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20mln Macau visitors to July 8, already 57pct of full-year 2024 show police data
GGRAsia
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July 8, 2025
Macau’s inbound visitor tally so far in 2025 hit the 20 million-mark as of 11am on Tuesday (July 8) – a daily average of circa 106,000 – said the city’s Public Security Police in a Tuesday update. Last year, it took until August 3 to reach the...
28th Macao Book Carnival celebrates reading and culture
Macau Daily Times
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July 8, 2025
The Macao Book Carnival opened Friday at the Polytechnic University’s Multi-Sport Pavilion. The annual event invites book lovers and families to explore nearly 30,000 titles in Chinese, English, and Portuguese. The carnival, organized by the Macao...
Over 670 granted Hong Kong visas under investment immigration scheme revived last year
Hong Kong Free Press
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July 7, 2025
More than 670 people have been issued Hong Kong visas under an investment immigration scheme that was revived last year, according to the government. Joseph Chan, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, told the Legislative...
Galaxy Entertainment Group Presents: We Are Macau Athletes Season 2 Kicks Off
Macau Daily Times
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July 7, 2025
“Galaxy Entertainment Group Presents: We Are Macau Athletes” returns for Season 2, running from July through next March. Title-sponsored by Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), the program is organized by Macau Sports Channel and supported by the...
Macau’s annual book carnival kicks off, promoting East Asian culture
Macau Business
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July 5, 2025
The Macau Book Carnival 2025 opened on Friday at the Macao Polytechnic University, bringing tens of thousands of Chinese, English, and Portuguese publications together with over 30 events. The book fair, in its 28th edition, was hosted by the...
Immigration busts marriage-for-visa syndicate after raids in Putrajaya
The Malaysian Star
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July 5, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: A marriage-for-visa syndicate targeting senior citizens was busted with the arrest of five men, including the masterminds. Immigration department officers conducted the raids in Putrajaya at about 9.19am on Thursday (July 3)....
UK enacts Data Security Compliance Program
UKNow - Kentucky
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July 8, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 8, 2025) — Over the next several months, the University of Kentucky will roll out a Data Security Compliance Program (DSCP). This new program will be the focus for UK’s compliance with federal requirements in the U.S....
Macao's annual book carnival kicks off, promoting East Asian culture
Xinhua News Agency
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MACAO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Macao Book Carnival 2025 opened on Friday at the Macao Polytechnic University, bringing tens of thousands of Chinese, English, and Portuguese publications together with over 30 events. The book fair, in its 28th...
OPINION – Two layers of accountability in Macau and Hong Kong: Principal officials and senior civil servants
Macau Business
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July 5, 2025
Recently, the Special Administrative Regions of Macau and Hong Kong have witnessed a top-down initiative from the government of the two cities to enhance the internal and external accountability of senior civil servants, while the accountability...
China's Guangdong: From 'world factory' to high-tech hub
CGTN
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Huawei, Tencent, DJI, ZTE and BYD – some of the world's most recognized tech giants – all come from the same place: south China's Guangdong Province. This coastal province faces the South China Sea and is adjacent to the special administrative...
Beijing taps personnel veteran Xu Qifang for Hong Kong and Macau post
South China Morning Post
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July 4, 2025
Beijing has appointed Xu Qifang, a Communist Party personnel official, to the second-most senior position in its top body managing Hong Kong and Macau affairs. Xu, 60, the former deputy chief of the party’s Organisation Department has become the...
AAHK to commission two automated parking lots
Passenger Terminal Today
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July 8, 2025
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) is to start the phased commissioning of two automated parking lots at Hong Kong International Airport in November 2025. Developed and operated by AAHK, the two parking lots are to be located in the restricted...
Macau GGR continues recent resurgence by rising 19% year-on-year to MOP$21.1 billion in June
Inside Asian Gaming
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July 1, 2025
Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR has approved a Php50 million (US$888,000) grant to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to fund the ongoing deportation of foreign workers previously employed by illegal offshore gaming operators, or POGOs, it revealed...
Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace Will Host Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025 Awards
Breaking Travel News
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July 3, 2025
As the Official Host Partner of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025, Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace will host the tenth edition of the annual awards ceremony this coming July. In line with this highly-anticipated celebration of the region’s bar industry, the...
Visa runs explained: How to legally extend your UAE visa without overstaying
The Times of India
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A visa run is a fully legal and widely practiced method to extend your stay in the UAE, as long as it's done through the proper channels and within immigration guidelines./ Image: VisaRun.ae TL;DR: Visa runs are a legitimate and convenient way to...
Committee calls for optimizing inclusive education spaces in Taipa
Macau Daily Times
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July 3, 2025
The Islands Social Affairs Advisory Committee revealed that Macau’s special educational needs student population has surged over threefold in the past decade to 3,600, with 2,627 enrolled in inclusive education programs – and the numbers are set...
Macau emerges as the top tourist destination for Chinese mainland travelers
Macau Daily Times
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June 30, 2025
Macau has secured the top spot for outbound travel satisfaction among Chinese tourists in 2024, ahead of Singapore, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Spain, Hong Kong, France, Australia, Malaysia, and Argentina, according to the China Tourism...
Art Macao 2025 to start in July with nearly 30 exhibitions
Xinhua News Agency
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MACAO, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) is preparing to launch the "Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2025" in July, said the SAR government's cultural affairs bureau at a press conference on...
‘Wendy & Peter Pan’ Headlines Royal Shakespeare Company’s Barbican Return – Global Bulletin
Variety
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July 8, 2025
NEVERLAND NOSTALGIA The Royal Shakespeare Company is set to enchant London audiences with its 2025/26 Barbican season, headlined by “Wendy & Peter Pan,” a reimagined take on J.M. Barrie‘s classic adapted by Ella Hickson and directed by Jonathan...
Macau ranks first in China Tourism Academy’s “2024 Chinese Travellers Outbound Satisfaction Top 10 Destinations”
Inside Asian Gaming
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June 29, 2025
The China Tourism Academy (CTA) has announced its “2024 Chinese Travellers Outbound Satisfaction Top 10 Destinations”, with Macau ranked in first place. Officially unveiled at an event in Beijing last week, the 2024 list saw destinations ranked in...