Resistance to insistence
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The use of condoms is far from standard practice among the city’s sex workers, research says
Prostitutes working at the low end of the market in Macau are more likely to have sex without insisting their customers wear condoms, research shows. They are often ignorant of the risks posed to their health.
A study by the Chinese [...] |
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A twilight world
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Prostitution is not illegal in Macau but crime is usually not far away
Prostitution may not be a crime in Macau but there is panoply of illegal activities connected to the sex industry. These range from simple forgery to human trafficking to exploitation by organised criminal gangs.
In May, the authorities discovered a gang that allegedly exploited [...] |
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Sex, money and family
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A night on the streets with the city’s social workers reveals the lure of quick money is fuelling a sizeable and shadowy sex industry
“Nobody wants to be a sex worker,” says Ms Chen, fidgeting on her chair. For the 31-year-old prostitute, it is a way to make more money and create a better life than [...] |
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Small comfort
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Macau has a single charity organisation whose specialist role is helping female sex workers
The Chi Tang Women Association, a branch of Hong Kong organisation Zi Teng, is the sole volunteer group in Macau that specifically supports sex workers. The other charities that work with sex workers do so only as part of their efforts to [...] |
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Suffering in the shadows
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While the glitzy casino lights are the signature of the economic boom, thousands of the city’s people are suffering |
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Happily ever after
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The wedding industry is booming in Macau. Couples – locals and tourists – want to make their weddings as special as they can be, and that comes with a price tag. Associated businesses are looking forward to many years of bliss |
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Boys for the jobs
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With unemployment at its lowest rate since the handover, Macau’s labour market is full of challenges for employers and employees alike |
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All in good health
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Small waiting lists and personalised service has helped make the private healthcare system the primary source of care in the city. The government’s health voucher scheme has seen even more patients “go private”in 2010 |
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Constructing creativity
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The government says it is fostering cultural and creative industries in an effort to diversify the economy. Can creativity be profitable? |
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Confronting cybercrime
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Over the past three decades, our world has changed beyond all recognition. From large mysterious machines in the bowels of governments and corporations, computers have become an everyday part of all our lives. But a new world of possibilities has opened up for criminals and Macau police are launching a comprehensive response. |
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Yuan on the march
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As the rest of the world continues to shiver in the chill of economic crisis, China has posted impressive growth and is touting the yuan as a potential replacement for the US dollar. But is China for real, or is it simply worried about its huge foreign reserves? |
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A winter revolution
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As it basks in the glory of a successful Olympic Games, Macau’s Melco Group are plotting a course they hope will see China become one of the world’s leading winter sports and leisure destinations. Chairman Lawrence Ho takes time out to detail their plans |
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Swept from History
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Until this year, even the family of a Macau woman believed kidnapped by North Korea three decades ago ignored the evidence |
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Holding patterns
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Macau's unprecedented growth has greatly taxed the infrastructure of its international airport. With passenger and aircraft congestion commonplace and suggestions that the airport's infrastructure is woefully inadequate, what does the future portend?
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Hong Kong's funny money
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If you find yourself with a 1,000 Hong Kong dollar banknote that nobody wants to accept, you're not alone. And for good reason: at least 2,500 forged bills have been seized in recent weeks in Hong Kong and Macau |
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Who will benefit?
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Creating a renminbi offshore center on Hengqin Island has a lot of people excited. But Ding Li, director of the research department of the Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences, is not so optimistic |
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Teutonic Connection
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Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah's official visit to Germany reinforced Macau's role as a business-service platform in the Pan-Pearl River Delta region
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Much ado about Kim
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Kim Jong Nam, the first born son of North Korea's “Dear Leader”, made serious headlines during the Six Party negotiations. Did the Man make the news, or did the News make the Man?
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Russian Roulette
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Macau's street girls say the triads haven't gone away |
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Learning Curve
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Macau's school system is adapting to the needs of newcomers and locals alike |
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Dangerous liaisons
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The future of Macau International Airport is not bright. When the news of an alliance between Zhuhai Airport and Hong Kong airports was announced last year, it shook Macau. Some industry observers it would put the kibosh on MIA's galloping freight logistics development. As Zhuhai scrambles for more passengers and more freight, MIA is paying close attention |
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Sink or swim
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Macau's fishermen are in dire straits. Rising fuel costs are hitting them hard. Which is partly why the Macau government has created a fund to help these old men of the sea |
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The Octopus (Part II)
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The litany of crimes carried out by disgraced former senior official Ao Man Long could never have been the actions of just one man. As he paces his prison cell, a Macau Business investigation has uncovered a secret’’ dossier which details his alleged corrupt relationships with several well known businessmen and companies |
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