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Corporate Bits | Macao gaming show announces ‘bigger and better’ slot experience
The Slot Experience Center (SEC), at this year’s Macao Gaming Show (MGS), is set to become a test bed in the industry for the ... -
Africa | Ebola starting to take an economic toll in region
Caterpillar has evacuated a handful of employees from Liberia. Canadian Overseas Petroleum Ltd. has suspended a drilling project. British Airways has canceled flights to ... -
ASK THE VET | Ear Mites in Dogs and Cats
by Dr Ruan Du Toit Bester 70% of all skin problems I see originate from infected or dirty ears. Today I will focus on ... -
Japan architects sell lifestyle on a global stage
A new generation of Japanese architects believes the world has fallen out of love with the 20th century steel and concrete skyscraper. They are ... -
Real Estate Matters: The demand for rental property is still rising…
Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & ... -
project poker | Control what you can
If you follow my Twitter feed, then you know that near the start of the World Series of Poker, I tweeted, “Didn’t think it ... -
China probes automakers, technology firms
Chinese regulators have launched a series of anti-monopoly investigations of global automakers and technology providers, stepping up pressure on foreign companies that feel increasingly ... -
melco announces stock repurchase program
Melco Crown Entertainment Limited announced yesterday that its board of directors has authorized a program to carry out on- market repurchases of up to ... -
Samsung, Apple agree to drop lawsuits outside US
Samsung and Apple Inc. have agreed to end all patent lawsuits between each other outside the U.S. in a step back from three years of ... -
HK court: Tycoon can sue Google over autocomplete
A court has ruled that a Hong Kong tycoon can sue Google over its autocomplete results suggesting he has links to organized crime. In ... -
Corporate Bits | Five Sands China restaurants win wine spectator restaurant awards
Five restaurants from among Sands China’s Macau properties have earned a Restaurant Award from U.S.-based lifestyle magazine Wine Spectator for their wine programs in ... -
Xiaomi beats Samsung in Chinese smartphone market
Xiaomi, a Chinese handset maker little known in the West, overtook tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. to become China’s top-selling smartphone brand in the second quarter, ... -
Vegas resort planned at former New Frontier site
A new resort could soon spring up on the vacant Las Vegas Strip site of the former New Frontier casino, thanks to a partnership ... -
Toyota profit up nearly 5 percent on sales growth
Toyota Motor Corp. reported a 5 percent jump in quarterly profit yesterday, outpacing expectations as vehicle sales grew in North America and Europe, offsetting ... -
Corporate Bits | Phelps signs with new suit company
Michael Phelps has been linked with Speedo throughout his swimming career, most notably collecting a USD1 million bonus after he won a record eight ... -
Crown Resorts pays USD280m for Las Vegas Strip site
Crown Resorts Ltd., the gambling company controlled by billionaire James Packer, plans to open a casino on the Las Vegas Strip after paying USD280 ... -
Corporate Bits | Zhuhai Yanlord Marina Centre apartments for sale in Macau
To meet the demand of Macau investors, Centaline Property has introduced a Zhuhai-based real estate project – the Yanlord Marina Centre, located near the ... -
Cheung Kong submits bid for some planes from lessor Awas
Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. made a bid to buy a portfolio of planes from lessor Awas as the Hong Kong billionaire’s flagship ... -
CHINA | Services index drops to six-month low on property
A Chinese services-industry index declined to a six-month low in July, dragged down by a weaker property market. The non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index fell ... -
China revamps Everbright Group in state business shake-up
China plans to revamp the ownership of China Everbright Group Ltd., a Beijing company with USD420 billion of assets from banking and broking to ... -
Corporate Bits | Two Macau students named Microsoft Office specialist World Champions
Certiport, a Pearson Vue business, a test delivery solution provider for the global workforce and academic markets, announced Saturday the 2014 Microsoft Office Specialist ... -
China bladder trade sending porpoise to extinction
Gillnet fishing in the upper Sea of Cortez has pushed the vaquita marina, the world’s smallest porpoise, to the brink of extinction, according to ... -
REVIEW: A look at the recent revival of South African wine’s with the new kids in town
Richard Kershaw, MW was in town recently on a tour of Asia and dropped by at the Institute for Tourism Studies in Macau for ... -
WORLD VIEWS: Portugal should allow BES to fail
Back in August 2008, as the credit crunch was really starting to bite, Tim Price, director of investments at PFP Wealth Management in London, ... -
Cheung Kong’s profit rises 59 pct as home sales rebound
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd., the property developer controlled by billionaire Li Ka-shing, said first-half profit gained 59 percent on a one-time gain and an ... -
REAL ESTATE MATTERS : One question on everyone’s mind; Are we in a property ‘Bubble’?
Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & ... -
PROJECT POKER: From piste to poker
For those who might not know me, I’m a 28-year-old cross-country skier. I’ve been skiing all my life, starting out not-so-good and eventually becoming ... -
Incheon culture hub bid buoyed by bond law change
Incheon, a port city west of Seoul that two years ago ran out of money to pay its workers, is using borrowed funds to ... -
Corporate Bits | Cuban Jazz legend Arturo Sandoval coming to the Venetian
Arturo Sandoval, one of the world’s most celebrated jazz musicians, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist and composer, is set to perform ... -
Corporate Bits | Sri Lanka study tour awarded to participants who build micro-shelters for homeless
Co-organized by the Macau Management Association (MMA) and Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), the “GEG Youth Achievement Program” has been providing local youth with personal ... -
Microsoft spreads Cortana abroad in Windows Phone
Microsoft is spreading its Cortana digital assistant abroad, starting with China and the U.K. The company’s corporate vice president of operating systems, Joe Belfiore, said yesterday ... -
Toyota remains at top in sales after first half
Toyota remains No. 1 in global vehicles sales after the first six months of this year, followed by Volkswagen which bumped General Motors out ... -
Corporate Bits | Ten elderly couples take first set of wedding photos at Grande Praça
MGM Macau’s Golden Lion Volunteer Team has held various types of community events each year since June 2010 in an effort to connect with ... -
Consumer confidence in US rises to highest since October 2007
Confidence among U.S. consumers soared in July to the highest level in almost seven years on the heels of a strengthening labor market. The ... -
OCBC owns 97.52 pct of Wing Hang allowing it to delist lender
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. said it now owns 97.52 percent of Wing Hang Bank Ltd. as shareholders accepted its USD5 billion takeover offer, allowing the ...
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