Yearly Archives: 2025
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Sarkozy begins a 5-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at a prison in Paris yesterday to begin serving a 5-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 ... -
Massive Amazon cloud outage has been resolved after disrupting internet use worldwide
Amazon says a massive outage of its cloud computing service has been resolved as of yesterday [Macau time], after a problem disrupted internet use around the ... -
Consequences of China’s population decline
China’s population began to shrink in 2022. The UN’s projections – revised several times, the last one in 2024 – point to a gradual decline to ... -
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 – edition no. 4823
* Judicial year | child sexual abuse cases on the rise: MP * Health |4,000 violations recorded in smoking, alcohol crackdown * Health | Influenza cases ... -
Sam Hou Fai affirms Macau’s role in legal cooperation with Lusophone countries
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai reaffirmed Macau’s role as a bridge between China and the Portuguese-speaking world through legal and judicial cooperation in a speech yesterday ... -
CTM to offer fee reduction for clients starting 2026
Local telecom operator Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau (CTM), which recently secured a two-year extension of its exclusive franchise contract, announced yesterday its plans for a ... -
Temperatures to drop under Typhoon Signal No. 3
Local temperatures are expected to drop as the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) raised the No. 3 tropical cyclone signal at 7 p.m. yesterday due ... -
Two Macau moments make it to Top 5 of Darryl O’Young’s career memories
Hong Kong’s Darryl O’Young has announced his retirement from driving duties at the end of this season. At 45, O’Young has decided to end a racing ... -
Career Development Expo with 50 companies bringing 1,500 job vacancies
The “2025 Autumn Employment and Career Development Expo” brings together over 50 companies offering more than 1,500 job vacancies across various sectors, and is set to ... -
Economy slows to 4.8% annual growth in July-September, hit by tariffs and slack demand
China’s economy expanded at the slowest annual pace in a year in July-September, growing 4.8%, weighed down by trade tensions with the United States and slack ... -
E-commerce sales surpass MOP20 million during ‘618 Shopping Festival’
Macau merchants recorded over MOP20 million in sales on Taobao during the recent 618 Shopping Festival, signaling rapid growth in the city’s e-commerce sector, the Macau ... -
Five injured in bus, dump truck collision
A traffic accident occurred this morning around 10 a.m. near Wynn Palace, involving a dump truck and a bus. Fire authorities reported that five passengers aged ... -
Two students lose over HKD2.5 million to fraud scheme
Two mainland female university students studying in Macau fell victim to a fake “public security and legal” scam, losing more than HKD2.5 million combined. Police said ... -
Gov’t plans to expand student hearing checks
The Health Bureau (SSM) announced plans to implement regular hearing screenings for schoolchildren, addressing common ear infections that can affect early childhood hearing. First-grade students currently ... -
High school student takes upskirt pictures over ‘curiosity’
The Public Security Police (PSP) announced yesterday the arrest of a male secondary school student who confessed to taking 67 upskirt photos and 50 videos with ... -
Crosswalk on Calçada do Botelho sparks online buzz, but vanishes soon after
A sudden online sensation erupted over a newly installed crosswalk yesterday on Calçada do Botelho, as netizens – presumed to be drivers – warned motorists to ... -
MIF celebrates 30th anniversary with triple expo welcoming global brands
The 2nd China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Economic and Trade Expo (Macao) (2nd C-PLPEX), the 30th Macao International Trade & Investment Fair (30th MIF), and the Macao Franchise Expo ... -
‘Macau Races On’ wins Best Event Film at International Motor Film Awards
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) hosted a sharing session yesterday at the Macao Grand Prix Museum (MGPM) to celebrate its award-winning film, Macau Races On, ... -
MGM co-hosts responsible gaming ambassador program
MGM, in collaboration with the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) and the Macao Leisure Industry Employees Home, recently co-hosted the second edition of the “Industry-Wide ... -
Melco volunteers bring Mid-Autumn festivities to community
Melco Resorts & Entertainment continued its community engagement this Mid-Autumn Festival through its “Simple Acts of Kindness” initiative. Over 100 volunteers, including employees and their families, ... -
Xi Jinping outlines five-year plan at closed-door Communist Party meeting
Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered a speech yesterday on the opening day of a major meeting of the ruling Communist Party to approve a draft plan laying out ... -
Trump’s immigration crackdown weighs heavy on the labor market
Maria worked cleaning schools in Florida for $13 an hour. Every two weeks, she’d get a $900 paycheck from her employer, a contractor. Not much — ... -
2001 Anthrax claims third victim in US
A third person has been diagnosed in the US with the most serious form of anthrax. The unnamed Washington postal worker is being treated for inhalation ... -
F1 leader Piastri in poor form and fighting to hold off Norris, Verstappen in title chase
Oscar Piastri likely can’t leave Texas fast enough. McLaren’s Formula 1 championship leader certainly wasn’t very fast Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas as teammate and title ... -
Double plays and errors send Mariners to first Game 7 still seeking their World Series debut
One win from their first World Series, the Seattle Mariners never got off the ground yesterday (Macau time). Seattle bounced into inning-ending double plays in three ... -
A cargo aircraft skids off a runway into the sea, killing 2 airport workers
A cargo aircraft skidded off a Hong Kong runway and collided with a security patrol car before both fell into the sea early yesterday, killing the ... -
Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped 60,000 kids avoid allergies, study finds
A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a ... -
Gold’s ‘SemiRational’ Run Gives Wall Street Vertigo
Wall Street has finally capitulated to gold’s record-breaking run. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon’s reluctant endorsement was the inflection point. “This is ... -
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 – edition no. 4822
* Lawful Links — Sam Hou Fai reaffirmed Macau’s role as a bridge between China and the Portuguese-speaking world through judicial cooperation at a Lusophone summit ... -
Macau gears up to welcome over 1,000 athletes as National Games open Nov. 9
The opening ceremony of the 15th National Games, jointly hosted for the first time by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau, is set to begin in Guangzhou ... -
Typhoon Fengshen expected to impact Macau with T3 likely to be hoisted
Macau is preparing for its first autumn typhoon, Fengshen, which coincides with the arrival of cooler weather, and the local observatory has announced plans to assess ... -
Lugano makes history with first FIBA 3×3 World Tour win in Macau
The 2025 FIBA 3×3 World Tour Macau brought intense energy to Wynn Palace Macau this weekend. Sixteen of the world’s top teams competed in the tournament, ... -
Open House hosts public to meet Sam Hou Fai in ‘lively gathering’
The Government Headquarters organized a two-day open house over the weekend, during which Chief Executive (CE) Sam Hou Fai engaged with visitors on Saturday afternoon. The ... -
Nursery video surveillance plan sees hesitant response from parents
Wilson Hon, president of the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS), confirmed that adoption has been slow amid hesitations over video monitoring inside local nurseries. The IAS president ... -
Ruling Communist Party meets to map out plans for the next five years
One of China’s most important meetings begins today, as leader Xi Jinping and other ruling Communist Party elites gather in Beijing to map out the goals ...
