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Led by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the exhibition Resonance–Body．Object．Reflection unfolds as a prelude to Helena Almeida (1934 - 2018) ’s forthcoming large-scale retrospective — her first major solo exhibition in Asia — set to take place in Macao next year. Six female artists from Macao and Chinese mainland have been specially invited to engage with Almeida by means of newly commissioned works, fostering a dialogue that transcends time and space. The exhibition will take place from 19 December 2025 to 26 April 2026 on the third floor of the Macao Museum of Art.
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In celebration of the 26thanniversary of the establishment of the Macao SAR, the Online Bookshop of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) is providing special offers until 31 December in appreciation of the readers’ support. Readers can enjoy a 20% discount on all the books on the website, as well as 50% and 10% discount on back issues and recent issues of theReview of Culture, respectively. In addition, readers will be gifted a “Iec Long Firecracker Factory Bookmark” with each order on the Online Book Shop during the abovementioned period. The gifts are available while stocks last.
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The Macao youth team, which won the gold award in the “Coding4Integrity Asian Youth Anti-Corruption Hackathon”, was recently invited to Doha, Qatar, to present their winning digital anti-corruption solution at a special event of the Conference of the State Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). They also achieved excellent results in another international digital anti-corruption solution design competition held there. The CCAC expressed that it felt encouraged that the youth representatives it selected were able to leverage technology to support integrity development and gain international recognition. The CCAC will continue to actively align with the policies of the country and the Macao SAR, strongly support Macao’s youth in broadening their international perspectives and contributing their strengths to anti-corruption efforts of both the country and Macao.
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A delegation led by the Commissioner Against Corruption, Ao Ieong Seong, as members of the Chinese delegation, attended the 11^th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in Doha, Qatar, on 15^th December. The head of the Chinese delegation, Vice Foreign Minister, Hua Chunying, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.
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In order to align with the rapid development of communication technologies and the socio-economic digital transformation, the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) has been actively promoting the legislative work of the Telecommunications Law. In order to further refine the content of the draft law, the Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) launch a 30-day industry consultation between December 4, 2025 and January 2, 2026. On December 18, two industry consultation sessions were convened, presided over by CTT Director, Ms. Lau Wai Meng and senior officials. The purposes of these sessions were to present the contents of the draft law in detail to industry representatives, professional associations, and government departments, and to gather valuable opinions.
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The University of Macau (UM) has published the Chronicle of Macao (1999-2024). Compiled by the Centre for Macau Studies (CMS) at UM, the book offers a comprehensive review of major events in Macao over the 25 years since its return to the motherland, documenting developments across various sectors and providing reliable historical materials for research.
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The Cultural Affairs Bureau presents Operation Oops! A Musical, an original musical comedy under the project “Commissioning Performing Arts Productions 2024-2026”, running from January 31 to February 2 next year, at the Small Auditorium of Macao Cultural Centre. Due to an overwhelming demand for the three shows initially scheduled, tickets for an additional performance will be available from Sunday, December 21, at 10:00 AM, through the Enjoy Macao Ticketing, Damai, and Maoyan platforms.
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The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) will implement “Central Registration for Children Entering Kindergarten for the First Time” again in January 2026. To simplify the procedure for parents to deal with children’s school interviews and first-time school enrolment, the DSEDJ has unified school admission schedules for all local schools offering pre-primary education. This eliminates the need for parents to personally visit schools to collect and submit application forms. Ms Choi Man Chi, Acting Deputy Director of the DSEDJ, along with heads of relevant divisions, introduced the key implementation points and timeline for “Central Registration” for the 2026/2027 academic year on 18 December. Parents can access information about “Central Registration” on the DSEDJ website (www.dsedj.gov.mo).
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The Macao SAR Government has launched the third round of its talent recruitment programmes that run from 2 December 2025 to 1 December 2026, continuing to draw applications from three types of global talent with nine programmes, including a high-end talents programme, as well as four outstanding talents programmes and four advanced professionals programmes respectively linked to the big health industry, high-tech industry, modern finance industry; and cultural, sports and other industries.
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