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Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai Bridge

High Hopes

The Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai Bridge is expected to lead a high-tech, high-finance transformation of the Pearl River Delta, but what will it mean for Macau’s already overstretched transport network? The city’s newly appointed Transport Bureau director tells Closer residents can expect a better public transport system and increased cost of using private cars. [...]

On record

Power in a Climate Changing World

Power in a Climate Changing World

It’s a conference for the history books. Despite the conspicuous absence of Al Gore, his Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation will be represented.

How can a world already facing limited energy resources cope with the unprecedented development of China, India and other emerging countries? [...]

Arts

The 22nd Macau International Music Festival

Next month in Macau is an exciting one. For most of the year, music lovers may feel culturally isolated here, waiting anxiously for the next overseas act to visit the Cultural Centre, perhaps even taking the ferry to Hong Kong for an extra live music fix now and again. Then, at last, autumn arrives, and musicians from all over the world descend on Macau for a month-long festival of concerts. This year's International Music Festival (MIMF)programme has at least one treat in store for just about everyone, but whether the eager concertgoer will find it an embarrassment of riches depends on his or her taste. Even more so than in seasons past, the MIMF's 22nd edition is overwhelmingly devoted to Western Classical music. Eleven of the 17 performing groups will play the music of time-honoured European composers. That being said, the classical offering is diverse in format and features truly world-class talent such as Great [...]

Home truths

The Languages’ Collector

How did a Russian student asking for political asylum in Macau 18 years ago become a respected interpreter and translator working for [...]

Sports

Treasure islands

Treasure islands

Although absent from Beijing, Macau helped athletes from five different countries grab nearly 20 Olympic medals, eight of them gold. In the run-up to the Games, Taipa and Coloane looked like paradise.

Macau, without representation on the International Olympic Committee, was unable to participate in the Olympic Games, but this did not stop the territory playing a significant role in the competition. In the weeks leading up to the Games, several sport teams set up training camps in Macau [...]

Entertainment

Crowning Achievements

Crowning Achievements

All eyes will be on the ten glamorous finalists on the night, but it has been a busy and challenging few weeks leading up to the first Miss Macau pageant in over a decade.

Nerve racking interviews followed by a nail-biting week of waiting. Joy, excitement and pride followed by weeks of grueling training, countless press events and some heartwarming charity visits. Making new friends, sharing in some very unique [...]

Editor's note

Grand celebrations in slow mode

By Nuno Mendonça.