The Buzz | Macau couple married for 55 years shares story on Valentine’s Day

A local couple, who have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary and are looking forward to reaching 56 years of marriage, shared their love story with the public on the

Use of blackface in Brazil Carnival parade sparks debate

Atop samba school’s use of blackface in a Carnival parade sparked debate Tuesday about depictions of race in Brazil, which is still grappling with a fraught racial legacy. The

Girl About Globe | Fabuary. Or Flabuary?

Dryathlon, Dry January and Veganuary seem so long ago. It’s now halfway through a month that hitherto has had no major nickname. ‘Hi, I’m February. Yep, just February.

Thursday, February 15, 2018 – edition no. 2988

* Oxfam scandal | Haiti leader says UK aid workers violated ‘basic human decency’ * English, Chinese influence each other * Sexual assault reports against Wynn * China’s former internet czar ousted   DOWNLOAD

Exclusive interview | Jim Murren: The MGM philosophy: Strong local partners

MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren flew into Macau this week to attend the opening of MGM China’s second property. The U.S. casino executive

MGM Cotai opens its doors to the public

The doors to MGM Cotai officially opened at 7:30 p.m. yesterday at the Lion Lobby Entrance, as the resort’s first batch of visitors filtered by an 11-meter-tall

Cryptocurrency | Local startup warned to halt operations in Japan

Macau-based company, Block Chain Laboratory Ltd, which has been encouraging investors in Japan to invest in cryptocurrency services, was warned by Japan’s Financial Services Agency

CNY | Rising tide of travelers from China floods Macau, Asia

Deutsche Bank issued a report stating that 14 out of 20 Macau hotels recently surveyed by the research house were fully booked out during the

CE visits stallholders at Tap Seac Square

Chief Executive Chui Sai On visited stalls at the Lunar New Year Fair in Tap Seac Square on Monday, encouraging university students to improve their understanding

Fitch upgrades Macau’s long-term credit rating

Yesterday, Fitch Ratings upgraded the MSAR’s credit rating (long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings) to “AA”. The international rating agency pointed out

Over 10,000 private flats to be made available

In the fourth quarter of 2017, a total of four residential buildings within the private sector obtained the usage permit issued by the Land, Public Works

Gaming | Long-stalled Vegas casino-resort gets new life

The Fontainebleau is no more. Call it The Drew Las Vegas. The hulking, bluish casino-resort, which has sat unfinished on the Las Vegas Strip since 2009

CNY | Bullet trains are transforming the world’s biggest migration

China already has the globe’s longest bullet-train network, but it’s plowing 3.5 trillion yuan (USD556 billion) into expanding its railway system by 18 percent over the

China to select theaters nationwide to show propaganda films

China plans to select 5,000 movie theaters to screen propaganda films and will boost their box office with group sales, discounted tickets and other financial backing. The notice

South China Sea | Britain plans to sail warship in disputed waters

Britain will sail a warship through the South China Sea to assert the right of free passage, the country’s defense chief was quoted yesterday as saying, potentially

Sun Zhengcai | Former Chongqing party boss charged with bribery

A former Politburo member once seen as a rising star in Chinese politics has been charged with bribery, becoming the highest-ranking serving official to be ensnared by President Xi

Beijing imposes anti-dumping measure amid trade tensions

China told importers of a U.S. industrial chemical to start posting deposits yesterday in preparation for possible anti-dumping duties amid rising trade tension with Washington. A

Malaysia trial | Year after Kim’s killing, suspected masterminds evade justice

Lost in the glare of North Korea’s missile launches, rhetorical battles with Washington and charm offensive at the Winter Olympics, two women stand accused of a crime

Philippines | Duterte slammed over threat to shoot rebels in the genitals

Human rights groups condemned the Philippine president yesterday for saying that troops should shoot female communist rebels in the genitals to render them “useless,” which they

USA | Bill, Melinda Gates turn attention toward poverty in America

Bill and Melinda Gates, as the world’s top philanthropists, are rethinking their work in America as they confront what they consider their unsatisfactory track record on

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