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Gaming revenue stabilizes, falls less than estimated
Macau’s April casino revenue dropped less than analysts estimated in a sign of stabilization as casinos shift their focus to attracting more casual gamblers and ... -
HK luxury moves to Macau along with Chinese tourists
Luxury-watch retailer Halewinner will almost double its store count in the Chinese gambling hub of Macau, where casinos want time to be irrelevant, dealing ... -
China lays out firm conditions for improved ties with Japan
China laid out firm conditions over the weekend for improved ties with Japan, telling Tokyo’s visiting foreign minister that there could be “no ambiguity or ... -
South China Sea | Philippine front-runner open to talks with Beijing on maritime dispute
Rodrigo Duterte, the tough-talking Davao City mayor who is leading Philippine presidential polls, said he will hold bilateral talks with China to resolve a ... -
New Zealand | North Carolina pair survive five days in the wilderness
An American exchange student and her mother were rescued over the weekend in the New Zealand wilderness, where they were lost for five days after setting ... -
Asian Americans | San Francisco chief releases racist texts, orders training
San Francisco’s police chief said that he has ordered that all officers finish an anti-harassment class within the next month amid a racist texting ... -
May Day | Trade unions worldwide hold rallies; clash with police
Trade unions and other groups are staging rallies around the world to mark International Workers Day. A look at some May Day events: TAIWAN ... -
Champions League Preview | Bayern promises ‘fireworks’ vs Atletico; Ronaldo’s back at Madrid
Thomas Mueller has promised “fireworks” as Bayern Munich seeks to overturn a 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid and reach the Champions League final, where Real Madrid or ... -
More cars being abandoned across Macau
A large number of abandoned vehicles are increasingly being seen in several locations across Macau. The phenomenon is apparently growing, affecting more locations both ... -
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ opens Arts Festival
Tomorrow night and Sunday night, the Shakespeare Theatre Company will perform productions of the playwright’s famous “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” as part of the ... -
Vertical and horizontal careers at Sands China | From dealer to handyman
Just ahead of Labor Day, Macau Daily Times was given a rare insight into what is going on behind those paper walls of Venice, ... -
António Ramirez | ‘First we look at Sands, then Macau’
MDT – With new properties on the horizon, do you think there will be an HR war for local human capital? AR – Listen, ... -
Casino workers to host a demonstration on Labor Day
Representatives of Love Macau, the Macau Gaining Industry Frontline Workers’ Union and the Association of Rights of Gaming Industry Employees (新澳門博彩員工權益會) announced yesterday at ... -
Beijing passes law tightening controls on foreign nonprofits
China passed a law yesterday tightening controls over foreign non-governmental organizations by subjecting them to close police supervision, a move officials say will help ... -
Thailand | Video shows British family getting attacked in Hua Hin
A British couple and their son were savagely attacked during a family vacation in Thailand in the latest blow to the country’s image as ... -
Analysis | Terrorism: After hostage beheading, is Philippines facing IS threat?
Months before Abu Sayyaf militants beheaded retired Canadian mining executive John Ridsdel in the tropical jungles of the southern Philippines, they showed him pleading ... -
USA | Elections: Republican donors deny Cruz, Kasich needed funds, data show
It seems like a logical pairing: Republican donors who despise Donald Trump, and two GOP presidential hopefuls sticking it out to keep him from ... -
Football: Champions League | Sticking to its plan, Atletico Madrid keeps surprising
It’s getting harder and harder to bet against Atletico Madrid. Diego Simeone’s team continues to succeed against some of Europe’s top teams, sticking to ... -
Tourism | MGTO showcases city in Dubai travel market
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) participated in the Arabian Travel Market 2016, held in Dubai this week, to uncover the potential of the ... -
Gaming | Galaxy posts first profit gain since 2014 on new resorts
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. posted the first quarterly profit gain in more than a year as its new resorts drew in more casual gamblers ... -
JETCO launches app to ease small money transfers
Joint Electronic Teller Services (JETCO) launched a peer-to-peer inter-bank platform in Hong Kong on Tuesday, a mobile application that enables cardholders of three banks to ... -
Art | ‘Edgar Degas – Figures in Motion’ opens tomorrow
A new exhibition celebrating the life and works of French painter and sculptor Edgar Degas will open tomorrow in the MGM Art Space as ... -
Movie ‘Doctor Strange’ turns Tibetan man into European woman
A Tibetan male character from the “Doctor Strange” comic books presented such a political minefield to Marvel that in the film version they cast ... -
Xi urges focus on jobs with economy under growing strain
Chinese President Xi Jinping said more should be done to deal with unemployment as the government tries to curb overcapacity in state-owned enterprises, anticipating ... -
Philippines | Aquino: Canadian’s killers also plotted to kidnap Pacquiao
The Philippine president said yesterday that Abu Sayyaf militants may have plotted to kill him and kidnap boxing star Manny Pacquiao, disclosing previously unknown ... -
Australia’s refugee camp in Papua New Guinea to close
The fate of hundreds of asylum seekers being held in a detention center in Papua New Guinea was in limbo yesterday as the country’s ... -
USA: Elections | Trump, Clinton press closer to general election showdown
Bolstering his grip on the Republican primaries, Donald Trump prepared yesterday for a general election showdown with Hillary Clinton, accusing the Democratic front-runner of ... -
Football: Champions League | Without Ronaldo, Madrid holds City 0-0 in semis
Real Madrid failed to turn late domination into a goal without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo as Manchester City held on for a 0-0 draw ... -
Macau’s first ever five-year plan under public consultation
Drafted as a guiding tool to define the strategies for the future of the region, the “five-year plan for the development of MSAR” has ... -
United Nations bribery | New Macau calls on CCAC to investigate Ng Lap Seng
New Macau Association (ANM) delivered a complaint to a representative of the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) yesterday, calling on the institution to investigate whether ... -
Annual report | European Union praises success of ‘One country, two systems’
In a joint report to the European Parliament and the Council, the European Union (EU) Commission has released its annual whitepaper on the state ... -
Education: Sports | DSEJ, ID jointly organize ‘Summer Vacation Activities’
The Summer Vacation Activities program was jointly presented yesterday by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) and the Sports Bureau (ID). The program ... -
Singapore bets on rising Asia middle class to spur economy
The rise of the Asian middle class will remain the dominant regional growth story for years to come, enough to help Singapore cope with ... -
China set to pass law tightening controls on foreign NGOs
China’s national legislature is poised to vote this week on a draft law criticized by overseas governments for tightening controls over foreign non-governmental groups ... -
Philippines | Regular troops hunt down extremists who beheaded Canadian
The Philippine military came under increased pressure yesterday to rescue more than 20 foreign hostages after their Muslim extremist captors beheaded a Canadian man, ...
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