Welcome to glad you could join us. Also to tease in south korea, have handed a 40 year jail to this 24 year old recent graduate for hitting an online sitch. Will blackmail bring the worst women into degrading sexual images and videos of themselves and sort of these onto paying their was in online chat rooms. Prosecutors said 38. 00 people were involved in total, in what they called virtual in slave moment of women and teenagers. Online. He called himself the doctor. All of south korea was arrested in march for online today, the cotton sold aside and hell spend the next 4 decades in prison for it. Outside the court. Female activists read out statements from some of the victims of september and then in order for everyone to live in a safe society in the future, the court should also impose severe punishment on accomplices and set an example to prevent such evil from happening again. In total, there were 74. 00 victims, including 16 underage girls prosecute, just said the women were black
Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us is the end of a long week with not just americans but everyone following the count in the United States democracy can be a messy process and a particular intricacies of u. S. Politics have played out spectacularly in asia the country with the most at stake is china given the 2 countries rocky yet close relationship so how is china viewed and responded to the events of this week we had only in the studio to tell us more hung on any official reaction from beijing yes beijing has said that the election is the u. S. Domestic affair and that it has no position on it and thats it thats it but is there any hint that beijing preferred one candidate over now. Other well i mean in the beginning chinese leaders probably preferred mr biden because you know because of mr trump the u. S. Sino relationship has plunged to the lowest point in decades but after seeing what miss what kind of chaos mr mr trump has caused in the us i think beiji
Have held a Memorial Ceremony for the victims. Germanys Health Minister says the Health Care System could be overwhelmed if the covert caseload is not brought under control and was speaking as germany top 20000 new infections for the 1st time the virus is hitting many european states even harder now than when it was 1st arriving here. A new somber record for germany the highest number of 1000 cases ever registered in the country germany is in its 1st week of a new partial lockdown restaurants bars and leisure activities are shut down travel for tourism is strongly discouraged while shops and schools are allowed to stay open. Germanys Health Minister yes spahn said the countrys Health Care System is not currently overwhelmed but hard times are ahead if the rise in cases isnt stopped. The situation is serious the number of people requiring support in intensive care units has doubled in the past 10 days from as of today our Health System is still coping but even the best system in the wor
Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us is the end of a long week with not just americans but everyone following the count in the United States democracy can be a messy process and the particularly intricacies of u. S. Politics have played out spectacularly in asia the country with the most at stake is china given the 2 countries rocky yet close relationship so how is china viewed and responded to the events of this week we have. In the studio to tell us more hung on any official reaction from beijing yes beijing has said that the election is the u. S. Domestic affair and that it has no position on it and thats it thats it but is there any hint that beijing preferred one key. Handed it over another well i mean in the beginning chinese leaders probably one preferred mr biden because you know because of mr trump the u. S. Sino relationship has plunged to the lowest point in decades but after seeing what from is what kind of chaos magick mr trump has caused in the us
Alone report from a remote region of afghanistan, where local troops are trying to maintain security with alex the help of u. S. Forces. Well the funeral of football legend has been held at a cemetery in argentinas capital. There was heavy security as his body was taken from the president ial palace, thousands lining the route to watch a new shrine that would press reports now on the final farewell for a man who transcended the very sport which made him famous. 2 the funeral cortege carried Diego Maradonas coffin to the cemetery, where he was laid to rest alongside his parents, the streets lined by tens of thousands of fans saying ideal to a great for a national hero. The loss was felt across the world. For us, diego was a terminal for our whole life. He led argentina to the top. Its difficult for everyone. Ive seen newspapers in france and in england, they all talk about. Its incredible. However, the chaos that blighted much of marathoners life spilled into events, marking his death f