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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Macau

Macau stories: 7 news summaries

MJ's Moonwalk Debut Glove Fetches $350K

'Holy grail' of Jackson memorabilia blows away presale estimate

Nov 22, 09 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - The sequined glove Michael Jackson wore during the first public performance of his famed moonwalk sold at auction last night for $350,000, seven times the presale estimate of $50,000. Dubbed the "holy grail of Michael Jackson memorabilia" by the auction house, the glove sold to a Hong... More »

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Macau • Hong Kong • auction • casino • Michael Jackson • glove • Hard Rock Cafe • Hoffman Ma • Michael Jackson glove • Michael Jackson auction • Julien's Auctions

 India Mega Weddings 
 Go Global 


Families spend millions bringing traditional ceremonies to exotic locations

Sep 25, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - India's wealthy elite have started taking their famously lavish wedding ceremonies on the road. Luxury hotels in locations like Macau, Thailand, and France compete fiercely to host the giant weddings, which often involve hundreds of guests and support staff flown in for a ceremony and celebrations that can last up... More »

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travel • India • Macau • wedding • Indians

 Tainted Tea Pulled 
 in Hong Kong 

Latest product recalled for melamine traces

Sep 30, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lipton Milk Tea is the latest product to be recalled in the melamine scare that started with tainted infant formula in China. Unilever is recalling the tea brand from stores in Hong Kong and Macau after finding traces of the industrial chemical in it, CNN reports. Company officials described the... More »

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Macau • melamine • Hong Kong • product recall • Unilever • Lipton Milk Tea

US Casinos
Dotting Macau
Can't Cash In

Gambling's red hot,
but local middlemen take a huge cut

May 22, 08 5:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Casinos on the Chinese island of Macau create more gambling revenue than the ones in Las Vegas and Atlantic City combined, but US operators—permitted to set up shop there since 2004—are decidedly not rolling in the money. The Wall Street Journal looks at the bumps in the road... More »

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China • Macau • Las Vegas • MGM Mirage • casino • Steve Wynn

Wynn's Macau Take Disappoints

Chinese casino posts lower revenue than expected

Oct 4, 07 5:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Casino mogul Steve Wynn latest gamble isn't paying off as handsomely as he predicted, the New York Post reports, with shares in his Wynn Resorts falling 10% after weaker-than-expected revenues at his splashy new gaming palace in Macau. Wynn "wildly overestimated" September revenues at Wynn Macau, analysts said, with... More »

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Macau • Steve Wynn • Las Vegas Sands Corp.

(Newser) - Freezing accounts in a small bank in Macau 18 months ago was key to the recent U.S. success in negotiating an end to North Korea's nuclear program, the Journal reports. Tracing the "saga of bluff and brinkmanship" that led to the deal, the Journal shows the Bush... More »

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Bush administration • North Korea • Bill Richardson • Macau • nuclear program

(Newser) - Talk on North Korean disarmament stalled yesterday when Pyongyang refused to move forward until it receives $25 million that had been trapped in frozen accounts in Macau since February. Frustrated delegates to the six-party talks postured in return, warned that time is running out, while the U.S. said the... More »

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nuclear proliferation • North Korea • Macau • Pyongyang • disarmament

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