Albanese presses for AUKUS despite Trump’s departureーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS
australia’s prime minister will have to wait for his much anticipated one-on-one with us president donald trump the scheduled meeting between trump and anthony albani was abandoned when the us president abruptly left the g7 summit in canada the two leaders have yet to meet face tof face albani had hoped to sell trump on the importance of the oca security pact between australia the uk and the us a day earlier albani had stressed that american interests would be served by the security framework which is intended to deter china in the pacific the pentagon is reviewing the pack to ensure it aligns with trump’s america first agenda under the pact australia will acquire at least three virginia class attack submarines from the united states british prime minister karmama told reporters the submarine deal was going ahead following his meeting with trump at the summit on monday albani welcomes star’s remarks as positive australia is pinning its hopes on augustus to upgrade its defense capabilities the nuclearpowered submarines in particular are needed to counter china’s growing presence in the pacific it’s clearer skies ahead for thai airways a court has approved its exit from its debt restructuring process thailand’s flagship carrier went bankrupt in 2020 a victim of intensifying competition from lowcost airlines and the pandemic the airlines said on monday that it has successfully rehabilitated its business through organizational restructuring and other improvements thai airways entered bankruptcy with debts of about 400 billion bart or about 12 billion the carrier says it expects to pay off the last of the debt about 95 billion bart or about $3 billion by 2036 the airline says it aims to get relisted on thailand’s stock exchange by august staying in thailand the country is stepping up efforts to woo back tourists from china their numbers slumped by almost half last month the slowdown is causing concern because of its impact across a wide range of industries according to thailand’s tourism ministry there was a 44% drop in chinese tourists compared to may of last year from january to may there was a 32% drop that’s far steeper than the decrease in all international visitors which was less than 3% authorities blame the slowdown on safety concerns and negative sentiments triggered by a series of headline grabbing events including human trafficking from thailand to scam centers in myanmar and an earthquake in march that brought down a highrise in bangkok officials are trying all kinds of ways to rebuild thailand’s image as a safe travel destination such as inviting chinese influencers to experience model tours the government is also working to increase the number of flights from major chinese cities and regional centers that wraps up our bulletin i’m chola pansa in bangkok
June 17 NEWSROOM TOKYO Bangkok Live Lineup:
00:00 Albanese presses for AUKUS despite Trump’s departure
01:11 Thai Airways exits debt restructuring program
01:57 Thailand strives to win back Chinese tourists
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