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JAPAN Toyota Motor Corp. recalls 340,000 gas- electric hybrid Prius cars around the world, 212,000 of them in Japan and 94,000 in North America, for a defect in their parking brakes. Toyota acknowledged receiving reports of crashes, injuries and deaths. More on p9 AP PHOTO

HONG KONG A swearing- in ceremony to kick off the legislative session descends into farce as newly elected pro- democracy lawmakers intentionally mangled their oaths in a show of defiance against Beijing. The new crop of lawmakers, elected last month amid swelling anti- China sentiment, object to the oath’s requirement to pledge allegiance to the “Special Administrative Region” and its Basic Law constitution. More on p11

PHILIPPINES The Philippine president says he has instructed his defense chief not to prepare for joint exercises China plans to expand its with the U.S. military next year as he moved to realize his threat to remove the highest-profile P10 symbol of his country’s global reach to Azores treaty alliance with Washington. More on p11

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MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE and the Chinese company Chi- na Three Gorges Corporation, adding that the country will fo- cus on the tourism sector going New role: A platform for forward. In June 2017, a new direct air route between Beijing and Lisbon will open, linking Shanghai and Portugal in a de- financial cooperation velopment that is expected to influence international com- merce. Renato Marques to invest in Chinese territory, authorities in Portuguese or The Portuguese government including Macau, through a Chinese, like here in Macau,” reaffirmed its interest in the HE final event of yester- Macau can Cooperation Fund. In addi- said Pereira adding that “this field of startups and new tech- Tday’s Fifth Ministerial Con- tion, trade is expected to im- city represents the intersection nologies, with Cabral highli- ference of the Forum for the assume the prove due to the creation of between west and east being ghting the “Web Summit” that Economic and Trade Coopera- the “Three Centers” that will characterized like a synthesis of will take place at Lisbon this tion between China and Portu- role of the support small- and medium- values and ideals.” November and in the coming guese-speaking countries was clearing house sized enterprises, food product The Brazilian official also three years. an entrepreneur conference fo- distribution, and the Exhibition remarked that with this new The minister added that the cused on financial transactions for transactions and Convention sector. path drawn by the Forum, the “global scale event will count between China and the Portu- Speaking about the agreement previous situation of “misre- approximately 5,000 partici- guese-speaking countries. made in RMB that officially launched the presentation [of Brazil] in the pants from across the world.” In the keynote speech during China-Portuguese-Speaking international commerce” wou- The President of the Portugal’s the morning session at the Ma- between Countries’ Federation of Entre- ld be replaced by the current Global Trade Investment Agen- cau Tower Convention Centre, China and the preneurs – the signing of whi- “clear signs that we will actively cy (AICEP), Miguel Frasquilho, President of the Macao Trade ch also took place during the and decisively search for new also highlighted Macau’s ability and Investment Promotion Ins- Portuguese- morning session – Chang said, markets.” to train “quality talent” in its well titute (IPIM) Jackson Chang “I trust that this initiative will He explained that this change -known Portuguese universities. highlighted the new role Macau speaking further reinforce the mutual would be accomplished by pro- In his speech, Frasquilho fo- has to play as a well-known pla- cooperation and exchanges, moting a significant decrease in cused on the need to establish tform. countries. and bring new business oppor- regulations and bureaucracy, partnerships at different levels, tunities.” which are requirements of Bra- and announced that the new “In the future, cooperation JACKSON CHANG in financial matters will be an IPIM PRESIDENT The region’s unique status zilian international commerce. Portuguese Consulate in Guan- important component of the re- was eloquently expressed in During the session, the Minis- gzhou will have an office from lationship between China and tween China and the Portugue- the speech of the Minister of ter of Economy from Portugal, AICEP (like Macau) to provide the Portuguese-speaking coun- se-speaking countries”, an idea Industry, Trade and Services Manuel Caldeira Cabral, recal- proximity support to entrepre- tries,” Chang said. put forth during the first day of of Brazil, Marcos Pereira. He led the success of several measu- neurs and potential investors. The IPIM president also recal- the Forum. highlighted the ease of access res implemented by the Portu- Another major moment in led that in the past decade, the According to Chang, RMB to legal consultancy services in guese government in the last few the extensive session was the territory has developed several transactions yielded turnover both Portuguese and Chinese years, namely the “gold visas” signing of several agreemen- services related to transactions of RMB7.6 billion in 2015, whi- languages, remarking on the that grant non-European Union ts, specifically the unveiling of in the Chinese Yuan (RMB). ch represented year-on-year region’s capabilities as a “mee- residents a point of access to the a plaque to commemorate the This history led him to remark growth of 15 percent. ting point”. country via investment. official establishment of the that “Macau can assume the These new financial services “I have no knowledge of ano- He also mentioned the part- China-Portuguese-Speaking role of the clearing house for enable companies from the ther place in the world where nerships between the Portu- Countries Federation of Entre- transactions made in RMB be- Portuguese-speaking countries we can petition to the judiciary guese electric company (EDP) preneurs.

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Renato Marques on a possible timeline for reloca- closer proximity with potential sector,” he said. tion. users. In response to questions about HE Fund for Develop- The secretary noted that the re- The secretary also noted that whether the territory could pro- ment Cooperation be- location means that Macau has the Macau platform will have a vide sufficiently qualified labor tween China and the MARQUES RENATO been entrusted with a very im- new role in the financial services to face a possible increase in de- Portuguese-speaking portant role in connecting entre- sector. The platform will facilita- mand within the finance sector, TCountries – officially set up in preneurs with the fund. This con- te the conversion and clearance Secretary Leong remarked that 2013 with USD1 billion in fun- tact is currently dependent on a of RMB currency exchanges, and the transition would rely on the ding – will move its headquar- mediator provided by the Macao the transactions will be assigned successful initiation of the next ters from Beijing to Macau. Trade and Investment Promo- to the Bank of China. generation. This change was highlighted by tion Institute (IPIM). Leong foreshadowed that this “We need to have qualified la- the Secretary for Economy and “I think this change carries a lot might not be the only role in the bor, and we must bet on the edu- Finance, Lionel Leong, during of advantages for Macau and can territory related to the Chinese cation and training of youngsters yesterday’s press conference to better reveal the role of Macau as currency, and that it represented so they have enough knowledge evaluate the results of the Fifth a finance center,” said Leong, ad- a new path leading to the addi- to engage in a career in the finan- Ministerial Conference of the Fo- ding that “this can help us to pro- tion of “other financial services ce sector. [This way], we have rum for the Economic and Trade cess all the operations and pro- and products in RMB.” more qualified labor to work on Cooperation between China and cedures between China and the According to the MSAR’s head this financial services platform. the Portuguese-speaking Coun- Portuguese-speaking countries, of Finance, Macau’s new role as That’s the way we can reach the allowing us to provide better ser- a finance center will also open final goal and make this sector tries. Lionel Leong Although Leong did not disclo- vice to the entrepreneurs… [who up the possibilities of economic prosper.” se details such as a concrete date cau to provide improved services can learn] about all the formali- diversification and local employ- He also stated that training for the change of headquarters, to facilitate trade between China ties and bureaucracies in order to ment, promoting the emergence would be implemented in order he said the new building was “a and the Portuguese-speaking get support from the fund.” of other sectors. to accelerate operational proces- gift that the central government countries. Since the establishment of the “With the Finance Center, we ses in the finance sector, which gave to us.” “We are still negotiating, but fund, it has supported only two can have new emerging sectors the MSAR government would He added that with the reloca- the talks have been underway for projects, a situation that Leong of activity like the accounting promote through the Macau Pro- tion of the headquarters, the cen- some time now,” added Leong, thinks will change when the sector, and finance lease among ductivity and Technology Trans- tral government will expect Ma- when questioned by the media headquarters is brought into others connected to the financial fer Centre (CPPTM).

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HE Premier of China has said that the cen- LI KEQIANG tral government is con- fident that the outlook Tfor Macau will continue to be bright. ‘I had meaningful conversations Before leaving Macau, Li Ke- qiang said yesterday that Ma- cau would play an ever more important role in connecting with many Macau residents’ China and the Portuguese-s- peaking countries. This would also assist with the diversifica- tion of the local economy, he XINHUA added. “I am full of hope towards Macau’s development and its situation.” Li Keqiang told the media before boarding his fli- ght. During his three-day visit to Macau, he felt Macau resi- dents’ love of the country and of the SAR itself. He stated that the central government will continue to support Macau in playing a special role in China’s Li pictured before departing to Beijing Li delivers a speech during a meeting with top officials and members of the Executive Council reform and in opening up to the world, remarking that Macau has a wider development space. Chief Executive and of the SAR in promoting the cooperation future, placed in an open en- the fact that the “One Country, “The central government will government in performing offi- between mainland China and vironment, will have a wider Two Systems” policy is being continue its full support of the cial duties within the law, and Macau. I believe that Macau’s space. Macau’s future will be successfully implemented in better.” the SAR. Li added that he had “visited In Li’s words, Macau’s diversi- an average Macau family, and fied culture plays an important Lusophone ties to increase with visited Macau’s downtown and role as a pillar for the coope- streets, and visited some enter- ration between China and the cooperation fund headquarters move prises, and the daily life of Ma- Portuguese-speaking countries. cau residents.” He told the media he has been URING a meeting between Chinese Pre- “I had meaningful conversa- to Hong Kong twice and hopes Dmier Li Keqiang and people from different tions with many Macau resi- to visit again, and that the “One sectors of the community held at the Macao East dents, businessmen. I deeply Country, Two Systems” policy Asian Games Dome, Susana Chou – a member felt Macau fellow citizen’s will continue to be promoted of the National Committee of the Chinese Peo- attachment to the mother- there. ple’s Political Consultative Conference – told Li land and to the mainland,” Li arrived in Macau on Mon- that there are some difficulties involved in intro- he said. day for “a three-day inspection ducing state-owned (PRC-owned) companies to The Premier said that Macau, tour.” While in Macau, the Pre- Portuguese-speaking countries. She added that in the face of the world’s slow mier attended the opening ce- these companies will most likely experience fi- Susana Chou (center) recovery from the economic remony of the Fifth Ministerial nancial difficulties. crisis, and also from its own in- Conference of the Forum for Li replied that he had announced that the head- that the mainland government should increase dustrial structural challenges, Economic and Trade Co-opera- quarters of the Fund for Cooperation Between its quota for Macau youths entering mainland still manages to keep fiscal sur- tion between China and Portu- China and the Portuguese-Speaking Countries Chinese universities under the recommendation plus, high employment rates, guese-speaking countries and will be moved from Beijing to Macau. system. China’s current system allows studen- better livelihood and a peaceful delivered the keynote speech at The fund (with USD1 billion at its disposal) was ts to enter certain universities without taking society. He then remarked on the event. JZ announced in Macau in 2010 by former Chine- exams. The participant also told Li that the cen- se Premier Wen Jiabao and was established in tral government should give Macau residents 2013. Only two projects, with a combined worth access to mainland TV shows. of USD125 million, have been approved to date. Another participant asked Li to support all remarks on hong kong Li suggested that Macau could establish blue- types of mainland enterprises that are conside- prints for cooperation between China and Por- ring expansion into Macau, emphasizing that the IN THE last moments before boarding his flight to mainland China, Li Keqiang was asked whether he intended to visit Hong Kong, to which tuguese-speaking countries. He added that such mainland could leverage Macau’s status as an in- he responded, “I hope to visit Hong Kong again.” Li told the media he plans rely on good conditions and that the Ma- ternational platform to reach a larger market. had visited Hong Kong twice previously, and said that “Hong Kong will cau government can request support from the At a meeting with local industry representati- continue to push forward the implementation of the ‘One Country, Two central government if necessary. ves, Li said that cars with Macau registration will Systems’ policy.” One of the event’s participants pointed out be able to enter Hengqin by the end of this year.

production, learning IPM launches Joint Machine Tranlation Laboratory and research. The project is suppor- ted by Leiria Polyte- ORTUGUESE Pri- and Trade Co-operation se programs. Currently, chnic Institute and Uni- Pme Minister Antó- between China and Por- 33 universities offer versity of Coimbra. nio Costa presided over tuguese-speaking Coun- these programs. Alexis Tam, Secretary the opening ceremony tries; emphasizing Ma- IPM president Lei of Social and Cultural of the Joint Machine cau’s status as a bridge Heong Iok noted that Affairs, who also pre- Translation (MT) Labo- between Chinese and the establishment of sided over the cere- ratory and the launch of Portuguese-speaking the Joint Laboratory of mony, stated that the two Portuguese books at regions. Chinese/Portuguese/ dual launch of the Joint Macao Polytechnic Ins- According to an IPM English Machine Trans- MT Laboratory and the titute (IPM) Tuesday. press release, the effec- lation heralded a new Portuguese textbooks Costa reinforced the tiveness of Portuguese age in translation and embodied how acade- message of Chinese teaching and learning that the Polytechnic mic findings and new Premier Li Keqiang’s in China is evidenced by Institute had set up a technology can help fa- closing speech at the the rise in Chinese uni- benchmark of Sino-Por- cilitate inter-language Forum for Economic versities with Portugue- tuguese cooperation in communication. 13.10.2016 thu

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ENVIRONMENT IFT Café to organize art 558 trees listed as exhibitions until it goes private protected plants

HE government re- Julie Zhu Tcently added 558 of the region’s existing tree spe- HE Institute for Tourism cies to an old tree and wood Studies (IFT) Café will orga- T protection list. The notice nize art exhibitions until the café was signed by the Chief eventually tranistions to private Executive and published in ownership, IFT Public Relations the Official Gazette. Officer Chu Siu Heng told the Ti- The species added to the mes yesterday. list are the first to be cate- Chu’s statement was made on gorized as old trees of re- the sidelines of the opening cere- cognized value. According mony of the “Believe in Art” exhi- to Leong Kun Fong, a mem- mental conditions. bition at the Café. Earlier, the IFT told the Times yesterday, presents 17 art pie- ber of the Civic and Munici- Leong also stated that 125 “Every two months before the that the café did not make a profit ces from seven teachers and ten pal Bureau (IACM), almost out of 170 unlisted trees in the privatization, there will be a diffe- in its first two months, and added students from the School of Arts all trees now protected are Macau Peninsula are over 100 rent exhibition featuring different that the IFT did not receive an ad- in Macao Polytechnic Institute more than 100 years old. years old. He said the protec- topics,” said Chu. ditional budget from the govern- (MPI). 300 of the trees are loca- tion list could be used as a re- “We are still operating the café. ment for the café, which is part of The theme of the exhibition is ted in the Macau Peninsula ference point in future urban It will take us probably more than the recently established Anim’Ar- “Believe in Art”. The word “belie- region, while the rest are development projects, and that six months to prepare for the te Nam Van facility. ve” can be interpreted two ways, spread all over Taipa and private real estate projects will work,” she pointed out, adding “However, as a training and the first being that the art reflects Coloane. 12 trees are loca- pay attention to the trees. The that “once the documents are rea- practicum venue, the IFT needs the beliefs, concepts and ideolo- ted in Ká Hó. IACM member is proud of the dy, the news will be announced.” to station some training staff in gies of the artists. The exhibition The IACM member said fact that Macau has such a wide Regarding the tender, Chu said the café to coach the students on can also be seen as a showcase of that in future, protected range of valuable trees in such a that “it’s still under discussion.” their performance of the practi- the institute’s achievements and trees may be planted in re- small space.This year, two cases According to her, nothing has cum. Therefore, the staffing costs its devotion to the development of claimed areas so they can concerning the damage of old been decided in relation to the are higher than at other food and local art. grow in optimal environ- trees have been recorded. JZ ongoing tender procedure is still beverage outlets.” The exhibition will be on display ongoing. The exhibition, which opened at the café until December 5. COOPERATION

SURVEY CE to attend Pan-PRD Residents’ confidence in economy improves meeting in Nanchang

HE Macau University of Science and Technolo- The survey concluded that consumers have transi- HIEF Executive Chui Sai the Secretary for Adminis- Tgy’s consumer index indicates that Macau con- tioned from being relatively pessimistic to cautious- COn leaves today for Nan- tration and Justice, will be sumers’ confidence increased in the third quarter of ly optimistic, starting from late 2009 to this quarter. chang Prefecture, Jiangxi Pro- the Acting Chief Executive in the year. It also shows that confidence in the local Only two categories indicated a marked decrease: vince to attend the 2016 Pan- Chui’s absence. economy and employment has plateaued. cost of living and apartment purchases. The former Pearl River Delta Regional The Joint Conference is a Confidence in Macau’s economy registered an in- recorded a 0.9-percent decrease quarter-on-quar- Cooperation Chief Executive platform for regional coope- crease of 14.23 percent. Up to 1,005 local residents ter, indicating slight apprehension among consu- Joint Conference. ration between the nine pro- aged over 18 who were surveyed between Septem- mers. The latter, apartment purchases, remains the He is accompanied by a go- vinces and two special ad- ber 13 and 24 said their confidence in the economy lowest index and highlights a more negative consu- vernment delegation that ministrative regions (SARs) was increasing. mer sentiment, with a decrease of 13.23 percent this includes Lionel Leong, the located in the Greater Pearl The survey assessed residents’ confidence in the quarter. Secretary for Economy and River Delta (PPRD): Fujian, economic outlook, based on multiple aspects across The survey concluded that potential factors for Finance. Jiangxi, Hunan, Guang- eight categories and measured on a scale from 0 to driving up consumer confidence include economic While in Nanchang, the dong, Guangxi, Hainan, Si- 200. diversification, strengthened regional coopera- Chief Executive will meet pro- chuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, The index for general confidence stands at 85.67, tion, balanced supply and demand on the property vincial and prefectural leaders Hong Kong SAR and Macau a 3.11 percent increase from the previous quarter. market, and lower inflation. JZ from the region. Sonia Chan, SAR.

corporate bits ctm announces note 7 exchange procedure toyota recalls 340,000 prius hybrid Toyota acknowledged the cars for faulty brakes fault after receiving reports of For cheaper handsets, the cus- crashes, injuries and deaths. tomer will be given a refund of The Japanese automaker refu- the difference. sed to provide details, saying it CTM said that consumers was still looking into the reports. would only have to present the Toyota said the hybrid car’s handset, its original accessories parking brake cable can disen- and the receipt upon exchan- gage unexpectedly, causing the ging. brakes to stop functioning. A car The operating hours of CTM left in any gear other than park branches will be temporarily ad- could roll down a slope, poten- justed to facilitate the exchange. tially causing a crash. Until tomorrow, six CTM outlets Toyota said 17,000 Prius vehi- will be open until 9 p.m. cles had been recalled in Euro- For safety reasons, CTM pe, and the rest in Australia and strongly recommends that con- other regions. The faulty models sumers exchange their handse- were manufactured between ts as soon as possible. August 2015 and October 2016. CTM yesterday announced of the telecommunications pro- CTM has sold around a thou- The company said all the vehi- its exchange procedure for the vider’s branches to apply for a sand Samsung Galaxy Note 7 cles were manufactured at its Samsung Galaxy Note 7. From handset exchange. handsets. It remains in close Tsutsumi plant in Toyota City, now until December 31, consu- If the replacement handset is communication with Samsung Toyota Motor Corporation is- yesterday (212,000 in Japan Japan, the company’s headquar- mers who purchased the phone more expensive, the customer HK to make any appropriate ar- sued a global recall of 340,000 and 94,000 in North America) ters and one of a handful of plants from CTM can approach any will need to pay the balance. rangements. gas-electric hybrid Prius cars due to defective parking brakes. worldwide that make the Prius. thu 13.10.2016

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Western clients, revealing that Asians tend to be frightened of weights. Macau fitness industry According to him, residents are also becoming more health-cons- cious, which has resulted in seve- ral stores that offer healthy food growing, entrepreneurs say alternatives. He described the ex- pansion of the health-conscious consumer market as a “huge step in the right direction.” He also noted that clients nowa- days search for quality training The more rather than just cardio exercises. “The more the fitness industry the fitness grows in Macau, the more edu- industry grows cated people will become [in terms of healthy food intake] in Macau, the and I think the market will sel- f-regulate its quality. And that’s more educated the only way we can make sure we can grow in the right path,” people will Barrias said. CrossFit Macao Fitness become. A recent South China Morning Post report stated that Macau’s Lynzy Valles to set their memberships at a hi- take for the coach’s supervision. ANTONIO BARRIAS fitness scene is “catching up with gher price point compared to tra- Despite a clear increase in the the West and Hong Kong.” S more Macau residents ditional gyms. number of residents who are keen of Macao Fitness, also told the Ti- “Macau has a lot of transient shift to a healthier lifes- The new fitness trend offers on a healthy lifestyle, head coach mes that the industry is growing, residents, and with the weather tyle, specialized fitness membership that allows access to and co-owner of Crossfit XVI and as there is a demand for the Ma- being so hot in the summer, the studios are increasingly the studios’ community and heal- Crossfit Cotai, Antonio Barrias cau residents to “look healthy.” demands and popularity [of] poppingA up to cater to specific thy living experts. told the Times that the local fit- Although Macao Fitness is training does change over the types of exercise. The Times visited a CrossFit box ness industry still lacks ‘knowled- closer to the ‘traditional’ gym year,” Corinne Mackay, Incep- Although traditional gyms with where loud music was pumping ge and quality.’ setting, Chiu mentioned that tion Health and Fitness founder treadmills and weights are still and the coaches and members Barrias said that despite the the firm has added specialized and trainer, told the Hong Kong widely used in the region, some were engaged in high-energy ac- massive growth in the range of classes such as spinning and newspaper. residents opt to train in specia- tivities . fitness styles on the market, most body designing workouts, as Chiu takes a similar stance, em- lized gyms where trainers coach Clients can attend CrossFit clas- residents are still trying to find a residents are keener on specific phasizing the variety of classes exercise classes such as CrossFit, ses just by booking through online niche in the industry. classes. offered at Macao Fitness, which spinning and trampoline. app Wodify. The app also allows Echoing the same sentiments, Barrias noted that there are still align with the changing needs of These independent studios tend clients to input their nutrition in- Norika Chiu, managing director differences between local and individual fitness regimes.

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EAVY hitters in Ne- vada’s casino indus- Casino industry leaders back try are going to bat for a project backed Hby one of their competitors, saying a proposed NFL stadium Las Vegas stadium proposal and a convention center expan- sion in Las Vegas are game- changing opportunities that tions passed scrutiny from Las Nevada lawmakers shouldn’t Vegas casino executives, who pass up. AP PHOTO are more familiar with the city’s Steve Wynn of Wynn Resor- tourism landscape than outsi- ts, MGM Resorts International de economists and are some of CEO Jim Murren and Caesars the business world’s brightest Entertainment Executive Vice minds. President Jan Jones Blackhurst Two-thirds of each Republi- gave speeches this week to Ne- vada lawmakers who are mee- ting in a special session to vet Steve Wynn public financing for a stadium that’s backed by Las Vegas and Jim Murren Sands casino mogul Sheldon Adelson. The venue could hou- gave speeches se the Raiders. this week “This is an absolute dead- bang, winning opportunity, and to Nevada I hope you will find it in your wisdom to approve it shortly,” lawmakers who Wynn told lawmakers, saying professional sports would be are meeting in a a cornerstone to the stability special session of Nevada tourism. “I perso- nally believe that if we lose this to vet public opportunity, it will be one of the most heartbreaking mistakes financing for we’ve ever made.” Blackhurst, the former mayor the stadium of Las Vegas, said the projects will take the tourism mecca to can-controlled chamber of the the next level. legislature must approve any “We’ve been offered a gift A vacant lot that is the site of a proposed football stadium sits near McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas tax increase. The proposed deal here,” she said. “We’ve been would increase the hotel tax on offered a gift that takes us from to add credibility and political the deal. Some lawmakers say blic and private sectors and be the Las Vegas Strip by 0.88 per- 45 million visitors, to 55, to 65 cover to the stadium proposal, they’re fundamentally opposed run by a public board. centage points for the stadium million visitors.” which has attracted criticism to it. “Let’s keep in mind the Adel- and 0.5 percentage points for Murren fought back against from the powerful Culinary “Regardless of what is said son family is making this very the convention center. Tourists the idea that his company, the Union and some progressive here, my mind is already made significant and immensely ge- pay a 12 percent hotel room tax. largest employer in the state and faith-based groups who say up,” said Democratic state Sen. nerous investment into a sta- They would pay about $1.50 and a major player in the con- any tax increases should first Ruben Kihuen, a vocal oppo- dium they won’t own for a team more per night on the average vention industry, would be go to Nevada’s bottom-ranking nent of the financing plan who they don’t own,” he said. nightly Strip hotel bill if both threatened by the improvemen- public school system. is also running in an competi- Lawmakers have been vetting proposals pass. ts. Sheldon Adelson, one of the tive race for a U.S. House seat. the particulars of the arrange- NFL owners would have to “You might come to the con- richest men in the world, wan- “Regardless of how you put it ment, which some outside eco- vote by a three-fourths majori- clusion that MGM would be ts to put USD650 million of it’s still a $750 million taxpayer nomists say is a bad deal based ty to allow the Raiders to move opposed to both of the projec- his own money toward a $1.9 handout.” on overly optimistic predictions from Oakland to Las Vegas. ts before you. In fact, the exact billion venue and is asking for President George Markan- about how many new events NFL Commissioner Roger Goo- opposite is true,” he said. “We $750 million in public hotel tax tonis of The Venetian casino, and tourists the proposed do- dell has said he prefers to keep know the entire community revenue. which is part of the Sands com- med stadium would attract. the team in the Bay Area, while benefits when our convention Legislative leaders say the- pany, defended the public-pri- Steve Hill of the Nevada Go- the team’s owner, Mark Davis, center is full.” re’s still work to do to round vate partnership arrangement vernor’s Office of Economic said he’s serious about moving The testimonials are likely up the votes needed to approve because it will benefit both pu- Development said the projec- the team. MDT/AP

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going to use it for the military businesses eager to diversify purpose, why not scientific their export markets have also research?” fanned out looking for new BLOOMBERG Lajes Field - located 2,290 customers in places like Africa, miles (3,690 kilometers) east Latin American and the Middle of New York and about 1,000 East. miles west of Lisbon - had ser- Terceira, the island that hosts ved as a key link between the the Lajes base, appears to be U.S. and its allies in the North part of that strategy. Premier Atlantic Treaty Organization Li made a two-day “technical and the Middle East. During stop” there on his return from the Cold War, the base played Cuba two weeks ago, and Pre- a crucial role in tracking Soviet sident Xi stopped there in July guided missiles and ballistic 2014 on the way back from a missile submarines in the re- trip to South America. In June, gion. It also supported U.S. China’s top maritime official, airlift missions to Israel in the State Oceanic Administration 1970s. chief Wang Hong, visited the The U.S. planned to cut its Azores. military presence at Lajes to Neither Beijing nor Lisbon under 170 active duty person- has elaborated on the apparent nel after the global economic Chinese interest in the island. crisis, in a move that is hurting After meeting Barack Oba- the local economy. The down ma during a NATO Summit in -scaling is also seen by Penta- Warsaw in July, Costa said he gon hawks as strategically pre- handed the U.S. president a carious. summary of work done toward In a Sept. 20 letter to U.S. turning the Azores into a re- Secretary of Defense Ashton search platform. The Portugue- Carter, Devin Nunes, the Re- se government is also working publican chairman of the Hou- to establish an international se Permanent Select Commit- science research center on the tee on Intelligence, sounded a island chain. warning on China’s ambitions In the interview, Costa said in the mid-Atlantic. of the Azores: “We’re open to “China has spread its influen- cooperation with all partners, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa ce through similar infrastruc- including China, to work in ture investments in Djibouti, deep-water technology and re- Sri Lanka, and elsewhere arou- search,” especially in the fields nd the globe,” Nunes wrote. “It of paleontology and volcanolo- is now using the same tactics gy. Portugal open to China to establish a foothold in the While U.S. influence there Azores which, if successful, dwindles, China has inves- will be used for a logistics and ted heavily in Portugal. The intelligence hub that could ul- Western European nation has investment in Azores as timately be expanded for other become China’s fifth-biggest military purposes, adjacent to investment destination in Eu- critical U.S. military facilities.” rope, and, according to official US sway wanes China has dramatically ex- figures, total Chinese invest- panded its global reach in re- ment reached more than $7 cent years as it seeks energy billion by the end of last year. ORTUGAL is welcoming as a stop-over on trips to La- also in terms of technology and supplies and raw materials to Costa said that his country Pnon-military Chinese en- tin America, as China seeks to research, in the field of climate fuel economic growth. Chinese feels very comfortable with the gagement in the Azores to expand its footprint overseas change and deep water resear- “positive” Chinese investment, help develop the logistical and and safeguard economic inte- ch,” he said. and would like to strengthen research potential of the mid rests. “The military use of the the partnership. -Atlantic island chain. In a Bloomberg Television American base at this mo- “Portugal has opportunities The growing Chinese in- interview in Macau this week, ment is not on the table, what The military use and China has the investment fluence on the archipelago is Portuguese Prime Minister is on the table is for EU ins- capacity, together they can do worrying Washington as the Antonio Costa said that whi- titutes, American institutes of the American more than they can do separa- U.S. reduces its military pre- le his nation - a NATO mem- and Chinese institutes to reu- tely, both in Europe and in the sence at the Lajes Field air ber - would continue to honor se infrastructure for scientific base at this Portuguese-speaking world,” base on the island of Tercei- its defense pact with the U.S., research purposes,” said Cos- Costa said. “China knows us, ra. A series of senior Chinese he also wants to see better use ta, 55. “It’d be a huge waste moment is not and has known us for many officials - including President of the Azores. The islands are not to use that infrastructure. on the table. centuries, and they know we’re Xi Jinping and Premier Li Ke- “very important both logisti- We need to reuse that infras- a loyal and trustworthy part- qiang - have used the island cally in the Atlantic Ocean but tructure, and if you are not ANTONIO COSTA ner.” Bloomberg

Beijing protests UN official’s attending ceremony for scholar

HINA is protesting wrong” and “blatantly su- Muslim Uighur ethnic Cthe attendance of the pported terrorists.” group, he was a critic of U.N. human rights chief That reflects China’s the government’s ethnic at a ceremony honoring contention that Ilham policies in the far western an imprisoned Chinese Tohti had been part of a region of Xinjiang. scholar and rights acti- criminal gang that sought On Tuesday, he was given vist. to split the western region the Martin Ennals Award Foreign Ministry of Xinjiang from China. bestowed by 10 rights spokesman Geng Shuang Tohti was sentenced in groups including Amnesty said yesterday that Zeid 2014 to life in prison on International and Human Ra’ad al-Hussein had separatism charges. Rights Watch at a cere- “confused right and A member of the Turkic mony in Geneva. AP Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang thu 13.10.2016

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Kelvin Chan, Hong Kong HONG KONG swearing-in cere- Amony to kick off Hong Kong’s legislative session descended into Pro-democracy lawmakers farce yesterday as newly elected pro-democracy lawmakers intentionally mangled their oaths in a defy Beijing in oath taking show of defiance against Beijing. The new crop of lawmakers whose oaths lawmakers, elected last were not accepted by the month amid swelling an- legislative clerk. AP PHOTO ti-China sentiment, ob- The provocative actions ject to the oath’s require- foreshadow what’s expec- ment to pledge allegiance ted to be a chaotic term to the “Hong Kong Special in the semi-democratic Administrative Region of Legislative Council after the People’s Republic of September’s elections China” and its Basic Law added to the opposition’s constitution. numbers in the semiauto- So they came up with nomous Chinese city. creative ways to get arou- The freshman nd it. lawmakers represent a Sixtus Leung, 30, of new wave of grassroo- the radical Youngspi- ts groups that emerged ration party draped a from the wake of 2014 blue flag with the words massive pro-democra- “Hong Kong is not China” cy street protests, which over his shoulders. His failed to win concessions colleague Yau Wai-ching from Beijing but sparked laid the same flag out in a rising independence front of her. movement and a political They both vowed to awakening among the ci- defend the “Hong Kong ty’s young. nation” before reciting Lau Siu-lai, who foun- the oath in English but ded her own party, Demo- Newly elected lawmaker Yau Wai-ching of Youngspiration displays a banner with words reading Hong Kong is not China as she takes oath in the new legislature Council mispronouncing China cracy Groundwork, took a as Shina , an old-fashio- slow-motion approach. ned derogatory Japanese She took about 10 minu- tests and is Hong Kong’s can torture me. You can People’s Republic of Chi- pro-Beijing representa- term for the country. tes to repeat the declara- youngest ever legislator at even destroy this body na, in what some saw as a tives in the 70-seat cou- Leung clutched a Bible tion, which has less than age 23, prefaced his oath but you will never impri- subtle way of turning the ncil, raised eyebrows by in his right hand but also 100 words, by pausing for by quoting Indian inde- son my mind,” said Law, statement into a question making her declaration in crossed his fingers. Yau, several seconds after each pendence icon Mahatma of the Demosisto party. about whether to bear Mandarin, the language 25, combined “republic” one. Gandhi vowing never to As he recited the oath, allegiance. of mainland China, ra- with a curse word. Nathan Law, who helped bend to authorities. he raised his tone slightly Not everyone rebelled. ther than the Cantonese They were among three spearhead the 2014 pro- “You can chain me. You when he mentioned the Ann Chiang, one of 40 spoken in Hong Kong. AP

SOUTH CHINA SEA Philippine President Duterte to visit China next week

HILIPPINE President Ro- visiting China he wouldn’t dis- Pdrigo Duterte will make a cuss sovereignty over Scarbo- state visit to China next week AP PHOTO rough Shoal, a fishing ground in the latest instance of rea- China seized in 2012 that is the ching out to Beijing despite crux of the China-Philippines an ongoing territorial dispute, territorial dispute. while questioning his country’s That action prompted the gover- traditional ties with the United nment of Duterte’s predecessor to States. file a case against Beijing with an The Oct. 18-21 visit will in- arbitration panel in The Hague, clude talks with President Xi which in July ruled overwhelmin- Jinping and Premier Li Ke- gly in Manila’s favor. That enra- qiang touching on ways to im- ged China, which had refused to prove bilateral relations and take part in the proceedings or deepen cooperation, Chinese honor the outcome. Foreign Ministry spokesman However, Duterte said he Geng Shuang said yesterday at would ask China to allow Fili- a regular news briefing. pino fishermen to again operate “China anticipates that Pre- in the area. sident Duterte’s visit can help Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang (left), and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte “I will just say, ‘Just let my with enhancing political trust ... brother Filipino fishermen go dealing with disputes properly te over waters and islands in the out with President Barack Oba- that of joint combat exercises, back there to fish,’ then we can through dialogue and bringing South China Sea, Geng said the ma, whom he has lambasted for which China opposes. He also talk,” he said in a speech. the bilateral strategic coopera- Philippines was a “traditionally criticizing his deadly anti-drug wants U.S. counterterrorism In an earlier speech, he also tive relationship for peace and amicable neighbor of China.” crackdown. forces to leave his country’s said that when he meets with development back to the track Duterte, who labels himself On Tuesday, he said he wou- south, saying their presen- Xi, he will offer to open all areas of sound and steady develop- a socialist, has turned toward ldn’t abrogate a defense trea- ce was inflaming restiveness of trade and commerce, along ment,” Geng said. China amid a string of anti-U.S. ty with the United States but among minority Muslims. with land leases of up to 120 Without mentioning the dispu- pronouncements and a falling questioned its importance and On Monday, he said that when years for Chinese companies AP 13.10.2016 thu

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OR the past month, the Taliban have held control over most of Afghanis- As Helmand risks falling to the tan’s Helmand province, Fwhere the majority of the world’s opium is grown — and as insur- gent attacks intensify around the Taliban, Afghans blame graft provincial capital, residents are blaming rampant government corruption for the rising militant Lashkar Gah, with a spate of as- threat. saults and suicide attacks having AP PHOTO At an international aid confe- killed dozens of people in recent rence last week, Afghanistan’s weeks. The Taliban have been on leaders raised USD15 billion the offensive in Helmand since from their international backers the start of the fighting season and pledged to clamp down on in April, and the latest attacks on graft. But corrupt officials have Lashkar Gah suggest a final push hollowed out the national securi- before the gunmen retreat for the ty forces, selling weapons and winter. even government buildings to The Taliban don’t “want to take the Taliban, and alienated local over the city, but they do want populations. One Afghan offi- the government and the people cial said that Helmand residents to know that they have the ability were so angry at corruption that to take over,” the former central they were turning to the Taliban, government official said. “It’s despite memories of the extre- about drugs, money and power.” mist group’s harsh rule. Razia Bloch, a member of the Afghanistan is consistently ra- provincial council, says each ted by the corruption watchdog An Afghan man look at the dead body of a victim of suicide attack in Lashkar Gah the capital of southern Helmand morning she fears the Taliban Transparency International as will take over Lashkar Gah and one of the world’s most corrupt Helmand, up to half are ghost police regularly change sides out of the opium trade, said a declare the province fully under countries, along with Somalia soldiers, according to Sopko’s and give up their vehicles and former central government offi- their control. She said that the and North Korea. “It is estimated most recent report. weapons rather than defend cial, who spoke on condition of militants are so close that from that an eighth of all the money Helmand is particularly afflic- themselves against attack, said anonymity because he was not the district governor’s building that goes to Afghanistan is lost ted by corruption, thanks in large Attaullah, a member of the pro- authorized to discuss the issue. the white Taliban flag can be to corruption,” it said in a report part to its opium fields. The ma- vincial council. The Taliban have full control of seen flying, just a few kilometers released ahead of the aid confe- jority of the world’s heroin origi- “Some sell their weapons, their five of Helmand’s 14 districts and away. rence. nates in this southern province ammunition, even in some cases are in effective control of eight The fall of Helmand province The U.S. special inspector ge- bordering Pakistan. The U.N. their buildings, to the insurgen- others, where just small pockets would deal a heavy blow to U.S. neral for Afghanistan recons- Office on Drugs and Crime last ts,” said Attaullah, who like many of territory are still governmen- and Afghan officials, who con- truction, John Sopko, who is year valued the crop $3 billion Afghans has only one name. “So- t-held. sistently issue assurances that it charged with tracing billions of a year, equivalent to around 20 metimes they sell the soldiers, The militants are now closing will never fall. It would also bring dollars of American aid, estima- percent of Afghanistan’s gross too, along with their equipment.” in on the provincial capital of the militants closer to their real tes that while the United States domestic product. It helps fund A year ago, the government prize, neighboring Kandahar pays salaries for 320,000 Afghan the Taliban insurgency, and local controlled 80 percent of the pro- province, the base of their 1996- soldiers and police nationwide, officials and military leaders pro- vince. “Now, for at least the past Helmand 2001 government. the actual number of troops is fit from the industry too. They month, more than 85 percent of [province] is But not everyone in Lashkar just 120,000. The remainder are receive bribes to turn a blind eye, Helmand territory is basically Gah dreads the insurgent’s pre- so-called “ghost soldiers.” Cor- and sell their military equipment under the control of the Taliban particularly sence. “The people are so dis- rupt commanders claim salaries to cash-rich militants. and other terrorist groups,” said gusted with the government that and benefits for soldiers and po- Local officials and residents say Abdul Ahad Massomi, a former afflicted by now they are more inclined to lice who either don’t exist, have that corruption occurs at every governor of Gereshk district, support the Taliban,” said the agreed to hand over part of their level in the province and every- which has shifted between Tali- corruption, former governor Massomi. Ac- pay in exchange for not going to thing is for sale, from govern- ban and government control for thanks in large cording to him, despite the Ta- work, or who have been killed in ment jobs, to ammunition and years. liban’s hard-line interpretation battle. weapons and state-owned buil- The insurgents and other dru- part to its of Islamic law many people feel Of the 26,000 security force dings. g-trafficking groups have joined they are “not nearly as bad as the personnel officially assigned to Across Helmand, soldiers and forces to push the government opium fields government.” AP

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Stocks tumble, prince rushes home amid king worries AP PHOTO

HAILAND’S stock Thailand’s benchmark fell t-reigning monarch, has come and say hello to the crat, Secretary-General Tmarket and currency nearly 7 percent in after- suffered from a variety of Thai people again.” Wilas Aroonsri, said Prime tumbled and the prime noon trading before reco- ailments related to old age, Last week, doctors per- Minister Prayuth Chan-o- minister canceled an over- vering somewhat for a 4.1 including kidney and lung formed a hemodialysis to cha went to the airport to seas trip yesterday amid percent loss for the day. problems. purify his blood. They also receive him. Prayuth was King Bhumibol Adulyadej concerns about long-ailing Thai stocks have slid dai- Dozens of Thais holding replaced a tube that drains supposed to fly to Laos on King Bhumibol Adulya- ly since Sunday, when the incense sticks and images excess cerebrospinal fluid. an official visit but cance- public affairs has sharply dej’s health. royal palace announced of the king chanted prayers Because Bhumibol has led it in the morning. declined in recent years. His son, the crown prin- that the 88-year-old Bhu- outside the hospital for his been king since 1946, the- The royal palace has not Concern about succes- ce, returned home from mibol’s condition was uns- recovery. re is great concern about issued any statements on sion has been entwined Germany, as Thais in pink table, the first time it has “The king is the heart of the eventual succession. the king’s condition. with Thailand’s political shirts — a color associated used that phrase regarding our country. So, without a Crown Prince Vajiralon- Bhumibol, a constitutio- turmoil in the past decade, with the king — gathered the king’s health. heart, we cannot survive. gkorn has not earned the nal monarch with no for- as royalists have sought to outside Siriraj hospital in Also yesterday, the Thai So we pray for our heart, same respect as his father. mal political role, is widely ensure that they control Bangkok, which has been baht fell 1.1 percent to end for the heart of our land,” Vajiralongkorn lives regarded as Thailand’s the process instead of cer- his home for much of the at 35.76 to a dollar. said Donnapha Kladbu- mostly in Germany, and unifying figure. However, tain politicians whose feal- last decade. The highly revered Bhu- pha, a 42-year-old English flew back to Bangkok. The as his health has deterio- ty to the monarchy they The Stock Exchange of mibol, the world’s longes- tutor. “I want to see him government’s top bureau- rated, his participation in doubt. AP thu 13.10.2016

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Swiss open criminal probe Singapore scores poorly in over bank’s links ability to prevent illicit trade to Malaysia fund Annabelle Liang, Singapore de zones dragged Singapore’s supporting transnational cri- WISS federal prosecutors score down,” the EIU said in a me syndicates and terrorist Shave opened criminal pro- HE wealthy city-state of AP PHOTO press release. groups,” he added. ceedings against Falcon Private TSingapore — with its flou- One of the index’s indicators Southeast Asian counterpar- Bank Ltd. on suspicion it failed rishing trade, orderly life and rated countries between zero ts, except Brunei that did not to prevent alleged money laun- almost non-existent crime — to four for free trade zone go- feature in the index, ranked dering linked to the Malaysian is hardly a place one would as- vernance, including checks low on the table. The bottom state fund 1MDB. sociate with illegal trade. But on warehouses for smuggled three were Cambodia (23.9), The move follows the arrest of a new report by a reputed or- goods. Singapore was handed Laos (12.9) and Myanmar the bank’s branch manager in ganization reveals that in fact a score of one, meaning that (10.8). China, which carries a Singapore last week, and fines the country has a poor record there was little to no monito- reputation of being a hub for and other penalties imposed on of preventing just that. ring. It also received a poor counterfeit goods, had a score the bank by Swiss and Singapo- The Economist Intelligence rating for government coope- of 61.6. rean financial market regulators Unit released a 100-point in- ration with stakeholders. “Illicit trade is more than that were announced this week. dex yesterday that placed Sin- “Given the constant evolving just counterfeit goods. Illicit Switzerland’s attorney general gapore at seven out of 17 Asian nature of illicit trade, authori- trade includes guns, it inclu- said in a statement yesterday countries for its ability to pre- ties need to constantly enhan- des endangered species and that his office suspects “defi- vent illicit trade that includes is behind neighbor Malaysia ce their regulatory controls endangered wildlife. It inclu- ciencies in the internal organi- counterfeit goods, arms and (71.8), often seen as a nation and enforcement effort - es- des human trafficking,” said zation” at Falcon. endangered wildlife. Singa- with a far less efficient gover- pecially in free trade zones,” author Chris Clague from the Investigators in Singapore, pore’s low ranking was largely nment. The top performers Simon Jim, the chairman of EIU. Switzerland, Hong Kong and the result of its lacunae in its were Australia (85.2), New the European Chamber of “A lot of these other forms of the U.S. have been probing free trade zones. Zealand (81.8) and Hong Commerce’s Committee on illicit trade... follow the same allegations that people close to Commissioned by the Euro- Kong (81.4). Intellectual Property Rights, channels that counterfeit Malaysian Prime Minister Na- pean Chamber of Commerce, Singapore’s government did told reporters at a news con- goods do,” he said. jib Razak stole more than USD1 the index evaluated countries not immediately respond to a ference where the report was EIU said that rising labor billion from 1MDB. against 14 indicators inclu- request for comment by The released. costs in China could encoura- The Monetary Authority of ding transparency, intellec- Associated Press. “Fake goods don’t just take ge manufacturers to look for Singapore said it had ordered tual property and customs. “While it has the strongest revenue away from companies cheaper sites, causing illicit the private bank to close down Singapore scored 69.8 poin- customs environment, a failu- or governments. They threa- trade to flow to developing in the city-state. AP ts to tie with Taiwan. Still, it re to monitor its busy free tra- ten the security of nations by Southeast Asian countries. AP

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Michael Biesecker, Julie Bykowicz, & Chad Day, Washington ACKED emails Leaks show Clinton inner circle show that Hillary Clinton’s campaign was slow to grasp Hthe seriousness of the contro- grappling with email issue versy over her use of a home- brew email server and believed it might blow over after one gust expressed concerns that weekend. Clinton “wasn’t in the same pla- Two days after The Associated AP PHOTO ce” on the issue as some on her Press was first to report in Mar- campaign staff. ch 2015 that Clinton had been At the time, the political aides running a private server in her were working out details of re- home in New York to send and vealing that Clinton had direc- receive messages when she was ted her staff to hand over her secretary of state, her advisers server and a thumb drive with were shaping their strategy to copies of her emails to the Jus- respond to the revelation. tice Department. Palmieri was WikiLeaks began releasing on writing other campaign aides Friday what it said were years to arrange for a Univision re- of messages from accounts used porter to ask “a few questions by Clinton campaign chairman on emails” during an interview John Podesta. He said yester- that would otherwise focus on day that the FBI told him it was college affordability. looking into the breach as part “As you all know, I had ho- of its ongoing investigation into ped that we could use the ‘ser- the hacking of Democratic or- ver moment’ as an opportunity ganizations by Russian intelli- for her to be viewed as having gence. take a big step to deal with the Among the emails made public email problem that would best yesterday by WikiLeaks was one position us for what is ahead,” from Clinton campaign spokes- Palmieri wrote. “It is clear that man Nick Merrill, who optimis- she is not in same place.” tically suggested that the issue Clinton’s email practices were might quickly blow over. not the only controversy her “Goal would be to cauterize campaign’s brain trust was ad- this just enough so it plays out dressing. over the weekend and dies in On October 2015, speechwri- the short term,” Merrill wrote ter Dan Schwerin circulated on March 6, 2015. among top Clinton advisers a It did not, and became the Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager John Podesta (second from right), speaks with senior aide Huma Abedin (right), aboard draft of her opening statement leading example of Clinton’s Clinton’s campaign plane to the House Select Committee penchant for secrecy, which on Benghazi, to be delivered the has persisted as a theme among It wasn’t immediately clear timony over the deadly 2012 Both of those statements were following week. her campaign critics and rivals who hacked Podesta’s emails, attacks on a U.S. diplomatic later proved false. The draft itself wasn’t atta- throughout her election season. though U.S. intelligence offi- compound in Benghazi, Libya. The State Department’s in- ched in the emails published Clinton did not publicly con- cials last week blamed the Rus- In emails from March 2015, ternal watchdog concluded in Tuesday, but other messages firm or discuss her use of the sian government for a series of Merrill suggested a strategy an audit released that Clinton showed how it was shaped, in- email server until March 10 in breaches intended to influence — ultimately nixed by Clinton ignored clear written guidan- cluding a section referring to a speech at the United Nations, the presidential election. Po- herself — of having comedian ce that her email setup broke Ambassador J. Christopher nearly one week after AP revea- desta has acknowledged his Larry Wilmore and Bill Clin- federal record-keeping rules Stevens, who was killed in the led the server’s existence. emails were hacked. He has ton joke during an event for the and could leave sensitive mate- Sept. 11, 2012, attack. Months after Merrill’s mes- warned that messages may Clinton Global Initiative charity rial vulnerable to hackers. The “We might consider softening sage, the campaign was still have been altered or edited to in Coral Gables, Florida, before FBI’s recently closed investiga- the ‘Chris did not believe re- preoccupied with emails. In inflict political damage but has having Clinton join them on tion concluded that more than treat was an option — and nei- May 2015, Clinton spokesman not pointed to any specific case stage. 100 emails exchanged through ther do I’ line,” wrote Katherine Brian Fallon alerted other sta- of this. Merrill laid out the scenario Clinton’s private server contai- Turner, a law partner of Clin- ffers that the Justice Depart- Podesta said that Russia may in emails to Podesta and other ned information that was later ton’s personal attorney David ment was proposing to publish prefer Trump’s policy posi- aides: “Wilmore could sit down determined to be classified. Kendall. “I don’t think we want Clinton’s work-related emails tions, but he also suggested the with WJC and Chelsea and say As the email controversy es- to suggest that there was a com- by January in response to re- motive could be “Mr. Trump’s something like ‘Thanks for ha- calated in the summer of 2015, mitment to be there at any and quests by news organizations. deep engagement and ties with ving me here, it’s a pleasure. Clinton herself seemed slow to all costs.” Fallon, a former Justice De- Russian interests in his busi- And I should tell you, I just grasp the continuing political Following Clinton’s tense Oct. partment spokesman, wrote ness affairs.” emailed HRC (I hear she’s a big damage. Communications di- 22 testimony, Podesta proposed that unspecified “DOJ folks” Russian Ambassador to the emailer), and asked if she’d join rector Jennifer Palmieri in Au- in an email that she could pu- told him there was a court hea- U.S. Sergey Kislyak dismissed as well. (Laughter).’” He added blicly joke, “I used to be obses- ring planned soon in the case. the accusations as untrue. that Hillary Clinton could then sed with Donald Trump’s hair, The name and email address of “We are watching very care- walk out “to applause.” WikiLeaks that was until I got to spend 11 the person who shared the in- fully the election campaign in “It would be just light-hear- hours staring at the top of Trey formation with Fallon had been this country,” Kislyak said at a ted enough while giving her the began releasing Gowdy’s head,” a reference to deleted. discussion of bilateral affairs opportunity to address this se- the slicked-back white coif of Donald Trump called Fallon’s at Johns Hopkins University’s riously, be a little conciliatory what it said the South Carolina Republican email “unbelievable,” and his campus in Washington. “We as discussed, and then get back who chairs the committee. supporters said it showed collu- don’t interfere (in) the internal to a discussion about CGI etc.,” were years Other Clinton aides shot down sion between the Obama admi- affairs of the United States, nei- Merrill wrote in the email. of messages the idea. nistration and Clinton’s cam- ther by my statements nor by In the end, Hillary Clinton’s “I love the joke too but I think paign. electronic or other means.” team drafted talking points from accounts HRC should stay above the The dates of court hearings The messages stolen from Po- Clinton used at the news confe- committee,” adviser Jake Sulli- would have been publicly pos- desta’s account describe how rence at the United Nations. used by Clinton van replied, “and especially ted in advance on the court’s Clinton’s closest advisers consi- Clinton said she “fully com- above personal insults about it. docket. Fallon did not respond dered responding to key events plied with every rule that I was campaign She’s got every inch of the high to a request for comment from during the campaign, including governed by” and that “there is chairman John ground right now.” AP. The Justice Department de- the discovery of her email ser- no classified material” among Palmieri replied: “Wow. You clined to discuss Fallon’s email. ver and her congressional tes- her work-related emails. Podesta people are a bunch of ninnies.” AP 13.10.2016 thu

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Edgar Degas: Figures in Motion - A 1994 Loyalists announce collection of 74 bronze sculptures cinema cineteatro a ceasefire Time: 12pm-9pm (Closed on Mondays, except 13 Oct - 19 Oct Northern Ireland could be on the brink of peace after public holidays) the three main loyalist paramilitary groups announced a Until: November 20, 2106 ceasefire in Belfast. Venue: MGM Art Space, Macau The move comes after the IRA declared a similar truce Admission: Free seven weeks ago. 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Civil and Municipal Affairs Bureau (853) Loyalist leaders said that the price for their agreement to 2833 7676 Fuhrman Language: English (Cantonese) the ceasefire was full inclusion at the table for peace talks, Duration: 98min with loyalist parties close to the paramilitaries allowed in The Collection Exhibition of Tai Fung Tong alongside Sinn Fein. Art House MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN_ The declaration was hailed by political leaders, ranging Time: 2pm-6pm daily (Except Mondays) room 1 from Unionists to Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams. Venue: Tai Fung Tong Art House, Calçada da Igreja 7.15 pm Albert Reynolds, the Irish Prime Minister, said the an- Director: Tim Burton nouncement marked the ‘’closure of a tragic chapter in de S. Lázaro 7 Starring: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson our history’’. Admission: Free Language: English (Cantonese) The Ulster Unionist MP, David Trimble, also welcomed Enquiries: (853) 2835 3537 / 2834 6626 Duration: 127min the ceasefire, as did John Hume, leader of the nationalist SDLP party. Exhibition “Innovative Inspiration – Painting THE ACCOUNTANT_ British Prime Minister John Major described the truce room 2 of ak uong eng as “another very important part of the jigsaw falling into M K W ” 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm Time: place”. 9am-7pm Director: Gavin O’Connor He added:”What we now need to do is absorb what has ntil U : October 16, 2016 Starring: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons happened and decide how we move forward. Language: Japonese (English and Cantonese) Venue: Chun Chou Tong Pavilion of Lou Lim “We will do that in our own time and in our own way.” Duration: 128min Ioc Garden, located at No. 10, Estrada de Adolfo The British Government believes talks between Nor- Loureiro thern Ireland officials and Sinn Fein could be under way Enquiries: (853) 8988 4100 by Christmas. But Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has urged Downing Street to immediately agree to all-party talks, and make concessions to the Republican movement. Offbeat In a statement issued in Belfast, Mr Adams said: “The British Government is now the only agency with armed forces under its control which has not ceased its mili- Crews pull down old Arkansas tary activity. Mr Major must stop fumbling with this peace process. bridge after implosion fails MR. RIGHT_ “This is a unique and historic opportunity for peace whi- room 3 ch the British government must grasp.” 2.15, 5.50, 9.30 pm Meanwhile, Sir Patrick Mayhew, the Northern Ireland Director: Paco Cabezas Secretary, said a loyalist ceasefire was welcome and long Starring: Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Tim Roth overdue, adding that it must be unconditional. Language: English (Cantonese) The loyalist paramilitary organisations have killed more Duration: 90min than 900 people in 25 years and more than 3,000 people have died on both sides. SADAKO VS KAYAKO_ room 3 Courtesy BBC News 4.00, 7.30 pm Director: Koji Shiraishi Starring: Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Masanobu It turns out a 93-year-old bridge deemed structurally deficient Ando n context wasn’t so weak after all. Language: Japonese (English and Cantonese) I Despite triggering explosives to bring down the Broadway Duration: 98min Following the declaration, British officials met with Sinn Fein Bridge between Little Rock and North Little Rock yesterday representatives for formal talks on December 9. [Macau time], a demolition crew needed five hours to fell the Despite concerted efforts for peace, the IRA broke its ceasefire two structure. Severing the steel arch and bridge deck should have macau tower years later with the bombing of London’s Docklands. taken about 30 seconds. The IRA eventually announced a new ceasefire in July 1997 but 06 Oct - 19 Oct negotiations and sporadic violence continued until the Good Friday Arkansas highway department spokesman Danny Straessle peace agreement was signed in May 1998. says the blasts weakened the span, but parts of the bridge fell SNOWDEN_ The problems of decommissioning persisted despite the IRA’s more against themselves and none fell into the Arkansas River. Ulti- 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm relaxed stance over time which resulted in the opening up of some mately, crews attached a cable to the bridge and pulled it down. Director: Oliver Stone of its arms dumps to international inspectors. Three other implosions are planned during a six-month project Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, During talks at Leeds Castle in September 2004 the republicans to bring down the old bridge and put up a new one. Melissa Leo took the issue one step further by agreeing to allow two churchmen Workers have until today to remove steel from the water so Language: English (Cantonese) - one Catholic and one Protestant - to witness the decommissioning barge traffic can resume. Duration: 134min of arms. thu 13.10.2016 th Anniversary

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UTRAGE after lo- sing to Syria has been FOOTBALL followed by an air of resignation in China. OThe national soccer team’s second loss in five days leaves Resignation as China’s China with only the slimmest chance of qualifying for the next World Cup. The perennial underachievers struggles continue in qualifying have under-performed against a backdrop of massive invest- ment in the domestic league, gue. which is luring star players in China is mobilizing under record-breaking transfers and President Xi Jinping’s drive to ESPNFC.COM coaches from around the wor- overhaul the game domestically ld. The imported talent doesn’t and turn the Chinese team into appear to be improving the vast a World Cup winner by 2050. pool of local players. But despite the investment Gao Hongbo quit after the from the private and public sec- 2-0 loss to Uzbekistan this tor — the government is also week left his team with just one focusing on youth development point from four games in Asia’s — the standard of the national last round of World Cup quali- team will take longer to impro- fying. Gao spoke to the Chinese ve. Football Association after last The People’s Daily didn’t re- week’s 1-0 home loss to war- cognize any improvement in its torn Syria — a result that repor- editorial, instead saying “Chi- tedly sparked angry protests na’s national team is merely from fans — and indicated he’d marching in place or even going stand aside if there was a loss in backward in terms of quality.” Tashkent. Coach Gao Hongbo The rebuilding phase must “As a result of this defeat, start immediately, with China I bring an end to my time in Ferguson, Mourinho or Guar- all the money both earned by hosting Qatar next month in charge of the China national diola?” the editorial said. “The selling television rights and its last World Cup qualifier of team,” he said. “I hope the Chi- midfield was in constant flux spent on hiring foreign players the year. There are five more na national team will be better and the power of the attack was and coaches. With such a matches, starting in March. To in the future and we will meet virtually nil. With all the ‘fo- Clubs in the league have spent have any chance of making it in football again.” reign assistance’ running wild more than $400 million on fo- team and such to Russia for the 2018 tourna- Critics questioned his team se- in the Chinese Super League, reign players in 2016 alone. players, what ment, China needs to get on a lections and tactical decisions, just coming up with a roster of South American stars such as winning roll and rely on group but an editorial in the Com- 23 was no easy task. Hulk, Alex Teixeira, Ramires would it matter leaders Iran, Uzbekistan and munist Party flagship People’s “Given that China again has and Jackson Martinez have South Korea failing to pick up Daily yesterday said the analy- only a theoretical possibility of helped Shanghai SIPG, Jiangsu whether they many points. Only the top two sis was ultimately meaningless. making it out of the group sta- Suning and Guangzhou Ever- were coached teams in both six-team quali- The newspaper bemoaned the ge, thinking calmly, should Chi- grande challenge in the domes- fying groups will advance to the fact that, despite some early nese football not return to the tic competition and in the Asian by Ferguson, World Cup. The two third-place signs of hope, China was the starting point and start from Champions League. teams go into another playoff. weakest of the 12 teams still in scratch?” High-profile coaches inclu- Mourinho or China’s only appearance at the contention in Asia. The People’s Daily said the ding Luiz Felipe Scolari, Sven- World Cup was in 2002, when “With such a team and such Chinese Super League was pa- Goran Eriksson and Manuel Guardiola? it failed to score a goal in the pering over deficiencies in the Pellegrini have also lifted the tournament that was co-hosted players, what would it matter EDITORIAL, PEOPLE’S DAILY whether they were coached by national football setup with international profile of the lea- by South Korea and Japan. AP

TENNIS Aussie Kyrgios booed during listless effort in Shanghai

ICK Kyrgios was monished Kyrgios for his Big deal. I don’t owe them the last time he played his Nbooed during a behavior in the first set, anything,” he said. “If you girlfriend, he said — but listless 6-3, 6-1 loss to AP PHOTO saying, “This is a profes- don’t like it, I didn’t ask he also defended the Aus- Mischa Zverev at the sional tournament, you you to come watch. Just tralian and said he shou- Shanghai Masters yes- have to act like a profes- leave.” ldn’t be criticized for his terday, then angrily de- sional.” On his soft serves, he re- professionalism. fended his behavior by Toward the end of the plied flatly, “My arm was “Would Federer behave saying he didn’t owe the 48-minute match, the a little sore.” like that? Probably not,” spectators anything and crowd started booing and Kyrgios did admit he Zverev said. “But (Kyr- fans could “just leave” if jeering. One man yel- didn’t put forth his best gios) has a creative mind. they didn’t like his attitu- led, “Respect the game,” effort and was mentally ... He’s top-15, 16 in the de. prompting a furious reac- drained after winning his world so he’s doing some- The Australian player, tion from Kyrgios, who third title of the season in thing right.” who is known for fiery ou- shouted, “You want to Tokyo. Zverev also said it’s nor- tbursts and argumentati- come here and play?” “I guess that’s why I’m mal to be fatigued at the ve behavior on court, put Nick Kyrgios Asked after the match if trying to work on being end of a grueling season. in little effort in the se- he thought he owed the able to be consistent “You reach a point whe- cond-round match — just had even returned the — and still managed to spectators a better effort every week,” he said. re you’re mentally tired three days after winning ball. He floated other first win the point. On chan- as one of the stars of the “Just took the easy way and some people react the Japan Open in Tokyo. serves in at 67 mph and geovers, he bypassed his game, he turned defiant out tonight and obviously one way, some people Kyrgios tapped a soft smacked second-serve chair and waited impa- again. didn’t show up at all.” react a different way,” he serve over the net and faults at 130 mph. tiently to serve, twirling “What does that even Zverev joked about some said. “It doesn’t say any- started walking toward Kyrgios hit a risky trick his racket on his fingers. mean? I’m good at hitting of Kyrgios’ serves after thing about whether he’s his chair before Zverev volley between his legs Chair umpire Ali Nili ad- a tennis ball at the net. the match — it felt like professional or not.” AP THE US, EU call on Vietnam to release Station13.10.2016Air quality thu BUZZ arrested blogger Roadside 30-50 Good The United States and the European Union that distorted truth and instigated the public have called on the Vietnamese government to to oppose the communist government. High release a popular blogger arrested earlier this The ambassadors from the United States Density 30-50 week for alleged anti-state writing. and European Union to Vietnam said in se- Residental Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, who blogs as Me parate statements that the arrest goes against Good Nam, was arrested this week in the south cen- Vietnam’s international obligations and do- Area opinion tral province of Khanh Hoa for what autho- mestic laws on human rights and called for rities say were her Facebook and blog posts her release. Ambient 30-50 Good Girl About Globe DSMG SOURCE: Linda Kennedy Australian report warns WORLD BRIEFS China triumphs in hardonnay lympics THAILAND’s stock market C O of possible damaging and currency tumble and China just trounced snooty sommeliers in the the prime minister cancels 100ml final of the Chardonnay Olympics. That’s an overseas trip amid millilitres. China’s medal haul in Rio was judged cyberattacks concerns about long-ailing poor – but they don’t lose in booze. King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s health. His son, the crown The nation’s wine tasters won a blind-tasting greatest level of threat to prince, returns home from competition, vanquishing in ‘vin’ the French and Australia. The intelligence Germany. More on p12 Americans. AP PHOTO service of an unnamed coun- The event was the fourth world blind tasting try hacked into the Austra- championships and took place in France, at lian Bureau of Meteorology AP PHOTO Chateau du Galoupet. 21 national teams iden- last year and used malware tified grapes, vintages and countries of origin. to compromise other con- The self-esteem of previous olfactory cham- nected government ne- AFGHANISTAN An pions was crushed. More so than their grapes. Afghan official says at Expect a new wine, Pinot Ego Grigio. The Chi- tworks, the report said. least 17 people including nese will identify it next year. Local media reports said a policeman are dead But let’s stop for a moment and let all this fine China was behind the atta- and 62 others are injured information breathe. Is China - hitherto associa- ck on the bureau, which is in a militant attack on a ted with mixing red wine and coke - becoming a linked through its compu- Shiite shrine in Kabul, global sophisticate? What does this mean? Lots, ters to other government following ceremonies to frankly. agencies, including the De- commemorate Ashoura, a As well as being prime plonk tasters in compe- major religious observance fense Department. for Shiites. Meanwhile, the tition, China is raising its glass game at home. It The report said informa- recently announced its first national sommelier Taliban have held control Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull association. Here’s where the implications kick tion had likely been stolen over most of Helmand province, where the majority in. You know that dreadful point when you’re and that the bureau’s securi- of the world’s opium is asked if you’d like to taste the wine in a restau- Rod McGuirk, Canberra only poorly secured, inter- ty controls had been insuffi- grown. More on p13 rant? The person you’ll have to pretend in front net-connected services, they cient. of might soon be Chinese. Hereafter, China may XTREMIST groups showed signs of improving The Australian Cyberse- could have the capabi- MYANMAR The U.N. special become associated with disdainful wine supe- E significantly in the near- fu curity Center responded to adviser on Myanmar calls on riority, giving France a national character break. lities to launch damaging ture, the report said. 1,095 serious cybersecuri- civilians in troubled Rakhine But it’s also a sign of a changing Chinese work- cyberattacks on Australia “It is unlikely terrorists will ty incidents in government state to exercise maximum force. Becoming highly skilled – first in tech, now within three years, a govern- be able to compromise a se- systems in the 18 months restraint and refrain from tongue. ment report on the nation’s cure network and generate through June 2016. responding to recent fighting Who knows, Donald Trump’s restaurants, from cybersecurity said yesterday. a significant disruptive or Alaistar MacGibbon, spe- that led to the deaths of his hotels to his golf course in Scotland, might Such groups seeking to destructive effect for at least security personnel as well as cial adviser to the prime civilians. one day employ Chinese sommeliers. ‘This des- harm Western interests sert wine goes very well with humble pie, Mr two or three years,” the re- minister on cybersecurity, currently pose “a low cyber- Trump.’ port said. described the Australian mi- AUSTRALIA-SINGAPORE The wine world continues to surprise in China. threat,” despite demonstra- Minister assisting the pri- tigation of the cyberthreat to Singapore’s prime minister In September, Alibaba, the e-commerce plat- ting a savvy understanding me minister for cybersecuri- government and business as visits Australia to upgrade form, held its first nine-day wine and spirits sho- of social media and exploi- ty, Dan Tehan, described the “world class.” a free-trade agreement pping festival. It was called 9.9, meaning custo- ting the internet for propa- threat of extremist cyberat- “But we’re never going to and finalize a deal that will double the capacity mers saw double before they started drinking. ganda purposes, the Austra- tack as “real.” be able to stop all the inci- It’s usually the number eight that is revered, of Singaporean military lian Cybersecurity Center “We have to understand dents. By the very nature of training facilities in the and especially so in wine. Is this the end of the report on current threats that when it comes to cyber- computer technology, we’re Australian tropics. era of the eight, and a new order in China? said. terrorism, there is a growing constantly evolving our de- Nine comes before eight in the auspicious sales While their cybercapabili- stakes? threat,” Tehan told Austra- fenses against a constantly

ties were “rudimentary” and AP PHOTO Many top restaurants in London are also hea- lian Broadcasting Corp. evolving attack,” MacGi- ring their number is up. Warnings came this capable of compromising Foreign states posed the bbon said. AP week of dining rooms facing closure because AUSTRIA Members of of rents being too high. Other cities, especially the elite Cobra police Hong Kong, experience this frequently. commando unit have been The report, by property agents Cedar Dean assigned to protect the Group, said London restaurants coming up to a THE left-leaning candidate for five-year rent review face a 50% increase. And Austria’s presidency in rents in the Mayfair area, it noted, have gone up DECISIVE MOMENT AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi response to death threats by 400% in the last year, from £150 a square foot from right-wing extremists. to £600 a square foot. Upgraded security for Restaurants like Michelin-starred Arbutus have Alexander Van der Bellen left Soho. was reported by Austrian The message was ‘adapt or die’. One sugges- newspapers and confirmed tion, made by the report’s property authors, was by a government official a move to all- day dining. This was duly nixed by who requested anonymity because he was not mostly French chefs, showing national reluctan- authorized to divulge the ce to change the working hours even of haute confidential measures. cuisine. But globally, you do have to wonder if fine dining restaurants use a business model which reflects the modern world. Do people go for dinner any- AP PHOTO more? As in ‘dinner dates’? Mightn’t there by higher turnover serving ‘Tinder coffees’? Fancy. ITALY Roberto Cavalli’s new Big profit margin. Advance settlement of the bill owners are cutting 200 jobs, on new app PayParamour, not PayPal – come closing stores and replacing on, coders - would avoid that awkward dilemma the fashion house’s creative of who coughs up on a hook up. director in a reorganization Or fine dining lunch trucks. Rescue us from aimed at making a profit by sandwich tedium at Pret a Manger. Sure, they 2018. Chief Executive Gian change - just not fast enough. Giacomo Ferraris said the To fine dining restaurants, I’m tempted to su- reorganization is necessary ggest something more: wine-pairing dinners given the fashion industry Veiled Iranian women take part in a mourning ceremony for Ashoura, as they cover their faces symbolically, with Chinese food. Nine courses. With Chinese is one where “only iconic in the city of Khorramabad, southwest of the capital Tehran. Shiites mark Ashoura, the tenth day of the brands with a coherent sommeliers, of course – who better to say which Muslim month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Cabernet Sauvignon goes best with congee? business model and an Muhammad and one of Shiite Islam’s most beloved saints, during the 7th century Battle of Karbala in efficient organization can Wine and dine. And number nine. It’s a new world. present-day Iraq. survive.”