Central govt to issue 6-billion-yuan bonds in Macau next week

The Central People’s Government will issue sovereign bonds worth six billion yuan (7.19 billion patacas) in Macau on Thursday next week, the Ministry of Finance in Beijing and the local government announced yesterday.The Macao Government Information Bureau (GCS) issued a statement outlining details of the upcoming offer.The value of the renminbi-denominated sovereign bonds to be issued in Macau this year will remain unchanged from last year. “Renminbi” (“people’s currency”) is the

August 11, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Ant Bank (Macao) launches ‘Financial Services Station’ in Galaxy Macau

A “Financial Services Station” – a set of self-service kiosks for various financial services – run by Ant Bank (Macao)* has opened in the Galaxy Macau casino-hotel resort in Cotai, according to a joint statement.An opening ceremony for the station was held at the resort on Friday.Friday’s joint statement said that the Financial Services Station jointly developed by Galaxy Macau and Ant Bank (Macao) marks a milestone as it debuts a first-of-its-kind experience at an integrated resort

August 11, 2026 | BY admin

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Mavericks-Rockets NBA China Games tickets to go on sale in Macau tomorrow

Tickets for the “NBA China Games 2026 presented by Taobao 88VIP,” featuring the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets, will go on sale to the public tomorrow, with the two teams set to play preseason games at The Venetian Arena in Cotai this October, according to an NBA statement yesterday.The US National Basketball Association (NBA) and Sands China Ltd. announced in the statement that tickets will go on sale at 12:00 p.m. tomorrow through Cotai Ticketing, Taobao 88VIP, Trip.com, and MPay,

August 11, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Cheang Chi-Tat explores life, music, & art in new ‘Dark Shards’ Macau exhibition

Creative Macau – Centre for Creative Industries (CCI) in Nape has launched “Dark Shards”, a solo exhibition by local multidisciplinary artist Vincent Cheang Chi-Tat showcasing visual artworks and original design products inspired by everyday life, music, and personal reflection.The exhibition, which opened on July 30, features visual artworks alongside original design products. According to a gallery statement, “Dark Shards” explores how fragments of everyday experiences and fleeting

August 11, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Kenyan expert denies ‘China Squeeze’ claim, praises Global South role

Interview        NAIROBI – China’s manufacturing sector has provided important support for industrialization in countries of the Global South through infrastructure, capital, technology, production experience and global markets, a Kenyan expert has said, slamming the so-called “China squeeze” accusation.In a recent written interview with Xinhua, Lewis Ndichu, a research policy analyst at the Kenya-based think tank Africa Policy Institute, said

August 11, 2026 | BY admin

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China’s quantum technology goes from lab to life

Analysis        HEFEI – Chinese scientists have reported a series of advances in weather forecasting and drug discovery powered by quantum technology, highlighting how a field once regarded as a distant scientific ambition is steadily transitioning from the laboratory to real-world use.Researchers from Fudan University and University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) recently demonstrated that quantum machine learning could outperform

August 11, 2026 | BY admin

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Milk tea helps nourish grassroots governance, ethnic unity in Xinjiang

Analysis        URUMQI – In a community in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, milk tea is not just a beverage.While a pot of milk tea simmers in a courtyard, local residents gather with cups in hand to discuss everyday issues – faulty streetlamps, alleys in need of repair, or other minor neighborhood disputes.Kunqi Maili Community in the city of Yining, in the Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili, is home to more than 2,100 residents

August 11, 2026 | BY admin

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Leonel Alves, Macanese Youth and the Responsibility to Better Understand the Country

Commentary by Manuel Silvério        Independent Sports Analyst and Regional Development Consultant (Former senior public official with extensive international experience and a long-standing commitment to public policy and sports development)Macau offers its residents a high standard of living that is stable, safe and comfortable. It is a compact and functional city where almost everything seems close at hand. Yet comfort also carries its own risks. When

August 10, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau new obesity group aims to ease healthcare burden

The inaugural ceremony for the International Obesity Society (IOS) China Macao Chapter was held yesterday at The Venetian Macao Cotai Expo, aiming to introduce cutting-edge international academic standards and technologies, elevate local medical capabilities, conduct public science outreach to dispel weight-loss misconceptions, and reduce healthcare burdens.IOS China Macao Chapter President Iao Sok Soi said in a speech yesterday that obesity and metabolic disorders have become major global

August 10, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Septuagenarian critical with flu A: Macau Health Bureau

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement on Friday that a 70-year-old male resident with a history of chronic illness was in critical condition with a severe case of influenza A.According to the statement, the patient, a retired local resident, developed a fever, cough, and shortness of breath on Thursday and sought medical care at the private Kiang Wu Hospital. He was diagnosed with influenza A complicated by pneumonia and subsequently transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU), where his

August 10, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Secretary for Administration & Justice Wong Sio Chak vows advancing Macau-Hengqin rule alignment

Secretary for Administration and Justice Wong Sio Chak has underlined that in terms of his portfolio work, the Macau government will remain committed to solidly advancing the alignment of rules and mechanisms between Macau and the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin.Wong made the remarks on the University of Macau (UM) campus while delivering a speech during the swearing-in ceremony for the fourth-term board members of the Macau Legal Workers Association on Saturday. The event

August 10, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau logs this year’s top temperature yesterday

Yesterday’s highest temperature recorded at Macau’s main weather station on Big Taipa Hill reached 35.9 degrees Celsius at 2:00 p.m., making it the highest recorded so far this year, according to the website of the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG).Among the city’s various weather stations, the station at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal recorded yesterday’s overall peak temperature at 38.3 degrees Celsius.According to the bureau, yesterday’s top temperatures recorded at

August 10, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau population rises to 686,500 in June – 22,553 per km2

Macau’s population rose by 600 year-on-year to 686,500 at the end of the first half of the year, resulting in a population density of 22,553 per km2, one of the world’s highest, based on Macau’s current land area of 33.4 km2, according to official demographics released on Friday.At the end of 1999, Macau’s population stood at 438,100 and its land area at 23.8 km2 – a population density of 18,407 per km2.Females accounted for 54.0 percent of the population at the end of June. Male

August 10, 2026 | BY admin

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Businessman remanded for attempted murder of girlfriend, illegal weapons: Macau prosecutor

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a mainland Chinese man for illegal weapon possession and the attempted murder of his girlfriend, PJ spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a special press conference held at PJ headquarters in Zape on Friday.He was remanded in custody on Saturday. Chao identified the suspect as a 41-year-old businessman surnamed Chen, and described the victim as a middle-aged mainland woman.According to PJ spokesman Leong Kuok Hei, the incident occurred at around 10:00

August 10, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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