Art on the streets: discover this year’s !OUTLOUD festival

Interview and review by Ginnie Liang        The sixth edition of !OUTLOUD - International Street Art Festival took place last week, showcasing vibrant street art that will remain on display until next year, inviting everyone to appreciate the ever-changing walls.Macau: AAFKAAFK created a striking mural featuring a stone lion on the left, while they cooperated with a Singaporean artist who drew a monkey character. Their artwork combines elegant lines with bold textures in a

December 16, 2024 | BY admin

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Airbus Helicopters: leveraging advantages of Hengqin-Macau and GBA to enhance strategic value of low-altitude economy

“Macau’s proximity to the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, along with its connectivity to Greater Bay Area cities (the new headquarters of Airbus Helicopters China), can enhance the strategic values of the low-altitude economy and the general aviation market,” said Colin James, managing director of Airbus Helicopters China, in a recent interview with GDToday.Last month, Airbus Helicopters China held an opening ceremony for its new headquarters in the zone, marking it

December 16, 2024 | BY Liu Qian, Hu Nan, Zeng Xiangxing

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Moving beyond gambling: Macau bets on diversified future

Commentary by Guan Xin*        When Macau comes to mind, most conjure images of lavish casinos and glittering gaming halls.For decades, this perception has been well-earned. Gambling has been the lifeblood of Macau’s economy, with the industry contributing a remarkable 65.8 percent of GDP in 2019 and over 80 percent of government revenue. More than one in five workers were directly employed in this sector.In 2019, Macau’s per capita GDP ranked seventh globally,

December 16, 2024 | BY admin

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Sam appoints 6 new ExCo members, keeps 5

Chief Executive-designate Sam Hou Fai, who will take office on Friday, has appointed the members of his top advisory Executive Council (ExCo), comprising five re-appointees and six newcomers. The Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced the list of the 11 ExCo members of the incoming sixth-term government of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) in a statement on Friday, when the bureau also published a separate statement about their respective CVs.Sam, 62, will become

December 16, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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‘Macau 2049’ premieres at MGM Theatre

“Macau 2049” had its premiere last night at MGM COTAI, during which the mechanical flipping matrix kinetic art installation “The Dancing Lion: Rise of Good Fortune” was also unveiled.The 80-minute show, directed by leading Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou and marking the MGM Theatre’s first residency, features chapters that use advanced technologies from 20 countries and regions to reimagine eight forms of Chinese intangible cultural heritages, with the chapters being:

December 16, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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25 years on, Macau prospers amid deeper integration into national development

In the Macau-Hengqin Youth Entrepreneurship Valley, a space where many young entrepreneurs from Macau chase their dreams, the aroma of coffee mingles with the smell of rain-kissed grass.From Lei Zhen’s office at Nanometals Technology, the view stretches from Hengqin’s landmarks to Macau’s glittering skyline. Lei founded Nanometals in Zhuhai in 2014, focusing on innovative applications of new materials, with nano silver wire as the core product.Hengqin, located just across the river from

December 16, 2024 | BY admin

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Thriving Macau dispels doubts about 'One Country, Two Systems'

    Analysis by Xinhua writers Wang Aihua and Xu Lingui       For centuries, the quiet city of Macau, nestled next to Hong Kong, has rarely captured as much attention as it does today.   In less than a week, this wealthy and culturally vibrant Chinese territory will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of its return to the motherland, which ended centuries of Portuguese occupation.    Since 1999, Macau has been governed under the "One Country,

December 14, 2024 | BY admin

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Art exhibition held aboard Tiangong space station, and in Beijing, Macau

   BEIJING – An art exhibition featuring the works of Chinese teenagers has been simultaneously held today on China's orbiting Tiangong ("Sky Palace") space station, as well as in Beijing and Macau.   This exhibition, themed "I love my motherland," is the fourth of its kind to be held aboard the Tiangong space station, while it is the first time that such an event takes place simultaneously in space and on Earth.   This year's

December 14, 2024 | BY admin

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Xi to attend Macau SAR’s 25th Anniversary celebration, new govt inauguration

    BEIJING – President Xi Jinping will be in Macau from December 18 to 20 (Wednesday to Friday) to attend a gathering marking the 25th anniversary of Macau's return to the motherland, Xinhua has reported this morning.    Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be present at the inauguration ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Macau Special Administrative

December 14, 2024 | BY Staff Reporter

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PLA garrison committed to prosperity, stability in Macau: spokesperson

     BEIJING – The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) garrison stationed in Macau will remain a bulwark of the prosperity and stability of the special administrative region, a military spokesperson said yesterday.   Looking ahead, the PLA Macau Garrison will ensure its continued competence to maintain the trust of local residents and safeguard Macau's prosperity and stability, said Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense.  

December 14, 2024 | BY admin

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Govt completes digital pataca prototype, publishes e-MOP white paper

The Macau government announced yesterday that it has completed the setting-up of the prototype of its digital pataca development project, while the future e-MOP’s functions and applications are now being displayed to members of the public.The digital pataca is officially known as e-MOP.The government also published a white paper on e-MOP yesterday, providing details on its e-MOP project, such as the concepts of central bank digital currency (CBDC) as well as the e-MOP’s objectives,

December 13, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt Historical Archives Building in Pac On inaugurated

The new Government Historical Archives Building in Taipa’s Pac On district was inaugurated by Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng yesterday.The government’s storage of its historical archives is carried out by the Archives of Macao, a unit under the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).The Archives of Macao is headquartered in Praça do Tap Seac, where government historical archives are currently stored.The high-rise in Pac On inaugurated yesterday is a new facility to be used by the

December 13, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau’s transformation through eyes of int’l residents

Portuguese national Carlos Cid Álvares first visited Macau as a tourist in 1993. He was immediately captivated by the beauty of this tiny land in China then still under temporary Portuguese rule.“The city was very simple, but the people were friendly,” said Álvares, who nevertheless noticed Macau’s lack of modern infrastructure.When he moved to Macau six years ago, it had already been a special administrative region (SAR) of China for almost two decades. And Álvares found the changes

December 13, 2024 | BY admin

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Mainland businessman nabbed for false theft report

A 45-year-old mainland businessman was arrested on Monday for allegedly filing a false theft report after claiming that 30,000 yuan (33,055 patacas) in cash had been stolen from his guestroom in a hotel in Macau, a Judiciary Police spokesperson announced during a regular press conference yesterday.The spokesperson said that PJ officers received a report on Monday involving a theft case in a hotel in Zape, where a man reported that he had put 30,000 yuan in a safe in his hotel room, only to

December 13, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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