Corporate Bits | MGM China and Maca reach agreement

Hainan Airlines opened its Macau–Haikou route on September 29, and is now providing three flights weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. An inaugural flight ceremony was hosted at the Macau International

Gaming | Macau cloud shouldn’t darken Philippine casinos, Razon says

We’re not Macau. That’s the message from Philippine billionaire Enrique Razon Jr. after casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp. tumbled 61 percent this year, making it the nation’s worst-performing major stock. Bloomberry’s losses

European Crisis | Greek creditors hopeful new government will deliver reforms

Greece's European creditors voiced hope yesterday that the country's newly elected government will deliver on promises to overhaul its economy, which would pave the way to the release of billions

Trade delegation identifies business opportunities in East Timor

Malaysian businesspeople who visited East Timor this month identified several investment and business opportunities in the country, said Abu Bakar Koyakutty, director of the chemical, oil and gas section of

Portugal | HK consortium pays 288 million euros for wind power company

A consortium formed equally by Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited (CKI) and Power Assets Holdings Limited (PAH) paid 288 million euros for Portuguese wind power company Iberwind, according to a

Lifestyle | White-gloved butlers a new must-have for super-rich

Soup spoon, salad fork ... Zhang Zhejing struggled to remember how to lay out the cutlery on either side of the plate. She also forgot to put the water glass

Hong Kong | Former leader Tsang charged in corruption probe

A former Hong Kong leader faces misconduct charges over a luxury apartment in mainland China, authorities said yesterday, making him the highest-ranking official to be formally arrested by anti-corruption investigators

Busan Film Festival | Estranged South Korean director Kim Ki-duk looks to China

For the past two decades, South Korean maverick filmmaker Kim Ki-duk’s low-budget movies have given him international acclaim, highly coveted awards and many controversies. Now, one of the most accomplished and

Dissident artist Ai Weiwei finds Beijing studio bugged

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei found several hidden listening devices in his Beijing studio after he returned from a trip to Germany, his friend Liu Xiaoyuan confirmed yesterday. Ai could not

Malaysia | Smog-shrouded cities shuts schools for 2 days

Malaysia yesterday  shut most schools nationwide for two days to protect children from a thick, noxious haze caused by smoke from burning forests in neighboring Indonesia. The haze, which has shrouded

Bangladesh | Police question 4 in killing of Japanese man

Police said they were questioning four people yesterday in connection with the second killing of a foreigner in Bangladesh last week — a Japanese agricultural worker described by his neighbors

Philippines | Big growth in outsourced medical services

Leaders of the Philippine outsourcing industry said yesterday they expect a big increase in business as the result of a new, highly detailed medical diagnosis coding system adopted by the

Nobel Prize | 3 share medicine award for new tools to kill parasites

Three scientists from the U.S., Japan and China won the Nobel Prize in medicine yesterday for discovering drugs to fight malaria and other tropical diseases that affect hundreds of millions of

Portugal | New minority gov’t brings political tension

Stormy political times likely lay ahead for Portugal after a general election delivered a minority government. Minority governments struggle to survive in the bickering atmosphere of Portuguese politics, and only one

This Day in History | 2000 Milosevic quits, street celebrations continue

The Yugoslav Constitutional Court, which only yesterday morning annulled the 24 September presidential elections, now admits Vojislav Kostunica was the true winner. The Yugoslav army has also publicly withdrawn its support

Offbeat | Kuwaiti with Gulf plates nabbed for 1,645 driving violations

A Kuwaiti driver who apparently thought having license plates from another Gulf country would help avoid more than 1,600 traffic citations has been hit with a huge fine. The state-run Kuwait

Tennis | Bouchard retires from opening match at China Open

A teary-eyed Eugenie Bouchard retired from her opening match against Andrea Petkovic at the China Open due to dizziness yesterday, her first match since falling at the U.S. Open last

Rugby England probed for approaching official during World Cup game

Organizers of the Rugby World Cup are investigating whether a member of England’s coaching team approached a match official during the team’s loss to Australia on Saturday that knocked the

Football | European roundup | Arsenal beats Manchester United 3-0, Bayern routs Dortmund

  Manchester United conceded three goals in the first 20 minutes for the first time in the 23-year history of the Premier League, Liverpool fired its manager and Zlatan Ibrahimovic became

World Views | When you can’t see Singapore, it looks like Beijing

Singapore is starting to look like Beijing or New Delhi. That’s because you can’t see it through the haze. Smog has disrupted outdoor events, forced schools to close and sent

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