Golf, private jets lure Chinese high-rollers to Australia

Echo Entertainment Group Ltd. is considering buying a golf course for a resort south of Brisbane, Chief Executive Officer Matt Bekier said in a phone interview, to entice Chinese gamblers

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CHINA An explosion in a coal mine in eastern China traps 27 workers underground, state media report. Twelve other miners were lifted out of the privately owned mine in Huainan

IFT educational restaurant new menu features Nordic and French cuisine

A rotational menu for an executive set lunch is being launched at the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) educational restaurant. Available on weekdays, the new menu  features appetizers, soups and

‘Masters in Painting’ exhibition opens

The exhibition will be held at The Venetian Macao’s Naples Ballroom, and, according to the organizers, it provides locals and tourists with an opportunity to appreciate high-quality art pieces. This

GAMING | Hundreds demand more benefits from SJM

Earlier, the Forefront of Macau Gaming (FMG) called on SJM’s casino staff to join the campaign. Protestors asked for salary adjustments, a bonus equal to two months’ salary, as well

Chui apologizes for chaos on the campaign trail

Chui Sai On visited the Northern District yesterday afternoon while campaigning for his re-election. Several residents and civil organizations, including the New Macau Association (ANM), handed petitions to him. Yet the

UM accuses Bill Chou of undermining university’s reputation

The University of Macau (UM) has accused associate professor Bill Chou of undermining the institution’s reputation and compromising the basis of “a sustainable relationship.” UM recently decided not to renew Chou’s

Crime rate up as number of online extortion cases surges

The violent crime rate has risen 13.4 percent year-on- year in the first half of 2014, with online extortion cases spreading, the Secretary for Security revealed yesterday in a press conference.

Bus driver suspended for altercation with passenger

The incident took place in the early evening of August 17. The passenger was asking the driver about the long waiting time when they started arguing. The woman then tried

Briefs: Tourist expenditure up by 17 pct

Visitors’ expenditure in the second quarter of 2014 rose by 17 percent year-on-year to reach MOP16.3 billion. Spending of overnight visitors amounted to MOP13.8 billion and that of same-day visitors

Galaxy to add 8,000 jobs for new casino, earnings top estimates

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd., the Macau casino operator that made Lui Che Woo a billionaire, will increase its workforce by 50 percent to staff a new casino after posting earnings

Angola | Re-launch of production by LNG consortium expected only in 2015

The Angola LNG consortium is only expected to start producing liquid natural gas (LNG) once again in 2015 after a stoppage in April of this year following an accident at

Chinese group BYD analyses construction of a second factory in Brazil

Chinese group BYD is analyzing construction of a mobile phone battery factory at the Manaus Industrial hub, in the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, the Brazilian press reported. The

Japan’s NSK fined by China in anti-monopoly case

A Japanese auto parts supplier, NSK Ltd., said yesterday it was fined USD28.2 million by Chinese anti-monopoly regulators in an unfolding probe of the industry. In a statement, Tokyo-based NSK gave

Xi promises to rein in executive pay 

China’s president has promised to rein in “unreasonably high” pay for executives at state companies in an apparent effort to mollify public frustration at the wealth of government-owned industry. President Xi Jinping’s announcement,

Li Ka-shing says HK needs to overcome democracy divide

Vinicy Chan and Dominic Lau Li Ka-shing, Asia’s richest man, said Hong Kong needs to overcome a divide over the election of its leader in 2017, as activist groups took to

Corporate Bits | Asian premiere of ‘Taboo X Miriam Yeung’ music video

Yesterday, Miriam attended the Asian premiere of the Red Hot Taboo music video at City of Dreams Macau. During the premiere, Mr. Chu Ming-yui, General Manager of Music, Entertainment and

Jackie Chan’s son detained in Beijing drug bust

The actor son of Hong Kong action superstar Jackie Chan has been detained in Beijing on drug-related charges, the latest high-profile celebrity to be ensnared in one of China’s biggest anti-drug crackdowns

Pope wants dialogue, freedom for church 

Pope Francis says he wants dialogue with China and the only thing he asks in return is for the Catholic Church to be able to operate freely. The pope told reporters the church

Blast in Anhui coal mine traps 27 miners 

Twelve other miners were lifted out of the privately owned mine in Huainan city in Anhui province after the blast, one of whom suffered burns, the official Xinhua News Agency

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