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TOURISM Human trafficking victims New ‘Cultural mostly mainlanders and Creative Map’ personally think is enough,” said Chau. launched The police head additionally voiced his concern that “it is not enough [to combat human trafficking] by simply relying on the police force.” He urged the public to dial the 24-hour hotli- ne to report any information regarding incidents of human trafficking: 2888-9911. Juliana Devoy, director of the Good Shepherd Centre, the or- ganizer of yesterday’s seminar, voiced her opinions on the oc- currence of human trafficking in Macau. “Macau’s situation is unique because of the casinos, which are a magnet for sex traf- ficking,” she said. Devoy expressed the belief that both the casinos and the government have displayed a HE Cultural Affairs Bu- high level of awareness of the Treau (IC) has released problem. However, she advo- a new edition of the Macau cated greater attention and Cultural and Creative Map reaffirmed the need for judges (CCM Map), which intro- to “receive training in order to duces 49 local cultural and identify a trafficking case.” creative entities, as well as Judiciary Police director Chau Wai Kuong Data from the Human Tra- information about Macau’s fficking Deterrent Measures World Heritage sites, mu- Julie Zhu Measures Concern Commit- high risk of human trafficking Concern Committee shows seums, and performance tee, the Social Welfare Bureau incidences occurring, night that up until June of 2016 venues, among others. The seminar on “Unders- (IAS), the Good Shepherd Cen- clubs in particular. there had only been two cases traditional Chinese and En- tanding Human Traf- tre and the Judiciary Police As to the victims’ identities, of human trafficking, invol- glish versions have been ficking From A Global (PJ) all referenced their perso- Chau revealed that 80 to 90 ving two victims and one sus- released first, followed by and Local Perspec- nal experiences in expressing percent are mainlanders. Ac- pect. The data also shows that the simplified Chinese and tive”A was held yesterday. The their views to the participants. cording to him, some traffi- 2013 was the year with the Portuguese versions. Accor- topics discussed varied from Some victims (whose identi- cking cases were coordinated highest number of cases be- ding to the IC, the number of the difficulties faced by the Ma- ties were not disclosed) were by suspects from both Macau tween 2008 and 2016, with 35 “Tour Routes for the Expe- cau police force in combating invited to share their stories. and the mainland. cases involving 38 victims and rience of Culture and Crea- human trafficking, to the pro- Chau Wai Kuong, director of Under Macau law, a suspect nine suspects. Between this tivity” included in the new tection of minors. the PJ, informed that the Ma- can be sentenced to a maximum period, in 2009, 2014, 2015 edition of the CCM Map has Representatives from the cau police force has been ins- of 20 years in prison for human and 2016, one-digit cases and increased from four to six, Human Trafficking Deterrent pecting locations that have a trafficking. “Twenty years, I suspects were recorded. with the Ruins of St. Paul’s and the Senado Square as starting points. The map is illustrated by local artist Chan Wai Lam, Residential and commercial loan approvals drop who takes Macau’s seven parishes as its frame theme OTH the new approvals of residen- pared with the same period in 2015, new cent from a year ago. The resident com- in order to elaborate the fea- Btial mortgage loans (RMLs) and of approvals of RMLs decreased by 16.5 ponent made up 93.6 percent of the to- tures of each cultural and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) percent overall. tal. Concurrently, the outstanding value creative space, World Heri- decreased in July 2016, according to sta- Meanwhile, new CRELs shrank by 45.8 of CRELs rose by 0.3 percent month- tage site and performance tistics released by the Monetary Autho- percent month-to-month to MOP 3.5 to-month or 15 percent year-on-year to venue, as well as Macau’s rity of Macao. With regard to the outs- billion, of which 62.6 percent was granted MOP 169.9 billion, of which the resident festivals and customs. tanding balance, both RMLs and CRELs to residents. In terms of value, new CRELs component accounted for 87.5 percent. The new map will be dis- witnessed monthly increases. to residents and non-residents dropped At the end of July, the delinquency ratio tributed at all immigration In July, new RMLs, approved by Ma- by 50.2 percent and 36.5 percent respec- for RMLs was 0.12 percent, up 0.03 checkpoints, museums, ho- cau’s banks, decreased by 25.7 percent tively. On an annual basis, new approvals percentage points from a month ago or tels, travel agencies and cul- month-to-month to MOP 3.5 billion. of CRELs declined by 72.2 percent. 0.06 percentage points from a year ear- tural and creative spaces. A Those granted to residents, accounting At the end of July 2016, the outstan- lier. Meanwhile, the ratio for CRELs was CCM Map mobile app has for more than 98 percent of the total, fell ding value of RMLs amounted to MOP 0.03 percent, up 0.01 percentage points also been released. The CCM by 5.7 percent, while those to non-resi- 177.2 billion, an increase of 0.4 percent from a month ago but down 0.02 percen- map was first launched by dents shrank by 94 percent. When com- from one month earlier and of 6.1 per- tage points from end-July 2015. the IC in 2014.
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HUI Sai On yesterday CHUI SAI ON IN LISBON 70 percent of surveyed C[Macau time] met with the Portuguese President, Marce- teachers feel under lo Rebelo de Sousa, during his official visit to Lisbon. During Portuguese president praises pressure
the meeting, the Chief Executi- The General Union of the Neighborhood ve presented the results of the friendship with Macau, China Associations (UGAMM) has released the fourth Macau-Portugal Joint results of a survey conducted during the Committee that convened ear- months of May and June, which enquired lier in the day, focusing in par- the Times reported yesterday, about the pressures faced by local teachers. ticular on the strengthening before meeting with the Presi- 70 percent of the 181 teachers surveyed of economic cooperation and dent, Chui was received by the from non-tertiary education and special Portuguese language teaching. Prime Minister, António Costa. education institutions claimed to be facing According to a statement is- During the meeting held at St. relatively high pressure. 139 voiced the sued by the Government Infor- Bento Palace, Costa remarked opinion that reducing non-teaching work mation Bureau (GCS), during that Macau is “a bridge for will help relieve their pressure. 112 noted the meeting with the Portuguese the friendly relations between that schools should have more human head of State, Chui mentioned tion between China and Portu- tionship between Portugal and Portugal and China.” The PM resources for teachers and 108 suggested that the local government is guese-speaking Countries (Fo- China, particularly Macau. also mentioned that the plans that schools should increase teachers’ trying to diversify Macau’s eco- rum Macau), was also discussed. In a statement issued yester- to diversify Macau’s economy salaries. Over 93 percent have dealt with nomy. The upcoming ministe- Rebelo de Sousa highlighted day, GCS revealed details of could represent an opportunity negative emotions in the past three months rial conference, the Forum for that Chui’s visit to Lisbon is another meeting included in for Portuguese companies to according to a report by All About Macau. Economic and Trade Co-opera- evidence of the friendly rela- the CE’s program in Lisbon. As invest in the region. Free trade zone TRANSPORTATION recruits seven SAR LRT to be extended to Hengqin mediators Seven mediators from Macau and Hong Kong have been recruited by a special IU Jing, director of the Adminis- do do Rosário, did not respond to Niu’s mediation center, established last week Niu Jing Ntrative Committee of Hengqin New comments while attending an Urban in the China Pilot Free Trade Zone in Area, disclosed earlier this week that Renewal Council (CRU) meeting on ded in the package of agreements. the Nansha Area of Guangzhou. Along Macau and Zhuhai have reached an Sunday, according to a report by Hou Niu also claimed to be confident re- with these new mediators from the SARs, agreement to extend the Light Rapid Kong Daily. garding the issue of Macau single-pla- another 38 have also been hired by the Transit (LRT) to the Hengqin area. Last June, Macau and Guangdong ted cars finally being allowed to drive center. The 45 individuals will work with Niu revealed that this decision and the signed 12 cooperation framework on Hengqin’s roads by the end of this 12 mediation groups to serve the trade relevant agreements have been confir- agreements that were expected to year. Niu noted that all sections related zone’s court. The groups and mediators are med by both authorities. However, the come into effect in a short-term. The to the issues have been progressing at expected to help the trade zone solve the Secretary for Land, Public Works and topic of Macau’s single-plated cars a normal pace and that both cities are growing commercial disputes in the area, Transport Bureau (DSSOPT), Raimun- entering Hengqin was also inclu- preparing for the new arrangements. according to a report by Nan Fang Daily.
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MGM 美高梅 translates as “pretty, tall plum blossom” Sands 金沙 translates literally as “golden sands”
Daniel Beitler CHINA BRANDING HEN the subsidiaries Wof Western casino ope- rators entered the Macau What’s in the name of market after the gaming libe- ralization of the mid-2000s, they gave a great deal of con- sideration to how they would Western casino operators translate their brand names into written Chinese and spoken Cantonese. original meaning as possible. sful in striking a balance be- nunciation (Weng Lei). Inte- cess of its media division, Whether the operator carried This is sometimes crucial tween a like-for-like literal restingly - and perhaps coin- gave greater priority to the the name of its founder-CEO, to a brand’s success in a new translation of their brand na- cidentally - the first character closeness of its Cantonese relied on its Las Vegas repu- market, because its name mes, while preserving their in Wynn 永bears a historical pronunciation, “mei go mui”, tation, or a history of produc- must shoulder the reputation pronunciations. connection to the character than to the literal translation tion and distribution of Ame- of the organization; acting as Wynn 永利 can be transla- for water 水, alluding to the of its composite characters. rican media, those entering a valuable asset or in some ted literally as “profitable fo- water fountain shows outside Translated as, “pretty, tall Macau a decade ago needed cases a liability. rever,” but the way it is pro- its Macau-based resorts. plum blossom”, which refers to translate their brand names Macau’s Western casino nounced in Cantonese also Sands’ most recent Macau to the popular Asian flower, while staying as true to their operators have been succes- resembles the English pro- property, The Parisian Ma- the name taps into the spe- cao, which opened its doors cies’ cultural significance for to the public yesterday, also parts of China, Japan, Korea Lost in translation preserved the literal transla- and Vietnam. tion of its name, as well as an Melco Crown Entertain- approximate pronunciation ment 新濠博亞娛(樂) and its HILE Macau’s casino operators seem However, today the Chinese name for Coca of its China subsidiary. properties have put less em- Wto have stuck the balance quite well, Cola 可口可乐 is regarded as an exemplary Sands 金沙, which translates phasis on the closeness of not all Western brands have been as fortuna- benchmark for other companies. In Man- literally as “golden sands”, is the pronunciation and more te when entering the Chinese market. darin it is pronounced, “Ko Kou Ko Le” – pronounced in Cantonese as attention to the meaning When Coca Cola originally entered mainland staying about as true as one can get to the “gum sa”. Its two most no- behind the literal transla- China, it opted for a close phonetic equivalent English equivalent, while its far more palata- table Cotai properties, The tion. “New wealthy gaming of the brand, similar to how it is pronounced ble translation reads, “to permit a mouth to Venetian 威尼斯人 and The Asia,” as the name transla- in English. Retailers in China had already be able to rejoice”. Parisian 巴黎人, translate the tes, can also be understood as produced a phonetic mimic of Coca Cola, al- Other examples of successful brands that same way in Chinese as they “making Asia wealthy”. Spe- beit with a humorous literal translation of the have made the transition to the Chinese do in English. cifically, the middle character brand, “Bite the Wax Tadpole”, much to the market are Reebok (“quick steps”), Heineken MGM 美高梅, whose name in the operator’s name 博 can displeasure of the company’s marketing exe- (“happiness power”) and Colgate (“revealing was already familiar to the mean “wealth”, “plentiful”, cutives. The name was quickly revised. superior cleanliness”). DB Chinese due to the early suc- “win” or “gain”.
Parisian to be ‘the most likely property to grow the market’
Renato Marques* opening, Las Vegas mistic, openly decla- class. Its facilities inclu- Sands and Sands China ring that a gaming re- de a water theme park,
AMING analysts AP PHOTO have both surged about covery is underway a children’s play area, a Ghave underscored 30 percent so far this - an opinion shared by shopping mall, as well the optimism shown by year through Monday, MGM Resorts Inter- as other family-friendly the CEO of Las Vegas outperforming their national chairman and facilities. Sands, Sheldon Adel- peers’ 18 percent rise CEO, James Murren. With 3,000 guest son. Among them is according to Bloomberg This opinion contras- rooms and suites, The Union Gaming Group Intelligence’s Macau ts with the view of Lui Parisian also plans to LLC analyst, Grant Go- gaming index. Sands Che Woo, chairman of attract visitors with re- vertsen. China fell 2 percent to Galaxy Entertainment sident and guest per- “We have fairly high HKD33.75 at the clo- Group. Lui called for formances. One of these expectations for The se of Hong Kong tra- caution, arguing it to will be the musical and Parisian to be the most ding yesterday while be necessary to achieve dance show “Thriller likely property to grow Las Vegas Sands shares sustained growth. Live,” a revival show ba- the market,” Govertsen mass-market consumers ty for Europe in general, dropped 0.5 percent to The Parisian opened sed on the work of the said. “Sands China does want, and The Parisian and Paris specifically,” USD56.63 at 10:06 a.m. its doors yesterday and late pop-star Michael a better job than its should hit a sweet spot he added. in New York. is said to target the ri- Jackson. peers in delivering what given the Chinese affini- Ahead of the Parisian’s Adelson was opti- sing Chinese middle- *with agencies wed 14.09.2016
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From left: President and COO of Las Vegas Sands, Robert Goldstein; Sheldon Adelson and Wilfred Wong People walk in front of The Parisian The Parisian opens with optimism
Renato Marques the percentage of growth will the gaming resorts were on the offer includes a new am- HMZB that “will provide access be but I am optimistic about the the peninsula,” he said. He phitheater with capacity for 1, to two international airports HE Parisian, the latest future,” he added. claimed that because of what 200 people. The CEO further within 20 minutes.” addition from Sands “With the opening of the Pari- was necessary to accomplish announced, “we have another Questioned on how long he China to the company’s sian tonight we have completed to construct the properties [theatre] that is going to open expects it will take for the Pa- portfolio in Macau, the available land and parcels that today stand in Cotai, the within a couple of months in risian property to “break even,” Topened its doors yesterday in for what I call the Cotai Strip,” achievement attained with the Sands Cotai Central where the the gaming tycoon said, “we a ceremony presided over by Adelson remarked, putting voi- opening of The Parisian is even Pacifica Casino is.” hope it is one year but I might Las Vegas Sands chairman and ce to his wishes for an even big- more important. For the Las Vegas Sands CEO, be disappointed if it is over four chief executive officer, Sheldon ger expansion. “This is the only place in the the main drivers of the local years. I just hope it is sooner ra- Adelson. “Actually I wanted 20 proper- world (that I know of) that you economy in the near future will ther than later.” His comment The MOP24 billion project, ties but we only got six plots. can go under one roof to 13,000 be the completion of two big was in reference to the break-e- which took five years to be bui- We are very happy with this, we rooms and suites, close to projects, one at the regional ven timeframes achieved by the lt, is carrying hopes of great are not unhappy,” Adelson ex- 900 retail shops, two and half level (the Hong Kong-Macau- company in previous develop- success in times that some, like plained. He recognized howe- million square feet of MICE ve- Zhuhai Bridge) and another at ments (Sands Macao and The Adelson, say are “the end of ver that his “dream” for Cotai nues,” he remarked, reaffirming the local level (the Light Rail Venetian Macao). the downturn [of gaming reve- was not always that clear. a bet on non-gaming elements. Transit). During the press conference nues].” “When the government sent Adelson additionally re- According to Adelson, the two held prior to the opening, Sands Commenting on the poten- me out to Cotai I frankly thou- marked that the non-gaming projects will greatly improve China’s president and COO, tial of the territory in terms of ght they were exiling me be- services on offer will expand mobility within and accessibili- Wilfred Wong, highlighted the revenue and taking as referen- cause the bigger activity and with facilities. In the Parisian, ty to the territory, especially the excitement of the whole team in ce the latest results for August opening the new property. 2016 - when the gaming indus- “All of us here, close to 30,000 try finally left negative growth team members, were so excited territory after 25 months and Looking for investment opportunities that everybody wanted the bui- registered positive growth of 1.1 lding to be open yesterday,” he percent, Adelson said: “Now, ITH the completion of the Parisian, nam and Thailand,”said Adelson. said. is it sustainable for a long time WSands has finished developing all its “We have some ideas for additional grow- Wong also remarked on the to come? I can’t answer that land in Macau, bringing its total invest- th here in Macau, but not any major inte- importance of “belonging to question, but based upon the ment in the city to between USD13 billion grated resorts like the opening of Parisian Macau.” “In our company the pre-bookings we have, based and USD14 billion. The company will now today,” he added. “I do look at Europe, to policy has always been to groom upon the convention bookings focus on looking at opportunities elsewhe- build a Europe Vegas, but we couldn’t ne- the local people as far as we we have, I think we have essen- re in the region to build new casino resor- gotiate the kind of terms we needed.” Back could,” he said, claiming that in tially hit the bottom.” ts, Adelson said. “There doesn’t seem to be in 2013, the LVS chairman had said he was the 12 years since the opening The LVS chairman recalled too much more growth here,” he said. considering building integrated resorts in of Sands Macao, the manage- having made such a prediction “We are aggressively and continuously, major European cities, after abandoning a ment team of Sands China has about seven months ago. “Ma- let me call it lobbying for other locations plan for a $30 billion mega-resort in Spain. increased its proportion of local cau still has very good days to throughout the Asia-Pacific countries. Gambling liberalization has also procee- employees from 7 to over 85 come and I can’t predict what We’ve been looking at Japan, Korea, Viet- ded slowly elsewhere in Asia. AP/Bloomberg percent. 14.09.2016 wed
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Ikea targets Sony promises VR music video, China, India other entertainment content expansion to meet sales growth aim sale next month for about USD400, less than rival VR AP PHOTO headsets. Oculus Rift’s goes for about $600, and HTC Vive’s for $800. BLOOMBERG Another VR shown at Tokyo-based Sony’s event was the “Anywhere VR,” which delivers to headset wearers a relaxing scene, such as a beach or a star-s- tudded sky, even in their li- ving rooms, while they take care of smartphone chores in VR. Morita said the PlaySta- tion VR will also be used to Niklas Magnusson, Anna Molin show live-theater perfor- Visitos take photos of PlayStation VR headgear device during a PlayStation event in Tokyo mances, tours of historical KEA Group laid out plans to accelerate sites and karaoke video. Iits expansion in China and open its first Yuri Kageyama, Tokyo Game Show annual exhi- com, and L’Arc-en-Ciel, a “As a child, I learned so store in India as the world’s largest furni- bition opening later this Japanese rock band, that much from games,” he said. ture retailer seeks to boost sales by almost ONY Corp.’s video game week. The latest in video takes advantage of VR te- Morita defended his in- 50 percent over the next four years. Sdivision is readying not games, including VR, will chnology’s illusion of 3-D dustry against the common In China, where the company opened its just games but also music, be on display at the show and 360-degree surround criticism that it distracts first store almost two decades ago, sus- movies and other kinds of at Makuhari Messe in the imagery. children from education tained growth will enable an accelerated entertainment for its Vir- Tokyo suburb of Chiba. VR can make games more and real-life development. pace of expansion, Chief Executive Officer tual Reality headgear, set to One of the VR experien- immersive, enhancing the He said he learned about Peter Agnefjaell said in a telephone inter- go on sale next month. ces promised is a music vi- effects of horror, razzle-da- societal rules and human view yesterday. Ikea plans to open its first Sony Interactive Enter- deo that’s a collaboration zzle and erotic titillation. drama from games, manga outlet in India next year and aims to have tainment Japan Asia Presi- between the “Biohazard” The Japanese electro- and music. That spirit of 25 there by 2025, he said. dent Atsushi Morita appea- horror game, called “Resi- nics and entertainment creativity must be passed The retailer has a goal for revenue of 50 red at a Tokyo event yes- dent Evil” in the U.S., from company’s PlayStation VR down to future generations, billion euros (USD56 billion) by 2020. terday, ahead of the Tokyo Japanese game maker Cap- headgear device, going on he said. AP Sales in the 12 months through August rose 7.1 percent to 34.2 billion euros, it said yesterday. The expansion in China and India, the world’s two most populous countries, may help the company achieve the target as sales growth stalls in Russia Samsung’s quick fix for Note 7 amid an economic slowdown. Ikea will accelerate the pace of its Chine- se expansion to four-to-five stores a year is no full recharge from the three it opened in the past year, Agnefjaell said. It has 21 stores in China. Youkyung Lee, Seoul sung says the problem stems from a In India, the company has started cons- manufacturing glitch in the batteries. truction of its first store in Hyderabad, has AMSUNG plans to issue a software The company has urged consumers AP PHOTO bought land in Mumbai and is also looking Supdate for its recalled Galaxy Note to immediately turn off the phones and at cities such as Delhi and Bangalore. 7 smartphones that will prevent them get them replaced with the new Note “India is one of the biggest growth from overheating by limiting battery 7. But implementing such a large-scale markets we see going forward,” Agnefjaell recharges to under 60 percent. recall is a challenge. Consumers have to said. “But it of course hinges on a conti- The front page of the Seoul Shinmun, visit Samsung service centers or retai- nued good economic development.” a South Korean daily newspaper, car- lers twice — once to get a replacement India’s gross domestic product rose 7.1 ries a Samsung advertisement annou- phone — not a Note 7 — and have a sa- percent in the second quarter, though that ncing the software update plan for any fety check of their existing Galaxy Note was the slowest pace of growth in more users of the Note 7 who may be disre- 7, and a second time to get a new Note than a year. garding its recall notice and continuing 7. South Koreans are traveling for one Ikea’s total store numbers in the 2017 fi- to use the smartphone. of their two biggest national holidays nancial year will be about the same or sli- “It is a measure to put consumer sa- of the year starting Wednesday, which ghtly higher than in the past year, Agnef- fety first but we apologize for causing complicates the recall plan. jaell said. The retailer also plans to roll out inconvenience,” Samsung Electroni- Samsung did not answer emails and Samsung is the world’s largest smar- e-commerce to all its markets in coming cs said. The update for South Korean calls seeking comment yesterday. tphone maker, and analysts said the years, up from 14 currently, he said. The users will start at 2 a.m. on Sept. 20, it Analysts said the update appears to be recall may leave a larger impact on its CEO reiterated a target of e-commerce said. a last-ditch effort to contain the crisis. brand than earlier estimated. Aviation accounting for 10 percent of total sales by South Korean media earlier reported Samsung “has to contain the battery regulators and airlines have deemed 2020. the software upgrade plan, citing Sam- explosions but people are not returning the Note 7 a flight hazard and the U.S. In the 12 months through August, Ikea sung. It was not clear when the upda- the phone,” said Peter Yu, an analyst at Consumer Product Safety Commission opened 12 new stores and 19 collection te may roll out overseas. The Yonhap BNP Paribas. “It is taking a desperate is considering an official product recall. points, where customers can see a limi- news agency reported that Samsung measure.” Canada issued a recall notice on Mon- ted part of the range and get pre-ordered is in talks with mobile carriers to carry Keeping the battery level low could re- day. items. It had 783 million visits to its 340 out the same update plan to keep bat- duce the risk of overheating, but would The company did not say how many stores, which cover 28 countries. tery power at 60 percent or below at all be equivalent to getting a downgrade of more faulty batteries in the Note 7 have China remained one of the closely held times. a top-of-the-line phone, said Kim You- been reported since Sept. 1, when 35 company’s fastest-growing markets, toge- Samsung plans to begin issuing new ng Woo, an analyst at SK Securities. cases were confirmed. In announcing ther with Australia, Canada and Poland, Note 7s with batteries it says will not The Galaxy Note series is one of the its recall, the Canadian government while Germany continued to be its largest be prone to overheating beginning most expensive handset lineup made said one case was confirmed in Cana- country, closely followed by the U.S. on Sept. 19. It has recalled 2.5 million by Samsung. da while Samsung received more than Excluding currency shifts, sales advan- of the devices after dozens of cases of “It means that the phone has not been 70 reported cases in the United States ced 7.9 percent. Same-store sales grew 4.8 them exploding or catching fire. Sam- optimized before the release,” Kim said. alone. AP percent. Bloomberg wed 14.09.2016
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HINESE police fi- AP PHOTO red rubber bullets at villagers and arrested 13 people yesterday in Can overnight crackdown to su- ppress demonstrations in a sou- thern fishing village that became internationally known five years ago for protesting land seizures. Police stormed into the village of Wukan in the southern pro- vince of Guangdong and arres- ted leaders of ongoing demons- trations in their homes. Videos posted on social media show one person with blood on his arm and chest, and another being treated for an apparent bullet wound on his hand. Another video shows a line of black police vans streaming into the village, a hamlet of about 13,000 people on the South Chi- na Sea near Hong Kong. Wukan carries symbolic impor- Pro-democracy protesters hold a picture of Wukan village’s leader Lin Zuluan during a demonstration near the Chinese central government’s liaison office in Hong kong, Friday, Sept. 9 tance due to the success of 2011 protests that broke out over land seizures and corruption. Villa- gers were able to expel gover- nment officials and police, and Protests in fishing village barricaded the village. The siege was resolved only after the pro- vincial secretary of China’s ru- ling Communist Party agreed to suppressed, 13 arrested allow a local election. The winner of that election was Lin Zuluan, a former protest lea- allegations at “a small number Chinese law requires official $89,000) to “influence live- der. Lin was planning to lead a A video of lawless persons,” including permission be granted for all lihood and economic projects” in new round of protests this year disturbing school, preventing protests, a condition that is al- Wukan, and he gave a televised over more land grabs. Instead, shows a line fishermen from working and most never met. Large-scale statement admitting to the alle- authorities detained him and hampering shopkeepers. It says protests are usually met with gations. then charged him with taking of black police officials tried to “educate and action intended to quell dis- The Chinese government often bribes. vans streaming persuade” protest leaders, but sent. In recent decades, China broadcasts purported confes- Lin’s supporters say he was that guidance was evidently dis- has allowed a small number of sions of people accused of cor- wrongfully charged and have into the village regarded. elections for positions below ruption in an apparent attempt staged more than 80 straight “In order to safeguard the inte- the township level, though na- to win public support, but ins- days of rallies since he was de- rests of the masses and restore tional and provincial party of- tead are condemned by human tained. Those protests continued yesterday said 13 villagers in the normal order of production ficials continue to be selected rights groups as a sham. A for- after his sentence was announ- Wukan were arrested, allegedly and local people’s lives, local po- internally. mer attorney of Lin’s told The ced Thursday despite official sta- for inciting a mob and spreading lice decided to take action and State news media reported Lin Associated Press last week that te warnings to disperse. rumors. apprehended them,” the state- was accused of taking bribes Lin likely made the confession to An official statement issued The statement levies several ment said. totaling 593,000 yuan (about protect his family. AP
Boeing boosts China demand outlook as middle class expands
OEING Co. lifted its ment of the market,” Randy The planemaker won Bforecast for aircraft de- The Tinseth, vice president of more orders from Chinese mand in China in the next marketing at Boeing Com- carriers including China two decades, saying a rising planemaker mercial Airplanes, said at Southern Airlines Co.’s Xia- middle class would spur lei- a briefing in Beijing. “The men Airlines unit this year. said. The Chinese currency bal figures, Boeing said. sure and business travel. predicted good news for aviation is Passenger traffic will ex- has weakened 4.6 percent In September last The planemaker projects China that is the segment of the pand 6.4 percent annually against the dollar in the past year, Boeing said it will demand in China for 6,810 economy that services the in China over the next 20 12 months, the worst perfor- open a facility in China with aircraft valued at $1.025 will need aircraft market.” years, Boeing said. mer among 11 Asian curren- Commercial Aircraft Corp. trillion, making the nation Carriers across Asia are About 71 percent of the cies tracked by Bloomberg. of China Ltd. to paint, com- the first trillion-dollar avia- 5,110 new expanding their fleets as new aircraft demand in The aircraft-maker pre- plete interiors of and deli- tion market in its forecast, economic growth makes air China will be for growth, dicted China will need ver the single-aisle 737 air- Boeing said in a statement single-aisle travel affordable to more the planemaker said. In- 5,110 new single-aisle jets craft to Chinese companies. distributed in Beijing Tues- jets with people, lifting orders for cluding a retained fleet of with a market value of $535 The U.S. company is still day. The aircraft maker last Boeing and Airbus Group 910 planes, China will have billion through 2035, or 75 working closely with Chi- year predicted China wou- a market SE. The more-optimistic 7,720 aircraft by 2035, the percent of total new deli- nese partners on the details ld need 6,330 new planes outlook from Boeing, whi- company said in presenta- veries. The widebody fleet and will issue a statement worth USD950 billion in value of ch last year announced a tion materials. will triple in size, requi- at a later date, Tinseth said. the next two decades. plan to build an aircraft- The depreciation of the ring 1,560 new airplanes. The planemaker said it In China, “we continue to $535 billion completion center in Chi- yuan has improved pro- China’s narrowbody and expects 39,620 new aircraft see very strong passenger through na, comes after it delivered fitability of Chinese air- widebody fleet account for valued at $5.9 trillion to be traffic growth. We’ve seen a a record number of planes lines and hasn’t damped about 18 percent and 5 per- delivered worldwide in the very strong consumer seg- 2035 to China in 2015. orders at Boeing, Tinseth cent respectively of the glo- next 20 years. Bloomberg 14.09.2016 wed
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OSTAL Savings Bank of Chi- Pna Co. is seeking as much as USD8.1 billion in a Hong Kong initial public offering, which cou- China’s Postal Savings Bank ld become the world’s biggest share sale this year. The Beijing-based bank is of- seeks up to USD8.1b in IPO fering 12.1 billion shares at HKD4.68 to HKD5.18 apiece, ac- cording to terms for the deal ob- in Hong Kong trade at a median tial to use a strong deposit base to valuation. tained by Bloomberg yesterday. 0.88 times their latest book value, grow lending faster than its peers. Even at the bottom end of the Cornerstone investors, who com-
data compiled by Bloomberg “Even though there are some price range, Postal Savings Bank’s BLOOMBERG mit to hold their shares for six show. positives for Postal Savings first-time share sale would be the months, agreed to buy about $5.9 Postal Savings Bank, ubiqui- Bank, the valuation is not attrac- largest globally this year, surpas- billion of stock, accounting for 76 tous in small-town China, joins tive enough,” Edmond Law, an sing the $3 billion offering from percent of the offering at the mi- Bank of Tianjin Co. and China analyst at UOB Kay Hian (Hong Danish utility Dong Energy A/S dpoint of the marketed range. Zheshang Bank Co. in selling sha- Kong) Ltd., said by phone yes- in June, according to data com- The price range values Postal Sa- res in Hong Kong to fund expan- terday. Investors may prefer the piled by Bloomberg. The IPO is vings Bank at about 1 to 1.1 times sion. The bank, which has more shares of other listed state-owned set to be the largest globally since its net assets at the end of March outlets than any other Chinese banks due to their more attractive e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma’s this year, a person with knowled- lender, boasts a non-performing price-to-book ratios, Law said. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. pri- ge of the matter said, asking not loan ratio that was less than half A Hong Kong-based external ced its $25 billion New York share to be identified as the information the official industry figure at the spokesman for Postal Savings sale in September 2014, the data is private. Chinese lenders listed end of March, and has the poten- Bank declined to comment on the show. Bloomberg
the process is highly opaque tions when speaking out Legislature expels 45 deputies over fraud and exceptions are com- against an earlier case of mon. Although the roughly vote buying in the central HINA’S national le- No details were given of lature was under investiga- The province’s former Com- 3,000-member body only province of Hunan. Cgislature expelled 45 the action taken at an ex- tion on suspicion of taking munist Party chief, Wang meets once a year for about Chinese President Xi deputies representing the traordinary session of the bribes and committing Min, was also taken into two weeks, membership Jinping has pursued a northeastern province of National People’s Congress other illegal acts related to custody in August and expe- bestows considerable au- sweeping campaign against Liaoning over allegations of Standing Committee, whi- elections. lled from the party on suspi- thority and access to inside corruption and waste at all electoral fraud yesterday, in ch normally meets bimon- The state prosecutor an- cion of having taken bribes. information on government levels, although its effective- the latest effort to root out thly. nounced last week that Members of the rubbers- policies and projects. ness is difficult to gauge due corruption and the buying The move followed an an- it had taken legal action tamp national legislature The head of the legislatu- to the lack of a free press or of offices within the coun- nouncement last week that against the official, Zheng are nominally elected from re, Zhang Dejiang, pledged supervision by bodies inde- try’s authoritarian one-par- the former vice head of the Yuzhuo, who will likely face provincial, county and in 2014 to strengthen the pendent of the ruling Com- ty system. Liaoning provincial legis- formal charges and a trial. township bodies, although body’s oversight of elec- munist Party. AP
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Abe’s support hits two-year high after US flies bombers over S.Korea in N Korea nuclear test show of force against North
UPPORT for Japanese Prime Minister HE United States on Shinzo Abe’s cabinet has risen to a two yesterday sent two nu-
S T AP PHOTO -year high in separate opinion polls published clear-capable supersonic this week by public broadcaster NHK and the bombers streaking over Yomiuri newspaper. ally South Korea in a show The Abe administration had the support of force meant to cow Nor- of 62 percent of respondents in a survey by th Korea after its recent nu- the Yomiuri conducted between Sept. 9 and clear test, and also to settle 11, up eight percentage points from a month rattled nerves in the South. earlier. A survey published by NHK Monday The B-1B bombers, es- put support at 57 percent, up four percentage corted by U.S. and South points on the previous month. Another poll Korean jets, were seen by published by the Asahi newspaper found his an Associated Press photo- support had risen to 52 percent. grapher as they flew over One factor in the improving perceptions of Osan Air Base, which is 120 Abe, who has increased the defense budget kilometers from the border U.S. B-1 bomber, center, flies over Osan Air Base with U.S. jets in Pyeongtaek and sought to expand the role of the military, with North Korea, the wor- may have been North Korea’s fifth nuclear ld’s most heavily armed. The relies on the U.S. “nuclear a 2016 report by the U.S. influence in the South in weapons test last week. About 81 percent of bombers were likely to re- umbrella” as a deterrent to Congressional Research its propaganda as alleged respondents to the Yomiuri survey said Japan turn to Andersen Air Force North Korea. Washington Service. U.S. Forces Korea proof of U.S. hostility that it should step up sanctions against its unpredic- Base in Guam without lan- also stations more than wouldn’t comment on the says is the reason it needs a table neighbor. ding in South Korea. 28,000 troops in the South, bombers’ capabilities, but nuclear bomb program. Some 68 percent of respondents to the NHK Such flyovers are fairly and tens of thousands more South Korean military offi- Last week’s nuclear test, poll said they supported an agreement be- common when animosity in Japan. cials and analysts said that the North’s fifth, was its tween Chinese President Xi Jinping and Abe rises on the Korean Penin- The B-1B doesn’t cur- they could carry nuclear most powerful to date. at a meeting earlier this month for Asia’s two sula, which is technically in rently carry nuclear wea- weapons if reconfigured. Pyongyang’s claim to biggest economies to persevere with dialogue a state of war because the- pons under a disarmament North Korea is keenly awa- have used “standardized” to prevent any incidents around disputed is- re has never been a peace treaty, but the United Sta- re of the U.S. presence on warheads in the detonation lands in the East China Sea. Even so, a majori- treaty to officially end the tes has yet to convert the the peninsula and of what makes some outsiders wor- ty of respondents to the Asahi survey said they 1950-53 Korean War. B-1s to non-nuclear hea- it considers the U.S. nuclear ry that it is making headway didn’t have high expectations that the meeting South Korea does not vy bombers using treaty threat. It uses such flyovers in its push to develop small, would relieve tensions. Bloomberg have nuclear weapons and procedures, according to and the American military sophisticated war. AP
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Nearly 400 arrested for looting, Gay senator opposes Australian plan for vandalism in India’s IT hub marriage equality
OLICE arrested nearly 400 OVERNMENT plans to homophobic views. Some also people for looting and van- hold an opinion poll in Fe- balk at the AU$175 million price
P AP PHOTO G dalism in India’s information bruary on whether gay marriage tag. technology hub of Bangalore should be legalized in Austra- Australian lawmakers rarely after a curfew was imposed to lia suffered a blow yesterday vote against party lines, and quell violence set off by a court when a gay government senator Smith is the first government ruling over a disputed water announced that he opposed the lawmaker to publicly break source, a police officer said yes- plan. ranks on gay marriage since July terday. Prime Minister Malcolm Tur- elections. Police gunfire killed one pro- nbull said yesterday that legis- Smith said Australia’s fourth tester and injured another on lation would be introduced to plebiscite in a century could jus- Monday night after rampaging Parliament on Wednesday to tify future plebiscites on eutha- mobs set fire to dozens of buses, hold a plebiscite in which voters nasia, abortion, military deploy- trucks and cars and attacked would be asked whether Austra- ments and spending cuts. shops and businesses in Banga- lia should allow marriage equa- “In an age where public respect lore and other parts of the state. lity. But such a plebiscite has for the institution of Parliament Top police officer N.S. Mega- no legal weight, and Parliament is already at a low ebb, we can rikh said there has been no ma- A television journalist reports amidst the charred remains of passenger buses would ultimately decide whether ill afford to further undermine jor incident after the imposition owned by a transport company from the neighboring Tamil Nadu state, after they the law would be changed. public confidence by effectively were set on fire by a mob in Bangalore of curfew in parts of the city on A gay senator in Turnbull’s admitting that our federal Par- Monday night. Protesters set conservative Liberal Party, Dean liament can no longer deal with some trucks on fire in rural was bound by the court ruling, companies such as Infosys Ltd., Smith, announced that he would the big questions,” Smith wrote areas of the state yesterday. but there was not enough wa- Wipro Ltd and Samsung Elec- not vote for the Feb. 11 plebiscite in Fairfax Media. The Cauvery River, which ori- ter to share. Siddaramaiah uses tronics. In May this year, Apple to be held. Like most marriage The only plebiscites in Austra- ginates in Karnataka and flows one name. announced it was setting up an equality advocates, he wants lian history rejected conscrip- into Tamil Nadu, has been the Thousands of policemen pa- app design and development Parliament to decide without the tion twice during World War I source of a bitter water dispu- trolled the streets of Bangalore. center in the city. divisive public debate. and chose Australia’s national te for decades. India’s top court All schools, shops and busines- Farmers in India are largely They fear that government anthem in 1977. last week ordered Karnataka ses were closed and no public dependent on monsoon rains plans to spend 15 million Aus- The government does not have state to release water downriver transport, including metro rail, and rivers to irrigate their tralian dollars ($11 million) on a majority in the Senate, and two to Tamil Nadu state. was available to the residents. crops. But successive poor publicizing the cases for and minor parties that support sa- Karnataka’s top elected official Bangalore is home to several monsoons have depleted rivers against marriage equality would me-sex marriage have said they Siddaramaiah said yesterday he top Indian IT and multinational and reservoirs. AP give legitimacy to bigoted and won’t vote for a plebiscite. AP ad wed 14.09.2016
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She also encouraged countries to redouble their efforts to ex- pand trade. “There is a growing Lagarde says globalization’s risk of politicians seeking office by promising to ‘get tough’ with foreign trade partners through punitive tariffs or other restric- benefits need to be shared by all tions on trade,” she said. Republican U.S. presidential
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ORLD leaders BLOOMBERG need to better Growing manage the frus- tration over the inequality failureW of globalization to deli- ver widely shared benefits, IMF in wealth, Managing Director Christine income, and Lagarde said. While the world has enjoyed opportunity in unprecedented economic pro- gress over the last 70 years, many countries the transformation has caused “dislocation and hardship,” La- has added to a garde said in the text of a spee- groundswell of ch to be delivered yesterday in Toronto. discontent. “Growing inequality in weal- th, income, and opportunity in CHRISTINE LAGARDE many countries has added to a IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR groundswell of discontent, es- History has shown that closing said. “We need to make globa- up support for lower-skilled pecially in the industrialized borders and increasing protec- lization work for all.” workers and strengthen social candidate Donald Trump has world -- a growing sense among tionism isn’t the solution, she Governments can help by safety nets, she said. The U.S. promised to impose tariffs on some citizens that they ‘lack said. Instead, countries need to creating a sound basis for grow- could cushion job losses by rai- imported goods to protect Ame- control,’ that the system is so- extend the benefits of openness th, and fiscal policy needs to sing the federal minimum wage rican workers, an approach the mehow against them,” Lagarde and integration, while allevia- play a bigger role, Lagarde said. and increasing the earned inco- IMF has said may actually hurt said. ting the side effects, Lagarde Countries should also step me-tax credit, she said. the U.S. economy. Bloomberg
Dalai Lama urges talks with BRAZIL Islamic State, help for refugees Mastermind of impeachment stripped of his own mandate
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HE politician who led the drive BLOOMBERG Tto impeach president Dilma Rou- sseff lost his mandate himself during a congressional trial that could rattle her successor’s government. An overwhelming majority of 450 Brazilian lawmakers voted to expel former speaker Eduardo Cunha and ban him from public office for eight years on charges he lied over hol- ding Swiss bank accounts. He denies Eduardo Cunha wrongdoing, including accusations by prosecutors he stashed kickbacks scheme of kickbacks from state-owned in the accounts. Only 10 congress- oil company Petrobras, which has alrea- men voted in favor of Cunha during a dy landed some of the country’s leading lower house session that ended arou- executives behind bars. HE Dalai Lama says or Buddhism “is no longer up more. nd midnight. Nine abstained. The case of the former Evangeli- Tthere should be dialo- a Muslim, or a Buddhist.” He is on a weeklong visit The expulsion on of one the most in- cal radio host, who has repeatedly gue with Islamic State ex- He urged European to France for conferences fluential lawmakers in Brazil’s recent outmaneuvered his critics to avoid tremists to end bloodshed countries to take in refu- on the environment, spiri- history could stall President Michel punishment despite mounting accu- in Syria and Iraq, and ar- gees, such as those fleeing tuality, secular ethics and Temer’s reform agenda if he decides sations of wrongdoing, has gripped gues that religion is never Syria’s war, but said Euro- preserving Tibetan lan- to retaliate by revealing corruption Brazil. Cunha, who abandoned Rou- a justification for killing. pean governments should guage and culture. among his peers. “The fear amongst sseff’s coalition last year, initiated the The Tibetan Buddhist also work toward ending While he is no longer party leaders is that he could impli- impeachment proceedings in Decem- spiritual leader, speaking the war so that the refu- involved in politics, the cate key ministers within Temer’s ber against the then-president for yesterday in Paris, said gees can go home. Dalai Lama said he’d be administration, or even the president manipulating public accounts. dialogue “is the only way,” The Dalai Lama himself happy to meet French Pre- himself,” Eurasia Group political con- Temer relies on congressional su- but didn’t elaborate on fled Tibet and has lived in sident Francois Hollande. sulting firm said in a research note. pport to pass austerity measures and how it should take place India for decades, effec- Hollande’s office said no Cunha has rejected the idea that he pull Latin America’s largest economy or with whom. He insisted tively as a refugee, and is such meeting was conside- would incriminate others by signing out of its worst recession in decades. that Islam should never be viewed by China as a sepa- red, however. a plea bargain deal with prosecutors. These include cuts to pension benefits conflated with terrorism. ratist. China has frequently Such deals are “only for those who and other unpopular measures. While “A genuine practitio- He slammed Chinese imposed diplomatic and committed crimes and I haven’t com- he nominally enjoys an ample con- ner of Islam must respect censorship as “immoral” economic punishments mitted any,” he told reporters after gressional majority, some of his allies others’ lives,” he said, ad- but said he’s optimistic on countries whose lea- being expelled from office. have voiced concern over controver- ding that someone who that China will eventually ders meet with the Dalai Dozens of legislators, including Cunha, sial bills, particularly ahead of muni- kills in the name of Islam relax restrictions and open Lama. AP are being investigated in relation to the cipal elections next month. Bloomberg 14.09.2016 wed
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AP PHOTO the KGB, but MI5’s greatest asset is also gone. It is believed he is behind the expulsion of several other Soviet diplomats in the last few years. AT CAFE 6_ He is now in the hands of British security, along room 2 with his wife, after requesting asylum some weeks 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm ago. Precise details of his defection remain unknown. Director: Neal Wu The British Government had expected some kind Starring: Zijian Dong, Cherry Ngan, lin Bohong, Ouyang of retaliation but was surprised by such a tough res- Nini ponse as this is the first time Moscow has sent out Language: Mandarin (Cantonese/ English) Duration: 103min an equal number of foreigners in reprisal. There was a flurry of activity in Whitehall when news broke of the Soviet tit-for-tat expulsions. Sir Geoffrey Conservationists prepare to release Royal Turtles at a conservation held meetings with Foreign Office and security ser- center in Mondul Seima vice officials to discuss Britain’s next move and the impact on Anglo-Soviet relations. More than 200 of Cambodia’s nearly extinct royal turtles President Mikhail Gorbachev and Prime Minister were released yesterday in muddy waters at a new breeding Margaret Thatcher have developed a certain perso- and conservation center that was built in hopes of keeping the nal rapport that has boosted trade between the two national reptile from disappearing. NERVE_ countries. The Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Center in western room 3 But the current crisis could undermine Anglo-Soviet Cambodia is a joint effort between the government’s fisheries 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm relations. In a statement Sir Geoffrey said: “We utterly department and the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman condemn this unjustified action directed against Bri- Society. Starring: Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Emily Meade, tish businessmen and journalists, as well as embassy The 206 turtles belong to one of the world’s 25 most endan- Miles Heizer staff.” gered tortoise and freshwater turtle species. It’s also known Language: English (Cantonese) Although the embassy in Moscow has been hit hard as the southern river terrapin, but its primary name harkens Duration: 96min - 18 of their 43 diplomats have been told to pack to historical times when only the royal family could consume their bags - only two of the 25 people expelled were the turtle’s eggs. macau tower businessmen. Analysts suggest this means President The turtle was believed extinct until 2000 when a small po- Gorbachev wants to maintain the trade links that pulation was rediscovered, and it was designated the national 01 Sep - 14 Sep bring in much-needed hard currency. reptile in 2005. Since 2001, a joint project between the government and WAR DOGS_ Courtesy BBC News conservation society has saved 39 nests with a total of 564 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm eggs that resulted in 382 hatchlings. The hatchlings are raised Director: Todd Phillips in captivity and later released into the wild. Starring: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz In context “With very few Royal Turtles left in the wild and many threats Language: English (Cantonese) to their survival, Cambodia’s national reptile is facing a high Duration: 106min Two days later the British government ordered the expulsion of a further six Soviet officials and lowered the ceiling on the risk of extinction,” said Ouk Vibol, director of Fisheries Con- number of officials allowed to work in the UK from 211 to 205. servation Department. On 18 September the USSR expelled six more Britons at which “By protecting nests and head starting the hatchlings, we point UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced a halt are increasing the chances of survival for this important spe- to the tit-for-tat expulsions. cies for Cambodia,” he said. Some months later details of Mr Gordievsky’s dramatic defec- The breeding and conservation center has five big ponds tion emerged. with grass and sand banks for the resettled turtles to nest, His KGB bosses in Moscow had suspected him of betraying his society spokesman Eng Mengey said by telephone from Koh country in May 1985 and summoned him back to Russia for Kong province where the center is located. interrogation. He then contacted his “handlers” who helped him get to the “We hope in time to have other species like Siamese cro- British Embassy. From there he escaped to Finland in the codiles at the center, and may even develop it into a site for back of a van. ecotourism to generate revenue to be used for conserving After the British secret service had interrogated him he was the turtles in the center,” Ross Sinclair, the society’s country flown to the UK with his family. He has since written books director for Cambodia, said in the statement. AP detailing the operations of the KGB. wed 14.09.2016 th Anniversary
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May 21-Jun. 21 Jun. 22-Jul. 22 Step up and make the first move — Your big brain is a potent force — your initiative is almost sure to be so make sure that you’re using it! rewarded. Whether it’s romance or It’s one of those days when your career-related, all you need to do is people need guidance, and you can get the ball rolling and you should offer it quickly. Once you see the find success. problem, you know what to do. SUDOKU WEATHER Leo Virgo MIN MAX CONDITION Jul. 23-Aug. 22 Aug. 23-Sept. 22 CHINA Amazing energy is coursing Duck any requests to share Easy Easy+ through your spirit and body resources today — even if it makes today — and it lights up your you feel bad. There are hidden Beijing 19 30 cloudy pleasure centers! It’s one of those costs, and you are sure to be better Harbin cloudy days when you have fun doing off if you learn more, but that can’t 13 24 almost anything, so get out there! happen until tomorrow. Tianjin 20 30 cloudy/clear Urumqi 29 cloudy/shower Libra Scorpio 15 Xi’an 19 26 overcast/drizzle Sep.23-Oct. 22 Oct. 23 - Nov. 21 Lhasa 9 21 shower A one-on-one meeting changes You’re starting on something new Chengdu 19 22 moderate rain everything — in a good way, of course! and cool today — or you should It may relate to finance, romance, be! Your energy is perfect for Chongqing 23 31 cloudy/overcast or new pants, but somehow, this beginnings, and anything that Kunming 15 25 cloudy meeting of the minds really takes off starts today is sure to be positive quickly. for you in the long run. Nanjing 21 30 cloudy Shanghai 23 25 moderate rain Sagittarius Capricorn Wuhan 21 32 cloudy Medium Hard Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Hangzhou 21 25 drizzle/moderate rain Your love life is really taking You are likely hung up on an old Taipei 26 30 heavy rain off — in one way or another. family issue that lingers long after Guangzhou cloudy Maybe you have a new crush, or it should have been resolved. Now 26 35 maybe your long-term partner is is a good time to make a clean Hong Kong 27 34 cloudy stepping up their game and really break or to tell someone directly making life sweeter. that they’re being irresponsible.
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Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Feb.19-Mar. 20 Moscow 12 18 drizzle/rainstorm You are pretty far out there today, You feel trapped in a maze of Frankfurt 13 29 cloudy/clear and it may feel as if you’re destined twisty passages — but it’s all just a to be misunderstood for you entire matter of perspective. Once you’ve Paris 15 27 clear life. Don’t despair! There are wandered for a while, you are London 13 19 cloudy others who think like you do, out sure to find a secret exit that only there waiting for you to speak up. occurs to those who feel lost. New York 26 32 clear
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se we didn’t have any leader- ship and that was a problem with UEFA. But at the same UEFA presidential favorite time they are very important stakeholders, they bring a lot of money to UEFA, and we have to sit down with them — 55 as- criticizes Champions League deal sociations and clubs — and talk about how we should do it in the future.” Rob Harris, Athens 2019, warned that “any Super An ECA document obtained by League is out of the question.” the AP said “UEFA accelerated HE favorite to beco- AP PHOTO “It is a bargaining chip,” said the process” in part to “avoid me UEFA president Ceferin, the Slovenian federa- interference with UEFA presi- has criticized the se- tion president. “I am sure they dential election process (do not cret deal - accelerated do not want to leave UEFA and allow the topic to be subject of Tahead of today’s election - gua- UEFA’s competitions. It would political capture).” ranteeing four Champions Lea- be boring to play in some clo- The presidential election in gue group-stage places for Eu- sed league and it will mean war Athens is down to a contest be- rope’s top four leagues. with UEFA. tween Ceferin and 68-year-old In an interview with The As- “They pushed it more becau- UEFA vice president Michael sociated Press, Aleksander van Praag of the Netherlands. Ceferin expressed frustration The 48-year-old Ceferin said he UEFA caved into the demands has the backing of 32 of UEFA’s of powerful clubs from Spain, Spain, 55 members to succeed Platini, Germany, England, and Italy. Aleksander Ceferin Germany, who has been suspended from Those countries are guaranteed cause it was not communica- del,” Ceferin said. UEFA duties since October. 16 Champions League places ted well. Nobody knew what But UEFA announced in Au- England, “UEFA is not very broken — from 2018-21, rather than 11 is going on. There was a group gust the new deal, which as- public opinion is worse than currently — squeezing teams who decided, and the lack of sists more powerful teams, and Italy are actually UEFA is,” Ceferin said. from lower-ranked leagues like communication is the main after months of talks with the “We have to work on transpa- Ceferin’s Slovenia. problem why clubs and natio- influential European Club As- guaranteed 16 rency. We have to adopt term “The problem is we didn’t nal associations are mad now.” sociation, whose members rai- Champions limits for presidents and ExCo know anything that was going The current qualification sys- sed a long-standing threat of (executive committee) mem- on — that shouldn’t happen tem, which makes one of the breaking away to form a closed League places bers because you cannot stay in again,” Ceferin said in Athens teams from the English Pre- Super League dominated by the a certain position for 20 years. yesterday. “It’s not frustrating mier League, La Liga, Bundesli- rich and storied elite. from 2018-21, We have seen in the recent past just for me; it’s frustrating for ga, and Serie A contest a playoff Ceferin, who is seeking to com- rather than 11 what is happening if you are all 55 national associations. to reach the Champions League plete the presidential term of there for too long. You think “The process was not OK be- group stage, is the “ideal mo- the banned Michel Platini until currently you own the organization.” AP
ad THE Singapore investigating Zika Station14.09.2016Air quality wed BUZZ strain as infections rise Roadside 45-65 Moderate Singapore says it is investigating the strain and mine the answer. severity of its locally transmitted Zika virus, amid a Researchers concluded last week that the strain High rising number of cases. of Zika in two patients here was not from South Density 60-80 Health Minister Gan Kim Yong told Parliament America, but similar to those found in the region Residental yesterday that it is not yet clear whether the virus decades ago. Moderate found locally causes more or less severe disease Singapore announced its first Zika infection in Area opinion than that found in South America. May, with the virus imported by a 48-year-old He said further research will be needed to deter- man who had traveled to Brazil. Ambient 55-75 Moderate Macau Matters DSMG SOURCE: Richard Whitfield WORLD BRIEFS The New Ka Ho Prison Syrian migrant I note with interest the recent sit-in by a subcontractor complaining about construc- musicians sell out AP PHOTO tion and progress payment delays on the project to develop a new prison at Ka Ho on Coloane Island - I have been wanting to rant shows in Germany about this topic for a while! Generally, I believe that criminal justice USA The mosque that systems exist to deter crime and reduce re bic flute. “I think the best Orlando nightclub gunman -offending and punish criminals at least cost way to do that is through Omar Mateen attended to the community. I am not a big fan of pri- AP PHOTO music.” was heavily damaged in sons, though, because they seem to encou- Fityan, an Aleppo native, an arson fire that Muslim rage recidivism while not deterring crime too fled to Germany in 2015 leaders said was the latest much and being very expensive to run. and was quickly granted incident in an escalating As yet another example of needless go- campaign of harassment vernment secrecy, I cannot find out anything asylum. Others settled and violence against the about Macau’s prison system online - no in- in other countries arou- house of worship and its formation on the prisons and prison popula- nd Europe, and when the members. tion, no statistics on crime rates and punish- musicians come together ments for different crimes. No information for concerts it is often an BRAZIL The once- on whether prisoners are mostly locals or emotional reunion. powerful speaker of tourists who have committed crimes while “I never imagined that Congress’ lower house is visiting Macau. Without this kind of informa- I would be here in Euro- the latest top politician to tion it is very difficult to form a reasonable pe, playing with a whole fall before the mammoth view on whether a new prison is needed in country and soon plans to orchestra of Syrian musi- corruption scandals that Jona Kallgren, Berlin have caused widespread Macau, or what the alternatives might be. tour Sweden. cians — and that we are anger among Brazilians. Citizens should always “trust but verify” the All the members of the all living in Europe. I ne- T the neoclassical More on p15 work of their civil servants and, unfortunate- orchestra are classically ver imagined that,” said ly, the competence of many can be seriously Concert House in Ber- A trained, and most studied Rasha Rizk, a soprano questioned. lin’s Gendarmenmarkt, Given the rising tourist numbers, and les- busts of German com- for at least five years at the soloist who now lives in AP PHOTO ser rises in the local population, I can believe posers Beethoven, Bach Higher Institute of Music Paris. that crime is increasing. Further, I suspect, and Handel looked on in Damascus. Their recent More than a million mi- but cannot confirm, that many prisoners in as the 65 musicians took concert fused together a grants entered Europe Macau are tourists. If this is the case, why their seats for a sold-out mix of classical European last year and Syrians were not return these prisoners to their home weekend concert. music, classical Arab mu- the largest single group. SPAIN A small group of country to complete their sentences? This sic and Arabic folkloric The musicians tire, local people and anti- The Syrian Expat Phi- bullfighting activists would be less costly for Macau, and means music. however, of seeing the lharmonic Orchestra se- scuffled and exchanged that these prisoners would be closer to their ttling in to play represents The musicians’ hope is images of their country at families. I understand that prisoner return ar- insults at a centuries-old a much more recent chap- that their concerts will war — the reason for their Spanish festival where for rangements are being negotiated for Hong ter in German history, give the European audien- flight to Europe — and the first time in its history Kong (and possibly China) but that the dis- ce a reference point to other negative portrayals the gory killing of a bull cussions are dragging. Again, getting infor- consisting entirely of pro- understand Syrian music of Syrians and hope that was banned, and the mation is difficult, but why don’t we make fessional musicians who and culture. beast was unharmed. concluding these arrangements a higher fled civil war in their ho- the concerts can help Mounted police priority than building a new prison in Macau. meland to seek refuge in “I feel that it is my res- show a glimpse of them- intervened before Without information on crime rates and Europe. ponsibility as a musician selves in normal times. hundreds of people ran punishments it is impossible to consider Founded in Germany a to present our culture, our “This is us,” said Ghas- music and show that we san Alaboud, who guest alongside a lone bull and whether there are alternatives to prison sen- year ago by Raed Jazbeh, taunted it in the town of can be together in peace in tences. There is a lot of petty crime carried who plays the double bass directs the orchestra for Tordesillas 200 kilometers out by tourists - maybe barring these people and acts as the artistic di- Europe,” said Mohamad the Berlin concerts. “This northwest of Madrid. from re-entering Macau is a solution than rector, it has since perfor- Fityan, who plays the Ney, is Syria and these are the keeping them in prison here. med concerts across the a type of traditional Ara- Syrian people.” AP SOUTH AFRICA An If, and this is a big if, we accept that a new American pastor who has prison is needed in Macau then I have seve- made anti-gay comments ral problems with the one being, very slowly, has been barred from built in Ka Ho. THE entering South Africa. First, the site is on the side of a mountain Steven Anderson and and is about the worst possible place to loca- Xinhua/Lin Yiguang members of the Faithful te a prison. I have never seen higher prison DECISIVE MOMENT Word Baptist Church of walls in my life, and guard towers are also Tempe, Arizona will not humongous. I am baffled as to why this site be allowed to travel to was chosen. Second, the new prison seems South Africa because to be about 5 times the size of the existing they allegedly promote prison in Coloane Village - why is such a lar- hate speech and “social ge new prison needed, on such an awkward violence,” said Malusi site? This new prison seems to be a major Gigaba, the home affairs case of infrastructure overkill. minister. Lastly, we have the contract to build the prison. Once again, the government pub- lishes little about how it awards public tender AP PHOTO contracts so it is difficult to comment. None- theless, there seems to be a problem with the main contractor for the prison project - SOMALIA yesterday not meeting completion deadlines and not hosted its first regional paying sub-contractors. I understand that summit of African heads the government rarely has penalty clauses of state in 30 years, a in its construction contracts, which totally source of pride in this amazes me. Horn of Africa country Government contracts should always include after decades of chaos severe penalty clauses, and they should be ri- and deadly attacks by gidly enforced. Failures of main contractors to al-Shabab extremists. pay sub-contractors should also not be permi- On social media, people Boats set sail for fishing on the Dianchi Lake in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Dianchi marveled that their tted. Construction companies with a history of Lake officially opened for fishing yesterday. This year, fishing is divided into two periods. During the first period, country was trending for problems in this area should be banned from from Sept. 13 to 24, fishermen can catch big fish. During the second period, from Sept. 29 to Oct. 23, they can something other than bidding for future government work. fish for whitebaits and shrimps. explosions.