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WORLD BRIEFS RENATO MARQUES RENATO AP PHOTO Cracks CHINA-US Top U.S. trade and economic officials will visit China next week for another round of negotiations, a White House showing in official said. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will lead the delegation. More on p10 Agnes Lam’s AP PHOTO middle path CHINA-VATICAN The P2-3 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Holy See is greeting the visit to Italy of Xi Jinping later this week with a new round of overtures and says the “door is always open” to dialogue. Italian media have been speculating for days about the possibility of a meeting between Xi and Pope Francis. More on p9,11 AP PHOTO

JAPAN Rights Watch BBC NEWS urged Tokyo yesterday to drop its requirement that transgender people be sterilized before their gender is changed on official documents. More on p13 AP PHOTO

MEXICO President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (pictured) said that talks with White House senior adviser Jared Kushner have led to advances EDUCATION ALERT! toward an agreement that would have the U.S. government guarantee some USD10 Macau among worst places in billion in development investments for Mexico and Central America. world for school bullying P5 MDT REPORT More on backpage 21.03.2019 thu

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Melinda Chan SPECIAL REPORT responds to next gaming concession Cracks appearing in Agnes Lam’s middle ground stance The President of Macau Lynzy Valles express the opposite opinion. nd that, before I joined the opportunity for the airing of Fishermen’s Wharf, Melinda During yesterday’s AL ses- assembly, I thought that we the lawmaker’s opinion than Chan Mei Yi, has said that GNES Lam is sion, lawmaker Pereira Cou- should always say yes to the a chance for the legislators to if her group meets the marking her tinho stressed during his debate. I just think that’s so- honestly discuss the issue. conditions imposed by the next 18th month as a time on the vote declara- mething we can do.” “I found that the topic was government’s public tender lawmaker after tion that such time exists for “I just want to ensure that wrong, so I voted against it,” for the gaming concession, it beingA elected in October 2017 lawmakers to justify their we want to propose a debate,” said Lam, “and people sha- will participate in the bidding, on a “middle ground” plat- vote, and not to be used to added Lam. “We just want med me.” according to a report by TDM. form between the pro- demo- criticize a lawmaker or pro- to ensure that it’s something Political commentator Lar- However, Chan noted that crats and pro-establishmen- posal. He was addressing that is debatable and not just ry So told the Times that al- it is up to the government’s tarians. Lam specifically – though he expressing our ideas to criti- though Lam stands in the mi- policy whether to allow Macau Her experience at Legisla- did not mention her by name cize the government, because ddle, she tends to lean more enterprises to participate in the tive Assembly (AL) sessions - who is known to use vote de- we have a lot of chance to cri- towards the conservative side. public tender for the concession. shows Lam leaning towards clarations to explain a stance ticize the government.” “There are some incidents Chan hopes the government the safest stance – the point contrary to the position in her in the community [that] call can introduce the policy as soon as possible to help the gaming of least contention - trying to vote. for a radical [approach] but it industry’s employees and appease both camps. But her “The vote declaration exists seems that [she] votes alon- enhance their confidence. middle ground stance during for lawmakers to be able to gside with the so-called con- yesterday’s session was star- justify to the population the With her servatives; all the pro- esta- ting to irritate at least one reasons why they voted in blishment branches,” So told 3,050 money lawmaker. favor, against or abstained, background, the Times. Lam – who won a seat at the during the voting process. It she’s got to Yet Lam sticks to her cam- exchangers AL on her third attempt – fo- cannot be used to criticize a paign platform – particularly cuses on addressing public lawmaker or proposal, espe- consider her in relations to gender issues, repatriated in housing and transport issues, cially if you have voted in fa- women issues and domes- 2018 as well as matters affecting vor [of it],” decried Coutinho. constituency – tic violence matters, as well the region’s most vulnerable Defending herself, Lam as protecting the vulnerable In 2018, the Public Security Police groups. told the Times last night which is more groups. Force (PSP) repatriated 3,050 In previous interviews, Lam that she has always believed middle-class, “To a very large extent, she people who were involved in has explained that she aims lawmakers should take every did offend the so-called esta- money exchange gangs, according to be a “middle ground” be- chance to discuss the perti- blishment,” said the acade- to the Office of the Secretary for educated and tween opposing lawmakers nent issues and that it is their mic. “That’s why I would put Security’s responses to lawmaker at the AL, not wanting to fall responsibility to proactively middle-aged. her in the middle, but she Lei Chan U’s questions. The majority of those repatriated squarely in either camp. share their opinion on legis- tends to walk down a little bit As seen in several AL dis- lative matters. The legislator LARRY SO [into] the so-called conserva- were mainland residents. There POLITICAL COMMENTATOR was also one Hong Kong resident cussions, debates and voting also argued that disagree- tive, pro-government side.” and one Vietnamese. The office sessions, Lam is regarded as ment should be welcome wi- “If we all agree that we shou- Although Lam has previous- further revealed that the Judiciary conservative, yet sometimes thin the AL as that is the pur- ld criticize the government, ly expressed a desire to see a Police (PJ) has initiated a joint inconsistent, when addres- pose of debate. then why are we debating?” more democratic society, So investigation with the mainland sing issues raised by the legis- “It seems that Coutinho was Accordingly, Lam explai- remarked that the lawmaker police authority to investigate the lative. Whether she votes in criticizing me,” Lam said. ned why she voted against is probably in favor of gra- background of money exchange favor or against a proposal at “I was explaining why I was a debate proposal raised by dual, rather than radical, gangs and whether they involve the Assembly, she will often voting for the bill. I just nee- fellow lawmaker Sulu Sou, change. The political com- group operations. The office noted use explanatory remarks to ded to clarify because I fou- saying that it was more an mentator said that there is that the illegal exchange of foreign currency is a violation of the financial management ordinance.

tion on criminal ma- UM inaugurates tters. Joseph Lau’s son refuses to Backdating the en- new lab with forcement of the trea- CAS ty could allow Macau comment on extradition treaty to finally mete out An inauguration ceremony for justice to two Hong the University of Macau (UM) AU Ming-wai, son China on a case-by- ment was finally will not be especially Kong tycoons, Jose- and the Institute of Biophysics, of Hong Kong pro- case basis. passed, Joseph Lau neutral.” ph Lau Luen-hung Chinese Academy of Sciences L perty tycoon Joseph While attending an Luen-hung, who was Once the amend- and Steven Lo Kit- (CAS)’ Joint Research Laboratory Lau Luen-hung, said online show earlier convicted by a Macau ment is passed, fugi- sing. The pair were of Brain and Cognitive Sciences convicted in Macau was held at UM. The university that he could not sha- this week, Lau Ming- court for being invol- tives who take refuge is currently discussing a detailed re his opinion on the wai was asked a “sen- ved in Ao Man Long’s in one city to avoid in relation to bribing operation with CAS in respect Hong Kong govern- sitive” question, whi- corruption case, may punishment in the the former Secretary to brain and cognitive sciences. ment’s plan to amend ch is his view of the be required to be ex- other may be repa- for Transport and Pu- UM’s rector said that the school the Fugitive Offen- aforementioned ex- tradited to Macau to triated. blic Works, Ao Man would exert all effort in working ders Ordinance. tradition plan. serve his sentence. The mutual legal Long, to secure land with CAS, and to integrate into The Hong Kong Se- Previously, after However, Lau Ming- assistance scheme for a luxury property the Greater Bay Area. The lab is curity Bureau has news of the propo- wai said that “because between Macau and project. They esca- believed to be a step up in both proposed to allow ex- sal was revealed, a [the proposal] invol- Hong Kong will allow ped their prison sen- schools’ research in brain and traditions to Macau, newspaper pointed ves me and my father, for the collection and tences by residing in cognitive sciences. Taiwan and mainland out that if the amend- no matter what I say exchange of informa- Hong Kong. JZ

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SPECIAL REPORT 9,590 votes. streaming videos on her social According to her self- evalua- media channels to update the tion of her first year as a public with her efforts at the lawmaker, Lam considered Legislative Assembly. Howe- that her efforts were “success- ver, her social media outreach Cracks appearing in Agnes Lam’s middle ground stance ful in calling people’s attention has slowed considerably in re- [to various problems].” cent months. only a small part of the general le- aged. These are the people hoping to achieve something During her post for the first Lam was also the lawmaker public that is radically against who are more liberal but pro- by her second or third term, 12 months, the lawmaker re- who recently assisted a domes- the government. -establishment [at the same but definitely not within this ceived a total of 177 contacts tic violence victim, criticizing “With her background, she’s time],” he added. term.” from citizens involving around the Health Bureau for failing got to consider her consti- “A number of people would Lam was elected to the 10th 1,000 people in total. to respond to questions on tuency – which is more midd- look at it as a bit too slow,” seat in the legislature in Oc- In her first year, the making referrals for recons- le- class, educated and midd- concluded So. “Maybe she is tober 2017, with a total of lawmaker was known for tructive surgery. RENATO MARQUES RENATO

If we all agree that we should criticize the government, then why are we debating? AGNES LAM

Lawmakers Ng Kuok Cheong and Agnes Lam

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Sou’s proposal to discuss over-tourism voted down

Renato Marques pressure on society. I think it’s a good topic and we should debate proposal by lawmaker Sulu it. Of course I’m supporting it,” Sou calling the government Au said.

A MARQUES RENATO to the Legislative Assembly (AL) After the voting shot down to debate the negative influence the topic for debate, several of over-tourism on the popula- lawmakers decided to explain tion was voted down yesterday their vote in vote declarations. by the majority of lawmakers. Ho Ion Sang, Ma Chi Seng and The topic, the last in discussion Wong Kit Cheng justified their during yesterday’s extended ses- vote of reprobation noting that sion, received little debate with the topic can, should and is al- lawmaker Chan Chak Mo ad- ready being addressed by several dressing the plenary to say that lawmakers through spoken and “we cannot choose the tourists written enquiries. They said that that visit us.” Chan argued that some of the enquiries have been is not possible to set a minimum already delivered to the govern- spend for visitors or cherry-pick ment and that soon the respon- the ones that are most profitable sible officials would have to come for the SAR. “We need to just get to the AL to report on the admi- used to them.” nistration’s opinions and ideas. Holding the opposite perspec- These lawmakers argued that to tive was lawmaker Au Kam San, have another debate on the topic Agnes Lam, similar to what has had been proposed. She said that rily, “this is more like an expres- who said he agreed that the topic would be of no relevant interest occurred during the voting of se- lawmakers should address topics sion of a personal opinion on a should be debated. and, as Ho noted, a “waste of re- veral other bills and proposals, of public interest and those rela- topic by a lawmaker.” “We should reduce the num- sources.” used her time of the vote declara- ted to government policies and Despite her stance on the deba- ber of tourists, reducing also the In the meantime, lawmaker tion to criticize the way the topic measures, adding that, contra- te proposal, Lam voted in favor. 21.03.2019 thu

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The light installation A plume of smoke is spotted in the early hours of the morning Fire destroys light installation in ZAPE

fire that broke out last mon- ned within the artificial petals. ficers patrolling the area, who of smoke coming from the area An associate of the Macau Art Ath on the rooftop of the Ma- According to information pro- immediately contacted the Fire could be seen in the early hours Garden confirmed to the Times cau Art Garden destroyed a light vided yesterday by the Public Services. The building is located of the morning and reports said that the entire installation was installation that had been relo- Security Police Force (PSP), a just across the road from a PSP that the residents of nearby buil- burned and is now not usable im cated from the popular Macao fire broke out at approximately 3 station. dings could smell the fumes. future years. Previously it had Light Festival, but nobody was a.m. on Feb. 24 at the building, Upon investigation, it was dis- The PSP told the Times that been used in both the 2018 and hurt. located on Avenida do Dr. Rodri- covered that the fire was caused there were no injuries from the 2019 Macau Light Festivals and The light installation featured go Rodrigues, in ZAPE district. by an electrical failure from the fire. The Force also said that the proved popular with both locals two crops of white plastic flowers The fire was spotted after of- light installation on the buil- cause of the fire was not suspi- and tourists, according to orga- with luminescent bulbs contai- fice hours by several police of- ding’s rooftop. A large plume cious. nizers. DB Ká Hó Reservoir Internet usage rate reaches tender opened 90.2 percent in 2018 HE number of Ma- tween 15 and 24 reached tion (94.4 percent) and he tender for the Ká fresh water resource, the to proceed with the ex- Tcau’s households 98.1 percent, up by 1.3 online entertainment THó Reservoir expan- Government of Macau pansion project for the using the internet in 2018 percentage points year- (81.9 percent), with res- sion project in Coloane [will proceed with] the Ká Hó Reservoir, but the increased by 6,600 year- on-year. pective growth of 0.7 and has opened, with the go- expansion of the Ká Hó firm would not receive -on- year to 175,400, ac- Internet use became 0.5 percentage points. vernment calling on pro- Reservoir,” notes the Of- compensation for relin- counting for 90.2 percent increasingly prevalent The proportions of users posals for the expansion fice in the dispatch. quishing the five plots. of total households, the among the population searching for informa- of the water reservoir, as Tenders for the project It also stated that the ar- latest information from aged between 3 and 14, tion (79.6 percent), and well as the reconstruc- must be received by April rangement entered into the Statistics and Census with the penetration rate reading or downloading tion of the dam and sur- 11. force immediately. Service shows. rising by 5.2 percentage newspapers, magazines rounding roads. Last month, Socieda- The expansion and The data indicated that points to 69.1 percent, the (46 percent) grew by 26.4 A dispatch published in de de Turismo e De- improvement work at the number of households report added. and 16.9 percentage poin- the Official Gazette by the senvolvimento Insular the Ká Hó Reservoir using fibre optic broa- Meanwhile, 63.7 percent ts respectively. Office for Infrastructure S.A. (STDI), a Macau was outlined in the Ma- dband connection con- of the population aged 55 The proportion of hou- Development states that company headed by in- cau SAR’s Five-Year tinued to rise, up by 11.2 and above used the inter- seholds having compu- the maximum construc- fluential businesswo- Development Plan, percent year-on-year to net, up by 3.1 percentage ter equipment fell by 2.2 tion period permitted by man Pansy Ho, agreed along with similar im- 117,500, accounting for points. As regards fre- percentage points year- the tender is 750 days. to concede five parcels of provements to the fa- two-thirds of total hou- quency of using the inter- on-year to 73.6 percent, “In order to intensify land to the government cility at Seac Pai Van, seholds using the internet. net, 91.7 percent of the in- equivalent to 143,000 the sustainable urban for its Ká Hó Reservoir which stated that the Internet users aged ternet users used it daily, a households. The compu- development of Macau extension project in eas- projects would increase three and above totaled decrease of 2.8 percentage ter penetration rate for in terms of water supply, tern Coloane. According the joint capacity of the 527,400, a rise of 2.7 per- points. the population aged 3 and improve the water supply to a dispatch published reservoirs from about cent year-on-year. The in- As for the purpose of above decreased by 1.8 system and increase the at the time, the return of 300,000 cubic meters ternet penetration rate for using, most of the users percentage points to 51 storage capacity of the the land was necessary to 1.05 million. DB the population aged be- used it for communica- percent. ad thu 21.03.2019

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Renato Marques EDUCATION ACAU was among the worst countries and regions of the world for school Macau among the worst places Mbullying, according to the last report of the Programme for In- ternational Student Assessment (PISA), sponsored by the Organi- in the world for school bullying zation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which ge points better than Macau. In the introduction to the re- has been conducted every three It should be noted that in the PISA port’s chapter on bullying, the years since 2000. report, mainland China is only re- OECD notes that in this context, According to the last report is- presented by Beijing, Shanghai, bullying is considered as a “sys- sued in 2017, which reported Jiangsu and Guangdong provin- tematic abuse of power that can findings from the PISA results ces. be inflicted directly, through of 2015, Macau ranked fourth The results can be considered physical (hitting, punching or ki- among the worst performing even more worrying when analy- cking) and verbal (name-calling countries and regions from a total zed in detail, with 27.3 percent or mocking) abuse,” adding that of 53 that participated. of the students of Macau noting it can also relate to a form of re- Macau’s results in terms of the they were subjected to some form lational bullying, “a phenomenon incidence of bullying in schools of bullying at least a few times a of social exclusion, where some was 49 percent higher than the month. From these, almost 20 children are ignored, excluded mean of the OECD countries. percent of the cases of bullying from games or parties, rejected The only countries that ranked were reportedly of a psychological by peers, or are the victims of worse than Macau were Singapo- nature. gossip and other forms of pu- re, New Zealand and Latvia. One of the aspects highlighted blic humiliation and shaming.” On the opposite end of the list, by the report was the relationship The same report also warned the countries with the least in- between the incidence of bullying that as teenagers use electronic cidence of bullying were South and the socio-economic profiles communications more and more, Korea, followed by Montenegro, of schools that were more likely to cyberbullying has become a new Turkey and Taiwan, while Hong see children bullied. form of aggression expressed via Kong registered a score 28 per- Contrary to the prevailing worl- online tools, particularly mobile centage points better than Macau. dwide trend, in Macau students of phones. The phenomenon tends Mainland China scored even elite schools have a higher proba- to occur more frequently during better than the special admi- bility of being victims of bullying times of transition in childrens’ nistrative regions, with a score than those from public schools. and adolescents’ lives, when they only 10 percent higher than the Only Russia followed Macau in are figuring out where they fit in OECD mean and 39 percenta- opposition to the world trend. among new peer groups.

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BLOOMBERG Hong Kong’s weak dollar is a victim of surging China stocks

Tian Chen its trading band for much of The Hong Kong Monetary before,” Man said, adding reign-exchange trader with this month. Authority spent nearly $1 the currency will hover near Intl FCStone Global Paymen- HE rally in Chinese sto- Net northbound fund flows billion defending the exchan- HKD7.85 per greenback - the ts. Tcks has been bad news for climbed to around 130 billion ge-rate peg this month, as weak end of its trading range The Hong Kong dollar was at the Hong Kong dollar. yuan (USD19.4 billion) this the Hong Kong dollar’s wide - in the “foreseeable future.” HKD7.85 per greenback as of Equity investors are selling year as of Monday, with senti- interest-rate discount to the The yuan has advanced 2.5 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, while the the currency for the Chinese ment helped by Beijing’s loo- greenback makes shorting percent this year, Asia’s se- one-month interbank rate on yuan and buying mainland ser monetary policy and an the city’s currency lucrative. cond-best performer, and the currency was little chan- shares through the stock tra- easing of trade tensions with The latest intervention by the is near its strongest against ged at 1.5729 percent, the hi- ding connects, according to the U.S. The market could be HKMA came Monday U.S. the Hong Kong dollar since ghest since Jan. 8. The yuan Ronald Man, a strategist at further supported by foreign time. July. Funding long yuan tra- was little changed at 6.7132 Bank of America Merrill Lyn- inflows, as MSCI Inc. expands “Positioning and risks sug- des with the city’s currency per U.S. dollar and the Shan- ch. That’s keeping the Hong the weighting of mainland- gest the depreciation in the is a better choice than using ghai Composite Index slipped Kong dollar lower in the spot -listed shares in benchmark Hong Kong dollar is more su- the greenback as it has lower 0.2 percent after jumping 2.5 market, he said. The currency indexes tracked by global in- pported by equity investors borrowing costs, said Mingze percent Monday, its biggest has been at the weak end of vestors. via the stock connect than Wu, a Singapore-based fo- gain in three weeks. Bloomberg

ONG Kong’s govern- HONG KONG Hment plans to spend Shenzhen customs HKD624 billion ($80 billion), equivalent to Administration to spend retrieves problematic half its fiscal reserves, to reclaim land for artificial maps from overseas islands that’ll help ease its half of fiscal reserves housing crunch. The price tag for the USTOMS authorities the printing of more than so-called Lantau Tomor- building artificial islands Cin Shenzhen, south 190,000 maps, although row Vision includes costs China’s Guangdong Pro- more than 300,000 had for reclamation, infras- conclusion is that it be spread out over a long early 20th century, pre- vince, have retrieved more been printed. tructure and improving won’t.” period, Wong said. The siding over a threefold than 260,000 problematic Of the 300,000 maps, transportation, Michael The ambitious plan was Hong Kong Institute of increase in its total land maps from the Nether- more than 260,000 had Wong, secretary for de- first pitched by the city’s Surveyors estimates that area since 1912. But the lands. been exported to Rotter- velopment, said at a brie- Chief Executive Carrie the sale of commercial last decade has seen an Shenzhen Customs said dam, the Netherlands via fing Tuesday. More than a Lam as part of her an- and residential land in ambitious new leap, with Monday they have detai- Hong Kong. third, or HKD256 billion, nual policy address last the artificial islands could work already underway ned four suspects in con- Shenzhen customs retrie- will go toward building year, when she said the yield HKD970 billion to on six new land zones and nection to illegally expor- ved the maps in January. artificial islands spanning government would reali- HKD1.14 trillion of reve- studies abound for an ting the problematic maps. Chinese state media did 1,000 hectares off Lantau ze the vision within 20 to nue. The administration 85-square-kilometer sea In September last year, not specify the infringe- Island. 30 years. Surrounded by had HKD1.2 trillion in fis- jurisdiction expanded by customs authorities found ment of sovereignty and “Since the proposal has water on three sides and cal reserves at the end of the Central Government more than 41,000 maps territorial integrity detec- been announced, there mainland China on the January. in 2015. suspected of infringing ted in the exported maps. has been much concern other, Hong Kong faces Hong Kong is stepping The six new land recla- China’s sovereignty and Maps sold on the main- in the community on a severe shortage of land up its land reclamation mation zones, officially territorial integrity during land show internatio- whether building artifi- supply that has pushed efforts just as Macau is known as A, B, C, D, E1 customs inspection. It la- nally-disputed jurisdic- cial islands and related property prices to among doubling down with its and E2, will reclaim a total ter led to the discovery of a tions as Chinese terri- infrastructure would the least affordable in the own artificial islands pro- area of five square kilome- company based in Guang- tory, including Taiwan drain government cof- world. ject. ters from the Pearl River, dong’s Dongguan. The and the Nine-Dash Line fers and leave us broke,” The government would Macau has been a wor- bringing the total dry land company planned to print covering Beijing’s terri- said Wong. “We have be able to finance the pro- ld leader in land recla- jurisdiction to 35.5 square 500,000 such maps. Au- torial claims in the South looked into it and our ject because costs would mation since at least the kilometers. DB/Bloomberg thorities managed to stop China Sea. DB/Xinhua thu 21.03.2019

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Chinese analyst TAIWAN COMMENTATOR says Bay plan difficult to achieve ‘GBA means disappearance

HINESE econo- dards and good prac- Cmic analyst Su tices of the European of SARs’ subjectivity’ Yue, from the Eco- Union (EU), and that nomist Intelligence the area can also AIWAN independent com- Unit, believes it will avoid a lack of coor- mentator Ze-Yuan Chiu said be very difficult for dination. that the introduction of the Chinese government When citing Zheng Greater Bay Area (GBA) officials to achieve Yongnian, chairman Tentails the “disappearance of Hong the goals of the Outli- of the academic com- Kong’s and Macau’s subjectivity,” re- ne of the Greater Bay mittee of the Insti- ferring to the unique identities and Area (GBA) because tute of Public Policy autonomy the two Special Adminis- the outline did not re- of the South China trative Regions enjoy. solve the regulatory University of Tech- In his recent column, Chiu compli- differences between nology, the report mented the concept of the GBA for Hong Kong, Macau said that the EU is strengthening the economy in the and mainland China currently facing pro- Pearl River Delta. under the framework blems because there Nevertheless, the Taiwanese com- of the ‘One country, is no coordinating mentator expressed his opinion re- Two systems’ policy, organization beyond garding the potential loss of Hong according to a report the sovereign gover- Kong and Macau’s subjectivity. by the BBC. nments. “This is undoubtedly an impor- On the other hand, The Chinese politi- tant milestone in China’s regional guarantees the subjectivity of Hong community will disappear. If, in the the People’s Daily cal scientist also said economic integration process. Will Kong and Macau. Nowadays, the future, Hong Kong is under the GBA, official overseas We- that the GBA cities the relevant political and ideological concept of the GBA is to push Hong will Hong Kong’s links with the ou- Chat account revea- are all part of China, freedoms and universal suffrage righ- Kong and Macau from ‘One country, tside world disappear, becoming led that Chinese po- and since it has the ts of Hong Kong and Macau also be Two systems’ to ‘One China’. There controlled by Guangdong Province?” litical scientist Zheng central government integrated into the melting pot that is will be no Hong Kong SAR, but Hong Chiu questioned. Yongnian thinks coordinating among Greater China?” Chiu questioned. Kong city under the Greater Bay Area. “If Hong Kong must be under the that the Guangdong- them, it has the ad- Chiu further depicted the GBA plan The subjectivity of Hong Kong will be GBA decree system in the future, Hong Kong-Macau vantages of the EU as a hidden metaphor for ‘One coun- lost,” Chiu wrote. such financial squeeze and freedom Greater Bay Area can model while avoiding try, Two systems.’ “The subjectivity of Hong Kong’s will disappear. The Pearl of the Orient follow the high stan- its flaws. JZ “One country, Two systems’ actually connection with the international will be light and dusty.” JZ

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AVIATION Boeing 737 crisis imperils Norwegian’s cut-price US routes

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BLOOMBERG The 737 grounding is cos- ORWEGIAN Air ting Norwegian as much as Shuttle ASA’s re- 15 million kroner (USD1.8 liance on the fuel- million) a day, according to saving Boeing Co. Ole Martin Westgaard at Os- N737 Max to underpin its ultra lo-based DNB bank. The car- low-cost trans-Atlantic stra- rier has said “it is obvious” tegy has exposed the loss- that expenses should be reim- making carrier as the most bursed by Boeing, but the vulnerable in Europe to the situation is unclear and the worldwide grounding of the reduced market value of the plane. Max could “significantly hurt” Norwegian was among the the company’s sum-of-parts earliest adopters of the new valuation, the analyst said. narrow-body, using its extra The discount carrier has 18 range to launch services on Max jets, making it the big- Europe-U.S. routes traditio- gest operator of the model in nally dominated by twin-ais- Europe ahead of German ho- le planes. But after the fatal liday company TUI AG, whi- crash in Ethiopia on March 10 ch has 15. Norwegian usually put the Max out of action, the deploys them on services from airline has had to scrap some Scotland and Ireland to the flights and switch others to U.S., and between Norway bigger aircraft, increasing cos- and the U.K. ts and reducing competitive- ness in an already cut-throat BUS TRIP market. While it’s now using ol- The 737 crisis has hit Norwe- der 737s on the latter routes, gian at a time when it can least flights from Edinburgh to afford disruption. The carrier on planes and was forced to came after British Airways pa- send the stock tumbling. The Stewart in upstate New York is already grappling with a raise fresh funds in a rights rent IAG SA dropped a takeo- shares dropped as much as were terminated. Services cash squeeze from splurging issue this month. The move ver approach, helping to send 4.8 percent yesterday, taking from Dublin to Stewart and ad thu 21.03.2019

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AVIATION Xi says China-Italy Boeing 737 crisis imperils Norwegian’s cut-price US routes pact offers closer ties

Providence, Rhode Island, SOFTWARE FIX ved efficiency of the new air- in strategic sectors were combined into a single In the Middle East, FlyDu- craft to offer trans- Atlantic flight to the New York town bai, which has 13 Max pla- fares they couldn’t match. John Follain Italy will be the first Group of using a Boeing 787 sourced nes representing 12 percent But problems with the pla- Seven country to sign a Belt and from Norwegian’s London of total capacity, is canceling nes have made the bet look HINESE President Xi Road memorandum, fueling Gatwick wide-body hub. up to 15 flights a day. Custo- like a bad one. The 787 fleet CJinping, brushing aside U.S. U.S. concerns about an open People going to Providence mers are being given the op- has already been affected by and European concerns ahead door for China into strategic have to complete their jour- tion of re-booking with the engine problems at Rolls- of his visit to Rome (more on sectors like telecoms and ports. ney by bus. airline, transferring to sister -Royce Holdings Plc. p11), offered Italy a “global stra- European Union allies have also “Passengers will be taken carrier Emirates, or recei- Norwegian said in October tegic partnership” stretching voiced disquiet about Italy’s bi- care of,” Bjorn Kjos, the car- ving a refund. that the 787 engine issues from building the new Silk Road lateral approach, seen as devia- rier’s co-founder and chief The 737 Max was groun- had already cost it 1 billion together to boosting ties in sen- ting from the group’s policy of executive officer, said in a ded around the world amid kroner, including customer sitive sectors including telecoms dealing with China as a bloc. video message on its websi- concern the African trage- claims after airports stru- and ports. China is ready for closer ties te. “We are combining fligh- dy that killed 157 people ggled to cope with a rented Writing in daily Corriere della “at the highest levels and to ts, reallocating aircraft and on board was caused by the A380 superjumbo. Sera, Xi invoked a “new era” in reinforce cooperation at all le- booking customers to other same combination of mal- Like other Northern He- relations between China and vels between our governments, departures. Only a small functioning sensors and a misphere airlines, the grou- Italy, where he’ll arrive today. parliaments, parties and local part of our operation is af- computer system that took nding has come during the The Chinese leader and his po- authorities,” Xi wrote yesterday. fected.” over the plane that was bla- low season for Norwegian, pulist hosts are set to sign a con- The Chinese leader also offe- TUI is relying on other pla- med for a Lion Air crash when part of the fleet typi- troversial memorandum of un- red to “reinforce coordination” nes to cope with the Max last October. Boeing has cally stands idle, and could derstanding giving Italy a role in between China and Italy in in- grounding, which affects said it’s finalizing softwa- prove more disruptive once Beijing’s massive Belt and Road ternational bodies from the Uni- 10 percent of its 150-strong re and pilot-training up- demand begins to climb infrastructure project. ted Nations to the G-20 and the fleet, while leasing in one dates to address the issue, toward summer. The carrier “We are ready, together with World Trade Organization on or two extra jets a day and though the company’s bes- has already been slowing out Italian counterparts, to bui- issues from global governance more on weekends. It has t-selling jet is expected to its capacity growth with the ld Belt and Road together - the to climate change. also rerouted some flights, remain grounded at least closing of four European new Silk Road,” Xi wrote. He ur- The president also paid homa- changed departure times through April. bases and a slowdown in its ged stronger cooperation in te- ge to the history, lifestyle and and will postpone non-criti- Norwegian’s use of the 737 long-haul expansion. The lecommunications, developing art heritage of “my dear Italian cal work, such as repainting, Max and 787 allowed it to Edinburgh-Stewart route Italian ports, shipping, aeronau- friends,” recalling explorer Mar- to maximize resources, a steal a march on bigger ri- was earmarked to shut later tics, aerospace and pharmaceu- co Polo who “set off the first pas- spokesman said. vals by utilizing the impro- in the year. Bloomberg ticals. sion for China.” Bloomberg

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TRADE DISPUTE tariffs on about $110 billion of U.S. items. Administration officials say they speak with their Chinese High-level talks with US counterparts on a nearly daily basis. Business lobbyists say that a key sticking point is what type of enforcement mechanism will to resume next week be included in the agreement. The Trump administration, they Christopher Rugaber, Washington say, wants to have the option to impose tariffs on Chinese goods OP U.S. trade and economic AP PHOTO if China doesn’t abide by the Tofficials will visit China late terms of the pact. The U.S. also next week for another round of wants China to promise not to negotiations, a White House of- retaliate against those tariffs. ficial said yesterday [local time]. Still, business groups say the Treasury Secretary Steven talks are making progress. Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Repre- “We are cautiously optimistic sentative Robert Lighthizer will that the two sides are going to get lead the delegation, Trump ad- there,” said Jeremie Waterman, ministration officials said. The president of the U.S. Chamber sources spoke on background China Center. “They’re clearly because they weren’t authorized whittling the number of outstan- to comment publicly. ding issues down.” The scheduled talks suggest the A report released Friday es- two sides believe they can make timated that the trade war will at least some progress. President likely damage the U.S. economy. Trump said last week at the Whi- Analysts at the Rhodium Group, te House that, “Talks with China in conjunction with the U.S. are going very well.” Chamber of Commerce, estima- But the negotiations are also ted that the tariffs, if they re- taking place in late March, a mained in place, could cost the period when administration of- United States a cumulative $1 ficials had previously hoped to trillion in economic output over sign an agreement at Mar-a-La- the next decade. go, the president’s Florida resort. Even if the tariffs are soon lif- Business lobbyists say an agree- ted, the report estimates that ment now probably won’t be rea- White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow (left) Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer they will shave $50 billion, or 0.3 ched until late April. percent, off this year’s economic “I would say perhaps the month output. of April,” Larry Kudlow, the top The trade dispute began last of U.S. trade secrets and forced on USD250 billion of Chinese The duties would also not bring White House economic adviser, year after the U.S. listed a num- companies to transfer technolo- imports, about half what the back production of information said on C-Span Friday. “It’s not ber of complaints, including that gy in exchange for access to its United States buys from that technology hardware to the Uni- in cement.” China engaged in outright theft market. Trump imposed tariffs country. China retaliated with ted States, the report found. AP

BUY-BUST Philippines seizes drugs in AP PHOTO upscale area, arrests 4 Chinese

Jim Gomez, Manila the trafficking, Aquino those identified foreign of- can buy prosecutors and said. fenders here,” Aquino told eventually they can go HILIPPINE authori- Last month, anti-narco- The Associated Press by home safely.” Pties said yesterday that tics agents raided a house telephone. Aquino has also sought they have seized metham- in Tanza town in Cavite “The Chinese will never legislation to make it ea- phetamine concealed in province south of Mani- stop putting up drug la- sier to criminally charge tea wrappers and biscuit la, killing two suspected boratories because, firstly, owners of plush residen- cans in their second-lar- Chinese drug dealers in a there is no death penalty, ces, condominium units gest drug haul this year in gunbattle and seizing $36 and secondly, they can buy and buildings, where he a sign of how the problem million worth of metham- anybody,” Aquino said. said drug traffickers have has persisted despite the phetamine, a powerful sti- “They can buy judges, they shifted their bases from president’s bloody anti- mulant locally known as more public areas and ru- The killings have alarmed ckers with death. Last drug crackdown. shabu, Aquino said. ral warehouses that have Western governments, week, he drew fresh cri- Three Chinese nationals Aquino has called for the The drugs, been raided by law enfor- U.N. human rights exper- ticisms when he publicly and a Chinese-Filipino return of the death penalty cers. Tuesday’s drug raid ts and rights groups and named 46 government interpreter were arrested in the Philippines for drug with a street targeted a house that the sparked two complaints officials, including three late Tuesday in “buy-bust” traffickers, better securi- value of Chinese suspects rented for crimes against huma- congressmen, he alleged raids in an upscale resi- ty along the archipelago’s in posh part of Alabang nity, which are being exa- were involved in illegal dential enclave and outsi- extensive coastlines and USD20.7 village where prominent mined by the International drugs but have not been de a shopping mall in Ala- more extensive databases lawmakers, politicians and Criminal Court. criminally charged. bang village in the Manila of foreign drug suspects for million, were business executives live Duterte’s move to with- Critics have warned him metropolis, said Philippine the immigration bureau under tighter security. draw the Philippines from against making such pu- Drug Enforcement Agency to deter drug trafficking. concealed President Rodrigo Duterte the tribunal supposedly blic announcements wi- chief Aaron Aquino. Corruption also fosters the similarly to has elevated drugs to a na- took effect on Sunday, but thout solid evidence but The drugs, with a street drug menace, he said. tional security concern and its prosecutor said she Duterte said he trusted the value of USD20.7 million, “There are those who seizures in launched a crackdown that would continue examining government agencies that were concealed similarly have been detained for has killed more than 5,000 the complaints. provided the information. to seizures in Malaysia, drug offenses, for exam- Malaysia, mostly poor drug suspects Duterte has denied Several of the politicians Thailand and Myanmar, ple, in China but they cou- in reported clashes with the condoning extrajudicial he named denied they indicating an international ld still enter our country. Thailand and police since he took office in killings but has openly were involved in the drug drug syndicate was behind We have arrested many of Myanmar mid-2016. threatened drug traffi- trade. AP thu 21.03.2019

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Nicole Winfield, Vatican City coincide with Xi’s visit — Parolin stressed that it’s time to “remem- HE Vatican is greeting ber the past and write together the visit to Italy of Chine- Vatican makes overtures a new page for the future of the se President Xi Jinping church in China.” later this week with a “The Catholic Church in China Tnew round of overtures and says is not a ‘foreigner’ but an integral the “door is always open” to dia- on eve of Italy visit by Xi and active part of Chinese history logue. and can contribute to the edifica- Italian media have been specu- tion of a society that is more har- lating for days about the possibi- monious and respectful of all,” he lity of a meeting between Xi and AP PHOTO wrote. Pope Francis during Xi’s four-day “Today, the hope of Pope Fran- visit starting today. But there has cis is that, after so many diffi- been no word from either side. culties, misunderstandings, and China and the Holy See haven’t sufferings, the Catholic Commu- had diplomatic relations for more nity, too, can intone in the Middle than a half-century. Kingdom, through sincere dialo- When asked Tuesday about Xi’s gue, a hymn of faith and thanks- visit to Italy, Cardinal Pietro Pa- giving, enriched by authentically rolin, the Vatican’s secretary of Chinese notes,” he wrote. state, said: “Our door is always The book was just the latest ini- open.” But he noted that both tiative by the Vatican-affiliated sides would have to express a Jesuit magazine, La Civilta Catto- willingness to meet. lica, to lay the intellectual and cul- At a briefing yesterday, Chine- tural foundations for improved se Vice Foreign Minister Wang Vatican-China ties. Chao said the sides were working As part of that effort, the maga- on improving relations based on zine recently teamed up with the “constructive dialogue” and “bui- Jesuit-run Georgetown Univer- lding mutual trust.” sity in Washington to launch an Wang gave no word about any ongoing series of talks, the “China meetings between Xi and the bishop nominations. rishioners are frequently detained tions of some of China’s under- Forum for Civilizational Dialo- pope or any new agreements to be China’s estimated 12 million and harassed. ground faithful, for whom the gue.” signed. Catholics are split between those The September deal was aimed deal represents a sell-out to the The issue of bishop nomina- The Vatican has been working belonging to the government-ba- at uniting the flock, regularizing Communist government and be- tions had been the main stum- across a variety of fronts to build cked Chinese Catholic Patriotic the status of seven bishops who trayal of their decades of loyalty bling block to restoring diplo- on relations stemming from the Association, which is outside the weren’t recognized by Rome and to the pope. matic relations that were severed historic provisional agreement pope’s authority, and an under- thawing decades of estrangement In a preface to a new book on nearly seven decades ago when reached in September between ground church loyal to the pope. between China and the Vatican. Vatican-China relations — the the Chinese communists came to Beijing and the Holy See over Underground priests and pa- But it has led to deep reserva- publication of which was timed to power. AP

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KAZAKHSTAN Kazakh capital, Astana, as Nur- sultan, and said the central street of every regional city should be called after Nazarbayev. Portraits Leader hands over presidency, of the region’s last Soviet-era ruler will continue to hang in schools and other public buildings, he said, adding that Nazarbayev “re- puts daughter in contention mains the only and lifelong father of the people.” Nariman Gizitdinov authority to issue executive or- “Nazarbayev has stepped down, ders to state bodies. Lawmakers of course, but he’s not going very

AZAKHSTAN began a new voted in 2010 also to make Nazar- BLOOMBERG far,” said Konstantin Kostin, a po- Kpolitical era, at least formally, bayev leader for life of the nation litical analyst in Moscow. as Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was that’s sandwiched between Rus- Nazarbayev wants to become sworn in as president yesterday, sia and China. a Kazakh version of Singapore’s succeeding leader-for-life Nursul- “Tokayev will be a transitional late founding leader Lee Kuan tan Nazarbayev. One of his first constitutional successor” and Na- Yew, Alexander Gabuev, senior acts was to move Nazarbayev’s zarbayev may opt for a different fellow at the Moscow Carne- daughter into contention as a suc- figure including from his own gie Center, wrote on Twitter. cessor. family at the next elections, said Tokayev is among his most trus- The Kazakh Senate unanimou- George Voloshin, a Paris-based ted allies and “unlikely to pose a sly elected Dariga Nazarbayeva analyst for Aperio Intelligence challenge to Nazarbayev’s grip on as the body’s new chairwoman, Ltd. “The real question is: who president since independence in Chinese. With Russia and China real power in the future,” he said. putting her formally in the line will succeed Tokayev as president 1991. watching developments closely, Tokayev’s first challenges inclu- of succession to the presidency before or in 2020?” he faces a key task in balancing de reviving central Asia’s largest under the constitution. Tokayev, The eldest of Nazarbayev’s CURRENCY DEMAND relations with Kazakhstan’s giant economy after Nazarbayev last who was Senate chairman before three daughters, Nazarbayeva, While the central bank said it neighbors. month replaced the government Nazarbayev announced his resig- 55, has often been mentioned as saw no reason for the tenge to “We hope for continuity” in Ka- and demanded trillions of tenge nation on Tuesday, nominated a potential successor, though he decline, demand for dollars in the zakh policies, Russian President in extra spending to boost living her, the Interfax news service re- has previously ruled out handing morning trading session in Alma- Vladimir Putin said yesterday. standards. Kazakhstan has spent ported. power to family members. Ano- ty, the financial capital, jumped Nazarbayev has China’s unders- at least USD18 billion on bailou- The move adds intrigue to a ther daughter Dinara controls about five-fold compared to the tanding and Beijing is fully confi- ts since 2009 to keep its ailing presidential handover that sig- Halyk Bank, the nation’s biggest average volume so far this year. dent in bilateral cooperation, Fo- banking system afloat, though the naled the start of a long-forecast lender, with her husband, Timur The currency was down 0.5 per- reign Ministry spokesman Geng money did little to boost lending transfer of power in central Asia’s Kulibayev. cent to 378.41 against the dollar Shuang said at a briefing. to the real sector. Nazarbayev largest energy producer. Nazar- Elections are scheduled for as at 3:40 p.m. in Astana. complained last month that living bayev, 78, has ruled Kazakhstan 2020. Tokayev, 65, said he in- Tokayev is a former prime mi- RENAME CAPITAL costs for Kazakh families were since 1989 and remains head of tends to continue Nazarbayev’s nister and career diplomat who In his inauguration speech, rising while earnings were “flatli- the Kazakh security council with policies as the second Kazakh speaks English, Russian and Tokayev proposed renaming the ning.” Bloomerg ad thu 21.03.2019

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Taliban kill 6 LGBT paramilitary troops in Japan urged to stop requiring southwestern Pakistan surgery for ID gender change Mari Yamaguchi, Tokyo rights group said requiring in- AKISTANI authorities say vasive and irreversible medical Pmilitants overran a remote IGHTS Watch urged procedures violates the rights of AP PHOTO security outpost in southwestern Japan yesterday to transgender people who want Baluchistan province, killing six drop its requirement their gender identity legally re- members of the paramilitary for- that transgender peo- cognized. ces. Rple be sterilized before their gen- “Japan’s government needs The Pakistani Taliban — known der is changed on official docu- urgently to address and funda- as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakis- ments. mentally revise the legal recogni- tan — claimed responsibility for A 2004 law states that people tion process that remains ancho- the attack in Ziarat district early wishing to register a gender red to a diagnostic framework yesterday morning, saying in an change must have their original that fails to meet international Urdu-language statement that it reproductive organs removed standards,” the report said. It LGBT people to hide their sexual legally a single mother and I’m was revenge for the deaths earlier and have a body that “appears said the law, which still defines identity even from their families, just a roommate, Sugiyama said. of their comrades at the hands of to have parts that resemble the gender incongruence as a “disor- and transgender people often Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the paramilitary Baluchistan Le- genital organs” of the gender der,” is out of step with interna- have high obstacles to living out- his conservative supporters have vies Force. they want to register. The Su- tional medical standards. side traditional gender roles. campaigned to restore a pater- Qadir Baksh Pirkani, Ziarat dis- preme Court in January rejec- The group based its report on Fumino Sugiyama, a transgen- nalistic society based on hetero- trict deputy commissioner, said ted an appeal by a transgender interviews with 48 transgender der man who has had a mastec- sexual marriage. the assault began in the early man who wanted legal recog- people and legal, medical and tomy but still has ovaries, said in Lawmakers in the ruling par- morning hours and that an in- nition without undergoing sur- other experts in Japan. It said a video released with the report ty have repeatedly been critici- vestigation into the killing is un- gery, though the court acknow- the country has fallen behind that he is still female on official zed for discriminatory remarks derway. ledged that the practice restricts globally in recognizing transgen- documents including his pass- about LGBT people. One said Several insurgent groups ope- freedom and could become out der people’s rights and still en- port, and he and his girlfriend earlier this year that “a nation rate in Baluchistan, including the of step with changing social forces “outdated, discriminatory cannot register as a married cou- would collapse” if everyone be- Pakistani Taliban, a secessionist values. and coercive policies.” ple. Japan does not recognize came LGBT, and another said Baluchistan group and members Human Rights Watch said the Japanese society has a growing same-sex marriage. Even thou- last year that the government of an Islamic State affiliate, whi- compulsory sterilization requi- awareness of sexual diversity gh his partner had a baby after shouldn’t use tax money for ch is based across the border in rement is abusive and outdated. but it is often superficial. Pres- receiving artificial insemination LGBT rights as those couples Afghanistan. AP In a report, the international sure for conformity forces many and they live as a family, “she is aren’t “productive.” AP

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system. In 2017, she slapped Goo- gle with a $2.7 billion at the time EU fines Google USD1.7 billion fine in a case involving its online shopping search results. Google’s case highlights how the EU has led the way in promoting for abusing online ads market tougher regulation for the big tech companies . Besides cracking Kelvin Chan & Raf Casert, Brussels Google “prevented its rivals from down on antitrust breaches by having a chance to innovate and multinationals like Microsoft and UROPEAN Union regula- AP PHOTO to compete in the market on their Intel, the EU has enforced tou- Etors have fined Google USD1.7 merits,” Vestager said. “Adverti- gher data privacy rules that affect billion for abusing its dominant sers and website owners, they had Facebook and other social media role in online advertising, the third less choice and likely faced higher companies. big antitrust penalty they’ve given prices that would be passed on to Google’s senior vice president of the internet giant since 2017. consumers.” global affairs, Kent Walker, said The latest punishment means Last year, Vestager hit the com- the company agrees that “healthy, the commission has now issued pany with a record $5 billion at thriving markets are in everyone’s Google with almost $10 billion the time fine following an investi- interest.” in fines from probes into various gation into its Android operating “We’ve already made a wide parts of the Silicon Valley tech range of changes to our products company’s business. to address the commission’s con- In the latest ruling, Google and cerns. Over the next few months, parent company Alphabet were we’ll be making further updates to found to have breached EU rules Google abused give more visibility to rivals in Eu- by imposing restrictive clauses in long- running probe. The commission said Google rope,” Walker said in a statement. contracts with websites that used The AdSense For Search servi- has 70 percent of the European its dominance Google, which is appealing both its AdSense advertising business. ce — known simply as AdSense market for “online search adverti- of the earlier cases, said ahead of That prevented Google rivals from — lets Google act as a middleman sing intermediation.” to stop websites yesterday’s announcement that placing their ads on these sites, between advertisers and website Microsoft filed a complaint using brokers it has put in place remedies re- the EU’s competition commis- owners who want to make money with the EU in 2009 about Goo- quired by the commission. The sioner, Margrethe Vestager, said by selling space for ads. AdSen- gle’s service and the commis- other than company said in a blog post that yesterday. se allows web publishers such as sion formally launched its probe it was making some tweaks to its “Google abused its dominance to newspapers and bloggers to place in 2016, although it said at the the AdSense shopping results. It will also start stop websites using brokers other text ads on their websites, with the time that Google had already platform. asking European users of new than the AdSense platform,” Ves- content of the ads based on resul- made some changes to give cus- and existing Android phones if tager told a news conference as ts from search functions on their tomers more freedom to show MARGRETHE VESTAGER they want to use another search she outlined the results of the sites. competing ads. EU’S COMPETITION COMMISSIONER service or mobile browser. AP ad thu 21.03.2019

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UK’s May asks EU to delay Brexit until June 30

Jill Lawless & Danica Kirka riate the pro-Brexit wing of May’s third time this week to get the week at the European Council Writing in the Daily Telegraph, divided party, and would require agreement approved. there will be no decision, but that Trump Jr. said “democracy in the RIME Minister Theresa Britain to participate in the late May told Tusk that despite the we will probably have to meet U.K. is all but dead.” May formally asked the May election for the European ruling “it remains my intention to again next week, because Mrs. The gridlock is also causing in- European Union on yes- Parliament. bring the deal back to the House.” May doesn’t have agreement to creasing exasperation among EU terday to postpone Bri- May said that would be unac- If it is approved, she plans to anything, either in her Cabinet or leaders. Ptain’s departure from the bloc — ceptable. use the extension until June 30 in in Parliament,” Juncker told Ger- Juncker said that “in all proba- due in nine days — until June 30. “As prime minister I am not pre- order for Parliament to pass the many’s Deutschlandfunk radio. bility” Britain won’t leave on Mar- But a frustrated EU has warned it pared to delay Brexit any further necessary legislation for Britain’s “As long as we don’t know what ch 29, but he underlined the EU’s could keep Britain waiting for an than June 30,” she said in the departure. Britain could say yes to, we can’t insistence that it will not reopen answer. House of Commons. “Today marks 1,000 days since reach a decision.” the painstakingly negotiated wi- In a letter to European Council She said a longer delay would the referendum and this gover- Britain’s political chaos has thdrawal agreement that British President Donald Tusk, May said result in Parliament spending nment has led the country and drawn reactions ranging from lawmakers have snubbed. the Brexit process “clearly will not “endless hours contemplating its themselves into crisis, chaos and sympathy to scorn at home and “There will be no renegotiations, be completed before 29 March, navel on Brexit.” division,” said opposition Labour around the world. On its front no new negotiations and no addi- 2019” — the date fixed in law two Britain voted in June 2016 to Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. page, the Brexit-backing Dai- tional assurances on top of the years ago for Britain’s departure. quit the EU, but almost three A delay to Britain’s withdrawal ly Mail newspaper bemoaned additional assurances we have She asked for a delay until June years later, its politicians are dea- requires the approval of all 27 re- the time since the referendum already given,” he said. 30, and said she wanted to set dlocked over how — and even maining EU countries. The head as”1,000 lost days.” Juncker said Britain’s Parlia- out her reasons to EU leaders at a whether — to leave. of the bloc’s executive branch said From Washington, Donald ment needed to decide whether it summit in Brussels today. British lawmakers have twice EU leaders are unlikely to agree to Trump Jr. said May should have would approve the deal that is on Opposition politicians, and pro- rejected the Brexit deal May has a delay at a summit this week. listened to his father, who urged the table. -EU members of May’s Conser- struck with the bloc. Her troubles European Commission Presi- her last year to sue the EU in or- “If that doesn’t happen, and if vative government, had urged a deepened when the speaker of the dent Jean-Claude Juncker said if der to secure better departure ter- Great Britain does not leave at the longer extension, saying a delay House of Commons ruled earlier May wanted a delay, “she must ms. The U.S. president has critici- end of March, then we are, I am of just a few months could leave this week that she can’t ask Par- bring approval of the negotiated zed May for not taking his advice. sorry to say, in the hands of God,” Britain once again facing a cliff-e- liament to vote on the deal again deal and she must bring clear The president’s multimillionai- he said. “And I think even God dge “no-deal” Brexit this summer. unless it is substantially changed. ideas on timing.” re son blamed “elites” in London sometimes reaches a limit to his But a long extension would infu- That scuttled May’s plan to try a “My impression is […] that this and Brussels for scuttling Brexit. patience.” AP

IMMIGRATION Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico seek to stay in US

Elliot Spagat, San Diego heard in a downtown by telephone — to any in- tection said it wouldn’t in particular social groups. fe environments and will San Diego courtroom are terviews conducted with comment due to pending The administration ho- struggle to find legal advi- EVERAL asylum among the first to advance her Honduran client with litigation, and Citizenship pes that making asylum ce while in Mexico. Tijua- Sseekers who are being under the Trump adminis- U.S. officials about whe- and Immigration Services seekers wait in Mexico will na had more than 2,500 forced to wait in Mexi- tration policy that calls for ther his fears of returning had no immediate com- discourage weak claims homicides last year. co while their cases wind people seeking asylum in to Mexico are well-foun- ment. and help reduce an immi- The policy shift was in- through U.S. immigration the U.S. to be held in Me- ded. The developments rai- gration court backlog of troduced as families from court told a judge yester- xico. Jason Aguilar, an attor- sed more questions about more than 800,000 cases. Guatemala, Honduras and day [local time] that they The initial appearances ney for U.S. Immigration the administration’s new Currently, families are El Salvador arrive at the are afraid to return to Me- came three days before a and Customs Enforce- approach to handling typically released in the U.S. border to seek asylum. xico as they await their federal judge in San Fran- ment, didn’t object but the claims of people who U.S. with notices to appear Five of the seven peo- next hearing — a develop- cisco is set to hear argu- deferred the request to say they fear returning to in court and can stay until ple who were scheduled ment that introduces a new ments by advocacy groups other agencies within the their homelands because their cases are resolved, to appear were represen- wrinkle to a major U.S. po- to halt the policy. Department of Homeland of danger related to race, which can take years. ted by attorneys. Six were licy shift. Attorney Robyn Barnard Security. religion, political beliefs, Critics say asylum seekers Honduran; one was Gua- The seven cases being asked for access — at least Customs and Border Pro- nationality or membership are forced to wait in unsa- temalan. AP 21.03.2019 thu

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what’s ON ... TV canal macau this day in history Jabbawockeez – True to Yourself 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) Time: 8pm (Wednesdays to Fridays) 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) 6pm & 8pm (Saturdays) 15:00 Água de Mar 4pm & 6pm (Sundays; no performance on 15:50 Zig Zag Mondays and Tuesdays) 16:20 Conversa da Treta ntil U : March 31, 2019 16:45 Quem Quer Ser Milionário Venue: MGM Theatre 17:35 Moda Portugal Sr.3 Admission: MOP388, MOP488, MOP588, MOP988 18:10 Ministério do Tempo Enquires: (853) 8802 3833 / 2855 5555 19:00 Montra do Lilau (Repetição) (ticketing) 19:35 Os Nossos Dias Sr.2 20:30 Telejornal elebrating ife u ing iving orld C L – J M L W 21:15 TDM Talk Show Sculpture Selling Exhibition 21:50 Livros com João Guedes Time: 10:30am-11pm Until: April 7, 2019 22:00 Justiça de Chicago Sr.1 Venue: Rippling Gallery, Roaming Gallery, and 22:40 Todas as Palavras 1984 EEC summit collapses over Floating Gallery, MGM Cotai 23:15 TDM News rebate row Admission: Free 23:50 Arquivos do Entendimento - Os Contrastes ‘Poder nquiries E : (853) 8806 8888 Repartido’ Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has come under attack for the breakdown of negotiations at the Euro- Exhibition of New Works in MAM 00:15 Telejornal (Repetição) pean Economic Community common market summit Collection – Che Ho 01:05 RTPi Directo in Brussels. Mrs Thatcher returned to Downing Street in the ear- ime T : 10am-7pm (no admittance after 6:30pm; ly hours of this morning after the collapse of talks closed on Mondays) regarding the rebate to Britain from Europe. Until: April 14, 2019 It is understood Mrs Thatcher asked for an annual Venue: Macau Museum of Art cinema rebate of £730m but was offered £580m, which she Admission: Free cineteatro refused. The rebate makes-up any shortfall between money nquiries E : (853) 8791 9814 21 Mar the UK invests in Europe and how much is eventually returned. Member Joint Exhibition of 33rd Mrs Thatcher described the situation as “frustra- Anniversary of CAC – Círculo dos ting” after the members had come so close to a se- Amigos da Cultura de Macau ttlement but run out of time. As it ended in failure, French and Italian authorities ime T : 3pm-8pm (Mondays); announced they would consider blocking Britain’s 12pm-8pm (Tuesdays to Sundays) £450m rebate from last year. Until: April 14, 2019 Mrs Thatcher said she would then consider withhol- Venue: Albergue SCM ding Britain’s payments to Europe until the rebate Admission: Free was settled. The matter will be discussed by the Cabinet tomor- Enquiry: (853) 2852 2550 CAPTAIN MARVEL row but in the House of Commons this afternoon Mrs room 1 Thatcher made clear she did not intend to back down Oneness: Calligraphy by Professor Jao 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30 pm describing the actions of the European Community Tsung-I Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck as “reprehensible”. Time: 10am-6pm (No admission after 5:30pm, Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn “It is almost intolerable that one should be expected Language: English (Chinese) to send a supplementary levy in the face of what has closed on Mondays) Duration: 124min happened,” she said. Until: September 30, 2019 But her European counterparts placed the blame Venue: Jao Tsung-I Academy on Mrs Thatcher and stated her actions had left the Admission: Free community in disarray. Enquiries: (853) 2852 2523 Greek leader Andreas Papandreou said, “It would be a great relief if Britain left the EEC”. And Italian premiere Bettino Craxi said: “The British government bears the entire responsibility for this failure.” Offbeat The row brings into question the future of the EEC and what action the other nine member states should take. Works by Jay-Z, Lauper, RFK ESCAPE ROOM EEC President Gaston Thorn said it was imperative being added to Recording Registry room 2 an agreement was reached. 2:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:30pm “We have so many challenges to face and the com- Director: Adam Robitel munity is getting more and more shaky. We cannot Starring: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Jay Ellis go from one failure to another.” Language: English (Chinese) The discussion on rebates has been raging for some Duration: 99min time since Edward Heath’s government did not de- cide on a payment plan when it negotiated Britain’s entry to the community 12 years ago.

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Songs performed by Jay-Z, Cyndi Lauper and a Rob- ert F. Kennedy speech are among 25 recordings being In context inducted to the National Recording Registry. The row had been rumbling for five years with Mrs Thatcher demanding The Library of Congress announced yesterday that money be returned to Britain. “La Bamba,” ‘’Gunsmoke” and “Hair” are some of the But other member states said contributions were like taxes - nobody could titles tapped for preservation this year. The national li- claim back what they put in. brary chose a few more memorable titles including Neil DRAGON BALL SUPER BROLY Mrs Thatcher said unless a rebate was given she would veto any further room Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline,” Earth, Wind & Fire’s 3 expansion of spending. “September” and Sam & Dave’s “Soul Man.” 2:30, 7:30pm The rebate made up the shortfall between what the UK paid into Europe Director: Tatsuya Nagamine The registry is adding Kennedy’s recorded speech and what it got back. Starring: Masako Nozawa, Aya Hisakawa, Ryô Horikawa But Britain often got less back than other states because of its relatively after Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 assassination Language: Japanese (Chinese & English) — two months before Kennedy was killed. small farming industry and the fact so much spending was on farm sub- Duration: 100min sidies. Curtis Mayfield’s “Superfly,” Lauper’s “She’s So Unu- In June 1984 at the Fontainebleau European Council an agreement was sual” and Jay-Z’s “Blueprint” album are being added. KAMEN RIDER HEISEI GENERATIONS FPREVER reached to reduce the UK’s budgetary agreement. Other songs being added include Nina Simon’s “Mis- room 3 Under the deal, for every £1.50 per capita the UK poured into Europe it sissippi Goddam,” Sylvester’s “You Make Me Feel 4:30, 9:30pm got £1 back. (Mighty Real)” and “Schoolhouse Rock!” Director: Kyohei Yamaguchi In 2005 Britain was forced to agree to give up part of the rebate to help The library selects titles for preservation because of Starring: Eiji Akaso, Shunsuke Daitô, Nayuta Fukuzaki pay for enlargement of the EU. The deal also included a commitment to their cultural and historic importance to the American Language: Japanese (Chinese & English) review farm spending in 2008. soundscape. Duration: 100min thu 21.03.2019 th Anniversary

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Rugby Academy Bats ups and downs at Hong Kong Festival

Donald Shaw, Hong Kong Special to MDT

ACAU Bats played their final Hong MKong festival last weekend. Hosted by the Hong Kong Football Club at Happy Valley, the Bats were keen to bounce back from a slightly off-key group of games at their last festival. First up were the U6s, winning their first two games, 4-2 against Sandy Bay and 5-2 over the Football Club. This was followed by a high-scoring 5-5 draw against Sai Kung Stingrays and a tight 5-4 win over Tuen Mun Sharks to finish the day unbea- ten. The U7s started with a 2-2 draw against Sandy Bay followed by two defeats against Stingrays (1-2) and Football Club (0-3) before turning in their strongest perfor- mance with a 3-1 win over Shatin Sha Pei. The U8s scored a remarkable 32 tries in their four matches, winning 6-4 against South Lantau Buffalos and 9-5 over Tin Shiu Wai Eagles before two high scoring draws with Football Club (7-7) and USRC Tigers (10-10). The U9s recorded a resounding 7-0 win over USRC Tigers in the first division be- fore losing 3-4 in an entertaining game with Valley Fort. The team had been working on their tackling technique and it was clearly paying dividends. Althou- gh the Bats lost their final two matches against a very strong Sandy Bay (2-7) and Football Club (1-6), the team played very well and both games were closer than the final shorelines suggest. The U10s were also playing in the top division for their age group and put in a good performance against Football Club before going down 2-4. Their second game was against Singapore Rugby Club who quickly ran into a 1-3 lead. Howe- ver, the Bats showed great determination and a lot of skill to comeback and win the game 4-3. Next up was a tough game against familiar foes, Sai Kung Stingrays. Despite some good tackling and cover de- fence the Bats lost 0-3 to a very good Stin- grays team. The final game against USRC Tigers saw Macau prevent their opponents from sco- ring during the first half and then run in some excellent tries to finish up winners by 5-0. The main competition of the day was the Richard Hawkes Cup for the U12s. Macau had been seeded ninth and drawn against three 1st division teams in their group. This made the first game against fellow 2nd division Valley Fort particularly im- portant and the Bats duly chalked up an impressive 2-1 win. There followed three matches against top tier opponents and although the Bats lost all, they were tight, competitive games - USC Tigers (1-2), Sai Kung Stingrays (0- 1) and Sandy Bay (0-3). This put the Bats in the Plate semi-final against Discover Bay Pirates, another fine performance saw the Bats remain in the game until the last moments when the Pirates scored two late tries to win 2-5. Some small conso- lation would be gained from the fact that the Pirates went on to win the Plate. Next up for the Bats is hosting a U13 7s competition at TIS on Saturday and com- peting in the U16s HK 7s on Sunday. The Bats will host their main rugby festival on the 13th April at the TIS field. thu 21.03.2019

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MOTORSPORTS Danica Patrick to join NBC’s Indy 500 team

Jenna Fryer, Charlotte

ANICA Patrick will AP PHOTO join NBC Sports’ inau- gural coverage of the Indianapolis 500 as Dan analyst alongside host Mike Tirico. Patrick retired from racing af- ter last year’s Indianapolis 500. Her eighth appearance in “The Great American Race” prepped her for a return as a television personality. She told The Associated Press racing at Indy last year after an eight-year run in NASCAR refreshed her knowledge bank and gives her plenty to discuss. Patrick will be a studio analyst on race day and contribute to NBC Sports’ pre-race, in-race and post-race coverage. She will also be part of the broadcast team for qualifying on May 19 and will promote the race across NBCUniversal platforms. “This is an event that means so much to me,” she said in a telephone interview ahead of

ysesterday’s announcement. “I AP PHOTO am so glad I did the 500 last year because my information is much more current and re- levant. I think it’s going to be quite a bit of work — I’ve always thought being part of the broa- up to date on everything.” the French Open, the Stanley Xfinity Series races with Fox woman to lead laps in the Indy dcast team is a different kind of NBC Sports this season sna- Cup Final and the Tour de Fran- Sports, and last July she was the 500 and win an IndyCar Series work — there’s a lot of prepara- gged the entire IndyCar broa- ce. first woman to host the ESPYs. race. Her third-place finish at tion there.” dcast package and with it the In treating the race as a prized “Danica has a perspective un- Indy in 2009 is the highest for a Her homework began in ear- crown jewel Indy 500, which property, NBC Sports is buil- like any other driver in the his- woman. She moved to NASCAR nest with the IndyCar season had been aired exclusively by ding a strong team for its debut tory of motorsports and will be and was the first woman to win opener in St. Petersburg, Flori- ABC since 1965 in the second- broadcast that is expected to in- a great addition to our first-ever the pole for the Daytona 500, da, two weeks ago when Patrick longest-running partnership of clude in some role star NASCAR coverage of the Indy 500,” said and she concluded her career tuned in to watch the race. its kind. analysts Dale Earnhardt Jr. and NBCSN executive producer Sam last year with the “Danica Dou- “I thought, ‘Oh my God, I’ve got NBC has made the race part Steve Letarte. Flood. “She has proven to be as ble” of racing in one final Dayto- to know all the names.’ I’ve got of its “Championship Season” Patrick is the surprise addi- fearless with her opinions and na 500 and Indy 500. to know who’s the guy who has marketing campaign that fea- tion. It will mark her return to a analysis as she was in breaking Besides the ESPYs, Patrick has momentum and who doesn’t,” tures high-profile events from race track for the first time since barriers while racing in the most had a lower profile since her fi- she said. “I need to respect the May to July that include horse she crashed and finished 30th competitive motorsports circui- nal race and has focused much event and the position that I’m racing’s Triple Crown, Premier last May. Patrick has previous ts in the world.” of her time on personal travel in. It’s so important for me to be League Championship Sunday, analyst experience from three On the track, Patrick is the only and her line of wine. AP

SUPER RUGBY Reports suggest Sunwolves out after this season

UPER Rugby’s gover- “SANZAAR and its the five-team Australian SANZAAR has been criti- ning body plans to issue stakeholders will not be conference after losing four cized, based on its hope for

AP PHOTO S a statement on Friday over making any comment on of their five games this sea- increased television reve- the future of the 15-team Super Rugby until the sta- son, joined Super Rugby nue, for expanding the ori- competition with specula- tement has been released,” along with South Africa’s ginal Super 12 tournament tion that the Tokyo-based SANZAAR said in a brief Southern Kings and Argen- in the first place — from 14 Sunwolves will be cut after statement. tina’s Jaguares when the to 15 teams in 2011, to 18 in just three years in the tour- The Sunwolves have won competition expanded from 2016, back to 15 in 2018 and nament. only seven of their 43 mat- 15 to 18 teams in 2016. now reportedly back to 14 Australian media yester- ches since joining the com- The Japanese franchise next year. day reported the decision petition in 2016. retained its spot when the In the current format, five had already been made, The Australian newspa- tournament was reduced teams from New Zealand with suggestions that the per, citing a Sunwolves to 15 teams last year after are grouped in one confe- competition will become spokesperson, said the team the expanded format pro- rence, four teams from Aus- a 14-team, single division had objected to a request ved unpopular with fans tralia and the Sunwolves are tournament. Currently the- from SANZAAR to pay a Su- and broadcasters. Then, the in another conference and re are three five-team con- per Rugby participation fee, Kings and Cheetahs from four teams from South Afri- ferences, forcing at least which is not asked of any of South Africa and the Wes- ca and the Argentina-based Sione Teaupa of Sunwolves is tackled by Duncan Paiaaua of Reds one team to have a bye each the other franchises. tern Force from Perth, Aus- Jaguares are in the third during their Super Rugby match in Tokyo, last Saturday weekend. The Sunwolves, fourth in tralia were cut. conference. AP THE New Zealand police: Mosque Station Air quality BUZZ gunman had planned a third attack Roadside 35-55 Good A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria massacre that he broadcast live on Facebook. for “the safest country in the world” were bu- Police said they believe he was on his way to a High ried before hundreds of mourners yesterday, third attack when officers ran him off the road Density 40-60 the first funerals for victims of shootings at two and arrested him. They declined to release any Residental mosques in New Zealand that horrified a nation more details, citing the active investigation. Good known for being welcoming and diverse. During the funerals, Hamza’s high school Area opinion The funerals of Khalid Mustafa, 44, and Ham- principal described the student as compas- za Mustafa, 15, came five days after a white su- sionate and hardworking, and said he was an Ambient 35-55 premacist methodically gunned down 50 wor- excellent horse rider who aspired to be a vete- Good SOURCE: DSMG SOURCE: Made in Macao shippers at two mosques in Christchurch — a rinarian. Jenny Lao-Phillips WORLD BRIEFS

The forgotten customs of the Disney closes Spring Equinox AP PHOTO

Today marks the Spring Equinox (春分 USD71b deal for Fox Chun Fan), the 6th of the 24 solar terms of the year, which is one of the feasts that is not much remembered nowadays. But as I entertainment assets try to learn more about this day, I have found USA Arizona authorities that there are some interesting customs that say a woman, Machelle used to be practiced during this term in the Hackney (pictured),

middle of spring. AP PHOTO has been arrested on As the term equinox defines, it is one of the allegations of using two days a year on which the equator passes pepper spray to through the center of the Sun, and so the 24 discipline her seven hours of the day are divided exactly in half, adopted children and giving us the same length of sun and moon. locking them for days But aside from an extremely well-balanced inside a closet. day, we also have an interesting “balancing” game. As a Chun Fan tradition, we used to play the game of ‘standing eggs up on their end’, which is to put an egg down vertically, AP PHOTO and it would not fall on its side as they nor- mally do. Scientifically, due to the equinox, the yolks of the eggs are pulled down, and so, on this day, eggs can stand vertically. However, this phenomenon is limited to eggs that are 4 to 5 days old. Therefore, today is BOSNIA United Nations also the day to buy eggs, to give us a chan- appeals judges upheld ce to practice an old custom and to test the the convictions of freshness of the eggs. former Bosnian Serb Another practice on Chun Fan is to eat leader Radovan ‘spring vegetables’, which is a kind of Chi- Karadzic (pictured) nese spinach. And it is not merely about Mae Anderson theaters, streaming services Netflix do not, they still face for genocide, war cooking and eating the Chinese spinach; the and other ways people wa- threats as those streaming crimes and crimes custom was that the whole village would ga- ISNEY has closed its tch entertainment. Disney services gain in popularity. against humanity, and ther to pick fresh spring vegetables together, increased his sentence USD71 billion acquisi- would get valuable data on AT&T bought Time and then use the veggies to boil soup with D from 40 years to life fish. Not surprisingly, the soup was named tion of Fox’s entertainment customers and their enter- Warner last year for $81 imprisonment. Karadzic ‘spring soup’. It was believed that the con- business, putting “Cinde- tainment-viewing habits, billion and has already laun- showed almost no sumption of this ‘spring soup’ would bring rella,” ‘’The Simpsons,” ‘’Star which it can then use to sell ched its own streaming ser- reaction as a judge in good health to the whole family for the year. Wars” and “Dr. Strange” un- advertising. vice, Watch TV, with Time Denmark read out a One of the most interesting traditions on der one corporate roof. Warner channels such as damning judgment. the day of Chun Fan that I have read is the The deal is likely to shake TBS and TNT, among other sending of the ‘spring cow’. The custom was up the media landscape. By buying networks, for $15 a month. to send a large picture of the calendar of the Among other things, it paves In addition to boosting solar terms of the whole year, with paintings AP PHOTO the studios the Disney streaming servi- of farmers working, to different families. Why the way for Disney to launch ce, expected to debut next this calendar and painting is called ‘spring its streaming service, Disney behind The cow’, I have no idea, perhaps because the Plus, due out later this year. year, the deal paves the way pictures show cows ploughing the fields. It will also likely lead to layo- Simpsons for Marvel’s X-Men and the But there were professional ‘spring cow’ ffs in the thousands, thanks Avengers to reunite in futu- senders, who would deliver these pictures to duplication in Fox and and X-Men, re movies. Though Disney FRANCE President to families and say many words of blessings Disney film-production staff. owns Marvel Studios, some Emmanuel Macron to make the families happy, until the families By buying the studios Disney aims characters including the announced that soldiers give them money. This is not unlike the Chi- behind “The Simpsons” and X-Men had already been li- will be deployed across nese New Year practice of giving out red pa- X-Men, Disney aims to bet- to better censed to Fox. the country to help ckets to children. But the kinds of blessings ter compete with technology Disney also gets a con- maintain security during these professionals say to the families have compete with companies such as Amazon trolling stake in the existing yellow vest protests been lost. It would be interesting know which planned this weekend. and Netflix for viewers’ at- streaming service Hulu, whi- words could make people so happy that they technology Macron said the military ch it plans to keep operating would give someone money in mid-spring. tention - and dollars. companies will secure government Like many other festivals, Chun Fan also Disney needs compelling as a home for more general buildings and other sites involves offerings to the gods and ancestors. TV shows and movies to such as programming. Family-frien- to allow police forces In fact, in the past, this was the day to begin persuade viewers to sign dly shows and movies will to focus on maintaining the cleaning of the ancestors’ graves, which up and pay for yet another Amazon and head to Disney Plus. public order. nowadays we know as the act specifically streaming service. It already No pricing has been dis- for Cheng Meng. In fact, in the past, peo- has classic Disney cartoons, Netflix closed for Disney Plus. The ple started cleaning ancestors’ graves from “Star Wars,” Pixar, the Mu- streaming service will featu- Chun Fan, and had to finish all the cleaning Disney CEO Bob Iger said re five categories of material: by Cheng Meng, otherwise, the ancestors ppets and some of the Mar- would not bless the families. vel characters. With Fox, in an earnings call in Fe- Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star There is one more interesting custom on Disney could add Marvel’s bruary that Disney Plus and Wars and National Geo- this day: eating dumplings. Yes, we eat all X-Men and Deadpool, along other direct-to-consumer graphic. Disney charges $5 kinds of dumplings on different festivals, but with programs shown on businesses are Disney’s “No. a month for ESPN Plus, a the special thing for Chun Fan is that the such Fox channels as FX Ne- 1 priority.” service that offers program- FINLAND has topped dumplings were to be put together on a long tworks and National Geogra- Cable and telecom com- ming distinct from the ESPN an index of the happiest stick, and were planted around the fields for phic. Fox’s productions also panies have been buying the cable channel. nations for the second birds to eat. This is because mid-spring is include “The Americans,” companies that make TV Meanwhile, Fox Corp. — consecutive year, with when crops start to grow, and farmers wan- ‘’This Is Us” and “Modern shows and movies to com- the parts of 21st Century researchers saying ted to prevent birds from eating the crops. Family.” pete in a changing media Fox that are not part of the the small Nordic Anyway, this not very popular term amon- The deal helps Disney fur- landscape. Although inter- deal, including Fox News, country of 5.5 million gst the 24 turns out to be a fun day. So, play has succeeded in ther control TV shows and net providers like AT&am- Fox Sports and Fox Broad- with the eggs, eat spinach soup and dum- generating a happiness plings, and don’t forget to feed some to the movies from start to finish - p;T and Comcast directly casting — started trading on recipe for a balanced birds. from creating the programs control their customers’ ac- the Nasdaq under the “FOX” life not simply to distributing them though cess to the internet in a way and “FOXA” tickers yester- dependent on economic television channels, movie that Amazon, YouTube and day. AP and material wealth.