Conference on GBA Development returns to Macau next Thursday: IPIM

The Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) announced in a statement yesterday that the 4th Business Conference on Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development is set to return to Macau next Thursday.According to the statement, the conference will be held in Macau again following its inaugural edition in 2023. The conference will take place at The Venetian Macao Cotai Expo. The two-day conference is expected to attract more than 1,000 participants from political,

October 14, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Rider arrested for drunk driving after falling off motorbike

A local man was arrested on Monday night for drunk driving after falling off his motorcycle on Avenida da Praia Grande (南灣大馬路), Public Security Police Force (PSP) spokesperson Sou Tak Sen said during yesterday’s regular press conference.Sou identified the suspect as a resident in his forties surnamed Lei, claiming to be a project manager.According to Sou, patrol officers came across the man and his motorcycle lying on the ground on Avenida da Praia Grande at around 10:30 p.m. on

October 14, 2026 | BY Sherwin Hng

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Foreigner caught with cannabis at HZMB checkpoint: Gongbei Customs

A foreign traveller was intercepted last month at the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge (HZMB) Zhuhai Port (immigration and customs checkpoint) for attempting of smuggle 2.51 grams of cannabis into the Chinese mainland, Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs said in a statement yesterday.The statement did not reveal the suspect’s nationality, merely describing him as a “foreign tourist”, nor any other personal information.According to the statement, customs officers at the checkpoint’s arrival

October 14, 2026 | BY Sherwin Hng

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Health Bureau reports 6 flu-like clusters

The Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday received six cluster reports of influenza-like illness, totalling 42 young students across several local schools.In a statement detailing the reports of the clusters yesterday, the bureau said that the first cluster involves 16 patients comprising nine male and seven female students from class P2A and P2C of the Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College (CSKPHC), while the second has seven P6C students (four males, three females) from Sheng Kung Hui Choi Kou School

October 14, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Private sector’s operation of Cotai open-air gig venue to start in Q2 next year

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) yesterday unsealed the bids submitted for its public tender for the private sector’s operation of the Macau Open-Air Performance Venue in Cotai, saying that the winning bidder is expected to start operating the facility in the second quarter of next year.Since its trial operation started in December 2024, the open-air performance venue in Cotai has been operated by the government.The bureau launched the public tender in July this year, looking for a private

October 14, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Sweden’s Stenson debuts at SJM Macao Open

SJM Resorts announced in a press conference yesterday at the Grand Coloane Resort that major champion Henrik Stenson from Sweden will make his debut at the SJM Macao Open tomorrow, joining a strong international field for the US$1 million Asian Tour tournament running through Sunday at Macau Golf & Country Club in Coloane.The tournament is jointly organised by SJM, the Sports Bureau (ID) and IMG (International Management Group), and co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Macau Golf

October 14, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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CTA Tour SJM Professional Final returns to Macau with expanded draws

The “2026 CTA Tour SJM Professional Final and National Tennis Championships” will return to Macau from November 30 to December 6, introducing an all-knockout format and doubling the singles draws to 32 players each for the men’s and women’s competitions, the SJM Resorts announced in a press conference at the Grand Lisboa Palace integrated resort in Cotai yesterday.The tournament will be held at the Macau Tennis Academy for the sixth consecutive year.Organised by the Tennis

October 14, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Super El Niño to possibly bring extreme cold snaps below 5°C

The Super El Niño event that formed last month is highly likely to persist through the spring of 2027, with among its effects being the possibility of bringing off-season rainfall and temporary extreme cold snaps below 5°C to the Pearl River Delta region between January and March, as noted in a WeChat statement by the Zhuhai Meteorological Bureau said on Monday.The Super El Niño is an unusually intense climate pattern that occurs when ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern

October 14, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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China–US Youth Exchanges: What Role Can Macau Play?

Commentary by Manuel Silvério        Independent analyst on public policy and regional development(Former senior public official with international experience and longstanding involvement in public policy and sports development)President Xi Jinping’s speech at the White House welcoming ceremony on September 24, 2026 can naturally be interpreted in the context of China–US relations. But one idea deserves reflection: competition between two great

October 14, 2026 | BY admin

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Judiciary Police open new station in Taipa

The Judiciary Police (PJ) opened a new station in Taipa yesterday, inaugurated by Secretary for Security Chan Tsz King and PJ Director Sit Chong Meng.The Judiciary Police, headquartered on Avenida da Amizade (友誼大馬路) on the peninsula in Zape, have also been operating a station in Cotai - located opposite the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) Lotus Station. The newly opened station, the first one in Taipa, is located on the first floor of the Hung Fat Garden (鴻發花園) residential estate -

October 14, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau Band Directors Association marks 30 years with anniversary concert

Interview by William Chan        The Macau Band Directors Association (MBDA) will mark its 30th anniversary with a concert featuring three French guest soloists and a broad cross-section of local wind musicians at The Parisian Theatre of The Parisian Macao integrated resort on November 7.Presented under the Sands China Performing Arts Programme, the concert will begin at 8:00 p.m. and is organised by the MBDA in conjunction with Sands China Ltd. The

October 14, 2026 | BY admin

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Global investors turn to ‘China Buffer’ amid heightened uncertainty

Analysis        BEIJING – While surging government bond yields in several major economies raise risks to financial stability, China’s market is becoming increasingly attractive to investors seeking to diversify amid heightened uncertainty.Analysts said in a world where volatility has become the baseline, China offers what could be described as a “China Buffer,” which is a combination of macroeconomic stability, industrial strength and huge

October 14, 2026 | BY admin

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Chinese books bring German readers closer to China

Analysis        FRANKFURT AM MAIN – For some German readers, discovering China begins with the turn of a page.At the 2026 Frankfurt Book Fair that concluded on Sunday, a bookseller from Hannover who gave his name as Axel stopped at the joint Chinese pavilion when a poster of Chinese science fiction writer Liu Cixin caught his eye. He recalled that when he first read Liu’s “The Dark Forest,” he could barely sleep that night.“I was completely

October 14, 2026 | BY admin

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‘NBA CARES x SANDS CARES COMMUNITY IMPACT WEEK’ CREATES LASTING COMMUNITY GOOD

Leveraging the world-class event The NBA China Games 2026, the “NBA Cares x Sands Cares Community Impact Week 2026” united 2,900 students, volunteers and community members and Oct. 7-11.Reinforcing inclusion and community cohesion, the five-day initiative featured the participation of NBA legends Ray Allen, Shawn Marion, Yao Ming, Mitch Richmond, Stephon Marbury, Cuttino Mobley and Chris Bosh, NBA coaches, active players from the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets, renowned Chinese

October 13, 2026 | BY admin

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