healthcare in hengqin ic blames site owner in ccac now open to macau investigation response court overturns The local government says it will The Cultural Affairs Bureau appeared to deflect ex-leader provide subsidies to Macau residents some responsibility yesterday, saying that it is the donald tsang’s living in Hengqin to allow them to use Ilha Verde Hill property owner who must arrange conviction Zhuhai’s healthcare services – and pay for – conservation work P2 P3 HERITAGE P7 HONG KONG
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PSP officers XINHUA sentenced for malpractice
Two former Public Security Police Force (PSP) officers have been sentenced to 19 and 15 years in jail, according to a statement released by the Court of Final Appeal. Previously, the two officers were caught helping banned individuals to enter Macau. One officer assisted 17 times, while the second assisted 10 times. The Court of First Instance sentenced the two men to 21 and 19 years in prison. Later, after both appealed, the Court of Second Instance reduced the sentences to 19 and 15 years respectively. The TUI’s final judgement considered the damage the two officers Hengqin island seen under construction caused to the PSP’s image. HEALTH Man falls to death in accident Exclusive subsidies to be given
A 59-year-old male employee of the Macau University to Hengqin’s Macau residents of Science and Technology (MUST) was found dead after a suspected industrial Julie Zhu sidents will bear all the costs not give a straight answer. Hengqin but not to Macau re- accident. The accident took of joining Zhuhai’s medical “The budget depends on sidents who live in other parts place on Monday afternoon. HE Macau SAR govern- insurance system. the number of participants. of Zhuhai. The deceased was found by Tment has decided to provi- On top of Zhuhai taxpayers’ Twenty percent of the 282 Cheng believes that China the school’s administrator, de subsidies to Macau residen- contribution of RMB590, the people are aged 65 or above. will launch more policies in who heard a noise while ts who live in Hengqin to allow Macau government will also Even if all the qualified peo- 2019 to expand the medical on duty and then reported them to use Zhuhai’s healthca- use a “small amount” of its ple join the medical insuran- insurance policy to more ci- the incident to the police. re services, the Health Bureau own public money to further ce, it will be approximately ties in the Greater Bay Area After an investigation by (SSM) announced yesterday support some of those who MOP40,000 each year. It’s and other parts of mainland the Judiciary Police, the during a press conference. have joined Zhuhai’s medical not a lot of money,” said Ho, China. authority believes that the During yesterday’s press insurance scheme. adding “the amount is really Basic insurance covers 90% man fell from a height during conference, the SSM revealed For children aged 10 or be- not that big.” of patient costs during hospi- work and died upon impact. that starting from July 1 this low, primary and secondary “This is an experimental talization. The maximum co- year, Macau residents who school students, and people measure. In order to encou- verage is up to RMB720,000 live in Hengqin and have a aged 65 or above, the local rage Macau people to merge per year. Pac On land mainland residence permit government will bear all the into Greater Bay Area [cities In total, Zhuhai has approxi- outsourced to can join Zhuhai’s basic medi- insurance fees. on the mainland], we hope mately 1,500 medical service cal insurance system. Ho Ioc San, deputy direc- that there are some protec- organizations. Basic medical CEM A pilot period between six tor of the SSM, said that the tions for Macau residents. We insurance covers all of them. months to a year has been set government will publish the hope that these measures can The insurance allows Macau The Macau SAR government for the policy to be implemen- subsidy amounts in the gover- encourage them to go to GBA participants to be transferred has outsourced a land plot ted. nment’s Official Gazette. cities,” said Ho. to hospitals outside of Zhuhai in Pac On to CEM, according According to the policy, stu- Currently, 282 Macau resi- In 2018, some 2,017 Macau but within Guangdong provin- to a dispatch published in dents and minors will pay dents are living in Hengqin residents and 351 Macau stu- ce. the government’s Official RMB180 per year to obtain with a mainland residence dents joined Zhuhai’s medical Earlier this year, Li Nanhai, a Gazette. The land, which medical insurance, whereas permit. There are also over insurance system. representative of Zhuhai’s Na- is 2,887 square meters, other qualifying Macau resi- 3,000 Macau residents who There were 349 registered tional People’s Congress, com- has been outsourced to dents will pay RMB410 an- own properties or rent offices uses of Zhuhai medical insu- plained that healthcare de- CEM to build an electrical nually to enjoy Zhuhai’s me- in Hengqin. rance by Macau residents and velopment is unbalanced be- substation which will have dical insurance. According to Ho, the local outpatient clinic service insu- tween the west and east areas a construction area of The Zhuhai government will government has a budget of rance was used 4,408 times. of Zhuhai. Li accused Zhuhai’s 6,902 square meters. The provide RMB590 for each of final building will have approximately MOP40,000 In total, Zhuhai’s basic in- two major hospitals of being the aforementioned Macau four stories, including a for annual subsidies. surance fund spent RMB3.63 always packed with patients. basement. The concession, residents, the same amount When questioned by the me- million on Macau residents in Macau residents who live in which was exempted from given to Zhuhai residents. dia on whether it is fair for 2018. Hengqin can choose medical public tender, is valid for Macau residents who do not the government to provide Cheng Zhitao, director of the services from one of the 1,500 a period of 15 years. On an have a mainland residence subsidies to some Macau resi- Bureau of Healthcare Security medical organizations across annual basis, CEM is obliged permit but own properties or dents, while Macau residents of Zhuhai, said that currently, Zhuhai. At the current stage, to pay the government a fee rent offices in Hengqin can who do not live in Zhuhai do the benefits will only be given however, there are not many of MOP1.94 million. also join. However, these re- not receive subsidies, Ho did to Macau residents who live in choices in Hengqin.
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Cultural heritage site owner has legal duty of conservation, says IC Staff reporter
HE Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said yes- terday that it is re- quired by law that the Towner of a cultural heritage site conserves their protected property at their own expense. Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam told the media yesterday that he agrees with the Commission Against Corruption’s (CCAC) report about Ilha Verde Hill and its neighborhood. He also said he has already ordered the IC to take the CCAC’s com- ments seriously. Hours later, the IC held a press conference to brief the media about its work since the publication of the CCAC report earlier this week. In his opening note, acting director Chan Kai Chon stres- sed that the bureau will take the report seriously. It will study the suggestions set forth in the report with vigilance. It will also conduct and super- vise its work according to the ners following their requests. Leong explained the IC had of conservation. Overall, the Ilha Verde Hill law. The 2017 request made by a meeting with the owners “In many cases, owners need monastery is in an acceptab- The head of the Cultural He- the IC was mainly related to yesterday to discuss the con- time to consult professio- le condition, but small cracks ritage Department Choi Kin the restoration of the lands- servation work. She said the nal architects, surveyors and and flaws from depreciation Long listed the work the IC cape of the hill. bureau is going to issue a le- other consultants before they do exist, the IC added. had conducted for the Ilha There has not been much tter to the owners explaining can actually start their work. Meanwhile, the CCAC also Verde Hill site, including progress in the conservation. their duty pursuant to article Usually the length of the pe- criticized the Land, Public pinpointing construction, sur- The owners have, in the pre- 39. The article states that if riod is around several mon- Works and Transport Bureau veying and mapping, as well as vious two years, cited several an owner fails to accomplish ths,” said the deputy director, (DSSOPT) of flaws in its work making records of aged trees reasons for deferring their conservation work within a adding the exact length of the related to Ilha Verde Hill. on the hill. duty to conserve the site. period deemed appropriate period will be disclosed to the The bureau’s supervisor, The owner of the site, espe- Deputy Director Leong Wai by the IC, the bureau can then public soon. Secretary for Transport and cially that of the monastery on Man referred to article 39 of lead the project and request The IC’s work does not con- Public Works Raimundo do the hill, had not conserved the the Cultural Heritage Protec- the owner to reimburse it. clude with the issuance of Rosário said he was not able area properly. Choi said that tion Law, which inscribes the Considering the previous the letter triggered by article to answer media inquiries re- the bureau sent a letter two scope of authority designated “request” was made in Oc- 39 of the Cultural Heritage lated to the CCAC report. The years ago to the buildings’ ow- to the IC regarding the ins- tober 2017, concerns have Protection Law. The bureau DSSOPT, on the other hand, ners regarding the necessary pection, evaluation and con- been raised with the length of pledged that it would stay in made a similar pledge as the conservation. Survey diagrams servation of potential or exis- the period within which the regular communications with IC, promising to fulfill its role were even provided to the ow- ting cultural heritage sites. owner must finish the work the owners. according to the law.
CE candidates to be ART finalized in July Exhibiting pig sculptures in the year of the pig Staff reporter available online. nation period and As described by the candidate confirma- HE Chief Exe- schedule, interes- tion. Staff reporter by 25 different local artists, creative industry and foster Tcutive Election ted parties can start The latest that a who are from various back- exchange between local ar- Affairs Commission obtaining nomina- candidate can decla- N exhibition of painted grounds, including art as- tists. The organizer aims to has informed that the tion forms from the re their withdrawal Alife size pigs is being sociations. Each artist has gather the help of 300 local nomination period Commission’s office from the election is held by the Republic of Arts decorated an 80-cm tall fi- artists by the 12th exhibi- for Chief Executive personally or throu- August 22. Association, with the su- berglass pig with a unique tion. candidates falls be- gh a representative. Voting will be held pport of the Cultural Affairs theme designed to inspire. Previous editions were tween July 8 and 23 The form distribution on August 25, with Bureau and the Municipal The 25 unique sculptures named AnnoEquitum2014, this year. The promo- and collection period ballot counting com- Affairs Bureau. This will be will be on display between AnnoCaprum2015, Anno- tion period for nomi- overlaps with the no- mencing immediately the fifth year the Chinese June 25 and July 25 at Simius2016 and AnnoCan- nated candidates is mination period. after. Results will be Zodiac-themed exhibition Anim’Arte Nam Van, Nam nis2018, where Art Horses, between August 10 By August 9, all can- confirmed officially is held. Van White Tent and Tap Art Goats, Art Monkeys and and 23. didates will be con- on September 2. This year’s exhibition Seac Square. Art Dogs were displayed The Commission firmed. Certain legal Currently, four peo- is titled “AnnoPorcus,” Said to be a blend of art respectively, attracting lo- has issued a schedule processes may take ple have declared or “year of pig” in Latin. and tradition by the orga- cals and visitors to photo- for the Chief Executi- place in between the their intention to run Twenty-five pig sculptures nizer, the exhibition aims graph themselves with the ve election, which is closure of the nomi- for the top post. have been hand-decorated to contribute to the local sculptures. 27.06.2019 thu
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GAMING Big brother casinos can spot who’s most likely to lose big HE house always wins - SERIOUS GAMBLERS and now it has artificial Macau junket operator Sunci- intelligence on its side. ty Group Holdings Ltd., which is Some of the world’s big- building a casino in Vietnam, said BLOOMBERG Tgest casino operators in Macau are it is planning to deploy a system starting to deploy hidden cameras, where RFID technology - which facial recognition technology, digi- uses radio frequencies to attach tally-enabled poker chips and bac- tags to objects - is installed on carat tables to track which of their chips and tables, storing data on millions of customers are likely to players. lose the most money. The gambling giants are moti- The new technology uses algori- vated by the challenge of maxi- thms that process the way custo- mizing profits from the growing mers behave at the betting table Chinese middle class, who stream to determine their appetite for into Macau en masse. More than risk. In general, the higher the 3 million people visit the territory risk appetite, the more a gambler every month, from wealthy and fo- stands to lose and the more profit cused bettors, to families on short a casino tends to make, sometimes trips with grandparents and kids up to 10 times more. in tow. The advanced-surveillance This embrace of high-tech sur- technologies give casinos a way of veillance comes as casino opera- easily separating who might beco- tors jostle for growth in a slowing me serious gamblers from those industry that’s under pressure glo- just having a fun weekend. bally from economic headwinds It’s not unusual for casinos to and regulatory scrutiny. In the have surveillance cameras for se- world’s biggest gaming hub, whe- curity and to detect cheating, with re expansion is reaching its limits, Las Vegas operators utilizing RFI- Representatives for MGM, Ga- AFFORD TO LOSE use Walker Digital’s technology two casino operators - the Macau D-enabled chips that they can di- laxy Entertainment, Sands and The ability to identify custo- at its new casino in Hoi An, Viet- units of Las Vegas Sands Corp. and sable if they’re stolen out of the ca- Wynn didn’t respond to requests mers with the potential to bet nam. MGM Resorts International - have sino. But these new technologies for comment, while a spokesper- - and lose - big means that ope- There are three major com- already started to deploy some of go a step further in tracking and son for Melco declined to com- rators can offer special attention panies supplying casino ope- these technologies on hundreds of rating every customer, building ment on business matters that and targeted perks to keep them rators with the A.I.-enabled te- their tables, according to people fa- up a treasure trove of data. aren’t public. Macau’s regulator, gambling. In Dallmeier’s system, chnology: Walker Digital, Dall- miliar with the matter. Sands plans Sands China, the Macau arm of the Gaming Inspection and Coor- facial recognition alerts floor ma- meier, and Japan-based Angel to extend them to an additional the world’s largest casino com- dination Bureau, didn’t respond to nagers once a high-value custo- Playing Cards. more-than 1,000 tables, said the pany, recently received approval emails and calls seeking comment. mer walks into the casino or sits While the companies differ so- people. from the territory’s gaming regu- In a recent product demonstration down at a table, allowing them to mewhat in the technology that Three others, Wynn Macau Ltd., lator to deploy the technologies, at a Macau industry conference by immediately dispatch staff to the they offer, the general set-up is Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. said the people. One supplier, Re- Walker Digital Table Systems - a customer’s side. this: gamblers’ betting behavior and Melco Resorts & Entertain- gensburg, Germany-based Dall- Las Vegas-based company ped- “Those who can afford to lose, is tracked through high-resolu- ment Ltd., are in discussions with meier Electronic, worked with ca- dling technology to invisibly track those who play even more when tion cameras and RFID-enabled suppliers about also deploying the sinos to re-design cameras so they chips, wagers and game outcomes - losing money, we can for sure poker chips and tables, with the technology, according to the peo- could be embedded into columns its vice president of Asia operations, offer them a free meal,” Andrew intelligence gleaned flowing back ple, who asked not to be identified and not visible to customers, said John Orth, assured a potential Lo, executive director of junket into a centralized database whe- because they’re not authorized to EP Smit, the company’s senior en- buyer: “Your customers don’t even operator Suncity’s listed arm, re a risk profile of the individual speak publicly about the plans. terprise solutions manager. realize they are being tracked.” said in an interview. Suncity will is then created.
GAMING | ANALYSIS Goldman Sachs: June growth may find lift VIP more resilient from 2018 FIFA World Cup than thought Daniel Beitler gh to offset the year-on-year dampened by the effect of June 10 and July 10, Macau OLDMAN Sa- of worsening trade decline for the first two quar- the FIFA World Cup, which revenues hit their lowest point Gchs says that VIP ties and a subsequent OLDING conservative ters. reportedly drew gamblers’ in the gaming recession, col- activity in the second slowing of the Chi- Hexpectations for June, Gross gaming revenue di- attention away from Macau’s lecting just MOP15.88 billion. quarter of 2019 has nese economy. They analysts expect the month pped 0.5% in the first quarter baccarat tables to football wa- The month of June has been been more resilient argued that the VIP will round out the first half of 2019, despite strong su- gering. The month saw reve- a consistent poor performer that previously thou- segment of Macau’s of 2019 slightly down on Ma- pport from the mass market nues climb 12.5% over June in recent years, recording the ght. gambling sector wou- cau’s gross gaming revenue segment. 2017, but it still fell conside- second-lowest monthly take The investment bank ld be hardest hit, es- from last year. But the reve- Brokerage Sanford C. Ber- rably short of analysts’ predic- in both 2018 and 2017, and said that Macau’s VIP pecially if the essen- nue might find a boost from nstein notes that Macau tions of between 17% and 21% the lowest in 2016. gaming market has tial credit lines that the subdued comparison pe- casinos will find it easier to growth. The recent performance of not been hit harder facilitate their play riod in June 2018, when the record year-on-year growth The absence of a major spor- the gaming sector shows sig- than mass-market dry up. FIFA World Cup reportedly in both June and July, be- ting event this month may ns of stabilization after years play by the ongoing Goldman Sachs distracted gamblers from Ma- cause of easing comparison give a minor lift in year-on- of double-digit growth in the trade tensions be- wrote in a note yes- cau tables. periods last year. It is hol- -year comparisons. sector before a deep contrac- tween the world’s two terday that it expects The first five months of 2019 ding its June projection of Other analysts maintain the tion starting in 2014. largest economies. both VIP and mass saw 1.6% less in gambling re- between 1% and 3% year-on- view that there is little eviden- Most analysts expect modest Analysts have long flat or marginally venue collected compared to year growth, revised from ce to support the link between single-digit growth or a mi- feared that Macau, down in the second the equivalent period last year, its 3% to 5% prediction from major football events and Ma- nor contraction for full- year with its externally- quarter compared to despite a 21% surge in the June 10. cau gross gaming revenues. gross gaming revenue grow- exposed economy the first, adding that number of visitors to the city. Last year, some analysts However, it is perhaps worth th in 2019. The sector should wedged between that neither segment has Analysts expect marginal suggested that June gross noting that during the UEFA perform better in 2020, they of China and the U.S., been hit harder than growth in June, but not enou- gaming revenue had been Euro 2016, which fell between said. would feel the impact the other. DB thu 27.06.2019
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GAMING Big brother casinos can spot who’s most likely to lose big DETECTING COLLUSION Entertainment didn’t respond The system can track indi- to calls and emails requesting vidual gamblers down to how comment. often they take “side bets” on The speed with which Ma- a baccarat table - a bet on very cau-based casinos are racing unlikely events like a tie, which to implement the new techno- have higher risks and higher re- logy speaks to a greater ease turns. Gamblers who favor side with data collection and sha- bets can mathematically yield ring among Chinese consumers around 10 times the profit for a compared to those in Europe casino compared to a gambler or the U.S. Chinese tech com- with an average risk appetite. panies are at the global fore- The technology can also help front of using consumer data for detect any dealer and player everything from designing new collusion, preventing fraud, and products to expanding health it can track the speed and accu- insurance. China’s government racy of dealers, doubling as a also has a nationwide network performance management tool. of surveillance cameras that Ultimately, casino opera- utilize facial recognition. tors can rate each player with “This new technology certain- a combination of metrics they ly has the potential to infringe can tailor, such as the total time the law as it expands the scope a player has spent in casinos, of players whose breadth and their betting volume, risk appe- range of activities would now tite, win/loss ratio, remaining be tracked,” said Ben Lee, a chips, past dishonest behavior Macau-based managing part- and net worth. ner at Asian gaming consul- tancy IGamiX. He noted that PRIVACY CONCERNS sending collected data to casino Operators themselves are company offices offshore for wrestling with the implications analysis could be breaking the of this advanced surveillance. In law. their discussions on whether to Suncity’s Lo said consumers proceed with implementing the are used to being tracked. “I technology, senior management think customers expect that at Galaxy Entertainment voiced their bets are being watched, concerns at an internal meeting it’s just whether the casino ope- that high-spending customers rator knows how to make use of probably wouldn’t want to be the data,” he said. watched, according to a person “Facial recognition is very ma- familiar with the matter. ture in China: border customs They were also concerned that has it, banks will soon have it, government and law enforce- it’s a trend,” Lo said. “If you’re ment authorities may want ac- afraid of this, then you’re very cess to data that’s collected, the likely a criminal and casinos person said. won’t do business with you A representative for Galaxy anyway.” MDT/Bloomberg
Macau SLOT records MOP224 million in profit last year
Staff reporter The company, more com- monly known as Macau OTTERY and sports SLOT, published its balance Lbetting company Socie- sheet in the Official Gazette dade de Lotarias e Apostas yesterday. It holds a little Mútuas de Macau, yester- over MOP348 million wor- day released its financial th of fixed assets, including report for last year. The MOP21.3 million in tan- company made more than gible assets and MOP17.7 MOP224 million in profit, million in intangible asse- up 22.1% compared to last ts. The company also holds year. MOP309 million of long- Management at the com- term investments. pany attribute the profit to Macau SLOT holds near- the introduction of more ly MOP614 million worth diverse types of betting, in- of current assets, of which cluding betting on the num- approximately MOP584 ber of corner kicks and bets million is liquid. relating to first-half results. Meanwhile, it has slightly It plans to invest in IT in- more than MOP600 million frastructure upgrades and in rights and interests. sports-related news servi- Its debts totaled MOP361 ces. million. 27.06.2019 thu
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TRANSPORT Fishing vessel up in Bus companies report flames in combined MOP110m in profit Inner Harbor
Renato Marques They also noted soliciting the government to replace a large OCAL bus companies number of buses, including Lhave registered a total pro- 62 buses affected by flooding fit of MOP110.9 million after during the passage of Typhoon taxes in 2018. The final resul- Hato in 2017, as well as ano- ts from the audited accounts ther 85 buses that have served were published yesterday in for over 10 years, which the the government’s Official Ga- company planned to replace zette. with updated models. According to account re- Another issue addressed by ports from three companies, the company was their con- Transportes Urbanos de Ma- tract as a service provider to cau SA (Transmac), Socieda- the government, which is set fishing vessel in the Inner de de Transportes Colectivos to expire October 31. A Harbor area caught fire yes- de Macau SA (TCM) and Ma- According to the reports, reported carrying a total of According to the company, terday afternoon, videos circu- cau Nova Era de Autocar- Transmac carried a total of 97 330,000 passengers on a daily Transmac is “following up clo- lating online showed, before the ros Públicos SA (New Era), million passengers in 2018, or basis after the merging with sely on the negotiations with flames spread to a second vessel the company that profited an average of 257,000 passen- New Era. the government on the renewal in the area. the most was Transmac, re- gers per day, a figure which Transmac attributes the in- of such contract.” The Fires Services Bureau, the porting a total of MOP41.4 represented a 4.3% increase crease in the number of pas- As for TCM, the company no- Marine and Water Bureau and million, followed by TCM with compared with the previous sengers carried in 2018 to the ted in the report the benefits the Macao Customs all dispa- MOP36.2 million and New year. opening of the Hong Kong- that have been given to sta- tched response teams to bring Era, registering MOP33.3 Transmac controls about -Zhuhai-Macau Bridge in Oc- ff members, which include a the situation under control. million. 36% of the market share, whi- tober, noting that between 6% pay rise to all staff and the The Fire Services Bureau told New Era’s results were re- le TCM now runs a total of 57 that period and the end of the reimbursement of Social Wel- Radio Macau that there were no ported up until July 24, being bus routes, after the incorpo- year, they recorded an 8.1% fare payments for the workers injuries reported yesterday. the date that the company offi- ration of New Era, represen- increase in the rate of the pas- who are mainland residents. They said that the cause of the cially ceased operations, after ting 64% of the market share. sengers carried, almost double This reimbursement amounts fire remains unknown, but is which it merged with TCM. At the end of the year, TCM the average annual increase. to as much as RMB700. being investigated. ad thu 27.06.2019
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ONG Kong activists opposed to conten- Protesters urge discussion of tious extradition le- gislation yesterday Hcalled on leaders of the U.S., the European Union and others to Hong Kong issues at G-20 raise the issue with Chinese Pre- sident Xi Jinping at this week’s G-20 summit in Japan. AP PHOTO Beijing has strongly opposed such a development, saying Hong Kong matters are strictly an internal Chinese affair. Groups of protesters gathered outside the U.S. and EU con- sulates yesterday morning to deliver petitions stating their requests. Opponents say changes to the Chinese territory’s legislation could expose citizens of all na- tionalities to being extradited to China for unfair trials and possible torture, reducing Hong Kong’s judicial independence and the civil liberties it retained after the handover from British rule in 1997. Hong Kong is an internatio- nal city whose residents will all be affected by the legislation, A protester passes a letter to a representative from the British Consulate in Hong Kong yesterday regardless of their country of origin, said protester Mandy chanted slogans including “Free dition bills has prompted hun- drawal of the legislation and for crowd control equipment to Wong, a college student. Hong Kong.” dreds of thousands of people accountability for heavy-handed Hong Kong “unless we are sa- “That’s why this is necessary Protesters aimed to present to fill Hong Kong’s streets in police treatment of protesters tisfied that concerns raised on for other countries or overseas petitions at 19 consulates in to- protest marches, while smaller at a protest earlier this month human rights and fundamental people to pay attention to this tal yesterday and planned fur- groups have surrounded gover- during which tear gas and ru- freedoms have been thoroughly extradition bill,” said Wong, 25. ther protest actions leading into nment offices, the legislature bber bullets were fired. addressed,” Hunt said. Activists held up placards the evening. and police headquarters. They Lam has shelved the legisla- China says it fully backs Lam’s attacking the legislation and Lam’s push to pass the extra- are demanding the total with- tion and apologized for not be- administration’s and has rejec- tter handling the matter but has ted foreign commentary over declined to respond to other de- the protests and the extradition mands. issue as interference in its inter- AP PHOTO Several foreign governments, nal affairs. along with legal, commercial, At a briefing in Beijing Monday, human rights and media groups Zhang Jun, an assistant foreign in Hong Kong, have expressed minister, said, “I can tell you concern about the legislation as that for sure the G-20 will not well as the Hong Kong govern- discuss the issue of Hong Kong ment’s handling of the protests. and we will not allow the G-20 to In a statement Tuesday in the discuss the issue of Hong Kong.” House of Commons, British Fo- Hong Kong’s government “has reign Secretary Jeremy Hunt taken a series of measures to sa- said he raised the issue with feguard fairness and justice of Lam on June 12. society and to block loopholes Britain urges Hong Kong to es- in the legal system. We believe tablish a “robust, independent what they have done is com- investigation” into the violence pletely necessary and the cen- against protesters, and will not tral government supports these issue further export licenses measures,” he said. AP
HONG KONG Court throws out ex-leader’s misconduct conviction Hong Kong court ruled that the judge at His conviction marked “I thank in particular yesterday threw out Tsang’s trial had not gi- a dramatic turn in a len- the citizens who have
A AP PHOTO former Chief Executive ven jurors sufficient di- gthy civil service career always supported me. Donald Tsang’s convic- rections on assessing that spanned both Bri- Their trust in me and su- tion for misconduct re- whether he had delibera- tish colonial rule and pport motivated me to lating to a property deal tely concealed informa- Hong Kong’s handover continue fighting to de- while in office. tion before finding him to China in 1997. fend myself for all these Tsang was released in guilty in 2017. The jud- Tsang, known for his years,” Tsang said. January after serving a ges also ordered that no bow ties and natty attire, Tsang’s successor C.Y. 12-month sentence for retrial be held. was not in court to hear Leung also became em- failing to disclose plans Tsang, 74, served as the judgment. But in broiled in a corruption to rent a luxury apart- Hong Kong’s chief exe- an interview with Hong scandal for failing to re- ment from a business- cutive from 2005 to Kong Cable TV, he said port a 50 million Hong man granted a govern- 2012 and is the highest- he and his family were Kong dollar (USD6.4 ment broadcasting licen- -ranking former or cur- “touched, thrilled and million) payout from an se. rent official sent to pri- thankful” for the ruling Australian engineering A panel of five judges on son for wrongdoing in and thanked the court for firm but was not prose- the Court of Final Appeal the Asian financial hub. “giving me justice.” cuted. MDT/AP Former Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang 27.06.2019 thu
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GUANGZHOU Couriers join BLOOMBERG ‘war on drugs’ with technology FTER receiving a parcel, lopment of the courier industry Acourier Wang Xiangjun has brought not only economic would spend less than one mi- benefits but security risks con- nute verifying the customers’ cerning the transporting of con- ID cards, checking the things traband goods and drugs. inside, and uploading the infor- At the end of 2015, Baiyun mation to a system connected to District was listed by the Chi- local police authorities. na National Narcotics Control Wang’s store, which has been Commission as one of the areas open for three years, is located with the most prominent drug in an area inhabited by a large trafficking problems. Local poli- to the real-name system and drug manufacturing via the In- recognition technology, have number of migrant workers in ce then devised a system named opening-up of parcels for ins- ternet and use courier services helped tackle the once promi- Baiyun District of Guangzhou, Yundi’an (literally Cloud Cou- pections.” to transport drugs without offe- nent drug trafficking issue and capital of Guangdong Province. rier Security) in 2016 to streng- Every week, anti-drug volun- ring their real names. improved social security, said On its walls are anti-drug slo- then the supervision of the cou- teers like Wang would spend Authorities in Baiyun have Zhao Yanchun, deputy director gans and pictures as well as sig- rier industry. one hour on anti-drug training attempted to curb local drug of the Baiyun district public se- ns telling people to register real Legions of couriers handle the and security education organi- trafficking after promoting the curity bureau. name information and open the parcels with the system’s mobile zed by local police. Yundi’an system among a large According to Xinhua, more parcel for check-ups. phone app, facilitating the su- In recent years, the Internet number of couriers. than 150 teams from around The routine process is repea- pervision of the whole process and the courier industry have Over the past three years, the the country and further abroad ted every day in thousands of of the express delivery business. become a new channel for drug system has helped police unco- have come to the Baiyun dis- logistics outlets in the district. “The strict management can trafficking. ver over 600 drug users and tra- trict to learn from the area’s Like Wang, many of the local reduce the outflow of drugs and According to a report released ffickers, bust 34 drug trafficking experience. “We have come up 38,000 couriers are anti-drug other illegal goods, and also sa- by the China National Narcotics cases and seize 1.33 tonnes of with an anti-drug solution that volunteers, reports state media feguard our own security,” said Control Commission last week, drugs. can be copied and promoted in agency Xinhua. Wang. “Customers have also some suspects buy and sell dru- Other measures, including a the logistics sector,” said Zhao. Over the years, the rapid deve- gradually become accustomed gs and chemicals used for illicit “smart door system” and face MDT/Xinhua ad thu 27.06.2019
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in 2013. The journey is evident in Du- brovnik, a place that’s been bat- BLOOMBERG tered by the tug-of-war between east and west for centuries, not to mention an earthquake in 1667 that all but leveled the city. More recently, it was shelled by the Yugoslav army in the 1990s Balkan wars. Most of that destruction has been fixed, though some scars are visible in the polished sands- tone sidewalks. What’s more striking is that the war is men- tioned only as an afterthought in Dubrovnik, while elsewhere in the Balkans the violence re- mains a cause of many a conver- sation. Pezo, who manages her family’s leather bag business, was four during the shelling. All she remembers is being given candy in the shelter her family used because she was the you- ngest. Vujcic, the governor of the central bank, is convinced the nation will be absorbed into the eurozone, a goal that enjoys rare support across the political spectrum and is backed by 52% of the public. The only differen- ce among parties is the timing of when to join. Dubrovnik has Game of Thrones The last thing that stands in the way is removing fears among Croatia’s 4.2 million population that prices will shoot up after fame but all it wants is the euro the switch, he said. “The fear is not that we will Andrea Dudik a fifth of the economy, making that ranges from lukewarm to the relative value of the kuna is lose monetary policy tools, or & Jasmina Kuzmanovic Croatia as dependent on fo- downright hostile in countries tightly managed by the central kuna, or sovereignty, or our em- reigners spending their cash as not far away. bank. blem,” he said. “The main worry UCKED inside the places like Greece and Malta, The populist government in “We have kept the exchange is that it may negatively affect medieval city walls in but small retailers risk fines if neighboring Italy, a core euro rate stable for 25 years, we can our standard of living. Available the Croatian port of Du- they accept euros. Ditching the member, has sought to challen- continue to do it for the next evidence, however, shows that brovnik, Mara Pezo’s local money, the kuna, is vital, ge the European hierarchy over 25 years, but what’s the point?” surge in prices because of euro Tleather bag store is perfectly pla- said Pezo, especially as Dubro- limits to its budget spending. said central bank Governor Bo- entry is a myth, not reality. We ced for the thousands of tourists vnik cashes in from its role as Around the coast in crisis-hit ris Vujcic. “It’s easier to get into will have to continue to explain disembarking from cruise ships a filming location for “Game of Greece, remaining in the euro the euro zone to have that risk that.” every day. Now all she needs is Thrones.” region came with a huge political premium removed. Risks will While some are wary of the their euros. “Visitors, especially those who and financial bill. Meanwhile, further be compressed, interest effect the euro will have on the The European Union’s newest come for a short visit from crui- the more nationalist leaderships rates will further come down, cost of their daily lives, there’s member aims to transition to se ships, don’t know we aren’t in Hungary, Poland and the and this is the road on which we no question about what the fu- what’s called ERM-2 – effecti- allowed to take euros,” said the Czech Republic are in no rush to have now embarked.” ture should look like in Modni vely a waiting room for mem- 32-year-old. “We do accept cre- follow other former communist That road has been a long Kantun clothing store, whe- bership of the common currency dit cards, but often people want countries Slovakia, Slovenia and one since Croatia gained inde- re Senka Kusovac sells color- – as soon as next year. For busi- to pay with cash, and they ex- the Baltic states in adopting the pendence following the bloody ful shirts and dresses made by nesses like Pezo’s, efforts by the pect to be able to pay with euros single European currency. break-up of Yugoslavia 25 years Croatian designers for as much government and central bank to in a European Union country.” For Croatia, the switch makes ago. It dropped the dinar for the as 2,000 kuna (USD310). prepare can’t come quick enou- Croatia’s embrace of all things sense because the economy in kuna, a currency it first pegged “We live on tourism,” she said. gh. euro, both in commerce and po- the former Yugoslav state is hi- to the German mark and then to “The euro would make life ea- Tourism accounts for about litics, contrasts with an attitude ghly geared to the euro while the euro. EU membership came sier for everyone.”
corporate bits geg organizes responsible gaming roadshows a wholesome and positive work sands china presents light the night run own contribution. environment and encourage Macau IC2 Association team members to maintain a donation cheques to local associations and Caritas Macau each healthy lifestyle. received a cheque for This year’s Responsible Ga- MOP100,000 yeterday, pre- ming Fun Day Roadshows sented by representatives featured interactive games from Sands China. The and display boards as well as donations will be used by consultation booths to provide Macau IC2 Association to immediate assistance to any sponsor its upcoming Art employee in need. A total of for Community event, and six roadshows were conducted by Caritas Macau to allow across GEG’s properties, with its users with restricted mo- 1,200 employees participating bility gain free access to its in various games and reading stair climber service. Galaxy Entertainment Group gambling addiction from re- information display during their Sands China Ltd. pre- resort in Cotai. It is the second year in a (GEG) recently organized presentatives of the associa- break time. sented ceremonial do- The funds were raised at row for the Light the Night Responsible Gaming Fun Day tion. Additionally, 20 employees nation cheques totalling April’s Light the Night Run Run to raise funds to dona- Roadshows and a visit to the The GEG Responsible Ga- learn about gambling disorder MOP200,000 to two local charity event at The Pa- te to local nongovernmen- Macao Gaming Industry Em- ming Team’s mission is to through a board game develo- nongovernmental organi- risian Macao, with Sands tal organizations as part of ployees Home’s offices, where engage GEG employees on ped by the Macao Gaming In- zations on June 19 at The China topping up the total Sands China’s corporate its employees learned about responsible gaming to ensure dustry Employees Home. Venetian Macao integrated donation amount with its social responsibility efforts. 27.06.2019 thu
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“These skilled positions will be imperiled by the proposed tarif- AP PHOTO fs, because the parts and equip- ment these workers need to do their jobs are sourced in China,” Celestron said in a filing with the government. Until last month, the Trump administration and Beijing see- med to be edging toward an agreement to end the trade war. Then Trump officials accused China of backpedaling on com- mitments it had made in earlier negotiations. The talks stopped. Trump raised tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports from 10% to 25% — the sanctions he had suspended after he met with Xi in December — and threate- ned to tax the $300 billion in Chinese goods he hadn’t already hit. A key reason why analysts say the best to expect from the Trump-Xi meeting is an agree- ment to resume talks is that a substantive deal remains enor- mously difficult. The Trump side is demanding concessions that would require China to sca- le back its aspirations as a global technological powerhouse. The differences between the two countries’ political and economic systems — America’s free-market capitalist economy ANALYSIS versus China state-driven Com- munist model — are so vast that a resolution to the dispute likely would amount to “a pause in a Possible outcome of Trump-Xi broader conflict over trade and technology,” said James Green, a former U.S. trade official in Beijing and now senior adviser meeting: A truce in trade war at McLarty Associates consul- tancy. Paul Wiseman, Washington G-20 gathering in Buenos Aires, the trade agreement.” When Lighthizer’s office ran A few months after any deal, Argentina — they called a truce. The administration accuses seven days of hearings this Green said, “we will be back MERICAN businesses That cease-fire injected some Beijing of using predatory tactics month on the expanded tarif- talking about this.” Aare bracing for a painful new momentum into the talks in a pell-mell push to give Chine- fs, the message from American The administration will in- escalation in President Donald between the world’s two biggest se companies an unfair competi- businesses was fairly uniform: sist on a means to enforce any Trump’s trade war with China. economies. tive edge in such advanced tech- Don’t do it. Indeed, economists agreement, reflecting its con- Yet they might just get a reprie- “Ideally, results at this summit nologies as artificial intelligence warn that additional higher ta- tention that Beijing has violated ve. could match the last summit in and driverless cars. In particu- riffs — effectively, a tax increase past promises. It will likely in- If history repeats itself — and Argentina,” said Tu Xinquan, di- lar, Trump officials allege that on consumers and companies — sist on retaining some tariffs as most analysts are betting it rector of the Institute for WTO Beijing forces American com- would hurt a U.S. economy that leverage. Yet Beijing will want to will — Trump and President Xi Studies at the University of In- panies to hand over technology already appears to be weake- eliminate all the U.S. tariffs. Jinping will agree to some kind ternational Business and Eco- in exchange for access to China’s ning. “China seems willing to of- of cease-fire when they meet nomics in Beijing. “That is, to market, unfairly subsidizes Chi- fer Trump many concessions late this week at a Group of 20 prevent the trade war from esca- nese tech companies and some- to de-escalate trade tensions,” international summit in Osaka, lating.” times resorts to outright cyber- said Eswar Prasad, a Cornell Japan. The stakes are even higher -theft to pilfer U.S. trade secrets. China seems University economist and for- Indeed, a senior administra- now. Trump has ordered U.S. Beijing denies the charges and mer head of the China division tion official sought to downplay Trade Representative Robert Li- contends that the administra- willing to offer at the International Monetary expectations yesterday [Macau ghthizer to prepare import taxes tion is simply trying to suppress Fund. “But it is unlikely to cave time] by suggesting that the on USD300 billion in Chinese a rising competitor in global tra- Trump many in to demands that it change its primary goal for the Trump-Xi goods — which would extend de. economic model or industrial meeting is simply an agreement U.S. tariffs to everything Chi- If Trump did expand his tariffs concessions strategy. Such actions would go to restart negotiations. The offi- na ships to the United States. to the final $300 billion in Chi- to de-escalate against the grain of Chinese lea- cial, who spoke on condition of The administration has already nese imports, it would amount ders and their vision of China’s anonymity, said the hard work imposed 25% tariffs on $250 to a significant escalation in the trade tensions. economic future.” of finalizing the complex details billion in Chinese imports. Bei- U.S.-China trade war. The ear- ESWAR PRASAD The senior Trump adminis- of any broad new accord would jing has retaliated by taxing $110 lier rounds of U.S. tariffs mostly ECONOMIST tration official suggested that come later, when negotiating billion in goods from the United spared consumers by targeting the negotiations could go on teams for the two sides meet. States. industrial goods, not everyday Consider Celestron, a telesco- for “months and months,” no- Under the cease-fire scenario, “What I’m hoping is that two staples. Higher taxes on the rest pes and optics company with ting that both sides have a “long the two sides’ existing tariffs and leaders will recommit to fully of Chinese imports — from alarm 80 employees at its offices in view” about what’s in their best counter-tariffs on many of each engage on the trade talks,” said clocks and baby carriages to con- Torrance, California, that mo- interests. other’s goods would remain in Myron Brilliant, head of interna- tact lenses to Christmas orna- ved most of its manufacturing to “Solutions to the outstanding place. But no additional import tional affairs at the U.S. Cham- ments — are “finally going to get China years ago. Trump’s earlier remaining issues can be found taxes would take effect. This ber of Commerce, a traditional into the average guy’s pocket. It’s tariffs hit only about 10% of what as long as both sides have the would buy time for U.S. and Chi- Republican ally that has been all been hidden up to now,” said Celestron brings in from China. political will to do so,” said Wen- nese officials to restart talks that sharply critical of Trump’s use Jeff Moon, a former China hand The next round would cover the dy Cutler, a former U.S. trade stalled last month after 11 rou- of tariffs. “There’s too much at with the U.S. State Department remaining 90% — and it might negotiator who is now vice pre- nds of negotiations. stake in the bilateral relationship and the Trade Representative force company to lay off manu- sident at the Asia Society Policy The last time Trump and Xi for the two governments not to who runs the China Moon Stra- facturing and assembly workers Institute. “It’s not entirely clear met — in early December at a try to work out the final parts of tegies LLC consultancy. it still employs in California. if that political will is there.” AP thu 27.06.2019
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China renews demand on Canada for Huawei executive’s release HINA renewed a de- measures to address this issue mand that Canada re- and is continuing to work clo- lease a top executive AP PHOTO sely with industry partners and of tech giant Huawei a Chinese officials.” Cday after announcing a suspen- “The Canadian food system is sion of all imports of Canadian one of the best in the world and meat products in an apparent we are confident in the safety of bid to increase the pressure on Canadian products and Cana- Ottawa. dian exports,” she said. Foreign ministry spokesman Last year, Canada’s shipment Geng Shuang told reporters at of just pork to China was wor- a daily briefing yesterday that th about 500 million Cana- Canada should “take seriously dian dollars, or about USD380 China’s concerns” and imme- million. diately release Meng Wanzhou, Guy Saint-Jacques, a former Huawei’s chief financial officer Canadian ambassador to China, and the daughter of the com- said Beijing is clearly putting pany’s founder. cates for meat exported to Chi- sident Donald Trump is expec- hoped to meet with Xi at the additional pressure on Canada. The Chinese Embassy in Ot- na,” the statement said. ted to meet with his Chinese G-20 but that appears unlikely. “It is quite disturbing,” said tawa said in a statement on its Meng Wanzhou, the Huawei counterpart amid trade talks. Before acting against Cana- Saint-Jacques, who estima- website earlier that the move to CFO and daughter of the com- Meng’s arrest set off a diplo- dian meat, China previously ted Canada’s meat exports to suspend meat imports follows pany’s founder, was arrested matic furor among the three stopped importing certain Ca- China this year would exceed 1 Chinese customs inspectors’ Dec. 1 in Canada at the request countries, complicating high- nadian products like canola. billion Canadian dollars ($760 detection of residue from a of U.S. authorities, who want to stakes U.S.-China trade talks Justine Lesage, a spokeswo- million). restricted feed additive, called try her on fraud charges. and severely damaging Beijing’s man for Canada’s agriculture Saint-Jacques said if someone ractopamine, in a batch of Ca- China then detained two Ca- relations with Ottawa. Canada minister, said in a statement in Canada falsified documents nadian pork products. It is per- nadians and sentenced another wants Trump to speak on behalf that the Canadian Food and under this kind of scrutiny from mitted in Canada but banned in to death in an apparent attempt of Canada to Chinese President Inspection Agency identified the Chinese it needs to be inves- China. to pressure for her release. Xi Jinping. The Chinese have re- an issue involving inauthentic tigated. “China has taken urgent pre- The latest action against Ca- fused to talk to senior Canadian export certificates that could af- “In normal times this would ventive measures and requested nada comes as Prime Minister government officials, including fect the export of pork and beef not happen, but in these times the Canadian government to Justin Trudeau heads to Japan Trudeau and Foreign Minister products to China. China gives Canada no leeway,” suspend the issuance of certifi- for the G-20 summit. U.S. Pre- Chrystia Freeland. Trudeau had She said the agency has “taken he said. MDT/AP
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KOREAS War dead at the border, which it was supposed to jointly conduct with North Korea. North Korea has also ignored South Korean Seoul says US, NK in talks to set proposals for joint efforts to stem the spread of highly contagious African swine fever following an outbreak in the North. up third Trump-Kim summit Moon, who has stressed that South Korea should be in the Adam Schreck, Hyung-Jin Kim “driver’s seat” in international & Kim Tong-Hyung, Seoul efforts to deal with North Ko- AP PHOTO rea, reiterated his view that the ORTH Korean and U.S. resumption of inter-Korean Nofficials are holding “behin- economic projects currently d-the-scenes talks” to arrange held back by the U.N. sanctions a third summit between Presi- would help induce further de- dent Donald Trump and North nuclearization steps from the Korean leader Kim Jong Un on North. Following the Vietnam the fate of the North’s expanding summit, Moon had said Seoul nuclear arsenal, South Korea’s would “consult” with Washing- president said, four months af- ton on resuming operations at ter a second meeting between an inter-Korean factory park in the leaders in Vietnam collapsed the North Korean border city of without any agreement. Kaesong and restarting South There have been no public Korean tours to the North’s sce- meetings between Washington nic Diamond Mountain resort. and Pyongyang since the break- While acknowledging that the down of the Vietnam summit. resumption of such joint inter- But the prospects for a resump- -Korean projects would depend tion of U.S.-North Korea di- on a substantive progress in plomacy have brightened since U.S.-North Korea talks, Moon Trump and Kim recently ex- said improved economic rela- changed personal letters. Trump tions between the Koreas would called Kim’s letter “beautiful” be “conductive” to the larger nu- while Kim described Trump’s as clear negotiations. “excellent,” though the contents “History has shown that North of their letters have not been dis- reporters at the White House. sit South Korea on Thursday, The South Korean leader re- Korean nuclear threats diminish closed. “Getting along very well. He’s and some experts said he may peated that Kim has never linked when inter-Korean relations are In a response earlier this week not doing nuclear testing,” he use his trip as a chance to meet denuclearization with South Ko- good,” Moon wrote. to questions by The Associated said. North Korean officials at a Ko- rea’s military alliance with the He said that the dismantling of Press and six other news agen- In yet another reminder of Nor- rean border village. Secretary of U.S. or a pullout of American the Yongbyon nuclear complex, cies, South Korean President th Korea’s continued mistrust State Mike Pompeo said Sunday troops when they met. which Kim offered in Vietnam, Moon Jae-in said that Trump’s of the United States, its foreign the U.S. was prepared to resu- Separately from the unofficial could mean that the North’s de- and Kim’s “willingness to engage ministry said earlier yesterday me talks with North Korea “at Washington-Pyongyang talks, nuclearization process has en- in dialogue has never faded” and it won’t surrender to U.S.-led a moment’s notice” if the North Moon said the two Koreas have tered “an irreversible stage” if that their recent letter exchanges sanctions and accused Washing- signaled it wanted discussions also been holding dialogue via it’s completely demolished and prove that. ton of trying to “bring us to our about denuclearization. unspecified “diverse channels” verified. He said “substantive Moon, a liberal who met Kim knees.” Despite a possible restart of and repeated that he’s ready to process” in U.S.-North Korea three times last year, has made Kim has said North Korea will negotiations, it’s still unclear meet Kim again at any place and diplomacy could also help the dialogue with the North as a seek a “new way” if the United whether Washington and Pyon- time. international community seek a means to forging peace on the States persists with sanctions gyang can eventually achieve partial or gradual easing of the Korean Peninsula a centerpiece and pressure. Following his se- agreements that can satisfy both U.N. sanctions. of his presidency. He has played tback in Vietnam, Kim traveled sides. The Vietnam summit fell Moon, a Yongbyon has facilities to pro- a central role in facilitating U.S.- to the Russian Far East in April apart after Trump rejected Kim’s duce both plutonium and hi- -North Korean negotiations, for his first summit with Russian calls for major sanctions relief in liberal who ghly enriched uranium, two key even if those efforts have at ti- President Vladimir Putin. Kim return for dismantling his main met Kim three nuclear ingredients. North Ko- mes been overshadowed by the also hosted Chinese President Xi nuclear complex, something that rea has called the complex “the Trump-Kim talks that he helped Jinping in Pyongyang last week U.S. officials see as a partial de- times last year, heart” of its nuclear program, broker. for their fifth summit since Mar- nuclearization step. while many outside exper- Moon said he doesn’t see the ch last year, and experts say the Kim has since fired missiles has made ts say it’s an aging facility and Vietnam summit as a failure. He North’s outreach to its traditio- and other weapons into the sea dialogue with that North Korea is believed to said he thinks the meeting served nal allies is aimed at strengthe- and asked Trump to work out have additional multiple secret as a chance for both Washington ning its leverage with the Trump mutually acceptable agreemen- the North a uranium enrichment facilities. and Pyongyang to better unders- administration. ts by the end of this December. Moon repeated earlier claims tand each other’s positions and Moon said he views the North’s U.S. officials maintain sanctions centerpiece of that Kim has genuine willingness “put everything they want on the expanding diplomacy with Bei- on North Korea would remain to trade his nuclear weapons for negotiating table.” jing and Moscow as a positive in place until North Korea takes his presidency economic and security benefits, “The success of denucleariza- development in efforts to resolve significant steps toward nuclear but that it would be important tion and the peace process on the nuclear standoff. disarmament. “It depends on Chairman Kim to create an environment where the Korean Peninsula cannot “China and Russia have con- North Korea has long bristled Jong Un,” Moon wrote. “I am the North could focus on taking be determined by a summit or tinued to play constructive ro- at the significant U.S. military prepared to meet with Chairman relevant steps toward disarma- two,” Moon said, adding that les so far to peacefully resolve presence in South Korea, and Kim in person at any given mo- ment. the discussions in Vietnam will the Korean Peninsula issue,” he wants assurances it will not be ment without being restrained “Chairman Kim should be form the basis for future talks. said. “I hope that China and Rus- targeted by the U.S. and Sou- by time, place or formalities.” helped along the path toward “Both sides clearly understand sia will play specific parts in hel- th Korea. It sees its pursuit of Last year saw a flurry of inter- that goal in a way that sustains the necessity for dialogue,” he ping the North resume dialogue nuclear weapons and ballistic -Korean exchanges and coopera- his commitment to nuclear dis- added. at an early stage.” missiles as an insurance policy tion programs between the Ko- mantlement,” Moon wrote. “I Despite the deadlocked nuclear Moon didn’t elaborate whether against military action. reas, which have been split along think creating a security envi- negotiations, both Trump and U.S and North Korean officials In his written replies, Moon the world’s most heavily fortified ronment where Chairman Kim Kim have described their perso- had face-to-face meetings and if said he has found Kim to be a border since the end of the 1950- can decisively act on nuclear nal relationship as good. When so where they took place. He also “flexible yet resolute person” 53 Korean War. But North Ko- dismantlement without worries asked whether Kim’s recent le- didn’t clarify who were interlo- during their talks. He said he rea has significantly reduced its is the fastest way to achieve de- tter included a mention about cutors or how close they were in believes that Kim’s “unequivocal dialogue and engagement with nuclearization diplomatically,” another summit, Trump said, setting up a third Kim-Trump resolve is to move from the past South Korea since the end of the Moon added, without speci- “Maybe there was.” summit. to the future” by pursuing eco- Vietnam summit. fying the security concessions “But we, you know, at some Trump’s top envoy on North nomic growth over building up a South Korea is now solely pro- Washington and Seoul could point, we’ll do that,” Trump told Korea, Stephen Biegun, is to vi- nuclear arsenal. ceeding with a search of Korean make. AP thu 27.06.2019
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SRI LANKA vernments including the EU have previously criticized Siri- sena’s suggestions to revive the death penalty, saying there is no perfect criminal justice system President orders execution and the risk of executing an in- nocent person can never be eli- minated. Sirisena, who visited the Phi- of four drug convicts lippines in January, praised President Rodrigo Duterte’s Bharatha Mallawarachi, Colombo crackdown on illegal drugs as “an example to the world.” RI Lanka’s president AP PHOTO Thousands of suspects, mostly said yesterday that he urban poor, have been slain sin- has ordered the execu- ce Duterte took office in 2016. tions of four drug offen- Rights groups have denounced Sders who will be hanged in pri- what they say are extrajudicial son soon, amid alarm over dru- killings. Police say most of the g-related crimes in this Indian suspects were killed in encoun- Ocean island nation. ters with officers. The executions if carried out Sri Lanka is predominantly will end a 43-year moratorium Buddhist, a religion that advo- on capital punishment. cates non-violence. Sirisena has President Maithripala Sirisena previously said the country has told a media discussion on We- had positive influences from all dnesday that he has signed the religions but tough law enforce- death warrants including the ment is necessary to curb crime days of the executions and sent and maintain order. them to prison authorities. In April, police publicly des- He said narcotic drugs have troyed 770 kilograms of drugs become a serious menace across seized in 2016 and 2017. Police the country with 300,000 ad- have seized 731 kilograms of he- dicts. According to Sirisena, roin, 1 kilogram of cocaine and 60% of 24,000 inmates have Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena 1,607 kilograms of marijuana so been jailed for drug-related of- far this year. fenses. Sri Lanka prisons are cluding 48 convicted of drug At present, 26 people have ms Ministry. Marijuana is the most widely built to accommodate 11,000 offenses. been shortlisted for training, Drug trafficking is a capital of- used illegal drug in Sri Lanka, people. Prison authorities are now in which ends on Friday, after fense in Sri Lanka, which autho- followed by heroin and cocaine. Sri Lanka last executed a pri- the process of recruiting two which two will be selected, said rities believe is used by peddlers Drug-related arrests rose 2% in soner in 1976. Currently, 1,299 hangmen after two others quit Bandula Jayasinghe, an official as a transit hub. 2017 from the previous year to prisoners are on death row, in- without executing anyone. at the Justice and Prison Refor- Rights groups and foreign go- 81,156. AP
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USA likely to confront Mueller on why he did not come to a firm conclusion on obstruction of justice. They are also likely to seek his reaction to a drumbeat Robert Mueller to testify publicly of incessant criticism from the president and ask for his per- sonal opinion about whether Trump would have been char- before two House committees ged were he not the comman- der-in-chief. PECIAL counsel Ro- Schiff and House Judiciary bert Mueller has agreed Committee Chairman Jerrold to testify publicly before AP PHOTO Nadler said they issued the Congress on July 17 af- subpoenas yesterday [Macau Ster Democrats issued subpoe- time], and Mueller agreed to nas to compel him to appear, testify pursuant to those sub- the chairmen of two House poenas. In a letter to Mueller committees announced. accompanying the subpoenas, Mueller’s unusual back-to- the committee chairmen said -back testimony in front of the “the American public deserves House Judiciary and Intelli- to hear directly from you about gence committees is likely to your investigation and conclu- be the most highly anticipated sions.” congressional hearing in years, Schiff said there will be two particularly given Mueller’s hearings “back to back,” one for resolute silence throughout each committee, and they will his two-year investigation into also meet with Mueller’s staff Russian contacts with Presi- in closed session afterward. dent Donald Trump’s cam- The Justice Department decli- paign. Mueller never respon- ned to comment. ded to angry, public attacks Republicans have criticized from Trump, nor did he ever Democrats for their continuing personally join his prosecutors investigations of the president. in court or make announce- House Minority Leader Kevin ments of criminal charges from McCarthy, R-Calif., questio- the team. ned why they would still want His sole public statement Mueller (above) never responded to angry, public attacks from Trump to hear from Mueller after the came from the Justice Depart- lengthy report was issued. “He ment podium last month as said he didn’t want to talk to us he announced his departure, in any appearance before Con- in modern history you’re going blish a conspiracy between anymore, didn’t he?” when he sought to explain his gress.” to have to expect that you’re Trump’s presidential campaign But Georgia Rep. Doug decision to not indict Trump or Those remarks did little to going to be asked to come and and Russia, which was the ori- Collins, the top Republican on to accuse him of criminal con- settle the demands for his tes- testify before Congress,” House ginal question that started the the Judiciary panel, has said he duct. He also put lawmakers on timony. The two committees Intelligence Committee Chair- investigation. But he also said has no objections to Mueller’s notice that he did not ever in- continued negotiations that man Adam Schiff, D-Calif., told he could not exonerate Trump testimony. tend to say more than what he had already been going on for reporters shortly after the an- on obstruction of justice. The “May this testimony bring to put in the 448-page report. weeks, saying they still wanted nouncement. report examined several episo- House Democrats the closu- “We chose those words care- to hear from Mueller no matter Trump himself simply twee- des in which Trump attempted re that the rest of America has fully and the work speaks for how reluctant he was. ted, “Presidential Harassment!” to influence the investigation. enjoyed for months, and may itself,” Mueller said May 29. “I “When you accept the role of In the report issued in April, Democrats say it is now the it enable them to return to the would not provide information special counsel in one of the Mueller concluded there was job of Congress to assess the re- business of legislating,” Collins beyond what is already public most significant investigations not enough evidence to esta- port’s findings. Lawmakers are said. AP
HOT SUMMER Regional authorities es- that some 15,000 people, timate the measure put many of them elderly, into place affects nearly died in France during a European heat wave sees Germany 60% of vehicles circula- 2003 heat wave. ting in the Paris region, Prime Minister Edouard including many delivery Philippe cited the heat put speed curbs on autobahn trucks and older cars with wave as evidence of cli- higher emissions than mate destabilization and ARGE parts of wes- newer models. Violators vowed to step up the go- tern and central Euro- face fines. vernment’s fight against
L AP PHOTO pe sweated under blazing Around France, some climate change. temperatures yesterday, schools have been clo- About half of Spain’s with authorities in one sed because of the high provinces are on alert for German region imposing temperatures, which high temperatures, which temporary speed limits are expected to go up to are expected to rise as the on some stretches of the 39 degrees Celsius (102 weekend approaches. autobahn as a precaution Fahrenheit) in the Paris The northeastern city of against heat damage. area later this week and Zaragoza was forecast to Authorities have warned bake much of the country, be the hottest at 39 C, bui- that temperatures could from the Pyrenees in the lding to 44 C on Saturday, top 40 degrees Celsius southwest to the German according to the govern- in parts of the continent border in the northeast. ment weather agency AE- over the coming days as a Such temperatures are MET. plume of dry, hot air mo- rare in France, where In southwestern Euro- ves north from Africa. Lake Walensee in Walenstadt, Switzerland most homes and many pe, however, some peo- The transport ministry buildings do not have air ple had other reasons to in Germany’s eastern Sa- notice. Those stretches vices to Duesseldorf Air- evacuated. conditioning. complain during their xony-Anhalt state said it usually have no speed li- port station as a precau- In Paris, authorities French charities and lo- summer vacation: the has imposed speed limi- mit. tion because two trains’ banned older cars from cal officials are providing Portuguese capital Lis- ts of 100 kph or 120 kph Yesterday, German rai- air conditioning systems the city for the day as a extra help for the elderly, bon, on Europe’s Atlantic on several short stretches lway operator Deutsche weren’t working proper- heat wave aggravates the the homeless and the sick coast, awoke cloudy and of highway until further Bahn called rescue ser- ly, but neither had to be city’s pollution. this week, remembering wet yesterday. AP thu 27.06.2019 th Anniversary
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See Saw Zine? The US President John F Kennedy has received a rapturous welcome on an emotional visit to his an- Time: 12pm-8pm (Closed on Tuesdays) cestral homeland in County Wexford, Ireland. Until: July 12, 2019 cinema On the second day of his four-day trip to Ireland, Venue: Taipa Village Art Space cineteatro the president travelled by helicopter this morning to Admission: Free 28 Jun County Wexford. Enquiries: Hundreds of wellwishers cheered and waved flags (853) 2857 6212/ 2857 6118 on his arrival at Wexford town and a choir of 300 boys greeted him singing “The Boys of Wexford”, a ballad about an insurrection in 1798. The president left his bodyguards to join them in the second chorus, prompting one American photo- grapher to burst into tears. Once the singing was over, Mr Kennedy shook hands with as many schoolchildren as he could rea- ch. He was then driven to the nearby port of New Ross from where Patrick Kennedy, his great-grandfather, Offbeat SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME had set sail for a better life in America back in 1848 room 1 during the potato famine. 2:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45pm In a speech at the quayside he said: “When my Malaysia detains four Indians, Director: Jon Watts great-grandfather left here to become a cooper in seizes drugs, 5,255 turtles Starring: Zendaya, Angourie Rice, Tom Holland East Boston he carried nothing with him except two Language: English (Chinese) things - a strong religious faith and a strong desire Duration: 129min for liberty. “I am glad to say that all of his grandchildren have
AP PHOTO valued that inheritance.” At Dunganstown, five miles (8kms) south of New Ross, President Kennedy visited his ancestral ho- mestead, a small croft building and farm. The president and two of his sisters who accom- panied him on this trip met 15 of their cousins, in- cluding the current owner of the homestead, Mary Ryan who welcomed him with a kiss on the cheek. Tea had been laid out on trestle tables in the yard and a banner declared “Welcome home, Mr Presi- dent”. UGLYDOLLS America’s first Catholic president spent about an room 2 hour chatting with his Irish family, cut a large cake 2:30, 4:15, 6:00, 7:45pm and with teacup in hand said: “I want to drink a cup Director: Kelly Asbury of tea to all those Kennedys who went and all those Malaysia authorities have arrested four Indians and Starring: Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Janelle Monáe Kennedys who stayed.” seized more than 14 kilograms of drugs and over 5,000 Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) He was then driven to Wexford town where he turtles from their luggage at the Kuala Lumpur airport. Duration: 87min made much of Ireland’s subjugation and religious Senior customs official Zulkurnain Mohamed Yusof said persecution by the British. yesterday that agents found a total 5,255 red-ear slider MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL baby turtles kept in small baskets from the luggage of room 2 Courtesy BBC News two Indian nationals who flew in from Guangzhou, China 9:30pm on an AirAsia flight on June 20. Director: F. Gary Gray He said the men had no permits for the turtles and told Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson investigators that the terrapins, estimated to be worth Language: English (Chinese) USD12,700, were meant to be sold as pets in India. The Duration: 109min men, aged 30 and 42, are expected to be charged and could face up to five years in jail and a fine, he said. THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 In context The red-ear sliders are one of the world’s most com- room 3 2:30, 4:15, 6:00, 7:45pm In Dublin the following day, President John F Kennedy made a point of monly traded turtles meant for the pet and meat markets. acknowledging Ireland’s struggle for freedom from the British during a Permits are required as young turtles are susceptible to Director: Chris Renaud, Jonathan del Val Starring: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, Harrison Ford speech to the joint sessions of the Irish Parliament. carrying salmonella and pose health concerns. He received the freedom of the cities of Limerick and Galway before Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) leaving for Britain and a meeting with the British Prime Minister, Harold Separately, Zulkarnain said officials also found a total Duration: 86min of 14.34 kilograms of methamphetamine worth 717,000 Macmillan. Four months later, in October 1963 Irish PM Sean Lemass made a state ringgit ($174,000), hidden in special compartments in ALADDIN boxes that were hand-carried by two men. One of them visit to the United States to strengthen ties with America, where some 38 room 3 million citizens claim to be of Irish descent. flew in from Hyderabad, India on June 19 and another on 9:30pm On 22 November 1963, John F Kennedy was assassinated, shot in the June 20 from Bengaluru, he said in a statement. Director: Guy Ritchie head as he drove through Dallas, Texas, on his way to a political festival. The men, both aged 30 and believed to be drug mules, Starring: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott His ancestral homestead in Dunganstown was turned into a museum in are expected to be charged and face the death penalty Language: English (Chinese) 1999. if convicted. Duration: 109min thu 27.06.2019 th Anniversary
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it at the back. Italy has scored nine goals in its three wins in the AP PHOTO tournament, while the only two goals it has conceded have come on penalties. Giacinti said the secret to Italy’s success is in the smallest of gestures. “This win was absolutely cru- cial as a squad as a whole,” Gia- cinti said. “We try to have a smi- le on our face regardless of the circumstances. I think it is im- portant to help one another on the pitch without shouting. Ca- tching someone’s eye or smiling can produce those fine margins” needed for victory. There was nothing subtle about Giacinti in the early stage of the match. The forward was a force as she threatened on two occasions be- fore she sparked the chance that ended in her goal. After pressuring to win a ball near the touchline, she raced down the flank and found Barba- ra Bonansea, who waited to find left back Elisa Bartoli joining the move. Bartoli’s shot was blocked by China goalkeeper Peng Shi- meng but Giacinti pounced on the loose ball and drove it home. China midfielder Wang Yan did manage to make goalkeeper Laura Giuliani palm her effort FOOTBALL | WOMEN’S WORLD CUP over the bar in the 28th. But Peng then had to dive to parry a powerful strike from Valentina Bergamaschi as Italy Italy beats China 2-0, reaches looked close to a quick second goal against a China team that couldn’t handle its press and its trio of attackers. first quarterfinal since 1991 Once China settled down and eliminated sloppy passes, the Joseph Wilson, Montpellier Bertolini said. “This aspect helps Valentina Giacinti scored in to take a break.” action tilted momentarily to the you because it allows you to find the 15th minute. Aurora Galli’s “I believe the World Cup is a other half. Forward Li Ying gave TALY made its case to be that extra energy and motiva- long strike put the result beyond big stage and it makes us reali- Bartoli fits with her dribbling considered a contender in tion. I really believe this side has doubt four minutes after halfti- ze our shortcomings,” Jia said and she made the Italian defen- the Women’s World Cup allowed the women’s game to me at the stiflingly hot Stade de through a translator. “To impro- ders work with her dangerous after a convincing 2-0 win break new ground back home.” la Mosson. ve Chinese football it requires crosses. Iover China yesterday [Macau Italian viewers have had good Italy will play the Netherlands generations. It can’t only de- Italy suffered a bigger blow time]. reason to tune in. While the on Saturday in Valenciennes pend on myself.” when striker Cristiana Girelli Coach Milena Bertolini belie- men’s team failed to qualify for after the Dutch beat Japan 2-1. Playing its first World Cup in had to walk off the field with an ves Italy is set to play in its first last summer’s World Cup in Germany and Sweden will meet 20 years, Italy had already sur- apparent leg injury in the 39th. quarterfinal since 1991 because Russia, the women are proving in the other quarterfinal on passed expectations by winning She was replaced by Galli, who her players are striving for a goal to be a revelation in France. Italy’s side of the bracket. its group ahead of Brazil and surprised Peng with a right-foo- that goes beyond the final result. China had only allowed one China coach Jia Xiuquan see- Australia before topping China ted strike that went skimming “They have a mission. Their goal in its three group stage med to put his future in doubt with relative ease. over the turf and beyond the mission is to try and have the games but the talented Italian after his team exited with just The Italians have advanced in goalkeeper’s reach. Italian public to discover and attack broke down the vaunted one goal scored in the tourna- style, deploying an attack with It was Galli’s third goal of the appreciate the women’s game,” defense. ment, saying “maybe it is time three forwards that hasn’t cost tournament, all as a substitute. AP
ad THE Amnesty wants impartial probe Station Air quality BUZZ of Indonesia police violence Roadside 30-50 Good Amnesty International is calling for an inde- Officially, nine people died in what police said pendent investigation into allegations of police were orchestrated riots in Jakarta after results High brutality and unlawful killings during post-e- released May 21 confirmed Widodo was re-e- Density 30-50 lection riots in the Indonesian capital last mon- lected president with 55.5% of the vote. Residental th. Police have acknowledged disproportionate Good The rights organization said yesterday in a pu- violence by some officers. Area opinion blicly released letter to President Joko Widodo Amnesty International said at least four other that it has credible evidence of a range of grave men were beaten in the same incident and one Ambient 30-50 violations by paramilitary police, who it alleged was so badly injured he was admitted to an in- Good SOURCE: DSMG SOURCE: World Views were responsible for 10 unlawful killings. tensive care unit. Bobby Ghosh, Bloomberg WORLD BRIEFS G-20 gives Trump a chance to clarify his Iran policy Cryptocurrencies AP PHOTO
When President Trump arrives at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka on Friday, many of his peers will need close scrutiny, want to discuss bilateral crises with him: China’s Xi Jinping about their trade spat, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the purchase of Russian missile-de- monitor warns fense systems, Japan’s Shinzo Abe about Trump’s bi- zarre notion about ending their bilateral defense pact. David McHugh, Frankfurt AUSTRALIA’s They will also want to hear from him about a crisis that three largest media
affects them all: the confrontation with Iran. AP PHOTO N international financial organizations joined That crisis has grown more acute since the group forces to demand legal monitor warned wor- last gathered. Neutral shipping has been attacked, oil A reforms that would installations bombed, an American drone shot down, ld leaders that wider use by prevent journalists from a Supreme Leader placed under sanctions. Despite retail shoppers of cryptocur- risking imprisonment protestations from Washington and Tehran that nei- rencies like Libra, unveiled for doing their jobs. ther side wants war, the conclave in Osaka will rightly last week by Facebook, would The demands came be anxious about the enormous human cost and need “close scrutiny” by regu- after unprecedented great economic harm of such a conflict. lators. raids against media At their December meeting in Buenos Aires, Trump The chief of the Financial organizations by would have struggled to get a patient hearing about Stability Board made the sta- police searching for his position on Iran. He had only recently pulled the tement in a letter to the heads rities to ensure that that they size of the global financial leaked documents that some say were deeply U.S. out of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, known of state and government who are subject to high standards system. as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and the embarrassing to the will gather at the Group of of regulation.” Libra would be aimed at other signatories—the European Union, Germany, government. 20 summit on June 28-29 in France, China, Russia and Britain—were still reeling “Though crypto-assets do being a global currency used from that move. Meanwhile, Iran was still abiding by Osaka, Japan. not currently pose a risk to by billions of people, inclu- the bargain, allowing for hope that the deal could yet Finance officials are deba- global financial stability, gaps ding those who have no bank AP PHOTO be salvaged without the U.S. ting how to regulate crypto- may occur where crypto-as- account or other access to the The other signatories can now harbor no illusions currencies after Facebook sets fall outside the scope of financial system. that they can keep the JCPOA alive without the U.S.: unveiled Libra, a digital form regulators’ authority or from Facebook played a key role no company in Europe, China or Russia dares to bra- of cash linked to existing cur- the absence of international in creating the underlying ve American sanctions. More important, Iran’s recent rencies. Cryptocurrency is a standards,” he wrote in the technology for Libra but af- reckless behavior has alarmed the Europeans—they form of digital money that letter. ter the launch in 2020, the have officially warned Tehran that breaking its JCPOA uses encryption technology to Leaders of the G-20, who- currency will be overseen USA Former special commitments would have serious consequences. make it secure. Cryptocurren- se countries represent more by a nonprofit organization, They are not pleased with attacks on oil tankers, ei- counsel Robert cies exist not as physical bills than 80% of the global eco- the Libra Association. Other Mueller has agreed to ther. or coins but rather as lines nomy, only made a one-sen- members of the association So Trump may arrive in Osaka as close as he will testify publicly before of digitally signed computer tence mention of cryptocur- include MasterCard, PayPal, ever be to having a sympathetic audience. That Congress on July 17 after Democrats issued makes it a good time to explain what his Iran policy code. rencies at their 2018 summit Visa, Spotify AB, Vodafone subpoenas to compel is—and, just as important, what it isn’t. FSB chair Randal K. Quar- in Buenos Aires. Group, venture capital firms him to appear, the He should start by clarifying his ultimate objective. les, whose letter doesn’t Their closing statement said and nonprofits. chairmen of two House It can’t be about regime change: something that eco- mention Libra by name, said they were concerned about In addition to chairing the committees announced. nomic sanctions rarely achieve, and nobody wants a technological innovation cou- the use of cryptocurrencies FSB, Quarles sits on the board More on p14 war. Nor can it be simply about getting a better nuclear ld make the financial sector in money laundering and fi- of governors of the U.S. Fede- deal than the Obama administration—by extending more efficient and inclusive nancing terrorism and would ral Reserve, where he is vice GERMANY Large parts the uranium-enrichment embargo by, say, 15 years. and that cryptocurrencies do “consider other responses as chair for regulation. The FSB of western and central If Trump wants to improve on Obama’s deal, he not at the moment pose a risk needed.” is an international body that Europe sweltered in must insist on a genuinely comprehensive pact, to global financial stability. At the time, cryptocurren- monitors and makes recom- scorching weather, with extending beyond Iran’s potential nuclear threat to He warned, however, that cies such as Bitcoin were mendations about the global German authorities include its ballistic-missile program, its promotion of “a wider use of new types of not considered a threat to fi- financial system. It aims to imposing autobahn terrorist groups and proxies across the Middle East, crypto-assets for retail pay- nancial stability because the coordinate national financial speed limits amid and other bad behavior. In exchange for such a grand ment purposes would war- fears of buckling road bargain, he should offer more than Obama did—the amounts of money involved authorities and standard-se- rant close scrutiny by autho- were tiny compared to the tting bodies. AP surfaces and some removal of all sanctions, and the prospect of favorab- French schools staying le trading terms with the U.S. and its allies. closed as a precaution. He should add that compliance by Tehran would Temperatures could top earn full Western backing for a pact between Iran 40 degrees C in parts of and its regional rivals, Saudi Arabia and Israel, with THE the continent over the the aim of ending their mutual hostility, and perhaps coming. More on p14 even incorporating voluntary arms-limitation treaties. DECISIVE MOMENT AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu (Serendipitously, the 2020 G-20 summit will be in Riyadh.) To receive a sympathetic hearing, Trump should AP PHOTO show some sympathy, too—toward the millions of Iranians who share the pain of American sanctions. He can point to the targeted sanctions on Iran’s su- preme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and top mili- tary commanders as proof that his main goal is to hurt the regime. To underscore this, he must announce full U.S. backing for a Swiss channel to deliver medical TENNIS Roger Federer and other humanitarian goods to Iranians. And, if he (pictured) has been is really serious, he could lift the ban on Iranians tra- seeded above Rafael veling to the U.S. Nadal for Wimbledon, Will Iran go along with any of this? Not anytime despite the Spaniard soon, to judge by Khamenei’s rejection of recent being higher in the offers of mediation and negotiation. But with every rankings. Top-ranked passing month that the sanctions hurt the Iranian Novak Djokovic is economy, the ayatollah’s position can only weaken. seeded No. 1, with Trump should make it clear that he’s in no hurry, and Federer second and that the U.S. will not in the meantime respond unila- Nadal third — a reverse of their rankings. Kevin terally or disproportionately to the Islamic Republic’s European heat. A woman sunbathes along the Seine river in Paris. High temperatures are expected to go up Anderson, a Wimbledon provocations. If Iran goes too far, he should tell his to over 40 degrees Celsius later this week and bake much of the country, from the Pyrenees in the southwest audience, it will deserve a response from them all. to the German border in the northeast. finalist last year, is fourth.