Macao Policy & Telecom: Macau’s Legislative Assembly has advanced a proposed overhaul of the telecommunications law, aiming to replace fragmented, technology-specific rules with a unified, technology-neutral licensing and competition framework—while keeping TV, radio, satellite broadcasting and private telecoms under separate regulation. Beauty & Trade Events: Macao’s regional business calendar gets a boost as the 29th Cosmoprof Asia 2026 prepares for Nov. 10–13, linking branded beauty with Cosmopack Asia’s supply-chain focus (ingredients, packaging, machinery, contract manufacturing). Greater Bay Area Connectivity: Guangdong and Hong Kong signed work arrangements to enable cross-boundary individual yacht travel, building on earlier northbound flows and expected to lift water-based leisure demand. Digital Finance: Hong Kong priced about HK$20 billion in digital green bonds across HKD, RMB, USD and EUR, with strong subscription demand and new settlement features for the HKD tranche. Life Sciences Deals: Novo Nordisk will pay up to $2.6 billion to Hengrui for rights to experimental once-weekly oral GLP-1/GIP weight-loss drug HRS-1596 (excluding mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan). Energy & Infrastructure: China Three Gorges’ deep-sea offshore wind project in Guangdong connected its first turbines to the grid, using ultra-high-voltage flexible DC transmission to move power from far offshore. Macao Food & Industry Promotion: Macao will host PLPEX (Oct. 21–24), a trade exhibition for products and services from nine Portuguese-speaking countries, with zones spanning e-commerce, agriculture, marine tech, food & beverages, and professional services.