‘documentaries flights canceled as trendier with viewers’ typhoon nears taiwan after daring The 3rd Macau International A total of sixteen flights rescue, Documentary Film Festival will leaving or arriving to Macau entire group return to the Cinematheque have been canceled yesterday out of cave Passion on July 14 and today due to the typhoon P2 MDT INTERVIEW P4 P13 thailand

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WORLD BRIEFS 1MDB financial scandal ap photo Malaysia asks Macau

China’s President Xi Jinping pledged more than USD23 billion in P3 lines of credit, loans and humanitarian to arrest Jho Low assistance to Arab countries yesterday in a major push for influence in the region from which China sources much of ap photo its energy needs. More on p10 ap photo

Japan’s top government spokesman says at least 155 people have been confirmed dead from the recent heavy rains, floods and mudslides that had struck western Japan. More on p12

Australia-Britain Australia’s foreign minister says her government is determined to push ahead with free trade talks with Britain despite Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s resignation. More on p15 ap photo

India Government forces fired at protesters yesterday in Indian- controlled Kashmir, killing a teenage boy and wounding at least 120 more who had been trying to reach China lets Nobel widow Liu Xia the site of a gunbattle in which soldiers killed two rebels, police and residents said. leave for Berlin after house arrest More on backpage P11 11.07.2018 wed

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Penny Lam Q&A filmmaker & estival Curator Organizers’ Pick PENNY LAM picks Die To- ‘Documentaries trendier morrow (2015), a 75-minute film directed by young Thai filmmaker Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. with viewers, not so much Die Tomorrow combines techni- ques of both fiction and documen- tary filmmaking to tell six different stories of death, as recounted by filmmakers’ the deceased’s friends and fami- lies. Daniel Beitler for two Q&A sessions, and of “I want to recommend this film course we will have the mas- because it fits all the values that he 3rd Macau Interna- terclass again to talk about his we want to introduce to Macau Ttional Documentary Film beitler daniel style. I can say that he is one through this festival,” said Lam. Festival will return to the Cine- of the most famous and im- “This is a fiction film actually, but matheque Passion on July 14 for portant Asian documentary [the story] is adapted from the real three weeks of celebrated docu- filmmakers in the world. If you memories of the friends of six peo- mentaries sourced from around study filmmaking around the ple in Thailand who died. The film the world. world, Hara will be in the tex- imagines what these people did on Featuring around 30 docu- tbook. the day before they died, without mentaries, many of which are We are quite lucky to have knowing that they will die tomor- premiering in Hong Kong and him come to Macau because he row.” Macau, the Festival launches is in his seventies. He released The film was screened earlier this just one day after the “Encoun- a new film last year – in fact his year in international film festivals ter in Macau – Arts and Cultural first film in 23 years. in Berlin, Hong Kong and Shan- Festival between China and the We are showing five of his fil- ghai. Portuguese-speaking Countries” ms, which tend to showcase the concludes on Friday evening. Rita Wong (left) and Penny Lam outsiders of society in Japan. RITA WONG, Cinematheque Ahead of the launch, returning […] I think in Japan you have so Passion chief operating officer, Festival Curator Penny Lam reimagine the future of our city. theme of the year. Usually we many taboos and mainstream recommends Stranger in Paradi- sat down with the Times to talk This year the Portuguese sec- have a lot of programs from the values, so he tries to question se (2016), in which Dutch actor about what’s new in this third tion is a bit different because last two years from all the festi- these [norms], including sensi- Valentijn Dhaenens portrays a edition. we expanded our location to vals in the world. tive subjects like the Emperor. teacher who alternates between all Portuguese-speaking coun- People have this kind of idea All of his films are very con- holding two extreme views on the Macau Daily Times (MDT) tries or former colonies – so not that we will show some of the big troversial, and so it will be in- refugee crisis as he delivers a lec- - This is your third year only Portugal, but also Brazil documentaries that were scree- teresting to see the reaction of ture. On the one hand he is staun- serving as festival curator. and Cape Verde and others. We ned earlier this year in Asia. I the Macau audience to this… chly anti-refugees and on the other What’s different in this edi- think it will be interesting for think it’s quite healthy for us to provocation. he is a sympathetically calling for tion from the previous two? Macau to see what other ex-co- have these people coming to the them to be welcomed into Europe. Penny Lam (PL) - After the lonies of Portugal are doing now. festival to see these [particular] MDT- Is the documentary Meanwhile, the class that recei- experience of the first two edi- films. So we also select these genre becoming trendier ves this polarizing lecture consists tions, we realized that this festi- MDT - This year there are types of films to [satisfy] this au- in Macau? of not actors, but real refugees. val should focus more on Macau some big, high profile docu- dience. PL - More and more local The film forces viewers to reflect – this city and its people. When mentaries. What is your se- audiences are interested in the on the refugee crisis in the Medi- I considered the theme of this lection process and why did MDT - Renowned Japane- documentary genre – that’s not terranean and to confront their edition, I realized we wanted to you want to include these se director Kazuo Hara is exactly the same when it comes discomfort when reflecting on this have a better conversation be- more well-known produc- this year’s Director in Fo- to production… but definitely divisive topic. tween the festival and the people tions? cus. How do you think this for viewership. Documentaries “It is a very provocative film that of this city, and question what PL - Every year we start provocative, anti-mains- are getting trendier around the stays in your heart after you finish sort of life we want to live in Ma- looking for films between No- tream director will be recei- world. Again, in Macau it might watching it,” said Wong. “You can’t cau. It’s a good time to reflect on vember and February. We focus ved in Macau? be trendier for local viewers, but help but keep thinking about it.” the city […] and a good time to on choosing the films that fit the PL - Kazuo Hara will come not so much the filmmakers.

The official also re- South Korea, where he Hong Kong marked that the Bay Area is scheduled to speak at might serve as a powerful two upcoming seminars connection point for the on Hong Kong’s role in Official sees ‘most opportune Belt and Road Initiative. the Bay Area. Through its “one coun- He will also meet with time’ for foreign investors try, two systems” arran- local business leaders gement, Hong Kong can from a wide range of sec- ong Kong predicts “This is the most oppor- Kong’s investment pro- rewarding business pros- help connect the country tors to “update the local Hunprecedented busi- tune time for foreign in- motion department, ac- pects via new air, sea and with the rest of the wor- business communities ness opportunities lying vestors to come and leve- cording to Chinese state land routes, additional ld, as well as transform on the opportunities ahead in the Belt and rage Hong Kong’s advan- media outlet Xinhua. ports, rails and roads the Bay Area into an in- Hong Kong has to offer Road Initiative and the tages to drive business The Belt and Road Ini- connecting different re- ternational innovation in the Bay Area develo- Guangdong-Hong Kong- growth arising from the- tiative promotes lon- gions, economic and tra- and technology hub, he pment,” Hong Kong’s in- Macau Bay Area, an of- se huge opportunities,” g-term intercontinen- de pacts, and increased added. vestment promotion de- ficial of the HKSAR said said Stephen Phillips, tal connectivity, with investment flow, Phillips The Hong Kong official partment said in a press this week. director-general of Hong the aim of giving rise to said. is traveling to Japan and release. MDT/Xinhua

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1MDB financial scandal Health 90 percent of Malaysia police request patients already contacted for drug arrest of Jho Low replacement he Royal Ma- pol notice alone was not laysia Police sent enough to compel local he contingency two days.

a formal request bloomberg authorities to intervene. Tplan for the recall According to the di- to Macau autho- “Jho was in Hong Kong and replacement of six rector of public hospi- Trities requesting the ar- for a couple months,” the antihypertensive medi- tal, Conde S. Januário rest of businessman Low source told the SCMP. cines that were found to Hospital (CHCSJ), Kuok Taek Jhow, also known as “He was staying at an contain N-Nitrosodime- Cheong U, they were Jho Low. Malaysian au- apartment in Pacific Pla- thylamine impurities in only unable to reach thorities are now waiting ce with his family and his the drug valsartan is on approximately 120 pa- for the response from the entourage. They moved track, according to the tients. Kuok made the Macau police. out of Pacific Place and Health Bureau (SSM). comment during a press Confirming previous travelled to Macau a few The impurity is said conference on new tech- media reports, Malaysian days ago, despite Low to affect approximately nologies for less invasive Inspector-General of Po- being the subject of an In- 1,238 patients. Approxi- surgeries on Monday. lice Mohamad Fuzi Ha- terpol red notice.” mately 90 percent of af- The director of the CH- run said yesterday that “Hong Kong police have fected patients who had CSJ was also hopeful that the businessman is be- no obligation to arrest, been prescribed “Val- all patients would be able lieved to have fled from even if he is on an Interpol tensin Tablet” the 80 mg to exchange their medi- Hong Kong to Macau on Jho Low red notice,” the source ad- and 160 mg, “Valsartan cations smoothly today. a ferry. Low is conside- ded. “They are only obli- + Hydrochlorothiazide The SSM have a recall red to be the mastermind gated if there is an accom- Generis” 80 mg and 160 notice on all batches of the 1Malaysia Develo- cau through the Interpol Macau,” he told reporters panying formal request mg and “Valtensin table- from these two brands pment Berhad (1MDB) liaison office. “We were after attending the Kope- from the country of ori- ts HCT” 80 mg and 160 after it was found that financial scandal, which initially alerted when he rasi Polis annual general gin, which there wasn’t.” mg have already been the main ingredient in led to the arrest of former was in Hong Kong and meeting yesterday. The Macau Judiciary successfully contacted these drugs – valsartan Malaysian prime minister we sent a team there to Earlier this week, the Police issued a state- by the SSM in order to – contained impurities Najib Razak. bring him home,” he said. South China Morning ment yesterday noting proceed with the repla- that exceed permissible Mohamad Fuzi Harun “When we arrived there, Post reported that Low that it has received the cement of medicines, levels, leading manufac- said Malaysian police sent however, we learnt that was able to enter the Interpol request and is which started today and turers to recall and repla- a written request to Ma- he had left by ferry to MSAR because an Inter- reviewing it. will continue for the next ce the affected batches.

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New central library design expected this Flights canceled as year The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) hopes typhoon nears Taiwan to announce the design for the new central library this year, the head of aiwan warned busi- canceled 161 international the Department of Public Library Tnesses and schools to flights and 117 on domestic Management of the IC, Tang Mei Ling, prepare for extreme con- routes as of 10 a.m. yester- said yesterday. On Monday, the IC ditions as Severe Typhoon day, received nine proposals to develop the Maria closes in on the is- The weather authority city’s new central library, just as the land, disrupting flights and issued a sea warning and deadline for their submission expired. curtailing futures trading. a land warning Monday, The tenders were opened yesterday. The typhoon could bring advising residents to take IC hopes to announce the results of the strong winds and heavy precautionary measures tenders this year. The project is to be rains to northern and cen- given risks of floods and developed on the Old Court Building and tral Taiwan, the Central landslides. It is currently former Judiciary Police headquarters site. Weather Bureau said in unclear whether the storm statement yesterday. Se- will make direct landfall in veral local governments in Taiwan. The weather bu- MOP11m in northern Taiwan including reau forecasts it to be at its subsidies used Taipei City, the island’s po- closest on Tuesday evening litical and business capital, and early Wednesday. for housing have announced closures of Maria, with sustained offices and schools from 4 winds of up to 191 kilome- maintenance p.m. ters per hour and gusts of In Macau, due to the in- up to 234 kilometers per In first half of 2018, the Housing Bureau fluence of the typhoon, a hour, was categorized as a (IH) granted MOP11 million in subsidies total of sixteen flights de- typhoon by the U.S. Joint for the maintenance of Macau’s parting or arriving to the Typhoon Warning Center. buildings, according to a statement local airport have been can- The storm was heading local airport records passenger growth released by IH yesterday. In total, IH celed yesterday and today. west-northwest with de- approved 170 maintenance applications. The airlines affected were creasing speed of 28 kilo- MACAU INTERNATIONAL same period last year. In the first Last year, IH approved 71 applicants Air Macau, TigerAir Taiwan meters per hour and comes Airport recorded significant half of 2018, the passenger traffic (MOP7.69 million in subsidies) seeking and Eva Airways. amid extreme weather in passenger growth in first half of from the three major markets of assistance for the repair of facilities in 2018. The local airport handled the Macau airport included main- building common areas, including gates, Taipei-based Civil Ae- other parts of Asia. Japan ronautics Administration is grappling with the fallout 4 million passengers, an increase land China, Taiwan and Southeast water, electricity and sewage facilities. of 20 percent compared to the Asia, which recorded growth of 37 An additional MOP2.78 million in said by text message that from historic rainfall in the many other airlines, inclu- country’s west which kil- corresponding period in 2017. percent, 4 percent and 16 percent subsidies was approved for other Flight movements increased by 12 respectively over the same period ding Cathay Pacific Airways led at least 110 people and building maintenance programs for the percent to over 31,000 landings last year. MIA has an average of Ltd., Air China Ltd. and pushed more than 23,000 repair of elevators, fire control systems and takeoffs compared to the 22,000 passengers per day. and other structures. EVA Airways Corp., have into evacuation centers.

PSP conducts special anti-drink driving campaign CE continues to tour ‘Greater Bay’ cities delegation from ment, the visits aim to Bay Area” as Zhaoqing Since Monday, the Public Security Police the Macau gover- gain insights into the is known for promoting Force has been carrying out a seven-day A nment led by the Chief development of those developments which special operation against drink driving. Executive (CE) Chui Sai cities and their partici- incorporate green con- the PSP will conduct the campaign near bars in all districts in Macau. According On continues to tour pation in the develop- cepts and aim to foster to the PSP, so far, a total of 21 drink cities that compose the ment of the Greater Bay sustainable, low-carbon driving cases have been recorded during “Greater Bay Area”, vi- Area, namely the so- industries. The CE invi- this year’s World Cup period, resulting in siting Zhaoqing and called “Zhaoqing New ted the People’s Gover- two injured. During the last World Cup, Foshan on Monday, Area” that the Macau nment of Zhaoqing Mu- 67 drink driving cases were recorded. In a statement from the delegation was briefed nicipality to organize de- the first half of 2018, 145 drink driving Government Informa- about. legations to visit Macau, cases were registered, representing a 30 tion Bureau informed. About the opportu- and participate in the Chui Sai On shakes hands with the Mayor of Huizhou percent decrease year-on-year. According to the state- nity, the CE stated, upcoming Macao Inter- national Environmental ad “Zhaoqing is the only said that heritage, cultu- Co-operation Forum city within the Greater ral and tourism resour- (MIECF) and other rela- Bay Area that serves as ces, and other areas can ted events with the aim a gateway to southwest be explored to further of exploring new green China,” also noting that co-operation for future business opportunities. “Zhaoqing and Macau projects and implement The delegation also maintain a close geogra- innovative cooperation toured Foshan, appre- phical, social and cul- models. ciating what is conside- tural relationship, and On the other hand, red one of the most im- together, formed one of both areas should le- portant manufacturing the earliest platforms for verage their respecti- hubs in the Greater Bay exchange between Chi- ve advantages to boost Area. nese and Western cultu- co-operation with Por- Other areas where res,” further calling for tuguese-speaking coun- Macau and Foshan can the broadening of such tries, an advantage pro- deepen co-operation are relations and co-opera- vided by Macau. education, culture, trade tion between the two in The CE also noted the and technology, the CE several fields, including need for joint effor- said, further noting that the economy, culture ts from Zhaoqing and the Macau government and tourism. Macau “to enhance en- attaches great impor- Regarding the advan- vironmental protection tance to co-operation tages of development measures, in order to on young entrepreneu- listed by the CE, Chui build a greener Greater rship. wed 11.07.2018

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Advisor: Gas accidents Hong Kong makes often happen through negligence special arrangements for eong In Pong, de- of Macau. Lputy-coordinator Leong says that this of the advisory com- happens because “it’s greyhounds’ importation mittee of the Northern cheaper to buy across district, said that most the border,” recalling ong Kong’s accidents relating to previous incidents in Agriculture, gas leaks happen be- other buildings in the Fisheries and cause of owners’ negli- same area where it was aniel B eitler

Conservation D gence. proven that there was HDepartment (AFCD) has This week’s TDM ou- inadequate ventilation agreed with the Macau tdoor program, Macau and the owner had ins- Authority to a special ar- Forum, debated the talled equipment wi- rangement for the impor- blast that occurred last thout enough knowle- tation of greyhounds by week at the Areia Pre- dge and in unsuitable Hong Kong residents. ta district restaurant. areas of the house. According to the agree- The explosion happe- Another advisor re- ment between Hong Kong ned when a gas bottle called that in the nei- and Macau, greyhounds was being replaced, ghboring region of to be imported to Hong leaving one dead and Hong Kong, there are Kong must be vaccinated six injured as well as licensing stickers that against rabies, as well as significant damage to must be used on such other infectious diseases, the restaurant and in equipment to prove including canine distem- If antibody levels meet each dog’s rabies anti- Yesterday, the Civic and the building where it it has been inspected per, infectious canine he- the AFCD’s requiremen- body level and vaccina- Municipal Affairs Bureau was located. Leong no- and is suitable for use. patitis and canine parvo- ts, import applicants will tion record to the AFCD said that it had not recei- ted that there is “ne- In addition, all gas bo- virus by registered veteri- then arrange for the dogs on or before August 31 ved any applications for gligence from many ttles used in restau- narians with records. to stay within the territory this year to apply for the export health certificates. residents” who “often rants and other com- The dogs must also un- of Macau for at least 90 special permit. The dogs The Macau Canidrome acquire gas bottles mercial spaces must dergo blood tests conduc- days after the blood test. must comply with the ter- has a scheduled deadline and [gas appliances] mandatorily be acqui- ted by the Macau Autho- Applicants must also ms stated in the special of July 21 to vacate the in the mainland and red from registered rity for submission to an obtain export health permit when arriving in racetrack which is being install them by their gas retailers, noting AFCD-approved labora- certificates issued by Hong Kong and undergo dismantled. Meanwhile, own means,” although that Macau “should tory for rabies antibody the Macau Authority. home quarantine for no the greyhound adoption this goes against the take this as a referen- levels testing. Applicants will submit less than 30 days. process is ongoing. JZ laws and regulations ce.”

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New Era and TCM to merge on August 1 us companies TCM sion and recording of traffic and New Era will data. merge beginning Au- The network nodes will also gust 1. The merged reportedly be able to identify Bbus operator will remain na- a total of 36 unsafe driving med TCM, according Leong behaviors, including speeding Mei Leng, General Manager of and sudden acceleration. TCM. Yesterday, Leong revealed that the merger will see all its Leong said relevant procedures comple- the merger will ted by the end of this month. According to Leong, besides not negatively the adoption of TCM as the name of the new company, the impact current two companies’ entire fleet will be unified under the same employees TCM bus color. at both bus Leong believes that the out- come of the merger is bigger operators than the sum of its parts. She also claimed that the The nodes are said to cor- merger will not negatively rect the poor driving habits of impact current employees at some bus drivers. In the past, both bus operators. Likewise, over 50 bus drivers have re- all bus routes run by TCM and ceived training due to bad dri- New Era will remain unchan- ving habits. ged. Moreover, this week, TCM In addition, TCM and New will introduce two sets of au- Era have already installed xiliary braking systems which network nodes on 136 buses, will stop the vehicle automati- which will allow the supervi- cally in an emergency.

Gaming CRIME Two blacklisted Elaine Wynn backed Harrah’s persons found ex-CEO Satre for Chairman role over the n the latest sign of tension Ibetween Elaine Wynn and weekend the casino company she co- bloomberg founded, the billionaire said HE Public Security Police Force she backed a candidate for T(PSP) has found two blacklisted chairman or vice chairman people dwelling in Macau. The two that Wynn Resorts Ltd. rejec- men, found in separate and unrelated ted. situations, had both illegally entered the Phil Satre, the former chief region because they were banned from executive officer of Harrah’s, entering for periods of two and three now called Caesars Enter- years, respectively, the PSP spokesper- tainment Corp., confirmed son said. to Bloomberg News that he The first case occurred in the area of withdrew his name from con- the Avenida de Horta e Costa, when sideration for a Wynn Resor- PSP officers chased a man who rode his ts board seat. He declined to bicycle through a red light at an inter- elaborate. section. When asked to provide docu- The candidate was offered ments, the man admitted to the officers a position on the board, but that he had entered Macau illegally not the role of chairman or from Zhuhai. vice chairman, Elaine Wynn He stated that he had been helped by a said in a regulatory filing this man in Zhuhai who brought him to Ma- week. Wynn said the nomi- cau by boat in exchange for RMB3,800. nee wasn’t a close associate He said that his purpose in entering of hers and that she had no the region was to find a job, but the po- agreements over direction of lice found in their records that he had the company. In the latest filing, Wynn re- gulatory investigations. said in an emailed state- been banned from entering Macau for a Elaine Wynn, the former peated an earlier request to Wynn Resorts, based in ment. One-third of the board period of two years. wife of longtime CEO Ste- have the entire Wynn Resorts Las Vegas, is being investi- is new this year and additio- In the second case, the police said that ve Wynn, has been trying to board face election every year. gated by regulators in Ne- nal members are expected by a man was acting suspiciously in Rua de reshape the board since her She also urged the company vada, Massachusetts and the end of the summer. Foshan, where an officer asked him to ex-husband stepped down in to seek outside counsel in Macau in connection with Satre, 69, is president of provide documents. He tried to flee but February. Steve Wynn was negotiating the separation of the harassment allegations. the National Center for Res- was caught a few minutes later. accused of sexually harassing former General Counsel Kim A spokeswoman for Elaine ponsible Gaming. He ran Upon questioning, he admitted to multiple female employees, Sinatra. Elaine Wynn sugges- Wynn declined to comment. Harrah’s Entertainment for being in Macau illegally, saying that he charges he denied. She suc- ted the termination could be Wynn Resorts is continuing decades and is currently entered the region by swimming from cessfully knocked one board for cause and that the com- its efforts to refresh the chairman of both retailer Hengqin Island to Coloane. member off the board by mo- pany could withhold severan- board, including reviewing Nordstrom and slot machine This second man was also banned bilizing shareholders ahead of ce payments from Sinatra if candidates submitted by maker International Game from entering Macau for a period of the annual meeting in May. she didn’t cooperate with re- Elaine Wynn, the company Technology. Bloomberg three years. RM 11.07.2018 wed

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it should be twice as expensive as Apple Inc. It’ll need to show in future financial results that bloomberg it can squeeze more profit out Xiaomi gains USD6b in a rebound of non-smartphone businesses from rice-cookers and scooters to online content. “It’s mostly a smartphone from weak Hong Kong debut company, or hardware com- pany because they do other things as well,” said Daniel Baker, an analyst with Mor- ningstar Investment who’s got a sell rating and a target price of just HKD10 on Xiaomi. He wouldn’t speculate on yester- day’s spike. But “if they can de- velop some sort of ecosystem across the IoT spaces as well as the smartphone spaces, then it might well develop some sort of switching cost and a real way to increase returns and margins.” Xiaomi had priced its IPO at earnings multiples higher than more established tech gian- ts, including Apple, Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Facebook Inc., arguing it was an internet services company even thou- gh most of its revenue comes from hardware. It then suffe- red a number of setbacks, from being forced to jettison plans to sell Chinese depositary re- ceipts in Shanghai to the onset iaomi Corp. surged 13 ne maker. more than the value traded In the long run, Xiaomi still of global trade tensions. Xpercent a day after its di- The Chinese company fi- during its debut. That rebound needs to convince investors it’s On the brighter side, it was sappointing debut, gaining nished yesterday at HKD19, more than made up for Mon- capable of shedding a relian- announced that Xiaomi would roughly USD6 billion of well above its HKD17 initial day’s 1.2 percent decline: the ce on cheap phones and be- join the Hang Seng Composite market value as investors be- public offering price. About worst first-day performance coming an internet giant. The Index on July 23 and a clutch gin to pile into the world’s HKD9.7 billion ($1.2 billion) by a $1 billion-plus Hong Kong company now faces intense of FTSE indices from July 16, third-largest listed smartpho- worth of shares changed hands, IPO since 2015. scrutiny while it tries to prove as proposed earlier. Bloomberg

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epsiCo Inc., Pepsi gets another Pgrappling with a bloomberg slumping soda bu- boost from salty snacks siness, got another boost from its food operations. The maker of Moun- tain Dew posted se- cond-quarter profit that topped analys- Tesla plans China plant ts’ estimates, helped by strong sales of with 500,000 vehicle Frito-Lay chips and Quaker oatmeal, ac- capacity cording to a state- ment yesterday. Core esla Inc. is planning a manufacturing. Since then, earnings per share Tfactory in China with a production in China has be- were USD1.61, 9 cen- capacity for 500,000 vehi- come even more compelling: ts above analysts’ cles a year, according to peo- Last week, in response to consensus estimate. ple familiar with the matter, tariffs imposed by the U.S., The results sent the making its biggest push out- China increased the import company’s shares up side the U.S. to date. duty on U.S.-made cars to 40 1.6 percent in ear- Tesla is due to sign a me- percent, compared with 25 ly trading. The sto- morandum of understan- percent last year, prompting ck closed Monday at unit is a top priority, ted soft drinks fell to baked fruit and ve- ding with local entities in Tesla to raise prices. A plant $107.76 in New York, but in the meantime a 32-year low in the getable snackmaker Shanghai, the people said, in China also reduces shi- down 10 percent for the company is get- U.S. last year, accor- Bare Foods Co. asking not to be identified as pping costs and potentially the year. ting a boost from its ding to Beverage-Di- Profit in the com- the information isn’t public. makes sourcing components PepsiCo, like ri- food brands. gest, a trade publica- pany’s Frito-Lay Chief Executive Officer Elon more economical. val Coca-Cola Co., is Consumer giants tion. North America unit, Musk was to be in the city The company has boosted looking beyond su- ranging from Pepsi- While chips have which makes Cheetos for an event with the gover- of Model S sedans and Mo- gary soda to drive Co to Nestle SA are been less affected and Doritos, was up 5 nment on Tuesday, Bloom- del X crossovers in China by growth as consumers wrestling with chan- than sodas, PepsiCo percent in the quar- berg reported earlier. A Tes- as much as $30,000 after become more health- ging tastes as sho- has also introduced ter. la representative in China Beijing imposed additional conscious. Chief Exe- ppers turn away from organic versions of Overall, revenue didn’t immediately respond duties on American-built cutive Officer Indra sugary foods and some of its biggest in the latest quarter to a request for comment. autos, putting its vehicles Nooyi has said fixing drinks and seek out snack brands, in ad- was $16.1 billion, Tesla said a year ago it was beyond the reach of more the struggling North healthier fare. Con- dition to buying star- slightly ahead of es- working with the Shanghai consumers in its No. 2 American beverage sumption of carbona- tup competitors like timates. Bloomberg government to explore local market globally. Bloomberg wed 11.07.2018

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Mozambique quency of services, dividing Brazil markets or sources of supply, by distributing passengers, Chinese companies territories, or specific types Air transport has new of services and applying une- invest USD1.343b qual conditions for similar operations with other airli- nes, putting them at a com- in first half competition rules petitive disadvantage. HE confirmed investment projects of Chi- According to the Regional Tnese companies in Brazil during the first he civil aviation Coordination of LegisPalop half of the year totaled USD1.43 billion, an sector in Mozambi- + TL, this Regulation also increase of 343 percent compared to $302.9 que, which is in the prohibits the abuse of a do- million reported in the same period of 2017, process of liberaliza- minant position by one or according to the Bimonthly Bulletin on Chi- Ttion, as of the end of August more air operators. nese Investments in Brazil for the May/June will have new competition Finally, it provides that the period. rules, under legislation re- Regulatory Competition Au- The newsletter from the Office for Internatio- cently approved by the go- thority, which is also the com- nal Affairs of the Ministry of Planning, Develo- vernment. petent authority for receiving pment and Management also said the figures Fastjet, a consortium from complaints, may exempt disclosed for announced projects are relatively South Africa and the United companies, air operators and similar, with $286.49 million in the first half Kingdom, last year beca- Maputo airport company associations from of 2018 and US$198.87 million in the same pe- me the first foreign-owned any specific practices, agree- riod of 2017. company to offer regular enter into force on 28 Au- of competition. ments or decisions which From 2003 to June 2018, Chinese companies domestic passenger flights gust, establishing rules for The decree stipulates illegal may have been considered announced 161 investment projects in Brazil in Mozambique at the end of good competitive practices anti-competitive practices unlawful or prohibited, by with a total investment of $71.5 billion, of whi- last year, linking the cities of in transport and air services, and agreements including means of a clarification and ch 102 projects worth $53.9 billion were con- Maputo and Beira, and Tete and sets out practices, agree- agreements, decisions of as- proof of market adjustment firmed. and Nampula. ments or conduct, which sociations between air opera- to air operators and com- Most focused on mergers and acquisitions So far, only state-owned Li- have an anti-competitive ef- tors and any concerted prac- pany associations operating or acquisition of concessions worth a total of nhas Aéreas de Moçambique fect, according to the Regio- tice that directly or indirectly in the air transport sector. $48.01 billion, while projects built from scrat- (LAM) has been operating nal Coordination of LegisPa- determines conditions of In June, during the 6th ses- ch were limited to 30, with a total investment domestic flights, but mana- lop+TL. purchase or sale or any other sion of the Joint Commission of $5.95 billion. gement problems and lack of The new legislation aims commercial conditions, in- between China and Mozam- In May June 2018, three projects were an- airplanes and money to pay to prevent agreements be- cluding the prices charged on bique, the Chinese govern- nounced, with the highest value related to for fuel have caused delays tween airlines and any con- the routes. ment committed to donate CPFL Geração de Energia (controlled by the and re-scheduling of flights. certed practice/cartelization Other types of anti-com- about USD100 million to China State Grid group), which won a lot auc- At the end of May, the go- which adversely affects the petitive practices outlined fund four development pro- tioned by the National Electric Energy Agency vernment approved the new liberalization of air trans- are agreements that limit or jects in Mozambique, inclu- (ANEEL), with a two-kilometer transmission Regulation on Competition port services in Mozambi- control markets, technical ding the construction of Xai- line, a substation and 450 MVA of power loca- in Mozambican Air Trans- que and is aimed at obstruc- development or investment, Xai airport, in Gaza province. ted in Ceará, that represented an investment port Services, which will tion, restriction or distortion adding excess capacity or fre- MDT/Macauhub of US$2.02 million. MDT/Macauhub

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Lotte gave up and sold its China operations. ap photo FINANCIAL LEVERAGE Nationalists point to China’s $1.2 trillion holdings of U.S. go- vernment debt as leverage. Bei- jing might suffer losses if it sold enough to influence U.S. debt financing costs — but such sales might become necessary. China’s yuan has sagged against the dollar this year, which might require the central bank to inter- vene in currency markets. To get the dollars it needs, the People’s Bank of China might “become a net seller of U.S. Trea- surys,” said Carl B. Weinberg of High-Frequency Economics in a report. “Punishing the U.S. Treasury market is one of the tactics China has available to retaliate against unilateral U.S. tariffs,” said Weinberg.

DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE Beijing can appeal for support to U.S. allies that are miffed by Analysis Trump’s “America first” approa- ch and the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate pact. Trump’s unilateral actions have How China could hurt US once allowed China to position itself as a defender of free trade des- pite its status as the most-closed it ran out of imports to tax major economy. That could help Beijing win over governments that have criticized Trump for Joe McDonald, Beijing tactics could include harassing TARGET AMERICAN whether Chinese regulators will acting outside the World Trade automakers, retailers or other COMPANIES accept its proposed $44 billion Organization. n his trade war with Chi- American companies that de- China’s state-dominated and acquisition of NXP Semicon- “China could strike a common Ina, President Donald Trump pend on China to drive revenue heavily regulated economy gives ductors. All other major gover- ground with the EU, Canada, wields one seeming advantage: to selling U.S. government debt authorities an arsenal of tools to nments have approved the deal. Japan and other economies im- The United States could ultima- or disrupting diplomatic efforts disrupt U.S. companies by wi- China’s entirely state-control- pacted by the U.S. tariffs,” said tely slap tariffs on more than over North Korea. thholding licenses or launching led media have encouraged con- Citigroup economists Li-Gang USD500 billion in imported Chi- Some of those steps might tax, anti-monopoly or other in- sumer boycotts against Japane- Liu, Xiaowen Jin and Xiangrong nese goods. Beijing has much harm China’s own interests. But vestigations. se, South Korean and other pro- Yu in a report. less to tax: It imported just $130 Beijing might still be willing to Also open to retaliation are ser- ducts during previous disputes Chinese leaders have tried, so billion in U.S. goods last year. deploy them, at least tempora- vices such as engineering and lo- with those governments. far without success, to recruit Yet that hardly means China rily, if its trade war with Washin- gistics in which the United Sta- Last year, Beijing destroyed European and other govern- would be powerless to fight back gton were to drag on. tes runs a trade surplus. Korean retailer Lotte’s business ments as allies. once it ran out of U.S. goods to On Friday, Washington impo- “The U.S. focus is on goods, in China after the company sold More broadly, Chinese com- penalize. It possesses a range of sed its first tariffs in response while China could very well look land in South Korea to the Seoul mentators have suggested Bei- other weapons with which to in- to complaints Beijing steals or at services, as well as the opera- government for an anti-missile jing also could disrupt diplo- flict pain on the U.S. economy. pressuring companies to hand tion of U.S. companies in Chi- system opposed by Chinese lea- matic work over North Korea’s Indeed, China’s Commerce over technology. China swiftly na,” said Taimur Baig, chief eco- ders. nuclear and missile programs Ministry has warned of “com- announced retaliatory tariffs on nomist for DBS Group. Beijing closed most of Lot- or other initiatives. But political prehensive measures” it could a similar amount of U.S. goods. In one prominent case, U.S. te’s 99 supermarkets and other analysts say that would risk se- take against the United States. It A look at some of China’s op- chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. has outlets in China. Seoul and Bei- tting back work Chinese leaders has given no details but possible tions: waited for months for word on jing later mended relations, but see as a priority. AP

Belt and Road Xi pledges billions in loans, aid to Arab nations hina’s President Xi Another $151 million was tes both for economic pur- zones and power plants. Jinping pledged more earmarked for aid pro- poses and to counter the China “supports the

C ap photo than USD23 billion in li- jects, with the remaining influence of Washington construction of a future lo- nes of credit, loans and $23 billion designated for and Europe. gistics network connecting humanitarian assistance financial and economic Saudi Arabia was China’s Central Asia with east Afri- to Arab countries yester- cooperation, Xi said. No second-largest source of ca and the Indian Ocean day in a major push for in- details were given about crude oil last year and Iraq with the Mediterranean,” fluence in the region from how or when the money was its third biggest su- Xi told the conference. which China sources much would be dispersed. pplier at the start of 2018. Politically, China has of its energy needs. “China and Arab states The Middle East is also a sought a role as an in- Xi told participants in a must synergize our de- key node in China’s “Belt termediary between Is- conference of Arab leaders velopment strategies in and Road” initiative that rael and the Palestinians in Beijing that Syria, Ye- pursuit of our respective envisages linking Beijing and provided diplomatic men, Jordan and Lebanon dream of rejuvenation,” Xi to other parts of Asia, Eu- cover for Syrian Presi- would receive $91 million said. rope and Africa via a ne- dent Bashar Assad in the in humanitarian assistan- China has expanded its twork of ports, railways, country’s seven-year civil Kuwait’s ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah (left) and ce. influence among Arab sta- economic development war. AP President Xi Jinping in Beijing wed 11.07.2018

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hina allowed the wi- ap photo dow of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo to be freed Cfrom house arrest and leave for Berlin yesterday, ending an eight-year ordeal that dro- ve the poet into depression and drew intense criticism of Beijing’s human rights record. The release of Liu Xia, who has never been charged with any crime, is the result of years of campaigning by Wes- tern governments and acti- vists and comes just days be- fore the one-year anniversary of the death of dissident Liu Xiaobo while he was serving a prison sentence for inciting subversion. Liu Xia’s brother, Liu Hui, wrote on a social media site: “Sister has already left Beijing for Europe at noon to start her new life. Thanks to everyo- ne who has helped and cared for her these few years. I hope from now on her life is peace- ful and happy.” Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is visiting Germany, a coun- try that in May said it would Liu Xia gestures yesterday as she arrives at the Helsinki International Airport welcome the widow after a recording was released of her crying in desperation and in- Liu Xia dicating she had lost hope of being able to leave China. Liu’s close friends Gao Yu, a veteran journalist in Bei- jing, and Wu Yangwei, better Beijing frees Nobel widow from known by his pen name Ye Du, said Liu Xia was on a Finnair flight to Berlin that left yes- terday morning. Wu said he house arrest that drew outcry spoke to Liu Xia’s older bro- ther, Liu Tong. rest. State security assigned been convicted of fraud and reality on the ground, accor- who had long sported a sha- “Liu Xia has been kept iso- guards around-the-clock ou- sentenced to jail in a case su- ding to her friends and people ved haircut, appeared gaunt lated for so many years,” Wu tside Liu’s Beijing home and pporters said was a form of who encountered guards blo- and somber in most of the said by phone from the sou- restricted her access to the in- retaliation against the atten- cking their attempts to visit images. She was depicted at- thern city of Guangzhou. “I ternet and the outside world, tion the Nobel laureate was her at her home in Beijing. tending Liu’s closely staged hope that being in a free coun- allowing her only occasional getting. Liu’s friends in recent mon- funeral dressed in black and try will allow Liu Xia to heal phone calls with a small circle “This is fantastic news, so- ths have said her mental con- wearing dark sunglasses as her long-standing traumas of friends. mething we have all been ho- dition has steadily deteriora- she clutched a photograph of and wounds.” The news of her release was ping against hope for a long ted, particularly since the dea- her husband. Friends say Liu Xia has ex- a rare piece of good news for time,” said Hu Jia, a family th of her husband. Her husband was only the pressed a preference for going China’s beleaguered commu- friend and Beijing-based acti- “If I can’t leave, I’ll die in second Nobel Peace Prize win- to Germany, where she has a nity of activists, who have vist. “But we still fear for Liu my home,” Liu Xia had said ner to die in police custody, a circle of friends from China’s been at the center of an ex- Hui, who is being kept in the during a recent phone call fact pointed to by human ri- dissident and literary circles. pansive crackdown on civil country as a guarantee so that with her close friend Liao ghts groups as an indication German Chancellor Angela society, rights lawyers and Liu Xia does not speak out Yiwu, a writer who documen- of the ruling party’s increasin- Merkel meets regularly with other independent groups the abroad.” ted their conversation in an gly hard line against its critics. dissidents during visits to administration of President Xi A Chinese foreign ministry essay published in May. The first, Carl von Ossietzky, China and has raised Liu Xia’s Jinping has deemed a threat spokeswoman, Hua Chunying, “Xiaobo is gone, and there’s died from tuberculosis in Ger- case with Chinese officials, in- to the ruling Communist Par- confirmed that Liu had left nothing in the world for me many in 1938 while serving a cluding during a visit in May, ty’s grip on power. The last for Germany, saying she was now,” Liu said tearfully. “It’s sentence for opposing Adolf people familiar with the mat- time a high-profile political seeking “medical treatment on easier to die than live. Using Hitler’s Nazi regime. ter said. prisoner was allowed to leave her own accord.” death to defy could not be any Frances Eve, a researcher for When Liu Xiaobo died, Ger- China was in 2012, when Bei- China has previously critici- simpler for me.” Chinese Human Rights De- man Foreign Minister Sigmar jing permitted the blind acti- zed calls by Western govern- An accomplished artist and fenders, said Liu Xia’s “long- Gabriel urged the Chinese go- vist Chen Guangcheng to fly ments for Liu’s release, saying poet, Liu told Associated Press awaited” release was an “easy vernment to let Liu Xia and to New York after he escaped that foreign countries were reporters during an unexpec- win” likely intended to stem her brother leave the country from house arrest and hid for making “improper remarks” ted visit to her home in 2012 the criticism around the upco- for Germany. six days in the U.S. Embassy over what Beijing sees as a do- that she had anticipated China ming anniversary of Liu’s dea- China sentenced Liu Xiaobo in Beijing. mestic affair. would punish her for her hus- th in custody. in December 2009 to 11 years Several expressed concerns Officials have also insisted band’s Nobel award, but she “I think the government in prison on charges of inci- about the fate of Liu’s brother, that Liu Xia was a free citizen had not expected to be kept wanted to try and save face, ting subversion of state power Liu Hui, who has previously — a clear contradiction of the under “Kafkaesque” house ar- and make it seem as though after he helped write a mani- rest. it is a country ruled according festo calling for political and Rare images of Liu Xia were to law when everything about economic liberalization. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is released by the authorities her case has shown demons- Days after the Nobel Com- last year as she cared for Liu trably that it is not,” Eve said. mittee awarded him the Pea- visiting Germany, a country that Xiaobo in his final days figh- “She has been an unwilling ce Prize in 2010, infuriating in May said it would welcome ting liver cancer in a hospital symbol of the brutality of Chi- Beijing, Chinese authorities under police custody. na’s treatment of human righ- put Liu Xia under house ar- the widow The pale, bespectacled poet, ts activists.” AP 11.07.2018 wed

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Japan floods Many out of power, water; over 150 dead Haruka Nuga The landslides and flooding & Mari Yamaguchi, Hiroshima across much of western Japan ap photo have killed at least 155 people, kira Tanimoto says his Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihi- Aapartment narrowly survi- de Suga told a news conference. ved the floods and mudslide at Some of the thousands of resi- his residential complex over the dents who had been evacuated, weekend, and even if he wants some rescued from their roof- to go back there with his wife tops, began cleaning up after the and two pet birds, he can’t be- rain stopped Monday. cause there is no water, power Suga said the government set or food available. up a task force and was spen- After their desperate run from ding 2 billion yen (USD18 floods that had hit the apart- million) to hasten deliveries of ment complex where about a supplies and other support for dozen of his neighbors were evacuation centers and residen- found dead, he returned to his ts in the region. place Monday to check on his Earlier, the Self-Defense For- apartment, which was almost ce ferried seven oil trucks from intact. He also had to bring with Hiroshima to Kure, a manu- him his beloved birds, which he facturing city whose 226,000 A car is covered with mud as houses are damaged after a mudslide caused by heavy rains in Hiroshima, southwestern Japan initially had to leave behind. residents were cut off from the Tanimoto wants to go back rest of the prefecture due to the there with his wife, Chieko, and dozen victims have been found. chargers. But a local volunteer, Co. said one outlet is closed and disaster. their yellow and green parakee- He and his wife grabbed the mi- Yuki Sato, 25, said local conve- several other outlets shortened Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, ts, Pi-chan and Kyako-chan, but nimum necessities and walked nience stores were obviously service hours due to delivery de- who had canceled a planned said it would take a few weeks about 1.5 kilometers to a fire en- in short supply, so she didn’t lays and supply shortage. trip to Europe and the Middle until they get the utility services gine Sunday after the floods and buy anything there because she Thousands of homes were still East this week to oversee the back and clean the place. mudslides hit the complex. De- wanted to save them for the eva- without clean water and electrici- emergency response, will visit “I can’t go back if I wanted to,” bris and mudslides had stopped cuees or others who can’t drive ty in Hiroshima and other hard- disaster-hit areas in the Okaya- the 66-year-old retired Self-De- right outside the couple’s apart- out of town. hit areas. Residents lined up ma prefecture, Suga said. The fense serviceman said, holding ment door. Water and other relief supplies for water under the scorching government mobilized 75,000 a bird cage, in which the birds Tanimoto thinks he and his were scarce in some of the other sun as temperatures rose to 35 troops and emergency workers chirped as he spoke. “Electricity wife are the lucky ones. “Some disaster-hit areas. Celsius (95 Fahrenheit), raising and nearly 80 helicopters for is out, water is cut off and there of our neighbors had their apart- “No water, food, nothing gets risks of heat stroke. the search and rescue effort, is no information there.” ments destroyed, others are still here,” Ichiro Tanabe, a 73-year- In another hard-hit town, Ozu Suga said. Rescuers were combing throu- looking for their families. So we old resident in the neighboring in Ehime prefecture, water su- Assessment of the casualties gh mud-covered hillsides and are lucky. Our parakeets even port city of Kure, told the Maini- pplies were entirely cut off and was slowed by the scale of the along riverbanks yesterday sear- survived,” he said. chi newspaper. “We are going to residents could not clean their area affected. Officials in Ehi- ching for dozens of people mis- Work under the scorching sun be all dried up if we continue to mud-stained homes, or even me prefecture asked the gover- sing after heavy rains unleashed was hampered by mud and heat, be isolated.” their clothes. At a major super- nment to review its weather flooding and mudslides in sou- and shipments of relief goods Delivery companies Sagawa market in town, employees sold warning system, noting that thwestern Japan, where the dea- were delayed by damaged roads Express Co. and Yamato Trans- bottled water and tea, cups of rain warnings were issued after th toll has exceeded 150. and transportation systems, es- port Co. and cargo service Japan noodles and other preserved damage and casualties already More than 50 people were pecially in areas isolated by the Freight Railway Co. said some foods that survived the floods, had occurred. The Japan Meteo- unaccounted for as of yesterday disaster. of their shipments to and from while employees cleaned dama- rological Agency said as much evening, many in the hardest-hit Residents sheltering at the the flooded areas have been sus- ged merchandise, throwing as 10 centimeters (3 inches) of Hiroshima area. At Tanimoto’s Yano school were provided with pended or reduced. Regional su- items into dozens of plastic rain per hour fell on large parts apartment complex, about a water, blankets and cellphone permarket chains such as Every bags. of southwestern Japan. AP

North Korea Trump says he’s still confident ap photo Kim will denuclearize

resident Donald and Kim at their historic on a deal because of our North Korea-watching PTrump voiced confi- summit in Singapore in posture on Chinese Trade- website and project of the dence that North Korea’s June. Pompeo characte- Hope Not!” Stimson Center, a U.S. leader would “honor” his rized his talks with North Robert Gallucci, who led think tank. commitment to denuclea- Korean officials as pro- the U.S in direct talks with The U.S. and North Ko- rize, despite Pyongyang’s ductive, but the North’s North Korea beginning in rea have actually yet to accusation that the U.S. foreign ministry blasted mid-1993, said while the reach any agreement on U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (right) and Kim Yong Chol, a is making “gangster-like” the discussions, saying the two statements contras- the terms under which the North Korean senior ruling party official demands in negotiations. visit — the third by the top ted he does not see Pyon- North would relinquish It was Trump’s first pu- U.S. diplomat since April gyang’s statement as “de- its weapons programs, imposition of punitive ta- ment to denuclearize, the blic response since North — had been “regrettable.” vastating in any way” to beyond the North’s com- riffs on Chinese impor- North has continued to Korea gave a harsh send- Trump responded to that future talks. mitment at the summit ts last week could make expand infrastructure at off to Secretary of State setback with a tweet: “I “The statement was to “to work toward comple- China less cooperative in nuclear and missile sites. Mike Pompeo after he have confidence that Kim my ear — in a way — much te denuclearization of the pressuring the North over Pompeo has vowed that visited the authoritarian Jong Un will honor the more gentle and careful Korean Peninsula.” Pom- its nuclear and missile sanctions would remain nation last week amid contract we signed &, even than I have heard from peo’s visit last week was programs. China is Nor- until Pyongyang follows growing skepticism that more importantly, our the North Koreans on any intended to begin more th Korea’s traditional ally through on Kim’s pled- the North intends to give handshake. We agreed to number of occasions over detailed negotiations to and main trading partner, ge to get rid of his atomic up its nukes. the denuclearization of two decades,” Gallucci flesh out the details. and is key to maintaining weapons. Pompeo was seeking North Korea. China, on said during a call with re- The president’s com- sanctions on Pyongyang. That clearly remains a progress on the joint sta- the other hand, may be porters organized by 38 ments on China appeared Recent reports suggest point of contention with tement issued by Trump exerting negative pressure North, a well-respected to reflect concern that U.S. that despite its commit- North Korea. AP wed 11.07.2018

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Thailand Daring rescue saves ap photo all 12 boys, soccer coach from cave ap photo A day-by-day look at the cave ordeal June 23 After a morning practice, the main passageway inside the floo- 12 members of the local Wild Boars ded cave and set up a staging area in- youth soccer team bicycle with their side. Thai navy SEALs reach a bend 25-year-old coach to the Tham Luang where the kilometer-long passage spli- Nang Non cave to explore, when hea- ts in two directions. vy rains begin. When none of the boys return home after dark and cannot be July 2 Two expert British cave di- contacted, parents report them as mis- vers locate the missing boys and their sing. Their bicycles are found parked coach. They record video of the boys and locked at the cave entrance as a talking with them. search begins around midnight. July 3 The videos are released and June 24 Search and rescue teams show the boys taking turns introdu- comprising local authorities, police cing themselves, folding their hands and rescue workers find soccer shoes together in a traditional Thai greeting and backpacks left behind by the boys and saying their names. The boys also near the cave entrance. say they are healthy.

June 25 As the search expands, July 4 Seven navy SEALs and a doc- handprints and footprints thought to tor join the boys with food and me- belong to the boys are found farther dicine. Options are discussed about from the cave entrance. Parents hol- whether the boys should be taken out ding a vigil outside begin prayer ses- of the cave with divers soon or kept in sions. place until conditions improve.

June 26 About a dozen Thai navy July 5 The boys continue with di- SEALs and others searchers penetrate ving lessons in case a decision is made the cave, but Interior Minister Anu- to extract them through a route that pong Paojinda tells reporters they are is partially underwater. The effort to seriously handicapped by muddy wa- pump out water in increased. ter that has filled some chambers of the large cave to their ceilings. July 6 Officials indicate that they favor extracting the boys as soon as June 27 More heavy rainfall stymies possible, fearing further danger if they search efforts, flooding undergrou- are forced to stay inside by more rain Kaweewit Kaewjinda high-risk rescue mission nd passages faster than water can be causing additional flooding. Concern & Stephen Wright, Mae Sai had succeeded. Helicopters pumped out. A U.S. military team and increases about falling oxygen levels taking the boys to a hospital British cave experts, along with several inside the cave. A former navy SEAL ll 12 boys and We are not roared overhead. other private teams of foreign cavers, aiding the rescue effort dies from a their soccer coa- sure if this is Highlighting the dangers, a join the operation. lack of oxygen during his mission. ch have been res- former Thai navy SEAL died cued from a floo- a miracle, a Friday while replenishing June 28 Efforts begin to drain grou- July 7 Officials suggest that an un- dedA cave in northern Thai- oxygen canisters laid at regu- ndwater from the cave by drilling from derwater evacuation will be made in land, the Thai navy SEALs science, or lar intervals along the route outside into the mountain. A search the following few days because of pre- said yesterday, ending an out of the sprawling Tham for other entrances to the cave intensi- dictions of a rainstorm. However, they 18-day ordeal that riveted what. All the Luang cave. fies as diving is temporarily suspended say the boys’ diving skills are not yet people around the world. 13 Wild Boars The plight of the boys and for safety reasons. where they need to be. The SEALs, who were their coach has riveted Thai- central to the rescue effort, are now out of land and much of the wor- June 29 Thai Prime Minister July 8 The official heading the res- said on their Facebook page ld — from the heart-sinking Prayuth Chan-ocha visits the cave site cue operation declares that “D-Day” that the remaining four the cave. news that they were missing and urges relatives of the missing not has arrived as he announces the start boys and their 25-year- SEALs to the first flickering video to give up hope. Efforts to drain the of the operation to bring the boys and old coach were all brought of the huddle of anxious yet cave with pumps make little progress. their coach out of the cave. Divers take out safely yesterday. Ei- “Everyone is safe,” they smiling boys when they were four of the boys out through tight pas- ght of the boys had been said. found 10 days later by a pair June 30 The effort to locate the sages and flooded caverns. brought out of the cave by They said they were waiting of British divers. They were missing picks up pace again, as a break a team of Thai and inter- for a medic and three SEALs trapped in the cave that be- in the rain eases flooding in the system July 9 Divers take four more boys national divers on Sunday who had stayed with the boys came flooded by monsoon of caverns and more experts from to safety during the second day of the and Monday. in their dark refuge deep rains while they were explo- around the world, including Australia rescue operation. This leaves four boys “We are not sure if this inside the cave complex to ring it after a soccer practice and China, join the rescue mission. and their coach still inside the cave. is a miracle, a science, or come out. on June 23. In anticipation of finding the boys, an what. All the thirteen Wild Cheers erupted at a local The eight boys brought out evacuation drill is held to practice how July 10 On the third day of the res- Boars are now out of the government office where do- by divers on Sunday and Mon- they will be sent to a hospital after lea- cue operation, divers bring out the cave,” the SEALs said, re- zens of volunteers and jour- day were doing well and were ving the cave. remaining four boys and their coach, ferring to the name of the nalists were awaiting news in good spirits, a senior health ending an ordeal that lasted more than boys’ soccer team. of whether the intricate and official said yesterday.AP July 1 Rescue divers advance into two weeks. 11.07.2018 wed

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Europe-US jor economies that ended with Trump calling his North Ame- rican neighbor “dishonest” and “weak” by Trump. Friend or foe at NATO? Who knows Trump roiled the G-7 meeting in Canada by first agreeing to a group statement on trade and then withdrawing from it. The when Trump comes to dinner president complained he had been blindsided by Trudeau’s Raf Casert, Brussels that is supposed to be the United seen if scars will be visible on the tionship really took off. The two criticism of the U.S. tariff threa- States’ partner. international stage. stayed in touch by phone and ts. As so many others before him, hen Donald Trump The dynamics between Trump Trump already pounced on shared embraces and kisses Trudeau learned of Trump’s ire Wwalks into a NATO sum- and heads of government with Germany in the run-up, sending when they met again in April. straight from the president’s fin- mit today, international politics their own predilections could a tweet that said, “the United Macron — who at 40 is young gers on Twitter. are bound to become intensely create some volatile chemistry at States is spending far more on enough to be Trump’s son — was personal — again. the two-day summit. NATO than any other Country.” the first foreign leader treated THE DONALDS Since moving into the White Then he singled out one: “they to a lavish state visit to Washin- Relations between Washington House almost 18 months ago, ANGELA MERKEL must do much more. Germany is gton. In a gesture that would and the European Union have the U.S. president has been as Merkel and Trump are a study at 1%, the U.S. is at 4%.” be scrutinized for its meaning, sunk so low by now that there abrasive with some of America’s in contrast. The German chance- Trump brushed the shoulders will not be a full summit between most trusted allies as he has been llor is as careful with her policies THERESA MAY of the French president’s pristi- the two this year. warm toward traditional adver- and public statements as the U.S. British Prime Minister May ne suit before one of their photo Trump and EU chief Donald saries like North Korea and Rus- leader is brash and unpredic- might be even more politically ops. Tusk nevertheless will be in the sia. table. If Merkel is willing to let weakened when she encounters “We have a very special re- same room often enough during The unpredictable Trump’s af- Germany’s pre-eminent position Trump. Her week started with her lationship; In fact, I’ll get that NATO events this week. finity for the leaders of NATO’s in Europe do the talking for her, chief Brexit negotiator and her fo- little piece of dandruff off. We Tusk, a former Polish prime 28 other members carries the Trump wants to push America’s reign secretary both resigning in have to make him perfect — He minister who is president of potential to further blur the lines No. 1 position on the global sta- disagreement with May’s plan for is perfect,” Trump chattered as the European Council, let it be between who is a friend and who ge —and will take care of all the Britain’s post-Brexit relationship Macron smiled, appearing un- known before the 2016 U.S. pre- is a foe. talking too. with the European Union. ruffled by the act of...intimacy? sidential election that he thought The iconic visual from the mili- Merkel and Trump have had a May’s relationship with Trump Dominance? Protectiveness? “one Donald is more than enou- tary alliance’s 2017 summit was rocky relationship since the ear- started well enough. Soon after Disrespect? gh!” He says time has only pro- Trump shoving aside the prime ly days of his presidential cam- his inauguration, she was the Policy-wise, the relationship ven him more right. minister of new member Mon- paign, when he claimed she was first foreign leader to pay an offi- clearly is imperfect. Tusk has described Trump’s tenegro, Dusko Markovic, to get “ruining Germany” after Time cial visit. The two were seen hol- Trump threw cold water on the abrasiveness as a challenge for in front of the pack for a group Magazine picked her as the 2015 ding hands briefly as they walked love fest by pulling out of the Europe equal to China’s expan- photo. The billionaire went on to Person of the Year instead of along the White House colon- Paris climate agreement and a ding economic power or Russia’s publicly scold his fellow NATO him. nade. The so-called “special re- nuclear accord with Iran, two belligerence. He called it “a new leaders over defense spending. Their first meeting, which took lationship” between Britain and initiatives the Obama adminis- phenomenon, the capricious as- Last years’ visit to Brussels place in Washington in Mar- the United States seemed secure. tration singed onto in 2015 and sertiveness of the American ad- also produced the famous mano ch 2017, included the moment Since then, Trump waded feet Macron strongly backs. ministration.” a mano handshake between when Trump appeared to ignore first into Britain’s approach to Trump’s decision to impose the “Someone could even think Trump and French President Merkel’s offer of a handshake, a countering terrorism after a steel tariffs created more dis- ‘with friends like that, who needs Emmanuel Macron. The two much-remarked upon incident. string of attacks, upsetting both tance. Macron called it “illegal” enemies,’” Tusk asked this spring men, who were meeting for the During her next visit to Washin- May and the mayor or London and a “mistake.” By June, Ma- after Trump first threatened to first time, locked hands with gton this year, Trump came out with tweets that came off as pu- cron was looking to take the lead slap tariffs on EU steel and alu- grips so intense their knuckles with two kisses on the cheek. But t-downs. May last month cal- of a European brigade against minum exports and reneged on started turning white. the positions articulated by the led Trump’s decision to impose Trump, rejecting American “he- an agreement to stop Iran from Divisive issues have generated two on issues ranging from trade punishing tariffs on steel and gemony.” developing nuclear weapons. other white-knuckle moments in and military spending to climate aluminum imports from the EU At the NATO summit, where the year since. Trump still is an- change and migration have re- “unjustified and deeply disa- JUSTIN TRUDEAU leaders will discuss how to coun- gry the allies don’t beef up their mained far apart. ppointing.” The wounds will be still raw ter Russian aggression, Trump’s individual military budgets. The Going into Wednesday’s sum- when the two meet today, barely one-on-one summit with Rus- Europeans abhor Trump’s deci- mit, Merkel is emerging from EMMANUEL MACRON a month after Canadian Prime sian President Vladimir Putin sion to impose steel and alumi- a battle within her government After that handshake in Brus- Minister Trudeau organized the days after will be the big ele- num tariffs on a part of the world over migration. It remains to be sels, the Trump-Macron rela- Group of Seven summit of ma- phant in the room. AP wed 11.07.2018

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Jill Lawless, London UK ritish Prime Mi- nister Theresa May met with her shaken- up Cabinet yesterday May fights to stop Cabinet Bas she tried to restore gover- nment unity after the resig- nations of two top ministers over Brexit. exodus over Brexit May has spent the past few days fighting for her political ly not.” want a clean break to make it life as first Brexit Secretary Two years after Britain vo- possible to strike new trade David Davis and then Fo- ap photo ted 52 percent to 48 percent deals around the world. reign Secretary Boris John- to leave the European Union, A plan agreed by May’s Ca- son quit, saying May’s plans May is trying to find a mid- binet last week seeks to keep for future relations with the dle way between two starkly the U.K. and the EU in a free- European Union did not live differing views —within her trade zone for goods, and up to their idea of Brexit. party and the country — of commits Britain to main- May, who has tried to keep the U.K.’s relationship with taining the same rules as the calm and carry on, said in a Europe. bloc for goods and agricultu- tweet that it was a “produc- ral products. tive Cabinet meeting” and May says the plan will de- she was “looking forward to May replaced liver frictionless trade with a busy week.” Europe and avoid a hard bor- The resignations rocked Johnson with der between the U.K.’s Nor- May in a week that inclu- loyal Jeremy thern Ireland region and EU des a NATO summit starting member Ireland. Wednesday and a U.K. visit Hunt, gave But many pro-Brexit by U.S. President Donald This is a handout photo provided by Downing Street showing a Cabinet meeting in lawmakers are furious at a Trump that begins Thursday. London, yesterday Davis’ job to plan they say will stop Bri- Johnson quit Monday with tain forging an independent an incendiary letter accusing nister Dominic Raab in a bid Fallon warned Conservati- ambitious economic course. Davis and May of killing “the Brexit to shore up her authority. ve rebels that a challenge to minister Johnson initially backed the dream” and flying “white Conservative lawmaker Mi- May’s leadership is “the last plan, before deciding they flags” of surrender in nego- chael Fallon, an ally of May, thing we need.” Dominic Raab could not support it. tiations with the European dismissed Johnson’s “Brexit Other pro-Brexit Cabinet EU officials say they will Union. dream” rallying cry. ministers said they supported Pro-Europeans want to respond to the proposals once May replaced Johnson with “Dreaming is good, proba- May and would not resign. retain close economic ties they have seen details. The loyal former Health Secre- bly for all of us, but we have Asked if he was planning to with the bloc and its market British government is due to tary Jeremy Hunt, and gave to deal with the real world,” quit, environment Secretary of 500 million people, whi- publish a detailed version of Davis’ job to ambitious mi- he said. Michael Gove said “absolute- le some Brexit supporters the plans tomorrow. AP

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Thursday, 2:00am Croatia v England H 3.75, D 3.15, A 2.38 Can Southgate rouse England

t’s time for Gareth Southgate to come up with a big speech of his own. before Croatia match? After England gave up a Itying goal to Brazil in first-half Kohler and fell to Lineker, who beat stoppage time in the 2002 World goalkeeper Bodo Illgner to the far Cup quarterfinals, Southgate felt post. In the shootout, Stuart Pear- ap photo coach Sven-Goran Eriksson lacked ce was stopped by Illgner on En- inspirational oratory in the locker gland’s fourth attempt, Olaf Thon room at halftime. converted for a 4-3 lead and Chris Now the 47-year-old former En- Waddle shot over the crossbar. gland international is leading the team, which plays Croatia today CHECKERED PAST [Thursday, 2am] in England’s first Croatia went ahead in the 1998 World Cup semifinal in 28 years. semifinals only 26 seconds into the The match is riveting the Land of second half when Aljosa Asanovic Hope and Glory, which won its split the defense with a pass, and only title at home in 1966. Davor Suker scored his fifth goal “Probably 18 months ago I talked of the tournament. Lilian Thuram to them about if you have success tied the score a minute later after with England, it will be so much stealing the ball from Zvonimir bigger than anything you can ima- Boban near the Croat penalty area gine, and I think that is probably and exchanging passes with Youri starting to register with them now,” Djorkaeff. Thuram scored the go Southgate said after Saturday’s 2-0 -ahead goal with a curling shot in quarterfinal victory over Sweden. the 70th minute. Southgate, who didn’t play England head coach Gareth Southgate (right) celebrates victory of his team over Sweden with England’s Harry Maguire against Brazil, took a swipe at COLORS Eriksson after the 2-1 loss, compa- Croatia will wear its alternate ring the cool-speaking Swede to a navy-and-black jerseys and black Tory opposition leader widely re- shorts for the fifth straight match, Croatians working extra, say they garded as dull. and England will wear white shirts “We needed Churchill, but we got and white shorts. The Croats have will have enough to win semi Iain Duncan-Smith,” an unnamed not worn their white-and-red che- defender, later identified as Sou- ckerboard shirts since their opener hey’ve gone 120 minutes thgate, was quoted as saying in a against Nigeria. England wore all twice in a week. They have

T ap photo 2004 book by Joe Lovejoy. red against Tunisia, Colombia and endured the emotional tugs of No word whether Southgate will Sweden, and white shirts with blue two penalty shootouts, somehow offer his “blood, toil, tears and shorts against Panama and Bel- coming out on top on both occa- sweat.” With the coach keeping his gium. The English also wore white sions, the first team since 1990 strategies close to his now-famous in the 1966 and 1990 semifinals. to do so at a World Cup. They’re vest, a young roster led by Harry dealing with injuries to their star- Kane hopes to succeed where Gary HEAD TO HEAD ting right back, their goalkeeper Lineker, Michael Owen, Alan Shea- Croatians played for Yugoslavia and a handful of other players rer, David Beckham and Wayne before splitting off in 1990. En- who could probably use a week Rooney failed. gland has four wins, two losses in the ice bath. England is ranked 12th in the and one draw in the matchup, in- There’s no way Croatia is going Great Modric (center) and company world and Croatia 20th. The win- cluding a 4-2 victory in the group to have any juice left in the tank ner advances to Sunday’s final, stage of the 2004 European Cham- for England in the World Cup se- riding a wave of adrenaline in walking slowly off the field with which also will be at Luzkniki Sta- pionship. The teams have not met mifinals, right? matching the 1998 Croatian an apparent leg injury. dium. since qualifying for the 2010 World “Of course there’s power left for team and reaching the semis. There’s also some concern Croatia lost its only previous se- Cup, when England won 4-1 in Za- the English,” Croatia coach Zla- At some point, that wave could about goalkeeper Danijel Suba- mifinal match to host France in greb and 5-1 at Wembley Stadium. tko Dalic said. “We don’t want crash. sic after he required treatment 1998. It beat Denmark in the round England goalkeeper Paul Ro- to stop. We want to play our best “At certain times we lacked late in the second half and during of 16 and host Russia in the quar- binson kicked at and missed a ba- game then.” power but we played two times any breaks through extra time terfinals this year, becoming only ckpass from Gary Neville, allowing What kind of recovery Croatia 120 minutes of football in six and the shootout after appearing the second team with consecutive an own-goal in a 2-0 loss in a Eu- can muster over the next three days,” Modric said. “Of course to injure his right hamstring. shootout wins in the same World ropean qualifier in 2006. Goalkee- days may ultimately determine this will leave a mark on you. A number of other Croatia Cup since Argentina defeated Yu- per Scott Carson fumbled Niki if it has a chance of taking out You have to pay the toll for such players were receiving massa- goslavia and Italy in 1990. Kranjcar’s shot into the net for the England and reaching the World exertions. But thank God we’ve ges and stretching of their legs “It won’t be easy for us,” Croatia opening goal as Croatia won 3-2 at Cup final for the first time when shown our character.” before extra time and before the coach Zlatko Dalic said through Wembley the following year, cau- the sides meet in the semifinals The emotions were such that shootout. The unique elements a translator. “We will focus in the sing England to miss Euro 2008. today [Thursday, 2am] in Mos- Dalic broke down in tears on the of playing in Sochi with the com- next few days to recover as much England coach Steve McClaren cow. sideline after Rakitic’s winning bination of heat and humidity as possible. We will look for the held a large red-and-blue umbrella Yes, Croatia may have one of penalty. sapped energy from both teams, best solutions ahead the match, on the sidelines and was mocked as the best individual players in “It came bursting out of me. I creating a fairly lethargic second considering we have a few players the “Wally with the brolly,” and he the tournament with what Luka felt really relieved,” Dalic said. half. Numerous Croatia players with minor issues after the match was fired the next day. Modric has done in matching the “We made ourselves happy but said arriving in Sochi immedia- against Russia. It won’t be easy, but deepest run ever by the country. we also made everybody back tely after the round of 16 win to get into the semifinals it’s a new WITH THE WHISTLE But Croatia is also exhausted. home in Croatia happy. Those over Denmark was a major be- motive for us.” Cuneyt Cakir of Turkey will refe- Physically. Mentally. emotions just burst out of me. I nefit, but now are facing a rapid ree his second straight World Cup There’s no way they couldn’t be don’t cry often, but I have a good recovery. WAY BACK WHEN semifinal match, after Argentina’s after ousting Denmark on penal- reason.” “It will be difficult,” defender In England’s last semifinal mat- penalty-kick win over the Nether- ties in the round of 16, then being The team was traveling from Dejan Lovren said. “Hopefully ch, Andreas Brehme’s 60th-minu- lands four years ago. Cakir worked forced to extra time again by host Sochi to Moscow over the our right-back Sime Vrsaljko is te shot deflected off an onrushing Iran’s 1-0 win over Morocco and Russia on Saturday night. Just weekend to set up camp for two not so injured like he thinks, so Paul Parker at the penalty arc and Argentina’s 2-1 win over Nigeria in before midnight local time, Ivan days of training ahead of the se- hopefully we can manage. But looped over goalkeeper Peter Shil- the group stage this year, and he re- Rakitic’s winning penalty ignited mifinal. The most immediate we have a lot of good players ton to put West Germany ahead. fereed Barcelona’s 3-1 victory over yet another celebration that was worry appears to be starting ri- on the bench who showed they England tied the score when Juventus in the 2015 Champions a mix of excitement and relief. ght back Sime Vrsaljko, who had can change the rhythm of the Parker’s cross bounced off Juergen League final.AP The team and the country are to be replaced during extra time, game.” AP THE Ronaldo leaving Real Madrid to Station Air quality BUZZ join Italian club Juventus Roadside 45-65 Moderate Real Madrid says Cristiano Ro- drea Agnelli flew out yesterday to naldo is leaving to join Italian club meet the five-time Ballon d’Or win- High Juventus, bringing to an end a glitte- ner. Density 40-60 ring nine-year spell in Spain. Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in Residental Madrid says it has reached an 2009 from Manchester United and Moderate agreement with Juventus after a re- was the Spanish club’s all-time lea- Area opinion quest by Ronaldo. ding scorer with 451 goals in 438 The 33-year-old Ronaldo is cur- matches. He helped the club win Ambient 40-60 rently on vacation in Greece after four Champions League titles and Moderate source: dsmg source: Animal Farm Portugal’s elimination from the also won the league and cup twice Albano Martins World Cup. Juventus president An- each. WORLD BRIEFS Jockey Club and the eighth wonder of the world! Uber poised to make Israel The United Nations has criticized Israel’s closure Mathematics teaches, as does common of its only cargo crossing sense, that if a major investment of the mag- with the Gaza Strip. 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