true history. her for everything and her for. simply a human being on mars you know armstrong. was his destiny starts july 20th on t w. this is d w news asia coming up on our show today a relationship under strain india and the u.s. secretary of state might pump ale goes to new delhi to talk business and security but will tensions over train get in the way of deepening times also coming up we'll take you to the golden triangle in southeast asia a region the tourist for the production of synthetic drugs business is booming but why and what are authorities doing to stop it. plus using at all ages we meet south korea's new runway model

a senior citizen strutting his stuff. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us on news asia we start today with strained relations between india and the united states the u.s. secretary of state mike pump aoe is in new delhi for talks with indian prime minister narendra modi and indian leaders now ahead of the trip called india an important partner in security and energy but there are plenty of points of contention between india and the us right now 1st and foremost is trade the trump administration has lashed out at india for high tariffs and this month that withdrew special trade privileges for india the indian government has retaliated with higher tariffs on some u.s. goods india's deal to buy s. 400 missile. the fence systems from russia has also ways controversy it could

trigger u.s. sanctions which prohibit doing business with russia's defense sector new delhi's looking for a waiver to avoid penalties now this is what pump aoe had to say about those pressures that a press conference with india's minister of external affairs but as the secretary of state i've never found a partner now i don't matter how close we didn't have rob he didn't have places where you have to work through things on each of those 2 issues. and we had a chance to talk today to try to plot a path forward busy so that we can do the right things for both countries. banner g is following the talks for us in delhi he joins us now hi guys tell us more about what was said at that press conference earlier. hiser me i think the main message from the press conference is that what is a few disagreements between friends is nothing that can be sort of if both sides sit down across the table from each other and just have a plain some book on the surface it is important to remember the context within

which this meeting between my company one has taken place there's been months of rhetoric from both sides primarily playing out in the media and both sides haven't really been able to sit face to face with each other and discuss this this was an opportunity to really calm tensions and calm nerves and to sort of slow down the pace of ties with that environed both sides what they have to highlight the points of convergence that exist between india and the united states in this strategic relationships primarily along points of fighting against every ism defense cooperation trade and of course over the issues of disagreement that also exist between both sides you have touched upon some of them for the u.s. side the issue of equal access to indian markets was quite important the indian side of the importance of india taking decisions in its national interest a week perhaps to the s 400 and decided different system the poacher's of that system. from russia india also highlighting its concerns on the tensions in iran

because a lot of india's oil supply comes from the strait of hormuz and from that region in addition to the trade with the region so these are all points that one highlight to between both sides and the idea essentially being that once these points have been highlighted both sides can go back think we're going to have to try and work on the problems of this you mentioned contacts and we should say that at the end of this week the g. 20 will get underway in the random o.t. and donald trump will need their face to face judging from what you've seen today in delhi what can we expect from that meeting other than what this meeting has done is really taken the tension out of the area it is going to allow donald trump that is the more the 2 need in an environment which is a free from the tensions that have been building up in the past few months it really clears the air for both of them to have friendly and convivial conversations and potentially play on the personal chemistry that both men claim they have with

each other what you will see are building on what are what has been discussed today so expect to come up again but will that lead to any major decisions of the osaka remains to be seen did have these various banerjee for us in delhi thank you so much now the united nations has released its worldwide drug report and the news is worrying the use of opioids is booming especially in the u.s. and africa and the production and use of methamphetamine is also searching southeast asia has become the world's fastest growing meth market authorities in east and southeast asia seized $116.00 tons of the drug in 2018 that production is concentrated in the golden triangle southeast asia drug ring at a centers around northern mian mart includes a laos and thailand and with a big river and porous borders a drug production is running rampant and authorities are struggling to keep up.

it's one of the most notorious drug smuggling routes in the world these navy rangers are on a mission along the mekong river between thailand and laos drugs flowed down and over this river spewing into the local and international markets their job to throttle supply. on a given we plan to intercept the drugs from the north of the north east otherwise it will be hard to stop it because once there are high volumes of illegal drugs spewing into the northeast region will get into the toilet faster. and this is the poison they are trying to stop officials dark hole of highly addictive crystal meth and caffeine least there to mean pills. are the madd drug the polls are hugely popular taken by walker and party goers alike but not without devastating costs. will save their. drug users have become like patients. they're not able to

work or live their lives. and that poses a major problem to their families society and the country as a whole. among the victims is not a former drug addict trying to turn his life around he was introduced as a teenager. oh yeah i've been using drugs for around 10 years and i wanted to quit because i felt tired i just had to quit. back on the banks of the meat on granger chick for signs of drug drop offs but they're up against determined and resourceful forwards technology to their advantage. they use drones to inspect the area. judy the advancement of technology drug sellers can now inspect the border area to see whether there are soldiers or security forces so they can bring in the drugs. for all the new gadgetry

officials know well that smugglers rely heavily on poor local fishermen to. as the guards get ready for night watch they can be sure they won't be alone. and long as a research fellow at our mit university in australia and an expert in transnational drug trafficking he joins us for more on the story we've heard the u.n. say that they're worried about a boom in synthetic drugs in opioids in the golden triangle region briefly what are these drugs and why are we seeing such a bill. go to go it's human no. place in neurons it will and a rise. means including at the sea and eyes all did i'll

buy you new thailand because it's a close the border to china and india where the chemical. is a lot for the approach indigo in china go and reason lays it all to law enforcement agency go to die and go countries are really concerned with the high volume of the time being. ok so you're saying that the chemicals are easily accessible to get from india from china and this is an area that's difficult to control where are these drugs being consumed. yeah it is a hard to question because see i want to raise this right or both is a mess that maggots in years so it's a z. in itself and also be old in the in the not can see mostly sambo is all even deal with 0 all of that particular li with the fentanyl i want to

emphasize the syntactic opioids now they're really concerned in china and mexico now they're recording these to surprise tell to known for their north america they have for the good side and not only is it almost think in southeast asia where it's a make own countries but also beyond the country or so it's like to directly right i 10 long from r m i t university in australia thank you for sharing your analysis with us thank you now age is just a number that's something we hear pretty often a model in south korea has really taken that to heart he's a senior citizen and in a country with the world's fastest aging population this model has a message you're never too old to walk the runway. at 65 kim

chu do as having one of the best times of his life but. this has been the stream for jeez now he can work with upright and tell the world he made it a reality both. have gone through tough times in order to begin the 2nd wife had a passion for modeling when i was younger but the thought of it only came back unexpectedly when i realize that it's difficult to find a place in any industry as an older person. since its debut in 2018 killis made regular appearance in commercials fashion shows and t.v. programs often together with younger models for them the former restaurant owner is an inspiration or. at 1st i had no idea how i could stay in modeling longer because models usually have shortened careers but now i'm able to dream bigger thanks to senior models like. kim is setting an example for those who want

a 2nd life too she says she can be a boundary. i think all people have some sort of special talent no matter their age. i think it wouldn't be a bad idea to find that talent and take a shot at doing it let's. listen to. the new fashion stylist next girl europe's renowned fashion week and for that is well prepared. and inspiration for all of us that's it for now be sure to check out our other stories on dot com slash asia or on facebook and twitter. before we go will lead leave you with some images of a story that we've been following the ongoing mass protests in hong kong people have gathered on the streets again today ahead of the g. 20 summit kicking off later this week we'll see you next time.

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ground following positive signals from the u.s. treasury secretary this time stephen saying a trade deal between china and the united states is about 90 percent complete missions big. of a deal at this weekend's g. 20 summit in japan where trade is expected to top the agenda u.s. president will meet his chinese counterpart xi jinping in attempts to calm the trade war it's been raging for almost a year now. this is the current status of the u.s. china trade conflict. washington has slapped 25 percent tariffs on nearly half of all imports from china. the levies now affect $250000000000.00 worth of goods. and us.