Melco Crown refutes accusation of smoking control breaches

Gaming operator Melco Crown Entertainment (MCE) has stated that its casinos comply with Macau’s tobacco control laws. This response was made following a recent accusation that the operator had breached

Gov’t ‘positive’ about SJM application for extra casino tables

Local gaming concessionaire Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM) has officially submitted an application for an extra 45 gaming tables according to the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Francis Tam.

Porto mayor says city ‘forgotten’ in Golden Visa policy

The Mayor of Porto, Portugal’s second largest city, believes that his town has been left out of the Golden Visa policy, as businessmen applying for the program are mainly looking

Building near Macau Mosque raises concerns

Some residents have expressed their concern regarding the possibility of the construction of a residential building as tall as 143 meters to be constructed on the land lot of the

World Bank: China needs reform, not growth targets 

China’s growth could decline to close to 7 percent next year but Beijing should focus on overhauling its economy instead of trying to stick to official growth targets, the World

Beijing to end UnionPay bank card monopoly

China’s government indicated that it’s set to end China UnionPay’s monopoly on bank-card clearing in the nation, opening the way for domestic and foreign competitors. Foreign and Chinese companies can apply

Corporate Bits | Global traditional medicine conference to be held November in Macau

Focusing on the construction of traditional medicine culture and ecological civilization, about 1000 participants will attend the conference, including Chinese and foreign political figures, masters of traditional Chinese medicine, representatives

Air France-KLM plans to start flying to Mozambique

president Frank Legre. Speaking to financial news agency Bloomberg, Legre said routes include direct links between Maputo and Paris and between Paris and Port Gentil, one of Gabon’s oil centres. Air France

Odebrecht Angola awarded USD268.2 million project

Odebrecht Angola has won a contract worth USD268.2 million for construction of a water supply system in Angola’s Benguela province, according to a presidential order. The order, dated 23 October, states

‘Big Brother’ reality TV show to get mainland debut

A Chinese online video site says it is bringing the “Big Brother” reality TV show to China. Youku Tudou Inc. said a Chinese version of the program will run for

Renren, the mainland’s Facebook, suddenly has a Myspace feel to it

Renren was touted the Facebook of China when it debuted in New York in 2011. Today it’s looking more like online flameout Myspace. The stock has lost more than three quarters

Hong Kong | Beijing expels HK tycoon from CPPCC for criticism

A Hong Kong tycoon was expelled from China’s top government advisory body yesterday after he voiced doubts about the city’s Beijing-backed leader, who is struggling to end monthlong democracy protests. James

Report: Ports fail to regulate pollution 

China’s busy ports fail to regulate heavy emissions of sulfur oxide and other pollutants mostly from cargo ships although they’re the biggest source of air pollution in port cities such as Hong

Myanmar | Burma’s story, told by one crumbling building

The little apartment building was graceful once. Maybe even beautiful. There is an elegance in the arched windows now covered with grime. It’s in the ornamental pillars, coated with paint

Bangladesh | Islamist party chief sentenced to death

A special tribunal in Bangladesh yesterday sentenced the leader of the country’s largest Islamist party to death for his role in the deaths of thousands of people during the nation’s independence war

North Korea | Kim Jong Un reportedly executes 10 officials for watching soaps

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seeking to erase the remaining influence of his dead uncle, executing about 10 senior Workers’ Party officials on charges from graft to watching

Sri Lanka | 10 dead, over 250 missing in mudslide

A mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers’ houses at a tea plantation in central Sri Lanka yesterday, killing at least 10 people and leaving more than 250 missing, an official

Zambia | White VP named acting president as leader dies in London hospital 

Zambian President Michael Sata, once dubbed “Mr. King Cobra” for his sharp-tongued remarks, died in a London hospital after a long illness, the Zambian government said yesterday. Vice President Guy

Islamic State offensive | Peshmerga fighters arrive in Turkey for Kobani battle

Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters armed with mortars and Katyusha rocket launchers arrived in Turkey today on their way to the Syrian town of Kobani, where they’ll join the fight against

Space | US supply rocket headed to space station explodes

An unmanned commercial supply rocket bound for the International Space Station exploded moments after liftoff Tuesday evening (yesterday morning, Macau time), with debris falling in flames over the launch site

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