Welcome to news asia its good to have you with us over the past 3 months pictures such as these have come to define hong kong hundreds of thousands of residents demanding greater autonomy for their city but there are other pictures as well of defined hong kong like these violence on the city Streets Police clashing with protesters more than 1300 arrests have been made since june and that the 70 people have been charged with the offense of writing an offense that carries a 10 year. 10 years in prison for demanding rights that for promised way back in 1970. 2 much did have a corresponding. The shore new Hong Kong Legislature has been a hot spot of the antigovernment protests daniel chan has spent a lot of time here but that could change soon daniel not his real name was arrested and charged with rioting in july he faces up to 10 years behind bars now about liable holiday the moment i was arrested i was very calm i was thinking about what i needed to do in a situation but when i was told what the charges were it felt like i was entering another world hong kong has some of the most draconian Assembly Laws in the world some of them have rarely been applied until now but since the protests began authorities have brought the full force of these laws to bear daniel denies having been involved in any violence. Like too much of a coward to get into fighting i dont want to be beaten i also dont want to stand there and do nothing so i went to the front line and to help those who were tear gassed and i helped them wash their eyes out with saving solution 43. 00 others were arrested the day daniel was detained or have been charged with writing the most severe offense on the books it is the most people facing such charges since hong kong was returned to china in 1997 the British Government established the laws to quell anticolonial unrest but they remained in place after the handover then a squawk a lawmaker who represents the Legal Professions in the legislature says charges are politically motivated. If one is to look at these cases. Impartially i think im sure youll find that a lot of these charges are not supported by evidence and they were made up charges and done to scare people hoping that they would be deterred from going out. In a statement to g. W. The department of justice denies Political Considerations it insists prosecutors would act fairly and impartially daniel chan is not convinced. And i try not to think too much about the possibility that i might go to prison for the next decade. And like i would rather focus on what i can do to support the movement. To worry about the sentence will just demoralize me. Something. This trial is scheduled for the end of this month but whatever the outcome might be the Government Strategy has already had an impact since July Danielle hasnt taken part in any more protests. And be sure to go to our website. For Background Information and analysis about the protests in hong kong. Its a phenomenon that threatens how much food reaches your plate and also where you live desired effect all the degradation of land is affecting more than 3000000000 people worldwide estimates are that the land area off the size of the European Union is degraded annually and the worst affected regions are in africa and. When preached seeing looks at the fields in his village tears come to his eyes here and how yanna they used to grow millet and make a good living from it today the land is bone dry in fact 30 percent of indias land is no longer usable why because of Climate Change and the leeching of fields by intensive agriculture. Yes ive been talking to teen years ago our soil was fertile but then there was less and less rain and we had to irrigate. Now the ground water has too Many Minerals in the soil is salty thats why farmers cant grow anything here anymore. Preaching visits his cousin arrest his family in a rush was a farmer and had taken out a loan for seeds but the harvest never came the bank would no longer accept his dry farmland as collateral then last year in arrest committed suicide now his family doesnt know how to make ends meet. You you know that is money bombers have had to give up. Thousands of hectares of land have become infertile many families have met this bank not just now russias all the farmers in the country are suffering but nobody cares. Every year 10000000 hectares of arable land are lost worldwide this is a global problem this years un conference against dessert occasion was attended by more countries than ever before indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised that by 2030 his country would make 26000000 hectares of land fertile again other countries want to follow suit. And experts say its high time that some countries came when really degrade our land it is actually our food that we are debating at the same time land is the best security that farmers have for many communities dont have assets other than land and so any land to the nation would mean poverty would mean reducing income for communities would mean the risks of irregular migration reforestation irrigation intelligent land use the Global Community wants to reverse the earths desert a fixation by 2030 but this will cost billions. Investing on land means restoring degraded land preventing further degradation from ecosystems because stopping the bleeding and secondly healing the wounds and now preaching wants to started to certification project in his village he wants farmers to sow an old plant species it should at least be able to get the salt out of the soil and make the fields fertile again but it will take years. So what are some of the strategies that could reverse desire to figure it up was it a correspondent michelle just fall for that question to dr joseph or lead scientist for the Un Convention to come but does out of a question. The 14th conference off the u. N. 3 d. Has concluded in india india has committed to restoring 26000000 hectares of land by 2030 an ambitious goal i have with me dr or delete scientists at the un c. C. D. Dr or how exactly are countries planning to meet these Ambitious Goals so in the past when we had goals like this we focused entirely on restoration but this conference of the parties recognize that we have to look at the entire environment every aspect the economic side of this how do we link all of that restoration to the livelihoods of those People Living in those areas the value chains the markets that are out there so its a very innovative approach that looks at governance it looks at land tenure all of that was discussed at this conference of the parties and also there is an association be hearing between and droughts and migration patterns as well how is the Conference Planning to address this in a country like india so one of the interesting things is that in the in traditionally we had drought separate from land and thats because we always think of drought in relation to rainfall and the real levels of our reservoirs but the reality is that if we change our land use and we plant thirsty crops or we have degradation and we lose the Water Holding capacity of our soils we can have severe water scarcity and not necessarily register it thats the big change here were bringing the land and the drought communities together and were ensuring a much more cohesive approach to build resilience in both communities and ecosystems. Doctor all speaking that we do have a correspondent. Defined death is a daily its also dr does in indonesia that a popular attraction in the travelling carnival making the circuit around the country and one among them is quite the standout sporting a huge job rather than a head but shes truly gaurdian says wide blowing right. Each time at the wall of death where stunt writer speed around it more than 100 kilometers per hour. Where one star writer flies in the face of gender roles here in indonesia. Obviously these are i want to show you that women are usually considered too weak a capable of doing Dangerous Things like id. Society to do other than that i would say like challenges before becoming a stunt writer i dreamt ive become a psychiatry wrist although that never came cherry. But i think that with that. D. V. D. Series her career and another direction inspired by her step brother. Much to the thrill of spectators. About my god this is the 1st time ive seen a woman who dares to be a stunt rider typically people quickly and only a man dares to do that so i think shes really brave im excited to see her next she shows that women can also do things that men usually do its cool. T. V. Makes it look easy in the ring but carnival life has its challenges where the temps go she goes along with her 18 month old daughter and husband who keeps the motorcycles stunned ready. This working mom puts on a show up to 300 times a month usually pulling in around 1000 euros a day. But she says she loves her work though well aware her chosen occupation may turn heads. Talking about it in a gun i always wear a head jap one im working on some people still have negative opinions about women in my line of work so i hope by wearing a head they wont be so critical critical but good looking. And from the look of things people cant get enough of a woman to define expectations while defying gravity. Writing strong right right thats it for today were leave it all with a look at the end of the 11th big going to each other the 1st of all involved but it may be by russian president of the hindu and for gods grace and dignity received threats are for but. To. Consume Media Ventures the freeness naturalist and explorer. Too soon to bring to comics on the from the books 250. 00. Morning on the floor of the discovery. Expedition he boarded. The odd. Im not often crap at the gym well i guess sometimes i am but most end up in which a couple of months thinks the printer german culture of looking at the stereotype the cracks in your thinking seems the countries that i dont. Need to change ridiculous drama they are to me its all about. New im rachel join me for me the german from the w. Post. That. Is beijing trying to support the economy or extent control chinas fascist state run companies are called upon to invest more in hong kong. Also coming up the euro zone finance ministers meeting in finland to discuss the bloc sluggish growth and how to finance the fights against Climate Change. On protesters attempts to shutdown europes busiest travel hop Heathrow Airport by deploying a small army of toilet drug users. Welcome to government business asia Michael Jones and glenn good to have you with us and starting with this is the London Stock Exchange has rejected his beijing trying to support the economy or extent control chinas fascist state run companies are called upon to invest more in hong kong. Also coming up eurozone finance ministers meet and then learn to discuss the glocks sluggish growth and how to finance the fight against Climate Change. And protesters attempts to shut down europes busiest travel hot Heathrow Airport by deploying a small army toilet dro you just. Walk up to your business asia like a johns and glenn good to have you with us and starting with this is the London Stock Exchange has rejected a 39000000000 dollar takeover bid from the Hong Kong Exchange calling it a fundamentally flawed a surprise offer made on wednesday was turned down in a letter saying that a swift and certain implementation was simply not credible the us east as its sticking with its plans to buy data and Analytics Group within it it. Now at the same time the 2nd biggest i. P. O. This year could soon come hong kongs way Bloomberg News reports that m has a bush embed has revived plans to raise 5000000000. 00 through an i. P. O. In hong kong the brewing giant behind brands such as Stella Artois and u. S. But visors says its asia pacific subsidiary has resumed its application for the listing of a Minority Stake of its shares on the hong kong Stock Exchange the move could be a boost for
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