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The Northern Marianas is considering hiring a Macau-based casino investigator and gaming consultant to help review the applications of two companies vying to develop a casino resort on Saipan. Both...

Vanuatu's opposition says it warned the government weeks ago that China doesn't recognise dual citizenship, but it went ahead and launched a visa fast-track system anyway. The Chinese embassy in...

English golfer Simon Dyson, who was handed a suspended two-month ban for cheating in December, fired a five-under-par 67 to grab a share of the first round lead at the...

An Australian gaming authority is set to decide within three months whether to grant James Packer a licence to build Sydney's second casino.

New Zealand golfer Ben Campbell is in a three-way tie for the lead going into the second round of the Asian Tour's Macau Open. Campbell highlighted his three under par...

Members of the business community in Vanuatu's capital say new Chinese immigrants have been flouting the law to get easier access to other countries as investors. Authorities in Vanuatu have...

Eight-weight boxing world champion Manny Pacquiao believes he has two or three years of fighting left before he quits the sport and still retains the hope of securing a bout...

Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring to fight American Brandon Rios in a 12-round welterweight clash in Macau in November. It will be Pacquiao's first fight since he was...

Former seven-weight world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao plans to fight again in September, but not in the United States because of tax reasons. A spokesperson for the boxer says negotiations...

SkyCity Entertainment is holding talks with key gaming industry players in the Philippines, saying it is keen to take a stake in the burgeoning market.

Gambling revenue in Macau was up 13.5% in 2012 to a record $US38 billion. Macau is the world's largest gaming hub.

Telecom is to cut its data roaming prices for those travelling overseas from Friday next week.

A man accused of defrauding millions of dollars, including from the National Party president, has been found guilty on all charges after a seven-week trial.

New Zealand's Joelle King has won the Macau Open, the sixth world squash title of her career. King, the top seed and ranked 12th in the world, looked headed for...

The Chinese navy has taken delivery of its first aircraft carrier as part of its plans to develop a modern and more powerful strike force.

Residents of a Taiwanese island just off the coast of China have voted to allow a casino to be built there.

Westpac has told the Rotorua District Court how an anonymous caller from China alerted them to the theft of $10 million two weeks after it was mistakenly put into an account. Audio

The sister of a woman accused of stealing millions of dollars from Westpac bank says she "freaked out" when she discovered she had been dragged into the situation. Audio