Smoking cessation services see 31% increase in past year

The Health Bureau (SSM) reported a significant increase in the number of people seeking smoking cessation services in 2023, underlining the city’s efforts to tackle

Hotel occupancy bounces back Q1, city to see more hotel rooms

Macau's tourism industry has experienced a robust recovery in the first quarter of 2024, as evidenced by hotel occupancy rates. Data from the Statistics and

Q1 unemployment hits 2.1%

The SAR’S general unemployment rate stood at 2.1%, and local residents’ unemployment rate was 2.7% in the first quarter of 2024, both decreasing by 0.2 percentage points

Visitors recovery 86% pre-pandemic in Q1

Visitor arrivals to Macau jumped 79.4% in the first three months of 2024 compared to the same period last year, according to government statistics. The 8.9 million

Visitor arrivals surge in first quarter of 2024

Provisional figures from the Public Security Police Force show Macau registered about 88.84 million visitor arrivals in the first quarter of 2024. Average daily visitor

MPay reports 200% growth in payment volume by local users in Japan in Q1

MPay's cross-border payment service, launched by Macau Pass in August 2023, has recorded significant growth in transactions in Japan during the first quarter (Q1) of this

Macau airport reports profits as passenger traffic returns

The city’s airport reported nearly MOP1.19 billion in revenue for the 2023 fiscal year, up 179.8% from the previous year amid the travel and economic rebound.

February visitors recovers to 93% pre-pandemic levels amid CNY

Visitor arrivals soared by 106.7% year-on-year to 3,293,564 in February, recovering to 92.9% of the level recorded in the same month of 2019, according to data

Economy shows signs of improvement, but its property sector is still in the doldrums

China’s manufacturing and investment improved in the first two months of the year, while weakness in the property sector weighed on the economy, the National

Public revenue more than doubles in first two months

Macau's revenue in the first two months of 2024 has more than doubled compared to the previous year, primarily due to the recovery of gaming taxes, data

Health Bureau logs third whooping cough case this year

The third case of whooping cough in Macau this year, which was an imported case, was detected on March 8, the Health Bureau (SSM) has

Gaming staff wages rose 6.8% at year end 2023

The wages of full-time employees of the local gaming sector rose on average last December by 6.8% year-on-year, to MOP25,290, the results of a survey on

Macau’s revenues nearly quadruple in January

Macau's current revenue in January 2024 increased nearly fourfold from the same month in 2023. The recovery of gaming taxes contributed to this growth, with

Nearly 26,000 foreign workers hired in 2023

Macau companies hired nearly 26,000 blue card holders in the past year, following a reduction in the number of foreign workers the year prior due

Unemployment rate returns to pre-pandemic levels, DSEC claims

Official statistics released from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) show that the unemployment rate of local residents in the three months spanning November 2023

January visitors recover to 83% pre-pandemic

Visitor arrivals soared 104.7% year-on-year to 2.86 million in January 2024, recovering to 83.5% of the level in the same month of 2019, according to the Statistics

Visitor expenditures surpass 2019 levels

Total visitor spending, excluding gaming expenses, surged to MOP71.25 billion in 2023, surpassing pre-pandemic levels by 11.2%. Data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) shows

100 accidents involving mainland drivers in nine months

The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has said that mainland drivers using vehicles in Macau have been involved in 101 traffic accidents since the start of

More companies but less capital in 2023

A total of 5,011 new companies were incorporated in 2023, an increase of 900 year-on-year amid the gradual economic recovery following the downturn brought about by the

Mobile transactions continue to see increase

In fourth quarter of 2023, there was an increase in the number and value of transactions made through local mobile payment tools compared to the

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com
MACAU DAILY TIMES