Going global with the Spanish-speaking world
How Macao is building on two decades of success as the country’s gateway to the Portuguese-speaking world to expand trade and business ties with Spanish-speaking countries
Bridging closer ties with Europe
Macao’s long-lasting connection with Europe entered a new chapter this April, as Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai undertook his first official overseas tour. Spanning Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Belgium, the tour was both a reaffirmation of tradition and a forward-looking exercise in strategic positioning for
Life takes root in New Urban Zone A
New Urban Zone A is moving beyond the drawing board and into daily life as residents settle into newly completed public housing, followed closely by shops and social services
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
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)