The Buzz | Tropicana Las Vegas hotel and casino to be sold for USD360M

The Tropicana hotel and casino in Las Vegas is being sold for USD360 million. A group of shareholders, including private equity firm Onex Corp., say they will sell the 58-year-old Tropicana

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CHINA Women in the Chinese capital in the final stage of pregnancy during the 2008 Beijing Olympics — when officials strictly controlled air pollution — gave birth to heavier babies

Norway’s finance minister doubts global warming is man-made

Norway’s finance minister says she doubts that global warming is man-made, seemingly contradicting the country’s official position in U.N. climate talks. In an on-camera interview posted on the Aftenposten newspaper’s website,

2014 Report | CCAC receives fewer graft complaints

The Commission stressed in its annual report, released yesterday, that its work fighting corruption and administrative violations relies on citizens’ support and participation – an assertion that is reflected in

Corruption | Alexis Tam explains Chao Son U sacking

The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, clarified yesterday why he sacked Chao Son U from the Cultural Industries Fund’s administrative committee. Alexis Tam said that his Secretariat initiated

Courts | Adelson says Jacobs almost destroyed Sands China

Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire founder and chairman of Las Vegas Sands Corp., said the man he fired almost five years ago as the head of his casinos in Macau was

Cooperation | Zhuhai mayor envisages borderless region

Macau and its neighboring city of Zhuhai could go borderless in the future under the implementation of the Chinese government’s “One- belt-one-road” economic initiatives and multiple free-trade zones, according to Ling

Wynn urges end to uncertainty as profit slides

Billionaire Steve Wynn has called on Macau’s government to provide clarity on plans for the Chinese city as his casino company cut its dividend and China’s anti-corruption drive slashes profits. Wynn

Casino workers call for improvements to social security scheme

In a press conference held yesterday at the Macau Civil Servants Association (ATFPM) premises, members of the association advocated for improvements to casino workers’ social security regime. “Currently, gaming concessionaires

Music | Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock to perform live in Macau

The Macau Cultural Centre announced yesterday what it deems to be a “top-class moment of jazz” - Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea in concert. With a combined collection of over

Samsung’s profit hit by bigger iPhones, sinks 39 percent

Samsung Electronics Co. said its first quarter net profit plunged 39 percent as consumers switched to bigger iPhones, squeezing earnings from its mobile business to less than half what they were a

Hermes quarterly sales rise 19% as Japan leads growth

Revenue rose to 1.12 billion euros (USD1.2 billion), Paris-based Hermes said in a statement yesterday. A 15 percent gain in Japan boosted sales compared with a strong year-earlier quarter when the

Corporate Bits | Galaxy actively trains local team members

As of today, GEG has close to 20,000 team members of which 70% are locals. Since 2004, GEG has promoted 7,293 local team members which accounts for nearly 80% of

Booming film industry mines Web for oddball talent 

Yi Zhenxing’s movie career started by posting clips of himself online with a paper bag over his head commenting on computer games. The videos got lots of views so Yi, formerly

Hong Kong | Election rules fight starts with 47% poll support

Almost half of Hong Kong backs China’s terms for the city’s first leadership election, suggesting the government’s proposal may have broader support than pro-democracy lawmakers contend. In a survey of 1,167

Study | Babies born during pollution-light Olympics heavier

Women in the Chinese capital in the final stage of pregnancy during the 2008 Beijing Olympics — when officials strictly controlled air pollution — gave birth to heavier babies than

Indonesia | Gov’t confirms 8 executed for drug smuggling

Indonesia brushed aside last-minute appeals and executed eight people convicted of drug smuggling yesterday, although a Philippine woman was granted a stay of execution. Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo confirmed at a news

Nepal | Quake toll tops 5,000 as aid reaches epicenter area

Aid reached a hilly district near the epicenter of Nepal’s earthquake for the first time yesterday, four days after the quake struck and as the death toll from the disaster passed the

USA | Baltimore streets once rocked by riots quiet under curfew

Baltimore streets previously rocked by riots were eerily quiet early yesterday as residents obeyed an all-night curfew enforced by 3,000 police and National Guardsmen. The curfew, which went into effect at

Obama, Abe declare progress, but no breakthrough, on trade

President Barack Obama acknowledged Tuesday (yesterday, Macau time) the challenge he faces winning U.S. congressional support for a major Asia-Pacific trade deal that has become a cornerstone of his second

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