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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Macau</title>
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		<title>US casino giant Las Vegas Sands looks to restart Macau projects next year with IPO funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremiah Marquez</dc:creator>
		
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Sands looks to restart Macau casino work next year

HONG KONG — U.S. casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. plans to resume work in January on its multibillion-dollar gambling resorts in Macau after suspending construction last year amid a massive funding crunch, the company said Sunday.
This week Sands will seek to raise more than $3.3 billion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Las Vegas Sands looks to raise $2.5 billion with Hong Kong initial public offering</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Min Lee</dc:creator>
		
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Sands looks to raise $2.5B with Hong Kong IPO

HONG KONG — U.S. casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. aims to raise $2.5 billion through an initial public offering in Hong Kong this month to help repay massive debts and restart languishing casino projects in Macau, a document showed Monday.
Sands won preliminary approval from Hong Kong [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casino operator Las Vegas Sands loses $123 million in third quarter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oskar Garcia</dc:creator>
		
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Las Vegas Sands loses $123 million in 3rd qtr

LAS VEGAS — Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. said Thursday it lost more in the third quarter this year than last as gambling markets continued struggling and the company pressed ahead on developing a resort in Singapore.
The Las Vegas-based company led by billionaire Sheldon Adelson said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Las Vegas Sands Corp. to post third-quarter earnings after market closes Thursday</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oskar Garcia</dc:creator>
		
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3Q earnings preview: Las Vegas Sands Corp.

LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas Sands Corp. is to report its third-quarter financial results after the market closes Thursday. Below is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
OVERVIEW: Las Vegas Sands is a global casino operator run by billionaire Sheldon Adelson. It owns resorts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wynn Resorts 3rd-quarter profit falls as gamblers spend less, revenue edges higher</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Wynn 3Q profit drops as gamblers spend less

LAS VEGAS — Gamblers stayed tight with their wagers, visited casinos less and spent less overall when they did, leaving the casino industry to struggle in the third quarter.
Lower spending by leisure travelers and businesses pushed Wynn Resorts Ltd.&#8217;s profit down for the second quarter in a row [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wynn Resorts casino company to post third-quarter earnings Tuesday before market opens</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oskar Garcia</dc:creator>
		
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LAS VEGAS — Wynn Resorts Ltd. is to report its third-quarter financial results before the market opens Tuesday. Below is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
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		<title>Macau might curb growth of its casino industry with limits on gambling tables, other measures</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jm-sew</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG — Macau may curb the growth of its booming casino industry with limits on the number of gambling tables and other restrictions, the government said.

The southern Chinese city&#8217;s government met Monday with executives of six casino operators, including the local units of Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts, to discuss a review of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wynn Macau shares jump 13 percent in Hong Kong trading debut after $1.63 billion IPO</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremiah Marquez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG — Billionaire Steve Wynn&#8217;s Macau casino company jumped 13 percent in its trading debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange Friday, reflecting stronger faith in the southern Chinese gambling city&#8217;s prospects.

Wynn Macau Ltd. shares peaked at 11.40 Hong Kong dollars ($1.47) before falling back to close at HK$10.78, about 7 percent above the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wynn says IPO for Macau operating unit is priced at $1.30 per share in Hong Kong</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — Wynn Resorts Ltd. said Wednesday its Hong Kong IPO was priced at 10.08 Hong Kong dollars ($1.30) per share, which the company said is at the top of the expected range for the offering.

With that price, the IPO of Wynn&#8217;s Macau subsidiary is expected to net $1.6 billion.
The operating unit, which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Wynn raises size of Macau assets IPO to $1.63 billion; investors eye gambling enclave</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd. will increase the size of its Hong Kong initial public offering for its Macau casino assets, as it looks to raise up to HK$12.6 billion ($1.63 billion), according to published reports.

The news comes as the Las Vegas-based company looks to the island of Macau for revenue growth, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reports: Wynn raises size of Macau assets IPO to $1.63 billion; investors eye gambling enclave</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd. will increase the size of its Hong Kong initial public offering for its Macau casino assets, as it looks to raise up to HK$12.6 billion ($1.63 billion), according to published reports.

The news comes as the Las Vegas-based company looks to the island of Macau for revenue growth, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Melco Crown Entertainment raises about $209.6 million in follow-on public stock offering</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. said Tuesday that it raised about $209.6 million through a follow-on public stock offering.

The Macau casino operator said the follow-on offering&#8217;s underwriters fully exercised their overallotment option to buy an additional 3.9 million American Depository Shares.
Last week Melco said it was going ahead with a public offering of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analyst lifts Las Vegas Sands price target after company amends credit agreement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — An analyst boosted Las Vegas Sands Corp.&#8217;s price target Friday after the casino operator reworked a credit agreement so that it could potentially sell a minority stake in its Macau operations to raise cash.

Thursday, the Sheldon Adelson-led Las Vegas Sands said the amended Macau facility would improve its financial flexibility.
JPMorgan&#8217;s Joseph Greff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sands reworks credit line to allow sale of interest in Macau operations, add liquidity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. says it has reworked a credit agreement in a way that would let it sell a minority interest in its Macau operations to raise cash.

Shares advanced $1.44, or 11.7 percent, to $13.73 following the news.
The amendment to its $3.3 billion Macau credit facility also gives Las [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Macau casino operator Melco Crown to offer 37.5 million ADS units</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Macau casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. said Tuesday it is going ahead with a public offering of 37.5 million American Depositary Shares, each of which represents three ordinary shares.

It is offering up to an additional 3.75 million ADS units if there is demand. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casinos cos. with Macau properties rise on monthly gaming revenue results, City of Dreams</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Shares of casino operators with properties in Macau climbed Monday as July gaming revenue edged up in the Chinese enclave and Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd.&#8217;s new casino reported promising monthly results.

The latest statistics indicate that Macau gaming revenue rose 3.1 percent in July, a marked improvement from June&#8217;s 17 percent decline, JPMorgan&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NJ could force sale of half Borgata because of co-owner&#8217;s ties to Chinese casino boss</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Parry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — One of the co-owners of Atlantic City&#8217;s top casino could be forced to sell its 50 percent stake as a result of concerns by New Jersey officials over alleged organized crime ties of its partner in a Chinese casino venture.

The state Attorney General&#8217;s Office is concerned over ties that MGM Mirage, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Las Vegas Sands to post second-quarter earnings after market closes Thursday</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oskar Garcia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas Sands Corp. is to report its second-quarter financial results after the market closes Thursday. Below is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

OVERVIEW: Las Vegas Sands is a global casino operator run by billionaire Sheldon Adelson. It owns resorts in Las Vegas, Bethlehem, Pa., and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wynn Resorts casino company to post second-quarter earnings Thursday</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oskar Garcia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — Wynn Resorts Ltd. is to report its second-quarter financial results after the market closes Thursday. Below is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

OVERVIEW: Wynn Resorts, run by billionaire and major stockholder Steve Wynn, operates casino resorts in Las Vegas and the Chinese island gambling enclave of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former culture minister wins Macau election unopposed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MACAU - Former culture minister Ferdando Chui was elected as Macau&#8217;s new leader Sunday after running unopposed in a poll of the former Portuguese colony&#8217;s leading citizens.

A 300-strong election panel, formed from representatives of Macau&#8217;s business and political communities, cast their ballots in the election Sunday morning, giving Chui 282 votes. Some 14 ballots were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New leader chosen for China gambling enclave of Macau, faces industry slump</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dikky Sinn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MACAU — With no competition, Macau&#8217;s new leader was appointed Sunday while the world&#8217;s gambling capital and Chinese enclave struggles with an industry slump brought on by the economic crisis and tougher visa restrictions.

Fernando Chui&#8217;s endorsement by a 300-member panel loyal to Beijing was a mere formality: he was the sole candidate for chief executive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Macau&#8217;s ex-culture minister chosen as new leader of Chinese gambling enclave</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dikky Sinn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MACAU — A former minister was anointed Macau&#8217;s new leader Sunday as the Chinese gambling enclave struggles with an industry slump brought on by the economic crisis and tougher visa restrictions on visitors.

Fernando Chui&#8217;s endorsement by a 300-member panel loyal to Beijing was a mere formality: he was the sole candidate for chief executive in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A sure thing: Chinese casino city Macau set to install culture minister as new leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dikky Sinn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG — The upcoming election of Macau&#8217;s new leader offers something of a rarity in this Chinese gambling city: a sure thing.

There&#8217;s one candidate, Fernando Chui, and odds are overwhelming he&#8217;ll be rubber-stamped Sunday by a 300-member election panel in the former Portuguese colony&#8217;s first change of leadership since its return to Chinese rule [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adelson says Sands may raise $3.5-$4 billion from Macau IPO, selling noncore assets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Kennedy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE — Cash strapped casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. is considering an initial public offering of its Macau assets and the sale of peripheral businesses to raise $3.5 billion to $4.0 billion, chairman Sheldon Adelson said Wednesday.

The company — hit by a funding crunch as the financial crisis unfolded — needs about $2 billion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casino operators with Macau properties mixed on disappointing June gaming revenue results</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/casino-operators-with-macau-properties-mixed-on-disappointing-june-gaming-revenue-results-96803/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Shares of casino operators with Macau properties were mixed Wednesday on disappointing monthly gaming revenue results.

June gaming revenue fell 17 percent compared with a year ago, according to media reports. It was also a bigger decline than the 10.2 percent drop-off in May.
JPMorgan&#8217;s Joseph Greff said in a client note that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China braces for trial of alleged mob kingpins accused of building an underworld empire</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Foreman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGJIANG, China — Scores of police gripping black clubs guarded a courthouse in southern China on Tuesday — the first day of a trial for two alleged gangster bosses, the &#8220;Hammerhead&#8221; and &#8220;Spicy Qin,&#8221; accused of using violence to build an empire that included everything from underground casinos to cement factories, truck lines and poultry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India, China competition is not adversarial, says Indian envoy (Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fakir Hassen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MACAU - Competition between India and China for global markets is not adversarial and there is overarching consensus across India&#8217;s political spectrum that a well-balanced relationship with China is vital to India, said Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao.

Rao was delivering the keynote address at the Global Business Forum here, organised as part of the International Indian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Balanced relationship with China vital to India</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fakir Hassen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MACAU - There is an overarching consensus across India&#8217;s political spectrum that an efficiently transacted and well-balanced relationship with China is vital to India, according to Ambassador Nirupama Rao.

Rao was delivering the keynote address at the Global Business Forum here, organised as part of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) weekend which sees the glamour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Man believed to be NKorean leader&#8217;s son thinks succession reports &#8216;true&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-man-believed-to-be-nkorean-leaders-son-thinks-succession-reports-true-75986/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO — A man believed to be the eldest son of North Korean ruler Kim Jong Il said in an interview aired Tuesday he thinks reports that his youngest brother will become the communist country&#8217;s next leader are true.

&#8220;Well, I hear the news by media. I think (it&#8217;s) true,&#8221; Kim Jong Nam said in an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: US decides to slap its own financial sanctions on NKorea after nuclear test</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-us-decides-to-slap-its-own-financial-sanctions-on-nkorea-after-nuclear-test-72820/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jae-soon Chang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — The United States will impose its own financial sanctions on North Korea apart from punishments that the U.N. has been considering for Pyongyang&#8217;s latest nuclear test, a news report said Friday.

The U.S. sanctions call for blacklisting foreign financial institutions that help the North launder money and conduct other dubious deals, South [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: US decides to slap own financial sanctions on NKorea</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jae-soon Chang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — The United States has told South Korea it will impose its own financial sanctions on the North apart from punishments that the U.N. has been mulling for Pyongyang&#8217;s latest nuclear test, a news report said Friday.

The U.S. sanctions call for blacklisting foreign financial institutions that help the North launder money and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NKorean boat&#8217;s intrusion into SKorean waters triggers naval standoff amid high tensions</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nkorean-boats-intrusion-into-skorean-waters-triggers-naval-standoff-amid-high-tensions-72193/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jae-soon Chang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said a North Korean patrol boat entered its waters around their disputed maritime border Thursday but backed off after nearly an hour following repeated warnings. A senior American diplomat meanwhile cautioned Pyongyang that its bad behavior would no longer be rewarded.

The naval standoff came amid concerns that the North [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton&#8217;s deputy says US won&#8217;t make same mistake of rewarding NKorea&#8217;s bad behavior</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jae-soon Chang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. warned Thursday that North Korea&#8217;s bad behavior will no longer be rewarded following its recent nuclear test, and tensions flared further as a North Korean patrol boat intruded into South Korean-claimed waters, officials said.

The patrol boat was apparently chasing away Chinese fishing boats during the competitive crabbing season. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tiananmen crackdown 20th anniversary brings new repression, calls from US, Taiwan to reassess</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Bodeen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — China aggressively deterred dissent in the capital on Thursday&#8217;s 20th anniversary of the crackdown on democracy activists in Tiananmen Square. But tens of thousands turned out for a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to mourn the hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators killed.

The central government ignored calls from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: US pushing hard to slap strong financial sanctions on North Korea</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jae-soon Chang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. is pushing hard to slap strong financial sanctions against North Korea as part of U.N. punishments or even as indepedent measures for the communist nation&#8217;s latest nuclear test, news reports said Thursday.

Meanwhile, two American journalists were to stand trial at North Korea&#8217;s top court Thursday on charge of entering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: US likely to slap independent financial sanctions on NKorea</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jae-soon Chang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. is likely to slap strong financial sanctions against North Korea that are separate from punishments being considered at the U.N. for the nation&#8217;s latest nuclear test, a news report said Thursday, a move certain to infuriate Pyongyang.

Meanwhile, two American journalists were to stand trial at North Korea&#8217;s top court [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese security out in force in Tiananmen Square on 20th anniversary of crackdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Bodeen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — A massive police presence ringed China&#8217;s iconic Tiananmen Square on Thursday, the 20th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy activists, as the government continued an overwhelming drive to muzzle dissent and block commemorations.

An exiled protest leader — famous for publicly haranguing one of China&#8217;s top leaders 20 years ago — was also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China blocks Twitter, bars reporters from Tiananmen ahead of 20th anniversary of crackdown</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-blocks-twitter-bars-reporters-from-tiananmen-ahead-of-20th-anniversary-of-crackdown-70797/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Bodeen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — Foreign journalists were barred from Beijing&#8217;s Tiananmen Square on Wednesday as an Internet clampdown that blocked Twitter expanded to include more blogs on the eve of the 20th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

In a further sign of the government&#8217;s unwavering hard-line stance toward the protests, the second most-wanted student leader [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tiananmen protest leader says Macau denies him entry ahead of crackdown anniversary</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tiananmen-protest-leader-says-macau-denies-him-entry-ahead-of-crackdown-anniversary-70712/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Min Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG — The second most-wanted student leader from the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests was denied entry to the southern Chinese territory of Macau on Wednesday, a day before the 20th anniversary of China&#8217;s crackdown. He said he was being detained at the airport.

Wu&#8217;er Kaixi told The Associated Press by phone that he traveled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tiananmen leader seeks entry in Macau, says he&#8217;ll turn self in ahead of crackdown anniversary</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tiananmen-leader-seeks-entry-in-macau-says-hell-turn-self-in-ahead-of-crackdown-anniversary-70672/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Min Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG — The second most-wanted student leader from the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests arrived in the southern Chinese territory of Macau to turn himself in Wednesday, a day before the 20th anniversary of China&#8217;s brutal crackdown.

Wu&#8217;er Kaixi told The Associated Press by phone Wednesday that immigration officials at Macau&#8217;s airport took him to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prominent Tiananmen leader says he&#8217;s arrived in Macau, seeking entry before anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG — A prominent student leader from the 1989 pro-democracy protests at Beijing&#8217;s Tiananmen Square says he&#8217;s arrived in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau to turn himself in.

Wu&#8217;er Kaixi told The Associated Press by phone Wednesday that immigration officials at Macau&#8217;s airport took him to a room after he arrived from Taipei. He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MGM Mirage opposes regulator&#8217;s &#8216;unsuitable&#8217; tag for casino partner Pansy Ho</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mgm-mirage-opposes-regulators-unsuitable-tag-for-casino-partner-pansy-ho-70534/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MACAU — A top MGM Mirage executive said Wednesday the gambling giant would challenge a recent U.S. regulatory report calling Pansy Ho, daughter of a famous Macau kingpin, an &#8220;unsuitable&#8221; business partner for its casino in the Chinese city.

MGM Mirage revealed last month that gambling law enforcement in New Jersey recommended the company cut ties [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MGM Mirage to challenge regulator&#8217;s &#8216;unsuitable&#8217; tag for casino partner Pansy Ho</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mgm-mirage-to-challenge-regulators-unsuitable-tag-for-casino-partner-pansy-ho-70514/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MACAU — A top MGM Mirage executive said Wednesday the gambling giant would challenge a recent U.S. regulatory report calling Pansy Ho, daughter of a famous Macau kingpin, an &#8220;unsuitable&#8221; business partner for its casino in the Chinese city.

MGM Mirage revealed last month that gambling law enforcement in New Jersey recommended the company cut ties [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City of Dreams casino resort latest multibillion dollar bet on Macau</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/city-of-dreams-casino-resort-latest-multibillion-dollar-bet-on-macau-68560/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremiah Marquez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MACAU — The City of Dreams, a massive casino resort in Macau, was unveiled Monday in the latest multibillion-dollar bet that this once-seedy Chinese gambling enclave will become one of the world&#8217;s top tourist destinations.

The sprawling $2.4 billion project will be Macau&#8217;s second-largest casino complex — complete with three hotel towers, more than 500 gambling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wynn Resorts books a wider-than-expected 1st-qtr loss after opening new Las Vegas casino</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wynn-resorts-books-a-wider-than-expected-1st-qtr-loss-after-opening-new-las-vegas-casino-53243/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 01:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen A. Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd. reported a wider first-quarter loss than Wall Street expected on Tuesday after opening a new casino resort on the struggling Las Vegas Strip and seeing revenue slip at its property in Macau.

And while rival MGM Mirage told investors Monday that the Las Vegas market may have turned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wynn Resorts moves to 1st-quarter loss on declining revenue at its Macau resort</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/wynn-resorts-moves-to-1st-quarter-loss-on-declining-revenue-at-its-macau-resort-52997/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 21:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — Casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd. said Tuesday that it lost money in its first quarter partly because revenue and occupancy dropped at its Macau resort, and its adjusted earnings fell well short of analyst estimates.

Wynn, like most casino companies, has struggled during the recession as gamblers spend less on both gambling and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Billionaire Adelson paid $1.28M in 2008 to run Las Vegas Sands, 59 percent drop from 2007</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 06:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — Billionaire Sheldon Adelson received $1.28 million in compensation as chief executive of Las Vegas Sands Corp. in 2008, 59 percent less than in 2007, as stock in the company where he is majority owner fell 94 percent, according to an Associated Press analysis of a company regulatory filing made Thursday.

Adelson&#8217;s pay package [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casino co. Las Vegas Sands refuses to comment on report it is selling Macau property</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — Casino company Las Vegas Sands Corp. declined to comment Monday on a Hong Kong newspaper&#8217;s report that Sands might sell the first foreign-owned casino in the Chinese island of Macau under a leaseback arrangement worth $1.3 billion.

Spokesman Ron Reese in Las Vegas said the company would not comment on the South China [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casino co. Las Vegas Sands refuses to comment on report it is selling Macau property</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — Casino company Las Vegas Sands Corp. is declining comment on a Hong Kong newspaper report that it could sell the first foreign-owned casino in the Chinese island of Macau under a lease-back arrangement worth $1.3 billion.

Spokesman Ron Reese in Las Vegas said the company would not comment on a South China Morning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Macau casino operator Galaxy posts $1.5 bln loss for 2008 on gaming license write-down</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/macau-casino-operator-galaxy-posts-15-bln-loss-for-2008-on-gaming-license-write-down-37117/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MACAU — Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment said losses ballooned in 2008 after writing down the value of its gaming license and warned of a further delay to the opening of a massive hotel-resort project if the economy worsens.

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. lost nearly 11.4 billion Hong Kong dollars ($1.5 billion) last year compared to [...]]]></description>
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