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Shanghai Competing for Macau-Based Foreigners P3 15 Days to Go AP PHOTO LE FRENCH MAY WITH BLACKBERRY STOPS NEW RECORD TURNOUT TAIPA MAKING SMARTPHONES Le French May 2016 ended with The Canadian company a record-breaking number of POST will turn its full attention visitors and audience numbers OFFICE to its more profitable and according to the organizers OPENS growing software products P2 P5 P8 BUSINESS THU.29 Sep 2016 T. 25º/ 30º C H. 75/ 98% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 7.50 2654 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” HUMAN RESOURCES Shanghai competing for Macau-based foreigners P3 15 days to go AP PHOTO WORLD BRIEFS AP PHOTO CHINA Authorities blamed illegal mining activities for a gas explosion at a coal mine that killed 18 miners left two others missing, Chinese state media reported yesterday. The explosion occurred at a small coal mine when 20 miners were working underground in the city of Shizuishan in the northwestern region of Ningxia. More on p10 PHILIPPINE officials say they have ordered the suspension of 20 more mines, mostly nickel producers, for environmental violations, threatening to tighten supply from the world’s top nickel ore exporter. AP PHOTO VIETNAM Hundreds of Vietnamese fishermen have filed claims seeking compensation from a Taiwanese steel company that acknowledged its toxic chemicals caused a Dutch probe: Malaysian jet massive fish kill, said a local priest helping the fishermen. downed by launcher from Russia More on backpage P15 29.09.2016 thu th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO Album ‘Macau CULTURE Original Melodies’ Le French May ends with record turnout released E French May 2016 ended prominent event on the Macau Lwith a record-breaking num- side of the event was the exhibi- ber of visitors and audience num- tion of French painter Auguste bers according to organizer As- Borget, which showcases various sociation Culturelle France, as it sketches, watercolors, oil paintings registered some 200,000 specta- and prints of the artist’s travels in Collective music album ‘Macau tors at screenings and performan- Macau and Guangdong Province. Original Melodies Vol.3’ (MOM ces and over 400,000 visitors at “For us [in Macau], the main Vol.3) has been officially released exhibitions and public events. event was the inclusion of the Bor- for the third consecutive year. According to organizers, “Clau- get exhibition at the Macau Mu- All proceeds generated from seum of Art,” said Garnier. “This the sales will be used to support de Monet: The Spirit of Place” the operation of the beneficiary – an exhibition held at the Hong year it was really a big event and – the Macau Down Syndrome Kong Heritage Museum – re- will actually continue [to be open Association. The album is now ceived “overwhelming response Macau painting featured at the Auguste Borget exhibition to the public] until October 9.” available for sale in designated from the public.” It received arou- Established in 1993, Le French local and Hong Kong CD nd 250,000 visitors across its 69 Concert.” board of Le French May, com- May is a cultural event held an- stores and major online music It also included neo-classical menting on the Monet exhibi- nually in Hong Kong and Macau. platforms. This year, the group exhibiting days, or about 4,000 continues to spread love and visitors per day on average. ballet dance performances like tion. “It shows how we are reali- In 2008, the festival was awarded care to help people with Down’s The festival’s activities were “Cinderella” and “Beauty and the zing our mission – to bring art to the “Gold Award for Arts Promo- syndrome. The album features spread between Hong Kong and Beast”, hip-hop “Bliss” and circus everywhere for everyone. We will tion” from the Hong Kong Arts De- a collection of ten tracks and Macau, and supported most pro- show “Extrêmités”, among other definitely try to arrange more si- velopment Council and the patro- its artwork uses candy colors minently by the Hong Kong Jo- shows. milar exhibitions in the future, nage of the Consulate General of to highlight the positive and ckey Club Charities Trust, which Heritage and contemporary art bringing national masterpieces France in Hong Kong and Macau. optimistic personalities of people It is also announced that the with Down’s syndrome. contributed HKD11.47 million. exhibitions were also held as part from France to Hong Kong for The festival which just conclu- of the event, including the MGM- public viewing.” program for Le French May 2017 ded was the 24th edition. This hosted “Edgar Degas: Figures in Xavier Garnier, the director of will be released early next year. Macau-born year’s festival had over 110 pro- Motion” and “Paris Extended”, L’Alliance Française de Macao, “We are very grateful for the su- contestant grams offered under the theme of in addition to a number of other told the Times that Le French pport of our sponsors and part- “Dreams and Wonders.” The se- public events and gastronomy May plays an important part in ners […] in making this year a crowned Miss lection of programs ranged from programs which were organized. the relationships that Hong Kong great success,” said Julien-Loic Friendship classical music and opera like “The popularity of this Fren- and Macau enjoy with France, Garin, CEO of Le French May. “Mozart in Love” and “Romeo ch impressionist’s masterpieces helping to strengthen Sino-Fren- “Stepping towards our 25th anni- Born and raised in Macau to a and Juliette,” to jazz and electro among the Hong Kong commu- ch relations using “soft power”, or versary, Le French May will be Philippine mother and a French music like “Jazz Duet” and “Char- nity is very encouraging,” said diplomatic influence. bringing more excitement to town father, Sandra Lemonon left the city les Baptiste: World Music Day Andrew Yuen, chairman of the He also explained that the most in 2017.” DB four years ago. Now she is running for Miss World Philippines 2016. During the contest gala night held MEDIA on Tuesday, Lemonon was voted Miss Friendship and also received the Miss Jessie Mendez award. The Photojournalism lecture delivered at USJ final will occur on Sunday October 2 at The Tent City, Manila Hotel. The winner will represent the country public lecture delivered by award- continent, the Portuguese-born photo- at the 2016 Miss World finals A winning photojournalist Eduardo journalist also discussed the dangers of his which will be held in December in Leal, examined his approach to photogra- job and the stress his family faces as they Washington DC, USA. phy in news reporting and detailed some often worry about him. “You have to also Eduardo Leal of his prior work. The lecture was held at think about your family too,” he said, “this Local students the campus of the University of Saint Jose- [profession] was my choice, but it wasn’t Ecuador before the end of this week, to ph on Tuesday night. theirs,” concluding that he thought it mi- continue capturing stories which include win regional During the lecture, Leal guided the au- ght be a bit “selfish” to pursue such a ca- the recurring aftershocks of a recent earth- mandarin debate dience through his photographs of the re- reer. quake and another on the country’s trans- cent Venezuelan Revolution, the legacy of His adventures nevertheless fascinated gender community. competition the Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, the audience last night who studied each However, he told the Times that he has and the photojournalist’s encounters with photograph loaded on the projector in- already been contacted by Macau locals Two student debaters from the Macau University of Science bullfighters in Portugal. tently and fired question after question at about returning to the city to deliver ano- and Technology (MUST) were Currently living in South America, and Leal after (and during) his lecture. ther lecture; something Leal said he would named the best debaters at the having spent recent years traveling the The photojournalist will head back to welcome. DB 10th Guangdong Hong Kong and Macau Championship of High Educational Institutions Debate CRIME Competition Mandarin Section. The competition which took place last Saturday at MUST, was won Venezuelan woman arrested for transporting drugs by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). 26-year-old Venezuelan were all supposed to be trans- From there she traveled to another USD6,000 after succes- This year, the competitors were A woman was arrested at the ported to the final destination Ethiopia and Thailand, the la- sfully transporting the drugs to given a topic regarding university Macau International Airport on of Hong Kong. It is believed that tter being her last stop before Hong Kong. The 4.2 kilograms admissions and graduation systems, asking what is preferable: Tuesday, for trying to smuggle the suspect had traveled to Bra- heading to Macau. The cartel are worth MOP12 million on the strict enrollment and easy 4.1 kilograms of cocaine into zil on September 17, where she behind the crime gave the sus- black market. According to the graduation, or easy enrollment the city. The suspect surnamed obtained the drugs. She placed pect USD2,500 for traveling ex- police, the suspect claims to be and strict graduation. Alvarez admitted that the drugs the drugs in a modified suitcase. penses, and promised to give her a nurse. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo DIRECTOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Paulo Barbosa [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] DESIGN EDITOR_João Jorge Magalhães [email protected] | NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_ SECRETARY Denise Lo [email protected] PER MONTH Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Daniel Beitler, Emilie Tran, Grace Yu, Irene Sam, Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F.
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