Japan moves to allow casino gambling at integrated resorts

Japan’s parliament is about to approve a law on “integrated resorts” that is the first major hurdle in allowing casinos to set up shop in the wealthy

MSAR, US sign agreement to avoid fiscal evasion

The local government and the United States of America (U.S.) yesterday signed an inter-governmental agreement (IGA) which aims at facilitating compliance with the U.S. Foreign Account Tax

Ho denies outsourcing contracts to appointed parties

Former Prosecutor General Ho Chio Meng denied his involvement in the opening of ten shelf companies with his brothers and a few other relatives, as well as in the

Sonia Chan recommended relative to MP

Former prosecutor general, Ho Chio Meng, who is currently standing trial on accusations of corruption, has alleged that the current Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan,

IFFAM – Ivo Ferreira | Latest film to breath life into iconic Macau Floating Casino

Macau-based, Portuguese film director Ivo Ferreira is planning a new film shot entirely in Macau, called “Empire Hotel”. The film, which will commence shooting in February, tells

MECC celebrates third anniversary

The Macau European Chamber of Commerce (MECC) celebrated its third anniversary yesterday at The Ritz-Carlton Macau. Pedro Cardoso, president of board of directors of MECC, remarked in his

First case of human infection with avian flu

A 58-year-old man, who managed the stall that handled the contaminated poultry at the wholesale market, has tested positive for avian influenza virus A (H7N9). The patient and

Q&A – José Luís Estorninho | APDCGM President: ‘The Guia Circuit will have to be seen as a Cultural Heritage item of Macau’

Six months after its official creation, the Times spoke to the president of the Macau Guia Circuit Promotion and Development Association (APDCGM) to get an update on

Briefs | Mainland-Macau trade drops by 31.6 percent

The trade volume between mainland Chinese and Macau dropped 31.6 percent year on year from January to October this year, the Ministry of Commerce said yesterday. The mainland-Macau

Heritage | Exhibition dedicated to Sun Yat-Sen opens tomorrow

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen, and the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has organized an event titled “Commemorative Exhibitions of

Sands China, community volunteers pack 35,000 hygiene kits

Sands China staff and local community volunteers at The Venetian assembled 35,000 hygiene kits on Tuesday to be delivered to underprivileged families in the Philippines.

Corporate bits | MGM hosts closing party of IFFAM

As the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM) drew to a close on December 13, MGM hosted the Official Closing Party to celebrate the successful event.

Uber self-driving cars hit the streets of San Francisco

Uber is bringing a small number of self-driving cars to its ride-hailing service in San Francisco — a move likely to excite the city’s tech-savvy population

Adultery site Ashley Madison sanctioned over client data breach

Adultery website AshleyMadison.com’s owner agreed to pay a steeply discounted USD1.65 million fine to resolve state and federal probes into a 2015 hack that exposed personal data

Opinion | Japanese casinos? Just sit out the first few hands

From the way investors in Macau’s casino stocks have been salivating at the prospect of a bill legalizing casinos passing through parliament in Tokyo, you could be forgiven for

Chinese Oscars | Mel Gibson, Depp, Sly to attend Huading Awards in Los Angeles

Johnny Depp, Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone are among the Hollywood stars set to take part in Los Angeles’ latest - and perhaps most curious - addition

Tokyo regains costliest city for expats title as Hong Kong  drops

Tokyo regained its top spot among the world’s most expensive cities for expatriates for the first time since 2012 as the yen rose. London fell out of the top

War of Words | Beijing warns Trump ignoring one-China policy could hurt peace

Any change in U.S. policy favoring formal recognition of Taiwan will “seriously” damage peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and undermine relations between Beijing and Washington, a Chinese

Economy defies prophets of doom as 2017 risks loom

China has ended the year with its old growth engines roaring and new drivers like consumption in robust health, defying the prophets of doom yet again. Now,

Indonesia | Arrested woman says IS militant ordered bombing

A female would-be suicide bomber arrested last week one day before her planned attack in Indonesia’s capital said she took orders from Bahrun Naim, an Indonesian with the Islamic State

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