Gaming | Citi keeps May revenue forecast at MOP20.5b

Based on a report on the industry’s data, Citigroup has said that Macau’s gaming revenue for the first ten days of May reached MOP7 billion, while the overall average daily

Local hotels top most expensive AP list

Between January and March, the average price of Macau hotels increased by 64 percent year-on-year, recording one of the sharpest increases among the Asia-Pacific destinations, according to data quoted by

Asian American lawsuit still pending

The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has confirmed a ruling made by a lower court that recognizes and enforces a foreign decision made in a case between Las Vegas Sands

Lawyers association raises concern over unpaid legal aid service

The president of the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM), Jorge Neto Valente, has raised concerns over legal aid cases, in which legal aid lawyers have not been paid for their services,

Public health services’ manpower to be boosted

The public healthcare sector expects to recruit a total of 2,640 additional health professionals in the following five years, while some of the specialist outpatient services at the Hospital Conde

Verizon buys AOL for USD4.4 billion in mobile video bet 

After selling millions of Americans their mobile phones, Verizon now wants to capture their eyeballs, too. As its phone business slows down, the nation’s largest wireless carrier is making a USD4.4 billion bet

Corporate Bits | GEG Dragon boat team holds ritual ceremony to prepare for 2015 races

Among the attendees were also the GEG executives who officiated the ceremony, including Ms. Eileen Lui, GEG’s Group Director of Human Resources & Administration, Mr. John Au, GEG’s Senior Director

Trade between China and Lusophone countries down 25 pct

In the first three months of the year China sold goods worth US$10.617 billion (+7.59 percent) to the eight Portuguese language countries and bought merchandise worth US$11.115 billion (-42.25 percent). With

Personal diplomacy marks Modi’s trip amid warming ties 

They are the strongest leaders to emerge in years from the world’s two most populous nations — and appear to be trying to forge a strong working relationship. In a rare

Report: Police use torture despite legal reforms 

Police abuse of criminal suspects to extract confessions in China is a serious problem despite measures to reform the legal system, such as moves to exclude evidence obtained through torture,

Beijing sets national holiday to mark 70th anniversary of Japan defeat

China declared Sept. 3 a national holiday this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the allied victory over Japan, the latest move by the Communist Party to focus attention

Beijing concerned about possible US patrols around islands 

China yesterday expressed “serious concern” about reports that the U.S. is considering sending military ships and planes to challenge Chinese claims to islands it is building in the South China

Workers at machinery plant protest poor management 

More than 10,000 workers at a state-owned machinery manufacturer in southern China are protesting low wages and company plans to lay off thousands of staff after posting losses for three

Nepal | Relief effort faces renewed challenges; US helicopter missing

Officials with bullhorns walked through the quake-damaged streets of this small Nepal town yesterday, calling for people to leave buildings in danger of falling after a second major earthquake in

Philippines | Dozens feared dead in slipper factory fire

A fire gutted a rubber slipper factory in a suburb of the Philippine capital yesterday, possibly killing dozens of workers who ran to the second floor in hopes of escaping

South Korea | Military says shooting spree leaves 2 dead

A South Korean reserve soldier went on a shooting spree during a mandatory training session in Seoul yesterday, killing a fellow reservist and injuring three others before killing himself, officials

North Korea | Kim executes defense chief with anti-aircraft gun for ‘sleeping during meeting’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his defense chief executed with an anti-aircraft gun for complaining about the young ruler, talking back to him and sleeping during a meeting

Pakistan | Gunmen kill 45 in bus attack

Gunmen killed at least 45 people yesterday aboard a bus in southern Pakistan bound for a Shiite community center, in the latest attack targeting the religious minority. The attack in the port

Malaysia | Another refugee boat located off Penang

A boat crammed with more than 500 refugees, likely Rohingya and Bangladeshis, was found yesterday off the coast of Penang island in northern Malaysia, a person involved in the situation

Migration | EU urges solidarity on refugee wave, plans to enforce rules

Prince Charles’ secret letters to government officials are set to be released to the public after a long court battle. The 27 contested letters have been called the “black spider”

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