Macau police bust mainlander for stealing, gambling away girlfriend’s money

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the Chinese mainland for stealing and gambling away his girlfriend’s money on Chinese New Year’s Eve, PJ spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a special press conference on Wednesday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 44-year-old man surnamed Wu who claimed to be jobless.Cheong said that on Valentine’s Day, February 14, a mainland woman and her boyfriend, Wu, checked into a hotel guestroom in Cotai and put HK$500,000 in cash into the in-room

February 23, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police bust mainland man for drug-trafficking & drug-taking

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the Chinese mainland for drug-trafficking and drug-taking last Monday, Chinese New Year’s Eve, PJ spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a special press conference on Wednesday.Cheong identified the suspect as 39-year-old man surnamed Wu who claimed to be jobless.On February 16, Cheong said that PJ officers received a report from a hotel in Cotai that a hotel employee had discovered suspected drug paraphernalia while cleaning a guestroom. Upon

February 23, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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‘Flowing Memory’ exhibition at Creative Macau presents 40 oils

Interview by Rui Pastorin         Christopher Lei Weng Kuong is continuing to showcase a raft of oil paintings in his exhibition “Flowing Memory: The Artistic DNA of Macau in the Eyes of a Painter”, which is now entering its final six days at Creative Macau in Nape.With 40 paintings on show, each piece was created over a period of around four years until 2025, most presenting layers for observers to peel back and take a closer look. Having opened earlier this

February 23, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai visits shops, public facilities during CNY

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai paid fact-finding visits to a raft of businesses and public facilities across the city on Friday, i.e., the fourth day of the Year of the Horse, according to a statement released by the Government Information Bureau (GCS) on that day, which quoted Sam as saying that the local government is committed to maintaining public order and safeguarding the lives and property of residents and visitors.The statement also quoted Sam’s commitment to supporting local small- and

February 23, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau Tower’s CNY Charity Walk draws over 2,000 people

The Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre’s 15th edition of its CNY (Chinese New Year) Charity Tower Walk took place on Thursday, with the event this year gathering over 2,000 participants.According to a Macau Tower statement released on that day, the event, which raised funds for the Macau Red Cross, kicked off with the full-course 1,298 step “Strike it Rich”, which started from the ground floor all the way up to the 61st floor, in the morning. First-timer Timothy Ho Chun

February 23, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau's CNY car parade features nearly 60 classic cars

The annual Chinese New Year (CNY) motorcycle and classic car parade took place yesterday, featuring 24 motorcycles and 32 classic cars, starting from the Macau Grand Prix (MPG) Building, travelling through the Macau peninsula and Cotai, and returning to the peninsula, ending in front of the Macau Science Centre in Nape for public display. The one-day event was co-organised by the Sports Bureau (ID) and Automobile General Association of Macao-China (AAMC).Macau Vintage Vehicle Culture

February 23, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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2026 SJM Macao Int’l Dragon Boat Races set for June at Nam Van Lake

The 2026 SJM Macao International Dragon Boat Races will be held on June 13, 14 and 19 at Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre, according to a statement by the Sports Bureau (ID) on Friday.The traditional annual event is jointly organised by the bureau, SJM Resorts, S.A. (SJM) and the Dragon Boat Association of Macao-China (DBAMC), the statement said.The races, a longstanding highlight  of Macau’s sporting calendar, will once again coincide with the Duanwu* Festival, the statement added.The

February 23, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) offers decorative flowers today

Aiming to make good use of green resources, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will distribute post-Chinese New Year (CNY) decorative flowers to the public free of charge at two locations today, the bureau said in a statement yesterday.The statement noted that that distribution will start at 11 a.m. in the peninsula’s Iao Hon Market Garden and at 3 p.m. in Flower City Garden in Taipa, with the objective to extend the plants’ life and promote awareness of a green living environment. All

February 23, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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China’s robot revolution in motion

Commentary by Xu Ying*        When Unitree’s G1 humanoid robot executed a flawless 720-degree backflip on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, it was easy to read the moment as spectacle. The somersault was crisp, the landing controlled, the applause immediate. Yet the performance signified something far more consequential than acrobatic novelty. It crystallized a broader transformation: China’s deliberate evolution from the world’s factory floor into a central

February 23, 2026 | BY admin

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Top nuclear power obliged to cut its arsenal

China Daily Editorial        The specter of nuclear weapons remains one of the most daunting challenges to global peace and security, with recent developments casting a glaring spotlight on the United States. The country’s irresponsible actions, including its refusal to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty after its expiration early this month, threaten to dismantle decades of progress in nuclear nonproliferation.Yet in order to justify its reneging on nuclear

February 23, 2026 | BY admin

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When the global helm shifts

Commentary by Marcus Vinícius de Freitas        Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at this year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, offered an honest portrayal of the anxiety now gripping advanced economies amid a historical transition that can no longer be managed through slogans. Heard from the perspective of the Global South, it is useful not because it “discovers” anything new, but because it exposes, with the involuntary frankness

February 23, 2026 | BY admin

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Ride with films: Year of the Horse sees movie-inspired tourism surge in China

Analysis        BEIJING/SHANGHAI – Blockbusters are doing more than leading the holiday box office at the beginning of the Year of the Horse in China – they are reshaping holiday travel patterns, fueling a nationwide boom in movie-inspired tourism.According to online ticketing platforms, the total Spring Festival box office revenue (including pre-sales) had surpassed 4 billion yuan by Saturday, with the racing-comedy “Pegasus 3” topping the charts.Notably, the

February 23, 2026 | BY admin

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GGI affirms voice of Global South: think tank executive director

Interview by Xinhua writers Shi Song, Wang Qibing and Ma Ruxuan        GENEVA – The China-proposed Global Governance Initiative (GGI) shows that countries in the Global South are capable of making proposals for building an orderly global governance system, and that their voices should be genuinely heard, said Carlos Correa, executive director of the South Centre.Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the South Centre serves as the intergovernmental think tank of the Global

February 23, 2026 | BY admin

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AI-powered virtual technologies elevate Chinese filmmaking via grand realism, efficiency

Analysis        HANGZHOU – Inside a studio featuring the world’s largest single-structure LED at an AI virtual film base in Deqing, Zhejiang Province, a Hong Kong football-themed film was being made.A 50-meter-diameter curved screen rendered the main stadium of Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park in real-time, with tens of thousands of digital spectators cheering as goals were scored, creating an immersive experience akin to being in the real stadium.Using advanced

February 23, 2026 | BY admin

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