Corporate Bits | MGM launches program to explore ancient Chinese culture

Gaming operator MGM launched a series titled “Explore the Beauty of Chinese Embroidery”, showcasing the cultural craftsmanship depicted in the acclaimed period drama “Story of Yanxi Palace”, such

HK’s ‘old boys’ club’ faces threat of board shakeups

Hong Kong legislator Abraham Shek sits on so many corporate boards that he sometimes can’t keep track of the exact number. Shek in an interview said he’s

China | Annual shopping frenzy shatters another record

Online shoppers spent more than USD14 billion within the first two hours of China’s annual buying frenzy yesterday, once again breaking records as the consumer tradition

Advertorial | Sands Resorts Macao offers:  Winter Extravaganza in the heart of Cotai Strip

As December looms and people’s thoughts turn to shiny new toys and vacations in far-flung ski resorts, one of Macau’s biggest luxury resort developers has prepared a

Real Estate Matters | Does your property pass the smell test?

Sam Lee is a marketing manager and property consultant at JML Property.  JML was established in 1994 and offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in managing

USA | Nevada upholds Buffett’s utility monopoly, boosts renewable goal

Nevada voters rejected a measure to let customers choose their own electricity provider by 2023, preserving the near monopoly Warren Buffett’s NV Energy Inc. holds in the

Tencent is said to slash game marketing budget amid freeze

Tencent Holdings Ltd. is cutting the marketing budget of its gaming division as the business suffers through regulatory disruptions and a slowdown in the Chinese economy, according

Boeing issues advice on plane sensor after 737 Max jet crash

Boeing Co. is advising airlines on procedures to deal with false readings from a plane sensor that authorities say malfunctioned on a 737 Max jet that

China | Grand internet vision is starting to ring hollow

Ever since Chinese President Xi Jinping marked the opening of the first World Internet Conference in 2014, it was meant to usher in a new era of digital

Malaysia probes more deals by ex-Goldman partner Leissner

Malaysia’s leader-in-waiting said the government is looking into more Goldman Sachs Group Inc. deals carried out by Tim Leissner, the former partner whose work on 1MDB’s

Corporate Bits | Run of hope to be held this month

Four Seasons Hotel Macao will host its annual charity event, Run of Hope Macau, for the tenth consecutive year on November 25, with the theme “Superhero.” The choice of

Office rents in Hong Kong seen falling in 2019

Rents in the world’s costliest office market, Hong Kong, may fall for the first time in four years as an equities rout weighs on sentiment in the

Jack Ma labels trade war ‘most stupid thing’

Billionaire Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma called fighting over trade senseless and decried once again a widening conflict between the U.S. and China. China’s richest person -

HKD drops most since 2016 as rate gap widens again

Hong Kong’s dollar weakened the most since February 2016, unwinding some of last week’s jump, as a widening interest-rate gap made it more lucrative to borrow

Gaming | Genting Malaysia falls most on record amid higher casino levies

Genting Malaysia Bhd. suffered its worst one-day fall on record as most analysts downgraded the stock after the government announced Friday that casinos’ annual fees and

Corporate bits | Sands China volunteers at Caritas Bazaar

A group of around 110 Sands Cares Ambassadors manned a game booth on Saturday and Sunday for the 49th Caritas Macau Charity Bazaar at Nam Van Lake Nautical

EU stress tests show banks more robust against a crisis

Europe-wide stress tests show that big banks would come through a theoretical financial crisis in better shape than in the last such test two years ago.

Real Estate Matters | Surviving the check-out process

If you sit down and think about it, renting a home from somebody is kind of a funny concept. We might rent a tuxedo for a night, a

Innovation | Amazon’s new goal: Teach 10 million kids a year to code

Amazon wants to get more kids thinking about becoming computer engineers. The company launched a program yesterday that aims to teach more than 10 million students

HK reveals crypto rules in push to tame wild market

Hong Kong’s securities watchdog unveiled new rules for cryptocurrency funds and said it may regulate digital-asset exchanges, joining a global push to improve supervision of

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