54 students honoured at Macao Student Fashion Creativity Competitions
A total of 54 students from 22 schools took part in the “2026 Macao Student Fashion Creativity Competitions”, with the award ceremony held yesterday at the Seac Pai Van Vocational and Technical Education Activity Centre in Coloane, where students were recognised for their skills and creativity across four competition categories.Organised by the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM) in conjunction with the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ), the competitions
August 21, 2026
Macau's Yoho Gold Coast Hotel to soft-launch in Taipa in November
Yoho Group announced in a statement yesterday that the Yoho Gold Coast Hotel, operated by the group, will launch its first-phase opening in November.The Yoho Gold Coast Hotel site in Taipa was originally the New Century Hotel. Its owners appointed Yoho Group through an open tender last July to carry out renovation works and launch hotel operations. The project has proven more challenging and required greater investment than initially expected, and is now anticipated to be fully completed by
August 21, 2026
Exhibition in Macau aims to guide students on core life values: curator
An exhibition featuring award-winning entries from the “10th Xu Beihong Cup International Arts Competition for Youth & Children (Macau Division)” aims to guide students on core life values.Funded by the China Red Cross Foundation Liao Jingwen Charity Fund, the exhibition is being hosted at the Chun Cao Tong Exhibition Hall in Lou Lim Ioc Garden.Curator Liang Jiajie said the event aims to guide students towards appreciating the core values of “truth, goodness, and beauty.”According
August 21, 2026
Macao SAR CE Sam Hou Fai rallies civil society behind 3rd 5-Year Plan
In an interview with state broadcaster CCTV, Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai has underlined that the local government has drawn up Macau’s 3rd Five-Year Plan in close alignment with the nation’s 15th Five-Year Plan, pledging its commitment to accomplishing the tasks and goals listed in the 3rd Five-Year Plan as scheduled.The Macau government announced and published the final version of the 3rd Five-Year Plan on Tuesday.The Macao Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) 3rd Five-Year Plan,
August 21, 2026
54 students honoured at Macao Student Fashion Creativity Competitions
A total of 54 students from 22 schools took part in the “2026 Macao Student Fashion Creativity Competitions”, with the award ceremony held yesterday at the Seac Pai Van Vocational and Technical Education Activity Centre in Coloane, where students were recognised for their skills and creativity across four competition categories.Organised by the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM) in conjunction with the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ), the competitions
August 21, 2026
Macau's Yoho Gold Coast Hotel to soft-launch in Taipa in November
Yoho Group announced in a statement yesterday that the Yoho Gold Coast Hotel, operated by the group, will launch its first-phase opening in November.The Yoho Gold Coast Hotel site in Taipa was originally the New Century Hotel. Its owners appointed Yoho Group through an open tender last July to carry out renovation works and launch hotel operations. The project has proven more challenging and required greater investment than initially expected, and is now anticipated to be fully completed by
August 21, 2026
Exhibition in Macau aims to guide students on core life values: curator
An exhibition featuring award-winning entries from the “10th Xu Beihong Cup International Arts Competition for Youth & Children (Macau Division)” aims to guide students on core life values.Funded by the China Red Cross Foundation Liao Jingwen Charity Fund, the exhibition is being hosted at the Chun Cao Tong Exhibition Hall in Lou Lim Ioc Garden.Curator Liang Jiajie said the event aims to guide students towards appreciating the core values of “truth, goodness, and beauty.”According
August 21, 2026
Macao SAR CE Sam Hou Fai rallies civil society behind 3rd 5-Year Plan
In an interview with state broadcaster CCTV, Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai has underlined that the local government has drawn up Macau’s 3rd Five-Year Plan in close alignment with the nation’s 15th Five-Year Plan, pledging its commitment to accomplishing the tasks and goals listed in the 3rd Five-Year Plan as scheduled.The Macau government announced and published the final version of the 3rd Five-Year Plan on Tuesday.The Macao Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) 3rd Five-Year Plan,
August 21, 2026
Macau Customs seizes 100 smuggled prescription pills from HK man
A Hong Kong man was intercepted by Macau Customs officers at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge checkpoint for smuggling controlled pharmaceutical products containing Zopiclone into Macau, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Ka Weng said during a regular press conference yesterday.Ho identified the 51-year-old suspect as a Hongkonger surnamed Chan, who claimed to be a construction worker.The case has been transferred to the Judiciary Police for further investigation.According to Ho, customs
August 21, 2026
Local female loses 460,000 patacas in online dating scam: Macau police
A middle-aged local female has fallen victim to an online romance scam, losing 460,000 patacas after being duped into a fraudulent crypto-investment scheme, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Ka Weng said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the victim met a man on a social media platform in mid-May. The man claimed to be a soldier in the Chinese mainland nearing retirement, and they quickly entered a romantic relationship online.The man later alleged that a metal
August 21, 2026
University of Macau (UM) to host world universities public speaking championship next week
The public University of Macau (UM) will host the World Universities Public Speaking Invitational Championship 2026 on August 28–29 as part of its 45th anniversary celebrations, bringing together students from 26 leading universities worldwide for an international English public speaking competition, according to a UM statement yesterday.The statement said that the two-day championship will take place at the UM University Hall (N2), with the semi-finals scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on August 28
August 21, 2026
Macau commentary: A love for reading needs fostering — and it starts at home
Commentary by Rui Pastorin He quietly sat on the floor reading after choosing from the sea of books on display. It was a busy bookshop, rife with activity even early on a weekday afternoon.Opening his newfound book, he started reading as if he were right at home, fully engrossed in the literary world unfolding before him as I walked past.Eventually, he stood up. The search was over, and he made his way to join others at an efficient, quick moving
August 21, 2026
2 Macau artists to present paintings at co-creation initiative
Local artists Alley Leong (梁天兒) and Sin U Lam will be presenting their paintings at the inaugural edition of Art For All Society Macau’s (AFA) “The Collaboration Project - AFA Young Artist Development Programme” , which opens next Thursday at Casa Garden, the Macau headquarters of the Lisbon-based Orient Foundation (FO).The upcoming exhibition is titled “Soft Bodies, Hard Structures – Alley Leong x Sin U Lam”.According to an AFA statement yesterday, the co-creation initiative,
August 21, 2026
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Editorial: Macau proves that cultural heritage is both object and subject of tourism
Following this past weekend’s 13th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Tourism Ministerial Meeting—hosted by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in its Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), one of the world’s most tourism-dependent economies—I have done quite a bit of thinking and reading about the role of cultural heritage as both an object and a subject of tourism.After covering Macau’s tourism industry firsthand for over four decades, I am convinced that cultural
June 29, 2026
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Editorial: Macau proves that cultural heritage is both object and subject of tourism
Following this past weekend’s 13th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Tourism Ministerial Meeting—hosted by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in its Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), one of the world’s most tourism-dependent economies—I have done quite a bit of thinking and reading about the role of cultural heritage as both an object and a subject of tourism.After covering Macau’s tourism industry firsthand for over four decades, I am convinced that cultural
June 29, 2026
Exhibition in Macau aims to guide students on core life values: curator
An exhibition featuring award-winning entries from the “10th Xu Beihong Cup International Arts Competition for Youth & Children (Macau Division)” aims to guide students on core life values.Funded by the China Red Cross Foundation Liao Jingwen Charity Fund, the exhibition is being hosted at the Chun Cao Tong Exhibition Hall in Lou Lim Ioc Garden.Curator Liang Jiajie said the event aims to guide students towards appreciating the core values of “truth, goodness, and beauty.”According
August 21, 2026
From teen barber to business owner: Macau’s youngest barbershop owner takes the leap
At 24, local Filipino Danielle Estanislao – known to most as Dan or Danny – has gone from picking up his first pair of clippers as a teenager to becoming the owner of “Chico Barbershop”, reputedly making him Macau’s youngest barbershop owner.After spending seven years building his career and clientele, Dan said opening his own shop was both “nerve-wracking and deeply rewarding.” When Dan first unlocked the door of Chico as its owner, the
August 17, 2026
54 students honoured at Macao Student Fashion Creativity Competitions
A total of 54 students from 22 schools took part in the “2026 Macao Student Fashion Creativity Competitions”, with the award ceremony held yesterday at the Seac Pai Van Vocational and Technical Education Activity Centre in Coloane, where students were recognised for their skills and creativity across four competition categories.Organised by the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM) in conjunction with the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ), the competitions
August 21, 2026
Macau Customs seizes 100 smuggled prescription pills from HK man
A Hong Kong man was intercepted by Macau Customs officers at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge checkpoint for smuggling controlled pharmaceutical products containing Zopiclone into Macau, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Ka Weng said during a regular press conference yesterday.Ho identified the 51-year-old suspect as a Hongkonger surnamed Chan, who claimed to be a construction worker.The case has been transferred to the Judiciary Police for further investigation.According to Ho, customs
August 21, 2026
Local female loses 460,000 patacas in online dating scam: Macau police
A middle-aged local female has fallen victim to an online romance scam, losing 460,000 patacas after being duped into a fraudulent crypto-investment scheme, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Ka Weng said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the victim met a man on a social media platform in mid-May. The man claimed to be a soldier in the Chinese mainland nearing retirement, and they quickly entered a romantic relationship online.The man later alleged that a metal
August 21, 2026
Macau's Yoho Gold Coast Hotel to soft-launch in Taipa in November
Yoho Group announced in a statement yesterday that the Yoho Gold Coast Hotel, operated by the group, will launch its first-phase opening in November.The Yoho Gold Coast Hotel site in Taipa was originally the New Century Hotel. Its owners appointed Yoho Group through an open tender last July to carry out renovation works and launch hotel operations. The project has proven more challenging and required greater investment than initially expected, and is now anticipated to be fully completed by
August 21, 2026
University of Macau (UM) to host world universities public speaking championship next week
The public University of Macau (UM) will host the World Universities Public Speaking Invitational Championship 2026 on August 28–29 as part of its 45th anniversary celebrations, bringing together students from 26 leading universities worldwide for an international English public speaking competition, according to a UM statement yesterday.The statement said that the two-day championship will take place at the UM University Hall (N2), with the semi-finals scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on August 28
August 21, 2026
Exhibition in Macau aims to guide students on core life values: curator
An exhibition featuring award-winning entries from the “10th Xu Beihong Cup International Arts Competition for Youth & Children (Macau Division)” aims to guide students on core life values.Funded by the China Red Cross Foundation Liao Jingwen Charity Fund, the exhibition is being hosted at the Chun Cao Tong Exhibition Hall in Lou Lim Ioc Garden.Curator Liang Jiajie said the event aims to guide students towards appreciating the core values of “truth, goodness, and beauty.”According
August 21, 2026
Macao SAR CE Sam Hou Fai rallies civil society behind 3rd 5-Year Plan
In an interview with state broadcaster CCTV, Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai has underlined that the local government has drawn up Macau’s 3rd Five-Year Plan in close alignment with the nation’s 15th Five-Year Plan, pledging its commitment to accomplishing the tasks and goals listed in the 3rd Five-Year Plan as scheduled.The Macau government announced and published the final version of the 3rd Five-Year Plan on Tuesday.The Macao Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) 3rd Five-Year Plan,
August 21, 2026
Macau commentary: A love for reading needs fostering — and it starts at home
Commentary by Rui Pastorin He quietly sat on the floor reading after choosing from the sea of books on display. It was a busy bookshop, rife with activity even early on a weekday afternoon.Opening his newfound book, he started reading as if he were right at home, fully engrossed in the literary world unfolding before him as I walked past.Eventually, he stood up. The search was over, and he made his way to join others at an efficient, quick moving
August 21, 2026