warning system china project sparks ready to use al to internal debate The newly installed civil debate Google’s secret project of protection warning system viva macau a search app tailored, and has already been tested on aug 7 censored, for China sparked and is ready to be used a furious internal debate P3 P5 P9

FRI.03 Aug 2018

T. 27º/ 33º C H. 65/ 95%

facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 8.00

N.º 3103 HKD 10.00 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

“ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ”

ad Airport records busiest month ever P3 AP PHOTO

WORLD BRIEFS AP PHOTO

CHINA Starbucks and e-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced a coffee delivery venture, joining the growing competition in China’s booming delivery industry. More on p8

JAPAN A Tokyo medical university faced a new allegation after a newspaper report yesterday that the school has allegedly discriminated against female applicants on grounds they tend to quit as doctors after starting families, causing staffing shortages. More on p12

US-N.KOREA President Donald Trump, in a tweet, thanked Kim Jong Un “for keeping your word & starting the process of sending Fan Bingbing off home the remains of our great and beloved missing fallen! I am not at all surprised that you social media amid took this kind action.” More on p12 P10 More on backpage China tax rumors INSIDE 03.08.2018 fri

2 MACAU 澳聞 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

GAMING million, representing a 15.9 percent increase. Meanwhile, operating reve- nues from Wynn Palace and Wynn Resorts falls after signs of total Las Vegas operations in- creased $224.2 million and $3.5 million, respectively. “Wynn Macau had a tough market cannibalization VIP environment on lower volumes from several junket YNN Resorts Ltd. tum- operators as several compe- Wbled as much as 9.7 per- titors got back into the game cent in late trading after re- with new rooms and more cre- BLOOMBERG porting steep declines in reve- dit,” Chief Executive Officer nue and profit at its casino in Matt Maddox said on a call. Macau, the company’s biggest “Wynn Macau won’t compete market. on price.” While operating revenues Shares of Wynn were down rose 9 percent in the second 8.5 percent to $146.35 in late quarter to USD1.61 billion, the trading after falling as low as total fell short of analysts’ esti- $144.55. The stock is down 5.1 mates of $1.67 billion. Earnin- percent this year. gs of $1.53 a share, excluding Casino operators in Macau, some items, trailed projections the world’s largest gambling of $1.92 a share. market, tumbled in U.S. tra- The Las Vegas-based casino ding after betting revenue grew giant said that revenue fell 15 less than expected in July. percent at Wynn Macau, dri- The stocks also took a beating ven by a decline in betting by after Caesars Entertainment high-rollers. Operating reve- Corp., the largest casino owner nues at the two-year-old Wynn in the U.S., said room revenue Palace on Macau’s Cotai Strip in the third quarter would be jumped 57 percent, raising light due to fewer events in Las the possibility that the newer company’s Las Vegas casinos Wynn Macau property were cent decrease from the same Vegas and competition from resort may be cannibalizing fell 6.1 percent. $473.3 million for the second period in 2017. Non-casino re- rival operators for leisure tra- the older one. Earnings at the Casino revenues from the quarter of 2018, an 18.1 per- venues amounted to about $70 velers. MDT/Bloomberg

EDUCATION National Book Expo Summer English course showcases local pavilion HE Cultural Af- fine books and pain- to increase students’ Tfairs Bureau (IC) ting albums.” and the Macao Foun- The National Book dation jointly show- Expo is one of the confidence cased the Macau Pavi- three largest book lion once again at the fairs in China, toge- HE University of Ma- 28th National Book ther with the Beijing Tcau (UM) Faculty of Expo in Shenzhen. Book Fair and the Arts and Humanities (FAH) The Macao Pavi- Beijing International recently organized a fou- lion, located in the Book Fair. The Natio- r-week Summer English Hong Kong, Macau nal Book Expo is held Immersion Program for and Taiwan exhibi- in a different location incoming first-year studen- tion area of the expo, every year, showca- ts. Participants exchanged showcased local Wor- sing the accomplish- ideas with course assistants ld Heritage buildings ments of the pub- and experienced living in the from multiple pers- lishing industry and residential colleges. Accor- pectives using photo- highlighting annual ding to a statement issued graphs of the Histo- publications. by the UM, “participants say ric Centre of Macao. The 28th National the program significantly Through aerial pho- Book Expo, jointly increased their confidence tography, the Pavilion hosted by the Sta- when speaking English and revealed the mixed Macau’s publishing te Administration of improved their listening urban landscape and sector, adding a total Press, Publication, and speaking skills.” build their confidence in cau, the United States, the Sino-Western cultural of nearly 1,000 publi- Radio, Film and Te- The summer program in- public speaking. After class, United Kingdom, Canada, exchange which have cations to the expo. levision, the Peo- cluded a series of intensi- students joined a variety of New Zealand, Singapore come to define Macau. According to a state- ple’s Government of ve courses with interactive extracurricular classes, in- and Sweden, each with rich In order to promote ment from the IC, the Guangdong Province learning activities, including cluding drama, singing, and experience in teaching En- Macau’s diverse pub- Pavilion “attracted a and the People’s Go- games designed to encoura- yoga, to integrate English glish, were invited to assist lishing culture at the ceaseless flow of rea- vernment of Shen- ge students to communicate learning into their daily li- the event. Participants and expo, the IC and the ders and exhibitors zhen Municipality, with each other in English. ves. instructors stayed in UM’s Macao Foundation from other cities and was held from July In addition, a weekly pre- This year, 43 program residential colleges to inte- also presented near- provinces, introdu- 19 to July 22 at the sentation class provided assistants from mainland ract with people from diffe- ly 300 fine books pu- cing Macau’s cultural Shenzhen Convention a platform for students to China, Hong Kong, Ma- rent cultural backgrounds. blished by agents of achievements through & Exhibition Centre.

www.macaudailytimes.com.mo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (DIRECTOR)_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Paulo Barbosa [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Daniel Beitler, Emilie Tran, SECRETARY Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH Grace Yu, Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F. Cheong, Jenny Lao-Phillips, João Palla Martins, Joseph ADDRESS Av. da Praia Grande, 599, Edif. Comercial Rodrigues, 12 Floor C, Cheung, Julie Zhu, Juliet Risdon, Lynzy Valles, Renato Marques, Richard Whitfield, Viviana Seguí MACAU SAR Telephones: +853 287 160 81/2 Fax: +853 287 160 84 DESIGNERS_Eva Bucho, Miguel Bandeira | ASSOCIATE CONTRIBUTORS_JML Property, MdME Lawyers, PokerStars, Advertisement [email protected] Thank You! Ruan Du Toit Bester | NEWS AGENCIES_ Associated Press, Bloomberg, Financial Times, MacauHub, MacauNews, For subscription and general issues: [email protected] | Printed at Welfare Printing Ltd +12,000 like us on facebook.com/mdtimes Xinhua | SECRETARY_Yang Dongxiao [email protected] send newsworthy information and press releases to: [email protected] website: www.macaudailytimes.com.mo fri 03.08.2018

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 澳聞 MACAU 3

and Taiwan accounted for 41 percent and 22 percent, res- pectively. Airport passenger traffic MIA said in the report that it expected passenger traf- fic and flight movements to grow, and should make ano- reaches new record in July ther breakthrough during the peak summer vacation season craft movement since MIA in August. commenced operations. By the end of July 2018, arou- Chinese mainland routes nd 30 airlines operated at MIA, continued to perform well connecting Macau to 50 desti- in July and took up 36 per- nations covering mainland Chi- cent of the overall passenger na, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and market, while Southeast Asia Northeast Asia. MDT/Xinhua

ONE SHOT NEWS

HE Macau Interna- In a statement released yes- compared with the same pe- tional Airport (MIA) terday, MIA said it had set riod last year. experienced its bu- a new record for the highest There were over 5,700 air- siest month ever this volume of passenger traffic in craft movements in July, 12 The Wushu Masters Challenge kicked off yesterday with an inauguration Tsummer with over 740,000 a single month. Average dai- percent more than the same event held at Tap Seac Square. Among other competitions, this year’s event passenger movements recor- ly passenger traffic was over period last year. It also sets a includes the World University Wushu Championship, with athletes coming ded in July 2018. 23,000, 11 percent higher new monthly record for air- from 25 countries and regions. The Masters Challenge will close on Sunday. Civil protection warning system ready to use

Renato Marques ming of drills.” throughout the city. from the Security Forces The commissioner said They will broadcast that will broadcast the HE newly installed ci- that this is the first step three types of warnings. same warnings throu- vil protection warning towards a standardized As explained by Cheang ghout streets in the affec-

T MARQUES RENATO system has already been civil protection platform Pou Seong, Head of the ted areas. tested and is ready to be to respond to emergen- Community Policing and The authorities will also used in August, about cy situations, which will Public Relations Divi- issue warnings via SMS. one month earlier than be formed between 2022 sion, the first warning Commenting on the what was previously an- and 2028. is related to “evacua- government’s efforts to nounced, according to the For the time being – tion to a safe location improve safety and emer- Commissioner-General of following the conclusion (higher ground)” while gency drills, the Commis- the Unitary Police Servi- of the task force, which the second one calls for sioner-General said, “The ces (SPU), Ma Io Kun. includes local securi- “prompt evacuation”; Civil Protection works Ma made the announ- ty authorities as well as the last and most severe are not an exclusive res- cement yesterday during experts from Tsinghua one demands “immedia- ponsibility of the gover- a visit organized by the University – the so-cal- te evacuation” from low nment and also require SPU to showcase its new led short-term plan in- Cheang Pou Seong floors and all low-lying the cooperation and col- equipment and command cludes the establishment areas to higher grounds laboration of the popula- platform for emergency and improvement of dif- terminals and different loudspeakers have been or refugee centers. tion in general and other response. The new acqui- ferent channels of emer- areas of the territory to installed to warn the re- There will also be spe- [non-governmental] en- sitions, made in the after- gency communication. provide information to re- sidents of danger. One cially equipped vehicles tities.” math of Typhoon Hato in These include broadcast sidents and tourists alike. high-powered speaker is Macau one year ago, aim channels such as TV and The tour included the located at a high point of to step up safety in case radio, as well as social command operations the city (Guia Hill) with pj seeking suspects in taxi of major natural disasters media networks like Fa- room of the Civil Protec- smaller ones located in drivers’ brawl such as heavy rain, tropi- cebook and WeChat. tion Operational Center lower areas such as the cal storms or typhoons. This system will also in- (COPC) in the immigra- Inner Harbor, Fai Chi Kei Questioned on the sidelines aware of the incident, we Ma said the govern- clude digital information tion building in Pac On, and Ilha Verde. of the event held by the started investigations and ment takes the topic of boards placed at border as well as a visit to seve- In total, the authorities security authorities on Civil are currently seeking […] emergency response very checkpoints, in the ferry ral locations where street are said to have installed Protections Equipment and information and the people seriously and noted that 90 speakers, which will Information Broadcast- involved,” said Sit. The the command platform The commissioner broadcast warnings in ing, Judiciary Police (PJ) director added that the “will enter into [full for- three languages (Chine- director Sit Chong Meng brawl had involved at least ce] in disaster situations said this is a first step se, Portuguese and En- said that the force was 10 people, all of whom are to support civil protec- glish). aware of the recent brawl believed to be taxi drivers. involving taxi drivers in the He added that one person tion [operations] and, in towards a standardized The speakers will be lo- Cotai area. The situation was injured and that the a normal situation, can cated in three different was recorded by a resident brawl started while a large civil protection platform stations (Peninsula, Tai- also be used for the pur- and has gone viral on sev- group of taxi drivers were pa and Coloane), with poses of training others to respond to emergency eral social networks. “As waiting for passengers near in the civil protection higher-powered speakers soon as we were [made] a hotel in Cotai. field such as the perfor- situations placed at higher points 03.08.2018 fri

4 MACAU 澳聞 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

with something very sensitive which, if not properly delimited and applied with good judgment, AIPIM troubled by Civil Protection could endanger certain funda- mental rights, freedoms and Law effect on journalism guarantees.”

HE Macau Portuguese and or a fine of up to 240 days. We are dealing TEnglish Press Association “At this point, we are concerned (AIPIM) has released a state- about the way in which those with something ment outlining its objections to responsible for the concessio- the proposed civil protection law, naires for audiovisual broadcas- very sensitive which is under public consulta- ting will be held responsible and tion until August 11. in what terms may they incur which, if not In a letter to the Secretary for the crime of qualified disobe- properly delimited Security, Wong Sio Chak, the as- dience,” the AIPIM letter notes, sociation questions the establish- referring to public broadcaster […] could ment of a “crime of social alarm” TDM. punishable with a three-year The concern is heightened by endanger certain prison term. The perspective of the fact that it is not yet known introducing such a crime is “cau- which entity in the city will ulti- fundamental sing concerns amongst the jour- mately be responsible for deter- rights. nalistic community.” mining whether reports that run The letter questions if the Penal contrary to official accounts can AIPIM LETTER Code “already has the answers be classified as “rumors” or “false on what is being avoided with the social alarm”. AIPIM calls on the government drafting of a new type of crime,” “We emphasize that it is fun- to carry out the new law “with meaning that a new type of crime damental to preserve the gua- extreme care” and “defines very could be redundant. rantees expressed in Article 3 of clearly, without ambiguity, the While noting the obvious con- the Press Law in which it is sta- scope [of the prohibition].” flict that may arise from the law ted that the right to information It also urges the authorities to concerning the right to freedom includes: ‘guarantee of journa- “avoid any result that diminishes of speech and the freedom to lists’ independence; freedom of the role of journalists and edi- publish, the association also ack- broadcasting concessionaires. tection work effectively commit publication and dissemination; tors of the concessionaire [TDM nowledges a problematic provi- The consultation document the crime of disqualified diso- freedom of enterprise’,” the asso- …] in accordance with the gua- sion that may affect civil servan- notes that “civil servants” who bedience, which may entail im- ciation’s statement notes. rantees expressed in the Law of ts, including those who work for refuse to participate in civil pro- prisonment of up to two years “We believe that we are dealing Press and Basic Law.”

ad fri 03.08.2018

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 澳聞 MACAU 5

Lynzy Valles

HE Legislative As- sembly (AL) has AL approves debate on approved the request of two lawmakers, Pe- Treira Coutinho and Sulu Sou, for a debate to discuss and Viva Macau loan case vote on the controversial Viva Macau bankruptcy case. 2009. Viva Macau is now The AL has scheduled the some MOP1.14 billion in debt. debate for August 7. The two As the loans exceeded MOP9 AL issues audience lawmakers said the debate will million, they required autho- focus on the MOP212 million- rization from the then Chief MARQUES RENATO warnings loan case, which they had criti- Executive (CE) Edmund Ho, The Legislative Assembly (AL) has been cized in last week’s AL plenary in accordance with FDIC re- distributing warning notes to the media session. gulations. representatives and members of the public The Commission Against regarding rules and appropriate behaviors Corruption (CCAC) is cur- during plenary sessions. When asked about rently investigating the de- the justification for such measures, the AL said funct airline to determine Maybe a that “the ‘warning’ was distributed to audiences whether it had illegally trans- attending sessions inside the plenary room to ferred any assets abroad prior defensive ensure full awareness of AL rules so that plenary to its bankruptcy. However, reason explains sessions can proceed smoothly and in an orderly Sou believes that the probe Sulu Sou manner.” The warning specifically prohibits will take over a year. why the “making noise, throwing objects or other “Some cases that were sent the former CE, who was a di- to the government to request practices that could disturb the normal order of to CCAC took over a year to government rector at the Hong Kong-re- the loan. the meetings”, among others. be investigated,” Sou told the refuses to gistered guarantor company “The AL president [Ho Iat Times. Eagle Airways, which never di- Seng] approved the legislative Theft ring uncovered, “Maybe a defensive reason provide more rectly undertook any aviation debate proposal and I think le- explains why the government activities. Kevin Ho also owns gally, this is all [for] the good 18 arrested refuses to provide more details details. KNJ investment, who recently of AL,” he said. […] to the legislators and the bought 30 percent of Portu- Coutinho had previously The Judiciary Police (PJ) has exposed a group public,” he added. SULU SOU guese group Global Media. criticized the government for of thieves which primarily operated in casinos, The CCAC probe was opened Sou expressed his hopes for failing to indicate that the loan following an investigation that was triggered by a at the request of the state-ow- Coutinho and Sou also re- the debate to be productive would be repaid, stressing woman who reported the theft of her bag on July ned Industrial Development quested an examination of and for the authorities to dis- that the scandal is related to 27. The PJ detained 18 people from mainland and Marketing Fund (FDIC), potential family ties involved close all reports and documen- the misuse of public treasury China on July 31, who later admitted to being which loaned MOP212 million in the loan process. These may ts related to the loan process, without independent external members of a criminal ring that had been active to the carrier in 2008 and include Kevin Ho, nephew of including the carrier’s letters control. in Macau since June.

ad 03.08.2018 fri

th Anniversary

6 ADVERTISEMENT 廣告 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo fri 03.08.2018

macau’s leading newspaper 澳聞 MACAU 7

Number of cars and IC to mark 60th motorbikes decreases anniversary of Sir Robert Ho Tung Library

O celebrate the which was at the time T the end of June 2018, by 5.4 percent year-on-year to 60th anniversary the largest public library Athe total number of licen- 6,817 cases, resulting in 2,184 of the Sir Robert featuring a collection of sed motor vehicles dropped casualties, 5 of which were fa- Ho Tung Library, about 3,000 books, offi- by 2.3 percent year-on-year talities. Tthe Cultural Affairs -Bu cially opened to the public to 238,006, according to the In the first half of 2018, cros- reau will hold a plaque on August 1, 1958. transport and communica- s-border vehicular traffic rose inauguration ceremony Another activity that tions statistics released this by 2.1 percent year-on-year at the library on Satur- will take place will be by week by the Statistics and Cen- to 2,423,001, of which traffic day. The ceremony will architect Andre Lui Chak sus Service. The number of through the Cotai border (29.6 be followed by a series of Keong, who will conduct light motorcycles (27,172) and percent of the total) increased activities held during the the ‘Relaxing Moment at light automobiles (106,968) by 15.2 percent. same month, including St. Augustine’s Square – decreased by 14.2 percent and Commercial flight move- a talk by architect Car- Guided Architectural Tour 2.3 percent respectively, while ments at the Macau Internatio- los Marreiros, who in the and Sketching Activity’ on heavy motorcycles (96,196) nal Airport totaled 29,853, up 1980s coordinated and August 5 and 18, and will grew by 1.7 percent. New re- by 13.2 percent year-on-year. implemented the repair present about Eastern gistration of motor vehicles fell Flight movements to and from projects on the site. and Western architecture by 4.4 percent year-on-year to mainland China, Thailand and Before it was turned in the area and will assist 3,340 in the second quarter, Taiwan grew by 17.2 percent, into a library, the buil- the participants to sketch yet rose by 3.3 percent year-on 14.3 percent and 2.6 percent ding was a private villa the urban landscape of -year to 7,495 in the first half of respectively, while those to and bought by Sir Robert Ho the area. The Public Li- the year. from the Republic of Korea Tung in 1918. After his brary will also organize a There were 3,333 cases of dropped by 9.9 percent. death in 1956, Ho’s fa- guided tour of the Chinese traffic accidents in the second The gross weight of con- mily executed his will by Ancient Books Chamber quarter of 2018 and the num- tainerized cargo traveling by donating the building and at Sir Robert Ho Tung Li- ber of victims totaled 1,034. land dropped by 13.2 percent HKD25,000 to the local brary on August 11. The Both registered a decrease; 8.2 year-on-year to 7,254 tones, of government to purcha- aforementioned activities percent and 9.4 percent res- which cargo passing through se books and turn it into will be conducted in Can- pectively year-on-year. In the the Checkpoint of Cotai (6,900 a public library. The Sir tonese without simulta- first half of 2018, the number tonnes) accounted for 95.1 per- Robert Ho Tung Library, neous interpretation. of traffic accidents decreased cent.

ad 03.08.2018 fri

th Anniversary

8 BUSINESS 分析 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

REAL ESTATE MATTERS Hard Money Lending Doesn’t Have to be Hard Starbucks, Alibaba

Sam Lee is a marketing manager and property consultant at JML announce China Property. JML was established in 1994 and offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in managing properties for owners and investors, and providing attractive and comfortable homes for tenants. delivery venture www.JMLProperty.com [email protected]

Sam Lee AP PHOTO

A hard-money loan is lity of a default from ment covers all finan- simply a high-interest the borrower. Because cing costs. short term loan that is the protection that the Hard money is also so- usually secured against property offers, hard metimes used as a last a property. It is a way money loans can be is- resort by home owners for investors or deve- sued much quicker than in need of a big loan but lopers to raise funds traditional mortgage who cannot qualify for without going to tradi- loans. traditional refinancing. tional mortgage lending Hard money loans are This is obviously not the A woman cleans an outdoor lamp near a Starbucks coffee outlet in Beijing institutions. usually issued on a shor- most responsible appli- Traditional mortgage t-term basis of usually cation of hard money TARBUCKS and Chi- mimics Luckin Coffee, a platforms. The bulk of tho- issuing institutions car- between 1 and 5 years lending, and in these Snese e-commerce giant Chinese upstart that opened se sales are business-to-bu- ry out an often slow and and have much higher situations, it’s in the Alibaba Group announced a this year and is challenging siness, but the company is painful process of due interest rates compared borrower’s best interest coffee delivery venture yes- Starbucks by delivering co- increasingly expanding into diligence on the bor- to traditional loans. to pay the loan back as terday, joining the growing ffee ordered over a mobile consumer-oriented services. competition in China’s boo- phone app. The companies said their rower and check indica- Investors will often soon as possible due to ming delivery industry. Starbucks, which opened partnership will give Starbu- tors such as credit score use hard money loans to the higher interest rate. Starbucks Coffee Co. and its first mainland China lo- cks access to Alibaba’s con- or employment status purchase an investment As a responsible in- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. cation in 1999, has 3,400 sumer platforms including to ensure that the bor- property quickly and vestor, you can borrow said the venture starts next outlets in 140 Chinese cities food delivery service Ele. rower has the ability to subsequently refinance hard money to purchase month in Beijing and Shan- but faces intense competi- me and online supermarket pay back the loan. through a traditional investment properties ghai. It will expand to 30 tion. The company said in Hema. Hard money lenders mortgage institution at as mentioned above, cities by the end of the year. its latest quarterly results “We are breaking the phy- take a different approa- a lower interest rate to or you can become the Starbucks joins a booming Chinese sales declined 2 sical and virtual barriers ch of securing the loan pay the private investor hard money lender and Chinese delivery industry percent. between the home, office, against a real asset back. Of course, the key look for passive high in- for goods ranging from clo- Alibaba is the world’s bi- in-store and digital space,” and effectively hedging is to make sure that the terest returns over the thes to groceries to cooked ggest e-commerce com- the CEO of Starbucks China, against the possibi- returns from the invest- short term. food. pany by total value of the Belinda Wong, said in a sta- Its venture with Alibaba merchandise sold across its tement. AP fri 03.08.2018

macau’s leading newspaper 分析 BUSINESS 9

Mark Bergen, Shelly Banjo

OOGLE staff awoke yesterday to surprising Google’s secret China project news: Their company is working on a search Gapp tailored, and censored, for China. The project, kept secret sparks fury among workers from all but select teams and lea- ders, sparked a furious internal trust Google to share true infor- search in China now, it’s unclear debate. Yet the move couldn’t mation and the Chinese search if people would use it. Since its

have been entirely surprising for app is a betrayal of that, the em- BLOOMBERG departure, Baidu Inc. has come to Googlers. ployee said. The Google workers dominate traditional search whi- Sundar Pichai, chief executive asked not to be identified because le many users have turned away officer since 2015, has made no they’re not permitted to discuss from desktops in favor of using secret of his desire to take the internal matters. specific mobile apps. That inclu- search giant back to mainland des looking through Meituan for China. The executive is more food, Alibaba for e-commerce, pragmatic about the world’s lar- Toutiao for news and WeChat for gest internet market than Goo- As a Chinese most other things. gle’s founders, who pulled search “While Google was blocked, from the mainland in 2010 over citizen working China’s market continued to de- censorship concerns. velop,” said Brock Silvers, mana- Under Pichai, Google has in- for a company ging director of Kaiyuan Capital vested in Chinese companies, in Shanghai. “Google may now met with its leaders and made that my parents set aside principle in exchange it a priority to spread Google’s and relatives for Chinese market access, but it artificial intelligence technology boards on Wednesday. Google’s “feels somehow like men deba- seems unlikely to dominate.” across the country. But bringing can’t access is mission of organizing the wor- ting regulating women’s bodies,” Pichai has been plotting Goo- search back would be Pichai’s ld’s information shouldn’t lea- it read. gle’s search moves in China for boldest move yet and will put demotivating. ve out a fifth of the planet, one Pichai has not directly addres- months, if not years, with an his personal stamp firmly on the person wrote in a post viewed by sed the issue of Chinese censor- approach focused more on part- company. GOOGLE WORKER IN CHINA Bloomberg News. Another said ship. But he and his deputies nerships. Cooperation with inter- Co-founders Larry Page and that boycotting the country did often note the international sco- net leader Tencent Holdings Ltd. Sergey Brin built Google to “or- One employee transferred to little to change the Chinese go- pe of the company’s ambition. stands out. Google struck a long- ganize the world’s information a different role at the company vernment or “bring any positive Diane Greene, CEO of Google’s term patent deal with the Chinese and make it universally availab- because of ethical concerns with change.” cloud-computing unit, would not company, the owner of WeChat, le.” They viewed China as a threat Dragonfly, according to an inter- A worker in China lamented comment on plans to enter China and said it would usher in further to the company’s stance as a de- nal message viewed by Bloom- their inability to access Google in an interview with Bloomberg tie-ups. The U.S. company also fender of the open web. Pichai, berg News. An unnamed com- services in the country, such as News last week. “We want to be a launched a game available exclu- in contrast, sees China as a ho- pany vice president asked to keep sharing pictures through Google global cloud. Customers want us sively on WeChat and invested tbed of engineering talent and an details of the project private so Photos or even recommending to be a global cloud,” she said. $550 million in Tencent-backed appealing market. they would not leak to the public, the app engine they are working In March, two months after e-commerce site JD.com. Pichai’s new leadership style the internal message read. on. “As a Chinese citizen working opening an AI lab in Beijing, Pi- Yet relations between China and and priorities haven’t always sat Google said on Wednesday that for a company that my parents chai visited the city and said he Google’s home country have sou- well with the Google rank and the company does not “com- and relatives can’t access is de- was “looking forward to expan- red recently amid trade tensions. file. Within hours of the China ment on speculation about future motivating,” the person wrote on ding” research efforts there. Two Facebook’s attempt to open an search news breaking, several plans” and declined to comment a message board. years before that, at the Code innovation hub was rejected whi- staff privately criticized the plans. further. In 2010, Brin, now presi- Dragonfly was a popular topic Conference, Pichai said, “Google le Qualcomm Inc. walked away Two employees who spoke to dent of parent Alphabet Inc., told on Memegen, an internal online is for everyone. We want to be in from the chip industry’s biggest Bloomberg News compared it the Wall Street Journal, that Chi- photo messaging board and cul- China serving Chinese users.” deal when mainland regulators to Project Maven, a Google AI na’s policies of censorship and tural barometer at the company. Search might not be the only didn’t approve it. contract with the Pentagon that surveillance has the “same ear- One meme cited a popular Goo- way Google is trying to build a It’s hard to imagine Chinese sparked an internal revolt earlier marks of totalitarianism” as So- gle slogan -- “Put the user first” China presence. The company is authorities deciding Google’s this year. The company is not re- viet Russia, where he was born. - with an asterisk attached: “Chi- developing a news aggregation fate without considering the po- newing that deal. Brin did not respond to an email nese users excluded, because we app that would comply with the litical climate, said Charles Mok, Another person who has seen requesting comment on Wednes- do not agree with your govern- country’s censorship laws, the a legislative counselor in Hong some early examples of the day. ment.” A second post questioned Information reported, citing uni- Kong. “Anything that has to do Chinese search app, code-na- Some Googlers, however, pos- the merits of American staff deci- dentified people familiar with the with big American companies med Dragonfly, described it as ted missives of support for the ding global policies. Westerners project. now has to do with the U.S.-Chi- a “censorship engine.” People project on internal message debating Google entering China Even if Google were to launch na trade war,” he said. Bloomberg

corporate bits Festival between China art exhibition held at mgm cotai cem visits streetlight project in shenzhen CLC President,along with re- and Portuguese-speaking presentatives of local asso- Countries’. ciations in Macau, as well as From now until Sep- CEM representatives. tember 9, MGM Cotai will On August 1, the delega- exhibit ‘Stratum 03’, an tion arrived in Shenzhen and illusionary floor art piece had a meeting with Shenzhen by Portuguese artist Add Unilumin Technology Co. Ltd., Fuel which reinterpre- which is the major contractor ts traditional tile design; of smart streetlights in Shen- as well as ‘Digital Best zhen. Guess’, a site-specific di- The delegation continued the gital installation by Pedro visit in Shenzhen yesterday Ferreira and Rita João, and visited Huawei’s Smart the team behind Pedrita Operation Centre in Long- Studio. gang, smart streetlight mana- The exhibition displays gement system and Huawei artworks from mainland Industry Solutions Executive China, Macau, Hong Briefing Center in Bantian. Kong, Portugal, Angola, According to CEM, the visit Brazil and many other helped CLC members better Portuguese-speaking CEM organized a two-day the CEM Customer Liaison understand smart city-related countries, representing smart streetlight visit to Shen- Committee (CLC), the electric projects and provided valuable Gaming operator MGM highlights of the first an- contemporary art trends in zhen for an on-site smart company said in a statement. experience for Macau to pro- is the “special partner” nual ‘Encounter in Ma- China and the Portuguese streetlight and smart city pro- The 24-member delegation mote smart city-related work in of Alter Ego, one of the cao – Arts and Cultural -speaking countries. ject study for the members of was led by Vong Kok Seng, the future. 03.08.2018 fri

th Anniversary

10 CHINA 中國 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

-MEN actress Fan Bing- Xbing has disappeared from social media amid rumors she X-Men’s Fan Bingbing off social has been barred from leaving China during a tax evasion in- vestigation. Fan, 36, usually maintains a media amid China tax rumors prominent presence on Chi- na’s main microblogging servi- of a production’s budget. In ce Weibo, where she has more June, regulators capped pay at than 62 million followers. AP PHOTO 40 percent of a total TV show’s However, her account hasn’t production budget and 70 per- been updated since June 2, cent of the total paid to the ac- when she wrote about the work tors in films. of her charitable foundation. Her boyfriend, actor Li Chen, has not updated his account Fan, 36, since July 6. Unconfirmed reports circula- usually ting online say both have been maintains a barred from leaving China as the authorities look into claims prominent that Fan was given dual con- tracts for her work: a public presence on one giving her official salary and a private one stating her Weibo, where actual, much higher, pay. she has more Chinese media reports say neither Fan, her production than 62 million company nor agent can be reached, boosting speculation followers that all have been caught up in the probe. Police rarely com- Criminal cases can be career ment on such investigations -ending for Chinese celebrities until a conclusion has been because the communist autho- reached. rities, who possess ultimate However, in a June 3 state- control over what content is ment, Fan’s production com- released, have ordered offen- pany stated that Fan had ne- ders blacklisted. ver signed any “ying-yang” China’s last major celebri- contract, so named because of ty scandal was in 2014, when their dual natures. Jaycee Chan, an aspiring en- Fan has appeared in dozens tertainer and the son of actor of movies and TV series in Chi- Fan Bingbing Jackie Chan, was sentenced na, but is best known interna- to six months in prison for tionally for her role as Blink in She is one of China’s weal- for her roles, along with subs- Chinese authorities have sou- allowing others to smoke ma- 2014’s “X-Men: Days of Future thiest entertainers, pulling tantial amounts in appearance ght to rein in high salaries for rijuana in his Beijing apart- Past.” down tens of millions of dollars fees and product endorsements. actors that can eat up much ment. AP

BEIJING 2017 showed them sexual mes- sages sent from the abbot. Man from “Longquan temple is under High-ranking monk accused his spell,” said the report. “Xue- Taiwan cheng manipulated disciples to serve his ‘Buddhist empire’.” sentenced for of sexually harassing nuns Xuecheng was taken in for questioning but has now been illegal arms high-ranking Chinese monk released, according to a source Awas accused of coerced speaking to state media outlet nuns into sex by “controlling the Global Times. exportation try their minds,” BBC News has re- The temple accused the monks ported. of “forging materials, distorting HE U.S. Attorney’s Office in Abbot Xuecheng’s alleged ac- facts and spreading false infor- TArizona says a man from Taiwan tions were detailed in a report mation”. has been sentenced to two years sent to government officials by The report has been circulating and nine months imprisonment for two monks from Longquan tem- on Chinese social media platfor- trying to export ammunition and fi- ple where he is based. The tem- ms but it appears the authorities rearm assemblies to the self-gover- ple, in Beijing, has accused the are deleting or censoring it. ned island off China’s coast. latter of “distorting facts.” Monk Xianqi confirmed to the The office said yesterday that U.S. Xuecheng, who denied the BBC that he co-wrote the report District Judge G. Murray Snow sen- allegations, is the head of the Longquan temple but rejected an interview re- tenced Fu Sheng Yang, who previou- Buddhist Association of China, quest. He said he had “no idea” sly pleaded guilty to one count of at- the youngest person to ever hold ce” had “illegal intentions to using text messages to “mind- how it leaked and said he did not tempting to smuggle goods from the the position, and a political advi- maliciously frame Abbot Xue- control” the nuns by claiming have plans to publish it. U.S. ser to the government. cheng”. that sex was part of their study The #MeToo movement, whi- Federal authorities say the 39-year The BBC reports the abbot The report written by two of Buddhist doctrines. ch erupted in the US last year -old from Taipei entered the U.S. also has more than a million monks at Longquang temple, The 95-page document, which and led to dozens of high-profile legally on June 20, 2017 and over followers on Chinese social ne- Xianjia and Xianqi, accuses was leaked online, also said one figures being publicly shamed the next two days bought 10,000 twork Weibo. The temple said Abbot Xuecheng of sending illicit of the nuns had filed a police re- for sexual misconduct, has been rounds of ammunition. He also took in a statement posted on Weibo messages to the nuns and coer- port in June alleging Xuecheng slow to take off in China. possession of 40 upper receivers for that it would call for an inves- cing them into sexual relations. had sexually assaulted her. According to the BBC, the mo- firearms with the intent of illegally tigation team to be set up, but The report alleges that six nuns According to the monks, they vement now appears to be mo- exporting them to Taiwan. stressed Xuechang’s denial of were targeted - four gave in to began investigations into Xue- ving forward, despite accusa- Arizona troopers found the items the charges. his requests. cheng’s actions after a nun who tions the government has been when they stopped Yang for spee- It said the “fabricated eviden- It also accuses the abbot of stayed in Beijing in December censoring reports. ding on June 22, 2017. fri 03.08.2018

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 中國 CHINA 11

SOUTH CHINA SEA The ministers “took note of the concerns expressed by some countries on the land reclama- tions in the area, which have eroded trust and confidence, Beijing calls draft pact on sea increased tensions and may undermine peace, security and stability in the region,” the draft communique said, without na- feud a ‘breakthrough’ in talks ming China and reflecting the internal divisions over the tou- Annabelle Liang chy issue. & Jim Gomez, Singapore ASEAN members Cambodia AP PHOTO and Laos, which are known Chi- HINA’S top diplomat na allies, have opposed the use said yesterday that an of strong language against Bei- initial draft of a propo- jing over the disputes. Vietnam sed pact with Southeast and Indonesia have backed CAsia aimed at preventing figh- stronger rhetoric against Chi- ting in the disputed South Chi- na’s assertive actions. na Sea was a “breakthrough” in “There will be the inevitab- talks that can progress further le differences, if not tensions, without outside interference. within ASEAN on what should China and the Association of be in the document. You have Southeast Asian Nations, whi- claimant and non-claimant ch includes four rival claimants states. You have countries with involved in the territorial rif- very close ties with China and ts, have been holding sporadic those more cautious of China,” talks for years to craft a “code said Eugene Tan, an associate of conduct,” a set of regional professor of law at Singapore norms and rules aimed at pre- Management University. venting a shooting war in the “A meeting of minds is essen- disputed waters. tial to set the stage for the ar- Singapore Foreign Minister duous road ahead,” Tan said. Vivian Balakrishnan annou- Aside from China and Taiwan, nced at the start of an annual ASEAN members Brunei, Ma- meeting of top diplomats from laysia, the Philippines and China and the 10-nation bloc in Foreign Minister Wang Yi (third from right) on the sidelines of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Singapore Vietnam have had overlapping Singapore that both sides have claims in the South China Sea, agreed on an initial draft that a separate meeting earlier, the conclusion of an effective code runways, which now resemble where a bulk of the commerce will be the basis of future nego- ASEAN foreign ministers prai- of conduct in the South China small cities armed with wea- and oil that fuel’s Asia’s bustling tiations. He called the develop- sed the completion of the draft. Sea on a mutually agreed time- pons systems, including sur- economies transits through. ment a “milestone.” According to a draft of a joint line.” face-to-air missiles. China has The U.S. military has deployed “This is good news,” Chinese post-conference communique Some of the ministers, howe- come under intense criticism ships and jets to patrol the wa- Foreign Minister Wang Yi told by the ministers, obtained by ver, were expected to repeat for the militarization of the ters in a security presence it says the ASEAN ministers. “This is a The Associated Press, they said their concerns over China’s strategic waterway, but has said is aimed at promoting freedom breakthrough for the COC (code “they were encouraged by the transformation of seven dis- it has the right to build on its of navigation and overflight, but of conduct) negotiation.” progress of the substantive ne- puted reefs into man-made territory and defend them at all which China says Washington Huddled among themselves in gotiations towards the early islands, including three with costs. is meddling in an Asian dispute.

TRADE WAR China appeals for US calm after new tariff threat HINA appealed to ffs on another $16 billion its harmful behavior, Chi- recklessness of imposing CWashington yesterday worth to punish China for na has illegally retaliated trade policy that will hurt to stay calm and “correct allegedly using predatory against U.S. workers, far- U.S. families and workers BLOOMBERG its attitude” following a tactics to obtain U.S. tech- mers, ranchers and busi- more than they will hurt U.S. threat to raise tarif- nology. The Chinese have nesses.” China,” said Matthew fs on USD200 billion of retaliated in kind. Trump has threatened to Shay, president of the Na- Chinese goods in a dispute Last month, the U.S. pro- escalate the conflict even tional Retail Federation. over technology policy. posed 10 percent tariffs on more by taxing virtually “Increasing the size of the A foreign ministry another $200 billion in all of the $500 billion wor- tariffs is merely increa- spokesman, Geng Shuang, Chinese products — from th of goods China ships sing the harm that will be said Beijing was open to parachutes to sardines annually to the United done. “ dialogue but gave no indi- — in response to China’s States. Mickey Kantor, who was cation about the status of retaliation. But President “The president is going U.S. trade representative possible negotiations. Donald Trump now wants to continue to hold China under President Bill Clin- That reflected American U.S. Trade Representative responsible for their un- ton, warned that a trade frustration that Beijing re- Robert Lighthizer to con- fair trade practices,” said war with China will take taliated by raising its own sider more than doubling White House press secre- a toll on a U.S. healthy duties on U.S. imports in those tariffs to 25 percent. tary Sarah Huckabee San- economy that from April response to tariff hikes on be level-headed and avoid The U.S. Trade Repre- The government will seek ders. “This has gone on through June registered Chinese goods over com- simply acting on impulse, sentative announced pre- public comment on the hi- for long enough and he’s the fastest growth since plaints the communist go- otherwise it will ultimate- viously it was considering gher tariffs. A hearing on going to do something 2014. vernment steals or pres- ly hurt itself.” raising import duties on the levies is scheduled for about it.” “Our economy is in ter- sures companies to hand “Our door for dialogue an additional list of Chi- Aug. 20-23. But Trump’s tariffs have rific shape,” said Kan- over technology. is always open. But dia- nese goods by 25 percent “The Trump Adminis- drawn criticism at home tor, now a partner at the “We urge the United Sta- logue must be based on instead of the previously tration continues to urge in the United States for Mayer Brown law firm. tes to correct its attitude mutual respect, equality, planned 10 percent. China to stop its unfair driving up costs for consu- “Why in the world would and not to try to blackmail rules and credibility,” said The United States has practices, open its market mers and companies that you do this? It makes no China because it will ne- Geng. “Now, the US coer- already imposed 25 per- and engage in true market rely on Chinese imports. sense. We don’t need it. ver work,” said Geng at a ces and pressures others cent tariffs on $34 billion competition,” Lighthizer “We said before that this It will cost us jobs and in- news conference. “We ad- unilaterally. It will only be in Chinese imports and is said, adding that, “Regre- round of tariffs amounted vestment. It will slow the vise the United States to counterproductive.” readying 25 percent tari- ttably, instead of changing to doubling down on the economy.” MDT/AP 03.08.2018 fri

12 ASIA-PACIFIC 亞太版 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

JAPAN Report alleges Tokyo med school altered test results to fail women Tokyo medical university fa- partment said officials were - sur Aced a new allegation after a prised by the Yomiuri report and newspaper report yesterday that have no knowledge of the reported AP PHOTO the school has allegedly discrimi- manipulation. It promised to look nated against female applicants on into the matter. grounds they tend to quit as doc- In Japan, many women are colle- tors after starting families, causing ge educated but after graduation staffing shortages. face discrimination in hiring and The Yomiuri newspaper said pay, while long working hours and that Tokyo Medical University lack of support in child rearing has since around 2011 manipula- and domestic help by their hus- ted entrance exam results only for bands often force them to give up women to keep female student po- their careers. As aging population pulation low. Quoting unidentified grows in Japan and birth rates sources, it says the manipulation remain low, many workplaces in- started after the number of succes- cluding hospitals are chronically sful female applicants reached 38 short staffed. percent of the total in 2010. Exam results of female applican- Two other Japanese media, in- ts are often superior to men, and cluding NHK public television the school would have to accept and Kyodo News, also reported more women than their intended the exam manipulation. Quoting number without the measure, unnamed sources, NHK said that the Yomiuri quoted its sources as female applicants’ scores were saying. slashed by about 10 percent in In Japan, medical graduates some years. usually end up working at school The allegation surfaced during -affiliated hospitals. the school’s ongoing probe of a se- According to the Yomiuri, the parate scandal in which its former school started to keep the percen- director allegedly admitted the son tage of annual female admissions of a top education bureaucrat to at about 30 percent by manipula- the school in exchange for a favor. ting the test scores to get more wo- The school’s public affairs de- men to fail. AP Tokyo Medical University

injuries or conditions like of which about 5,300 are HAWAII arthritis. believed to have died on Dental experts will com- North Korean soil. There pare dental records, inclu- remainder are those who How the US military will identify ding any X-rays, with the died in South Korea but remains. have not been recove- remains from North Korea Three-quarters of the red; those who died in air remains the agency iden- crashes at sea or on ships tifies are determined with at sea, as well as a number ICE President Mike the help of mitochondrial who are believed to have Pence is flying to DNA, which is a type of been taken to China.

V AP PHOTO Hawaii on yesterday to DNA that’s passed from The war killed millions, receive 55 boxes of bones mother to child. including 36,000 Ameri- recently handed over by The lab does this by can soldiers. North Korea. The remains taking DNA samples from Sixteen other United Na- are believed to belong to bones and teeth. The DNA tions member countries servicemen from the U.S. lab in Delaware extracts fought alongside U.S. ser- and other United Nations the mitochondrial DNA vice members on behalf member countries who from the sample to deter- of South Korea. Some of fought alongside the U.S. mine its genetic sequence them, including Australia, during the Korean War. and compares this with Belgium, France and the Here’s a look at what samples provided by rela- Philippines, have yet to will happen next: tives. recover some of their war The agency uses mito- dead from North Korea. WHERE WILL chondrial DNA so often Defense Secretary Jim THE REMAINS BE because it’s durable and Mattis has said some re- TAKEN? each sample has a large mains could turn out to The remains will go to number of copies, making be those of missing from a lab in Hawaii run by Artifacts from the Korean War are displayed at the U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Laboratory it an effective way to iden- other nations. He said this the military agency that at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii tify bones. Though recent was an international effort identifies missing servi- advances in DNA tech- to bring closure for fami- cemen and women from Harbor-Hickam. cy to help in the identifi- personal items like wed- nology have made other lies. past conflicts. The Defen- The agency also sends cation process. ding rings. But North Ko- types of DNA analysis se POW/MIA Accounting DNA samples for analysis rea provided only a single possible as well. HOW LONG WILL IT Agency identifies remains to the Armed Forces DNA HOW WILL THE military dog tag with the TAKE TO IDENTIFY from battlefields around Identification Laboratory REMAINS BE 55 boxes. HOW MANY U.S. THE REMAINS? the world. The agency at Dover Air Force Base IDENTIFIED? The anthropologists also SERVICEMEN ARE Defense POW/MIA Ac- also has a lab at Offutt Air in Delaware. Many fami- Typically, the agency’s study remains to deter- MISSING FROM THE counting Agency spokes- Force Base near Omaha, lies who are awaiting the forensic anthropologists mine their sex, race, size KOREAN WAR? man Chuck Pritchard says Nebraska, though the return of their loved ones study any evidence found and age. Scientists sear- There are 7,699 U.S. each case will be different. remains arriving this from the Korean War with the remains for clues, ch bones for evidence of service members listed Some could take several week will be analyzed at have already submitted such as military uniforms, trauma caused at the time as unaccounted for from months while others could Hawaii’s Joint Base Pearl DNA samples to the agen- identification tags and of death and for previous the 1950-53 Korean War, take years. AP fri 03.08.2018

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 亞太版 ASIA-PACIFIC 13

“I can see so much of yourself in me... especially the eyes,” Dia- AP PHOTO mond wrote. “I’ve never felt any- thing like it.” He asked her if Gypsy Diamond was her real name. She assured him it was. “If I was going to make one up to contact my donor,” she wrote, “I probably wouldn’t choose one that sounded like a porn star.” Both worried about how the news would affect their families. Peacock’s older daughter even- tually struck up a friendly corres- pondence with Diamond, but the younger one was unsettled by the emergence of Diamond, 36. “I’m not the youngest anymore,” she told Peacock. Diamond feared confusing or upsetting her own father, who had early-onset Alzheimer’s. When she finally told him about Peacock, he seemed to take it well. One question still nagged at Diamond: Was Peacock also the biological father of her brother? Diamond asked Peacock to find out from VARTA whether any other children had been created with his donations. In August last year, his phone rang. “Are you sitting down?” Bourne asked. He wasn’t. She continued: New-found dad Peter Peacock, 68, (right) embraces Gypsy Diamond, 36, in Melbourne “There are 16.” Peacock sat down. Besides Diamond and her bro- AUSTRALIA ther, there were another 14 unk- nown adults wandering around with his DNA. Legally, he could request their New law helps daughter of identities. But if he did, they would be notified. Most chil- dren conceived from anonymous donations are never told about sperm donor find her father their heritage. Peacock couldn’t imagine dropping such a bomb Kristen Gelineau, Melbourne and egg donors the legal right to and egg donation industry was her heritage gnawed at her, but on them. know who they are, despite pro- swathed in secrecy, leaving some little information was available. He decided that if any of his of- OR Peter Peacock, fate mises of anonymity. children desperate to complete One day in April 2017, her pho- fspring come looking for him, he arrived in the form of a Which is why a week after re- the puzzle of their identity. They ne rang. It was Kate Bourne, a will welcome them into his life. registered letter. ceiving that letter, Peacock found also wanted to know their family counselor at VARTA. But he won’t seek them out. The letter looked to be himself staring at a photogra- medical histories. “Are you sitting down?” Bourne Peacock and Diamond met Fa bit of a letdown. Peacock had ph of a woman named Gypsy Some countries, including asked. “I’ve just got off the phone nearly a year after their first gone to the post office expecting Diamond, whose face looked so Australia, have now banned to your donor.” emails, in March at a car show. an aviator jacket he’d ordered much like his own that he felt an anonymous donation. But Vic- Peacock, a long-divorced Both were jittery. Peacock told online. The Australian grandfa- instant and overwhelming con- toria is only the second juris- 68-year-old, had no idea whe- Diamond to search for the good ther tore the envelope open as nection. diction in the world to impose a ther contact with Diamond wou- -looking bloke with the red and he walked to his car — at which law retroactively stripping away ld alter his peaceful life. white umbrella. She could size point he stopped dead in his tra- anonymity without the donor’s He had become a donor in a him up from a distance, he said. cks. A new law consent. Switzerland was the bid to help others have the child If she walked on by, no hard fee- “Dear Mr Peacock,” the letter first to do so in 2001, but many they’d always wanted. He dona- lings. began. “The Victorian Assisted in Victoria donor records were destroyed. ted around eight times, received When Diamond spotted him, Reproductive Treatment Autho- state gave Under the law, donors do have $10 a sample, and used the mo- she steeled herself, then made a rity (VARTA) has received an en- the right to demand that their of- ney to buy a new set of power beeline. quiry of a personal nature which the offspring fspring not contact them. Anyo- tools. Peacock looked up and saw her. may or may not relate to you. The ne who violates a contact veto “I gave because I thought I was They grinned and embraced. matter concerns a record held of sperm and can be fined 7,900 Australian going to do some good somewhe- Soon, they were chatting like in relation to a project you may dollars ($6,000). re,” Peacock says. “The drill was old chums. Diamond’s husband have assisted with at Prince Hen- egg donors the Ian Morrison, one of Victoria’s a bonus.” eventually joined them, along ry’s Institute.” legal right to 2,000-or-so donors who were He was curious, so he agreed to with her sons. Prince Henry’s? The Melbourne assured anonymity, is angered an e-mail correspondence with She didn’t tell her children who clinic where he’d donated sperm know who they by the law, and worries that the Diamond. Peacock was. At 8 and 5, they are nearly 40 years ago? people seeking their donors ha- Bourne called Diamond to de- too young to understand. There could be only one reason are ven’t considered the feelings of liver the news. Diamond quickly But for her, Peacock is family, for such a letter, he thought. So- those who raised them. found Peacock’s Facebook profi- even if she can’t define his role. meone out there had come to life “God almighty, I looked at it and “If they’re expecting to get two le. Her heart raced. She had ne- “I know that he’s just going through his donation. I thought — ‘Bloody hell. I can’t big happy families, that ain’t ver seen anyone who looked so to be a big part of my life,” she His mind raced. How could this deny that girl,’” he says. “She was going to happen,” he says. much like her. She sent an email says. “Where it goes from there, person even know who he was? my child from the start.” Gypsy Diamond’s quest to find and two photos of herself. I don’t know. I don’t really have a He had been promised his dona- Behind Victoria state’s donor her donor began when she was Peacock, too, was stunned by name for it.” tion would be anonymous. identity law, which took effect in 21, after her mother abruptly told their similarities. Both love Shi- Peacock feels the same. And for decades it was, until a 2017, was a quest for the truth her that her dad was not her bio- raz and antipasto, cheer for the “I’m not her father, I’m not her new law in one Australian sta- by people whose lives began in a logical father. same football team, and share a uncle, but I’m still part of her,” te gave the offspring of sperm lab. In its early days, the sperm For years, the curiosity about cheeky sense of humor. he says. “She is a part of me.” AP 03.08.2018 fri

14 WORLD 分析 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

glasting probe and the media’s depiction of his White House

AP PHOTO under siege. Though long an- tagonistic toward the press, Trump’s anger toward the me- dia has only grown over the past month, as he has berated coverage of his Singapore and Helsinki summits, the possib- le prosecutorial cooperation of his former legal “fixer” Michael Cohen and the Mueller probe. After complaining about the tough questions he received from American reporters in Finland, Trump has largely steered clear of the mainstream media, instead opting for safer spaces like an interview with ally Rush Limbaugh this week. From the White House briefing room podium, Sanders declined to denounce the harassment of a CNN reporter during a Trump rally in Florida on Tuesday. The president’s social media outburst renewed discussion of the significance of his tweets. Rudy Giuliani, the president’s lawyer, stressed that Trump was just issuing an opinion, though he also said the White White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders House believes “the investiga- tion should be brought to a clo- se.” US “I guess, if we were playing poker — we’re not — put up or shut up, what do you got?” Giu- liani said. “We have every rea- White House says Trump’s tweet son to believe they don’t have anything.” When pressed by reporters about Russia probe was an opinion on how she tells the difference between a presidential order or Jonathan Lemire ppen.” He said both sides had “The president’s not obstruc- confinement ahead of a convic- an opinion, Sanders said Trump & Zeke Miller, Washington exchanged proposals for con- ting, he’s fighting back,” said tion. Manafort is in detention makes his intentions “pretty ditions for such an interview, Sanders, dismissing the idea after having his bail revoked clear.” RESIDENT Donald “and yesterday we got a letter Trump’s tweets could be tanta- because of allegations that he But the line between registe- PTrump bluntly declared his back from them and now we’re mount to obstruction of justice. was attempting to tamper with ring an opinion or governing attorney general should ter- in the process of responding.” The most inflammatory of witnesses in his case. Federal by tweet has bedeviled the Whi- minate “right now” the federal Trump’s tweets said, “This is a prosecutors revealed last mon- te House from the start, even probe into the campaign that terrible situation and Attorney th that he was afforded unusual when former press secretary took him to the White House, a This is a General Jeff Sessions should privileges while in detention. Sean Spicer declared tweets newly fervent attack on the spe- stop this Rigged Witch Hunt ri- Trump has spent more than a could be official White House cial counsel investigation that terrible situation ght now, before it continues to year trying to distance himself statements. Earlier this year, could imperil his presidency. and Attorney stain our country any further. from his one-time top political Trump blindsided the Defense Trump also assailed the trial, Bob Mueller is totally conflicted, aide, and to minimize the role Department when he tweeted just underway, of his former General Jeff and his 17 Angry Democrats that Manafort played in his cam- out a transgender ban for the campaign chairman by the spe- are doing his dirty work are a paign. Trump’s protestations military, prompting the Penta- cial counsel’s team Sessions disgrace to USA!” aside, Manafort worked on the gon to slow walk the program. White House press secre- The president’s anger came campaign during a critical six- Mueller already is interested tary Sarah Huckabee San- should stop this the day after the start of the trial month period in 2016, during in some of Trump’s tweets to the ders scrambled to explain that Rigged Witch of Manafort, who is facing fede- which he led the effort to ensure extent they raise obstruction of Trump’s tweet yesterday [Ma- ral charges of bank fraud and Trump won the Republican no- justice concerns. Though exper- cau time] was “not an order” Hunt right now. tax evasion. And while Mueller mination. He oversaw the early ts believe obstruction by tweet and the president was not direc- TRUMP TWEET did not bring any election-rela- days of the general election ef- is possible, prosecutors have to ting his attorney general to do ted charges against Manafort, fort. prove beyond a reasonable dou- anything. the specter of the Russian in- Sanders said Trump wants bt that a particular act got in the “It’s the president’s opinion,” Trump has raged private- vestigation is hanging over the Mueller’s investigation conclu- way of an investigation and that she said. ly in recent days that both the Alexandria, Virginia, courthou- ded swiftly without interven- the person who did it intended But Trump’s early morning forces of government and the se. And Trump’s White House. tion, though Trump has publicly to obstruct. tweetstorm again raised the media are trying to undermine “Paul Manafort worked for mused as recently as May about The president’s tweets were specter that he could try to him. That includes trumped-up Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole and interfering in the Department greeted warily on Capitol Hill, more directly bring special charges against his former cam- many other highly prominent of Justice’s oversight of the pro- with most lawmakers, regar- counsel Robert Mueller’s Rus- paign chairman, Paul Manafort, and respected political leaders,” be. “At some point I will have dless of party, urging Trump to sia-Trump election-collusion and distorting the outcome of Trump tweeted. “He worked for no choice but to use the powers let the probe run its course. probe to a premature end. And the Helsinki summit to make it me for a very short time. Why granted to the Presidency and No. 3 Senate GOP leader John it revived the idea that the presi- appear he was beholden to Rus- didn’t government tell me that get involved!” he tweeted then. Thune of South Dakota said, dent’s tweets themselves might sia, according to two Republi- he was under investigation. Trump has repeatedly belittled “The idea that they should trun- be used as evidence that he is cans close to the White House These old charges have nothing the probe as “a hoax,” as those cate it doesn’t make sense to attempting to obstruct justice. not authorized to speak about to do with Collusion - a Hoax!” close to him suggest he feels me.” Democratic Sen. Richard Meanwhile, Trump attorney private conversations. Later the president invoked that any talk of Russian inter- Blumenthal of Connecticut Rudy Giuliani said negotiations Trump was closely monitoring one of the nation’s most noto- ference tarnishes his electoral went much further, declaring. are continuing to have Trump news coverage of the Manafort rious criminals, 1920s gangster victory and delegitimizes his There is now highly credible sit down for questions from proceedings, which provoked the Al Capone, and posed the ques- presidency. evidence that the president of Mueller, though the lawyer said, spate of incendiary tweets, accor- tion “who was treated worse” One of the president’s confi- the United States is committing “I’m not going to give you a lot ding to the two Republicans and while airing his grievance about dants deemed Trump in “a dark obstruction of justice in real of hope that it’s going to ha- two White House officials. Manafort being held in solitary place,” seething about the lon- time, right before our eyes.” AP fri 03.08.2018

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 分析 WORLD 15

ZIMBABWE On Thursday, the streets of Harare were quiet as soldiers on foot and in trucks moved around, instructing vendors and other people to leave the city center by President appeals for calm noon. There was a heavy police presence around the headquar- ters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change party, after election violence which had sought to dislodge the ruling party at the polls after de- results by tomorrow, has said the cades of rule by former longtime vote was free and fair. leader Robert Mugabe. AP PHOTO In a series of tweets, Mnan- The military deployment was gagwa also called for an “inde- the first time that soldiers had pendent investigation” into the appeared in the capital’s streets violence in Harare, saying those since a military takeover led to responsible “should be identified the ouster of Mugabe in Novem- and brought to justice.” ber. At that time, residents wel- Mnangagwa previously said the comed the soldiers as liberators. opposition was to blame for the Home Affairs Minister Obert violence, though some interna- Mpofu said late Wednesday that tional observers criticized the the military will remain in the military for opening fire on unar- capital until “this situation is med civilians. over.” AP

china calls election ‘orderly’, eu alerts to shortcomings

Christopher Torchia, Harare tion earlier this week, President demonstrators, many of whom CHINA IS calling Zimbabwe’s influence in the southern African Emmerson Mnangagwa tweeted were throwing rocks and setting election “orderly” and urges Zimba- nation. Meanwhile, the European IMBABWE’S president that “we have been in commu- fires to protest alleged fraud in bweans to maintain peace and sta- Union is appealing for calm in Zim- said yesterday that his nication” with challenger Nel- Monday’s election. Three people bility after the violence in the cap- babwe after the violence linked to government has been in son Chamisa and that “we must were killed. ital left three people dead. Foreign the elections that the EU says were touch with the main oppo- maintain this dialogue in order to The violence erupted after the Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang marred by “shortcomings.” The says Zimbabwe invited China to head of the Commonwealth elec- Zsition leader in an attempt to ease protect the peace we hold dear.” Zimbabwe Electoral Commis- send an election observer mission tion observers in Zimbabwe is con- tensions after election-related vio- Mnangagwa’s conciliatory re- sion said the ruling ZANU-PF and the mission found Zimbabwe- demning what he calls the “exces- lence in the country’s capital. marks came a day after soldiers party won a majority in parlia- ans to be “well-engaged” in Mon- sive use of force against unarmed As the African nation awaited occupied the streets of Harare, ment. The commission, which day’s vote. China has had growing civilians” by security forces. results from its presidential elec- shooting live rounds and beating must announce the presidential

ad 03.08.2018 fri

th Anniversary

16 INFOTAINMENT 資訊／娛樂 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

TV canal macau cinema this day in history Friday cineteatro 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) 02 Aug - 03 Aug 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 15:00 Miscellaneous 18:25 Destinies 19:10 World Cup Diary 19:35 Portuguese Serie 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report 21:15 Portuguese Mini Serie (100% Portuguese) 22:10 Brazilian Soap Opera 23:00 TDM News 23:50 Movie: Fast & Furious 7 01:20 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) 02:05 RTPi Live

Saturday 10:30 Comedy 11:35 Miscellaneous 12:30 Miscellaneous 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast (PT) 15:00 Miscellaneous 18:35 Miscellaneous 19:10 World Cup Diary INCREDIBLES 2 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (PT) room 1 21:15 Grimm Sr. 4 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30pm 22:45 Miscellaneous Director: Brad Bird 23:15 TDM News Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell 23:50 1 FIMM - Bach "Ich Habe Genug" Cantana BWV 82 Language: Cantonese (Chinese) Duration: 118min 00:15 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) 01:05 RTPi Live

Sunday 10:25 Kids Serie 11:00 Sunday Mass (Live) 12:00 Miscellaneous 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 15:00 Miscellaneous 17:40 Got Talent Portugal 1990 UK temperatures reach 19:20 Portuguese Serie record high 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report 21:00 Non-daily Portuguese News A weather station in Leicestershire has recorded the highest 22:00 Documentary temperature ever known in Britain. 23:00 TDM News The figure of 37.1C, or 99F, recorded at a weather station in 23:55 Miscellaneous Nailstone, Leicestershire, is 1 degree Fahrenheit higher than 00:25 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) the previous record set in 1911. 01:05 RTPi Live The new record has not been officially confirmed, weather experts have said it appears authentic. Although the sweltering temperatures are being enjoyed by MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT holidaymakers and sun seekers, they are not good news for room 2 everyone. 2:30, 6:00, 9:00pm Fire crews are battling countryside fires in North Yorkshire room 3 and more than 100 square miles (259 square kilometres) of 4:30pm Director: Christopher McQuarrie the Peak District National Park will be closed from midnight Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas on Sunday to protect the moorland from careless visitors. Language: English (Chinese) Penguins at Bristol zoo and a herd of rare pigs from Ludlow Duration: 118min in Shropshire, are receiving daily cold showers of water to prevent them from dehydrating. Many roads around the country are clogged as motorists make their way to coastal resorts and some intercity trains will be running at reduced speeds because of possible dis- tortion of the rails in the intense heat. Reservoir levels are also falling but officials are confident that supplies are not yet at risk. Mr Mike Carey, from the Water Services Association, said: “Most people are still getting their full supply of water without Offbeat any restrictions at all. “In fact, 46 million people have no restrictions of any sort Colorado man fined USD1K for at the moment.” repeatedly feeding bears Courtesy BBC News A Colorado man has been fined USD1,000 for intentionally feeding bears for the third time in the past eight years. The Durango Herald reports a resident reported to Colorado Parks and Wildlife that they had seen a man leaving out food in his ba- ckyard for bears. In context Wildlife Manager Matt Thorpe says the resident took pictures and The record was broken on 10 August 2003 - first when 37.9C (100.2F) provided them to officials. was recorded at Heathrow Airport, then later by a temperature of 38.1C An investigation found that the man had previously been fined for (100.6F) in Gravesend, Kent. the same behavior in 2010 and 2012. CHRISTOPHE ROBIN Weather experts predict that over the next 80 years temperatures could reach 40C. In Colorado, it’s illegal to knowingly feed bears. room 3 The first offense carries a $100 fine. The second violation gives a 2:30, 7:30, 9:30pm Research is continually being carried out to try to establish why average $500 fine. Director: Marc Forster global temperatures have risen significantly over the past century. Thorpe said Colorado Parks and Wildlife contacted the man on Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael Reports suggest it is a combination of human activity, solar activity and Sunday, who paid the fine on the spot. Language: English (Chinese) warmer oceans. He can be fined another $1,000 if he breaks the law again. Duration: 147min fri 03.08.2018

macau’s leading newspaper 資訊／娛樂 INFOTAINMENT 17

YOUR STARS THE BORN LOSER by Chip Sansom Aries Taurus

Mar. 21-Apr. 19 April 20-May 20 Being too frank would just be Your subconscious is sending up hurtful. Unless fortunes are to be more signals than you can read. Don’t made or lost depending on your pretend that you can pick a winner in wording, then being vague is what this state of mind. You can’t tell the the situation calls for. You can clear real thing from a fake and everything up any misunderstandings later. that glitters is enticing. Resist.

Gemini Cancer

May 21-Jun. 21 Jun. 22-Jul. 22 How an important financial drama Social situations can get in the way of plays itself out is up to you. You’re both work and that is expected. Your bank author and director, and you can play account won’t suffer because of it, so a starring role if you so wish. Letting don’t get too anxious. It’s not just your someone else do the job would be a private problems. All of your coworkers fatal mistake for your finances. are dealing with the same issue. SUDOKU WEATHER Leo Virgo MIN MAX CONDITION Jul. 23-Aug. 22 Aug. 23-Sept. 22 CHINA You are all fired up and ready for some You need a yes-man, because you Easy Easy+ travel. Unfortunately, you aren’t going feel like saying no to everything. You anywhere anytime soon. You can use want to throw in the towel and forget Beijing 27 36 clear your excitement to change the scenery about it almost as soon as you begin. Harbin cloudy right in front of you, though, as long as Force yourself to follow through 20 32 you stick to your budget. instead. You’ll be happy you did. Tianjin 29 37 clear Urumqi 30 clear/cloudy Libra Scorpio 22 Xi’an 26 37 clear/shower Sep.23-Oct. 22 Oct. 23 - Nov. 21 Lhasa 11 21 drizzle You need to balance your account You’re being hit up by the modern Chengdu 22 29 rainstorm/heavy and fast. Your current projects aren’t day equivalent of the traveling going to do the trick. It’s the wrong salesman. You know what you’re Chongqing 24 34 cloudy/drizzle time of year to drum up anything dealing with right away but Kunming 18 22 shower/moderate new, but desperate situations call for remember the old adage: If it sounds desperate measures. too good to be true, it probably is. Nanjing 26 30 thundershower/heavy Shanghai 27 31 heavy rain Sagittarius Capricorn Wuhan 26 34 cloudy Medium Hard Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Hangzhou 25 32 heavy rain You’re not at the point of sitting back The more discipline you can Taipei 29 34 overcast/thundershower and observing your domain just yet. muster, the more money you’ll Guangzhou thundershower You’re still building the very basics make. Even the most unlikely of 27 34 of your kingdom. But even they can goals can be met with it as your Hong Kong 27 33 cloudy be put aside when friendship and only tool. Stay on course and all goodwill make an appearance. things are possible.

Aquarius Pisces WORLD

Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Feb.19-Mar. 20 Moscow 16 31 clear Your network is growing. You A blabber mouth might give you Frankfurt 21 32 drizzle get new members each and some shocking news. You can stand every day. That isn’t translating there stunned or you can make good Paris 20 31 clear into money yet, but it will soon. use of it. What starts out on a sour London 14 25 cloudy/clear Until then, keep nurturing new note brings with it the chance to connections. redeem both the event and yourself. New York 25 28 moderate rain/drizzle

CROSSWORDS ACROSS: 1- Area; 5- A ___ formality; 9- Beer choice; 14- Thought; 15- USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS National competitor; 16- Sniggler; 17- Long and Peeples; 18- Cut the crop; 19- French composer Erik; 20- Assuredly; 22- Male deer; 23- Writer Hentoff; 24- Discovers; 25- Senator Specter; 29- More secure; 32- Gadget; 34- Comforting; Emergency calls 999 Taxi 28 939 939 / 2828 3283 39- Hamburg's river; 40- Big name in printers; 42- To ___ (exactly); 43- Stretch; 45- Car heart; 47- Hopping mad; 49- Ed of "Lou Grant"; 50- Legally responsible; Fire department 28 572 222 Water Supply – Report 2822 0088 54- Flight; 56- Founded: abbr.; 57- Pedantic or formal quality; 63- ___ Haute; 64- Bishop of Rome; 65- Change for a five; 66- Old newsman; 67- "Born Free" PJ (Open line) 993 Telephone – Report 1000 lion; 68- Jutting rock; 69- Soul mate?; 70- Lively dance; 71- Shipped off; PJ (Picket) 28 557 775 Electricity – Report 28 339 922 DOWN: 1- Bluish white metallic element; 2- Comics canine; 3- Close by; 4- Sunrise direction; 5- "West Side Story" song; 6- Happenings; 7- Iranian PSP 28 573 333 Macau Daily Times 28 716 081 coin; 8- Catch a view of; 9- Final course; 10- Gaucho's rope; 11- Communion table; 12- Pretend; 13- Lock of hair; Customs 28 559 944 21- Tolstoy's Karenina; 24- Sierra ___; Yesterday’s solution 25- Zip-___-Doo-Dah; 26- Drum sound; S. J. Hospital 28 313 731 27- Timber wolf; 28- Utopia; 30- It's a plus; 31- Rock's ___ Fighters; 33- The Wreck of the Mary ___; 35- Witches; Crossword puzzles provided by BestCrosswords.com Kiang Wu Hospital 28 371 333 36- Pack ___ (quit); 37- Hawaii's state bird; 38- Grandpa Walton portrayer; 41- Commission Against School org.; 44- Unit of magnetomotive force; 46- Reputation; 48- Go by; Corruption (CCAC) 28326 300 50- Lewd one; 51- Grenoble's river; 52- Skylit lobbies; 53- Less covered; IACM 28 387 333 55- Let's Make ___; 57- Impersonator; 58- "Unforgettable" singer; 59- Soft Tourism 28 333 000 shoes; 60- As to; 61- Actor Penn; 62- High-ranking NCO; Airport 59 888 88

ad 03.08.2018 fri

th Anniversary

18 ADVERTISEMENT 廣告 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo fri 03.08.2018

macau’s leading newspaper 體育 SPORTS 19

Paul Newberry, Atlanta FOOTBALL OSEF Martinez posed defiantly alongside the goal while pyrotechnics went off in front of the Juventus wins MLS All-Star Jgiddy Atlanta fans. It was a familiar stance for the MLS scoring machine. In the end, the celebration Game on penalties after 1-1 draw belonged to Juventus. The Italian powerhouse pre- In the midst of a four-ga- the Atlanta fans into a frenzy vailed on penalty kicks in the me American tour, Juventus with a goal of pure persisten- MLS All-Star game after the brought along a number of AP PHOTO ce. match ended in a 1-1 draw yes- younger players who have yet Minnesota’s Francisco Cal- terday [Macau time], a bit of a to claim a spot with the senior vo got off a blistering shot in letdown for a crowd of 72,317. team — including 17-year-old front of the net, which was At least the A-T-L got to see Nicolo Fagioli, who scored on brilliantly swatted away by its hometown favorite do what the first penalty kick. keeper Wojciech Szczesny he does best. Notably left behind was Ju- with a leaping save. The re- On pace for a record-shatte- ventus’ prized acquisition bound ricocheted to the side ring season, Martinez fittingly of the offseason — five-time of the net, where Montreal’s scored the lone goal for the FIFA Player of the Year Cris- Ignacio Piatti attempted to MLS stars. tiano Ronaldo. The 33-year head it in from a tough angle. “I feel very happy,” Martinez -old remained in Europe to The ball bounced along the said through a translator. “It rest and train after Portugal’s line, all the way to the other was a very important game, a elimination from the World side of the net, where Mar- very important moment.” Cup and his pricey transfer tinez got a head on it — just Juventus scored on all five from Real Madrid. enough to slide it into the net of its penalties, winning when The MLS team faced its own while Juventus defender Alex Mattia De Sciglio drilled one challenges. There were only Sandro flailed at it helplessly into the upper left corner past a couple of days to blend to- with his feet while sprawled Columbus goalkeeper Zack gether an all-star squad from on his back. Steffen. The MLS scored on its the 23-team league — a group With 24 goals in just 23 first three penalties, but Bra- that didn’t include LA Galaxy league games, Martinez is dley Wright-Phillips of New forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic. on pace to easily eclipse the York Red Bulls left the door The 36-year-old Swede, who MLS scoring record of 27 open in the fourth round when played with Juventus from goals and has essentially he yanked his attempt off the 2004-06 and ranks second in been conceded the Golden left post. MLS with 15 goals. skipped the Boot with a third of the sea- It was the second straight exhibition match, saying he son remaining. year that the All-Star Game needed the rest after playing Juventus midfielder Daniel Regain avoids hitting Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech “I don’t ever think about ended in a 1-1 draw and was three league matches in a ni- Szczesny (right) with MLS All-Star forward Josef Martinez (left) it. That just adds pressure,” decided by penalties. In 2017, ne-day span that included his Martinez said of his chance Real Madrid prevailed over first MLS hat trick. is averaging nearly 52,000 Juventus jumped ahead in to become the league’s most the MLS squad 4-2 at Chica- “Taking into account that we per game this season and al- the 21st minute. Giving the prolific scorer. “I leave that in go’s Soldier Field only had two days together, I ready has drawn five largest Italians far too much room God’s hands. “It was really a wonderful think everyone did an exce- single-game league crowds in to develop the play, the MLS It was a thrill to score against game,” Juventus manager llent job,” said Atlanta United MLS history — each more than back line allowed Matheus Juventus, even though it was Massimiliano Allegri said. “It coach Tata Martino, who gui- 70,000. Pereira to go unchallenged as just an exhibition. was good preparation.” ded the MLS team. Add another attendance he curled a left-footed pass Before coming to Atlanta, Indeed, this was nothing This game was a showcase mark to the ever-growing list. in front of the goal. Andrea the Venezuelan played in Se- more than a warmup for the for Atlanta United and USD1.5 It was the largest turnout in Favilli flicked it past Atlanta rie A with Torino, Juventus’ Italian powerhouse, which billion Mercedes-Benz Sta- the history of the MLS All-Star keeper Brad Guzan with a nif- city rival. begins its pursuit of an eigh- dium , where record crowds Game, surpassing the crowd ty header. “I scored against them with th straight Serie A title in less have flocked since the club of 70,728 for the 2010 match The lead didn’t last long. Five Torino,” Martinez said with a than three weeks. joined MLS in 2017. The team in Houston. minutes later, Martinez sent smile, “but I was offside.” AP

BADMINTON Lin falls to Shi in third round; Axelsen, Tai advance

IVE-TIME champion final, and for the fifth time Malaysia upset fifth-see- result was an upset on see- Lin Dan fell to Chinese in six career meetings. ded Kidambi Srikanth of dings but not on history.

AP PHOTO F compatriot Shi Yuqi again Axelsen defeated Angus India 21-18, 21-8, and joi- Nehwal has won 10 of their while No. 1s Viktor Axelsen Ng Ka Long of Hong Kong ned Asian champion Kenta 15 matchups, including the and Tai Tzu Ying moved 21-19, 21-18, overcoming Momota and Chou Tien last four. into the quarterfinals at the early leads by Ng in both Chen in the quarterfinals. Second-seeded Akane world badminton cham- testing games. Tai beat Zhang Beiwen Yamaguchi of Japan eased pionships yesterday. “I didn’t feel that good on of the United states 21-19, past Nitchaon Jindapol of Lin lost to Shi, 12 years court, to be honest,” Axel- 21-14 in what seems to be Thailand in straight games his junior, 21-15, 21-9. Shi sen said. “My opponent an inexorable march to her to advance, along with No. pulled away early in the definitely made it tough first world title. 5 Chen Yufei and No. 6 He first game. In the second, a for me.” Tai has looked unstoppa- Bingjiao of China. six-point string to 13-6 put The top-seeded Dane will ble in 2018, with only one Also through were two-ti- Shi in control. next face Olympic cham- loss in 36 matches. Her me world champion Caro- Lin hasn’t won the cham- pion Chen Long, whom he lone defeat came against lina Marin, and defending pionships in five years but beat in the semifinals of Ratchanok Intanon in Ja- champion Nozomi Okuha- he was runner-up last year last year’s worlds en route nuary in the Malaysia Mas- ra. at 33, and can’t be unde- to the title. ters final. Marin meets Nehwal, restimated. Chen beat No. 14-seeded Ratchanok, the 2013 and Okuhara will play thir- Shi beat him for the third Kenta Nishimoto 21-18, world champion, was de- d-seeded Pusarla Sindhu time this year, including 21-19. feated by Saina Nehwal of India in a repeat of last Lin Dan of China in a thrilling All England Unseeded Darren Liew of of India 21-16, 21-19. The year’s final. AP THE Iceland stops hunting minke Station Air quality BUZZ whales, but only for this season Roadside 30-50 Good One of Iceland’s top whaling companies says it has sailing out further than normal to harpoon the wha- stopped hunting minke whales this year, in respon- les and that to do so wasn’t economically viable. High se to a new government regulation that has enlarged In a statement, the International Fund for Animal Density 20-40 the protected area for baleen whales. Welfare called the development “very good news for Residental Gunnar Jonsson, owner of whaling company IP minke whales and for Iceland,” but noted the coun- Good -Utgerd Ltd said yesterday that the temporary halt try had simply imported minke whale meat from Area opinion to whaling comes about a month earlier than expec- Norway. ted. Jonsson said his company would now focus on Ambient 25-45 Jonsson said obeying the new rule would require improving its boats for next year’s whaling season. Good Bizcuits DSMG SOURCE: Leanda Lee WORLD BRIEFS Bonus points for bonus assets Pope changes death

Five years ago, I wrote to the Chief Executive. My AP PHOTO message may have fallen on deaf ears, maybe not, penalty teaching, now but nothing ventured, nothing gained, and I felt it wor- thwhile raising a number of issues in the immigration assessment process in the hope that, at some time ‘inadmissible’ in the future, applications for residency would assess GOLAN HEIGHTS U.N. contributions to our Macau community in broader ter- peacekeepers returned to ms than merely economic ones. patrol the frontier between

I welcome the fact that IPIM now offers much more AP PHOTO Syria and the Israeli- information publicly than in past years about what is occupied Golan Heights, to be assessed and why. The preliminary self-asses- years after an escalation in fighting and abduction of sment tool on IPIM’s website is very helpful, both to U.N. troops had prompted determine potential eligibility and to understand what them to withdraw, criteria are important. For those who want more detail, Russia’s Defense Ministry there are guidelines available in English now. In earlier announced. For the first days, it was hit and miss, try it and see, with the cor- time, Russian forces joined responding waste of time, anticipation, frustration and the peacekeepers — a disappointment, and the inevitable reliance on word of sign of Russia’s deepening mouth advice of those who had gone before. Future involvement as a mediator residents are no longer working in a Macau applicant between Israel and Syria. haze. The application process for managerial personnel and technical and professional residency now includes AP PHOTO requests for more information than previously about the family members that come ‘attached’ to the appli- cation. However, currently it is still the main applicant who is assessed on their income level, their techni- IBERIAN PENINSULA Hot cal expertise and educational qualifications which are Nicole Winfield, Vatican City could soon move to reinsta- penalty where it is still in ef- air from Africa is bringing a “considered particularly beneficial to the Macao SAR”. te the death penalty, which fect.” new heatwave to Europe, This is all with the view of assessing how they may OPE Francis has chan- it had abolished in 2004 as Francis has long railed prompting health warnings contribute to economic development. Pged Catholic Church part of its bid to join the Eu- against the death penalty, about Sahara Desert dust I have two concerns with this process and these crite- teaching about the death pe- ropean Union. insisting it can never be jus- and exceptionally high temperatures that are ria: the first is the sole focus on the main applicant, and nalty, saying in a new policy In an accompanying letter tified, no matter how hei- forecast to peak at 47 the second is the lost opportunity of looking beyond published yesterday that it explaining the change, the nous the crime. He has also degrees Celsius in some Macau’s economic needs. Granted, it is difficult to is always “inadmissible” be- head of the Vatican’s doc- long made prison ministry southern areas. The torrid change the stated ambit of economic development cause it “attacks” the inhe- trine office said the develo- a mainstay of his vocation. weather meant public that underpins these residency applications when as- rent dignity of all humans. pment of Catholic doctrine On nearly every foreign services were put on alert sessment is done by the body that exists precisely to The Vatican said Francis on capital punishment didn’t trip, Francis has visited with in the Iberian Peninsula. promote business via trade and onshore investment. had approved a change to contradict prior teaching but inmates to offer words of so- When an individual brings their family along, there the Catechism of the Catho- rather was an evolution of it. lidarity and hope, and he still are more resources available in this cluster of indivi- lic Church — the compilation stays in touch with a group of AP PHOTO duals than just the main applicant. The assessment of official Catholic teaching. Argentine inmates he minis- system as it stands now has lost sight of this and Previously, the catechism Francis had tered to during his years as appears to view those who are attached as burdens said the church didn’t ex- archbishop of Buenos Aires. upon the community rather than productive assets. approved a clude recourse to capital He announced his intention US Just a month into the One criterion for assessment is “the number of family punishment “if this is the change to the to change church teaching budget year, the state members to be included in the temporary residency only possible way of effecti- on capital punishment last has already spent more extension”. The presumption of the more the merrier vely defending human lives Catechism October, when he marked than one-quarter of its appears false here. against the unjust aggres- the 25th anniversary of the annual fire budget, at least Family members may have much to offer the com- sor.” [which] didn’t publication of the catechism USD125 million, California munity. Spouses are generally equally, or better, edu- The new teaching, contai- exclude by announcing his intention Department of Forestry cated and qualified than the main applicant. If granted ned in Catechism No. 2267, to update it. The catechism, and Fire Protection residency the trailing spouse will also have the right to says the previous policy first promulgated by St. John said. More than 13,000 recourse firefighters are battling work, volunteer and become valued community mem- is outdated, that there are Paul II, gives Catholics an fires with the help of bers. Although a CV of the spouse might be reques- other ways to protect the to capital easy, go-to guide for church crews from as far away as ted by IPIM, it is strange that no proof of academic common good, and that the teaching on everything from Florida. qualifications is required. Should some allowance in church should instead com- punishment the sacraments to sex. the residency assessment be given to how the who- mit itself to working to end At that 2017 ceremony, le family may add vibrance to community life through capital punishment. “If, in fact the political and Francis said the death pe- AP PHOTO work, sporting, cultural, literary, entrepreneurial and “The church teaches, in the social situation of the past nalty violates the Gospel and educational activities, among many others, we might light of the Gospel, that the made the death penalty an amounts to the voluntary begin to see parenthetically a broader diversification death penalty is inadmissib- acceptable means for the killing of a human life, which of economic and community activity. le because it is an attack on protection of the common “is always sacred in the eyes “A Room As such, a points system which while assessing the inviolability and dignity good, today the increasing of the creator.” HEMINGWAY on the Garden Side,” the main applicant for their foundational contribution of the person and she works understanding that the dig- He acknowledged that in written in 1956, is being to economic development, could also offer bonus or with determination for its nity of a person is not lost the past even the Papal Sta- published for the first time. compensatory points for what the family as a whole abolition worldwide,” reads even after committing the tes had allowed this “extre- The brief, World War II-era brings. It could look at a broad array of capital our the new text, which was most serious crimes,” said me and inhuman recourse.” fiction appears this week community wants to see in immigrants. These might approved in May but only Cardinal Luis Ladaria, pre- But he said the Holy See had in the summer edition of include investment in residential property or other lo- published yesterday. fect of the Congregation for erred in allowing a mentali- The Strand Magazine, a cal assets, language ability, representation in local and The death penalty has been the Doctrine of the Faith. ty that was “more legalistic literary quarterly which has international cultural competitions and sporting events, abolished in most of Europe Ladaria said the new chan- than Christian” and now released obscure works and the level of activity in community initiatives and and South America, but it ge aims to “give energy” to knew better. by Raymond Chandler, cultural outputs. is still in use in the United the anti-death penalty move- Amnesty International, John Steinbeck and others. “Hemingway’s deep love for If we aim to accept only a select few new residents States and in several coun- ment “and, in respectful dia- which has long campaigned Paris as it is just emerging each year, then lets value, utilise and reward them for tries in Asia, Africa and the logue with civil authorities, for a worldwide ban on the from Nazi occupation is all they have to bring, not just their meagre economic Mideast. In addition, just to encourage the creation death penalty, welcomed the on full display, as are the value. this week Turkish President of conditions that allow for development as an “impor- hallmarks of his prose,” Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey the elimination of the death tant step forward.” AP editor Andrew F. Gulli wrote.