Two Xi documentary series premiere in Macau

Sam vows locals will ‘tell China’s stories well’Two documentary series on President Xi Jinping, namely “Xi Jinping’s Cultural Story” and “Xi Jinping’s Economic Thought Series Lectures”, premiered in Macau yesterday, marked by a ceremony hosted by the local government, where Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai said in a speech that the debut of the two documentary series has created an opportunity to draw the attention of Macau compatriots and people at home and abroad to Xi Jinping

September 29, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau again receives ‘Best BT-MICE City’ award

Macau again received the “Best BT-MICE City”* award during the TTG Travel Awards 2025 ceremony in Bangkok on Thursday, according to a Friday statement by the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM).The statement noted that the award was accepted by IPIM representatives. It marks the fourth award in the exhibition sector that Macau has received this year and the third consecutive year that the city has won an international award following its recognition as “Best Convention City

September 29, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau govt vows to gradually implement AI education for schools

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) reaffirmed in a statement yesterday that local schools will gradually adopt artificial intelligence (AI) education in the near future.The majority of schools in Macau are privately run, by community associations, religious groups and other non-governmental organisations, with only a relatively small number of schools being run by the government.The statement noted that the government last year amended the officially required education

September 29, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau Band Directors Association (MBDA) to hold Xian Xinghai concert

Interview by William Chan        Organised by the Macau Band Directors Association (MBDA), the concert “Song of Resistance: Xian Xinghai and the Classic of Mountains and Seas – Clarinet Commemorative Concert” (抗戰凱歌˙冼星海與山海經─單簧管專場紀念音樂會) will be held this Saturday, October 4, at 7:45 p.m. in the small auditorium of the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM).MBDA organiser Kelly Chau spoke to the Post about the concert in an online

September 29, 2025 | BY admin

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MSAR response to US State Dept’s ‘2025 ‘Investment Climate Statements’ on Macao

The local government issued the following statement in English through the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) yesterday evening: “The Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government expresses its strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to the unfounded and irresponsible comments on the economic and political developments and the improvement of the electoral system and the “Law on Safeguarding National Security” of Macao, which were carried in the self-styled

September 29, 2025 | BY admin

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Local man, 79, in ICU with serious flu: Macau Health Bureau (SSM)

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement yesterday that a 79-year-old local man with a history of chronic respiratory disease is in a serious condition after being infected with influenza.According to the statement, the man developed fever, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties yesterday morning and sought medical treatment at the private Kiang Wu (KW) Hospital, where he was diagnosed with Influenza A complicated by pneumonia, requiring him to undergo ventilator-assisted

September 29, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Registration opens for Macau's ‘hush! 300 Seconds’ video competition

Registration is now open for the “hush! 300 Seconds” short video competition, according to a Friday statement from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).The contest is part of the broader “hush! Beach Concerts” event scheduled for October 11 to 19.The statement said that the competition aims to provide an online platform for the public to share their musical talents. Interested participants can submit a video of a music or vocal performance. The statement noted that a specific “Music in

September 29, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Macau's 17th China-PSCs Cultural Week opens

The 17th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs) was officially inaugurated last night at the Legend Boulevard in Fisherman’s Wharf, aiming to promote cultural exchange activities between the nation and the world’s nine PSCs.Organised by the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, the opening ceremony was attended by around 110 guests, including Secretary for Economy and Finance Anton Tai

September 29, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's Int’l Fireworks Display Contest to be held for 2 consecutive nights

The 33rd Macao International Fireworks Display Contest will light up the first two nights of the National Day Golden Week holiday, according to a statement from the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) on Friday. The statement said that the pyrotechnic shows by the Chinese and Portuguese teams are scheduled for the evening of October 1, National Day. Furthermore, displays by the Philippine and Japanese teams that were previously postponed due to adverse weather have been rescheduled to

September 29, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Tray race, mascot parade mark World Tourism Day in Macau

Macau celebrated World Tourism Day 2025 on Saturday with a raft of activities, featuring the annual Tray Race, “Lucky Tourist” event and Mascots Parade.According to a statement from the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) on Saturday, the event aimed to highlight the city’s vitality as a World Centre of Tourism and Leisure.MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, according to the statement, welcomed the “Lucky Tourist” at Macau International Airport in the morning, presenting

September 29, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macao Union Hospital shoulders 10 pct of public healthcare service in 1st year: O Lam

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Wallis O Lam said at the weekend that Macao Union Hospital, a public-private partnership, has shouldered about 10 percent of Macau’s public healthcare service in its first year of operation.The policy secretary also said she hoped that at the end of 2027 Macao Union Hospital will shoulder 25 percent of Macau’s public healthcare service. O made the remarks in a speech during a ceremony at the hospital in Cotai which marked its first

September 29, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) crossborder vehicle flow rises over 70 pct

Zhuhai has strengthened cooperation with Macau and Hong Kong, with its total merchandise trade (imports and exports) through Zhuhai Port (checkpoint) of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) last year up by 11.3 percent year-on-year, while cross-border vehicle traffic has surged by 70.49 percent year-on-year, Zhuhai Natural Resources Bureau Deputy Director Chen Zhen said in a speech yesterday.Chen also said that 16 new measures were introduced to encourage young people from Hong Kong and

September 29, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau's Golden Week’s pedestrianisation to cost 1.4 million patacas: govt

The Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) hosted a press conference on Friday about the local government’s temporary pedestrianisation programme during the upcoming National Day/Mid-Autumn Festival’s Golden Week between this Wednesday (October 1) and next Wednesday (October 8).DSEDT Director Yau Yun Wah said that the eight-day pedestrianisation would cost the government 1.4 million patacas.The one-hour press conference was held at the DSEDT headquarters in Nam Van.According

September 29, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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14 Portuguese artists exhibit works in Macau at ‘The Reinvention of The Real’

A collection of works of various mediums is being showcased at Tap Seac Gallery for an exhibition entitled “Pavilion of Vila Franca de Xira: The Reinvention of The Real – Portuguese Contemporary Art in The Museum of Neo-Realism Collection”.Curated by David Santos and José Maçãs de Carvalho and on until November 16, the exhibition is part of Art Macao’s “City Pavilion”, one of its six sections. Members of the public visiting the gallery will be able to see artworks including

September 29, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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