In 2000, more Chinese tourists visited tiny Macao than visited all the countries of Europe combined.
And they reflect the vast distance in miles and in philosophy between Geneva and, say, Macao.
This weekend he will make his professional debut at the Venetian Macao, Las Vegas Sands Corp.
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P. room at the Sands Macao, one of the places where Siu had made his baccarat fortune.
Until now, DFS stores have been centered in the Pacific, in such destinations as Macao, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Macao in China is the cheapest, costing 0.3% of the average monthly income.
Khun Sa had most impressive international contacts in Thailand, Yunnan, Macao, and the murkier docks of Hong Kong and Singapore.
But democratic Taiwan cannot be highhandedly turned over to Beijing the way the colonies of Macao and Hong Kong were.
Las Vegas Sands built its Venetian Macao casino-resort in Cotai and Wynn Resorts has received approval to break ground there, too.
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The company is focusing on integrating its various Macao properties including Sands Macao, Sands Cotai Central, Four Seasons and The Venetian.
Taiwan is not a Macao or Hong Kong that can be handed to Beijing without the consultation and consent of its people.
He was referring to investing in emerging markets Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC), for sure but also to Saudi Arabia, Macao and Qatar.
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I. agent, headed security for the Sands Macao in its early years.
The first new casino to open was the Sands Macao, backed by Sheldon Adelson, of Las Vegas, whom Forbes ranks as the seventh-richest person in the United States.
Louis Vuitton, Omega and some other luxury brands now cost less in Europe than in Hong Kong or Macao, two other popular Chinese destinations for shopping trips, Li said.
The survey shows how new work evolved from early pieces, Mr. Othoniel said as the exhibition was installed at the Brooklyn Museum after stops in Macao, Japan and Korea.
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China will see 25 percent year-over-year growth this year, putting Greater China (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) in a strong position to exceed sales in Japan for the first time.
Here are just a few examples of the many successes of the World Heritage Convention: interventions have prevented unsightly constructions in historic cities such as London, Vienna, Macao and St Petersburg.
Most of the Venetian Macao's revenue comes from wealthy guests, many of whom are on junkets organised by businesses in China that market them to visitors, plan the travel and extend credit to gamblers.
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The sex world, as it were, converged for this three-day affair in a high-ceilinged hall tucked away in a corner of the sprawling Venetian Macao, which is touted as the largest casino on earth.
The latest data from Macao shows September gaming revenues could grow 18% to 22% year-over-year, and the opening of the Sands Cotai Central Phase II on September 20 could introduce upside risk to that estimate, according to Nomura.
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The Chinese government has sent a delegation, including representatives from the security and intelligence agencies, the foreign ministry and the Hong Kong and Macao Office, to assess the situation in Hong Kong and to help it work out its response to the crisis.
The 20 countries where fertility is at or below the level needed to sustain the current population include China, Hong Kong, Macao, North Korea, Iran, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Thailand, Armenia, Cyprus, Georgia, Barbados, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Chile.
Within a year, the Sands Macao had recouped its construction costs, of two hundred and sixty-five million dollars, and Adelson embarked on an idea that he described as coming to him in a dream: to replicate the Las Vegas Strip on a stretch of open sea between two islands in Macau.
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