Air Macau shifting business model

Local airline Air Macau is shifting its business focus from Chinese gaming visitors to the local market and nearby travellers.  It will therefore develop regional routes to some Asian destinations

Two tragic car accidents in a row raise public concern

It was believed that the construction of the light railway transit and Taipa ferry terminal were behind both appalling accidents, which claimed a total of three lives this month. Most

Education | UM organizes largest career fair in its history

According to a press release issued by UM, the event includes more than 100 companies, offering over 5,000 jobs in more than 20 industries to over 1,300 graduating UM students. The

Old campus sports complex open to public

According to a press release issued by the board, citizens can choose to either pre-book or register on-site to use the four sports facilities, whose opening hours start from 7am

DSAT looking for new head as Wong Wan quits

The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, yesterday confirmed that Mr Wong Wan will be leaving his post as head of the Transport Bureau (DSAT). The Secretary

Management of coastal waters crucial to development, scholars say

The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) held a symposium yesterday exploring the link between Macau’s maritime management and the city’s sustainable development. During Xi Jinping’s visit to the city

Gaming | At least 35 pct drop expected in March

Local casinos are expected to close in March with a year-on-year revenue drop of at least 35 percent, with one gaming operator even expecting a fall of over 40 percent. However,

Melco drops as Morgan Stanley lowers to hold on gaming outlook

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. fell for the first time in three days in New York as Morgan Stanley cut the Macau casino operator to hold, saying revenue will probably keep

Razon to buy Korean island in casino push

Philippine billionaire Enrique Razon will buy an island in South Korea to develop a leisure and tourism complex, as he taps the country’s growth in gambling on rising tourist arrivals

Elaine Wynn campaigns for board seat by touting independence

“No one at the company, other than our chairman and CEO, is more knowledgeable about its history, its operations, its customers or its award-winning staff,” she said in a letter

Hitler’s 1936 Olympic site reborn as homes on Berlin’s edge

Once home to track stars and Soviet soldiers, buildings constructed for the 1936 Olympics on the outskirts of Berlin are getting a third lease on life as housing for average

Corporate Bits | ‘Eggs-tra’ special Easter at Fado

The Easter menu offers a choice of 6 dishes, from appetizers, main courses to desserts. First up is Poached egg over an Easter nest with chorizo and green pea cream

Brazil plans to install cotton research centers in Mozambique

A team of researchers from Brazil has been in Tete and Manica in central Mozambique since last week to assess the possibility of installing two experimental cotton research units, reported

Portugal | Government puts railway companies up for sale

The decree-law for the privatisation of railway companies CP Carga and Empresa de Manutenção de Equipmaento Ferroviário (EMEF) is expected to be approved by the government of Portugal by the

HONG KONG | Ambulance summoned to Leung’s residence as daughter alleges abuse on Facebook

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying yesterday afternoon held a press conference telling the city’s media there was no domestic violence in his family home following allegations made by his

Germany, France, Italy to join Beijing-led Asian bank

Germany, France and Italy followed Britain yesterday in announcing that they plan to join a proposed Chinese-led Asian regional bank, swinging Europe’s biggest economic powers behind a project that is

Harvard’s president speaks in Beijing about climate change 

The Harvard president told students at one of China’s most prestigious universities yesterday that academic institutions must be unfettered places where every topic can be raised and every question asked to help

PetroChina vice chairman Liao probed by anti-graft body

The vice chairman of China’s biggest state-owned energy company has become the latest prominent executive targeted by Communist Party investigators in a spreading anti-corruption campaign. Liao Yongyuan, vice chairman of PetroChina Ltd., is

Hong Kong | Airport gets green light for USD18b third runway

The Hong Kong government gave final approval yesterday for a third runway at the Asian financial center’s airport, aiming to meet surging growth in passengers and air cargo. Officials said the

Myanmar | Court jails New Zealand man for insulting Buddha 

A Myanmar court yesterday sentenced a New Zealand bar manager and his business associates to 2 1/2 years in prison for insulting Buddhism in an online advertisement that showed a psychedelic depiction

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