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Here and there, Western heads of state make statements with an impact in their country, while on visits abroad. Even in this, Ho Iat Seng made the western bridge, going against the more traditional and reserved Chinese profile. Still in Lisbon, when summarizing the first…

The numbers of the Golden Week of Labor Day prove the galloping recovery that Macau has had since the reopening of the borders. Not only in the number of visitors, but also in the sector that matters right now – the game. The data only confirm what the eyes see: crowds…

Ho Iat Seng did well in Portugal. It has to be said. Not because of a special seduction, brilliance in speech, or strategic appetite. It was agreed upon a long time ago by all parties involved. China included – that was going to be fine. How did it go. This mutual…

The visit of the Chief Executive of Macao to Portugal restarts work on rapprochement with Portuguese-speaking countries. It also represents an opportunity to gain credit within the European Union and to promote the Greater Bay Area – unknown in international markets, but…

Lula da Silva does not travel to Beijing on a mere courtesy visit. Brazil and China play big in the post-Covid economy, and are preparing to sign at least 20 more cooperation agreements. This time, with special emphasis on the carbon credits market. From an economic point of…

Mental health is one of the most neglected aspects in Macau, when it should be one of the areas with the highest investment in health protection. The numbers revealed in one of the articles in this edition of PLATAFORMA are overwhelming: in 2022 there were 80 suicides, of…

At the end of the next decade, gambling will remain the mainstay of Macau’s economy. The wall that Beijing has built seems to keep the industry asphyxiated, but the reopening has ensured that it is not suffocating. So far, the results are positive and one can think of…

It was then confirmed this week that the visit of the Chief Executive of Macau to Portugal will take place between the 18th and 22nd of April. The trip to Lisbon – Ho Iat Seng’s first official visit outside the country since taking office in December 2019 – is…

Putin’s propaganda celebrates Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow as proof of a divisive alliance, which rules on one side of the world, leaving the United States and its allies on the other. But Beijing says nothing of the kind. What the Minister of Foreign Affairs…

As local legend has it, when the original Hotel Lisboa was built in the 1960s, Feng Shui masters told Stanley Ho that in order to maintain its ability to generate good luck, the hotel should be constantly renovated. It can be said that for the common citizen of Macau the…