Local airport logs over 170,000 passengers in CNY holiday

The Macau International Airport recorded over 170,000 passengers between last Wednesday and this Tuesday, i.e., between first and seventh days of the Chinese New Year (CNY), with peaks of 26,000 and 25,000 passengers on Sunday and Monday respectively.“…Macau International Airport Company Limited (CAM) reported growth in passenger traffic during the Chinese New Year (CNY) season in 2025,” with a 5.4 percent increase in passenger arrivals between the first and seventh days of the year,

February 7, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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2025 Macau Int’l Parade calls for proposals from performers: IC

The 2025 Macau International Parade is calling for proposals by registered local performing associations, schools, institutes and organisations until February 15, according to a Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) statement yesterday.Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the one-day parade will be held on Sunday, March 23, the statement said.This parade, which started in 2011 and was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2023, and resumed in 2024, is slated to be held this year

February 6, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Ex eco-bureau chief to return as deputy

The government has appointed Vai Hoi Ieong, a former director of the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA), as a deputy director of the said bureau effective from February 17.The bureau has two deputy directors in its organisational structure.Vai was the bureau’s director between June 2015 and March 2016. Since then he has worked as a public servant in the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG).Vai had been a deputy director of the Environmental Protection Bureau since its establishment

February 6, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Sam to attend Harbin Asian Winter Games’ opening ceremony

The Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced in a statement last night that Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai will travel to Heilongjiang’s provincial capital Harbin today for a three-day visit where he will attend tomorrow’s opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games.The 2025 Asian Winter Games will be held between tomorrow and Friday next week, with its opening ceremony to be held at the Harbin International Conference, Exhibition and Sports Centre tomorrow.Last night’s GCS

February 6, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Bus hits roadside railings and lamp post, no injuries

A bus hit roadside railings and a lamp post yesterday on Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida (荷蘭園大馬路) near Lai Kei Ice Cream eatery, at around 1:30 p.m., according to the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday.According to the statement, the incident involved a bus driver, a local man in his fifties.PSP officers confirmed that the driver passed a breathalyser, ruling out drunk-driving as a factor in the crash.Preliminary investigations suggest that the accident was caused by

February 6, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Macau set to be affected by ‘China-US trade war’: economist

Interview by Yuki Lei        After US President Donald Trump introduced a 10 percent tariff on all goods from China, the Ministry of Finance in Beijing also announced on Tuesday 10-15 percent higher duties on all imports from the US as a countermeasure – and Macau Association for the Study of International Law and International Relations Chairman Ip Kuai Peng told the Post yesterday that for Macau, as a special administrative region (SAR) of China, its trade and economic

February 6, 2025 | BY admin

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CAC to host CNY Year of the Snake party

A raft of free-admission activities are set to take place at Albergue SCM* next Wednesday for the “Celebration of the Chinese New Year of the Snake” party.Albergue SCM is located on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro (瘋堂斜巷).Kicking off at 6:30 p.m., the evening event aims to celebrate the Moon Lantern Festival, according to a statement by CAC - Círculo dos Amigos da Cultura de Macau (“Circle of the Friends of Macau’s Culture”), adding that the festival is one of the city’s

February 6, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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CNY visitor arrivals drop 3.5 pct to 1.3 million: PSP

Macau welcomed 1.309 million visitors during the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday, marking a 3.5 percent period-on-period decline from last year’s 1.358 million arrivals, Lao Ka Weng, head of the Border Control Department, said during a press conference at a Public Security Police (PSP) press room in Zape yesterday.The mainland’s eight-day Spring Festival “Golden Week” holiday, began on January 28 and ended on Tuesday this week. Lao noted that Macau recorded 4.918 million border

February 6, 2025 | BY William Chan

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Macau post office suspends parcel mail to US, except by air

The US Postal Service (USPS) has announced that it has temporarily suspended incoming parcels from the mainland and Hong Kong, in response to which the Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) announced yesterday the suspension of mailing parcels to the US, with immediate effect.However, shortly after the restriction took effect on Tuesday, the US Postal Service announced yesterday that it would, for the time being, continue accepting all international inbound mail and packages from

February 6, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police nab Moroccan for stealing & damaging goods in supermarket

A man from Morocco was arrested on Sunday for stealing and damaging goods in a supermarket in the city centre, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Chi Weng said at a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Amine is in his forties. He told the police that he is jobless.According to Wong, PSP officers received a report about the case from a supermarket last Sunday. A staff member of the supermarket recognised Amine as the suspect who had stolen items from the supermarket

February 6, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Flower City Park playground to be revamped: IAM

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has announced that it will start a project next Monday to upgrade the children’s playground in Flower City Park, with the aim of creating a more comfortable area for its users.According to an IAM statement yesterday, the playground facilities at Flower City Park have aged and both the equipment and mats require replacing. The project will start on February 10, and the playground will be temporarily closed during the construction.This project will include

February 6, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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E-cars make up 27 pct of newly registered cars last year: DSPA

The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) has announced that electric cars accounted for 27 percent of all newly registered cars last year, while electric motorbikes accounted for 35 percent of all newly registered motorcycles last year.According to the bureau, at the end of last year Macau had a total of 12,302 e-vehicles, comprising 6,480 e-cars, 1,239 electric heavy vehicles and 4,583 e-motorcycles, as reported by public broadcaster TDM yesterday.The bureau released the figures in response

February 6, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Collection of antiques from 4th to 19th century on display at FRC gallery

A collection of artworks, ceramics, documents and books from the 4th to the 19th century are being showcased in an exhibition entitled “Crescent on the Sea” at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery, which all those interested in curiosity items can still visit until Saturday.The Maritime Silk Road antiques are exhibited by third-generation antique collector Luis Au (歐路易), featuring around 50 items on display. The exhibition is co-organised by the gallery in conjunction with the Au

February 6, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Cooperation a winning proposition for all

China Daily Editorial        Just two weeks after the new US administration was sworn in and already some countries are lamenting that being Washington’s adversary may be safer than being its ally, having had a bitter taste of “America first”.Although the tariffs on Canadian and Mexican exports to the United States have been put on hold after both neighbors vowed to retaliate in kind, they are a stern warning to all US allies and partners that when it comes to

February 6, 2025 | BY admin

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