Macau resort operator Melco wins 2 prizes at ‘2026 TITAN Brand Awards’

Melco Resorts & Entertainment said in a statement on Wednesday that City of Dreams (COD) in Cotai won two accolades at the “2026 TITAN Brand Awards”, receiving the highest Global Tier Platinum distinctions for “Best Brand Awareness Campaign” and “Best Integrated Marketing Campaign” for its new brand chapter “Be A Dreamer”.The new awards follow the company garnering top honours at the 2025 edition of the “TITAN Brand Awards” for its “House of Dancing Water” Premiere

May 5, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau police nab 2 loan sharks for abducting gambler on May Day

The Judiciary Police (PJ) nabbed two men from the Chinese mainland for usury and false imprisonment of a male gambler on Labour Day, PJ spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspects as a 41-year-old male surnamed Tan and a 35-year-old male surnamed Lin; both claimed to be jobless. Cheong also said that there were two more suspects still at large at the time of the press conference.According to Cheong, on Friday afternoon, the Judiciary

May 5, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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‘Book for Book’ swap returns to various districts to promote Macau's reading culture

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will relaunch its “Book for Book” swap activity this month across different neighbourhoods, aiming to promote reading habits and resource sharing among residents, according to a statement by IC yesterday. First introduced in 2024, the exchange activity has received “strong” public support, the statement said, noting that this year’s edition, which is part of the “Where culture flourishes, happiness happens” initiative, will continue to provide

May 5, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau Labour Affairs Bureau to hold sales, customer service job matching sessions

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said in a statement yesterday that it will hold a two-day job matching session for sales and customer service positions on Friday and Saturday next week, offering over 600 vacancies, with online registration starting today. According to the statement, the event is organised by the bureau and hosted by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM). It will be held on the third floor of the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre in Sai Van, the

May 5, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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GEG, CPTTM host Macau quality enhancement certification programme

Integrated resort operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) recently held the second Certificate Award Ceremony for the “GEG SME Series: Quality Enhancement Certification Programme”, according to a statement last week.The ceremony was held at the Galaxy International Convention Centre in Cotai.The programme, which offers management system training courses by the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM), was launched in 2024, the statement noted.During the recent ceremony,

May 5, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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HK Heritage Museum spotlights The Mona Lisa, Renaissance art

        Rui Pastorin in Hong Kong         The Hong Kong French May Arts Festival 2026 has kicked off in Hong Kong, with last week marking the launch of “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Meet Mona Lisa & Portraying the Renaissance”, a three-month-long free-admission exhibition at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum that blends both technology and Renaissance artworks.The Hong Kong French May Arts Festival was established in 1993 and reaches

May 5, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau police take naked pedestrian to hospital for checkup

A naked man was intercepted by police after wandering the streets yesterday afternoon and was subsequently taken to hospital for an examination, according to a Public Security Police (PSP) statement provided to public broadcaster TDM.Police received a public report at around 5 p.m. regarding a man walking naked along Avenida do Almirante Lacerda in the Patane district. Officers later intercepted him in the Red Market area.The man failed to respond to officers’ questions at the scene, and his

May 5, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Zhuhai's Gongbei Customs seizes 1.8 kg of stony coral products

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers seized 1.8 kg of stony coral products at the Gongbei checkpoint on March 20.Gongbei Customs identified the smuggler as a male from the Chinese mainland surnamed Wu.According to the statement, on that day, customs officers at the checkpoint’s passenger inspection noticed his “unusual appearance” and “rigid gait” while he was entering the “green channel”.Customs officers intercepted Wu for inspection,

May 5, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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May 30-31 joy run to mark Int’l Children’s Day at Chimelong Hengqin Bay Hotel near Macau

EZGO Sports Development Co., Ltd.* held a press conference at the local Beautiful World Restaurant last week about a joy run activity that it will host on May 30-31 to celebrate International Children’s Day.According to the press conference, the two-day event will be held at Chimelong Hengqin Bay Hotel on May 30-31, themed on the Chinese mainland’s long-running animated television series, Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf**.The event will integrate IP and sporting elements, featuring a variety

May 5, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau logs daily record of 248,000 visitors on 2nd day of May Day holiday

Macau recorded around 248,000 visitor arrivals on Saturday, the second day of the Chinese mainland’s ongoing five-day Labour Day holiday period, once again setting a new record of a single-day number of visitor arrivals, Public Security Police (PSP) have announced.According to a PSP statement released on its WeChat account on Sunday, the new record represented a 9.25 percent increase from the previous record set on February 19 this year, the third day of the Chinese New Year of the Horse,

May 5, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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China remains strategic market in different dimensions: IKEA China CEO

Interview        BEIJING – China is a “very exciting market,” said Pontus Erntell, CEO, president and chief sustainability officer of IKEA China, noting that the country is at the forefront of retailing and many other sectors.“China is a strategic market for us in many different dimensions. It is important from a retail perspective and from a full value-chain perspective, and when it comes to development,” Erntell said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua after

May 5, 2026 | BY admin

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Going home, young sci-tech returnees plug into China’s innovation drive

Analysis        BEIJING – In east China’s Hangzhou City, Han Bicheng now leads a company developing brain-computer interface technology, a field that was still largely confined to laboratories when he was pursuing a PhD at Harvard University in 2018.That year, in a basement office in Boston, he met a delegation from Hangzhou, the only group that had traveled such a distance to speak with him, a meeting that proved pivotal.Months later, Han relocated his core technology

May 5, 2026 | BY admin

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Xi’s spring diplomacy injects stability into volatile world

Analysis        BEIJING – President Xi Jinping has been busy this spring, leading efforts to drive international cooperation, share development opportunities and uphold fairness and justice, thereby injecting much-needed stability and certainty into a volatile world.ENHANCING COMMUNICATION TO BOOST TIESAmid a turbulent international landscape, Xi has deepened strategic communication with major countries, demonstrating China’s strong sense of responsibility as a major

May 5, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau imports & exports rise in Q1—gold jewellery imports leap 53.5 pct to 4.0 billion patacas

    Macau’s imports rose by 19.7 percent year-on-year to 37.26 billion patacas in the first quarter of the year, while exports grew by 19.7 percent to 4.18 billion patacas, resulting in a merchandise trade balance deficit of 33.08 billion patacas, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.According to a statement by the bureau, gold jewellery imports increased by 53.5 pct to 4.0 billion patacas, while mobile phone imports grew by 135.3 pct to 1.30 billion

May 1, 2026 | BY Staff Reporter

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