Smart Border Tech: Macau is extending “Face Scan” Smart Immigration Clearance to Qingmao Port and the Zhuhai–Macao Bridge Port starting this Friday, letting eligible travellers clear via joint automated channels without ID documents; at Hengqin Port, 310,000 people have registered and 6.21 million trips have been processed, showing the system is stable. University Research Push: University of Macau (UM) is ramping up its 45th-anniversary science and tech expansion, planning a network linking faculties, 11 research institutes and state key labs to speed lab results into industry; two new institutes (Smart City Technologies and AI & Brain Sciences) are set to start on 1 August, alongside five new science/tech faculties from 2026/27. AI & Telecom Showcase: Huawei used MWC Shanghai 2026 to highlight AI-powered 5G-A and “service-network-compute” integration, aiming to help carriers monetize AI-driven growth. Innovation Ecosystems: A new mapping of WIPO Global Innovation Index 2025 shows China dominates innovation clusters, with Shenzhen–Hong Kong–Guangzhou topping the list. Elder Care Reality Check: A Macau survey finds most residents worry about future elderly care costs and lack confidence in long-term financial sustainability, while usage of smart elderly care services remains low. Education in Hengqin: Macau is accelerating the Macao–Hengqin International Education (University) Town, with the first phase starting in August for about 1,300 postgraduate students and a UM Hengqin campus planned for 2029.