Macau govt accepts applications for subsidy encouraging young locals to work in GBA

The Macau government has reminded the public that it is accepting applications from eligible young local people for its subsidy programme aiming to encourage them to pursue their career development in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).The subsidy’s application period started early last month when the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) announced the programme’s details, which came after Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai announced his 2025 Policy Address, which he

November 12, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau's ‘Friends Fest’ raises over 10,000 patacas for animal charities

Following its weekend debut, “Friends Fest” concluded with over 10,000 patacas raised for local animal charities, aiming to reinforce Macau’s growing push for human-pet integration and responsible ownership, according to a Monday statement by Conde Group.Held at Grand Coloane Resort, the large-scale pet carnival drew families, pet owners and animal lovers for a “Waggy Weekend” of charity, education, and entertainment, the statement said, adding that the funds collected from charity

November 12, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau Public Library to suspend certain services for information system maintenance

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday that the Macao Public Library website, the library catalogue search system and the electronic resources, the “My Library” app and relevant functions of the “Public Library of IC” in the “Macao One Account” will all be suspended or affected due to maintenance of the information system of the Public Library.The statement said that the maintenance will take place from next Monday through November 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30

November 12, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau, Mahua FunAge join hands to train local performing arts talents

Striving to advance the development of Macau as a “City of Performing Arts”, strengthen the cultivation of performing arts talents and provide comprehensive support for the trainees’ career development such as internships, the “Young Performing Artists Talents Training Programme” is open for application until December 10, according to yesterday’s press conference.The press conference for the “Young Performing Artists Talents Training Programme” was held at the Macau Cultural

November 12, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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‘Honor & Distinction’ exhibition celebrates sport and Macanese athletes

Interview by Rui Pastorin         The “Honor and Distinction – Memories of Macau Sport and Macanese Glory” exhibition launched last night at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery, highlighting Macanese* athletes, their achievements in their respective sports, and their legacies.Organised by Associação dos Jovens Macaenses (AJM – Macanese Youth Association) and sponsored by the public Macau Foundation (FM), visitors to the exhibition will be greeted by

November 12, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau police arrest Filipino worker for robbing local retiree

A man from the Philippines was arrested on Monday for robbing a local elderly man of a wallet containing cash in various currencies amounting to 23,000 patacas in total and several ATM and ID cards, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a special press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 38-year-old male surnamed Malabanan, a non-resident worker (NRW) employed in the food processing industry who had resigned last week, and was planning to return to the

November 12, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau police nab HK drug mule for trafficking 1.31 grams of ice in his anus

The Judiciary Police (PJ) apprehended a man from Hong Kong on Thursday for trafficking 1.31 grams of methamphetamine (commonly known as ice) from Hong Kong to Macau, concealed in his anus, PJ spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 59-year-old male surnamed Lee who claimed to be jobless.According to Cheong, based on a tip-off, the Judiciary Police (PJ) identified Lee as a drug trafficker who entered Macau through the Hong

November 12, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau's 2025 Reading Festival stalls’ registration opens

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement on Monday aiming to further enhance public participation in reading promotion activities, the “Macao Reading Festival 2025” will be held early next month at the Taipa Houses complex.According to the statement, the recruitment process for local creative retail and beverage or snack stalls for the event is open until November 19, the registration and rental fees of which are free.The event, themed “A Reading Holiday,” the Macao

November 12, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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German chemicals company expands China investment with tech upgrade

Analysis        QINGDAO – German specialty chemicals company LANXESS yesterday celebrated the capacity expansion of its Qingdao production base, a move to meet rising demand for rubber additives in China.The upgrade increases its capacity for two production lines by 50 percent each, according to Michael Rockel, CEO of LANXESS Greater China. The site’s total annual output will rise from 25,000 tonnes to 30,000 tonnes.Rockel said that the expansion enhances asset

November 12, 2025 | BY admin

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F&B staff in Laahn Gwai Lau review Macau govt’s ‘Golden Week pedestrianisation’

The government’s 7-day “Golden Week pedestrianisation” concluded in the peninsula’s Laahn Gwai Lau old quarters about a month ago, and last week the Post talked to F&B staff in the area about what their thoughts on it.The temporary pedestrianisation drive, according to a Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) statement on September 29, aimed to create a comfortable and safe pedestrian environment for residents and tourists alike during the Chinese mainland’s National Day Golden

November 12, 2025 | BY Interview by Armindo Neves

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University of Macau undergraduate team wins gold medal at iGEM 2025 in Paris

According to a statement by the University of Macau (UM) yesterday, an undergraduate team from the public university’s Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) won the gold medal at the 2025 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition in Paris, earning recognition for their innovative synthetic biology solution for termite control.This marks the seventh consecutive year that UM has received an award at iGEM, bringing its total number of gold medals to four, the statement

November 12, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Tencent in Macau launches ‘TenPay Global Checkout’

Shenzhen-based Tencent Holding Limited announced in a statement yesterday that it has launched a new payment mode, called “TenPay Global Checkout”, enabling merchants outside the Chinese mainland to accept local payments.The statement pointed out that Weixin Mini Programs are lightweight apps* within Weixin that enable Weixin/WeChat users to shop, pay, and access services without downloading additional apps. There are currently over one million monthly active users for Weixin Mini

November 12, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau Health Bureau vows to achieve high-quality chronic disease management

The Macau Health Bureau (SSM) urged residents yesterday to maintain a healthy lifestyle in order prevent developing diabetes. The bureau made the appeal at a press conference about diabetes prevention, during which Wong In, chief of the SSM Community Health Care Department, revealed that the bureau recorded 43,999 diabetes patients last year. The presser was held at the bureau’s conference hall in a building adjacent to the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre

November 11, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police warn of fake ‘Taobao’ payment scam

The Judiciary Police (PJ) Anti-Fraud Coordination Centre urged the public yesterday to beware of a fake “Taobao” payment scam.According to the statement, the Judiciary Police have recently noticed scammers fraudulently using the names of the Bank of China (BOC) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to send mass text messages to residents.These messages, the statement said, falsely claim that a “Taobao payment protection has been successfully activated” or “Taobao

November 11, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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