‘Light up Macao’ logs nearly 4.9 million spectators

The citywide “Light Up Macao” ended its 84-day run on February 28, with the event registering close to 4.9 million spectators visiting the installations and mapping show venues across six districts, according to a Friday statement from the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO).The statement noted that the statistics came from mobile data provided by local telecommunication companies.The event kicked-off on December 7 last year and featured six-subthemes in six districts across the

March 10, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Brewing Success: inspiring journey of ColleXtives Café

Interview and review by Adrian Vallesteros        In the heart of Macau, ColleXtives Café stands out not just for its unique atmosphere but also for the inspiring story of its founders, Maria Isabela Brosas Faustino and Kara Kathrina Gasque Cenon. Both co-founders told the Post their story in a recent interview at their café, which blends specialty coffee and dishes with community engagement, born from a vision of collaboration rather than competition.A vision born from

March 10, 2025 | BY admin

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Fu Luen leads Macau delegation to UN in NY

A 12-member delegation from the Women’s General Association of Macau (commonly known as Fu Luen in Cantonese) flew to New York from Hong Kong early Saturday morning to participate in the 69th Session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), with the aim of showcasing Macau’s progress in women’s rights and contribute to the 30th-Anniversary review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.A statement provided by Fu Luen yesterday stated that, with the

March 10, 2025 | BY admin

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Health Bureau launches reminder service for women covered by cervical cancer screening

The Health Bureau (SSM) launched a new programme on Saturday to remind female residents to undergo their cervical cancer screening, where participants will be reminded via phone calls, according to an SSM statement on Friday.Eligible residents, those who are aged between 21 and 65, can enrol in the programme through the “Macao One Account” mobile app or in person at the city’s 14 screening service locations, the statement said.Cervical cancer is a common and life-threatening malignancy

March 10, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Legionnaires’ disease does not spread through food & drink: Health Bureau

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that Legionnaires’ disease is not spread from person to person or through food and drink, and that the risk of transmission in hospitals is low, following a 71-year-old local man’s diagnosis of having Legionnaires’ disease on February 27, after his stay at the private Kiang Wu Hospital between February 7 and 18.Kiang Wu Hospital was quoted by the SSM statement as saying  that medical surveillance of inpatients and staff had been

March 10, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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80 pct of females’ incomes unchanged: survey

The findings of the new annual survey on women’s living and employment conditions, co-conducted by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (Gung Luen), show that nearly 80 percent of the respondents indicated that their incomes have remained unchanged during Macau’s economic recovery, an increase of 20 percentage points compared to last year’s survey, with more than 60 percent of the respondents saying that their families have not been able to benefit from the economic recovery.“The

March 10, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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IC calls for article submissions for Review of Culture

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is calling for submissions of articles by scholars and specialists at the national and international level for this edition of the Review of Culture (RC), which is this time centred on the historical and cultural research related to “Culture City of East Asia 2025 – Macao, China”, the bureau said in a statement on Friday.Submissions can be made until April 30, the statement noted, adding that the manuscripts can be in Chinese, Portuguese or

March 10, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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CTT to offer postmark cancellation service for ‘World Forest Day’

The Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) said in a statement on Friday that commemorative postmark cancellation services for “World Forest Day”* will be available at a temporary post counter in the main post office in Largo do Senado on March 21.According to the statement, the temporary post counter will be set up from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The statement noted that commemorative envelopes will also be distributed to members of the public, while philatelic products will be sold, the

March 10, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Angled parking for motorbikes to be set up on Rua de Santa Clara

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) has been working on improving the street parking spaces for motorbikes and cars in various local districts by phases, in which the motorcycle parking spaces on the side of Rua de Santa Clara (家辣堂街), near the Octagonal Library Pavilion, have meanwhile been converted from straight to angled spaces.*According to a DSAT statement on Friday, the bureau is gradually converting existing motorbike parking spaces into angled parking, subject to certain conditions. Rua

March 10, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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China reaffirms commitment to reform, opening up at ‘two sessions’

Analysis        BEIJING – Those keen to understand the trajectory and focus of the world’s second-largest economy will find a recurring theme at China’s “two sessions” this year – reform and opening up.At the ongoing annual sessions of China’s national legislature and top political advisory body – the first since last July’s reform-themed third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China – reform was once again

March 10, 2025 | BY admin

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8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA welcomes Executive Chef Marino D’Antonio

81⁄2 Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA at Galaxy Macau has welcomed its new Executive Chef Marino D’Antonio, an Italian chef acclaimed for his exceptional culinary talent in various Michelin-starred establishments and five-star hotels, according to a recent statement from the integrated resort operator.The restaurant has garnered accolades including a Michelin one-star rating for nine consecutive years and a Forbes Travel Guide five-star rating for three years running since it opened in 2015, the

March 10, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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US additional tariffs on Chinese goods under pretext of fentanyl issue groundless: MOC

US additional tariffs on Chinese goods under pretext of fentanyl issue groundless: MOC    BEIJING –  A spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said yesterday that the United States’ decision to impose an additional 20-percent tariff on imports from China under the pretext of the fentanyl issue is groundless.   The spokesperson made the remarks in response to a related query.   "It is typical protectionism, unilateralism and bullying

March 8, 2025 | BY admin

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Wang Yi says China will provide certainty to 'this uncertain world’

   BEIJING – Foreign Minister Wang Yi said yesterday that China will stand firm on the right side of history and warned that the "law of the jungle" would reign in the world if every country stresses "my country first."   Meeting the press on the sidelines of the country's annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC), Wang expounded on China's stance on hotspot issues and its approach to addressing challenges.   "This

March 8, 2025 | BY admin

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Lawmaker raises concerns about govt’s efforts to protect local staff

Citing the local gaming industry law, lawmaker Ron Lam U Tou submitted yesterday a written interpellation with nearly 10 questions to the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) on a recent case in which several local employees of an integrated resort operator reported that their labour contracts were terminated immediately by their company without prior warning at the end of last month. Lam said he was seeking clarification from the bureau on the meaning of “reasonable grounds” for dismissal,

March 7, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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