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Macau-Hong Kong taxi quotas extended to 2028
Macau Daily Times
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August 19, 2025
The governments of Macau and Hong Kong have agreed to extend for three more years the operation of taxi quotas on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, allowing Macau’s 40 allocated taxis to continue service until 2028. Authorities are also reviewing...
CreatorWeek Macao 2025 to recruit 20 local influencers
Macau Daily Times
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August 19, 2025
Organized by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and international media production company Branded, CreatorWeek Macao 2025 will be held from October 24 to 28. This year’s event will unite six of the integrated resort enterprises alongside...
Macao faces taxi crunch as 400 cabs set to exit by September’s end
Macao News
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August 19, 2025
Macao’s taxi supply will come under renewed pressure next month as 100 radio taxis and up to 300 regular black taxis reach the end of their operating licences, TDM reports. The Transport Bureau (known by its Portuguese initials DSAT) has confirmed...
SJM Macao Open returns with US$1 million prize and golf elite
Macao News
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August 19, 2025
The 22nd edition of the SJM Macao Open will take place between 16-19 October at the Macau Golf and Country Club in Hac Sa, organisers announced at a press conference yesterday at Grand Lisboa Palace in Cotai. The four-day tournament, co-sanctioned...
Macau Customs busts 7 smuggling cases in 10 days
The Macau Post Daily
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The Macau Customs Services announced in a statement on Sunday that it busted seven smuggling cases between August 6 and 15. According to the statement, customs officers seized a total of 81 used electronic devices, 51 used mobile phones, nine...
SJM Macao Open slated for October
The Macau Post Daily
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The SJM Macao Open will again take place at the Macau Golf and Country Club in Hac Sa, with this year’s four-day tournament scheduled to be held from October 16-19. The tournament marks its 22nd edition and has been title-sponsored by SJM Resorts...
Macao golf open 2025 to tee off in October
Xinhua News Agency
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MACAO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Macao Open 2025 will be held in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) from Oct. 16 to 19 at the Macao Golf and Country Club, organizers announced Monday. The one-million U.S. dollar tournament will...
Sam emphasises Shanghai-Macau cooperation in high tech
The Macau Post Daily
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Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with Communist Party of China (CPC) Shanghai Municipal Committee Secretary Chen Jining yesterday during his ongoing working visit there, where both sides exchanged views on deepening practical cooperation in key...
Macao SAR chief executive explores tech cooperation during visit to Zhejiang
Xinhua News Agency
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HANGZHOU, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chief Executive of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Sam Hou Fai led a delegation to the eastern Chinese tech city of Hangzhou from Aug. 16 to 17, seeking strengthened tech collaboration to expand...
Macau GDP returns to growth in 2Q as gaming services exports up nearly 10pct
GGRAsia
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August 18, 2025
Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) “returned to positive growth” in the three months to June 30, supported by “government efforts to boost” the number of visitors to the city and “steady domestic private consumption”. That is according to a...
World Youth Forum Concludes Dual Summits in Hong Kong and Macau; Global Youth Explore AI Era Issues
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 18, 2025
HONG KONG and MACAO, Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Youth Forum (WYF) – a global youth platform for challenge-based learning and growth, co-created by top cross-sector partners through multilateral collaboration–wrapped up its 2025 Future...
Citigroup raises Macau August GGR forecast to $2.7B amid resilient player demand
Asia Gaming Brief
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August 18, 2025
Citigroup has moderately raised its forecast for Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) in August 2025 to MOP21.75 billion ($2.70 billion), up from its previous estimate of MOP21.50 billion ($2.67 billion), citing sustained player demand despite...
Bacha Coffee launches first store in Macau
Inside Retail Asia
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August 18, 2025
Moroccan luxury coffee brand Bacha Coffee has opened its first location in Macau, marking another milestone following the recent launch of its full-concept flagship store at Harbour City in Hong Kong. The newly opened boutique, managed by Hong...
CreatorWeek Macao seeks local content creators as ‘ambassadors’
Macao News
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August 18, 2025
The CreatorWeek Macao 2025 ambassador recruitment programme is open for applications from today until 12 September. Local content creators over the age of 18 are invited to submit an original 3-minute video themed “One day in Macao” for the chance...
CE commends lawmakers for upholding constitutional order and supporting government
Macau Daily Times
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August 18, 2025
The members of the seventh Legislative Assembly will conclude their terms on October 15, with Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai praising their effective upholding of the constitutional order, their support for the government, and diligent fulfillment of...
A Macao-Shanghai AI medical research centre has been launched
Macao News
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August 18, 2025
Institutions from Macao and Shanghai have established a joint research platform to drive the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, China Daily reports. Called the China Macao-Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Translational Medicine...
Lee Westwood confirmed to play in tournament he won over 25 years ago
Golf Digest Middle East
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August 19, 2025
LIV Golf’s Lee Westwood has been unveiled in the field for this year’s $1 million SJM Macao Open on the Asian Tour, which will take place at Macau Golf & Country Club from 16 to 19 October 2025. Outside of this year’s Open Championship, this will...
Macao is reissuing outdoor dining licenses after a 16 year hiatus
Macao News
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August 15, 2025
The Macao government has reopened applications for outdoor dining licenses today, marking a significant turnaround from its previous policy, which had resulted in no new licenses of this kind being issued since 2009. In a statement issued this...
ZAPE food market attracts 25,000 visitors: MGTO
Macau Daily Times
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August 19, 2025
The ZAPE Taste Jam food market, launched last Friday, drew 25,000 visitors in its first two days. According to the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) deputy director, Cheng Wai Tong, the turnout exceeded expectations. Hosted by the MGTO in...
Success Universe extends a loan facility to Ponte 16, amends terms
GGRAsia
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August 19, 2025
Hong Kong-listed Success Universe Group Ltd, a partner in Macau’s Ponte 16 resort, has negotiated an extension on the maturity date on a shareholder loan. The extension on the resort’s shareholder loan – negotiated with Industrial and Commercial...