11/27/23 Malaysia to grant visa-free entry to Chinese and Indian tourists Malaysia’s prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced the move from December 1.
09/29/23 MGM-led consortium signs implementation agreement for Osaka IR Osaka’s IR project is scheduled to open in autumn 2030.
09/25/23 Japan Tourism Agency approves Osaka IR implementation plan The plan has been approved by the Japan Tourism Agency, one of the bodies coordinating the IR approval process at the national level.
09/19/23 Macau hotel sector reports US$794.4m deficit in 2022 The performance was due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
09/13/23 Japan casino regulators met with Nevada counterparts Delegates from the Japan Casino Regulatory Commission met with officials from the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
09/11/23 Singapore visitor arrivals down 7.8% in August Singapore received 1.31 million arrivals in August.
09/05/23 Osaka IR cost rises, opening delayed The opening of Osaka’s IR has been postponed to at least autumn 2030.
08/17/23 W Macau hotel to open at Studio City in September W Macau is a new hotel on the Cotai Strip.
07/27/23 Osaka attracts foreign investors due to future IR and a weaker yen Singaporean investors have shown interest in Osaka’s real estate sector.
07/25/23 Bloomberry’s Solaire North IR opening delayed to Q2 2024 Analysts at Morgan Stanley Asia predict the IR could generate PHP1.7bn (US$31.2m) in EBITDA in 2024.
07/21/23 Japan: still no sign of decision for Nagasaki IR plan Nagasaki’s governor says he has “no visibility” on when the national government will decide on the prefecture’s IR proposal.
07/17/23 Osaka IR project agreement extended The local government and the MGM-Orix consortium have put back the get-out date for the basic agreement for an IR.
07/13/23 Wakayama governor urges consideration of IR bid if Japan runs second competition Wakayama governor Shuhei Kishimoto says the prefecture should consider bidding for an IR if a second round of applications is launched.
