Overall visitor arrivals to Macau during the eight-day Chinese New Year (CNY) festivities reached almost 1.36 million, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced on Sunday. The average hotel occupancy rate for the period stood at 95.2 percent, as detailed in the same press release. The tourism body stated the visitor figures for the festive…
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Lee Kang-in’s position will disappear
PSG (Paris Saint-Germain) tied Stadren 1-1 at home in the 23rd round of the 2023-2024 season in Paris, France, on the 26th (Korea time). They managed to avoid losing due to a tie after a poor game. PSG was trailing 0-1 until right before the end of the game. He got a penalty kick in…
Genting Singapore to establish new subsidiary in Japan
Genting Singapore Plc established its ninth wholly owned subsidiary in Japan in less than a week. The company, developer and owner of the resort World Sentosa Casino Resort (pictured) in Singapore, announced the incorporation of its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Bay City Ltd. in Japan in a filing to the Singapore Stock Exchange on Friday. BayCity’s…
“The encouragement from the head coach and coaches was a big help,” says Kyung Hee University captain Woo Sang-hyun, who led his team to a ‘3-for-5, 19-point win’
Woo Sang-hyun (189 cm, G) explains why he was able to make five 3-pointers. Kyunghee University defeated Sungkyunkwan University 80-62 on Tuesday in the Group B preliminary round of the 40th MBC Bae National University Basketball Jangju Tournament at the Jangju Indoor Gymnasium. It was the first victory for the team after a loss against…
Macau Casino Performance Improvements
Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue showed some sequential improvements in the past week, three analysts say. Investment bank Wells Fargo announced it was revising its May Macau casino gross gaming revenue growth estimate to 15% from 13% compared to the same period a year ago, based on improved earnings. Previous estimates pointed to growth between…
MVP is Betts instead of Ohtani
In the National League (NL), where Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants) belongs, Yoshinobu Yamamoto will win the Rookie of the Year award and Mookie Betts (Los Angeles Dodgers), not Shohei Ohtani, will win the MVP award. MLB.COM mentioned in an article on the 25th (Korea Standard Time) that “Yamamoto started the Seoul Series rough by…
‘112-point blowout’ defending champion Ulsan University defeats Busan National University of Arts to advance to final four
Defending champion Ulsan University has advanced to the finals with a sweep of Busan Arts University. Ulsan University defeated Busan Institute of the Arts 112-73 in the semifinals of the men’s college division of the 40th MBC National Collegiate Basketball Championship on Tuesday at Sangju Gymnasium Gukwan. Wang Chan-young (25 points, 7 rebounds) and Bae…
Kolmar reshuffles US office to bolster cosmetic sales overseas
Kolmar Korea reshuffled its regional office and research facilities in the United States as it seeks to bolster sales in the U.S. cosmetics market, the company said, Tuesday. These appointments come as the company plans to launch its second U.S. manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania early next year, signaling a major expansion of its operations in…
Drunken night out leads to Olympics for US ‘B-Girl’ Choi
A chance encounter during a drunken night out was the unlikely catalyst for breakdancer Sunny Choi’s journey to the Olympic Games. The 35-year-old American will showcase her skills before a global audience in Paris when breaking makes its debut on the Olympic stage. Choi is the beneficiary of efforts to attract younger fans to the…
Vice FM meets with Saudi Arabian counterpart in Riyadh
First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun has met with his Saudi Arabian counterpart in Riyadh to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations in energy and other sectors, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Thursday. The meeting between Kim and Waleed Al-Khuraiji took place Wednesday (local time) as a follow-up to President Yoon Suk Yeol’s state visit to…