Greater regulatory liberalization in the gaming industry in some key Asian countries will intensify the regional competitive landscape, affecting major casino operators including Genting, Crown Ltd, Las Vegas Sands, Wynn, and MGM, according to a new report issued by Fitch Ratings. The potential legalization of casinos in Japanese will be the most watched development for […]

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Speculation grows in the Chinese press about the declaration of a second zone in the South China Sea to buttress territorial claims there

Thousands of police in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang, followed their colleagues in Guangdong and raided 2,700 hotels and saunas on Thursday

Casino operator run by Sheldon Adelson unveils record revenues and profits for 2013 as FBI probes a hacking attack that crippled its global website

The recent release on YouTube of an intercepted phone conversation between US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and the American ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt is a classic Soviet-style tactic. While the leak has undoubtedly damaged Am…

China is on the brink of large, necessary, and dangerous transformations that promise to change the country for the better – or make everything, including regional stability, much worse. The entire world has a large stake in what happens next.

A combination of austerity measures and slowing growth ensured that inflation did not rise during the New Year celebrations

China's consumer price index (CPI) went up 2.5% year-on-year in January, slightly higher than consensus of 2.4%. The index is up 0.1% compared to December, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics. The CPI went up 2.6% for urban areas and 2.2% for rural regions. Food prices increased 3.7% while non-food prices […]

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The author is Julian Jessop, chief global economist at U.K. research firm Capital Economics At time of writing, the price of gold has climbed to within a whisker of $1,300 per ounce, a gain of around $100 (or 8%) so far this year. We continue to expect further gains over the course of 2014, helped […]

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Shanghai-based Chinese video game company Giant Interactive Group is selling its stake in Alibaba Group Holdings to U.S. investment firm Tiger Global Management for around $199 million, according to a company announcement. The transaction values Alibaba at around $130 billion, according to media reports. Giant Interactive committed $50 million to a special investment vehicle that […]

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Chinese private equity firm Tiantu Capital has invested RMB50 million ($8.25 million) in Qinghai Xiaoxiniu Biological Dairy Industry Co. Ltd., according to a company announcement. Tiantu Capital made the investment through its sixth RMB fund, which closed fundraising last August with a total capital commitment of over RMB1 billion ($165 million). The fund focuses on […]

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As John Kerry arrives in Asia, US allies are watching for signs that it is beefing up its effort to rebalance its presence and relevance in the region

Ren Weiguang, former head of HTC China, has joined Electrolux as general manager of the China region. Ren revealed that he took office on February 10, 2014. He said the reason for choosing Electrolux is because the company is like Nokia was in the old days with strength and good prospects. Ren also said that […]

Ophelia Colley runs an agency that caters to students from Hong Kong and mainland China who have been sent away for schooling in England