SHIPBUILDER TURNS TO MISSILE LANDS IN WATERS NEAR JAPAN OX WAREHOUSE MAKING MODEL BOATS A medium-range ballistic SHOWCASES Profile of passionate boat missile fired yesterday by CHILDREN’S builder Wan Chun, ex- N. Korea flew about 1,000 ARTWORKS chairperson of the Macao kilometers and landed near Association of Shipyard Workers Japan’s territorial waters P4 MDT REPORT P5 P13 THU.04 Aug 2016 T. 26º/ 30º C H. 80/ 98% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 7.50 2614 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS CHINA’s Defense Ministry angrily rejects accusations from Japan that the Chinese military is destabilizing the regional military balance Airport hits a by seeking to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas, accusing Japan of seeking to deceive the international community record of 600,000 and sow discord between China and its neighbors. More on p11 passengers in July P3 AP PHOTO DUBAI An Emirates flight from India with 300 people on board crash lands at Dubai’s main airport, sending black smoke billowing into the air and halting all traffic at the Middle East’s busiest airport. Authorities said all passengers were evacuated safely. More on p15 AUSTRALIA Human rights groups accuse Australia of deliberately ignoring the alleged abuse of asylum seekers being held at a remote Pacific island detention facility in a bid to deter future refugees from trying to reach the country by boat. More on p12 JAPAN A woman who has downplayed Japan’s wartime actions and is known to have far-right views is named defense minister in a Cabinet reshuffle, a move that could unsettle relations with Asian neighbors with bitter memories of World War II-era atrocities. NEPAL’s parliament elected a former communist rebel leader to lead a coalition government as the country’s new prime minister, a move that will likely mean the continuation of political instability in the Second legal activist sentenced Himalayan nation. More on backpage as China reins in critics P11 04.08.2016 thu th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO Local swimmer MusIc to compete in Paralympic Games Local orchestra to kick off 2016-2017 concert season in September AP PHOTO British conductor Gordon Elgar and Ralph Vaughan Hunt, Hungarian conductor Williams, and also stage a Gilbert Varga, German con- concert of Alexander von ductor Bruno Weil and Chi- Zemlinsky’s renowned ope- Macau swimmer Chen Yu Chia was nese violinist Ning Feng will ra. approved by the International Paralympic be present and will collabo- The orchestra will also in- Committee to represent the city in the ratively bring Chinese and troduce prominent music upcoming Paralympics which will be foreign classics to convey works including musical held in Rio de Janeiro. According to their sentiments regarding theatre and a multimedia a statement released yesterday by the the upcoming music voyage. film score concert to the re- Macau-China Paralympic Committee Moreover, the Macao Or- gion. & Macau-China Recreation and Sports chestra will make its de- Tickets will be available for Association for the Disabled International but with the remarkable sale from Monday, August 8, Paralympic Committee, the association symphony by British com- from Macau Ticketing Ne- will send three representatives, including poser Sir Edward William twork outlets. Chen, his coach and the head of the association, to attend the sporting event. Chen, who has an intellectual disability, HE Macao Orchestra is Wu, the winner of the 2013 will compete against other swimmers in Tset to kick off its 2016- Besancon International the 200 meters freestyle and in the 200 2017 concert season in Sep- Competition for Young Con- YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM tember. According to a state- ductors, have been invited meters individual medley events. The IN QUEENSLAND Macau group will depart for Brazil on ment issued by the Cultural to perform during the upco- September 4. Affairs Bureau, the upcoming ming concert season. concert season is themed Orchestral musicians in- THE MACAO Youth Sym- according to a report by Macao “Your Time with Music,” and cluding pianist Alice Sara phony Orchestra Association is Daily News. This marks the bringing three performances to first time in nine years that the Macau in top 10 list will feature a number of pro- Ott; violinist Nemanja Ra- Queensland as part of Prodigy musical association returns to mising classical musicians doluvic; young conductors of visitors to Taiwan Collective, an international Queensland for a performance. who display the “youthful ef- Roberto Gianola and Jose gathering of youth orchestras. During the festival, the young Visitors from China and Hong Kong fervescence” of the genre. Luis Gomez will also be The event marks the celebra- musicians will perform pieces have topped the list of those traveling Yulianna Avdeeva, first showcasing their talent. tion of the 50th anniversary of of both Western classical and to Taiwan this summer, travel portal prize winner in the Chopin Amongst many other mu- Queensland Youth Orchestras, Chinese music. website Skyscanner reported yesterday. Competition, and Yao-yu sicians, world-renowned In its statement, Skyscanner noted that the number of visitors from Hong Kong has seen a steady growth recently due to TourIsM EducaTIoN the high number of daily flights from the territory. The statement also went on to describe that Taiwan’s relaxed lifestyle GTEF 2016 begins UM’s summer English and minimal language barrier were contributing factors in attracting Hong its roadshow program concludes Kong tourists. Other countries and regions that made the top 10 list for visitors to HE Global Tourism Eco- tourism consumption revolu- HE University of Macau’s ning while activities for the af- Taiwan were Macau, Japan, South Korea, nomy Forum (GTEF) tion, the millennial travelers, (UM) 2016 Faculty of Arts ternoon and evening sessions Singapore, Thailand, Australia, the US and T T the UK. Statistics for the month of June 2016, scheduled to be held in and tourism investment. and Humanities’ Summer included interactions with the released by Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau the region in October, kicked A networking luncheon was English Immersion Program 28 program assistants from showed that tourists from mainland China off its “Five Asian Cities Road- hosted at Grand Hyatt Beijing (SEIP) recently ended. The the United States, Canada, the dominated as the largest source of visitors, show” in Beijing last week as last week, connecting, repre- initiative aimed to help inco- UK, Finland, Australia, and accounting for almost 33.2 percent of the part of the forum’s fifth anni- sentatives from GTEF, China ming students improve their Macau. total number. Those from Hong Kong versary edition. National Tourism Administra- English-language skills. According to the statement, and Macau, calculated as the same group, GTEF 2016 will be held in the tion, Macau Government Tou- Participating students went these assistants lived in the accounted for about 17.5 percent of the region’s Studio City on October rism Office, and Beijing Muni- through intensive training residential college with the total number of arrivals. 15 and 16, with the theme “The cipal Commission of Tourism that lasted between three and students and helped them Growing Consumer Class, Re- Development. four weeks, with many noting practice English and review thinking And Reshaping The Commenting on the Asia that the program boosted their what the students had learned Information leak Future Tourism Landscape.” roadshow Peter Wong, vice confidence in speaking En- during the day. draws Transport According to a statement chairman of GTEF and execu- glish, the University said in a The closing ceremony attrac- issued by the organizers, the tive chairman of China Cham- statement. ted 350 students, parents, and Bureau’s attention event’s fifth edition will discuss ber of Tourism said, “GTEF is This year’s SEIP enrolled faculty members. Lionel Ni, Information concerning the speeding how the “independent-min- committed to fostering tou- more than 300 students. New UM’s vice rector for academic detection system managed by the Transport ded, resourceful and tech-sa- rism development and coope- features in this year’s course affairs, delivered a speech at Bureau (DSAT) was leaked on a social vvy group” is an increasingly ration between overseas tou- included co-curricular activi- the ceremony in which he ex- website. DSAT now urges the public to influential force in the tourism rism peers and Chinese pro- ties that supplemented aca- pressed his hope that the sum- not share this information, according to industry. vinces and municipalities.” demic classes in the morning mer event had prepared the a statement released by the bureau. The The forum will also engage GTEF 2016’s Asia Roadshow and evening, providing variety students for their studies at statement however does not include details public and private sector lea- also went to Shanghai and will to the ways in which students UM, adding that the students regarding the information leaked. The ders in discussions on issues continue in Taipei (August 5), were exposed to English. should strive to achieve bilin- department claims to have already reported relating to Chinese consumers, Guangzhou (August 9) and The morning sessions were gual proficiency during their the incident to the Judiciary Police. tourism and technology, urban Seoul, Korea (August 11). focused on theme-based lear- four years at the institution. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo DIRECTOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Paulo Barbosa [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] DESIGN EDITOR_João Jorge Magalhães [email protected] | NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_ SECRETARY Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Daniel Beitler, Emilie Tran, Grace Yu, Irene Sam, Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F.