Local man, 79, in ICU with serious flu: Macau Health Bureau (SSM)

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement yesterday that a 79-year-old local man with a history of chronic respiratory disease is in a serious condition after being infected with influenza.According to the statement, the man developed fever, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties yesterday morning and sought medical treatment at the private Kiang Wu (KW) Hospital, where he was diagnosed with Influenza A complicated by pneumonia, requiring him to undergo ventilator-assisted

September 29, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Registration opens for Macau's ‘hush! 300 Seconds’ video competition

Registration is now open for the “hush! 300 Seconds” short video competition, according to a Friday statement from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).The contest is part of the broader “hush! Beach Concerts” event scheduled for October 11 to 19.The statement said that the competition aims to provide an online platform for the public to share their musical talents. Interested participants can submit a video of a music or vocal performance. The statement noted that a specific “Music in

September 29, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Macau's 17th China-PSCs Cultural Week opens

The 17th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs) was officially inaugurated last night at the Legend Boulevard in Fisherman’s Wharf, aiming to promote cultural exchange activities between the nation and the world’s nine PSCs.Organised by the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, the opening ceremony was attended by around 110 guests, including Secretary for Economy and Finance Anton Tai

September 29, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's Int’l Fireworks Display Contest to be held for 2 consecutive nights

The 33rd Macao International Fireworks Display Contest will light up the first two nights of the National Day Golden Week holiday, according to a statement from the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) on Friday. The statement said that the pyrotechnic shows by the Chinese and Portuguese teams are scheduled for the evening of October 1, National Day. Furthermore, displays by the Philippine and Japanese teams that were previously postponed due to adverse weather have been rescheduled to

September 29, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Tray race, mascot parade mark World Tourism Day in Macau

Macau celebrated World Tourism Day 2025 on Saturday with a raft of activities, featuring the annual Tray Race, “Lucky Tourist” event and Mascots Parade.According to a statement from the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) on Saturday, the event aimed to highlight the city’s vitality as a World Centre of Tourism and Leisure.MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, according to the statement, welcomed the “Lucky Tourist” at Macau International Airport in the morning, presenting

September 29, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macao Union Hospital shoulders 10 pct of public healthcare service in 1st year: O Lam

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Wallis O Lam said at the weekend that Macao Union Hospital, a public-private partnership, has shouldered about 10 percent of Macau’s public healthcare service in its first year of operation.The policy secretary also said she hoped that at the end of 2027 Macao Union Hospital will shoulder 25 percent of Macau’s public healthcare service. O made the remarks in a speech during a ceremony at the hospital in Cotai which marked its first

September 29, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) crossborder vehicle flow rises over 70 pct

Zhuhai has strengthened cooperation with Macau and Hong Kong, with its total merchandise trade (imports and exports) through Zhuhai Port (checkpoint) of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) last year up by 11.3 percent year-on-year, while cross-border vehicle traffic has surged by 70.49 percent year-on-year, Zhuhai Natural Resources Bureau Deputy Director Chen Zhen said in a speech yesterday.Chen also said that 16 new measures were introduced to encourage young people from Hong Kong and

September 29, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau's Golden Week’s pedestrianisation to cost 1.4 million patacas: govt

The Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) hosted a press conference on Friday about the local government’s temporary pedestrianisation programme during the upcoming National Day/Mid-Autumn Festival’s Golden Week between this Wednesday (October 1) and next Wednesday (October 8).DSEDT Director Yau Yun Wah said that the eight-day pedestrianisation would cost the government 1.4 million patacas.The one-hour press conference was held at the DSEDT headquarters in Nam Van.According

September 29, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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14 Portuguese artists exhibit works in Macau at ‘The Reinvention of The Real’

A collection of works of various mediums is being showcased at Tap Seac Gallery for an exhibition entitled “Pavilion of Vila Franca de Xira: The Reinvention of The Real – Portuguese Contemporary Art in The Museum of Neo-Realism Collection”.Curated by David Santos and José Maçãs de Carvalho and on until November 16, the exhibition is part of Art Macao’s “City Pavilion”, one of its six sections. Members of the public visiting the gallery will be able to see artworks including

September 29, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Address by Premier Li Qiang at General Debate of 80th session of UN General Assembly (full text)

   UNITED NATIONS – Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday delivered a speech the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.   The following is the full text of the speech:   Statement by H.E. Li Qiang   Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China   At the General Debate of the 80th Session   Of the United Nations General Assembly   New York, September 26, 2025   Madam President,  

September 27, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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Xi announces China's 2035 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to beef up climate response

   BEIJING –  President Xi Jinping delivered video remarks to the United Nations Climate Summit held in New York on Wednesday.   Noting that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, a pivotal year for countries to submit their new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and global climate governance is entering a key stage, he made the following three proposals. Three proposals    First, Xi said it is important to firm up

September 26, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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Macau begins cleaning up after ‘Ragasa’ onslaught

Public servants, volunteers join handsIn the aftermath of Super Typhoon “Ragasa” that pummelled Macau on Wednesday, public servants and volunteers from various segments of civil society yesterday began cleaning up the city, removing rubbish, fallen trees and other debris caused by the tropical cyclone, in their joint efforts to restore the city’s operations to normal as soon as possible.Ragasa triggered a storm surge which caused severe flooding in low-lying areas on Wednesday, but the

September 26, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Malaysian busted at Macau airport smuggling cannabis buds worth 9 million patacas

The Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday arrested a 19-year-old Malaysian man hired by a drug-trafficking gang there to smuggle cannabis buds via the local airport, with the drugs seized having an estimated street value of nine million patacas.PJ spokesman Ho Wai Lok briefed reporters at the local airport last night about the case.The man was hired by the gang to smuggle the cannabis buds from Bangkok to the intended final destination of Hong Kong. He first flew from Bangkok to South Korea, from

September 26, 2025 | BY admin

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Most in Macau praise govt for response to ‘Ragasa’, some condemn ‘fishing’ during T10

Vox Pop by Armindo Neves & Rui Pastorin         Super Typhoon “Ragasa” skirted Macau on Wednesday, bringing with it strong winds and heavy rain, which triggered severe floods. Macau’s highest typhoon warning signal, No. 10 (T10), was hoisted that morning, with the city experiencing over 250 incidents like flooding and power cuts in low-lying areas.Post reporters yesterday interviewed members of the public living along Rua Leste do Mercardo Almirante

September 26, 2025 | BY admin

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