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Macau government “liked” that the Portuguese deputy won elections
“He is very comfortable and even likes it, enjoyed it,” he stated in an interview following the elections on the 14th, adding that his list, New Hope, “is coordinating” a meeting with government elements of Macau “to discuss and further...

Inner Harbour business owners express concordance with gov’t response measures
The flood level reached by different typhoons is marked at the storefront At 3 p.m. this afternoon, the Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) downgraded the red storm surge warning to blue as water levels receded. Businesses in the...

Paradise Entertainment to Appeal Macau Court Decision on LT Game IP Patents
Paradise Entertainment Limited is challenging a ruling by Macau’s Judicial Court of First Instance, which invalidated two electronic table game patents owned by its subsidiary, LT Game Limited. The case was brought against the defendants: Shuffle...

A Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Natural Medicines for Depression from 2004 to 2024
Introduction Depression is one of the most prevalent mental disorders in the world. According to the latest statistics from the World Health Organization, approximately 280 million individuals suffer from depression globally, making it a leading...
Super typhoon Ragasa batters Macao, triggers top alert
MACAO, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Super typhoon Ragasa passed within 100 km of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Wednesday morning, causing gale and heavy rain, said Macao's meteorological bureau, which hoisted the No. 10 tropical cyclone...

INTERPOL recovers hundreds of millions after coordinated assault on cyber financial crimes
INTERPOL has announced that it has conducted a coordinated operation across some 40 countries in territories which, in part, targeted money laundering associated with illegal online gambling. According to a Wednesday announcement, the global...

US$142.06mln worth of 2026 notes tendered by investors, says Melco Resorts Finance
Melco Resorts Finance Ltd, the financing arm of casino operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd, says US$142.06-million in aggregate principal of its 5.250-percent senior notes due in 2026 were validly tendered by a Friday deadline on a...

General : "Remarkable Shandong" Expo 2025: China-M'sia Partnership Boosts ASEAN Agricultural Trade
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Shandong, China’s leading agricultural province, made its debut in Malaysia today under the “Remarkable Shandong” brand, bringing together leading enterprises and premium agricultural products from 16 cities...

Macau observatory warns ‘Ragasa’ may become ‘super typhoon’
Macau’s Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) forecast in a statement this afternoon that Tropical Cyclone “Ragasa”, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean, will continue moving in a north-northwesterly direction over the coming days, with...

Document-free clearance channels to be launched at Hengqin Port in Q4: CE
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai announced on Wednesday that “document-free” clearance channels will be operational at the Hengqin Port border checkpoint in the fourth quarter of this year. In his speech at the Cocktail Reception in Commemoration of...

“Remarkable Shandong” Expo 2025 debuts in KL, boosts China–Malaysia agri trade
SHANDONG, China’s leading agricultural province, made its debut in Malaysia today under the “Remarkable Shandong” brand, bringing together leading enterprises and premium agricultural products from 16 cities at the “Remarkable Shandong”...

Gov’t reshuffle, legislators’ appointments aimed at enhancing executive-legislative coordination: Sam
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai said on Wednesday that the government reshuffle announced on Monday aims to strengthen cooperation and communication between the executive branch and the Legislative Assembly (AL). In this context, Sam revealed that...

China orders schools, businesses shut in 10 cities as Typhoon Ragasa nears
BEIJING: China on Tuesday ordered a shutdown of schools and businesses in at least 10 cities ahead of Super Typhoon Ragasa slamming into the country’s south. The measures taken for the safety of people will affect tens of millions of people and...

Super Typhoon Ragasa kills 14 in Taiwan leading Qatar Airways to suspend flights through today to Shenzhen and Macau
Holmes Chan with Peter Catterall in Yangjiang Fierce winds, pounding rain and high seas battered Hong Kong on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa headed into southern China after causing a lake burst that killed at least 14 people in Taiwan. The...

Vegas Visitor Counts Fall for 8th Month, But Gaming Revenue Up 5.5%
Las Vegas mega-resort chains like Caesars and MGM are feeling the heat. It’s fair to say Las Vegas is facing a troubling paradox after August saw visitor numbers to Vegas slump to its eighth consecutive month of year-on-year declines, yet...

Prosecutors eye tech edge to combat financial crimes
Prosecutor-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate Ying Yong (third from right) greets Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu (fourth from left) on Tuesday at the opening of the 15th China-ASEAN Prosecutors-General Conference in the Hong...

Here are the Macao winners of the 6th GBA Outstanding Young Entrepreneur Awards
The 6th Greater Bay Area (GBA) Outstanding Young Entrepreneur Award Ceremony was held simultaneously in Macao and Hong Kong on Monday, with 79 young entrepreneurs from Macao, Hong Kong and Guangdong receiving honours A total of 8 Macao residents...

Macau satellite venue Grand Dragon Casino to close on Monday
Macau satellite venue Grand Dragon Casino in Taipa will “officially cease operations at 23:59 on September 22, 2025,” said its gaming licence provider Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd in a Friday statement. A slot parlour operation of Melco...

Signal no. 8 raised as Super Typhoon Ragasa hurtles toward Macao
Typhoon signal no. 8 has been hoisted in Macao, and selective evacuations are underway, as the most powerful storm in the world this year continues its approach toward the SAR. In preparation for Ragasa’s arrival, the government assumed emergency...

LT Game confirms plan to appeal Macau court’s patent dispute judgement
Macau’s Paradise Entertainment Limited has confirmed it will appeal a judgement issued by the Macau Judicial Court of First Instance dismissing the patent claims lodged by the group’s subsidiaries, including LT Game Limited, against subsidiaries...