Macao Magazine

20/06/2025

Our latest issue of Macao magazine is now live! In our June issue, we cover two sports gaining ground locally, a growing café culture, new opportunities for exploring and much more 💫

Check out the link 👇🏼to read more!

https://macaomagazine.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MM88.pdf

25/04/2025

First trips are often used to signal where a new leader’s priorities lie, and Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai’s visit to Hong Kong reaffirms our strong relationship with the neighbouring SAR and commitment to the Greater Bay Area.

https://macaomagazine.net/like-brothers-macao-and-hong-kongs-leaders-meet/

Check out the link below to go behind the scenes on the trip and the many topics discussed!

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai and Hong Kong’s leader, John Lee Ka-chiu, reaffirmed their commitment to the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ principle, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and each other in February.

25/04/2025

Beijing recently welcomed Portugal’s foreign minister, Paulo Rangel, reaffirming the two countries’ enduring strategic partnership as they look to the future.

Check out the link below for more on Rangel’s trip – including meetings here with Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai!

https://macaomagazine.net/portugals-minister-of-state-and-foreign-affairs-visits-beijing-and-macao/

Rangel’s visit to China was the first by a Portuguese government minister in over five years. It also marked Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai’s first meeting with a foreign minister since taking office in December.

25/04/2025

When the University of Macau first relocated to Hengqin over a decade ago, it was the lone campus on the neighbouring island. Now, as it doubles down with a second Hengqin campus, other institutes are considering joining them.

Check out the link below to see how GBA cooperation is helping Macao realise its ambitions in higher education!

https://macaomagazine.net/how-hengqin-is-helping-realise-macaos-higher-education-ambitions/

The University of Macau is set to build a new campus in Hengqin, a few kilometres from its current site. The development is just one example of how Macao’s academic institutions are finding the space they need to flourish in the neighbouring cooperation zone.

25/04/2025

For the record-breaking crowds that turned out for Ne Zha 2, sequel to the popular 2019 animated movie, the familiar story of the child god has a special resonance.

Check out the link below to explore Macao’s old ties to this modern cinematic hit!

https://macaomagazine.net/ne-zha-2-has-special-resonance-in-macao/

The Chinese animated movie Ne Zha 2 has set multiple box office records worldwide. For Macao, its arrival not only reconnects residents with their city's rich cultural traditions surrounding Na Tcha, but can serve as inspiration for the local film industry.

25/04/2025

Just across the water in Hengqin, an emerging technology is transforming how thousands of people on the island get around: autonomous vehicles.

Check out the link below to learn how a home away from home for thousands of Macao people has been at the forefront of this fascinating new technology!

https://macaomagazine.net/the-future-of-urban-mobility-has-arrived/

Once the pipedream of science fiction writers, autonomous driving vehicles are now reality. From self-driving taxis to autonomous buses, China is leading the charge in this technological revolution: many of the nation’s citizens routinely use robotaxis on their daily commutes, tens of thousands of...