Macao’s CPI edges up slightly in September, driven by food and housing costs

The latest figures from Macao’s Statistics and Census Service show that the Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September rose by 0.47 percent year-on-year and 0.1 percent month-on-month. For the 12 months ending September this year, the...

Macao sees significant visitor growth in the first three quarters of 2025 

Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicates that a total of 29,671,070 visitor arrivals in Macao were recorded in the first three quarters of 2025, up by 14.5 percent year-on-year. Same-day visitors (17,278,529) and...

Sines port promotes green energy and digital innovation in China

Posted on October 29, 2025 Macau, China (Ports Europe) October 29, 2025 – The Port of Sines and Algarve Authority (APS) showcased its green energy and digital transition strategy at the China-Portuguese Speaking Countries Economic and Trade Expo...

Macau sets minimum hourly wage at MOP35 next year

The Executive Council (ExCo) has announced plans to raise the minimum hourly wage from MOP34 to MOP35, which is expected to take effect this year and benefit approximately 18,200 employees. The draft legislation proposes a 2.9% increase in wages,...

National Games indispensable for Chinese sports

Yu Yang, an Olympic badminton gold medalist, ignites her torch from one held by humanoid robot Kuavo on November 3th during the torch relay held in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, for the 15th National Games. JIANG HAN/XINHUA With less than a week...

15 Hong Kong construction trades face wage freeze from November, only excavator operators to receive 3.2% raise

閱讀中文版本 A total of 13 trades have reportedly had salaries frozen for two consecutive years. Starting November 2025, wages for 15 out of 16 major construction trades in Hong Kong will remain unchanged, with only excavator operators receiving a pay...

Macao's 3 exhibitions drive industrial development with over 140 deals

MACAO, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Three concurrent exhibitions in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) concluded on Saturday, generating more than 140 signed agreements and 68 business expansion projects. The 2nd China-Portuguese-Speaking...

Turkish Airlines Secures US$412 Million Chinese Loan

Istanbul flagged-carrier Turkish Airlines has completed a five-year financing agreement worth 2.9 billion yuan with Bank of China, under the coordination of its Türkiye unit and Macau branch. The deal positions the airline to accelerate fleet...

Celltrion signs up to $744 mil. deal with Maryland's Kaigene for 2 autoimmune drugs

Celltrion signed exclusive license-in agreements with Kaigene, a Maryland-based biotech, to add two antibody programs for autoimmune disease: an FcRn inhibitor and a selective pathogenic autoantibody degrader. The company put the package at up to...

Economy posts 8% growth in Q3 on tourism surge

The local economy continued its steady recovery in the third quarter, buoyed by robust growth in the services sector and sustained tourist inflows during the summer peak season, according to preliminary data from the Statistics and Census Service...

LRT passengers reach a new high in October

The Light Rapid Transit (LRT) reached a new high in October, recording a daily average of 30,800 passengers. The record slightly surpasses the one set in September (30,600), when the mass transport system hit a new paid-travel record. The figure...

China's high-tech manufacturing profits rise 8.7% in first nine months

CHINA’S industrial firms posted faster revenue growth in the first nine months of 2025, with operating income up 2.4 percent year on year, driven by a rise of 8.7 percent in the profits of the high-tech manufacturing sector, according to data...

Biogen to Highlight Scientific Progress in Rare Kidney Disease at American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2025

Oral presentation to share first-of-its-kind longitudinal gene expression data in IgA nephropathy, unveiling novel insights into the mechanism of action of felzartamab and advancing the understanding of its disease modifying potential Exhibitor...

StarCharge and Jardine Engineering Corporation signed an agreement for strategic cooperation on construction of charging network and microgrids

CHANGZHOU, China, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 21, StarCharge and Jardine Engineering Corporation (JEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the fields of charging network and microgrids. The agreement was signed by...

How Macau and Hong Kong inspired Colin Farrell’s Ballad of a Small Player

A sweaty, velvet-suited Colin Farrell runs panicked through humid, neon-lit Macau, stalked by Tilda Swinton disguised as a tacky tourist and yelled at in Cantonese by locals – such is the intense, somewhat surreal energy of Ballad of a Small...

Macau’s visitor tally reaches 2.78mln in September, up 10pct y-o-y

Visitor arrivals to Macau in September rose 9.8 percent year-on-year, to nearly 2.78 million, according to data issued on Friday by Macau’s Statistics and Census Bureau. September’s tally comes after the city registered a new monthly record in...

Sands Resorts Macao, Macau Pass unveil consumer service experience upgrade

Sands Resorts Macao, in partnership with Macau Pass, announced in a statement yesterday a consumer service experience upgrade by introducing a “Pay-to-Join Membership” that utilises Alipay Tap! technology. The announcement was made during a recent...

China’s industrial profits jumped 21.6% in September, the highest since November 2023

China posted a 21.6% jump in industrial profits for September, the biggest monthly gain since November 2023, driven by government efforts to suppress destructive price wars and stabilize factory income, according to data released Monday by the...

International manga exhibition opens in Macao

An exhibition celebrating global manga artists opened last Thursday at Macao’s Livraria Portuguesa (the Portuguese Bookshop). The event, which runs until Saturday, 1 November, features the work of more than 30 international manga creators. Notable...

CreatorWeek 2025 Launches in Macao, Offering a Unique, Vibrant Platform for Global Content Creators to Connect, Collaborate, and Innovate

MACAO, Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CreatorWeek Macao 2025, co-organized by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and Branded, with Adbeyond Group Macau as a collaborative partner, is currently taking place from October 24 to 28. The event is...