Macau GDP grows 4.7 pct in 2025

    Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 4.7 percent year-on-year in real terms to 418.04 billion patacas last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced in a statement today. The bureau pointed out that last year’s GDP corresponded to 89.6 percent of the level in pre-pandemic 2019.Macau confirmed its first COVID-19 case in January 2020. The pandemic severely impacted Macau’s economy for three consecutive years until the end of 2022. Per capita GDP grew by

February 13, 2026 | BY Staff Reporter

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Macau police expect up to 6.21 million entries & exits during CNY

The Public Security Police (PSP) forecast yesterday that the number of Macau border checkpoint entries and exits will reach between 6.0 million and 6.21 million during the Chinese mainland’s upcoming 9-day Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday period.The mainland’s 9-day holiday, officially known in the Chinese mainland as the Spring Festival, will take place between Sunday and February 23, the seventh day of the Year of the Horse, which begins on Tuesday, February 17.Lei Tak Fai, chief of the

February 13, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau police arrest local thief for stealing from unlocked car

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man for stealing from an unlocked car on Tuesday, PJ spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a regular press conference yesterday.Chao identified the suspect as a 62-year-old man surnamed Lei who claimed to be jobless.According to Chao, PJ officers received a report from the Public Security Police (PSP) on January 23 that a female victim told them that on the night of January 22 she had parked her private car at a metered parking space in the northern

February 13, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau’s 6 integrated resort (IR) operators announce Five-Star Awards from Forbes Travel Guide

Rui Pastorin The Forbes Travel Guide’s 2026 Star Award Winners were unveiled this week, with Macau continuing to have the most five-starred hotels in any city, numbering 26, according to the Forbes Travel Guide (FTG) website.Macau’s six integrated resort (IR) operators have each announced Five-Star Awards from Forbes Travel Guide 2026, including inaugural awardees and those consecutively maintaining their ratings, in separate statements.SJM ResortsFor SJM Resorts, Palazzo Versace Macau

February 13, 2026 | BY admin

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University of Macau (UM), HK PolyU launch joint PhD programme, embodied intelligence lab

The University of Macau (UM) announced in a statement yesterday that it and Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have co-funded the first “Joint Laboratory for Robotics and Embodied Intelligence”* on the UM campus, aiming to strengthen collaborative innovation in higher education and scientific research in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).Meanwhile, the two public universities announced the launch of a dual Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme featuring joint

February 13, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Wedding photo models on motorbike get fined for road traffic breaches: Macau police

According to a statement by the Public Security Police (PSP), after investigating a video circulating online last month which showed a wedding photoshoot being conducted on a public road in Ka-Ho, they confirmed that the rider and pillion of the motorbike involved violated multiple traffic regulations, adding that the two models have been fined in accordance with the Road Traffic Law.The Public Security Police also said that the rider is a non-resident worker (NRW) suspected of engaging in work

February 13, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Eco-fair MIECF to take place in Macau next month

The 2026 Macao International Environmental Cooperation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF) will be held from March 26 to 28 at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo, themed “Low-carbon, Zero Waste Cities: Embarking on a Global Collaboration”, according to a statement by the organiser yesterday.Hosted by the local government, the annual event will gather local, national and foreign exhibitors and professionals in order to strengthen regional and international exchanges on environmental protection and

February 13, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau Grand Prix (MGP) Museum to launch Spring Festival activities on 1st day of CNY

The Macau Grand Prix Museum (MGPM), run by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), will roll out a string of festive activities to mark Chinese New Year (CNY), including interactive booths where visitors can create motorsport-themed spring couplets and lai sees (red envelops), according to an MGTO statement yesterday.The statement noted that the programme, titled “Full Horsepower Fortune Boost,” will take place in the basement of the museum in Zape and feature two DIY stations: the

February 13, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau Maritime Museum guided tours start tomorrow

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) announced in a statement yesterday that the Maritime Museum will launch an on-site guided tour service tomorrow.The statement said that in order to enrich the visiting experience, the Maritime Museum will offer complimentary on-site public guided tours at weekends, and no advance reservation is required.One tour will be held every Saturday at 2:30 p.m., while two tours will be offered every Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. respectively, the statement

February 13, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau resort operator Sands China wins 2nd consecutive ‘Top Employer’ certificate

Integrated resort operator Sands China has recently been awarded the “Top Employer” certification by the Top Employer Institute* for the second consecutive year.According to a statement yesterday, the achievement follows last year’s milestone as the first integrated resort operator in the Asia Pacific region and the first company in Macau’s tourism and service industry to receive the accolade. It joins 2,500 certified organisations worldwide.The statement added that Top Employer

February 13, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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New FM Commissioner Bian pays courtesy call on Macau legislature’s speaker Cheong

The newly appointed Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), Bian Lixin, yesterday paid a courtesy call, after assuming office late last month, on Legislative Assembly (AL) President André Cheong Weng Chon, where she acknowledged the good start made by the new term of the local legislature, according to a statement by the commissioner’s office yesterday.The current, eighth term of the MSAR’s Legislative Assembly started on October

February 13, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau govt to host 2nd ‘tea-break’ opinion gathering session later this month

The government has announced that its second “tea-break” community session for officials under the Social Affairs and Culture portfolio to directly engage in conversations with residents will be held on February 24.The government’s first “tea-break” community session was held on January 15.Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Wallis O Lam told lawmakers in November last year about the government’s plan to host “tea-break” sessions in different neighbourhoods regularly from

February 13, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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For Europe, true de-risking means de-Americanizing

Commentary        BEIJING – As leaders gather once again at the Munich Security Conference, Europe finds itself confronting an uncomfortable truth: The greatest strategic risk it faces now comes from across the Atlantic.For years, European policymakers have echoed Washington’s “de-risking” rhetoric, a term originally crafted to justify containing China’s development under the guise of economic caution.Yet if Europe truly believes its own rhetoric on safeguarding

February 13, 2026 | BY admin

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Chinese AI firms race to release models, angling for next DeepSeek moment

Analysis        BEIJING – Chinese AI companies are racing to launch new models over the Lunar New Year holiday, angling for the next game-changing DeepSeek moment.Days ago, a mysterious test version dubbed Pony Alpha became a hot topic in the AI community for its exceptional coding performance, sparking widespread speculation about its developer. yesterday, it was revealed to be GLM-5 by Beijing-based AI company Zhipu AI.The new model has achieved high scores on top agent

February 13, 2026 | BY admin

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