Word: macao
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...most remarkable feature of the flashy new Sands Macao casino, according to Asian high rollers, isn't the 60-ft.-tall windows or the 50-ton chandelier or even the opulent bar offering 200 kinds of tea (free!). No, for big spenders accustomed to the dingy, smoke-choked quarters of China's only legal gaming district, the highest praise for the first American-run casino goes to its ventilation system. "It doesn't feel stuffy," marvels local resident Tong Tin-Chung, "so you won't get dizzy." And the Sands is offering more than clean air--there are sequined showgirls...
...most remarkable feature of the flashy new Sands Macao casino, according to Asian high rollers, isn't the 18-m-tall windows or the 50-ton chandelier or even the bar offering 200 kinds of tea (free!). No, for big spenders accustomed to the dingy, smoke-choked quarters of China's only legal gaming district, the highest praise for the first American-run casino goes to its ventilation system. "It doesn't feel stuffy," marvels local resident Tong Tin-Chung, "so you won't get dizzy." The Sands offers more than clean air - there are sequined showgirls, megaplex-size...
...Moroccan governments announced last week that they would launch joint marine patrols to head off illegal immigration. The E.U. has begun negotiations with 11 countries to give them a guaranteed legal immigrant quota in exchange for more cooperation in stopping illegals. So far, Albania, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong and Macao have all agreed to accept the return of any immigrant that passed through its territory on the way to the E.U. No European country is ready to yield its immigration policy to the E.U., though member states have accepted some harmonization of standards and last month agreed...
...history, Taiwan is symbolically critical to the current government of China, representing the last remnants of the Nationalists, their predecessors and political enemies. Moreover, the current government of China has portrayed the retaking of territory held in the Qing dynasty—such as Hong Kong, Tibet and Macao —as a symbol of its resurgence in the face of Western opposition. On the other hand, traditional American foreign policy has portrayed Taiwan as a foothold of democracy against Communism. To avoid conflict on the issue, the two sides have agreed to a detente over the issue?...