Macau

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Free travel between Hong Kong and Mainland
Cross-border travel between mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau is now completely open again. Group travel between China and the two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau will resume, and the number of open customs checkpoints will return to pre-pandemic levels, China’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Bureau says on its website. Travelers […] continue reading →
Macau: vaccine tourism instead of casino trips
Covid vaccinations and medications are currently in higher demand among Chinese tourists in the gambling mecca of Macau than a spot at the roulette table. Casino owners hope that the new year will also bring the longed-for recovery. And with them, the entire city, which has made its productivity and prosperity almost completely dependent on the gambling passion of Chinese customers. continue reading →
Casinos in Macau must close
Apart from a two-week closure at the beginning of the pandemic, Macau’s casinos had managed to stay open despite the pandemic. That is now over. Due to the worst Covid outbreak to date, the government of the Chinese Special Administrative Region has ordered all casinos to close their doors for a week starting Monday. Non-essential […] continue reading →
Beijing targets Macau’s casinos
The pandemic has hit the city's casino operators hard. Now Beijing is launching a crackdown on money laundering and illegal gambling. The Chinese special administrative region is about to change fundamentally. continue reading →
Shenzhen is allowed to obtain funds on the global market
A big step for the opening of China's financial markets: Shenzhen has become the first Chinese city to issue a bond to international investors. Until now, borrowing by Chinese municipalities has been an internal affair. Foreign participation could bring a new professionalism to local government financing. But it also ties the global financial market more closely to China – for better or worse. continue reading →
No more quarantine for mainland visitors to Hong Kong from mid-September
Hong Kong will allow Chinese mainland and Macao residents to enter the city without going through mandatory quarantine starting Sept. 15, implementing a measure that had been delayed since May, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Tuesday.“We have been talking about this for a long time but were never able to launch it, as there were […] continue reading →
The Unicorns of the Pearl River Delta
The number of Chinese "unicorns" is rising. Especially in the Greater Bay Area of the Pearl River Delta, highly valued start-ups find a thriving ecosystem. The US is still far ahead in the number of unicorns. However, China is catching up in leaps and bounds. continue reading →