May 31, 2006 - An early Ming vase, more than 600 years old, has become the most expensive Ming porcelain sold, with a price of more than US$10m (£5.3m). An early Ming underglaze copper-red vase is displayed after it was sold for a world record of US$10,122,558 for any Ming porcelain during Christie's "The Imperial Sale"

May 31, 2006 - PROPERTY development and investment firm IGB Corp Bhd plans to expand its hotel properties to Thailand, Macau, Vietnam, Australia and Europe. However, it may take at least 12 months before it happens. “We are excited about (the opening of hotels in) Bangkok, Macau, Vietnam, and Australia and we are at various stages

Macau, China, 30 May, 2006 – Macau's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 18.8 percent in real terms in the first quarter of this year, as compared with the same period of 2005, official figures showed. According to data published Tuesday by the Statistics and Census Bureau, GDP growth was mainly due to a 14.9 percent

May 31, 2006 - Melco International Development, controlled by the family of casino tycoon Stanley Ho, is seeking to raise up to HK$1.2 billion through a share placement to fund a land acquisition for a casino in Macau, people familiar with the situation said. The offering by Melco, whose share price has more than doubled this

May 31, 2006 - Macau Property Opportunities Fund Limited said Tuesday that it plans to raise GBP105 million via an initial public offering on the U.K. Alternative Investment Market. The company will issue up to 105,000,000 Ordinary Shares of US$0.01 nominal value each in the Company at price of 100 pence per Ordinary Share. Up to 10%

May 30, 2006 - Las Vegas Sands has nailed down a US$2.5 billion (HK$19.5 billion) loan package for its Venetian Macau subsidiary after at least half a year of seeking banks willing to fund its high-stakes bet on Macau's transformation into a convention and resort destination.The money will primarily fund the construction of the US$2.3

Sands boss Adelson sees gambling powerhouse in Cotai and Macau   May 28, 2006 - The first time he saw China's planned Cotai Strip development four years ago, Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson thought the Chinese government was banishing him to some faraway no-man's land. Much of the Cotai Strip was submerged under several feet of

(Macao—27 May 2006) Macao and France have signed an aviation protocol on 23 May to further promote civil aviation, trade, and tourism between the two areas. The Secretary for Transportation and Public Works, Mr Ao Man Long and the Minister for Transport, Capital Works, Tourism and Marine Affairs, Mr Dominique Perben signed the protocol in France

May 26, 2006 - HONG KONG : The family feud between Macau gaming tycoon Stanley Ho and his estranged younger sister, Winnie Ho, continues in Macau's civil court. In this particular round, she is challenging the legitimacy of plans for a US$2 billion public listing in Hong Kong. It is like something out of the Cantonese soap-opera