‘See, They Are So Happy with Our Generosity!’
On June 22, in Sihanoukville, a port city in southwest Cambodia, a Chinese-owned building under construction collapsed, killing at least 28 people, all Cambodians. The owner had undertaken the construction without the required permit, and defied...
China Considers Legal Gambling on Hainan Island
China is drafting a proposal to allow gambling on Hainan Island, people familiar with the talks said, in what would be an unprecedented move that could reshape gaming in China’s territories and transform the economy of a strategic southern...
China's Cricket Catchers Cashing in on Insects That Can Float Like a Butterfly and Sting Like a Bee
An annual cricket craze is sweeping a rural area of east China as demand for the leaping insects soars among “trainers” who use them for fighting and gambling, online media reported.
China Jails Workers from Crown Resorts of Australia in Message to Casinos
A court in Shanghai on Monday sentenced three Australian employees of Crown Resorts to less than a year in prison each for illegally promoting gambling in China. Including the time they have already spent in prison, all three should be released...
U.S. Investigates Work at Pacific Island Casino Project with Trump Ties
Officials say contractors illegally hired Chinese workers in Saipan, part of an American commonwealth, to build a casino overseen by a former Trump protégé.
African Migrants in Guangzhou, Forgetting, Family Planning’s Fate, and More...
from Yuanjin PhotoPhotographing the aftermath of catastrophic events is challenging—one that photographer Mu Li handles with creativity and grace looking back at the chemical explosion in Tianjin that damaged as many as 17,000 homes August 12, 2015. Another...
China Should Let Soccer Fans Gamble
To save football from corruption, the betting should no longer be illicit...
Guo Meimei, Chinese Web Celebrity, Gets 5-Year Sentence on Casino Charge
A woman notorious for a lavish lifestyle while claiming to work for a charity was convicted of running a casino.
Diversity the New Game for Macau as Gambling Revenues Tumble
When inaugural chief executive Edmund Ho Hau-wah threw the liberalisation dice that took Macau's flagging gaming industry into the 21st century in 2002, few could have predicted its stellar rise to become the top city for global gaming, leaving...
A Border City on the Edge of the Law
Mongla in Myanmar is best known among Chinese tourists for its casinos and large selection of rare and endangered animals.
Training Future Macau Casino Bosses
Macau opened its doors to major U.S. investors like Sands and Wynn Resorts when it liberalized its casino industry in 2002. It now has at least 35 casinos employing more than 81,000 staff, mostly expatriates.
In This Corner Of China, Boxing’s Next Frontier
Fight promoter Bob Arum insisted that he had seen the future of boxing, and that it was in China and Singapore and would perhaps spread elsewhere in Asia, like the Philippines.