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Over 30 million hectares of land burned in Brazil in 2024
The Amazon alone saw a burned area equal to the figure for all of Brazil in 2023 The post Over 30 million hectares of land burned in Brazil in 2024 appeared first on Macao News.
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Trump considers 10 percent tariffs on China from February
Trump links the proposed tariff to the ongoing fentanyl crisis in the US, which he again blamed on China The post Trump considers 10 percent tariffs on China from February appeared first on Macao News.
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Macao’s luxury hotels are selling out for Chinese New Year
More than 65 percent of Macao’s luxury hotels are fully booked for at least half of Chinese New Year The post Macao’s luxury hotels are selling out for Chinese New Year appeared first on Macao News.
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Macao’s airport is building up to eight new security channels
The new channels – which will boost security capacity by 80 percent – will incorporate features such as full body scanning and automatic tray retrieval The post Macao’s airport is building up to eight...
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Local filmmaker António Sanmarful wins recognition at the Bangkok Movie Awards
The Macao filmmaker’s Heritople won the documentary prize in December, putting him in the running for the more coveted Golden Elephant Awards The post Local filmmaker António Sanmarful wins...
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Beijing is making it easier for Macao medicine to enter the mainland Chinese...
Beijing has removed inspection barriers for oral-based traditional Chinese medicine from Macao, making it easier for these products to be registered in the mainland The post Beijing is making it...
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Thousands tie the knot as Thailand becomes first Southeast Asian nation to...
Thailand is the third Asian country, and the largest at nearly 72 million people, to legalise same-sex marriage The post Thousands tie the knot as Thailand becomes first Southeast Asian nation to...
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China invests US$27.4 million in Cabo Verde
The agreement spans a range of projects that will help the archipelago achieve its “priority goals” The post China invests US$27.4 million in Cabo Verde appeared first on Macao News.
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Macao braces for a chilly start to the Lunar New Year
Macao’s temperatures are set to drop as Lunar New Year approaches, with a yellow cold weather alert likely in effect The post Macao braces for a chilly start to the Lunar New Year appeared first on...
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Durian demand in China drives record trade
Vietnam is poised to take Thailand’s place as mainland China’s top durian supplier, while other Southeast Asian nations clamour for a slice of the lucrative market The post Durian demand in China...
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Guangdong-Macao emergency medical services to begin this year
Five ambulances and three fire engines equipped with dual Guangdong-Macao licence plates will begin operating cross-border services later in 2025 The post Guangdong-Macao emergency medical services to...
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Manteigaria officially opens its first branch in Macao
Manteigaria, Portugal’s renowned pastel de nata specialists, soft-opened their first shop in Macao on Avenida da Praia Grande, next to BCM Bank The post Manteigaria officially opens its first branch...
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Hengqin teases high-speed rail between Guangzhou and Macao
The Hengqin government said it was “fully engaged” with construction of a Guangzhou-Zhuhai (Macao) high-speed rail, but did not give specific details The post Hengqin teases high-speed rail between...
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Almost 3 million restaurants closed down in China last year, report claims
Major food and beverage chains across China have been experiencing mass closures due to the falling wealth of the middle class and the changing mindset of consumers The post Almost 3 million...
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Macao wants even more international visitors this year
Local authorities hope to diversify Macao’s tourism market away from mainland China into other overseas locations, including Europe and the Middle East The post Macao wants even more international...
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Scientists ID supergiant ‘Darth Vader’ sea bug off coast of Vietnam
The newly described deep-sea isopod features a distinct head shape reminiscent of the iconic Star Wars character The post Scientists ID supergiant ‘Darth Vader’ sea bug off coast of Vietnam appeared...
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Flooding in Mozambique traps thousands as rainy season worsens
Heavy rainfall has inundated the southern provinces of Maputo and Gaza, leaving around 22,000 residents trapped in their homes The post Flooding in Mozambique traps thousands as rainy season worsens...
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Asia welcomed 316 million travellers in 2024, still below 2019 numbers
Asia-Pacific falls short of pre-pandemic tourism figures, even as most of the world’s regions welcomed more visitors last year than they did in 2019 The post Asia welcomed 316 million travellers in...
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Shenzhen-based AI startup DeepSeek catches Silicon Valley off-guard with tech...
The startup’s new AI model reportedly outperforms US-based OpenAI and Meta in third-party benchmarks The post Shenzhen-based AI startup DeepSeek catches Silicon Valley off-guard with tech breakthrough...
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International hotel guests surged by almost 60 percent in 2024
Macao hotels welcomed 14.4 million guests last year, and 1.1 million of them travelled on foreign passports The post International hotel guests surged by almost 60 percent in 2024 appeared first on...
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