Asian View
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Key words : world health arrived mission
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210114_30/
A team of international experts sent by the World Health Organization has arrived in the Chinese city of Wuhan to investigate the origins of the coronavirus and what happened in the early stages of the pandemic.
Thirteen scientists and officials arrived at an airport in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, on Thursday. The city is the initial epicenter of the outbreak.
After a 14-day quarantine, the experts are to start their investigation. Details of their itinerary have not been made public.
More than one year has passed since the first coronavirus cases were reported in Wuhan. But where the virus came from and how it was transmitted to humans remain unknown.
Chinese government experts initially said the virus came from bats in China. But they later began to say they cannot rule out the possibility that it was brought in from abroad because the virus has been detected in some imported foods.
A senior WHO expert who leads the team, Peter Ben Embarek, told NHK last month that it is logical to think the virus originated in China.
He said the team will investigate the initial cases in Wuhan in detail and try to find out if there were early cases in other areas as well.
It remains unknown whether China's government will fully comply with the team's research requests. It also remains to be seen whether Beijing will allow the team to probe a Wuhan institute from which US President Donald Trump says the virus may have leaked.
The WHO says two other experts who were to have joined the Wuhan mission remain in Singapore after testing positive for coronavirus antibodies. They were in Singapore for transit.
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Key words : indonesia vaccine chinese
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210114_26/
Indonesia has begun to roll out a coronavirus vaccine developed by a Chinese pharmaceutical company, Sinovac Biotech.
Indonesia has reported the highest numbers of cases and deaths from the coronavirus in Southeast Asia.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo received the vaccine on Wednesday, becoming the first person in the country to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
On Thursday, large-scale inoculation started across the country with priority given to healthcare workers.
At a hospital in the city of Depok near the capital Jakarta, about 50 doctors and nurses received shots.
A 39-year-old man said that he had been worried about possible side effects of the vaccine, but he decided to receive a shot when he saw the president doing so.
The man said he hopes the vaccine will help his country to overcome the pandemic.
Chinese authorities have not formally approved the use of Sinovac's vaccine, but they have been administering it on an emergency basis.
Clinical trials that Sinovac has conducted in Indonesia show the vaccine is 65.3 percent effective.
The Indonesian government approved the emergency use of the Sinovac vaccine on Monday, citing that it meets the requirements set by the World Health Organization. The government plans to vaccinate around 40 million people by April.
It has secured some 125 million doses from Sinovac and is trying to procure more from other vaccine developers.
An Islamic organization in the predominantly Muslim country has given the Sinovac vaccine halal certification, ensuring that it adheres to the religion's rules.
Key words : south prison term
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210114_21/
A 20-year prison term for former South Korean President Park Geun-hye for bribery and other crimes has been finalized.
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by prosecutors and upheld the sentence handed down by the Seoul High Court in July last year.
Park was removed from office in 2017 after being impeached by lawmakers.
She was accused of taking large amounts of bribes from the Samsung Group, the country's largest conglomerate, the intelligence agency and others.
Park initially faced a prison term of 30 years before the Supreme Court repealed the rulings in 2019 and sent her cases back to the Seoul High Court.
The high court in July last year sentenced her to 20 years in prison and a fine of 18 billion won, or about 16 million dollars. The prosecutors had appealed that ruling.
Separately, Park already faces a finalized prison sentence for election law violations.
Park has been imprisoned for about three years and nine months, the longest period for a former president.
Some members of South Korea's ruling party say President Moon Jae-in should pardon Park ahead of the Seoul mayoral election scheduled for April. The election is seen as an important precursor to the 2022 presidential election.
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