China to build massive USD1.5 billion panda conservation area

The Bank of China has pledged at least 10 billion yuan (USD1.5 billion) to create a massive giant panda conservation park in southwestern Sichuan province,

Gaming | 2018 and whether it will be the year of the mass-market breakout

The exception in Macau appears to be the consensus view that the future of gaming belongs to the mass-market segment. In fact, the only controversial aspect

Benfica wins 3-2 and makes history for local football

Benfica de Macau football club won 3-2 against Taiwan’s Hang Yuen FC in a nerve-racking match that saw the Macau team go to half time

Macao Water enhancing disaster resistance capability

Water supply was affected “to an unprecedented degree” during Typhoon Hato, the executive director of Macao Water acknowledged yesterday during a meeting with journalists. Nacky Kuan praised

Sheldon Adelson, world’s richest casino mogul again

Sheldon Adelson, chairman of Las Vegas Sands, is the world’s top casino mogul again this year, according to the latest Forbes list, but fell one spot in

Analysis | Xi readies sweeping government overhaul to empower party

The changes are part of a proposed “CPC leadership system” approved by the party on Feb. 28, the people said. Details of that document, which called

Koreas to hold summit at border in April; Kim hints at tests suspension

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has agreed to hold a landmark summit meeting with South Korea’s president next month and impose a moratorium on nuclear

Arts Festival | Asian programs increased, budget reduced

The 29th Macao Arts Festival (MAF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), will be held from April 27 to May 31. The IC

Football | Participation in AFC Cup a ‘unique opportunity’ for Benfica Macau

Football club Benfica de Macau is ready to participate in the Asia Football Confederation (AFC) Cup 2018 group stage. Several Benfica representatives have acknowledged this opportunity as

IC head ‘convinced Macau is an open city’

The president of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Mok Ian Ian, said yesterday at a press conference for the Maca0 Arts Festival that she was not aware of

CE meets with top think tank on NPC sidelines

Chief Executive Chui Sai On yesterday met with one of China’s top think tanks in a sidelines meeting from his trip to Beijing for the opening of the

PM pledges strong growth as Xi bids to rule indefinitely

China’s government pledged yesterday to deliver robust growth, pursue advanced technology and boost military spending while urging the public to embrace President Xi Jinping’s rule

No legal charges filed following asbestos case close to school

No further legal action has been taken following the presence of asbestos in demolition work carried out in a plot located in Taipa at Padre Tomás Pereira

Primary school students accused of arson

A group of three local primary school students aged 10 and 11 years old were accused of arson, the Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson informed yesterday during the

Pop art exhibition revives Asian-American youth icons

A pop art exhibition opened at the Rui Cunha Foundation yesterday evening, showcasing the works of California-based contemporary artist Louise Leong. Leong, whose family is from Macau, has

90th Oscars | Shape of Water and Mcdormand rule the night Hollywood dance between honoring and correcting the past

Held one year ago, the 90th Academy Awards would have very likely been a rose-colored nostalgia fest. But this year, with a culture- wide reckoning

Chui Sai On convinced Light Rail will be operational in 2019

The Chief Executive (CE), Chui Sai On, departed yesterday to Beijing, where he is expected to attend the opening of the first session of

Slain Filipina in freezer shows risks to overseas workers

When Joanna Demafelis’ indebted family needed money to fix their typhoon- battered home, she followed in the footsteps of millions of other Filipinos and left to find

Macau painted in ‘Holi’ colors

As has become a tradition, this year, the Holi Festival was once again celebrated in Macau yesterday thanks to the initiative of the Indian Culture Association of Macau,

Power to authorize demonstrations to be transferred to police

The Executive Council has proposed a transfer of authorization for demonstrations and assembly from the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) to the Public Security

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