Macao University of Tourism (UTM) to launch MBA programme in 2026/2027 academic year

According to a statement provided by the public Macao University of Tourism (UTM) yesterday, the university plans to introduce a Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme in the 2026/2027 academic year, aiming to cultivate management talent equipped with technological innovation capabilities. The statement said that the new programme will focus on strengthening business management skills and supporting corporate digital transformation.It is designed to nurture future business

February 26, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) to host lantern festival celebration in Hengqin

The free-admission “Welcoming Prosperity Lantern Festival Celebration” is slated to take place this Sunday in Lotus Square in Hengqin, with the event set to feature a raft of activities and installations to commemorate the Chinese New Year (CNY) and the Lantern Festival.Marking the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations, the Lantern Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month, when the first full moon of the year appears – symbolising unity,

February 26, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau’s fiscal reserves reach all-time high in 2025

The fiscal reserves of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) reached an all-time high at the end of last year – 668.4 billion patacas, an increase of 0.7 percent from the previous record of 663.5 billion patacas in February 2021, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement by the Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) published in the MSAR Official Gazette yesterday. Last year, the fiscal reserves’ investments generated a positive balance of nearly 43 billion

February 26, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai vows high-quality development of women’s causes, advocates positive views on childbearing

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai pledged yesterday that the local government will continue to join hands with all sectors of Macau’s civil society to strengthen support for the development of women’s causes in Macau, while effectively safeguarding women’s various legitimate rights and interests, allocating more welfare resources to women and children, creating a more equal, inclusive, and respectful social environment for women’s development, and promoting Macau’s high-quality development

February 26, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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MTel chief makes 3 recommendations for development of Macau's telecom sector

Macau-based MTel Telecommunication Company Limited hosted a Spring Festival dinner yesterday for the media at L’Arc Hotel in Nape, where MTel Chairman and CEO Michael Choi Tak Meng made three recommendations for the development of the local telecommunication Industry.Regarding the government’s ongoing drafting of a telecommunication bill, Choi suggested in a speech that the unique characteristics of Macau’s micro-economy should be taken into consideration to balance competition with

February 26, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau filmmaker Tracy Choi probes ‘ordinary’ vs ‘extraordinary’ in new film ‘Girlfriends’

Interview by William Chan        Local filmmaker Tracy Choi’s (徐欣羡) latest feature, “Girlfriends” (《女孩不平凡》), premieres locally tomorrow, probing the paradox of seeking “extraordinary” lives in a modern world – especially for women.According to the film description, “Girlfriends”, a 101-minute drama, follows a young woman’s journey through three distinct love stories and stages of life. At 17, she is naive; at 22, hesitant; and by 34, she

February 26, 2026 | BY admin

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Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs seizes 184 hermit crabs

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers seized 184 hermit crabs from a mainlander at the Gongbei border checkpoint last month.According to the statement, on January 22 customs officers at Gongbei Port (border checkpoint) noticed a smuggler entering the Chinese mainland from Macau through the “Green Channel” in the passenger inspection hall. As his shopping bag had not been X-rayed, they decided to intercept him for inspection.The inspection revealed

February 26, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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CAC, Albergue SCM to host CNY party in Macau next week

CAC – Círculo dos Amigos da Cultura de Macau (Circle of the Friends of Macau’s Culture) and Albergue SCM* are again set to host their annual Chinese New Year (CNY) party, with the event set to take place next Tuesday at the venue on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro (澳門瘋堂斜巷8號).Featuring traditional snacks and drinks, along with activities, an exhibition, and performances, the upcoming “Celebration of the Chinese New Year of the Horse” party celebrates the Lantern Festival,

February 26, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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China, Germany agree to deepen partnership, win-win cooperation in Xi-Merz meeting

Analysis        BEIJING – President Xi Jinping met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Beijing yesterday with both sides agreeing to promote the continuous new development of the all-round strategic partnership, promote dialogue and cooperation, and uphold multilateralism and free trade.This is Merz’s first trip to China since taking office. China and Germany are the world’s second and third largest economies, and the bilateral relationship not only bears on the

February 26, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau police nab ‘angry’ woman for grabbing steering wheel of moving bus

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested an “angry” woman from the Chinese mainland for grabbing the steering wheel of a moving TCM bus last week, according to PSP spokesman Lei Chan Hong at a regular press conference yesterday.Lei identified the suspect as a 60-year-old woman, surnamed Yang, who told police she is a retiree.According to Lei, last Wednesday evening – the second day of the Chinese New Year (CNY) – the Public Security Police received a report about a public bus incident

February 25, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) joint lab wins ICWL Best Student Paper Award

Investigation conducted by the Joint Research Laboratory in Advanced Technologies for Smart Cities of the public Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) and Portugal’s University of Coimbra (UC) has received the Best Student Paper Award at the 24th International Conference on Web-Based Learning (ICWL), according to a recent MPU statement.ICWL was founded by the Hong Kong Web Society and has been held in various countries and regions since 2002, including the Chinese mainland, Australia, Germany,

February 25, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau govt recalls Spanish contrast agent containing impurities

The Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration Bureau (ISAF) recalled yesterday a number of batches of a Spanish-made contrast agent* as it contains impurities.According to a notification by a local pharmaceutical products importer, the bureau has been informed that certain batches of the contrast medium Gastrografin Liq Oral/Rectal, manufactured by BerliMed in Spain, was found to contain levels of the impurity N-Nitroso-Meglumine** exceeding acceptable limits. As a precautionary

February 25, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police arrest mainlander for stealing cash & gold nuggets from girlfriend’s roommate

The Judiciary Police (PJ) apprehended a man from the Chinese mainland for stealing gold nuggets from his girlfriend’s roommate, PJ spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a special press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 39-year-old man surnamed Guo who claimed to be jobless.According to Cheong, Guo is the boyfriend of a female tenant in an apartment located in Zape. Guo took the keys to the apartment’s front door and had them copied without his girlfriend’s

February 25, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau Judiciary Police (PJ) urge public to beware of ‘Gold-Plated Silver’ scams

The Judiciary Police (PJ) urged both the general public and the business sector in a statement on Monday that several fraud cases involving the use of “gold-plated silver” jewellery purporting to be real gold have been reported in neighbouring regions recently. According to the statement, “gold-plated silver” refers to ornaments with a silver core and a gold-plated surface. While they closely resemble pure gold jewellery in appearance, their value is significantly

February 25, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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