Taxi drivers protest against new regulation proposal

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) recently submitted a proposal to start carrying out sting operations, revoke taxi licenses, and apply suspensions, all in order to regulate the taxi industry. Those who

Ryan Curatolo Jockey |‘The horse trainers in Macau are very professional’

Ryan Curatolo is a 23-year-old jockey originally from Marseilles in France who came to Macau two-and-a-half years ago after a friend who was involved in the local circuit recommended that

Gaming | Wynn announces continued plunge in Q1 results

Wynn Resorts announced the preliminary expectations of its financial results for the first quarter of this year, which ended on March 31. The report indicated that both revenue and profit in

Kelly Wong and Peter Lun to appeal

Q1 gaming revenue within gov’t expectation

The year-on-year decrease in casino gaming revenue recorded in the first quarter of 2016 was within the local government’s expectations, according to the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong. On

Most surveyed gamblers spent under MOP1,000

A total of 52 percent of Macau casino visitors admitted to spending less than MOP1,000 (USD125) on gambling during their trip to the city, according to the recently published Macau

Corporate Bits | CK Hutchison sells Euro bonds in first post-merger debt offering

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd has sold 2 billion euros worth of bonds, the company’s first debt sale since being formed through a merger by billionaire Li Ka-shing. The Hong Kong-based conglomerate

Markets | Chinese stocks halt four-day winning streak as financials slump

Chinese stocks fell from a three-month high, dragged down by banks and insurers. The Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.1 percent at the close. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. and

Energy | China coal miner fails to make bond payment amid slowing economy

A Chinese coal miner failed to make a bond payment yesterday, highlighting rising credit risks in the nation as economic growth slows. The Shanghai Clearing House hadn’t received funds from Chinacoal

Beijing restricts trade with North Korea over nuclear tests

  China has banned most imports of North Korean coal and iron ore, the country’s main exports, in a significant increase in pressure on the North under U.N. sanctions against its

Property | Homelink said to seek funds at USD6.2 billion value

Beijing Homelink Real Estate Brokerage Co. is seeking to raise funds in a financing round that will give the property company a valuation of about 40 billion yuan (USD6.2 billion),

Shandong | Rescuers save 3-year-old boy who fell into well

Rescuers in eastern China have performed a dramatic televised rescue of a three-year-old boy who fell about 10 meters into a narrow well. The boy had been playing when he slipped and

AP Exclusive | Bangladesh failing to spare millions from arsenic poisoning

For more than two decades, Nasima Begum and her family have been drawing water from a tube well painted red to warn Bangladeshi villagers that it’s tainted by arsenic, knowing

Philippines | Life story, movie star father lift Poe in presidential race

Her life story could have come straight out of a soap opera. As a newborn, Grace Poe was abandoned in a Catholic church and adopted by movie star parents, giving

Vietnam | Prime minister Dung steps down after 10 years in office

Vietnam’s prime minister stepped down yesterday after 10 years in office, leaving behind a mixed legacy of promoting failed state enterprises but at the same time attracting foreign investment and

USA Elections | Cruz win in Wisconsin leaves Trump a damaged front-runner

Republican Donald Trump emerged from Wisconsin as a damaged front-runner following a crushing primary loss to rival Ted Cruz, deepening questions about the billionaire businessman’s presidential qualifications and pushing the

Analysis | Panama Papers could add to outrage in US presidential race

The Panama Papers, which illustrate how a small class of global elites find elaborate ways to shield their wealth from tax collectors, bank regulators and police, offer a glimpse into

Panama Papers | Iceland’s leader is first victim of offshore holdings leak

The leak of millions of records on offshore accounts claimed its first high-profile political casualty yesterday as Iceland’s prime minister stepped aside amid outrage over revelations he had used such

This Day in History | 1978 Carter delays N-bomb production

The bomb - properly called an Enhanced Radiation Weapon or ERW - is a specialised thermonuclear weapon which produces a minimal blast but releases large amounts of lethal radiation. It is

Offbeat | Chinese news agency tells readers to ignore April Fools’ Day

China’s Communist Party has a new target in its campaign against pernicious Western cultural influences: April Fools’ Day. “The so-called Western April Fools’ Day does not conform to Chinese cultural traditions

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