Macao’s Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai is aiming to expand the SAR’s international influence, and has positioned Spain as the starting point for extending its platform role into the Spanish-speaking world. The revelation by the SAR government followed his meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares Bueno of Spain, in Madrid yesterday. The …
Four of Europe’s biggest football clubs are coming to Hong Kong this summer for the second edition of the Hong Kong Football Festival, running from 31 July to 5 August at the 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium. Two matches are on the card. Manchester City face Inter Milan on 1 August in the Asahi Super Dry …
Shenzhen’s robotics sector reached a record-breaking output value of 242.6 billion yuan (US$35.54 billion) in 2025, up by 20.56 percent year-on-year. That’s according to the Shenzhen Robot Industry Development White Paper (2025), which was released yesterday during the FAIR of AI and Robotics and FAIR plus – international robotics and tech events that are being …
Zone two, section two of Macao’s South Shore Promenade – which spans the coastal stretch between Macau Tower and the Portas do Entendimento – officially opened to the public today. The new section covers approximately 17,000 square metres and features a leisure area with landscaped greenery and evergreen trees. A 600-metre coastal walkway and cycle …
Angola is cementing solar power as a crucial element of its national energy strategy. This move is aimed at enhancing the complementarity between solar and hydropower, with the latter remaining the backbone of the national electricity system, the Angolan weekly newspaper Expansão reports. The country currently has approximately 400 MW of solar capacity operational and …
Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), a division of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), is witnessing a boom in its business, supported by significant international demand, the industry news platform iMarine reports. General manager Zhou Xuhui confirmed in a recent symposium that GSI holds contracts valued at almost 100 billion yuan (US$14.65 billion). The company’s schedule …
Macao’s gross gaming revenues (GGR) would only need to rise by 6 percent during the month of April to exceed 20 billion patacas ($2.5 billion). If realised, the monthly GGR figure would have crossed the threshold 11 times over the past 12 months, totalling 257 billion patacas ($32 billion), an amount representing 88 percent of …
Hong Kong’s eight publicly funded universities have all secured places in Asia’s top 100 in the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2026, with two institutions making their debut appearances in the list. Across the estuary, the University of Macau climbed into the region’s top 30 for the first time – a result that underlines …
The 2027 Blue Bay GBA Food Guide (2027蓝湾大湾区美食指南), the second edition of Shenzhen Cuisine Association’s initiative to promote Greater Bay Area cuisine globally and to establish Shenzhen as a world-class dining destination, was officially unveiled last Sunday on 19 April at the Shenzhen Food & Beverage Industry Conference, according to Chinese media reports. The launch …
Chinese action stars, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, Jet Li and Wu Jing, could appear in 1941, a star-studded Hong Kong historic epic currently being developed by filmmakers Teddy Chan and Chin Ka-lok, with a slated release in 2027. At an event reported by multiple Chinese media last month, Chan said he would be producing the …