at 18:30 (JST), August 16

Asian View
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Key words : india young
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230815_30/

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed in an Independence Day speech that the country now has the world's largest population. He also expressed a hope to tap the country's young talent to develop the economy.

Modi was speaking in the capital New Delhi on Tuesday at a ceremony to mark the 76th anniversary of India's independence from British rule.

Modi referred to the country's population, which surpassed that of China according to an estimate published by the United Nations earlier this year.

He noted that India today has the largest population with the average age under 30.

Modi then said the world is technology driven and the future will be influenced by technology only. He said, "India's talent in technology has a new role to play."

The prime minister also said India is becoming a voice of the Global South, which are emerging and developing countries, indicating a willingness to contribute to the development of the world economy.

Observers say Modi, who is seeking to win a third term in the general elections next year, apparently aims to gain public support by stressing his readiness to lead India's economic development.

Key words : south media report fake
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230815_17/

Japan's Foreign Ministry has refuted a South Korean media report about the government's plan to release treated and diluted water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean.

The ministry said in a statement on Monday that "a foreign self-proclaimed 'media'" had run a report on a supposed document that was said to be an official ministry telegram.

The statement said the report claimed that the radiation levels of treated water "significantly exceeded standards," so the ministry was considering meeting "safety standards by replacing ballast water and accelerating dilution."

The ministry said the "report has no basis" and that the supposed official ministry telegram "is a complete fake."
It's the second time the foreign ministry has refuted a report by the media outlet. In June, the ministry said a foreign media report claiming that Japan had made a political donation to the International Atomic Energy Agency was "absolutely untrue."

The ministry statement said the spread of malicious disinformation is a threat to democracy and greatly hurts the feelings of the people who are striving for the reconstruction of the affected areas.

Rain and groundwater mixes with water used to cool molten fuel at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. The accumulated water is treated to remove most radioactive substances, but still contains tritium.

The Japanese government plans to dilute the treated water to reduce tritium levels to about one-seventh of the World Health Organization's guidelines for drinking water quality before releasing it into the sea.

Key words : paraguay strong ties
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230816_10/

Paraguay's new president was sworn in on Tuesday and gave a speech that made clear he planned to maintain strong ties with Taiwan.

Former finance minister Santiago Pena won the presidential election in April this year. He took the oath of office in the capital, Asuncion, and said he would build alliances and cooperation with a geostrategic vision.

He said the country's relationship with Taiwan "is an example of this."

Pena said Paraguay and Taiwan are "not just allies, but also brothers."

Paraguay is the only South American country that has diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

Taiwan's Vice President Lai Ching-te was at the inauguration.

Lai noted on social media after the ceremony that Paraguay and Taiwan are geographically far apart, but that their friendship of more than 66 years will not change.

Lai plans to return to Taiwan on Friday, after a stopover in the US city of San Francisco on Wednesday. He is expected to meet with a former senior White House official who heads the US liaison office with Taiwan. China has expressed strong opposition to the meeting.

Key words : china tighten export control
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