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Organized by the Sports Bureau, Sands China Ltd. and the General Association of Athletics of Macau (AGAM), the 2026 Sands China Macao International 10K will be held on 15 March. The Organizing Committee held a press conference today (28 January) to announce the event details and registration arrangements.
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To promote the cultivation of bilingual professionals in Chinese and Portuguese and to facilitate multicultural exchange, the University of Macau (UM) hosted the first Chinese-Portuguese Lyrics Translation Competition and the third Short Video Shooting Contest of Higher Education Institutions in China. The two competitions provided platforms for students majoring in Chinese–Portuguese translation and Portuguese studies to showcase their talents and attracted wide participation from university students.
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One of the world’s largest international tourism trade fairs, FITUR, was held with success in Madrid, Spain from 21 to 25 January. Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) ran a Macao Pavilion at FITUR while partnering with China’s Pavilion for the first time to organize a destination presentation and activity for a taste of Macao, leveraging this global platform again to elevate Macao’s visibility and impact in international markets, which unveiled the Office’s dedication in 2026 to tapping into the potential of Europe and other long-haul international markets.
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The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym) and the Macao Orchestra Company, Limited, are always committed to promoting classical music education. Through the concert programme “Music for Future–Music in the Campus”, IC and the Orchestra continue to bring music into local kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, planting musical seeds in young minds. The campus concerts of the 2025-26 Concert Season in the second phase were held across 13 schools from December 2025 to January 2026, inspiring students’ interest in classical music in a relaxed and fun way through the classic repertoire of Peter and the Wolf.
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In view of the latest situation in both countries, the issuance of travel alert for Egypt is now adjusted from Level 2 to Level 1 within the Macao SAR Travel Alert System, while the Level 1 travel alert is canceled for Indonesia.
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China Development Bank Hong Kong Branch successfully issued RMB 5.5 billion (hereinafter referred to as RMB) publicly-offered policy-bank bonds in Macao Special Administrative Region on 27 January for the first time. These are the first policy-bank bonds issued in Macao, and also the first “Belt and Road Initiative” and Portuguese-speaking countries and regions themed bonds issued by the China Development Bank Hong Kong Branch in Macao. It also signifies a significant milestone for issuers in Macao’s bond market, following the issuances of sovereign bonds, as well as municipal government bonds by the Guangdong Province and Shenzhen Municipality. The Monetary Authority of Macao extended its congratulations on the successful issuance and expressed gratitude to China Development Bank for its support in fostering the high-quality development of modern financial services.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the Tap Siac Craft Market in spring will be held from 23 to 26 April, and from 30 April to 3 May at Tap Siac Square. The applications for stall operators and creative handicraft workshops will be open from 27 January to 12 February and are free of charge.
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In conjunction with the enhancement works of the electricity distribution network carried out by the Companhia de Electricidade de Macau – CEM, S.A., the Patane Library, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, will be closed to the public on 28 January (Wednesday). The public can use the library services at the Wong Ieng Kuan Library in Luís de Camões Garden and the Red Market Library.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Sam Hou Fai, today said he looked forward to the media further leveraging their professional strengths and unique role, in order to publicise information effectively and to guiding all sectors of society to work in synergy with the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government in advancing the implementation of President Xi Jinping’s important instructions and the central authorities’ strategic priorities.
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