Daily Archives: Friday, October 10, 2025
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Alibaba Cloud to power NBA China operations in multiyear deal
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba have announced a multiyear partnership as the league marks its return to the Chinese market by ... -
Hush! beach concerts marks 20th anniversary featuring 50 music acts
The “hush! Beach Concerts x Urban Sports Wellfest 2025” is scheduled to take place on Oct. 18–19 at Hac Sa Beach, Temporary Green, and Leisure Area. ... -
Westholme Wagyu Extravaganza
This autumn, a symphony of flavours unfolds at JW Marriott Hotel Macau, as Urban Kitchen unveils an indulgent dining experience featuring premium Australian Westholme Wagyu. Celebrated for its ... -
Housing prices drop over 10% in summer
Macau’s housing market saw a significant year-on-year decline during the summer of 2025, with the global property price index falling 10.3% from June to August compared ... -
Consumer confidence slips below optimistic range in Q3
The latest survey results from the Macau Consumer Confidence Index reveal a downward trend in the third quarter, with a significant decline that has pushed consumer ... -
Hope arises after Israel and Hamas agreed to first phase of plan to end Gaza war
World leaders yesterday expressed hope for peace and urged Israel and Hamas to fulfill their commitments in the hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that ... -
Five locals fall victim to hairy crab Facebook shopping scams
With the hairy crab season in full swing this month, five residents have fallen victim to online shopping scams, each reporting losses ranging from several hundred ... -
UM delegation strengthens ties with Australian universities
A University of Macau (UM) delegation, led by vice rector Rui Martins, visited multiple Australian universities to deepen institutional cooperation. The delegation met with leaders from ... -
Hengqin sees surge in visitors during Golden Week
During the eight-day National Day-Mid-Autumn holiday (Oct. 1-18), Hengqin welcomed 390,000 visitors across its attractions. Border checkpoints recorded 836,000 inbound and outbound travelers, averaging over 104,000 ... -
Customs crackdown seizes thousands of smuggled obscene books
The Gongbei Customs arrested 21 people and dismantled five criminal gangs since 2023, preventing nearly 25,300 obscene books from being smuggled into mainland China. Operations, conducted ... -
CE visits Guangzhou for National Games flame-lighting ceremony
With one month remaining before the opening of the National Games, the flame-lighting ceremony for China’s 15th National Games, the 12th National Games for Persons with ... -
No nurseries have applied for video surveillance setup so far
The Social Welfare Bureau’s (IAS) plan to implement video surveillance in nursery sleeping and activity areas of childcare centers, which opened for applications last month, has ... -
UM breaks into global top 150 universities in World University Rankings
The University of Macau (UM) has entered the global top 150 universities for the first time, ranking 145th in the latest assessment. Times Higher Education (THE) ... -
Macau leads cross-border Weixin Pay volumes among mainland travelers
Mainland Chinese travelers flocked to Macau during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, driving significant growth in cross-border spending, according to Weixin’s 2025 National Day ... -
HSBC proposes to privatize Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank
HSBC Asia Pacific announced yesterday its plan to take Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank private in a deal valued at HKD106.1 billion (USD13.63 billion). This move ... -
Orbis Macau kicks off eye health campaign with fundraising concert
The 2025 Orbis Action for Sight (AFS) campaign launched yesterday with the Starry Night Charity Music Performance, kicking off its nearly two-month advocacy and fundraising initiative ... -
MGM and Chef Nic to host ‘Gastronomusic Fest’ this November
MGM, in collaboration with lifestyle and gourmet brand Chef Nic, will host the fourth edition of the “MGM Chef Nic Gastronomusic Fest 2025” on November 29-30 ... -
Miró and Picasso posters on display at Artyzen Grand Lapa
Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau and Amagao Gallery have opened the “Miró + Picasso Poster” exhibition, featuring 30 vintage posters created by Spanish masters Joan Miró and ... -
Energetic young sophisticated Hengqin
There were times I held an agnostic view of the promoted future of Hengqin. I hold memories looking from Ocean Gardens in Taipa of Hengqin’s green ... -
Nine mainland GBA cities chosen for national reform pilot
On The Agenda China’s State Council has approved a two-year pilot program for comprehensive reform of market-oriented resource allocation in ten regions, including the nine mainland ... -
China outlines more controls on exports of rare earths and technology
China outlined new curbs on exports of rare earths and related technologies yesterday, extending controls over use of the elements critical for many high-tech and military ... -
US diplomat fired over relationship with woman accused of ties to CPC
The State Department said yesterday [Macau time] that it has fired a U.S. diplomat over a romantic relationship he admitted having with a Chinese woman alleged ... -
Ruling party turns 80 with foreign leaders in attendance
North Korea is celebrating today the 80th anniversary of the ruling party and different foreign dignitaries and leaders will be part of the commemoration. The Workers’ ... -
British and Indian prime ministers promote trade deal during visit by Starmer
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his British counterpart Keir Starmer yesterday in talks meant to deepen cooperation on trade, defense and technology while promoting a ... -
1970 Canadian minister seized by gunmen
Quebec’s Labour and Immigration Minister, Pierre Laporte, has been kidnapped. He was seized from his home in Montreal by two men armed with machineguns. The kidnappers ... -
‘After the Hunt’ is less hot-button farce than tragedy
It’s not so often that the font of a movie’s opening credits is, itself, a provocation. But in Luca Guadagnino ‘s muddled but darkly absorbing “After ... -
Khalid bounces back with complex look at love in ‘After the Sun Goes Down’
If you want to know how far Khalid has traveled in a year, just look at his album covers. His summer 2024 16-track “Sincere” showed the ... -
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins the prize in literature
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose surreal and anarchic novels combine a bleak world view with mordant humor, won the Nobel Prize in literature yesterday for work ... -
New US sanctions target 50 people, companies and ships for allegedly aiding Iran’s oil and gas trade
The Trump administration yesterday imposed sanctions on a group of 50 people, companies and ships largely out of the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and China, ... -
The next steps in the deal to pause the war in Gaza
A breakthrough deal pausing the war in Gaza has been reached. But will it lead, as U.S. President Donald Trump proclaimed, to “a Strong, Durable, and ... -
Friday, October 10, 2025 – edition no. 4815
* Big deal — Alibaba Cloud to power NBA China operations in a multiyear deal * Hush! Beach concert marks 20th anniversary featuring 50-plus music acts ...
