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

North Korean leader meets Xi ahead of Trump summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a northern Chinese port city and pledged his continuing commitment to denuclearization ahead of

Dimon says yuan may rival dollar’s role in 20 years

China has a long list of financial reforms to tackle before the yuan can rival the global role of the dollar, according to JPMorgan Chase

Ex-political high-flyer handed life sentence for graft

A Chinese court sentenced former political high-flyer Sun Zhengcai to life in prison yesterday for taking more than USD26 million in bribes, making him one of the biggest names

Exports rebound, trade surplus with US swells

China’s exports rebounded in April and its politically sensitive monthly trade surplus with the United States grew for the first time in five months at

Australia | Pre-poll plan to balance budget in two years revealed

Australia’s government said yesterday it has turned a corner on mounting debt, proposing a plan to give tax cuts to most Australians while balancing the books within

Cambodia | New owner of influent newspaper begins by firing editor

The new owner of a newspaper considered the sole remaining independent media voice in Cambodia fired its editor on Monday for publishing a story about the

The bitter feud at the center of Malaysia’s election

It’s not just any other election for Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak: The vote today is personal. His main challenger, Mahathir Mohamad, led the ruling

Europeans back Iran nuclear deal as Trump weighs US pullout

European countries involved in the Iran nuclear agreement met yesterday to underline their support for the pact just hours before U.S. President Donald Trump was due to

Armenia | Protest leader elected Premier after ‘velvet revolution’

Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan was elected prime minister by the country’s parliament, completing a remarkable rise to power backed by massive street protests that he’s

71st Cannes Film Festival opens with drama on screen and off

The 71st Cannes Film Festival is opening with the premiere of Asghar Farhadi’s “Everybody Knows,” starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, but much of the drama

This Day in History | 1972 – Israeli commandos storm hijacked jet

Two of the Arab hijackers were shot dead and their two female companions were captured, although one of them was injured in the attack. Six

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