Translator dialogue with the chief executive may not be easy. But i will stay here until he shows up. More people are expected to join protests on wednesday and thursday. Which are public holidays. An increasing number of travel agencies are extending group tours to the territory. Agency managers have expressed concern over the effects the protests will have on the tourism industry. People on the mainland are marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the peoples republic of china. President xi jinping spoke at a reception ahead of the national day holiday. He said the government will stick to its one country, two system policy. Translator the promotion of the one country, two systems policy is a common wish for all chinese, including people in hong kong. That will benefit hong kong. Xi made no direct reference to whats happening in hong kong, but he vowed that the Chinese Government will safeguard the territorys prosperity and stability. More than 3,000 people attended the event.
Thats good for the countrys economy but the nations airport is struggling to keep up with the crowd. The japanese government is using all available channels to gather information to help free two men believed to have been captured by Islamic State militants. Government Officials Say family members have confirmed that the man in the video are and. A purported Islamic State member appears with the two hostages in an online video and threatens to kill them unless japan pays a ransom within 72 hours. A Foreign Ministry official says the video is highly likely to be authentic. But a senior Government Official says the militant group has made no contact and its not known when the 72hour deadline will expire. The footage appeared during Prime Minister shinzo abes tour of the middle east. He denounced the hostage taking and called for the release of the two men. Translator Islamic State said in the video that theyll kill japanese citizens. Using peoples lives as shields for a threat is an act
Hammer out a framework to stop Global Warming. Voters in japan have a lot to consider in the coming days, as they hear from politicians, in the leadup to a general election. The official campaign is now under way in a poll Prime Minister shinzo abe is framing as a referendum on his Economic Policy. Hes put his comfortable majority on the line to seek a fresh mandate. Translator through this election, voters will evaluate the Economic Policy we have been carrying out. The policies of abenomics. It aims to enable companies to enhance competitiveness, increase productivity, and improve profitability. That, in turn, increases employment, and raises wages. It then expands consumption and leads to economic recovery. By repeating this, we can overcome deflation, achieve economic growth, and make your lives better. We finally grabbed a chance to get out of the deflation that has burdened us for 15 years. Theres no way we can let go of this chance. I promise you that we will win this election,
And, u. S. President barack obama is calling on private firms to join forces to find ways to stop cyber attacks. North korean leaders have staged an act of defiance over annual military exercises between the u. S. And south korea. They fired two Ballistic Missiles off their east coast drawing a swift protest from tokyo. Officials in seoul say the shortrange missiles were launched monday morning from the western port city of nampo. They estimate the missiles traveled for about 500 kilometers before landing in the sea of japan. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe instructed his officials to work closely with their counterparts in the u. S. And south korea to gather and analyze information. And he said the launch posed a serious threat to safety at sea and in the sky. Translator the launch is a violation of the japan north korea pyongyang declaration. The joint statement of sixparty talks, and u. N. Security council resolutions. We lodged a strong complaint with north korea right away. Nor
Attack. Hello. First to our top story. E. U. Foreign ministers have pledged to counter radicalized europeans returning from syria and iraq. Meeting in brussels and kuwait, leaders vowed to use the most robust strategies at home and abroad to combat terrorism. Ideas put forward including more support for police in the middle east and north africa cracking down on arms trafficking. They are going to lay out the finalized strategies in february. They said a continued dialogue was needed. Part of the narrative is that we have a double standard. We only care about victims in europe. We know very well that the first victims of terrorists and terrorist acts are muslims and arab countries. We need to work on developing a dialogue and alliance of civilization and avoid any kind of perception of clash. Douglas weeks is a london based terrorist researcher. Thank you for joining us. Thank you. They are calling for a Broader Alliance for tackling terrorism, dealing with radicalized people returning