In July, Macau reported close to 2.8 million tourists, nearing its 3.5 million benchmark set in the same month of 2019, before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, as per the latest official data. The figures for July showed a 24.9% increase from the previous month, with 2,759,544 tourists entering Macau. Out of these, the […]
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