Most revellers are Brazilians, making the annual trip to the country’s eastern states to enjoy the festivities before Lent

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Seven planets will be aligned and it won't be until 2040 that the comparatively rare phenomenon can be seen so well again
After a five-year pandemic-induced hiatus, Melco has announced its iconic aquatics show will be back at City of Dreams this May
New technology, a jump in guest numbers and more stringent disciplinary regulations are among the reported causes of increased stress in Macao’s casinos
Macao’s next-door SAR is aiming to drastically reduce government spending and increase revenue to balance the budget, expected to be HK$87.2 billion in deficit
Only 6.7 percent of surveyed retailers expect business will pick up in the first quarter of this year, according to DSEC data
CreditSights analysts observe that visitor numbers from China’s wealthiest provinces have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, but per-person gaming revenue has not
The hotly anticipated R2 model’s launch could mark another ‘pivotal moment in the AI industry,’ observers say, and be out before May
The girl was brought back to the SAR on a medical charter flight yesterday afternoon and is now in a coma in the ICU at Conde de São Januário Hospital
While Angola has slashed its debt-to-GDP ratio in recent years, the country is still among those spending more than a quarter of their revenue to service debt interest
At least 53 people have died since the first cases were reported on 21 January, with investigators on the ground pursuing a number of causes for the deadly outbreak
Shenzhen had the third highest number of most valuable companies in the whole country, while Guangzhou and Hong Kong were ranked fifth and ninth