China's government has decided to appoint Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou, the country's top Asian affairs official, as ambassador to Japan.
The United Nations Security Council has discussed how to maintain nuclear non-proliferation efforts, with many members calling for the IAEA to send inspectors to North Korea.
Officials at the Asian Development Bank predict slower growth through 2019 for the Asia-Pacific region.
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Key words : China Vice Kong
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China's government has decided to appoint Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou, the country's top Asian affairs official, as ambassador to Japan.
Sources close to the government say Beijing has told Japan about the nomination.
Kong succeeds Cheng Yonghua, who was in office for a record-high nine years. Cheng is to leave Japan as soon as early May.
The 59-year-old next ambassador is from Heilongjiang province in northeastern China.
Before becoming a diplomat, Kong majored in Japanese at university. He's known to have a good understanding of Japan, as he spent about 15 years of his diplomatic career in the country.
From 2005 to 2011, he served as minister-counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo.
Kong is also known to be versatile in other areas of Asian diplomacy. He built his career as ambassador to Vietnam and director-general of the Department of Asian Affairs. He also serves as special representative on the Korean Peninsula.
Observers say China's government is apparently trying to improve relations with Japan by choosing a diplomat well-versed in the country.
Key words : United Nations council
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The United Nations Security Council has discussed how to maintain nuclear non-proliferation efforts, with many members calling for the IAEA to send inspectors to North Korea.
The meeting was convened on Tuesday by France and Germany, who jointly chair the Security Council.
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano, expressed concern about the consistent global increase in nuclear facilities and nuclear materials.
He said the IAEA has not had access to North Korea since 2009, even though Pyongyang has expanded some of its nuclear facilities in recent years.
Amano said the IAEA is ready to send inspectors to the North within weeks.
Many member nations at the meeting voiced their support for IAEA inspections as a necessary step for the denuclearization of North Korea.
Key words : international atomic recognize
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The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency says he recognizes the importance of summits between the United States and North Korea, but says IAEA inspections are needed to advance denuclearization.
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano, gave an interview to NHK.
Amano said in the current era, uncertain factors make it hard to foresee what lies ahead. He said the issues of North Korea and Iran stand at a crucial juncture.
He stressed the importance of the IAEA, saying that while it's hard to accurately predict what will happen, the agency itself knows what it can do.
Amano noted that North Korea's complete and irreversible denuclearization is an objective that is firmly laid out in UN Security Council resolutions.
He said the scope and timing of how to achieve that aim is an issue for politics to decide. He said in that respect, it's very good for the leaders of the US and North Korea to meet.
Amano added that promises without steadfast inspections have no meaning. He said steadfast inspections ensure that an agreement will last for a long time, and will benefit North Korea, countries concerned and the international community.
He expressed the view that the inspections must be carried out not only by a limited number of nations, including the United States, but also by the IAEA.
Amano said it's an indisputable fact that North Korea has continued to expand its nuclear activities in the past 10 years.
He said a team launched within the IAEA in 2017 has stepped up its monitoring of the North by means such as the independent analysis of satellite images.
Amano said the IAEA is preparing to send inspectors to North Korea as soon as the countries concerned reach an agreement.
He expressed hope that Japan will contribute further to global nuclear disarmament with its advanced nuclear technology and outstanding human resources.
He said he hopes Japanese people will join the IAEA secretariat, utilize their knowledge and experience, and work for world peace.
Key words : south detained
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South Korea has detained four ships that are now at ports in the country on suspicion of involvement in offshore ship-to-ship transfers of goods in violation of UN sanctions on North Korea.
The South Korean Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the authorities have blocked the departures of the four vessels from domestic ports on suspicion of violating UN Security Council resolutions.
It said one of the ships is South Korean.
Local media said the South Korean ship has been held at Busan port since last October on suspicion of involvement in transfers of refined petroleum products to North Korea.
Last year, the authorities said they suspected a South Korean business of smuggling North Korean coal into the South by falsifying documents about the origin of the product.
The media reported that concern is growing that South Korea may now be regarded by the international community as a loophole in sanction efforts.
Key words : official slower
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Officials at the Asian Development Bank predict slower growth through 2019 for the Asia-Pacific region. They say a major reason is ongoing trade friction between the US and China.
The ADB says growth across Developing Asia, which groups 45 countries and territories, will likely expand this year by 5.7 percent. That's down from last year by 0.2 percentage point.
But they forecast slower growth for China, at 6.3 percent, or 0.3 point down. The US trade conflict is expected to weigh down on exports.
Other negatives for China include murky consumer finance practices such as shadow banking, and stronger regulation of the housing market.
Meanwhile, India's expansion is expected to rebound to 7.2 percent. That's due to strong consumer spending backed by stimulus measures.
Bank officials say Southeast Asia will see a drop in exports. But they add the region's economy will remain robust, as higher incomes boost consumption.
Overall risk factors for the entire Asia-Pacific region include the US-China trade dispute, US fiscal policy and the confusion over Brexit.
Key words : considering carlos
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Japanese prosecutors are considering bringing another criminal charge against former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn over suspected misuse of the automaker's money via its dealer in Oman.
Ghosn, 65, has already been indicted for aggravated breach of trust and other alleged offenses.
Informed sources say more than 34 million dollars was paid to a Nissan dealership in Oman operated by one of Ghosn's acquaintances for seven years until last year. The payments were from Nissan's reserve funds that Ghosn used at his own decision.
The sources say it is suspected that some of that money went to pay for a yacht Ghosn was using, via a personal bank account of the dealer's executive.
The sources say the Tokyo prosecutors' special investigation team is now likely consulting with the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office about whether to indict Ghosn for aggravated breach of trust over this alleged misconduct.
Ghosn's defense team explained that the money was paid at the request of his subordinates at Nissan as legitimate remuneration for the dealer's many years of business.
It also said the purchase of the yacht has nothing to do with Nissan.
Key words : former Nissan ready to
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Former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn says he's ready to hold a news conference on April 11.
On a twitter account he just opened, Ghosn said: "I'm getting ready to tell the truth about what's happening."
The message is the first he has issued directly since his release on bail last month.
Ghosn has been indicted on charges including aggravated breach of trust.
Tokyo prosecutors also suspect he misappropriated some of the money paid to a dealership in Oman for personal use.
Ghosn is reportedly authorized under his bail terms to use the internet on computers in his attorneys' offices.
Key words : UN survey
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A UN survey has found that one quarter of health care facilities around the world lack basic water supplies, putting birthing women and newborn babies in particular danger.
The World Health Organization and the UN Children's Fund, or UNICEF, conducted a survey of hospitals and other health institutions in 38 countries in Asia, Africa and other regions, using data from 2016.
The survey showed that 12 percent of the facilities had no water services, while 14 percent had inadequate services.
It also found that 45 percent of health care facilities in the least developed countries lack basic water supplies.
A WHO official told reporters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday that 15 percent of patients visiting health facilities developed infections. He said the WHO is very alarmed that hospitals have become sources of infection.
The WHO and UNICEF also said more than one million deaths a year are associated with unclean births, and called on the international community to address the problem.
Key words : paralympic
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The International Paralympic Committee plans to hold Africa's first general sports event for the disabled next January in Morocco's capital Rabat.
The IPC on Tuesday announced it has signed an agreement on the African Para Games with the African Paralympic Committee.
About 1,200 para-athletes from all over Africa are expected to compete in the games' seven sports: track and field, blind soccer, goalball, powerlifting, sitting volleyball, taekwondo and wheelchair basketball.
Most of the events will be qualifiers for the Tokyo Paralympics scheduled to start in late August of 2020.
The African Paralympic Committee hopes to hold the games every four years to raise awareness of para-sports.
IPC President Andrew Parsons said African para-athletes will have a good chance to qualify for the Tokyo Games and show their abilities to a wider audience.
Key words : convenience
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One of Japan's biggest convenience store chains is testing out a new approach to the country's labor shortage problem. Familymart has opened a store that entrusts much of the work to technology.
The company worked with electronics maker Panasonic to build the experimental outlet in Yokohama, near Tokyo.
Facial recognition systems at some cashiers identify registered customers and make withdrawals from their linked bank accounts.
Sensors and cameras around the store keep tabs on the situation. They send alerts to terminals worn by staff to let them know when they need to restock products, do cleaning, and more.
Familymart President Takashi Sawada said the nationwide labor shortage is an urgent problem. He said his company wants to test out and introduce whatever measures it can to address the issue.
Key words : police record number
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Japan's National Police Agency says a record number of seniors voluntarily gave up their driver's licenses in 2018 amid an increase in fatal accidents caused by elderly motorists.
Police say 292,089 people aged 75 or older returned their licenses last year, up 38,152 from 2017. That's the highest number since the voluntary return system was launched in 1998.
Drivers 75 or older caused 460 fatal accidents in 2018.
The number of people aged 75 or older who were issued driving record history certificates last year was 244,726. That's also the highest on record. Former drivers can use the certificates as identification.
Police are encouraging seniors and others uneasy about driving to give up their licenses. They are preparing to set up a consultation hotline later this year for older drivers and their families.
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