china sea. japan controls the islands. the government maintains that they are an inherent part of japan s territory. china and taiwan claim them. officials in seoul have announced one of the highest profile defections in years from north korea. they say a senior diplomat in london has fled to south korea with his family. thae yong ho had been serving as deputy ambassador at the north korean embassy in london. a south korean spokesperson said on wednesday that thae and his family are already in the country and under government protection. the official declined to provide details on the timing of thae s arrival. the incident is the latest in a string of defections from the isolated country. earlier this year, over a dozen waitresses at pyongyang-run restaurants in china also fled to the south. indonesia is stepping up its crackdown on illegal fishing in the south china sea as chinese ships are operating in its exclusive economic zone. the indonesian government installed a n
senkaku islands in the south china sea. japan controls the islands. the government maintains that they are an inherent part of japan s territory. china and taiwan claim them. officials in seoul have announced one of the highest profile defections in years from north korea. they say a senior diplomat in london has fled to south korea with his family. thae yong ho had been serving as deputy ambassador at the north korean embassy in london. a south korean spokesperson said on wednesday that thae and his family are already in the country and under government protection. the official declined to provide details on the timing of thae s arrival. the incident is the latest in a string of defections from the isolated country. earlier this year, over a dozen waitresses at pyongyang-run restaurants in china also fled to the south. indonesia is stepping up its crackdown on illegal fishing in the south china sea as chinese ships are operating in its exclusive economic zone. the indone
the region before. the u.s. air force sent b-52s over the east china sea after beijing tried to claim the air space. and it flew a bomber over south korea earlier this year after north korea conducted a nuclear test. but wednesday was the first time it sent all three bombers together. japan is taking steps to tighten security following north korea s launches of ballistic missiles. the government will increase staff at emergency alert centers. the j-alert systems alerts people of launches and where the missiles will fall. loud speaker systems or e-mail. a medium range missile launched by north korea on august 3rd is believed to have fallen in the exclusive economic zone. but japanese officials say they missed signs to this launch and others this year. on august 8th, the governmnment gave the self-defense forces an orderr to shoot down anyny incog missiles. officials plan to renew it every three months. and back in february, north korea tested what it believed is believed to be
connects asia and europe. it s also a dream come true. our forefathers came up with this plan 150 years ago. their dream has become reality. the tunnel stretches almost 14 kilometers including a 1 1/2 kilometer section under the bus. japan provided financing with loans of $1.5 billion u.s. a japanese construction firm helped build the tunnel. translator: i appreciate that turkey chose japan as a partner to work on such a historic project. guests at the opening ceremony boarded the first train to travel to the european side. residents took a ride too. translator: i thought taking an undersea subway would be scary. it s as good as traveling above ground. i enjoy the ride. residents complain about chronic traffic congestion on bridges. a ferry ride lasts half an hour. the subway takes four minutes. cooperation in various fields including nuclear energy and technology will be boosted. they released a joint statement. the turkish company gave a statement saying the two