Full text of Xi Jinping's speech at the ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus’ Meeting

   Full text of Xi Jinping's speech at the ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus’ Meeting   TIANJIN – Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Plus" Meeting in northern China's port city of Tianjin yesterday afternoon.   The following is the full text of the speech:    Pooling the Strength of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization   To Improve Global

September 2, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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Macau casino receipts reach post-pandemic high in August

     Macau’s casinos generated gross gaming revenue (GGR) of 22.156 billion patacas (US$2.779 billion) last month, a year-on-year increase of 12.2 percent, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) announced today.Last month’s GGR reached a post-pandemic record. In January 2020, when COVID-19 began to impact Macau’s gaming sector, GGR amounted to 22.126 billion patacas.Month-on-month, last month's GGR rose by 0.14 percent from the 22.125 billion patacas

September 1, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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Macau election campaign starts, 71 candidates from 6 direct election groups vying for 14 seats

The two-week official election campaign period for the 2025 direct and indirect Legislative Assembly (AL) elections has started, where a total of 71 candidates fielded by six direct election candidacy groups are now vying for the 14 directly-elected seats at stake, equivalent to 5.1 candidates per seat up for grabs.Each direct election group must field at least four and no more than 14 candidates.There are a total of 14 candidates vying for the 12 indirectly-elected seats at stake as two

September 1, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau police nab local man for domestic violence, seize cleaver

A local construction worker was arrested on Thursday for domestic violence, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a special press conference on Friday.Chao identified the suspect as a 35-year-old man surnamed Chang who married the victim in 2021. The couple have a young son. The family live in the peninsula’s northern district.Chao said that the victim told police that Chang, at around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, was dissatisfied with home arrangements, demanding that she return

September 1, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police nab 4 local illegal currency exchange dealers

The Judiciary Police (PJ), in conjunction with the Chinese mainland’s Public Security Bureau (PSB), have busted an illegal currency exchange case, PJ spokesman Chao Teng Hin and Organised Crime Division Section Chief Ho Wai Lok said during a special press conference on Friday.Chao identified the four illegal currency exchange dealers as aged between 29 and 55, surnamed Wong, Sou, Chan and Lam. Three of them worked for Wong.According to Ho, on July 8, through a notification and liaison

September 1, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police bust local man & Filipino for drug-trafficking & drug-taking

The Judiciary Police (PJ) separately arrested a local man and a Filipino for drug-trafficking and drug-taking on Thursday, PJ spokesman Chao Teng Hin and Narcotics Division Supervisor Angel Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference on Friday.Chao identified the suspects as a 20-year-old local hairdresser surnamed Tam and a 37-year-old non-resident-worker (NRW) from the Philippines surnamed Caparas.According to Lei, in order to strengthen the ongoing crackdown on drug trafficking in

September 1, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau's ‘Barra Mart 2’ showcases 29 local brands

“Barra Mart 2” began on Saturday, and will be held every weekend through September 21. Featuring 29 diverse stalls offering daily necessities, fresh produce, other kinds of food, pet supplies and cultural creative products, the market curator promised a lifestyle-orientated atmosphere with a vibrant local vibe, intentionally avoiding excessive commercialisation.“Barra” is Portuguese for harbour entrance. “Barra Mart 2” is located at the southern tip of the Macau Peninsula.Located at

September 1, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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21st Macau Comic Festival displays fan culture

The two-day 21st Macau Comic Festival (MCF21) officially opened on Saturday on the 2nd floor Exhibition Hall of the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre, featuring its largest edition yet with more than 130 groups and 200 booths.The event was held over the weekend and transformed 1,853 square metres of space into a celebration of creativity, cosplay*, music, and independent comics, welcoming fans from Macau, Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland, and elsewhere.  The opening ceremony

September 1, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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2nd round of ticket sales for WTT Champions Macao 2025 underway

The Sports Bureau (ID) announced in a statement on Thursday that the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Macao 2025 will be staged at the Macao East Asian Games Dome from September 9 to 14, and the second round of ticket sales started on Friday, following strong demand in the first round. Organised by the bureau, WTT, and integrated resort operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), as well as being co-organised by the Macau Table Tennis General Association, the tournament will feature

September 1, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Editorial: ‘The Composer’ – honouring Macau’s most famous son and marking the nation’s WWII victory

On Friday afternoon, at the local Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I had the honour of attending a screening of one of the most emotionally resonant historical films I have ever seen. I must admit I was on the verge of tears several times during the feature-length film – a rare occurrence in my life.The screening of “The Composer”, held in conjunction with a photo exhibition marking the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People’s War of

September 1, 2025 | BY admin

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Winners crowned at inaugural Macau National Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs Competition

The inaugural Macau National Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs* Competition 2025 and its award ceremony took place on Saturday at the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), with local chef Lo Lei Pak emerging as champion followed by Damon Jiang Zhenxi and Wang Qiufu in second and third places.The one-day event, venue-sponsored by MUST’s Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management, saw 10 chefs aged 26 and under vying for prizes, according to a statement released on Saturday by

September 1, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau’s imports fall, exports rise in July

     Macau’s imports dropped by 1.9 percent year-on-year to 10.293 billion patacas last month, accounting for 88.9 percent of its external merchandise (imports + exports) trade of 11.582 billion patacas, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.Total exports, comprising exports and re-exports, rose by 8.8 percent to 1.29 billion patacas. Re-exports, which accounted for 11.2 percent of Macau’s merchandise trade, increased by 9.9 percent to 1.15 billion patacas, or

August 30, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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Macau hotels log year-best room occupancy rate of 91 pct in July

      Macau’s 147 hotels recorded an average guestroom occupancy rate of 91 percent in July, the highest rate in the first seven months of the year, representing a year-on-year growth of 1.9 percentage points, as announced by the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC).Five-star hotels reported an average guestroom occupancy rate of 94.2 percent, up by 2.3 percentage points year-on-year.According to a DSEC statement yesterday, 1.28 million guests checked into Macau’s hotels last

August 30, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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Macau integrated resort operator Sands China celebrates 1.1 billionth visitor

Integrated resort (IR) operator Sands China announced in a statement yesterday that its properties have welcomed over 1.1 billion visitors, celebrating the arrival of its 1.1 billionth guest with a welcome ceremony yesterday at The Venetian Macao.The statement noted that this marked “a major milestone in the company’s over two decades of development” in the city.The ceremony, which also coincided with The Venetian Macao’s 18th anniversary, was attended by Sands China Executive Vice

August 29, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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