23rd MIF kicks off | Lionel Leong praises local MICE industry

The 23rd Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (22nd MIF) and 2018 Portuguese-speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macau) (2018 PLPEX) opened yesterday at The Venetian Macao.

Studio City takes USD359m in US IPO

Studio City International Holdings Ltd. raised USD359 million in its U.S. initial public offering, pricing its shares at the top of the Macau casino and resort company’s

Analysts betting on October gaming rebound

Analysts at brokerage house Sanford C Bernstein suggest that gross gaming revenue in October may bounce from the disappointing 2.8 percent increase in September. The analysts said that gross

Exhibition showcases ‘raw’ bridal shots

A photographic installation titled “St. Lazarus Brides” is currently being showcased at Albergue SCM, presenting a total of 30 portraits taken with an iPhone 4 between 2015 and 2018.

Direct investment in Macau records 80 percent collapse

Inward direct investment flows to the Macau SAR last year collapsed to a mere 20 percent of that in 2016, according to the latest data from

Education | IPM Taipa campus expected to open by 2020

The Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) is expected to open its new Taipa campus by 2020, the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, announced yesterday during

AL Plenary | LRT company to operate like airport firm

The law that will regulate the operations of the Macau Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system was yesterday approved at the Legislative Assembly (AL) on its first reading

Viral photograph has netizens thinking alien invasion

A photograph of a street in Macau has gone viral after netizens said that the Grand Lisboa casino-hotel seen in the background looked like an alien spacecraft.

Briefs | UM library exhibits old documents

The exhibition “Macau: A Gateway to the Cultural Interaction between China and the West, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Rare Collections Exhibition” is being held on the fifth floor of the

MIF, PLPEX to feature 30 themed events

The 23rd Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) kicks off tomorrow along with the 2018 Portuguese-speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (PLPEX). The

CRIME | Manager and hotel staff accused of procuring prostitution

A male hotel manager and a female staff member, both local residents, have been accused of procuring prostitution due to a complaint from a young Kazakhstani woman, the Judiciary

Center continues to fight human trafficking

The Good Shepherd Center’s involvement in anti-trafficking activities began in 2008, a year after the human trafficking law was passed in Macau. With the financial support

Heritage | Exhibition rediscovers Macau-Goa relationship

The exhibition “Viagem Oriental” features a total of 20 photographs of decorative and collectors pieces from Macau that once decorated houses in Goa. Goan director

MDT Interview | Leonel Alves: Almeida Correia’s bid ‘positive and courageous’

Former lawmaker Leonel Alves, a heavyweight in the legal and political community, is throwing his support behind the list of incumbents at the Lawyers Association

Crime | Illegal dental clinic dismantled by police

An illegal dental clinic operating without any staff qualification licenses in the Iao Hon area was dismantled by the Public Security Police Force (PSP), the police

Macau lags behind in financial leasing schemes

Lawmaker Ip Sio Kai, who is also Chairman of the Macau Association of Banks, admitted that many disadvantages preventing Macau from developing wealth management and financial

Lusofonia Festival kicks off on Friday

The 21st Lusofonia Festival will be held from 19 to 21 October at the Taipa Houses-Museum. The event – organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau

MELCO Dare to Dream | Inspiring budding chefs through culinary arts program

Last November, Macau was voted and recognised by UNESCO as a Creative City of Gastronomy for its Macanese culinary legacy of over 400-years-old and emerging prominence as

Tourism prices rise with summer vacation demand

Rising prices for hotel accommodation, restaurant services and food products were responsible for a 0.9 percent hike in the Tourist Price Index in the third

Briefs | Paul Schrader joins festival jury

Veteran U.S. screenwriter and director Paul Schrader will be a member of the Macau International Film Festival’s jury. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Schrader will join the panel

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