Macau-Hengqin cross-border shuttle bus service for schoolchildren launched

The authorities of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, in collaboration with the Macau government, have launched a cross-border shuttle bus service for Macau schoolchildren who are enrolled in schools in Macau but live in Hengqin, enabling them to commute between their homes and schools without having to get off the bus when passing border controls at the Macau-Hengqin joint border checkpoint.The new service started yesterday on a trial basis.The zone’s authorities

September 2, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Macau police nab mainland woman for stealing shoes in restaurant 

A woman from the mainland was arrested on Thursday for stealing a pair of shoes from a restaurant, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Kong Chi Ian said during a regular press conference yesterday.Kong identified the suspect as a female in her forties, surnamed Mo, who told the police that she’s jobless.According to Kong, the police received a report on Wednesday from a woman who said that she had placed a paper bag containing a pair of shoes on the floor while dining at a restaurant in

September 2, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

Comment: 0

Macau logs this year’s 11th imported chikungunya case

Macau has recorded this year’s 11th imported case of chikungunya fever, the Health Bureau (SSM) has announced.The case, which was confirmed on Friday, was announced in a statement that night.According to the statement, the patient is a 37-year-old local woman who lives in a residential building located near the private Kiang Wu Hospital.The woman visited Kaiping, a county-level city administered by Jiangmen City, between July 20 and Thursday last week, where she came down with a rash on her

September 2, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

Comment: 0

Silk Road Satellite TV to land in Macau

The Macau government announced yesterday that a satellite television company named “Silk Road Satellite Television Holding Ltd.” has been granted a licence to provide satellite television broadcasting services in Macau.The announcement was made through an executive order by Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday. The order, which was signed by Sam on August 22, will take effect today.The licensee must commence services within a year from the date of

September 2, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

Comment: 0

MGTO, Macau travel trade join Jakarta fair

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) joined the recent Indonesian Travel Agents Association (ASTINDO) Travel Fair 2025 in Jakarta, one of the largest travel fairs in Indonesia.Indonesia is one of Macau’s 10 largest international visitor markets.According to yesterday’s statement, MGTO, along with Macau’s travel trade delegation, were invited to the biannual fair held from August 28-31. A 36-square-metre Macao Pavilion that featured games, installations and a model of MGTO mascot MAK

September 2, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

Comment: 0

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) adjusts travel alert level for Iran, Israel

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced in a statement yesterday that the travel alert for certain regions in Israel and Iran has been lowered from Level 3 to Level 2 under its Travel Alert System, following an assessment of the current situation in both countries.According to the system, a Level 2 Travel Alert urges Macau residents to reconsider non-essential travel, as the threat to personal safety is elevated. Residents planning trips should carefully evaluate the need for

September 2, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

Comment: 0

Macau integrated resort operator Sands China announces new benefits for staff welcoming newborns

Integrated resort (IR) operator Sands China announced in a statement yesterday new benefits for its staff members who are welcoming newborns.The statement noted that eligible staff can get up to six days of paid Child Care Leave that “can be taken for medical appointments or vaccinations within the first year after childbirth”.Staff who are expecting or have recently welcomed a newborn can apply for a “Parenthood Support Shift,” which the statement said provides “regular work shifts

September 2, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

Comment: 0

Macau SAR CE Sam Hou Fai to attend tomorrow’s grand gathering in Beijing

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai will travel to Beijing today where he will attend tomorrow’s grand gathering, including a military parade, in Tian’anmen Square marking the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced in a statement yesterday.President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and

September 2, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

Comment: 0

‘22’ – Creative Macau celebrates 22nd anniversary through exhibition on tautology

Creative Macau, the Centre for Creative Industries (CCI), is marking its 22nd anniversary with “22”, a collective exhibition that reimagines repetition as a powerful artistic language.In everyday life, tautology often appears as redundant phrases like “free gift” or “repeat again”, but in art, repetition can reveal deeper meanings and nuances, according to a statement by Creative Macau. The exhibition brings together 24 artists who explore tautology across diverse media,

September 2, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

Comment: 0

Xi calls for forging ahead with solid steps as SCO convenes largest-ever summit

TIANJIN – President Xi Jinping yesterday called on Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members to forge ahead with solid steps for a better future as the organization convenes its largest-ever summit in northern China’s port city of Tianjin.Addressing the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO, Xi called on the member states to carry forward the Shanghai Spirit in a world fraught with challenges and changes, and better tap into the organization’s

September 2, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Shenzhen-HK -Guangzhou innovation cluster tops global ranking

SHENZHEN – The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou innovation cluster in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area ranks top of the world’s 100 leading innovation clusters in the 2025 Global Innovation Index, which was released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) yesterday.This is the first time the cluster has surpassed Japan’s Tokyo-Yokohama cluster to become the world’s leading innovation hub, highlighting the robust vitality of scientific and technological

September 2, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0

China’s contribution an important part in WWII: Harvard historian

Interview  by Xinhua writers Yang Shilong, Liu Yanan        NEW YORK – The Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression is an important part of the World Anti-Fascist War, and more efforts are needed to highlight China’s contribution during World War II, a distinguished Harvard scholar has said.One year after the July 7 Incident in 1937 when Japanese troops attacked the Chinese garrison at Lugou Bridge, located in what is now the Fengtai District

September 2, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Xi proposes Global Governance Initiative at largest-ever SCO summit

TIANJIN – President Xi Jinping yesterday proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI), calling on countries to work in concert for a more just and equitable global governance system.Xi made the remarks when chairing the “Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Plus” Meeting in north China’s port city of Tianjin, where the SCO held the largest summit in its 24-year history, attended by leaders from more than 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations.The GGI marks the

September 2, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0

SCO acts to assume greater role in development, governance

Commentary        TIANJIN – The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has drawn a development blueprint at its Tianjin Summit that concluded yesterday, which will lead it to play a greater role in maintaining regional peace and stability, and in promoting shared prosperity.The summit saw the signing and adoption of a number of key documents, including the Tianjin Declaration and a development strategy for the organization in the 2026-2035 period.Outcomes of the meeting

September 2, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0