HONG KONG (Reuters) - Police in Macau, the world's biggest gambling ... Until a year ago, the former Portuguese enclave was a key playground for wealthy businessmen and mainland officials, who ...

Macau police estimated that about 2,000 people participated ... Whatever the number, the protest is a significant and rare event in this former Portuguese colony of just half a million people.

Murder cases have been rare in the Chinese territory since Portugal ceded control ... took place in Sands China's Conrad Macau hotel, TDM reported, citing police. It comes as slower mainland ...

In downtown Macau stands a stone statue of a Portuguese explorer. Its size and prominent positioning give the impression that Jorge Álvares is a major figure in the history of this city-state ...