Survey | Gaming and hospitality staff show improvements

Despite the economic woes that Macau has faced since early last year, the survey — which dispatched mystery shoppers to 11 major casino resorts owned by six companies — suggested

More drivers reported using cellphones while driving

For private car drivers, the total of 2,238 cases recorded in that period is roughly 13 times higher than the number the region saw last year. Such a number alone

Briefs | BMW CEO collapses during presentation at auto show

  BMW CEO Harald Krueger collapsed yesterday during a news conference at the Frankfurt auto show and was helped off stage by staff. His condition was not serious, the company said

Asia stocks mostly lower, BOJ policy unchanged ahead of Fed

Asian stock markets were mostly lower yesterday after Japan kept its monetary policy unchanged ahead of a much anticipated U.S. Federal Reserve decision later this week on whether to raise interest rates. KEEPING

Corporate bits | “Inspire Hope” for Unicef at Sheraton fundraising event

In line with Starwood’s 2015 commitment to improving schools and educational facilities in the poorer areas of the Asia Pacific, Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central will bring together hotel associates

Angola | Cotton production re-launched with South Korea support

The revival of cotton production in two locations in the city of Sumbe, the capital of Angola’s Kwanza Sul province, will begin in January 2016, according to technicians from the

Haitong Securities plans to expand in Europe from Lisbon base

The Chinese group Haitong Securities plans to make Lisbon the European base of Haitong Bank, the new name given to the newly acquired BESI. Moreover it’s looking to expand in

Universal signs deal to open Beijing theme park

A signing ceremony for the joint venture took place Sunday at the New York headquarters of Comcast NBCUniversal, which owns Universal Studios Hollywood. Universal Parks & Resorts, a Comcast unit, is

Gov’t names veteran diplomat to lead global crime team

China named a veteran diplomat to lead its global hunt for fugitive former officials, people with knowledge of the matter said, part of the Communist Party’s effort to improve cooperation

Citic securities chief probed for insider trading, Xinhua says

Citic Securities Co. President Cheng Boming is being probed by the police for insider trading, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported yesterday. A Citic spokeswoman said it has no comment. The investigation

Leaders consult old master Zhu Rongji over reform

When top leaders from China’s Communist Party made their annual pilgrimage to the seaside resort of Beidaihe last month, they turned to an old master for economic advice, according to

Authorities release scholar ahead of Xi’s US visit

A Chinese scholar who helped an activist escape house arrest has been released from jail conditionally, his lawyer said yesterday, a move that comes ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s

Australia | New PM Turnbull sworn in, says gov’t remains strong

Australia’s turbulent political world took another twist yesterday with Malcolm Turnbull sworn in as prime minister — the nation’s fourth leader in little more than two years — after he

Thailand | Police chief links Bangkok blast to Uighur trafficking

Thailand’s national police chief said yesterday that authorities are now certain that last month’s deadly bombing at a Bangkok shrine was related to the trafficking of Uighur Muslims from China to Turkey. Somyot

North Korea | Pyongyang warns it has restarted all nuclear bomb fuel plants

A day after threatening long-range rocket launches, North Korea declared yesterday that it has upgraded and restarted all of its atomic fuel plants so it can produce more — and more sophisticated

Malaysia | Gov’t to begin cloud-seeding as schools shut due to haze

A layer of heavy haze forced Malaysian authorities to shut schools yesterday in three states and two key cities as aircraft were to begin cloud-seeding operations to induce rain to

European migrant crisis Stark contrasts in continent’s welcome to migrants

The bleary-eyed travelers arriving in Malmo’s glass-and-steel train station agreed on one thing: Sweden was a better place to go than Denmark, which has cut welfare benefits for refugees. But many

European migrant crisis | Hungary to deploy army to stop refugees at border 

Hungary yesterday declared a state of emergency in two of its southeastern counties in response to the migration crisis, a move that paves the way to deploy the army to the

Syria | Putin defends Russia’s military assistance to Assad regime

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday strongly defended Moscow’s military assistance to the Syrian government, saying it’s impossible to defeat the Islamic State group without cooperating with Damascus. Putin’s statement comes amid

This Day in History | 1978 – Thousands dead in Iran earthquake

More than 11,000 people are feared dead after an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale hit the south-east region of Iran. The three-minute quake, the world’s strongest this year, struck

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