Alvine wu. inaudible come up. I yell at you all the time but i want you to be celebrated today. Who likes to get paid . I know that you all have had some challenges and that things dont always run as smoothly as we like, but these three people make sure that everyone gets placed and goes through the application process. Alvin wu from japanese Youth Council makes sureveryone gets paid alawn with terry jones so with the kinks and frustrations and challenges, you see how many of you are in this space and this is only a portion of the people . These folks here kind of all by themselves with a couple other folks make sure it all happens so they have to answer all your emails and phone calls and process your applications and make sure that there is enough money for you all to get paid so i just wanted to thank them for their hard work and for getting beat up not just by me but all the parents and kids and young folks upset about their checks thank you. Come on up inaudible brought us lunch i
In moscow, half past ten and beyond, briefly about the main thing at this hour. In the state duma today. Large parliamentary hearings are being held to improve the tax system system, the adjustment will take place in three directions taxes on individuals, on business, and the distribution of funds between regional and municipal budgets. As parliamentarians note, the changes will not affect the majority of citizens of the country; they will not have to pay more taxes. France has tested an upgraded supersonic Cruise Missile that can carry nuclear weapons. We are talking about what is called asmp. It is designed to be launched from the rafal fighter. The authorities intend to spend about 13 of the military budget on Nuclear Deterrence in the coming years. In the kherson direction of the special operation , an msu reconnaissance drone was shot down. The crew of the strela10 antiaircraft Missile System worked on the target. Russian su34 bombers hit an enemy stronghold, strike esli alya bomb
Yesterday, the International Student conference, the Korea Foundation and hes Foundation Hosted a conference on the future of relations between south korea, japan and the United States and the role of digital diplomacy. We will hear from former state Department Officials and representatives of student groups. We thank you all for joining us today. We know it wasnt the easiest commute this morning. For those of you following us on social media, we have created a hashtag for todays conference. Ctrilat. My name is Alexander Evans and i will be your master of ceremonies for todays event. I currently work as the research and Program Coordinator at the center for east Asian Studies within johns hopkins. More importantly for todays n alum of the conference back in 2011. It was that experience that continued to motivate me to study japan and put me on the , particularly given it was right after the march japan was not open. To be able to go in there and have a persontoperson exchange changed m
For those of you not following us on instagram and twitter, isc underscore dc. My name is alexander evans, i will be your master of ceremonies. Are working the region programs. For east Asian Studies within job hopkins. I am an alum of the 63rd japan american student conference back in 2011. It continuedays, to motivate me to study in japan and put me on the path that i am and career i am today because of that experience. Particularly given it was right after the march 11 two but disaster, when japan was not open to many students, to be able to go in there and have a persontoperson exchange and it changed my life. Before we get started, we will have a couple of introductory remarks. I would like to introduce linda butcher, the executive director of isc. Director ofs the Media Relations and Public Affairs at the Korean Economic Institute of america, and a legislative researcher for the congressional session at the sse of republic of south korea in dc. Ington she has spoken on topics rel
This is way back when when i was a graduate student at the university of california berkeley where secretary napolitano runs these days, we learned about wedge issues. Wedge issues were those things that really divided the electorate, got everyone excited, everyone had an opinion about. Well, immigration has become a wedge issue. Wedge issues kind of come and go, and depending upon the year, and clearly since 2015 when President Trump started to run for office, immigration has been at the forefront in terms of one of the wedge issues. It divides not just democrats and republicans, it divides republicans. In fact, there is an nbc wall street journal poll out today that has fascinating divides within the Republican Party between Trump Supporters and people who were call themselves more or less traditional republicans. So, this is a big issue. This is an issue that everyone has an opinion about as opposed to many of the other issues we talk about here at brookings, telecommunications and