and police in tokyo say the number of deaths and accidents linked to the use of dangerous drugs is on the rise. so they re cracking down. hundreds of students are continuing their sit-ins near government buildings in hong kong, casting doubt on whether the standoff will be resolved quickly. now, government leaders say they re ready to talk. nhk world s estelle to max reports. reporter: government operations here have come to a halt. all government workers except for emergency response personnel are staying away from work. bus service has been partially suspended and some elementary and junior high schools are closed. the number of protesters in the central district has sharply declined. but a few hundred students remain sitting in front of chief executive leung chun-ying s office. lee ung refused to resign on thursday but he expressed willingness to send his second in command chief secretary carrie lam and two other senior officials to talk with student leaders. the stude
their proposal to avoid a default on the debt. the government needs approval from congress to borrow more money. otherwise, by next week, it might not be able to pay its bills. u.s. media has reported the legislation would allow the government to avoid a default for six weeks. i would hope that the president will look at this as an opportunity and a good-faith effort on our part to move halfway, halfway to what he s demanded, in order to have these conversations begin. the proposal does not include any measures to resolve the shutdown of government services that started last week. but it would give republicans and democrats more time to negotiate a deal for a deficit reduction over the long-term. the president is happy that cooler heads at least seem to be prevailing. in the house. that there at least seems to be a recognition that default is not an option. carney welcomed the republicans offer but he said white house officials have not seen the details of the propos
he took the oath of office and became the first iranian president to invite foreign dignitaries to a swearing in ceremony. translator: we seek respect. we want to establish constructive relationships with nations of the world. but any dialogue with iran must be conducted respectively. transparency is the key to the door of trust. his country does not desire war with other nations. authorities say that the afghan president was among the representatives of at least 50 nations who attended the ceremony. after his speech rowhani submitted a list of nominees for the new cabinet and picked the united nations ambassador to the united nations. he looked to improve ties with the u.s. analysts show that he wants better relations with western nations. many iranians have been waiting for this changing of the guard and reflecting on what rowhani had to say to see what it might mean for them. reporter: many irani have been caught up in the wave of optimism. they wonder how he will
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She was one of the three candidates to succeed Phu Trong at the head of the Party, the most important post. Forced to resign by the 'fiery furnace' anti-corruption campaign, which is intertwined with the manoeuvres ahead of the Congress scheduled for January 2026. Politburo reduced to 12 members from the previous 18 with incumbent Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Security Minister To Lam in the top positions.