China Daily's latest photo album highlights the intricate creativity of Chinese photographers as they capture Macao's unique culture, with its mixture of Chinese and Western influences.
The heyday of mainland high rollers shaping up Macao's casino fortunes seems to be a thing of the past. Major investment banks say they expect the gambling mecca's performance at the casino tables in October to worsen after a fourth consecutive year-on-year decline. A 17-percent rise in the number of mainland visitors to Macao during the just ended, week-long National Day break has failed to lift gaming revenues. Instead, casino operators reported a 40-percent drop in average daily gaming table income, as the mainland continues with its massive anti-corruption campaign and casino halls enforced an almost blanket ban on smoking.
Guangdong province is stepping up efforts to promote cooperation in innovative yacht traveling witth Hong Kong and Macao, according to an official document released on Monday.
Underlying the importance it attaches to Macao, Beijing's municipal government is making a strong effort at the 19th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair to attract investments in seven projects valued at 31 billion yuan ($ 5.1 billion).
The judicial system in the Macao Special Administrative Region has been improved and perfected since Macao's return to China in 1999, President of the Court of Final Appeal Sam Hou-fai said.
Macao residents say the city has become more prosperous since it returned to the motherland 15 years ago.
To build itself into a world center of tourism and leisure, Macao needs to increase cooperation with the Chinese mainland as well as with other APEC members, experts said in Macao during the eighth Tourism Ministerial Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
As Hong Kong protesters were blocking roads and forcing shops to close, a record number of mainland tourists were occupying the streets of Macao.
President Xi Jinping met with Chui Sai On, chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, on Monday.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has vowed support for the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) and closer ties between the region and the mainland.
"The historical center does not refer to just one single scenic spot. It is a combination of regions and architecture including squares, churches and temples that demonstrate how Chinese and Western cultures have blended over the past 400 years."
A new collection of works brings the heritage of the old Portuguese colony to mainland readers, Xing Yi reports.
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