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Zou Shiming (right) fights against Brazilian Natan Coutinho in their WBO international flyweight boxing title bout in Shanghai. The Chinese fighter promoted by Bob Arum’s Top Rank won the fight. Interviewed by the Times, Arum stressed the role that Macau has played to promote boxing in China. Hong Kong: Beijing Bob Arum: ‘If Macau wants us back opens new P3 INTERVIEW chapter F1 we would be happy to do it’ 01.02.2016 mon

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As for the government’s accounts, they should continue to perform well with a Monetary Authority says fiscal surplus recorded in 2015 at MOP346.4 billion at end-October and should economy to ‘adjust’ less in 2016 sustain surpluses in 2016. The AMCM also states that the government’s diversification n its Monetary and Finan- been helped by a lowering of strategy would help to nurture Icial Stability Review, the inflationary pressures due to long-term economic develop- Monetary Authority of Macau the fall in property prices and, ment, which would include the bloomberg (AMCM) has stated that “Ma- consequently, the rents. diversification of the tourism cau’s economy would continue The AMCM report states, sector and the cultivation of to adjust in 2016 but the adjust- in summary, that the growth target industries. ment would be ‘obviously’ less outlook would gain traction in The Monetary Authority says than 2015.” 2016 despite the existence of that developments in the finan- The same report states that some challenging risk factors, cial sector, namely in services this financial forecast is based such as the contraction of inter- exports, could make these po- mainly “on a less gloomy expec- nal consumption due to “extra licies consistent with the plan tation of the gaming sector”. cautious” spending behavior by to transform the MSAR into a Another of the conclusions residents. However, the possi- “World Centre of Tourism and reached was that a “limited rise bility of a rise in interests rates, Leisure” and a “Commercial in the unemployment rate” cou- culminating in home mortgages and Trade Cooperation Servi- ld be expected. However, the becoming more expensive cou- ce Platform between mainland labor market at large is con- Pedestrians stand in front of a supermarket, left, and a BNU bank branch, right, ld threaten aggregate growth in China and Portuguese-speaking sidered “robust” and has also under a residential building in Macau the region. Countries.” RM

negotiations between Survey Missing editors mark Hong and Macau over mutual legal assistance.” Public expects amendments new setback in SAR “It also raises the specter of wanted fugitives over- to holiday pay extradition deal seas putting up an argument that they might be subject to mainland legal he Federation of Trade Unions Furthermore, Chiang explained egotiations over were always going to be strictures if returned to T(FTU) published the results of a to local media representatives that Na legal agreement be- difficult,” the source said. Hong Kong,” he added. survey conducted to gauge the opi- legislation concerning solutions to tween Hong Kong and Ma- “The Lee [Bo] situation has However, political activis- nions of local residents on Labor overlap holidays is still unavailable. cau that would allow the made things even worse.” ts already voiced their con- Law amendments. “There are no existing laws protec- extradition of fugitives be- The talks, which have cerns in relation to further The president of FTU’s executive ting wage-earners from losing days tween the two Special Ad- been in progress for two instances of extradition to board, Chiang Chong Sek, proposed on overlap holidays. Occasionally, ministrative Regions has and a half years, have been the mainland. In Septem- during last week’s press conference festivals fall on weekends or the encountered another setba- subjected to a number of ber, Jason Chao pointed that the legislative body prioriti- holidays are on the same day as the ck over the case of missing complications in recent out that cases in which ze the amendments which provide workers’ day off,” he said. publishers, such as Lee Bo. months. If it can be con- double criminality does compensation for working hours on The statistics indicate the preferred An unidentified source cluded, the agreement not apply may see Hong holidays. solution to the issue of working on close to the matter told the will be the first of its kind, Kong residents extradited The survey collected 1,701 valid holidays, with 40.3 percent of the SCMP that the negotia- allowing fugitives who re- to Beijing via Macau, even questionnaires, 684 of which were respondents believing that workers tions have been “put in an side in one SAR in order though the person in ques- from men and 1,017 from women, should be given one day of compen- even more difficult place,” to avoid punishment in tion has not committed with 91.3 percent of the respondents satory leave. following the bookseller the other to be returned to a crime according to Ma- aged between 25 and 54. The num- The report is expected to be deli- scandal that started in Oc- their place of origin. cau’s Basic Law. ber of interviewees that support the vered to the Legislative Assembly, tober. Michael Blanchflower, a Earlier last year, Macau’s amendments concerning the holiday according to Chiang. As he sugges- “Differences between the key drafter in Hong Kong’s director of the Law Reform compensation is striking with 41 per- ted, amendments to laws related Hong Kong and Macau implementation of the Or- and International Law Bu- cent considering it their first option. to female employees and non-local legal systems and the uni- ganized and Serious Crime reau, Chu Lam Lam, confi- “If employees are required to work labor should be made together with que constitutional status of Ordinance, told SCMP that dently told lawmakers that on holidays, then subsidies and va- an amendment to enhance the me- the two SARs within Chi- the disappearances “put the extradition deal would be cations are expected to be provided,” chanisms for recovering wages in ar- na meant the negotiations into question the ongoing signed in 2015. Staff reporter the FTU head remarked. rears. Staff reporter

SME development; branding strategies Seminar on Singapore-style business strategies and the importance of branding; and successful cases of retail on e-commerce platforms. During the Q&A session, he Macau Trade and Investment Singapore. It attracted the participation “One-Stop Service” for local and overseas speakers invited from Singapore gave TPromotion Institute (IPIM) organi- of over 130 representatives from busi- investors. She also commented that Sin- their insights on how enterprises in the zed a training seminar, titled “Best Prac- ness associations, SMEs and new enter- gapore has a concrete foundation in en- island city-state utilize technology and tices of Marketing, Branding and Pro- prises from different sectors. terprise and brand development. innovation in running their businesses. motion of Singapore Enterprises.” Gloria Batalha Ung, Executive Director According to a press release issued by A study trip to Singapore will be orga- Last week’s event targeted local SMEs of IPIM, attended the event’s opening IPIM, a wide array of topics were dis- nized in the second quarter of the year, and young entrepreneurs and focused ceremony and explained that IPIM is de- cussed during the seminar, including constituting the second part of the enter- on the successful business strategies of dicated to providing a multi-dimensional an overview of Singapore’s business and prise training.

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Renato Marques xing bouts in Shanghai and Hong Kong] would have op Rank’s founder and been possible without the TCEO, Bob Arum told Venetian. They gave us the the Times yesterday that opportunity to do events in Macau played a very im- China and to benefit from portant role in launching televised exposure and to boxing in China. “Now bo- build a fan base for boxing.” xing is strong and can sur- The Las Vegas-based vive without casino support promoter said he is very but of course we would like pleased with the outco- to come back and do events me of the event held at the in Macau that we consider Shanghai Oriental Sports the birth-place for boxing Centre where Zou Shiming in China,” he said, speaking recaptured the WBO Inter- from Shanghai, where Chi- national Flyweight Cham- nese champion Zou Shi- pionship title. ming fought on Saturday. “It was tremendous,” said Bob Arum has no doubts the promoter. “We had a that the eventual return of very exciting crowd of more boxing to Macau is related than 12,000 people and Zou to the interest of the ga- Shiming was outstanding, ming operators putting on a really terrific ”To do an event in Macau performance.” you need the support of the Arum revealed himself Venetian or Studio City, with impressed by the fact that its new arena, but above all what was only the second people need to look at this event held in Shanghai had and say that doing a boxing generated a great deal of event makes sense for our enthusiasm from the pu- property, and once they say blic. “The crowd was very that we would be happy to into it and very loud. [It] do it,” he concluded. Arum was beautiful,” the legen- acknowledged that in this dary promoter added. field Macau and Las Vegas As for the coming Hong are still very apart since in Kong boxing event, Mr the U.S. all of the operators Arum said that he is “very cooperate in promoting a optimistic” about selling boxing event independently out the 3,500-seat Conven- of who is hosting it. tion Center venue. Still, “it would be wrong He recalls that Rex Tso is not to give a lot of credit to “as popular in Hong Kong the Venetian and to what as Zou Shiming is in main- they accomplished,” Arum land China, so we expect noted. “None of these [bo- the arena to be packed.” 01.02.2016 mon

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one of the artists returning this year to take part in the “Anno ‘Pearl Horizon’ Local artists adopt monkey Simius” project. He spoke to the press about his sculpture buyers stage that will be showcased as part theme for CNY of the exhibition next month. new protest “I’m an anthropologist and often we look at monkeys as our entertainment ac- representing human nature – group of protesters sta- Ftivities will be offered in or as our distant relative, our A ged a new protest yes- the outdoor lagoon area at the cousin.” terday after government Venetian Macao throughout Hodges said he is a little bit confirmation last Friday in February in celebration of the nervous about the represen- the Official Gazette that con- Chinese New Year. tation of monkeys in art since siders Pearl Horizon’s Lot P Known as “Seasons of Pros- people have used it “to almost concession as having expired perity,” the varied events will represent our animal side – as of December 25 last year. feature a mix of traditional like the savage side of human The march started at the Chinese festivities and con- beings.” Polytec headquarters, ending temporary activities. “There is a long history – a at the Central Government A total of 25 local artists will really negative history – of Liaison Office in Macau, each produce a monkey sculp- racial stereotypes […] that are where a petition was delive- ture in support of a local art related to people representing red. The representative of project called “Anno Simius.” people from other parts of the the Pearl Horizon pre-sales Collectively, the project is world as more animal than owners revealed that people known as “Creative Creatures – others, or more savage or non- who were affected by the case Art and the Chinese Zodiac” modern,” he noted. “are in panic,” claiming that and celebrates the arrival of Other artists showcased in- many of the pre-sale buyers the Year of the Monkey. clude Pat Lam, a street artist are paying high mortgages Thirteen of the sculptures with an educational backgrou- up to MOP20,000 per mon- will be displayed in the out- nd spanning sculpture, calli- th to the banks without any door lagoon area of the Ve- graphy, modern painting and guarantees that they will ever netian, while the remainder Benjamin Hodges graphic design. Also set to fea- see the return of their units. of the sculptures will be on ture is the work of Aya Lei, a The government declared display at Sands Macao and at blossom decorations,” and to p.m. until 10:30 p.m. between local comic artist and illustra- that the developer has fai- other popular tourist attrac- peruse a mini model and 3D February 5 and 22, at 30 mi- tor who is active in various art led to complete the projects tions in the MSAR. painting exhibition. nute intervals. scenes in Macau, Hong Kong during the term of their land- Between February 2 and 22, In addition, an event that Benjamin Hodges, who ser- and on the mainland. The Ti- use agreement. The buyers visitors will have the chance is being described by organi- ves as assistant professor in mes award-winning editorial are likely to continue to re- to experience an entertain- zers as a “3D Light and Sound the Department of Communi- cartoonist, Rodrigo de Matos, quest that the Pearl Horizon ment activity involving “peach Spectacular” will run from 6 cation, University of Macau, is will be involved in the event. project be completed in 2018.

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Chen’s. “Most of the customers Delta Bridge that I am familiar with buy clo- Online shopping challenges thes, shoes and car accessories, section opens among many other things. As I to traffic local retailers said, it’s very busy on weekends because they all cross the Bor- A section of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai- der Gate to pick up their mail. Macau Bridge [Delta Bridge] has It’s hard to tell their ages. They opened to traffic, allowing vehicles ocal retail stores have are mostly young and midd- to travel in and out of Hengqin Lbeen challenged by the ex- le aged, but sometimes one or more efficiently than ever before. Li pansion of online shopping, two older customers come to Jian, a senior engineer responsible which has found a large majority the store,” Chen responded. for the construction said that the of its followers in younger au- When interviewed by the Ti- section links the north Hengqin diences. Internet giant Alibaba, mes, a local lady explained that interchange with Hongwan through its e-shopping platform “it’s very convenient to shop interchange. He added that after Tmall, exceeded its 2014 sales online, and there are many completion the Delta Bridge will records with sales totaling RMB choices.” allow travel times from Hong Kong 91.2 billion exclusively during Ng, a college student, said, “I to Zhuhai to be cut from three hours to half an hour. last year’s Singles Day. Across like to buy daily products on- the border, Guangdong Provin- A Gongbei express delivery service line. Normally I go to Zhuhai ce ranked first in value of pur- Port Plaza to pick up the or- Two more perish chases. As online competition many new shops opening, par- parcels in recent days because ders once every two weeks. intensifies, traditional stores in ticularly in the casino-resorts. we are closed for the Spring Shopping online is convenient due to cold Macau – especially small busi- Mostly located at the Zhuhai Festival, and they have also but at the same time inconve- weather nesses run by the self-employed - Port Plaza (Gongbei), express been using the express mail ser- nient because I still need to go start to fade away. delivery services are on offer to vices,” said Chen, who also told to Zhuhai to return them. So, I It was revealed on Friday that two Figures show that the top pro- enhance the on-line shopping the Times that Macau residents still like to do in-store shopping more people – a woman aged 79 vinces to purchase the greatest experience. As part of this ser- often retrieve their mail once a in Macau.” and a 65-year-old man – perished from the cold in Macau. The quantity of goods on Singles vice, customers can pick up the week, usually on weekends. Online retailers have been unusual weather conditions were Day using the Tmall websites goods that they purchased on- Online shoppers from Macau dealing with large quantities the cause behind four previous were Guangdong, Zhejiang, line. prefer to collect their parcels of returned goods, a problem deaths induced by hypothermia. Jiangsu, Shanghai and Sichuan. Mr Chen, who has been mana- at the Zhuhai Port Plaza. Due which does not originate with According to information released A few street traders told local ging a warehouse at a temporary to Macau’s status as a Special Macau’s shoppers according by the Health Bureau, the first media that running a business address over the last six years, Administrative Region of Chi- to Chen. “Macau customers victim was a woman suffering is getting more difficult due to is preparing for the last days of na, shipping costs are always seldom return their items,” he from chronic illness, followed by a the online availability of most shipments, just before couriers more expensive when com- said. Chen also mentioned that 65-year-old woman who lived alone products. However, in-store cease all mail deliveries in time pared to Zhuhai. Most local he has few elder customers. and was found by relatives in a shopping remains strong in for the Spring Festival. online shoppers therefore re- These older people have learnt critical state. The third casualty was Macau, with thousands of tou- “People who come from Ma- quest their goods be delivered how to conduct online sho- a 75-year-old man and the fourth a rists visiting local malls and cau have been collecting more to temporary addresses like pping from others. Staff reporter 105-year-old woman.

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merican colleges sorting through a record number of applications from China Amid fraud fears, U.S. colleges areA increasingly turning to video interviewing services to assess students’ language skills, vet China applicants with video get a feel for their personality — and weed out fraudsters. The recorded interviews, practice, he said, the interviews recommended by dozens of on occasion have helped to flag schools, have emerged as a way ap photo potential fraud in cases where to address cheating concerns statements in an interview bla- highlighted by a breach that for- tantly contradict material in a ced a cancellation last weekend student’s application file. of SAT exams in China. Scrutiny of Chinese applica- “If you believe in all the frau- tion materials was expected dulent claims, and there cer- to increase after the College tainly has been some documen- Board, the New York-based tation out there, then the one nonprofit organization that true equalizer is getting an uns- oversees SAT registrations, cripted interview with a limited canceled the exams at 45 tes- English speaker,” said Kregg ting centers in China and Ma- Strehorn, an assistant provost cau last weekend over concerns at the University of Massachu- that some students might have setts. “That will put anyone’s accessed copies of the exam in mind to rest.” advance. The company woul- Admissions officers are wary dn’t say how many students mi- of fraud in applications from ght have seen the tests, or how all countries, including the they did so. U.S., but attention has focused Admissions officers say sus- on China with the huge rise in Linda Liu, of Beijing, a freshman at Wellesley College pected fraud has turned up in applications from the coun- applications from many country’s middle class. More than of the interview to as many tem for secondary education. tries. One challenge in vetting 300,000 people from China College schools as the student wants. Even as American admissions applications from China, they studied in the U.S. last year, up “The schools that use us, they officers have visited China to say, is separating out the work from roughly 60,000 only a de- Board, which just want to have integrity in recruit students and better un- of the many third-party agents cade ago. oversees SAT their process,” company foun- derstand local institutions they and consultants who promise to College officials and industry der Terry Crawford said. say it remains difficult to know help students win admission to consultants describe a range registrations, A Wellesley College student, how to weigh the significance American universities. of issues including plagiarism, Linda Liu, said she sat for an and validity of varied transcrip- At the University of Oregon, purchased transcripts and sur- canceled the InitialView interview at the ts and recommendations. which recommends the inter- rogate test-takers. Evidence is urging of a counseling agen- “It’s one of those ‘the more you view services, admissions direc- largely anecdotal and the topic exams at 45 cy that helped her with college know, the less you understand’ tor Jim Rawlins said he worries can be a delicate one for colle- testing centers applications. Liu, 18, said the situations,” said Rick Clark, more about Chinese students be- ges, which receive a boost by service has grown in popularity admissions director at Geor- coming victims themselves than enrolling international studen- in China and among students at her Beijing gia Tech. “You cannot apply an about them committing fraud. ts who often pay full tuition. high school and she saw it as American filter.” When discrepancies are found in “It’s the kryptonite of interna- Macau an opportunity to tell American Georgia Tech, which now Chinese applications he said the tional education,” said Daniel schools more about herself. reviews interviews from non- university often suspects consul- Ghur, who has studied fraud as on the Internet, the company “It’s a way to show yourself, native English speakers in any tants or agents who submit fake the director of the Illuminate offers verification of student showing actually who you are, country, started with applica- documents, possibly without stu- Consulting Group in California. identities. InitialView conduc- in a very direct way instead of tions from China several years dents’ knowledge. One service provider, Initial- ts interviews in 14 cities across just showing it in on paper or in ago to find students who would “Every now and then a student View, was launched in Beijing China and has begun operating essays,” she said. adapt well to campus life after gets turned down and, when in 2009 by an American couple. in other countries. The com- For colleges, the interviews some professors noted a lack of told why, is very surprised to While many colleges have in- pany charges a one-time fee of offer a baseline for assessing classroom interaction by Chi- hear what was done on their terviewed students themselves $220 and will send a recording students from a different sys- nese students, Clark said. In behalf,” he said. AP

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Christopher Palmeri Nevada sporting even- would bring more visi- land north of McCarran ts, concerts and possibly tors to the city, filling its International Airport illionaire casino a professional football hotels and casinos, Reese and east of the city’s fa- Bmogul Sheldon Adel- team, according to his said. mous Strip. UNLV’s foo- son is scheduled to meet spokesman Ron Reese. Davis, who inherited the tball team plays in the Friday with Oakland Rai- The stadium proposal is team from his father Al smaller Sam Boyd Sta- ders owner Mark Davis part of a broader call for in 2011, was rebuffed this dium in Whitney, Ne- about a possible move ideas to promote travel month by the league’s vada, further east of the said. Sands and the uni- The location of NFL fran- of the American football in the state by Governor owners in his attempt to Strip. versity are working with chises must be appro- team to Las Vegas. Brian Sandoval’s Sou- move the Raiders back to The new stadium cou- Majestic Realty Co.’s Ed ved by team owners on a Adelson, the chairman thern Nevada Tourism the Los Angeles area. The ld be financed with a Roski, who had previou- three-quarters vote. The of Las Vegas Sands Corp. Infrastructure Commit- franchise doesn’t have a combination of public sly sought an NFL team league doesn’t have a po- and one of the world’s ri- tee. The committee is ex- lease for a home stadium and private money, Ree- for land he owns east of licy against locating fran- chest men, wants to bui- pected to submit a report for the 2016 season. se said. It could include Los Angeles. chises in any specific lo- ld a USD1 billion stadium to the governor at the Adelson’s plan would Adelson’s personal mo- Brian McCarthy, a cations, nor does it have in Las Vegas that would end of July. A National put a 65,000-seat domed ney as well as financing spokesman for the NFL, a ban on particular cities be home to University of Football League stadium stadium on 42 acres of secured by hotel taxes, he declined to comment. like Las Vegas. Bloomberg 01.02.2016 mon

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James Bond, Adele save Sony profit in global smartphone rut

Pavel Alpeyev and Takashi Amano quarter with “Spectre, which grossed $199 million, accor- ony Corp.’s earnings AP Photo ding to BoxOfficeMojo.com. got a huge helping hand Adele’s latest album, featu- from Hollywood, music ring the hit “Hello,” helped and games last quarter, propel music revenue 8 per- Svalidating Chief Executive Of- cent higher to 181.2 billion yen. ficer Kazuo Hirai’s shift away Full-year earnings at the music from its consumer hardware division are now seen 14 per- roots. The company’s U.S. sha- cent higher than the company res jumped the most in more forecast in October. than seven years. While the new album was kept As Apple Inc. and Samsung off streaming services, demand Electronics Co. reel from the for other titles in Sony’s catalog twin blows of a global smar- is helping revive the music in- tphone slump and emerging- dustry, the company said. markets uncertainty, Sony “Thanks to services like Spotify posted better-than-expected and Apple Music, the music results. A 33 percent surge in market is finally showing signs net income to 120.1 billion yen of rebounding,” Chief Financial (USD997 million) in the De- Officer Kenichiro Yoshida told cember quarter appeared to reporters in Tokyo last week. endorse its move toward ga- “Movies is another business we ming and entertainment; con- expect to contribute to profit fining mobile exposure mainly growth. We will also continue to the sophisticated camera to invest in TV production.” sensors it’s known for. Sony’s devices unit however Sony gave due credit on Fri- felt the pain of decelerating day to both the James Bond sors to bolster profits while rating income of 320 billion give it an advantage over rivals smartphone demand as marke- film “Spectre” and record- Hirai shifted focus away from yen, it increased projections like Facebook Inc.’s Oculus, ts matured and China slowed. breaking sales of Adele’s “25,” consumer electronics such as for games on higher network which require a high-end com- It had a loss of 11.7 billion yen which wasn’t available on TVs. The company kept its fo- sales while cutting expecta- puter to run. Sony can also leve- in the quarter after Sony took streaming services Spotify recast for the highest annual tions for the devices unit that rage two decades of experience a 30.6 billion yen impairment and Apple Music. Games, its profit in eight years. produces image sensors. working with game studios and on its battery business. The biggest division by sales, sold Operating income for the Gaming operating income already has more than 100 titles full-year operating income more PlayStation 4 consoles quarter was 202.1 billion yen, will be 85 billion yen, about 6 in development. forecast for the business was and software titles to help of- 16 percent more than estima- percent more than an October About 7 million VR headsets cut to 39 billion yen from 121 fset a plunge in sensor orders tes while sales of 2.58 trillion forecast, Sony said. Quarterly will be sold by the end of 2016, billion yen. from smartphone customers yen surpassed the 2.53 trillion operating profit for the busi- according to market researcher “Film and music are very such as Apple and Samsung. yen expected by analysts. ness was 40.2 billion yen. IHS Technology. By 2020, the much hit-and-miss and profit “Games, music and movies Sony’s American depository It’s now sharpening its focus market is expected to reach will vary greatly depending on are now in a position to help receipts rallied 18 percent to on streaming and online game $2.6 billion with 37 million whether there are hits like Adele out when the electronics bu- $23.88, their biggest jump sin- services by bringing its PlayS- headsets sold. or James Bond,” said Amir An- siness isn’t doing well,” said ce October 2008. The ADRs, tation hardware, software and Both music and film turned varzadeh, a manager of Japane- Yoshihiro Nakatani, a senior which rose 20 percent in 2015, network operations under one in solid performances. The se equity sales at BGC Partners fund manager at Asahi Life recovered much of this mon- roof. film division was its fastest- Inc. in Singapore. “Sony is in a Asset Management. “From the th’s decline, leaving them Sony has said it will launch growing in the quarter, with very advantageous position for credit market point of view, down 3 percent this year. PlayStation VR, a virtual reality revenue climbing 27 percent to VR. With 37 million PS4s out Sony has become a solid in- While Sony kept its full-year headset, by June 30. The com- 262.1 billion yen. Sony had the there, they have a much better vestment.” forecasts unchanged for the pany’s nearly 36 million-strong fourth-biggest hit at the Nor- chance of growing this busi- Sony has relied on image sen- whole company, including ope- global base of PS4 consoles may th American box office in the ness.” Bloomberg

corporate bits first group of 49 sands china staff wynn to launch local sme program art and wine pairing at bene, sheraton graduates at um Wynn Resorts together with petition, as well as a series of The first batch of Sands Chi- the Macau Chamber of Com- workshops tailored for local na team members graduated merce (MCC) announced on SMEs. from the University of Macau’s Friday the launch of the Local Interested companies are one-year diploma in busi- SME Procurement Partner- invited to participate in Mobile ness management last week, ship Program. App Design Competition. Ac- marking the achievement with The company also publici- cording to the organizers, “it a graduation ceremony at the zed an upcoming quarterly intends to allow local SMEs to university. Business Matching Session conveniently access opportu- According to a press release, ment. Sands China sponsored and the commission of the nities presented by larger cor- the gaming operator is the first 55 percent of the course fees Macau Productivity and Te- porations, foster the growth of Sheraton Grand Macao Ho- Throughout the evening, company to work with UM to for each student. In addition, chnology Transfer Center to local technology industry and tel, Cotai Central and the Ita- guests savored a five-course develop this unique one-year the company supported team organize a Procurement Plat- entice the creativity of local lian Chamber of Commerce in Italian dinner prepared by the diploma programme, which members’ attendance in the form Mobile App Design Com- youth enterprises.” Hong Kong and Macau colla- team of chefs at Bene along features coursework tailor- programme having relevant borated to host a dinner of art with fine Meroi wines. Guests made for Sands China team departments arrange rosters and wine at the hotel’s Italian had the opportunity to interact members. The Corporate-Uni- according to students’ class restaurant Bene, in aid of the with Lietti and observe his skill versity Partnership Program- schedules. The company Fuhong Society of Macau on in bringing city skylines to life me – Diploma in Business sponsored 49 team members Friday. Italian artist Francesco through his art. Management is an initiative for the 2014-2015 academic Lietti, renowned for his pain- A silent auction featuring Lie- of the Sands China Academy, year, and is sponsoring ano- tings of city skylines, gave a tti’s paintings was held to help a platform focusing on team ther 44 currently enrolled for live painting demonstration of raise funds for the Fuhong So- member training and develop- 2015-2016. scenes in Macau at the dinner. ciety of Macau. mon 01.02.2016

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In this June 4, 2010, file photo, the USS Curtis Wilbur arrives at a naval base in Busan, South Korea

Alan Bjerga extremely dangerous conse- quences, Xinhua reported. he Pentagon confirmed While the U.S. has Tit sent a ship into waters challenged China’s expan- claimed by China, calling it sive maritime claims as a “freedom of navigation” part of President Barack operation meant to challen- Obama’s “pivot to Asia” ge attempts by that country strategy, the Pentagon em- and others to restrict navi- phasized Saturday it was gation in the area. also signaling opposition The USS Curtis Wilbur to actions by other coun- got to within 12 nautical tries vying with China. miles (22 km) of Triton The operation “challen- Island in the South China ged attempts by the three Sea, Defense Department claimants, China, Taiwan spokesman Mark Wright and Vietnam, to restrict said by e-mail Saturday. navigation rights and free- The island, administe- doms around the features red by China, is part of the they claim by policies that Paracel islands chain in require prior permission the South China Sea also or notification of transit claimed by Vietnam and within territorial seas,” Taiwan. Taiwanese Presi- Wright said in the e-mail. dent Ma Ying-jeou igno- Vietnam respects har- red a rebuke from the U.S. mless travel complying and visited an island in the with international rules, contested area earlier this Foreign Minister spokes- week, reiterating claims to man Le Hai Binh said in the disputed waterway. comments on the govern- The operation by the U.S. ment website yesterday. was intended to affirm sea The U.S. has also said rights and wasn’t meant to that all sides in various take position on competing territorial disputes should land sovereignty claims, avoid aggressive actions Wright said. and claims. “The United States will fly, As is customary in such sail and operate anywhere operations, no other coun- international law allows,” tries were notified in ad- Wright said. “That is true vance, Wright said. The in the South China Sea, as movements were watched in other places around the by China and not appro- globe.” ved by the nation, Chi- The move on the part of nese foreign affairs mi- the U.S. is “a deliberate nistry spokeswoman Hua provocation,” Yang Yujun, Chunying said in a state- China’s Ministry of Natio- ment, urging the U.S. to nal Defense spokesman, respect and abide by Chi- said in a statement, accor- nese laws. ding to the official Xinhua The passage of the USS News Agency on Saturday. Curtis Wilbur near Triton Yang said the move was Island was reported earlier unprofessional and irres- by the Wall Street Journal. ponsible, and may cause Bloomberg 01.02.2016 mon

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China may resume U.S. beef imports in 2016, ending 12-year ban

Lydia Mulvany and Jen Skerritt getting this done,” Seng said. be a big deal,” said Christian China’s beef imports from Mayer, a market adviser at hina halted imports of ap photo 2010 to mid-2015 increased Northstar Commodity Invest- CU.S. beef in 2003 after a more than ten-fold as con- ments Co. in Minneapolis. case of mad cow disease was sumption climbed, U.S. De- “With the amount of pork they found in Washington state. partment of Agriculture data buy, if they could translate it Ten months later, a U.S. trade show. Countries such as Aus- over to beef, that would ob- official said resumption of beef tralia are boosting export sales. viously be a big number.” trade with China “may be im- China’s beef consumption U.S. cattle inventories have minent.” In 2006, the ban was will continue to expand in the started to rebound after a pro- lifted on some boneless beef coming decade, and an addi- longed drought in Texas cut products. tional 2.2 million tons will be the herd to the smallest in six Now, an industry group is needed by 2025, Rabobank decades. Beef production will predicting that China, the wor- International says. Domestic rise 3.8 percent in 2016, the ld’s biggest importer of U.S. production probably will meet first gain since 2010, the USDA agricultural goods, will open 80 percent of the demand, and said on January 12. its market fully by the middle 20 percent will be met by im- Any increase in export de- of this year. ports, the bank said. mand would probably boost The last issue to resolve is In 2015, China, the biggest cattle prices, and the Chinese the procedure to track U.S. pork importer, consumed market may be “substantial,” cattle, and Chinese represen- officer of the Denver-based at an industry conference in about 8 million tons of beef a Mayer said. “It would surely tatives must audit the system, U.S. Meat Export Federation, San Diego. year, according to Rabobank. give a boost to the market.” Philip Seng, chief executive said last week in an interview “There’s a sense of urgency to Lifting the beef ban “would Bloomberg

Beijing seen funding half of Pakistan Authorities sentence two USD1 bn clean power push men to death in slaying

Anindya Upadhyay neration capacity, according wind-energy capacity throu- of Tibetan monk to Bloomberg New Energy gh six projects working akistan expects half Finance. Many of its 183 in the Sindh province, ac- Gerry Shih ned to appeal, according to the Pof the USD1 billion it’s million people suffer routi- cording to Jafri. That may court statement. seeking for clean-energy ne blackouts. Last year, the grow to 800 megawatts by Chinese court sentenced two Akong’s monastery Kagyu Samye projects this year to come two nations signed a USD45 year-end as eight projec- Amen to death in the 2013 Ling, which is based in southwest from China after an agree- billion program known as ts in the same region get killing of Akong Rinpoche, a well- Scotland with branches in Euro- ment between the two na- the China-Pakistan Eco- commissioned. The official known religious figure who fou- pe and Africa, has denied it owed tions aimed at helping the nomic Corridor to upgrade said overseas development nded the first Tibetan Buddhist Thubten pay. It did not immedia- government in Islamabad Pakistani infrastructure. banks probably would pro- monastery in the West and built tely have comment on the senten- develop its infrastructure “It’s easier to get Chinese vide much of the remainder an international network of spiri- ces. for years to come. financing due to CPEC so of the funding needed. tual retreats. Born in 1939, Akong was recog- Syed Aqeel Hussain Jafri, we expect China’s invest- The Quaid e Azam solar Thubten Kunsal, a Tibetan man nized at age 2 by a search party director of policy at Pakis- ments to continue prope- park in Punjab province who had worked at Akong’s mo- as a lama incarnate and entered tan’s Alternative Energy lling the clean energy space will add 300 megawatts of nastery in the United Kingdom as the Dolma Lhakhang monastery Development Board, said in future as well,” Jafri said. capacity to the existing 100 an artist for nine years, fatally sta- before fleeing to India as Chinese 90 percent of the money The deal has bolstered in- megawatts by March or bbed Akong, his nephew and his forces moved in to stamp out the for renewable power plan- vestor optimism in Pakis- April, he said. Chinese firm driver after confronting him at his 1959 Tibetan uprising. He mo- ts will come from overseas, tan and has the potential Zonergy Co Ltd. will set home in the city of Chengdu over ved to Britain several years later, with China the biggest be- to lift long-term growth, up 900 megawatts in this USD415,000 in wages he believed studied at Oxford University and nefactor. Excluding hydro, according to a report by 1-gigawatt solar park. he was owed, according to a sta- founded his Buddhist center in the ambition is to add about the World Bank. The agree- “Renewable energy tement yesterday by the Chengdu Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1967. 800 megawatts of renewa- ment would boost invest- in Pakistan has attracted People’s Intermediate Court. The monk, who became a Bri- bles this year, double the ment in energy, port and maximum investments Thubten and another man, Ciren tish citizen, maintained friendly current installed capacity. transportation projects compared with all sectors at Banyue, were given the death pe- relations with the Chinese gover- Pakistan relies on hydro- across Pakistan in the next $2 billion over the last two nalty while a third man was sen- nment and frequently visited the electric units and traditional few years. years, of which 90 percent tenced to three years’ prison for country to look after charity pro- fossil-fuel plants for almost Pakistan currently has has been foreign invest- hiding daggers used in the killings. jects. Akong was on a fundraising all of its 25 gigawatts of ge- about 308 megawatts of ment,” Jafri said. Bloomberg Thubten and Ciren said they plan- trip when he was stabbed. AP

4 Shandong miners rescued after 36 days underground xinhua

Natasha Khan geological structures, water outbursts incident, according to the report. Thir- and carbon monoxide leaks, according teen people are still missing, Xinhua our miners were rescued from a to the report. said. Fcollapsed mine in eastern China on The rescue team drilled several tun- The owner of the mine committed sui- Friday after 36 days trapped undergrou- nels after the accident to locate four cide by jumping into a flooded shaft in nd, the state-owned Xinhua news agen- of the trapped workers, and have been the early days of the rescue, Xinhua said. cy reported. using those to supply food and clothes, The county’s Communist Party chief, The gypsum mine in Shandong Pro- it said. The rescue was made after a government head and two deputy heads vince collapsed on Christmas Day when 220-meter shaft was drilled through were fired after the incident, according 29 miners were working below ground, the limestone, sandstone and gypsum, to the report. Xinhua said. About one thousand peo- Xinhua reported. Several executives of the mine are un- ple have been involved in rescue efforts, One miner died in the accident, whi- der police investigation, Xinhua said. Rescuers work at a collapsed mine in Pingyi County, complicated by falling rocks, unstable le 11 were saved immediately after the Bloomberg east China’s Shandong Province on Saturday mon 01.02.2016

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n Japan, where commu- nal ties to local Buddhist Monks delivered via Amazon as temples are fading, families have in recent years Ibeen able to go online to find a Buddhist monk to perform fu- role of Japanese temples fade nerals and other rituals. But when Amazon Japan allowed a provider to offer details at any time, helping “Obo-san bin,” or “Mr. Monk them feel more at ease during Delivery,” on its website, it ap photo a painful time. Uematsu also shone a spotlight on the emer- arranged the traditional 49th- ging trend and prompted a ma- day posthumous ritual for his jor Buddhist organization to son using the same service. criticize the Internet marketer Amazon declined to com- of commercializing religion. ment, saying it’s only renting A basic plan for monk, trans- the space to Minrevi to promo- portation and a donation offe- te the service, which offers only red by the Tokyo-based provi- for monk delivery and a sepa- der, Minrevi Co., one of dozens rate 20,000-yen ($170) charge of emerging budget companies, for a posthumous Buddhist tit- costs 35,000 yen (USD300). le, not funeral packages. Three other options are availa- Minrevi, whose orders for the ble for more money. The monks monk delivery service has tri- would typically go to a home, pled over the past five years, funeral hall or a grave to per- said Internet-based inquiries form the requested ceremony. and phone calls surged after it “Such a thing is allowed in placed the service on Amazon. no other country in the world. More surprisingly, some 100 In this regard, we must say we monks came forward to regis- are disappointed by an attitude ter for the delivery service. The toward religion by Amazon,” company already has contracts Akisato Saito, director of the with 400 monks nationwide, Japan Buddhist Association, said Masano, the spokesman. said in a statement. Kaichi Watanabe, the Many Japanese, however, 40-year-old monk dispatched welcome the service as a con- A laptop monitor shows “Obo-san bin,” or “Mr. Monk Delivery,” tickets which can be ordered at the “home and kitchen” section to a memorial ceremony for sumer-friendly approach to of Amazon.co.jp. in Tokyo the Uematsu family recently, Buddhist rituals, whose cost said he had been looking ways is often perceived as murky by temples comparable to the from temples. ttling cancer, he searched on to perform rituals to earn a li- and overpriced. Buddhist-sty- “monk delivery” could cost as “Many people don’t have ties the Internet for a funeral servi- ving and meet more people to le memorial services offered 100,000 yen ($830). Funerals with temples and they have no ce provider. share Buddha’s teachings. are even more expensive and idea where and how to arrange Uematsu didn’t consider His elder brother had suc- can cost well over 1 million yen Buddhist rituals, while monks asking his father’s family tem- ceeded the temple founded by ($8,500). are increasingly concerned ple as he had heard the prices their grandfather, also a monk, Monk delivery services have about their declining temple charged for a family member’s in Fukushima prefecture, so I’m hoping emerged as many of Japan’s membership,” Masano said. funeral were “outrageous.” Watanabe had to go elsewhe- 75,000 temples are losing “We can cater to the needs on So he and his wife went to the re. About a year ago, he found that a service offerings and business with both sides and hopefully we Minrevi website and picked for Minrevi and signed a contract. hereditary members in their can bring them together.” their son a package at a price “Today, nobody comes to like this, a communities which traditio- Some monks acknowledge less than half or even cheaper temples asking for us to per- brainchild of nally have been the main sour- that the growing business hi- than an average, conventional form funerals for their paren- ce of financial support. That ghlight the Buddhist temples’ service. ts,” Watanabe said in an in- the Internet is threatening the survival of complacency and their failure “Honestly, the cost was my terview before the service, at many temples in rural areas. to reach out and adapt to the biggest concern,” Uematsu which he chanted in front of age, could In fact, some experts predict people’s needs. said. “I liked its price system an altar decorated with chry- that the majority of Japanese “We do understand there are that was simple and clear.” santhemum flowers and Kake- make Buddhist temples without income from criticisms of us as well and we At first, he was worried about ru’s photo in a black frame. temples a more tourism and other businesses take them seriously. And we the quality of the service he “I’m hoping that a service like are expected to close over the must ask ourselves if and how might get, but that wasn’t a this, a brainchild of the Inter- approachable next several decades. we can change,” said Hanyu problem. A 24-hour customer net age, could make Buddhist Minrevi spokesman Jumpei Kakubo, public relations se- service line was also helpful for temples a more approachable place for Masano says the service seems cretary for the Japan Buddhist the couple emotionally devas- place for everyone.” to attract those who want to Association. tated by the loss of their son. “There is no point being a everyone have Buddhist funerals but are When Yutaka Uematsu’s While it didn’t offer counseling monk,” he said, “if we can’t Kaichi Watanabe uneasy about pricing system, 17-year-old son Kakeru died services, representatives could offer a helping hand when so- monk and want to keep their distance just over a month ago after ba- be reached regarding funeral meone needs us.” AP

Dance.” He had cancer David Bowie wanted ashes scattered in Bali about 18 months before he died Jan. 10. He was ap photo 69. ock legend David filed under his legal vious marriage received million to Marion Skene, Bowie prepared the RBowie wanted his name David Robert Jo- 25 percent and his dau- Alexandria’s nanny. will in 2004. He said if ashes scattered in Bali nes, said the estate was ghter Alexandria also The chameleon-like cremation in the Indo- “in accordance with the worth about USD100 received 25 percent as star transformed the nesian island was “not Buddhist rituals,” and he million, but didn’t break well as his Ulster County sound — and the look — practical” then he wan- left most of his estate to down the finances. mountain home. Bowie of rock with his auda- ted his remains crema- his two children and his The “Fame” singer left left $2 million to his lon- cious creativity and his ted and his ashes scatte- widow, the supermodel his SoHo home he sha- gtime personal assistant sexually ambiguous red there still. According Iman, according to his red with Iman to her, Corinne Schwab and left makeup and costumes. to the death certificate, will filed Friday in Ma- and half of the rest of her shares he owned in a His hits included “Space filed with the will, his nhattan. his worth. His son Dun- company called Oppos- Oddity,” “Golden Years,” body was cremated Jan. The 20-page document, can Jones from a pre- sum Inc. He left $1 “Heroes” and “Let’s 12 in New Jersey. AP David Bowie 01.02.2016 mon

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witzerland’s pro- Ssecutors are seeking legal Swiss probe of Malaysia fund assistance from Malaysia after a probe into a government investment fund revealed “se- sees USD4bn possible misuse rious indications” that about USD4 billion may have been misappropriated from state siness by acquiring assets from companies in the Southeast Najib has Genting and Tanjong Plc. Calls Asian nation. ap photo after office hours to Tanjong, The Swiss Attorney-General’s maintained the another company cited in the office said in a statement Friday funds were not statement, weren’t answered. that during an investigation of While an initial Malaysian au- 1Malaysia Development Bhd., used for private ditor general’s report in July on four cases involving allega- 1MDB didn’t reveal any suspi- tions of criminal conduct and benefit, with cious activity, the nation’s cen- occurring between 2009 and USD620m later tral bank had made requests for 2013 have so far come to light. the attorney general to initiate It has been ascertained a small returned to the criminal proceedings against amount of funds were transfer- the debt-ridden company. The red to Swiss accounts of former Saudi donors Malaysian attorney general’s Malaysian public officials, ac- office dismissed the central cording to the statement. The bank’s requests, which alleged Swiss authority is seeking help sons unknown” on suspicions that 1MDB breached the Ex- from the Malaysian attorney of bribery of foreign public of- change Control Act. general to determine whether ficials, misconduct in public Separately, the attorney ge- funds were misappropriated. office, money laundering and neral closed the door on a gra- “The monies believed to have criminal mismanagement. The ft investigation into Najib this been misappropriated would proceedings were based on no- month, clearing him of wrong- have been earmarked for in- tifications of suspicious tran- doing over a “personal contri- vestment in economic and so- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak saction reports by the Swiss bution” of $681 million from cial development projects in financial intelligence unit Saudi Arabia’s royal family, and Malaysia,” the Swiss authority subject of overlapping investi- ternational protocols governing MROS, the attorney-general’s funds from a company linked said in the statement. “To date, gations in Malaysia, as well as such matters,” the company office said in September. to 1MDB that appeared in his however, the Malaysian com- overseas jurisdictions inclu- said in the statement. While the Swiss statement on personal bank accounts. Under panies concerned have made no ding Singapore and Hong Kong Malaysia will cooperate with Friday didn’t identify any in- Malaysia’s federal constitution, comment on the losses they are amid allegations of financial ir- its Swiss counterparts and re- dividuals, it named companies the decision to initiate criminal believed to have incurred. The regularities. view the findings before de- “in connection” to its investi- prosecution lies solely with the object of the request for mutual 1MDB said in a statement termining a course of action, gation of 1MDB. The suspec- attorney general. assistance is therefore to advise Saturday that it hasn’t been Attorney General Mohamed ted cases that were discovered Najib has maintained the the companies and the Malay- contacted by any foreign legal Apandi Alisaid in a statement were “each involving a systemic funds were not used for private sian government of the results authorities on any matters rela- Saturday. A spokesman for the course of action carried out by benefit, with $620 million later of the Swiss criminal procee- ting to the company. Prime Minister’s Office said means of complex financial returned to the Saudi donors, dings, with the aim of finding “1MDB remains committed to they won’t be commenting on structures,” according to the although there hasn’t been a out whether losses on this scale fully cooperating with any law- the matter. statement. clear explanation as to what the have been sustained.” ful authority and investigation, Swiss authorities in August Genting Bhd., one of the com- rest was spent on or where that 1MDB, whose advisory board subject to advice from the rele- opened criminal proceedings panies mentioned by the Swiss money is now. Both the premier is headed by Prime Minis- vant domestic lawful authori- against two executives of 1MDB prosecutor, declined to com- and 1MDB have consistently de- ter Najib Razak, has been the ties, and in accordance with in- and what it classified as “per- ment. 1MDB built an energy bu- nied any wrongdoing. Bloomberg

Chinese ship with advanced sonar ap photo to search for Flight 370

Rod McGuirk, Canberra which some experts say technology with some A fourth ship, Havila is more accurate than questions about its relia- Harmony, is equipped Chinese ship equi- standard 75 kHz side- bility. Because the sear- with a maneuverable A pped with advanced scan sonar devises that ch was in such a remote deep-sea drone that has sonar equipment will have been used to scan region, Fugro opted for been fitted with a camera soon join the search for most of the area searched established technology and high-resolution so- the Malaysian airliner so far. with ready supplies of nar for searching difficult believed to have crashed With standard acoustic spare parts. terrain and for taking a In this March 18, 2014 file photo, students from the Benigno “Ninoy” in the southern Indian sonar, the image beco- The Dong Hai Jiu 101 closer look at potential Aquino High School walk on a mural depicting the missing Malaysia Ocean almost two years mes less clear the farther will join two Fugro ships, clues. The drone was also Airlines plane at their campus at Makati city ago, an official said on a seabed object is from Furgo Discovery and recently damaged when Friday. the equipment. But with Furgo Equator, which it struck a fish net but has which was contracted by Most of the 239 people The Dong Hai Jiu 101 SAS, the image remains will continue to sear- been repaired. Malaysia to take part in aboard Flight 370 were was expected to leave sharp regardless of an ch with standard sonar The ProSAS-60 sonar the search for eight mon- Chinese. Singapore yesterday to object’s distance. equipment. The Fugro equipment aboard the ths until June last year. The plane vanished join the hunt for Malaysia Fugro Survey, the Dutch Discovery lost its sonar Chinese ship will be ope- More than 85,000 squa- on March 8, 2014, after Airlines Flight 370 over underwater survey com- unit plus 4.5 kilometers rated by marine servi- re kilometers of the sear- mysteriously flying far a 120,000-square-kilo- pany hired by Austra- of cable at the weekend ces companies Phoenix ch area have been scou- off course during a fli- meter expanse of deep lia to find the Boeing 777, when the ship towed the International Holdings, red since late 2014. The ght from Kuala Lumpur seabed by late February, has defended its choice equipment into an un- based in Maryland, and Chinese ship is the first in Malaysia to Beijing. A Australian Deputy Prime of sonar and maintains derwater volcano. The Seattle-based Hydros- time China has agreed to wing flap found in July Minister Warren Truss the search has been tho- ship was headed back pheric Solutions. Both share the financial cost of on the other side of the said. rough. to the Australian port of companies gained expe- the search with Malaysia Indian Ocean when it The ship brings the Fugro search director Fremantle to collect new rience searching for Fli- and Australia. Truss on washed up on Reunion state-of-the-art Synthe- Paul Kennedy has des- cable to deploy with a ght 370 when they ope- Friday thanked China for Island is the only debris tic Aperture Sonar (SAS), cribed SAS as developing spare sonar unit. rated Go Phoenix, a ship the contribution. recovered. AP 01.02.2016 mon

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he latest bid to end five years of war in Syrian opposition arrives for Syria gathered some momentum as the Tmain opposition group arrived in Geneva for United Nations- peace talks with Assad regime sponsored talks, after lifting its threat to boycott the peace process. The Saudi-backed High Ne- The Syrian gotiating Committee arrived in ap photo the Swiss city on Saturday, said war has left Khawla Mattar, spokeswoman Europe facing for UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura. an escalated “The HNC welcomes the opportunity for a political pro- threat from cess that will end the crisis in Syria, and stop the bloodshed,” terrorist attacks it said in an e-mailed statement. The U.S. and European coun- and killed 130 people in Paris in tries welcomed the opposition’s November. decision, which boosts the most The U.S. and Russia, which serious effort so far to end the have taken the lead in promo- conflict after two previous failed ting the Syrian peace process, peace conferences. The Syrian Diplomats meet for the Syria peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland secured an agreement among war, which has killed 250,000 major powers in November people, has left Europe facing sent by Assad on Friday, said backed by Russian air power, cretary of State John Kerry cal- for a timetable that would see an escalated threat from terro- the opposition’s participation are making progress against Is- led on both sides to achieve re- a power-sharing government rist attacks and a growing refu- was the best way to secure their lamic State militants as well as sults “in the days ahead,” accor- by mid-2016. Elections would gee problem. demands, which also include the rebel forces supported by ding to an e-mailed statement. follow a year later after changes The HNC had demanded that prisoner releases and the lifting Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other The conflict has forced millions to the constitution. The warring air strikes by Russia and go- of sieges of rebel-held Syrian Gulf nations. to flee their homes, provoking sides must also agree to a na- vernment forces against insur- towns. The UN-sponsored negotia- the worst refugee crisis in Eu- tionwide cease-fire, except for gents end before the talks. De The peace efforts to end the tions, which are envisaged as rope since World War II. It’s offensives that target Islamic Mistura, who met a delegation conflict come as Assad’s forces, stretching over several mon- also helped the rise of Islamic State and the al-Qaeda-affilia- ths, are being held in a so-cal- State, a militant organization ted Nusra Front. led proximity format. This will with a stronghold in Syria and It will be an achievement if the killed in damascus area blast involve de Mistura shuttling Iraq that has spread into regio- talks do actually get underway 45 between the government de- nal neighbors including Yemen, with the government and oppo- The Syrian government says that the death toll from a triple explo- legation and two opposition Egypt, Libya and Afghanistan, sition, though with neither side sion in a suburb of the capital of Damascus has risen to 45. A website factions – a second opposition and poses a growing threat willing to make concessions, linked to the Islamic State group said yesterday’s explosions were carried grouping is made up of Mos- further afield. The group clai- “that does not mean its pros- out by IS supporters. The state news agency SANA said the attackers cow-friendly figures. med responsibility for attacks pects of success are very high,” detonated a car bomb at a bus station, followed by two blasts set off by The U.S. on Friday welcomed last year that brought down a said Dan Smith, director of the suicide bombers as rescuers rushed to the scene of the first explosion. the decision of the HNC to at- Russian airliner in Egypt in Oc- Stockholm International Peace tend the negotiations. U.S. Se- tober with 224 people on board Research Institute. Bloomberg

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Jesse J. Holland mely concerned about the the country under the Bla- were black males in 2014. human rights situation of ck Lives Matter moniker. The working group sug- he United States African-Americans,” chair “Contemporary police gests the U.S. implement Tshould consider repa- Mireille Fanon-Mendes- killings and the trauma it several reforms, including rations to African-Ameri- France of France said in creates are reminiscent of reducing the use of man- A slavery port marker sits along the shore n Portsmouth, N.H., can descendants of slavery, the report. “The colonial the racial terror lynchings datory minimum laws, identifying a port where slaves arrived or where ships were sent to establish a national human history, the legacy of ensla- in the past,” she told repor- ending racial profiling, be used in the trade rights commission and pu- vement, racial subordina- ters. “Impunity for state ending excessive bail and blicly acknowledge that the tion and segregation, racial violence has resulted in the banning solitary confine- African-Americans, which lar problems, including trans-Atlantic slave trade terrorism and racial ine- current human rights cri- ment. also include establishing blacks facing dispropor- was a crime against hu- quality in the U.S. remains sis and must be addressed “What stands out for me a national human rights tionately high unem- manity, a United Nations a serious challenge as there as a matter of urgency.” is the lack of acknowled- commission, ratifying in- ployment, lower inco- working group said Friday. has been no real commit- Some of the working gement of the slave trade,” ternational human rights me levels, less access to The U.N. Working Group ment to reparations and to group’s members, none of said Ricardo A. Sunga III, treaties, asking Congress education, “problematic of Experts on People of truth and reconciliation for whom are from the United who lives in the Philippi- to study slavery and its af- access to quality health- African Descent released people of African descent.” States, said they were sho- nes. tereffects and considering care services and the high its preliminary recommen- For example, Mendes- cked by some of the things The working group sug- reparations . incidence of certain heal- dations after more than a France compared the re- they found and were told. gests monuments, markers The Working Group th conditions, electoral week of meetings with bla- cent deaths of unarmed For example, “it’s very and memorials be erec- of Experts on People of disenfranchisement and ck Americans and others black men like Michael easy in the United States ted in the United States African Descent was es- structural issues in the from around the coun- Brown and Eric Garner at for African-Americans to to facilitate dialogue, and tablished in 2002 by the administration of justice try, including Baltimore, the hands of police to the be imprisoned, and that “past injustices and crimes then-Commission on Hu- [in particular incarcera- Chicago, New York City, lynchings of black men in was very concerning,” said against African-Americans man Rights, following the tion rates].” Washington and Jackson, the South from the post- Sabelo Gumedze of South need to be addressed with World Conference against The current panel will Mississippi. Civil War days through Africa. reparatory justice.” Racism in 2001. give its final findings to the After finishing their the Civil Rights era. Those Federal officials say 37 The group will suggest It also visited the United U.N. Human Rights Cou- fact-finding mission, the deaths, and others, have percent of the state and several U.S. changes to States in 2010, where its ncil in Geneva in Septem- working group was “extre- inspired protests around federal prison populations improve human rights for final report found simi- ber. AP mon 01.02.2016

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Macau Grand Prix Museum & Wine Museum 2003 Columbia shuttle Time: 10am-8pm daily (Except Tuesdays) disintegrates killing seven Venue: Rua Luis Gonzaga Gomes, 431, basement (Tourism Activities Centre-CAT) The US space shuttle Columbia has broken up as it re Admission: Free cinema -entered the Earth’s atmosphere killing all seven astro- Enquiries: (853) 8798 4108 / 2833 3000 cineteatro nauts on board. This is the first time there has been an accident on lan- 28 Jan - 04 Feb ding in the 42 years of American space flight. President Macau Science Centre George Bush told a nation in shock: “The Columbia is lost. Time: 10am-6pm daily There are no survivors.” (Except Thursdays, open on public holidays) Six of the seven astronauts were US citizens. They were Venue: Macau Science Centre, Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, Da- vid Brown, and female astronauts Laurel Clark and Indian Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen -born Kalpana Chawla. Admission: Exhibition Centre MOP25; The seventh - fighter pilot Colonel Ilan Ramon - was Planetarium MOP60-80 Israel’s first astronaut and was carrying with him a minia- Enquiries: (853) 2888 0822 ture Torah scroll of a Holocaust survivor. Columbia disin- tegrated just 16 minutes before it was due to land at Cape utti Colori Canaveral in Florida. T At 0900 local time (1400 GMT) Mission Control lost all – Arts, Crafts & Sketches Exhibition the 5h wave_ data and contact with the crew. The US space agency ime T : 10am-6:30pm room 1 Nasa then sent search teams to the Dallas-Fort Worth Until: February 18, 2016 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm area amid reports of “a big bang” and TV pictures showing Admission: Free Director: J Blakeson smoke and fireballs in the sky. In an emotional announcement, Nasa’s administrator Venue: Calcada Da Barra, No. 16 R/C LJ A, Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Maika Monroe Sean O’Keefe, said: “This is indeed a tragic day for the Edif. San Chak, Macau Language: English (Cantonese) Nasa family, for the families of the astronauts and likewi- Enquiries: (853) 2896 2820 Duration: 112min se, tragic for the nation.” Flags at the Kennedy Space Center have been lowered to half-mast. The Mastery of Shipbuilding Debris from the shuttle is scattered across eastern – Fishing Junk Models by Wan Chun Texas and western Louisiana and has crashed into car parks, forests, backyards, a reservoir, a rooftop and a Time: 10am-6pm dentist’s office. (Closed on Sundays and public holidays) Nasa has temporarily suspended shuttle flights. Shuttle Until: April 9, 2016 program manager Ron Dittemore told a news conference Venue: Gallery of the Historical Archives of Macau, in Houston, Texas, “We will not fly again until we have this understood. Somewhere along the line we missed Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida something.” Nº 91 - 93, Macau The finger of blame points to a piece of insulating foam Enquiries: (853) 2859 2919 from an external fuel tank that hit the shuttle’s left wing as Admission: Free it took off 16 days ago. Some experts say this could have damaged tiles that protect the craft from intense heat on re-entry into the the last women standing_ Earth’s atmosphere. But the lead flight director in mission room 2 control, Leroy Cain, assured journalists engineers had 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm concluded any damage to the spacecraft was conside- Director: Luo Lu red minor. Offbeat Starring: Shu Qi, Eddie Peng Yuyan, Hao Leie The shuttle was the world’s first reusable space vehicle Language: Mandarin (English/Cantonese) and Columbia was the oldest of a fleet of four and flew Group says British pilot killed by Duration: 100min her maiden voyage in April 1981. Her sister ship Challen- ger exploded soon after take-off 17 years ago killing six poachers in Tanzania the big short_ astronauts and schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. room 3 Elephant poachers in Tanzania fired on a helicopter on an 2.30, 4.45, 9.30 pm Courtesy BBC News Director: Adam Mckay anti-poaching mission, killing the British pilot, a conservation Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling group said. Roger Gower was shot on Friday while flying on Language: English (Cantonese) a joint operation with Tanzanian wildlife authorities who were Duration: 130min trying to track and arrest the poachers, the Friedkin Conser- In context vation Fund said in statement on its website. Ip man 3_ Three days later President Bush led a memorial service to the seven “This tragic event again highlights the appalling risk and cost room 3 astronauts at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. In a state- of protecting Tanzania’s wildlife,” said the Texas-based group, 7.30 pm ment the families of the astronauts insisted the tragedy should not which oversees a number of wildlife areas in Tanzania. Director: Wilson Yip Wai Shun hamper future space programs. Lazaro Nyalandu, a former Tanzanian minister of tourism Starring: Donnie Yen, Lynn Xiong, Max Zhang An independent investigation team spent months studying data recov- and natural resources, wrote on Twitter that the shooting ha- Language: Cantonese (English/Cantonese) ered from computers tracking Columbia’s final moments, and thou- ppened in Maswa wildlife reserve, near Serengeti park. Gower Duration: 110min sands of pieces of recovered debris. managed to land the helicopter despite his fatal wound from The final conclusions of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, published in August 2003, confirmed the view that a breach of the AK-47 assault rifle fire, according to Nyalandu. macau tower shuttle’s heat shield on take-off caused it to break up on re-entry. “You loved our country and I knew you on many flights we 14 Jan - 10 Feb But it was also highly critical of Nasa itself, saying management blun- took together” on wildlife missions, the former minister wrote. ders were as much to blame as technical problems for the destruction In a statement, Britain’s Foreign Office confirmed the death the 5h wave_ of the shuttle. of a Briton in Tanzania and said it was “providing assistance 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm It also said that while the space shuttle was not inherently unsafe, a to the family at this difficult time.” Director: J Blakeson number of mechanical changes should be made in order to ensure Tanzania has been identified as a key hotspot for elephant Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, safety before flights resume. poachers. The elephant population declined by 60 percent to Maika Monroe It made 29 major recommendations aimed at both a short-term return about 40,000 since 2009, according to a census announced Language: English (Cantonese) to space and continuing exploration in the long term. last year. Duration: 112min mon 01.02.2016 th Anniversary

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ovak Djokovic was still walking around Djokovic wins 6th Australian Melbourne Park with his trophy, celebrating Nhis record sixth Australian title, when five-time runner-up Andy title; Murray loses 5th final Murray was heading for the airport in a rush to reunite with his pregnant wife. Opens, that’s why this trophy is Top-ranked Djokovic main- even more.” tained his perfect streak in six ap photo Djokovic increased his career Australian Open finals with a 6-1, haul to 11 Grand Slam titles, in- 7-5, 7-6 (3) victory yesterday ni- cluding four of the last five, to ght, equaling Roy Emerson’s re- join Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg at cord for Australian titles. Murray No. 5 on the all-time list. continued his unwanted streak, Two-time major winner Mur- too, slumping to 0-5 in cham- ray, meanwhile, became only the pionship deciders Down Under. second man to lose five finals at “First of all I need to pay the one major — Ivan Lendl lost five respect to Andy,” Djokovic said. and won three U.S. Open finals “Tough match, tough luck toni- in the 1980s. ght. Djokovic had won 10 of his pre- “You’re a great champion, vious 11 matches against Murray great friend, very committed and was 21-9 in their career mee- to this sport. I’m sure in the fu- tings — including four finals at ture you’re going to have many the Australian Open. opportunities.” Again, he was just too good. The 28-year-old Murray had his Djokovic broke to take a 2-0 share of distractions in Austra- lead and, after he’d hit a perfectly lia. His wife, Kim, is due to have Djokovic (right) is congratulated by Andy Murray after winning the men’s singles final at the Australian Open placed drop shot, a fan yelled: their first child in February and “Give him a chance Novak!” stayed in Britain. Kim’s father, “It’s been a tough few weeks for A little more than a half-hour many waving flags, gathered ou- He didn’t, racing to a 5-0 lead Nigel Sears, traveled to Austra- me away from the court,” Mur- later, Murray was sitting in a tside and cheered and screamed and serving out the first set in 30 lia as coach for Ana Ivanovic, ray said in his on-court speech, mandatory news conference, as Djokovic did an interview with minutes. and had to be rushed to hospital thanking his support team before saying he was proud of his achie- the host TV broadcaster. The second set contained long by ambulance while Murray was turning his attention to his wife. vements here but was ready to “I never experienced this much rallies and plenty of tension. on court in his third-round mat- “You’ve been a legend the last get home. At 11:15 p.m. local crowd and this much love,” Murray was yelling at himself ch. Nigel Sears spent a night in a two weeks. Thank you so much time, Murray said he was aiming Djokovic said, before waving to and swiping his racket in anger, nearby hospital last weekend but for all your support,” he said, for a 1 a.m. flight — “I’ve been his fans. “It’s an incredible fee- and Djokovic waved his racket in was well enough to return home, choking back tears and waving as held on flights for it feels like five ling especially because of the fact frustration as well. which meant Murray could stay he walked away from the micro- days. The first one out of here, that I managed to make history After an exchange of breaks in in Australia and try to refocus on phone. “I’ll be on the next flight I’m leaving.” tonight, and equal Roy Emer- the seventh and eighth games, winning the title. home.” Hundreds of Serbian fans, son’s record of six Australian Djokovic broke again in the 11th and closed out the set before taking an early break in the third set with a forehand winner arou- Kerber upsets Serena Williams to win Australian title nd the post. Murray broke back in the sixth game and the set erena Williams put up both hands previous career meetings with Williams, went to tiebreaker. after sending a forehand long and but she responded with a stunning 6-4, Djokovic took a 6-1 lead, setting

S ap photo high over the baseline in the first set. She 3-6, 6-4 upset win over the six-time Aus- up five championship points, and wanted nothing to do with yet another tralian Open champion. finished if off in 2 hours, 53 mi- unforced error in her Australian Open fi- Williams had won the title every pre- nutes, with an ace on his third nal against Angelique Kerber. vious time she’d reached the final at match point. For the second time in as many ma- Melbourne Park, and was overwhelming He dropped to his hands and jors, Williams fell short of equaling Steffi favorite to continue that streak against knees and kissed the court, Graf’s Open-era record of 22 Grand Slam Kerber, who joked she was “one leg in the slapping it with his right hand, singles titles. plane to Germany” when she faced match and went to the stands to hug No. 7-seeded Kerber had never played point in her first-round win over Misaki Boris Becker, his coach since in a major final and had lost five of her six Angelique Kerber Doi. AP 2014. AP

Macau figure skater takes part xinhua in National Winter Games

or Ho Zhixuan, an youth group. The winner, There is only one indoor Ho. “It’s a little bit has- Famateur figure skater Li Tangxu, scored 51.90 ice rink in Macau due to ty.” from Macau, finishing last and 109.75 points res- its sub-tropical clima- Ho said that these Na- at the National Winter pectively. te. And Ho doesn’t have tional Winter Games Games is as big a triumph Despite his error-pro- the finest coaches that have exposed the gap be- as winning medals. ne performance, Ho re- his peers on the Chinese tween him and well-trai- “I’m proud of myself for ceived a lot of applause mainland enjoy, but he ned professionals. having tried my best,” from the stands. nevertheless keeps prac- “I’ve learned a lot from A young spectator cheers at the opening ceremony of the 13th said Ho. “I came here not “The rink is beautiful, ticing four times a week my competitors. Hope- Chinese National Winter Games in Urumqi, Xinjiang for medals.” and so many spectators and trains for about two fully I can execute some The 16-year-old Ho ear- were cheering for me. I hours per session. difficult jumps in the fu- the National Winter Ga- times. I hope next time ned 18.77 points for the really enjoy the experien- “I didn’t start prepa- ture as they can do,” he mes has regrets as well. there will be more Macau short program and 39.89 ce,” said Ho, who began rations for the National said. “Unlike me, the other athletes taking part in for free skate, far behind to skate when he was Winter Games until mid- However the only re- skaters all have teamma- the National Winter Ga- his nearest rival in the nine years old. December last year,” said presentative of Macau at tes. So I feel lonely some- mes,” he said. Xinhua THE Woman with pro-independence Station01.02.2016Air quality mon th Anniversary BUZZ passport stickers barred Roadside 30-50 20 Good A Taiwanese woman was refused entry into ment launched a campaign in August which Macau last week due to the fact that her pass- involved placing stickers on their Taiwane- High port was decorated with “Republic of Taiwan” se passport covers to advocate the use of the Density 30-50 stickers that advocate Taiwan’s independence. “Republic of Taiwan” instead of the Republic Residental Apple Daily reported that the woman was of China. Meanwhile, the Taiwanese ministry Good then sent back to Taiwan by Macau Customs announced its refusal to make alterations to Area opinion authorities. passports. A total of 180 such cases this year Supporters of Taiwan’s independence move- have already been reported. Ambient 30-50 Good World Views dsmg source: Mark Buchanan, Bloomberg media,” read the IFJ Chi- na Press Freedom report. WORLD BRIEFS Economics might be very Press freedom “Propaganda, censor- ship, surveillance, intimi- USA Hillary Clinton is wrong about growth dation, detention, bruta- report criticized holding onto a slim lead Has the world entered a period in which eco- lity and attacks and tele- over Bernie Sanders nomies simply won’t grow at the rate they once vised ‘confessions’ have in Iowa as Democrats did? Radical as the thought may seem, it might for lack of local become go-to tools for the prepare for today’s not be radical enough. government as they tigh- caucuses, though an A few years ago, the economist Larry Sum- ten their grip on the me- outpouring of young mers stirred much debate when he suggested consulting dia and the press in 2015,” voters and those who say that the anemic growth of recent years might not the report continued. the system is rigged could be just a temporary affliction, and might have li- The IFJ explained decli- enable Sanders to pull off ttle to do with the 2008 financial crisis. Instead, ning press freedoms by an upset, according to a he surmised, it could reflect secular stagnation - making reference to the new poll. a new normal of low consumption and lagging recent case of the Hong growth stemming from accumulated household Kong missing booksellers, Russian officials say a debts and rising inequality, among other fac- which they deemed “a sig- fire at a textile workshop in Moscow has killed 12 tors. In different terms, considering the impacts nificant case with implica- people, including three of technological innovations, economist Robert tions for all media.” children. The Investigative Gordon has been arguing for much the same It also forecasted the wor- conclusion. Committee, the top state ld press freedom outlook investigative agency, says For two decades now, a lesser-known group for 2016 in mainland Chi- of mostly German economists has been making the fire that erupted late na as “even worse.” a more extreme argument: that the standard Saturday in northeastern But a statement issued model of exponential growth - in which an eco- Moscow engulfed an area nomy can be expected to expand by a given by AIPIM said that it re- of 3,000 square meters. It percent every year, no matter how big it gets - is gretted the fact that the says it’s looking at arson fundamentally flawed. Rather, these economis- federation had not consul- as one of the possible ts claim that while exponential growth fits some ted all of the associations causes. young economies, mature economies tend, as that represent journalists a rule, to grow much more slowly -- in a linear A newsstand in Beijing in Macau. way, meaning that the percentage growth rate AIPIM added that they would constantly decline. n response to a report “Press freedom in China, had applied to join the fe- ap photo The latter view has gained support from a new Iaddressing the topic of Hong Kong and Macau de- deration in 2011 but had study, in which a team of European economists world press freedoms, the teriorated further in 2015, not been successful. Ac- and statisticians looked at data on the econo- Association of Portuguese as the Communist Party of cording to the association, mic development of 18 mature economies, in- and English Press in Ma- China used every means at their application is “still cluding the U.S. and most major European na- cau (AIPIM) has issued a its disposal to control the pending.” Staff reporter UK Terry Wogan, whose tions, from 1960 to 2013 (they started at 1960 statement criticizing the warm Irish brogue and sly, gentle humor made him to avoid the effects of World War II). They found International Federation a star of British television that the data on growth in gross domestic pro- of Journalists (IFJ) for and radio for decades, duct per capita fit best, statistically speaking, failing to consult with all only 1 in 10 killings are investigated with a linear model. For only two countries did has died. He was 77. associations that repre- Wogan died yesterday the exponential work better, and then only ba- sent reporters in Macau Over the last 25 years at gated. IFJ General Secretary rely. In other words, linear growth - in which surrounded by his loved before reaching a conclu- least 2,297 journalists and Anthony Bellanger said in an mature economies add less new activity (in per ones “after a short but sion. media staff have been killed, interview that “the last ten capita, percentage terms) each year - is the brave battle with cancer,” The report, compiled by the IFJ has revealed in the years were the most danger- empirical norm. report, adding that many ous.” 2006 was reported as his family said in a the International Federa- If the finding holds up, then today’s economics of those responsible for the being the worst year since statement. tion of Journalists, dee- may stand in need of some serious conceptual deaths continue to act with the IFJ began recording the change. As the authors of the new study note, med press freedom in the impunity. According to the killings of reporters; a total TURKEY A boat carrying an awful lot of conventional economic analysis greater China region (with AP, the report said that only of 155 reporters were killed Syrians attempting the rests on the unquestioned assumption of expo- the exception of Taiwan) one in ten killings is investi- that year. short sea journey from nential growth. Governments, for example, rely to be on the decline. Turkey to Greece struck on it when they decide how much money they rocks and capsized need in their social security funds, or when sum- at dawn on Saturday, ming up the costs and benefits of any proposed causing at least 37 people project, including measures to mitigate climate to drown, among them change. If growth isn’t exponential, the discoun- The several babies and young ting procedures used habitually in such analyses children. Images of dead L.Bernardin©Marine Nationale make no sense at all, and standard economics decisive moment children on a beach on systematically undervalues the future. Saturday were another Moreover, the idea of exponential growth res- soul-searing reminder that ts at the core of essentially all modern theo- Europe’s migrant crisis ries of growth – theories purporting to explain keeps destroying lives and how capital, labor and technology combine to families by the day. increase productivity. How valuable can such concepts be if they don’t even get the basic ob- EGYPT At least 21 people served pattern of growth right? were killed and 16 injured Perhaps Summers and Gordon are correct in a massive multi-car that the fast growth seen over the past couple pile-up on a road south centuries was a unique, unparalleled episode, of Egypt’s capital. The and that future growth will be much slower. Al- Health Ministry said in a though the new study doesn’t get into the spe- statement that fog and cific drivers of linear growth, it’s consistent with excessive speed had their conclusion. led to the massive crash Paradoxically, a slowing trend could actually yesterday near Beni be good news, even if humans will have diffi- Suef, about 95 kilometers culty getting used to it. Due to explosive growth, south of Cairo, keeping it will soon take nearly two planet Earths to su- the road closed for three pport the world population sustainably at ave- hours. Deadly traffic rage resource consumption levels. We don’t crashes claim over 10,000 actually have two Earths, so growth should lives annually in Egypt, where roads are poorly probably slow. If it’s already doing so, that may A team of experts are expected to make a final attempt today to salvage a cargo ship that has been adrift off the actually be a relief. coast of France for five days before it runs aground. maintained and traffic rules often ignored.