Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu, fixtures of French cinema, on Saturday come together again as the oddest of couples...
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Sands attorney says businessman did "nothing" in Macau
CARSON CITY, Nevada — An attorney representing Las Vegas Sands Corp. told the Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday that a Hong Kong businessman “did virtually nothing” to help the casino operator win a lucrative gaming license in Macau.
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Hong Kong to revisit SARS horror through Soderbergh’s new film
Hong Kong – Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh is set to stir up painful memories of the SARS outbreak by shooting scenes for his new film in Hong Kong, a news report said Friday.
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Hong Kong police to study bullets in Manila hostage crisis
Hong Kong police will study bullets test fired from guns used by a Manila hostage taker in an incident that left eight of the city’s tourists dead, reports said Friday.
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Genting Hong Kong +18.3%; Eyes on Manila gaming
Genting Hong Kong (S21.SG) +11.7% at new 52-week high of US$0.355 ($0.478) on strong volume as players turn attention from sister company Genting Singapore (G13.SG) to cruise operator, hopeful it could also enjoy latter’s gaming success given its 50% stake in Resorts World Manila, says Dow Jones. “Since RWM’s entry (in 2009), the overall...
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Gov’t sees 10% drop in HK tourist arrivals
Tourist arrivals from Hong Kong are expected to decrease by 10 percent as a result of the Aug. 23 hostage crisis that led to the death of eight tourists from the Chinese territory, a Malacañang official Thursday told reporters.
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Macau win for Packer
IT SEEMS James Packer’s foray into China’s gambling enclave could yet come up trumps for the Australian casino tycoon.
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Palace expects 10% dip in tourist arrivals from Hong Kong
Malacañang is expecting a 10 percent decrease in tourist arrivals from Hong Kong due to the botched hostage rescue and police assault at the Quirino Grandstand last August 23.
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ADTA takes Travel Weekly China’s ‘Best Meeting & Incentive Destination Marketing’ award
Abu Dhabi. September 2, 2010: Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority ( ADTA ADTA ) has scooped the ‘Best Meeting & Incentive Destination Marketing’ award in the annual industry honours of Travel Weekly China – a leading sector magazine serving travel and tourism professionals in China, Hong Kong and Macau.
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Hong Kong: Bodies of Manila bus victims mixed up
HONG KONG (AP) – Philippine authorities sent the bodies of three of the victims in the Manila bus hijacking to the wrong families, Hong Kong said Thursday, in the latest of a series of missteps in the handling of the crisis.
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Bodies of Manila bus victims mixed up (2:21 p.m.)
HONG KONG — Philippine authorities sent the bodies of three of the victims in the Manila bus hijacking to the wrong families, Hong Kong said Thursday, in the latest of a series of missteps in the ha read more
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