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CHINA A gas explosion at a coal mine in northwest China killed nine people and left 11 others trapped underground, China’s state broadcaster reported. The explosion happened yesterday morning at a mine in the Shizuishan city area of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China Central Television said. Rescuers were trying to reach the trapped and the cause of the Regulator says banning croupiers explosion was under investigation. from gambling is ‘important measure’ More on backpage P2 28.09.2016 wed

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Tang Palace Renato Marques sells two EW regulations published Nin the government’s Offi- New regulations restaurants, cial Gazette this week have es- tablished new rules for the use one in Macau of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles restrict drone flight (UAV). Tang Palace announced that on The so-called “drones,” which September 26 it entered into a have brought joy to fans of the with people within the filming supplementary agreement with the industry.” DK Group to sell a restaurant, and aerial photography and video- “Macau needs to be known as a a separate subscription agreement graphy, will now operate under place [which is] up-to-date with with Dragon King for another specific and detailed regula- eatery. The agreements detail the tions that include restrictions new technologies and new ways sale of two of the group’s Chinese such as altitude, location and to tell a story. Other matters are restaurants located in Macau hours of operation – drones are of bigger concern, like speeding and Hong Kong. The DK Group now prohibited from operating buses on the road; drivers not is principally engaged in Chinese at night. slowing down or stopping at restaurant business. Tang Palace is Two of the most controversial crosswalks.” primarily engaged in multi brands new rules are related to altitu- Branco agrees with the intro- chain restaurant operation. de, now restricting flight to 30 duction of safety measures and meters, just over two-thirds of the registration of drone pilots the devices’ normal capacity, with proper training, but said Smart City and making it impossible to fly that the region needs to be more Institute the UAVs at night. in tune with global trends, and The list of locations where it become more liberal in some unveiled at is forbidden to fly drones, whi- areas in order to create possi- ch already include airport and bilities “for the creative film in- MUST heliport areas, has also grown. Government. which uses “drones” professio- dustry to prosper locally.” Under the new regulations, the Also on the new list are the nally, stated “The law on UAV “What I have read so far sou- The Macau University of Science permitted distance from these Macau Prison and Youth Cor- or UAS [Unmanned Aerial nds very restrictive, such as a and Technology (MUST) will facilities is set to over one kilo- rectional Institution, as well as System] needs to be discussed 30-meter altitude restriction,” open a Macau Smart City meter. the Ka Ho power station and Branco said, adding “I hope that Institute. A plaque for the A new list of government ins- electrical power substations, we, as an industry, can be con- institute was unveiled this week. titutions as well as other “sen- the headquarters of Macao Wa- sulted before any legislation is According to a statement issued sitive” areas was also added, ter Supply Company and the Ka put into force, because it would by MUST, the institute aims to preventing UAVs from entering Ho Fuel Farm. What I have be a shame if Macau’s Creati- construct a top-end academic Another new requirement re- ve Industry and our profession and technological platform to airspace within 50 meters of the quires drones not to operate in read so far were compromised by too many assist the SAR government in Government Headquarters, the rules that would restrict our achieving its goal of smart city Legislative Assembly building, an area where there are more sounds very ability to showcase Macau’s ur- development, and supply talented and the Court of Final Appeal than 100 people. staff and intellectual resources. building; as well as the official Questioned by the Times restrictive. ban scenery at its best.” Chairman Ma Chi Ngai of residences of the Chief Execu- on the new regulation, André He said the territory needed Macau’s Science and Technology tive and principal officials of Branco, creative director and ANDRÉ BRANCO to enjoy “the same creative ENTREPRENEUR, DRONE USER Development Fund (FDCT) said Macau and the Central People’s CG artist of Crane Productions, leeway” as the rest of the world. the fund hopes that the institute will not only empower education and industrialization, but also initiate research and apply smart city technologies in Macau. Banning croupiers from gambling Psychiatric clinic is important, regulator says to hold fire drill Julie Zhu However, the details have yet to be dis- today cussed at this stage, according to Chan. AULO Martins Chan, director of the “We will know what to do at the right A fire drill is planned to happen PGaming Inspection and Coordination time,” he said, adding that his department today between 11 a.m. and noon Bureau (DICJ), said yesterday that banning needs to “collect ideas from the public and in the public hospital’s psychiatric croupiers from gambling is appropriate for have a wide discussion about the issue.” clinic in Taipa. The drill has the the gaming industry. Regarding the penalties that will be Paulo Martins Chan purpose of testing the efficiency Chan made the comment during yester- applied for dealers found entering casi- of a response, in the case of an day’s Responsible Gambling Promotions nos, Chan claims that no decision has been ployees have reached a preliminary agree- emergency, from both the Fire Kick Off Ceremony at the University of made so far and reaffirmed that the DICJ ment on the topic. Services and the clinic staff. It Macau (UM). is still in consultation with the public, es- “How to handle, how to enforce, or what will particularly examine how the “Some statistics clarify that [the like- pecially within communities of dealers. kind of law enforcement there will be, are services manage patient safety lihood of] dealers being addicted to gam- Earlier this year, DICJ organized three still under discussion,” said Chan. during such a situation. The exercise will create the scenario of bling is relatively high, and so this is a very meetings with gaming sector employees Fong Ka Chio, Director of the Institute a fire breaking out in the canteen important measure to be implemented,” to reflect upon the aforementioned issues. for the Study of Commercial Gaming of located on the second floor of said Chan. After seeing customers winning Chan said that the opinions will be com- UM, also told the media that Macau “has the building. During the exercise money, dealers easily develop the idea that piled into a consultation format and then many years of experience already regar- the fire alarm will sound and the winning is easy, or consider themselves to forwarded to the Legislative Assembly. ding barring certain groups from entering Health Bureau will send staff to have a certain leverage.” However, no schedules have been made casinos.” organize the evacuation alerting The director said, in order to ban dealers about when the consultation version will Chio believes that the casinos’ strong sur- passers-by of the fire drill and from entering casinos, other measures be complete. veillance systems pose no obstacle in the assuring the population not to be should be implemented to enforce the po- The director also said the gaming ins- city’s implementation of the policies once alarmed. licies. pection department and the gaming em- they are established.

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Taiwan-bound plane IC wants to spread awareness of returns to Macau after 30-minute flight Central Library project

RANSASIA Airways confirmed on HE Cultural Affairs ce which, according to TMonday that one of its aircraft retur- TBureau (IC) plans Ung, has “little histo- ned to Macau 30 minutes after take-off to to provide more infor- rical value.” Taiwan. mation to the public Although it is still un- “We know there was a problem, but we have about the Central Li- clear when the public not yet found the cause,” announced Euphemia brary project to be bui- tender will open, Ung Lam, senior public relations officer of the Civil lt at the old courthouse admitted that the de- Aviation Authority of Macau (AACM). in Nam Van area. molition work should The TransAsia Airways office told the Times “First of all, we will start before a final dra- that they “cannot make comments on the issue” have a presentation ft of the architecture when asked about the reasons behind the inci- for people to hear our project is completed, dent. ideas, regarding the albeit with some delay. At the time of the incident, the aircraft was construction... So we Most members of the carrying a total of 150 passengers, who had de- don’t have sudden Committee were fou- parted from the local airport around 7:35 p.m. reactions from popu- nd to be in favor of the on Monday night. lation [asking], ‘Why project, but there is no Meanwhile, 21 flights at Macau International are we demolishing consensus among all Airport have been canceled due to Typhoon the building?’ We want members. Some cited Megi in Taiwan. Lam declared that the depart- to have better com- the need to reconsider ment cannot predict how the situation will munication so we can the project and even- evolve. Seven flights from Macau to Taipei, build trust,” IC pre- tually choose another as well as eight from Taipei to Macau, were sident Ung Vai Meng location. cancelled yesterday in addition to three flights said on the sidelines One member, archi- bound for Kaohsiung and three leaving Kaoh- of the Cultural Herita- tect Carlos Marreiros, siung. Eight of the 21 cancelled flights are un- ge Committee plenary told Radio Macau, “We der TransAsia Airways, as announced by the meeting yesterday. can’t continue like airport. Ung also said the this. Every time that Back in 2014, one TransAsia Airways aircraft Bureau plans to start we aim to do some- flying from Taipei to Macau returned to Taoyuan work on the new Cen- thing, there is someo- International Airport five minutes after take-off. tral Library by de- ne that has a different The captain noticed an abnormal instrument molishing part of the view and everything warning and decided to return. A total of 148 former headquarters The old court building is currently being used to host cultural events stops. We need to passengers were on board at the time. of the Judiciary Poli- move forward.”

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LABOR FIMM to present ‘Bravo PH, China to discuss Macau!’ concerts this week legitimization of Filipino

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o celebrate the 30th Macao N response to the situa- only five domestic workers TInternational Music Festival Ition of up to 200,000 had reportedly been appro- (FIMM), the Cultural Affairs Bureau Filipino domestic helpers ved to work in Shanghai by is set to present two concerts titled working illegally in China, the end of last year. “Bravo Macau!” tomorrow and Fri- a high representative from Accordingly, Silvestre day at the Dom Pedro V Theatre. the Philippine government Bellow, the Philippines’ The concert will feature several pro- is set to discuss with main- labor and employment mi- mising young local musicians who land authorities the legiti- nister, may join President will showcase their talent. mization of these overseas Rodrigo Duterte in China. Themed “Glorious 30 – The Si- From left: Poon Ho Suet, Poon Ho Tung, Chan Sin, Leong Ngok Meng and Cheong Hoi Leong workers. “I intend to pursue my nophone Rhapsodies,” the first se- The Macau and Hong plan to visit China, maybe ries of the concert, “Bravo Macau!” Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra. and ‘A Western Fanfare’ among Kong SARs long ago lega- Beijing, and talk to the will feature a piano duo by Poon The trio told the press on Sunday others. lized such workers from authorities on how to le- Ho Suet and Poon Ho Tung as that such achievements were made Meanwhile “Bravo Macau! II” the Philippines, Indone- gitimize the stay of our well as a brass quintet led by Meng possible due to the subsidy and su- will showcase the talents of lo- sia and other countries. In overseas workers and at Leong Ngok. pport of the local government. cal musicians Leong Cheong Hoi Macau, according to the the same time look at the Poon Ho Suet completed a Mas- Although Leong admitted there and Chan Sin who are currently Filipino consulate, there possibilities of bringing in ter’s degree in Piano Performance are many opportunities to show- studying Piano Performance at are some 25,000 over- more workers under legi- at a music institution in the U.S. case their talent in the region, he the Hong Kong Academy for Per- seas Filipino workers em- timate circumstances,” the and is currently an instructor in believed that Macau still has a long forming Arts, saxophone player ployed in different sectors minister said. the Macao Conservatory School way to go in its classical music in- Timothy Sun who is a graduate in the region. The minister stated his of Music. Her sister Poon Ho dustry. at Guildhall School of Music and In the mainland, it was belief that the Chinese go- Tung is now undertaking a Mas- “Bravo Macau! I” will kick off Drama in London and a teacher at only in July last year that vernment may perceive ter’s degree in Piano Performan- its program tomorrow with Pyotr the Macao Conservatory, and Cin- Shanghai allowed foreign that legalizing the market ce at Indiana University Jacobs Illyich Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker dy Ho for piano accompaniment. residents to legally hire do- will lessen the job oppor- School of Music, and has won se- Suite, op. 71a - Overture Miniatu- The program will present Rachma- mestic helpers from over- tunities available for main- veral awards. re, followed by pieces by the re- ninoff’s Variations on a Theme by seas. However, Chinese ci- landers, but argued that the The trumpeter Leong Ngok Meng nowned Camille Saint-Saëns and Corelli, op.42, Mendelssohn’s Va- tizens are not permitted to market was ‘big enough’ to completed a Master’s degree in Sergei Rachmaninoff. riations Sérieuses in D Minor, op. employ them. accommodate the Filipino Trumpet at a music school in New The brass quintet will also play 54 and Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 3 According to a South Chi- domestic workers who are York and was trumpeter of the the well-known ‘Amazing Grace’ in A Minor, op. 28, among others. na Morning Post report, already there.

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Unemployment rate Local youth shows improved unchanged The unemployment rate for June-August 2016 held physical fitness but tends to be fatter stable over the previous period (May-July 2016) at 1.9 percent. According to the Statistics and Census Service the underemployment rate was 0.4 percent, ACAU residents’ ove- down by 0.1 of a percentage point. The total labor Mrall physical fitness force was 400,000 and the labor force participation has improved 1.89 poin- rate stood at 72.7 percent. Total employment ts, according to the Sports increased by 600 from May-July to 392,600. Bureau’s (ID) latest report. Analyzed by industry, employment in Hotels, However, the obesity rate Restaurants & Similar Activities increased, while among children aged be- Construction saw a decrease. The number of those tween three to 16 has in- unemployed was 7,400, similar to that in May-July. creased compared to 2010, With fresh graduates joining the labor market, the as shown in the ID’s Evalua- proportion of fresh labor force entrants searching tion of Physical Fitness of for their first job increased by 5 percentage points Macau Population of 2015. to 20.5 percent of the total unemployed population. In 2015, the ID, together Compared to June-August 2015, the labor force participation rate dropped by 0.6 percentage points. with several educational institutions, commenced a third assessment that SJM and MCE exempted followed two previous Pun Weng Kun (right) during the report’s presentation evaluations made in 2005 from paying additional and 2010. shows an upward trend as below 59 years of age are all tors of physical shape, such The departments collec- children age. The obesi- slightly better than the ones as height and shoulder wi- gaming tax dth. The figure is 0.9 points ted data from a total of ty rate of girls varies from of 2010. However, those According to a notice published by the Official 10,235 local residents aged 15.8 to 22.7 percent. The above 59 show a decrea- less than the previous re- Gazette, the Macau government will once more grant between three to 59 years percentage of boys who are se in fitness performance port. A similar downward an exemption to both Sociedade de Jogos de Macau of age, with more than 20 categorized as obese ranges compared to five years ago. trend occurred in people in (SJM) and Melco Crown Entertainment (MCE) from indicators involved in the from 15.2 to 21.3 percent. Physical fitness and phy- their 20s and 30s. the payment of additional income tax on profits statistics. Pun Weng Kun, director sical function of those aged Pun hopes that, through generated from gaming or other casino games. The Among children aged of ID, said, “Overall, we are between three to 59 are all future measures imple- exemptions, which are for a period of five years and three to five, the obesity rate happy with the results of slightly better than those of mented by the government, have previously been granted to the other four gaming is between 3.9 and 11.4 per- the 2015 report. I believe the same age group evalua- the Macau public can en- operators, have become a common occurrence since cent for boys, and between we still need to work hard ted in 2010. gage in more sports and Law 16/2001 (Legal Framework for the Operations 2.3 to 3.5 percent for girls. and there is room for im- Most noticeably, young follow a healthier diet in of Casino Games of Fortune) entered into force. The The obesity rate for those provement.” people aged six to 22 are order to improve overall exemption has been granted to SJM from 2017 to 31 aged between six to 16 also Fitness indexes for people showing declines in indica- physical fitness. JZ March 2020 and to MCE from 2017 to 2021.

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GAMING tions could enjoy greater eco- nomic benefits. Citigroup cuts With economic and social Region celebrates progress as well as market developments, she looks September forward to seeing the local tourism industry grow and GGR forecast World Tourism Day provide more accessible, hi- gher quality services for visi- tors. N its report, Citigroup said that ried their tray with a bottle of Lynzy Valles “World Tourism Day” has after surveying 13 casinos in the beer along the lanes to Sena- I been held annually since 1980 territory, it now estimates that the N celebration of World do Square. in a bid to promote awareness average minimum bet (AMB) in Tourism Day, the Macao For this year’s theme, “Tou- I about the significance of tou- the mass market was down 6 per- Government Tourism Office rism for All – Promoting rism across the international cent in September when compared (MGTO) has again held its Universal Accessibility,” the to August, retreating to the level traditional series of events. World Tourism Organization community, especially regar- before summer. Comparing the Yesterday morning, MGTO encourages destinations glo- ding its social, cultural, politi- weekend room rates in 16 hotels, officials were present at Ou- bally to create a barrier-free cal and economic value. Over the same company noted a drop of ter Harbor Ferry Terminal tourism environment that is 100 regions carried out cele- 10 percent on average followed by to personally hand welcome accessible for all. brations for the World Tou- a fall also in weekday rates of about souvenirs to a “Lucky Tou- MGTO director Maria Hele- rism Day around the world 3 percent. rist.” na de Senna Fernandes said on the same day. This year’s Based on the survey, the broker The “Lucky Tourist” of this The annual ‘Tray Race’ was one of that by promoting universal official celebrations were held lowered its September GGR fore- year came from Shenzhen to the day’s highlights accessibility, various destina- in Bangkok, Thailand. cast for the region from MOP18 attend a corporate meeting in billion to MOP17.5 billion, or 2 town and brought along her percent year-on-year. family from Sichuan for a four- The same report states that Ga- day vacation in the region. laxy Entertainment Group per- The annual ‘Tray Race’ was MGTO ‘conservatively optimistic’ formed best among the operators, also held in the afternoon of with the AMB in September rising September 27, starting from about golden week arrivals 15 percent monthly and premium the Ruins of St Paul’s. mass performance showing some The race attracted around S the city now boasts fresh attractions due servatively optimistic” as neighboring cities improvement. The AMB in both 190 participants, represen- Ato newly opened resorts, MGTO deputy are also competitive in their efforts to attract Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace ting some 20 hotels, restau- director Cecilia Tse told the press that the bu- the Chinese market. was down 19 percent monthly. rants and entities in the re- reau expects visitors to stay in the city longer. Tse also outlined the ‘resort packages’ that AMB in Sands China Ltd and in gion. “Although [the] number of tourists would have been made available to the region’s Melco Crown Group registered de- Many of the contestants probably not be higher than last year, we ex- neighboring market, which have given the clines of 7 percent and 21 percent were dressed in various cos- pect them [to] stay longer,” she said. bureau confidence in the flow of tourist arri- in the same period respectively. tumes and outfits. Each car- However, she stressed that they are “con- vals for the upcoming golden week.

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‘Dramatic slowing’ seen in AP PHOTO global trade, as rhetoric rises

HE World Trade Organi- zation dramatically slashed

T AP PHOTO its forecast for trade growth this year by about a third to its lowest rate since 2009, when the global economy was mired in recession in the wake of the financial crisis. In an update to its forecasts yesterday, the world’s leading In this Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 file photo, Air France director of Human Resources Xavier Broseta (right), and assistant director of long- trade body said the groundswell haul flights Pierre Plissonnier (center), are protected by a police officer as they flee the company’s headquarters at Roissy Airport in anti-globalization sentiment could make matters worse, es- pecially if policymakers respond Brazilian Roberto Azevedo, director to that in a “misguided” man- general of the World Trade Organization Air France workers on trial ner. The Geneva-based WTO, ject for next year to between 1.8 perhaps best known for dealing percent and 3.1 percent from 3.6 over ripping off bosses’ shirts with trade disputes, predicted percent. that global trade will rise only The WTO warned of a num- 1.7 percent this year, way down ber of risks, such as the effect Philippe Sotto, Bobigny years of belt-tightening at the activists sometimes destroying from its April prediction for 2.8 of the British vote to leave the airline. company property or briefly hol- percent. European Union, which has in- IFTEEN current and former A disgruntled crowd of union ding managers hostage — “bos- It said the downgrade was creased uncertainty about com- FAir France workers went on activists and other employees snapping” it is often called — to largely due to an unexpectedly mercial relations in a part of the trial yesterday for alleged vio- broke through an access gate to make a point. sharp drop in merchandise tra- world where trade has been re- lence during a union protest last reach Air France headquarters. The shirt-ripping incident de volumes in the first quarter. latively strong. year at the airline’s headquarters During a scuffle outside the bui- shocked many even in protest- Lower economic growth and Other uncertainties include that saw two company executives lding, two managers and several prone France and worried the trade in developing countries financial market volatility stem- flee over a fence with their shirts security guards were manhand- government, a big Air France like China and Brazil as well as a ming from changes in monetary ripped off. led. shareholder, about damage to deceleration in imports in Nor- policy in developed countries — The incident, caught on came- Under catcalls and boos, with the country’s reputation. So- th America lay at the heart of the the U.S. Federal Reserve is set to ra, was a high-profile example of protesters chanting “naked, cialist Prime Minister Manuel sharp downgrade. raise interest rates again while the often strained relations be- naked,” and “resignation,” the Valls said “these acts are the If the WTO’s forecast comes the European Central Bank and tween French workers and their airline’s human resources direc- work of thugs.” true, it will be the first time in the Bank of Japan could cut bor- employers. Dozens of union acti- tor Xavier Broseta was seen ba- In response, some unions and 15 years that global trade grows rowing costs further. vists rallied in support of the de- re-chested, with a tie still around leftist politicians have denoun- more slowly than the world eco- It also voiced worries that fendants outside the courthouse his neck but just a piece of sleeve ced an increasing drive to cri- nomy, which it expects to ex- growing anti-trade rhetoric in Bobigny north of Paris as the around his wrist. minalize trade union action, ar- pand by 2.2 percent. around the world might affect trial began. Meanwhile, the head of long- guing that physical violence is a “The dramatic slowing of tra- trade policy. Five union members, who have haul operations, Pierre Plis- desperate response to extreme de growth is serious and shou- One planned trade deal that since been fired, stand charges sonnier, ended up with his shirt pressure from management on ld serve as a wake-up call,” looks to be in trouble is the pro- of aggravated assault, and face and suit jacket shredded. The workers’ rights and jobs. WTO director-general Robert posed Trans-Atlantic Trade and up to three years in prison and two managers, under protection Air France has shrunk its work- Azevedo said. “It is particular- Investment Partnership, com- a 45,000-euro (USD51,000) of security guards, managed to force and cut costs over years of ly concerning in the context of monly known as TTIP, between fine if convicted. Ten Air France escape by climbing a fence. restructuring amid competition growing anti-globalization sen- the United States and the EU. workers, who retained their jobs, The company filed a complaint from low-cost and Mideast air- timent.” TTIP aims to remove trade face charges of property damage. for aggravated assault. Manage- lines. Its unions have gone on “We need to make sure that barriers between the two but the The violent protest took pla- ment and unions alike insist that strike repeatedly, disrupting air this does not translate into mis- secretive discussions have re- ce last October during a crucial the violence emanated from a traffic throughout Europe, and guided policies that could make portedly become bogged down union-management meeting at small minority of workers. the pilots attend demonstrations the situation much worse,” he amid growing concerns — and the airline’s headquarters next to Although the scuffle was unu- in uniform. The Air France-KLM added, referring to job creation protests — in Europe over what Charles de Gaulle Airport outside sually violent, relations between Group reported net annual profit and economic growth. a deal would mean for food sa- Paris, where executives announ- management and staff in Fran- in 2015 for the first time in seve- As well as reducing its 2016 fety and privacy protections, ced nearly 3,000 job cuts after ce are often testy, with union ral years. AP forecast, the WTO cut its pro- among other things. AP

corporate bits mgm holds recruitment fair for cotai property ctm implements ‘appreciative culture’ workshops

submission of applications, and deliver positive energy to interviews, and issuing offers society. of intent. According to a press As cited in the company’s release issued by MGM, over press release, three “Apprecia- 800 local candidates attended tive Culture Sharing Sessions” the Fair, and more than 200 were organized for 210 CTM employment offers were made employees over two months. on-site. Five “Appreciative Leadership Wendy Yu, Senior Vice Pre- Workshops” for management sident of Human Resources of level employees were also held MGM, said of the campaign: and 101 “CTM Appreciative MGM plans to roll out a se- gaming departments. “We will continue to provide Leaders” have been trained. ries of Mass Recruitment Fairs The first Mass Recruitment extensive training and support These employees will spread for local talent from now until Fair took place at MGM Ma- to both our existing and new and facilitate “Appreciative the grand opening of MGM cau’s Grand Ballroom yester- team members as we antici- Culture” among their peers Cotai (scheduled for Q2 of day, offering non-gaming job pate the expansion of MGM’s and society at large. 2017), including specific fairs openings under seven depart- footprint in Macau. We believe In a bid to reinforce em- introduce this management CTM said it is committed to that are organized in collabo- ments including Hotel Ope- that great people create great ployees’ sense of belonging concept. establishing an ideal working ration with several local insti- rations and Security. MGM’s moments, and we are confi- and cohesiveness, CTM CTM stated that by conti- environment for employees tutions. The campaign offers Talent and Acquisition team dent that the Golden Lion Team has been actively promoting nuously organizing “Apprecia- by organizing various collabo- over 1,200 new positions with provided one-stop service for will significantly contribute to “Appreciative Culture” sin- tive Culture” workshops, the rative and training sessions to approximately 6,000 job ope- all candidates at the Recruit- Macau’s position as a world lei- ce June, becoming the first company aims to establish a provide targeted employee de- nings for both non-gaming and ment Fair, including online sure and tourism center.” corporation in the region to positive working atmosphere velopment opportunities. wed 28.09.2016

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Huambo city China to back training centre in Angola

HINA will build an In- sectors already identified. Ctegrated Vocational Cinfotec was conceived in Training Centre (Cinfotec) in 2008 as a centre for excellence Huambo province in 2017, in applied technologies, meant the minister of public admi- to provide technical qualifica- nistration, labor, health and tion and training for profes- social security announced in sionals in the labour market. It Luanda, reports the newspa- offers technical, qualification per Jornal de Angola. and skill-perfection courses Minister Pitra Neto spoke in the areas of metrology, me- during a visit by China’s am- chanics and production, elec- bassador to the Luanda Cin- tricity and mechatronics, and fotec. He said preparations information and communica- were already under way and tion technologies, including that Angolan and Chinese courses with international personnel had visited Huam- certification. bo twice to begin the process. The Luanda Cinfotec has Ambassador Cui Aimin ex- capacity for 901 trainees and plained that the personnel counts 16 classrooms with training would help Ango- 50 seats each, two videocon- la overcome current finan- ference rooms, one audito- cial difficulties and that the rium with 100 seats and 22 project’s cost was still being laboratories, 15 of them for assessed. He also reiterated theoretical teaching and 7 his country’s commitment to that focus on technological cooperating with Angola in all services. MDT/Macauhub

Large diamond discovered at the Lulo concession

USTRALIA’S Lucapa Diamond Company has discovered Aat the Lulo concession in Angola yet another very large diamond, weighing 172.67 carats (35.534 grams), the company announced in a statement released on Monday. The company specified that it is the fifth stone over 100 carats discovered at that concession in Angola and that it is nearly colorless and almost entirely without impurities. Last February the Lucapa Diamond Company announced the discovery of the largest diamond ever found in Angola, wei- ghing 404.2 carats or about 80 grams. It was later sold for USD16 million. Early this September the company discovered a 38.6 carat pink diamond, the largest coloured gemstone found at the con- cession located 630 km east of Luanda. The company’s partners at the concession are the state-held Empresa Nacional de Diamantes de Angola (Endiama) and the private company Rosas & Pétalas. MDT/Macauhub 28.09.2016 wed

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Beijing sentences Strong winds from typhoon three to suspended hit Taiwan, killing at least 4 terms More than over labor AP PHOTO 8,000 people activism had been evacuated, court in southern mostly from AChina’s industrial heartland yesterday pas- mountainous sed down suspended sen- tences to three labor or- areas at risk of ganizers who led strikes landslides or to demand better working conditions, in the latest floods move by ruling Commu- nist Party authorities to landslides or floods. About rein in civil society. 2,800 went to shelters, Chen The three had worked at said. a labor rights center that More than 2.9 million hou- had continued operating seholds lost power, though even after authorities offi- 976,000 had been restored cially closed it in 2007. by late evening, according to The center’s mana- Taiwan’s Central News Agency. ger, Zeng Feiyang, was More than 121 flights were handed a four-year sus- delayed and 253 canceled at pended sentence, while Taoyuan International Air- Tang Huanxing and Zhu A woman eats and struggles with her umbrella against powerful gusts of wind generated by typhoon Megi across the the port, and seven were diverted Xiaomei were each given island in Taipei to other Taiwanese airports. 18-month suspended sen- Authorities had closed schools, tences. They had been ar- Ralph Jennings, Taipei Authorities had raised alert le- falling and wind-blown objects. offices and most of Taiwan’s rested on Dec. 3, 2015, and vels for Taiwan, which is prone Megi is 500 kilometers in dia- railway system. charged with “gathering a TRONG winds knocked to landslides and flooding, said meter, and rainfall had topped Megi is the fourth typhoon of crowd to disturb social or- Sdown people and scattered National Fire Agency Director- 300 millimeters in the south the year to hit Taiwan. der” — a broadly defined debris as a massive typhoon General Chen Wen-lung. and eastern mountains. On the Chinese coast, about accusation widely used crossed over Taiwan yesterday, The 268 injuries included ei- “The rainfall problem will get 160 kilometers from Taiwan at to stifle complaints from killing at least four people and ght Japanese tourists traveling increasingly severe as the storm its nearest point, fishing boats rights activists and mem- injuring more than 260, offi- in a tour bus that turned on its passes over,” Lee said. “We’ve were ordered back to port, Chi- bers of the public. cials said. side in central Taiwan. Three got to see whether the amount of na’s officialXinhua News Agen- The Panyu district court Typhoon Megi’s bands of hea- people suffered fatal falls and rain has a big impact. The only cy said. It said the typhoon was in the city of Guagnzhou vy rain and sustained winds a fourth person died in a tru- good news is that it’s moving expected to reach Guangdong said the defendants “ig- of 162 kilometers per hour ck crash, said Lee Wei-sen, a fast on its way over Taiwan.” province and Fujian province nored national laws and blanketed the island by midaf- spokesman for Taiwan’s Central More than 8,000 people had Wednesday morning, bringing organized mass gatherings ternoon as the eye of the storm Emergency Operations Center. been evacuated, mostly from as much as 400 millimeters of that disturbed social or- made landfall on the east coast. Many of the injuries were from mountainous areas at risk of rain to parts of Fujian. AP der.” It said their actions re- sulted in severe economic losses to the companies involved. The official Xinhua News Shanghai ranks as top pick to Agency said yesterday that Tang had been responsi- become next major financial hub ble for the organization’s publicity, while Zhu hand- led relations with workers Pooja Thakur gs. London was one point ahead of New who’d migrated from York, which ranked second, according to the survey, which measured data collec- other parts of China. HANGHAI ranks as the top pick BLOOMBERG In testimony shown on Samong the world’s cities expected to ted through the end of June, and doesn’t state television, Zeng said become significant global financial centers reflect the impact of the U.K.’s decision to he had received funding in the next few years, according to a survey leave the European Union. Data collected and training from “some of finance professionals. in July and August show that assessments overseas organizations Qingdao, Shenzhen, Dalian and Beijing given to London were down from previous hostile to China.” are the other mainland Chinese cities that levels, according to the highlights of the The accusation — not are going to rise as financial centers, ac- backed up by firm eviden- cording to the Global Financial Centers In- Highway in Shanghai ce or names — has featu- dex which measures cities based on their red in a number of recent attractiveness to financial services profes- Qingdao, survey, suggesting that next year’s rankin- trials of human rights sionals. The index is based on two inputs: Shenzhen, Dalian gs may show “significant changes.” lawyers and legal activis- statistical data and a poll of finance profes- Singapore was 42 points behind New ts. That is seen as part of sionals. Eight of the top 15 cities that are and Beijing are the York to rank third, and Hong Kong placed a sweeping crackdown on expected to gain in significance are from fourth. Tokyo, in fifth place, lagged behind civil liberties engineered the Asia-Pacific region, according to the other mainland New York by 60 points, the survey showed. by President Xi Jinping index created by the Z/Yen group for the The Australian hubs of Sydney and Mel- as he deals with growing City of London. Chinese cities that bourne jumped in the ratings, with Sydney foreign policy challenges London, New York, Hong Kong, Singapo- are going to rise as advancing six places in the past year to and a slowing economy at re and Tokyo remain the five leading glo- rank 11th among global cities, while Mel- home. AP bal financial centers in this year’s rankin- financial centers bourne placed 24th on the list. Bloomberg wed 28.09.2016

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HE notorious “Lo Tsin” of Hong Kong’s Hong Kong’s hated market equity market are su- ddenly in the spotli- Tght. Slang for “tricksters” in Cantonese, the phrase has tricksters are a hot topic in China long been used in the former British colony to describe sto- cks suspected of being tainted gaining power with suppliers by dodgy financial operators, and distributors, Fang said. Boshiwa, whose auditor re- from pump-and-dump traders BLOOMBERG to misleading corporate mana- signed in March 2012, sank gers. Now, as China prepares to 35 percent on the 15th of that give its citizens greater access month before its shares were to smaller Hong Kong shares halted. After more than four through a cross-border exchan- years of suspended trading, the ge link, the term is popping up company has entered a delis- in state-run media and Internet ting process for failing to de- discussion groups across the monstrate to the exchange that mainland. there’s no “regulatory concern The message for Chinese in- about management integrity,” vestors venturing into Hong according to company filings. Kong: ignore the Lo Tsin at A Cayman Islands court orde- your peril. red the appointment of provi- “Mainland investors have a lo- sional liquidators after a win- ve-hate relationship with Hong ding-up petition was filed, the Kong stocks as they find a large company said in a February number of undervalued, quality 2015 statement. It said in Au- companies sitting side-by-si- gust that a potential investor de with shady ones,” said Fang has agreed to provide working Lie, chairman of Shenzhen capital as the company attemp- Juwending Investment Mana- ts to restructure its debt. gement Ltd., a private equity Boshiwa’s website and public firm named after the Chinese phone number were inaccessi- city on Hong Kong’s northern ble. Calls to the Shanghai and border. Fang, an accountant by Melbourne numbers of Chen training, conducts seminars for Pei Qi, who the company had mainland investors on how to at least seven companies have of their revenue from China, expected by November. listed as an executive director, avoid potential Lo Tsin shares. posted one-day losses excee- tumbled 47 percent in 24 minu- “I hope Hong Kong regula- weren’t answered. An employee Of course, Chinese markets ding 50 percent this year. tes on May 20, 2015, wiping out tors will plug loopholes in the of EQS TodayIR Ltd. said by have had scandals of their own, The city’s approach has come USD19 billion of value before market and better protect small phone that his company had and there’s little evidence that under scrutiny in recent years trading was halted. investors,” Xu said in a phone stopped acting as Boshiwa’s in- stocks in Hong Kong are par- with the high-profile collap- Shares of the solar company interview. vestor relations contact. ticularly vulnerable to wrong- se of several stocks in the city, had surged more than 1,300 The city’s benchmark Hang China’s state-run media have doing (the city ranks No. 1 on a including Hanergy Thin Film percent during the preceding Seng Index rose 0.2 percent at helped focus attention on the World Bank gauge of minority Power Group Ltd., which is two years, even as speculation 9:34 a.m. local time, extending potential pitfalls of investing investor protection, versus 134 under investigation by Hong increased that the firm was at this year’s gain to 6.5 percent. in Hong Kong. The Shanghai for China). Still, Lo Tsin anxiety Kong’s Securities and Futures risk from unproven technology, The Shanghai Composite Index Securities News, owned by the among Chinese traders persis- Commission, and Boshiwa In- overly ambitious forecasts and was little changed. official Xinhua News Agency, ts, in part because the two ju- ternational Holding Ltd., which a reliance on its unlisted parent Fang said he tries to arm in- discussed the Lo Tsin in a Sept. risdictions have very different is in the process of being delis- company for revenue. In res- vestors with their own tools to 12 article that included an in- approaches to regulation. ted by the city’s exchange. Both ponse to a report in the Finan- avoid potential Lo Tsin. He fo- terview with HKEx’s Li. As Hong Kong Exchanges & companies have denied wrong- cial Times on unusual trading cuses on spotting red flags in -fi “It is urgent to cure the market Clearing Ltd. Chief Executive doing. patterns in the stock, Hanergy nancial statements using metri- disease of ‘Lo Tsin stocks’ while Officer Charles Li explained in The SFC has been stepping released a statement in March cs including cash flow, accounts striking a balance between effi- a blog post referencing the Lo up probes into potential mis- 2015 denying any misconduct receivable and inventories. ciency and fairness,” the Shan- Tsin this month, authorities in conduct, pursuing 137 market or manipulation of the shares Such early warning signals ghai Securities News wrote. China are high-touch gatekee- manipulation investigations in either by the company or its were apparent at Boshiwa, In one sign that Hong Kong is pers, scrutinizing companies the year through March, a 51 founder, Li Hejun. an apparel maker and Harry seeking to strengthen market before they go public in an ef- percent increase from two years Hanergy has been pursuing Potter licensee, Fang said. In oversight, the SFC is working fort to safeguard individual in- earlier. Probes into insider tra- reforms and swung to profit in 2011, the company was repor- with the city’s bourse on a new vestors. Hong Kong typically ding and “corporate misgover- the first half, the company said ting high accounts receivable approval process for initial pu- takes a more hands-off approa- nance” have jumped 49 percent in an e-mailed reply to ques- and prepaid expenses relative blic offerings that analysts say ch, allowing firms to list once and 37 percent, respectively, tions on Sept. 23. The firm has to peers. The numbers were would shift power to the regu- they meet the city’s clearly-de- over the past two years, accor- become more market-oriented unusual for a branded retailer, lator, giving it more explicit fined minimum criteria. ding to the SFC’s annual report. and will work hard to produ- which typically has better bar- say over which companies are The two systems also vary When contacted for comment ce better returns for investors, granted listings. The SFC and when times get tough for in- on potential Lo Tsin stocks, an Hanergy said. Shares remain the exchange are inviting com- vestors. China’s state-directed SFC spokesman referred to a suspended. Few cases ments on proposed changes in funds spent billions propping June 2 speech by CEO Ashley Xu Ming, an individual inves- a public consultation set to end up share prices after the do- Alder, in which he said the re- tor from China’s Jiangxi pro- have drawn in November. mestic market crashed last gulator has been looking into vince, says he invested in Ha- While regulation in Hong year, a stark contrast to Hong shares with “extreme volatili- nergy about two years ago but more attention Kong may improve over time, Kong, which has avoided large- ty.” avoided the stock’s crash after the ultimate responsibility for scale government intervention Few cases have drawn more selling his stake on concern in China than due diligence lies with inves- since the Asian financial crisis attention in China than that of over the firm’s reliance on its that of Hanergy. tors, said Ran Linghao, a Shen- in 1998. On the mainland, sha- Hanergy, one of the more than parent. He has attended Fang’s zhen-based portfolio manager reholders take comfort from 30 examples of potential Lo classes on how to spot potential The stock at Da Cheng Fund Management China’s relatively small number Tsin analyzed by Fang during Lo Tsin shares in Shenzhen, Co., which oversees more than of short sellers, along with daily his weekend lectures in Shen- which attracted more than 100 tumbled 47 $10 billion. trading limits that cap declines zhen. The stock, a favorite of individual and professional in- “Under Hong Kong’s current at 10 percent - giving regula- mainland investors using the vestors in May and September. percent in 24 legal and regulatory environ- tors time to respond to signs of exchange link and one of the An expansion of the exchange minutes on May ment, the best way is to stay wrongdoing before losses dee- more than 1,000 Hong Kong- link to include Shenzhen stocks away from any suspected Lo pen. 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INGAPORE can do more to address Singapore has gaps to fill in the money-laun- dering risks posed Sby the country’s status as money-laundering fight, FATF says a global financial center, the Financial Action Task Force said. While acknowledging in place to combat money that the Southeast Asian laundering and financing of terrorism during a vi- nation has a “reasonable BLOOMBERG understanding” of its mo- sit by FATF examiners on ney-laundering risks and Nov. 17-Dec. 3. has taken steps to mitiga- In response, Singapore’s te them, “moderate gaps” government and the cen- remain, the Paris-based tral bank pledged “fur- organization said in a re- ther steps” to strengthen port published yesterday. its regime to fight illicit The report detailed va- flows. rious recommendations Before the report was on how Singapore could published, the Monetary beef up its measures to Authority of Singapore combat money launde- had stepped up action to ring and terrorism finan- address the reputational cing. damage caused by anti- “The nexus between money laundering lapses transnational threats, the at banks in the Southeast inherent risks faced by Asian nation linked to Singapore as one of the the beleaguered state in- world’s largest financial vestment fund 1Malaysia centers, and vulnerabi- Development Bhd. The lities within the system” central bank rebuked are not sufficiently reflec- four banks including UBS ted in Singapore’s risk Group AG and Standard assessment program, the Chartered Plc for lapses FATF said. Its evaluation in compliance controls. was based on measures Bloomberg

CAMBODIA SRI LANKA Alleged timber smuggler says Body of slain editor exhumed reporters should honor payoffs for new investigation Bharatha Mallawarachi, Colombo Sopheng Cheang, Phnom Penh and his colleagues were aware of are alive, we shall behave with Heng Samneang’s alleged illegal honesty. If you have given your HE body of a newspaper AP PHOTO N alleged timber smug- activities, which had been going word to someone, you have to Teditor killed seven years Agler in Cambodia has given on for more than 10 years, and honor that promise or you will ago was exhumed yesterday journalists a lesson in ethics: had received cash payments die in a car crash.” for a fresh investigation as People who take bribes should from her. In the brief segment, she also Sri Lanka’s government looks honor their commitments — or He said officials in charge of re- tells the journalists that she anew at multiple unsolved be prepared to die. gulating logging also were awa- does not keep all her income for killings of journalists under a Timber smuggling and bribery re of her activities and likewise herself, but shares it with them. previous government. are both common in Cambodia, took payoffs. While some of The journalist who spoke to Lasantha Wickrematunge, but a video posted on Facebook Crime investigating police officers Heng Samneang’s shipments the AP acknowledged recei- editor of the Sunday Leader prepare to exhume the remains late last week appears to illus- had been confiscated, she had ving money from Heng Sam- newspaper, was killed while of murdered newspaper editor trate how ingrained both activi- never been arrested, he said. neang, but said it was just oc- driving to work in January Lasantha Wickrematunge at a ties have become. Environmental activists and casional payments of USD15- 2009. He was an investigati- cemetery in Colombo The video clip was posted on experts say that Cambodia has 20 treated as being for food or ve journalist who wrote about a page calling itself the Siem one of the highest rates of defo- gasoline. The average annual government corruption and a Ranagala said police also Reap Post. It shows provincial restation in the world, much of income in Cambodia is about sharp critic of the then-gover- wanted to identify the type of logging tycoon Heng Samneang it due to illegal logging and cor- $1,000, though it is much nment’s alleged human rights weapon used to kill Wickre- complaining that journalists in rupt land deals. lower in rural areas such as violations during a civil war matunga. the northeastern province of The video clip of Heng Sam- Stung Treng. with the ethnic Tamil rebels. A number of journalists Stung Treng to whom she was neang, also known as “Yeay Some journalists and activists The exhumation took pla- were killed, reported as mis- allegedly giving payoffs to keep Proeung,” shows her outside trying to expose illegal logging ce under a court order after sing after being abducted by her activities secret had instead what appears to be her office on in Cambodia have been murde- police investigators sought government paramilitaries, informed the authorities, who an unknown date. She has bur- red. But other journalists — or permission for a new exami- or beaten up under former then confiscated timber she was ning joss sticks grasped between people who describe themselves nation due to contradictory President Mahinda Rajapak- accused of trying to smuggle her hands, which she raises up as journalists — use their know- medical and post-mortem sa’s administration. No one across the border to Vietnam. and down in front of her head in ledge of illegal logging to extort reports, said Athula S Rana- has been convicted. She said that those who did an oath-taking ceremony. money from the loggers. gala, a lawyer representing In a pre-written editorial not honor their promises would Heng Samneang is heard Buth Vicheath, owner of the his family’s interests. The published posthumously, Wi- die in a car crash, though it was calling on the sky and earth as Siem Reap Post Facebook page officer who carried out the ckrematunge had said it will unclear if that was meant as a her witnesses for punishment on which the video clip was pos- autopsy said the death oc- be the government that wou- curse or a threat. for any journalists who betray ted, said he received it from a curred due to gunshot wou- ld kill him. A journalist in Stung Treng, her by informing the authorities friend and was happy to circu- nds, while the surgeon who The new government elec- speaking anonymously because of her activities. late it to encourage the gover- operated on the editor befo- ted last year has begun fresh of fear for his safety, confirmed “All you journalists, be my nment to crack down on illegal re he died said the wounds investigations into the unsol- to The Associated Press that he witness,” she says. “While we logging. AP were not from bullets. ved killings of journalists. AP 28.09.2016 wed

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dent from about 1,000 FARC rebels in the Yari Plains, a re-

AP PHOTO mote area of southern Colom- bia where the group recently concluded its last congress as a guerrilla army by endorsing the deal. But there were also spora- dic protests, including one in Cartagena led by conserva- tive former President Alvaro Uribe, whose decade-long, U.S.-backed military offen- sive forced the FARC to the negotiating table. Shouting "Santos is a coward," the few hundred Uribe supporters vowed that if they gain power when the presidents steps down in 2018 they will undo an accord they say is harbin- ger of a Cuba-style leftist dic- tatorship. The stiff domestic opposi- tion, which will make imple- mentation even tougher, con- trasts with almost universal acclaim abroad for the accord. On Monday, European Union foreign policy coordinator Federica Mogherini said that with the signing of the peace agreement, the EU would sus- pend the FARC from its list of terrorist organizations. The U.S. has yet to follow suit but Kerry said he is open to reconsidering its status. Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos (front left), gives a peace pin to the top commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, Rodrigo Londono "We clearly are ready to re- view and make judgments as the facts come in," he told reporters. "We don't want to leave people on the list if they Colombia embarks on path to don't belong." Colombians' distrust of the FARC runs deep. Many fa- milies have been touched by peace with historic accord rebel kidnappings and it will take years to heal the wounds from a conflict that claimed Joshua Goodman, handed it over to his former alias Timochenko, called San- 220,000 lives and drove 8 Andrea Rodriguez adversary, who fastened it to If the accord tos "a courageous partner" million people from their ho- his own shirt. and proclaimed there was no mes. FTER a half-century of It was one of many symbolic is accepted turning back on the FARC's The rebels are equally skepti- Acombat that spilled blood gestures during the 90-minu- decision to abandon Colom- cal of the government on whi- across this South American te ceremony overlooking the by Colombian bia's jungles. ch they will now depend for nation, Colombians have em- colonial ramparts of Carta- voters the "Let no one doubt that we protection, a fact underscored barked on a new, but difficult gena that filled Colombians are going into politics without by Timochenko's startled look path to settle their political di- with hope and optimism for FARC’s weapons," he said before en- when a low flyover by three fi- fferences with the signing of a the arduous work ahead im- ding his speech with a simple ghter jets unexpectedly inter- historic peace accord between plementing a 297-page accord estimated but loudly applauded appeal rupted his speech. the government and leftist re- that took four grueling years for forgiveness. "I apologize "This time they came to sa- bels. to negotiate. 7,000 fighters for all the pain that we have lute peace instead of unload The first test after Monday's If the accord is accepted by would have caused," he said. bombs," he joked upon resu- signing is a weekend referen- Colombian voters in Sunday's Santos, who for years was the ming. dum in which voters are being referendum, as polls say it to turn over FARC's top military opponent, Timochenko took over as the asked to ratify or reject the will, the FARC's estimated was equally emphatic that he FARC's commander in 2011 deal. If it passes, as expected, 7,000 fighters would have to their weapons would honor his promise to after an aerial attack killed his Colombia will move on to the turn over their weapons gra- promote pluralism and open predecessor shortly after he thornier and still uncertain dually to a team of United gradually up Colombia's traditionally authorized a secret backchan- task of reconciliation. Nations-sponsored observers elite-driven political system. nel dialogue with the govern- President Juan Manuel San- within six months. groups and entities linked to "As head of state of the fa- ment. tos and Rodrigo Londono, top A much tougher challenge the FARC and stop Europeans therland we all love, I want to For all of the challenges commander of the Revolutio- will be reconciliation, a pro- making funds or economic re- welcome you to democracy," ahead, though, many Colom- nary Armed Forces of Colom- cess that will require rebels sources available to it. he said. Earlier, he led the bians who thought peace wou- bia, formally signed the agree- and state actors who want to Longer term, the two sides crowd in chants of "No more ld never come were carried ment before a crowd of 2,500 avoid jail to confess their war have drafted an ambitious war! No more war! No more away with emotion. foreign dignitaries and special crimes committed during a agenda to hasten the develo- war!" "This is something I wai- guests, including U.N. Secre- 52-year conflict marred by pment of Colombia's long-ne- Across the country, Colom- ted for my whole life — that tary-General Ban Ki-moon brutalities on both sides. glected countryside and rid it bians celebrated with a host of I dreamed of every day," said and U.S. Secretary of State In Brussels, the European of illegal coca crops that star- activities, from peace concerts Leon Valencia, a former guer- John Kerry. Union announced Tuesday ting in the 1980s strengthe- to a street party in the capital, rilla who is one of the most Many in the audience, all that it has suspended its sanc- ned the FARC — and some say Bogota, where the signing ce- respected experts on Colom- dressed in white, had tears in tions against the FARC, which morally corrupted it — while remony was broadcast live on bia's conflict. "It's like when their eyes as Santos removed has been on the bloc's "ter- other insurgencies across La- a giant screen. you're waiting for a child that from his lapel a pin shaped rorist list" since 2002. The tin America fell to the waysi- The signing was greeted with is finally born, or seeing an old like a white dove that he has sanction have allowed the EU de. wild cheers followed by calls lover or when your favorite been wearing for years and to freeze the assets of people, Londono, best known by his for Timochenko to be presi- team scores a goal." AP wed 28.09.2016

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Jamey Keaten, Geneva th care costs. Dora noted, for example, that doctors could advise their patients ORE than nine out BLOOMBERG Mof 10 people worl- about higher risks of heart dwide live in areas with disease in some countries, excessive air pollution, or how solar lamps cou- contributing to strokes, ld substitute for kerose- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking during heart disease, lung cancer ne lamps that are used in the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly and other problems, the many parts of the develo- World Health Organiza- ping world. Edith M. Lederer tion said yesterday. He said WHO has no evi- The U.N. health agency dence that face masks like HE failed attempt by the U.S. and Rus- said in a new report that those worn in many parts sia to revive a cease-fire in Syria stole the T 92 percent of people live of Asia and beyond help spotlight at the annual U.N. gathering of world in areas where air quality reduce exposure to fine leaders but every other global hotspot had its exceeds WHO limits, with particles. moment — and there were some chuckles as southeast Asia, eastern He noted that North well including a message to Secretary-General Mediterranean and wes- America is faring well Ban Ki-moon to be ready to receive his gift of a tern Pacific regions -har compared with Europe, “white bull” from South Sudan. dest hit. mostly due to Europe’s With the final speeches of the six-day gabfest The country-by-country classification, followed by and social determinants of greater dependence on delivered on Monday, there were also a few figures come from new sa- Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, health. diesel fuel and partially high points. tellite data over rural areas Afghanistan, Egypt and The aim is to educate due to farm policies that Last December’s Paris climate agreement got to complement traditional China. both policymakers and in- generate agricultural am- 31 more ratifications at a high-level event hos- ground measurements of Yesterday’s report focu- dividuals about the risks, monia and methane. ted by Ban, topping the 55 countries required pollution, mostly in cities, ses on outdoor air pollu- at a time of spiraling heal- While China ranked and just over 7 percent short of the 55 percent in about 3,000 places wor- tion, which is estimated to sixth among countries of global emissions needed for the deal to en- ldwide. A similar WHO re- kill about 3 million people with the highest num- ter into force. It is expected to reach that ma- port released in May that per year based on 2012 WHO ber of deaths per capi- gic number before the next U.N. conference on said 98 percent of resi- figures, the most recent ta tnxdue to ambient climate change in November in Morocco. says one in dents in large cities of low- available. air pollution, Dora said U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and middle-income coun- “There are two thin- the country is doing “an called the agreement a “historic achievement” nine deaths tries face excessively high gs happening. One is: amazing amount of stuff” that would never have happened if the world’s air pollution. WHO says rich countries are getting worldwide to fight it, such as with nations hadn’t shifted course to preserve life one in nine deaths worl- much better in improving clean cars. But coal-fired on Earth. is linked to dwide is linked to indoor the quality of the air. And power plants, household “There might be a Plan B in life but there cer- and outdoor pollution. two: poorer countries are burning of coal and wood tainly is no Planet B,” Eliasson said Monday indoor and Turkmenistan has the getting worse. That is the to produce energy, and in wrapping up the General Assembly’s annual highest rate of deaths per overall trend,” said Dr. transportation remain General Debate which was attended by over outdoor capita due to ambient air Carlos Dora, WHO coor- big generators of pollu- 135 heads of state and government and more pollution in the WHO’s dinator for environmental pollution tion in China, he said. AP than 50 ministers. The high-level meetings began with the firs- t-ever U.N. summit on refugees and migrants called to tackle one of the most contentious US ELECTIONS issues facing the world: millions of people fleeing conflict and poverty — and not many countries willing to accept them. Clinton, Trump draw stark contrasts World leaders approved the New York Decla- ration aimed at providing a more coordinated with sharp debate attacks and humane response to the largest refugee crisis since World War II, and President Bara- ck Obama secured thousands of new resettle- John McCormick, Mark Niquette “She doesn’t have the look, she ment places and billions of dollars in pledges doesn’t have the stamina,’’ Trump to help the refugees at a summit the following ILLARY Clinton and Donald said, repeatedly questioning her vigor day. HTrump leveled sharp and perso- and endurance. Eliasson said both events gave “new structu- nal charges and counter-charges over “Well, as soon as he travels to 112 re to the work on refugees and migration whi- trade, the U.S. economy, race and fo- countries and negotiates a peace ch will be very useful.” reign policy in their first face-to-face deal, a ceasefire, a release of dissiden- “But above all I hope we shall make sure that debate, an event that put on display ts, an opening of new opportunities this organization sends the signal of everybo- their starkly different personalities in nations around the world or even and visions of the nation’s future. Republican presidential nominee Donald dy’s equal value, and that we need to work in spends 11 hours testifying in front of Trump and Democratic presidential nominee such a way that we prevent the xenophobic From the first question posed by a congressional committee, he can Hillary Clinton shake hands during the tendencies to prevail which are still strong in moderator Lester Holt, the debate talk to me about stamina,” responded presidential debate at Hofstra University today’s world,” he said. devolved into an exchange of accusa- Clinton, who served as U.S. secretary As for the “buzz” in U.N. corridors, it was two tions and blame as Trump and Clin- of state. ses after it was over, Mexico’s peso newcomers making their debuts on the inter- ton reached into each others’ past sta- Heading into the debate, staged 43 rebounded from a record low and ha- national stage that captured the most atten- tements and records. On most policy days from the Nov. 8 election, Trump ven assets including the yen and gold tion: British Prime Minister Theresa May and issues they fell back on their standard and Clinton were tied at 46 percent fell, suggesting investors saw lower Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. campaign stances, offering no new in a head-to-head contest among risks ahead. Citigroup Inc. has said a May assured the General Assembly that Bri- proposals for how they would deal likely voters, according to the latest Trump win in November could sink tain will remain a global power and continue with the country’s challenges. Bloomberg Politics national poll. equities and warned this week it may playing a role in trying to resolve the many The debate yesterday [Macau time] Trump, the Republican nominee, got also spur volatility in both gold and challenges in the world despite its decision at Hofstra University in New York en- 43 percent to Democrat Clinton’s 41 currency markets. to leave the European Union. And Trudeau ded as it began with testy exchanges percent when third-party candidates With the race deadlocked, both announced new plans for Canada to become - and a few odd moments - between are included. candidates sought to solidify support more globally engaged, including providing the candidates when Holt asked While both candidates claimed vic- among groups they’re counting on to 750 U.N. peacekeepers, and tried to calm se- Trump about a comment he made tory after the debate, financial marke- cast ballots in the election and sway curity jitters after a weekend bombing in New that Clinton doesn’t present the ima- ts were judging it in favor of Clinton. the small slice of the electorate that is York City on the eve of the global gathering. AP ge of a president. U.S. stock index futures reversed los- still undecided. Bloomberg 28.09.2016 wed

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Xian Xing Hai, cinema There was no conspiracy surrounding the death of s/n, NAPE cineteatro President Kennedy but there were serious failures by Admission: MOP5 (Free on Sundays and public those responsible for his protection, according to a holidays) 22 Sep - 28 Sep government report. Enquiries: The 300,000-word document, prepared by a special (853) 8791 9814 EQUALS_ commission set up by President Johnson to investi- room 1 “Memories of Moments - Macao and 2.15, 5.45, 9.30 pm gate the assassination, ends months of speculation Lusophone African and Asian Regions in Director: Drake Doremus about the death of the president on 22 November Photograph Postcards” Exhibition Starring: Kristen Stewart, Nicholas Hoult, Guy Pearce, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. The commission, led by Chief Justice Earl Warren Time: 10am-6pm (no admission after 6:30 pm, Jacki Weaver Language: English (Cantonese) of the Supreme Court, concludes in its report that closed on Mondays) Duration: 101min gunman Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone when he fi- Until: December 4, 2016 red three rifle shots at the president from the Texas Venue: Archives of Macao, No. 91-93, Avenida do NINE LIVES_ School Book Depository. Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, Macau room 1 It rules out suggestions that Oswald, 24, had an Admission: Free 4.05, 7.45 pm accomplice and that shots were fired from an over- Enquiries: (853) 2836 6866 Director: Barry Sonnenfeld pass situated in front of the president’s car. It states Starring: Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Christopher that Oswald was also to blame for shooting a police Art Courses Student’s Exhibition of the Walken officer with a revolver approximately three-quarters Language: English (Cantonese) of an hour later on a Dallas street. Ballistics analysis Macau Museum of Art Duration: 96min Time: revealed both guns were owned by Oswald. 10am-7pm (no admission after 6:30 pm, The report also found that Jack Ruby, 53, who shot closed on Mondays) SULLY_ Oswald dead two days after the president’s death at a room 2 Until: November 27, 2106 Dallas police station also acted on his own initiative. Venue: Macau Museum of Art, Av. Xian Xing Hai, 2.15, 4.00, 5.45, 9.30 pm Director: Clint Eastwood, Aaron Eckhart But the security services responsible for protecting s/n, NAPE Starring: Tom Hanks the president were severely criticized by the report. Admission: MOP5 (free admission on Sundays and Language: English (Cantonese) The Secret Service was criticized for not taking ade- public holidays) Duration: 96min quate safety precautions prior to the trip and for not Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 liaising enough with other government departmen- TRAIN TO BUSAN_ ts. It is understood the Federal Bureau of Intelligen- 60th Anniversary of the Macao Artists room 2 ce (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Society – A Retrospective 7.30 pm the Office of Naval Intelligence all had dossiers on Oswald prior to the shooting following his defection ime Director: Yeon Sang-ho T : 10am-7pm (no admission after 6:30 pm, Starring: Gong Yoo, Jung Tu-mi, ma Domng-Seok from Russia to America in 1961. closed on Mondays) Language: Korean (Cantonese/English) The Secret Service, however, was unaware of his Until: December 4, 2016 Duration: 97min existence, the report stated. The FBI was criticized Venue: Macao Museum of Art, Av. Xian Xing Hai, for taking “an unduly restrictive view of its respon- s/n, NAPE sibilities in preventive intelligence work prior to the Admission: MOP5 (free on Sundays and public assassination.” holidays) The press and the media were also criticized for tur- Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 ning Dallas police station into “bedlam” after the as- sassination and the police officers themselves were condemned for not following correct interviewing BLAIR WITCH_ procedures when quizzing Oswald about the shoo- room 3 2.30, 6.30, 9.30 pm ting. Offbeat Director: Adam Wingard Starring: James Allen McCune, Brandon Scott, Callie Courtesy BBC News Hemandez Drone to the face doesn’t stop Language: English (Cantonese) Bone Thugs-n-Harmony show Duration: 89min In context S STORM President Johnson immediately appointed a committee to look into the recommendations in the report. room The hip-hop rhythms of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are 3 In the years since the assassination there has been much debate too fierce to be stopped. Even by a drone to the face. 4.15, 7.45 pm about who actually killed JFK. The group was performing at the High Life Music Fes- Director: David Lam In 1979 the US Congress House Select Committee on Assassinations tival in Victorville on Sunday when a drone buzzed up Starring: Louis Koo, Julian Cheung, vic Chou, Ada Choi said four shots could be heard on audio tape of the assassination, and smacked rapper Stanley “Flesh-N-Bone” Howse Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) and they appeared to come from two different locations. in the face. He winced and grabbed his head, but he Duration: 97min The committee concluded Oswald probably did not act alone. and the rest of the group didn’t stop the show or even However, the sound of shots cannot be distinguished as such by the song. the ear and the committee’s report was later described as “seriously It’s not clear whether a fan, the band or someone macau tower flawed” by the US National Academy of Sciences. US scientists are in the process of digitalizing the original tape, ep ep connected to the festival had launched the drone, whi- 15 S - 28 S never heard by the Warren Commission, and which is now too ch was about 2 feet wide. fragile to be played. Messages left with police and representatives for the SULLY_ A number of conspiracy theories ranging from an elaborately staged group weren’t immediately returned. 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm suicide to a right-wing government conspiracy have been suggested. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, whose other members are Director: Clint Eastwood, Aaron Eckhart Oliver Stone’s 1992 movie “JFK” supported the conspiracy theorists Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone, Layzie Bone and Krayzie Starring: Tom Hanks however an official government review in 1998 again concluded Bone, began in Cleveland in 1993 and is known for Language: English (Cantonese) there had been no conspiracy. 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Renato Marques FELIX DA COSTA WILL RACE IN HONG KONG ORTUGUESE race driver António Félix da Costa revealed in an in- terview with the Portu- Former Macau GP winner to Pguese edition of Autosport that he will retire from Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) to participate full-time in the focus on Formula E Formula E championship and other international projects for BMW. his podium finish last weekend On October 9, the former at Hungaroring, da Costa, Macau Grand Prix winner will winner of Macau’s Formula 3 head to Hong Kong for the Grand Prix back in 2012, ex- first race of the 2016/2017 For- MARQUES RENATO pressed his desire to “move mula E series. He will drive in ahead” after experiencing some the neighboring region for the ups and downs in what is con- BMW-affiliated American team sidered one of the world’s best Andretti Autosport, racing touring car series. alongside Robin Frijns. Since his Macau Grand Prix Costa may also join the win in 2012, da Costa has ex- BMW to the FIA World En- pressed his wish to step up to durance Championship from the Formula One on several 2018. BMW will enter the occasions, an upgrade that was LMGTE category alongsi- “blocked” by race drivers like de prestigious manufactu- Max Verstappen and the Rus- rers such as Aston Martin, sian Daniel Kvyat. Ferrari, Ford, and Porsche. There is currently only one BMW Motorsport Director round to be raced in DTM, and Jens Marquardt said, “Star- da Costa says his main focus ting with the 2018 season, we is helping his BMW teamma- want to further expand our ac- te Marco Wittmann to win the tivities in GT racing and com- championship and the manu- pete in the FIA World Endu- facturer’s title for BMW. rance Championship[...] This Audi leads the championship obviously also includes our re- with 609 points, 37 more than turn to Le Mans, which we are BMW. particularly looking forward The “grand finale” will take to. The way the WEC has de- place on the Hockenheim cir- veloped so well makes us con- cuit on the weekend of October fident that there is a big future 15 and 16, which will also mark for GT racing.” da Costa’s final races in the Speaking on the sidelines of Felix da Costa pictured in Macau German series.

FOOTBALL Asian leaders rebel, postpone election for FIFA Council

SIAN football lea- Salman said. “FIFA Pre- an emergency executi- does not involve Qatar’s any reform agenda. 13-14 meeting of the Aders rebelled against sident Gianni Infantino, ve committee meeting, 2022 World Cup bid, but “There is no argument FIFA Council in Zurich FIFA yesterday, calling I am not sure if you have where Chinese candidate no further details were between us and FIFA,” with Asia now below its off their extraordinary been at a shorter con- Zhang Jian was added to provided by the FIFA Sheikh Salman said. “I quota of delegates. congress and postponing gress but I think you can the committee until the ethics committee. think we will be the first The session was set to the election of three re- see the strength of opi- next extraordinary con- FIFA announced Sun- supporters of the FIFA’s look in detail at the 2026 presentatives to the new nion in the room.” gress. Dates and a venue day it had barred Al- reforms [...] but we need World Cup, with the Uni- FIFA Council. Only Singapore voted in for the rescheduled elec- Mohannadi from running to be fair and just as ted States and Canada The Asian Football favor of the agenda. The tion will have to be rati- in the election based on well.” among potential hosts. Confederation said the country’s candidate, Zai- fied by FIFA. an ethics committee re- It is unclear what the Infantino made an elec- congress lasted only 27 nudin Nordin, was set to FIFA ethics judge Hans- port, leaving Zhang, the effect of yesterday’s tur- tion campaign promise minutes after member benefit from his Qatari Joachim Eckert earlier Chinese football asso- moil will have on an Oct. to add eight teams to countries voted 42-1 opponent being exclu- this month opened a case ciation secretary gene- create a 40-team tourna- against the agenda. The ded. against Qatar Football ral, running against Ali ment. decision comes two The increase of the FIFA Association vice presi- Kafashian of Iran and The issue of when Asia days after FIFA barred Council to 37 members, dent Saoud Al-Mohanna- Nordin of Singapore for The issue could next host a World a Qatari candidate from chaired by Infantino, was di, who was one of four two of the three FIFA Cup is also up for deba- running for a spot on the a key part of reforms at men seeking one of the Council seats from Asia. of when te with China eager to council. the scandal-hit world new seats from Asia on The third seat from Asia Asia could bid as soon as possible. The congress in Goa body and was approved world football’s ruling has been reserved for A current FIFA rule that had been called to elect on the same day in Fe- council. female candidates, with next host a bars confederations from three officials to join bruary that the former FIFA prosecutors asked Moya Dodd of Australia back-to-back hosting existing AFC members UEFA secretary general Eckert to ban Al-Mohan- running against Han Un World Cup means China can next be from Japan, Kuwait and beat Sheikh Salman for nadi for “no less than two Gyong of North Korea a candidate for 2030. Malaysia, as well as Pre- the presidency. years and six months” for and Mafuza Akhter of is also up However, FIFA could sident Sheikh Salman bin “Today the AFC and not telling the truth and Bangladesh. for debate also propose a two-tour- Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Asian football has shown not cooperating properly The AFC president, who nament gap for confe- Bahrain, on the 37-mem- solidarity,” Sheikh Sal- with an ethics investiga- ran for the top job in soc- with China derations — knocking ber FIFA Council. man said. “The message tion. But Al-Mohannadi cer against Infantino in European bidders out “The congress has has been clear to everyo- said at the time he was the wake of the scandals eager to bid of the 2026 contest but spoken with one voice ne both inside and outsi- confident of a fair review that rocked FIFA last year, also pushing back Chi- and that has been clear de Asia.” and that he had coope- said stalling the election as soon as na’s ambitions to at least for us all to see,” Sheikh The AFC later held rated candidly. The case wasn’t designed to delay possible 2034. THE Amusement park firm fined Station28.09.2016Air quality wed BUZZ usd6.5m for roller coaster crash Roadside 45-65 Moderate The owner of Britain’s Alton Towers amusement park 240 kilometers north of London, admitted park has been fined 5 million pounds (USD6.5 breaches of health and safety rules at a hearing ear- High million) for a roller coaster crash that left five people lier this year. Density 45-65 seriously injured. Judge Michael Chambers says in yesterday’s ju- Residental Two victims had to have legs amputated after two dgment that a “catastrophic failure” of basic safe- Moderate cars on the Smiler ride collided in June 2015. An in- guards caused “a needless and avoidable accident.” Area opinion vestigation found that an operator had overridden Merlin chief executive Nick Varney said the com- the roller coaster’s governing computer system. pany was determined that such an accident would Ambient 45-65 Merlin Entertainments Group, which owns the never happen again. Moderate China Views DSMG SOURCE: Christopher Balding WORLD BRIEFS Why GDP is China’s most illusory indicator Marilyn Monroe’s Among investors and economists who study AP PHOTO China, few arguments are more contentious than dresses, notes, checkbook growth - more specifically, how to measure it. Of- ficially, China’s economy has been growing at an annualized rate of nearly 10 percent for the past seen before sale three decades. But plenty of analysts will argue that those figures are highly optimistic. Roberts, a major collector of Why should this debate matter? After all, China TAIWAN Strong winds has pulled hundreds of millions of people out of Monroe’s costumes. knock down people AP PHOTO poverty in recent years, while building the kind of The hundreds of items in- and scatter debris sparkling new infrastructure that makes the West clude dresses and outfits, the as a large typhoon envious. Whether GDP has grown by 10 percent negligee she wore in the mo- crosses over Taiwan, a year or 9 percent shouldn’t much matter - either vie “Niagara” and the green killing four people and way, aren’t things getting better? and black-sequined leotard injuring more than 26. The problem is that GDP isn’t simply a mea- she picked out herself from More on p10 sure of growth. It’s a metric widely used to get a studio wardrobe to wear in a better understanding of economic trends, put “Bus Stop.” There is a tube Hundreds risk in perspective, and make crucial business VIETNAM of her “non-smear” Revlon of fishermen have and investment decisions. In China, this creates A worker moves a ladder near the dress that actress Marilyn Monroe lipstick in “Bachelor’s Car- two distortions. First, if GDP data is faulty, those wore in the movie “Some Like It Hot” at an exhibition of Monroe’s filed claims seeking metrics may be significantly understating risk. Se- personal effects in Beijing nation” shade, the shoes she compensation cond, even if the data is accurate, China differs wore to marry playwright from a Taiwanese in crucial ways from most developed economies Louise Watt ld as well as in China, a coun- Arthur Miller, and the pair steel company that - and metrics linked to GDP can consequently be try she never visited. of costume earrings that she acknowledged its toxic misleading. ARILYN Monroe’s “Last night I was awake all wore to the premiere of “The chemicals caused a Take one of the most common measures of Mdress from “Some Like night again,” she writes to Seven Year Itch.” massive fish kill. a country’s credit risk, debt-to-GDP ratio. In It Hot.” Handwritten notes her therapist in March 1961. Then there are the personal China’s case, going by official numbers, debt and letters expressing the “Sometimes I wonder what notes, crayon drawings and PHILIPPINE officials reached 255 percent of GDP at the end of last Hollywood icon’s inner thou- the night time is for. It al- watercolors. Lee Strasberg’s say they have ordered year. Yet if one makes the (quite reasonable) as- ghts and, at times, despair. most doesn’t exist for me — it son, David, said that he, his sumption that actual GDP was 10 percent lower the suspension of 20 These and dozens of other all seems like one long, long than the official figures, debt has reached 283 mother and brother found more mines, mostly percent of GDP. With no real-world changes, in personal items the actress horrible day.” She goes on to many of the items in suit- nickel producers, other words, China’s risk profile has worsened left to a friend and mentor describe her recent time in cases and closets about six for environmental significantly. […] were in Beijing on Tuesday a mental institution, which years ago during a clean-out, violations, threatening Now assume that China’s official figures are for a private viewing by Chi- she likens to a being sent to including one trunk he’d to tighten supply from correct. There’s still reason to think that metrics nese collectors. More than a prison “for a crime I hadn’t been throwing his football the world’s top nickel linked to GDP are fundamentally flawed. Per-ca- 1,200 items, including Mon- committed.” cleats on for years that tur- ore exporter. pita GDP, for instance, is commonly used to as- roe’s shoes, purses, makeup “Oh, well, men are clim- ned out to contain some of sess consumer power. This is usually reasonable: and jewelry, will then be auc- bing to the moon but they Monroe’s personal writings. The body Household income makes up nearly 90 percent SRI LANKA tioned in Los Angeles come don’t seem interested in the “She writes a note to my of a newspaper editor of GDP in the U.S., and thus per-capita GDP is November. beating human heart,” she dad talking about something a pretty good proxy for spending power. In Chi- killed seven years ago writes. na, however, disposable income makes up only The 1950s actress who she heard in class, and she was exhumed for a about 44 percent of GDP, because such a large achieved fame as a sex sym- Around 800 items to be says, ‘It helped me feel freer fresh investigation as portion of growth comes from fixed-asset invest- bol led a troubled life and auctioned come from the es- — you said two plus two does Sri Lanka’s government ment that doesn’t pass through to households. died aged just 36. The image tate of Lee Strasberg, the fa- not necessary equal four in looks anew at multiple As a result, businesses can enormously ove- and recollections of her have med American acting coach acting,’” said Strasberg, 45. unsolved killings of restimate the ability of the Chinese consumer to endured and made her into who became a father figure “There’s logic and then there’s journalists under a spend and borrow. a pop culture icon. Now the to Monroe. The money will imagination, there’s some- previous government. For one example, Yum Brands Inc., the owner personal items up for auction go to his widow, Anna. Other thing more. And for Marilyn, More on p13 of Pizza Hut and KFC, has opted to sell its Chi- may invite new readings of items come from the collec- I think she was always after na division after it reported poor same-store sa- the screen legend in the wor- tion of David Gainsborough- that ‘something more.’” AP les growth in the third quarter of 2015, relative to nearly 7 percent official GDP growth. However, AP PHOTO the Tsinghua UnionPay Advisors Restaurant and Catering Index shows that restaurant traffic was down across the board in the second half of 2015, THE compared to the previous year. Yum’s 2 percent same-store sales growth shouldn’t have been di- DECISIVE MOMENT Xinhua/Chen Cheng sappointing; it outperformed the market. Real estate offers another case in point. Ur- ban per-capita GDP is more than 100,000 yuan IRAN An adviser a year in Beijing, which translates to per-capita to Mahmoud household income of about 50,000 yuan. If we Ahmadinejad, the calculate home-price risk for Beijing using per-ca- country’s former hard- pita GDP, we get a price-to-income ratio topping line president, says 40, on an average home price of 48,000 yuan the politician won’t per square meter. However, if we use a better seek re-election in measurement - household income, or the cash next year’s presidential people have to repay debts - that ratio tops 80, vote after apparently suggesting a far riskier real-estate market than being discouraged by many investors may realize. The mistake, in each case, is to forget that GDP the country’s supreme doesn’t pay employees or make debt payments. leader. It’s a fictitious number. Cash flow is what matters in buying office supplies, repaying the bank or AFGHANISTAN An making payroll. And cash flow is what investors official says that and analysts should be taking into account. at least 13 Afghan When you dig beneath the surface of China’s army soldiers were economic data, common metrics can be less killed when a group than reliable. Too often, investors accept the of Taliban militants headline numbers and fail to ask if they’re the attacked their best available. GDP matters in China. But it isn’t Tourists visit the 816 underground nuclear military plant in Fuling, southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. checkpoint in northern everything. Bloomberg The 816 underground nuclear military plant, once a highly confidential military base, opened to public on Monday after renovation. The base was built in 1960s and first opened to tour groups in 2010. Kunduz province.