UM forum explores AI applications in humanities, healthcare research
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the public University of Macau (UM) held its annual Macao Humanities Forum recently, featuring a lecture on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in humanities and healthcare research, according to a UM statement yesterday.Liang Hualou, chair professor of neuroscience and AI at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), delivered a lecture titled “Transforming Humanities and Healthcare through Artificial Intelligence”, which was attended
October 8, 2026
Govt to submit bill to legislature streamlining business licensing system
The government announced yesterday that it has finished drafting a bill proposing to streamline its administrative system for licensing various types of businesses, with the aim of making it easier for residents to launch and run their businesses.Under the proposed new system, regulations will be eased for various businesses that currently require a permit or licence.Businesses such as bowling alleys and hair salons - whose normal operations do not affect public safety and order - will no
October 8, 2026
Councillors call for more car-free zones during holidays, weekends
The government-appointed Central District Community Service Consultative Council held its regular monthly meeting yesterday, where members raised various ideas regarding the just concluded National Day ‘Golden Week” temporary pedestrianisation drive, calling for more car-free zones during public holidays and weekends.The first part of the meeting at the Patane Activity Centre was open to the media, during which committee members raised several issues in their speeches. The meeting then
October 8, 2026
Expanded ‘NBA HOUSE’ fan event starts 5-day run
The Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets will be playing their off-season matches at the 14,000-seat Venetian Arena tomorrow and on Sunday for The NBA China Games, and in conjunction with the events, basketball fans and other visitors at The Venetian Macao will have a chance to take part in a variety of themed happenings at the free-admission, expanded “NBA HOUSE”.Taking place at the integrated resort’s Cotai Expo Halls A and B until Sunday, the 2026 edition is 65 percent larger than last
October 8, 2026
UM forum explores AI applications in humanities, healthcare research
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the public University of Macau (UM) held its annual Macao Humanities Forum recently, featuring a lecture on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in humanities and healthcare research, according to a UM statement yesterday.Liang Hualou, chair professor of neuroscience and AI at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), delivered a lecture titled “Transforming Humanities and Healthcare through Artificial Intelligence”, which was attended
October 8, 2026
Govt to submit bill to legislature streamlining business licensing system
The government announced yesterday that it has finished drafting a bill proposing to streamline its administrative system for licensing various types of businesses, with the aim of making it easier for residents to launch and run their businesses.Under the proposed new system, regulations will be eased for various businesses that currently require a permit or licence.Businesses such as bowling alleys and hair salons - whose normal operations do not affect public safety and order - will no
October 8, 2026
Councillors call for more car-free zones during holidays, weekends
The government-appointed Central District Community Service Consultative Council held its regular monthly meeting yesterday, where members raised various ideas regarding the just concluded National Day ‘Golden Week” temporary pedestrianisation drive, calling for more car-free zones during public holidays and weekends.The first part of the meeting at the Patane Activity Centre was open to the media, during which committee members raised several issues in their speeches. The meeting then
October 8, 2026
Expanded ‘NBA HOUSE’ fan event starts 5-day run
The Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets will be playing their off-season matches at the 14,000-seat Venetian Arena tomorrow and on Sunday for The NBA China Games, and in conjunction with the events, basketball fans and other visitors at The Venetian Macao will have a chance to take part in a variety of themed happenings at the free-admission, expanded “NBA HOUSE”.Taking place at the integrated resort’s Cotai Expo Halls A and B until Sunday, the 2026 edition is 65 percent larger than last
October 8, 2026
Local-Indonesian trio arrested over fake job scheme linked to prostitution: police
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) have arrested three women for arranging fake employment relationships that allowed two foreign women to obtain non-resident worker (NRW) status and remain in Macau while engaging in prostitution, a PSP spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspects comprise a local female employer in her 30s, surnamed Un, and two Indonesian women in their 30s, identified as Kristina and Dede.According to the spokesperson, officers conducting a
October 8, 2026
Filipino guard nabbed over loan sharking – passports retained as ‘collateral’
A Filipino security guard has been arrested for providing high-interest loans to two female compatriots and withholding their passports, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Ka Weng said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspect, surnamed Diaz, as a 32-year-old Philippine non-resident worker (NRW).According to Ho, the two female victims reported to the Judiciary Police on September 17 that they had borrowed money from Diaz and had their passports withheld as security.A
October 8, 2026
Sands China launches NBA Cares x Sands Cares Community Impact Week
Sands China launched its five-day “NBA Cares x Sands Cares Community Impact Week 2026” yesterday, bringing NBA (the United States’ National Basketball Association) legends and players together with young people from Macau and the Greater Bay Area (GBA) through basketball and community activities.The opening Youth Day took place at the Macao East Asian Games Dome, bringing together 150 young basketball players aged 11 to 14 from eight local schools and 50 players from Hong Kong and cities
October 8, 2026
Local deaf athlete wins 2 silvers, 1 bronze in Penang
The Macau Sports Association of the Deaf (MSAD) announced in a statement yesterday that a local deaf athlete clinched two more silver and a bronze medals at the Asia Pacific Deaf Athletics Championships 2026.According to the Malaysian Deaf Sports Association, yesterday’s Asia Pacific Deaf Table Tennis Championships 2026 was also an event of the Asia Pacific Deaf Multi-Sport Championships 2026, held by the Asia Pacific Deaf Sports Confederation (APDSC), which is taking place in Penang,
October 8, 2026
IC continues reading promotion efforts in community
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) continues to promote reading across various districts through December, with events such as “Where culture flourishes, happiness happens” – Book for Book activity, the “Mobile Library” outreach service, and the “Introduction to Macao Public Library Resources and Services” Community Exhibition scheduled throughout the period.In a statement on Tuesday, the bureau noted that the first session of the book for book activity will be held this weekend at
October 8, 2026
Editorial: Xi’s US trip shows that ‘constructive strategic stability’ concept has wings to fly far
President Xi Jinping’s three-day state visit to Washington, DC, last week has shown that China’s new concept of establishing a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability has wings to fly far.The concept – an expression of China’s foreign policy realism which has been developed with the assistance of leading Chinese think tanks over the past few years, such as Fudan University’s Center for American Studies and Tsinghua University’s Institute of International Relations
September 29, 2026
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Editorial: Xi’s US trip shows that ‘constructive strategic stability’ concept has wings to fly far
President Xi Jinping’s three-day state visit to Washington, DC, last week has shown that China’s new concept of establishing a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability has wings to fly far.The concept – an expression of China’s foreign policy realism which has been developed with the assistance of leading Chinese think tanks over the past few years, such as Fudan University’s Center for American Studies and Tsinghua University’s Institute of International Relations
September 29, 2026
Expanded ‘NBA HOUSE’ fan event starts 5-day run
The Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets will be playing their off-season matches at the 14,000-seat Venetian Arena tomorrow and on Sunday for The NBA China Games, and in conjunction with the events, basketball fans and other visitors at The Venetian Macao will have a chance to take part in a variety of themed happenings at the free-admission, expanded “NBA HOUSE”.Taking place at the integrated resort’s Cotai Expo Halls A and B until Sunday, the 2026 edition is 65 percent larger than last
October 8, 2026
Macau commentary: Action figures, Barbies and Beyblades: the ultimate youth elixirs?
During a marathon of scrolling through social media over the National Day Golden Week holiday, I found something that caught my attention. It was a post made by US magazine The New Yorker that talked about toys, more specifically the point that adult-only households made up the most of toy sales in the US.In fact, childless adults, at least in the US where several brands from Marvel to Barbie bring in billions, are in the running to replace parents with kids for the top spot, as reported
October 5, 2026
UM forum explores AI applications in humanities, healthcare research
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the public University of Macau (UM) held its annual Macao Humanities Forum recently, featuring a lecture on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in humanities and healthcare research, according to a UM statement yesterday.Liang Hualou, chair professor of neuroscience and AI at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), delivered a lecture titled “Transforming Humanities and Healthcare through Artificial Intelligence”, which was attended
October 8, 2026
Local-Indonesian trio arrested over fake job scheme linked to prostitution: police
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) have arrested three women for arranging fake employment relationships that allowed two foreign women to obtain non-resident worker (NRW) status and remain in Macau while engaging in prostitution, a PSP spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspects comprise a local female employer in her 30s, surnamed Un, and two Indonesian women in their 30s, identified as Kristina and Dede.According to the spokesperson, officers conducting a
October 8, 2026
Filipino guard nabbed over loan sharking – passports retained as ‘collateral’
A Filipino security guard has been arrested for providing high-interest loans to two female compatriots and withholding their passports, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Ka Weng said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspect, surnamed Diaz, as a 32-year-old Philippine non-resident worker (NRW).According to Ho, the two female victims reported to the Judiciary Police on September 17 that they had borrowed money from Diaz and had their passports withheld as security.A
October 8, 2026
Govt to submit bill to legislature streamlining business licensing system
The government announced yesterday that it has finished drafting a bill proposing to streamline its administrative system for licensing various types of businesses, with the aim of making it easier for residents to launch and run their businesses.Under the proposed new system, regulations will be eased for various businesses that currently require a permit or licence.Businesses such as bowling alleys and hair salons - whose normal operations do not affect public safety and order - will no
October 8, 2026
Sands China launches NBA Cares x Sands Cares Community Impact Week
Sands China launched its five-day “NBA Cares x Sands Cares Community Impact Week 2026” yesterday, bringing NBA (the United States’ National Basketball Association) legends and players together with young people from Macau and the Greater Bay Area (GBA) through basketball and community activities.The opening Youth Day took place at the Macao East Asian Games Dome, bringing together 150 young basketball players aged 11 to 14 from eight local schools and 50 players from Hong Kong and cities
October 8, 2026
Councillors call for more car-free zones during holidays, weekends
The government-appointed Central District Community Service Consultative Council held its regular monthly meeting yesterday, where members raised various ideas regarding the just concluded National Day ‘Golden Week” temporary pedestrianisation drive, calling for more car-free zones during public holidays and weekends.The first part of the meeting at the Patane Activity Centre was open to the media, during which committee members raised several issues in their speeches. The meeting then
October 8, 2026
Local deaf athlete wins 2 silvers, 1 bronze in Penang
The Macau Sports Association of the Deaf (MSAD) announced in a statement yesterday that a local deaf athlete clinched two more silver and a bronze medals at the Asia Pacific Deaf Athletics Championships 2026.According to the Malaysian Deaf Sports Association, yesterday’s Asia Pacific Deaf Table Tennis Championships 2026 was also an event of the Asia Pacific Deaf Multi-Sport Championships 2026, held by the Asia Pacific Deaf Sports Confederation (APDSC), which is taking place in Penang,
October 8, 2026
IC continues reading promotion efforts in community
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) continues to promote reading across various districts through December, with events such as “Where culture flourishes, happiness happens” – Book for Book activity, the “Mobile Library” outreach service, and the “Introduction to Macao Public Library Resources and Services” Community Exhibition scheduled throughout the period.In a statement on Tuesday, the bureau noted that the first session of the book for book activity will be held this weekend at
October 8, 2026