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Macau rises to sixth in Asia-Pacific tourism as arrivals increase: PATA report
Macau continued to record strong tourism growth in the first half of 2025, climbing to sixth place among destinations across the Asia-Pacific and Americas, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) said in its 2025 Annual Tourism Monitor....
Business News | MediTrust Health Shares Insights at Hong Kong Fintech Week: AI Pragmatically Reshaping Cross-Border Healthcare Payments in the Greater Bay Area
PRNewswire Hong Kong, November 6: MediTrust Health, the largest innovative healthcare payor platform in China, delivered key insights recently at the HealthTech Forum of "Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025." Seth Zhang, Founder and CEO of MediTrust...
Macau ranks sixth in Asia-Pacific for international visitors in 1H25: PATA
Macau ranked as the sixth most visited destination across the Asia-Pacific and Americas in the first half of 2025, supported by its diversified tourism offerings and upgraded infrastructure, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) said. In its...
GEG concludes series of eco & health initiatives
Integrated resort operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has concluded a five-month series of activities promoting environmental and workplace health themes, according to a statement from the company yesterday. The “Towards Dual Carbon –...
GEG Launches “Towards Dual Carbon · Building a Healthy Enterprise” 2025 Series to Actively Promote Green and Healthy Corporate Culture
Recently, the finale theme day of the “Towards Dual Carbon · Building a Healthy Enterprise” 2025 Series of activities and “Eat Green, Eat Healthy Creative Recipes Challenge” award ceremony was held successfully at the GICC. Mr. Justin Li,...
Sam: Gov’t to deepen cooperation, promote ‘Macau + Hengqin’ strategy
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai said Macau will strengthen regional cooperation and pursue new opportunities in alignment with national development goals, speaking via video at the 2025 Global Investment Promotion Conference for the Guangdong-Hong...
Guangzhou Innogen Pharmaceutical Group: Reshaping Metabolic Care with GLP-1 Innovation
Hope is taking shape for patients facing metabolic disorders in Guangzhou Innogen Pharmaceutical Group’s (Innogen) breakthrough innovation: Asia’s first domestically developed humanized long-acting GLP-1 receptor agonist. This milestone speaks of...
China launches campaign to safeguard 15th National Games, NGD with healthy cyberspace
A display featuring mascots of China’s 15th National Games debuted in front of the Shenzhen Sports Center in Guangdong Province. Photo: IC Focusing on curbing phenomena such as using AI technology to produce and publish fake event videos, the...
Health Check: Despite selling life-saving tech, Uscom faces its honourable demise
Uscom may still have legs as a shell company, but it's met its maker as a medical device play. Pic: Getty Images Poor Chinese relations, Covid, war and US tariffs prove too much for device maker Uscom The Mayne Health takeover deal isn’t over, but...
Beijing broadens cross-border travel measures covering Macau
China’s National Immigration Administration (NIA) has unveiled a new set of measures to further streamline cross-border travel, a move expected to strengthen Macau’s integration within the Greater Bay Area. Effective tomorrow (Nov. 5), the NIA’s...
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Pharma?: “Bugonia,” “If I Had Legs I'd Kick You,” “Hedda,” “Ballad of a Small Player,” and “KPop Demon Hunters”
BUGONIA Eventually, the bubble will no doubt burst, as one does quite memorably toward the end of his latest film. But barring the unrelieved misery wallow that is 2017's The Killing of a Sacred Deer, no one's movies over the past 10 years have...
‘Run of Hope Macau’ achieves ‘record-breaking participation’
This year’s “Run of Hope Macau” at Four Seasons Hotel Macao achieved “record-breaking participation” on Sunday, marking its most successful year since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement that day by the hotel operator. The event was...
Chronic diseases cause 80 pct of deaths in Macau: Health chief
The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement yesterday that it held a launch ceremony at the Tap Seac Health Centre on Saturday for its “Chronic Disease Management Programme”. SSM Director Alvis Lo Iek Long told the ceremony that chronic...
Biogen to Highlight Scientific Progress in Rare Kidney Disease at American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2025
Oral presentation to share first-of-its-kind longitudinal gene expression data in IgA nephropathy, unveiling novel insights into the mechanism of action of felzartamab and advancing the understanding of its disease modifying potential Exhibitor...
Galaxy Entertainment Group Selected Unaudited Q3 2025 Financial Data
Continues To Lead Macau’s Non-Gaming Diversification Through MICE, Entertainment And Sporting Events Q3 2025 Group Normalized EBITDA Of $3.3 Billion Up 7% Year-on-Year And Up 5% Quarter-on-Quarter Paid An Interim Dividend Of $0.70 Per Share In...
China broadens coverage of talent visa scheme for Hong Kong and Macau
A greater number of professionals will now be allowed to visit Hong Kong and Macau on a multi-entry visa under a fresh rule announced by immigration authorities in mainland China. The expansion of the talent visa scheme for the two special...
AIA Singapore unveils "Road to HYROX" video series, reinforcing its leadership in championing accessible and inclusive wellness
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 3 November 2025 - Leading health insurance provider AIA Singapore today announced the launch of "Road to HYROX", an inspiring multi-episode video series. This compelling video series showcases the...
Research Assistant and Postdoc Research Position at University of Macau Faculty of Health Science
Prof. Edwin Cheung’s lab is seeking a motivated Research Assistant to support the development of AI-driven programs for interrogating complex biological datasets and accelerating drug discovery. The position offers an exciting opportunity to work...
Leong Pou U wants provident fund to be mandatory for all
The newly elected lawmaker, Leong Pou U, representing the Macau Federation of Trade Unions, has called for the immediate transformation of the Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund System, which is administered by the Social Security Fund (FSS),...
WHO brings together Member States to strengthen quality and safety of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine products
The World Health Organization (WHO) convened the Interregional Training Workshop on Ensuring the Quality and Safety of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative (TCI) Medicine Products from 22–24 October 2025 in Macao SAR, China. The workshop was...