Daily Archives: Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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Outdoor Performance Venue management to move into private hands in Q2 2027
The government aims to hand over operations of the Outdoor Performance Venue to a private market operator in the second quarter of next year (Q2 2027) ... -
Spain seeks deeper investment ties ahead of tourism forum
On Monday, the Spanish consul general for Macau and Hong Kong, Jesús Gracia Aldaz, outlined plans to expand business ties in financial technology and life sciences ... -
UBS, CLSA: Casino earnings set to fall as costs outpace revenue
The casino sector is expected to report an 11% year-over-year decline in third-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), driven by higher commissions and ... -
Residents call for preservation as gov’t launches Patio do Espinho renewal
The Macao Community Construction Promotion Association and the Patio do Espinho Original Residents’ Concern Group recently held a community forum to discuss the area’s revitalization and ... -
Consumer confidence continued to erode in Q3
Consumer confidence fell in the third quarter (Q3) of 2026, with the overall index dropping below the 100-point threshold that separates confidence from a lack of ... -
Macau and Philippines sign new Air Services Agreement
The Civil Aviation Authority of Macao SAR and the Civil Aeronautics Board of the Republic of the Philippines signed a bilateral Air Services Agreement (ASA) to ... -
UM sets 22,000-student target in five-year plan focused on Hengqin
The University of Macau (UM) has unveiled its five-year development plan for the 2026/27 to 2030/31 academic years, projecting that its student body will exceed 22,000 ... -
Guangzhou-Macau flights take off in December
China Southern Airlines will launch a daily direct service between Guangzhou and Macau starting December 10, according to the airline’s official website. Flight CZ5013 departs from ... -
Woman caught smuggling silver pellets at Gongbei
Gongbei Customs said Tuesday that it stopped a Hong Kong resident attempting to smuggle more than 10 kilograms of silver pellets into mainland China. The authority ... -
MGTO features Macau culinary heritage at World Food Forum
At the 2026 World Food Forum in Rome, the Macau Government Tourism Office highlighted Macau’s role as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy by presenting the ... -
MICE Conference to debate the future of media management in Macau
Macau will host the International Media Management Academic Association (IMMAA) annual conference from today through October 17. Under the theme “Bridging Cultures in Media Management,” the ... -
MIF fairs to host 10 business-matching sessions
Macau will host 10 themed business-matching sessions across three concurrent trade exhibitions from Oct. 21-24 as the city seeks to strengthen commercial links between China and ... -
Pearl Dragon and Fu Man Lou to co-curate Mountain-and-Sea culinary feast
In November, Pearl Dragon, the Cantonese‑Chaozhou restaurant at Studio City Macau, will join forces with Fu Man Lou Hokkien Cuisine from Chengdu to present the “Canton ... -
AIM and MGM host brand expansion festival
The Industrial Association of Macau (AIM) and MGM co-hosted an event to help local SMEs expand into regional markets and strengthen local brands’ competitiveness. Building on ... -
Beyond The Buzzer: ‘NBA Cares x Sands Cares’ turns a world-class event into community impact
The “NBA Cares x Sands Cares Community Impact Week 2026” brought the community and the region together Oct. 7-11, engaging over 2,900 students, community members and ... -
Integrating AI into conservation practices for heritage preservation
The 14th annual academic meeting of the China Association for Conservation Technology of Cultural Heritage, held in September in Urumqi, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, ... -
Visa wins approval to prepare a bank card clearing business in China
U.S. payments giant Visa said Tuesday that it received approval to prepare to set up a bank card clearing business in China, a move that could ... -
Pacific hurricane region sets record for big, long-lasting storms thanks to El Niño
The drumbeat of monster hurricanes in the Pacific has broken a record for nasty long-lasting storms east of the international date line, turbocharged by nature’s supersized ... -
Authorities return 20 green sea turtles to the ocean after Bali smuggling raid
Indonesian authorities on the tourist island of Bali released 20 protected green sea turtles back into the ocean Tuesday after they were found and seized on ... -
IMF raises forecast for world growth this year but warns of AI boom
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy for this year, while warning of growing risks from rising debt, including ... -
Experts urge parents to prepare kids for possible livestreamed execution
This is not an article about politics, capital punishment or whether the Fort Hood shooter deserves to be executed in public for his crimes. Instead, it’s ... -
F1 announces return to Africa with grand prix in Rwanda in early 2030s
Formula 1 announced on Tuesday that Rwanda will host a race from “the early 2030s” when the series returns to Africa after about 40 years. The ... -
Spain’s royals visit Ceuta as territory grapples with migration crisis
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited the Spanish city of Ceuta in North Africa on Tuesday in a show of solidarity with residents and the ... -
Nobel Peace laureate defends international justice as it comes under US criticism
Navi Pillay, the South African-born jurist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last week, told The Associated Press in an interview that, as a judge, ... -
Western and Chinese AI: Who decides what’s forbidden?
Ask an artificial intelligence chatbot a difficult question, and its refusal may tell you as much about its creators as any answer could. Large language models ... -
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 – edition no. 5054
* Private stage — Gov’t plans to hand Outdoor Performance Venue management to a private operator in 2027, demanding more large-scale events under a five-year contract ...
