After five months of renovations, the Orient Foundation’s UNESCO-listed headquarters is poised to reopen on 3 June – just in time to celebrate Portugal and Camões Day

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Officials at a commemoration in Maputo called for at least 800 artefacts looted under colonial rule to be returned to Mozambique
ChatGPT o3 even sabotaged the shutdown mechanism in order to avoid turning off, fueling concern that generative AI is moving beyond our ability to control it
New measures allow Macao and Hong Kong enterprises to set up their own film companies in the mainland and produce their own features there
Held by the local non-profit Center for Architecture and Urbanism, this year’s competition focuses on interior architecture and the deadline is 30 June
An exhibition by two leading Macao artists will be unveiled tonight as part of celebrations marking the hotel’s 15th year at its present location
Macao’s top-tier hotels charged almost 8 percent less for a room, on average, during the first four months of the year than during the same period a year prior
Equity analyst Jeffrey Kiang predicts that rising consumer sentiment in mainland China will be positively felt by casinos next year
The government confirms the Light Rapid Transit’s East Line will commence operations in the latter half of 2029, following construction completion in early 2028
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai commended the University of Macau (UM) on its ever-improving international standing at the weekend’s graduation ceremony
An announcement at the recent ASEAN Summit appears to set the stage for accession as soon as October
The small South American country is the only one capable of providing enough of seven essential food groups for its population