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US-N. KOREA Three Americans detained in North Korea for more than a year are on their way back to the U.S. with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, ahead of

The Buzz | Oil jumps after US leaves Iran deal

Oil prices surged yesterday after President Donald Trump said the United States will withdraw from a 2015 nuclear accord with Iran and re-impose sanctions. Benchmark U.S. crude

Girl About Globe | A Scottish Gamble for Macau?

Here’s the plan: a new casino hotel, called The Glaswegian Macau. A sister hotel to The Venetian, The Parisian, and a rival to the upcoming Cotai Sands rebrand,

Thursday, May 10, 2018 – edition no. 3044

* Migrant groups disappointed over restrictive childbirth subsidy rules * Chui kicks off two-day visit to Thailand * Workers blacklist concerns lawmakers * Agnes Lam inaugurates office   DOWNLOAD

Malaysia: Opposition win ends party’s 60-year hold on power

An alliance of Malaysian opposition parties led by the country's 92-year-old former authoritarian leader Mahathir Mohamad won a fiercely contested general election, ending the 60-year rule of the Malay-dominated National

Labor | Majority against proposed part-time regime

The government-proposed regulation for part-time work has not gathered societal support. This conclusion has been reached from the analysis of the final report on the

Greater Bay Area | Task force suggests leasing Zhuhai’s Guishan Island for port facilities

A group in Hong Kong is eyeing the relocation of the region’s container terminal, Kwai Tsing’s port facilities to Guishan, an island that falls under the jurisdiction of Zhuhai,

Hotels to forward information on non-local guests to police

The public consultation regarding the amendment of the region’s immigration and residence regime began yesterday, with the new regime proposing several changes concerning illegal stay

Weather alert, mild day | Students left outside schools unaware of suspension

 Several students were left outside their schools yesterday after the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) announced, at 6 a.m., that kindergartens, primary schools and

Gaming | Two poker rooms in Cotai cease operation

Two poker rooms in Cotai have reportedly shut down, cancelling an international poker tournament that was scheduled in the SAR next week, as a

Residential property price index records slight increase

The overall residential property price index for January to March 2018 slightly increased by 0.6 percent over the previous period to 253.4, the Statistics and

Tourism | Three universities hold forum for Greater Bay Area

Three tourism education institutions from Macau, Hong Kong and mainland China banded together yesterday to host the Greater Bay Area Collective Tourism Research Forum, designed with the

Morgan Stanley | World Cup a good time to score casino names

Macau casino operators got a boost yesterday as Morgan Stanley highlighted the upcoming soccer World Cup as a prime opportunity for investors to strike amid a lull

GPDP reports low case conclusion rate and only eight sanctions in 2017

The Office for Personal Data Protection (GPDP) concluded only 187 from the 408 cases handled by the Office in 2017. Of those, only eight cases resulted

Briefs | Lawmaker renews calls for electric buses 

Lawmaker Ho Ion Sang has called upon government’s principal officials to present a progress report on the bus service concession at the Legislative Assembly. Ho noted that the

Gaming | MGM Chief Executive rips ‘hypocritical’ investors on diversity

MGM Resorts International has increased the number of women in management and invested in solar panels to power its casinos. Chief Executive Officer James Murren says investors

Xiaomi poised to become a billionaire factory with Hong Kong IPO

When Xiaomi Corp.’s founders were eating millet congee at an office in Beijing’s Zhongguancun neighborhood in 2010, they decided to create a smartphone brand selling

Corporate Bits | The Venetian team member wins award

Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) has named a team member of The Venetian Macao as the winner of “The Mr. Sheldon G. and Dr. Miriam Adelson Citizenship

Portuguese-speaking entrepreneurs meet in Mozambique

The first Economic Conference of the Market of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) begins today in Maputo, Mozambique, with the participation of

Angola | EU to support agricultural development

The European Union (EU) will support the agricultural sector in the Angolan enclave province of Cabinda as part of its new development aid plan, in partnership

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