Country – Macao Magazine

The silicon blackboard: China’s AI literacy drive

China is embedding artificial intelligence across its education system, from primary schools to universities and lifelong learning, in a sweeping effort to prepare society for an increasingly intelligent workplace

August 2026

China powers the humanoid robot revolution

China is leveraging its manufacturing scale, deep supply chains and deployment experience to push humanoid robotics beyond experimental prototypes and into early real-world applications

June 2026

A paradigm shift: the rise of China’s new retail powerhouses

Once cast as the world’s factory floor, China is fast emerging as a source of globally recognised consumer brands. From technology firms to lifestyle labels and collectible-driven retailers, a new generation of Chinese companies is pushing into overseas markets with growing success. Backed by design

April 2026

China’s cosmic leap into space

China’s space programme has made massive strides in recent years, with advanced satellites, a home-grown space station and the goal for an historic moon mission by 2030. Such endeavours, ranging from governmental to commercial sectors, are driving China’s outer space diplomacy, with Macao moving to the

February 2026

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

December 2025

Positioning Macao youth in the Greater Bay Area

Macao NPC deputy Si Ka Lon said integration into Hengqin and the Greater Bay Area is increasingly essential for local youth

December 2025

Tracking the growth of the Greater Bay Area

Macao stands to reap multiple benefits from China's great rail network expansion, much of it centered on the Greater Bay Area.

January 2022

Young scientist looking through a microscope in the laboratory

Partners in science

A new biomedical science partnership between China and Portugal is evidence that the future is bright for Sino-Portuguese ties.

May 2021

Land of opportunity

This year’s unveiling of the outline plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area – and subsequent support measures – underscores China’s commitment when it comes to this important regional integration, which is years in the making.

November 2019