108 startups selected for HK-Shenzhen I&T Park incubation scheme – incl from Macao

HONG KONG – The Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Limited announced yesterday that 108 startups have been selected and incorporated into its incubation program.Focusing on life and health sciences as well as AI and data science, the incubation program offers startups full-spectrum support covering everything from R&D and validation to commercialization.The scheme received over 750 applications between November 17 and December 30 last year. The final cohort of 108 startups

March 31, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau commentary: The Committee for Safeguarding National Security has the authority to assess matters relating to the interests of national security

    Commentary by Prof. Leng Tiexun, Director of “One Country Two Systems” Research Centre of Macao Polytechnic UniversityThe Bill “Committee for Safeguarding National Securityof the Macao Special Administrative Region” was deliberated and unanimously passed by the Legislative Assembly on 19 March. Compared to the proposed text presented on February 10 for general examination, the significant change of the revised text consists of the addition of a provision, i.e. the

March 30, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau police arrest psychotherapist for sexual assault, harassment of 5 women

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local male psychotherapist on Thursday for the sexual assault and harassment of five women, PJ spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a special press conference on Friday.Ho identified the suspect as a 47-year-old man surnamed Che, adding that the five victims are a patient and four intern psychotherapists.According to Ho, in late February 2021, the female patient was undergoing treatment for emotional issues at a medical institution where Che worked. During her

March 30, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Hou Kong student breaks 100-metre Macau sprint record

Macau’s three-day School Sports Competitions 2025/2026 Athletics section concluded at the Macau Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Taipa yesterday, where Hou Kong Middle School student Leong Lok Io won the 200-metre and 100-metre races for athletes aged between 18 and 22, according to a statement by the Macau Sports Bureau (IC). Leong, a Form 6 student, not only won the race, but also broke the local record of 10.73 seconds with a time of 10.68 seconds for his age group. The previous

March 30, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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GEG, Macau Special Olympics (MSO) host Special Olympics table tennis fun day

Integrated resort operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) and the Macau Special Olympics (MSO) co-hosted the one-day “GEG Macau Special Olympics Inclusive Table Tennis Fun Day 2026” yesterday, attracting nearly 1,000 participants and promoting inclusiveness through sports. Held at integrated resort Galaxy Macau in Cotai, the event marked the 16th consecutive year of collaboration between GEG and MSO. This year’s edition also celebrated the centenary of the International Table

March 30, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Parade troupes add colour to Macau streets

The theme song for the Macao International Parade could again be heard at various points in Macau’s city centre as the 2026 edition took place yesterday afternoon, with troupes adding a rainbow to Macau’s overcast streets as they marched, danced and performed their way to Praça do Lago Sai Van.Now the 12th edition since its launch in 2011, this year’s parade was themed “The Maritime Silk Road as a bridge for cultural exchange”. It kicked off from the UNESCO World Heritage-listed

March 30, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau govt to launch new round of consumption scheme next week

E-coupons to be used b/w Mondays & ThursdaysThe government will launch a new round of its community e‑coupon consumption stimulation programme next week; this round’s modus operandi will differ significantly from all previous ones.This time, e-wallet users will have the chance to win e-coupons on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and will then be required to use them between the immediately following Mondays and Thursdays – otherwise they will expire.In all previous rounds of the

March 30, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau's ‘Illusion Feather’ culture-fest returns on expanded scale

The 16th Illusion Feather Doujin Culture Festival (IF16) was held at the Fisherman’s Wharf Convention and Exhibition Centre in Nape yesterday, bringing together nearly 100 doujin groups and organisations from Macau, Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland. Organised by the Macao Illusion Feather Doujin Culture Exchange Association and supported by the Cultural Development Fund (FDC), the event featured over 130 booths showcasing original doujinshi and related creative

March 30, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau CE Sam urges Hengqin affairs officials to innovate to advance island’s development

Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai travelled to the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin on Friday to convene a meeting about advancing Hengqin’s high-quality development by putting the spirit of this year’s “two sessions” into practice, where he urged officials of the zone’s executive committee and those from the public entities administered under the committee to transform development opportunities available for Hengqin into concrete measures advancing its

March 30, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Passengers can only have 2 powerbanks in carry-on luggage: Macau aviation regulator (AACM)

The Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) announced in a statement yesterday that passengers departing from the local airport can have no more than two powerbanks in their carry-on luggage, while charging powerbanks during flights is strictly prohibited.The statement noted that both the airport and Air Macau were instructed to implement the measures, noting that the new requirements, effective from yesterday, are to “comply with the latest requirements announced by the International Civil Aviation

March 30, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Tech-industry integration fuels China’s innovation surge

   Analysis        BEIJING –  At the opening ceremony of the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum) Annual Conference held in Beijing on March 25, many international guests were drawn to the AR & AI-powered translation glasses showcased at the event.After putting on the glasses and selecting their preferred language, users could see forum speeches instantly converted from audio into lines of clear subtitles displayed before their eyes.This is just one of

March 30, 2026 | BY admin

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Press the “stop button” before it’s too late

Commentary        BEIJING – One month into the US Israeli strikes against Iran, the Middle East is once again caught in a cycle of escalating violence. Civilian casualties are mounting, regional tensions are intensifying, and the risk of a wider war grows by the day. The reality is increasingly evident: this war is not resolving problems, but multiplying them.This war did not have to happen. There were still diplomatic options before the strikes began, but they were set

March 30, 2026 | BY admin

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After ‘The Three-Body Problem’, Chinese sci-fi writers expand once-niche scene, draw global attention

Analysis        BEIJING – “Flickering like fireflies in the dark,” renowned Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixin wrote in the early 2000s, describing a small, largely unnoticed community of Chinese sci-fi writers and fans. “But like spring grass, we are spreading.”A little over a decade later, Liu’s “The Three-Body Problem” captured global acclaim with the 2015 Hugo Award, turning a once-niche genre in China into a booming industry, with annual revenues exceeding

March 30, 2026 | BY admin

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99 pct of Macau students use AI chatbots: survey

The Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (UGAMM), aka Kai Fong, hosted yesterday a conference about the findings of its survey showing that 99 percent of Macau students use AI chatbots.The conference was held at the group’s headquarters in Toi San. The survey titled “Macau Non-Tertiary Students’ Cognition and Behaviour in Using Generative AI”.The survey was conducted between December last year and March this year, collecting 5,971 valid questionnaires from 18 local schools.

March 27, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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