Alliance for Healthy Cities

19 Aug 2012

The announcement that the Macau Open had acquired the backing of a senior player in the gaming industry will come as welcome news to all parties concerned - the Asian Tour, the Macau Sports...

Macau Open wins sponsorship from the Venetian

17 Aug 2012

The Macau Open has hit the jackpot with the Venetian coming on board as title sponsor. It is the first time that a major casino is backing the Asian Tour event, leading to optimism among officials...

A wake-up call for Macau to diversify

29 Jul 2012

Macau needs law and order in its gaming industry, and not just because a recent outbreak of murderous violence has made it jittery, as we report today.

Casino stocks fall on revenue worries

27 Jul 2012

Gambling shares have tumbled amid signs that casino revenues in Macau may shrink further in the coming months.

Fitch Ratings yesterday slashed its forecast on the island's gaming...

Detained banker steps down from ABC

14 Jul 2012

Mainland banker Yang Kun has resigned as an executive director of Agricultural Bank of China after more than a month being detained in Beijing amid a widening probe into allegations of illegal...

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

Hotel's power may be cut if electricity bill left unpaid

The Macau New Century Hotel and its casino could go dark as soon as today if they fail to pay their electricity bill - the latest fallout from a bitter dispute between two shareholders.

Reminder of Macau's violent past

An attack on a gambling industry figure in Macau is a stark reminder of the industry's seamy side, despite its efforts try to draw a veil over the 1990s, when such violence was rife.

Judge orders workers be paid out of ferry sales

About 70 former staff at Macao Dragon, the high-speed-ferry operator which collapsed last year, should finally receive HK$7.4 million in unpaid wages about a year after the company went into...

Home prices race up despite tariff

Additional stamp duties imposed on residential sales in Macau a year ago have failed to curb demand in the former Portuguese enclave, where prices have reached record highs.

Macau bowler masters Hongkongers

Young players from Macau dominated last week's 38th Hong Kong International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships at Hong Kong Bowling City in Kowloon Bay.

China still seeking right mix for London

China are still searching for the best combination with which to launch their Olympic assault, despite winning all three of their pool matches in the World Grand Prix event in Macau at the weekend...