The Prussian Crown

As per traditional wisdom, Mosel collocates with femininity whereas Rheingau masculinity. Situated geographically – and stylistically – between the two, Nahe is often referred to as the middle child of

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Ironically, the venue chosen to showcase the Portuguese wine is a French restaurant, The Tasting Room by Chef Guillaume Galliot, housed inside the Crown Towers at Macau’s City of Dreams.

Friday, October 31, 2014 – edition no. 2182

* Lawmaker links youth dissatisfaction with lack of future prospects * Gov’t issues ‘ultimatum’ to yellow taxi company * Survey: Asia finds money brings happiness * European cinema in town tomorrow   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Jose Canseco accidentally shoots his left hand

Former major league slugger Jose Canseco is recovering after shooting himself in the hand at his Las Vegas home. Metro police Lt. Mark Reddon says officers responded to a call

World briefs

THAILAND A Thai court yesterday dismissed the first of four criminal and civil defamation cases filed against a British human rights activist by a Thai fruit processing company accused of

Paul Phua’s case: FBI impersonated repairmen in ruse

Federal agents turned off Internet access to three luxury villas used by Asian gamblers at a Las Vegas hotel then impersonated repair technicians to surreptitiously get inside and collect evidence

EU judge says trade obstacles hinder development

Trade between the European Union (EU) and China was “almost inexistent” 20 years ago and now “represents over 1 billion euros per day,” said the European Court of Justice judge

UM to hold int’l conference on legal reforms

The Centre for Law Studies at the University of Macau (UM) will hold the Seventh International Conference on the Legal Reforms of Macau in a Global Context – The Urban

Authorities discuss drug crime in Macau

Several law enforcement agencies from the region, including the Chinese Ministry of Public Security Narcotics Control Bureau, the Hong Kong Police Force and Macau’s Judiciary Police have taken part in

Over 2,000 people receive unemployment benefit

Until October this year, 2,260 Macau residents received the unemployment benefit from the Social Security Fund (FSS) totalling around MOP8.5 million. This is despite the fact that the unemployment rate

Steve Wynn ‘confused’ by local revenue drop

In a press release, Wynn Resorts said that in the third quarter of 2014, net revenues of its Macau operation amounted to USD942.3 million, representing a 5.6 percent decrease from

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

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