>> international investigators have tried again to get to the wreckage of malation airline fliegts. representatives of ukraine, russia and the organization for security and cooperation in europe will need to try to resolve the si the airliner was hit by a missile two weeks ago. all 298 people on bord were killed. the plane crashed in an area where ukranian forces have been

fighting geng against pro-russi separatists. >> we don't expect the security situation to improve enough over the next days to make this poss this makes it less likely that we will reach the site in the immediate futu >> delegates will minsk. the leaders of the group of seven nations have issue add warning to russian leaders they say if the russians do not change course on ukraine, they'll bring in more sanctions. the g-7 leaders released a statement expressing what they call their grave concern about action that is have undermined ukraine's sovereignty. they wrote that the downing of the malaiysia airliner should

suspend its support of illegal arm groups. they've refused to come to a truce and they keep trading fire into and out of the gaza strip. now, israeli forces have hit a crowded shopping are 17 palestinian civilians were ki health authorities 234 gaza say more than sp 1300 palestinians e been killed.

three soldiers were killed when a bomb in one tunnel exploded. israeli commanders have announced plans on wednesday to cease fire for four hos. but a spokesperson for hamas says the proposal was aimed at pleasing the. and he claims the israelis have not given staff access where many palestinians have been wo it's time now for a check with business news. yi, good morning, what do you have for us? >> we have yet to see a solution in the article general teen debt dispute. it's rating has been cut from

triple c to sd, selective default. the u.s. supreme court ruled in june before paying a group of u.s. hedge funds demanding full paymen some analysts say the s&p downgrade will only have a limited impact on financial markts. the country has not been issuing southern bonds on the international market since it defaulted in 2001. inflation is moving closer to their tar get. still, they say they're in no rush to raise interest rates. the fed issued a statement after policymakers fought for two da. it said reboubded in the second

the people at the fed are concerned about what's happening in the labor marke still, they decided to withdraw from their stimulus progra they reduced monthly purchases of bonds to $25 billion. and they're on course to end that program but they decided to keep short term int gdp was stronger nan expected. still, wall street ended the day for more, let's go to ramin who's standing by at the tokyo stock exchange. good mourning, ramin. how are investor ins tokyo reacting? >> have a look at how the nikkei is opening here.

up 0.7%. over a hundred points, i can tell y the broader topics over 1 e 300. investors have been pleasantly it would actually hurt some of the sales figures for corporate earnings, but that really hasn't necessary lid and the older sector has shown pretty strong results, as well, after solid numbers from the likes of nissan and honda. also, mitsubishi reported on wednesday record profi. one automaker left, toyota will be watching out for that but pretty solid results, so far, from the autoindustry.

>> and the stronger dollar, that should also help porters. >> right noud, 1202.83-85. it's paired back a little bit after rising to its highest level in three month still, much higher than at the start of th but the rise in u.s. bond yields reflects that theory, the 10-year treasury rose above 2.5%. you can see that on the screen right now, that level for the first time in a . the recovery in the u.s. is on a solid footing. now, asian markets will, of course, also be a fo we've seen hong kong rising for 7 days in a row.

seven trading days in a row. we'll see if that continues. also continue to monitor earnings potential. >> we will hear from ramin in a few hours at the morning close. i'll be back next hour with all of these head looirns and . i'll leave you with a check on some other market figures.

>> reporter: zhou yongkang was of the standing committee the st says the party's cen to investigate him for grave violat zhou oversaw chi industries and served as chief of security. while in office, he was reported to have and wealth. xi jinping began to put on tackling the issue of

corruption soon after he took office in november 2012. the communist party controlled the newspa. it says everyone is equal and the party rules and there are no exceptions. the article quoted xi as saying that the more disciplinary regulations are enforced, the more party solidarity and unity is maintained. >> translator: this case shows the government's strong will to tackle corruption. people have wanted this kind of action for a long time. >> reporter: one expert on chinese politics says it's a tactical move. >> translator: it's an unprecedented step to convict someone at the top of the leadership. xi jinping is trying to show the

communist party, as well as the public, that he is serious about eliminating corrupt officials, even if it's an elder of the party. >> reporter: zhou was believed to have a close relationship with bo xilai, the former chief of the minister city of chongqing. bo was expected to join china's elite group of decision makers but he was jailed on corruption charges imprisonment for l some associates say bo and z were plotting to overthrow the xi administration. professor korogi said these developments show that president xi is trying to consolidate his power. >> translator: there will be personnel changes at the next

congress of the communist party in 2017, and xi wants to put his people into important posts. he has to do something about the faction in order to achieve that. he's trying to shake the faction by convicting zhou. xi might shift to a softer approach now that he's established his position. there might even be some moves toward improving ties with countries where relations had at >> reporte continued to be tough in his diplomatic stance with japan and the u.s. professor korogi points out, if he successfully gets the people behind him, he could afford to

lighten the tone of china's international naoki makita, nhk worl police i remain on high alert in the xinjiang uyghur autonomous region. an attack on government buildings and police stations on monday reportedly killed dozens of people. an nhk crew arrived in the city of kashgar on wednesday. it's about 200 kilometers away from yarkand county where the incident occurred. the area appeared calm, but armed police were at positions throughout the city. checkpoints had been set on highways and blocked vehicles from entering the central area. internet access has been cut off in parts of the region. the state-run xinhua news agency says dozens of han chinese and muslim uyghurs were killed or injured in the assault. it reported security police shot and killed dozens of the attackers.

the region has been hit by a series of protests and attacks resulting in casualties. some ethnic uyghurs are frustrated over the government's control of religious activities. as well as economic and political disparities between themselves and the majority ha chinese. chinese prosecutors indicted a prominent uyghur scholar on charges of separatism. ilham tohti was arrested by police for allegedly causing grave harm to national security and social stability. prosecutors in the xinjiang uyghur autonomous region say they indicted the beijing-based scholar on wednesday. he has long advocated protection of uyghurs' rights. chinese police detained him in january. they allege he joined forces with uyghur separatists outside of china and spread separatist thoughts. he criticized china's ethnic policies. but he's considered a moderate since he opposes u independence from china. analysts say the scholar's

indictment may spark further violence from the uyghur minority. meanwhile, food safety concerns in china concern. shanghai government authorities are demanding the parent company of a scandal-hit meat firm to report its irregularities. they're accused of providing expired meat products to fast-food chains and restaurants. shanghai authorities arrested five company employees on suspicion of fra. shanghai xu w questioning se the . >> translator: we're d shanghai h parent company report manage the plant on a daily basis, as well as their quality control and management. >> he said the companies must also explain how they'll recall their tainted products. husi is the subsidiary of u.s. food giant osi. chinese officials say they'll integrate the household registration systems for urban and rural residents into one. the separation has been blamed for a gap in the groups. the government provides social security, education and other services based on the two types

the disparity has triggered discontent among people in the country. many rural workers come into cities for employment. they say they face disadvantages in working conditions and their children's education. officials plan to unify the two statuses with a new system. they'll provide people with services based on where they live. the current one has been in place for more than 50 years. populous, prosperous, pushing ahead. china's rise brought it wealth, power, and problems. an income gap divides its people. pollution threatens their health. and differences over t strain rel neighbors. find out the challenges china faces on "newsline."

>> the group heads to a forsz. they're looking for a scrub that grows in the wild. >> translator: this smells really good when you break it >> it can be used to make her ball medicines. people in the west have also become fans of chinese her ball medicine in recent years. demand has surged. japan imparts more than 80% of

raw materials from china. the glup of fampl zigss has turned its attention to forests do mesically. the pharmacist wondered if she could use local scrub to make her ball men sid. >> forests are medicine cabine. i hope to use them as a resour. >> for example, an ingredient in he herbal medicine in no one before realized its commercial val. >> i thought it was just a weed.

i'd cast it aside. >> this tree is called a honoki. but, as a medicine, we call it koboku. >> after an hour, they found three kinds of trees that coul .rovid they brought back 200 kilograms. today, a representative from a manufacturer of liquors is coming today. the quality was confirmed to be high enough for commercializ the company bought the entire >> to continue business, we need a steady supply.

>> if it's shipped in its original state, it's bulky and costly. >> it's perfect. >> good. we can almost chip it out as it is. >> his group is also trying to grow herbs. the plan is to raise them on abandoned farmland. >> following the advice of specialist, they decided to. >> i believe there's so much potential if we can turn this into an industry. >> the idea is that forests become treasure-troves. >> the group plan toss write a manual on how to produce medicinal herbs.

and they hope to distribute it to farmers. >> the last surviving crew member held a plane that dropped an atomic bomb on the japanese city of hiroshima has died. theodore van kirk died of .atural causes in the he was the navigator on the 12 crew enola gay. van kirk issued a public statement with the pilot in 22005. they said they felt no remorse for carrying out their mis. >> allied lives, japanese lives, prisoners of war would have suffer and, on a net basis, the bomb did save lives. >> van kirk was the final survivor of the crews of the two

planes that dropped atomic bombs on hiroshima and nagasaki. a land sliez had hit following torrential rains. it has reportedly swept away scores of houses and more than 150 people have been tripped. federal rescue workers are being hampered by continuing rain and roads are delivering to the villag >> time now for a check of the residents in rumania are seeing many areas inundated with severe floods.

>> i first want to start off showing you this video of weather out of rumania. we have been seeing that severe flooding where hundreds of villagers had to be evacwaited. three are still missing as a result of all of this rainfall. up to 180 millimeters over the past few days. nearly 200 residents had to be forced to flee their homes. this is actually one of these record-breaking rainfalls. some of the heaviest in nearly a century out here in rumania and

some of the neighboring countries, because of that . it has been lingering here in place and the forecast really doesn't improve that muc temperatures remaining hot. moscow, up to 31. at least a little bit cooler off towards the west into london. now take a look towards's tern . these aren't typhoons just yet, but they are doing their part. wind reports there the last 24 hours across okinawa winds up to 100 miles per hour. the most recent reports even

starting to show a little bit higher t. this has been causing whiteout conditions. you have the heavy rainfall and this storm system is going to continue to track off towards now, the key thing i want to note, that center of sishlation, don't follow that all too . this is a large storm. not just out here in the southern joop news islands. even over towards south korea as we look ahead to the weekend. meanwhile, our other storm, this has been bripging some luf conditions. damage to some fuel strurktures ou.

its's been expectsed to organize a little bit more. it's something we wants to co t that risk will be on the rise. that combined with the heat. you want to stay cool out here. you have the heat and muggy con even in parts of china, up to 36 degrees there on your friday that's a look at world weather. here's your extended outlook.

and that wraps up this

edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us. yy

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