Trade groups urge China to suspend rules on foreign technology

Trade groups from the U.S., Europe and Japan urged China to suspend guidelines that limit banks from using foreign technology, saying the policies discriminate against outsiders and limit Chinese companies’

Corporate Bits | Mother’s Day celebration menus at Portofino, Dynasty 8 and Grand Orbit

On May 10, Portofino will offer a special four-course menu featuring selections such as white asparagus with sautéed fresh morel mushrooms, Soft poached organic Egg and Chervil Vinaigrette; lemon-leaf scented

China’s trade shrinks in sign of economic weakness 

China’s trade contracted in March by an unexpectedly wide margin, adding to expectations that Beijing will launch new stimulus to shore up weakening growth in the world’s second-largest economy. Exports fell 15 percent compared

Hong Kong stocks rally to seven-year high as volatility surges

Hong Kong stocks climbed to the highest level since December 2007 as volatility surged and an unexpected drop in Chinese exports spurred speculation that authorities will increase stimulus to support

Nina Ricci heir convicted of tax fraud after HSBC leaks

The heiress of the fashion and perfume house Nina Ricci was sentenced yesterday to a year in prison and ordered to pay heavy fines and back taxes for having hidden

Corporate Bits | Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Macao brings back ‘Meetings more rewarded’ mice package for second year

Available for a limited time, the Meetings More Rewarded package offers benefits for meeting planners and a choice of three hotels to stay at: The Venetian Macao; Conrad Macao, Cotai

Online excitement but no long lines for Apple Watch debut 

An online rush replaced the traditional overnight queues outside Apple stores Friday as the iconic tech company began taking orders and letting shoppers get their hands on its much-vaunted smartwatch

Corporate Bits | Korean dance show “Dancing 9” filmed at the Venetian for the first time

The challenge was to perform a dance sequence at destinations across The Venetian Macao, including the Grand Canal, St. Mark’s Square, on a gondola ride and at the Grado Golf

Ask the Vet | 3 Symptoms of Diabetes in Cats

Increased Appetite with Weight Loss Because your cat isn’t getting the adequate nutrients to sustain itself from a normal amount of food, it eats more to correct the balance. However, as

Shun Tak buys hotel property in Shanghai for RMB700 million

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd announced yesterday to the HKSE that Host Wise, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, entered an agreement to acquire a hotel property in Shanghai for

Greece repays IMF loan installment despite cash crunch

Greece’s government has given the order to repay a roughly 450 million euro (USD485-million) loan instalment to the International Monetary Fund due today — a debt Athens had insisted it

Real Estate Matters | The 25 questions you must ask as a tenant renting a property – Part 5

The Most Important Questions To Ask… 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

Project Poker | After a break, the view changes

It’s been a while since you heard from me, especially on the actual tables. I’ve been going through some family stuff and didn’t have the time to play at all.

Stock mania spreads to HK as Chinese buyers hunt bargains

The frenzy that made Chinese stocks the world’s best performers is spilling over the border into Hong Kong. After propelling the Shanghai Composite Index to a 90 percent rally in

Casinos start April soft, but stocks rally anyway

For the first week of April, usually a slow period, average daily gaming revenue in Macau came in at HKD643 million, a 34% decline from a year ago and 10%

Mobius says China stocks face 20 pct drop after rising too fast

Mark Mobius says Chinese stocks have risen too fast after a world-beating rally sent the benchmark equity gauge to its highest level in seven years. A 20 percent retreat is “very

Shell to buy BG Group in USD69.7b takeover

Consolidations through takeovers and mergers are among the ways energy companies are seeking to reduce costs and become more efficient as oil prices have slumped. A joint statement said the boards

Corporate Bits | Macao Water awarded for corporate responsibility

Invited by Chinawater.net, Macao Water participated in the Thirteenth Water Industry Strategy Forum 2015, held in Beijing earlier this year. The Forum 2015 provided a platform for participants to discuss

YouTube Kids app criticized as deceiving

Google introduced the app in February as a "safer" place for kids to explore videos because it was restricted to "family-focused content." But the consumer activists say the app is so

FedEx to buy TNT for USD4.8b after UPS blocked in 2013

FedEx Corp. agreed to buy Dutch parcel-delivery company TNT Express NV for 4.4 billion euros (USD4.8 billion), predicting it can succeed where bigger rival United Parcel Service Inc. was blocked

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