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Key words : myanmar military leader visited Russia
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210622_03/
Myanmar's military leader has visited Russia in an apparent bid to tout the regime's ties with the Kremlin.
Myanmar's state-run television network on Monday aired footage of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing meeting with a high-ranking Russian security official and an arms company executive in Moscow. It said the general had made the trip to discuss bilateral security and military cooperation.
Myanmar's military has faced growing criticism over its ongoing crackdown on anti-coup protesters. The UN General Assembly recently adopted a resolution condemning the violence in Myanmar and calling for a halt on arms sales to the country.
Min Aung Hlaing's visit is seen as an attempt by the military to show off its ties with Russia, one of its main arms suppliers.
Kremlin officials announced on Monday that Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of the country's Security Council, had met with Min Aung Hlaing.
The officials said the two had exchanged views on a range of topics, including foreign interference in Myanmar's internal affairs. They also confirmed that their countries would work more closely together in various fields.
But presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin would not be meeting with Min Aung Hlaing.
The Kremlin appears to be wary of being seen as a close ally to Myanmar's military, despite its public opposition to international efforts to exert pressure on the regime.
Key words : newspaper violating 2.3 million
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Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and its website may shut down within days as local authorities have frozen its assets on suspicion of violating the national security law for the region.
Two senior Apple Daily executives were arrested and indicted this month for allegedly colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security. The newspaper is known for its critical stance on China.
Police have frozen assets worth around 2.3 million US dollars owned by the newspaper and two of its group companies.
Apple Daily's parent company, Next Digital, held a board meeting on Monday to discuss future plans.
The board decided to ask police to lift the asset freeze, as they cannot continue operations.
It said Apple Daily may cease operations after publishing the morning edition next Saturday. It may also stop uploading the online version of the paper.
The board says it will make a final decision on Friday.
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai is serving a prison sentence for his involvement in unauthorized assemblies in 2019. He is also accused of breaching the national security law.
Wednesday of next week marks one year since the national security law for Hong Kong went into effect.
Key words : china frustrating vaccine aid
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Key words : china denounced
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China has denounced the United States for supplying Taiwan with 2.5 million coronavirus vaccine doses.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Monday that China urges the US not to attempt political manipulation in the name of vaccine assistance and stop interfering in China's domestic affairs.
A Taiwanese plane carrying the Moderna vaccine arrived in Taiwan late on Sunday. Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen expressed her gratitude, saying the United States has provided a helping hand at time of difficulty.
Zhao said Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party has blocked Chinese-made vaccines despite Beijing's offer to help Taiwan overcome the coronavirus outbreak as soon as possible. He also accused Taiwan of neglecting the lives and health of its people.
Key words : taiwanese working
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Taiwanese staff working at the representative office in Hong Kong are leaving the city. The Hong Kong government had demanded the officials sign a letter supporting the idea of "One China".
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said staff were told they need to sign the letter to renew their visas. But Taiwanese staff refused.
Local media reported seven were set to return Sunday, with the remaining staff member leaving next month.
The council wrote Taiwan would never accept what it called "political suppression."
It went on to say the Hong Kong government has repeatedly set unreasonable political conditions for staff visas -- including this "One China Commitment Letter."
China has recently stepped up pressure on Taiwan's leadership to accept Beijing's claims.
This comes as China continues to use its new national security law to crack down on dissident voices in Hong Kong.
Key words : 50 percent next month
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Tokyo Games officials have decided to allow up to 10,000 domestic spectators at Olympic events, provided each venue does not exceed 50 percent capacity.
Officials from the Games' organizing committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo Metropolitan government and the International Olympic and Paralympic committees made the decision on Monday.
It's in line with the Japanese government's plan to ease the capacity limits from 5,000 to 10,000 next month after intensive virus measures are lifted.
Organizers had already decided they won't welcome any overseas spectators.
But capacity rules could change. The chief of the organizing committee said last week, depending on the situation, the Games might be held without spectators.
And Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide told reporters on Monday he won't hesitate to ban spectators, if a state of emergency is issued.
The Japanese public has been concerned a sudden movement of people to and from the events could cause the virus to spread.
The government's top coronavirus advisor and 25 other health experts said the most desirable option is for athletes to compete without an audience.
The Olympics will kick off on July 23. The officials have not decided on the spectators for the Paralympics, which will start on August 24.
Key words : indian
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210621_32/
Olympic officials from India say quarantine rules at the Tokyo Games for their athletes and those of several other countries are "highly unfair."
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are planning to isolate athletes from India and several surrounding countries for three days after they arrive in Japan.
The Indian Olympic Association told NHK that it sent a letter to the Tokyo organizing committee on Saturday.
The letter notes athletes are allowed to arrive in the athletes' village just five days before their events. It says that now "three days will be wasted for the purpose of isolation and as such there will be no time left for training."
The letter adds that "this is the time the athletes need to be moving towards their mode to peak."
It also says that the rules are likely to have an adverse impact on the diet plan for Indian athletes and affect their performance.
The letter also says athletes from India will be vaccinated twice and receive a coronavirus test every day for the last seven days before leaving their country.
It adds that it is "highly unfair for Indian athletes who have worked hard for five years to be discriminated against just five days before the Olympics."
IOA President Narinder Batra says the quarantine rules are discriminatory against Indian athletes and go against the Olympic spirit.
The Tokyo organizing committee says people coming from India to Japan are usually required to be quarantined for 10 days.
The organizers say they decided to isolate athletes from India for seven days before their departure and for three days after their arrival after discussions with the government.
They say the letter implies that IOA officials believe that athletes from India are not able to practice at all during three days after their arrival. They say they will provide a clearer explanation to them.
The committee says Indian athletes can carry out training programs during three days after entry to Japan under certain conditions.
Key words : myanmar beauty
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210622_07/
A beauty pageant contestant from Myanmar has renewed her appeal for international support to put an end to military oppression in her country.
Han Lay is a university student who competed at the Miss Grand International held in Thailand in March. She drew attention with a tearful speech she gave during the pageant on the deadly violence in her country.
The 22-year-old spoke to NHK on Monday in the Thai capital, Bangkok, where she has been staying. She said some of her friends have been detained by the military and are now in jail.
Han Lay said peoples' "lives are in danger" and that they are left with no choice but to "fight back the military."
She said she wants people from around the world to support the National Unity Government formed by ousted pro-democracy lawmakers, because it is "the only one hope we have in Myanmar right now."
A human rights organization says the death toll from the military crackdown on protesters since the February coup had reached 873 as of Monday.
Han Lay pledged that she will continue to speak up until the people of Myanmar regain democracy.
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