Foreign arrivals have more than doubled, which is welcome news to tourism officials seeking to reduce Macao’s heavy dependence on the mainland Chinese tourism market.
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Gaming tax represents almost 80 percent of the current revenue generated for the government between January and May 2023.
The mall is the largest on the Macao peninsula and has leased out almost all of its retail premises, with anchor tenants including Galleries Lafayette and Pop Mart.
Speaking at a reception to mark Portugal Day, Macao’s top official hailed the territory’s unique mix of Portuguese and Chinese cultures as one of its core strengths.
The spike, to be expected with Macao’s post-pandemic reopening, appears mostly fuelled by online scams and gaming-related offences.
The ceremony, observed in Macao for centuries, commemorates the life of the Franciscan monk who became the patron saint of lost people and lost things.
Air quality is improving, according to the latest ‘State of the Environment’ survey, but we’re still creating too much rubbish compared to other major cities.
Local authorities are determined not to have a repeat of the massive blackouts experienced during typhoons in 2017 and 2018.
Malaysia should have used ‘international police cooperation’ before asserting that the fugitive was hiding in the territory, security officials say.