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Sino-Portuguese cultural encounter in vibrant resonance Arts and Cultural Festival between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries and GEG Lusofonia Festival inaugurated
Under the patronage of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR Government, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and supported by the Macao Government Tourism Office, the Municipal Affairs Bureau, TDM – Teledifusão de Macau, S.A., and Air Macau Company Limited, the 7th “Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries” will be held from October to December 2025. The event is once again held in parallel with the “2025 GEG Lusofonia Festival” and feature six core activities, including the “Spiritual Narrative – 2025 Annual Arts Exhibition between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries”, the “Chinese and Portuguese Picture Book Fair”, the “GEG Traditional Music and Dance Performance in the Community”, the “7th China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries Film Festival”, the “Vanessa da Mata Concert with the Macao Chinese Orchestra”, and the “Chinese and Portuguese Tasting Workshop”, counting with the participation of over 780 artists and performers from home and abroad, and presenting over 80 spectacular programmes to residents and tourists.
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【Five-day mega event kicks off】CreatorWeek Macao 2025 grandly opens
Jointly organized by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the international media production company Branded, CreatorWeek Macao 2025 grandly commenced at Wynn Palace in Macao today (24 October). A variety of program highlights unfolds. The five-day event brings together top international and Greater China content creators, social media industry leaders and celebrity guests, leveraging their wide-spread influence to spark the intent of young travelers to visit Macao and inject new momentum to the local tourism and economy.
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Direct investment statistics for 2024
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that inward direct investment flows in the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) rose by 54.9% year-on-year to MOP 13.76 billion in 2024, mainly due to an increase in profits reinvested by some enterprises. Inward direct investment income amounted to MOP 53.92 billion in 2024, an uplift of 1.9%. As at the end of 2024, stock of inward direct investment totalled MOP 395.36 billion, up by 4.5% year-on-year.
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Consumer price index (CPI) for September 2025
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the Composite CPI for September 2025 rose by 0.47% year-on-year and 0.10% month-on-month. For the 12 months ended September this year, the average Composite CPI grew by 0.24% from the previous period (October 2023 – September 2024).
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Visitor arrivals for the first three quarters of 2025
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 29,671,070 visitor arrivals were recorded in the first three quarters of 2025, up by 14.5% year-on-year. Same-day visitors (17,278,529) and overnight visitors (12,392,541) rose by 24.9% and 2.5% year-on-year respectively. Meanwhile, the cumulative average length of stay of visitors decreased by 0.1 day year-on-year to 1.1 days, due to the growth in the proportion of same-day visitors in the total number of visitors. The average duration of stay for same-day visitors (0.2 day) and overnight visitors (2.3 days) both remained unchanged year-on-year.
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CE: Macao to study earnestly spirit of 4th plenary session of CPC 20th Central Committee
The Chief Executive, Mr Sam Hou Fai, said the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government will unite and lead all sectors of Macao to study and implement the spirit of the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), contributing Macao’s strength to the advancement of Chinese modernisation.
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The “2025 GEG Lusofonia Festival” kicks off today, oozing artistic charm of Lusophone countries for two consecutive weekends
Jointly organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and the Galaxy Entertainment Group, and co-organised by the Macao Government Tourism Office and the Municipal Affairs Bureau, this year’s Festival will run from 24 to 26 October and 31 October to 2 November at the Taipa Houses in parallel with the 7th “Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries”, to make a grand feast of Sino-Lusophone cultural exchange.
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