A look at how india is preparing for an annual festival to volley which starts this weekend. Im melissa chan and this is news asia thank you for joining us pakistan plans to tighten its control of Internet Activity through a nationwide web control system news outlet code a story says its gained exclusive access to documents showing that Islamic Jihad contracted a Canadian Company called san divine to help build the system the surveillance infrastructure would monitor all of the countrys incoming and outgoing internet traffic. Very own marley was one of the reporters who worked with coda story on the investigation over tell us a little bit more about what you found. You know so i would start with thing that this is unprecedented move in pakistan in this current environment. And the system in general aims that curbing their traffic which some experts say might also include encrypted messaging Services Like what. And also the. Equipment provided by saying one is capable of directing and blocking the internet traffic in real time meaning the government can essentially intercept the internet address figure at any point and can do anything with it. Previously in egypt and. In fact the same technology has been used to install a spy ware in the users devices. And i would also like to add the same technology which is which then one is providing in pakistan has been used in china where the government can filter out certain keywords and the content containing certain keywords and block access to web sites in real time so and after after all of the system also raises concerns about privacy because the government and some private companies will now have access to the internet from millions of users in pakistan. Now pakistan is a democracy but last year voice of america was blocked in the country and a few times in the past weve seen you tube also blocked and most recently i believe a committee to protect journalists member was kicked out of the country whats going on here. Yes things have indeed. Drastically over the last few years in pakistan which as you said is a democracy in principle but critics say that the powerful military in pakistan is actually calling the shots from behind the scenes. And as you pointed out press freedom and freedom of expression in general are owned in decline in pakistan so people are now really worried because for many internet is perhaps the only source left that remains relatively and censored their traditional news media and so and the list actually believe you know. Well lets talk about authoritarian tech in general you have a Canadian Company x. 42 a democracy often we think of china doing this kind of thing but the surveillance tech business is a Global Business isnt it yeah yeah i think its very striking indeed and its very interesting to see a Canadian Company exporting its Surveillance Drones to countries like pakistan with the freedom of expression is routinely violated and send sent by news in fact indirectly linked to the same Parent Company as the n. S. A. Group which is a well known for expenses buying software and in fact similar programs have been used by several middle eastern companies. And sandrine and other companies have really. Had to be profit off of selling their services to these regimes in fact i would like to add publicly committed in 2012 to not work with the government of pakistan we found evidence suggesting it was offering the same services some services in pakistan dating back to at least 2016 omalley thank you. North and south korea always seem to have some spat going on between them all this time of the about a project that was supposed to improve relations between the 2 countries north koreas late leader kim jong un is unhappy about a Mountain Resort in the north close to the border mount. This week he ordered south korea to tear down a bunch of buildings there. Or Diamond Mountain in north korea a tourist resort codeveloped by seoul. But the grand reconciliation project appears to be over shabby a hodgepodge with no National Character thats how a north Korean Leader kim jong un described the south korean built facilities during a recent visit according to pyongyang state agency kim reportedly wants his country to redevelop the site on its own. The south says its still examining pyongyangs intentions. If theres any recourse from the north were always willing to hold discussions about protecting our citizens Property Rights so its a spirit of into korean agreements and the resumption of tours to mark congo was. The resort was popular among South Koreans until about a decade ago seoul suspended tourists in 2008 after a north korean soldiers shot and killed a tourist who allegedly wandered into a restricted area. Since then the resort has rarely been used young young is said to be angry about sauls refusal to defy International Sanctions and resume the tours its also pressuring saul to assist in the goshi actions with the u. S. North korea is sending a message that it can collapse all into korean cooperation yourself korea does not make an effort to persuade the u. S. On behalf of pyongyang. That. The move is a setback for south korean president mungy in. Just a day before kims move he repeated his desire to restore friendship on the peninsula. And will work hard to build a foundation for a peace accord to me where theres a Virtuous Cycle between peace on the peninsula and economic cooperation. North koreas Bright Future is only possible upon that foundation urge north korea to respond. The response it seems is to demolish the calm down resorts kim says hell welcome South Koreans back there again after its rebuilt as a world class tourist destination. Mount everest is the mountain every climber wants to conquer and they absolutely go many people every year to nepal and when every bit of weight you carry matters the tractors dont take their trash back down the mountain with them they leave it behind on Mount Everest and local nepalese are left to deal with a dump. Its a bucket List Experience with an ugly footprint. The desire to reach the roof of the world is lift the slopes of Mount Everest and open rubbish dump gas canisters food containers climbing gear all simply thrown away. Much of it now buried under the snow. This year nepals government and climbing groups organized a major cleanup retrieving tons of trash i dont know. From the camps was taken to katmandu for recycling. Factories western its a bomb but no no said lisa the waste is not dumped not taken to a landfill only the minimum if we must working to recycle end up cycle these ways as much as possible. Drink bottles and cans the shredded for the roll plastic and the phone but some local artists also see a chance to turn trash into treasures. These wine bottles are being turned into light fixtures and glasses salvage souvenirs for everest tourists. Late. July there is actually a school that the citys 5 to survive and especially the society they consider id still like to. Say wow. These things can be and it is. And businesses are on board guess now supermarket cycle glasses at this 5 star hotel in kathmandu it. Is not just better for us and the environment but its the bigger the bigger. But everest is also a very big problem to tackle with a harder and harder to reach camp still littered with trash locals are warning that theres still a mountain of work left to clean it up. One of indias biggest holidays of the year deval he starts this weekend it celebrates the triumph of light over darkness knowledge over ignorance and people often like Traditional Oil lamps made of clay keeping potters very busy this time of the year. This village potter has a skilful hands full clay decorations are in high demand in coupons grown at this time of year there are a must for celebrating to volley the festival of lights. Its a local speciality practiced here for generations by hundreds of families. But that will be a good one at that will some people make lamps others make leeds containers and other fancy yards that we in our season picks up around the never up for a festival and last until diwali must be done but we keep making and storing things for the remaining 11 months and then we sell them around to libya but big. The process is complicated and can involve the entire family. First potters have to mix the clay. After each individual item is formed its then carved try to find it and finally color it. Once finished the decorations are sold at nearby markets alongside pottery products from other regions. Out there. Are people come here from all over india around festivals because the aura lands here are special. But there are a colorful ones from gujarat in kolkata whatever you need is available here actually there is a movie and we have. The pottery markets of earned a reputation as a hope of indian craftsmanship bias cherish the quality of the products. That awareness and then we buy all our ceramic decorations for her like flower pots and urban lamps for upcoming festivals we buy whatever items we need for the rituals of the article. That includes lambs like this one to light up the customers homes and also the lives of their creators. Thanks for watching. And goodbye. Love. The book. A widely on top white spot on the Venture Capital of the world of bangladesh capital is attracting digital founders with a surprisingly visit Startup Ecosystem while western investors still missing out on this unlike. South korea says it will stop trying to benefit from its developing nation status the u. S. Complains rich countries gaming the world trade system. Back in the course of the ad to the Samsung Electronics and is Corruption Case is up for review. This is business. As well. 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