Macau resort operator MGM Maritime Silk Road exhibition displays 30 original works

Integrated resort operator MGM’s National Art Funds-backed “Talent Training on the Cultural and Creative Design of Maritime Silk Road” exhibition has been open to the public since Friday in Barra, featuring 30 original works produced by trainees after nearly a year of study and field research. According to a statement by MGM last week, the exhibition is part of the “2025 National Arts Fund” arts talent sponsorship programme and was inaugurated on Thursday at the site of an

February 10, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Gongbei Customs seizes over 500,000 wine & liquor bottles worth over 575 million yuan

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs officers, in cooperation with their counterparts from two other customs services in the Chinese mainland, raided several parallel-trading dens in Zhuhai, Shenzhen and Xiamen recently where they seized over 500,000 bottles of wine and spirits worth over 575 million yuan (664 million patacas).According to the statement, Gongbei Customs’ anti-smuggling officers identified a suspicious shop during a routine inspection at the Gongbei Port (checkpoint) market. They

February 10, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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MAS’s Exhibition 2025, a magnet for visitors at The Parisian Macao

Review by Swallow Xu        Against a festive backdrop on the 3rd floor, Shoppes at The Parisian Macao, Cotai, “The Exhibition of Artworks of the Members of Macau Artist Society 2025” stands out as a spectacular landscape in this happiness-filled integrated resort.During the Christmas-New Year holiday season, the event received hundreds of visitors daily, both local and international, from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, China’s Taiwan region, Japan, South Korea,

February 10, 2026 | BY admin

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Jimmy Lai verdict shows HK’a rule of law tolerates no foreign meddling

China Daily Editorial        The High Court in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region meted out penalties yesterday to former media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and his accomplices for what was determined to be “serious and grave criminal conduct”.Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his criminal endeavors, specifically for lobbying for foreign sanctions on China (including the HKSAR) and for inciting hatred toward the central and HKSAR governments. These

February 10, 2026 | BY admin

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AI unlocks new vitality for 2026 Chinese Spring Festival consumption

Analysis        BEIJING – As the 2026 Chinese Spring Festival approaches, artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping holiday consumption through predictive services, seamless transactions and personalized experiences, fueling a fresh wave of economic vigor.On Feb. 2, Alibaba’s Qwen App launched a 3-billion-yuan “Spring Festival Treat Plan,” partnering with several other apps including Taobao Flash Shopping, Freshippo and Tmall to offer cash rewards and free purchase

February 10, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau & mainland cops arrest 4 robbers in 2 cases

Macau’s Judiciary Police (PJ) and the Chinese mainland Public Security Bureau (PSB) arrested four mainland men for robbery in two different cases, PJ spokesman Vong Kuan Hung said during a special press conference on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Vong identified the four unemployed suspects by their surnames – Yang, Li, Lin and She, aged 29, 30, 25 and 36, respectively.Vong said that Yang and Li were the suspects in the first case, while Lin and She were the suspects in the second

February 9, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Fire alerts drop 3.36 pct to 850 in 2025: Macau Fire Services Bureau (CB)

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) announced on Friday that the number of fire alerts in 2025 dropped by 3.36 percent to 850 compared to 2024.The Fire Services Bureau hosted the annual press conference at its headquarters next to Sai Van Lake, near Macau Tower, where Wong Kin, the bureau’s commissioner, announced its statistics on fire alerts, ambulance call-outs, and other rescue incidents for 2025.According to Wong, the bureau attended to 53,190 incidents in 2025, a decrease of 1.74 percent from

February 9, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police bust local woman & man for money laundering in separate cases

The Judiciary Police nabbed a local woman and a local man for money laundering on Thursday and Friday, respectively, PJ spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during special presses conference on Friday and Saturday.Cheong identified the two suspects as a 52-year-old traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) pharmacy owner surnamed Hong and a 35-year-old chef surnamed Chong.According to Cheong, in May 2025, the Judiciary Police received a report from a bank indicating that 34 mainland bank ATM cards had been

February 9, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau logs new single-day record for inbound, outbound travel

A new single-day record was set on Saturday for the total number of inbound and outbound travellers across Macau, reaching 867,000 people, according to data announced by the Public Security Police (PSP) on their official WeChat account yesterday.Tourists made up most of the figure at 39.1 percent, followed by Macau residents at 36.7 percent and non-resident workers (NRWs) at 21.6 percent, the PSP data noted. The number of visitors to Macau had also reached 174,000 that day, according to the

February 9, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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New smoking-free zone to start in Macau's Nape district on Thursday

Aiming to safeguard public health and reduce smoking while walking, a pilot “smoking-free zone” will be implemented around Dr. Carlos d’Assumpção Park’s (宋玉生公園) streets, pavements and open spaces in Nape starting on Thursday, according to a statement issued by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday.During the pilot period, smoking will be prohibited throughout the “Smoke-Free Zone” except within the “Designated Smoking Spots”. Health Bureau (SSM) inspectors will conduct

February 9, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau Health Bureau (SSM) probes gastroenteritis at local nursery

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that it received a report of a collective case of gastroenteritis on Saturday involving five children studying at the “Fu Luen Little White Rabbit Nursery” (婦聯小白兔托兒所) at 10-12 Rua de Nam Keng in Taipa.The patients comprise two males and three females, all from Class C of the nursery. Most have sought medical attention and no severe case or serious complications were found, the statement said. One of the patients was

February 9, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Chinese New Year Market opens tomorrow in Macau's Praça do Tap Siac

Macau’s traditional Chinese New Year (CNY) Market will return to Praça do Tap Siac for its 2026 edition, offering festive goods, flowers, snacks and cultural performances, while striving to attract revellers ahead of the Spring Festival celebrations. The Year of the Horse begins next Tuesday. According to a statement by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) last week, the market will feature a total of 26 stalls, including 16 selling CNY products, six offering festive flowers and four

February 9, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's Light Rapid Transit (LRT) to launch CNY festivities Saturday

Macau Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (LRT) said in a statement yesterday that it will roll out a series of festive activities for the Chinese New Year (CNY), including a themed train service and a celebratory event at Barra Station this Saturday. The statement noted that it will hold an event titled “Light Rail Brings Prosperity to Barra for the New Year of 2026” at the LRT Barra Station this Saturday. The event will take place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the station’s

February 9, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macao University of Tourism (UTM) optimises tour guides training programmes

New legal tour guides & travel agents’ regime takes effectThe public Macao University of Tourism (UTM), as the special administrative region’s sole tour guide training institution, will comply with the revised legal regime of travel agents and professional tour guides’ requirements by consolidating resources and launching relevant training programmes, covering history, first aid and others, UTM Rector Fanny Vong Chuk Kwan told reporters on the sidelines of an awards ceremony.Vong made

February 9, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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