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are authorities doing to stop it. must be at all we need 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 pump 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 trumpet ministration has lashed out at india for high tariffs and this month it 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 $400.00 missile defense systems from russia has also raised controversy it could trigger u.s. sanctions which prohibit doing business with russia 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 had to work through things on each of those 2 issues. and we had a chance to talk today to try and plot a path forward so that we can do the right things for both countries and asia is following the talks for us in delhi he joins us now highbury tell us more about what was said at that press conference earlier. i mean i think the main message from the press conference is that what is

a few disagreements between friends and i think that's gonna be sort of if both sides sit down across the table from each other and just have a plane it's a book on the surface and it is important to remember the context within which this meeting between michael gerson good has taken place there's been months of rhetoric from both sides primarily playing out in the media and both sides have 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. unwind both sides what seems to highlight the points of convergence that exist between india and the united states in this strategic relationships primarily along points of fighting against terrorism defense cooperation trade and of course over the issues of disagreement that also exist between both sides you have dust 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 to decide different system the purchase of that system from russia india also had i think 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 highlighted between both sides and the idea essentially being that once these points have been highlighted both sides can go back think with cool heads of try and work on the problems of this issue mentioned contacts and we should say that at the end of this week the g. 20 will get under way modi 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 air it is going to allow donald trump that in the room or the to meet in an environment

which is 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 is building on what or what has been discussed today so expect to come up again but will that lead to any major decisions of to osaka remains to be seen. these various benjy for us in delhi thank you so much. now the united nations has released its worldwide drug report and the noose is worrying the use of opioids is booming especially in the u.s. and africa and the production and use of methamphetamine is also surging southeast asia has become the world's fastest growing a meth market authorities in the east and southeast asia seized $116.00 tons of the drug in 2018 the production of concentrated in the golden triangle southeast asia drug ring at a centers around northern me and martin 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 me kong rever between thailand and laos drugs flow 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 they'll get into the toilet faster. and this is the poison they're trying to stop officials guard a whole of highly addictive crystal meth and caffeine least met there to mean pills . are the mad drug the pails are hugely popular taken by walkers and party goers

alike but not without devastating costs. will save their. drug users have become like patients that they're not able to work all of 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 so tired i just had to quit. back on the banks of the me kong on granger's check for signs of drug drop offs but they're up against the tamil and resourceful forwards who turn technology to their advantage. and it will be

a use drones to inspect the area due to 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 their drugs. for all the new gadgetry officials knew well the smugglers rely heavily on poor local fisherman to. as the guards get ready for night watch they can be sure they won't be alone. 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 and opioids in the golden triangle region briefly what are these drugs and why are we seeing such a bill. is it go to go it's human oh. you know rods whoa and

a rise. i mean including at the sea and eyes all did die by in thailand because it's a close the border to china and india where the chemical. gets it a lot therefore do approach indigo in china go and recently to law enforcement agency go to school countries are really concerned with the high volume of the states i mean. 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 no mistake maggots in. itself and also be old in the

in the not so no can seem the free sambo is all even though we do europe all of that particular li with the fentanyl i want to emphasize the syntactic opioids now they're really concerned india china and mexico now they're recording these to surprise tell to known ford in north america they have for. good so and not only is it a mess that you. make own countries but also beyond the country or so it's like to directly all right i 10 long from a 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. 65 kimchi will do is having one of the best times of his life. this has been to stream for years now he can walk with pride 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 2800 kilometers regular appearance in commercials fashion shows and t.v. programs often together with younger models for them the former restaurant owner is an inspiration. at 1st i had no idea how i could stay in modeling longer because models usually have short lived careers but now i'm able to dream bigger thanks to

senior models they chill do. kim is setting an example for those who want a 2nd life too he says age shouldn't be a boundary. ok i think all people have some sort of special talent no matter their age. i think it wouldn't be a bad idea to refine that talent and take a shot at doing that. with. the new fashion stars next girl europe's renowned fashion week 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 leave you with some images of a story that we've been following the ongoing mass protests in hong kong people

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