HONG KONG – Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), one of the world's premier mixed martial arts tournaments, is set to return to Macao, presenting three back-to-back showdowns from May 28 to 30.

A battle between Chinese stand-out Song Yadong, who has been ranked 5th in UFC’s bantamweight category, and former two-time UFC champion Deiveson Figueiredo is expected to be this year’s main highlight.

Fan activations, UFC guest athlete appearances, and themed experiences will be staged throughout the three-day event.

Fostering AI innovation

BEYOND Expo 2026, one of Asia’s largest technology and innovation exhibitions, will return to the Macao Special Administrative Region next week to highlight the region’s most dynamic frontiers of artificial intelligence innovation.

Running from May 27 to 30, the expo will showcase the latest breakthroughs in the rapidly evolving technology, covering areas such as humanoid robotics and embodied AI, enterprise agentic workflows, AI-Integrated wearable devices and autonomous driving.

It is expected to attract more than 30,000 attendees, providing hands-on experiences and a series of curated programs centered on the main theme of “AI: Digital to Physical.”

Global finance expo

From May 27 to 29, the 20th Shenzhen International Finance Expo will be held at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center (Futian). It aims to build a virtuous cycle among technology, industry, and finance in the context of the AI-driven era.

Spanning 30,000 square meters, the expo will feature five themed exhibition zones – fintech, industry finance, cross-border finance, innovation capital and wealth management.

Major financial innovation policies, industrial finance indices, and representative achievements in specialty finance will be released during the event.

RMB green bonds

China's Ministry of Finance has announced that a new batch of green sovereign bonds denominated in renminbi will be issued next week in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The bonds will be issued in amounts of up to 6 billion yuan (about $877.5 million).

Last April, the Chinese ministry issued its first batch of RMB-denominated green sovereign bonds in London. The bonds worth 6 billion yuan in total are held by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Central Moneymarkets Unit and are listed on both the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. The proceeds are used to fund eligible green expenditures from the central budget.