AEE to possibly leave Macau this year

The Asia Entertainment Expo (AEE) might not be held this year, according to Kenny Lo, CEO of Vertical Expo Services Company Limited (VES), during the Asia Emergency Management Conference, the

Macau airport reaches new heights

In 2015, its 20th year, the Macau International Airport (MIA) received a record of 5.8 million passengers and 30,000 tons of cargo. It currently has 30 airlines serving a total

Catering to PRD passengers

CAM was set up in 1989 and given a 25-year franchise contract to own and manage the airport. In 2001, the local government extended the contract to 2039. The company

Election Committee voices opinions over the five-year plan

A special session with the Chief Executive Election Committee for the collection of opinions over the draft of the first five-year plan of MSAR was held yesterday at the Macau

CE: Jinan University donation abides by rules

The Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On claimed yesterday that the RMB100 million (MOP123 million) donation made to Jinan University was approved after the usual approval procedures. The CE informed that

Corporate Bits | Melco Crown donates to holy house of mercy

Akiko Takahashi, Melco Crown Entertainment’s executive vice president and Chief Officer of HR/CSR, presented a check for MOP300,000 to Antonio Jose de Freitas, president of the Macau Holy House of

Funds | Hong Kong ETF shows global traders just don’t like city’s stocks

Whether Hong Kong stocks rally or slump, investors in the biggest U.S. exchange-traded fund tracking the equities just want out. Traders have pulled a net USD142 million from the iShares MSCI

Telecom | Hong Kong’s ‘Superman’ Li mulls plan B after O2 deal rejected

Hong Kong’s “Superman” is facing more kryptonite as he tries to expand his European mobile-phone carrier holdings. European Union regulators yesterday said they vetoed billionaire Li Ka-shing’s proposal to buy U.K.

Yuan rises from two-month low on bets PBOC backing exchange rate

China’s yuan advanced from a two-month low amid speculation the central bank is trying to ease depreciation concerns. The People’s Bank of China wants to keep the currency stable after declines

Shallow quake hits Tibet, causing landslides, 60 hurt

A shallow magnitude-5.5 earthquake struck the mountainous region of Tibet yesterday, injuring 60 people, collapsing houses and damaging bridges and roads, authorities said. The quake struck yesterday at 9:15 a.m. (0115

Shandong | Longkou city halts petrochemical plant study after protests

The decision by the government of Longkou in Shandong province highlights the challenges facing local governments as they seek sources of growth amid a sharp slowdown in the world’s second-largest

Taiwan executes man for 2014 subway stabbing spree

Taiwan has executed a man convicted of killing four people in a subway stabbing spree two years ago, an attack that strengthened support for the death penalty on the island,

Oops! | Queen Elizabeth II says Chinese officials were ‘rude’

Queen Elizabeth II has been overheard on video describing Chinese officials as “very      rude to the ambassador” in a conversation with a senior police officer at a Buckingham Palace event. The

South China Sea | Beijing says US patrols justify defensive deployments

Upping the ante in the feud over who is responsible for rising tensions in the South China Sea, China yesterday said repeated U.S. Navy patrols in the area are forcing it

WWII | Japanese happy Obama to visit Hiroshima, apology or not

Japanese are welcoming President Barack Obama’s decision to visit the atomic-bombed city of Hiroshima, and those interviewed yesterday said they aren’t seeking an apology. Even those who want one realize that such a demand would have

Vietnam | Ahead of Obama visit, wife of prisoner seeks US help

The wife of a prominent Vietnamese human rights lawyer who was badly beaten by thugs and then detained by authorities appealed yesterday for President Barack Obama to seek her husband's

Philippines | Aquinos’ legacy clouded by Duterte win, support for a Marcos

Philippine leader Benigno Aquino III had called this week’s election a referendum on his “straight path” style of reformist governance, but his candidate lost by millions of votes to a

Australia | Police allege five radicals planned to leave Melbourne by boat

Five men have been arrested on suspicion that they planned to leave Australia in a seven-meter boat to fight in Syria, police said yesterday. The men, aged 21 to 33, had towed the

Iraq | Islamic State bombing of Shiite area in Baghdad kills 63

A car bomb ripped through a commercial area in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 63 people and wounding dozens in an attack that was swiftly

Nigeria | Amnesty: Babies dying in military detention

Babies and children are among scores of people dying in military detention at a notorious Nigerian barracks where soldiers illegally hold suspected Islamic extremists, Amnesty International reported yesterday. Many detainees at

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