Zhuhai's Gongbei Customs seizes 49 plants, 55 kg of tobacco

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers at Jiuzhou Port seized 49 plants, including 12 listed as endangered. According to the statement, on September 3, customs officers at the Jiuzhou Port Export Cross-Border E-Commerce Channel discovered anomalies in the X-ray images while inspecting two packages declared as “artificial potted plants.” The inspection revealed 49 plants wrapped in multiple layers of toilet paper inside the

October 23, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macao Fashion Festival 2025 showcases creativity across Greater Bay Area (GBA)

The four-day Macao Fashion Festival 2025 opened yesterday at The Venetian Macao’s Florence Meeting Room bringing together designers and brands from across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).Co-organised by the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM) and the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), the festival aims to highlight Macau’s growing influence in the fashion industry and provides a platform to promote local creativity on a global

October 23, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Belgian vision meets Macau movement at T Theatre

Review by William Chan        Belgian artistes Tuur Marinus and Flup Marinus, in collaboration with a team of six Macau dancers, presented an innovative re-creation of their two contemporary works, Still Animals and TH LNG GDBY, at Macau’s T Theatre in one show. The event, organised by the local art collective Four Dimension Spatial, ran on Friday and Saturday night, with a rehearsal performance held last Thursday, which I had the opportunity to attend.Still

October 23, 2025 | BY admin

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17th UTM-UN Tourism Training Programme starts in Macau

The Macao University of Tourism (UTM) kicked off its four-day 17th UTM-UN Tourism Training Programme yesterday at MGM COTAI. Marking the 10th year of the programme, nearly 400 participants, according to a UTM statement, from 36 UN Tourism* member countries have been trained over the past editions.Programme participants include scholars, experts and industry professionals from across the Asia-Pacific region. This time, the programme is themed “Leveraging Meetings and Events for Local

October 22, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘11th Halloween Albergue SCM’ to be held in Macau this weekend

The large-scale Halloween Albergue SCM will again be hosted this weekend, marking its 11th edition and featuring themed activities for the local community.CAC - Círculo dos Amigos da Cultura de Macau (“Circle of the Friends of Macau’s Culture”) and Albergue SCM have so far held 10 well-received celebrations from 2013 to 2024, according to a CAC statement on Monday.Taking on the theme of “Phantom Feast”, the free-admission event will again see Halloween decorations throughout Albergue

October 22, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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NSFC, FDCT renew cooperation to advance scientific research, talent exchange in Macau

The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) renewed three cooperation agreements in Macau on Monday, aiming to mark a new stage of collaboration to deepen joint research, attract global scientific talent, and enhance regional innovation, according to a statement from FDCT yesterday.The statement did not say where the signing ceremony took place. During a meeting on Monday, NSFC Vice Director and academician of the Chinese

October 22, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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This year’s No. of storm signals breaks 1974 record: Macau observatory (SMG)

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) announced in a statement yesterday that Typhoon “Fengshen” has broken the record for the most tropical cyclone warning signals issued in a single year since records began in 1968, having reached 13 on Monday. The previous record was in 1974, with a total of 12 tropical cyclone warning signals hoisted, the observatory said.The weather station also said that “Fengshen” also marked the fifth time on record that the Strong Wind Signal No. 3

October 22, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Over 11,200 people train as ‘Gatekeepers of Life’: Macau Social Affairs Bureau (IAS)

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) hosted an awards ceremony yesterday to express its gratitude to all sectors of the public for promoting mental health initiatives, according to an IAS statement.The ceremony was held at the Macau Science Centre (MSC) in Nape.IAS Family and Community Services Department Chief Lei Lai Peng said in a speech that over 11,200 people have trained as “Gatekeepers of Life”* over the years. The ceremony was also attended by representatives of a raft of other

October 22, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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CCCN Macau presents ‘Dreaming in Frames’

“Dreaming in Frames — Solo Exhibition of Véronique Wong” opened on Saturday at the Cardinal Newman* Centre for Culture and Arts Performance of Macau (CCCN Macau), aiming to trace the local artist’s creative journey from the 1970s to 2007 through more than 35 works spanning painting, video, and documentary.Véronique Wong’s full name is Véronique Wong Chio Peng.According to the information board at the entrance to the exhibition, the exhibits explore Wong’s multifaceted practice

October 22, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau logs 1,358 notifiable diseases with 6.4-fold rise in flu cases in September

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement yesterday that a total of 1,358 cases of mandatorily notifiable diseases were recorded last month, and the top three diseases by case number were influenza (1,073 cases), enterovirus* infection (105 cases), and chickenpox** (36 cases).The statement pointed out that a total of 1,073 influenza cases were reported in September, representing a 6.4-fold increase compared to the 145 cases reported in the same month last year and a 74.2 percent increase

October 22, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau govt's disabled employees scheme awards 10 disabled staff and 61 enterprises

The awards ceremony for “2025 Outstanding Disabled Employees and Inclusive Employers Recognition Scheme” was held at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre in which 10 disabled employees were awarded prizes based on criteria including professional ethics and discipline, work capability, and job performance.A total of 61 enterprises and organisations were commended and recognised.Yesterday’s awards ceremony for the scheme, co-organised by the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) and

October 22, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau police arrest loan shark for falsely imprisoning gambler

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the mainland on Monday for usury and falsely imprisoning a male gambler, PJ spokesman Chong Kam Leong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Chong identified the suspect as a 34-year-old farmer surnamed Shi.According to Chong, the police received a report from a mainland man on Monday that he was being held against his will in a hotel guestroom in Cotai due to debts from high-interest gambling loans.Chong noted that the victim had been

October 22, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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3 locals fall victim to online blackmail through lewd photos: Macau police

Three local men have separately fallen victim to online extortion, resulting in a total loss of about 40,000 yuan (45,000 patacas), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Chong, the police received a report from a local male student who said that he had met a man on social media on Sunday morning and communicated with him via Telegram. The man persuaded the victim to download software and later claimed to have hacked into

October 22, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai urges judicial organs to safeguard Macau’s executive-led political system

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai said yesterday the executive, legislative, and judicial organs, in addition to exercising their respective statutory functions and duties, must also safeguard Macau’s political system characterised by executive-led governance and judicial independence, with the aim of creating more favourable conditions for Macau’s development.Sam made the remarks while delivering a speech during a ceremony at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape which marked the formal start

October 22, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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