China’s central bank to raise remittance limits from Macau

The Chinese central bank authority, People’s Bank of China, announced on Wednesday that it would raise the daily limit on individuals’ remittance from Macau to Chinese yuan accounts in the

A gambling prize worth $20 billion is losing its luster in Japan

Casino executives who have long salivated over Japan as a potential $20 billion gaming market are beginning to question whether that jackpot is worth all the trouble. Japan legalized casino gambling

Arrival in ‘beautiful’ Macau | Xi Jinping pledges to engage with all peoples

Chinese President Xi Jinping has kicked off a three-day visit to Macau by describing the special administrative region as “beautiful” and pledging to engage with people

More Hong Kong activists, journalists denied entry to Macau

Journalists from more than five media outlets outside of Macau, including journalists from pro-establishment publications, have been refused entry to the territory. Yesterday, five

Housing policies concern new ExCo members

The youngest member of the new Executive Council (ExCo) Chao Weng Hou is proposing that the local government prepare housing policies specifically for younger people.

Xinhua perspective | Macau residents embrace convenient life in Greater Bay Area

Chan Chi Fai, a staff member with the General Union of Macau Residents Associations (GUMRA), moved his office in November to Hengqin New Area in

Fuel and cash rumors cause long queues in town

Online rumors about cash and fuel withdrawal restrictions in the coming days led to long queues in town this week at banks and gas stations, as

Aviation | Taiwan’s Starlux to run three daily flights to Macau in January

Six flights in and out of Macau will be added to the schedule from January 23, Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines announced yesterday at an event in Macau.

Gaming Mid-month checks show December GGR faring poorly

Mid-month channel checks indicate that pressure on Macau’s gambling sector will persist this December, with the data supporting predictions of a double-digit drop in gross gaming

Macau wins bronze at esports football tournament

Macau won a bronze medal at a high-profile international esports championship in Seoul last weekend, losing only one match to the eventual champion from Iran.

Macau-bound visitors ditch ferry travel for HZMB

Six out of every 10 visitors from Hong Kong say they are dropping ferry travel to Macau in favor of the land route made possible by the delta-spanning

Matthew Cheung | Gov’t will not flinch in face of difficulties

Matthew Cheung, acting chief executive in Hong Kong, said yesterday that the local government will never flinch in the face of difficulties resulted from the months-long

Members of Chinese press report receiving threats ahead of Xi’s visit

The Macau Portuguese and English Press Association (AIPIM) has said that the organization has not received any reports of threats from its community, contrary to what members of the Chinese

Legislative Assembly | Macau’s 20-year review dominates lawmaker discourse

The topic of the 20th anniversary of Macau’s handover accounted for half of yesterday’s interventions from lawmakers at the Legislative Assembly (AL) during the period before the agenda. With the celebrations

Zhuhai police confirms arrest of man on HKZMB

The man who reportedly went missing on the Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai Bridge (HKZMB) while on his way to Macau has been arrested for cartel crime, the Zhuhai Public Security Bureau confirmed

Fitch warns credit rating depends on political, economic autonomy

Fitch Ratings yesterday affirmed the Macau SAR’s credit ratings (long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings) at “AA”, however it warned that they might not hold up if trends

Xi Jinping says Hong Kong faced ‘grimmest’ challenge in 2019

President Xi Jinping said Hong Kong this year faced its “grimmest and most complicated” situation since returning to Chinese rule, urging the city to come back to the “right path.” Xi

Setback for diversification as casino influence grows

Gaming and junket activities accounted for over half of Macau’s industrial structure last year, in yet another setback in the city’s goal of building a diversified economy less reliant on

Environment | Men carrying reusable bags look comical, accuses columnist

The sight of a strong, masculine man carrying a reusable shopping bag with takeaway food looks comical, a local writer wrote in his newspaper column. The comment stirred up a whirlpool

Macau planetary lab to boost China’s deep space exploration

Macau’s first space exploration satellite has been named Macao Science 1, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam announced yesterday at the opening ceremony of an aerospace exhibition in

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