Tanaka leaves for Beijing to attend ASEM

Tanaka leaves for Beijing to attend ASEM

NARITA, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka prepares to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on May 24 for Beijing to attend the foreign ministerial conference of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), her first multilateral event since assuming her post four weeks ago. Tanaka will meet later in the day with Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan.

African policymakers urge green energy investments

STORY: African policymakers urge green energy investments DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:41 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the conference 2 SOUNDBITE (English): MONICA JUMA, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for energy 3 various of the conference STORYLINE: African policymakers and experts have urged robust investments in green energy to achieve net-zero emission targets in Africa where communities and ecosystems are reeling from the negative impacts of the climate crisis. Africa's first Sustainable Energy Conference was held in a hybrid format in Naivasha, a resort town located 90 kilometers northwest of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Convened by the Kenyan government in conjunction with industry and multilateral partners, the conference brought together policymakers, business leaders, financiers and experts to discuss novel ways to hasten the continent's green transition. During the event, the policymakers and experts said the continent's green energy transition hinged on inno

Tanaka leaves for Beijing to attend ASEM

Tanaka leaves for Beijing to attend ASEM

NARITA, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka prepares to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on May 24 for Beijing to attend the foreign ministerial conference of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), her first multilateral event since assuming her post four weeks ago. Tanaka will meet later in the day with Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan.