On the other, theyre reaffirming their support for opposition forces. Nhk worlds akira saheki reports. Reporter delegates from more than 60 countries are attending the conference, including representatives from the gulf region and the west. Theyve met several times before, but this is the first time theyve gathered in asia. The japanese government hosted the conference to help broaden the base of International Support for sanctions against syria. Translator the International Community has been asking the Syrian Government to end the violence. But the assad regime is continuing the fight, ignoring the sacrifices of its people. We need to unify our efforts and put pressure on the Syrian Government. Reporter delegates are trying to do just that. Theyre working to strengthen existing sanctions by creating a larger coalition and improving coordination between participating countries. The sanctions has been very effective. The regime lots its revenues in terms of oil expenditures. Unfortunat
Representatives of nations putting the squeeze on the Syrian Government have met all over the world. Their latest gathering brought them here to japan. The delegates worked on their strategy to push president Bashar Al Assad out of office and ultimately end the bloodshed. On one hand, theyre strengthening sanctions. On the other, theyre reaffirming their support for opposition forces. Nhk worlds akira saheki reports. Reporter delegates from more than 60 countries are attending the conference, including representatives from the gulf region and the west. Theyve met several times before, but this is the first time theyve gathered in asia. The japanese government hosted the conference to help broaden the base of International Support for sanctions against syria. Translator the International Community has been asking the Syrian Government to end the violence. But the assad regime is continuing the fight, ignoring the sacrifices of its people. We need to unify our efforts and put pressure on
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the meeting happens every five years. delegates to the 18th congress of the chinese communist party are expected to approve new policies. they will also appoint the next generation of party leaders. vice president xi jinping is slated to succeed hu jintao and assume the top post of general secretary of the communist party. analysts are focusing on the appointments and policy decisions that are made under the new leadership. people in northern japan watched work come to a halt on a nuclear plant there following lasts year s accident at fukushima daiichi. but they could soon see construction crews get back to it. it would be the first time since march 2011 this kind of work has resumed. crews with electric power development company, or j-power, started building the plant in 2008. it s located in the town of ohma in aomori prefecture. engineers expected to start operating the facility in november 2014. but no work has gone on for the past year and a half. j-power executives de
they stripped bo xilai of his party membership. his case exposed the darker side of china s power structure. the state-run xinhua news agency is reporting the communist party will transfer bo s case to judicial authorities. he s accused of taking large bribes and abusing his power. bo was the highest ranking communist party official of the inland city of chongqing. he was expected to join the party s top brass this year, but a series of incidents led to his downfall. his former aid etemporarily pled to the u.s. consulate in february. officials cited bo for violating party discipline. they suspended him from the post he held in the political bureau. then in july, police charged bo s wife and her aide with murdering british businessman neil haywood. a chinese court handed her a suspended death sentence in august. bo s abuse of power allegation is tied to the role he played in the haywood case. making a decision on bo s future frees up chinese leaders to focus on their transitio