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Following a dip in VIP arrivals during the Lunar New Year holiday, major casino owners in Macau have reported a pick-up in the number of Chinese high-stakes gamblers over the past two weeks. Read More

Launched last summer by casino magnate Francis Lui, the $1.9 billion Galaxy Macau has been working to entice more mainland Chinese visitors by complementing its vast gaming floor with more entertainment offerings. Read More

It may boast gambling revenues five times those of Las Vegas, but as a destination for filmmakers the Chinese gaming enclave of Macau lags far behind its American counterpart. Read More

A roundup of luxury news coming out of China this week, from Ferrari's Year of the Dragon 458 Italia to the launch of the Cotai Sands Central and Beijing's ongoing tug-of-war on stiff luxury taxes. Read More

Among the many culinary curiosities left behind by the Portuguese in Macau, few have become as readily associated with the city as the humble egg tart. Read More

Though the city remains best-known as a China's only gambling enclave, and has found its seedy reputation difficult to shake, recent years have seen redoubled efforts to rebrand Macau as a destination for cultural enrichment and luxury shopping. Read More

Launched by media mogul Ricardo Pinto, the inaugural Script Road Literary Festival enlists writers, artists, musicians and filmmakers from China and the Portuguese-speaking world to take part in a number of events at the Macao Polytechnic Institute. Read More

Underlining the importance of Asia to the global luxury market, and the role that emerging economies are playing in buoying major brands, a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report highlights some of the key trends currently taking shape in this fast-growing region. Read More

Last week, Hong Kong and Macau became the latest cities to get their own Louis Vuitton city guide, joining the likes of Paris, New York, Miami, Tokyo and Mumbai. Read More

While premium denim brands have had a more difficult time in previously booming markets like the United States, a growing number have found a receptive audience in China. Read More