Macau’s crimes drop 5.9 pct in 2025

Macau’s total number of crimes reported last year dropped by 5.9 percent to 13,458 from the 14,298 reported in 2024, the Office of Secretary for Security Chan Tsz King announced yesterday.The office (GSS) announced Macau’s 2025 crime statistics on its website yesterday, when it also said in a statement that the office, from now on, will only announce Macau’s crime statistics regularly on its website, but with a press conference to be held to announce the data “whenever

April 29, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery Exhibition 2026 Macau opens today

The Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery Exhibition 2026 Macau opens today at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai, marking the fourth stop of the exhibition’s global tour and the first in southern China.Vivienne Westwood (1941–2022) was a British fashion designer and one of the most influential figures in modern fashion. She is largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream, as noted in Wikipedia.The dedicated exhibition was previously held in New

April 29, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau's ‘May Fourth’ Youth Day commemorative activities to run through June

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) held a press conference yesterday at its headquarters on Avenida de D. João to announce a raft of “May Fourth”* Youth Day commemorative activities that will run through June.DSEDJ Director Kong Chi Meng said in a speech that to commemorate the 107th anniversary of Youth Day, the bureau – in collaboration with the Preparatory Committee for the Series of Commemorative Activities for Youth Day (which comprises 83 youth groups) –will

April 29, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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36th Macao Arts Festival to start next Friday

The 36th Macao Arts Festival (MAF) will run from next Friday to June 27 themed “New Streams of Inspiration”, featuring a wide range of performances and exhibitions across the city, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a press conference at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape yesterday. A total of 15 programmes and exhibitions, along with nine outreach activities, will be presented. The line-up includes local, national and foreign productions spanning theatre, dance, music

April 29, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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4 Macau outdoor swimming pools to open Friday

Four outdoor swimming pools managed by the Sports Bureau (ID) will open to the public this Friday, May 1, providing residents with more options for leisure and exercise during the warmer season, the bureau announced in a statement yesterday.The facilities consist of the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Swimming Pool on Avenida do Comendador Ho Yin, Taipa Central Park Swimming Pool, Hac Sa Park Swimming Pool and Cheoc Van Swimming Pool in Coloane, the statement said. According to the statement, the pools

April 29, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's ‘Barra Slow Festival’ returns to celebrate tea, heritage & ‘slow living’

Interview William Chan        The three-day “Barra Slow Festival” is slated to run from Friday through Sunday (May 1-3), from noon to 8 p.m. daily, at the No.1 and No.2 Navy Yard and Outdoor Plaza in Barra, also known as the Harbour Entrance district.Organised by the District Development Centre, this year’s edition is themed “A Sip of Tea, A Glimpse of Heritage”, bringing together nearly 40 tea brands from across Asia.Lam Sio Man, director of the centre, told the

April 29, 2026 | BY admin

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World’s largest car carrier delivered in China, boosting global auto transport capacity

Analysis        GUANGZHOU – A car carrier with a maximum capacity of 10,800 car equivalent units, described as the world’s largest of its kind, was delivered yesterday in Guangzhou.The vessel, named Glovis Leader, was built by Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited under the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), together with China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. It was delivered to HMM, a leading shipping company in the Republic of Korea (ROK). After

April 29, 2026 | BY admin

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Lai Ching-te’s aborted visit affirms global consensus on one-China principle

Analysis        BEIJING – “Taiwan independence” forces have suffered a major setback as a trip to Eswatini by Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te, a diehard separatist, was recently canceled after several African countries denied his plane overflight rights.As Taiwan regional authorities groundlessly blamed the failed attempt on the Chinese mainland, officials in Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar made it clear that their countries made the decisions independently in

April 29, 2026 | BY admin

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Zhuhai's Gongbei Customs seizes 20 cultural relics at Qingmao checkpoint

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers at the Qingmao checkpoint seized 20 cultural relics recently.According to the statement, the customs officers discovered an anomaly in the image when they conducted an X-ray inspection of a male traveller’s backpack in the “green channel” of the pedestrian checkpoint’s exit hall.Upon inspection, they discovered a total of 20 suspected cultural relics, namely silver coins, in the backpack, the statement said,

April 28, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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PATA Travel Mart to return to Macau in 2027

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart, one of Asia Pacific’s longest-standing international travel trade exhibitions, will mark its return to Macau after a decade, with the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) hosting the event in 2027 following the editions last held in the city in 2017 and 2010.The announcement by PATA and MGTO was made in an MGTO statement yesterday.Set to be held from September 20 to 22 next year, the event, as described on the PATA website, will

April 28, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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AlipayHK enables ‘Companion Code’ for Macau buses

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced in a statement yesterday that, in order to streamline fare payments and improve bus operational efficiency, AlipayHK has introduced a “Companion Code” feature following successful coordination and testing. The new system allows passengers to pay for up to two additional companions simultaneously.Using the “Companion Code”, the fare is set at 6 patacas per person, per journey. The statement clarified that no fare discounts or transfer concessions

April 28, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau identification bureau launches ID card return kiosks

The Identification Services Bureau (DSI) announced in a statement yesterday that it launched self-service resident ID card (BIR) return kiosks that day, allowing the public to conveniently return identity cards of deceased relatives or lost cards that had been found. The new kiosks are currently installed at three government 24-hour self-service centres located in Praia Grande, Venceslau de Morais and central Taipa, providing round-the-clock access for document return services, the

April 28, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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‘Face-to-Face Meeting’ aims to promote sci-tech cooperation between Macau & Hangzhou: DSEDJ chief

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) hosted a one-day event at the Macau Science Centre (MSC) in Nape yesterday, titled “Face-to-Face Meeting Between Hangzhou Innovation and Technology Enterprises and Macau Youth 2026”.The event was also attended by Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Wallis O Lam and Lyu Yuyin, a deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR). In a speech, DSEDJ Director

April 28, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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University of Macau (UM) Symphony Orchestra to host debut concert next Tuesday

Interview by William Chan        The University of Macau Symphony Orchestra (UMSO) will hold its debut concert, “A Night at the Symphony”, on campus next Tuesday. The programme features pieces by Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Gershwin, as well as Bricusse, and Newley.Formed just last year, UMSO is the university’s first symphony orchestra. Although the university does not offer a music major, it has for years trained amateur students under professional music

April 28, 2026 | BY admin

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