Taipa Village to be pedestrianised 1st time during mainland’s 5-day May Day holiday

The temporary pedestrianisation of Taipa Village will be implemented during the upcoming five-day Labour Day holiday in the mainland as the local government expects a relatively large number of tourists to visit the area during the holiday period, the Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) announced yesterday.This year, the mainland’s Labour Day holiday period will be between May 1 and 5.Labour Day is a public holiday in Macau next Thursday. The bureau made the

April 23, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau promoted as ‘Int’l Favourite Destination’ at MATTA Fair in KL

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said in a statement on Sunday that Macau was this year promoted as the “International Favourite Destination” during the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) Fair 2025, which was held in Kuala Lumpur between Friday and Sunday.MATTA, according to the fair’s LinkedIn page, is the largest association representing travel and tour businesses in Malaysia.During the event, MGTO was also awarded the “Best National Tourism Organisation

April 23, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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1st Macau Forum on Emotional AI held at UM

The University of Macau (UM) said in a statement on Thursday that its Institute of Collaborative Innovation (ICI) hosted the first Macau Forum on Emotional Artificial Intelligence last Wednesday, with the one-day event attracting around 200 attendees.The statement said that the forum featured various keynote speakers and had brought together scholars from the computer science, robotics, cognitive neuroscience, linguistics, communication studies, and psychology fields, presenting the latest

April 23, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Police nab mainlander for theft by finding

A man from the mainland was arrested on Friday for theft by finding after stealing a chip worth HK$10,000, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei identified the suspect as a man surnamed Li, who is in his forties.According to Lei, the Public Security Police (PSP) received a report on Friday morning from a middle-aged mainland man who told the police that a HK$10,000 chip had gone missing while he was checking in at a hotel front

April 23, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Police arrest local man for drunk driving

The Public Security Police (PSP) apprehended a local man on Thursday for drunk driving, with his blood alcohol concentration standing at 1.62 grams per litre, PSP spokesman Lei Chan Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei identified the suspect as a man surnamed Chong, who is in his fifties and works as a chef.According to Wong, the Public Security Police (PSP) set up a roadblock early Thursday morning on Avenida do Almirante Lacerda (提督馬路). During the operation, a

April 23, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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‘Mobile Buddha Bathing Stand’ to be staged on May 3 & 4

The 2025 edition of the “Mobile Buddha Bathing Stand” will be held on May 3 and 4, on the eve of Buddha’s Birthday, the event’s organiser, Buddha’s Light Association Youth of Macau, announced in a press conference yesterday afternoon.The two-day event will be held outside the Na Tcha Temple next to the Ruins of St. Paul’s.To celebrate Buddha’s Birthday, according to yesterday’s press conference, the event aims to provide residents and visitors with an opportunity to purify their

April 23, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Guilherme Ung Vai Meng presents 21 works in ‘Lines • Sensation’

Macau’s veteran artist Guilherme Ung Vai Meng continues to showcase his work with his latest exhibition “Lines • Sensation” at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery.The 21 works on display, which feature new and old creations, comprise pencil sketches, with Ung depicting people, along with places from Macau to the mainland to Italy.Moreover, Ung’s pieces on display also include three works entitled “Dance”, which were created using pencil, charcoal and gouache, a type of

April 23, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Visitor arrivals during Easter holiday up 28.1 pct: police

Macau recorded 520,000 visitor arrivals during the four-day Easter holiday period from Friday to Monday, an increase of 28.1 percent from last year’s corresponding period, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, visitors from the mainland accounted for 62.9 percent of the total during the period, while visitors from Hong Kong made up 28 percent of the total.The statement said that foreign visitors accounted for about seven percent of the

April 23, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Local woman cheated out of 650,000 patacas in online scam: police

A local middle-aged woman has lost 650,000 patacas in an online investment scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, the woman met a man online and they become friends on a social media platform in February. The man claimed to be an “investment company consultant” and lured her into investing. After being persuaded, the victim downloaded an investment software and made three separate payments totalling 650,000

April 23, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Bid to force decoupling from China is only serving to decouple the US

China Daily Editorial        It is not a secret that the US administration is preparing to put pressure on other countries in tariff negotiations, asking them to limit trade with China in exchange for US tariff exemptions.Something the previous Joe Biden administration tried to do, but failed to achieve, as it is a de facto getting something for nothing trick, since the United States cannot compensate its allies and partners for their losses should they decouple with

April 23, 2025 | BY admin

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Global South must speak as one against ‘reciprocal tariffs’

Commentary by Mohammed Saqib        US President Donald Trump’s recent sweeping tariff agenda represents perhaps the most aggressive trade policy initiative in modern history. It is another sign of US arrogance and unilateralism that has sent shockwaves across global markets. The staggering tariffs on US imports threaten a trade disruption, destabilizing the global economy. These measures will likely damage supply chains, cause inflation, lead to global market volatility,

April 23, 2025 | BY admin

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Doolittle Raid rescue, a legacy for China-US friendship

Backgrounder        HANGZHOU – During World War II, China and the United States joined hands to fight Fascism. Among the stories from this time, the Chinese people’s heroic rescue of US airmen after the Doolittle Raid on Japan has united people from the two countries.Chinese and American people last week gathered in Quzhou City in Zhejiang Province to mark the 83rd anniversary of the Doolittle Raid and celebrate the friendship between China and the United States.On April

April 23, 2025 | BY admin

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Test events for National Games to be held in May & June

Test competitions for the Macau events to be held in the upcoming 15th National Games’ will take place next month and June, the local preparatory office for the 15th National Games announced in a press conference yesterday.According to yesterday’s press conference, some of the spectators for the upcoming test events will be arranged by the preparatory office, while for the other spectators, the preparatory office will distribute tickets to local residents free of charge.Addressing

April 22, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Hugo Calderano, Sun Yingsha win ITTF World Cup

Brazil’s Hugo Calderano and China’s Sun Yingsha took home the top prizes in Sunday’s finals for the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Men’s and Women’s World Cup Macao 2025 presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group.The week-long competition was held at Galaxy Arena in Cotai.Calderano, 28, emerged victorious against World No. 1 Lin Shidong from China, who started strong, leading with a score of 6-11. However, the Brazilian caught up and went on to win the following four

April 22, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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