10 percent fewer junkets at year start

The total number of licensed gaming junkets fell from 141 in January 2016 to 126 at the start of this year, according to GGR Asia citing

USD12,000 trips abroad replace Chinese New Year treks to grandma’s

Shi Ying won’t be making the traditional pilgrimage back to Shanghai to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday with her extended family. Instead, they’re all going to

At a glance | The world’s largest annual human migration

During Chunyun, also known as the Spring Festival, travel is a sweet moment for those going home – however, the annual peak travel season puts immense

CNY fliers estimated to reach 58.3 million

Chinese New Year marks the beginning of the Chinese lunar calendar.  China’s most important holiday is a period that is seen to enshrine values like

Two responsible gaming kiosks inaugurated

Two responsible gaming kiosks, version 3.0, were introduced yesterday at the casino floors of Galaxy Macau and Wynn Palace. The kiosks are a gaming help response mechanism that was

Scholar Davis Fong predicts continuing GGR growth

The region’s gambling revenue has seen its fifth month of recovery, and a Macau-based scholar has predicted that growth will continue into the second quarter of 2017.

Q&A | Pedro Cardoso, BNU CEO – Hengqin branch opens: ‘We will see more Macau banks taking the same step’

Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) inaugurated its Hengqin branch last week. Having the historical role of being the first note-issuing bank in Macau, BNU has now become

Courts | Lai Kin Ian ‘under fire’ during Ho’s trial

Former Chief of Office of the Prosecutor General of Public Prosecutions Office, Lai Kin Ian, came under heavy fire as the trial of Ho Chio Meng

Briefs | Manuel Pires to continue as TDM head

  Teledifusão de Macau (TDM) Executive Committee president Manuel Pires will continue to lead the public broadcaster for the next three years. A notice published yesterday in the Official

Chinese New Year boxing competition to be held at The Venetian Macao

The 2017 5th CCTV Chinese Lunar New Year Cup – IBF World Championship, jointly presented by IBF and CCTV, will be held at the Cotai Arena at

Corporate bits | Riverdance begins 20th anniversary residency

Irish performance “Riverdance” has begun its residency at The Venetian Macao, as part of its “20th Anniversary World Tour”, which will see shows performed in the resort’s

Chinese billions fail to sway Taiwan’s last allies in Africa

Taiwan’s last two African allies have no plans to switch allegiances and break ties with Taipei as Beijing tries to woo the self-ruled island’s diplomatic partners.

China faces political conflicts in moves to cut debt burden

Drowning in debt, metals trader Sinosteel Corp. got an unprecedented lifeline last month from the Chinese government — a multibillion-dollar debt-for-equity rescue that could be the

Hong Kong denies mainland role in Singapore shipment probe

Hong Kong’s customs chief yesterday denied suggestions that Beijing was involved in the investigation into nine armored personnel carriers belonging to Singapore that were seized in the Chinese-controlled territory.

Liberal economics think tank latest to be silenced

Authorities in China have shuttered the website and social media accounts of a prominent economics think tank amid a mounting assault on liberal academic voices.

EU asks Beijing to open markets following free trade support

The European Union ambassador to China welcomed its endorsement of free trade in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s promise to restrict imports and appealed to Beijing

Cambodia | ‘Perfect pepper’ conquering world’s taste buds

A nearby sea, flanking mountains, a quartz-rich soil: It’s the perfect spot on earth, devotees say, to yield a product they describe in that rapturous vocabulary usually

Kuwait hangs seven prisoners, including Filipina migrant

Kuwait hanged seven prisoners, including a royal family member and a woman convicted of killing more than 40 people, in a mass execution yesterday, the first death

Australia | ‘Tanna’ director recounts path from tiny island to Oscar nod

The premiere of “Tanna,” Australia’s first-ever Oscar nominee for a foreign language film, was as far from Hollywood glamor as one can get. The guests gathered

Japan sees first trade surplus on cheaper oil, China rebound

Japan posted its first trade surplus in six years in 2016 thanks to a rebound in exports late in the year and persisting low oil prices,

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