Risk of pneumonia outbreak in Russia reaching Macau is low: Health Bureau (SSM)

The Health Bureau (SSM) issued a statement yesterday saying that it is paying close attention to fatal cases of pneumonia in Russia’s southeastern Siberia near Mongolia, but noted that the overall risk posed to Macau remains low.According to the statement, the bureau is closely monitoring recent media reports of deaths from pneumonia of unknown cause in Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, Russia. According to the latest information obtained by the World Health Organisation (WHO) from Russian

October 13, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Woman loses 1.47 million patacas in ‘fake police’ scam, 2 arrests: Macau police

A middle-aged non-resident woman fell victim to a “fake police” scam last year, losing a total of 1.47 million patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho did not reveal the victim’s habitual place of residence.Ho identified the two suspects from the Chinese mainland as a 41-year-old man surnamed Zhao, who claimed to work as a point-of-sale (POS) system promoter, and a 37-year-old unemployed man surnamed Wang.According to Ho, the

October 13, 2026 | BY Sherwin Hng

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Huawei ICT Competition in Macau aims to cultivate local IT & AI talents

The launch ceremony for the Huawei ICT Competition 2026/2027 in Macau took place yesterday, with the aim of solidifying participants’ professional foundations and cultivating a more competitive pool of local digital technology talent to empower the diversified growth of Macau’s Information Technology (IT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry.ICT stands for Information and Communications Technology.This year’s competition, themed “Connecting the Glorious Future”, officially opened

October 13, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau govt to allocate 80 pct of 2025 surplus to public servants’ pension fund

The government announced yesterday that it will allocate 80 percent of its 2025 financial surplus to the Pension Fund (FP) next year in order to expand the scale of its assets used for earning investment returns, with the aim of consolidating the long-term financial foundation for the government’s pension and survivor benefit scheme for public servants -operated and managed by the fund.According to a new law enacted in August this year, the government can allocate a certain percentage of its

October 13, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau govt urges catering businesses to adopt new waste oil disposal measures

Aiming to promote the proper handling of waste cooking oil and enhance restaurant operators’ awareness of protecting the public drainage network, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) and the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) announced in a joint statement yesterday that they recently introduced newly implemented temporary waste cooking oil collection measures for the catering businesses in the areas of Rua de Camilo Pessanha (庇山耶街) and Travessa dos Becos (吉慶里).The bureaux urged

October 13, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Startup contest ‘929 Challenge 2026’ in Macau receives record 511 registrations

A total of 511 approved registrations were received for the startup competition 929 Challenge 2026, with participants from Brazil this year making up the highest number of applicants at over 100 startups, according to a statement by the organisers on Sunday.929 denotes nine Greater Bay Area (GBA) cities, two special administrative regions (SARs), and nine Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs).The statement highlighted that the high number of startups joining from Brazil follows two visits to the

October 13, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau-Guangzhou flights to start Dec 10

China Southern Airlines will launch a daily flight between Macau and Guangzhou on December 10, according to local media reports yesterday.The round-trip flights will operate every day.Departures are scheduled for 7:20 a.m. from Guangzhou and 6:40 p.m. from Macau, on a 65-minute flight operated by an Airbus A320.Currently, there are three round-trip flights per day between Hong Kong and Guangzhou. The flights are operated by Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific.The Hong Kong-Guangzhou flights aim to

October 13, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Global Tourism Economy Forum returns to Macau Thursday

The 12th Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) will be held in Macau from this Thursday through Saturday, bringing together international tourism industry leaders, government officials and experts to discuss the future of the global tourism economy, according to a statement by the Office of the Secretary for Economy and Finance yesterday.Under the theme “Crisis • Resilience • Evolution – Building a Tourism Economy for a Shared Future”, the forum will explore challenges and opportunities

October 13, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau exhibition aims to set up platform for exchange of lacquer art

The Lush Valley Creative Space (LVCS) held an opening ceremony yesterday for an exhibition at the Heartland Artists Gallery, aiming to build a platform for the exchange of lacquer art between Guangdong and Macau.According to an LVCS statement released during the ceremony, the exhibition - located on Travessa dos Poços (大井巷) and titled “15 Years of Splendour, Lacquer Mirrors Macao” - also celebrates LVCS’s 15th anniversary and the 27th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao

October 13, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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FIBA 3x3 World Tour & GBA finals return to Macau this month

The “FIBA 3x3 World Tour Macau 2026” and the “3x3 Greater Bay Area Tour 2026 Finals Macao” will be held this Saturday through next Wednesday, bringing international and regional basketball teams to the city, the Sports Bureau (ID) announced during a press conference at its headquarters in Zape yesterday.FIBA stands for International Basketball Federation, which is based in Mies, Switzerland, near Geneva. The FIBA 3x3 World Tour Macau 2026 will take place this weekend at the UNESCO

October 13, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Mil-Homens presents beauty of sunset and moonrise in 21 photos at Macau exhibition

On Friday, Lisbon-born veteran photographer António Duarte Mil-Homens celebrated his 77th birthday, and coinciding with that was the launch of his latest photo showcase “Sunset, Moonrise…”Featuring 21 photos that were all recently taken in Portugal, those keen on seeing the lensman’s works can find them displayed on the first floor of the Glass House in Praça do Tap Siac (塔石廣場), a venue that compliments the pictures with a view of Macau’s own sunsets and moonrises.Through

October 13, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Analysis: Global delegates eye new wine industry landscape at China’s top wine base

Analysis        YINCHUAN – Top international representatives at the 47th World Congress of Vine and Wine in  Ningxia, the country’s top wine-producing area, advocated for deeper global collaboration to reshape the vine and wine sector.This is the first time the congress, opened yesterday in Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, has been hosted in Asia since its launch in 1924. Ningxia, home to 261 wine enterprises, including 130

October 13, 2026 | BY admin

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Chinese automakers gain greater visibility in European market: Paris Motor Show director

Interview        PARIS – Chinese automakers are becoming more visible in the European market, with their product offerings becoming more structured and their technological level continuing to improve, said Serge Gachot, director of the Paris Motor Show.In a recent interview with Xinhua ahead of the 2026 Paris Motor Show, Gachot said the biennial event would bring together more than 60 automakers and over 100 exhibitors from Europe, America and Asia,

October 13, 2026 | BY admin

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University of Macau (UM) launches 5-year plan, expecting to have 22,000 students in 2030

The public University of Macau (UM) has rolled out a five-year development plan, expecting the total number of students to reach 22,000 in the 2030/31 academic year.UM Rector Song Yonghua (aka Yonghua Song) presented the five-year development plan during a press conference on the university’s main campus on Friday.The plan covers the period from academic years 2026/27 to 2030/31.UM is currently constructing its new, second campus on Zhuhai’s Hengqin island. The new campus will be the

October 12, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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