Over 17,000 join mental & physical health education activities: Macau Health Bureau (SSM)

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement yesterday that it organised a raft of mental and physical health education activities between June and August which attracted 17,100 participants, or 2.5 percent of the population.The statement noted that today is “World Suicide Prevention Day”, which was established in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO). The theme for 2024–2026, “Changing the

September 10, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Creating miniatures of Macau: The Bright Dawn Studio

Interview by Rui Pastorin         Macau is full of distinct features that are unique to the city, from its blue and white-tiled street name signs in both Chinese and Portuguese down to its buildings with an Eastern and Western flare. In this regard, what if you could have local landmarks like the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ruins of St. Paul’s or the Guia Lighthouse in the palm of your hand?  Or perhaps Macau’s signature street signs, colourful mailboxes,

September 10, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau elections: Union for Development (UPD) group focuses on protection of locals’ employment

The Union for Development (UPD) candidacy group, the No.5 on the ballot paper for the 2025 direct legislative election, puts special emphasis on measures prioritising the hiring of local residents in Macau’s employment market, while also advocating stronger protection of workers’ rights and benefits.The group is one of the six candidacy groups running in the upcoming direct election with polling day on September 14.The UPD group has fielded incumbent lawmakers Ella Lei Cheng I, 44, and

September 10, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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China’s Lin bags opening victory at WTT Champions Macao

The 2025 World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Macao kicked off yesterday, with China’s men’s singles defending champion Lin Shidong defeating Kao Cheng-jui of Chinese Taipei 3-0.Lin’s compatriot Wang Chuqin overcame a brief scare before defeating Japan’s Sora Matsushima 3-1, while Wang Yidi swept local favorite Kuan Cheok Lam 3-0 in the women’s singles round of 32.“I knew it would be a tough match beforehand, and the key to today’s victory was handling the crucial points well,”

September 10, 2025 | BY admin

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NBA legends to headline 1st NBA House at Macau's Venetian next month

The National Basketball Association (NBA) China announced in a statement yesterday that it will launch its first-ever NBA House in Cotai, between October 8 and 12, at The Venetian Macao’s Hall A, slated to feature appearances by legends Tim Hardaway Sr., Stephon Marbury, Shawn Marion, Shaquille O’Neal, Mitch Richmond, and Deron Williams.Announced on Monday, the five-day interactive fan event will coincide with the NBA China Games 2025 for preseason matchups at the Venetian Arena on October

September 10, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Xi meets Portuguese PM Montenegro

Both sides should give full play to Macao’s unique role as a bridge: XiBEIJING – President Xi Jinping met with Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro in Beijing yesterday.Xi said both China and Portugal are nations with a long history and rich culture, and the two peoples share the character traits of being open, inclusive, enterprising and self-reliant, adding that the two sides have appropriately resolved the Macao issue through friendly consultations.Xi said in recent years, the two

September 10, 2025 | BY admin

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World benefits from closer BRICS solidarity, cooperation

Commentary        BEIJING – The virtual BRICS Summit held yesterday has never been more relevant as it came at a time of growing global uncertainties and an intensifying deficit in global governance.During the summit, President Xi Jinping called on BRICS countries, which stand at the forefront of the Global South, to jointly defend multilateralism and the multilateral trading system, advance greater BRICS cooperation, and build a community with a shared future for

September 10, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau illustrator Coco Cheong uses drawings to explore motherhood journey

Local illustrator Coco Cheong Ut Man is using drawings to tackle the transformative journey of motherhood in an exhibition entitled “Brave & Beautiful: A Mother’s Journey”, which is also slated to include a book launch this Saturday.Located in room B07 at 10 Fantasia gallery on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro (瘋堂斜巷), the exhibition is one of five that are featured in this year’s Picture Book Festival, which is annually held by 10 Fantasia. Exhibitiongoers will find a series

September 9, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘Rainy Moment’ portrays Chi Lam Vai’s struggling identity within Macau's urban fabric

Review by Armindo Neves        “Rainy Moment”, a film dedicated to exploring Macau’s vanishing urban fabric, takes Macau’s largest still existing, previously walled village, Chi Lam Vai (茨林圍), as its central theme. Through its camera lens, the film delves into the profound tension between the ongoing changes of the times and the village’s unique but already threatened cultural heritage, reflecting on how its small community navigates change while holding onto

September 9, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau joins GBA anti-drug summit in HK

In order to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Hong Kong’s Anti-Drug Coordination Committee, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Anti-Drug Summit was held in Hong Kong on Friday, organised by the Narcotics Division of Hong Kong’s Security Bureau and Action Committee Against Narcotics (ACAN), according to a statement by Macau’s Unitary Police Service (PSU). The one-day event marked the first anti-drug summit hosted by Hong Kong, specifically focused on the

September 9, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau police bust 3 sham marriages, arrest 5 suspects

The Public Security Police (PSP) have busted three bogus marriages, arresting two men and three women on Tuesday last week, according to a PSP statement on Saturday.The statement identified the suspects as a local woman in her fifties surnamed Kam, a mainland man also in his fifties surnamed Gan, a Hong Kong woman in her fifties surnamed Lau, a mainland woman in her thirties surnamed Wang, and a mainland man in his fifties surnamed He.According to the statement, while following up on the

September 9, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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37th Macao Int’l Music Festival to feature local composer Xian Xinghai’s ‘The Yellow River’

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a press conference on Friday the programme of its month-long “37th Macao International Music Festival” (MIMF), which will be held from October 3 to November 8.Among other events, it will feature “The Yellow River” on November 7 in commemoration of Macau-born composer Xian Xinghai’s 120th anniversary of his birth. The press conference was held at the Londoner Macao in Cotai.IC President Deland Leong Wai Man said in her speech that,

September 9, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau's Unitary Police Service (SPU) logs 25 incidents, 4 injuries during Severe Tropical Cyclone ‘Tapah’

The Unitary Police Service (SPU) announced in a statement yesterday that there was a total of 25 incident reports recorded while four injuries were reported during Severe Tropical Cyclone “Tapah”.Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 8 was issued by the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) at 9 p.m. on Sunday, being replaced by Strong Wind Signal No. 3 at 3 p.m. yesterday. By 11 p.m. yesterday, the bureau noted on its website that all tropical cyclone signals were cancelled.According to

September 9, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai meets heads of 4 central govt bodies, visits science park in Beijing

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai separately met with the heads of four ministries and commissions of the central government in Beijing on Friday, before concluding his five-day working visit to the nation’s capital on Saturday afternoon, according to separate statements by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS).Sam travelled to Beijing on Tuesday last week where he attended the nation’s commemorative activities the next day marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese

September 9, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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