AI unlocks new vitality for 2026 Chinese Spring Festival consumption

Analysis        BEIJING – As the 2026 Chinese Spring Festival approaches, artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping holiday consumption through predictive services, seamless transactions and personalized experiences, fueling a fresh wave of economic vigor.On Feb. 2, Alibaba’s Qwen App launched a 3-billion-yuan “Spring Festival Treat Plan,” partnering with several other apps including Taobao Flash Shopping, Freshippo and Tmall to offer cash rewards and free purchase

February 10, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau & mainland cops arrest 4 robbers in 2 cases

Macau’s Judiciary Police (PJ) and the Chinese mainland Public Security Bureau (PSB) arrested four mainland men for robbery in two different cases, PJ spokesman Vong Kuan Hung said during a special press conference on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Vong identified the four unemployed suspects by their surnames – Yang, Li, Lin and She, aged 29, 30, 25 and 36, respectively.Vong said that Yang and Li were the suspects in the first case, while Lin and She were the suspects in the second

February 9, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Fire alerts drop 3.36 pct to 850 in 2025: Macau Fire Services Bureau (CB)

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) announced on Friday that the number of fire alerts in 2025 dropped by 3.36 percent to 850 compared to 2024.The Fire Services Bureau hosted the annual press conference at its headquarters next to Sai Van Lake, near Macau Tower, where Wong Kin, the bureau’s commissioner, announced its statistics on fire alerts, ambulance call-outs, and other rescue incidents for 2025.According to Wong, the bureau attended to 53,190 incidents in 2025, a decrease of 1.74 percent from

February 9, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police bust local woman & man for money laundering in separate cases

The Judiciary Police nabbed a local woman and a local man for money laundering on Thursday and Friday, respectively, PJ spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during special presses conference on Friday and Saturday.Cheong identified the two suspects as a 52-year-old traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) pharmacy owner surnamed Hong and a 35-year-old chef surnamed Chong.According to Cheong, in May 2025, the Judiciary Police received a report from a bank indicating that 34 mainland bank ATM cards had been

February 9, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau logs new single-day record for inbound, outbound travel

A new single-day record was set on Saturday for the total number of inbound and outbound travellers across Macau, reaching 867,000 people, according to data announced by the Public Security Police (PSP) on their official WeChat account yesterday.Tourists made up most of the figure at 39.1 percent, followed by Macau residents at 36.7 percent and non-resident workers (NRWs) at 21.6 percent, the PSP data noted. The number of visitors to Macau had also reached 174,000 that day, according to the

February 9, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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New smoking-free zone to start in Macau's Nape district on Thursday

Aiming to safeguard public health and reduce smoking while walking, a pilot “smoking-free zone” will be implemented around Dr. Carlos d’Assumpção Park’s (宋玉生公園) streets, pavements and open spaces in Nape starting on Thursday, according to a statement issued by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday.During the pilot period, smoking will be prohibited throughout the “Smoke-Free Zone” except within the “Designated Smoking Spots”. Health Bureau (SSM) inspectors will conduct

February 9, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau Health Bureau (SSM) probes gastroenteritis at local nursery

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that it received a report of a collective case of gastroenteritis on Saturday involving five children studying at the “Fu Luen Little White Rabbit Nursery” (婦聯小白兔托兒所) at 10-12 Rua de Nam Keng in Taipa.The patients comprise two males and three females, all from Class C of the nursery. Most have sought medical attention and no severe case or serious complications were found, the statement said. One of the patients was

February 9, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Chinese New Year Market opens tomorrow in Macau's Praça do Tap Siac

Macau’s traditional Chinese New Year (CNY) Market will return to Praça do Tap Siac for its 2026 edition, offering festive goods, flowers, snacks and cultural performances, while striving to attract revellers ahead of the Spring Festival celebrations. The Year of the Horse begins next Tuesday. According to a statement by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) last week, the market will feature a total of 26 stalls, including 16 selling CNY products, six offering festive flowers and four

February 9, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's Light Rapid Transit (LRT) to launch CNY festivities Saturday

Macau Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (LRT) said in a statement yesterday that it will roll out a series of festive activities for the Chinese New Year (CNY), including a themed train service and a celebratory event at Barra Station this Saturday. The statement noted that it will hold an event titled “Light Rail Brings Prosperity to Barra for the New Year of 2026” at the LRT Barra Station this Saturday. The event will take place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the station’s

February 9, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macao University of Tourism (UTM) optimises tour guides training programmes

New legal tour guides & travel agents’ regime takes effectThe public Macao University of Tourism (UTM), as the special administrative region’s sole tour guide training institution, will comply with the revised legal regime of travel agents and professional tour guides’ requirements by consolidating resources and launching relevant training programmes, covering history, first aid and others, UTM Rector Fanny Vong Chuk Kwan told reporters on the sidelines of an awards ceremony.Vong made

February 9, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau short ‘The Rhythm of War’ shines at Shandong film competition: director

Interview and review by William Chan        The local short film “The Rhythm of War” (烽火之聲), produced last year, recently won Best Film and Best Screenplay in the micro-film category at the 2nd Yellow River Estuary Revolutionary Movie Competition in Dongying, Shandong Province. Its director, Keo Lou, spoke to the Post in an online interview last week.“The Rhythm of War” is a 15-minute micro-film set against the backdrop of China’s War of Resistance

February 9, 2026 | BY admin

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Editorial: National alignment key to success of Macau’s 3rd Five-Year Plan

Considering that the central authorities’ 15th Five-Year Plan and Macau’s Third Five-Year Plan are getting off the ground at a gallop in the run-up to the Year of the Horse, it is the right moment to reflect on the importance of making sure that the national plan and the two regional plans – Hong Kong has finally come up with its 1st Five-Year Plan – are aligned with each other. I am convinced that national alignment is the key to success for the two regional plans. This editorial

February 9, 2026 | BY admin

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Liaison chief urges Macau to ‘soar higher & reach further’, raises 4 requirements

The Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) hosted its annual Spring Festival reception yesterday, where Liaison Office Director Zheng Xincong raised, in his speech, four requirements for Macau, namely achieving new breakthroughs in appropriate economic diversification, taking new steps in enhancing governance effectiveness, presenting new outlooks in strengthening patriotism, and demonstrating new achievements in safeguarding

February 6, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau's Grand Emperor Hotel removes lobby gold bricks for HK$99.7 million payoff

The Grand Emperor Hotel in Macau announced on Wednesday it had removed the real gold bricks from its distinctive lobby floor and sold them for HK$99.7 million, cashing in on the metal’s market surge.Opened in 2006 in Nam Van, the hotel was known for its opulent “golden pathway”, showcasing dozens of one-kilogram bars of gold studded into its entrance hall floor.The feature had aimed “to create a sumptuous and resplendent atmosphere”, the hotel’s Hong Kong-based parent company,

February 6, 2026 | BY admin

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