Asian View
Key words : about 40,000 100
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210217_12/
Japan has begun vaccinating healthcare workers at medical facilities across the country.
The vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German partner BioNTech will be administered to the first group of about 40,000 healthcare workers at 100 hospitals.
Workers at the National Tokyo Medical Center began receiving their shots on Wednesday. They will get their second dose after three weeks. About 800 workers at the medical center will be part of the initial group to be vaccinated.
State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Yamamoto Hiroshi told reporters after observing the vaccinations that this is a big step toward containing the coronavirus.
He said he was deeply moved to see people receiving their injections.
Yamamoto said that the health ministry will work closely with and listen to the opinions of healthcare workers and local governments in doing its best to ensure people in Japan are vaccinated as soon as possible with peace of mind.
The health ministry plans to conduct a four-week survey on 20,000 people in the initial group after their second dose to check for any side effects, such as fever. It will release its findings periodically.
The ministry is preparing to begin inoculations of the remaining 3.7 million healthcare workers in mid-March. It plans to start vaccinating senior citizens aged 65 and older from April.
Key words : china myanmar talk
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210217_05/
China's ambassador to Myanmar has called on the party of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the military to hold talks.
Ambassador Chen Hai gave an interview to local media and posted the content on the embassy's website on Tuesday.
Chen said China has friendly relations with both the National League for Democracy, or NLD, and the military.
He said that the current situation is "absolutely not what China wants to see."
Chen agreed to the UN Security Council's recent statement that calls for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other detainees. He said that it reflects the common position of the international community, including China.
Protesters have gathered outside the Chinese embassy in Yangon, calling on China to step up pressure on the military, which staged the coup.
While Chen says he hears their plea, he is calling on both sides to exercise restraint. Chen avoided criticizing the military coup.
Key words : afghanistan
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210216_18/
A new UN report criticizes the killings of human rights and media workers in Afghanistan in recent years, and urges the Afghan government to establish a protection mechanism for them.
The report issued by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on Monday says a total of 65 human rights defenders and media professionals were killed in Afghanistan from January 2018 through last month. Many were gunned down or blown up by improvised explosive devices.
The victims include Japanese doctor Nakamura Tetsu, who was fatally shot by an armed group while traveling by car in Jalalabad in December 2019.
The Afghan government and Taliban militant group have been negotiating a ceasefire since September last year, but they're at odds over truce conditions and other issues.
The Taliban are continuing attacks across Afghanistan, and there have also been terrorist incidents linked to the Islamic State militant group.
Key words : vietnam MichishitaWataru
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20210202202200917/
Vietnam has long maintained a one-party system ruled by the Communist Party. At the just-completed party congress, which takes place every five years, Nguyen Phu Trong was elected to a third term as the country's top leader.
0 件のコメント:
コメントを投稿