Tennis stars battle it out at the 2025 MGM Tennis Masters in Macau

Photos taken at Macau Forum in Zape yesterday by Rui Pastorin

December 29, 2025 | BY admin

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Team Conchita win 2025 MGM MACAU TENNIS MASTERS

Two days of friendly tennis action took place over the weekend as some of world tennis’s rising stars and legends gathered for the 2025 MGM MACAU TENNIS MASTERS at Macau Forum in Zape, with the team led by Spanish tennis legend Conchita Martínez taking the win.Yesterday’s second of the two-day exhibition tournament, co-organised by MGM and global events and experiences company MARI, featured three more singles matches that kicked off with a captain’s challenge, which was this time won by

December 29, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Japan will not buy its peace and security with high defense budget

China Daily Editorial        The Japanese government’s decision on Friday to approve a draft budget for fiscal year 2026 with defense spending exceeding 9 trillion yen (US$58 billion) once again sounds an unmistakable alarm for the region and the international community.At a time when the world is reflecting on the hard-won lessons of history as it marks the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and

December 29, 2025 | BY admin

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High-speed rail mirror of China’s modernization

China Daily Editorial        How China has changed over the past decades can be judged by the development achievements it has made. One of the most straightforward ways to appreciate that is perhaps to look at the country’s network of high-speed railways.New services commenced on four new lines – Xi’an-Yan’an, Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu, Wuhan-Yichang and Hangzhou-Quzhou – on Friday. That brings the total length of the high-speed railways in operation in the

December 29, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau logs record-breaking 39.411 million visitors in 2025: police

     Macau has received more visitors since the beginning of the year than in 2019, thus setting a historic record, public broadcaster TDM/Radio Macau reported today, citing official immigration statistics. According to data released by the Public Security Police (PSP), between the beginning of this year and 11 a.m. today, Macau recorded 39.411 million visitors arrivals. The previous record of 39.406  million was set in pre-COVID-19 2019. So far this year,

December 27, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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​Taiwan lawmakers vote to pass motion to impeach island's leader Lai Ching-te

   TAIPEI - An impeachment motion against Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te, submitted by lawmakers from the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP), was approved by the island's legislature today.    According to procedures, the legislature is expected to hold a vote on the impeachment on May 19, 2026.   Public hearings are scheduled for Jan. 14 and 15, 2026. Lai will be required to provide explanations and respond to inquiries at the

December 26, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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China criticizes Japan's record defense budget plan

   BEIJING - Japan's new defense budget plan further reveals Japanese right-wing forces' motive to remilitarize Japan and resurrect militarism, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said today.    Lin made the remarks at a regular news briefing when asked to comment on Japan's approval of its record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen (US$58 billion) for fiscal 2026.   "Despite recent international criticism over latest

December 26, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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CPC leadership meeting urges steadfast implementation of 8-point decision on improving conduct

   BEIJING - A two-day meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) leadership has stressed the need for steadfast efforts to implement the central Party leadership's eight-point decision on improving conduct.   Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered an important speech while chairing the criticism and self-criticism meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, which was held yesterday and today.   

December 26, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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World's longest expressway tunnel opens to traffic in Xinjiang

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December 26, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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China's sacred revolutionary heartland Yan'an launches high-speed rail link

   XI'AN -  A sleek silver bullet train departed Yan'an in northwestern Shaanxi Province this morning, linking the sacred revolutionary heartland to the country's rapidly expanding high-speed rail network.   The newly opened 299-km line connects Yan'an with Xi'an, the provincial capital and home to the famed Terracotta Warriors, slashing travel time between the two cities from about 2.5 hours to roughly one hour.   Yan'an, perched on

December 26, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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China's high-speed rail mileage tops 50,000 km

   BEIJING - China, home to the world's largest high-speed rail network, has expanded its total operational mileage beyond 50,000 kilometers with the launch of a new high-speed line.   A "Fuxing" bullet train departed this morning from Yan'an, a sacred revolutionary heartland in northwestern Shaanxi Province, for the provincial capital Xi'an, inaugurating the new route.   The Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway is designed to handle speeds

December 26, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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Guangdong-HK-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) accelerates growth in low-altitude economy

   GUANGZHOU  -- The 2025 Conference on High-Quality Development of Low-Altitude Economy in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) convened in Guangzhou today, gathering government officials, industry leaders and academics to chart a course for innovation-driven growth.   Low-altitude economy, a strategic emerging cluster, represents a pivotal frontier for technological advancement and economic diversification. The GBA, with its robust industrial ecosystem and

December 25, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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Xi chairs CPC leadership meeting on Party conduct, anti-graft work

    BEIJING - The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting today to discuss and plan the Party's efforts to improve conduct, build integrity, and combat corruption for the year 2026.       Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.      In 2025, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Xi at its core, discipline inspection and

December 25, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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Shanghai logs nearly 50-pct surge in foreign tourists in Jan-Nov

SHANGHAI - Shanghai's tourism authorities announced this week that the city recorded 6.29 million visits by foreign passport holders in the first 11 months of 2025, an increase of nearly 50 percent year on year.     The city received about 8.28 million inbound tourists from January to November, up nearly 40 percent year on year, surpassing the full-year total for 2024, according to the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism.    The Republic of

December 25, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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