what makes people. tick. we celebrate the 30th anniversary. 3rd on t.w. . this is the news asia coming up today peace talks nearly 20 years in the making. the afghan government and the taliban begin to march away to talks in doha the government wants a ceasefire but is the taliban on the same page plus. the time of japan's government is pushing companies to maximize the potential of their aging employees. and pandemic lockdowns have trashed holiday plans everywhere we'll see how south koreans are deciding to take

a staycation at home. i'm british welcome to the doctor news asia glad you could join us much awaited talks between the taliban and the afghan government began over the weekend in doha with the question of a ceasefire hanging over the delegates the afghan government is pressing for a template he halted violence possibly in exchange for more prisoners being released the militant group has to be to date of its longstanding view of the country should be run according to islamic law how that square with the rights of women and minorities and a democratic form of government is as yet unclear yes more on the talks so far. all eyes are on. the wealthy qatari capital is the stage for historic peace talks.

between the taliban and the afghan government. the stakes are high so to the expectations we have been waiting for this moment to get afghans to talk to each other we're ready to help or prepare to help if help is needed. also ready to help u.s. secretary of state mike pump a. he wants u.s. troops out of afghanistan and former enemies to play nice. ok. we urge you to make decisions the way by the correct approach of peace and development and prosperity. they are due to preserve and to build upon the backs of the social economic political games that are here mr cheap in the past 20 years. but it hasn't been all gains in afghanistan almost 2 decades after the u.s. led invasion the economy's in tatters millions have been pushed into poverty and

violence still claims dozens of lives every day. government delegates in doha hoping a truce will bring an end to it and create lasting peace in the future. we are here with good intentions to realize durable peace and engage in sincere negotiations and debates in order to reach a comprehensive settlement between the 2 sites. the other side says it's committed to the talks for the sake of the afghan people we want to give them this assurance that with full honesty we continued the afghan peace negotiation and we tried that. for peace. train quality we will keep the ground in afghanistan. for now it appears the parties are headed in the right direction. but exceeding peace in afghanistan will

require much more than about a commitment. we read from a afghan president hamid karzai speaking exclusively to d.w. has said that he was certain the taliban would respect the progress of women's rights and freedom of speech made in the country in the past 2 decades these are these are fundamental rights in any. we're doing society in any society that looks forward for progress. and. better in light in better days these these are fundamental rights without these rights you cannot have a prosperous society or a. society that's progressing of these rights the right to education for afghan people for children especially specially that i should for our daughters who is in afghanistan is a fundamental that that we cannot compromise on and i'm sure the taliban were also

recognize and work to promote so will they now seem so bare from. joins me now from more and the same good to see you how many karzai sounding confident that the taliban will recognize the rights of women and minorities other grounds for that optimism. well the covert administration of can government wants to keep the current political system and the achievements of the last 19 years including women's rights civil rights and a not well functioning democracy but at least the african republic but this democratic constitution afghanistan is now in danger and it really symbolizes the progress that has been made in the last 19 years but it is not accepted by the target on even my company or secretary or state of the united states on friday on

his way to do her. which is incidentally september 11th 2020 says that the u.s. does not want to interfere and implement the western system in afghanistan where this sounds like a concession to the insurgents who want to implement as they sent a pew in total islamic system that this is what's in the form a spokesman of the cult office in an interview with kabul news t.v. said on saturday and the taliban mean sheria law by the head and the interpretation of that religious law could be seen in afghanistan from 1906 to 2001 another everybody just hopes that the taliban could have changed but this is only a hope. meanwhile the taliban attacks on the ground appear to be continuing his r.v. can violence in condos and copy some provinces how committed is the taliban toward adduction and violence in the country. or violence is the only real

essence of the taliban have at their disposal and they have to of this leverage was enough to change the united states and the international community so the afghan government faces huge military pressure and a lot of trouble by the insurgence that leads a proxy war against the current political system that is backed by the west it is a similar situation like in 1809 when the soviets left and their region that was backed by them collapsed in 1902 we all know that this was the end of afghanistan as a functioning state no maybe a similar situation as arisan let us hope that there will be a negotiation solution otherwise another civil war could break out which would be terrible as ordinary afghans are really hopeful and want the nearly 20 years old and in total 40 years old conflict to end. nasim suburb will often leave it there

for the time being. thank you so much for joining us. is all but assured to be japan's next prime minister after winning the ruling parties the dish a prius known as the right hand man and spokesman to retiring prime minister shinzo are. some tough challengers contending the core of us and writing japan's economy the country was already in recession before the pandemic hit bottom japan's economic troubles demographic the population is aging and shrinking fast by $22051.00 in 3 people are expected to be $65.00 or older and that means japan is running out of lawmakers passed bills earlier this year are pushing companies to let employees work until age 70 and keep their golden years profitable at 72 tadashi suttle it's already well past usual retirement age but

a recent change to the law in japan is attempting to encourage companies to keep employees on much longer. i had imagined that a person at the age of 72 was someone quite old but once i reached that age myself i realized that it wasn't a case if you like i'm in my fifty's i'm doing my best to keep up with young people . aging japan is in task of more work is to sustain soaring social security costs for next spring japanese companies will be required to make an effort to employ until age 70 such as company is taking that even further. somewhere but you know we have many elderly customers although we have a lot of young staff i think it is quite preferred. customers if they are served by staff of a similar age through them. such as says he still enjoys working and

would like to use his expertise to help his younger colleagues for him and many other aging workers in japan this move is a step and the right direction. of us locked down the various points around the world halted international travel and dreams of that get a vacation for many but in south korea some used to travel restrictions as an opportunity to holiday a staycation every bit as glamorous and expensive as the real thing. finally of the cation at home. for this couple when younger not a problem on their revamped to their apartment and to dream holiday destinations both then this is another line styled kitchen. then this is a bali style the bathroom. tare thick and this is so why in style the living room. so very.

like many came here joan and you can soak mean had to change their vacation plans this year that's hung on their. own this time last year we were in the philippines done learning and and had planned more trips for this summer with our children. there then they're called who we can't go anywhere abroad due to coronavirus. it's so sad. south koreans are among the world's top 10 tourism spenders but with dream destinations out of reach they've turned their attention back home the number of houses getting a remodel has increased by 200 percent these 2 have set up a camp in the living room a replacement for a trip to new york but they still paid a pretty penny to go at home

a bit more than $7000.00 euros. if the social distancing brews a race to stage 3 from the current 2 we may not be able to even travel within the country or do outdoor camping i think a stick asian or home camping is safe and do it at this time for. camping. and still for kids a true adventure and did you live for me are my friends seem to be just playing games all day at home but it's really nice that our family is doing something special. happily home camping while putting down a picnic mad and playing a campfire video. feed on the dog while it warm i think it will also be good to have him draw trees on the war on the korean mental block here. why look

far afield when home looks so good. that's a bit of a there's more and a double dot going forward slash relieve it all with images of honesty as delegates discuss its future in this from doha we're back tomorrow survive. and. cast language courses. and. how does a virus spread. why do we panic and when we'll. just 3 of the topics covered and weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like

any information on the krona larysa or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast can also find us at. science. what if composer nude beach fun beethoven had never been born what would music be like today well my guest sarah willis went searching for answers to those questions sarah plays french horn with the berlin philharmonic but in the new documentary a world without beethoven she meets up with musicians across stronger us from scorpions guitarist shankar to jazz trumpeter wynton marsalis to the great film composer john well you know all of them ponder whether their own music would be

possible if it weren't for beethoven's legacy i mean. a world without beethoven premieres this week here on you know where you. are well it's fun and arts and culture thank you now you play and one of the world's very top orchestras it has to be said so for you this idea of a world without beethoven must sound like i'm nightmare but what about the average person on the street who might say it without of course i mean we know who beethoven was musicians do most of your viewers do probably as well but if there are people out there who don't they still would probably know how to answer if i think they probably go so they do know beethoven although they may not think they do so of course as wynton marsalis says in the film he says there are people out there that don't know beethoven then they have a good life too but this is what this film is all about ok well let's check out a little bit more the movie a world without beethoven premieres this wednesday here on c.w.

and on amazon prime marking 250 years since the composer's birth. what's with the world be like beethoven never existed. a world without beethoven i continent begin to imagine. he probably spilled this coffee and accidentally went bubble bubble bubble that sounds good without him there might never have been any of the legendary brokerage suite all know in length in a way his famous 5th symphony was a precursor he only needed 4 notes to create an entire musical cosmos. the rest is rock history. that also be no film schools without beethoven and no chance in much of his work he

experimented with syncopation to jazz trumpet player wynton marsalis that's all the proof we need that the german compose it was way ahead of his time. he didn't like it and. i love that. it's impossible to overstate beethoven's legacy he influenced jazz pop film music concert performance political anthems conceptual music and even musical meter quite simply he changed the world forever. we're talking about the near d.w. documentary a world without beethoven now there are some people might be surprised to see what rock stars like and i understand from jethro tull and a movie about beethoven can you fill us in a little bit more on why well many say that beethoven wrote the 1st rock or if ever

that other 4 notes yeah well it can be interpreted maybe in those days you know beethoven's a rock. as wynton marsalis said bay to them he was the man. and a lot of a lot of rock guitarists and composers they dare to take just 4 notes for their rock for some of the most famous rock for sir dun dun dun dun for notes and that's something that people didn't do before beethoven was around they absolutely did not they don't was it was totally new to that and he started a symphony with 4 notes in the minor key what a shock was that that hadn't happened for us it's normal we know it but but in those days it was a bit of a shock and that that was what beethoven did he push boundaries and today there are top stars who make so much money with just 34 notes 30 for the orchestra still has to play all the notes now film composer john williams you know a lot of notes he's also in this documentary he's the guy behind movie scores are including star wars. jaws harry potter quite

a big coup to get him on the movie and it wasn't planned but you ended up playing with him how did that happen well spotted there's a tiny clip where the 4th horn you're obviously recognized we were there interviewing him which as a horn player was a total career highlight and the boston pops were playing tangle with that night a big music festival in the states and one of their horns went sick and they called me up in yours this is how you want to come play i didn't know half the stuff and jon winters music is really difficult to play on the horn and it was so incredible to play to play john williams under the battle of john williams i mean it must have been like that in beethoven's day to play beethoven's 5th symphony under beethoven himself i mean that's probably how the home players felt and to see what their kind of as a journalist and ended up playing a game or a job ok we've got a clip of john williams from a world without beethoven let's check it out. even the greatest modern day film composer makes clever use of beethoven formula.

as a movie goer i could not imagine a world without john williams and this is what we're talking about today a world without without beethoven it's also impossible to imagine this hard to imagine what would life be like if we'd never seen a rainbow you know the 2nd symphony in the 3rd movement. and then the trumpets. and then even

this. well. and then it goes into the icy assured cause. i want you sure. we saw your turn mark and we've always wondered if that was the precursor to the jewel thief i think so i think i think they'd been swimming. shark from the jaws he just turns up everywhere we are so lucky that beethoven survived to leave us all of his. and it really does sound like you can really hear that. until recently beethoven based on what was that was the precursor to jaws i 100 percent believed in junk just have you taken your horns of the aquarium not yet but a very good idea i shall do that you don't sneak up on anyone especially not me when

we're at the aquarium ok so part one of a world without beethoven is premiering this wednesday here on c.w. and if people want to see bill whole thing they will they will want to see it and they can go this wednesday straight to amazon prime and check it out good on you guys for getting this finished during the middle of a pandemic i know it was installed but we got it finished and we're very proud of it absolutely and you should be congratulations and thanks for coming on the show. and i could have imagined that beethoven's 250th birthday anniversary this year would be celebrated with barely a concert even in the city where beethoven was born bonn germany and the west of the country even there most events this year have had to be cancelled the only one that's left is at a construction site believe it or not it's a very special tour by the documentary feature group claiming the cause.

beethoven's 250th birthday wasn't supposed to be celebrated in a construction site but the beethoven halla and vaughan built in 1959 and $1.00 of west germany's foremost venues is currently undergoing an extensive refurbishment politicians voted for the country's president and the glitzy german press pool was celebrated here and of cools it hosted the annual beethoven festival the renovation of the listed building began in 2016 was due to finish and 2020 the completion has been postponed until 2024 so the bit of another was kind of the white elephant in the city and then. we have to cancel everything the whole bit of the festival was cancelled. only this place is left over so it's funny enough the the only event that's happening in the beethoven festival so far so the only place that was not supposed to be in the festival and in the anniversary is now the only one

that's used. at the weekend collective riemannian protocol invited visit is on a theatrical walk through of the construction site. we met a lot of people that have different connections to the whole like it's intellectual connection so it's because of their biography of their profession and we choose 10 of them that we follow even because they're sometimes contradicting each other. in line with social distancing measures the visitors will lead through the premises to meet a host of people closely associated with the b 12 and. the former mayor of bonn of. these musicians who performed here. and tossed on the former chief of protocol who oversaw visits from numerous german presidents to the beat over. the.

this is this is west german president cost in 1902 i'm right behind him. international politics well also decided here. i have just come from the men's toilets i would have loved to have followed the men here and listen to what they said that when they really got down to business. we women were always told that we'd never have great career is because we didn't pee with of the i.d.'s. don't do . this this place is a kind of memory stock of history of western well it's proof that in complete way this place manages to get a life through the memories of the people. the events protectionists take that

balance to the strains of beethoven's good wholesome food see it all spin hire a hit to be told and this is turned out to be quite a triumph for the beatles and the whole construction site character of the scientists symbolic. culture always unfinished process is it's always a work in progress. well that's it for this edition of arts and culture and i will leave you now though with a scene of jazz trumpeter when marsalis exploring whether beethoven might have had something to do with the boogie woogie that's a clip from the dead over your documentary a world without beethoven captured on d w or on amazon prime starting this one. day care bye bye for now.

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