https://www.scmp.com/rss/43406/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Erika Na Erika Na The Greater Bay Area (GBA) is hosting a range of ambitious cultural events in September that Hong Kong residents can enjoy. Here are a few highlights to look out. 1. Real Banksy: Banksy is NoWhere A wide selection of works by street artist Banksy is being showcased in Shenzhen’s Sea World Culture and Arts Centre. The anonymous artist’s provocative artworks – spanning graffiti, installations and prints – tackle global political and social issues with dark humour and satire. There are signature... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3320890/5-greater-bay-area-shows-and-concerts-september-2025-catch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3320890/5-greater-bay-area-shows-and-concerts-september-2025-catch?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Aug 2025 05:00:16 +0000 Peggy Sito,Mike Chan Peggy Sito,Mike Chan The National Basketball Association (NBA) has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement to stage pre-season games in Macau, taking the sport to the doorstep of its biggest potential market as it struggles at home to regain the mass viewership it enjoyed before the Covid-19 pandemic. The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play two games on October 10 and 12 next year at The Venetian Arena operated by Sands China, kicking off the five-year agreement in Macau, the former Portuguese territory near... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3289597/macau-host-nba-games-part-multimillion-dollar-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3289597/macau-host-nba-games-part-multimillion-dollar-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Dec 2024 02:49:02 +0000 The Macau government has said its chief executive is in “good condition” after he extended his absence to 39 days, which sparked concerns about his health. The administration of the casino hub said on Saturday that Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng, on leave since June 21, would extend his absence for another 10 days until July 29. “During his ongoing leave period, the chief executive has undergone routine medical check-ups and received related medical treatment,” a government spokesman... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3271323/macau-government-insists-chief-executive-good-health-despite-prolonged-absence-post?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3271323/macau-government-insists-chief-executive-good-health-despite-prolonged-absence-post?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Jul 2024 15:02:52 +0000 Spend a few minutes browsing online reviews of hotels, sightseeing attractions and activities and you will notice certain phrases appear more often than others. “Avoid this hotel” is a familiar heading, usually followed by a list of grievances that can run to hundreds of words. “I would give this zero stars if I could,” is another sign that a tourist enterprise has overcharged or under-delivered. And things definitely are not going well when a reviewer resorts to: “I’m standing in the ticket... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3264685/sad-niagara-falls-boring-grand-canyon-venice-its-just-canal-tourists-lol-online-reviews?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3264685/sad-niagara-falls-boring-grand-canyon-venice-its-just-canal-tourists-lol-online-reviews?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 May 2024 10:15:10 +0000 Next month’s KoolTai music festival in Macau will be a dream come true for Lawrence Che Fok-sang. Che is the founder and CEO of Chessman Macau, the events company and promoter behind the two-day festival (November 11-12) at the Venetian Macau that about 10 years ago founded another music festival, named Hush!!, which is now run by the Macau government. “Since then, we’ve wanted to develop a new stage in Macau where overseas and local artists can perform, communicate and have fun together,” he... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3238350/suede-jessie-j-corinne-bailey-rae-macaus-new-kooltai-music-festival-have-omakase-spirit-helps-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3238350/suede-jessie-j-corinne-bailey-rae-macaus-new-kooltai-music-festival-have-omakase-spirit-helps-it?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Oct 2023 23:23:01 +0000 A dance performance featuring eye-popping choreography that went viral in China last year is coming to Macau. The China Oriental Performing Arts Group’s show “Dance Drama, Poetic Dance: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting” features dancers performing gravity- defying side and back bend moves inspired by a classical Chinese painting by Wang Ximeng. The move – which requires dancers to do a 90-degree back bend – was dubbed qingluyao (“blue green waist”), a reference to the colours of the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3230729/viral-ballet-brings-legendary-painting-chinas-song-dynasty-life-eye-popping-choreography-coming?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3230729/viral-ballet-brings-legendary-painting-chinas-song-dynasty-life-eye-popping-choreography-coming?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Aug 2023 09:15:53 +0000 Mia Castagnone,Salina Li Mia Castagnone,Salina Li Macau’s casino operators will invest a combined 108 billion patacas (US$13.5 billion) to host conferences and sporting events and promote family entertainment over the next 10 years in response to the government’s call to help Asia’s gambling hub diversify its economy away from the industry. Each of the six operators – MGM Grand Paradise, Galaxy Casino, Venetian Macau, Melco Resorts Macau, Wynn Resorts Macau and SJM Resorts – will be spending hundreds of millions of dollars on new facilities and... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3203691/macaus-casino-operators-reveal-new-theme-parks-theatres-10-year-plan-diversify-citys-economy-away?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3203691/macaus-casino-operators-reveal-new-theme-parks-theatres-10-year-plan-diversify-citys-economy-away?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Dec 2022 09:53:17 +0000 Macau’s government signed contracts with six companies to renew their casino licences for the next 10 years in the world’s gambling hub, hot on the heels of easing Covid-19 quarantine rules for inbound visitors, including those from Hong Kong. Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng, Secretary for Administration and Justice Andre Cheong and Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong signed the concession agreements for the territory’s government, according to a live-stream of the proceedings by Macau... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3203604/macau-signs-pacts-6-casino-licensees-hot-heels-easing-covid-19-quarantine-rules?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3203604/macau-signs-pacts-6-casino-licensees-hot-heels-easing-covid-19-quarantine-rules?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Dec 2022 10:02:23 +0000 Anyone even remotely tapped into social media will have some awareness of teamLab and its out-of-this-world art displays and installations. Beautiful, all-encompassing and unique, the group’s work is something to be experienced rather than merely seen. Founded in 2001 by Toshiyuki Inoko, teamLab calls itself an international art collective. It’s an interdisciplinary group of specialists – programmers, artists, engineers, mathematicians, CG animators and architects – whose works explore the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3109780/new-post-covid-19-travel-plan-teamlabs-instagrammable?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3109780/new-post-covid-19-travel-plan-teamlabs-instagrammable?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Nov 2020 04:00:15 +0000 Japanese art collective TeamLab is launching a digital art museum in Macau this month after its original opening was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Billed as a “body immersive” experience, the 5,000-square-metre museum with 8m-high ceilings will be filled with ever-changing artworks reflective of TeamLab’s mission to explore humans’ connection with nature in the digital age. Visitors to the museum – called “TeamLab SuperNature” – can expect a kaleidoscope of colours and interactive... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3088557/teamlab-interactive-digital-art-museum-venetian-macao?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3088557/teamlab-interactive-digital-art-museum-venetian-macao?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Jun 2020 09:30:15 +0000 Macau casinos were back in action on Thursday, though gaming floors were eerily quiet and largely empty, with the few gamblers on hand sitting far apart under strict new measures to guard against the spread of the coronavirus. After a 15-day mandatory shutdown, 29 establishments opened their doors again at the stroke of midnight on Wednesday, with a raft of regulations covering those who wished to enter, including temperature checks, the compulsory wearing of masks and the submission of health... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3051571/macau-casinos-reopen-after-coronavirus-shutdown-gamblers-keep-their?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3051571/macau-casinos-reopen-after-coronavirus-shutdown-gamblers-keep-their?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Feb 2020 07:27:48 +0000 What started out as a promising year for Macau’s tourism industry has turned out to be a major setback for the special administrative region, as visitors are put off by the rapidly spreading coronavirus epidemic that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. The losses have already affected Macau’s events calendar as well as gaming stocks of its concessionaires. Mainland Chinese visitors, who make the bulk of tourists, were down a startling 88.5 per cent on Monday, the fourth day of the... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3047931/mainland-tourists-macau-plummet-during-lunar-new-year-amid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3047931/mainland-tourists-macau-plummet-during-lunar-new-year-amid?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Jan 2020 11:22:59 +0000 What: Sands Macao Fashion Week Gala Dinner Where: The Venetian Macao Happenings: Upholding the objective of building Macau into Asia’s top luxury travel and shopping destination, Sands Resorts Macao hosted the second Macao Fashion Week in October. The week of events started with a gala dinner at The Venetian Macao on October 17. Why did Elie Saab feature Chinese-inspired designs at Paris Fashion Week? Partnering with French house Balmain, Sands brought several couture pieces from Paris for a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3035208/jane-zhang-dolphin-princess-lights-sands-macao-fashion-week?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3035208/jane-zhang-dolphin-princess-lights-sands-macao-fashion-week?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Oct 2019 04:00:10 +0000 Food is a big part of Macau. The city was named Unesco’s “creative city of gastronomy” in 2017, and it’s where Asia’s 50 Best Restaurant awards were announced for two straight years. Sands Resorts Macao, where Dianping’s Black Pearl awards were announced two years in a row, houses Michelin stars as well as Black Pearl Guide diamonds. To celebrate Art Macao, the integrated resort has prepared delicious, aesthetically pleasing menus. Here are restaurants that feature gourmet works of art among... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3018816/how-art-macao-inspiring-4-restaurants-create-gourmet-works?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3018816/how-art-macao-inspiring-4-restaurants-create-gourmet-works?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Jul 2019 18:00:05 +0000 Casino magnate and Republican Party donor Sheldon Adelson has cancer and has not been at his company’s offices in Las Vegas since Christmas. Adelson’s poor health was revealed earlier this week by one of his company’s lawyers during a court hearing in a years-old case brought by Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen. The founder and CEO of Las Vegas Sands did not join the casino operator’s conference call with analysts and investors following its earnings report in January. Lawyer James Jimmerson... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2188207/billionaire-casino-mogul-sheldon-adelson-dire-health?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2188207/billionaire-casino-mogul-sheldon-adelson-dire-health?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Mar 2019 06:07:11 +0000 As the US-China trade war escalates, with all economic ties between the two countries at risk of being politicised, investment banks and fund managers are keeping a close eye on casino licences for American companies in Macau. “The US-owned Macau casinos are sitting on what could be called a geopolitical fault line,” said Steve Vickers, the chief executive of Hong Kong-based specialist risk consultancy Steve Vickers & Associates. “First, one of the main Macau casinos is the largest donor to the... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/2178507/will-us-firms-macau-casino-licences-get-politicised-us-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/2178507/will-us-firms-macau-casino-licences-get-politicised-us-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Dec 2018 09:00:30 +0000 As the song goes, Christmas is “the most wonderful time of the year”, and this is also true for December in Macau. The year 2018 is culminating with several international events in the worlds of dining, arts, music and culture on top of the regular Christmas and new year celebrations. Keith Haring Maze Macao The first-ever Keith Haring-themed art maze in the world brings together the artist’s work, sculptures and games at the Cotai Expo Hall of The Venetian Macao. The event aims to showcase a... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/travel-food/article/2176733/8-reasons-visit-macau-end-2018?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/travel-food/article/2176733/8-reasons-visit-macau-end-2018?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Dec 2018 10:33:01 +0000 EVENT: Sands Macao Fashion Week WHERE: Macau HAPPENINGS: Emporio Armani’s autumn/winter 2018 collection show launched the second edition of the Macao Fashion Week, hosted by Sands Resort. Celebrity models Lina Zhang, Zhang Huijun and Chinese male supermodels Hao Yunxiang and Li Zhen, who had starred at the brand’s show in Milan, strode down the runway under the Venetian Macao’s high ceilings. French photographer Sarah Moon holds biggest exhibition Gracing the front row was Running Man... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2173362/lina-zhang-zhang-huijun-hao-yunxiang-and-li-zhen-walk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2173362/lina-zhang-zhang-huijun-hao-yunxiang-and-li-zhen-walk?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Nov 2018 02:00:37 +0000 Often, when vegans go travelling, the question of food, inevitably arises – how can they enjoy the full experience of a place without compromising on their no-meat, plant-based eating policy? Now vegans can now enjoy Macau’s signature street snack when they visit the UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. Sands Resorts Macao has just launched the first-ever vegan pork chop bun. It uses Right Treat’s Omnipork, the plant-based meat that mimics the texture of pork but is made with non-genetically... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2173613/sands-resorts-macaos-vegan-pork-bun-marks-start-green?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2173613/sands-resorts-macaos-vegan-pork-bun-marks-start-green?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Nov 2018 09:26:18 +0000 If you think Macau is all about extravagant entertainment or opulent dining experiences, you’re wrong. Before the end of 2018, the city is presenting a series of artsy events designed to stimulate your mind, from a pop art maze, to art exhibitions, to music and film festivals. 5 of the best places to eat in Macau this autumn Keith Haring Maze Macao The world’s first Keith Haring-themed maze has arrived in Macau. Held at Hall F, Cotai Expo of The Venetian Macao until December 31, the space... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2168553/5-reasons-why-aaron-kwok-wants-you-visit-macau-now?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/2168553/5-reasons-why-aaron-kwok-wants-you-visit-macau-now?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Oct 2018 04:03:13 +0000 When Macau started casino liberalisation in 2002, it had been four centuries since the city led the world in anything besides pork chop buns and pawn shops. In the 1600s, Macau was the linchpin in Portugal’s East Asia trade routes, at the heart of efforts to spread Christianity, as evidenced by the façade of Saint Paul’s Church and other structures from that era in the Historic Centre of Macau, a Unesco World Heritage site. It took another modern medieval European building, the Venetian Macao,... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2107790/how-venetian-made-macau-great-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2107790/how-venetian-made-macau-great-again?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Aug 2017 01:02:41 +0000 Las Vegas Sands’ Venetian represented precisely what Macau’s government had in mind when it began casino liberalisation, so it got its own version. In the decade since opening its doors, here some key impacts of Venetian Macao on the city, global gaming and more. SIZE MATTERS Venetian Macao brought casino mega-resorts to Asia, raising the bar for the region and upping the ante to US$1 billion to be taken seriously. South Korea joined the game with US$1 billion Paradise City in April. Manila... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2107798/five-ways-venetian-changed-macau-and-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2107798/five-ways-venetian-changed-macau-and-world?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Aug 2017 00:01:48 +0000 The man behind an exhibition of preserved cadavers in Macau that claims to show the "inner beauty" of the human body has denied the corpses of executed mainland prisoners were used. Tom Zaller, president and chief executive of American company Imagine Exhibitions, brushed off ethical and legal concerns raised about the Human Bodies Exhibition. He said the show, which opened at the Venetian Macao Hotel on the Cotai Strip on October 25, was an "incredible educational experience". Doubts have been... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1074977/no-prisoner-corpses-venetian-macao-body-show-organiser-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1074977/no-prisoner-corpses-venetian-macao-body-show-organiser-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Sands China says the Macau government has given it more time to build a casino resort on a site in Cotai but expects to pay a penalty for the delay. The Macau arm of Las Vegas gaming billionaire Sheldon Adelson said in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange that it had received approval to extend the deadline for the completion of the project on parcel three to April 17, 2016, from April next year. The government informed the casino operator in a letter that it would be notified of the penalty... https://www.scmp.com/article/1007022/sands-china-gets-approval-delay-macau-casino-construction?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/1007022/sands-china-gets-approval-delay-macau-casino-construction?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Macau gaming stocks fell yesterday after government data showed an unusually sharp slowdown in the territory's gaming revenue growth. In addition, Sands China stands to book a charge of up to US$101.1 million because it withdrew its appeal to gain two land parcels, thereby ending its hopes of building a multibillion-dollar casino on the land. Hong Kong shares of MGM China yesterday dived 6.24 per cent, with Melco Crown Entertainment down 5.16 per cent, Galaxy Entertainment down 4.25 per cent... https://www.scmp.com/article/1002765/macau-casino-shares-hit-fall-revenue-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/1002765/macau-casino-shares-hit-fall-revenue-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Macau has strengthened its position as an integrated travel destination in Asia with the opening of new facilities on the Cotai Strip. They not only offer accommodation and casinos, but also retail, dining, entertainment and facilities for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions. Two hotels opened on the Cotai Strip earlier this month: the Holiday Inn Macao Cotai Central and the Conrad Macao, Cotai Central. Part of the Sands Cotai Central integrated resort development, the hotels... https://www.scmp.com/article/999122/macaus-game-changer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/999122/macaus-game-changer?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Las Vegas Sands faces a three billion pataca lawsuit from a former partner in Macau, claiming breach of contract by the American resort company before securing its gaming licence a decade ago. Former Las Vegas Sands business partner Asian American Entertainment claims it helped the company break into the Macau market - even providing the idea for its landmark Venetian-themed casino - only to have it cut ties before winning a gambling concession in February 2002. The Macau-based Asian... https://www.scmp.com/article/995530/ex-partner-claims-breach-contract-venetian-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/995530/ex-partner-claims-breach-contract-venetian-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Macau police have cracked a gambling scam in which conmen fleeced mainland tourists out of millions of patacas in luxury hotel suites that had been turned into fake casinos. One gambler was cheated out of 10 million patacas (HK$ 9.5 million), but police have yet to determine how many victims were involved and how much had been lost. Officers seized 100 million patacas worth of fake chips. Police said gang members had approached one or two potential big customers on the mainland and lured them... https://www.scmp.com/article/992587/gamblers-drugged-robbed-fake-casinos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/992587/gamblers-drugged-robbed-fake-casinos?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Its gaming tables may be making more money than those of Las Vegas but Macau's attempts to position itself as an all-round entertainment destination have taken a severe blow after Cirque Du Soleil failed to draw the crowds to the Venetian Macao. The avant-garde circus troupe, a massive hit in the United States, will hold its last performance next Sunday at the Sands-owned casino resort, amid reports that just 40 per cent of seats at the 1,800 seat purpose-built theatre had been filled for many... https://www.scmp.com/article/992445/games-circus-spectacular-ends-early?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/992445/games-circus-spectacular-ends-early?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Venetian Macao offers clients who book a meeting package by September 30, free in-suite Wi-fi, 50 per cent discount on Zaia, a 30-minute Streetmosphere performance and round-trip ferry tickets. The half-day package is priced at HK$350 per person, including use of a meeting room for six hours; LCD projector and screen; podium and microphone; welcome coffee and tea; one coffee break with refreshments; meeting set; and one free Wi-fi pass. Another half-day package comes with a deluxe Western... https://www.scmp.com/article/978915/package-incentives?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/978915/package-incentives?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0000 Hospitality and F&B staff Sands China If you want to join a big family with members from 50 different nationalities, Sands China is your sure bet. The company, which runs The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel (below), The Sands Macao and The Plaza Macao as well as 10 elegant restaurants, is hiring for both the hospitality and the food-and-beverage side of the business. 'We have hundreds of vacancies. We are constantly looking for talented individuals to join the Sands China family. We have vacancies... https://www.scmp.com/article/972286/service-oriented-team-players?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/972286/service-oriented-team-players?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:00:00 +0000 A mixed martial arts show due to be held at the CotaiArena in Macau tonight has been postponed, with organisers citing a serious injury to heavyweight Yusuke Kawaguchi, who was due to top the bill. A spokesman for Deep MMA, the Tokyo-based promoters, said Kawaguchi, who has suffered a string of defeats in 2010, was under doctor's orders to rest and not travel. No date has been given for a rescheduled event. Sources close to the promoters say the Venetian Macao advised that the event be... https://www.scmp.com/article/735116/macau-show-postponed-injury-blamed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/735116/macau-show-postponed-injury-blamed?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:00:00 +0000 Professional mixed martial arts fighting will finally come to China when the Deep Mayhem event takes place at the Venetian Macao casino on January 8. The stacked card contains a host of high-powered bouts, including a heavyweight championship main event. The first three readers to message going.out@scmp.com will win double passes to the fight plus return ferry tickets. https://www.scmp.com/article/734323/win-tickets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/734323/win-tickets?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:00:00 +0000 An increasing number of promoters from all over Asia are heading to Macau to tap into the city's tourism market. In the past year, the city has played host to the MIMA Rockit Festival and Macao Electronic Dance Music Festival 2010: Global Underground Asia Tour - both used spaces provided by the Cotai Expo facilities inside the Venetian Macao. Turnouts were mixed - the MIMA Rockit Festival, seeing internationally acclaimed bands such as Japan's Electric Eel Shock, played to near-empty... https://www.scmp.com/article/730043/crowds-dance-night-away?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/730043/crowds-dance-night-away?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Sat, 4pm, Venetian Macao Hong Kong summers are more about junk trips than pool parties - if only because most people share their pool with 500 other inhabitants of their apartment block - but the next Hed Kandi gig will shake that up. The quintessential glam house party is again going poolside at the Venetian Macao, offering a sunny blend of soulful, uplifting house to punters at Asia's largest resort. Think extravagant cocktails shaken, stirred and sipped to equally extravagant beats, at... https://www.scmp.com/article/720280/hed-kandi-pool-party?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/720280/hed-kandi-pool-party?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Festival fans rejoice. Rockit, the home-grown outdoor music shindig that ended in 2006 with organisers citing bureaucratic hurdles, is back. Only this time it's in Macau - and indoors. The event, first held in Victoria Park in 2003, was the first attempt to create an international festival on the grass and was largely a success. This time it will be held at the Cotai Arena, in the Venetian Macao, on August 7-8. Overseas acts include 80s synth-pop star Gary Numan, former Underworld member... https://www.scmp.com/article/718560/mima-rockit-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/718560/mima-rockit-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Organisers plan to hold their events at same time Battered by the global financial turmoil and tighter restrictions for mainlanders visiting Macau, some trade-fair organisers are planning to group similarly themed shows together to attract more buyers, an industry source says. The move may help Macau's burgeoning convention and exhibition sector, which has suffered as a result of increasing corporate cutbacks. 'By rescheduling some fairs with the same or similar theme to happen at the same time,... https://www.scmp.com/article/662618/competing-trade-fairs-may-team-pull-buyers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/662618/competing-trade-fairs-may-team-pull-buyers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau-wah yesterday quashed hopes that the Macau government would come to the rescue of troubled casino developer Las Vegas Sands after the company was forced to suspend construction of a US$3.3 billion Cotai resort complex. 'The government has no plan to help [Sands] with its financing,' Mr Ho said at a press briefing after delivering his annual policy address to the Legislative Assembly. He said that if the company collapsed, the government would take over the... https://www.scmp.com/article/659853/macau-wont-rescue-troubled-casino-firm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/659853/macau-wont-rescue-troubled-casino-firm?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Tourism chief says the city's rapid development has made it possible for it to host high-profile international soccer, basketball and tennis events Much noise has been made in recent years about Macau's development as one of the world's premier destinations. But what has often gone unnoticed along the way is how the movers and shakers have worked overtime to ensure the enclave provides people with the full entertainment package. It's a factor that was not lost on basketballer Dwight Howard -... https://www.scmp.com/article/658287/winning-combination?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/658287/winning-combination?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Kenfair International has scrapped one of its two annual Macau trade shows after less than a year amid suggestions by industry sources that another organiser has been trying to steal its thunder. The three-day Mega Macao show, organised by Kenfair, was originally to be held twice a year, in April and October, to coincide with fairs in Hong Kong and Guangzhou. 'October's Mega Macao has been cancelled because there is a clash with other regional trade fairs,' a spokesman for Kenfair... https://www.scmp.com/article/652697/trade-fair-cancelled-over-clash-rival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/652697/trade-fair-cancelled-over-clash-rival?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Delays in obtaining government approval and the struggling world economy have sparked a construction slowdown in Macau. Parcels seven and eight of The Venetian have been placed on hold and the project's construction manager, Hsin Chong Construction Group, has confirmed a fall in demand for staff. Macau-based executive project director of Hsin Chong, Keith Buckley, said: 'I guess, like everything, construction goes through a sequence. It does not go on forever. The level of construction... https://www.scmp.com/article/651409/uncertainty-fuels-slowdown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/651409/uncertainty-fuels-slowdown?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:00:00 +0000 A mainland fisherman was killed when a Hong Kong-Macau ferry hit and sank his boat near Macau yesterday. He was one of three people on the shrimp boat when it was hit by the CotaiJet catamaran The Venetian 7.5 nautical miles off Macau at 11.44am. The ferry, bound for Macau's Cotai Strip resort area, had left Hong Kong at 11am with 130 passengers and 13 crew. The three people on the shrimp boat were plucked from the sea by rescuers including Macau customs divers and the crew of a nearby fishing... https://www.scmp.com/article/651266/crash-kills-fisherman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/651266/crash-kills-fisherman?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Shopping choices abound in Macau, whether for the big spender or the bargain hunter. High-end luxury outlets have descended on this duty-free port, but hidden away in small alleys there are still stores with fascinating treasures often gathering dust on back shelves. Visitor arrivals soared to nearly 10 million in the first four months of this year, up by 16.3 per cent over the same period last year. With per-capita spending by visitors also up by nearly 5 per cent, international brands have... https://www.scmp.com/article/649118/new-found-paradise-avid-shoppers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/649118/new-found-paradise-avid-shoppers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Today: British Chamber of Commerce breakfast: 'Healthcare reform consultation and financing options - Why does it matter, and how?' Hong Kong Club. Tomorrow: American Chamber of Commerce luncheon: 'China's economic transition: A challenging juncture'. Renaissance Harbour View Hotel. Macau: International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions organises Asian Attractions Expo (until July 19). Venetian Macao Resort. Thursday, July 17: American Chamber of Commerce breakfast: 'Homeland... https://www.scmp.com/article/645311/events?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/645311/events?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Today: Joint chamber luncheon: 'An American view of Hong Kong's prospects'. JW Marriott Hotel. British Chamber of Commerce breakfast briefing: 'Infrastructure, economic development and quality of life'. Hong Kong Club. Monday, July 14: Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce luncheon: 'The new Central harbourfront'. United Centre. American Chamber of Commerce luncheon: 'Benefiting from the subprime crisis'. Bank of America Tower. Tuesday, July 15: British Chamber of Commerce breakfast:... https://www.scmp.com/article/644796/events?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/644796/events?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Today: American Chamber of Commerce breakfast: 'Real estate, oil and economy'. Bank of America Tower. Thursday, July 10: American Chamber of Commerce luncheon: 'Secrets to winning in a flat world'. Lion Rock Institute and Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research organise luncheon on 'The proposed Competition Law - Effects for Hong Kong'. Friday, July 11: Joint chamber luncheon: 'An American view of Hong Kong's prospects'. JW Marriott Hotel. Monday, July 14: Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce... https://www.scmp.com/article/644431/events?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/644431/events?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Macau's robust economy is growing at a phenomenal rate and the property market continues to bring lucrative returns to astute investors. But new players in the property market should be selective because they now have 'more choices' and they must look for 'quality, facilities, service and location', says Jeff Wong Chi-wan, head of residential, Jones Lang LaSalle, Macau. 'Properties in prime sites such as Cotai Strip or near the future Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge will increase in... https://www.scmp.com/article/635195/happy-returns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/635195/happy-returns?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Dion tries her luck in Macau Macau has never seen anything like the series of big-ticket acts rolling through town to play at the new 15,000-seat Venetian Arena, and after the likes of The Police and the Black-Eyed Peas comes an act with a strong history of performing before casino crowds. In 2002, Celine Dion signed a three-year, 600-show contract to appear five nights a week at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and became such a fixture at the gambling mecca that the casino offered guests the... https://www.scmp.com/article/627882/outtakes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/627882/outtakes?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Macau's gaming bureau last night ruled that a woman who won HK$1 million at a Macau resort was not entitled to the prize because she was related to an employee. But the 24-year-old Macau woman, surnamed Tang, said the ruling was unfair and vowed to take her case to the courts to claim her prize from the Venetian Macao casino. Ms Tang had won HK$1,056,500 while playing on a slot machine with a promotional membership card on Monday. However, she was unable to collect the prize as staff and their... https://www.scmp.com/article/627283/winnings-withheld?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/627283/winnings-withheld?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:00:00 +0000 High rollers, fasten your seat belts: the world's first sky casinos are preparing for takeoff. Las Vegas Sands Corp, the US and Macau casino developer controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, plans to launch VIP charter flights between Hong Kong and Las Vegas featuring onboard baccarat tables. The company recently acquired and is refitting two secondhand Lockheed Martin L-1011 Tristar widebody planes to accommodate about 200 punters, a US press report and people familiar with the matter... https://www.scmp.com/article/625991/high-rollers-poised-ultimate-high?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/625991/high-rollers-poised-ultimate-high?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:00:00 +0000