‘Annual Exhibition of Macao Visual Arts 2025’ showcases Chinese painting & calligraphy

The “Annual Exhibition of Macao Visual Arts 2025 – Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Category”, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), is presenting award-winning and selected works by local artists at its Tap Seac Gallery in Praça do Tap Siac, aiming to highlight the vitality of traditional Chinese arts in Macau.This year’s exhibition received 161 pieces/sets of artworks submitted by 161 local artists, spanning traditional Chinese painting, calligraphy, seal carving and

January 5, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Zhuhai's Gongbei Customs seizes 1.56 grams of meth at HZMB

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers seized 1.56 grams of methamphetamine (commonly known as “ice”) at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) .According to the statement, on that day, at around 12 p.m., customs officers at the mega-bridge’s Zhuhai Port (checkpoint) passenger clearance hall noticed a man behaving strangely and immediately intercepted him for inspection.Upon examination, they discovered a transparent plastic bag containing

January 5, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau’s legislative, judicial organs, top officials, chief prosecutor react to Xi’s New Year’s address

In addition to Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai, the heads of the special administrative region’s legislative and judicial organs, as well as the special administrative region’s nine principal officials and the chief public prosecutor have reacted in separate statements to President Xi Jinping’s 2026 New Year’s address that he delivered on New Year’s Eve.Their statements were also made in reply to an article titled “Living Up to Expectations and Achieving Outstanding Results, Seizing

January 5, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau weather ‘marked by extreme phenomena’ in 2025: observatory

     Macau’s weather in 2025 stood out as a year marked by extreme phenomena, setting several records, the Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said in a report on New Year’s Eve.In the report summarising Macau’s weather last year, the observatory pointed out that “global temperature anomalies continued to persist in 2025,” adding that, according to a report published by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), last year may have been the second or

January 3, 2026 | BY Staff Reporter

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Understanding Xi's vision of China and the world through New Year message

   Analysis   BEIJING -- Every year on New Year's Eve, President Xi Jinping delivers his New Year greetings to the Chinese people from his office, with the Great Wall, a symbol of the Chinese nation's resilience and heritage, depicted in the backdrop.   This time was no exception. On Wednesday evening, with a warm smile, Xi sat at his desk to reflect on the remarkable achievements of China and its people throughout 2025, and lay out his expectations

January 3, 2026 | BY Xinhua

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Macau Int’l Airport passenger traffic dips 1.6 pct in 2025

    Macau International Airport (MIA) recorded 7.52 million passengers last year, a year-on-year decrease of 1.6 percent, its operator announced in a statement yesterday.“In 2025, due to the surrounding economic environment and some uncertain factors, passenger traffic fell short of expectationsduring the first half of the year and the summer holiday period, resulting in an overall decrease of 1.6 percent in annual passenger traffic compared to the previous year,” Macau

January 3, 2026 | BY Staff Reporter

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Macau logs daily record of 866,603 border crossings on New Year’s Day

     Macau set a new record of 866,603 border exits and entries yesterday, New Year’s Day, nearly half of whom were visitors, the Public Security Police (PSP) announced today. According to PSP data, one-third of the New Year’s Day border crossers were residents, 49.6 percent were visitors, and 16.2 percent were non-resident workers (NRWs). While the number of New Year’s Day entries stood at 415,687, the number of exits amounted to 450,916. A total of 188,036

January 2, 2026 | BY Staff Reporter

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Macau imports drop 3.7 pct in Jan-Nov 2025, accounting for nearly 90 pct of total trade

         Macau’s merchandise imports fell by 3.7 percent year-on-year to 113.23 billion patacas in the first 11 months of last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced this week. According to the DSEC figures, imports accounted for 89.9 percent of Macau’s total external trade in goods (125.97 billion patacas) between January and November last year, resulting in a trade balance deficit of 100.48 billion patacas. Macau’s merchandise exports rose

January 2, 2026 | BY Staff Reporter

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Macau hotel guests dip 0.6 pct to 13.3 million in Jan-Nov 2025

        Macau’s 147 hotels recorded 13.3 million guests in the first 11 months of last year, a year-on-year drop of 0.6 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced this week. In this period, the average occupancy rate of guest rooms rose by 3.2 percentage points year-on-year to 89.3 percent. In November, the average occupancy rate of guest rooms increased by 0.7 percent year-on-year to 90.2 percent. The number of guests increased by 1.9 percent

January 2, 2026 | BY Staff Reporter

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Actively align with the nation's ‘15th Five-Year Plan’ to strive for innovation and create a new chapter in Macao's development: MSAR CE Sam Hou Fai

      Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai noted in a statement on New Year’s Day that in his 2026 New Year’s address to the nation, President Xi Jinping emphasised the firm commitment to implementing the "One Country, Two Systems" policy, supporting Hong Kong and Macao in better integrating into the national development framework, and maintaining long-term prosperity and stability. The president's words conveyed his care and

January 2, 2026 | BY GCS, MPD

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Hong Kong and Macao: Living Up to Expectations and Achieving Outstanding Results—Seizing Opportunities to Set Sail Again

     Published on January 1, 2026     Source: Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the CPC Central Committee, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council In his New Year address for 2026, President Xi Jinping stated: “Recently, I attended the opening ceremony of the National Games, and it was heartening to see the three regions of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao working together. We must steadfastly implement the 'One Country, Two

January 1, 2026 | BY HKMWO/HKMAO

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Macau casino receipts rise 9.1 pct to 247.4 billion patacas in 2025, highest since pre-pandemic 2019

Macau’s casinos generated gross gaming revenue (GGR) of 247.4 billion patacas (US$30.8 billion) last month, a year-on-year increase of 9.1 percent, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) announced today.2025's GGR was the highest since pre-pandemic 2019, amounting to 292.4 billion patacas; that is to say, last year's GGR was still 45 billion patacas short of the figure for the year before the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact Macau's casino takings.The gaming

January 1, 2026 | BY Staff Reporter

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President Xi Jinping's 2026 New Year message (full text)

    On New Year's Eve, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his 2026 New Year message through China Media Group and the internet. The following is the full text of the message:Greetings to all! Year after year, life opens a fresh chapter. As the new year begins, I extend my best wishes to you from Beijing!The year 2025 marks the completion of China's 14th Five-Year Plan for economic and social development. Over the past five years, we have pressed ahead with enterprise and

December 31, 2025 | BY MFA of PRC n

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PLA Eastern Theater Command successfully completes 'Justice Mission 2025' drills

   NANJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Eastern Theater Command of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced today that it has successfully completed "Justice Mission 2025" drills.   Through the drills, the theater command fully tested the integrated joint operations capabilities of its troops, said Li Xi, spokesperson for the theater command.   The troops of the theater command will keep strengthening combat readiness with arduous training,

December 31, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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