lines. in the fight. for. what's in store. for the future. for the mega city. center. thanks. this is a show coming up today chinese intimidation on german soil and. germany says china talking to. germany. germany should respond plus. south korea's prisoners of war and. slaves in north korea. all right claims that in direct helping the north weapons development program.

as a cafe in kashmir that's joined the tourists for a warm drink. the the. welcome to news asia logical join us china has made attempts to intimidate hong kong democracy supporters here to germany according to a letter from the german interior ministry the letter sent to the head of the parliament human rights committee said and i quote. since the start of the protests in hong kong increasing attempts by chinese state actors in germany to influence public opinion in favor of the chinese government as well as actions against supporters of the protests have been identified on court the chinese foreign ministry has called the allegations baseless. and joining me now is the

lawmaker who received that letter argued against and from the f.t.p. she's head of the bundestag human rights committee museum some welcome now according to the interior ministry how exactly is china intimidating hong kong was here in germany well the german government and the interior ministry confirmed what we already expected and that is that piece of the communist chinese parties are i'm also reaches to germany and this is a very crucial thing and we need to address that that threat because it only not only poses a threat to honkers living in exile here in germany but if we go step further that implicates that also every hong kong living abroad living also in other foreign countries might experience the same thing and that's why also countries need to

work more together in order to to face this threat and find other solutions other answers that they found so far but what exactly is china doing to intimidate hong kong or is. well it is very it is very well differentiate we cannot say well this is the way how china intimidates or how security or intelligence services do it there's not just one modus operandi but we see physical intimidation we see at official events where where home commerce have give speeches that that people show up who threaten them but it's also digitally so there's a wide range of variants of intimidation but if we talk to hong kong was here living in exile but also just studying but having a critical mind on the current events in china and also on the communist chinese

piety we see that germany needs to be a safe i haven for these people because they expect that the rule of law also isn't trying to germany and we need to make sure that is the case also foreign commerce how would you say museums in germany for this bond to this. well at 1st i think it is an important sign that the interior ministry but also the government a confirmed what we expected as i said before that there is intimidation that there is. intelligence service action by the c.c.p. here in germany and what needs to be done further is we see this level of sophistication of a digital surveillance state that even reaches to germany and other countries so what we expect is that intelligence services from germany but also from other liberal democracies in the world need to exchange their level of the information that they gathered and i'm sure they gathered that gathered

a lot and try to work on new ideas how to how to respond to these threats that so far haven't responded or resulted in the residue in the solution that we can actually work with so the confirmation of the interior ministry is one thing and now they need to takes of take further steps further steps also involve sanctions definitely it can involve sanctions as i her it from the european council of foreign minister that just take a took place on monday this week there was also the discussion and i think that's an important discussion that extradition treaties not only tong. so far frozen but also that there were talks in discussions about doing the same thing for the extradition treaties with china and i think that are definitely a discussion that needs to go further getting ensign head of the german parliament

someone that's going to pleasure having you on thank you so much. thank you a soul based rights organization has said in reports that north korea has been using generations of south koreans as slave labor and its gold mines and profits from the illegal sale of coal and other products are being used to fund north korea's weapons program the report from the citizens alliance for north korean human rights says tens of thousands of south korean prisoners of war were never returned after the 195053 korean war since then 1st they and now their children have been forced to work in inhuman conditions across north korean coal mines it's not only that because you can say ok but they are in the eighty's they don't work in the mines yes but 2nd and 3rd generations we interviewed also them and they are also forced to mining and i will tell you that the daughters the sons worked in those mines we interviewed several of such people they all could not educate

themselves spider because they were children off to do something m.p.o. that views could not change their residence could not change their jobs it's only mining journalist frank smith joins me now from seoul with more on this frank how is this slave labor helping north korea's weapons program. well what north korea needs in order to protect your in the elements for its nuclear weapons programs is hard currency and how it gets this hard currency is by trade illicit trade internet in the international you know black market that does this through shipping and banks shipping companies and banks located in china and by trading these commodities especially coal generally in international waters the ships are flying flags of convenience and you know avoiding interdiction and avoiding surveillance there are united nations security council sanctions on north

korea that were implemented in 2016 to try to prevent this trade but it's very very difficult to surveil ships when they turn off their satellite tracking devices and then able this illicit trade of coal to take place often between china and vietnam according again to this recent report but given how long of this has been going on i mean the use of slave labor south koreans very very tough enough to have gold mines why haven't we heard about this be full. well here in south korea. we have sort of engagement promoting liberal government of president moon j.n. and what they're looking to do is generate peace making with north korea provide 1 a a more sort of stable security atmosphere on the korean peninsula negotiations over a whole raft of issues with north korea. they view

pursuing human rights in criticizing north korea for human rights as taking place at the expense of any benefits or give from north korea in terms of engagement and especially along with the u.s. in terms of denuclearization so criticizing and working toward improving human rights in north korea takes a back seat to these other issues that both the governments here in in south korea and in the united states feel are more important for south korea its peacemaking engagement in peace on the korean peninsula and for the united states it's denuclearization from smith in circle thank you for breaking that down for us. winter in northern india needed to treat means no fall and winter sports the center

for most of these activities is the town of good modoc famous for its ski slopes it is now drawing crowds for another reason and it's a molds drinking tea and eating snacks. in the snowy high country it's really not out of place but of course this isn't the far north of canada or greenland. this is the western himalayas and while the igloo from a distance says in a weird tribe the flourishes at the entrance way and then inside say john woo and kashmir. since he is what i would use as fund as part of a ritual for good omens it also helps to keep the evil spirits away. beyond the aroma and the patterns on the igloos curved walls of the furnishings provide a good amount of regional flair there's seating for 16 people looking to chill and yet warm up starting with their traditional kashmiri drink coffee. because it will

move at which you can even read about the igloo cafe in the newspapers and after that my wife insisted we should go to kashmir especially made the trip to visit this igloolik you can see what you think. the thing about kashmir and winter though dry powdery snow great for skiing lousy for packing a snow ball or building an igloo with packed snow so one had to figure out how i would back to snow and you know i'm up with up on structure to beechwood hoard for a couple of months good so i. blocks and i have to watch it all thought into boards of blocks you know snow so it was 50 percent of snow and 50 percent of water strength which would hoard. the igloo has become a dining and something destination from afternoon until well into the evening outdoor gear is a must inside it's warmer than the minus 15 temperature outside but it's still

a bit. icy within. and believe it to there with snapshots a window from the very top where that. is located we're back tomorrow at the same time.

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mobile or influence for many a dream job of course you've got to look good and have a flair for trends but there's lots of competition and it isn't human anymore for the last 2 years there have been virtual influences the models conceived by humans and created on a computer pose with perfect full composed music and sometimes even represent political and social views and they are attracting the major brands and fashion houses because they can work 24 hours a day. great and like to do several jobs. real digital models like. the u.k. . from germany are shaking up their fashion and seeing. the prospects. so i can put them under water i can have them dance on

a volcano i can put them on another planet this is what's so fascinating about it. is the creator of artificial start new nori the munich based graphic designer launched the manga style avatar in 2018 for him it is more than just a digital model new nori has a real biography she's 21 years old and studies in the paris she goes shopping meets friends and gets involved in social issues. time was clearly right for your creation nori is currently the most successful virtual character in europe on instagram fashion houses such as versace. and tommy hilfiger books the fictional character campaigns. top models like not only campbell and heidi klum like to hang out with her new norreys otherworldly

look is intentional. i think also working with a digital character is something very different and very different experience than what you know from the very crass a cool field. artificial digital figures brand ambassadors cameron james wilson also thinks this is where it's at the british fashion photographer and 3 d. artists from weymouth exclusively grow because avatars with huge agent see the digital 1st creation shooter graham was a worldwide sensation when i 1st heard. what was going to happen and everyone who is shooting who shoot. just. a lot so lots and. lots of. image. shoot doesn't have a fictional race you may. she is very successful on the internet together with

other digital models she appears here in our social media campaign for the french luxury label. for the coronavirus pandemic is increasing demand in the fashion world for alternatives to human beings and 2020 over the design as a whole think the fashion week used to animated models to show off their creations will digital avatars push out the real models and influences most fashion industry and i just don't think so. i think that's an never lucian that will continue to exist but i think that after the past year people are also excited to go somewhere and interact with people and see clothes on real people. and how do our digital friends see it.

and it's not only the influencers that are fake but the followers too as shown in a new h.b.o. documentary called fake famous it shows how so many young people want to become influencers 1st a fake that online profile inventing a fabulous lifestyle to look cool being photographed in fabricated exotic places for instance to raise their profile of a buyout thousands of make believe followers to which internet of course you. but now something very genuine this weekend billie i wish grounds around the world could watch the world's a little blurry a wonderful documentary about irish showing real insights into how she makes music with her brother finn and also the importance of her parents and her family in general a real family. as soon as the pandemic started photographer patrick decided

to document it concentrating on all the extraordinary work being done by health workers his project is called there is glory in prevention the photos are not spectacular but in their own way very moving and show how all our health workers go about their daily business with no thoughts for their own safety their only goal is to save lives. on the road with stuttgart photographer patrick young when the coronavirus pandemic 1st hit he like many others felt powerless and paralyzed. but that i would see missionary man i quickly realized that something in me was driving me to somehow capture this historical moment i soon became quite dissatisfied with how it was being reported i just couldn't make heads or tails of all the numbers and the endless discussions with experts and i wanted to get to know the people working on the front line in the fight against the virus to get to

know their fears and concerns but also their day to day work procedures. patrick i wanted to make tangible what nurses and doctors do and what patients suffer. on because i photographed for a total of 60 days there were very many situations that stayed with me but i was also able to get to know one man in particular then still be a 67 year old who had a severe case of covert 19 beginning in early march i photographed him in hospital and then the doctors contacted his relatives and they also thought the project was great so i experience this whole journey felt the fears together with the family and that made a big impression on me. and worked. his images document the effect of the

pandemic on our everyday lives. thanks to support from that site from the spiegel online reporter community and a state grant the coronavirus report he initially made fishburn magazine blossomed into a cross media project and even included an open air exhibition 40 i didn't just want to show corona images in a gallery or in an arts context in a narrow framework i really wanted to go into the city centers working like that i wanted to reach a broad audience and i think this location here which brings in a diverse audience is absolutely the best place for it. with his often medical topics patrick wants to reach and move people he makes close connections with the subjects of his photographs what do they think about his work. and tennant you don't usually learn much about the patients and the people in the

background but they are all real people who live their lives and who come into contact with this situation he presents this in a very sensitive a very delicate way. patrick young has portraits confront us with the people who are fighting the pandemic people who deserve more than just the occasional public round of applause. adar omma can be a miniature scenic painting viewed through a keyhole all a model showcase with 3 dimensional figures a minute just seen through glass you know artists. that deals with this latter type trying to create the perfect illusion of reality in miniature we visited in studio in hamburg to find out more about these special illusions. whimsical surreal and magical scenes make up the diagrams of hamburg artist sander

however my style her art and her profession involve creating miniature 3 dimensional worlds in a display case. this intimate i think i remember when i was little i actually wanted to become a space traveler primatologist told the sea dive into those who my chremes tumble now i'm lucky enough to have come to die rom and saying look i can make anything i want to reality it may be a very restricted space a little cock's but i can put anything into it i can conjure up any wealth i link. bondage murtha. before she assembles a diagram among some to have a minister works out her ideas and mood boards and sketches she makes many of the smallest objects herself like these tiny books for instance. she buys some of the figures in shops and customizes the such as these camels.

and she uses an electric jigsaw to fashion tiny furniture in all colors and sizes from scraps of who would. hope my principle scale is 127 that's the size here but i can also use things of different scales they may be much bigger here. smaller but it all comes together that makes these worlds a little crazier and more surreal. however my star studied art in the northern german city of a job as a model builder eventually brought her to the dire hours she works on her phantasmagorical display cases for up to 6 months she calls them boxes of illusion . my moment that always comes a moment when i realize ok now everything's right now it's done that's when the

colors are balanced and all the seams are in place and that little twinkle of humor has to be there the funny little scenes of course the magical moment comes when the light goes on. hamburg's many a tour of wonderland museum commissioned her to create a book a different kind of travel guide for the northern german port city with its many well known sites like the hamburg harbor. the old philharmonie. and the spy shot warehouse district for photos in effect 3 of the tiny figures from the display cases and give them the run of the city. it's going to get some time i'd like to create a dire almost much more tat half a meter or a meter with lots of space. and i'd like to build one that has real water in it. something like an aquarium volume. with or without real water to have in my stores diana's back in the viewers to take the plunge and immerse themselves in tiny

worlds of magic and poetry. more stories on arts and culture from around the world on our website dot com slash culture that's all for the day though thanks for watching and join me for one more time tomorrow.

cutting through the noise. where i come from people are known for being tough but fair your going to allow people to tell it like it. they call it the concrete jungle the melting pot the city that never sleeps it's this energy that makes it feel like cold but amid the hustle it's important to listen and pay attention because it's not just the loudest voices who need to be heard we all have a story this is how i see it is my job as a journalist to go beyond the obvious now i'm basing europe and my work takes me around the world but my instincts for me in the state to tell the important stories behind the headlines what is the heart of the story why does it matter who live impacts what causes a focus if you want the answers to cut through the noise to get to the truth. minus r kelly and i want you to doubt that.

they were forced into a nameless mass. of their bodies they are tools of. the history of the slave trade is africa's history. he describes has a need for power and profit plummeted and entire continent into chaos and violence the slave system created the greatest planned accumulation of wealth the world had ever seen up to that moment in time and this is the journey back into the history of slavery. i think we will truly be making progress when we all accept the history of slavery as all of our history. our judgment received slavery routes starts march 10th on g.w. .

the but. i am. i am. this is it we use live from girl in feeling the heat e.u. leaders under pressure from restriction 50 citizens hold a virtual virtual summit on improving their handling of the pandemic vaccine task force pave the way to accommodate also on the show thousands of armenians 6 of the streets after their prime minister chooses the military of attempting a coup or rallying it needs to fence but many others calling for his resignation will tell you why the tension there are coming to a head.