​Xi urges deepening reform, opening up during Guangdong inspection tour

   GUANGZHOU - President Xi Jinping has called for comprehensively deepening reform and opening up for high-quality development, and advancing the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area with sustained efforts.   Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during his inspection tour in Guangdong yesterday and today. He hailed the southern province as

November 8, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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National Games enhances coordination under 'One Country, Two Systems

   GUANGZHOU -  For the first time, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have joined hands to host China's premier multi-sport event, fostering closer ties across the Greater Bay Area and demonstrating fresh vitality under the "one country, two systems" policy.   Opening tomorrow in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, and running through Nov. 21, the 15th National Games underscores enhanced cross-border mobility and closer technological and cultural

November 8, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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Macau population stays at 686,600 at end of 3Q, world-record 20,618 per sq km

         Macau’s total population – comprising residents and non-resident workers – amounted to 686,600 at end of the third quarter, unchanged from the same period of last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. According to a DSEC statement yesterday, the Chinese special administrative region’s population rose by 700 people, or 0.1 percent quarter on quarter.Females accounted for 53.9 percent of the population at the end of the third

November 8, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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5th Macau Qingdao Int’l Beer Carnival kicks off

The 5th Macau Qingdao International Beer Carnival kicked off yesterday with a grand opening at Wynn Palace Event Marquee in Cotai, where a variety of Tsingtao* beers and cuisine were presented.Celebrating beer culture, the carnival, which is on until November 16 at the Cotai integrated resort, is organised by Asia Brewery (Macau) Co. Ltd., Wynn Resorts and Macau Leisure Tourism Services Innovation Association, under the guidance of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the Qingdao Municipal

November 7, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘Abnormal’ food in lunch boxes causes Macau students’ malaise

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) received a report from Kao Yip Middle School on Avenida Xian Xing Hai in Nape on Wednesday that food in the lunch boxes provided by a designated food supplier was found to have “abnormalities”, according to an IAM statement yesterday.The Municipal Affairs Bureau dispatched its officials to the school and notified the Health Bureau (SSM) and the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) about the incident, the statement said, adding that the food supplier

November 7, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Training activities aim to promote National Games’ barrier-free society in Macau

Training activities entitled “Courtesy without Boundaries, Access without Barriers” were held yesterday, with the aim of enhancing the barrier-free service capabilities of the tourism industry and volunteers for the 15th National Games, the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities, the 9th National Special Olympics and other sporting events, further promoting the establishment of an inclusive, barrier-free society, and simultaneously boosting the high-quality development of local

November 7, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau Customs Service nabs mainlander for peddling bogus Moutai

The Macau Customs Service announced in a statement on Wednesday night that its officers nabbed a mainlander for peddling counterfeit Moutai on Monday.The statement identified the suspect as a 31-year-old male mainlander.The statement said that on Monday the Customs Service received a report from Public Service Police that a man was seen hawking suspected counterfeit Chinese baijiu (“white liquor”) to passers-by in Taipa.Customs officers rushed to the scene to intercept the man and seized a

November 7, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Orbis Macau to hold charity street event tomorrow

Orbis Macau will hold the second Charity Street Event for its annual Action for Sight (AFS) campaign tomorrow, according to a statement from the non-governmental organisation (NGO).The first event was held in the Horta e Costa district in mid-October.Tomorrow’s event will take place from noon to 6 p.m. in the Areia Preta and Iao Hon Market areas. The statement noted that volunteers in Orbis’ signature blue vests will collect donations to raise funds for its global sight-saving

November 7, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Woman falsely accuses man of rape over unpaid sex: Macau police

A mainland woman has been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) for falsely accusing a man of rape on Tuesday, PJ spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a regular press conference yesterday.The press conference was held at the Judiciary Police (PJ) headquarters in Zape.Lei identified the suspect as a 39-year-old mainlander surnamed Yan who told police that she is a physical therapist.According to Lei, the Public Security Police (PSP) transferred Yan and the victim from the Chinese mainland to the

November 7, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police nab local man for damaging illegally parked motorbike

The Public Security Police (PSP) have arrested a local man for knocking over an illegally parked motorbike, PSP spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.The press conference was held at the Judiciary Police (PJ) headquarters in Zape.Cheong identified the suspect as a local lorry driver surnamed Un in his thirties. According to Cheong, on the evening of August 22, the motorcycle owner parked the vehicle on the pavement in Estrada dos Cavaleiros

November 7, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Karate trio clinches Macau’s 1st gold at National Games ever

The men’s team kata (amateurs) mass participation event at the 15th National Games karate competition concluded yesterday, with the Macau delegation securing its first ever gold medal in the history of the National Games. This gold medal also marked the first medal awarded at the local segment of the 15th National Games, with Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai presiding over the award ceremony.The competition took place at the Macau Forum in Zape. The 15th National Games, held not just in

November 7, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau's Zone A health station starts operating

After residents started to move into the first three completed subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS) estates in the Zone A new urban area in September, a public health station, located in one of the three housing estates, opened yesterday.The health station is the first public facility serving members of the public to come into service in the 1.38-square-kilometre land reclamation area.Zone A, a new land reclamation area primarily being developed for public housing projects, is located between

November 7, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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No firecrackers’ area in peninsula for next year’s CNY: Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM)

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in statement yesterday that due to the ongoing “green promenade” project along the peninsula’s southern shore, it will not set up an area for the selling and letting-off of firecrackers and fireworks near Macau Tower during next year’s Chinese New Year (CNY) period.The letting-off and selling of firecrackers and fireworks is prohibited in Macau except in officially designated areas for such activities during the CNY period.Normally, the bureau

November 7, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau's Kun Iam Temple hosts ‘Silent Radiance of Unity’ exhibition

The “Silent Radiance of Unity – Macao in Harmony” exhibition, presented by six religious communities in Macau, opened yesterday at Kun Iam Temple.Co-organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and sponsored by the Cultural Development Fund (NDF), the event brings together six major religions in Macau – Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Protestantism, the Baháʼí Faith, and Islam – to promote interfaith understanding and harmony through art.According to a statement provided by the

November 7, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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