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A cosmopolitan past: Trade, travel and indulgence in 19th-century Macao

19th-century Macao was a heady destination for the international elite; a place where Chinese silks met French Champagne, Cantonese opera met Mozart, exotic creatures could be purchased as pets, and the vibrant sim-sungs offered daily music and opium-infused relaxation.

December 2022

Mainland tour groups set to return

Visitor numbers are expected to double when mainlander tour groups return to Macao, possibly in late October.

October 2022

A bridge to the future

With a new bridge linking Macao and Taipa set to open in 2024 – the fourth constructed in just 50 years – the city’s development is beginning to take new shape.

October 2022

Keeping traditions afloat in Coloane

Two former shipyard workers are on a mission to preserve and promote Macao’s shipbuilding heritage, albeit on a smaller scale.

October 2022

Charting the city’s Covid outbreak

More than 50 days into Macao’s largest Covid outbreak yet, we look back on some of the most important dates during this pandemic.

August 2022

Moving forward

Upgrades to make Macao’s public transport system, including new LRT lines and a sea-crossing cable car, aim to transform the way this city commutes by the end of the decade.

August 2022

Dreams come alive in Venice

Local art group YiiMa head to the 59th Venice Biennale with their compelling “Allegory of Dreams”, an exhibition that sheds light on Macao’s past and explores what it means to be a human. Here are the highlights of the exhibition in Venice.

August 2022

Old street, same story: Time stands still at Rua dos Ervanários

A new generation of entrepreneurs is breathing life into Macao’s historic merchant’s street, fusing past and future together like nowhere else in the city.

June 2022

Remembering the 1622 Battle of Macao

Historian Ivo Carneiro de Sousa recalls the Dutch East India Company’s attempts to conquer Macao and control trade routes in Southeast Asia, how the battle took place and how the event was recalled by the Dutch, the Jesuits and the Dominican Friars.

June 2022

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