The Buzz | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to address first ‘jazz congress’

A new jazz conference seeks to determine what role jazz can play in today’s society, and it has tapped Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as its keynote speaker. Jazz

Abu Dhabi’s Louvre to unveil Leonardo painting ‘very soon’

An official in the United Arab Emirates said yesterday the new Louvre Abu Dhabi museum is “very proud” to have acquired a painting by Leonardo da

Macau Matters | More Taxi Commentary

Along with many others, I have previously ranted about the problems with Macau taxis. In my view, we clearly need to move towards a Didi/Uber style taxi booking

Wednesday, December 20, 2017 – edition no. 2952

* Maritime Areas Law | No casinos on new landfills * Non-resident worker decorated by gov’t * New IC president asks ‘for time’ to deliver results * Beijing urges trump to accept china’s

Fewer road works planned but expect worse traffic congestion

A total of 617 road works will be carried out in 2018, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced yesterday. This number was obtained after

Sound of Music at The Venetian | Maria and the von Trapps hit the stage with West End cast

The Sound of Music is slated to kick off its first show tomorrow at The Venetian Macao’s Venetian Theater, featuring a cast of 20

The Golden Parade | Imperial relics from the Palace Museum on display at MAM

The Golden Parade – Imperial Weaponry from the Palace Museum, the annual exhibition on cultural heritage opened its doors on Friday at the Macao Museum of Art

Briefs | 150,000 spectators recorded at Int’l Parade

Acting president of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) Ieong Chi Kin announced that an audience of approximately 150,000 people attended the 2017 Macao International Parade. According

HK secretary says Delta Bridge to open to traffic next year

The Hong Kong- Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (informally, the Delta Bridge) will open to traffic next year, according to Hong Kong’s Chief Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung, though its

Illegal gaming scheme shut down by PJ

The Judiciary Police (PJ) shut down an illegal gaming scheme and detained several suspects for illegal betting. The information was aired by the PJ

Australia sees narrower budget gap, reaffirms 2021 surplus

Australia’s government forecast a narrower budget deficit this fiscal year as swelling corporate profits boosted the tax take, even as weak wage growth weighed on collections.

Sands continues its pledge to help rebuild the city

Following the devastation of Typhoon Hato, which occurred on August 23, Sands China spared no effort to immediately help rebuild the city, which suffered severe

Energy | Coal’s two-year rally to end in Europe as China addiction fades

A two-year rally in coal is set to unravel in northwest Europe as China reasserts an anti-pollution drive it eased to keep citizens warm in a

MGM marks tenth anniversary with inaugural staff

The senior management team at MGM Macau and its 8,900 Golden Lion Team members celebrated the company’s 10-year anniversary in Macau yesterday. Celebrating

CEPA | Two new agreements to integrate Macau further with national development

Two new agreements, both under the framework of the Mainland and Macau Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA), were signed yesterday with the aim of “advancing integration of

HK targets next Alibaba in revamp of IPO rules

Hong Kong’s stock exchange proposed to let “innovative” companies list in the Chinese enclave with dual-class share structures to avoid losing out on more initial public offerings

South China Sea | Vietnam follows Beijing with upgrades of its own

As China continues to transform disputed territory in the South China Sea into features capable of sustaining air and naval bases, Vietnam is also upgrading

Corporate Bits | Sheraton, St. Regis gather women from the industry

In keeping with Marriott International’s commitment to develop and empower future women leaders, Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel and The St. Regis Macao recently brought together nearly

After hype, Toronto’s yuan clearing hub sees slow start

Three years after it opened amid much fanfare with the promise of paving the way to more trade between Canada and China, the yuan hub in Toronto

China hails Spain court’s approval of Taiwanese extradition

China says it welcomes a Spanish court’s decision to grant Beijing’s request for the extradition of 121 Taiwanese nationals to China, a decision that has drawn criticism

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