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Renato Marques correct way to address the topic and another earns nothing, [in purchasing power of Macau peo- to do, namely in terms of quality as this [analysis] is only accurate statistical terms] they both earn 1 ple, “which is not the case here,” of living and associated services.” recent International Mone- in places with an even wealth dis- million.” He notes that the mea- he noted, recalling that what the In his opinion, there are many Atary Fund (IMF) report fore- tribution.” sure of per capita GDP is a nor- IMF is taking into account only aspects of daily living that “I can’t casts that Macau will become the According to Martins, the resul- mal “statistic indicator” but “it is relates to the “international ima- say are bad, but I think - and peo- richest place worldwide by 2020 ts forecasted by IMF have to do only acceptable to use this [as a ge in terms of economic perfor- ple perceive - could be much bet- in terms of per capita gross do- solely with the fact that “the Ma- reference] in places with a more mance.” ter.” Such aspects include health- mestic product (GDP). cau’s population is small and the or less balanced [wealth] distri- related services and traffic and According to the IMF, Ma- generated GDP [in the region] is bution. But when talking about environmental aspects. cau will surpass oil-rich Qatar relatively high […] Macau is one regions like Macau and Hong “There are many things that we by 2020, the country that cur- of the regions that experiences Kong, where the distribution of Macau is one of could have taken note of, pre- rently leads the rankings with a higher inequality in the distri- wealth is highly unbalanced, this cisely because Macau is one of USD128,702 (MOP1,040,598) in bution of wealth, so this is in fact indicator does not really indicate the regions that the most wealthy economies of terms of per capita GDP. Macau ‘fake richness’.” anything. On the contrary, the the world,” he said. According to ranks second in the world, with Elaborating on the topic and use of per capita GDP will crea- experiences him, this is basically a matter of a per capita GDP of USD122,489 namely on the perceived conse- te confusion and dispute among “expectation from the population (MOP 990,357), just behind the quences of the forecast, Martins the people who will feel that such a higher that comes from the comparison middle-eastern country. explained, “In Macau, in gene- distribution does not apply to inequality in the [between Macau and other re- Luxembourg and Singapore ral terms, I expect that people them.” gions].” rank third and fourth respecti- who are politically more active Another economist heard by distribution of “Japan is good example and vely, while Hong Kong came in will make use of this [report] to the Times, José Luis Sales Mar- even Hong Kong, although their at 10th with a per capita GDP of arrogate, which I think is accep- ques, explained that the nature wealth, so this GDPs per capita are not as high USD64,533 (MOP 521,765). table. It’s a tool for people to call of an IMF forecast means that as Macau, but, in many aspects, It is forecasted that by 2020, for what they in fact do not pos- it may not actually come to pass is in fact a fake we can see that the quality of life Macau’s per capita GDP is expec- sess and it’s apparent to the large that Macau overtakes Qatar on richness. is far higher.” ted to grow to MOP1.15 million, majority of the population as the the list. According to the economist, one surpassing Qatar’s on the back large share of this wealth is dis- Still, Sales Marques noted that Albano Martins of the issues that might be contri- of faster and more sustainable tributed only in a very restricted the fact that Macau appears refe- buting to this reduced quality of economic growth created by the area of the distribution scale whi- renced in this assessment is not In the analyst’s opinion, repor- life is the “lack of concurrency” in gambling industry. ch is of course the higher class.” new and “in first, second or third ts like this from the IMF do not the market. He said that the lack But what does that mean for In Martin’s opinion, the report [position], it basically means the make a significant difference to of “competition in most of the the common citizen in Macau? can be deceiving as, “In average same.” He recalled that the GDP society, as “people are quite awa- services, goods and amenities of Local economists interviewed terms I would have to say that per capita is a referential value re of the high living costs of the Macau, lead the few companies in by the Times say that the figu- Macau is probably one of the poo- that is used at international level region and the difficulties of en- the business to practice non-com- re presented by the IMF can be rest regions of the world, with the to quantify the economic perfor- tering certain areas such as the petitive pricing,” dramatically misleading. exception for Africa, of course. mance of a country or region. real estate market, but also the increasing the living costs. This Economist Albano Martins But calculated in the way that it In Sales Marques’ opinion, a high living costs in general.” affects “not just what we earn in said, “GDP per capita is theore- is presented [by the IMF] means more important reference would In that sense, Sales Marques gross terms but what we earn in tical wealth. This is really not a that if one person earns 2 million be one that takes in account the thinks that there is “a lot of work relation to what we can buy.”

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Anima calls for Architects present Tap Seac volunteers Beginning yesterday, the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome opened its doors youth center design to volunteers, who will work at the site every day across two shifts. The first shift is Julie Zhu pany, the façade of Hotel Esto- between 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., ril is not in a good condition, while the latter is from 2 he Education and and the design company pro- p.m. to 5 p.m., Anima Macau Youth Affairs Bureau posed to demolish the building informed in a statement. The (DSEJ) yesterday re- and rebuild it. animal rights organization vealed the identity of “The structure of the façade is issued a reminder that Tthe successful tenderer for the not that good, and many places volunteers will be asked to design of the Tap Seac Youth do not meet the requiremen- sign a declaration accepting Center for Cultural, Recreatio- ts [for just maintenance]. We conditions for their safety nal and Sports Activities, whi- think that the size of the facade and the greyhounds’ welfare. ch will be built at the old Hotel is acceptable and is worth kee- According to the latest Estoril. DSEJ also said that the ping, so we hope to keep the information provided by the mural and the style of the faça- façade, but we will demolish it parties, over 30 volunteers are de of the old hotel located at the first and then build new ones,” looking after the greyhounds Tap Seac Square will be kept. said Chu. across nine kennels. Companhia de Arquitectura Design Chan Kam Limitada has been awarded the MOP48.9 The DSEJ Compulsory million contract to design the military training center within 233 days. received 11 bids Chu Chan Kam, general ma- The mural (pictured) will be kept. In the inlet image, aspect of the new project for the design of for Hong Kong, nager of the company, said that the center will include a regarding when the center’s tative of the Cultural Affairs the center Macau students parking lot, acting academy, construction will begin. Bureau (IC) said, “the IC al- Hong Kong and Macau auditorium, basketball court, “Currently, [DSEJ] has only ready conducted an inspec- The government has yet to students will be required to and a rooftop pool open all year carried out public tender re- tion of the mural. […] The sign the contract with the com- attend a three-week military (heated during the winter). garding the design. […] The cost and difficulties regar- pany because there are still ou- training program at Tsinghua The parking lot will have 900 design company will draft the ding the mural’s protection tstanding administrative proce- University – a program parking spots, and there will public tender details for the are still unknown. The IC will dures to be completed. that was previously only be 400 to 500 seats in the au- construction of the project. carry out another inspection In total, the DSEJ received 11 compulsory for mainland ditorium. “[We] recommend […] The construction can be and will make a plan regar- bids for the design of the center. students. According to retaining the façade features, scheduled [only after] the pu- ding the mural.” The old Hotel Estoril was de- Tsinghua University’s [and we] hope to keep the mu- blic tender for construction is “We will keep the entire mu- signed by Macau-born Portu- website, the three-week ral and the trees,” said Chu. complete,” said Wong. ral [wall]. Regarding how to guese architect Alfredo Victor training last year contained According to Wong Chio In, The mural will be kept not take the mural off and put it Jorge Álvares. The mosaic stan- two parts, including military head of the Department of exactly in situ, but moved sli- back, IC will have a specific ding in the facade was designed techniques and theories, as Education and Youth Servi- ghtly backwards from its cur- team following up the case,” by Oseo Acconci, a builder and cited by South China Morning ce of DSEJ, the government rent location. said Wong. sculptor from Italy who moved Post. Students were taught does not have a timetable Wong Sai Hong, represen- According to the design com- to Macau in the 1940s. to march, shoot live rounds and perform first aid. As of the end of last year, there were 645 students from Lynzy Valles Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan enrolled at Tsinghua total of 24 lifeguards Lifeguards upset over unjust University, yet the breakdown Ademonstrated against of students from each of what they consider their the three regions remains employer’s unfair working working conditions unclear. conditions by not showing up at work, which has cau- they want to have the pany to pledge that the Food licensing sed a temporary closure of overtime. The standard is actions of their employees two swimming pools since calculated by 1.2,” he ad- will not result in some- to go fully

the weekend. ded. barbosa paulo thing negative,” said Sou. The group organized a “These lifeguards [were “The company said they electronic in press conference yester- forced] to work 13 hours want one more week to day at New Macau Asso- to 18 hours per day and check all the documents 2019 ciation, disclosing that the that is not acceptable,” he and respond to the life- The director of the Civil company failed to provide said. guards,” he added. Service Bureau (SAFP) copies of contracts, mon- According to Sou, some Meanwhile, Sou criti- Kou Peng Kuan said the thly pay slips, and that no eight to nine lifeguards cized the Sports Bureau government etimates that annual leave nor day off were obliged to stay and The Cheoc Van swimming pool is currently closed contract with the com- licensing procedures for the was given since March 15. rest in the swimming pool pany, noting that if such catering industry will become According to lawmaker site after their long duty of Thus, these lifeguards submitted more informa- maltreatment occurs, pu- electronic this year. In future, Sulu Sou – from whom monitoring facilities and did not show up at work tion about their complain- blic swimming pools are residents will be able to stay the group has sought help machines. on Saturday, which cau- ts,” said Sou, noting that not safe for residents. home while applying for food - these employees were The lifeguards initially sed the temporary closure they held a meeting with “They accepted this supply licenses through the forced to work overtime resorted to seeking as- of the Cheok Van Beach the company’s manage- company to provide ser- government’s website or a specific mobile application. and were only paid 20 sistance from the Labor and Sun Yat Sen swim- ment. vices for more than ten It will also be possible to percent more than their Affairs Bureau on Friday ming pools. According to Sou, they years. I don’t believe that track the application’s These employees went called on the company to hourly wage. after their management the bureau did not know progress online. First-time According to the Labor did not respond to their back to work on Sunday converse about the past what happened inside the applicants are required to Law, if the employees are request for dialogue. after the bureau informed illegal and unjust treat- human resource manage- visit the offices of the relevant not willing to work over- On the same day, the them that they could be ment of workers, stressing ment of the company. It’s government departments. time, they should be paid management of the legally fired from the com- that the company shou- a big question,” said the License renewals can be done 50 percent more than company was called in pany if they fail to show ld pledge to treat their lawmaker. through a self-service kiosk. their hourly wage. at the bureau, yet, ac- up for three days. workers according to laws “I find that it’s not safe Laws related to restaurant “In past years, the com- cording to Sou, no con- “We spent the whole af- established by the Labor for public swimming licensing will be presented pany forced them to sign crete agreement was es- ternoon today [yesterday] Affairs Bureau. pools and for the public,” to the Legislative Assembly a document to show that tablished. in the bureau and they “We also urged the com- Sou added. this year. 21.08.2018 tue

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to be used as Temporary Wa- ter Supply Stations in specific areas of the region for a limi- ted time. renato marques renato The tanks have a capacity of one cubic meter of water each and can provide a continuous water supply for about one hour. In case of need, these tanks will be refilled by truck. At the same event, the Wa- ter Technology Division head of DSAMA, Lee Yat To, ad- ded that the works, “have the Workers place flood barriers purpose of reinforcing the preventive measures against Civil protection disasters aiming to guarantee the regular operation of this water treatment plant.” On the sidelines of the Preventive measures to ensure event, Lee Yat To told the Ti- mes, “major works were per- formed here at the Ilha Verde water treatment plant but not water supply during disasters in isolation. We also installed similar flood barriers in other Renato Marques ge warning that water might replacement parts for all the In case of a water supply facilities, for instance at cen- rise over 1.6 meters over the machinery have been stocked emergency, the company has tral [main] reservoir [located he Macao Water Supply pavement level,” said Lei, who for emergency situations. also acquired four water tanks at Rua dos Pescadores].” TCompany (SAAM) and the stated that the barriers can be Marine and Water Bureau (DSA- “added-on” in separate pieces MA) yesterday gave an overview up to a maximum height of to the media of the works jointly 2.60 meters. Gov’t plans to build at least one undertaken by the Bureau and SAAM to ensure that the pro- more water storage tank blems caused by Typhoon Hato will not be repeated. The barriers will he Water Technology Di- In August last year, heavy floo- Tvision head of DSAMA, ding in the Ilha Verde Water be installed as Lee Yat To, said that the go- treatment plant and subsequent vernment is aiming to build an damage to the equipment caused soon as there is undisclosed number of water marques renato the city’s water supply to be sus- storage tanks in high-rise loca- pended for several days. a storm surge tions in Macau. To prevent this from reoccur- warning that According to Lee, the cons- ring, Jacky Lei, senior operations truction of at least one of the- Lee Yat To manager of Macao Water, said water might rise se water storage and supply that new equipment had been tanks is currently being plan- Questioned about the go- Lee also informed that the installed in the facilities such as over 1.6m. ned. Once built, it will add to vernment’s wishes, Lee said, works on the construction of watertight doors in all main ope- the existing four, two of whi- “We wish to [be able to] build the fourth water supply pipeli- ration rooms of the Ilha Verde Jacky Lei ch are located on the Macau one in Taipa and another in ne linking mainland China and Water treatment plant. peninsula and another two in Coloane, but this takes a lot Macau are proceeding at a good In total, Lei said that the com- To prevent damage to the Taipa Island. of factors into consideration pace and are is expected to con- pany had installed around 50 wa- water piping system, namely “We want to build at least and depends on the needs and clude in 2019. tertight doors to seal the machine the pumps that circulate water one, but the location is not yet also on the feasibility of the “At the moment I can say that rooms and main facilities on the throughout the city, three new decided,” Lee said. “One of the locations.” “The best solution the works on the mainland ground floor from flooding. high capacity water pumps locations being considered is in would be to have several dis- have a completion rate of 47.5 Removable “flood barriers” were installed in the pumps Coloane and there is another tributed in several locations of percent and that works on that were installed at other entran- room. According to Lei, these location also under considera- Macau,” he added. the Macau segment are about ces to less critical facilities, pumps “have the capacity to tion in Taipa. The choice of the For the time being, the go- 40 percent complete.” to block flooding of a certain pump out all water that might [final] location has to take into vernment proposes to advance The new pipeline will connect level, according to Lei. “The come in the pumps room in consideration several factors with at least one tank, for whi- Hengqin Island to Macau and barriers will be installed as approximately one hour.” such as the proximity of several ch a feasibility study will be un- is expected to enter into opera- soon as there is a storm sur- In addition, Lei added that main pipelines,” Lee added. dertaken this year. tion in 2019.

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DSEJ says sexual cases are related to Zhuhai train station and younger students Macau LRT connection n the past aca- relevant number Idemic year of cases decreasing (2017/2018), 22 sex- considerably in the related cases invol- aftermath. project outsourced ving underage stu- In the cases recor- dents were recor- ded recently, the he Infrastructure Develop- ded, according to relevant parties are ment Office (GDI) announ- DSEJ head, Leong mostly familiar with ced the public tender results Vai Kei. The num- each other. Fur- for four new boundary con- ber represents one thermore, the age Ttrol points which will connect Macau case more than in of the involved stu- to mainland China. the academic year dents has also been The four projects are: the Canal do of 2016/2017. decreasing, which Patos comprehensive remediation Leong pointed out indicates that sex- project plan draft; Qingmao boun- that these cases related cases are dary control point (Guangdong-Ma- do not necessarily happening among cau channel) passenger terminal involve sexual en- younger students, building; the building’s connecting counters, and that according to Leong, terminal, foundation works and un- they often include who also noted that derground walls; and supervision of fighting between most of these cases the Qingmao boundary control point underage couples. took place at the passenger terminal building project. According to students’ home. The projects were outsourced with Leong, in previous The deputy head of a price tag of MOP70.87 million, years, sex-related the city’s education MOP490 million, MOP8.64 million The Gongbei Border Gate cases or even ca- authority pointed and MOP11.12 million respectively. ses of sexual abuse out that less than Supervision of the Qingmao port ted 800 meters southeast of the lometers, with a small part located in normally originated half of Macau’s project was outsourced to the Uni- Gongbei Border Gate and it is to Macau involving the Canal de Patos. from making friends students received versity of Macau for MOP11.12 become an independent electro- On top of the Canal de Patos, a 400 online. For that rea- sexual education million. nic border gate, with an estimated meter long closed corridor will be bui- son, the DSEJ has from school, and All four projects are, in fact, part of 200,000 daily crossings. lt, connecting Zhuhai train station to conducted an exten- that more than half the construction of the new border The Qingmao port will mainly con- Macau’s Light Rapid Transit. sive education cam- of the students col- gate between Zhuhai and Macau, sist of e-channels for passport control, Earlier, the government had expec- paign about such lected information known as Qingmao port. with no vehicle checkpoints available. ted Qingmao’s port to start operating situations, with the from the internet. The Qingmao port will be loca- The area will span 28,000 square ki- in 2019. JZ

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Venezuela Washington. He pointed out that oil production - pretty much the country’s sole indus- try at this point - has plumme- One of the greatest currency ted in recent years amid a shor- tage of equipment and technical expertise, foreign reserves have plummeted and allies such as devaluations in history launched China and Russia are providing less support. enezuelan President troducing new bills and a name Amid the cash crunch, Maduro Nicolas Maduro carried out change. So instead of the new has halted most payments on Ve-

V ap photo one of the greatest currency de- minimum wage being 1.8 million nezuela’s foreign debt and is now valuations in history over the strong bolivars, it will be 1,800 $6.1 billion in the hole with bon- weekend - a 95 percent plunge sovereign bolivars. dholders, cutting off most sour- that will test the capacity of an al- To make things more complica- ces of new financing. ready beleaguered population to ted, the new bolivar’s value will The symbolism of announcing stomach even more pain. be linked to a crypto currency - the drastic measures on a Fri- One likely outcome is that infla- believed to be the first time a go- day night wasn’t lost on many tion, which already was forecast vernment has ever employed the Venezuelans. In 1983, President to reach 1 million percent this technique. The so-called Petro is Luis Herrera Campins devalued year, will get fresh fuel from the backed by crude oil and is valued the bolivar for the first time in measures. A massive exodus of by the government at $60, or 22 years after oil prices crashed. Venezuelans fleeing the crisis to 3,600 sovereign bolivars. The The day became to be known lo- neighboring countries will likely Petro will fluctuate and be used cally as “Black Friday.” increase and with it, tensions and to set prices for goods. When in 1989 Venezuela rai- restrictions like the ones seen Nurses holds a sign with a fake Venezuelan’s bills, representing how low their In some ways, the devaluation is sed gasoline costs, lifted foreig- over the past few days. salaries have been devalued by inflation a mere formality. For years now, n-exchange controls and let the The official rate for the curren- most people and companies have currency plunge, prices soared cy will go from about 285,000 economic adjustment, albeit him to right the ship as calls for been unable to access dollars at 21 percent in one month alone, per dollar to 6 million, a shock with some confusing twists. his overthrow grow six years af- government-set rates and have leading to riots known as the that officials tried to partly offset Maduro’s new strategy for ma- ter he took over for the late Hugo been purchasing them in the bla- “Caracazo” that killed hundreds by raising the minimum wage naging the economy is a despe- Chavez. Earlier this month, Ma- ck market. As a result, the prices and eventually paved the way for 3,500 percent to the equivalent rate response after years of di- duro started a fresh crackdown on many goods across the coun- Chavez’s rise to power. of just USD30 a month. While sastrous policies that undercut on his opponents after a failed try are already based on that ex- The opposition, a fragmented Maduro boasted in Friday ni- growth, sent prices soaring and attempt to assassinate him using change rate. group of parties whose leaders ght’s announcement that the turned what had once been one an aerial drone. “They had to do this because are either in hiding or in jail, cal- International Monetary Fund of Latin America’s wealthiest The devaluation comes at the they ran out of money,” Moises led for protests against the mea- wasn’t involved in the policies, countries into a dysfunctional same time the governments is Naim, a fellow at the Carnegie sures today. Several labor unions aspects of the moves bore a re- nation that’s spawned a refugee redenominating the currency Endowment and a former mi- also called for a 24-hour national semblance to a classic orthodox crisis. Pressure is mounting on by lopping off five zeros and in- nister in Venezuela, said from strike. Bloomberg ad tue 21.08.2018

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Uliana Pavlova to Cambodia from China. The recommend caution, however. maker of shoes and accessories “The reality, unfortunately, is he next designer han- sees 15 percent of its handba- that shifting out of China is not bloomberg dbag you buy is less gs coming from Cambodia this easy,” he said. likely to bear a “made year, with this percentage dou- One reason is that cheap la- in China” label. Fashion bling in 2019. bor does not necessarily equal Tcompanies, eager to diversify “That gives us frankly about a effective production. Cambo- their supply chains, were already three-year head start on most of dia’s productivity rates are low expanding into production sites our peers, because many folks compared to China, making it a in Southeast Asia as alternatives are just now trying to make that challenge to manufacture more to China. Then the trade war ha- move,” Rosenfeld said on the elaborate products. In a survey ppened. July 31 conference call. “Our by the Hong Kong Development Now, with tariffs on products head of handbag sourcing is Council, which promotes trade such as Chinese handbags set to actually over there right now, and investment for the territory, rise, nations like Cambodia and working on a plan to ramp that factory managers suggested that Vietnam are looking more at- up.” the average labor productivity of tractive than ever for consumer- Cambodian workers was about goods makers such as Steven 50 to 60 percent that of Chinese Madden Ltd. and Tapestry Inc.’s Cambodia workers. Coach. And while the Trump ad- Another reason is that Cam- ministration has slapped duties footwear exports will be more incentivized to in- “The country enjoys relatively bodia’s infrastructure is well on goods from many of its lar- rose 25 percent vest production capacity in Cam- low inflation, a stable curren- behind China’s. The nation’s in- gest trading partners this year, bodia.” cy, and political stability – all of frastructure ranked 106 out of it’s allowed some Cambodian in 2017, while The moves to shift production which helps to attract foreign 137, behind neighbors Vietnam products to continue duty-free have had an impact in China: investment,” said Adam Sitkoff, and Laos, in the World Econo- access to the U.S. market. garment exports Hong Kong-based Stella Inter- executive director of the Ame- mic Forum’s Global Competiti- “The shift has been under way,” national Holdings Ltd. - which rican Chamber of Commerce in veness Report. This can cause di- said Steve Lamar, executive vice increased 8 develops and manufactures foo- Hanoi. “The opportunities are fficulties in getting merchandise president of American Apparel percent in the twear for brands like Prada SpA clear – Vietnam is a country of 95 out of the country, Lamar said. & Footwear Association. The and Guess? Inc. - has seen its sto- million people traveling pretty Then there’s politics. The U.S. talk of tariffs has created “a lot same period ck drop to its lowest point since quickly on the path from bicycles government recently said that of anxiety” and companies are 2009 as China and the U.S. rat- to motorbikes to BMWs.” Cambodian elections in July, in gauging how fast they can make Tapestry, the luxury company chet up the trade rhetoric. Even before China and the U.S. which the ruling party won all more changes to their sourcing, behind Coach and Kate Spade Cambodia footwear exports escalated trade tensions, Cambo- 125 seats in the National Assem- he said. handbags, has adopted a similar rose 25 percent in 2017, whi- dia enjoyed duty-free privileges bly, were “flawed.” A study released in July by the strategy, boosting its Vietnamese le garment exports increased 8 for products such as handbags, As a result, the U.S. and Euro- U.S. Fashion Industry Associa- production and leaving less than percent in the same period, ac- suitcases and wallets, part of a pe could review their trade poli- tion showed that, while all of 5 percent of its sourcing from cording to an annual report by U.S. program to help boost de- cies and “potentially stop giving the companies participating in China. Vera Bradley, meanwhi- the National Bank of Cambodia, velopment in low-income coun- tariff preference to Cambodia’s the survey sourced goods from le, mentioned last December it which attributed the growth in tries. This designation has so far garment industry,” said Tommy China, 67 percent expected to is looking at sending manufactu- part to increased demand from been maintained by the Trump Wu, senior economist at Oxford decrease the value or volume of ring operations to Cambodia and the U.S. administration. Economics. Such a move would production in the country over Vietnam from China. Vietnam, meanwhile, has en- In addition to the tariff threat, be a blow for the nation, where the next two years. U.S. trade “Cambodia does offer pret- joyed a foreign investor-led eco- wages have risen steadily in Chi- garments make up 64 percent of protectionism was listed as the ty good investment incentives nomic boom for years, attracting na, while Cambodia remains total exports. number one challenge for the in- like tax holidays,” said Matt van billion-dollar investments from one of the lowest-cost countries “Setting more output in Cam- dustry. Roosmalen, country manager for the likes of Samsung Electronics when it comes to labor. Accor- bodia should be taken with cau- Steven Madden Chief Executive Cambodia at Emerging Marke- Co. and Intel Corp. It is transfor- ding to estimates provided by tion until the political dust se- Officer Edward Rosenfeld said ts Consulting, an investment ming from mainly an exporter of Oxford Economics, labor cost in ttles,” said Sophal Ear, associate on the company’s most recent advisory firm focused on Sou- agricultural commodities, such Cambodia is a quarter of China’s. professor of diplomacy and wor- earnings call that it has been shif- theast Asia. “As long as the tariff as rice and coffee, to a Southeast Lamar, of the American Appa- ld affairs at Occidental College in ting production of its handbags exemptions persist, companies Asian manufacturing hub. rel & Footwear Association, does Los Angeles. Bloomberg

corporate bits wynn unveils new mooncake gift ck Blue and Wynn Gold. sands china supporting old district launched with a kick-off ce- Each gift box is intricately remony August 18, and fea- boxes in time for mid-autumn festival designed with captivating co- revitalization efforts tures two events: the Old lors and resembles an exqui- District Photo Event and a site jewelry box. On the cover Shopping Carnival. of each box, one will discover The aim of the revitaliza- a myriad of patterns featuring tion project is to help SMEs blooming flowers and butter- and the community in the flies, in a nod to the bountiful old district area attract more harvest of the autumn sea- customers and tourists, the- son. reby encouraging a speedier Customers may choose recovery and revitalization of from the Sunset Orange gift the district. More than 50 lo- box featuring four of the fou- cal SMEs are participating in r-yolk white lotus seed paste the initiative. mooncakes; the Peacock “Sands China is very plea- Blue gift box of four classic sed to be supporting the double- yolk white lotus seed Old District Revitalization paste mooncakes; or the Series,” said Wilfred Wong, Wynn Macau has unveiled ness according to the casino Wynn Golden Gift Box featu- president of Sands China ac- three designed mooncake operator. ring six egg yolk white lotus Sands China Ltd. is su- November 11 in the old dis- cording to a company state- gift boxes that feature flowers The Wynn mooncake gift seed paste mini mooncakes. pporting the Old District Re- trict area of Macau. ment. “We hope this initiati- and butterflies in time for the box series feature three di- The gift boxes are available vitalization Series – Rua de Organized by the Macau ve will speed the recovery of upcoming Mid-Autumn Festi- fferent and the very vibrant, at Wynn Macau and Wynn Cinco de Outubro, according Association for Promoting SMEs in the old district and val, with each pattern repre- themed colors of Wynn Pala- Palace from September 3 un- to a statement from the com- Community Economic De- will hasten the revitalization senting a symbol of happi- ce – Sunset Orange, Peaco- til September 23. pany, taking place now until velopment, the initiative of the area.” 21.08.2018 tue

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It warns that the tariffs will hit flatfish caught off the U.S. ap photo coast that are sent to China for processing before being shi- pped back to the United States. Trump’s proposed 10 percent tariff on those fish would leave the “sustainably harvested fish caught by U.S. fishermen at a competitive disadvantage,” the group says in a filing with the administration’s Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. — Magic Tilt Trailers, a com- pany in Clearwater, Florida, that makes boat trailers. It says it has to buy Chinese tires and parts on Trump’s target list; there are few alternatives. “The tariffs will have little to no impact on the sourcing options of members in the trailer manufacturing com- munity,” the company wrote. “We will just be getting a 10 percent tax, payable to the general treasury.” — Building Plastics Inc., a Memphis-based building ma- terials distributor. It buys 400- to 800-pound slabs of Chinese quartz and sells them to fabricators that turn them into countertops and other items for homes and offices. The company says it’s tried Trade War and failed to find alternative sources of the mineral. “We did not want to go to Chi- na, but we were forced to go to China,” said Mike Perkowski, a US firms to Trump: Don’t raise product manager for the com- pany. Perkowski said the tariffs cou- tariffs on more Chinese goods ld prove “catastrophic.” “There’s a possibility we Paul Wiseman, Washington tariffs of 10 percent to 25 per- But the 200 billion in addi- supplies for knitters and craf- could be priced out of the cent on USD200 billion in Chi- tional Chinese goods that the ters became caught up in a trade market,” he said in an inter- ishermen off the nese goods that could kick in as Trump administration is consi- dispute over high-tech policy. view. “We’re definitely going FAlaskan coast. A Florida early as next month. dering taxing would mark a sig- “Our products are very simple,” to have to pass along the tarif- maker of boat trailers. A bui- Once in effect, the tariffs wou- nificant escalation in its trade Weinstein told The Associated fs ... We’ve been educating our lding materials distributor in ld immediately inflate the prices fight with Beijing. Press. “I would never have ex- customer base that tariffs are Tennessee. that American companies wou- Washington and Beijing are pected to see fabric and craft coming. There will definitely Those and hundreds of other ld have to pay for Chinese com- clashing over U.S. allegations components on the tariff list.” be a price increase.” American businesses are de- ponents they need to build their that China uses predatory tac- Can the U.S. and China avoid livering the same plea to Pre- products. Those companies tics to try to overtake American a $200 billion tariff collision? sident Donald Trump as he would have to decide whether technological dominance: Tho- The Trump Hopes rose last week on news considers imposing tariffs on to pass those costs on to their se tactics, the administration administration that China will send an envoy to nearly 40 percent of imported customers or absorb the higher argues, include cyber-theft and Washington this month to dis- Chinese goods: prices themselves. pressure for U.S. companies to will hold six cuss a way out of the standoff. Don’t do it. The first shots have alrea- hand over trade secrets in re- But many trade analysts The Trump administration dy been fired: In July, Trump turn for access to the Chinese days of hearings aren’t very optimistic. A solu- will hold six days of hearings slapped 25 percent tariffs on market. tion would likely require China starting today [Macau time] in $34 billion in Chinese impor- So far, the U.S. tariffs have starting today in to widen its market to foreign Washington on the next bar- ts. Taxes on an additional $16 targeted imported Chinese in- Washington companies, reduce subsidies rage in an escalating trade war billion are set to kick in this dustrial products — not the to domestic industries and re- between the world’s two largest week. China is counterpunching electronics, toys and food that think industrial policies that economies: Trump’s proposed with tariffs of its own. ordinary Americans might buy In their filings to the Trump are considered vital to helping at a mall or order online. But administration, companies that Chinese companies become adding $200 billion to the tar- import from China complain leaders in such advanced fields ban will keep prc out of asian get list would expose to hefty that the tariffs will force them as electric cars and roboti- games weightlifting taxes many more of the $506 to raise prices, pay higher costs, cs and thereby strengthening billion in goods that China shi- try to find alternative suppliers China’s economy. pped to the United States last or lose business to foreign rivals “China is not going to become A doping ban will keep China Federation that the ban on China year, including many consu- that don’t have to pay a penalty out of weightlifting at the Asian and Kazakhstan had been lifted, a functioning market economy Games. meaning the sanction was upheld. mer products. The list includes on components and machinery as we would like to see it in the China and eight other countries, Three Chinese were stripped of 6,031 Chinese imports — an they import from China. next two months or even in the including Asian Games participant gold medals last year following eclectic compilation that ranges “If you look at the filings, a lot next two years,” said Bradford Kazakhstan, were suspended last retests of samples from the 2008 from buttons to burglar alarms of them are mom-and-pop busi- Ward, a former U.S. trade of- October for 12 months. Weight- and the 2012 Olympics. to motorboats. nesses saying, ‘Please don’t do ficial and now at the law firm lifting has been under pressure Countries with at least three doping JO-ANN Stores, which sells this to us,’ “ said Bryan Riley, di- King & Spalding. “People need from the IOC to eliminate endemic offenses from those Olympics were fabric and crafting supplies, rector of the Free Trade Initiati- to prepare for and plan for the doping or be banned from the suspended. says it imports about 500 items ve at the conservative National long haul. This is not going to Olympics. Weightlifting opened yesterday. on the tariff list, including flee- Taxpayers Union. be resolved quickly.” An Olympic Council of Asia spokes- China won seven gold medals in ce, yarn and cotton fabric. Ed Consider: The tit-for-tat tariffs be- man said there was no notice from the Asian Games four years ago in Weinstein, JO-ANN’s vice pre- — Seattle’s Groundfish Forum, tween the U.S. and China, the International Weightlifting South Korea. sident of tax and public affairs, a trade group for the operators Riley said, “could be become said he doesn’t understand how of 19 fishing trawlers off Alaska. the new normal.” AP tue 21.08.2018

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alaysia’s lea- ap photo der said yesterday that he hoped Chi- na would sympa- Mthize with his country’s fiscal problems as he met with the country’s leaders after suspen- ding multibillion-dollar cons- truction projects financed by Chinese loans. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said at a news briefing with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that he was seeking support from China’s leaders over Malaysia’s situation as it deals with a mass of debt and other economic pro- blems created under previous administrations. “We hope also to get China to understand the problems we face ... and I hope that China, and I believe that China will look sym- pathetically toward the problems that we have to resolve and Malaysia hopes China will perhaps help us to resolve some of our internal fiscal problems,” Mahathir said. Mahathir is a vocal critic of sympathize with its fiscal woes large-scale investment in his country backed by loans from Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (right) and Premier Li Keqiang review an honor guard in Beijing Beijing and has tested Malay- sia’s ties with China by suspen- parties involved. the projects, but there are also and vehicle production, Jia said. Malaysian Foreign Minister ding Chinese-financed infras- The projects are key compo- political factors because the pro- Mahathir courted Chinese e- Saifuddin Abdullah said last tructure projects. nents in Xi’s signature “Belt and jects had been decided by the for- commerce investment in his week that Malaysia’s new go- He’s expected to attempt to re- Road” initiative to construct por- mer government,” Jia said. country at the start of his visit on vernment would adopt a firmer negotiate the terms of those con- ts, railways and other trade-re- Despite that, Mahathir’s gover- Saturday. stand in tackling the decades tracts during his meetings with lated infrastructure across Asia, nment appears open to further Making his first trip to China -old territorial row amid Chi- Chinese officials, including Pre- mostly built by Chinese contrac- Chinese investment, such as in since his stunning electoral vic- na’s aggressive expansion in sident Xi Jinping. tors and financed by loans from high-tech industries, e-commerce tory three months ago, Mahathir the area. Days before heading to Beijing, Chinese state banks. toured the campus of Chinese Mahathir has said warships Mahathir said Malaysia wan- Belt and Road projects in online shopping giant Alibaba should be removed from the ted to cancel a Chinese-backed Thailand, Sri Lanka, Pakistan Group in the eastern city of Han- South China Sea. USD20 billion East Coast Rail and other countries have run gzhou. There he met with the Saifuddin said that Mahathir Link and two energy pipelines into complaints that they are We have to company’s founder, Jack Ma, was “sending a signal that we worth $2.3 billion. too costly, give too little work and stressed his hopes for fur- want to be more firm, more se- Malaysia’s new government has to local companies and possi- resolve and ther collaboration. rious” in handling the maritime called for drastic cuts to the pro- bly fuel corruption. perhaps [Beijing He also visited Geely, one of dispute. jects’ ballooning cost, which it es- The cancellation of projects China’s biggest independent A 2002 declaration of conduct timates at more than $22 billion. in Malaysia would create huge would] help us automakers. The company by claimants has “no fangs,” and Some of that money has already losses for the Chinese partners owns 49.9 percent of Proton, a China’s continued militarization been paid and could be difficult involved, said Jia Duqiang, a re- to resolve some Malaysian automaker. of the area could escalate regio- to recoup. searcher at the Chinese Academy Along with their economic nal tensions, Saifuddin told Par- China has said the projects of Social Science’s Institute of of our internal frictions, China and Malaysia liament. bring mutual benefits to the two Asia-Pacific Studies. fiscal problems. are parties to the dispute over Mahathir’s predecessors rarely sides and any disputes should “Mahathir is worried about Ma- waters and islands in the South criticized China, Malaysia’s top be dealt with by the commercial laysia’s ability to proceed with Mahathir China Sea. trading partner. AP

he yuan strengthe- Tned for a third day in a row, rising to its hi- Yuan jumps to strongest in a week ghest in just over a week, as the People’s Bank of amid speculation that currencies to customers China raised its daily re- policy makers sought than they bought from ference rate on the back to limit outflows and as them in the spot market of a weakening dollar. offshore liquidity tighte- for the first time since The Chinese curren- ned. The moves come as March, the data showed. cy rose 0.51 percent to China plans to send a de- “The market has be- 6.8514 per dollar, its legation to the U.S. later come more cautious - strongest since Aug. 10, this month, stoking ho- investors know if they as of 4:38 p.m. in Shan- pes of a revival of trade keep pushing the yuan ghai. The PBOC streng- negotiations that stalled weaker, more currency thened its fixing, which in June. management measures restricts the yuan’s mo- Chinese banks sold the from the PBOC will be ves by 2 percent on either most foreign-exchan- triggered,” said Tommy side, by the most since ge to their clients since Xie, economist at Over- Aug. 2. It was stronger January 2016 on a net sea-Chinese Banking than the average forecast basis in the forwards Corp. in Singapore. “I of traders and analysts market in July, reflecting don’t think there will be for an eighth day. weaker onshore demand significant fund flight The yuan’s recent ad- for the yuan, according as officials are already vance has trimmed its to official data released taking preemptive mea- ged 0.08 percent lower cy jumped 1.23 percent It followed that with a slump since mid-June on Friday. The lenders sures to prevent that.” to 6.8421 per dollar last Thursday, its biggest 0.38 percent advance on to around 6.6 percent, also sold more overseas The offshore yuan ed- yesterday. The curren- gain since January 2017. Friday. Bloomberg 21.08.2018 tue

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India ap photo Massive cleanup begins as rains diminish in Kerala Aijaz Rahi, Alappuzha Other air bases in the region should open to commercial housands of people traffic soon, he said. Tin flood-ravaged south Thousands of people are India waded yesterday throu- taking shelter in small camps gh muck and mud to begin in the coastal town of Alappu- the immense task of cleaning zha. Many are in schools, but their homes and businesses. at least one is on the grounds Rains have been dimi- of a mosque where Chris- nishing in parts of Kerala tians, Hindus and Muslims state, where floods and land- have all found food and a pla- slides have killed more than ce to sleep. 200 people in less than two The town itself, which is weeks and about 800,000 on slightly higher ground, more have been forced into escaped the worst of the thousands of relief camps. flooding, but the situation Abdul Samad, a 56-year-old is far more grim just a few fish seller, scooped water and kilometers away. garbage from his devastated “The water came almost Reuters journalist Wa Lone gives a “thumbs up” as he is escorted by police upon arrival to his trial concrete home in the town of up to my head,” said Ullas, Pandalam. a 48-year-old man who uses “When the flood waters only one name, who fled his Myanmar came, we were not anticipa- village for the safety of the ting a calamity of this kind,” town. he said. “But minute by mi- He has no idea when he’ll be nute the water level began to able to come back. “We don’t Verdict scheduled for next rise.” know,” he said, as he helped The family had no time to distribute food in one relief save anything they owned, center. “It could take a mon- week in reporters’ trial and fled as water poured over th.” the wall and into the home. With rains decreasing, the Samad, who made a living water has started receding in Aung Naing Soe, Yangon gya men by security forces in a “As for me, next week, I am ex- pedaling through the area parts of Kerala but thousands village in Rakhine state during pecting to see the rule of law in selling fish, has no idea now of people remain cut off and judge in Myanmar said he a counterinsurgency opera- our country and freedom of the what he’ll do for work. Among in need of help. A will issue a verdict next tion that critics say involved press,” said Kyaw Soe Oo, 28. the many things he lost in the Thousands of people have Monday in the trial of two massive human rights viola- Wa Lone, 31, said: “The ac- floodwaters: his bicycle. been saved by the state’s Reuters journalists accused tions and was responsible for cusations from the complai- Torrential rains began Aug. fishermen, many of whom of possessing secret state in- driving 700,000 people into nant’s side are nonsense and 8 in Kerala in the midst of headed into the floodwaters formation, a case that has be- neighboring Bangladesh. The they don’t understand the duty the annual monsoon season, to help. On Monday, the come a key test of media free- government denies any wides- of journalists. So I strongly be- eventually leaving much of state’s top official, Pinarayi dom in the former military pread abuses but continues to lieve that I will be meeting my the state partially submerged. Vijayan, announced the go- dictatorship. little daughter soon.” The Indian military also vernment would pay those Closing arguments were Wa Lone’s wife, Pan Ei Mon, opened an air base yesterday fishermen about $50 for each heard yesterday in the trial of The two delivered the couple’s first to commercial flights to help day they helped and also pay Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, child in Yangon on Aug. 10, bring in relief goods and fly for repairs for boats damaged who are charged with illegal reporters had but Wa Lone has not yet seen out residents. during rescues. possession of official docu- been working his daughter. The first flight landed yes- Officials say it is the worst ments and face possible jail When Myanmar leader Aung terday morning at the naval flooding in Kerala in a cen- terms of up to 14 years under on a story about San Suu Kyi’s National League air station in the city of Ko- tury, with rainfall in some a law dating back to British co- for Democracy won a general chi, where the commercial areas well over double that of lonial rule, when the country a massacre of election in 2015 after more airport has been closed for a typical monsoon season. was called Burma. than 50 years of military rule, nearly a week. The Air India Relief supplies and dona- The defendants say they were Muslim Rohingya hopes were high that the vic- flight came from Bangalore tions have poured into Kerala framed by police, and did not men by security tory would usher in a new era in the nearby state of Kar- from across India. Officials solicit or knowingly possess of media freedom. nataka, Suresh Prabhu, the have put initial storm dama- any secret documents. forces in a village But since then a series of ar- minister of civil aviation, ge estimates at nearly $3 “The evidence before the rests of journalists has sent a said on Twitter. billion. AP court is clear: Wa Lone and in Rakhine state chill through newsrooms. Ear- Kyaw Soe Oo are two honest lier this year the media group reporters who did not com- restrict access to the area. Reporters Without Borders ap photo mit a crime,” the Reuters news “They just did their jobs for moved Myanmar down six pla- agency said in a statement yes- their people and their coun- ces to number 137 in its annual terday. “Imprisoning them for try,” Khin Maung Zaw, a World Press Freedom Index. even one more day would be lawyer for the journalists, told Earlier this month, U.S. Se- unlawful retribution for their reporters covering the trial. “I cretary of State Mike Pompeo truthful and important jour- believe they are innocent. And called on Myanmar to imme- nalism. We look forward to the I told the judge, ‘The scale of diately release the two Reuters court’s acquittal, which will justice should be tempered journalists. be an important step towards with mercy,’ which is the Gol- Pompeo said in a tweet he demonstrating Myanmar’s den Rule of Burmese jurispru- raised U.S. concerns about the commitment to rule of law, dence,” he said. two reporters “detained in Bur- freedom of the press, and de- In remarks shouted to repor- ma for doing their job” during mocracy.” ters on their way into the cour- a meeting with Myanmar Fo- The two reporters had been troom, the two defendants ex- reign Minister Kyaw Tin on working on a story about a pressed their belief they would the sidelines of a regional ga- A doctor attends to a man who has left his house in a flood affected massacre of Muslim Rohin- be acquitted. thering in Singapore. AP area to take shelter tue 21.08.2018

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oreign tourists ap photo looking to go off the bea- ten path in North Korea can now camp out on the Fcountry’s biggest volcano. Hoping to open up a side of North Korea rarely seen by ou- tsiders, a New Zealander who has extensive experience clim- bing the mountains of North and South Korea is leading the first group of foreign tourists allowed to trek off road and camp out un- der the stars on Mount Paektu, a huge volcano that straddles the border that separates China and North Korea. In 946 AD, Paektu was the site of one of the largest eruptions in history. It is considered one of the most beautiful natural sites in North Korea and is still active, though there haven’t been any big eruptions in recent years. It’s revered in the North for its Sinead of Australia (right) chats with Paula of Australia (left) and Tarjei Naess Skrede of Norway during a hike arranged by Roger Shepherd of Hike Korea on Mount Paektu links to the ruling Kim family and is considered the spiritual home of the Korean revolution. North Korea Trips to the mountain are popu- lar with North Koreans who visit with their schools, work units or other social groups on excur- Tourists go off beaten path sions that are part indoctrina- tion and part recreation. It’s also popular with Chinese tourists and smaller foreign tour groups on sacred volcano who can stay in nearby hotels and drive right up to its crater to thorities. But Shepherd’s group be fairly closely controlled and nuclear weapons program. Incidents involving tourists see the blue waters of Lake Chon has for the most part managed monitored. Shepherd’s trekking group was are rare, however, and She- in Paektu’s caldera. to avoid the typical mini-bus It is currently carrying out made up of two Australian wo- pherd said his intention is to get But Roger Shepherd, founder and propaganda lecture expe- massive infrastructure projects men and two Norwegian men. beyond politics during the hike. of Hike Korea, which is based in rience that often awaits foreign in several locations, including at Tourists from the United States He said that after the first day, the South, managed to convince tourists here. Samjiyon, the largest city near are blocked from coming to Nor- the trekkers had already begun North Korean government offi- On Saturday, the group clim- Mount Paektu, and in the eas- th Korea by a travel ban imposed to forge bonds with their North cials to let him take his guests off bed the mountain from near its tern port city of Wonsan and the by President Donald Trump in Korean guides. the beaten path for the first time. base, walked to the lake from the adjacent Mount Kumgang area, response to the death of Ameri- “I hope that it’s because moun- The area around the mountain rim and then hiked out across which was open to South Ko- can college student Otto Warm- tains and nature does that,” he features several reconstructed a volcanic plateau to pitch their rean tourists until around 2008, bier, who died shortly after his said. “Out here it’s very apoliti- “secret campsites” said to have tents for the first of five nights when a South Korean housewife release from North Korean cus- cal. There’s no need for the non- been used by national founder they were to spend on the hike. was shot for wandering into a tody for allegedly trying to steal sense out here. We’re all trying Kim Il Sung and his guerrillas Under leader Kim Jong Un, restricted area. a propaganda banner. to do the same thing. Work to- in the fight against the Japanese North Korea has placed a high Any big expansion in the By the time Warmbier was gether as a team, pitch tents, eat colonial rulers before 1945 — a priority on developing its tou- numbers of foreign tourists released, he was in a vegeta- together walk together. In my possible reason why the idea of rism industry as a source of will require an easing of in- tive state. What happened to experience, that’s a good way for allowing a foreign camping ex- much-needed foreign curren- ternational sanctions in place Warmbier while he was in cus- these guys to see the real people cursion clicked with the local au- cy and as an industry that can to push Kim to abandon his tody remains unclear. of this country.” AP

Quake swarm jolts Indonesian ap photo islands, killing at least 12

Rosidin At least 10 people on were already staying in sics Agency, said buildings Sembahulun, Sembalun Lombok and neighboring tents following the deadly that haven’t collapsed so Sumbawa island were kil- jolt in early August and far have suffered repea- ultiple strong led by collapsing buildings its hundreds of aftersho- ted stress, and authori- Mearthquakes killed or heart attacks, National cks. On Sumbawa, a nei- ties have urged people to at least a dozen people on Disaster Mitigation Agen- ghborhood was engulfed avoid both the mountain’s the Indonesian islands of cy spokesman Sutopo by a fire that started in a slopes and weakened bui- A man inspects destroyed homes following yesterday’s earthquake on Lombok island Lombok and Sumbawa Purwo Nugroho said yes- collapsed house. ldings. as the region was trying terday. Two people died “People panicked and Sunday night’s tremor to recover from a temblor earlier Sunday on Lom- scattered,” Nugroho said. occurred on a different of Bali and as far away as to visitors following a July earlier this month that kil- bok during a magnitude “Some people are hys- fault and was not an af- East Java and Makassar in earthquake that killed 16 led hundreds of people. 6.3 quake. terical because they feel tershock of the magni- Sulawesi. people, triggered lands- A shallow magnitude More than 1,800 hou- earthquake aftershocks tude 7.0 quake on Aug. Quakes earlier Sunday lides and stranded hun- 6.9 quake that hit about ses were damaged, at that are harder than be- 5 that killed 460 people, caused landslides on Rin- dreds of tourists on the 10 p.m. was one of seve- least half of them seve- fore. They heard a roar damaged tens of thou- jani, an active volcano. mountain. ral powerful earthquakes rely, he said. that probably came from sands of homes and dis- Video shot by the Indo- Indonesia, a sprawling Sunday in the northeast of The swarm of quakes landslides in the hills and placed several hundred nesian Red Cross showed archipelago that stra- Lombok that also caused caused panic in Semba- Mount Rinjani.” thousand people. huge clouds of dust ddles the Pacific “Ring landslides. The nighttime lun subdistrict on Lombok Dwikorita Karnawatim, The quake lasting five to billowing from the moun- of Fire,” is prone to ear- quake was followed by in the shadow of Mount who heads Indonesia’s 10 seconds also was felt tain’s slopes. thquakes and volcanic strong aftershocks. Rinjani, but many people Meteorology and Geophy- in the neighboring island Rinjani has been closed eruptions. AP 21.08.2018 tue

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Turkey Shots fired at gate of US Embassy; no one hurt

Zeynep Bilginsoy, Istanbul said Erdogan, a pious Muslim who has drawn on religious and hots were fired from a ap photo nationalist references in com- Smoving car at the U.S. Em- ments about the standoff. bassy in Turkey before dawn He said defiantly, “Those who yesterday, an attack that came think they can make Turkey during heightened tensions be- give in with the foreign exchan- tween the two NATO allies. ge rate will soon see they are There were no casualties and wrong.” The lira has lost 38 no claim of responsibility for percent of its value against the the fleeting attack, in which U.S. dollar since the beginning three of the six bullets that were of the year. fired hit the embassy gate and a reinforced window. The lira has “We can confirm a security incident took place at the U.S. lost 38 percent Embassy early this morning. We have no reports of any in- of its value juries and we are investigating the details” embassy spokes- Presidential spokesman and Turkey are high, partly The United States recently against the man David Gainer said. He Ibrahim Kalin tweeted that because of the case of Andrew imposed economic penalties USD since the thanked Turkish police for their it was “an attempt to create Brunson, an American pas- on Turkey, including tariffs on “rapid response.” chaos.” tor who is being prosecuted in Turkish steel and aluminum, start of the year Turkey’s interior minister said A top official in Turkey’s ruling Turkey for alleged espionage that contributed to a slide in police and intelligence units Justice and Development Party and terrorism-related offenses the value of the Turkish lira. U.S. diplomatic offices have were searching for the car and said the attack was a “clear pro- that he denies. Turkey’s economy is already been targeted in the past in suspects, stressing their motive vocation” and that foreign di- U.S. President Donald Trump vulnerable because of heavy fo- Turkey, where various armed would be established only after plomatic missions are guests of has called for his immediate re- reign currency borrowing that groups are active. they are apprehended. the country. lease. fueled high growth for years. At least one suspect was wou- Suleyman Soylu speculated, “The utmost sensitivity will be Turkey has long criticized the Turkish President Recep nded in a shooting outside the however: “Is it a provocation shown to ensure their securi- United States for not agreeing Tayyip Erdogan, whose gover- U.S. consulate in Istanbul in following recent events or is it ty,” said the party spokesman, to hand over Fethullah Gulen, nment imposed its own tit-for- 2015. In 2013, a suicide bom- a common crime or is it an at- Omer Celik. “Turkey is a safe a Muslim cleric accused by tat tariffs on some American ber killed a Turkish guard and tempt to provoke by dressing it country.” Turkish authorities of enginee- goods, alluded to the dispute himself after detonating an up as a petty crime?” The U.S. Embassy was sche- ring an attempted coup in 2016. with the U.S. in a pre-recorded explosive device outside the Turkish officials, who are lo- duled to close at midday Mon- Gulen denies those allegations, holiday message. embassy in Ankara. In 2008, cked in a trade and diplomatic day until the end of the week for and Washington has urged “There is no difference be- three assailants and three dispute with the United States, the Islamic holiday of Eid al-A- Turkey to present convincing tween the direct attacks on our Turkish police officers died in condemned the shooting in dha, according to its website. evidence for any extradition call to prayer and our flag and a shootout outside the Istanbul Ankara. Tensions between the U.S. proceeding to go forward. the attack on our economy,” post. AP

Afghanistan Gov’t forces free 149 hostages ap photo taken by Taliban in ambush

Amir Shah, Kabul spokesman for the Interior to Mohammad Yusouf Akhunzadah, said that Ministry. Ayubi, the head of the pro- there will be no peace in fghan forces laun- Rahimi said that after Af- vincial council in Kunduz, the country as long as the Ached a lightning ope- ghan security forces freed the Taliban were likely “foreign occupation” con- ration in northern Kunduz 149, the insurgents were looking for government tinues. He reiterated the province yesterday, res- still holding 21 hostages employees or members group’s standing position cuing 149 people, inclu- from the buses. He added of the security forces who that the country’s 17-year ding women and children, at least seven Taliban figh- usually go home for the war can only be brought to In this June 16, 2018 file photo, Taliban fighters gather with residents abducted by the Taliban ters have been killed in the holidays. an end through direct talks to celebrate a three-day ceasefire marking the Islamic holiday of Eid just hours earlier, officials fighting so far. All the passengers on with the United States. al-Fitr said. The ambush came despi- the buses were from Ba- In a message released on By mid-afternoon, figh- te Afghan President Ashraf dakhshan and Takhar pro- the occasion of Eid al-A- during the Eid al-Fitr ho- the Afghan ground for- ting was still underway Ghani’s announcement vinces and were traveling dha, and without men- liday in June. The Taliban ces, until the Taliban were in the area to free 21 re- of a conditional cease-fire to the capital, Kabul, said tioning any cease-fire, accepted that three-day routed from Ghazni. maining hostages, officials with the Taliban during Abdul Rahman Aqtash, Akhunzadah said the in- truce but later rejected a The battle for the city added. the Muslim holiday of Eid police chief in neighboring surgents remain commit- call by the president to ex- killed at least 100 mem- The operation was a al-Adha this week. Takhar province. ted to “Islamic goals,” the tend it. bers of the Afghan security boost for Afghan forces, The Taliban have stepped Ghani’s call for the truce, sovereignty of Afghanistan Earlier this month, the forces and 35 civilians, ac- which have struggled to up their assaults in recent made during celebrations and ending the war. Taliban launched a major cording to Afghan officials. contain a resurgent Tali- months, seizing entire dis- Sunday of the 99th anni- For his part, Ghani said assault on the eastern city The heavy casualties un- ban on battlefields across tricts across Afghanistan versary of Afghanistan’s he hoped extensions cou- of Ghazni, just 120 kilo- derscore the challenges the the country. and regularly carrying out independence, said “the ld also be agreed upon meters (75 miles) from government in Kabul faces Yesterday morning, the large-scale bombings and cease-fire should be obser- to make the cease-fire Kabul and the capital of since the U.S. and NATO Taliban ambushed a con- attacks that have killed ved from both sides, and last until Nov. 20, which a province with the same officially ended their com- voy of three buses tra- scores of people. its continuation and du- will mark the birth anni- name. Afghan security bat mission at the end of velling on a road in the Esmatullah Muradi, ration also depend on the versary of the Prophet forces battled the militan- 2014. Since then, Ame- Khan Abad district, and spokesman for the provin- Taliban’s stand.” Muhammad. ts inside the city for five rican forces, now in a forced everyone to come cial governor in Kunduz, On Saturday, the lea- The government had days, with the U.S. car- training and advising role, with them, according to also confirmed the rescue der of the Afghan Tali- previously announced a rying out airstrikes and have repeatedly come to Nasrat Rahimi, deputy of the hostages. According ban, Maulvi Haibatullah cease-fire with the Taliban sending advisers to help the aid of Afghan forces. AP tue 21.08.2018

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Colleen Barry, Andrea Rosa Report ngineering experts de- Etermined in February that corrosion of the metal cables supporting the Genoa highway Experts knew Genoa bridge bridge had reduced the bridge’s strength by 20 percent — a fin- ding that came months before it collapsed last week, an Italian had weakened 20 percent newsmagazine reported yester- day. reported that officials have ruled and security on our roadways,” Despite the findings, Espresso out that the sound could be cau- Toninelli was quoted as saying. wrote that “neither the minis- sed by wind, and that more che- ap photo But Deputy Premier Matteo try, nor the highway company, cks are underway. Salvini, who is also Italy’s inte- ever considered it necessary to Firefighters on the ground con- rior minister, told reporters he limit traffic, divert heavy trucks, firmed the reports but declined remains in favour of public-pri- reduce the roadway from two to to be identified as they were not vate cooperation in infrastruc- one lanes or reduce the speed” of authorized to speak to the media. ture. vehicles on the key artery for the Work continued to clear the tons Premier Giuseppe Conte says northern port city. of bridge debris that cascaded procedures have begun to revoke A large section of the Morandi onto a dry riverbed below. Autostrade per l’Italia’s con- Bridge collapsed Aug. 14 during a In its report, Espresso cited cession to operate some 3,000 heavy downpour, killing 43 peo- the minutes of a meeting of the kilometers of Italian highways, ple and forcing the evacuation Genoa public works superinten- about half of the total highways of more than 600 people living dent, which included Roberto operated by private companies. in apartment buildings benea- Ferrazza, an architect named to Italy’s main union confedera- th another section of the bridge. head a government commission known defects of the Morandi Autostrade per l’Italia, the com- tion estimates it would cost Italy Prosecutors are focusing their looking into the disaster, and An- Bridge it should have merited pany that operated the section of between 15 billion and 18 billion investigation into the cause of tonio Brencich, an engineer who swifter, more decisive action. highway that collapsed. euros (USD17.1 billion to $20.6 the bridge’s collapse on possib- has been outspoken about the “Everyone was well aware of the Transport and Infrastructure billion) to revoke the highway le faulty maintenance or design bridge’s flaws. situation on that bridge,” Gatti Minister Danilo Toninelli was rights. flaws but have not identified any Former Transport Minister said. quoted by the Milan daily Cor- The company that owns Autos- targets. Graziano Delrio told a news con- Bidding on a 20-million-euro riere della Sera as saying that he trade, Atlantia, lost 9.5 percent After workers heard creaking ference yesterday that “no one ($22.8-million) contract to rein- supported the nationalization of in its shares to 17.50 euros in noises coming from the part of ever signalled the necessity of li- force two of the major supports Italy’s toll highways like the in- trading Monday, after a late ope- the bridge that was still standing, miting traffic” on the bridge. for the bridge, including one that cluding the bridge. ning due to volatility. It shed 22 firefighters suspended an opera- Espresso reporter Fabrizio Gat- collapsed, was scheduled to close “Think of all the revenues that percent last Thursday, the first tion to allow evacuated residents ti told SKY TG24 that a reduction next month. would return to the government trading day after the government to retrieve their belongings from of 20 percent strength would not The Italian government, through tolls, to use not to dona- announced its intentions, befo- apartments under the bridge. be significant in a modern bri- meanwhile, appeared divided te to shareholders’ dividends but re returning to positive gains on The Italian news agency ANSA dge, but on a structure with the on how to proceed in relation to to reinforce the quality of service Friday. AP

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Courtesy BBC News Thomas & Friends big world! big adventures! the movie room 1 5:45pm Director: David Stoten Starring: Dona Adwera, Peter Andre, Richie Campbell Language: English (Chinese) Duration: 85min A baby boom is brewing at a suburban Arizona hospital where 16 intensive care nurses recently discovered they are doraemon the movie: all pregnant. Nobita’s treasure island The nurses at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa outsi- room 2 de Phoenix joked last week they thought there was something 2:30pm in the water when it became clear they were all expecting Director: Kazuaki Imai babies between October and January. Starring: Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ohara, Yumi Kakazu Nurse Rochelle Sherman, nearly eight months along, said: Language: Cantonese (Chinese) “I don’t think we realized just how many of us were pregnant Duration: 109min In context until we started a Facebook group.” Nurse Jolene Garrow joked, “We all formulated this plan to The Meg The first inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday under Lord Widgery in have the holidays off!” room 2 1972, which largely exonerated the soldiers, was widely criticised for being Garrow said that as their pregnancies have progressed, the 4:30, 7:30, 9:30pm inconsistent and lacking the testimony of eyewitnesses. Director: Jon Turteltaub patients have begun noticing that most of the nurses around Nationalists campaigned unsuccessfully for many years for a new inves- Starring: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson tigation. them are expecting. One patient insisted on touching her belly Language: English (Chinese) In 1998 on the eve of the 26th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the British the night before, she said. Duration: 113min Prime Minister, Tony Blair, announced an independent judicial inquiry Garrow added that their non-pregnant colleagues have been led by the British Law Lord, Lord Saville. great at helping with patients they should not be exposed to THE DARKEST MINDS The inquiry began hearing evidence in April 1998. It took statements from because of conditions or treatments that are potentially dan- room 3 hundreds of witnesses including, in January 2003, the prime minister at gerous for expectant women, such as tuberculosis or shingles 2:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:30pm the time Edward Heath. or chemotherapy because of the radiation. Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson It ended in November 2004 and had cost about £150 million. But Ashley Adkins worried that the other nurses are getting Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Harris Dickinson The families of those who died have said they had been told by the Irish tired of their pregnancy-focused conversations. Language: English (Chinese) government the final report would not be released until 2007. “They just roll their eyes!” she laughed. “More baby talk!” Duration: 104min tue 21.08.2018

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un Yang won his second ap photo gold medal in as many nights at the Asian Ga- mes and this time he was Srewarded with the raising of a red flag. It came much to the satis- faction of the three-time Olympic champion from China. Sun set an Asian Games record to win the 800-meter freestyle in 7 minutes, 48.36 seconds yester- day, staying on course in his quest for gold medals in every frees- tyle event from the 200 to the 1,500-meters in Jakarta. China’s greatest swimmer ki- cked it off with an emotional vic- tory in the 200 — he took silvers in that event in the 2010 and 2014 editions — on Sunday night, when the hoist broke during the medal ceremony and the flags crashed to the floor. The rivalry between China and Japan Sun Yang celebrates after winning the men’s 800m freestyle final Shogo Takeda of Japan by nearly sent home, and concerns over games. And that, the Kuwaiti ful Mukhib winning the men’s in the pool is five seconds. reports of excessive use of force royal said, was why the ticket sys- downhill and Tiara Andini The rivalry between China and by Indonesian police ahead of tem became overwhelmed and Prastika winning the women’s intense, and Japan in the pool is intense, and the games. why there were problems with downhill. the powerful the powerful Chinese team is lea- For Olympic Council of Asia shuttle buses. Japanese equestrian riders Aka- ding the medal count. President Sheikh Ahmad Al- Sheikh Ahmad addressed the ne Kuroki, Kazuki Sado, Masanao Chinese team Japan stayed close with Rikako Fahad Al-Sabah, questions at a issues raised by Amnesty Inter- and Shunsuke Terui won the team Ikee picking up her second gold news conference about a catalog national about reports of Indone- dressage. And China continued to is leading the medal of the meet with victory in of concerns became an opportu- sian police fatally shooting dozens extend its lead in the medal stan- a games record 25.55 in the wo- nity to present his positive spin. of petty criminals in a deliberate dings with three of the four gold medal count men’s 50 butterfly. Sheikh Ahmad praised the Indo- campaign of “unnecessary and medals awarded on the second There were seven swimming nesian government and local or- excessive” force ahead of the ga- day of the shooting competition. Sun demanded that the cere- finals scheduled on Day 2. ganizers for stepping in on short mes by saying local authorities Yang Kun-pi of Taiwan equaled mony start over but the glitch In the biggest upset of the day, notice when Vietnam withdrew were best placed to manage se- a world record to win the other couldn’t be properly fixed and seven-time kabaddi champion as host. It has spent three years curity. shooting gold, scoring 48 points the Chinese flag had to be held India was edged 24-23 by South getting facilities and logistics rea- The games were secure, he in the men’s trap. up by an honor guard rather than Korea — its first ever loss in the dy to cater for more than 11,000 said, motioning to reporters and In other notable results among hoisted toward the roof of the sta- sport at the Asian Games. athletes in 40 sports. saying, “We don’t want to lose any 29 finals yesterday, weightlifter dium. Local organizers have been He said the opening ceremony of you.” Ri Song Gum won North Korea’s There was no such problem on dealing with ticket and trans- on Saturday was the best ever Host Indonesia started the first gold medal of the games with the second day of the swimming port confusion, the scandal over held in the region and its success day well by earning gold medals victory in the women’s 48-kilo- program after Sun had beaten four Japanese basketball players inspired a flood of interest in the in mountain biking with Khoi- gram division. AP

our Japanese Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sa- Fbasketball players bah said it was impor- were kicked off their Four Japanese players kicked out tant for athletes to un- Asian Games team and derstand that they’re sent home yesterday af- expected to act as role ter delegation head Ya- after ‘night out with women’ models while represen- suhiro Yamashita said ting their countries. they “spent the night in moto, Keita Imamura, Asked to comment on a hotel with women.” Yuya Nagayoshi, and what a Japanese journa- Yamashita told a news ap photo Takuma Sato, and said list described as a pros- conference that the four the players had to pay titution scandal, Sheikh players hooked up with for their own flights Ahmad commended the the women after eating home from Jakarta. Japan Olympic Commi- and drinking in an en- The JOC described ttee for acting swiftly to tertainment district and the players’ behavior as deal with the matter. were easily identified by a “clear breach of the “Athletes should be the wearing Japan-embla- team’s conduct code, good symbol of their so- zoned shirts. which specifies athletes ciety,” Sheikh Ahmad “I met with the athle- are to be role models.” said. “To represent the tes and they deeply re- The eight remaining country is not only to gret what they did,” Ya- players in the Japan stand with the medal. mashita said. “I apolo- squad have a game It’s how you behave gize from the bottom of after Japan’s 82-71 win Japanese Olympic of- photographs of the against Hong Kong to- with the other athletes, my heart as the head of over Qatar in a group-s- ficials said they learned players out on the town. morrow. the officials, volunteers the delegation.” tage game last Thurs- of the incident after a The JOC identified the Olympic Council of ... [and] give a good The incident took place day. newspaper published four as Takuya Hashi- Asia president Sheikh example.” AP THE Europe sees sharp rise in measles: Station Air quality BUZZ cases deaths Roadside 80-100 41,000 , 37 Moderate Global health officials called for increased rents continue to cite concerns about links to vaccination efforts amid burgeoning rates of side effects that have been debunked by stu- High measles infection in Europe. More people in dies. While European childhood vaccination Density 50-70 Europe contracted the potentially deadly vi- rates increased slightly to 90 percent in 2017, Residental rus in the first six months of 2018 than in all large disparities remain at the local level, ac- Moderate of last year, the Geneva-based World Health cording to the WHO. Area opinion Organization said yesterday. The first-half to- Zsuzsanna Jakab, the agency’s regional tal was more than seven times the cases seen European director, said in a statement that Ambient 80-100 in all of 2016. At least 37 people have died. easles can be stopped if “everyone plays their Moderate source: dsmg source: Views on China Concerns about vaccine-preventable infec- part: to immunize their children, themselves, Nisha Gopalan, Bloomberg tious disease are intensifying as immuniza- their patients, their populations - and also to tion rates lag in some areas, and some pa- remind others that vaccination saves lives.” WORLD BRIEFS Doors slam shut for China A dog's life deals around the world Iran’s oil minister said yesterday that France’s oil giant Total SA has Doors are slamming shut in the developed world Fitness trackers help put officially pulled out of not just to Chinese investment in technology but Iran after cancelling its potentially to a wave of acquisitions with a tech ele- USD5 billion, 20-year ment, as diverse as smart heaters and robotic lawn- fat pets on a diet agreement to develop the mowers. country’s massive South President Donald Trump last week signed an up- Pars offshore natural gas date to legislation for the Committee on Foreign In- Adam Pemble, Prague field over renewed U.S. sanctions. vestment in the U.S. that broadened the inter-agency ap photo When Czech entrepre- vetting committee group’s scope to encompass even neur Robert Hasek be- minority and passive investments in three areas: Cri- gan jogging with his dog, tical technology, infrastructure, and businesses that ap photo Darwin, the three-mile handle personal data. This tightening of the rules has runs were making the been happening for some time, but it’s now explicit. bull terrier sick with fa- Just ask Jack Ma, who earlier this year had to tigue. abandon Ant Financial’s bid for MoneyGram Inter- Hasek was surprised, national Inc. amid CFIUS concerns that “malicious thinking his dog led a Afghanistan actors” could obtain data on U.S. military person- Government forces healthy lifestyle. To sol- nel who use the payments service. Or Broadcom launched a lightning ve the mystery, he stra- Ltd., whose USD117 billion bid for Qualcomm Inc. operation in northern pped a Fitbit to Darwin Kunduz province was rejected by Trump after the committee worried and discovered he was dollars, according to Eu- The Wagz, for example, yesterday, rescuing 149 that the deal, and the inevitable post-merger cost- actually only active in romonitor International. is also able to record and people, including women cutting, would give China’s Huawei Technologies his presence. Otherwise, Hasek first sought fun- stream HD video from and children, abducted Co. a tech leg-up. Hasek says, "he is lying, ding on Kickstarter and the collar. It sells for by the Taliban just hours But there’s more to this CFIUS update. sleeping and doing no- then reached out to pri- $495 apiece. earlier. More on p14 In the past, “notifications to CFIUS were voluntary, thing. He's lazy!" vate investors. He moved That may be a lot for a at least until CFIUS came knocking,” said Rod Hun- Shots were fired The businessman sensed to San Francisco for three collar, but some pet ow- Turkey ter, a Washington-based trade partner at Baker & from a moving car at the an opportunity and deve- months, tracked down ners are willing to splur- McKenzie LLP. Now, an acquirer planning to invest U.S. Embassy in Turkey loped one of the world's Czech manufacturers and ge. Among them are in anything remotely “smart” in the U.S. stands to be before dawn yesterday, an first dog fitness trackers. a customer service sub- Millennials who put off investigated. attack that came during His product is part of a contractor. having kids or decided heightened tensions Ambiguity abounds: What kinds of “personal growing industry of gad- Two years later, produc- against having any and between the two NATO data” are vulnerable in a world where pretty much gets for pets that includes tion and sales of the Acti- have the extra income allies. More on p14 every company must seek to monetize such infor- GPS trackers, automatic joy fitness trackers have to spend, says Harrison mation to get ahead? If all information is critical feeders, ball throwing begun, with one unit cos- Forbes, a dog trainer and Poland has used its infrastructure, can any Chinese incursion come in machines for dogs to fe- ting about $300. On top pet products expert. powers as a European under the radar? Would Haier Group Corp.’s pur- Union member to ban tch, and self-cleaning lit- of the GPS tracking de- "Pet tech has been a hu- chase of General Electric Co.’s home-appliance a Ukrainian human ter boxes for cats. vice that a variety of pet gely explosive part of the business a couple of years ago – partly to leverage rights activist from all People in the U.S. will collars already offer, it industry the past five or the American company’s smart-home technology 26 countries in Europe’s spend USD72.1 billion tracks the intensity of the six years," he said whi- – get the green light now? Schengen area, saying she this year on pet products dog's activity and comes le attending the Super- poses a security threat. China’s challenges aren’t limited to a more pro- and care, up 3.6 percent with a internet-connected zoo industry conference tectionist U.S., or to similar stances in Australia and on the year in an industry bowl that monitors food on pet products in Las Canada. Europe, the favored destination of late, is that has grown steadily and water consumption. Vegas. Technology for getting a lot tougher. ap photo since the mid-90's, ac- It faces competition pets has tended to follow This month, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s gover- cording to the American from a range of produc- innovations that were nment vetoed for the first time a possible Chinese Pet Products Association. ts, from the more basic meant for humans and takeover of a German company, blocking the bid for Worldwide spending in fitness monitors to more this is an example of that, a machine-tool manufacturer, Leifeld Metal Spinning 2017 was $109 billion advanced technologies. he says. AG. Berlin is still reeling from the outcry sparked two AP years ago by Midea Group Co.’s purchase of Kuka Spain A man pleaded AG, a robotics firm, and wants to lower the threshold to be let into a locked police station in Barcelona at which it screens non-European Union acquisitions The before dawn yesterday, from the current 25 percent. Even the U.K., keen to then lunged with a knife at Xinhua/Pan Yulong cultivate China as Brexit looms, is proposing remo- decisive moment officers inside. Police shot ving thresholds for small takeover targets, minority him dead and the attack is stakes, or even the acquisition of intellectual property. being investigated for any That's not to say Beijing will have to give up all of links to terror, authorities its Made in China 2025 ambitions. As my colleague said. Noah Smith has written, joint ventures are still a way to acquire coveted technology. And when all else Mexico Political leaders fails, China can wave its own antitrust stick. You can from Mexico’s main heroin-producing state blame the current trade spat, but it’s hard not to con- are pushing the federal nect Trump’s veto of Broadcom-Qualcomm with the government to legalize U.S. chipmaker’s failure to win Chinese approval of opium production for its pursuit of NXP Semiconductors NV this summer. pharmaceutical use in The fact remains that China doesn’t have a lot of a move they hope will options for bringing in the technology it needs. That reduce violence and help puts Beijing on the back foot, under pressure to play local farmers. fair and open its market to the rest of the world. China has already promised to permit invest- Venezuela yesterday ment its financial sector, after decades of com- began to launch dramatic plaints from Wall Street, and now is making it reforms announced by President Nicolas Maduro easier for foreign buyers to take strategic stakes to rescue a downward- in domestically listed companies in many indus- spiraling economy, tries. That may eventually be seen as the kind of including a new currency reciprocal treatment Western governments want. and a more-than-3,000 For now, though, the world’s doors are shutting to Macau athlete Song Chi Kuan competes during the Men's Changquan final at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta. percent hike in the Chinese investments. minimum wage.