MACAO: Macao's streets were packed in the run-up to the Lunar New Year after pandemic controls were abruptly lifted, but it is far from business as usual as the Chinese casino hub wrestles with questions about its future.

Mainland Chinese tourists filled winding passages leading up to the historic Ruins of Saint Paul's, and stores selling local snacks like almond cookies and meat jerky had trouble keeping up.

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