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CHINA Activists say police have detained seven employees of a shoe factory amid a quarrel over back pay and benefits in a rare case of detentions in a labor dispute.

ENTERTAINMENT | Rocking the good old days with The Rod Experience

Currently serving up rocking nights to remember at The Venetian Macao’s Bellini Lounge until November 8, the Rod Experience is a one- and-only historical tribute to Rod Stewart and his band. Consisting

ANALYSIS | Gaming industry bound for worst streak amid austerity

A two-year campaign on corruption has discouraged China’s high-rollers from ostentatious displays of wealth in Macau, the only place in the country where casinos are legal. The industry could be

Logistics association criticizes gov’t for lack of development blueprint

When the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (Delta Bridge) is completed in 2016, the project is expected to bring new economic opportunities to Macau and to benefit different sectors, including the logistics

Abe ally vows casino push after report that bill faces delay

Japan’s parliament should resume stalled debates to legalize casinos, lest delays interfere with local government planning for the gambling resorts’ proposals, the head of a pro-casino lawmakers group said. Takeshi Iwaya,

Construction workers see daily wage increase

The average daily wage of construction workers increased by 2.3 pct quarter-to-quarter to MOP672 in the third quarter of this year, and the average daily wage of local construction workers

Lau Si Io says current and future housing units sufficient

Lau further stated that, “residents’ living environment should be constantly improved. Given the overall needs, Macau’s existing and announced future housing units are at of a sufficient number.” Responding to the

Construction recognition regime to set appeal mechanism

According to the latest draft of a bill governing the recognition of construction professionals, an appeal mechanism and several selected committees will be established within the future Architecture and Engineering

Briefs | Mobile base station at Border Gate busted

The Judiciary Police (PJ), in collaboration with the Public Security Department of Zhuhai and the Macau Bureau of Telecommunications Regulation, launched an operation against a fake mobile base station at

Scholar argues that street names should be translated into English

According to scholar Libo Yan, who coordinated the research, the translation of the street names – currently displayed in the MSAR’s two official languages, Chinese and Portuguese – could make

Interview with André Couto | Guia is ‘one of the world’s best circuits’

Macau Daily Times (MDT) – You’ve just completed the Audi R8 LMS Cup, with the Shanghai circuit. What do you think of your participation so far? André Couto (AC) – I’ve

Group pushes for LGBT domestic violence protection

Local LGBT advocacy group Rainbow of Macau has launched a “One-people, one-postcard” campaign to push for same-sex couples to be protected by future domestic violence legislation. Director-general Anthony Lam and spokesperson

100 yellow cab substitutes to hit the road

The Macau government has decided to collaborate with two local taxi associations - “Associação dos Comerciantes e Operários de Automóveis de Macau” and the Macau Taxi Driver Mutual Association –

Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong to spend USD1.89b on planes for leasing

Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. agreed to pay USD1.89 billion to buy 35 planes from companies including General Electric Co.’s aviation services unit to enter aircraft

Corporate Bits | Sheng Kung Hui and Galaxy Entertainment Group hold ‘Run for Fun’

Around 200 team members participated in the competition and competed for the men and women’s individual race as well as the mixed relay race awards. Apart from the fastest time

France is the third largest investor in Angola

Foreign direct investment from France in Angola totals over 10 billion euros and France is the country’s third biggest supplier, the Angolan Foreign minister, Georges Chikoti said Tuesday in Luanda. While

Spain cancels support for Cape Verde state budget

Spain will no longer provide support to the Cape Verde State Budget although it intends to resume aid to the archipelago in a new format as of 2015, the new

The Hong Kong murders: A kiss on the cheek and she was gone

On the last night of her life, Seneng Mujiasih stopped by the Queen Victoria Bar in the heart of Hong Kong’s red-light district. Dressed in a leopard-skin jumpsuit, she was

Hong Kong | Last governor urges concessions to protesters

The last British governor of Hong Kong called on the city’s government to offer concessions to pro-democracy protesters, saying there’s “an extraordinary lack of leadership” from officials. Chris Patten, who ran

Beijing may face smoggy APEC summit despite cleanup efforts

From Nov. 8-11, the city and surrounding areas will experience slight to moderate smog because of unfavorable conditions for pollutants to disperse, Wang Zhihua, a spokesman for the China Meteorological

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