MSAR CE Sam Hou Fai seeks national support for Macau’s TCM & big health

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai yesterday met with National Health Commission (NHC) Vice Minister Liu Jinfeng, who is also the director of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (NATCM), where they exchanged views on deepening healthcare cooperation and promoting the development of Macau’s traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) sector and big health industry, according to a statement by the Macao Government Information Bureau (GCS) last night.NATCM is a deputy ministerial-level

September 23, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Fostering Macau, Lisbon exchanges through art

Interview by Rui Pastorin        MyLand Culture’s “MACAO&” series made its debut last week with “Into the Radiant Darkness”. The first-ever stop of the project: Lisbon.The cultural exchange and initiative put together the works of Macau photographer Tang Kuok Ho with the kinaesthetic audio* scores of Lisbon dancer, educator and researcher Inês Zinho Pinheiro, with the exhibition held at the Portuguese capital’s “Procurator.arte”, a

September 23, 2026 | BY admin

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Bolivian woman busted with 3.95 kg of liquid cocaine sewn into clothes, worth 11.8 million patacas: Macau police

A 26-year-old Bolivian woman was arrested at Macau International Airport on Sunday after Judiciary Police (PJ) officers found about 3,954.5 grams of liquid cocaine concealed in the linings of 11 items of winter clothing in her checked in luggage, PJ spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a special press conference yesterday.The seized cocaine was estimated to have a street value of about 11.8 million patacas, Cheong said.According to Cheong, officers identified a suspected female passenger

September 23, 2026 | BY Sherwin Hng

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18 primary students contract chickenpox: Macau Health Bureau (SSM)

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement yesterday that it had received a report of a cluster of chickenpox infections in the primary section of Pui Va Middle School.According to the statement, 18 pupils – 11 boys and 7 girls – have, since September 15, developed symptoms including a rash and small blisters on the head, face, limbs, chest, and back.All affected students have received medical treatment, and there have been no cases of severe illness or other serious complications,

September 23, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Judiciary Police (PJ) foil HK$1.5 million transfer in ‘fake police’ scams in Macau

The Judiciary Police (PJ) prevented two local residents from transferring money to fraudsters after they were suspected of falling victim to “fake police” scams, successfully blocking one of the victims from transferring HK$1.5 million, PJ spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, the PJ Anti-Fraud Coordination Centre identified the two suspected victims through intelligence analysis on September 16 and 17. The victims are a middle-aged

September 23, 2026 | BY Sherwin Hng

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Macao SAR CE Sam Hou Fai vows stronger coordination between cybersecurity & national security

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai has convened and chaired this year’s annual plenary meeting of the Cybersecurity Commission, underlining the importance of strengthening coordination between the safeguarding of cybersecurity and national security.According to a statement by the commission yesterday, the meeting was held at Government Headquarters on Monday.The commission was established in December 2019 when Macau’s Cybersecurity Law came into force.During the closed-door meeting, Sam said that

September 23, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Sands China's 3rd Int’l Film Camp concludes in Macau, 8 outstanding short film projects chosen

         The third edition of the International Film Camp (IFC) concluded yesterday with a closing and awards ceremony at The Londoner Macao, where eight outstanding short film projects were chosen among the submissions from the participants from across Asia to receive HK$300,000 in production funding.Organised by the Asian Film Awards Academy and sponsored by Sands China, this year’s film camp, themed “When Strangers Meet”, saw over 450 applications, from

September 23, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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One Central Macau unveils ‘Moonlight Garden’ for Mid-Autumn celebrations

One Central Macau in Nape unveiled yesterday its “Moonlight Garden”, a festive artistic showcase featuring works by local artists Vitorino Vong (黃子灃) and Amy Lam Hoi Leng, as part of its Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Golden Week celebrations.The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional harvest celebration held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, centred around family reunions, Moon gazing, and sharing mooncakes under the full Moon, while the National Day Golden Week is an

September 23, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) sends delegation to Shanghai for WorldSkills observation

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) sent its first cross-sector delegation to Shanghai on Monday to observe the 48th WorldSkills Competition and exchange views on vocational training and skills development, as six-day event got off the ground yesterday, according to a statement by the bureau yesterday.The delegation comprises representatives from Central People’s Government offices based in Macau, Legislative Assembly members, higher education institutions, vocational training organisations,

September 23, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Chinese initiative gives fresh momentum to China-US youth exchanges

Analysis        BEIJING – Out at sea, Chinese and US university students explored the ocean, took part in scientific and cultural activities and, at one point, sat down to negotiate a global environmental problem.Taking on the roles of different countries and international organizations, 20 students, 10 from each country, worked on solutions to mercury pollution in the oceans. When one American student joked that they might have to leave the ship if

September 23, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau SAR CE Sam Hou Fai says detailed work plan for Chi Lam Vai heritage village revamp is ready

    Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai announced during a meeting on Monday that a detailed work plan for Chi Lam Vai’s revitalisation has been formulated.According to a statement released yesterday by the Macao Government Information Bureau (GCS), Sam chaired a meeting with the “Leadership Group for the Promotion of Urban Renewal” at the Government Headquarters on Monday.At the meeting, according to the statement, the head of the “Working Group for Urban Renewal Laws and

September 23, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau-born giant panda twins to move to Chengdu in November

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has announced that the first pair of giant pandas born in Macau, “Jian Jian” and “Kang Kang”, are expected to set off for the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in early November to begin a journey of learning and growth.Combined, the two names mean “healthy”. According to a statement released during yesterday’s media visit to Seac Pai Van Park in Coloane, in order to comply with quarantine arrangements, the two pandas will enter

September 22, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau reports 1,832 notifiable disease cases in Aug, flu cases dip

Macau recorded 1,832 notifiable infectious disease cases last month, with influenza remaining the most commonly reported disease, while influenza, scarlet fever, and salmonella infections registered the largest month-on-month decreases, according to a statement by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday.The bureau noted that it regularly analyses and publishes monthly surveillance data to monitor infectious disease trends and raise public awareness of disease prevention. Under Macau’s mandatory

September 22, 2026 | BY Sherwin Hng

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Macau athletes clinch 2 more silver at Asian Games

The Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China (CODM) announced in a statement yesterday that two local athletes each clinched silver medals at the Asian Games.As of last night, Macau had accumulated one gold and three silver medals.In yesterday’s Wushu competition, Sou Cho Man scored 9.71 points in the women’s Changquan routine event, winning a silver medal.Meanwhile, according to a Macau Sports Weekly story yesterday, during yesterday’s Men’s Individual Kata Final, Fong Man Hou

September 22, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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