月: 2021年3月

1. Osaka Prefecture in western Japan, which is now reporting more daily coronavirus cases than anywhere else in the country, plans to ask the central government for a new designation that would allow its governor to enforce stricter anti-virus measures.
2. A human rights group in Myanmar says as of Tuesday, 521 people have been killed by the military’s crackdown on protesters following the recent coup. The military conducted airstrikes against ethnic minority armed forces in the southeastern state of Karen for a fifth straight day, as they joined in protesting the military coup.
3. Acts of violence targeting Americans of Asian descent have continued to rise across the United States. A 65-year-old Asian American woman sustained injuries in New York City on Monday after a man suddenly assaulted her. Videos from security cameras show the man stamped on her multiple times after knocking her to the ground. He also made anti-Asian remarks.

1. The United States is suspending all engagement with Myanmar under a 2013 trade and investment agreement, as part of efforts to ramp up pressure on its military. Protests continued in Yangon, Mandalay and elsewhere. Security forces responded by opening fire. Local human rights activists said the death toll from crackdowns since the coup rose to 459. 2.Shipping traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal has resumed after workers managed to free a huge container ship that was blocking it.
3. Japanese weath4e4r officials are warning that yellow sand from China’s desert regions has reached many parts of the country, hitting western areas in particular.

1. In Myanmar, people are mourning after the country’s deadliest day since the military coup in February. The military has intensified its crackdown on protesters. A local human rights group says 114 people were killed on Saturday.
2. North Korea says any attempt to infringe upon its right to self-defense will inevitably prompt a countermeasure.
3.Efforts to move a Japanese container ship stuck in the Suez Canal are expected to resume soon when the tide rises, in order to reopen the canal to marine traffic.

1. North Korea’s state media has confirmed Thursday’s launch of two missiles describing them as a “newly developed new-type tactical guided projectile.” State media says the improved weapon system can carry a warhead that weighs 2.5 tons. It claimed the weapon accurately hit a target in waters 600 kilometers east of the Korean Peninsula. 2.U.S. President Joe Biden says U.S.-China relations are a “battle” between democracy and autocracy and his country has to prove that democracy works. Biden was speaking on Thursday at his first official news conference since assuming the presidency. 3. Myanmar’s military is stepping up its crackdown while preparing for this weekend’s Armed Forces Day. Despite pressure from the authorities, protesters continue to rally against the coup.

1. The Olympic torch started its journey across Japan on Thursday morning after a yearlong delay. That’s because the Tokyo 2020 Games were postponed due to the global pandemic. The torch relay will travel through all 47 prefectures and be carried out under tight anti-coronavirus measures. The relay began in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima, which was devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident.
2.The Japanese government says North Korea launched two ballistic missiles on Thursday morning. Officials say the projectiles were launched around 7 a.m., Japan time and are believed to have fallen in waters outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. 3.Myanmar’s military appears to be taking a carrot-and-stick approach ahead of its Armed Forces Day ceremony on Saturday, as it steps up its crackdown on civilians while releasing hundreds of protesters.

1. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stressed his country’s intention to rebuild ties with other NATO members and strengthen the alliance to counter China.
2. A U.S. senior naval officer nominated to b the next chief of the country’s Indo-Pacific Command says the possibility of Chinese military action against Taiwan is the biggest concern for the region. 3. Coronavirus vaccinations for pregnant women are underway in the United States, and public health officials say they have received no reports of adverse effects.

1. The U.S. and its intelligence allies have described “overwhelming” evidence of China’s human rights abuses of Uighurs and other minorities in Xinjiang. Their comments came as the U.S., Britain, Canada and the European Union imposed coordinated sanctions on Monday on Chinese officials accused of being involved in such abuses.
2. Myanmar’s military rulers say they want to strengthen relations with five neighboring countries, including China. The military is cracking down on protesters in an increasingly harsh manner. A human rights group in the country says at least 261 people have been killed by the country’s security forces. 3. The foreign ministers of China and Russia have agreed to take a stand against moves by the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden to confront other countries.

1. A decision has been made to bar overseas spectators from the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer due partly to the unpredictability of coronavirus variants. 2.A hospital was hit by artillery fire on Sunday in the northwestern Syrian province of Aleppo, one of the last strongholds of anti-government forces in the country’s civil war. 3. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. They are believed to have discussed a planned withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan as early as April 30.

1. Talks between top diplomats from the United States and China have got off to a rocky start with both sides strongly criticizing each other.
2. Russian President Vladimir Putin has hit back after U.S. President Joe Biden indicated earlier this week that he regards the Russian leader as a killer.
3. The Japanese government may consider using a newly-instituted anti-coronavirus framework if it detects signs of a resurgence in infections after the ending of the state of emergence on Sunday.

1. A coronavirus advisory panel for the government has given the green light to a plan to lift the state of emergency for the Tokyo area. The declaration, covering four prefectures, is set to expire on Sunday.
2. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says his country needs the “minimum credible deterrence” provided by nuclear arms to deal with international threats.
3. Israeli archaeologists have discovered fragments of ancient biblical text known as the Dead Sea Scrolls in a desert cave.