Local authorities hope to diversify Macao’s tourism market away from mainland China into other overseas locations, including Europe and the Middle East
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Major food and beverage chains across China have been experiencing mass closures due to the falling wealth of the middle class and the changing mindset of consumers
The Hengqin government said it was “fully engaged” with construction of a Guangzhou-Zhuhai (Macao) high-speed rail, but did not give specific details
Manteigaria, Portugal’s renowned pastel de nata specialists, soft-opened their first shop in Macao on Avenida da Praia Grande, next to BCM Bank
Five ambulances and three fire engines equipped with dual Guangdong-Macao licence plates will begin operating cross-border services later in 2025
Vietnam is poised to take Thailand’s place as mainland China’s top durian supplier, while other Southeast Asian nations clamour for a slice of the lucrative market
Macao’s temperatures are set to drop as Lunar New Year approaches, with a yellow cold weather alert likely in effect
The agreement spans a range of projects that will help the archipelago achieve its “priority goals”
Thailand is the third Asian country, and the largest at nearly 72 million people, to legalise same-sex marriage
Beijing has removed inspection barriers for oral-based traditional Chinese medicine from Macao, making it easier for these products to be registered in the mainland
The Macao filmmaker’s Heritople won the documentary prize in December, putting him in the running for the more coveted Golden Elephant Awards
The new channels – which will boost security capacity by 80 percent – will incorporate features such as full body scanning and automatic tray retrieval