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smog we'll take a closer look. i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us south korean boy band b t as has fans around the world and their stardom scenes unstoppable except it might come to a sudden halt because of south korea's mandatory military service where they spend 18 months out of the spotlight training for potential war on the korean peninsula fans say they should be exempt while others say they need to do their duty frank smith reports. so korean boy band b.t.s. reigns supreme over billboard charts as their fans their army fallen over their

good looks and slick moves but as they move through their twenties an ominous obligation approaches a minimum one and a half years mandatory military service required of every healthy south korean male between 18 and 28. the issue of mandatory military service for entertainers like b.t.s. is complicated by the fact that high achieving south korean athletes have seen their army obligations reduced after winning a gold medal in the 20 teenage and games soccer stars on whom in was required to do just 3 weeks of marine corps training completed earlier this year although we will also have to perform some extra community service. so the green boy band b.t.s. reigns supreme over billboard charts as their fans their army fallen over their good looks and slick moves but as they move through their twenties an ominous

obligation approaches a minimum one and a half years mandatory military service reality of a little bit yes is famous doing public relations and filming other countries about south korea they should be exempted from military service because they promote south korean culture there are many of them and south korea so why are they trying to take as which plays such an important role for the country. spent 21 months in the army in warns of a declining population in the ongoing threat of north korea. we can only maintain national security when we have a strong military defense such preferential treatment increases the number of people entering the military will decrease. the military will be shaken and it will be a threat to national security. did i want to know what i'm about. south korea's national

assembly has tabled a bill that would offer certain artists the opportunity to delay the service for 2 years shane argues a clear policy is needed but a special deal for b.t.s. would be unfair. no matter how do up without coming off and they pulled out because b.t.s. works for entertainment company i don't think it's right for them to get exemptions while performing. on the b.t.s. doesn't generate interest in our country but i think giving preferential treatment to bt is discriminates against other men in the northern part of the wood but without going to. get a recent survey showed that most south korean support some type of deferral for a k. pop idols that contribute to south korea's international reputation a decision has to be made soon because for b.t.s. time is running out. joining us is frank smith out of seoul frank tell us more about this mandatory military service in south korea how long has it been

in place well they started mandatory military service here conscription back and 957 that's just screen years or 4 years after their korean war ended it was based actually on a 948 law and it starts out with about 5 weeks of basic training or boot camp and recruits can either enter the army the room corps the navy or the air force the terms of service the length of service berries a little bit if you enter the 'd navy or the air force you have to do a month or 2 longer. and presumably it's in place because of the threat from north korea what are those months of training like are some soldiers actually patrolling the border between north and south korea for example. well military service in south korea is generally considered in 2 different ways it's blurry and it's also stressful if you're deployed near the d.m.z.

the demilitarized zone it's the heavily most heavily fortified border in the world there are something like 700000 troops just on the other side of that border in terms of the boring me end of things former president of south korea no one said serving military service was really kind of a waste of time and since then as preciously liberal administrations here in south korea have tried to find ways of reducing the terms of service and making it a little bit easier for conscripts to serve here at some incredible statement from south korean politicians there how much public support is there from military service then and it sounds like from your report that enough people are comfortable with exemptions for example i'm thinking of mandatory military service in israel and how trying to get out of it is really not socially

acceptable but it seems like in south korea that's different. raul it's not that different if you're trying to get out of it the public is quite strongly against that type of thing what it is interested in at about the 60 percent level is providing exemptions for people that 'd are you know doing extraordinarily in the name of the country i give the example of the athlete son who men during the report there it's also extended to classical musicians and other types of artists but that environs only really a delay and there is also strong support for our turnout of service here in south korea previously conscientious objectors were jailed there were once up to $500.00 conscientious objectors behind bars in south korea they've been released in recent years and now they're moving to an alternative service which you know is langar

than the mandatory 18 months of active military duty here frank very quick question what are the chances that south korea would move to a professional army and away from mandatory military service well i think we really have to look at the relationship between south korea and north korea north korea is still presents a military threat to south korea and there are periodic flare ups in the tension on the korean peninsula given that that continues we're not going to see you know a career professional army here in south korea until there is really a calming down of tension and much better relations between north and south korea thanks matthew. for 2 weeks now vietnam has been dealing with heavy rains floods and landslides caused by a series of tropical storms and the extreme weather is taking

a heavy toll with more than 100 people killed and at least 30 missing central provinces have been worst hit and there's no sign yet that conditions will ease the floods have compounded the suffering of people already struggling from the coronavirus endemic an onslaught that simply won't let up vietnam has seen weeks of trench rain as excessive storms churned 3 southeast asia . the relentless downpours have triggered the country's worst flooding in years in central provinces the water level just keeps on climbing i mean i've never seen such a terrible flood before i'm scared and i don't know where to go if it gets worse. people are seeking safety on rooftops the floods have inundated almost 200000 homes destroyed crops and chilled livestock devastated communities now face shortages of food and clean water. i haven't eaten since yesterday the floodwaters at

roof level we have nothing no food no phone nothing. as the situation becomes increasingly desperate mobilizing all resources to prevent further loss of life. we've sent a dozen emergency teams to the most severely affected communities. one that will carry out the search and rescue mission to the best of our abilities. and that mission is a daunting one dozens of people remain missing and another tropical storm is expected to hit vietnam in the coming days. remember this past spring when so many of us went under lockdown and traffic cleared up which meant the pollution levels fell no place felt that so palpably thin delhi but in the indian capital like other places things have quickly returned to their old ways. after months of absence people in india's capital are

feeling it again irritated eyes and throats that smells poor visibility smog has returned to delhi. and also even for people like us active people like me were coming through and the noticing a change of elvis a little bit i think it's getting harder to believe that so after months of clearer healthier air because of the coronavirus lockdown with traffic industry and most social life suddenly stopped the environment recovered and people breathed easier. that seems over now one might say it was only a matter of time smog in these parts has several causes there's the exhaust from all those engines and boilers. farmers burning off stubble on their fields after the harvest and the winds and rains of the monsoon are gone.

the locked down is also a thing of the past india has now clocked over 7000000 coronavirus cases and people are realizing that pollution and the pandemic are forming a vicious circle. we have this double problem of pollution and coronavirus people were already scared of the corona virus and now secondly this pollution so what should we do. doctors say pollution and covert 19 are a dangerous combination the pollution. really cause inflammation in the lungs and that sort of causing and both of them run their cause inflammation. but it. gets complicated for those facing the double threat of covert 19 and unhealthy air this may be an especially difficult when sure.

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the funny said against the coronavirus pandemic. where does science stand. and what new findings have researchers new. information and background into. the corona. of the 19 special. monday to friday on d w. violinist and sophie has been one of the world's great virtue roses for over 40 years she talks exclusively to d.w. on a range of subjects that concern her also coming up today. i am grateful documentary following the incredible path climate activist grabs

a bag has taken since passing her famous school strike 2 years ago. and the jewish museum in frankfurt reopens off a 5 year renovation. one of the world's great musicians the german violinist and the sophie recently suggested she might go into politics to represent the arts and the artists was suffering because of the corona pandemic over the weekend she was here in berlin to receive the top instrumental prize at germany's premier classical music awards she spoke exclusively to d.w. correspondent deros least about a range of subjects that concern in the music while. to her fans she slowly dedicated to her music. is a different case in her interview with g

w. she's angry about the government's coronavirus policy she says it's having a devastating and disproportionate effect on the arts this isn't bad it's totally illogical i think it's outrageous this unequal treatment but nothing's being done perhaps because people don't realize how many other people are either directly or indirectly dependent on musicians i don't mention. one major backing and. contrary to previous indications much as said she's not planning to swap the concert hall for political office but she does want to draw attention to the plight of artists if nothing is done we have to find other ways to draw attention to ourselves oh it's has many faces we're not all violin players to pretend artists are not relevant is to refuse to recognise the capabilities of civilized humans people that just eat drink and buy clothes of. motor is

also passionate about another issue racism within the classical music industry she wants equal opportunities for musicians regardless of ethnicity. i refuse to hide the fact that there is racism in the classical music business there certainly is and you have to act against it when you're a witness of that you have to speak out. i won't go into detail but i've always defended fellow musicians when necessary. because it's but despite everything and as wolfy more tell you loves her profession especially when she can immerse herself in a musical adventure like this one with john williams hedwig spin from the soundtrack of harry potter conducted by the composer himself. defends her decision to play film music against criticism from purists john riggins specific of the john

williams is able like all great composers to write in a way that feels easily accessible but when you examine the music more deeply you see how clever the harmonies are. how detailed the orchestration oil they can stick instrumental to one on as a few more to brings joy to people with her music so what brings her joy. has been i just meant i'm a person who's relatively easy to please i'm happy when the sun is shining when i see a nicely covered leaf it doesn't take much to satisfy me i don't think. if there were a nobel prize for environmental activism surely 17 year old greater would be the youngest recipients 6 jordan

a young woman from sweden almost single handedly created a worldwide movement for climate change i am greater is a new documentary which follows teenage climate activists greater international crusade as the subtitle of the film she is herself a force of nature my movie is critical to. and i want you to panic. she's the iconic leader of the global climate strike her mission just save the planet with emotional speeches that go viral around the world we are in the midst of a mass extinction. no one has really kind of addressed the urgency of it in a way which is so profound that talent that she has and kind of talking about this and understanding this issue and reading so much information that she does that's like a huge talent nathan grossman was on hand during the very 1st school strike his camera captured how great his message got more and more attention. first she was very shy

but she had this very special way of speaking about the kind of climate change which was a way of convincing a town for something that was hard to grasp to something very understandable within just a few months what started as a lone protest became a global youth movement fridays for a future the film i am creator traces her progress from a swedish school go to an internationally known climate activist grossman's camera shows the world from great as perspective an intimate subjective trait at our level . away from the limelight later is nothing like the formidable character the media see she's much more introverted playful sometimes miss g.d.s. and often alone use her. suffer from but i have the film asks how great his condition has influenced her mission. we're so

interested in understanding how kind of facts are her way of thinking about the world and i think it's very central. in the film i also think it's very central to the way she kind of sees trying to change. clothes man captured spectacular footage of greater and her father sailing to the u.n. club. it. is all wrong and. i am grateful tracks the journey of a heroine. as if the future of the profit rested on just one person shoulders. portrayed nevertheless. despite the pandemic writing back on the streets young people are calling for change more urgently than ever made connected to mean bag as that.

film is on general in the next weeks coming out around the world. my colleague here to talk about that and other things it's received mixed reviews adrian yes it has does make for a very engaging coming of age movie against the background of global warming and the friday's futures protest but it is all rather familiar of course the narrative has inspired people around the world to get behind a very important cause and this film is an inspiring summary of the story so far but not much new instantly the swedish filmmaker who never made a documentary before initially started filming on the. format say one story that he thought he might be able to get a local news channel interested in the story how wrong he was now it's on the basis . there's another movie out. but this is a feature film this is paradise for the story of. it's one of the most expensive

swiss movies ever made and it tells the story of eco warrior. and i think we can see some pictures of the real life. from the 27 documentary the case he was a swiss f. knowledge environmentalist to lift with the. pen and try in the 1000 campaign with them against locking companies against the forestation he became a high profile activist and the late he disappeared under mysterious circumstances is never been found to this day i. believe the film was 10 years in the making. it was let's take a look at the film we can see when the show current who plays. compared 1st of all by living for a time in the jungle learning the penan language members of the pen and tribe were

cast in the movie and it was shot in some of the original locations are some fantastic pictures of the rainforest and the destruction caused by the locking industry it's nice boring story but once again that has been some criticism that it's a little kitschy bit too much the white savior mode in the film we see mantha heading the protests the protesters in tribal costumes but in reality we know that as we saw earlier they quite often were dressed in morton clothing but nonetheless great adaptation of a very amazing true story a drink as always thanks very much. the jewish museum in frankfurt is to reopen after a 5 year riff costing 50000000 euros and with a completely new permanent exhibition showing many personal aspects of jewish life

it also has a new onyx for temporary exhibitions is a sneak preview. as patrons of the jewish museum dorothy had lit ski and band no block were among a select few granted access ahead of the official reopening the son of the former president of the central council of jews in germany soon discovered familiar objects of interest at the top right here in this photo that's from our house this was a photographer who took pictures of things he liked in various jewish households and brought them here so this misery is for my daughter's room that's often the image of. them as is there is a scroll hung on the door frame of many jewish households as a reminder of god's commandments it's a good example of the museum's goal to depict jewish daily life in the past and present. visitors are also invited to ask questions about

judaism in an interactive video installation and they get on says. no block and he had let skibo think it's important to impart knowledge about judaism in order to break down barriers. just man him and then give you that you face the other person and ask questions about religion about the others religion about their roots about their family histories british their family here. the families of doris yet lidsky and ben no block both fled from the nazis during world war 2 and had to start over after the nazi era. the jewish museum in frankfurt opened in 1908 and has been renovated and expanded over the past 5 years its societal function is just as important today as when it 1st opened. its obvious. i think we can see that the present is bringing up

a lot of topics again we have to talk about racism and anti-semitism more than we did 10 or 20 years ago. and there's the question how can we counter this. i think it's very important that we impart knowledge and this museum does just that which is real because the greatest fear as is often said is ultimately the fear of the unknown. i'd say it from arts and culture from thanks for watching and until next.

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