Macau lawyer says assault was intimidation attempt

Sign on San Diego - Monday 20th May, 2013

Macau was rocked by gangland killings in the run-up to its handover to China in 1999 but violence abated as its gambling industry boomed and foreigners opened ...

Hong Kong IPO Pipeline - May 20

Reuters - Monday 20th May, 2013

HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - The following are some of the major companies planning initial public offerings and new listings on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Please contact Elzio Barreto at elzio.barreto@thomsonreuters.com or (+852) 2843-1608 to submit entries for this diary. Click on the square bracket for the latest story. ** Denotes new entry or update ^ Information based on local media ...

AFC Champions League Preview Guangzhou eye last eight

soccerway - Monday 20th May, 2013

Guangzhou Evergrande are in prime position to reach the AFC Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, while Bunyodkor could exit.Chinese Super League leaders Evergrande will take a 2-1 aggregate lead into their second leg against A-League champions the Central Coast Mariners.The big-spending outfit are favourites to progress with Brazilian Muriqui and Paraguayan Lucas Barrios in good ...

Hong Kongs liquefied petroleum gas prices to fall in August

People's Daily - Monday 20th May, 2013

Hong Kong's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ceiling prices at LPG stations will range from 4.44 HK dollars (0.57 U.S. dollars) to 4.86 HK dollars per liter in August, down 25 to 26 cents per liter, the city's Electrical and Mechanical Services Department said here on Thursday. It said the adjustment reflects the movement of the international LPG price in ...

How China-HK-Macau underground banking triangle flourishes

General Sources - Sunday 19th May, 2013

ZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the gambling hub. "Good rates. Better than the banks," shout salespeople jostling to usher clients into shops where thick ...

HONG KONG Site of crashed US warplane found in Tai Tam Country Park

Macau Daily Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

A local amateur military historian has unearthed the site of a Second World War plane crash that could solve the 68-year-old riddle of two missing US warplanes and their crew, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday.According to the article, the hunt is now on for evidence such as the crewmen’s identifying dog tags that could see the site declared a war grave and trigger a US ...

Ninth ICIF “Toy Block Pavilion” features Macau’s colorful cultural traditions

Macau Daily Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Macau is featuring its colorful cultural traditions and strong historic background in a huge structure assembled of tri-color toy blocks in one of the most attractive pavilions at the 9th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF). The ICIF serves as an important platform for Macau’s cultural products to reach the mainland and international markets. The ninth ICIF is ...

World Vision Macau holds famine activity

Macau Daily Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

About three hundred people participated in World Vision Macau’s "10-Hour Famine" fundraising activity at Our Lady of Fatima Girls’ School yesterday. Amelia Che, the Macau Office Manager of World Vision stated that all of the funds raised would be used on world food development projects. The minimum fundraising amount for secondary and primary school students was MOP100 per ...

SJM’s Cotai project to merge with Angela Leong’s theme park

Macau Daily Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Angela Leong On Kei, the Managing Director of SJM, says the casino operator’s new project in Cotai will not only include the government granted 74,000 square meters, but will total 250,000 square meters after combining with her privately-owned land lot nearby. By co-developing a resort comprising SJM’s hotel-casino and a theme park Leong announced earlier, she hopes to create a ...

‘Macau Scam’ suspects sent to immigration detention center

Macau Daily Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The 84 foreign suspects caught in the so-called ‘Macau Scam’ bust have been sent to an immigration detention center following the end of their remand order. The suspects from mainland China and Taiwan were arrested earlier this month in Malaysia, allegedly involved in an international scam syndicate which raked in over RM 4 billion from multiple victims. According to the Malaysian ...

Signature campaign aims to preserve Coloane green belts

Macau Daily Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

A group of citizens are collecting signatures from members of the public against major construction in the Coloane district that may threaten the natural environment in Macau’s last sizeable green zone. The group of young people, including Gino Lei and Tsang Ka Man, set up a booth in the street of Rua do Campo near the government’s Public Administration Building last Saturday, to ...

Four Macau entries in Daily Meal’s 101 Best Restaurants in Asia

Macau Daily Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The best restaurant in Asia is a former mom-and-pop cooking-oil shop in Taipei according to The Daily Meal, a U.S. food website. Din Tai Fung has become home of some of the world’s finest Xiao Long Bao (steamed buns), according to Asia’s 101 Best Restaurants, compiled by the site’s head food writer Colman Andrews. Five venues in Beijing complete the Top 10 alongside two in Hong ...

Tainted rice scandal hits Guangzhou eateries

China Daily - Sunday 19th May, 2013

/enpproperty--> The authorities in Guangdong's provincial capital promised to expand inspections of rice and related products after detecting eight batches of tainted rice and rice noodles. The move aims to ensure only quality rice, rice noodles and related products are sold in the southern metropolis where the grain is a staple food, according to a statement on the Guangzhou ...