National Ecology Day in Macao: The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will run a free “Natural Habitat” flower exhibition in Taipa (Avenida da Praia) from Aug 15 to Nov 1, featuring nectar and butterfly-attracting plants plus popular science panels and talks like “Urban Butterfly Dance” and guided nocturnal wildlife searches. Cross-border cooperation with an ecological angle: Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai will visit Fujian for the 5th Fujian-Macao Cooperation Conference, including inspections of ecological restoration projects in Xiamen. Local tech, greener services: Melco hosted an industry-academia-research reverse matching event in Cotai, inviting local tech firms and research teams to co-create solutions for areas including environmental services. Smart tourism friction: An opinion piece notes Macao’s tourism is strong on walkability and cleanliness, but international visitors still face payment-system friction, arguing the fix is system design from the visitor’s point of view. Travel risk rules: China issued new regulations to tighten overseas travel risk prevention and exit-entry application requirements, effective Sept 15. E-payment fraud warning: A Macau Business special report highlights how the “Taobao scam” exploited trust in major platforms through social engineering, pointing to vulnerabilities in the city’s fast-growing mobile payments ecosystem.