Update by Macau govt on COVID-19 entry curbs (II)

BEIJING –The tourism and hospitality sector in Europe embraces a boost in Chinese travelers during the Lunar New Year holiday after the pandemic. And the trend is projected to hike further throughout the Year of the Dragon (aka Year of the Loong, or Lóng Nián in Putonghua)An Oxford Economics brief anticipated that the number of international outbound trips taken by Chinese travelers in 2024 will roughly double relative to 2023, to nearly 80 percent of the 2019 level.The tourism comeback

Commentary        BEIJING – China has administered more than 500 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines across the country.The nation’s accelerated speed of vaccination has proven its resolution to strengthen efforts to defeat COVID-19.Data released by the National Health Commission (NHC) showed that the first 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across the country as of March 27.Such stepped-up moves have once again demonstrated China’s strong