Record-breaking achievements
Macao recorded its best-ever performance at the National Games, achieving a historic medal haul that marked a significant milestone in the city’s sporting development
The history of the Games
From a grand, centrally staged showcase in 1959 to a sprawling, multi-city spectacle crossing administrative boundaries, the National Games of the People’s Republic of China have mirrored the country’s social and economic transformations
2026 agenda: reform, diversification and stability
Macao is gearing up for change: from sweeping public administration reforms to renewed investment in economic diversification and social security, as well as further integration into national development. The 2026 Policy Address outlines how Macao hopes to transform a year of challenges into a major turning point for its future
2025: a year of progress
Despite what Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai called “complex and volatile” conditions, 2025 became a year of advances in governance reform, economic diversification and further regional cooperation
The path forward is clear: scholars
The Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government’s Policy Address for 2026 outlines concrete measures aimed at accelerating the city’s long-term economic diversification and its urban development, according to scholars from the University of Macau (UM)
Macao’s big bet on investment
As Macao steps into 2026, the city is rolling out two landmark legal reforms that promise to reshape its financial landscape. Designed to align the city with international standards and attract global capital, the reforms mark one of the most significant overhauls of Macao’s financial regulation in decades
European businesses can go far in Macao: MECC president
Echo Chan, the newly elected president of the Macau European Chamber of Commerce (MECC), says Macao has clearly made significant strides toward reaching its economic diversification goals, and European companies have an important role to play in furthering the city’s ambitions. European companies, she adds, possess extensive expertise across a
Cross-boundary cargo takes off
Construction has begun on a transformative logistics project that promises to redefine Macao’s position in regional air cargo: the Macau International Airport Hengqin Upstream Cargo Terminal. Designed as a cross-boundary logistics engine, the new facility aims to boost cargo capacity, streamline customs procedures and deepen Macao’s integration into the Greater
Nobel laureate leads high-level TCM research in Greater Bay Area
Renowned German biophysicist Erwin Neher has been leading efforts at the Macau University of Science and Technology to unveil the secrets behind centuries-old Traditional Chinese Medicine formulations. The 1991 Nobel laureate in medicine, specialising in cell physiology, heads a laboratory named in his honour. In 2024, he became the first
Fast-tracking integration
China’s upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan is to confirm the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area as one of three national ‘engines of high-quality development’. This signals an acceleration of regional integration, urging Macao to speed up economic diversification through Hengqin and the development of new industries