Total CEO killed in Russian plane crash

The head of French oil giant Total SA was killed at a Moscow airport when his corporate jet collided with a snowplow whose driver was drunk, Russian investigators said yesterday. Total confirmed “with deep

Samsung seeks boost from redesigned Note 

With the Note 4 launch in the U.S. last week, Samsung introduced one of the biggest design changes to the Note series since it started sales three years ago, ditching plastic in

Corporate Bits | Sands China Ltd. announces 2014 third quarter results

Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2014 increased 3.3 per cent to USD811.0 million (HK$6,297.5 million), compared to US$784.8 million (HK$6,085.9 million) for the same quarter 2013. Profit for

Apple looks for big screen boost as iPhone 6 hits China

Apple’s large screen iPhone 6 Plus is finally available in the world’s biggest smartphone market and Chinese consumers don’t have to resort to smugglers. The new device went on sale Friday

Harvard-linked hospital planning to open medical center in Hengqin

The Boston hospital has been engaged in talks with Chinese health-care groups and investors for the past year and signed an agreement last week to continue “the planning and due

Don’t bet against LVMH in China slowdown, chairman Arnault says

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, the world’s largest luxury-goods maker, is confident it can adapt to deteriorating market conditions, particularly in China, according to billionaire Chairman Bernard Arnault. “The group

Corporate bits: field primed for venetian macau open this week

Australian big-hitter Scott Hend will defend his crown at the USD900,000 full-field Asian Tour tournament at the Macau Golf and Country Club from October 23 to 26 which will include

Ask the Vet |Natural immune system boosters for dogs

The Immune System in Canines The immune system in canines is a complex structure that is made up of several cells and organs and plays the role of defending the dog’s

Real Estate Matters | Top 20 Questions On Renting A Property In Macau – Part 2 Renting an apartment can be a traumatic experience

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

project poker: A case for freezeouts

Re-entry tournaments are a big debate in the poker world right now and I really dislike them. I think too many tournament series have adopted the re-entry format and I

Hong Kong stocks decline to three-month low amid global selloff

Hong Kong stocks fell, with the benchmark index closing at its lowest in more than three months, as a rout in global shares continued. Agile Property Holdings Ltd., a Chinese developer

Corporate Bits | Taiwanese diva tsai chin returning to venetian macao

Tsai has released more than 50 albums since 1979, featuring songs in Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien, and her world concert tours have earned her a dazzling reputation in recent years.

China’s Alipay offers mobile wallet for US sites 

Alipay, the payments unit recently spun off from Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba, is launching a service for U.S. retailers called ePass. Alipay has already been working in beta mode with retailers

Facebook, Apple to offer egg freezing benefits

Silicon Valley’s biggest companies have long offered cushy perks to attract top talent and keep workers happy logging scores of hours on the job. But beyond day-to-day luxuries, Facebook and

Corporate Bits | The Venetian Macao wins TTG Travel “Best Meetings & Conventions Hotel” Award

“Receiving this distinctive award is an honor for us; it demonstrates the success of our efforts to deliver the best experience to our clients, while we strengthen MacaU’s position as

Burberry sees tougher environment as Chinese shoppers curb spending

Burberry’s warning that second-half wholesale revenue will decline and that it expects “slight downward pressure” on margins sent the shares down as much as 6.2 percent, the steepest intraday decline

China planner says economy meeting growth target 

Director General Li Pumin of the National Development and Reform Commission told reporters that measures to stimulate consumption and halt a decline in investment would start having an effect in

Corporate Bits | Hotel Shilla wins Macau Airport duty free bid

Sky Shilla Duty Free Limited, a consortium comprised of the Samsung affiliate and Hong Kong-based Sky Connection, will start operating the 1,122-square-meter space for five years starting Nov. 7, the

Zuckerberg in Indonesia for Internet-access push

On his first visit to Facebook-crazy Indonesia, Mark Zuckerberg met the president-elect, spread the word about his company’s global Internet-access initiative and posted a photo of himself at an ancient Buddhist

Growth slows in China passenger vehicle sales

Growth in China’s car sales slowed again in September while the country’s own auto brands increased their market share slightly. An industry group said yesterday that sales of passenger vehicles in the world’s

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