Nestle adds high-end snacks as Chinese consumers opt for premium

Nestle SA is revamping foods and beverages in China such as chocolate and coffee after sales there stagnated last year because younger consumers are increasingly opting for higher-end and more

Warren Lee, Standard Chartered HK executive, dies in NZ car crash

Warren Lee, head of capital markets solutions at Standard Chartered Plc in Hong Kong, died along with two family members in a car crash in New Zealand. He was 53.

Corporate Bits | Sands China welcomes the year of the goat with traditional ceremonies and lion dances

Sands Macao, The Venetian Macao and Sands Cotai Central each greeted the Year of the Goat with a worship ritual, followed by an eye-dotting ceremony and a traditional lion dance

Monopoly game keeps growing at age 80, with help from ‘Frozen’

How do you keep a Depression-era board game like Monopoly growing after 80 years? Keep giving people a reason to buy a new one. That’s been the strategy of Hasbro Inc.,

Ask the Vet | 10 Reasons Your Cat Should Be an Indoor Cat

An indoor cat has several advantages over cats that spend time outdoors; indoor cats are not exposed to infections, parasites, traffic accidents or poisonous plants and foods. Indoor cats live a longer life,

Swiss prosecutors probe HSBC subsidiary for money laundering

Geneva prosecutors searched the premises of HSBC’s Swiss subsidiary yesterday after launching a money-laundering investigation over a report that the bank helped hide millions of dollars for drug traffickers, arms

Xiaomi smartphone sales surge to top Samsung as China’s no. 1

Xiaomi Corp. almost tripled shipments to overtake Samsung Electronics Co. as China’s top smartphone vendor last year, according to researcher IDC. Xiaomi, founded in 2010, captured 12.5 percent of the 421

Uniqlo owner cuts hours at China factories after criticism

Fast Retailing Co., Asia’s biggest clothing chain, said two of its China-based suppliers are reducing working hours following a report that criticized the factories making its Uniqlo garments for labor

Corporate Bits | Galaxy Macau, BMW engineer automotive show

For families, children can also race with the BMW Baby Racer at the Kids Zone, join an origami workshop, take the Playstation simulator challenge and snap a few shots at

Real Estate Matters | The Most Important Questions To Ask……

All property transactions are sizeable when compared with most other decisions. It follows that you would give these transactions the time and effort that they warrant, but this does not always

PROJECT POKER | Better late than never

I was recently in Macau to play the Asia Championship of Poker. I wanted to share a story of someone I talked to on my way over -- a kind

Corporate Bits | GEG volunteer team members distribute New Year puddings to the underprivileged

Six Senses Spa at MGM Macau is now incorporating a holistic Singing Bowl Ritual at the commencement and conclusion of all types of body and facial treatments, to offer guests

China firms replace banks to drive Hong Kong rents

  Chinese brokerages and asset management firms are underpinning Hong Kong office rents as the city cements its financial-market ties to the world’s second-largest economy. Prime office space leased by financial companies

The Buzz | Taiwan’s economy up 3.74 pct in 2014

Taiwan’s economy saw its fastest growth rate in almost three years after strong local demand and steady exports drove a 3.74 percent expansion in 2014, official data showed yesterday. GDP last

Greece, creditors still far apart going into new debt talks

Greece’s radical left government and its European creditors were heading into new talks yesterday on the debt-heavy country’s stuttering bailout program, but expectations are low despite a fast-approaching deadline for

Briefs | SNS Reaal sells insurance arm to China’s Anbang Group

The Dutch government says nationalized bank SNS Reaal has agreed to sell its insurance division, Reaal NV, to Chinese insurer Anbang Group Holdings Co. Ltd. Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem says

Corporate Bits | MGM Macau volunteers clean homes for the elderly

MGM Macau has been working closely with Centro de Dia Brilho da Vida, a Caritas elderly service center, for the fourth consecutive year on assisting in household cleaning. The number

Ask the Vet | 3 Feline Allergies Cat Owners Should Control

Allergies are an overreaction to a substance or item that is normally not harmful. The cat's immune system reacts to the antigen (the substance or item) by disrupting the white

Movies | ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ whips up stunning USD81.7 million

Audiences were more than curious to check out the big-screen adaptation of the racy phenomenon "Fifty Shades of Grey" this weekend. The erotic drama sizzled in its debut, earning an

Corporate Bits: Sands China achieves record results

Adjusted EBITDA for 2014 were at an all-time high USD3,261.0 million, an increase of 12.4 percent compared to figures from 2013. The performance was driven by revenue increases in all

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