Will ‘hornet’s nest’ strategy really make Taiwan Strait safer, serve US interests?

Commentary        BEIJING – A new piece of terminology – the “hornet’s nest” – has recently emerged in discussions of the Taiwan question. Following the idea of turning Taiwan into a “porcupine,” some are advocating transforming the island into a “hornet’s nest” packed with aerial, surface and subsurface drones.The latest scheme, touted publicly by Raymond Greene, director of the American Institute in Taiwan, has once again revealed

July 31, 2026 | BY admin

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AI, broadband and drones: How Chinese digital technologies reshape daily life in Africa

Analysis by Xinhua writers Hua Hongli, Lin Guangyao and Liu Fangqiang        DAR ES SALAAM – Artificial intelligence is increasingly part of daily life across Africa, thanks to growing China-Africa digital cooperation.In Ethiopia, forecasters use a China-developed platform to issue drought and flash flood warnings. In South Africa, AI-assisted tools are helping doctors improve traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis. Across the country’s sugarcane

July 31, 2026 | BY admin

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20th CPC Central Committee to hold fifth plenary session in October

Analysis        BEIJING – The fifth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will be held in Beijing in October, according to a decision made at a CPC Central Committee Political Bureau meeting yesterday.The Political Bureau will report its work to the CPC Central Committee, and the session will study major issues on advancing the Party’s full and rigorous self-governance, according to the main agenda of the

July 31, 2026 | BY admin

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China reshapes global AI landscape with trillionparameter open-weight models

Analysis        BEIJING – China is making significant strides in reshaping the global AI landscape, as a new generation of frontier openweight models is poised to bridge the global “intelligence gap” by providing advanced and affordable computing tools for less developed nations and grassroots innovators. Moonshot AI, a Beijing-based startup, on Monday unveiled the full suite of its flagship Kimi K3 system, including the model weights,

July 30, 2026 | BY admin

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Illegal structure removals top 500 in Macau in H1

The Lands and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU) said in a statement yesterday that voluntary removals of illegal structures have more than doubled in the first half of this year compared with the same period of last year, as the bureau continued to streamline demolition procedures while stepping up inspections and enforcement.The bureau opened 433 cases involving illegal structures during the first six months of the year, the statement said, adding that it also recorded 533 voluntary demolition

July 30, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's University of Saint Joseph (USJ) opens urban biodiversity art, photo contest

The private Catholic University of Saint Joseph is hosting yet another edition of its nature themed competitions, this time exploring urban biodiversity.According to its website, the competition, “Our Living Cities: Discovering Urban Biodiversity”, highlights urban biodiversity, noting that nature is not separate from urban life – wildlife and micro-ecosystems thrive right alongside us in the city every day. The statement meanwhile defined the setting, urban space, as “human-built

July 30, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Banned driver rides motorbike on pavement: Macau police

The police discovered that a local man was driving despite being under a driving ban after catching him riding his motorcycle on the pavement on Monday, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The motorcyclist, aged in his thirties, told police he works as a casino pit supervisor.Driving whilst subject to a driving ban is a criminal offence, and the suspect faces a charge of aggravated disobedience.On Monday night, traffic police officers

July 30, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau govt finds no issues in 13 ‘Frisolac Prestige’ formula samples

The Health Bureau (SSM), in conjunction with the Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration Bureau (ISAF) and the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM), announced in a joint statement that 13 infant formula samples from Dutch brand “Frisolac Prestige” were found to have no abnormalities.Monday’s joint statement came after the three bureaus had announced in another joint statement on Saturday last week that a batch of “Frisolac Prestige Stage 1 Infant Formula”, imported by FrieslandCampina

July 30, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau's Iec Long Factory heritage site to host month of summer fun: Kai Fong

The General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (UGAMM, commonly known as Kai Fong) announced in a statement yesterday that its subsidiary, the Kai Fong District Development Centre, will host an almost month-long event at the Iec Long Firecracker Factory site in Taipa from August 8 to 31.According to the statement, the event, titled “Iec Long Summer Vacation”, will be co-hosted with the Women’s General Association of Macau (Fu Luen). Over 70 leisure activities aimed at families

July 30, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau now has 370 breastfeeding rooms: Health Bureau

Macau now has 370 breastfeeding rooms across public and private organisations, with the city’s “breastfeeding initiation rate”* rising above 90 percent, a milestone reflecting years of concerted community-wide efforts, according to a statement from the Health Bureau (SSM) on Tuesday.The Health Bureau held its “2026 Breastfeeding Promotion Commendation Ceremony” on Saturday in celebration of World Breastfeeding Week, the statement added.Addressing the ceremony, SSM Deputy Director

July 30, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Learning to embrace oneself: an exhibition by 3 students in Macau

Self-acceptance is not always easy. Doubts and anxiety can make it difficult for individuals to accept themselves as they are, or even prevent them from recognising their own potential.Confidence becomes affected, while one might even be led to believe that it would be better to be anyone else but themselves. Three students, however, hope to show the importance of embracing oneself, tackling this idea through art.The students, who are all from Sheng Kung Hui Choi Kou School (Macau), are

July 30, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Judiciary Police (PJ) youth training aims to foster patriotism, legal knowledge in Macau: PJ Director Sit

Judiciary Police (PJ) Director Sit Chong Meng announced yesterday that a total of 255 participants have graduated from their two training programmes, titled “Community Safety Youth Leader Programme” and “Youth Crime Fighter”, each of which lasted a year, with the aim of taking advantage of peer influence to convey patriotism and legal knowledge.The Community Safety Youth Leader Programme is for college students, while Youth Crime Fighter is aimed at secondary students. Both are held

July 30, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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University of Macau (UM) hosts cancer vaccine lecture marking 45th anniversary

The public University of Macau (UM) hosted the 2026 Dr Stanley Ho Memorial Lecture last Friday as part of its 45th anniversary celebrations, featuring a leading cancer immunology expert from the University of Oxford who discussed the potential of personalised vaccines to prevent cancer, according to a UM statement yesterday.The lecture was jointly organised by the university’s Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), the Dr Stanley Ho Medical Development Foundation (SHMDF), the Centre for

July 30, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Proposed relaxation of karaoke bars’ entry aims to promote family activities: Macau govt

Attending yesterday’s current affairs phone-in programme hosted by Ou Mun Tin Toi – the Chinese-language radio channel of public broadcaster TDM – officials from several public entities elaborated on the government’s proposal to relax patron entry restrictions for various businesses.Yesterday’s programme focused on the government’s public consultation regarding its proposal to streamline administrative systems for licensing and issuing permits to various types of businesses.The

July 30, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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