Rabu, 29 September 2021
Life on La Palma continues as lava hits sea - Sky News
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2021-09-29 21:56:31Z
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Toxic gas fears as lava from La Palma volcano reaches ocean - BBC News - BBC News
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2021-09-29 17:00:37Z
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RAW VIDEO: Lava from La Palma volcano enters Atlantic Ocean - Sky News
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2021-09-29 15:41:22Z
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Fumio Kishida wins race to become Japan's next prime minister - BBC News - BBC News
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2021-09-29 14:06:58Z
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North Korea says it fired new 'hypersonic missile' - BBC News
North Korea has claimed that it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile called Hwasong-8 on Tuesday.
State media said the new missile was one of the "five most important" new weapons systems laid out in its five-year military development plan.
They called the missile a "strategic weapon", which usually means it has nuclear capabilities.
Tuesday's launch is another indication of Pyongyang's growing weapons technology amid strict sanctions.
"The development of this weapons system...[has increased] the nation's capabilities for self-defence in every way," North Korean state news outlet KCNA said.
Tuesday's launch also saw North Korea introduce missile fuel ampoule for the first time - described by North Korea analyst Ankit Panda as a "significant milestone".
This is a technology that allows missiles to be pre-fuelled and then sent to the field in canisters. This means it could potentially stay launch-ready for years.
The latest launch also marked the country's third missile test this month. It has already revealed a new type of cruise missile, as a well as a new train-launched ballistic missile system.
Yesterday's launch came as its North Korean envoy Kim Song defended the country's right to develop weapons at the annual UN General Assembly in New York.
Mr Kim said the country was "building up our national defence in order to defend ourselves and reliably safeguard the security and peace of the country".
What is a hypersonic missile?
Hypersonic missiles are much faster and more agile than normal ones, making them much harder for missile defence systems to intercept.
North Korea joins a small pool of countries, including the United States, Russia, China and India, in attempting to develop the weapons. In July Russia announced that it had successfully launched a hypersonic missile which reached a speed of 8659.88km/h (5381mph) from a frigate in the White Sea.
KCNA said the test launch confirmed the "navigational control and stability of the missile".
Mr Panda, a Stanton Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said it was difficult at this point to assess the "precise capabilities" of the missile, but added that it could "presumably present a very different challenge for missile defence from traditional ballistic missiles".
This addition of the missile fuel ampoule means the weapon would be ready to be fired straight away. If it doesn't need to be fuelled out in the field, it means the launch time is much quicker. The quicker launch time also means it's more difficult for other countries to make a pre-emptive strike.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had at an earlier meeting in January declared that scientists had "finished research" into developing hypersonic gliding warheads. Tuesday's test was the first for this new system.
"The push to develop a hypersonic glider isn't all too surprising given that Kim Jong Un had indicated this back in January," said Mr Panda.
"This is, however, a reminder that Mr Kim's missile ambitions are far from having run their course."
However, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said they believed this hypersonic missile was still at an early stage of development and it will take a considerable period of time before it can be deployed in combat. They added that both South Korea and the US are currently capable of detecting and intercepting this missile.
What do we know about North Korea's weapons program?
North Korea's recent tests - this was the third one fired this month alone - indicate that it is ramping up its weapons program.
The US has been calling for North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, and Pyongyang's relationship with President Joe Biden's administration has so far been fraught with tension.
Japan and North Korea also have enduring tensions rooted in Japan's 35-year colonisation of Korea (1910-1945), Pyongyang's pursuit of nuclear and missile programmes, and the North's past abduction of Japanese citizens.
Despite this, Pyongyang seems determined to prove it will continue to develop new weapons systems, saying they are needed for its own self-defence.
It has also repeatedly accused South Korea of double standards over military activities.
South Korea recently tested its first submarine-launched ballistic missile, which it said was needed as deterrence against North Korea's "provocations".
Last month the UN atomic agency said North Korea appeared to have restarted a reactor which could produce plutonium for nuclear weapons, calling it a "deeply troubling" development.
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2021-09-29 08:21:36Z
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Watch live: La Palma volcano eruption - Sky News
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2021-09-29 08:29:13Z
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Japan’s ruling party appoints continuity candidate as next leader - Financial Times
Fumio Kishida will be the next prime minister of Japan after winning a leadership battle in which the ruling Liberal Democratic party staked its future on stability instead of gambling on a new generation of leaders.
The victory in a tightly contested race on Wednesday marks a stunning comeback for the 64-year-old former foreign minister whose political fortunes were crushed following his defeat to Yoshihide Suga in last year’s LDP leadership tussle.
But Kishida’s win is a blow for a younger generation of party members, who had hoped that the leadership contest would herald a generational change and a break from the opaque factional politics that have defined Japanese politics for decades.
The vote on Wednesday dragged into the second round after none of the four contenders managed to clinch a majority in the first round.
Kishida won 256 votes of the 762 ballots cast by MPs and rank-and-file party members, while Taro Kono, the vaccines minister, garnered 255 votes. The early result was a disappointment for Kono, the candidate with the strongest support from the public and the younger generation. He came third in terms of votes from MPs alone.
In the second round, in which MPs dominate the vote, Kishida comfortably beat Kono by clinching 60 per cent of the ballots as senior LDP parliamentarians from powerful factions flocked to his side to ensure continuity and predictability in policy.
With little public support on his side, however, Kishida’s victory was unlikely to ease investor fears that Japan was returning to a chaotic period of rotating premierships following nearly eight years of stability under Shinzo Abe.
Japanese stocks, which jumped to a 30-year high in the days that followed Suga’s resignation, dropped heavily on Wednesday after it became clear that Kishida would be the next prime minister.
Kishida, who is expected to be appointed prime minister on Monday, will not have much time to settle in before a general election that must be held by the end of November.
During his campaign, Kishida promised to shift away from the neoliberal approach of deregulation taken by his predecessors and promised a more equitable distribution of wealth.
But analysts said he was unlikely to veer significantly from the Abenomics programme of aggressive monetary and fiscal stimulus in the near-term as the country dealt with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
In early September, Suga abruptly announced he would not seek re-election in the LDP leadership race after his popularity plummeted because of his handling of Covid-19. He served only one year in office.
Since then, vaccination rates have risen and new Covid cases have declined, prompting the government to announce a lifting of a state of emergency across all areas of Japan for the first time since April.
On the foreign policy front, Kishida is expected to continue Japan’s close security alliance with the US while increasing its defence capability and spending to counter a more assertive China.
Traders said that, while the focus of domestic investors would now shift to issues such as the reopening of the economy and stimulus measures, foreign investors who own roughly a third of the Japanese market and represent 60 per cent of daily volumes, had probably favoured the more internationalist Kono.
“The market doesn’t like the result — foreigners do love an English speaker,” said CLSA strategist Nicholas Smith, referring to Kono.
Both the Topix and Nikkei benchmarks had been trading lower during Wednesday, but dived in the final 30 minutes of trading to close 2.1 per cent and 2.2 per cent lower respectively.
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2021-09-29 06:37:42Z
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