With the predominance of the Portuguese language in Macau, in legal and administrative systems, and the importance of Mandarin, as China’s national language, the position of Cantonese is indefinite. While
Bad weather and the poor design of stalls have created unfavorable results for owners of Chinese New Year pinwheel stalls outside the A-Ma Temple in Barra. The site of the pinwheel
First published by the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, and reviewed yesterday by Hospitality Net, the article focuses on observations made by gaming operator staff on variations in behavior between gamblers from
Three of Portugal’s most emblematic casinos (Casino Estoril, Casino Lisboa and Casino da Póvoa de Varzim) are managed by Estoril-Sol, a company chaired by Stanley Ho. The Macau tycoon is
The Financial Services Bureau (DSF) has urged employees from the private sector to register with their banks for a reimbursement of 60 percent of their 2013 income tax. Until tomorrow,
HSBC Holdings Plc, struggling to contain a political storm over the bank’s facilitation of tax evasion through its Swiss unit, said Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gulliver paid taxes after setting
GEG Executives participated in the traditional ceremony and ritual at StarWorld Hotel, wishing Macau an auspicious Year of the Goat. Prada SpA jumped in Hong Kong trading amid expectations same-store sales
Birdman” captured Hollywood’s top honor at the Academy Awards yesterday, where the jazzy, surreal comedy about an actor fleeing his superhero past won best picture at a ceremony punctuated by
Much of the chatter going into the Oscars was about the lack of diversity in the Academy’s choices, specifically the dearth of nominations for “Selma.”But while there were plenty of
High collars replaced sexy cutouts, and Classic Hollywood in blacks and whites took hold of the Oscars red carpet yesterday night with help from a smoking Saint Laurent worn by Margot Robbie
Despite an estimate that colonists could not survive for more than 68 days on the Red Planet, the Mars One Mission received more than 200,000 applications worldwide, and two Chinese
Nowadays, this has been replaced by one tap on a mobile app, with no need to even meet in person. Ushering in the Year of the Sheep, people across the country
The death toll from a weekend ferry disaster in central Bangladesh rose to 70 yesterday in the latest shipping mishap in the South Asian nation. The official search for more bodies by divers
The activists produced a play called “The Wolf Bride” about a fictional monarch and his adviser. It was performed at Bangkok’s Thammasat University in 2013 to mark the anniversary of
* Mandarin set to become ‘lingua franca’ in Macau and Hong Kong * Gaming revenue drops sharply in Portugal * ‘Birdman’ flies high at the 2015 Oscars * Thailand: activists found guilty of
Nepal is improving weather forecasting systems, stepping up security and promises swift rescues if needed during the upcoming climbing season on Everest in attempt to recover from the worst mountaineering
Tightening the screws even further on travel to their already isolated country, North Korean authorities have barred foreigners from one of the year’s most popular tourist events — the annual
Australia will strengthen its immigration laws and crack down on groups that incite hatred under a raft of counterterrorism measures introduced yesterday in a bid to combat the threat from home-grown
The families of three missing British schoolgirls believed to have fled to Syria to join the Islamic State extremist group have issued emotional public appeals urging them to come home,
An Egyptian court sentenced an icon of the country’s 2011 revolt to five years in prison yesterday, showing authorities’ determination to continue to stifle dissent despite promises by its president
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