at 18:30 (JST), November 24

Asian View

"Asian View" is a five-minute news segment broadcast by NHK WORLD-JAPAN. It features the latest news and deep analysis from Japan and the rest of Asia. Listen to "Asian View" and get the latest information from a region that's playing an increasingly important role in the world.

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Key words : china iphone
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221124_11/

Large-scale protests over wages have occurred at Apple's main subcontractor plant in China.

The protests were staged at an iPhone-manufacturing plant under Taiwan's Foxconn in the central city of Zhengzhou in Henan Province.

Footage provided by Reuters news agency on Wednesday shows people who appear to be workers smashing windows and security cameras and shouting at security personnel in white protective suits.

Other related images have also been posted on the internet.

The protesters are demanding wage hikes and the improvement of other work conditions.

Stringent antivirus measures are said to have been in place at the plant under the Chinese government's "zero-COVID" policy.

The coronavirus is continuing to spread in China. On Tuesday, about 28,000 new cases were confirmed in all of its provinces and autonomous regions.

As restrictions on people's activities continue in China, Apple announced earlier this month that shipments of its newest iPhones likely would be delayed due to a recent plunge in production at the plant.

There is growing concern over the impact of dwindling activities in China's manufacturing industry on the domestic and worldwide economies.

Key words : indonesia survivor 6-year-old
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221124_05/

Rescue workers in Indonesia have pulled a 6-year-old boy from rubble as the critical 72-hour window to find survivors approaches after an earthquake on Monday.

The magnitude 5.6 quake struck West Java province. The country's national disaster agency has confirmed 271 deaths so far. Forty people are reported to be missing. About 2,000 people have been wounded.

The agency reported that the boy had been rescued in Cianjur district on Wednesday.

A cousin said the quake appears to have hit when the boy was watching TV. He added there were five people in the house, including the boy, but only three survived.

At the largest hospital in Cianjur, people are receiving treatment outdoors due to cracks in the walls and other damage to its buildings.

An official said seriously injured people are being transferred to other institutions as the hospital cannot take the risk of carrying out operations amid continuing tremors.

Authorities believe many people were caught in landslides caused by the quake. But rescue efforts using heavy machinery have been hampered by aftershocks and rain. About 170 quakes have occurred following the initial earthquake.

Key words : taiwan local election
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Key words : south 12 years
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221123_15/

South Korea has marked 12 years since North Korean artillery fire killed two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island off the west coast of the peninsula.

Memorial events were held nationwide on Wednesday. More than 200 people, including government officials and the relatives of those who died, offered prayers at the national cemetery in Daejeon, south of Seoul.

In a message, South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup urged the country's troops to inherit the fighting spirit of the marines who died.

Lee also vowed to respond sternly and immediately to any provocations from the North.

Pyongyang has recently been testing ballistic missiles at an unprecedented rate. The South Korean military is on high alert. Troops are conducting drills in the Yellow Sea through Friday.

Key words : defense chief discuss detail
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221123_18/

The defense chiefs of ASEAN nations and their counterparts from the United States, China and other countries have met and discussed the situation in Ukraine. Russia also joined the talks.

The expanded talks of the defense ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations took place in Cambodia on Wednesday.

The participants included US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense Onoda Kimi, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe and Russian Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin.

The details of the closed-door meeting are not known. But diplomatic sources say the attendees discussed Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The US and some other nations apparently criticized Russia.

The sources say the attendees also spoke about the situation in Myanmar. The country has been in turmoil since the military coup last year.

Myanmar itself was absent from the meeting. The ASEAN side rejected attendance by the military-appointed defense minister.

Austin and Wei held bilateral talks on Tuesday ahead of the meeting. The US defense secretary asked China to refrain from actions that could further destabilize the situation surrounding Taiwan.

China's defense ministry said after the talks that Taiwan belongs to China and the issue of Taiwan should be resolved by the Chinese people.

Key words : drone developer
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221124_17/

Drone developers in Japan are coming up with ways to fly their craft into places that used to be extremely hard to reach. That means they can provide maintenance for infrastructure in difficult locations, without the need for human workers.

One such startup is Tokyo-based Blue Innovation.
It's teaming up with Tokyo Electric Power Company to develop ways to inspect power lines.

It used to be very difficult to operate drones near such lines because of the electromagnetic waves they emit.

But Blue Innovation has developed the technology for drones to use sensors to identify the locations of lines, then fly in on their own without the need for a human controller.
The company's president says a shortage of workers has made it difficult to maintain aging infrastructure. He says drones can play a key role to address that.

Blue Innovation President and CEO Kumada Takayuki says, "Demand for labor to inspect infrastructure is rising like never before. Robotics is the way to meet that demand. We seem to be in the right business."

Drones are not only at work in the skies. They've taken on some difficult tasks underground as well.

Drone maker ACSL offers a service to inspect the insides of sewage pipes. That became possible after the company managed to stabilize radio communications in closed spaces.

Key words : soccer fan footage
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221123_16/

Japanese soccer fans are creating a buzz after a viral video showed them helping to clean up after the opening game of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Sunday.

Video creator Omar Farooq from Bahrain posted the footage.

Farooq said he had heard of Japanese fans picking up trash after matches but he didn't really believe it. He is now convinced after capturing the footage and says he has great respect for them.

The video shows Farooq talking with the Japanese fans and exchanging hugs at the stadium. It has gotten more than 760,000 likes so far. The footage has also been aired on Qatar's media.