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HERITAGE | 10 YEARS AFTER UNESCO LISTING Stocks rise on report of Buildings of Portuguese relaxed visa rules Christopher Palmeri The government shortened the permitted stay last year in YNN Resorts Ltd., response to what was believed origin neglected, WMGM Resorts Interna- to be widespread cheating on tional and Las Vegas Sands the part of visa holders who Corp. rose on reports that claimed to be visiting another architect says China is easing restrictions on destination while only staying local tourists visiting Macau. in Macau. Travelers holding mainland Wynn Resorts rose 4 per- cent to USD97.70 at 11:50 vants and are blessed with a China passports can now stay a.m. in New York. MGM Re- small private garden, a rari- seven days in Macau, up from sorts gained 3.6 percent and ty in Macau nowadays. The five days currently, the offi- Las Vegas Sands added 3.6 majority of the houses are cial Xinhua News Agency re- percent. Bloomberg abandoned and the architect ported.

CARMO CORREIA/LUSA fears for their future: “If tho- se houses are torn down, they will be replaced with towers, STATISTICS | TOURISM which, considering the area, will make millions. But the- se houses show a lot of what Fewer tour visitors in May the old Macau was like, and should be preserved.” Vizeu Pinheiro gives other

examples of endangered buil- BLOOMBERG dings, such as the houses that surround the Lilau Square, which have been neglected for many years. The ones with art deco façades painted yellow are particularly valuable, he says, because they have the kitchens, restrooms and sto- rage space separate from the Guests are served at a check-in counter in the lobby of the MGM Macau casino resort main building, to which they are linked by a bridge. He ISITORS on package Coronel Mesquita buildings also believes that there are Vtours totaled 823,000 The average some quays (“pontes”) in the in May, down by 2.2 percent occupancy rate T has been ten years since Inner Harbor and patios loca- year-on-year. Information IMacau’s historic center was ted close to the St Lawrence from the Statistics and Census of hotels and listed as a World Heritage site There’s the market that are also endan- Service (DSEC) indicated that by UNESCO, but some exper- gered. package tour visitors from guesthouses ts claim that buildings with risk that Vizeu Pinheiro is the author mainland China (653,000), cultural value continue to be of a study initiated in 2013 Taiwan (48,000) and Hong dropped neglected, particularly those Portuguese that surveyed around 50 bui- Kong (23,000) dropped by 2 of Portuguese style. buildings ldings that are of heritage percent, 17 percent and 12.1 total), the Republic of Korea “There’s the risk that Por- interest, but which are not percent respectively year-on (6.9 percent), Taiwan (4.1 per- tuguese buildings will slowly will slowly classified as monuments. The -year, while those from the cent) and Hong Kong (3.7 per- disappear and only the chur- study describes their history, Republic of Korea (39,000) cent). In the first five months ches will be preserved,” says disappear the changes that they have surged by 46.2 percent. of 2015, outbound residents local architect Francisco Vi- and only the been through, and the way According to statistical data using travel agency services zeu Pinheiro. they are being maintained. disclosed yesterday, visitors totaled 615,000, up by 5.4 Mr Pinheiro, who teaches churches will “The pattern is not the same. arriving on package tours de- percent year-on-year. architecture at the Univer- There is a tendency to com- creased by 1.1 percent year-on- A total of 863,000 guests sity of Saint Joseph, claims be preserved pletely renovate Chinese bui- year to 688,000. Meanwhi- checked into hotels and gues- that there are around 30 bui- ldings,” he told the Times le, visitors joining local tours thouses in May 2015, down ldings of Portuguese heritage VIZEU PINHEIRO previously. The same, accor- totaled 135,000, a decrease of by 2.7 percent year-on-year. that are yet to be classified as ding to Vizeu Pinheiro, can’t 7.7 percent. Throughout the Guests from mainland Chi- cultural relics, and which will other buildings,” Vizeu Pi- be said about the Portuguese first five months of 2015, visi- na (547,000) and Taiwan end up demolished or with nheiro says, adding that if the heritage buildings, several of tors on package tours totaled (27,000) decreased by 4.2 per- only the façades intact. trend is not reversed, “only which have been gradually 4,243,000, up by 5.5 percent cent and 2.3 percent respecti- The architect believes that the Portuguese folklore will demolished and replaced by year-on-year. vely, while those from Hong there are double standards in remain when the [20-year real estate projects. He argued According to DSEC, outbou- Kong (112,000) increased by 6 heritage conservation. “The anniversary] of the UNESCO that those conclusions even- nd residents using travel agen- percent. The average length of standard is not the same, and listing is celebrated.” tuate because the government cy services totaled 124,000 in stay of guests in May 2015 was that can be partly explained Asked to give examples of doesn’t have a master plan for May, a year-on-year increase stable compared with the same by the ignorance of Portugue- endangered buildings, he the city, and because it evalua- of 7.8 percent. Those traveling time last year at 1.4 nights. The se traditions and culture. A mentioned the ten green tes the edifices on a “case-by- on package tours increased by average occupancy rate of ho- Chinese building with known villas that can be seen along case” basis, often “reinterpre- 10.3 percent to 51,000. The tels and guesthouses dropped history is preserved, but the Avenue Coronel Mesquita, ting history and the concept of main destinations were main- by 6.6 percentage points year- same rule doesn’t apply to which once housed civil ser- authenticity.” MDT/Lusa land China (77.3 percent of on-year to 78.9 percent.

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Hotel Estoril revamp blueprint unveiled

Brook Yang The official said the new hei- date a youth hostel. ght of the complex after re- A staff member from a local vamp would be similar to the college also suggested that HE government’s current one and not exceeding the center’s design should plan to revamp the MARQUES RENATO 29.4 to 38.7 meters, in order reserve space for users’ own abandoned Hotel Es- to ensure a clear view across ideas with open use areas. toril into a youth re- the side of the Guia Hill with “Adolescents like to express Tcreational and art center has themselves spontaneously; received various opinions if everything is well planned from students and the educa- beforehand, there will be tion sector. At a briefing ses- many frames for them, then sion held yesterday for educa- The Hotel the center may be used freely tional associations and school by the youths,” she sugges- leaders, officials stressed that Estoril was ted. the building’s space is neces- once a very The briefing session attrac- sarily limited and thus hard ted dozens of leaders from choices need to be made in significant hotel the educational community, order for it to accommodate and opposing views were ex- various functions. facility before pressed. Regarding whether The Chief of Office of the the Hotel to retain the hotel’s façade in- Secretary for Social Affairs tact with its mural of a fema- and Culture, Lai Ieng Kit, Lisboa was le figure preserved, Paul Pun introduced the preliminary suggested that it would not fit blueprint and indicated that built up the theme of adolescents. the revamp won’t be restric- On the other hand, teacher ted to the 2,352-square-me- CHAN PENG FAI and former lawmaker Paul ter hotel itself, but will in- CULTURAL AFFAIRS BUREAU Chan Chi Wai stated that volve reallocating the near- the Cultural Affairs Bureau by facilities for better utili- the city’s signature lighthou- should provide information zation in order to regenerate se in sight. “As the height is about the building’s history the entire area. restricted, the available space and decide if it’s worth pre- “Since its business closed we can use will be limited,” he serving its façade. up in the 1990s, the Hotel indicated. “The Hotel Estoril was once Estoril has been disused for “Since the space will be for a very significant hotel fa- twenty years. It’s located in a young people, the design cility before the Hotel Lis- great location surrounded by should be dedicated to them, boa was built up. Its mural many [examples of] southern rather than saying it’s also was a symbol of the pursuit European style architecture for residents and the elderly of freedom and leisure; it and has a rich cultural at- to use,” suggests the head of represented Macau’s then mosphere. Building it into a the Escola São João De Brito epoch-making tourism facili- youth activity center will in- and Caritas Secretary Gene- ties,” explained the Cultural tegrate the nearby cultural, ral Paul Pun, adding that the Affairs Bureau’s acting vice- educational and sports faci- new facility could accommo- president, Chan Peng Fai. lities into a large zone,” said The decrepit Hotel Estoril Lai, adding that the planning also aims to generate a sy- prioritized building several “It’ll be the best if it can nergistic effect with several facilities; namely a perfor- also include a indoor ice-ska- conservatory to have new usage tourism attractions around ming hall, venue for the con- ting rink, a café and an exhi- the area. servatory, rehearsal spaces bition venue. If the condition THE SCHOOL of Music under the Macao Conservatory is expected to Amongst a wide range of for performing arts, an in- allows, we can have a tourist be located at the revamped Estoril Hotel, Chan Peng Fai revealed. The functions suggested for the door swimming pool, a youth inquiry counter, souvenir school’s existing site would be turned into a promotional venue for local future multi-activity com- information service station, shop, outdoor stage and a cultural and creative products, he said. plex, the government has as well as a parking lot. lounge,” Lai added.

Secondary schools’ expansion lays bare land shortage issues

RBAN Planning decision. ch are quite close to each below par in terms of ac- UCommittee members During the committee’s other, were entitled to tivity space. have expressed concerns ninth plenary conference, maximum land coverage “Classrooms are ba- over the joint expansion where its members pro- rates. However, the Se- sically limited to being of two secondary schools posed to devote some of cretary for Transport and situated on the first five in the northern district of the idle land plots to de- Public Works, Raimundo floors, above which are Toi San. Their remarks veloping education, Edu- do Rosário, advised that all functional rooms. It’s follow a request by one of cation and Youth Affairs both rates be brought the students who would the schools to be allowed Bureau (DSEJ) repre- down to 7 percent in or- benefit from the height, to increase its height to sentative Wong Kin Mou der to allow for outdoor as the library, hall and north of the city only have great solution to the issue. 50 meters, which would stressed the necessity of activities. basketball court are all an activity space of four Asked how the promise be similar to a building granting additional space Vong Kuoc Ieng, head- on the roof,” said Vong, or five square meters. would be kept, Rosário with eight to ten stories. to some schools, as local master of Choi Nong Chi adding that local students The secretary also admi- told media that the Ur- Despite the keen dis- students lack activity spa- Tai School, located in the only enjoy half the gene- tted that the city lacked ban Planning Committee, cussion over the height ce outside of their class- northern district, said ral activity space for edu- enough land to develop along with related regula- grant during yesterday’s rooms. that most schools are cation compared with the schools, but pledged that tions, were established to committee meeting, Saint Joseph Secondary run within the first few Asian average of 22 squa- the space reserved for ensure the region’s land members are yet to show School 5 and Our Lady of floors of a building in his re meters per person. education in the reclai- was properly planned and explicit positions on the Fatima Girls’ School, whi- school’s region, and are Those studying in the med Zone A would be a developed. Staff reporter 01.07.2015 wed

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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL No break for casinos as gov’t plans full smoking ban

AMBLERS in Macau month that imposed fines on pro- will have to step out of perty owners who don’t stop de- casinos for cigarettes fiant smokers. China is trying to breaks under the go- lower the health-care costs from Gvernment’s proposal to fully ban tobacco-related illnesses, by cut- smoking in the resorts, a move ting the smoking rate among its that could hurt the city’s gaming 300 million tobacco users. revenues further. Macau’s ExCo also wants to The Executive Council (ExCo) raise the fines imposed on viola- yesterday finished its revision on tions to 1,500-200,000 patacas Chamber the smoking regulation amend- from 400-100,000 patacas cur- ments, suggesting a full smoking rently, according to a statement music at ban in casinos and higher edu- posted on the government’s we- Dom Pedro V cation venues. It also suggests bsite yesterday, that cited a draft making electronic cigars equi- of the law. Theatre valent to other types of tobacco, It’s not yet clear when the law The Macau Orchestra is prohibiting their usage indoors. A casino smoking lounge will be passed, Tang wrote, ad- presenting a chamber music The MSAR currently bans ding it will probably take place concert at the Dom Pedro five years when June gaming mistic as a full smoking ban shou- smoking on mass market ga- in the fourth quarter due to a le- V Theatre this Saturday. A revenue data are announced as ld hurt VIP revenue,” Karen Tang, ming floors. The expanded gislative backlog, with full imple- press release issued by the restrictions will include rooms soon as today, extending a year- an analyst at Deutsche Bank AG, mentation in 2016. Cultural Affairs Bureau has reserved for VIP gamblers, long slump. Gross gaming reve- wrote in a June 29 note to clients. High-stakes gamblers would revealed that the repertoire and abolish the airport-style nue for June would probably fall VIP revenue could fall 10-15 per- look to reduce their trips to Ma- of the show will include smoking lounges that are cur- 38.3 percent to MOP16.8 billion cent after similar restrictions im- cau by 17 percent and cut their three chamber music rently allowed, Tong Man Wah, (USD2.1 billion), according to a posed on mass gambling floors in length of stay after the ban is im- works created during the a Macau government informa- median estimate of six analysts October led sales there to drop 12 plemented, according to Tang, twentieth century by André tion officer said yesterday. surveyed by Bloomberg News. percent, Tang wrote. citing a third-party KPMG report Previn, Richard Strauss and Casino operators are already “We think consensus expecta- The move follows Beijing’s im- commissioned by the city’s six George Enescu, featuring bracing for the worst results in tion of a 2016 recovery is too opti- plementation of a public ban this casino operators. MDT/Bloomberg different musical styles.

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Thai brawl involving Local drivers petition CE Macau group Pattaya police are reportedly searching for a gang of ten men, against imported foreign drivers thought to be from Macau, who allegedly attacked a group of five Thai men outside a popular North EMBERS from the Ma- [eliminating the issue], but it Pattaya disco in the early hours Mcau Federation of Trans- was not sufficient [or working of Monday morning. According portation met the Chief Execu- as a] deterrent,” Lei said. “Be- to the website Thai Visa News, tive yesterday morning at the sides, over the years, there has the incident occurred outside the government headquarters to been no improvement in sala- Star Dice Discotheque in Naklua, present their survey regarding ries, perks and retirement pro- and resulted in injuries sustained to 22-year-old Khun Chardree, a the current state of the local tection in the industry to attract tour guide for Chinese tourists. He transport industry. The federa- new drivers.” went to the disco with his brother tion voiced demands for more The policymaker added that Khun Somshai, aged 27, and four optimized welfare schemes, employers who are facing other friends. The incident is said and for regulations against an manpower shortages will only to have begun when Khun Somshai eventual import of workers into resort to the “illegal drivers,” accidentally collided with one of the the city’s transport industry. as they usually request a lower men from Macau. The report, released to the priced offer. The federation’s local drivers last month, indi- report also indicated that 90 cated that approximately 40 Lawmaker Lei Cheng I percent of the respondents ob- Singing contest to percent of employed drivers retirement. area lying right outside the bor- jected to importing foreign dri- be held throughout had expressed concerns over The local transportation in- der gate, which is out of local vers, as the move would place the retirement protection me- dustry currently has no door jurisdiction, into the city. Ear- local drivers’ livelihoods at risk, this week chanism offered by their com- to foreign workers. However, lier in April, Secretary Wong and weaken their bargaining Local Indonesian group Jesus Alive panies. Another 30 percent of lawmaker Lei Cheng I, accom- Sio Chak clearly spelt out in the power over their employers. Ministry (JAM) has announced that self-employed drivers showed panied by the seven represen- policy address debate that the The group requested that the it is organizing the “JAM Singing dissatisfaction towards the go- tatives from the federation, told authorities had no legal rights government formulate relevant Contest 2015,” which is being held vernment’s social security fund. media that the issue has still to stub such activities without policies that take into account throughout this week. The contest is One of the association’s major been plaguing local drivers, as related regulations. the social stability and the enti- open to anyone with a valid Macau requests, raised during yester- it was evident that special-dri- “We demanded that the go- re employment situation in the ID or working visa, of any age or day’s meeting, was to seek the ving-license-holders kept igno- vernment work on the issue, region. Some of their members nationality, who can sing in English, early implementation of a cen- ring the city’s laws. Lots of them either by modifying the laws pledged to “take further ac- Indonesian, Tagalog, Cantonese, tral provident fund system in made use of what they deem or strengthening enforcement. tion” if the government failed Mandarin or Portuguese. According the region, which they believe to be a legal loophole, carrying They insisted that the police to uphold its stance on the ma- to the organizers, “The event aims would further safeguard their passengers waiting in the small have been actively involved in tter. Staff reporter to provide positive activities for local migrant workers, also giving them the opportunity to engage with one another, regardless of where mony that the office will strive to improve they are originally from, as well as work performance, to see to each task’s with local residents, including their Rosário says GDI handles implementation, and to constantly impro- employers.” Auditions began on ve the public works – especially in terms Monday, June 29 and will be held of project quality and supervision of cons- throughout this week until Friday, excessive workload truction schedules. July 3. The final will take place this In addition, Chau responded to media Sunday, July 5 at 4.30 p.m. at ICA take when the office was first established. inquiries regarding the construction delay Centre, Macau Square building, 14th The secretary yesterday officiated the of Reclamation Zone A, which is due to a Floor J. Prizes include MOP1,000 inauguration ceremony of the GDI’s new shortage of sand supply. He said that arou- for the champion, MOP500 for coordinator, Chau Vai Man, where he sta- nd 70 percent of the reclamation has been the runner-up, and various other ted that the Office is “doing everything it completed, and so it is feasible to move up rewards for all finalists. can” to compensate for the lack of human to other construction processes. Accordin- resources. gly, the GDI has asked contractors to pro- CE meets with EU According to Rosário, the GDI is currently ceed with the project without waiting for overseeing more than forty construction sand to be transported to Macau. Moreo- consular corps HE Secretary for Transport and Pu- projects varying from small- to large-sca- ver, he said that the authorities will solve Tblic Works, Raimundo Rosário, has le. He said that he is quite confident in the the issue with sand suppliers in the main- acknowledged that the Infrastructure De- new coordinator’s competency to handle land within the next two months, and that velopment Office (GDI) is undertaking a the work. the reclamation will be completed in the workload that by far exceeds what it could Chau Vai Man also pledged at the cere- first quarter of next year.

EDUCATION The Chief Executive met with Local gaming and hospitality students visit Vegas members of the consular corps of the European Union in Hong Kong and Macau at the government group of third-year studen- trends. The program also inclu- Macau’s future on the road to headquarters where they exchanged Ats from the Macau Polyte- ded site visits to casino hotels diversifying its economy, and views on issues of mutual interest. At chnic Institute’s Gaming and and entertainment facilities in positioning as a world center the meeting on 29 June, Chui Sai On Recreation Management major Las Vegas. for tourism and leisure,” the thanked the consular corps for visiting have completed a Hospitality According to a press release is- press release states. Through every year and paying attention to the and Gaming Professional De- sued by IPM, the students who exchanges with senior mana- MSAR’s development, saying Europe- velopment Program at the Uni- participated in the UNLV pro- gers at hotels and casinos in Las Macau relations have always retained versity of Nevada, Las Vegas gram concurred that the visit to Vegas, the students witnessed a good level. Topics discussed with the Head of Office of the European (UNLV). Las Vegas was extremely help- management role models who Union to Hong Kong and Macau, Mr Organized by the UNLV ful in instilling mind-set chan- were operating in a multicultu- such as the regulation of the ga- Vincent Piket, and other 16 consuls- William F. Harrah College of ming industry, gaming techno- ges. By witnessing the synergy ral context and competing with general covered the region’s latest Hotel Management, scholars logies, accounting and finance, of entertainment, MICE (mee- excellent services. economic development, mid-term and experts from the relevant recruitment and retention for tings, incentives, conferences, IPM began organizing inter- review of gaming concessions, and industries conducted lectures the gaming industry, the enter- and exhibitions) and gaming national programs at UNLV for opportunities in regional development about the US gaming indus- tainment aspect of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, students “felt its Gaming and Recreation Ma- that might come about from the Hong try. The lectures covered issues culture, and food and beverage deeply invigorated to reflect on nagement students in 2013. Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. 01.07.2015 wed

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Airbus wins USD1.3 Chinese stocks billion South Korean surge after posting airborne tanker deal... OUTH Korea said yester- Kim Si Cheol, a spokesman for Sday that it has decided to buy the South Korean acquisition four military airborne refueling agency, said officials don’t expect biggest intraday tankers from European aerospace any compatibility issues between giant Airbus Defense and Space the European tankers and the for $1.3 billion. U.S.-made fighter jets used by Airbus edged out bids from the South Korea. Airbus had a com- swing since 1992 U.S. Boeing Co. and Israel Aeros- petitive edge in cost over its rivals pace Industries in the competition because the euro had weakened to provide South Korea its first against the dollar since South Ko- Kyoungwha Kim such tanker aircraft, Seoul’s De- rea announced the tanker bid last fense Acquisition Program Admi- year, Kim said. HINESE stocks BLOOMBERG nistration said. South Korea says the tankers rallied, sparking the The four A-330 MRTT tankers will let its fighter jets cover larger benchmark index’s bi- from Airbus will arrive from areas within North Korea should ggest intraday swing 2018 to 2019 and will be able to war break out between the rival Csince 1992, on speculation the fuel every type of fighter jet in the Koreas. Midair fueling will also government will take steps to country’s air force. allow South Korean jets to carry prevent bear-market losses Seoul had previously purchased heavier ammunition and equip- from deepening. major military aircraft from com- ment. The Shanghai Composite In- panies in the United States, which The two Koreas remain techni- dex rose for the first in four stations about 28,500 troops in cally in a state of war because the days yesterday, jumping 5.5 South Korea as deterrence against 1950-53 Korean War ended with percent to 4,277.22 at the clo- potential North Korean attacks. an armistice, not a peace treaty. AP se, the most since March 2009. A Chinese worker looks at quotes at the Stock Exchange in Shanghai The gauge swung 432 points from the highs and lows, pro- high levels of borrowing to 6.3 percent. pelling a volatility measure to buy stocks were unsustaina- Also helping stocks to rever- ... and is sued by AirAsia a seven-year peak. An industry ble. The Economic Observer se losses in the afternoon were group representing brokerages reported the government is statements from industry bo- called on investors and fund considering steps including dies representing asset mana- crash families claiming managers to take responsibility a reduction in the stamp tax, gers and brokerages. China’s to stabilize the market after a while the finance ministry said Asset Management Associa- defective systems weekend interest-rate cut fai- it will allow the pension fund tion urged investors to look at led to stem a rout. to invest in shares. market risks from a long-term Andrea Tan liate of Malaysia-based AirAsia, “After the recent correc- The government is conside- and rational perspective. The died when it crashed Dec. 28. tion, investors might think ring a delay in the initial pu- Securities Association of Chi- IRBUS Group SE was sued The plane appeared to have stal- stocks are oversold and hope blic offering of China Nuclear na said forced liquidation of Aby representatives of the fa- led after climbing steeply, Indo- regulators will introduce fur- Engineering Corp., according margin lending through non milies of 10 passengers who claim nesia’s Transportation Minister ther measures to support the to people with knowledge of -brokerages is “small” as a per- the plane maker is liable for their Ignasius Jonan said in January. market,” said Shen Zhengyang, the matter. The delay is being centage of stock turnover. deaths after AirAsia Bhd. Flight “An official investigation to de- an analyst at Northeast Securi- considered because of current “The latest comments by 8501 plunged into Indonesia’s termine the cause of the accident ties Co. in Shanghai. “The fund market conditions, said the the Securities Association of Java Sea in December is ongoing and Airbus is offering industry association’s remarks people, who asked not to be China showed an intention to The A320 plane was “defecti- its full support,” Sean Lee, a Sin- on stocks might also have identified because the informa- further appease the market vely and unreasonably dange- gapore-based spokesman for boosted investor confidence.” tion is private. and prevent worries over sto- rous” and its systems didn’t pro- Airbus, said about the lawsuit. Speculation is growing that The CSI 300 Index jumped ck financing from spreading vide accurate weather, air speed AirAsia’s Indonesian unit didn’t policy makers are preparing 6.7 percent. Hong Kong’s Hang further,” Chen Jiahe, a Shan- and ice-accumulation informa- immediately reply to a request stock-boosting measures after Seng Index added 1.1 percent, ghai-based strategist Cinda tion, according to a complaint for comment. the Shanghai Composite plun- while the Hang Seng China Securities Co., said by phone. filed June 19 in federal court in AirAsia will be added as a de- ged more than 20 percent from Enterprises Index climbed 2.3 “Panic selling may have come Chicago. fendant to the lawsuit, the fami- a June 12 peak amid surging percent. The ChiNext gauge of to an end after the recent cor- All 162 people aboard the plane, lies’ lawyer, Floyd Wisner, said in valuations and concern record small companies rebounded rection.” Bloomberg operated by the Indonesian affi- a statement yesterday. Bloomberg

corporate bits galaxy macau phase 2 and broadway macau melco announces finalists for zaha hadid design competition attracts local and overseas experts and groups contestants’ understanding of beginning of May and received 3D printing technology and their their feedback. More than 40 ability to handle complications. groups of professionals inclu- The judging panel comprised ding engineering, commercial of Dame Zaha Hadid, Founder enterprises, security, fire safe- of Zaha Hadid Architects, Mr. ty, arts, culture, hotel and de- Michele Pasca di Magliano, sign, who came from Macau, Senior Associate of Zaha Ha- Hong Kong, the mainland, En- did Architects; Mr. Carlos Mar- gland, America, Korea, Malay- reiros, President of the Fellow sia, etc. visited the properties in Members Council, the Archi- May and June. Melco Crown Entertainment of Melco Crown Entertainment’s tects Association of Macau; Mr. Aside from professionals, stu- yesterday announced the five Dare to Dream series launched Helder Santos, Chairman of dents and teenagers from various finalists of the Dare to Dream – in 2012, with the primary aim of Supervising Committee, Macau associations, including Global Zaha Hadid Design Competition; encouraging interests in the crea- Urban Planning Institute; and Galaxy Macau Phase 2 and and overseas professionals and Entrepreneurial Youth Conferen- the winner will be announced in tive and arts field. Mr. David Clarke, Vice Presi- Broadway Macau has doubled associations for tour visits. ce of UMAC, students from the July. Collaborating with the Ter- The Zaha Hadid Design Com- dent of Design, Melco Crown its size to 1.1 million square me- A few months before the “CTM Youth Development Pro- tiary Education Services Office, petition was first announced in Entertainment. Among the ou- ters and opened its doors on 27th grand opening, GEG had alrea- gramme”, China Youth Entrepre- the competition offers a local 2014, it challenged Macau stu- tstanding designs received, five May. The new leisure facilities dy received requests for group neurs Association, students from Macau student of architecture the dents who are studying locally contestants – Jeff Lei, Ives Ma, and the new business model of visits to the new integrated re- Faculty of Tourism, South Korea opportunity to do an internship at or abroad to design a villa set Stephanie Choi, Rui Chen and cooperating with small-and me- sort. Therefore, GEG arranged Tongwon University and Temerlin the London headquarters of the in a landscape. Their designs Ka-hou Wu – impressed the dium-sized enterprises (“SMEs”) tour visits for various profes- Advertising Institute, also visited world-renowned Zaha Hadid Ar- are judged on creativity and judges with their distinctive con- have attracted more than 40 local sionals and associations at the the properties. chitects. The competition is part practicality of the concept, the cepts and were named finalists.

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Waistlines stretching fast: official data Music serves as bridge for

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RANSITION, a British Trock band, this month launched their tour of 21 ci- ties across the Chinese main- land. The three-man band, known as Qianjin Band in Chinese, have already rocked stages in Wuhan and Chon- More than 30 percent of Chinese gqing with cities such as adults were overweight in 2012, with the rate surging 32 percent Shenzhen, Wenzhou, Dalian, from a decade ago, census data Handan and Hohhot next in released yesterday by the National their line-up. This is their Health and Family Planning second tour on the Chinese Commission showed. According mainland, having performed to the “2015 Report on Chinese in ten cities last year. Nutrition and Chronic Disease”, One reason why they’re in- 9.6 percent of those aged six to creasingly popular is becau- 17 were overweight, double the se while they’re British, they rate in 2002. The obesity rate sing songs in Chinese. among adults was 11.9 percent, a Set up in 1997, the band rise of 67.6 percent from 2002, went to Taiwan in 2005 to and 6.4 percent among children develop their music career. and adolescents, tripling that of “Before we went to Taiwan, 2002. The report said China has a we hardly had any know- greater proportion of overweight ledge about the place. We and obese people than developed only remembered having countries. Chinese consume more toys in childhood labeled Transition fat than is officially recommended, ‘Made in Taiwan,’” said Josh but fewer cereals, vegetables and Edbrooke, one of the band “It was great honor to be no- YouTube video has racked up Chinese music and couldn’t fruit, and still fewer beans and members. minated for the award, as we more than one million hits, wait to explore more on the dairy products. It took researchers While the band received are the first-ever band from and has been sung by thou- internet. one and a half years to finish the report, which was based on good feedback for their En- the UK to be nominated for a sands of students learning The first song he rewrote data from the Chinese Center for glish songs in Taiwan, fee- Mandarin music award,” said Chinese. into English was “Tian Shi Disease Control and Prevention, dback was even better when Josh, with his brother Jesse Another Brit, Shaun Gib- De Chi Bang”, “An Angel’s the National Cancer Center and they tried to sing in Chinese. Edbrooke sitting next to him, son, became a celebrity last Wing”. And the first Chinese other institutes. China had its So they began to translate a smile crossing his face. year after making the English song he sang was “Ai Wo Bie first public nutrition and health their English songs into Chi- Jesse, the lead singer, said version of the famous Chine- Zou”, or “Love Me Don’t Go”. survey in 2002, with the results nese with friends’ help. he found it was very diffi- se song “Xiao Ping Guo” or “Chinese culture is some- announced in 2004. Since 2004, After years of practice, they cult at the beginning to un- “Little Apple”. thing I really love, so is mu- the nation has carried out field have their own Chinese son- derstand and integrate into sic. When I make, or trans- surveys every three years to collect gs. Their debut first Chinese Chinese society and culture late, or sing, or talk about data on causes of death, chronic album released in December without knowing the lan- Transition is Chinese songs, it’s because I disease and other health issues. 2013 won the band fans and guage. They spent more than love it,” he said. fame both on the Chinese 10 years in Taiwan learning increasingly “It’s really nice that British Heavy rains mainland and in Britain. Chinese, the culture and the people can appreciate such “Playing Chinese music music. Gradually, they suc- popular music even though they don’t kill 15, leave 19 created by ourselves make ceeded, and fell in love with because understand it. And that’s the missing audiences feel we are lear- the culture. same way that I approached ning their culture, rather The band members are of- while they’re it, that the more I’ve learnt the Four days of heavy rain have than bringing western cul- ten invited by British schools more I’m interested in lear- caused severe flooding in central ture to them,” said Josh, ad- to encourage students who British, they ning more,” Gibson added. China, killing at least 15 people ding: “That’s a fusion of eas- are learning Chinese and to In a Chinese singing com- and leaving 19 others missing, tern and western music, and share their stories of the Chi- sing songs in petition held in Manchester China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs mutual-respect.” nese mainland. Chinese on June 7, Gibson won the said yesterday. The deaths in four In 2014, Transition was One of their most famous best performance award. “I provinces and one municipality nominated for the “Best Fo- Mandarin songs, “Sorry My hope more competitions like were from drownings, mudslides reign Mandarin Band” at the Chinese Isn’t So Good”, is He recreated the music vi- this are held in Britain, and and house collapses, the ministry Taiwan Golden Indie Awards. well-known in Britain. Their deo, playing the Monk Xuan- I hope I can share Chinese said. Up to 51.4 centimeters zang song and sang in both music with more Britons,” he of rain fell in the eastern city English and Chinese. said. of Changzhou from Friday to He told Xinhua he visited “An increasing number of Monday, and water levels of rivers several cities on the Chine- British people are learning and lakes were dangerously high se mainland last year, when the Chinese language and in a six-province region across “Xiao Ping Guo” came out Chinese culture. Many Bri- the country’s central part, the and grew massively popular. tish young people like to sing ministry said. Millions of people Different from the expe- Chinese songs when stu- have been affected by the heavy rience of Transition, Gib- dying the language,” said Li rains since Friday and tens of thousands were relocated, the son didn’t specifically learn Yongsheng, Consul General ministry said. Heavy rain in Chinese. The 24-year-old of Chinese Consulate Gene- southern China earlier in June recently graduated in music ral in Manchester, which or- left at least 18 people dead. Heavy from the University of Liver- ganized the competition. rains often trigger landslides pool. “Music has no borders, and and flooding, partly because of He said he started taking a the singing competition can China’s mountainous terrain and liking to Chinese music after build a bridge of people-to the erosion of soil from decades his Chinese friends introdu- -people exchange in the form of development, including ced him to karaoke in Liver- of music, which is loved by infrastructure construction. pool. Gibson was charmed by everyone,” he added. Xinhua wed 01.07.2015

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John-Thor Dahlburg, Brussels the EU haven’t seen eye to eye is restrictions on carbon emis- HE prime minister of sions. Li told reporters China China, the European Li calls for deal to keep is making “strenuous efforts” Union’s No. 2 trading and will inform U.N. officials partner, called Mon- of its proposed national contri- Tday on Greece and its creditors Greece in eurozone bution to reducing greenhouse to reach a last-minute deal that gas emissions, in preparation will allow Greece to remain in for the international conferen- the eurozone. ce on climate change to be held “Whether Greece stays within in Paris this November and the euro is not only a question December. that concerns Europe, but also AP PHOTO In a joint statement, the EU concerns China and Europe,” and China pledged to work Li Keqiang told reporters at the toward a “legally binding end of an EU-China summit agreement” in Paris that would meeting in Brussels. “In addi- apply to all countries. tion, this is also something that The statement borrowed lan- concerns world financial stabi- guage from a U.S.-China an- lity and economic recovery.” nouncement last year on the Li noted his country is a ma- sensitive issue of how to divide jor customer and supplier for emissions cuts among coun- the 28-nation EU, and a long- tries in various stages of deve- term holder of eurobonds. He lopment, saying the deal shou- said China is in favor of a uni- ld reflect “different national ted and prosperous EU, as well circumstances.” Many obser- as a strong euro. vers say that wording suggests “That is why China wants to developing countries should see Greece stay in the euro, take on growing commitments stay in the eurozone, and we as they evolve. urge relevant creditors to reach The EU and China pledged to an agreement with the Greek step up their cooperation on government at an early time,” climate research and carbon the Chinese premier said. markets, which provide finan- Li’s visit marked the 40th cial incentives to reduce car- anniversary of the establish- bon emissions. ment of official ties between China’s Premier Li Keqiang speaks during a media conference during an EU-China Summit at the European Council building in Brussels The EU launched its Emis- China and the EU. According sions Trading System in 2005 to EU officials, China is the 2014 for 14 percent of its to- One of Li’s hosts, European euros (dollars) a day, but ad- and China has created regional bloc’s second most important tal trade in goods outside the Commission President Jean- ded in a speech that “we have carbon markets, with the am- trading partner behind the EU, compared to 9 percent in Claude Juncker, said two-way to do better to interconnect.” bition of creating a nationwide United States, accounting in 2004. trade now surpasses 1 billion One area where China and system. AP

than in 2013, the party said. Of Party recruits those new recruits, 82 percent were Ai Weiwei record leads USD28.6m below age 35 and 38 percent had at fewer members least a college degree, 2.6 percent sale at Phillips in London more than in 2013. “The Communist Party of China is further refining the development of Katya Kazakina its structural ranks. The quality of its members never ceases to impro- group of 12 large BLOOMBERG ve,” the Organization Department Abronze animal heads said in a statement posted on its by China’s dissident artist website late Monday. Ai Weiwei led Phillips’ The recruitment strategy reflects 18.2 million pound Chinese President and Communist (USD28.6 million) con- Party leader Xi Jinping’s determi- temporary art evening nation to strengthen party control auction in London. over the military, the bureaucracy, “Circle of Animals/Zo- economic life and non-governmen- diac Heads,” which depic- tal organizations. ts the signs of the ancient He has also launched a massive Chinese zodiac, fetched anti-corruption campaign in which 3.4 million pounds on Ai Weiwei’s “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads” depicts the signs of the thousands of cadres have been in- Monday, within its pre- ancient Chinese zodiac vestigated for abuses. Xi hopes that sale estimate of 3 million HINA’S ruling Communist will strengthen his control over the pounds to 5 million pou- auction a year ago, when and Sculpture Garden in CParty recruited almost 15 per- party apparatus while reviving its nds. It was the sale’s top 23 lots totaled 9.9 million Washington in 2012. cent fewer new members last year tarnished reputation, although cri- lot and set an auction re- pounds. The eight un- Ai’s previous auction re- amid hopes that better-qualified tics say the drive is also being used cord for the artist. sold lots included works cord of 2.9 million pounds candidates will expand its guiding to settle political scores. The auction took place by blue-chip artists Andy was set in February, also role in Chinese society. The party’s renewed push for in- as global equities slum- Warhol, Lucian Freud at Phillips, for a smaller, Accounting for deaths and other fluence has also come at the expen- ped amid concerns over and George Condo. gold-plated version of the losses, membership expanded by se of China’s nascent civil society. fallout from Greece’s fi- Ai’s animal heads are 12 zodiac animals. 1.1 million members, or 1.3 percent, Independent groups working in nancial crisis. It was the displayed on individual Many works sold to in 2014 to a total of 87.79 million, areas including the environment, first of three contempo- stands, with the lar- absentee bidders or at- the party’s Organization Depart- worker protection and women’s rary evening auctions in gest piece, a rooster, at tracted just one or two ment said. rights have come under growing London this week, whi- 12.5-feet-tall. The 2010 bids from dealers and At the same time, an additional pressure from the enormous in- ch are jointly expected work, which is the first Phillips staffers on the 56,000 party units were added in ternal security complex, while the to tally as much as 392 in an edition of six, has phones. offices, companies and other orga- entirely state-controlled media and million pounds. been exhibited at the To promote the piece, nizations for a total of 4.36 million cultural groups have been clamped The 50-lot sale’s tally Sao Paulo Biennale in Phillips displayed it at a nationwide. down on relentlessly and academia exceeded the low estima- 2010, New York’s Pulit- dinner for clients during However, recruitment of new warned against the infiltration of te of 17.2 million pounds zer Fountain near Cen- the Art Basel fair at Les members fell by 14.6 percent to just Western-style values such as free and was an 84 percent tral Park in 2011 and Trois Rois hotel in Swit- over 2 million, or 351,000 fewer speech and other civil rights. AP increase from Phillips’ the Hirshhorn Museum zerland. Bloomberg 01.07.2015 wed

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INDONESIA people got off or boarded during that journey. Many passengers were families of military personnel. Hitching Military cargo plane crashes rides on military planes to reach remote destinations is common in Indonesia, a sprawling ar- chipelago that spans three time in Medan, at least 113 dead zones. The crash of the transport plane, which had been in service since Binsar Bakkara, Medan 1964, occurred not long before midday and just two minutes af- N Indonesian air force trans- AP PHOTO ter it took off from Soewondo air Aport plane carrying military force base. personnel and their families Supriatna, the air force chief, said plowed into a residential nei- the pilot told the control tower that ghborhood in the country’s third- the plane needed to turn back be- largest city of Medan shortly after cause of engine trouble. takeoff yesterday, killing at least “The plane crashed while it was 113 persons. turning right to return to the air- Television footage showed the port,” he said. mangled wreckage of the C-130 Medan resident Fahmi Sembi- Hercules, a crumpled burning ring said he saw the gray Hercules car and a shattered building flying very low as he was driving. that local media said was re- “Flames and black smoke were cently built and contained a coming from the plane in the air,” spa, shops and homes. Smoke he said. billowed from the site and se- Sembiring said he stopped not veral thousand people milled far from the crash site and saw nearby. Rescue teams scramb- several people rescued by poli- led over the rubble, searching ce, security guards and bystan- for any survivors. ders. Air force chief Air Marshall The C-130 accident is the se- Agus Supriatna said 49 bodies cond time in 10 years that an have been recovered and taken airplane has crashed into a Me- to Medan’s Adam Malik hospital. dan neighborhood. In September He said there are unlikely to be Indonesian military personnel search for victims at the site where an air force cargo plane crashed in Medan, North Sumatra 2005, a Mandala Airlines Boeing any survivors. 737 crashed into a crowded resi- The plane’s manifest showed th Sumatra police chief Eko Hadi crew and more than 100 passen- led from the capital, Jakarta, and dential community shortly after there were 50 people on the flight Sutedjo, but the actual number gers on the plane before it reached stopped at two locations before takeoff from Medan’s Polonia air- from Medan to the remote Natu- might be higher. Medan on Sumatra, one of Indo- arriving at Medan. The air force port, killing 143 people including na island chain, according to Nor- Supriatna said there were 12 nesia’s main islands. It had trave- is trying to determine how many 30 on the ground. AP

JAPAN AFGHANISTAN 2 dead after man sets self NATO: Coalition on fire on bullet train convoy targeted in

Ken Aragaki and Kabul suicide attack Mari Yamaguchi, Odawara AP PHOTO suicide atta- far 19 people were vernment employees man riding a Japanese high-speed A cker driving an wounded, including were leaving their of- Abullet train set himself on fire yester- explosives-packed four children and fices and roads were day, killing himself and another passenger vehicle targeted a three women. choked with vehicles as the coach filled with smoke, a fire official NATO military con- Eyewitnesses said as the working day said. voy in the Afghan the attack happe- is shortened during At least 26 other people were injured, capital, Kabul, yes- ned during early the Ramadan fasting three seriously, mostly from smoke inhala- terday, police and a afternoon prayers, month. tion, Odawara Fire Department official Iku- NATO official said. and that people who Eyewitness Ahmad taro Torii said. Police on the scene rushed out of a near- Farhad said: “I saw The man’s motive wasn’t clear. said casualties were by mosque had atta- a Toyota Corolla The passenger poured an oil-like subs- A passenger is carried out of the bullet train, right, which expected. “It was a cked the foreign sol- target the convoy tance over his head before setting himself made an emergency stop in Odawara, west of Tokyo suicide car bomber, diers and journalis- of foreign forces, on fire, authorities said. KyodoNews servi- there are casualties ts, throwing stones I saw two to three ce reported that he used a lighter. Officials The train stopped on the outskirts of but it is too early to at them. damaged vehicles said the fire was at the front of the first car Odawara city, about 80 kilometers west of know the extent of The blast badly and wounded vic- in the train, which was heading from Tokyo Tokyo, when a passenger pressed an emer- the damage,” said damaged at least two tims were everywhe- to Osaka. gency button after finding someone collap- Kabul deputy police of the heavily armed re and there was no “I said to myself, ‘This is bad!’” said Takeo sed on the floor near a restroom at the back chief Sayed Gulagha. military vehicles in one to help them.” Inariyama, a 54-year-old businessman tra- of the first car, a transport ministry official A spokesman for the convoy. The na- It comes a week af- veling in the second car. “I saw everyone said on condition of anonymity, citing de- the NATO mission tionality of the coali- ter an audacious at- running toward me and smoke coming. partment rules. in Afghanistan, U.S. tion soldiers was not tack on the nation’s Also the smell (of smoke) filled the car. So I The passenger on the floor, a woman, was Army Col. Brian immediately clear. parliament, which felt my life was in danger.” later pronounced dead, reportedly from Tribus, said that a The explosion ha- highlighted the abi- Public broadcaster NHK quoted another inhaling smoke. coalition convoy had ppened at 1.20 p.m. lity of insurgents, 58-year-old businessman as saying the man Crew members rushed to extinguish the been attacked. “No on the main air- who have been fi- walked up and down the aisle a few times fire, said Kengo Sasaoka, a spokesman for coalition casualties port road in eastern ghting to overthrow before returning with a plastic container Central Japan Railway Co., which operates were caused by the Kabul, not far from the Kabul govern- that splashed a liquid on the businessman’s the bullet train between Tokyo and Osaka. attack,” he said. the U.S. Embas- ment for almost 14 shoulder as he walked by. TBS television broadcast a video of pas- Chief of Kabul hos- sy. The blast sent a years, to enter the The man then started dumping the liquid sengers evacuating the smoke-filled coach, pitals for the Minis- huge plume of black highly fortified ca- on the floor, and the businessman quickly some coughing, others covering their faces try of Public Health, smoke over the city. pital to stage deadly left as he smelled gasoline, he said. with towels and handkerchiefs. AP Kabir Amiri, says so It happened as go- attacks. AP wed 01.07.2015

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Elaine Kurtenbach, Gunkanjima JAPAN F countless ghostly abandoned factories and mines in Japan, UNESCO heritage bid draws this fortress island Onear Nagasaki is among the most notorious. It is also a source of national pride. ire over past labor abuse Gunkanjima, or Battleship Is- land, is one of 23 old industrial facilities seeking UNESCO’s re- Japan’s neighbors, said Andrew the company that now owns the cognition as world heritage “Si- Gordon, a historian at Harvard steel works, seeking his unpaid tes of Japan’s Meiji Industrial AP PHOTO University. wages and an apology. Revolution” meant to illustrate But, he added, “It’s not just for- “The world has changed, but Japan’s rapid transformation ced labor. this company refuses to reflect from a feudal farming society “There’s terrible working condi- on its past deeds,” he said. into an industrial power at the tions, and there’s strikes and the- For Gunkanjima native Dou- end of the 19th century. re’s a whole social history that’s toku Sakamoto and others who UNESCO’s World Heritage part of it, and if it’s just going to grew up in the industrious but Committee is expected to appro- be glossed over, left as a footno- peaceful years after the war, they ve the proposal during a meeting te or even left out, then that’s an know little of that history. But being held in Bonn, Germany, equally big problem,” he said. acknowledging that times were through July 9 after Japan and Joo Seok-Bong, 90, was put to hard for everyone does not pre- South Korea informally agreed work in 1943 at the Yawata steel clude conveying the history of on a promise to acknowledge, Tourists visit a part of Hashima Island, commonly known as Gunkanjima, which mill in northern Kyushu, shove- the wartime years and those abu- though it is unclear how, that means “battleship island,” off Nagasaki ling coal and doing other menial ses, he says. Koreans were among the people labor. “It’s good that we are not avoi- who toiled at Gunkanjima and excludes the years that followed, and mines. “I was always starving since I ding this history. It’s important some other sites. The compromi- when Japan annexed Korea and But both the government and received very little food. During that it be included. This was the se also includes an agreement by eventually invaded China and most Japanese companies have that time, we were most terrified first area where Asia began to Japan to support South Korean other parts of Asia before and insisted that post-war repara- of dying from bombardment, copy the West and modernize. proposals for some world herita- during World War II. tions have left them with no fur- but I suffered from hunger the And then we brought people ge site listings. The proposal makes no men- ther responsibility to apologize most,” said Joo, who nonetheless from China, Russia, Korea, I’m Japan’s bid for UNESCO recog- tion of the grim interlude when, or compensate for those abuses. said he believed he and other Ko- not too clear about that, but that nition is confined to the 1968- toward the war’s end, tens of Plans to acknowledge the war- reans got better treatment than history has to be clearly con- 1912 era of the Meiji Emperor, thousands of Koreans, and also time forced labor in what ori- the POWs. veyed,” he said. who presided over the country’s Chinese and foreign prisoners of ginally was meant to be just a Joo is among former Korean “It’s not so much a matter of rush to industrialize and catch up war were forced to toil under dire “feel good” approach to history laborers who are suing Nippon victims as of facing up to his- with Western colonial powers. It conditions in Japanese factories could help alleviate friction with Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp., tory,” he said. AP

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2 Uber executives FRANCE ordered to stand trial in France Authorities link beheading, gas

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Philippe Sotto and Lori Hinnant, Paris AP PHOTO RENCH investigators Fhave uncovered links be- tween Islamic State militants Two Uber France managers have and the man who hung his been ordered to stand trial on employer’s severed head at a behalf of the San Francisco-based gas plant he was attacking, a company on charges including prosecutor said yesterday. “deceptive commercial practices” The man, Yassin Salhi, has and complicity in illegal activities said he was acting purely for linked to its low-cost ride-hailing personal reasons when he service. The Paris prosecutor’s beheaded his boss after being office said yesterday that Thibault reprimanded for dropping Simphal and Pierre-Dimitri Gore- equipment from a pallet, ac- Coty were taken into custody on cording to his lawyer. Monday after a police sweep at But prosecutor Francois Uber France headquarters. They Molins said his acts went well will appear in a Paris court on The suspect in the beheading of a businessman, Yassine Salhi, a towel over his head to mask his face, is escorted by beyond a simple workplace police officers as they leave his home in Saint-Priest, outside the city of Lyon Sept. 30. French authorities say the low-cost UberPop service is dispute. illegal and are frustrated that With a long-bladed knife drove into the plant filled publicity to his act — he ad- minary terrorism charges to Uber doesn’t pay the same taxes and a gun in hand — as well with flammable gas canis- mitted to it during his inter- be filed against Salhi and has and social charges as traditional as two brand new flags em- ters, Molins said. rogation,” Molins said. opened a formal terrorism taxis. Uber calls the French blazoned with the Muslim When he was tackled by fi- “This bears the trademark investigation, including into system outdated and says it declaration of faith, Salhi refighters responding to the of the Islamic State group’s his ties with Younes. needs reform to keep up with tricked his boss into getting explosion and blaze, he cried propaganda which regular- Molins said investigators technological changes. Claiming into the van, knocked him out Allahu akbar, the Arabic ly calls for terrorist attacks recovered a message in whi- unfair competition, taxi drivers unconscious and strangled phrase for “God is great,” to be carried out in France ch Younes appeared to be staged a violence-marred strike on him, Molins said. Molins said. and more specifically, to slit claiming responsibility for the issue last week, blocking many About 500 meters before In a subsequent messa- unbelievers’ throats.” inspiring his friend. French roads. reaching the plant, he deca- ge, the friend, a Frenchman Salhi was seized by firefigh- Air Products officials have pitated his victim, and then identified as Sebastien You- ters at the Air Products che- said Salhi made regular de- almost immediately sent two USA nes who has been in Syria micals warehouse. According liveries to the site in Sain- photos of the remains to a since November, indicated to Molins, Salhi said he nei- t-Quentin-Fallavier, near Trump fired from friend in Syria: One was a he was in contact with Isla- ther remembers the behea- Lyon, and had never caused selfie, and the other included mic State higher-ups about ding nor sending photos. problems in the past. NBC for racist an image of the severed head the images. “According to him, his moti- The Friday attack came comments placed carefully on the torso. “Yassin Salhi beheaded his ve was only personal and not days after Islamic State mi- Then Salhi, a truck driver victim before hanging his terrorist. One does not exclu- litants urged followers to with a history of radical Isla- head to the factory fence in de the other,” Molins said. strike during the Muslim mic ties dating back to 2003, an effort to give maximum Molins has requested preli- holy month of Ramadan. AP AP PHOTO

TUNISIA President: New security system had been set for July 1 Donald Trump has found himself on the receiving end of the catchphrase he made famous on Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Tunis ty and dignity to the state. his reality show “The Apprentice” Tunisia’s vital tourism sector suffered — “You’re fired!” — after NBC HIRTY-EIGHT tourists died in a AP PHOTO a staggering blow when a young elec- dumped the real estate mogul Tgun attack just days before Tunisia tric engineering student pulled out an Monday (yesterday, Macau time) planned to implement heightened se- assault rifle at a beach near Sousse and over comments he made about curity measures for the Muslim fasting killed 38 tourists, at least 21 of them Bri- immigrants during his recent month of Ramadan, but those plans had tish according to the latest figures from presidential campaign kickoff not anticipated an assault on tourist bea- British Prime Minister David Cameron, speech. Trump, known for his ches, the country’s president said yester- though that number is expected to rise. poufy red hair and penchant for day. The rampage continued for around half provocative remarks, has never Friday’s attack, Tunisia’s worst terro- an hour before he was shot by police. shied away from controversy. A hooded Tunisian police officer stands guard at rist incident, is expected to cripple the All wounded Britons have been repa- But as he launches his 2016 the scene of Friday’s shooting attack in front of triated, including four severely injured presidential bid in earnest, his vital tourism sector, with the tourism the Imperial Marhaba hotel in the Mediterranean resort of Sousse latest comments — that some minister predicting a half billion dollars people who were brought back by Royal Mexican immigrants bring drugs in losses for 2015. Air Force C17 transport plane. Came- and crime to the country and are In an interview with Europe 1 radio, “They took measures for the month of ron’s office said the bodies of the dead rapists — offended many, were President Beji Caid Essebsi said an in- Ramadan but never did they think the would be flown back starting today. denounced by Mexican-American vestigation was underway into security attack would be on the beaches against Since the attack, authorities have shut groups and led NBC to abruptly failures, and there would now be armed tourists and the system of protection was 80 unregulated mosques believed to drop the billionaire. Mexican tourist police on the beaches and army set to start July 1.” preach radical doctrine, and have consi- media giant Televisa also said it reservists had been called up. Essebsi, 88, is a veteran of Tunisia’s pre dered closing organizations and political would no longer be doing business “It is not a perfect system — it is true -revolutionary regime and was elected parties promoting ideas counter to the with Trump. we were surprised by this affair,” he said. last fall on a platform of restoring securi- constitution. AP wed 01.07.2015

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Elena Becatoros, Athens GREECE T’S crunch time for Gree- ce, with the European part of its international bailout Crunch time as IMF debt expiring yesterday and Iwith it any possible access to the remaining rescue loans that it needs to pay its debts. looms and bailout ends Without an 11th-hour deal, the government is unlikely to repay a debt of about 1.6 billion tion on Sunday’s referendum. Tsipras himself was defiant euros (USD1.9 billion) to the Tsipras, who advocates a “no” in a television interview late International Monetary Fund AP PHOTO vote in Sunday’s popular vote, Monday, urging voters to re- that was also due yesterday — a argues that the demands from ject creditors’ demands. More move that would amount to de- creditors for further, tougher than 13,000 people gathered fault and would increase fears austerity measures cannot be in Athens to support him and the country could fall out of the accepted after six years of re- denounce Greece’s creditors, as euro currency bloc. cession. they chanted: “Take the bailout With banks shut and Greeks European officials and Greek and go!” limited to cash withdrawals of opposition parties have warned “We ask you to reject it with 60 euros (USD67) per day, long that a rejection of the creditor all the might of your soul, with lines formed once more at ATM proposals in the referendum the greatest margin possible,” machines. Capital controls be- will lead Greece out of the euro- Tsipras said on state television. gan Monday and will last at zone and potentially out of the “The greater the participation least a week, an attempt to keep broader 28-country European and the rejection of this deal, the banks from collapsing in An elderly woman covers her head from the sun as she passes a banner that reads Union. The government has the greater the possibility will the face of a nationwide bank ‘’NO’’, hung up by supporters of the NO vote in the upcoming referendum in Athens responded by saying this is sca- be to restart the negotiations to run. Greeks flocked to get cash remongering, and that a “no” set a course of logic and sustai- over the weekend after the pri- Jean-Claude Juncker. Markets An EU official, who asked not vote will mean the country is in nability.” me minister called for a refe- in Europe rose on the hopes for a to be identified because of the a better negotiating position. A protest by supporters of a rendum on creditor demands in resolution of some kind. sensitivity of the talks, called it The crisis has roiled global “yes” vote was planned for yes- return for bailout loans. In Brussels, European officials “a sort of last-minute offer” be- markets as investors fret over terday night. There was speculation yester- said the Commission chief was fore yesterday’s dual deadlines. the repercussions of a Greek The government insists that day that a last-minute deal might willing to help give Tsipras a Under the offer, Tsipras wou- debt default and its exit from a “no” vote on Sunday will not be possible, with reports that Pri- belated way out of his financial ld need to write to Juncker and the euro — developments that mean an exit from the euro, me Minister Alexis Tsipras was crisis if he accepts creditors’ other leaders saying he accepts could derail a fragile global eco- with Tsipras saying in his Mon- to undertake an initiative based conditions on the bailout stan- the latest offer, which was on nomic recovery, as well as raise day night interview that Europe on a last-minute offer by Eu- doff and campaigns for staying the table last weekend. He wou- questions over the long-term would not dare kick Greece out ropean Commission President in the euro. ld also have to change his posi- viability of the euro currency. of the joint currency. AP

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13:00 TDM News (Repeated) The Calling of Spirituality - Xiao YaWen Artwork Exhibition 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast Time: 10:30am-6:30pm (Closed on Mondays) 14:30 RTPi Live Until: August 31, 2015 18:20 The Illusionist (Repeated) Venue: 10 Fantasia - A Creative Industries Incubator, 19:10 TDM Interview (Repeated) 10, Calçada da Igreja de S.Lázaro, Macau 19:40 Soap Opera Admission: Free 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report Enquiries: (853) 2835 4582 21:00 Montra do Lilau Path and Adventure 21:40 Miscellaneous – Works by Mio Pang Fei 22:10 The Illusionist Time: 10am-7pm 23:00 TDM News (Closed on Mondays, no admission after 6:30 pm) 23:30 Miscellaneous Until: November 22, 2015 00:05 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) Venue: Macau Museum of Art, Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE Admission: MOP5 (Free on Sundays and public holidays) Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 cinema cineteatro

Shiwan Ceramics Exhibition 25 Jun - 2 Jul Time: 10am-7pm (Closed on Mondays, no admission after 6:30 pm) Until: July 19, 2015 Venue: Macau Museum of Art, Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE Admission: MOP5 (Free on Sundays and public holidays) 1997 Hong Kong handed over Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 to Chinese control Tea Culture House TED 2_ Hong Kong has been handed back to the Chinese au- ime 9am-7pm daily T : room 1 thorities - ending more than 150 years of British control. (Closed on Mondays, open on public holidays) 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm The British flag was lowered over Government House - Venue: Macau Tea Culture House, Lou Lim Ioc Director: Seth MacFarlane home to the last Governor Chris Patten for the past five Garden, Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, Morgan years - at midnight last night. Freeman The flag was presented to Mr Patten who was then driven Admission: Free Language: English (Chinese) off in his official Rolls Royce, before the car was handed Enquiries: (853) 2882 7103 / 2858 6250 Duration: 115min over to Tung Chee-hwa, the territory’s Chief Executive. In his farewell speech, Mr Patten said: “The story of 19th and 20th Century Portrait SPL 2: A TIME FOR CONSEQUENCES_ this great city is about the years before this night and the room 2 Oil Paintings – MAM Collection years of success that will surely follow it.” Britain has con- 2.30, 4.45, 7.15pm trolled Hong Kong island since 1842 - apart from a brief Time: 10am-7pm (1 - 2 JUL) 2.30, 4.45 period during World War II when the Japanese took over. Director: Cheang Pou-soi (Closed on Mondays, No admission after 6:30 pm) A huge fireworks display lit up Victoria Harbour at 2000 Starring: Tony Jaa, Wu Jing, Simon Yam, Zhang Jin, ntil December 31, 2015 U : Louis Koo local time. One hour later, 4,000 guests sat down to a Venue: Macau Museum of Art, Language: Cantonese/Mandarin (Cantonese/English) banquet in the Convention Centre on the harbour front, Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE Duration: 120min while 509 Chinese troops crossed the land border into Hong Kong. Admission: MOP5 Among the guests for the final handover ceremony at (Free on Sundays and public holidays) the Convention Centre were Prince Charles, Prime Minis- Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 ter Tony Blair, Foreign Secretary Robin Cook and Chris Patten. Chinese dignitaries included President Jiang Ze- min, Premier Li Peng, Foreign Minister Qian Qichen and military leader General Zhang Wannian. In Beijing the ceremony was watched on giant screens Offbeat erected in Tiananmen Square. At the stroke of midnight, the red digits of the countdown clock turned to zero and the handpicked crowd roared its approval. Liberia quarantines community Shortly afterwards, Prince Charles and Mr Patten boar- where corpse tested for Ebola ded the Royal Yacht Britannia and waved a final farewell to MINIONS_ the strains of Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory. room 2 Just half an hour after the handover, there was a de- (1 - 2 JUL) 7.30 pm monstration by the Hong Kong Democratic Party outside Director: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda Language: Cantonese (Chinese/English) the Legislative Council building - but it did not delay the AP PHOTO Duration: 91min inauguration of the new Special Administrative Region government. JURASSIC WORLD_ Tung Chee-hwa was sworn in as Hong Kong’s new lea- 9.30 pm der. “This is a momentous and historic day ... Hong Kong Director: Colin Trevorrow and China are whole again,” said Mr Tung. But he promi- Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard sed, “We value this empowerment and we will exercise Language: English (Chinese) our powers prudently and responsibly.” Duration: 124min

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD_ Courtesy BBC News room 3 Liberian authorities have quarantined the Nedowein area 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm where the corpse of a 17-year-old boy tested positive for Director: Thomas Vinterberg Ebola, sparking fears the country could face another ou- Starring: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts In context tbreak of the disease nearly two months after being decla- Language: English (Chinese) red Ebola-free. Duration: 94min Discussions between Britain and China on the future of Deputy health minister and head of Liberia’s Ebola res- Hong Kong began in 1982. After 22 rounds of formal talks, macau tower Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her Chinese counter- ponse team, Tolbert Nyenswah, told AP yesterday that part, Zhao Ziyang, signed the Joint Declaration in 1984. the boy died at his home and was buried safely to avoid 04 Jun - 01 Jul In 1992, Chris Patten was sworn in as the last governor of spread. He said teams are investigating how the boy be- Hong Kong with a remit to prepare for the colony’s democratic came infected. The area is not near the borders with Sierra JURASSIC WORLD_ future under Chinese rule. Leone and Guinea, which still have Ebola cases. (3D) 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm Democratic elections were held in 1995 for the new Legislative Nyenswah said “Liberia has got a re-infection of Ebola.” Director: Colin Trevorrow Council. The World Health Organization declared Liberia Ebola-free Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard Proposals to introduce controversial new security laws in 2002 on May 9, after going 42 days without a new case. More Language: English (Chinese) galvanized public opinion to a degree not seen since the handover. than 4,800 people died in Liberia from Ebola. Duration: 124min wed 01.07.2015

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FOOTBALL ficult for the hosts at the Es- tadio Nacional on Monday, threatening several times on counterattacks even after Chile beats Peru 2-1 to reach going a man down. “The ejection seemed to hurt us more than it hurt them,” Chile coach Jorge Sampao- Copa America final li said. “The anxiety turned against us and we ended stru- ggling.” Ricardo Zuniga, Santiago Vargas opened the scoring off a rebound. Alexis San- TRIKER Eduardo Vargas AP PHOTO chez’s curling shot from ou- Sscored twice to lead Chile tside the area struck the far to a 2-1 win over 10-man Peru post and returned straight to in the semifinals of the Copa Vargas, who rolled it into the America on Monday, kee- net. The striker appeared to be ping alive the host’s hopes of slightly offside at the time of winning the South American Sanchez’s shot, but the referee tournament for the first time. let the goal stand. Vargas scored the winner Peru equalized when Medel with a long-range shot that tried to intercept a right-side found the upper corner in the cross by Luis Advincula and 64th minute, sending the ho- put it into his own net. Five me-crowd favorites to their minutes later, however, Var- first Copa America final in 28 gas gave Chile the lead again, years. sending a right-footed shot “I’ve been practicing shots from outside the area over from outside the area, I was Peru goalkeeper Pedro Galle- confident,” Vargas said through se, who was out of position. a translator. “I’m glad it went It was Vargas’ fourth goal of in.” Chile was heavily favo- the tournament, surpassing red to advance but it struggled teammate Arturo Vidal and throughout the match against Peru’s Paolo Guerrero as the its continental neighbor. competition’s leading scorer. The winning score came only Vargas also had a goal di- three minutes after Peru had sallowed for offside in the equalized with an own goal by 49th, though the replay defender Gary Medel. showed he appeared to be in Vargas had opened the sco- good position to score. ring in the 42nd, and Peru was Peru had the game’s first down to 10 men after only 20 chance of the match with a minutes when defender Car- dangerous header by forward los Zambrano was sent off Jefferson Farfan in the ninth for hitting midfielder Charles minute. The ball struck the Aranguiz on the back during a post with Chile goalkeeper challenge. Claudio Bravo already beaten Peru was trying to win its on the play. third Copa America and first Chile was without central de- since 1975. The team also lost fender Gonzalo Jara, who was in the semifinals in 2011 to suspended for two matches eventual champion Uruguay for poking Edinson Cavani’s and finished third. behind in the quarterfinals “We leave with a sour taste against Uruguay. CONME- after the elimination, we wan- BOL, football’s governing ted to reach this final,” Peru body in South America, ini- coach Ricardo Gareca said. tially suspended Jara for three “It’s very difficult to play a matches, but the punishment man down for so long against was reduced on appeal. a team of this level.” Chile, Venezuela and Ecua- Peru had been the surprise of Chile’s Eduardo Vargas is lifted by Arturo Vidal after scoring his side’s second goal dor are the only teams yet the tournament after advan- to win the South American cing from a group that inclu- said. “We fought until the last Chile had made it to the Copa minant from the start of this championship. ded Brazil and Colombia. minute and if we had stayed 11 America final was in 1987 year’s tournament, playing Argentina meets Paraguay “We fought until the end,” against 11 the story could have when it lost to Uruguay. at home with its best team in in the other semifinal match. Peru striker Paolo Guerrero been different.” The last time The Chileans have been do- years. But Peru made it dif- The final is on Saturday. AP

Rob Harris, Prague 2020 matches, with the Europa League in May HE Champions Champions League final at 2017 going to Friends TLeague final will be Arena. played in Wales for the The 2017 Super Cup first time in 2017 at Car- Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium between the winners diff’s Millennium Sta- of the two UEFA club dium. competitions will be in The venue, with arou- tinent 2020 European “These are exciting ming to my home city of The game will be Skopje, Macedonia, at nd 74,000 seats, was Championship. times for Welsh foo- Cardiff. played on June 3, 2017, Philip II Arena. awarded the hosting The decision comes tball,” Real Madrid and “I loved playing in the with the women’s final In 2016, the Cham- rights by UEFA’s exe- with Wales on the ver- Wales forward Gareth UEFA Super Cup last at Cardiff City Stadium pions League final will cutive committee at a ge of reaching the Eu- Bale said. “I know how year, and it would be two days earlier. be at Milan’s San Siro, meeting yesterday in ropean Championship passionate the Welsh fantastic to be invol- Stockholm has also and the Europa League Prague, after unsucces- for the first time, as it football fans are, so it’s ved in front of a packed been awarded a UEFA final at St. Jakob-Park sfully bidding for ma- tops its 2016 qualifying great the UEFA Cham- crowd at such an iconic showpiece match after in the Swiss city of Ba- tches at the pan-con- group. pions League final is co- stadium in 2017.” missing out on Euro sel. AP wed 01.07.2015

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EAT, rain, cold AP PHOTO weather, wind, in- juries or advancing years. Nothing has Hstopped Roger Federer from playing every single grand slam tennis event since 2000. Despite temperatures of up to 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) yesterday, Fede- rer breezed past Bosnia’s Da- mir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 on Wimbledon’s Centre Court to move to the second round. At 33, Federer is a decade older than his opponent. What seemed like yet another routine match for the seven-ti- me Wimbledon champion from Switzerland marked his 63rd consecutive appearance in the four majors. Before Wimble- don, Federer had been tied with Japan’s Ai Sugiyama at 62. “I’ve played hurt and sick be- fore, but somehow the streak is still alive,” the second-seed said in a televised interview after the winning the match with 26 winners and only 12 Roger Federer of Switzerland smashes a ball to Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia unforced errors. “I definitely had to get lucky as well. I’ve TENNIS | WIMBLEDON been injured at times.” Rafael Nadal also moved into the second round, defeating Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci 6-4, ‘Lucky’ Federer sets slam record 6-2, 6-4 on Court No. 1. Unlike Federer, Nadal has struggled with injuries in his career. He missed last year’s U.S. Open as Nadal, Kvitova advance with a wrist injury and then got sidelined by an appendix operation in October. He dro- pped to a decade-low No. 10 don, it’s probably one of the Earlier yesterday, two-time to be back.” seed Caroline Garcia in three in the rankings after he failed best places in the world.” Wimbledon winner Petra Kvi- Kvitova apologized for the sets. Earlier, former junior to win a single clay-court tit- Serena and Venus Williams tova opened play on Centre brevity of her 36 minute ma- Wimbledon champion and le during the European clay- pulled out of the women’s dou- Court, beating Kiki Bertens of tch to her parents, who had fellow Briton Laura Robson court season. bles. The siblings, who have the Netherlands, 6-1, 6-0. Kvi- traveled to London to see her. lost 6-4, 6-4 to Russia’s Evge- “I played a solid match,” won five Wimbledon doubles tova, the 2011 and 2014 cham- “I have to say sorry to them,” niya Rodina. It was Robson’s two-time winner Nadal said championships, play their se- pion, said reporters before the Kvitova said. “I think they are first major match after she got in a televised interview. “Good cond round in singles today, tournament she was nervous happy anyway.” sidelined with a wrist injury backhand, but the forehand and may meet in the last 16. about her first match on grass No. 10 seed Angelique Kerber for 18 months. needs to be a little more ag- The Americans had to retire this year after she withdrew also spent as little energy as Jack Sock of the U.S., the gressive in the next match.” from the second round last from Eastbourne last week possible in the heat, crushing 31st seed, lost to Sam Groth, Nadal, a 14-time major win- year after Serena Williams was with a viral illness. fellow German Carina Wit- an Australian who once hit the ner who grew up on the Spa- ill and unable to hit her serves “I was sick a few days ago thoeft 6-0, 6-0. Andy Murray, fastest serve ever at 263 kilo- nish island of Mallorca, said over the net. Since then, she’s and still played very well,” the 2013 winner from Britain, meters per hour, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, the heat didn’t bother him. won the U.S., Australian and Kvitova said after the match. is playing Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3. Sock, who pushed Nadal “In Australia, it can be much, French Open singles titles. “Of course I was very nervous of Kazakhstan. to four sets in the fourth rou- much worse,” Nadal said. “No They have won the Wimble- before the match but standing Britain’s Heather Watson nd of the French Open, had comparison. When it’s wea- don doubles five times, most on court, the atmosphere was moved to the second round by been struggling with a hip in- ther like this here in Wimble- recently in 2012. unbelievable. I’m very happy knocking out France’s No. 32 jury last week. Bloomberg

UEFA tells Spanish league to AP PHOTO accept World Cup dates

Rob Harris tration for Sport. by bodies representing To avoid Qatar’s fierce European leagues and UROPEAN foot- summer heat, the 2022 clubs. Eball’s governing World Cup is being mo- Speaking after a UEFA body says the Spanish ved from its traditional meeting in Prague, In- league should stop June-July slot, resulting fantino says, “It’s a bit challenging the decision in European competi- sad that people don’t to move the dates of the tions stopping for arou- accept decisions taken World Cup in 2022 to nd two months. by a vast majority. You November-December. UEFA General Secre- cannot take all decisions A Spanish appeal tary Gianni Infantino unanimously because against FIFA’s schedu- says the Spanish should otherwise you would ling decision was filed accept the decision be- not take any decisions Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a goal during a Spanish league match with the Court of Arbi- cause it was approved anywhere.” AP Station Air quality THE resident admits fixing 01.07.2015 wed P 5 th Anniversary BUZZ Roadside 10-30 20 Serie B matches Good The president of Catania has admitted to fi- tion still needs to be completed, but now it will xing five Serie B matches aimed at preventing all be much simpler.” The five matches under High the Sicilian club from relegation to the third investigation were played against Varese, Tra- Density 30-50 division. Antonino Pulvirenti also claimed to pani, Latina, Ternana, and Livorno. Catania Residental have made payoffs totaling USD550 million won the first four games in April, then drew 1-1 Good during his admission on Monday at a prelimi- with Livorno on May 2. Catania finished 15th in Area opinion nary hearing. He was one of seven people arres- the 22-team Serie B, safely avoiding the bottom ted last week on sports fraud charges. Catania four relegation spots. The club could be faced Ambient 30-50 prosecutor Giovanni Salvi says, “The investiga- with relegation to the fourth division. Good World Views DSMG SOURCE: William Pesek WORLD BRIEFS China’s magic tricks can’t Transgender swimmer at save its stock market JAPAN Of countless ghostly abandoned Chinese policy makers seem to have exhausted factories and mines in whatever magical powers they had been using to Harvard believed to be a 1st Japan, Battleship Island keep their economy aloft. Chinese stocks have is among the most been plunging even as Beijing has used every Collin Binkley, Cambridge Bates College before coming notorious. It is one of 23 trick it knows to support the market. old industrial facilities The truth is that the plunge in Chinese stocks out as transgender in 2005.

AP PHOTO seeking UNESCO’s was long overdue. China’s longest-ever bull CHUYLER Bailar was The NCAA clarified in 2011 recognition as World market was government-driven, fueled by central a star recruit for the wo- that transgender athletes can S Heritage sites. More on p13 bank liquidity and a public-relations bonanza. The men’s swimming team at often compete on teams of ei- question now is whether Beijing’s policy appara- Harvard University, a tou- ther sex, depending on their PHILIPPINES The tus has lost its ability to impose its will on stock gh competitor with a shot at hormone use. prices. And there’s good reason to think it has. Philippines’ anti-graft Stocks slid 3.3 percent Monday even after an winning titles. But Bailar is For Bailar, joining the men’s prosecutor ordered the aggressive three-pronged easing effort over the opting to forgo such honors team will bring obstacles. national police chief and weekend. People’s Bank of China Governor Zhou to join the men’s team ins- Beyond the daunting compe- 10 other officers dismissed Xiaochuan cut the benchmark lending rate by tead, competing as the first tition, he’ll have to adjust to a for approving a contract to 25 basis points to a record low of 4.85 percent, openly transgender swim- locker room full of guys, and deliver gun licenses with a slashed the deposit rate to 2 percent and redu- mer in the NCAA. he’s still getting used to wea- courier company that had ced required reserve ratios for some lenders. As “It’s half terrifying and ring a men’s swimsuit. no track record. stocks plunged anyway, China’s securities regu- lators tried to cheer traders by announcing they half exciting,” said Bailar, a But it’s also an immense re- lief, he said. would consider suspending initial public offerings 19-year-old from McLean, Schuyler Bailar poses for a photo

in order to increase demand for existing shares. Virginia. “I’m just kind of “Through high school I grew AP PHOTO The sell orders still accelerated. Next, gover- embracing it with open live this in-between thing my hair out, I conformed, I nment officials assured the record numbers of arms.” Bailar, an incoming anymore.” By then, men’s dressed in the high heels to individual investors entering the market that the freshman, came out as trans- coach Kevin Tyrrell had al- prom — and I was miserab- risks from margin trading are controllable. Selling gender this year after being ready gathered the team to le,” he said. “I did succeed in ensued regardless. Only time will tell if Beijing’s bag of tricks is recruited for the women’s talk about adding Bailar. swimming because that was empty. But if it is, the fallout on global markets team. Initially he planned “We talked about how really my only outlet.” EGYPT deploys heavy could dwarf the impact of Greece’s flirtation with to stay on that team but had we’re all about character and He was part of a national security forces across default. The world, after all, has had a few years mixed feelings — he wanted values, and I kind of gave relay record on a girls’ team, Cairo amid preparations for to contemplate a Greek exit from the euro. But if to swim, but also wanted to my two cents: If we’re going and he competed in the the burial of the country’s the world’s biggest trading nation suddenly hit a prosecutor general, embrace his identity. to say that we care about 2013 junior national cham- killed in a car bombing wall, it would be a catastrophe of a different order, others, then this is something wreaking havoc on economies near and far. The Harvard women’s coa- pionships. the day before in the At the very least, it would kill Japan’s nascent re- ch saw that Bailar was torn we should consider,” Tyrrell He was recruited to Har- first assassination of a covery, push Australia into its first recession in a and helped orchestrate ano- said. “And basically all the vard during his senior year top Egyptian official in a quarter century, send shockwaves through South ther option: In a surprise guys said, within 15 seconds, of high school but took a year quarter century. The body Korea, Indonesia and India, and devastate com- move, the university offered ‘Yeah, let’s do it.’” off after graduation, in part of Hisham Barakat, the top modity-exporting nations everywhere. Officials in Bailar a spot on either the Although Bailar is believed to focus on therapy. That’s judicial official in charge of Beijing get this, of course. That’s why they’re con- men’s or women’s team. to be the first in swimming, when he came out as trans- overseeing the prosecution juring up every policy they can think of to stabilize of thousands of Islamists, stocks. But Beijing is suddenly realizing that it On the women’s team, athletes in other NCAA spor- gender. Bailar would have been ts have come out as transgen- In the two months before including former President can’t pull its usual levers with the same results. Mohammed Morsi, has a top athlete, with hopes der in recent years. swimming season starts, he’s More monetary easing is inevitable with Chine- been moved from the se producer prices now in negative territory for of breaking records and In 2010, Kye Allums asked training hard but tempering hospital to a mosque in 39 months straight months, says former PBOC winning titles. In men’s to be identified as a man whi- his expectations. the eastern suburb of official Yu Yongding. “At a time of slowing econo- swimming, though, his times le playing on the women’s “My goal is just to contri- Heliopolis for a funeral after mic growth and massive corporate debts, a defla- were far behind the best. It basketball team at Geor- bute something to the team, tionary spiral would be China’s worst nightmare,” noon prayers. Yu writes in a new Project Syndicate op-ed. “And took two wrenching months ge Washington University. and be a good teammate and the risk is mounting.” What’s more, says econo- to decide. Keelin Godsey was already a good friend. I have no idea PHILIPPINES-MALAYSIA mist Chen Long of Gavekal Dragonomics, “the “I just want to be a boy,” he a national champion in the what my body can do,” he Malaysia commutes to life challenges of slowing growth and a high level remembers thinking. “I can’t women’s hammer throw at said. AP imprisonment the death of debt will push China ever closer to the zero sentence of a Filipino interest-rate policy that already prevails in other woman convicted of major economies.” smuggling 5 kilograms of But sharply lower borrowing costs might just en- cocaine. courage more irresponsible lending at a time when THE local government debt already exceeds Germany’s AUSTRALIA The $3.7 trillion worth of annual output. Conventional DECISIVE MOMENT Xinhua/Haryono first openly gay U.S. stimulus measures have lost traction amid fac- ambassador to Australia tory overcapacity and a fast-increasing number of says he is confident that ghost cities. The solution, of course, would be for the “great debate” among President Xi Jinping to accelerate structural refor- Australians on whether to ms to wean China off excessive investment and allow gay marriages will exports. It’s only by reining in state-owned enter- result in the best outcome prises that China can create a vibrant private sec- for the country. tor driven by small-to-midsize services companies that generate high-paying jobs. Instead, Xi’s team has spent the last 10 mon- IRAN’s foreign minister ths ginning up stocks with government sorcery. returns to the nuclear talks The plan was straightforward enough: Companies in Vienna where negotiators would harness rising shares to pull off IPOs to are struggling to overcome pay down debt, while households would feel ri- significant differences and cher and spend more. If stocks got wobbly, the preparing to work through government could just step in and keep the party yesterday’s deadline for a going. That lasted until June 12, when Shanghai deal. shares topped out. Since Friday’s 7.4 percent plunge, Beijing has used all its usual policy tools FRANCE WikiLeaks has with no success. released documents that It’s possible the turmoil in Greece has played a it says show that the U.S. role in China’s latest downturn. Emerging-market National Security Agency stocks, after all, fell 2 percent Monday, the most eavesdropped on France’s since Dec. 1. But China’s sell off is also a sign that top finance officials and the magic wand Beijing has lorded over its economy high-stakes French export in recent years is losing its power. And when inves- bids over a decade in what tors wake up from the government’s spell, they’re A relative of a victim mourns at a hospital after the crash of an Indonesian Hercules C-130 military plane the group called targeted unlikely to be very happy. Bloomberg in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra province, Indonesia (see full report on page 12). economic espionage.