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[00:00:00] Govern the city, a path of mutual advancement,
[00:00:04] a gentleman's quality, oriental wine.
[00:00:07] Guizhou wine,
[00:00:11] for your enjoyment.
[00:00:35] Japan's Liberal Democratic Party is reported to be involved in a scandal. The Speaker of the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly of the LDP
[00:00:39] resigned. Experts interpret what are the hidden
[00:00:42] problems exposed by the money scandal in Japanese politics? US media
[00:00:46] reported that the US Secretary of State said that it will not launch
[00:00:50] new attacks on Iran for the time being. What factors led to the US changing its
[00:00:54] tactics against Iran? The US President said he is considering renaming Lake
[00:00:58] Ontario to Lake America. How do Canadian and American people
[00:01:01] view the US President's statement? Caught in a financial storm,
[00:01:05] US Vice President Mark Walter sold the controlling stake of the
[00:01:09] LA Lakers. High temperatures and low rainfall
[00:01:13] have led to continuously falling water levels in the Danube. Bulgarian farmers
[00:01:16] are in a dilemma where they have produce but cannot transport it
[00:01:19] out.
[00:01:30] Good evening everyone, welcome to today's International News. First, let's turn our attention to Japanese politics.
[00:01:34] According to Japanese media reports, after the Liberal Democratic
[00:01:38] Party's Fukuoka Prefectural Branch was reported for coercing members to donate
[00:01:41] large sums of money, the key figure in the incident, Eifu Kurauchi,
[00:01:45] announced on the 25th that he would resign from his positions as Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly Speaker and Prefectural Assembly
[00:01:49] member. Eifu Kurauchi did not explain the specific reasons for his resignation.
[00:01:53] The Vice Speaker of the Prefectural Assembly, Itabashi Matsu, has already approved Kurauchi's
[00:01:57] resignation as an assembly member. on the 25th.
[00:02:35] He exposed this scandal to the media. Motoyoshi Yoshimatsu announced his withdrawal from the Liberal Democratic Party. According to Yoshimatsu, before he became Speaker of the Prefectural Assembly in June
[00:02:38] 2020, his Liberal Democratic Party Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly group
[00:02:42] demanded money from him under various pretexts, including expenses for party
[00:02:46] social activities such as golf fees, accommodation fees, transportation fees,
[00:02:50] and dining expenses at high-end restaurants, totaling approximately 20 million Japanese yen,
[00:02:54] which is equivalent to 850,000 Chinese yuan. Motoyoshi Yoshimatsu also
[00:02:57] revealed important members of the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly group .
[00:03:30] outwardly claiming that the assembly needed funds to promote unity.
[00:03:34] In addition to Yoshimatsu Motoyoshi, former Vice Speaker of Fukuoka Prefecture, Eto
[00:03:37] Hideo, stated that before he took office, he had, according to so-called convention,
[00:03:41] paid millions of Japanese yen to the parliamentary group.
[00:03:43] 。
[00:03:52] 5 million yen .
[00:04:04] attracted widespread attention from the Japanese public. Some netizens wrote that the LDP's repeated involvement in similar incidents after the black money scandal exposes the party's
[00:04:08] dirty nature and demands a thorough investigation.
[00:04:12] In addition to this donation scandal, the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party was also involved in
[00:04:16] a black money scandal in November 2023 that shook the political arena.
[00:04:19] The incident subsequently caused a shake-up within the LDP and a disastrous defeat in the general
[00:04:23] election, with ongoing controversies drawing widespread criticism from
[00:04:27] Japanese society. Next, let's take a look at a short video to learn more.
[00:04:30] In November 2023, multiple factions of the Japanese
[00:04:34] Liberal Democratic Party were reported to have demanded that their affiliated Diet members
[00:04:38] sell political fundraising tickets according to targets, and return
[00:04:42] the excess as kickbacks to the members. However, the relevant
[00:04:46] funds were not registered in the political fund report, becoming
[00:04:50] unsupervised secret funds.
[00:04:51] 。
[00:04:55] 1.4 million yen.
[00:05:01] To minimize the adverse effects of the scandal, in January
[00:05:05] 2024, the incumbent LDP President and Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, made a desperate attempt
[00:05:09] to lead the dissolution of his long-standing faction.
[00:05:14] the Kishida faction, and urged the Abe faction, Nikai faction, and other factions to dissolve. However, the negative
[00:05:18] impact of the scandal was irreversible. On August
[00:05:21] 14, 2024, Fumio Kishida announced that he would not participate in
[00:05:25] the LDP presidential election held in September of that year.
[00:05:29] From late September to early October 2024, Shigeru Ishiba was elected LDP President
[00:05:33] and subsequently became Prime Minister of Japan. He then quickly dissolved
[00:05:37] the House of Representatives and held a general election. However, on the eve of the election,
[00:05:40] reports emerged in Japan and the US that a candidate who lost the LDP's public
[00:05:44] endorsement due to a black money scandal actually received the same amount of campaign funds
[00:05:48] as the publicly endorsed candidate. Although senior LDP officials
[00:05:52] quickly came forward to explain, the incident had a severe negative
[00:05:55] impact. On October 27, 2024, the ruling coalition formed by the Japanese
[00:05:59] LDP and Komeito failed to secure
[00:06:03] a majority of seats in the House of Representatives election. In the Japanese House of Councillors
[00:06:07] election held on July 20, 2025, the ruling coalition again lost its majority
[00:06:11] in the House of Councillors. This was the first time since the LDP was
[00:06:14] founded in 1955 that it failed to secure a majority of seats in
[00:06:18] both houses of the Diet. On September 7,
[00:06:22] 2025, Shigeru Ishiba held a press conference at the Prime Minister's official residence
[00:06:26] and announced his decision to resign as LDP President.
[00:06:30] In October 2025, Sanae Takaichi became Prime Minister of Japan, but
[00:06:33] controversies followed her new government's ascent to power. Takaichi not only appointed
[00:06:37] many politicians involved in the black money scandal to important government positions,
[00:06:41] but she herself was also indicted in December of the same year
[00:06:45] for receiving political donations from a company, which sparked strong
[00:06:49] dissatisfaction in Japanese society. Japanese public opinion believed that Takaichi's attitude
[00:06:52] on the black money issue was ambiguous, and she had no intention
[00:06:55] of fundamentally correcting it. What are the differences between this
[00:06:59] Fukuoka donation scandal and the black money scandal reported at the end of 2023?
[00:07:03] What deep-seated problems in the LDP and Japanese politics does
[00:07:07] the money scandal reflect? Let's hear from the Chinese Academy of
[00:07:11] Social Sciences.
[00:09:45] Iranian waters, the shipping lanes leaving the Persian Gulf will pass through Oman and Iranian waters. No warships are allowed to pass through the Strait of
[00:09:49] Hormuz, only merchant ships are permitted. Garibaldi emphasized
[00:09:53] that the agreement between Iran and Oman does not mean an immediate opening of
[00:09:57] the Strait of Hormuz. According to the joint statement issued by Iran and Oman on the 25th,
[00:10:00] the two sides discussed a phased framework for the restoration of passage through the Strait of Hormuz,
[00:10:04] including the establishment of a jointly agreed temporary shipping corridor
[00:10:08] and joint mine clearance in the strait.
[00:10:12] The statement said that the two sides will also continue technical negotiations aimed at reaching
[00:10:16] an agreement on the establishment of a permanent shipping lane and future management
[00:10:20] arrangements for the strait. According to the US news website Axios
[00:10:24] on the 25th:
[00:10:58] new punitive measures to increase economic pressure on Iran, while trying to transport as much oil as possible through the Strait of Hormuz
[00:11:02] to the global energy market. US officials said that
[00:11:06] although Rubio explicitly stated that the United States does not intend to return to large-scale
[00:11:09] combat operations, he did not rule out the possibility of retaliation if
[00:11:13] Iran initiates an attack. This policy is expected
[00:11:17] to last at least until after the midterm elections, at which
[00:11:21] time new military actions may again be brought up. The report also
[00:11:25] quoted US officials as saying that the US is currently not negotiating
[00:11:29] with Iran, but is putting pressure on Iran, and this
[00:11:33] pressure may prompt Iran to return to the negotiating table. US President
[00:11:36] Trump stated on social media on the 25th that the US Navy
[00:11:40] informed him that all mines in the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz
[00:11:44] have been cleared or detonated. Trump said that Iran
[00:11:48] has been notified that any vessel laying new mines
[00:11:52] will be immediately and systematically destroyed.
[00:13:26] However, whether it is Iran or the United States, once unexpected factors appear in
[00:13:30] the domestic epidemic, both may restart military options
[00:13:34] to shift the focus. It is worth noting that the current regional autonomous security
[00:13:38] framework is accelerating its reconstruction, and the signing of the joint defense
[00:13:41] agreement by the sellers is the most vivid example.
[00:13:45] Regional countries are reducing their reliance on the US security system,
[00:13:49] and autonomous arrangements are replacing external arrangements. This process
[00:13:53] is irreversible regardless of whether the US and Iran reach an agreement.
[00:14:08] stated on the 26th that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed of the contact
[00:14:12] between Russian intelligence agencies and US Central Intelligence Agency
[00:14:16] Director Ratcliffe. Peskov said that Putin himself did not
[00:14:20] contact Ratcliffe, but the contact was made through intelligence channels. Peskov
[00:14:24] did not say.
[00:14:31] He also stated that it is too early to discuss whether such contacts will pull Russian-US bilateral relations out of the current
[00:14:34] crisis. Several US media outlets
[00:14:38] reported on the 25th that Ratcliffe flew that day on a US Air Force
[00:14:42] transport aircraft from Latvia to
[00:14:46] Moscow. US
[00:14:49] trade talks recently failed to reach an agreement, and bilateral trade disputes
[00:14:53] continued. On the 25th, the Canadian government announced that it would impose retaliatory tariffs
[00:14:57] on more than 700 types of US goods worth 27.6 billion Canadian dollars,
[00:15:00] or about 20 billion US dollars.
[00:15:03] 。
[00:15:05] Canadian Minister of Finance Bill Morneau stated on the 25th that the total
[00:15:09] value of US goods affected by these retaliatory tariffs
[00:15:12] is equivalent to the value of goods on which the US imposed
[00:15:16] a 50% tariff on Canada, achieving an equivalent
[00:15:20] and reciprocal retaliation. Canada's tariff countermeasures will officially
[00:15:24] take effect on September 8th. According to the retaliatory tariff list
[00:15:28] published by the Canadian Ministry of Finance, the retaliatory tariffs mainly focus
[00:15:32] on steel, dairy products, home appliances, agricultural equipment, and other
[00:15:35] fields.
[00:15:40] Among them, most steel products imported from the United States will have tariffs
[00:15:44] increased from 25% to 50%. Dairy
[00:15:48] products, seafood, etc. will be subject to an additional
[00:15:51] 25% tariff. In addition to retaliatory tariffs, the Canadian
[00:15:55] government also announced the launch of a 7.5 billion Canadian dollar
[00:15:58] aid plan, focusing on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises affected by
[00:16:02] the trade war, providing investment and liquidity support to enterprises,
[00:16:06] etc. In terms of labor protection, the government will help
[00:16:09] enterprises avoid layoffs, allow more employees to improve their skills or receive
[00:16:13] retraining, and at the same time increase the flexibility of unemployment insurance benefits. US-Canada
[00:16:17] trade talks recently failed to reach an agreement. Canadian Prime Minister
[00:16:21] Justin Trudeau fully clarified his position on the breakdown of US-Canada trade talks
[00:16:25] on August 22nd, and announced that in response to the US imposing
[00:16:28] a 50% tariff on Canadian goods worth 20 billion US
[00:16:32] dollars, Canada's equivalent retaliatory tariff plan is scheduled
[00:16:36] to officially take effect on September 8th. US President
[00:16:39] Trump posted on social media on August 24th that he would
[00:16:43] raise import tariffs on Canadian automobiles, auto parts, and
[00:16:47] steel products to
[00:16:51] 50% from January 1, 2027.
[00:16:54] This trade war between the United States and Canada has drawn opposition from both
[00:16:57] parties in US politics and the US media.
[00:17:00] 。
[00:17:08] Democrats' criticism was more direct. Michigan Democratic
[00:17:12] Federal Senator candidate Abdul El-Sayed stated on social media
[00:17:16] that Trump is making Michigan
[00:17:19] pay
[00:17:22] for the trade war. CNN believes that Trump's administration's
[00:17:25] policies will bring more political trouble to the Republican
[00:17:29] Party. The report said that in the past, when facing
[00:17:33] inflation and unfavorable employment data, the Republican Party's usual rhetoric
[00:17:36] was.
[00:18:00] The article said that with only over two months left until the US midterm elections, the trade war with Canada may cost the Republican Party dearly in key states such as Maine, Michigan, and Ohio in the midterm elections.
[00:18:04] As the United States,
[00:18:09] and Canada's trade disputes continue.
[00:18:24] How do people in both countries view the US President's remarks? Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes in North America, located at the
[00:18:28] border between Canada and the United States, bordered by Ontario Province, Canada
[00:18:31] to the north, and New York State, USA to the south. Regarding the US statement,
[00:18:35] some Canadians said that renaming it
[00:20:51] controlling stake. The Wall Street Journal reported that Walter's sale this time was
[00:20:55] due to scrutiny from federal investigators and the need for liquidity to
[00:20:59] maintain the operations of his insurance companies. In addition to the Lakers,
[00:21:02] Walter's other assets in the sports field have also attracted attention. Walter
[00:21:06] currently holds approximately 12.8% of the shares in the English Chelsea
[00:21:10] Football Club. The Financial Times recently reported
[00:21:14] .
[00:21:18] It also stated that Walter's move was an urgent attempt to fill the liabilities
[00:21:22] of his insurance company. Walter's business empire spans finance and
[00:21:26] sports. In addition to owning the LA Lakers for a long time,
[00:21:29] he also controls multiple insurance businesses through his holding company
[00:21:33] TWG Global. US federal prosecutors
[00:21:37] and the US Securities and Exchange Commission are currently
[00:21:40] investigating whether Walter and his related companies concealed financial
[00:21:44] relationships between enterprises during the financing process. The Wall Street Journal
[00:21:48] recently reported that investigators are concerned about whether Walter's insurance
[00:21:52] companies provided billions of dollars in loans to companies affiliated
[00:21:56] with Walter, and these affiliated relationships were not fully disclosed
[00:22:00] previously. Walter's Delaware Life
[00:22:03] Insurance and Civitas Life Insurance, two insurance companies, recently disclosed
[00:22:07] that after internal review, approximately 21 billion US dollars of previously
[00:22:10] listed non-affiliated private credit assets were reclassified
[00:22:14] as affiliated investments. For example, for Delaware Life Insurance, the proportion
[00:22:18] of affiliated investments thereby
[00:22:50] TWG
[00:22:51] Global has recently reclassified up to 6.5 billion in related investments as such.
[00:23:00] Reuters reported that Walter is reducing the financial ties between his insurance companies and other entities, and also stated that the US Securities Commission will continue to investigate the company's related investment department.
[00:23:30] At the same time, Walter's rapid adjustment of sports assets such as the Lakers
[00:23:33] has further affected his vast business empire due to this financial regulatory
[00:23:37] storm. The latest agricultural monitoring report released by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre
[00:23:41] on the 24th showed that sustained high temperatures and drought have significantly worsened the growth of summer
[00:23:45] crops in most of Western and Central Europe, with some of the most severely
[00:23:49] affected areas even facing total crop failure. At the same time, the pasture
[00:23:52] area used by livestock farms has also been affected by high temperatures and drought,
[00:23:56] raising concerns about the future supply of feed for the livestock industry. The report
[00:24:00] predicts that the EU's summer crop yield will drop significantly this year,
[00:24:03] by up to 14% compared to the five-year average. The most severely
[00:24:07] affected areas include France, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, southern Germany,
[00:24:11] north-central Italy, and western Romania.
[00:24:14] Since this summer, due to high temperatures and low rainfall,
[00:24:18] the water level of the Danube River in Bulgaria has been
[00:24:50] dried up, nothing happens there, in the last two years,
[00:24:54] this was our relief, almost all the grain from our region, at least
[00:24:57] 60-70% passed through the Danube and went to Constanta,
[00:25:01] now we only rely on truck
[00:25:04] transport, which at this fuel price is insanely
[00:25:08] expensive at the moment, there is something different every
[00:25:11] year, this year for
[00:25:15] autumn crops it's good, and for
[00:25:18] spring crops, sunflower starts with...
[00:25:50] this economic artery has been blocked by drought
[00:25:54] this year. With autumn approaching, sunflower seeds are due for harvest
[00:25:57] again.
[00:25:58] 。
[00:26:02] Since I became a farmer, goods have left my warehouse without being
[00:26:05] paid for, which I am waiting for, some
[00:26:08] paid, others I am waiting to be paid, just so I can
[00:26:12] clear the warehouse, so I can harvest
[00:26:15] the sunflowers.
[00:26:24] Chun Kuan.
[00:26:37] Literary world, wisdom high speed luxury
[00:26:40] .
[00:26:44] 。
[00:26:50] History you can taste, 453 years, national teaching
[00:27:01] News. Quickly evacuate to the nearest high ground, on the roof of the building. Outdoors, be careful of boiling water and leaning against objects, try to avoid light fixtures, electrical appliances, possible falling objects, and flooded areas.
[00:28:24] Do not take shelter in a car, especially if the car is flooded and catches fire. Do not re-enter the car. You should evacuate to higher ground or the roof of the car as soon as possible and wait for rescue. A typhoon is a type of tropical cyclone. In meteorology,
[00:28:28] a tropical cyclone refers to a warm core vortex system that forms
[00:28:32] over warm tropical oceans and develops by drawing moisture and heat from the sea.
[00:28:35] China's meteorological standards classify tropical cyclones from weak to strong
[00:28:39] into six categories: tropical depression, tropical storm, severe tropical storm,
[00:28:43] typhoon, severe typhoon, and super typhoon. To unify
[00:28:47] and standardize typhoon names to avoid confusion, the World Meteorological
[00:28:51] Organization stipulates that tropical cyclones formed in the Northwest Pacific
[00:28:54] and South China Sea should be named using names with an Asian style.
[00:28:57] Then, they are used in a repeating
[00:29:01] cycle according to the order. The naming list contains 140 names,
[00:29:05] provided by 14 member countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific region
[00:29:09] under the World Meteorological Organization. Therefore, the public often hears familiar
[00:29:13] typhoon names again after many years, which is due to the naming cycle.
[00:29:17] At the same time, typhoon naming has a removal mechanism. If a typhoon
[00:29:21] causes heavy casualties, extreme disaster damage, etc., after evaluation,
[00:29:24] it can be permanently removed from the naming list and replaced