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Macao golf open 2025 to tee off in October
Xinhua News Agency
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MACAO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Macao Open 2025 will be held in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) from Oct. 16 to 19 at the Macao Golf and Country Club, organizers announced Monday. The one-million U.S. dollar tournament will...
China-Europe Railway Express from Shenzhen sees robust growth over 5 years
Xinhua News Agency
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SHENZHEN, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The China-Europe Railway Express departing from Shenzhen marked its fifth anniversary on Monday, with a train carrying home appliances, electronics and other goods bound for Russia. The Shenzhen route has operated a...
Macao SAR chief executive explores tech cooperation during visit to Zhejiang
Xinhua News Agency
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HANGZHOU, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chief Executive of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Sam Hou Fai led a delegation to the eastern Chinese tech city of Hangzhou from Aug. 16 to 17, seeking strengthened tech collaboration to expand...
Swatch apologises and pulls ad after backlash in China
Helsinki Times
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August 18, 2025
Swiss watchmaker Swatch has withdrawn a global advertisement and issued a public apology after the campaign was widely criticised in China for containing racist imagery.The advertisement featured a man pulling his eyes into a slanted shape, a...
World Youth Forum Concludes Dual Summits in Hong Kong and Macau; Global Youth Explore AI Era Issues
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 18, 2025
HONG KONG and MACAO, Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Youth Forum (WYF) – a global youth platform for challenge-based learning and growth, co-created by top cross-sector partners through multilateral collaboration–wrapped up its 2025 Future...
Swatch Pulls ‘Slanted Eye’ Ad in China Following Backlash
Adweek
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August 18, 2025
Swatch has removed an ad in China that showed an Asian model pulling the corners of his eyes following backlash online. The image was published as part of a campaign that ran on social media platforms in the country, including Weibo, which has...
Swatch faces backlash in China after ad shows model doing pose criticized as racist
Yahoo News
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Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and pulled an ad featuring a model pulling the corners of his eyes, after the image prompted uproar among Chinese social media users. Critics said the pose resembled the racist "slanted eye" historically used...
Sands China’s dividend hike hinges on $2.7B EBITDA target: Goldman Sachs
Asia Gaming Brief
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August 18, 2025
Macau gaming operator Sands China’s dividend increase timing depends on the company hitting a $2.7 billion EBITDA target, according to analysis by Goldman Sachs. On August 15th, Sands China announced an interim dividend per share (DPS) of HK$0.25...
Citigroup raises Macau August GGR forecast to $2.7B amid resilient player demand
Asia Gaming Brief
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August 18, 2025
Citigroup has moderately raised its forecast for Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) in August 2025 to MOP21.75 billion ($2.70 billion), up from its previous estimate of MOP21.50 billion ($2.67 billion), citing sustained player demand despite...
Macao has the 33rd highest average net salary in the world
Macao News
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August 18, 2025
Macao’s residents are earning an average monthly net salary of US$2,221 (17,873 patacas) in 2025, according to figures from CEOWORLD. The SAR is positioned 33rd out of 197 countries, regions and territories ranked by the magazine. That’s two...
Swatch pulls ‘slanted eyes’ advert after China backlash
The Times
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The Swiss watchmaker Swatch has been forced to apologise and withdraw an ad featuring an Asian model pulling up the corners of his eyes following widespread condemnation. The company faced fierce backlash on Chinese social media over the weekend...
Swatch withdraws ‘slanted eyes’ ad after China uproar
Swissinfo
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August 18, 2025
Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and pulled an ad featuring a model pulling the corners of his eyes, after the image prompted uproar. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language...
Swatch Apologises, Pulls Ads After Racism Backlash In China
Arise News
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August 18, 2025
Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and removed advertisements featuring an Asian male model making a “slanted eye” gesture, following widespread condemnation online in China. The images, promoting the Swatch Essentials collection, were...
Bacha Coffee launches first store in Macau
Inside Retail Asia
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August 18, 2025
Moroccan luxury coffee brand Bacha Coffee has opened its first location in Macau, marking another milestone following the recent launch of its full-concept flagship store at Harbour City in Hong Kong. The newly opened boutique, managed by Hong...
Indonesia U-23 Schedule for 2026 Asia Cup Qualifiers Announced
Tempo.co
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August 18, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The next match for the Indonesian U-23 national football team will be the qualification round for the 2026 Asia U-23 Cup, scheduled for September 3–9. Indonesia, placed in Group J with South Korea, Macau, and Laos, will serve...
Macau GDP returns to growth in 2Q as gaming services exports up nearly 10pct
GGRAsia
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August 18, 2025
Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) “returned to positive growth” in the three months to June 30, supported by “government efforts to boost” the number of visitors to the city and “steady domestic private consumption”. That is according to a...
China Box Office: ‘Nobody’ Climbs to No. 1 as Jackie Chan’s ‘The Shadow’s Edge’ Opens
Variety
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August 18, 2025
Shanghai Animation Film’s animated adventure “Nobody” rose to the top of the China box office in its second weekend, grossing RMB237.1 million ($32.9 million) between Aug. 15–17, according to Artisan Gateway. After opening in second place last...
CreatorWeek Macao seeks local content creators as ‘ambassadors’
Macao News
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August 18, 2025
The CreatorWeek Macao 2025 ambassador recruitment programme is open for applications from today until 12 September. Local content creators over the age of 18 are invited to submit an original 3-minute video themed “One day in Macao” for the chance...
Swiss Watchmaker 'Swatch' Apologises, Pulls Down Advertisement After Online Backlash in China
News18
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August 18, 2025
Last Updated:August 18, 2025, 14:36 IST Swiss watchmaker Swatch apologised and pulled its ads in China after backlash over a model’s 'slanted eye' pose, criticised as racist. A man walk pass Swatch outlet at a shopping mall in Putrajaya, Malaysia...
Ricoh Asia Pacific and Microsoft Collaborate to Empower a Future-Ready Workforce Through AI
Korea Herald
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August 17, 2025
Employee learning programme launched as part of region-wide AI strategy and focus on workplace transformation TOKYO, Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Asia Pacific today announced the launch of AI Learning Week, a region-wide internal initiative...