g2e asia returns with macau a possible fix trump kim bi-level exhibitor space in china-us tensions , G2E Asia is returning May 21 to 23 Lawyer Alexander Kocsis says end summit to the Venetian Macao, introducing Macau, ‘philosophically halfway’ with standoff a bi-level exhibitor space for an between China and the U.S., can over easing us expected 18K visitors plug the gap in misunderstanding sanctions P2 P4 P12,13
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China-US Security experts say the U.S. government is likely exaggerating the Huawei threat. Not only is the U.S. case short on specifics, they say, it glosses over the fact that the Chinese don’t need secret access to Huawei routers to infiltrate global networks that already have notoriously poor security.
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Pakistan A temporary closure of air space over Pakistan snarled air traffic especially between Asia and Europe, though some Out today airlines adjusted by rerouting their flights. In Bangkok, an important and busy hub for transcontinental flights, Gaming revenue thousands of travelers were stranded. P2 INSIDE More on backpage posting a stress test 01.03.2019 fri
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One dead, 100 Gaming of market consolidation and the entry into what has been evacuated in fire described by government of- ficials as the “new normal” of A fire at a residential unit on Today’s revenue posting Macau gaming. the 23rd floor of Van Sion It may also represent a stress Son Chun late on Wednesday test for Macau as the city’s hi- night resulted in the death of ghly-exposed economy braces one man. The deceased was a stress test for 2019 for spillover from the ongoing an 83-year-old local resident. China-U.S. trade war. Besides him, three people Early analyst predictions for were sent to Conde S. Januário February suggested little in Hospital, consisting of two bloomberg the way of year-on-year grow- women and one man. Their th. condition was stable when However, according to in- they were sent to the hospital. dustry insiders, Macau gross Approximately 100 families gaming revenue posted strong were evacuated during the accident. The Fire Services results in the week following spent 40 minutes putting the Chinese Lunar New Year, the fire out. One room of the showing a 32 percent year residential unit is severely -on-year rise led by VIP ac- burnt, and other locations in tivity. That followed a recor- the unit are burnt to varying d-breaking number of touris- degrees. According to the ts in the week before, rising Fire Services, the fire was due more than 26 percent to 1.2 to malfunctioning electrical million. equipment. The mass segment also per- formed well, with average dai- ly mass revenue per day tra- Fake police cking 5 percent higher during that week than the January officer defrauds 2019 average. woman Daniel Beitler several macro-economic fac- th to post the first monthly Due to the variable timing of tors, including the China-U.S. fall in two years and the first the Chinese Lunar New Year, A 23-year-old Indonesian man he Gaming Inspection trade war, diminishing pur- year-on-year decline since the which falls either in January (23) has become the suspect Tand Coordination Bureau chasing power of mainland gaming slump ended in 2016. or February, the first two in a fraud case, where he is expected to announce Fe- customers and new policies Full-month revenue amoun- months of the year are someti- reportedly pretended to be a bruary’s gross gaming reve- designed by Beijing to curb ted to about MOP24.9 billion, mes considered in tandem. Public Security Police Force nue today, or by Sunday at the money laundering and capital in line with the average mon- As such, today’s posting will (PSP) officer. The victim is a latest. The results will afford outflows. thly take in 2018. offer a more-rounded view of Filipino woman. According to analysts a more rounded view Gross gaming revenue in the According to some analysts, what the gaming industry can the PSP, the suspect claimed he of how 2019 is responding to Macau SAR wobbled last mon- the posting indicates a period expect for 2019. could help the victim to obtain a blue card to work in Macau. The suspect met with the victim at the Pac On Immigration Building, where she saw the Galaxy not backing suspect wearing an outfit G2E Asia returns this similar to a police uniform while wearing a working badge that down on Boracay hung over his chest, leading the May with bi-level victim to believe he was working he president of the vice chairman, Francis at the building. Later, the PSP TPhilippines may not Lui, the company is rea- confirmed that the suspect was exhibitor space want further casino ex- dy to move forward on actually a handyman at a spa. pansion in the country, Boracay. It has proposed sia-wide gaming networking events and There are a total of 12 but that isn’t stopping Ga- a USD500-million casi- 115 spaces Aexhibition G2E Asia online business mat- award categories this laxy Entertainment Group no resort on the island, is returning to the Vene- chmaking services. year, including “Best In- from moving forward with for which the Philippines for domestic tian Macao from May 21 According to organi- tegrated Resort”, “Best its plans to launch a resort Amusement and Gaming to 23, introducing for the zers, there will also be an VIP Gaming Promoter”, on Boracay Island, reports Corporation (PAGCOR) violence victims first time a bi-level exhi- “Esports Connect Asia” “Best IR Non-gaming At- Calvin Ayre. issued a license early last bitor space stretching to platform, serving to fa- traction” and “Best Cor- Galaxy had announced year. Four shelters will provide a total 34,000 square meters cilitate networking and porate Social Responsi- a project on Boracay even Lui told Inside Asian of 115 sleeping spaces later this and able to accommoda- business engagement in bility Contribution”. before Duterte stepped Gaming that the project year, according to a report by te an anticipated 18,000 the fast- growing sector, Last year’s event was in early last year to shut has not yet been totally Macao Daily News. One shelter visitors. as well as an Asia Lottery the largest of its kind the gate on new casinos. scrapped. He said, “it’s is for women, one is for men The 2019 edition of the Forum led by industry to date, attracting over When the island was or- always been one of the top and the last two are to provide transitional residential care exhibition is dedicated to leaders to shed light on 16,300 visitors, accor- dered shut to be cleaned five beach islands of the to recovered mental health showcasing the latest te- current and future lot- ding to organizers, and after years of negligence, world and we truly want patients. Currently, there are chnologies in the casino tery trends and solutions representing year-on the company waited pa- to be part of it and make 100 beds at the shelters. The industry through various for the internet era. -year growth of about tiently until it was reope- sure we would be able to average occupancy rate of the products and services. G2E Asia 2019 also sees 17 percent. Around one- ned. They received a sho- elevate it back to the same service in 2018 ranged between This year will see the the return of the exhi- quarter of last year’s vi- ck when the curtain was position as before.” 18 percent and 61.5 percent. To return of the exhibi- bition’s annual awards sitors were from Macau, lifted six months later and “People will come to improve services, an extra 15 tion’s trademark aspects, ceremony. The nomina- while a further 39 per- Duterte dropped the ham- know that this is the type beds will be provided this year, including a conferen- tion period has already cent came from the rest mer on any new develop- of project that is needed to bringing the total number of ce program, technolo- opened and will run until of the greater China re- ments. invigorate the brand Bora- beds to 115. gy-specific segments, April 5. gion. DB According to Galaxy’s cay used to have.” DB
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cond half of the year. Exports of services and Employment Economy private consumption expen- diture continued to be the holds stable main drivers of economic growth, according to the go- Growth falls short vernment. he general unemployment rate for In 2018, domestic demand Tthe three months ending January weakened, falling by 1.7 per- 2019 stood at 1.7 percent, according of estimates cent year-on-year. Gross fi- to the latest data from the Statistics xed capital formation decli- and Census Service (DSEC), while the ned by 12.5 percent, owing unemployment rate for local residents to a significant decrease in and the underemployment rate remai- private construction invest- ned unchanged from the previous pe- ment. riod (October-December 2018) at 2.4 On the other hand, gover- percent and 0.4 percent respectively. nment expenditure boosted The total labor force at the end of private and government con- January amounted to 398,400, while sumption and the import of the labor force participation rate was goods, which offset the im- 71.5 percent. Total employment was pact of declining investment. 391,500 and the number of employed External demand showed residents totaled 287,100, up by 3,500 modest growth. Exports of and 3,300 respectively from the pre- services, underpinned by in- vious period. creased visitor arrivals and Analyzed by industry, employment in spending, went up by 9.4 gaming and junket activities increased percent year-on-year, with while that in the transport, storage and exports of gaming services communications sectors decreased. and other tourism services The number of unemployed persons The Inner Harbor rising by 10.3 percent and held stable at 6,900 people, similar to 9.4 percent respectively. the previous period. Fresh labor force There was an 11 percent in- entrants searching for their first job he region’s eco- the Economist Intelligence changes in prices, rose by 3.6 crease in the export of goods. accounted for 13.7 percent of the to- nomy grew by 4.7 Unit’s (EIU) projected grow- percent in 2018. According to the EIU, the tal unemployed, up by 1.9 percentage percent year-on- th, which was 5.8 percent. Economic growth in the major indicators of the heal- points. year in real terms in In 2018, the city’s GDP first half of the year mostly th of Macau’s economy, such In comparison with a year earlier, the T2018, but the pace of growth amounted to MOP440.3 sustained the 9.1 percent as inflation, the budget ba- labor force participation rate rose by 1.7 slowed notably, according billion and per-capita GDP growth in 2017, holding at lance and the unemployment percentage points, the unemployment to data released by the Sta- was MOP666,893. The im- about 7.6 percent. However, rate, are expected to remain rate dropped by 0.1 percentage points tistics and Census Service. plicit price deflator of GDP, the pace of expansion slowed unchanged over the next two while the underemployment rate held The growth is lower than which measures the overall to just 2 percent in the se- years. LV steady. DB
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China-US trade war Macau could resist fallout acting as bridge between superpowers
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“But in the long term, if Ma- they can be resolved, Kocsis distortions,” Kocsis believes. cau demonstrates agility, it can explained that the U.S. is being According to the law profes- look for the structural causes hurt by intellectual property sor, China “cannot acquiesce of the trade dispute and try to theft, the targeting of Ame- to U.S. demands without gi- Julie Zhu In the lawyer’s opinion, Ma- take advantage of these structu- rican industries, and the loss ving-up its state-led industrial cau’s advantage in the China- ral causes to position Macau to of American jobs and wealth, mode and its pursuit of sustai- acau is thought to U.S. trade dispute is that it can better serve China and the Uni- which is “made worse by Chi- nable growth based on high-te- be able to weather be flexible with both parties. ted States as a bridge [between na’s pronouncement of the ch exports.” the ongoing China- “So, there could be opportuni- them],” said Kocsis. “They will Made in China 2025 Plan.” “As a result, China will conti- U.S. trade dispute ties in terms of trade that way,” always need a bridge.” “The Made in China Plan will nue to disengage from the U.S. Mbecause of its strategic business Kocsis told the Times. Moreover, the lawyer sugges- deepen the state’s role in the culturally, while the U.S. will connections to the world’s two The law professor believes that ted that China would refrain economy. The worry is that incrementally disengage from largest economies. This opinion in the near-term there will be from utilizing Macau’s gaming this will magnify global market China economically.” was voiced by Alexander Kocsis, some form of trade agreement concessions as a bargaining a lawyer and businessman with between the U.S. and China, or chip in the trade war. corporate experience in China the dispute will eventually go “I don’t think China will do and internationally. away. that,” he said. “I think they have “I think for Macau, like the a lot to gain from the gaming si- Monetary Authority rest of the world, it is very hard tuation as it currently exists. I to avoid it [the influence of the think they will simply negotiate warning vigilance China-U.S. trade dispute]. It is China will the concession in a fashion that a question of chasing, how to is good for them.” ontrary to Alexander Kocsis’ opinion at yesterday’s position and place yourself in continue to From the lawyer’s perspecti- Ctalk, the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) says it order to either capture oppor- ve, the China-U.S. trade dispu- is taking the risk of spillover effects from the China-U.S. tunity or avoid trouble,” Kocsis disengage te will eventually be resolved trade war very seriously. posited, on the sidelines of his as both parties need an agree- In the latest edition of the Monetary and Financial Stabi- China-U.S. trade dispute talk from the US ment. lity Review, the AMCM noted that Macau’s highly exposed yesterday at the France Macau culturally, In his opinion, the agreement and small economy is sensitive to external shocks. Chamber of Commerce. will not address the underlying “Taking into account that China-U.S. trade tensions mi- “I think Macau is in a good po- while the US causes of the dispute and, as a ght soften trade growth and worldwide growth momen- sition because it’s sort of philoso- result, China and the U.S. will tum, global financial conditions are expected to tighten phically halfway in the world,” said will disengage continue to be rivals for years to alongside monetary policy normalization,” states the re- Kocsis, adding that Macau “can come. port by the AMCM. understand the Americans and it economically. Regarding the underlying Accordingly, “vigilance is required towards a number of can understand the Chinese.” Alexander Kocsis causes of the dispute and how key risk factors in the near and medium term.” DB ad fri 01.03.2019
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acau and Beijing jus- Culture Mtice authorities have reached a “consensus” regar- SAR, Beijing reach IC to open ding the transfer of convicted criminals, the Secretariat for Administration and Justice consultation announced. ‘consensus’ on Secretary for Administration for intangible and Justice Sonia Chan led a local delegation to Beijing to convict extradition heritage discuss the possible extradi- tion of convicts, following a he Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) suggestion from Hong Kong cooperation and legal exchan- Thas drawn up the List of Intangib- authorities that would allow ges. le Cultural Heritage in accordance with extraditions to Macau, Taiwan Meanwhile, representatives Article 79 of the Cultural Heritage Pro- and mainland China on a case- of the Chinese Department tection Law and will launch a 30-day by-case basis. of International Cooperation public consultation on the items re- Chan met with Justice Minis- and the Correctional Services commended for inscription, according ter of Beijing, Fu Zhenghua. of the Ministry of Justice also to a statement released by the bureau According to a statement is- held a meeting with the local yesterday. The IC says it welcomes opi- sued by the Secretary’s office, delegation regarding the legal nions from all sectors of society. the visit was “successful” and arrangements for the transfer The 12 items recommended for ins- had achieved the results that of convicted felons. cription on the List of Intangible Cul- both parties were hoping for. During the visit, held be- tural Heritage are Yueju Opera (Can- The two parties are set to stu- tween February 25 and 28, tonese Opera), Herbal Tea Brewing, dy the different legal regimes the delegation studied how to Religious Figure Woodwork Carving, and have said to have already introduce electronic judicial Cantonese Naamyam (narrative songs), created a contact mechanism citations and notifications, as Taoist Ritual Music, the Festival of the for checking on progress. well as to create a cooperation Drunken Dragon, the Belief and Cus- During the meting, the two platform for the courts of both toms of A-Ma, the Belief and Customs officials exchanged views on the mainland and the Macau of Na Tcha, Macanese Gastronomy, Pa- the transfer of sentenced con- SAR. tua Theatre, the Procession of the Pas- victs between the two regions. Macau currently has agree- sion of Our Lord Jesus and the Proces- Chan’s office noted that “mu- ments for the transfer of con- sion of Our Lady of Fatima. tual efforts will be made to victed criminals with Hong The public consultation will run from boost and deepen bilateral ju- Kong, Portugal, Mongolia and March 13 until April 11, 2019 and a dicial cooperation.” Nigeria. Plans are already in consultation session will be held at the The office also said that both place to develop similar agree- Macau Cultural Centre, March 23, with parties would undertake mu- ments with Vietnam, Malaysia Portuguese and sign language transla- tual efforts to deepen judicial and the Philippines. LV Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan tions provided simultaneously. DB
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More attractive Greater Bay than Beijing for digital talent Macau considered for one-hour travel circle
he Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Grea- xinhua Tter Bay Area is one of the most attractive hubs for digital professionals in China, outper- forming Beijing and Wuhan in digital talent inflow, according to a joint survey released by Tsinghua University and LinkedIn China. The survey was based on the company’s sam- ples of 439,000 high-level talent and 118,000 talented professionals working in the informa- tion and communication technology sector. Understanding and optimizing the human resources pattern will help propel growth in the region, according to Wang Yanping, head of China Public Policy and Government Af- fairs at LinkedIn. The Greater Bay Area has the largest propor- tion of high-level talents in manufacturing, consumer goods and ICT, with over 10 per- cent for each of the three industries, the report showed. The report also observed that the area appeals to global talent but needs to further boost its magnetism. Talent inflow from the United States and Britain outweigh the rever- se flows, while inflow from Australia and Sin- This May 23, 2018 photo shows the Hengqin New Area under construction gapore lag behind the reverse flows. Shenzhen is the most appealing city both in terms of domestic and international talent Julie Zhu Macao Daily News, which sion, Ge Wei, revealed that pid transportation network. flow. The tech hub is also the most magnetic will link the major muni- the province will imple- The one-hour circle inside city within the region. uangdong cipalities of the region in ment the plan in order to the Greater Bay connects Hong Kong enjoys a large talent pool, but will compile an a one-hour transportation realize the “one-hour traffic to the railway network, the its talent exchange lags far behind Shenzhen intercity railway cycle. circle” inside the Greater Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau and Guangzhou while Macau lags even further construction plan The Director of Guang- Bay Area. The project will Bridge and the expressway behind, leaving much room for the two special Gfor the Greater Bay Area, dong Provincial Develop- also help to integrate the in Guangdong, which shor- administrative regions to improve. DB/Xinhua according to a report by ment and Reform Commis- circle into the national ra- tens traffic time to appro- ad fri 01.03.2019
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Greater Bay consensus regarding the Cotai checkpoint Baidu accused of failing to relocation. According to this consensus, the Macau considered for one-hour travel circle Macau Cotai port will vet ‘trusted’ travel agency be relocated to Heng- ximately one hour be- building as the futu- qin, which means the Julie Zhu tween some of the Bay re Macau Light Rapid frontier will be situated cities. Transit Hengqin sta- on the Zhuhai side. hina’s most popular The Macau govern- tion. The two stations It is expected that Csearch engine, Baidu, has ment has previously will be on different passengers will be able been accused by mainlanders stated that the city’s floors of the same bui- to complete immigra- of providing users with un- Light Rapid Transit lding, according to the tion procedures for trustworthy results again. This network will have an same report. crossing the border be- time, Baidu is accused of fai- of only one day of sightseeing and Macau tours, 50 percent extension to the fu- Previously, the local tween Zhuhai and Ma- ling to verify travel agencies. and four days of shopping. of which were about booking ture Hengqin border government announ- cau without leaving ei- The Baidu credit verification What was even more surpri- with the Baidu-verified travel gate. ced that mainland and ther the Hengqin train system is specifically in the sing to the mainland tourists agency. Despite the fact that local authorities had station or the Macau spotlight. was the fact that their accom- The Shenzhen Consumer Macau’s neighbor, reached a preliminary LRT Hengqin station. Recently, the Shenzhen Con- modation and food were both Council has already issued a Hong Kong, already has sumer Council reported that a largely downgraded too. letter to Baidu demanding to a railway connection to group of more than 40 main- The Baidu credit verification know how the company is en- mainland China, plans landers complained about system charges advertisers in suring accountability when so to connect Macau to their poor travel experience af- order to prove the authenticity many consumers’ rights have mainland China have The high-speed ter using the services of a Baidu of their websites in the search been violated through their not yet been discussed. credit verified travel agency. engine. “safe visits” on the search en- However, according capital connection According to a report by The- Xu and the other people in the gine. to the mainland rai- Paper, a mainland resident, group had searched for a travel Baidu responded to the accu- lway authority, a Heng- N overnight high-speed train linking surnamed Xu and over 40 agency named China Interna- sations, saying, “Baidu attaches qin railway station will AZhuhai with Beijing, which takes 11 other people paid for a five-day tional Travel Services Limited great importance to feedback open later this year. It hours and 41 minutes to arrive at its desti- and four-night package tour (CITS), a reputable travel agen- from the Shenzhen Consumer has been reported that nation, is one of the newer transportation from a travel agency that Baidu cies in mainland China. Council, […] and the informa- the Hengqin train sta- infrastructure improvements in the region. had verified. The package tour However, the website which tion we [Baidu] have obtained tion will be integrated The train operates every Friday, Saturday, included only sightseeing ac- Baidu forwarded users to, des- is still very limited.” with the future Zhuhai- Sunday and Monday. It is an overnight train tivities without other options, pite being verified, was a fake “Baidu [is] a lost cause,” one Macau border gate in that departs Zhuhai at 7:10 p.m. and arrives such as shopping. page that tricked the tourists netizen called Qiangzi com- Hengqin, after the Co- at Beijing West at 6:51 a.m. the next day. After arriving in Hong Kong, into booking from an unlicen- mented on Chinese social me- tai checkpoint’s reloca- The train stops at Zhongshan, Guangzhou, Xu and the other mainland tou- sed travel agency. dia platform Weibo. tion to the island. Changsha, Shi Jiazhuang, and Zhuozhou rists were informed that their According to the Shenzhen Another Weibo user, Gua According to a report before it arrives in Beijing. original sightseeing plans had consumer authority, during Gua De Dai Di, sardonically by Sohu, the Hengqin Only second class seats and ‘still lie’ op- been canceled, and they were the Chinese Spring Festival wrote, “revolutionary pioneer, railway station will be tions are available on the train, with fares of forced to go shopping instead. it received a total of 26 com- Li Yanhong.” Li Yanhong is the located in the same RMB779 and RMB1,290 respectively. JZ The tour ended up consisting plaints regarding Hong Kong co-founder of Baidu.
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Real Estate Matters Airbus said to weigh Bruce Lee’s best real estate advice pt. 2 making newest jet in Sam Lee is a marketing manager and property consultant at JML Property. JML was established in 1994 and offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in managing properties for owners and China to win orders investors, and providing attractive and comfortable homes for tenants.
www.JMLProperty.com irbus SE is [email protected] Alooking at as- sembling its newest Sam Lee A330neo wide-body jet in China as part of This week, we continue explo- one-up on the broke man. When a young couple gets a bid to win orders for ring how Bruce Lee’s “Be like After all, he his net worth is help from their parents to the plane in one of the water, my friend” philosophy a whopping 1 million dollars buy their first home, they world’s fastest-growing applies to capital and real es- higher than the broke man’s. are technically tapping into aviation markets, ac- tate. But the tables turn when an outside pool of capital. cording to people with The below shift in paradigm they start investing in cash However, since the resi- knowledge of the mat- has the potential to dramati- flowing real estate. The dence is not an investment cally accelerate personal weal- millionaire can buy 1 million that produces returns, the ter. th accumulation: dollars’ worth of real estate, assumption in most cases is Airbus may expand its which is obviously a signifi- that the amount borrowed existing plant in Tian- Access to capital > owner- cant amount. The broke man, will not be paid back to the jin to accommodate the according to two of the China Ltd., or Comac. ship of capital however, can buy as much parents, at least in the near model, but a decision people. The smaller, The U.K. company is While it can seem counterin- real estate as he wants pro- future. has not been made with more fuel-efficient pitching a derivative of vided that the assets provide But what if that money was tuitive at first, this is a princi- the business case yet to A330neo is potentially ple that separates the wealthy a positive rate of return suf- put into an income genera- the Trent 7000 turbine from the middle and lower ficient to pay his debts back ting investment instead? be established, said the a better fit, with more for that aircraft, which classes. A simple example will (exactly how to do this safely I hope that this article has people, who asked not than 200 of the ori- is also the only option illustrate. is another article for another given you a new perspective to be named because the ginal-generation mo- on the A330neo. Picture a cash millionaire time). With access to basi- on capital. It is not simply discussions are priva- del already sold in the China is set to become and a broke man with $0 to cally all of the pools of capital the pieces of paper or coins te. The plan may not go Asian nation. the world’s biggest pla- his name. For whatever rea- in the world, he could even that you keep in your wallet, ahead, they cautioned. The move to extend ne market next decade son, the millionaire can only become a billionaire within a or bars of gold in some bank spend his own money, but few years depending on how vault. Capital is like water A spokesman for Airbus the Tianjin plant - whi- and will need almost the broke man has unlimited many good real estate deals and can take any shape it declined to comment. ch currently assem- 8,000 aircraft worth credit, allowing him to borrow he can find for himself. wants. When you pour water Airbus previously of- bles Airbus’ single-ais- USD1.2 trillion over as much money as he likes, As you can see, the key is to in a bottle, it becomes the bo- fered to build its A380 le A320 workhorse 20 years, according to whenever he likes. Of course, gain access to outside pools ttle. When you pour water in superjumbo in China - comes as Rolls-Royce Boeing Co. estimates. he has to pay market interest of capital and link it to a a teapot, it becomes the tea- in exchange for orders Holdings Plc is said to President Xi Jinping and agree to pay the sum back productive asset. After the pot. Water can drip, and it from the country’s airli- be offering to establish within an agreed period. capital has done it’s work, can crash. It’s always looking has also earmarked ae- you can simply return it back for the next asset to flow to. nes, but that pitch was a Chinese plant to secu- rospace as a priority Who is better off? to the original source along rejected amid concerns re an engine deal for the industry, encouraging At first glance, the cash with some of the extra retur- Do you have access to it, and about the double-de- wide-body plane being Western producers to millionaire seems to have ns that it has generated. know a place for it to go? cker plane’s suitability developed by Commer- set up shop in the coun- for the local market, cial Aircraft Corp. of try. MDT/Bloomberg ad fri 01.03.2019
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European Union ning his country’s hand in its alliance with Nissan. Now, it’s his government that appears to have been caught out. One official close to Finance State capitalism returns with a Minister Bruno Le Maire said he was furious that both the state holding company and fi- nasty shock for France’s Macron nance executives at the Fran- co-Dutch airline failed to detect the Dutch move in the stock Ben Sills, Geraldine Amiel market. And the prospect of a & Helene Fouquet new generation of political lea-
bloomberg ders interfering with the ope- tate intervention rations of major companies is is back. But it’s an already raising concerns. awkward fit for Europe. At an event in Berlin Son Tuesday evening, German Chancellor Angela Merkel outli- Keeping ned how European governmen- ts can stand up to the financial companies muscle of China by offering more support to companies. alive artificially Around the time Merkel was making her pitch for a more is the populist cooperative form of capitalism, government’s Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra was demonstrating way to control what that looks like in prac- tice with a call to his French and limit social counterpart. Hoekstra infor- med Bruno Le Maire that the unrest. Tax Netherlands had acquired a A passenger walks through the terminal as Tricolour livery sits on the tail fins of Air France passenger aircraft payers will 13 percent stake in Air Fran- ce-KLM, the airline group the nagement efforts to make the of the storm after she vetoed 1980s under Prime Minister be paying the two countries had been tussling company more profitable. government-backed plans by Margaret Thatcher. With rising over for months. French offi- Investors might have to get Siemens AG and Alstom SA to rail fares, chronic train delays, price for years cials were furious. used to such machinations: form a European rail giant last student debt and fears about A by-word for the industrial Germany is looking to orches- month. the state-funded National Heal- to come. decline of the 1970s, interven- trate a merger to keep Deu- Merkel and French President th Service, British voters swung Prof. Silvia Ciucciovino tion in the corporate world tsche Bank AG out of foreign Emmanuel Macron argue that behind the Labour Party’s so- Roma Tre University was practically taboo for a ge- hands, Italy wants to increase European companies need to cialist campaign at the last elec- neration of European leaders its stakes in Telecom Italia and bulk up to tackle Chinese giants tion in 2017. An Italian banker who works outside of Paris. Suddenly it’s Alitalia, and the U.K.’s oppo- such as CRRC Corp. Vestager “The political consensus over with investors from the U.S. all the rage, but the risk is that sition Labour Party has won counters that you can’t build the idea that competition is a and Asia said it would make the turn to Chinese-style state popular support with plans to European champions by under- good thing, this consensus is more sense for the government power leads to fighting between re-nationalize rail, energy and mining competition or you re- crumbling,” Frederic Jenny, an to support sectors such as cons- governments and with the anti- water companies. move the pressure to keep pri- economist at the Organisation truction rather than pouring trust regulator. It all marks a dramatic shift ces low and improve the quality for Economic Cooperation and more money into another Ali- “There is a sense of panic,” for the European Union, which of products and services. Development, said at an event talia rescue. His clients are de- said Guntram Wolff, a director has had fair competition and Vestager and Merkel are due in Paris on Wednesday. terred from investing in Italian at the Bruegel research insti- restrictions on state aid in its to meet in Berlin to discuss But inevitably, not all interes- businesses because of meddling tute in Brussels. “The respon- DNA since the Treaty of Rome changes to the merger rules. ts are unaligned. by the government. se seems to be that we should in 1957. But that regime is co- The German leader plans to rai- The irony for France with Air “Keeping companies alive ar- go down the road of becoming ming under pressure as natio- se the issue at an EU summit in France-KLM is that the coun- tificially is the populist govern- Chinese ourselves. I can’t see nal leaders struggle to deal with Brussels next month. try has been the pioneer of in- ment’s way to control and limit this as a successful response.” the twin threat of competition The political weather is mo- tervention. When Macron was social unrest,” said Silvia Ciuc- Air France-KLM shares fell 12 from China and populism at ving against Vestager. economy minister four years ciovino, a professor at Roma percent on Wednesday amid home. Perhaps the biggest shift has ago, he upset Japan by quietly Tre University. “Tax payers will concern a protracted power Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s come in the U.K., the poster increasing France’s stake in be paying the price for years to struggle would hamper ma- antitrust chief, is in the eye child for privatization in the carmaker Renault, strengthe- come.” Bloomberg corporate bits sands resorts macao launches that showcases The Venetian the ritz carlton receives forbes awards “We are delighted that our Macao, The Parisian Macao, - efforts to deliver such expe- short film on chefs Sands Cotai Central and Sands riences have been recognized Macao as must-visit culinary once again by a leading au- destinations. thority like the Forbes Travel Produced by creative agency Guide.” Saatchi & Saatchi Shanghai, The Ritz-Carlton, Macau “Sands Golden Chefs” shows the was awarded five stars for its journey of 12 renowned Sands “quality facilities, outstanding Resorts Macao chefs to “The culinary experiences, world- Golden Chef Academy,” where class spa and unsurpassed they endure arduous training and views of Macau,” the gaming endurance tests before attaining operator said in a statement. “Golden Chef” status, the gaming Calling ESPA “a calming re- operator noted in a statement. treat amid the lights and liveli- Artfully drawing comparisons ness of action-packed Cotai,” between the skills required for Forbes Travel Guide cited the both martial arts and the culinary spa’s unique signature treat- Justin Paul Cheung Chi Choi arts, the short film utilises cine- The Ritz-Carlton, Macau and cutive year. ments, natural products and matic effects to show how Sands ESPA at The Ritz-Carlton, Ma- Lai Heen, The Ritz-Carlton, luxurious facilities when bes- Resorts Macao chefs combine cau have achieved top marks Macau’s Chinese restaurant, towing its highest rating of five Sands Resorts Macao has across its restaurants. multiple disciplines to achieve in the publication’s annual also made the prestigious list. stars. launched an advertising cam- The short film, which parodies their power over food. 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with enthusiasm in the market can the new tech and innovation New securities chief charms board be achieved without extra effort.” Yi’s accommodating tone re- flects in part the hand he was investors with public debut dealt after a bearish year for stocks. Liu became head of the hina’s new chief securities CSRC in 2016, when the market Cregulator is quickly winning was still recovering from the over investors, spurring online worst crash in decades, with a bloomberg speculation that his reverence mandate to crack down on spe- for markets and easy demeanor culation. signal he’ll employ a lighter tou- ch than his predecessor. China Securities Regulatory Stocks are Commission Chairman Yi Hui- man kicked off his first press in a rally so conference in Beijing on Wed- nesday with a call to “revere the sudden that a market, and respect and follow bull market has market patterns.” That’s a stark contrast with the stance of his materialized predecessor Liu Shiyu, who stressed “regulation according “Yi’s prime task is to launch to the law, strict regulation and the tech and innovation board, comprehensive regulation.” and for that to be successful, Asked if running the CSRC the market needs to pivot back was like “standing at the mouth to normal and have reinvigora- of a volcano,” Yi chuckled and ted activity,” said Daniel Xu, a agreed. fund manager at Beijing Eastern China stocks are in a rally so Smart Rock Asset Management sudden that a bull market has Co. “Liu Shiyu’s job was to put materialized about a month af- an end to financial corruption.” ter he took office. That’s all the Jokingly alluding to Liu’s at- more surprising because they challenge highlighted by an ine- about 14 percent during his te- “From Yi’s debut, I feel like tempts to soothe the market were among the worst perfor- xplicable surge in stocks with nure, as he’s lifted trading cur- the regulators want to handle in October last year by saying mers in the world last year. the same Chinese character as bs meant to keep speculators in the market with care,” a person that “Spring is not far away,” One of Yi’s major tasks is to his surname on the first trading check and rallied support for a using the alias “Old Wang’s Sto- another Weibo user remarked, professionalize the country’s day after his appointment. The new trading venue in Shanghai ck Stories” said on Weibo, Chi- “Now I’m getting a strong whiff 148 million retail investors, a Shanghai Composite has gained for tech companies. na’s equivalent of Twitter. “Only of Spring.” Bloomberg
Manufacturing Alibaba sees more Survey shows factory China-Hollywood activity sinks to 3-year low deals after Joe McDonald and yesterday’s report ‘Green Book’ win adds to signs activity mi-
hinese manufac- ap photo ght be weakening further. fter becoming the number of American fil- Cturing activity fell to a Trump is pressing Bei- Afirst Chinese internet ms allowed into China, three-year low in February jing to roll back plans for company to back a best which is expected to soon amid a tariff battle with state-led creation of glo- picture Oscar winner, Ali- overtake the U.S. as the Washington and weak bal competitors in robo- baba Group Holding Ltd. world’s biggest box office global demand, a survey tics and other technology is eyeing more Hollywood market, and to increase showed yesterday. that Washington, Europe, movies. The company its share of global ticket The monthly purchasing Japan and other trading also expects that more revenue. managers’ index by the go- partners say violate Chi- U.S. goods and services Sunday’s Oscar win- vernment statistics bureau na’s market-opening obli- will be imported into Chi- ner, “Green Book,” is an and an industry group fell gations. na, and that the U.S. tra- example of the quality 0.3 points to 49.2 on a China’s global exports re- de deficit with China will of the productions the e- 100-point scale on which bounded in January from narrow. commerce giant wants numbers below 50 indi- done,” Lighthizer said Any U.S.-Chinese deal is a contraction but sales to Joe Tsai, Alibaba’s exe- to be involved with, Tsai cate activity contracting. during an appearance be- unlikely until at least the the United States fell 2.4 cutive vice chairman, said. Alibaba has inves- That was the lowest level fore a U.S. House of Re- end of March, so “another percent from a year ear- said in an interview with ted for several years in since February 2016. presentatives panel. He month or two of bad PMI lier, reflecting the impact Bloomberg TV that he individual films like ins- Chinese manufacturers mentioned Washington’s data” are likely, Pang of Trump’s tariff hikes. was cautiously optimistic tallments of the “Mission: have been hurt by Pre- desire for an enforcement said. The trade battle has ra- that a trade deal between Impossible” franchise. sident Donald Trump’s mechanism with penalties Measures of output and ttled Chinese consumers, the two countries will be Other Chinese companies punitive tariffs in a fight if Beijing fails to carry out employment declined, some of whom say they reached. He also said that such as Perfect World Co. over Beijing’s technology its commitments but gave according to the National are putting off big pur- Chinese domestic con- have backed portfolios of plans and cooling consu- no other details. Bureau of Statistics and chases until the economic sumption has become a films. mer demand at home and Companies are wary of the Federation of Logistics outlook is clearer. That bigger part of China’s eco- “Green Book,” which abroad. making investments and & Purchasing. sets back Beijing’s cam- nomy, driving imports. faced criticism over the Trump said weekend other long-term decisions The weakness in trade paign to nurture self-sus- “China is going to be accuracy of its handling talks in Washington made without a formal settle- and manufacturing has taining economic growth more open for imports, of real-world events, will progress but his chief ne- ment, economists say. increased pressure on the based on domestic con- not just in goods, but also open in China on Mar- gotiator, Trade Represen- “Unless the trade war ruling Communist Par- sumption instead of ex- in services, including con- ch 1 with tickets for sale tative Robert Lighthizer, truly turns into an exten- ty to resolve its fight with ports and investment. tent,” Tsai said. on Alibaba’s platforms. indicated Wednesday the- ded truce, the weakening Washington. The government has war- Those imports include “We see the opportuni- re are significant differen- trend may not end qui- Last year’s economic ned Chinese exporters the movies. Hollywood stu- ty to bring high-quality ces between the two sides. ckly,” Irene Pang of ING growth declined to a three- global environment is “com- dios have been hoping content into China,” Tsai “Much still needs to be said in a report. decade low of 6.6 percent plicated and severe.” AP for an increase in the said. Bloomberg fri 01.03.2019
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a prior promise to call Jiang’s mother when they arrived at the jail. Rights lawyer disappears Prior to Jiang’s arrest in 2016, he had worked to publicize the plight of lawyers arrested in a sweeping crackdown on legal on prison release date advocates that began in July Yanan Wang, Beijing “The Chinese government ges filed. Chen, the blind legal th. His skin tone was darker, 2015. He was forced to stop is so shameless,” Jin said in a activist, was confined for years he appeared gaunt, and his lips practicing law in 2009, after prominent Chinese phone interview from Los An- at his home in a northern Chine- were cracked, Jiang’s sister told authorities refused to renew his human rights lawyer geles, where she lives with their se village, guarded around-the- Jin. He requested that his sis- legal license. disappeared on the 16-year-old daughter. clock by hired thugs until his ter pick him on his release date Jiang was sentenced in 2017 to day of his scheduled “He’s completed his sentence escape in 2012. and bring him to their ancestral two years in prison for inciting releaseA from prison yesterday now, so he should be free,” she Environmental activist Wu home in Henan’s Luoshan coun- subversion of state power, a va- and was reportedly taken away said. “Is Chinese law just a piece Lihong has been restricted to his ty. gue charged often levied against by unknown persons. of scrap paper?” home in the eastern city of Wuxi On Tuesday, however, state se- human rights activists. Prose- Jiang Tianyong, who defended Jiang’s sister and father have under constant surveillance sin- curity agents visited Jiang’s pa- cutors accused Jiang of using politically sensitive clients like also been missing since Wed- ce his release in 2010 after ser- rents and said he would not be social media platforms to deni- blind legal activist Chen Guan- nesday afternoon, when state ving a three-year sentence over permitted to return home, and grate the government and judi- gcheng and followers of the security agents were supposed allegedly trumped-up charges of would instead be sent to Zhen- cial authorities said he incited outlawed Falun Gong spiritual to be escorting them to the pri- financial crimes. gzhou, Henan’s capital, where others to subvert state power, group, had completed a two- son, Jin said. Such restrictions are tightened the government would determi- including fabricating claims year sentence handed down for Calls to the prison yesterday during politically sensitive occa- ne his housing and employment. that another lawyer had allege- crimes against the state. rang unanswered. sions, such as next week’s start The next day, state security dly been tortured in custody. But supporters who arrived at China has increasingly placed of the annual session of China’s agents said they would escort Jin said she worries about her the prison in central Henan pro- those it considers dissidents un- rubber-stamp parliament, the Jiang’s sister and father to the husband’s health, as he suffers vince were told that unknown der various types of extra-legal National People’s Congress. jailhouse to meet him upon from high blood pressure. individuals had already picked detention even after they have Jin said Jiang’s sister visited his release. The two have since “Our daughter was looking him up and taken him away, served their sentences, with no him earlier this month and re- been unreachable, Jin said, with forward to talking to her father,” said his wife Jin Bianling. due process or additional char- ported that he was in poor heal- their cellphones shut off despite Jin. “Now what can we do?” AP
Despite the denials of Police a secret. However, over the Border Chinese military activity the Washington Post in in the area, unconfirmed February reported on the reports have shown what sizeable Chinese military Ministry denies speculation of appear to be Chinese mi- complex first-hand, al- litary vehicles operating in though it remains unclear military presence in Afghanistan the corridor, which lies in what the troops’ mission the shadow of the Hindu is and Ren provided no hina’s defense mi- Ministry spokesman Ren curity Council. in the adjacent Wakhan Kush mountains with Ta- details. Cnistry defended mi- Guoqiang told reporters “This cooperation be- Corridor belonging to Af- jikistan to the north and The area borders China’s litary cooperation with at a monthly briefing that nefits the two countries, ghanistan, in line with Pakistan to the south. restive Xinjiang region, Tajikistan yesterday cooperation between the their two militaries and earlier denials of any China had apparently where Beijing has de- following a report of a si- two was “in line with” in- regional peace and stabili- plans to deploy troops to sought to keep its Ta- ployed a massive security zeable Chinese troop pre- ternational law and rela- ty,” Ren said. the war-torn nation with jikistan base manned by presence following violent sence at a base in the Cen- ted resolutions passed by However, Ren said there which it shares a narrow members of the para- attacks by Muslim separa- tral Asian state. the United Nations Se- was no Chinese presence border. military People’s Armed tists in past years. AP 01.03.2019 fri
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Hanoi Summit long on dramatic imagery but short on tangible results. There had long been skepti- cism that Kim would be willing No deal: Trump, Kim summit to give away the weapons his nation had spent decades developing and Pyongyang felt ensured its survival. But collapses over sanctions impasse even after the summit ended, Trump praised Kim’s commit- Jonathan Lemire, Deb Riechmann ment to continue a morato- & Foster Klug, Hanoi rium on missile testing. ap photo Trump also said he believed alks between President the autocrat’s claim that he TDonald Trump and North had nothing to do with the Korea’s Kim Jong Un collap- 2017 death of Otto Warmbier, sed yesterday after the two si- a American college student des failed to bridge a standoff who died after being held in a over U.S. sanctions, a dispiri- North Korean prison. ting end to high-stakes mee- “I don’t believe that he would tings meant to disarm a global have allowed that to happen,” nuclear threat. Trump said. “He felt badly Trump blamed the break- about it.” down on North Korea’s insis- The declaration immediately tence that all the punishing called to mind other moments sanctions the U.S. has impo- when Trump chose to believe sed on Pyongyang be lifted wi- autocrats over his own inte- thout the North committing to lligence agencies, including eliminate its nuclear arsenal. siding with the Saudi royal “Sometimes you have to family regarding the death of walk,” Trump explained at a journalist Jamal Khashoggi closing news conference after and supporting Russia’s Vla- the summit was abruptly cut dimir Putin’s denials that he short. He said there had been a interfered with the 2016 elec- proposed agreement that was tion. “ready to be signed.” If the first Trump-Kim sum- “I’d much rather do it right mit gave the reclusive nation’s than do it fast,” Trump said. leader entree onto the interna- “We’re in position to do some- tional stage, the second appea- thing very special.” called Trump a “racist” and mizing what seemed to be a zero” and diplomacy is now “at red to grant him the legitimacy Mere hours after both na- “conman” and claimed prior chasm between the two sides. a crossroads.” his family has long desired. tions had seemed hopeful of a knowledge of foreign powers’ Longstanding U.S. policy has The collapse was a dramatic Kim, for the first time, affa- deal, the two leaders’ motor- efforts to help Trump win in insisted that U.S. sanctions on turnaround from the optimism bly parried with the interna- cades roared away from the 2016. North Korea would not be lif- that surrounded the talks after tional press without having to downtown Hanoi summit site North Korea’s state media ted until that country commi- the leaders’ dinner Wednes- account for his government’s within minutes of each other, made no immediate comment tted to, if not concluded, com- day and that had prompted the long history of oppression. He their lunch canceled and a on the diplomatic impasse, plete, verifiable and irreversi- White House to list a signing secured Trump’s support for signing ceremony scuttled. and Kim remained in his lo- ble denuclearization. Trump ceremony on Trump’s official the opening of a liaison offi- The president’s closing news cked-down hotel after leaving declined to restate that goal schedule for Thursday. ce in Pyongyang, without of- conference was hurriedly mo- the summit venue. The North yesterday, insisting he wanted The two leaders had seemed fering any concessions of his ved up, and he departed for Korean leader was scheduled flexibility in talks with Kim. to find a point of agreement own. Even without an agree- Washington more than two to meet with top Vietnamese “I don’t want to put myself when Kim, who fielded ques- ment, Trump’s backing for hours ahead of schedule. leaders on Friday and leave in that position from the stan- tions from American jour- the step toward normalization The disintegration of talks Saturday on his armored train dpoint of negotiation,” he said. nalists for the first time, was provided the sort of recogni- came after Trump and Kim for the long return trip, throu- White House aides stressed asked if the U.S. may open a tion the international com- had appeared to be ready to gh China, to North Korea. that Trump stood strong, and liaison office in North Korea. munity has long denied Kim’s inch toward normalizing re- Trump insisted his relations some observers evoked the Trump declared it “not a bad government. lations between their still te- with Kim remained warm, but 1987 Reykjavík summit be- idea,” and Kim called it “wel- Experts worried that the chnically warring nations and he did not commit to having a tween Ronald Reagan and the comable.” Such an office would darker side of Kim’s leader- as the American leader dam- third summit with the North Soviet Union’s Mikhail Gorba- mark the first U.S. presence in ship was being brushed asi- pened expectations that their Korean leader, saying a possi- chev, a meeting over nuclear North Korea and a significant de in the rush to address the negotiations would yield an ble next meeting “may not be weapons that ended without a grant to a country that has North’s nuclear weapons pro- agreement by North Korea to for a long time.” Though both deal but laid the groundwork long been deliberately starved gram: the charges of massive take concrete steps toward he and Secretary of State Mike for a future agreement. of international recognition. human rights abuses; the pri- ending a nuclear program Pompeo said significant pro- The failure in Hanoi laid bare son camps filled with dissiden- that Pyongyang likely sees as gress had been made in Hanoi, a risk in Trump’s unpredictab- ts; a near complete absence of its strongest security guaran- the two sides appeared to be le negotiating style: Preferring There media, religious and speech tee. galaxies apart on an agree- one-on-one meetings with his freedoms; the famine in the In something of a role re- ment that would live up to U.S. foreign counterparts, his ad- had been a 1990s that killed hundreds of versal, Trump had delibera- stated goals. ministration often eschews proposed thousands; and the executions tely ratcheted down some of “Basically, they wanted the the staff-level work done in of a slew of government and the pressure on North Korea, sanctions lifted in their enti- advance to assure a deal and agreement that military officials, including his abandoning his fiery rhetoric rety, and we couldn’t do that,” envisions summits more as uncle and the alleged assassi- and declaring that he wanted Trump told reporters. messaging opportunities than was ‘ready to nation order of his half-bro- the “right deal” over a rushed Kim, he explained, appea- venues for hardline negotia- ther in a Malaysian airport. agreement. For his part, Kim, red willing to close his coun- tion. be signed’ Trump also has a history of when asked whether he was try’s main nuclear facility, the There was disappointment cutting short foreign trips and ready to denuclearize, had Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific and alarm in South Korea, But questions persisted walking out of meetings when said, “If I’m not willing to Research Center, if the sanc- whose liberal leader has been throughout the summit, inclu- he feels no progress is being do that I won’t be here right tions were lifted. But that a leading orchestrator of the ding whether Kim was willing made. That includes a notab- now.” would leave him with missiles, nuclear diplomacy and who to make valuable concessions, le episode this year when he The breakdown denied warheads and weapon sys- needs a breakthrough to res- what Trump would demand in walked out of a White House Trump a much-needed trium- tems, Pompeo said. There are tart lucrative engagement pro- the face of rising domestic tur- meeting with House Speaker ph amid growing domestic also suspected hidden nuclear jects with the impoverished moil and whether the meeting Nancy Pelosi and Senate De- turmoil back home, including fuel production sites around North. Yonhap news agency could yield far more concrete mocratic Leader Chuck Schu- congressional testimony this the country. said that the clock on the Ko- results than the leaders’ first mer over a government shut- week by his former personal “We couldn’t quite get there rean Peninsula’s security si- summit, a meeting in Singapo- down, calling the negotiation lawyer Michael Cohen, who today,” Pompeo said, mini- tuation has “turned back to re less than a year ago that was “a total waste of time.” AP fri 01.03.2019
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sanctions relief in exchange for broader nuclear disarmament steps by the North shows that S. Korea says failure to reach the nuclear negotiations have entered an “elevated level.” “The [South Korean] gover- nment will do all it can to en- nuclear deal ‘unfortunate’ sure that the United States and North Korea can maintain Kim Tong-Hyung, Seoul momentum for dialogue while continuing their close commu- outh Korea described ap photo nication and cooperation,” the the breakdown of nu- Blue House said. clear talks between Pre- It said Moon spoke with sident Donald Trump Trump on the phone as the Sand North Korean leader Kim American leader flew out of Jong Un on yesterday as unfor- Vietnam, and that Trump ex- tunate, but expressed hope that pressed a firm commitment to the two countries can continue continue a dialogue with the an active dialogue. North. The collapse of the Trump- Moon had hoped to follow the Kim summit in Vietnam is a Trump-Kim meeting with his setback for South Korean Pre- own fourth summit with Kim, sident Moon Jae-in, whose de- preferably in South Korea’s sire for closer relations between capital, Seoul. Some exper- the Koreas hinges on a nuclear ts say the prospects for such a breakthrough between the U.S. summit are now murkier after and North Korea. the talks fell through in Hanoi. Moon had planned to annou- Moon may find it difficult to sell nce new proposals for inter-Ko- a Seoul visit by Kim to South rean engagement, possibly in- Koreans without tangible pro- cluding economic cooperation, President Moon Jae-in (center) watches the summit gress on North Korea’s nuclear in a ceremony today marking disarmament. the 100th anniversary of a 1919 Kim is also likely to be reluc- uprising by Koreans against Ja- economic ties. ton sees economic pressure as Blue House said in a statement tant to travel to South Korea wi- panese colonial rule. Trump told reporters in Ha- its main leverage with the Nor- that it believes the U.S. and thout having something big to Moon has been held back in noi that his summit with Kim th. North Korea deepened their bring home, especially after ge- his drive for inter-Korean en- collapsed after North Korea North Korea’s state media understandings of each other tting nothing in Vietnam, where gagement by tough U.S.-led demanded a full removal of the have yet to comment on the during their “long and deep he arrived after traveling throu- sanctions against North Korea, sanctions in return for limited summit. discussions” in Hanoi. It said gh China on his private train for which prohibit many kinds of disarmament steps. Washing- South Korea’s presidential Trump’s willingness to offer more than two days. AP
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sachusetts sent an email during the hearing promising, if she be- ap photo comes president, not to pardon anyone implicated in the Trump investigations. She set down a challenge for others running to do same. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Min- nesota tweeted that Cohen’s testimony “is a big deal.” Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey said in a brief chat that he wasn’t watching the hearing but was “looking to digest it.” And Howard Schultz, the for- mer Starbucks CEO conside- ring an independent bid, said the testimony is “another stark reminder of President Trump’s utter disregard for honesty and decency.” The liberal base is restive, though. A new group, By the People, launched a pledge drive urging members of both parties in Congress to show leadership by extending the legislative branch’s oversight to the next step of impeachment. “We already know Donald Trump has committed impea- chable offenses,” said Alexandra Flores-Quilty, a spokesperson for the group. “We can’t wait any longer and want our representa- tives to move forward now.” Michael Cohen becomes emotional as he finishes a day of testimony to the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington So far only Tlaib and fellow newly elected Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota have signed on. USA Another new Democrat, Rep. Joe Cunningham of South Ca- rolina, said impeachment was not central to his campaign for office. “Our constituents back Analysis: Cohen hearing stokes home sent me up here to do a job and focus on certain issues and that’s not something I’m fo- touchy topic of impeachment cused on right now,” he said. Surveys show impeachment Lisa Mascaro & and “whether or not there’s a “If it was not already obvious,” process and trigger a voter ba- has merit for some voters. In a Steve Peoples, Washington crooked CEO in the Oval Office.” Miller said, “there are mem- cklash. January Washington Post-ABC Hours into Cohen’s testi- bers here with a singular goal in Among them, only former Texas News poll, about as many Ame- ichael Cohen’s testi- mony yesterday (Macau time), Congress to impeach President Rep. Beto O’Rourke has directly ricans said Congress should be- Mmony is just the beginning. New Hampshire’s statehouse Trump.” called for Trump’s impeachment. gin impeachment proceedings The House oversight hearing Speaker Steve Shurtleff, a De- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has Others approached the Cohen (40 percent) as said they appro- with President Donald Trump’s mocrat, said that impeaching kept calls for impeachment at bay hearing in more cautious and ved of the job Trump is doing as former attorney, coming in ad- the president was becoming a by insisting that Mueller first must creative ways. president (37 percent). vance of special counsel Robert realistic option. be allowed to finish his work, whi- Billionaire liberal activist Tom Mueller’s report, heralds what “They’re putting a lot of meat ch reports suggest could happen Steyer, who has poured millions Democrats in Congress view as on the bone,” Shurtleff said in in the coming weeks, and present Trump allies of dollars into a campaign the long days ahead providing an interview. “It could be a one- his findings publicly — though it’s calling for Trump’s impeach- checks and balances on the Oval two punch,” he said of the Cohen unclear whether the White House have tried ment, said Cohen’s testimony Office. hearing and Mueller report. “I will allow its full release. to use the marked a turning point in the For some, the outcome may — think it’ll connect a lot of dots.” Pelosi says the House shouldn’t debate because it’s clear Trump or may not — lead to grounds Trump allies have tried to use pursue impeachment for political prospect of broke the law. His group is lau- for impeachment. For others, the prospect of impeachment reasons, nor should it hold back nching a TV ad over the next impeachment cannot come fast as a political weapon. The pre- for political reasons. Instead, she impeachment week to highlight that point. enough. sident’s former chief counse- says lawmakers need to do their “It ended the argument. It di- What is certain, though, is the lor, Steve Bannon, had warned jobs as a co-equal branch of gover- as a political dn’t end the fight,” Steyer said in mounting tension. As the hea- before the 2018 elections that nment and go wherever the facts weapon an interview. rings and investigations unfold, Democrats would impeach the lead. Steyer says Democrats can Democrats, particularly those president if they won control of “The American people expect only wait on the Mueller report running for the White House, Congress. us to hold the administration ac- Sen. Kamala Harris of Califor- for so long before they have may be speeding toward a mo- Republicans are taking up that countable,” said Rep. David Ci- nia, used the hearings as a fun- to make their own decisions. ment when they have no choice mantle. At the start of the Cohen cilline, D-R.I, a member of Hou- draising opportunity. “Are you His group is hosting town halls but to consider the I-word. hearing, the top Republican on se leadership. “And if during the watching Michael Cohen testify in the hometown districts of Newly elected Democratic the panel, Rep. Jim Jordan of course of that we come upon suf- before Congress today?” cam- key House chairmen — inclu- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, among the Ohio, said the only reason for ficient evidence that warrants his paign manager Juan Rodriguez ding Rep. Elijah Cummings of most outspoken lawmakers on the session was so Democra- removal, I think they expect us to wrote. “There’s a lot to unpack, Maryland, who presided over impeachment, says that as the ts could pursue impeachment. do that.” but it’s abundantly clear: if we the Wednesday’s hearing. 2020 presidential candidates Another committee Republican, But Democrats are not there yet, are finally going to get to the tru- But as the Oversight Commit- visit her Detroit-area district, Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, called at all. th, Congress must act to protect tee chairman exited the hours- “most residents are going to ask the hearing a “circus” not wor- So far, the Democratic Party’s Robert Mueller from being fired long sessions, Cummings told re- where they stand on this issue.” th Americans’ time. And newly potential 2020 class has tried to before his findings in the Russia porters the only people using the Voters are less concerned with elected Republican Rep. Carol avoid the impeachment question investigation are made public.” I-word were the Republicans. Mueller’s Russia investigation, Miller of West Virginia said the altogether, fearful that calling for He asked for donations of be- “Not one person on our side Tlaib said, than with the day- sole purpose was “discrediting impeachment before the Mueller tween $10 and $250. mentioned the word impeach- to-day White House operations the president.” report is out could undermine the Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Mas- ment,” the chairman said. AP fri 01.03.2019
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USa Northern California river ap photo floods 2,000 buildings Haven Daley red to ride out the storm. He and that closed railroad tracks in the & Olga R. Rodriguez, California employees moved computers, Sierra Nevada. business records and furniture In Idaho, the mountain town Northern California to second-floor room. of Stanley became marooned river flooded 2,000 “As long as everybody is safe, after all three highways leading homes, businesses and dry and warm, it’s all fine. You to the town were closed because other buildings and just ride it out,” said Bridges, of drifting snow, avalanches and leftA two communities virtual is- noting that this flood was the the risk of more slides. lands after days of stormy wea- fourth he’s experienced in 33 ther, officials said yesterday. years. The towns of Guerneville and He added: “People in Flori- About 3,500 Monte Rio were hardest hit by da have hurricanes, people in water pouring from the Russian Maine have blizzards; we have people in River, which topped 46 feet, said floods,” he said. “It’s the price two dozen Briana Khan, a Sonoma County we have to pay to live in paradi- spokeswoman. se.” communities neville recorded more than 20 through any water over a foot The river frequently floods in The river was one of several inches of rain in 48 hours. high because you never know rainy weather but it hadn’t rea- in Northern California that was along the river Elsewhere in Northern Califor- what you’re going to find.” ched that level for 25 years and engorged by days of rain from nia, dozens of people had to be Firefighters in Monte Rio wasn’t expected to recede again western U.S. storms that also remained under rescued from cars stranded whi- worked through the night until late Thursday night. dumped heavy snow in the Sier- evacuation le motorists tried to drive throu- pulling people out of cars stuck About 3,500 people in two do- ra Nevada, throughout the Paci- gh flooded roads. Nina Sheehan, in flooded roadways and get- zen communities along the river fic Northwest and into Montana, orders who is visiting from North Caro- ting people out of their homes remained under evacuation or- where Gov. Steve Bullock signed lina, had to abandon her rental as water approached, Fire Chief ders. an emergency order to help keep Several areas in California set SUV after it got stuck in a floo- Steve Baxman told the Press- Jeff Bridges didn’t leave even up the supply of heating fuel record-high rainfall totals in ded hotel parking lot. Democrat newspaper of Santa though he said the water was 8 amid frigid temperatures. recent days, including nearby “We made a decision to take Rosa. feet deep in some places. The co- Two Amtrak trains together Santa Rosa, which had nearly the rental car through the waist- “We took 17 people out of cars owner of the R3 Hotel in Guer- carrying nearly 300 passengers 8 inches of rain in one day. The high water and we got two thirds and houses during the night. neville, said he and others who stopped and reversed direc- often-waterlogged Venado wea- of the way and then the car stal- Too many people are driving stayed behind were well-prepa- tions because of an avalanche ther station 5 miles from Guer- led,” she said. “Do not try to go into water,” he said.
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TV canal macau cinema this day in history Friday cineteatro 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) 28 Feb 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) 15:00 Miguel Araújo - Ao Vivo Teatro Cinema de Fafe 15:55 Zig Zag 16:20 Viver é Fácil 16:45 Quem Quer Ser Milionário 17:40 Arquitectarte 18:05 O Douro nos Caminhos da Literatura - Fim 18:50 TDM Talk Show (Repetição) 19:25 Livros com João Guedes (Repetição) iege of arajevo is lifted 19:35 Os Nossos Dias Sr.2 1996 S S 20:30 Telejornal 21:15 Sinais de Vida The siege of Bosnian capital Sarajevo has been declared 22:00 Contentor 13 officially over after amost four years of continuous shelling and sniper attacks. 22:30 Motel Bates Sr.1 The Muslim-led Bosnian government has taken back con- 23:15 TDM News Happy Death Day 2U room 1 trol of the suburb of Ilijas and a vital road connecting the 23:50 Jorge 2:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:30pm capital to the rest of Bosnia, after the longest siege in the 01:15 Telejornal (Repetição) Director: Christopher Landon history of modern warfare. 02:05 RTPi Directo Starring: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu Under the terms of the Dayton peace agreement, signed in Language: English (Chinese) December, the Bosnian Serbs were to give up control of five aturday Duration: 100min suburbs and return them to Muslim-Croat authority. S They had besieged the city since April 1992, when they 10:30 Zig Zag were outvoted by the Muslim Croat alliance in a referendum 10:50 Os Ursos Boonie e o Fantástico Outono on an independent Bosnia. 11:20 Beo and Peno Sr.2 The handover of the five suburbs was one of the most sen- 11:30 Chai Chai sitive parts of the Dayton accord and has been the cause of 11:50 Visita Guiada Sr.2 angry protests by Serbian residents who claim they would 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) rather leave their homes than live with Muslims, as they did 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) before the war. The first suburb to be handed over, Vogosca, was rapidly 14:30 Festival da Canção 2019 - 2ª Semifinal evacuated in the days preceding the handover last week as Por Onde Andou Carmen Miranda? 16:00 Serb residents fled their homes. 16:45 Janela Indiscreta As they left, they burned down a children’s nursery and se- 17:40 Hora dos Portugueses veral shops. 18:50 Joker According to the United Nations, there were 17,000 people 19:35 O Mundo da Dança Sr.1 living in Ilijas at the end of the war, but only 2,000 of them at 20:30 Telejornal BEN IS BACK the beginning of this week. 21:15 Os Condenados room 2 The handover is due to be completed by 20 March, by whi- 23:15 TDM News 2:30, 4:30, 9:30 pm ch time it is believed tens of thousands of Serbs will have left 23:50 Cá Por Casa Sr.2 Director: Peter Hedgesr their homes. Starring: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance Most of the Serbs affected are going to towns in eastern 00:55 Telejornal (Repetição) Language: English (Chinese) Bosnia, where they operated a policy of “ethnic cleansing”, RTPi Directo 01:40 Duration: 103min expelling Muslims and Croats to create Serb-dominated areas. Nenad Popovic, a policeman at a Serb checkpoint, told unday S The Independent newspaper: “All the Serbs are aware of the 10:30 Animaizinhos Selvagens Exploradores uncertainty we will face in the future and we are aware of the 11:00 Missa Dominical difficulties we will experience. But it is better to leave than to 12:30 Uma Mesa Portuguesa... Com Certeza! be a second-class citizen.” 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) During the 44-month war, more than 10,000 people are re- 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) ported to have died in the daily shelling and sniping attacks in 14:30 Top Chef Jr. Sr.1 Sarajevo. Some 1,800 of the casualties were children. There have been numerous atrocities - including a single 15:15 Rat-A-Tat Sr.1 shell fired at Sarajevo’s Markale market on 5 February 1994 16:25 Viva a Música Sr.4 which killed 68 people and wounded more than 100. 17:10 Brainstorm Nato intervened in 1995 after a mortar attack on Sarajevo 18:00 GNR - Afectivamente in which 38 people were killed. 19:45 Bem-Vindos a Beirais fate/stay night: heaven’s feel ii It ordered air strikes against the Bosnian Serbs which finally 20:30 Telejornal lost butterfly forced them to return to the negotiating table and sign the 21:15 Contraponto room 1 Dayton accord. 22:20 Coisas Curiosas de Saber 7:30pm The war has left Sarajevo deeply scarred. Many buildings Director: Tomonori Sudô have been destroyed and most have suffered some damage. 22:45 City Folk - Gente da Cidade Starring: Yu Asakawa, Mai Kadowaki, Hiroshi Kamiya 23:15 TDM News New cafes are opening, sniper screens are coming down Language: Japanese (Chinese & English) and shops are selling exotic fruits once again, but most peo- 23:50 TDM Reportagem (Repetição) Duration: 117min ple living in the city are unemployed and 70% of the popu- 00:10 Magazine Liga Europa 2018/2019 lation are wholly or partly dependent on aid supplies of flour, 01:05 Telejornal (Repetição) pasta, beans and rice. 01:50 RTPi Directo Although government employees are being paid in dinars, the only acceptable currency is German Deutschmarks. The departure of the Serbs has also struck a blow at in- ternational efforts to establish Sarajevo as the multi-national Offbeat capital of a united Bosnia. Switzerland mulls studies on legal Courtesy BBC News sale of cannabis n context Switzerland’s government is taking steps to allow I limited studies on the legal sale of cannabis — though The first war crimes trial centring on the siege of Sarajevo ended with a any liberalization appears to be a distant prospect. the wandering earth Bosnian Serb general being sentenced to 20 years in jail. The governing Federal Council said yesterday it sent General Stanislav Galic, who commanded the Bosnian Serb forces that room 3 to parliament a proposal to allow municipalities to run besieged the Bosnian capital during the war, was found guilty by the war pilot projects on “the advantages and disadvantages 42:30, 7:15pm Director: Frant Gwo crimes tribunal. of alternative forms of regulation,” such as the regu- Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic and General Ratko Mladic, Starring: Chuxiao Qu, Jing Wu, Guangjie Li lated sale of cannabis in pharmacies. The possession his army chief, were both indicted for war crimes but continue to evade Language: Chinese (Chinese & English) arrest. and consumption of cannabis with more than 1 per- Duration: 123min cent THC, the main psychoactive constituent of can- The war left about three million refugees. An agreement signed in Sara- nabis, are currently illegal. jevo in January 2005 pledged to resolve the crisis by the end of 2006. Dragon Ball super broly Refugees have also been given the right to return to their pre-war homes The government said 200,000 people in the country room 3 - although in many cases they have returned only long enough to sell off of 8 million regularly consume cannabis recreationally 4:45, 9:30pm their belongings and move back to where they have settled since the war. despite the ban, leading to a flourishing black market Director: Tatsuya Nagamine The Sarajevo film festival which started as a cultural stand against the and high enforcement costs. Starring: Masako Nozawa, Aya Hisakawa, Ryô Horikawa Bosnian war in 1994 has grown in popularity and is now the most im- The tightly regulated pilot projects will run for a max- Language: Japanese (Chinese & English) portant cultural event in the country. imum 10 years, after which studies will be reviewed. Duration: 100min fri 01.03.2019 th Anniversary
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Steve Douglas Football second a delightful back-heel into the net from 12 meters past he Premier League stunned goalkeeper Ben Foster. title race looks to be a Center back Virgil van Dijk duel between Liverpool also scored twice, both headers and Manchester City Liverpool, City win to from crosses, after Divock Origi Tafter the top two collected con- had made it 3-0. trasting home wins yesterday It was a good evening for Li- [Macau time] and third-place verpool’s defenders, with right Tottenham lost at Chelsea for a set up duel for EPL title back Trent Alexander-Arnold second defeat in five days. setting up three goals and left Just when questions were star- back Andrew Robertson assis-
ting to be asked about Liver- ap photo ting with the other two. pool’s credentials, the leaders “Let’s enjoy the ride and see delivered their biggest victory of how far it takes us,” said Klopp, the season: A 5-0 thrashing of whose side has still only lost one Watford at Anfield. league game all season. That’s the kind of scoreline City has been producing in re- AGUERO RESCUES CITY cent weeks but, after needing After recent hat tricks against extra time and penalties to win Arsenal and Chelsea, Aguero the English League Cup on Sun- was again the match winner for day, Pep Guardiola said he’d City — this time with a solitary be happy with any kind of win goal. against West Ham three days The Argentine striker tucked later. away a penalty after substitute A second-half penalty from Bernardo Silva was fouled on a Sergio Aguero secured a 1-0 win mazy run into the penalty area. for City, which stayed a point Aguero is now the top scorer in back in second place. the league with 18 goals. Tottenham’s title bid is likely over, though, with 10 games re- MKHITARYAN STARS maining. And it disintegrated in With three straight wins, Ar- quite embarrassing fashion at senal has found form just at the Stamford Bridge, with Kieran right time going into the north Trippier’s own goal — following London derby at the weekend. a mix-up with goalkeeper Hugo Henrikh Mkhitaryan starred Lloris — clinching a 2-0 win for against Bournemouth, scoring Chelsea. Liverpool’s Divock Origi celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s third goal one goal and setting up two With Tottenham having also more for Pierre-Emerick Auba- lost at Burnley on Saturday, the meyang and Laurent Koscielny. team is now nine points off the beating Crystal Palace 3-1 for a sea coach Maurizio Sarri chose at the ground. Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Laca- lead and only four ahead of Ar- club-record eighth straight away instead to start Willy Cabellero Pedro Rodriguez put Chelsea zette were the other scorers. senal, which beat Bournemou- win. — and the team’s second-choice ahead in the 57th minute, his That result at Emirates Sta- th 5-1 to strengthen its grip on goalkeeper was barely troubled. shot from an acute angle going dium ensured Man United re- fourth place. SARRI REASSERTS Instead, the focus ended up on through Lloris’ legs. mained outside the top four Tottenham and Arsenal meet AUTHORITY the visiting ‘keeper. despite another impressive in the north London derby to- Chelsea didn’t even need the In a humiliating passage of LIVERPOOL’S RESPONSE performance under Ole Gunnar morrow at Spurs’ temporary world’s most expensive goalkee- play in the 84th minute, Totte- With Mohamed Salah going Solskjaer. home of Wembley Stadium. per to derail Tottenham. nham right back Kieran Trippier through a barren run, Sadio Romelu Lukaku scored twice “Tonight makes it impossible Kepa Arrizabalaga was dro- didn’t look up as he attempted a Mane is the forward Liverpool and Ashley Young added the to fight Man City and Liverpool,” pped to the bench as punish- back-pass to goalkeeper Hugo is counting on for goals at the third for injury-hit United in its Tottenham manager Mauricio ment for refusing to be substitu- Lloris. The France captain had moment. win at Palace. Pochettino said. “Only they can ted in the League Cup final loss come out of his goal, though, The Senegal international In the other game yesterday, win the league.” to City. Reasserting his authority and saw Trippier’s pass go by his made it six in his last six league Southampton climbed out of Manchester United is one after a star player’s high-profile left side and trickle into the net. games by scoring the opening the relegation zone by beating point further back in fifth after show of insubordination, Chel- Trippier and Lloris both stared two goals against Watford — the Fulham 2-0. AP
Rugby Top stars voice concerns about planned global league he top players in “The issue of player load welfare, and the integrity Six Nations tournament world rugby expres- has never been so topical, of matches. in February-March, and
T ap photo sed their concern about a however needs to be pro- “Fans want to see mea- the southern hemisphe- proposed new global com- perly understood,” said ningful games,” Read said. re’s Rugby Championship petition, saying it is “out of Sexton, who is president “They don’t want to see in August to October. touch” and could damage of the IRP. “To suggest fatigued players playing a World Rugby said at the the “integrity” of the sport that players can play five reduced quality of rugby time that the meeting was at the highest level. incredibly high-level test as part of a money-driven, “positive and productive” Captains of nine of the matches in consecutive weakened competition and it would “continue world’s top 10 nations weeks in November, is that doesn’t work for the exploring the viability of were among the players out of touch and shows li- players or clubs.” potential global competi- speaking on a conference England’s Owen Farrell ttle understanding of the Chief executives from the tion formats.” call set up by the Inter- physical strain this brin- top unions and tourna- Reacting to the latest national Rugby Players northern and southern pact on the quality of the gs.” ments attended a meeting comments by members (IRP) council to discuss hemisphere sides meeting international game. New Zealand captain in Los Angeles last month of the IRP, World Ru- the likely impact of the in a final. Ireland flyhalf Jonathan Kieran Read described about the proposed new gby said yesterday they planned World Rugby Concerns raised by Sexton, the 2018 world the upcoming period as a global competition . The were “surprising given Nations Championship. members of the IRP cou- player of the year, said “crucial moment for ru- aim is to provide greater (the) regular engagement The competition would ncil surrounded player there had been “little con- gby” that players are “ge- context to the interna- throughout this ongoing see 12 leading countries welfare, conflict between sideration” by governing nerally excited about” but tional game, which has process.” It added the go- play each other once per club and country, the lack body World Rugby about underlined there needed test matches in June and verning body’s commit- year toward a playoff se- of opportunities for Tier the issues raised previou- to be a balance between November along with the ment to player welfare is ries that leads to the top Two nations, and the im- sly by players. commercial needs, player northern hemisphere’s “unwavering.” AP THE Venezuela’s Juan Guaido in Brazil Station Air quality BUZZ to meet with Bolsonaro Roadside 40-60 Moderate Juan Guaido, recognized by many countries as ambassadors of several countries. Venezuela’s president, is in Brazil to meet with On Tuesday, Guaido met in Colombia with regio- High President Jair Bolsonaro. nal diplomats and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. Density 35-55 Juan Guaido arrived early yesterday in the capi- Guaido has won recognition as Venezuela’s righ- Residental tal of Brasilia. Later in the day, he is scheduled to tful leader from more than 50 nations, including Moderate meet Bolsonaro, who recognizes Guaido and has the United States, but has been unable to wrest Area opinion taken a hard line against Venezuelan President Ni- power from Maduro. colas Maduro. Guaido-led attempts over the weekend to bring Ambient 40-60 Guaido is also expected to meet with Foreign humanitarian aid into Venezuela via neighboring Moderate source: dsmg source: Kapok Minister Ernesto Araujo, leaders of Congress and Brazil and Colombia failed. Eric Sautedé Hanoi Postcard WORLD BRIEFS What has been will be again
Not everything is about arithmetic, far from it, as ap photo Macao’s Chief Executive election clearly shows. Vietnam sees upside If numbers were all that matters, elections in Ma- cao would seem fairer than in Hong Kong: in the case of our SAR, the CE is elected by an electo- to media invasion ral college of 400 electors, that is to say there is one elector for every 776 registered voters (total Israel’s attorney general of 310,400 registered voters at the end of 2018), recommended indicting whereas there is only 1 for 3,178 in Hong Kong ap photo Prime Minister Benjamin (1,200-member strong electoral college for the CE Netanyahu with bribery election and 3,814,318 registered voters). and breach of trust in a And then, even with only one candidate in Macao series of corruption cases, against three candidates in 2017 in Hong Kong, a momentous move our SAR gets the upper-hand, even though the that shook up Israel’s margin is less striking—basically twofold against election campaign and the Fragrant Harbour. Macao has a non-competi- could spell the end of the tive selection process with a single candidate and prime minister’s illustrious still, somehow, the ratio of electors to voters is in political career. Macao’s favour. In a recent piece, I made the assumption that the- re would be close to no change in the composition ap photo of the electoral college that is going to elect our next Chief Executive. First, I have to admit to a slight mistake as the structure of the college will accommodate two new- comers, in terms of functions: representatives of the newly revamped Municipal Affairs Bureau will Brexit Net migration replace two Macao delegates to the Chinese Peo- into Britain from the ple’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). other 27 EU countries And then, there should be new faces among the has fallen to near-decade Macao delegates to both the National People’s lows, suggesting Brexit Congress (NPC) and the CPPCC as both assem- Tran Van Minh, Hanoi and thousands of police came at the request of the uncertainty has made the blies were “elected” in 2017/2018. and military personnel North Korean delegation. country a less attractive On the side of the NPC, we have 12 Macao repre- or a one-party com- were deployed along the Some members of the elite destination for the bloc’s workers. However, net sentatives, but only four are actually new: Dominic munist state without a route. press group were so ira- Sio Chi Wai, Ng Sio Lai, Lai Sai Kei and Si Ka F migration from non-EU free press, there were bou- Whenever he or Trump te at being turfed out that countries has risen to its Lon. But these people can hardly be characterized nd to be some kinks when ventures out from his Ha- they posted their outrage as unfamiliar: Sio is a businessman, close asso- highest level since 2004. noi hotel, barricades en- on Twitter. ciate of the present CE and a former legislator; Vietnam agreed to welco- Ng is the president of the Macau General Union me more than 2,600 jour- sure the streets along his The White House also res- of Neighbourhood Associations (Kai Fong); Lai is nalists from around the route are deserted when tricted press access during a vice-chairman of the Macau Chinese Educators world to its capital for one his motorcade passes the summit, prohibiting ap photo Association; and Si is a Fujian-community leader, of the biggest news stories through. four print reporters, inclu- close associate of Mr Chan Meng Kam and cur- of the year. While Kim’s travel plans ding one from The Asso- rently a two-term legislator. And then, the four of But Vietnamese officials and itineraries are routi- ciated Press, from covering them participated in the election of Chui Sai On also saw an upside to hos- nely kept secret, getting in- the beginning of Trump’s Ireland’s deputy back in 2014: Sio and Si as legislators, Lai in the formation relating to Kim’s dinner with Kim in Hanoi Brexit ting media from arou- prime minister said that education constituency and Ng in the social servi- nd the world: This was a activities has been harder on Wednesday. That came ces constituency. Zero changes after all. the EU wants to work with unique chance to polish in Vietnam than it was in after two of those reporters Now, looking at the CPPCC delegates, things get Britain to ensure there is a a bit tricky. For sure, Ng Lap Seng who got four their country’s image and Singapore during the first asked questions of the pre- Brexit deal, as Irish drivers years in a US jail for bribing UN officials and Or Wai perhaps boost tourism and summit last June, said Pe- sident during earlier even- were warned they will Shuen, the chairman of Polytec Asset Holdings Li- investment. ter Wang, who works for ts at the summit. need new paperwork to mited involved in a trial over a land plot dispute with They were also keen to Taiwan’s Eastern Broad- Hanoi Mayor Nguyen Duc cross the currently invisible the Macao government will not be present as they show themselves as mem- casting Company. Chung told city residents border to Northern Ireland have not been re-appointed to the august assem- bers in good standing of “You can even follow Kim to be on their best beha- if the U.K. leaves the bloc bly. But out of 29 delegates for Macao, 18 are new, the global community by Jong Un, his personal ac- vior, noting the presence of without an agreement. including O Lam, the chief of cabinet of the Chief hosting the second summit tivities, while he went out foreign journalists. Executive; Cheong U, the former Secretary for So- between President Donald middle of the night in Sin- In a message on the city’s cial Affairs and Culture; Vong Hin Fai and Chan Trump and North Korean gapore. All reporters when website, he urged them to ap photo Hong, both sitting legislators non-competitively they knew the information, “maintain and sustain Ha- elected in functional constituencies; Wu Zhiliang, leader Kim Jong Un. the president of the Macao Foundation; Leong Lai, Hanoi was chosen for the they could rush to the lo- noians’ code of behavior, the director of Education and Youth Affairs Bureau summit location roughly cation trying to get a shot heighten the image of ci- and; Ho Ion Sang, a directly elected legislator. A two weeks ago, and Fo- to film what Kim Jong Un vilized, elegant, friendly few might actually make the cut to the electoral reign Ministry spokeswo- did,” he said. “But here it’s and hospitable Vietnamese USA Michael Cohen said committee (possibly 4 or 5 among 14 out of 29 in man Le Thi Thu Hang said very hard. They blocked people and Hanoi residen- during his congressional total) even though they were not among the happy whatever bumps might the road a couple of blocks ts in the eyes of internatio- testimony that Donald few in 2014. But again, none of these people are occur would be the result away and police are very nal press and friends.” Trump grossly overstated his wealth before really novel, to say the least. strict.” He also pleaded for bu- of having very little time becoming president, The functional constituencies, returning some to prepare for the largest Some reporters received sinesspeople to “refrain 350 electors to the election committee, are ano- including inflating his number of foreign media to a rude awakening about from hiking prices of goods ther game altogether that deserves more detailed assets during a failed bid scrutiny—to be continued!—especially because ever descend on Vietnam’s their host’s priorities just and services during the to buy the Buffalo Bills in some of these electors extend their reach across capital at one time. before the leaders arrived summit.” 2014. More on p14 the Delta. If Pansy Ho, the chairlady of Shun Tak Reporters generally agree in town. The White House “This is the best opportu- Holding, elects the Macao CE, her sister, Daisy security during the summit press corps was forced to nity to publicize the cultu- USA Floodwaters that Ho, the chairlady of SJM Holding Limited, elects is tight — maybe a bit too leave its established work re, development and ima- turned two Northern the Hong Kong one. But nobody can beat Francis tight for their liking. space at the Melia Hotel ge of Vietnam and capital California wine country Lui Yiu-tung, the deputy chairman of Galaxy Enter- When Kim transferred at after last-minute word that Hanoi to the international communities into islands reachable only by boat tainment Group, who himself elects both the CE in the China-Vietnam border Kim would be staying the- community, maintaining Hong Kong (as a delegate to the CPPCC) and the began receding yesterday from his personal train to re. The White House-ba- peace and friendship,” his after a rain-engorged CE of Macao (as one of the 120 electors represen- an armored limousine for sed journalists now share statement said. ting business and industry). Showing the way for river finally peaked after space at the International All his exhortations, further integration? the two-and-a-half hour swamping thousands of drive to Hanoi, Highway Media Center. though, couldn’t tame Ha- homes and businesses. One was closed to traffic Their ouster reportedly noi’s traffic.AP More on p15