China’s General Administration of Customs abolishes health declaration requirement for mainland entry
China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) announced Tuesday that it will abolish the health declaration form for entry into the...
Macau abolishes Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre
The Chief Executive of Macau, Ho Iat-seng announced Monday the abolition of the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, effective...
Foreigners entering China will no longer be required to undergo COVID testing from Wednesday
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China has announced that, starting from Wednesday 30 August, there...
Macau drops mask mandate for public buses
From this Friday 28 April, the Macau government will no longer make it mandatory for passengers to wear masks on...
Chinese domestic airline traffic recovers to nearly 90% of 2019 levels in Q1
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) says the number of passengers on mainland domestic passenger routes increased by 66.6%...
Post-pandemic gaming recovery of six regions through 2022
2NT8 Ltd and Inside Asian Gaming take a look at the post-pandemic gaming recovery of six regions through 2022. This...
Macau Health Code system to be deactivated from Monday
The Macau government has announced that the Macau Health Code system will be deactivated from Monday, and all personal information...
South Korea, Australia among notable absentees as China resumes group tours to 40 more nations
South Korea and Australia are among a group of regional neighbors notably absent after China announced another 40 countries to...
COVID test no longer required for people transiting from Hong Kong to mainland China via Macau
The Macau government has announced that, as of Tuesday, people who have entered Macau from Hong Kong are no longer...
Hong Kong follows Macau lead by lifting mandatory mask order for indoor and outdoor settings
Following Macau’s announcement on Sunday that the wearing of masks in indoor and outdoor settings is no longer required, Hong...
Macau casinos confirm visitors, staff no longer required to wear masks
With the relaxation of mask wearing measures in Macau, gaming operators no longer require customers to wear masks when entering...
Macau drops outdoor mask mandate
The Macau government has announced that, from Monday, people will no longer be required to wear masks outdoors, while those...
Singapore moves out of COVID era as mask rules, remaining border restrictions removed
Singapore has signalled an end to the era of COVID-19 restrictions, removing almost all remaining mask rules as well as...
South Korea drops indoor mask mandate as COVID cases hit seven-month low
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency announced Monday the lifting of most mandatory indoor mask-wearing rules for the first...
Macau Economic Association says economy will recover inside three months
The Macau Economic Association (MEA) believes Macau’s economy will recover within the next three months while the economic sentiment index...
Macau daily visitor arrivals move above 50,000 as hopes rise for strong Chinese New Year
Macau’s COVID-19 recovery is in full swing with the SAR welcoming more than 150,000 visitor arrivals between Friday and Sunday,...
Macau’s air passenger destinations restored to 29, including six international cities
According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Macau (AACM), the number of air passenger destinations to and from Macau has...
On the Run by Andrew W Scott, the IAG CEO Vlog
Episode 12 of “On the Run” by Andrew W Scott, the IAG CEO Vlog. Andrew talks about his travels around...
Hong Kong to let hamsters back on the wheel
In a move that is sure to please animal lovers around the world, Hong Kong announced this week that it...
Macau to drop all quarantine, isolation requirements for foreigners from Sunday
The Macau government has announced an official end to quarantine requirements for all nationalities entering Macau as of this Sunday...
Ferry operators ready to resume Hong Kong-Macau services immediately as hopes rise of a Sunday start
The two companies operating ferry services between Macau and Hong Kong have confirmed they are ready to resume as soon...
Macau welcomes subdued 62,000 visitor arrivals during three-day New Year’s Day holiday
Macau saw around 62,000 visitors arrive during the three-day New Year’s holiday from 31 December to 2 January, with the...
Macau outbreak: over 50% of concessionaire employees said to be infected, operations severely affected
Subsequent to the change in Macau’s epidemic prevention policy, the city is suffering a major community outbreak, with the government...
Secretary Ao confirms one-sixth of people in Macau are infected with COVID, true number likely much more
Macau’s Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Ao Ieong U, said on Friday that the government estimates one sixth of...
Macau quarantine abolished for all arrivals
The Macau government announced that starting from Saturday, people coming to Macau from foreign countries, Hong Kong and Taiwan will...
Bloomberg: Experts shocked by speed of China’s new “let it rip” COVID-zero exit strategy
Experts have expressed widespread shock at the speed with which China appears to have shelved its controversial COVID-zero policy, according...
A historical record of the sheer lunacy of China’s COVID-zero requirements for travel
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past three years, you would be well aware of China’s covid-zero...
24-hour testing requirement for travel between Macau and Zhuhai extended for seven days
The Macau SAR Government has announced that the 24-hour NAT requirement for customs clearance between Zhuhai and Macau will be...
Macau industry figure says opening back up to Hong Kong must become top priority
With Macau finally starting to ease some long-standing COVID-19 restrictions in recent weeks, its next priority must be fully opening...
Hong Kong removes all isolation measures for arrivals
The Chief Executive of Hong Kong, John Lee Ka-chiu, has announced that the “amber code” restriction for arrivals to Hong...