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WORLD BRIEFS GAMING AP PHOTO Detentions cast pall CHINA-PHILIPPINES This week’s visit to China by Philippine President P7 Rodrigo Duterte points toward a restoration of over Macau’s recovery trust between the sides following recent tensions over their South China Sea territorial dispute, Chinese official news agency says. More on p11 RENATO MARQUES RENATO

CHINA Entertainment giant Wanda is offering producers a rebate of 40 percent to promote its upcoming USD8b movie studio in eastern China in an ambitious bid to establish the complex as a major production base in Asia. More on p10 AP PHOTO

THAILAND People waited patiently in long queues outside government banks to secure special commemorative 100 baht currency notes in honor of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

BANGLADESH Three Bangladeshi men have been identified as the financiers of the July 1 attack in which a group of assailants tortured and killed 20 hostages at a restaurant in Dhaka, a counterterrorism official says. AP PHOTO

NEW ZEALAND A U.S. Navy warship will visit AL PLENARY New Zealand next month for the first time since the 1980s, ending a 30-year- old military stalemate Most lawmakers against Ng Kuok between the countries that was triggered when New Zealand banned nuclear warships. Cheong’s political reform proposal P5 More on backpage 19.10.2016 wed

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Lynzy Valles EXPERTS behind. People want to work for organizations that are thinking NDUSTRIAL revolutions ahead, that are using technolo- Ihave made mass production gies,” he explained. possible and have brought digi- The consultant said that one HR organizations should of the biggest challenges in the tal capabilities to people around the globe. Yet such revolutions HR industry in Macau is kee- also mean that the masses are ping its employees in the indus- likely to face both great risks embrace digital networks try as the market continues to and opportunities. expand. In a business luncheon hosted “Contingent workforce is a by the American Chamber of big thing in this region. How Commerce on Monday at Wynn to improve efficiency are you going to better manage Macau, the ‘Fourth Industrial contingent workforces to make Revolution’ book was discus- sure they are the right person sed, highlighting that emerging at the right cost?” Scott ques- technology trends are shaping tioned. the digital market. In today’s world, generations have the capability to connect with more people through digital networks, which has drama- The way we tically improved the efficiency of organizations. manage, lead, One of the speakers, Rob Sco- collaborate tt, a top executive at the con- sultancy company Presence of and organize IT, expressed his concern that some organizations may be ourselves is unable to adapt to these fast- paced changes and may fail to undergoing regulate new technologies in radical change. order to capture their benefits. Citing the book, Scott said ROB SCOTT that the world is facing a range of new technologies that com- Managing director of Talen- bine the “physical, digital and tGroup Asia, Alan Chan, told biological worlds,” which could the Times that the pace of uti- make an impact on all econo- lizing technology in the region’s mies and industries. human resources departments He remarked that the evidence has been “very slow.” of dramatic change is obvious Rob Scott “We should encourage the use and it is happening at an expo- of technology in the HR spa- nential speed, and thus these simply by consuming more and According to him, the younger may fail to regulate such tech- ce whereby all these systems changes are coinciding with the more technology, or, as some generations are demanding te- nologies properly. can tightly integrate with each emergence of a new workforce fear, replacing humans with technology to work in a particu- Scott explained to the Times other to bring a seamless HR that is diverse, demanding and chnology.” lar way, such as Facebook and that if organizations do not take corporation space into the hos- mobile. In terms of the global digital Weibo, to enable them to do a part in these radical, cultural pitality world,” he explained. “The way we manage, lead, economy, growth is driven by better job, and give them the and leadership changes, orga- He also hinted that numerous collaborate and organize ou- the ‘Digital Native’ generation, power to achieve great outco- nizations will be “left behind.” companies in the past years rselves is undergoing radical who are demanding a wor- mes. “If you don’t move into this have been focusing on meeting change,” said Scott. “Succee- ld fashioned to its needs and However some organizations new direction of transforming the quantity requirements on ding in today’s digital world is a expectations about how work are unwilling to adapt to the use organization into a digital employees rather than focusing challenge that can not be solved should be organized. of these new technologies, and space, you’re going to be left on the quality of the talent.

comprised of nine custo- Orbis launches Flying Eye Hospital tour in the region mized modules including a 46-seat classroom, state -of-the-art AV/IT room, RBIS launched the pital, on board an MD-10 chief development offi- patient care and laser Oinaugural tour of aircraft. According to a cer of Orbis International treatment room and an its third generation Or- press release issued by remarked that the Flying operating room equipped bis Flying Eye Hospital Orbis, hundreds of ex- Eye Hospital plays a vital with a 3D surgical mi- in Macau on Sunday, perts, including medical role in the organization’s croscope. following its sight-saving and aircraft maintenance mission to bring the wor- The non-governmental mission in Shenyang, teams, contributed their ld together to fight blind- organization’s team of China last month. avionics, hospital engi- ness. over 400 expert medi- The unique aircraft is neering, technology and “Equal parts teacher, cal volunteers from 30 expected to depart from clinical expertise to the envoy and advocate, this different countries was Macau today. More than transformation of the air- powerful tool energizes able to accomplish this six years in the making, craft into today’s Flying change as we implement by training local medical the new Flying Eye Hos- Eye Hospital. key long-term global ini- teams both in their hospi- pital is the only mobile Speaking at the opening tiatives,” he noted. tals and on the Flying Eye ophthalmic teaching hos- ceremony, Paul Forrest, The hospital suite is Hospital.

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MICE Sao Domingo’s market revamp

Fewer exhibitors registered for the 21st MIF Starting next Tuesday, the jing’s Pinggu district. A sales IACM will Julie Zhu resume the area dedicated to Beijing deli- cacies will also be available. renovation EWER exhibitors re- projects of

PHOTO ARCHIVE PHOTO The MIF will also establish gistered to visit the 21st vendor spots partnerships between Portu- edition of the Macao In- on the ground floor of Sao Domingo’s ternational Trade and gal and Beijing with hopes of market Building B. During the renovation FInvestment Fair (MIF), which creating new and diversified period, the market off Senado Square will take place from tomorrow business opportunities. For the will operate as usual, with some vendors to October 22, according to Ire- first time, the program will also moving to Building A to continue doing ne Lau, the executive director feature a Portuguese-Speaking businesses. Renovation works will last of the Institute for Promotion Countries Fashion Show. Com- 60 days and focus mainly on updating of Trade and Investment of mercial and trade services for the market layout, as well as optimizing Macau. SMEs between China and the the operating environment. After the “Our [visitor] numbers are Portuguese-speaking countries project’s completion, the fish shops the same as last year, but the will be set up for the first time. previously located in the first basement customers’ quality improved,” of visitors from Portuguese-s- an area of more than 30,000 The second Young Entrepre- will be relocated to the ground floor of said Irene Lau during an MIF peaking countries also dropped square meters at the Venetian, neurs Forum of China and Por- Building B. According to the IACM, the press conference. She expects by approximately 20 percent with participating delegations tuguese-Speaking Countries majority of the vendors have been willing this year’s MIF to be received year-on-year “because of [the from over 50 countries and re- will take place today, in advan- to cooperate with the department, and similarly to previous editions. Forum Macau] last week, whi- gions. More than 40 forums, ce of the original date. hope that the project can be carried out as Lau indicated her belief that ch had a direct effect.” promotions and seminars will Traditional Chinese medicine quickly as possible. the drop in the number of exhi- However, the number of par- be offered. cooperation seminars, on-site bitors is a consequence of the ticipating companies increased Regarding new highlights, investment and financial con- Lusofonia Festival global economic climate and of ten percent, said Lau. six-time event participant Bei- sultancy services, electronic the fifth Ministerial Conferen- This year, the budget amoun- jing will be the partner city of commerce and various servi- postponed ce of the Forum Macau, which ts to approximately MOP33 this year’s MIF for the first ces to promote the transition and upgrade local enterprises, This year’s Lusofonia Festival has been took place last week and attrac- million, the same as previous time, with a Beijing Pavilion postponed to next week on account of as well as online business ma- ted many visitors to the city. editions. This marks the fourth and a Beijing Time-Honored Typhoon ‘Haima’, which may affect tching services, will be provi- “We had expected this consecutive year with the same Brands Pavilion to be arran- Macau. The festival will run from October [smaller] figure,” admitted amount, according to Lau. She ged. The former will be divided ded. 28 to 30, according to the Cultural Lau, adding that the organizers claimed that over 90 percent of into five sections featuring Bei- The fair will be open for trade Affairs Bureau (IC), which took over the will try to attract more visitors. the contracts signed during last jing’s municipal commission visitors tomorrow from 12 a.m. organization of the event from the Civic There are 1,600 exhibition year’s MIF already launched of commerce, an international to 6 p.m. at the main hall, and and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM). booths arranged for the event, their operations. horticultural exhibition, tradi- from 12 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the Held at the Taipa Houses-Museum and a 20 percent decrease com- The 21st MIF is themed ‘Coo- tional Chinese medicine, the SME exhibition. On Thursday Carmo Area, the festival will feature pared to the 1,900 booths ar- peration - Key to Opportu- 2022 Olympic and Paralympic and Friday, the events will be concerts, folk art and culinary booths ranged last year. The number nities’. The event will occupy Winter Games, as well as Bei- open to the public. from ten Portuguese-speaking countries.

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Renato Marques AL PLENARY HE Legislative As- sembly (AL) voted in yesterday’s session on a proposal delive- Most lawmakers against Ng’s Tred on Monday by lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong that aimed to force the government to initiate a political reform for political reform proposal eventual universal suffrage in the election of the Chief Executive (CE). adding that it was not up to The proposal received ba- Ng alone to define the right cklash at the plenary mee- We have, time for political reform. ting. Several lawmakers However, Song admitted slammed Ng’s initiative and MARQUES RENATO as soon as that the government had not in some cases, accused him made any real progress on of trying to make the AL and possible, to the subject and voiced her its legislators “hostages” of hopes that the government his private interests. prepare to could “create a platform so Ng claimed otherwise, ar- change our everybody can express his or guing that debate on a real her opinion.” political reform in Macau political system Supporting the proposal was urgent. were Au Kam San, Pereira “We have, as soon as pos- to one based Coutinho and Leong Veng sible, to prepare to change Chai. The biggest support our political system to one on universal came from Au, who said that based on universal suffrage,” suffrage. the proposal has “relevance”, he argued, justifying such a recalling the CE’s promise in measure by the changes oc- NG KUOK CHEONG 2014 to ensure development curring in the region’s de- of the political system. There mographics. In Ng’s opinion, members are still involved in have been no such develop- “Macau cannot continue to corruption.” ments to date. fail to make progress and be “I see no urgent need to “We know that this voting conservative [on this mat- change the system,” he ad- does not promote any effect ter].” ded. but it can send a message to Chief among the proposal’s Others justified the rejec- the CE on that way [to deve- many critics was Kwan Tsui tion of such a proposal on the lop the political system],” Au Hang, who was visibly upset grounds of the procedures it said, adding that “there is a and said the topic under de- sought to implement. certain urgency to move into bate was “not a simple mat- Chan Iek Lap described the elections.” ter of yes or no.” proposal as “an abuse to the Pereira Coutinho also su- Claiming that universal su- Ng Kuok Cheong AL regiments” and remarked pported the motion, but cho- ffrage will not solve society’s that such a norm “does not se his words carefully. problems, Kwan asked rhe- serve the purpose of expres- “We hear people saying that torically: “Will be possible calls for alternative lrt solution sing a personal political opi- they want more lawmakers that a legislator with so many nion and will.” directly elected but we con- years of experience doesn’t KOU HO In, Cheang Chi Keong tion related problems currently Other lawmakers like Song tinue with the same number. know what this represents?” and Chui Sai Cheong backed the seen in Taipa would create a very Pek Kei recalled that Ng had The College that elects the Also slamming the proposal idea expressed by Kou Ho In in serious situation if repeated in presented a similar proposal CE is only 400 people and it’s in a heated intervention was his spoken enquiry during the the Macau side. As an alternative to the AL in 2014, which at totally controlled,” he said. Tsui Wai Kwan, who said that period before the agenda at the AL they propose the government to that time was already consi- Coutinho acknowledged Ng has always claimed that a yesterday. The group calls for an simply connect the Taipa section dered an abuse of power. that “this time” Ng was suc- democratic system with votes alternative solution to the imple- to the Barra main station and the “I don’t know what the cessful in his attempt to to elect the lawmakers and mentation of the Light Rail Transit construction instead of a “mono- lawmaker really wants with “shake the pillars”, adding the Chief Executive will help system (LRT) in the peninsula re- rail system around the city follow- all this. Is it that he is trying also that the “lack of parti- garding the problems encountered ing the shoreline.” Such a system to fight corruption, but “we to promote any real change or cipation of the youngsters is during the works in Taipa section. together with a readjustment of have many examples of coun- does he just want to forcibly due to a marginalization of The legislators say that other solu- the roads network could relief the tries and territories where lead other lawmakers to ex- young people [who] can only tions are to consider since the traf- traffic pressure and even add a press their personal position resort to protests and de- the government is elected fic congestion and other construc- “touristic element” to them. by universal suffrage and its on the topic?” Song asked, monstrations [to be heard].” AL denied more supervision over public works

HE bill that will esta- Cheong the most promi- works “budgeted above ghting that the new law on the need of the Finance gularities are found in the Tblish the new Budget nent among them. Ng rei- MOP40 million or MOP50 presents “several aspects Bureau (DSF) to under- mid-term reports, but re- Framework Law (LEO) terated that Leon’s prede- million should be open to that contribute in certain take a significant effort ceived no answer. was discussed and appro- cessor, Francis Tam, had public discussion [through ways to the transparency in order to clearly explain On the government’s ved yesterday during the presented a similar propo- a debate at the AL].” [of public accounts].” the new system to all de- side, Lionel Leong ex- plenary meeting of the Le- sal a few years before. In He remarked that this Nevertheless, the partments. plained that according to gislative Assembly (AL). his opinion, the bill does opinion had also been ex- lawmaker remarked that The new law establishes the Basic Law, individual Although the bill pas- not offer many advances pressed by former secre- “to learn about its [the two new government re- projects will not be pre- sed with only three votes and “is still unsatisfactory tary Tam, but that it had law] functionality, we ports regarding public sented to the AL. He said against, the session hea- to what concerns public been not considered in need to know the admi- accounts: a mid-term re- that “big projects” from ted up after the presenta- constructions.” the analysis of the current nistrative regulations that port to be presented in the the government are al- tion by the Secretary for Ng and other lawmakers bill. will complement it.” He beginning of August and ready included in the ge- Economy and Finance reaffirmed their wish for “If this mechanism is not expressed the hope that a quarterly report on the neral budget submitted Lionel Leong and his team major public construction included, it will be a major such regulations can be execution of the PIDDA. for AL approval, so that at the plenary for the se- works to fall under the omission,” Ng said. presented to the standing Some lawmakers, such lawmakers can question cond consecutive day. scrutiny of the AL. Chui Sai Cheong was one committee specializing in as Ma Chi Seng, questio- and request information Several lawmakers made The lawmaker proposed of those who expressed the relevant area. ned what the AL could do on these projects ahead of comments, with Ng Kuok that public construction support for the bill, highli- Cheong also commented in the event that any irre- time. RM 19.10.2016 wed

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Daniela Wei GAMING HINA’S detention of 18 Crown Resorts Ltd. employees may have been intended as a warning to China casino detentions cast Cforeign casinos, but it’s also un- settling gambling businesses in Macau, the nation’s own betting enclave. pall over Macau’s recovery In theory, the detentions of workers at the Australian company late last week shouldn’t af- Co. in June last year. All six of fect Chinese casinos and could its employees who were arrested

even help them by putting higher BLOOMBERG have been released after serving scrutiny on competitors outside jail time, a Paradise spokeswo- of Macau. But a more watchful man said Monday. Out of Grand government eye is unwelcome in Korea’s seven jailed employees, an industry that has been roiled three were set free in August and by corruption crackdowns in the four on Monday, its spokesman past few years. said yesterday. Just hours after the news of Paradise shares fell 4.7 percent China’s clampdown on the Aus- and Grand Korea slipped 0.2 tralian casino company, at least percent by the close of trading in three Macau junket operators Seoul. said they have called off meetin- The latest detentions also pose gs with Chinese high-rollers. The uncertainties for the planned operators, who lend money to spinoff of international assets by VIP visitors who bet hundreds of Australian billionaire James Pa- thousands of dollars during ex- cker’s Crown, including its stake cursions to the former Portugue- in Macau casino operator Melco se colony, asked not to be identi- Crown Entertainment Ltd. The fied, as the plans are confidential. split had been designed to iso- Gambling revenue has just star- late Crown’s Australian casino ting to rebound after two years business from the wider group, of declines in Macau’s USD29 plummeted a record 14 percent. mine if the Crown detentions which Crown Chairman Robert billion gaming market, where Macau casino shares also advan- have a more widespread chilling The next Rankin said investors under- foreign companies run casinos ced after declining Monday, with effect. Casinos in Macau are ex- few weeks valued because of Macau’s gam- with Chinese partners. The ques- Galaxy Entertainment Group pected to stop sending marke- bling downturn. tion is whether that nascent reco- Ltd. up 2.7 percent and Sands ting executives across the bor- will determine Crown still owns a 30 percent very can survive a renewed focus China Ltd. gaining 0.9 percent in der to facilitate fund transfers stake in Nasdaq-listed Melco on foreign casino operators that Hong Kong. and entertain high-rollers and if the Crown Crown, which saw its net income market in China. The medium-term impact for the next category of elite players tumble last year amid the Macau “The Crown incident is raising Macau’s casinos “could be limi- known as premium mass, said detentions slump. concerns in Macau’s gaming ted as there’s little evidence to Lee. have a more “We will continue to make market,” said Ben Lee, managing suggest the crackdown could in- To avoid scrutiny, the junket all efforts needed to observe partner at Asian gaming consul- volve ‘local’ casinos or junkets,” operators said they won’t travel widespread evolving requirements,” Melco tancy IGamiX. “We expect the JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyst to meet high-stakes players in Crown said in a statement when direct VIP and premium mass DS Kim wrote in a note. “There Guangdong province and Shan- chilling effect asked about the impact of the market will dive over the next se- was no meaningful impact on ghai that were scheduled in up- latest detentions, adding that its veral months.” Macau’s VIP or premium-mass coming weeks. marketing, hurting their ability marketing practices “are guided For story on China warning after the Korean casino incidents “It is almost a certainty that to acquire new players, Kim said. by the prevailing legal require- Crown and others about casino last year. We don’t see why this Macau will see shorter-term ope- China arrested employees of ments.” The company declined marketing Australian case is different.” rational pressures,” said Daiwa Korean casino operators Paradi- to comment on the Crown deten- The Chinese government hasn’t The next few weeks will deter- Capital Markets Hong Kong Ltd. se Co. and Grand Korea Leisure tions. Bloomberg specified any of the charges. The analyst Jamie Soo. “It is uncer- Foreign Ministry has only said tain how long the impact will the Australians are being detai- last as it remains to be seen what james packer’s reaction to detentions ned for gambling-related crimes steps China will take.” based on China’s laws. Not only We expect the Of course, rival casinos in other THE MAJOR shareholder in by Forbes business magazine is it illegal to gamble in China. countries are also likely to pull Australia’s largest casino operator at $3.6 billion, said that he had Anyone who entices its citizens direct VIP and back on marketing in China be- voiced concerns yesterday after sought regular updates on the overseas to bet, or try to force premium mass cause of the detentions. In the executives were detained for sus- detentions and had asked Crown them to repay debts later, can be short-term, Asia casinos will pected gambling crimes. The head to do everything possible to con- punished with jail terms. While market will dive stop aggressively promoting in of Crown Resorts Ltd.’s VIP Inter- tact the employees and to sup- gambling is legal in Macau, the China for a while, hurting their national team, Jason O’Connor, port their families. “As the major gaming hub is highly regulated over the next high-roller revenue, said JPMor- is believed to be one of 18 Crown shareholder of Crown Resorts, in other ways. gan’s Kim. Further out, foreign employees being questioned by I am deeply concerned for the Shares of Crown rose 1.7 per- several months. casinos - such as in South Korea, Chinese authorities. James Pack- welfare of those Crown employees cent by the close of Sydney tra- the Philippines and Singapore - er, an Australian gaming mogul detained in China,” Packer said in ding yesterday, a day after it BEN LEE with a personal fortune estimated a statement. IGAMIX MANAGING PARTNER will be increasingly careful about

GRAFT and owner of the three companies involved in the case – were also sen- Lou Ngai Wa sentenced to 12 and a half years in jail tenced to jail. Chan Chi Pio was sen- HE former head of MOP36,000. lot management contrac- other defendants inclu- session, both Lou and tenced to six years and Tthe Division of Trans- The Commission ts from the SAR govern- ding Pun Ngai, Lou’s for- Pun had denied all accu- three months, while port Management De- Against Corruption ment between 2012 and mer subordinate and the sations in the indictment. Leong Ion Fai received a partment of the Trans- (CCAC) last year found 2015. second defendant in the The four remaining four-year sentence. Chan port Bureau (DSAT), Lou that Lou had received The Court of First Ins- case. Pun was sentenced defendants – Chan Chi In Seong and Yin Heshun Ngai Wa, was sentenced MOP16 million in bribes tance (TJB) announced to seven years and nine Pio and his wife Chan In were each sentenced to on Monday to 12 and a for assisting three com- its ruling yesterday, as months in prison. Seong, Leong Ion Fai, and four years and three mon- half years in jail and fined panies to obtain parking well as sentences for five At a previous hearing Yin Heshun, manager ths. 19.10.2016 wed

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Harley-Davidson 3Q profit falls on Online restaurant booking lower sales goes global and multilingual AP PHOTO Justin Bachman

EXT time you’re BLOOMBERG in Paris, you may be able to book a dinner Nreservation without sub- jecting the maître d’ to your terrible French accent. The restaurant reservation platform OpenTable can now take reservations ARLEY-DAVIDSON Inc. on yes- at restaurants around the Hterday reported a decline in third- world through users’ local quarter profit on lower sales and said it accounts, and can support will cut costs. English, French, German, The motorcycle maker’s profit fell 18.7 Japanese, and Spanish, it percent to USD114.1 million, or 64 cen- said yesterday. The com- ts per share. Revenue fell 4.3 percent to pany has roughly 38,000 $1.09 billion. restaurants in 20 coun- The profit results exceeded Wall Street tries, with the vast majori- expectations. The average estimate of 12 ty in the U.S. and seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment others. Research was for earnings of 63 cents Since it dropped $2.6 per share. But, revenue fell short, with billion in cash for the eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks ex- dining reservation service pecting $1.11 billion. in June 2014, The Price- The Milwaukee-based company cited line Group Inc. has been with its parent company’s might be relatively fami- even more casual-dining weak U.S. sales and said market share working to make Open- traveler base—an entrée liar with going online to restaurants that don’t book was essentially flat. Table more international, into the lucrative space of book a restaurant reserva- reservations may find inte- “We continue to effectively navigate a trying to turn the company what Priceline executives tion, that concept remains rest in its software platfor- fiercely competitive environment and an into a more critical plat- have called “transient di- foreign across much of the ms. ongoing weak U.S. industry,” said Presi- form for global travelers. ners,” people who want a world, Priceline’s former “The core business itself dent and CEO Matt Levatich. The changes mean Open- good meal when they tra- CEO, Darren Huston , said is very healthy,” Huston Levatich said the company expects Table’s websites and mo- vel. About 97 percent of in a November 2015 inter- said of OpenTable. “It’s its 2017 lineup of motorcycles to drive bile apps can help the travelers report eating out view. profitable, it’s growing, growth for the remainder of 2016. company become “a true at least once daily, accor- “Nobody books restau- there have been lots of Still, the company is planning to cut ‘Global Dining Passport’ ding to OpenTable resear- rants online,” he said of good changes made. But costs during the fourth quarter because for diners across the wor- ch. OpenTable’s internatio- really we want OpenTable of a slowdown in industry growth. It said ld,” chief executive Chris- For much of the past two nal expansion to Europe to be multiples of the size it would “streamline” operations but did ta Quarles said in a news years, San Francisco-ba- and Asia, adding, “a lot of of what it is.” not specify how many jobs it would cut release. And the goal for sed OpenTable has been plumbing had to be put in Quarles, who was pre- in a reorganization. OpenTable, which says it revamping its technical place.” viously OpenTable’s CFO Harley-Davidson shares were steady at handles 20 million reser- infrastructure to handle OpenTable also sells ta- and before that was a ga- $49.79 in light premarket trading. They vations per month, is to multiple languages in na- ble management and pay- mes executive at The Walt have climbed 9.5 percent since the be- enable global jet-setters to tions where the idea of re- ment tools that can help Disney Co., was named ginning of the year, while the Standard use local accounts anywhe- serving a lunch or dinner restaurants manage their chief executive in Novem- & Poor’s 500 index has climbed 4 per- re in the world. table via web or mobile tables, accept mobile pay- ber to help speed the pace cent. The stock has decreased roughly 10 The expectation is to app is still considered a bit ments and offer digital gift of the international plans. percent in the last 12 months. AP align dining more closely wacky. While Americans cards, and it hopes that Bloomberg

corporate bits sands china visits flying eye hospital sors of Orbis’ Third Generation portofino restaurant presents regional menu Flying Eye Hospital Tour in the region. The sponsorship co- til November 21, 2016. vers accommodation, meals, The promotion’s special menu and Hong Kong-Macau ferry has been crafted by Portofino’s transportation for Orbis’ crew Senior Chef and Abruzzo nati- during their tour of the city. ve, Domenico Cicchetti. Sands China has also do- According to a press release nated MOP 50,000 in cash to by Sands China, dishes are sea- Orbis’ efforts for the Macau soned with chili pepper, saffron, launch event. olive oil, wine, garlic and rose- The Sands China Care mary, all directly imported from Ambassador program gives Italy. One distinctive dish is chi- Sands China staff an oppor- tarra, or “guitar pasta”, the name tunity to serve the local com- of which comes from its unique munity. pasta cutter, a wooden box with With over 1,500 volunteers strings used to cut sheets of egg coming together from across dough into strips. Chitarra is fou- its properties, the Sands Chi- nd only in Abruzzo. Cicchetti had na Care Ambassadors have one of these authentic pasta cut- contributed more than 9,500 ters brought over specifically for Some 60 Sands China at the Macau International hours of community service The Venetian Macao’s Por- best-kept secrets and a little-k- the promotion. Care Ambassadors visited Airport. in over 100 activities since the tofino restaurant is offering a nown treasure trove of Italian Portofino is open daily from the Orbis Flying Eye Hos- Sands China said in a state- program was founded in Au- regional menu featuring the gastronomy, in the ‘Abruzzo in 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. to pital Sunday and Monday ment that it is one of the spon- gust 2009. cuisine of Abruzzo, one of Italy’s Tavola’ promotion from now un- 11 p.m.

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Ting Shi CHINA’S REAL ‘HOUSE OF CARDS’ HINESE state television is Cairing a documentary series on President Xi Jinping’s signa- TV series unveils graft excess ture anti-corruption campaign in prime time this week, unvei- ling new footage and salacious details of high-profile corruption cases ahead of a key Com- FILE PHOTO munist Party meeting. The eight-episode series, called “Always On the Road,” is being beamed daily to hundreds of millions of Chinese homes through Oct. 25 on CCTV’s Channel 1. Xi, who has pledged that his battle against official graft - now into its fourth year - will never be eased, is preparing to chair the ruling party’s sixth plenum next week. Two docu- ments on strengthening party discipline will be discussed and approved at the meeting, which is slated to start Monday in Bei- jing. The first episode was inter-s- pliced with excerpts from Xi’s speeches and opened with the courtroom confession of Zhou Yongkang, the former security chief who was sentenced to life in prison in June last year. A series trailer featured previously unseen footage of two retired top commanders in the People’s Liberation Army, Xu Caihou and Guo Boxiong. Both appea- red frail and aging, with their Delegates applaud as Chinese President Xi Jinping, front, arrives for the closing session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People once dark hair turned gray. Xu died of cancer last year. Xi’s anti-graft campaign re- ver, sought to dispel any re- chefs and two domestic hel- Li Chuncheng, a former de- mains popular among avera- maining aura still surrounding pers - one tasked solely with puty party chief in the western ge Chinese, with 83 percent of the once-powerful officials. taking care of his pets. His province of Sichuan and the The series those surveyed earlier this year The program offered new de- salary should be a little more so-called “first tiger” snared by the Pew Research Center tails on cases, including those than 100,000 yuan annually. in the corruption crackdown, makes publicity describing corruption as a pro- of Bai Enpei, a former senior The program cited his temple was shown weeping during his preparations for blem - a larger share than any lawmaker with the national le- visits and multiple shrines as CCTV interview. “Life is a live other issue. At the same time, gislature; and Zhou Benshun, evidence of “superstitious ac- broadcast where there is no the [CCP] sixth 64 percent said they believed a former party boss of the nor- tivities” frowned upon by the repeat button,” Li was shown the situation, which Xi has cast thern province of Hebei. Foo- officially atheistic Commu- as saying on camera. “I should plenum. as a life-or-death battle for the tage showed furniture and tea nist Party. When his pet turtle accept punishment by the party party, would improve over the collected by Bai and gifts of died, he transcribed a Bud- organization and the law.” ZHU LIJIA next five years. jade jewelry given to his wife, dhist text to bury with it. PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROFESSOR “The series makes publici- The series displayed a drama- with one bracelet reportedly Bai was given a death sentence ty preparations for the sixth tic flair worthy of Netflix Inc.’s worth 15 million yuan (USD2.3 with a two-year reprieve on Oct. plenum,” said Zhu Lijia, a pu- corruption is a deep-seated so- “House of Cards,” which both million). 9 for accepting bribes of almost blic affairs professor at the Chi- cio-economic and political pro- Xi and his top graft-buster, Zhou Benshun was accu- a quarter of a billion yuan. That nese Academy of Governance blem and calls for an enduring Wang Qishan, have referenced. sed of spending more than 1 same day Zhou was formally in Beijing. “It aims to show that battle.” The CCTV documentary, howe- million yuan to employ two charged with bribery. Bloomberg

Wanda lures Hollywood to China with 40 percent rebate offer

HINESE entertain- fund to enable Chinese Pictures productions, and Cment giant Wanda is and international produ- strive to highlight China offering producers a re- AP PHOTO cers to receive a rebate of in those films. bate of 40 percent to pro- 40 percent of their Qing- Last month, a group of mote its upcoming USD8 dao production expenses. U.S. lawmakers called for billion movie studio in The announcement is closer scrutiny of Chinese eastern China in an ambi- the latest by Wanda to investment such as Wan- tious bid to establish the promote its growing en- da’s in the entertainment complex as a major pro- tertainment brand on the industry, concerned those duction base in Asia. global stage, even as U.S. moves could limit creati- The 408-acre Qingdao lawmakers raise concerns ve freedom or promote Movie Metropolis is due about the company’s in- Chinese propaganda. to open in the port city vestment in Hollywood. Originally a property in August 2018. Not just Chinese workers prepare the stage ahead of a ceremony for Dalian Wanda Group at a hotel in Beijing Wanda already owns and cinema giant, Wan- a movie studio, it is sla- U.S. cinema chain AMC da has also expanded into ted to include four indoor with their families. and “Godzilla,” made by Lionsgate. Theaters and bought Le- sports, becoming a top- theme parks and even In an announcement Wanda-owned Legendary Wanda said it and the gendary Entertainment tier sponsor of FIFA and international schools to Monday in Los Angeles, Entertainment, would be Qingdao city government for $3.5 billion in Ja- acquiring a 20 percent encourage foreign fil- Wanda said the next ins- filmed in Qingdao, as well had established a film and nuary. It has said it will stake in Spanish football mmakers to live there tallments of “Pacific Rim” as unspecified films by TV industry development invest in multiple Sony team Atletico Madrid. AP wed 19.10.2016

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ration to avoid misunderstan- ment between Manila and Bei- dings at sea. jing, given the 65-year-old mu- AP PHOTO Details are still being worked tual defense treaty between the out, officials say, and it remains U.S. and the Philippines. unclear whether the thorny is- Philippine President Rodri- sue of the South China Sea ter- go Duterte has told the official ritorial disputes will be reflec- news agency that China is his ted in the statement. country’s only hope for develo- China was to offer “assistance pment. in personnel training and dona- Previously, Duterte said in an tion of equipment to aid in the interview with Xinhua News fight against illegal drugs,” ac- Agency that his visit to Chi- cording to the Philippine draft na points toward a restora- seen by The Associated Press. tion of trust between the sides Duterte’s deadly battle against following recent tensions over drug dealers and abusers has territorial disputes in the South been a defining issue of his po- China Sea. litical career, prompting him He said China is a potent sour- to lash out at Obama and other ce of capital for much-needed foreign critics and further pro- infrastructure development pelling him toward rapproche- and that the Philippines shou- ment with an uncritical Beijing. ld leverage its 2 million-strong Chinese Foreign Minister ethnic Chinese minority as a Wang Yi says no “foreign for- bridge to encourage Chinese in- ce” can stand in the way of pro- vestment. gress in the long-neglected re- Duterte said in the interview lationship between China and that his own grandfather was the Philippines. Chinese, and that “It’s only Chi- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Speaking in Beijing yester- na (that) can help us.” day, Wang praised Philippine He said that unlike the U.S. President Rodrigo Duterte for and other Western nations, working to improve ties and for China has offered its support returning to “the track of dialo- for his 3-month-old govern- gue and cooperation.” ment without criticism. Xinhua: Beijing says Wang said: “This reflects the A new poll shows that most wish of the Philippine people, Filipinos strongly trust the Uni- and is in line with the Philippi- ted States but have opposite nes’ national interest. No fo- feelings toward China. visit by Philippine reign force can stand in the way The independent poll was of such process.” released yesterday as Duterte While Wang gave no details, starts a visit to Beijing to bols- he was likely referencing the ter ties. president restores trust United States as a foreign force The Social Weather Stations that could upset the rapproche- survey showed 76 percent of adult Filipinos have “much HIS week’s visit to few years and steer their rela- Sea just three months ago. trust” in the U.S., while 13 per- China by Philippine tionship back to the right cou- China refused to take part in cent are undecided. The rest President Rodrigo Du- rse,” Xinhua said in a commen- the litigation or accept the ru- have “little trust” for a “very terte points toward a tary. ling, which said China’s histori- good” net trust rating of plus 66. Trestoration of trust between the Duterte’s visit will help define cal claim to virtually the entire Should he China, on the other hand, is sides following recent tensions how far he wants to shift alle- strategic waterbody wasn’t su- demonstrate regarded with “little trust” by over their South China Sea ter- giance from the United States pported by international law. 55 percent of Filipinos, while 19 ritorial dispute, China’s official to an Asian superpower locked “The verdict issued by a law his good percent are undecided. Only 22 news agency said yesterday. in a territorial standoff with his -abusing tribunal has no place percent have “much trust” on The visit by the recently elec- small, impoverished country, in the negotiations at all,” Xi- faith, the trip the Asian economic powerhou- ted Duterte, who was due to ar- and the Philippines’ 65-year nhua said. se, the poll results showed. rive in Beijing later in the day, alliance with the U.S. — a key Duterte is scheduled to meet will present a The poll outcome came des- will be a step toward ending pillar of President Barack Oba- with Chinese President Xi long overdue pite Duterte’s praises for China years of estrangement between ma’s rebalance to Asia — could Jinping and other officials to- and his efforts to rebuild rela- the countries, Xinhua News hang in the balance. morrow. The Philippine draft opportunity for tions between Beijing and Ma- Agency said. The Xinhua editorial signals of a proposed joint statement nila that have been strained by “Should he demonstrate his how China hopes to use the touches on the restoration of the two nations long-seething territorial con- good faith, the trip will pre- visit to regain lost ground in permits for Filipino agricultu- flicts in the South China Sea. sent a long overdue opportu- a Southeast Asian nation that ral exports, China’s support for … to heal the The SWS Sept. 24-27 survey nity for the two nations, which won a major arbitration lawsuit Duterte’s campaign against ille- wounds. polled 1,200 adult Filipinos and enjoy longstanding friendship, against Beijing’s massive terri- gal drugs, boosting tourism and had a margin of error of plus or to heal the wounds of the past torial claims in the South China enhancing Coast Guard coope- XINHUA EDITORIAL minus 3 percent. AP

Kenya: China petitioned to stop building railway in park AP PHOTO

BOUT 300 peaceful to the port city of Mom- fight it. Sydney Quntai, Aprotesters marched basa, and the line would who spoke Monday on to the Chinese embassy cross over the park as it behalf of the peaceful in the Kenyan capital, approaches the town of protesters including Nairobi, to urge the Chi- Naivasha, where the go- conservation groups, nese government not to vernment wants to cons- said the construction of build a railway across truct an industrial hub. the railway through the the Nairobi National The Chinese funded park was a guise to grab Park and surrounding project would cross 6 ki- land. areas. lometers (4 miles) of the He said there are six Kenya is redoing its rai- park and environmental other routes that are via- lway line from Nairobi groups have vowed to ble. AP Environmental and wildlife campaigners gather to march to the Chinese embassy in the capital Nairobi 19.10.2016 wed

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SINGAPORE AUSTRALIA UN investigator Self-driving car hits; no injuries urges review of secrecy laws Annabelle Liang, Singapore

self-driving car with two AP PHOTO Rod McGuirk, Canberra Aengineers on board was switching lanes in Singapore USTRALIA’S government when it hit a truck yesterday, Ahas become increasingly se- authorities said. No one was cretive through a range of new hurt. laws, including a gag on officials The vehicle was operated by speaking out about conditions autonomous vehicle softwa- at an Australia-run immigration re startup nuTonomy, which camp in Nauru, a United Nations made headlines last month human rights investigator said when it offered free rides in its yesterday. self-driving taxis in a Singapo- Michel Forst, the U.N.’s Special re district. Rapporteur on human rights de- The Land Transport Authori- fenders, recommended that Aus- ty said the car was “involved in tralia review its secrecy laws, in- a minor incident” on a public cluding the “stifling” Border For- road designated for testing. ce Act, to remove provisions that “The test vehicle was chan- contravene human rights princi- ging lane when it collided with ples. a lorry at a low speed. There The Attorney-General’s Depart- were no injuries,” it said in a ment said Forst did not present a Facebook post. The transport balanced view, but that the gover- regulator said it is working nment would consider his recom- with police to investigate. mendations. NuTonomy, a spinoff from Australian doctors have initia- ted a court challenge to the Bor- the Massachusetts Institute of An autonomous vehicle undergoes a test drive in Singapore Technology which has offices der Force Act, which they argue in Massachusetts and Singa- in back who watches the car’s Last month, nuTonomy be- 2013 by Iagnemma and Emi- gags them from speaking publicly pore, said in a statement that computers. gan allowing the Singapore lio Frazzoli, MIT researchers about child abuse and other threa- it is cooperating with the au- Its self-driving vehicles were public to take trips in its sel- who studied robotics and au- ts to asylum seekers and refugees thorities and conducting an tested in a 6.5-square kilome- f-driving vehicles for free. The tonomous vehicles for the De- held in the Pacific atoll nation of investigation of its own. ter business and residential company’s previously invita- fense Department. Nauru. The company’s six cars - mo- district of Singapore called tion-only trial was launched in The company expects its fleet The law was introduced last year dified Renault Zoe and Mitsu- “one north.” The official test August, beating ride-hailing of self-driving cars to grow to as part of a widely criticized policy bishi i-MiEV electrics - have area has since been doubled service Uber, which began of- a dozen by the end of the year. of sending all asylum seekers who a safety driver in front who by the government, nuTo- fering autonomous car rides It plans to make its Singapore attempt to reach Australia by boat is prepared to take the wheel nomy CEO Karl Iagnemma in Pittsburgh weeks later. taxi fleet fully self-driving by to Nauru or to the South Pacific if necessary and a researcher said. NuTonomy was formed in 2018. AP nation of Papua New Guinea. The Australian military-run Operation Sovereign Borders, which rankles Indonesia and human rights advocates because it involves turning back boats and Vietnam braces for Typhoon rejecting refugee applications at sea, is shrouded in secrecy. Sarika as flood toll rises to 31 The Border Force Act makes it a criminal offense punishable by two years in prison for a broadly ther forecast center said yesterday. defined “entrusted person,” such It warned that heavy rains are expec- as a Nauru doctor, to disclose AP PHOTO ted today in the northeast of the coun- “protected information.” try. Journalists are also at risk of The government has urged ships and prosecution for abetting such an vessels to stay away from the typhoon unlawful disclosure. Journalists path in the South China Sea and take are all but barred by Nauru’s go- shelter. It also urged local authorities vernment from visiting the 1,159 to prepare to evacuate people from hi- asylum seekers and refugees who gh-risk areas. live among 10,000 local residents Sarika, named after a singing bird in on the tiny island. Cambodia, slammed the northern Phi- Amnesty International earlier lippines on Sunday, killing two people this week released a report on and displacing 150,000. Nauru, which it described as an In Vietnam, seven more bodies have open-air prison where conditions been recovered, bringing the death toll endured by asylum seekers and from the flooding in central region to refugees amounted to torture. 31, while authorities are still searching yesterday, Australian Prime Mi- for another person who was reported nister Malcolm Turnbull rejected missing, disaster officials said. the London-based human rights The flooding triggered by heavy rains group’s description of deliberate of up to 90 centimeters last week sub- and systematic torture on Nauru merged 125,000 homes and damaged as “absolutely false.” infrastructure, crops and temporarily Forst, the U.N. human rights disrupted the North-South Highway investigator, said he had been and railway links. assured by government officials IETNAM is bracing for Typhoon The typhoon with sustained winds of Vietnam is prone to floods and stor- during his two-week visit to Aus- VSarika as the death toll from floo- 165 kph and gusts of up to 200 kph is ms, which kill hundreds of people and tralia that no one had yet been ding in the central part of the country moving toward northern Vietnam at 15 cause damages of millions of dollars charged under the Border Protec- triggered by heavy rains rose to 31. kilometers per hour, the national wea- each year. 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Nick Perry, Wellington AP EXCLUSIVE HE U.S. Air Force is spending nearly USD1 billion to build a radar installation that will US ignored rising-sea warnings Thelp keep astronauts and sate- llites safe by tracking pieces of space junk as small as a base- ball. That is, if global warming at radar site in Pacific Ocean doesn’t get in the way. The Space Fence is being cons- tructed on a tiny atoll in the some of the world’s most vulne- 200,000 and provide more pre- “We are talking the next cou- and/or wave flooding.” Marshall Islands that scientists rable places to rising seas. cise information on their orbits. ple of decades, not centuries, as Lockheed Martin did not in- say could be regularly swamped The U.S. military has a longs- The Space Fence installation previously thought,” Storlazzi vestigate the issue either. Bru- by rising seas within a couple tanding connection to the is- will include digital transmitters said. ce Schafhauser, Lockheed’s of decades as a result of clima- lands. Bikini Atoll was used as and receivers as well as power He said his team studied the program director for the Space te change. The salt water could a nuclear test site after World and cooling facilities. About 15 underwater contours of the is- Fence, said the Air Force asked play havoc with the equipment, War II. Kwajalein Atoll, a ba- people will operate and main- lands and showed how coral it to design the system to withs- the scientists say. ttle site during the war, is now tain it around the clock. reefs will become less effective tand earthquakes but not rising And The Associated Press fou- an Army base, a ballistic mis- The military chose the Mar- as breakwaters when sea levels seas. nd that neither the military nor sile test site and an important shall Islands because the Spa- rise. “We don’t have any insight its contractor, Lockheed Mar- part of the military’s space sur- ce Fence works best near the The Marshall Islands base into that,” Schafhauser said. tin, gave serious consideration veillance network. equator. But it means the ins- is among dozens of U.S. mili- “It has not been something that to that threat when designing The growing problem of spa- tallation is being built just 3 tary sites threatened by clima- has been required from the Air the installation and choosing a ce debris was highlighted in meters above sea level, or the te change. A July report by the Force.” site, despite warnings from the 2009, when an old Russian height of a basketball hoop. Union of Concerned Scientists Schafhauser said the respon- island nation’s environmental satellite smashed into a com- Storlazzi said his study explo- analyzed 18 military installa- sibility for finding a suitable lo- agency. mercial U.S. satellite, creating red the point at which storms tions along the U.S. East and cation for the installation fell to The future “does not look hundreds of pieces of orbiting will cause the sea to wash clear Gulf coasts. It found that with the military. good for a lot of these islands,” junk. The 2013 movie “Gravity” across an island, completely just a moderate rise in sea le- The Marshall Islands Envi- said Curt Storlazzi, an oceano- dramatized the threat to astro- submerging it, at least once a vels, 16 could flood 100 times a ronmental Protection Authori- grapher with the U.S. Geolo- nauts, who need to be safe from year. He said that’s when an year by 2050. ty wrote a response to the envi- gical Survey who is leading a debris whether they’re trave- island will no longer be able to Last October, strong winds ronmental assessment, descri- study at Kwajalein Atoll, whe- ling on the International Space sustain most plant or animal and waves battered Kwajalein bing the U.S. military’s overall re the Space Fence complex is Station or in a rocket. life. Atoll. Ferries were canceled treatment of the climate change being built. Lockheed Martin won the He examined one island wi- and a dock was damaged, for- threat to Kwajalein as “wholly Dana Whalley, a civilian who $915 million Space Fence con- thin Kwajalein Atoll and found cing the base to take the unpre- inadequate.” It questioned is managing the Space Fence tract in 2014 and broke grou- that it will probably reach its cedented step of hosting 845 whether the military was overs- program, said that the radar nd last year. When the radar tipping point within a few deca- Marshallese day workers over- tating the atoll’s elevation and installation has a projected system becomes operational des. He said the island on which night. criticized its reliance on histo- lifespan of 25 years and that in late 2018, it should increa- the Space Fence is being built Whalley said the military in- rical data when the problem is he doesn’t expect sea levels se the number of objects that faces a similar threat. vestigated threats, including rising seas, a more recent phe- to rise enough over that pe- can be tracked tenfold to about The flooding there will proba- ocean flooding, in an environ- nomenon. riod to cause a problem. But bly damage power cables, sewer mental assessment of the site The military responded in its if necessary, he said, the base lines and other electronics and before beginning construction. final report: “Detailed study of could take steps to improve its The future hardware, he said. The seawa- “The over-wash threat, if you sea-level rise risks are beyond seawalls. ter will erode land, he said, and will, is built into the govern- the scope of this document.” Still, because of budget pres- ‘does not look eat away at everything from ment requirements of the site,” Since then, leaders from the sures, military equipment is of- good for a lot of concrete to cars. he said. Marshall Islands say they have ten used well beyond its projec- “When you get to the point Yet that 2014 assessment, been working with the U.S. to ted lifespan. In fact, a key part these islands,’ where water is going over the which runs over 100 pages and improve environmental stan- of the radar tracking system top of the island annually, it addresses everything from sea dards and ensure climate ef- that the Space Fence replaces said Curt will affect a lot of daily life, turtles to the island’s archaeo- fects are seriously addressed in was built during the dawn of whether it’s related to the Space logical history, makes no men- future military projects. the space age and was badly ou- Storlazzi, an Fence or other operations, like tion of climate change, noting Whalley said he plans to find tdated by the time it was shut oceanographer moving food around,” he said. only that the Space Fence wou- out more about the USGS re- down 50 years later in 2013. The study, funded primarily ld be able to withstand a small search at Kwajalein. Midway between Hawaii and with the US by the Defense Department, earthquake-generated tsuna- “It’s the first I’ve heard about Australia, the Marshall Islands has not yet been peer-reviewed mi. the study,” he said. “When they are specks of land that typically Geological or published. But it paints a A single line reads: “Based on give you a billion dollars, you poke just a few feet above the much more dire future for the historical data, there are no an- tend to focus on getting the ra- Pacific Ocean, making them Survey atoll than earlier studies. ticipated issues with ocean tide dar built.” AP 19.10.2016 wed

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USSIAN and Syrian warplanes yesterday halted their airstrikes Russia, Syria halt Aleppo on Syria’s besieged city Rof Aleppo in preparation for a temporary pause in the military push that Moscow has annou- airstrikes ahead of 8-hour lull nced for later in the week, the Russian defense minister said. According to Defense Minister have since embraced a propo- Sergei Shoigu, the halt in the sal made earlier this month by strikes should help pave way for AP PHOTO the U.N. Syria envoy, Staffan militants to leave the eastern de Mistura, to allow al-Qaida rebel-held parts of the contes- -linked militants to leave Alep- ted city. po in exchange for a truce and Both Russian and Syrian air a local administration for the raids on Aleppo were suspen- eastern districts. Rebels the- ded on 10 a.m. Tuesday, Shoigu re, along with many residents, said. He described the suspen- have rejected the offer. sion as a precursor for the ope- Russia’s announcement did ning of humanitarian corridors. not include any promises of Moscow announced a “hu- an extended cease-fire or local manitarian pause” tomorrow administration in and around to allow civilians and militants Aleppo. safe passage out of the city. Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi of the Russian military’s General Staff speaks to the media, with a map of the area around Aleppo seen U.S. State Department spokes- At that time, Russian and in the background man Mark Toner, speaking to Syrian militaries will desist reporters in Washington yes- from any offensive actions. has been subjected to the most wielding influence with the vrov and U.S. Secretary of State terday, said the Russian-Syrian Syrian rebels, including al- intense aerial bombardment (Syrian) rebels ... to persuade John Kerry, foreign ministers pause planned was “a bit too li- Qaida militants, as well as the since the start of the Mideast their leaders to end fighting and from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and ttle, too late.” wounded and the sick will be country’s conflict in 2011. In leave the city.” Qatar said they would work to Peskov, Putin’s spokesman, allowed to leave to the neighbo- recent months, the Syrian army He said the Syrian troops will separate moderate opposition would not say if the strikes ring rebel-held province of Id- has pressed its offensive into pull back to distances allowing groups in Aleppo from Syria’s would resume after the pause, lib. the rebel-held eastern part of unimpeded exit for those car- former al-Qaida affiliate once saying that depends on whether “The early halting of airstrikes the city. Air raids have killed rying weapons via two corri- known as the Nusra Front. the rebels can be persuaded to is necessary to declare a ‘huma- hundreds and caused interna- dors, including the main artery Russian and Syrian officials cut ties with militants. AP nitarian pause’,” Shoigu said in tional outrage. of Castello Road. a televised statement. “It will ... A Russia-U.S.-brokered cease- The Russian initiative also guarantee a safe exit of civilians fire collapsed last month as the should boost talks between germany: fight against is won’t increase through six corridors and pre- Syrian army launched an offen- military experts from several pare for the evacuation of the ill sive on eastern Aleppo under nations that are set to open security threat and the wounded from the eas- the cover of Russian warplanes. in Geneva on Wednesday, he GERMANY’S INTERIOR min- fight against IS (in the region),” tern part of Aleppo.” Mohammed Abu Rajab, an added. ister says efforts to combat the noting that “the threat is already Russian President Vladimir Aleppo resident, said airstrikes “Their work will be aimed first on the eastern neighborhoods of all at separating the ‘modera- Islamic State group in Iraq and high and it’s right that we should Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Syria won’t increase the risk of combat IS militarily.” stopped early Tuesday, just af- te opposition’ from the terroris- Peskov, said the halt in the airs- attacks at home. Speaking after meeting the Eu- ter the city had been subjected ts and its withdrawal from the trikes was a goodwill gesture Thomas de Maiziere says authorities ropean Union’s security com- to pave the way for Thursday’s to another intense round of air eastern part of Aleppo,” he said. expect IS fighters from Europe to try missioner, de Maiziere said that pause. “The Russian military raids. Moscow has urged Washing- to return as the group faces military members states were working to is offering yet another chance, “There were airstrikes throu- ton to encourage Syria’s Wes- setbacks, but that authorities are combine databases holding fin- and we hope that our partners ghout the night,” Abu Rajab, tern-backed rebels to sever ties working to minimize security threats. gerprint, visa and border crossing will allow us all to take advan- who works at a local hospital, with al-Qaida militants. He told reporters in Berlin yester- information, adding that this was tage of that,” Peskov said. said over the telephone. During a meeting over the day that he didn’t see “any addi- “legally difficult, technically com- Aleppo, Syria’s largest city In Moscow, Shoigu added that weekend co-chaired by Russian tional threat to Germany from the plicated and of utmost urgency.” and once its commercial hub, Russia is “asking the countries Foreign Minister Sergey La- UNESCO adopts controversial Jerusalem resolution

NESCO’S executi- Nations, where Israel and Mount. Muslims refer to Carmel Shama-Hacohen, Uve board yesterday its allies are far outnum- it as al-Haram al-Sha- told The Associated Press approved a resolution AP PHOTO bered by Arab countries rif, Arabic for the Noble after the ratification. that Israel says denies and their supporters. Is- Sanctuary, and it inclu- “There is no place for the deep historic Jewish rael’s concern has moun- des the Al-Aqsa mosque these games in UNESCO. connection to holy sites ted since UNESCO states and the golden Dome of This noble organization in Jerusalem — and that admitted Palestine as a the Rock. It is the holiest was established to preser- has angered Israel’s go- member in 2011. site in Judaism and the ve history, not to rewrite vernment and many Jews Israel last week suspen- third holiest in Islam, af- it.” around the world. ded its ties with UNESCO ter Mecca and Medina in The longstanding dispu- The board adopted the over the draft resolution, Saudi Arabia. te is also linked to Israel’s measure by consensus which uses only the Is- Israel had already sus- refusal to grant visas to in its morning session at lamic name for a hilltop pended its funding to UNESCO experts to go Paris-based UNESCO. Palestinians pray in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound during the compound sacred to both UNESCO when Palesti- in the country and assess A draft form of the reso- Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Jerusalem’s Old City Jews and Muslims. The nian membership was the level of preservation lution had already been site includes the Western approved, along with the of the holy sites in Jeru- approved by a commis- also facing a diplomatic sures at the United Na- Wall, a remnant of the bi- United States, which used salem. sion last week. dispute between Japan tions Educational, Scien- blical temple and the ho- to provide 22 percent of Elias Sanbar, Pales- The resolution is not ex- and China that threatens tific and Cultural Organi- liest site where Jews can the agency’s budget. tinian ambassador to pected to have direct im- funding. zation over decades that pray. “We won’t negotiate and UNESCO, told the AP this pact on Jerusalem itself, The resolution, titled Israelis see as evidence Jews refer to the hilltop we won’t take part in the- refusal to allow a UNES- but it deepened tensions “Occupied Palestine,” is of ingrained anti-Israel compound in Jerusalem’s se ugly games,” the Israeli CO mission was a “very within UNESCO, which is the latest of several mea- bias within the United Old City as the Temple ambassador to UNESCO, big problem.”AP wed 19.10.2016 th Anniversary

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“Memories of Moments - Macao and cinema Lusophone African and Asian Regions in cineteatro Photograph Postcards” Exhibition 13 Oct - 19 Oct Time: 10am-6pm (no admission after 6:30 pm, CELL_ closed on Mondays) room 1 Until: December 4, 2016 2.30, 4.30, 9.30 pm Venue: Archives of Macao, No. 91-93, Avenida do Director: Tod Williams Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, Macau Starring: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Isabelle Admission: Free Fuhrman 1987 Shares plunge after Enquiries: Language: English (Cantonese) (853) 2836 6866 Duration: 98min Wall Street crash Art Courses Student’s Exhibition of the MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN_ The world’s stock market has collapsed after shares on Macau Museum of Art room 1 Wall Street suffered a wave of panic selling. Time: 10am-7pm (no admission after 6:30 pm, 7.15 pm The Dow Jones industrial average plummeted by a re- Director: Tim Burton cord 508 points, registering a percentage drop of 22.5%. closed on Mondays) Starring: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson On Wall Street itself, share prices crashed across the ntil U : November 27, 2106 Language: English (Cantonese) board in frenzied trading that saw collective losses worse Venue: Macau Museum of Art, Av. Xian Xing Hai, Duration: 127min than the infamous “Black Monday” in October 1929. s/n, NAPE In London the value of quoted shares fell by £50bn as Admission: MOP5 (free admission on Sundays and THE ACCOUNTANT_ the FT 30-share index dived 183.7 points to 1629.2. room 2 The previous sharpest one day fall was on March 1, public holidays) 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm 1974 after Labour’s indecisive election victory, when sha- Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 Director: Gavin O’Connor Starring: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons res fell 7.1%. 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Experts say normal conversation produces 55-60 deci- SNOWDEN_ The effects of the crash were not as crippling as expected because it bels while an airplane in flight produces 110-120 decibels. 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm was not followed by a depression. Parish priest Ignacio Torres told the El Pais newspaper the Director: Oliver Stone Over the next decade interest rates went down and investors bells have always been tolling in the town, and that they Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, showed new faith in the market. were usually only rung at noon and before evening Mass. Melissa Leo The debate over the cause of the crash continued for many years af- He said he had no idea how the church would pay the fine Language: English (Cantonese) ter the event but economists have never been able to name a single if enforced. Duration: 134min factor that ushered in Black Monday. wed 19.10.2016 th Anniversary

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Rob Harris, London FOOTBALL ANCHESTER City achieved its second profit under its Abu Dhabi Man City profits up, in ‘critical Mowners prior to a bout of heavy spending on players in the of- fseason which is aimed at title challenges in England and Eu- new phase’ under Guardiola rope. As City disclosed its annual financial results, chairman fender John Stones and winger ch previously restricted the Khaldoon Al Mubarak said yes- Leroy Sane. team’s spending and squad terday that the Premier Lea- AP PHOTO “I believe the 2016-17 season size as punishment for brea- gue club has started a “critical represents the beginning of a ching Financial Fair Play ru- new phase” in the transforma- critical new phase in the evo- les following large outlays on tion that began with the 2008 lution of Manchester City,” Al transfers. takeover by Sheikh Mansour, a Mubarak said in a statement. With limits on how much member of Abu Dhabi’s oil-rich “We know that we have the its wealthy owner can inject ruling family. playing, coaching and off-field into the club, City has focu- Profits nearly doubled to capabilities at our disposal to sed instead on generating 20.5 million pounds (USD25 achieve great things in English more cash. City’s best Cham- million) in the 2015-16 season, and European football in the pions League run helped to when the only trophy was the years ahead.” drive revenue up 11 percent League Cup, prompting the re- City, which won the English to a club record 391.8 million placement of Manuel Pellegri- title for the first time in 44 pounds ($478 million) in ni as manager with Pep Guar- years in 2012 and then again 2015-16. City’s neighbor diola. in 2014, is top of the standin- Manchester United last mon- City did reach the Champions gs after eight games. City has th reported annual reve- League semifinals for the first never won the European Cup nue of 515.3 million pounds time last season, losing to even- and Guardiola faces Barcelona ($628 million). tual champion Real Madrid, in the Champions League this Manchester City is the domi- but only finished fourth in the night with the team two poin- nant club in the City Football Premier League. The respon- ts behind his former club in Group — which also includes se was providing Guardiola Group C. teams in New York, Melbourne, with around 170 million pou- City has had an uncomfor- Yokohama — and was valued at nds ($207 million) to lavish table relationship with the $3 billion last year when a Chi- on fresh talent in the summer Champions League and com- nese consortium took a 13 per- transfer window, including de- Manchester City manager Josep Guardiola petition organizer UEFA, whi- cent stake. AP

ad THE Swiss open probe into son of Station19.10.2016Air quality wed BUZZEquatorial Guinea’s president Roadside 30-50 Good Swiss prosecutors have begun a preliminary had requested support from France regarding investigation into Teodorin Obiang Nguema, Obiang. High the son of the president of Equatorial Guinea, Obiang is accused of acquiring real estate, Density 30-50 who is set to go on trial in neighboring France luxury cars, art and other goods in France Residental for alleged misspending of public funds. with public funds from the oil-rich African Good Switzerland’s 24 Heures newspaper repor- country. He is set to go on trial there for mo- Area opinion ted yesterday that Swiss judicial authorities ney laundering and other charges. Ambient 30-50 Good Legal Wise ARCHAEOLOGY DSMG SOURCE: Gonçalo Mendes da Maia Partner, MdME Roman coins ID’d in WORLD BRIEFS Finally, Macau as a AUSTRALIA Canberra platform has become increasingly ? Japanese ruins, but secretive through a range The Forum Macau was launched in late 2003 of new laws, including a with the purpose of promoting the ‘multilateral gag on officials speaking co-operation mechanism aimed at consolidating their origin baffles out about conditions economic and trade exchanges between China at an Australia-run and Portuguese-speaking Countries’. Since its immigration camp in inception, it has had strong political backing from Nauru, a United Nations the Chinese government. The other objective of

AP PHOTO human rights investigator the Forum was that Macau be used as a primary says. More on p12 platform for cross-investments between these countries. A self- However, after thirteen years, five Ministerial SINGAPORE driving car with two Conferences, hundreds of seminars, meetin- engineers on board gs and official trips and hours of well-intended speeches, the role of Macau has been limited to was switching lanes in hosting the Forum and being the place where fra- Singapore when it hit a mework agreements and MOUs are occasionally truck, authorities say. signed. Ask any official or promoter of the Forum More on p12 why Macau should be used as a ‘platform for investment’ and you will hear the benefits of similar

legal systems, political proximity, friendship and AP PHOTO a common language, but little more. Nothing of tax exemptions, preferential expatriation of fund schemes, finance benefits or institutional support, other than a few inter-governmental introductions. We have associated offices in Portugal, An- MIDDLE EAST Iran gola and Mozambique, and have participated in supports the Iraqi gov’t in some of the major Chinese investments in the- its fight against terrorism se countries. Truth be told, Macau was never amid an offensive to even remotely involved. Difficulties have been drive out the Islamic highlighted, as even Susana Chou – a member State group from the of the National Committee of the Chinese Peo- northern city of Mosul. ple’s Political Consultative Conference, a very Excavation site where 10 coins including a few likely dating to the Iran is a close ally of the successful entrepreneur and a driving force of Roman Empire were found Shiite-led government in the relationship between China, Macau and the Baghdad and has sent Portuguese-speaking countries – has acknowle- UNESCO World Heritage fourth-century Roman Em- Revolutionary Guard dged; saying that the process of turning Macau site, during an annual exca- peror Constantine I, and advisers to Iraq to help into an effective platform has encountered certain vation for study and tourism another shows a helmeted organize Shiite militias. failures and disappointments, namely difficulties soldier holding a shield in related to funding and financing. promotion by the board of More on p14 It must be said that the Forum Macau officials education in Uruma, a city one hand, while stabbing an have been working extremely hard throughout Mari Yamaguchi, Tokyo in central Okinawa. enemy with a spear in the

the years to fulfill the ‘one platform’ objective, but While the find has yet to be other. AP PHOTO there must be strong political will from all coun- HE eyes of a visiting ar- submitted for publication The Ottoman coin is ins- tries involved to set out an efficient action plan Tchaeologist lit up when in an academic journal, an cribed with the year equiva- that makes Macau an attractive, useful and effec- he was shown the 10 tiny, outside expert is convinced lent to 1687, Yokoo said. tive hub for China-bound investment in Portugue- rusty discs that had sat un- the coins are real. Tsumura said the X-ray se-speaking countries. noticed in storage for two “There is almost no mis- analysis, photos, size and GERMAN Chancellor Nevertheless, during last week’s Ministerial and a half years at a dig on a take” about their authenti- weight match typical Ro- Angela Merkel will Conference, I believe there were strong move- southern Japan island. city, said Makiko Tsumura, man and Ottoman coins, host a meeting with ments towards finally making the objectives of the the Russian, Ukrainian He had been to archaeolo- a curator at the Ancient resembling those excavated Forum Macau a reality. Chinese Premier Li Ke- and French presidents gical sites in Italy and Egypt, Orient Museum in Tokyo, in China, Indonesia or India qiang announced 18 initiatives to “deepen coope- today to discuss efforts and recognized the “little — places that had trade with ration between China and Portuguese-speaking though she allowed that toward peace in eastern countries of the forum in the next three years.” round things” as old coins, they could also be counter- Okinawa. Ukraine — their first He also made other statements which pointed including a few likely dating feit versions from about the Tsukamoto said the coins summit in a year, her strongly to the continuation of the central govern- to the Roman Empire. same time. might have been intentio- office said. Merkel invited ment’s support for Macau actually becoming what “I was so excited I almost Four of the coins have nally planted as a pacifying Putin, Poroshenko and it has sought to be for more than a decade. One forgot what I was there for, are from the third to four- ritual at the castle, which Hollande to “assess of the measures he mentioned was encouraging and the coins were all we th-century Roman Empi- was abandoned in 1458, si- the implementation the development of the ‘Silk Road Fund and the talked about,” said Toshio re, and a fifth one from the milar to armor, jewelry and of the Minsk (peace) China-Africa Development Fund’. Tsukamoto of the Gango- other valuables buried in You may remember that former Premier Wen 17th-century Ottoman Em- agreements since the Jiabao announced a USD1 billion fund in 2010 ji Institute for Research of pire. The remaining five are funeral rituals in Okinawa. last meeting and discuss and established it in 2013, headquartered in Bei- Cultural Property in Nara, still being examined. Further investigation, in- further steps.” jing and sponsored by the China Development an ancient Japanese capital The coins, which are on cluding analysis of the co- Bank and the Macau Industrial and Commercial near Kyoto. display at the Uruma City pper content and other ar-

Development Fund. After some disappointment The discovery, announced Yonagusuku Historical Mu- tifacts found with the coins, AP PHOTO in the effectiveness and actual performance of last month, is baffling. How seum through Nov. 25, were may help identify the coins’ the fund (only a couple of projects were appro- did the coins, some dating dug up from about 1 meter origin. ved), Premier Li announced that the fund would to the third or fourth cen- underground in a layer be- Researchers are also move to Macau. This is certainly very positive and tury, wind up half a world lieved to be from the 14th to seeking an explanation for we can expect the implementation of the fund to away in a medieval Japa- 15th century. why coins from two distinct be more successful than the previous one. This nese castle on the island “At first, we didn’t think eras were found near each NIGERIA’s gov’t is can only be achieved by the creation and disclo- negotiating the release of Okinawa? Experts sus- they were coins. Those little other, and how a 17th-cen- sure of clearer funding application regulations of another 83 of the pect they may have arrived round things, to us, seemed tury coin could have been in and criteria, in the hopes that the process will be Chibok schoolgirls taken centuries later via China or a layer believed to be 200 to more effective and accessible to companies and like armor parts,” said Ma- in a mass abduction projects that actually need it. When this happens Southeast Asia, not as cur- saki Yokoo, a city official in 300 years older than that. two-and-a-half years – and with the involvement of all stakeholders rency but as decoration or charge of the archaeological “There are still lots of ago, but more than 100 (governments, financial institutions, regulators, treasure. project. unknowns,” said Okinawa others appear unwilling to associations, brokers, corporations, entrepreneu- The 10 copper coins were Details that were barely International University ar- leave their Boko Haram rs and service providers) – I am sure that more unearthed in December distinguishable emerged chaeologist Hiroki Miyagi. Islamic extremist captors, investments will be funded and structured in or 2013 at the 12th-15th cen- more clearly in X-ray analy- “Our findings this time are through Macau. a community leader said tury Katsuren Castle, a sis. One bears an image of just the beginning.” AP yesterday.