Macau Matters | Hotel diversification

The media reported recently that Melco Crown had asked for its new Studio City hotel to be downgraded to 4-star to align with the Macau Government policy of diversifying the

World Views | Relax. We’ll survive China’s sales of US debt

A lot of people I talk to are very worried about Chinese holdings of U.S. sovereign debt. The general idea is that if China decided to dump Treasuries, the U.S.

Rear Window | Slow cooking recipes

It is often hard to explain to gambling “Impresarios” that the game has changed for good… in such a definitive way they have to adapt themselves to the new reality…for

Kapok | They talk, we listen

It was an epiphany of sorts. It was some kind of astonishment mixed with a sudden surge of exasperation: they were talking, we were listening, and everything had to be

World Views | Reform is working for Portugal

If no good deed goes unpunished, then Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho got off lightly in Sunday’s elections. After overseeing reforms that kept the Portuguese economy from getting worse,

Made in Macao | Family businesses – outdated or a shot at diversification?

According to a report published by IPIM in August 2008, 99% of businesses in Macao are SMEs and the majority of those are family businesses. That may be one of

World Views | When you can’t see Singapore, it looks like Beijing

Singapore is starting to look like Beijing or New Delhi. That’s because you can’t see it through the haze. Smog has disrupted outdoor events, forced schools to close and sent

Insight | The stalling of a decision on Hotel Estoril

The government’s proposal to demolish the Hotel Estoril in order to create a youth center for arts education has not been well-received by all sectors of society. It was foreseeable

HK Observer | Vive la difference

Zhang said that the executive legislative and the judiciary are supposed to work together according to the Basic Law, not operate as separate independent powers. While constitutional lawyers can argue

Macau Matters | University internships

For the first time in many years I am teaching an undergraduate university course. Surprisingly, I am enjoying this teaching - I am not known for my patience, which is

Analysis | Sino-American agreement on cybertheft a first step

China’s pledge to help crack down on hackers who steal commercial secrets from the United States, even coming as it did amid a bit of arm-twisting by President Barack Obama,

Rear Window | Junket to junk

Video footage showing a gamblers’ brawl allegedly in one of the casinos got attention on social media. It seemed to be more a nervous “quid pro quo” than a good

Kapok | Who is in charge?

Back in my student years, I wrote a short essay about the massive peasant demonstrations that took place in France in the 1960s, which started before the May 1968 social

World Views | The missing Democratic debates

The bounce Carly Fiorina received from last week’s presidential debate has undoubtedly left many of her fellow candidates feeling jealous - and not just Republicans. Most of the Democrats trying

Our Desk | Fresh flowers or tanks

While Beijing’s high-profile military extravaganza on September 3 triggered myriads of speculation over its underlying intentions on the world stage, it also set off a heated online debate amongst students

Insight | Disenchantment in the air

Macau is a funny place. Regarding the most recent case of junket fraud involving Dore Entertainment, enraged “investors” staged protests in several locations to complain about the government’s alleged inability

Bizcuits | We brought them. Support them?

There’s little doubt that expatriates perform better on assignment when they are supported by their companies – real studies confirm this. Most expats are brought to Macau because they have proven

HK Observer | Glass half full

The controversial messages on Saturday from Beijing’s liaison office director, Zhang Xiaoming, citing the central government’s view on ‘one country two systems’ was on the one hand unsurprising: we all

World Views | Turnbull has an extensive to-do list in Australia

The first time I met Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s new leader, all he could talk about was Japan. It was June 2002 and the Goldman Sachs banker-turned-politician couldn’t comprehend how a smart,

World Views | Britain’s Labour Party chooses death with honor

Jeremy Corbyn’s landslide victory in the election for leadership of the U.K. Labour Party begins a fascinating experiment. Voters and political parties everywhere, not least in the U.S., ought to

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