Singapore’s Lee Laid To Rest, Japan Wises up to DPRK, and China Promotes Safety

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http://asianewsweekly.net/2015/03/30/singapores-lee-laid-to-rest-japan-w... Monday, March 30, 2015 World leaders, dignitaries, and those grieving gathered in Singapore to pay their final respects to Lee Kuan Yew; Japan looks to issue new sanctions against North Korea for failing to make progress on its investigation into abductees; China implements new safety protocols after the German plane crash. The World Pays respect to Lee Kuan Yew World leaders and Singaporeans gathered to pay their final respects to the nation’s first Prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew. It was an emotional week, as Lee lay in state. Judging by the words spoken at his funeral, it’s easy to see why. Japan Prepares New Sanctions Against North Korea I mentioned last year, that I believed that Japan pursuing dialog with North Korea over the fate of abductees was pointless. That nothing would come of it, and while I understood the importance of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wanting to obtain concrete answers, I also knew they wouldn’t be given. Now it appears Japan has finally given up waiting. China Aviation Safety Plan Sound Last week, the tragic murder of Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 passengers by the co pilot highlighted a very serious lapse in aviation safety. China his now reintroduced measures to reduce the likelihood of something happening again. Keep up with news from the region by following Asia News Weekly on Facebook or Twitter. You can also send an email to the show with your comments, questions, and feedback. Just drop a line to [email protected]. Subscribe to this and other podcasts at AsiaNewsWeekly.net. Subscribing is free and when you do, the next episode is delivered automatically to you. Connect with me on social media and the internet! Twitter: http://twitter.com/SteveMillerANW Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/asianewsweekly Podcast: http://asianewsweekly.net TAGS: asia news,asia news weekly,podcast,steve miller,qiranger,SteveMillerANW,Singapore,Lee Kuan Yew,LKY,Japan,North Korea,DPRK,China,Germanwings,Asia,Asia News,Asia News Weekly,The Asia Brief,Asia News Podcast,Podcast
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