Author: Grace Yu, MDT
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Discover Foshan’s Cultural Fusion: Art, Commerce, and Community
Travelog Nestled in the heart of the Pearl River Delta, Foshan 佛山 is a city that effortlessly bridges China’s rich heritage with cutting-edge modernity. As a ... -
Discover Huawei’s European Town in Dongguan
Travelog The urban charm of Europe, now just a stone’s throw away from the bustling metropolises of the Greater Bay Area. I’ve discovered a slice of ... -
Huizhou, where the past meets the present
Travelog Huizhou, the verdant backdrop to Shenzhen’s skyscrapers, is a place where the hustle gives way to history and the sea. As a city with a ... -
Gov’t pushes for free cross-border money flow
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong pledged in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Finance Forum on June 11 that the Macau SAR ... -
MGTO: Travelers tend to buy more and stay longer in town
Tourists visiting Macau have recently shown greater buying power and intend to stay longer in the city, according to Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, director of ... -
Macau helps alleviate poverty in Congjiang with 73 projects, reaching over RMB115 million
Macau has provided poverty-relief measures to Congjiang County since 2018. This has helped the county improve educational facilities, achieve a better standard of living, sell agricultural ... -
Indonesia crowned in MGM Lion Dance Championship
Indonesia took home the title of champion in the “MGM Lion Dance Championship-Beijing International Invitational 2015”, scoring 9.25 out of 10. China and Malaysia finished as ... -
MGM Lion Dance Championship to be held in Beijing for the first time
Beijing will welcome a group of guests from Macau to bear witness to the MGM Lion Dance Championship being held in mainland China for the first ... -
Interview with Brian Hall | ‘Migrants do make a great contribution to Macau’
Dr Brian Hall, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Macau’s Faculty of Social Sciences, recently published his research findings in British medical journal The ... -
Our Desk: Awakening Macau
It took some time for Macau to become world-renowned for its magnificent and lucrative casinos. And the MSAR government is still working hard to create a ... -
Ho Iat Seng admits mass rally against officials’ perks bill was ‘a great lesson’
Ho Iat Seng, president of the Legislative Assembly (AL), said that May’s mass demonstration against the officials’ perks bill had taught lawmakers a lesson. “We did ... -
MGM to build mansion and sky lofts in Cotai
Last week, MGM China stated that its Cotai construction “is moving along at full steam.” Yesterday, the Group’s Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Grant Bowie, ... -
Agnes Lam ‘Referendum’ may hurt Beijing-MSAR relations
Commenting on the recent social movement to launch a civil referendum, a scholar from the University of Macau (UM) worries that the way to realizing universal ... -
Survey says gaming service improved in Q2
The Gaming Service Index (GSI) released its mid-term report yesterday. Results showed that the quality of service in Macau’s gaming industry is on the rise. The ... -
ANALYSIS | Casino protests gain momentum before CE election
Commenting on the recent workers’ rallies against two casinos, Larry So, a political commentator said that now is “the best time” for protestors to organize social ... -
New Macau agrees with gov’t on zone A housing plan
Members of the New Macau Association, including lawmakers Au Kam San and Ng Kuok Cheong, petitioned yesterday at the government’s headquarters, calling on the government to ... -
EDUCATION | Summer internship program in full operation
Summer time is a popular internship season among college students – who get the chance to put their theories into practice – and this summer, local ... -
Our Desk: The fall of House News
The abrupt shutdown of the House News, a pro-democracy news website and online blog, was shared across various social media plat- forms yesterday. For the Chinese-speaking ... -
Anti-gas-station residents demand CCAC’s probe
A group of Taipa residents rallied outside the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) yesterday, urging the organization to look into a recent dispute over plans to build ... -
Grand Prix related works to end before September
The committee of the Macau Grand Prix (MGP) has said that they will try to reduce the event’s impact on residents by completing major construction works ... -
Tourism master plan opens to int’l bidders this year
The elaboration of a general plan of the city’s tourism industry development is open to bidders across the globe, the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) revealed ... -
Third Global Tourism Economy Forum to take place in October
The third edition of Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) is scheduled to take place at the Venetian Macao from October 27 to 29 around the theme ... -
Referendum organizers accuse government of ‘intimidation’
The organizers of the unofficial referendum say that the government’s statements on its alleged illegality are “verbal intimidation.” Last Saturday, a government spokesperson said that the ... -
Fundraising concert held for abandoned pets
A music concert was held yesterday in Tap Seac Square, aiming to raise donations for abandoned animals. Several singers and bands from the Macau Artistes Association ... -
Macao Conscience predicts dire consequences if academic freedom is not respected
Macao Conscience delivered a petition yesterday, which alleged that breaches of the right to freedom of expression and academic freedom took place during recent incidents at ... -
Activists pledge to organize democracy referendum on CE election
By way of protesting the Election of the Chief Executive of Macau that will take place on 31 August, three groups are joining forces to form ... -
Our Desk: Unplug and get bored
Do you see people waiting in public venues, canteens, bus stations or even dining alone or sitting on the bus, looking down at their smartphones in ... -
New Macau leaders show divergences, president to be elected tomorrow
The New Macau Association (ANM) elected their new council and board of supervisors yesterday, but the new head of the association has yet to be elected. ... -
ART | SOFIA AREZ INTERVIEW: “You will find more in the woods than in books’”
Sofia Arez, the Portugal-born artist living alternately between her hometown and Macau, inaugurates her tree-themed exhibition today at the Orient Foundation, with the hope of “defending ...
