3x3 Greater Bay Area Tour 2025 finals to take place in Macau in October

The Sports Bureau (ID) announced yesterday at a press conference that the “3x3 Greater Bay Area (GBA) Tour 2025” will be held across five cities, with the finals to be staged in Macau from October 23-26 at the Ruins of St. Paul’s and Wynn Palace in Cotai. The competition is co-organised by the Sports Bureau and Macau Star Entertainment Company, in conjunction with the Macau-China Basketball Association, Chaiioi Sports Company Limited, and Zhuixing Entertainment (Zhuhai Hengqin)

August 21, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau Labour Affairs Bureau's (DSAL) job fair offers 1,400 vacancies

The three-day job fair titled “Large-Scale Recruitment Session for Employment Promotion” started at Macau Forum in Zape yesterday, offering 1,400 vacancies to applicants.The job fair is hosted by the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL). Its director, Chan Un Tong, said in a speech during the opening ceremony that the government prioritises residents’ employment needs, having established an “Employment Promotion Coordination Working Group” in May to collect job vacancies and organise matching

August 21, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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‘Those Who Wish to Speak to Us’ exhibition opens at Macau's Albergue SCM gallery

The opening ceremony for the “Those Who W to Speak to Us” joint exhibition by Portuguese artists Carla Castiajo and Susana Gaudêncio was held yesterday at the Albergue SCM gallery in S. Lázaro districtOrganised by the Círculo dos Amigos da Cultura de Macau (“Circle of the Friends of Macau’s Culture”), the exhibition has brought together two artists who each engage with contemporary culture in unique ways, with Castiajo by transforming human hair into a medium of artistic and

August 21, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau police nab Sierra Leonean ‘drug mule’ with 941 grams of cocaine hidden inside his body

The Judiciary Police (PJ) apprehended a “body packer”* from the west African Republic of Sierra Leone on Sunday, seizing a total of 941 grams of cocaine that he had concealed inside his body, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday.The on-duty supervisor of the PJ Narcotics Division, Lei Hon Nei, identified the suspect as a 44-year-old male surnamed Barry who told police that he was a businessman.According to Lei, based on intelligence, the Judiciary

August 21, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau SAR Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai visits Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall to mourn victims of Japanese aggression

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai yesterday morning visited the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders during his working visit to the capital of Jiangsu Province, where he observed a moment of silence, laid a wreath, and arranged the elegiac couplet on the wreath, in tribute to the Nanjing Massacre victims, reaffirming a commitment to remembering history and honouring the nation’s martyrs, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS)

August 21, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau govt’s subsidy for employers’ payments of 14-day maternity leave to be extended for 1 year

The government announced yesterday that it will extend the implementation of its ongoing scheme subsidising eligible employers’ payments for14 days of maternity leave for one more year.Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon and Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) Director Chan Un Tong made the announcement during a press conference at Government Headquarters yesterday. Cheong is also the spokesman for the government’s top advisory Executive Council.The subsidy scheme was

August 21, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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10 Macau enterprises showcase products at 35th HKTDC Food Expo in HK

The Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) said in a statement yesterday that 10 local enterprises participated in the “35th HKTDC Food Expo”, where they were able to avail themselves of business opportunities.The expo took place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from August 14-18 and was hosted by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.According to the statement, IPIM and the Industrial Association of Macau arranged for the Macau enterprises to participate in

August 21, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Chinese mega-hit ‘Ne Zha II’ enlists Michelle Yeoh to woo US audiences

LOS ANGELES – It is the highest-grossing movie of the year, and the biggest animated film ever made – but if you live in the United States, you’ve likely never heard of “Ne Zha II.” That may be about to change.A24, the trendy indie studio behind “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” is releasing a redubbed English-language version in US cinemas tomorrow, featuring a voice cast including Malaysian-Chinese actress Michelle Yeoh (楊紫瓊).The hope is that a fantastical tale of

August 21, 2025 | BY admin

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4,520 direct election voters removed from Macau's electoral roll

Due to mental incapacity, judicial ruling, deathThe Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) said yesterday that since the beginning of this year, about 4,520 registered direct election voters have been removed from the electoral roll due to mental incapacity, judicial ruling, or death.Speaking to reporters after chairing a regular closed-door meeting of the commission at the Public Administration Building on Rua do Campo yesterday, CAEAL President Seng Ioi Man pointed out that

August 20, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau integrated resort operator SJM's talent dev’t programme welcomes inaugural student cohort

SJM Resorts welcomed 64 students from the inaugural cohort* for its “Forge My Own Journey” Development Programme during an activation ceremony held at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai on Monday.The talent development programme, recently launched in conjunction with the Macao University of Tourism (UTM), received applications from over 150 students from local secondary schools, with 64 candidates chosen after a detailed evaluation process, according to a statement from the integrated

August 20, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau integrated resort operator MGM to host ‘Maritime Silk Road Culinary Art Feast’ grand finale

Integrated resort (IR) operator MGM is set to host the grand finale of the year-long “Maritime Silk Road Culinary Art Feast” at MGM MACAU’s Grand Imperial Court from August 29 to 30.Part of its “Gastronomic Journey with Star Chefs” series, the six-hands* gastronomic event, a Friday MGM statement noted, is scheduled to feature a trio of award-winning chefs: Dong Zhenxiang (aka Da Dong), founder of Chinese Artistic Conception Cuisine and Chef-founder of Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant

August 20, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Guangdong to issue offshore provincial govt bonds in Macau for 5th time

Guangdong will once again issue offshore provincial government bonds in Macau, scheduled at the end of this month, marking the fifth consecutive year the adjacent province is issuing offshore bonds here, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) announced in a statement yesterday.The renminbi-denominated bonds to be issued at the end of this month will include, for the first time, blue bonds*, as well as specialised bonds aiming to support the organisation of the 15th National Games.“Renminbi”

August 20, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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University of Macau's (UM) Health Sciences Summer Camp aims to inspire secondary students to explore biomedical research

The Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the University of Macau (UM) hosted two sessions of its Health Sciences Summer Camp, drawing over 70 senior high-school students from 36 Macau schools to engage in hands-on biomedical learning and research activities, according to a statement from the public university yesterday.The first session took place from July 30 to August 1. The second was held from August 6 to 8. The on-campus camp adopted interactive teaching methods, with FHS faculty and

August 20, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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University of Macau's (UM) research team develops new method to accelerate cell therapy

The University of Macau (UM) announced in a statement yesterday that a research team has developed a novel engineered cell culture system based on the physicochemical principle of phase separation, significantly shortening the time required for activating immune cells.Led by Prof. Wang Chunming from the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS) and the State Key Laboratory of Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine, the team designed a system using two biocompatible polymers –

August 20, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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