welcome to your oldest one and you know tommy and tokyo here's a look at some other stories we're following this hour. i am. cruise aboard ships from china and vietnam showed no sign of backing away from a disputed area in the south china sea. russian president but it wouldn't have minded friday and it says person has a sense of freedom damage the region and we checked in with

the us will restore to its eyes. stupid errors or is next. tensions remain high in the south china sea. ships from china vietnam and the philippines were involved in a series of confrontations over disputed waters government representatives from the three nations have been trading criticism the enemy's officials at the q ships from china of ramming into their vessels near the carousel islands both countries lay claim to the territory. a chinese state run oil company in the area is preparing to drill into the seabed ever leaders of aging and blamed the enemy's vessels for intentionally disrupting the country's operations they have told their counterparts in hanoi to have their ships leave before the two sides can talk to stand up as the international community weenie and us assistant secretary of state daniel russell urged both sides to refrain from further provocation competing

sovereignty claim is in the disputed areas including the carousel. all must be dealt with peaceful. must be dealt with diplomatically and must be dealt with in accordance with international law. japanese foreign minister for me and sheena has also expressed his concern the iraq issue of the new regional rethink the incident is part of a series of tuna mackerel and provocative maritime activities by china. on tuesday philippine authorities detained a chinese fishing boat and eleven crew members near this friendly islands. he said the vessel had a large number of an insured dead animals on board the two nations are also locked in the territory of disagreement. chinese officials claimed they control the area and have demanded the media release of the detainees. meanwhile thousands of u s and philippine soldiers are currently conducting a joint exercise near the disputed

water. it's this it's their first under new security pact signed last long during president barack obama visit to manila. the former president of the national defence academy tells nhk that he expects no quick solution to the ongoing tensions crime of congo reports. she knew she hopped is an expert on security issues. he says china's maritime assertiveness in the region will be here tuesday. the moment is the current fiscal. i think that we do to prevent the roof of the discussions gore's ten hours remain in saying that breaches prove this. it is the tubing that the doctrine of upgrades can be more weasel out peacemaking efforts. roofing can do. she really didn't use government had to draw attention to this exploiting

a clean in order to gain international support. tom this is very serious issue as bouncer to second seed here they were not conceived of this. you're a guy who responded francis here with us. so the program call this a desperate to force a spill good turnout from developing world. so this is such a tease. with china's growing pressure in regional waters he sees an increasing importance for cooperation between like minded nations including japan than us. mr obama. like the arc. use small doses. erm by reports in is due to improving their position and called us and said it's all ice. therefore

if the us. and the pound korea. western countries and australia and india are those like minded characters. your word your hands korea and china. i would also a good food so did the old doberman stamps. leaders of ten self asian nations were happy and will gather in myanmar on sunday. the ongoing issue in the south china sea is expected to be discussed rundle titled nhk world china has been increasing its maritime activities concerning another area of the seats on a group of islands japan controls but china and taiwan claim. us lawmakers have reaffirmed their position that the same couple highlands are covered under an existing treaty with japan. members of the house armed services committee unanimously approved the national defense authorize a chanel for fiscal two thousand and fifteen

the bill says the united states opposes any unilateral action that would seek to undermine japan's administration of the senate caucus. it says the u s remains committed under the security treaty with japan to respond to any armed attack on the islands the bill supports prime minister shinzo while this policy of pro active contribution to peace. it's as he endorses recent increases in japan's defense budget and other actions that will enable the cou