Selfdefense force unit heading to south sudan will be allowed to protect civilians with weapons if necessary. And under investigation. Law enforcement officials in russia have detained the Economic Development minister on suspicion of accepting a bribe. Theres been a delay to a planned inquiry into south koreas president s connections to a corruption scandal. It was originally expected that park geunhye would sit down with prosecutors on wednesday, but thats not the case. Our reporter kim chanju joins us from seoul. Can you give us the latest . Reporter President Park got a lawyer on tuesday. His job will be to defend her against allegations that she has links to a scandal involving her long time friend and close aides. Parks lawyer held a News Conference and spoke about the delay. Translator i need to take considerable time to study the issues and prepare the defense. In principle, the prosecution should be carried out in written form. Reporter parks lawyer also pointed out that the i
Growth has picked up slightly this month. Asia is back in the black lit to cheap fuel. D by whats going on in the broader region . Lets find out more. Asian stocks are gaining. Gain, another day of gains thats after four weeks of losses. Asian stocks have been on a tear, getting cues from the u. S. As we saw record highs there. The u. S. Is closed on the holidays for thanksgiving. The nikkei is up. 6 . Data this morning showing that came in line with estimates, another month of deflation for october with the cpi falling. 4 . Seven days of consecutive gains and now near overbought territory on the rsi. The asx 200 of. 4 and data from new zealand showing the trade data narrowed. The kospi, not a lot of movement but remember its been a very brutal last few sessions for emerging markets. We will see how they trade throughout the day. Malaysia is unchanged that remember the ring that has seen quite a beating from the surging dollar. Lets get a check of the dxy. It is surging after taking up
Along the sidewalk. And the local Power Company says there have been no reports of electrical outages. A sinkhole measuring 30 meters long and 27 meters wide with a depth of 15 meters appeared on november 8th. The sunken road had been reopened after one week of work to fill the void. Subway construction work has been blamed for the cavein. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe has denounced russias deployment of Missile Systems on islands claimed by japan. He pledged to push forward with efforts to resolve the territorial issue when he meets next month with russian president vladimir putin. Abe commented on a report that appeared in Russian Media on tuesday. It said that advanced surface to ship Missile Systems had been installed on two of four russian held islands. The government maintains the islands were illegally occupied after world war ii. The dispute has prevented tokyo and moscow from signing a peace treaty. A step that was never taken after the end of the war. Translator the four
Carry out his duties. And they say he has already informed his family. Sources tell nhk arrangements are under way to announce his wishes to the public. One of the sources says that in the event of such an announcement, the emperor may avoid direct expressions, given his role as a national figurehead. The source says the announcement woulden veigh his feelings. There are no Legal Provisions for abd indication under the japanese law governing the status of the emperor. It would have to be revised to allow the monarch to step down. Dozens of Foreign Workers have been evacuated from the cap of south sudan, including a number of japanese nationals. Recent fighting has killed more than 270 people in the country. The situation remains tense after a moncrief ended days of fighting. Forces loyal to the president were battling supporters of the Vice President in t the capital wednesday afternoon by chartered plane and arrived in neighboring kenya. The evacuees include employees of the Japan Int
Sources say he wants to step down before hes too frail to carry out his duties. And they say he has already informed his family. Sources tell nhk arrangements are under way to announce his wishes to the public. One of the sources says that in the event of such an announcement, the emperor may avoid direct expressions, given his role as a national figurehead. The source says the announcement woulden veigh his feelings. There are no Legal Provisions for abd indication under the japanese law governing the status of the emperor. It would have to be revised to allow the monarch to step down. Dozens of Foreign Workers have been evacuated from the cap of south sudan, including a number of japanese nationals. Recent fighting has killed more than 270 people in the country. The situation remains tense after a moncrief ended days of fighting. Forces loyal to the president were battling supporters of the Vice President in juba. 47 japanese left the capital on wednesday afternoon by chartered plane