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A 50-YEAR-OLD WOMAN HAS GOV’T OFFERS FREE LAWMAKER COUTINHO ASKS HO REPORTEDLY LOST RMB500,000 IAT SENG FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF IN A SCAM INVOLVING AN COVID-19 TESTS TO SMOKE CONSUMER SUBSIDIES TO ‘SAFEGUARD ALLEGED VIRTUAL LOVER: PJ OUT HIDDEN CASES QUALITY OF LIFE AND EMPLOYMENT’ P4 P2 P5 AP PHOTO

Chinese and Russian military forces are engaged in joint exercises in northwestern China as ties grow between the two states amid THE DAY AFTER uncertainty over instability in Afghanistan. The exercises involving ground troops and air forces are due to continue through Friday in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous region. More on p6 AP PHOTO

India’s government is repealing a controversial tax law under which it pursued billions of dollars from international companies for their past dealings and hopes that scrapping the retrospective levy boosts investor confidence. The bill approved in Parliament’s upper house Monday proposes to withdraw tax demands made over indirect transfers of Indian assets prior to May 2012. It requires companies end their legal challenges over the old law and would refund the principal amount of any of the retrospective taxes the companies paid. Gaming revenue drops 48% in a week on Delta AP PHOTO cases; casinos send staff

Afghanistan A U.S. home on temporary peace envoy brought a P3 warning to the Taliban unpaid leave

yesterday that any AP PHOTO government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan won’t be recognized internationally after a series of cities fell to the insurgent FIVE-YEAR PLAN group in stunningly quick succession. Zalmay Population Khalilzad, the U.S. envoy, Guangdong traveled to Doha, Qatar, where the Taliban maintain figures remain wants companies a political office, to tell the group that there was no stable, TNRs to reach point in pursuing victory on the battlefield because a military takeover of Kabul continue RMB800 billion would guarantee they will be global pariahs. to drop income by 2025 More on backpage P3 P4 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 11.08.2021 wed

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DSF educates school students about Gov’t offers free Covid-19 tests taxation to smoke out hidden cases The Financial Services Bureau (DSF) has educated school students from HONEY TSANG approximately a dozen XINHUA primary and secondary EOPLE can now enjoy free schools about the duty Pnucleic acid test (NAT) servi- of taxation in the first ces offered by the government as half of this year. Primary of yesterday, Tai Wa Hou, coor- school students were dinator of the Health Bureau’s shown animated videos to Covid-19 Vaccination Operation, educate them about the who announced the new policy at idea of tax declaration as a the regular Covid-19 media brie- duty. In secondary schools, fing yesterday. the DSF taught classes Tai emphasized that the com- on professional tax, plimentary service is intended to revenue tax, and revenue help those who believe they have supplementary tax. The been exposed to Covid-19 to take Campus Promotion the NAT for early identification. Campaign on Taxation has To prevent abuse of the ser- been in operation since vice, the NAT results obtained 2015 and is popular across from this mechanism will not be the education sector. uploaded to the health code sys- tem, and cannot be used for the soon as possible. He is aiming for MASS TEST FOLLOW-UP force have identified 35 of them Housing Bureau purposes of facilitating border an 80% vaccination rate in Ma- The government has been una- and are trying to contact four issues 221 crossing, he added. cau, but added that this is not an ble to reach around 2,000 people others. So far, there is only one management If an individual does not recei- easy task. Most vaccines in his- who have not conducted the NAT, person who remains reluctant to licenses ve a phone call from the govern- tory have not achieved an 80% even following the conclusion of conduct the NAT, and has agreed ment within six to eight hours of inoculation rate among the po- the mass test. to undergo a 14-day quarantine as As of August 6, the conducting the free NAT, this is pulation. The authorities are now inves- an alternative to testing. Housing Bureau (IH) has likely to mean they tested nega- Nonetheless, he stressed that tigating the whereabouts of the- Tai said the government has no issued a total of 221 tive. this is a common goal that the en- se people, speculating that some right to force any person to con- management licenses for tire world is working towards, as may hold dual nationalities and duct the NAT. the provision of services at MORE VACCINES it is one of the ways that society have already left Macau. Regarding the family of four floor buildings, in addition TO ARRIVE IN MACAU will be able to resume normality. Among the 55 people who refu- who were infected with the Del- to 191 provisional licenses. In further good news for the “For sure, the higher the ino- sed to take the test, 16 conducted ta variant, all of them are in good Some 41 provisional public, a new batch of 200,000 culation rate, the more robust the NAT on their own, whilst 39 health. The daughter and son license holders have not Sinopharm inactivated vacci- the herd immunity will be,” Tai have not taken the test as requi- have begun to regain their sense applied for the formal nes was dispatched from Beijing explained, suggesting that 80% is red. of smell, and the father’s fever is license. Of these, 31 yesterday morning. It is slated to not necessarily the ultimate goal. Of these 39 people, the police gone. are not currently under arrive in Macau tomorrow. This a service contract with means that Macau has now a su- any building. The IH is in fficient supply of vaccines for the contact with the remaining public, Tai reaffirmed. Gov’t reinstates 48-hour Covid-19 test for cross-border travelers 10 to remind them of the Since the inoculation service application requirements. THE government has relaxed the cross-border mea- In yesterday’s media briefing, Leong Iek Hou, coordinator They will not be resumed on August 8, following sures between Macau and Guangdong Province by at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), permitted to provide the three-day mass test con- increasing the validity period for negative Covid-19 test said that the government decided to reinstate the regu- property management ducted last week, Macau is now results back to 48 hours. lation after a discussion with mainland governments. services after August seeing around 5,000 people re- Coming into effect from 6 a.m. yesterday, the measure All parties agreed to provide more leeway for the was announced by the government late on the night of cross-border regime, taking into consideration the fact 21 unless they obtain a ceiving a vaccination every day. August 9, after all samples tested negative during the that there have no further confirmed cases discovered license, and will be fined However, the current daily rate is citywide mass test. from the mass test over the past seven days, aside from between MOP50,000 still “lower than expected.” The relaxation in cross-border measures offers great the family of four in Macau. and MOP500,000 if they Tai urges the public to get vac- relief for bluecard holders residing in Guangdong, as it The less restrictive measures are intended to offer cinated and help foster herd im- provide services without a enables them to enter and leave Macau more readily. greater convenience to daily cross-border commuters. formal license. munity within the community as

nment proclaimed that a negative Covid-19 testing City’s ‘immediate prevention status’ lifted Macau was facing an “ex- proof conducted within 24 tremely high” contagion hours and classifying the HE city’s “immedia- The order was signed demic risk. people, together with risk within the local com- residential building the fa- Tte prevention status,” by Chief Executive Ho Iat All sample results re- another 101,786 peo- munity. mily inhabited in as “red- which had been placed Seng. ceived from the three- ple who underwent the To prevent the spread of code zone,” in which all last Tuesday following the During the Covid-19 -day mass testing have test on their own outside the pandemic in Macau, a the inhabitants there are announcement that a fa- press briefing yesterday, come back negative. the citywide testing pro- set of mandates has been not allowed to leave the mily of four locals tested it was disclosed that the The city’s first-of-its-kind gram since August 3 — enforced, including the area until they test negati- positive, was lifted at 10 status will be lowered in mass Covid-19 test sche- totaling 716,251 people. requirement of all people ve for Covid-19 and further p.m. last night. accordance with the pan- me processed 614,465 Last Tuesday, the gover- leaving Macau to present notice. MDT

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GAMING tive (CE), Ho Iat Seng at a special government press conference on August 4, the health authorities decided to conduct mass testing across the whole population in Casinos’ daily revenue drops 48% Macau to ensure that there were no hidden cases, a fact that also disrupted economic activity wi- thin the region. in a week following Delta cases By executive order of the CE, several types of establishments, RENATO MARQUES including karaoke venues, sau- nas, and bars were also forced to ASINO revenues in the close their doors, which scared first week of August away a large number of casino

have reverted to the le- MARQUES RENATO patrons. vels of September last Nevertheless, Sanford C Ber- Cyear, investment research and nstein also noted in the same institutional asset management report that since the mass tes- company, Sanford C Bernstein ting delivered a negative result, Ltd reported. the “situation in Macau appears According to the brokerage to be under control.” It is expec- firm, the average daily gross ga- ted that both border restrictions ming revenue (GGR) dropped as and, consequently, casino ope- much as 48% for the first week rations will soon resume to pre- of August when compared with vious levels. the previous week. The weekly Still, the report notes that it is total of 125 million patacas is expected that August results will “the lowest daily GGR since late show a 30% drop when compa- September [last year],” the firm red to July and a 70% drop when stated. compared year-on-year with The sharp drop was attributed 2019. to recent travel disruptions be- According to official data, July tween Macau and the mainland 2021 was the second-best month after four Delta variant Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, cases in a family of local residen- only surpassed by May this year, ts was detected on August 3. The when GGR reached 10.4 billion affected individuals had been in patacas. contact with the community, tri- Also contributing to a future ggering fears of a potential ou- cross-border travel became hi- of Zhuhai and Macau required to Although the casino opera- positive outlook was the lifting of tbreak. ghly restricted, with those trave- present a negative Nucleic Acid tions were never at risk, having the city’s “immediate prevention In response to the discovery, ling between the neighboring city Test result issued within 12 hours. been cleared by the Chief Execu- status” last night.

Population figures remain Unpaid leave at casinos stable, TNRs continue to drop is only ‘temporary’, RENATO MARQUES OCAL population fi- Lgures remained stable says Cloee Chao during the second quarter MARQUES RENATO (Q2) of this year, official HONEY TSANG operators to pay their af- the days prior to the enact- statistics released by the fected staff in full, espe- ment of stricter measures. Statistics and Census Ser- HE city’s casino opera- cially those required to “Casino staff numbers, vice (DSEC) show. At the Ttors have not put into quarantine in red zones. and also the number of same time, the number action another wave of Such workers are forced to patrons, have displayed a of non-resident workers unpaid leave, even after the observe medical observa- sharp plunge at casinos. It (TNRs) has continued to emergence of the four con- tion for 14 days, and ha- is as if the situation [visi- decline, currently registe- firmed Delta cases in Ma- ving no income during this tation] has returned to the ring at 172,261, down by cau, Cloee Chao, president time may undermine their period right after the first 852 when compared with of the New Macau Gaming financial situation. lockdown last year,” she the previous quarter. Staff Rights Association, Soon after the Delta ca- added. The total Macau popu- The mortality rate also RESIDENCE GRANTING told the Times yesterday. ses were reported, the go- Due to these new cases, lation recorded at the end dropped during Q2 when IN FREE-FALLING Though some casinos vernments of both Macau travelers are now less incli- of June was 682,500. compared quarter-to- According to the same enforced unpaid leave for and Zhuhai shortened the ned to travel to Macau. According to the same -quarter, as there were release, the number of employees who were una- validity period for certified The sharp reduction in release, the birthrate has fewer deaths (35), amoun- people acquiring residency ble to enter Macau due to Covid-19 negative test re- visitor numbers has dealt increased quarter-to-quar- ting to a total of 554 in Q2. status in Macau dropping the previously-shortened sults to 12 hours for all peo- a blow to the gaming busi- ter by 126 to a total of 1,299 Still, mortality figures significantly during the validity period for Covid-19 ple traversing the Macau- ness over the past few days. births in Q2. for H1 showed an increase first half of this year. test results as well as those -Zhuhai border. The strict When asked about the Nevertheless, this sli- in deaths when compared When compared to the quarantined in the red-co- measure came into force gaming industry’s prospec- ght growth in Q2 does year-on-year with 2020, same period last year, 144 de zone, she acknowledged at 6 a.m. on August 4 and ts, Chao said that given the not make up for the sig- when the number of dea- fewer people were granted that this was just an “inte- made daily cross-border fickle nature of the Delta nificant drop registered in ths dropped by 56. residency, representing a rim approach.” travel almost impossible. variant, she is not certain the first quarter; the figu- During the first six drop of 60%. Some considerate ope- Given the reduced num- if the gaming business res for the first half of this months of 2021, 1,143 This means that during rators even offered half- ber of workers, the city’s can rebound quickly next year (H1) recorded a total people passed away, with H1 of 2021, only 97 resi- -paid leave for affected staff casino only managed to week, although next week of 2,472 births, represen- the two primary causes of dency permits were appro- during this period, she told operate around one-third will mark 14 days since the ting a drop of 320 when death being tumors and ved, in contrast to the 241 the Times. of gaming tables over the four confirmed cases were compared with the same diseases related to the cir- granted in the same period Chao called on casino past few days compared to reported. period last year. culatory system. last year. page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 11.08.2021 wed

MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER hairstylists call for accreditation system to MARQUES RENATO ensure fair competition HONEY TSANG

HE Hairstyling Industry XINHUA TCertification Committee is New loans on the rise, calling for the government to establish a standardized accre- unpaid ones also growing ditation mechanism for local RENATO MARQUES ponential growth of 119.1% mon- hairstylists to ensure fair com- th-to-month to MOP7.91 billion. petition and upward mobility EW approvals of both re- The monthly average of new within the industry. Nsidential mortgage loans CRELs approved between April According to a recent survey (RMLs) and commercial real esta- and June was MOP5.6 billion, up conducted by the committee te loans (CRELs) have registered by 55% when compared with the — polling 254 local hairstylists growth in June this year, statistics previous period (March to May). and salon operators – almost released by the Monetary Autho- At the end of June this year, the 80% of respondents claimed rity of Macao (AMCM) revealed. outstanding value of RMLs was that there was an insufficient The same communication also MOP236.8 billion, a sum that re- number of skilled practitioners shows that the outstanding ba- presents a growth of 0.7% month- within the industry, and a lack lances of both RMLs and CRELs -to-month to May this year, and of local talent. local youths have lost faith in lay down regulations to ensure also recorded an increase in June. 1.9% when compared year-on- Adding to their burden is the prospect of a hairstyling a balanced ratio of local and In June, new RMLs approved -year with June 2020. the growing trend for rapid-cut career, considering that Macau foreign staff hired at each sa- by local banks increased 26.8% In this particular category, the and hair-extensions over these lacks an accreditation system lon and to ban foreign workers month-to-month when compa- outstanding balance component years, which employ predo- for the industry’s professionals. from being hired as assistants red with May to MOP3.85 billion. of loans to non-residents has re- minantly foreign workers and Hence, they are reluctant to or taking on the work of hairs- Concurrently, the monthly corded a higher growth percenta- force local hairstylists out of take on hairstyling jobs. tylists. average of new RMLs appro- ge (1.6%) while those to residents the job market. Over 80% sur- The lack of an accredita- The committee also calls on ved between April and June was grew by just 0.7%. veyed said this is the key reason tion system is also the reason the government to offer su- MOP3.1 billion, up by 10.7% from The outstanding value of behind the cut-throat competi- behind the industry primarily pport to organize more training the previous period (March to CRELs was MOP161.3 billion, re- tion within the sector. employing foreign workers. The courses to enhance upward May). presenting a 1.2% rise from the At present, Macau has almost director urges the government mobility within the profession. The RMLs approved to resi- previous month, a significant 500 hair parlors, with a total of to create an accreditation sys- The committee released the dents (MOP3.64 billion) repre- drop of 10.3% year-on-year. 1,200 practitioners. The parlors tem as soon as possible. survey results yesterday at a sented 94.4% of the total, a figure In the commercial sector, the dedicated to offering rapid-cut To further ensure fair com- media briefing, which gave an that also registered a growth of trend was inverted, with the ou- hair-growth services accounted petition and development of overview of the operational 21.3%, while those for non-resi- tstanding balances growing more for one quarter of them. the industry, the committee hardship faced by the city’s tra- dents stood at MOP216.9 million. (1.3%) to residents, while the The committee opined that also suggests the government ditional hairstylists. New CRELs registered an ex- loans non-residents fell by 0.6%.

14TH FIVE-YEAR PLAN ROMANCE SCAM Local woman loses Guangdong wants companies to reach RMB500,000 over parcel RMB800 billion income by 2025 from online lover UANGDONG Pro- the province will rea- Gvince will further ch RMB40 trillion. The RENATO MARQUES items to clear the parcel from cus- support the Shenzhen balance of loans will toms. Stock Exchange in a bid BLOOMBERG reach RMB30 trillion. 50-year-old woman, resident Believing the alleged cus- to establish a bond pla- The overall aim is for hi- Aof Macau, has reportedly lost toms official, she followed the tform in the Greater Bay gh-quality financial de- RMB500,000 in a scam involving instructions to transfer a total of Area to attract qualified velopment to be at the an alleged virtual lover, the Judi- RMB500,000 across 10 transac- Hong Kong and Macau forefront of the country. ciary Police (PJ) reported. tions into 10 different accounts financial institutions The province aims According to the report, the located in the mainland. and non-financial com- establish the Guang- woman met a man through a so- She then waited to receive the panies to issue bonds. zhou Futures Exchange cial media platform and maintai- alleged parcel. This goal was stated in and develop a comple- ned contact with him over a pe- The case was finally discovered Guangdong’s “14th Fi- te, high quality futures riod of some time. when the woman’s daughter fou- ve-Year Plan for Finan- industry chain to attract The man, claiming to be in a nd out that she had made multi- cial Reform and Deve- global investors and en- country where a war broke out, ple transfers of a high amount of lopment of Guangdong terprises. Guangzhou requested the woman’s address to money. Province.” will also support Shen- allegedly send her a parcel con- She then recommended the Financial exchanges zhen in building a glo- taining his valuables, including woman file a complaint with the and capital market con- ted in a report issued by dustries in Guangdong bal financial innovation cash and jewelry. PJ about the scam. nectivity in the Greater Newsgd.com. will become an impor- center. After a few days, the woman The PJ also revealed three simi- Bay Area will be stren- Guangdong Province tant pillar of this plan, The city intends to received a call from an alleged lar cases during the press confe- gthened to improve the aims to expand its com- further strengthening be a leader in the appli- customs official in the mainland rence Monday, in which three lo- interconnection of fi- panies at home and the ability to allocate re- cation of digital RMB, who said they had a parcel with cal women aged between 20 and nancial markets throu- abroad to over 1,500 sources. thereby accelerating the her name. This person told the 50 years old reportedly lost over gh programs such as with premium inco- According to the cultivation of leading fi- woman that since the parcel con- 1 million patacas in total, by sen- “Shenzhen-Hong Kong me to surge by about report, the balance of nancial and technology tained numerous valuable items ding money to alleged boyfriends Stock Connect” and RMB800 billion by 2025, domestic and foreign institutions and indus- and foreign currency, she would that they had met on social media “Bond Connect,” as ci- adding that financial in- currency deposits in try chains. LV have to pay taxes related to such platforms. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 wed 11.08.2021 澳門 MACAU

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ELECTIONS 2021 CE announces Lawmaker Coutinho calls air time designation for extra financial subsidy for election AWMAKER Pereira Coutinho wrote an en- candidates quiry to the Chief Exe- cutive (CE) calling for HIEF Executive Ho Iat Seng has an- Lanother round of consumer Cnounced the airtime designations subsidies to “safeguard quality on the public broadcasters for election of life and employment.” candidates to campaign for the upco- This will be his last written ming Legislative Assembly election, the enquiry to the government Official Gazette has announced. head in this legislative term. Each candidate list will have airtime Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng on TDM, the television broadcast, and was set to have a question and Radio Macau. Broadcasts will be made in answer session yesterday at both official languages, namely Chinese parliament, but due to rising and Portuguese. concerns surrounding Co- There are 14 lists in the direct election vid-19, the session was cance- and five in the indirect constituency. led. The upcoming Legislative Assembly The city’s public Conde de election will be held on September 12, São Januário Hospital took in 2021. four new patients with the vi- As stated in the Official Gazette, each rus earlier this month. list may air their broadcasts 21 and 16 As a substitute for the ses- times on the Chinese and Portuguese sion, lawmakers were asked to borrowed by local businesses. leave during the course of the daily expenditures.” channels of the TDM respectively. Except send in written questions. In his written question, the pandemic. Moreover, he pointed out for the last broadcast that will last for one Coutinho asked the gover- lawmaker stated that the new “Now, with epidemic con- that “these new cases have minute, the other broadcasts will be a nment head if he had plans to cases recorded during the trol measures in place, they weakened confidence to tra- minute and a half in duration. release another round of the golden period of the summer can’t go to work. They were vel, for both residents and tou- On Radio Macau, each candidate list consumption card allowance, holiday will further impact the requested by their employers rists.” will be given 33 and 21 broadcasts on the which previously granted a to- city’s economic recovery. to take unpaid leave,” the The epidemic control Chinese and the Portuguese channels tal of MO8,000 to each eligible He claimed that certain re- lawmaker noted. “They are measures have also hindered respectively, with 1 minute of airtime. resident. In addition, he asked sidents in the cordoned buil- incapable of repaying their the operations of businesses The last broadcast should take place if Ho will extend the repayment dings work in the gambling in- mortgages, and some of them around the control zones, he no later than September 10, regardless of period for commercial loans dustry, and have taken unpaid are not even able to meet their added. AL the platform or channel. AL

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Beijing recalls Chinese, Russian militaries hold Lithuania drills in northwest China ambassador HINESE and Russian mi- pragmatic exchanges and in row over Clitary forces are engaged in coordination between the two joint exercises in northwestern AP PHOTO countries,” Xinhua said. Taiwan office China as ties grow between the Russia has backed China in two autocratic states amid un- its claim to virtually the entire certainty over instability in Af- South China Sea, over which HINA yesterday recalled its ambas- ghanistan. Beijing clashed with common Csador to Lithuania and expelled the The exercises involving rival the U.S. yesterday [Ma- Baltic nation’s top representative to Bei- ground troops and air forces cau time] at a high-level U.N. jing over the country’s decision to allow are due to continue through Security Council meeting on self-governing Taiwan to open an office Friday in the Ningxia Hui Auto- maritime security. in Lithuania under ‘Taiwan’ name. nomous region. The area has seen “dan- Beijing claims Taiwan as its territory The region borders on Xin- gerous encounters between without the right to diplomatic recogni- jiang, where China has detai- vessels at sea and provocative tion, although the island maintains infor- ned more than 1 million Uy- actions to advance unlawful mal ties with all major nations through ghurs and members of other maritime claims” that seek to trade offices that act as de facto embas- Muslim minorities in what it “intimidate and bully other sies, including in the United States and calls a campaign against terro- states lawfully accessing their Japan. Chinese diplomatic pressure has rism and extremism. maritime resources,” U.S. Se- reduced Taiwan’s formal diplomatic allies Xinjiang shares a narrow creatary of State Blinken said. to just 15. frontier with Afghanistan, and China’s deputy ambassador, Taipei and Lithuania agreed last mon- Beijing is concerned about vio- Dai Bing, responded by accu- th that the office in the capital Vilnius — lence spilling over its border if Agency said the exercises be- nation and strength of the two sing the U.S. of becoming “the set to open this fall — will bear the name the Taliban take control in the gan Monday and were presided countries to jointly safeguard biggest threat to peace and sta- Taiwan rather than “Chinese Taipei,” the country following the pullout over by Li Zuocheng, a mem- international and regional se- bility in the South China Sea” term used in other countries in order not of U.S. troops. ber of the ruling Communist curity and stability,” Xinhua and calling its “hype” in the to offend Beijing. While not part of a formal Party’s Central Military Com- said, citing Chinese and Rus- Security Council “entirely poli- The Chinese Foreign Ministry state- alliance, Russia and China mission. sian officials. tically motivated.” ment called on Lithuania to “immediate- have aligned their military The exercise aims to “dee- “It reflects the new height of China has refused to recog- ly rectify its wrong decision, take concrete and foreign policies largely in pen the joint anti-terrorism the China-Russia comprehen- nize an international arbitra- measures to undo the damage, and not to opposition to those of the U.S. operations between the Chine- sive strategic partnership of tion ruling in 2016 that inva- move further down the wrong path.” and its allies. se and Russian militaries and coordination for a new era and lided most of its claims in the The statement referred to “potential The official Xinhua News demonstrate the firm determi- of the strategic mutual trust, South China Sea. MDT/AP consequences” for Lithuania if it allowed the office to open, but gave no details. The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry ex- As for Kovrig, the am- pressed regret over China’s actions, and bassador said, “we have stressed that while respecting the “one not received any indica- China” principle, it stands ready to deve- Court upholds Canadian’s death tion of that.” lop mutually beneficial ties with Taiwan, Asked whether the just as many other countries in the world three cases were linked do. sentence as Huawei case looms to Meng’s, Barton said, Along with intensifying diplomatic Chinese court yes- Michael Spavor, were “I don’t think it’s a coin- pressure, China has stepped up threats Aterday rejected a detained in December cidence these are ha- to bring Taiwan under its control, dispa-

Canadian drug convict’s AP PHOTO 2018 and later charged ppening right now whi- tching fighter jets and warships around appeal of a death sen- with spying. le events are going on the island. tence in what appeared A Canadian judge will in Vancouver.” He said “We also warn the Taiwan authorities to be an effort to step hear final arguments in the case was “part of the that ‘Taiwan independence’ is a dead end up pressure on Canada the next few weeks over geopolotical process of and any attempt at separatist activities in to release a detained whether Meng should what is happening.” the international arena is doomed to fail,” executive of tech giant be extradited. She has The ambassador the statement said. Huawei. been living under house said Canadian di- “The Chinese Government and people The Canadian go- arrest in Vancouver. plomats talked with have unswerving determination to achie- vernment condemned Canada is, along Schellenberg after the ve reunification of the country. The red the ruling and appea- with Australia and the ruling but declined to line of safeguarding national sovereignty led to China to grant Philippines, among a give details. and territorial integrity shall not be cros- clemency to Robert growing group of coun- “He is remarkably sed,” it said. Schellenberg. His sen- tries that face arrests of composed,” Barton Taiwan courted ties with Eastern Eu- tence was abruptly in- their citizens, trade boy- said. “We had a good ropean nations following the collapse of creased from a 15-year cotts and other pressure conversation.” the Soviet Union in 1991, citing their past prison term to death af- case to the Chinese su- by phone from the from Beijing over politi- Diplomats from the experiences under authoritarian rule and ter the Dec. 1, 2018, ar- preme court for review, northeastern city of cal disputes. United States, Ger- embrace of multiparty democracy and li- rest of Meng Wanzhou as is required by law Shenyang, where he The United States many, Australia and beral values. on U.S. charges related before death sentences attended the appeals and other governments France attended Tues- China leveraged its growing economic to possible dealings can be carried out. court hearing. have warned their citi- day’s hearing, according and diplomatic clout to ensure such rela- with Iran. “We condemn the Schellenberg was zens of a “heightened to Barton. He expressed tions were only unofficial, although that In separate cases, verdict in the strongest convicted of smuggling risk of arbitrary deten- thanks to them and to hasn’t tempered Taiwan’s desire to find two other Canadians, possible terms and call 222 kilograms (448 pou- tion” in China for pur- other governments for new openings. a former diplomat and on China to grant Ro- nds) of methampheta- poses other than law expressing support for In February, under pressure from an entrepreneur, were bert clemency,” the Ca- mine, according to the enforcement. Canada. China, Guyana canceled permission for arrested on spying char- nadian ambassador to court. He was sentenced Barton said he would Two other Canadians, Taiwan to open a trade and investment ges as China demanded Beijing, Dominic Bar- in November 2018 to 15 travel later Tuesday to Fan Wei and Xu Weihong, office in the South American country. Meng’s release. ton, told reporters. He years and resentenced the northeastern city of also were sentenced to Taiwan’s first-ever representative of- The Higher People’s criticized the penalty as to death in January 2019 Dandong to see Spavor. death on drug charges fice abroad to bear the name of Taiwan Court of Liaoning Pro- “cruel and inhumane.” after a one-day retrial. Asked when a ruling in separate cases in 2019 was established in Somaliland in 2020. vince in the northeast “His retrial and sub- Former diplomat in Spavor’s case might as relations between Bei- The last time Taiwan established a repre- rejected Schellenberg’s sequent sentence were Michael Kovrig, and a come, Barton said, “our jing and Ottawa deterio- sentative office in Europe was in 2003 in appeal and sent the arbitrary,” Barton said Canadian entrepreneur, sense is, it’s tomorrow.” rated. MDT/AP Bratislava, Slovakia. MDT/AGENCIES www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 wed 11.08.2021 亞太 ASIA PACIFIC

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HE powerful sister of AP PHOTO North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ripped South Ko- rea for proceeding with Tmilitary exercises with the United States that she said are an invasion rehearsal and warned yesterday that the North will work faster to strengthen its preemptive strike capabilities. Kim Yo Jong’s statement came after South Korean media repor- ted that the allied militaries will begin four days of preliminary training before holding computer- -simulated drills on Aug. 16-26. Kim said she was given autho- rity to release the statement, im- plying the message came directly from her brother. Hours after her comments were published on state media, South Korea’s defense and unification ministries said North Korean of- ficials hadn’t responded to their calls yesterday afternoon over in- ter-Korean hotlines, which had been disconnected for a year be- fore North Korea agreed to reopen them in late July. The Koreas then described the move as a concilia- tory gesture. South Korean officials said they were closely monitoring the deve- lopment, but that it wasn’t imme- Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un diately clear whether North Korea had cut the communication chan- nels again. Kim Yo Jong described South Korea’s decision to hold joint exer- cises despite earlier warnings by North Korea vows stronger attack the North as “perfidious behavior” that will push the allies into facing a “more serious security threat.” She said continuing the drills capabilities over allied drills exposed the hypocrisy of the Bi- It wasn’t immediately clear drills between South Korea and bolster his country’s nuclear de- now-dormant diplomacy aimed den administration’s offers to re- whether North Korea’s threat to the United States will undermine terrent while urging his people at ending the North Korean nu- sume dialogue over North Korea’s advance its preemptive strike ca- prospects for better inter-Korean to stay resilient in a struggle for clear crisis or because of the CO- nuclear weapons program. She pabilities signaled a resumption ties. economic self-dependence in the VID-19 pandemic. said a stable peace won’t be achie- of testing activity. Some analysts say North Ko- face of U.S.-led pressure. His go- North Korea has suspended its ved on the Korean Peninsula un- North Korea ended a yearlong rea’s decision to restore the com- vernment has so far rejected the nuclear and long-range missile less the United States withdraws pause in ballistic tests in March munication lines was mainly ai- Biden administration’s overture tests since 2018, when leader Kim its troops and weapons from the by firing two short-range mis- med at pushing Seoul to convince for talks, demanding that Washin- Jong Un initiated diplomacy with South. siles into the sea, continuing a Washington to make concessions gton abandon its “hostile” poli- South Korea and then-President Kim said North Korea will “put tradition of testing new U.S. ad- while nuclear diplomacy remains cies first. Donald Trump while attempting more spur to further increasing ministrations with weapons de- deadlocked. The United States keeps about to leverage his nuclear weapons the deterrent of absolute capaci- monstrations and other 28,000 troops in South Ko- for badly needed sanctions relief. ty to cope with the ever-growing provocations apparently rea to help deter potential After the talks fell through in military threats from the U.S.,” in- aimed at measuring Yo Jong said she aggression from North 2019, North Korea ramped up cluding its capabilities for national Washington’s response was given authority Korea, in a legacy of the tests of new short-range, solid- defense and “powerful” preempti- and wresting conces- 1950-53 Korean War. The -fuel weapons to improve its abi- ve strikes for “rapidly countering sions. to release the allies have yet to officially lity to deliver nuclear strikes and any military actions against us.” But North Korea announce the details of overwhelm missile defense sys- “(The drills) are the most vi- hasn’t conducted any statement, implying this month’s drills. tems in South Korea and Japan. vid expression of the U.S. hostile known test launches the message came Boo Seung-Chan, Inter-Korean ties flourished policy towards (North Korea), de- since then as Kim Jong spokesperson of South during the diplomacy of 2018, signed to stifle our state by force, Un focused national ef- directly from her Korea’s Defense Ministry, during which Kim and South Ko- and an unwelcoming act of self- forts on fending off the said in a briefing that the rean President Moon Jae-in met -destruction for which a dear pri- coronavirus and salva- brother allies were discussing the three times and vowed to resume ce should be paid as they threaten ging a broken economy “timing, scale and me- inter-Korean economic coope- the safety of our people and fur- damaged further by pandemic “Kim Yo Jong’s threatening sta- thods” of the summertime drills. ration when possible, expressing ther imperil the situation on the border closures. tement demonstrates that North North Korea has long bristled optimism that the sanctions wou- Korean Peninsula,” Kim said. North Korea’s angry reaction to Korea will use even restrained at joint military exercises between ld end and allow such projects. “For peace to settle on the pe- the drills further diminishes Sou- U.S.-South Korea defense exer- South Korea and the United Sta- But North Korea later cut off ninsula, it is imperative for the U.S. th Korean hopes for improving cises as an excuse not to imple- tes, which the allies describe as ties with South Korea following to withdraw its aggression troops bilateral ties, which rose after the ment inter-Korean cooperation defensive in nature, and often the collapse of the second sum- and war hardware deployed in North agreed to reopen long-s- agreements and to justify its next responds to them with its own mit between Kim and Trump in (South) Korea. As long as the U.S. talled communication channels military provocation,” said Leif-E- weapons tests. 2019 when the Americans rejec- forces stay in (South) Korea, the with the South. ric Easley, a professor of interna- In the past few years, however, ted North Korea’s demand for root cause for the periodic aggra- But just days after the lines tional studies at Ewha Womans South Korea and the United Sta- major sanctions relief in exchan- vation of the situation on the Ko- were restored, Kim Yo Jong war- University in Seoul. tes have canceled or downsized ge for a partial surrender of its nu- rean Peninsula will never vanish.” ned that the planned military Kim Jong Un has pledged to some of their training to support clear capabilities. MDT/AP page 8 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo WORLD 國際 11.08.2021 wed

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USA with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this day in history urging people not to buy, create or sell fabricated vac- 1984 Zola Budd in race trip cine cards. Unauthorized use controversy Fake Covid-19 of the seal of a government agency such as HHS or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a federal vaccine cards online crime. In April, a bipartisan coali- tion of 47 state attorneys ge- neral sent a letter to the CEOs worry college officials of Twitter, Shopify and eBay to take down ads or links ROSELYN ROMERO, selling the bogus cards. SAN LUIS OBISPO (CALIF.) Many of the sites have AP PHOTO blacklisted keywords related S the delta variant to fake cards, but places to of the coronavirus buy the documents are still sweeps across the popping up on messaging The South African-born British athlete, Zola Budd, is United States, a apps, chat forums and the again the centre of controversy following a disastrous ac- growingA number of colleges dark web. cident during the women’s 3,000m final at the Olympic and universities are requiring Sellers on websites such Games in Los Angeles. proof of COVID-19 vaccina- as Counterfeit Center, Jimmy During the race she appears to have tangled with top tion for students to attend Black Market, and Buy Ex- American runner Mary Decker, putting Decker out of in-person classes. But the press Documents list CO- the race. The crowd’s hostile reaction so unnerved the 18-year-old runner that she could only finish seventh. new mandate has opened VID-19 vaccine cards, cer- Budd was already in the glare of the international spotlight the door for those opposed to tificates and passports for after her application for British citizenship was fast-tracked getting the vaccine to cheat sale, some costing €400 Euros earlier this year, in time for her to compete at the Games. the system, according to in- or about $473.49. An adver- As a South African, she would have been ineligible to terviews with students, edu- tisement on the website Buy compete as the country is banned from international sport cation and law enforcement Real Fake Passport promises because of its policy of apartheid. officials. fake vaccination cards by the The decision to grant her citizenship has caused fury Across the internet, a co- thousands. among anti-apartheid campaigners. ttage industry has sprung “It is hiding under our The incident has made the 3,000m final the most hotly- up to accommodate people noses. If you want it, you -debated race of the Games so far. who say they won’t get vac- can find it out,” said Saoud The few seconds which destroyed both women’s hopes cinated for either personal or Khalifah, founder and CEO of a medal have been shown on television from every angle religious reasons. of scam-detecting software in an attempt to decide which athlete was to blame. An Instagram account Fakespot. “If we are seeing They show that shortly after the half-way mark, with Zola with the username “vacci- This undated image shows two fake CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record signs where things like Budd slightly in front, she and Mary Decker bumped into nationcards” sells laminated Cards that are part of a criminal complaint Lollapalooza and other fes- each other twice. COVID-19 vaccination cards tivals are getting fake cards In the second encounter, Mary Decker’s spikes caught for $25 each. A user on the ted Press the school has not prehensive Cancer Center to gain entrance, the trend Budd’s heel. encrypted messaging app, encountered any problems and Center for Health Pro- is just going to continue into Budd was, as usual, running barefoot. Her left leg shot out Telegram, offers “COVID-19 so far with students forging motion and Disease Preven- these universities.” as she stumbled, tripping Decker. Vaccine Cards Certificates,” their COVID-19 vaccination tion, said while she is concer- In July, the U.S. Depart- The American pitched forward and crashed to the floor for as much as $200 apiece. record cards. ned by these claims, she isn’t ment of Justice announced on the infield grass, clutching her right thigh. She was unable to get up and was carried from the track An increasing number of But Benjamin Mason surprised. its first federal criminal fraud in tears, her race over. inquiries to these sites and Meier, a global health policy “This is why I think the de- prosecution involving a fake Zola Budd carried on, but as she did so, the largely Ameri- similar ones appear to be professor at the University velopment of a reliable natio- COVID-19 immunization can crowd began booing her from the stands. from those who are trying to of North Carolina at Chapel nal digital vaccine passport and vaccination card sche- Obviously upset, Budd finished well down the field, and get fake vaccination cards for Hill, questions how insti- me. Juli A. Mazi, 41, a natu- app is very important for the Maricica Puica of Romania took the gold. college. tutions can verify those re- sake of all the organizations ropathic physician in Napa, At a news conference after the race, a tearful Mary De- A Reddit user commented cords. and businesses that want to California, was arrested and cker told journalists, “Zola tried to cut in without being far on a thread about falsifying “The United States, unlike require proof of vaccination charged with one count of enough ahead. There was no question but that she was in COVID-19 vaccination cards, most countries which have for employees, students, or wire fraud and one count of the wrong.” saying, in part, “I need one, electronic systems in place, business patrons,” Williams false statements related to Track officials disagreed with her, however. After initially too, for college. I refuse to be is basing its vaccination on said. health care matters. disqualifying Budd for obstruction, she was reinstated just a guinea pig.” a flimsy paper card,” he said. The AP spoke with stu- Court documents alle- one hour later once officials had viewed films of the race. According to a tally by The “There need to be policies in dents across the country who ge she sold fake vaccina- Zola Budd told journalists that she tried to apologise to Chronicle of Higher Edu- place for accountability to did not want to be identified tion cards to customers that Decker in the tunnel leading away from the track after the cation, at least 675 colleges make sure that every student but said they were aware of appeared to show that they race, but was told abruptly, “Don’t bother.” and universities now require is operating in the collective attempts to obtain fake cards. had received Moderna vacci- proof of COVID-19 inocula- interest of the entire cam- Some school officials ack- nes. In some cases, the docu- Courtesy BBC News tions. The process to confirm pus.’’ nowledge it’s impossible to ments show Mazi herself fil- vaccination at many schools In a statement to AP, UNC have a foolproof system. led out the cards, writing her can be as simple as uploa- said the institution conduc- own name, and purported “As with anything that po- n context ding a picture of the vaccine ts periodic verification of tentially requires a certifica- Moderna “lot numbers” for I card to the student’s portal. documents and that lying tion, there is the possibility a vaccine she had not in fact The issue of who was to blame for Mary Decker’s fall is still In Nashville, Vanderbilt about vaccination status or for an individual to falsify do- administered. For other cus- the subject of heated debate. University places a hold on a falsifying documents is a vio- cumentation,” said Michael tomers, she provided blank Zola Budd continued to compete in Britain for another four student’s course registration lation of the university’s stan- Uhlenkamp, a spokesman CDC COVID-19 vaccination years, but could never shake off the political controversy, nor overcome criticism over the Decker incident. until their vaccine record dards and may result in dis- for the chancellor’s office at record cards and told each She continued to show what a remarkable athlete she has been verified unless they ciplinary action. The school California State University. customer to write that she was, however. She broke several British and world records, have an approved medical said it had not found any The school system, the lar- had administered a Moderna in 1985 taking the world 5,000m record by 10 seconds. accommodation or religious instances of a student uploa- gest in the nation, oversees vaccine with a specified lot She returned to South Africa in 1988. exemption. ding a fake vaccine card. about 486,000 students on 23 number. In 1992 a long-anticipated “re-match” with Mary Decker in a road race ended in anti-climax, with Decker winning The University of Mi- But other university sta- campuses. Requiring vaccinations to easily. chigan says it has checks in ff and faculty have expres- In March, the concern attend class at colleges and Zola Budd has now largely given up running competitive- place to confirm employee sed their concern. Rebecca over fake COVID-19 vacci- universities has become a ly, although she still runs for pleasure near her home in and student vaccinations. A Williams, a research associa- nation cards prompted the contentious political issue in Bloemfontein, South Africa, where she lives with her hus- band and three children. spokesman told The Associa- te at UNC’s Lineberger Com- FBI to issue a joint statement some states. MDT/AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 9 wed 11.08.2021 資訊／娛樂 INFOTAINMENT

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GAMING AP PHOTO Betting website DraftKings buys Golden Nugget Online PORTS betting website Draf- StKings Inc. is buying the onli- ne gambling subsidiary of Golden Nugget Inc. in a stock deal valued at $1.56 billion, the two companies said yesterday [Macau time]. The acquisition of Golden Nu- gget Online Gaming gives Boston- -based DraftKings a well-known brand in the casino and gambling world, and adds more than 5 million customers to DraftKings TECHNOLOGY iGaming accounts, a statement from the companies said. “Our acquisition of Golden SoftBank profit declines Nugget Online Gaming, a brand synonymous with iGaming and entertainment, will enhance our following Sprint perk a year ago ability to instantly reach a broader consumer base,” said Jason Ro- YURI KAGEYAMA, TOKYO SoftBank, which was the first cerns that the value of some of companies, including so-called bins, CEO and board chairman of to offer the Apple iPhone in the SoftBank’s holdings has been unicorns, privately held star- DraftKings. APANESE technology com- Japanese market, benefited last declining, saying worse may be tup companies valued over $1 Tilman Fertitta, the Houston- Jpany SoftBank’s fiscal first year when U.S. mobile carrier ahead in the July-September billion. -based billionaire chairman and quarter earnings dropped 39% Sprint, which it owned, merged quarter. Second and third-ranked AI CEO of Golden Nugget Online Ga- because of the absence of the with T-Mobile, a European tele- Chief Executive and founder investors have invested a frac- ming, also owns the NBA Houston cash benefit from the merger of communications company. Masayoshi Son had brushed off tion of what SoftBank has, he Rockets, Landry’s restaurants and Sprint, which boosted its profits SoftBank profited this year the record profit for the previous said, stressing he is taking the Golden Nugget casinos in Las Ve- a year ago. from its investments, recording a fiscal year as “a coincidence,” risk because he is convinced the gas and Atlantic City, New Jersey. Tokyo-based SoftBank Group net gain of 309.7 billion yen ($2.8 promising to keep pursuing his “AI revolution” is coming. He pointed to promotional and Corp. reported a 761.5 billion yen billion) in SVF1, or “SoftBank dream of innovation, not just SoftBank income’s also in- marketing advantages for the two ($6.9 billion) profit for April-June Vision Fund One,” and ano- monetary gain. creased at Z Holdings Corp., whi- publicly traded companies. yesterday, down from 1.26 trillion ther gain of 97 billion yen ($882 Still, SoftBank is benefitting ch includes as group companies “This transaction will add yen the previous year. Quarter- million) in SVF2. It also opera- from the world’s move online be- Yahoo! Japan, electronic pay- great value to the shareholders ly sales rose nearly 16% to 1.48 tes what’s called a Latin America cause of the coronavirus pande- ment operator PayPay Corp. and as two market leaders merge into trillion yen ($13 billion). Fund, with 48 investments. mic, including the shift to remote online clothing retailer ZoZo, as a leading global player in digital SoftBank, whose investment SoftBank had benefited from working and online entertain- it completed the business inte- sports, entertainment and online portfolio includes office-space the recent stock boom, posting ment, Son said. gration of mobile applications gaming,” Fertitta said in the state- sharing WeWork, Yahoo! Japan for the fiscal year that ended in “It was a meaningful year for company Line Corp. in March ment. and Alibaba, a Chinese e-com- March the biggest annual net us,” he told reporters. 2021. Golden Nugget Online shares merce company, as well as a profit for any company in Japa- Son said SoftBank has become “We’ve had bumps along the traded up nearly 51% on news of myriad of other ventures, said it nese history, surpassing Japan’s the world’s top investor in artifi- way, but we are gradually on the the acquisition, closing at $18.50. made investments totaling $2.1 top earner Toyota Motor Corp. cial intelligence, accounting for rise,” Son said of the company’s DraftKings shares rose 1.49% to billion during the quarter. But analysts are raising con- 10% of the capital in unlisted AI recent investments. MDT/AP close at $52.36. MDT/AP

CORPORATE BITS MGM Cotai recognized in TTG China Travel Awards Sands China organizes entrepreneurial seminar MGM, said, “We are honored set. Charles M. Choy, co-chair- to receive the ‘Best Meeting man of Macau Beer Company & Conventions Hotel in Ma- Limited, was invited as a guest cau’ award for the second speaker to share his views on time in a row. Since the ope- how local brands can enter the ning of MGM Cotai in 2018, market in the Greater Bay Area we have been providing va- (GBA) and thrive under the rious innovative meeting and Macao SAR government’s tou- convention solutions to our rism+ initiative. guests by deploying the sta- Moderated by Sam Chong- te-of-the-art technologies nin, Sands China’s vice presi- of our facilities.” dent of corporate communi- MGM Cotai offers approxi- cations and community affairs, mately 39,000 square feet of the event attracted around 210 combined event spaces. Ha- Sands China Ltd. recently Titled “Professionalism Edu- participants, including Sands ving hosted numerous sig- hosted a seminar for team cation for Team Members: China’s management team nature events and concerts, members and local youth at Macau Beer Macau Brand – members, interns and studen- MGM Cotai was named the Awards, the gaming opera- the MGM Theater is Asia’s The Parisian Macao about Macau Story,” the July 30 semi- ts who have participated in the “Best Meeting & Conven- tor announced in a state- first dynamic theater that a success story of a local nar aimed to encourage young company’s DSAL Internship tions Hotel in Macau” award ment. can hold up to 2,000 people brand, as part of the company’s people to approach challenges Programme – Level Up Training for two consecutive years at Hubert Wang, president in over 10 seating configura- ongoing professionalism edu- and opportunities with a crea- and Career Experience Oppor- the 14th TTG China Travel & chief operating officer of tions. cation efforts. tive and entrepreneurial mind- tunities Programme. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 11 wed 11.08.2021 體育 SPORTS

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TALES AZZONI, MADRID FOOTBALL HE Spanish league sea- son begins this weekend and it will be unlike any other in the last 17 years. TIt will be the first without Lionel After 17 seasons, post-Messi Messi, its all-time top scorer and one of its greatest players ever, who according to an AP source is era begins in Spanish league moving to PSG. For the first time since 2004, “When you lose the best player Carlo Ancelotti after Zidane quit Barcelona will be without Messi in history, you have to be realistic at the end of last season. It will because it couldn’t sign the Argen- and understand that you lose a AP PHOTO continue to feature Karim Ben- tina star to a new contract due to very important piece of the squad. zema, Eden Hazard, Toni Kroos, its troubled financial situation. He contributed with a lot of goals Marcelo, Luka Modric and Thi- The last time the league didn’t and assists,” said Gerard Piqué, baut Courtois. Also in the team feature Messi, the likes of Diego the veteran captain who arrived at will be Gareth Bale, back from his Simeone, Zinedine Zidane and Barcelona three years after Messi’s loan spell at Tottenham. Luis Enrique were still playing ins- debut. Atlético Madrid, which last sea- tead of coaching. Coach Ronald Koeman, who son triumphed by taking advan- Real Madrid forward Viní- was in his early managing years tage of the struggles of Barcelona cius Júnior and Atlético Madrid when Messi debuted, remained and Madrid, will defend the title forward João Félix were only optimistic going into the home with almost all of its players back 4 years old. Former Barcelona opener against Real Sociedad on under the command of Simeone. player Neymar was entering his Sunday. Argentina midfielder Rodrigo teenage years and had just signed “Despite Messi’s departure, we de Paul was added to the squad his first contract with the youth are very excited about going into that again will be led by Luis Suá- squad of Brazilian club Santos. this new season, about our squad, rez, the former Barcelona striker Real Madrid target Kylian Mbap- about our new players,” Koeman who scored 21 league goals last pé was a 5-year-old whose bright said Sunday before Barcelona’s and youngster Ansu Fati will con- will play for Paris Saint-Germain. season and was key for Atlético. future was as yet unknown. 3-0 win over Juventus in its final tinue to contribute in attack, whi- He wanted to stay but Madrid de- Félix will remain another weapon Barcelona won the league only preseason match. le Pedri González will carry a big- cided not to renew his contract to in attack, while the defense will twice in the decade before Messi Dutch international Memphis ger playmaking role in midfield. save money. be anchored by goalkeeper Jan debuted. In the next 17 seasons, it Depay, the club’s star signing in Real Madrid is also not doing Fellow central defender Ra- Oblak. The team opens at Celta won it 10 times. He won the lea- the offseason, had promising per- well financially because of the phael Varane also left, joining Vigo on Sunday. gue’s scoring title a record eight formances in preseason. Sergio coronavirus pandemic, and lost a Manchester United, and in came Julen Lopetegui’s Sevilla will times in that period, leaving with Aguero, though, won’t be able to star player going into the new sea- David Alaba from Bayern Munich. remain an outside contender af- a record tally of 474 goals from 520 debut until mid-October because son - Sergio Ramos, who had been Madrid, which opens at Alavés ter being in the title race until late matches in the competition. of an injury. Antoine Griezmann with the club since 2005 and now on Saturday, will be coached by last season. MDT/AP

ad Poles to protest bill that would the silence US-owned TV network BUZZ Nationwide demonstrations are planned across Poland yes- In practice, it would push the U.S. company Discovery Inc. terday against a bill widely viewed as an effort by the country’s to sell its controlling stake in the broadcaster TVN, which ope- ruling nationalist party to silence an independent, U.S.-owned rates many channels — most notably TVN24, an all-news sta- television broadcaster critical of the government. tion. TVN also has a flagship evening news program on its main At stake in the bill’s passage is Poland’s reputation for media channel that is watched by millions daily. freedom and as a place for foreign companies to do business. The ruling party, Law and Justice, has long sought to nationa- If it passes it is also likely to strain relations with the country’s lize the media sector, citing national security, and says the law OPINION strategic ally, the United States. would bring Poland into line with other European countries, in- Technically, the bill would prevent non-European owners cluding France and Germany, which limit foreign ownership in World Views from having controlling stakes in Polish media companies. the media sector. Kelsey Sheehy, MDT/NerdWallet

Millennial Money: Saudi Arabia Ready for results? announced the arrest Hong Kong leader of 207 employees Find a mentor across about a dozen government ministries As your financial and professional lives become supports retaliatory in the latest sweep by more complex, going it alone will only get you so far. an anti-corruption body We all need advice, encouragement and a soun- empowered by Crown ding board from time to time. Leaning on family and sanctions law Prince Mohammed bin friends can help, but it can be difficult for loved ones Salman. Those detained to give you objective advice. ONG Kong leader Car- were not named and it That’s why you need a mentor. Or mentors. Hrie Lam expressed was unclear when the

You can have a career mentor. A money mentor. A support yesterdayfor legis- AP PHOTO arrests were made. The life mentor. A spiritual mentor. A relationship men- lation allowing retaliatory kingdom’s National Anti- tor. A business mentor. Basically, any area of your life sanctions after the U.S. and Corruption Commission, known as “Nazaha”, in which you need guidance or accountability, there’s other Western governments a mentor for that. announced the arrests punished city officials over These relationships don’t appear out of thin air. You late on Monday. need to seek out a mentor and put in the work to see the ongoing crackdown on results. democracy activists. Approaching someone and asking “Will you be Lam said the anti-foreign my mentor?” feels a little awkward. But mentorship sanctions law should be AP PHOTO doesn’t need to be that formal. adopted in Hong Kong via “I think the most valuable mentorships are the local legislation, rather than ones that arrive more organically,” says Alison Green, imposed by Beijing, and that creator of Ask a Manager, a work advice website. Russian authorities she has told the Chinese go- have opened a new Find someone you connect with, whether at work, vernment about her views. criminal case against in your social circle or in your spiritual community, the two closest allies of and start having deeper conversations. Ask for their Separately, the pro-de- imprisoned opposition perspective and use them as a sounding board. mocracy Professional Tea- leader Alexei Navalny, That person may be two decades your senior, or chers’ Union — the city’s hit with retaliatory sanctions Kong last year, aiming to the latest in a series of they may be close to your age. In some cases, a men- largest single-industry trade could be subject to visa res- crack down on dissent moves to stifle his already tor closer in age can better relate to your experiences union with 95,000 members trictions, have their assets following months of anti-go- embattled team. The at the workplace, in relationships and in life, Green — said it has disbanded be- seized or frozen and be ban- vernment protests in the city Investigative Committee says. It’s still fresh for them. cause the “social and politi- ned from doing business that at times descended into yesterday announced There are situations where a structured, formal cal environment has chan- with any Chinese company violence. Over 100 pro-de- a probe against Leonid mentorship is the way to go. If you’re trying to start a ged in recent years.” or individual in China. mocracy figures have been Volkov and Ivan Zhdanov, business, for example, you need someone who sees accusing them of raising The disbandment came The law comes after the arrested under the national your vision and has the expertise to help you execute funds for extremist it. after the government se- U.S. slapped sanctions on security law. groups. The charge That person may not already exist in your orbit. But vered ties with the union dozens of Chinese and Hong Critics have slammed carries a punishment of you can find them through organizations like Score, last week and accused it Kong officials — including the crackdown on political up to eight years in prison. a national volunteer organization that offers free bu- of spreading anti-Beijing Lam — over their role in su- dissent, saying the former siness mentorship. and anti-government sen- ppressing Hong Kong’s au- British colony is losing the Whether you want to excel as a manager, save for re- timent. The cutting of ties tonomy. freedoms it was promised tirement or become more involved with your house AP PHOTO came hours after Chinese “There are external forces, when it was handed over to of worship, defining your goal can help narrow your state media called the union mentor search, says Bridget Weston, CEO of Score. or foreign governments or Chinese control in 1997. “Try to understand your goals and what you want a “malignant tumor” that Western media, which would This year, Hong Kong out of a mentor relationship,” Weston says. “Then should be eradicated. make use of the opportunity changed its election laws Germany’s train drivers you can approach them and say, ‘This is what I’m Lam’s support for the to weaken our international to reduce the number of plan to go on a nationwide looking for. Does this work for you?’” adoption of the anti-sanc- financial center status as well directly elected lawmakers strike, the head of the A mentorship is a relationship, and even the easiest tions law in Hong Kong as a weakening confidence in and give a largely pro-Bei- train driver’s union said after announcing relationships require time, energy and focus. You came after China imple- Hong Kong,” Lam said. jing committee the leeway that 95% of the union also need to be open and vulnerable. mented a broad anti-sanc- Beijing imposed a natio- to nominate lawmakers alig- — DON’T HOLD BACK: Confessing your fears and members had voted in tions law in June. Anyone nal security law on Hong ned with Beijing. doubts won’t happen on day one, meeting one. But MDT/AP favor of the action. The as the mentorship grows, try to open up. head of the GDL union, “You have to gel with your mentor in order to make Claus Weselsky, told reporters the strike would the most of that relationship,” Weston says. “If you’re AP Photo/Ng Han Guan holding back or not being 100% authentic, you’re not start with all cargo trains THE DECISIVE MOMENT at 7 p.m. (1700GMT) going to get the most out of it.” yesterday and expand to If you don’t feel comfortable doing so after a few include passengers trains sessions, consider finding a different mentor. from 2 a.m. (0000GMT) — DO THE WORK: This isn’t a college class whe- today until 2 a.m. Friday. re you can skim the assignment five minutes befo- rehand and wing it during the class discussion. To get the most out of your mentorship, take notes during

meetings, prepare questions in advance and, most AP PHOTO importantly, work on the things you say you will. “Here’s the catch: If you’re not working on them, they don’t mean anything to you,” Jones says. “If they don’t mean anything to you, either you’re in the Mexican President wrong mentor/mentee relationship or you are not Andrés Manuel López ready.” Obrador said that he — CLOSE THE LOOP: Find ways to show your discussed the reopening appreciation and build the relationship. This step of the U.S.-Mexico can be as simple as telling your mentor how you put border, immigration and their advice into action. cooperation in facing “If you have a big conversation with them about an the Covid-19 pandemic issue you’re grappling with, come back to them and in a call with U.S. Vice tell them what you ended up deciding. Close that President Kamala Harris. loop,” Green says. “It’s so gratifying when someone The president did not comes back to you and says, ‘Here’s what I did and provide additional details here’s how your advice helped me.’” From the art. Children wearing masks to protect from the coronavirus pose for photos of their discussions in a near a heart-shaped ribbon sculpture in Beijing. brief message he put out on Twitter afterward.