Macau to host 2025 CTA tour professional finals

The 2025 CTA Tour Professional Finals (Macao) and China’s National Tennis Championships will take place in the Macau on December 1-7, marking the fifth consecutive year of the year-end tennis spectacle here.The announcement was made during a press conference held at Grand Lisboa Palace in Cotai, which noted that the event will feature men’s and women’s singles and doubles, with 16 singles players and eight doubles teams competing in a round-robin group stages, followed by knockout

June 26, 2025 | BY admin

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New Hope list submits political platform, calling for 15,000-pataca cash handout

The New Hope electoral list submitted its list of candidates and political platform for the upcoming direct legislative election to the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) yesterday.The 2025 direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 14.Each direct election list must field at least four and no more than 14 candidates.The New Hope list, which won two seats four years ago, has fielded current lawmaker José Maria Pereira Coutinho as its

June 26, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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10th Anniversary Macau Golf Masters tees off

An opening ceremony was held yesterday for the 2025 Macau Golf Masters at the Macau International Golf course in Cotai, this year marking its 10th Anniversary and gathering 147 participants, including 41 golfers with intellectual and/or physical disabilities, according to a statement yesterday by the Charity Association of Macau Business Readers.The statement said that the tournament, which ends tomorrow, features players from 17 different countries, including Special Olympics golf delegations,

June 26, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘When We’re Sick’ hopes to inspire ill kids & show them they aren’t alone

Interview by Rui Pastorin        In 2019, a group from the Red Pills Clown Care programme started visiting hospitalised children with the hopes of bringing laughter and joy, as well as easing feelings of distress and discomfort during treatment. The regular visits, mainly taking place at Kiang Wu Hospital, are continuing – but during the COVID-19 pandemic things had changed. Suddenly, reaching the sick children became difficult, but with some effort, it was possible

June 26, 2025 | BY admin

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Internet usage reaches 100 pct among residents aged 18-40: MAIR survey

The Macau Association For Internet Research (MAIR) released its “Internet Usage Trends In Macau 2025” survey on its official website yesterday, which showed that Internet usage has reached 100 percent among residents aged 18-40.The survey was designed and overseen by MAIR, with fieldwork executed by E-Research-Solutions (eRS). Conducted between March and April via random-digit-dial telephone interviews, the study polled 1,213 Macau residents aged 6 to 84.The term “netizen” refers to any

June 26, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Victory celebrations salute past sacrifices and cherish the peace and progress they won

China Daily Editorial        China announced on Tuesday that it will hold a grand gathering to mark 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 during which President Xi Jinping will deliver a keynote speech.Among the activities planned is a military parade in Tian’anmen Square in Beijing, to be held on Sept 3, as part of the grand gathering. All this speaks volumes of

June 26, 2025 | BY admin

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China’s new consumption patterns drive domestic demand upgrade

Analysis        TIANJIN – Pet owners are splurging on smart litter boxes, blind boxes are flying off shelves overseas after going viral in China, and new tea drinks are becoming the go-to choice for young people.With continuously optimized retail efficiency and the rising spending power of young consumers, China’s consumption sector has witnessed a notable shift toward new channels and product categories.At the 2025 Haihe International Consumption Forum in north

June 26, 2025 | BY admin

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Taiwan leader’s distorted view of history destined for dustbin

Commentary        BEIJING – Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te has once again exposed his separatist intentions – this time by twisting history to fit a narrative divorced from fact and steeped in distortion and deceit.In the first of a planned series of speeches, Lai delivered not a reflection of historical truth but a calculated mix of falsehoods and misinterpretations crafted to advance his political agenda to seek “Taiwan independence.”The historical record is clear: the

June 26, 2025 | BY admin

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Community Consumption Grand Prix generates 1.04 billion patacas for 20,000 businesses

The Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT), Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) and Macau Chamber of Commerce (ACM) co-hosted a closing ceremony yesterday for their “Community Consumption Grand Prix 2025”, announcing that the 10-week consumer spending drive generated over 1.04 billion patacas for over 20,000 local businesses.The ceremony was held at the ACM headquarters in Zape yesterday.DSEDT Acting Director Cheang Hio Man said in a speech during the ceremony that promoting

June 25, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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China’s poverty eradication role model for other countries: Ramos-Horta

KUALA LUMPUR – China’s poverty eradication efforts will serve as a role model for other countries to follow suit, José Ramos-Horta, president of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, has told Xinhua.Speaking following a ceremony to mark the bestowal of an honorary professorship on him by Malaysia’s Taylor’s University in Kuala Lumpur last week, Ramos-Horta also commended China’s progress in food security and the support it has extended to Timor-Leste, particularly in boosting

June 25, 2025 | BY admin

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USJ opens dual exhibition featuring works by architecture & design students

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) launched two exhibitions yesterday on its Ilha Verde campus, bringing together student work from undergraduate and master’s degree programmes in a single opening event.A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held last night for both the “CITY MAKERS” bachelor’s degree graduation exhibition and the “Unseen Macao” master’s degree showcase in the Kent Wong Gallery.The private Catholic university’s Head of the Department of Architecture and Design

June 25, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Developing low-pressure area to affect Macau: SMG

The local observatory announced on its website yesterday that a developing low-pressure area may turn into a tropical cyclone, while Macau is expecting to see cloudy weather accompanied by occasional showers and thunderstorms.The Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said on its website that a low-pressure area is developing in the central South China Sea and is expected to move towards western Guangdong and Hainan Island in the next day or two, with the skies over the city to

June 25, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Legislative electioneering to be banned from Friday until start of campaign period

The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) said yesterday that electioneering will be banned between this Friday and August 29 (the day before the commencement of the two-week official election campaign period) for the upcoming direct and indirect legislative elections, which will take place on September 14.CAEAL President Seng Ioi Man made the remarks while speaking to reporters after chairing a regular closed-door meeting of the commission at the Public Administration

June 25, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Health lecture aims to promote prevention strategies for colon cancer

The one-day community health lecture entitled “At-home Colon Cancer Test Kits and Nutritious Diets to Prevent Colon Cancer” was held yesterday, aiming to promote “early detection, diagnosis, and treatment” prevention strategies for colon cancer, which ranks among Macau’s top three fatal cancers.The community health lecture, organised by the Healthy Macau Association, was held at the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau’s (UGAMM aka Kai Fong) Southern District

June 25, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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