STATISTICS – TOURISM | Hotel occupancy down 16 percent y-o-y

A total of 797,000 guests checked into hotels and guesthouses in March, down by 16.1 percent year-on-year. The average occupancy rate of hotels and guesthouses also dropped by 10.9 percentage

Valery Gergiev joins thirtieth music festival

Corruption | CCAC dismisses rise in graft cases within public services

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) Commissioner, Cheong Weng Chon, has denied the rise of corruption cases within public departments, instead professing that graft issues do exist in a society with

UM ranks among Times Higher Education top 100 young universities

The ranking intends to provide a glimpse into the future by showcasing the rising stars among young universities across the world. The 100 universities under 50 ranking has been re-calibrated to

Contemporary view on classical ballet opens Arts Festival

Lied Ballet,” the show headlining the Macao Arts Festival’s grand opening tonight, is a contemporary piece inspired by 19th-century-style ballet. Divided into three acts, the piece is more emotional rather than

New pair of pandas arrives in town

A new pair of giant pandas, given by China’s central government as gifts to the MSAR, arrived yesterday. “Pandas are rare wild animals, also our national treasure, which are beloved and

Gaming – Education| Melco announces new local management development program

“The new Foundation Acceleration Program is planned and structured to develop our current local management employees’ understanding of business operations, as well as their business perspective beyond the functional view.

Festival features 30 shows and exhibitions

The 26th Macao Arts Festival is kicking off tonight with a grand opening ceremony held in the lobby of the Macau Cultural Center (CCM). Headlining the festival’s grand opening is

Real Estate Matters | The most important questions to ask when you are a landlord renting out a property

If you have not seen the earlier articles on this subject, here is a brief introduction to the series. Of course you can find the articles online on the Macau

Project Poker | Food and poker

Food and poker are two things that at first glance have nothing to do with each other. Unless of course we’re talking about a night in with friends, where you’re

From Shanxi to Hainan, China’s provincial growth rates are splintering

China’s provincial growth rates are splintering as the world’s second-largest economy slows. The continent-sized economy saw its weakest areas grow at less than a fifth the pace of the fastest, as

Briefs | Record pollution fine for Beijing McDonald’s supplier

A french fry supplier to the McDonald’s restaurant chain in China has been issued Beijing’s biggest-ever pollution fine for releasing dirty wastewater, state media reported. The official Xinhua News Agency

Corporate Bits | Galaxy chef and sommeliers win awards

Simon Tho, the chef and assistant VP of Asian Culinary, recently won the Star Chef of the Year 2014 award at the International Exchange Association of Renowned Chinese Cuisine in

3 killed along border with North Korea

A Chinese city has reported the killings of three villagers in an area where North Korean border guards have been accused of crossing over to commit thefts and slayings. The Helong

Authorities suspend climbing on north side of Everest

Hundreds of climbers and Sherpas who were attempting to climb Mount Everest from the north side when a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the region are packing their gear and heading

Builder puts up 57-story skyscraper in 19 days

A Chinese construction company is claiming to be the world’s fastest builder after erecting a 57-story skyscraper in 19 working days in central China. The Broad Sustainable Building Co. put up the

Gov’t closes major business news website in extortion case

Authorities ordered one of China’s most prominent business news websites to close yesterday after its managers were accused of extorting money from companies with threats of negative coverage. The penalties follow the September

Festivals, large gatherings canceled in Beijing 

Springtime in Beijing usually brings out bustling crowds for rock concerts, food festivals and other outdoor revelry amid the smog and catkins. But this year, police in the Chinese capital

Nepal | Rescuers pull out teenage survivor

A long-absent noise­ — cheers — rang out in Nepal’s capital yesterday as rescuers pulled a teenager alive from the earthquake rubble he had been trapped in for five days. The joy

Vietnam | War 40 years on, enemies now friends but still pain

This city once known as Saigon was blanketed in red banners yesterday that read “Long Live the Glorious Communist Party of Vietnam,” 40 years after northern forces seized control of the

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