https://www.scmp.com/rss/521562/feed President and Chief Executive Officer, Sands China Appointed in January 2024, Chum is a former investment analyst at UBS who covered the gambling sector. He joined Las Vegas Sands as Senior Vice President for Global Gaming Strategy in 2013 and was appointed Sands China’s Chief of Staff in 2015 before his promotion to Chief Operating Officer in 2020. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mike Chan Mike Chan Basketball fans from around the world can now start planning their trip to Macau after the NBA announced the teams and dates for this year’s NBA China Games on Tuesday. Exclusively revealed by the Post last year, the Dallas Mavericks will play the Houston Rockets in two pre-season games at the Venetian Arena on October 9 and 11. The two upcoming matches will mark the second year of a five-year deal between the NBA and Sands China to host the China Games. The first edition last year featured the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3338788/dallas-mavericks-face-houston-rockets-during-pre-season-nba-china-games-macau?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3338788/dallas-mavericks-face-houston-rockets-during-pre-season-nba-china-games-macau?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jan 2026 23:41:04 +0000 Peggy Sito Peggy Sito As Macau marks the 25th anniversary of its handover, the city’s casino operators are responding to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call to invest in tourism and leisure to diversify the gambling-dependent economy. In the first of a series of profiles, the Post looks at what Sands China is doing to upgrade its facilities and put more emphasis on special events and entertainment. Just a week ago, National Basketball Association (NBA) legends Tracy McGrady, Ray Allen and Tony Parker joined... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3290453/beyond-baccarat-how-sands-china-driving-macau-30-nba-better-infrastructure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3290453/beyond-baccarat-how-sands-china-driving-macau-30-nba-better-infrastructure?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Dec 2024 02:00:10 +0000 Peggy Sito,Mike Chan Peggy Sito,Mike Chan The NBA will return to China in 2025, with two pre-season games in Macau bringing an end to a years-long exile sparked by an official’s tweet in support of Hong Kong protesters in 2019. A multimillion-dollar agreement between the basketball league and Sands China was signed on Friday, with the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns scheduled to play two matches on October 10 and 12. Mark Tatum, the NBA’s deputy commissioner, called it an “exciting day” as he took part in a series of media events to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3289764/nbas-deal-macau-marks-end-5-year-china-exile-brings-nets-suns-casino-city?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3289764/nbas-deal-macau-marks-end-5-year-china-exile-brings-nets-suns-casino-city?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:19:26 +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 Salina Li Salina Li Audemars Piguet is keen to invest in China and the wider region to grow its presence and tap rising interest among the younger generation in mechanical timepieces, according to the CEO of the Swiss luxury watch maker. The new generation is far more interested in mechanical watches than previous generations, Ilaria Resta said. “[The interest and curiosity] is far more pronounced now in the younger generation from China,” Resta said in an interview with the Post. “[Youth] from countries in... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3288964/swiss-luxury-watch-brand-audemars-piguet-makes-timely-entry-macau?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3288964/swiss-luxury-watch-brand-audemars-piguet-makes-timely-entry-macau?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Dec 2024 07:50:15 +0000 Jiaxing Li Jiaxing Li Goldman Sachs upgraded its China stock targets for a third time in over two months, offering more upside in 2023 for money managers to savour when trading resumes after a week-long Lunar New Year holiday. Strong festive season spending helped drive local equities into a bull market. The US investment bank raised its year-end target for the MSCI China Index to 85 from 80 in a report to clients on January 27, implying a 13 per cent upside from the current level. It also lifted its target for the... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3208356/goldmans-third-china-stock-upgrade-offers-more-upside-investors-savour-likely-post-lunar-bounce?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3208356/goldmans-third-china-stock-upgrade-offers-more-upside-investors-savour-likely-post-lunar-bounce?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Jan 2023 23:30:15 +0000