cancer ‘hitting hard’ usj to hsbc decides against in china, macau have move to hong kong There was an average of over HSBC Holdings plc said it bachelor 7,500 cancer-related deaths will keep its headquarters in per day in China. The disease in fashion London, after considering is also growing in Macau design moving to HK P3 MDT REPORT P4 P11

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Chinese city of Tianjin xinhua are moving 10 chemical plants found to be too close to residential areas, six months after a devastating chemical accident killed 173 people. More on p10

China Zimbabwe raised USD1 million from the sale of elephants to China and will continue exporting to the Asian country as part of conservation efforts, wildlife authorities said. “We exported 24 elephants last year to China and we know that only one died,” the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority stated yesterday. ap photo

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praises scientists involved in the country’s recent rocket launch that he said struck a “telling blow” to enemies. He ordered them to press ahead with more launches, state media reported yesterday. More on p12

Australia Law enforcement agencies have seized methylamphetamine worth 1.26 billion Australian dollars (USD900 million) in the country’s largest ever haul of the illicit drug in ‘From Vegas to Macau III’ rebuffed its liquid form. More on p13 More on backpage by critics, wins box office battle P3 16.02.2016 tue

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Crime In a separate case reported by the Public Security Police For- ce (PSP), nurses of the Kiang Wu Hospital alerted an officer Valentine’s ‘till chips do us part’ on duty to a case related to the consumption of drugs. A woman had rushed into the emergency room showing sig- Renato Marques ns of a seriously altered mental state. Tests performed at the couple from the mainland hospital revealed the presence bloomberg A had an adventurous Valen- of cocaine, “ice” and “ecstasy” tine’s Day in Macau, according in her system. to information released yes- The woman (21), a tourist terday by the Judiciary Police from mainland China was ac- (PJ). companied by a man (43), also The eventful journey started a tourist, from the US. Accor- on February 9 when a woman ding to her statement, he gave from mainland China who had her the drugs. travelled to Macau two days The man denied the accu- earlier, called her partner at sation and agreed to take the home, saying that she had lost police to his hotel room so that all her money in the casino and they could search it. needed him to provide her with In the room, the police found money in order to return home. one banknote of MOP10 with The man decided to head to marks of a white powder sus- Macau himself, bringing the pected to be cocaine, however money that the woman alle- this has yet to be confirmed. gedly needed (HKD50,000). The man said he met the wo- On February 11, he arrived in man in a local nightclub in Co- town. However, his partner tai. After meeting they spent soon persuaded him to try time together, with her staying “their luck” and recoup her at his hotel room. It was while previous losses. she was there that she began The couple spent the procee- keeping an extra HKD250,000 (HKD200,000). His partner nd only a few hours later in a lo- to feel ill, and he took her to ding days gambling in Macau that he had brought with him had also vanished. cal casino, gambling away what the hospital. He categorically until the early hours of yester- on the trip. The man then decided to file a was left of the HKD200,000. denies being the source of the day. Having lost the money he Surprisingly, when he woke complaint to the PJ, revealing She admitted to stealing the drugs for which she tested po- brought, the man took a break up, he noted that a good por- the entire story. After a brief in- money and was taken into cus- sitive. The case continues to be in the hotel room where he was tion of the funds was missing vestigation, the woman was fou- tody by the police. investigated.

Kong side of the bridge pro- Seven Delta Bridge ject. They are approximately Sexuality still a taboo three meters in diameter and piles to be replaced up to 70 meters in length. for locals They were installed by a con- tractor hired by China Har- bour Engineering Company exuality remains a ch to discuss the issues does Ltd. Ssensitive matter for Ma- not really exist.

bloomberg Greg Wong, former chairman cau’s local residents, said “The victims might be very of the Hong Kong Institute of a branch director of Sheng familiar with the abuser, whi- Engineers, told EJ Insight that Kung Hui Social Services, in ch prompts [them] to feel the piles are designed to su- reference to data collected by ashamed of seeking help,” he pport the weight of the bridge. the organization over the past concluded. They have been filled with ce- two years. An earlier survey reported ment to ensure the strength The Sheng Kung Hui Welfa- that only 10 percent of middle and stability of the bridge’s re Council provides assistan- school students consider local components, however air po- ce to socially disadvantaged sex education to be sufficient. ckets can form if they are not groups. In 2014, it launched Both parents and teachers re- completely filled. a 24-hour counseling hotline portedly avoid the topic. However, he noted that ha- for victims of sexual abuse. Mr Chan, director of the Passengers travel in a ferry as the under construction Delta Bridge stands in the ving seven faulty piles in a Mr Yip, the director of Sheng Youth Services Organization background project which has in excess of Kung’s family service center, of the Macau General Union 1,000 is not a significant pro- said that the hotline has been of the Neighborhood Associa- even of the underground 1,000 of the bridge piles, will blem, given that it is ultimate- seldom used since its estab- tions (known as “Kai Fong”), Spiles for the Hong Kong- be required to reconstruct se- ly a replacement ratio of less lishment. has proposed that sex edu- Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (Delta ven of them, at HKD2 million than 1 percent. However, Sheng Kung Hui’s cation be present at various Bridge) require reconstruc- apiece, the newspaper added. The reconstruction adds to family service branches han- levels of formal school curri- tion, Hong Kong’s Apple Dai- It is not clear yet why the re- doubts that the project can dled at least 10 cases related culums, starting with primary ly reported. This spells further construction must be under- be completed by its originally to sexual abuse. Yip explained schools. This will provide stu- delays to the long-anticipated taken. slated deadline of 2017. It has that sexuality remains a sensi- dents with a better unders- project. The seven piles in question already suffered numerous tive topic for many members tanding of sex, he says, and A Hong Kong contractor, are reportedly located at an setbacks, most frequently on of the public. As a result, a su- engender a more open and which has manufactured over artificial island on the Hong the Hong Kong side. pportive environment in whi- accepting society. Staff reporter

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Entertainment ‘From Vegas to Macau III’ rebuffed by critics, wins box office battle

rom Vegas to Macau Vegas to Macau III, the latest “The Man from Macau III.” III” grossed 85 million in exploitation master Wong “We can not understand how yuan in China on Valen- Jing’s self-referential (or self-­ a bunch of previous A-list tine’s Day, making it the parodying) gambling romp,” stars have such a poor taste for Fthird top-grossing film in the the review adds. screenplay and how Hong Kong country. The movie was not well re- movies have been reduced to When taken against estimated ceived in some parts of China. such a status,” continued the ticket sales for Friday through Xinhua reported on Saturday post, vowing to arrange only Sunday at international thea- that a local cinema in nor- one screening for the movie in ters (excluding the U.S. and Ca- thwest China’s Gansu Province the following days. nada), the movie ranked fourth recently broke with traditional The post went viral on social (see table). partisanship when approaching media platforms, with many in- Compared with Valentine’s films, by suggesting its audien- ternet users praising the thea- Day 2015, sales at the box office ces not watch the movie, descri- ter manager as conscientious in increased overall by more than bing it as a “scam.” his actions. 150 percent. Valentine’s Day “We want to apologize to tho- However, the theater later box office sales hit 580 million se who have watched the film... deleted the post, saying that it yuan, a new high in compari- we sincerely suggest everybody was only the personal thoughts son to previous years, Xinhua [else] not spend money on it,” of its investor rather than being reported. said Pingliang China Film Ste- representative of the position The increase in sales at the box llar International Theater in a of China Film Stellar Interna- WeChat feed sent to its subscri- tional Theater Chain, of which bers, referring to the movie as it is a franchisee. MDT/Agencies china is on track Chow Yun Fat (center) in From Vegas To Macau to replace u.s. office on this day has been attri- ter-director Wong has stooped buted to the fact that the date so to new levels of desperation in Estimated ticket sales for Friday through to Sunday at international The results show China closely follows the Spring Festi- building a coherent story (he theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada): is on track to replace the U.S. val holiday. fails),” reads the review. 1. “Deadpool,” $125 million. as the largest movie market in While “From Vegas to Macau “Combine a Godfather-­style 2. “Mei Ren Yu (The Mermaid),” $109 million. the world by 2017. The market III” is finding commercial suc- opening wedding, a baffling 3. “The Monkey King 2,” $38 million. in Asia’s biggest economy grew cess across China and other robot romance, bomb threats, 4. “From Vegas to Macau III,” $36 million. about 48 percent last year to parts of the world, critics are re- Michael Bay-levels of product 5. “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip,” $15.3 million. USD6.8 billion, with locally- buffing it. A Hollywood Repor- placement, fat jokes, storm- 6. “Kung Fu Panda 3,” $14.6 million. made films accounting for more ter review criticized the movie troopers (maybe?) and cheap than 61 percent. U.S.-made starring Chow Yun Fat, Andy stunt casting (“Gangnam Style” 7. “The Revenant,” $14 million. films generated about $11 bil- Lau and Jacky Cheung. singer and worldwide fad Psy) 8. “A Violent Prosecutor,” $11 million. lion in revenue in 2015, accord- 9. “Zoolander 2,” $8.5 million. ing to data from boxoffice.com “The level of inanity and utter — as a start — and the result and SNL Kagan. lack of narrative glue in FVT- is the overstuffed, nonsensi- 10. “How to Be Single,” $8.1 million. MIII is astounding, and wri- cal and long-dead horse From Source: comScore

Renato Marques Health new report cited by Athe American Cancer Cancer ‘hitting hard’ in Macau, China Society estimates that the- re were 4.3 million new cancer cases in China and facts such as the prediction percent of all new cancers tal carcinogens. more than 2.8 million can- of almost 12,000 new can- among the country’s fema- According to the most cer-related deaths in 2015 cer diagnoses each day in le population. ap photo up-to-date data from the alone. 2015, as well as the assess- Two other relevant facts Health Bureau (SSM), The same report indica- ment that about 2,814,000 are that both the inciden- treated in accordance with tes that lung cancer is the Chinese died from cancer ce and mortality rates for the International Classifi- most common cancer and in 2015 – a figure that cor- all cancers in men (165.9 cation of Diseases, Tenth the leading cause of cancer responds to an average of per 100,000) are double Revision, Clinical Modifi- deaths in all of China. over 7500 cancer-related those in women (88.8 per cation classification system The data, made availab- deaths per day. 100,000). There is also (ICD-10-CM), malignant le by the National Central The research results also a higher incidence rate tumors (which represent Cancer Registry of China, show that, among men, the for cancers in rural areas the majority of all cancers) was published in CA: A five most common cancers when compared to urban have been the main cause Cancer Journal for Clini- are of the lung, stomach, areas. This fact exposes the of death in Macau for seve- Medical staff gathers to write cancer-related messages on one or cians after a long investiga- esophagus, liver and colo- disadvantages of those li- both of their hands and then take individual or group photos and ral years. tion led by Wanqing Chen, rectal, which together ac- ving in rural areas, namely post them to social media as part of the World Cancer Day Talking According to the data re- PhD, MD, of the National count for about two-thirds in the effectiveness in deli- Hands social media campaign ports from the same gover- Cancer Center in Beijing. of all cancer cases. very of clinical care. nment department, cancer For the study, Chen analy- Among women, the Tobacco smoking smoking rates in adoles- of the air in indoor areas rose from being respon- zed data from 72 local, most common cancers are appears in the report as cents and young adults are also, due to using coal sible for 30.9 percent of population-based cancer breast, lung and bronchus, accountable for about 25 still rising. and other biomass fuels all deaths in 2012 to 36.6 registries between 2009 stomach, colorectal and percent of all cancer dea- Air pollution is another for heating and cooking, percent in 2014, while cir- and 2011, representing 6.5 esophagus, accounting for ths in China. An added critical factor in these and the contamination of culatory and respiratory percent of the total popula- nearly 60 percent of all ca- concern lies in the fact results, and China’s air soil and drinking water diseases ranked second tion. ses. that, in 2010, over 50 per- pollution is considered contribute to the Chinese and third (in 2014) respec- Among the most highli- Breast cancer alone is cent of adult Chinese men to be among the worst in population’s increasing tively, accounting for 23.8 ghted report findings are expected to account for 15 were current smokers, and the world. The low quality exposure to environmen- percent and 16.6 percent. 16.02.2016 tue

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‘Letters from Education War’ Asian premiere in USJ signs agreement for establishment Macau of bachelor degree in Fashion Design ap photo Renato Marques ndation [for Higher of Education]. For the time being, we are working on plan A, which he University of Saint Joseph (USJ) includes the delivery of the building to us by From left, Ricardo Pereira, Tand Macau Productivity and Techno- the end of May,” said Peter Stilwell to TDM. Miguel Nunes, Margarida Vila- logy Transfer Center (CPTTM) signed an He noted that “this plan means that we will Nova, Ivo Ferreira and producer Luis Urbano pose for the agreement yesterday morning that seeks start the next academic year with at least photographers at the Berlinale to deepen the cooperation between the two some of our programs already operating on institutions that was initially established in the new campus.” The Macau Literary Festival 2003. In case that does not happen, there is also announced that the film This time, the university aims to engender Peter Stilwell (2nd from right) and the CPTTM head, a plan B prepared” the rector told TDM. In “Letters from War,” which cooperation and support among the CPTTM Shuen Ka Hung, shake hands that case “we will receive [the new campus] premiered at the 66th Berlin House of Apparel Technology for its new Ba- whenever it is ready and we will transfer the Film Festival on Sunday, will chelor in Fashion Design program, to start the Communication and Media Program courses across campuses with the minimum be screened on the opening day in the 2016-2017 academic year under USJ’s Coordinator, José Manuel Simões, this new amount of disruption to students over the of the Macau Literary Festival Faculty of Creative Industries. Master’s program will offer the tools to un- next academic year.” (March 5, 7.30 p.m., UA Galaxy According to Álvaro Barbosa, Dean of Fa- derstand and evaluate the ongoing transfor- Cinemas). Directed by Ivo culty of Creative Industries of USJ, the new mation of media culture and its impact on Ferreira, a Macau resident, bachelor program expects to see interest culture, politics and everyday life. It will take “Letters from War” is based on from 20 to 40 students upon its inaugura- television as a starting point to map the con- new mandate of usj rector a book published in 2005 by the tion. This will be the first university level de- ceptual, social and cultural challenges that renowned Portuguese author awaits confirmation gree of this kind in Macau. come with digital, mobile and social media. António Lobo Antunes. The USJ also announced that the Tertiary Edu- Both the new programs are expected to epistolary book brings together Peter Stilwell told TDM that the cation Services Office (GAES) has already start at the new USJ Campus at Ilha Verde. letters the young doctor and renewal of his mandate “is a process similar approved its proposal to establish a Master’s The rector of the University, Peter Stilwell, aspiring author wrote to his to the one used in the Catholic University wife in 1971 upon being drafted program in Communication and Media. said that he still expects the construction of [of Portugal], when it comes to choosing into the Portuguese Army and This development is expected to commence the Campus to be concluded in May of this the new rector or rector’s office. It involves subsequently posted to Angola in the next academic year. year. a range of people being consulted,” he said. during the colonial war. The This new program aims to provide oppor- “There were some delays, which were in “Then the decision rests with the chancel- film is presently in competition tunities for people working within the me- fact, justified. But this is to be discussed lor,” added the rector, whose mandate ends for the Golden Bear at the dia and communications field who wish to further between the construction company in May. Berlinale. further develop their skills. According to and the owner, which is the Catholic Fou-

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Union Gaming xinhua HK tourist numbers drop ‘cautiously during CNY holiday optimistic’ Macau’s gaming stocks rallied over the weekend, led by the assenger traffic through Hong presents a decrease of 11.6 percent year- recently published figures Kong reached 3.9 million during the on-­year. P showing that visitor arrivals period between of February 5 and 14. Of In Macau, the number of visitors during in Macau grew by 4.7 percent this figure, mainland tourists accounted the Lunar New Year week between the Fe- year-on-year for the period for 1.2 million. bruary 7 and Sunday was up by 4 percent February 8 - 10. In Barron’s The Hong Kong Immigration Depart- year-on-year. There were 1.22 million vi- Asia, Union Gaming analyst ment reported that during the first 6 days sitor arrivals, the Public Security Police Christopher Jones wrote, of the holidays, the number of visitors to announced. “On the [Macau] Peninsula, Hong Kong reached 2.3 million, down 6.2 Wednesday (February 10) and Friday we are hearing that mass, percent year-on-year, of which mainland (February 12) registered the largest move- premium mass and VIP are People watch a CNY parade in Hong Kong visitors accounted for 744,000. This re- ments of people across the borders. all trending at least in line with management’s plan, with larger crowds and minimum bets than in recent months.” “Over on Cotai, we heard Women’s associations hold CNY event at Science Center roughly the same thing from management who were o usher in the Year of the light refreshments before pro- generally pleased,” Jones TMonkey, the Macau Profes- ceeding to the Planetarium to continued. “Overall, it seems sional and Executive Women As- watch the award-winning 3D that things are moving in sociation, and the Zonta Club of film, “The Life of Trees.” the right direction and we Macau held a Chinese New Year Afterward, the group was sea- remain cautiously optimistic for a strong CNY [Chinese celebration last week at the Ma- ted at the Central Station for the New Year period].” However, cau Science Center. “Science Express” and entertai- Wells Fargo & Co. said, citing More than 160 children and ned by a Science Drama, entit- various social welfare groups collaboration and contribution, industry people, that many adults enjoyed festive celebra- led “The Dinosaur Island.” Ac- and associations in Macau, and as well as the Macau Science Chinese middle-class families tions at the center from morning companied by staff of the Macau attended by Celeste Wong, the Center and its volunteers. that visited Macau during the until late afternoon. They inclu- Science Center, the children were president of the Social Welfare The Zonta Club of Macau is CNY were more inclined to ded children from the Cradle of then shown various galleries and Bureau. part of Zonta International; a enjoy non-gaming amenities Hope Association, Macau Down exhibitions such as the state-of- Christiana Ieong, the charter global non-profit organization and less to gamble. “Mass Syndrome Association and Cari- the-art robot demonstration, and president of the Zonta Club of of professional women who aim tables remained quiet and tas School of Macau. interactive science exhibits. Macau, thanked all the guests to advance the status of women casino revenues probably fell,” Participants were offered some The event was supported by and supporting groups for their around the world. according to Wells Fargo.

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Haslinda Amin, Kyunghee Park Aviation & Chong Pooi Koon

alaysia Airlines Bhd. is on track to return to profita- Malaysia Airlines on track with bility by 2018, hel- Mped by job cuts and route chan- ges undertaken as the company reeled from two high-profile profit, mulls fleet expansion plane crashes in 2014, Chief Executive Officer Christoph Mueller said. The carrier

The airline’s restructuring ef- file photo fort is proceeding as planned has become and the company is finished ‘overcautious’ laying off employees, Mueller said in an interview yesterday about safety with Bloomberg Television in Singapore. The carrier wants since the to buy and own some aircra- ft once its targets are met, as [MH370] its existing fleet structure is accident skewed toward leased planes, he said. “The biggest challenge is “very important for the who- really to go back to the good le industry” that investigators old times when we won the eventually find the remains of best customer quality awards,” Flight 370, which disappeared Mueller said. “Our product is en route to Beijing from Kuala a little bit tired. We will do a Lumpur in March 2014 with lot of work on our product this 239 people on board. A mul- year.” tinational team has scoured A veteran of turnaround ef- more than 80,000 square ki- forts for Aer Lingus Group Plc lometers of seabed in the sou- in Ireland, Mueller took over thern Indian Ocean over the Malaysia Airlines last March, past two years without turning charged with reviving a car- up a trace of the plane, and rier that was racking up losses won’t expand the search zone even before hundreds of peo- without new clues, the Austra- ple died in two 2014 crashes. lian Transport Safety Bureau Malaysia’s government bought said last month. out small shareholders to de- Malaysia Air is assisting list the airline. After cutting the investigators in all ways, 6,000 jobs, slashing pay and Mueller said yesterday, dis- trimming capacity by 30 per- missing claims that the carrier cent, Mueller said the major Students from the Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino High School walk on a mural depicting the missing Malaysia Airlines plane has been insufficiently trans- changes are done. parent about what happened Airlines globally have benefi- as a hub for regional travel is The partnership with Emira- Malaysia Airlines is shifting to the plane. The carrier has ted as oil prices have tumbled 90 percent complete, Mueller tes was complementary and gi- to smaller jets as part of the become “overcautious” about this year, but the advantage of said in November. Malaysia ves Malaysia Airlines access to revamp, seeking a buyer for safety since the accident, cheaper oil has been mostly of- Airlines has scrapped some new destinations in Africa and two of its six A380s. Five su- he said, but conceded that fset by the depreciation of the European routes, relying ins- Latin America, Mueller said. perjumbos are deployed on winning back consumer con- Malaysian ringgit against the tead on a code-share deal it The company is keeping all its the London route, with the fidence remains its primary dollar. That has a slightly lar- signed with Dubai-based Emi- Airbus Group SE A380s for its other used for charter trips challenge. ger impact on the company’s rates for longer-haul destina- London routes, while groun- such as flying the Real Madrid “It would leave a bad impres- earnings, Mueller said. tions and eschewing its tradi- ding its Boeing Co. 777-200s, soccer team on an Asian tour sion of the industry as a whole, A network restructuring ai- tional model of linking Europe Mueller said. The carrier said and taking Muslim pilgrims to but particularly Malaysia Air- med at establishing Malaysia and Australia via Southeast last month it plans to retire Mecca. lines,” if MH370 is never fou- Airlines’ Kuala Lumpur base Asia. and sell the 777-200s. Mueller said it would be nd, Mueller said. Bloomberg

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Mozambique Rail capacity to Hainan Airlines is a increase by 31.5 shareholder of TAP – million tons Air Portugal largest coal mine in Moatize, which can now increase pro- duction and reduce costs. Construction of the proposed USD3.5 billion dollar project started in 2012 when the price of coal was over $100 per ton, double the amount recorded at the end of 2015, leading the major producers such as Vale, Jindal Power, International he capacity of the railways Coal Ventures Limited (ICVL) Tin Mozambique will increa- and Beacon Hills Resources to se significantly once the line delay expansion plans. between Moatize and Nacala, “For the rest of the industry, known as the Nacala Corridor, Nacala will free up space on the with the strengthening of the Sena line, the only one availa- Sena line, to be completed in ble,” but the Mozambican coal the coming months. industry will remain below its The Nacala Logistics Corridor potential, said the EIU. has the capacity to transport 18 The new railway is also used million tons of cargo per year by other mining companies to and will serve mainly the coal transport their production, and industry at a time when some state port and rail company exporters are facing logistical CFM will transport of passen- problems that make it even gers and cargo. more difficult to continue ope- The provincial governor of rating at a profit, given the low Nampula, Victor Borges, re- prices of the commodity. cently said that the second pha- The opening of the line led se of the works to modernise the Economist Intelligence and expand the port of Nacala, he Portuguese Gover- respective management. [also] refer to HNA.” Unit to revise coal production a $270 million investment, cou- Tnment has authorized “The Portuguese State au- Expresso said that the HNA forecasts upwards in the short ld begin this year and tenders Chinese airline Hainan Air- thorizes as of now a stake to may take a stake of 10 per- term, allowing for a faster in- are currently being prepared. lines (HNA) become a sha- be taken in Atlantic Gateway cent to 13 percent of TAP and crease in exports in 2016 and In the first half of this year reholder of TAP – Air Por- by HNA, at a percentage added that the agreement 2017 and, consequently, a work to increase the capacity tugal through private con- to be agreed between the with the Chinese “was made smaller current account deficit of the Sena line is due to be sortium Atlantic Gateway, shareholders of the Atlan- after Neeleman formalised in for Mozambique. completed, increasing from Portuguese weekly newspa- tic Gateway and HNA,” the November a strategic part- “Nacala will finally ease trans- 6.5 million to 20 million tons per Expresso reported. memo said. nership in Brazil and after port bottlenecks in the Mozam- per year, said the provincial di- The government’s commit- The document adds, “fi- the Portuguese government bique coal industry,” the EIU rector for Transport and Com- ment is expressed in a me- nancing of 120 million eu- had sent a team to Beijing at said in its latest report on the munications of Sofala, Hélcio morandum recently signed ros to the company is expec- the end of January.” country. Canda. with the consortium formed ted, of which 30 million by In November 2015 HNA About 18 months behind sche- The Sena line links the port of by U.S. entrepreneurs David the state and 90 million by applied 1.7 billion reais dule and costing more than the Beira to Moatize, between the Neeleman and Portugal’s the private consortium, the (about USD424 million) in initial budget, the 902-kilome- provinces of Sofala and Tete, Humberto Pedrosa, under Portuguese State may also Azul. This investment was tre line and associated deep over a total length of 575 kilo- which the Portuguese state authorize HNA to subscribe described by financial news water port were developed by metres, including the Inhami- holds a 50 percent stake in directly part of the bonds, agency Bloomberg as “a li- Brazilian group Vale, which has tanga/Marromeu branchline. the TAP Group and the con- as the rights that in this feline for the Brazilian airli- a concession on Mozambique’s MDT/Macauhub sortium 45 percent and its MoU that refer to Azul will ne.” MDT/Macauhub

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teel company managers Sjoined thousands of their EU steel workers protest employees from across the Eu- ropean Union to protest yester- day against the import of cheap against cheap Chinese imports Chinese products and to warn the 28-nation bloc not to open the doors further to Beijing. steel at bay. The industry ar- The EU currently has 37 tra- is deemed unfair. China and that the complaints The European steel industry gued that if the EU recognizes de and legal actions going to The European steel sector about Beijing are only increa- is accusing China of illegal ex- China as a market economy, make sure that steel imports employs some 330,000 peo- sing. A country might sell be- port subsidies and selling pro- a status that would allow for are fair and provide for a level ple but the industry official say low production costs to gain ducts below production cost, even more imports, it would playing field, something which hundreds of thousands of jobs market share or to clear out all of which contributes to the cost tens of thousands of jobs. is especially critical in an age of are also at risk in the ceramics, stock. crisis in the European steel “Everybody understands that overproduction and dumping glass, solar panels and other “Market economy status to sector. there is a high need to act,” into the European markets. If sectors. China would be a full license to With whistles and firecra- said Geert Van Poelvoorde, China is given the recognition The Aegis alliance of major dump whenever and in every ckers, the workers ringed some president of the Eurofer indus- of a market economy it would European industries says that sector China wants to do it,” of the EU institutions to push try group, which was behind become even more difficult to three quarters of all EU anti-­ said Aegis spokesman Milan their demands to keep Chinese the march. take action against trade which dumping measures involve Nitzschke said. AP

Tianjin moves 10 chemical file photo plants after explosion review

uthorities in distance. more than USD4 billion, and one of the world’s Athe Chinese city of The head of the Binhai according to Chinese me- busiest ports, Tianjin was Tianjin are moving 10 Work Safety Bureau’s dia reports. earmarked by govern- chemical plants found to news office, who gave his Aside from the 10 plants ment leaders in Beijing to be too close to residential name as Shi, told The As- being moved, Shi said the develop into the new fi- areas, six months after a sociated Press yesterday other 75 with problems nancial nexus of northern devastating chemical ac- that the 10 plants were were not near residen- China. cident killed 173 people. close to residential areas, tial areas but will also be But the city’s image was The Tianjin Binhai New though he didn’t specify eventually moved 30 ki- deeply scarred by the Au- Area suffered one of Chi- whether they were within lometers south under a gust blast, which dama- na’s worst industrial ac- one kilometer. new plan to isolate che- ged more than 17,000 ho- cidents in August when a A recent audit of 583 mical-related firms at the mes, scorched entire trac- A furious central go- ded punishing 120 peo- warehouse storing com- chemical companies in Nangang industrial zone. ts of parked cars and left vernment has pledged to ple, including high-level bustible chemicals explo- the area found problems That zone is about 10 ki- a crater six meters deep, shore up industrial regu- Communist Party officials ded less than one kilome- at 85, two of which were lometers away from any raising concerns about lations countrywide and in Tianjin and company ter away from apartmen- being moved beginning residential developments. the downside of breakne- a Cabinet panel earlier executives, for violating or ts — the legally required last month at a cost of Boasting a rich history ck development. this month recommen- failing to enforce laws. AP tue 16.02.2016

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HSBC to keep HQ in London, decides against move to Hong Kong

Danica Kirka, London about slowing economic grow- th in China and market volati- ritain’s biggest ap photo lity around the world may have bank is staying put. persuaded HSBC to stay with HSBC Holdings plc the status quo, Gordon said. said it will keep its “I’m sure that a perception of Bheadquarters in London, en- market and political volatility ding a 10-month process in would have been a considera- which one of the world’s largest tion against moving,” he said. financial companies considered The bank’s decision came af- moving to Hong Kong to get ter a complicated process that closer to its center of gravity in took longer than expected, but fast-growing Asian economies. speculation increased in the “I think we’ve ended up with days before the company was the best of both worlds,” HSBC set to report its earnings Feb. chairman Douglas Flint told 22. the BBC yesterday. “A pivot to HSBC still believes its com- Asia, led from London.” mercial future lies in the Flint said that HSBC was, at growing wealth of Asia. Almost its heart, a bank focused on two-thirds of the bank’s pre- trade and investment flows. tax profit came from Asia in Sidestepping concerns about the first nine months of 2015, the recent volatility in Asian compared with 19 percent from markets, Flint said it had been Europe. a privilege to choose between It has offices in 72 countries two of the world’s great finan- and territories in Asia, Europe, cial centers and that the deci- A tourist takes a picture backdropped by the HSBC headquarters building standing amongst other skyscrapers in the Canary the Americas, the Middle East sion was not based on short- Wharf business district of London and North Africa. It claimed term market dynamics. assets of USD2.5 trillion as of “The U.K. is one of the most in the world with a fantastic re- HSBC’s decision was a relief HSBC’s decision. September. globally connected economies gulatory system and legal sys- to the government, which fea- Campaigners who want the Many Western banks are in- tem and immense experience red losing a pillar of Britain’s fi- country to leave the EU argued terested in expanding opera- in dealing with international nancial world — and the signal the decision proved that big tions in Asia, but HSBC has the affairs,” he said. it would send more broadly for financial institutions would advantage of already having a The bank launched the review the economy at a time of heated not be frightened off by a lea- major presence there. Founded We’ve ended last April in light of regulatory debate about whether or not to ve vote. But Flint told the BBC in Hong Kong in 1865, when and tax changes implemen- leave the EU. The thought of lo- that the bank has the ability to the city was a British colony, up with the ted by the U.K. after the 2008 sing one of London’s financial move people from London to the bank financed growing tra- best of both financial crisis. Particularly icons had sent the government Paris if necessary for the bank’s de between China and Europe problematic was a 2010 tax on into panic. wholesale operations. and was originally known as worlds… a pivot a bank’s global balance sheet, “It’s a vote of confidence in Investec banking expert Ian the Hongkong and Shanghai which penalized those with glo- the government’s economic Gordon, who thought a move Banking Corp. to Asia, led from bal operations such as HSBC plan, and a boost to our goal of was in the bank’s interest, su- The company moved its head- and Standard Chartered. Fears making the U.K. a great place ggested it was dangerous to quarters to London in 1992 to London. that Britain would vote to leave to do more business with China trust political promises that meet the regulatory require- Douglas Flint the European Union also hei- and the rest of Asia,” the Trea- won’t be enacted until after ments for its acquisition of Mi- HSBC chairman ghtened concerns. sury said in a statement after the next election. Concerns dland Bank. AP

Economy First Chinese train China’s trade tumbles in January arrives in Tehran to revive Silk Road hina’s trade tumbled in Ja- of the Lunar New Year holiday dis- nuary, in a possible fresh sign of torts China’s economic data at the ran’s state TV says the first Chinese com-

C ap photo the weakness confronting the wor- beginning of the year. Imercial train has arrived in Tehran to revive ld’s No. 2 economy. Companies in China shut down for the Silk Road — an ancient network of trade Exports fell 11.2 percent to the weeklong holiday, which falls routes running through Asia. USD177.5 billion, a sharp deterio- at different times in January or Fe- Yesterday’s report quotes Mohsen Pourseyed ration from the 1.4 percent decline bruary. In the run-up to the holiday, Aghaie, Iran’s deputy transport minister, as reported for December, according which this year occurred last week, saying a 12-container train arrived in Tehran A man plays with balls as a salesperson to customs data released yesterday. factories stock up on raw materials looks out from the booth selling children’s after a 14-day journey from eastern China. Imports shrank by 18.8 percent to and rush to fill orders. clothing at the Wangfujing shopping district Aghaie says the railway saves transit time $114.2 billion, a faster fall than the “The lower-than-expected expor- in Beijing comparing to the sea route from Shanghai to previous month’s 7.6 percent con- ts in January was likely caused by Iranian ports. He says Iran plans to extend the traction, leaving a trade surplus of some frontloading of shipments last year, expanding 6.9 percent. route to Europe. $63.3 billion. into December,” ANZ Bank econo- Officials expect growth this year of Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said his The export figure reflected weaker mists Liu Li-gang and Louis Lam between 6.5 and 7 percent. country will continue its close ties with the East demand for shipments of manufac- wrote in a report. They said that Growth is slowing as the country’s despite deals his country has with western na- tured goods as the global recovery December’s export figures were communist leaders try to wean the tions like France and Italy. continues to stumble. probably better than expected for economy off export-led manufactu- China is Iran’s biggest trade partner and conti- Economists, however, were reser- the same reason. ring and instead focus on more self-­ nued purchasing oil from Iran after nuclear-re- ving final analysis until figures for China’s economy posted its sustaining domestic consumption lated sanctions were tightened in 2012, despite February are out because the timing slowest growth in a quarter century and services. AP U.S. pressure. AP 16.02.2016 tue

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ts, rocket launches and other acts condemned by the U.S. ap photo and its close allies are seen by countries outside Washin- gton’s sphere of influence as symbols of national pride, socialist progress and stren- gth. Every day brings new praise from places like Gui- nea and Bangladesh or po- litical organizations such as the Workers’ Party of Hun- gary and the Group of Youth for the Study of Kim Jong Il Juche Idea in Vienna. Even so, Pyongyang’s mes- sage has always been two- fold: North Korea has every right to defend itself against a U.S. government bent on bringing it down, but if Washington would give up its hostile policies, it would be willing to seek peace, too. The only realistic way to turn the situation around on the Korean Peninsula, Pyon- gyang has long said, is for Washington to remove its troops from the South — or at least stop its huge annual war games there — and start talks toward normalizing relations and negotiating a peace treaty. “The U.S.’s ceaseless mili- tary threat and nuclear bla- ckmail against the DPRK are North Korean men put up a propaganda poster urging its citizens to carry out their country’s ruling party’s goals for North Korea with an unwavering spirit in Pyongyang precisely the reason why the nuclear issue in the Korean Peninsula was spawned and still remains unsettled,” the official Minju Joson newspa- Facing new sanction threats, per said in an editorial Sun- day using the acronym for the country’s formal name, North Koreans defiant as ever the Democratic People’s Re- public of Korea. “The only solution to it is to put an Eric Talmadge, Pyongyang round of international outra- correctness, North Korean end to the U.S. hostile policy ge. But while the motives of style. Candor toward the DPRK.” he United States and Ja- Kim Jong Un’s regime are — But anti-U.S. sentiment in in street In Washington, of cour- Tpan have already annou- as usual — a matter of spe- this country does run deep, se, that position is seen as nced plans for new sanctions culation, ask a North Korean for good reason. interviews is a non-starter.­ North Korea over North Korea’s recent what’s going on and the reply That is partly because the must, it claims, make the nuclear test and rocket lau- is swift, indignant and well-­ relentless propaganda that rare in North first move and dismantle its nch, and the U.N. Security practiced. depicts Washington — which nuclear program. Council is likely to deliver It’s America’s fault. has made no secret of its desi- Korea. [Those] Taking a deep dive into the more soon. Cross-border “It’s not right for the U.S. re for regime change — as its who agreed to U.S. media to suggest that tensions with Seoul are esca- to tell our country not to biggest existential threat. But even many Americans ques- lating quickly and even Chi- have nuclear bombs,” Pak Mi it also reflects the brutality of be interviewed tion that logic, the North’s na is starting to sound more Hyang, a 22-year-old chil- the Korean War, which left official news agency, KCNA, like an angry neighbor than a dren’s camp worker, told millions of Koreans dead and by the AP on Sunday cited articles on comrade-in-arms. The Associated Press as she most of North Korea’s cities the popular website Red- But with a storm brewing all walked with a friend near and industrial base in ruins. were mindful dit and a recent issue of the around them, North Koreans Kim Il Sung Square in Pyon- Though called the “Forgo- of the fact that Bulletin of Atomic Scientists have their own take on things — gyang over the weekend. tten War” in America, it is that hit two of Pyongyang’s and it’s decidedly unapologetic. “The U.S. has a lot of them anything but forgotten in speaking out favored themes — failed U.S. Pyongyang started off the and tells us not to have any. North Korea. It is used by policy toward the North and new year with what it claims It’s not fair. We’ve been li- authorities to rally the nation of turn can the need to engage, not iso- was its first hydrogen bomb ving with sanctions for a long around anti-U.S. feeling and late. test and followed that up time and we are not afraid.” a common outside enemy, have severe “Our country wants peace, with the launch of a satelli- Candor in street interviews and it also resonates with repercussions and if the U.S. wants peace te on a rocket condemned by is rare in North Korea. Pak many North Koreans who too then there will be peace,” much of the world as a test of and others who agreed to remember wartime suffering said Pak, the children’s camp banned missile technology. be interviewed by the AP or have family or friends who who works at the ministry of worker. When Seoul responded by were mindful of the fact that died in the fighting, which coal mining industry, said he But she added that right closing down an industrial speaking out of turn can the North says was started by feels “proud of the H-bomb.” now, as her country is once park that is the last symbol have severe repercussions, the United States and South “We made a big step in again coming under the of cooperation between the especially when talking to an Korea. making bombs so we are not threat of sanctions that will two rivals, Pyongyang lashed American journalist with his And since the 1950-53 war afraid of any attacks from probably have a negative im- back, expelling all South Ko- North Korean escort. ended in an armistice, not a the enemies,” he said. “No pact on her daily life, Nor- reans from the site just nor- “We have a lot of hatred peace treaty, the U.S. is still enemy can attack us because th Korea in her eyes is only th of the Demilitarized Zone toward Americans,” Pak said, technically and literally “the we have an H-bomb.” growing stronger. and putting it under military politely, before walking on. enemy.” North Korea’s media has “I feel proud to be a mem- control. It hard to discern exactly Reflecting that sentiment, also tried mightily to show ber of the Korean nation,” Each move brought a new how much of that is political Kim Cho Yong, a 49-year-old the public that nuclear tes- she said. AP tue 16.02.2016

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Australia Philippines Police seize USD900 million Gov’t to sell Marcos jewelry in methylamphetamine valued at USD21 million ustralian law en- forcement agencies have

A ap photo seized methylamphetamine he Philippine government worth 1.26 billion Australian has approved the public

T ap photo dollars (USD900 million) in exhibit and auction of the jewel- the country’s largest-ever haul ry collection of late dictator Fer- of the illicit drug in its liquid dinand Marcos’ widow Imelda form, officials said yesterday. which international experts Four Hong Kong passport have appraised to be now worth holders were arrested in Syd- Officers stand by a display of at least one billion pesos (USD21 ney last month over the import confiscated drugs in Sydney million), officials said yesterday. from China of 720 liters (190 The hoard was seized when gallons) of the drug hidden in The Australian and Chinese Marcos and his family fled to boxes of silicon bra inserts and agencies established a joint Hawaii in 1986 following a po- art supplies, police said in a task force in November to in- pular revolt that ended his two statement. vestigate criminal syndicates decades in power. They include The liquid could have made trafficking methamphetamine. a 25-carat, barrel-shaped dia- about 500 kilograms of hi- “This largest seizure of liquid mond worth at least $5 million gh-grade crystal meth, com- methylamphetamine to date and a Cartier diamond tiara that monly known in Australia as is the result of organized cri- is now many times more valuab- ice, Australian Federal Police minals targeting the lucrative le than the previous estimate of Commander Chris Sheehan Australian ice market from of- $30,000 to $50,000. said. fshore,” Keenan told reporters. Andrew de Castro of the Pre- Officials also seized two kilo- The four will appear in a Syd- sidential Commission on Good grams of the crystalized form ney court next month charged Government, an agency tasked The government’s Privatiza- zed in Hawaii and at Manila’s of the drug. with importing and manufac- to recover the Marcoses’ ill-­ tion Council headed by the De- airport. Justice Minister Michael turing commercial quantities gotten wealth, said they hope partment of Finance last week “The jewelry confiscated from Keenan said the operation of illegal drugs. Each suspect to hold the exhibit and auction approved the sale of the jewelry. the Marcoses remain a singu- used information gathered faces a potential life sentence if before the end of President Be- A portion of the collection seized lar manifestation of the mis- through new cooperation be- convicted. nigno Aquino III’s term in June, at the presidential palace when guided priorities of the Marcos tween Australian Federal Po- Keenan said the seizure was when the terms for the current the Marcoses fled, however, is presidency during his reign,” lice and China’s National Nar- one the largest hauls of illicit members of the commission still being contested in court. commission Chairman Richard cotics Control Commission. drugs in Australian history. AP also end. Other pieces of jewelry were sei- Amurao said last week. AP

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Julie Pace & Will Weissert, USA Elections Greenville (SC)

epublican pre- sidential candidates jousted over immigra- Republican candidates joust tion and foreign poli- Rcy in a raucous debate that was shaken by the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia over foreign policy, immigration hours before they took the stage. Scalia’s death thrust the future of the high court into the center that while he didn’t mind the of a heated presidential cam- businessman criticizing him — paign. In their debate Saturday ap photo “It’s blood sport for him” — he night [Sunday, Macau time], the was “sick and tired of him going Republican candidates insisted after my family.” that President Barack Obama Trump was jeered lustily by the step aside and let his successor audience in Greenville, South nominate Scalia’s replacement Carolina, a state where the Bush instead, a position the White family is popular with Republi- House vigorously opposed. cans. George W. Bush plans to Among the contenders, only campaign with his brother in Jeb Bush said Obama had Charleston Monday, making his “every right” to nominate a jus- first public foray into the 2016 tice during his final year in offi- race. ce. The former Florida governor Ohio Gov. John Kasich sou- said the presidency must be a ght to inject the election’s high strong office — though he added stakes into the discussion in the that he didn’t expect Obama to midst of the fiery exchanges be- pick a candidate who could win tween his competitors. consensus support. “I think we’re fixing to lose the The five other candidates on Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. (right) hands a mint to Republican presidential candidate, election to Hillary Clinton if we the stage urged the Republican- businessman Donald Trump don’t stop this,” Kasich said. led Senate to block any attempts The governor’s warnings did li- by the president to get his third would be unelectable in Novem- fighting between Trump and of the last six elections. ttle to deter his feisty colleagues. nominee on the court. ber. Bush, then between Trump and Trump, repeatedly interrup- Cruz and Sen. Marco Rubio also “It’s up to Mitch McConnell On the Democratic side, Hillary Cruz. The exchanges highligh- ting his rivals, lashed out at Cruz revived their fight over immigra- and everybody else to stop it,” Clinton said at a dinner in Den- ted the bad blood between the after the Texas senator challen- tion, with the Texas senator ha- Donald Trump said. “It’s called ver that Obama has the right to billionaire businessman and his ged his conservative credentials, ranguing his Florida counterpart delay, delay, delay.” nominate another justice. He “is rivals just a week before the pi- calling him the “single-biggest for sponsoring failed legislation Just six contenders took the president of the United States votal primary in South Carolina, liar” and a “nasty guy.” The real that would have created a pa- debate stage in South Carolina, until Jan 20, 2017. That is a fact a state known for rough-and- estate mogul also accused Bush thway to citizenship for many of far from the long line of candi- my friends, whether the Repu- tumble politics. of lying about Trump’s business those in the United States ille- dates who participated in ear- blicans like it or not.” Cruz and Trump emerged from record and said Bush’s brother — gally. Cruz also accused Rubio of lier Republican events. Yet the “Let’s get on with it,” said her the first two voting contests in former President George W. taking a more moderate approa- Republican race remains dee- challenger, Vermont Sen. Bernie Iowa and New Hampshire with Bush — lied to the public about ch when speaking to Spanish-l­ ply uncertain, with party eli- Sanders, arguing that the Senate a victory apiece and appear po- the Iraq war. anguage media in an attempt to tes still hoping that one of the should vote on whoever Obama sitioned to compete for a win in “Obviously the war in Iraq was appeal to Hispanics. more mainstream candidates nominates. the first Southern primary. The a big fat mistake,” Trump said. “I don’t know how he knows will rise up to challenge Trump The Republican debate that winner in South Carolina has Bush, who has been among the what I said on Univision — he and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Many began with a moment of silence gone on to win the Republican most aggressive Republican can- doesn’t speak Spanish,” Rubio Republican leaders believe both for Scalia devolved quickly into presidential nomination in five didates in taking on Trump, said shot back. Rubio entered the debate un- der immense pressure following his disappointing fifth-place Scalia’s body being flown back; died of natural causes finish in the New Hampshire primary. He stumbled badly in he body of U.S. Supreme Court Jus- 35 weekend guests. He arrived Friday a debate days before that vote, tice Antonin Scalia was taken to an El around noon. Poindexter says the group but appeared more fluid in Sa-

T ap photo Paso airport and was being flown to Vir- had dinner Friday night and Scalia was turday’s contest. ginia after it was determined he died of his “usual, personable self.” Poindexter Scalia’s sudden death — and “natural causes” and an autopsy was not says Scalia retired around 9 p.m., saying the chance to replace him — necessary. he wanted a long night’s sleep. could serve as a reminder for Chris Lujan, a manager for Sunset Fu- A procession of about 20 law enforce- voters of the consequences of neral Homes, said that Scalia’s body was ment officers arrived in the early hours elections. taken from the facility yesterday [Macau Sunday at an El Paso, Texas, funeral Cruz cast the moment in stark time]. Scalia’s family didn’t think a private home, according to Lujan. He said they terms, saying allowing another autopsy was necessary and requested his had traveled more than three hours Obama nominee to be approved remains be flown home as soon as possi- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia from the West Texas resort ranch whe- would amount to Republicans ble, he said. re the 79-year-old Scalia was found giving up control of the Supre- Presidio County Judge Cinderela Gueva- didn’t know details about where the plane dead in his room Saturday morning. me Court for a generation. ra told The Associated Press she consulted was headed. Kristina Mills, a history teacher at “One of the most important with Scalia’s personal physician and she- The U.S. Marshals Service referred ques- nearby Chapin High School, came to judgments for the men and wo- riff’s investigators, who said there were no tions about the flight to Supreme Court of- pay her respects and brought flowers. men of South Carolina to make signs of foul play, before concluding the ficials, who did not immediately respond “Recognizing his contribution to ser- is who on this stage has the 79-year-old had died of natural causes. to inquiries. ving our country just compelled me to background, the principle, the He was found dead in his room at a West Scalia’s weekend death was as much of a come,” she said. “I wanted to do yellow character, the judgment and the Texas resort ranch Saturday morning. shock to those at the ranch, as it was to the roses because for him dying in Texas. I strength of resolve to nominate Guevara says the declaration was made rest of the nation didn’t want his family to have bad me- and confirm principled consti- around 1:52 p.m. Saturday [Texas time]. The owner of the West Texas ranch whe- mories of Texas.” tutionalists to the court,” Cruz Terry Sharpe, assistant director for ope- re Scalia died says the justice seemed his The Senate’s Republican leader, ba- said. rations at El Paso International Airport, usual self at dinner the night before he was cked largely by his party’s White House Retired neurosurgeon Ben said a private plane carrying Scalia’s body found “in complete repose” in his room. candidates, essentially told a Democra- Carson is fighting to stay in the departed around 8 p.m. EST (0200 GMT). John Poindexter, the owner of Cibo- tic president in his final year in office mix in South Carolina, but was Scalia’s body was accompanied to the air- lo Creek Ranch near Marfa, told repor- not to bother asking lawmakers to con- overshadowed in the debate by port by U.S. marshals, he said. He said he ters Scalia was part of a group of about firm a nominee for the lifetime seat. AP his more aggressive rivals. AP 16.02.2016 tue

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One Century of Austrian Art 1860-1960 Time: 10am-7pm cinema (no admittance after 6:30 pm, closed on Mondays) cineteatro Until: April 3, 2016 12 Feb - 18 Feb Venue: Macau Museum of Art, Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE alvin and the chipmunks: road chip_ Admission: MOP5 room 1 2.00, 5.30, 7.30 pm (Free on Sundays and public holidays) Director: Walt Becker 1959 Castro sworn in Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 Starring: Jason Lee, Jesica Ahlberg, Josh Green as Cuban PM Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has beco- Duration: 92min Shining Clean - Exhibition of Yongle me the country’s youngest ever premier. Porcelain Excavated from Zhushan of the At the age of 32, he has been sworn in as Prime Mi- Jingdezhen Official Kiln and Museum nister in the Cabinet Room of the Presidential Palace Time: 9am-9pm in Havana. Until: Dr Castro led the resistance against the seven-­ March 13, 2016 year military rule of President Fulgeneio Batista and Venue: Temporary Exhibitions Gallery of the Civic commanded the 26 July Army, a guerrilla force that and Municipal Affairs Bureau Organizer: Civic and drove the old regime into exile on New Year’s Day. Municipal Affairs Bureau, Cultural Affairs Bureau But this is the first time he has assumed adminis- Admission: Free trative responsibilities within the new, provisional Enquiries: government. (853) 8988 4100 / 2882 7103 Cuban newspaper ‘Revolution’ - regarded as the voice-piece of the 26 July Army - explained his “Print” – Art Project appointment is to solve the problem of “a dispersal Time: 12pm-7pm of power”, as many workers and industries have ob- (Closed on Tuesdays, open on public holidays) served Castro’s pronouncements and not the gover- Until: nment’s since the revolution. February 21, 2016 According to the newspaper, “now the government, Venue: No Cruzamento da Avenida do Coronel the revolution and the people will take the same Mesquita com a Avenida Almirante Lacerda Macau path.” Admission: Free Dr Castro was on leave from his previous post as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces when Dr Enquiries: (853) 2853 0026 mermaid_ Jose Miro Cordoba - prime minister since 5 January - room 1 2.00, 5.30, 7.30 pm and his cabinet resigned, without explanation, two Director: Stephen Chau days ago. Starring: Deng Chao, Show Lo, Zhang Yu Qi As well as his supporters, a hoard of Cuban and fo- Offbeat Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) reign media witnessed Fidel Castro being sworn into Duration: 92min office wearing his olive-green rebel army fatigues and sporting his trademark square cap and beard. Dutch tourist says he’s lucky to from vegas to macau III_ He told them: “We have great plans and we suffer survive epal tiger attack room 2 when we cannot put these into effect rapidly, but te- N 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm chnical preparations take time.” Director: Andrew Lau, Wong Jing He also denied he had any interest in taking over A Dutch tourist who survived a tiger attack in the jungles of Starring: Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Nick Cheung, as president, saying legal moves to lower the age of southwestern Nepal over the weekend by climbing a tree said Jacky Cheung eligibility for the post last week were the initiative of yesterday that he’s lucky to be alive and will now have a story Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) the incumbent president Manuel Urrutia Lleo. to tell when he returns home. Duration: 112min President Urrutia and Prime Minister Castro are old Gerard Van Laar said he was attacked by the tiger when he allies and are expected to work together to achieve and his Nepalese guide were hiking in Bardia National Park the good dinosaur_ revolutionary aims of economic reform and improved on Saturday. room 3 living standards for all Cubans. “I was super lucky to be alive. I would have been dead if it 2.30, 4.30, 7.15 pm Director: Peter Sohn had not been for Krishna (the guide),” Laar said by phone from Courtesy BBC News Language: English (Cantonese) Bardia, about 400 kilometers southwest of Nepal’s capital, Duration: 93min Kathmandu. “All of a sudden, I heard a roar and a growl, and the tiger the monkey king 2_ In context was heading toward us at full speed,” said Laar, who has been room 3 travelling in Nepal since last month. 9.15, 11.30 pm Fidel Castro became patron of the Whiskers Club in Der- He was able to escape by climbing a tree, but his guide Director: Pou-Soi Cheang byshire, UK, on 23 February after promising not to shave was attacked and slightly injured as he ran away to draw the Starring: Aaron Kwok, Gong Li, Feng Shaofeng his two-year-old beard until his country had a “good govern- attention of the tiger. Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) ment”. The tiger returned and circled the tree while Laar tried to Duration: 120min The Cuban Cabinet refused to accept Dr Castro’s resignation stay as quiet as possible about six meters above the ground. on 18 July 1959, claiming President Urrutia was obstruct- About two hours later, the guide arrived back with help and ing reforms, and the President was prompted to step down they shouted and used sticks to drive away the tiger. macau tower instead. Antagonism with the US grew and the Americans imposed The guide was hospitalized for a day, but Laar was not hurt. 04 Feb - 02 Mar economic sanctions on Cuba from 1960. The 33-year-old freelance engineer from Dedemsvaart, Ne- Cuban alliance with the USSR led to the nuclear missile crisis therlands, said he thought he would be killed until he was able the good dinosaur_ in 1962. to climb the tree. 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm Dr Castro passed a new constitution and became president, Bardia, a protected national forest, is home to about 70 ti- Director: Peter Sohn secretary general of the Communist Party and commander-in- gers. It is popular and receives thousands of visitors a year, Language: English (Cantonese) chief of the army in 1976. but tiger attacks are rare. Duration: 93min tue 16.02.2016 th Anniversary

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Olympics ap photo Leading Russian anti-doping official dies suddenly

he former executive director of Tthe Russian Anti-Doping Agency has died, two months after leaving his post amid Russia’s doping scandal. In a telephone interview with The Associated Press yesterday, RUSADA spokeswoman Nataliya Koshel confir- med Nikita Kamaev died on Sunday. He was 52. Former RUSADA general director Ramil Khabriev told the Tass news agency he believed Kamaev had a “massive heart attack” at home after feeling pain in his chest. “I’ve been told that he was out cross-­ country skiing, came home, and felt pain in the area of the heart,” Khabriev said. “I’d never heard him complain of Western Conference’s Kobe Bryant anything to do with his heart. Perhaps his wife knew about some sort of pro- Basketball blem.” Kamaev and Khabriev quit in De- cember as the Russian Sports Ministry pushed for the agency to carry out re- A private dinner among forms under new leadership. That was a month after RUSADA was stopped from conducting drug tests when the World Anti-Doping Agency declared it Kobe’s All-Star highlights non-compliant with anti-doping rules. A WADA commission accused RU- SADA of covering up cases of doping Tim Reynolds, Toronto you’re competing against means a lot, to my career. I properly prepare Bryant for by leading Russian athletes, giving each other. To hear those went down a list of momen- retirement, such as dental them advance knowledge of suppose- he moment Kobe stories now, you have such ts, gave people insight on adhesive, reading glasses, dly surprise tests and allowing banned TBryant will savor most a deep sense of appreciation Kobe and the way he thinks. compression socks and a athletes to continue competing. from his final All-Star and such a brotherhood It was just appreciation, cane. Anthony offered a Kamaev was the day-to-day head of weekend was one the world from all the years of com- man. His drive, his com- magnum of Gaja Barba- RUSADA operations from 2011 until never saw. peting against each other. It petitiveness, it helped me resco, Italian wine for the his resignation in December. The day There were plenty of hi- just felt good.” early in my career because player who grew up in Italy after the WADA commission’s report ghlights to cherish, actually. They gave him some silly I wanted to be on his level.” and says much like vino it- emerged accusing RUSADA of cove- The way his daughters bea- gifts. They presented him Bryant hasn’t always had self he got better with age. ring up doping, he made a vehement med when they got to meet with a giant bottle of wine, the tightest relationships But there was also a se- defense of the organization, saying it and take a picture with Ste- a 1996 vintage in a nod to with NBA peers. He’s ne- rious tone, as Bryant no- had been fighting drug use effectively, phen Curry after the game. his rookie season. And they ver been the sort that needs dded during his speech and claiming that the commission pro- A conversation with Mi- told Bryant what he meant tons of friends, and his toward his wife, Vanessa. duced a biased report based on unre- chael Jordan. Getting sou- to their lives. competitive juices someti- “The thing that I’ll miss is liable testimony from athletes who had ght out by Magic Johnson The dinner was secret, mes kept him from allowing matching up with you guys,” been caught doping. for a talk about legacy. Pri- super-exclusive, invitation-­ himself to get close with too Bryant told Wade, Anthony “Some of the issues have a particular vate chats with teammates only. It’s something the many people. But now that and Paul. “Vanessa will tell acuteness and are, if you like, politici- in the locker room, which he trio started doing last sea- his career is winding down, you: I’ll be in the bed for hou- zed,” he said at the time. Accusations enjoyed tremendously. son at All-Star weekend, many close to Bryant are rs — hours, man — not slee- that agents from Russia’s FSB security But the quintessential one calling the gathering the seeing some changes. ping, watching film on you service infiltrated the doping lab for to Bryant came in the wee Gentleman’s Supper Club. He has thoroughly enjoyed guys because you are driving the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi hours of Sunday morning This year, the group wanted the tributes he’s received in me [expletive] crazy.” were the product of an “inflamed ima- inside a rented-out restau- Bryant to be tied into it so- every city the Lakers have He can start sleeping soon, gination,” he added. rant, where he was the guest mehow. visited since his retirement if he isn’t already. Kamaev’s death came less than two of honor at a celebration ar- So after All-Star Saturday announcement. He made The last All-Star Game is weeks after another former RUSADA ranged by Chris Paul, Car- festivities ended, the group his peace long ago with Los in the books. The NBA jour- figure, founding chairman Vyaches- melo Anthony and Dwyane headed out to the party that Angeles not being in posi- ney is almost over. He may lav Sinev, who left the agency in 2010, Wade. mattered most to them. tion right now to compete have participated in his last died on Feb. 3, according to RUSADA, Bryant was publicly sere- Dinner was a fish dish, and for the postseason. practice on Saturday. The which didn’t elaborate. AP naded all weekend, and ha- it wasn’t served until after “This is amazing,” Bryant legendary ride has 27 games ving 20,000 fans chant his 2 a.m. The wine and spiri- said at the restaurant, glass left, at the most. And before name left him beaming. Ha- ts were flowing long before in hand. “I’m not the most he left Toronto for a quick ving three longtime rivals that, and for a little while af- social person, so to get this family vacation before the ap photo quietly pay tribute meant terward as well. By the time from you guys means abso- season resumes later this even more. everything had wound down, lutely everything to me.” week, Bryant took one final “It was really special,” sunrise wasn’t far away. Wade gave him a custo- moment to reflect. Bryant told The Associa- But to those who were the- mized robe and some other “It has hit me,” Bryant ted Press yesterday [Macau re, it was most memorable. clothes bearing his logo — said. “I feel very thankful. time] after scoring 10 points “Respect,” Wade said. along with a one-year subs- I feel very thankful. It’s not in his last All-Star appea- “That’s what it was. It was cription to Netflix, because an exciting thing. It’s not rance, a 196-173 win for the about respect, ours for him Bryant is about to have a a sad thing. It’s just, I feel West over the East. “Tho- and the respect he’s given lot of time on his hands. very thankful to be able se are the things you don’t us. I just wanted to tell him Paul gave him a bunch of to have had the career I’ve get a chance to hear when that his respect meant a lot, presents that he said would had.” AP Nikita Kamaev tue 16.02.2016

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Samuel Petrequin, Paris Football | Champions League making his Champions League debut as head coach when Real Wednesday, 3:45am Madrid plays at Roma. PSG v Chelsea “It brings back a lot of me- H 1.73, D 3.92, A 6.25 mories,” Zidane said after Chelsea in fine form Madrid’s 4-2 win over Athle- tic Bilbao at the Santiago Ber- fter months of poor nabeu in the Spanish league results that prompted on Saturday. “I won it with Chelsea to sack Jose ahead of match at PSG this club as a player and as Mourinho, the crisis the assistant manager. It has seemsA to be over at Stamford DZEKO’S DROUGHT something special. When you Bridge. It’s ended at the right ENDS are a footballer, you dream of time as the Champions Lea- Roma forward Edin Dzeko ap photo winning the World Cup every gue restarts this week, with the ended an 81-day scoring drou- four years, and of winning the Blues traveling to face Paris ght with a goal in a 3-1 win at Champions League every year. Saint-Germain after their big- Carpi in Serie A on Friday. We are going to fight to do it.” gest league win this season, a Roma appeared to be heading Real Madrid starts the round 5-1 drubbing of Newcastle. for a draw before Dzeko slotted of 16 unbeaten and with one of PSG and Chelsea, who meet in Mohamed Salah’s cross six the Champions League’s best today [Wednesday, 3:45am] minutes from time for his first attacks — along with Bayern as the first-leg matches of the goal since November. Munich — with 19 goals scored. Round of 16 get underway, It’s been an emotional few The team’s only setback in the have been drawn together in days for Dzeko, who recently group stage was a 0-0 draw at the knockout rounds for the celebrated the birth of his dau- Paris Saint-Germain. third successive year. Their re- ghter, Una. It is yet to lose a game under cent matches have been tense “It’s important to always be- coach Zidane, who replaced and close, with Chelsea pre- lieve,” Dzeko wrote in Italian Rafa Benitez last month. vailing in 2014, but losing last on Instagram. year on away goals. Dzeko joined Roma in August REBOUNDING BENFICA PSG is great form, although on loan from Manchester City Benfica will be looking to re- the three-time defending Fren- and has scored six goals in 26 bound from a disappointing ch champion’s run of 16 conse- appearances in all competi- home loss in a high-profile cutive wins in all competitions tions. game against rival FC Porto, was halted by Lille over the Roma has won four strai- a result that cost the team the weekend in a goalless draw. ght under new coach Luciano Chelsea’s Diego Costa (right) tries to score an overhead kick past Newcastle lead in the Portuguese league. Despite the state of emer- Spalletti, who replaced the fi- United’s Steven Taylor “Nobody likes to lose, it’s nor- gency in France following the red Rudi Garcia last month. mal to have a letdown,” Benfica November attacks that left Against Madrid, the Giallo- Chelsea’s form has impro- winners. Skipper John Terry coach Rui Vitoria said. “But we 130 people dead in the capital, rossi will be hoping to avoid ved, though, since the firing of is also unlikely to play after have an important game right about 1,400 Chelsea fans are another European embarras- Jose Mourinho, and the team suffering a hamstring injury away [today] and it should be expected at the Parc des Prin- sment after getting routed 6-1 is unbeaten in all competitions against Newcastle. enough to get us motivated ces. Their arrival will be one by Barcelona in November and under interim coach Guus Hi- Despite Terry’s setback, the again.” year after a commuter was ra- falling 7-1 to Bayern Munich ddink. mood at the Premier League Benfica had won eight con- cially abused and blocked by a last season. “We mustn’t get too carried club is buoyant. secutive games before facing group of supporters from the away, it is one result. But at the “Now we have more confi- Porto on Friday. It hadn’t lost London club from boarding a CHELSEA GETS same time, we have been wai- dence to go there and to play. since December. metro train. CONFIDENCE BACK ting for this,” England defen- Paris have a great team, great The club is used to facing Ze- Benfica hosts Zenit Saint Pe- Winning the Champions Lea- der Gary Cahill said after the players, but we go there to try nit’s Portuguese manager An- tersburg in today’s other ma- gue appears to be the only way 5-1 win over Newcastle. to win the game,” Brazilian dres Villas-Boas, who previously tch. Real Madrid travels to Chelsea can return to Europe’s Cahill made his first league winger Willian said. coached Porto and Academica Roma tomorrow for Zinedine elite competition next season, start this year as a replacement de Coimbra. Villas-Boas faced Zidane’s first Champions Lea- with the team in the bottom for center-back Kurt Zouma, BRINGING BACK Benfica seven times in his ca- gue match as a coach and Gent half of the Premier League in a the main injury absentee for MEMORIES reer, winning four games and lo- hosts Wolfsburg. dismal defense of its title. the 2012 Champions League Zinedine Zidane will be sing three. AP / Oddschecker.com

They were also received Displaced by IS, Iraqi soccer star now off to the Olympics by Abu Mahdi al-Muhan- dis, head of the Popular Mobilization Forces, an slamic State mi- is still coming to terms at the opportunity. umbrella group of mostly litants drove Ayman with his newfound fame. Hussein continued to Shiite militias fighting IS

I ap photo Hussein from his home. During a recent practice play during his family’s alongside Iraq’s regular Eighteen months later, he with his local club on a most recent upheaval. “If security forces. sent Iraq’s soccer team to patch of yellowing grass I leave football, nothing Hussein, a Sunni Mus- the Olympics. at a Baghdad sporting would change. I wouldn’t lim, said al-Muhandis Hussein scored the game-­ complex, he paused to get any of those thin- compared the players to winning goal against Qatar let a fan take a selfie with gs back,” he said. “I still his fighters. “He said that last month in a qualifying him as his teammates thank God for my situa- we don’t give blood, but match, uniting Iraqis in a gently teased him. tion. I have walls around we give inspiration.” rare moment of triumph “I never thought that me... Many of the displa- Hussein shrugs when and becoming a national Soccer player Ayman Hussein, left, trains with his team in Baghdad one goal would cause this ced Iraqis are living in he recounts the story. “I celebrity. But his journey much happiness,” Hus- tents.” guess it’s unique to meet to Brazil has been marked working for the local po- found refuge with exten- sein said. The soccer team’s vic- these people, that it’s a by the same violence and lice, was abducted by the ded family in Kirkuk whi- Like most Iraqis, Hus- tory over better-funded nice feeling,” he said. displacement that have extremists and has not le Hussein lives with his sein grew up playing soc- Qatar has become a rare He’s more excited about shattered the lives of so been heard from since. team in Baghdad. His fa- cer but never thought he point of pride across the this summer’s trip to Brazil. many of his fans. “No one really knows the ther was killed in a 2008 would make a career out country. Team jerseys are “I’ve never even left Iraq Hussein and his fa- story of exactly what ha- attack in Baghdad clai- of it. That changed when among the hottest-selling except for trips with the mily fled their home ppened to him,” Hussein med by al-Qaida in Iraq, a the coach of his local items in Baghdad’s main football team,” he said. in a village outside the said, adding that he still predecessor of IS. team saw him playing in sportswear market, and “I only know about Bra- northern city of Kirkuk holds out hope that his “This is not my family’s a park, and later asked the players returned to a zil from YouTube and TV. as IS swept across nor- brother is alive. He’s told first story of terrorism,” him to sub for an injured hero’s welcome last mon- They say that it’s famous thern and western Iraq that his family’s home he said. “It probably player. Eager to help su- th, when they were recei- for beaches and women,” in the summer of 2014. was demolished, and his won’t be our last.” pport his family after his ved by the prime minis- he added with a shy lau- His brother, who was mother and siblings have The shy 23-year-old father’s death, he jumped ter, Haider al-Abadi. gh. AP THE Dollar bounces back against euro, as Station16.02.2016Air quality tue th Anniversary BUZZChina quiets turmoil Roadside 30-50 20 Good The dollar rose against the euro and yen after since June. The Australian and New Zealand China boosted the yuan following a week-long dollars surged as stock gains boosted risk sen- High holiday, helping ease global financial turmoil timent, even after figures showed a slump in Density 30-50 that had spurred investors to bet the Federal exports and imports for China. Residental Reserve will delay raising U.S. interest rates. “For the short term, I wouldn’t fight this Good The greenback advanced for a second day trend,” said Adam Cole, head of global foreign-­ Area opinion versus the currencies often perceived as haven exchange strategy at Royal Bank of Canada in assets after a report Friday showed U.S. retail London. “Longer term we still have major con- Ambient 30-50 sales increased more in January than forecas- cerns over China but for the moment it back- Good source: dsmg source: Our Desk ts. Large hedge funds and speculators cut their stops risk sentiment and that’s negative for the Renato Marques bets on the dollar’s gains last week by the most yen and euro.” WORLD BRIEFS An Image (should be) worth

more than 1,000 words ap photo ap photo The expression is not new; in fact, you pro- bably don’t have a clear idea about how old it is. According to some sources the idea expres- sed by the phrase “Use a picture. It is worth a Japan’s economy thousand words” appeared in the early 20th contracted at a worse Century in a newspaper article from the editor than expected 1.4 percent Tess Flanders. annual pace last quarter Flanders’ purpose was apparently to discuss as Prime Minister Shinzo matters of interest to journalism and publici- Abe’s lavish stimulus ty, and even without any “social networks” as policies failed to counter we see them today (of the internet kind) the anemic consumer demand expression went “viral” suffering a number of and sluggish exports. transformations according to its new “editor” but without losing its character; its essence. USA Justice Antonin And why is that? Why is an expression over Scalia’s death deprives conservatives of a key 100 years old still so incredibly “up-to-date”? vote that could change Apparently we could not yet find a more effec- the outcome in some key tive way to deliver a message than by using Supreme Court cases, an image. including one in which labor In fact, the “image” itself (the word) is so im- unions appeared headed portant that we gave it a wide range of mea- for a big defeat. The 2016 nings, including being a representation of ou- Prelude to The Oscars presidential campaign just rselves, our character or our reputation – our got real. More on p15 own image. But an “image” is far more than a represen- ‘The Revenant’ and tation of the external form of a person. In fact,

it does not need to be a person; it can be a ap photo group, a company, a country, a society, or even DiCaprio are winners a stone or any other object. Can you conceive society without images? It Mexico Pope Francis is difficult, I guess... at BAFTA film awards condemns the drug trade’s Have you ever tried to use the Internet-based “dealers of death” and social networks without images? What was the urges Mexicans to shun the result? Jill Lawless, London demy Awards. “The Reve- FTA nominations, but “Bri- devil’s lust for money as he In a fast pace society, like the ones we all nant” has earned DiCaprio dge of Spies” won only for leads a huge open-air Mass have, people hardly read more than a warning he U.K. film industry his sixth Oscar nomination — Rylance’s performance, whi- for more than 300,000 people in Ecatepec, a sign. On social media we are taught our para- showered Valentine’s and, many believe, his best le “Carol” was shut out. T violence-riddled city. Today graphs should be short and present only one Day love on “The Revenant” shot at finally winning. Irish emigrant saga Francis is celebrating idea so people that read it do not get lost, con- on the weekend, awarding DiCaprio said it was out of “Brooklyn” was named best Mexican Indians with a fused or distracted. the endurance epic five pri- his hands, but expressed pri- British film, a distinct cate- visit to heavily indigenous In Macau, most information is written in Chi- zes, including best picture de in what he called “not just gory, while the documentary Chiapas state. nese that I (most of the time) cannot decode. and best actor, at the British a film, but an epic journey prize went to “Amy,” a power- Sometimes we find information written in En- Academy Film Awards. we all went on.” ful portrait of the rise and fall UK-EU British Foreign glish and Portuguese, still an official language. Leonardo DiCaprio ce- “We put our heart and soul of singer Amy Winehouse. Secretary Philip Hammond And some other times we even find informa- mented his Oscar-favorite into this movie ... It’s up to George Miller’s dystopian says there will be “very big tion, signs, leaflets and other material written status by taking the bes- the world now and voters thrill ride “Mad Max: Fury issues” still on the table at in other languages. t-actor trophy for playing to decide,” he said at a post-­ Road” took four prizes: edi- a European Union summit For some, a society is considered more glo- a bear-battling fur trapper ceremony news conference. ting, production design, cos- this week as leaders try to bal as more languages can be found being in a brutally wild American The best-actress trophy tume design, and hair and thrash out a deal to keep Britain in the 28-nation spoken, written and read. For me, the most West. Alejandro G. Inarritu went to Brie Larson as a makeup. global of all societies is the one that exempts bloc. Hammond said that was named best director for mother trying to shield her The movie awards season translations. Images can replace the written “there are lots of things still what he called a “human and son from a terrible reality in has been dominated by de- word in this society – not because they are being discussed” about more expressive, but because the latter is no tender story,” and “The Re- “Room.” She won out over bate about why the film in- reforms the EU might longer necessary. venant” also won prizes for Alicia Vikander for “The dustry remains dominated undertake to satisfy the Several sources point-out that the term “vi- cinematography and sound. Danish Girl,” Cate Blan- by white men. All the acting government in London. sual literacy” appeared in the early 21st cen- DiCaprio, who has been chett for “Carol,” Maggie nominees for the Oscars Turkey shells tury. nominated three times be- Smith for “The Lady in the both this year and last have SYRIA positions held by a U.S.- Apparently we took about 100 years to give a fore at the British awards Van” and Saoirse Ronan for been white. backed Kurdish militia name to that idea of Tess Flanders, how many without winning, said in his “Brooklyn.” The BAFTAs are slightly acceptance speech that he Supporting performer pri- more diverse, with two black in northern Syria for a years more will we need to really understand second day, drawing it? was “absolutely humbled” to zes went to Mark Rylance, a actors nominated — Boyega condemnation from the What I do know is that “image” is important beat “The Martian” star Matt soft-spoken Soviet agent in and Idris Elba, a supporting-­ Syrian government, whose and maybe, if we are required to “read” those, Damon, “Trumbo’’’s Bryan “Bridge of Spies,” and Kate actor contender for “Beasts forces are advancing maybe, just maybe, we do not need to write Cranston, Michael Fassben- Winslet, an Apple executive of No Nation.” Pioneering against insurgents in the another 1,000 words to explain what is already der for “Steve Jobs,” and in “Steve Jobs.” black American actor Sidney same area under the cover “written” there. Eddie Redmayne for “The Winslet dedicated the prize Poitier — the first black best-­ of Russian airstrikes. Saying this, I assume that we all know that Danish Girl.” to “all those young women actor Oscar winner, in 1963 — we should care about our “image” and images, He cited the influence on who doubt themselves,” re- received a lifetime achie- and by care I mean to protect, to expose, to his work of British actors calling that she once had vement award, the BAFTA nurture, to cultivate and even to flaunt them. including Tom Courtney, been told to go for “the fat- fellowship. ap photo In the information age, some people have Peter O’Toole, Daniel Day girl parts.” A group called Creatives of already learned this lesson. Contrarily a few Lewis and his “Revenant” “Look at me now!” Winslet Colour Network organized a others have chosen not to follow the advice co-star Tom Hardy, and sent said. protest beside the red carpet and are apparently trying to “swim against the thanks and greetings to his “The Revenant” beat seve- against a lack of racial diver- Afghanistan Young tide.” But what impresses me the most is the Afghans are increasingly attitude of the majority that are still drifting; mother, whose birthday fell ral hotly tipped awards con- sity in show business. De- finding love on social waiting for the “latest trend” to come. on Sunday. tenders, including Steven monstrators rallied under media, which allows them Today I wrote about “image” but I guess the The British awards, known Spielberg’s Cold War thriller the hashtag #baftablackout, to circumvent the strict same applies to many other things in our so- as BAFTAs, are conside- “Bridge of Spies” and Todd and distributed leaflets de- segregation of the sexes in ciety. red a portent of success at Haynes’ lesbian romance claring the awards “male, their deeply conservative Hollywood’s Feb. 28 Aca- “Carol.” Each had nine BA- pale and stale.” AP society.