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Japan-Korea Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe activists under probe (right) met with South P5 Korea’s intelligence chief yesterday, and said that while he welcomes any dialogue with North Korea regarding the country’s bloomberg denuclearization, the North must take real steps toward that goal. More on p13 Hato caused tumble Myanmar’s government yesterday rejected two reports presented to in expat livability the U.N. Human Rights Council that concluded it committed extreme human P3 rights violations, probably ranking amounting to crimes under international law, in its repression of several minority groups. ap photo

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CPPCC Health Bureau says no SARs can improve smoking rooms authorized mainland’s for Wynn Palace poverty he Health Bureau (SSM) situation Thas issued a statement in which it acknowledges its han Meng Kam, a member of the awareness of some casino CChinese People’s Political Consulta- workers collecting signatu- tive Conference (CPPCC) and a former res for a petition to enforce Macau lawmaker, has suggested his smoking control measures compatriots in the SARs should contri- in the VIP rooms and high bute to the mainland’s task of alleviating rollers’ common areas of the poverty in China. Wynn Palace casino in Cotai. According to a report by Macao Daily Several casino staff have News, Chan suggested the SARs’ media complained that their health sources should focus on places in the has been compromised by mainland where deep poverty exists, to Wynn Palace permitting gam- allow Macau citizens to understand the blers to smoke in those areas. reality behind poverty in the mainland, In response, the SSM cla- as well as to enhance their understan- rified, “no authorization ding of the country. for the creation of smoking Chan said that Macau residents could rooms or smoking areas has first be arranged to provide their help in been issued for the casino view of the tobacco control to meet the new requiremen- amendments to the Tobacco the mainland areas predominantly po- [in question],” adding that law by the Legislative As- ts, or have not been autho- Control Act, 138 joint inspec- pulated by ethnic minorities where deep smoke control inspectors are sembly, smoking is strictly rized [for] its construction, tions were conducted in casi- poverty exists, such as Xinjiang and Ti- working with the Gaming prohibited in common areas they will be closed and the nos and illegal smokers were bet. Inspection and Coordination and VIP gaming rooms in [people responsible] for them charged 262 times, figures Besides donating money or goods and Bureau to enforce the exis- casinos, except in smoking will be charged according to that represent a 50 percent improving the education environment ting law and tackle the occur- rooms previously authorized the law.” increase in the number of ins- and living conditions of these areas, rence of “illegal situations.” under the new requirements. The SSM also noted that pections year-on-year and an Chan believes that a key aspect for alle- The SSM also recalled that, The bureau reaffirmed that “if in the first two months sin- 188 percent hike in the num- viating poverty will be helping these re- according to last year’s re- smoking rooms are found not ce the entry into force of the ber of charges year-on-year. gions to develop their own specific cultu- ral industries, to increase their income. Chan also suggested that Macau’s role as a platform between China and Por- as survey the general and “Macau business- tuguese-speaking countries can also be economic sentiment of man forges ahead with used to lift areas out of poverty. Portuguese-speaking bank in Cabo Verde”, According to Chan, Macau can help tar- countries. referring to David get regions of the mainland to organize Based in Macau, CL- Chow’s latest project in exhibitions in Macau featuring goods Brief intends to identify the archipelago nation. made locally in the poverty stricken new routes and oppor- It also features articles areas. It can also help regions to enhance tunities for companies on Chinese e-commer- communication with other areas of the and people while su- ce companies in Portu- world through Macau, in particular by pporting Macau’s role guese-speaking coun- helping them to sell their goods to Euro- as a trade and econo- tries, Brazil’s pressure pe and Portuguese-speaking countries. mic platform between on China to diversify in- China and the eight vestment, the challen- Portuguese-speaking ges Mozambique is lawmakers bring countries. facing in regaining With a large team international investor proposals to beijing of researchers and confidence and the bio- MACAU MEMBERS of the Chinese analysts worldwide, graphy of Mozambican People’s Political Consultative Conference CLBrief will provide foreign minister José proposed new measures for film projects exclusive and detailed Pacheco. and environmental pollution during their information on issues On request, the new recent trip to Beijing. Si Ka Lon proposed of current economic service will also produ- that China support Macau in the SAR’s relevance to China’s ce sectoral reports on efforts to present itself as a foundation for New China-Lusophone initiatives, as well as investment opportuni- Chinese- and Portuguese-speaking coun- their connection with ties in countries of whi- tries’ post-production of film projects. Portuguese-speaking ch CLBrief has speciali- He further suggested that China offer tax news service launches countries. zed knowledge, as well relief for Macau films, as well as support At launch, the ser- as in industries seeking the post-production of mainland projects n English langua- countries, as well as the service will explore vice included several partners and capital. in Macau. Ho Ion Sang suggested that Age news service emerging business issues of legislation, ta- articles related to the At the time of publica- China improve the environmental pollu- that aims to provide opportunities with Chi- xation and investment MSAR, such as “A new tion, CLBrief is offering tion in Beijing and neighboring regions in-depth analysis of the na, was launched this opportunities. It will life for Forum Macao?”, free-of-charge subs- by reducing coal usage, in addition to developing economic week. profile key personali- “The Greater Bay Area cription registration for using more renewable energy-powered vehicles in public transportation and in and political situation Called China-Luso- ties in the public and Initiative: a further step its promotional laun- the government’s fleet. in Portuguese-speaking phone Brief (CLBrief), private sectors, as well in regional integration” ching stage.

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Singapore was followed in the rankings by three Australian cities: Brisbane in second po- Typhoon Hato caused tumble sition, and Adelaide and Syd- ney in joint-third. Perth (6th), Canberra (10th) Darwin (13th) and Melbourne (13th) all secu- in expat livability ranking red spots in the top-15. Quane said that “Australian acau has tumbled 18 justified on the back of several cities always tend to perform Mplaces on a livability typhoons last year, most nota- strongly in terms of livabili- ranking for Asian expatriates bly Hato, which struck the city ty for Asian expats due to the bloomberg on account of the impact of last on August 23. excellent facilities and infras- year’s typhoons, a global mobi- “Macau has seen a drop in tructure, as well as the gene- lity consulting firm said yester- the rankings due to the impact rally low levels of crime and air day. The fall puts the MSAR in of severe typhoons that hit the pollution.” joint-100th place out of a total area in 2017 and it is now consi- As for Japan, all surveyed ci- of 480 surveyed cities. dered less livable than locations ties in the country continued to The annual ranking, compi- such as Seoul which it sat above perform well, earning places in led by Employment Conditions in last year’s rankings,” said Lee the top-40 for Asian expatria- Abroad (ECA) International, Quane, regional director – Asia, tes. Some notable factors in Ja- seeks to evaluate the livability at ECA International. pan’s expat attractiveness are of over 480 locations worldwi- An ECA International repre- “the excellent facilities and in- de via several quality of life me- sentative added in an email to frastructure, as well as the high trics. the Times yesterday that the availability of a very broad ran- Factors used in the assess- typhoons had “impacted nega- ge of goods and services.” ment include climate, availabi- tively on the natural phenome- Taking the top spot for Euro- lity of health services, housing, na criteria […] but also on utili- pe this year is again the Danish access to leisure facilities, in- ties, as both the power and wa- capital, Copenhagen, followed frastructure, air quality, per- ter supplies were significantly by Bern, Switzerland (13th) sonal safety and political ten- impacted.” Elsewhere in China, the ma- ded its position as the most li- and the Dutch cities of Ams- sions. The firm notes that “the Meanwhile, Hong Kong re- jority of cities registered a fall vable city in the world for Asian terdam, Eindhoven and The impact of some of the factors mained more or less stagnant in the rankings on the basis of expats. According to Quane, Hague, which all placed joint- assessed will vary according in joint-28th. According to heightened internet censor- “This is due to a combination 16th. to the home location of the as- Quane, the semi-autonomous ship, the ban on virtual private of factors such as low crime ra- London lagged considerably signee,” but does not expound territory “continues to suffer networks (VPNs), and a dete- tes, easy access to good quali- behind in joint-67th, and New on how this is factored into the from long-term air quality and rioration in air quality. Beijing ty schools and healthcare and York trailed in joint-82nd, ranking. pollution issues which have dropped the furthest, falling 10 lower levels of pollution than mostly on account of poor me- The significant drop regis- seen it stay in the low position places to 134th. a lot of other locations in the trics for crime levels and air tered for Macau this year was in the rankings.” This year, Singapore defen- region.” pollution. DB

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he Secretary for Social Cheoc Van beach TAffairs and Culture, Ale- xis Tam, met several central government officials last week in Beijing to discuss possibilities of cultural ex- People warned change and cooperation be- tween Macau and mainland to stay clear of China. According to a statement Coloane beaches from Tam’s office, the visit included a meeting with the ‘black substance’ has appeared in Minister of Education, Chen A the sands of the Hac Sa and Cheoc Baosheng. Tam was said to Van beaches in Coloane, the Marine be pleased with the results and Water Bureau (DSAMA) has war- of the measure to allow local ned. According to a statement issued students to access university by the bureau, the company hired to institutions in the mainland. clean the beaches has “steadfastly pro- According to the figures ci- Alexis Tam (left) and Chen Baosheng ceeded with the cleaning works.” ted, this has already led to DSAMA has posted warnings at the the acceptance of approxi- ned to attract more main- Macau and the mainland Both sides also agreed to beach “appealing to citizens and tou- mately 1,000 students since land students to Macau. have already adopted com- deepen cultural exchange rists to pay attention to the situation last year, indicating greater Chen Baosheng said that mon teaching materials for and cooperation, especially and [not to go] to the beach.” recognition by Macau stu- education in Macau has history, which may “expand in the cultural and artistic The relevant government departmen- dents and their parents. produced good results and to more subjects” in future. development of Macau you- ts have been notified and DSAMA will This year, Tam said the expressed hopes that this In relation to cultural acti- th. To this end, the Ministry carry out a site inspection to collect MSAR government will con- will continue. “Macau will vities, the authorities revea- of Culture will provide more samples of the substance. tinue promoting the exchan- foster, in a stable way, the led that a series of activities opportunities for young peo- In a statement issued yesterday, the ge and training of teachers education of the love for the are being planned “with the ple in Macau to learn main- bureau stressed that there are cur- and students in fields such motherland and for Macau, help of the Ministry of Cul- land practices, such as inter- rently no lifeguards at the beaches, as as science, arts, languages, laying the foundations for a ture” to commemorate the nships in national, provin- the summer season has not yet arrived. sports and national educa- stable prosperity in the long 20th anniversary of the han- cial and municipal cultural Passers-by who “find any irregularity” tion. The measure is desig- term,” he said. dover in 2019. institutions. should contact DSAMA by phone. ad wed 14.03.2018

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December 4 so that his pro- secutorial immunity could be waived and he could be brought More New Macau members to court. Sou stands accused of the crime of aggravated diso- bedience dating back to a 2016 under investigation demonstration. ORE New Macau Association (ANM) members are under Macau’s human investigation for Malleged aggravated disobedien- rights condition ce, the group revealed at a press is deteriorating. conference yesterday, just mon- ths after lawmaker and former Self-censorship ANM president Sulu Sou was ousted from the Legislative As- and executive sembly to face similar charges. The activists are being inves- power abuse tigated for breaching electoral remain regulations in campaigning ac- tivities prior to last year’s Le- frequent. gislative Assembly election in New Macau Association September. One of the three cases mentio- ned involves Paul Chan, a for- During his brief tenure, the mer Macau lawmaker, who said democrat raised seven written yesterday that he was heard at parliamentary questions, one the Public Prosecutions Office oral question and two debate but has not yet been charged. motions, according to ANM. He Also at yesterday’s press con- “Macau’s human rights con- sociation noted. “The strive for The association also reviewed also disclosed seven detailed re- ference, ANM reviewed its un- dition is deteriorating. Self- democracy, freedom and pu- the work undertaken by young cords of meetings – to the ire of dertakings from the previous censorship and executive blic interest is still difficult [… democrat Sulu Sou. fellow lawmakers - under the tit- lunar year, and promised to power abuse remain frequent, but we] continue our work to Sou survived just seven weeks le of “No Secret in the Legislatu- keep up its fight in the year especially from the police,” a advance Macau’s political and in the Legislative Assembly re”, advocating for greater trans- ahead. statement released by the as- social environment.” before he was suspended on parency in the Assembly. DB Journalism was a door to ‘meet Men facing charges in Australia over illegal and talk with very special people’ exports of greyhounds

Renato Marques that I had mental space to our men are facing The greyhound racing do other things. So when Fcharges in New South authority added that in ortuguese jour- that opportunity appea- Wales, Australia, in rela- the cases of Li, Wei and nalist and author Ana red, I immediately accep- tion to the alleged export Yiwen, “each face addi-

P marques renato Margarida de Carvalho ted it.” of nine greyhounds to tional charges relating gave a talk yesterday after- She added that she did China and Macau without to their alleged failure to noon at the Macao Polyte- not have any book planned a greyhound passport attend or produce docu- chnic Institute (IPM) tit- or partially written while and certified pedigree ments to the Inquiry, as led “From Journalism to she was doing journalistic issued by Greyhounds directed.” Literature.” work, as that was impossi- Australasia, as annou- The GRNSW said it Carvalho was in town for ble: “I was always too busy nced in a statement by would not make any fur- the seventh edition of The even to think about it.” Greyhound Racing New ther comments on the Script Road - Macau Lite- Regarding her visit to South Wales (GRNSW). charges until a decision rary Festival. Macau, the author said Paul Wheeler, Danny Li, has been made. Speaking to an audien- she was moved to realize Wei Shan and Yiwen Xi Last October, the GR- ce almost exclusively Ana Margarida de Carvalho (left) that “[in another] cor- have been charged with NSW announced the dis- composed of students ner of the world there are conduct detrimental or qualification of another enrolled in Portugue- adding that events of the She added that the “good people interested in lear- prejudicial to the inte- three greyhound racing se language courses, the past pave the road ahead thing” about being a writer ning Portuguese [who are rest, welfare, image, con- participants following a award-winning author ad- for people. is “to be able to [convey] making] a great effort to trol and promotion of similar investigation. dressed the impact of her When asked about her that ‘first-time’ feeling, I study a language that is so greyhound racing. The case is likely to fuel 25-year journalism career definition of a good wri- think this is very impor- different from their own.” Wheeler is considered the cause of local animal on her current occupation. ter or what a person must tant” and reminded her She said she was pleased one of Australia’s leading protection organization “Journalism gave me [an possess to achieve that audience that books are to know that these studen- greyhound owners and Anima, which has been opportunity] to get in tou- status, the author said, capable of transporting ts are interested in a kind breeders. battling greyhound-re- ch with many things, so- “There are many ways to people through time and of literature that is “on the Investigations into lated issues in Macau metimes with quite horri- define a good writer, but space. opposite end” of what they the case began in 2016, for several years. The la- ble things and tragedies… one of them is the [pos- On the topic of her de- are used to. but formal accusations test of these concerns is but also gave me a chance session] of a permanent parture from journalism Carvalho has received are only being made the fate of the 600-odd to meet and talk with very curiosity about all things. to focus on fiction, Carva- several prestigious awards now, with the first court greyhounds that Anima special people,” Carvalho That is, to look [into so- lho said, “I was [making] from Portuguese literatu- hearing scheduled for claims are still living at said. mething] and never con- a great effort and leaving re and journalism associa- the end of this month. Macau’s Canidrome faci- “We are influenced by all sider that [fact or thing] behind a lot of things that tions. Her first novel “Que According to the same lity. events and situations that as ordinary [and] manage I shouldn’t have left and Importa a Fúria do Mar” statement, the four sus- The Canidrome may happen throughout our to keep the amazement [due to journalism] I had (“what the fury of the sea pects are also facing ad- close as soon as this sum- lives. We are more of the effect when facing the tri- to skip many things that matters”) was published ditional charges relating mer, but animal activists past than of the present, viality; [the] look of a child were important in my life. in 2013 and awarded the to the alleged failure to are still worried about the we are layered human that gets amazed with the Then [I realized] that in Grand Prize for Novels notify GRNSW of exports dogs’ fate, as the company beings full of sedimen- things they experience for fact what was requested from the Portuguese Wri- under the GRNSW Ra- that manages the facility ts and marks,” she said, the first time.” from me was too little and ters Association . cing Rules. has not been forthcoming. 14.03.2018 wed

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Construction of AL car Region’s urban planning park planned for Q2 ‘facing urgent needs’ The construction of the underground car park at Julie Zhu the Legislative Assembly (AL) square is expected to commence in the second seminar on Macau’s ur- half of this year. The ban planning was held government opened a public last week at the Macau tender for the concession University of Science yesterday, and received andA Technology (MUST). Ar- nine bids. The maximum chitecture scholars from several length of the construction universities, including Waseda period is 450 work days. University and Tsinghua Uni- The car park consists of two versity, and other mainland uni- underground floors and versities, voiced their opinions will be used exclusively for during the event. the Legislative Assembly. On the sidelines of the seminar, It will be connected to the Lin Guangzhi, director of the AL’s current car park and Institute for Social and Cultural offer 250 new parking Research, said that Macau’s ur- spaces for light vehicles and ban planning must involve coo- motorbikes. peration with its neighboring regions, particularly Guangdong Province and the city of Zhuhai. Zhang Zhiqing Lin Guangzhi Suspension In Lin’s opinion, the Greater Bay Area development plan is of customs “an excellent opportunity” for that all development and spa- universities, including MUST officer Macau’s spatial expansion. tial use should be planned con- and those mentioned earlier, When talking about the factors sistently with the government’s Due to the have been making design plans continues that affect Macau’s spatial ex- plan for the city’s development. and doing research together on pansion and development, Lin Zhang Zhiqing, Dean of the growing the topic. A customs officer who was said, “one of the aspects is the Faculty of Humanities and Arts “Actually, the design phase has suspended for 80 days economic element, which con- of MUST, said that the semi- population, we already started, where our pro- after hanging China’s sists in industry. If we expand nar is an event related to one need to expand fessors are leading somewhere national flag upside down the space, but then we can’t use of MUST’s research and design around 50 students,” said Zhang. has had his employement it for the gaming sector, then it camps. These study and create our space. He said the team is not just con- suspension appeal rejected by the Court of Final is worth thinking about what [fi- design plans for the spatial deve- Lin Guangzhi cerned with teaching activities; it nancial gains] it can be used for.” lopment of Macau. also organizes field trips. Appeal. Last year, the The researcher believes that When giving his opinion on space improvement, is facing ur- “The theme of the research is officer hung the Chinese flag more space could be used for the Macau’s urban planning, Zhang gent needs, including the need Macau’s urban space and sus- incorrectly at the Coloane tourism and leisure sector. said that “with the support of for talented human resources,” tainable development,” said pier. The officer argued that the Judiciary Police failed “Another aspect is population,” the State [China], we [Macau] he declared. Zhang mentioned Zhang, adding that “some ideas to provide evidence to prove said Lin. “According to the esti- have to expand our space. For that MUST has applied for per- must [are bound to] be genera- that he was the one who had Macau, it represents a develop- mission to open a Master of Ar- ted during the days teachers and mates, by 2036, the [Macau’s] hung the flag incorrectly. chitecture with the government, population will reach between ment opportunity as well as a big students go out on field trips in The court rejected his 790,000 and 800,000. Due to challenge because the city must along with a PhD degree, in or- Macau.” appeal on the grounds the growing population, we need address the issue of space expan- der to meet Macau’s future need The team will draft a report re- that the misconduct had to expand our space.” sion.” for talented human resources. garding their research results, damaged the reputation of When offering suggestions to “We have realized that Macau, According to Zhang, postgra- which will later be presented in Macau Customs Services in the Macau government, Lin said in terms of urban planning and duate students from the seven Japan, at Waseda University. the eyes of the public, and reiterated that hanging the national flag upside down is a serious violation. “On the other hand, [the reuse of indus- Tax relief proposed for trial buildings] involves MOP10 changing the function of an industrial building notes issued building renovation works as well as the laws,” said Comandante, adding in 1991 and he Urban Renewal tax relief for the reno- Paulino do Lago Coman- amendments within the that “[we could] prepa- 1995 to finish TCommittee discussed vation; when they [the dante, co-coordinator of legal framework.” re some special regula- tax relief for building re- buildings] are related to the committee’s second “[We could] establish a tions [and] make a few on May 26 novation works, Paul Tse, Macau’s important public task force, introduced his simple legislation proce- exceptions [in order for a member of the Commi- benefit, there can also be team’s work report on the dure for the re-usage of industrial buildings to MOP10 bank notes issued ttee, told the media after tax relief; when all pro- sidelines of the meeting, industrial buildings,” de- be used for other purpo- in the years of 1991 and yesterday’s meeting. perty owners agree on a which concluded with a clared Comandante. ses].” 1995 will be withdrawn According to Tse, his renovation, there can be a report regarding the reu- “Currently, a few indus- The coordinator noted from circulation on May team, which is the first tax relief as well,” explai- se of industrial buildings. trial buildings are not that his task force con- 26 this year, the Monetary of three Urban Renewal ned Tse. “Currently, there are performing industrial siders it suitable for in- Authority of Macao has informed in a statement. Committee task forces, Regarding the residen- some difficulties [affec- activities. They are either dustrial buildings to be According to the same raised three proposals to ces of property owners ting] the laws [in regard abandoned, or they are used for cultural and re- statement, the notes issued creational activities, or the committee regarding who acquired their buil- to the reuse of industrial being used for different by both the Banco Nacional tax relief for building re- dings through a renova- buildings],” said Coman- types of activities,” Co- even training programs. Ultramarino S.A. and Bank novation. tion process, the commi- date. mandate remarked. He His team also sugges- of China - Macau Branch Given three conditions, ttee suggested that the However, he mentioned also noted that the reuse ted that the government will expire on May 26. tax relief could be granted government either provi- the fact that Hong Kong of industrial buildings could issue temporary The Monetary Authority to select parties. de them with temporary had managed to carry should not only comply licenses to the organi- wants to remind citizens “When the building is residences or offer them out similar works and with Macau’s fire regula- zers of such activities to in possession of these facing safety issues, [pro- other sponsorship pro- that “we want to see whe- tions, but with all other permit them to use in- banknotes to exchange them perty owners] can get a grams. ther there can be small safety regulations. dustrial buildings. JZ before the deadline. 14.03.2018 wed

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Alibaba endorses bloomberg esports for Olympics, but not violent games bloomberg Samsung is said in talks for multi-year cobalt deal from Congo

William Clowes, Sam Kim an affiliate of Samsung Electro- nics Co., shows the conglomerate amsung C&T Corp., an af- is keen to capitalize on booming Sfiliate of the world’s biggest demand after cobalt prices have smartphone maker, is in talks for more than tripled since the start a multi-year deal to buy cobalt of 2016. from a Congolese miner, joining Cobalt is an essential ingredient Apple Inc. in the global rush to in rechargeable lithium-ion batte- Lulu Yilun Chen glory. The industry is projec- the Olympic Council of Asia to secure supplies of the metal at the ries that go into modern gadgets. ted to reach USD5 billion in add esports to the 2017 Ash- heart of the electric-car boom. While smartphones use about libaba Group Holding annual revenue by 2020 from gabat Asian Indoor and Mar- Samsung C&T has approached eight grams of refined cobalt, the ALtd. is happy to help pro- ticket sales, advertising, broa- tial Arts Games and the 2018 Somika SPRL to buy cobalt pro- battery for an electric vehicle re- mote the inclusion of compe- dcast rights and merchandi- Jakarta Asian Games. duced at its Kisanfu mine in the quires over 1,000 times that. Two- titive video games as an Olym- sing, according to researcher Game producers will need to Democratic Republic of Congo thirds of global cobalt supply co- pic sport, just as long as they Activate. be willing to share their intel- after only buying copper from the mes from Congo, where there has aren’t violent or gory. “In our communication with lectual property for free at the company for the past four years, never been a peaceful transition of China’s biggest e-commer- the Olympics committee, events, and the titles need to according to people familiar with power and child labor is still used ce company, which operates we’ve come to have a better have a large fan base, accor- the situation. It’s unclear how in parts of the mining industry. an esports business and is a understanding of their values, ding to Zhang. Because of the much cobalt will be bought and Apple is in talks to buy long- sponsor of the Olympics Ga- which is to promote peace,” fast-changing nature of online Samsung still needs to complete term supplies of cobalt directly mes through 2028, is pushing Zhang said in a telephone in- games, it would be best to re- tests on the shipping cost and po- from miners, Bloomberg News for soccer, car racing and terview. “That’s why for the view what titles to include and tential users, said one of the peo- reported last month. The iPhone other games to be endorsed as future development of espor- adjust the rules on an annual ple, who asked not to be identified maker is one of the world’s largest an official competitive sport, ts, we will focus more on titles basis, instead of every four because the talks are private. end users of cobalt for the batte- said Zhang Dazhong, chief that are actually related to years, he said. Somika Chairman Chetan Chug ries in its gadgets, but until now it executive officer of AliSports. sports, instead of games that “We think as a third party es- confirmed talks with Samsung has left the business of buying the That move could bar some of focus on violence and slaugh- ports organizer we’re a better C&T but declined to elaborate be- metal to the companies that make the world’s biggest titles from ter.” match for principles that the cause no agreement has been rea- its batteries. the Olympics, such as League Alibaba, which is inves- Olympics promotes, which is ched. The miner has been approa- Samsung SDI Co., another af- of Legends and PlayerUnk- ting 300 million yuan ($47 fairness,” Zhang said, adding ched for talk by Chinese and Ko- filiate that supplies batteries to nown’s Battlegrounds, which million) in esports in the year that Alibaba will boost its in- rean makers of cobalt products. carmakers including BMW, plans are both distributed by Aliba- through March, is hosting vestment in its esports unit “We typically do one year, ma- to recycle cobalt from used mobi- ba’s competitor Tencent Hol- the World Electronic Sports this year, without giving a ximum two years, and ensure we le phones. Last month, the South dings Ltd. in China. Esports Games this week, where the specific amount. “If you’re a optimize the cobalt pricing,” Chug Korean company said it plans to is becoming a big business, member of the International games producer, you’re sus- said. buy a stake in a company with drawing spectators to huge Olympic Committee will also pected of only pushing your The talks between Somika and recycling technology and sign a arenas where competitors ba- attend to observe. The e-com- games for your own benefit.” C&T, the trading arm of South Ko- deal to ensure long-term cobalt ttle each other for prizes and merce giant teamed up with Bloomberg rea’s biggest business group and supplies. Bloomberg corporate bits mandopop singers to bring century and enjoys a massive apple adds more texture to its services over articles in more than 200 fan base worldwide, as cited ‘ ’ magazines for USD10 per ‘everlasting divas’ concert to macau in a press release issued by with magazine deal month, much like Netflix sells Sands China. unlimited access to its video Singer, actress and TV programming. host Angela Chang has relea- But Texture hasn’t proven sed nine albums. Her popularity as popular as Netflix, which soared after she appeared in hi- boasts 55 million subscribers gh-profile Taiwanese television in the U.S. alone. Texture dramas for which she also sang hasn’t specified how many the theme songs. subscribers it has, but CEO Valen Hsu is a singer-songwri- John Loughlin said in a 2016 ter with more than 14 albums to interview that the number ran- her name. She is also a succes- ged in the “hundreds of thou- sful actress and author. sands.” Singaporean-born singer-son- Apple didn’t disclose how gwriter Tanya Chua released much it paid for Texture, whi- her first English-language al- ch had raised at least $90 bum “Bored” in 1997. She later million since it was founded recorded four more English re- nearly a decade ago as Next Five of Taiwan’s most po- Venetian Macao’s Cotai Are- cords and 11 in Mandarin. Issue. pular female singers – Jolin na on April 7. Matilda Tao has hosted nume- Apple has bought digital ma- The deal announced Mon- Unlike most Apple products, Tsai, Angela Zhang, Valen With sales of approximately rous hit variety shows including gazine distributor Texture to day puts Apple in control of Texture will be available on Hsu, Tanya Chua and Matilda 25 million albums, Jolin Tsai is “One Million Star”, “University” extend its subscription servi- a service often described as devices powered by Google’s Tao – will bring their “Ever- one of Asia’s top-selling fema- and “Guess”, as well as presti- ces beyond music and online a Netflix of magazines. Tex- Android software in addition lasting Divas” concert to The le recording artists of the 21st gious award ceremonies. storage. ture allows readers to pore to the iPhone and iPad. wed 14.03.2018

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Angola leads in attracting Chinese financing for energy infrastructure ngola is the Afri- The latest report by the Econo- can country that has mist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on received most Chinese Angola said that relations with bloomberg funding for the cons- China will be given “high priori- tructionA of energy infrastructure ty” by the Angolan authorities, as since the year 2000, according to a reflected in the recent agreement recent study from Boston Univer- on entry visas between the two sity, in the United States. countries. The Boston University Global Development Policy Center study reports that over the past 18 years, The new China has provided funding of about USD34.8 billion for energy dam financed infrastructure in African countries, of which $8.9 billion to Angola, well by China will above Nigeria ($6.6 billion). be the largest Zambia, Uganda and South Afri- ca received Chinese loans of more power plant in than $2 billion over the same pe- riod, Sudan $1.6 billion and the Angola remaining African countries $11 billion. The offices of Sonangol EP stand illuminated at night in Luanda “The opening of a branch of the In supporting infrastructure re- Bank of China in mid-2017 shou- construction in Angola, China has Angola’s energy and water mi- creasing relative to other regions willing to fill that void,” said Ke- ld make Angola a more attractive focused on financing the construc- nister, João Baptista Borges, said and that last year this continent vin Gallagher, professor of global destination for small and me- tion of dams, namely the Caculo construction of the new Caculo received the most from these ca- development policy at Boston dium-sized Chinese companies,” Cabaça dam. Cabaça dam in the Kwanza basin pital flows ($6.8 billion), above University. the EIU said. The new dam, whose first stone will enable it to reach the goal of Southeast Asia ($5.8 billion). The same expert warned that “The government will also con- was laid in August 2017 by for- 9,000 megawatts of installed ca- Data from the study includes Africa’s demographic explosion, tinue to seek loans from China to mer President José Eduardo dos pacity across the country by 2025 figures from the China Develop- which is expected to bring the enable it to continue capital spen- Santos, will be the largest power as well as exporting electricity to ment Bank and the Export and continent’s population to more ding program to build highways plant in the country, and the cons- neighbouring countries. Import Bank of China. than 1.3 billion people by 2050, and power plants,” despite grea- truction project received funding The Boston University study “Traditional multilateral de- leads to a projection of an increa- ter attention from Chinese enti- of $4.5 billion granted by the In- showed that the proportion of velopment banks have not been se in demand for energy produc- ties on the “risk of projects with dustrial and Commercial Bank of Chinese funding for energy in- proactive in major energy pro- tion and transmission in the co- dubious repayment capacity,” China. frastructure in Africa has been in- jects, and China is more than ming decades. said the EIU. MDT/Macauhub

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he consortium of Bri- the consortium will pay These contracts are valid an area of 6,776.9 square Ttish companies BP Ex- a signing bonus of USD5 for 28 years, with the first kilometers. ploration Operating and million for each contract, eight being for seismic sur- In addition to the exclu- bloomberg US-based Kosmos Energy with payment to be made veys and the remaining 20 sive economic explora- has signed two oil block within 30 days of signing for development and pro- tion zone, São Tomé and prospecting contracts with the contracts. duction. Príncipe also has another the São Tomé and Príncipe Under the contracts, the Block 10 has an average joint operation with Ni- National Petroleum Agen- BP group will become the depth of 2,500 meters and geria, under a treaty that cy (ANP-STP), the agency’s operator of blocks 10 and 13, an area of 6,839.6 square grants 60 percent of reve- director said in São Tomé leaving the São Tomé and kilometers, while block 13 nues to the Nigerian state on Friday. Príncipe state with a 15 per- has an average depth of and 40 percent to the ar- Orlando Pontes said cent stake in each of them. 3,000 metres and covers chipelago. MDT/Macauhub

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part to its embrace by the U.S. and Japan, said Miles Yu Maochun, a China politics expert at the U.S. No term limit could allow leader Naval Academy. Hong Kong, meanwhile, remains too valuable to Beijing in its present form to to be bold on Hong Kong, Taiwan risk upsetting, he said. Xi views Taiwan and Hong Kong Christopher Bodeen, Beijing told members of the National politan city of 6 million, with its “Action on Taiwan is certainly as equally important to cementing People’s Congress, which pas- vibrant tourism, arts and educa- possible. Unification is a key as- his authority, said analyst Teng hina’s move to scrap term sed a constitutional amendment tion sectors, also remains a bea- pect of Xi Jinping’s goal of ‘na- Biao, a visiting scholar at New Climits and allow Xi Jinping Sunday abolishing presidential con to many aspiring Chinese. tional rejuvenation,’ necessary York University’s U.S.-Asia Law to serve as president indefinite- term limits, opening the door “I don’t think bold action is for achieving the ‘China Dream,’” Institute. ly puts him on track to deal with for Xi to rule for as long as he necessary with respect to Hong Mazza said, referencing two of Xi’s “When he has strengthened his some of the country’s weightiest wants. Kong,” said Michael Mazza of chief goals. own power, he will show zero tole- long-term sovereignty challen- the American Enterprise Insti- rance for Taiwan and Hong Kong ges, especially the fates of Hong tute think tank in Washington, independence, and even more Kong and Taiwan. D.C. threaten the use of force,” Teng The question is, will Xi bet big Using the Xi is “already well along in the [Xi is] already said. on bold moves that could result process of turning [Hong Kong] While it is broadly assumed that in potentially disastrous conse- high degree into just another Chinese city,” well along in an increasingly dictatorial Xi will quences? he said. also grow more aggressive on the Hong Kong offers a delicate of autonomy Self-governing Taiwan, howe- the process of world stage, it’s unclear how that initial test. Since passing from ver, is quite a different story, will manifest itself. China says it British to Chinese rule in 1997, to reject, fight posing a direct challenge to the turning Hong is committed to seizing a group the financial hub has operated and erode the Communist Party’s claim as the Kong into of uninhabited flyspeck islands in as a “special administrative re- representative of all Chinese the East China Sea from Japan, gion,” retaining its own legal and central govt’s and guardian of Chinese sove- just another but is also aware that such action economic system and enjoying reignty, independence and terri- would trigger the U.S.-Japan se- a considerable degree of auto- jurisdiction is torial integrity. Chinese city. curity alliance. nomy from Beijing. Since splitting from the main- Michael Mazza And despite President Donald That arrangement was suppo- absolutely not land amid civil war in 1949, the Trump’s “America first” policy sed to last 50 years, until 2047, allowed. former Japanese colony has Xi “may conclude that peaceful and his withdrawal of the U.S. but calls for political reform in evolved into a wealthy, vibrant unification is not in the cards any from the Trans-Pacific Partner- Zhao Leji ship, Washington and its armed the city and what many see as Politburo Standing Committee democracy whose 23 million time soon, leaving him to rely on Beijing tightening its controls people take an increasingly dim coercion or outright force to achie- forces show no sign of giving up and encroaching on freedoms Hong Kong activists had alrea- view of any form of political in- ve his goals,” he said. the West Pacific to China. there have created rising ten- dy been set on edge by the dis- tegration with Beijing. Already, China over the past two While Xi’s position appears sions. qualification of pro-democracy By casting himself as a leader years has been ratcheting up po- unassailable, domestic political Earlier this month, a member lawmakers from the city’s Legis- of historic standing, Xi has as- litical, diplomatic and economic risks remain that may prompt of the all-powerful Politburo lative Council and the apparent sumed the mantle of unifier and pressure on Taiwan’s indepen- him to take an even harder line at Standing Committee delivered a abduction by Chinese security may regard failure in this regard dence-leaning president, Tsai In- home and abroad, said Teng, who stern warning to Hong Kong de- forces of several men who pu- as a stain on his reputation. In g-wen. was detained by Xi’s regime while legates to China’s rubber-stamp blished salacious tomes about his most direct comments on the A military attack, however, could working as a human rights lawyer. parliament over the central go- China’s leadership. issue, he told a Taiwanese envoy quickly draw in the U.S., which is “When the Communist Party fa- vernment’s limits of tolerance. Still, Hong Kong remains one in 2013 that a final resolution legally bound to respond to threa- ces political, economic and ideo- “Using the high degree of auto- of the world’s freest economies was required, and that what he ts against the island. logical challenges, and given the nomy to reject, fight and erode and a window to the outside for regards as the “sacred mission” Yet the risks of an attack on fact that the party firmly refuses the central government’s com- the Chinese financial system, of unification “cannot be passed Taiwan remain prohibitively high, a democratization, the only way prehensive jurisdiction is abso- which operates under much ti- on from generation to genera- to the point of threatening regime seems to become more dictatorial lutely not allowed,” Zhao Leji ghter restrictions. The cosmo- tion.” stability in China, due in no small and oppressive,” Teng said. AP wed 14.03.2018

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NPC New anti-graft body ap photo set to boost Xi’s extended rule Christopher Bodeen, Beijing outside standard legal procedu- and confidence to realize a full, res ensuring due process, said law-based governance.” hina is set to give Mitchell and other experts, in- Hong questioned that asser- President Xi Jinping a cluding Hong Daode, a professor tion, saying the commission powerful new weapon of criminal law at Beijing’s China would be free to operate with few as he prepares to rule University of Political Science constraints, especially in the de- Cindefinitely — a Communist Par- and Law. tention of suspects and denying ty-led anti-corruption agency to “There should never be two di- them the right to legal represen- police not only the party’s ca- fferent sets of procedures when tation. dres, but also doctors, teachers, handling criminal cases,” Hong “Now they’ve broken all the entertainers and other state em- said. restrictions,” he said. ployees. The bill will establish supervi- Also yesterday, the congress The move is part of a sweeping sory commissions at various le- began a review of a major reor- government reorganization to vels down to the counties. They ganization of government agen- boost the authority of the par- will have the power to scrutinize cies, including the establishment ty headed by Xi, who has firmly government employees, as well of a ministry of veterans’ affairs established himself as China’s as people working in state-ow- to oversee the welfare of China’s most formidable leader since ned companies and research millions of retired soldiers. Mao Zedong. institutes, schools, hospitals, Veterans who served as far back On Sunday, China’s rubber-s- sporting bodies and elsewhere. as the 1950-53 Korean War have tamp legislature scrapped a two- In Beijing alone, a pilot program staged sporadic street protests, term limit on the presidency, instituted last year quadrupled including in Beijing, demanding paving the way for Xi to rule for the numbers under scrutiny to higher pensions and improved as long as he wants. That has dis- almost 1 million. benefits. Currently, local gover- mayed critics who fear a return The commission also replaces nments are placed in charge of to one-man rule and the destruc- the party’s previous procedu- veterans’ welfare, creating huge tion of modest measures in place re for investigating corruption inequalities in services and com- since 1982 to constrain power in suspects known as “shuanggui,” pensation across the country. China. whose opaque nature led to fre- Plans were also announced to The National People’s Congress quent allegations or torture, for- create a newly powerful regula- yesterday began a third and final ced confessions and other abu- tor to oversee the scandal-pla- reading of a draft supervision ses. gued banking and insurance law that would extend the newly “Replacing ‘shuanggui’ with industries as they try to reduce formed anti-graft body’s autho- rigorously regulated detention debt and financial risk. rity, led by the party, over vast will help settle a long-lingering The proposed Cabinet reshuffle numbers of workers in the pu- legal problem,” Li Jianguo, a se- and draft supervision law are al- blic sector. nior official with the legislature, most certain to be passed during Chinese University of Hong said in introducing the draft law. the legislative session, which Kong law professor Ryan Mit- “This has displayed our resolve wraps up next week. AP chell said expanding the scope of the anti-graft agency’s powers to include government workers may have been “calculated as a Beijing merges bank, insurance regulators to tackle risk way to intimidate the bureau- cracy into more closely following hina’s government announced plans The latest announcement follows Beijing’s The top insurance regulator, Xiang the party line.” Cyesterday to create a newly powerful re- promise in November to raise and even- Junbo, was expelled from the ruling par- The law would merge the par- gulator to oversee scandal-plagued banking tually eliminate limits on foreign ownership ty in September and charged with taking ty’s anti-graft watchdog body and insurance industries as they try to re- of banks, insurers and securities firms. bribes. Authorities have yet to give further with one overseeing the civil ser- duce debt and financial risk. The division of responsibility among mul- details. vice to form a new National Su- The move is in line with the ruling Com- tiple financial agencies prompted concern Some major companies that have run pervision Commission, defined munist Party’s efforts to gain more direct regulators were failing to keep track of in- up multibillion-dollar debts to banks face as a political body independent control over the state-dominated economy creasingly complex activity by banks, insu- pressure to pay those down while others of the Cabinet, courts and pro- and reduce financial risk following a run-up rers and companies. face questions about their solvency. secutors, raising fears of political in debt that prompted global rating agen- Despite being mostly state-owned, Chine- China’s total corporate, local government abuse. cies to cut Beijing’s government credit ra- se banks, insurance and securities firms are and household debt surged to the equiva- The body will have the right ting last year. highly autonomous. Bosses of the biggest lent of more than 270 percent of annual to detain suspects for up to six The new agency, a merger of separate Ca- state-owned institutions often rank higher economic output, high for a developing months without seeking a ju- binet bodies that oversee banks and insu- in the ruling party than the officials in char- country, after Beijing used repeated infu- dge’s permission. Authorities rers, will be charged with “preventing and ge of regulatory agencies, allowing them to sions of credit to shore up economic grow- must inform the suspect’s family dissolving financial risks,” said the plan defy rules. th following the 2008 global crisis. and work unit of their deten- submitted to the ceremonial national legis- Lack of coordination hampered the official Authorities announced plans last year to tion within 24 hours, except in lature for endorsement. It did not mention response to a stock market collapse in 2015. allow some state-owned companies to pay cases where evidence might be the third financial regulator, which oversees The insurance industry has been shaken down debt using stock but few have done destroyed or the investigation the securities market. by corruption scandals and complaints of so. otherwise impeded, according to Separately, the plan also calls for creating reckless speculation in stocks and real esta- Officials speaking this week at the annual a text of the draft law. a national market regulator, drawing in te. Banks face complaints they obscure their meeting of the ceremonial legislature have Other details, such as where anti-monopoly, pricing and other powers levels of lending and risk. tried to defuse public concern. The central suspects will be held, who will be from food and drug, industry and product Regulators seized control of privately ow- bank governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, said the responsible for their welfare and quality agencies. ned Anbang Insurance Group, one of Chi- rise of debt has slowed and risk is mana- what form of legal representa- Beijing has launched a series of regula- na’s biggest insurers, in February and said geable. tion they will be permitted, have tory overhauls over the past two decades, they were acting to protect its solvency. The latest change would bring together not been announced. creating and merging agencies, to respond Two other insurers were penalized earlier the China Banking Regulatory Commis- A chief flaw of the new com- to the growth of China’s vast, state-owned following complaints of reckless specula- sion and the China Insurance Regulatory mission is that it will operate banking, insurance and finance industries. tion. Commission. AP 14.03.2018 wed

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A smartphone screen capture shows a false incoming ballistic missile emergency alert sent from the Hawaii Gov. David Ige Hawaii Emergency Management Agency system

Hawaii the public until his communica- tions team retweeted the emer- gency agency’s social media cancellation several minutes la- Officials deny request for phone ter. Ige said he did not have the passwords to his social media accounts and has chosen not to logs related to false alert use the platforms to communi- cate directly with the public. State lawmakers’ first opportu- Caleb Jones, Honolulu She said Ige’s office receives storing, archiving and searching amount of time spent searching, nity to ask Ige about his role in bills from the phone company, them, said Adam Marshall, Kni- sorting and redacting informa- the mistake was Jan. 19, when awaii officials have re- “but these bills do not contain ght Foundation litigation attor- tion, leading to a patchwork of he appeared at a hearing. The Hpeatedly pointed to a low- any record of incoming or out- ney for the Reporters Committee fees nationwide. governor answered some ques- level state employee and a going calls.” for Freedom of the Press based In Hawaii’s case, the state’s tions then left early. breakdown in his agency’s lea- R. Brian Black, executive direc- in Washington. $60 waiver is often outweighed At the time, Ige spokeswoman dership as the main cause for a tor of the Civil Beat Law Center “That can be really problema- by its fees, especially for emails, Cindy McMillian said only that January missile alert that left for the Public Interest in Hono- tic, especially when they show Black said. the governor had other duties to hundreds of thousands of islan- lulu, says the governor’s office what the government officials “The federal FOIA (Freedom of attend to. ders thinking they might die in a is not being consistent with the are doing in their official capaci- Information Act) is pretty good Responding to an AP request nuclear blast. But efforts to find spirit of Hawaii’s open records ty,” Marshall said. when it comes to fees and fee for Ige’s calendar and phone out more about what other top law. Ige’s office has agreed to relea- waivers,” Marshall said. “But at records from that day, his office officials did that day have been “There is ultimately a fear se some documents requested by the state level, it is certainly the wrote: “The governor’s personal stymied at the highest levels of amongst many public officials the AP, primarily emails that are case that prohibitively high fees calendar will be withheld becau- state government. of revealing any information, subject to redaction, but has le- discourage and in some cases se it is not maintained as a go- Hawaii law says opening the and so if they have the authori- vied hefty fees to process them. entirely inhibit the production of vernment record.” government to public scrutiny ty anywhere to withhold it, they An initial estimate of nearly public records to members of the The office pointed to Ige’s pu- “is the only viable and reasona- will,” he said. USD4,500 was given to fill a news media.” blic calendar , which had no offi- ble method of protecting the pu- The law center, which advo- request for emails to and from Drawn-out negotiations for cial business listed on the day of blic’s interest.” cates for open government in the governor’s staff on the day documents and slow responses the hearing. But for nearly two months, Hawaii, had hoped Ige’s admi- of the alert. A narrowed request from agencies also can diminish After a request for all docu- Gov. David Ige’s office has refu- nistration would set a “top-down for four senior staff members’ the information’s value. ments showing the governor’s sed to provide information re- approach” to promoting trans- emails was met with a roughly Among the criticisms of official business that day, Ige’s quested by The Associated Press parency, Black said. $1,500 fee. Hawaii’s handling of the missile office last week emailed the AP that could show how he and “They have done things in that The federal law for access to go- alert was the time it took to in- two proclamations he signed other officials handled the crisis. regard, but this is not a great vernment documents allows fee form people there was no actual Jan. 19: one declaring March Citing open records law exemp- example,” he said. waivers for journalists seeking threat. Residents and visitors 9 “Spread the Word to End the tions, Ige’s office has declined to The AP sent a similar request information that has public in- waited about 40 minutes befo- Word Day,” referring to a slur for release phone logs, text messa- for emails, phone logs and text terest. States also grant waivers re official messages from state mental disability; and another ges, instant messages and calen- messages to the Hawaii Emer- but can charge for things like the agencies were sent to all points naming March 21 “SBDC Day,” dars related to the missile alert, gency Management Agency, the that received the initial warning. after the Hawaii Small Business even as the state moves forward department that sent the alert, If North Korea launched a nu- Development Center. It did not with recommendations to imple- on Feb. 5. It has not yet received Accessing clear-tipped ballistic missile, of- respond to follow-up questions. ment a new missile alert system. any documents from the agency. such documents ficials say it would take as little Upon Ige’s departure from the His office says it does not keep Hawaii isn’t alone in its han- as 12 minutes to reach Hawaii hearing, some lawmakers open- those documents. dling of records for cellphones, is a problem after an alert goes out. The first ly criticized him and asked him “We are not aware of any state text messages and other modern word of the Jan. 13 mistake — a to stay. agency that maintains the go- forms of communication. ‘across all levels social media post from Hawaii’s “This is a national tragedy, vernor’s office cell/office phone Accessing such documents is a Emergency Management Agen- and you’re leaving in 45, 50 records, instant messages or text problem “across all levels of go- of government’ cy — came about the same time minutes,” Rep. Gene Ward said messages,” Ige’s Senior Special vernment” in the United States, in the United as a real missile would have hit as Ige walked out. “He’s the Assistant Donna Fujimoto-Saka in part because many agencies the islands. one where the buck stops, Mr. said in an email. lack policies and practices for States The governor did not address Chairman.” AP wed 14.03.2018

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apanese Prime Mi- Japan nister Shinzo Abe met with South Korea’s intelligence chief yes- Jterday, and said that while he welcomes any dialogue Abe says North Korea must take with North Korea regarding the country’s denucleariza- tion, the North must take real steps toward that goal. real steps to denuclearization “I believe it is extremely important that North Ko- Korea’s position to increased rea takes concrete actions to pressure by the internatio- summit raises hope achieve what it has said,” Abe ap photo nal community, and said the kim will release said at the beginning of talks pressure must continue until with South Korean intelligen- the North fulfills its promises three us detainees ce chief Suh Hoon. with concrete actions. Hopes for the release of three President Donald Trump In Beijing, South Korea’s American citizens imprisoned in has agreed to meet North Ko- national security director, North Korea got a big boost by rean leader Kim Jong Un by Chung Eui-yong, met with the news of a possible summit May, and South Korean Pre- Chinese President Xi Jinping between President Donald Trump sident Moon Jae-in is set to and praised his role in contri- and North Korean leader Kim meet Kim in late April. buting to the recent positive Jong Un. Freeing the prisoners Suh was in Tokyo to brief changes on the Korean Penin- would be relatively low-hanging Japanese officials on deve- sula. Xi told Chung the penin- fruit and a sign of goodwill by lopments. He was part of a sula was “facing an important Kim. It would also mark some- South Korean delegation that opportunity of mitigation and thing of a personal success for met Kim in Pyongyang last dialogue,” according to Chi- Trump, who has highlighted the week. Another senior mem- nese state broadcaster CCTV. issue since last June, when Uni- ber of the delegation has North Korea’s foreign tra- versity of Virginia student Otto briefed Chinese officials in de, more than 90 percent of Warmbier died days after North Beijing. which passes through China, Korea turned him over to Amer- “I think it was very meanin- has taken a hit since Beijing ican authorities. Trump banned Americans from traveling to the gful that Workers Party of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) speaks to South Korea’s National Intelligence agreed to increasingly harsh Service Chief Suh Hoon (left) during a meeting in Tokyo North in response and featured Korea Chairman Kim Jong U.N. Security Council reso- Warmbier’s father prominently in Un expressed his intentions lutions aimed at pressuring his State of the Union speech in peration between the two toward denuclearization in On Monday, Japanese Fo- the North into ceasing its January. All three Americans now his own words,” Suh said. countries is crucial to push reign Minister Taro Kono, nuclear and missile tests and doing time in the North are men, He said he hoped to convey forward a move toward peace after meeting with Suh, cre- rejoining denuclearization and all three are ethnic Koreans. Moon’s message that coo- on the Korean Peninsula. dited recent changes in North talks. AP

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decade after the Pen- tagon began con- fronting rape in the US military overlooks sex abuse among kids ranks, the U.S. mili- taryA frequently fails to protect or provide justice to the chil- dren of service members when ap photo they are sexually assaulted by other children on base, an As- sociated Press investigation has found. Reports of assaults and ra- pes among kids on military bases often die on the desks of prosecutors, even when an at- tacker confesses. Other cases don’t make it that far because criminal investigators shelve them, despite requirements they be pursued. The Pentagon does not know the scope of the problem and does little to track it. AP was able to document nearly 600 sex assault cases on base since 2007 through dozens of inter- views and by piecing together records and data from the military’s four main branches and school system. Sexual violence occurs anywhere children and teens gather on base — homes, schools, playgrounds, food courts, even a chapel ba- throom. Many cases get lost in a dead zone of justice, with neither victim nor offender re- ceiving help. “These are the children that we need to be protecting, the children of our heroes,” said Heather Ryan, a former mili- tary investigator. The tens of thousands of kids who live on bases in the U.S. and abroad are not covered by military law. The U.S. Justice Department, which has juris- diction over many military ba- ses, isn’t equipped or inclined Leandra Mulla at her home in Tabor City, N.C. to handle cases involving ju- veniles, so it rarely takes them In North Carolina, at Camp Sexual assault cases can be seven U.S. states and 11 other MISSING REPORTS on. Lejeune, the coastal training difficult to investigate and countries. Leandra Mulla was a Federal prosecutors, for ground for U.S. Marines, a messy to prosecute, more so Records the military initially freshman at Vilseck High example, pursued roughly one 9-year-old boy admitted to when they involve children. released omitted a third of the School on a U.S. Army base in seven juvenile sex offense Naval Criminal Investigative Offenders may threaten fur- cases AP identified through in Germany when, she recalls, cases that military investiga- Service investigators that he ther harm, and victims or their interviews with prosecutors, her former boyfriend dragged tors presented, according to had fondled toddlers in his parents may not want to relive military investigators, family her off campus and sexually AP’s review of about 100 in- home and classmates at He- the trauma through lengthy in- members, whistleblowers and assaulted her one afternoon vestigative files from Navy and roes Elementary School. He vestigations and prosecutions. data that officials later provi- in February 2014. Her baske- Marine Corps bases. said he couldn’t help himself. AP began investigating se- ded. Other cases get buried. tball coach saw her crying and In one unprosecuted case Military child abuse specia- xual violence among military Strand, now a private-sec- alerted the principal’s office. from Japan, witnesses con- lists couldn’t help him either children after readers of its tor consultant, estimated that At a police station on base, firmed that a 17-year-old boy — they intervene only when 2017 investigation of sex as- in the Army alone colleagues Army criminal investigators pulled a 17-year-old girl from the alleged abuser is a parent sault in U.S. public schools passed on opening several and local authorities met with a car in a school parking lot or other caretaker. A federal described an even more com- hundred sex assault cases in- Mulla. They took some of her and took her to his residence, prosecutor twice declined to plex problem on bases. volving offenders under 14. clothes as evidence, she said, where she said he raped her. A take action. AP found the otherwise da- Strand said he learned of those and when it was over an offi- medical exam of the girl found A dozen current or former ta-driven Pentagon does not alleged assaults in the 32 years cer explained someone would his semen. prosecutors and military in- analyze reports it receives of that he was a military investi- be in touch. On a U.S. Army base in Ger- vestigators described to AP sexual violence among chil- gator and, later, as a trainer. After no one followed up and many, Leandra Mulla told in- how policies within the Pen- dren and teens on base. When Responding to AP’s findings, the boy remained in school, vestigators that her teenage tagon and Justice Department the Defense Department said the Defense Department said her father sought answers. ex-boyfriend dragged her to a thwarted efforts to help victims it could not pinpoint the num- it “takes seriously any incident Pete Mulla, a civilian Army secluded area and thrust his and rehabilitate offenders. ber of assault reports, AP used impacting the well-being of employee, said military inves- hand down her pants while “The military is designed to U.S. Freedom of Information our service members and their tigators offered fuzzy details forcibly trying to kiss her. Four kill people and break things,” Act requests to obtain inves- families.” The department about German officials possi- years later, Mulla still wonders said former Army criminal in- tigative reports and data from promised to take “appropriate bly having done something. what came of her report. vestigator Russell Strand, one the agencies that police the actions” to help juveniles in- All the family could glean Offenders, meanwhile, typi- of the military’s pioneering ex- Army, Air Force, Navy and volved in sex assaults. It said it was that some sort of res- cally receive neither therapy perts on sexual assault. “The Marines. AP also analyzed do- was “not aware of any juvenile training order had been is- nor punishment, and some are primary mission, it’s not to cuments released by the Pen- sex offender treatment specia- sued. shuffled off to other installa- deal with kids sexually assaul- tagon’s school system, which lists” working in the military “I just really want closure,” tions or into the civilian world. ting kids on federal property.” educates 71,000 students in or its school system. said Mulla, who graduated wed 14.03.2018

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ter an extensive, bureaucratic dent sex assaults. Responding according to records released AP Investigation paperwork process. to AP’s request for total inci- to AP, pursued only 11 cases. Among the missing cases was dents since the start of 2007, In contrast, local prosecutors one in which an Army investi- school officials said they had were presented with 29 cases gator’s step-daughter reported information only as of fall 2011 and acted on 11. US military overlooks sex abuse among kids being assaulted in a pool at and produced documents that Cases from overseas bases Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. showed 67 sexual assault or were almost never prosecuted, last spring. “At least tell me said, while in Army offices According to the official data rape reports through last sum- including those that came with something.” preoccupied with case backlo- provided AP, there were no mer. a confession. Prosecutors in Germany, who gs investigators would stash assaults at that base. The last In one unprosecuted case, a share jurisdiction over crimes less serious allegations in a assault on any Army base in ELUSIVE JUSTICE 14-year-old boy told investi- on U.S. military bases there, “raw data” file, where they lan- Germany was, according to the On most bases, the military’s gators that over many months told AP they investigated but guished. records, in 2012 — two years criminal branches investigate he broke into the bedrooms of found insufficient evidence Regulations require that before Mulla reported being sex assault reports, and U.S. two girls on an Air Force base to file charges. The Pentagon all credible reports of se- attacked. Justice Department attorneys in Japan while their families school system told AP it had xual assault be investigated, decide whether to prosecute. slept. He later recanted an “no responsive records” on the Army Criminal Investigation Federal prosecutors tend to admission that he molested Mulla case. Command spokesman Chris The tens of be “allergic” to any case in- one girl, though records noted Leandra Mulla said neither Grey said, adding that raw data volving juveniles, said James video evidence of a sexual as- the Army nor the school offe- files are checked for cases that thousands of Trusty, a Washington, D.C., at- sault. red her any help, such as cou- merit a second look. torney who as a longtime Jus- The findings come from more nseling. AP unearthed just over 200 kids who live on tice Department section chief than 600 pages of investigative “The military is a great field cases missing from records the bases in the US advised colleagues considering summaries the Naval Criminal to be in,” she said. “But they military and Pentagon school juvenile prosecutions. Investigative Service released just like to cover up what goes system initially provided when and abroad are Department policy is that fe- after redacting some details on on because they have an expec- asked about assaults. At least deral prosecutors should hand personal privacy grounds. tation and they try to uphold 44 had been criminally inves- not covered by juvenile cases to their local One case involved the alleged an image.” tigated. counterparts whenever possib- assaults by the 9-year-old boy How sexual assault reports Some agencies resisted pro- military law le. AP found few military bases at Heroes Elementary on Mari- are handled can hinge on per- viding all data sources or de- where local authorities regu- ne Corps Base Camp Lejeune. sonality and rank. Whether fined cases in ways that led to AP also found undisclosed larly assumed such cases. Less than 24 hours after the their child is the accused or undercounts. Pressed about cases at large military bases in The federal reluctance to pro- initial report of an assault in accuser, higher-ranking fami- missing cases, for example, Alaska, Colorado, Texas and secute is clear in an AP analysis the boy’s home, the federal lies receive more considera- Grey said that data initially re- Italy, which reported having of about 100 juvenile-on-juve- prosecutor on base declined to tion, several former military leased representing “the num- no or only a few sexual assaul- nile sex assault investigations take the case because of “the investigators and lawyers told ber of sex crimes reported at ts. on Navy and Marine Corps ba- age of the parties involved and AP. Supervisors with kids of installations” in fact reflected Unlike many U.S. school dis- ses over the last decade. the circumstances surroun- their own were more likely to a much narrower subset — full tricts, Pentagon schools do not Investigators referred 74 ca- ding the alleged incident,” ac- push an investigation, they investigations “closed” only af- publicly share statistics on stu- ses to federal prosecutors who, cording to the case file.AP ad 14.03.2018 wed

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ap photo pick up signals from the satellite up to 50 million miles from Earth. This will only be made possible by the very lar- ge solar-powered batteries on board which run the Mark felt: the man who brought down the transmitter. The solar “paddles” projecting from the white house satellite will recharge the batteries using the sun’s ra- room 2 diation, but the current will still need to be conserved 2:30, 4:30, 9:30pm if it is to last until July, as planned. Director: Peter Landesman The transmitter will be switched on for no more than Starring: Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Bruce Greenwood 45 minutes a day at first. Later transmitting time will Language: English (Chinese) be reduced to five minutes a day. Duration: 103 min Within a week, the satellite will be more than a million miles from Earth and its more powerful 150- Black Panther watt transmitter will have to be switched on by room 2 02:15, 04:45, 9:45pm command from Jodrell Bank. Director: Ryan Coogler Courtesy BBC News Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o “Yeee Haaa!” Language: English (Chinese) Authorities in Colorado are looking for a man suspected of Duration: 134min stealing a Sno-Cat fitted out to look like the “General Lee,” the famous car featured in the classic television series “The agent Mr chan In context room 3 Dukes of Hazzard.” In April 1960, the command centre in Hawaii began having Co-owner John Brandenburg says the large, treaded snow 4:30, 9:30pm Director: Cheung Ka Kit problems contacting Pioneer V and Jodrell Bank began to play vehicle was on a trailer outside a Minturn restaurant when a bigger role in controlling the satellite. Starring: Dayo Wong Tze Wah, Charmaine Sheh Sze Man someone hitched it up and drove away sometime Sunday. When the telescope was built in 1957, it was the world’s larg- Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) He immediately took to social media and received several est fully steerable radio telescope, a title it held for more than responses from people who said they saw a pickup hauling 10 years. It is still in the top few radio telescopes in the world. is the order a rabbit? dear my sister Originally called the Mark 1, it was upgraded to the Mark 1a in it west on Interstate 70. room 3 Brandenburg says the thief covered the Sno-Cat in tarps, 1970. It was rededicated the Lovell Radio Telescope in 1987 to 5:45, 7:00, 9:15pm mark 30 years of operation. but the decal on the side door was still visible. Director: Hiroyuki Hashimoto The Lovell Radio telescope now has a new galvanised steel KCNC-TV in Denver reports the Sno-Cat was tracked to Starring: Ayane Sakura, Inori Minase, Risa Taneda surface built at a cost of £2.5m. a garage in the Grand Junction area. A SWAT team was Language: Japanese (Chinese & English) It is 30 times more sensitive than when it was built. deployed, but the suspect managed to get away. Duration: 60min wed 14.03.2018

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Venus broke Serena at love in Alexis Jr. and married Reddit co- the sixth game for a 4-2 lead in founder Alexis Ohanian, who sat ap photo the first set. She emphatically courtside. closed out the 36-minute set with “It’s good that I don’t have to back-to-back aces that clocked say that this is the best tennis I 108 mph and 120 mph. have ever played and I lost,” Se- “I definitely know her well, but rena said. “My room for impro- she definitely played a little bit vement is incredible.” better than she normally does,” Typically, the sisters wouldn’t Serena said. “She served very meet until the later rounds of a consistently. She just did every- tournament. But 36-year-old Se- thing great.” rena was unseeded in this event. Venus raced out to leads of 3-0 Venus is seeded eighth. and 5-2 in the second set. Sere- Serena won her first two mat- na’s shot went wide to set up her ches, while Venus received a first- sister’s first match point. But Se- round bye and won her opening rena cracked a backhand winner match. down the line for deuce. Venus’ “I think she’s going to be spee- forehand was long and she dou- ding back to the seedings and ble-faulted away the game to to winning tournaments sooner make it 5-3. than later,” Venus said. Serena held to trail 5-4 with an The Indian Wells match was 17 ace and a clean winner. years in the making. Venus faced two break points The sisters were supposed to in the next game, but got bailed play each other in the desert in out on Serena’s consecutive fo- 2001. A packed stadium awaited rehand errors to get to deuce. their semifinal but shortly befo- Venus hung on from there to end re the match was to begin Venus Venus Williams (right) hugs opponent and sister Serena after defeating her their 29th meeting. withdrew with a right knee inju- “Missing shots that I never ry. Tennis miss, and so close,” Serena said. Serena went on to play Kim “At least they’re in the margin. Clijsters in the final. Venus and I’m getting there. It’s not exactly her father Richard were greeted where I want to be, but I’ll get with boos as they made their way Oh, sister: Venus beats there eventually.” to their seats, with some fans be- Serena still owns a 17-12 ad- lieving Richard had been behind vantage overall, although Venus Venus’ withdrawal. evened their WTA Tour head-to- Richard Williams said he heard Serena at Indian Wells head meetings at 7-7. racial slurs from the crowd and “I really abhor every time we he paused to shake his fist at Beth Harris, Indian Wells (Calif.) It was their earliest meeting doesn’t matter, but it would just play, but I do enjoy the batt- them. Serena was booed throu- since a 17-year-old Venus beat be amazing to see her do it now.” le when I’m out there,” Serena ghout the final before she beat ne sister is rusty, 16-year-old Serena in the second But this night belonged to Aunt said last weekend. “It’s just af- Clijsters in three sets for her se- just beginning a co- round of the 1998 Australian Venus. terwards I don’t like it as much.” cond title in the desert. meback after having Open. They played for the first She closed out the 1 ½-hour It was obvious at the net when After that, the sisters boyco- a baby. The other is time since last year’s Australian match on her second match point they greeted each other with a tted Indian Wells for 14 years. Orejuvenated at 37, back in the Open final, when a pregnant Se- when Serena’s forehand service one-arm hug and neither smiled. Serena came back in 2015 only world’s top 10. rena won her 23rd Grand Slam return sailed long. It was one of Venus did her usual victory pi- to withdraw with a knee injury An unwanted rivalry with roots title. Serena’s 41 unforced errors, in- rouette, but still didn’t smile. before her semifinal, and Venus going back 20 years had its latest “That’s going to be a huge story, cluding 17 on the forehand side. A stone-faced Serena exited the followed the next year. chapter yesterday [Macau time] maybe the story of the year,” “I’m just lucky that I’ve played court to cheers, pointing her ri- Both sisters have been greeted at the BNP Paribas Open, with men’s No. 1 Roger Federer said of more matches than her right ght index finger in the air. warmly by fans each time they’ve Venus Williams beating sister Serena’s comeback. “Hopefully, now,” Venus said on court af- Serena was back on the WTA played here since that turbulent Serena 6-3, 6-4 in the third rou- she decides to play a lot and enjoy terward. “She just came roaring Tour for the first time since en- time. nd for her first win over her you- herself in the process and get back back. I had chances for the match ding a 14-month absence during “It never crossed my mind,” nger sibling since 2014. to who knows how high? It almost to be over, but it wasn’t.” which she gave birth to daughter Venus said. AP

Rugby Chariot derailed: ap photo England’s team hits problems he wheels are co- ck losses to Scotland and gby World Cup in Japan. on Saturday after the 22- Tming off the English France over the past two It wasn’t long ago that 16 loss in France. “We chariot. weeks, they are in danger most rugby experts were can address it and keep After two years of unpre- of finishing in fifth place saying England was the getting better at it, but the cedented and virtually — their lowest position team most likely to stop reality is that we probably unstinting success under in the tournament since New Zealand being wor- won’t get better at it until Eddie Jones, England’s 1983 when it was called ld champion for the third the World Cup.” rugby team has hit pro- the Five Nations. straight time. “Swing In Paris, the English blems just as the 2019 Ru- The English won 24 of Low, Sweet Chariot” — were turned over 11 ti- gby World Cup is looming their first 25 tests. Now, England’s rugby anthem mes, a contributing factor into view. they are staring at three — was being sung with to their massive penalty “I always said this year straight losses, which added gusto around Twi- count of 16. They were would be the hardest year hasn’t happened to them ckenham. demolished at the break- ferring instead to play gland is struggling at the we’d have,” Jones said of in the Six Nations since Frailties have been ex- down in the 25-13 loss to on the blindside. Jones breakdown because there the third year in England’s 2008. posed in recent weeks, Scotland last month and knows that, too, having is a difference in attitudes World Cup cycle. The home match against though. nothing changed against criticized England’s de- to the tackle area in in- He’s been proven right. Grand Slam-chasing Ire- This is England’s biggest France. ployment of Robshaw in ternational rugby and in The English won the land on Saturday is sha- weakness — and Jones In both games, Chris that position during the England’s domestic’s Pre- last two Six Nations un- ping up to be a crucial one knows it. Robshaw was England’s Rugby World Cup when miership, in which fewer der Jones, one a Grand for Jones on his journey “It’s a sizeable but fixa- openside flanker and he’s in charge of Japan. numbers are committed Slam. After back-to-ba- with England to the Ru- ble problem,” Jones said not a natural there, pre- Jones has also said En- to the ruck. AP THE UK says ex-spy poisoned with Station Air quality BUZZSoviet-developed nerve agent Roadside 50-70 Moderate The use of Russian-developed nerve agent No- Novichok behaves slightly differently than vichok to poison ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his other nerve agents, with some reports that the High daughter makes it “highly likely” that Russia was class of substances is deadlier than similar che- Density 45-65 involved, British Prime Minister Theresa May micals like sarin or VX and harder to identify. Residental said. “Novichok agents significantly extend the Moderate Novichok refers to a class of nerve agents deve- range of possibility for nerve agents,” said An- Area opinion loped in the Soviet Union near the end of the Cold drea Sella, a professor of inorganic chemistry War. The agents were ostensibly created in an at University College London. There are five Ambient 45-65 attempt to avoid the international chemical wea- known nerve agents, which are mostly color- Moderate source: dsmg source: Macau Matters pons treaty that had just been signed; any new less liquids that can kill within minutes, if in- Richard Whitfield substances wouldn’t be subject to past treaties. gested. WORLD BRIEFS Twitter announcement Local primary & secondary education South Africa The Nelson Mandela The education system in Macau is unusual in Tillerson out at State, Foundation is preparing that there is no standard national curriculum and events and other most schools are non-government. Moreover, the initiatives this year to government is happy to subsidize a substantial to be replaced by CIA mark the centenary of share of school building costs and schools can the birth of the anti- get a significant per student operating subsidy. Fi- apartheid leader who nally, the government is largely non-interventionist became South Africa’s in controlling school operating practices. This lays chief Pompeo first black president. an excellent foundation for an innovative and vi- brant education system. It gives schools flexibility Spain The European and permits them to focus on “niche markets” and Court of Human Rights proactively respond to changing community needs ap photo has sided with two and try out new approaches and technologies for Spaniards who set fire in learning and teaching. I strongly believe that the public to a photograph stifling constraints that schools often operate un- of Spain’s king and der is a major contributor in keeping many national queen, saying their education systems in the “dark ages”. protest amounted to Unfortunately, I believe that the enviable educa- freedom of expression. tion system that we could have here is currently being crippled in several important ways by poor government oversight and planning. Firstly, the requirements for teaching qualifica- Rex Tillerson and Mike Pompeo ap photo tions are low or non-existent and only a few local universities offer degrees in teaching. This means that the typical Macau school teacher, especially resident Donald of friction between Trump Africa hours before Trump’s at the primary level, is very poorly trained and has PTrump ousted Rex Tiller- and his secretary of state, a announcement. Trump of- had little exposure to modern teaching ideas and son as secretary of state yes- former Exxon Mobile Corp. fered no explanation for the technologies. They typically follow the practices terday, making a surprise CEO. change. they experienced in their own primary and secon- Twitter announcement that In October, NBC news re- While on board, the Secre- EU-Britain The dary education, which strongly emphasized rote he’s naming CIA director ported that Tillerson called tary of State cast the poiso- European Union’s learning of facts that were not related to “real life”, Mike Pompeo to replace him. the president a “moron,” ning of an ex-spy in Britain as chief Brexit negotiator and they do not know any better and have few in- “Mike Pompeo, Director of something Tillerson never part of a “certain unleashing (pictured) warned centives to learn. The government itself seems to Britain yesterday the CIA, will become our new actually denied. Tillerson of activity” by Russia that the recognize this problem and subsidizes secondary against undercutting EU school teachers to upgrade their qualifications, but Secretary of State,” Trump continued to insist his rela- United States is struggling to rules and regulations not primary school teachers, which is where you tweeted. “He will do a fan- tionship with the president understand. He warned that that underpin anything can have the greatest impact. tastic job! Thank you to Rex was solid and brushed off ru- the poisoning would “cer- from social protections If you want to improve schools you should ini- Tillerson for his service! Gina mors of strain between them. tainly trigger a response.” to food security when it tially focus on primary education and then move Haspel will become the new Tillerson was slated to reti- Tillerson, echoing the Bri- leaves the bloc. on to secondary education as the student cohort Director of the CIA, and the re from Exxon in March 2017 tish government’s finger- grows up. Focusing improvements on secondary first woman so chosen. Con- at age 65 under the com- pointing toward Moscow, Syria Turkish troops schooling means fixing damage that has already gratulations to all!” pany’s mandatory retirement said he didn’t yet know whe- and allied Syrian been done – it is much easier to prevent problems A White House official said opposition fighters from occurring than to correct damage after it has policy. ther Russia’s government Trump wanted to have a new Paid USD27.3 million last knew of the attack with a have begun a siege been done. of the Syrian Kurdish- team in place ahead of upco- Secondly, while the subsidies given to schools year, Tillerson has accumu- military-grade nerve agent, held town of Afrin, the are excellent they are tied to restrictions on other ming talks with North Korea lated roughly $160 million but that one way or another, Turkish military said tuition so that if schools accept government sub- and various trade talks. The in Exxon stock along with “it came from Russia.” He yesterday, marking a sidies they are severely hamstrung in their total official spoke on condition $149 million of unvested sto- said it was “almost beyond significant advance in available income. This forces schools to focus on of anonymity because the ck options, according a proxy comprehension” why a state Ankara’s seven-week reducing costs, which they typically do by having official was not authorized to statement the company filed actor would deploy such a operation that also very large classes taught by very poorly paid and speak publicly. with the Securities and Ex- dangerous substance in a pu- almost fully encircles lowly qualified teachers. All the available literature There had been longstan- change Commission. blic place in a foreign country hundreds of thousands indicates that a good education system must start ding rumors throughout Tillerson had just retur- where others could be expo- of civilians. with well paid, highly qualified teachers that are well supported and teach relatively small classes. most of Tillerson’s tenure ned from a shortened trip to sed. MDT/AP It is simple common sense that good people are attracted to well paid and fulfilling careers and that ap photo students benefit from individual attention, which is The impossible in a class of 50. Thirdly, the Macau education department mo- Jack Hill/Pool Photo via AP nitors relatively meaningless measures of school decisive moment performance such as student and teacher atten- dance records. Having a flexible education en- vironment that encourages innovation is great, Argentina A group but only if the performance of schools is properly of American scientists monitored and improvements are facilitated. Arou- who were stranded in nd the world there are several good systems of an ice-bound island off school accreditation where inspectors come in to the northeastern tip of evaluate school missions and visions, the quality the Antarctic Peninsula of the learning and teaching and the subsequent has been rescued by an life success of school graduates. Only third world Argentine icebreaker. countries where schools are corrupt and teachers are not regularly paid have problems with students Mexico Prosecutors and teachers absenting themselves from school, say they have arrested which should not be a focus of concern in Macau! a man who allegedly Schools have a huge potential in Macau but I played a decisive role believe that improvements will not be realized un- in the disappearance til schools are given much more freedom to raise of 43 college students tuition and other sources of income, much better in 2014. The Attorney teaching qualifications are required, school cer- General’s Office says tification and assessment becomes much more the suspect probably sophisticated and the focus shifts to improving belonged to the primary education first. Prince of the people. Britain’s Prince Harry meets well-wishers in the Dean’s yard, after the Commonwealth Guerreros Unidos drug Service at Westminster Abbey in London. cartel.