The latest figures spell ongoing woe for the city’s shop owners, who are struggling in the face of mainland competition and changing consumption patterns
Staff Reporter
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Well over 200 million people travelled across Guangdong province during the first week of the holiday peak period – an almost 5 percent jump over 2024
The three-month campaign was launched to help the city’s struggling retailers and restaurateurs, who have been reeling from mainland competition
Domestic tourism remained the mainstay, with significant growth in visitors from the Greater Bay Area, the full-year figures show
Official figures show a drop of less than one percent in the number of crimes reported in 2024, compared to a year earlier
Their first day working together was ‘very smooth,’ according to Benjamin Chan, chairman of the Monetary Authority of Macao
The rating was made by travel aggregator SkyScanner, which praised the impressive number of attractions Macao manages pack into a compact urban area
The number of protesters killed continues to climb in the wake of the controversial inauguration of new president Daniel Chapo last Wednesday
The socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez made the suggestion at a rally on Sunday as part of a bid to address the housing crisis
The Macau Economic Association’s Lao Pun Lap says fewer tourists are choosing to buy luxury goods or even stay overnight in the city
A strong winter monsoon is projected to reach southern China early next week, resulting in coastal temperatures that could dip to 7°C
Authorities in southwest China want to curtail the amounts being stuffed into red envelopes as customary Lunar New Year gifts