Monday, February 2, 2015 – edition no. 2241

* Cooperation enhanced, Guangdong Free Trade Zone covers Hengqin * Locals ‘appreciate the sense of luxury’ * Macau’s cosmetic beauty queen * Sharp decline in chinese tourists hits Sngapore   DOWNLOAD PDF     * China: Overborrowed and

THE BUZZ | Best since 2008: International flights boost Vegas traffic

A 12.5 percent increase in the number of international travelers last year helped push passenger traffic at McCarran International Airport to its highest level in six years. The 42.8 million passengers who arrived and departed at the

Worker dies on Taiwan film lot to be used for Scorsese movie

A worker was killed in an accident yesterday at a Taiwanese film lot during preparations for the shooting of a new Martin Scorsese movie, media reports said. Taiwan's Central News Agency

World briefs

MALAYSIA’s government declares the crash of Flight 370 an accident to pave the way for compensation claims, angering victims’ families still waiting for evidence, while officials said the search for

‘NO SMOKING’ | Gov’t to propose full ban in casinos, including VIP rooms

The Health Bureau (SSM) is aiming to introduce a full smoking ban in casinos. This would mean that that smoking would be prohibited not only on mass gaming floors, but

Health Bureau to launch 50 recruitment processes

The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, has revealed that the Health Bureau (SSM) has been given the green light to hire at least 529 health professionals by

Las Vegas Sands beats profit forecasts, still keen on Macau

Macau couldn’t bring the Las Vegas Sands’ spirits down. As the Asian gambling hotspot cools off amid a government corruption crackdown that scared off VIP gamblers and efforts to make

Sands China earnings miss estimates as VIPs stay away

  Sands China Ltd reported earnings that missed analyst estimates after China’s clampdown on graft and illicit fund flows into the city deterred high-end gamblers. Profit fell 15 percent from a year

BRIEFS: Sydney – Nagasaki cruise with free stays in Macau, Hong Kong

Overnight tourists to South China’s Hainan Province exceeded 40 million in 2014, up 10.6 percent, the local statistics bureau said this week. The total included 39.9 million tourists from other

Labor rights | Lawmakers agree on typhoon insurance rate for employees

  Members of the Legislative Assembly (AL) First Standing Committee reached consensus with the Macau government yesterday regarding a mandatory additional typhoon insurance rate for employees. The rate would apply to

Alexis Tam stresses zero tolerance on sexual harassment in university

Tam said that he felt unhappy about the sexual harassment incidents coming to light in UM consecutively, and expected a rigorous investigation into the trend. He added that the university’s

TUI confirms gov’t not liable for swimming pool death

The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has ruled that a contracted lifesaving company must compensate the family of a 26-year-old local who drowned in the Carmo Swimming Pool in June

Recycling company staff members sell wasted oil to lard factory

Two staff members from a recycling company are reported to have sold untreated waste oil to a lard production factory. Since March last year, the two suspects have sold the

Artists welcome CNY with creative goat sculptures

The exhibition, titled “Creative Creatures – Art and the Chinese Zodiac”, is being presented in support of the local art project “Anno Caprum”, where artists have each hand-­decorated a 1.3-meter-high

Real Estate Matters | What To Expect When You Are Renting Clarifying Costs For Tenants

Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in managing properties for

PROJECT POKER: Is Poker a selfish game? Not always.

The end of the year, that time when people start to think about the holidays and also giving to charity. Not coincidentally, there are several different charity poker tournaments happening

McDonald’s CEO steps down as sales decline 

McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson is stepping down as the world’s biggest hamburger chain fights to hold onto customers and transform its image. The company said Thompson, who has been CEO for

Corporate Bits | Macau and HK movie premiere of dreamworks animation’s ‘penguins of madagascar’

The four dubbing artists of the Cantonese version: Donald Tong, Bob Lam, Joyce Cheng and Tyson Chak will attend the red carpet event along with other celebrities, including Edmond So,

Apple’s CNY sales may bring second holiday boost

Apple, which posted 70 percent revenue growth in China last quarter, may get another boost from the shopping season tied to the Chinese New Year in February. The holiday, which falls

Officials call attention to baby, gender imbalances 

Fan Hua of Shanghai’s family planning commission said this week that far fewer people than expected had taken advantage of a recent rule change that lets more households bear a

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