Tag: chinatown
Blow to money laundering: OIJ finds more than US$3 million and detains five people in Chinatown
Costa Rican authorities gave a financial blow on Tuesday to a money laundering gang operating out of Chinatown in the heart of San Jose, seizing US$3 million dollars in cash and arresting five people.
The Tuesday raid on Chinatown is linked to a raid on...
One Store Closed, 14 Fined in Downtown San Jose Labor, Tax and Immigration Control
The first mega inspection carried out by different government institutions, headed by the Ministry of Labor, that was aimed at verifying compliance with labor, tax, immigration, health and social security regulations, resulting in the fining of 14 stores and the closure of one in...
The 5 Best Chinatowns in the World. Costa Rica NOT Among Them!
(QCOSTARICA) Throughout the world, every metropolitan area hosts cultural enclaves. Little Italy. Japantown. Koreatown. But Chinatowns are something else, set apart by their uniform aesthetic.
No matter where you are, a Chinatown should pull you across oceans and land masses to an authentic Chinese marketplace....
Since The Opening of Chinatown Two Years Ago, 25 Business Have Closed
QCOSTARICA - Since the opening of Chinatown (Barrio Chino in Spanish) two years ago in the heart of San José, some 25 businesses have closed, as the idea of creating a shopping district to attract visitors to the capital never materialized.
At a cost of...
