Average daily arrivals for the three-day Easter holiday period stand at more than 87,660 according to the latest figures.
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James Chang of PricewaterhouseCoopers China praises the GBA’s infrastructural links but says “soft connections” are needed to create cultural coherence.
However, total airport arrivals in the first quarter of 2023 are still only less than a third of what they were during the same period before the pandemic.
The Brazilian leader embarks on his rescheduled visit to China with a proposal for a negotiated settlement to the Ukraine conflict.
Visitors from across the estuary made up almost 46 percent of the 74,000 arrivals recorded on 5 April, prompting optimistic forecasts from tourism officials.
Market turbulence means at least half the world’s billionaires are poorer this year than last, but at least two gaming figures have seen their wealth rise.
The lack of workers is leaving many hotels struggling as tourists return on a wave of post-pandemic travel, Bloomberg says.
Courses in AI, robotics and medical administration, among other subjects, come as the government calls for the growth of new industries to support economic diversification.
The annual sourcing of cashew nuts – the country’s main export, upon which more than 80 percent of the population depends – is now underway.
New figures released by the airline’s majority shareholder show that Macao’s flag carrier racked up cumulative losses of almost 2.9 billion patacas during the three-year pandemic.
The political push for integration is leading to a greater number of official exchanges, with Hong Kong lawmakers the latest to head north on a fact-finding tour.
Officials say that flooding and high rainfall in the upper reaches of the Pearl River are causing tonnes of trash to wash up on Macao’s shores, with wind patterns worsening the problem.