paul phua and friends a taste of history absolved in betting trial with imperial cuisine the winners The Court of First Instance acquitted Chefs Ivan Li and Liu Guo Zhu and losers Malaysian Paul Phua, along with 14 showcase the essence of Qing in hk 2019 others of conducting illegal sports dynasty court cuisine at Golden budget betting during World Cup 2014 Flower in Wynn Macau P2 P4-5 mdt interview P9

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One injured in industrial accident A 37-year-old non-local Science, worker was injured in an industrial accident while working at a construction site located in Cotai. The victim technology was run over by an excavator that reversed while the man was passing by the back of the vehicle. He was then sent funding to the Conde S. Januário Hospital. When other workers managed to get him out from under the vehicle, he was in a yet to yield conscious state. On Tuesday, a 47-year-old local construction worker was also severely results injured when he was hit by a falling wire rope while working at the University of Macau. 3 arrested, 4 on the run for theft

The Judiciary Police (PJ) Julie Zhu explanation, the funds of 2017 applicants, of which 13 were ac- Following the press conferen- has arrested three mainland were processed and approved in cepted and a total of MOP4.15 ce, an agreement signing ce- men for their involvement in he Science and Technology 2018. million was approved. remony was held between the a ‘bus theft’ group. The three TDevelopment Fund (FDCT) Successful subsidy recipien- In July 2018, the Ministry of FDCT and WeBank, China’s suspects were arrested on has not received any research or ts are given a maximum of two Science and Technology of Chi- first digital bank founded in Tuesday. They have allegedly development products resulting years to create a research and na approved the establishment 2014. Together, the two parties been involved in five recent from the subsidized projects development product. of two state key laboratories. will explore products within the theft cases at bus stops, that were approved for funding The corporate program was Cheang Kun Wai, a member of realm of blockchain technology. which reported a total loss of in 2017. Yesterday, at a press first launched in 2017, providing the Administrative Committee The cooperation is expected to MOP102,000. The cases were conference on the work report a maximum of MOP2 million to of the FDCT, said that the insti- offer more convenient identity reported between November of the FDCT 2018 subsidies locally registered companies for tution hopes that in three to five verification techniques to local 2018 and January of this approval, the Chairman of the them to yield such products. years, Macau can have another residents when they are in need year. Besides these three men, Administration Council, Ma Chi Moreover, in 2018, the total two state key laboratories. of identity verification docu- another four mainland men, Ngai, disclosed the information number of applications to FDCT In 2017, the FDCT visited Por- ments. who are involved in these when he was questioned by the funds was 639, with an overall tugal and signed agreements Regarding matters of data pro- crimes are on the run. The Times. requested sum of more than with the Foundation for Scien- tection, Ma pledged that no data thieves committed the crimes According to Ma, the FDCT re- MOP610 million. ce and Technology of Portugal will leave Macau. at busy bus stops at the ceived a total of 89 applications For popular science research (FCT) in order to conduct joint A representative of WeBank Border Gate and San Ma Lou. for the FDCT Corporate Innova- projects last year, the institution programs to finance scientific also claimed that the bank’s te- tion R&D (Research and Deve- accepted 308 projects, while studies. chnology will not involve Ma- New leader lopment) Funding Program. some 196 masters and PhD gra- According to Cheang, a coo- cau’s data, and that, to the con- The FDCT approved 19 of the duates benefited from the insti- peration agreement has already trary, WeBank’s technology for appointed to applications, granting a total tute’s financing. been signed between the two identity verification can indeed of MOP24.44 million to the Also in 2018, the “smart city” parties and they plan to launch advance on the legal manage- Pension Fund applicants. According to Ma’s subsidy program considered 44 joint projects soon. ment of Macau’s data.

Ermelinda Maria da Conceição Xavier has been appointed to serve as Chairman of the Administration Council Paul Phua, 14 others absolved in sports betting trial of the Pension Fund. The appointment is for a period he Court of First Ins- ducting illegal operations bets were placed through defendants to placing bets ments,” the judge said, as of two years starting from Ttance (TJB) has ac- at Wynn Macau rooms the group during the two- on World Cup matches. cited in reports. March 1, 2019. Since 1990, quitted Malaysian online between June 7 and 21 of week period – allegedly He also said that the The evidence for a spor- Xavier has been a technician poker and gambling giant 2014. the largest illegal sports- Public Prosecutors Offi- ts-betting operations in- at the Pension Fund. In Paul Phua Wei Seng of None of the defendants book that was conducted ce and the PJ had failed cluded information stored 1996, she started serving as a coordinator for different conducting illegal sports were present at any of the in the region during that to acquire sufficient evi- on several laptops, betting departments. She has a degree betting during the FIFA trial sessions held in the period. dence to prove that Phua slips, and cellphones, all of in business management World Cup, a charge made city. Presiding judge Lei Wai was the owner of the which were seized during from Simon Fraser University against him nearly five During the February 12 Seng mentioned that the apprehended computers the June 19, 2014 raids. in Canada. The current years ago. trial – which lasted for PJ complied with the law that contained betting in- Phua, a recognized Chairman of the department The TJB ruled on Tues- just two days – several Ju- during its surveillance. formation. poker whale, is said to be is Ieong Kim I, whose day that Phua, along with diciary Police (PJ) inspec- However, the authorities “The court can’t make the founder and principal appointment will come to an another 14 defendants, tors were witnesses. had failed to directly link any connection […] There owner of the Asian online end next month. were not guilty of con- Some HKD1.16 billion in neither Phua nor his co- is a lack of connecting ele- betting giant IBCBet. LV

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Residential property prices up 7.5 percent last year

he average price of residential pro- Tperties in Macau increased by 7.5 per- Ka Ho Reservoir in Coloane cent last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau announced, even as recent poli- cies aimed at taming erratic market mo- vements were introduced. The significant rise, which brings the average price of residential units to MOP108,427, returns the property Ho family firm to relinquish market back to its 2014 peak prior to the gaming slump. Analyzed by location, the average pri- ce of residential units in the Macau pe- land free of charge ninsula (MOP101,914) and Coloane (MOP135,527) rose by 11.1 percent and Daniel Beitler According to the dispa- cessary in order to proceed Tak and co-chairperson 5.7 percent respectively, whereas those in tch, signed by Secretary with the expansion project of MGM China, is STDI’s Taipa (MOP112,391) dropped on average Macau company for Transport and Public for the Ká Hó Reservoir, Executive Committee Pre- by 2.4 percent. headed by in- Works Raimundo Arrais but that the firm will not sident, while her sister Most analysts believe that property pri- fluential busines- do Rosário, STDI has wi- receive compensation for Daisy Ho, CFO of Shun ces will continue to see growth, buoyed swoman Pansy thdrawn five parcels of relinquishing the five plo- Tak and chairman of SJM by medium-term growth prospects in the HoA is to concede five par- land marked with the let- ts. It also states that the Holdings, holds the posi- SAR of about 5 percent per annum. cels of land to the govern- ters A2, A3, A4, B1 and C, arrangement enters into tion of vice president. However, real estate firm Jones Lang ment for its Ká Hó Reser- with respective areas of force immediately. An alliance announced LaSalle previously said that the local pro- voir extension project in 1,274 square meters, 1,240 The expansion and im- last month between Pansy perty market would face pressure this eastern Coloane. According square meters, 747 square provement work at the Ká Ho and the Henry Fok year due to slowing growth and various to a dispatch published meters, 335 square meters Hó Reservoir was outlined Foundation gives the two regulatory measures in the region’s pro- yesterday in the govern- and 36 square meters. in the Macau SAR’s Five- shareholders a controlling perty market. ment’s Official Gazette, the The total land area re- Year Development Plan, stake in the Sociedade de JLL predicts that capital values of high- five land plots will be retur- linquished to the public along with similar impro- Jogos de Macau (SJM), end residential properties will drop 5 to 10 ned to the public domain of domain is 3,632 square vements to the facility at appearing to edge out fa- percent, while rental values will remain the state “free of charge.” meters, leaving STDI with Seac Pai Van. The projects milial rivals with smaller stable. Capital values of mass-to-medium Sociedade de Turismo a remaining 763,741 squa- aim to increase the joint shares. residential and retail properties could also e Desenvolvimento Insu- re meters. Excluding the capacity of the reservoirs Indicative of a takeover drop by 5 percent. lar S.A. (STDI) controlled under-construction land from about 300,000 cubic at Macau’s oldest gaming The firm called on the government to a land concession in the reclamation zones, the re- meters to 1.05 million. concession, the agreement relax the mortgage lending ratios for resi- area near Estrada da Bar- maining area of the STDI STDI uses the large con- explicitly mentioned a dents to accommodate homebuyers. ragem de Ká Hó in Coloa- concession accounts for cession area to house the commitment to use their This week the International Monetary ne amounting to 767,373 about 2.5 percent of Ma- Grand Coloane Resort ho- combined majority voting Fund said that although property prices square meters, or approxi- cau’s land jurisdiction. tel, a golf course and other power to determine the were mostly flat in the second half of the mately 0.76 square kilome- The dispatch says that the sporting facilities. company’s future board of year, the new government measures wou- ters. return of the land was ne- Pansy Ho, CEO of Shun directors. ld ultimately reduce market risks. DB/LV

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Gastronomy Top Beijing chefs bring rich tradition of imperial cuisine Irene Sam taste. Back in history, Chiang still remain relevant, we must Kai-shek wanted to invite a Tan preserve it. However, [dealing] hen Chef Ivan Li chef to cook in Nanjing, but the with modern ingredients while of Family Li Impe- invitation was rejected. There being innovative on the basis of rial Cuisine visits was a saying, “You must enter tradition is a question that mas- Chef Liu Guo Zhu the Tan household to enjoy Tan ters like ourselves often discuss ofW Golden Flower in Wynn Ma- cuisine.” among [ourselves]. It is a dilem- cau, he feels right at home, as Liu Guo Zhu (LGZ) - No ma. My answer is to use modern both of them are from Beijing. matter how high an official you ingredients while keeping tradi- While Liu is a master of Chine- are, it does not matter. You mi- tional cooking methods and tas- se gastronomy who previously ght still get rejected, because it is te profiles. worked in Beijing Hotel and pre- imperial cuisine. Some taste profiles must not pared culinary wonders for nu- be modified as we hope to pass merous dignitaries around the MDT - What are the simi- them down to future genera- world including Deng Xiaoping, larities and differences -be tions. If they change, we will Henry Kissinger, and Queen Eli- tween Tan cuisine and Li have no tradition. One can chan- zabeth II, Li is one of the most cuisine? ge taste profiles, but with other sought-after Chinese chefs in the IL - There are a lot of simila- dishes, not with traditional cui- country. rities and differences between sine. The recipient of Asia’s 50 Best Li cuisine and Tan cuisine, but Restaurants’ Lifetime Achieve- one element in common is that MDT - What is the essence ment Award represents the se- we choose the best ingredients. of Chinese cuisine? cond generation of the Family Li Our aim is to bring purity and ri- IL - Patience is essential for Imperial Cuisine restaurant and chness to the palate at the same both Li cuisine and Tan cuisine. fittingly works with Chef Liu, time. For example, in Tan cui- Chinese have the word 鮮 “xian.” who oversees Golden Flower, a sine, the broth is very clear and It first appeared in oracle bone renowned gastronomic gem in when combined together with script. The Chinese understan- Macau that preserves the rich bird nest, one can appreciate its ding of “xian” is not a concept traditions of Tan cuisine. natural taste. that individuals from other Tan cuisine originated in the countries can easily understand. household of Tan Zongjun. Ori- MDT - How do you select For the Japanese, the word ginally from Canton, he was an ingredients today to match “umami” came about only after official of the late Qing dynas- the taste profile of the Qing the invention of MSG, monoso- ty with an immense passion for dynasty? dium glutamate. What is MSG? gastronomy. A Cantonese who LGZ - In modern times, we can Amino acids. This can only be had taken residence in Beijing, get ingredients from all over the appreciated as an enhancer. The he brought culinary elements world. We only choose the best. English dictionary only included of the South to the North, blen- Tradition has its pros and cons, the word “umami” in 1979, but ding the best of both worlds and but if it can traverse history and the Chinese word “xian” has been creating an exquisite cuisine that Stay true to each detail and pleases the palette delicately with its subtle flavors. execute each step diligently. Family Li cuisine is a combi- nation of Imperial Court cuisine That’s the Chinese philosophy and Beijing traditional flavors, when it comes to aesthetics, not with ingredients and cooking methods based on Empress just gastronomy. Dowager Cixi’s imperial menu. Ivan Li Served in small portions, each dish must be patiently cooked over a gentle fire. Li’s great gran- dfather, Li Shunqing, was in charge of the Qing Dynasty’s im- perial kitchens in the Forbidden City, and passed down imperial recipes to his offspring. While strictly following his ancestral training, Li blends contempo- rary culinary ideas to carry on traditions as well. Together, Li and Liu showca- se the essence of Qing dynasty court cuisine at Golden Flower. For discerning diners, it is an opportunity to explore dishes from these two particular Chine- se gastronomic heavyweights at the same time. Highlights on the menu are foie gras, pea sprou- ts in chicken soup and Braised Oma abalone in original sauce extracted from fish lips and fish maw.

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Gastronomy Top Beijing chefs bring rich tradition of imperial cuisine with us for thousands of years. juice coming out from the thin We Chinese are patient with dough of the dumpling, succu- our protein. If we make chicken lent and “xian.” broth, we take our time. Both Li and Tan cuisine has an aspi- MDT - What is the future ration to preserve slow-cooking of Chinese cuisine? methods. The Chinese have LGZ - Using the simplest me- an idiom, 淡泊致深 “danbo- thods to cook while preserving zhishen”, meaning that we must the nutrients of ingredients. It take elements lightly in order to is to […] appreciate original fla- appreciate deeper meaning and vors. We must not complicate wisdom. Flavors must be subtle things. The process of prepa- for one to enjoy the nuances of ration might be simple, but if “xian” in amino acids. one takes each step seriously, it LGZ - 咸中有味淡中鲜 “Com- might become complicated. An plexities in savor, freshness in example: we need at least six to subtleties.” seven hours to make a broth. Af- IL - Yes, it is a feeling. We do ter that, we still need to reduce not have the same gastronomic it. We only use it following the aspiration as foreigners and this reduction process. Steps are not level of sophistication started numerous, but attention to de- with Kangxi Emperor. tail is important. IL - Not to invent extra steps MDT - Is there an element but staying true to each detail in the menu that represents and executing each step dili- Northern cuisine very well? gently. That’s the Chinese philo- IL - On today’s menu, Liu’s sophy when it comes to aestheti- Steamed pork dumpling with cs, not just gastronomy. crab roe is an example of [a] LGZ - In the past we had a lot Northern delight. It is very juicy, of carvings as decorations for but the juice does not come from Chinese dishes, but that’s from pork skin. another era. We don’t really see LGZ - We don’t cultivate the that anymore and I would consi- juices using pork skin. We use der that progress. Even Western fresh pork meat and blend it cuisines are now influenced by with chicken broth. That way, Japanese and Chinese presen- pork meat absorbs the broth, tations. There are no secrets in and then we add crab roe and the world of gastronomy. We all steam. The result is high-quality learn from each other.

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asino mogul Steve Gaming | Nevada Wynn’s former com- pany was fined a record USD20 million by Neva- Cda gambling regulators on Tues- day for failing to investigate claims Wynn Resorts fined USD20m of sexual misconduct made against him before he resigned a year ago. The penalty against Wynn Re- sorts Ltd. ends an investigation over sex allegations that began after The Wall Street Journal reported that several wo- defending Mr. Wynn, rather than men said the company founder reassuring employees of the com- harassed or assaulted them. ap photo pany’s commitment to a safe and Wynn Resorts will keep its gam- respectful work environment.” bling license under the Nevada The company points to wholesa- Gaming Commission settlement le leadership changes, including approved by four commissioners hiring a new chief executive, requi- who set the fine. ring new sexual harassment pre- “It’s not about one man,” said vention training for all employees Commissioner Philip Pro, a for- and adding a women’s leadership mer federal court judge. “It’s about council to promote equality in the a failure of a corporate culture to workplace. effectively govern itself as it shou- “In sum, these 25,000 em- ld.” ployees, led by CEO Matt Maddox Pro called the commission “guar- and a reshaped board of directors, dians of the integrity of gambling,” are the company that stands befo- with a responsibility to make sure Matt Maddox (front left), CEO of Wynn Resorts, speaks before Nevada Gaming Commission Chairman Tony Alamo (center) re the commission today, and not license holders “don’t do things Steve Wynn,” the company said in that bring disrepute on the indus- its January 25 written settlement. try” in Nevada. publicly traded company “heal.” The commission has frozen he harassed or assaulted several A company settlement also is The previous highest fine in state Steve Wynn himself was not Wynn’s Nevada casino license. It women. He also sold his company pending in Massachusetts, where history was $5.5 million in 2014 part of the settlement, and neither has not taken other disciplinary shares. gambling regulators launched a against the sports betting and mo- Wynn nor any personal represen- action against him or the other “The company’s initial respon- similar investigation of whether bile gambling system company tatives attended the commission board members and executives se during this period was driven Wynn Resorts should be allowed now known as CG Technology. hearing. Wynn has denied all alle- named in the settlement. None are by Mr. Wynn’s adamant denial of to operate a more than $2 billion Chairman Tony Alamo said $20 gations against him. One of his still with the company. all allegations,” said a statement Boston-area casino resort slated to million “makes it clear to all licen- attorneys, Colby Williams, said by Wynn resigned as board chair- from Wynn Resorts spokesman open in June. Wynn’s name was sees that this culture cannot be telephone that he was aware of the man and company CEO in Fe- Michael Weaver. It acknowledged removed the project now called tolerated,” while also letting the fine but declined to comment. bruary 2018 following reports that a “short-sighted focus on initially Encore Boston Harbor. DB/AP

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Hong Kong The winners and losers in the 2019 budget

ong Kong’s Finan- as a key cog in the Greater Bay wait months to see specialists. five years on upgrading Hong for drivers to shell out for EVs cial Secretary Paul Area development spearheaded Chan offered an additional 10.9 Kong’s 240 public toilets, whi- this year. Chan unveiled a mo- by China. percent of funding to the Hospi- ch are often slammed for being dest budget that in- The Financial Secretary annou- tal Authority, taking the total to smelly, dirty and clogged. Critics, Salaried workers Hcluded cash for tech, a boost for nced the available fiscal surplus HKD80.6 billion in 2019/20. In however, say cash must also be Salaries tax and tax under per- healthcare and a hefty handout this year was HKD58.7 billion addition he announced HKD5 put into maintenance and clea- sonal assessment to be reduced to clean up the city’s public toile- (USD7.48 billion) — a figure billion to update medical equip- ning, and civil education, to stop by 75 percent up to a maximum ts, as he juggled a much smaller well down on last year’s HKD149 ment and boost training, and a them from quickly deteriorating HKD20,000 for the fiscal year pile of cash than he had last year. billion, thanks to a slowdown in HKD10 billion healthcare stabi- again. 2018-2019. Last year’s cut was The economy is forecast to slow the economy in the wake of the lization fund to prepare for addi- the same but the cap was set at this year as the city grapples with U.S.-China trade war and a coo- tional expenditure which may be Tourists and joggers HKD30,000. The slightly less ge- weaker property values and the ling property market which den- incurred in case of unexpected The Financial Secretary set asi- nerous reduction — putting the fallout from U.S.-China trade ted land sale revenues. Still, the circumstances. de HKD6 billion to develop new rebate back to the 2016/17 level tensions, leading to a more mo- figure was higher than Chan’s harborfront spaces — popular — affects 1.9 million residents. dest range of budget handouts original estimate of HKD46.6 Students with tourists and locals alike — than last year. billion made last year. Chan announced a one-off extending the length of prome- Homebuyers The economy will grow by 2 These are some of the groups grant of HKD2,500 for each stu- nades running along Victoria Chan reiterated that the gover- percent to 3 percent, Chan said, that will benefit from the number dent to support learning. In addi- Harbour from around 20 kilo- nment has no plans to ease exis- after the 3 percent pace in 2018. crunching — and those who have tion, secondary school students meters to 34 kilometers within ting property-cooling measures. For the final three months of been left out in the cold: sitting public exams in 2020 will the next decade. He also poured cold water on 2018, GDP expanded 1.3 percent have their exam fees paid. expectations that the loan-to- from a year earlier. Output con- Tech startups Nature lovers value ratio on mortgages could tracted when compared with the Chan earmarked HKD5.5 The elderly After tens of thousands of trees be eased to help first-time home- third quarter. billion for a further phase of de- Vouchers worth HKD1,000 in the city fell during last year’s buyers. Home prices in the city “As a small and totally open velopment at Cyberport, a hub were earmarked for the elderly, Typhoon Mangkhut, sparking a have fallen about 9 percent from economy, Hong Kong has been for startups and a center for as well as an extra allowance for major cleanup operation, Chan their August peak. susceptible to economic hea- Hong Kong’s efforts to rebrand recipients of social security. The announced a HKD200 million dwinds over the past few mon- itself as a tech leader, as it plays government earned criticism fund to promote urban forestry Bank balance ths, as evidenced by notable sla- catchup to Shenzhen across last month for changes to elder- and tree protection, with one aim The Financial Secretary under- ckening growth and diminishing the border. He also announced ly welfare policies that they later being to encourage more students lined the government’s support confidence of enterprises in the HKD16 billion for refurbishment backtracked on. to pursue studies in arboriculture. for a proposal to build housing future outlook,” Chan said. of R&D facilities at universities for up to 700,000 people on yet- In his speech announcing the as the government attempts to Public toilet users Electric car owners to-be-built artificial islands. That new budget, Chan emphasized nurture local talent. Perhaps taking a cue from Chi- Good news for electric car ow- idea has been slammed on envi- caution on the outlook for the nese President Xi Jinping’s cam- ners looking to juice up their ronmental grounds, and on the global economy and Hong Kong, Healthcare paign to improve sanitary condi- vehicles, Hong Kong will spend basis that it will be a waste of while looking ahead to “enor- Hong Kong’s public health care tions on the mainland, Chan said HKD120 million on expanding the government’s reserves, whi- mous business opportunities in system has become so stretched the government would spend electric car charging stations. ch currently stand at HKD1.15 close proximity” to Hong Kong that some patients are forced to HKD600 million in the coming But there won’t be tax incentives trillion. MDT/Bloomberg 28.02.2019 thu

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opinion Economy China is catching up to the US First signs of pickup seen, on artificial intelligence research

ap photo earliest gauges show

A lifelike robot powered by artificial intelligence, speaks with visitors at the Mobile World Congress wireless show in Barcelona on Tuesday

Thomas H. Davenport, Babson College

Researchers, companies and countries around the world are racing to explore – and exploit – the possibilities of artificial intelligence tech- nology. China is working on an extremely aggressive multi-billion-dollar plan for government investment into AI research and applications. The U.S. government has been slower to act. The Obama administration issued a report on AI near the end of its term. Since then, little has happened – until a Feb. 11 executive order from President Donald Trump encouraging the country to do more with AI. The executive order has several parts, including directing federal agencies to invest in AI and train workers “in AI-relevant skills,” making federal data and computing resources available to AI researchers and telling the National Institute of Standards and Technology to create standards for AI systems that are reliable and work well together.

Government spending China is doing far more than talking about AI. In 2017, the country’s national government announced it wanted to make the country and its hina’s economy is strengthen consumer confi- cy measures to improve mo- industries world leaders in AI technologies by 2030. The government’s Cshowing the first signs dence, but it is still too early netary policy transmission latest venture capital fund is expected to invest more than USD30 billion of recovery after months of to say it would benefit eco- and lower funding costs for in AI and related technologies within state-owned firms, and that fund slowdown, as stock and com- nomic activity significantly,” China’s real economy,” she joins even larger state-funded VC funds. modity rallies lift confidence. Qu said. wrote in a note released with One Chinese state alone has said it will devote $5 billion to developing That’s the message from a Stimulus measures inclu- the data. AI technologies and businesses. The city of Beijing has committed $2 Bloomberg Economics gauge ding channeling credit to Increasing optimism asi- billion to developing an AI-focused industrial park. A major port, Tianjin, aggregating the earliest avai- private firms and boosting de, the clouds haven’t clea- plans to invest $16 billion in its local AI industry. These government programs will support ambitious major projects, lable indicators on market infrastructure construction red for China’s economy. startups and academic research in AI. The national effort also includes sentiment and business have started to work, with An index based on a survey using AI in China’s defense and intelligence industries; the country’s conditions. Key stocks and new loans hitting a record of sales managers remained leaders are not reluctant to use AI for social and political control. commodities led gains, and and exports perking up in at the lowest level on re- U.S. investment plans, mostly in the defense industry, are dwarfed by smaller firms became more January. Monetary policy cord, suggesting “the rate of the Chinese effort. DARPA, the Defense Department’s research arm, confident. At the same time, will remain supportive and economic growth continues has sponsored AI research and competitions for many years, and has gauges of inflation, trade and fiscal measures - such as to fall,” The London-based a $2 billion fund called “AI Next” to help develop the next wave of AI sales-manager sentiment tax cuts, spending increases World Economics Ltd. wrote technologies in universities and companies. It’s not yet clear how much signal that it may still be too and special bond sales - will in a note. real progress its efforts have made. early to say China has botto- even strengthen this year, A factory inflation tracker Private sector contributions med out. Qu said. remained lackluster, and glo- In China, the private sector is much more closely tied to government Markets were boosted by bal demand is still a drag on plans than in the U.S. The Chinese government has asked four large the People’s Bank of China’s the world’s biggest exporting AI-oriented firms in China – Baidu, Tencent, Alibaba and iFlytek – to monetary easing and the Increasing nation. Outbound shipments develop AI hardware and software systems to handle autonomous breathing room offered by optimism from South Korea - a major driving and language processing, so other companies could build on the now extended trade tru- supplier of components to those skills. ce with the U.S., according aside, the Chinese assemblers of elec- China may have also surpassed the American historic advantage in to David Qu, an economist tronics such as iPhones-- fell venture capital investments. In 2018, U.S. AI startups received $9.3 at Bloomberg Economics in clouds haven’t 11.7 percent from a year ear- billion in venture funding – a record amount, but the number of deals Hong Kong. This week, Chi- lier in the first 20 days of the was down from 2017. nese shares surged and the cleared month. The gauge, which is Beyond investment money offshore yuan strengthened for China’s usually volatile, has shown a A recent analysis of LinkedIn data suggests that the U.S. has far more after President Trump an- downshift in the world elec- AI engineers than China does. But China is closing the gap rapidly, with nounced he was pushing economy tronics trade in recent mon- a variety of education and training programs beginning as early as ele- back a deadline on additional ths. mentary school. The Trump administration’s restrictions on immigration tariffs on Chinese goods. Targeted policy support by The first official economic are encouraging some of the world’s best AI researchers to stay home, Those developments help the authorities to better meet data for February, the pur- rather than come to the U.S. dispel some of the gloom financing needs of small and chasing managers indexes Another element in long-term AI success is how particular regions bui- that’s been cast over the medium-sized companies is for the manufacturing and ld mutually reinforcing communities of companies, university ecosys- global economy in recent taking effect, according to non-manufacturing sectors, tems and government agencies. Silicon Valley is the world leader in this months. World output may Shen Lan, the Beijing-ba- will be released this morning regard, and China doesn’t have anything to match it yet A final key element in AI progress is data: The more data a country’s com- already have bottomed out, sed economist in charge of in Beijing. The manufactu- panies have, the better able they are to develop capable AI systems. Chine- according to Goldman Sachs the survey of smaller firms ring indicator will probably se online firms have massive amounts of consumer data on which to train Group Inc. Chief Economist at Standard Chartered Plc. have edged down further, machine learning algorithms. Because of its very large number of inhabitan- Jan Hatzius. In turn, that The bank’s gauge edged up and the gauge of services and ts, the population’s heavy use of digital services and its lax regulatory envi- could strengthen the China to 55.1 this month from 54.9 construction will also fall, ronment, China clearly beats the U.S. on data. The Conversation via AP outlook. in January. according to economists pol- The China stock rally “may “We expect continued poli- led as yesterday. Bloomberg thu 28.02.2019

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hina has unveiled draft regulations on China drafts rules on biotech gene editing and other potentially risky biome- Cdical technologies after a Chine- se scientist’s claim of helping to after gene-editing scandal create gene-edited babies roiled the global science community. prohibit research on embryos institutions to strengthen ma- Under the proposed measures that “violates ethical or moral nagement of scientific research released Tuesday, technology in- principles.” Ethical guidelines ap photo ethics and inspect research in- volving gene editing, gene trans- published in 2003 say that gene volving gene-editing technology. fer and gene regulation would be editing is permitted for resear- Kehkooi Kee, a Tsinghua Uni- categorized as “high-risk” and ch, but that the experimental versity researcher who conducts managed by the health depart- embryo cannot be nurtured for gene editing on stem cells, said ment of the State Council, Chi- more than 14 days. the volume of paperwork he na’s Cabinet. He Jiankui said he edited the must now fill out has increased The measures follow assertions babies’ genes at conception in as a result of being subject to in November from scientist He hopes of making them resistant more checks. Jiankui that he altered the DNA to the AIDS virus, as their father “He [Jiankui] is an irrespon- of twin girls born that month is HIV positive. His lab was in sible scientist,” Kee said in late using a powerful new tool. The Shenzhen, China’s southern tech December after the Education technology, called CRISPR-cas9, hub, and he recruited study par- Ministry issued its notification. makes it possible to operate on ticipants through an AIDS advo- “I don’t even want to call him a DNA to supply a needed gene or cacy group. He said his goal was scientist — he is an irresponsible disable one that’s causing pro- to rewrite DNA before birth to man.” blems. make some children immune to 34-year-old scientist said he be- Along with the birth of the While He’s work was widely The revelation that it may have HIV during their lifetime. lieved gene editing of human twins, another embryo yet to be condemned by his fellow scien- been used to conceive children China immediately halted He’s embryos resulting in live births born reportedly resulted from tists in China, it has had reper- elicited widespread outcry over experiments after his announce- was legal in China because the He’s experiment. All three will cussions for others studying the procedure’s ethical impli- ment. country has no law specifically remain under medical observa- gene editing. It has also become cations. Researchers said He’s He also pursued internatio- forbidding it. tion with regular visits supervi- more difficult to get gene-editing actions exposed the twins to nal experts at Stanford and Rice China’s official Xinhua News sed by government health de- research approved, Kee said. unknown health risks, possibly universities, where he had done Agency reported last month that partments, Xinhua said. “The industry will develop at a including a higher susceptibility graduate studies work, and el- He had breached national gui- Late last year, China’s educa- slower pace,” Kee said. “The go- to viral illnesses. sewhere, seeking advice before delines and would be punished tion ministry sent notices to uni- vernment will be more cautious Gene editing for reproductive and during the experiment. for any legal violations. Xinhua versities requiring self-checks on with research funds, and private purposes is effectively banned In an interview with The Asso- did not say which laws He might research related to gene editing. organizations, such as charities in the U.S. and most of Europe. ciated Press the month before have violated, but noted that he In an email, the ministry told the and startups, will be less likely to In China, ministerial guidelines his project was publicized, the had fabricated an ethical review. AP that it called on educational invest.” AP

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Unspoken link to Kim: The woman accused of assassinating his half brother

s North Korea’s Kim Jong critics internationally. “The AJun is feted in Hanoi, a government doesn’t want to Vietnamese woman accused highlight this case,” he said. of assassinating his half bro- The U.S’s Secretary of State ther at Kuala Lumpur Inter- Mike Pompeo has suggested national Airport just over two that Vietnam may be a model years ago, faces a potential for North Korea’s economic death penalty in Malaysia. and diplomatic reforms, ar- Doan Thi Huong, 30, is ac- guing that the “miracle” seen cused of delivering the potent in the country could be repli- VX nerve agent that killed cated in North Korea. Kim Jong Nam in February 2017. US officials have said the or- ders came from Pyongyang. “There is zero per cent chan- We’re talking ce that Kim Jong Un didn’t order the assassination of about a his brother himself,” said Dr man who Sue Mi Terry, a senior fellow at the Centre for Strategic assassinated and International Studies in Washington and a former Doan Thi Huong escorted by police as she leaves after a court hearing at Shah Alam High Court, Malaysia, back in March 2018 his brother. CIA analyst. Huong and her co-defen- In Hanoi, Huong is little lopment and investment are ty; their trial has been exten- Dr Sue Mi Terry dant say they thought they mentioned, but the North Ko- possible without necessarily ded due to the large number of were taking part in a prank rean leader is everywhere. improving its human rights witnesses and is likely to drag Such comments worry many television show. Whether Even Huong’s parents have record,” he added. on until at least mid-2019. activists. that is true, they were not the said that they welcome the Huong - thought to have Investigators do not believe “If Vietnam serves as any ones with the motivation to summit, telling Japanese re- been recruited by North Ko- they acted alone: Malaysian example for the path North kill Kim Jong Nam, Dr Terry porters that they had hopes rean agents while working at a officials identified four men at Korea should head in, then said. “They were just used.” that Kim could “save their bar in the Vietnamese capital the airport who were probably we should be very concer- The charges that Huong fa- daughter.” - is awaiting the conclusion of North Korean agents, but all ned about the future state of ces carry an automatic death Professor Andrew Yeo her trial in Malaysia. She flew fled the country shortly after human rights in the Korean penalty, though the new Ma- of Washington’s Catholic to Kuala Lumpur a week befo- the attack. Peninsula,” said Francisco laysian government has su- University, who tracks Nor- re Kim Jong Nam’s slaying on However, North Korea has Benscosme, Asia Pacific ad- ggested that it will move to th Korean human rights is- Feb 13, 2017. denied involvement. vocacy manager at Amnesty abolish capital punishment. sues, said it was ironic that The eldest son of late Nor- Reports said that North Ko- International. The contrast between the the Vietnamese government th Korean leader Kim Jong rean officials have informally Dr Terry said there is little warm welcome given to Nor- was “willing to roll out the red Il, the 45-year-old had once offered regret for involving chance that Trump will bring th Korea’s leader in Vietnam carpet for Kim”, even though been groomed to take over a Vietnamese citizen in the up broader human rights is- and the harsh future that lies his regime embroiled a Viet- the country himself. He had killing of Kim Jong Nam. sues with Kim Jong Un in ahead of Huong shows how namese national in an inter- been living in Macau since Josh Kurlantzick, a fellow for Vietnam, and even less that complicated diplomacy with national murder plot. 2003 and his sometimes criti- South-east Asia at the Coun- he will bring up the assassi- North Korea can be - and how Although Vietnam is often cal stance, as well as his bloo- cil on Foreign Relations, said nation of Kim Jong Nam. repercussions for North Ko- taken as a model for Nor- dline, made him a potential that many in Vietnam proba- “He doesn’t care,” she ad- rean abuses and exploitation th Korea, Prof Yeo said, the threat to his brother. bly knew little about Huong’s ded, of Kim Jong Un’s thou- may fall by the wayside as the country also has its human Huong and Siti are the only case and that the government ghts about Huong. “We’re world tries to realign its re- rights problems. “The ‘Viet- two people on trial for Kim was unlikely to draw attention talking about a man who as- lationship with Kim Jong Un namese model’ also signals Jong Nam’s killing. to it, due to its own use of the sassinated his brother.” for the better. to Kim that economic deve- Both have pleaded not guil- death penalty and pursuit of Courtesy The Straits Times

Indonesia Workers dig by hand to free dozens in mine rubble

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta ple are still buried,” he ditions make us extra into the tunnels to dig said. careful lifting rocks be- and carry out ore ha- he collapse of an Makeshift wooden cause it can lead to new cked from rock faces. ap photo Tunlicensed gold structures in the mine landslides,” Paputun- Police, search and res- mine in Indonesia bu- in North Sulawesi pro- gan said. “We still hear cue agency workers, ried dozens of people, vince’s Bolaang Mon- voices crying for help soldiers and Indonesian and rescuers dug des- gondow district collap- from people beneath Red Cross personnel perately with their bare sed Tuesday evening the rubble.” were taking part in the hands and farm tools due to unstable soil and Informal mining rescue effort, but the re- yesterday to unearth the large number of mi- operations are com- mote location was com- victims calling for help ning holes, burying peo- monplace in Indonesia, plicating the operation. from beneath the rubb- ple in the mine pit. providing a tenuous li- Paputungan said the le. Local disaster official velihood to thousands mine and a village con- National disaster Abdul Muin Paputun- who labor in conditions nected to it are in a agency spokesman Su- gan said the search ef- with a high risk of se- steep area that can only topo Purwo Nugroho fort was difficult becau- rious injury or death. be reached by foot. Ear- said three people were se of the risk of causing Miners often burrow th-moving equipment confirmed dead and 14 more landslides and a straight into hillsides and ambulances can’t have been rescued. “It is lack of equipment. with few supports, and reach the location, he estimated that 43 peo- “Unstable soil con- children often are sent said. AP Rescuers evacuate a survivor from inside of a collapsed gold mine thu 28.02.2019

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.S. President Do- nald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Trump, Kim share smiles, Jong Un, leaders of Utwo nations with a long his- tory of hostility, opened their second summit yesterday dinner before nuke talks with smiles, hopeful talk and a friendly dinner that will set the stage for the much more ap photo difficult talks to come about curbing North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. Facing widespread skepti- cism about whether they can solve a problem that has bede- viled generations of diplomats and officials, the two men ex- changed a warm handshake before a phalanx of alternating American and North Korean flags before disappearing for a private, 30-minute pre-dinner chat. “A lot of things are going to be solved I hope,” Trump said as dinner began. “I think it will lead to a wonderful, really a wonderful situation long- term.” Kim, for his part, said that his country had long been “mi- sunderstood” and viewed with “distrust.” “There have been efforts, whether out of hostility or not, to block the path that we intend to take,” he said. “But we have overcome all these and walked toward each other again and we’ve now reached Hanoi after 261 days” since their first mee- ting in Singapore. “We have met again here and I am confident that we can achieve great results that everyone welcomes.” For all of the optimistic talk in front of the cameras, there was broad concern that Trump, eager for an agreement, wou- ld give Kim too much and get too little in return — perhaps a peace declaration for the Ko- rean War that the North cou- Trump and Kim in a private, 30-minute pre-dinner chat ld use to eventually push for the reduction of U.S. troops reign Affairs Minister Ri Yong for lying to Congress, “did bad he would end his nuclear wea- protected the likes of actress in South Korea, or sanctions Ho. Interpreters for each side things unrelated to Trump” pons program. Jane Fonda and singer Joan relief that could allow Pyon- also attended. and “is lying in order to reduce “I think that your country Baez from American air raids gyang to pursue lucrative eco- his prison time.” has tremendous economic po- during the Vietnam War. nomic projects with the South. Anticipation for what could tential — unbelievable, unli- Trump and Kim first met A deal like this, skeptics say, Kim said that be accomplished at the sum- mited,” Trump said. “I think last June in Singapore, a sum- would leave in place a signifi- mit ran high in Hanoi, and that you will have a tremen- mit that was long on historic cant portion of North Korea’s his country there were cheers and gasps as dous future with your country pageantry but short on any nuclear-tipped missiles while had long been Trump’s motorcade barreled — a great leader — and I look enforceable agreements for robbing the United States of through this bustling city, with forward to watching it happen North Korea to give up its nu- its negotiating leverage going ‘misunderstood’ crowds three or four deep li- and helping it to happen.” clear arsenal. North Korea has forward: If the North has al- ning the streets and jockeying spent decades, at great econo- ready gotten a good deal of and viewed to capture his procession with mic sacrifice, building its nu- what it wanted, and kept part with ‘distrust’ their mobile phones. But the clear program, and there are of its nuclear program, what carnival-like atmosphere in A lot of things doubts that it will give away would be the point of giving up the Vietnamese capital, with that program without getting the rest? As Trump reached for a sum- street artists painting likenes- are going to be something substantial from Asked if this summit would mit victory abroad, back in ses of the leaders and vendors the U.S. yield a political declaration to Washington his former perso- hawking T-shirts showing Kim solved I hope. The Korean conflict ended end the Korean War, Trump nal attorney, Michael Cohen, waving and Trump giving a Trump in 1953 with an armistice, es- told reporters: “We’ll see.” was prepared to deliver ex- thumbs-up, contrasted with sentially a cease-fire signed The two leaders were joined plosive testimony on Capi- the serious items on their The summit venue, the co- by North Korea, China and for dinner by Secretary of Sta- tol Hill that the president is agenda: North Korea’s nuclear lonial and neoclassical Sofitel the 17-nation, U.S.-led United te Mike Pompeo, acting Whi- a “racist,” a “conman” and a weapons program and peace Legend Metropole in the old Nations Command. A peace te House chief of staff Mick “cheat.” Unable to ignore the on the Korean Peninsula. part of Hanoi, came with its declaration would amount to Mulvaney, Kim Yong Chol, a drama playing out thousands Trump has been trying to own dose of history: Trump a political statement, ostensi- former military spy chief and of miles away, Trump tweeted convince Kim that his nation was trying to talk Kim into gi- bly teeing up talks for a formal Kim’s point man in negotia- that Cohen, who has been sen- could thrive economically like ving up his nuclear arsenal at a peace treaty that would invol- tions, and North Korean Fo- tenced to three years in prison the host country, Vietnam, if hotel with a bomb shelter that ve other nations. AP 28.02.2019 thu

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Egypt Egypt’s railway system has a poor safety record, mostly bla- med on decades of badly main- tained equipment and poor ma- Train crash, fire at central nagement. Official figures show that 1,793 train accidents took place in 2017 across the country. Cairo station kills 25 Prime By Maggie Michael, Cairo Minister speeding railcar crashed ap photo Mustafa Ainto a barrier at Cairo’s main train station, causing its Madbouli fuel tank to explode and trigge- ring a huge fire that left at least promised 25 people dead yesterday, offi- cials said. ‘harsh Railway officials said the train punishment’ for was speeding and collided head- on with the barrier. At least 47 the culprits people were also injured in the accident. In March last year, President Mohammed Said, the head of Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said the the Cairo Railroad hospital, said government lacks about 250 there are concerns the death toll billion Egyptian pounds, or could rise further following the USD14.1 billion, to overhaul the blaze. Other officials spoke on Policemen stand guard in front of a damaged train inside Ramsis train station run-down railway system. El- condition of anonymity because Sissi spoke a day after a passen- they weren’t authorized to speak to the scene. The Ramsis district flames ravaging the station. A man runs back and forth, his ger train collided with a cargo to the media. is among the busiest and most video that surfaced on social shirt on fire, until another man train, killing at least 12 people, Photographs from the station crowded areas of the Egyptian media showed men and wo- rushes to pour water on him. including a child. showed charred bodies lying capital. men carrying bags and personal Egypt’s Prime Minister Mus- And in August 2017, two pas- on the platforms at the Ramsis The state railway agency brie- belonging and walking on the tafa Madbouli said authorities senger trains collided just outsi- station in downtown Cairo. Fi- fly halted all train traffic and rail platforms as the train car must determine “who caused de the Mediterranean port city refighters struggled to get the ordered the evacuation of the crashed and exploded. the accident and hold that per- of Alexandria, killing 43 peo- flames under control. station. Another video showed men son accountable.” He promised ple. In 2016, at least 51 people Heavy black smoke rose into Videos from surveillance ca- and women running, searching “harsh punishment” for the cul- were killed when two commuter the sky as ambulances rushed meras inside the station showed for exits after the explosion. A prits. trains collided near Cairo. AP ad thu 28.02.2019

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Cara Anna & Khaled Kazziha, Abuja Nigeria igeria’s president was declared the clear winner of a second term in Africa’s largest President is re-elected after Ndemocracy yesterday, after a cam- paign in which he urged voters to give him another chance to tackle gaping corruption, widespread in- delayed, bumpy vote security and an economy limping back from a rare recession. inclusiveness so that no section or ge the results. A former U.S. am- While many frustrated Nige- group will feel left behind or left bassador to Nigeria, John Cam- rians had said they wanted to give out.” ap photo pbell, said the troubled election someone new a try, President Supporters began dancing in had given the candidates grounds Muhammadu Buhari, a former the streets of the capital, Abuja, to go to the courts. That route cou- military dictator, profited from his on Tuesday night as vote coun- ld take months. upright reputation in an oil-rich ting stretched his lead from the Many Nigerians have prayed nation weary of politicians enri- weekend election to nearly four for peace. They were surprised in ching themselves instead of the million votes over top opposition 2015 when President Goodluck people. challenger Atiku Abubakar, a Jonathan took the unprecedented Speaking shortly after the an- billionaire former vice president step of conceding to Buhari before nouncement of the official results who made sweeping campaign official results were announced. It and as many Nigerians awakened promises to “make Nigeria work was the first defeat of an incum- to the morning prayer, Buhari told again.” President Muhammadu Buhari bent president by the opposition colleagues that he was “deeply Buhari received 15.1 million vo- in the country’s history. humbled” by the win. He also said tes, or 55 percent, the electoral sations. It also called on Abubakar, too close to call, suffered from a “Jonathan set the benchmark on he regretted the loss of dozens of commission said in making its of- who hasn’t made a public appea- surprise weeklong postponement how electoral outcomes should be lives in election-related violence. ficial declaration. Abubakar recei- rance since Saturday’s election, and significant delays in the ope- handled,” Chris Kwaja, a senior “I will like to make a special ved 11.2 million, or 41 percent. The to accept his loss gracefully and ning of polling stations. While adviser to the United States Insti- appeal to my supporters not to average national turnout was 35.6 concede. “Let this nation move election observers called the pro- tute of Peace, a U.S. government- gloat or humiliate the opposition. percent, continuing a downward forward,” campaign spokesman cess generally peaceful, at least backed institution promoting Victory is enough reward for your trend. Babatunde Fashola said. 53 people were killed in an attack conflict resolution worldwide, told efforts,” said Buhari. In a failed last-ditch effort to stop “There’s no opposition that will claimed by the Islamic State West The Associated Press. “Accept de- He pledged that in his second the official declaration, Abubakar’s roll over and play dead. Anybody Africa Province extremist group feat in the spirit of sportsmanship. term, his new administration “will party claimed that election data that lost an election will always and other violence, analysis unit This is a critical vehicle for demo- intensify its efforts in security, had been manipulated and de- complain,” Hameed Ali, the ruling SBM Intelligence said. cratic consolidation.” restructuring the economy and manded fresh elections in four of party agent attending the vote de- It remained to be seen whether Nigerians were praised for their fighting corruption. […] We will Nigeria’s 36 states. claration, told reporters. Abubakar will follow through on patience and resilience in this strive to strengthen our unity and Buhari’s party rejected the accu- The election, once described as pledges to accept a loss, or challen- bumpy vote. AP

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3rd Macau Printmaking Triennial Time: 10am-7pm (no admittance after 6:30pm, 1986 Swedish prime closed on Monday) Venue: Macau Contemporary Art Center - Navy cinema minister assassinated Yard No.1 cineteatro The Swedish prime minister has died after being shot Exhibitions Gallery and Nostalgic House 28 Feb in a street ambush in central Stockholm. His wife was of the Taipa Houses wounded. Happy Death Day 2U Until: March 16, 2019 Olof and Lisbeth Palme were attacked as they were lea- room 1 Venue: 1844 Macau Photography Art Space 2:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:30pm ving a cinema at about 2330 local time. Mr Palme was Admission: Free Director: Christopher Landon shot twice in the stomach, his wife was shot in the back. Police say a taxi-driver used his mobile radio to raise Enquiries: (853) 2836 6866 Starring: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu Language: English (Chinese) the alarm. Two young girls sitting in a car close to the Duration: 100min scene of the shooting tried to help the Prime Minister. Celebrating Life – Ju Ming Living World He was rushed to hospital but was dead on arrival. Mrs Sculpture Selling Exhibition Palme is being treated for her injury, but it is not thought Time: 10:30am-11pm to be life threatening. Until: Mr Palme, 59, and a social democrat, was serving his April 7, 2019 second term as leader. He believed in open government Venue: Rippling Gallery, Roaming Gallery, and and shunned tight security. Floating Gallery, MGM Cotai He had two bodyguards to protect him on official func- Admission: Free tions but frequently walked unattended through the Swe- Enquiries: (853) 8806 8888 dish capital and went on holidays unescorted to his sum- mer cottage on the island of Gotland. His assassination will come as a shock to the Swedes. They have always taken great pride in the fact their prime minister could walk openly in the streets without the se- BEN IS BACK curity which accompanies other heads of state. room 2 2:30, 4:30, 9:30 pm Mr Palme will be remembered as a campaigner for the Offbeat Director: Peter Hedgesr working classes and Third World causes. He was first Starring: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance elected as prime minister in 1969. Language: English (Chinese) He became a leading advocate of peace and non vio- Inarritu picked to head Cannes Duration: 103min lence and campaigned for an end to the war in Vietnam. jury first exican in post He saw himself carrying the banner of Social Demo- , M fate/stay night: heaven’s feel ii cracy through Europe at a time when the Right was only lost butterfly temporarily in triumph. room 1 He once said: “I know that the Thatchers and the Rea- ap photo 7:30pm gans will be out in a few years. We have to survive till Director: Tomonori Sudô then.” Starring: Yu Asakawa, Mai Kadowaki, Hiroshi Kamiya Language: Japanese (Chinese & English) Courtesy BBC News Duration: 117min

In context Olof Palme’s deputy Ingvar Carlsson was chosen to succeed him as Social Democratic party leader. At the time of his death, Mr Palme had been accused of being Award-winning Mexican director Alejandro Gonzales pro-Soviet and not safeguarding Sweden’s interests. Arrangements Inarritu will preside over the jury at the 72nd Cannes Film had been made for a trip to Moscow to discuss Soviet submarine Festival in May. the wandering earth incursions into Swedish waters. Festival president Pierre Lescure, announcing the choice room 3 A drug addict and social outcast, Christer Pettersson, 42, was sen- 42:30, 7:15pm yesterday, praised Inarritu — the first Mexican to be given tenced to life imprisonment for the murder in July 1989. Director: Frant Gwo The verdict immediately became controversial as the court’s two the honor — as a “daring filmmaker [...] full of surprises” Starring: Chuxiao Qu, Jing Wu, Guangjie Li and an “artist of his time.” judges voted for acquittal but six lay assessors disagreed. Language: Chinese (Chinese & English) In October 1989, Pettersson was cleared. Although several witnesses Inarritu said in the statement that “this is a true delight Duration: 123min thought they could place him at the scene of the crime, no motive and a responsibility that we will assume with passion and was ever found for the killing. devotion.” Dragon Ball super broly Pettersson died in September 2004. He was reported to have con- The Cannes festival, he said, is the heart of world cinema. room 3 fessed to the killing before his death. Inarritu won best director Oscar for “The Revenant” in 4:45, 9:30pm The investigation into Olof Palme’s death remains open. 2016 and “Birdman” in 2015, among numerous awards. Director: Tatsuya Nagamine In November 2006 police recovered a Smith and Wesson revolver Cate Blanchett served as jury president last year when Starring: Masako Nozawa, Aya Hisakawa, Ryô Horikawa believed to have been used in the murder. It was found in a lake in the Palme d’Or, the top prize, was awarded to “Shoplif- Language: Japanese (Chinese & English) central Sweden. ters” by Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu. Duration: 100min thu 28.02.2019 th Anniversary

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Rugby Academy Bats had a bumpy weekend at HK Festival

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resh from their exploits in FBangkok, it was back to the la- test Hong Kong rugby festival for the Macau Bats on Sunday. Hos- ted by Valley Fort, the Macau U6s team had just enough time to arri- ve pitch-side before starting their first early morning game against USRC Tigers which ended in an entertaining 2-2 draw. This was followed by two wins against Dis- covery Bay Pirates (2-1) and Hong Kong Football Club (3-2) before a second 2-2 draw, this time against Tung Chung, saw the young Bats head home undefeated. The U7 team had a tougher start to their games, losing 1-3 to Sou- th China Athletic and 2-4 to East Kowloon. However, the team bounced back to win against both Football Club (3-0) and Tung Chung, also 3-0, in their final ga- mes. The U8s were auditioning for the role of “great entertainers”, being involved in several high scoring games. They lost against Shatin Sha Pei (4-5), Football Club (4-6) and Tuen Mun Sharks (6-7) before rounding their games off with a 5-3 win over Discovery Bay Pirates. The U9s were once again playing in the top tier and found the going tough against Sandy Bay (0-6), Sai Kung Stingrays (0-3) and Valley Fort (0-4) before achieving a good 2-2 draw against Football Club. The U10s were also playing in the top tier and began with a 1-1 draw with Football Club before three losses against Valley Fort (0-3), Discovery Bay Pirates (2-3) and a strong Sandy Bay (0-5). Meanwhile the U12s were playing in the latest round of the Richard Hawkes league at the Ha- ppy Valley ground. The Bats led in their first game again Football Club before letting in a couple of late tries to go down 1-3. A similar story was the case against USRC Tigers with the Bats leading 2-1 until the Tigers ran in late scores to win 2-5. This set up an impor- tant game against Discovery Bay Pirates that saw the Bats win 4-3 in another entertaining match. The final game saw the Bats run Valley Fort close before losing 2-3 in a tight game. The Bats now have a well earned break before the next Hong Kong festival in mid-March. thu 28.02.2019

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Anne M. Peterson Football U.S. coach Jill Ellis said Tuesday about the remaining schedule. he Women’s World “Every minute we can get the Cup countdown has be- players together to forge those gun in earnest. The Women’s World relationships is really impor- Yesterday marked 100 tant.” Tdays until kickoff for the game’s But there’s far more urgency for biggest tournament, opening on teams that normally don’t have June 7 in Paris. The 24-team Cup is 100 days out many regular exhibition games. event will be played at nine sta- Chile and Jamaica, who will each diums in France over the course make their World Cup debut in of a month, with the final set for France, will play a pair of mat- July 7 in Lyon. ap photo ches in Jamaica, with the first on The United States is the defen- Thursday in Kingston. ding champion, having won the “Chile have played Brazil and 2015 World Cup in Canada. The Italy recently, therefore we’ll get top-ranked Americans are also an opportunity to measure whe- the presumptive favorites this re we are as a team,” Jamaica time around. coach Hue Menzies told repor- So far, ticket sales have been ters last week. The Reggae Girls, strong, with more than 330,000 ranked No. 53 in the world, are of an allotment of 1.3 million also expected to play a friendly sold following the ticket packa- against Panama as the team pre- ge launch and the presale pha- pares for the World Cup. se. Single-match tickets go on sale March 7. FOCUS According to FIFA, 57 percent U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher of the sales have been in France, was on the champion 2015 squad, while 25 percent have been to albeit as a backup to goalkeeper fans in the United States. Hope Solo. Now the presumed There are a few lingering con- starter in France, Naeher is tem- troversies hanging over the pering her excitement with focus event, including prize money. on the work to be done — starting Last October, the FIFA Cou- with the match against Japan to- ncil raised the prize money day (Macau time). from USD15 million in 2015 to “My mindset has kind of always $30 million in France. But by The WWC trophy is displayed at the women’s soccer 2019 World Cup draw, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris yesterday been taking everything one game contrast, the prize pool for the at a time. My focus is going to be men’s World Cup in Russia last on Japan and how we can put to- year was $400 million. final on the same day as the LAST-MINUTE CHANGES guided the team to a third-place gether a good performance and In 2015, the U.S. women re- men’s Copa America final and Australia shocked many with finish at the Women’ Africa Cup come away with a win. Then we ceived $2 million for raising the CONCACAF Gold Cup final. January’s dismissal of coach of Nations late last year, quali- move on to the challenge that the trophy, and the winner this Here are some other things to Alen Stajcic, who had been coa- fying Cameroon for the World England brings us in a few days,” summer will earn $4 million. watch in the 100 days leading ch of the Matildas since 2014 Cup. Naeher said. “I mean, yes it’s ex- The French men, who won their up to the World Cup. and still had nine months left on citing to start a countdown like World Cup, earned $38 million. his contract. TUNING UP that [the 100 days] and it kind While the men’s World Cup VIDEO WATCH The Australian federation said The 100-day mark also means of builds the excitement around generates far more revenue, The next Women’s World Cup it fired Stajcic following an in- teams are going all-in on prepa- the whole event. But for me it’s critics say FIFA should back up milestone for FIFA is confir- ternal review and Ante Milicic ration for the event. The United kind of staying focused in the its pledges to grow the women’s ming the use of video review. was named to take over through States is hosting the SheBelieves moment.” game with investment and in- The prospect of VAR in France the World Cup. Cup with Japan, England and centives — like a sweeter prize looked in doubt as FIFA preva- Milicic is not the only one jum- Brazil — all World Cup-bound HEGENBERG OUT pool. ricated when asked if women’s ping aboard a team so late in the teams — since yesterday. There’s Norway coach Martin Sjogren “We need to try to find what players would benefit from the process. Cameroon coach Jose- also the annual Algarve Cup in told the BBC that there is no is the most balanced way, and I same technology as debuted at ph Ndoko was replaced by Alain Portugal, which starts Thursday chance that Ballon d’Or winner think we made a step and there the men’s World Cup in Russia Djeumfa in January. Known as and features Canada, Sweden, Ada Hegerberg will play in the will be many more steps going last year. the Lionesses, Cameroon ad- Spain and several other teams. World Cup. Hegerberg stepped ahead,” FIFA President Gianni But FIFA confirmed its Wo- vanced to the knockout round in Australia is hosting the inau- away from the national team out Infantino vowed when the in- men’s World Cup referees were Canada but the team has strug- gural Cup of Nations, which will of what she said was a lack of res- crease was announced. training with VAR earlier this gled recently with preparation also include New Zealand, Ar- pect for the female players. Sjo- Another issue is timing. FIFA month. The FIFA Council has to for France. gentina and South Korea, star- gren said discussions were held, has been criticized for schedu- ratify the use of VAR at a mee- The move was somewhat of ting Thursday. but ultimately Hegerberg deci- ling the Women’s World Cup ting in Miami next month. a surprise because Ndoko had “We’ve got eight games left,” ded not to play. AP

Motor racing Ferrari driver Vettel crashes in F1 preseason testing ebastian Vettel The Italian team did not time of the day, followed day, will drive for McLa- crashed into a tire bar- specify what problem led by Red Bull driver Max ren in this year’s Indy

S ap photo rier in Formula One pre- to Vettel’s crash in the Verstappen and Mercedes 500. season testing yesterday, morning session of the rival Valtteri Bottas. Renault said Russian damaging his Ferrari but second of four days of tes- Also Wednesday, McLa- driver Sergey Sirotkin, not sustaining any inju- ting. ren said two-time wor- who raced for Williams ries. The crash prompted a ld champion Fernando last season, will be the Vettel lost control on red flag, and Vettel’s Fer- Alonso will be the team’s team’s reserve driver in Turn 3 at the Barcelona- rari had to be towed back ambassador and conti- 2019. Catalunya Circuit, going to the garage. nue to advise its drivers Testing will continue through the gravel and hi- McLaren driver Carlos and engineers, as well as through Friday at the tting the wall. Sainz was leading yester- “drive at selected tests Barcelona-Catalunya Cir- Ferrari said Vettel was day’s session with a time to support the develop- cuit, home to the Spanish “off due to a mechanical of 1 minute, 17.144 se- ment” of the team’s cars Grand Prix. problem.” It said the car conds, the fastest so far af- for 2020. The season-opening was sent back to the garage ter six days of testing. Ve- Alonso, who was at the Australian Grand Prix is “for all the needed checks.” ttel had the second fastest Barcelona track on Tues- on March 17. AP THE ITV, BBC in concluding phase for Station Air quality BUZZ talks on streaming service Roadside 50-70 Moderate ITV says it is in the final phase of discussions a formal agreement. with the BBC to create a new on-demand video McCall says she anticipates “that other part- High platform to rival the likes of Netflix. ners will be added to BritBox, and we will both Density 40-60 Chief Executive Carolyn McCall says the servi- speak to regulators and the wider industry about Residental ce, to be called BritBox, will provide a home for our proposals.” Moderate British-made video, offering an unrivaled col- ITV, a free-to-air British network, plans to in- Area opinion lection of television box sets and original series vest up to 25 million pounds (USD33 million) in in one place. She says ITV and the BBC have a BritBox this year and about 40 million pounds Ambient 50-70 “joint vision” for the service and are working on in 2020. Moderate Girl About Globe dsmg source: Linda Kennedy Hanoi Postcard WORLD BRIEFS Clean air, no bull

Vietnamese painter of ap photo Here’s an idea. Macau could have a hotel called The New Zealander Macau. No casino. Just hills, ca- ble cars and thermal pools – all indoors. Trump art diversifies Slogan: ‘Forget a good hand. Enjoy the best breath.’ Why? In the future, there is going to be AQI tourism. Travellers who choose destinations not because of Myanmar A French ap photo sunshine or heritage - but the quality of air. tourist was sentenced I was home in Scotland recently. The Air Quality In- to one month in prison dex (AQI) in the capital city, Edinburgh, was 34 on the with hard labor, but he is expected to be released same day that Macau’s AQI reached 112, and Hong in about a week because Kong’s was over 130. of time he served while Let’s remind ourselves what these figures mean. awaiting trial. Arthur An AQI number below 50 is gulpingly great. Between Desclaux was arrested on 51-100 is still fair air. 101-150 is bad news for lungs Feb. 7 for flying a drone and tongues. Above 151 it would be unwise to gasp close to the capital’s in horror. Over 200, the chart is purple. That colour parliament complex. says it all. So, why wouldn’t one want ‘an escape from it all’ to

include pollution? The idea of making a purchase de- ap photo cision based on air isn’t ridiculous. Three years ago, Australia started selling air, in cans, to the Chinese. The product was called ‘100% Pure Australian Air’. It started as a novelty tourist souvenir, for Chinese visitors to ‘take home a little of Australia’. But when Kashmir Pakistan’s sales figures grew, two Sydney businessmen went military said it shot down into production for real. two Indian warplanes in Given there seems to be an ‘air-aware’ market seg- Binh’s portrait series of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi the disputed region of ment ready to be developed, where could an AQI tou- Kashmir and captured two rist be persuaded to go? pilots, raising tensions Scotland, for starters. Filled with glens and bens Tran Van Minh, Hanoi him and his work. at a relatively advanced age, between the nuclear- armed rivals to a level – which are, respectively, valleys and big hills. The Binh started painting but very youthful, dynamic, unseen in the last two he stereotype of artists Trump portraits in 2015 fashionable and with in- clean air might have small insects that we call midges decades. but, hey, extra protein. Tas eccentric is a common when the American real ner strength that shows the Switzerland. Ultimate mountain air. Pure Alpine goo- one, and the work of Vietna- estate mogul launched his greatness of a man who can dness. mese artist Tran Lam Binh campaign for the presiden- change the world — and so I And New Zealand. Their tourist photographs show seems to support that view. cy. After Trump’s election began my paintings.” ap photo lakes, glaciers and sounds, against a background of Since 2015 he has turned victory, Binh staged an Binh said he wants to invi- a pristine sky. out painting after painting exhibition of his works on te Trump and Kim, “if they Let’s here return to the idea of The New Zealander of Donald Trump. Many can a sidewalk near the White have time,” to visit his stu- Macau. You might be thinking: ‘say what? Given the- be seen this week in Viet- House. dio and view his work. Donald Trump’s se nice clean countries already exist, why the devil nam’s capital, Hanoi, where Binh’s style, with garish “I will invite them for co- USA former personal lawyer, would a hotel be required?’ Trump is holding a summit colors and casual brush ffee and paint portraits of strokes, somewhat recalls them and give them the Michael Cohen (pictured), Answer: burping cows. with North Korean leader is planning to tell a House A report this week said burping cows are more Kim Jong Un. the paintings of Canadian paintings as a token with a committee that Trump damaging to the environment than all the cars on the Binh has also fashioned a comedian Jim Carrey, ano- message of love and peace,” knew ahead of time that planet. Emissions from both ends of livestock cause statue of the American pre- ther Trump obsessive. he said. WikiLeaks had emails methane, a greenhouse gas. Methane contributes to sident that’s almost 2 me- Carrey’s barbed caricatu- Tran Tuan Anh, the ow- damaging to Hillary long-term environmental decline rather than daily air ters (6½ feet) tall, more or res, posted on the internet, ner of the cafe where Binh’s Clinton’s presidential quality. But still. If you’re a beautiful country with cows, less life size. make no secret of the fact works are being displayed, campaign. you have a herd issue. Those cows are ruining your Don’t assume Binh is sin- that he is a fierce critic of said he hopes Trump and air quality pitch. gle-minded, however. Trump and his politics. Kim can strike a deal at their Nigeria’s president was declared the clear Consider New Zealand. It has natural wilderness In 2017, he began diversi- Binh, on the other hand, is meeting in Hanoi. winner of a second fying his portfolio of roughly a fan. “With a message of peace but it also has a big, big dairy industry all going ‘hic’. term in Africa’s largest “I liked his expression in the city of peace, I’m very Oh dear. 50 depictions of Trump by democracy. While many And Scotland. Our Highland cattle pose in their gin- painting portraits of Kim when he was running for hopeful that the two leaders frustrated Nigerians ger woolly coats all over Instagram. And all the while Jong Un as well. president,” Binh said. “He will achieve peace for the had said they wanted to they are creating Glen Methane. So this week is kind of a seemed like the world’s most two countries as well as for give someone new a try, Little wonder the savvy Swiss have long had cow perfect storm for 36-year- contemporary artwork. He’s the whole world,” he said. AP President Muhammadu bells to mask the burps. old Binh with his two favo- Buhari, profited from Hence the idea of Macau stepping in to build hotels rite subjects coming to his his upright reputation in which would serve the AQI tourist sector. minus the homeland to discuss peace an oil-rich nation weary ap photo of politicians enriching cows. Clean air, no bull. on the Korean Peninsula. themselves instead of the Travel aside, there are other reactions to gassy ca- To mark the event, Binh people. ttle which alarm me. If cows present such a threat has created about 10 pop-art to the environment, will what they produce become portraits of Trump and Kim stigmatised? Like cheese. Or even milk? Is this burp on canvas and paper in bri- business going to turn a frothy cappuccino into a guilty ght pink, blue, orange and ap photo pleasure? yellow colors decorated with As well as AQI tourism, I leave you with this pre- hearts and the words “Love” diction. A burp offsetting industry will emerge, just as and “Peace.” carbon offsetting did a few years ago. Every time you Binh said he won’t sell the eat or drink dairy, you will be encouraged to purchase portraits and instead will Egypt A locomotive crashed into a barrier at burp offsetting credits, to take responsibility for your keep them as a souvenir of Cairo’s main train station the historic event. He may methane footprint. at high speed yesterday, And it’s inevitable: Hong Kong is going to have a not be turning a profit, but causing its fuel tank to cool café chain which serves burp-neutral milk. And I, has been reaping a mother- explode and triggering a for one, shall be disappointed if it’s not called Cappuc- lode of publicity as the sum- huge fire, leaving at least cin-moo. mit has brought foreign and 25 people dead, officials local media in droves to see said. More on p14