media are reporting that li praised aung san suu kyi for choosing china as her first foreign destination outside asean since myanmar's new government took office in march. the media say li expressed support from myanmar as it

pursues development that suits its situation. aung san suu kyi reportedly said the new administration attaches great importance to relations with china, and hopes to promote ties between it and asean. the two sides agreed to work together to find a break-through for a china-led project to construct a large dam in myanmar. the myanmar government suspended work in 2011, citing opposition from local people and other reasons. many people in juan mar remain wary of china due to its relationship with the former military government. the president of turk se blaming a series of deadly bombings on kurdish militants and a movement led by a u.s.-based islamic cleric. the blasts have killed a total of 12 people. on thursday, a car loaded with explosives blew up outside a police station in the eastern city of elazig. more than 200 people were

injured. a roadside bomb went off the same day in the province of bitlis when a military vehicle passed by. six people were killed including soldiers. another bombing near a police station left three people dead and more than 70 wounded on wednesday. turkish president recep tayyip erdogan said the attack was the work of the kurdistan workers party or pkk. he added that the network headed by fethullah gulen also played a role. but erdogan has not elaborated on why he believes the movement was involved. the government insists gulen's network fomented last month's coup. analysts say the government is trying to justify its clampdown. officials in seoul believe that north korea has resumed production of plutonium that could be used in nuclear weapons. south korean defense ministry

spokesperson commented on the issue. >> translator: we are aware that north korea is processing spent nuclear fuel to extract plutonium. >> he was responding to wednesday's report from japan's kyoto news agency that pyongyang confirmed plutonium production in a written interview. moon says the move is a clear violation of u.n. security council resolutions and seoul will work with other countries to counter the nuclear program. under an agreement made in 2007 the north reactor. a top intelligence official warned in february that north korea could soon begin extracting plutonium. weeks later u.s. researchers detected early signs of processing in satellite images. brazilian police say they

have determined that four u.s. swimmers including gold medalist ryan lochte were lying when they claimed they were robbed at gunpoint in rio de janeiro. the swimmers said a group of thieves on sunday morning stopped the taxi they were riding in and took their money. police said at the news conference on thursday that the four were heading for the olympic village when they stopped at a gas station to use the rest room. they said a security guard spotted some broken items in the rest room and ask the athletes to pay for the damage. police say that when the swimmers tried to leave, the guard pointed his gun at them and ordered them to get out of the taxi. police said the athletes handed over currency worth about $50 to pay for the damage. a kyrgyz weightlifter has been stripped of a bronze medal he won at the rio de janeiro olympics. izzat artykov failed a doping

test. he tested positive for a chemical called strychnine. he won the bronze in the 69 kilogram division. the disqualification is the fourth by the court's new third party institution that decides punishment for athletes who fail doping tests. the new body is independent of the international olympic committee. allegations of russia's state sponsored doping prompted them to question the testing system. it is time for business news. swedish-based auto firm volvo cars group has agreed to work with ride hailing service uber to develop a self-driving car. the companies will invest $300 million to jointly develop the autonomous vehicle based on volvo models. they'll also cooperate to

develop highly accurate 3-d maps and sensors used to detect maps on busy streets. executives at volvo want the alliance to create self-driving technology as soon as possible. uber hopes to introduce ride sharing services using the next generation cars with sophisticated safety technologies. the two are among several major auto companies and information technology firms teaming up to develop the technology. ford has invested in four ventures to put driverless vehicles on the road in five years. general motors is working with an uber rival. a leading japanese papermaker nippon paper industries is preparing to build a new factory and start producing a next generation material that is extremely thin, light and strong. the material is called cellulose nanofiber. special technology is used to

transform fibers of wood, rice straw and other plasma into the new material. it is as thin as 0.0001 of a human hair. it turns sticky when stirred. researchers are considering using the new material in a wide range of fields from auto parts to nursing care products to food. officials at nippon paper industries say they'll invest about $11 million in the new factory in western japan. it is expected to roll out about 30 tons of material annually for the food and cosmetics industries. checking on the markets, new york stocks edged higher on thursday. many investors bought energy related shares but others sold stocks for recent gains. the dow jones rose to close at 18597.

the tech-heavy nasdaq also had a slight gain ending 0.2% higher. the benchmark crude oil futures jumped overnight on news petroleum producing countries may restart talks on a possible freeze in output levels. london's brent crude went for about $50 for the first time in six weeks. new york's wti futures also jumped after the u.s. government reported declining crude inventories that exceeded market expectations. on to currencies now, the dollar remained weak against the yen during new york trading hours. dealers sold the u.s. currency minutes after the latest reserve policy meeting showed policymakers are divided on the timing of the next interest rate hike. amid continuing uncertainty over the global economy many people feel anxious about the future. that's encouraged a new kind of investor to look to the property market in search of great financial security.

nhk world reports on the potential rewards and the risks. >> reporter: a seminar for first time property investors. they are learning how to make a profit by renting out an apartment. >> the key to investing in apartments is to avoid vacancies. >> reporter: most of these people are company workers in their 30s and 40s. they are uncertain about the economy and worried about their future. by renting apartments, they hope to secure a new channel of income. one that's stable and long term. >> i want to have another source of income in addition to my current job. >> the system might not work by the time we reach the age to receive it. so i think i need to be better prepared. >> property investment used to be thought of as a matter for only a limited group of people.

but now it is becoming more common for ordinary people to invest. >> reporter: another factor causing people to invest in property is low interest rates caused by monetary easing. this man started investing in real estate this year. he's already bought one rental apartment. today an agent is showing him another candidate. he said his motive is simple, financial security for his family. very low interest rates means he gets almost no return. but on the other hand it's never been easier to take out a property loan. a 21 square meter apartment on the outskirts of tokyo sells for around $250,000.

>> interest rates are very low at the moment. i think it's a chance to borrow money and do investment. >> reporter: the real estate agent has put together a revenue forecast for him. the estimated interest rate is 1.65%. thanks to the lowate his people earning around $40,000 a year now have a shot. >> reporter: of course, there are risks. the big one for rental properties is a vacant apartment. rnl income can't be guaranteed. and market analyst says investors need to prere for hard times. >> investors should keep enough extra cash in case something unexpected happens.

most investors limit the amount of money they borrow, but some rely 100% on a loan for funding. >> more young people want to become landlords. that's generating competition in the market and making it more important than ever for investors to be educated and aware of the risks. reporting for nhk world from tokyo. >> nasa has unveiled detailed plans to launch its first u.s. mission to return a sample of an asteroid to earth early next month. officials say japan's expertise could help them achieve their mission. they say the probe will rendezvous with the asteroid in 2018. it will briefly sweep the asteroid's surface to retrieve a sample and return in 2023. nasa scientists believe that

it's rich in carbon which holds clues about the origin of life. they say there's a possibility that organic molecules exist that would reveal more about how life on earth came to be. the u.s. space agency officials say they are studying japan's hayabusa probe return to earth in 2010. >> hayabusa was a wonderful demonstration that you can return with materials from an asteroid. a marvelous success that they got to sample that. we've learned a lot about hayabusa i. >> nasa hopes the probe will bring back material from the asteroid weighing more than 50 grams. the mission may help scientists learn how planets formed. it's been almost 40 years since cambodia's brutal khmer rouge regime collapsed but

reconciliation remains an elusive goal. many survivors are still not ready to forgive, but one group is working to bridge the divide. from central cambodia, nh korks world reports. >> reporter: the pol pot regime changed life forever. her father was killed. she was forced into hard labor. now 55, she knows who she blames. >> translator: the woman was an informant. because of what she said, people were killed. she might as well have tortured me herself. >> reporter: the woman lives just a stone's throw from her house. the 67-year-old used to be a

local leader of the khmer rouge in charge of supervising construction of a dam. over 300 women and girls work under her. >> translator: i told my bosses who reached their targets and who didn't. who was good and who was bad. >> reporter: phann says she also suffers from the past. >> translator: i don't know how many people in the village think badly of me. they don't want to be associated with me. and that's hurtful. >> reporter: a government organization in phnom penh is working for reconciliation through dialogue. this is a leader of the project.

>> translator: ever since the pol pot regime collapsed, victims and perpetrators have refused to talk with each other. their relationship completely broke down. our project aims to promote reconciliation and get them talking again. >> reporter: the process starts with project members interviewing the perpetrators. they encourage them to talk to each other. if they agree, a face-to-face dialogue begins. the perpetrators apologized to the victims and the victims accept the apology. finally they visit a temple to make their reconciliation official. they pledge to live as friends. but in two years only two reconciliations have successfully been completed.

she travels to new places every week to encourage people to participate. >> translator: this reconciliation makes people sympathetic and kind to each other, the project is a good one. >> translator: we need endurance, wisdom and thoughtfulness even though this is a very difficult task, we want to spread our work far and wide. i'm sure it will lead to true reconciliation. >> reporter: forgiveness can take time. little by little the ngo is rebuilding relationships and helping cambodians look to the future. reporting for nhk world from central cambodia. for years judo was consider

to be a martial art for men and men only. the first official event for women took place less than 40 years ago. before then the main way of showing their skill was a kind of dance called judo buo. and now they're reviving the dance and kata it embodies. ♪ >> reporter: music and judo aren't usuallycompanions, but they fit together fine in this performance of judo buyo. the judo association developed judo buyo in the 1960s before official judo events for women were held. in those days the dances were performed at the opening for men's matches, providing an opportunity for women to demonstrate their skills.

judo buyo faded once women's judo competitions started in 1978. keiko nagasaki hasn't forgotten. she has a dan in judo and has taught it for years. the 72-year-old athlete used to look forward to performing the buyo at matches. the young judo competitors she comes across tend to elevate winning over everything else. she wants them to experience the joy that goes beyond winning or losing through judo buyo. >> translator: i want them to smile as they perform judo buyo. i hope that will attract people to the practice. >> reporter: nagasaki has been involved with judo for most of her life. her house is filled with the evidence. she's held on to this judo buyo

choreography list for more than 40 years. >> translator: i don't think i could have made the right moves without this sheet of paper. i kept it all this time. it's important to me. >> reporter: last year she issued a call to women judo competitors and instructors to revive judo buyo. 12 people responded. it was their first contact with judo as dance. each movement resembles a judo technique and foot movement. nagasaki prompts the participants. >> ouch-i-gari right there. >> reporter: the public got a chance to see the results at a major judo competition in a city where nagasaki lives, kanazawa. judo buyo was on the program for the opening ceremony. nagasaki watched the audience reaction.

the dance was three minutes long and the performance was flawless. >> translator: i'd never heard of judo buyo. the dance was beautiful. >> translator: today's performance was very good. family members of the boys competing told me they were impressed. a forward roll here. >> that looks great. >> reporter: nagasaki makes sure movements such as throw and break fall are included. in that way the dancers have a headstart on continuing into judo practice. they dance in pairs. nagasaki thinks the arrangement fosters a spirit of teamwork. >> translator: their dancing has become judo-like. >> that's my reward. i will practice hard, really

hard. >> reporter: transcending pleasure and pain, winning and losing, nagasaki continues to bring judo to men and women alike. >> all right. it is time for a check of the weather with our meteorologist robert speta. a storm is delivering heavy rain to parts of china's southern coast. the deluge has caused flooding in some areas. can you tell us more about this storm? >> yes, this is actually continuing to track very slowly off towards the west. we're talking about basically across the island of hainan. but eventually over here to the gulf of tonkin and vietnam. that's where it will be moving. it will be bringing heavy rain. that's really the big issue with this. it has already been lingering out here. it was just upgraded to a storm system. but since monday this cloud cover has been enhancing that southwest monsoon. 1200 millimeters of rainfall has occurred. this has resulted in significant

flooding. people have been displaced as damaged homes across this area. as we take a look at the forecast moving west at only 15 kilometers per hour, it will continue to pick up moisture out here and that eventually moves there to northern vietnam. we are going to see gusty winds, even gusts over 100 kilometers per hour. but the rain is going to be the big concern. it will eventually improve out here for southern china, but vietnam even heading over to laos, northern thailand, you can see total precipitation. >> some of the mountainous terrain across this region. that's the only tropical area we're watching. we have this monsoonal trough continuing to impact the philippines and three tropical depressions towards the southeast of japan. the good news, since there's so many of these little things spinning up, they're taking energy from each other. don't expect any of these to become a named storm system any

time soon but the instability with this will push over toward central areas of japan. we could see seeing thunderstorms flare up especially in the tokyo area steending back to the north. back towards the west, though, this heat bubble remains in place. so if you're looking at tokyo, 33 partly cloudy skies. shang ohio at 36. tokyo you see the showers move in by saturday and sunday. but kyoto not so much. seoul, chongqing staying into the high 30s over the coming weekend. let's talk about the southwestern u.s. it has been exceptionally dry out here. we do have the north american monsoon. but southern california is not getting any rainfall whatsoever. it is getting some dry gusty winds, though. show you video coming out of this. this is right near san bernardino. a very dangerous wildfire has continued to blaze thousands of hectares out here, about 14,000,

actually. 1500 firefighters are continuing to battle this along with air tankers trying to fight this from the air. and really at this time less than 5% of it is contained. we have 60 to 70 kilometer per hour winds just to spread it. people have been evacuated. at least a dozen homes have been destroyed because of this. it's ongoing. hopefully the weather conditions will eventually improve but at least for the near term it doesn't look that way. firefighters will have that to contend with. some of them even could become severe even talk around the chicago area and plus more rainfall down along the gulf coast. all right. i'll leave you now with your extended outlook.

we have one more story to share with you before we go. a world heritage site in japan's capital kyoto has met with cutting edge technology. the shrine was filled with calming colorful light on wednesday night. itses a part of an event planned with a group called team lab which is known for creating works of art using the latest

digital technology. 40 spheres are floating above the ground of the shinto shrine. they're filled with helium and have lights inside. they're nearly two meters in diameter. when people touch the globes, sensors change the globes to blue or purple. lights are also set up on trees along the approach to the shrine. when people walk past, sensors set off a chain reaction of seven different colors of light. >> it was very beautiful. i was amazed. >> the atmosphere is very different than usual. it's fantastic and mysterious. >> the spheres will be lighting up the shrine on weekends until the end of august. that is all for this edition of "newsline."

>> on this edition of "native report," we attend a fine art photography exhibit of the late edward curtis. we visit the stockbridge- muncee reservation and learn about the history of the community. and we interview elder statesman and former vice president walter mondale. we also learn something new about indian country and hear from our elders on this "native report." >> production of "native report" is made possible by grants from the shakopee mdewakanton sioux community and the blandin foundation.