The Spirit of Japan III

Cognoscenti of wine, brandy and whisky would often find shochu both intriguing and confusing. For starters, the lack of established glossary makes it difficult for foreigners to approach

DAYDREAMING AMONG THE CLOUDS

Autumn is a wonderful season for narcissistic personalities, because we can have some quiet time all to ourselves before the Christmas holiday starts, when the streets of Macau are uncomfortably

Friday, November 21, 2014 – edition no. 2196

* Casino Crash: Daiwa sees 7 pct decline in 2015 revenues * Pacquiao, Algieri ready for ‘Clash in Cotai’ * ‘This is My City:’ creative festival returns to town * Allan Zeman on

The Buzz | Prague wall dedicated to John Lennon painted over

Prague’s colorful wall dedicated to the memory of John Lennon has been painted over, leaving just a single message: “Wall is over!” The wall, located at the heart of the Czech

World briefs

CHINA An overloaded makeshift school bus collided with a truck in eastern China yesterday, killing 11 kindergarteners and the bus driver, state media reported. Three other children were injured. The

Digital art detective | Cornell professor unlocks mysteries of paintings

Richard Johnson can see right through the masterpieces of Rembrandt and Van Gogh. The Cornell University electrical and computer engineering professor is a digital art detective, able to unlock the mysteries

BOXING | Pacquiao back in town against unbeaten Algieri

Pacquiao got them anyway Tuesday night at his official grand entrance in the lobby of the massive Venetian hotel-casino. He smiled and posed with them because there’s a fight with

MECC 1st anniversary Macau and EU set to deepen cooperation

He believes that deeper business cooperation will help the territory achieve its long-time goal of diversifying its economy. “A platform for regular dialogues between EU businesses and the Macau government should

Tourists unaware of heritage, survey says

More than half of tourists visiting Macau do not think there are enough attractions in the city, with touristic opportunities centered mainly on shopping, accommodation and dining. According to the visitors’

MGM Art Space exhibits old Beijing city gates

In commemoration of the 15th anniversary of Macau’s handover, the MGM inaugurated two exhibitions at its Art Space yesterday, featuring two red sandalwood replicas of ancient Beijing buildings and the

GAMING | Analysts forecast VIP segment rebound by Q3 next year

Analysts are forecasting a rebound of Macau’s VIP segment towards the third quarter of next year. Philip Tulk, director of equities research, at Standard Chartered, said that the VIP market

Citi predicts 20 pct drop in November

Total daily GGR run rate over last week equated to MOP760m per day, lower than the daily run rate of MOP846m/day in the first nine days of November. The research house

4G mobile services to be ready next year

The new Fourth Generation (4G) mobile network can be built in as soon as six months, whereas 4G data services are expected to be provided only by the fourth quarter

Lawmakers call for revision on public work tendering guidelines

Lawmakers requested that the government should introduce penalties and assessment criteria to the tendering for public works, as several construction delays have resulted in low execution rates of the public

ANZ suspends 7 traders as regulator reviews swaps rates

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ) suspended seven traders amid an investigation by regulators into whether market participants tried to influence Australia’s benchmark interest rates. ANZ’s internal review and

VW to raise Chinese capacity to more than 4m cars

Volkswagen will expand carmaking in China more than planned as the German manufacturer tries to keep pace with growth in its largest market. Volkswagen will raise its Chinese plant capacity to

Corporate Bits | Revel to use new name under Brookfield ownership

The bankruptcy court in Camden, New Jersey, approved a USD110 million sale to Brookfield on Oct. 7. The sale has yet to be completed, Revel said in a court filing. In

Angola Gov’t facilitates lending to entrepreneurs

Bureaucratic constraints on the financing of investment projects in Angola are being overcome with the approval of several orders that allow easier access to loans, Angola’s Minister for the Economy

Cape Verde to issue new banknotes

A new issue of banknotes approved by the government of Cape Verde is expected to go into circulation later this year, according to pan-African news agency Panapress. The issue consists of

Beijing plans to slow energy consumption increase to 28pct by 2020

China, a week after unveiling an accord aimed at limiting carbon emissions, plans to cap the increasing rate at which it consumes energy to 28 percent for the seven-year period

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