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AIR KORYO WILL RESUME FLIGHTS ONLINE FOOD PLATFORM HK POLICE HAVE DETAINED SIX BETWEEN PYONGYANG AND MEN, SOME WITH LINKS TO TRIADS, MACAU AFTER A NEARLY SUSPECTED OF ILLEGAL FOLLOWING A VIOLENT ATTACK ON 20-YEAR HIATUS GAMBLING PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTERS P4 P2 P8 AP PHOTO RENATO MARQUES RENATO
Germany Automaker Daimler says its Chinese partner BAIC Group has taken a 5% equity stake, a move Daimler said WHEN THE reinforces the cooperation between the two companies. Daimler, maker of Mercedes-Benz cars, said yesterday that BAIC acquired the stake through SAINTS GO a fully-owned subsidiary, Investment Global Co. Ltd. China Zhuhai Zhenrong, MARCHING IN P3 the state-owned oil trading company sanctioned by the White House for violating restrictions on Iranian crude, keeps a low profile. Even so, its reputation for doing business with Iran is well known. More on p12 AP PHOTO
China-US FBI Director Christopher Wray says China poses a more serious counterintelligence threat to the United States than any other country, including Russia. Wray told the Senate Judiciary Committee the FBI has more than 1,000 investigations involving economic espionage and attempted intellectual property theft, which nearly all lead back to China. AP PHOTO
Indonesia Two Australian Li Peng, men have been arrested with cocaine on Bali and premier could face long prison during terms if convicted. William Cabantog and David van Tiananmen Iersel were paraded at a police news conference in crackdown, handcuffs and leg shackles. dies at 90 A police statement said P11 they were arrested on Friday at the Lost City Club in the island’s trendy Canggu neighborhood Mad Dog Xu continues fight with 1.12 grams of cocaine. to ‘expose fake masters’ More on backpage P4 MARTIAL ARTS page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 24.07.2019 wed
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New crime proposed lucky draw suspected to tackle fraudulent of illegal gambling mobile base stations JULIE ZHU hotel guestroom available. The two suspects, one JULIE ZHU petrated against the aforemen- N online food take- surnamed Wang and the tioned computer systems and away platform has other Fu, were taken into HE Executive Council has data, the penalty will be increa- A X VENTURES YOU been charged with “illegal custody on July 20 and 23, Tcompleted its discussions sed by one-third and the crime organization” in accordan- respectively. on the computer crime bill will be characterized as a pu- ce with the city’s law related The case was reported amendment, having suggested blic crime, according to Leong to illegal gambling, the Ju- to the Judiciary Police (PJ) the establishment of a specific Heng Teng, spokesperson of the diciary Police (PJ) reported on the July 18 and took pla- crime for fraudulent mobile Executive Council. yesterday. ce inside a hotel room in base stations. In addition, a specific crime The suspect is a local re- the NAPE area. Fraudulent mobile base sta- has been proposed to crimina- sident in his 40s, surnamed On the night of July 18, tions are employed for mali- lize the violation of occupatio- Lei, who is the person in the victim, who is also a cious and usually illegal purpo- nal secrecy and a heavier penal- charge of the online food mainland resident, met Fu ses, for example hijacking the ty has also been introduced in service platform. in the hotel. Believing Fu signals of cellphones nearby. the bill. The case was reported had hotel rooms availab- The amendment proposes a The Director of the Judiciary to the PJ by the Gaming that, starting from Decem- -away platform. le for booking, the victim maximum five-year imprison- Police (PJ), Sit Chong Meng, Inspection and Coordi- ber 2018, his platform or- The lucky draw was sus- followed Fu to a room, ment or penalty to be applied said during yesterday’s Execu- nation Bureau (DICJ) in ganized a total of six lucky pended after the PJ confir- where Wang was waiting to criminals who operate frau- tive Council press conference June. The DICJ spotted the draws similar to the afore- med its existence. inside. Inside the room, the dulent mobile base stations. that, in the last two years, frau- platform carrying out an mentioned draws. On average, each time two suspects robbed the In general, criminals will face dulent mobile base station ca- online lucky draw activity Lei explained that a the platform received victim. three years of imprisonment or ses have doubled. without having applied for participant could join the between MOP2,000 and The two suspects took equivalent fines. Serious cri- According to Sit, in 2017, the approval. lucky draw by paying the MOP3,000 from the lucky MOP30,000 from the vic- mes, such as a criminal profi- PJ only detected seven of the- In order to participate in one pataca through the draw. The prizes Lei offered tim. According to the PJ, ting from an operation, or when se cases. However, in 2018, the the lucky draw, participan- take-away platform with a to the participants were, the suspects never enga- a criminal uses the station to number went up to 19. ts would have to pay one credit card or to the online each time, worth approxi- ged in violence, likely be- transmit illegal advertisements, In Sit’s view, fraudulent mo- Macau pataca to the plat- platform. mately MOP10,000. cause the victim told them pornographic content or illegal bile base stations represent a form in advance. The platform would The PJ acknowledged that he had family mem- gambling activity, are punisha- serious nuisance to the whole Considering that the lu- then select the winner of that Lei did not personally bers to take care of in his ble by imprisonment between society, to citizens and visitors cky draw activity was run the lucky draw, and pub- profit from these lucky hometown. one and five years. in Macau. in a fashion similar to the lish the results. The winner draws. Wang has already been The amendment to the com- Sit further explained that operation of a gambling would then be notified to detained. Fu is in custody puter crime bill aims at synthe- currently, in Macau, there is business, and suspecting receive the prize from the MAINLAND MAN but has refused to coope- sizing the city’s cyber security not a specific crime against the that the lucky draw could company. The prizes inclu- ROBBED IN HOTEL rate with the police autho- laws in order to strengthen the operation of fraudulent mobile involve illegal gambling ded electrical appliances Two mainland men rities. protection of critical infrastruc- base stations. Due to that, the PJ crimes, the PJ initiated an and hotel rooms. have been detained as The police authorities ture operators and, specifically, has had to use other charges. investigation. According to the PJ, suspects in a hotel room possess sufficient eviden- computer systems used by the The bill is proposed to take On the July 22, the PJ in- Lei organized these lu- robbery case where they ce of the crime and have Central Government’s organi- effect on December 22, and will vited Lei to the bureau for cky draws mainly to allegedly baited a victim by forwarded the two men to zations in Macau. cooperate with existing cyber investigation. Lei admitted promote his food take- telling him that they had a the prosecution authority. If a computer crime is per- security laws.
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Macau’s most famous landmark, the Ruins of St. Paul’s, seen in two pictures almost 150 years apart. The historical photo dates back to circa 1870 and shows the former St. Paul’s College to the right of the lone façade of the Ruins. Founded by Jesuits in 1594, the college served to train missionaries before they traveled further into China, Japan and other parts of East Asia. It is considered the first Western university in East Asia. Both the college and the church were badly burned by a fire in 1835, but in part later repaired. Other dated photos of the location show that various buildings were restored in the location of the college until the 1940s, when it was replaced with a ramp that is still there today. Aside from the college, not much has changed to the area’s physical form in the past 150 years. But the same cannot be said for the spirit of the area. What was once a religious center for much of East Asia has today become an item on the tourist checklist.
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RENATO MARQUES FOOTBALL HE English team of Southampton Football Club has won the Ma- cau International Foo- Ttball Tournament organized by Southampton beats Guangzhou the local government as part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the establish- ment of the Macau SAR. R&F in Macau celebratory match In a very one-sided match, The third goal was delivered the British Premier League team by one of the most active players smashed the Chinese Super in the first half, Yan Valery, who League team Guangzhou R&F shot down the right wing like a Football Club 4-0 with the sco- freeway to the goal. MARQUES RENATO re developed mostly during the The pace of the match slowed first half of the match. into the second half with the fi- In fact, by half-time the sco- nal goal confirmed by Christoph reboard already showed the Klarer in the last minute. complete dominance of the The match attracted an unu- “Saints”, who had scored four sually large crowd by Macau times, even though the last goal standards. Over half of the ca- was disallowed by the referee af- pacity of Macau’s Olympic Sta- ter consulting with his assistant. dium in Taipa was filled with The English team had also mis- sports enthusiasts. sed one penalty shot. However, many of them will With these two missed oppor- have left the high-profile mat- tunities, the 3-0 advantage at ch disappointed by the quality half- time was a of the football on somewhat lenient display. In some ride for the Chine- The sections of the se side, which had match had stands, the ma- only one attempt tch-goers were on goal during the attracted visibly disinteres- first 45 minutes. ted, and others That attempt came a heavy were spotted lea- in the 30th minu- police ving mid-match. te, when the score Also during was already 2-0 presence, yesterday’s ma- and Southampton tch, a group of had already mis- including people from the sed its penalty spot several New Macau As- chance in what sociation were turned out to be a undercover attempting to great stop by the stage a protest, R&F goalkeeper, officers recalling the de- Liang Hua. cision of the lo- Liang until that moment had cal football association to wi- had a terrible start to the match. thdraw the SAR team from the The misfortune had started FIFA Qualifiers. The protest was right at kick-off when he let an barely noticed by the majority easy ball slip from his hands and of those that attended the ma- into the net, handing the first tch. goal to the Saints within the first The match had attracted a two minutes. heavy police presence, inclu- In the 19th minute, Liang ding several undercover officers failed to clear the ball from the that complemented the securi- front of his goal, gifting it strai- ty staff of the Stadium. It made ght to Shane Long, who put in the friendly match look as im- the back of the net to compound portant as a final of the UEFA Liang’s disappointment. Champions League.
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staging fake martial arts compe- titions and tournaments that are broadcasted on television chan- nels in China. “They [just] play around on the stage,” said Xu in a video posted
COURTESY SCMP/TOM WANG SCMP/TOM COURTESY on his Weibo account, a social media platform known as China’s Twitter. In the video, Xu replicates the actions and moves of the figh- ters in the ring, namely one where Fan is contending with his master. The video concerned shows the final of the Chinese Wushu Championship in which Fan fi- ghts and loses to his master, Wang Zhanjun. “Anyone who is a martial arts person can see that this is a fake fight,” Xu says, adding, “a mas- ter versus apprentice fight, the apprentice loses, the master is champion. I accept this challen- ge, Tai Chi Liar.”
PRICE TO PAY The bold attitude of Xu has, according to Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post, already cost him benefits and money, with the media outlet reporting that Xu had been sentenced about two months ago by a Chinese court to pay RMB400,000 in compen- sation and ordered to publicly apologize on social media for se- ven consecutive days to Tai Chi “grandmaster” Chen Xiaowang. The sentence came after a de- MARTIAL ARTS famation case presented by Chen against Xu for insulting him in the same way he did to many others. Mad Dog Xu continues on Chen is a board member of the Henan Institute of Sport and has the backing of the powerful Chi- mission to ‘expose fake masters’ nese Wushu Association, which has not taken lightly Xu’s mission RENATO MARQUES ters” who are nothing but frau- tional Wushu Festival will be held WAR OF WORDS to expose “fake kung fu” by sha- dulent people and have no idea today, while the Wushu Masters In the most recent case, known ming the traditional martial artists IXED Martial Arts (MMA) even about the martial arts they Challenge will begin on August Tai Chi master Fan Shuai Xin has who he believes are scamming the Mfighter Xu Xiaodong, also teach and preach about. To expo- 1. In its fourth iteration this year, called on Xu for a fight in which he public. known as “Mad Dog” Xu, has been se them, Xu uses the traditional the latter event will present a Lion will aim to prove his Tai Chi talent On his website, Chen names attracting a lot of attention in the method of challenging them to a Dance Championship, Dragon and skills and also to prove that himself as the “nineteenth ge- past few months, not just for his fight. Dance Championship and Wushu the art he represents is not “just neration lineage holder of Chen fighting skills in the ring as an Some of them, enraged at Xu’s Summer Festival amongst others. folk,” as Xu has implied on several family taijiquan” and “one of the MMA fighter but for fighting to ex- constant bold statements, accept The organizers, the Sports Bu- occasions. few holders of the highest rank of pose all the self-proclaimed kung the challenges or publicly challen- reau (ID) and the Wushu General The wars of the words between ninth Duan Wei conferred by the fu masters, whom he regards as ge him to fights too. Association of Macau said that the Xu and Fan began long ago, with Chinese Wushu Association.” frauds. The latest challenge comes just four-day event “not only includes Xu naming Fan a “Tai Chi Idiot These are accolades that have According to 41-year-old Bei- days before Macau’s ‘Summer of the essence of martial arts but also Liar,” saying that he is “the biggest put him in a prominent position jing resident Xu, China has been Wushu’ is set to begin. An ope- brings together cultural characte- martial arts scam in China.” worldwide concerning the mar- infested with “fake kung fu mas- ning ceremony for the Interna- ristics of various places.” “Mad Dog” accuses Fan of tial art.
Suspicious package Air Koryo to resume flights found to be harmless after nearly 20 years suspicious package was ding entity. A found in the airport car- According to a statement STAFF REPORTER the country’s capital of Pyon- country is among a handful that go building during the cargo issued yesterday by the Civil gyang to Macau starting from do not allow individual tourism. security screening yesterday Aviation Authority, the PSP HE Democratic People’s Re- August 2. Tentatively, there will be In other words, tourists must tra- at 1 p.m. which was imme- evacuated all people from Tpublic of Korea, more com- two pairs of flights per week. vel in tour groups sanctioned by diately reported to the Public the cargo building, and after monly known as North Korea, is In September 1996, flights be- the North Korean government. Security Police Force (PSP) careful inspection of the sus- strengthening its ties with Macau, tween the two cities commenced. Pre-approved visas are also man- and the Civil Aviation Autho- picious cargo, the item was with flights between the two pla- The service was later terminated datory. rity in accordance with the proved to be safe and decla- ces approved to resume soon, the due to low demand, among other The airline was founded in airport emergency plan. red not a dangerous item. Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) reasons. 1955, and currently operates a In response, the airport The PSP removed the cor- has confirmed to local media. Even with direct flights be- limited number of routes. It uses emergency operations cen- don at the airport cargo bui- The Northeast Asian coun- tween the cities, travelling to Nor- a fleet of Russian-made aircrafts, ter was activated to handle lding just after 4 p.m. and try’s state-owned flag carrier, Air th Korea will only become slightly including the Antonov and the the situation, with the PSP cargo screening operations Koryo, is resuming its flights from more convenient, because the Tupolev. serving as the comman- resumed as normal. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 wed 24.07.2019 廣告 ADVERTISEMENT
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Lawmaker urges more supervision of online betting Labor authority to hold
Lawmaker Lam Lon Wai has asked about the necessity youth employment fair of establishing laws to STAFF REPORTER regulate the illegal operation of gambling websites. In HE Labor Affairs Bureau his written inquiry to the T(DSAL) announced yesterday government, Lam pointed that an employment fair focusing out the fact that the Gaming on the youth population will be Inspection and Coordination held this weekend. Bureau had spotted over This is the second edition of 500 illegal gambling website the employment fair, titled “You- operations in the past. In view th Career Expo”, after its debut of this figure, Lam has doubts last year. about the effectiveness of This year’s fair has attracted 70 Macau’s current mechanism entities offering more than 4,000 to regulate such incidents. positions, according to organi- In Lam’s opinion, the zers, covering various tiers from supervision of online frontline workers to higher level betting involves different management positions. governments in different regions. Lam proposed that Participating entities range the local government should from government departments, strengthen communications such as the Economic Bureau and collaboration with and the Judiciary Police, to well- other countries and regions -established corporations Bank regarding the matter. of China (Macau), Banco Nacio- nal Ultramarino, and multinatio- nal enterprises Starbucks Coffee, Border Jardine Schindler and Hyatt Ho- relocation’s tels. final works to Like last year, this coming ca- be discussed reer expo will feature a section next week highlighting employers from New to the fair is the addition tion’s understanding of their home The DSAL will talk on the se- mainland China, particularly the of instant photography for résu- country. cond day about engineering Secretary for Security Wong Greater Bay Area. Big names in- mé profile pictures. A compute- For the time being, five seminars and technical training. It will be Sio Chak will meet with clude Gree Electric Appliances rized booth will be set up at the have been announced during the followed by a curriculum vitae the Zhuhai government and theme park developer and venue for jobseekers to take and two-day event. Each session lasts writing workshop. on July 29 to discuss the operator Chimelong. print profile pictures immedia- for 45 minutes, with one introdu- The series will be closed by the relocation of the Cotai Apart from that, the fair will tely. Basic office services, such as cing mainland employment policy Judiciary Police, which will fami- border frontier. The also stage other types of events. printing and photocopying, will to kick off the seminar series. It will liarize jobseekers with the requi- discussion will be centered For example, workshops will be also be available. be talked by representatives from rements, job description, future around the final stage of held to educate young jobseekers Another new addition to this the Guangzhou government. outlook and career path of the the works concerning the about the formality and prepa- year’s fair is a photo exhibition Afterwards there will be a ses- bureau’s inspector position. relocation. “Recently, I ration of curriculum vitae. They on the development and achie- sion on the Nansha free-trade The fair will be opened at 11 have been keeping in close can also sign up for mock job in- vements of China. The organizer zone in Guangzhou, as well as the a.m. on Saturday at the Macau communication with Zhuhai. terviews or talk with an on-site is expecting the exhibition will software and hardware related to Fisherman’s Wharf, and welco- Next Monday, I will take the advisor about their career paths. consolidate the younger genera- entrepreneurship. mes all local ID holders. relevant interdepartmental team to Hengqin to attend the meeting in order to carry out the last projects and the [final works] in a good manner,” said Wong. Taipa Market Wong added that both the Two UM scholars receive Hengqin and Qingmao neighbors worried borders, which are currently under construction, not only int’l tourism awards about refurbishment concern the coordination of police authorities but also WO scholars from the Universi- same department, received the You- STAFF REPORTER government also expected the merging of two places. Tty of Macau (UM) have received ng Scholar Award (first place) at the that works at the central po- awards in two different international 2019 Pan Asia International Tourism HE ongoing expansion dium, including the addition 29 suicide cases tourism conferences for their resear- Conference for his paper titled “De- Twork of the Taipa Market of a ceiling, would be finished may be behind schedule, lo- next month. recorded ch papers. signing AI for Destination Marketing: Jacey Choe, an assistant professor A Case Study of Northern Indiana.” cal Chinese newspaper Ma- However, journalists from as of June from UM’s Department of Integrated Statistics derived from online cli- cao Daily has reported. the newspaper have seen The expansion is intended In the first half of 2019, Resort and Tourism Management, ckstream data were merged with visi- otherwise. There was no sign Macau recorded a total of won the Young Scientist Award at the tors’ demographic and tripographic to add hawker space at the of a ceiling at the podium. 29 suicide cases, according Ninth International Conference on information obtained from a pop-up central podium on the grou- Some tenants told the news- to the Health Bureau (SSM). Tourism (ICOT) for her paper titled survey. nd floor, as well as an air con- paper that the expansion for The number represents a 9.4 “Food Neophobia and Tourists.” Statistics show that the process ditioning system, elevator and hawkers was still nowhere to percent decrease compared According to a statement issued and data used in this study provided accessible facilities. The work be seen. to the same period of the by UM, the paper explores whether a “proof of concept” for developing commenced in July last year. Airflow within the market previous year. Fourteen tourists have different levels of food more personalized marketing sys- When the expansion work building was reportedly poor. suicide cases were recorded neophobia based on their socio-de- tems, which can substantially impro- completes, the total floor Even though fans have been in the second quarter. The mographics. ve the competitiveness of destina- area of the market will be installed, the airflow barely eight men and six women The paper examines the impact tion marketing organizations. expanded from 614 square improved as certain windows in question were all local of food neophobia on tourists’ food UM stated that Yeongbae Choe meters to 926 square meters. on the first floor were blo- Macau residents. The SSM consumption values and behavioral received the Young Scholar Award for The Municipal Affairs Bureau cked. has urged all members of the intention in the context of food tou- the originality of the research idea, (IAM) has expected works to Tenants hope the gover- public to actively participate rism. theoretical and managerial implica- conclude in November this nment can closely monitor in and pay attention to Meanwhile, Yeongbae Choe, ano- tions, sound research methodology, year. the progress of the refurbish- suicide prevention. ther assistant professor from the and research potential. LV On the other hand, the ment. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 wed 24.07.2019 ADVERTORIAL
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Trump says China’s Xi HONG KONG ‘acted responsibly’ President Donald Trump said China’s Xi Jinping “acted responsibly” after seven Six men, some with triad weekends of demonstrations in Hong Kong and new fears that protesters and the China-backed government are links, held over mob attack heading toward a violent confrontation. “I think President Xi of China has acted ONG Kong police have de- send suspects for trial in China. responsibly, very responsibly - they’ve Htained six men, some with Critics see it as rising Chinese in- been out there protesting for a long links to triads, following a violent AP PHOTO fluence and fear it will chip away time,” Trump told reporters Monday at attack on pro-democracy protes- at Hong Kong’s freedoms promi- the White House. “I hope that President ters at a subway station that saw sed under a “one country, two Xi will do the right thing,” he said, adding dozens injured. system” formula since it returned that China could stop the protests “if Senior police official Chan to China in 1997. they wanted.” Tin-chu said Monday the men, More than 100,000 people aged between 24 and 54, were took part in the latest rally in the UK backs calls for probe held for “unlawful assembly” city earlier Sunday to demand democracy and an investigation into police and is being investigated for taking part in the attack late Sun- into the use of force by police The U.K. government wants the violence day night at the subway station to disperse crowds at protests. in Hong Kong over the weekend to in the Yuen Long neighborhood. Some protesters directed their be included in the scope of a broader Some of them are villagers, and ire at China, pelting its office in independent inquiry into protests their occupation range from dri- Hong Kong with eggs, spray- and the police handling of unrest in vers and hawkers to renovation -painted its wall and defaced its recent weeks. Foreign Minister Andrew workers, he said. emblem Sunday night. Murrison said “it is probably not sufficient Two men in black shirts cover their heads as they bleed after being attacked by “Some of them have triad ba- As demonstrators made their simply to have an internal police inquiry.” thugs in white shirts at a Hong Kong subway station way home, the white-clad men Murrison’s backing for an independent ckground,” he said. “I believe that descended on a group of them inquiry risks angering Beijing, which has more... will be detained soon. Po- repeatedly demanded the U.K. stay lice will not condone any form of ment protesters and others insi- thin due to the massive crowds at the subway station in Yuen out of China’s affairs in Hong Kong. violence.” de a subway station at the Yuen and denied accusations that her Long. Videos showed them char- The British government “will be critical Police are still investigating Long neighborhood, injuring 45 government colluded with the ging into the trains and beating of China going forward if we think that the motive of the attack, Chan people including a man who re- assailants. up people who tried to defend is appropriate,” Murrison said. “I am added, without providing further mained in critical condition. The assault escalated a cri- themselves with umbrellas. confident that China will come to see details on the alleged links to the Police have come under fire sis that had thrown the former More protests have been that its interests, as well as the interests triads, or organized crime. for being slow to respond to the British colony into turmoil after planned but the latest violen- of the people of Hong Kong, are best A gang of white-clad men ar- violence against the protesters. millions of people took to the ce has fueled fears that China’s served by preserving the one-country, med with metal rods and woo- Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam streets in waves of protest against People’s Liberation Army may two systems status.” den poles beat up anti-govern- has said police were stretched an extradition bill that would intervene. AP ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 9 wed 24.07.2019 大灣區 GREATER BAY
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HE Hunger Games has sold over 100 million Hunger games ride anchors edgy, books and nearly $3 billion in movie tickets, Tbut the tale of children fighting to the death in a dystopian world new adult theme park in Hengqin doesn’t immediately lend itself to kid-friendly theme-park attrac- Hunger Games is violent. Kids are vehicle and uses the magic of 3D to build parks to win approval for tractions tied to other Lions Gate tions. plucked from their homes by the projections to let them flee the residential projects, according to movies. There’s a Twilight ride That’s why the developer of government to battle in a bloody city and stay one step ahead of the consulting firm Aecom. wherein guests steer fake motor- Lionsgate Entertainment World, arena with axes, swords, and, of the evil “peacekeepers.” Along the Lions Gate, based in Santa cycles alongside a wolf pack as Hong Kong real estate giant Lai course, the bow wielded so skill- way, they face gushers of black Monica, Calif., suffered a setback they battle bloodthirsty, newborn Sun Group, is targeting a different fully by heroine Katniss Everdeen. tar, electrified nets, fire and “tra- globally when its Spanish part- vampires. Another replicates the audience. The project, opening But the designers wanted thrills cker jackers,” genetically modified ner, Parques Reunidos Servicios fear simulator from the Divergent on July 31 in Hengqin, China, may without the gore and focused on wasps that zoom into the cabin. Centrales SA, canceled plans for sci-fi series, including a walk on a be the world’s first PG-13 theme other parts of the saga that play The park is Phase 1 of an two indoor attractions tied to the virtual gangplank 100 stories high. park. It’s aimed at 16- to 30-year- out in the books and films. HKD6.3 billion ($806 million) pro- company’s movies and TV shows, A whole floor, however, is de- -old Chinese consumers, who of- “It’s really unique — people use ject called Novotown. Managed including one in New York’s Times voted to The Hunger Games. It ten go out in groups, even when words like sleek and architectu- by Australia’s Village Roadshow Square. The studio is also invol- includes a gold and marble stree- courting. rally amazing — and I think I’ve Ltd., the park is opening on Hen- ved in a park that opened in Du- tscape designed to replicate the “They came to us and said, ‘We heard the word sexy used,” says gqin Island, an area next to the bai and has another planned with wealthy Capitol City. There’s a hi- want to create this pocket park, Jenefer Brown, who heads live gambling mecca of Macau that developers in South Korea. gh-end restaurant, a bakery, and this indoor park, specifically for entertainment projects for Lions Chinese officials have targeted as Dennis Speigel, a consultant a salon at which guests can get the date crowd of China,’” says Gate Entertainment Corp., a film a theme-park destination. with International Theme Park their hair and makeup done in Dave Cobb, a creative director and TV studio that’s licensing its “I kind of think of it as, we’re Services Inc. in Cincinnati, says the over-the-top style of the fil- at Los Angeles-based Thinkwell movie properties to the park. “It’s in Orlando and you’ve got Vegas one of his colleagues toured the ms. So if swarms of killer insects Group who helped design the unique to hear a theme park des- across the way,” Brown says. Chinese project recently and aren’t your thing, there are other project. “We really are leaning into cribed in that way.” Theme-park construction in came away impressed. options. stories that are a little bit darker, a The signature ride, Mockin- China has slowed over the past “It’s not a huge park, but it looks “There’s such a bigger little bit more thrilling.” gjay Flight: Rebel Escape, loads two years as the government to be done very well,” he says. story about that brand,” The central premise of The 30 guests in a sort of all-terrain stopped encouraging developers The property also features at- Cobb says. BLOOMBERG
HONG KONG Cathay adds budget carrier to group after buying HK Express ATHAY Pacific Airways model, Cathay said in a rivals expand with direct home base, he said. purchase and pledged to the Chinese group that’s CLtd. completed the ac- statement. long-haul flights, bypas- Ronald Lam, Cathay’s repay HKD2.68 billion of been selling assets after a quisition of Hong Kong’s The deal gives Cathay sing the need to transit in director of commercial debt held by Hong Kong fallout of a global acquisi- only budget carrier as a crucial piece of busi- Hong Kong. and cargo, who’s been with Express in the form of pro- tion spree pushed it deep the company expects to ness that’s missing from The acquisition is a the airline for more than missory notes. into debt. lift its market share amid its operations and ad- “practical way” for Cathay two decades, will lead the The close appears to be Cathay’s shares have growing competition from ditional landing slots in to grow its aviation busi- HK Express team, accor- ahead of schedule. Cathay climbed 8.6% this year, mainland Chinese airli- Hong Kong, home to one ness over the long term, ding to the statement. said in May it expected compared with the 8.9% nes. of the world’s busiest in- Rupert Hogg, Cathay’s Additional details of to complete the acquisi- increase in the Bloomberg Hong Kong Express ternational airports. It chief executive officer, the transaction amount tion on or before Dec. 31. Asia Pacific Airlines Index. Airways Ltd., which was also provides Cathay with who’s now also the chair- weren’t disclosed in the The carrier was respon- The best performer on the previously owned by HNA a new revenue source as man of HK Express, said statement. In March, Ca- ding to a query following gauge was Spring Airlines Group Co., will continue the region’s growing eco- in the statement. It will thay said it agreed to pay a report that it had de- Co., China’s first low-fa- operating as a standalone nomies allow more peo- also enhance the compe- HKD2.25 billion ($288 layed its first payment of re carrier, which surged airline under the low-cost ple to fly, and as Chinese titiveness of its Hong Kong million) in cash for the HKD1.2 billion to HNA, 38%. BLOOMBERG page 10 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo BUSINESS 分析 24.07.2019 wed
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ty pink-skinned koshu was a table grape for eating. Only in the last 130 years has it been turned into BLOOMBERG wine. “For most of that time the wi- nes were sweet and reviled,” ex- plains Ernie Singer, a Tokyo wine merchant, who produces Shizen sparkling koshu on Mount Fuji and has been a key player in reo- rienting Japan’s wine industry. Along with other koshu boosters such as Château Mercian and Shigekazu Misawa, the intense owner of Grace Wine, Singer en- listed the help of Bordeaux white wine wizard Denis Dubourdieu as a consultant 15 years ago. Now al- most all koshu is dry. As Misawa drove me around his vineyards in the northwest part of Yamanashi, he pointed out ways he’s been experimenting to improve quality. He’s planted vi- neyards at higher elevations and in neat rows like those in Europe instead of the traditional pergola. He says that helps boost ripeness Mitsuhiro Anzo, chief winemaker of Chateau Mercian winery in Katsunuma during wet summers and results in more body and richness in the wines. He founded organization FOOD & BEVERAGE Koshu of Japan, which began hol- ding annual tastings in London in 2010. His daughter Ayana, who stu- Best Japanese wine made from died in Bordeaux and is now the winemaker, hand picks and koshu grapes: white, sparkling sorts grapes meticulously. She’s pioneering making koshu from
ELIN MCCOY Aruga, who studied and worked where Katsunuma is located, are tches with popular Japanese cui- single vineyards with different in Burgundy, has joined his father, betting on koshu. “The grape is sine mainstays sushi and sashimi. terroirs, from volcanic soil to sla- NSIDE a 19th-century silk Yuji, and is experimenting to crea- ideal for Japan’s humid, rainy cli- All this is why I recently spent te. She ages most of them in oak, Imerchant’s house in Katsunu- te wines with even higher quality. mate. It’s thick-skinned and resis- a few days in Yamanashi, a 90-mi- but she says “you have to be care- ma, Japan, about 70 miles west Aruga Branca is part of the vi- tant to rot,” says Aruga. nute train ride from Tokyo. It’s ful, especially with oak, because of central Tokyo, the three Aruga nous revolution that’s making The vineyards, too, seem uni- home to 81 of the country’s 300 koshu aromas are very delicate.” brothers are pouring several whi- Japan the world’s newest serious que. At nearby Lumiere, which wineries and has a 1,000-year his- The big Japanese drinks com- te wines in their timbered tas- wine frontier. Since 2010, koshu claims to be the oldest family-ow- tory of grape growing and nearly panies—Kirin, Suntory, Sappo- ting room. All are made at their has been on the International Or- ned winery in Japan (established all Japan’s plantings of koshu. ro—all have wineries in Yama- Katsunuma Jyozo Winery under ganisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) in 1885), koshu vines look like My first stop, in pouring rain, nashi. Château Mercian, now a the Aruga Branca label from the list of varieties, so it can be dis- small trees, with branches sprea- was the local Daizen-ji Temple member of the Kirin group, was country’s unique grape variety played on labels in Europe. And d-eagled on wires 6 feet off the touted as the grape’s legendary the first to make a dry koshu on koshu, and all are delicious: One last year, to insure quality, gover- ground to create a pergola. Folded birthplace 1,300 years ago, when the lees and turned to both Du- is elegant and sparkling; another nment regulations were enacted paper hats are tied over hanging a monk named Gyoki saw a vision bourdieu and the late Paul Pon- fresh, bright, and lemony; a third to restrict labeling of Japanese bunches like miniature umbrellas of the Buddha of medicine hol- tallier of Château Margaux for succulent and tangy; still another wine to vintages made wholly in to shelter grapes from rain. ding a bunch of grapes, which led help in making more elegant wi- savory and smoky; and a fifth bar- the country, from vine to barrel. Japan’s enticing whites fit him to discover a grapevine. nes. Suntory, famous for whisky, rel-fermented version is round, The volume of exports went from neatly with the latest global wine The real story turns out to be actually began as a wine company rich, and smooth. 45,000 liters to 58,000 liters from trends. Koshu wines have floral only slightly less fanciful. DNA more than 100 years ago. About 15 years ago, when an 2015 to 2017, up almost 30%, ac- aromas, delicate, distinctive fla- analysis at the University of Ca- From its vineyards you have Aruga Branca bottling won me- cording to the National Tax Agen- vors (of yuzu, savory minerals), lifornia at Davis showed koshu is a panoramic view of the valley dals in a French wine competi- cy. Ambitious vintners anticipate and naturally low alcohol levels a hybrid of mostly vitis vinifera surrounded by densely forested tion, Bernard Magrez of famous more demand during next sum- (11% to 12%), and they’re exotic (the species of European grapes mountains including a glimpse Bordeaux château Pape Clement mer’s Olympics. but not odd, like, say, Georgia’s like chardonnay) and Asian gra- of snow-capped Mount Fuji. Both was so intrigued, he proposed a Although many grapes are rkatsitelli which hasn’t truly taken pes. Scientific consensus is that it make excellent wines from fami- joint wine project that introdu- grown in Japan, wineries in Yama- off. And, hey, the name koshu is came to Japan from the Caucasus liar Western grapes like sauvig- ced koshu to France. And now nashi, the most important of Ja- easy to remember and pronoun- via the Silk Road. non blanc and merlot, as well as third-generation winemaker Hiro pan’s four major wine regions and ce. Plus, the wines are perfect ma- But for most of its history, pret- koshu. BLOOMBERG
CORPORATE BITS CEM to offer tariff reduction to some users Sands Macao Fashion Week returns from Oct. 17-23 Macau’s sole electricity the calculation method nearly 3% difference. Sands Resorts Macao will host runway shows spotlighting cur- to support Macau’s cultural and supplier, CEM, has announ- set forth in the conces- The public commodity the third annual Sands Macao rent collections, together with va- creative industries. The fashion ced a decrease in the Tariff sion contract. Compared supplier noted that the Fashion Week (SMFW19) from rious retail workshops and initiati- week is designed to showcase Clause Adjustment (TCA) with the tariff for the same decrease has been made October 17 to 23, with a week of ves across the integrated resort. the many retail outlets at Sands in the third quarter of 2019 groups of customers in possible by flexibility within fashion shows, exhibitions and As with the two previous events, Shoppes Macao and the upco- for CEM’s Tariff Groups A, the quarter spanning from the region’s energy mix. promotions. All but the opening outstanding local designers hos- ming Autumn/Winter collections. B and C customers. In this April to June this year, the Currently, electricity in Ma- night event will be open to the ted by the Macau Productivity It will also feature offers, exclusive quarter, customers within updated tariff indicates cau is generated in a range general public. Aimed at both the and Technology Transfer Center promotions on a wide range of those tariff groups will en- a decrease of MOP0.01 of ways, including by natu- fashion industry and the gene- (CPTTM) will again be invited to products including cosmetics and joy a price of MOP0.34 per per kWh compared to ral gas, sunlight and combi- ral public, SMFW19 will present participate in SMFW19 as part of skincare, fashion, jewellery and wa- kWh of electricity. This is the previous quarter, or a ned cycle gas turbine. a series of ready-to-wear group Sands China.’s ongoing campaign tches as well as lifestyle. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 11 wed 24.07.2019 中國 CHINA
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Li Peng stands during the 19th Party Congress, in 2017 In this September 1999 file photo, then Chinese President Jiang Zemin (right) and Li Peng, then chairman of National People’s Comgress
upbringing.” Li joined the Communist Par- ty in 1945 after joining Zhou, Mao Zedong and others at their Li Peng, Chinese premier during wartime guerrilla base of Yan’an in the northwest. After spending six years as an engineering student in Moscow, Tiananmen crackdown, dies Li worked as an engineer for a KEN MORITSUGU, BEIJING stand for ages to come: During China acknowledged Li’s role, ration Army in 2007. decade in northeastern China. his final years in power, he but in a positive way, in a lengthy As his profile waned, he re- He was named director of the I Peng, a former hard-li- pushed through approval for his eulogy read Tuesday night by a portedly began lobbying older Beijing Electric Power Adminis- ne Chinese premier best pet project — the gargantuan $22 newscaster on state broadcaster colleagues to support his chil- tration in 1966, and according to known for announcing billion Three Gorges Dam on the C C T V. dren’s political ambitions. One official biographies, was respon- martial law during the Yangtze River, which forced 1.3 Li joined the majority of the of his two sons, Li Xiaopeng, was sible for ensuring a stable power L1989 Tiananmen Square pro-de- million people to leave homes leadership in taking “resolute the governor of Shanxi province supply to Beijing and Tianjin mocracy protests that ended with that were swallowed up by its measures to prevent turmoil, before becoming transport mi- during the chaos of the Cultural a bloody crackdown by troops, enormous reservoir. quell the counter-revolutionary nister in 2016. Revolution. has died. He was 90. Li, who became acting pre- riots and stabilize the domes- Li returned to the headlines Li headed what was called the China’s official Xinhua News mier in November 1987, trium- tic situation,” the eulogy read in in 2010 when a Hong Kong pu- “power industry family.” His dau- Agency said Li died Monday of phed over pro-reform blisher announced he ghter Li Xiaolin was a prominent an unspecified illness. His death party leader Zhao had Li’s purported me- figure in the state power sector. was not announced until yester- Ziyang in 1989 after Li, who became acting moir on the Tiananmen Her retirement as CEO of China day evening. the fellow native of Si- Square crackdown. The Power International Develop- Li, a keen political infighter, chuan province was premier in 1987, publisher later halted the ment in 2015 was seen by some spent two decades at the pin- toppled from power triumphed over pro- book’s release, claiming as part of current Chinese Presi- nacle of power before retiring in for sympathizing with copyright problems, but dent Xi Jinping’s moves to uproot 2002. He left behind a legacy of the student protesters reform party leader supposed excerpts of the leaders’ children from highly vi- prolonged and broad-based eco- at Beijing’s Tiananmen diaries were leaked onli- sible positions in the state sector. nomic growth coupled with au- Square. Zhao Ziyang in 1989 ne. Li rose quickly after 1979, and thoritarian political controls. “The situation will A cautious and unins- in 1985 became a member of the While broadly disliked by the not develop as you wish and ex- part. “He played an important piring figure, Li was one of the party’s decision-making Politbu- public, he oversaw China’s ree- pect,” an angry Li told student role in the great struggle that few leaders to inspire real dis- ro with an education portfolio. mergence from post-Tiananmen leaders in a confrontational mee- concerns the future and destiny like among the nation’s masses, It was in that role that he esta- isolation to rising global diplo- ting on May 18, 1989. of the party and the nation.” although he was said to inspire blished himself as a conservative, matic and economic clout, a de- The next night, Li, flushed Li stepped down as premier in loyalty among his subordinates. telling students in 1985 that Chi- velopment he celebrated in pu- with anger, went on national te- 1998, becoming chairman of the Born in October 1928 in na can never become capitalist: blic statements that often were levision to announce martial law National People’s Congress, Chi- Chengdu, a city in southwestern “To allow bourgeois freedoms defiantly nationalistic. in Beijing. na’s parliament. He retired from China, he was adopted by the would only make our country’s “Ridding themselves from “The anarchic state is going the party’s seven-member ruling late Premier Zhou Enlai after Li’s affairs chaotic.” the predicament of imperia- from bad to worse,” he said. “We Standing Committee in 2002 as father, an early communist revo- His tough stance when stu- list bullying, humiliation and are forced to take resolute and part of a long-planned handover lutionary, was killed by the rival dents staged pro-democracy oppression, the calamity-trod- decisive measures to put an end of power to a younger generation Nationalists in 1931. demonstrations in Beijing, Shan- den Chinese people have since to the turmoil.” of leaders headed by Hu Jintao. He shrugged off questions of ghai and other cities in late 1986 stood up,” Li said in 1995 in a On the night of June 3-4, troops In his later years, Li rarely nepotism, saying he was one of and early 1987 helped him win a speech for the Oct. 1 anniversary invaded the city, killing hun- appeared in public, and was many war orphans cared for by post on the powerful Politburo of the 1949 revolution that brou- dreds, and perhaps thousands, of usually seen only at official ga- Zhou and his wife, Deng Ying- Standing Committee, leading to ght the ruling Communist Party Beijing residents on their way to therings aimed at displaying uni- chao. But he did say that “their his showdown with the reform- to power. ending the student occupation of ty, such as the 80th anniversary of ideals and moral influence had -minded Zhao over Tiananmen One reminder of Li will likely Tiananmen Square. the founding of the People’s Libe- a profound influence on my in 1989. 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porting around 260,000 barrels a day of Iranian crude and con- The mysterious state oil densate exports in the coming months. More than 70% of that would likely be bought by Zhen- trader hit by US sanctions rong, the industry consultant said in a note. HE Chinese state-owned Announcing the fresh sanc- Toil trading company sanc- tions yesterday, U.S. Secretary tioned by the White House for
BLOOMBERG of State Michael Pompeo said violating restrictions on Ira- they’d also be imposed on the nian crude keeps a low profile. company’s chief executive offi- Even so, Zhuhai Zhenrong cer, Li Youmin. Co.’s reputation for doing bu- Little is known about Li, too. siness with Iran is well known. She joined Zhuhai Zhenrong The company was set up in after graduation, according to the mid-1990s by a legendary her profilepage on the website Chinese trader, Yang Qinglong, of an alumni organization of the with support from the Chine- China Europe International Bu- se military. The armed forces siness School in Shanghai. She were still receiving shipments declined to comment when rea- from the Islamic Republic at ched by Bloomberg yesterday. the time as payment for wea- The company’s websi- pons during the 1980-1988 te appears not to work. Nobody Iran-Iraq war. answered calls to the main te- In early-2012, when the lephone number at Zhenrong’s Obama administration placed office in Beijing. a previous round of sanctions Zhenrong’s revenue was 28.9 on Iran, Zhenrong was targe- billion yuan ($4.2 billion) in ted because of its involvement 2016, making it China’s 494th in a gasoline sale to the Persian biggest company, according to Gulf nation. ranking’s compiled by China Zhenrong continued to im- Enterprise Confederation and port Iranian crude and fuel oil, months, compared with arou- Even when it merged with But Nam Kwong - the largest China Enterprise Directors As- despite the sanctions, ignoring nd 106,000 in 2018 and 157,000 another state-owned com- supplier of energy in Macau - sociation. The company wasn’t efforts by the U.S. to restrict in 2017, according to estima- pany, Nam Kwong Group, in said in a statement yesterday on the list for 2017, which is the dealings with the OPEC produ- tes by industry consultant SIA 2015, few details were made that it separated from Zhuhai latest ranking, meaning it had cer and isolate the country over Energy. Zhenrong in Septem- either dropped out of the top its nuclear ambitions. When announcing Nam Kwong - the ber 2018. 500 or the information wasn’t Sanctions against Iran were the sanctions, the sta- Chinese companies available. lifted in 2015 when Tehran te department said largest supplier of have been known to Tension between Iran and agreed to a deal over its nuclear Zhenrong “knowingly take part in barter tra- the U.S. has intensified since program, but were reimposed engaged in a signifi- energy in Macau - said des to settle oil deb- the White House backed out of by the Trump administration cant transaction for the in a statement that it ts with Iran, or make a deal aimed at curbing Tehran’s last year. In May, the U.S. ended purchase or acquisition yuan-denominated nuclear program and reimpo- waivers that had allowed some of crude oil from Iran” separated from Zhuhai payments to escrow sed sanctions. China, which is countries, including China, to after restrictions were accounts in Chinese increasingly reliant on energy keep buying some Iranian cru- fully in place on May 2. Zhenrong in 2018 banks, avoiding the imports, reiterated its criticism de. What little else that use of U.S dollars and of the restrictions, with the Fo- All the while, Zhenrong has is known about Beijing-head- public, apart from an offi- limiting the impact of sanc- reign Ministry spokeswoman, kept buying. It imported an quartered Zhenrong just adds cial statement on China State tions. Hua Chunying, calling them a average of 156,000 barrels a day to the mystery that surrounds Council granting approval to FGE forecast in May this year violation of international law. of Iranian crude in the first five it. begin a restructuring process. that China would continue im- BLOOMBERG
BLOOMBERG Taiwan spy chief quits over $200,000 tax-free cigarettes scandal
ADELA LIN officials and undercut the partners, including Hai- trict Prosecutors Office in trip’s diplomatic mission, ti and St. Kitts and Nevis. connection with the cigare- AIWAN’S intelligence “leading to ignorance of the China has been luring the tte-smuggling case, agency Tchief quit after accusa- achievements of visits to democratically run island’s spokeswoman Chen Chia- tions that an agent attemp- allies.” allies away as part of an ef- -hsiu said yesterday. The ted to use President Tsai The incident created fort to put pressure on Tsai group was suspected of Ing-wen’s overseas trip to a new political worry for and her pro-independen- ordering more than NT$6 secure some $200,000 wor- Tsai as she girds for what’s ce Democratic Progressive million worth of duty-free th of tax-free cigarettes. expected to be a difficult Party. cigarettes - or about 9,800 National Security Bu- re-election fight against Peng, a retired air force cartons - at Taiwan Taoyuan reau Director-General Peng Kaohsiung Mayor Han general, had occupied the International Airport and Sheng-chu resigned late Kuo-yu next year. Han - the post of intelligence chief storing them at a warehou- Monday, hours after the presumptive nominee for since October 2016. He pre- se on-site. smuggling attempt was dis- the opposition Kuomintang viously served as chief body Taiwan’s Customs Admi- covered upon Tsai’s return - has criticized Tsai’s mana- guard for Tsai’s DPP pre- nistration said in a statement from a visit to the Caribbean gement of the economy decessor, former President that there was an attempt to that included a U.S.-stopo- over the past three years. Chen Shui-bian. remove the goods without ver. Tsai said in a Facebook Tsai returned Monday At least one National Se- paying duties by taking ad- post that the allegations from a visit this month to curity Bureau official was vantage of expedited cus- represented unacceptab- some of Taiwan’s dwindling among 10 suspects under toms clearance for ranking le conduct by government list of 17 formal diplomatic investigation by Taipei Dis- officials. BLOOMBERG www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 13 wed 24.07.2019 亞太版 ASIA PACIFIC
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year. North Korea has repeatedly NORTH KOREA said it’s willing to abandon its nu- clear program in return for politi- cal and economic benefits. But there has been little public Kim inspects new sub, progress despite the most recent Trump-Kim meeting, and the North’s release of the submarine photos could be a way to both in- wants country’s military bolstered crease pressure on the United Sta- tes ahead of any renewed talks and HYUNG-JIN KIM, SEOUL remind its rival of its demands. North Korea wants widespread ORTH Korean leader AP PHOTO relief from harsh U.S.-led sanc- Kim Jong Un has ins- tions in return for pledging to give pected a newly built up parts of its weapons program, submarine and orde- but the United States is deman- Nred officials to further bolster the ding greater steps toward disar- country’s military capabilities, mament before it agrees to relin- state media reported yesterday, quish the leverage provided by the as the North increases pressure sanctions. on the United States ahead of the It wasn’t immediately known possible resumption of nuclear di- exactly what kind of a submarine plomacy. North Korea has built. But its ef- Last week, North Korea said it forts to develop submarine-laun- may lift its 20-month suspension ched missile systems are a serious of nuclear and missile tests to concern for rivals and neighbors protest expected military drills be- because missiles from submerged tween the United States and South vessels are harder to detect in ad- Korea that Pyongyang says are an vance. invasion rehearsal. Before it entered talks with the The submarine report comes United States, North Korea clai- as the U.S. and North Korea work med to have successfully test-fired to resume talks agreed to after a ballistic missiles from submari- meeting late last month on the Ko- The North’s official Korean Cen- dily and reliably increase the na- submarine occurred. It said the nes, though many outside analys- rean border between Kim and Pre- tral News Agency reported yes- tional defense capability by direc- submarine’s operational deploy- ts say the country likely remains sident Donald Trump. Diplomacy terday that Kim expressed “great ting big efforts to the development ment “is near at hand.” years away from having an opera- has been stalled since the second satisfaction” with the submarine of the naval weapons and equip- The construction of a new sub- tional system. Kim-Trump summit in Vietnam after learning about its operatio- ment such as submarine,” accor- marine suggests North Korea has According to a South Korean in February fell apart due to diffe- nal and tactical data and weapon ding to KCNA. been increasing its military capa- defense report in 2018, North Ko- rences over U.S.-led sanctions on systems. KCNA didn’t say exactly when bility despite nuclear diplomacy rea has 70 submarines and sub- North Korea. Kim “stressed the need to stea- or where Kim’s inspection of the with the U.S. that began early last mersibles. AP
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HYUNG-JIN KIM, SEOUL the South Korean fighter jets fired 10 flares and 280 rounds from ma-
OUTH Korean air force jets fi- chine guns as warning shots again. AP PHOTO Sred 360 rounds of warning shots South Korea said it was the first yesterday after a Russian military time a foreign military plane had plane twice violated South Korea’s violated South Korean airspace sin- airspace off the country’s east coast, ce the end of the 1950-53 Korean Seoul officials said in an announce- War. ment that was quickly disputed by South Korea’s Foreign Ministry Russia. and the Joint Chiefs of Staff sum- South Korea said three Rus- moned Russia’s acting ambassador sian military planes — two Tu-95 and its defense attache respectively bombers and one A-50 airborne to protest. early warning and control aircraft Russia’s Defense Ministry said — entered the South’s air defense in a statement that South Korean identification zone off its east coast fighter jets didn’t fire any warning before the A-50 intruded in South shots, though it said they flew near Korean airspace. Russia said later the Russian planes in what it called that two of its Tu-95MS bombers “unprofessional maneuvers” and were on a routine flight over neutral posed a threat. waters and didn’t enter South Ko- “If the Russian pilots felt there rean territory. was a security threat, they would According to South Korean go- have responded,” the statement vernment accounts, an unspecified said. number of South Korean fighter South Korea’s presidential na- jets, including F-16s, scrambled to tional security adviser, Chung Eui- the area and fired 10 flares and 80 -yong, told top Russian security rounds from machine guns as war- official Nikolai Patrushev that Sou- ded the country with weapons gradually improved, and they esta- between South Korea and Japan ning shots. th Korea views Russia’s airspace during the Korean War, which killed blished diplomatic ties in 1990, a that has been a source of territorial Seoul defense officials said the violation “very seriously” and will millions. In 1983, a Soviet air force year before the breakup of the So- disputes between them. Russia isn’t Russian reconnaissance aircraft left take “much stronger” measures if a fighter jet fired an air-to-air missile viet Union. part of those disputes. the area three minutes later, but it similar incident occurs, according at a South Korean passenger plane The airspace that South Korea South Korea said the three Rus- later returned and violated South to South Korea’s presidential office. that strayed into Soviet territory, says the Russian warplane viola- sian planes had entered the South Korean airspace again for four ad- The former Soviet Union su- killing all 269 people on board. Re- ted was above a group of South Korean air defense identification ditional minutes. The officials said pported North Korea and provi- lations between Seoul and Moscow Korean-held islets roughly halfway zone with two Chinese bombers. ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 15 wed 24.07.2019 分析 WORLD
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But it wasn’t immediately not clear about the situa- known whether the two tion but noted that the BRITAIN countries deliberately did air defense identification so. South Korea said the zone is not territorial airs- Chinese planes didn’t in- pace and others are entit- trude upon South Korean led to fly through it. Boris Johnson wins race to airspace. She took issue with a The Russian statement reporter’s use of the word accused South Korean “violation” to ask about aircraft of trying to ham- China’s reported activity become next prime minister per the flights of Russian in South Korea’s air defen- jets before “a vague mis- se identification zone. “I JILL LAWLESS, LONDON sile defense identification feel that given China and area” that it said South South Korea are friendly REXIT hardliner AP PHOTO Korea unilaterally defi- neighbors, you should Boris Johnson won ned. Russia said it had rai- be careful when using it, the contest to lead sed its concerns about the because we are not clear Britain’s governing zone before. about the situation,” she BConservative Party yester- Before their repor- said. day and will become the ted joint flights with the Meanwhile, Japan pro- country’s next prime mi- Russian planes, the Chi- tested to Russia for alle- nister, tasked with fulfilling nese warplanes entered gedly violating Japanese his promise to lead the U.K. South Korea’s air defense airspace and to South out of the European Union identification zone off its Korea for firing warning “come what may.” southwest coast earlier shots there. He defeated his rival Je- yesterday, South Korea’s Japanese Chief Cabi- remy Hunt overwhelmingly Defense Ministry said. net Secretary Yoshihide in a vote of Conservative Seoul says Chinese planes Suga told reporters that Party members. have occasionally entered South Korea’s firing of He will be installed as Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson (right) leaves his office in London South Korea’s air defense warning shots was “ab- prime minister in a formal identification zone in re- solutely unacceptable” in handover from Theresa May led date of Oct. 31 even if it any push for a “no-deal” two-year lows. cent years. light of Japan’s territorial today. means leaving without a di- Brexit, an outcome econo- May stepped down after South Korea’s Foreign claims to Korean-control- The victory is a triumph vorce deal mists warn would disrupt Britain’s Parliament repeate- Ministry and Joint Chiefs led islands that Japan calls for 55-year-old Johnson, an But he faces a rocky ride trade and plunge the U.K. dly rejected the withdrawal of Staff registered their of- Takeshima and South Ko- ambitious but erratic politi- from a Parliament deter- into recession. Fears that agreement she struck with ficial protests with Beijing rea calls Dokto. He said cian whose political career mined to prevent him from Britain is inching closer to the 28-nation bloc. Johnson when they summoned Tokyo “strictly objected to has veered between periods taking the U.K. out of the a “no-deal” Brexit weighed insists he can get the EU to China’s ambassador and Russia and South Korea in high office and spells on 28-nation bloc without a wi- on the pound once again renegotiate — something defense attache. via separate diplomatic the sidelines. thdrawal agreement. yesterday. Before the an- the bloc insists it will not do. Chinese Foreign Mi- channels and strongly re- Johnson has vowed that Several Conservative mi- nouncement, the currency If not, he says Britain must nistry spokeswoman Hua quested the prevention of Britain will quit the Euro- nisters have already annou- was down another 0.3 per- leave the EU on Halloween, Chunying said she was a recurrence.” AP pean Union on the schedu- nced they will resign to fight cent at $1.2441 and near “do or die.” AP
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MGM Presents: Hua Yuan Exhibition 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) Time: 24 hours 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) Until: September 3, 2019 15:00 Agua de Mar Venue: MGM Cotai 15:45 Zig Zag Admission: Free 16:20 Sim Chef! Sr1 Enquiries: (853) 8802 3333 16:50 Quem Quer Ser Milionário Stamps Around the World - 17:45 A Minha Tese Liechtenstein, Kingdom of Stamps 18:15 Amor Maior (Repetição) Time: 9am-5:30pm (Closed on public holidays) 19:00 Outras Histórias Until: August 31, 2019 19:35 Os Nossos Dias Sr.2 Venue: Temporary Gallery, Communications 20:30 Telejornal Museum 21:15 Network Negócios Admission: MOP10 1974 Nixon ‘must hand over Enquiries: (853) 2871 8063 22:00 LiteraturAqui 22:25 Amor Maior Watergate tapes’ 23:15 TDM News The United States Supreme Court has ordered Presi- dent Nixon to surrender tape recordings of White House 23:50 Afinidades conversations about the Watergate affair. 00:30 Telejornal (Repetição) Giving the judgement to a packed and hushed cour- 01:15 RTPi Directo troom, Chief Justice Warren E. Burger said the court re- jected Mr Nixon’s claims of executive privilege. Instead, he said they “must yield to the demonstrated, specific need for evidence in a pending criminal trial”. Offbeat The president said he was “disappointed” by the deci- sion, but would comply with the ruling. Pioneering Native American author The White House has already released edited trans- honored with peace prize cripts of the tapes, which cover 64 conversations made between June 1972 and April of this year. cinema But President Nixon has until now refused to comply with a court order awarded to Leon Jaworski, the special cineteatro prosecutor in the Watergate investigation, requiring him AP PHOTO 18 - 24Jul to produce the tapes themselves. Mr Jaworski alleges the tapes implicate the president himself in covering up a break-in at the Watergate hotel headquarters of the Democratic National Committee during the election campaign in 1972. The burglars were caught rifling through confidential pa- pers and bugging the office of President Nixon’s political opponents. The tapes will now be available for use as evidence in the trial of some of the president’s closest aides, due to take TOY STORY 4 place in September. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer N. Scott Momaday, in 2007 room 1 It is likely to take several weeks to produce transcripts of 2:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:30pm the tapes, so they will not be available in time to be used A Native American author whose writings have highligh- Director: Josh Cooley during the House of Representatives’ Judiciary Commit- Starring: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott ted his indigenous culture is this year’s winner of a lifetime tee debate on impeachment, which began this evening. Language: Cantonese However, the timing of the Supreme Court decision just achievement award celebrating literature’s power to fos- Duration: 109min ter peace, social justice and global understanding. hours before the debate began, as well as the fact that all Dayton Literary Peace Prize officials selected novelist, eight judges voted unanimously, is likely to have a strong poet and essayist N. Scott Momaday for the Richard C. influence on the impeachment process. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award. It’s named If the committee decides to recommend impeaching for the late U.S. diplomat who brokered the 1995 Bosnia the president, the matter goes to the full House for de- peace accords reached in Ohio. bate. A Kiowa Indian, Momaday earned the 1969 Pulitzer Prize If the House agrees, President Nixon could face an im- for fiction with “House Made of Dawn,” about a young man peachment trial before the Senate - the first such trial in returning to his Kiowa pueblo after serving in the U.S. Army. over a century. His 1968 book has been credited with leading a renaissan- ce in Native American literature . THE WHITE STORM 2 DRUG LORDS Courtesy BBC News room 2 Born in 1934, Momaday grew up on reservations in the 2:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:30pm southwestern United States, where his parents were tea- Director: Herman Yau chers. Starring: Andy Lau, Louis Koo, Michael Miu He drew from Kiowa history and folk lore for “The Way to Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) In context Rainy Mountain” in 1969 and wrote about the influence of Duration: 86min ancestors and traditions in his early life in “The Names: A When the tapes were finally released, more than 18 min- Memoir” in 1976. utes of a crucial meeting were found to be missing. Sharon Rab, founder and chairwoman of the peace pri- The official explanation was that the president’s secretary ze foundation, said Momaday’s work shows the “power had accidentally erased it by pressing the wrong foot-ped- of ritual, imagination, and storytelling” to produce peace al while answering the phone. through intercultural understanding and that it honors and On 27 July, the House Judiciary Committee voted to rec- ommend that the president be impeached and removed safeguards “the storytelling traditions of our nation’s indi- from office. genous communities.” But before the House debate on his impeachment could Momaday said in a statement that peace is the objective begin, President Nixon resigned. of human evolution, and literature is the measure. Richard Nixon’s successor, Gerald Ford, formally pardoned “The history of human experience is in many ways a his- CRAYON SHINCHAN 2019 him just two months after coming into power, saving him tory of dysfunction and conflict, and literature, because it room 3 from possible prosecution. is an accurate record of that history, reflects not only what 2:30, 7:15pm But the five Watergate burglars and two co-plotters, is peaceful, but what is the universal hope and struggle for Director: Masakazu Hashimoto former White House staff member G. Gordon Liddy and Starring: Yumiko Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Miki Narahashi Howard Hunt, were jailed. peace,” he said. “Literature and peace are at last indivisib- Language: Cantonese le. They form an equation that is the definition of art and In total 40 government officials were either indicted or Duration: 100min jailed. humanity.” Nixon eventually re-established himself as a respected The award carries a $10,000 prize. Previous winners in- SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME statesman. He died in 1994. room 3 clude Studs Terkel, Taylor Branch, John Irving, Gloria Stei- In June 2005, former FBI deputy head Mark Felt was re- nem, and Elie Wiesel. 4:30, 9:15pm Director: Jon Watts vealed to be the anonymous source “Deep Throat”, who This year’s awards gala will be Nov. 3, when Momaday will Starring: Zendaya, Angourie Rice, Tom Holland helped Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and be joined by the 2019 winners of awards for fiction and Language: English (Chinese) Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate affair. nonfiction who will be announced Sept. 17. Duration: 129min www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 17 wed 24.07.2019 資訊／娛樂 INFOTAINMENT
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A BOOK TODAY ‘Elvis in Vegas’ is a gem of pop culture history OR the King of Rock ‘n’ credit. Rock ‘n’ roll wasn’t FRoll, the 1960s was a what the typical Vegas pa- slow-moving abdication. AP PHOTO tron sought at the time and Elvis Presley spent the the gig fizzled. But Elvis better part of that decade the man loved the all-day, appearing in one silly mo- all-night quality of the city vie after another instead of and would frequently visit performing live, a career between movies. strategy that tested the Thirteen years and patience of his fans and millions of records later, cost him his edge in the Elvis chose Las Vegas for music world. Meanwhile, his return to live perfor- The Beatles and the rest of ming. He pulled out all the British invasion bands the stops at the Interna- were redefining popular tional Hotel and, in Zo- music just as he had done glin’s words, “established years earlier. a new template for the Las In 1969 Elvis decided Vegas show: no longer an he wanted to regain his ring songs from Rosemary Eventually, even the intimate, sophisticated, throne. “Elvis in Vegas” is Clooney, Vic Damone, Di- stars who came to define Sinatra-style nightclub act, author Richard Zoglin’s nah Shore and others, visi- Vegas cool — chief among but a big rock concert-like fascinating tale of how the tors could see first-rate co- them Frank Sinatra, Dean spectacle.” king got his groove back medians (Shecky Greene, Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. Vegas revitalized El- and Las Vegas refreshed Don Rickles, Buddy Ha- and the rest of the Rat Pack vis’ career — he returned its own image, together ckett, Bob Newhart), film — faced in the early 1960s twice a year to repeat his supersizing live entertain- and TV favorites (Danny the same problem that initial success — and he ment in America’s adult Kaye, Milton Berle, Red would confront Elvis at the showed the town the way playground. Blending Skelton, Ginger Rogers, decade’s end: a creaky act forward for continuing to new interviews with top- Betty Hutton, Van John- and increasingly creaky attract people with money -drawer research focusing son), and musical reviews fans as tastes in music and in their pockets. It all came on how Las Vegas evolved featuring barely dressed comedy changed. crashing down for Elvis as the pleasure capital, if not topless showgirls. Elvis was no stranger in 1977 when the drugs Zoglin produces a gem of A future president had a to Vegas. He had been a that kept him going finally pop culture history. Vegas gig at one time: ac- fish out of water when he overpowered him. The 1950s and ‘60s were tor Ronald Reagan, whose first performed there, in The king is dead, but golden years for the city in opening act was a group of 1956, and with just one hit, Vegas lives on, making it- the desert. Besides hea- performing chimps. “Heartbreak Hotel,” to his self over again and again. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 19 wed 24.07.2019 體育 SPORTS
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se events in the pool. It would have been a rematch AP PHOTO between her and Australia’s Ariar- ne Titmus, who stunned Ledecky to win the 400 freestyle final on Sunday. The event also includes Federica Pellegrini of Italy, Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden and Penny Oleksiak of Canada. Also dropping out of the 200 free were Australia’s Emma McKeon and Canada’s Taylor Ruck. McKeon was reported to not be feeling well, while Ruck instead wants to focus on her remaining events. “The three girls that pulled out are probably my top three challen- ges, so it’s a little bit easier now,” Titmus said. “But Pellegrini’s still in there, Sarah’s still in there, so it’s still a really tough challenge.” Sjostrom advanced to the se- mifinals with the fastest qualifying United States’ Katie Ledecky time of 1:55.14. Meehan said Ledecky’s illness was not an excuse for her second- SWIMMING -place finish in the 400. However, she had the slowest last lap of anyone in the final. Tit- mus went 1.83 seconds faster than Ledecky over the last 50 meters. Ledecky withdraws from two “There’s having trouble fi- nishing a race and then there’s coming home in 31.7, and I think that was maybe a little bit of a events at worlds due to illness sign,” Meehan said. “She was BETH HARRIS, GWANGJU and she’s not feeling well at all,” he Ledecky was the fastest qua- here quickly.” really having a hard time through said. “I’m hopeful that we see her lifier for the grueling event in 15 U.S. national team managing the last third of that 1,500 yester- ATIE Ledecky withdrew racing again this week.” minutes, 48.90 seconds — 2.68 director Lindsay Mintenko said day. I was worried about her at from the 200-meter The eight-day meet ends Sun- seconds faster than the next qui- Ledecky hasn’t been feeling well that time.” freestyle preliminaries day. ckest swimmer. But the 14-time since she arrived in Gwangju on Ledecky’s lone remaining in- and the 1,500-meter fi- “This is brutal for her not to be world champion hasn’t been in July 17. dividual event is the 800 free, and Knal yesterday at the world swim- competing,” Meehan said, noting the pool since Monday’s prelims. She was being seen by U.S. na- the preliminary heats are on Fri- ming championships because of Ledecky’s famous competitive na- “If you get back into racing too tional team medical staff at the day. illness. ture. early, it’s just going to make the athletes’ village. Meehan said doc- “We’re heartbroken for her be- Her coach Greg Meehan said Shortly after Meehan spoke to road to recovery a little bit longer,” tors were awaiting lab results. cause she really had come in in a doctors were assessing Ledecky, reporters, USA Swimming said Meehan said. “We’re just in a kind Ledecky had been scheduled to great position,” Meehan said, “and but had no official diagnosis. Ledecky was out of the evening’s of half-day by half-day [mode] and swim in yesterday’s morning heats hopefully we get to see that at “She woke up this morning 1,500 free final. hoping that she turns the corner of the 200 free, one of the showca- some point this week.” AP
FOOTBALL Guardiola rejects claims Man City was disrespectful in China ANCHESTER City “We had an incredible ghai last Saturday. Mmanager Pep Guar- time in Shanghai. We were It will play Kitchee in diola has rejected claims AP PHOTO committed to the co-ope- Hong Kong today before that the Premier League ration you have to do here wrapping up its Asian tour champions were arrogant in China. The people from with a game in Tokyo on and disrespectful during the hotel, all the people, Saturday. their preseason visit to Chi- were asking us to do thin- City winger Raheem na last week. gs and we were ready to do Sterling also insisted the China’s state-run news that. To come to Asia and team had a positive expe- agency Xinhua published experience the culture, the rience in China. an editorial in English that restaurants — it’s amazing “Every time we got back criticized the conduct of to get to know other peo- from training to the ho- the team during the Pre- ple. That’s why I can’t un- tel we embraced the fans, mier League Asia Trophy in derstand what people are we signed signatures, we Nanjing and Shanghai. saying. Maybe one jour- said our goodbyes. I thou- The editorial was headli- nalist is a bit upset, I don’t ght there was a really good ned “Chinese fans’ love for know why — but it’s far connection,” Sterling said. Man City goes unrecipro- away from the reality.” “We came a little bit later cated on home soil” and City arrived late in than we expected to Chi- accused the club of visiting Shanghai after its flight na, the turnaround was a China only to “win wallets, involved in the event won those claims were simply here in our club,” Guar- was delayed by two days, bit faster and a few of us not hearts and minds.” “a new-found respect and “false.” diola said during a news then traveled by train by struggled with sleep but I It also said City had “an new fans,” City would “lea- “To make a statement conference in Hong Kong, Nanjing for a game against thought China was a great attitude of arrogance” and ve China with neither.” like this they have to know where his team will play West Ham, before playing experience. You ask the that while the other clubs However, Guardiola said exactly what happened another friendly today. Wolverhampton in Shan- boys, they all loved it.” AP Italy beats China 2-0, reaches the first quarterfinal since 1991 Italy made its case to be considered a contender in the Wo- lian public to discover and appreciate the women’s game,”BUZZ Ber- men’s World Cup after a convincing 2-0 win over China last ni- tolini said. “This aspect helps you because it allows you to find ght. that extra energy and motivation. I really believe this side has Coach Milena Bertolini believes Italy is set to play in its first allowed the women’s game to break new ground back home.” quarterfinal since 1991 because her players are striving for a Italian viewers have had good reason to tune in. While the goal that goes beyond the final result. men’s team failed to qualify for last summer’s World Cup in OPINION “They have a mission. Their mission is to try and have the Ita- Russia, the women are proving to be a revelation in France. Macau Matters Richard Whitfield Thailand’s 86-year-old Queen Mother Sirikit is
AP PHOTO being treated in a hospital School mobile for a respiratory infection, the palace said. The phone bans Royal Household Bureau said she was admitted I grew up in the age before mobile technology. All my to Chulalongkorn school work was done on paper, and we were limited Hospital on Sunday after to textbooks and the local school and district libraries developing a fever and for access to knowledge resources. I studied straight cough. She has been in ill maths/sciences and only got my first calculator when health for several years. I started university. All my friends went to the same school I did, and lived within a few miles of where I
did. To call them I had to go two streets to the nearest AP PHOTO phone box because my father refused to have a home phone. I accept the many complaints my contemporaries have about youthful mobile phone addiction, and bumping into people in the street because they are Australia A driver has distracted by a screen is a real issue for me. However, been charged after I know full well that resisting the tide like King Canute The fire advance at the village of Chaveira, near Mação, in central Portugal methamphetamine is not a viable, or even desirable strategy, and bans on valued at more than $140 mobile phones, other computers and internet access million was found in a van in schools – like the ones in France, and the ones being that crashed into police contemplated in Melbourne (Australia) – are very stu- cars parked outside a Sydney police station. pid and counter-productive. Firefighters battle A Toyota HiAce van hit While it can come with significant problems, tech- the cars outside the nology has a well proven track record for improving wildfire in Portugal, Eastwood Police Station human lives. People are very good at adapting to new on Monday morning, technologies, but very weak at recognizing and taking causing significant action to mitigate the accompanying problems. And 32 people hurt damage to one car but simply banning technology has proven to be ineffec- injuring no one, a police tive, again and again. BARRY HATTON Police said they were in- Spain, France, Italy or Gree- statement said. Nobody in their right mind wants to go back to the & HELENA ALVES, COLOS vestigating what caused the ce — countries which are dark ages of my childhood, so we need to take positive fire amid suspicions it may significantly bigger than Nepal A mudslide has action to reduce the problematic side-effects of mobi- ORE than 1,000 fire- have been started delibera- Portugal. buried houses in two remote mountain le phones and 24x7 Internet access and online social fighters and 14 water- M tely. Almost 11,500 firefigh- villages in Nepal, killing media. I firmly believe that the best strategy is educa- -dropping aircraft battled High temperatures were ters are on standby this year, eight people and tion and structured and guided use and anticipation a major wildfire yesterday forecast for most of the most of them volunteers. leaving two others of future problems, not bans. [Macau time] amid scor- week in Portugal amid a Volunteers are not uncom- missing. Government Unfortunately, schools have not kept pace with te- ching temperatures in Por- spell of blistering weather mon in fire brigades in Eu- Administrator Yadhunath chnology and still largely operate using 19th century tugal, where forest blazes that is due to hit northern rope, especially in Germany Poudyal said the mudslide ideas. Yes, they have computers and Internet access wreak destruction every Europe later this week. where more than 90% are at dawn yesterday buried at least five houses and so on, but they mostly use them the same way as summer. Huge wildfires have long volunteers. while residents were still their 19th century equivalents. I see no difference be- As temperatures rea- been a summer fixture in Experts and authorities tween a teacher asking a class of students to open a sleeping. ched almost 40 C in the af- Portugal. have identified several fac- textbook on a particular page and asking the students ternoon, and a wind blew Residents of villages and tors that make Portugal so to go to a particular web page.
up, the blaze that had been hamlets in central Portugal particularly vulnerable to AP PHOTO I believe that there is little place in modern edu- largely contained overnight have grown accustomed to forest blazes. Addressing cation for traditional lectures – students should be tasked with absorbing knowledge in their own time, rekindled in some areas. the summer blazes, whi- some of them is a long-term at their own pace, online and the classroom should Huge pillars of black smoke ch destroy fruit trees, olive challenge. be for experiments, presentations of research results appeared on the horizon for trees and crops in the fields. The population of the and other knowledge sharing and socializing activi- a third straight day. In the hamlet of Colos, Portuguese countryside has India Opposition leaders ties. I am also always very disappointed at the team Officials said cooler over- 50-year-old beekeeper An- thinned as people have mo- yesterday angrily skills of my university students and blame schools for night temperatures ved to cities in sear- demanded Prime Minister this fundamental educational problem – schools fo- had allowed autho- ch of a better life. Narendra Modi clarify his Police are probing position in Parliament cus virtually entirely on individual performance, but rities to bring under That means woo- about President Donald control about 90% in reality most people work and live collectively and it what caused dland has become Trump mediating India’s is team performance that matters. of the fire area in neglected, especially long-running dispute with Also, very little of the current school curriculum tea- the Castelo Branco the fire amid as many of those left Pakistan over Kashmir. ches young people how to effectively create and use district, 200 kilo- behind are elderly, The External Affairs new technologies – personally, I think that they shou- meters northeast of suspicions of arson and the forest debris Ministry said that Modi ld be spending much more time on creative project the capital Lisbon. is fuel for wildfires. made no such request work than on reading, writing and arithmetic. The fu- But the Civil Protection tonio Pires said he had lost Large areas of central to Trump as the U.S. president had claimed. ture of work and life is not in being a good, obedient Agency kept its firefighting half of his beehives in the and northern Portugal are robot. If we want students to learn about problems assets, including 318 vehi- current wildfire. Pires sells covered in dense, unbroken like online bullying, we should be getting them to in- cles, in the area to move in to mainly Portuguese and stretches of forest on hilly vestigate it both globally (through reading, collating quickly when they reignited. German clients, but also to terrain. A lot of forest is pine AP PHOTO and summarizing available information) and locally The government said it Brazil and China. and eucalyptus trees, both (through student surveys, focus groups, role plays, had asked for help from nei- “(I lost) 100 out of 230 (hi- of which burn fiercely. etc) and getting them to formulate rules and guideli- ghboring Spain, which was ves), so almost half,” Pires Environmentalists have nes for good online etiquette for themselves. Banning sending two water-dum- said. “A lot of damage.” urged the government to li- mobile phones from schools will not achieve the de- UK Brexit hardliner sired result of teaching young people to be knowled- ping airplanes. They were The country’s deadliest mit the area of eucalyptus, Boris Johnson won the geable, sophisticated and ethically responsible online due to arrive early today. fire season came in 2017, which burns like a torch. contest to lead Britain’s users. Forests in the region are when at least 106 people But it is a very valuable crop governing Conservative Few education systems and schools around the wor- tinder-dry after weeks with were killed. for Portugal’s important Party yesterday and will become the country’s ld teach young people about technology, or adequate- little rain. The average annual area paper pulp industry, which The Portuguese Civil Pro- charred by wildfires in Por- last year posted sales worth next prime minister, ly prepare them for life in a technological world. This tasked with fulfilling his tection Agency said the fire tugal between 2010 and 2.7 billion euros ($3 billion). is especially true in the very traditional school systems promise to lead the U.K. of Asia. This must change, and Macau would be a good has injured 32 people, one 2016 was just over 100,000 The government says it is out of the European place to start. seriously, as it raced through hectares (247,000 acres). introducing restrictions gra- Union “come what may.” thick woodlands. That was more than in dually. AP More on p15