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Portugal and EU Condemn Jailing of Former Macau Lawmaker

Portugal and the European Union have condemned the sentencing of former Macau legislator and Portuguese citizen Au Kam San to 12-and-a-half years in prison. Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel expressed repudiation and serious concern to Chinese authorities over the conviction, which involved alleged state security violations and breach of official secrets. The European External Action Service also objected to restrictions that barred diplomats and media from observing the trial.

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Portugal and EU Condemn Jailing of Former Macau Lawmaker

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Exhibition marks two-year 'dialogue' between DN and Macao Daily News

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An exhibition titled 'A Glimpse of Chinese Culture' is on display at the Scientific and Cultural Centre of Macau (CCCM) in Lisbon from 19 April to 1 May. It showcases journalistic texts published over the last two years as part of a joint initiative between the Portuguese newspaper Diário de Notícias (DN) and the Macao Daily News. CCCM president Carmen Amado Mendes describes the exhibition as the materialisation of ongoing editorial and cultural exchange, highlighting Macau's role as a platform for mediation between China and Portugal. The exhibition explores themes of cultural continuity, the legacy of Portuguese influence in Macau, and the enduring 500-year relationship between the two regions, which DN director Filipe Alves describes as a bridge for the future.

Dinheiro Vivo21 Apr

Exhibition marks two-year 'dialogue' between DN and Macao Daily News

Macau Chief Executive meets with leaders of the three branches of government in Portugal

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The head of the Macau Government, Sam Hou Fai, will meet with the leaders of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches during a visit to Portugal, the Chinese region announced today.

RTP Notícias16 Apr

Macau Chief Executive meets with leaders of the three branches of government in Portugal

Macau leader visits Portugal and Spain from April 17 to 23

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The government of the semi-autonomous Chinese city had scheduled the visit to Portugal for the first half of 2025, but it was later postponed to the summer due to the Portuguese legislative elections.

Observador17 Mar

Macau leader visits Portugal and Spain from April 17 to 23

Macau returns to the Lisbon Travel Fair after a year-long absence

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The Government of Macau announced that the region will once again be present at the Lisbon Travel Fair (BTL) from 25 February to 1 March, after a year-long absence.

RTP Notícias29 Jan

Macau returns to the Lisbon Travel Fair after a year-long absence

Prize created to encourage study of Sino‑Portuguese relations through Macau

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The Jorge Álvares Foundation has launched an annual prize worth €25,000 to encourage the study and research of relations between Portugal and China via Macau, according to the foundation's website.

RTP Notícias30 Dec

Prize created to encourage study of Sino‑Portuguese relations through Macau

Jorge Álvares Foundation Prize honours General Rocha Vieira

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A prize from the Jorge Álvares Foundation honours General Rocha Vieira.

Diário de Notícias29 Dec

Jorge Álvares Foundation Prize honours General Rocha Vieira

Film director Manuel Faria de Almeida dies aged 91

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A former programmes director at RTP, founder of Televisão de Macau and director of the most censored film of the Estado Novo era, Catembe — which was subjected to 103 cuts by censors — died on Sunday aged 91.

Observador22 Dec

Film director Manuel Faria de Almeida dies aged 91

Portugal

1975:Angola's independence, 1975
At midnight in Luanda, Agostinho Neto of the MPLA proclaims the independence of the People's Republic of Angola, ending nearly five centuries of Portuguese rule, as the rival FNLA and UNITA declare their own states in Ambriz and Huambo. Neto becomes the country's first president.
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1861: King Pedro V dies of typhoid fever at the Necessidades Palace in Lisbon, aged just 24, after a reign of eight years. Two of his brothers, the infantes Fernando and João, also died that year, plunging the country into mourning.

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1918: The Armistice signed by Germany and the Allies in a railway carriage at Compiègne takes effect at 11 a.m., ending the fighting of the First World War.

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