Thursday, August 10, 2017 – edition no. 2863

* AL Plenary | Rental contracts should be certified by a notary starting next year * Students win awards in the United States * Polling venue notices * Electric vehicle partnership   DOWNLOAD

Ng Lap Seng | Bail rules no closed door massages

A judge tightened security Monday at the luxury Manhattan apartment where a Chinese billionaire convicted of bribing United Nations diplomats will likely reside under 24-hour guard

Briefs | Residential price index on the rise

The Statistics and Census Service stated that the overall residential price index in the second quarter of 2017 increased by 3.7 percent from the previous quarter to 253.

Hong Kong | Palm oil blobs cover beaches after sea crash

Cleanup efforts are underway in Hong Kong after white blobs of congealed palm oil washed up on the city’s shores following a collision between two ships.

Q&A | Jim Murren, MGM Resorts, Chairman and CEO: ‘I’m extremely excited about the future of Macau’

Jim Murren expressed supreme confidence that the MGM Cotai resort, which will open later this year, will be awe-inspiring.  The MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO believes

Al Plenary | Unpaid management fees norms rejected

Legal norms suggesting that house buyers should be accountable for paying property management fees owed by the house sellers (in particular, those who already purchased the houses

Theater to play central role in MGM Cotai resort

The theater will be one of the central elements of the HKD26 billion integrated resort which MGM is set to open in the fourth quarter of 2017. MGM Resorts

Trump’s company: Macau trademarks come with no intentions

The Trump Organization has clarified in a statement to CNNMoney that the company, owned by U.S. president Donald Trump, has no intention to develop businesses in Macau.

Art | New exhibition celebrates eight years of Pakeong

  Local artist and musician Fortes Pakeong Sequeira is showcasing eight years of his artwork at the UNESCO Center of Macau. Drawing on his background as a

Food & Beverage | China Millennials switch to coffee as Starbucks pushes East

At a Starbucks in downtown Beijing, Du Beibei is getting her lunch-break caffeine fix. Like many young Chinese, she’s chosen to sip a cup of coffee

Corporate bits | Pakho Chau to perform at the Venetian

Hong Kong singer and actor, Pakho Chau, will be bringing his concert, “One Step Closer Pakho Live 2017 in Macau”, to The Venetian on October 21.

Snyder: ‘Strong possibility’ for Foxconn to come to Michigan

Gov. Rick Snyder is optimistic that Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group will open a facility in Michigan, but said what exactly it is has not been

Analysis | US, allies slow Beijing’s South China Sea momentum

With the rise of a friendly leader in the Philippines, China has been spared a vocal adversary in the disputed South China Sea. In the process, it

Economy | Export, import growth weaken in July, dimming outlook

The pace of growth of China’s exports and imports weakened in July in a discouraging sign for the world’s second-largest economy and global demand. Exports rose

Landslide kills 23 in village in Sichuan province

A rain-triggered landslide hit a village in southwest China yesterday, killing 23 people and leaving two others missing, authorities said. Rescuers were able to pull

Analysis | Even new UN sanctions might not budge North Korea

The strongest sanctions yet against North Korea could still prove no match for the communist country’s relentless nuclear weapons ambitions. While the United States hails a

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur launches inquiry over forex losses under Mahathir

Malaysia’s government yesterday launched an inquiry into massive foreign exchange losses by the central bank more than two decades ago, in a probe that could

Cambodia | Court upholds prison term for land rights activist

A Cambodian court yesterday upheld a 2½-year prison term against a prominent land rights activist accused of inciting violence at a protest she helped lead outside of

Pakistan | Militant group Jamaat-ud-Dawa launches new party

Pakistan’s banned militant group Jamaat-ud-Dawa is seeking to enter the political sphere by launching a new party. Saifullah Khalid, a religious scholar and longtime official

Briefs | Venezuela: Court orders protest-zone mayor jailed

Venezuela’s pro-government supreme court has ordered the removal and imprisonment of a Caracas area mayor at the center of protests against President Nicolas Maduro. The court has sentenced

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