Customs data reveals nearly 7 million crossings were made at Hengqin Port in the first quarter of 2025, marking a 30 percent year-on-year increase

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The Electoral Affairs Commission has stressed the importance of concessionaires remaining neutral in the lead up to September’s Legislative Assembly election
The warning comes after municipal workers were called on to dispose of more than five tonnes of food scraps over the past 15 months
The lifting of the ‘de minimis’ rule will see low value packages from China and Hong Kong being hit with either a 30 percent tariff or a US$25 fee from 2 May
The celebrated French actress performs director Tiago Rodrigues’ reinterpretation of Chekov’s 1904 play ‘The Cherry Orchard’ at the Macao Cultural Centre
The cumulative rate on Chinese goods has now hit 54 percent, but analysts believe the policy will only lead to higher prices and slower growth in the US
Seaport Research Partners expects this month’s gross gaming revenue to stay flat or decline slightly following mass arrests at Macao pawn shops
Such a sizeable year-on-year decline was in part due Lunar New Year’s timing, but further contractions are likely to follow, according to analysts
The provinces of Huambo and Benguela are expected to be declared free of known mined areas this year, the National Mine Action Agency says
The country’s meteorological department announced that much of the country would experience more days of extreme heat than normal this year
Since 2008, the Tap Siac Craft Market has been held twice every year, once in spring and again in autumn, becoming a well loved event on the city’s calendar
Macao’s most popular e-wallet app now permits users to pay for public transport in Guangzhou and the subway in Foshan via a QR code