Guangdong artist Lego Liang highlights parent-child bond at Macau's 10 Fantasia exhibition

The bond between a parent and child is among the central themes of Guangdong-born artist Lego Liang’s (梁賀) exhibition “ANGEL’s Promise” (天使之約 ANGEL), which is being held as one of the main exhibitions of 10 Fantasia’s ongoing Picture Book Festival.Displayed across the second floor of the gallery, the exhibition features bald, round-headed figures whose stories are told through watercolours as well as a series of panels from Liang’s picture books.Altogether, the exhibits

August 25, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau's 3rd Five-Year Plan: Dora Ng says promoting appropriate economic diversification is key

Interview         Dora Ng Wai Han, secretary for Economy and Finance of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government, has told Xinhua that promoting appropriate economic diversification is a pivotal task for the MSAR Government during the 3rd Five-Year Plan period.The Third Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the MSAR (2026–2030) was released last Tuesday. Ng provided an in-depth interpretation during a recent media

August 24, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau's 3rd Five-Year Plan: Chan Tsz King says MSAR Government will steadily implement overall national security concept

Interview         MACAO – Speaking recently in a joint media interview on the core principles and implementation measures regarding national security in Macao’s “3rd Five-Year Plan,” Secretary for Security of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chan Tsz King provided an in-depth interpretation of the blueprint.On August 18, the MSAR Government officially published the Third Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the

August 24, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau's 3rd Five-Year Plan: Wallis O Lam says Macao Int’l Integrated Tourism & Culture Zone to serve as city’s ‘cultural name card’

Interview         MACAO – Wallis O Lam, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government, says that efforts will be focused on the planning, construction, and operation of the Macao Int’l Integrated Tourism & Culture Zone. The goal is to build it into a genuinely world-class cultural-tourism landmark and a “cultural name card” driving Macau’s appropriate economic

August 24, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau's 3rd Five-Year Plan: Raymond Tam: Multi-layered cross-border transport network Drives Macao-Hengqin Integration

Interview         MACAO – Raymond Tam Vai Man, Secretary for Transport and Public Works of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government, says that over the next five years, the transport and public works portfolio will take rail transit as the backbone, land transport as the main body, and water transport as a supplement to build a multi-layered cross-border transportation network, driving the integrated development of “Macao +

August 24, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau govt starts gathering views on drafting 2027 Policy Address today

The government starts a one-month period today to gather opinions from members of the public concerning the drafting of its 2027 Policy Address, according to a statement by the Macao Government Information Bureau (GCS) yesterday.Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai is slated to deliver his 2027 Policy Address in the Legislative Assembly’s (AL) hemicycle in November.During the feedback-gathering period, which runs until September 23, residents can submit their opinions through various channels:The

August 24, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau resort operator Sands China extends Iec Long Firecracker showcase to Nov 29

Sands China is extending “A Century of Iec Long Firecracker Factory in Radiance – An Exhibition on the Resonant History and Aesthetic Memory of Macao Firecrackers” until November 29, due to an enthusiastic response by the public, the integrated resort operator said in a statement yesterday. The exhibition at Sands Gallery opened in March and was slated to end next Monday. With over 400 exhibits, the statement highlighted that the showcase has received “high acclaim”, and has

August 24, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Palace Museum youth programme aims to foster heritage appreciation: Macao Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC)

The achievement briefing for the “2026 Hong Kong-Macao Youth Internship Programme at Palace Museum” was held at the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) yesterday, with the aim of conveying youngsters’ deep appreciation for their nation’s cultural heritage and the history of the Palace Museum in Beijing, the Macao Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said yesterday.During the one-day session, interns presented photos and videos highlighting their time at the Palace Museum and talked about their insights

August 24, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macao Union Medical Center to host 2nd anniversary open day

The Islands Healthcare Complex – Macao Medical Center of Peking Union Medical College Hospital (Macao Union Medical Center) will be celebrating its 2nd anniversary with an open day slated to take place on September 5.Colloquially, the hospital is known in Cantonese as “Hip Woh” (“Harmony”).To be held from 10:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. that day, a statement by the centre on Friday noted that the “2nd Anniversary Celebration of the Macao Union Medical Center and Public Open Day” will

August 24, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau artist relives youth marching band memories at 10 Fantasia exhibition

    Memories from joining a youth marching band in Macau are being translated to oil paintings and mixed media displayed in the exhibition by local artist Kubi (小鳳) titled “Voices of Youth” at the 10 Fantasia gallery.Kubi, who is now pursuing a master’s degree in calligraphy and fine art at Huaqiao University, reminisces on her youth by painting moments into various frames.From posing for a mirror photo with schoolmates clad in their marching band uniforms, playful

August 24, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau residents may rent farmland in Zhuhai's Hengqin starting today

The Urban Planning and Construction Bureau of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin announced in a statement yesterday that Macau residents may rent farmland in the adjacent island starting today.According to the statement, in order to further deepen the integrated development of “Macau + Hengqin” and to improve municipal and leisure facilities shared by residents of both places, as well as to expand diversified recreational spaces, the authorities will officially open

August 24, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Qing Dynasty Guangdong paintings exhibition opens at Macao Museum of Art (MAM)

The “Lucidity in a Prosperous Era: Guangdong Paintings of the Qing Dynasty” exhibition opened at the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) in Nape on Friday, bringing together 136 works from four museums to showcase the development of Guangdong painting and its fusion of Chinese and Western artistic influences.Co-organised by MAM, the Guangdong Museum (Guangzhou Lu Xun Museum) and the Guangzhou Museum of Art, with support from the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the exhibition features works from the

August 24, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau police arrest 4 mainlanders for blackmailing 5 sex workers

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested four men from the Chinese mainland between Thursday and Friday for blackmailing five sex workers, PJ spokesman Ho Ka Weng said during a special press conference at PJ headquarters on Saturday.According to Ho, the quartet, aged between 29 and 33, were acquainted with each other. They entered Macau on August 16 and August 17 respectively, and committed the crimes in hotels across Zape and Cotai.The four men divided their roles, identifying and arranging to meet

August 24, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau records 10th Legionnaires’ case in 82-year-old

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement on Saturday that it was notified by the Macao Union Hospital (CMM-PUMCH) that an 82-year-old male resident with a medical history of chronic illness has tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease*.The statement did not mention how many cases of Legionnaires’ disease Macau have so far recorded this year.Before the latest case was announced yesterday, the Health Bureau had previously announced nine cases of Legionnaires’ disease this year.

August 24, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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