Hong Kong's leader has promised to seriously reflect on the results of the Sunday's district council elections in the pro-democracy camp made a massive gains.
Pope Francis left Japan for the Vatican on Tuesday after paying the first visit by the head the Roman Catholic Church in 38 years.
The UN Environment Programme says global greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2018.
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Key words : Hong Kong seriously reflect send a message
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Hong Kong's leader is promising to seriously reflect on the results of this weekend's district council elections where the pro-democracy camp saw a massive win. Carrie Lam says voters were trying to send a message.
Lam said, "We were aware of the large number of voters coming out to cast a vote. Perhaps not only to select a preferred candidate to sit on the district council, but also to express a view on many issues in society."
Pro-democracy candidates won more than 80 percent of the 452 councilor posts up for grabs.
Many campaigned on demands for electoral reform and an independent inquiry into alleged police brutality, calling the election a referendum on support for ongoing protests.
But Leader Carrie Lam says there's more than one way to interpret the results.
And she doesn't have plans to concede on any further demands from protestors.
The Chief Executive went on to say she has not received any instructions from Beijing to take responsibility of the elections.
Lam also called on protesters who are still inside a local university campus to leave peacefully, and as soon as possible.
Dozens of people are refusing to leave the campus for fear of being arrested... and supporters are growing increasingly concerned about their physical and mental well-being.
Key words : China strong protest
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China has lodged a strong protest to the passage of a bill by the US Congress supporting human rights and democracy in Hong Kong.
The Senate and House of Representatives passed the bill last week. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are urging President Donald Trump to sign the bill into law.
China's Foreign Ministry revealed on Tuesday that Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang summoned the US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad to the ministry on the previous day.
The ministry said Zheng told Branstad that China demands that the US prevent the bill from becoming law, and that it stop interfering in China's internal matters.
Zheng reportedly said that otherwise the US will bear the consequences.
The ministry summoned the acting charge d'affaires of the US Embassy in China last week to lodge a protest. It has repeatedly warned that it will take retaliatory measures if the bill is enacted.
Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp won a landslide victory in Sunday's local district council elections. The Chinese government says that external forces are trying to cause unrest in Hong Kong.
Key words : Chinese government negotiator
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The Chinese government says its top trade negotiator spoke on the phone with his US counterparts. The two countries are trying to hammer out "phase one" of a bilateral trade deal.
Vice Premier Liu He had a conversation with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday.
China's commerce ministry says the sides "reached consensus on properly resolving related issues" and agreed to continue discussing sticking points.
The phone call took place amid concerns that a US response to events in Hong Kong could antagonize Beijing.
Analysts say China is trying to stress its willingness to continue the trade talks despite its differences with the US over Hong Kong.
Key words : Abe met Pope half an hour
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that Japan and the Vatican are partners that value peace.
Abe met Pope Francis at the Prime Minister's Office for about half an hour on Monday.
At the start of the talks, Abe recalled his visit to the Vatican five years ago. The pontiff replied that he remembers the occasion well, and told Abe his visit is part of the reason he is now in Japan.
Abe called Japan and the Vatican partners that both value peace, a world free of nuclear weapons, the elimination of poverty, as well as human rights and the environment.
Abe said he hopes the pope's visit will be an opportunity to further enhance Japan's cooperation with the Vatican.
The two sides appear to have agreed to promote stronger ties as well as strengthen cooperation on international issues, including reduction of nuclear weapons and global warming.
They are believed to have also exchanged opinions on regional issues, including North Korea's denuclearization and abductions.
Key words : Pope left Japan
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Pope Francis has left Japan for the Vatican, bringing to an end his four-day visit to the country.
The pope was seen off by Japan-based Catholic bishops at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, where he boarded a special plane shortly before noon on Tuesday.
His visit to Japan was the first by the head of the Roman Catholic Church in 38 years.
During his trip, the pope visited Nagasaki and Hiroshima, where he renewed his call for the abolishment of nuclear weapons.
He described the use and possession of nuclear weapons as "immoral" and an obstacle to global nuclear disarmament.
The pontiff urged people to take concrete actions to create a nuclear-free world.
In a meeting in Tokyo, the pope also encouraged a group of young people to speak up and say "no" in order to stop bullying at school.
Key words : monetary fund
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The new head of the International Monetary Fund says Japan should raise the consumption tax further to fund the cost of its aging population. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva made the call in Tokyo.
Georgieva said, "Japan's resilience will be tested -- most immediately by a synchronized global slowdown, and over the medium term by uncertainties in the world economy, and by its own demographic trends."
Japan raised the tax from 8 to 10 percent last month.
Georgieva said the IMF expects Japan's economy to grow 0.8 percent in real terms in 2019, and 0.5 percent next year.
The fund says the consumption tax rate should be gradually increased to 15 percent by 2030 and to 20 percent by 2050.
The IMF says Japan also needs to promote structural reforms like boosting worker productivity.
Key words : UN environment
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The UN Environment Programme says global greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2018.
The UNEP released its emissions gap report in Geneva on Tuesday, ahead of the start of the UN climate change conference in Spain on December 2.
The report says emissions of greenhouse gases worldwide totaled 55.3 billion tons last year.
It points out that emissions must be cut by 15 billion tons by 2030 to keep the global average temperature increase below two degrees Celsius from levels before the Industrial Revolution.
But because this appears unattainable, the report urges countries to significantly toughen their environmental policies.
Japan has been asked to halt the construction of coal-fired power plants, and to phase out the use of fossil fuels by shifting to renewable energy sources.
The report is expected to be taken up at the climate change conference, known as COP25.
Key words : south firing drill violation
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South Korea says firing drills conducted by the North near the de-facto maritime border between the countries were in violation of an inter-Korean military agreement.
North Korea's state-run media reported on Monday that the country's leader Kim Jong Un ordered the drills during a visit to Changrin Islet, which lies in the Yellow Sea near the border. Kim reportedly visited the islet to inspect troops.
A spokesperson for South Korea's defense ministry called the drills regrettable.
The spokesperson said the exercises were in violation of an agreement, which Seoul and Pyongyang have so far adhered to.
The spokesperson said Seoul is calling on the North to fully comply with the pact and to immediately stop all military actions in border areas, which could heighten tensions.
This is the first time Seoul has blamed Pyongyang for violating the military agreement, which was signed during the countries' summit in Pyongyang in September 2018.
The pact calls on the two countries to take steps to reduce tensions. It calls for a halt to artillery drills near the border.
Key words : powerful earthquake jolted six people
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A powerful earthquake has jolted the southeastern European country of Albania. Local media quoted health authorities as saying at least six people died and 325 were injured.
The US Geological Survey says the quake occurred some 30 kilometers west of the capital Tirana at around 4 a.m. on Tuesday, local time. The quake had an estimated magnitude of 6.4 and a focus believed to be 20 kilometers deep.
Video footage shows streets scattered with wreckage of collapsed or damaged buildings. Military and firefighting personnel are working to rescue people trapped under debris.
An employee of a hotel in the town of Durres on the Adriatic Sea coast told NHK that strong tremors continued for about 30 seconds.
The worker said power was out for roughly 30 minutes, but later restored. The person added that the hotel suffered no major damage, but that some buildings in the area collapsed.
Albania's President Ilir Meta posted photos of himself visiting an affected area on his Twitter account on Tuesday.
He tweeted, "A dramatic situation in Thumana! We hope to overcome it with the least loss!" Meta added, "We must do every attempt to save the people stuck under the ruins!" He called on people to unite and help anyone in need.
In September, Albania was hit by quakes with magnitudes above 5 that damaged buildings. Local media say the latest quake is thought to be one of the largest in the nation over the past 40 years.
Key words : learned sentenced
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NHK has learned that a Chinese court has sentenced an employee of major Japanese trading house Itochu to three years in prison for harming national security.
The male employee in his 40s was detained by Guangzhou security officials in the Chinese city of Qingdao in February last year. He was indicted and tried behind closed doors.
Japanese Foreign Ministry sources say a court in Guangzhou sentenced the man to imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 yuan, or about 21,000 dollars, on October 15. The sentence has since been finalized.
Chinese authorities have been tightening surveillance over attempts by foreign organizations and individuals to steal state secrets and intelligence.
Anti-espionage legislation was enacted in 2014, leading to a series of detentions of Japanese nationals.
Japan's government has asked China for an early release after each detention.
At least 14 Japanese have been detained in China since 2015.
Nine of them have been convicted. Sources with knowledge of Japan-China relations say two of them have appealed and seven have had their sentences finalized.
Key words : security violation
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Japan's Foreign Ministry says that nine Japanese nationals have been convicted in China since 2015, on suspicion of national security violations.
Head of the Foreign Ministry's Consular Affairs Bureau Koichi Mizushima was speaking on Tuesday, at an Upper House committee meeting.
He said that since 2015, a total of 14 Japanese have been detained by Chinese authorities on suspicion of violating national security.
They include a professor from Hokkaido University, who was taken into custody in September on suspicion of espionage while visiting Beijing and released on November 15.
Mizushima said that nine of them were given prison sentences of up to 15 years. He added that details such as what actions constituted a crime remain unclear, because the ministry has not been able to obtain the decisions in writing.
Key words : government official budget
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Japanese government officials are drawing up a budget for a fund that will support technologies in a post-5G world. Sources say the officials are considering allocating about one billion dollars, about half of what the industry ministry had asked for.
They say the officials are making final arrangements to put the money into the general budget for next year.
The sources say the fund will be established in fiscal 2020 within the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization.
The money will be used on technologies that will form the backbone of a society where 5G wireless communications play a key role in industry and many other aspects of life.
NEDO's project will involve not just IT and semiconductor companies, but also manufacturers of cars and industrial machinery.
Government officials apparently want the development of cutting-edge computer chips and communications systems to be accelerated. They plan to make that goal a national priority.
But Japanese companies will need to work together and combine their technical expertise, if they are to catch up with overseas rivals that have access to large amounts of funding.
Chinese telecom giant Huawei leads the world in the number of 5G patents, with annual spending of more than 13 billion dollars on R&D.
Key words : a ban
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A ban on the domestic trade of two species of otters has taken effect in Japan to protect the endangered animals.
The move follows approval in August by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species to ban the international commercial trade of the otters.
They are the Asian small-clawed otter and the smooth-coated otter, originally from South and Southeast Asia. The animals have recently become popular as pets in Japan.
The revised law requires that otters imported before the ban as well as domestically-bred otters be pre-registered for sale or transfer within the country.
If owners want to keep the animals as pets, registration is not necessary.
Environment Ministry officials say they will work hard to inform people of the new restrictions so that they will not be violated unknowingly.
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