'Macau 2049' garners innovative performance IP award

Integrated resort (IR) operator MGM said in a statement on Wednesday that its residency “Macau 2049” has received the Annual Innovative Performance IP Award at the 2025 Weibo Cultural Night held in Zhengzhou.Jointly presented by MGM and renowned mainland Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, “Macau 2049” features eight distinct Chinese art forms reimagined using cutting edge technology such as air fountains and biometric robots, according to the statement. It debuted in December last year and

August 29, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau's San Kio Garden hosts Chinese Valentine’s Day market

Review by Armindo Neves        Today is Chinese Valentine’s Day, and couples as well as lovers of traditional Chinese culture and historical costumes have the opportunity to participate in the “QiXi Festival Summer Experience in San Kio” event, held in San Kio Garden.Qixi Festival (七夕节), according to DeepSeek, also known as the Double Seventh Festival, is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month. It is often called Chinese

August 29, 2025 | BY admin

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Su Tong delivers Dr.h.c. Lecture on ‘My Literary Life’ at Macau's CityU

As part of its new academic year activities, City University of Macau (CityU) invited renowned contemporary writer and CityU Professor Tong Zhonggui, known by the pen name of Su Tong* (苏童), to deliver his Doctor honoris causa Lecture titled “My Literary Life” yesterday at the private university’s Cultural Centre in Taipa, attracting nearly 700 attendees onsite and online yesterday, according to a CityU statement.CityU Rector Liu Jun (aka Jun Liu) welcomed Su Tong on behalf of the

August 29, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Art Macao 2025 unveils ‘Time Tower’

“Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025” (commonly known as “Art Macao 2025”) has unveiled “Time Tower” at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) Plaza, according to a statement from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) yesterday.The public artwork is a collaborative piece created by artists from the Chinese mainland, Japan, and South Korea.The installation is part of the “Public Art Exhibition” section themed “Waves & Ways”, which was created to commemorate Macau’s

August 29, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), 2 IRs take home prizes for marketing campaigns

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) brought home a PATA Grand Award in Marketing for its “Experience Macao Limited Edition” International Promotional Campaign launched last year in conjunction with Macau’s six integrated resort operators, while Sands China and Melco Resorts & Entertainment also garnered awards.A statement released yesterday noted that the prizes were given out at the PATA Gold Awards 2025 presentation ceremony on Wednesday during the Pacific Asia Travel

August 29, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau observatory hoists Standby Signal No.1

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) hoisted tropical cyclone Standby Signal No.1 at 7 p.m. yesterday after a tropical depression came within 800 kilometres from Macau.The bureau said on its website last night that the Standby Signal No.1 was expected to remain hoisted early this morning.Depending on its strength, Macau’s observatory classifies a tropical cyclone into tropical depression, tropical storm, severe tropical storm, typhoon, severe typhoon, and super typhoon.Signal No.1

August 29, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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73 victims of Alipay, Taobao scams lose 7.13 million patacas: Macau police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday that 73 people became victims of scam calls impersonating Alipay or Taobao customer service representatives between August 11 and Wednesday this week, with total losses amounting to 7.13 million patacas.Cheong Un Hong, who heads the PJ Anti-fraud Coordination Centre, briefed the media about the latest data involving this type of frauds and its modus operandi during a special press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, the 73 victims comprised 71

August 29, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau police bust 2 Filipinos for selling & taking drugs

The Judiciary Police (PJ) separately arrested two Filipinos on Wednesday for selling and taking drugs, seizing a total of 3.2 grammes of ice, the street name of methamphetamine, from the duo with an estimated street value of 9,600 patacas in total, PJ spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a special press conference yesterday.The two men from the Philippines are friends. Both are employed as non-resident workers (NRWs) in Macau. One of them had been selling drugs for at least two months.Chao

August 29, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Contest aims to infuse cultural value into Macau brands

The Macao International Brand Enterprises Commercial Association (MIBA) held a press conference yesterday about its “GBA BRANDING DESIGN COMPETITION”, aiming to infuse cultural value into local brands.The contest started in May and the award ceremony will be held on October 23.The contest has been supported by the Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT), the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ). The venue has

August 29, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau's SJM Resorts to acquire former gaming areas at Hotel Lisboa

SJM Holdings Limited announced in a statement yesterday that its subsidiary SJM Resorts has entered into a promissory agreement with controlling shareholder Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau, S.A. (STDM) to acquire around 7,504 square metres of former gaming areas within Hotel Lisboa for a consideration of HK$529 million.The statement noted that the acquisition represents “a strategic reallocation of resources into one of the group’s core gaming venues”, aiming to deliver

August 29, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) receives 19 new bids for intangible cultural heritage list

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said yesterday that it had received 19 applications for inclusion into Macau’s list of statutorily protected intangible cultural heritage.IC President Deland Leong Wai Man made the remarks during a press briefing yesterday after a closed-door meeting of the government-appointed Cultural Heritage Council at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape.According to Leong, yesterday’s regular meeting focused on a raft of matters, followed by consultations to gather

August 29, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Commemorating victory against aggression upholds peace, justice

China Daily Editorial        At the invitation of China, 26 foreign state and government leaders will attend China’s V-Day military parade in Beijing on Wednesday, September 3, which marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.These foreign leaders’ participation, along with many guests and friends from different countries, speaks volumes about the importance

August 29, 2025 | BY admin

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Carrying forward Shanghai Spirit with renewed vitality

BEIJING – China will host the largest-ever summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) from Sunday to Monday in the northern port city of Tianjin.President Xi Jinping will chair the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO as well as the “SCO Plus” Meeting, delivering keynote speeches with a focus on deepening cooperation within the organization and strengthening its role in global governance.Founded in Shanghai in 2001, the SCO has adhered to the Shanghai Spirit

August 29, 2025 | BY admin

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SCO Tianjin Summit to energize cooperation, chart blueprint: diplomat

Interview        BEIJING – The upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Tianjin Summit is set to build consensus, inject fresh momentum into cooperation and map out a blueprint for future development, Fan Xianrong, an ambassador responsible for the work of China’s SCO national coordinator, told Xinhua in a recent interview.Scheduled for Sunday and Monday in the northern port city of Tianjin, the summit will be the largest gathering in the SCO’s history, Fan

August 29, 2025 | BY admin

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