13 Architectural Marvels You Have to See in Macau

From glitzy casinos and futuristic hotels to ancient temples and colonial-era villas, Macau’s East-meets-West architectural landscape is as rich as its past. Today’s it’s known as “the Las Vegas of Asia.” But for 400-some years—all the way up...

Macau-Portugal Joint Committee Meeting to be held in February 2026 after near-seven-year hiatus

The 7th Macau-Portugal Joint Committee Meeting will take place in Macau on 4–6 February 2026, nearly seven years after the last session, Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro announced on Wednesday. Montenegro was speaking to local media at a...

Macau Casino Outlook Upgraded, Analysts Forecast $31.1 Billion in 2025 Gaming Revenue

Posted on: September 10, 2025, 09:52h. Last updated on: September 10, 2025, 10:08h. Macau’s casino industry continues to be upgraded by analysts Macau is amid its most significant post-pandemic recovery Gaming revenue through August is up 7.2%...

‘Macau Grand Prix Museum X The Pirelli Legend’ exhibition kicks off

A new exhibition titled “Macau Grand Prix Museum X The Pirelli Legend” kicked off at the Macau Grand Prix Museum in Zape yesterday afternoon, offering racing enthusiasts and other museumgoers a glimpse into the Italian tyre manufacturer and its...

Macau set ‘ballad of a small player’ holds Canadian premiere

Golden Globe-winning actor Colin Farrell, Hong Kong-American actress Fala Chen, and Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton attended the Toronto International Film Festival for the Canadian premiere of The Ballad of a Small Player. The Macau-shot film...

Tropical storm Mitag nears Macau with signal no. 3 likely Friday morning

The tropical storm, Mitag, is moving northwest toward eastern Guangdong and gaining intensity, updated the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau, saying that it is likely to edge within 200 kilometres of Macau on Friday (19 September). The weather...

Macau’s neon nights and ghostly traditions fuel Colin Farrell’s surreal ‘Ballad of a Small Player’

TORONTO, Sept 10 — Colin Farrell plunges into an intoxicating fever dream among the high-stakes baccarat tables of Macau casinos with Ballad of a Small Player, a rare major Western film shot on location in Asia’s gambling capital. The surreal,...

‘A Sea in the Old House of Orchid’ shows Macau’s dark memories

Review by William Chan Attending the Fringe Festival has always felt like opening a blind box – you never know what to expect, but there is always the thrill of surprise. This year, thanks to a friend’s invitation and a lucky pair of free tickets,...

Typhoon Matmo strengthens, prompting China to evacuate 347K people

BANGKOK -- Typhoon Matmo strengthened ahead of making landfall Sunday in China, prompting the government to evacuate some 347,000 people from the southern provinces of Guangdong and Hainan. The typhoon had maximum sustained wind speeds of 94 mph...

Macau Customs seizes 3 tonnes of frozen chicken feet worth 80,000 patacas

Macau Customs Service officers raided a parallel-trading den in the peninsula’s northern district on Friday where they seized 3,000 kilogrammes of frozen chicken feet worth around 80,000 patacas in total. On Friday, according to Saturday’s...

Free services to clients total 63% of Macau gaming operators’ expenses in 2024

Free services provided to customers accounted for 63 percent of operating expenses among Macau’s gaming operators in 2024. The figures were released on Wednesday by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) in its 2024 Gaming Sector Survey. The...

Macau-Guangdong Union showcases key attractions to foster a ‘Happier Macau’

Running in the upcoming eighth Legislative Assembly direct election, the Macau-Guangdong Union described its campaign team as embodying “three new attractions,” while championing the core principle that “Macau deserves greater happiness.” For its...

China’s Humanoid Future

Good evening. C-3PO, who made his movie debut in 1977, was far ahead of his time. The humanoid robot from Star Wars could walk, talk, reason and save the day. Almost half a century later, no nation is trying harder to create a worthy 21st century...

Macau premium gaming shows strength with rising average wagers: Citigroup

Macau’s premium mass gaming market continues to show resilience, with total wagers rising 3 percent year-on-year in September 2025 despite an 18 percent decline in player numbers, according to the latest monthly survey by Citigroup analysts George...

LRT hits paid travel record in September

Macau’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) carried an average of about 30,600 passengers per day in September, the highest figure since fares were introduced, the operator said today. According to official data from the Macau Light Rapid Transit...

Macau’s bond market passes MOP1 tln milepost: operator

All the bonds listed on Macau’s bond market are now valued at a whopping MOP1 trillion (US$0.12 trillion/RMB0.89 trillion), the city’s bond exchange operator has announced. According to Chongwa (Macao) Financial Asset Exchange, or the MOX, this...

Macau-Guangdong Union (UMG) group calls for subsidy encouraging employers to hire young locals

The Macau-Guangdong Union (UMG) candidacy group, the No.4 on the ballot paper for the 2025 direct legislative election, urges the government to launch a 5,000-pataca monthly subsidy for local employers hiring young local people who have newly...

Macau Casinos Kept Tables Running as Storm Tapah Snarled Flights and Ferries

Posted on: September 8, 2025, 10:28h. Last updated on: September 8, 2025, 10:39h. Casinos stayed open; nongaming services paused during Tapah threat Flights canceled; ferries halted; transport resumed after downgrade Monday DICJ empowered after...

Typhoon Signal No. 8 hoisted as Matmo intensifies

Macau hoisted Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 8 at 2am today as Typhoon Matmo intensified and moved rapidly across the central to northern South China Sea, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said. The Signal No. 8 will remain in force at...

Citigroup cuts Macau September GGR forecast to $2.4B amid slower momentum

Macau’s casino industry showed softer momentum in early September, prompting Citigroup to revise down its gross gaming revenue (GGR) forecast for the month to MOP19.5 billion ($2.4 billion). The adjustment reflects weaker daily run rates during...