Made in Macao | Are Smartphones Affecting Social Gatherings?

I wonder how many people have encountered the following awkward moment in our social lives. You finally found time in your busy schedule to have dinner with an equally busy

Tuesday, August 2, 2016 – edition no. 2612

* Artisan shopping center set to open by the end of the year * 83,000 visit regional fair * Didi to buy Uber China * Hong Kong housing rebound may be short-lived   DOWNLOAD

Hong Kong bans pro-independence candidate from upcoming election

Hong Kong has banned a potential candidate from contesting legislative council elections, saying his pro-independence stance violates constitutional tenets that declare the city an inalienable part of China. Chan Ho-tin, a

Gaming staff union wants to ban abusive patrons

The Macau Gaming Enterprises Staff’s Association has publicized a number of complaints relating to casino patrons’ abuse of dealers. Six separate cases have been reported to the union in the

Less ‘dripping air con’ fines during first semester

Over the first six months of 2016, the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) has registered fewer complaints and issued less fines regarding dripping air conditioning equipment, according to Lau

MICE |Franchise Expo with regional ambitions

The three-day 2016 Macau Franchise Expo (MFE) came to a close yesterday, with exhibitors hoping to increase their company’s brand awareness in the Chinese market, including Macau’s neighboring regions. In the

‘Ghost exhibitors’ and ‘low quality products’ under gov’t monitoring

In response to media reports claiming problems in relation to Macau-focused exhibitions held outside the MSAR, particularly involving some of the companies that represented the city in the “Dynamic Macau”

Gaming | Saipan casino taps into VIP market

Saipan, a small island in the western Pacific Ocean, may have found a new niche in the gambling industry. Ever since the Best Sunshine International opened a temporary casino in a

Briefs | IACM calls on citizens to name pandas

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) is inviting Macau residents to choose the names of the two panda cubs born in June. Participants must name the duo with “meaningful

Transportation | Sixteen new speed detection systems in Sai Van Bridge area

In order to reduce speeding incidents along the Sai Van Bridge and the Avenida dos Jardins do Ocean, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) has installed 16 sets of speed detection systems

Immigration department cracks false employment case

The Immigration Department of the Public Security Police Force (PSP) has investigated and solved a false employment case. The investigation exposed an individual who profited illegally, by making use of

Gaming | Wynn tumbles as table allotment falls short

Wynn Resorts Ltd. fell Friday after saying a new USD4.1 billion casino in Macau may be allotted about half of the baccarat tables analysts were expecting while betting at its current

Music | Last performance held at Pin-to Musica

Last night marked the end of the weekend-long “Pin-to Musica Festival”, held at the record store in Senado Square. Performed by François Girouard, the intimate set was the 14th of the

Chinese investors buy Caesars’ games unit for USD4.4 billion

Investors led by Chinese online games developer Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co. agreed to buy Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s online casino-style games unit Playtika Ltd. for USD4.4 billion in cash, even as

Beef export bonanza for Brazil as Chinese eat more foreign steak

Chinese consumers are eating more beef than the country can produce, and that’s led to a sales bonanza for exporters in Brazil. About a year after recovering from a mad-cow scare,

Angola | Private investment is critical to industrial development

Private investment in manufacturing is critical to the balanced development of the economy and employment growth in Angola, the minister of Economy said in Luanda, as cited by state newspaper

Portuguese company plans production move

Portuguese meat products company Sicasal is preparing to transfer some of its production to Angola following a 50 percent drop in exports to the West African country, the company’s chairman

Macau: Anti-independence declaration ‘unnecessary and inopportune’

Lawmaker Pereira Coutinho has reacted negatively to the possibility of a new Legislative Assembly (AL) Electoral Law, which would demand that candidates declare their abstention from any possible pro-independence movement. In

Japanese detained for ‘endangering state security’

The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed media reports that authorities have detained a Japanese citizen on suspicion of endangering China’s state security. In a statement faxed to The Associated Press yesterday, the ministry

Jack Ma takes on murky China charities in first blockchain foray

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma wants to pry the lid off China’s opaque charities. Ant Financial, the affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. he controls, is using the technology behind bitcoin to

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