Multitasking diesel modern methods because if we do too much at one video all wrong, we mess things up, risking brain damage. So lets stop this self sabotage humans and multitasking. Watching our new to v w documentary, youre watching dw news asia coming up today and a surprise move north korea has freed a u. S. Soldier who crossed into its territory. We take a closer look at the international and negotiations that lead to this outcome. Plus the me, con river is under strain, impacting millions of people in Southeast Asia who live along its banks. How are people adapting to these changes . The the my name is melissa chan. Thanks for joining us. North korea has deported us army. Private travis king has let him go, and the american soldier is now in us custody. Keen had crossed the d. M. Z into north korea in july. His motivation for doing so has never been clear. The work to free king has required negotiations and the involvement of china and sweden. It was a swedish con boy in north korea that brought king to the border between china and north korea, where he was handed over to us officials waiting on a bridge. This outcome was never assured in the past, north korea has held onto american citizens using them as leverage. And in one major case in recent years, a Young American died in north korean custody. Heres the Us State Department commenting on how travis king was released. I will restate, as ive said, from his podium before his as, as we have said, we are open to diplomacy with north korea. We would welcome diplomacy with north korea. They have always rejected that we tried to reach out to them. When travis king, a 1st cross the border into north korea, we tried to reach out a number of occasions. They rejected our direct approaches and ended up uh, talking to uh, sweden and sweden talk to us and help negotiate this transfer. But um, i would not see this is the sign of some break through. I think it said a one off with them being willing to return this private. Joining us as yeah, on shit from our rerun news in sol. Thank you for coming on the program. Why do you think purely and decided to free, travis king east . Barely lucky. All Things Considered americans in the past had been held for years. Right. North korea decided to release a 23 year old Us Army Private name travis king, just sent me one day since he crossed into the workforce regina in july. And its worth noting that tongue out its spelled low, loan an american citizen, but also a us soldier in less than 3 months when cash tensions with washington are high in the past, come young would use american to either voluntarily cross over the demilitarized zone, like then or researching charles jenkins, who was one of the 1st quote for era us soldiers to cross over to the north while serving in the south as a propaganda asset. Jenkins was off and showcase and leaflets and pills. And some americans and tannys like auto warm your lead entered for us as a tourist came to a tragic and warm beer. A 22 Year Old University of virginia student died. After being combined to north korean captivity for 17 months. He had been convicted on charges at the time of trying to feel a propaganda leaflets. Once he was flown back home to the seats, he died shortly from a coma and were pre at the time denied accusations by warm, vigorous family that he had been tortured. So compared to such cases, travis king has been released relatively or early also in what has been reported to be in good health condition. Although as i mentioned earlier, teen has been expelled out of time with north korea. Washing intentions are high. When the north decides to let and americans paying go has often info has often been influenced by the state of relations. The north has with washington. If you recall, bruce Brian Lawrence had benefited from warming up ties between then us president donald freight and conjunction. Now for exam it in june 2018, was expelled only a month after. So some analysts are reading a travis kings really belief as north korea not receiving him as a valuable intelligence assets. So how hes also a range and serviceman who supposedly i know real value in terms of your leverage for information. And the us is also not reading kings relatively signing the lease as a signal for approaching a. Can you tell us more about the negotiations to free him . For example, why has suite in been involved in what has been chinas roll rate . So sweden has been considered the main interlocutor in the Usa Department spokesperson Matthew Miller think to sweeten for playing its diplomatic role. As the protecting power for the United States in north korea. Unlike washington, sweden did establish diplomatic relations with north korea since 1973. Theyve actively contribution to the north, excuse me, out of hearing crisis by providing aid. And the us 1st learned through swedish officials earlier this month, that north korea was looking to expel king and that type of information actually help expedite negotiations. Now for china, the us also did think china, who helped facilitate the transit. Okay. But at the same time, washington said beijing did not play a meditating mediating role, meaning that they were more involved with the technicalities. Um, so um, just to put things into context very quickly. Um, is it likely that this incident is like sick . No. The us doesnt think so, but a signal that feeling young is interested in talks with the us. Uh, it doesnt seem so because the United States, as thatd be Early Release of king were the southern release of king isnt the signal for reproach me. And ever since 2019, we have seen relations between north korea and the us pro saw and remember in october and senior in north korea square and mystery made it clear that tanya would not resume any negotiation with washington until the grades take a substantial step to and what it cost out, policies that included got it strict sanctions and military exercises with south korea and system can see more of that, which means that tongue out isnt interested in coming back to the dialogue table. Yeah. On shannon, thank you so much for joining us. Oh, my pleasure. And ask in a stan, over 15000000 people are struggling to put food on their plates. Many of them had been dependent on the meal Ration Program of the united nations. But this past summer, the World Food Program was forced to make massive cuts in their humanitarian handouts, due to a lack of funding, leading to fears of catastrophic hunger, a Family Living in abject poverty. 14 people live with this smart house and theyre fed goodman in the eastern city of delilah, but they can only afford one meal a day. They are now among those 10000000 of guns who would no longer see for josh. And from the word for program, who is when we received assistance, we left it back to life. Now we dont get anything. We street females a day and then it was to now we own each once a day to vote for the Program Needs to not only continue is assistance but to increase its boulevard. Noahs the old, the years before drought and Economic Hardship has lift more than a toad of guns, dependent on human opinion. 8. But this here at the funding shortfall has forced the un domestically skilled back its program. Wp has the cut. 10000000 people from an emergency Food Assistance from 13000000 to 3, leaving us only able to support one out of 5 people who go to bed hungry every night. This is not sustainable. And we saw that last year where we were able to provide assistance to 23000000 people at a verdict catastrophe. This goes beyond politics. We must focus on the people, the woman, the children of asked mr. Clinic in general about streets, math and that is 222 months or amino had not been feeling when 100 arm band means she is severely malnourished and needs to be hospitalized. Like im not, i dont to 1000000 children in this country a fight in chronic hunger. But with the latest strong def wsb guts around one and a half 1000000 new and expecting mothers and children be no longer receive specialized for designed to prevent malnutrition. Say that the women who come here say that their husbands dont have jobs, therefore, and vulnerable and say that they cant afford to eat more than once a day. So its all due to poverty. Deputy b, c. D needs one. Begin, does this to avoid a human catastrophe enough kind of fun, fun of guns. It seems to words have forgotten their plight. And now with the latest got from the un, many fees, they have to be left alone to fight for this survivor. They become river that cuts through se, asia is a critical and complex eco system that is now under threat from human activity in the north. China is building dams, and in the south, rising sea levels are changing the waterway. The land is sinking. Soil is becoming cell t becoming selling ice from that ocean creep. Making agriculture difficult. Millions of people are impacted and being forced to to adapt to a new way of life. You know, we use geared mattress reports from vietnam paddling to his rice, viewed by boat is something pharma ching one cool with never have dreamed of just a few years back. He lives in the province of come out on the southern most actual gift. Now. This is a good 1st catch for the from you. Uh, you know, rice, you can grow shrimp lymphoma in the 6 months of salt water, shrimp farming. And then 6 months of fresh water to grow rice. So thats what i do now. And its very sustainable. Like im water, thats changed costs by rising sea levels, which now push more salt water into the me come delta, his blocks on out to salty to grow rice during the dry season. Instead, the fields are turned into breakfast ponds for sure, and farm house. The head of monsoon season fields are drained, awaiting rains. That will bring enough fresh water for rice cultivation, you know, south. Oh yeah, no worries. Yeah. I mean you why thats the beginning. A lot of people got rich fast, your vote while you guys have jobs, theyll go through this, but its the farming becomes too intense. The people are forced to use pesticides and other things that i have to treat the trip if they get sick too. But this cooperative, the shrimp, a particularly big that is because for a few extra bus stuck to per square meter, then in conventional farming. In addition to farmers do not have to c p animals. Instead, they provide a youth mixture that helps the natural growth of micro organisms on which the swim feet. Its an idea of the drum and society for international cooperation. Is that right . Thats the way of shipping this with the cooperative they could sign a contract in the private sector. And through this contract, at some point, the strip rights production will be certified, and theyll get a premium price for what that means about 20 percent above the normal price size. It took us once he quits and let him know mind price. Fama, who unco brings out the solution. Things to the sustainable reading. Thomas incomes here have already increased by around 30 percent until 2030. The company in this government hopes to double the trend price farms in the delta the working is a Civil Service is of course more secure. The fall goes well, you make good money here. Um what, what is the pond face has problems 2 or 3 times per year . You can be in real trouble to call them the income is very unstable. His children have already declined to take over the fall. 17000000 people still live in the mayfield delta. But more and more, im moving to the city the forecast is that at least by the end of this century, up to 50 percent of the land here will be under volta of the best for the programs. Thanks for watching and good by the quick stricken regions of turkey facing news twice. Asbestos, 7 months after the disaster. The home full does trans yet to so i. So the d. W report is examined the extent of the content of nation which took here, so sorry, sees, continue to deny the us next on d w. Shannon with c w plus or emphasizing the Award Winning offer is available worldwide. 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