hello there and welcome to newsline. it's tuesday october 14th, i'm catherine in tokyo. people in parts of northern japan are dealing with the impact of a powerful storm. vongfong is packing torrential rains and high winds as it moves away. authority sas the storm left two people dead and one missing and they say more than 90 have been injured. police in tottori prefecture pulled a 90-year-old from an irrigation channel. doctors later pronounced him dead. officials say some roads are submerged. they say the water is up to 20 centimeters deep and drivers

have had to abandon their cars. at least 50 homes across japan have been destroyed or damaged and more than 200 others have been flooded. local authorities issued evacuation orders or advisories to more than 600,000 people. airline operators cancelled nearly 80 flights on tuesday. they say they'll stop operating more flights depending on the path of the typhoon. we're joined now from our weather desk. can you tell us more about this storm? >> well, vongfong was the most powerful system for this year so far and it's now pulling away from japan and into the pacific but it's clear and very apparent. more than 500 millimeters of rainfall in western locations of japan and 143 kilometer per hour guests when it made land falls.

it made three landfalls. it's now pulling away as i mentioned but it still has potential of gusts up to 145 kilometers per hour and it's still a large system. s also going to be providing 120 millimeters of rainfall as well as 80 around and it could lead to further flooding situations. we'll keep a close eye on this system for you. i'll come back for more on world weather in the latter half of the program. >> world leaders pledged billions of dollars to help rebuild the war torn gaza trip and now ban ki-moon is trying to make sure it does what it's supposed to. it's essential that leaders in the middle east address the issues destabilizing the issue. they met on monday in ramallah in the west bank. he says it's possible to start massive construction efforts in

gaza but all relevant parties need to be committed to carry out a plan monitored by the un to deliver building materials to the area and he's urging both israeli and palestinian officials to start peace talks. he travelled to meet with benjamin netanyahu and demanded a blockade preventing construction materials from reaching the strip be lifted. >> construction must start without delay but this is not enough to break the cycle if conditions in gaza revert to where they were before this escalation the clock will be reset on more instability on the development and conflict. >> on sunday ban attended an international donor conference in cairo. this they pledged aid to help

rebuild gaza. he is scheduled to revisit the strip on thursday for the first time since 50 days of fighting between israel and hamas. russian and chinese leaders are working to boost their economic ties. they signed several energy, trade and finance agreements. the russian prime minister and chinese premiere leader met in moscow. they agreed on 38 deals aimed at strengthening state backed banks. financial institutions have been cutoff from outside markets since western countries imposed sanctions over the crisis in ukraine. the deal could be worth more than $200 billion by 2020 and they're hoping to strike a deal to export natural gas to china by next year. lee said companies in beijing are negotiating the details but they need more time. analysts say the agreements show that russian leaders are turning to china in response to the sanctions.

news of the stronger economic ties between the two nations comes as the chinese economy is showing strong signs of recovery. now we're joined with more on that. what can you tell us about this? >> well, catherine, the chinese aren't facing the same kind of international pressures as their russian counter parts and exports are booming. china's trade surplus in september was nearly $31 billion. that's the 5th straight month where the surplus has topped $30 billion. officials say exports in september rose more than 15%. chinese companies ship more clothes, jewelry, and furniture to industrialized nations. customs officials say imports also increased they rose 7% for the first time in three months. >> translator: the recovery in exports is fast but import is relatively week. i think the trend has expanded the trade surplus.

>> but china's auto market is losing speak. the china association of automobile manufacturers says september's 2.4% growth in sales was the slowest so far this year. dealers sold more than 1.9 million vehicles. japanese auto makers saw their market share shrink slightly to just under 15%. they're in second place among foreign makers, car makers, that is it. german car makers are number one. now as for investors they're concerned by slowing growth in many parts of the world and they're selling u.s. stocks. monday's sell off was broad. the dow dropped 1.35% extending it's losing streak to a third straight day. how are japanese investors responding to all of this. what can you tell us? >> the selling is spreading here as well. let's go straight to the opening levels and you can see what i'm talking about. the nikkei is down 300 points

and almost down 2% and it actually fell below that 15,000 level and that's the first time in nearly two months that it has done so and the broader topix trading lower as well. they were closed on monday for a public holiday and the signals coming out of the u.s., europe, and asia markets do not bode well. we're seeing that reflected right now. the dollar has fallen dramatically after a surge higher at the end of september and analysts say that may weigh on exporters share prices as well. i'll track those. analysts also telling us that recent data suggests that global growth looks pretty disappointing if you look at euro zone and china data when looking at those two economic blocks. so that's a bit of a concern for markets as well. >> okay ramin where's the dollar trading right now? >> yeah, the dollar/yen big focus. it's at 107.13-15.

investors telling me that bond yields and commodity prices such as oil and medals which are mostly priced in u.s. dollars are becoming more and more of a concern. as you can see the brent oil futures prices continuing to fall hit a four year low as a matter of fact and they say the only shining light in the global economy is u.s. economy and global manufacturing remains a weakness and may weigh on china's export growth even though they showed an improvement in trade figures. that did lift commodity sensitive dollars such as australian dollar now however sidney's main stock indexes are down and at 8 month lows so we'll be tracking all of those markets as well so basically stocks, currencies, bonds, as well as commodity markets to see how the morning progresses but for now the nikkei is down over

300 points this morning in the first three minutes of trading. i'll monitor all the related sectors and see how we developed during the day. >> sounds good. thanks for that report. ramin reporting live from the tokyo stock exchange. >> well, let's check on this week's economical l calendar. on tuesday we'll find out if factory output across the euro zone in august managed to grow. the focus will be on the numbers for germany t region's largest economy. on wednesday we'll find out how much more people in china paid for their every day goods in september. in august, price increases slowed to a four month low. on the same day sales of new tokyo condominiums for september will be released. they have been falling for seven straight months. on thursday, the federal reserve will tell us how busy american factories were in september. economists will be looking for a

rebound in auto production. and on friday we'll find out if the weakest spot in the u.s. economy is recovering. in august, building of new homes, that fell more than forecast. that's the latest for business in this hour. i'll leave you with a check on markets.

every morning investors turn our attention to asia. the tokyo market leads the way and markets around the world follow. >> from the decisions that could change the course of an economy. >> to the companies at the forefront of change. >> up to the minute market reports. >> and analysis by specialists from around the world. >> get all the latest business news and insight every day here on newsline. >> french economists has won this year's nobel prize in economic sciences for his work on industry regulation. >> the royal swedish academy of sciences has decided to award this prize in economic sciences in memory of alfred nobel 2014 to the professor from capital university france for his analysis of market power and

regulation. >> member of the royal swedish academy made the announcement. they called him one of the most influential economists of our time. he presented a general frame work for governments to draw regulatory policies from many sectors from telecommunication and banking. the academy says because oz-work governments can encourage powerful firms to grow while preventing them from acting harmfully to consumers such as setting prices too high. education authorities in japan are looking to give high school students an advantage when they go abroad. they're trying to introduce a program called the international and they're hoping to help them perform at a global level. >> reporter: this high school is in the international ib program.

this is a history class for juniors. the teacher comes from the united states. the only language spoken is english. >> what effect of the chinese civil war was on a long-term. >> reporter: today's topic is china civil war between the forces of the nationalists and communists parties. >> that can cause some wars inside the country. >> reporter: the students spent three months on each topic. they learn how to identify and serve programs and think. >> translator: i used to just make assertions but now i can use theory to convince other

people and i have a deeper understanding of what i study. >> reporter: this is a class that's the most important in the ib program. in this class, one topic is thoroughly debated. >> i think it's like one plus one is two and they're not doing that kind of thing. >> i disagree because they're using numbers and also the shapes. >> reporter: students learn to express their own opinions skillfully after listening to other points of view. this class takes 100 hours over a two year period. he graduates this year. at first he didn't understand

english. but he learned enough to be accepted by 16 universities. >> translator: i have acquired useful skills such as expressing my opinion clearly and writing essays in english. >> reporter: 19 high schools and international schools in japan provide the program. in the next four years the government plans to raise the number to 200 including public schools. this high school in tokyo introduced the program in two years. the school will be the first to do so in the public system. but a number of issues have arisen. one is how to find instructors who can teach in english. >> translator: the city's teachers have a high level of

specialized knowledge not many are capable of conducting classes in english. >> reporter: another challenge is to satisfy both japan's program guidelines and ib. the number of teaching hours will rise. >> translator: there are many issues that we need to address but i think this international program is a great way to neurotour young people's potential to change our country in a positive way. >> reporter: they have agreed to allow some subjects to be taught in japanese. this is so more schools can implemented the program. nhk world, tokyo. >> a chinese court sentenced 12

people to death for terrorism. they were convicted of staging attacks last july in the region. more than 30 were killed in the incident. the state run agency said another 15 people were given extended death sentences. the media is saying knife wealding attackers went on a rampage at local government offices and a police station. authorities say the attackers killed 37 people. they say police leaders shot and killed 59 rioters. more than 200 others were taken into custody. many are complaining that chinese authorities are tightening their control of the region. analysts say the severe sentences are designed as a warning to anyone that might pose a threat to security.shril celebrating a new sign that their country is back on track after a civil war. crowds gathered in the northern

city to watch a train complete the 400 kilometer journey for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century. their president arrived on the landmark journey. he told reporters it wasn't just another journey. it was a bridge between north and south that will help reconnect their hearts and minds. >> it's happy to us and we thank our government and president for this. >> the railway was once a symbol of interracial harmony. it linked the north to the south but the route was shutdown 24 years ago when separatists were fighting government forces. they're rebuilding northern cities that were destroyed in the world. japan and india are among the

countries backing the reconstruction work. many farmers in northeastern japan are struggling more than three years after the nuclear accident. they had trouble finding buyers even when tests show their products are safe from radiation. now tea farmers in one village are trying to turn their bitter experience into sweet success. >> farmers in the kunohe prefecture are proud of the locally produced tea. the drink is sweet and caffeine

free. few people drink it even on special occasions. it's mostly used as an ingredient in medicines. >> it's sweet. >> a local cooperative supplies the organically grown tea to a natural medicine company for several decades. the company use it as ingredi t ingredient. it brought out 70% of the annual production. everything changed three years ago. the fukushima plant melted down and fears about contamination spread. the company became concerned about contamination of the release. even though the results of the tests were negative.

he is a local server. >> translator: we've tried to convince the companies that our product is safe. but they didn't accept it. >> he visited wholesalers around the country. he took part in promotional events and fairs but his efforts failed to produce results. when it seemed all hope was gone, salvation came from overseas. he won gold medal in the u.k. food contest. it was chosen from more than 8,000 products. he suddenly realized people still enjoy it as an every day drink. he sought out the advice of a green tea expert.

he wanted to improve the tea's quality. >> translator: why don't you increase the inner temperature to 90 degrees. >> translator: wow it's much higher than before. >> translator: i think this process will enhance the flavor. >> he had another idea to boost the tea's popularity. tea bags. they discussed what the bags should be made of and how much of the leaves to include. >> translator: tea bags are becoming more popular than teapots. consumers are shifting their choice. >> translator: i agree with you. i would like to do all we can to create a sustainable market. >> the first tea bags will appear on store shelves next year.

>> translator: sales are still at a crossroads because of consumer concerns but i'll never give up. we'll work hard to distribute our special tea not only in japan but around the world. >> he hopes to expand their customer base in japan and abroad. he knows that the revival is a symbol of recovery from the 2011 >> hdred of tho of people in many areas of easte india are dealing with severe weather conditions. a powerful storm made landfall uprooting trees and utility polls. >> hudhud is now a low pressure system however it made land fall on sunday as a tropical cyclone. it has left.

we have pictures coming up from here. so you can see really strong winds. the cyclone lashed through the coast of india this past weekend leaving 24 dead and thousands homeless. at least 150,000 people were evacuate add head of the storm. it made land fall packing winds of 195 kilometers per hour. now they're racing to restore power and clear roads in the hardest hit areas. numerous helicopters have been deployed to drop supplies in communities still isolated letting the threat due to the low pressure system still lingering around the area. any additional rain could lead to further flooding and worsen situations but this low pressure system will then make its way in and around new delhi. we'll keep a close eye on this system. across eastern continental asia we're likely to see a high pressure system dominate much of china and as well as beijing it's very chilly up here though.

7 degrees for the high. western and central half of japan is looking at very clear skies. definitely the calm after the storm. likely to see beautiful day here with the sunny weather at 26 degrees in tokyo for us on tuesday. out here across the caribbean we're likely to see a hurricane coming up major hurricane status by wednesday. it is now a category 1 hurricane and it is bringing hurricane warnings across puerto rico. it's likely to bring about 300 millimeters of rainfall in isolated lotions. it will continue throughout the next couple of days. it will be making its way toward bermuda so we'll keep a close eye on this system. please try not to venture out in the waters. out here in the eastern u.s. we have a potent storm system that unleashed 7 tornadoes. one has already killed one person in arkansas. this has a potential of bringing more tornadoes and more strong gusts as it heads toward the

eastern locations bringing about 85 millimeters of rainfall in and across northwestern florida but on the flip side we're looking at very cold temperatures, freeze warning could be in place in around four corners overnight hours. we're likely to see frosty conditions up here in and around winnipeg. 15 for your high and the conditions are going to be bringing radiation cooling out there and we're likely to see some thunderstorms in and around chicago at 18 degrees. i'll leave you now for extended forecast across the globe.

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