Macao saw a 3.8-percent unemployment rate in the statistic period of April to June, flat over the previous term of March to May, according to official statistics issued Monday. The figures from the Statistics and Census Service showed that the number of jobless residents seeking their first job was around1,000, or 9.6 percent of the unemployed

Rodolfo Avila’s hopes of turning his British F3 International Series fortunes around this weekend at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium were delay to the next event of the championship. Macanese racing prospect had a frustrating weekend. A disastrous "pit-stop" in the Race 1 and a battery problem in the Race 2 slammed his chances

The Las Vegas casino business threw a couple of curveballs last week. The biggest shocker was Steve Wynn's announcement that he had hired Jack Binion to run Wynn Resorts' international operations. Wynn said hiring his longtime friend as chairman of Wynn International is a coup for the company. Binion is widely considered to be the

The Union Network International is launching assistance to build unions in Macau - the former Portuguese colony that, like Hong Kong, is a Special Administrative Region of China under the post-colonial "one country, two systems" arrangement. Training programmes - including English language training - are being prepared, a number of organising projects are under consideration and direct

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Wynn Resorts, Limited said that Jack Binion has been appointed Chairman of Wynn International, acting as the senior executive for its Asian operations and development. The company said that he would lend his direction and maturity to Wynn Macau, opening in just 40 days. Jack's guidance would greatly enhance company's ability to deal with the challenges that

Steve Wynn has started dress rehearsals for his $1.2 billion Wynn Macau, the smallest hotel-casino ever built by the Las Vegas developer. Opening expected September 6, 2006. While the 600-room resort is less than a quarter the size of Wynn Las Vegas, the year-old, $2.7 billion megaresort at the north end of the Strip, there has never

The Gazette of the Macau Special Administrative Region carried a despatch of the Chief Executive, in which monuments within the "Historic Centre of Macau", other monuments, monuments with architectural values, sets of monuments and locations are included within the protected zone. Demolition of the listed monuments within the zone are prohibited, and that any further furbishment

Macau businessman Stanley Ho surprised the Portuguese equities market at the end of last week by reducing his stake in power company EDP – Energias de Portugal by half, despite previously announcing he intended to boost his position. On the day following the presentation of EDP’s strategic plan for the next few years, which took place

Portuguese bank group Caixa Geral de Depósitos plans to take part in the financial platform due to be set up in Macau by the Seng Heng Bank, owned by businessman Stanley Ho, Portuguese financial daily Jornal de Negócios reported. The partnership between the two banks was confirmed by a Caixa Geral spokesperson, who added that the