Sands China, NBA co-launch raft of activities for The NBA China Games

The Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets are set to play two pre-season games at The NBA China Games 2026 this Friday and Sunday at The Venetian Arena in Cotai, with a variety of concurrent events presented by Sands China and the National Basketball Association (NBA) ranging from the expanded NBA HOUSE to Saturday’s star-studded NBA Fan Day.The free-admission NBA HOUSE opens from today through Sunday at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo Halls A and B from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

October 7, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Girl hit by car when crossing on red light: Macau police

A Public Security Police Force (PSP) spokesperson confirmed to the Post by phone yesterday that an eight-year-old girl from the Chinese mainland was injured when she crossed the road when the pedestrian light was red and was hit by a private car in Nape yesterday.According to the PSP spokesperson, police received a report at about 3:18 p.m. regarding a traffic accident involving a private car and a pedestrian on Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen (孫逸仙大馬路) near Sands Macao in Nape.The girl was

October 7, 2026 | BY Sherwin Hng

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Gongbei Customs seizes 17 smuggled peony plants, palm family seeds from Macau

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement on Monday that it recently intercepted two separate travellers attempting to take unapproved plants and plant seeds into the Chinese mainland, posing significant biosecurity risks.In the first case, customs officers discovered 24.7 kg of palm family plant seeds in a traveller’s luggage, according to the statement.In the second case, officers seized 17 peony plants (with soil) weighing 19.1 kg from another inbound passenger, the statement

October 7, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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International Institute of Macau (IIM) to spotlight Macau’s fishing roots, community in upcoming exhibition

Tourists and locals alike will have a chance to learn more about Macau’s fishing community through photographs in an upcoming exhibition at the Maritime Museum near A-Ma Temple in Barra.Organised by the International Institute of Macau (IIM), the trilingual exhibition “People and the Sea: The Fishermen’s Community in Macao” features photos from the museum.An IIM statement noted that the exhibition also includes research from Mariana Pereira, a researcher at IIM and the Heritage for

October 7, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘Brazilian Body Beats’ show in Macau celebrates China-Brazil Cultural Year

The 38th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) presented yesterday a special performance by Brazilian body percussion group Barbatuques*, who use the human body as a musical instrument for a unique blend of collective harmony, solos, improvisation, and interactive performance, according to a statement by the Macao Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC). The opening ceremony for the performance, titled “Brazilian Body Beats”, was held in the lobby of the Macao Cultural Centre (CCM) yesterday

October 7, 2026 | BY Sherwin Hng

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Macau deaf ping-pong players clinch silver in Penang

The Macau Sports Association of the Deaf (MSAD) announced in a statement yesterday that local deaf ping-pong players clinched a silver medal at the Asia Pacific Deaf Table Tennis Championships 2026.According to the statement, the contest was organised by the Asia Pacific Deaf Sports Confederation (APDSC). The competition is taking place at Persatuan Ping-Pong Pulau Pinang in Penang, Malaysia, with the opening ceremony held on Sunday.The women’s team competition adopted a round-robin format,

October 7, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Online space science quiz ‘Space Dream – Reaching for the Stars’ starts in Macau

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) said in a statement yesterday that it has organised an online space science quiz through November 5 to promote science education and raise young students’ interest in aerospace technology.The “Space Dream – Reaching for the Stars” (“航天夢－問鼎蒼穹”) competition is open to local junior secondary students and schools for local children in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, the statement

October 7, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Lights, camera, tourists! Short dramas rewrite the script for ‘China’s Hollywood’

Analysis        HANGZHOU – Wang, a retired teacher from Shanghai, has just wrapped up her turn as an emperor’s mother, filming a scene inside a replica palace at Hengdian World Studios, known as “China’s Hollywood.”“I never imagined I’d get to act. I finally got my drama fix,” Wang said, smiling as she adjusted her headdress. “I rehearsed the lines three times to memorize them, and the director even said I had a real air of

October 7, 2026 | BY admin

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New professions show China’s industrial, livelihood progress

Analysis        BEIJING – A stream of new occupations is emerging at the forefront of China’s new technologies, industries and business models, mirroring industrial upgrading and improvements in people’s livelihoods.In the low-altitude economy sector alone, newly added positions such as drone swarm flight planners, low-altitude logistics specialists, and low-altitude intelligent connected system administrators stand out in the eighth batch of new

October 7, 2026 | BY admin

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Brewing new trails, Yunnan coffee carries Chinese aroma across Asia-Pacific

Analysis        KUALA LUMPUR – When Thomas Ooi first tasted Yunnan coffee in Beijing in 2015, its savory, almost beef-jerky-like character struck him as unusual. Back then, few in Malaysia’s coffee scene had their eye on beans from Yunnan, a Chinese province better known for tea.A decade later, everything has changed. Ooi, founder of Ghostbird Coffee Roastery in Kuala Lumpur, imported his first batch of Yunnan specialty beans in 2025, put them on his

October 7, 2026 | BY admin

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Longer trips, richer experiences: China’s National Day holiday reveals shifting tourism trends

Analysis        BEIJING –  Five days into China’s week-long National Day holiday, millions were still immersed in the sights, sounds and flavors of the season – traveling, dining, exploring and enjoying the break. Yet this year, the scenes are subtly different.Travelers have ventured farther as the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday fell just three days before the National Day holiday, while family trips and experience-oriented travel are on the rise,

October 6, 2026 | BY admin

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Global businesses eye opportunities as China import expo nears

Analysis        SHANGHAI – With one month to go before the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE), companies from around the world are preparing to gather in Shanghai in east China, bringing products ranging from advanced manufacturing equipment and medical technologies to African coffee and Syrian soap.The annual expo, the world’s first national-level exhibition dedicated to imports, has become a major platform for foreign companies seeking

October 6, 2026 | BY admin

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UN official highlights GDI’s role in advancing sustainable development

Interview by Ada Zhang        UNITED NATIONS – Five years after China proposed the Global Development Initiative (GDI), its focus is shifting increasingly towards practical cooperation that addresses the priorities of developing countries, a senior UN official has said.“Five years on, the Global Development Initiative is showing how shared ambition can translate into practical support for development,” Dima Al-Khatib, director of the United Nations

October 6, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau's Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture O Lam vows review of children’s care home management after abuse case

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Wallis O Lam said yesterday that the government will conduct a comprehensive review of the management and operation of children’s care homes, following a case in which a male warden was arrested for sexually assaulting a boy and surreptitiously filming him and four other boys.According to a statement by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS), O Lam made the remarks during a meeting held at the bureau by relevant government entities with representatives from

October 6, 2026 | BY Sherwin Hng

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