Better well-being stems from targeted actions

China Daily Editorial        People-centered governance is the defining attribute of both China’s governing principle and its governing approach. In order to better ensure that the people enjoy the fruits of development, a balance must be struck not only between different regions and sectors, but also between quantity and quality, growth and fairness, and development and stability.The achievements China has made in advancing people’s well-being since 2021 are

October 1, 2025 | BY admin

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China’s Global Governance Initiative injects new momentum into multilateral cooperation: former UN official

Interview        BRUSSELS – “China’s Global Governance Initiative (GGI) is injecting new momentum into multilateral cooperation and South-South collaboration,” former United Nations Under-Secretary-General Erik Solheim has said.In a recent interview with Xinhua, Solheim said that the GGI marks a decisive step toward modernizing the system of international cooperation, adding that the initiative advocates true multilateralism, based on sovereign equality, respect for

October 1, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau police expect record 6 million border crossings during Golden Week

Public Security Police (PSP) Public Relations Division Chief Lam Keong told reporters yesterday that the local government expects between 5.6 and 6.0 million people – visitors and locals – to enter and exit Macau’s border checkpoints during the National Day/Mid-Autumn Festival Golden Week between October 1 and October 8.Lam made the forecast during a press conference at the arrival hall of the Barrier Gate yesterday morning.The joint press conference was also attended by Macau Government

September 30, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Activity aims to extend ‘special blessings’ to Macau's seniors

The Healthy Macau Association announced yesterday that it will co-host a one-day activity with The Project Futurus (HK) for senior residents titled “Sensory Restaurant on Wheels™”.The association’s president, Kong Wai Sam, said at a press conference that the activity aimed to extend “special blessings” to Macau’s elderly.The one-hour press conference was held at the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations’ (UGAMM – widely known as Kai Fong, its short name in

September 30, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Moonlit Reunion: Mid-Autumn Night to be held at Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) in Hengqin

The Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) in Hengqin will host “Moonlit Reunion: Neighbourhood Mid-Autumn Night”, which will feature lantern installations, workshops, performances, and festive activities for residents of Hengqin and Macau, according to a statement from Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) yesterday.The event will take place on Sunday, October 5, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., with free admission, the statement said.Highlights will include a large moon arch symbolising reunion at the entrance

September 30, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau CE Sam Hou Fai reshuffles cabinet, appoints lawmakers

Policy secretary to become legislatorThe State Council, based on the nomination by Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai, has appointed Wong Sio Chak, the current secretary for security of the MSAR government, as the secretary for administration and justice, effective from October 16, replacing André Cheong Weng Chon, who has meanwhile been appointed by Sam as a member of the new, eighth term of the MSAR’s Legislative Assembly (AL), which will start on

September 30, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Spokesperson for Foreign Ministry’s Commissioner’s Office in Macao: Macao’s Development and Prosperity Must Not Be Undermined

September, 28, 2025In response to the US Department of State’s release of the 2025 Country Investment Climate Report, which deliberately undermines the rule of law in Macao, attacks Macao’s investment environment, and discredits Macao’s unique practice of “One Country, Two Systems,” as well as grossly interfers in Macao’s affairs and China’s internal matters, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office in Macao has expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition.Macao possesses

September 30, 2025 | BY admin

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MIMF, SJM to present ‘Carmen’ at Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) this week

The 37th Macau International Music Festival (MIMF) will showcase “Carmen”, an opera in four acts by French composer Georges Bizet (1838-1875), starting at 7:30 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape, co-hosted by MIMF and integrated resort operator SJM Holdings Limited (SJM), according to a press conference held at the centre yesterday. Directed by German-born Andreas Homoki, the production, co-produced with Switzerland’s Opernhaus Zürich (Zürich

September 30, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau integrated resort operator SJM kicks off ‘Culture City of East Asia Lantern Festival’ at GLP

The “SJM Presents: Culture City of East Asia Lantern Festival” kicked off last night at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai, presenting lantern installations created by four artists from Culture Cities of Asia, namely Macau, Huzhou in Zhejiang Province, Kamakura in Japan, and Anseong in South Korea.Presented by SJM Resorts in conjunction with the Macau Artist Society, the exhibition marks its fourth year, with the festival being a programme of the “Culture City of East Asia 2025 – Macao,

September 30, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Oktoberfest Macau at MGM 2025 to kick off Oct 23

The 11-night Oktoberfest Macau at MGM will be held from October 23 through November 2 on the Roof Terrace of MGM COTAI, with tickets now on sale and again bringing Munich’s Oktoberfest to the city.MGM’s annual signature event, which will mark its 15th year, has welcomed over 190,000 attendees over the years. Its return will again see Oktoberfest hallmarks including large beer tents, traditional long wooden tables, and performers in Bavarian dirndls, according to a statement by the

September 30, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau student loses HK$3.5 million in ‘fake police scam’

A young local woman has fallen victim to a “fake police scam”, losing a total of HK$3.5 million (3.6 million patacas), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, a local student received a call on July 28 from someone claiming to be a “staff member from the Kunming Prosecutor’s Office in Yunnan”. The caller alleged that her mainland bank account was involved in multiple telecommunications fraud cases and

September 30, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau police nab HK man, 2 Malaysians for trafficking 31.7 kg of cannabis buds worth 31.7 million patacas

Largest cannabis smuggling case in local historyThe Judiciary Police (PJ) busted the largest marijuana smuggling case in Macau’s history on Sunday, apprehending a man from Hong Kong and two men from Malaysia, seizing 31.77 kilogrammes of cannabis buds valued at 31.77 million patacas, PJ spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a special press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspects as a 33-year-old Hong Kong resident surnamed Wan, a key member of the drug-trafficking gang who

September 30, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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‘Macao Grand Prix Museum x Wynn Chocolate Supercar Exhibition’ opens

The “Macao Grand Prix Museum x Wynn Chocolate Supercar Exhibition” was inaugurated at the Macau Grand Prix Museum in Zape yesterday, showcasing a piece sculpted by award-winning pastry artist Bob Tay and features the signature art of Swiss artist and influencer Saiff Vasarhelyi, a motorsports fan.On display at the museum’s basement exhibition hall until November 16, the chocolate supercar spans 2.9 metres and follows last year’s “Wynn Special Chocolate F1” also sculpted by Tay.The

September 30, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau's ‘Fringe Chat’ participants reflect on festival

Review by William Chan        The 23rd Macao City Fringe Festival concluded on Sunday with its final event, “Fringe Chat,” at Universal Gallery & Bookstore in Praça do Tap Seac, where around 20 attendees, including critics, show organisers, artists, and members of the public gave their insights. The session fostered meaningful dialogue about the unique features and highlights of this year’s edition. “Fringe Chat,” a decade-long tradition of the Macau

September 30, 2025 | BY admin

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