Macao University of Tourism (UTM) to host SMS Schweizer Malschule’s SVA Certificate exams

The public Macao University of Tourism (UTM) held yesterday a cooperation signing ceremony with the Hong Kong Teaching Resources Centre (HKTRC) on its Mong-Ha campus, announcing that UTM will host SMS Schweizer Malschule’s Switzerland Visual Arts (SVA) Certificate exams as the test venue.HKTRC is the agent of SMS Schweizer Malschule for Hong Kong and Macau.The signing ceremony was attended by UTM Rector Fanny Vong Chuk Kwan and HKTRC Chief Execitive Officer Clement Yeung Kwong-ho. Both signed

March 25, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Zhuhai's Gongbei Customs seizes 2,150 game discs, cartridges at HZMB

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers seized 2,150 game discs and cartridges at Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) on March 4.According to the statement, on that day, customs officers at the delta bridge’s Zhuhai checkpoint noticed two male travellers who appeared to be walking stiffly and behaving in a visibly anxious way, because of which they stopped them for inspection.Customs officers discovered a large number of game discs and cartridges

March 25, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Paper offerings stall gutted by fire caused by short circuit: Macau Fire Service Bureau (CB)

The Fire Service Bureau (CB) announced in a statement that it received a report at around 12:33 a.m. yesterday about a fire at the junction of Rua do Rebanho (群隊街) and Rua de Tomé Pires (道咩卑利士街) near the Red Market, resulting in flames and smoke. Arriving at the scene, fireman confirmed that a fire had broken out on a stall and quickly extinguished the blaze, the statement said, adding that no one was injured but around 30 residents living nearby self-evacuated.Incense

March 25, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau Secretary for Economy and Finance Anton Tai vows to facilitate French brands’ entry into mainland market

Secretary for Economy and Finance Anton Tai Kin Ip yesterday pledged the Macau government’s commitment to making it more convenient for French brands to enter the Chinese mainland’s vast market through Macau as a platform.Tai made the remarks while delivering a speech yesterday during the opening ceremony of the Bonjour Brand Forum (Macao).The Bonjour Brand Forum (Macao) has been held for the first time. “Bonjour” is the French greeting for “good morning”. Founded in Paris in

March 25, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau CE Sam Hou Fai to attend Boao Forum for Asia

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai will travel to Hainan Province today for a two-day working visit where he will attend tomorrow’s plenary session of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) yesterday.The GCS statement noted that the four-day Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026 is being held in Hainan between yesterday and Friday, with the theme “Shaping the Future Together: New Trends, New Opportunities and

March 25, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau's Law on Committee for Safeguarding National Security takes effect

The new Law on the Macau Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) Committee for Safeguarding National Security took effect yesterday after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO) on Monday.The new law, with its final draft passed by the MSAR’s legislature on Thursday last week, regulates the duties, organisational structure, and operation of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security in the form of a law.The duties, organisational structure, and operation of the MSAR’s Committee

March 25, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau govt issues Level 1 travel alert for 6 Middle Eastern countries

In view of the continued deterioration of the situation in the Middle East, the local government has issued a Level 1 travel alert for Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to a statement by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) yesterday.The statement urged residents to avoid visiting Iran and Israel (Level 3), while locals currently in both countries should step up vigilance and leave both countries as soon as possible, According to the

March 25, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Commentary: Macau Different: Continuity in Motion

Macau and Portugal add value to one another: bridges that generate the future – a reflectionCommentary by Manuel SilvérioFormer President of the General Assembly of the Macau Civil Servants’ Association (ATFPM) It was a very well-attended ceremony at the Consulate-General of Portugal in Macau and Hong Kong, and I thank the Consul-General, Alexandre Leitão, for his kind invitation.Warm congratulations to Prof. Rui Martins on the investiture of Portugal’s insignia of Commander of the

March 25, 2026 | BY admin

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Asia still the locomotive of global growth

Analysis        BOAO, Hainan – Asia remains the world’s primary growth engine, as the region’s share of global GDP continues to expand, according to a report released by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) yesterday.The Asian economy is expected to expand by 4.5 percent in 2026, with its share of global GDP rising to 49.7 percent from 49.2 percent in 2025 on a purchasing power parity basis, noted the report titled “Asian Economic Outlook and Integration Progress Annual

March 25, 2026 | BY admin

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How China is making tangible progress in TB control

Analysis        BEIJING –  Yesterday marked World Tuberculosis (TB) Day. In China, the deadly infectious disease has killed millions over the past decades, but is now being brought under better control through improved treatment and prevention.According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) World TB Report 2025, the total TB incidence in China dropped significantly to 49 per 100,000 population in 2024. This has made China a country with moderate to low TB

March 25, 2026 | BY admin

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Man takes video of female colleague in toilet: Macau police

A local man stealthily took a video of his colleague in a women’s toilet in an office building in Nam Van district last week, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Kong Chi Ian said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Ip, who is in his thirties, told the police that he works as an engineer.The office building is located on Avenida Comercial de Macau.The victim is a local woman in her thirties.When the woman was using the toilet on the floor where her company is

March 24, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau's Kai Fong NGO plans to set up residents’ mutual aid association in Zone A: Chan

The Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (UGAMM), widely known as Kai Fong, hosted a media reception yesterday, where its president, John Chan Ka Leong announced that the group plans to set up a residents’ mutual aid association in Zone A.The Spring Festival media luncheon was held at Hotel Beverly Plaza in Zape.Chan noted in a speech that Kai Fong’s “Kang Jun” Day Care Centre in Zone A has commenced operations, providing daytime care services for elderly residents in the

March 24, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau Secretary for Economy & Finance Anton Tai urges local businesses to adapt to new market realities

Secretary for Economy and Finance Anton Tai Kin Ip said yesterday that with visitors’ consumption patterns shifting from shopping-orientated to experience-orientated, local businesses should adjust their business operations with the aim of better adapting to the new market realities and achieving sustainable development.Tai made the remarks when addressing a conference with senior representatives from the city’s various business sectors. The conference was hosted by the Macau Chamber of

March 24, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macao International Environmental Cooperation Forum and Exhibition (2026MIECF) to feature free ‘Green Public Day’

The three-day 2026 Macao International Environmental Cooperation Forum and Exhibition (2026MIECF) is set to feature a free “Green Public Day” this Saturday, encouraging residents to adopt low-carbon and waste reduction practices, according to a statement by the fair yesterday.Organised by the local government, the fair will take place from Thursday to Saturday at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo under the theme “Low-Carbon, Zero Waste Cities: Embarking on a Global Collaboration”, the

March 24, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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