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Gaming recovery in Macau, Cambodia may lag regional peers due to exit of junkets: S&P
GGRAsia
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July 11, 2025
S&P Global Ratings Inc says that despite the number of Chinese visitors to Malaysia, Macau and Singapore being “largely back to pre-pandemic levels,” an issue for the Macau and also the Cambodia casino sector is that “the elimination of junkets...
Hong Kong construction site suspended after falling iron beam kills 1, injures another
Hong Kong Free Press
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July 11, 2025
The Hong Kong government has suspended a construction site near the city’s international airport after a worker was killed by a falling iron beam while another was injured. The Boundary Crossing Facilities of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge....
Hong Kong consultant pleads guilty to bribery in Donki Macau renovation case
Macau Daily Times
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July 11, 2025
A Hong Kong design consultancy employee has admitted to accepting bribes linked to major renovation projects, including the Don Quijote (Donki) outlet in Macau, according to a press release from the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)...
Air Macau flight returns mid-route after suspected lightning strike
Macau Daily Times
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July 11, 2025
An Air Macau flight bound for Tokyo’s Narita Airport was forced to return to Macau yesterday morning after experiencing an in-flight incident. While Air Macau has attributed the emergency return to a lightning strike, the city’s airport operator...
SANY Silicon Energy begins construction of solar power plant project in Zimbabwe
World Construction Network
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July 10, 2025
SANY Silicon Energy, a division of construction machinery company SANY Group, has officially started the construction of a solar power plant in Zimbabwe. This project, commissioned by Runtu Mining Company, marks the company’s first foray into the...
Macau expects 85% hotel occupancy during summer holidays, August to peak
Asia Gaming Brief
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July 10, 2025
Macau’s tourism industry is forecasting a strong summer season with visitor arrivals expected to increase compared to the same period last year, according to the Hotel and Tourism Industry Association. The peak period is anticipated in August,...
Sudhir Mishra to present Goutam Ghose’s Parikrama, the first official Indo-Italian co-production: “Parikrama is a fine example of cinema that builds bridges across cultures”
Bollywood Hungama
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July 10, 2025
en Bollywood News Bollywood Hungama News Network https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/ Sudhir Mishra to present Goutam Ghose’s Parikrama, the first official Indo-Italian co-production: “Parikrama is a fine example of cinema that builds bridges across...
Macau 2Q EBITDA gain likely lagged GGR growth amid greater VIP contribution: Citi
GGRAsia
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July 10, 2025
A “slightly unfavourable revenue mix” in terms of Macau player segments during the second quarter – including typically lower-margin VIP gamblers – is likely to have hit industry margins on earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and...
Macao youth inspired by revolutionary sites
China Daily
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A tour guide introduces exhibits to participants of the "Macao youth exploring the motherland" activity at the Shanxi Guomin Normal University Former Site Revolution Activity Memorial Hall in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, on June 28. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA...
Bonds in Macao: the impetus of modern finance
World Finance
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  To address challenges of its unbalanced industrial structure, Macao has highlighted the importance of economic diversification, and prioritised modern finance, especially the bond market, as a cornerstone of its strategic transformation....
Worker dies after iron beam falls at Hong Kong construction site amid rainstorm
South China Morning Post
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July 10, 2025
A worker has died after an iron beam fell at a construction site near the border-crossing facilities of Hong Kong’s mega bridge connecting mainland China and Macau. Police said on Thursday that they received a report at 1.58pm that an iron beam...
Sudhir Mishra Presents Indo-Italian Co-Production 'Parikrama' Starring Chitrangda Singh
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra is presenting a special homage screening of the upcoming film 'Parikrama'. The film marks the first official Indo-Italian co-production, and is directed by Goutam Ghose. The film is...
Macau to overhaul decades-old casino advertising laws
iGB
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July 8, 2025
Home > Casino > Macau to overhaul decades-old casino advertising laws 8th July 2025 | By Marjorie Preston Legislators in Macau say it is about time the Chinese SAR updated longstanding law that governs casino advertising. The revised law will...
Disappearance of ICBC banker linked to Macau billionaire’s troubled real estate empire
Macau Daily Times
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July 10, 2025
A senior Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) executive, Jiang Yisheng, has vanished amid investigations into a troubled Macau real estate project tied to disgraced billionaire David Ng Lap Seng, sources told Caixin Global. Jiang’s...
SOCIETY’S CARE FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE – Caritas and Sands China Tackle Food Insecurity in Macau
O Clarim
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July 9, 2025
Marco Carvalho Biscuits, rice, vegetable oil, different types of noodles and canned goods. For the fourth consecutive year, Sands China has teamed up with Caritas to fight hunger and food insecurity in Macau. The tourism and leisure enterprise...
Macau hosts first edition of FIM MiniGP SEA
Macau Daily Times
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July 7, 2025
Macau hosted the inaugural rounds of the first edition of the FIM: Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) MiniGP Southeast Asia (SEA) over the weekend. At the Coloane Karting Track, 15 very young riders from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong...
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Macau considers full ban on gambling advertising
Campaign Asia-Pacific
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July 7, 2025
Macau, the world’s largest gambling hub, is considering a sweeping ban on all gambling advertising, signalling a major shift in its regulatory approach. The proposed law seeks to prohibit all forms of gambling promotion across various media,...
Macau airport’s Hengqin cargo hub to be up and running by mid-2027: Zhuhai gov’t
Macau Business
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July 6, 2025
Construction is underway on Macau International Airport’s new front cargo station in Hengqin, with operations slated to begin by mid-2027, the Zhuhai Transport Bureau said. The facility, known as the Hengqin upstream cargo terminal, which began...
Macau proposes comprehensive ban on all gambling advertising
Asia Gaming Brief
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July 6, 2025
The move, which aims to address evolving market dynamics and the influence of gambling promotion on society, was announced on July 4th by authorities alongside the launch of a 30-day public consultation period that will run until August 2nd....
'Our journey is just beginning': Riize bursts with energy during final Seoul tour date
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 8, 2025
Boy band Riize performs during its first solo concert tour, “Riize Loud,” on July 6 at the KSPO Dome in southern Seoul. [SM ENTERTAINMENT] A year and 10 months after its debut, K-pop boy band Riize finished the Seoul leg of its first solo tour on...