Have british manager, welcome to news asia. Glad you could join us. He highways leading to the indian capital of delhi, blocked as thousands of farmers protest against new agricultural laws passed by. The government. Farmers are demanding a rollback of the laws. Claim me, they removed a government assured grain purchase scheme that acted as a safety net for them. The government has assured the scheme will continue, but farmers convinced these 20000. 00 farmers arent going anywhere. Their trucks and tractors are blocking the major highways near indias capital. Each one of our tractors is loaded with rations up to 4 months. Until the time the government reverses these new agricultural laws, none of us will go back into the farmers field. Their livelihoods are threatened. They fear that the government will stop buying grain at guarantee prices. The worry is that this could leave them at the mercy of corporations who wont pay enough for their crops. Prime minister, Narendra Modi is trying to placate the group, he says the growers are being misled and the new laws will benefit them. Whats your book and i want to tell the citizens and farmers from the banks of the river ganges and the holy city of our narcy, that we are working with intentions, which are pure as the water of the river ganges. And without any purpose of betrayal. By the modis government says the laws give farmers the freedom to sell their crops to private buyers rather than through the state. But the farmers remain unconvinced. Any of the other. We have always suspected the governments intentions and always will because the government has become a slave of the corporations. They want to turn us into their slaves as well. The farmers protests have been going on for months since parliament passed the new laws in september. But theyve intensified in recent days, when thousands of farmers clashed with Police Security forces used tear gas and Water Cannons to prevent protesters from entering delhi. They were stopped just outside the city. But theyre now determined to camp out for the long haul and the democrats spawn a miniature address for joining me from delhi with more than im sure the Prime Minister has repeatedly said. The farmers have nothing to worry about. My own farm must convinced mobilizations trudeau the Prime Minister, as well as the government have to be gently at the saints. But any concerns that bombers may have either side of the up with this is by eating them these dollars which evolution and that only what insurers and allow them to access competitive pricing from private organizations that they havent been able to do. So yet these not true should policy issue that is central to the concerns all to promise, which is the minimums of what price on emma speak. The m. S. B. That basically a gag indeed is praise for some of the major crops across india, and farmers can access these prices at the local state, designate didnt mondays, all rockets or these crops. Oh i would these laws now allow commerce dont send operates as well. Farmers body that higher prices than you or them, and in the beginning of the stars it would out. But eventually the government will have reason to choke on that commitment to the madames, what price . Even farmers in the looks of the government is also saying that indias farming sector needs reform and that these new laws help do that. Why is this proving so controversial . But police again, its about tracing in the awning branches off. For example, one of the things that these laws do is that there are a lot of promise to send out site over the phone down your oldest market, which has been to the silk but so they can actually go into other markets as well. And it will degrade their, they can with clock rates and ask for the most Competitive Price for their crop. And the price of the price across have been a 1. 60 for many of us. A lot of our members who have been demanding that the government was more than around this. However, the farmers bring back the attention once again to the minimum support break. The law does not say that the government, which america meant to do it. In addition, promises up believes that they were not consulted before these laws were passed. And then add to this the fact that there is a suspicion that this government whats close even operates and people, perhaps this is added fuel to the fire that farmers beautys a lot. And they demand that they must be completely reback to relieve them of the timing. But thank you so much for that. Im sure thats why i love him dearly. One of my favorite for men to dishes is now at the center of a spat between south korea and china. The row over this kimchi and whether it is chinese or korean kimchi. According to the un is the korean neighbor preserved vegetables season with spices and fermented seafood cabbage being one of the most common versions. But Chinese State run newspaper global times claimed that china had received an International Certification for kimchi, but what it had received was one for power. Chinese style salted for many vegetables. The chinese claim over kimchi didnt go down well in south korea, from thing, even the agriculture ministry, to issue a clarification, that kimchi shouldnt be confused with if the saying holds true that you are what you eat, then koreans are kimchi, 95 percent of them eat the spicy pickled cabbage every day. Thats 2000000. 00 tons annually. Even its preparation is a celebrated ritual. So reports that china had secured International Certification for a comparable product. Was something many koreans found hard to digest. So were going to take you inside rather media story that china now says kimchee is theirs, and that theyre making an International Standard for it. Its absurd. Im worried that they might steal other cultural goods. Not just can go to a similar chinese pickle called was recently certified by the International Organization for standardization or iowa. So which pointed out the standard does not apply to kimchee. But chinas state run global times devoured the news, hailing the new standard for the quote kimchi industry led by china. Caught by surprise, Chinas Foreign Ministry recognized the pecan situation and called for more diplomacy. You know, if you dont mean that, is there an argument about this one hot not aware of this . I think there has been some disagreement online. Yes. Is that right . What should be we should go and ask our colleagues in the south Korean Embassy about wheres the argument . I think we should have more cooperation and sharing the perceived cultural and cullen area appropriation also has some koreans asking whos to blame. You know, i dont think that korea is handling the situation that well, its important to make our own food appealing to people around the world. That if we dont do that, thats our problem. Not china, that kimchi clash may be cooling down. But its still packed with emotion. So lots to digest on the plate. Lets bring in dr. Jane name. Shes a senior lecturer, lecturer at the university of central lancashire, dr. Name. Why are South Koreans taking this to a hot . Well the thing is that the kids here is Something Like a cultural thing rather than just a food in korea. So in korea, for example, we dont have so up to meals like by my walk or to be have all of food at the same time. On the one table we decided to shias and ginger is the main side issue. And its there always. And for example, you know, for myself, i eat kimchi every day and it up and i cant even think about what i cant have. And if i cant have kimchi for, for example, for like a week, then i feel like im really missing him. She. So it is something imbedded in our lives, in korea and you know, it has a history and really just to not talk about kimchee pretty much and in know, even before winter time, every single family. You know, we need to make a kimchi be, have this process and have kind of try to show to make you. But, you know, when youre in, you think about, for example, and you tell, you know, the of pasta and the leaves are there. But you know, if other countries claim that this is their own once, then that would be really disturbing. So this is kind of flat to china. This time claims that the areas the international are stand are, or is asia gave them the as i speak asia about chinese kimchi socalled from chinas side, which is a power that is a p could out as to whether they can just like a fomented has to go so that is why its so bothering for south koreas to call. It could do well as a kimchi, which is really difficult. It is self. What do you see is the reason behind this . China is a time and in a sense, the claim came true. Of their own he looks like chinese do not claim cute as is all like that. But chinese by having the certification for their pouch i. They included a huge as a part of this series of different of as topples you know way. And also this is a season part of the cultural clemency and to having all this food in the region as a part of chinese, whatever origin out than that kind of makes their way to go beyond their countries self. So that is why the korean government is a so much allergies as well about that. Do you see that this a feud over food will continue in the near future . Is nothing new . For example, like 1000 years ago, some of those i remember correctly. We already had the similar kind of dispute before as well. So the chinese food and korean food we have similar to ours and the differences, but good uses so unique for, for our culture and society. So we already had this kind of dispute before, but now the korean government does not consider it as a kimchi, an indian chinese dr. Lim, pleasure talking to you about kimchee instead of north Korean Nuclear policy that we normally discuss because of much and thats it for today. This one i work side of the doubled up call votes that we live in now with images of chinas top wing suit athletes, juncture appearing, taking a jump from turn the mountain instead, pulled china. Well see you tomorrow for my 1st bicycle. Also sewing machine icon for all women are bound by this notion for something as simple as learning how to ride a bicycle. It isnt, since i was a little girl, i wanted to have a bicycle off my home. But it took me years to and finally gave up and went on buying young bisectors and tritos because sewing machine sewing, i suppose was more apt procreates for girls than writing advice as now i want to reach out to those women back home, bloodhounds by venting to the social norms and inform them about the basic rights. My name is the about of the home, and i work into music from israeli singer liras cha, his latest album, which is causing controversy because shes collaboration with a rainy and musicians which hasnt pleased iranian. All pharmacies, ill be talking to her in a minute. Also coming out today. One to look out for spawn british kenyan. All its Michael Armitage can fetch 6 figures songs i dont show and if you cant visit your local bookstore right now, heres a Coffee Table Book featuring some of the worlds most beautiful bookshops. Iranians are not meant to have prearranged contact with israelis. Nevertheless, the nearest charge he is re the singer and actress with jewish uranian roots has recorded an album together with musicians from iran. Theyve done it secretly. Swapping files online. Zan which means woman is an album of many contrasts musically and culturally. Ill be talking to live in a minute, but 1st, lets find out more about her and her music. Clear as a child, he feared for the lives of the iranian also. And she collaborated with on her new album sound. So they worked in secret and she doesnt use their real names. The project gave her months of sleepless nights, but the israeli actress and singer of persian heritage refuses to let politicians tell her who had enemies on this album is her strong. Parents emigrated from iran to israel in 1970, s. And child. He was born there in 1978 on her 1st 2 albums. She sang in hebrew and iran was a country she was barred from visiting. Yet she grew up between israeli and geranium culture. She moved to los angeles as an actor when she enjoys a successful career. The most recent role was as a mossad spy in an israeli make a series called terror on and its official. It was in the United States that she began to explore her persian background, discovering and falling in love with iranian pope, from the 1970 s. The albums on which translates as women is the 2nd one she sings on in farsi. It was partly inspired by videos on social media of women dancing to her sons and iran, whether public dancing is prohibited women brave enough to take risks. Much like herself. Thrilled to welcome online from tel aviv the artist herself. Thanks for joining us. You said its technically very difficult to make the album, which we can understand how to do their online, but emotionally much more difficult. Whys that . Yes, i mean, were pretty much a challenge because you know, us, israel and iran are both very complex countries, but i dont like the sense that its not moving peace because the deal with each other very much and ill iran in israel. And so we had everything we had lots of very, very difficult question of the extent that we cannot speak freely or create an album freely. And we did it that, you know, there is a way, but there was, there was a very challenging line that we got lots of bad messages from our media that were doing something wrong and should not do what were doing. And i was ready for a on the lives of the people on iran or but you can, you go to a lot of great messages on you tube from iranians. But what about in israel because you are singing in farsi, which is the persian language. How did it go down with you all fans and you have well established that to go down with your israeli facts. A very good question. First of all, my family, my friends thought i clip on los angeles, there are leslie toms or indian c. D. s on the prerevolution music from iran. And i decided to see if i see it. It was, it was a strange land, but you need a rock to my shows and dance with their, with their iranian moves. So its very natural and its natural for me or for the people here. Hes there and they love. You mentioned you being in los angeles, you actually an established actress and youre appearing right now in an apple t. V. Series called playing a must soft spot agent. Its not a bizarre romy, its very ironic. Listen. Yeah, it had us and myself, we are both very layered and complex characters and we always ask the question there. And i think many people who recognize me this lesson who are you know, i am more israeli or a sight we cant make me and still we are happy as an answer and where you feel later this is the end. It was frank because they thought i should be serious. I was, i was already in that that same feeling were very right there as thanks so much for being with us. Good luck with the album. There are still he thank here, and the album is available all the usual streaming services to a real rising star of the art scene. Now, british kenyan artist michael lama to age. We used multiple narratives in his paintings, mixing current and historical events with his personal memories as a child in kenya. Hes now based in london and pop culture. Internet gossip influence his canvases as well. Its a successful combination with some of his works fetching over a 1000000 dollars. A man runs off his feet in flames, past cause hives in his arms, his prize. A triumphant look on his face. A fiery creature seems to continue to take his heels. To painting the chicken thief by Michael Armitage. Bursts with energy and color. Is it a street scene or an allegory . I mean, it just is what it is. You know, its a good cigar. You start in the chick in these off kind of being, being followed by this kind of monkey flame. If hes offered this chick, hes going to eat well. Thats up to mama to just paintings, show people in turmoil. Sometimes the faces of just splashes of color. Sometimes only a grimace can be made out, sometimes an individual angry demonstrations. Explosive, extreme states of tony the animal scene in passive. His compositions hinted at europes old masters. Armitage plays with art history. The painter was born in nairobi in 1904. His father was british, his mother, a kenyan. He studied art in london, but finds his subject matter in east africa a hold it is that it is the place that shaped me shaped my imagination. It shapes the sort of stories that im interested in, and i want to tell its also a place thats massively representatives with the history of art and with the narratives and stories that come from somewhere like like his canvases have holes and stitches and then theyre made of tree bark lugo a material that he integrates into his narrative. Armitage discovered the bark cloth in 2011 and a tourist market in kenya. It comes from uganda where its often used for ceremonial purposes such as funerals. Its really in the aesthetic of the paintings. Its sunny, even though it seems like a wound or a hot summer for the work. It takes a cism, the artist can be borrowed the color scheme from edouard manets painting music. Can this really be . It was a way of kind of equates to a very different sunday sunday happening in the world as material. Any classic brutal, convoluted and sometimes ironic Michael Armitage doesnt shrink from confronting the viewer with cliche of africa, of wilderness, of the unbridled sexuality of folklore. Images that contained suffering and pain, but also dr. None the less now i love browsing through bookshops something which isnt easy to do because of the pandemic. So heres an alternative talker for a free drinks book. Cold simply bookstore photographs by haast, a free drinks that give us a unique insight into a magical world. The well loveliest and most interesting book stores. Now theyve been published in a collection every bookstore you enter is the ultimate feeling of books on shelves. But i wanted to show the shops that distinguish themselves from the rest, either through their selection or their concept and concept. In his adopted city of london, fragrance has captured images of speciality bookshops, such as max brotherhoods founded in 853. 00. Its one of the worlds oldest antiquarian bookseller. The most valuable item currently in stock, to pages from a 670 year old manuscript about the travels of explorer, marco polo, the asking price, 200000 euros. The shop window, it is one of the most colorful ones of all. And thats a testament to the shop concept where the books dont appear to be sorted in any partic