Corporate Bits | Conrad Macao’s Bodhi SPA wins two awards

The World Luxury Spa Awards are held annually and give recognition and thanks to luxury spas around the world for their innovation, quality and service. Voting is based on service

Report: ‘Legal firewall’ shields Chinese firms from lawsuits 

Chinese companies are shielding themselves from lawsuits in America, denying U.S. businesses and investors their day in court, a report from a federal watchdog says. The report published yesterday by the U.S.-China

Corporate Bits | MGM Macau holds second “MGM dealer Olympics”

The participants were mainly the supervisors and dealers of table games such as Baccarat, Roulette and Blackjack. Nearly 100 candidates participated in three different categories of the game, while pre-rounds

Leadership reshuffle at China big oil clears path for reform

China confirmed the reshuffle of leadership at its biggest oil companies, helping clear a path in a crucial area of the economy for President Xi Jinping as he plans his

Corporate Bits | MGM’s Aux Beaux Arts Presents “Le French Gourmay” menu

As part of the Le French GourMay program, the Festival honors a distinct gastronomic region of France each year. The Région Midi-Pyrénées, located in the southern part of France, is

Chinese factory gauge suggests economy stabilized on easing

A Chinese manufacturing gauge for April suggested that growth may be starting to stabilize in the nation’s economy after the government spurred infrastructure investment and eased monetary policy. The official manufacturing

Uber China offices raided in crackdown on taxi-hailing services

An Uber Technologies Inc. office in southern China was raided as part of a broader crackdown on illegal taxi services using private drivers, state media said. The U.S. taxi-hailing application is

David Goldberg, tech exec married to Sheryl Sandberg, dies

David Goldberg, a popular Silicon Valley executive and husband of Facebook second-in-command and “Lean In” author Sheryl Sandberg, has died suddenly at age 47, his company and family members said

Corporate Bits | Sands China committed to developing local talent

So far, more than 4,700 team members have been working with Sands China for nine years or more, which accounts for 20 per cent of the company’s total employees. Internationally famed

Ask the Vet | Cat Neutering Side Effects

Short Term Side Effects The neutering procedure in felines is simple and will have minimal side effects. The cat may experience pain post surgery, but the vet will prescribe suitable pain medications. During

Real Estate Matters | The most important questions to ask when you are a landlord renting out a property

If you have not seen the earlier articles on this subject, here is a brief introduction to the series. Of course you can find the articles online on the Macau

Project Poker | Food and poker

Food and poker are two things that at first glance have nothing to do with each other. Unless of course we’re talking about a night in with friends, where you’re

From Shanxi to Hainan, China’s provincial growth rates are splintering

China’s provincial growth rates are splintering as the world’s second-largest economy slows. The continent-sized economy saw its weakest areas grow at less than a fifth the pace of the fastest, as

Briefs | Record pollution fine for Beijing McDonald’s supplier

A french fry supplier to the McDonald’s restaurant chain in China has been issued Beijing’s biggest-ever pollution fine for releasing dirty wastewater, state media reported. The official Xinhua News Agency

Corporate Bits | Galaxy chef and sommeliers win awards

Simon Tho, the chef and assistant VP of Asian Culinary, recently won the Star Chef of the Year 2014 award at the International Exchange Association of Renowned Chinese Cuisine in

Samsung’s profit hit by bigger iPhones, sinks 39 percent

Samsung Electronics Co. said its first quarter net profit plunged 39 percent as consumers switched to bigger iPhones, squeezing earnings from its mobile business to less than half what they were a

Hermes quarterly sales rise 19% as Japan leads growth

Revenue rose to 1.12 billion euros (USD1.2 billion), Paris-based Hermes said in a statement yesterday. A 15 percent gain in Japan boosted sales compared with a strong year-earlier quarter when the

Corporate Bits | Galaxy actively trains local team members

As of today, GEG has close to 20,000 team members of which 70% are locals. Since 2004, GEG has promoted 7,293 local team members which accounts for nearly 80% of

Apple’s Mac is selling strong, iPad not so much

Apple’s iPhone was again the company’s star in the first three months of the year. The tech giant sold 61 million iPhones, or 40 percent more than in the same period

Resverlogix CEO says company in discussions to be acquired

Resverlogix Corp., a Canadian company developing a drug to fight thickening arteries, is in discussions with several global pharmaceutical companies for a potential sale, according to its chief executive officer. “We

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