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Las Vegas Sands May Borrow $7 Billion in Macau Loans (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)July 2 (Bloomberg) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. , the world's largest casino company by market value, may borrow about $7 billion to expand and refinance debt for projects in Macau, according to three people familiar with the deal.

Las Vegas Sands Eyes Macau Big-Time (Online Casino Reports)Sheldon Adelson is a person of vision. When the American billionaire businessman looks ahead to the future, and east to China, he sees a 20,000 room hotel and casino complex. A closer look reveals 3,000 table games and 20,000 slot machines.

Orduna, Turalba shine in Asian karting kickoff (Philippine Star via Yahoo! Philippines News)MACAU, China - The Philippines' Joey Orduna of R2R-TRS Racing Team captured the ROK Junior title recently in the kickoff of the 2008 Asian Karting Open Championship (AKOC) Series at the Kartodromo De Coloane Circuit here.

Friday July 04, 2008 - 13:14 EST (Rolling Good Times)HONG KONG -- As reported by Dow Jones: "Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS), the hotel and gaming company run by casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, is seeking to raise US$7 billion in loans for its Macau project, people familiar with the situation said.

China-Taiwan direct flights (Times of Malta)Airplanes depart mainland China for Taiwan on Friday as relations between the rivals take a better turn. The 36 round trips per week eliminate time-consuming Hong Kong or Macau stopovers. But the planes will continue to fly a roundabout route through Hong Kong air space for security reasons.

PATA APPOINTS SHAHRAM SABER AS ASIA REPRESENTATIVE (Thaipr.net)The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has appointed Shahram Saber in the newly-created role of Regional Director, Asia. Based in Macau, SAR, Mr Saber is responsible for managing PATA’s marketing

SJM Holdings Raises $494 Million in IPO, People Say (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)July 3 (Bloomberg) -- SJM Holdings Ltd. , Macau's largest casino operator, raised HK$3.85 billion ($494 million) in a Hong Kong initial public offering, less than the maximum amount sought, said three people familiar with the sale.

Advertisement starts (Tiscali)a day visit the island, which has viewed them as a security risk previously but now wants their money. The 36 round trips per weekend will eliminate time-consuming Hong Kong or Macau stopovers for China-bound Taiwanese, about one million of whom live on the mainland.

Historic China-Taiwan flights take off (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Historic regular flights between Taiwan and China began on Friday, in a show of conciliation between the long-time rivals that could bring large numbers of mainland Chinese visitors to the island.

Historic China-Taiwan weekend flight takes off (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Historic regular flights between Taiwan and China began on Friday, in a show of conciliation between the long-time rivals that could draw millions of Chinese visitors to the island.