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India Comes to Town

India Comes to Town

One of the biggest and most glamorous entertainment events on the planet arrived in Macau for three exciting days in June drawing the attention of millions of Indian movie fans worldwide.

This month, amidst the gloomy backdrop of global economic crises and flu epidemics, the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) came to Macau to inject a welcome dose of dance, song, and excitement in true over-the-top ‘Bollywood’ fashion. [...]

Opinion

The politics of controlling swine flu in greater china

The Politics of Controlling Swine Flu in Greater China

The SARS saga haunted the Hong Kong administration to such an extent that it felt it was better to make mistakes in order to play it safe and to protect public health in the highly congested city-state.

The outbreak of swine flu or H1N1 in Mexico and then in various parts [...]

Arts

From ‘Made in China’ to ‘Created in China’:

The second Hong Kong International Art Fair

Last year the question was different: Why did it take so long for Hong Kong to stake a claim for itself as an international art hub by organizing a world-class fair for contemporary art? A year later, ArtHK09, the second [...]

The Future of Macau Design

Macau designers created the “Macau Pavilion” at the 5th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair

Just as the government and local communities are more and more interested in the idea of developing a Cultural Industry in Macau [...]

Cinema

Born in Macau

Childhood story of Macau born Chinese composer Xian Xinghai is turned into a film upon the occasion of this year’s “Double Celebrations” of the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic" of China and the 10th anniversary [...]

On Record

Stanley Ho: "I love my career"

“I love my career”

On the month that Stanley Ho is recognized with the Visionary Award by the gaming industry, the magnate tells CLOSER how his 1970’s Lisboa, revolutionized the city, how he is still excited by new projects like the coming Oceanus and why knowledge should be the fortune of your life

Macau CLOSER: What does it represent to you to receive the Visionary Award at the Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia)? [...]

Entertainment

Cool collections

Cool Collections

Macau becomes home to some of the coolest memorabilia from the great icons of Rock ‘n’ Roll.

When we catch up with Carrie Ielfield in the lobby of the Hard Rock Hotel Macau, she is surprisingly bright and bubbly for someone who is terribly jet-lagged and hasn’t left the premises or stopped working for 36 hours.

Then again, if your job was handling some of the most exciting and intriguing rock memorabilia in the world, you could probably find some enthusiasm for it no matter [...]

Editor's note

Any other candidate to Chief Executive? Please?

by Nuno Mendonça

MacauNews

Macau News

Macau represented by 60 athletes in six sports in 2009 Lusophone Games in Lisbon

Macau, China, 1 Jul - Macau will be represented by a delegation of 60 athletes playing six different sports in the second edition of the Lusophone Games, which takes place in Lisbon between 11 and 19 July, 2009. José Tavares, vice-president of the Macau Sport Development Board, told Portugal's Lusa News Agency that Macau will have six athletes taking part in athletics, 11 in basketball, five in judo, eight in table tennis, seven in taekwando and 23 in volleyball. [...]

China to use e-passport for Macau residents from September

Beijing, China, 01 Jul - China will start using e-passport and e-TP (Travel Permits) for residents of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) from September 1, 2009, according to a bulletin issued by the Chinese Foreign Ministry here on Wednesday. Both the e-passport and e-TP for [...]

Macau courts approve legal action TAP Air Portugal filed against Air Macau

Macau, China, 1 Jul - The Macau courts have approved the legal action that TAP Air Portugal filed against the financial restructuring of Air Macau, Portugal's Lusa News Agency reported on Tuesday. Carlos Pimentel, TAP's representative at Air Macau [...]

Macau swine flu total 28 cases after outbreak in a kindergarten

Macau, China, 30 Jun - The Health Bureau (SSM) announced today eight more swine flu cases, five of them in a kindergarten. Speaking during the daily SSM press conference health authorities said that said that Macau recorded until now a total of 28 confirmed A H1N1 cases nine [...]