Macao SAR hosts 13th APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting

   The 13th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Tourism Ministerial Meeting has convened today at the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex in the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR).    The meeting, with the theme "Digital Innovation, Collaborative Empowerment: Leveraging Tourism for an Asia-Pacific Community," features discussions on sector development and pathways for tourism cooperation across the

June 27, 2026 | BY Xinhua, MPD

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Xinhua launches AI-powered newsbot

   BEIJING – Xinhua News Agency officially launched "Xinhua Yudian” (“Xinhua lexicon”), an AI-powered newsbot*, in Beijing yesterday.    The newsbot leverages Xinhua's proprietary data and cutting-edge large-model technologies to deliver highly reliable AI-powered content, supporting users in studying, researching, and writing tasks.   The project represents Xinhua's proactive effort to embrace the era of artificial intelligence, said Xinhua

June 27, 2026 | BY admin

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From Macao to Yorkshire: Nuno César de Sá and the Pursuit of the Perfect Hotel

Profile by Andreia Costa        He leads more than 500 employees, has not spent Christmas at home for 25 years, and at Grantley Hall in England he even controls how cars are aligned in the car park – down to the millimetre.Long before he became general manager of one of the United Kingdom’s most luxurious hotels, however, Nuno César de Sá was a young man walking the corridors of the Mandarin Oriental in Macao, quietly observing what makes guests

June 26, 2026 | BY admin

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Travellers can pass all 3 Macau-mainland joint checkpoints document-free

The Macau government announced yesterday that from today eligible border crossers can pass border controls at the Qingmao checkpoint and at the Macau-Zhuhai checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) without having to present their travel documents when using e-channels where they are now only required to pass fingerprint scans and facial recognition.The new measure to be implemented at the two Macau-mainland joint checkpoints from today was announced in a joint statement by the

June 26, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau's CURB assumes presidency of GBA Urban Design Alliance

CURB – Center for Architecture and Urbanism has assumed the presidency and responsibility for leading the Greater Bay Area Urban Design Alliance (GBAUDA), a collaborative platform for urban design professionals, for the next two years, taking over from the Urban Planning Society of Shenzhen.The announcement was made in a statement yesterday by the Macau-based non-profit, which noted that a handover ceremony was held at their headquarters to formally mark the leadership change.The alliance,

June 26, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Malaysian busted at Macau airport smuggling heroin worth 4.18 million patacas

Drugs hidden in 49 tuna tins The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a 24-year-old Malaysian man hired by a drug-trafficking syndicate to smuggle heroin via the local airport. The seized drugs have an estimated street value of 4.18 million patacas.The suspect, surnamed Muhammad, had been promised a total of 6,000 patacas by the gang on the condition that he successfully smuggled the heroin to its final destination.The heroin was concealed inside 49 tuna tins found in his luggage.PJ

June 26, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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‘Tired’ driver crashes into 15 roadside motorbikes: Macau police

A 50-year-old local man has been fined for “tired driving” after his car crashed into 15 motorcycles parked along Avenida Marginal do Lam Mau, near Fai Chi Kei yesterday morning.Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hong announced details of the traffic accident during a regular press conference yesterday.The accident occurred at around 6 a.m. when the driver lost control of his vehicle and ploughed into the parked motorbikes.According to the police, the driver passed a

June 26, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau resort operator Sands China has drawn over 15.7 million MICE visits since 2007

Integrated resort operator Sands China has drawn over 15.7 million MICE visits from around the world since 2007, the integrated resort operator said in a statement earlier this week.The statement, which highlighted its efforts in driving MICE development to advance Macau’s economic diversification, said that the company has hosted close to 12,800 MICE events across a broad spectrum of global industries, noting that since opening The Venetian Macao in 2007 and establishing the Cotai Expo,

June 26, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau resort operator GEG achieves strong performance in EarthCheck certification programme

Galaxy Entertainment Group’s (GEG) hotel brands and MICE facilities have again achieved strong performances under the EarthCheck* certification programme, the integrated resort operator said in a statement yesterday, being the “integrated tourism and leisure enterprise in Macau with the highest number of EarthCheck certifications”.Achieving the certification for the 10th consecutive year was Banyan Tree Macau, advancing to Platinum Certification this year and becoming the first hotel in

June 26, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Wynn Signature events earn int’l marketing awards for wine, hypercar campaigns in Macau

Two flagship “Wynn Signature” events have received international marketing recognition, with the Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards and Wynn Signature – Hypercar Exhibition earning accolades at The Drum Awards for Marketing APAC 2026 and the 26th IAI Awards, according to a statement by Wynn on Tuesday. According to Wynn, the awards highlight the integrated resort operator’s branding and marketing capabilities while reinforcing the international profile of its lifestyle-focused

June 26, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Care can break vicious cycle of drug proliferation: Macau psychologist

Interview by Armindo Neves        Marking today’s International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will host a special event to commemorate the occasion and launch the 2026 UNODC World Drug Report at 1 p.m. local time at the UN headquarters in New York.Ahead of the launch, the Post interviewed Lao Chin Soi, general secretary of the Christian New Life Fellowship (Macau), early this month

June 26, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau hosts its first-ever Specialised World Stamp Exhibition starting today

Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) Acting Director Lao Lan Wa announced yesterday that Macau will host its first-ever Specialised World Stamp Exhibition which begins today.Lao made the remarks at the Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo alongside Prakob Chirakiti, president of the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP), Huo Hui Xiao, general director of the Macau Philatelic Association, and Abdulla Khoory, director of the FIP. Both FIP representatives are serving as consultants for the

June 26, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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BIGGER Art Fair debuts in Macau, spotlighting indie creators

    The Chinese mainland’s independent publishing and creative market brand BIGGER Art Fair made its Macau debut yesterday, bringing more than 20 artists, illustrators, designers and independent publishers to Macau Fisherman’s Wharf as part of the broader “Flip Macau: A Dialogue of Design & Community” event. Held at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf’s AfriKana in Nape, the four-day BIGGER Art Fair Macau Special Edition has gathered creators from Macau, the Chinese mainland

June 26, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Summer Davos weighs future of work as AI redraws career map

Analysis        DALIAN – As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms workplaces around the world, job-seekers are entering a labor market where expectations are changing at unprecedented speed.According to a new World Economic Forum (WEF) report released ahead of this year’s Summer Davos forum, AI is altering not only the skills employers value, but also the career pathways through which workers enter, develop and advance.The report found that AI is

June 26, 2026 | BY admin

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