DSAL job matching sessions to offer 449 leisure industry openings

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) is partnering with the gaming operators to host job matching sessions in January, providing 449 vacancies amid tourism growth. Positions span catering, rooms

Christmas crowds buoy tourism, but visitors cluster at Cotai

The recent Christmas holiday period delivered solid headline numbers for the tourism sector, with industry representatives estimating visitor arrivals rose by nearly 10% year-on-year, hitting

Gov’t approves continued operation of three Mocha Clubs under new management model

Local authorities have approved a proposal by Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd allowing three Mocha Clubs-branded slot parlors to continue operating beyond the end of 2025 under

Sands China boosts responsible gaming efforts

Sands China Ltd. strengthened its responsible gaming efforts this year, hosting more than 150 events that engaged over 150,000 participants and providing more than 30,000 hours of staff

FISE: Battle of the Champions returns to Studio City in 2026

Following its debut this year, “FISE: Battle of the Champions 2026” will return to Studio City from March 13–05, 2026. Hosted in collaboration with Melco Resorts

PLA stages drills around Taiwan to warn ‘external forces’ after US, Japan tensions

President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, poses with other military officers after promoting to generals, back row, from left, Yang Zhibin of the Eastern Theater

Asian shares are mostly lower in quiet holiday trading as China-Taiwan tensions rise

Asian shares were mostly lower in thin holiday trading as China staged military exercises near the island of Taiwan. The prices of gold and

1958 Castro’s rebels edge closer to capital

A vicious house-to-house battle between rebel guerrillas, led by Fidel Castro, and the Cuban army is raging around the town of Santa Clara, the capital of the

Aston Villa is the big surprise this season

Aston Villa’s manager Unai Emery When Aston Villa was on a five-match winless run to start the Premier League season, the team looked more like

Ronaldo wants to reach 1,000 goals before ending his career

Cristiano Ronaldo has expressed his determination to score 1,000 goals by the end of his career. He’s up to 956. And the 40-year-old Portugal

Hounded by paparazzi, Bardot identified with the animals she later set out to save

Brigitte Bardot and her husband Gunter Sachs pose just before boarding a chartered airplane on their honeymoon in Las Vegas (July 14, 1966) Brigitte Bardot

US pledges $2B for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding and warns agencies to ‘adapt or die’

The United States yesterday announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance and warns United Nations

Selling Ukraine for a handful of rubles

Jorge Costa Oliveira Several newspapers report that U.S. companies and investors with close ties to Donald Trump have already begun negotiations to acquire assets or jointly exploit

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 – edition no. 4864

* Hengqin Calling — Survey finds over 80% of local youth would consider working in Hengqin despite policy and lifestyle challenges * MDT Analysis | International visitors growing,

Christmas ‘Golden Week’ delivers new annual record for tourist arrivals

The week between the Macau Special Administrative Region’s establishment day and the Christmas holidays attracted more than 1 million visitors to Macau. According to

From Grand Slams to new paths, women in tennis share stories in Macau

The 2025 MGM Macau Tennis Masters returned to the city this weekend with a spotlight on women’s leadership in sport, opening with a curated talk

Residents’ income trails GDP despite 9.4% gain

Residents’ per capita income reached MOP572,614 in 2024, according to gross national income data released this week by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).

SJM to directly operate Casino L’Arc Macau

SJM Resorts, S.A. has secured Macao SAR Government approval to directly manage Casino L’Arc Macau starting at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30. The move

Travel spending shifts leave neighborhoods busy but underperforming

Changes in visitor spending habits are putting pressure on the local community economy, despite record-high tourist arrivals this year, according to a local business group,

Beijing sanctions 20 US defense companies and 10 executives over massive arms sales to Taiwan 

A low-cost autonomous cruise missile Barracuda 500, jointly manufactured by US Anduril and Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology Beijing imposed sanctions on

Public consultation needed in gov’t restructuring to boost efficiency, says Coutinho

Next year’s Policy Address proposes restructuring the functional framework of government entities, with legislator José Pereira Coutinho criticizing the public sector for becoming overly expanded, fragmented

MGM’s Kenneth Feng takes CEO helm

In an announcement detailing a change to its leadership, MGM China Holdings Ltd. announced Dec. 19 that President and COO Hubert Wang is departing after 14 years to

Police impersonation scam costs women MOP1.52 million

Two young women lost a combined MOP1.52 million in separate scams by fraudsters posing as police officers, the Judiciary Police recently reported. In early September, a Macau resident

Team Conchita wins the Macau Masters

Team Conchita has won the 2025 MGM Macau Tennis Masters after two days of competition marked by a festive atmosphere. The team led by Spanish former

SMG forecasts midweek warming

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) predicts temperatures will gradually rise midweek with increasing cloudiness, before dropping again later under the influence of the northeast monsoon, accompanied by

Zhuhai to let three children ride free per adult

Yesterday, Zhuhai authorities announced new “Zhuhai Public Bus and Trolleybus Riding Rules,” effective next month for five years, expanding free rides for families. According to the announcement, adults

Underemployment rises slightly as jobless rates remain stable

Macau’s underemployment rate climbed to 1.5% for both local residents and the overall workforce in September–November 2025, up slightly from the previous period, even as unemployment

Nearly 1,300 young fencers compete in Sands China’s youth elite fencing league

Nearly 1,300 young fencers from around the world gathered in Macau over the weekend as the 2025 Sands China Asian Youth Elite Fencing League – Macao opened with

Wynn Macau becomes first resort in Macau with dual sustainable seafood certification

Wynn Macau has become the first integrated resort in Macau to hold both Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Chain of Custody (CoC) certifications, following

Japan’s Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China 

Type-12 surface-to-ship missile launchers are seen at the inauguration ceremony of a missile regiment of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in Uruma, Okinawa, southern Japan, 2024 J

Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting 

Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha, left, stands with Thai Defense Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit, right, at the General Border Committee Meeting in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand, Saturday Thailand

1975 New laws to end battle of the sexes

Radical new legislation introducing a woman’s right to equal pay and status in the workplace and in society have come into force in the UK. The

Comanche takes line honors for 5th time in Sydney to Hobart yacht race 

LawConnect leads all competitors after the start in the Sydney Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Friday Master Lock Comanche has held off a determined challenge

Hundreds mourn in Homs after deadly mosque bombing 

Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday in the rain and cold outside of a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs for the funeral of eight

Man accused of 1996 Tupac Shakur killing seeks to suppress evidence

The attorneys for the man accused of killing rap icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 are pushing to suppress evidence obtained in what they claim was an “unlawful nighttime

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