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China yesterday denounced new U.S. sanctions against four Chinese officials over a crackdown on political rights in Hong Kong, saying such moves “grossly interfere in DOMESTIC WORKER SHORTAGE China’s internal affairs.” The Local families facing a predicament of hiring from abroad due to a U.S. State Department said the four would be banned P3 from traveling to the U.S. double whammy of border closure and the new labor regulation and would have any assets in the country blocked, calling it a response for their roles in implementing Hong Kong’s national security law, seen as heavily restricting free speech and opposition AGENCY PHOTO MACAU politics since its passage in June.
China Authorities in Shanghai have quarantined 186 people and conducted virus tests on more than 8,000 after a freight handler at the city’s main airport tested positive for the coronavirus. The city government said on its microblog that it remains unclear how the 51-year-old man contracted the virus, which has largely spared the sprawling metropolis despite its dense population and strong international links. It says no additional cases have been found.
Japan Tokyo Olympics organizers said yesterday they were encouraged by a gymnastics meet over the weekend and are now ready to hold test events early next year. The event featured 22 Russian, Chinese and American athletes entering Japan and competing in Tokyo with a few thousand fans attending. AP PHOTO
Armenia A dozen planes filed with Russian peacekeepers headed for Nagorno- Karabakh yesterday, hours after Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to halt fighting over the separatist region and amid signs this cease-fire Neto Valente would hold where others hadn’t. The truce came after significant advances by accuses Sam Azerbaijani forces that the Nagorno-Karabakh leader said made it impossible for Hou Fai of their side to carry on — but angered many Armenians, who stormed government being ‘judge in buildings overnight, demanding the Parliament invalidate the agreement. his own cause’ More on backpage P2 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 11.11.2020 wed
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nal ruling. In the statement issued by the Neto Valente accuses top judge CMJ late Monday evening, the supervision body that has the responsibility of overseeing the of being ‘judge in his own cause’ discipline of judges, public prose- RENATO MARQUES which will not agree to this. I’m cutors, and other judicial staff, di- sure because I received a lot of sapproved of the comments aired HE Macau Lawyers Asso- support. […] The person that has by Neto Valente, noting that he
Tciation (AAM) president LAM ANTHONY to supervise is supervised. This had, “distorted, misinterpreted Jorge Neto Valente has accused does not make any sense to me and wrongly expressed the con- the president of the Court of and anybody else,” the president tent of the speech of the presi- Final Appeal (TUI) and of the of the AAM concluded. dent of the Court of Final Appeal, Council of the Judicial Magis- In a previous interview with having misled most residents and trates (CMJ), Sam Hou Fai, of TDM Radio, Neto Valente ex- harmed the public image of TUI, being “judge in his own cause.” pressed the opinion that Sam’s of its president and other judicial Neto Valente’s comments were remarks on the case relating to a magistrates.” made yesterday on the sideli- sentence by the Court of Second Refuting the idea that Sam has nes of the ceremony for the new Instance (TSI) to return part of a committed any violation of the agency contract exchange for the land plot in Taipa to the owners Code, they added that Sam’s re- issuance of bank notes event, and pay compensation amoun- marks were not comments on the hosted by Bank of China. ting to around 100 million pata- case but rather an example of the Replying to questions from the cas, in a case of expropriation that new organization of the judicial media over a statement issued occurred 102 years ago, were vio- system, which adds new compe- the day before by the CMJ, whi- lating the Code which states that tences to TUI, has been produ- ch publicly condemned previous judges must refrain from making cing good effects. The supervi- statements from Neto Valente can see what he said and what he say what everyone saw and heard any comments or statements re- sion body noted that “any com- accusing Sam of violating Article is saying now. He talked about him saying with his own words.” lating to judicial cases. mon and average person” would 25, Number 1 of the Statutes of the case and this is now allowed Neto Valente also reaffirmed Sam’s comments were made not produce the interpretation of Judges and Public Prosecutors, by law,” Neto Valente said. “They that he did not misinterpret or during his speech at the inaugu- the statements from Sam the way Neto Valente said, “The Chair- say that they hope the other ju- misunderstand any of Sam’s ration ceremony of the Judicial Neto Valente did. man of this Council [CMJ] is the dges would not be influenced words, assuring that what he ex- Year 2020-2021 last month. The CMJ also remarked that same person as the Court of Final [by my words. But I say] I hope pressed is the truth and that such Earlier, the veteran lawyer had it expects that the criticisms ex- Appeal. What can they say?” hin- the judges are not influenced by facts are recorded “for anyone noted that the violation was par- pressed by the veteran lawyer ting that Sam is trying to protect this negative example of the pre- who wishes to review them.” ticularly relevant since the gover- would not influence the judges of himself. sident of the TUI. I believe and “It’s not me who affects the nment had appealed from the TUI so they can continue “to re- “They said that he [Sam] did trust the courts and the other ju- prestige of the courts. It’s this decision of TSI to the TUI - presi- main courageous and impartial, not mention the case specifically dges. But don’t make people [look kind of statement that creates a ded over by Sam – which will now to judge all cases independently, but people are not stupid. People like] fools stating that he didn’t very negative view in the society, analyze the case to produce a fi- legally and fairly.” Lawyers’ opinions diverge over judicial ‘clash of the titans’ RENATO MARQUES Macau’s current reality and transition of Macau be- president of the TUI has “Still, after all that ha- needs to be reformed, but needed to change accordin- tween the Portuguese and now reached a new stage, ppened with the Nam Van not for the same reasons S the exchange of ac- gly. the Chinese administra- moving to the institutional land plots in which Neto as the president of AAM. Acusations and criticism The top judge noted that tion, it is only natural that level and placing the leader- Valente even participa- The way that he has been between veteran Macau among the differences be- the legal system herein will ship of AAM in opposition ted in a press conference asking for the replacement lawyer and president of the tween Macau and Portugal tend to get closer to that of to the Council of the Judicial [about it] and he made sta- does not honor the lawyers Macau Lawyers Association that, in his opinion, make the mainland and slowly di- Magistrates (CMJ). tements on the case of the because [the person] who is (AAM) Jorge Neto Valen- the system retrogressive, are verge from its origin. Notwi- Correia recalled the lawmaker Sulu Sou, I find asking is also someone that te, and the president of the “Portuguese ethics, value thstanding, Macau has thri- words of Neto Valente two strange that he is suddenly is holding the chair of AAM Court of Final Appeal (TUI), systems, customs, cultural ved under the existing fra- years ago, when he expres- concerned with the situa- [in a similar way].” Sam Hou Fai, continues in a heritage, and other aspects mework, and while every- sed intentions of presenting tion,” Correia added. For the lawyer, what was heated debate, some local which diverge considerably thing can be improved, a an alternative list to run to “I think he should clari- expressed in the statement lawyers have expressed opi- from those in Macau,” Sam balanced review should be AAM elections. fy [to] the lawyers and the by the CMJ is very serious nions on the topic. said, underlining the need preferred to any uprooting,” “He said at that time that society about what his in- and Neto Valente felt in- Contacted by the Times, for an evaluation and reflec- the lawyer said. I would transform AAM into terest is in the case [of the sulted, “as I would feel too. several legal practitioners tion. Veteran lawyer Sérgio de a trade union [style organi- Taipa land plot] mentioned But he needs to react on chose not to state an opi- On the topic, local lawyer Almeida Correia sees the is- zation] with political purpo- by the president of TUI so his own and not drag all nion on the exchange of José Alvares expressed the sue in a different perpective. ses. He called me an extre- we can understand exactly lawyers [within the] profes- accusations between both opinion that while it is na- “I confess that this case, mist, but what we see now is what is going on.” sional class into this.” parties but instead addres- tural that the legal system which was already blurry him making use of the post Correia said that it would “I am wondering if, af- sed the matter that, for would become closer to from the start, is now even to engage in a battle that be also good to understand ter all that has been said some, sparked the fight in that which exists in the more. At this point, we all does not serve the law or the what opinions are held on and is being said, whether the first place. This refers mainland (and by conse- realized already that this is lawyers,” he said. this case by those who have he still has conditions to to the fact that the judge- quence more distant from yet another one of Dr. Neto Addressing the statemen- supported Neto Valente consider a new candidacy -president of TUI had stated the system in Portugal), Valente’s many personal ts made by the president of over the years in the presi- next month. But this is a ni- during the inauguration of such changes should not conflicts,” he told the Times. TUI, Correia noted that he dency of the AAM. ghtmare for the profession the Judicial Year that Ma- come abruptly. “Taking the For Correia, such per- was also concerned about “He wants Dr. Sam Hou that needs and wants to be cau’s Portuguese-style legal Basic Law as an arrange- sonal conflict between the such content and even wro- Fei to leave the TUI. I can respected,” Correia conclu- system was not adjusted to ment devised for a stable president of AAM and the te about it promptly. agree that such a court ded.
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Demographics continue to plunge amid economic Families hope in vain to hire downturn The total population as at end-September 2020 decreased by 2,600 quarter-to-quarter to 682,800, on account of a drop in number domestic helpers from abroad of non-resident workers living in the Macau SAR, according to data from the Statistics STAFF REPORTER and Census Service. In the third quarter, non- resident workers at end-period (181,697) OCAL hou- went down by 4,730 while individuals granted seholds are right of abode (202) decreased by 17. New facing a predi- arrivals from mainland China with one-way permit (1,034) increased by 648 quarter-
cament in hi- AGENCY PHOTO MACAU Lring overseas domestic to-quarter. Meanwhile, the city recorded helpers due to a doub- a total of 1,408 live births delivered in the third quarter, while mortality increased by le whammy of border 39 quarter-to-quarter to 570. A total of 519 closures and the new cases of marriage registration were recorded labor regulation impo- in the third quarter, down by 106 quarter-to- sed in October, which quarter. bars foreigners on tou- rist visas from taking jobs in Macau without Group asks for public an entry certificate. house supply timetable Since March 25, the SAR government has The Youth United League has delivered a kept the border clo- letter to the Chief Executive yesterday, asking sed to foreigners, with the Macau SAR government to build public exceptions only avai- housing, The group wants the government to make a timetable regarding the supply of lable for residents of public housing. The group also demanded China, Hong Kong and that the government increase the minimum Taiwan. wage to 36 patacas per hour, review the Added to the com- minimum wage every two years, and establish plication is the new le- an unemployment subsidy program. Wu gislation, which came Shaohong, deputy director of the association, into effect on October told the the press that they hope the 6, and stipulates that government will continue the cash handout all foreign workers scheme in 2021 and distribute the money in must possess an ‘entry the first quarter of next year. certificate’ for employ- ment purposes before Residential price property entering Macau. Despite the status only 510 in September So said. and collaborate closely Lawmaker Agnes quo, locals rarely turn this year, up a scant Seeing there is a with local nurseries to records slight increase Lam deemed it impos- to domestic helpers 5.3% from 484 in the pressing demand for roll out remedies, with The overall residential property price index sible for local fami- hailing from China, of- same period last year, foreign domestic hel- a focus on alleviating for July - September 2020 increased by 0.4% lies to hire household ten considered as the according to the offi- pers, Lam has called on the household strain over the previous period (June - August 2020) last resort, as the cost cial figures. the SAR Government associated with child- workers from outside to 269.0. The indices for the Macau Peninsula of the mainland and of hiring a mainland By comparison, fa- to loosen entry res- care. (269.9) and Taipa & Coloane (265.4) both rose Macau. domestic helper is sig- milies with domestic trictions, allowing do- The shortage of do- by 0.4%, according to the Statistics and Census “The two aforemen- nificantly higher, ran- helpers from China mestic helpers of other mestic helpers is also Service. The index for existing residential units tioned restrictions ging from MOP6,000- are more affluent, can nationalities to enter a problem expressed (289.4) went up by 0.1%, with the indices for have made it totally 8,000 monthly com- afford the higher cost, Macau on a weekly or on social medial plat- those in the Macau Peninsula (283.1) and impossible now for pared to an average of and are relatively more monthly quota basis. forms. The Times has Taipa & Coloane (315.5) rising by 0.1% and households to hire MOP3,800 incurred in partial to Chinese cul- In the short term, found that several 0.2% respectively. Analysed by quarter, the any domestic helpers hiring one from Sou- ture, Lam said. So also suggested that users have posted on overall residential property price index in the abroad. Those who are theast Asia, Lam poin- According to politi- the SAR Government Facebook groups and third quarter of 2020 went up by 1.1% from desperate for a helper ted out. cal and social scientist reduce the red tape asked for means to hire the second quarter. The indices for existing at home are really up In 2013, the SAR Larry So, the length of on issuing work visas domestic helpers in residential units and pre-sale residential units the creek,” Lawmaker Government rolled time it takes to acquire for domestic helpers Macau. showed respective growth of 1.2% and 1.0%. Agnes Lam told the Ti- out a trial scheme to a working visa for fo- mes. allow locals to hire do- reign domestic helpers ad In general, families mestic workers from renders the hiring pro- in Macau have opted Guangdong and Fujian cess not feasible. for helpers predomi- provinces. The move, Foreign domestic nantly from Southeast the government said, helpers have played Asia, Lam adds. was to meet the needs crucial roles both The figures from the of local families and from societal and eco- Labour Affairs Bureau bring in more diverse nomic perspectives. echo Lam’s remarks. options. Years later, in They have not only As of end-September November 2018, se- helped reduce hou- this year, domestic hel- ven more mainland sehold pressures by pers from the Philippi- provinces, including taking care of children nes accounted for the Guangxi, Hunan, Hu- and chores, but also lion’s share of domes- bei, Jiangxi, Anhui, helped release parents tic workers, making Sichuan and Guizhou back into Macau’s job up around 56% of the were added to the list market, So explained. total number of em- of the places of origin “As local families ployed household hel- for sourcing domestic are left with no choi- pers (29,218). This was workers. ce, I know some pa- followed by 6,289 from Seven years after its rents who have even Vietnam, 4,217 from introduction, the num- had to drop out of em- Indonesia and 1,593 ber of mainland do- ployment, just to tend from Myanmar. mestic helpers stood at to their kids at home,” page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 11.11.2020 wed
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BOAO FORUM Speaking at the opening ceremony, the state council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs leader, Zhang Xiaoming, re- CE pledges to improve existing marked that Covid-19 had de- monstrated the urgency and institutional mechanism necessity of Macau’s plans to diversify its economy. In JULIE ZHU Zhang’s opinion, Macau shou- ld be more proactive in its in- HE Chief Executive, Ho Iat tegration into the Greater Bay TSeng, assured that the Ma- Area and the country’s science cau SAR government would and technology development, further strengthen “top-down in addition to exploring possi- design” regarding innovation, bilities in Hengqin. including continuous impro- Meanwhile, Zhou Xiao- vements to existing institu- chuan, the Chief Representati- tional mechanisms for inno- ve of the Delegation of China, vation and mechanisms for similarly remarked that Macau commercialising research in has already become one of the science and technology. most dynamic micro-econo- In his speech, delivered at mies in the world, and is now the opening of International encountering pivotal historic Science, Technology and Inno- development opportunities. vation (ISTIF) for Boao Forum He hopes that the world will for Asia, Ho said that enterpri- learn about Macau through ses were actively encouraged this Boao Forum for Asia. to apply advanced technolo- World and regional elites gies to transform and upgrade who spoke at yesterday’s Boao business practices, and explo- Forum for Asia have largely en- re a market-driven develop- dorsed Macau’s development ment model that integrated of science and technology. the efforts of industry and aca- During the ceremony, regio- demia. which has led to Macau’s con- Asia marks the first ISTIF. The Macau for its high internatio- nal leading politicians, inclu- Meanwhile, former Chief tinuous exploration in new theme of is “Innovation Em- nalization level. His remarks ding Ho Iat Seng, Hong Kong Executive Edmund Ho compli- fields. As of today, Macau has powers Sustainable Develop- were made via video link Chief Executive Carrie Lam, Ed- mented Macau’s developmen- four State Key Laboratories. ment,” aiming to create a plat- Han said that organizing mund Ho, Deputy Director of ts in science and technology. Ho believes that innovation, form for high-level dialogue in BFA in Macau, which is a core the Hong Kong and Macau Af- He mentioned that the central science, and technology have relation to science, technology city of the Greater Bay Area, fairs Office of the State Council government and mainland already become attractive and innovation for political, makes the forum influential for of China Zhang Xiaoming, and China have, in recent years, areas for investment within business and academic fields. both Asia and the world’s inno- the Director of Liaison Office supported Macau in science Macau. Vice premier of China Han vation, science and technology in Macau, Fu Ziying, delivered and technology development, This year’s Boao Forum for Zheng, meanwhile, praised development. speeches.
Macau’s first Gov’t officially extends bank note satellite planned issuing rights to BOC, BNU for launch in 2021
ANTHONY LAM (BOC), with the new con- being the Chinese horos- note issuance in 1995. Sin- HE State Key La- of yesterday’s first tracts signed last month. cope sign commemora- ce then, the dual-issuer Tboratory of Lunar conference of the In- ECRETARY for Eco- Lei expressed gratitude tive bank notes, which tradition has remained. and Planetary Scien- ternational Science, Snomy and Finance, Lei towards the two banks for stirred up significant in- Meanwhile, Carlos Cid ces of the Macau Uni- Technology and Inno- Wai Nong, disclosed that their diligence in admi- terest in the general pu- Álvares, CEO of BNU, versity of Science and vation Forum of Boao the bank notes in circu- nistering bank note is- blic when they were first stressed that the bank Technology expects Forum for Asia, Zhang lation have expanded 14- suance in Macau. issued. has a network spanning to launch Macau’s Keke, chief scientist of fold in the past quarter of The official added The legal tender of Ma- four continents and se- first satellite before the project, said that a century, with a mone- that the two commercial cau, the Macanese Pataca, ven lusophone countries, the end of 2021, ac- the launch has been tary value of 18.5 billion banks have been working has its bank notes printed making it the bridge be- cording to a report by postponed due to the patacas. shoulder to shoulder by two commercial banks, tween China and the luso- TDM. pandemic. With Macau’s growing with the government. On instead of the city’s cen- phone world. In the future, The Macau Uni- According to exposure on the global top of their designation tral bank. it will focus on integrating versity of Science and Zhang, the research stage, the authenticity as the bank note issuers, In fact, the city does into the Greater Bay Area Technology (MUST), team will still try to and reliability of the pa- they have also worked re- not even have a namesake and the Belt and Road. together with the Ma- launch the satellite at taca has also become in- lentlessly to abide by local central bank. Rather, it He ended his speech by cau SAR Government, the end of 2021. creasingly important, Lei policies and regulations has a de facto one, which describing BNU’s exten- the Liaison Office of Not only will this said during the contract in order to stabilize the is the Monetary Authority ded rights to issue bank the Central Govern- satellite be the first for exchange ceremony to supply of the local cur- of Macao, a government notes as “an honor of Por- ment in Macau and Macau, according to officialize the extension rency. The two banks have entity making fiscal and tugal.” the China National MUST, it will also be of bank note issuing righ- also regularly abolished financial policies as well Meanwhile, Wang Space Administration the “world’s first and ts of the two commercial old designs and security as supervising activities Jiang, President of the (CNSA), launched only scientific explo- banks. technologies to introduce related to these areas. BOC, pointed out that the city’s first satelli- ration satellite so far Originally due to end in new ones. Incorporated in 1864 the bank will continue to te project in October to be placed in a near- October this year, the ri- During traditional fes- in Portugal, BNU first is- help safeguard Macau’s 2019. -equatorial orbit to ghts of issuance have been tivities and national ce- sued bank notes in Macau financial stability, while Previously, the re- monitor the geomag- extended for a decade for lebrations, the two banks in 1906. Meanwhile, in providing full-coverage, search team planned netic field and space Banco Nacional Ultrama- have also issued comme- preparation for Macau’s quality, and smart and to launch the satellite environment of the rino (BNU) and the Bank morative bank notes, the change of sovereignty in safe banking services to in 2020 or 2021. near-equator South of China, Macau Branch most memorable of these 1999, BOC began its bank Macau. On the sidelines Atlantic Anomaly.” JZ www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 wed 11.11.2020 澳門 MACAU
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allows all mainland residents to Gov’t proposes visit Macau since September 23 – Bill to improve has been a lifeline thrown to the teaching staff city’s tourism industry. Galaxy’s adjusted However, most mainland ci- benefits ties resumed IVS applications The government has only in late September. Hence, drafted a bill to amend “visitation was not materially an existing law regulating impacted in Q3 which will hope- public teaching staff EBITDA up 31% in Q3 fully continue to ramp up in Q4,” and activities. It has STAFF REPORTER said Lui. been reviewed by the In Q3 2020, a total of 750,204 Executive Council ALAXY Entertainment visitor arrivals to Macau were
BLOOMBERG and will be sent to the Group (GEG) Ltd re- registered. Among all, close to Legislative Assembly. The gistered a 31% increa- 91%, or 679,773, were mainland government is striving se, quarter to quarter, tourists, up from 46,360 in Q2 to get it promulgated in Gin the adjusted earnings before 2020. September 2022. The bill interest, taxation, depreciation GEG said it has capitalized focuses on decreasing and amortization (EBITDA) in on the downtime to renovate normal teaching hours, the third quarter of 2020 (Q3), and reconfigure the resorts, and so that teaching staff largely attributed to the resort roll out new offerings to remain can care for other, non- group’s heightened undertakings competitive in the market. academic needs of on cost control. The Group also mentioned students. It also proposes The group posted a negative in the filing that the timeframe stipulating non-teaching EBITDA of HKD943 million in Q3 for the ongoing third and four- missions and establishing a basic foundation for 2020, up from the EBITDA loss of th development phases of Cotai teaching evaluation. HKD1,370 million in the prece- – with a focus centered on non- Another possible change ding quarter, according to the la- -gaming, mainly targeting MICE, is that public teaching test financial report filed by GEG. entertainment, and family facili- staff, when getting leaves Since the outbreak of the Co- ties – may be impacted. of absence, medical leave vid-19, casino operators in Ma- the previous positive value of Woo, chairman and founder of The opening of phase 3 of Ga- hours or compassionate cau have grappled with the eco- HKD4,112 million in Q3 2019 to Galaxy Entertainment, associa- laxy Macau at Cotai, comprising hours, will be required to nomic fallout of a plunge in visi- a negative earning in the same ted the loss with “subdued reve- a luxury hotel tower, an Andaz- compensate their hours of tor arrivals. period this year. nue and ongoing staff costs.” -branded hotel and a conference absence for the benefits GEG is no exception, with its In a letter in response to the The reinstatement of the Indi- center, was originally slated for of students. adjusted EBITDA tumbling from Group’s financial data, Lui Che vidual Visit Scheme (IVS) – which mid-2021. Over 10,000 students EDUCATION participate in foreign affairs contest Macau, HK students in Taiwan doubled Over 10,000 secondary LTHOUGH border restric- vernment’s Statistics and Census school students Ations and other counter- Service, nearly 1.1 million Taiwa- have participated in -pandemic measures are still in nese residents visited Macau last a contest assessing REMI YUAN place, Taiwan has seen 50% more year. knowledge of foreign students from Macau and Hong Meanwhile, nearly 160,000 affairs. Organized by the Kong combined studying there Macau residents have traveled to Macau SAR government since July, reported Taiwan En- Taiwan for tourism in 2019, mea- and the Office of the glish media Taipei Times. ning that about one in four local Commissioner of the The news outlet cited Chen residents have participated in Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ming-tong, Minister of Taiwan’s tourism activities in Taiwan. of China, the contest Mainland Affairs Council, for dis- As for students, in 2019, only aims to deepen Macau students’ knowledge closing the figure at an Internal 751 students from Macau decla- about the country’s Administration Committee mee- red on their arrival cards that they development, foreign ting of the Legislative Yuan, the were going to Taiwan for educa- affairs and international lawmaking body of the jurisdic- tional purposes. relations. In total, eight tion. However, since the Covid-19 teams stood out among For this year’s figure so far, the pandemic broke out earlier this 35 participating schools. Taiwan news outlet cited data year, ties between Macau and The winning team will from the Entrance Committee for tion institution in Taiwan. represents a leap of 47% from last Taiwan have stopped. Despite ac- visit major mainland Overseas Chinese Students, the Comparatively, the actual year’s figures. cepting people from Taiwan, Ma- cities and participate in jurisdiction’s administration for number of students admitted by Macau and Taiwan have clo- cau is requiring them to undergo the press conference of university admission for ethnic a Taiwanese institution who cho- se ties with each other. In 2019, quarantine upon arrival. the foreign affairs office Chinese residing abroad, which se to enroll was 644 for this year. Taiwan was the third largest sour- Meanwhile, Taiwan is restric- as a means of learning noted that 823 Macau students When combined with the number ce of tourists in Macau. According ting Macau visitors to a minimum about the country’s have applied to a higher educa- of students from Hong Kong, this to the official data from the go- level, if not banned unitarily. AL foreign affairs.
Macau to host international table tennis event this month
RENATO MARQUES (ITTF), the event was finally Although the names of Council Chair said of the greatest sports on the pla- in Macau to entertain spor- accomplished after many the participants are yet to tournament, “WTT Ma- net.” ts fans the world over,” or- ACAU will host of a months of planning, pro- be revealed, the WTT orga- cau is our opportunity to According to the infor- ganizers said. Mseries of World Table viding an opportunity for nizers claim that the event show the world just what mation available, the event Organizers revealed that Tennis (WTT) events, whi- players, fans, and broad- will showcase “many of the an incredible transforma- will feature 16 of the world’s an “innovative scoring me- ch will take place from No- casters to experience a tea- sport’s biggest stars” who tion our sport will be going best male players, as well as thod” will be presented in vember 25 to 29. ser of what to expect when will play in a regular format, through in the World Table 16 of the world’s best fema- Macau for the first time. According to a relea- WTT launches its first an- as a promotional event for Tennis era, and to demons- le players. The players will The matches will take place se from the International nual calendar of events in the upcoming 2021 season. trate how we are elevating be “coming from all corners at the Tap Seac Multisport Table Tennis Federation 2021. Liu Guoliang, WTT table tennis into one of the of the globe and gathering Pavilion. page 6 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo CHINA 中國 11.11.2020 wed
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OPINION China gears up for world’s China Daily largest online shopping festival Xinhua Editors
ZEN SOO, HONG KONG don’t break down Singles Day China boosts sales volume by brands so it is multinational HINESE consumers are AP PHOTO hard to know what share goes firms growth as Cexpected to spend tens of to foreign companies, though billions on everything from some companies might annou- Covid-19 plagues fresh food to luxury goods nce their own performances. global economy during this year’s Singles’ Day Sales via livestreaming and online shopping festival, as the Alibaba’s annual gala are part As the world economy is grappling amid country recovers from the pan- of a “shoppertainment” trend the COVID-19 pandemic, those deeply demic. which blends shopping with afflicted multinational firms are getting a The shopping festival, whi- entertainment in order to be- boost in China, one of the world’s largest consumer markets, which has helped ins- ch is the world’s largest and come more appealing and en- till hope into the recovery of global eco- falls on Nov. 11 every year (to- gaging to shoppers. nomy. day), is an annual extravagan- Mini games within online The latest earning results of many wor- za where China’s e-commerce shopping platforms entice sho- ld-renowned brands like Estee Lauder, companies, including Alibaba, ppers with deeper discounts the Coca-Cola Co. and Daimler AG, have JD.com and Pinduoduo, offer while encouraging them to shown stronger-than-expected quarterly generous discounts on their tegy competence leader for EY the shopping festival. spend more time within the growth in the Chinese market, which has platforms. Last year, shoppers in Greater China. “We also see Tang Chenghui, an electrical app. highlighted the globe’s biggest developing spent $38.4 billion on Alibaba’s that purchases of luxury seg- engineer who lives in Beijing “Because of COVID-19, country as a stable, if not growing, source e-commerce platforms Tmall ment products are increasing sees Singles’ Day as an oppor- brands and retailers have dou- of revenue for international companies and Taobao. because of the international tunity to stock up on snacks bled down on e-commerce and facing economic upheavals caused by the pandemic. This year’s festival will be travel restrictions.” and imported products such as livestreaming commerce to “This was another extraordinary quarter closely watched as a barome- Sales of electronic goods and milk from Australia. Ahead of drive growth, and it will show for Chinese consumer consumption,” Es- ter of consumption in China, health and wellness produc- the festival, Tang pre-ordered 3 strongly on (Singles’ Day) this tee Lauder Chief Executive Fabrizio Freda which is just beginning to bou- ts are also expected to rise, as boxes of duck eggs, 10 packets year,” said Wang Xiaofeng, a se- said on the company’s quarterly earnings nce back from the coronavirus more people work from home of soybean milk powder, two nior analyst at Forrester. call last week. pandemic after months of lock- and pay more attention to their boxes of yogurt, coffee and But while millions of sho- “We estimate that the total Chinese con- down earlier in the year. health amid the pandemic, ac- wine. ppers spend hours on mini sumer consumption was about plus 20 Analysts expect Chinese cording to a report by consul- “I’m buying more snacks games hoping to snag better percent, and we were plus 28 percent to consumers to spend more on tancy Bain & Company. this year because I’ve just mo- bargains, some are irked by the plus 30 percent range,” said the chief exe- imported products and foreign To help merchants cope ved into a new apartment and complexities required to win cutive of the U.S. cosmetic giant. luxury brands, since many Chi- with the impact from the coro- have enough storage space to such discounts. According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Ho- nese tourists were unable to navirus, online platforms have stockpile the snacks I like,” said “Black Friday discounts tend pkins University, global COVID-19 cases travel internationally due to the extended the shopping festi- Tang. “Some of these products to be better, and they are more have topped 50 million on Sunday. A long coronavirus pandemic and ti- val period this year in hopes of are really cheap during the Sin- straightforward,” said Liu Zhi- list of countries including France, Ger- ghtened travel restrictions. boosting sales. gles’ Day discounts.” rou, a 27 year-old Beijing-based many, Portugal, Kenya and Britain have A survey by consulting firm Both Alibaba and JD.com, Unlike Black Friday and accountant. “Now, I still ask my ramped up measures to contain a second Oliver Wyman found that 86% the country’s two biggest Cyber Monday in the U.S., Sin- friends to help me buy things wave of the disease. of Chinese consumers are e-commerce companies, be- gles’ Day in China is not just from the U.S. during Black Fri- While necessary and effective for curbing willing to spend the same as gan offering discounts on Oct. about deep bargains. Alibaba day.” infections, those restrictions on social ga- or more than during last year’s 21, three weeks ahead of Nov. pioneered the concept of Sin- “The rules around Singles’ therings and tourist activities have taken a Singles’ Day festival. 11. Some brands and mer- gles’ Day and holds an annual Day discounts now are getting heavy toll on global consumer market. “In the last six months or so, chants that slashed their prices gala on Nov. 11 with celebrity more and more complicated,” However, standing in contrast to the slumping global economy, China has wealthy households have ac- booked hundreds of millions performances to entertain sho- she said. “I usually just spend basically brought the pandemic under tually spent more money,” said of yuan (tens of millions of ppers. my money on Black Friday, and control and got its economy back on tra- Sean Shen, customer and stra- dollars) in sales just hours into E-commerce companies buy less on Singles’ Day.” AP ck after months of resolute and effective struggle. Coca-Cola said it still expects to see growth in the Chinese market this year, even as the closures of restaurants, bars HONG KONG until Jan. 14 to give the police in large part of the world were set to drag more time to investigate, and down its global sales volume. she was released on bail. In its third quarter earning reports, the Media groups are concer- company posted a 4 percent decline in Journalist charged as global sales volume. Its sale in Asia also fell ned Hong Kong’s new security law, which outlaws secession, 4 percent, “primarily due to coronavirus- subversion and foreign collu- -related restrictions in India and Japan,” press freedom fears grow sion to interfere in the city’s which however was partially offset by “so- lid growth” in China. Hong Kong journalist ved in the production of an in- the sake of public interest,” internal matters, could be The struggling automotive sector also Aappeared in court yester- vestigative documentary into she said. “I didn’t see any rea- used against journalist repor- saw a revival of sales in the Chinese day on charges of making fal- the behavior of Hong Kong son that the government has ting on issues thought to be market. se statements while obtaining police during last year’s anti- to restrict the flow of informa- related to national security. With the recovery in premium-car sales information from a vehicle -government protests, after tion.” Last week, Hong Kong chief in China, Daimler AG, a German multina- database, amid growing con- the force was accused of not She said that many scho- executive Carrie Lam said that tional automotive corporation, reported cerns that press freedom is at intervening during a violent lars, unions and lawyers have the government will not su- 24 percent yearly sales growth and record risk in the city. clash between protesters and expressed concerns as to ppress press freedom, but that unit sales for Mercedes-Benz in the Sep- Choy Yuk-ling, a freelance a mob of men in a subway sta- whether the police are using journalists have to abide by tember quarter, with an 8 percent decline producer affiliated with pu- tion. the law to suppress press free- the law. globally. blic broadcaster Radio Televi- Ahead of her court appea- dom. The U.S. and others have On Friday, Japan’s two biggest car ma- nufacturers, Toyota Motor and Honda sion Hong Kong, was arrested rance, Choy told reporters the Members from an RTHK denounced the security law Motor also more than doubled their profit earlier this month on charges case was a matter related to union, as well as supporters imposed by Beijing as an atta- forecasts, saying the recovering demand of making false statements public interest and press free- and pro-democracy activists, ck on Hong Kong’s autonomy in China is helping offset weaker perfor- about why she was obtaining dom in Hong Kong. held up placards in support and freedoms. The U.S. State mance worldwide. license plate information “There has been a very of Choy, some of which read Department on Monday an- “China is a very dynamic market,” Freda from a publicly accessible da- strong social understanding “Journalism is not a crime” nounced sanctions against said, “we continue to invest in the vibrant tabase. … that journalists are free to and “Without fear of favour.” additional Chinese officials opportunity of our second home market.” She was previously invol- obtain public information for Choy’s case was adjourned over the crackdown. AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 wed 11.11.2020 中國 CHINA
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29, without saying what transpi- red. “With the interruption of the Halted Brazil trials of Chinese- study, no new volunteer can be vaccinated,” its statement said. Dimas Covas, who leads Bu- tantan, said on TV Cultura yester- made vaccine cause surprise day that a volunteer had died, but MAURICIO SAVARESE that the person’s death was not & DAVID BILLER, SÃO PAULO due to the shot.
AP PHOTO ”We found “We found this Anvisa deci- RAZIL’S health regulator sion strange, because it is unrela- has halted clinical trials this Anvisa ted to the vaccine. There are more of the potential corona- decision than 10,000 volunteers at this virus vaccine Corona- moment,” he said. BVac, citing an “adverse, serious strange, Temporary halts of drug and event.” vaccine testing are relatively The decision posted on An- because it is common. In research involving visa’s website yesterday [Macau unrelated to thousands of participants, some time] elicited immediate surprise are likely to fall ill. Pausing a study from parties involved in produ- the vaccine. allows researchers to investigate cing the vaccine. whether an illness is a side effect The potential vaccine is being DIMAS COVAS or a coincidence. Last month, BUTANTAN INSTITUTE developed by Chinese biophar- two drugmakers resumed testing maceutical firm Sinovac and in Sao Paulo Governor Joao Doria (left) and Butantan Institute Director Dimas Covas Pazuello, had agreed to purchase of their prospective coronavirus Brazil would be mostly produced hold up a box of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac doses produced lo- vaccines in the U.S. after they by Sao Paulo’s state-run Butantan cally by Butantan. were halted earlier. Institute. Sao Paulo state’s gover- Bolsonaro has often expressed CoronaVac is being tested in nment said in a statement it “re- touch with Brazilian authorities. It did not offer further details. mistrust of China, particularly seven Brazilian states, plus the grets being informed by the press “Sinovac will continue to com- The CoronaVac shot has alrea- on the campaign trail in 2018, al- federal district where the capital and not directly by Anvisa, as nor- municate with Brazil on this ma- dy stirred controversy in Brazil, though he has softened his rheto- Brasilia lies. mally occurs in clinical trials of tter. The clinical study in Brazil is where President Jair Bolsonaro ric somewhat in office. Also, Sao Following the imbroglio last this nature.” strictly carried out in accordance has cast doubt on its prospective Paulo state’s Gov. João Doria has month surrounding the Corona- Butantan said in a statement with GCP requirements and we effectiveness. He sparked confu- become a political rival and an Vac shot, Anvisa authorized the that it was surprised by Anvisa’s are confident in the safety of the sion last month when he publi- outspoken critic of the president’s import from China of 6 million decision and that it would hold a vaccine,” it said, referring to Good cly rejected it, saying Brazilians pandemic response. doses. The potential vaccine can- news conference yesterday. Clinical Practice, a set of interna- would not be used as guinea pigs. Anvisa said in its statement not be administered to Brazilians Sinovac issued a short state- tional standards for ethics and The declaration followed news that the event prompting the as it isn’t yet approved locally, the ment in China saying it was in data quality in clinical research. that his health minister, Eduardo trial’s suspension occurred Oct. agency said at the time. AP ad page 8 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo WORLD 國際 11.11.2020 wed
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JIM HEINTZ, MOSCOW this day in history USSIAN Presi- dent Vladimir Kremlin: Putin won’t 1992 Church of England Putin won’t con- gratulate Presi- votes for women priests Rdent-elect Joe Biden until Women fighting for the legal challenges to the U.S. congratulate Biden right to be Anglican pries- election are resolved and ts are celebrating a nar- the result is official, the row victory. Kremlin announced yes- After a five-and-a-half terday [Macau time]. until challenges end hour debate the General Putin is one of a hand- Synod - the Church of ful of world leaders who England’s parliament -
have not commented on AP PHOTO passed the controversial Biden’s victory, which was legislation by a margin of called by major news orga- only two votes. nizations on Saturday. But There were jubilant sce- President Donald Trump’s nes among supporters team has promised legal outside Church House action in the coming days in Westminster, London, and refused to concede his when the decision was loss, while alleging large- announced. -scale voter fraud, so far The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, who without proof. had backed the proposal said he recognised the result would not please everyone. When Trump won in “What binds us together in God’s love as a Church is 2016, Putin was prompt in vastly more important than a disagreement about wo- offering congratulations men’s ordination,’’ Dr Carey said. — but Trump’s challenger But the Reverend Peter Geldard, who opposed wo- in that election, Hillary men priests, warned the decision would “pit diocese Clinton, also conceded the against diocese, parish against parish and parishioner day after the vote. against parishioner”. Putin’s spokesman The Church of England currently allows women to ser- Dmitry Peskov told repor- ve as deacons which means they can perform baptisms, ters that this year is diffe- In this 2011 file photo, Vice President of the United States Joe Biden (left) shakes hands with Russian Prime marriages, and burials. rent. Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow However, they are not allowed to give communion or “Obviously, you can see administer any of the other sacraments. that certain legal proce- The issue of whether to ordain women as priests has dures are coming there, Celik said Turkey knows Biden, in a 2011 trip to tions, if we talk about the divided the Church since it was first debated 17 years which were announced by both Trump and Biden Russia as vice president, direct and simplest conse- ago. the incumbent president and is prepared to work epitomized that approa- quences,” said Konstantin Traditionalist priests and bishops have threatened to — therefore this situation with “whichever wing” is ch in a speech at Mos- Kosachev, chairman of the resign over the issue. is different, so we consider the winner. cow Statue University, the foreign affairs commit- More than 1,000 priests are expected to leave in the it correct to wait for the of- Peskov suggested that country’s most prestigious tee in the upper house of next few years and an opposition group, Cost of Cons- ficial announcement,” he when the time comes, a higher education institu- parliament, whose views cience, is planning to form breakaway groups. said. congratulatory message tion. generally parallel the One high-profile opponent of women priests is gover- The leaders of China, from Putin would come “Don’t compromise on Kremlin’s. nment minister Ann Widdecombe who recently left the Brazil and Turkey also are with all the expected pro- the basic elements of de- “The Biden administra- Church of England. Ms Widdecombe, who accused the Church of ‘’pro- holdouts in offering con- tocol. mocracy. You need not tion may return to a much moting political correctness above the very clear tea- gratulations. And Mexican “I remind you that Vla- make that Faustian bar- more assertive policy in chings of Scripture’’, said she was considering becoming President Andrés Manuel dimir Putin said more than gain,” he told students. the post-Soviet space, a Roman Catholic. López Obrador also said once that he will respect Biden also is tainted which is always extremely About 1,400 women deacons are waiting to be ordai- he would wait to comment any choice of American in Russia’s eyes by having unnerving for Moscow,” ned priests. until the legal challenges people, and will be ready been the Obama admi- Fyodor Lukyanov, editor It is not expected any ordination of women will take were resolved. to work with any chosen nistration’s point-man in of the Russia In Global Af- place for at least a year as the change first needs to be Chinese Foreign Minis- president of the United Ukraine after the uprising fairs journal, told the state approved by parliament. try spokesman Wang Wen- States,” he said. that drove the country’s news agency Tass. bin offered a similar expla- For now, Putin’s hol- Kremlin-friendly presi- Both, however, noted nation of why President Xi ding back allows a delay dent from power in 2014. that a Biden administra- Courtesy BBC News Jinping has stayed silent. in addressing that fraught Russia contended that tion is likely to be more “We understand the question of how to im- those protests were fo- amenable to international presidential election re- prove relations. Although mented by the United Sta- cooperation, especially sult will be determined Russian politicians widely tes. in arms control such as following U.S. laws and lauded Trump’s election Russian officials fre- renewing the New START procedures,” he said. in 2016, expecting him to quently blamed the diffi- treaty between Russia and A senior Turkish official make good on his promi- culties of Moscow-Washin- the U.S. that is to expire said Ankara also was wai- ses of improving ties, his gton relations during the next year. ting for the various legal administration disappoin- Trump administration on Kosachev also sugges- challenges to be settled ted Moscow by enacting alleged “Russophobia” ted that Biden’s election In context before congratulating “the sanctions, expelling scores carried over from the Oba- would largely eliminate winner.” of Russian diplomats in ma years. Some politicians complaints about Russian The ordination of women in the Church of England be- “Turkey will congratu- the wake of the poisoning expect that could increase election interference, the- gan in March 1994. late the winner as soon as of double agent Sergei under Biden. reby smoothing the way By the year 2000 about 1,700 women were working as the results of the election Skripal in the U.K., and au- “With the victory of a for armaments agreemen- Anglican priests. A report in the same year revealed many women priests will become official as part thorizing lethal weapons Democrat, one can expect ts. suffered harassment and nearly half of male clergy re- of the respect it has for the sales to Ukraine. revenge from all noncon- “Not that we believe fused to take communion from them. U.S. people and demo- But Russia is characte- servative forces around Washington will be sobe- In 1993 Ann Widdecombe became a Roman Catholic. A cracy,” said Omer Celik, ristically wary of Demo- the world. This means ring up, but at least a key year later former Environment Secretary John Gummer spokesman for President cratic U.S. administra- more Russophobia in irritant can go away. Is this also converted in protest at women priests. The debate in the Church of England has now moved Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ru- tions because they tend Europe, more deaths in not a reason for the re- on to whether women should be allowed to become ling party. “We are waiting to be more forward about (eastern Ukraine) and in sumption of negotiations, bishops. for the final results ... be- criticizing Russia on hu- many other hot spots of for example, on arms con- So far only Anglican churches in the USA, Canada and cause there are objections man rights and democracy the world, as well as more trol? We are definitely rea- New Zealand have women bishops. and other disputes.” issues. politically motivated sanc- dy,” he said. 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oversight of the tech companies ANTITRUST may be in the offing. Regulators plan to release new rules gover- ning internet transactions by China clampdown on big tech June 2021, according to a State Council statement released yes- terday. puts more billionaires on notice The government is now trying ZHEPING HUANG & COCO LIU step derailed Ant’s planned IPO to update its laws for the internet last week, before it was to com- era, to adapt to an industry whe- HINA’S most powerful com- plete what would have been the re market dominance isn’t always Cpanies, jolting investors and BLOOMBERG world’s largest such offering on easily quantifiable. In the past, dealing a blow to the country’s record. China used revenue or market richest entrepreneurs. “There seems to be a broader share to determine whether a Beijing yesterday unveiled re- China government sentiment company held a monopoly. But gulations to root out monopolis- that internet platforms are be- those precepts may not apply to tic practices in the internet indus- coming too powerful,” said Hoi internet firms, which sometimes try, seeking to curtail the growing Tak Leung, a Hong Kong-based control valuable information that influence of corporations like lawyer specializing in Chinese haven’t yet been monetized. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and internet companies at Ashurst JD.com, for instance, has accu- Tencent Holdings Ltd. The rules, LLP. “This would be consistent sed bigger rival Alibaba of unfair- which sent both stocks tumbling with worldwide developments as ly locking in exclusive agreemen- and sparked a wider selloff in well.” ts with merchants, which Alibaba Chinese equities, landed about a The new rules were proposed has denied. Regulators have in- week after new restrictions on the $280 billion valuation could be so-called Variable Interest Entity - in accordance with and build on vestigated the legality of Cheng finance sector that triggered the cut in half due to stricter regula- a vehicle through which virtually China’s Anti-Monopoly Law, whi- Wei’s Didi Chuxing acquiring shock suspension of Ant Group tions. Both companies were co- every major Chinese internet ch in January included broad lan- Uber Technologies Inc.’s Chinese Co.’s $35 billion initial public of- -founded by billionaire Jack Ma, company attracts foreign invest- guage governing internet com- business. And Tencent’s WeChat fering. China’s most celebrated busines- ment and lists overseas - to apply panies for the first time. They res- dominates many aspects of dai- While Xi’s government has sman. for specific operating approval. trict targeting specific customers ly Chinese life from payments to been steadily tightening its grip Tencent, the gaming to pay- The latest proposal follows through their online behavior, gaming, though ByteDance, co- on the world’s second-largest ments giant whose rise turned heightened scrutiny of technolo- a common practice adopted by -founded by Zhang Yiming, has economy, it has until recently co-founder Pony Ma into China’s gy companies worldwide, as re- players both at home and abroad. in recent years begun to eat into taken a relatively hands off richest man, sank 4.4% on Tues- gulators investigate the extent to Under the regulations unvei- its advertising business through approach toward businesses that day. It was the second-largest which internet giants from Face- led by the State Administration of video service Douyin and news dominate China’s burgeoning in- contributor to the 0.4% drop in book Inc. to Alphabet Inc.’s Goo- Market Regulation, violators may platform Toutiao. ternet, e-commerce and digital the Hang Seng China Enterprises gle can leverage their dominance. be forced to divest assets, intel- Alibaba and Tencent now do- finance industries. Authorities Index. Meituan, the food-delivery Consumers in China - home to lectual property or technologies, minate e-commerce and gaming, are concerned the companies startup that has since expanded some of the world’s largest corpo- open up their infrastructure and but are also key backers of lea- have become too powerful, ac- into hotel bookings and movie rations from e-commerce giant adjust their algorithms. The wa- ders in adjacent businesses such cording to Ma Chen, a Beijing- tickets, was the biggest drag, tum- Alibaba to WeChat-operator Ten- tchdog will seek public feedback as Wang Xing’s Meituan and car- -based partner at Han Kun Law bling 10.5%. The company decli- cent - have in recent years pro- on the regulations till Nov. 30. -hailing leader Didi. They’ve to- Offices. ned to comment while represen- tested against the gradual erosion Representatives from Aliba- gether invested billions of dollars “This is a watershed moment,” tatives from Alibaba and Tencent of their privacy via technology ba, Tencent, TikTok-owner By- in hundreds of up-and-coming said Ma, who specializes in anti- didn’t immediately respond to from facial recognition to big data teDance Ltd. and 24 other tech mobile and internet companies, trust. queries. analysis. giants attended a meeting with gaining kingmaker status in the Alibaba, Ant and Tencent alone China’s antitrust watchdog Beijing is increasingly seeking regulators from the antitrust and world’s largest smartphone and commanded a combined market is seeking feedback on a raft of to diminish the influence that cyberspace authorities earlier this internet arena by users. Com- capitalization of nearly $2 trillion regulations that establish a fra- a handful of its tech corpora- month to discuss issues ranging panies like ByteDance and Ten- before last week, easily surpas- mework for curbing anti-compe- tions wield over vast swathes from unfair competition to coun- cent-rival NetEase Corp., con- sing state-owned behemoths like titive behavior such as colluding of the economy. It investigated terfeiting. “Internet platforms are trolled by William Ding, that have Bank of China Ltd. as the coun- on sharing sensitive consumer Tencent’s music arm’s exclusi- not outside the reach of antitrust risen to prominence without try’s most valuable companies. data, alliances that squeeze out ve agreements with publishers laws, nor are they the breeding backing from either of the pair Tuesday’s selloff sent Alibaba sha- smaller rivals and subsidizing last year and, most recently, mo- ground for unfair competition,” are viewed as rare exceptions. res down 5.1% to the lowest sin- services at below cost to elimi- dified regulations to rein in risk at the regulators said in a subse- In other areas, Robin Li’s Baidu ce Sept. 29 in Hong Kong, while nate competitors. They may also fast-growing micro-lending enti- quent statement. Inc. dominates online search. analysts have estimated that Ant’s require companies that operate a ties such as Ant Group. 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MOTOSPORT AP PHOTO Vietnam dropped from 2021 F1 calendar, Saudi Arabia added ORMULA One is planning a record
23 races in 2021, in- AP PHOTO cluding one in Saudi FArabia, but has dropped its inaugural race in Vietnam Authorities raid from the schedule. The April slot for the Viet- offices of Benfica, namese Grand Prix was lis- ted as “TBC” on the calendar Sporting Lisbon published yesterday with no explanation and no mention ORTUGUESE au- is related to alleged irre- of Vietnam. The race was Pthorities raided the gularities from 2011-14. scheduled to debut this year offices of soccer clubs It congratulated autho- but abandoned amid the co- Benfica, Sporting Lisbon rities’ efforts to promote ronavirus pandemic. and Santa Clara yester- transparency in Portu- The other 22 races in- day [Macau time] as part guese soccer. clude the first-ever Saudi of an investigation into Sporting leads the Grand Prix, set for Nov. 28 moving forward,” F1 chair- Sao Paulo “subject to con- for Sept. 5. fraud, corruption and Portuguese league after in the Red Sea city of Jiddah, man Chase Carey said. tract,” indicating a planned The season starts with money laundering. seven matches. Benfica and the return of numerous The calendar is largely a move from Sao Paulo’s esta- the Australian Grand Prix on All three clubs con- is third and Santa Clara races which were canceled retread of the original 2020 blished Interlagos track to a March 28. The race in Mel- firmed the searches and eighth. during the pandemic. schedule, meaning no re- new circuit in Rio de Janeiro bourne was canceled hours said they were collabora- Meanwhile, the Por- “We have proven that we turn for the various one-off will not take place. Cham- before Friday practice was to ting with authorities. tuguese press yesterday can safely travel and operate races at European tracks pion Lewis Hamilton has begin this year after a positi- Some homes and two exposed another on- our races and our promoters such as Mugello, Portimao voiced concern that an area ve coronavirus test for a crew law firms also were rai- going investigation whi- increasingly recognize the and Imola, which were ad- of forest will be cut down to member. The finale remains ded by authorities. ch refers to the 2015-16 need to move forward and ded as replacements and build the Rio venue. in Abu Dhabi on Dec. 5. Part of the investi- top division season and manage the virus. In fact, were generally popular with The Dutch Grand Prix re- The 23-race calendar is gation is related to the alleged bribes commi- many hosts actually want to drivers and fans. turns for the first time since the longest in F1 history. The transfer of players. tted by “emissaries” of use our event as a platform The venue for the Brazi- 1985, after being canceled 2020 calendar originally had Sporting said in a sta- that season’s champions to show the world they are lian Grand Prix is listed as this year, and is scheduled 22 races. AP tement the investigation Benfica. MDT/AP ad China, Iran join queue the to scrutinize US at UN rights body BUZZ The United States faced its first review in five years at the U.N.’s cism and pointers — if more diplomatically. main human rights body yesterday, with the detentions of mi- Nearly 120 countries lined up for slots to raise questions in the grant children and the killings of unarmed Black people during the 3 1/2-hour session that follows up on an August report about the Trump administration’s tenure among issues high on minds. U.S. rights record over the past several years — and what steps U.S. Regular U.S. critics like Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Russia and China authorities are taking to improve it. questioned and scrutinized the United States’ record on rights as U.S. Ambassador Andrew Bremberg said the strength of the U.S. the Human Rights Council gave the U.S. its turn for a regular exa- democratic system is that “it allows for continued scrutiny, advo- OPINION mination of every U.N. member state’s record on human rights cacy and debate, which fuels progress and reform,” and said “we World Views known as the Universal Periodic Review. Allies, too, offered criti- are willing to openly acknowledge our shortcomings.” Max Nisen, Bloomberg
Pfizer vaccine data France The Vatican’s offers real pandemic former ambassador optimism Trudeau looks to to France went on trial yesterday for alleged Last week I wrote that based on clinical trial Biden for help in sexual misconduct. math, the earliest looks at coronavirus vacci- Multiple men have ne data were less likely to succeed. I’ve ne- accused Archbishop Luigi ver been happier to be wrong. Pfizer Inc. and Ventura of groping and dispute with China inappropriate touching. BioNTech SE announced Monday that their Exceptionally, the Vatican vaccine candidate prevented over 90% of Co- ROB GILLIES, TORONTO last year lifted the vid-19 cases in an early look at results from ambassador’s diplomatic ANADIAN Prime Minis- AP PHOTO their 44,000-person clinical trial. immunity, allowing for It’s fantastic news and a historic scientific Cter Justin Trudeau said his trial and for the accomplishment. Not only do we have the yesterday [Macau time] he allegations to be properly first effective vaccine, but the data also looks spoke with President-elect investigated. Ventura robust. Instead of evaluating the shot at the Joe Biden about China’s has repeatedly denied first possible moment, Pfizer waited for more imprisonment of two Cana- wrongdoing. data, which gives weight to the impressive re- dians in retaliation for the sults. Britain has condemned arrest of a top Huawei exe- There are still unknowns about the vaccine, the expulsion of two U.K. and with limited supplies available until next cutive and he expects Biden diplomats from Belarus, year and two shots needed to complete treat- to be a good partner in per- saying authoritarian ment, it won’t end a rampant pandemic over- suading Beijing to release President Alexander night. The news does, however, substantially them. Lukashenko was trying to boost the chances of a quicker and easier re- The prime minister’s of- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “hide the oppression of solution. Investors are justified in taking Pfi- fice said Trudeau was the his own people.” Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab zer shares and the broader market higher. first international leader to na’s attempt at coercive violation of U.S. sanctions. said the diplomats, Trials like Pfizer’s compare the number of speak with Biden since U.S. diplomacy by imprisoning A senior Canadian gover- confirmed Covid cases among those who get who include Britain’s news media determined he two Canadians in retaliation nment official said the ma- defense attache, were the vaccine to those that take a placebo. The won the election. His offi- for the arrest of a top Huawei jority of the Biden-Trudeau “legitimately observing initial plan was to analyze the data after just ce said they talked about a call was about the pande- protests.” He said their 32 cases. But after discussions with the Food executive isn’t working. number of issues including “Their approach of coer- mic. expulsion “is wholly and Drug Administration, the companies unjustified.” decided to wait until there were 94. Their the coronavirus pandemic, cive diplomacy is ineffecti- The official, who spoke climate change and the de- ve,” Trudeau said at a news on condition of anonymity patience only modestly delayed results and US The Trump makes it far easier to trust in the vaccine’s tained Canadians. conference. “I am extremely as they were not authorized administration threw the considerable promise. Beijing arrested former confident that the incoming to speak publicly about the presidential transition into Data collection will continue; the FDA re- diplomat Michael Kovrig administration will conti- call, said the U.S.-Canada tumult, with President quires at least two months of safety follow-up and businessman Michael nue to be a good partner to border, which remains clo- Donald Trump blocking from most participants before considering Spavor in December 2018 Canada and other nations sed to nonessential travel, government officials an emergency use authorization. That data just days after Canada detai- around the world as we look was also mentioned as a from cooperating should be available later this month. Absent with President-elect ned Meng Wanzhou, a Chi- to impress upon China that topic to be discussed once surprising side effects, quick authorization is Joe Biden’s team and nese Huawei executive and Biden is president. more than likely. After all, the agency’s bar for the approach they are taking Attorney General William efficacy is just 50%. the daughter of the com- is simply not working.” Trudeau also raised the Barr authorizing the Some questions remain. We still don’t know pany’s founder. Trudeau said Kovrig and Keystone XL pipeline, a pro- Justice Department to how well the vaccine works in subgroups such The U.S. is seeking Spavor have been arbitrarily ject meant to expand critical probe unsubstantiated as the elderly. Nor does the initial press re- Meng’s extradition on fraud detained for over 700 days. oil exports for Canada, whi- allegations of voter lease discuss the extent to which the vaccine charges and her extradition Meng, the chief financial ch has the third-largest oil fraud. Some Republicans, including Senate Majority prevents severe disease, the ability to trans- case is before the Canadian officer of Huawei Techno- reserves in the world. That mit the virus, or how long its protection lasts. Leader Mitch McConnell, courts. Her arrest severely logies, is living in a luxury could be an early irritant rallied behind Trump’s It’s also unclear what the result may mean for damaged relations between Vancouver home while her as Biden has said he wou- efforts to fight the other vaccine candidates. China and Canada. Chi- extradition case continues ld cancel the Keystone XL election results. Few in Thankfully, there’s reason for optimism on na has also sentenced two in British Columbia court. pipeline. Biden didn’t men- the GOP acknowledged both fronts. An immune response strong tion the pipeline in a state- Biden’s victory. enough to derail disease in so many patients other Canadians to death The U.S. accuses Huawei may well be highly effective in other ways. As and suspended canola im- of using a Hong Kong shell ment from his office which for other vaccines, Monday’s news bodes well ports. company to deceive banks highlighted what the two
for Moderna Therapeutics Inc.’s candidate, Trudeau earlier said Chi- and do business with Iran in talked about. AP AP PHOTO which uses the same cutting-edge mRNA te- chnology as Pfizer’s. (Moderna is due to reveal data relatively soon as well.) Many others in development aim at the same target — the co- ronavirus›s signature “spike protein.” Peru tumbled into political With efficacy established, the big problem Spain hopes to vaccinate turmoil yesterday as is availability. Pfizer and BioNTech expect to anger mounted over produce 50 million doses worldwide by the at least 10 million a vote by Congress end of the year, enough for 25 million to get to oust the country’s the required two shots. Manufacturing will PAIN’S top health offi- widespread optimism. ter with scientific argumen- popular president over ramp up, but it will take multiple vaccine Scial says the government Health Minister Salvador ts people who are against his handling of the candidates to get enough of the global po- wants to inoculate against Illa said yesterday that the vaccinating. The country’s pandemic and unproven pulation vaccinated to end the threat of Co- COVID-19 at least 10 million vaccination would be free. polling institute, CIS, says allegations of corruption years ago. Thousands vid-19. It remains crucial that other vaccine of the country’s 47 million He expects that enough peo- 43% of Spaniards are wary of poured on to the streets efforts succeed. using a new vaccine develo- ple in Spain will be inocula- receiving the vaccine. of Peru’s capital to It’s not time for anyone to let up their guard. ped by U.S. pharmaceutical ted, together with purchases “We are going to be very protest President Martín Covid-19 cases continue to surge and hos- Pfizer and its German part- of other vaccines, by May clear and convincing against Vizcarra’s removal, vilifying pitalizations are also rising, threatening to ner, BioNTech. 2021. people who tell lies and who lawmakers and demanding strain health systems. Once a vaccine is rea- Pfizer Inc. said earlier this their resignations. Several dy, distributing it will take another historic The country expects to play with anti-science,” Illa week that its COVID-19 vac- receive the first doses from said. politicians not in Congress effort. But make no mistake: Pfizer’s vaccine denounced the ouster as news marks a major step forward in the Co- cine may be a remarkable Pfizer in early 2021, the mi- Spain has recorded more a disguised coup. Some vid-19 fight. 90% effective, based on early nister told public broadcas- than 39,000 virus-related said any new incoming and incomplete test results ter TVE. deaths and more than 1.38 president should be that nevertheless brought He also vowed to coun- million cases. AP considered illegitimate.