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Macaui

Macau is a former Portuguese colony, and in 1999 it became a special administrative region of China. Its economy relies heavily on tourism, specifically the gambling industry, whose revenue has made Macau the world's largest casino market.

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Unlike its highly successful Hong Kong counterpart, the club that has decided to end races failed to diversify its sources of betting and did not generate the expected economic and social benefits.

Hong Kong professionals will find it easier to operate in the economic zone, and easing of investment restrictions will help revive economies in the city and mainland China.

  • Customs inspector says haul includes smartphones, phone accessories, watches, handbags and shoes, with items all destined for overseas
  • Counterfeiters used brand names such as Cartier, Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Patek Philippe, Rolex and Nike

The Macau casino operator announced better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and has set its sights on maintaining its highest ever share of the mass market gaming segment.

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A return of Chinese travellers, who spent almost US$248 billion on trips abroad in 2019 before the pandemic, is key to filling a big hole in the global travel industry.

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‘There were two failed landing attempts … All the passengers on board the flight started to scream, while children were crying wildly,’ passenger recounts on social media.

Food writer Annabel Jackson reveals where she goes in Macau for Portuguese seafood rice, Macanese crab curry and minchi, a favourite Hong Kong restaurant, and a go-to place for cheese in London.

Why do Chinese fisherfolk celebrate Tin Hau in an annual festival ? Once upon a time there was a girl called Lin Mo, who became a deity after she learned how to predict the future and saved people from the sea.

The inaugural Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards saw more than 700 submissions from nearly 200 wineries, with prizes for best wine overall and in categories for red, white, sweet, best value and more.

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The Post’s arts editor Enid Tsui reports back from opening week at the Venice Biennale 2024 with the pavilions, exhibitions, artists and performances that stood out for her.

Xinhua reports vehicle flow reached 3.26 million on mega bridge last year, after government-funded Voice of America referred to it as ‘ghost’ crossing in recent article.

With the junkets of Asia’s gambling capital ‘decimated’ by an anti-corruption crackdown, money launderers have shifted focus to more loosely regulated casinos in Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines and Myanmar.

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Officially back with a bang, Hong Kong’s neighbouring getaway sports a fresh crop of luxury stays – here’s our pick of the new openings to book now

Acclaimed chef Alain Ducasse reveals why he isn’t thinking of opening another restaurant in Hong Kong, and his hopes of earning a third Michelin star for his Macau restaurant Alain Ducasse at Morpheus.

Charles Li, former head of the Hong Kong stock exchange, wants to bring its model of financing for a cut of daily revenue to Southeast Asia as early as the fourth quarter.

According to one culture official, the New Cathedral of Coimbra, in Portugal, served as the model for Macau’s Church of St Paul – of which only the facade remains, following a fire in 1835.

The opening of the Palazzo Versace Macau was a night to remember – John Legend sang, while the likes of Donatella Versace, K-pop’s Taecyeon and Thai actor Blue Pongtiwat mingled at the Grand Lisboa Palace’s latest luxury opening

The scandal now engulfing Cordlife Group Ltd. has implications across the region, given its operations in Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia, the Philippines and India.

Frederic Genta, a high-ranking official from the principality, holds a flurry of meetings with government officials and investors in Macau and Hong Kong. ‘We can be a small door to Europe,’ he says.

The Buddhist kingdom plans to take a punt on legalised gambling as it rues the billions of dollars in untapped gaming revenue that’s been left on the table. But will it hit the jackpot?

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Door-to-door cross-border ambulance service not reciprocal at first because of more complex procedures for approval of vehicles, doctors, equipment and medicine from Hong Kong.

Raffles at Galaxy Macau and Andaz Macau are the latest additions to the integrated resort’s list of hotels, not to mention the convention centre and entertainment facilities

Basketball star Yung Kam-wah, Arnaldo Ho, son of late casino king Stanley Ho, and Fiona Tong, daughter of Isabella Kau, Miss Hong Kong 1982 runner-up among those appointed.

Hong Kong’s revamped investment-migration scheme is paying off for insurers such as Prudential Hong Kong, which is planning to expand its product line to appeal to wealthy would-be Hongkongers.

Exchange programme with mainland China gives Hong Kong civil servants insights into country’s policy direction, development trends, history and culture.