new – 2,000 lusofonia has ‘grown route opens and improved’ South Korean airline Jeju Air people Portuguese-style gastronomy, yesterday inaugurated a new join music, dance, games and street route connecting Macau to macau eco decorations filled the area around Seoul’s Incheon airport trailhiker the Taipa Houses-Museum P2 P3 MDT REPORT P3

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2,000 joined ‘Walk in HE president of the Le- Tgislative Assembly (AL) the Mountain’ Ho Iat Seng announced at the AL president: Controversial AL’s Open Day on Saturday that the government and the law-making body have come to bills to be postponed an agreement regarding seve- ral “controversial” bills, which will now be postponed until the Tong’s proposal for the Land next legislative term. Act should be completed wi- The controversial bills in thin the first quarter of 2017. Organised by the Sport Bureau (ID), question include the consumer During the event, lawmakers the activity “Walk in the Mountain – protection bill and taxi regula- attempted to outline the legis- Fall” was held yesterday morning at tion bill, which Ho confirmed lative body’s daily tasks to the the Hac Sa Reservoir Country Park, would not be considered until public and visiting students. attracting about 2,000 participants. the next term begins. Some 2,000 residents were es- Several highlighted officials undertook The current term is set to ex- timated to have attended the the 3.5 km walk of the circuit, led by ID pire in August 2017. Until then, event, which ran from 10 a.m. president Pun Weng Kun. The event was lawmakers will focus on the to 6 p.m. held to promote ID’s belief in “sports remaining, less controversial According to TDM, teachers for all” and to actively demonstrate bills, hoping to reach an agree- present at the event informed the beneficial effects of playing sport, ment on them. the broadcaster that they have including on a social level. The walk “For example, the revision on already begun teaching aspects started around 9.30 a.m. following the sexual crimes [in] the Criminal of the Basic Law as well as Ma- inauguration of the event and lasted Code only adds two to three cau’s administrative system in for about one hour and 15 minutes. ID terms and conditions. We have high schools. also provided on-site at the Barbecue Ho Iat Seng a mutual understanding. They One teacher stated that the Park of the Hac Sa Reservoir several have been discussed for so long. by public broadcaster TDM. more terms and conditions. It visit would help students “to booths, offering physical assessments, understand the workings and information on sports activities and If they are sent to the Legislative “However, if the entire bill is would take more time,” he ad- the function of the Legislative exhibitions. ID hopes that the event will Assembly, we would go through a newly-legislated one, or a new ded. encourage citizens to adopt a future [them] as much as we could,” bill that begins at a structural Ho also said that the re- Assembly [… and] its structure lifestyle that includes the participation the AL president said, as cited level, I think there would be port on lawmaker Gabriel as well.” in and practice of sports activities. Scholarships for TRANSPORT locals who want to Jeju Air inaugurates new Macau–Seoul route study in Renato Marques destinations are in turn some of the local Applications for 20 scholarships, residents’ favorites, especially during the each offering MOP65,000 per year OUTH Korean airline Jeju Air yester- winter season. for local high school graduates who Sday inaugurated a new route connec- On this topic Fong said, “these services want to pursue university degrees in ting Macau to Seoul’s Incheon airport. will be in time to satisfy the Christmas Portugal, are now open. This program In a ceremony held yesterday afternoon peak season for travel [to Korea] in the co- is available only for permanent Macau at the departure hall of the Macau Inter- ming December.” residents who have completed a national Airport (MIA) to celebrate the Jeju Air’s vice president Seok-Joo Lee minimum of four years of high school inauguration flights, Eric Fong, the direc- commented on the successful opening of in the city. The scholarships have tor of the Airport Company (CAM) Marke- the company’s new routes, remarking that Seok-Joo Lee been specifically created for students all of the newly opened links have brou- who intend to enroll in a bachelor of ting Department noted that the growth ght success for both the company and the Air and for the destinations as well. This law. Students must return to Macau in outbound travel from has destinations, the latter benefiting from the after completing their education and become an important source market for time this will happen again. Expect more serve the city for a minimum of three Macau. “According to the statistics, pas- new inbound tourists, and expressed his tourists to come from Korea and from Jeju consecutive years. Results will be sengers of the Korean market from MIA certainty that the same will happen with Air,” he said. announced in February. posted a growth of 85 percent from Ja- this new route to Macau. The airliner will operate the new route nuary to September this year,” he said. “Whenever Jeju Air launched a new rou- on a daily basis, with a flight arriving from Fong also remarked that in addition to te we were not only creating opportunities Korea at 1.50p.m. before departing Macau Property the growing interest from South Korean to grow our market size and share but it at 2.50pm to return to Incheon, located management law nationals in visiting Macau, South Korean was always a win-win situation, for Jeju close to the South Korean capital. under debate

RETAIL tailers interviewed expressed The president of the Legislative Assembly that there were more visitors First Committee, Kwan Tsui Hang, said in their stores during the ho- that the committee has not made a final 39pct of stores saw sales growth liday, resulting in an average decision yet regarding the latest property growth of 24 percent. management draft law. The committee during Golden Week Regarding transaction is still discussing whether companies are required to inform property owner’s amounts, 39 percent of all committees six months in advance of surveyed stores (470) registe- terminating a contract with owners. S the Golden Week of Chi- businesses during the holiday. views were conducted covered red an average increase of 22 Kwan explained that different stances Ana’s National Day came to The survey revealed that the the main tourism areas, inclu- percent in daily sales; 42 per- are held by the Housing Bureau and the an end, the Macao Economic turnover of different retail sec- ding Praia Grande, Avenida cent said that their business Legal Affairs Bureau, with the former Services (MES) interviewed tors recorded different levels de Almeida Ribeiro, Ruins of equaled that of the same pe- believing that companies should have 1,200 merchants in the Macau of increase compared to their St. Paul, Border Gate and Bai- riod in the previous year; and to give notice in advance and the latter Peninsula and Taipa to inves- business on an ordinary day. xa da Taipa. 19 percent said that their busi- holding the contrary view. tigate the situation for retail The sites where the inter- About 45 percent of the re- ness shrank during this time.

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HE 7th Sands China Macau Eco TrailHiker took place Saturday along different natural Ttrails in Coloane. The event at- tracted 2,000 participants with registration filling up in a re- cord time of only 18 hours. On the day, 500 teams compe- ted for the top honor in two dif- ferent racing categories, a 10km family run and a 30km corpora- te challenge. According to the director of the Macau Eco TrailHiker, Robert Kirby, in addition to raising funds for local charity groups and pro- moting environmental awareness, the event is aimed at “promoting health, wellness, team spirit, com- mitment to excellence and contri- bution to the community.” The winning team in the 10 km race finished the course in 49 minutes and 35 seconds, while in the 30 km course the TrailHiker donates MOP400,000 champion finished in 2 hours and 48 minutes. To encourage more female participation in the event, the to local charities organizer added two special prizes in this year’s edition: the “First All-Female Team 10km more crew volunteers than in pre- as they only served waters in mond Fellowship, assured they “According to our analytical Award” and the “First All-Fe- vious years, who were required to large containers, refusing to use would invest this year’s charity data at the affordable housing male Team 30km Award.” undergo training. Kirby hopes to plastic water bottles. funds into organizing programs complex, there are quite a lot Winners of the latter award, offer more opportunities for crew At the closing ceremony on at the association’s physical of residents who need mental Run Plus Woman Team 1, told training in next year’s edition. Saturday at The Venetian Ma- and mental health stations in health education and that’s why the Times the charity run was “I think a big improvement cao, cheques of a total of MOP Seac Pai Van. we’re going to spend most of meaningful because they parti- this year is that we have more 400,000 were presented to the the funds to organize relevant cipated for a cause. “The group crew. We have more crew than two beneficiaries: Macau Rotary activities to help them,” he ex- was formed by people who love we needed, which is great,” he Club and Richmond Fellowship plained to TDM. running. We did it!” they chee- explained to the Times. “I think of Macau. I think a big A Rotary Club of Macau repre- red, adding that raising funds overall it’s been a huge success. Rotary Club of Macau will sentative said the group intends for charity was another of the The weather was very kind to use the money to help au- improvement to use the support provided by reasons they joined. us,” he added. tism patients while Richmond the charity event to hire expe- Kirby expressed his satisfac- Title sponsor Sands China set Fellowship of Macau will help this year is rienced therapists from Hong tion with the turnout of the a goal to maintain the event’s the development of art projects we have more Kong to provide training servi- charity run, but noted that the- recycling rate at 40 percent. for service users and Fun Lok ces to families for its members re would always be room for Robert Kirby stressed that the Physical and Mental Health crew. who have autism. improvement. event became even more envi- Service Station in Seac Pai Van. Macau Daily Times is the main This year the event attracted ronmentally friendly this year James Sou, director of Rich- ROBERT KIRBY media partner of the event. Lusofonia has ‘grown and improved’

ORTUGUESE- Casa de Portugal also re are more Chinese re- PSTYLE gastronomy, participated in the fes- sidents that come throu- music, dance, games and tival, showcasing the ghout the day, stressing street decorations filled This is artworks of the associa- that around 80 percent the area around the Taipa tion’s school of arts and of festival-goers in the Houses-Museum during already a crafts, such as jewelries afternoon are Chinese fa- the the 19th Lusofonia landmark and paintings. milies. Festival. Maria Amélia Antonio, “I was at this festi- The three-day festival event in president of Casa de Por- val since the beginning associated with the cul- tugal told the Times the and I saw this growing ture of the Portuguese- Macau. festival has been conti- and growing each year. speaking communities nuously growing and im- More improvements many people that we do site during their short in Macau came to a close MARIA AMÉLIA ANTÓNIO proving over the years. [have been made] and not see over the years. stay in the territory. yesterday. “This event is very im- […] Chinese people, I So this party is like a big “We can see so many During the festival, en- bing, bigfoot game, tug of portant. Not only for believe, are happy to meeting point for the Por- cultures here [and] we’re sembles of art groups war and sack racing. Portuguese [speaking] come to this event,” she tuguese community,” said excited. We fly back to from Portuguese-speaking The Portuguese booth people but for Macau too. concluded. another. tomorrow but countries and regions per- was themed “Palheiros,” This is already a land- Some participants in- Organizers believed that we’re really happy we formed different styles of of Costa Nova, which is mark event in Macau. It’s terviewed by the Times the festival would boost have joined this festival,” music and dance every known for its brightly co- very good for everybody praised the event. “This is locals’ knowledge of the they noted. evening. lored houses painted with to shows something from the best festival in Macau, culture, food and music The 19th Lusofonia Fes- Festival-goers had the vertical and horizontal li- their country […] to ga- all year. I like the music, of Portuguese-speaking tival was co-organized chance to eat at Portugue- nes. ther together and go,” she food and the fact that it’s countries. by the Cultural Affairs se-inspired gastronomy The booth offered chee- stated. great weather and you Tourists from Taiwan Bureau together with the restaurants and play tra- se, chorizo and other deli- According to Amélia An- can walk around and en- said they were happy to Macao Government Tou- ditional games. Activities cacies for free, while Por- tónio, who has been par- joy,” said an expat. have experienced various rism Office and the Civic for children were also on tuguese sweets and cakes ticipating in the festival “I think it’s a really nice different cultures all ga- and Municipal Affairs Bu- offer, such as pole clim- were for sale. since its first edition, the- party because we can see thered together at a small reau. LV 31.10.2016 mon

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RADE between China and TPortuguese-speaking coun- tries fell 11.22 percent in the Trade between China and first eight months of the year compared to the same period of 2015, according to figures from the Chinese Customs Services, lusophone countries falls 11 percent released by the Forum for Eco- nomic and Trade Cooperation between China and the Portu- goods valued at $18.54 billion ggest trading partner amongst of the year represented $3.57 Figures from China’s Customs guese-speaking Countries (Ma- (-28.24 percent) over the first the eight Portuguese-speaking billion (+19.19 percent). China Services include China’s trade cau Forum). eight months of 2016. countries, trade fell 28.34 per- exported $2.61 billion’s worth with Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), According to official statistics remained China’s main cent to $10.19 billion. of goods to Portugal and im- Guinea-Bissau, Timor-Leste the trade between China and economic partner with trade of Beijing exported to Angola ported goods valued at $966 (East Timor) and Sao Tome and Portuguese-speaking coun- $45.16 billion (-7.69 percent) products estimated at $10.6 million (-6.78 percent). Principe, despite the latter not tries in the first eight months compared to the same period of billion (-60.27 percent), Trade between China and Mo- being a Macau Forum member of the year reached USD60.23 2015. China’s exports to Brazil compared to the first eight zambique totaled $1.140 billion as it has diplomatic relations billion. amounted to USD13.85 billion months of 2015 and impor- a decrease of 27.26 percent with Taiwan. Beijing imported from Portu- (-30.14 percent), while imports ted $9.13 billion (-20.96 per- over the first eight months of Of this group only Guinea- guese-speaking countries pro- from Brazil amounted to $31.3 cent). 2015 with exports and impor- Bissau fell by 48.43 percent in ducts valued at $41.68 billion billion (+ 7.62 percent). Trade between China and Por- ts falling respectively by 32.23 trade in the first eight months (-0.74 percent) and exported With Angola, China second bi- tugal in the first eight months percent and 5 percent. of the year. MDT/Macauhub Costa proposes ‘freedom of residence establishment among CPLP’

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Tme Minister Antó- XINHUA ted yesterday. any citizen from a CPLP community, which inclu- putation of the CPLP as a nio Costa at a summit of The aim of the proposal members’ state the right de only Portugal, Brazil, transnational “union.” the Portuguese-speaking is to facilitate the move- to live in any of the other Angola, Mozambique, In practical terms such a Countries Community ment of people among member’s state territory. Guinea, Cape Verde, Sao measure would have a di- (CPLP) currently being the Portuguese-speaking At this time, the major Tome and Principe, East rect impact on matters re- held in Brasilia, Brazil, community, an idea concern with such a mea- Timor and Equatorial lating to residency, such will today formally pro- that if put into force will sure is its compatibility Guinea. as the recognition of aca- pose his plan to introduce challenge the Schengen with the Schengen Agree- For some time, Cos- demic and professional a “freedom of residence Agreement concerning ment to which Portugal ta has floated the idea qualifications and also establishment” within the freedom of movement wi- has been a subscriber of that “closer ties” should the exercise of political ri- CPLP for citizens of mem- thin European countries. since 1997. connect the Portuguese- ghts and the portability of ber states, the Portuguese António Costa pictured in Macau If approved, such a Macau is not one of speaking countries, whi- social rights. ad mon 31.10.2016

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Spooky atmosphere in Albergue over Halloween weekend

O celebrate this Halloween to gather and [encourage them Tseason, the Macau Zombie to] stop using electronic devi- Walk held its third annual fun- ces,” said Regina Gan, a repre- draising activity at and around sentative from Rena Plus. Albergue SCM on Saturday to “It’s to raise awareness on raise awareness of eye health not focusing on gadgets. Or- and funds for Orbis. bis really wants us to pass the In a bid to increase residents’ message of taking care of our mindfulness of their eye heal- eyes first before we can [help] th, the organizer Rena Plus cure other people,” she explai- Ltd has again selected Orbis as ned to the Times. the beneficiary organization to Meanwhile, the organizers support their efforts in promo- also hosted the second edition ting eye health and education. of its Trick or Treat at Albergue According to the organizers, SCM. 14 teams - some from local The activity encourages chil- banks and large corporations - dren to wear Halloween cos- participated in this year’s event tumes. According to the orga- themed “Train to Busan.” nizer, some 500 children par- The event involved various took, an increase of 200 parti- activities, including the “Zom- cipants compared to last year. bie Eye Hunt.” The hunt is Maps were handed out at a brain-training contest and the site yesterday to families team-building opportunity for and children in costumes, both individual players and who explored the spooky nei- corporate participants. ghborhood of St. Lazarus in Participants were blindfol- search of the more than 20 ded during the hunt and had participating shops that han- to complete problem-solving ded out candy. tasks with their team as a hor- According to the organizers, de of zombies. they provided a total of 10,000 The event presented several lollipops to the stores. awards such as the Best Zom- When asked whether they bie Costume & Makeup - In- have a specific amount of funds dividual Award, Best Zombie in mind to raise, the organi- Costume & Makeup - Zombie zers said, “the most important Horde Team Award and The [thing] is to focus on making it Top Fundraiser. a very fun annual event with a “Every year we think that very good message. […] Spon- it would be very nice every sors and the fundraising will Halloween season for people come.” LV 31.10.2016 mon

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Merchandise CRIME imports down Woman found in garbage bin defies 8.5 percent death after traumatic attack

woman who was raped BLOOMBERG The motorcyclist called then tried to kill her after are [normally] used to seda- Aand nearly murdered the police who arrived on fearing his crime would be te dogs.” on Saturday night has sur- the scene and arranged for discovered. “He then took a [car- vived the traumatic attack, the victim to be transported “During the period, the vic- dboard] box used for con- after a passing motorcyclist to the hospital. Authorities tim was conscious. He [the taining straws to wrap her discovered her body in a now say that she is in a sta- suspect] then used his hand up [… and] dragged the box garbage station in Fai Chi ble condition. to cover her mouth and gra- to the garbage station near Imports of motor cars declined by 57.9 percent Kei. The 25-year-old man, who bbed her neck, causing the Block 3 of Ka Ieng Garden The woman, who was dis- is from mainland China but victim to lose consciousness on Avenida General Caste- NFORMATION released Friday by the covered with life-threate- works in Macau at the same again [and] he continued to lo Branco and dumped her IStatistics and Census Service (DSEC) in- ning injuries, was initially beverage shop as the vic- sexually harass her,” said [inside],” the spokesperson dicated that total merchandise imports in noticed after a passing tim, was arrested yesterday Judiciary Police Spokes- added. September 2016 decreased by 8.5 percent motorcyclist spotted a hu- morning after returning to person Chan Choi Man, as Police authorities required year-on-year to MOP6.32 billion, of whi- man leg protruding from a the MSAR. He had departed cited by TDM. “Since the the suspect to re-enact the ch imports of motor cars and construction disposal bin. Upon further for mainland China some victim seemed to gain back scene of the crime last ni- materials declined by 57.9 percent and 48.4 investigation, the motor- time after committing the consciousness, the suspect ght. Footage of the incident percent respectively. cyclist discovered a half- crime on Saturday night. got scared that his act wou- shows a masked man drag- Additionally, from January to September naked woman in the garba- Police say that the suspect ld be [discovered]. He took ging a cardboard box in the this year, the total value of merchandise ge unit, with a severe injury has admitted to authorities a knife and cut her neck. He street as bystanders watch imports fell by 17.8 percent to MOP52.19 to her throat. that he raped the victim and also fed her some drugs that the re-enactment. DB billion. In the same period, merchandise imports from mainland China (MOP18.92 billion) and the European Union (MOP12.75 Water more expensive from November, billion) decreased by 19.4 percent and 10.8 percent year-on-year respectively. bigger spenders will pay more Analyzed by place of consignment, mer- chandise imports from China in the first three quarters of 2016 declined by 6.2 HE Marine and Water Bureau percent to around MOP9 billion, of which T(DSAMA) has announced an in- imports from the nine provinces of the Pan crease in water tariffs, coming into ef- Pearl River Delta region (MOP8.52 billion) fect from November. fell by 6.6 percent. According to a DSAMA statement, this Imports of consumer goods in the first tariff adjustment is based on the “con- three quarters dropped by 13.6 percent to sumer-pays principle,” which involves MOP32.85 billion, led by significant decli- adopting a moderate increase in price nes in watches (-31.9 percent) and motor and establishing a larger gap between cars and motorcycles (-55.6 percent). Ou- the different consumption levels, with tside of consumer goods, the most notab- the aim of promoting more efficient use le declines occurred in imports of fuel and of water resources. lubricants (MOP4.66 billion) and construc- After the adjustment, water tarif- tion materials (MOP1.51 billion), falling by fs for residential consumers will cost 12.7 percent and 37.3 percent respectively. MOP4.48, 5.18, 6.04 and 7.27 per cubic Total merchandise exports for Septem- meter, respectively, according to the ber amounted to around MOP821 million four consumption levels. of residential customers at the different cent of the total. (down by 3.5 percent), while the value of re- The DSAMA remarked that such an levels. The DSAMA estimates that 50 per- exports dropped 17.4 percent to MOP589 increase will have little impact on the Sixty percent of consumers will expe- cent of costumers will see a raise of less million. The month’s merchandise trade large majority of consumers. It is ex- rience an increase of less than MOP7 than MOP270 per month that will not deficit reached MOP5.5 billion. pected that 90 percent of residential per cubic meter and only 10 percent be subsidized. For the first three quarters of 2016, exter- consumers will see an increase of less of users will see a bill increase of over The government stated that the new nal merchandise trade totaled MOP59.93 than MOP4.5. MOP45. system aims to highlight the importan- billion, down by 16.4 percent compared The statement mentions that the go- For this kind of consumer a subsi- ce of this key asset, in the hopes that with the same period last year that recor- vernment has decided to continue with dy plan is also in effect, amounting to consumers will further implement wa- ded MOP71.67 billion. the subsidy program for the water bills MOP1.7 per cubic meter, that is, 22 per- ter conservation measures. RM

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China embraces hybrid cars in BLOOMBERG pivot from plug-in only path

HINA’S government is pivo- Cting after years of promoting plug-in vehicles, elevating the im- portance of conventional hybrids BLOOMBERG and setting its first sales targets for the segment in a move that could benefit Toyota Motor Corp. and suppliers like Hunan Corun New GAMING Energy Co. The government wants one in four vehicles to be plug-less hybrids that run on both gasoline Toyota Levin hybrid Crown crackdown and electricity by 2030, according to a transcript of comments made gest jump since Aug. 19, and were Wednesday by Ouyang Minggao, up 3.6 percent as of 10:03 a.m. in who leads a group China’s auto in- trading. Geely Automo- throws up uncertainty, dustry regulator commissioned to bile Holdings Ltd. gained as much set targets for energy-saving autos. as 3.8 percent. Before reaching the 2030 goal, China requires automakers to hybrid sales should account for 8 lower the average fuel consump- rival Star says percent of total passenger vehi- tion of their vehicles to 5 liters per cle sales by 2020 and rise to 20 100 kilometers by 2020 from the percent by 2025, according to the current 6.9 liters. The government Angus Whitley operators that typically take situation more fully as it un- Technology Roadmap for Energy has targeted a 10-fold increase in high rollers overseas and folds.” Saving and New Energy Vehicles, electric vehicle sales by 2025. HINA’S detention lend them money to play in Shares of Star, the opera- drafted for the Ministry of Indus- While many local automakers of 18 Crown Resorts casinos. tor of Sydney’s only licensed try and Information Technology. have devoted resources to develo- Ltd. employees has “These are early days in casino, fell 2.5 percent to The targets represent a signifi- ping pure electric vehicles and plu- created some uncer- terms of the situation in Chi- AUD4.76 at 10:55 a.m. in Sy- cant shift after years of China’s g-in hybrids, manufacturers such Ctainty and it’s tough to grasp na,” Chairman John O’Neill dney, valuing the company government policies excluding as Zhejiang Geely Holding Group how the crackdown might said in his address to sha- at AUD3.9 billion (USD3 conventional hybrids from sub- Co. and Hunan Corun have been impact business, Australian reholders. “We will continue billion). sidies offered to reduce tailpipe lobbying the government to step rival Star Entertainment to monitor developments The roundup two weeks emissions and dependence on im- up support for development of ga- Group said. closely, while working with ago of Crown staff across ported oil. The industry regulator soline-electric hybrids. The potential effect on staff and Asian-based exter- China, including the com- has focused on plug-in vehicles Hunan Corun’s Chairman Zhong Star’s revenue isn’t yet clear nal agents to understand the pany’s head of internatio- and downplayed the importance Faping has proposed the gover- because of the limited in- nal high-roller operations, of hybrids, to the detriment of au- nment should put hybrids on formation available on the Star’s sparked concern that the tomakers including Toyota, which equal footing with plug-in cars for detentions, Chief Executive government in Beijing may argues the technology could be the past 14 years in his role as a Officer Matt Bekier said in revenue from be cracking down on casi- more widely accepted by consu- member of the National People’s his address to shareholders no companies that promote mers as a solution. Congress. Hunan Corun supplies at the company’s annual ge- big-spending, gambling abroad. O’Neill “This is the first time we set a batteries for Toyota’s China-built neral meeting in Sydney on top-priority said no Star staff have been clear target for developing non hybrids. Friday. held or questioned by Chine- plug-in hybrid technology,” said “Government is shifting to in- Star’s revenue from big- gamblers se authorities and it has no Wang Hewu, an associate pro- clude energy-saving vehicles such spending, top-priority gam- office in mainland China. fessor at the department of auto- as non-plug-in hybrid in the auto blers accounts for less than accounts for Anyone who entices Chine- motive engineering of Tsinghua industry development strategy 30 percent of gross group re- se citizens overseas to bet, University, who was involved in and setting a clear road map for venue, and 16 percent of ear- less than 30 or who tries to force them to drafting the road map. “The gover- growth of such vehicles,” said Cui nings before interest, taxes, percent of repay their debts, faces jail. nment has always been emphasi- Dongshu, secretary general of depreciation and amortiza- Macau, a special administra- zing the importance of developing Passenger Car Association. “It’s a tion, it said. Around 80 per- gross group tive region, is the only Chi- energy-saving vehicles.” breakthrough and it will provide cent of this revenue comes nese city where casinos are Hunan Corun shares climbed guidance for automakers’ develo- from so-called Asian junket revenue legal. Bloomberg as much as 4.9 percent, their big- pment going forward.” Bloomberg

corporate bits cem holds seminars on public electrical installation petrochina profit slumps yuan (USD177 million) in the July-September period, the According to a statement from Beijing-based company said in CEM, more than 200 property a statement to the owners attended the seminars, stock exchange on Friday. Hi- which were aimed at promoting gher earnings from refining and better maintenance and mana- chemicals were overwhelmed gement of communal electrical by losses on production and installations. weaker performance from its During the sessions, CEM natural gas and pipelines units. representatives clarified the Revenue dropped 3.8 percent to responsibilities of the company 411.4 billion yuan. and of property owners in ter- “PetroChina has done a ms of electrical installations, good job controlling costs and and advised that owners shou- managed to get a small profit ld “hire local experienced elec- despite lower crude prices in trical contractors to perform the third quarter,” said Gordon regular inspections and main- Kwan, head of Asia oil and gas tenance.” research at Nomura Holdings According to CEM, Q&A ses- Inc. in Hong Kong. “Oil prices sions were held at the end of should be significantly higher in Companhia de Electricidade de Povo de Instituição de Macau both seminars, providing an PetroChina Co. posted a 77 mestic natural gas prices eroded the fourth quarter, which will help de Macau (CEM) joined hands to hold two seminars on the sa- opportunity for property owners percent decline in third-quarter earnings at the country’s biggest improve PetroChina’s profit in the with the General Residents As- fety of public electrical installa- to raise any queries with the profit as a suppressed interna- producer. winter, especially if the govern- sociation of Macau and Aliança tions. company’s representatives. tional oil market and lower do- Net income fell to 1.2 billion ment raises natural gas prices.” mon 31.10.2016

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HINA’S nearly 4-year- is called selective I have to Cold campaign against say this is just the way we do corruption is not politically our work,” said Wu, who is biased and only seeks to vice secretary of the Central defend the interests of the Commission for Discipline country’s 1.3 billion people, Inspection. a leading Communist Party The ruling party “pursues anti-graft official said Fri- wholeheartedly benefits day. for the people, and we are Wu Yuliang told reporters making anti-corruption ef- that those speculating that forts wholly for the purpose the campaign was being of the interests of the people used to target political foes and the country,” he said. were acting out of ulterior While mainly symbolic, motives. the move to bestow Xi with “In the past some people “core” status reflects his rise accused us of inaction in the as the country’s most power- face of corruption, and now ful leader in decades, along that we have intensified ef- with his determination to forts to fight corruption, we run the ruling party as a have been accused of being clean institution enjoying selective,” Wu said. “I’m unfettered authority. afraid those [critics] may While this week’s meeting have other purposes or mo- kicked off the process of tives.” selecting new leaders, Wu Wu’s comments came the and other officials at a brie- day after a major meeting of fing Friday said they had no the ruling Communist Party information about future that renewed President Xi appointments. Jinping’s drive to end cor- Five of the current seven ruption and tighten disci- members of the Politburo pline within the 88 million- Standing Committee — all member organization that but Xi and Premier Li Ke- has run China since seizing qiang — are due to step power in a 1949 revolution. down next year according to The party meeting also ele- custom. vated Xi to the position of While Xi has accumulated “core” leader, underscoring a growing number of titles his clout and strengthening and powers, observers say his dominance ahead of a his need to constantly en- reshuffle in the top ranks force discipline within the next year. party points to a continuing More than 1 million par- push-back from rivals and ty members have been pu- disgruntled members of the nished in the anti-corrup- rank and file. tion campaign, which has And while his assertive fo- also brought down two for- reign policy has won plaudi- mer top generals and a past ts from the public, he faces member of the Politburo intense pressure to solve do- Standing Committee, the mestic challenges including apex of political power. slowing economic growth “When uprooting rotten and massive layoffs resul- trees one has to start with ting from the closure of steel the most rotten ones. If that mills and coal mines. AP 31.10.2016 mon

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“It’s incredibly sad and it’s un- 130 Hercules planes that parti- fortunate this happened,” she cipated in the search. He said he Sailing team implores US said. “We never like suspending spent hours scanning the ocean a search. Unfortunately after a for Guo through 4-to-6-foot wa- certain point it becomes neces- ves. There was no moon, he said, sary.” so illumination was low even to continue ocean search The last indication that Guo with night-vision goggles. was aboard the vessel was Mon- Rescuers radioed Guo every day, she said: “Four days is a 15 to 30 minutes, Powers said. long time for something or so- There was no response. meone to move adrift.” “When the person’s in the AP PHOTO Guo “was a professional mari- water basically the only thing ner with a deep passion for sai- above the water is the person’s ling,” said Capt. Robert Hendri- head,” Powers said. “So that’s ckson, who directed the Coast really what we’re looking for — Guard’s search. “Our deepest something the size of a human condolences go out not only to head from an aircraft from 300 his family and friends but also to 700 feet.” to his racing team and the sai- Guo’s team said a company ling community.” that operates helicopters for Lt. Ben Powers, the Coast tourism in Honolulu has expres- Guo Chuan A trimaran that the U.S. Coast Guard has located in Hawaii Guard pilot who was air sed its willingness to provide up commander in the search, said to 10 helicopters for the search. Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Hawaii and beg you to continue sear- The Coast Guard often recei- waves, wind and darkness ham- It said they can only travel 500 ching until there is confirmation ves requests from family and pered the effort. kilometers (310 miles) without HE racing team of a Chinese that he has lost his last chance for friends of people missing in the “It was pretty frustrating not stopping and would need a ship Tprofessional sailor who went survival,” the group wrote in the ocean but can’t resume the sear- to find him, not to hear him,” to serve as a platform for refue- missing on a mission to set a solo letter, according to the statement ch unless there’s new informa- Powers said Thursday at Air Sta- ling on the sea. trans-Pacific world record is im- on its official social media page. tion, Chief Petty Officer Sarah tion Barbers Point in west Oahu. The team is in contact with ploring the U.S. Coast Guard to “Guo Chuan’s crew will assist Mooers said. “The hardest thing we do is sear- commercial ships but the nea- resume its search for him. regardless of cost, if you could ch for a person in the water be- rest one is hundreds of miles In a post titled “Who can help just tell us what to do,” they said cause it’s a huge ocean.” away because Guo Chuan was us save Guo Chuan?” the team in the statement. Guo was the Guo, 50, was the first Chinese taking a non-traditional route, said Friday it was disappointed The search was suspended first Chinese person to sail around the world it said. the search for Guo was suspen- Wednesday after a U.S. Navy in 2013, according to his website, Guo’s sailboat, the Qingdao ded two days ago. It also said crew from the USS Makin Is- person to sail guochuanracing.com. He left San China, is adrift, and its main sail members had written a letter to land went aboard Guo’s 97-foot Francisco on Oct. 18 to challen- has been taken down, the Coast the Coast Guard for help. trimaran about 620 miles nor- around the ge the solo nonstop trans-Pacific Guard said. Guo’s racing team “We are deeply saddened by the thwest of Oahu and found only world record of 21 days. plans to recover the sailboat, the decision to suspend the search his life jacket. world in 2013 Powers piloted one of the HC- Coast Guard said. AP ad mon 31.10.2016

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ORPORATE Chi- na’s global shopping Overseas takeover spree binge barreled last week with more multibillion Cdollar deals, but Beijing is star- ting to discover that there are li- meets growing resistance mits to what its money can buy. In recent days German and European Union officials have unfairly exploit ’s open rer Genworth Financial for $2.7 se investment in . moved to tighten up scrutiny markets to gobble up companies billion. However, “overall, certainly, or even block high-profile ac- with core technologies to speed However, about $40 billion in I think the political outcome is BLOOMBERG quisitions in the latest sign of the country’s technological ad- proposed Chinese purchases has clearly that the perception is growing opposition to Chinese vance. been cancelled since the start of created as if all of these are so- purchases of companies in key European policymakers “are 2015, reflecting resistance to mehow directed against Chinese industries due to national se- not naive when it comes to go- such deals, according to Dealo- acquisitions of assets in foreign curity or competition concerns. vernment-driven acquisitions. gic. countries.” Swiss chemical giant Syngenta They will apply a much higher In Australia, the government The concerns mirror those in said Tuesday that EU regulators level of scrutiny in the future,” blocked a Chinese group from the U.S. examining its proposed USD43 Conrad said. leasing a Sydney electricity grid Last month, 16 lawmakers wro- billion takeover by state-owned Chinese companies have in- in an unusual turnaround, ci- te to the Government Accounta- Dalian is China’s largest ChemChina have “recently re- commercial property company and the vested nearly $200 billion so far ting classified national securi- bility Office calling for a review quested a large amount of ad- world’s largest cinema chain operator this year in overseas firms, al- ty reasons. The deal involving of the Committee on Foreign ditional information,” which most double the amount for all state-owned State Grid Corp. Investment in the U.S., a federal will drag the approval process sitions of high-tech companies of 2015, according to Dealogic. and Hong Kong-based Cheung inter-agency panel also known out into the first quarter of next certainly has policymakers on The transactions have included Kong Infrastructure group wou- as CFIUS, saying it should be year. high alert, especially in Ger- a German robot maker, a Fin- ld have earned the government updated or expanded to keep At about the same time, the many,” said Bjorn Conrad, vice nish video game company and more than 10 billion Australian pace with the surge of foreign German government withdrew president of research at the Mer- an American appliance maker. dollars (then-$7.6 billion). acquisitions in strategically im- clearance for a Chinese com- cator Institute for China Studies Just this week, HNA Group The August decision was unu- portant sectors. pany to buy semiconductor in Berlin, which tracks Chi- paid $6.5 billion for a 25 per- sual in that the government had Specifically, the letter said the equipment maker Aixtron in a na’s overseas investment. “That cent stake in the Hilton hotel initially invited the companies committee’s powers might need $670 million deal over unspe- is because China is not playing chain, after one of its units ear- to bid and only rejected them to be widened in light of Chine- cified security-related concerns by the rules.” lier this year bought Carlson at the last minute on general se conglomerate Dalian Wanda’s — a decision that threatens to He said some of the deals re- Hotels, operator of the Radis- security concerns unrelated to recent purchases of U.S. theater complicate German Economy flect a political strategy in whi- son and Country Inns & Suites any specific country, said Hans chains and the Hollywood studio Minister Sigmar Gabriel’s trade ch state-owned Chinese com- brands. Meanwhile, Beijing-ba- Hendrischke, a professor at the Legendary Entertainment, citing visit to China next week. panies, spurred by an aggressi- sed China Oceanwide Holdings University of Sydney Business fears about Beijing’s censorship “The surge in Chinese acqui- ve outbound industrial policy, Group agreed to buy U.S. insu- School who specializes in Chine- and propaganda efforts. AP

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HOUSANDS of Sou- th Koreans took to the South Korean protesters call streets of the capital on Saturday calling for in- Tcreasingly unpopular President Park Geun-hye to step down for president to step down over allegations that she let an old friend, the daughter of a re- ligious cult leader, interfere in cord lows, and the minority fits, which managed to gather important state affairs. opposition Justice Party has around USD70 million in cor- The evening protest came af- AP PHOTO called for her to resign. The porate donations over a short ter Park ordered 10 of her se- Minjoo Party, a larger oppo- period of time, and is suspected nior secretaries to resign over a sition party that has refrained of misappropriating some of scandal that is likely to deepen from calling for Park’s resigna- the funds for personal use. the president’s lame duck status tion over fears of negatively af- Park’s office said she plans to ahead of next year’s election. fecting next year’s presidential announce a new lineup of se- Holding candles and signs election, said Park’s decision nior secretaries soon. reading “Who’s the real pre- to shake up her secretariat was Choi’s lawyer Lee Gyeong- sident?” and “Park Geun-hye too little, too late, and called for jae said that she was currently step down,” the protesters mar- stronger changes, including the in but would return ched through downtown Seoul reshuffling of her Cabinet. to South Korea if prosecutors after holding a candlelight vigil Park’s aides on the way out in- summon her. In an interview near City Hall. Police estima- clude Woo Byung-woo, senior with a South Korean newspaper ted that about 12,000 people presidential secretary for civil earlier in the week, Choi acknow- turned out for the biggest anti- affairs, and Ahn Jong-beom, ledged receiving presidential do- government demonstration in senior secretary for policy coor- cuments in advance, but denied Seoul in months. dination. Lee Won-jong, Park’s intervening in state affairs or “Park has lost her authority chief of staff, tendered his re- pressuring companies into dona- as president and showed she signation on Wednesday. ting to the foundations. doesn’t have the basic quali- Woo has been blamed for fai- Choi and Park reportedly ties to govern a country,” Jae- ling to prevent Choi from in- became friends in the 1970s, myung Lee, from the opposition South Koreans shout slogans during an anti-president rally in downtown Seoul fluencing state affairs and has when Choi’s late father, Choi Minjoo Party and the mayor of also been embroiled in separate Tae-min, a shadowy religious the city of Seongnam, told the as lacking in transparency. ting with Choi and receiving corruption allegations surroun- figure who was a Buddhist protesters from a stage. There’s also media specula- their office files from the Blue ding his family. monk, cult leader and Christian Park has been facing calls to tion that Choi, who holds no House — the presidential office Ahn, whose home was sear- pastor at different points of his reshuffle her office and Cabi- government job, meddled in and residence. Prosecutors had ched by prosecutors on Satur- life, emerged as Park’s mentor. net after she acknowledged on government decisions on per- previously summoned some of day, is under suspicion that he At the time, Park was ser- Tuesday that she provided lon- sonnel and policy and exploited Choi’s key associates and rai- helped Choi pressure South Ko- ving as acting first lady af- gtime friend Choi Soon-sil dra- her ties with Park to misappro- ded their homes and workpla- rean companies into making ter her mother was killed in fts of her speeches for editing. priate funds from nonprofit or- ces, as well as the offices of two large donations to the Mir and 1974 by a man trying to as- Her televised apology sparked ganizations. nonprofit foundations Choi su- K-Sports foundations, laun- sassinate her father, mili- intense criticism about her Prosecutors on Saturday wide- pposedly controlled. ched in October last year and tary strongman Park Chung- mismanagement of national in- ned their investigation by sear- The saga, triggered by weeks January this year, respectively. hee, who would be murdered formation and a heavy-handed ching the homes of presidential of media reports, has sent Choi reportedly masterminded by his own spy chief five years leadership style that many see officials suspected of interac- Park’s approval ratings to re- the creation of the two nonpro- later. AP

PHILIPPINES Battle of billionaires brews as BLOOMBERG Sy joins airport chase

Ian Sayson, Cecilia Yap chnical partner. Ang, after near a naval and air base investment advisory firm. Henry Sy, chairman and founder of SM Prime Holdings being told of Sy’s propo- at Sangley Point, south “We will have a fashion HE Philippines’ ri- sal, said in a text message of Manila, as the Phili- show on who can present pany, has expanded under and special economic zone Tchest man has joined that it’s now going to be a ppine capital struggles to the best plan. The repu- Ang into non-allied indus- will help ease traffic in Ma- a contest to build a new “beauty contest.” cope with a rising number tation of an investor is tries, including tollroads nila, home of the nation’s airport near Manila, brea- All-Asia plans to reclaim of flights and increasing important, particularly in and power. largest sea-cargo facility, thing life into the long-de- 2,500 hectares of land road traffic. The proposal big-ticket projects. The in- While the International Lim said. Between 6,000 layed project and drawing competes with Ang’s San terest in this bidding cou- Air Transport Associa- and 7,000 vehicles a day an immediate response Miguel Corp., which offe- ld draw attention to other tion says Manila’s four travel between the Mani- from fellow billionaire and All-Asia red to build an alternati- government infrastructure air terminals have a com- la port and industrial si- competitor Ramon Ang. ve airport two years ago. projects.” bined designed capacity tes, he said. The airport is Belle Corp., part of Henry plans While talk of a second air- Sy - worth an estimated of 31 million passengers, also used by about 40,000 Sy’s SM Group, will beco- to reclaim port has been around for $14.4 billion, according to government data show vehicles a day. “This is me an almost equal part- years, President Rodrigo the Bloomberg Billionai- that 36.68 million passen- such a big project, and we ner in Solar Group-led All- 2,500 Duterte’s new government res Index - runs busines- gers passed through last need big muscles,” Lim Asia Resources & Reclama- has vowed to boost spen- ses including SM Prime year. Traffic congestion in said in a phone interview, tion Corp.’s USD20 billion hectares of ding on infrastructure and Holdings Inc., the nation’s Manila and other urban adding that his company is proposal to construct an speed up projects. biggest property company areas cost the Philippines open to other partners. airport and seaport, said land near a “Sy’s interest is an indi- by market value, and BDO 2.4 billion pesos ($49.4 In his “beauty contest” Edmundo Lim, the ventu- naval and cation of this project’s po- Unibank Inc., its largest million) in productivity text message, Ang said that re’s vice chairman. While tential returns and we cou- lender. Solar, owned by the losses per day, or more San Miguel has offered to he declined to specify how air base at ld see more interest from Tieng brothers, has invest- than 800 billion pesos a build the new airport in much Belle would invest, other big business groups,” ments in industries such year, according to a bill fi- Bulacan, north of Manila, he added that China Com- Sangley said Manila-based Astro as TV networks, real estate led in the Senate to provide in a revision from its 2014 munications Construction del Castillo, managing di- and consumer goods. San Duterte emergency powers proposal for a $10 billion Co.’s dredging unit is set to Point, south rector at First Grade Hol- Miguel, the country’s lar- to solve the issues. airport on reclaimed land be both an investor and te- of Manila dings Inc., a financial and gest food and drinks com- Building a new port in Manila Bay. Bloomberg 31.10.2016 mon

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NOTHER powerful earthquake shook Central Italy yester- AP PHOTO day, sending pani- ckedA residents running into piazzas, raining boulders onto highways and toppling a Benedictine cathedral and other historic edifices that had withstood several recent quakes. There were no imme- diate reports of deaths. The quake with a prelimi- nary magnitude of 6.6 was the strongest to strike the coun- try in nearly 36 years, hitting a mountainous region nor- theast of Rome where peo- ple were still unnerved after a pair of jolts last week and an August quake that killed nearly 300. Some 20 people suffered mi- nor injuries. That there were no reports of fatalities was lar- gely due to the fact that thou- sands had left their homes af- ter the earlier temblors. Premier Matteo Renzi ple- dged that wrecked homes, churches and businesses would rise again, saying they were part of Italy’s national identity. The government last week earmarked 40 million euros for rebuilding. “We will rebuild every- The tower of the Church of the Madonna of the Angels is still standing amidst rubble on a road near Norcia thing,” Renzi said. “We are dealing with marvelous terri- tories, territories of beauty.” Residents already rattled by a constant trembling of the Powerful quake shakes Italy, earth rushed into the streets after being roused from bed by the 7:40 a.m. quake. It was felt as far north as Salzburg, topples Benedictine cathedral , and all the way down the Italian peninsula to the Puglia region, the heel of the Argentea, known for its 15th Mayor Mauro Falcucci told The hilltop town of Cameri- The Salaria highway, one boot. century frescoes. ANSA. no, some 60 kilometers from of the main highways in the “It is since 1980 that we Television images showed The quake struck a cluster Ancona, suffered new buil- region, was closed at certain have had to deal with an ear- nuns rushing into the main of mountain towns, many of ding collapses, but there were points. In addition, Italy’s rail thquake of this magnitude,” piazza as the bell tower appea- historic significance, already no reports of injuries. City line said some local lines in said Fabrizio Curcio, head of red on the verge of collapse. reeling from last week’s pair spokesman Emmanuele Piro- Umbria and Le Marche were Italy’s Civil Protection agen- Later, nuns and monks knelt of aftershocks to last August’s ni said the main fire hall had closed as a precaution. cy. Curcio was referring to a in prayer in the main piazza. A deadly quake, including Nor- been rendered uninhabitable. The quake forced the tem- 6.9-magnitude quake near firefighter appealed to a priest cia, Visso, Castelsantangelo Pironi said most of the area’s porary closure of some of Naples that killed some 3,000 to help keep residents calm in sul Nero and Preci. 9,000 university students Rome’s most important tou- people and caused extensive an effort to prevent them from Some towns and smaller se- had left after the town’s his- rist sites, including the presi- damage in November 1980. looking for loved ones. ttlements were left isolated toric center was closed due to dential palace, so authorities Curcio said authorities were The town’s deputy mayor, by landslides that blocked the danger of collapses last week, could check for damage. responding with helicopters Pierluigi Altavilla, said his roads, and the civil protection and some of the 7,000 resi- The St. Paul Outside the to help the injured and moni- house remained standing, but dents had been moved to ho- Walls basilica was closed for tor collapses, as many roads everything inside had been tels near the coast or to shel- several hours after some plas- were blocked by landslides. toppled. ters nearby. Few remained in ter fell, but was later reope- Some 3,600 people had al- “It seemed like a bomb ex- their homes. ned. Vatican firefighters con- ready been relocated, many ploded inside the house,” he The scene is The mayor of Ussita said a ducted checks at St. Peter’s to the coast, following last told Sky TG24. huge cloud of smoke erupted Basilica and the Vatican’s week’s quake, and Curcio said The quake comes during indescribable. from the crumbled buildings. other basilicas but found no more would follow. a long holiday weekend in MAYOR MAURO FALCUCCI “It’s a disaster, a disaster!” damage. Closest to the epicenter was Italy ahead of Tuesday’s All Mayor Marco Rinaldi told The crowds in St. Peter’s the ancient city of Norcia, the Saint’s Day, when Catholi- ANSA. “I was sleeping in the Square interrupted Pope birthplace of St. Benedict, cs remember the dead. The authority was responding car and I saw hell.” Francis with applause when the father of monasticism, head of the church in Umbria, with helicopters to help the In Arquata del Tronto, whi- he mentioned the quake and famed for its Benedicti- Cardinal Gualtiero Basset- injured, while also monito- ch had been devastated by the during his weekly Sunday ne monastery. Witnesses said ti, urged priests not to hold ring damage. deadly Aug. 24 earthquake, blessing. the 14th century St. Benedict Masses inside churches but in A civil protection official in Mayor Aleandro Petrucci said, “I’m praying for the injured Cathedral collapsed in the open spaces for fear of further the Marche region, Cesare “There are no towns left.” and the families who have quake, with only the facade collapses, ANSA reported. Spuri, said authorities were “Everything came down,” he suffered the most damage, as still standing. Mayors in some towns, in- trying to determine if people said. well as for rescue and first aid “It’s as if the whole city fell cluding Castelsantangelo sul were trapped under debris. The quake sent boulders workers,” he said. down,” Norcia City Asses- Nera, said coffins had been New collapses were also re- tumbling onto state highways To date, Italy’s deadliest sor Giuseppina Perla told pushed out of their resting ported throughout the region, and smaller roads, forcing quake in recent history re- the ANSA news agency. The place inside cemeteries, whi- including in Tolentino, where closures throughout the mains the 1908 Messina city’s ancient walls suffered ch in Italy are typically walled the news agency ANSA said quake zone that impeded ac- quake that destroyed the Si- damage, as did another fa- structures. three people were extracted cess to hard-hit cities such as cilian city and killed tens of mous Norcia church, St. Mary “The scene is indescribable,” from the rubble. 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Macau Science Centre The 78-year-old Dr Mahathir has also gained a contro- Time: 10am-6pm daily, (Except Thursdays, open on versial reputation abroad as a blunt-speaking pragmatist public holidays) DOCTOR STRANGE_ who regularly lashes out at the West and defends autho- enue room 1 ritarian practices at home. V : Macau Science Centre, Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen (2D) 2.30, 4.45, 9.30 pm dmission Only a few days ago, he angered foreign governments A : Exhibition Centre MOP25; Planetarium (3D) 7.15 pm and Jewish groups by claiming a Jewish cabal “ruled the MOP60-80 Director: Scott Derrickson world”. He was also criticized for the abrupt dismissal and Enquiries: (853) 2888 0822 Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, arrest of former Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim. Rachel McAdams Anwar was jailed for six years in 1999 on charges of Tak Seng On Pawnshop Language: English (Cantonese) corruption, and given a further nine-year sentence in 2000 Duration: 115min Time: 10:30am-7pm (closed on the first Monday of every on a charge of sodomy. Anwar claims both charges were month) politically motivated. Venue: No. 396 Avenida Almeida Ribeiro Dr Mahathir has himself admitted he is ready for retire- Admission: Free ment. “I’ve had my day. It’s other people’s turn now,” he Enquiries: told reporters. “I had 22 years. I can’t complain.” (853) 2835 7911 The handover took place at a ceremony in the National Palace, broadcast live on television. The King of Malay- sia, Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail, swore in Abdullah Badawi as the country’s next prime minister. Offbeat Mr Badawi, wearing a black tunic and traditional ethnic Malay dress, pledged to “fulfill the obligations of this po- N.Y. Times top editor rips CNN sition honestly and with all my energy”. At the end of the day, Dr Mahathir symbolically checked over Trump coverage out at the new government city in Putrajaya using the punch card system he introduced for civil servants. The New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet is airing Mr Abdullah will check in using the same system on some strong opinions about U.S. cable news outlets. Monday morning. The new prime minister is very different In a new interview, Baquet called CNN’s considerable Trump in style from Dr Mahathir. JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK_ coverage “ridiculous,” and singled out the decision to hire for- He is seen as a safe pair of hands, yet someone who room 2 mer Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski as has gained a tough reputation in his treatment of poli- 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm tical opponents and alleged terrorists. He will have his a commentator. Director: Edward Zwick first major test in a general election widely expected early “I’m sorry, that is outrageous. I cannot fathom that,” he told Starring: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Damika Yarosh The Financial Times. next year. Language: English (Cantonese) Courtesy BBC News Baquet elaborated to the paper that cable news is “in the Duration: 118min long run, bad for democracy and those institutions ... This mix of entertainment and news, and news masquerading as enter- HEARTFALL ARISES_ tainment, is kind of funny except that we now have a guy who room3 n context is a product of that world nominated as Republican presidential 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm I candidate.” Director: Ken Wu Abdullah Badawi went on to win a landslide general election vic- Undoubtedly, Trump has been a huge ratings driver for news Starring: Nicholas Tse, Sean Lau tory in March 2004. outlets. CNN stands to make USD100 million more than it typi- Language: Chinese (English and Cantonese) He gained a reputation for being more conciliatory with political cally would in an election year, according to an NPR report. Duration: 108min rivals than his predecessor, with a far less autocratic style. That huge ad boon is one reason why it’s often rumored that In September 2004, the sodomy charge against former deputy Trump is looking to step into the world of cable news with his macau tower Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was overturned on appeal. own media foray. Mr Anwar was freed, although the court upheld the conviction for 27 Oct - 16 Nov corruption, preventing him from seeking public office until 2008. Of course, it isn’t just CNN and Fox who have benefited from Dr Mahathir went on to become an advisor to the state oil company, Trump coverage. “It may not be good for America, but it’s damn DOCTOR STRANGE_ Petronas, and to the Malaysian national car manufacturer, Proton. good for [us],” CBS CEO Leslie Moonves said at a media con- 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm On taking on the car manufacturer, he quickly poured cold water on ference in February. (Moonves later clarified that he was joking.) Director: Scott Derrickson a suggestion that it look for an international partner, causing con- CNN chief Jeff Zucker, meanwhile, has brushed aside any cri- Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, cern among international investors. ticisms. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter this week, Rachel McAdams Correspondents say he is believed to have other giant former state the exec said: “This is the best year in the history of cable news Language: English (Cantonese) enterprises in his sights, such as Telecom Malaysia and national […] for everybody.” Bloomberg Duration: 115min power company Tenaga National. mon 31.10.2016 th Anniversary

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Gerry Shih, Beijing FOOTBALL ARCELLO Lippi has urged his Chi- na team and the na- tion to pull together Lippi urges China to unite for Mto accomplish the “improbable” task of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup before he begins a thorough overhaul of the strug- ‘improbable’ World Cup run gling football program. The Chinese Football Associa- tion formally unveiled Lippi as head coach of China’s Dragons ghest honor to put on the coun- at a news conference on Friday, AP PHOTO try’s shirt and they need to fight almost a week after the deal was and perform at the same level.” agreed. Lippi is already familiar with Chinese media reports say Li- Chinese football at the club le- ppi’s three-year contract is wor- vel, having coached Guangzhou th 20 million euros (USD21.8 Evergrande from 2012 to 2015. million) annually and makes He led Evergrande to multiple him the highest paid national domestic titles and, most nota- team coach in the world. Asso- bly, the Asian Champions Lea- ciation officials have declined to gue trophy in 2013. discuss specifics of the compen- The financial details of Lippi’s sation package for Lippi, who arrangement remains murky, led Italy to World Cup victory in with domestic media repor- 2006. ting his salary will be partially China is ranked No. 84 by FIFA paid for by the real estate group and is a perennial under-achie- Evergrande, whose owner, Xu ver in international football Jiayin, is an avid supporter of competition, despite massive Chinese football. Other Chinese spending on foreign players and commentators have questioned coaches in the domestic league. whether Lippi’s services are High-profile managers inclu- worth the expense. ding World Cup winner Luiz Fe- CFA president Cai Zhenhua lipe Scolari and former declined to address Lippi’s sa- coach Sven-Goran Eriksson lary on Friday, citing his privacy, have also arrived to take charge even qualify for the 2018 Wor- the group stages without scoring — frequently derided by Chi- but said the amount was fair for at Guangzhou Evergrande and ld Cup in . Gao Hongbo a goal. na’s soccer-loving public as a na- a manager of his credentials. Shanghai SIPG. quit as head coach after the 2-0 “In the qualification stages, our tional embarrassment — needs The investment is part of a na- “I believe the players are all loss to Uzbekistan earlier this chances are not great, but what to fix its mentality and gain self- tional soccer push. President Xi skillful and have no need to feel month left China with just one we need to do is pull together confidence, said Lippi, who said Jinping, a big fan of the game, inferior or envy toward players point from four games in Asia’s — the entire squad, the CFA, lo- his first priority is to psychologi- has made improving Chinese of other countries, because they last round of World Cup quali- gistics, medical team — and ma- cally evaluate his players. football from the grassroots all can reach the same level,” Lippi fying. China has qualified for ximize our chances and accom- “What I need to know first is the way to the international le- told reporters. “What they need the World Cup only once, when plish this improbable mission,” why our players play very well vel a priority of his administra- is a sense of responsibility, mis- the tournament was co-hosted Lippi said. “After that, we can for their club but only at 40 per- tion, saying it could boost chil- sion and belief.” by South Korea and in consider our long-term issues.” cent for their country,” he said. dren’s physical education as well Still, it’s unlikely China will 2002, but was bounced out of Above all, the Chinese team “I want to tell them it’s the hi- as national pride. AP

Maradona’s former house turned AP PHOTO into museum in

Debora Rey tinos Junior soccer club. an innocent smile sitting for the club and for the Officials say the museum on a stair in front of the neighborhood. At the OW many sleepless sheds light on a little-k- house vouches for the world level, they know us Hnights did the young nown era of his life, befo- authenticity of the bui- because of him.” man who would become re he became an interna- lding, as does a deed in Perez negotiated for one of soccer’s greatest tionally known superstar the name of Maradona’s years to buy the house players spend gazing up who led Argentina to father, Don Diego. from the woman who ac- at the ceiling, imagining victory at the 1986 World His first contract is ano- quired it after Maradona dizzying dribbles, specta- Cup tournament. ther treasure displayed left the neighborhood in cular goals and hoisting The home was given in the museum, which is 1981, when he went to the World Cup above his to Maradona’s family in owned byAlberto Perez, a play for Boca Juniors. head? 1978 by Argentinos, part former Argentinos Junior Perez achieved his goal That is the question visi- A mural decorates the terrace of soccer legend Diego Armando of his payment for sig- manager who is a collec- eight years ago when Maradona’s home-turned-museum in Buenos Aires tors often ask when they ning his first contract. At tor of Maradona para- he bought the house for see the small wooden bed that time, such paymen- phernalia. USD100,000. Since then and had a bathroom ou- ters and three sons. She in the former house of ts were rare for teena- “This was perhaps the he has sought exact repli- tside. It was cold in win- died in 2011. Diego Maradona, which ge soccer players, even most romantic part of his cas of the original furni- ter. Diego is a person who “In the pictures you can was recently turned into those with exceptional life, the best time,” Perez ture and other household always lived with family,” see how happy he was,” a museum in Argentina’s talent. said. items used by the Mara- said Perez. Cesar Perez, who helped capital. Crossing the doorstep, Standing in the cour- donas. The family came to his father with the mu- Maradona, now 55, li- visitors travel back in tyard where Maradona Diego Maradona’s be- this middle-class nei- seum, said of Maradona. ved with his family in time, seeing dozens of used to play pingpong droom was on the upper ghborhood in Buenos Ai- “This is a work of the the two-story house in photographs, documen- with his brothers, Perez floor, with the bed co- res from the poor suburb heart, a living tribute Buenos Aires’ La Pater- ts and objects evocative recalled that era. “We vered by a blue quilt. A of Villa Fiorito. to the best player of all nal neighborhood in the of Maradona’s teenage raised Diego in Argenti- small table with a lamp Here Dona Tota, as time,” he said of the mu- late 1970s, when he was years. A photograph of nos Junior [...] We can’t sits next to it. Maradona’s mother was seum, which is free for vi- playing with the Argen- him with curly hair and forget what Diego meant “Diego slept in this room known, raised five daugh- sitors. AP THE Station31.10.2016Air quality mon BUZZMiss Macau in Top 16 Roadside 30-50 Good Miss Macau made it into the Top 16 at Miss Ear- scholarships and awards for her academic achieve- th 2016 held in Manila on Saturday. Representing ments, as cited in ’s promotional High Macau was Clover Zhu, whose environmental ad- video. Density 30-50 vocacy slogan is “Less Meat, Less Heat, More Life.” According to Zhu, “Macau has an amazing history Residental “I have chosen this because it is something easy with beautiful art, traditional medicine, ancient Good that all of us can do to have a positive impact on architecture, different styles of food, and unique Area opinion the planet, and is the same policy that is advocated ethnic minorities found throughout the country.” by the Chinese nutrition society,” she said. Miss , Katherine Espín, was crowned Ambient 30-50 Miss Macau is presently attending the Shanghai Miss Earth 2016 at the pageant’s grand corona- Good SOURCE: DSMG SOURCE: Rear Window University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She tion night on Saturday, succeeding Filipina beauty Severo Portela is majoring in Nursing and has received various queen . WORLD BRIEFS Squaring the circle Pirate Party make gains as YEMEN Dozens of Had we the phlegm of a frivolous und exo- prisoners and security tic glare while watching Hong Kong Legislative personnel were Council heating up, we could sort things out with an empty line of narrative common sense: center-right hangs on in Iceland feared dead after political drama is unfolding by the hour. Saudi-led airstrikes Unable to keep cool we would rather risk a Jill Lawless, Reykjavik wrath was Gunnlaugsson’s on Saturday battered more extreme evaluation of the ongoing fight Progressive Party, which lost two prisons inside a between localism and loyalism - a coarse sim- HE radical Pirate Par- AP PHOTO more than half its seats in the security headquarters plification in the benefit of our reasoning - one Tty made gains but not a Althingi. in a western port city, of a tragedy in crescendo. Do not take it in the breakthrough in Iceland’s security and medical wrong way; the mounting tragedy is about the The election was domina- election, as returns yesterday ted by Iceland’s economy — officials said. The fate of Hong Kong political development, in- Birgitta Jonsdottir of the Pirate airstrikes bombed the deed democracy. showed that voters favored now recovering on the back the incumbent center-right party (Pirater) reacts after the first al-Zaydiya security The thing is that the 2014 Umbrella Movement results in Reykjavik of a tourism boom, with low brought an end to the unwritten bipartisan poli- Independence Party over the unemployment and high headquarters in the tical understanding between pro-Beijing appa- upstart advocates of direct de- tention as its support surged. growth — and voters’ desire Red Sea port city of ratus and pro-democracy well-wishers. It is no mocracy and digital freedom. Like ’s Podemos or for political reform. Hodeida. The building longer possible for the former to pretend to be No party emerged with a the movement behind Bernie The Pirates campaigned contained two prisons, waiting for universal suffrage and for the latter majority of parliament seats Sanders in the U.S. presiden- on promises to introduce di- and many prisoners to pretend to be demanding universal suffra- from an election dominated tial race, it drew in throngs of rect democracy, subject the along with security ge… in vain! by public discontent at the mostly young supporters fed workings of government to forces were killed in The political game changed and asked for establishment after years of up with the status quo. more scrutiny and place the the strikes, the officials new players. On the pro-establishment beach Pirate lawmaker Birgitta said. are now those who are not just about to de- financial crisis and political country’s natural resources fend their privilege, but are able and willing to turmoil. Jonsdottir said the results under public ownership enforce the Law (Basic), even though they mi- With almost all votes from were in line with the party’s The party also backs tough ght bend it a little or understand it through the the balloting Saturday coun- own prediction of between 12 rules to protect individuals AP PHOTO NPC interpretation. On the pro-democracy front ted, the Independence Party and 15 percent — up from the from online intrusion. Jons- there can now be found those able and willing had 29 percent support and 5 percent it secured in 2013. dottir, the Pirates’ most pro- to force the Law (Basic) to defend their actual the Pirate Party 14.5 percent, The election result looks minent voice, is a former ally civil and political rights, forgetting about the old putting them in third place set to trigger a period of in- of WikiLeaks who has called democrats able and willing to wait for the day of behind the Left-Green move- tense political negotiations. on Iceland to offer citizenship US Engine pieces from universal suffrage. ment at 15.9 percent. It was not immediately clear to U.S. National Security an American Airlines The heat is on. Chief Executive CY Leung The result should give the whether the Independents plane that caught fire overrode the Legislative branch and took You- Agency leaker Edward Snow- had the support to assemble Friday on a runway ngspiration duo of Sixtus Baggio and Yau Wai- Independence Party about den. Opponents argued that at Chicago’s O’Hare ching voicing of an iconoclast and disrespec- 21 seats in Iceland’s 63-seat a coalition government with the inexperienced Pirates tful oath mentioning “Hong Kong nation” and Parliament, the Althingi, with other parties of the center and could scare off investors and airport were found an imitation of the derogatory “Sheena” to the the Left-Greens and Pirates right. destabilize the economy. thousands of feet away, Courts. If the Government loses… it will be no winning 10 each. Saturday’s election was cal- A wind-lashed volcanic a federal investigator surprise should CY Leung request an interpre- It’s a better performance led after then-Prime Minister island near the Arctic Cir- said. Lorenda Ward, a tation. Perhaps Sixtus’ Legco career will never than expected for the Inde- Sigmundur David Gunnlau- cle with a population of National Transportation take off… perhaps that is his aspiration and the pendents, who have governed gsson resigned in April during 320,000,Iceland has become Safety Board senior price to pay to force loyalists to disrespect the in coalition since 2013. public protests over his of- known in recent years for lar- investigator, confirmed Rule of Law. The Pirates’ result fell short fshore holdings, revealed in ge street protests that ousted Saturday that the fire Conventional wisdom says that all politics is the Papers leak. was caused by engine a local affair. It is not the case if the local is of what some polls had sug- one government after the failure. What caused the Hong Kong. Being a SAR would be enough to gested — and what the party’s The tax-avoidance scandal 2008 financial crash and dis- engine to fail has not assess Hong Kong’s limitations, but we kind of fleet of energetic volunteers outraged many Icelanders, patched another in April. feel compelled to slightly belittle Hong Kong re- and supporters had hoped. who suffered years of eco- But Icelanders — infused with yet been determined garding Big China problems. Founded four years ago by nomic upheaval after the a spirit of Viking self-sufficien- We would prefer to say China Big problem. an assortment of hackers, country’s debt-swollen banks cy — also have a strong conser-

Actually, the problem of all problems is none political activists and internet collapsed during the 2008 vative streak that led many to AP PHOTO other than the ancient squaring the circle. Pre- freedom advocates, the Pirate global financial crisis. mistrust the Pirates and stick sident Xi, now formally at the core of the lea- Party drew international at- The chief victim of voters’ with the status quo. AP dership, is to fully address his own theory of the Four Comprehensives: strict party governance; build a moderately prosperous society; deepen expanded its reform; govern China by law. TURKEY sweeping post-coup No one would dispute that President Xi suc- THE ceeded to strengthen the party discipline - a crackdown over the euphemism for the unrelenting drive against DECISIVE MOMENT Xinhua weekend, issuing two corruption - but there are mixed signals about new governmental the cooling of the economy, and too much doubt decrees that dismissed over the actual depth of the process of reform. more than 10,000 civil And then we come to the core of the problem: servants and shutting the 4th comprehensive. down 15 mostly pro- Albeit putting in place legal infrastructure, Kurdish media outlets. China could not show off a sound and credible The decrees were system that would deserve to be named “Rule passed Saturday, of Law.” And this is the crux of the matter, the also instituting main contradiction and the enormous challenge China faces today: how to square the circle! changes in due SCMP Cary Huang (24/10) put up a brilliant process and university summary on the subject: “…What the party administration. really wants is for the rule of law to strengthen its one-party rule. At the core of the rule of law is MOROCCANS are judicial independence. Yet, in China, the cour- planning protests ts, the prosecutors, the police and lawyers are after a fisherman was under the party´s control, with its all-powerful crushed to death in a political and legal affairs committee making all garbage truck — an the important decisions […] The party’s absolu- incident some are te rule makes true rule of law impossible”. It seems equally impossible to erase the brand comparing to the death of crony capitalism China has been nurturing, of a Tunisian vendor in People attend the Day of the Dead Parade in downtown City, capital of Mexico. Thousands of although President Xi seems able to clean the 2010 that sparked the Mexicans gathered on Saturday in to join the parade of the traditional celebration for the Day of the Dead. game, or at least the players of the game. Arab Spring uprisings.