Although probeijing officials have said we should not be too concerned, it will lead to stability in the city. 7 . Sci asia pacific down it is certainly something of a riskoff mood, following off what we saw toward the end of play on friday in the u. S. The nikkei is down more than 1 . In the mainland, you have a bit of pressure as well a despite industrial profits up 6 coming in over the weekend for the month of may. On to the next board. We will be looking at the currencies. A bit of dollar weakness. On friday it reached its highest level in four weeks, but it has since come off slightly, leading to a bit of strength for the offshore currency here in china. The korean won is up about plan to 01 . On to some of the commodities we are looking at. Wti has been under pressure as the demand story as we focus on the rate of infections, 10 million infections, 500,000 deaths, you can see that it is lower today. Gold, science that investors are preparing to cross through 1800. 0. 64 . Year yi
Rep. Sherman the committee on Foreign Affairs will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess in the committee at any point, and all members will have five days to submit statements, extraneous materials, and questions to the record subject to the length and limitations of the rules. To insert something into the record, please have your staff email the previously mentioned address or contact the full committee staff. I see we that have a coram and before i go forward i understand the speaker of the house, ms. Pelosi, will be stopping by, and i ask unanimous consent that she participate at any point she arrives. And there she is. Madam speaker, would you like to make some remarks . Rep. Pelosi thank you very uch, mr. Chairman. I thank you and mr. Mccaul, mr. Eliot engel for having this hearing today. It is with Great Sadness that i come here because we had such optimism and such hope. The u. S. Congress has always spoken in a bipartisan house and senat
To and from five specific prefectures including tokyo where the number of infections remained relatively high. The government is also releasing an app designed to notify user who is come into close contact with someone confirmed infected with the virus. The app is called covid19 contact confirming. It will record encrypted data of users when they come within a certain distance of each other. If a user tests positive for the virus, they register their information. People with the app who spend at least 15 minutes within about one meter of them will be identified. The app deletes contact data after 14 days. It also does not collect phone numbers, location data, or other information that could identify its users. The government says it can better protect user privacy than Similar Software introduced abroad. Translator this will be an important tool to protect lives. I hope many people will install it. The app was developed under the supervision of the Health Ministry with the goal of prev
Always be peoples top priority we have to go on education is light. A message of hope from one of the thousands of young people determined to get an education in a refugee camp in jordan that despite over 90. And berlins 2 bonus league teams for a pair for their big crosstown derby tonight without any fans care to face with both sides looking to edge a ways from the relegation zone. Im brian thomas great to have you with us today china is planning to impose a controversial new National Security law on hong kong banning quote subversion and separatism critics say its a push by beijing to end prodemocracy protests and eventually. Take over the territory allegation china denies hong kong activist joshua long told e. W. The law if passed could result in more arrests of both hong kong and foreign nationals and both being put on trial in Mainland China well have more from joshua wong in a moment 1st this report. To paris after a 2 month delay chinas political event of the year is now underwa
Tonight without any fans care about face when your own with both looking to enjoy way from relegation. Im brian thomas great to have you with us today china is planning to impose a new law on hong kong banning what it calls subversion and separatism beijing says it aims to counter threats to National Security critics say its a push by beijing to end prodemocracy protests and will effectively bring hong kong under direct rule from beijing hong kong activist joshua long told e. W. Of his fears for the future if this law passes more from joshua wang in a moment 1st we have this ripper report to pass after a 2 month delay chinas political event of the year. There is now under way she some 3000. 00 delegates from across the country have gathered for the National Congress in beijing details on a controversial bill that would ban treason subversion and sedition in hong kong are expected soon chinas premier vowed to uphold the one china 2 systems policy but stressed that change is necessary li