Macau's Dream Sexagenarian Restaurant highlights seniors’ employability

Interview by Rui Pastorin         A cha chaan teng (tea restaurant) called “Dream Sexagenarian Restaurant of the Macau Special Olympics” quietly sits on Rua de Inácio Baptista (鵝眉街).A non-profit social service launched in 2022 by the Macau Special Olympics (MSO), the establishment is one of the few restaurants* that mainly employs seniors. It serves various local dishes, along with daily lunch sets such as those prepared according to the Chinese 24-Solar

April 22, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau int'l airport adds 3 local takeaway outlets

Food and beverage takeaways from local brands “Your Tea”, “SerrDura” and “MACOW Bread House” are now available in the airside area of the local airport’s North Mezzanine Level of the Passenger Terminal Building, the Macau International Airport (MIA) said in a statement yesterday. The takeaway services have been available since Monday, bringing in the brands through an invitation for application process. The statement said that Macau International Airport Company Limited

April 22, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets Portuguese ministers of justice, economy & territorial cohesion

Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai, who yesterday was on the third day of his four-day working visit to Portugal, separately met with two ministers in Lisbon yesterday, according to reports from Macau news media covering Sam’s working visit.Sam visited the Ministry of Justice yesterday morning (local time) where he met with Minister of Justice Rita Júdice. Both exchanged views on judicial and legal matters concerning both sides.Afterwards, Sam visited the

April 21, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Oxfam rice event marks 15th year in Macau, calls to support smallholders

The annual Oxfam Rice Event 2026 will take place on May 16-17 across Macau, marking its 15th anniversary, with organisers urging the public to support smallholders affected by climate change. During a press conference held yesterday at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre in Sai Van, Oxfam Hong Kong introduced this year’s campaign under the theme “Empower Smallholder Farmers. Change Lives with an Oxfam Rice Packet”.The initiative aims to raise funds through the sale of

April 21, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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‘Echoes of India’ gathers participants for activities, themed buffet in Macau's Grand Coloane Resort

The “Echoes of India · Taste of Tradition Dinner Buffet” took place at Grand Coloane Resort on Saturday, with themed activities showcased in addition to a raft of delicacies.Featuring Northern and Southern Indian specialties, along with beverages and desserts, the buffet was curated by Chef Nathi and his team, with a spread providing “a journey across India’s diverse culinary regions” showcased at the resort’s Café Panorama and Garden Lawn, according to a statement provided by the

April 21, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Air Macau axes flights in May-June as fuel costs surge

Air Macau says that it has so far cancelled over 400 return flights scheduled for next month and June, due to soaring jet fuel costs triggered by the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East.Air Macau told local Chinese-language media late last week that the cancelled flights included 155 international flights to destinations including Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Osaka, Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo, and flights to various cities in the Chinese mainland.According to the reports, Air Macau said

April 21, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau's Colégio Dom Bosco (Yuet Wah) student exhibition presents colourful works

Youngsters from Colégio Dom Bosco (Yuet Wah), or DBYW, are presenting a raft of works in an exhibition celebrating the local primary school’s silver jubilee.With five days left, the showcase of works for the DBYW 25th Anniversary Art Exhibition (鮑思高粵華小學25周年校慶視覺藝術展) is taking place at the Centre of Educational Resources located opposite Jardim de São Francisco (加思欄花園).The colourful works showcased in the exhibition area were created by students as

April 21, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau Pharma Bureau orders recall of calcium supplement batch

The Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF) has ordered the recall of a batch of a calcium supplement after tests found discrepancies in its vitamin D content, urging residents to stop using the affected product, according to a statement by the bureau on Friday.According to the statement, the product involved is “DIETARY SUPPLEMENT NUTRA CALCIUM 600 PLUS VITAMIN D 200 IU” (batch number 51194), manufactured by Earth’s Creation USA. Laboratory testing revealed that the actual

April 21, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau police arrest 5 mainlanders for fraud, organised crime

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a gang of five men from the Chinese mainland for fraud and organised crime, PJ spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a special press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the quintet as surnamed Feng, Zhou, Zhao, Zhang, and Xie. He noted that Zhou and Xie claimed to be an online seller and a delivery driver, respectively, while the other three claimed that they were unemployed.According to Cheong, the Judiciary Police last month received two separate

April 21, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Police arrest trio for ‘drug party’ in Macau hotel guestroom

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three suspects from the Chinese mainland for participating in a drug party in a hotel guestroom on Sunday, PJ spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the trio as a 54-year-old unemployed man surnamed Shi, a 39-year-old salesman surnamed Chen, and a 50-year-old unemployed man, also surnamed Chen.According to Cheong, on Sunday morning, a member of staff at a hotel in Cotai discovered drug-taking paraphernalia

April 21, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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China’s film studios eye IP-driven future as near-total reliance on box office comes under strain

Analysis by Xinhua writers Zhang Yunlong and Yang Shujun        BEIJING – China’s major film studios are changing how they measure the value of a movie – moving away from a near-total dependence on theatrical ticket sales toward a broader model built on intellectual property (IP) development, licensing, and consumer experiences.This shift was discussed at the industry forum of the 16th Beijing International Film Festival, where executives from Enlight Media, China Film

April 21, 2026 | BY admin

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Digital reading boom draws more Chinese into books

Analysis        NANCHANG – The rapid rise of digital reading is encouraging more Chinese people to develop reading habits, as access to books and overall reading rates continue to grow alongside a nationwide push to build a book-loving society.Figures released yesterday at the fifth National Conference on Reading show that China’s overall adult reading rate has reached 82.3 percent, while the number of books read per person, including both print and digital, rose to 8.39

April 21, 2026 | BY admin

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Major provincial economies leveraging innovation prowess to fuel China’s high-quality development

Analysis        BEIJING – China’s major provincial economies are steadily consolidating the foundation of national economic stability while unleashing momentum for progress, delivering high-quality development and expanding high-standard opening-up to fuel the country’s overall growth.These provinces are the locomotives of the world’s second-largest economy. Ten provincial-level regions – Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Henan, Hubei, Fujian,

April 21, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau CE Sam Hou Fai meets Chinese Ambassador Yang Yirui in Lisbon

Yang praises Macau’s ‘outstanding achievements’Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai, who is on a working visit in Portugal, met with the Chinese Ambassador to Portugal, Yang Yirui, in Lisbon at noon yesterday (local time), where they exchanged views on topics such as supporting Macau in continuously deepening its exchanges and cooperation with Portugal across multiple fields, and better leveraging Macau’s role as a service platform between China and

April 20, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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