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National Games-linked consumption drive kicks off in Macao
Macao News
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September 1, 2025
The Macao government has launched a large-scale community consumption campaign in commemoration of the National Games of China, which will be held in the SAR in November. Organised in collaboration with the Macau Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the...
Student shuttle service launched between Hengqin and Macao
China Daily
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As the new autumn semester kicked off on Monday, the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, Guangdong province, launched a special cross-border student shuttle service between Hengqin and Macao Special Administrative Region....
PATA ties remain central to Macau's tourism strategy
TTG Asia
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September 1, 2025
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) continues to leverage its decades-long partnership with PATA to cement the city’s role as a global tourism hub. Since 1958, this collaboration has been instrumental in boosting Macau’s visibility and...
Macau explores new flight links to Middle East and Central Asia
Macau Daily Times
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August 28, 2025
Macau is ramping up efforts to broaden its international flight network, targeting new connections with Middle Eastern countries and strengthening ties to European destinations. In a reply to lawmaker Lam Lon Wai’s interpellation, the Civil...
Here’s what to do in Macao and the GBA this week (1 to 7 September)
Macao News
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September 1, 2025
It’s a busy week for events in the GBA – and with transport links and checkpoint clearance getting smoother by the day, you’ve no excuse not to get out there and experience the best of what the region has to offer. Macao has the Fringe Festival in...
Campaign starts, lists urged to use the time to present their ideas and political platforms
Macau Daily Times
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September 1, 2025
The chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election (CAEAL), Seng Ioi Man, expressed hopes that all candidate lists will gain voter support through active exchanges and interactions during the 14-day campaigning...
Sector surges with 20% increase in international visitors this summer
Macau Daily Times
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September 1, 2025
As summer holidays end and schools reopen, Andy Wu, chair of the Travel Industry Council of Macau, revealed that visitor arrivals in August are on track to match levels from 2019, before the pandemic disrupted travel. While traditional group tours...
AirAsia PH set to reopen 3 local, 2 international flights
Manila Standard
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August 31, 2025
capitalize on Metro Cebu’s strong tourism market. Flights to Iloilo (ILO), Caticlan (MPH), Davao (DVO), Kuala Lumpur (KUL) and Macau (MFM) via Mactan Cebu International Airport are expected to commence on Nov. 15 2025, utilizing Airbus A320...
Xi meets Montenegro, says “Portugal is a good friend of China” and praises Guterres, Barroso and Costa
Macau Business
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September 9, 2025
The President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, said on Tuesday that “Portugal is a good friend of China” and praised the international contributions of former Portuguese prime ministers António Guterres, Durão Barroso, and António...
EBANX Payments Summit in Macao spotlights USD 24 billion gaming growth potential for APAC merchants in emerging markets
The Laotian Times
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September 1, 2025
The event also showcased the transformative role of Pix and Pix Automático in Brazil’s digital commerce and the potential of stablecoins in rising economies MACAU, Sept. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — EBANX, a global technology company specializing in...
Sands China surpasses 1.1 billion visitors across Macao properties
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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August 31, 2025
Sands China has welcomed over 1.1 billion visitors since 2004, reinforcing Macao’s position as a global tourism and leisure hub. MACAO, CHINA – Sands China Ltd. has now welcomed over 1.1 billion visitors to its properties, a major milestone in the...
Winners crowned at inaugural Macau National Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs Competition
The Macau Post Daily
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The inaugural Macau National Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs* Competition 2025 and its award ceremony took place on Saturday at the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), with local chef Lo Lei Pak emerging as champion followed by...
21st Macau Comic Festival displays fan culture
The Macau Post Daily
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The two-day 21st Macau Comic Festival (MCF21) officially opened on Saturday on the 2nd floor Exhibition Hall of the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre, featuring its largest edition yet with more than 130 groups and 200 booths. The...
Macau Legend issues HK$1.42bn profit warning
Gambling Insider
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Due to the closure of satellite casinos in Macau, a 12% revenue decline has widened expected losses. By Gambling Insider Key points: - Revenue fell approximately 12% year-on-year - Group expects interim net loss of HK$1.42bn (US$181.6m) - Loss...
Macao’s newly restructured State Key Laboratories have been inaugurated
Macao News
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August 27, 2025
Beijing’s National Ministry of Science and Technology awarded plaques to Macao’s designated State Key Laboratories yesterday, to mark the four research institutions’ successful restructuring. Following the upgrade, the four laboratories are now...
Macao Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai will visit Portugal and Spain next month
Macao News
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August 27, 2025
Chief Executive (CE) Sam Hou Fai of Macao is scheduled to visit Portugal and Spain between 16 and 23 September in what will be his first overseas trip since taking the city’s highest office on 20 December last year. According to an announcement by...
Macau’s 4 state key labs get official plaques from MOST
The Macau Post Daily
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Macau’s four State Key Laboratories were presented with their official plaques by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) yesterday. The presentation ceremony was co-officiated by Science and Technology Minister Yin Hejun, Liaison Office of...
12 things to know about Lisbon’s Glória Funicular
Time Out
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Lisbon’s funicular has been iconic for a very long time. It is one of the city’s most famous tourist attractions, having shuttled tens of millions of visitors and locals up the city’s steep streets since its opening in the 1800s. It has also...
Direct flights from Cebu to Kuala Lumpur, Macau to resume this November
Cebu Daily News
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August 31, 2025
CEBU CITY — Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is set to further expand its global network as it welcomes the resumption of direct flights from Cebu to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Macau, China this November 15. The revival of these two...
Macau saw surge in suspicious casino chip conversions in 2024
Asia Gaming Brief
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August 26, 2025
Macau’s Financial Intelligence Office (GIF) said chip conversions without or with minimal gambling remained the most reported suspicious activity in 2024, topping the list for a second consecutive year amid a surge in alerts filed by the city’s...