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WORLD BRIEFS PANAMA PAPERS AP PHOTO Economist: Local offshores

P3 SOUTH KOREA An bring ‘no real benefit’ AP investigation shows that rapes and killings of children and the disabled three decades ago at a South Korean BLOOMBERG institution for so- called vagrants, the Brothers Home, were much more vicious and widespread than previously realized.

CHINA The world’s largest wireless carrier, reported an increase in profit after adding as many 4G subscribers as there are people in the U.K. China Mobile’s net income gained 0.5 percent to 23.9 billion yuan (USD3.7 billion) in the three months ended March 31, the company said yesterday.

LAOS, one of the world’s last communist nations, has elected its top government leaders at a meeting of its newly seated National Assembly. HIROKO HARIMA/KYODO NEWS HARIMA/KYODO HIROKO

JAPAN Searchers found a man’s body yesterday Hong Kong malls search in a landslide-hit area in southern Japan, bringing the death toll to 48 from two powerful for new identity after earthquakes last week. Three people remain missing. golden decade ends P11 More on backpage 21.04.2016 thu

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Hengqin presses ahead in plan for local cars Taiwanese lawmakers criticize The director of the Hengqin New Area’s Administrative Committee, Niu Jing, has said that the authority has completed a draft China, Macau customs plan that would allow vehicles from Macau to access the island. “Plans and details regarding its management method and how it should be EVERAL Taiwanese highlighted China’s deliberate implemented are now basically stipulated and Slawmakers slammed China attempts to single out Taiwa- the construction of the supporting facilities for Macau customs officials’ nese people and make things is almost ready,” Niu told reporters at the recent decision to refuse entry difficult for them. sidelines of a press conference. However he to a Taiwanese woman whose “Unless there is evidence cautioned that authorities are yet to set an passport bore a sticker that that there have also been ca- official launching date. “The official launching read “Taiwan is my country.” ses of U.S. or Japanese citi- date has to be jointly and officially announced The woman, surnamed Su, is zens being denied entry when by the Guangdong provincial government and a dancer. She and her troupe seeking to enter Hong Kong the SAR government so I don’t have a timetable arrived in Macau on Thursday or Macau with sticker-ador- for now,” he added, cited by TDM. last week for performances on ned passports, it is without Friday and Saturday, Apple doubt that the policy only tar- Rubber Duck Daily reported. gets Taiwanese,” Lin said. Su was taken into a small to remove the sticker so as to Macau customs officials, whi- Conversely, Eleanor Wang, to arrive in town room for questioning and was not jeopardize her chances of ch affected her work,” Ho said. a spokeswoman of Taiwan’s allegedly told, “You are asking entering Macau for her per- “I demand that the Straits Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Rubber Duck, created by Dutch public for trouble by challenging formances. Exchange Foundation lodge explained that any unautho- artist Florentijn Hofman, will be displayed China’s authority.” Democratic Progressive Party a protest and negotiate with rized modifications made to on the stretch of sea between the Macau Su told Apple Daily that Legislator Ho Hsin-chun stated China, and that the Ministry a passport could hamper its Science Center and Kun Iam Ecumenical she had placed the sticker on on Facebook that the incident of Foreign Affairs’ personnel identification purposes and Center, every Friday to Sunday from April her passport when she was had exposed China’s ugly side stationed in Macau also take global credibility, emphasi- 29 to May 27. A press conference was held of being “truculent and unrea- their complaints to the Macau yesterday at the Science Center to introduce still studying abroad in 2012, zing that Taiwanese passpor- sonable,” just over a month be- government and customs, to the event, which will include a themed and had no trouble entering ts currently enjoy visa-free fore the upcoming swearing-in safeguard our citizens’ free- picture exhibition, a coloring contest, and Japan, South Korea and Eu- or landing visa status in 164 weekend game booths. Moreover, Susana ropean nations in the past of the new Taiwanese gover- dom, personal security and ri- countries. Lee, director of Macau Culture Creativity four years. However, she was nment, headed by the Demo- ght to work,” Ho added, cited According to the spokeswo- & Arts Association said the “Rubber Duck asked to sign an affidavit and cratic Progressive Party’s Tsai by the Taipei Times. man, Macau’s customs offi- Macau Tour” could attract local residents and was put on the next available Ing-wen, on May 20. Meanwhile, New Power cials this year refused entry to tourists, as well as enhance the city’s cultural flight back to Taiwan, despi- “Because of this sticker, a Party Legislator Freddy Lim 16 individuals due to stickers and creative industries. te expressing her willingness young dancer was deported by claimed that the incident has on their passports. Staff reporter

Shorts back out of Melco Crown as Macau outlook improves MGM Resort’s IPO REIT debuts

GM Resort has lau- to allow investors to rea- Mnched a controlled lize the value of this unta- Real Estate Investment pped, unlocked potential. Trust – REIT (MGM Grow- We decided early on that a th Properties). According spin-off is not a good idea. to “Seeking Alpha,” an A spin-off would be if we online investment resear- had taken our resorts and ch platform, “the REIT is spun them [off], or given essentially a nifty piece of them to shareholders, or financial engineering, su- sold them to another entity perior in concept to other that we did not control and hotel/gaming/REITs.” in some cases, would not Interviewed by the Ti- even manage. So instead, mes in November 2015, we came up with the struc- MGM Resorts chairman ture of a company that can and CEO Jim Murren ex- simply move many of our plained that the REIT resorts into a subsidiary of would be a way for the MGM,” Murren said. company to shift casino MGM Growth Properties assets and debt to the new prices its IPO at USD21 property company, and per share. The pricing is then lease the properties on the high end of the ex- back from the trust. pected range. The new real “We own over 700 acres estate firm will raise $1.05 of land on the prized Las billion in the offering at Bears are cutting their losses on Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. as the Macau casino operator has rebounded as much Vegas Boulevard, and it the NY exchange. MGM as 46 percent in the past 10 weeks. Short interest in the U.S.-traded stock is around 4 percent of outstanding shares, a has been a really rewar- Resorts holds a 76 percent 13-month low and down from a peak of 11 percent in December. The sentiment shift comes as data show that Macau casinos’ strategic shift to attract more mass-market gamblers instead of junket-supported VIP players may be starting to ding but complicated exer- stake in MGM Growth Pro- take hold and Melco Crown expands its operations outside the gambling enclave. cise to conclude how best perties.

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Daniel Beitler PANAMA PAPERS EXT to Singapore, Dubai and Hong Kong, Macau is one of Asia’s biggest Economist: Local offshores Nglobal offshore banking cen- ters. The issue was highligh- ted recently by the Panama Papers leak, which revealed bring ‘no real benefit’ to Macau around two dozen local enti- ties to be linked to Panama- nian law firm, Mossack Fon- in the Macau Yearbook 2015, seca. the three biggest holders of According to some reports, AP PHOTO foreign direct investment sto- more than one-third of Mos- ck in Macau are the Cayman sack Fonseca’s business came Islands, the British Virgin from China, including the two Islands and Hong Kong – all SAR territories. This is no- notorious for the existence of thing new for Macau, which offshore entities. has existed for some time as As individual entities, their a low-tax offshore destination investment stock – accumula- for wealthy corporations and ted over years of direct invest- individuals. ment in Macau – exceeds that Among these is Macau mag- of mainland China, and is un- nate Ng Lap Seng – currently rivalled among the documen- standing trial over allega- ted countries and territories. tions of bribery of a United The British Virgin Islands, Nations officials – who has the smallest of the three to been involved with the Clin- ton family as a ‘donor’ over the past few decades. While many of the inten- tions behind holding assets or The money in offshore accounts A marquee on a building in Panama City lists the Mossack Fonseca law firm are perfectly within the scope environment of the law for most countries, restricted to credit institu- panies in the MSAR. In other a minimum amount of staff the mysterious and hidden tions, investment companies words, they must “focus only [required] for operating in facilitates these world of the ultra-wealthy and financial intermediaries. on non-Macau markets.” Macau.” illicit operations sometimes facilitates less tas- Under Article 65, it adds that If the government cannot According to the website of teful activities. Undisturbed offshore commercial and au- tax the companies and tran- local accountancy firm, HMV because it offshore accounts can some- xiliary institutions are “spe- sactions, then “there is no & Associates, very little is re- times be used for tax eva- cifically forbidden to provide real benefit to the local com- quired to set up an offshore in has almost no sion, money-laundering or to services to third parties other munity of having offshore Macau: MOP25,000 in regis- [government] bypass international or crimi- than the institution of which companies in Macau,” Albano tered capital, the disclosure nal sanctions, as is believed they are a subsidiary or bran- Martins, a local economist, of the company owner (only supervision. to be the case with Russia and ch.” told the Times. to the licensing authority), a North Korea. However, under the same “They [offshore entities] minimum of one director and ALBANO MARTINS Macau’s Decree-Law num- law, companies can be fully only provide a benefit to the one shareholder, and around ECONOMIST ber 58/99/M, informally en- tax-exempt as long as they do shareholders, with the possi- three months’ waiting time titled “Offshore Regime of not operate in MOP, do not ble exception of a small em- for the permit application invest in Macau, holds nearly Macau,” specifically forbids target Macau residents, and ployment benefit. For exam- and entity incorporation. twice as much stock as China the engagement of activities do not focus on other com- ple, some companies have “But there are firms in Ma- (MOP41.6 billion in 2013), cau that have these com- while the Cayman Islands panies ready to go,” said Mar- holds more than three times tins. “They hold these [newly as much (MOP66 billion in created] companies and sell 2013). ONE SHOT NEWS them to whoever is interes- Martins speculates that ted.” many of these sources “pro- In the absence of any mea- bably originate with local re- surable benefit to the local sidents” who themselves own

PAULO BARBOSA PAULO community, the danger is offshore companies in other that these organizations may parts of the world. be used for illicit purposes, he He warned that the system added. can be used to for the misa- “In fact the environment pplication of resources in Ma- facilitates these illicit opera- cau. “Some transactions, that tions because it has almost no can benefit the government [government] supervision at in terms of taxation, can be all.” avoided through the use of of- The Macau government has fshore companies.” been quiet on the issue. After While offshore entities are the news broke, the Secretary not allowed their tax exemp- for Economy and Finance, tion status if dealing directly Lionel Leong, told reporters in the market, once one or- that the government needs ganization has the rights to a more time and information resource in Macau – such as before commenting on the a plot of land – there is the issue. Leong said that he has danger of it being sold throu- “no knowledge of the involve- gh a network of companies ment of any local companies that are largely unregulated. in this [Mossack Fonseca] “The interests [of offshore scheme.” organizations] are well-de- However, Macau’s links with veloped [entrenched] in Ma- other popular offshore desti- cau,” said Martins. “It means Construction in progress near Nam Van Lake. During the December 2015 Policy Address presentation, the Secretary nations are well-documented. ‘business under the table’ and for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, announced that the area abutting the lake – which is near the government According to data compiled it should not be allowed.” headquarters – will have cafes with outdoor zones managed by the Cultural Affairs Bureau. 21.04.2016 thu

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Daniel Beitler ART Himalayan- themed art exhibition will open tomorrow Tibetan art exhibition to open nightA to coincide with the formal re-opening of the iAOHiN Gallery, following its three-mon- in renovated gallery th refurbishment. The exhibition, titled “Tibet Revealed: an in depth look at art from the roof of the world,” will exhibit contemporary and tradi- tional Tibetan art, inclu- ding Tibetan Buddhist art and works by current ‘Tibetans-in-exile’. Exhibition curator Si- mon Lam says, “Through more than 20 contem- porary paintings and 30 thangka [Tibetan Bud- dhist paintings on cotton or silk] we will present to visitors how Tibetan culture and religion are preserved both at home and in exile […] and how Tibetan history is seen through a Tibetan pers- pective.” Among the exhibiting artists is Amsterdam-ba- Tashi Norbu sits next to a painting made specifically for the exhibition Li Ben Ta Shi stands in front of a traditional Thangka sed Tashi Norbu, whose contemporary art con- Macau Tower, and may [It is about] encouraging controversial piece [in will be moved to the in Macau for such ac- trasts the traditional and finish it during tomor- us to commit few sins, to the exhibition] … but I gallery’s warehouse near tivities, at 1200 square the materialistic “mains- row’s opening. be a good person and to still don’t see anything Red Market which, ac- meters.” They will be tream” with iconic Tibe- In contrast to Norbu’s do something good for wrong with it.” cording to Simon Lam, displayed there for up to tan-style clouds and na- contemporary fusion society,” he explains to Some of the paintings is “probably the biggest two months. stands Li Ben Ta Shi, the Times. tural scenery. ad “It is a contradiction of a thangka master from By far the most contro- sorts,” he tells the Times a place in Tibet that is versial of the works on in an interview, “between known as “Art City,” he display is a painting in traditional Tibetan Bud- tells the Times through a the “Tibet Revealed” col- dhism and materialism.” translator. lection by Australian-ba- “One is being threate- He stresses the religious sed Tibetan exile Karma ned by the other, but they influence on his works, Phuntsok, who was born must [ultimately] belong in Lhasa in 1952. together. In this world The painting in ques- we can’t stop [them from tion appears to depict the intermingling],” he ex- Chinese military’s crack- plained. Artists down during the Lhasa One such painting de- should have Uprising in 1959, though picts a Tibetan Buddhist the artist, who is not able monk alongside the su- the freedom to attend the exhibition, perhero character Spider- was unable to confirm Man, both encircled by to express this. traditional clouds. This Chinese soldiers are symbolizes a lack of cla- what they portrayed with blood dri- rity, according to Tashi want to say. pping off their ends of Norbu. their rifles and staining “We [Tibetans] are very FLORENCE LAM the ground beneath them proud of our heritage as they march through […] and the influence the Tibetan capital. we have had on the rest some of which contain “We are really testing of the world, especially liquefied gold, and all of the boundaries with this since the 1960s,” he which are composed of one,” said Simon Lam. said. “Today we have the thousands of intricate “Some of these works are potential to contribute details. basically forbidden to be greatly to the world in “Thangka is about a shown in the mainland.” terms of our [unique] story of the Buddha,” he “Artists should have philosophy.” says. “The works tell a the freedom to express Norbu arrived in Macau story, and one painting what they want to say,” about 15 hours before can recount the whole Florence Lam told the speaking with the Times, life of a person through Times in relation to the and surprised gallery di- its many dimensions.” controversial painting. rector Florence Lam with Li Ben Ta Shi explains “Works [like these] can’t a brand new, unfinished that his broader motiva- be created when one has painting, depicting the tion is to encourage more to think about censor- city of Macau in his re- people to take up the tra- ship or rules.” cognizable style. ditional art form in a bid In response to repeated Norbu will work on the to preserve the culture. questioning from the Ti- painting, which features “Much of my art is about mes, Florence Lam said, the Grand Lisboa and the themes of redemption. “This could be the most 21.04.2016 thu

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GOV’T TRANSPARENCY Sio Chi Wai, Pereira Couti- nho and Leong On Kei urged the authorities to improve the transparency of their work; including budgets, au- dits, purchases, and outsour- ced contracts. Following the latest reports of the Commis- sion of Audit and the Com- mission Against Corruption, which reveal abuses on pu- blic tenders, the lawmakers consider the current related laws – which have been used for the past 30 years – to be unsuitable. They further ur- ged civil servants to improve their disciplinary awareness, The two buildings beside the public hospital planned for demolition since they frequently claim to be unaware of the law AL PLENARY when residents complain about public programs.

TRANSPORTATION Ma Infectious diseases building Chi Seng and Song Pek Kei asked the government to solve both traffic and taxi issues. The lawmakers no- location up for more debate ted that the number of local vehicles has increased to AWMAKERS passed the urgency of building the pu- only urging the facility to move Physician Chan Iek Lap criti- 250,000, making the city’s three motions during blic health facility. forward now. cized the lawmakers who disa- traffic a headache for both yesterday’s debate in The proposals were raised by Ng Kuok Cheong voiced greed with the location, saying citizens and the authorities. the Legislative Assem- Leong Veng Chai, Song Pek his support for Au’s motion, that they did not care about Nonetheless, the lawmakers Lbly (AL) requesting further de- Kei, and Au Kam San. Au Kam saying that the government the safety of the nurses and suggested that the govern- bate on the location of the in- San wondered why the facili- law enforcement caused ci- doctors. In response, Pereira ment give priority to buses fectious diseases building, whi- ty would have to be located in tizens to lose confidence. He Coutinho emphasized again by adding more buses, ex- ch was planned to be built near such a densely populated area, questioned the necessity of the topic of government trans- tending the working time the Conde de São Januário instead of Coloane. Moreover, such a big project. parency, saying that troubles of the drivers and setting Central Hospital (CHCSJ). The since the discussion regarding Other lawmakers like Lei arising from the projects are up exclusive bus lanes. proposed location has gene- the program commenced se- Cheng I and Kwan Tsui Hang all caused by the government Last year, 5,079 penalties rated controversy, with many veral years ago, the lawmaker also supported the motions, itself. were issued to taxi drivers, groups and residents opposing elected by a group linked to saying that if the society is de- Representatives of the Macau double the verified occur- the construction, while the go- the New Macau Association bating the matter, the govern- Civil Servants Association and rences in 2014. Meanwhile, vernment has been stressing asked why the officials are ment should also discuss it. the New Macau Association, lawmakers have agreed on as well as concerned residents, the recent taxi regulation held a demonstration last mon- th in S. Francisco Garden and proposals, but expressed Unlicensed ownership of on the rooftop of a residential their understanding toward building to protest the cons- taxi drivers complaining endangered species penalized truction of the proposed in- about the difficulties of car- fectious diseases facility. ANM rying passengers due to the questioned the necessity of limited taxi spots. proposal to increase the fine imposed on such a large complex, and ad- Aunlicensed holders of endangered fauna ded that the new Islands Hos- SMEs Chan Hong, Au Kam and flora was approved yesterday by the Le- pital has forecast a similar date San and Ho Ion Sang appea- gislative Assembly (AL). of completion to that of the led to the government to sim- The Secretary for Economy and Finance, controversial building. plify the procedures of SME Lionel Leong, proposed the implementation On the government’s part, registration and to encourage of the international Convention on Interna- the Secretary for Social Affairs entrepreneurial activities. tional Trade in Endangered Species of Wild and Culture, Alexis Tam, has For new registered busines- Fauna and Flora (CITES). repeatedly said that, after con- ses, finishing all paperwork The proposal for the new fine was pas- sidering population safety and could take at least two mon- sed during the debate. The current fine – heritage protection, the two Lionel Leong (second row, center) smiles ths, and in some cases more which stands currently at a maximum of buildings beside the public than a year. Applicants need MOP5,000 – will be increased to between TES, although the authorities do indeed con- hospital should be demolished to complete tasks that involve MOP200,000 and MOP500,000. duct bilateral operations with some regions. to give space for the infectious several departments, giving Lawmaker Pereira Coutinho questioned Economic Services director Tai Kin Ip said diseases building. rise to complaints that regis- the secretary whether all departments that in terms of seized items, 350 kilograms Plans to build a facility for the tration departments are un- would conduct unified operations when worth of items from endangered species treatment of infectious disea- endangered items are seized, and if the were destroyed, 150 kilograms are currently ses were initially discussed af- reasonably picky or avoid res- authorities will provide pictures of the awaiting destruction, and 200 kilograms ter the 2003 outbreak of Severe ponsibilities. The lawmakers items online. He repeatedly called for in- were handed over to Civic and Municipal Acute Respiratory Syndrome have requested that the go- creased government transparency. Leong Affairs Bureau. Ip added that the items (SARS) in neighboring regions. vernment reduce the number claimed that posting pictures online befo- cannot be auctioned while in the posses- The planned building will have of sections involved and to re completing all legal procedures would sion of the Macau government, according to an area of 5,565 square meters. clarify the obligations of each be complicated, but he approved the sug- CITES, but that the government would be The 12-storey building will in- department. Nevertheless, gestion. obliged to use them for research and educa- clude 120 wards specially equi- the government has been The lawmakers also questioned the depart- tion purposes. pped for infection control and offering MOP300,000 loans ments about the transfer of live animals be- After yesterday’s general approval, the bill treatment of patients, as well to new entrepreneurs, which tween regions. The representatives acknowle- will undergo detailed discussion at one of as world-class medical facili- many consider to be paltry. dged that there are no regulations under CI- the AL’s commissions. ties. Staff reporter 21.04.2016 thu

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Malaysia Air CEO cites reasons beyond Mitsubishi admits his control’ for exit to manipulating Kyunghee Park

HRISTOPH Mueller, the BLOOMBERG Cchief executive of Malaysia fuel test data Airlines Bhd., told his staff he was leaving the national carrier for reasons that are personal Ma Jie and Yuki Hagiwara and “beyond my control,” ac- cording to a letter he wrote to ITSUBISHI BLOOMBERG them. Motors Corp. ad- “The show must go on,” Christoph Mueller mitted to mani- Mueller wrote to employees pulating test data Tuesday, informing them he Mueller, who became CEO-de- Minvolving 625,000 vehicles was leaving the carrier in Sep- signate in March 2015. State in order to improve fuel-eco- tember, according to a copy of sovereign-wealth fund Kha- nomy claims. the letter seen by Bloomberg zanah Nasional Bhd. took the The affected models include News. The resignation is for carrier private by buying out those supplied to Nissan Mo- The Mitsubishi Mirage first shipment to Japan “personal reasons, which are small shareholders to help the tor Co., which discovered the beyond my control,” Mueller Sepang, Malaysia-based com- manipulation, according to a reported, citing an unidentified and sells the car as the Nissan wrote without elaborating. pany return to profit. statement by Mitsubishi Mo- person. The company’s mani- DayZ in Japan, declined to Mueller’s unexpected resig- Malaysia Air is on track to tors. The two companies are pulation of tests would further comment. nation comes as the carrier is return to profitability as the discussing compensation and intensify scrutiny of the auto Mitsubishi Motors’s dis- beginning to turn around af- airline’s restructuring effort is Mitsubishi is also checking industry after Volkswagen closure risks doing further ter two plane crashes in 2014 proceeding as planned and the whether the cheating affected AG’s admission last year that it damage to consumers’ trust in dented its sales and reputation, company is finished laying off overseas models. rigged diesel models with sof- car companies’ fuel economy prompted the government to employees, Mueller said in an Mitsubishi Motors is suspec- tware to meet U.S. emissions claims. Hyundai Motor Co. buy out all shareholders and interview in February. The car- ted of manipulating the load standards. and Kia Motors Corp. agreed take the company private. A rier wants to buy and own some placed on the tires of four dif- “This may be different from to pay fines and forfeit emis- veteran of a turnaround ef- aircraft once its targets are met, ferent models in order to make Volkswagen’s issue, but the sions credits in late 2014 to fort at Aer Lingus Group Plc in as its existing fleet structure is their fuel economy performan- market has become very sensi- settle U.S. claims they overs- Ireland, Mueller was charged skewed toward leased planes, ce appear better, Kyodo news tive to such kind of news,” Sei- tated mileage ratings. Ford with reviving a carrier that was he said. ji Sugiura, an analyst at Tokai lowered ratings for hybrid racking up losses even before Mueller intends to remain Tokyo Research Center, said models in both 2014 and 2013. hundreds of people died in the with the company as a non-exe- by phone. “It may have a simi- The Japanese automaker has two crashes. cutive director and will serve It’s not the lar impact in terms of sales and been seeking to restore confi- “The company is making very a six-month notice period un- the company’s reputation.” dence in its vehicles for more good progress and we are on til September to facilitate an first time for Mitsubishi Motors’ shares than a decade after a series of track with our plan,” Mueller orderly transition, the airline fell 15 percent, the most in scandals more than a decade wrote. “We have delivered our said. The board has appointed Mitsubishi to more than a decade, in Tokyo ago led the carmaker to seek financial budget for the first Chief Operations Officer Peter have this kind trading. The stock, down 29 multiple bailouts from Mitsu- three months of 2016, our on- Bellew as an executive director, percent this year, has a market bishi group companies. Mit- time performance is increasing it said. of issue, and value of 721 billion yen subishi Motors had covered and very stable and our custo- Malaysia Airlines was already (USD6.6 billion). An internal up defects involving flawed mer service index is recovering losing money before passenger this definitely company probe revealed the axles that could lead wheels to with more significant improve- confidence was shattered af- mishandled testing involved detach. ments in the pipeline.” ter Flight MH370 vanished on won’t four models including the eK “It’s again bad for the com- After cutting 6,000 jobs, redu- March 8 while en route from help them minicar, Kyodo said. pany’s image,” Sugiura said. cing pay, and trimming capa- Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The Mitsubishi Motors President “It’s not the first time for Mi- city by 30 percent, the onus is carrier lost another aircra- rebuild their Tetsuro Aikawa and two other tsubishi to have this kind of now on Malaysia’s government ft when MH17 was shot down executives bowed in apology issue, and this definitely won’t to find a successor to continue over Ukraine four months later. reputation. at a briefing in Tokyo. Nissan, help them rebuild their repu- the revival plan put in place by Bloomberg SEIJI SUGIURA which rebadges the eK model tation.” Bloomberg

corporate bits mgm macau launches ‘fun for everyone’ large and colorful butterflies lexmark to be bought at usd3.6 billion buyers and debt financing, hovering above the Grande by apex, pag asia the company said Tuesday Praça. in a statement. The transac- A highlight of Le French tion, approved by Lexmark’s May, “Edgar Degas Figures in board, is expected to close in Motion” presents 74 pieces of the second half of 2016 and bronze sculpture never befo- is subject to certain sharehol- re seen in Asia, including the der and regulatory approvals. famous “Little Dancer Aged Legend Capital Management Fourteen.” Degas is known as Co. is also a member of the one of the founders of the Im- consortium. pressionist movement and is The purchase price represen- famous for his paintings, sculp- ts a 17 percent premium on Le- tures, prints and drawings. xmark’s closing share price of MGM added in a press relea- USD34.66 on Tuesday. se that over 160 vibrant Mo- Lexmark reported USD968.8 narch and Morpho butterflies, million in fourth-quarter sales, created using synthetic glass, with about 83 percent coming will hover above young laurel from its Imaging Solutions and trees and swivel among datu- Lexmark International Inc., that values the company at Services unit, which houses its ra blossoms in Grande Praça. a computer-printer maker, USD3.6 billion. printing division, according to MGM is set to launch its new legendary French artist Edgar The installation is designed by agreed to be acquired by an The all-cash deal, worth data compiled by Bloomberg. “Fun for Everyone” campaign Degas exhibited at MGM Art Stephen Stefanou, a U.S.-ba- investment consortium led by USD40.50 per Lexmark sha- The company’s software divi- this month. The campaign in- Space, complemented by the sed maestro of oversized vi- Apex Technology Co. and PAG re, will be financed through sion reported USD160.8 million cludes a sculpture collection by highly anticipated return of the sual display art. Asia Capital in a transaction equity contributions from the in quarterly revenue. 21.04.2016 thu

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Joe McDonald, Shenzhen

HE Chinese automaker Tthat sold more electric cars Electric carmaker enters US last year than Tesla, Nissan or GM is taking a back road into the American market on a bat- market by selling buses tery-powered bus. Detouring around the cost and risk of consumer sales, Japan, Hong Kong, Finland, BYD Co. has quietly built a U.S. Denmark and Uruguay. AP PHOTO business supplying rechargea- BYD’s consumer models are, ble buses to environmentally- like GM’s Volt, “dual mode” minded transit agencies. Its with plug-in charging and a factory north of Los Angeles, small gasoline engine to ge- opened in 2013, is on track to nerate extra power if needed deliver 300 this year. to help extend the range. The company has dipped its BYD’s workhorse is the e6, toe into the U.S. auto market a boxy, midsize all-electric by launching test fleets of hatchback used by taxi com- plug-in electric taxis in Chi- panies in China and Europe. cago and New York City. The company has a test fleet Consumer sales are coming of 20 in Chicago and is prepa- but BYD has yet to decide ring 50 in New York City. when, said Michael Austin, its The brand also is moving vice president for the United upmarket. A family of SUVs States. He said it might start ranging from subcompact to developing a sales network in luxury and named for Chinese the next two years. dynasties including the Song, “We have the manufacturing Yuan and Tang have leather scale that can drive the cost interiors and rear-view video. to a point where we can bring To reach American consu- vehicles to export markets in- mers, BYD will need to “bring cluding the United States, La- something new to the table,” tin America and Europe that said Laslau. He said a new- will be game-changing,” said comer might target budget- Austin at BYD’s headquarters minded buyers with a model in this southern city adjacent priced under $35,000 with to Hong Kong. a range of at least 200 miles Once that comes, “we get (320 kilometers) on a charge. brand recognition because Performers take part in an event to introduce the Yuan, the latest Plug-in Hybrid mini SUV from BYD in Beijing Austin said BYD can meet people already are riding our that today but thinks the pri- buses,” said Austin. grants to manufacturers and cs with a small gasoline ge- million. They include 14 ce has to be even lower — be- BYD — the name stands for subsidies to customers. nerator to extend the range 60-foot-long (18-meter-long) low $30,000. “Build Your Dreams” — is China surpassed the United beyond one charge’s 150 to articulated buses that can “We’re not a toy for the rich,” part of an emerging wave of States last year as the biggest 200 miles (250 to 300 kilo- carry 120 people with a ran- he said. “We’re going after the Chinese companies that stand market for electrics by num- meters). ge of up to 200 miles (320 mass market. And if you are to profit from global demand ber of units sold, boosted by The company started out as kilometers) on one charge, delivering that, you have to for solar and wind power, government subsidies of up a battery developer, founded 30 commuter coaches and 41 be cost-competitive.” electric cars and other clean to 60,000 yuan ($9,500) per in 1995 by engineer Wang 40-foot (12-meter) standard BYD’s batteries are heavier and renewable energy. vehicle. Chuanfu and 20 co-workers buses. than its competitors’ but the They benefit from rising BYD’s sales rose to 61,722 from a state-owned company. The 40-foot (12-meter) bu- company says their iron phos- consumer interest abroad and autos, beating Tesla Motors It grew to supply about half ses cost $660,000, compa- phate chemical mix is safer heavy spending at home by Inc.’s sales of 50,580 plug-in the global market for mobile red with $500,000 for a die- than those made of lithium the ruling Communist Party. vehicles and more than tri- phone batteries before expan- sel hybrid, according to the and cobalt that sometimes Chinese leaders see what they ple the 15,393 Volts sold by ding into electric vehicles with agency’s executive director, can catch fire if punctured. call “new energy” as a field the 2002 purchase of a small Len Engel. But maintenance Abroad, BYD faces more where China still can win a producer of gasoline cars that is cheaper: Most buses need hurdles in countries that profitable leading role. China became BYD Auto Ltd. new tires after as little as don’t promote electric vehi- “I have no doubt BYD even- Last year marked the first 20,000 miles (32,000 kilo- cles as aggressively as China tually can crack the market surpassed the time BYD Auto supplied more meters) but the BYD vehicles does. in Europe or the U.S.,” said US last year than half of BYD’s revenue. are still on their first set after In its home city of Shen- Cosmin Laslau, who follows The rest comes from sales of 50,000 miles (80,000 kilo- zhen, the local government the electric vehicle market for as the biggest batteries, solar panels, mo- meters). has bought 200 electric buses Lux Research in Boston. bile phone components and “It’s slightly more expensi- and thousands of taxis. The It might take five to 10 years market for power-management techno- ve,” said Engel. But with an- state-owned utility installs to achieve an “equal footing” logy. nual savings of up to $50,000 charging stations — some- with GM, Nissan or Tesla, electrics BYD’s workforce of 180,000 on maintenance “that is paid thing BYD cannot count on in “but it’s surely doable if we includes 15,000 engineers in back in three years and after other markets. look sufficiently far out,” Las- General Motors Co. Nissan battery development. At its that we are making money.” In the United States, BYD lau said. Motor Co. says sales of its Shenzhen headquarters, a Other buyers include transit faces a “very large under- “By deploying these buses Leaf over the past five years spiral parking structure has agencies in Los Angeles, Long taking” of setting up a sales first [in the United States], total 211,000, which based on 400 spaces to charge taxis Beach and Gardena in Cali- and service network before BYD can get an early lesson previous data suggests about and employee cars. The com- fornia, Denver and St. Albert consumer sales could start, in how its batteries fare,” he 56,000 were sold last year. pany has its own test track for in western Canada. said Austin, a “battery guy” said. “And if they are success- Unlike startups that are buses, modeled on the U.S. Several Silicon Valley tech- who joined BYD in 2007 from ful, they can point to that and burning cash, BYD is profi- Department of Transporta- nology companies are talking Motorola Inc., where he had say the battery you are going table. The company, in which tion’s bus testing site in Al- with BYD about possible dou- helped manage purchases of to get in your electric vehi- Warren Buffett’s Berkshire toona, Pennsylvania. ble-deck commuter buses for the Chinese company’s batte- cle has already done a half- Hathaway Corp. owns a 10 The first two buses out of the employees with coffee bars, ries for mobile phones. million miles in buses.” percent stake, has yet to re- BYD factory in Lancaster, Ca- leather interiors, video games “Our success in 2015 has In 2014, China spent lease 2015 results but said in lifornia, went to the nearby and work stations, said Peter probably accelerated some of USD83.3 billion in renewa- January profit rose about 500 Antelope Valley Transit Autho- Mobley, BYD’s marketing di- our plans to bring consumer bles, nearly one-third of the percent from a year earlier. rity, which plans to become the rector for North America. electric vehicles to export global total. That includes BYD’s consumer models are, first all-electric U.S. fleet. Outside North America, BYD markets,” he said. “We have construction of hydro dams like the Volt, “dual mode” The agency is buying 85 buses are in use at Amster- a big job preparing ourselves and wind farms, research hybrids — plug-in electri- BYD buses for a total of $72 dam’s Schiphol Airport and in for that.” AP thu 21.04.2016

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Hong Kong malls search for new identity after golden decade ends

Frederik Balfour labels and cosmetics,” said Helen Mak, senior director of FTER 27 years of retail services for Hong Kong BLOOMBERG serving rib-eye steak at Knight Frank LLP. “It’s pro- and apple pie to Ame- bably the end of that chapter.” rican cuisine lovers in The new chapter is about HongA Kong, Dan Ryan’s Chi- bringing back local shoppers. cago Grill has closed its doors At Hongkong Land Holdings at the city’s Pacific Place mall. Ltd.’s upscale Landmark mall Taking its place: a trendy new in Central, cashmere swea- Italian restaurant called Ope- ter maker Pringle of Scotland retta. has moved out and Mak Mak, “I don’t know why they had a Thai restaurant, has mo- to leave,” said Ho Kwan-lun, ved in. Lululemon Athletica a urologist who took selfies Inc. has opened a flagship sto- with his friends in front of Dan re at Hysan Place mall in Cau- Ryan’s before going in for one seway Bay, where it holds free last meal the day it closed on weekly yoga classes on Sunday April 10. “It’s a shame. This mornings. place has been here so long.” At Harbour City, Wharf Landlord Swire Properties Holdings hosts a new Eslite Ltd.’s decision not to renew bookstore and bakery, one of Dan Ryan’s lease wasn’t about more than 40 new concept sto- squeezing more rent from a res introduced since 2015, the new tenant. Instead, it’s an at- landlord said in an e-mail. Its tempt to refresh its tenant mix Times Square mall has intro- to woo new visitors in response duced a floor dedicated to kids’ to Hong Kong’s deepest retail Hong Kong’s Pacific Place mall shops. sales slump since 2003, when At Pacific Place mall, Tea WG the outbreak of Severe Acute Kong and the local economy is ners are staring at steep rental period last year, according to Salon & Boutique now occupies Respiratory Syndrome disease slowing in tandem with Chi- declines. Hong Kong government data, Coach Inc.’s old space. Pop-up emptied malls. na’s? Developers are searching “The biggest challenge for while their retail spending champagne and caviar bars as The million-dollar question for the answer by bringing in shopping malls is to keep fell 8.3 percent in 2015, after well as gelato kiosks now po- for landlords: How to keep new tenants offering free yoga them occupied,” said Eva Lee, nearly a decade of double-digit pulate the landings between mall traffic flowing when weal- classes, champagne and caviar a UBS Group AG property growth. escalators. Swire Properties thy mainland shoppers have pop-up bars, and gelato. analyst. “A lot of rentals were Take Wharf Holdings Ltd.’s plans to increase food and be- turned lukewarm toward Hong “Our high-end retailers have signed when the market was mammoth Harbour City mall verage outlets by 50 percent in been facing challenges in re- still great, and they have not complex in Kowloon, which in the next two years. Whether cent months,” said Fiona Shiu, adjusted to the new reality of 2014 boasted the highest sales that’s the right formula re- general manager of Pacific weaker retail sales.” per square foot in the world mains to be seen. Place. “Customer spending Lee expects rents in prime and accounted for about 7.1 “If you take a luxury shop and Customer patterns have changed, and locations to fall as much as 25 percent of all retail sales in make it into a tapas bar, base we are constantly revisiting percent in the next two years. Hong Kong that year. In 2015, rents are generally lower,” says spending the trade mix.” Falling rents are only half Harbour City sales slumped 12 Sebastian Skiff, executive di- patterns have It’s a scenario playing out the equation for developers. percent. rector of retail development at luxury malls around Hong Because most leases entitle The average retailer occupan- and asset management for changed, Kong, where double-digit the landlord to a share of re- cy cost ratio at Harbour City Asia at Colliers International rent increases were the norm tail receipts, when sales are jumped to its highest level in Group Inc. “You still need hi- and we are during a decade when sales weaker for tenants, the malls 16 years in 2015, according to gher rent retailers to support were powered by hordes of earn less, too. data from Bloomberg Intelli- that foot traffic.” constantly mainland Chinese shoppers The locations that were the gence. Rents there could fall by Meantime, other Dan Ryan’s revisiting the loading up on Louis Vuitton biggest beneficiaries of the as much as 40 percent in the outlets in Taipei and Singapo- handbags and Dior jewelry. Chinese boom are now suffe- next five years, says UBS’s Lee. re, as well as in the Harbour trade mix. With those tourists taking their ring the most. Arrivals of Chi- “In the past 10 years, most City and Festival Walk malls in spending to Paris, London and nese tourists fell 18 percent shopping centers were driven FIONA SHIU Hong Kong, are set to keep ser- GENERAL MANAGER Tokyo, and with online compe- during the first two months of by mainland shopper require- ving up American-size portions OF PACIFIC PLACE tition gaining ground, mall ow- 2016 compared with the same ments for gold, jewelry, luxury - for now, at least. Bloomberg

Official spending on perks well under budget last year

MID an ongoing dget of 6.31 billion ($970 “The ‘three publics bu- runaway growth of the cent this year. anti-corruption cam- Aausterity drive, Chi- million), according to a dget’ is only an upper last decade, belt-tighte- In one sign of the cutba- paign has further redu- na’s once-lavish go- report on the ministry’s spending limit. All de- ning has been ordered cks, spending on Chi- ced spending and abuses vernment spending on website. partments must strictly across the government na’s powerful and hugely of privilege among ner- overseas travel, vehicles Although this year’s bu- control ‘three publics’ — with a special focus on influential military is set vous officials. and entertainment was dget for the three items, spending within the bu- what are widely seen as to rise this year by just The ministry said other almost 15 percent below known colloquially as the dget range and in con- perks open to abuse. Last 7.6 percent, the smallest factors, including chan- budget last year, the Fi- “three publics,” is only formity with all relevant year’s economic growth increase in six years. ges in the international nance Ministry said yes- slightly lower, spending management regula- declined to a 25-year low President Xi Jinping situation and a new po- terday. will continue to be tightly tions,” the spokesman of 6.9 percent and the has also ordered officials licy restricting most new Just 5.37 billion yuan controlled, it quoted an was quoted as saying. International Monetary to cut back on banquets auto purchases to do- (USD826 million) was unidentified ministry With China’s economy Fund expects the figure and other non-essen- mestic brands, also held spent in 2015 out of a bu- spokesman as saying. slowing sharply from the to drift down to 6.3 per- tials, while his sweeping down spending. AP 21.04.2016 thu

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Stephen Wright, Jakarta INDONESIA landmark commitment by Aone of the world’s largest producers of tissue and paper to New mill raises doubts stop cutting down Indonesia’s prized tropical forests is under renewed scrutiny as the com- pany prepares to open a giant about APP’s forests pledge pulp mill in South Sumatra. To fanfare more than three years ago, Asia Pulp and Pa- face a significant shortfall in ration. That shortfall is com- per (APP) promised to use its supply of plantation-grown pounded by devastating forest only plantation woods after wood after the new mill begins AP PHOTO and peatland fires across Indo- an investigation by one of its operating, even at a 2.0 million nesia last year that destroyed strongest critics, Greenpeace, ton capacity. The company cou- more than a quarter of APP’s showed its products were partly ld then face a choice between planted trees in South Sumatra, made from the pulp of endan- using higher-cost imported according to an on-the-ground gered trees. wood or looking the other way survey by Hutan Kita Institute Greenpeace welcomed the an- as its suppliers encroach upon and other civil society groups. nouncement as a breakthrough virgin forests. Greenpeace forests campaig- and the company, long revi- “APP, while it has been pre- ner Andy Tait said APP has led by activists as a villain, re- senting itself as a champion of maintained it will only supply branded itself as a defender of zero deforestation, is building the mill with plantation or im- the environment, helping it to one of the world’s biggest pulp ported wood. But he acknow- win back customers that had mills,” said Christopher Barr ledged that APP’s assessment severed ties. At the same time, of Woods & Wayside Interna- that its plantation wood supply it was pressing ahead behind tional, one of the organizations is adequate predates last year’s the scenes with plans to build a involved with the report. “horrendous” fires, which hea- third pulp mill in Indonesia. “There will be a great deal of vily affected the company. When it went public with its pressure to ensure it receives In this Nov. 4, 2007 file photo, a worker talks on his radio near a pile of acacia logs “We don’t see any sign of APP plans for the OKI mill in 2013, adequate supplies of wood to at a pulp and paper mills in Riau province, on Sumatra island pulling back from its commit- APP announced it would pro- keep it operating at full ca- ments on no deforestation at duce 2 million tons a year and pacity,” he said. “Our analy- century, is fed will be a factor in Indonesia’s ability to meet its this stage and it would obviou- then earlier this year acknow- sis shows the group’s existing the survival of Indonesia’s tro- emission reduction targets un- sly be commercial suicide for ledged the mill’s capacity cou- planted area in South Sumatra pical forests and the endange- der an international agreement them to do so,” he said. “But ld in the future increase to 2.8 is unlikely to produce the volu- red wildlife they shelter. More due to be signed within days. this mill construction raises a million tons. mes of wood the mill is expec- generally, the draining and The report estimates that number of critical questions New research released yester- ted to consume at projected ca- destruction of peatlands for fo- APP’s plantations in South Su- that need to be addressed.” day by a dozen international pacity levels.” restry or agriculture will over matra have never produced half The company said it would it and Indonesian environmental How the mill, which could decades release vast amounts of the wood needed to feed a respond to concerns about the groups estimates that APP will operate for more than half a of carbon that could jeopardize 2.0 million ton a year pulp ope- mill. MDT/AP

INDIA PAKISTAN Heat wave kills more than 160 Gunmen kill 7 policemen in Omer Farooq, Nirmala George, Hyderabad Karachi AP PHOTO UNMEN on motorcycles shot EEKS of sweltering temperatures Gand killed seven police officers Whave caused more than 160 deaths yesterday in two separate attacks in southern and eastern India, officials in the port city of Karachi, police said on Tuesday, warning that any re- said. lief from monsoon rains was still likely The slain officers had been de- weeks away. ployed to protect health workers Most of the heat-wave victims were la- administering polio vaccinations. borers and farmers in the states of Telan- No health workers were harmed in gana, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, thou- the attacks in Karachi, the capital gh temperatures elsewhere in India have of southern Sindh province, local also hit 45 degrees Celsius. An Indian vendor selling onions on a sidewalk rests under the shade of a tree on a hot summer day in Hyderabad yesterday police official Mohammad Ijaz Schools were closed last week in Orissa said. until at least April 26. Officials in Andhra water, Indian broadcaster NDTV said said March’s average global temperature Another senior police officer, Fe- Pradesh were giving out free water and yesterday. of 12.7 degrees Celsius was not only the roze Shah, said authorities had no buttermilk to help people stay hydrated. Making matters worse, India is gra- hottest March, but continues a record plans to suspend the polio cam- And everywhere, people have been urged ppling with severe water shortages and 11-month streak that started last May. paign despite the attack. to stay indoors during the hottest hours drought affecting more than 300 million For southern India, this is the second Earlier, provincial Home Mi- of the day. people — a quarter of the country’s popu- consecutive year marred by a deadly heat nister Suhail Anwar also told the Y.K. Reddy, a state meteorological of- lation. Thousands of distressed farmers wave. Last year, around 2,500 people Pakistani Geo news network that ficial, said the temperatures were about have committed suicide, tens of thou- died in scorching temperatures before the seven officers were killed mi- 4-5 degrees Celsius hotter than normal sands of farm animals have died, and the monsoon rains began in the Indian nutes apart. He said the attackers for April. “Normally such high tempera- crops have perished, with rivers, lakes subcontinent in early June. targeted police who had been de- tures are recorded in the month of May,” and ponds drying up and groundwater But while heat waves are relatively ployed in the city in connection he said. tables sinking. common during Indian summers, autho- with the polio campaign, which Police have reported 55 heat-related Scrambling to deal with the crisis, offi- rities have done little to ensure water se- was launched to vaccinate chil- deaths in Orissa and at least 45 in An- cials have sent tankers of water to parched curity or prepare urban populations for dren. dhra Pradesh. Sixty-six were reported farming communities in Maharashtra, the risks. This year, Orissa’s capital of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz in Telangana, though the state’s deputy banning people from drilling deep wells Bhubaneshwar and Maharashtra’s city of Sharif strongly condemned the chief minister, Mohammed Mahmood and ordering farmers to shift away from Nagpur joined Gujarat’s Ahmedabad in “terrorist attack” on police in Ka- Ali, said the causes of death were still growing water-guzzling sugarcane crops. launching a heat wave program to edu- rachi. being verified. The heat wave in India coincides with cate people on how to stay cool, provide In a statement, he said police of- Meanwhile, a 12-year-old girl in the record-high temperatures across the glo- shelters and train medical workers on ficers sacrificed their lives to secu- drought-stricken western state of Maha- be. On Tuesday, the U.S. National Ocea- dealing with heat-related illnesses like re the future of our coming gene- rashtra died from the heat while fetching nic and Atmospheric Administration sun stroke and dehydration. MDT/AP ration. AP thu 21.04.2016

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Japanese whisky at USD920 a bottle driving rice farmers to drink

Aya Takada, Monami Yui and Hiromi Horie

BLOOMBERG Two years APAN’S burgeoning whisky business is dri- ago, if you ving rice farmer Hi- roshi Tsubouchi to hit searched online Jthe booze. With domestic rice for Japanese consumption sliding, Tsubou- chi, 36, says he’s getting on whisky in Hong the whisky bandwagon - or, at least, switching to the barley Kong, you used to make it. With Japane- se whiskies ranking among the wouldnt find best - and most expensive - in anything. the world, the profits of the local distillery industry are be- AARON CHAN ginning to flow to the country’s farmers. growing rice in 2011, Tsubou- Tsubouchi will reap his first chi says barley may eventually crop next month, joining a do- be more lucrative than rice, zen farmers in central Japan consumption of which has been testing barley’s potential to declining by about 80,000 tons bolster incomes and help feed a year in Japan, tracking the the nation’s malt-hungry spirit- country’s shrinking population. makers. Japan is the world’s “I feel very proud of becoming fourth-largest importer of the Japanese whisky being bottled a supplier to a whisky-maker,” grain and second-biggest buyer Tsubouchi said in an interview. of malt, the barley product won the “World’s Best Blen- Whisky supplies have become the perception of the quality of He bought and rented 0.6 hec- that’s mashed and fermented to ded Malt” title at the World so tight that Suntory Holdin- the whisky, Akuto said. tares of uncultivated land from make whisky and beer. Imports Whiskies Awards last year. gs President Takeshi Niinami Japanese whisky is a subject of nearby farms to grow barley for of whisky-making malt jumped That’s propelled the populari- has asked his staff to follow his “increasing national pride, due Venture Whisky. He’s planting 20 percent last year and have al- ty of Japanese whiskies, leading lead and try abstaining from to rising international recogni- Golden Melon, a malting-barley most quadrupled over the past to shortages and surging prices. the company’s premium malts. tion and a TV dramatization of variety recommended by Saita- decade, spurred by demand for While global sales volumes The need to conserve sales in- the life of Masataka Taketsuru, ma agriculture authorities, who Japanese whiskies from San from all producing countries ventory trumps the executive’s a pioneer in Japanese whisky preserved the seed after far- Francisco to Hong Kong. increased an average of 5 per- desire to consume it himself, distilling,” Euromonitor said in mers grew it successfully in the “I never expected our Japa- cent a year from 2009 to 2014, Niinami told reporters in Ja- a report in October. prefecture four decades ago. nese whiskies to be so popular they advanced at a 5.6 percent nuary. “Hibiki is my favorite, Also, farmers in Chichibu may If all goes to plan, 1.2 tons of overseas,” said Ichiro Akuto, clip in Japan, data from Euro- but I can’t,” he said. be able to double their income grain will be harvested in May, 50, whose single malts sell monitor International show. Suntory, the country’s biggest by planting barley straight af- Akuto said. That will be used in for as much as 100,000 yen While most Japanese whisky distiller, will spend 5 billion yen ter they have harvested rice or his Chichibu malting plant - a (USD920) a bottle. His dis- is consumed domestically, last in 2016 to expand production, buckwheat - the grain used to 20 million-yen facility that has tillery, Venture Whisky Ltd., in year the country sold a record adding to the 7 billion yen spent make soba noodles. Farmland the capacity to produce 50 tons Chichibu in Saitama prefecture, 10.4 billion yen ($95 million) on expansions since 2010, said typically stays idle for six mon- of malt a year. is working with local farmers to of it abroad, an eleven-fold in- spokeswoman Hasumi Ozawa. ths after the rice and buckwheat “I am the happiest person in establish a supply chain for a crease over the past decade. Whisky maker Akuto, who harvest in November, a window the world as my whisky is not malting plant he built in 2013. “Two years ago, if you sear- worked at Suntory until 1995 as that barley could fill in a cro- only giving people a lot of plea- “I want to produce whisky with ched online for Japanese a salesman, expects shipments p-rotation program, says rice sure, it is also creating a new in- the flavor of Chichibu - some- whisky in Hong Kong, you wou- from his Chichibu distillery to farmer Tsubouchi. dustry here and reinvigorating thing I believe would be admi- ldn’t find anything,” said Aaron increase by 20 percent a year. A restaurateur who began farming,” he said. Bloomberg red around the world.” Chan, who collects the amber Last year, he sold 100,000 bo- Akuto has already gained that liquid and sells it in Club Qing, ttles - a third of which went level of recognition - winning a bar he owns in the city. “Now overseas to customers mostly awards every year from 2007 to in Chinese or English, you see in the U.K., France, the U.S. BLOOMBERG 2012. In Jim Murray’s Whisky interviews, articles on new and Taiwan. Bible for 2015, Yamazaki Sher- whisky bars or PR statements Increasing whisky production ry Cask 2013, a single malt about it. Japanese whisky is de- has been a boon for U.K. far- made by Tokyo-based Sun- finitely getting more and more mers, whose barley has beco- tory Holdings Ltd., was named exposure.” me the backbone of Japanese “World Whisky of the Year,” Even the 12-year-old Yama- distilling operations. Japane- while Asahi Group Holdings zaki whisky that Chan consi- se malt imports totaled 4,744 Ltd.’s Nikka Taketsuru 17 Years ders “entry-level” is difficult to tons last year, worth about 437 find and, where it is available, million yen. it goes for HKD1,200 ($155) a Akuto’s Venture Whisky im- bottle, compared with a recom- ported 152 tons from England, mended price in Japan equiva- Scotland and Germany last I never lent to about HKD700. year. That reliance will lessen A bottle of 1960 Karuizawa if his plan to source malt locally expected our sold for HKD918,750 at Bo- works. nhams in Hong Kong last Au- He wants to replace 10 per- Japanese gust, setting an auction record cent of the distillery’s grain re- whiskies to for a Japanese whisky. One of quirement with barley grown only 41 bottles ever made, and by farmers in Chichibu. Even if be so popular after being aged 52 years in it costs five times more to pro- casks, the Karuizawa is consi- duce malt from locally grown overseas. dered the holy grail of Japanese barley than to import it, chan- ICHIRO AKUTO whiskies by collectors. ging the source may improve Ichiro Akuto, president of Venture Whiskey 21.04.2016 thu

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Michel Temer flashes two thumbs up during the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party national A man pushes a cart loaded with garbage for recycling in front of a mural depicting Brazil’s President convention in Brasilia Dilma Rousseff and Vice President Michel Temer

Mauricio Savarese, Rio de Janeiro

HE man who may become Brazil’s next Possible next Brazil leader is president is almost as unpopular as the lea- Tder facing impeachment now, and stained by scandals of his dealmaker and scandal-tainted own. Vice President Michel Temer, who hasn’t won an election on ra Franco, say Temer’s ability to when Rousseff publicly accused faces allegations of corruption, ment job was in the education his own in a decade, is famed cut deals will help him unify the him of plotting against her. Te- including in the massive kickba- department for Sao Paulo, Bra- as a backstage wheeler-dealer, country at a time when deep mer has said he won’t address ck scheme at the state oil com- zil’s most populous state. and detractors say he’s leading polarization has exacerbated the impeachment matter until pany Petrobras. In a recent plea He worked during the admi- the plot to replace his boss, em- the worst crisis to face Latin the Senate decides. bargain by a key senator, Temer nistration of Gov. Adhemar de battled President Dilma Rous- America’s largest economy sin- And amid months of politi- Barros, whose management seff. ce the 1930s. cal maneuvering on all sides, style was described by many The lower house of Brazil’s “Michel is a man of common one incident involving Temer Sao Paulo residents as “steal Congress voted on Sunday to sense,” Franco told The Asso- stands out as bizarre: a 13-mi- If [Temer] but get things done.” impeach Rousseff and if the ciated Press. “He never wanted nute audio of him rehearsing He entered Congress in 1987 Senate agrees to consider the to be in this position, but he an inauguration speech days becomes as Brazil was drafting its post- measure, she’ll be suspended feels someone needs to end the before the impeachment vote. military-dictatorship constitu- while a trial is conducted. division soon.” Temer said it was “accidently president, I tion and remained in the lower That means Temer would take Critics, and there are many, leaked,” though detractors say house, with the exception of a over during the trial and possi- say Temer is anything but a sta- more likely it was done to gauge will campaign two-year gap, until 2010. bly through the end of Rousse- tesman simply looking out for public sentiment. for his In 2006, the last time he ran ff’s term in 2018 — assuming he the future of his nation. As president, Temer would for an election on his own, Te- can avoid ouster himself. inherit a long list of problems. impeachment mer was one of the least voted- He signed off on some of the The economy is expected to for deputies from Sao Paulo. allegedly illegal budget measu- Like some contract by nearly 4 percent, the next day. Still, because his party was cru- res that led to the impeachment the Zika virus has ravaged poor cial in the governing coalition, drive against Rousseff and has 60 percent CIRO GOMES northeastern states, and sharp FORMER FINANCE MINISTER he became speaker a third time been implicated, though never budget cuts combined with in 2009 and was Rousseff’s charged, in several corruption of Congress’ political instability are fueling running mate in the 2010 and investigations. 594 members, worries about the country’s was accused of supporting one again in 2014. The son of Lebanese immi- readiness to host the Summer of the company’s former di- Only 2 percent of Brazilians grants, Temer is one of the Temer faces Olympics in August. rectors involved in overpricing said they’d vote for him for pre- country’s least popular politi- For months, the business contracts for bribes. Investiga- sident in 2018, according to a cians but has managed to climb allegations of community has been hoping tors suspect the payments went recent nationwide poll by Data- his way to the top, in large part that Temer would take over to Temer and his party. folha. The April 9 poll also fou- by building close relationships corruption from the leftist Rousseff. But The vice president has also nd that 58 percent of Brazilians with fellow politicians as leader whether he’ll have the ability or been accused of involvement would want him impeached if of the large but fractured Bra- “Captain of the coup,” former appetite to take on major refor- in an illegal ethanol-purcha- he takes over for Rousseff. The zilian Democratic Movement Finance Minister Ciro Gomes ms, such as overhauling a costly sing scheme and of being on a margin of error was 2 percen- Party. called Temer, using the term pension system, is unclear. list of secret payments made by tage points, and 2,779 people While the 75-year-old’s reser- used by Rousseff to describe the “I think that Temer is not constructor Camargo Correa, were interviewed in 170 cities. ved manner has earned him impeachment process. going to be able to govern if he presumably for contract favors. “If he goes out and says he the nickname of “butler,” he is “If [Temer] becomes presi- assumes the presidency,” said Temer has denied wrongdoing. won’t run for re-election, he’ll not without flash. His wife is dent, I will campaign for his Jandira Feghali, a Rousseff ally As an elected official, he en- be given the status of a states- 32-year-old Marcela Temer, an impeachment the next day,” and Brazilian Communist Par- joys a high level of immunity; man,” said Marcos Troyjo, a ex-beauty pageant contestant Gomes recently told reporters. ty representative, arguing that only the country’s highest court professor at Columbia Univer- who tattooed Temer’s name on While Rousseff and Temer Temer won’t have legitimacy can decide to try him. sity’s School of International her neck. have long had a frosty rela- without a presidential election. A respected constitutional & Public Affairs. “That would Allies, such as former Rio de tionship, their political allian- Like some 60 percent of Con- scholar, Temer got into politics give his government a grace Janeiro Gov. Wellington Morei- ce formally ruptured last week gress’ 594 members, Temer in the 1960s. 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The northeastern suburb nquiries 23:50 Fillers E : (853) 2852 2523 of Weissensee is the closest to the center being only three miles 23:55 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) away. Ink Wash of the Forbidden City 00:30 RTPi Live The Nazi minister of propaganda, Josef Goebbels, has issued – Paintings by Charles Chauderlot a statement saying Berlin will be defended to the last. He said anyone who showed cowardice, hoisted the white ime T : 10am-7pm flag or attempted sabotage would be treated as outlaws. (No admittance after 6:30 pm, closed on Mondays) The Germans are understood to be terrified of what might Until: June 19, 2016 happen to them if Berlin falls into Soviet hands. Since 1941 Venue: Macau Museum of Art, cinema Nazi forces have laid waste to large parts of the Soviet Union. cineteatro The Soviet troops under Marshal Georgi Zhukov are pushing Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE towards Berlin from the north and east and Marshal Ivan Konev 21 Apr - 26 Apr Admission: MOP5 and his forces from the south. They are both keen to achieve (Free on Sundays and public holidays) BUDDY COPS_ the honour of capturing Berlin, the heart of the Nazi movement. Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 room 1 American forces are also pushing towards Berlin from the 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm west and are now said to be only hours away from joining up Director: Peter Chik with Russian troops. Macau Giant Panda Pavilion Starring: Bosco Wong, King Kong Li, Reports from Berlin say shells have begun to fall in the cen- Time: 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm daily Charmaine Fong tre of the city. Correspondents say they have been fired from (Except Mondays, closed on the following day Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) southern positions taking the Germans by surprise. They had Duration: 97min been expecting Marshal Konev’s forces to press on towards instead if a public holiday falls on Monday and no Prague and Dresden. admission after 4:45 pm; six viewings per day) The Russian advance has been supported by its air force. Venue: Seac Pai Van Park, Coloane Although the weather has been poor it has not stopped its Admission: MOP10 low-level attack aircraft, the Stormoviks, sweeping the enemy lines and the improved Soviet dive-bombers are also halting nquiries E : Civil and Municipal Affairs Bureau counter-attacks. (853) 2833 7676 The final assault on Berlin began on the night of 15/16 April when Soviet forces launched a powerful artillery barrage The Collection Exhibition of Tai Fung Tong against the German forces dug in west of the Oder River and to the east of the city in an area known as the Seelow Heights. rt ouse A H A German military spokesman said they were attacking under Time: 2pm-6pm daily (Except Mondays) what he called a permanent “air umbrella” with “fresh Soviet Venue: Tai Fung Tong Art House, troops coming forward as though on a conveyor belt.” Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro 7 After two days of fighting and failing to make any significant breakthrough at Seelow, however, Marshal Konev’s forces dmission A : Free were ordered south and Marshal Zhukov’s to the north thus Enquiries: (853) 2835 3537 / 2834 6626 bypassing the German 9th Army at Seelow and surrounding THE BOY_ Berlin. Hitler is reported to have celebrated his birthday yesterday in room 2 2.15, 4.00, 5.45, 9.30 pm his underground bunker in the city, cut off from the reality of the Director: William Brent Bell fighting above his head. Offbeat Starring: Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans Reports say Marshal Konev’s forces to the south of Berlin Language: English (Cantonese) have taken more than 10,000 prisoners in the past four days. Duration: 97min They also claim to have captured 96 aircraft and more than 150 Missing ingredient for millennials: tanks and self-propelled guns. Down payment savings 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE_ Marshal Zhukov’s troops, heading from the north and east, room 2 claim to have taken more than 13,000 prisoners. They have Short of savings and burdened by debt, America’s 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm captured 60 aircraft and more than 100 tanks and self-prope- millennials are struggling to afford their first homes in Director: Dan Trachtenberg lled guns. the face of sharply higher prices in many of the most Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman But in their haste to capture Berlin many Soviet soldiers have desirable cities. Language: English (Cantonese) also been killed and tanks lost. Surveys show that most Americans under 35 lack Duration: 106min adequate savings for down payments. The result is that many will likely be forced to delay home owner- MY WIFE IS A SUPERSTAR_ Courtesy BBC News ship and to absorb significant debt loads if they do room 3 eventually buy. 2.15, 4.05, 5.55, 9.45 pm Steadily rising home values in recent years have Director: Shirley Yung Starring: Annie Liu, Chau Pak Ho, Alex Lam, n context eclipsed pay increases, making it especially difficult I Jacky Cai to buy in major growth areas for jobs, such as San Hitler ordered a counter attack. But the Wehrmacht’s 9th Army was cut Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) off by Marshall Konev’s forces in the forest south of Berlin, near the small Francisco, Denver and Seattle. Duration: 105min Nationally, 37 percent of millennial renters have sa- town of Halbe. Over 50,000 soldiers and civilians died. Their bodies were left piled high ved nothing at all for a down payment, according to a ZOOTOPIA_ survey of 30,000 renters released yesterday by Apart- beside the narrow paths in the forest. room 3 The Red Army meanwhile pressed on into the heart of Berlin. Zhukov’s ment List, a company specializing in rental home sear- 7.45 pm and Konev’s troops were still racing to be first to capture the city and in ches. At the same time, 79 percent of millennial renters Director: Byron Howard, Rich Moore their haste many lives appear to have been needlessly lost. say they aspire to own a home, illustrating a troubleso- Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) Figures vary but one source says the battle for Berlin cost the Red Army me gap between expectations and financial realities. Duration: 108min some 70,000 troops. Even those diligent enough to set aside money are They used tanks to force their way into the city but these were very vulner- still short the cash to buy a home. able to Germans firing bazookas from destroyed buildings. Ultimately, Among larger metro areas, millennial renters who are macau tower however, the German forces, mostly made up of old people and members of Hitler Youth were no match for the Soviet forces. saving have put aside an average of just USD5,830. 24 Mar - 26 Apr This marks less than one-fifth the savings needed As the Red Army took control it also wreaked revenge on the people of Berlin. Hospital records suggest some 100,000 women were raped in for the typical 20 percent down payment on a star- BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE_ Berlin in the last six months of the war. ter home costing $175,000. The lack of savings raises 1.15, 4.00, 6.45, 9.30 pm Hitler and his mistress Eva Braun committed suicide in his bunker on 30 doubts about whether the under-35 crowd will also Director: Zack Snyder April only hours after they were married. delay marriage and children, said Andrew Woo, a data Starring: Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane By 2 May the old German parliament building, the Reichstag, had fallen. scientist at Apartment List. AP Language: English (Cantonese) Marshal Zhukov claimed the honor of being Berlin’s conqueror. Duration: 153min thu 21.04.2016 th Anniversary

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moving to Hobart before a pro- AAP ditions. posed — yet to be confirmed — Brisbane “Understandably, there is day-night match in Adelaide. A some concern from the South second three-test series against has become a African players, but day-night Pakistan will begin with a day- test cricket is all about the fans nighter in Brisbane on Dec. 15 fortress for the and a day-night match in Ade- before moving to Melbourne Australians who laide will be a bigger test match and Sydney in the traditional crowd than the South African Boxing Day and New Year’s ti- have not lost a players will have ever expe- meslots. rienced,” Sutherland said. “The In between those series, Aus- test match there success of Adelaide last year de- tralia will play New Zealand in since 1988 monstrates the huge potential three limited-overs internatio- the format has in revitalizing nals. test cricket all over the world, Australia will host Pakistan have never lost in Perth, ha- and it’s for that reason that it is in five ODIs in January before ving two victories and a draw in our desire to stage another test concluding the domestic sum- their three previous tests at the Adelaide Oval hosted the inaugural day-night Test between Australia and New under lights at that venue.” mer with three Twenty20 inter- WACA Ground. Zealand in 2015 Pakistan has committed to the nationals against Sri Lanka. “The decision to start the inter- day-night test in sub-tropical The Gabba in Brisbane has be- national season in Perth allows the east coast of Australia.” teams had concerns about the Brisbane, where Sutherland come the recognized venue to us to do so with a bang,” Cricket The first ever day-night test pink ball and its visibility and said the climate is ideal for the open the summer in recent de- Australia chief executive James was staged in Adelaide last movement at certain times of format. cades and has become a fortress Sutherland said. “It gives Wes- year, with Australia beating the game. The South African “We’ve had a number of pink for the Australians, who have tern Australian cricket fans, New Zealand in a low-scoring players’ association has expres- ball trials under lights in Bris- not lost a test match there sin- including a strong local South match using a pink ball. sed reservations about playing bane and believe that the time is ce 1988 and have been defeated African community, the chance It was a TV ratings success a day-night test with a pink ball right,” he said. “Pakistan shou- just eight times in 58 tests. to see two of the world’s best si- and attracted a record crowd and there’s no agreement yet ld be applauded for committing The South Africans have ne- des, while allowing us to broad- for a non-Ashes test in Ade- that the third test of the series to and supporting the day-night ver won a test in Brisbane and cast the match in prime time to laide, but players from both will be played under those con- test initiative.” AP

ATHLETICS ment approving the law. WADA demanded Kenya ITF president says hearing strengthen its overall anti-do- Doping law passed by ping program after a surge in scheduled in Sharapova case doping cases, and allegations Kenya parliament of extortion and cover-ups by top track federation officials. Graham Dunbar, Lausanne Forty Kenyans have been ban- AP PHOTO

AP PHOTO ned for doping since the 2012 NTERNATIONAL Tennis Olympics in London, and WA- IFederation president David DA’s compliance committee Haggerty says a disciplinary said it would recommend to hearing has been scheduled in the agency’s board that Kenya Maria Sharapova’s doping case, be declared non-compliant with a ruling possible before if the improvements weren’t Wimbledon. made by May 2. Haggerty tells reporters the Although a declaration of independent Tennis Integri- In this January 31 file photo, junior athletes run past a sign for Athletics Kenya non-compliance by WADA ty Unit typically takes “two at the Discovery cross country races, an annual race held to identify up-and- to three months” to process a coming young talent, in Eldoret would not immediately affect Kenyan athletes, IAAF Presi- case. That could deliver a ver- Tom Odula, Nairobi man Manoah Esipisu confir- dent Sebastian Coe has said dict in June. med on Tuesday that the pre- the track and field governing Haggerty says he has not been ENYA appears likely to sident would approve the law. body would be willing to ban told details of the case, inclu- Kavoid sanctions by the The anti-doping law is one of Kenyans from international ding when and where the hea- World Anti-Doping Agency af- the things Kenya needs to have competitions if the country ring will be held. in place by a final May 2 dea- consistently failed to comply Sharapova was provisionally Maria Sharapova speaks about ter its parliament finally pas- her failed drug test during a news sed a law criminalizing doping dline to avoid being declared with WADA regulations. suspended after announcing on conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday. non-compliant with WADA’s A ban now would likely March 8 that she tested positive Sports minister Hassan Wa- global code. It calls for prison put Kenya’s athletes, inclu- for meldonium at the Austra- meldonium in order to enhance rio announced that the anti- sentences in some cases for ding major stars like reigning lian Open in January. athletic performance. doping bill — which had been using or providing performan- 800-meter Olympic champion The Russian said she had been “If we talk about male athle- held up for months — had ce-enhancing drugs. David Rudisha, out of the Ga- prescribed the blood-flow boos- tes, many of them take meldo- been approved by lawmakers. The East African country, mes in Rio de Janeiro in Au- ting drug since 2006, and had nium in order to improve their It now only needs to be signed home to the world’s top dis- gust. been unaware the World Anti- sexual performance rather than by the president to be adopted tance runners, was also told by Kenyan sports minister Wa- Doping Agency had prohibited to enhance their sports perfor- as law, appeasing WADA. WADA to set up and properly rio said that President Kenya- its use from Jan. 1. mance,” Kalvins said. “We need Kenyan President Uhuru fund a national anti-doping tta was expected to sign off on The drug, which is typically to take this into account.” Kenyatta has said previously agency. The doping legisla- the doping legislation by the recommended for heart disease Kalvins said he was disappoin- that he will sign the legisla- tion was the most problematic end of this week. patients, was banned for 2016, ted by the World Anti-Doping tion, and personally drove the of the reforms, though, and “Today is a great day,” Wario prompting at least 172 failed Agency’s decision to ban the bill through parliament with Kenya missed deadlines in Fe- said. “The anti-doping bill has tests worldwide. drug and said he has written to Kenya’s sports reputation on bruary and earlier this month been passed. Olympics here Ivars Kalvins, who created the WADA asking for meldonium the line. Presidential spokes- because of delays in parlia- we come.” AP drug, said not everyone takes to be taken off the list. MDT/AP THE Museum gets only known film of Station21.04.2016Air quality thu th Anniversary BUZZLouis Armstrong in studio Roadside 35-55 20 Moderate The Louis Armstrong House Museum has ac- Michael Cogswell, the museum’s executive di- quired the only known film of the jazz great in rector, calls it “a ground-breaking discovery.” High a recording studio after it was discovered in a Frey’s daughter, Andrea Bass, helped the museum Density 50-70 storage facility. acquire the film. She first learned about its existence Residental The 33-minute film captures Armstrong recor- in a chat room discussion of her father’s company. A Moderate ding his 1959 album “Satchmo Plays King Oli- person who bought the contents of abandoned sto- Area opinion ver” for Audio Fidelity. The record producer, Sid rage facilities informed her that he had it. Frey, had the film made but wound up not doing Unbeknownst to Bass, her sister had put the Ambient 40-60 anything with it or telling anyone about it. film in storage with other family items. Moderate HK Observer DSMG SOURCE: Robert Carroll WORLD BRIEFS on t shoot the messenger Prince William rejects D ’ PHILIPPINES “Did you watch [the film] ‘Ten Years?’” “No... Representatives of If I ever want low budget Dystopian Visions I criticism he is ‘work shy’ women’s groups file watch Government announcements” a complaint at the That was how SCMP cartoonist Harry’s cha- Commission on Human racters laughed off the brouhaha about the with questions about what Rights against the front- film “Ten Years”; 2016 Hong Kong Best Film he would ultimately like his Awards winner and blockbuster here, and... AP PHOTO reign to be like and whether runner in the Philippine uh... “a thought virus” in China. he plans to modernize the presidential race for his Having worked many years in television here monarchy. remark about wanting and as a viewer squirmed at the really bad lo- “I think the royal family to rape an Australian cal official announcements, I think I can say has to modernize and de- missionary who was authoritatively Harry’s got both dysfunction of velop as it goes along and assaulted and killed how the government talks down to us via these it has to stay relevant,” by prisoners during a inanities while taking a dig at the paternalistic William said. “And that’s attitude of our rulers. However the film raises hostage-taking in 1989. more crucial issues. the challenge for me ... I Firstly the movie which is set in a dystopian have no idea when that’s ZAMBIA Calm returned to Hong Kong in 2025 sent a clear and reaso- going to be, and I certain- Zambia’s capital following nable message: We are scared of the way ly don’t lie awake waiting two days of riots and you are squeezing us more and more. But or hoping for it, because it looting targeting mainly it was disregarded by China. Secondly there Prince William (centre) and Prince Harry look at a Star Wars character sadly means that my family Rwandan shop-owners seems to have been interference in freedom have moved on and I don’t that left two people dead, of expression. Thirdly such repeated over- want that.” the government said. The reactions from the mainland just serves to re- Danica Kirka, London me,” he told the BBC. William was asked if his remind people why they couldn’t stand living In another interview with son, George, has any sense authorities sent in the in fear under Chinese communist rule and RINCE William has Sky News, he offers tribute army to support the more fled to Hong Kong. yet that he’s not part of an rejected criticism that to the queen and credits her ordinary family — whether than 1,000 police officers The reaction from China proved the film the- P deployed to prevent further me’s poignancy but there was more. When he doesn’t put enough time with helping him through William and his wife, the unrest. “Ten Years” cinema’s screenings were abruptly into royal duties in inter- former Kate Middleton, stopped while it was in the middle of a runaway views before Queen Eli- have begun to prepare him success, for spurious reasons, many rightly zabeth II’s 90th birthday to accept the fact that he’s AFGHANISTAN The Interior smelt a rat. It’s one thing to criticize a film, ban today. in the line of succession. Ministry says the death mainland viewing of this year’s Hong Kong Film Dismissing the moniker of We are “Well, as far as we’re con- toll from Tuesday’s Taliban Awards but another to censor what can and “work-shy William,” the se- cerned, within our family attack in Kabul has risen cannot be seen at Hong Kong cinemas. Free- cond-in-line to the throne a normal unit we are a normal fa- sharply overnight to 64. The dom of expression is supposedly guaranteed said in an interview broa- mily,” William said. “I love previous official death toll under the Basic Law. family. The logic seems like this. You had made a dcast yesterday that he’s my children the same way on Tuesday had been 28. film which misrepresents Hong Kong people’s balancing his royal duties PRINCE WILLIAM any father does, and I hope views and sheds a bad light on the relationship with those of a husband, George loves me the same PAKISTAN Gunmen on between the SAR and Beijing therefore regar- father and air ambulance way any son does to his fa- motorcycles killed seven dless of freedom of expression it should not be pilot. William says when the loss of his mother, Dia- ther, so we are very normal police officers in two shown. the queen is ready to hand na, Princess of Wales. in that sense.” separate attacks in the This disregards salient facts. The film - al- over tasks, he’ll be the “first The interviews mark a mo- “There’ll be a time and a port city of Karachi, police though it was not of the highest artistic me- person to accept them.” ment of celebration for the place to bring George up says. More on p12 rit in terms of cinema art in the traditional “I think, in the queen family as the monarch cele- and understand how he fits senses - was a huge commercial success I have an extraordinary brates a milestone, but also in the world, but right now in the short time it was screened, touching example of somebody underscore that the young a raw nerve among the people and certainly it’s just a case of keeping a among industry professionals too. The proof who’s done an enormous royals will carry on what is secure, stable environment AP PHOTO of that was the awarding of Best Film; more, amount of good and she’s sometimes described as the around him and showing the crowd at the ceremony were united in probably the best role mo- “Firm,” — the family busi- him as much love as I can enthusiastic applause when the winner was del I could have in front of ness. William was peppered as a father.” AP announced. The local naysaying counter -reactions criticizing the award to “Ten Years” came mostly from film moguls with big fingers USA Reassuring an in the mainland film pie. The voters for the THE anxious ally, President award and audience knew too that this sort Barack Obama sat down of film for local audiences would perhaps not Xinhua/Jin Yu yesterday for a meeting be easily made again. In which case it was DECISIVE MOMENT with King Salman as he something of a last hurrah for what has be- come a dying industry; films tailored to local opened a trip to Saudi preoccupations, as opposed to those aimed Arabia shadowed by the at the mainland market. kingdom’s deep opposition Of course there’s no proof that the film did to his Iran nuclear deal not continue to be shown by the direct inter- and skepticism about his vention of mainland officials, or whether it was approach to Syria. self-censorship but that’s immaterial. The same motivation would be at work in both scenarios - do not jeopardize your film industry collabora- GERMANY The tions with us. government says it’s Yes the shoe-string budget film could have trimming its growth been done much better; no one denies that. forecast for 2017 due to Moreover it’s been criticized for the highly exa- fragilities in the global ggerated possible future it purports to show in economy. Economy 2025; for example with Red Guard kids policing Minister Sigmar Gabriel here according to mainland politically correct values. But that’s not too far from the histori- said yesterday that Berlin cal reality of many here before they left China now expects Europe’s and reflective of the fears of growing erosion of biggest economy to grow freedoms here and of ever-increasing mainland 1.5 percent, down from influence. the 1.8 percent it had It’s long been said that just because you don’t Greek actress Katerina Lehou (right), playing the role of High Priestess, lights a cauldron with the predicted in October. like the message it’s no use shooting the mes- Olympic Flame during yesterday’s dress rehearsal for the flame lighting ceremony of the Rio 2016 The forecast for 2016 is senger. Olympic Games, at the site of ancient Olympia, Greece. unchanged at 1.7 percent.