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US The Dow Jones yachting scheme opens industrial average surpassed 19,000 for P7 the first time Tuesday as a post-election rally drove indexes further into record territory. Discount store chains made large gains, but health care companies tumbled. JEREMY JAUNCEY CHINA The U.N.’s Q&A GLOBETROTTING INSTAGRAMMER intellectual property agency says China continued to set the pace worldwide for patent applications last year, ‘There’s so much filing a record 1 million that nearly all focused on its giant home market. more to Macau than AP PHOTO everyone thinks’ P4

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POLICY ADDRESS | SONIA CHAN Simplify procedures to cut number of civil servants, say lawmakers

Renato Marques to civil servants was the lawmaker and vice president HE idea to rationali- of the AL, Lam Heong Sang, ze the number of civil who called for a change to servants in order to MARQUES RENATO the recruitment system that save on government he says is “cumbersome.” The Tresources was one of the hi- consequence of this, accor- ghlights of the second day of ding to Lam, is that staff need presentation by the Secretary to work long hours and “wait for Administration and Justi- for a long time until [the de- ce, Sonia Chan, regarding the partment] has the vacancies policy address for 2017. occupied.” Lam added “there The Q&A session held yester- are also problems for staff [in day afternoon at the Legislati- applying] to other positions ve Assembly (AL) was a con- even within the same service.” tinuation on the session held On the topic, Chan ack- the previous day, where many nowledged that currently the questions were presented to number of “career staff” is Chan. almost the same as the num- The first to address the pro- ber staff working on short- blem of the “high number” of term contracts. “We are going civil servants was lawmaker to study a way of integrating Chui Sai Peng, who suggested the workers that are already that the government simpli- working with the SAFP into fies bureaucratic procedures the career [path], starting in order to “reduce the need” with those who have been for these workers. performing [their] duties for a According to Chui, “the core long time,” she said. of the rationalization resides neighboring region of Hong fferent reference,” noting that Adding to the reply was the While Lam remarked on the in the simplification,” calling Kong to argue that there are the situation of Hong Kong is director of the Public Admi- difficulties in hiring new civil on the government to “de-bu- too many civil servants in the different. Instead she reaffir- nistration and Civil Service servants, it was Fong Chi Keong reaucratize” and ease admi- MSAR. med that “the current number Bureau (SAFP), Eddie Kou. who contrarily pointed out that nistrative procedures. Replying to the lawmaker, of civil servants is [what is] He said that, regarding the is “even harder to fire them.” The lawmaker used a compa- Secretary Chan reaffirmed, necessary to fulfill the needs simplification of procedures, “We have a lot that aren’t rison between Macau and the “we cannot compare with a di- [of Macau].” said “we have already done working […] while the others several assessments and crea- have to work a lot more [to com- ted several interdepartmental pensate] for them,” said Lam. communication circuits,” ad- According to the lawmaker, Lawmakers call for Land Law review ding that “in 2016/2017 there such an attitude “affects the will be 47 items [that will be morale of other workers and shared] and about 200 circui- produces negative influences, AWMAKERS Zheng Anting, Si Ka Lon gress of Macau.” ts [of communication] that are affecting also the work of the and Leonel Alves called for a review for the “The land law affects all our population and L related to the presentation of administrative mechanism.” land law yesterday in order to “correct mis- all economy,” continued Alves. “It should also documents.” Fong suggested that, simi- takes” made in the past with the approval in be in the group of laws [that the office of Secre- Kou also highlighted the fo- larly to what happens in Hong 2013 of the current law, which presents “im- tary Chan plans] to disclose.” cus of efforts to “reduce in- Kong, the government in Ma- portant loopholes.” Secretary Chan replied: “Regarding the conveniences” in terms of the cau should implement a regi- Referring to the particular case of the Pearl law revision, there isn’t yet a consensus in waiting times at self-service me of a one-time compensa- Horizon development, lawmakers Zheng An- society. Without consensus we won’t do kiosks. tion for an early retirement ting and Leonel Alves referred to examples of any law review.” Meanwhile, regarding the Another of the lawmakers in order to “clean” cases like foreign investors who have been defrauded by resort to the courts, “it was not the gover- raising problems relating these out of the system. the outcome. nment that took the cases to the judiciary Zheng noted that the government “ac- institutions, this was done by the interested cepted and received the payment of spe- [parties] in the defense of their rights and cial stamp duty for the acquisition of uni- interests.” 200 interpreters and translators needed ts [in June 2015] without any problems,” Another of the laws that Alves said needed to adding that “buyers fulfill all their res- be urgently addressed was that of the cases of TWO HUNDRED is the number tion raised by lawmaker Angela ponsibilities but now they are defrauded.” top officials who, “due to a technical reason, of new interpreters and translators Leong the previous day. Kou said “I agree with what the president of TUI [Final have no right to appeal since they are judged required in the near future in the that “more courses [are needed] in Appeal Court] said [… which was] to go to the by the TUI.” region. The figure was advanced order to attract more talent to that courts as the last resort; a solution that invol- According to the lawmaker, the problem cou- yesterday by the director of the field,” adding that the future needs ves many costs and a long period of time to a ld be easily solved if the TUI had more than the Public Administration and Civil in the finance and juridical fields resolve,” said Zheng. current three judges. He added that the impos- Service Bureau (SAFP), Eddie are still unknown, but the govern- Alves then concluded that it is a “serious pro- sibility of an appeal “is an injustice to people Kou, speaking at the Legislative ment has already created a “task Assembly (AL) in a reply to a ques- force to monitor those needs.” blem that we hope can be solved for the pro- involved and also to the society.” RM

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advertorial Lucky Dragon casino-hotel opens just off Las Vegas Strip

of a dragon, and the food court was built to resemble Asian ni- ght markets with multiple res- taurants and street food ven- dors. Dave Jacoby, chief operating officer, told KSNV the Lucky Dragon aims to attract over- seas tourists and local residents looking for authentic Asian cui- sine and popular games. Guest signs are in Chinese and N Asian-themed property English, and the hotel elevator Acatering to Chinese gam- doesn’t list a fourth floor be- blers and guests has become cause the number is considered the first new casino-hotel to unlucky in some Asian cultures. open in nearly six years along The Sun reported that when the Las Vegas Strip. the resort won final Nevada The Lucky Dragon Hotel and Gaming Commission approval Casino began operations Satur- last month, General Manager day, in what officials characte- Matthew Harkness said it will rized as a soft opening, ahead of market to Asian customers in a Dec. 3 grand opening, KSNV- Las Vegas, Southern California, TV reported. the Pacific Northwest U.S. and With about 200 hotel rooms, Vancouver, British Columbia. the property just off Sahara The casino was financed with Avenue is small by Las Vegas money from Chinese investors standards. The casino has more and developed by privately baccarat than blackjack, and held Las Vegas Economic Im- only about 300 slot machines, pact Regional Center through compared with thousands at the EB-5 visa program, which most Strip resorts. grants green cards to foreigners The Las Vegas Sun reports the in return for investments of at center of the casino surrounds a least USD500,000 on job-crea- 15-foot, 1.25-ton glass sculpture ting projects. AP

TOURISM National Day boosts visitor arrivals

ISITOR arrivals rose by (514,273), Taiwan (87,063) and V1.6 percent year-on-year to South Korea (52,118) all increa- 2,678,447 in October 2016, ac- sed compared with the same cording to information released month in the previous year, ri- yesterday by the Statistics and sing by 1.8 percent, 4.3 percent Census Service (DSEC). The and 22.1 percent respectively. number of visitors represen- Long-term visitors from the ts an increase of 10.4 percent United States (16,988), Australia month-to-month, which DSEC (8,854), Canada (7,503) and the attributes to the National Day United Kingdom (6,288) increa- holidays. sed marginally year-on-year. In October, the number of Visitor arrivals by land increa- overnight visitors rose by sed by 3.7 percent year-on-year 12.1 percent year-on-year to to 1,562,378, with arrivals via 1,370,967, accounting for arou- the Border Gate (1,355,604) nd 51.2 percent of the total. At and the Cotai Checkpoint the same time, same-day vi- (205,379) rising by one percent sitors dropped by 7.6 percent and 26.3 percent respectively. year-on-year to 1,307,480. Visitor arrivals by sea decrea- Analyzed by the places of sed by four percent year-on- origin, visitors from main- year to 914,876, with more land China rose modestly to than 60 percent disembarking 1,825,123, increasing by 0.4 at the Outer Harbor Terminal. percent compared with October Visitors arriving by air surged 2015. Mainland visitors came by 13.1 percent year-on-year to mainly from Guangdong Pro- 201,193. vince (801,452), Hunan Provin- In the first 10 months of ce (78,389) and Fujian Provin- 2016, visitor arrivals totaled ce (68,198). 25,547,241, up slightly by 0.2 During October, the number percent year-on-year, accor- of visitors from Hong Kong ding to DSEC. 24.11.2016 thu

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Lynzy Valles Q&A JEREMY JAUNCEY HE social creative agency, GLOBETROTTING INSTAGRAMMER TBeautiful Destinations, is currently expanding its market to reach new and significantly larger audiences, in response to trends in tourist behavior. ‘There’s so much more to Dubbed the “travel hunk,” Jeremy Jauncey launched the business in 2012 as a passion Macau than everyone thinks’ project. With the idea of creating a platform for travel enthusiasts to post photos of picturesque behind the place has definitely and touristic scenes, the entre- not been told so hopefully we’re preneur mused that the massi- going to change that a little bit. ve growth of the project was a “really good accident” as there MDT - There’s a common had been no plans to generate misconception that Macau revenue out of the Instagram is a casino city, so in the account. video [for MGTO] the team Currently the business has did not feature casino acti- a total of 13 million followers vities? on social media, of which JJ - We didn’t do any gam- 7.6 million are Instagram bling, we didn’t do any drinking, followers. Its CEO and founder any partying, we’re all focused of the company sat with the Ti- on the cultural story and the ex- mes to speak about the team’s perience of being here. Maybe partnership in Macau with the that will change in future cam- Macao Government Tourism paigns but I think everyone [al- Office and Theodore Racing. ready] knows that story about Beautiful Destinations cur- Macau. So it’s an opportunity rently has offices in New York, here to tell a new story about London and Manila. The glo- how amazing the place is. betrotting entrepreneur noted the urgent need for the firm to MDT - In which coun- expand its human resources, tries do you think there are which led to its campaign, ‘The opportunities to grow? World’s Coolest Job.’ JJ - Asia, I think, is the bi- Jauncey also revealed that ggest opportunity for growth, along with its massive social that’s why we set up the office media following, the firm is Beautiful Apparel […] and we there’s so much more to Ma- for coming here. I think we fou- in Manila because we have so looking into merchandising just launched Beautiful Homes. cau than everyone thinks about nd a lot more culture than we many tourism boards and ho- opportunities such as launching It has ended up being a much when they look at entertain- anticipated and as I learnt, the tels that have tuned in to so- its own ‘Beautiful Destinations’ bigger opportunity and I don’t ment. So can we come and tell Portuguese came here 400 years cial media to tell their stories. products and co-licensing tra- think any of us realized its po- the story of UNESCO World ago, […] it’s the only place in So 2017 will be a big year for vel deals. tential when we first started. Heritage Sites? Can we tell the the world where you have such us in Asia. We’ve obviously story of all the things that are a distinct mix of Eastern and just worked with the Macau Macau Daily Times (MDT) MDT - Can you tell us in and around the other hotels Western culture. And you can tourism board and worked - How did you come up with more about the project that aren’t necessarily all about walk down the streets of Macau with the Hong Kong tourism Beautiful Destinations? here in Macau? gambling and all about enter- and on one side see streets with board, and we have two or Jeremy Jauncey (JJ) - It JJ - About six months ago, we tainment? Can we tell the story Chinese names and on the other three other Asian tourism started in 2012 and the origi- met with Theodore Racing and of the Grand Prix and find a way side see streets in Portuguese. boards that will be coming nal idea was to be a place where talked about a partnership to- to put all of that together so that We also had the chance to eat online next year. We also people could come to celebrate gether. […] They presented us an audience might change their some Portuguese cuisine, […] work with Shangri-La hotels the beauty of the world. […] It with the opportunity of meeting perceptions of how much more the things you didn’t expect the and a bunch of other Asian started as a passion project so with the Macau tourism board. there is here that you can do? region would be famous for. hotel properties. So Asia is a it didn’t start as a business. The One of the ideas that we’ve big area for us. idea was to build this commu- talked about is we come to Ma- MDT - Can you tell us whe- MDT - After all these expe- nity of people that would come cau with Theodore Racing and re you’ve shot in Macau? riences, do you think that MDT - There is a study and celebrate travel and tou- put together a story that will JJ - It’s been a jam-packed Macau is rich in culture? that shows that Chinese rism and sort of learn about showcase all the amazing thin- three days. We’ve shot here JJ - Absolutely, definitely. millennials are keen on the world as well. […] The com- gs that were happening in Ma- [Grand Lisboa], we’ve shot on And I think there’s so much traveling outside China. munity got bigger and bigger. cau around the race but throu- race day […] we then went out more that we’d like to come Is the company targeting More and more people started gh the lens of Theodore Racing to the two UNESCO World back to and talk about. We them as well? to follow us. Tourism boards and as a partnership between Heritage Sites. […] we did the had a really intense [schedule] JJ - The Chinese outbound got in touch, hotels got in tou- the three of us. bungee [and tower climb] expe- trying to capture everything travel market is the largest in ch, airlines got in touch […] and rience. We were shooting with and I think we only scratched the world. There’s a hundred that’s how we got the business. MDT - Why is the team the drone, GoPros, cameras the surface so the cultural story million Chinese that are going only covering the not-so- and video cameras across all of out into the world every single MDT - Did you expect that well-known parts of the re- the town, and up and down the year and a large part is driven it would grow to be some- gion? bungee as well. by the idea of looking at so- thing this big? JJ - I think everyone knows cial media and being inspired JJ - No, not at all. I think Macau for entertainment; all MDT - You’ve been to a lot Chinese people about where to go. So we’re now we are the largest travel the things [that] sit around en- of countries, what did you are really launching our Weibo and our community in the world in so- tertainment, casinos and ho- find unique about Macau? WeChat early next year because cial media. There are 13 million tels. I think a large part of what JJ - We spent a lot of time in interested in we have such a huge following people in 180 countries that our business tries to do is tell a Hong Kong and we always knew in the West but zero following follow us on a daily basis just to unique perspective on the wor- about Macau. […] The challenge finding out in China, and we know Chine- be inspired with travel and tou- ld, tell a story that will engage for us was could we come and se people are really interested rism. It started with a passion people and [we] sit down with could we find a way to show- where to travel in finding out where to travel project with one account, which our partners and [try to] un- case Macau in a way it’s never when they do when they do come to the West. then moved to Beautiful Desti- derstand what’s important for been before [and] introduce it That’s a really big opportunity nations to Beautiful Hotels to them to showcase. 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very important for U.K. insti- DSEJ to tutes,” McLaughlin explained. “I think there are challenges to continue infant Higher education in need maintaining good and positive enrolment relationships between Europe, within our European counter- system parts and more globally.” of new teaching agendas According to a statement She admitted that institutions issued by the Education are concerned about research and Youth Affairs Bureau that they are undertaking with Lynzy Valles (DSEJ), the bureau intends European counterparts. While to continue to carry out the LOBAL institutes, parti- it is still too early to feel the ef- “Centralized Registration Gcularly in the U.K., are now fect of Brexit, the expert noted Measure for First-time Infant seeking to create a balance be- that institutions are already Educations Students” in the tween teaching and research, ac- worried about student recruit- first month of 2017. This cording to Maureen McLaughlin, ment and staff mobility. measure applies to infants head of Universities and Stan- McLaughlin believes that the who were born between 2012 dards at Quality Assurance Agen- MSAR has the potential to re- and 2014 and are intending cy for Higher Education in U.K. tain local students. to enroll for education for the Speaking on the sidelines of a “They should be able to stay first time in Macau. It will conference held at Macao Poly- within their own confines and allow parents of such infants technic Institute (IPM) yester- contribute to local economy. So to access the centralized registration system, and day, McLaughlin told the Times Maureen McLaughlin hopefully some of the plans that that in the past 20 years, resear- GAES has in place to actually apply to a maximum of six ch has been dominant in uni- she explained to the Times. be spent on teaching activities,” instigate those good frameworks schools. The application system will be open to versity agendas in a bid to make According to her, the collabo- she added. and foundations should lead to parents between January sure that teaching has the same ration between local institutions Unlike in Macau, where GAES a wholly better research, tea- 5 and 20, 2017. In order to and universities from the U.K. and other government bodies ching and culture in the future,” profile and agenda – to benefit apply, parents must complete its students more directly. would enable greater awareness support local research studies, McLaughlin explained. Additionally, there is still an and submit the information McLaughlin noted that the U.K. of issues that global higher edu- McLaughlin said that the most in their enrolment document, increasing demand and supply -based agency is working closely cation is facing such as the impor- common challenge that higher as well as upload a recent mismatch between the Macau with institutions in Macau, and tance of new teaching agendas. education faces in the U.K. is photograph of the infant also is looking at working with When asked about the vital funding. and U.K. workforces. showing the child’s full face the Tertiary Education Service factors that would help enhan- She also stressed that Brexit Unlike the U.K., which is su- without any obstructions such Office (GAES). Their collabo- ce the quality of university tea- has caused anxiety for the ffering with a lack of graduate as a hat. ration is aimed towards impro- ching, McLaughlin noted that country’s international studen- jobs, Macau is experiencing a ving the quality of university “leadership needs to come from ts, with European students un- shortage of professionals in cer- teaching and research, as well as the top of the institution.” certain about whether they are tain fields. Local jailed for student experience. She also cited institutional still welcome or whether tuition “I think all of these will dri- 10 months for “We’ve been working with incentives to raise the profile fees will increase. ve up better qualified students IPM now ever since we came of teaching within institutions, “Our international students who want to stay within Macau killing cats

rewarding its staff and listening are often the lifeblood of a lot of and keep their practices here. […] and we review IPM exactly Macau resident Chan Ho- the same way that we reviewed to students’ learning experience work of our institutions. Not just That should hopefully solve some of the human resources Yueng, who has killed two any U.K. institutions, so it is as some of the factors. “[And] to because of the different range cats in Taiwan while he was issues you have in Macau,” she quite a tough standard for them make sure that any income that of cultural influences that they studying in the territory, concluded. to actually rise, but they did,” we [universities] get needs to bring, but they are financially has discontinued his court appeal and will soon be jailed for a period of 10 months, according to reports in

XINHUA MICE sector reports positive results Taiwan. On December 30 and 31 of 2015, Chan was questioned by the police in 2016. According to information from the tions amounted to MOP12.79 million, with Taiwan after being accused Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), the rental of exhibition booths accounting for of torturing and killing the total number of participants and attendees 78.8 percent of the total revenue. Expen- popular stray cat called “Big was 628,000. diture of the exhibitions totaled MOP44.18 Orange”. In January of this Figures released yesterday indicate that million, which was mainly incurred on year, Chan was expelled the number of meetings and conferences production, construction and decoration from the National Taiwan held in the third quarter has increased by (25.3 percent) and publicity and public re- University (NTU) after killing a second cat in Taipei. six year-on-year. The number of partici- lations (23.4 percent). pants rose by 93.4 percent to 45,000. In the first three quarters of 2016, a to- The 17 exhibitions held in the third quar- tal of 905 MICE events were held, and the Street ter represented a 12 percent decrease year- total number of participants and attendees total of 277 MICE events, consisting on-year. was 1,215,000. The number of meetings performance Aof 257 meetings and conferences, According to information collected from and conferences totaled 843, up by 16 year- scheme receives 17 exhibitions and three incentive even- the organizers of the 17 exhibitions in the on-year, and the total number of partici- ts, have been held in the third quarter of third quarter, revenues of these exhibi- pants rose by 37.7 percent to 106,000. 57 applications

A total of 40 people were NG LAP SENG granted an approval by the Cultural Affairs Bureau’s (IC) Street Performance Scheme New charges brought against Macau tycoon to showcase their talents at Fortaleza do Monte, Anim’Arte URTHER charges were yes- The new charges include an Prosecutors also unveiled rence center in Macau. Nam Van and Casas-Museu da terday brought against Ma- alleged violation of the U.S. Fo- yesterday that the Macau real His donation, which amoun- Taipa. The IC has received a F total of 57 applications over the cau real estate tycoon Ng Lap reign Corrupt Practices Act - estate developer had operated ted to about half a million U.S. past two weeks. The applicants Seng, who is currently standing which Ng’s assistant, Jeff Yin, is under an alias known only as dollars, is believed to have been comprised of 53 local residents trial in New York for allegedly also accused of violating - as well “Boss Wu”. intended to serve as the billio- and four tourists. Applications bribing former United Nations as allegations of tax evasion. In addition to the bribes alle- naire’s legacy. pending approval are currently General Assembly president, The tax evasion charges stem gedly handed to the recently de- Ng’s Sun Kian Ip Group has still under evaluation. The John Ashe, as well as other U.N. from allegations that Ng had ceased Ashe, Ng has also been also been tied to a USD1.5 57 applications involve officials. Ng has also been accu- sought help from a Dominican charged with having provided million (MOP12 million) dona- 50 performances, seven sed of money laundering after Republic diplomat, who in turn benefits to one or more officials tion to the UN Office for South- visual-arts displays, and six failing to declare the true pur- assisted in the concealing of par- from the UN’s Development South Cooperation, which focu- handcrafts displays. Several pose of bringing large sums of ts of the Macau tycoon’s income Program to garner their support ses on promoting collaboration applicants have applied for money into the U.S. from U.S.’s tax authorities. for the construction of a confe- among developing countries. DB multiple categories. 24.11.2016 thu

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Crown employees visited Zhongshan-Macau yacht by consular staff scheme officially inaugurated

Macau. The Macao Customs Ser- vice also requires docu- Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop revealed ments from both the yachts that three Australian Crown employees, who have and the passengers in order been arrested in China, were visited by consular to obtain permission to en- staff on Tuesday. As the Times reported yesterday, ter Macau. a group of Crown employees were formally Macau regulates that each arrested last Friday for alleged gambling-related boat carries a maximum crimes, and their detainment could be extended of 20 people. Boats cannot beyond two months while the case is being berth elsewhere when tra- investigated. Bishop told Sky News television that veling between the two ci- the crackdown on gambling was part of President ties, and passengers cannot Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign and that alight midway through the Australians in China are subject to following journey. Chinese law. Australia has received formal Keppel Cove is planned notification of the detentions, Bishop said. to have over 400 berths. A total of 250 high-end resi- Fourth bridge to initiate dences with private berths has also been scheduled for construction next year construction at the site. Chau Vai Man, the coordinator of the Before the official inaugu- Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT), scheme for free-sailing In Zhongshan, yachts co- bay. Macau is providing ration, on October 25 and yachts journeying be- vered by the new scheme 120 berths. said that construction of the fourth bridge A 27, both cities conducted connecting Macau Peninsula and Taipa is tween Zhongshan city and are allowed to dock only The local government two drills. expected to begin in 2017. Chau said that Macau was officially inau- at Keppel Cove. The bay is chose a wharf located in The free yacht scheme had Macau is currently waiting for approval from gurated yesterday. The new currently under construc- Coloane to establish the been postponed several ti- the Central Government regarding the sea area scheme shortens the trave- tion until all projects are berthing areas for the sche- mes in the past, with the around the bridge. Chau said that if Beijing ling time between the two completed. me. government initially pre- approves the project soon, then the public tender cities to approximately 45 The first project concer- As of yesterday, yachts dicting an opening date in regarding the bridge might start in the first or minutes. Customs on both ns the construction of 250 travelling between the two mid-2015. second quarter of 2017. The MSAR government sides will take altogether 10 berths. A four-story border cities are now required to The scheme was agreed awarded the contract for the preliminary design minutes to complete all cus- checkpoint structure has apply for a permit 48-hou- by the two regions in July of the fourth bridge to Chinese company China tom checking procedures. been constructed at the rs ahead of their arrival in 2014. JZ Communications Construction Company.

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Daniela Wei RETAIL HOW Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. shares jumped to the hi- ghest level in more than Chow Tai Fook surges to a year- Ca year after the world’s largest publicly traded jewelry chain re- ported its profit slump eased af- ter it negotiated lower rents and high as profit slump eases shuttered stores amid tepid Chi- nese demand for luxury goods. Net income dropped 22 per- current fiscal year, Chow Tai and what types of products are cent to HKD1.22 billion (USD157 Fook Chairman Henry Cheng relevant today,” said Cheng. said at the briefing. Chow Tai Fook will introduce million) for the six months en- BLOOMBERG ded September, easing from the The jeweler, which started new brands with different price 42 percent decline in the same in mainland China in 1929, is points, or new lines of produc- period last year, Chow Tai Fook rethinking its direction amid ts to target millennials – those said in a statement Tuesday. The the downturn, and is shifting in their mid-30s and under - as jeweler also announced a special focus to target younger consu- soon as the end of next year, he dividend. mers, executive director Adrian said. Chow Tai Fook shares rose as Cheng said in an interview last Chow Tai Fook’s retail network much as 9.7 percent yesterday to week. “It’s a reset as to the next expanded to 2,326 points of sa- the highest intraday level since 10 years,” said Cheng, whose fa- les as of end-September, with a November 2015 in Hong Kong mily’s Chow Tai Fook Holding net addition of 7 during the pe- trading, while the Hang Seng controls the jewelry chain. riod, it said Tuesday. Of these, Index was little changed. “We need to look at the basi- 2,190 locations are in mainland “Hong Kong’s retail market has cs of what retail really means China. been weak for a long time, so in- In Hong Kong, once seen as a vestors are excited about any re- An employee touches gold bangles as they sit in display inside a Chow Tai Fook shopping paradise for Chinese covery sign, however small it is,” jewelry store in the Central district of Hong Kong tourists, visitor arrivals from the Hannah Li, a Hong Kong-based mainland fell 8.7 percent for the analyst at UOB Kay Hian Ltd., re Chow Tai Fook is based, re- Chow Tai Fook’s sales and The retail first nine months this year, com- said by telephone. “Smaller de- tail sales has been falling for profit have slumped two and a pared with a 3 percent decline in clines in Hong Kong retail sales 19-straight months through half years straight, cutting its market in Hong 2015, as the stronger U.S. dollar figures in September is another September as tourism declined. market value by more than half Kong hasn’t also made the city more expen- catalyst - but the market is un- Chow Tai Fook aims to cut ren- since early 2014. Its revenue fell sive to shop in. likely to see a significant reco- tal rates on its stores as much 24 percent to HKD21.5 billion reached the “The retail market in Hong very in the near term.” as 30 percent on average and in the first half. Sales for- sto Kong hasn’t reached the bottom Chow Tai Fook, which opera- will shutter a net seven to eight res open more than a year was bottom amid amid the declining visitation tes more than 2000 jewelry and outlets in Hong Kong and Macau down 26 percent in Hong Kong and spending,” said Eva Yip, luxury watch outlets mainly in this fiscal year, managing direc- and Macau, and dropped 21 per- the declining an analyst at China Everbright Greater China, has shut some tor Kent Wong said in a briefing cent in mainland China. visitation and Securities (HK) Ltd., before the of its outlets in Hong Kong and after the results. It negotiated Hong Kong’s retail industry results. The ability to cut costs, Macau amid an economic slow- new leases for street-level shops slump may be reaching a bot- spending. especially its high rents, wou- down that has damped Chinese that were 30 percent cheaper in tom, and the jeweler is optimis- ld be key for Chow Tai Fook to appetite for jewelry and luxury the first half, according to finan- tic that its revenue decline will EVA YIP narrow the profit decline, Yip watches. In Hong Kong, whe- ce director Hamilton Cheng. ease in the second half of the ANALYST said. Bloomberg

sight of the profession as the ruling coalition that they confront a potent po- responded with its own Master chefs face threat down litical risk. measures, fear the spread Trump’s surprise elec- of anti-globalization. tion, months after the “But in a way, the hor- under as politics trumps economics British electorate une- se has already bolted xpectedly voted to quit here,” said Hughes, refer- Michael Heath of the country’s post-mi- fall. That’s the main rea- ghlights the nation’s turn the European Union, is ring to the July election of ning economy. son for the proliferation from its pre-multicultu- part of a global wave of four Australian senators HE anti-globalization “I really don’t think of 457 visas for overseas ral “meat and three veg.’’ populism sweeping the based on a platform of Tvirus is threatening to they’ve really thought this workers. Yet unlike the U.S., whe- developed world and halting Muslim immigra- infect Australia’s restau- one through,” said An- Australia’s restaurant, re chefs are sometimes threatening political eli- tion. “I’m not sure cra- rants. A nationalist “jobs drew Hughes, a lecturer café and catering indus- viewed as rockstars, their tes. While Australia has cking down on temporary for Australians first” push at the College of Business try is certainly significant. status is more humble managed to keep econo- work visas will stop that. by politicians could be and Economics at Austra- It employs 554,200 peo- Down Under, as restaura- mic inequality relatively The political issue will bad news for the nation’s lian National University. ple across 35,900 busi- teurs often view them as under control, both the remain and they’ll have food lovers, given more “They’re trying to resol- nesses and is the biggest equivalent to cooks. opposition Labor Party, created a new economic work visas are granted to ve a political problem in contributor to the visitor This might help partly which proposed the tigh- problem while they were cooks and chefs than any response to Trump and economy, which spans explain lawmakers’ over- tening of visa rules, and trying to fix it.”Bloomberg other profession. populism without consi- foreign and domestic vi- The government’s plan- dering the economic con- sitors. The industry body ned crackdown on visas, sequences. The flow-on says tourism has been fla- known as 457s, reflects effects will be huge: ou- gged as one of Australia’s the fallout from Donald tside staff shortages, in- five super growth areas Trump’s U.S. election creased wages and higher – second only to natural win and the Brexit vote, restaurant bills, it will di- gas. as Australian lawmakers minish the multinational Culturally, the rise of scramble to neutralize culinary experience Aus- hugely popular televi- populist rallying points. tralia offers and its appeal sion programs like Mas- Two problems: the food abroad.” ter Chef; the increasing industry is blossoming in The other issue is not numbers of households an Australia increasingly enough Australians want hiring chefs to come and enamored by culinary de- to become chefs – whe- cook for them as a spe- lights; while restaurants ther it’s the anti-social cial event; and the pro- are also a major selling hours or lack of status, liferation of restaurants point for tourism, a pillar there’s a market short- and cafes in Australia hi- 24.11.2016 thu

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Dalai Lama

Ganbat Namjilsangarav & Grace Brown, Ulaanbaatar Dalai Lama: ‘I have no worries’ XILED Tibetan spiritual Eleader the Dalai Lama said yesterday he has “no worries” about Donald Trump’s elec- about Trump’s election tion as U.S. president, adding that he expects the business- man will align his future poli- “I feel during the election, a sound and steady develop- Ulaanbaatar, the Dalai Lama ne layer, the Dalai Lama said cies with global realities. the candidate has more free- ment of bilateral ties.” Mongo- said his visit to the landlocked, that raised the chances of si- The 1989 Nobel Peace Pri- dom to express. Now once they lia’s fragile economy is heavily primarily Buddhist nation had milar cooperation on climate ze winner’s remarks were his [are] elected, having the res- dependent on China, and the no political purpose and that change. most extensive yet regarding ponsibility, then they have to countries are in discussions of he had not publicly advocated “So that gives us hope, there the election of the real estate carry their cooperation, their a USD1.2 billion Chinese loan independence for Tibet sin- is possibility,” he said. tycoon and reality television work, according [to] reality,” to help pull it out of a reces- ce 1974. The Dalai Lama has While the U.S. has in the past star who has called for put- he told reporters in the Mon- sion. long called for Tibet to remain called on China to respect ci- ting America’s concerns first golian capital, Ulaanbaatar. Mongolian television station under Chinese rule, but with vil liberties in Tibet, Trump and shown little interest in “So I have no worries.” Eagle TV’s website reported greater political participation has praised authoritarian ru- Washington’s traditional es- Tenzin Dhardon Sharling, that China has delayed talks on by Tibetans and stronger pro- lers such as Russia’s Vladimir pousal of global democracy spokeswoman for the self-de- the loan and on cooperation in tections for its traditional Bu- Putin who have been strongly and social justice. clared Tibetan government-in- mining, apparently in response ddhist culture. criticized by human rights Commenting at the con- exile in the northern Indian to the visit by the Dalai Lama, China says Tibet has been groups. clusion of a four-day visit to town of Dharamsala, said she who has lived in India since part of its territory for centu- Chinese President Xi Jinping Mongolia, the leader of Tibe- was not aware of any plans for fleeing Tibet in 1959. Mongo- ries, although many Tibetans congratulated Trump in a tan Buddhism said he looks a meeting between the Dalai lia’s Foreign Ministry said it say they were effectively an phone call and the country’s forward to seeing Trump at Lama and Trump. had not received any notice, independent country for much state media have welcomed some point following the Jan. She said the Dalai Lama and while China’s Foreign Minis- of that time. his election as harkening a 20 inauguration. Such mee- the Tibetan exile community try offered no confirmation but Asked to comment on clima- less confrontational policy tings usually draw protests have enjoyed good relations demanded Mongolia take mea- te change — which Trump has toward China. Those outlets from Beijing, which accuses with successive U.S. presidents sures to “eliminate the negati- denounced as a hoax — the have also applauded Trump’s the Dalai Lama of seeking to and expected that to continue ve impact” of the visit. Dalai Lama said he was hear- announcement that he would split Tibet from China. under a Trump administration. “The incorrect actions of the tened by the turn to alternati- abandon a U.S.-led free trade The 81-year-old monk said “His holiness has always Mongolian side regarding the ve energy sources such as so- agreement in Asia that had ex- he has always regarded the put great hope in the U.S. as Dalai’s visit harmed the po- lar and wind power. cluded China. U.S. as the leader of the “free a champion of democracy. He litical foundations of China- “I think [...] we must now con- However, Trump has also ac- world” and wasn’t concerned hopes for continued support Mongolian relations and cau- centrate on these things. I don’t cused Beijing of unfair trade about remarks made by Trump from the new president and sed a negative impact on the know whether we can reduce practices and pledged to bulk- during the election campaign. his government,” she said in a development of the bilateral cars or not. People everywhere up the U.S. military, leaving Some of those comments have telephone interview. relations,” spokesman Geng busy, busy. I don’t know if it questions as to his ultimate been cited as offensive to Mus- China had demanded Mon- Shuang told reporters at a dai- will be possible,” he said. approach to relations with the lims, Hispanics and other U.S. golia scrap his visit for the ly briefing. Referencing past efforts to world’s second-largest eco- minority groups. sake of the “general picture of In his comments in minimize damage to the ozo- nomy. AP thu 24.11.2016

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The Times report adds that Facebook would not be in con- trol of what content would be Facebook developing censorship censored, rather the company would allow a third party part- ner, almost inevitably a Chi- nese company, to become the tool to enter China market information gatekeeper. Sources told the Times that the censorship tool may never be used or be enough to allow the company to enter China AP PHOTO and was one of many diffe- Facebook already partially censors some content in a number of countries as a condition of operating in those territories

rent approaches Facebook was using to enter the Middle King- dom. However, the news that Facebook was developing such tools is likely to lead to a storm of criticism not least becau- se the strategy is somewhat at odds with the company’s stated mission of making the world more connected and transpa- rent. Facebook is still reeling from Mark Zuckerberg the fake news controversy that many felt had an influence on the U.S. elections. Zucker- Abid Rahman, Hollywood Reporter ckerberg’s blessing, is develo- under partial or full censorship Facebook already partially berg’s response to the criti- ping software that can censor in order to do business in Chi- censors some content in a cism of the social network was ACEBOOK is develo- posts from appearing in the na. Professional network com- number of countries as a con- initially prickly, downplaying ping censorship tools feeds of people in a specified pany LinkedIn courted contro- dition of operating in those the size and importance of to suppress controver- geographic area. The Times versy for allowing censorship territories. The company blo- fake news on Facebook. The sial content as a means cites three current and former of its Chinese platform. Apple cks already posted content in company has since cracked Fto appease China’s ruling Com- Facebook employees that the has partially censored content Pakistan, Russia and Turkey at down on fake news sites, munist Party and finally re-en- tool was designed to get Face- on iTunes and iBooks, but has the behest of the governments prohibiting them from using ter the world’s most populous book back into China where it still had problems most nota- of those countries. The Times its ad network, which places country. has been blocked for a number bly earlier this year when both reports that this new censor- ads on other people’s websites The New York Times reported of years. platforms were shut down ship tool takes things further with Zuckerberg pledging to this week that a small team, A number of American inter- unexpectedly following orders by blocking posts from ever filter out “misinformation.”- with Facebook CEO Mark Zu- net companies already operate from Beijing. reaching Chinese users feeds. Bloomberg

Airbnb said in talks to buy home-rental rival Xiaozhu

IRBNB Inc. is in grappling with more esta- volume by 2017, up from bnb an instant boost in ld also help Airbnb re- the time. Atalks to acquire Chi- blished local rivals Xiao- an estimated 6.78 billion the world’s second largest duce the risk of a costly Tujia was valued at na’s Xiaozhu.com to ex- zhu and Tujia.com in Chi- yuan this year, according economy. The Chinese battle for market share. more than $1 billion pand in the nation’s home na. The San Francisco- to IResearch. Before the startup, which was foun- Uber Technologies Inc. after a $300 million rental sharing market, based company already deal surfaced, the U.S. ded in 2012, this month lost more than $1 billion funding round last year according to a person fa- has about 75,000 proper- startup had been antici- said it raised $65 million in China in a battle with from investors inclu- miliar with the matter. ties listed in the world’s pating 2 million “room of new funding. The Didi Chuxing before ding All-Stars Invest- The companies have most populous nation nights” in China, the per- company says it has 10 selling its business in the ment Ltd. The company held multiple meetings and plans to increase sta- son said. The company million active users and country to its rival. is also backed by Ho- and the discussions are ffing 10-fold to 300 full- had also recently inked more than 100,000 lis- In September, Airb- meAway Inc., Ctrip.com advanced in nature, the time workers. a partnership agreement tings in 301 cities across nb said it raised $555.5 International Ltd., Li- person said, asking not Airbnb and Xiaozhu with Tencent Holdings the country. Chief Execu- million in new funds as it ghtSpeed Venture Part- to be identified as the declined to comment on Ltd., whose messaging tive Officer Kelvin Chen expands around the wor- ners and GGV Capital. talks are private. A deal is whether the companies service WeChat has more Chi said at the time of the ld. The funding round, The company says it has likely, the person said. were in talks about a deal. than 800 million active funding announcement which valued the com- listings for 450,000 ho- While Airbnb is the bi- China’s online holiday monthly users and pro- that Xiaozhu expects to pany at $30 billion, cou- mes in total, including ggest platform for peo- rental market could reach vided 60 to 70 percent of deliver 500 percent orga- ld eventually reach $850 335 destinations in Chi- ple to rent their homes 10.3 billion yuan (USD1.5 Airbnb China’s logins. nic growth in 2016. million, a person familiar na and 1,018 overseas. to travelers globally, it’s billion) in transaction Xiaozhu would give Air- A deal for Xiaozhu wou- with the matter said at Bloomberg 24.11.2016 thu

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beled an “invitation for product MALAYSIA update.” A later one, stamped “urgent,” notified car owners of an “airbag inflator replacement activity,” but did not explain Lax laws, flawed recall the recall and risks involved. Honda said it kept the letter simple and straightforward to blamed for air bag deaths ensure customers “would read it and not dispose of it as junk mail.” Honda Malaysia’s website Eileen Ng, Kuala Lumpur does not explain the reason for AP PHOTO the recalls or mention deaths IDA Fatin Mat Asis was associated with the air bags. Nslumped lifeless in her car Honda America has a website seat, bleeding profusely from on the recalls, hondaairbaginfo. her nose and mouth, after her com, explaining the problem Honda hit a lamppost and ski- and showing in a video clip how dded into a ditch. Her husband the air bags can explode. It lis- was slightly injured, and their ts the dates and locations of air baby wasn’t hurt at all. bag-related deaths in the U.S. Her husband, like Nida a go- Honda America’s dealers also vernment doctor, had no idea can provide loaner or rental what had happened until the vehicles free of charge until post-mortem came in: A broken repairs are made. It has hired metal canister, later identified private investigators to contact as part of an air bag inflator, hard-to-reach owners. had shot through her mouth Malaysia is Southeast Asia’s and lodged in the base of her third-largest car market, after skull. Thailand and Indonesia, with The deaths of Nida and four more than 666,000 new cars other Malaysians have been sold last year. The country also linked to faulty Takata air bags has nearly 500,000 road acci- that are subject to one of the dents a year: Malaysian drivers’ world’s largest auto recalls. Rabiah binti Ibrahim, survivor of a defective air bag explosion, is seen in a reflection in the window of her Honda City vehicle attitudes and road rage are The U.S., with 11 deaths, is the during an interview in Slim River common coffee shop talk. only other country to have re- The Road Transport Depart- ported such fatalities. Why this in Kuala Lumpur, the capital, ch shot a one-inch-wide metal auto safety laws. Malaysia does ment and Malaysian Institute Southeast Asian country of 30 taking it with them when they shard into her neck. not issue public notices of re- of Road Safety Research didn’t million would be hit dispropor- moved to a rural town in Sabah In May 2016, Honda repor- calls or keep central databases respond to AP queries about tionately hard by the defective the following year. ted a fatality involving a 2003 enabling car owners to check the air bag recalls and acciden- air bags is a mystery, but the fa- Nida, 29, was driving the mor- Honda City, in northern Kedah if their vehicles are affected. ts. Transport ministry officials milies of two Malaysian victims ning she died because Shamshir state. On June 26, Norazlin Ha- The group is pushing for a new could not be reached for com- and a survivor blame weaknes- was tired from night duty. Im- ron, a 44-year-old single mo- vehicle safety authority similar ment. ses in their country’s recall sys- mediately after the crash, he ther and accounts clerk, died in to the National Highway Traf- Honda Malaysia says 60 per- tem. thought she had suffered a con- central Selangor state. She left fic Safety Administration in the cent of air bag inflators have They say Honda, the leading cussion. Horrified to find no behind two sons, ages 9 and 12. U.S. been fixed, but 90,000 driver- foreign brand in Malaysia, has pulse, he shined a light into her The fifth death, on Sept. 24, There are no international side inflators and 65,000 front failed to alert car owners about eyes. Her pupils were fixed and was in southern Johor state. standards for safety and recalls, passenger inflators have yet to potentially deadly risks from dilated. A fractured inflator appa- or for how car owners should be repaired. Honda said it is the air bags or do enough to “The inflator must have shot rently punctured Norazlin’s be notified. Many countries do working with the Road Trans- track down second-hand car through her mouth like a chest and lungs, said her eldest not have strict regulations or a port Department and insuran- owners. They also say the com- bullet,” said Shamshir, who la- sister, Nor’ain Haron. Part of clear process that automakers ce companies to locate secon- pany hasn’t provided enough ter returned to Kuala Lumpur. the inflator was found in the must follow when they discover dhand car owners and began replacement parts or alterna- The post-mortem report, car, which was only lightly den- a problem, so defective parts sending out notices them in tive options for car owners if shown to the AP, says exami- ted in the collision. recalled in one part of the world October. repairs cannot be done imme- ners found a broken, 2.6-cen- Norazlin bought the car new might not be recalled in ano- “Honda Malaysia’s main prio- diately. timeter diameter, 2-centimeter in 2005 and tried to get the air ther. rity is to continue to reach out The defective air bags have long air bag inflator, lodged in bag fixed after she received a Honda began recalling dri- to all affected customers na- faulty inflators and propellant the base of Nida’s skull. Her recall notice marked “urgent,” ver’s side air bags in the U.S. in tionwide and replace airbag devices that may deploy impro- teeth were smashed and her just weeks before her accident. 2008. It only started recalling inflators of those affected vehi- perly in an accident, shooting nose fractured. Injuries to her A Honda dealer said he was side air bags in small cars sold cles,” it said. out metal fragments that can brain stem likely caused her short of parts and told her to in Europe and Asia in Novem- Nida’s and Norazlin’s families injure or kill. More than 100 immediate death, it said. return in July. ber 2014, after the first death of are in negotiations with Honda million vehicles involving 17 “As a Muslim, I accepted her The recall notice didn’t ex- a driver in Malaysia. over a settlement, as is hou- automakers have been recalled death as fate but I also believe plain why the air bag had to be The first letter Honda sent sewife Rabiah Bie, whose near- worldwide, including 69 million she is a victim of multinatio- changed, said Nor’ain. Malaysian car owners was la- miss led her to speak out. in the U.S. alone, underscoring nal corporate manslaughter,” “It’s like having a live bullet Rabiah bought her 2005 Hon- the scale of the crisis. Shamshir said. “I hold Honda in the car,” said Roslinya La- da City used in 2010. She says All the deaths in Malaysia in- and Takata responsible. This tip, Norazlin’s sister-in-law. she didn’t know about the re- volved the Honda City, a sub- isn’t an isolated case. We have “Honda is not doing enough. As a Muslim, call. compact made for Asia and five deaths in Malaysia, five You sent a letter with an urgent Driving home in the small Europe. Experts say heat and very preventable deaths.” stamp but there is no explana- I accepted town of Slim River in northwes- humidity can make air bag ex- In an email, Honda said it sent tion, no spare part and no Plan tern Malaysia’s Perak state on plosions more likely, but nei- out recall notices for the air bag B. What’s the point? There is a her death as May 3, Rabiah swerved to avoid ghboring Thailand, with a si- inflators of Nida’s car in July loophole in their management fate but I also an oncoming car, hit a manho- milar climate, has reported no 2015, but to the car’s first ow- and service here. Safety is not le beside the road and skidded deaths. ner. It said it only had the da- No. 1 [for Honda] in Malaysia.” believe she into a ditch. A ruptured inflator In his first media interview tabase of the car’s first owner at Honda said it sent two recall slashed her neck before lodging since his wife died on April the time. notices to Norazlin in July 2015 is a victim of in her car seat headrest. 16, 2016, Nida’s husband, Ab- Malaysia’s first air bag-related and a third on June 1 this year. A day later, Honda issued a dullah Shamshir Abdul Mokti, fatality was in July 2014, when It said it found no evidence she multinational statement announcing the April told The Associated Press they a heavily pregnant driver and was told to return in July to fix 26 and May 1 air bag-related had not heard about the recall her unborn child were killed in the air bag. corporate deaths. Rabiah’s husband che- and never received a notice eastern Sarawak state. A minor The Malaysian Association of manslaughter. cked the car and found the hole from Honda. 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CAMBODIA PHILIPPINES Court upholds life terms for two Khmer Rouge leaders Drug dealer says

“The gravity of the crimes should be reflected in the sentence ... the AP PHOTO crimes were not isolated events but he gave money to occurred over an extended period of time,” said Kong Srim, president of the Supreme Court Chamber. senator, police Given the “significant role of the accused, the Supreme Court Cham- ber considers that the imposition of Teresa Cerojano, Manila the life sentence for each of the ac-

cused is appropriate and therefore AP PHOTO self-confessed confirms the sentence imposed by drug dealer, who- the trial chamber,” he said, as he Former Khmer Rouge leaders Khieu Samphan se father was kil- wrapped up a two-hour reading of (left), and Nuon Chea sit together during led in an alleged funeral services for Khieu Ponnary, the first the verdict. gunA fight in prison, has tes- wife of Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot He added that the “massive scale of tified before a Philippine the crimes” showed a complete lack Senate investigation that of consideration for the “ultimate fate Sopheng Cheang, Phnom Penh he provided police officials of the Cambodian population, espe- and an opposition senator cially the most vulnerable group.” top Cambodian court yesterday with millions of pesos in Lawyers for Khieu Samphan and Aupheld the life sentences for the protection money. Nuon Chea filed lengthy appeals two most senior surviving members Rolando “Kerwin” Espi- against their verdicts by the Khmer of the Khmer Rouge regime, which nosa Jr. said yesterday that Rouge tribunal — formally called Senator Manny Pacquiao (center), confers with opposition Sen. Leila is responsible for the deaths of 1.7 he gave 8 million pesos the Extraordinary Chambers in the De Lima (right), and Sen. Nancy Binay, during the testimony of alleged million people, saying that the massi- (USD160,000) last year to Courts of Cambodia, which was set Filipino drug lord Rolando “Kerwin” Espinosa Jr. ve scale of the crimes showed the two Sen. Leila de Lima’s body- up in 2006. They had alleged a slew men’s complete lack of consideration guard. De Lima was a for- She has said that Duter- nosa on instructions of de of legal and factual errors, as well as for the lives of the Cambodians. mer justice secretary who te was out to destroy her, Lima. biases by the judges. The Supreme Court Chamber said President Rodrigo Duterte first earning his ire years He said he and de Lima They suggested that their clients the 2014 verdict by a U.N.-assisted earlier alleged had collec- ago when as head of the were lovers for seven years. were unfairly being singled out whi- Khmer Rouge tribunal was “appro- ted money from drug lords Commission on Human De Lima admitted in a te- le the Cambodian government sou- priate” given the gravity of the cri- through her bodyguard, Rights she investigated his levision interview last week ght to block the tribunal from trying mes and roles of the two defendants who was also her lover, to suspected links to a dea- that she was once in a ro- other suspects. — Khieu Samphan, the 85-year-old fund her senatorial cam- th squad that assassinated mantic relationship with The two defendants are also on Khmer Rouge head of state, and paign. drug suspects in southern Dayan. trial in a second case where they are Nuon Chea, the 90-year-old ri- De Lima, who has initia- Davao city, where Duterte Espinosa’s father, town facing charges of genocide against ght-hand man to the communist ted an investigation into was a long-time mayor. mayor Rolando Espinosa ethnic minorities and foreigners, group’s late leader Pol Pot. Duterte’s deadly anti-drug Dayan, the bodyguard, Sr., was arrested last month. and implementing policies of rape The two men, who were senten- campaign, denied recei- was arrested last week af- He had agreed to cooperate and forced marriages. ced to life imprisonment for crimes ving money from Espinosa, ter weeks in hiding. Duter- with officials but was killed Originally all the charges were to against humanity, sat impassively saying she does not know te’s allies at the House of Nov. 5 in an alleged gun fi- have been part of one trial, but fears as the lengthy verdict was read out. him. Representatives presented ght with police inside his jail that they would die before procee- They were detained in 2007 and Human rights groups and him to the media late Tues- cell. Senators investigating dings could finish led to their case started serving their sentences in Western governments have day, where he said he did the case suspect it was an in- being broken into two parts, know 2014. criticized Duterte’s anti- collect money from Espi- tentional killing. AP as Case 002/01 and 002/02. Some 1.7 million people are esti- drug campaign that has left Their two co-defendents, Ieng Sary, mated to have died from starvation, more than 4,000 suspected the third-ranking Khmer Rouge lea- disease and execution due to the addicts and pushers dead der and its foreign minister, and his Philippine-US military extremist policies of the commu- since July. wife, Ieng Thirith, died during the nist Khmer Rouge when they held Espinosa, who was re- first phase of their trial. power from 1975 to 1979. AP turned to the Philippines exercises to be reduced last Friday after his ar- rest in Abu Dhabi, said he next year dealt only with Dayan, who AUSTRALIA brought him to meet de HE Philippine armed forces chief said yesterday that Lima briefly in northern Tfive military exercises with the United States, inclu- Rare thunderstorm asthma kills Baguio city last November ding at least two major naval drills, will be scrapped next where they had a picture year at the direction of President Rodrigo Duterte. four people in Melbourne taken together. De Lima Gen. Ricardo Visaya told reporters that U.S. officials res- has said she was campaig- pected the Philippines’ proposal to reduce the number of ning at that time and many drills to 258, or five less than this year’s exercises. rare condition known as thun- six-times the usual workload for a people wanted take a photo Earlier this week, the two allies held a meeting of their A derstorm asthma sent hun- Monday evening, spokesman Mick with her. Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board dreds of people to hospitals in Stephenson said. “No, we had no discus- co-chaired by Visaya and Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., head Australia’s second-largest city, and Professor George Braitberg, head sion,” Espinosa said, refer- of the U.S. Pacific Command. four deaths had been confirmed by of the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s ring to de Lima. “Ronnie Visaya said the scrapped drills include an Amphibious yesterday. emergency department, likened the warned me that she would Landing Exercise and Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Family confirmed Clarence Leo, scene in the hospital on Monday ni- not speak to me around Training, both major naval exercises that include territo- a nightclub bouncer and father of ght to a war zone. many people.” rial defense training. two, died at home early Tuesday Seven asthma patients had been De Lima told the hearing He said next year’s exercises will focus on humanitarian morning after the wild thunders- transferred to the hospital’s intensi- that Espinosa’s testimony assistance, disaster relief and counterterrorism. torm in Melbourne on Monday ve care unit, he said. Some patients was a fabrication and deli- Duterte has said he wants to chart a foreign policy less night caused rain-sodden ryegrass had never before had asthma atta- vered “under gunpoint, un- oriented toward Washington, and wants to expand securi- pollen to explode and disperse cks, he said. der duress.” ty ties with China and Russia. over the city. The pollen caused as- “I’ve been an emergency physician “May God forgive you for Armed forces spokesman Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla thma attacks in some patients who for about 35 years, worked in a num- all your sins and may God said the 258 exercises include small drills involving only a had never suffered from asthma ber of hospitals, and I can say, hand forgive you for all your lies few soldiers, but that 13 are considered major drills. before. on heart, that I have not seen this about me, and I forgive Padilla said the large-scale “Balikatan” or “shoulder-to- Ambulance Victoria responded to before,” Braitberg told Ten Network you,” De Lima told the Se- shoulder” exercises will be retained but will focus on hu- more than 1,870 cases, which was television. AP nate inquiry. manitarian and disaster response. 24.11.2016 thu

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TURKEY USA Erdogan slams those who call Obama hits 1,000 mark for Trump ‘dictator’ commutations granted AP PHOTO Josh Lederman, Washington lawyers informed him of the decision, he sat speechless for RESIDENT Barack AP PHOTO three minutes as he absorbed Obama surpassed the what it would mean to have a 1,000 mark for com- second chance. mutations granted Obama’s bid to lessen the bur- Pduring his presidency yesterday den on nonviolent offenders re- [Macau time] after shortening flects his long-stated view that sentences for 79 people. decades of onerous sentencing Obama has been granting requirements put tens of thou- commutations at rapid-fire sands behind bars for far too pace in his final months in of- Recep Tayyip Erdogan long. He has used the aggressi- fice. All told, he’s commuted ve pace of his commutations to more sentences than the past 11 increase pressure on Congress URKISH President Recep presidents combined, the White to pass a broader fix while using TTayyip Erdogan asserted yester- House said. them, said Deputy Attorney Ge- her sentence shortened in 2015 his executive powers to address day that many in the U.S. and Eu- Most of those who have recei- neral Sally Yates. was surreal. She described individual cases where possible. rope are branding U.S. President- ved clemency are nonviolent Trump, during the campaign, her initial reaction as “shock, Though both parties in Con- elect Donald Trump a “dictator” be- drug offenders, though many warned Americans that their overwhelming joy, fear of the gress have called for a criminal cause he wasn’t their favored candi- were also convicted of firearms safety could be at risk because unknown.” justice overhaul, momentum date. Erdogan called on them to res- violations related to drug cri- of Obama’s move to set priso- “I had to pinch myself,” said has petered out, creating dim pect democracy. mes. A significant portion had ners free ahead of schedule. Norman Brown, a Maryland prospects for a legislative break- Addressing a meeting of the Or- been serving life sentences. That critique fits into Trump’s man whose life sentence for co- through in the near future. ganization for Islamic Cooperation “It makes no sense for a non- broader call for restoring “law caine distribution Obama com- Obama has been calling for in Istanbul, Erdogan also accused violent drug offender to be ser- and order” in the U.S. and cra- muted last year. He said after years for phasing out strict Western nations of calling any lea- ving decades, or sometimes life, cking down on crime. sentences for drug offenses, der that did not serve their interes- in prison,” Obama wrote in a “Some of these people are bad Obama’s call arguing they lead to excessive ts a despot. Facebook post. “That’s not ser- dudes,” Trump said in October punishment and incarceration “The West will continue to wel- ving taxpayers, and it’s not ser- after another batch of Obama for clemency rates unseen in other developed come tyrants who have blood on ving the public safety.” commutations. He said those countries. With his support, the their hands with red carpets and Yet Obama’s call for clemency individuals were out “walking has run into Justice Department in recent label anyone who criticizes them has run into opposition from the streets,” and added, “Sleep years directed prosecutors to as a dictator,” said Erdogan who some corners, including from tight, folks.” opposition rein in the use of harsh manda- is frequently criticized for his in- President-elect Donald Trump. Not all of those receiving from some tory minimums. creasingly autocratic style of go- Though Obama is expected to commutations will be set free The Obama administration verning. grant more commutations in right away. Some will see their corners, has also expanded criteria for “Are they calling someone a dicta- his final weeks, officials ack- sentences end in 2017 or 2018 inmates applying for clemency, tor? Then you should think the oppo- nowledged a large number of — long after Obama leaves offi- including from prioritizing nonviolent offenders site. That person is good, because [he applications will be pending ce — and in some cases on the who have behaved well in pri- or she] goes against their interests,” when Obama leaves office. condition they participate in President- son, aren’t closely tied to gangs Erdogan said. That means it will be up to drug treatment programs. elect Donald and would have received shorter Turkey’s relations with President Trump’s administration to de- Shauna Barry-Scott of Ohio sentences if they had been con- Barack Obama’s administration cide whether to grant or reject said her experience of having Trump victed a few years later. AP have been tense. Ankara has stron- gly objected to Washington’s support fir Syrian Kurdish militia who are GERMANY linked to outlawed Kurdish rebels in Turkey and perceptions that the U.S. Merkel ‘not happy’ Pacific trade pact in danger is reluctant to extradite a Muslim cle- ric who is accused of masterminding a failed coup in July. his approach to major trade pacts. “potential disaster for our country.” He Erdogan spoke with Trump soon “I will tell you honestly: I am not happy has also said he wants to renegotiate the after his election and has said he ho- AP PHOTO that the trans-Pacific agreement now will North American Free Trade Agreement pes his triumph would be an “auspi- probably not become reality,” she said. with Canada and Mexico. cious” development. “I don’t know who will benefit from that The TPP’s possible demise could give a In the televised speech, Erdogan — I want to hold back with forecasts,” she boost to alternative initiatives including said anti-Trump protesters in Wes- added. one promoted by China in which the tern nations had no respect for de- “I know only one thing: there will be United States is not taking part. mocracy or the result of the U.S. other trade agreements, and they won’t Merkel made a wider plea for sticking election. have the standards that this agreement to a multilateral approach in complica- “In America they started calling and the hoped-for TTIP agreement have. ted times. Trump a dictator. In various coun- This has to do with jobs under globali- “There are two possibilities for reacting tries of Europe they spilled into the zation with fair competitive conditions, to this,” she said. “Either I pull back to streets and started saying ‘dictator,’” with shaping globalization in a humane myself and my country, I shut myself said Erdogan. “I thought you were ERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel way. “ off, I try to find simple answers to what democrats? Why aren’t you respec- Gsaid yesterday she’s not happy about She was referring to the planned Trans- seems so complicated; or we advoca- ting the results of the ballot box?” the possible demise of the Trans-Pacific Atlantic Trade and Investment Partner- te strengthening our values which we Erdogan added that he was not con- Partnership trade agreement, which Pre- ship between the U.S. and the European consider right and important not just at cerned about Trump’s comments on sident-elect Donald Trump wants to pull Union. With Trump coming into office, home, but try to put them out into the Islam or Muslims, saying the presi- the U.S. out of. She argued that alternati- EU officials are all but certain that TTIP world together with our European part- dent-elect would “correct” them once ve pacts will be a poor substitute. — which also faces opposition in parts of ners, together with the United States, to- in office. Merkel didn’t mention Trump directly Europe, including Germany — will have gether with allies across the world.” “We are used to such things in poli- in a speech to the German Parliament to be renegotiated, if any life remains in “I say that we should seek common tics,” Erdogan said. “They speak that in which she called for nations to take a the project at all. ground, count on multilateralism and way today and then they’ll correct multilateral approach to solving global Trump has described the 12-nation working together with others to shape that wrong,” he said. problems, but made plain her unease at Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, as a globalization,” Merkel said. AP 24.11.2016 thu

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BOXING FOOTBALL Heavyweight contender 12-goal game upstages Madrid, Alex Stewart dies at 52 Juventus in Champions League

Graham Dunbar kick in the 30th. Brugge’s Colombia forward Jose AP PHOTO BOXREC.COM HE first 12-goal game in Izquierdo broke through Lei- 25 Champions League cester’s defense with a shot that seasons took the spotli- capped a long run in the 52nd. ght from Real Madrid Ranieri now has three months to Tand Juventus advancing to the focus on his team’s poor domestic Round of 16 yesterday. form before its next Champions It ended Borussia Dortmund League test. 8, Legia Warsaw 4 — beating the In its debut season in the compe- LEX Stewart, a hea- Champions League’s previous tition, Leicester leads by five poin- vyweight contender who best set by Monaco’s 8-3 win over ts from Porto, which drew 0-0 at A Juventus fought Mike Tyson and near- Deportivo La Coruna in Novem- Copenhagen. Porto is two points ly beat George Foreman, has ber 2003. cao’s early penalty kick saved it 2-1 to Madrid and eliminated clear of the Danish champion, died. He was 52. The record-breaking goal in by Hugo Lloris, before the game Sporting, which had to win. and next hosts Leicester needing Stewart died last week after stoppage time was an own goal was decided during a five-mi- Dortmund even trailed to Legia a win to ensure it advances. being rushed to a hospital in forced by Germany forward Mar- nute spell early in the second after 10 minutes, but led 3-1 by Mount Vernon, New York, co Reus, who scored twice in his half. the 20th when Japan playmaker GROUP H said Mike Gilberg, a close comeback match after six months Monaco led through Djibril Si- Shinji Kagawa scored twice and Juventus ended Sevilla’s run of friend of the former fighter. sidelined by injury. dibe’s header in the 48th, Totte- Nuri Sahin benefited from a clean sheets, and took top spot He had a blood clot in his “It was a bit of a surreal game nham leveled with Harry Kane’s goalkeeping error. with a 3-1 win on a hostile night lung, Gilberg said. and result,” Dortmund coach penalty, but Thomas Lemar res- Reus’s first goal in the 32nd in Spain. “One day he wasn’t feeling Thomas Tuchel said. tored Monaco’s lead less than a made it 5-2 and set a Champions Sevilla led in the ninth minute good, the next this happe- Monaco lost its place in history minute later. League record of seven goals be- through defender Nicolas Pareja, ned,” Gilberg said. but won Group E with a 2-1 vic- Earlier, Bayer Leverkusen drew fore half time. but the match turned in the 36th Stewart fought in a golden tory over Tottenham, which can- 1-1 at CSKA Moscow to secure a The old goals record for a match on a second yellow card for its Ita- time for heavyweight boxing, not now advance. runner-up finish. Kevin Volland was tied in the 83rd when Legia’s lian midfielder Franco Vazquez. and he fought almost all the English champion Leicester won gave Leverkusen the lead in the Nemanja Nikolic reduced the lead Juventus levelled in first-half big names of his time. A pe- Group G with a game to spare by 17th and Bibras Natcho scored a to 7-4, and then broken in stoppa- stoppage time when Claudio Mar- rennial contender, he was ne- beating Brugge 2-1. penalty in the 76th. ge time with an own-goal by Legia chisio converted a penalty awar- ver able to win the big fights Madrid, the defending cham- Leverkusen trails four points captain Jakub Rzezniczak. ded for shirt holding on defender of his career but had a repu- pion, won 2-1 in Cristiano Ronal- behind Monaco and leads Totte- Still, Dortmund and Legia fell Leonardo Bonucci. tation as a smart and tough do’s return to Sporting Lisbon but nham by three with a better head- short of the 61-year-old compe- By the time Bonucci’s late, long- fighter. still trails Dortmund in Group F to-head record. tition’s record. In the 1969-70 range shot put the visitors ahead, Stewart lost twice to Evan- ahead of their showdown match European Cup, eventual winner Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli had der Holyfield, and was - kno in Spain on Dec. 7. GROUP F Feyenoord beat KR of Iceland been sent to the stands for he- cked out in the first round of Juventus trailed early before Ronaldo, who left Sporting Lis- 12-2 in a first round game. ckling English referee Mark Clat- his December 1990 fight with beating 10-man Sevilla 3-1 to take bon as an 18-year-old for Man- Dortmund is two points clear tenburg. Tyson. But it was his April top spot in Group H. chester United, unwittingly as- and needs a draw in Madrid to Forward Mario Mandzukic ad- 1992 fight with Foreman in sisted on Raphael Varane’s 29th- ensure seeded status in the Rou- ded a third in stoppage time, lif- Las Vegas that was the highli- GROUP E minute opening goal. A miscued nd of 16 draw. ting Juventus one point clear in ght of his career. Monaco has made a procession attempted volley bounced off his the table. Foreman was in the mid- of what looked the most balanced left shin toward the France defen- GROUP G Lyon trails three points behind dle of a comeback that he of eight groups. der for a sweeping shot. The only blot on Leicester’s Sevilla after Alexandre Lacazette’s would cap two years later by Tottenham is unbeaten in the Sporting had midfielder Joao smooth progress to the knockout late goal sealed a 1-0 win at Dina- knocking out Michael Moo- Premier League but lost for the Pereira sent off before Adrien stage was the end of a four-game mo Zagreb. Lyon hosts Sevilla on rer to become the oldest third time in this season’s Cham- Silva converted a penalty in the run without conceding a goal, as Dec. 7. man to win the heavyweight pions League. The free-scoring 80th, awarded for handball Claudio Ranieri’s side settled for On a record night, Juventus fi- championship at the age of French side repeated its 2-1 win against his Portugal teammate a 2-1 win over last-place Brugge. nished its game with 16-year-old 45 when he met Stewart in a from the opening round in Lon- Fabio Coentrao. Japan forward Shinji Okazaki substitute Moise Kean — the first scheduled 10-round bout. don. Substitute Karim Benzema’s struck in the fifth minute, and player born in this millennium to Foreman knocked Stewart Monaco saw Radamel Fal- glancing header in the 87th made Riyad Mahrez scored with a spot- play in the Champions League. AP down twice in the second round and was battering him in the third, when Foreman motioned to referee Richard Asian elections for FIFA Council postponed a second time Steele to stop the fight. But Steele let it continue, and HE Asian Football Confederation has first meeting of the year in January ins- ethics investigation into claims he refused Stewart began pummeling Tpostponed elections to choose FIFA tead of March in Zurich, leaving the usual to cooperate with a previous ethics case. Foreman around the ring. Council delegates for a second time. May meeting as the first opportunity for He has since been banned for one year. “I thought I had him in the The Asian governing body yesterday newly elected delegates to take part. A key part of FIFA reforms after years third round but the referee canceled a Feb. 28 meeting in Kuala Asia is the only one of FIFA’s six con- of corruption scandals is that all new can- let it go on,” Foreman said. Lumpur, Malaysia, which was to replace tinental confederations to miss a Sep- didates for senior positions must pass an “I didn’t want to hurt the kid an election congress cut short in India in tember deadline to elect new positions, integrity and eligibility check. and now the kid hurt me.” September. That was amid an apparent including at least one woman from each Sheik Ahmad, a longtime influential Stewart would lose a contro- protest against the FIFA ethics committee region, on an expanded 37-member coun- IOC member, joined the FIFA Council versial majority decision, but for excluding a Qatari candidate. cil chaired by President Gianni Infantino. last year and was announced last month it was Foreman who looked The three vacant FIFA seats for Asia, Four candidates — from Qatar, China, to be standing for another two-year term like loser after the fight with including one for women, and the posi- Iran and Singapore — were competing instead of the usual four-year mandate. his face hidden behind large tion held by Olympic powerbroker Sheik for two men’s seats in Goa, India, and the He has continued his FIFA duties despi- sunglasses. Ahmad of Kuwait will now be voted on in women’s election had three candidates, te Kuwait being banned from internatio- Stewart was born in Lon- Manama, Bahrain, on the sidelines of the from Australia, Bangladesh and North nal soccer for the past year. FIFA and the don and raised in Jamaica FIFA Congress on May 11. Korea. IOC intervened in a dispute over govern- and fought for Jamaica in the The AFC said the change was made to Days before the election, Qatar soc- ment interference in the independent ma- 1984 Olympics before tur- fit with a new schedule of FIFA Council cer federation vice president Saoud Al- nagement of Kuwait’s national soccer and ning pro. AP meetings. FIFA’s ruling panel will have its Mohannadi was excluded during a FIFA Olympic bodies. AP THE UN agency says China tops world Station24.11.2016Air quality thu BUZZ again in patent applications Roadside 25-45 Good The U.N.’s intellectual property agency says followed by the United States and Japan with China continued to set the pace worldwide for about a half-million each. Domestic-only appli- High patent applications last year, filing a record 1 cations made up about two-thirds of the global Density 25-45 million that nearly all focused on its giant home total; only about 42,000 Chinese applications Residental market. were for patents outside China. Good The World Intellectual Property Organiza- Releasing an annual report yesterday, WIPO of- Area opinion tion says China made up over one in three of ficials say the increase shows the strong demand a total 2.9 million patent applications in 2015, for protection for intellectual property rights. Ambient 20-40 Good Made in Macao DSMG SOURCE: Jenny Lao-Phillips WAR ON TERROR WORLD BRIEFS Don’t neglect the Cha when Interpol urges use of INDIA-PAKISTAN going Yum Cha Artillery fire and shelling Talking about cultural experience in Macao, from India targeted one of the most beloved experiences among biometric data to find several Pakistani both locals and expatriates is “yum cha” 飲茶, villages and struck a literally translated as “Drink” and “Tea”. It re- passenger bus near fers to going to a Canton style restaurant or extremist fighters the dividing line in Tea House (茶樓 Cha Lau), usually for brunch the disputed region or lunch. However, it is not literally for drinking of Kashmir yesterday, tea that most people frequent, it is the delicious killing 12 civilians “dim sum”, assorted small Canton dishes, whi- AP PHOTO wounding more than ch makes yum cha the activity of choice when a dozen others, the hosting visitors from abroad. Going yum cha Pakistani military and has also been a weekly ritual for many local officials said. families, and almost a compulsory program for gatherings with old friends. RUSSIA has accused Therefore, it is not surprising to find that some the International of the first Chinese words foreigners learn in Paralympic Committee Macau, aside from “xie xie” (thank you), are of “extortion” after “Har Gow” (shrimp dumplings), “Siu Mai” (pork it required Russian and mushroom dumplings), and “Char Siu officials to pay for extra Baau” (roast pork steam bun), the most popu- drug-testing following lar dim sums ordered when going for yum cha. the country’s doping This proves how fast anyone coming to Macao, scandal. or Hong Kong, gets familiarized with yum cha culture.

The tradition of tea drinking in China dates AP PHOTO back more than 3000 years, with early records of tea since before B.C.1000, around the pe- An Iraqi Christian soldier from the Nineveh Plain Protection Unit walks next to houses which were damaged by riod of Western Zhou. The culture of our mo- Islamic State fighters during their occupation of Keramlis village dern concept of yum cha started being widely practiced only in the beginning of the previous Edith M. Lederer, United not on an international re- explosives is readily availa- century among the working class. Tea houses Nations gister where they could be ble. ’s president then were simple tents set up for people, who tracked, which Stock said is “The threat level with re- TURKEY were mostly doing hard labor, to stop by to rest declared yesterday that NTERPOL urged all a “serious gap.” gard to international ter- an upcoming vote in the and enjoy a cup of tea - an actual tea break. countries yesterday to But he said the database rorism is unprecedented,” And since the cost of having a pot of tea and a I European Parliament obtain biometric data from has grown rapidly when it he said, with internatio- few pieces of dim sum was relatively cheap, it on whether to freeze fighters for the Islamic started in 2013 with just nal “terrorists” moving to became a choice for lunch among workers who membership talks with stayed out for work all day. Later, these kinds State and other extremist 12 files, and will hopefully short-term actions using Turkey is of “no value” to of tea houses became popularized in Guang- groups to help law enfor- continue to add names and simpler methods such as his country. More on p15 zhou after the establishment of the People’s cement track them down, biometric data. knives, axes and in the dea- Republic of China when lives became simpler, especially when they return The Interpol chief came dly attack in Nice, France ITALY Police in southern and no one went to expensive and classy res- home. to the United Nations from on July 15 a truck. Italy and Germany have taurants. Interpol Secretary Ge- the organization’s head- “We are fighting a terro- arrested 13 people, However, it was only in Macao and Hong Kong neral Jurgen Stock said quarters in Lyon, France rist network or an organi- most of them Somalis, that yum cha became a significant practice. Al- in an interview with The to speak to the General zed crime network with a accused of transporting though yum cha literally refers to the drinking Associated Press that the Assembly which adopted a law enforcement network,” migrants who had of tea, dim sum has stolen the thunder of the international police orga- resolution expanding the he said. arrived in Italy by sea cha. In the modern days, the tea part of yum nization only has biometric organizations cooperation But Stock said it’s “not to locations throughout cha has become a side drink that is believed to data — fingerprints, DNA, with the U.N. easy” because of legal is- Europe be able to wash down the oiliness of the savory iris scans and the like — Stock called the Internet sues which differ in various dim sum dishes. But being a thousand year old for about 10 percent of the “a virtual university of ter- countries, including on tradition, the importance of tea drinking in our 9,000 “foreign terrorist fi- rorism,” where extremist sharing information, and AP PHOTO culture should not be obscured. In fact, there ghters” in its database. groups attract and radica- the difficulties in ensuring are many levels of benefits to drinking tea whi- Stock said Interpol is hel- lize would-be fighters, and that relevant data gets to ch have been acknowledged in many places all ping countries to develop where information on bui- police, border guards and over the world. biometric technology not lding or buying bombs and other officials who need it. Since the beginning, tea has been studied only to identify fighters He said the increasing and used as a form of medicine in ancient Chi- from extremist groups but use of encrypted websites na, especially for detoxification. As the health BRAZIL More than criminals as well. by extremist groups is also benefits of this slightly bitter drink became wi- Interpol 1,000 public workers dely accepted, our ancestors started drinking He cited the case of “a posing “a huge challenge to protested in front tea as a daily supplement. During the Tang terrorist” who attacked a is helping law enforcement” authori- of Rio de Janeiro’s Dynasty, when tea was already widely appre- police station in France countries ties trying to conduct sur- state legislature as ciated amongst nobilities, the mental benefit of last year who had traveled veillance or track fighters lawmakers prepared to tea drinking was spread, thanks to the Buddhist across Europe using 20 di- to develop and potential “terrorists.” vote on steep austerity monks’ practice of drinking tea, which enhan- fferent identities — some- The “dark net” has also measures that many ced the promotion of the drink for clarity of mind thing that could have been biometric become a major trading fear could exacerbate and calming of nerves. thwarted with biometric place for weapons and ex- a deteriorating security Aside from the detoxifying and nerve-cal- data. technology plosives used by “terroris- situation and cause ming benefit of tea, I have read research which Stock said there are an es- ts,” Stock said. myriad other problems. shows that people who drink one liter of Oo- timated 20,000 to 30,000 not only “Investigations into the long tea a day successfully lose more weight “foreign terrorist fighters” to identify dark net are not impossib- DALAI LAMA Exiled that those who drink only water. All the more from almost all over the le, of course,” he said. “We Tibetan spiritual leader reason to drink tea. Therefore, being someone world — and about 15,000 are developing our tools, the Dalai Lama says he fighters from has “no worries” about who used to leave the cup of tea untouched and from over 100 countries but it creates a challenge.” Donald Trump’s election dig right into the delicious dim sum, I have star- remain mainly in Syria and extremist Stock also said Interpol ted to readjust the tea and dim sum proportion as U.S. president, Iraq. is cooperating with indus- adding that he expects whenever I go for yum cha. So, don’t forget to With 9,000 names in groups but try on new tools “to make drink lots of tea when going to the Tea House the businessman will the Interpol database, this criminals as sure that there’s no safe align his future policies for a physical and mental health enhancing cul- means that about 6,000 of haven for terrorists or cri- tural experience. with global realities. the extremist fighters are well minals.” AP More on p10