welcome to nhk world "newsline," i'm gooene otani in tokyo. north korea has launched short-range missiles. it's the third straight day of what the country calls a military trial. china and india agree to boost economic ties and continue efforts to resolve a long-running dispute on the border.

and a business owner in myanmar is ung his experience to strengthen ties between the two countries. south korean defense officials say north korea launched two short-range missiles toward the sea of japan on monday. it's the third straight day the north has fired missiles. north korean authorities say the launches are part of a regular military drill. they are believe todd have dropped in the sea of japan. >> translator: they may launch more missiles, so we're closely watching military movements in the north. >> dealership lomatic sources say they have resorted to less provocations. north korea authorities acknowledged the test.

>> translator: the launches are part of ordinary drills. we're exercising our legitimate right as a sovereign nation. >> the missile launches triggers a worried response from china. they're appealing for calm. >> under the present situation, we hope the relevant countries will strive for peace and security on the korean peninsula. >> the world's two most populous nations are stepping up talks. china's new premier li met with the indian prime minister and they agreed to increase exports and they will help improve indian structure. li's visit comes at a tense

time. troops from both sides have been in a standoff along the disputed border in the himalayas. they agree on discussions to avoid unwanted events in the kashmier region. >> it is peace and tranquility on the borders. >> translator: economic growth of the two countries will be a new engine for the global economy. >> on china's intentions concerning li's intentions. we go to makoto oda. they visited india in 2010, and no indian prime minister has

visited china since that time. they old alternate visits and under line their importance. they believe strengthening relations with india could expand influence into the international community. the two countries each have more than a billion citizens, and have emerging economies. in march, xi jinping visited russia and south africa. his first trip since taking office. these moves are seen as an attempt by china to bring unity among the economies. china is weary of the u.s. and japanese moves to consolidate their ties with india.

china remains in disputes with surrounding nations on territorial issues in the east china sea and the south china sea. china appears to be using the visit to india to check other country's moves to contain china's growing influence in the region. oda, nhk world, new delhi. prime minister singh is welcoming the fact thatly has chosen the india as the location of his first overseas trip. we have more on india's view of the visit. >> they hope the meeting of the two leaders will deepic economic ties and avoid a worsening border dispute. in 1962, a border war let to

fighting between the chinese and indian groups. they came to a head last month when the two militaries faced off in the disputed border. indian officials are also worried that the activities could expand into the indian ocean. india has been beefing up their military with china in mind. but on the economic front, india and china have huge domestic markets and are quickly deepenning ties. indian business owners are seeing opportunities in china. singh said economic growth is india's top priority. the last thing he wants is to throw cold water on bilateral ties. si singh hopes his meeting will

create a friendly relationship with china and insure that any border dispute will not dampen economic ties. japan's defense minister came close to naming the country that sent a submarine their it's borders. he strongly implied chinese involvement and called for self-restraint. they spotted it sunday in okinawa prefecture. they say it was just outside of territorial waters. they suspect that the submarine is chinese. they said navigating under water in the contiguous zone does not violate international law, but it could lead to problems. >> translator: we'll send a message that we're aware of the operate and we are closely

monitoring it. >> onodera says he has intelligence on the location of the submarine opinion. syrian government forces launched a new offensive against opposition fighters. they say they attacked a rebel stronghold. government forces struck qusair. rebels are using the area as a supply base. it said that the troops took control of the town. but an opposition fighter says they caused heavy damage to the government's tank unit. they're trying to end the civil war by organizing talks between the two sides. president barr sha -- al-assad

said the people will determine his future next year in the election. a bombing in afghanistan. 14 people were killed including the kourn sill chief. 11 people were wounded. it's making an unstable security environment even worse. it occurred on monday morning in baghlan profess province. the bomber was on foot and targeted the chief of the provincial council entering the building. insurgents seeking to weaken the afghan government have carried out attacks and assassinations. foreign combat forces are scheduled to leave afghanistan by the next year as part of a planned hand overof security operations. media in turkey are reporting that a hot air balloon has crashed, killing one and

injuring 24 hours. the reports say the balloon crashed while on a sight seeing tour in the cappadocia region. a local mayor said a brazilian passenger was killed. cappadocia area is popular with towerishes because of it's volcanic cones and underground cities. japanese government officials issue a report every month outlining their take on the economy. this time they see signs of a moderate pick up. they upgraded their assessment for the first time in two months. the report says exports are leading the turn around. officials create the yen's decline an an increase in auto shipments. feel factors are producing more

from the auto sector. they are improving corporate profits. the economy is still in a state of deflation but things are changing. they're falling at a shower pace. one reason is a prices for goods are increasing while the yen weakens. >> shinzo abe is counting on reigniting economic growth. there is a system for regularly checking the progress of his growth strategied. the japan association of corporate executives announced their recommendations to the government. the group says the government should hold full fledged discussions on policy ie lems and mid to long term policies. it's increased competitiveness in agriculture, stale energy

supplies and decentralization of government power. they need to stress the importance of policies. insters and officials correct instructions necessary for implementing the policies. >> they plan to put the car on the market in june. it was marked to begin to okinawa prefecture in japan. >> each of the two companies will sell the car under their own brand name. we just got to the start line. >> this is the first time for nissan to get involved in the development of a mini vehicle. they cannot cut development and

costs. they will be able to use the plant to develop capacity. demand for these small cars is expected to grow due to their energy efficiency and reasonable price. here are the latest market figures.

the asia pacific region is facing numerous challenges brought about by rapid economic growth. many are related to water. leaders from around the region net thailand to address these issues. >> reporter: political leaders and high ranking officials from more than 40 countries and organizations have gathered for the asia-pacific water summit. they're discussing how countries can prepare for a future of too little water, or too much. the thai prime minister warned that the regions water resources are relatively scarce given asia's huge population. she added that the area frequently has water related

disasters, like flood or tsunami. >> i hope we can become immune to water risks and disasters. >> former japanese prime minister mori thanks the nations for their support following the march 11, 2011 disaster in japan's northeast. he stressed importance of adequate preparation. >> japan is prone to earthquakes. and we thought for a long time that we were prepared for a disaster. but the collage from march 11th far beyond what we imagined. >> the asia pacific region is gaining attention as an engine of the economy. in 2011, thailand was hit by

massive floods. it resulted in injury and death enwas a considerable blow to business. the asia pacific region is running short of water due to fast growth. this is creating headaches for communities struggling to secure and manage water resources. as the conference drew to a close. the delegates adopted a declaration emphasizing the water issues. >> the economic future of the asia-pacific depends on the availability of the leaders to see and control water related problems. this one-day meeting will deepen their understanding. it remains to be seen how they will transform that into action. >> emerging economic powers

struggling with economy. the threat of violence, the push for peace, and the shadow of conflict. get need every weekday, live from bangkok. the people of myanmar are hungry for education as their economy booms. in southern japan -- >> this is asia pacific university. it is located in southern japan. about 2500 students from 80 countries and regions study here. there are 31 students from

myanmar. in recent years, apu has accepted more students from myanmar than any other university in japan. >> after my graduation, i will go back to my country and my ministry, so i will contribute to my society. about 100 students have graduated from apu. last november, some of them launched an alumni association. the tourism minister attended. >> you're going to do the business opportunities for these people.

>> this is the president of the group. he runs a tourism agency. he studied at apu 14 years ago. but he says he went to apu because he wanted as many perspectives as we could. >> i have to believe that myanmar will open up to the world and serve as a bridge with japan. >> this is his office. much of his business is with japanese private parks. with the management style inspired by japanese practice, they make the most of increasing opportunities from the economic

boom. >> in japan, three common business principals is to report to each other, stay in contact, and discuss matters. i try to follow these rules. >> he recently expanded his business. this luxury business being built in the suburbs is expected to sell for around half a million dollars. they have been growing in myanmar on the back of our economic boom, and the losing of western sanctions. land prices have risen in the past five years. >> real estate prices in myanmar are rising, so i believe this is a promising business. i want to collaborate with

japanese companies in property development. representatives from many japanese companies have been contacting him. it is a for the citizens getting ready for a new faze of growth. >> the world's largest online video sharing site, youtube is hosting their first ever comedy week. an opening event was held on sunday. profession than in and amateur comedians walked the red carpet. they will ut up more than 1,000 videos exclusively for viewing on you tooub if will also show

case live streaming services defend cased to comedy. >> we're to excited to put all of our amazing creators on a big stage to show the amazing content we have. it's a great platform for our creators. >> youtube has gone rapidly since it's inception. comedy week will be the first time youtube hosted an event in a specific genera. >> lottery o officials say they're waiting for a winner -- >> they say the lucky ticket was sold alt a so sold at a super market in florida. the prize had gone to $590 million. the winner has not claimed their prize. >> i didn't buy a ticket.

>> wow, i can't believe it. that's shocking. >> u.s. television stations are broadcasting live from the super market where the ticket was sold. they're urging ticketholders to check their numbers. robert speta has the details, robert? >> we have been watching very rough and severe weather indeed. really in the last several days, there's been reports of deadly tornadoes coming up. i want to start by showing you footage of arounds here in is in kansas on saturday, sunday at sunset. and it really hit a sparsely populated area. this one on the other hand was part of several tornados in oklahoma. it was a .8 kilometer wide. you can seal magnitude of the

damage. and that did cause a death. now there is still a risk caused on monday. it is just the battle zones setting up. you have dry air in western texas creating fire weather for you, and cooler air. where all three of these are meeting right now is right here and that's bringing the risk of not only tornadoes but also baseball sized hail. we could see straight lined winds ahead of some of these. so you're still seeing the risk out there towards the great lakes with some form of severe weather. even people not traveling. there is a flash flood mobile there into the dakotas.

especially in the river basins. i want to continue to keep an eye on this. temperatures out ahead of that. washington dc. high 20s and low 30s, you will also be feeling that front to the west. let's go over towards eastern asia. i'm talking about the severe weather in the north americas. it's not just isolated there. we have been seeing some very incense and heavy rain. today we saw upwards of 115 millimeters of rainfall. now the next 24 hours could be seeing one to two millimeters. i want to show you footage here as well. it has been taking place here which was hit by hard rain yet again on sunday. so far, the floods have affected

more than 1.5 million people and claimed 55 fives. now they're in whooping county, flood waters rose nearly 200 people. that front is the rainy season boundary and it's not going anywhere very that's. it will be linkering throughout the next several days. farce the develtropics, not see anything organized. high pressure coming in over japan and korea. 24 for your high, high of 20. here is jr. extended forecast. . here is your extended forecast.

that's "newsline" for this hour.

i'm gene otani in tokyo. from all of us here at nhk world, thank you for joining us. have a great day wherever you are. .

march 2013, two years after the great east japan eric. a swedish woman is visiting. her name is ulrika hydman vallien. she's a globally known designer who has her works in a swedish museum. ranging from glass artwork to textiles. the motifs, including flowers and other living things, mothers and children, are all filled