Tourism | Secretary Tam acknowledges visitor capacity challenge

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, who ultimately oversees matters relating to tourism, has acknowledged that the continuous surge in visitor arrivals is posing

Taiwan students decry propaganda exchange

Students from Taiwan have taken to criticizing exchange programs to mainland China and Macau for being merely propaganda aimed at reinforcing thoughts of unification between China

New IPIM head reports 40 suspicious immigration cases

The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) has spotted approximately 40 suspicious applications of major investment immigration and technical immigration, according to Irene Va

Gaming | Seeing activity uptick, analysts expect growth in May

Gaming analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein and Nomura are forecasting marginal gross gaming revenue growth of between 2% and 4% for May 2019, after data on the

Volleyball | China, Korea emerge as frontrunners after day one

The 2019 edition of the FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) kicked off yesterday, with the first two matches playing out victories for the Chinese and

Gastronomy | Guangzhou food festival a reflection of China’s culinary ‘opening up’

Built in 1983, the White Swan Hotel in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou was one of the country’s first domestically managed modern 5-star hotels. Over the past

Legislative Assembly | Facial recognition cameras are the ultimate goal, says police

Lawmaker Lam Lon Wai said yesterday at the Legislative Assembly plenary that he believes data privacy laws are getting in the way of general law

Crime | PSP unveils complex ‘fake marriage’ scheme used to obtain Macau IDs

During yesterday’s joint press conference held at the Judiciary Police headquarters, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) unveiled a complex scheme involving two families in which the suspects

MUST, Zhuhai government to partner on technology development

The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) signed a cooperation agreement with the Zhuhai municipal government to jointly promote the development of science and technology innovation

Tourism HKZMB brings high-value visitors, says study

A study conducted by a market research firm shows that visitors arriving in the Macau SAR via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge spend over a third more than

EU elections | Europe wakes up to climate concerns after green wave in vote

Green parties in Germany, France, Britain and elsewhere celebrated big gains in elections for the 751-seat European Parliament amid growing voter concerns over climate change,

Jurassic Macau | Study shows peninsula was formed 156m years ago, after Taipa, Coloane

A study co-conducted by the Institute of Science and Environment of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) found that the once-islands of Taipa and Coloane were first formed

Ambrose So | Visitor tax would ‘certainly affect tourism’ in Macau

The Chief Executive of SJM Holdings Limited, Ambrose So, said on Friday that the effectiveness of a levy imposed on visitors to the Macau SAR

Will Las Vegas glitz play in Boston? Wynn will soon find out

Wynn Resorts Ltd. is about to find out how well Vegas plays in Boston. After holding discussions to sell its USD2.6 billion Massachusetts project

Coutinho says gov’t reviewing housing reserved for civil servants

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan is said to have already submitted a report to the Chief Executive on a proposal to build housing specially

Thousands in Hong Kong commemorate 1989 Tiananmen protests

More than 2,000 people marched in Hong Kong on yesterday to mark 30 years since a pro-democracy protest in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square ended in bloodshed.

Health | Influenza breakout infects 12 students

Twelve students from two primary school classes of the Colégio de Santa Rosa de Lima (English Section) have reportedly been infected by the Influenza virus, a statement

Tourism | Surging same-day visitors behind April growth

Visitor arrivals increased 15.9% year-on-year in April 2019 to top 3.43 million, according to the latest information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), led by a

Entertainment | Elēkrŏn to close in July

Studio City Macau’s entertainment show Elēkrŏn will halt its operations on July 21 – six months after its debut, the Times has learned. Dubbed as the “world’s first

Environment | Analysis: What is being done to reduce,reuse, recycle?

It is truly an era of saving when in even places like Macau, restaurants and eateries are starting eco- friendly initiatives. A coffee

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