Monthly Archives: August 2025
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Customs seizes smuggled frozen chicken feet
The Customs Service (SA) recently seized 500 kilograms of frozen chicken feet, valued at approximately MOP25,000, during a raid on a parallel-trading operation in the northern ... -
Reforms target redundancy and boost use of public resources
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai calls for pragmatic and efficient reforms to boost operational effectiveness, reduce redundancy, and improve the use of human and public resources. ... -
Police warn public of rising ‘pig butchering’ scams with losses exceeding MOP28 million
Over the past month, the Judiciary Police (PJ) have received at least 18 reports of suspected “pig butchering” scams, with total losses exceeding MOP27.89 million. Pig ... -
Man arrested for theft of luxury watches worth RMB3.78 million
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a Hong Kong man earlier this week for stealing two luxury watches valued at RMB3.78 million from a mainland woman. PJ ... -
Lawmaker seeks better childcare support in bid to reverse decline
The government is preparing a new comprehensive childcare services development plan for 2026 to 2030, aimed at easing the pressures faced by families, particularly those with ... -
Two batches of prenatal supplements recalled
Two batches of “Prenatal Vitamin DHA Softgels” produced by Earth’s Creation USA have been recalled after black spots were found on the capsules. The affected products, ... -
Labor bureau to host job fairs offering 419 vacancies
The Labour Affairs Bureau, in partnership with the Macao Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM), is organizing three industry-specific job matching sessions in the third week of ... -
Wynn Macau offers 14 jobs with onboarding and training
Wynn Macau and the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) have launched the “Wynn Hotel Service Career Development Program” to support local employment in the hotel industry. Starting ... -
Authorities harness AI to improve weather warning systems
The government is enhancing its response to extreme weather events through four key strategies, as revealed during the eighth regular meeting of the Central District Community ... -
Countdown Hotel rebranded for comeback with 150 luxury suites
Melco Resorts & Entertainment is set to unveil a major transformation of its Countdown Hotel, part of an initiative to enhance the City of Dreams complex ... -
Grand Coloane Resort launches mid-autumn mooncake promotion
Grand Coloane Resort is celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival with its special mooncake offering, “Island Joy Under the Autumn Moon.” Available from August 6 to October 6, ... -
Wynn hosts ‘Wynn New Talent GO 2025’ to boost local workforce
Wynn held the “Wynn New Talent GO 2025” event last week at the Grand Theater of Wynn Palace. The event featured trainees from the “Wynn Local ... -
GBA youth camp blends sport, tech and sustainability
China News Service reported yesterday that the 2025 GBA Youth Sports & Culture Camp concluded after a sixday, fivenight programme across Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The camp ... -
National Games hailed as Greater Bay milestone
An SCMP editorial (5 Aug) argues that the 15th National Games, cohosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau from 9–21 Nov, will be a “landmark test” of Hong Kong’s organising capacity and ... -
Swire Pacific pledges continued GBA investment despite profit drop
Hong Kong conglomerate Swire Pacific reported yesterday that underlying firsthalf profit slipped 2 % to HKD5.5 bn ($700 m), while consolidated profit fell 79 % because of fairvalue losses on investment properties. ... -
GBA unis join the appeal
Analysis Three newly established research universities in China have drawn top-tier students in their inaugural undergraduate admissions, with their enrollees’ scores on the national college entrance ... -
China’s exports and imports picked up in July, after pause in Trump’s higher tariffs
China’s exports surged 7.2% in July from a year earlier while its imports grew at the fastest pace in a year, as businesses rushed to take ... -
High-tech Beijing district opens an all-service robot store
A high-tech district in the Chinese capital is opening an all-service robot store today to push a national drive to develop humanoid robots. From plucking boxes ... -
Lawyer condemns $1.3M compensation for woman wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years
An Australian state government’s decision to pay 2 million Australian dollars ($1.3 million) compensation to a woman who spent 20 years in prison after being wrongfully ... -
Thailand and Cambodia to deploy ceasefire monitors
Thailand and Cambodia agreed yesterday to establish interim observer teams to monitor a fragile ceasefire that ended five days of deadly armed border clashes, even as ... -
Trump to meet Putin soon, the Kremlin says as deadline looms
A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump has been agreed, a Kremlin official said yesterday, the eve of a White House ... -
1963 Train robbers make off with millions
Thieves have ambushed the Glasgow to Euston mail train and stolen thousands of pounds. Banks estimate they have lost over £2m in used, untraceable banknotes in ... -
Scott Thomas directs Johansson in comedic drama
Before Kristin Scott Thomas turned 12, she lost both her father and stepfather, Royal Navy pilots who died in crashes. These personal losses inspired her directorial ... -
Food for Slow Living
Gaga, the Shenzhen-born dining group’s 99th outlet and first-ever non-mainland location, is now opened in Galaxy Macau. In a natural evolution for China’s most design-conscious dining ... -
Indian authorities in Kashmir ban books by eminent writers and scholars
Indian authorities have banned 25 books in Kashmir that they say propagate “false narratives” and “secessionism” in the disputed region, where strict controls on the press ... -
Harvard scientists say research could be set back years after funding freeze
Harvard University professor Alberto Ascherio’s research is literally frozen. Collected from millions of U.S. soldiers over two decades using millions of dollars from taxpayers, the epidemiology ... -
New US tariffs cloud outlook for exporters in Asia and beyond
President Donald Trump’s new tariff rates on U.S. imports from dozens of countries took effect yesterday, the latest step in his ongoing reshaping of global trade. ... -
Friday, August 8, 2025 – edition no. 4776
* Back home savings in peril — Indonesians in Macau worry their bank accounts back home could be frozen following the enforcement of new financial regulations ... -
More than 1,000 United Airlines flights delayed in the US due to technology problem
A technology issue prompted United Airlines to ground planes at major U.S. airports today (Macau time) and more than 1,000 flights were delayed. The impacted system, ... -
Macau begins critical stages of chikungunya fever control
Macau is currently in the early and critical stages of controlling the Chikungunya fever outbreak, despite the absence of community transmission in the region, according to ... -
Tourist area consumption shows signs of weakness despite rising visitor numbers
Despite tourism authorities’ optimism about a strong summer rebound, with one economist projecting visitor arrivals could exceed the 2019 total of 39.4 million by year-end, the ... -
M Plus secures exclusive Premier League and FA Cup broadcast rights through 2028
M Plus Sports Media Limited (M Plus) has announced that it has secured exclusive broadcasting rights for major football competitions in the Macau market, starting with ... -
Lawmaker calls malpractice premiums ‘mismatched’
Lawmaker Leong Sun Iok has put forward a request for the government to review the city’s mandatory medical malpractice insurance, claiming private practitioners face disproportionately high ... -
Trump’s pursuit of meeting with Xi reveals the complex web of US-China relations
China, the adversary. China, the friend? These days, maybe a bit of both. From easing export controls to reportedly blocking the Taiwanese leader’s plans to travel ... -
Lawmaker looks to Singapore’s data-driven mosquito monitoring to fight chikungunya
In a written interpellation to the Legislative Assembly (AL), lawmaker Che Sai Wang raises concerns about the effectiveness of local and regional prevention measures against the ...
