Pompeo andonesian foreign minister held talks on thursday. They discussed the sittion in the south cna sea wch china claims most of. Indonea has designated an exclusive Economic Zone off the nah tuna islands and has a territorial dispute with beijing in the area. Our law abiding nations reject the unlawful claims made by the Chinese Government party in the South China Sea. Its a cause worth pursuing in multilateral settings and the Trump Administration very much supports this. She said stability and peace should be maintained in the South China Sea and added International Law, especially United Nations convention on the law of the sea must be respected and implemented. Pompeo expressed willingness to cooperate in new ways to ensure Maritime Security and protect some of the worlds busiest trade routes. I encourage u. S. Businesses to invest more in indonesia including for procts in the Outer Islands in indonesia such as nah tuna island. Pompeo says the u. S. Welcomes indonesias Decisive
Hello and welcome to nhk newsline. Im Yoshi Ogasawara in tokyo. We start this hour in new york where the United Nations is canceling all inperson General Assembly Committee Meetings scheduled for tuesday. It comes after five people of a mission of a member state tested positive for the coronavirus. Its not immediately clear which member state is involved but the u. N. Said it is conducting contact tracing. The cancelations likely mean the Committee Vote on a japansponsored resolution to abolish Nuclear Weapons will be postponed. Most u. N. Staff that operate out of the new york headquarters have been working remotely since march. But more people have been returning to the office since july. Meanwhile, a top official at the World Health Organization is expressing concern about the latest surge of infections sweeping across europe. We are seeing very, very high positivity rates and an increasing lack of capacity to do any effective form of contact tracing. The two countries with the high
Talklking office last month. The summit began aboout an hour ago. I understand knnees wra is a ke member of the association of Southeast Asian nations. Japans Strategic Partner and shares basic values. Chief among his priorities is securing a pledge to Work Together on a range of regional issues including addressing chinas growing maritime presence in the nation. Suga wants to step up cooperation in the field of security including holding a meeting of foreign and defense ministers from both countries. He plans to speed up negotiations on the transfer of defense equipment to indonesia. The coronavirus pandemic will also likely be only the agenda. Indonesia has the highest number of cases in southeast asia. Suga will likely offer loans to help limit the economic fallout in the country and hopes to secure a plan to ease entry restrictions for nurses and caregivers coming to japan as foreign workers. Japan is seeking deeper defenense ties with australia a they champion what they term a fre
Posted 70 decline in operating profit the ecb urges banks to maintain the band on dividend payouts until the start of next year adding remuneration should also be mod rated speaking to the chair later on cnbc a trillion new stimulus plan puts republicans on a collision course over cuts to Unemployment Benefits saying america has 1 foot in the pandemic and 1 foot in the recovery the senate have been consulting to come up with a realistic proposal with what we think is an appropriate amount of Additional Debt to be added to the economy at this time. A warm welcome to street signs, everybody. One of the biggest movers this morning is in the auto space the psa group has fallen to 84 . The french carmaker said it will maintain 4. 5 operating target predicts a large rebound nor the second half of the year. Lets get to charlotte with more psa shares reacting very well to this set of results. What is so encouraging that we heard this morning good morning. You said it is all about the margins a
Was aimed at testing the structural stability and thrust of the newly designed engine. Experts say that while liquid fuel rockets take time to fill, solid fuel rockets are easier to fill and require shorter preparation time. In south korea, the country is already on a heightened state of alert. President park geunhye ordered hermel tear ready to respond to any provocations by north korea. On wednesday, pyongyang threatened to attack the president ial office in seoul to eliminate park and her followers. Parks spokesperson criticized the threat as a provocation and challenge to the entire world. Pyongyangs latest threat came in response to a south Korean Military drill. The scenario involved special forces being sent into north korea to attack key facilities. The drill is part of a joint u. S. south korea military exercise that began on march 7th. Pyongyang has warned of preemptive strikes. It has also repeatedly fired rockets and Ballistic Missiles into the sea of japan. The missile tes