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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the “Annual Exhibition of Macao Visual Arts 2025 – Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Category” will be inaugurated on 2 December (Tuesday), at 6:30pm, at the Tap Seac Gallery. All are welcome to participate.
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The 13th Asia-Pacific Civil Law Forum was held at the Faculty of Law (FLL) at the University of Macau (UM). Under the theme ‘Tort Law Towards Future’, the forum brought together experts and scholars from leading universities and research institutions, including Tsinghua University, Renmin University of China, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the University of Arizona.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the Tap Siac Craft Market in Autumn will continue from this Thursday to Sunday (27 to 30 November) at Tap Siac Square, featuring a new group of cultural and creative brands. All are welcome to visit.
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In celebration of the 26^th anniversary of the establishment of the Macao SAR, the Online Bookshop, launched by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), will launch special offers from 1 to 31 December in appreciation of the readers’ support. Readers may enjoy a 20% discount on a number of books on the website, as well as 50% and 10% discount on back issues and recent issues of the Review of Culture, respectively. In addition, readers may receive an exquisite gift of a “Iec Long Firecracker Factory Bookmark” on any book purchase on the Online BookShop (by each transaction) during the abovementioned period. The gifts are available while stocks last.
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The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) plans to gradually relocate the eleven macaques in Flora Park to Seac Pai Van Park to provide them with a more comfortable living environment. The mentioned work will be carried out in an orderly manner in early December.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the value of retail sales totalled MOP16.96 billion in the third quarter of 2025, up by 2.2% year-on-year and 5.8% from the second quarter (MOP16.02 billion).
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that there were 8,546 full-time employees in Financial Activities at the end of the third quarter of 2025, similar to the same quarter last year. Among them, 7,225 were engaged in the Banking Sector and 840 in Insurance Activities.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that number of MICE events rose by 10.3% (+36) year-on-year to 385 in the third quarter of 2025, and the number of participants & attendees grew by 8.2% to 567,000. MICE-driven receipts of the non-gaming industries in the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) were estimated at approximately MOP2.02 billion, up by 9.8% from the same quarter in 2024 (MOP1.84 billion, revised).
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The 37^th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF), organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), concluded successfully. Themed “Vocal Waves”, this edition of the Festival presented 14 sessions of 12 spectacular programmes and 19 sessions of 14 outreach activities. Over 650 performers presented a succession of exceptional music performances to music aficionados. As one of the signature cultural events in Macao, the Festival fosters an artistic allure in the city that celebrates tradition and embraces innovation, offering a captivating musical feast that transcends Eastern and Western civilisations.
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