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WORLD BRIEFS xinhua Cold takes its toll CHINA-LAOS The prime minister of communist Laos assures US Secretary of State John Kerry that the small nation will help counter One died in China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea. More on p11 Macau, scores ap photo in greater China P3 CHINA-VIETNAM Divided opinions within Vietnam’s Communist Party on how to relate to giant neighbor and one-time ally China are among key factors in play at an eight-day congress to choose new leadership. More on p12

THAILAND A Japanese rocket maker says a large piece of metal that washed up on a beach in Thailand is likely part of a rocket launched by Japan, not a missing Malaysian plane. The discovery of the metal sparked speculation that it might be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared almost two years ago. More on p13 ap photo

Malaysia’s leader defended the country’s strict security laws, saying they are needed to fight terrorism as the Islamic State group warned of revenge over a crackdown on its members. PM Najib Razak said the terrorism threat is ‘very real.” Opening a two-day international counter- terrorism conference, Najib said he will not apologize for taking steps New bishop Lee attends 45th to preserve national security. P4 More on backpage anniversary of Saint Paul’s School 26.01.2016 tue

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Telecoms top Roundtable discussion complaints to Consumer Council Macau can do much The Macau Consumer Council (CC) reportedly received around 7,500 requests during 2015. Of these requests, 5,499 were requests for information, 1,914 were more in helping to complaints, and 26 were suggestions. Topping the list of complaints was the telecommunications sector, with a total of 450 complaints regarding both equipment mitigate climate change and services. Following telecommunications were cases involving real estate reaching 153 complaints, and then the public roundtable discussion Russia and Canada in per transportation system with 128 complaints. Aheld at the University of capita emissions. The Food and Beverages sector ranked Saint Joseph (USJ) last week Liu Jingjing of the Ma- bloomberg fourth, with 123 complaints. These sectors saw presentations from four cau Ricci Institute said that comprise almost 45 percent of the total academics, followed by an Chinese attitudes to climate number of complaints. Details regarding open discussion on the me- change are developing, with the requests received by the CC are due to rits of the recent COP 21 Xi’s administration taking be published shortly and can be accessed in agreement in Paris and ge- what she described as a “U- the new issue of the Council’s magazine “The neral climate preservation turn” in climate policy. Consumer.” efforts. Historically, she said, The discussion praised the “China has given priority to UM wins two prizes in international agreement last developing the economy ra- year, but added that much ther than saving the planet.” mathematical contest more needs to be done, par- For example, at the COP ticularly at a local level. Traffic pass residential buildings in Macau meeting in Copenhagen The Convention of the Par- in 2009, Xie Zhenhua, the ties (COP) 21 conference agreement was not decided know… maybe I will be a head of the Chinese climate was held in Paris between on at one meeting,” he said, martyr,” he joked. Outside delegation, said: “China has November 30 and Decem- adding that the negotiations the scope of the municipa- the right to develop the use ber 12 last year, producing “have a history of over 20 lity, however, the scholars of dirty technology just as what was heralded as a mo- years.” agreed that countries must wealthy nations have done.” mentous agreement. The The discussion prompted cooperate with the guidance However, China’s partici- consensus reached puts in scholars and attendees to of international agreements pation at COP 21 signified place measures to limit the examine the role that Macau if governments are serious a policy reversal in the wor- increase of global tempera- can play in helping to miti- about addressing climate ld’s most populous country. The University of Macau (UM) announced tures above pre-industrial gate climate change. Diogo change. Aside from the fact that the in a press release yesterday that two levels (1850) to 2 degrees In previous years, coun- recent summit was the first of its student teams placed second Teixeira, a senior lecturer at at the Contemporary Undergraduate Celsius. the USJ’s architecture pro- tries such as China, India time that China’s Head of Mathematical Contest in Modeling of gram, said that the interven- and Saudi Arabia, have State attended the talks, China (CUMCM), the largest mathematical tion of mayors and urban been especially reluctant to the Chinese delegation also modeling contest in the world. This is the Enhancing planners at a municipal level adopt stringent measures announced the ambitious second consecutive year in which UM has could be just as effective as to reduce carbon emissions, target of peaking total emis- won prizes. The contest attracted over energy international agreements. claiming that the proposals sions by around 2030. 28,000 teams from across the country efficiency and Although tackling climate adversely affect developing In addition, they aim to re- this year, 14 of which came from Macau. change is not in the manda- countries’ ability to indus- duce CO2 emissions per unit CUMCM is organized by the China Society the recycling te of local authorities, they trialize. of GDP by 60 to 65 percent for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, can have a significant ef- For China, total emissions below 2005 levels by 2030, and is a national contest in the field of system are fect on reducing emissions, and per capita emissions and intend to increase carbon mathematical modeling. physical waste and energy both increased substantially forest stocks by 4.5 billion priorities inefficiency. Additionally, between 1990 and 2012. The cubic meters – an increase CABE to open a chapter urban planners can make a country is now the biggest that is equivalent to at least However, professor David difference in designing bui- exporter of total emissions, two times the geographical in the region Gonçalves of the USJ clari- ldings which boost the resi- but still lags behind the U.S., size of the UK. Staff reporter fied that the current efforts lience of cities – particularly The Chartered Association of Building are not actually expected to those that are vulnerable to Engineers (CABE), which offers the cap the expected growth in extreme weather and clima- special interests foil cleaner buses qualification of Building Engineer, is ‘ ’ temperatures by 2 degrees te change. alludes professor opening a branch in Macau. Last year, Celsius as envisioned in the Teixeira said that Macau Jacky Shack, a CABE Hong Kong Chapter agreement. Despite the ef- needs to be more energy- member gave a talk about the association forts of the parties, the ge- efficient and needs a better On the sidelines of the COP that had watered down some and its way of offering chartered neral understanding is that recycling system. These are 21 Roundtable Discussion, assis- aspects of the COP 21 agree- membership to students in the School of tant professor for Christian stud- ment in Paris. “Special interests global temperatures will rise issues that can be at least Continuing Studies, Macau University of ies, Franz Gassner complained must be uncovered,” he said. by 2.7 – 3 degrees by 2100. partially addressed by lo- Science and Technology. CABE has also that “special interests” prevented However, a senior lecturer in Gonçalves largely praised recently recognized two Universiti Sains cal authorities. The lecturer Macau from having greener bus- the USJ’s architecture program, the agreement, particu- Malaysia (USM) degrees in architecture. also made some remarks es. “Why are there not cleaner Diogo Teixeira, pointed out the The association has 12 offices located in the larly the part that pledges about Macau’s air and water buses?” Gassner asked, adding issue of greener buses is also United Kingdom and Ireland. Apart from USD100 billion annually quality, which he assessed as that “it makes you wonder about constrained by other factors, like having recently opened a branch in Macau, from 2020, which would as- “similar to that of a develo- the special interests here in Ma- Macau’s physical geography and CABE chapters will also be opened in Hong sist developing countries in ping country.” cau.” Gassner was speaking in the legality of alternative trans- Kong, Singapore, the United States and reaching their goals to redu- “People ask me why I ride relation to the “special interests” port services. Malaysia. ce carbon emissions. “This a bike in Macau… I don’t

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Witness: Alan Ho supervised ‘Young Cold snap takes its toll, Single Ladies’

The former executive director of the Hotel Lisboa, Alan Ho, was allegedly expected to draw to a close one of three people with the power to change reservations at the “special” he weather yesterday expert and former Secretary of check-in counter that oversaw the activity of the women who were known was not as severe as the U.N. Typhoon Committee at the hotel by the acronym YSL initially expected, with based in Macau, told the Times (“Young Single Ladies”). The revelation added warmth from that the cold snap “is due to was made yesterday during the latest Tthe sunshine ensuring that the winter monsoon that is af- court hearing in the case of a group of temperatures settled between fecting the south of China and suspects, among them Stanley Ho’s 3 and 10 degrees Celsius, as the northern part of the South nephew, who are accused of having opposed to the 1 to 7 degrees China Sea.” been involved in a prostitution ring previously forecasted by the “It is a characteristic situation operating inside Hotel Lisboa. Macau Meteorological and [for] winter, but the tempera- Geophysical Bureau (SMG). tures are somehow lower than At 6 p.m. last night, recor- normal,” Rasquinho said, be- Rotary holds ded temperatures across the fore adding, “We cannot rela- microfilm contest SMG’s various weather sta- te this intense cold surge with tions ranged between 7.1 and any climatological event, such 9.5 degrees, according to the as the strong El Nino,” which bureau’s website. has been affecting the area sin- Despite the sunnier-than-ex- ce May. pected weather, the Education According to Rasquinho, who and Youth Affairs Bureau no- also served as the director of tified residents on Sunday of the SMG from 1996 until 1998 the closure of primary, kinder- Hospital and the Kiang Wu Forecasts suggest that tem- during the Portuguese admi- garten and special education Hospital. All of the victims are peratures will continue to rise nistration, the lowest tem- schools in anticipation of the male between the ages of 20 marginally in the next few perature recorded in Macau cold weather. Representatives and 75 years of age. One of the days, reaching historical avera- was –1.8 degrees Celsius on The Rotary International District from the bureau now say that five men has been described as ges toward the end of the week. January 26, 1948, exactly 68 3450 has collaborated with the schools will re-open today. being in a serious condition. Olavo Rasquinho, a weather years ago. Staff reporter Golden Flower Awards to commence Meanwhile, the cold weather the “Rotary Golden Flower Youth took its toll yesterday with six Microfilm Awards.” The contest is cases of hypothermia reported calling for members of the youth in Macau. Taiwan’s elderly feel brunt of bitter cold population in Hong Kong, Macau According to the Health Bu- and mainland China to share stories reau, yesterday morning a wo- Fifty-seven people have died in Taiwan’s and hypothermia for others. containing positive messages by man suffering from chronic greater Taipei area due to the unusually cold “In our experience, it’s not the actual tempe- producing microfilms between 3 and illness was transferred from weather that has plagued many parts of the rature but the sudden drop that’s too sudden 10 minutes long. The content or main a senior citizens’ home to the world in recent days. for people’s circulatory systems,” Chang said. theme should portray one of more Central Hospital diagnosed Temperatures in the island’s capital city The cold front also covered Taipei’s highest of the core values of Rotary, which with hypothermia. Doctors at- plunged to a 16-year low of 4 degrees Celsius peak in nine centimeters of snow, and left vehi- include Service, Fellowship, Diversity, tempted to resuscitate her but at one point, causing difficulties for senior re- cles stranded as residents ascended the moun- Integrity and Leadership, according to were unsuccessful, culmina- sidents of Taiwan. tain to see the rare weather phenomenon. the issued press release. Participants ting in her death. A city spokesperson, who identified himself The same polar front resulted in the closu- should be below the age of 30 and Between 4 p.m. on Sunday only as Chang, told Associated Press that the re of schools yesterday in Hong Kong, where should be currently residing in Hong and 4 p.m. yesterday, a total lack of central heating in private homes, com- 130 people had been trapped a day earlier on Kong, mainland China or Macau. The of five further cases of hypo- pounded by the bitterly cold weather, had cau- a peak in the city, which rarely experiences deadline for submissions is 6:30 p.m. thermia were reported at the sed heart-related difficulties and shortness of such cold weather. Hong Kong temperatures on January 29, 2016. Conde de São Januário Central breath for some elderly residents, and strokes reached 3.1 degrees on Sunday. MDT/Agencies SSM: Transfer of patients unnecessary MSAR takes part in global tourism most times and security meeting

overnment representatives at- try. He highlighted the need to use infor- Gtended a high-level meeting on global mation technologies to promote tourism, tourism and security organized by two and to disseminate information efficiently United Nations agencies, held last week in to promote a safe tourist environment. The Health Bureau (SSM) director Lei Madrid, Spain. Mr Rifai also said: “Despite occurrences Chin Ion has revealed that more than It was the first time that the World Tou- in several countries in recent years relating 90 percent of oncological cases from rism Organization (UNWTO) and the Uni- to both natural disasters and incidents last year were treated in local hospitals, ted Nations Office on Drugs and Crime caused by Man, we must not let fear over- before adding that not every critical (UNODC) had organized a joint event. The come our decisions to travel.” patient needs to be sent elsewhere aim of the meeting was to provide a pla- The Secretary-General reaffirmed that for medical treatment. According to tform for different countries to exchange the development of the tourism industry Lei, “It is not possible to hand over all patients who ask to be transferred to relevant information in order to promote Alexis Tam (second from left) is a great contributor to employment and the U.S. medical services.” He added a safe tourism environment. economic growth of many regions around that if a specialized committee decides The Secretary for Social Affairs and Cul- the world, thereby justifying the need for a important reference for the government that local hospitals are capable of ture, Alexis Tam, headed the local dele- to continue to pursue a safe tourism envi- collective focus on industry sustainability providing treatment to patients, then gation. According to him, participating ronment. and the creation of cooperative structures they will not be transferred abroad. Lei in this event shows that the UNWTO at- At the meeting, which was attended by re- to reduce travel risks. informed the public that the Health tributes great importance to the MSAR presentatives of 86 countries and regions, Last year, the UNWTO registered a year- Bureau would promptly deal with all in the context of worldwide tourism. For including 42 ministerial-level officials, and on-year growth of 4.4 percent in the num- payments based on the needs of each the participants, the event reinforced exis- the Secretary-General of UNWTO, Taleb ber of tourists traveling around the world, medical case. He also mentioned that ting knowledge relating to strategies and Rifai, underlined the importance of sustai- establishing a new record of 1,184 million 2,954 patients were sent out of Macau measures in tourism security, creating an nable development in the tourism indus- travellers. RM to undergo treatment.

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Education FMBA host Shanghai 1930s-style Saint Paul’s charity gala School celebrates 45th anniversary he France-Macau Busi- Tness Association (FMBA) held its seventh annual gala aint Paul’s School celebrated its dinner on Friday, with the S45th anniversary at an event held theme, “Shanghai: Le Paris yesterday morning. de L’Orient.” The aesthetic As part of celebrations, 82 teachers of the event replicated the and staff members received awards glamour of Shanghai in the in recognition of having served the 1920s and 30s when the city institution for 20 years. was considered the cultural The ceremony began with an ope- capital of Asia. ning video, through which 2016 was The gala dinner was atten- predicted to be a year of innovative ded by over 320 guests in change. the Grand Ballroom of MGM Fr Alejandro Salcedo, principal of Macau. They were treated of two charities, Architecture The Chairman of the ral partnerships and friend- the school, expressed his gratitude to an evening of music and Sans Frontiers – Macau (ASF FMBA, Rutger Verschuren, ships for a healthy future to- to all 117 teachers and staff members dance performances tailored Macau) and Cradle of Hope. commended the coopera- gether,” Verschuren added. who are currently serving at the insti- specifically for the event. ASF Macau operates at a tion between French organi- Eric Berti, Consul-Gene- tution. The new Bishop of the Diocese Among those performing local and regional level to zers and their Macau-based ral of France in Hong Kong of Macau, Stephen Lee, also delivered was violinist John Ma from promote a sustainable and counterparts, saying that and Macau, also attended a speech in which he acknowledged Collegium MCMC, who pre- socially responsible envi- “these meaningful exchan- the gala dinner, and praised the dedicated work of the educators, sented a rendition of “Soirée ronment for disadvantaged ges have contributed to flou- the work of organizations as well as other staff members. Musicale,” and choreogra- people and communities by rishing commercial ties be- like the FMBA. “French ex- Ng Sai Muih, a staff member who pher Lisa Souissa of Abso- improving access to shelter, tween Macau and France in cellence is now everywhere received an award for having worked lute Entertainment Macao, basic sanitation, health and previous years.” in Macau: luxury produc- at the school for the last 21 years, was which is known for its show- education. “As Macau continues to ts, wine and gastronomy of asked how she felt about working for girls and cabaret-style per- Cradle of Hope is a non-­ transform into a world cen- course, but also in utilities, such a long time at the school. “I have formances. profit charity organization ter for tourism and leisu- infrastructure and hospita- been enjoying the time with the stu- Event organizers said that based in Macau that has hel- re, we hope to support our lity.” dents. I have listened to them pray the gala dinner raised a total ped abandoned babies and members to leverage on “We even have an Eiffel every morning. My son graduated of MOP68,300, which will at-risk children since its es- arising opportunities, and Tower under construction from here. I am happy about that,” be used to support the work tablishment in 2000. help foster trade and cultu- here!” he exclaimed. she told the Times. Staff reporter

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CRIME photos taken with her Man stayed mobile devices, and it was with surprise that she overnight in Alleged thief caught saw some new uploads arriving in her account supermarkets showing “selfie” pictures after taking ‘selfies’ of the domestic helper. After being taken to a to steal police station where she Renato Marques continued to deny the 27-year-old local resident was arrested on theft, the 40-year-old Acharges of theft from two supermarkets, with domestic helper, who Vietnamese national the first case dating back to October last year. A was illegally residing then attempted to provi- The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday in the territory, was cau- de fake identification to that the suspect is accused of stealing alcoholic ght in a strange case in- the police officers. drinks, collectively worth about MOP140,000, volving theft and false The police then discove- from two different supermarkets and on two dif- statements. red the domestic helper ferent occasions. According to informa- to be residing illegally in Although the cases occurred with an interval of tion released yesterday Macau with an expired about two months, the “modus operandi” was the by the Public Security visa. Moreover, she had same in both cases. Police Force (PSP), even- failed to present herself The alleged thief entered the supermarket at a ts started to unfold when regularly to the immigra- time when the shop was crowded, hid in a seclu- the victim, a 21-year-old tion police regarding a ded corner and waited for the rest of the day until professional model from previous case of theft in the shop closed. He then emerged from his hideout mainland China, asked a Yesterday’s police press conference which she was involved, and stole the goods. After this, he returned to his friend if she could stay in and for which she was hideout where he waited for the shop to reopen his house in Macau for a ter a few days of staying promptly denied all the awaiting trial. and to become crowded on the next day in order few days. in a local hotel. Upon accusations. She was then accused to flee with the stolen goods without being spotted. The house owner ac- arriving, she could not After 12 days of doub- of both aggravated theft Despite the clever plan and remarkable patience, cepted her request and find most of the belon- ts over what could have and providing false de- he was spotted and was eventually caught on Ja- asked a domestic helper gings she had left in the happened to the posses- clarations to the police nuary 23 while walking along a street in the central from Vietnam, who was house, namely a smar- sions, the answer came and was sent to the Pu- district. working for him part- tphone, a tablet and a via iCloud, an online pla- blic Prosecutors Office The suspect then admitted to the crimes to the time, to help with the ne- sum of cash. In total, she tform that allows users for further investigation. police and revealed that he had taken the 14 bottles cessary arrangement for claims to have lost arou- to store personal files on Although she admitted of liquor with a high alcohol content to mainland the stay. nd MOP127,000. the web. to providing false de- China, one by one, where he sold them. All seemed to be Since there were no The victim had an ac- clarations regarding her The suspect was presented to the Public Prose- running smoothly until, other suspects, she voi- tive account that was set identity to the police, she cutors Office where he was accused of aggravated on January 12, the model ced her suspicions to the up to immediately upload continues to deny the theft. RM returned to the house af- domestic helper, who to the iCloud account all theft.

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Retail Is Miniso a Japan-based chain store?

hinese-Japanese it makes for “an interesting but me more successful in Japan, Cbrand Miniso has come un- incoherent bastardization of but I find it even more exciting der fire over recent weeks after the Japanese language.” to share the Japanese design Internet users widely questio- Upon being asked why Miniso philosophy with people around ned the brand’s origins. Althou- seems to have surged in popu- the world,” he added. gh the company’s design philo- larity in China, Qiao – who is The store on Avenida da Praia sophy is attributed to Japanese Chinese himself - says “people Grande, is the second largest of designer, Miyake Junya, its bu- here like Japanese products be- the four stores operating in Ma- siness head is 38-year-old Ye cause they regard them as being cau, yet according to Qiao, it is Guo Fu from China. of a high quality.” the busiest. The largest store is Rumors have been fueled by Meanwhile, chief designer, located near the border gate in the brand’s lack of popularity in Miyake Junya, told The Straits the northern district. Japan. According to the Straits Times that it was “funny” that He said that the store is far Times, Miniso has just four sto- “the high performance of Mini- more popular with local Fili- res in Japan, while it has more Ocean Qiao so in China has overshadowed pinos and mainland tourists, than 1,100 in China. Many the business in Japan.” than with the locals themselves. of these stores are located in stores, Muji and Uniqlo, both of other,” said Qiao, before ad- “I do wish to see Miniso beco- “The Filipinos love the cars Guangdong – where the com- which share similarities in de- ding, “Minoso is the KFC [in the [toys] and the Bluetooth sets pany’s Chinese headquarters sign with Miniso. analogy].” which they want to bring back are based – and also in Macau The Times interviewed 24-year- However despite the manager to the Philippines [when they and Hong Kong. old Ocean Qiao, the general alluding to the fact that Miniso visit].” The contention led some to manager of the Miniso store on might be regarded as a second- People here He added that as many as 70 claim that the products are bet- Avenida da Praia Grande, who rate alternative, his comments percent of the store’s customers ter described as “made in China explained that the brand’s lack did not account for all of the like Japanese are Filipino. to look Japanese.” of popularity in Japan was not concerns relating to lack of au- Qiao told the Times that since And the brand’s logo closely the result of inauthenticity, but thenticity. products December, business has been ex- resembles some of its compe- a result of the reputation of bet- Reports from Internet users because they ceptionally busy due to the Christ- titors in Japan, evoking other ter-established competitors, like suggest that the packaging mas and New Year period and in Chinese copy-cat brands on the 100-yen store Daiso. used for the products contains regard them as preparation for the Chinese New the mainland, where copyright “People in Japan prefer to go an odd mix of characters from Year holidays. He speculated that legislation is negligible. Critics to Daiso. It’s the same with Ma- the various Japanese writing high quality. many Filipinos are buying pro- have drawn comparisons with cDonald’s and KFC in the U.S. systems leading media websi- Ocean Qiao ducts as gifts to take back to the other Japanese high-end dollar People just prefer one over the te, The Beijinger, to claim that Store Manager Philippines. Staff reporter

he decline in the cost Tof jet fuel prices has re- Tiger Airways triples profits in Q3 sulted in Tiger Airways (Ti- bloomberg gerair) tripling its profits in its fiscal third quarter. gher lease rental income de fell to a 12-year low of ges, higher aircraft rental As one of Singapore’s from aircraft and engi- US$27.10 last week. costs and the appreciation main budget carriers whi- ne leasing arrangements “The low fuel-price en- of the US dollar against ch flies to Macau, Tigerair with Tigerair Australia vironment has helped our the Singaporean dollar. is reported to have earned and Tigerair Taiwan. Yet third-quarter performan- The airline will continue S$6.8 million (MOP38.2m) passenger seat revenue ce and we expect to con- to deepen its collaboration for the three months en- lessened by 3.3 percent to tinue benefiting from it,” with Scoot and the rest ding Dec 31, compared to S$143.4 million. said Tigerair CEO Lee Lik of the Singapore Airlines the S$2.2 million in the Bloomberg data showed Hsin. group for future sustai- same quarter a year ago. that the price of global Despite the drop in the nable growth, and is cur- Group revenue increased crude oil fell by about a carrier’s expenses, it has rently working on network by 1.5 percent to S$187.4 third over the past year been partially eroded by expansion opportunities. Customers stand in line at a Tigerair check-in counter at the Hong million, mainly due to hi- in December. Brent Cru- higher maintenance char- Staff reporter Kong airport

corporate bits The Venetian Macao will be venetian to participate in aime 2016 airbnb study finds travellers mix business with pleasure in attendance with the Macau Trade and Investment Ins- More” including discounts on A study developed by Airbnb titute at the Asia-Pacific In- packages and complimentary and CWT Solutions Group has centives and Meetings Expo rooms. This offer will be valid unveiled some trends obser- (AIME), which is to be held until December 22, 2017. ved among Airbnb passengers at the Melbourne Convention The Venetian promises that that appear to show business and Exhibition Centre, Aus- its production team will crea- travellers mixing business and tralia, on February 23 and 24. te events with spectacular leisure travel. The event brings together entertainment tailored to the The findings showed that bu- decision-makers and buyers needs of its clients. Among siness travellers spent around from across the Asia-Pacific the entertainment on offer twice as long in Airbnb accom- region to provide updates will be “Streetmosphere” modation when compared with about the latest from the tra- performers, singing gondo- traditional accommodation, vel industry. liers and characters from the indicating that professionals To showcase its extensive DreamWorks Experience. may be extending their trips conference and event ser- A press release issued by to the proximate weekend, “Since introducing Airbnb travel needs and business tra- vices and its facilities, Ve- Sands Resorts Cotai Strip mixing their business trip with for Business, we’ve seen the vellers seem eager for change netian’s booth, bearing the tile” meeting and exhibition Macao also noted that the leisure activities. number of companies using it from the traditional business number 4314, will promote space. Parisian Macao is soon to Also according to the fin- grow enormously,” said Chip travel accommodations.” the new product offerings Conference organizers bring an additional luxury dings, slightly over a third of Conley, Head of Global Hos- The top destinations for bu- and meeting spaces at Sands event planners and delega- experience to the city, along business travel bookings with pitality and Strategy at Airbnb. siness travel according to the Resorts Cotai Strip Macao, tes can take advantage of a with more restaurants, sho- Airbnb were for more than one “Businesses have clearly data analyzed included San which boasts 140,000 square range of promotions that are pping and entertainment op- person, and around 45 percent been longing for a better way Francisco, London and New meters of “flexible and versa- part of “Macao Meetings with tions. of the travel was international. to manage their employee’s York City. tue 26.01.2016

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Tourism Yen-yuan shift curbs budgets of Chinese buying Japan’s massagers

Chikako Mogi and Hiroko Komiya because its products are higher The number quality. Favorite purchases of hinese tourists tum- ap photo Chinese tourists include hi-­tech bling off buses into the of Chinese rice cookers and even electro- Laox duty-free store in visitors to nic toilet seats. Tokyo’s bustling Gin- Analysts are becoming increa- Cza district say the yuan’s drop Japan, which sing bearish on the yuan as Chi- against the yen may make them na’s economy slows. The me- think twice about splurging peaked at dian forecast is for it to weaken during their shopping tours. to 6.6 per dollar by March 31 “Exchange rates are impor- 591.5K in Aug, from an earlier prediction of tant,” said a 27-year-old Beijin- fell to 347.1K 6.2 made at the end of July. ger called Wang, who declined At the same time, they are less to give his full name but was ha- A temple in Tokyo in Dec negative on the yen, expecting ppy to show off his purchases - it to weaken to 122 per dollar, a face-massaging tool and elec- spending. Visitors from around percussions are now being felt.” Kong-based brokerage CLSA from an earlier estimate for it tric thermos. While Japanese the world spent 3.4 trillion yen The yuan bought 18.003 yen Ltd. said they would reduce the to depreciate to 126, according goods are better quality than ($28.6 billion) in 2015, about as of 6:41 p.m in Tokyo yes- number of their outbound trips to data compiled by Bloom- those in China, the currency the same as the nation’s annual terday, down from as strong if the yuan weakened 10 percent berg. It’s 118.72 currently. market determines what he can semiconductor or automobile-­ as 20.285 yen on June 5, befo- in the next year, and 35 percent JPMorgan & Chase Co. sees afford with his daily shopping part exports, according to the re the People’s Bank of China said they would cut the amount scope for the yuan to decline budget equivalent to USD800, Ministry of Finance. Econo- surprised the market first with they spent on shopping. Thirty-­ another 10 percent against the he said. mists forecast growth of only 1 a devaluation in August and five percent said they would yen by year-end. In addition to The number of Chinese visi- percent this year and just 0.6 then with lower daily fixings switch to cheaper destinations, sapping retail spending in Ja- tors to Japan, which peaked percent in 2017, even as Prime this month. China’s economic according to the report from pan, this threatens to increase at 591,510 in August, fell to Minister Shinzo Abe enters the growth slowed to 6.9 percent Hong Kong-based analysts Aa- deflationary pressure as impor- 347,100 in December, as the fourth year of a premiership last year, the weakest pace in a ron Fischer and Marcus Liu pu- ts from China become cheaper. yuan weakened about 10 per- focused on ending 20 years of quarter century. blished this month. Tohru Sasaki, head of Japan cent against the yen since the economic stagnation. The exchange rate matters A regular visitor who gave his markets research at the com- end of July. That’s a reversal “The strong yuan has enabled because, after visitor numbers name only as Liu said the ex- pany in Tokyo, said he expects from the 20 percent surge in many people to go on shopping from China climbed 107 per- change rate was making him the yuan will weaken to 6.9 per the previous 12 months that binges in Japan even when the cent last year to 5 million, they put off purchases he was un- dollar by year-end, and at the helped Chinese tourism to Ja- Chinese economy has been made up a quarter of the ove- sure on. Liu, 46, paid about 2 same time the yen will streng- pan more than double in 2015. wobbly," said Daisuke Karaka- rall total, according to Japan million yen for a compact-disk then against the greenback to The 41 percent drop in visitors ma, chief market economist at Tourism Agency data released player and amplifier from Ac- around 110. “The yuan will be was steeper than the seasonal Mizuho Bank Ltd. in Tokyo. in January. The Chinese each cuphase Laboratory Inc. in one considerably weaker against decline in 2014. "The yuan has been fixed at spent an average 283,842 yen, of his two visits last year. Shu- the yen, falling below 16,” he Japan is increasingly relying an artificially high level, which the most of any nationality. jing Lu, 25, said Japan will re- said. “That would have a wide-­ on tourism as businesses cut in- hasn’t reflected the country’s Forty-three percent of Chine- main her destination of choice reaching impact on Japan’s vestment and households curb economic condition, and the re- se tourists surveyed by Hong regardless of currency moves economy.” Bloomberg

Hospitality Hilton launches new budget hotel chain aimed at young guests

ilton is launching market. He also says many hotel. They will be mostly past year has trailed the Ha new hotel brand, fo- of the economy and mids- new construction with the lower end of the market. cusing on budget travelers cale chains offer an "incon- others being urban con- The high end hotels have looking to spend USD75 sistent product and service versions of historic buil- seen less than one percent to $90 a night. delivery," giving Hilton the dings — banks, office bui- growth in occupancy and Artistic rendition of a Hilton Tru hotel The new brand, named opportunity to build loyal- ldings — into the hotel. less than 5 percent grow- Tru, aims to compete with ty among younger travelers Hilton is launching the th in revenue per available To ensure that owners hangers and hooks on the economy and midscale whose spending is limited chain at a large conference room, according to re- are able to keep the hotels wall. And the traditional chains like Comfort Inn, right now, but could afford for hotel investors — The search firm STR. Midscale fresh, Hilton made sure hotel desk is replaced with Fairfield Inn and La Quinta. a more upscale location in Americas Lodging and In- and economy hotel chains they would be cheaper to a chair that includes a spot Hilton Worldwide — the future. vestment Summit — with however have seen rou- build and maintain. for a tiny laptop or tablet. which has more than "You go in a lot of the 102 locations already sig- ghly 2 percent growth in The typical hotel will The platform bed doesn't 4,500 hotels globally — competition and it's like ned and an addition 30 occupancy and more than have 98 rooms and sit on have a box spring and the- already has "limited ser- Russian roulette," Nasset- deals in various stages of 6 percent growth in reve- 1.5 acres of land. It will cost re's a space-saving bench vice" brands like Hilton ta says. "There's really no- negotiations and approval. nue per available room. $84,000 a room to build, that rests over the heating Garden Inn, Hampton body doing it well at this "That's bigger than enti- The hotels will be in a excluding land. Compare and air conditioning unit. Inn, Homewood Suites price point." Many of the re hotel companies," Nas- mix of markets including that to Hilton's Hampton The brand is aimed at and Home2 Suites. This hotels in the segment were setta says. urban, airport and subur- Inn brand. Those typically younger travelers on a would be a new market for once part of more upscale The time for Hilton to ban. The areas include have 130 rooms, sit on 2 budget. But Nassetta says the chain. brands but as their owners enter this market is good. Atlanta, Dallas, Hous- acres and cost $110,000 a it is also a great way to in- Hilton CEO Chris Nasse- couldn't keep up with re- While chain luxury and ton, Chicago, Denver, room to build. troduce them to Hilton. tta notes that 40 percent novation costs, they down- upscale hotels have the Portland, Oregon, Char- Rooms themselves will "Get them loyal to our of the demand for hotel graded to economy chains. highest occupancy rates lotte, North Carolina, San be different. Don't expect system," he says, "and tra- rooms comes in this price Tru properties won't and average nightly room Antonio, Texas and Nash- a closet. Instead there de up as they move on in segment, the largest of any have had a prior life as a rates, their growth in the ville, Tennessee. will be an open space with their lives." AP 26.01.2016 tue

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Economy vestment plans." West Texas Intermediate for March delivery dropped USD1.16, or 3.6 percent, to Oil drops as China diesel use falls, $31.03 a barrel at 9:15 a.m. on the New York Mercantile Ex- change. Total volume traded was 72 percent higher than Saudis to maintain spending the 100-day average. Front- month prices rose 21 percent over two sessions at the clo- se Friday after the February contract expired Wednesday ap photo at $26.55 a barrel, the lowest since 2003. Brent for March settlement slipped 99 cents, or 3.1 per- cent, to $31.19 a barrel on the London-based ICE Fu- tures Europe exchange. The contract gained 10 percent to $32.18 Friday. Prices advan- ced 11 percent last week. The European benchmark crude traded at a 16-cent premium to WTI. Markets, including oil and stocks, rallied last week after European Central Bank Presi- dent Mario Draghi signaled on Jan. 21 that stimulus could be boosted as soon as March. The U.S. Federal Reserve’s mee- ting will be in focus this week following its first interest rate increase in 11 years. Saudi Aramco is spending as much now as it did before the crash in crude prices, sig- naling no surrender in Saudi Arabia’s battle with rivals. It’s formulated a new strategy in response to cheaper crude, A worker waits for cars at a gas station in Mecca, Saudi Arabia Al-Falih said at a conference in Riyadh. The state-run pro- Mark Shenk & Rakteem Katakey Arabian Oil Co., also known as the biggest two-day rally in "A decline is to be expected ducer can sustain low oil pri- Saudi Aramco, is maintaining more than seven years as con- after a giant move like we just ces for “a long, long time,” he il dropped after Saudi its investment plans despite cerns persist over ample U.S. had," said Bob Yawger, di- said. OArabia, the world’s big- the rout in the crude market, stockpiles, steady production rector of the futures division In China, the world’s big- gest crude exporter, said low Chairman Khalid Al-Falih said from Saudi Arabia and Russia at Mizuho Securities USA in gest energy user, diesel con- prices won’t reduce its spen- yesterday. Diesel use in China and the outlook for increasing New York. "We’re also down sumption – a barometer of the ding on energy projects and dropped 5.6 percent in De- Iranian shipments after the because the Chinese demand country’s industrial activity China’s diesel consumption cember compared with a year end of sanctions. Prices may numbers were off considera- – will stay flat or fall in 2016, dropped for a fourth consecu- earlier and gasoline consump- take as long as three years to bly, especially diesel. The Sau- while gasoline use will rise by tive month. tion grew at the slowest pace normalize, according to Bank dis aren’t helping the market 200,000 barrels a day, accor- Futures dropped as much as in more than two years. of Montreal Chief Executive by deciding that they will go ding to an International Ener- 4.6 percent in New York. Saudi Oil resumed its decline after Officer William Downe. full-speed ahead with their in- gy Agency forecast last month.

Hong Kong Man wanted for US killings ap photo agrees to extradition

Chinese fugitive ar- quest from U.S. officials, Shi declined the services gations against me are Arested in Hong Kong apprehended him at the of a duty lawyer and plan- not true," Shi said. "But in connection with the airport. He was taken to ned to represent himself. I'm not inclined to go slayings of his teenage ne- a hospital and then for- He was wearing a grey into the details and give phews in California told a mally arrested early Sun- blazer over a black shirt a rebuttal here. I believe court yesterday he won't day. and had a scratch on his I will restore the truth in fight extradition to the U.S. investigators belie- right cheek. the U.S. with supporting United States. ve Shi killed the 15- and When the judge asked if facts." Shi Deyun told a magis- 16-year-old boys before he agreed to extradition, He said he was in poor trate several times that fleeing. The two were fou- Shi said through a Man- health and had a history he was willing to be sent nd with head trauma in darin interpreter, "I con- of cardio disease and poor back to the United States their Arcadia, California, sent as soon as possible." mental health. "as soon as possible," ad- home after police respon- Shi also applied for bail, However, Chief Magis- ding that the allegations ded to a 911 call. Investi- saying he could offer a trate Clement Lee refused against him weren't true. gators say he assaulted his "high amount of bail mo- his application and he Shi arrived Saturday af- wife, who is the sister of ney" because he had asse- was remanded into cus- ternoon in Hong Kong on the dead teens' father, on ts in mainland China and tody. a flight from Los Angeles. Thursday after learning the United States. The case was adjourned Chinese fugitive Deyun Shi (left) escorted by a police officer in a Police, acting on a re- she wanted a divorce. "The details of the alle- until Feb. 11. AP police van, arrives at a magistrate court in Hong Kong tue 26.01.2016

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Daniel Malloy, Vientiane

he prime minister of communist Laos as- Laos assures US it will help sured U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Tyesterday that this small na- tion will help counter China's counter Chinese assertiveness assertiveness in the South China Sea. Laos this year takes the rota- cion. In addition to meetings ting chairmanship of the As- with Thammavong and Thon- sociation of Southeast Asian ap photo gloun Sisoulith, the deputy Nations, with the group's heads prime minister and foreign of state scheduled to hold a minister, Kerry toured That special meeting next month in Luang, the golden-spired Bu- Sunnylands, California, at the ddhist structure that is Laos' invitation of President Barack most sacred monument. Ker- Obama as part of his foreign ry also was scheduled to meet policy to reach out to the region with members of Obama's as a counterweight to China. Young Southeast Asian Lea- Kerry's visit to the landlocked ders Initiative. nation of fewer than 7 million Kerry and Laos' leaders dis- people was meant to pave the cussed increased U.S. funding way for the summit, with a for a variety of projects here. goal of making sure Laos holds That includes the removal the group. Kerry arrived in the of unexploded bombs dro- Laotian capital Sunday. pped by American warplanes Prime Minister Thongsing during the Vietnam War era, Thammavong "was very clear which still cause frequent ca- that he wants a unified ASEAN sualties. Kerry, a Vietnam war and he wants maritime righ- veteran, also brought up a new ts protected and he wants to USD6 million child nutrition avoid militarization and avoid program, and U.S.-funded the conflict," Kerry told repor- "smart infrastructure" for the ters. "And that will develop as Mekong River. we go into Sunnylands, and "We still have concerns there will be a greater, I'm about human rights and free- sure, articulation of that unity dom of expression and other going forward." issues, and I raised those," ASEAN nations such as Viet- Kerry said. "But it is also - you nam and the Philippines have know, we are partnering on a become increasingly concer- wide range of issues." ned with China's territorial Phil Robertson, the deputy claims in the South China Sea, Asia director for Human Rights including the construction of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (left) shakes hands with Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong after their meeting at Watch, said he hopes for more man-made islands and airs- the Prime Minister’s Office in Vientiane, Laos human rights pressure on Laos trips in contested areas. as the country prepares to host But other ASEAN nations Murray Hiebert, a Laos ex- with one who appears to be The country has moved away world leaders all year. are more pro-China, including pect at the Center for Strategic more evenhanded in his views from a hard line communist "The international commu- Cambodia, which blocked and International Studies in about China and Vietnam, system in the past two deca- nity should demand Laos' ASEAN from reaching con- Washington, noted that "the- Laos' other big neighbor and des, but like its close ally Viet- leaders end their restrictions sensus on the South China Sea se statements by Lao leaders fellow member of ASEAN. nam, it retains a one-party on freedom of expression and during its 2012 chairmanship aren't totally surprising." Later this year, Obama will political system and its gover- assembly, stop their crushing of the group. Cambodia is He noted that a Communist become the first U.S. pre- nment has been criticized for censorship of the media, and Kerry's next stop on an arou- Party congress in Laos last sident to visit Laos for the being intolerant of dissent. permit freedom of association nd the world diplomatic ma- week removed a party chief ASEAN summit. Laos is one Kerry said relations with for workers to form indepen- rathon this week that will also generally considered as pro- of the last few communist na- Laos are improving after a pe- dent trade unions," Robertson take him to China. Chinese and replaced him tions remaining in the world. riod of war and mutual suspi- said. AP

Report: 2 Chinese killed in Laos suspected bombing

wo Chinese citizens mining company, were ri- envoy, Song Tao, is due led on Nov. 17 and ano- additional attacks in No- violence, saying that from Thave been killed and ding in a vehicle, Xinhua to visit the country this ther wounded on Nov. 18. vember, December and mid-November until the one injured in a suspec- reported. week, Xinhua said. The Hmong fought on January, citing unnamed end of December, there ted bomb attack in cen- Chinese diplomats have Since November, there the side of a pro-Ame- police and other sources. had been six attacks by tral Laos, China's official visited the survivor, iden- has been an increase in rican regime during the In the latest reported at- government forces on Xinhua News Agency tified by the surname violence in the province, Vietnam War, and after tack, a bus came under groups of Hmong, killing reported yesterday, a Zhou, and have requested though the perpetrators the communist Pathet fire on Jan. 14, leaving at least seven and woun- mountainous area that in a swift investigation, Xi- have not been identified, Lao took over in 1975, about a dozen passengers ding 21. recent months has seen nhua said. An official con- nor has the tightly con- many fled abroad or hid hurt but none killed, said The report, which came an increase in violence tacted at the Lao Embassy trolled state press provi- in the jungle. Until a few RFA. from a source which has and in years past was the in Vietnam, the country's ded any details. years ago, there were While RFA's reports provided accurate infor- scene of clashes between closest ally, said he was In a notice posted on its several small bands of could not be indepen- mation in the past, also government forces and unaware of the report. website, the U.S. Embas- Hmong resisters who dently confirmed, it has said that 13 Hmong villa- the Hmong ethnic mino- China is a major inves- sy in Laos in November continued to hide in the a record of being well-in- gers had been arrested in rity. tor in Laos' rich abundan- prohibited its employees jungle and occasionally formed about Laotian af- November for contacting The incident took place ce of minerals and other from traveling to Xay- clash with security forces, fairs. people in the jungle, mea- about 8:00 a.m. on Sun- natural resources and somboon province due to but most eventually sur- In a report forwarded to ning Hmong who are hi- day in the province of shares its one-party form what it described as nigh- rendered. The Associated Press ear- ding from the authorities. Xaysomboun when the of authoritarian commu- ttime shooting attacks by The U.S. government- lier this month, Hmong The source declined to be victims, one of whom was nist government. A spe- unidentified assailants. It funded news service Ra- sympathizers gave their named because of fears for employed by a Chinese cial Chinese presidential said one person was kil- dio Free Asia has reported own version of the recent his personal security. AP 26.01.2016 tue

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Vietnam nior positions, is a two-term prime minister. His economic reforms have helped Vietnam attract a flood of foreign invest- PM withdraws from contest ment and helped triple the per capita GDP to $2,100 over the past 10 years. Trong's camp accuses Dung of for Communist Party chief economic mismanagement, in- cluding the spectacular collap- se of state-owned shipping Yves Dam Van, Hanoi Dung and Trong has gone down company Vinashin; failing to to the wire in the party con- control massive public debt; ietnam's pro-business ap photo gress, which began last Thurs- allowing corruption; and not Vprime minister has effecti- day and ends this Thursday. But dealing adequately with the vely withdrawn from a contest regardless of who is in power non-preforming loans of state-­ to become the Communist Par- the fundamental makeup of the owned banks. ty chief, clearing the way for his government and its policies will Today, the delegates will be rival to keep the post in what not change radically, according presented with 222 candidates appears to be a compromise to to analysts. in an election for the 180-mem- present a united front to the Dung has built a reputation ber Central Committee. After nation, delegates at a party con- for promoting economic refor- that, they will elect at least 16 gress said yesterday. ms, and being bold enough to members of the all-powerful Prime Minister Nguyen Tan confront China's territorial as- Politburo, which handles the Dung had mounted a last-­ sertiveness in the South China day-to-day governance of Viet- minute challenge during the Sea. But even though Trong, a nam. It is possible that the Po- congress after being excluded stolid party apparatchik with litburo will be expanded to 18 from an official list of candida- closer leanings toward China, members this year. tes for positions in a key party is now set to take the top job, it Of the Politburo members, panel. Had he continued his doesn't mean the economic re- one will be chosen general se- challenge, he could have be- forms will stall or Vietnam will cretary. Three others will be come part of the Central Com- capitulate to Chinese asserti- chosen, in respective order of mittee, and subsequently cou- veness in Vietnamese-claimed seniority, the prime minister, ld have been in contention for waters, according to observers. the president and the chairman party general secretary. "Ideologically, there isn't a of the National Assembly. The path is now clear for Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yawning gap between Trong Vietnam is one of the last re- Nguyen Phu Trong to stay as and Dung, although most peo- maining communist nations in general secretary, the de facto Committee slot proposed by his cessfully for years to sideline ple believe that the pace of eco- the world, with a party mem- top position in Vietnam's col- supporters. The congress then Dung, and while contests for nomic reform might slow a bit if bership of 4.5 million out of its lective leadership. voted yesterday to accept his the top post are not unheard Trong remains at the helm and 93 million people. But like its Several delegates at the con- refusal, completing a formality. of, they are usually settled well Dung is ousted," said Murray ideological ally China, the go- gress said Dung decided on The Central Committee, one of before the party congress, whi- Hiebert, a Southeast Asian ex- vernment believes in a quasi- Sunday to abide by party ru- two pillars of the ruling estab- ch takes place once every five pert based in Washington, DC. free market economy alongside les that obliged him to refuse lishment, will be chosen today. years to choose new leaders. Dung, who rose through the strictly controlled politics and the nomination for a Central Trong has been trying unsuc- This year, the rivalry between ranks of the party and held se- society. AP

Christopher Bodeen A look at complex Vietnam-China ties

ivided opinions wi- ap photo Dthin Vietnam's Com- Longtime rivals munist Party on how to re- late to giant neighbor and one-time ally China are has emphasized the im- and the capsizing of at least gthen its footprint in the among key factors in play portance of China-Viet- one Vietnamese boat, whi- South China Sea, all or part at an eight-day congress nam relations, including le in Vietnam anti-Chinese of which is also claimed to choose new leadership. USD90 billion in bilateral rioting and the looting of by Vietnam, the Philippi- A look at the countries' trade last year. "As a good Chinese and other foreign-­ nes, Taiwan, Malaysia and shared history and some neighbor, friend, comrade owned factories left at least Brunei. The incident also of the most recent ups and and partner to Vietnam, we four Chinese citizens dead. focuses renewed attention downs in relations. wish to advance the overall on a perceived split within strategic relationship into CHINA'S OUTREACH. the Vietnamese Commu- LONGTIME RIVALS. a new stage on the basis of Chinese Foreign Minister nist Party between pro- and Communist Pioneers’ league members play music to welcome Vietnam and China have long-term­ stability, forward Yang Jiechi visited Viet- anti-­China factions. delegates during the opening ceremony of the Communist Party of a complex relationship thinking and good nei- nam in June 2014 to try to Vietnam’s 12th Congress in Hanoi going back more than ghborliness," Foreign Mi- contain the oil rig dispute. VIETNAM VISITS. 2,000 years, including se- nistry spokesman Hong Lei Despite receiving a frosty Following a prolonged China will "strive together disputed Spratly Islands. veral periods of Chinese said Friday. "We also wish reception from Vietnamese chill, Communist Party with Vietnam to control Vietnam Foreign Ministry imperial occupation that to work with Vietnam to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan chief Nguyen Phu Trong differences at sea." Trong spokesman Le Hai Binh were ended by Vietnamese appropriately control mari- Dung, escalation was avoi- led a delegation to Beijing proposed that neither side demanded an end to such uprisings. Despite its early time disputes with Vietnam ded. More significantly, the in April 2015 and was gree- take actions that increase flights, saying they violate support for the Vietname- so as to safeguard the mari- oil rig incident nudged Viet- ted by President Xi Jinping tensions. During the visit, Vietnam's sovereignty and se Communist Party, Chi- time stability." nam closer to its old enemy with full military honors at about 30 people protested hurt bilateral relations. na invaded in 1979 in re- the United States, which la- the Great Hall of the Peo- briefly in front of the Chi- China responded that the taliation for Hanoi's over- OIL RIG DISPUTE. In ter that year partially lifted ple. Though little of subs- nese Embassy in Hanoi. Xi flights fall "completely wi- throw of the Khmer Rouge May 2014, China parked a an arms embargo specifi- tance resulted from the also addressed Vietnam's thin China's sovereignty." in Cambodia. Diplomatic huge oil drilling platform cally to help improve Viet- four-day trip visit, it is seen National Assembly, but Days later, China conduc- ties were restored in 1991, off the Vietnamese coast nam's maritime security. as helping get relations avoided mentioning the ted two more test flights. but tensions have risen in in an area where the two back on track. South China Sea and the The South China Sea dis- recent years due to compe- countries' exclusive eco- COMPETING 1979 war. pute looks only to grow ting claims to islands and nomic zones overlap. Viet- CLAIMS. China withdrew MENDING TIES. Chi- more complex as China reefs in the South China nam furiously denounced the rig in July 2014, one na's Xi made a state visit TENSIONS RENEW-­ completes infrastructure Sea. the move and sent fishing month ahead of schedule, to Vietnam in November ED. Vietnam protested on its newly created is- boats and coast guard ves- saying it had completed its 2015, during which he and to China in January over lands and boosts its mariti- KEEPING WATCH. sels to harass the rig and mission. The confrontation Trong agree to limit their a test flight to a new airs- me defense forces beyond China is closely observing nearby Chinese vessels. is widely seen as part of a differences and maintain trip on one of Beijing's anything its rival claimants the party congress and Skirmishes led to collisions Chinese strategy to stren- peace and stability. Xi said man-made island in the can muster. AP tue 26.01.2016

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Japanese rocket maker said yesterday Metal on Thai beach likely that a large piece of metal that washed upA on a beach in Thailand is likely part of a rocket laun- to be rocket, not plane part ched by Japan, not a missing Malaysian plane. The discovery of the metal comment. USD120 million. sparked speculation that it mi- Japan has launched H-IIA Aviation experts from Malay- ght be from Malaysia Airlines ap photo and H-IIB rockets since the sia visited Nakhon Si Thamma- Flight 370, which disappeared 2000s. The most recent H-IIA rat yesterday to inspect the almost two years ago. launch was in November 2015. metal piece, after which the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Flight 370 took off from Ma- Thai air force flew it to Ban- said the metal piece is "highly laysia in March 2014. It lost gkok for further examination. likely" to be part of a Japane- communications and made a The Australian Transport se H-IIA or H-IIB rocket that sharp turn away from its Bei- Safety Bureau announced yes- was launched from southern jing destination before disa- terday that the search of 120 Japan, based on an initial exa- ppearing. It is presumed to square kilometers of seabed mination of photos and videos have crashed in the southern where the Boeing 777 is thou- of the object. Indian Ocean, far away from ght to have crashed had been Company spokeswoman Sayo Thailand. set back after a ship lost its so- Suwashita said officials are The debris was found on the nar equipment. trying to determine which ro- eastern coast of southern Thai- The Fugro Discovery, one cket and its launch date. Ro- land's Nakhon Si Thammarat of three ships conducting the cket debris falls into the ocean province, about 600 kilome- search, towed its side-scan after every launch, and most is ters south of Bangkok on the sonar unit on Sunday into a collected but sometimes pieces Gulf of Thailand. mud volcano that rose 2,200 can be found some distance Malaysian Transport Minis- meters from the sea floor, the from the launch site, including ter Liow Tiong Lai said Sun- bureau said in a statement. in foreign waters, she said. day that the search for the The ship lost the sonar unit Thai air force and civil avia- missing jet, which carried plus 4.5 kilometers of cable. tion authorities said they were 239 people, is ongoing in the The ship is now making a six- unaware of the statement Indian Ocean and that its se- day journey to the Australian from Japan, while the agency cond phase is expected to be port of Fremantle to collect within the Transport Minis- completed by June. Australia new cable and will continue try that investigates aviation Thai people look at a large chunk of metal found on a beach in Nakhon Si has led a multinational search the search with spare sonar accidents was unavailable for Thammarat province, Thailand that has so far cost more than equipment, it said. AP

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Julie Bykowicz, Washington USA Elections our of America's wealthiest businessmen laid the foundation for Ted Cruz's now-surging Billionaire donors helped Cruz FRepublican presidential cam- paign and have redefined the role of political donors. With just over a week un- rise in Republican race til voters get their first say, the 45-year-old Texas senator known as a conservative war- as nonsense. His campaign ci- rior has been ascendant. The tes as evidence Cruz's desire to USD36 million committed last ap photo end handouts to all parts of the year by these donor families is energy industry. now going toward broadcast Neugebauer, whose private and online advertisements, di- equity investment firm has in- rect mailings and get-out-the- vestments in shale, moved to vote efforts in early voting sta- Puerto Rico in 2014. He said he tes. relocated for his children's edu- The donors' super political cation, but there are tax breaks action committees sponsored as well. weekend rallies in Iowa fea- Mercer is a former computer turing Cruz and conservati- programmer and co-CEO of ve commentator Glenn Beck. Renaissance Technologies, one Iowa's caucuses on Feb. 1 lead of the country's largest hedge off the state-by-state nomina- funds. The Wilks brothers are ting contests. relative newcomers to the wor- The long-believing benefac- ld of political donations, having tors are New York hedge fund made billions in 2011 by selling billionaire Robert Mercer, their company, which manu- Texas natural gas billionaires factures equipment for the hy- Farris and Dan Wilks, and pri- draulic fracturing of natural vate-equity partner Toby Neu- gas. gebauer. They honed their plan Although these donors set to help Cruz before he began his aside their millions for Cruz 10 steady rise in polls — before he months ago, it's only now that even announced his presiden- the money is making its way tial bid in March. into the 2016 race in a major "No one wants to lose," Neu- way. gebauer told The Associated Farris Wilks watches Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speak in the community center named after his mother in Since mid-December, the Press when asked why he and Cisco, Texas Keep the Promise super PACs others bet big on Cruz. "We di- have documented about $4 dn't miss that an outsider wou- messages that would motivate mily would control its own su- donors is far more concentra- million in independent expen- ld win. I think we've nailed it." them. Alexander Nix, the com- per political action committee, ted: Mercer gave $11 million, ditures to help Cruz or attack The groundwork laid by Neu- pany's chief executive officer, but the groups would work to- Neugebauer gave $10 million, other candidates — most often gebauer and other major do- said the importance of this ear- gether as a single entity called and the Wilks brothers and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, fe- nors began roughly two years ly work cannot be overstated. Keep the Promise. They keep in their wives together gave $15 deral election records show. ago, first in a casual conver- He credits Cruz for understan- touch through weekly strategy million. The super PACs have been sation with Cruz at a donor's ding this. phone calls. That level of support has ope- identifying and connecting home in Palm Beach, Florida, "Money never buys you time," That's not how super PACs ned Cruz to criticism that do- with Cruz voters through digi- then in a more formal way over Nix said, drawing from his ex- usually work. More typically, nors are influencing his poli- tal ads and door-knocking, and the 2014 Labor Day holiday periences with campaigns wor- multiple donors turn over cies, whether on abortion, ener- recently began a multimillion- weekend at Neugebauer's ranch ldwide. "Too often clients will their money and leave the po- gy or the gold standard. dollar TV ad campaign. A Keep in East Texas. come to you just before an elec- litical decisions to professional Ethanol advocates point to the Promise van tailed the Cruz That October, big-data firm tion and expect you to work mi- strategists. For example, Jeb his oil and gas donors as the campaign bus as it made its Cambridge Analytica — in whi- racles. But you cannot roll back Bush's super PAC counts more reason he wants to discontinue way through Iowa last week. ch Mercer is an investor — be- the clock." than two dozen million-dollar that government subsidy for Super PAC workers handed out gan working to identify poten- Key donors soon came up with donors. the corn-based fuel. Cruz and thousands of "Choose Cruz" tial Cruz voters and develop a novel arrangement: Each fa- For Cruz, the pool of really big the donors have dismissed that yard signs. AP

JK Rowling to receive PEN award for literary service

.K. Rowling's latest honor isn't only invaluable work on behalf of impriso- the power of speaking their own minds, for her writing. ned writers and in defense of freedom of but the critical importance of hearing

J ap photo The "Harry Potter" author is to recei- speech." others," Solomon said. ve the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Rowling's own Potter books have been In May, PEN also will honor CEO Mi- Service Award, PEN America told The the targets of censorship and attemp- chael Pietsch of Hachette Book Group, Associated Press on yesterday. ted censorship, with the fantasy series' the U.S. publisher of Rowling's detecti- Rowling will be presented her award feats of wizardry leading to worldwide ve novels written under the pseudonym May 16 at the literary and human rights allegations that the author advocates Robert Galbraith. Pietsch has edited group's annual spring gala in New York. witchcraft and the occult. PEN America Donna Tartt, David Foster Wallace and Previous winners include Toni Morri- president and prize-winning author An- many other writers and is working with son, Salman Rushdie and Tim Stoppard. drew Solomon said in a statement that PEN to oppose censorship of books in In its announcement yesterday, PEN J.K. Rowling Rowling's writing provides a wealth of China. cited Rowling's advocacy for free ex- "imagination, empathy, humor, and a "As a leader in the fight against per- pression; her founding of the charitable "I'm deeply honored to receive this love of reading, along the way revealing vasive censorship, he has painstakin- trust Volant, which supports multiple award and humbled that my work has moral choices that help us understand gly reaffirmed literature as more than a sclerosis research and other causes; and been recognized as having moral value ourselves." consumer good: as a cultural currency in her nonprofit organization Lumos, whi- by an organization I so admire," Rowling "Through their experiences with need of vehement protection," PEN Exe- ch works to reconnect institutionalized told the AP in a statement. "I've long Rowling both on and off the page, cutive Director Suzanne Nossel said in a children with their families. been a supporter of PEN, which does countless children have learned not only statement. AP 26.01.2016 tue

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News The Mastery of Shipbuilding 22:10 Trail of Lies – Fishing Junk Models by Wan Chun Time: 10am-6pm 23:00 TDM News (Closed on Sundays and public holidays) 23:30 Miscellaneous Until: April 9, 2016 00:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) Venue: Gallery of the Historical Archives of Macau, 01:00 RTPi Live Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida Nº 91 - 93, Macau Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2859 2919 cinema One Century of Austrian Art 1860-1960 cineteatro Time: 10am-7pm 21 Jan - 27 Jan (no admittance after 6:30 pm, closed on Mondays) the 5h wave_ Until: April 3, 2016 room 1 Venue: Macau Museum of Art, 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm Director: J Blakeson Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Admission: MOP5 Maika Monroe (Free on Sundays and public holidays) Language: English (Cantonese) Duration: 112min Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 steve jobs_ Inward Gazes room 2 linton denies affair – Four Artists in Performance 2.30, 7.15 pm 1998 C Director: Danny Boyle with intern Time: 10am-8pm (Closed on Mondays) Starring: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Until: February 14, 2016 Seth Rogene President Clinton has strongly denied allegations Venue: Old Court Building, Language: English (Cantonese) that he had an affair with a 24-year-old former White Duration: 127min Avenida da Praia Grande, Macau House aide. dmission He also rejected accusations that he asked her to A : Free lie about the relationship on oath. Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 Mr Clinton has come under intense media pressure as rumours circulate that he conducted an 18-month affair with Monica Lewinsky in 1995. Miss Lewinsky, who is currently in hiding, has made no public admission, although it is understood that she has admitted to the relationship on tape. Offbeat The president made his categoric denial at a White House news conference today. witter erupts after audi cleric With his fist clenched and his voice shaking, he T S said: “I did not have sexual relations with that wo- says chess is forbidden man, Miss Lewinsky. “I never told anybody to lie, not a single time, never. “These allegations are false and I need to get back to work for the American people.” ap photo Mr Clinton left the room without answering any the big short_ questions. room 2 First lady Hillary Clinton is said to be in “fighting 4.45, 9.30 pm mood” and has vowed to stand by her husband to Director: Adam Mckay save his political career. Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling The rumours of the affair first surfaced during an Language: English (Cantonese) investigation into Mr Clinton by Independent prose- Duration: 130min cutor Kenneth Starr. the big bee_ Mr Starr is understood to be keen for Miss Lewinsky room 3 to give evidence before the grand jury about the alle- 2.15, 4.45, 9.30 pm ged affair. Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi But the former aide fears she will be prosecuted for Starring: Yosoke Eguchi, Masahiro Motoki, perjury if she goes public about the affair as she has Yukie Nakama already denied it under sworn testimony in a separate A video clip of Saudi Arabia’s top cleric saying that the game Language: Japanese (Cantonese/English) sexual harrassment case involving Paula Jones. of chess is “forbidden” in Islam because it wastes time and Duration: 139min leads to rivalry and enmity among people has provoked hea- Courtesy BBC News ted debate, and widespread criticism, among Arabic Twitter Ip man 3_ users. room 3 The clip was shared on YouTube in December, gaining trac- 7.30 pm tion in recent days on social media. Some Twitter users mo- Director: Wilson Yip Wai Shun In context cked Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdelaziz Al Sheikh, saying chess Starring: Donnie Yen, Lynn Xiong, Max Zhang After repeatedly denying an inappropriate relationship with is an intelligent game and that is why conservative clerics de- Language: Cantonese (English/Cantonese) Ms Lewinsky, the president finally acknowledged the affair in cry it. Others defended his religious advice, saying that many Duration: 110min a televised speech to the grand jury on 17 August 1998. other Islamic scholars have also warned that the game can On 11 September 1998 Kenneth Starr’s four-year investigation be addictive and cause people to lose focus from their daily macau tower into the president was made public in a 445-page report. prayers and remembrance of God. As a direct result of the report, the House Judiciary Commit- 14 Jan - 10 Feb Saudi Arabia’s influential religious establishment adheres to tee proposed four articles of impeachment against the presi- a strict Sunni Islamic ideology known widely as Wahhabism. dent. the 5h wave_ Bill Clinton became only the second president in American Similarly, Shiite Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani previou- 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm sly declared that chess is religiously prohibited because it history to face such an indictment, but he refused to resign. Director: J Blakeson His trial began on 7 January 1999 and ended on 12 February could be used for gambling, which is not permissible in Islam. Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, when senators voted to acquit him of the impeachment charg- In the 44-second clip, Al Sheikh says “the game of chess is Maika Monroe es of perjury and obstruction of justice. forbidden,” backing up his statement by referring to a verse in Language: English (Cantonese) the Quran that bans gambling, intoxicants and idolatry. Duration: 112min tue 26.01.2016 th Anniversary

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Olympics Cup or during an internatio- nal canoeing event in Rio the same year. The disease spread swiftly, Brazil venues to be checked hitting hardest the poor and underdeveloped region in the country's northeast. Health officials sounded the daily to help stop Zika alarm in October, after no- ticing a spike in cases of mi- crocephaly in tandem with the io de Janeiro's Olympic Zika outbreak. Since October, venues will be inspected Brazil has recorded 3,893 sus-

R ap photo daily during the games in a pected cases of the birth de- bid to prevent the spread of a fect — which can lead to still- mosquito-borne virus linked births, as well as long-lasting to a rare birth defect and also developmental and health a condition that can cause pa- problems among survivors. In ralysis, local organizers said all of 2014, South America's yesterday. most-populous nation recor- Brazil is suffering from an ded fewer than 150 cases of outbreak of Zika virus, which microcephaly. health officials here say may Brazil's Health Ministry be behind a spike in cases of doesn't track the cases of Gui- microcephaly, which sees in- llain-Barre syndrome, a rare fants born with unusually and potentially life-threate- small heads, as well as the ning nerve condition that can paralysis-causing Guillain-­ leave victims paralyzed and Barre syndrome. The U.S. on life-support, but doctors in Centers for Disease Control the northeast have reported and Prevention has advised a six-fold jump in the num- pregnant women to reconsider ber of cases during last year's travel to Brazil and 21 other rainy season. countries with Zika outbreaks. Health experts blame the The Rio 2016 local organi- A graduate student works on analyzing samples to identify the Zika virus in a laboratory at the Fiocruz institute in Rio de chaotic growth of urban cen- zing committee stressed that Janeiro, Brazil ters and the proliferation of because the Aug. 5-21 games plastic, which provide fertile are during the southern he- and chikungunya. pest recession in generations, are rife with high virus levels mosquito breeding grounds, misphere winter, Brazil's dry "Rio 2016 will continue to as well as a gargantuan cor- linked to Rio's outdate sewage for the spread of the Aedes season, the mosquito popula- monitor the issue closely and ruption probe that has ensna- treatment system. aegypti mosquito that carries tion will be smaller. follow guidance from the Bra- red top politicians and some The Zika virus originated in Zikai. In any case, teams will scour zilian Ministry of Health," of the country's most promi- Africa and has spread throu- They say that a vaccine Rio's Olympic and Paralympic the committee said in a state- nent businessmen. gh parts of Asia. It was first appears to be the best way of sites daily, looking for stag- ment. Rio organizers are cutting detected in Brazil late last stopping Zika. Although the nant waters that are the bree- The Zika outbreak is the about USD500 million in ex- year. Researchers suspect it government has said it is pou- ding grounds for the Aedes latest problem to hit South penses, several million tickets may have been brought to the ring funds into developing a aegypti mosquito that trans- America's first Olympics, co- remain unsold, and venues for South American nation by a vaccine, officials caution that it mits Zika, as well as dengue ming as Brazil battles its dee- sailing, canoeing and rowing tourist during the 2014 World will take at least three years. AP

Tennis Officials interview players over mixed doubles match

Justin Bergman, Melbourne cade. The media outlets ned to comment on the activity on the match, didn't name any players, suspicious betting repor- receiving less than five layers involved in ap photo but said half of them ted by the New York Ti- bets, each at stakes below Pa mixed doubles mat- would be competing at mes in Sunday's Austra- USD5 per bet. London-­ ch at the Australian Open the Australian Open. lian Open mixed doubles based Betfair also kept said yesterday they were Tennis authorities im- match, reiterating in a betting open on the ma- interviewed by the Ten- mediately rejected the statement that the TIU's tch, including allowing nis Integrity Unit after assertion they had su- policy is "to review and wagers during play, the a newspaper reported it ppressed evidence of investigate every allega- Sydney Morning Herald had attracted suspicious match-fixing or failed to tion of corruption in ten- reported. betting patterns. thoroughly investigate nis." Kubot said that while According to The New suspected cases. According to the news- he was open to answe- York Times report, the ATP chairman Chris Kermode (center) speaks during a press The International Ten- paper, Pinnacle said it ring the TIU's questions, gambling website Pinna- conference at the Australian Open tennis championships in nis Federation declined began seeing "a large he didn't believe players cle Sports said it had re- Melbourne, Australia to comment and the TIU amount of money" being should be identified pu- ceived an unusual spike does not address indivi- wagered on Kubot and blicly without proof of in bets for Lukasz Kubot him and Hlavackova ro citing a knee injury dual cases. Hlavackova to win the wrongdoing. and Andrea Hlavackova questions about the ma- for his team's poor play. The latest report came match by a "small num- "Of course, I think to beat David Marrero tch, without offering any They were not available as a former top-200 ten- ber of people" after it everybody should play and Lara Arruabarrena, more details. He added, for comment yesterday. nis player from Australia, opened betting on Thurs- fair and everyone is res- causing it to suspend though, that he didn't The sport has been un- Nick Lindahl, pleaded day, prompting it to sus- ponsible for themsel- betting before the teams notice anything unusual der intense scrutiny in guilty in a Sydney court pend wagers and notify ves. But as I said, this played on Sunday. on the court, saying "we the wake of reports pub- to a match-fixing charge the police in Victoria sta- is nothing proved, then All players identified in give 100 percent of that lished by BBC and Buzz- after prosecutors say he te, where Melbourne is nothing should be said, the newspaper report re- match" and he believed Feed News last Monday informed two people he located. that's it," Kubot said. jected any possibility of his opponents "were saying tennis authorities would intentionally lose Another betting agen- "You work hard every fixing in the match, whi- trying 100 percent." have ignored widespread a match at a lower-tier cy, William Hill, which day, as every one of us, ch was won by Kubot and Marrero and Arruabar- evidence of match-fixing tournament in 2013 so is a sponsor of this year's and this is just putting Hlavackova 6-0, 6-3. rena rejected the allega- involving 16 players who they could bet against Australian Open, howe- us, let's say, on the bla- Kubot said yesterday tions in an interview with had been ranked in the him. ver, said yesterday it saw ck list, but without any that the TIU had asked the Times, with Marre- top 50 over the past de- Tennis Australia decli- no suspicious betting [proof]." AP tue 26.01.2016

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didas, a major Athletics sponsor of global athletics, is in "close contact" with track andA field's governing body, the IAAF, about the sport's Adidas says it is seeking doping and corruption scan- dals, the sportswear company said yesterday, amid reports it is considering ending its more information from IAAF sponsorship. The Germany-based com- they found of possible wrong- Sebastian Coe, the British pany said that "Adidas has doing. That included an in- middle-distance running a clear anti-doping policy in ap photo dication that Diack, a former great who took over from place" and added that "we are IOC member, was prepared Diack in August, is not accu- in close contact with the IAAF to sell his vote in the 2020 sed of corrupt wrongdoing. to learn more about their re- Olympic hosting contest won But he was a member of the form process." by Tokyo in exchange for IAAF's Council, its oversight The IAAF too said is in con- sponsorship of IAAF events. body, that "could not have tact with "all its sponsors and "The corruption was embe- been unaware of the extent of partners as we embark on our dded in the organization. It doping." reform process." cannot be ignored or dismis- The WADA report came A BBC report said Adidas sed as attributable to the odd two days after the Associated had told the IAAF it was ter- renegade acting on its own," Press released details from six minating its sponsorship deal the report said. years of IAAF internal emails, four years early because of Diack was taken into custo- reports and notes showing a the doping affair involving dy by French authorities in high level of communication Russian athletics and accu- November on corruption and between the athletics fede- sations of deeply rooted cor- money-laundering charges. ration and Russian officials ruption under the IAAF's pre- He is suspected of taking more about suspicious test results vious leadership. than 1 million euros (USD1.1 from the nation's athletes, Earlier this month, a World million) to blackmail athletes including plans to cover up Anti-Doping Agency probe and cover up positive tests. some doping evidence. AP said the IAAF was corrupted from the inside by a "power- The Adidas logo on a FIFA World Cup soccer ball ful rogue group" led by its president, and they conspired Federations into a personal A key question raised by european medalist among 4 russians to extort athletes and allow fiefdom during his 16-year the report is whether alle- banned for doping doping Russians to continue reign as president, it said. ged corruption under Diack competing. "It is increasingly clear that went beyond extorting doped The Russian Olympic Com- a two-year ban, as did race-walker Other IAAF leaders were at far more IAAF staff knew athletes and infected other mittee says it has banned four Rus- Anna Lukyanova, a former silver fault, too, the WADA panel's about the problems than has areas of IAAF business. sian athletes for doping, including medalist at the world junior cham- damning report said. They currently been acknowled- WADA's investigators called a former European silver medalist. pionships. must have known of the ne- ged," said the report, written for a detailed follow-up probe Irina Maracheva, silver medal win- There were also four-year bans for potism that allowed Lamine by former WADA president of all world championships ner in the 800 meters at the 2012 runners Maria Nikolaeva and Elena Diack to turn the Internatio- Dick Pound and presented at awarded by the ruling body European championships, received Nikulina. nal Association of Athletics a news conference in Munich. for 2009-19, due to evidence

Basketball Golf Toronto makes it eight straight Fowler eyes major to merit with win over Clippers inclusion in sport’s elite

oronto extended its winning olf's new "Big slow starter to seasons streak to a season-high eight strai- Three" has been — he tied for 66th in Abu ap photo T G ap photo ght by beating the Los Angeles Clippers around for only a few Dhabi in 2015, 17 shots 112-94 yesterday (Macau time), creating months, and already the- behind unheralded Fren- a bit of franchise history by sweeping re's talk of the exclusive ch winner Gary Stal — both L.A. teams in the same season for group being expanded. making the Masters even the first time. Rickie Fowler is back in tougher to win. The Raptors completed a season dou- the conversation after his But this is a different ble over the Clippers — as they also did fourth worldwide victory Fowler, who acknowled- last year — to add to the earlier sweep of in the last nine months, ges that his work on the the Lakers. over a stellar field at the range with celebrated Elsewhere, Houston used a spurt of Abu Dhabi HSBC Cham- coach Butch Harmon is 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to pull Toronto Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan drives to the pionship. starting to pay off. away and beat state and division rival basket against Los Angeles Clippers’ Paul Pierce Yesterday, the Ameri- His playoff win at The Dallas. can found himself at a Rickie Fowler Players Championship Toronto's Kyle Lowry scored 21 points ters in a 14-4 run to take a 98-89 lead career-high No. 4 in the last May started his and Jonas Valanciunas had 20 for the with about nine minutes left. rankings, with only Jor- phy awarded to the Abu winning run that has Raptors while Terrence Ross had five After a Dallas basket, Houston then dan Spieth, Jason Day Dhabi champion. "The also taken in the Scottish 3-pointers en route to his fourth straight added five points to effectively end the and Rory McIlroy above goal right now with whe- Open and the Deutsche game in double figures off the bench. contest. him. But to merit inclu- re my game's at — it's the Bank, and made him be- The eight-game streak is one short of Chandler Parsons had a season-high 31 sion in the sport's golfing best it's been this early in lieve more in himself. the team record set in 2001-02. points for the Mavericks. elite, Fowler knows he the season in my career — "From The Players on, Chris Paul had 23 points and 11 assists Brooklyn's Brook Lopez scored a sea- needs to add a major to I'm working on getting just being in the situation, for the Clippers. son-high 31 points and grabbed 10 re- his increasingly impres- ready for Augusta. contention, Sunday, final Houston's James Harden had a triple bounds as the Nets beat Oklahoma City sive resume. "I'd like to have my shot round, against the best double of 23 points, 15 rebounds and 10 116-106, halting the Thunder's run of He gets his first chance at getting the green ja- players in the world and assists to lead the Rockets past Dallas wins at seven. at the Masters in April. cket there." just believing and having 115-104. Boston won 112-92 at struggling Phila- "I'd like to jump in and Fowler had never pre- the confidence that, hey, Trevor Ariza scored a season-high 29 delphia in a game delayed a day by the be a part of that crew," viously won a tournament if I go hit the shots, I'm for the Rockets, who trailed by one ente- wintry weather enveloping the eastern said Fowler, sitting besi- in the first four months winning, no question," ring the fourth quarter, but hit 4 3-poin- United States. AP de the huge Falcon Tro- of a year. He's been a Fowler said. AP THE Boxing: Thurman, Porter finalize Station26.01.2016Air quality tue th Anniversary BUZZ welterweight title bout March 12 Roadside 40-60 20 Moderate Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter have file division long dominated by Floyd Maywea- agreed to fight for Thurman’s WBA welterwei- ther Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. High ght title on March 12, the boxers announced Thurman and Porter both have designs on Density 40-60 over the weekend. becoming the top new star in the 147-pound Residental After months of negotiations and mutual class in the wake of Mayweather’s retirement Moderate accusations of avoidance, the deal is done for and Pacquiao’s self-described probable retire- Area opinion one of the most attractive fights in a high-pro- ment in April. Ambient 40-60 Moderate Our Desk dsmg source: Daniel Beitler Portugal Center-right elected WORLD BRIEFS

Why Uber is part of the president Rebelo de Sousa ap photo answer, not the problem demands financial discipline When I first visited Macau in September 2014, I was shocked to see taxis regularly ignoring the hailing of my local acquaintances. What shocked is trying to pull off a balan- I me even more was the discovery that the situation cing act by ending austerity INDIA-FRANCE India and

had actually been “improving”! ap photo measures while pledging France said yesterday that That is to say nothing about my first experience they are close to sealing a of riding in a taxi in Macau, in which I paid about to continue the financial prudence adopted after multibillion euro agreement MOP200 for a ten-minute ride from downtown to for New Delhi to purchase Portugal’s 78 billion-euro the Macao Cultural Centre. 36 Rafale fighter jets. Indian Since then, however, I have come to accept the (USD84 billion) bailout in Prime Minister Narendra normality of taxis cruising around the Macau pe- 2011 amid a eurozone fi- Modi and French President ninsula, seeking out “certain clientele,” and ultima- nancial crisis. Francois Hollande made tely failing to provide their licensed service to the The government’s critics ordinary residents of the MSAR. the announcement during a say that is a risky policy in joint news briefing in Delhi. This can be frustrating during the day when you Portugal whose economy is need to get somewhere quickly. In the late hours, struggling to gain momen- it becomes a nightmare. I have heard anecdotes PAKISTAN Officials say a from my friends in Macau as they have recalled tum and where the jobless northwestern Pakistani instances of “being stranded” at the airport, or lea- rate is over 11 percent. university where Islamic ving an establishment in the rougher, northern dis- Rebelo de Sousa said in militants gunned down trict, only to have taxi after taxi refuse to pull over. his victory speech he ex- 21 students and teachers So I was delighted, when in October, I discove- pected the government to last week has reopened red that Uber were commencing operations in Ma- generate more economic yesterday for classes amid cau. These services, however, were sadly short-­ Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa growth “without compro- tight security. lived. Within days, the government came down mising financial stability.” like a ton of bricks, declaring the service illegal Barry Hatton, Lisbon le his nearest rival came in At the same time he pro- and subsequently prompting drivers to retreat to with less than half of that. mised to be impartial and

the shadows. ap photo The truth of the matter is, if the government were center-right candidate Rebelo de Sousa will encourage consensus be- to allow Uber to operate in Macau, it would proba- Ascored a resounding move into the head of sta- tween political parties, bly be the most immediate and direct way for au- victory in Portugal’s pre- te’s riverside pink palace in “healing the wounds” of the thorities to have a meaningful impact on the lives sidential election Sunday Lisbon in March, replacing recent crisis. of ordinary people. (yesterday, Macau time), Anibal Cavaco Silva, who Prime Minister Antonio Those in Macau who have desperately tried to warning he would use the has served the maximum of Costa vowed his “full coo- hail taxis when they have needed to reach pla- largely ceremonial post two five-year terms. peration” with the presi- ces urgently and efficiently will understand what to prevent the center-left The president has no exe- dent. I mean by this. Those who have waited at bus Afghanistan An Afghan anti-austerity government cutive power, and is lar- Rebelo de Sousa, 67, has official says three border stops to watch bus after bus, packed with com- from worsening the debt-­ gely a figurehead, but can had a long career in the muters, refuse to allow passengers to board, will policemen have been be an influential voice and public eye, working as a understand this. heavy country’s financial killed and three others Those who have to negotiate excessive on-call health. in a crisis has the power to newspaper editor, a popu- were wounded in a suicide “premiums” that often exceed MOP100 – because Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, dissolve Parliament if he lar media pundit, a junior attack near an important the taxis rarely pull over seeking your business – a veteran moderate politi- feels the country is going member of governments border crossing in southern they will understand what I mean by this. cian and law professor, col- off track. since the 1970s, and a for- Afghanistan. The police And those who have resorted to buying their own lected more than half the A Socialist minority gover- mer member of the Euro- say the attack took place car or motorbike, despite the recent tax hikes and votes against nine rivals. nment runs Portugal with pean Parliament. when five suicide bombers the government’s efforts to reduce motor traffic in With 99 percent of the the backing of the Commu- Turnout was low Sunday stormed the border police the city, will also know what I mean by this. votes counted, Rebelo de nist Party and the radical at 52 percent after a dull headquarters at Spin Uber has faced significant resistance worldwi- Sousa won 52 percent whi- Left Bloc. The government two-week campaign. AP Boldak, on the border with de because, in most places, the presence of the Pakistan yesterday. app-­based service threatens an existing market for incumbent taxi services. Syria Peace talks between However, in Macau, there is very little difference the Syrian government in terms of price between an Uber taxi and a re- and opposition groups gular one. Customers choose Uber because they The are to start on Friday, the know Uber will stop for them. That alone makes it AP Photo/Wally Santana UN special envoy on Syria a reliable service. decisive moment And given the length of the taxi queue outside announced yesterday. the Grand Lisboa - and at other casino resorts, for Staffan de Mistura told that matter - in the late afternoon and early eve- reporters he would be ning, can incumbent taxi companies really argue sending out invitations to that the introduction of say, 100 Uber cars, will the talks in Geneva today. really affect their business? The talks are expected to The introduction of Uber services in Macau may take six months and the seem especially negligible, since the Transport sides will not talk directly to Bureau (DSAT) is poised to issue a license to Lai each other to begin with. Ou Taxi Service for 100 “special taxis”. At least we can assume the bureau is poised to award the USA Ford Motor Co. tender to Lai Ou, since they are thus far the only is pulling out of Japan company whose bid has been accepted by DSAT. and Indonesia, saying Or will the presence of just three Uber cars – the that market conditions number of cars currently operating – affect the taxi in each country have companies and their drivers? If it does indeed af- made it difficult to grow fect their business, then that is all the more reason sales or make sustained to permit the operation of Uber. profits. “Japan is the most Imagine a world where taxi drivers compete for closed, developed auto business like every other private sector institution – economy in the world, by providing a service for an agreeable price at an with all imported brands appropriate quality. Imagine a world where they accounting for less than seek out customers, instead of refusing them. Frozen deities. Snow sits on the Chinese god statues at the Pinglin temple in the high mountain area of New Taipei In fact, the legalization of Uber services could 6% of Japan’s annual new City, yesterday. An unusually cold weather front that caused sudden drops in temperatures has been blamed for car market,” a spokesman prompt a win-win situation for everybody involved. killing as many as 57 people in Taiwan’s greater Taipei area (see more on page 3). wrote in an email message.