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LEADING AUTHORITIES OF BOTH MACAU AND HEALTH CHIEF DECLINES INDONESIA IS RUNNING OUT OF OXYGEN AS IT CHINA ANNOUNCED THEIR COMMITMENTS TO ENDURES A DEVASTATING WAVE OF COVID-19 DEEPEN CROSS-BORDER TOURISM TIES AT DISCLOSURE ON FUTURE CASES; THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING THE OPENING OF TRAVEL EXPO COTAI HOSPITAL OPERATOR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES P4 P4 P8 AP PHOTO

China’s regulator ordered the removal from app stores of 25 apps owned by Didi Global Inc., the country’s largest ride-hailing service, DISQUALIFIED citing severe violations of rules against collecting personal data. The Cyberspace Administration of China had already taken down the main Didi app last Sunday, pending a OVERThe electoral committee disqualifiedDISLOYALTY six candidate lists from the elections for ‘not cybersecurity review, after ‘ ’ P3 it debuted on the U.S. stock upholding the Basic Law.’ In turn, the candidates will appeal the decision market last week. AP PHOTO ALL ABOUT MACAU ABOUT ALL

Hong Kong One of the city’s most established pro-democracy civic organizations said it is letting go its paid staff and halving the size of its steering committee after Beijing stepped up its crackdown on opposition activity in the semi- autonomous Chinese city. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China is best known for organizing an annual rally and candlelight vigil remembering those killed in the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. AP PHOTO

Indonesian security forces yesterday killed two suspected militants with ties to the Islamic State group who were believed to be connected to the DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL killing of Christian farmers on Sulawesi island, the country’s military said. City still The two men, identified as Rukli and Ahmad Gazali, were fatally shot during a young in pre-dawn raid by a five-man team of military and police in Central Sulawesi province’s the face of mountainous Parigi Moutong district, said Maj. Gen. Richard Tampubolon, documentary who heads the joint FIA GT WORLD CUP operation. Parigi Moutong borders Poso district, films, says considered an extremist Event dependent on Macau hotbed in the province. curator travel restrictions More on backpage P2 P5 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 12.07.2021 mon

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Toxin found in MACAO INT’L DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL locally-made raw dumplings City still young in the face of Borax, which is a banned material in the preparation of food and food products, was documentary films, says curator found in the test samples of raw wonton and seasoned ANTHONY LAM As such, documentary film shrimps made by local eatery enthusiasts who want to enjoy Wong Kun Sio Kung. It has ESPITE the arrival of new certain films on the big screen grim implications for its Dcinemas, the city’s audience LAM ANTHONY can visit Macau to watch the fil- outlets in Ginza Plaza and on is still trying to get accustomed ms they like. Rua do Campo. The Municipal to the film festival culture, said This has somehow made the Affairs Bureau pointed out Penny Lam, curator of the 5th festival a tourism event. But this that although the material can Macao International Documen- year, due to travel restrictions, prevent meat or shrimp from tary Film Festival (MOIDF). Lam admitted that this group of darkening, when consumed, “Film festival is still a new viewers have thinned out. it turns into Boric Acid, which thing to the local audience,” Lam Although he did not put it this is difficult to be released from explained. “Macau is still very way, the festival has somehow the human body. young in the face of documen- played a role in Chinese-Luso- tary films, film festivals, artistic phone interactions. The city has MIECF to return film productions and visiting been designated a focal point of in August non-commercial movie house.” a particular cultural export in the Ironically, Lam finds the city broader national atlas. Environmental Co-operation quite special in terms of viewer- This upcoming festival has a Forum & Exhibition (MIECF) ship. Many Macau documentary segment called “Taste of Portu- will return to the expo halls film viewers, he pointed out, are guese”, celebrating Portuguese from August 5 to 7, with the younger generations who are productions. The three films theme “Towards a Green and starting, or have not even started were highly rated in the past Low Carbon New Era”. Held their careers. “In contrast, docu- that the main aim of the film fes- mehow quarantined, on a cruise couple of years. amid the Covid-19 pandemic, mentary film viewers outside of tival is to close the gap between ship. They have to consider the The other segments of the this year’s MIECF is poised Macau are mostly older and from documentary films and the au- ship their home for a period of festival are “New Release”, “Clas- to enrich its online elements, the middle-class,” Lam said. sic Doc” and “Director in Focus including an online exhibition, dience in general, “given the fact time and at the same time main- online business matching and Looking into the future of that commercial cinemas rarely tain civil interactions with other - Anocha Suwichakornpong.” conference live streaming. the festival, Lam is planning to screen documentary films.” passengers. “This is actually However, the latter film “ looks Reviewing previous further expand the festival not Each of the past editions of what some of us have done in the for audience who is more serious editions of the event, some only by its duration, but also the festival have tried to make a past year,” Lam said. and curious,” Lam explained. enterprises successfully types of events in the program, connection between itself and The range of films availab- Animal documentaries voiced- established collaborative such as competitions and con- the city. It is inevitable that this le has also earned a good name over by Sir David Attenborough relationships with enterprises tests, wining and dining, as well year’s will touch on the Covid-19 for the festival within or across highlights the genre’s close pro- in the Guangdong-Hong as interactive events. “If a film pandemic. “But the films will not the Greater Bay Area. Lam said ximity with common audien- Kong-Macao Greater Bay is about food, I’m thinking of be about the pandemic,” Lam that even though there is an es- ce. However, Lam stressed that Area to produce eco-friendly asking a cook to make the food said. “It is a self-reflection of the tablished festival of its type in documentary films are meant products, and some increased item depicted in the film, and daily lives during the pandemic.” Guangzhou, the capital of the for the big screen. It also has a their turnover by about 20%. allow the audience to try it,” Lam For example, he said, there is Guangdong Province, they may storyline and development. said. a film depicting the lives of pas- not screen the types of film pi- The festival is ongoing and IPM human Describing the festival, he said sengers who are stranded, or so- cked in the Macau festival. will run until July 25. science and language symposium calls for papers

Residential property price BLOOMBERG A duo of symposia, jointly held by the Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) and several foreign universities on index up 1.5% in Mar-May human science, language and & Coloane stood at 264.8. cognition, will be conducted HONEY TSANG residential unit buildings online between November Both figures increased by with an age between 11 29 and December 1. In HE overall residential 1.8% and 0.3% respecti- and 20 years and those preparation for the event, the Tproperty price index vely. over 20 years old advanced higher education institution from March to May 2021 ti- The existing residential by 2.8% and 1.9% respecti- is now calling for papers. The cked up 1.5% compared to units’ index was at 287.8, vely. papers submitted for the the preceding survey pe- up 1.6%. Within this cate- Meanwhile, the index symposia must be brand new, riod from February to April gory, the index for those in for pre-sale residential having not been published to reach 267.6, according the Macau Peninsula was units increased by 1.5% to or accepted for publication to the latest statistics pro- at 280.2, and that of Taipa 297.5. ters and for those with 100 sidential units of buildings elsewhere. The IPM is inviting vided by the Statistics and & Coloane was at 318.4, When segmented by square meters or more with seven stories or less experts, scholars, researchers Census Service (DSEC). increases of 1.9% and 0.3% floor area, the indices for grew by 1.9% and 1.7% res- and those with more than and other interested parties The indices for the respectively. residential units with a pectively. seven stories increased by to sign up for the event for Macau Peninsula were at Broken down by age of usable floor area between In terms of building 1.0% and 1.7% respecti- free. 268.3, while those for Taipa building, the indices for 75 and 99.9 square me- height, the indices for re- vely.

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ELECTIONS 2021 Neto Valente says candidates’ disqualification contrary to Basic Law RENATO MARQUES of expression,” Neto Valente said in a phone interview to TDM. OLLOWING Friday’s an- “I am shocked because I know nouncement that a total some of the disqualified [candi-

of 21 aspiring candidates dates]. I always follow what they MARQUES RENATO from six groups are ineli- say and some of them have been Fgible to participate in the Legis- legislators and for decades have lative Assembly (AL) elections, been contributing to Macau,” the candidates, groups, and se- the lawyer said. “I am very con- veral noteworthy people from cerned when it is stated that they the community expressed their are not loyal and do not love Ma- disagreement with the Legisla- cau. The fact that they have dif- tive Assembly Electoral Affairs ferent ideas and opinions from Commission’s (CAEAL) decision. some of the authorities does not One of the most prominent mean that they do not have the opinions was by Macau’s veteran right to have them. When the Ba- and top lawyer, Jorge Neto Valen- sic Law states that there is free- te, who admitted to being sho- dom of expression, we can think cked with CAEAL’s decision and up some restriction to that, but the arguments used to exclude one thing is for sure, freedom of the numerous candidates. expression means the right to For Neto Valente, the decision think differently,” he remarked. of the CAEAL aims to defeat the “I, at many times disagree candidates before the public can with what some of those disqua- express its opinions of them at lified [candidates] say, or do, or ter a comprehensive evaluation INFORMATION PROVIDED not provided it since we do not the polls, a fact that he believes propose to do. I don’t agree with on all AL election candidates was WAS REQUESTED BY CAEAL have any role in the elections,” to be contrary to the Basic Law their ideas, [but] defend that conducted, which contributed Speaking on the sidelines of Wong said, adding that the con- that CAEAL based its decision they have the right to express conclusively to the information a meeting with AL legislators, tent of such information is highly upon. their ideas, because, otherwise, provided by the Secretariat for Secretary for Security Wong Sio confidential and only the CAEAL “It is a way to defeat the candi- if this is not possible, then there Security. Chak said that all the information can reveal it. dates that wish to submit them- is no freedom of expression,” he “The people had not upheld on the candidates was provided “We do not have the obligation selves to the people’s suffrage. It concluded. the Basic Law of the Macao by the Secretariat by request of [to reveal the information] nor do is to defeat them in the secreta- On Friday, CAEAL’s chairman Special Administrative Region the CAEAL. we have any intention of doing riat [administrative procedure] Tong Hio Fong said that the can- (MSAR) of the People’s Republic “Obviously the request for in- so,” Wong was quoted saying by and this is not freedom. The Ba- didates had been disqualified of China (PRC), or they had not formation on the candidates was several Chinese language media sic Law is very clear, as is China’s due to “factual evidence” proving met the requirement of pled- done by CAEAL and we have sent outlets, remarking that all the Constitution when both state the candidates’ disloyalty, adding ging allegiance to the MSAR of them [that] information. If they information provided was collec- that, in Macau, there is freedom that such decision was taken af- the PRC.” did not request it, we would have ted according to the laws.

ELECTIONS 2021 Candidates to appeal from disqualification decision N Saturday afternoon, Previously, Ng has also political decision and if so, Oseveral members of expressed the will to appeal I will like to have an answer some of the lists disqua- the decision, adding that from the Chief Executive lified from the elections he also has the intention to know if this is a political spoke to the media during a to write a letter to the Chief decision by the CE or a poli- press conference especially Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng tical decision from the Cen- organized for this purpose. on the matter. tral Government,” Ng said, Sulu Sou, Rocky Chan, Ng said that if the de- noting that if it is a political Scott Chiang, Ng Kuok cision of disqualifying the decision, this will hurt Ma- Cheong, and Paul Chan Wai candidates, of which he is cau’s future. Chi were among the lists of also a part, is merely admi- In his turn, Chan said members who were present nistrative, it is possible to that he plans to appeal the at the conference where explain and appeal — but CAEAL decision. The leader they expressed their will to if the basis of such evalua- of the New Macau Progress appeal the CAEAL decision. ttle time left to prepare an the accusations could only around-the-clock job and tion is a political decision, Association (APNM) ack- “What is happening [in appeal, Chiang said it was be done from today after 9 that his will to continue to then no appeal could be nowledged that all five can- the elections] jeopardizes not possible to do much a.m. do so has not changed. effective. didates from his list have not only the candidates’ but until today. The CAEAL Chiang added that the “I am willing to fight. “We will appeal to the been disqualification from also the rights of everyone had not provided the infor- law allows an appeal to To me, every day is like the court to explain everything. the elections. in Macau,” Chiang said, ad- mation to the disqualified both the CAEAL and the last day. My responsibility If this problem is only a te- “All candidates from our ding that it is a basic right candidates as of Friday, July courts, with the latter to be is to fight hard every day. chnical problem, I think we list must be considered of anyone being accused of 9, as it was after working done no later than July 26. Today’s mission is to fight can completely explain and eligible and must be able something to know exactly hours and the administra- On the same matter, in- restlessly,” Sou said, adding solve the problem — but if to run in these legislative what they are being accu- tive services are closed over cumbent lawmaker Sou that he is disappointed with it is a political decision, I elections. We do not accept sed of. the weekend. Thus, taking said that when he decided the fact that after 21 years, don’t think that any appeal this decision,” Chan said, Noting that there is a lot the first step of learning to fight for a better Macau, Macau’s elections have can remove [retract] this claiming that he will fight to of work to do and very li- more information about he knew that was a daily, stopped being fair. decision. Maybe it really is a reverse the decision. RM page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 12.07.2021 mon

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senting the exemplar of the con- ding 106 Macau’s exhibitors, 265 cept. exhibitors from the mainland They included a more conso- and Taiwan region, and 23 inter- lidated use of cloud technology national exhibitors. to host exhibitions via an onli- The event also attracted 341 ne-mixes-offline hybrid format. buyers. Around 197 were hosted With the help of this, the“ Cloud buyers from the mainland and B2B” period in this year’s MITE 144 were online buyers worl- was extended from two days to dwide. 14 days to provide more time for “The [Expo] is going to show- exhibitors and buyers to con- case a comprehensive overview nect. of novel tourism products and The next focus was an enlar- the resumption of some tourism ged scale in the exhibition zone sites in China to Macau’s tou- of “Macau Street,” with a huge rism practitioners and public,” pavilion for local hotels to show- Man added. case their products. “Through this Expo, we belie- Another exhibition highlight ve the participants and exhibi- featured the “Gastronomy” sec- tors can further understand and tion, where a demonstration of explore more [business] oppor- culinary expertise was incorpo- tunities and to better comple- rated for the first time. ment each other, and unitedly The other two aspects were achieve a win-win outcome,” the heightened promotion of Man stated. cultural tourism and the city’s The MGTO has been the distinctive shops. steering role to accelerate the “The Expo manifests a variety Tourism+ concept. The MGTO of tourism elements offered by earlier entered a partnership 9th MITE accentuates Macau including two of our gla- with one of China’s online travel morous calling cards, the Wor- agencies Ctrip. They co-laun- “Tourism+” concept ld Heritage Site – the “Historic ched the MGTO’s Official Fla- Centre of Macao” and Macau’s gship Store on Ctrip App during HONEY TSANG Secretary of the Bureau Party Agency Association. designation as a UNESCO Crea- the kickoff day of MITE. Committee and Inspector at Le- The Expo was designed to give tive City of Gastronomy,” Lee In addition, the MGTO also T the high-profile opening vel 1 of the Bureau of Internatio- prominence to the government’s said. made a huge push of its own ini- Aceremony of the 9th Macao nal Exchanges and Cooperation new hook — the “Tourism+” The MITE boasted a total of tiative, launching the “Incuba- International Travel (Industry) of the Ministry of Culture and element. In doing so, the MITE 708 booths, with 394 exhibitors tion Plan for Macao’s KOL in Expo (MITE) on July 9, leading Tourism, Man Hongwei, also zooms in on five focuses repre- participating this year, inclu- Tourism” on July 11. authorities of both Macau and delivered an opening speech at China announced their com- the event. mitments to collectively deepen He emphasized that the cross-border tourism ties. mainland and Macau have long As one of the officiating gues- been engaging in close collabo- resumption of seven-day validity period ts, Secretary for Economy and ration, and proactively formu- Finance Lei Wai Nong addres- lating plans to mount hybrid for Covid-19 test to revive tourism sed the guests and shared that promotional activities. These the MITE plays a principal role tactics are designed to give reas- HE Macau SAR government has mandated the Some advisories issued by several Mainland as “a bridge across Macau, the surances to today’s travelers Tresumption of the 7-day validity period for the schools suggest their students avoid unnecessary mainland and different parts of during the Covid-19 pandemic Covid-19 test for cross-border commuters and tra- travel. The MGTO director said it will continue to the world,” enabling tourism- era and accelerate the tourism velers as of midnight on July 10. It is expected to be monitor the situation to see whether this may cool -related industries worldwide to recovery for both regions. a boon to speed up the city’s tourism revival, Macao down travel intention to visit Macau among Main- forge relationships and explore Government Tourism Office’s (MGTO) director Ma- land travelers. more business opportunities. FIVE FOCUSES OF ‘TOURISM+’ ria Helena de Senna Fernandes stated. Fernandes reaffirmed that Hong Kong is the se- Lei calls on practitioners to The MITE, held at The Ve- Following MITE’s opening ceremony, Fernan- cond-largest source market to Macau, just after Chi- capitalize on platforms provi- netian Macao from July 9 to11, des told the press, “The daily tourist arrivals tipped na. The MGTO authorities have been actively com- ded by the MITE to jointly de- was organized by Macao Gover- 20,000 in these days. [The tally] is [already] a positi- municating with Hong Kong’s authorities to ensure velop more novel and innovati- nment Tourism Office (MGTO), ve signal for the city’s tourism situation.” they can publicize the necessary travel information ve travel offerings — in a bid to supported by the Ministry of She said that the relaxed cross-border travel towards Hong Kong travelers shortly after the inter- gear themselves up for the full Culture and Tourism of the Peo- measures can be an added catalyst to help advance city border reopens. resumption of international tra- ple’s Republic of China, and the daily figures to return to the average of April and In terms of vaccine passports, she said that the vel in the future. coordinated by the Macau Travel May. proposal is still being reviewed. HT

for changes. journalists that the govern- Last week, Cheung ment was in talks with “di- Health chief declines disclosure on Chun Wing, managing fferent entities”, but there subdirector and associate was no confirmed plan so medical consultant of the far. future Cotai hospital operator private Kiang Wu Hospital, He said the government revealed that the prelimi- is willing to listen to diffe- T is not appropriate to nary information available rent opinions on the mat- Idisclose too much about to him pointed to the di- ter when he was asked why the speculated operating rection of the future medi- a Hong Kong medical enti- entity of the future Is- cal facility being operated ty, which generally enjoys land Hospital for the time by a mainland entity “with stronger confidence in Ma- being, Alvis Lo, director of higher quality and long cau, was not considered. the Health Bureau, recently history.” In addition, he revealed said. When questioned on that the Li Ka Shing Faculty The medical doctor ad- the matter, along with re- of Medicine of the Univer- ded that the matter is still fraining from making fur- sity of Hong Kong has been in the planning, resear- ther disclosures, Lo said commissioned to run a ching and exploring pha- that he would not rule out study on Macau’s medical se, leaving a lot of room any possibility. He assured system. AL www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 mon 12.07.2021 澳門 MACAU

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Registered FIA GT World Cup organ donors exclusively dependent on nearly 5,000 STAFF REPORTER

HE total number of registered organ Macau travel restrictions Tdonors in Macau was 4,978 people as RENATO MARQUES This means that the so-cal- of May 31 this year, according to data re- led “gentleman racers,” that is, leased by the deputy director of the Heal- HE return of drivers entry-level drivers, might be th Bureau (SSM) Cheang Seng Ip. and machinery for accepted in the racing event, In reply to a query from lawmaker

the FIA GT World Cup MARQUES RENATO although the SRO also said that Wong Kit Cheng, Cheang explained that event to Macau’s Guia such request is “subjected to the chances of obtaining suitable organs Tcircuit solely depends on the for patients are low due to the small po- approval”. easing of local border restric- The promoter did not inclu- pulation base. tions by November, the event de more detailed information However, Cheang noted that Macau promotor, SRO Motorsports including the regulations, time- signed a letter of intent with the main- Group (SRO), acknowledged tables, and logistics, as well as land for organ donation and sharing in in a letter sent to drivers and sole official suppliers (tires, data November 2017, enabling Macau to join teams kicking off the registra- logger, and fuel) for a confirma- the organ donation system. tion for the event. tion, which will be communica- To promote organ donation, Cheang According to the promoter, ted “shortly”. said that SSM has launched a series of the event is set to return to the The letter is signed by an publicity efforts, including setting up streets of Macau by November SRO official from the Asia office, an organ donation promotion team to this year in the same format as holding the event is dependent will refund any registration de- based in the neighboring region encourage the participation of more po- the previous edition, held in on local travel restrictions. posits that have been received.” of Hong Kong. tential donors, and raise community in- 2019. “Should the travel restric- One evolution from pre- Besides one of the main terest in and support for organ donation. The event includes, along tions into Macau still be in pla- vious editions is the grading of events of the 2021 Macau Grand “At present, Macau has yet to solve with practice and qualifying ce by the closing of registration the drivers allowed to compete Prix, SRO is also behind several the problem of sourcing human organs, sessions, a 12-lap qualifying on August 31 (or there being no from this year onwards. It now new developments this year, in- but the SSM is actively working on staff race to be held on Saturday (No- fixed date confirmed for their allows Bronze-graded drivers cluding the Fanatec GT World training, facilities and equipment, and vember 20) and a final 16-lap relaxation), the FIA GT World to compete alongside the Pla- Challenge Asia that will resume interdepartmental cooperation to make cup race on Sunday (November Cup may not be held in 2021,” tinum, Gold, and Silver-graded following a one-year hiatus due adequate preparations for the launch 21). the promoter stated, adding, drivers, which were the only to the Covid-19 pandemic res- of organ transplantation.” he said in his In the notice, SRO notes that “Should that happen, the FIA grades previously admitted. trictions. response. ad page 6 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo CHINA 中國 12.07.2021 mon

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e-commerce giant Alibaba was TECH fined a record $2.8 billion earlier this year for antitrust violations. China’s market regulator said Chinese regulator halts Huya- the decision to ban the merger between Huya and Douyu is the first instance of regulators prohi- Douyu game-streaming merger biting market concentration in the internet sector. ZEN SOO, HONG KONG The two companies first an-

HINA’S market regulator on AP PHOTO nounced last October that they CSaturday blocked the merger planned to merge, but market re- of Tencent-backed game strea- gulators later said that they would ming platforms Douyu and Huya review the $6 billion deal. following an anti-monopoly in- Tencent said it was notified by vestigation, as authorities ramp the regulator that the merger has up scrutiny of some of the coun- been halted. try’s biggest technology com- “The company will abide by panies. the decision, comply with all re- Huya and Douyu — which gulatory requirements, operate in provide videogame live-strea- accordance with applicable laws ming services akin to Twitch in and regulations, and fulfill our the U.S. — are two of the largest social responsibilities,” the com- companies of their kind in China. pany said in a statement Saturday. Both count gaming firm Tencent Earlier this week, Chinese au- among their investors. thorities said they would also in- China’s State Administration crease supervision of companies for Market Regulation said in a listed overseas. statement that a merger between Under the new measures, re- Huya and Douyu would give Ten- gulation of data security and cros- cent control over the merged en- Authorities have stepped up said companies holding perso- by foreign governments.” s-border data flows, as well as the tity. oversight of some of China’s lar- nal information of over a million It also said there’s a risk of im- management of confidential data, “From the perspective of diffe- gest technology firms over con- users must apply for cyberse- portant data being illegally used will be improved. rent key indicators like revenue, cerns of monopolistic behavior curity approval if they plan to list or transferred out of the country. Authorities also plan to crack number of active users, resources and unchecked growth, as well as abroad. The Cyberspace Admi- Last week, the cyber-regulator down on illegal activities in the for streamers, the total share is how companies are collecting and nistration of China said in a state- ordered a cybersecurity investi- securities market, and will inves- very substantial and the elimina- using data from their millions of ment that the review and approval gation into ride-sharing platform tigate and punish acts such as the tion and restriction of competi- users. is necessary because of risks that Didi Global Inc. The food delivery fraudulent issuance of securities, tion can be foreseen,” the state- Also Saturday, China’s cyber-re- the data could be “affected, con- platform Meituan is also under market manipulation and insider ment said. gulator issued draft measures that trolled, and maliciously exploited an anti-monopoly probe, and trading. MDT/AP

Canada judge won’t allow Huawei exec to submit new evidence Canadian judge has Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief led Skycom to sell equip- team argued show senior court Aug. 3. retaliation and charged Adenied the request financial officer who is ment to Iran in violation executives knew more That hearing is expected them with spying. Both from a senior executive for also the daughter of the of U.S. sanctions. It says about Huawei’s control to take up to three weeks have remained in custody Chinese communications company’s founder, at the Meng committed fraud by over another company that and will cover arguments with limited access to visits giant Huawei Technologies Vancouver airport on Dec. misleading the HSBC bank did business in Iran than over whether Meng was by Canadian consular offi- to submit new evidence 1, 2018, at the request of about the company’s busi- U.S. prosecutors claim. subjected to an abuse of cials. into her extradition hea- the U.S., which wants her ness dealings in Iran. During a hearing in June process, the remedy rela- The two made closed- ring. extradited to face fraud Meng’s lawyers had defense lawyers had said ted to that alleged abuse, -door court appearances “The application is de- charges. The arrest infuria- asked the court to allow the new evidence would and the actual committal over the last week. Cana- nied,” said Associate Chief ted Beijing, which sees her recently obtained the evi- “fatally” undermine the hearing to determine if she dian consular officials were Justice Heather Holmes case as a political move de- dence from HSBC through case against Meng. should be extradited to the barred from attending the said Friday. signed to prevent China’s a court agreement in Hong Canadian government United States. proceedings and no ver- Holmes said her reasons rise. Kong. lawyers argued the evident Soon after Meng’s arrest, dicts were announced. for the refusal will be is- The U.S. accuses The documents include was more suited to a trial, China arrested Canadians Meng remains free on sued in 10 days. Huawei of using a Hong internal email chains and not an extradition hearing. Michael Spavor and Mi- bail in Vancouver and is li- Canada arrested Meng Kong shell company cal- spreadsheets that Meng’s Meng will be back in chael Kovrig in apparent ving in a mansion. MDT/AP ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 mon 12.07.2021 中國 CHINA

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Leaders of North Korea, China vow to strengthen ties HYUNG-JIN KIM, SEOUL singly rise to new levels to the benefit ship, Cooperation and Mutual As- of the two countries and their peo- sistance, North Korea and China are HE North Korean and Chi- ples.” committed to offering one another nese leaders expressed their North Korea has been expected immediate military and other aid in desire yesterday to further to seek greater support from Chi- the event of an attack. strengthen their ties as they na, its major ally and aid benefactor, North Korea-China ties go back Texchanged messages marking the as it grapples with economic hard- to the 1930s, when Kim Il Sung, the 60th anniversary of their countries’ ship exacerbated by the coronavirus grandfather of Kim Jong Un, led Ko- defense treaty. pandemic and crippling U.S.-led rean guerrillas as they fought alongsi- In a message to Chinese President sanctions over its nuclear weapons de Chinese soldiers against Japanese Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim program. China, for its part, sees pre- colonizers in northeastern China. Jong Un said it is “the fixed stand” of venting a North Korean collapse as The two countries established diplo- his government to “ceaselessly de- crucial to its security interests and matic relations in 1949, one year be- velop the friendly and cooperative would need to boost ties with Nor- fore North Korea launched a surprise relations” between the countries, the th Korea and other traditional allies attack on South Korea and started a state-run Korean Central News Agen- amid fierce rivalry with the United three-year war that killed hundreds cy said. States, some experts say. of thousands of people. Xi said in his message that China Kim said in his message that the China fought alongside North Ko- and North Korea have “unswervingly bilateral treaty “is displaying its stron- rea during the 1950-53 Korean War, supported each other,” according to ger vitality in defending and prope- while U.S.-led U.N. forces supported China’s official Xinhua News Agency. lling the socialist cause of the two South Korea. About 28,500 U.S. sol- “The world has recently seen acce- countries [...] now that the hostile for- diers are still stationed in South Ko- lerating changes unprecedented over ces become more desperate in their rea to deter potential aggression from the past century,” Xi said. “I wish to challenge and obstructive moves.” North Korea. China doesn’t deploy [...] lead bilateral relations to uncea- Under the 1961 Treaty of Friend- troops in North Korea. MDT/AP

Gov’t opposes US move to add Chinese entities to export control list HINA is firmly oppo- “This is an unjustified Csed to the United Sta- suppression of Chinese tes adding 23 Chinese en- enterprises and a serious AP PHOTO tities to its “entity list” of damage to international export controls, a spokes- economic and trade rules, person for the Ministry of which China firmly oppo- Commerce (MOC) said ses,” the spokesperson yesterday. said. The move, in disregard Urging the United Sta- of facts, came on so-called tes to immediately stop grounds such as “human the wrong practice, the rights,” as the United Sta- spokesperson said Chi- tes generalized the con- na will take all necessary cept of national security measures to safeguard and abused export control Chinese companies’ legi- measures, according to the timate rights and interests. MOC spokesperson. MDT/XINHUA page 8 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo WORLD 國際 12.07.2021 mon

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them yet,” Mulyana said. “That has led to oxygen this day in history AP PHOTO supplies running out.” At one hospital in Yo- 990 Yeltsin resignation splits gyakarta, in central Java, 63 COVID-19 patients died soviet Communists in one day -- 33 of them The populist politician and pre- during an outage of its sident of the Russian parliament, central liquid oxygen su- Boris Yeltsin, has resigned from pply, though the hospital the Soviet Communist Party. had switched to using oxy- The resignation has also led to gen cylinders, spokesman a declaration from the small but Banu Hermawan said. influential radical reform group Indonesia donated Democratic Platform that they 3,400 oxygen cylinders would also break away. and concentrators to India The split leaves Soviet leader when a brutal outbreak ra- Mikhail Gorbachev with a party in tatters. vaged the country. As its It was thought that Mr Gorbachev had appeased the re- own cases surged, Jakarta formers by ensuring the defeat of hardline conservative Ye- then canceled a plan to gor Ligachev in the race for the deputy leadership yesterday. send another 2,000 oxygen His favoured candidate, the pro-reform Vladimir Ivashko, concentrators to India in was elected instead. late June. But it was not enough. Within hours of another vote to The daily need for oxy- approve new party rules which still restrict factions operating gen has reached 1,928 tons within it, Mr Yeltsin stood up to address a hushed auditorium. a day. The country’s total “In view of my great responsibility towards the people of Russia and in connection with the move towards a multi- available production ca- -party system I cannot fulfil only the instructions of the par- pacity is 2,262 tons a day, ty,” he said. according to government “As the highest elected figure in the republic, I have to bow data. to the will of all the people.” “I asked for 100% of He then turned and left the chamber without another oxygen go to medical pur- word. poses first, meaning that Some delegates shouted “Shame”, while a few clapped. all industrial allocations Mr Gorbachev, clearly expecting the move, was heard to Indonesia short on must be transferred to me- say, “That ends the process logically,” before instructing de- dical,” said Pandjaitan, the legates to withdraw Mr Yeltsin’s congress mandate. government minister. “We The departure of a group of Democratic Platform delega- are racing against time, we tes less than an hour later confirmed the split - the first since oxygen, seeks help have to work fast.” the Bolshevik-Menshevik divide which put Lenin in power in Given the rapid spread 1903. of the highly infectious Among those leaving are the popular new mayor of Le- delta variant, he warned ningrad, Anatoly Sobchak, and the mayor of Moscow, Gavriil as virus cases soar that Indonesia could face Popov. Mr Yeltsin has been a figurehead for radical reform of the NINIEK KARMINI, Arab Emirates also have receive emergency care. a worst-case scenario with party system for the last 18 months, and has been a tren- JAKARTA, INDONESIA offered help. On Java, Indonesia’s 50,000 cases a day. The “We recognize the di- most populous island, next two weeks will be cri- chant critic of President Gorbachev for not going far enough with party reforms. UST two months ago, fficult situation Indone- hospitals began setting up tical, he said. Despite that, he has remained at the centre of the Com- Indonesia was coming sia currently finds itself makeshift intensive care The Ministry of Indus- munist Party structure. His name was put forward for inclu- to a gasping India’s in with a surge of COVID units in mid-June. Many try responded by issuing a sion in the new Central Committee to be chosen this eve- Jaid with thousands of cases,” White House press patients are waiting for decree that all oxygen su- ning. secretary Jen Psaki said. In days to be admitted. Oxy- pplies be sent to hospitals tanks of oxygen. His real strength lies in his popular support among ordinary addition to sending vac- overflowing with corona- Today, the Southeast gen tanks were rolled out Russian people. virus patients, and asked Asia country is running cines, the U.S. is working onto sidewalks for those In an opinion poll carried out by the Moscow News news- out of oxygen as it endu- to increase assistance for lucky enough to get them, industry players to coope- paper earlier this month he scored an 84% popularity rating, res a devastating wave of Indonesia’s broader CO- while others have been rate. making him by far the most trusted figure on the Soviet po- coronavirus cases and the VID-19 response efforts, told they have to find their Oxygen is used in litical scene. government is seeking she said, without elabora- own. making many products, emergency supplies from ting. including texti- Courtesy BBC News other countries, including Overall, In- les, plastics and Singapore and China. donesia, the Overall, Indonesia, the vehicles. Oil A shipment of more world’s four- refiners, che- In context than 1,000 oxygen cylin- th-most popu- world’s fourth-most mical manufac- ders, concentrators, ven- lous country, turers and steel Days later, tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered populous country, has beside the walls of the Kremlin to voice their opposition to makers also use tilators and other health has reported the Soviet Communist Party. devices arrived from Sin- more than 2.4 reported more than 2.4 it. But industry In August 1991, the rivalry between reformist and conser- gapore on Friday, followed million in- leaders have vative elements of the congress erupted in an attempted by another 1,000 ventila- fections and million infections and fallen in line coup against Mikhail Gorbachev. tors from Australia, said 64,631 fatali- in supporting Boris Yeltsin became a national hero after he mounted a 64,631 fatalities tank to rally the people against the coup. government ef- Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, ties from CO- After the formal collapse of the Soviet Union later in 1991, the government minister VID-19. Those from Covid-19 forts to maximi- Boris Yeltsin, who was already president of Russia, found in charge of Indonesia’s figures are wi- ze supplies for himself at the head of a world superpower. pandemic response. dely believed to be a vast Emergency rooms at hospitals. His presidency was marked by rapid economic and political Beside those dona- undercount due to low tes- a public hospital in Ban- The government has re- reform. He took on the remnants of Soviet conservatism again in directed oxygen supplies tions, Indonesia plans to ting and poor tracing mea- dung city closed earlier 1993, in an armed clash in which the Parliament building buy 36,000 tons of oxygen sures. Indonesia reported this week after running from industrial plants in was shelled and 100 people died. and 10,000 concentrators the highest toll of 1,040 out of oxygen amid panic Morowali in Central Su- He went on to win the first post-Soviet presidential elec- — devices that generate deaths on Wednesday and buying fueled by soaring lawesi, Balikpapan on Bor- tion in 1996, despite plummeting popularity ratings. oxygen — from neighbo- nearly 39,000 confirmed infections in the West Java neo island, and Belawan In the same year, he underwent major heart surgery, and there were serious concerns about the state of his health. and Batam on Sumatra ring Singapore, Pandjaitan cases on Thursday and Fri- provincial capital, said Amid growing criticism of his erratic behaviour, including said. day. Yaya Mulyana, the city’s islands, Pandjaitan said. several embarrassing gaffes on the international stage, He said he is in touch Hospitals are swamped, deputy mayor. Smaller oxygen industries Yeltsin stood down from the presidency on 1 January with China and other po- with growing numbers of “Panicked people bou- have also been directed to 2000. tential oxygen sources. the ill dying in isolation at ght oxygen tanks even produce pharmaceutical His chosen successor, Vladimir Putin, won the next elec- tion a few months later. The U.S. and the United home or while waiting to though they didn’t need oxygen. MDT/AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 9 mon 12.07.2021 資訊／娛樂 INFOTAINMENT

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FOOTBALL “It is not for me. I tried, I think that is it,” he said. But he returned for South American World Cup qualifiers in which Argentina struggled. He Messi pays his debt to Argentina took the team to Russia, but the round-of-16 defeat against Fran- ce came at a turbulent time for the team. with Copa America title Messi became more aggressive RGENTINA finally in the 2019 Copa America, much made Lionel Messi cry to the pleasure of Argentinian

with joy. AP PHOTO fans who considered him to be After losing four ti- too cold, too European. Under a mesA in finals, early exits in major coach with little experience, Lio- tournaments and even a decision nel Scaloni, he was surrounded to retire from the national team, by young players who got the best the superstar celebrated a much- of him. -awaited title with Argentina at Yesterday Messi kissed the yesterday’s 1-0 win against Brazil Copa America trophy and lifted in the Maracana Stadium. it at age 34. The biggest gap in his The title ended Argentina’s 28- decorated career is now closed. year drought of major trophies, His first public words after the with Messi as the best player with title showed how thrilled and re- four goals and five assists. The lieved he felt. captain also broke the team’s re- “What a beautiful madness!,” cord for international appearan- Messi said in an Instagram post ces with 151 matches. showing him shirtless holding the “I needed to remove from my- Copa America trophy at the Ma- self the thorn of achieving some- racana’s dressing room. “This is thing with the national team,” unbelievable! Thank you, God! We Messi said after celebrating with are the champions!” his teammates. Goalkeeper Emiliano Marti- When Uruguayan referee Es- nez, one of Argentina’s key players teban Ostojich blew the final in the tournament, said Messi “is whistle, Messi knelt down on the the one who most deserved” to pitch and covered his face with his ch would be the first since Mara- in the World Cup quarterfinals who was voted the best player of win the South American title. hands. dona took the team to the title in elimination against Germany in the tournament, though his form Later at a news conference After he lifted the Copa Ame- 1986. 2006. One year later, he saw Bra- was not as impressive as it was at Messi said his happiness was rica trophy, Messi said on the pi- Until yesterday, Messi’s titles zil beat Argentina 3-0 in the Copa his club. “unexplainable.” tch and spoke to his family on the with Argentina were only the U-20 America final. Chile would crush Messi’s ho- “I was sad before, but I knew phone. He flicked the golden me- World Cup title in 2005 and a gold His next major shot at winning pes in two Copa America finals, in that at some point it was going dal around his neck and shouted medal at the Beijing Olympics in with Argentina came in the 2014 2015 and 2016, both on penalties. to happen,” he said. “I feel that “I won, I won!” 2008. World Cup final against Germany. After the second defeat to Chi- God was saving this moment for The next challenge is to win the His first frustration at the se- The 1-0 defeat at the Maracana le, Messi told journalists that the me, against Brazil in a final and in World Cup in Qatar next year, whi- nior-team level started at age 19 Stadium in Rio frustrated the star, national team was over for him. their country.” MDT/AP Osaka returns to spotlight on red carpet at The ESPYS AOMI Osaka returned Philadelphia Eagles, won as basketball prodigy. Nto the spotlight for the best men’s college athlete. “This kid can do any- first time since withdrawing AP PHOTO UConn freshman baske- thing,” Mackie said. “She from the French Open in tball sensation Paige Bue- can hit a stepback like Luka May and skipping Wimble- ckers won as women’s Doncic and then spell Luka don, posing on the red car- college athlete. She urged Doncic right the first time.” pet at The ESPYS yesterday. greater media coverage for Former WNBA MVP The world’s highest-paid Black female athletes. Maya Moore received the female athlete faced a slew Shohei Ohtani, the Los Arthur Ashe Courage Award of photographers in New Angeles Angels’ two-way for her work on criminal York, with one being heard sensation, won as best MLB justice reform. She was ho- urging her, “Nice smile” as player. The Los Angeles Do- nored on the same day that cameras clicked furiously. dgers’ World Series victory the late tennis champion Osaka offered a faint close- was named best cham- would have turned 78. d-mouth smile in response. pionship moment. Chris Nikic was honored Osaka won trophies as Sprinter Sha’Carri Ri- with the Jimmy V Award the best athlete in women’s chardson attended the for Perseverance. Last year, sports and best women’s show in her first public he became the first person tennis player at the annual appearance since testing with Down syndrome to fi- show honoring the year’s month, won his seventh Su- turn for the Tokyo Olympi- tough for a lot of us. For me, positive for marijuana at nish an Ironman triathlon. top athletes and sports mo- per Bowl title this year in his cs, representing her native I just want to say I really the U.S. Olympic track trials Nikic also won best male ments. It was moved from first season with the Bucs. Japan. love you guys.” and losing her spot on the athlete with a disability. Los Angeles to New York for Osaka, who has won She high-fived boyfrien- Charlotte Hornets rookie team for Tokyo. “I don’t do excuses,” an outdoor, socially distan- four Grand Slam titles, pul- d-rapper Cordae from YBN LaMelo Ball won as best Actor Anthony Mackie Nikic said. “I don’t quit.” ced show this year because led out of the French Open Collective before taking the breakthrough athlete. The hosted the show from Manchester United star of the coronavirus pande- before the second round, stage. best game award was Gon- The Rooftop at Pier 17 Marcus Rashford received mic. saying she has “huge waves “I just really want to not zaga’s 93-90 win over UCLA at the Seaport. He sin- the Pat Tillman Award for Tom Brady won best of anxiety” before speaking say a long speech because in the semifinals of the gled out Scripps National Service. The 23-year-old men’s athlete and his Tam- to the media and that she I’m a bit nervous,” Osaka men’s NCAA Tournament. Spelling Bee winner Zaila Brit helped raise millions of pa Bay Buccaneers were na- has “suffered long bouts of said. “This year has been DeVonta Smith, who won Avant-garde during his dollars for children in En- med best team. The quar- depression.” She also sat a really, it hasn’t even fi- the Heisman Trophy at Ala- monologue. The 14-year- gland during the COVID-19 terback, who turns 44 next out Wimbledon. She’ll re- nished, but it’s been really bama and now plays for the -old from Louisiana is a pandemic. MDT/AP Syria’s president decrees 50% the salary hike amid harsh crisis BUZZ Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree yesterday gi- The last salary increase was announced in November 2019. ving hundreds of thousands of civil servants and military mem- The decree released by Assad’s office put the minimum mon- bers a 50% salary increase amid a harsh economic and finan- thly income at 71,515 Syrian pounds ($22). It also granted mi- cial crisis and price increases for vital products. litary and civilian pension holders an increase of 40% in the Assad’s decision came a day after the state doubled the price retirement pension. of bread, the country’s main staple, and increased by 180% the The U.S. dollar is trading at about 3,200 pounds on the black price of diesel fuel. market while the official rate is 2,500 pounds. OPINION The Syrian economy has been hard hit by a decade of war, Nearly 80% of Syrians live in poverty, and 60% are food in- Western sanctions, widespread corruption and most recently a secure — the worst food security situation ever seen in Syria, China Daily severe economic and financial crisis in neighboring Lebanon. according to the United Nations. Chu Zhaohui, China Daily

Will summer vacation be cram AP PHOTO schools’ winter? AP PHOTO

Summer vacation has started, but cram schools may be feeling the chill because since last month, 15 cram schools have been Bangladesh Police have fined for issuing misleading advertisemen- arrested eight people ts, manipulating prices and using deceptive Saturday on murder clauses in their documents. And on Friday, charges in connection with a factory fire that killed at the Ministry of Education issued an official least 52 people, many of document encouraging public schools to whom were trapped inside take care of children during summer vaca- by an illegally locked door, tion, which apparently would further cool a senior police official said. down the market for cram schools. The blaze began Thursday The measures taken by the authorities re- night at the five-story flect China’s resolve to prevent the inflow Hashem Foods Ltd. factory of hot money into the cram school sector, in Rupganj, just outside especially those “catering” to kindergar- the capital Dhaka, sending ten, primary school and junior high school huge clouds of black smoke students. One of the prime goals of such a billowing into the sky. Police move is to ease the academic pressure on TOKYO OLYMPICS discovered piles of bodies students, particularly because the inciden- Friday afternoon after the fire was extinguished. ce of myopia and obesity, due to academic pressure and lack of physical activity, is very Spectators also Iran’s railroad system high among Chinese students. Not to men- came under cyberattack tion the lack of sleep has severely damaged on Friday, a semi-official many students’ mental and physical health. barred from news agency reported, For years, the government has been taking with hackers posting fake measures to ease the academic pressure messages about train on students. For instance, the government outlying venues delays or cancellations on has banned homework for children below display boards at stations STEPHEN WADE, TOKYO “Many people inclu- go ahead with limited the third grade and directed teachers to not ding children have been spectators, organizers across the country. The assign homework to junior high school stu- hackers posted messages WO more prefectures looking forward to the said Saturday. such as “long delayed dents which they need more than 90 minu- outside the immediate games, and I’m very sorry IOC President Thomas tes to complete. T because of cyberattack” or Tokyo area have decided to take away their chance Bach probably didn’t noti- “canceled” on the boards. Yet the academic pressure on students did to bar fans from attending of watching baseball and ce, but on Saturday about They also urged passengers not ease, because they were still forced by Olympic events because softball at the stadium,” 40 people staged a small to call for information, parents to attend cram schools. To ensure listing the phone number of their children perform well in the college of rising coronavirus in- Fukushima Governor anti-Olympic protest ou- fections, Tokyo Olympic Masao Uchibori said Sa- tside the five-star hotel the office of the country’s entrance exam, or gaokao, many parents get supreme leader, Ayatollah them admitted to one or more cram schools organizers confirmed on turday. “It was a very tou- where he is self-isolating Ali Khamenei. for which they pay huge amounts of money. Saturday with the pan- gh decision to make.” after arriving in Tokyo on And to take advantage of some parents’ demic-delayed Thursday. Israel’s Supreme Court anxieties, cram schools have mushroomed games opening “He (Bach) yesterday cleared the way across the country. Worse, many of them in just under two Organizers [...] seems not to have for same-sex couples even offer “special” coaching for kids seeking weeks. barred all fans from thought anything to have children through admission to a kindergarten, in order to ex- Tokyo orga- about our criti- surrogate mothers, a pand their business and make more profits. move hailed by lawmakers nizers and the venues in Tokyo and cal situation and and activists as a victory “Involution”, of late, has become a buz- IOC earlier in the suffering, which for LGBTQ rights. The zword in China. Opposite to “evolution”, week barred all three neighboring makes me more court ruled in 2020 that a the term was first used by anthropologists fans from venues angry,” protester surrogacy law, which had to describe an agrarian society that beco- prefectures. in Tokyo and Ayako Yoshida expanded access to single mes more complex in character without three neighbo- said. women but excluded gay undergoing any significant changes on the They make up the ring prefectures. Polls have couples, “disproportionately technology or political front, forcing people overwhelming harmed the right to to work harder to get even a fair amount of They make up shown between equality and the right to return on their labor or capital. the overwhel- majority of 50-80% of Japa- parenthood” and was The term mirrors some of the problems ming majority of nese oppose hol- unlawful. plaguing basic education in China. With an Olympic venues, Olympic venues ding the Olympi- increasing number of students attending although a sma- cs, depending on cram schools, the average test score increa- ttering of outlying areas Fukushima was the how the question is phra- AP PHOTO sed, prompting the education authorities to were allowed initially to early focus of the Olym- sed. But opponents have raise the difficulty level of the questions in have limited attendance. pics, trying to shine a failed to martial large tur- the exams, in order to limit the number of All fans from abroad light on recovery efforts nouts in the streets. qualifiers because of the limited number of were banned months ago. in an area devastated in Protesters carried a Haiti’s interim government seats in universities. Now, two prefectures 2011 by an earthquake, sign in English that read has asked the U.S. and This led to the formation of a vicious circle: that were permitted to tsunami, and the subse- “Cancel the Tokyo Olym- U.N. to deploy troops to the questions becoming more difficult and have fans have backed out quent meltdown of three pics” and one that had a protect key infrastructure an increasing number of students joining of those plans. nuclear reactors. red line drawn through as it tries to stabilize the cram schools to ensure they can answer tho- country and prepare for Fukushima prefec- Uchibori said the the face of Bach and was se questions and pass the exams. elections in the aftermath ture in northeastern Ja- move by Hokkaido on captioned: “You Are Not Undoubtedly, it’s an important move to of President Jovenel regulate cram schools and reduce the aca- pan has decided to hold Friday encouraged him Welcome.” Moïse’s assassination. The demic burden on students. But it should be its baseball and softball to follow suit. He said it Tokyo registered 950 stunning request for U.S. noted that given the exam-focused educa- events without specta- was important to have new infections on Sa- military support recalled the tumult following Haiti’s last tion system, the demand exists. Students tors. It has been joined by consistency among pre- turday, the 21st straight presidential assassination, may seek other kinds of special classes or the northern prefecture fectures. day that infections were in 1915, when an angry mob training. of Hokkaido, which will A few other events higher than a week pre- dragged President Vilbrun Therefore, it is also necessary to improve hold soccer games wi- being held in the outlying vious. It was the highest Guillaume Sam out of the the quality of basic education. thout fans at the Sapporo prefectures of Miyagi, since 1,010 were reported French Embassy and beat Dome. Shizuoka and Ibaraki will on May 13. MDT/AP him to death.