Editorial: Tai Po inferno sparks solidarity and triggers call for fire safety drive

Wednesday’s deadly inferno in Hong Kong’s Tai Po District has sparked a wave of empathy and solidarity, triggering a nationwide call for fire safety improvements.I began editing Thursday’s edition in our newsroom in the afternoon while watching the catastrophe live on TVB News Channel with some of my team members. Initially, we thought it was “just” another blaze affecting a few flats in one of the many high-rise residential buildings in Hong Kong. Of course, quicker than we would

December 1, 2025 | BY admin

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Temperature in winter to be normal to high, rainfall to be normal to low: Macau observatory (SMG)

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said in a statement on Friday that Macau’s average temperature this winter, which means during the months of December to February, is forecast to be normal to above-normal, while accumulated precipitation for the season is expected to be normal to below-normal.The statement said that this year’s winter weather would be affected by the northern cold high-pressure area, pointing out that when a cold high-pressure system moves southward and forms

December 1, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Christmas Creative Market takes place at Macau's Albergue SCM heritage compound

With the holidays fast approaching, the “Christmas Creative Market” brought the Christmas spirit early with a free admission event at Albergue SCM* yesterday.The annual one-day event, which ran from 11 a.m. through 5 p.m., was organised by Amigos do Pátio do Espinho de Macau** (APEM, 澳門茨林圍之友聯誼會) in conjunction with the Associação de Confraternização dos Amigos de Sam Pa Mun de Macau*** (澳門三巴門之友聯誼會).Featuring several booths presenting a variety of

December 1, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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HK in mourning as Tai Po fire death toll climbs to 146

HONG KONG – Crowds of mourners gathered yesterday across Hong Kong including many near the apartment blocks that were engulfed in flames earlier this week, killing at least 146 people in the city’s deadliest fire in decades.Police as well as Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog have launched investigations into the blaze at Wang Fuk Court.The first Sunday since the deadly inferno saw scores of mourners flock to a small park next to the charred residential estate, which has become a focal

December 1, 2025 | BY admin

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HK police confirm safety of 159 residents previously reported missing after Tai Po blaze

HONG KONG – The Hong Kong police said yesterday its casualty enquiry unit has confirmed the safety of 159 residents previously reported missing after a major fire broke out in a residential complex on Wednesday.Speaking at a press briefing, Tsang Shuk-yin, officer in charge of the casualty enquiry unit of the Hong Kong Police Force, said that as of 4 p.m. yesterday, the death toll from the fire had risen to 146, with 79 people injured.Presently, 100 cases have been classified as untraceable,

December 1, 2025 | BY admin

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‘Barra Slow Festival’ aims to rediscovers Macau’s unique urban rhythm: organiser

The three-day “Barra Slow Festival” concluded last night, and Macau Central and Southern Districts Industrial and Commercial Federation Chairman Lei Cheok Kuan stressed at Friday’s opening ceremony that the event was focused on rediscovering Macau’s unique urban rhythm.According to a statement released during the opening ceremony, based on the concept of “Chill Out, Live Loud”, the festival integrated contemporary popular cultural aspects with the aim of creating a curated holiday

December 1, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Startups competition in Macau aims to foster China/PSC innovation

The fifth “929 Challenge” startups competition’s grand final was held yesterday, aiming to foster innovation and cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs), as well as connect and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs.This year’s competition set a new record involving over 1,600 participants of more than 400 teams and start-ups from nine countries. It provided total prize money of 300,000 patacas, along with opportunities to attract investments from

December 1, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Shutterbugs show Macau & Hengqin through their lenses

Glimpses of life and places in Macau and Hengqin are being showcased through a variety of photos displayed at the Activity Room of Flower City Park (花城公園) in Taipa.The indoor exhibition “Discovering Macau and Hengqin” kicked off on Thursday and features images from a recently held photography competition of the same name that gathered works taken between September 2024 and September 2025. It is hosted by the International Institute of Macau (IIM) and sponsored by the Macao

December 1, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau govt to set up top-level leadership group for patriotic education: O Lam

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Wallis O Lam has said that the local government will advance the high-quality development of its patriotic education campaigns in three major aspects, including the setting-up of a top-level leadership group for strengthening its patriotic education among young local people.O made the remarks during a one-day Q&A session in the Legislative Assembly’s (AL) hemicycle on Friday about her portfolio’s policy guidelines for next year.O underlined that

December 1, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau govt proposes to set up 2 tech industrial parks

The government is proposing to set up two industrial parks, located separately from each other, for its planned Macau Science and Technology Research and Development Industrial Park project, namely the plot at the bottom of Big Taipa Hill, near the airport, previously earmarked for a sandwich-class housing project, and a plot on the Zone E1 land reclamation area off Taipa’s Pac On district.The planned Industrial Park is one of the local government’s four future large-scale projects aiming

December 1, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Zhuhai's Gongbei Customs seizes 374 endangered terrapins

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers seized 374 endangered terrapins at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) on November 7.According to the statement, on that day, at 5 p.m., customs officers at the cross-delta bridge Zhuhai Port (checkpoint) inbound passenger vehicle lane noticed an anomaly in the inspection images of a Guangdong-Hong Kong dual-plate vehicle.Upon inspection, customs officers found that 374 live terrapins were hidden in 11

December 1, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) launches registration for eco-friendly burial intention

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) launches a free “registration of intention of an environmentally friendly burial” service today, allowing residents to record their preferred end-of-life arrangements in advance, according to a statement by the bureau on Friday.The bureau said that it aims to further promote eco-friendly burial options, adding that tree burial has been available since 2015, as well as garden burial since 2023, with over 600 applications received so far.The statement noted

December 1, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Aviation regulator instructs Air Macau to implement Airbus software update

The Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) announced in a Saturday statement that it had instructed Air Macau to implement a precautionary software update required by Airbus for its A320 aircraft.According to the statement, Airbus notified the local aviation regulator on Friday of the need of a precautionary software update. The AACM immediately told Air Macau to assess the issue and follow the required procedures.Air Macau, according to the statement, acted promptly on upgrading the necessary

December 1, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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China’s high-quality growth creates new opportunities for Portuguese-speaking countries: chamber head

Interview         LISBON – China’s transition toward high-quality development not only reflects its internal economic upgrading but also creates “a new platform of global cooperation,” offering shared opportunities for Portuguese-speaking countries, a chamber head has said.In a recent interview with Xinhua, Bernardo Mendia, secretary-general of the Portugal-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said China’s stable economic growth in the third quarter shows

December 1, 2025 | BY admin

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