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23/12/2025

Pop Mart meets Parisian glamour at The Parisian Macao this holiday season 🍎

The resort's "Apple of My Eye" collaboration features photogenic installations across the hotel, a lineup of apple-inspired desserts (including a giant chocolate apple you crack open with a mallet), and the Eiffel Tower's festive Grand Illumination Show running every 15 minutes from 6:15 pm to midnight.

Read more on: https://macaonews.org/partner-features/macau-the-parisian-season-of-wonder-christmas-macao-pop-mart/

In partnership with Sands Lifestyle 金沙旅享 | Parisian Macao 澳門巴黎人

22/12/2025

Every culture has its own way of welcoming the season, and some Christmas traditions go beyond carols and candlelight.

What looks strange from the outside is often rooted in folklore, necessity, or one inspired moment that became tradition.

From surprising festive meals to curious decorations and legend-like visitors, these five Christmas customs will make you see the season a little differently.

These traditions aren’t about doing Christmas “right” they’re about doing it together 🎄

Read more here: https://macaonews.org/features/worlds-weirdest-christmas-traditions/

From KFC in Japan to roller-skating to church in Venezuela, these unusual and really rather charming Christmas traditions from around the world will surprise you.

19/12/2025

Meteorologists say temperatures will be warm during SAR Establishment Day and the Winter Solstice, before cooling in time for Christmas Day.

Read more: https://macaonews.org/news/city/macau-weather-forecast-christmas/


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Meteorologists say temperatures will be warm during SAR Establishment Day and the Winter Solstice, before cooling in time for Christmas Day.

19/12/2025

Police data also revealed that there were 11,086 traffic accidents in Macao between January and September, with luckily only one case involving fatalities.

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Police data also revealed that there were 11,086 traffic accidents in Macao between January and September, with luckily only one case involving fatalities.

19/12/2025

Google’s Year in Search 2025 offers a snapshot of what we kept coming back to when the year felt fast and unpredictable.

AI became part of daily life, live sport still pulled millions into the same moment, and searches around technology and lifestyle reflected a need to keep up and make sense of it all.

In other words, 2025 felt a little less about headlines and more about understanding the moment.

Read more on the year that was here: https://macaonews.org/features/top-global-search-trends-google-2025/

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Google’s Year in Search 2025 shows how AI, led by Gemini, reshaped global curiosity alongside major world events and innovation.

19/12/2025

This year’s theme is ‘A Fairy-Tale World of Ice and Snow,’ and the park features an ice slide, observation wheel, stage, outdoor events and more.

Read more: https://macaonews.org/news/greater-china/harbin-ice-and-snow-world-2025/


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This year’s theme is ‘A Fairy-Tale World of Ice and Snow,’ and the park features an ice slide, observation wheel, stage, outdoor events and more.

19/12/2025

The city’s longest-running original live music promoter is marking its anniversary with a two-night showcase of top indie acts at the Hong Kong Fringe Club.

Read more: https://macaonews.org/life/entertainment/underground-hong-kong-winter-festival-2026/


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The city’s longest-running original live music promoter is marking its anniversary with a two-night showcase of top indie acts at the Hong Kong Fringe Club.

19/12/2025

The Sands China Asian Youth Elite Fencing League returns to Macao from 26-28 December, featuring 1,200 young fencers.

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The Sands China Asian Youth Elite Fencing League returns to Macao from 26-28 December, featuring 1,200 young fencers.

19/12/2025

The Legislative Assembly has approved a 2.94 per cent increase in the minimum wage, bringing it up to 35 patacas per hour from the current 34 patacas.

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The Legislative Assembly has approved a 2.94 per cent increase in the minimum wage, bringing it up to 35 patacas per hour from the current 34 patacas.

19/12/2025

A new ‘countdown’ event will be held at Central’s Chater Road instead of Victoria Harbour’s traditional pyrotechnics display.

Read more: https://macaonews.org/news/greater-bay-area/hong-kong-new-year-fireworks-cancelled/


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A new ‘countdown’ event will be held at Central’s Chater Road instead of Victoria Harbour’s traditional pyrotechnics display.

19/12/2025

Foreign entries climbed 27 percent year-on-year, evidence that the mainland’s 240-hour visa-free policy is gaining significant traction.

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Foreign entries climbed 27 percent year-on-year, evidence that the mainland’s 240-hour visa-free policy is gaining significant traction.

19/12/2025

Cambodia says Thai F-16 jets bombed its border casino area in Poipet, damaging at least four casinos amid continuing border clashes.

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Cambodia says Thai F-16 jets bombed its border casino area in Poipet, damaging at least four casinos amid continuing border clashes.