Tourist Price Index rises 2.78pct in Q2

The Tourist Price Index (TPI) for the second quarter (Q2) of 2018 went up by 2.78 percent year-on-year to 129.86, according to information from the Statistics and

Lin Fong Sports Center to extend opening hours

The Sports Bureau (ID) has announced that the Lin Fong Sports Center will extend its opening hours following the impending closure of the Macau Canidrome. During a TDM

‘Broken Tooth’ signs deal eying poker tournaments in Hainan

The former leader of Macau’s branch of the well-known 14K triad, “Broken Tooth” Wan Kuok Koi, has partnered with a Beijing- based firm to allegedly support

Alibaba’s Ele.me seeking at least USD2b in funding, sources say

Ele.me, the food delivery platform acquired by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., is on the hunt for USD2 billion of new financing to help in its fight against

Anbang is said to consider sale of health insurer Hexie

Anbang Insurance Group Co. is weighing a sale of its Hexie Health Insurance Co. unit as the troubled Chinese firm reviews its assets for possible

Hong Kong | Tutoring firm Bexcellent soars 22 percent in debut

Bexcellent Group Holdings Ltd., whose top tutor earns more than HKD40 million (USD5.1 million) a year, surged as much as 34 percent on the first day of

Corporate Bits | Sands China hosts company-wide blood drive

Sands China has once again teamed up with the Macau Blood Transfusion Centre to host a company-wide blood drive at the company’s properties. Over 170 team

China hears rumbles of company discontent in rare open session

The ink had barely dried on the first joint statement between China and the European Union in three years before the complaints began. Following a rare

Innovation | Huawei may beat Samsung to 5G in its own backyard

While Samsung Electronics Co. has become synonymous with technology in South Korea, a controversial rival could upstage it in the race to build fifth-generation wireless

Economic growth cools amid trade tensions

China’s economic growth slowed in the quarter ending in June, adding to challenges for Beijing as its tariff battle with Washington escalates. The world’s second-largest economy

Beijing files WTO challenge to USD200b tariff plan

China announced it filed a World Trade Organization challenge yesterday to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for a tariff hike on USD200 billion of Chinese goods, reacting

Beijing loves Xiaomi, just in its own special way

Xiaomi Corp. has caught a lot of breaks from Hong Kong and its stock exchange. China isn’t playing ball. Yet. The Hong Kong-Xiaomi relationship is crucial, and symbiotic.

Pompeo: US, N. Korea hold ‘productive’ talks on war remains

U.S. and North Korean officials held “productive” talks yesterday to discuss the return of U.S. service members’ remains missing since the Korean War, U.S. Secretary of

Cambodia | Spy trial of Australian filmmaker postponed again

The trial of an Australian filmmaker who could get five to 10 years in prison for flying a drone over a campaign rally last year was postponed

Thailand | Statelessness a hurdle for some rescued boys

The 12 boys and coach of the Wild Boars youth soccer team who were rescued from a cave in northern Thailand last week share a characteristic

Indonesia | Mob kills hundreds of crocodiles after man dies

A mob slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles at a breeding ground in Indonesia’s West Papua province in retaliation for the death of a local man, officials said yesterday.

US | Billionaires fuel powerful Washington state charter groups

Dollar for dollar, the beleaguered movement to bring charter schools to Washington state has had no bigger champion than billionaire Bill Gates. The Microsoft co-founder

US-Russia Summit | Trump, Putin sit down a bit late for closely watched meeting

President Donald Trump opened a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday by predicting that their countries will end up having “an extraordinary relationship” but without mentioning Moscow’s

Helsinki protests Human rights for all – and save the planet

One sign in Helsinki read: “Build saunas not war!” Activists used yesterday’s summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold two

Offbeat | Rhode Island governor to hold office hours at the beach

 Rhode Island’s governor says she’s holding summer office hours at the beach. Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo will hold the first event today at Scarborough State

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