ma’s artistic journey
Macau’s Centre for Creative Industries (CCI) is hosting a free-admission exhibition titled “Searching – Chinese ink painting”, which will run until March 11.Located on the ground floor of the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM), the exhibition is open from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday through Saturday, excluding public holidays.According to a statement by the organisers, the exhibition features the work of Henry Ma Kam Keong (馬錦強), an artist born in Macau who graduated with a Bachelor of
February 18, 2025 | BY Adrian Vallesteros
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Chinese blockbuster ‘Ne Zha 2’ brings benefits beyond theaters
BEIJING – Having broken the Hollywood monopoly in the global list of 10 highest-grossing films, the animated feature “Ne Zha 2” is generating ripple effects beyond cinemas, showcasing China’s vibrant consumption and dynamic economy.Less than three weeks since its premiere, the global earnings, including presales, of “Ne Zha 2” have exceeded 12.05 billion yuan (US$1.68 billion).Drawing inspiration from a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) mythological tale, much like the globally acclaimed 3A
February 18, 2025 | BY admin
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Chinese blockbuster ‘Ne Zha 2’ hits N American cinemas
   LOS ANGELES – Chinese  box office hit "Ne Zha 2" began to be screened on Friday in a limited theatrical release in North America.   The highly-anticipated film is being released by CMC Pictures in Mandarin with English subtitles in about 750 selected movie theaters in North American cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Chicago, New York, Boston, Atlanta, Toronto, Vancouver and a few other cities with a large overseas Chinese
February 17, 2025 | BY admin
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