Asian View
Key words : olympic work together closely
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Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach say they will work together closely to hold the Tokyo Olympics next year.
The two met at the prime minister's office on Monday. Bach is visiting Japan for the first time since the decision was made in March to postpone the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Suga said he is determined to realize the Olympics and Paralympics as proof that humans have overcome the virus and also as events that will show Japan's reconstruction from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami .
Bach thanked the prime minister for showing his strong commitment to the Tokyo Games, and said he shares that resolve. Bach said the Tokyo Games will contribute to the whole world, and stressed that he will make sure the Games will be successfully held.
Bach said the Games will be "a symbol of solidarity and unity of humanity in this world, which by then hopefully will be a post-coronavirus world."
Bach added that humankind are in the middle of a tunnel now but that the Olympic flame will be seen at the end of the tunnel.
Suga briefed Bach on measures against infections ahead of the Tokyo Games. He said Japan has started a framework to allow foreign athletes to take part in competitions even during a 14-day quarantine period after entering Japan.
He also said more spectators than the current cap have been allowed for Japanese professional baseball games just to examine how anti-infection measures would work in large venues.
The prime minister added that the government is studying the limit on spectators numbers and anti-virus measures based on the assumption that spectators will attend the Games.
Key words : south airline
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South Korea's largest airline, Korean Air, said on Monday it plans to buy the country's second-largest carrier, Asiana Airlines.
Korean Air says the acquisition will be worth 1.8 trillion won, or about 1.6 billion dollars.
The South Korean government took the lead in shaping the deal. The Korea Development Bank will inject about 720 million dollars into the Korean Air group to finance it.
Asiana has been strapped for cash. Talks were already underway to sell it to a South Korean construction giant before the coronavirus pandemic. But negotiations collapsed as the health crisis worsened Asiana's troubles.
Korean Air says it decided to buy its rival to bring stability to the domestic airline industry. It says the acquisition will create a carrier that ranks in the world's top 10.
The combined entity would have a huge share of the domestic market. The plan will therefore likely face scrutiny from the country's anti-monopoly watchdog.
Key words : authorities india
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Authorities in India are taking countermeasures after coronavirus infections surged in New Delhi. Over 1,000 people died in the capital this month amid the Diwali festival.
Health officials announced the measures during an emergency meeting on Sunday. The central government will increase the number of ICU beds in New Delhi and deploy doctors and paramedics from other regions to deal with a manpower shortage.
Officials have also instructed local authorities to conduct home-to-home surveys and to double daily testing to 125,000 people.
India has more than 8.8 million coronavirus infections. That's the second-highest tally in the world after the United States.
Daily infections nationwide have been decreasing, but there are fears of another spike in the coming winter.
Key words : recover from
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Key data from China for October show that the economy is continuing to recover from the impact of COVID-19.
The National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday that industrial output rose 6.9 percent last month from a year earlier. That was due mainly to higher production of automobiles and industrial robots.
Retail sales were up 4.3 percent from a year earlier.
Restaurant industry sales rose 0.8 percent, the first increase this year.
The solid economic data are spurring optimism for the remainder of the year, even though risks remain.
A spokesperson for the statistics bureau said the fourth quarter could see greater economic growth than in the third quarter. But he added that a resurgence in coronavirus infections in Europe and the US is casting a shadow over the global economic recovery.
China's GDP for the July-to-September period expanded 4.9 percent on year, the second straight quarter of growth. But the official says the economy has not yet fully recovered, and some businesses and industries still face headwinds.
Key words : heavy toll southeast asia
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The pandemic has been taking a heavy toll on major economies in Southeast Asia where gross domestic product shrank again in the latest quarter.
Indonesia's GDP contracted 3.4 percent in the July-to-September period from a year earlier.
That's the second-straight quarter of downturn in the region's largest economy.
Consumption fell as the government ramped up restrictions amid surging infections.
The Philippines' GDP plunged 11.5 percent year-on-year. Singapore reported a 7-percent fall, and Thailand saw a 6.4-percent drop.
That's the third-straight quarter of decline for all three countries.
Singapore and Thailand have been hit hard as the pandemic batters global tourism.
There was one potential ray of light: the pace of decline in GDP in all these nations slowed from the previous quarter.
But things are expected to remain tough for businesses operating in the region including many Japanese firms.
Key words : north state-run
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A North Korean state-run media outlet says the country's leader Kim Jong Un has instructed senior officials to further strengthen anti-coronavirus measures.
Korean Central Television has reported that Kim attended a politburo meeting of the Workers' Party on Sunday.
North Korea claims that there have been no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the country.
But participants at the meeting discussed the need to step up anti-virus measures, as the pandemic has become worse in some countries.
Kim reportedly instructed those at the politburo meeting to remain vigilant and to make the country's anti-epidemic measures as strong as iron.
The media outlet also reported that Pyongyang University of Medicine was sharply criticized at the meeting for a serious crime that was committed. But details about the crime were not provided. The move is being seen as an attempt to improve discipline among the state organizations.
North Korean media outlets have not mentioned US President-elect Joe Biden's declaration of victory.
Pyongyang appears to be closely watching President Donald Trump, who has established favorable relations with Kim. Trump is still trying to contest the election results in court.
North Korea also appears to be paying close attention to Biden's actions toward the country.
Key words : top abductee radio
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Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsunobu has recorded a radio message for Japanese abductees in North Korea. He pledged that the government will spare no effort to bring them home as soon as possible.
Kato, who also serves as abductions issue minister, recorded the message on Monday. It will be aired by a group investigating the whereabouts of hundreds of missing people possibly abducted by North Korea.
Kato said the abductions issue remains a top priority even under the new cabinet of Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide. He said he and Suga met with the families of the abductees and shared their earnest desire to achieve concrete results.
Kato said the government remains determined to overcome mutual distrust with North Korea and to settle the two countries' unfortunate past and normalize relations.
In his message, Kato urged the abductees to keep believing that they will once again set foot on their homeland and embrace their long-awaiting families. He asked them to take care of themselves and survive until that day comes.
The Japanese government says North Korean agents abducted at least 17 Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 80s. Five were repatriated after a bilateral summit in 2002. But the rest remain unaccounted for.
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