Tourist arrivals could reach 40m by 2025

A public consultation on the “Tourism Industry Development Master Plan” will be held between May 23 and July 22. Helena de Senna Fernandes, director of the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO),

Crime | Man caught by student taking under-skirt photos

A 65 year-old man was arrested by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) after being accused by a schoolgirl of taking under-skirt photographs, the PSP informed in press conference held

Taxi driver intercepted with two Macau SAR ID cards

During an operation on Saturday targeting taxi drivers, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) found that one such driver was in possession of two Macau identification cards, according to information

Junket president supports credit database

Kwok Chi-chung, the president of Macau’s Association of Gaming and Entertainment Promoters, has expressed his support for the establishment of a credit database, with the prerequisite of not disclosing certain

Visitor arrivals fall 3 percent

Visitor arrivals decreased by 3 percent year-on year to a total of 2,471,253 persons in April 2016, according to information released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), however the

Admirers divided over plan | Poet’s remains could be moved from Macau to Lisbon

A petition was recently submitted to the Portuguese parliament requesting that the mortal remains of the poet Camilo Pessanha, who died and is buried in Macau, be transferred to the National

Macanese museum waits for IC assessment

There has been a study into the feasibility of establishing a Macanese House Museum, which would highlight three of Macau’s most respected writers, including Camilo Pessanha. Regarding this possibility, Carlos

Ryanair posts record 2016 profit, sees lower summer fares

European budget carrier Ryanair has posted record full-year profits and passenger figures, and expects both to hit new highs this summer amid rapid growth and declining fares. Yesterday’s results for the year

Corporate Bits | Tria spa opens at MGM

“Tria Spa” opened today at MGM Macau offering a variety of treatments for wellness, vitality and beauty, according to a press release from the casino operator. The spa will include a

Analysis | Luxury brands’ Chinese binge is showing signs of slowing

It’s already happened to middle-of-the-road stores across high streets and main streets. Now the world’s biggest luxury stores are starting to shutter outlets. The culprit is the Chinese consumer, who is

China takes stake in TAP, prepares flights to Portugal

A direct air link between Lisbon and Beijing, a long-standing objective of the governments of Portugal and China, is about to become a reality, at a time when a Chinese

Mozambique | Contract signed for dredging the port of Maputo

The dredging of the access channel to the port of Maputo to allow the entry of vessels of up to 80 tons of gross tonnage will begin in May following

Hong Kong axes provocative skyscraper art installation

Days after it was launched, organizers have canceled an art installation on Hong Kong’s tallest skyscraper that carried a politically provocative message about the city’s relationship with mainland China. The organizers of

U.K.’s first Chinese-backed offshore wind farm gets go-ahead

The U.K.’s first Chinese-backed offshore wind farm took a major step forward after three investors reached financial close on the 2.6 billion pound (USD3.8 billion) Beatrice project, in the Moray

Health | Nationwide investigation to determine how to aid poor

A nationwide health investigation of poor people in China is underway, and the results are expected to lead to new policies to aid the country’s sickest and poorest citizens. Statistics show

Hundreds protest lack of college placements

Some 500 people on Sunday protested what they say is a lack of university student placements in their central China province, in the latest protest over education reform. Parents holding banners that read

Cash-strapped local governments look to boost funds

China’s cash-strapped local authorities are scrambling for ways to rebuild their fiscal firepower as a tax overhaul has seen them lose out to the central government and efforts to clear

Eighteen girls killed in fire at school dorm in northern Thailand

A nighttime fire at a dormitory of a primary school in northern Thailand killed 18 girls, many of whom had been roused by a dorm-mate but went back to sleep, thinking

Japan | Trade data, factory survey show economy weakening

Japan’s economy appears to be weakening as exports fell 10 percent and imports plunged 23 percent in April while a monthly survey of factory managers showed the sharpest deterioration in

Obama lifts decades-old arms ban in first visit to Vietnam

U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday lifted a half-century-old ban on selling arms to Vietnam during his first visit to the communist country, looking to bolster a government seen as a

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