200 more entities in cultural industries

A total of 1,913 organizations were operating in the four core domains of the cultural industries of Macau last year, according to a statement released by the

Legal Wise | Tapping at will?

In the latest edition of the Macau Judiciary Police Gazette “Criminal Investigation and Legal System”, a principal investigator from said police body penned an article defending the

Policy Adress | Administration and Justice: Lawmakers criticize top officials’ accountability system

The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, along with several department leaders from her secretariat, were present at the Legislative Assembly (AL) to

Ho suggests reviewing car maintenance regulations

Lawmaker Ho Ion Sang claimed that the government did not implement substantial actions in relation to livelihood issues, a topic the government has made many promises

Chinese tourists spend slightly more

Tourists’ total spending in Macau (excluding gaming expenses) amounted to MOP15.93 billion in the third quarter of 2017, up by 8.8 percent year-on- year and 15.9

Gaming | Cryptocurrency | Dragon Corp CEO denies involvement of Broken Tooth

The CEO of Dragon Corp., the company that wants to build a USD300 million floating cryptocurrency casino in Macau, has denied that the territory’s most notorious

Bitcoin falls on USD31 million peer hack

Bitcoin slipped from a record after the USD31 million theft of a cryptocurrency peer renewed concern about the security of digital coins. The company behind tether,

Gaming | Analyst : GGR won’t recover before 2020

Analyst Grant Govertsen has predicted that Macau’s gross gaming revenues (GGR) are unlikely to return to their pre-recession levels before the current concessionaire agreements end between

Briefs | CCM hosts Children’s Choir Annual Concert

The Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) announced it will present its Children’s Choir Annual Concert on December 17. According to a press release issued by CCM, “from

Cancellation of taxi licenses is a measure to consider, Wong says

The Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak acknowledged yesterday that increasing penalties for taxi drivers’ legal infractions will be considered. The possibility of the transgressors having their taxi

Crime rate drops slightly, arson cases surge

The latest crime statistics and law enforcement data for the first three quarters of 2017 were presented to the media in a press conference held at the 

Sou case neither ‘politically motivated’ nor ‘unique’

Although it was not mentioned by any of the media who attended the press conference yesterday, Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak sought to explain and

Property | Luxury flat on Hong Kong’s Peak sells for Asian record price

An unidentified buyer paid HKD132,000 (USD17,000) per square foot for a luxury flat in Hong Kong’s exclusive Peak neighborhood, making it Asia’s most expensive apartment by

Demand for gold in China lifts profit at world’s top jeweler

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.’s profit increased for a second consecutive six-month period as demand for gold products lifted sales at the world’s

Corporate Bits | Guangzhou auto looks to enhance China tie-up with Fiat

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. is in talks with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV to deepen their tie-up in China, as the world’s largest car market looks to relax some

Air China suspends North Korea flights, deepening isolation

State-owned airline Air China suspended flights yesterday between Beijing and North Korea due to a lack of demand, deepening the North’s isolation amid mounting

Ecuador president: Manafort pitched deal for Chinese investors

Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno said that he met with President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman this year together with a group of Chinese businessmen interested in

Jiang Tianyong | Court sentences prominent rights lawyer to two years in prison

A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison on the vague charge of inciting subversion of state power, the latest verdict passed

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | HK former home secretary accused of offering bribes to Uganda, Chad officials

For the second time in two years, federal prosecutors have charged foreign businessmen with paying millions of dollars in bribes to secure business deals, with one of

Japan | Woman confessed to putting babies in concrete in 90s

A Japanese woman was arrested yesterday after police say she confessed to putting four newborns in concrete-filled buckets two decades ago and having been filled with guilt

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