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welcome to news asia glad you could join us the european union is reportedly planning to sanction 10 individuals and 2 companies connected to the military regime in myanmar according to news agency reuters the sanctions could come into effect by next week the sanctions come amid a warning from the u.n. human rights chief who said the situation in the country could be spiraling to a full blown syria style conflict more than 700 people have been killed since the military took power in a coup in february and since then it's cracked down on pro-democracy protesters has only grown stronger. these are the lengths military will go to. to crackdown on dissenting voices. this video from social media shows the moment

a prominent protest leader is deliberately rammed off his motorbike. way monad was arrested by armed men after trying to flee the incident with friends saying they now fear for his safety. security forces have used increasingly violent tactics to quell the anti coup movement the un says there are echoes of the civil war in syria. there too we saw peaceful protests met with unnecessary and clearly disproportionate force the state's brutal persistent repression of its own people led to some individuals taking up arms followed by a downward and rapidly expanding spiral of violence all across the country. despite the risk to their lives protesters have been trying to keep up the pressure on the military regime the spilled red paint symbolizes the blood of those who die each activists say at least 700 people have been killed since protests began in

february. normally at the moment people in myanmar would be celebrating to jan brutus new year holiday but not this year. it's important for young people to rebel against a dictator we can't be happy now as long as we live under this dictatorship our future is lost. the protesters aren't giving up but neither it seems is the military. for robertson from human rights watch has been monitoring the situation in myanmar for the past couple of months and joins me now from bunkered fairly entered a phase in myanmar where the whole entire is comfortable with the status quo and deliberately confident of keeping power. well i'm not sure that they're confident yet but they are certainly acting on a presumption that the protesters on the streets are their enemy and they're using lethal force against them you know they're treating myanmar cities like

a battlefield and they've used machine guns and grenades and r.p.g. games against protesters in places like boggo where last week we saw more than 80 people killed in one morning and what are you hearing from protesters on the ground do they feel the international community standing up for them. they are disappointed by the international community they want to see more action they have pre-shared all the statements that have been made by various foreign ministers around the world and by the u.n. security council and others but they're calling for much more i think if they had their way they would see an invocation by the u.n. security council of the responsibility to protect doctrine and some sort of deployment by the international community into me and our but i don't think that's realistic and i don't think that's really in anybody's plans you know whether it be the u.s. your elsewhere so you know the people i think are disappointed the international

community hasn't come in as almost like the cavalry but they're determined to continue protesting they're angry at the military and they are quite clear that they do not want this myanmar military in any sort of future for myanmar and wonder talking from their own sort of also the e.u. member for the sanction officials and companies connected to the who. are going to be the 1st sanctions from the e.u. but is this going to help change the situation in any way. well it's a substantive step forward the european union has frankly been a bit slow in imposing target economic sanctions and now we're hearing that they're going to go after the 2 major military controlled business conglomerates the union money on mar economic holdings and the myanmar economic corporation which is what we have been asking them to do from the very beginning we have to go after the companies we have to go after the cash flow to the myanmar military who've done

just targeting talk level of myanmar military officials it's important but it's not enough speaking of the economic side of things i mean menards main trading partners in the region countries like china india japan thailand for example do you think these countries are doing enough to enable them to turn to democracy quite clearly the front line states are not doing enough to actually pressure the myanmar military junta to return to the barracks and to allow for democracy that they have destroyed to be reconstituted i think that unfortunately we're seeing a go along to get along sort of arrangement from these front lines days like thailand in india know there's hope that somehow there will be some action from the . association of southeast asian nations but we're not seeing that we're just

seeing a very divided regional body here that's not really prepared to go forward and unity to pressure the government in myanmar reliever there for the time being but thank you so much for joining us from robertson from human rights watch thank you by the military's violent crackdown against protesters is forcing many to seek shelter with groups that have been for us fighting the army groups such as the cattle methadone liberation army based in southeastern states on the border with thailand the ethnic kadam like many other ethnic groups in the country have been for years fighting the military for some form of government they are now proving lifesavers for those fleeing the military's crackdown on democracy. it may not look like much but this rule forest campese become a sanctuary for me in march terrified protesters who although we had been

protesting peacefully we had to run away because of the violent crackdown we knew that if we were to get arrested the security forces would not let us live he would kill us. they arrived in the territory of one of the country's key arm to rebel groups the karen national liberation army the group controls large swathes of land on the border with thailand and has been fighting the central government for the last 70 years life in the camp is sparse and among its new inhabitants are striking teachers who see they had no choice but to flee there after the junk issued warrants for their arrests. but. there is no trust between the civil servants and the ethnic armed groups they help us and their kind we feel safe being here since they started siding with us we told them ask us for anything that we can do to help we are ready to help. this new partnership has brought to a new detention to the broad spectrum of resistance that the john tonneau faces and

greece concerns that should they go on the offensive violence could spiral out of control. and there are reports of members of ethnic groups uniting with ousted lawmakers who protesters to form a national unity government in the country something we'll be tracking in the coming reefs. so many of us have been wearing face masks this past downsides in taiwan some people have decided to take advantage of the fact their faces are covered to get plastic surgery joyously has this report. a clinic that said during the pandemic. it's not just here to have her 1st after micro plastic surgery. i want to have botox along my jar line and acid fillers from my

chin i'm very happy and excited because i've been looking forward to this for a long time i think i'll get prettier after the treatment. she sasha's been longing for face revamp for 3 years already but can never take the time to do it you know what i mean the sales and i have to face clients every day at work it would be very inconvenient to have bruises and swelling on my face after treatment now that everyone wears a mask i don't need to worry about that so i'm taking advantage of the pandemic. plastic surgeon savior who says business dropped significantly at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic but things started to turn around in a 2nd half off last year so. business has gone up by 50 percent the increase is quite impressive so many patients told me it's their 1st time having cosmetic surgery thanks to the face mask rule as for my existing patients they used to come here say every 6 months now they come every quarter so people are coming in more

often. times want to see one of east asia spew he hopes there are more than $800.00 cosmetically next on the island with a population of $23000000.00 of the $40000.00 plus registers a quarter work in the cosmetic industry for screen i saw locator challenge on salaries row 10 taipei but doctors say the nonnes now is so high that getting an appointment won't be easy as long as the mosque mandate is in place. during the pandemic people are diving ever more deeply into social media and because everyone naturally wants to look their best the demand for plastic surgery has been driven up. cosmetic surgery consultant to andrea home for most treatments on instagram she notice a drastic change after covert. before the pandemic when i post an instagram story i usually only get 500 views now it's at least 1000 to 2000 shoes i get more

inquiries than i used to i think people are more aware of how they look on social media and they are desperate for a quick fix so they come to get cosmetic treatment. and for many getting treatment it's not just about their love but the way to find happiness during the pandemic yes he sends a voice coded has brought so many uncertainties to the world. at least i can control how i look i feel good if i look good it cheers me up and boosts my confidence that joy is real to me south facing 2 of those among. men violet in india rising cases of corn about us and the states have forced the local government to announce strict restrictions for appeared to 15 days they back can be felt in this large city mumbai we leave you with those images and we are back next week to see that the way.

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a star. to welcome the oscars are almost upon us and on arts and culture we're looking at some of the contenders for the golden statuette andra de stars in the united states versus believe holiday it's the grammy nominated singers 1st major acting role and she threw herself into it even taking up smoking to make her voice sound more gravelly the result is a degree of authenticity and passion that's winning her accolades. lucia newman believes. for his keepers could be who you are you do the things you do these were attempts. a. hit. single 100 day praise jazz. oh i can believe holiday it stays 1st ever film role and it's banter a well deserved golden globe and an oscar nomination.

didn't want to do it. and i can try to get out of. the reason i didn't want to do it was because i love billie holiday and i was like why would her story so and why would we hire someone who's not an actor to do this. the story of a holiday journey from poverty to fame and back again has been traumatized before but this film explores a little known chapter. in the 1940 s. her song strange fruit about the lynching of black people in the american south made her an f.b.i. target. sad. breed. strange shrewdly hany. sad. pavlov cheese this holiday one as far as a lot of people think. those lyrics provoke people ya gotta plan she's

a drug addict exactly. ambitious black f.b.i. agent jimmy fletcher uses holidays drug addiction to end trap she's sentenced to a year in jail for heroin use and banned from performing let me say no well no crimes no money no nothing. i mean father. callan no fees the cuts ring true i want to sing a damn song around to. figure out what back to her comeback concert she sings the controversial song again. to be the stage. that. the 1st thing i want to do is understand that she was not tragic and she was not a waste like she was a fighter and you know she shoulder to relevant because her fight allowed us right the civil rights movement as we know it. to go start bold enough to do it.

united states versus billie holiday is an unflinching portrait of a courageous fight under diet plays the role with heart breaking intensity it's the story of a charismatic woman who in the end even won over the black f.b.i. agent sent to bring her down it's made something something you can take this show. multiple brit awards and grammys and a platinum deb you album that's not. denying the talent of do at least dissing us from london describes her style as dark pop her latest album future nostalgia is released this year the bulky melodies reminiscent of the disco era and not just good for dance they have an empowering feminist message.

to walk on live from those down down but. there's a. little bit of the. funny. message to women i think in general you know push strength and empowerment in confidence you know fighting for equality everyday making sure that our voice is standing up for women's rights you know speak up for women that maybe can use to have voice the way that they would want to. the song boys will be boys is seen as a condemnation of toxic masculinity. this is women we've been dealing with that you know our whole lives you know it's something self policing ourselves and each other and making sure we get home safely and make sure you send me the your location and make sure you know all these little safety precautions that we do this is something that's very 2nd nature to us but it would be nice to not have to fear for our lives

you know when leaving the house. maybe you go saying if you will expose hits the message to the 4 used is clear out respect our founder a use. is deafening. naughty competent kid to show. you a live birth parents were kosovar albanians they were. students when war broke out in the region fled to london jewel was born in the british capital her name is albanian for love. in london she was known as the girl from kosovo but when she was 11 returned to push dina.

i definitely felt like the new girl a lot of the time as much as you feel like you say leave london you're like ok i'm going to go to costco and they were going to think my name's not and i'm going to be you know things just going to be a little bit different and you go in your own eyes like the english girl it just came to cross over and it was hard and i really find myself being a party places i'm very much for one and i'm very much appreciate that. she dreamt of becoming a pop star and made that dream reality that made 15 she return to london without her parents who trust her to make it on her own she done to be fearless at an early age. my grandfather was a historian in kosovo and. i guess when the war started there were lots of things happening obviously with the occupation of the serbian forces and my grandfather was. well was told that he had to rewrite history and to change it and obviously he

refused to do that and. he got taken out of work you know during the war i think that's incredibly strong of him to be able to stand by what's true to you i think a lot of that has rubbed off on you know my parents and what they've been very firsthand. and during the war that happened in yugoslavia. but it's just been you know they've empowered me so much and their story is incredibly inspiring and i feel like i have a 2nd hand like strength and empowerment and the feeling like can do anything overcome anything and be whoever i want to be you know and. reach whatever goal i set my mind to. today she's one of the biggest singing styles in the world of videos not shot more than a preview and if you use political just go with a message of empowerment. and you think about men you think about

strong and powerful and but when you think about women it's more like they're vulnerable and and less sensitive in the delicate and that's fine but we're also very strong and powerful we can be all those things. is always a mirror of the times and this is the era of empowerment. they say and are seizing. the death of the u.k.'s prince philip husband to the queen received wall to wall media coverage his funeral on saturday will be watched by millions around the world as was the recent t.v. interview with his grandson prince harry no matter the event interest in the british royal family has never waned but how popular are they here in germany the

country many of their ancestors came from. queen elizabeth and prince philip on a state visit to germany in 2015 their 5th official trip to germany together once again they were and future stickley received some german travel to hundreds of kilometers for a glimpse of the royals. that's the most of my we just wanted to do it and i'm very glad we did. they embody certain values tradition pride and the friendship between england and germany perhaps the queen is a special kind of personality when she's in germany you have to be there. the british royal family is very popular in germany royal weddings are broadcast live on german television and millions watch during state visits republicans can briefly become royalists. you can. project a lot on for the entire royal family because they are so present in the media but

at the same time the royals personally want as little as possible to be known about them and of course many people find the tradition and the glamour fascinating ceremonial aspect to castle for titles the carriages. but most germans don't want their own monarchy abolished in 1918 back by 2020 poll conducted by in protest showed that 85 percent were opposed to having a monic as head of state but germans are nonetheless very interested in the glitz and glamour of royal houses around europe. prince philip's death also touched the hearts of many germans german newspapers had emotional front page coverage the day after he died chancellor angela merkel praised his integrity his dedication to duty and his friendship with germany prince philip had a special connection to germany his parents were german nobility and he spent part of his childhood in southern germany so mary elizabeth he became british and

changed his name from battenberg to mountbatten. prince phillip had an infamous sense of humor which often crossed the boundary of political correctness but he understood his secondary role and always had the queen's back with the loyalty diligence and worked prince philip earned respect during his 73 years of marriage to queen elizabeth the 2nd from subject in britain and from royal fans in germany. now one of the most photographed statues in europe is undoubtedly michelangelo's david $2000000.00 people visit there were nacelles masterpiece in florence every year just imagine the time savings if there were more well there will be because we store as a using the law. just technology to make a perfect clone the finished product will be on show this october at the world expo

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this is eerie news life for a girl and punished for speaking out on kong's pro-democracy activists are sentenced some will serve more than of the year in jail for joining mass demonstrations against china's tightening grip on the territory also coming up this violence most at so says the u.s. vice president after 8 people are killed in yet another mass shooting this time in a fed ex facility in indianapolis a massacre no clear motive and a show of confidence said uncle american gets her 1st covert 19 shots and receives

astra zeneca germany's chancellor says she's happy to take the vaccine and urges others to do the same words. from one of the hock a very warm welcome some of hong kong's most prominent pro-democracy campaigners have learned the price of standing up to china's increasing power accord is handed down sentences on 10 protest leaders media tycoon and she me alive will serve a total of 14 months in prison he's convicted for his role in an unauthorized assembly martin lee who is 82 years old and known as hong kong's father of democracy has been given an 11 month suspended sentence almost 1700000 people joined in pro-democracy marches in the city. 2 years ago. all right let's

talk now to a sonny chung a hunk kang activist and politician currently in exile in the u.k. mr hume very warm welcome firstly i want to get your reaction to today's sentences please i think this sentence is actually the latest escalation in the thought the passion that's actually effectively tried to side as the political opposition it all and that's all just devilish a presidency is going to create all the price to crack down that it will crack it with once you and that's the sweet on mommy. now beijing it appears is is not backing down as quassia all dissent in hong kong so in terms of hong kong's freedoms is the pro-democracy movement a lost cause at this stage i think many a major political campaign is being arrested and today you see the lie to be they

are they did have been sacrificing their careers and lives the whole call thought that case and now they are all being arrested and that's i mean starts actually yes it's more difficult for us to fight for democracy however i think the the civil society to not give up on oversee activist astara the fresh to a structural democracy as usual under the national succeed will be a crackpot of the beijing government earlier we had the opportunity to speak to a former chairman of the hong kong democratic party mr human soon and he said and i'm quoting him now that democratic values are deeply rooted in hong kong's culture but if you're not allowed to speak your mind if that is considered something that is against the law then what's left. i think of calls on the national security law day to silence many up political opposition and limits of the

speech and embrace of political freedom in hong kong however i believe many homeless this still find ways to express themselves and especially people who are. all immigration to other countries they would just try to use the political freedom out of places to help share and disadvantageous news and information to counter the usage of the city has been achieved its objective i mean you are currently in exile you know there is international criticism as to what is happening in hong kong but nobody's doing anything nobody's getting involved. i think of course if we have more help from the international community and that's will be really great but all we also witnessed on to you as the rupee indian are used there are actually getting a much stronger and having stronger stance against china for example the e.u. already stopped like i'm having

a political deliberation with china we guarding the e.u. and china you faster than you and i believe that more and more of the will countries should join this battle and try to strive for democracy for all the people who suffer under the c.c.p. which is senator hong kong activist and politician currently in exile in the u.k. sir thank you very much for weighing in if you. let's get you caught up now on some of the other stories making headlines around the world and japanese prime minister you know she die suger has become the 1st leader told face to face talks with u.s. president joe biden vice president coming to harris welcome to mr to go to the white house increasingly a sort of china is likely to be the focus of the one day summit. where you russian foreign minister sergey lavrov says moscow will tell 10 u.s. diplomats to leave in retaliation for the expulsion of 10 russian diplomats by

washington the u.s. ordered the diplomats to leave over russia's alleged interference in the u.s. presidential election and other malign behavior. a gunman has killed 8 people and injured several more in the latest mass shooting in the u.s. the attack in indianapolis has prompted renewed calls for tighter gun controls and vice president come a laris now says gun violence must end. it was shortly after 11 pm on thursday night when the police were called out to the indianapolis airports roads were closed and much of the airport placed into lockdown police said officers responded as quickly as they could but they arrived to light at the fixed building morning. received a call reference shots fired to that location as officers who responded the. way they arrived to an active shooter incident. at that location.

preliminary information at this time is that the alleged shooter has taken his own life here at the scene. police say 8 people were killed suffering injuries consistent with gunshot wounds 5 others were taken to hospital one is said to be in a critical condition. witnesses at the scene study they saw a man far in what they thought was an automatic fire i. saw a man with a submachine gun of some sort automatic rifle and he was firing at hope and he opened and i immediately ducked down and got scared as day broke police was still collecting evidence trying to identify the shooter and his motive last night in the doubtless was revisited by the scourge of gun violence that has killed far too many in our community and in our country

although we will learn more about this case in the coming days and in the coming weeks no piece of information will restore the lives that were taken. this is the latest in a spate of mass shootings in the u.s. after a period of relative calm during the coronavirus pandemic and it's already prompted several calls for stricter gun controls. germany is seeing its highest rise in current virus cases since january 1 of the main reasons is the slow pace of vaccinations fewer than one in 5 germans has been given a 1st dose but the vaccination drive has picked up speed in recent days well among those getting a 1st jam was chancellor merkel her office released this image of her stand vaccination document the 66 year old was given the astra zeneca vaccine and said

she was quote delighted to have you political course by simon young joins so much to unpack here simon how much of a shot in the arm for the vaccination drive in germany is chance america receiving her astra zeneca job today. well of course it does show the vaccination campaign he's moving forward but in some ways i suppose you could say it shows that he's moving forward roll the slowly here in germany angela merkel is 66 years old and she's only getting her 1st shot now so as as is ripping reporters you know we're not moving forward as quickly as many would like but. who didn't seek to make a media moment out of this as is her way they just released that picture of vaccination booklet and the statement saying that she was the very pleased to get the the jab and also saying that vaccination she says is the key

to get out of this pandemic meanwhile they're still debating lawmakers about you know introducing a stricter measures to well to tame the 3rd wave let's take a listen to what chancellor merkel had to say in the parliament today them enough that i have seen more not kind and if we've learned a lesson 13 months into the pandemic it's this. that's a virus doesn't forgive any half heartedness it only makes things worse. the virus doesn't forgive hesitation it just makes everything last longer. the virus doesn't accept any negotiations it understands only one language the language of determination. the chance of there making her case or earlier are we simon going to finally see german lawmakers stepping up to the plate and finally taking a stance that public health officials and medical staff have been pleading for now

. well i think ultimately we will because most medical experts say we are in the middle of a 3rd wave and they're already seeing the signs of that with real pressure on many hospitals around the country but there's been quite a lot of argument about these measures particularly the ones that curve people's personal freedoms has been part of the plan is to impose night time curfews when the infection rates go up and there's also talk about you know going back to closing schools just when people were hoping i think that there would be a lot more opening up and medical says that every day counts but it looks as if this legislation might not actually pass 3 parliament until the end of next week so it's a battle of the political level but something to feel that this legislation really will help timing and thank you very much. and as coronavirus cases rise

here in germany medical workers are warning that intensive care units are pushed to the brink to be reported just out of visited a berlin hospital that is close to capacity. or at the intensive care unit in berlin scully tests hospital half of the patients here suffer from cope at 90 dr thomas kuhn again this team have their hands full and the beds are filling up . one. because of this lowly you can see that there is an increase at the moment when not yet in a situation that brings us to the edge of what we can do with your crown but we know that if the numbers continue to rise because certainly have problems with has a hellish program. in recent weeks the number of covered patients in germany's icy use has been rising sharply again by now at the peak of the 2nd wave

of the pandemic has almost been reached intensive care beds up becoming scarse and the work load of stuff continues to grow. intensive care nurse tim cook has also noticed that. a method in a minute now in this 3rd wave it is particularly noticeable that the patients are getting more seriously ill and they are ill for longer and also they need a lot of care that means the situation is very challenging and very stressful for us you really need time to relax when you're off work. but it is not just the sheer increase uncovered patients that worries the teeth that patient's health is deteriorating fast and this 3rd wave of the pandemic they are also efforts younger than before probably also because most people over 80 years old have already been vaccinated. the average age is now much younger compared to the fur. first and

2nd waves we see that very clearly we don't really have any patients who are over 80 years old anymore they are almost non-existent would you know to what extent german hospital capacities average varies greatly from region to region some are already completely full others are still coping one thing would help more vaccinations one in forgiveness we won't get out of this without back scenes they are very important but it is also important to stick to hygiene measures to keep that distance and observe current coverage for stretches of each and everyone must take has been demick seriously and can do their part to make us get out of this is quickly as possible the truth. if the number of patients continues to rise other important treatments would have to be postponed in some areas in germany that is already the case the situation many doctors agree is serious. prince philip husband of britain's queen elizabeth will be laid to rest on saturday

millions of people around the world are set to follow the funeral live on television phillips' son prince edward and his wife sophie have huge flowers left by members of the public out say outside st george's chapel in windsor the funeral service will be held in the chapel. that is a for us up next is rob live from iraq in berlin i wish you a wonderful weekend. i'm secure in that of a war that's hard and in the end it's a me your not a lot of the year and more he was and you that. are you familiar with this. the smugglers were lions of the what's your story 'd. i'm a woman i was and women especially are victims of violence. take part and send us

your story we are trying in all with to understand this new culture. another visitor another yes you want to become citizens. in full migrants your platform for reliable information. passed. with south africa facing more travel restrictions around the world than any other country income from foreign tourists has been all but wiped out as well as the country's tourism minister what hope there is the workers who rely on overseas holiday makers. and university students in brazil are struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic instead of studying many have been forced into work shattering their dreams of a great. this is the to me of business i'm wrong what's in belen welcome to the

program. south africa's struggling tourism industry is in dire straits with the country subject to more coronavirus travel restrictions than any other nation in the world following one of the hottest covered 19 lockdowns on the planet the country was then hit by the emergence of a highly infectious covered 9000 variant now foreign tourism to south africa has been all but wiped out all alone in the african bush safari operator nicola roxon most relies on foreign tourists at his 2000 hectare came farm north of your highness burg. only vehicle will be flown to have people from all over the world problems for europe asia 'd even as far as mongolia people are coming to enjoy the game there are sea nightshirt but service. to travel restrictions and nobody is coming the cove in $1000.00 pandemics last visitor numbers by over 95

percent and the tourists won't be returning anytime soon because of the more contagious covert 19 string which emerged in south africa at the end of last year travel to and from the country is now either restricted or completely prohibited by $120.00 nations the situation could lead to the end of many south african companies in the tourism sector so africa's got video you will see of both the end unemployment and to lose them is one of those industries that can really make a difference unfortunately a lot of lost yet it was taking him back on to his i'm in south africa and travel restrictions this year on the recent do although much of the recent tool is really putting the final nail in the coffin of tourism in south africa. so where toes famous vilakazi street where nelson mandela once lived is usually swamped with foreign visitors. businesses here are turning to locals amid bankruptcies

and closures that. before corporate this place was buzzing with falling tallest flocking day in day out 7 days a week 247365 soft chipped in the business went down but slowly slowly with main focus on domestic tourism slowed through the business picking up but notice before but while this strategy is working for some it's not really an option for most tour operators whose business models rely on foreign tourists. it's pretty but i mean just for stuff we have to let go 50 percent of the stuff my share fees during the cleaning out just to keep busy hopefully it will. get tourists again. if not i don't know what's plan b with the ongoing travel restrictions a reversal of south africa's tourist industry collapse isn't in sight and we can

now speak to south africa's minister for tourism a local who by bonnie thanks a lot for joining us minister and that's just pick up where that reports left off and ask you know how long are people working in south africa's tourism sector going to have to wait for recovery. greetings truck watson together with us from suffolk in terms in point of view we have started with you on our tourism recover september cover strategy only it's p.b.s. is based on the domestic my capital's into this is america and obviously that's a geographical menthols so that we can be which can be a miss if i can deceive to come to south africa in meta thing that is an interest because of mis information about the variance of the think of many people to look through as you see today so that's going to cover her in terms of the pendant it's 95 percent so it's not going to get many countries that look at what we have seen

as it is is a is a ban in terms of africa and imposing restrictions other phooka it's not that i can see with the news so we believe that in testing this balloon to simply look at our uncovered but as i said to me $80.95 most of the time you get alan thinks and rates would seem even to the lowest rate for 7 if there are 7 business in less than 500 in terms of infections in terms of i take to date as where if you look at the numbers this is what we see that we actually have room for a tentative date as of today and that's only believe that it's because of mis information and it's a clue case in about how i'm going to do that and we will and that has been i can just interrupt you to say features it may be these restrictions are in place so foreign travelers can come to south africa because the contents of that and countries that could be the case we don't know how long could be a yeah it could be longer so what are you doing to make sure that people working in

the tourism sector have that job stop. that's something we've got a tourism sectary coveted place hadn't quite the tourism sector to cover plan for example it would be in the face basis is that muted and they tend to stick terrorism to be able to carry in terms of the numbers for us i mean gauging terms of that as countries through to the next challenge to be able to explain the situation in south africa select how interest can move that being so those are the 2 major yes that will add to to the it will to respond to what they're faced. in the meantime you mentioned about domestic tourism how big a role is that going to have to play in keeping people in business and tourism in south africa this last year we've seen is sage in terms of domestic terrorism

post both in terms of even now just came from what you started is as a country one of the times where we see a lot of it is that me and that has been able to assist in terms of getting a lot of businesses in terms of those when we look at the notices from our stuff for example just in april we saw a number of businesses even this time had been able to make some of the stuff coming in terms of which is a way to get back some time to do is to market will be able to get a what tourism sector and that's why we have appealed to many of us it appears to reposition their products and also to be able to up the body both in tennis now and to misty in the meantime get into misty why breaky to get into the snow i could think right after they've cause a comic up on of the foreign tours and so you need to come back and minister for tours is by kabbani thank you very much for joining us on day to have business

thank you very much. that's china where beijing says the economy grew by 18.3 percent in the 1st quarter 2021 compares to the same period a year ago it's the biggest jump in g.d.p. since china started focusing quickly figures almost 3 decades ago record growth is largely because of the tremendous drop in g.d.p. during the 1st 3 months of last year as china dealt with its covered 19 outbreak i will just say it nevertheless suggests that china continues to gain economic momentum as more from our financial correspondent in frankfurt chelsea delaney. china isn't likely to repeat an 18.3 per cent search engine d.p. in the coming quarters even so if the economy is going to be one of the strongest in the world this has a lot of benefits not just for china but for many other countries around the world china is one of the biggest buyers of foreign goods and we're already seeing this really boost companies here in europe for example b.m.w.

recently reported record 1st quarter and that's mostly because sales in china are going quite strongly today time warner also said that it's going to report better than expected earnings for the 4th quarter mostly because of china l v m h as well so this is really a trend we're seeing among european companies while the market here in europe does remain weak because of the coronavirus restrictions in place china has really emerged as a major bright spot. now some of the other global business stories making the news so the central bank has bombed the use of crypto currency searches bitcoin for purchases citing transaction risks these include lack of regulation supervision non-recoverable losses for parties involved and possible use for illegal since the bank says the payment comes a time when the lira remains weak and inflation stubbornly high. in the beilin thousands of people have taken to the streets after the constitutional court declared the city's rent noland void the measure took effect last year and affected

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