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Philippines Back-to- back earthquakes cracked small buildings and blocked roads with minor landslides Saturday in a Philippine resort province south of Manila where Lawmakers: Solution jittery tourists left and patients were evacuated from a hospital amid aftershocks.

Thailand Suspected Muslim insurgents have without changing law set off dozens of bombs in southern Thailand, bringing P5 down power lines and setting tires on fire to block roads. Security officials said there were no reports ap photo of deaths or injuries. ap photo

Australia-Papua New Guinea The future of hundreds of asylum seekers languishing at an Australian-run detention center in Papua New Guinea remained in doubt on Saturday, with the leaders of both countries declining to provide details about what will happen to the men if a deal to resettle them in the United States falls through.

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Anima’s president charged for sharing video of dog abuse

Albano Martins, president of Anima - Society for the Protection of Animals (Macau), has been charged for sharing a video of a man abusing a dog on social media. The man in question was later identified as a Judiciary Police officer. Anima is an NGO that has been actively fighting for animal rights in the region. The video was shared in mid-January this year, and was circulated via social networks by multiple users, including the NGO. Martins has been charged for breaching personal data protection laws. “I went in as a witness and came out as a a total of 25 after 2020, a defendant,” Martins told TDM. “I had the duty to expose the crime. All I did as president of Anima was to share prediction that “justifies something [which] Anima and I believe breaches the law. a significant expansion in Air Macau to train ten the training of new pilots to This denouncing of abuse against an animal has breached another law.” take part in the company’s plans for growth.” more local Cadet Pilots During last year’s de- parture ceremony for the program’s first 10 cadets, bloomberg Renato Marques which also recruited 10 ca- excluded residents not of Chen also stated that “Air dets to be trained at Fran- Chinese nationality, even Macau will continue to re- ir Macau has opened ce’s Civil Aviation Universi- though the program has cruit more local pilots for A its local Cadet Pilot ty (ENAC, École nationale been primarily advertised training in Macau. The pro- Program for another round. de l’aviation civile). in the Chinese language. gram is expected to be held Following the program’s The program began in The company also claims once a year. At the same debut last year, the com- September last year and is to be investing around time, Air Macau will also pany has moved to the expected to take 30 mon- MOP20 million in the pro- provide diversified develo- second edition of the pro- ths. gram to address the airli- pment opportunities to the Macau applies for gram, which aims to train This year, eligible appli- ne’s future needs. ambitious young men who UNESCO ‘City of an additional 10 cadet pi- cants must hold a Macau Chen Hong, President of want to join the aviation in- lots. Permanent ID with a valid the Executive Committee dustry.” Gastronomy’ status According to an Air Ma- passport, as in the previous and Chief Executive Offi- An Air Macau spokesper- cau representative, the year’s amended criteria. cer of Air Macau, previou- son added that they expect Macau has officially applied to be a member of program has not undergo- The program initially re- sly stated that he expects this year’s program to be the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a “City of ne any significant changes quired applicants to hold a Air Macau to expand from more efficient and com- Gastronomy”, Chinese media reported. Secretary for from last year’s edition, Macau SAR passport. This the current 17 aircraft to prehensive than last year. Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam was quoted by Macao Daily as saying that joining the network would establish Macau as one of the most popular choices for food and restaurants, boosting the city’s reputation as a global tourist destination. MGTO listed the UNESCO “City of Gastronomy” application as one of four major goals in 2017, with the SAR government even organizing a Beijing pushes for flights from Macau special committee to address this issue. to Portuguese-speaking countries More public restrooms suggested in tourist areas he Deputy Di- nual meeting of the countries and so tuguese-speaking Secretary for Social Trector of Central Joint Working Com- should develop acti- countries in a way to Affairs and Culture, People’s Government mittee on Tourism vities involving ex- attract more visitors Alexis Tam, com- Members of a consultative council for community services have suggested that local authorities increase the Liaison Office in Ma- to Support Macau’s change between the from these countries mented, “it is a good number of public restrooms and breastfeeding rooms cau, Yao Jian, aired Aspirations to Bui- mainland and these and, at the same idea but it’s neces- in areas with high tourist traffic. Cheong Sok Leng, one the idea that Macau ld a World Centre of countries,” Yao said, time, give a chance sary for [further] of the members, stated that the ratio of female to male should explore the Tourism and Leisure, as quoted by the for these tourists to analysis. We didn’t restrooms should be adjusted, as queues for female opportunity to orga- held last week in the newspaper Hoje Ma- transfer to other des- address [the topic] restrooms are typically longer. Another member, Cheong nize air routes to the region. cau. tinations in China.” during the mee- Chi Hong, voiced his opinion that the local government Portuguese-speaking “Macau is an im- “[Macau] should The suggestion ting but that doesn’t could learn from other countries, such as Germany, countries. portant platform be- study the possibility seems to have come mean we aren’t going in order to improve the design and demand of public The suggestion tween China and the of developing direct as a surprise for the to do that in the futu- restrooms. came during the an- Portuguese-speaking flights with the Por- local authorities. The re.” RM

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WIKI TA A T Corner @ Macau Tower” This will act as a platform was officially launched for the disabled to practi- last week during an event ce their sales techniques at the Macau Tower. The and customer service skills project is the latest colla- through communicating boration between Fuhong with customers. Society of Macau and the The collaboration aims Macau Tower. to give participants the This is the fifth social opportunity to solve pro- enterprise established by blems independently and Fuhong Society of Macau, prepare themselves for the following the launch of workplace in the future. several other initiatives at April 2 has been recogni- Anim’Arte Nam Van and zed as the annual “World the Taipa-Houses Mu- Autism Awareness Day” seum, among other key lo- by the United Nations. he Judiciary Police (PJ)’s Many cases involve labor dispu- it now has 27 members. cations in the MSAR. Coinciding with this an- TCrisis Negotiation Team has tes, and primarily concern main- The PJ also trains negotiators to The latest collaboration nual event, Fuhong Society conducted more than ten nego- land residents. Cheong added deal with situations where terro- is the first joint charitable of Macau has launched a tiations each year in rescuing that the negotiators are normally rism is involved. Cheong also said endeavor between a Macau microfilm titled “Singing people who attempted to commit investigators from different de- that negotiations are relatively private entity and an NGO Man” to “promote positive suicide, according to a report pu- partments. unique when compared to other involving a long-term re- attitudes towards autistic blished this week by Macao Daily The PJ recruits those who know daily investigation duties. tail venue sponsorship, ac- people.” News. two or more languages, such as The Crisis Negotiation Team cording to the organizers. Two complementary Cheong Kin Wa, head of the Ju- English, Portuguese, Mandarin commenced operations in Macau Under the terms of the events will be held to fur- diciary Police School and a cri- or Fujian’s dialect, in order to in the 1980s. Prior to the team’s collaboration, the Macau ther mark the internatio- sis negotiator, said the number handle different situations. establishment, the PJ invited Tower will provide Fuhong nally-recognized day: an of attempted suicides or critical Established in 2001, the team Hong Kong negotiators to train Society of Macau with a exhibition from an autistic personal problems increased sig- comprises volunteers from the the local team, and later chose free venue for individuals artist that the organizers nificantly in 2015 compared to police force. While the team ini- local negotiators to be trained in with disabilities to sell sou- did not identify, as well as previous years. tially comprised just ten people, Hong Kong after 2001. JZ venir products which they a concert. ad mon 10.04.2017

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he wife of detained Taiwanese Thuman rights and pro-democra- Chui gathers with cy advocate Lee Ming-che is sche- duled to depart for Beijing today to meet him in China, the Taiwan Association for Human Rights said lawmakers to seek yesterday. Lee, a former Democratic Progres- sive Party worker and a staff mem- ber at Wenshan Community Colle- Pearl Horizon solution ge in Taipei, has been detained by China for 22 days after entering the he Chief Executive interests and the degree of “hope, through this mee- country via Macau on March 19. (CE), Chui Sai On, The acceptance of society.” ting, to find a solution to the Chinese authorities have not issued met with 11 out of lawmakers The proceedings concer- case within the current legal any official response to the matter, 19 lawmakers who ning the declaration of for- framework.” CNA news agency reported. Thad previously addressed think the feiture of the concession of The CE highlighted the Lee’s wife, Lee Ching-yu is hoping the Pearl Horizon develop- the Pearl Horizon land plot complexity of the case and to meet representatives from Chi- ment in a letter to the CE. Pearl Horizon are currently pending in the its consequences, thanking na’s Taiwan Affairs Office and the The meeting, held on Sa- Court of Second Instance. the legislators for their help semi-official Association for Re- turday at the government case can Several high-ranking gover- in finding a solution. lations Across the Taiwan Straits headquarters, aimed to facili- be resolved nment officials have stated He also noted that he is (ARATS) to hear an explanation for tate an exchange of views on that the government will aware of and acknowledges Lee’s detention. She will be accom- possible solutions, as well as without await a court ruling on the the public’s interest in the panied by staff from ARATS Taiwan “analyze the complexities of case. case, stating once again that counterpart - the Straits Exchange the situation and difficulties reviewing the In the abovementioned “the government will try to Foundation (SEF), according to the that might arise from it,” a letter delivered to the CE, solve the case in a balanced association. statement from the Gover- Land Law the lawmakers expressed manner between the gene- Most importantly, Lee Ching-yu nment Information Bureau the opinion that the Pearl ral interests of society and wants to personally meet her hus- said. acquired units in pre-sale. Horizon case can be resol- of the legal rights of the band and ensure that he is safe, the During the meeting, Chui Chui reaffirmed that the ved without reviewing the buyers.” association said. said several authorities government would solve the Land Law. They have sub- The CE added that Secre- According to the agency, Taiwane- have devoted themselves matter “in a balanced man- mitted several proposals tary Sónia Chan will keep in se non-government organizations to examining viable and ner and taking into account for resolution to the gover- close contact with both the will convene a press conference at appropriate solutions to several principles; namely, nment for an assessment lawmakers and the juridical Taiwan Taoyuan International Air- the matter, which includes compliance with the law, of feasibility. team responsible for analy- port upon Lee Ching-yu’s departure granting the rights and inte- respect for the rule of law, During the meeting, the zing the lawmakers’ propo- to express support for her mission. rests of the buyers who have consideration of general lawmakers said that they sals. RM

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NG lap seng Assistant Yin pleads guilty in UN bribery case ap photo

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former assistant to tiations, the agreement be- Aa Chinese billionaire tween prosecutors and the charged in a United Nations defendant left the 31-year- bribery scheme pleaded gui- old without admitting to lty to a single tax charge last have bribed anyone. week, the Associated Press Instead he will plead guilty features tourist loca- reported. only to tax evasion and will CNN tions such as the Taipa The plea to a conspiracy not appeal a prison sentence Houses, Museum of Tai- charge by Jeff C. Yin came of 30 months or less. pa and Coloane History, with an agreement by Yin The same cannot be said for and nearby temples. and the government that his former employer, Ng Lap Taipa Village listed Hong Kong’s Sharp a sentence of less than 30 Seng, who is still standing Island was listed as the months in prison was likely. trial over bribery charges. fifth most underrated He is free on bail and the sen- Yin was chief assistant to amongst Asia’s location worth visiting. tencing is set for July 21. Macau billionaire Ng Lap Also known as Kiu Tsui As previously reported by Seng when both were arres- Chau, the island is just a the Times, the plea deal has ted in September 2015 over short boat ride from the been on the table and under several charges including underrated places popular tourist destina- consideration by Yin and attempting to bribe UN offi- tion and fishing port of his lawyers for around two cials, money laundering and Sai Kung. weeks. tax evasion. acau’s Taipa ted. While the report did CNN noted that few Having taken the deal and Ng is accused of paying MVillage was placed The article recommen- not suggest any addi- travelers visit the area pleaded guilty in the Manha- USD500,000 in bribes to second on CNN’s list of ded that travelers visit tional sites, the article on weekdays, meaning ttan federal court last week, former UN General Assem- Asia’s underrated pla- sightseeing locations linked the Macau Gover- that visitors often have Yin has admitted to failing bly President John Ashe, ces, out of nine “unhe- in the area, such as nment Tourism Office’s the island’s three bea- to pay taxes on a roughly who died in June under mys- ralded spots worth visi- the food street Rua do “Walking Tour Routes” ches to themselves. USD54,000 salary for two terious circumstances while ting.” Cunha. official website, which Meanwhile, Pulau years. awaiting trial. CNN noted that effor- Ubin, Singapore topped Yin earned the salary from The objective behind the ts have been made to the list with its traditio- a United Nations-focused alleged bribery was to secure preserve aspects of the asia’s underrated places cnn nal village beauty. media company, called Sou- Ashe’s support for a U.N.- former fishing village’s The 10-square-kilo- th-South News. According backed conference center heritage, despite the 1. Pulau Ubin Singapore meter island boasts a to Reuters, he admitted last in Macau, which would be region’s changing face 2. Taipa Village Macau unique ecosystem, ma- week to having requested constructed by Ng’s real es- amid a booming casino 3. Dalat Vietnam Vietnam rine wildlife, as well as that the company pay him in tate company, Sun Kian Ip industry. 4. Ko Adang Thailand endangered bird species the form of cash and checks Group, and would allegedly “With its restored colo- 5. Sharp Island Hong Kong and coral reefs at the made out to “petty cash”. serve as his legacy in the nial facades and quaint Chek Jawa Wetlands. “Between 2013 and 2015, I MSAR. 6. Yakushima Japan alleyways, it’s home to “Excellent homemade agreed with others to not pay The real estate tycoon is museums, churches, 7. Majuli India India local cuisine is another taxes to the IRS,” he said in awaiting trial next month temples and impressive 8. Plain of Jars Laos big draw,” CNN stated. court, according to Reuters. on bribery charges and has villas,” the article repor- 9. Koh Rong Cambodia LV After two weeks of nego- pleaded not guilty. DB

Early in the day, Tang stole the PokerStars Championship down to final two chip lead from Aymon Hata when the two engaged in a drawn-out preflop betting war that resulted in fter more than 260 hands, other competitors earlier in the Hata folding. Shortly after, Smith s. c om Athe PokerStars Championship day, and 10 more on Saturday in challenged Tang and took the chip Macau Main Event is down to just the LIVE Macau poker room in the lead himself. two players – China’s Tianyuan City of Dreams integrated resort. po k erne w Tang and Canadian Elliot Smith – According to Poker News, first- with the pot roughly split between place in the competition play-off saturday’s closing table them at the last count. rewards the winner HKD3.13 Player Chips As of midnight, Tang was lea- million and the title of PokerStars ding by about 1.3 million chips Champion. Elliot Smith 4,585,000 out of a combined total of around On Saturday, it took less than se- Tianyuan Tang 4,500,000 16 million. However, the lead had ven hours for the six competitors Ayman Hata 1,970,000 been flip-flopping between the two to be weeded down to just two. Daniel Laidlaw 1,855,000 remaining players all Sunday eve- But even while the other players Avraham Oziel 1,735,000 ning. remained, Tang and Smith were Yen Chen 1,170,000 Elliot Smith (left) and Tianyuan Tang The two finalists beat out four battling it out all day. mon 10.04.2017 th Anniversary

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Entertainment Korean musical ‘Bibap’ returns to Macau

Lynzy Valles competition between two response at The Parisian master chefs, “Green Chef” Theatre,” he said. orean food and co- and “Red Chef,” at the fic- The two performers who Kmedy musical Bibap titious Bibap Restaurant. specialize in beat boxing returned to Macau at The It features six other per- mimic the different sou- Parisian Macao Theatre formers also dressed as nds of the kitchen, whi- last week for their second chefs, and incorporates ‘a le the other entertainers performance in the region. cappella’ singing, beat-bo- mime cutting ingredien- Blending martial arts, xing, breakdancing and ts, frying vegetables and singing, street dance and acrobatics. meat, and washing dishes. hip-hop, the performance Speaking on the sidelines Bibap has performed includes elements of Ko- of a media preview, show in 25 countries and re- rean pop music, culture director Choi Chul Ki said gions since its debut in and food. It was created that he looked forward 2009, and was also invi- to celebrate bibimbap – a to bringing Macau a tas- ted to perform at the 2010 kind of spicy rice dubbed te of Korean culture once Edinburgh Festival Frin- Korea’s unofficial national again. ge. dish – and to promote Ko- “This is a show made by The Korean musical will rean cuisine. both the audience and the run until April 23 at The The interactive show te- actors, and we are sure Parisian Theatre. lls the story of a cooking that there will be a great ynzy Valles ynzy photos by L by photos

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Albergue SCM opens applications for art tour in Shenzhen

lbergue SCM is calling for The itinerary includes visits to Aparticipants for its “Design and the Shenzhen Design Week, China Art Field Trip 2017 – Shenzhen”, whi- Guanlan Original Printmaking Base ch will be held between April 20 to 22. and Dafen Oil Painting Village. Ac- Sponsored by the Macao Founda- cording to a statement by Albergue tion, the tour is intended to promote SCM, the tour will accept up to 20 cultural exchanges of art and design participants. Selected candidates professionals from Macau and Shen- will be contacted by phone. Applica- zhen. tions for the program are open until mon 10.04.2017

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sheet as it tightens monetary heads for a weekly advance of policy. 0.6 percent. The ruble dro- “I would think we’d be pped 1.5 percent. The cur- seeing more risk off with rency has been trading near everything that could happen the highest since July 2015. into the weekend with Syria, President Vladimir Putin be- to the continued lengthening lieves the U.S. airstrikes cau- of the tax plan timeline, as sed “considerable damage” well as Dudley’s comments,” to relations with Russia, a Andrew Brenner, head of in- Kremlin spokesman said. The ternational fixed income for yen weakened 0.4 percent to National Alliance Capital 111.198 after erasing gains of Markets, said by phone. “But as much as 0.6 percent. The there’s a short base out there euro slipped 0.3 percent, the and people are under-inves- British pound dropped 0.6 ted in equities and very nega- percent. South Africa’s rand tive, which always keeps a bid touched the weakest level into the market.” this year after Fitch Ratings What investors will be became the second company looking out in the coming to cut the country’s credit as- days: sessment to junk. It traded at U.S. Secretary of State Rex 13.809 per dollar, lower by Tillerson will today [Macau 0.4 percent. time] attend the Group of Bonds - The yield on 10- Crude surges on back of Syrian airbase strike Seven gathering in Italy and year Treasuries rose four ba- next week meet with Russian sis points to 2.38 percent af- counterpart Sergei Lavrov in ter falling as low as 2.28 per- Markets Wrap Moscow. Argentina, Brazil, cent. The yield on the 10-year Canada, Chile and South Ko- German benchmark fell four rea are among countries set- basis points to 0.23 percent. ting interest rates next week. Commodities - West Dollar rises, treasuries U.S. banks will start repor- Texas Intermediate crude ting first-quarter earnings, added 1 percent to settle at led by Citigroup Inc., JPMor- USD52.245, after touching gan Chase & Co., and Wells the highest in a month. Oil retreat as stocks slip Fargo & Co. rose about 3 percent for the Stocks - The S&P 500 fell week. Gold futures rose 0.3 0.1 percent to 2,355.58 as of percent to $1,256.90. The .S. stocks ended ths. Comments from the Fed weaker-than-forecast hiring 4 p.m. in New York. Futures metal climbed more than 1 a volatile session Bank of New York president in the world’s largest eco- fell as much as 0.7 percent percent earlier in the session lower, while the bolstered speculation it bank nomy and a ratcheting up of in the hour after the attack to the highest since Novem- dollar advanced won’t slow the pace of rate geopolitical tensions, with in Syria. The CBOE Volatility ber, following two days of de- Uwith Treasury yields as in- hikes as it trims its balance demand for haven assets aba- Index rose 3 percent, paring clines. vestors looked past a U.S. sheet. The 10-year Treasury ting. Volatility across equity a gain that topped 6 percent. Asia - Japan’s Topix index military strike in Syria and yield topped 2.35 percent af- markets came down from hi- The Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed 0.7 percent, rebou- worse-than-forecast hiring ter falling as low as 2.28 per- ghs reached overnight. New added 0.1 percent. Volatility nding after erasing a rally of data. cent amid a weak jobs report York Fed President William measures from Hong Kong to as much as 1.2 percent during The S&P 500 Index slipped and the first military strike Dudley’s comments come two Europe increased. the morning session. The amid volume 15 percent lower undertaken by President Do- days after Fed meeting minu- Currencies - The Bloom- Shanghai Composite Index than the 30-day average, nald Trump’s administration. tes signaled officials discus- berg Dollar Spot Index ad- rose 0.2 percent, giving it a 2 while the greenback capped Financial markets showed sed the timing for shrinking vanced 0.3 percent, reboun- percent gain for the holiday- its best week in two mon- resilience in the face of the central bank’s balance ding from earlier losses as it shortened week. Bloomberg

Insider Trading Phil Mickelson’s gambler pal convicted: ‘I’m in total shock’

Las Vegas gambler mas Davis, a former Dean southern California, whe- that his client was inno- Alinked to golfer Phil Foods board chairman, re he will reside until sen- cent, saying that if Walters Mickelson saw the jury testified that he fed Wal- tencing. had inside information, ap photo verdict convicting him of ters tips about major de- His lawyer, Barry Berke, “the last thing you would insider trading charges as velopments involving the promised an appeal. do is give it to Phil Mickel- only a gambler could. company before they be- The verdict capped a son, one of the most fa- “I just lost the biggest bet came known publicly. The three-week trial. Mickel- mous athletes in the world of my life,” William “Billy” Dallas-based Dean Foods son never testified, thou- who is going to attract re- Walters said outside Ma- is one of the nation’s lar- gh he had been on a list of gulatory scrutiny.” nhattan federal court mi- gest processors of milk for prospective witnesses. Walters, 70, has built nutes after the jury retur- retailers. A prosecutor had said a sprawling business of ned its verdict after two As the verdict was retur- Mickelson earned near- auto dealerships, car ren- days of deliberations. ned on 10 counts of cons- ly $1 million after Wal- tal agencies and golf cou- “To say I was surprised piracy, securities fraud ters told him to buy Dean rses worth hundreds of would be the biggest un- and wire fraud, Walters Foods stock in 2012. The millions of dollars. Berke derstatement of my life,” shook his head repeatedly. prosecutor said Mickelson said he routinely makes Walters said in the Sou- U.S. District Judge P. gave the profits to Walters multimillion-dollar bets thern drawl that reflects Kevin Castel set senten- to cover gambling debts. on companies in the stock his Kentucky birth and cing for July 14 and agreed The Securities and Ex- market. considerable time spent to prosecution demands change Commission cited Davis testified under a in Texas. “Frankly, I’m in that Walters submit to Mickelson for the trades cooperation deal that he total shock.” electronic monitoring and in a lawsuit and Mickel- met Walters while golfing. Prosecutors said Walters give up use of his private son agreed to repay the He has pleaded guilty to made over USD40 million plane. Over a prosecutor’s money. Mickelson was not insider trading charges illegally from 2008 to objection, Castel permit- charged. and is likely to receive le- 2015 trading on the stock ted Walters to return with During the trial, Berke niency at sentencing as a William “Billy” Walters (right) leaves Manhattan federal court in New of Dean Foods Co. Tho- his family on his plane to used Mickelson as proof result of his testimony. AP York, with his attorney, Barry Berke 10.04.2017 mon

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popular Chinese comedian Aand former judge on the Chinese comedian faces weapon, “China’s Got Talent” television program is facing weapon and drug charges on Long Island in drug charges in New York New York. Zhou Libo appeared playful and jovial, joking with more than a comment on the allegations after dozen reporters from Chinese the case was adjourned to June 9. media outlets before and after “He’s taking the charges seriou- ap photo a brief appearance in a Nassau sly,” the attorney said. “He does County courtroom on Friday. At have confidence in the judicial one point before he went into system; he does have confidence court, Zhou smiled broadly as he in his lawyer; he does have con- joined other reporters in taking fidence in the fact that hopefully cellphone video of his attorney’s at the end of the day we’re going briefing to reporters. to come out and hopefully resolve He has pleaded not guilty to this to his satisfaction.” charges stemming from a Jan. Authorities have not disclosed 19 arrest in the exclusive village why the popular Chinese come- of Lattingtown, east of New York dian was in the ritzy community City on what is known as Long Is- near Long Island Sound on the land’s “gold coast.” night of his arrest. He is believed Police said officers stopped a to have a residence in Alpine, black Mercedes Benz that Zhou New Jersey. was driving shortly after midni- Last July, the Shanghai native ght because “it was being driven performed his standup routine at erratically and the operator was Carnegie Hall in New York City. using a cellphone.” They said the The Carnegie Hall website no- 49-year-old Zhou had a passen- ted he is a pioneer of political pa- ger with him. rody in mainland China. It said Officers said they noticed a in 2012, he received the Starlight shoulder holster in the back seat Award, the highest honor in Chi- and found a loaded pistol and two na’s television arts, for the “Chi- plastic bags containing crack co- nese Dream Show.” caine inside a backpack. He and He served as a judge on the po- the passenger were arrested. pular “China’s Got Talent” pro- Attorney Hugh Mo declined to gram in 2010 and 2011. AP Chinese comedian Zhou Libo (center) is surrounded by reporters from Chinese media outlets

provide guaranteed payouts on maturity, rather than pro- GDP to grow tection against specific risk events. 6.8pct in Q1 China’s insurance sector

Courtesy Ca i x n. c om Courtesy has grown massively in ter- ms of premiums on the back hina’s eco- It expected weaker of these wealth management Cnomy is likely to auto sales to conti- product sales. remain solid in the nue weighing on the In February the CIRC under first quarter of this country’s retail sales, Mr Xiang’s leadership ban- year, growing 6.8 which may increase ned China’s fourth-richest percent from a year 9.4 percent in March, man, Yao Zhenhua, chair- earlier, Goldman Sa- slowing from the 9.5 man of financial conglome- chs forecasted in a percent growth regis- rate Baoneng Group, from report. tered in the first two the insurance industry for 10 The bank said in a months. years as part of an effort to rid research report that The bank said grow- the sector of risky behaviour. purchasing mana- th of the country’s The government wants the gers’ index (PMI) consumer price index industry to focus on genuine readings from both (CPI), a main gauge Xiang Junbo, chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission insurance products, such as official and private of inflation, may re- health insurance and pen- surveys have implied bound to 1.3 percent sions. firm activity growth in March from 0.8 At a press conference in overall. It expected percent in February February, Mr Xiang said the China’s GDP growth as distortions from China’s insurance regulator agency “will never allow the to reach 6.6 percent the Chinese New Year insurance industry to be tur- during 2017. effect disappeared. under investigation ned into a rich boys’ club” or Goldman Sachs In the fourth quar- become a “sanctuary of lar- expected China’s in- ter of 2016, China’s ge financial crocodiles”. Mr dustrial production economy grew 6.8 he head of China’s top the Central Commission for CIRC and held a seat on the Xiang previously warned that to rise 6.4 percent in percent year on year. Tinsurance regulator is Discipline Inspection, whi- prestigious monetary poli- insurers cannot be “ATM ma- March, slightly hi- The Chinese gover- under investigation by the ch has tackled official cor- cy committee of the central chines” for corporate raiders. gher than the 6.3 per- nment has targeted Communist party’s corrup- ruption under President Xi bank since 2011. Mr Xiang also promised to cent growth for Ja- growth of around 6.5 tion watchdog in the midst of Jinping. The CIRC under Mr Xiang curb “aggressive” pricing and nuary and February. percent this year. an insurance industry crack- The CCDI gave no further battled a risky trend in the “unreasonably” high returns Fixed asset invest- The country is sche- down that he has spearhea- details. industry - the financing of on some insurance produc- ment growth is likely duled to release its ded. Mr Xiang, who rose to pro- risky foreign acquisitions ts. He said insurers should to remain strong, first-quarter econo- Xiang Junbo, chairman of minence after taking on some and corporate raiding using not interfere with the mana- expanding 8.9 per- mic data, including the China Insurance Regula- of the largest players in Chi- high yielding policies that gement of listed companies. cent in the first three GDP growth, fixed tory Commission, is “suspec- na’s insurance industry, was are effectively wealth mana- Instead, the industry should months of the year, asset investment, in- ted of severe disciplinary vio- last seen in public last week gement products rather than focus on its core function of unchanged from that dustrial output and lations” according to a brief attending a CIRC official ce- insurance for protecting po- providing risk protection. in the first two mon- retail sales, on April statement on the website of remony. He has headed the licyholders. These policies MDT/FT Exclusive ths. 17. MDT/Xinhua mon 10.04.2017

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the Democratic People’s Repu- blic of Korea. ap photo Tillerson said Trump and Xi noted the urgency of the threat of North Korea’s weapons pro- gram and that they reaffirmed their commitment to a denu- clearization of the divided Ko- rean Peninsula. On trade issues, Trump called for China to “level the playing field” for American workers, stressing the need for reciprocal market access. He also noted the importance of protecting human rights, and asked China to adhe- re to international norms in the seas of East Asia, Tillerson said. As a candidate and president, Trump has taken an aggressive posture toward China, labeling Beijing a “tremendous problem” and arguing that lopsided tra- de deals with China shortchan- ge American businesses and workers. Some $347 billion of the $502 billion trade deficit re- corded by the U.S. last year was with China. Trump said in a brief appea- President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after their meetings at Mar-a-Lago rance before reporters Friday that he and Xi made “tremen- dous progress” in their talks nomic — pushing China to cra- and that he believes “lots of very China-US relations ck down on Chinese banks and potentially bad problems will be companies said to provide North going away.” He did not elabo- Korea access to the international rate. financial system. For Xi, who is entering a twi- Trump, Xi showdown In a possible harbinger of the ce-a-decade Communist Party kind of punishments Washing- congress in the fall, the meeting ton could inflict, a leading Chine- with Trump was more about sta- se telecoms company, ZTE, was bilizing the critical U.S.-China fails to materialize fined nearly USD900 million relationship and burnishing his in March for shipping sensitive foreign policy credentials than U.S.-made technology to Iran in achieving a breakthrough. The Vivian Salama and Jinping. After their first face-to- may have been Trump’s decision violation of U.S. sanctions. only other foreign leader to be Matthew Pennington, Florida face at the Mar-a-Lago resort, he to launch U.S. missile strikes at “They recognize that shows hosted at Mar-a-Lago during trumpeted they had developed Syria. our clear determination to cra- Trump’s presidency so far is Ja- hat was billed an “outstanding” relationship. Those strikes added weight ck down on this sort of activity,” panese Prime Minister Shinzo as a showdown U.S. officials said the two sides to Trump’s threat last week to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Abe, a close U.S. ally. between the lea- agreed to increase cooperation act unilaterally against North Ross told reporters. Speaking alongside Trump, ders of the United on trying to get North Korea’s Korea’s weapons program — Secretary of State Rex Tiller- Xi said the two delegations dis- StatesW and China over trade and to abandon its nuclear weapons although a much heavier risk son said the U.S. and China cussed important topics and North Korea ended with little program, and China acknowled- would be required to take mili- “agreed to increase cooperation established a good friendship sign of confrontation Friday — ged the need for more balanced tary action against the nuclear- and work with the internatio- and working relationship. He or of concrete progress in resol- trade with the U.S. armed North, which has its ar- nal community to convince the noted the historic responsibility ving their differences. But the two days of meetings tillery and missiles trained on a DPRK to peacefully resolve the of both countries — the world’s President Donald Trump had appeared heavier on optics than key U.S. ally, South Korea. issue and abandon its illicit wea- largest economies and emerging predicted a “very difficult” mee- substance. The most powerful The U.S. administration’s first pons programs.” DPRK stands military rivals — to work toward ting with Chinese President Xi message for the Chinese leader recourse is very likely to be eco- for North Korea’s official name, peace and stability. AP

Xinhua describes meeting as ‘positive and fruitful’

.S. officials said Presi- and even steered clear in ding,’’ Trump said Friday on its website on Satur- Udent Donald Trump’s their public remarks of is- during a meeting between day, China’s foreign minis- ‘only time will tell’ on trade first meeting with Chinese sues like trade that were the two countries’ delega- try said the countries had President Xi Jinping this supposed to dominate the tions. “I believe lots of very agreed to “properly” deal PRESIDENT DON- only time will tell on week was an opportunity summit. potentially bad problems with issues of trade fric- ALD Trump says his trade.” Treasury Sec- for the leaders of the wor- They remarked generally will be going away.’’ tion. meetings with China’s retary Steve Mnuchin ld’s two largest economies about “progress” in their “We have been treated “President Trump no- President Xi Jinping said Friday that the to get to know each other relationship and optimism unfairly and have made ted the challenges caused went well but as for two sides would report and set up future meetin- about the future. That cou- terrible trade deals with by Chinese government any progress on trade back in 100 days on gs. ld indicate that the rela- China for many, many intervention into its eco- “only time will tell.” ways to make U.S.- China’s official news tionship between the two years,’’ Trump told repor- nomy,” Secretary of State Trump tweeted Sat- China trade more agency Xinhua said Satur- countries remains stable, ters aboard Air Force One Rex Tillerson said. “The urday that “It was a balanced. Trump has day that the “positive and despite Trump’s fiery ac- last week as he flew to president underscored great honor to have repeatedly hammered fruitful” meeting has sent cusations during his cam- Palm Beach. “That’s one of the need for China to take President Xi Jinping China for exporting a “clear-cut” message that paign, and afterward, that the things we are going to concrete steps to level the and Madame Peng Li- more to the U.S. than Washington and Beijing China has stolen U.S. ma- be talking about.’’ playing field for American yuan of China as our it buys. He’s also criti- guests in the United cized China for grab- can become great coopera- nufacturing jobs. His Cabinet secretaries workers, stressing repea- States. Tremendous... bing jobs that could tive partners. “The relationship deve- said that Trump indeed tedly the need for recipro- goodwill and friend- otherwise go to Ameri- The presidents didn’t loped by President Xi and confronted Xi. cal market access.” ship was formed, but cans. mention the Syria attack, myself, I think, is outstan- Meanwhile, in a posting MDT/Bloomberg 10.04.2017 mon

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young Iranians are saying to their parents and grandpa- ap photo rents, the same people who marched against the shah and Pahlavis, ‘Why did you get rid of that system and put this one in place?’” He added: “The family name still retains a lot of magic, more than ever today among Iranians. How that translates practically into support for Reza as a credible alternative leader, I just don’t know.” Asked how his envisioned peaceful revolution cou- ld play out in Iran, Pahlavi said it would need to begin with labor unions starting a nationwide strike. He said members of the hard-line Revolutionary Guard, a pa- ramilitary organization esta- blished to protect the clerical system, would be assured they wouldn’t be “all hung and shot.” Most importantly, he said Western governments need to keep their distance and not threaten military action. That’s an exceedingly op- timistic vision, especially considering the amount of power the Guard and other hard-liners wield in Iran’s economy. It also largely ig- nores the concerns many in Iran have about Western me- Iran’s long-exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi ddling. Pahlavi’s father took power following a 1953 coup engineered by Britain and the U.S. that followed the country’s Pahlavi, who still resides in disputed 2009 election. Ira- the U.S., said he hasn’t had Iran’s long-exiled prince nian state media routinely any “side occupation” since refer to the Pahlavi monar- 1979, and has received finan- chy as “despotic,” but there cial support from his family has been some reassessing of and “many Iranians who have wants a revolution history in other quarters. supported the cause.” A book published last year, “My focus right now is on li- “The Fall of Heaven: The berating Iran, and I will find Jon Gambrell, Dubai of it, its DNA, is such that it the royal court. Pahlavis and the Last Days of any means that I can, without cannot,” Pahlavi told The As- But Pahlavi, 56, insists you- Imperial Iran,” offered a revi- compromising the national ran’s exiled crown prin- sociated Press. “People have ng Iranians increasingly look sionist view of the shah. Whi- interests and independence, Ice wants a revolution. given up with the idea of re- toward Iran’s past. He poin- le acknowledging the abuses with anyone who is willing to Reza Pahlavi, the son of the form and they think there has ted to recent demonstrations of his feared SAVAK intelli- give us a hand, whether it is last shah to rule before the to be fundamental change. at the tomb of the pre-Isla- gence service and the corrup- the U.S. or the Saudis or the 1979 Islamic Revolution, has Now, how this change can oc- mic King Cyrus the Great, tion surrounding his rule, the Israelis or whomever it is,” seen his profile rise in recent cur is the big question.” which have been claimed by book portrays him as a fata- he said. months following the elec- Pahlavi left Iran at age 17 for a variety of anti-government list in an era of disappearing Pahlavi said he had yet to tion of U.S. President Do- military flight school in the forces as a sign of unrest. Mideast monarchies. meet with the Trump admi- nald Trump, who promises a U.S., just before his cancer- Under his father’s secular nistration despite his letters. harder line against the Shiite stricken father Mohammad and pro-Western rule, Iran Another Iranian exile group, power. Reza Pahlavi abandoned experienced a rapid moder- the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, Pahlavi’s calls for replacing the throne for exile. The re- nization program financed My focus right previously paid a member of clerical rule with a parliamen- volution followed, with the by oil revenues. Trump’s Cabinet USD50,000 tary monarchy, enshrining creation of the Islamic Re- “If you look at the legacy now is on for giving a speech. However, human rights and moderni- public, the takeover of the that was left behind by both the MEK’s siding with Ira- zing its state-run economy U.S. Embassy in Tehran and my father and my grandfa- liberating Iran qi dictator Saddam Hussein could prove palatable to both the sweeping away of the last ther [...] it contrasts with this during the Iran-Iraq war in the West and Iran’s Sunni vestiges of the American-ba- archaic, sort of backward, re- and I will find the 1980s and its killing of Gulf neighbors, who remain cked monarchy. ligiously rooted radical sys- any means that Americans before the revo- suspicious of Iran’s inten- Yet the Pahlavis and the age tem that has been extremely lution, which the group now tions amid its involvement of the monarchy have retai- repressive,” Pahlavi said. I can. denies, makes it an unsuitab- in the wars in Iraq, Syria and ned their mystique in Iran, Since the U.S. election, Reza Pahlavi le partner, Pahlavi said. Yemen. even as the majority of its 80 Pahlavi has given a growing “It’s pretty much a cult-type But the Mideast is replete million people weren’t alive number of media interviews, “The regime has repressed structure,” he said. with cautionary tales about to experience it. Television including with Breitbart, the discussion of the Pahlavis For now, Pahlavi said he Western governments put- period pieces have focused far-right website once run by for so long that it has had looks forward to meeting ting their faith in exiles long on their rule, including the Trump’s chief strategist, Ste- the opposite effect of making with Trump and his adminis- estranged from their home- recent state TV series “The ve Bannon. Pahlavi also has young Iranians inside the tration. But he pins his hopes lands. Whether Pahlavi can Enigma of the Shah,” the sent letters to the Trump ad- country curious about what on Iran’s sense of history, galvanize nostalgia for the most expensive series ever ministration. they don’t know,” said his- something Cooper also ack- age of the Peacock Throne re- produced to air in the coun- Gauging national sentiment torian Andrew Scott Cooper, nowledged. mains unseen. try. While incorporating ro- toward restoring the monar- the book’s author. “There’s “For many Iranians, the re- “This regime is simply irre- mances or mobsters into the chy in Iran is impossible, es- an interesting generational volution is unfinished busi- formable because the nature tales, all uniformly criticize pecially after the crackdown divide going on here to where ness,” the author said. AP mon 10.04.2017

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developing a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear Japan’s Abe warhead to the continental U.S. US carrier strike group Many weapons experts say the agrees for North could have a functioning nuclear-tipped missile capab- unity over le of reaching the continental heads toward Korea U.S. within a few years. North Korea .S. aircraft carrier the USS Carl Vinson .S. President Donald has been diverted to ap photo Third Fleet UTrump and Japanese the Western Pacific Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Uinstead of sailing from Singa- ships operate agreed that the two nations pore to Australia, the U.S. navy and South Korea must main- said, amid escalated tensions forward with tain unity in dealing with Nor- on the Korean peninsula over a purpose: th Korea launching ballistic North Korea’s nuclear weapons missiles. program. to safeguard The two spoke by phone for The strike group includes the about 45 minutes, exchanging Carl Vinson, several guided- U.S. interests views on Kim Jong Un’s regi- missile destroyers and a gui- me and Syria, Japan’s national ded-missile cruiser, according in the Western broadcaster NHK reported to a statement on the navy’s Pacific. yesterday in Tokyo. Abe said website. It did not specify a he’s watching closely how Chi- destination. Dave Benham na will react to the North Ko- “U.S. Pacific Command or- Pacific Command spokesman rea issue, according to NHK, dered the Carl Vinson strike after Trump held his first mee- group north as a prudent mea- However, last week an Air ting with Chinese President Xi sure to maintain readiness and The USS Carl Vinson Force general said she was ex- Jinping in Florida. presence in the Western Paci- tremely confident the United “We completely agreed that fic,” Pacific Command spokes- States could intercept a ballistic it’s very important for Japan man Dave Benham said yester- dent Xi Jinping in Florida that from San Diego, California, the missile fired by North Korea. and U.S. to cooperate and day. he was willing to take action Navy statement said. During a congressional testi- work together closely and the “Third Fleet ships operate over Kim Jong Un’s nuclear North Korea conducted ano- mony, Gen. Lori Robinson said unity among Japan, U.S. and forward with a purpose: to sa- program, said Lee Ho-ryung, ther ballistic missile test on North Korea “can’t reach our South Korea is important,” feguard U.S. interests in the chief of North Korean studies April 5, shortly before Xi and homeland” right now. Robin- Abe told reporters, according Western Pacific,” he said. “The at the Korea Institute for De- Trump met. Kim has said pre- son told the Senate Armed Ser- to NHK. number one threat in the region fense Analyses. viously his regime is close to vices Committee. MDT/AP The phone conversation be- continues to be North Korea, “The U.S. is proving itself that tween Trump and Abe took due to its reckless, irresponsi- it can really take action if you place as a ballistic missile test ble, and destabilizing program play with chemical weapons by North Korea drew condem- of missile tests and pursuit of a like Syria,” Lee said. Still, “the what is in the strike group? nation from countries in the nuclear weapons capability.” Carl Vinson’s move toward the region and a U.S. missile strike Reuters reported the carrier Korean peninsula is probably a THE STRIKE group includes the powered aircraft carriers named in Syria ratcheted up tensions will move near the Korean decision they made some time aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, after former U.S. Admirial, Chester with Russia. peninsula, citing a U.S. offi- ago as part of the Foal Eagle with support from two guided-mis- Nimitz. Deployed from San Diego Trump also explained to Abe cial it did not identify. Pacific joint military drills. In that sen- sile destroyers and a guided-missile to the western Pacific since Jan. 5, that he conducted the missi- cruiser. The group, headed by the strike group has participated in Command declined to provide se, it’s not a special move.” le attack in order to prevent Admiral Nora Tyson, has the mili- numerous exercises with the Japan the precise location the carrier The strike group has partici- chemical weapons from being tary capability to intercept ballistic Maritime Self Defense Force and strike force will be deployed. pated in numerous exercises used again after many civilians U.S. President Donald Trump with Japan and the South Korea missiles. The USS Carl Vinson is Republic of Korea Navy, various the third Nimitz-class supercarrier maritime security initiatives, and including women and children sent a message to North Korea and conducted routine patrol were harmed, according to and its ally China during his operations in the South China operated by the U.S. Launched in routine patrol operations in the 1980, the ship is one of ten nuclear- South China Sea. Kyodo news service. Bloomberg meeting with Chinese Presi- Sea since its Jan. 5 deployment

Pyongyang says Syria airstrikes ap photo prove its nukes justified

Eric Talmadge, Pyongyang News Agency. The report said, adding that the Nor- Washington denies it has did not name the offi- th’s “tremendous military any intention of invading orth Korea has cial, which is common in muscle with a nuclear for- the North. Nvowed to bolster its KCNA reports. ce as its pivot” will foil any Tensions have been even defenses to protect itself The airstrikes, announ- aggression by the U.S. higher than usual over the against airstrikes like the ced shortly after Trump “We will bolster up in past few weeks because ones President Donald and Chinese President Xi every way our capability annual war games be- In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer Trump ordered against an Jinping wrapped up din- for self-defense to cope tween the U.S. and South USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a tomahawk land attack missile as air base in Syria. ner at a two-day summit with the U.S. evermore re- Korean militaries are un- the United States blasted a Syrian air base with a barrage of cruise The North called the airs- in Florida last week, were ckless moves for a war and derway. The exercises this missiles trikes “absolutely unpar- retaliation against Syrian defend ourselves with our year are the biggest ever donable” and said they President Bashar Assad own force,” it said. and have included stealth nuclear test. of striking back if pro- prove its nuclear weapons for a chemical weapons North Korea has long fighter training and other The Korean Peninsula voked. are justified to protect the attack against civilians claimed that the Uni- maneuvers that are parti- remains technically at war Along with its rapidly ad- country against Washin- caught up in his country’s ted States is preparing to cularly sensitive to North since the 1950-53 Korean vancing nuclear and long- gton’s “evermore reckless long civil war. conduct similar precision Korea. conflict ended with an ar- range missile capabilities, moves for a war.” “Some forces are loud- strikes against its territory For its part, the North mistice, not a formal peace the North has its artillery The comments were mouthed that the recent or even launch an all-out test-launched a ballistic treaty. and short-range missiles made by a Foreign Minis- U.S. military attack on invasion. It claims its nu- missile just ahead of the North Korea considers trained on Seoul, the capi- try official and carried yes- Syria is an action of war- clear weapons are a neces- Trump-Xi meeting and Syria an ally. But unlike tal of U.S. ally South Korea terday by North Korea’s ning us but we are not fri- sary deterrent to the U.S. has been rumored to be Syria, experts warn that and a city of more than 10 state-run Korean Central ghtened by it,” the report military threat. preparing for a possible North Korea has a means million people. AP 10.04.2017 mon

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in 2016, followed by Chile with 12,000 metric tons. Argentina is third with 5,700, while China, Lithium reviving centuries-old the biggest consumer, was fourth with 2,000 tons. Global output was 35,000 me- Czech mining tradition tric tons in 2016, 12 percent more than the previous year, the report said. A Deutsche Bank study in surge in global use of lithium, reality,” said Otto Janout, a pros- 2016 forecast global battery con- Aa key component in electric pector and one of Geomet’s four sumption growing threefold in batteries, is leading to the revival ap photo founders. EMH is listed at the the next ten years. of a centuries-long mining tradi- London Stock Exchange and the Unlike most other deposits in tion in the Czech Republic’s Ore Australian Securities Exchange in the world, the Czech variant is Mountains. Sydney. located in an area with functio- Demand for the light metal, whi- Speculation that EMH is seen ning infrastructure, including a ch is already used in smartphone the company’s share price spike rail track. Potential customers are batteries, is expected to triple in eight-fold in the past year alone. located nearby, and not just car the next decade as it is used in far EMH Managing Director Keith manufacturers. greater quantities in electric cars Coughlan said it was planning to U.S.-based A123 Systems re- and electric storage systems. open a mine at Cinovec within cently opened a new plant in the With major car manufacturers the coming years to produce over eastern Czech city of Ostrava to increasingly focused on electric 20,000 metric tons of lithium make lithium-ion car starter ba- cars, Goldman Sachs calls lithium carbonate (about 3,800 tons of tteries for luxury auto brands. “the new gasoline.” Others say it’s lithium) a year. Prague-based HE3DA has re- the oil of the future. That would place the country cently started a trial production The potential of lithium’s boom among the top five lithium produ- of lithium batteries suitable to is already having a knock-on ef- A border sign is placed in a former mine located at the border with Germany near cers in the world. store energy from renewable the village of Cinovec fect for the small village of Cino- “I believe it is a danger for Euro- electric sources, using nanote- vec on the Czech border with Ger- pe to continue to think that it can chnology. It plans to open a new many, which has a tin and tungs- Department of Mineral Resour- Holdings, or EMH, has had an rely on Asia for its supply chain factory in eastern Czech Republic ten mining tradition dating back ces at the Czech Geological Sur- exclusive license to explore the of battery related materials and next year. to 1378. Its mines were abando- vey, said the lithium resources in resources and the right to seek in particular lithium,” Coughlan The company has already signed ned in 1991 because they ceased the Czech Republic could amount permission to mine since 2014 said. “I think it is a very significant a memorandum about the future to be economically sustainable to 1.2 to 1.4 million metric tons, when it acquired Czech explora- asset from a European perspecti- cooperation with EMH, HE3DA following the collapse of com- mostly in the Cinovec area. Only tion company Geomet, which first ve.” president Jan Prochazka said. munism, but recent explorations Serbia has a similar deposit in confirmed the presence of the ore. According to a report by the “It means stable supplies for have found the biggest deposit of Europe, estimated at 1 million lon U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), us,” Prochazka said. “There’ll be a lithium in Europe. metric tons. “You can have a splendid idea Australia was the leading lithium fight over lithium, no doubt.” Jaromir Stary, the head of the Australia’s European Metals but you need money to make it producer with 14,300 metric tons MDT/AP ad mon 10.04.2017

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Egypt Church bombings kill 37, wound dozens

Hamza Hendawi, Tanta san Mikhail, whose apartment Cairo church in December that has a clear balcony view of the killed around 30 people, mostly ap photo ombs tore through church and its front yard, said women, as well as a string of two Egyptian churches the explosion violently shook her killings in the restive northern in different cities as wor- building midmorning, at a time Sinai that caused hundreds of shippers were marking when the church was packed. Christians to flee to safer areas BPalm Sunday, killing at least 37 “Deacons were the first to run of the country. people and wounding around out of the church. Many of them The group recently released a 100 in an assault claimed by the had blood on their white robes,” video vowing to step up attacks Islamic State group. she told The Associated Press. against Christians, who it descri- In the first, attack, a bomb ex- Later, the more seriously woun- bes as “infidels” empowering the ploded at Saint George church ded started to come out, carried West against Muslims. in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, in the arms of survivors and fer- Egypt has struggled to combat killing at least 26 people and ried to hospitals in private cars, a wave of Islamic militancy since wounding over 70, officials said. she said. the 2013 military overthrow of Later, an explosion hit Saint Pope Francis decried the bom- an elected Islamist president. Mark’s Cathedral in the coastal bings, expressing “deep con- The Sinai-based IS affiliate has city of Alexandria, the historic dolences to my brother, Pope mainly attacked police and sol- seat of Christendom in Egypt, Tawadros II, the Coptic church diers, but has also claimed bom- killing at least 11 people and and all of the dear Egyptian na- bings that killed civilians, inclu- wounding 35 just after Pope tion.” Word of the attacks came ding the downing of a Russian Tawadros II finished services. as Francis himself was marking passenger plane over the Sinai in His aides later told local media Palm Sunday in St. Peter’s Squa- 2015, which killed all 224 people that he had escaped unharmed. re. on board and devastated Egypt’s IS claimed the attacks via its Grand Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, tourism industry. Aamaq news agency, after ha- head of Egypt’s Al-Azhar — the Egypt’s Copts are one of the ving recently warned that it leading center of learning in oldest Christian communities in would step up attacks on Egypt’s Sunni Islam — likewise condem- the Middle East. They have long Christians. ned the attacks, calling them a complained of discrimination The blasts came at the start of “despicable terrorist bombing and that the government does Holy Week leading up to Eas- that targeted the lives of inno- not do enough to protect them. ter, and just weeks before Pope cents.” Egyptian media had previously Francis is due to visit the Arab Both Israel and the Islamic Ha- reported that the church in Tan- world’s most populous country. mas movement ruling neighbo- ta had been targeted in the past, CBC TV showed footage from ring Gaza also condemned the with a bomb defused there in inside the church in Tanta, whe- bombings. late March. re a large number of people ga- The bombings add to fears that The Copts were largely suppor- thered around what appeared to Islamic extremists who have tive of the military overthrow of be lifeless, bloody bodies cove- long been battling security for- Islamist President Mohammed red with papers. Regional Depu- ces in the Sinai Peninsula are Morsi, and incurred the wrath ty Health Minister Mohammed shifting their focus to civilians. of many Islamists, who attacked Relatives and onlookers gather outside a church after a bomb attack in the Nile Sharshar confirmed the toll. An Islamic State affiliate clai- churches and other Christian Delta town of Tanta Across the street, neighbor Su- med a suicide bombing at a institutions after his ouster. AP

Venezuela Thousands pour into Caracas ap photo streets in anti-Maduro protest

enezuela’s go- another seek refuge in a quarters of state-run PD- ther protest later today. Vvernment fired tear foreign embassy to esca- VSA oil company, they But with Caracas shut- gas and rubber bullets at pe arrest. were met by rubber bulle- ting down for the Easter some of the thousands of The protests were tri- ts and a curtain of eye- holiday — which Maduro opponents of President ggered by the Supreme scorching tear gas, some extended by decree for Nicolas Maduro who Court’s decision to gut of it a never-before-seen three extra days — they poured into the streets of the opposition-controlled red color. Mayhem en- appeared to be saving Caracas Saturday amid legislature of its last vesti- sued, with riot police ra- their strength for a major a weeklong protest mo- ges of power, a move that cing down windy streets, demonstration called for vement that shows little was later reversed amid dodging objects thrown April 19. sign of losing steam. widespread international from tall apartment buil- As the most dominant The demonstrations in condemnation and even dings as they deployed to figure in the opposition the capital and several dissent within Maduro’s squash the unrest. over the past decade, other cities came a day af- normally disciplined so- Later, a small group of Capriles has been at the ter Maduro’s government cialist leadership. youths unsuccessfully forefront of the protests, barred top opposition “Nobody can disqualify tried to set fire to a Supre- the most combative sin- leader Henrique Capriles the Venezuelan people,” me Court office building. ce a wave of anti-gover- going coup” by the gover- polarizing socialist rule from running for office an emotional Capriles The violence was con- nment unrest in 2014 in nment has energized and in Venezuela is running for 15 years. said from a stage Saturday demned by the opposi- which dozens of people united the normally frac- high on both sides. The ban capped a tumul- as he called on protesters tion leadership, who no- were killed, many at the tious opposition. Leaders in the ruling so- tuous 10 day-crackdown to march to the ombuds- netheless blame Madu- hands of security forces. While opposition lea- cialist party have accused that saw pro-government man’s office downtown. ro’s obstinacy for fueling The almost-daily churn ders have insisted on pea- the opposition of trying to groups rough up several As the sea of protesters the unrest. of events in what the ceful protest, frustration provoke a bloodbath and opposition leaders and approached the head- They had called for ano- opposition calls an “on- built up over 17 years of its own coup. MDT/AP 10.04.2017 mon

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During the safety-car slow- downs to remove both cars from the track, the top drivers pitted Lewis Hamilton coasts to fifth to change to softer tires, reshu- ffling the starting order. Hamil- ton emerged from the fray with a hold on the lead, but Vettel and title at Chinese Grand Prix Bottas slipped back several pla- ces and had to fight to catch up. After Vettel’s victory on the ith Lewis Hamil- Albert Park street circuit in Mel- ton and Sebastian bourne, Ferrari showed it can Vettel starting si- ap photo also match Mercedes’ pace on a de-by-side on the traditional track with long strai- frontW row at the Chinese Grand ghts following the off-season F1 Prix yesterday, the stage was set rule changes that ushered in fas- for a wheel-to-wheel duel be- ter cars with wider tires, better tween long-dominant Mercedes aerodynamics, bigger fuel loads and a newly competitive Ferrari. and increased downforce. A chaotic start to the race on a “If we can challenge Mercedes wet track, however, scuttled the again [going forward], that’s highly anticipated showdown as very good news,” Vettel said. Hamilton coasted to victory for “They’ve had a very, very strong his fifth title in Shanghai and run the last couple of years. This first of the new Formula One year, as well. If we can be close, season. that’s good.” Starting from pole position, Verstappen, meanwhile, made Hamilton led from beginning to clear that Red Bull isn’t that far end to capture the race in 1 hour, behind. The young Dutch driver 37 minutes, 36.158 seconds and passed nine cars on the opening pull even with Vettel atop the lap and was even threatening driver’s standings with 43 poin- Hamilton at one point, but fell ts. back and eventually lost second “I’m fighting up against a four- place to Vettel. time world champion [and] he “I had a good start and I got a is at his best and he is pheno- position on the starting grid to rainy morning set the stage for Lance Stroll bumped against bit of luck,” he said. “Nine cars is menally quick. And Ferrari are third place, fighting off a spirited Hamilton’s victory and Merce- Sergio Perez of Force India and quite a lot in one lap, but of cou- at their best in years,” Hamilton challenge from teammate Daniel des’ recovery after Vettel sur- spun off the track into a bed of rse very happy that it worked.” said. “And we’re at our best as Ricciardo on the final lap. prisingly triumphed in Australia gravel. A short time later, on the Also earning points were Car- a team and I feel like I’m at my Ricciardo finished four- and signaled that Ferrari had the fourth lap, Antonio Giovinaz- los Sainz of Toro Rosso in seven- best.” th, followed by Ferrari’s Kimi pace this year to challenge the zi hit a wet patch and slammed th, Kevin Magnussen of Haas in Red Bull’s Max Verstappen Raikkonen and Mercedes’ Valt- silver cars. into the wall, severely damaging eighth, and the two Force India drove a masterful race throu- teri Bottas in sixth. The drivers had barely left the his Sauber car and bringing the cars, Sergio Perez and Esteban gh traffic to move up from 16th The drama-filled start after a starting grid when Williams’ race to a halt again. Ocon, in ninth and 10th. AP

on after the Blitzboks Neymar sent off in Fiji wins Hong Kong finished runners-up for the fourth time. Sevens title for 17th time They almost came Barca loss, Atletico unstuck in the se- mi-finals against the iji won the Hong United States when draws at Real Madrid Kong Rugby Se- they blew a 17-point

F ap photo vens for a record-ex- lead before beating eymar dealt a self-in- tending 17th time the American 29- flicted blow to Barcelona’s yesterday, beating 24 in extra-time but

N ap photo Spanish league title defense South Africa 22-0 in were unable to raise when he was sent off with 25 a lopsided final to win their game in the fi- minutes left in its 2-0 loss at their first tournament nal. Malaga on Saturday. since the Rio Olympi- “We knew playing Barcelona failed to take ad- cs. against Fiji in the fi- vantage of the opportunity Still rebuilding after nal in Hong Kong Atletico Madrid gave it to pull several senior players that they were always level with leader Real Madrid, and their former coa- going to up their per- where Antoine Griezmann’s ch Ben Ryan left after formance by 10 to 15 late equalizer grabbed a 1-1 at winning the Olympic result beyond doubt would not reduce the per cent and that’s the Santiago Bernabeu hours gold medal, the South when Kalione Nasoko expectations on Fiji what they did,” Sou- earlier. Pacific Islanders en- crossed twice more in to keep winning. th African coach Neil Barcelona’s setback in Ma- ded their lean run this the second half. “There are always Powell said. laga meant Real increased its Messi (left) and Neymar season in spectacular “There’s been a lot huge expectations on. “That’s not an ex- lead to three points despite fashion by claiming of pressure,” said Fiji They are the world cuse. We needed to the disappointing finish to the Lionel Messi sent free ki- the most prestigious captain Oseo Kolini- champions and the absorb that pressure Spanish capital derby. cks well over the bar, Andres event on the World sau. “At the start of Olympic champions and not make mis- Real, which has a game in Iniesta lost an easy ball in mi- Series circuit for the this tournament, I for a reason,” he said. takes [...] so credit to hand, still faces matches dfield, and Neymar got booked third year in a row. told the boys let’s not “And even though Fiji, they played bet- against Barcelona and four- for not giving enough space Running their oppo- think about the three- we’ve got Olympians ter than us and deser- th-place Sevilla over the final for a free kick while tying up nents ragged with peat, let’s chase it like in there, they’re still ved to win.” two months as it seeks its first his laces. a combination of we’re gunning for our humble enough to Australia, beaten Liga title in five years. “I had said that Real Madrid power, pace and im- first Hong Kong tit- know they can still 33-12 by Fiji in the “The league is a bit more dif- doesn’t need our help to be provisation, Fiji ope- le.” add to their skill set.” semi-finals, defeated ficult now. But [...] we have to champion,” said Malaga coa- ned up a 10-0 at half- The relief was evi- For South Africa, the United States 26- fight for it,” Barcelona coach ch Michel Gonzalez, a former time after tries from dent too for new the current World Se- 19 to win the third- Luis Enrique said. Real player. “But a Malaga fan Sevuloni Mocenacagi coach Gareth Baber, ries leaders, the long place playoff, their Nothing went right for Barce- from Madrid has given them a and Mesulame Ku- though the Wel- wait for their first best result of the sea- lona. hand.” AP navula then put the shman said the result Hong Kong title goes son. AP THE Spanish hotel trashed by 1,200 Station10.04.2017Air quality mon BUZZ partying Portuguese teens Roadside 20-40 Good Spanish police say 1,200 Portuguese students have Portuguese students between 14-17 years old caused caused tens of thousands of euros in damages during damages to rooms and engaged in fighting. High a stay at a hotel on the country’s southern coast. The officer says the hotel has reported damages of Density 20-40 A local police officer in Torremolinos says officers 50,000 euros (USD53,000) to its rooms and facili- Residental had to intercede on several occasions over the past ties to police. The police officer spoke anonymously Good two days at the Hotel Pueblo Camino Real near the in line with police policy. The hotel confirmed the Area opinion city of Malaga. Police say the group of about 1,200 incident but declined to comment.

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ow rump can make his H T fight Jeff Horn in India Security forces in yria strikes really count the Indian-controlled part S of Kashmir opened fire yesterday on crowds of In the span of just a few days, U.S. Presi- Brisbane on July 2 people who attacked polling dent Donald Trump appears to have met both stations where voting for a his first true foreign policy crisis and his most Dennis Passa by-election was taking place, killing five and injuring at

challenging bilateral summit more smoothly ap photo least a dozen, officials said. than many had feared he might. Whether this anny Pacquiao will turns out to be anything more than a symbolic Mextend his illustrious victory, and whether it has an effect in the fight boxing career with a fight

against a little-known former ap photo against terrorism and the effort to rein in North schoolteacher who never ex- Korea, will depend on what he and his adminis- pected he’d get a shot at such tration do next. a legend of the ring. Trump was clearly justified in the decision to Pacquiao will take on Aus- order cruise missile strikes on Syria’s Shayrat tralian Jeff Horn on July 2 at airbase, from where the regime had launched a Brisbane’s 52,500-capacity Russia’s emergency sarin gas attack on civilians earlier in the week. Suncorp Stadium in a defen- services ministry says 15 people have been As a somber Trump noted, the world could not se of Pacquiao’s WBO wel- hospitalized after a long- terweight title. let such a violation of the Chemical Weapons And although Brisbane has April 1 included a photo of distance passenger train Convention - not to mention civilized norms - go Promoters for Horn, a a subtropical climate, July himself, his wife and five chil- slammed into a commuter unpunished. The strikes themselves were tar- 29-year-old and the No. 2 is right in the middle of the dren wishing everyone a “Ha- train in western Moscow. geted and proportional; the U.S. military says contender, had been working southern hemisphere winter, ppy Sunday.” The accident Saturday night on a possible deal to fight where temperatures should Horn said he may be not occurred when a commuter that Russian personnel at the airbase were Pacquiao since January, and be in the low 20s Celsius. well-known but believed the train, which was empty warned ahead of time to avoid sparking a wider finally made the announce- “Pacquiao and his managers Pacquiao fight would allow except for its crew, applied clash. Allies welcomed the move, and it should ment yesterday with state sound a bit confident and co- him make a name for himself. its emergency brakes and a go some way toward deterring any future use government officials in atten- cky,” Horn, who fought at the “Amir Khan is a big name passenger train heading for of chemical weapons on the Syrian battlefield. dance. London Olympics in 2012, even though he has been Brest hit it from behind. More broadly, the strikes should bolster U.S. Pacquiao and his camp had said at the press conference knocked out so many times,” credibility in dealing with other threats, in- attempted to line up a higher- Sunday which Pacquiao did Horn said. “But this is my cluding Iran and North Korea. Whatever one paying fight with Britain’s not attend. chance to make a name for ap photo thinks of the previous administration’s decision Amir Khan in the Middle myself.” not to bomb Syria after its earlier use of che- East which never eventuated, Pacquiao “I never thought Pacquiao mical weapons, it was widely read as a sign stalling the negotiations for would still be around when I several months. got my world title shot. He is of weakness. The leaders of both North Korea has a record The 38-year-old Pacquiao is getting a bit older, I am still Iran-Syria Iranian and its sponsor China - Chinese President Xi an 11-time world champion of 59-6-2 young. I am ready to take this President Hassan Rouhani Jinping happened to be at dinner with Trump over eight weight divisions shot and I am ready to take it affirmed his support for moments before the strike - must now consider and is now a senator in the while Horn is off Pacquiao.” Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government more seriously the possibility that the U.S. cou- Philippines. He has a record The fight was secured by 16-0-1 yesterday, following last ld use force on the Korean Peninsula if its red of 59-6-2 while Horn is 16-0-1. the Queensland state govern- week’s U.S. missile strike lines are crossed. The bout, being dubbed by “It’s like ‘we will just take ment and the city of Brisbane. on a Syrian air base. In The U.S. reportedly reminded the Chinese on organizers as “Australia’s bi- this fight, come to Brisbane, “Up to 55,000 boxing fans a phone call with Assad, Friday that they would go their own way if China ggest-ever fight,” is expected knock over Jeff Horn, make from across Australia and the Rouhani called the strike on chose not to be more helpful with North Korea. to be held at the open-air sta- their millions and go do the world are expected to fill Sun- Friday a “blatant violation” of Syrian sovereignty, Syrian It would be better for everyone if both sides dium around midday or ear- Khan fight’. I hope he keeps corp Stadium to see the local ly afternoon Sunday, July 2, state media reported. Assad instead worked out a coordinated strategy, with feeling that way.” teacher taking on one of the coinciding with a prime-time There was no immediate biggest names in boxing his- accused the U.S. of trying to the burden on China to tighten the sanctions television audience back in reaction from Pacquiao via a tory, on his home turf,” said boost the morale of “terror noose around North Korea until it returns to the groups” in Syria. the United States on the Sa- statement or on social media. Queensland Premier Annas- negotiating table in a more amenable frame of turday night, July 1. His last Twitter comment on tacia Palaszczuk. AP mind. At that point, the U.S. should be willing Egypt Bombs exploded at two Coptic churches in to discuss a freeze of the North’s weapons pro- different cities in northern grams, even if it doesn’t lead immediately to full Egypt as worshippers were denuclearization. Trump has learned the value The celebrating Palm Sunday, of missiles. He should know their limits, too. decisive moment AP/Kin Cheung killing at least 43 people Yet the strikes haven’t changed one thing. and wounding about 100 in an assault claimed by the The U.S. still lacks a strategy for achieving its Islamic State group. stated goals in Syria: defeating Islamic State, More on p15 ending the civil conflict and easing Assad from power. Further pinprick attacks will achieve Italy The long-delayed little, while deeper U.S. military involvement project to extend Rome’s subway system has brought would be widely unpopular in the U.S. - and treasures of the past to arguably illegal without congressional authori- the surface. Rome city zation. Russia, Syria’s most powerful backer, officials this week unveiled knows this well. the Metro C archaeological When he visits Moscow next week, U.S. exhibit, which features amphora, marble panels, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will need to coins and even peach pits present a credible plan not only to eradicate dating back to the Roman the Islamic State threat, but to create a limited era. safe zone for Syrian civilians and accelerate Assad’s transition from power. Tillerson’s mis- Britain The body of a police officer killed in last sion will be to convince Putin that any hope of month’s attack in London a U.S.-Russia rapprochement will depend on has been brought to lie in how helpful the latter proves to be in Syria. Three’s a crowd. Impersonators of U.S. President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and former U.S. a chapel at Parliament, an President Barack Obama (from left to right) wave on a street in an event to promote the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens. honor usually reserved for senior politicians.