more popular than jews come. and. clash that brings many. more to really something. hard. 17. this is news coming up on the program we speak to the hong kong refugees granted asylum in germany what does it say about the political climate in the territory plus. a home cooked meal at the family table but it comes at a price people in japan have started to brant families and. taking. with me.

i'm melissa chan it's good to have you with us you're watching d.w. news asia but we start in germany that's because the country recently took the lead and granted political asylum to 2 activists from hong kong it's the 1st country to do so in this context the pair were jailed for taking part in a 2014 umbrella movement anti-government protests that paralyzed the streets of the city a crackdown followed germany's move to grant asylum is significant because it is the 1st state to acknowledge as a matter of policy hong kong's new political climate. there the 1st hong kong refugees to be granted asylum and now feel safe in germany the rest threatened with a prison sent. since in the homeland for having taken part in an anti-government

protest. as a fairy story set things actually because i think no one wants to leave their home country and never go back. and. but anyway we we thing that. we must do it is because reese we should let the let the whole road know what what is happening in hong kong. and look back to 2014 many young people took to the streets of hong kong calling for civil liberties and more democracy both sides became violent. and ellen lee were also there they later found at their own movement hong kong indigenous they are fighting for hong kong's independence from china. we teenagers we found that the government tried to cleanse our unique culture try to trance our language try to

class our identity as a hong kong hong kong and we don't want that to happen and we don't want hong kong just to become and like in our the city in china right you won't and alan lee were taken into custody in 2016 the accusation there where involved in violent riots one of their fellow companions was sentenced to 7 years in prison on the same charge but the 2 feel the punishment is disproportionate fearing what might happen the 2 fled to germany while on probation they lived in limbo for 6 months until germany granted them political asylum. i think the history of germany true for me personally is quite encouraging because after i came to germany i pop with some old german they told me that. when they were young they had never imagined germany west germany would be. united

a reunion again but somehow it happened saw. that those german told me don't lose my home because everything could happen both men hope for hong kong homeland where democracy and the rule of law prevail just like in germany. joining us now is mine cape town of amnesty international hong kong man k. now that germany has done this do you expect other countries to start granting political asylum to activists in hong kong. thank you i think it is unprecedented in recent times for hong kong person to be granted this there's where because they are being persecuted in hong kong for their political views i think that he's only underlines the wrath of the here regime in the right to be freedom of expression in the city and just how far that woman is going to silence critics for example if we

go a little bit back to last year we have our citizens are viewing this quarter by our joint you action simply because they are here for a change of the government or they thought of ourselves and the nation or panda i think these cases and accumulated facts falling out of my words are we where the hong kong government has to where you basic human rights of citizens let's take a couple of steps back a little bit and remind viewers what is the relationship between hong kong and china. aren't i thing the vast sound close to it as great a relationship between hong kong and china. the candlelight vigil yes last night in hong kong to remember those people suffer and die even this year on the lands where crackdowns night in the night 9 hong kong is still the only place in china

that had all the nice stuff. subjoin than one station such are gathering to have thousands of people to remember somebody who died but democracy are in mainland china and i think the relationship between hong kong and mainland china well we dated back to a trend he years ago where. where home wrong is being handed over from others for the need to the chinese government and there is that with the promise of universal suffrage but which was not there but i'm feeling now that has triggered gretta movement needs without them both the so i think the relationship that people south korea we are the ones he has done that where the hong kong is and not being a guarantee the freedom of expression and other basic human rights people are

suffering this right now monk a time thank you thank you. you can rent a car you can rent an apartment even rent designer clothes these days but rent a family that's just what's on offer at one agency in japan take a look. coming home to a stranger for a few alice cuts if she can if she will have a daughter and a wife who he barely know use. these rent to relatives are just here for a meal but for nishida it means a lot to have a full kitchen again. i did. originally i live here with my wife and 2 daughters and. my wife became ill and passed away and my daughter's left the house to live on their own. every

time i come home i feel really lonely. this is all ready to 9th timely she is using the service since i discovered 2 years ago that the office worker and joyce playing the role of a husband again and tries to make up for posts regrets. took care of my wife after she got sick. but after 10 years i said horrible things to her. things like why are everyone else's why is healthy and here like this. even though i know it doesn't make up for what i did when my rental family comes to visit me i think about my sadness for my wife and i try to show them kindness. the rental service is provided by family remands a company led by. the idea emerged after he met a single mother who struggled to get her child into a kindergarten he says she didn't fit society's ideal. in

japan we care a lot about what others think of us. we tend to hide our real feelings and our identity from others. we want to create an image that fits the standard for others to see. through the month. a perfect family is pricey $160.00 euros per person for a few hours but she does things the idea has a lot of potential given japan's aging population. some of them don't have family grandchildren or a wife and kids that are there for them. i think that over time this sort of family rental service will become more popular. even if rental relatives can't replace real family members in an aging tapan it's a way to keep the family table for. once

a colony the malaysian city of malacca retains a strong portuguese flavor but part of it is under threat specifically a quill language spoken by people of mixed portuguese and malaysian descent the language is called christian and it's listed as severely endangered by unesco one teacher is fighting to preserve it. what you're hearing is a song in christan a centuries old creole language at risk of extinction. according to unesco only some 2000 people still speak the tongue and that number is falling. santamaria is trying to reverse the trend by offering language and culture classes his students eager. i like to be cursed.

christan developed in the early 16th century after the portuguese captured the strategic port city of malacca and colonizers married local women the language combines a largely portuguese of capillary with a grammatical structure that's similar to malays. today it's mainly spoken in here a small settlement where the portuguese eurasian community has traditionally lived they want their language to they want to learn to learn the language and the culture so that encourage them to come for this last. santa maria has some tricks up her sleeve to keep learning fun here the children are using playing cards to learn to count to 10. it's not. like you get some people you know was a visa was a 5 you know why you want it it's. going to so sitting in their mother or

grandmother you know this let this language be at home. many of these children have started to speak christan up with their families and friends. these days from today because they can't speak to it in this in put it this is the way i like many things down because make it like you can also speak as kids so you can't forget it i was. thinking it's not just the christian language that's on the curriculum the children also learn other parts of course it is culture including cooking and down things that perhaps most fun way to preserve a century old endangered culture. that's it for now be sure to check out our other stories on d.w. dot com ford slash asia and on facebook or twitter we leave you with pictures from east celebrations across the continent as muslims mark the end of the fasting month

of ramadan thank you for watching and we'll see you next time good bye. i'm secure in the fire more than tolerant and in the end this for me you are not allowed to stay here anymore we will send you back. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers were alliance of. what's your story. ready ready on what numbers of women especially are victims of violence in. take part and send

us your story your train already understand this new culture. or you are not a visitor in other years you want to become a citizen. in 4 migrants your platform for reliable information. is a major breeding ground for i.t. startups so why has the indian city of bangalore got a lot of catching up to do also coming up thailand for mr sustainable fishing but what can you do about the rubric. welcome to the. business asia. india is known for its strong i.t. sector but when it comes to startups the country doesn't appear to have reached its potential yet you want to become citizens. migrants

your platform is reliable information. it's a major breeding ground for i.t. startups so why has the indian city of bangalore got a lot of catching up to do also coming out thailand commits to sustainable fishing but what can you do about the rubric. of business asia i'm chris coburn bullet india is known for its strong i.t. sector but when it comes to startups the country doesn't appear to have reached its potential yet it has only 14 so-called unicorns tech startups valued at a $1000000000.00 or more compare that to china which has $84.00 the united states

which has $150.00 but it does look like things are changing a small number of startups in the country have already may have already made it mega big earning their founders a fortune let's take a look at some of the major players here there's been bansal who founded e-commerce platform flip card there is a bottle of online selling portal snapdeal and bobbish. who co-founded ride sharing service caps and it's the promise of this kind of success that has got investors increasingly interested in the country's sort of. bungalow is the center in india.