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A group of students and faculty members from Yuanpei College of Peking University visited Cheng Yu Tung College (CYTC) of the University of Macau (UM) for a seven-day exchange trip to celebrate the tenth anniversary of academic exchange and cooperation between the two colleges. During the trip, students and faculty members from both colleges took part in various historical and cultural activities in Macao and toured the city, fostering mutual learning and understanding.
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Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is staging mega tourism promotional events of Experience Macao in Indonesia and Malaysia between 9 and 12 October, vigorously expanding the international visitor markets in Southeast Asia. The promotional events in Indonesia and Malaysia both kicked off yesterday (9 October), followed by an opening ceremony for the latter held in Putrajaya today (10 October). The “Experience Macao Mega Sale” offers locals a window onto a diversity of destination appeal along with Macao tourism packages and air tickets on special sale, as part of the efforts to boost visitor arrivals from Malaysia and widen international markets.
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The “2^nd China-Portuguese-Speaking Countries Economic and Trade Expo (Macao)” (2^nd C-PLPEX), themed “Established in a New Development Landscape, Pioneering New Avenues for Partnership”, will be held from 22 to 25 October 2025 (Wednesday to Saturday) at Cotai Expo, The Venetian Macao. Aimed at implementing the Action Plan for Economic and Trade Co-operation (2024-2027) signed at the 6th Ministerial Conference of Forum Macao, the 2^nd C-PLPEX introduces three new sectors for economic and trade co-operation—agricultural industry chain, new energy, and blue economy—gathering over 480 enterprises from China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs) to exhibit, with 13 projects making their debut.
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Being part of the Chinese delegation, the Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) attended the 42nd Session of the Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO Assembly), held in Montreal, Canada, from September 23 to October 3, 2025. The theme of the 42nd Session was "Safe Skies, Sustainable Future." Participants exchanged views on topics such as safety and security, environmental protection, and innovative technologies, jointly planning the future development of global civil aviation.
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The Macao Union Medical Center, in collaboration with the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), recently launched another high-level cooperation in the field of ophthalmology. Professor Zhang Shunhua, a cataract specialist from the PUMCH, was invited to Macao to perform precision surgeries for 14 local patients with highly complex cataracts. All procedures were successfully completed, signifying that the “PUMCH quality” has taken deeper root in Macao.
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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the 37^th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF), themed “Vocal Waves”, will be held from 3 October to 8 November. This edition of the Festival assembles world-renowned artists and emerging talents, presenting 12 spectacular programmes and 14 outreach activities, showcasing the artistic allure of Macao that celebrates tradition and embraces innovation. ​
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As essential maintenance for the bronze statues of the Ruins of St. Paul’s, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym) has been conducting restoration works on the seven statues on the façade of this monument in phases. The first phase of restoration works, which covered the Virgin Mary statue and the stone pedestal on the third tier, was completed in June this year, and the second phase for the four bronze statues on the second tier will be carried out from mid-October to November as per the announced restoration plan.
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The eight-day holiday of the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival has come to an end in the Chinese mainland this year. Preliminary figures show that Macao registered1.144 million visitor arrivals from 1 to 8 October 2025. Average daily visitor arrivals topped 143,000, which increased by 1.9% compared with the National Day holiday of 2024. Single-day visitor arrivals peaked at 191,000 on 4 October. Both the volumes ofaverage daily and single-day visitor arrivals in Macao reached the highest records for National Day holidaysever since there were official statistics. On the other hand, the average hotel occupancy rate topped 87.9% over this National Day holiday.
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The Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre of the Department of Portuguese, University of Macau (UM), is holding an exhibition titled ‘Voices, Glances, Memories: Commemoration of the Centenary of José Cardoso Pires’ to celebrate the centenary of the birth of José Cardoso Pires, an eminent Portuguese literary figure who reshaped the landscape of modern Portuguese literature through his incisive words and profound reflections on human nature. All are welcome to visit.
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