Domestic tourism remained the mainstay, with significant growth in visitors from the Greater Bay Area, the full-year figures show

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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
While the incoming US president has made conciliatory gestures to Beijing, he has also threatened harsh tariffs and taken a swipe at China’s use of the Panama Canal
Fan Weiqiu, 62, was convicted of ramming his car into a crowd in Zhuhai last November, killing 35 and injuring more than 40 people
Demographers say the rising birth rate is largely due to 2023’s bumper crop of weddings – the result of Covid-19 postponements