The SAR was ranked in an unhelpful 28th place on the 2025 Asia Backpacker Index, which featured 31 locations and assessed the daily travel cost for a backpacker
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The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau will launch a recruitment drive in the hopes of adding a large number of casino-based inspectors to its payroll
The southern province recorded the highest GDP of any province in China last year, and has done so for the past 36 years
In a bid to boost local spending, Shanghai officials are working to lure Taylor Swift to their city for a concert this year. They say they are ‘optimistic’
Traces of the nocturnal mammal have been found in the SAR’s coastal habitats and hailed as a ‘ray of hope’ for conservation efforts
With nearly 400 presumed and 75 confirmed cases since early January, government officials in Angola are working hard to curb the spread and raise public awareness
Nearly seven years after opening its doors (and restrooms) to the public, Starbucks is ending the policy among a raft of other changes
The Macao Citizens’ Physical Fitness Monitoring Study 2025 will involve around 10,000 participants between the ages of 3 to 79
The index is based on 13 criteria, ranging from casino revenue to tourism arrivals, unemployment and hotel occupancy
It’s the end of an era as Macao’s public broadcaster shuts down its last analogue transmissions, making a full transition into digital television
Roughly 1,300 people are visiting hospital emergency departments each day as the H1N1 flu virus spreads across the city
Sands China has initiated the mainland payment service’s rollout in the city, in collaboration with Macau Pass and Alipay