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Key words : china stop
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230221_27/

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has called on certain countries to stop fueling the fire in the Ukraine crisis, apparently referring to the US and its allies.

The foreign minister made the remarks on Tuesday in an address to a forum in Beijing.

He said China is deeply concerned about the escalation of the Ukraine crisis and the possibility of it spiraling out of control.

On Monday, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson told reporters that it is the United States, not China, that has been supplying weapons to the battlefield in Ukraine. He said the US is in no position to tell China what to do.

Beijing appears to be ratchetting up its criticisms against Washington after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday told Wang Yi, his Chinese counterpart, about his concern that Beijing may provide "lethal support to Russia."

Key words : thailand and
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230221_45/

Thailand and Myanmar are starting to reopen border crossings to travelers. The checkpoints were closed for nearly three years due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Officials from the countries gathered for a ceremony marking the reopening of the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge on Monday.

The bridge links Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand with Tachileik township in eastern Myanmar. It is one of the main nodes for trade between the countries and had been closed since March 2020.

Another major checkpoint was opened to travelers in January. This came after months of delays.

Both reopenings were postponed repeatedly due to concerns about security in Myanmar. The situation in the border regions of the country has been unstable since the military coup in February 2021. Some of the areas are home to ethnic minority militias that are fighting the junta forces.

Key words : coronavirus aftereffect
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230222_06/

A Japanese research institute says one in four people continued to experience suspected coronavirus aftereffects even 18 months after infection.

The National Center for Global Health and Medicine interviewed 502 people in their 20s to 70s who were infected between February 2020 and November 2021.

The center found that 32.3 percent complained of possible aftereffects six months after they got the virus.

The figure fell to 30.5 percent one year after infection, and to 25.8 percent another six months later.

As for symptoms one year after infection, 11.7 percent complained of memory loss, 11.4 percent cited lack of concentration and 10.3 percent had problems with their sense of smell.

Brain fog affected 9.1 percent of the former patients, while 7.5 percent suffered psychological distress.

The center says women tend to be affected by an abnormal sense of smell, hair loss and lack of concentration.

Those who had moderate to severe COVID-19 symptoms often experience shortness of breath, cough and lethargy.

Doctor Morioka Shinichiro says aftereffects are said to be less frequent among people infected with the Omicron variants, but they should not be underestimated because case counts are so high.

He urges people to keep taking anti-infection measures, warning that aftereffects could last long even if symptoms of infection are mild.

Key words : many ukrainian singing
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20230126110226585/

A Ukrainian musician who fled to Japan from his homeland after Russia's invasion has found a place to perform in a restaurant run by a Japanese Russian woman in northern Japan. This report explores how the pair hope to convey a message of peace through music.