‘Convenience gambling’ at root of addiction, not IRs, says scholar

Problem gambling is not necessarily more prevalent in gaming meccas like Macau and Las Vegas, a professor on responsible gambling said on Tuesday, but it is often

Corporate bits | Leading tech companies to participate in MGS tradeshow

The annual MGS Entertainment Show will celebrate its fifth anniversary this year, and will return to the region from November 14-16 at The Venetian Macao. MGS

21 Portuguese companies to attend PLPEX, MIF

A delegation comprising representatives from 21 Portuguese companies will attend the “2017 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macau) – 2017 PLPEX” at the 22nd Macao

Co-working space a platform for local start-ups to collaborate

The trend of co-working spaces has been on the rise, particularly in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan, with entrepreneurs, creatives and start-up businesses engaged in these spaces.

Fire Services answer more calls because of typhoon

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) has released operational data for the first nine months of 2017, showing that the number of cases related to the CB’s

Briefs | Macau-Phuket air link starts on January 8

AirAsia will launch a direct link between Macau and Phuket, starting January 8, Santisuk Klongchaiya, director of commercial for Thai AirAsia, told Phuket News. Santisuk said that he believes

Golf | Macao Open players compete for USD500,000

The 2016 Macao Golf Open champion Pavit Tangkamolprasert remains confident that he will defend his title in this year’s tournament, which kicks off tomorrow. The Open

UNWTO chief says number of tourists is not the enemy

Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Taleb Rifai has said that the number of tourists is not the enemy to a city and he suggested

Global Tourism Economy Forum | GTEF will invite European Union to be ‘partner region’

The sixth edition of the Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) ended yesterday with a ceremony attended by the Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, and the Secretary for Social

Tourist prices increase slightly

Macau’s Tourist Price Index (TPI) for the third quarter of 2017 increased slightly by 2.17 percent year-on-year to 129.61, attributable to increasing prices of local food

Wagyu beef company in talks to open Macau shop

Japan’s corporate enfant terrible Takafumi Horie built one of the country’s most successful Internet businesses, stood for parliament, went to prison and started a space company that

IPIM to introduce ‘MICE Pass’ for trade exhibition

The 22nd Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) and the 2017 Portuguese-Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (PLPEX), due to be held concurrently from October 19 to

Gongbei: Man escapes alive from brutal accident

A falling crane hit a car in the vicinity of the Gongbei port, in Zhuhai. The car’s driver seat got flattened, the sunroof went off and the doors were deformed

Legislative Assembly | Ho Iat Seng almost uncontested

The newly inaugurated Macau Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary session re-elected president Ho Iat Seng, to a new mandate, the second after his election in 2013.

Q&A | Taleb Rifai – World Tourism Organization: China benefits from ‘serious’ attitute to tourism

Based in the Spanish capital Madrid, Taleb Rifai is the current Secretary General of the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), having been unanimously elected to

Portuguese pavement ‘a way to transmit values through the stone’

The Portuguese-style cobblestone pavement, seen in cities around the world, was the topic of a series of events last week, including a book launch and an exhibition

Global Tourism Economy Forum | Pansy Ho: Macau must develop own brands to mature tourism

The Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) 2017 kicked off yesterday at Grand Hyatt Macau with secretary general Pansy Ho saying it was necessary for Macau

Raimundo do Rosário | No decision on different bus fares for residents and ‘blue card’ holders

The Traffic Committee’s proposal to establish different fares for the use of public buses for residents and non-residents might not move forward, Secretary for Transport and

British official optimistic on HK, Macau investors

The UK still remains Europe’s top destination for inward investment projects even after the 2016 “Brexit” referendum, and will likely remain so in the long term, contrary

Chui Sai Cheong elected as AL vice-president, sees no nepotism

As the Times revealed last week, indirectly elected lawmaker Chui Sai Cheong was elected as the vice-president of the AL yesterday with 29 out of 33 possible

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