Greece sticks to anti-austerity demands after ECB severs funding lifeline

Greece held fast to demands to roll back austerity as the European Central Bank turned up the heat before Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis was to meet one of his main

Corporate bits: The grand at ho tram strip appoints world gaming group as poker operations partner

Ho Tram Project Company Limited and World Gaming Group Limited yesterday announced the signing of an agreement for World Gaming Group (WGG) to create, develop and maintain poker operations at

Chinese tycoon in deal to buy Waldorf says ‘ni hao’ at Harvard

Little known before last year’s deal for the landmark property, Anbang Insurance Group Co. has transactions pending in Europe, Asia, Oceania and Africa, Chairman and Chief Executive Wu said in

Toyota agrees to pay USD200m to China dealers, group says

The payments to dealers for FAW-Toyota will be made in three installments, according to Song Tao, a deputy secretary general of the China Automobile Dealers Association. The payout represents about

Corporate Bits | CEM invites media to visit Coloane power station regarding recent smoke appearance

In response to recent media enquiries on the appearance of black smoke at the Coloane A Power Station (CCA), CEM invited the media to visit the Power Station yesterday and

Coke bets on ‘premium milk’ to boost category

Coke is coming out with premium milk that has more protein and less sugar than regular. And it’s betting people will pay twice as much for it. The national rollout of

Corporate Bits | Upcoming debut of the St. Regis Macao

“Sands China Ltd. is very pleased to welcome the St. Regis brand to Sands Cotai Central,” said Mark McWhinnie, Senior Vice President of Development and Shared Services and Director of

China aviation billionaire emerges on budget airlines IPO

Shares of the low-cost carrier jumped 44 percent on its trading debut on Jan. 21, and climbed by the 10 percent limit for eight straight days, tripling in value. The

Prosecutors recommend 3 years prison for nut rage executive 

South Korean prosecutors yesterday recommended 3 years prison for the former Korean Air executive charged with endangering flight safety after an inflight tantrum over how she was served macadamia nuts. Cho,

Corporate Bits | BNU and Asia Miles launch co-brand credit card

The card is now available at all 18 BNU branches in two card types – Platinum Visa and Gold Visa. It not only combines banking service and travel & lifestyle

Corporate Bits | Mandarin Oriental honoured as “Luxury Hotel in Macau star performer”

According to a Mandarin Oriental press release, the Hotel Group has a “reputation for excellence” in the hospitality industry and has established hotels around the world that “offer creative design

China factory gauge sinks to first contraction in two years

  A Chinese manufacturing gauge contracted in January for the first time in more than two years, adding pressure on the central bank to stimulate a faltering economy. The government’s Purchasing Managers’ Index

Ask the Vet | 10 Causes of Canine and Feline Heart Murmurs

1) Sometimes a heart has some abnormality or defect with the heart wall itself or the valves within the heart due to genetics (hereditary). Often a puppy or kitten is

Real Estate Matters | What To Expect When You Are Renting Clarifying Costs For Tenants

Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in managing properties for

PROJECT POKER: Is Poker a selfish game? Not always.

The end of the year, that time when people start to think about the holidays and also giving to charity. Not coincidentally, there are several different charity poker tournaments happening

McDonald’s CEO steps down as sales decline 

McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson is stepping down as the world’s biggest hamburger chain fights to hold onto customers and transform its image. The company said Thompson, who has been CEO for

Corporate Bits | Macau and HK movie premiere of dreamworks animation’s ‘penguins of madagascar’

The four dubbing artists of the Cantonese version: Donald Tong, Bob Lam, Joyce Cheng and Tyson Chak will attend the red carpet event along with other celebrities, including Edmond So,

Record iPhone sales drive blowout quarter for Apple

Apple had another blowout quarter thanks to its new plus-sized iPhones, which helped the company smash sales records for the holiday season. Apple said yesterday that it sold 74.5 million iPhones

Corporate Bits | Sushi Maestro Shinji Kanesaka to open first greater China outlet at City of Dreams Macau

On 13, 14 and 15 February 2015, Chef Dominique Bugnand at the hotel’s signature Vida Rica Restaurant is creating six-course dinner menu. Featuring foie gras and grilled eel maki roll,

Huawei to ship 100m smartphones in overseas push

Huawei Technologies Co. will boost smartphone shipments by a third this year and surpass 100 million units as the company makes a greater push to target high-end consumers and international

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