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_2021-02-26
For the first time since March last year, the China Online Visa Application system will open to foreign residents in Macau from next Monday.

_2021-02-19
Macau’s tourism officials are pressing the mainland government to restart the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) electronic visa, which would allow for more seamless travel between the two countries. 

_2021-01-06
Almost half, or 88 of the over the 200 construction workers of Imperial Pacific International, will have to leave the CNMI by the end of this month because their H-2B visas are expiring.

_2020-12-11
More data is coming in to verify what many observers already believed to be the case; that the year of the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated public acceptance of cashless payments, including in places such as Hong Kong and Macau.

_2020-06-16
Restrictions on border crossings into Macau will not likely be lifted by the end of June, according to analysts from Bernstein Research.  While th

_2020-01-31
IPI vice president for construction Eric Poon says the company is still waiting on the approval of “hundreds” of H-2B visa applications made in 20

_2020-01-13
The Philippines has decided not to scrap visas-upon-arrivals (VUAs) for Chinese tourists, instead opting for a 30-day VUA without provision for an ext

_2019-11-11
Around 80 construction workers employed by Imperial Pacific International will leave the island starting today, prior to the January 2020 expiration o

_2019-08-22
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (PAGCOR) is considering the issuance of identification cards specifically for Chinese POGO workers to ensure

_2019-08-02
President Duterte’s office has thrown its support behind Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.’s proposal to end visa-upon-arrival privileges for Chinese nationals, local media reports.

_2019-08-01
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr wants to remove the visas-upon-arrival privilege for foreigners, amid claims that the surge of Chinese tou

_2019-03-27
China’s National Immigration Administration (NIA) is making it easier for mainland Chinese residents to travel to Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan throu

_2019-02-08
Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific has been granted a two-year exemption from a 30 percent U.S. citizen hiring requirement in its construction st

_2018-07-16
Imperial Pacific International has hired nearly 600 foreign construction workers to help with the construction of the Garapan casino-resort facility,

_2018-07-09
The Philippines is reportedly looking for ways to hasten the processing of “visa upon arrivals” for Chinese and Indian tourists after recognizing

_2018-06-12
Political risks could weigh heavily on Philippines’ booming casino industry, which has enjoyed increasing Chinese visitation over the last year, sai

_2018-02-24
A recent hike in price of the Macau transit visa issued in Zhuhai will have a minimal impact on overall visitation and GGR, said Morgan Stanley in a n

_2017-05-08
Chinese top official Zhang Dejiang has pledged to better facilitate the flow of people between Macau and the mainland by streamlining measures in Maca

_2016-12-12
Bloomberry Resorts chairman Enrique Razon has proposed for the government to adopt a “visa-on-arrival” policy for mainland Chinese visitors, local