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OUGHLY 1,500 local and Roverseas performers strea- Parade brings party atmosphere med through the city’s old quar- ter yesterday afternoon filling the alleys and streets with elaborate despite cold weather dance moves and music. Their enthusiasm contrasted with the cold weather that left many wou- ld-be spectators at home. The procession, decked out in outlandish costumes, made its way from the Ruins of St Paul’s all the way to Tap Seac Square while cheerful spectators stood huddled along the route scram- bling to snap shots of the enter- tainers. The annual “Parade Through Macau, Latin City,” now in its fif- th year, marks the 16th year since the region’s return to China. Additionally, the MOP16 million pageant has sought to popularize the region’s lesser -known side to tourists with its would encourage more visitors to only identified herself as Mrs te, created by three local illus- The IC head hoped that local ar- colonial history and features the less explored side of Macau, Chu. “It’s fun and novel. I wish trators, Fok Hoi Seng, Un Chi tists’ presence in the parade cou- associated with Portuguese-s- which represents the city’s past. there were more similar func- Wai and Lam Ieong Kun. ld continue to expand in future. peaking nations. “The old precinct we have is au- tions despite their size.” Speaking on the sidelines of a thentic, the scene there isn’t set- Yet her viewpoint clashed with stage performance at the heart ting,” said Ng in reference to the another resident’s. Damon Leu- light festival could become annual event of the square following the pa- district’s streetscape. ng, a university student, accused rade, the Cultural Affairs Bu- Despite the large turnout, local the event of adding to the alrea- MACAU GOVERNMENT Tour- on the project featuring glitzy reau president Ung Vai Meng residents had mixed opinions dy jammed traffic in the city. ist Office head Maria Fernandes decorations and performances at told media how he also wished over the authorities’ move to “Once a year is enough. It would told media that the first ever Ma- 11 historic spots. Together with to bring the region into global turn the neighborhood into a interrupt our life if the govern- cau Light Festival would become Galaxy Macau’s annual marathon awareness. “We could promote tourist-friendly attraction. ment wished to bring in more annual if it proved successful. The and the Parade through Macau, the city through the media and “It’s rare to see such a large-s- tourists,” said the 20-year-old. seasonal event was expected to run Latin City, the authorities aim to cameras here today,” said Ung. cale event in Macau apart from Another highlight of this until the end of the month after it enhance the city’s attractiveness Rather than simply a day of fes- the Grand Prix,” said a local year’s parade is the meter-high kicked off last night. The authori- for tourists during the peak winter tivities, he believed that the event living in the old district, who figures scattered along the rou- ties spent almost MOP20 million travel season.

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ted that during the first days MARQUES RENATO of operation, the route to Pa- ttaya “was not very good” in terms of passenger numbers, but she hopes these results will improve during the holi- day season. “The first flights were not very good. Perhaps the des- HAILAND’S AirAsia tination is new to the touris- Tbranch, which recently ts. We need some promotion inaugurated a new route with time until it reaches people. direct flights to Pattaya, is We look forward to the holi- considering adding Krabi to day season. Reservations for its destination list. Christmas and Lunar New Newspaper Tribuna de Ma- Year for this destination are cau cited the general director very good,” she said. of the AirAsia group for Grea- Other possibilities such as ter China, Celia Lao, expres- flights between Macau and sing the company’s intention Phuket are on “standby” for to expand. However, she did now due to the fact that Phuket The Macau Anglican College held its annual “Carols by Candlelight” event yesterday evening. A large number of its not advance a date yet for the airport is currently undergoing community members attended and sang along, showing their Christmas spirit. The school chaplain, Reverend Stephen start of the prospective route. expansion works. “Maybe next Durie, described the event as “just a humble community carol singing.” The event was an opportunity for families and The company’s director sta- year,” Celia Lao added. friends to gather and share in the holiday spirit. RM

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tisfied with the mass recruit- Loan-to-deposit ment of healthcare profes- sionals and wave of spending ratio slightly policies, argued that other re- RENATO MARQUES RENATO elevated gions such as Hong Kong and Taiwan have “achieved more According to information released with less.” He went on to ex- by the Monetary Authority of plain that, “In Taiwan, there Macau, total deposits decreased was a lower investment but a at a slightly faster rate than total loans in October. This caused the higher turnout. That happe- loan-to-deposit ratio of the banking ned because there was good sector to rise marginally compared control and management. with the previous month. Currency Macau has a population with in circulation grew at a slower a lower rate of disease and a rate (1.7 percent) than demand higher economic capacity. We deposits (3.3 percent), while quasi-monetary liabilities fell by need to take note of examples 1.4 percent. The effect of this was Alexis Tam (center) from neighboring regions and a general tightening of the money provide a high level of quality supply during October. Resident deposits decreased by 1 percent 2016 POLICY ADDRESS from the previous month to a value of MOP466.1 billion, while non- resident deposits rose by 1.5 percent Health: Gov’t accused We need to MOP273.9 billion to support Group demands our human measures to of ‘stealing’ resources resources stimulate housing and hire more market The Macau Association of Building from private sector workers. This Contractors and Developers has will ultimately urged the authorities to come up Renato Marques Assembly on Friday. approximately five hundred with measures to boost falling Fong Chi Keong was one of healthcare professionals have housing prices. As the region’s provide property prices have fallen for OME lawmakers have the most outspoken indivi- left the Kiang Wu hospital in almost a year due to the economic criticized the idea of duals, arguing against what he the past few years, attracted higher quality slowdown in the gaming industry, expanding the public called “a measure [that could by the salaries and benefits of the group hopes the government health care service gi- be] potentially catastrophic the public sector. service to the can ease mortgage restrictions for Sven the lack of human resour- in the future.” The lawmaker “The private healthcare sec- population. first-time property buyers by letting accused the government of tor might not be able to offer the financial institutions decide ces available. The criticism the ratio. The group also supports came on the second day of stealing human resources the same conditions as those ALEXIS TAM the government’s policy of “social Alexis Tam’s Policy Address from the private sector. seen in the public hospital, housing first, affordable housing presentation at the Legislative Mr Fong suggested that but it has been addressing the next,” which could see a reduced population’s needs. The sector in the health sector.” supply of affordable housing for works hard. However, the pu- In response, Alexis Tam no- youth and lower income families. blic hospital has been taking ted, “It’s true that we have tourist synergies needed away, even stealing, human had some constraints up un- Electronic ID card resources from the private til now, namely in the lack of ALEXIS TAM has said that in example of such synergies in the sector and plans to hire even human resources, qualified wins international order to create a better dynamic for form of the new project for develop- more people,” he said. employees and legal matters. recognition tourism, the creation of “synergy” ing the Taipa Houses Museum. This The lawmaker reminded the But it’s not enough to have between the different government project will involve IACM, IC, and secretary that there are at the building done. We need to departments is needed. According IFT, among other non-profitable as- least eight legislators in the support our human resources to the secretary, Macau “does not sociations. According to the Secre- AL with connections to the ad- and hire more workers. This need to build anything else to attract tary, this is the secret to “attracting ministration of the Kiang Wu will ultimately provide a bet- the tourists, we already have it: it’s more tourists” to Macau for longer hospital. ter quality of service to the po- our heritage.” Mr Tam offered an periods of time. Chan Meng Kam, also dissa- pulation.”

The Macau SAR Electronic Identity Card has won an award from the DSEJ to develop more vocational education Asia Pacific Smart Card Association (APSCA) for its role in making citizens’ lives easier and more HE Education and Youth Affairs Bu- attitudes toward this type of education. tertiary education institutions,” Mr Tam convenient. The Identification Treau (DSEJ) plans to strengthen is pro- In order to accomplish this, he proposed said. Services Bureau received the vision of vocational education, according to a sensitization campaign to show people The teaching of the Portuguese language Radiant electronic-identification the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture. that a “University degree is not the only was a topic that was raised on both days of award at the 11th Asian Government Answering a question from legislator way.” the debate, especially in regard to the Uni- Forum on Electronic Identity in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The award Chui Sai Cheong on Friday, Alexis Tam Details about the operation of this school versity of Macau (UM). Lawmaker Leonel is for a public electronic identity said, “[the school project] at Seac Pai Vai center were not offered at this time. Alves, in a straightforward manner, said scheme that has consistently will include a center for vocational edu- Also on the subject of education, and that it “looks like there is a lack of align- delivered exemplary service over cation courses.” He added that the center following the concerns of another le- ment between the theory and the practi- a five-year period, as well as will provide lecture courses in the areas gislator over the need for the Tertiary ce, between the political program and the quantifiably improving citizens’ of “translation, fashion design and other Education Services Office (GAES) to actions. There is a need to moralize the and residents’ lives. It focuses creative industries.” on the application of smart card be upgraded to a bureau, the secretary leaders and the structures,” he added, re- technology to public sector service Mr Chui had questioned the secretary said that “although [GAES] is labeled ferring to the apparent non-compliance offerings. The bureau thanked over the need to invest more in this field. an ‘office,’ the competences of GAES from UM, with the strategy of developing APSCA for the Radiant award and According to the lawmaker, courses in the are equivalent to a Bureau.” In addition, the teaching of the Portuguese language. announced that in future, citizens creative industries account for 50 percent he guaranteed that the Office will not The legislator added, “IPM has been doing will be able to use more electronic of students in countries such as Germany, be put under the auspices of the DSEJ. a great job, maybe because its rector is bi- public services with their ID cards. and generates high incomes for industry “I can guarantee that DSEJ will merge lingual.” APSCA is a non-profit smart card organization within the Asia-Pacific professionals working in European coun- with GAES. They have very different do- The lawmaker went even further, saying, region and provides consultancy tries as well as in the US. Chui Sai Cheong mains. In fact, GAES will be given more “Maybe we need to have a special school services to smart card scheme also underlined that there is a need for powers, for example, being able to make just to teach languages: a language operators and suppliers, among the government to seek to change societal regulations that would be applied to the school.” RM others. 07.12.2015 mon

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Chui Sai On meets with Resident fined MOP5,000 top Beijing official for tobacco smuggling Macau resident has been Adiscovered by the Cus- HE Chief Executive (CE), toms Service (SA) carrying TMr Chui Sai On, met on an amount of cigarettes far Friday with the Vice president exceeding the legal allowance of the National Committee of into the territory. On Septem- the Chinese People’s Political ber 17, the man was intercep- Consultative Conference and ted at the Gongbei Border in Minister of Science and Tech- possession of six packages to- nology, Wan Gang. taling 1,200 cigarettes. The purpose of the meeting, The merchandise was im- held at Macau government mediately confiscated and headquarters, was to exchan- the Service penalized the re- ge views on the development sident with an accessory fine of the science sector in Ma- of MOP5,000. cau. According to a statemtent The person claimed that MOP1,500. from the CE’s Office, Mr Chui the goods were for personal The case reached its final stressed that the education use, and that they had been stage with the Administrati- system should ensure that purchased in duty free shops ve Court (TA) rejecting the one of its primary goals is to in Gongbei. The man said claims from the applicant and attract the interest of young he was unaware that the im- upholding the decision of the people for science, and ensu- portation of the cigarettes in SA director. re that they are trained in this The CE meets with Wan Gang question was subject to res- The court noted that it con- field. trictions and import licenses. sidered the initial decision to Wan Gang said that Macau positive effects on sustainable data protection and security. According to the SA investi- be appropriate and reasonab- has achieved great success as development, talent training The CE said that the extensive gation, the goods seized and le, as the customs authorities well as socio-economic stabi- and development of technolo- scope of the Office for Personal found were likely destined to had, in fact, only applied the lity. He indicated that he was gy and science locally. Data Protection demonstrates be sold in Macau with a pro- minimum legal penalty. pleased with a tour he made of Separately, speaking at the the local authorities’ commit- fit margin of 30 percent. Dis- The TA also remarked that the new University of Macau opening ceremony of a seminar ment to “monitor and coor- satisfied with the decision of the amount of cigarettes (UM) campus, which included on big data and privacy pro- dinate the implementation of the SA, the resident appealed, considered to be reasonable a visit to two state reference tection last week, Chui Sai On the Personal Data Protection claiming to be unemployed for personal use is 200. The laboratories. Mr Wan re- welcomed the growing sense of Act,” as well as the office’s more and receiving only a mon- amount the individual was marked that a continuous in- awareness that local residen- specific responsibilities in data thly subsidy from the So- carrying largely exceeded this vestment in science will have ts are showing with regards to protection. cial Welfare Bureau (IAS) of limit. RM ad mon 07.12.2015

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GAMING SPORTS No break for junkets as Dore Ukraine runners dominate investors protest Wynn again at local marathon ORMER Dore investors found that loans used to shore Fhave once again taken to up betting are not being repaid Renato Marques protesting outside Wynn Ma- in full. cau, demanding the return of As the Times reported on KRAINE’S Vitaliy Shafar their investments in the junket Friday, junket operators are Uand Olena Shurkhno have operator, after Dore reported having problems collecting on taken this year’s Macau Mara- an alleged internal theft of at their debts. Kwok Chi Chung, thon titles in the male and fe- least HKD300 million in Sep- the president of Macau’s Asso- male categories, respectively. tember. ciation of Gaming & Entertain- Shafar was clearly the stron- A Business Insider report ment Promoters, said that only gest in his category, running suggests that the Dore group 20–30 percent of their junkets’ the 42.195 kilometers in a mere is unlikely to be in a position loans are being repaid. 2:14:44. Shurkhno won with a to return the money – even if “Getting the money back is time of 2:33:24 in the race held required to – amid the indus- a bigger challenge now for yesterday morning in Macau’s try-wide collapse of the VIP junkets than before,” Kwok streets. gaming segment and ensuing told Bloomberg. “With a lon- This year, for the first time, closures of junket operators ger payback period, junkets the course included the Uni- quota from previous years, Finishing behind Ukraine’s that has followed. have less money to lend to new versity of Macau campus and was quickly filled after the Vitaliy Shafar on the male po- Last year 16 percent of all customers, and the business is in Hengqin Island. As 2015 registration first opened. dium were Dominic Kangor junkets in Macau closed down, shrinking accordingly.” marks the tenth anniversary Alexis Tam, Secretary of So- Kimwetich from Kenya and according to the report. As junket confidence in the of the listing of the city’s histo- cial Affairs and Culture, and Abraraw Misganaw Tegegne The VIP segment once made ability or willingness of high- ric center as a UNESCO World José Tavares, president of the from Ethiopia. up a significant majority of ga- rollers to repay operators Heritage site, the race route Macau Sport Development Aside from the winner, Ole- ming revenues, but has been plummets, significant changes also included the heritage-lis- Board, kicked off the event, na Shurkhno, the female po- hit hard by President Xi’s an- to the junket system are under ted A-Ma Temple. among other notable athletic dium consisted of second-pla- ti-corruption campaign, whi- consideration. A total of 8,000 runners from figures. These included former ced Ruth Wanjiru Kuria from ch has taken the form of an According to the Business In- Macau and overseas amassed Olympic marathon winner Kenya and third-placed Ayelu increase in government moni- sider report, a more cautious in- on the starting line with 1,200 Rosa Mota. Despite the cold Abebe Hordofa from Ethiopia. toring and oversight in the in- dustry that is less eager to lend joining the full marathon cou- weather and wet pavement, Joseph Ngare (Kenya) and dustry. could spell the end of VIP gaming rse. A total of 2,600 participa- the runners started with a Carla Martinho (Portugal) As the pressures on the VIP by denying VIPs access to the ted in the half-marathon and determined spirit that they won the half-marathon dis- sector continue to mount, tra- amount of money required for 4,200 ran the mini-marathon. maintained throughout the tance titles in the male and fe- ditional junket operators have this sort of gaming. Staff reporter This number was an increased entire race. male categories, respectively.

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Agricultural Bank of China Chinese cities give Toyota head resigns amid graft probe boost in hunt for hybrid buyers

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HINA’S for- BLOOMBERG mer leader Deng Xiaoping famou- sly quipped that Cit doesn’t matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice. When it comes Zhang Yun to environmentally-friendly cars that might help clear up HE head of China’s fourth-lar- the nation’s polluted skies, Tgest state bank has resigned citing China has ignored Deng’s personal reasons amid reports of his advice - to the detriment of involvement in a corruption investiga- Toyota Motor Corp.’s lineup tion. of hybrid cars. That may No details were given about the de- soon change. parture of Agricultural Bank of Chi- Tianjin and Guangzhou, na president Zhang Yun, according to home to Toyota’s local joint reports appearing Saturday. ventures, are becoming The resignation of the 56-year-old the first cities to let buyers executive comes amid an ongoing cam- of new Levin and Corolla paign against corruption in the Chine- hybrids enter lotteries se government, the military and state usually restricted to plug-in government support is the engine and a battery, have troduced the gasoline-electric industries. cars, virtually guaranteeing last step they need to reverse been excluded in the gover- Prius to the China market in A massive stock market sell-off over access to coveted new li- hybrid’s fate in China.” nment’s new-energy vehicle 2005. the summer has also lately focused in- cense plates. The cities are Under the new arrangement programs until now. The FAW Toyota joint ven- vestigators’ gaze on the financial sec- rewarding Toyota for sha- in Tianjin and Guangzhou, The lack of state support ture plans to increase pro- tor. ring some hybrid technolo- Toyota’s newest China mo- has hampered Toyota’s bet duction of Corolla hybrid The respected financial weekly Caixin gy and know-how with local dels will get a marketing edge that hybrids could be a more next year by as much as 15 reported that Zhang had been demoted partners. as the Japanese carmaker realistic solution to reducing percent to 45,000 units, said and placed under two years’ probation More Chinese cities are plays catch-up with Volkswa- emissions, since plug-in cars Zhang Sijun, a general ma- in October after being investigated by adopting the plate restric- gen AG and General Motors sold by companies including nager of marketing planning the ruling Communist Party’s anti-cor- tions to control the number Co. in the world’s largest BYD Co. and Chery Auto- division. This would boost ruption watchdog body over a series of of autos on their roads and auto market. Toyota agreed mobile Co. are dependent both FAW and local Chinese cases. Reports also said a subordina- promote greener cars. The- to localize development and on still-nascent charging in- battery supplier Hunan Co- te in the bank’s Shenzhen branch had se lotteries are routinely production of hybrid car frastructure. While Toyota run New Energy Co. been placed under investigation for undersubscribed. Getting a components after almost two has sold more than 8 million Hunan Corun rose as much corruption earlier in the year. plate for a gas engine-powe- decades of keeping the work hybrids globally, it delivered as 7.4 percent as of 1:25 p.m. A notice Friday on the Hong Kong red car is far more difficult. contained to Japan. only about 1,000 Prius and Friday while the benchmark stock exchange’s website said Zhang’s In Beijing, for example, a China has doled out sub- 5,700 Camry hybrids last Shanghai Composite Index resignation took immediate effect and consumer has 0.5 percent sidies to electric-car buyers year in China. fell as much as 1.5 percent. that there were no matters in relations chance of winning a plate and puts less-stringent pur- With Tianjin and Guang- “Toyota has taken 10 years to his case that should “be brought to in lotteries held every two chase restrictions on plu- zhou getting behind the Co- to sharpen a sword,” Hiroji the attention of the shareholders or months. g-in autos in urban centers rolla and Levin hybrids, Toyo- Onishi, Toyota’s chief exe- creditors of the bank.” “Toyota has done its part as part of a government ta received orders for 8,000 cutive officer for the Chi- With the economy slowing, profi- to localize production and strategy to reduce tailpipe units in the three weeks after na region, said last month ts among China’s top four state-run lower costs,” said Zhang Yi, emissions and dependence their introduction in late Oc- at the Guangzhou Motor banks slumped in the first three quar- a Tokyo-based auto indus- on imported oil. Conventio- tober. That level of hybrid Show. “This year marks the ters of the year, with Agricultural try consultant at Nomura nal hybrids, which run on a demand is unprecedented for start of a hybrid era in Chi- Bank’s rising by just 0.57 percent. AP Research Institute. “The combination of a gasoline the carmaker, which first in- na.” Bloomberg

corporate bits cem announces ‘induction cooker mgm announces five etihad airways named air transport lucky draw’ results mors gold pin winners world’s airline of the year 2016

To encourage the use of MGM Macau employees induction cooking and to pro- were awarded with a total of mote the concept of healthy five Gold Pin Awards, the most eating, Companhia de Elec- ever received for MGM. The tricidade de Macau (CEM) award ceremony for the 2015 again presented its “Induction “Macao Occupational Skills Cooker Lucky Draw” at this Recognition System” (MORS) year’s Macau Food Festival. Gold Pin Competition Award rism professions. To reward Lucky draw tickets were atta- Presentation Ceremony spon- and demonstrate outstanding ched to Macau Food Festival Vice-Presidents of the United sored by the Institute for Tou- MORS recognized professio- Etihad Airways, the Abu cognizes Etihad Airways’ clear cash coupons. Participants Association of Food and Beve- rism Studies (IFT) took place nals IFT has been organizing Dhabi-based national airline vision; its successful organic who answered questions cor- rage Merchants of Macau; and on December 2. the Gold Pin Competition sin- of the United Arab Emirates, growth supplemented by a uni- rectly and put them into the Jaclyn Iun, Manager of CEM’s The “Macao Occupational ce 2002. The competition is was named Airline of the Year que partnership strategy; its lucky draw box could win one Communications and Public Skills Recognition System” a platform for contestants to 2016 by the US-based aviation commercial focus which has de- of 10 single-zone induction Affairs Office. The ten lucky was launched in 2001 as a demonstrate their professio- industry publication Air Trans- livered net profits in each of the cookers. winners were: Tam Lai Ngo, joint effort of the Tourism In- nal skills and pit their talent port World (ATW) at a cere- last four years; the rapid growth The prize draw ceremony Chang Wai Kit, Sio Son Chao, dustry of Macao and IFT, with against the best in the indus- mony on Friday night. of its highly motivated workfor- was held earlier in the Festival, Lei Sio In, Cheong Lai Fan, the main objective to upgrade try. This year, there were a Etihad Airways was chosen by ce; its development of innovati- presided by Chou Iok Leong Tjie Vil Son, Kuong Sut Ian, Ho human resources in the indus- total of 290 contestants repre- ATW’s editorial board out of en- ve products and services, inclu- and Elizabeth Chung, Execu- Sou I, Che Ka Hou, and San try through the introduction of senting 31 companies and 67 tries from more than 100 airlines ding The Residence by Etihad; tive Directors, as well as Lo Wai Fong. Winners were noti- a certification scheme for a contestants were shortlisted around the world. According to and the airline’s strong executi- Kam Kuan and Chow Yu Tang, fied individually by CEM. number of hospitality and tou- for the finals. a press release, the award “re- ve leadership”. 07.12.2015 mon

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Xi Jinping (r) met with Jose Eduardo dos Santos in Johannesburg, South Africa

NGOLA and China shou- te and Government of the China/ Ald consolidate and deepen Africa Cooperation Forum taking the existing bilateral strategic place Friday and Saturday, sei- partnership for mutual benefit, zed the moment to review some Angolan President José Eduar- international issues, particularly do dos Santos and Chinese Pre- those related to the Great Lakes sident Xi Jinping said Thursday region in central Africa. in Johannesburg, South Africa. President Jose Eduardo dos Xi noted that bilateral rela- Santos, after referring to his sta- tions are “at their highest level te visit to china earlier this year ever” and gave assurances that in which “important consensus” China intended to continue to was reached, mentioned some work with Angola to support economic sectors in which Ango- the country’s development, la is interested in Chinese coope- particularly in the industrial, ration, including the oil industry, financial and infrastructure conservation of water resources construction sectors. and food processing, as well as Cited by Chinese state news the financial sector. agency Xinhua, China’s presi- The Chinese ambassador to An- dent called for increased ex- gola, Cui Aimin, said last week that changes in areas such as edu- ongoing meetings between techni- cation, culture, healthcare, me- cal groups of the two countries are dia, youth, tourism and human taking place. Those meetings aim resources. at the development of monetary The two leaders, who met in agreements, reciprocal protection Johannesburg on the sidelines of investments and introduction of of the Summit of Heads of Sta- visa facilities. MDT/Macauhub

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XINHUA Nyusi was sworn in in January, took place at the Second Sum- mit of Heads of State and Go- vernment of the China/Africa Forum for Economic and Tra- de Cooperation (FOCAC) , in Johannesburg, bringing toge- ther more than 50 dignitaries from countries with diplomatic relations with China. According to Mozambican news agency AIM, the three areas that Mozambique put up Xi Jinping (r) and Filipe Nyusi for discussion with China coin- cide with the priorities iden- HE definition of priority tified not only by the African Tareas such as agriculture, Union but also by the Southern infrastructure and industriali- African Development Commu- sation, as well as their finan- nity (SADC), as it was consi- cing were topics discussed dered that they are essential to Thursday in Johannesburg by poverty alleviation by increa- the presidents of China and sing the income of the producti- Mozambique, Xi Jinping and ve sector and the promotion of Filipe Nyusi. employment opportunities for The meeting, the first between the population. MDT/Macauhub 07.12.2015 mon

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hopes for Beijing’s help in taking back the thousands of Chinese residing in the U.S. Mainland fugitive returns illegally. Huang was ranked No. 4 on a list of China’s 100 most from US amid crackdown wanted suspects issued in April and filed with Interpol. Her husband, former Henan NE of China’s most wan- provincial transport depart- ted fugitives voluntarily ment chief Shi Faliang, had

O AP PHOTO returned from the U.S. on already been sentenced to Saturday in a new victory for life imprisonment in 2005 on the government’s campaign corruption charges. to track down corruption sus- The anti-graft body, known pects who have fled abroad, as the Central Commission the ruling Communist Party for Discipline Inspection, said. said it had made Huang a The party’s anti-graft body priority and dispatched offi- said that Huang Yurong had cials to build a case against turned herself at Beijing’s her. Capital Airport. Official pho- The commission made no tos showed Huang flanked by mention of the amount of police officers standing be- money involved or any ad- fore an official while a docu- mission of guilt. ment was read and then sig- It quoted Huang as saying ning a piece of paper. she was happy to return Huang is accused of abu- home, had full confidence in sing her position as head of the Chinese legal system and the highway administration would “provide a clear expla- in the central province of He- nation as to her issues.” nan to embezzle funds and Since taking office in 2013, take bribes. She fled abroad Chinese President Xi Jinping in August 2002, and had re- has made a wide-ranging sided in the U.S. for the last crackdown on corruption in 13 years. public life a central part of Although Washington his political agenda. The go- has no extradition treaty vernment is believed to use with China, it has agreed offers of lighter sentences or to assist in the repatriation better treatment of relatives of officials accused of cor- as inducements for suspects ruption. In return, the U.S. Huang Yurong, center, one of China’s most wanted fugitives, appears at Capital International Airport in Beijing to return from abroad. AP

Xi pledges USD60 billion Beijing schools suspend outdoor to African development activity on smog, Xinhua says Lynsey Chutel, Johannesburg

HINA’S president pledged AP PHOTO LEMENTARY and middle schools in Bei- CUSD60 billion to development Ejing will suspend outdoor activities after in Africa on Friday, as part of what China’s capital issued an orange alert for smog Chinese and African leaders have this week, according to the official Xinhua called “win-win cooperation.” News Agency. President Xi Jinping made the The suspension also covers kindergartens announcement to rousing applause and extracurricular training schools and will from an audience that included Sou- remain in force during the alert from today to th Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, Wednesday, Xinhua reported, citing the city’s Nigerian President Muhammadu Commission of Education. Buhari, Kenyan President Uhuru China, the world’s biggest carbon emitter, Kenyatta and African Union Com- plans to upgrade coal power plants in the next mission Chairwoman Nkosazana five years to crack down on the kinds of pollu- Dlamini-Zuma. tants and heavy smog that blanketed northern Speaking at the Forum on Chi- parts of the country last week. Beijing on Nov. na Africa Cooperation in South Xi Jinping delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Johannesburg Summit for 29 raised its air-pollution alert for the first Africa, Xi outlined 10 areas that will the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg time in more than a year to orange, the second receive funding including infras- -highest level in a four-tier system. tructure projects, aid for drought-s- reign currency reserves at $3.514 state-owned agencies and it will be Beijing’s skies have only just cleared after tricken countries and thousands of trillion. State owned banks have of- difficult to track the funding’s suc- concentrations of PM2.5 - the pollutants that scholarships for African students. ten looked to developing countries cesses or failures. pose the greatest risk to human health - rea- The Chinese government will also for investment opportunities. “There’s not a lot of transparency ched 666 micrograms per cubic meter on cancel outstanding debts for Afri- The $60 billion pledge is three times in how it’s broken down,” she said. Dec. 1. The World Health Organization re- ca’s least developed countries in the as much as the package promised at As with pledges from previous sum- commends average exposure over a 24-hour form of zero interest loans that ma- the last China Africa cooperation mits, the funding will be distributed period of no higher than 25 micrograms per ture at the end of 2015, he said. summit in 2012, said economist Au- over the next three years, she added. cubic meter. Xi also promised to provide assis- brey Hruby. With China’s recent eco- At the last summit in Beijing, Chi- With a lack of wind hampering the disper- tance to help upgrade African heal- nomic woes, the Washington D.C.: na pledged to provide a $20 billion sion of pollutants, readings of PM2.5 near th care facilities, train hundreds of based economist was expecting a credit line to African countries for Tiananmen Square in the center of Beijing journalists and provide satellite re- more modest fund. development projects and boosted rose again to 117 as of noon yesterday, the ception in 10,000 African villages. Hruby added the package is likely the China Africa development fund Beijing Municipal Monitoring Center said on China has the world’s largest fo- to be distributed through numerous by $5 billion, as it has this year. AP its website. Bloomberg mon 07.12.2015

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HINA’S campaign of AP PHOTO island building in the South China Sea mi- ght soon quadruple the Cnumber of airstrips available to the People’s Liberation Army in the highly contested and strate- gically vital region. That could be bad news for other regional contenders, es- pecially the U.S., the Philippi- nes and Vietnam. The island construction work that is creating vast amounts of new acreage by piling sand on top of coral reefs is now moving into the construction stage, with buildings, harbors and, most importantly, runways appearing in recent months. China now operates one air- field at Woody Island in the Pa- racel island chain, and satellite photos show what appears to be work on two, possibly three, ad- ditional airstrips on newly built islands in the Spratly archipela- go to the east. The bases could have a “signi- ficant impact on the local balan- ce of power” by helping bolster the forward presence of Chine- se coast guard and navy forces, said Euan Graham, director of the International Security Pro- gram at the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Australia. As with most South China Sea developments, China has re- mained opaque about its plans SOUTH CHINA SEA for the island airstrips. At a re- cent monthly briefing, Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian declined to say how many Chi- na planned to build or what New airstrips a potential their purpose would be, re- peating only that all military infrastructure was “purely for defensive purposes.” headache for neighbors, US Beijing claims almost all of the South China Sea and its islands and has created seven new fea- photos show. Another runway siderable,” Graham said. spokesman Shen Jinke descri- fighters as well. tures in the Spratlys since last is being built on Subi Reef, with The airfields would allow Chi- bed as the latest “routine pa- Yet, only Fiery Cross Reef is year that are permanently abo- signs of similar work underway nese aircraft to refuel, repair trol” through the zone, featu- long enough to accommodate ve water totaling more than on nearby Mischief Reef. and if necessary, rearm without ring aircraft including H-6K bombers like the H-6K, whose 800 hectares in area, according Patrols by fighter jets based having to fly the more than long-range bombers, fighter air launched cruise missiles in- to satellite photos collected by on the islands, most likely tem- 1,000 kilometers to the nearest jets and early warning aircra- crease its destructive power. U.S. government agencies and porarily given the salty climate Chinese air base on Hainan is- ft. Lying astride busy sea lanes, private groups including the and frequent storms, could ser- land, said Hans Kristensen, a Questioned on plans for a rich fisheries and a potential Washington-based Center for ve to intimidate other claiman- China security expert with the South China Sea zone, Defen- wealth of mineral deposits, the Strategic and International Stu- ts, especially the Philippines Federation of American Scien- se Ministry spokesman Wu Chinese airfields would also dies. tists. Qian said that would depend on boost China’s position over While China insists its island They would also be highly threats to China’s interests and strategic resources it craves to building works are justified Buildings, vulnerable to bombing in an security. fuel economic growth. and don’t constitute a threat to actual conflict, although their “Therefore we will take into The new airstrips will also stability, further militarization harbors presence alone would require consideration a number of fac- come in handy as China deve- of the region seems assured and, most additional planning and effort tors in making the decision,” lops its aircraft carrier program, given China’s increasingly ro- by opponents. Wu said. particularly for training pilots bust assertions of its territorial importantly, Short of that, the issue grows Other countries also operate in simulated night landings or claims. murkier and more troubleso- airstrips on their South Chi- to recover planes in difficult Those perceptions were rein- runways me, especially if China were na Sea holdings, but their size conditions. forced with the deployment in [have started] to announce a zone of air con- and level of sophistication are However, their usefulness is October of advanced J-11BH/ trol over all or part of the Sou- dwarfed by China’s new develo- constrained by the need for lar- BHS fighters of the navy air appearing in th China Sea. In that case, the pments. ge amounts of jet fuel on hand, force to Woody Island that was airstrips could be launching Vietnam’s strip on Spratly along with the need to reinforce revealed online in China in recent months points for patrols, enforcement island is just 550 meters, just strips built on sand to handle October. China’s military has operations and possibly strikes. long enough to accommodate bombers and other heavy air- declined to comment on the re- and Vietnam. That could also China announced an initial air slow-moving cargo and sur- craft. ports. complicate regular operations defense identification zone over veillance planes. Those opera- “If we start to see satellite evi- The island’s 2.4-kilometer by U.S. forces which insist on much of the East China Sea in ted by the Philippines on Thitu dence of fuel storage going in long runway will soon be eclip- freedom of navigation and late 2013, a designation the Island, also known as Pagasa, on a large scale in the artificial sed by one more than 3 kilome- overflight over the entire sea. U.S., Japan and others refused and Taiwan on Itu Aba, or Tai- islands, that will be the clearest ters long on the reclaimed is- “In periods of tension, the in- to recognize. ping Island, and Malaysia on indicator that China is planning land built atop Fiery Cross Reef timidation value of air patrols In early December, Chi- Swallow Reef, are about twice to develop them as active air in the Spratlys, the satellite from the islands would be con- na conducted what its air force as long, allowing them to land bases,” Graham said. AP 07.12.2015 mon

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HE people of Thailand on THAILAND TSaturday marked the 88th birthday of their king, the wor- ld’s longest-reigning monarch, but with their once-vigorous leader in a hospital and unseen King, longest-reigning monarch, in public for three months, the celebrations were the most sub- dued in memory. marks 88th birthday King Bhumibol Adulyadej looked frail on his last appea- rance before the general public regarded as Thailand’s unifying country’s moral leader. on Sept. 1, when he was taken figure. His intervention during Love of the monarchy is al- on a brief tour of the Bangkok AP PHOTO major political crises is gene- most seen as the definition of hospital where he has spent rally seen as having been key to Thainess. But it is not so clear most of the last six years. His whether the people’s strong de- most recent ailment was a lung votion for the king will be trans- infection that required him to There were ferred to his son and heir appa- be fed intravenously and use a rent, 63-year-old Crown Prince machine to aid his breathing. no joyous Vajiralongkorn, who does not Many public activities were have his father’s record of pu- being held for the royal birth- celebrations of blic service. day, but there were no joyous the type that Social and political schisms celebrations of the type that that have sometimes led to vio- used to be held before the de- used to be lence over the past decade have cline of the king’s health. One added to the air of uncertainty major gathering point this year held before the about what may happen after was outside the hospital that Bhumibol’s reign is over. has become his de facto palace, decline of the “I don’t know what to think,” where well-wishers came to of- king’s health said Thaweewat Chongsuanoiy, fer their prayers. a banker. He was wearing a The king’s other medical is- ‘Bike for Dad’ T-shirt promo- restoring the status quo. ting a mass cycling event being sues in recent years have in- Well-wishers light candles for Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej to mark his 88th cluded excess fluid in the brain birthday in Bangkok Before the decline in his heal- held Dec. 11 under the prince’s and an operation to remove his th, Bhumibol’s birthday had auspices to honor the king. gallbladder. 96-year-old former Foreign Mi- While he is a constitutional also been the occasion for a mu- “He has been the person that A somber reminder of his ge- nister Siddhi Savetsila, a mem- monarch with no formal po- ch-anticipated annual speech in holds the people together; wi- neration’s passing came Satur- ber of the Privy Council, the litical role, Bhumibol — King which he would speak his mind thout him, people would be day morning with the death of king’s personal advisory board. Rama IX — has generally been to exercise his authority as the lost,” Thaweewat said. AP ad mon 07.12.2015

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Nirmala George, New Delhi INDIA NDIAN authorities were Iinvestigating possible ne- gligence after 18 hospital pa- tients died when rainwaters Officials investigate negligence from massive floods in sou- thern Tamil Nadu state kno- cked out generators and swi- after 18 patients die tched off ventilators. The patients were in the intensive care unit at MIOT International hospital in the In many areas, sewage state capital of Chennai when drains have overflowed, po- floodwaters seeped into the AP PHOTO sing a health hazard for re- room with the generators, sidents who have had to cutting off power to the bui- wade through the water, Ra- lding and the ventilators ear- dhakrishnan said. lier this week, state Health “This is a concern,” he said. Secretary J. Radhakrishnan “We are working with the lo- said Saturday. cal water and sewage agen- The worst flooding in a cen- cies to disinfect the worst-hit tury in Tamil Nadu has left areas.” more than 280 people dead Sanitation workers have be- since November. In the latest gun spraying insecticide in deluge this week, authorities many places to prevent the turned off power in some spread of vector-borne disea- areas to prevent electrocu- ses such as malaria and dengue tions that were blamed for se- due to the stagnant water col- veral deaths. lected in large parts of the city. Although floodwaters have Chennai’s airport was closed begun to recede, vast swaths for a fourth day Saturday, al- of Chennai and neighboring though some flights operated districts were still under 2 from a nearby air force base. 1/2 to 3 meters of water, with Railway services resumed tens of thousands of people in partially, with a few trains state-run relief camps. running from Chennai’s main Army soldiers using boats train station. have rescued thousands of India’s main monsoon sea- residents marooned in high son runs from June through -rise buildings and launched September, but for Chennai massive relief operations to and the rest of the southeas- provide food and medicine. tern coast, the heaviest rain- “We feel quite helpless,” fall is from October to Decem- said Malti Soman, standing in ber, also called the retreating knee-deep water in Mamba- An Indian army soldier distributes relief material to flood affected people in Chennai monsoon. Experts say the hea- lam, a residential area in cen- vy rainfall was linked to the El tral Chennai. “The landline there is no electricity to char- secretary, said that while the focus in the coming days will Nino weather pattern, when phones are not working. And ge it.” immediate rescue operations be to prevent the spread of the waters of the Pacific Ocean my cellphone is dead because Radhakrishnan, the health were tapering off, the main communicable diseases. get warmer than usual. AP

INDONESIA INDIA Commuter train hits Top Delhi, Pakistan security passenger bus; 18 dead officials hold talks in Bangkok Nirmala George, New Delhi meeting in Bangkok was held in a “candid, cordial and construc- commuter train slam- HE top security officials tive atmosphere.” med into a passenger from India and Pakistan held “It was agreed to carry forward

A AP PHOTO T minibus yesterday at a rai- talks in Thailand’s capital yes- the constructive engagement” lroad crossing in Indone- terday, signaling a resumption between the two countries, it sia’s capital, killing at least of the rival countries’ on-again, said. 18 people and seriously in- off-again peace dialogue. This past week, Indian Prime juring six others. The South Asian neighbors’ Minister Narendra Modi and his The bus driver allegedly national security advisers dis- Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz ignored the warning signals cussed issues including peace Sharif, had an unscheduled mee- when he crossed the rail and security, terrorism, the dis- ting at the Paris climate change tracks and was rammed by Rescuers remove the wreckage of a passenger minibus after it was hit by puted region of Kashmir and talks. the train in western Jakarta, a commuter train in Jakarta ways to maintain peace along the Indian External Affairs Minis- said Wirdhanto, the police meters from the collision site. th division. countries’ shared border, accor- ter Sushma Swaraj is expected chief in the neighborhood Thirteen minibus passen- He said that no one trave- ding to a joint statement issued to visit Pakistan today to attend of Tambora. Like many In- gers died instantly, while ling in the train’s eight cars in New Delhi and Islamabad. a meeting on Afghanistan, said donesians, Wirdhanto uses another died on the way to was hurt, and that all rail The meeting, which also inclu- a ministry official, speaking on only one name. a hospital, Wirdhanto said. signals were working at the ded the nations’ foreign secreta- condition of anonymity because All of those who were kil- The minibus driver and his time of the crash. The train ries, marks a thaw in the recent he was not authorized to speak to led were traveling in the assistant were among four was headed to Jakarta’s frostiness that had crept into bi- the media. minibus. No one aboard the people who died at three neighboring town of Bogor lateral relations. Talks between Since independence from Bri- train was injured. Jakarta hospitals, while six with about 400 passengers. the two national security advi- tain in 1947, India and Pakistan The shattered bus was seen others were hospitalized Road, train, boat and sers were called off in August have fought three wars, two of lying on the tracks after it was with serious injuries, said air accidents are common after the sides disagreed on the them over Kashmir, the Hima- dragged by the train up to a Musyafak, who heads Jakar- in Indonesia, due largely to agenda for discussions. layan region that both claim in nearby platform, about 300 ta police’s medical and heal- poor safety standards. AP The statement said Sunday’s its entirety. AP mon 07.12.2015

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FRANCE Country votes amid AP PHOTO tensions around attacks, migration

migration National Front is hoping the two-round voting AP PHOTO that starts yesterday will con- solidate political gains she has made in recent years — and strengthen its legitimacy as she prepares to seek the presidency in 2017. The unpopular Socialist Police crime photos are displayed during a news conference near the site of Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. president, Francois Hollan- de, has seen his approval ra- tings jump since the Paris at- USA tacks, as he intensified Fren- ch airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq and ordered a state of emergency California’s strict gun at home. But his party, which currently runs nearly all of France’s regions, has seen its electoral support shrivel in laws failed to stop recent years amid economic disappointment. Voters are choosing lea- dership for the country’s 13 mass shooting People walk past electoral posters newly redrawn regions in elections that started yester- of far right National Front party Juliet Williams and Don Thompson, AR-15 and AK-47 style rifles. It regional leader for southern France, day and go to a second round Marion Marechal-Le Pen, left Dec. 13. Sacramento also bans the sale of ammunition Le Pen is campaigning to Strong gun magazines that hold more than RENCH voters were cas- run the northern Nord-Pas- HE deadly shooting in 10 bullets. Fting ballots yesterday for de-Calais-Picardie, which San Bernardino happe- laws do prevent Legislation that would have regional leaders in an unu- includes the port city of Ca- ned in a state with some banned so-called bullet buttons, sually tense security climate, lais, a flashpoint in Europe’s of the toughest gun laws gun deaths. Not which allow shooters to rapidly expected to favor conserva- Tin the United States: California exchange empty magazines for migrant drama. Polls suggest every law can tive and far right candidates she could win. bars assault weapons, blocks the ones fully loaded with bullets, and strike a new blow against Her young niece, Marion sale of large-capacity magazines prevent every stalled in the state Legislature the governing Socialists. Marechal-Le Pen, appears to and requires universal backgrou- two years ago. Islamic State-inspired at- be on even stronger footing nd checks for all gun purchases. gun death. David Hemenway, director of tacks on Paris Nov. 13 and in her race to lead the sou- Authorities say they believe the Harvard Injury Control Re- a Europe-wide migrant cri- thern Provence-Alpes-Cote suspected gunman Syed Rizwan ALLISON ANDERMAN search Center, said it is foolish Farook and wife Tashfeen Malik LAW CENTER TO PREVENT GUN to draw policy conclusions based sis this year have shaken up d’Azur region, including the VIOLENCE France’s political landscape. French Riviera and part of had legally obtained two hand- on the facts of one specific shoo- Marine Le Pen’s anti-im- the Alps. AP guns and that two rifles were also ting when the U.S. has more than legally purchased in California. skirting laws in their home state, 30,000 gun deaths per year. Federal officials say the attackers they say. Untraceable weapons He questioned whether the as- YEMEN had large-capacity magazines can be built from scratch using sault-style rifles used in San Ber- that violate California law in parts bought online. nardino should be legal anywhe- their SUV. As a result, gun control advoca- re. IS-claimed bombing kills Since the attack Wednesday tes in the days since the shooting “Are those guns needed for self- at a social service center in Sou- have called for more stringent defense? Are they needed for governor, 6 guards in Aden thern California, the state’s strict laws in California and nationwi- hunting? They can kill a lot of laws and the apparent legal pur- de. At least two state lawmakers people, which they succeeded in chase of the weapons have set off say they will propose measures doing,” he said. Ahmed Al-Haj, Sana’a convoy’s route. The group a debate over the effectiveness of to close what they consider loo- Even in California, advocates referred to Saad as a “tyrant” gun measures and whether get- pholes in the state’s gun laws. for stricter gun control say the- huge explosion killed and warned the “heads of ting tougher would help prevent The FBI said Farook legally re are holes in the law. The im- Athe governor of Yemen’s the infidels” in Yemen that more violence. bought the two handguns used in pression that the state has strict southern Aden province and it would carry out “opera- “Strong gun laws do prevent the attack — purchases that wou- gun laws is “based on fact, but in six of his bodyguards yester- tions to chop off their rotten gun deaths. Not every law can ld have required a background some cases it’s inaccurate,” said day, security officials said, in heads.” prevent every gun death,” said check. And there is no indication Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a De- an attack that was later clai- IS has claimed a series of Allison Anderman, a staff attor- he or Malik had any criminal re- mocrat. med by a local Islamic State bombings that killed 159 ney with the Law Center to Pre- cord or history of mental illness Newsom has proposed a ballot affiliate. people and wounded 345 this vent Gun Violence in San Fran- that would have triggered Cali- initiative that would require Gov. Gaafar Mohamed Saad year in Yemen, according to cisco. “They work most of the fornia’s unique law allowing au- on-the-spot background checks was traveling to his office an AP count. time.” thorities to seize weapons from when buying ammunition, ban when the explosion struck his The extremists have been The gun-control advocacy those who aren’t allowed to own the possession, not just the sale, convoy in the southern port able to expand their reach group rates California’s gun laws them. of large-capacity magazines with city. Authorities are investi- in the chaos of Yemen’s lar- No. 1 in the nation; the state Federal officials are investiga- 10 rounds or more and require gating the exact cause of the ger conflict, between a loo- ranks 42nd in its rate of gun dea- ting whether the military-style police reports when guns are lost explosion. The officials spoke se array of pro-government ths. Louisiana’s gun laws were rifles used were part of an illegal or stolen. on condition of anonymity forces backed by a Saudi-led ranked 50th and it is No. 2 in straw purchase, possibly from a Those measures might not ad- because they were not autho- coalition and Shiite Houthi deaths, according to the group’s former neighbor of Farook, and dress the specific circumstances rized to brief the media. rebels, who control the capi- 2014 rankings. then given to Farook or Malik. of what happened in San Bernar- An IS affiliate claimed the tal, Sana’a, and large parts of Gun laws vary dramatically sta- California limited access to high dino, he acknowledged. But, he attack in a statement circu- northern Yemen. Pro-gover- te-to-state, even city-to-city. The -powered, military-style rifles in said, “that doesn’t mean they’re lated online by supporters, nment forces drove the Hou- patchwork of regulations means 1989 and lawmakers passed fur- not appropriate proposals to ad- saying the bomb was concea- this out of Aden earlier this it’s often easy for determined ther restrictions in 2000, when dress the next circumstance and led in a parked car along the year. AP gunmen to acquire weapons by the state banned specific types of the next moment.” AP 07.12.2015 mon

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AP PHOTO 2.30, 4.30, 9.30 pm -in-command and long-time mentor, has been killed by Director: Nick Cheung an American air strike. Starring: Nick Cheung, Kuo Tsai Chieh, Louis Chueng The military authorities in Pakistan have meanwhile Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) deployed helicopter gunships and extra troops along its Duration: 105min 2,500km (1,500 mile) border with Afghanistan, hoping to make the border impenetrable. THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2_ Bin Laden’s al-Qaeda forces are on the run after they room 2 7.00 pm were forced out of their mountain fortress by a day of Director: Francis Lawrence intense bombardment. Anti-Taliban forces say al-Qaeda New images of a large U.S. Navy seaplane that sank in Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, fighters have fled the cave complex and have moved into Hawaii waters during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Liam Hemsworth the mountains of eastern Afghanistan after hours of car- show a coral-encrusted engine and reef fish swimming in Language: English (Cantonese) pet bombing by American aircraft. and out of a hull. Duration: 137min The toppling of Kandahar has been achieved after weeks The video and photos are the clearest images taken of the of bombardment with the US and its allies launching air Catalina PBY-5 wreckage to date, said Hans Van Tilburg, a attacks on Afghanistan, allowing the Taliban’s opponents maritime archaeologist with the Office of National Marine to sweep them from power. The fall of Kandahar comes Sanctuaries. after the Afghan capital Kabul was retaken in November. The site isn’t publicly accessible, so the images allow scientists to share the wreckage with others. They also help Courtesy BBC News with documenting a historically significant wreck over time. The seaplane had a wing span of 100 feet, about compa- rable to a modern-era Boeing 727 commercial jet. It now THE CROW’S EGG_ In context sits in pieces 30 feet below the surface in Kaneohe Bay room 3 next to a Marine Corps base, about 20 miles east of Pearl 2.30, 7.30 pm The Taleban regime first came to prominence in the autumn of Harbor on the other side of Oahu. Director: M. Manikandan 1994 under leader Mullah Omar. The Taliban promised to restore peace and security and pledged to enforce Sharia, or Islamic law. There were an estimated six of these planes — also called Starring: Ramesh, J. Vignesh, Iyshwarya Rajesh Language: Tamil (Cantonese/English) Their birthplace is the province of Kandahar in south west Af- “flying boats” — in the bay at the time of the attack, but Van Duration: 91min ghanistan and their target was the feuding warlords known as the Tilburg said nobody is sure what happened to the others. mujahideen. The base, which was then a naval air station, was among VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN_ The Taleban captured the province of Herat, bordering Iran, in several Oahu military installations attacked by Japanese room 3 September 1995 and the following year, they captured Kabul - the planes on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. 4.30, 9.30 pm Afghan capital. By 1998, the Taleban was in control of almost 90% Van Tilburg said a mooring cable is still attached to the Director: Paul McGuigan of Afghanistan. The US declared a “war on terror” in October 2001 and launched an plane, but there are signs someone started the port engine Starring: James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe before the plane sank. This indicates a crew may have died air bombardment by US and UK forces on Afghanistan. President Language: English (Cantonese) Bush had earlier named Osama Bin Laden as the prime suspect while attempting to take off as the aerial assault began. Duration: 109min behind the September 11 terrorist attacks on the US. The Catalina PBY-5 could hold an eight-man crew, and In December 2001, Afghan groups agreed a deal in Bonn for an in- four 500-pound bombs. terim government to be headed by Hamid Karzai. The UN Security Standard practice was to keep someone on the seaplanes macau tower Council endorsed the agreement to form an interim government. at night to make sure the aircraft didn’t drift off. There were The leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan have recently promised 26 Nov - 16 Dec aviator casualties in the water, but it’s not known which they will co-operate to defeat terrorism. planes they were on or when they got off, Van Tilburg said. KEEPER OF DARKNESS_ Afghan President Hamid Karzai has vowed to crack down on war- lords and their private militias after winning the country’s land- “That’s one of the mysteries of the story,” he said. 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm The seaplanes would have been priority targets because mark election in October 2004. He was declared the winner, with Director: Nick Cheung 55.4% of the vote. they could fly as far as 2,000 miles and would have been Starring: Nick Cheung, Kuo Tsai Chieh, Louis Chueng However, Osama Bin Laden remains elusive to this day as the US able to follow Japanese planes back to their aircraft car- Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) war on terror continues following 9/11. riers, Van Tilburg said. 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comment beyond a statement during last year’s World Cup, released on Thursday night, was among the seven football when it announced that Del leaders arrested in dawn raids Romario helped FIFA in Nero would be taking his lea- on a posh Zurich hotel in May. ve of absence. Romario’s offi- His predecessor, Ricardo Tei- ce said in a statement that the xeira, and Del Nero were char- probe of Brazilian chief information was sent to FIFA ged on Thursday with crimes on Nov. 11 and “shows how Del including racketeering and mo- Nero had infringed ethical ru- ney laundering. les.” It didn’t offer details. Del Nero hasn’t left Brazil since dened the U.S.’s global football The fallout from the U.S. in- hurriedly returning to the coun- corruption case. Hours after vestigation now includes the try a day after the Zurich raid the indictment was made pu- last three Brazilian football lea- that nabbed Marin. It’s unclear blic, Del Nero announced that ders. Jose Marin, who was pre- when FIFA’s case against Del he was taking a leave of absen- sident of football in the country Nero will be closed. Bloomberg ce. He has denied all the allega- tions against him. FIFA’s independent ethics committee informed Del Nero on Nov. 23 that it had opened proceedings against him, said spokesman Andreas Bantel. He ONE SHOT NEWS declined to explain the basis for the proceedings. AP PHOTO Romario, who was the top scorer in Brazil’s 1994 World Cup-winning team, is leading a parliamentary probe into corruption in the country’s most popular sport. He sent FIFA documents that include details of a boat purchased on behalf of Del Nero and a pay- Romario ment of about 1.5 million reais (USD400,000) made to a bank Tariq Panja tion probe into the country’s account in the name of a girl- football association president, friend, said two people familiar RAZIL’S World Cup- Marco Polo del Nero. with the case, who asked not to winning striker-turned- se- Del Nero was named among be named because the informa- B Spain’s Rafael Nadal smiles as a Filipino boy returns a shot during a tennis nator Romario supplied the evi- 16 people in the latest Depart- tion isn’t public. clinic yesterday in Makati, south of Manila, Philippines. Nadal is in the dence that led to football’s go- ment of Justice indictment, A spokesman for Brazil’s foo- country to promote his tennis academy and to compete in the International verning body opening a corrup- unsealed on Thursday, that wi- tball federation said it wouldn’t Premier Tennis League (IPTL). ad mon 07.12.2015

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Rob Harris, London half substitute, never caused Boruc any problems. EPL OT long ago Chelsea And against the run of play, losing to Bourne- Bournemouth’s goal came in mouth in the Premier the 82nd minute when Chel- League would have sea failed to clear a corner and New low for Chelsea Nbeen inconceivable. Actually Glenn Murray sent a diving impossible. header in the net less than two For much of the 21st century minutes after coming on as a Chelsea has been collecting substitute. as Bournemouth stuns every major trophy in European “We tried to impose oursel- football, while Bournemouth ves on Chelsea,” Howe said. “I has fought to stay in business thought we were very good with or avoid dropping out of En- the ball. We broke well and Mourinho’s champs gland’s professionals leagues. counter-attacked well a couple No wonder then that Bourne- of times and gave them pro- mouth’s 1-0 victory at Stamford blems and we defended well.”

Bridge on Saturday was acclai- The landmark result was AP PHOTO med by manager Eddie Howe achieved despite nine first- as “the best individual result team players featuring on Bour- in the club’s history.” Not since nemouth’s injury list. 2001 had Chelsea lost to a Pre- “It gives the players some mier League newcomer. reward for how hard they’ve Yet on another level it was not worked,” said Howe, a former so unexpected for the 125-year- Bournemouth player who went old team from the south coast around town with buckets col- to pull off this upset. It’s been lecting cash to keep the club that kind of a season when the afloat during the late 1990s. pressure has mounted on Jose “We’ve been hit with a lot of Mourinho as Chelsea has gone things, the injuries and some from winning the Premier dominant performances that League by eight points to lo- haven’t won games and it’s been sing on Saturday for an eighth tough and the players have kept time in the 15-game-old title going.” defense. Mourinho was left bemoaning Once Chelsea and Bourne- the referee’s decision not to mouth were three divisions award a penalty before Bour- apart. Now just two points split nemouth’s goal when Simon them in the topflight as they Francis handled, although he both hover above the relega- did acknowledge some of Chel- tion zone. Chelsea, four-time sea’s shortcomings. Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta, front, heads the ball clear Premier League winners in the “In the first half we were a bit last decade, is approaching the passive and didn’t press enou- Bournemouth was languishing emerging managers in English Bournemouth came close to midway point of the season an gh,” Mourinho said. “We were in the third tier of English football. dropping out of the four pro- alarming 17 points behind sur- not intense enough with the soccer. When the self-styled Howe steered Bournemouth fessional leagues in 2009 befo- prise leader Leicester, which ball, without the ball to create “Special One” was winning the into the topflight for the first re embarking on a remarkable was itself fighting relegation for problems to our opponents. In Italian and Champions Lea- time by winning the League rise. Chicago-based PEAK6 In- much of last season. the second half we did that. We gue titles with Inter Milan was Championship in May. vestments last month bought This wasn’t a subdued Chel- created problems ... I’m really 2008 to 2010, Bournemouth While Chelsea has enjoyed a quarter of the team, which sea performance although wa- disappointed with this result. was scrapping away at the bo- hundreds of millions of dollars plays in a stadium with a capa- ves of attacks were thwarted as Not so disappointed with the ttom of the fourth tier. of investment from billionai- city of less than 12,000. goalkeeper Artur Boruc blocked performance because especially “We’ve got the Special One,” re Roman Abramovich in the “The boys are gaining be- shots from Pedro Rodriguez, in the second half the perfor- Bournemouth’s visiting fans last 12 years, Bournemouth has lief every week and I think it Oscar, Branislav Ivanovic and mance was good.” chanted Saturday about the only benefited from more mo- showed,” Murray said after Eden Hazard. But returning When Mourinho first took 38-year-old Howe, who is re- dest Russian investment from Bournemouth climbed a point striker Diego Costa, a second- charge of Chelsea in 2004, garded as one of the brightest Maxim Demin since 2011. outside the relegation zone. AP

Man City deal with Chinese consortium will improve image

John Duerden owns the New York City “If City aims to beco- “Hence, City’s approach tance,” Chadwick said. Buying a Chinese club and Melbourne City soc- me the most popular is rather more considered, “The fact that he visited is the next logical step major investment cer teams and has a 20 European football team, and strategic, and cou- City tends to suggest just according to Christopher Afrom a Chinese con- percent stake in Yokoha- they will need to contest ld succeed where others how important this deal is Atkins, a Guangzhou-ba- sortium gives Manches- ma F. Marinos. against not only those En- have failed. Working in for China and its football sed player representative ter City a good chance of City has won two of the glish teams but also other partnership with the Chi- ambitions.” with RWMG Sports, but gaining ground on En- last four English titles but European football giants nese is the way to break “This time last year, Chi- just the beginning. glish Premier League ri- lacks the European suc- like Barcelona, Real Ma- into China.” na announced a plan to “There is no reason why vals Manchester United cess and support around drid or even Bayern Mu- City has some advantages create a domestic sport the Chinese Super League and Arsenal for popularity the world commanded by nich,” Gu said. “Overall, in this respect. Former Chi- economy worth $850 cannot establish itself as in the world’s most popu- some other Premier Lea- it all depends on what the na international Sun Jihai, billion by 2025. An im- the best non-European lous nation. gue sides. club does.” who played for City from portant part of this vision league,” Atkins said. “The Manchester City announ- United had the most su- European clubs’ struggle 2002-08, was made a club is China’s desire to bid for, addition of the knowledge ced this week that state-ba- pport of Premier League for marketing success in ambassador in Septem- host, and win the World that a company like CFG cked China Media Capital fans in China at 31.98 per- China is down to aggres- ber, and was inducted to Cup. Buying City is a way can bring would surely and investment company cent, followed by Arsenal sive sales-driven tactics, the Manchester-based Na- of acquiring competence, only help. I expect CFG Citic Capital paid around with 22.65 percent, then according to Simon Cha- tional Football Museum’s intelligence, and insights to look into the prospect USD400 million for a 13 Chelsea with a similar dwick, professor of sports Hall of Fame in October into football.” of an academy in China percent stake in the team’s share, according Gu Xin, enterprise at England’s while Chinese President Xi There has been specula- in the fairly short-term parent company, City Foo- an analyst at Beijing spor- Salford University. Jinping was visiting. tion in China that a Chine- future. If they can produ- tball Group. ts marketing company Yu- “This type of approach “The Chinese president se club could be the next ce China’s first superstar, CFG, owned by Sheikh tang Sports. only disaffects and an- doesn’t normally attend addition to the CFG stab- their status in the market Mansour bin Zayed bin City’s share was 5.47 tagonizes some Chinese such events unless they le, with Beijing Guoan the would be elevated yet fur- Sultan Al Nahyana, also percent. people,” Chadwick said. are of the utmost impor- most likely candidate. ther.” AP THE Challenge for socialists as Station07.12.2015Air quality mon th Anniversary BUZZ Venezuelans elect legislature Roadside 30-50 20 Good The socialist system built by Hugo Chavez is Wealthier neighborhoods, which tend to favor facing its gravest electoral test as Venezuelans the opposition, were spared the early morning High cast ballots in what seems to have become a ti- cacophony. Until recently, the opposition was Density 20-40 ghtening race for control of the national legis- seen coasting to its first major electoral victory Residental lature. Government-sponsored fireworks and since Chavez became president in 1998, with Good music woke people up in working-class parts Venezuelans tired of rampant crime, routine Area opinion of Caracas, and voters began lining up before shortages of basic goods and inflation pushing polling stations opened, anxious to cast their well into triple digits. The economic crisis has Ambient 20-40 ballots early in case violence should break out worsened with this year’s slump in oil revenue, Good SOURCE: DSMG SOURCE: Rear Window later in the day. which funds almost all public spending. Severo Portela WORLD BRIEFS Filtering optimism If not for the motto we selected today as a title Redford says fighting CHAD A triple suicide for our column, we would dare to claim that a bombing at a market on small revolution is taking place in the MSAR’s an island in Lake Chad troubled economy. Piece by piece, or block by global warming is urgent kills at least 27 people block, like he is in the process of assembling a and injures 90 others. A puzzle, the Secretary for Economy and Finan- top police official blamed ce is readjusting, reshaping and repackaging the carnage on Nigeria’s the gaming industry; name it the new normal or formation aimed at helping otherwise. Quietly but decisively, Lionel Leong cities boost energy efficien- Islamic extremist group AP PHOTO is restructuring departments or bureaus, as well cy of buildings and therefo- Boko Haram. as focusing on laws and regulations. That is to re cut carbon pollution. The say he did not allow himself to be submerged new round of funding pro- AZERBAIJAN One by the - and pardon the euphemism - pressing vided an additional $10.5 worker is killed, 30 are needs of the gambling business, gunning for million, raising the fund to missing and 33 have VIP tables and players to roll them high. $20 million in total. been rescued after a fire As an example of the restructuring process, Asked about the voices swept through a Caspian we have the very bureau of Gaming Inspec- Sea oil platform owned tion and Coordination, known by its Portuguese by Azerbaijan’s state oil acronym DICJ, now under the former Assistant company SOCAR. The Public Prosecutor-General, Paulo Chan, and missing workers were in the Financial Intelligence Office. a lifeboat that fell into However, we would rather mention first some- The planet is stormy seas. thing that is not directly related to the industry, but which could indirectly serve as an inspira- running out tion. At last, the Macau Special Administrative of resources. Region will establish a sovereign wealth fund, AP PHOTO through a substantial allocation from the so- American actor and environmental activist Robert Redford is pictured ROBERT REDFORD called “extraordinary fiscal reserve”- in figures, during an interview with The Associated Press in Paris, France almost MOP212 billion, which is much more than the primary or emergency reserve, or in Sylvie Corbet, Paris the American people are of climate doubters that the AMCM lingo, the basic reserve of around waking up to the fact that are still strong in the U.S. MOP132 billion. MERICAN actor and nothing has happened and Congress, Redford insisted Macau’s SWF will be managed by a gover- Aenvironmental acti- then the consequences are “their time is over.” Many nment body, or corporation, underlined une- vist Robert Redford called going to fall on them — the Congressional Republicans quivocally by the Secretary for Economy and global warming “an urgent people — and not the poli- doubt global warming is Finance while addressing the Legislative As- matter” Friday and encou- ticians.” real, or fear that stringent UK Counter-terrorism sembly, as “fulfilling the wishes of the locals”. raged mayors to reduce lo- Redford was invited to a controls of carbon emis- police in Britain Lionel Leong seemed cool towards private ma- cal emissions even as wor- climate meeting of mayors sions could kill jobs. are investigating a nagement of the SWF, which some lawmakers and local leaders in Paris. “The people that are in- stabbing at a London like Chan Meng Kan had mooted in the past, ld diplomats are trying to Underground station in on the grounds of efficiency, or its well-known work out a global climate “Mayors are closer to the volved with oil, gas, coal, sister, profitability. accord. ground are closer to the they’ve been running the which a suspect injured Lionel Leong also had no hesitation to ad- Redford, trustee of the people and they’re closer to show for a long, long, long three people with a dress the issue of the supposed lack of effi- NGO Natural Resources the solutions and we need time. And their time has knife and reportedly ciency. Leong admitted that the Macau SWF, to Defense Council, told The solutions rather than talk,” run out. Because the re- said “This is for Syria.” be known as the MSAR Investment and Deve- Associated Press that the Redford told the AP. sources are now a pro- Police arrested a man lopment Fund, may not be profitable initially, as U.N. climate conference Redford announced a new blem,” Redford said. believed to be 29 years happens all around. But once the SWF stabili- under way in Paris is “key.” extension of the City ener- Redford was among cele- old late Saturday and zes and the returns are secure, the fund might “I think we’re running out gy project, a joint initiative brities in Paris advocating said they are treating the open to participation by Macau residents. of time because the planet of the Natural Resources around the conference on attack at east London’s Even if we do not know by now the path a is running out of resour- Defense Council and the climate, which runs throu- Leytonstone subway private local investor must walk to participate in ces,” he said. “I think now Institute for Market Trans- gh Dec. 11. AP station as a “terrorist the MSAR Investment and Development Fund, incident.” the idea is a kind of education and a sober recall to the new reality mentioned above. MSAR so- The vereign wealth fund returns will be conservative VATICAN CITY Vatican has engaged an but solid, and a world away from the fishy place THE outside auditor for its of depositors or investors in junket operators, like in Dore Investments, and their enormous DECISIVE MOMENT Paulo Barbosa consolidated financial returns. And a universe away from the idea that statements as part Macau people should have by right a share in a of economic reforms. gaming concession for locals. The Holy See said We repeat that the SWF is a way to temper Saturday it has chosen the greed and envy with which some residen- PricewaterhouseCoopers, ts look to the gambling revenues. Despite the which will get to work fact the some funds may invest indirectly in do- immediately on the 2015 mestic sectors…that will not be the case for the audit. MSAR Sovereign Wealth Fund. Nevertheless, there is nothing quite as so- IRAQ The presence of bering as the truth. Zhonglu Zeng, a professor Turkish troops near the of gaming studies at Macau Polytech, quoted Islamic State-held city by Bloomberg, has no doubts: “The gambling of Mosul in northern market will gradually find its way to get used Iraq is a “violation” of to negative factors such as China´s economic slowdown and anti-corruption campaign”. And international law, Iraq’s things will not get easier. With China, now the president said Saturday. world’s second economy, leading the G-20 (20 President Fuad Masum years ago China´s economy was the size of called the move a Italy´s) and the yuan on step to be included “violation of international in the IMF basket of currencies, who believes norms, laws and Iraq’s A road traffic officer watches calmly as Hanoi’s hectic flow of motorbikes passes by him. “Anyone who there will be a more liberal stance towards the national sovereignty,” has traveled to the Vietnamese capital knows that the seemingly chaotic sea of motorbikes can be quite a gambling hub that brought at its peak in 2013 challenge, particularly if you try making your way around town on foot,” The Diplomat magazine pointed and said it was USD45 billion, seven times the size of Las Ve- out. The traffic woes are worsened by the almost complete lack of public transportation in Vietnam’s contributing to increased gas? capital. tensions in the region.