Demographers say the rising birth rate is largely due to 2023’s bumper crop of weddings – the result of Covid-19 postponements

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The Studio City Event Centre is set to host the East Asia Super League’s ‘final four’ in their matches on 7 and 9 March, respectively
The Lobito development project is part of a belated attempt by Western powers to match China’s signature Belt and Road Initiative
An unprecedented cultural exchange is taking place as millions of Chinese and Americans communicate directly without media or government filtering
Local industry expert, Cheung Kin Chung, expects Macao’s hotels to be around 90 to 95 percent full during the Lunar New Year period
Vietnam is considering dismantling regulatory guidelines to enable the Chinese-produced C909 and C919 jets to begin operating in the country
The school started the current academic year with a lack of teachers for key subjects, following a controversial decision to sack a number of staff members
The head of the SAR’s tourism office reckons a total of 39 million visitor arrivals is the best-case scenario for this year
During a series of symposiums earlier this month, hundreds of top civil servants were told to ‘fully’ carry out instructions given by the president during his visit in December
According to a Chinese data firm, more ‘high-level science and technology talents’ are based in China than there are in the US
The Lunar New Year parades will take place in the central and northern districts of Macao on 31 January and on 8 February respectively, both beginning at 8 pm
The South American agricultural giant exported over 50 million bags of coffee in 2024, with revenue growth up 55.4 percent over 2023