Cooking with history: A restauranteur looks back to forge ahead
Macao’s Portuguese culinary heritage is in safe hands. Poised to expand beyond the St Lazarus District, an ambitious family of eateries reflects on its role in the city’s post-gaming future.
An old bing sutt brings baking to the masses
For the past 80-odd years, Chion Chau café has borne witness to the ebbs and flows of Macao. Today, it’s run by a father-and-son team who are moving with the times while remembering the past.
Mak Mak: The face of Macao tourism
Visitors to Macao may have spied a charismatic black-faced spoonbill at the city’s border crossings, or purchased her image on a keepsake. Mak Mak, you see, is Macao’s official tourism mascot – dreamed up by local designer Tou Chon Wai.
AmCham’s Charles M Choy: ‘My calendar is my god’
There are plenty of opportunities brewing for businesses involved in the American Chamber of Commerce, says its Macao-born chairman. From better integration with the Greater Bay Area, to getting involved with medical tourism at Macao's brand new hospital.
Welcome to George Chinnery’s Macao
The English artist spent more than 25 years documenting early 19th-century Macao through paintings and sketches. Architecturally, much of what he depicted pre-dated him by centuries – and still endures to this day.
For scuba divers seeking serenity, nothing beats Atauro Island
Off the coast of Timor-Leste, this hidden gem is a former prison that’s home to legends, cultural richness and some of the most biodiverse waters in the world.
Reinterpreting the art of bamboo scaffolding
Bamboo has long been used in Macao’s construction industry, primarily as scaffolding. But as this eco-friendly material gradually gets replaced by steel, there are people fighting for its inclusion in a wider range of building activities.
Surviving and thriving as an old-school eatery
Ching Kei is a Cantonese restaurant in Macao’s old town that’s barely changed since the 1960s. It’s earned its place in the government’s Distinctive Shops Programme – proof, in a way, of the role it plays in maintaining the city’s heritage.
One voice for Europe
As president of the Macau European Chamber of Commerce, Rui Pedro Cunha is a busy man. He also fits in a day job, philanthropy work and salsa dancing.
Partnering with the heavyweights
Macao’s tech training centre has partnered with two industry giants – Huawei and Alibaba Cloud – to upskill its local technology professionals. The programmes are being hailed as an important step towards becoming a ‘smart city’.