Zhuhai's Gongbei Customs seizes 285,000 cigarettes

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that it seized 285,000 cigarettes at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) on November 29.According to the statement, on that day, customs officers at the delta bridge conducted a routine X-ray scan inspection on a batch of goods declared as “a shipment of cross-border e-commerce items,” which was being transferred under a customs transit procedure. The inspection discovered an anomaly in the X-ray images. Upon physical

December 10, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macao Polytechnic University hosts IEEE TALE 2025

The public Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) announced in a statement yesterday that it hosted the four-day IEEE TALE 2025 conference from Thursday to Sunday, bringing together international scholars and industry experts to discuss innovation in educational technology and the integration of STEAM learning. IEEE TALE stands for “Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers”, while TALE stands for “Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering”.This year’s theme,

December 10, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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3 local women lose HK$6.26 million in investment scams: Macau police

Three local women have separately fallen victim to investment scams, resulting in a total loss of HK$6.26 million (6.45 million patacas), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Leng, a local elderly woman was added to an investment group via WhatsApp by a stranger in October. Within the group, members purportedly spoke about their investment experiences, and a person claiming to be a “customer services manager” convinced

December 10, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau police nab 2 gamblers for cheating illegal exchange dealer out of 400,000 yuan

A male and female gambler from the Chinese mainland were apprehended yesterday for defrauding a female illegal currency exchange dealer out of 400,000 yuan (453,000 patacas), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.Leng identified the suspect as a 38-year-old male surnamed Wang and a 31-year-old female surnamed Fu; both claimed to be jobless.According to Leng, the victim was introduced to Wang and Fu through an acquaintance and met them on

December 10, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Stronger Europe-China capital connections require trust, sustained dialogue: German industry leader

Interview        FRANKFURT AM MAIN – Sustained dialogue and cross-sector collaboration between Europe and China are necessary for a vision of capital connectivity, Thomas Richter, CEO of the German Investment Funds Association (BVI), has noted.Interest from both sides in accessing each other’s financial markets “continues to grow steadily,” as evidenced by the strong turnout of around 200 participants in the recent “Sino-European Finance Summit” in Frankfurt,

December 10, 2025 | BY admin

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China, Germany can achieve win-win results by strengthening cooperation

China Daily Editorial        As major countries, China and Germany bear significant responsibility for maintaining international stability. Their comprehensive strategic partnership, built over 53 years of diplomatic relations, has long benefited the two countries and their peoples.The visit of German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul to China this week – his first since taking office – is therefore not only an important bilateral event, but also a major opportunity for

December 10, 2025 | BY admin

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Chinese economy poised to seize future opportunities and tackle challenges ahead

China Daily Editorial        As the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) approaches its conclusion, China has effectively navigated different challenges, enhanced its economic strength, and improved its innovation capability, laying a solid foundation for the next stage of development.Thanks to the government’s proactive and targeted macro policies, the main goals for economic and social development during the past five years are expected to be successfully accomplished, with the

December 10, 2025 | BY admin

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‘Vitória, Vitória’ offers readers light-hearted approach to pivotal moment in Macau history

Interview by Rui Pastorin         The bilingual book “Vitória, Vitória” was launched on Thursday during the 2025 Autumn Book Festival at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion, with the publication taking on an important moment in Macau’s history while doing so in a funny and light-hearted approach. Written in Portuguese and Chinese, “Vitória, Vitória”, or “Victory, Victory” in English, was launched by the International Institute of Macau (IIM) in

December 9, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau's new Zone A library slated for next year

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Deland Leong Wai Man said in a speech during the opening ceremony of “Macau Reading Festival” on Friday that the bureau plans to open a public library in Zone A – officially known as “Eastern District 2” –next year, alongside updates to services and facilities at existing libraries,aiming to further enhance readers’ user experience.Zone A is a large land reclamation residential building development area off the northeastern coast of the Macau

December 9, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) suspends tinned food import application

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) announced in a statement on Friday that it had suspended a tinned food import application.According to the statement, the bureau, during import inspection and quarantine procedures, detected excessive levels of the veterinary drug residue sulfamethazine in a batch of tinned food samples that were transhipped to Macau via Hong Kong. The bureau underlined that the affected product did not enter the local market. The statement said that the bureau has

December 9, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Zhuhai's Gongbei customs seizes 23 tonnes of frozen beef & chicken feet

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement on Friday that its officers seized 17.7 tonnes of frozen beef and 5.530 tonnes of frozen chicken feet at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) on November 15.According to the statement, on that day, customs officers inspecting a cross-border goods vehicle at the cross-delta bridge Zhuhai Port (checkpoint) Inbound Cargo Inspection Zone discovered that a shipment declared as “Random Copolymer Polypropylene (PP-R) Pipe Fittings” was

December 9, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police bust local trio of illegal currency exchange dealers

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three local men on Thursday for engaging in illegal currency exchange activities, PJ spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a special press conference on Friday.Chao identified the suspects as a 44-year-old driver surnamed Un, a 54-year-old construction worker surnamed Wong, and a 27-year-old man surnamed Lei who claimed to be jobless.According to Chao, the police received a tip-off about a car that was repeatedly entering and exiting casino car parks in Cotai,

December 9, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau's olice nab mainlander for robbing gambler of HK$200,000 in chips

A man from the Chinese mainland was arrested on Friday for robbing a middle-aged mainland woman of HK$200,000 (206,000 patacas) in chips, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a special press conference on Sunday.Chao identified the suspect as a 31-year-old male surnamed Luo who claimed to be jobless.According to Chao, the victim was gambling at a casino in Cotai early Friday morning when Luo approached her and invited her to his hotel guestroom “for tea and a chat”, to

December 9, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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New stalls start selling light meals, cultural products at Macau's Taipa Market

Newly set up stalls selling light meals or cultural and creative products, the operators of which were chosen by a public tender earlier this year, in Taipa Market started their trial operations yesterday, after the completion of the wet market’s revamp.The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM), the public entity tasked with managing the city’s wet markets, says that all of the new stalls are scheduled to officially open in the second half of this month.Before yesterday, Taipa Market was a

December 9, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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