Asian View
Key words : northern indian
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A mountain glacier broke in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Sunday, releasing an avalanche of water and mud down a river.
Local authorities say seven hydroelectric dam construction workers were killed in the deluge, with more than 100 others missing.
Military and police personnel say they have rescued 16 people, but they say the number of victims may rise.
Video footage believed to have captured what happened in an area near a hydropower plant shows torrents of muddy water sweeping away equipment and trees.
A nearby resident said it was like a scene from a film.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that he is "constantly monitoring the unfortunate situation in Uttarakhand," adding "the nation prays for everyone's safety there."
A team of experts will try to identify what caused the glacier to break off.
Key words : myanmar tens of thousands
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Protests in Myanmar have grown despite the military's tighter control of information following the coup one week ago.
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in the country's largest city of Yangon on Sunday.
The crowds sported red shirts, the color symbolizing the National League for Democracy, a party led by Aung San Suu Kyi. They demanded the release of her and others detained in the power grab.
Police under the command of the military took some activists and demonstrators into custody.
Protesters in Myawaddy, a town bordering Thailand, say police fired warning shots into the air on Sunday when demonstrators approached them.
The military launched the coup last Monday. It then declared a state of emergency and took over power under the command of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
Communications authorities suspended Internet services when people used social media to protest the coup and stage rallies at workplaces and schools.
In 1988, many people were killed when the military cracked down on pro-democracy protesters.
Attention is focused on how the military will react this time as protests will likely grow further.
Key words : prime russia
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Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says he will continue to negotiate with Russia, based on the agreements that have been reached to date, to settle the territorial issue of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan.
Suga sent a video message on Sunday to an annual national rally to demand the return of the four islands. Suga said it is regrettable that the issue has not been settled and a peace treaty with Russia has not been concluded 75 years after World War Two ended.
The event was held on Northern Territories Day -- the day a Japan-Russia treaty, recognizing the islands as belonging to Japan, was signed on February 7, 1855.
Japan maintains the islands are an inherent part of the country's territory. It says they were illegally occupied after World War Two.
Suga told the rally that he agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin in phone talks after the prime minister took office in September that they should continue dialogue on issues that include the signing of a peace treaty.
Suga said his administration has inherited the exchanges his predecessor Abe Shinzo had with Putin in a summit in Singapore in 2018.
Suga also said he will work towards the early resumption of exchange programs, including visa-free trips to the islands by former islanders and their families to visit ancestors' graves. The visits were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Key words : people in china pay tribute
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Key words : experts from interviewed
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Experts from the World Health Organization have almost completed their survey of locations related to the coronavirus pandemic in the Chinese city of Wuhan. They are expected to depart on Wednesday.
The WHO team began its investigation into the origins of the coronavirus in the city on January 29.
The group visited a seafood market where many people contracted the virus during the initial phase of the pandemic.
They also visited the Wuhan Institute of Virology and interviewed officials there. The institute is known for its research into bat coronaviruses. The administration of former US President Donald Trump claimed that the new coronavirus might have leaked from the institute.
The team members have not been seen leaving the hotel where they are staying since Friday.
One member of the team and other sources say they have finished their site visits and are now analyzing the data they have collected.
The WHO says the team is only allowed to examine locations and speak with individuals in line with arrangements made by the Chinese side. The team has spent considerable time visiting facilities suggested by the government. These include an exhibition featuring efforts to successfully contain the outbreak under Communist Party leadership.
Reuters quoted one team member as saying more work needs to be done on "reviewing what we know now and bringing all that data together."
He added: "There are going to be a series of longer term projects and this could take some years."
Key words : organizing committee issued
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The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee issued a statement on its website on Sunday on its president Mori Yoshiro's remarks about female board members which drew international criticism. The message states that gender equality is one of the basic principles of the Tokyo Games.
Mori said last week that board meetings with women take too long because they talk too much.
In the message titled "Tokyo 2020 and Gender Equality," the organizing committee quoted Mori as saying, "My recent remarks at the JOC Council meeting were inappropriate and also contrary to the Olympic and Paralympic spirit."
Mori was also quoted as saying, "I deeply regret my comments and would like to sincerely apologize to anyone whom I have offended."
The committee said its core vision includes "diversity and harmony" and that gender equality is a basic principle of the Tokyo Games. It said the games will be the most gender equal one ever held.
The committee added, "Tokyo 2020 reaffirms our vision, and will continue the Games operations with the aim of improving society, respecting, celebrating and embracing the variety of individuals and diversity: the dimension of diversity includes race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation," among others.
Key words : central committee kim
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North Korea's state-run media say the Central Committee of the ruling party will hold a plenary session early this month.
The Sunday edition of party newspaper Rodong Sinmun reports that the politburo standing committee made the decision.
The paper says the purpose of the meeting is to finalize plans for "strategic tasks" in 2021.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency says defense and the economy could be top of the agenda, as was the case with the party convention last month.
At the convention, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called the United States his country's biggest enemy. He also vowed to advance Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs.
Major South Korean newspapers are reporting that one of the focal points is whether the North will present any policy vis-a-vis the administration of US President Joe Biden.
Key words : Aomori export
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Non-bagged apples from Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan have gone on sale in Vietnam for the first time ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays.
Vietnamese customarily give fruit and alcoholic beverages as gifts to relatives and customers during the Tet holiday.
Aomori Prefecture is Japan's largest apple producer and began exporting the fruit to Vietnam six years ago. Until last year, only apples grown in bags were exported.
But fruit shops in the capital Hanoi have started selling the non-bagged apples that are said to be sweeter, along with those that were grown in bags.
The non-bagged apples are required to be stored in low temperatures for a month to prevent disease and pest infestation before being exported.
A 27-year-old man who tried the new arrival said the price is slightly high, but that it has the right sweetness.
A shop clerk said Japanese farmers try to perfect their produce, and that the apple should be accepted by Vietnamese consumers who like sweet fruits.
The apple exporter, JA Zen-noh Aomori, plans to carefully study how consumers respond to the fruit with an eye on expanding sales in the fast-growing Vietnamese market.
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