Archive for April, 2007

Macau Annual Investment Forum

Over 250 real estate, tourism, banking and finance specialist are due to meet at the 2nd Annual Investment forum to be held in Macau on April 26 and 27 to discuss the present and future of the Macau economy, the meeting’s organizers said. “This year’s Forum will discuss the factors that will determine the future of

Amazing Race All Stars Romps Through Macau

For the tenth leg of the Amazing Race All Stars, the teams had to travel by ferry to Macau, China. In Macau, teams traveled by taxi to Macau Tower. At Macau Tower, there was a yield. Danny and Oswald were out of cash, so they offered to yield whoever Dustin & Kandice wanted in exchange

Macau Government to Overhaul Labour Law

The is long overdue as labour shortages in Macau are pressing and the only way to solve it, is by allowing more imported labour! The Executive Council had just completed discussions on a bill aimed at overhauling labour laws that have been in effect for the past 18 years. The bill, to replace the existing Macao Labour

Visitor Arrivals For March 2007 up 19.2%

Results of the Visitor Arrivals for March 2007 Information from the Statistics and Census Service showed that the number of visitor arrivals totalled 2,161,407 in March 2007, representing a year-on-year increase of 19.2%. Visitors from Mainland China and Hong Kong increased by 13.4% and 28.2% respectively, whereas those from Taiwan, China dropped by 3.7%. Meanwhile, same-day

Rockza Sexy Show Rocks at Grand Lisboa

Last night I paid a visit to Grand Lisboa’s newest show: Rockza. After listening to a week of water cooler banter – “coiffure” this, “feathered-fan” that - it was time I saw Rockza for myself. I dragged our Product Development manager along, as well as two resident bachelors, and paraded the few blocks from the

DFS Wants Collective Voice in Macau

Ahead of the 86,000 sq. ft. DFS (Duty Free Shoppers) store at the new Four Seasons in Cotai, Charles David, Managing Director of DFS Hong Kong urged the audience at the Asia/Pacific Travel Partnership Symposium to work together to promote Macau with one collective voice. The challenges for Macau are in working out a promotional strategy,

Macau Wine Nights

By the time that many museums are closing, the Macau Wine Museum is keeping its doors open for events such as cocktails, dinners and wine tasting, offering participants a genuine trip through the world of wine. Events taking place at the Wine Museum, organized by the Macau Government Tourist Office, the entity overseeing the museum, or

Rodolfo Avila Joins Cram to Race in FMI

Hot on yesterdays news, that our Macau Motorsport race ambassador Rodolfo Avila has left British Formula 3 Championship, it's now confirmed that he is to compete in the inaugural International Formula Master (IFM) season with Italian top team Cram Competition. Rodolfo Avila is at his peak of motivation and he is ready to take the

Rodolfo Avila Leaves Performance Racing

Rodolfo Avila ceases the corporation with Performance Racing Rodolfo Avila's Management Team announces that Macanese F3 driver Rodolfo Avila will not continue to race for Performance Racing Europe in the British F3 Championship 2007. Although the confidence in the team was extremely good last season, the chemistry between team and driver has recently been missing, following the

Macao Orchestra | April 21, “Guitar vs Saxophone”

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D major, RV92 Roland Dyens: Tango en Skai Glazunov: Saxophone Concerto, op. 109 Piazzolla/ Robert Buckland: Histoire du Tango Mihaud: Scaramouche for Saxophone and Orchestra Guitar: Yang Xuefei Saxophone: Robert Buckland Conductor: En Shao Duration: 85 minutes (including one 15-minute intermission) Tickets: MOP 60/ 40 Tickets are available