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Indonesian education sector, Chinese companies cooperate to provide jobs for graduates

STORY: Indonesian education sector, Chinese companies cooperate to provide jobs for graduates SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YE DAIFENG, General manager of PT. Indopusat Bumi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Indonesian): IRWAN TRINUGROHO, Deputy Rector of University Sebelas Maret STORYLINE: Indonesia's education sector partnered with Chinese industries to hold a business matchmaking event on Wednesday. A primary goal was to provide job opportunities for Indonesian college students. The Indonesia Education-China Industry Talk was held in Jakarta and gathered together more than 30 Chinese companies and over 80 Indonesian educational institutions, including vocational schools and universities. The two parties were set to sign agreements in terms of recruitment of local talent, internship projects, skills training for on-duty employees, joint scientific research, and other related coopera

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Back To School In Kashmir - India

A student greet each other during the first day of classes after the resumption of school activities that were interrupted by the strong winter. The students across the valley head to their schools following a two-month-long winter break. Srinagar Kashmir, India, March 4, 2024. Photo By Firdous Nazir/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Confucius Institute at Kathmandu University produces 50,000 Chinese-language professionals for Nepal

STORY: Confucius Institute at Kathmandu University produces 50,000 Chinese-language professionals for Nepal DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: EDUCATION/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1.various of the 16th anniversary ceremony of the Confucius Institute 2.various of speech 3.various of performance 4.various of speech 5.various of performance 6.various of a group photo STORYLINE: The Confucius Institute at Kathmandu University has trained nearly 50,000 Chinese-language professionals for Nepal since its inception 16 years ago, as the university voiced readiness on Monday to do more to promote cultural exchanges between the two countries. The institute has not only opened Chinese language courses at universities, colleges and primary and secondary schools in Nepal, but also launched other programs including Chinese classes for Nepal Army and government officials, said Gao Xiaofeng, vice president of Hebei University of Economics and Business, which is co-building the Confucius Insti

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Nagoya, Adelaide, Freiburg universities agree on joint program

NAGOYA, Japan - Michinari Hamaguchi (3rd from L), president of Nagoya University, poses for photos in Nagoya on March 19, 2014, after concluding a memorandum of cooperation between the Japanese university, the University of Adelaide in Australia and the University of Freiburg in Germany. Under the educational program, graduate students of medicine at any one of these universities can complete their studies at one of the two other schools and receive medical degrees from both institutions if their thesis is approved in joint screening by the schools concerned.

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Nihon Univ. holds job seminar

TOKYO, Japan - Nihon University opens a job seminar in Tokyo on Feb. 12 for some 12,000 students who will graduate two-year colleges, four-year universities and graduate schools in spring 2004, with about 190 manufacturers, banks and other firms taking part.

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Evacuees forced to move to another shelter

DATE, Japan - Two women and a baby move April 17 to a new shelter in Date, southwestern Hokkaido, for people evacuated from the area around the Mt. Usu volcano. Some 400 people staying at nine schools and other emergency shelters in the city were integrated to three locations to allow schools to resume classes. The volcano, in the background, erupted March 31 and again April 17.

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Yemeni students, teachers set up tent classrooms after school destroyed in conflict

STORY: Yemeni students, teachers set up tent classrooms after school destroyed in conflict DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:26 LOCATION: HAJJAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the students helping to set up tents as makeshift classrooms in Hajjah province, northern Yemen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): YAHYA KADISH, Head of the school 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ALI HADI, School teacher STORYLINE: "You are the bright future of Yemen," Yahya Kadish, head of a newly rebuilt school in war-torn Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah, kept cheering up the students while walking from one classroom to another to welcome them back to school. The new school year in the school, located in the village of al-Rawozm under the government-controlled northern district of Abs, started about two months later than other schools as the work to rebuild the school just finished a few days ago. Hundreds of students and teachers, with the help of the students' parents, have built 11 classrooms with tents, woods a

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Chinese embassy in Syria helps reconstruction of local schools

STORY: Chinese embassy in Syria helps reconstruction of local schools DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of a school aided by China 2. various of Chinese and Syrian officials visiting the school 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): YANG XU, Charge d'affaires of Chinese Embassy in Syria 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): BUSHRA KHEIR BEIK, School principal STORYLINE: As the reconstruction work of two schools in the Syrian capital of Damascus was completed, officials from the Chinese embassy in Syria and Syrian officials from the Ministry of Education visited the schools on Sunday. The reconstruction work was done with the support from the Chinese embassy in Syria. At Al-Mutafawkeen school in the Mazzeh neighborhood, students have received new desks and necessary materials for a better study environment. The other school, located in the town of Buwaida, was severely damaged during conflicts. After reconstruction, the school is operating normally. SOUNDBITE 1 (A

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CHINA-CHONGQING-NPC DEPUTY-EDUCATION (CN)

(220308) -- CHONGQING, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiya (1st R) takes notes while attending deliberation with other deputies from Chongqing at the fourth session of the 12th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2016. Liu Xiya, principal of Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School, keeps her focus on the development of high-quality compulsory education. Since she became a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) in 2013, Liu has made a series of suggestions about education, covering off-campus tutoring and the protection of minors, after she visited schools of different types and collected public opinions from social media. Liu also pays more attention to the country's "double reduction" policy, which was introduced in July 2021 aiming to ease the burden of excessive homework and off-campus tutoring for young Chinese students. At China's ongoing annual "two sessions," Liu said during an interview that against the backdrop of the "double reduction" policy, educatio

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Cardboard robot kit "M-Bot

Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, has signed a memorandum of understanding with TOMY and NTT DoCoMo regarding programming education in elementary schools, etc. The "e-Craft Series embot," a cardboard robot kit developed by NTT DoCoMo and manufactured and sold by TOMY, will be used in classes. It will be introduced to elementary schools and special needs schools in the ward after 2020, when programming education in elementary schools will become compulsory. The ward has allocated 14 million yen for the purchase of the kit and other expenses in the third supplementary budget plan for fiscal 2007. The classes using the kit are for 5th graders. During the fiscal year 2007, lessons for teachers and preliminary lessons will be held at some elementary schools. The results of the classes will be used as feedback for future product development. The ward plans to collaborate with the two companies in fields other than programming education. Photo taken on November 21, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Nihon Univ. holds job seminar

TOKYO, Japan - Nihon University opens a job seminar in Tokyo on Feb. 12 for some 12,000 students who will graduate two-year colleges, four-year universities and graduate schools in spring 2004, with about 190 manufacturers, banks and other firms taking part. (Kyodo)

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Japanese school in Beijing waiting for arrival of textbooks

The entrance to a Japanese school in Beijing is shown in this photo taken in February 2013. Some 8,700 textbooks have failed to reach this and two other Japanese schools -- in Tianjin and Qingdao -- a few weeks into the new semester due to "delayed import procedures" on the part of Chinese authorities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Many textbooks fail to reach Japanese schools in China

This Japanese school in Beijing, pictured on Sept. 15, 2014, is one of three such schools in China that have yet to receive a total of some 8,700 textbooks a few weeks into the new semester due to "delayed import procedures" on the part of Chinese authorities. The other two schools are in Tianjin and Qingdao. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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an eldery man with P3R half mask respirator in Prague metro

An eldery man with P3R half mask respirator travels in Prague metro, on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, when many anti-coronavirus measures are lifted, such as the obligatory wearing of face masks outdoors, in the Czech Republic today when restaurants' interiors as well as hotels, camps and other accommodation facilities reopen and events for up to 300 can be staged after more than two months. As of yesterday, people need not wear face masks or any other nose and mouth covers outside on condition they keep at least a two-metre distance except for members of the same household. The masks are still mandatory inside and in public transport means with the exception of children at schools and some professions, such as those working in offices if they keep a distance. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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an eldery man with P3R half mask respirator in Prague metro

An eldery man with P3R half mask respirator travels in Prague metro, on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, when many anti-coronavirus measures are lifted, such as the obligatory wearing of face masks outdoors, in the Czech Republic today when restaurants' interiors as well as hotels, camps and other accommodation facilities reopen and events for up to 300 can be staged after more than two months. As of yesterday, people need not wear face masks or any other nose and mouth covers outside on condition they keep at least a two-metre distance except for members of the same household. The masks are still mandatory inside and in public transport means with the exception of children at schools and some professions, such as those working in offices if they keep a distance. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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an eldery man with P3R half mask respirator in Prague metro

An eldery man with P3R half mask respirator travels in Prague metro, on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, when many anti-coronavirus measures are lifted, such as the obligatory wearing of face masks outdoors, in the Czech Republic today when restaurants' interiors as well as hotels, camps and other accommodation facilities reopen and events for up to 300 can be staged after more than two months. As of yesterday, people need not wear face masks or any other nose and mouth covers outside on condition they keep at least a two-metre distance except for members of the same household. The masks are still mandatory inside and in public transport means with the exception of children at schools and some professions, such as those working in offices if they keep a distance. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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A woman without face mask pass tram passengers wearing face masks

A woman without face mask pass tram passengers wearing face masks in Prague, on Monday, May 25, 2020, when many anti-coronavirus measures are lifted, such as the obligatory wearing of face masks outdoors, in the Czech Republic today when restaurants' interiors as well as hotels, camps and other accommodation facilities reopen and events for up to 300 can be staged after more than two months. As of today, people need not wear face masks or any other nose and mouth covers outside on condition they keep at least a two-metre distance except for members of the same household. The masks are still mandatory inside and in public transport means with the exception of children at schools and some professions, such as those working in offices if they keep a distance. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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A woman without face mask pass tram passengers wearing face masks

A woman without face mask pass tram passengers wearing face masks in Prague, on Monday, May 25, 2020, when many anti-coronavirus measures are lifted, such as the obligatory wearing of face masks outdoors, in the Czech Republic today when restaurants' interiors as well as hotels, camps and other accommodation facilities reopen and events for up to 300 can be staged after more than two months. As of today, people need not wear face masks or any other nose and mouth covers outside on condition they keep at least a two-metre distance except for members of the same household. The masks are still mandatory inside and in public transport means with the exception of children at schools and some professions, such as those working in offices if they keep a distance. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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A woman without face mask pass tram passengers wearing face masks

A woman without face mask pass tram passengers wearing face masks in Prague, on Monday, May 25, 2020, when many anti-coronavirus measures are lifted, such as the obligatory wearing of face masks outdoors, in the Czech Republic today when restaurants' interiors as well as hotels, camps and other accommodation facilities reopen and events for up to 300 can be staged after more than two months. As of today, people need not wear face masks or any other nose and mouth covers outside on condition they keep at least a two-metre distance except for members of the same household. The masks are still mandatory inside and in public transport means with the exception of children at schools and some professions, such as those working in offices if they keep a distance. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar (left) staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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BENJAMIN ROLL, Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). On the photo centre there is Benjamin Roll, vice chairman of the movement. The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar (photo) staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar (photo) staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Hundreds protest in Prague against govt steps amid epidemic

Hundreds of people met in Prague-Letna today, on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, to protest against the cabinet's steps and way of communication amid the coronavirus epidemic, an event that Million Moments for Democracy group head Mikulas Minar staged as a walk, since going for a walk is not banned over the virus and people are to take a photo with the questions and publish it online with the hashtag PtameSeVlady (WeAskTheGovernment). The protesters carried banners expressing mistrust in the government and demanding the full reopening of schools that mostly remain closed. Up to 3,000 people attended the protest, the organisers said. Walking slowly and at a two-metre distance from each other, in compliance with the government-declared anti-virus measures, they reached the nearby Kramar Villa, the official seat of Czech prime ministers. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Evacuees forced to move to another shelter

DATE, Japan - Two women and a baby move April 17 to a new shelter in Date, southwestern Hokkaido, for people evacuated from the area around the Mt. Usu volcano. Some 400 people staying at nine schools and other emergency shelters in the city were integrated to three locations to allow schools to resume classes. The volcano, in the background, erupted March 31 and again April 17.