but this still is mongolia. high-rises, designer stores, young people in fashionable clothing armed with smartphones. this country of contrasts, it's thriving. researchers at the international monetary fund say mongolia's economy grew 70.7% in 2011 compared to 2010. natural resources are the main driver. surveyors have found a wealth of coal, copper, uranium, and rare earth metals under the prairies. most of it untouched. the tavan tolgol mine in southern mongolia is attracting international attention. the government says the mine has the potential to produce the world's largest supply of a type of coal used to make steel. companies around the world are scrambling to get steak. the government is holding an international bid for the rights. >> reporter: the tavan tolgol mine plays an important role for mongolia. the coal is produces is boosting our economy at an incredible speed. it also enables our country to develop in a sustainable way. major companies from russia, china, the united states, japan, and south ko

still very chilly across much of mongolia. seeing heavy rape for myanmar and eastern india, bangladesh, continuing today as well. but light precipitation for indochina and the philippines, looking clear across much of the philippines. just a few scattered thunderstorms. here are the temperatures. 21 in taipei and hong kong. then we cool off to the north. but not too bad. 10 in tokyo, 8 in seoul, 5 degrees for beijing. heading to north america, to the west, you can see the swirling cloud. widespread snow here at the beginning of the day friday. but that's going to start to clear up for you. there is another round coming on its heels by friday night. we are still dealing with storms to the east. you can see a long front, just starting to push over the atlantic. that's going to give you a bit of a break in the severe storms. this will be snow for new england. again, moving out fairly quickly, but it will bring 20 centimeters to novembera scotia. this is going to take its place quickly, there will be the potential for more severe

mongolia, eastern china, and this is very good news for the area where the land is very saturated. that high pressure system will be drying things there. but actually inviting yellow sand as well. already affecting in and around shanghai overnight tonight and moving through kyushu by saturday affecting the air here. temperaturewise, looking at tokyo 17 degrees for saturday's high. not bad at all. dipping down at 6 in seoul. we're looking at some chances of thunderstorms in manila and in bangkok, both in the 30s temperaturewise. all right, heading over to the americas, you can clearly see this spiral. we have been talking about this storm for a while now and it is moving ever so slowly towards mid-atlantic. and underneath it, numerous showers, plus severe thunderstorms are going to be seen. we're still talking about chances of tornadic activity, georgia all the way towards the carolinas, and spotty hail, damaging wind also could be associated with some more storms. this will be moving towards new england affecting the area, but exiting landmasses in the next few days. so clearing ou

mongolia will see some wet rain to be falling in and then southwestern china also will be troubled with some heavy rain at times. nothing too, too significant hopefully but it could get those temperature s dropping down. in the philippines, we have very active northeastern monsoonal flow that will be bringing some thunderstorms to erupt and strong thunderstorms are picking up the waves, as much as 4 meters high in the coastal areas. over the south china sea, this is a developing low pressure system which actually could turn to a tropical depression. if it does, it will be the first tropical depression of this year in eastern asia. it is already directly affecting southern vietnam coastal areas, picking up those winds and also the waves are high. and this heavy, heavy rainfall will be targeting the area in towards the weekend. temperaturewise, we're looking at bangkok, 34 degrees. manila, 29. we're looking at a triplet of 12s in tokyo, seoul and yulan batur. but tomorrow and wednesday we'll see those temperatures down to 3 and on thursday minus 4, so do enjoy the warmth while you can. al

sales visited such places as moscow, mongolia, thailand and malaysia, teaching students about twitterblogs and video production. on this date students are asking questions via skype about video production. they're brainstorming about making a video. >> when technology -- the more people we have to collaborate with, the better the products will be. by being able to meet other students who are make videos around the world, we'll be able to collaborate hopefully in the future. >> reporter: the goal is to share information to benefit from it. for students at garrison ford, it's about 8 in the morning. for the students in cambodia, it's about 8 at night. >> how they did the same things we do. they do a lot of different things in cambodia but they do a lot of the same things. >> reporter: thanks to technology students receive personal global connections. sherrie johnson. >> diana works with five schools in maryland and nearly 12 internationally. you can find out more by heading to our website, abc2news.com. >>> you know, snoring has been linked to many health problems but in might be associ

korean peninsula through mongolia, much of china. showers continue for the southern coast.hile it is still fairly light on tuesday, some areas could get heavy heading into wednesday. we will see snow showers continuing here in western china. scattered thunderstorms across parts of indochina and northern philippines and taiwan seeing another wet day today. temperatures continue to be a little on the cool side for this time of year. just 15 degrees in hong kong. usually see 22 in the middle of march. 11 in shanghai, and chilly day in tokyo today at 9 degrees. as we head into north america, another winter storm to talk about here, up in the pacific northwest. now it is really going to get fairly intense for the northern mountains of california. you could see 90 centimeters of snow in the next 24 hours, accompanied by strong gusts. that will make travel hazardous in some areas. even as this system moves inland and starts to dissipate, there's a steady stream of moisture the next couple days. really the rest of the week looks wintry for canada, bc, through in towards central cal

another storm system out towards the north from mongolia moving into northeastern china and southwestern russia. dumping some snow and ushering cold air. we're talking about accumulation in china. by saturday looks like japan will be underneath a big blue blob. in central china things are going to be tapering off, the showers will increase in and around shanghai. flooding should be another concern there. tokyo 11 with some sunny spells. had hadding over to the america's now, the pacific northwest is going to be hammered with some windy as well as rainy heavy downpours and wet snow conditions. gusts up to 120 miles per hour and also wet snow piling up in the cascades as much as 90 centimeters from this storm system. the heavy rain we're talking about 180 millimeters in the next 24 hours in northern california, oregon, in the coastal areas. these ongoing heavy rain could trigger flooding. the snow melt is going to be exacerbated with this system. that's going to be happening in the pacific northwest. out towards the east we may have some severe thunderstorms in and around kentucky and tenn

the korean peninsula and mongolia and china. showers contue for the southern coast.le it will be fairly light on tuesday, areas south of the asean sea could be heavy on wednesday. we will see showers continuing in western china. scattered thunderstorms across indo-china and northern philippines. temperatures are going to continue to be a little bit on the cool side for this time of year. just 15 degrees in hong kong. we usually see about 22 in the middle of march. 11 in shanghai. a chilly day in tokyo today at just 9 degrees. all right. as we head on into north america, another winter storm in the pacific northwest. now it is really going to get fairly intense for the northern mountains of california. you can see about 90 centimeters of snow in the next 24 hours. it will be accompanied by strong gusts. that will make travel hazardous in some areas. as the system moves inland and starts to dissipate, there will be a steady stream of moisture over the next couple of days. the rest of the week is looking very wintry for canada and b.c. and central california. we run int

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mongolia, eastern china, and this is very good news for the area where the land is very saturated.hat high pressure system will be drying things there. but actually inviting yellow sand as well. already affecting in and around shanghai overnight tonight and moving through kyushu by saturday affecting the air here. temperaturewise, looking at tokyo 17 degrees for saturday's high. not bad at all. dipping down at 6 in seoul. we're looking at some chances of thunderstorms in manila and in bangkok, both in the 30s temperaturewise. all right, heading over to the americas, you can clearly see this spiral. we have been talking about this storm for a while now and it is moving ever so slowly towards mid-atlantic. and underneath it, numerous showers, plus severe thunderstorms are going to be seen. we're still talking about chances of tornadic activity, georgia all the way towards the carolinas, and spotty hail, damaging wind also could be associated with some more storms. this will be moving towards new england affecting the area, but exiting landmasses in the next few days. so clearing out

in mongolia, wet weather to come for you and cold air surge will drop those temperatures down in towards the end of the week. widely stretpread showers will skirting much of southwestern china and then moving in towards the east. here in the philippines, still, the northeastern monsoonal flow is very active, targeting with coastal heavy rain and the high waves are picking up as much as 4 meters high here. here over the south china sea we have tropical depression and it is ever so slowly, almost stationary, actually, moving towards southern vietnam in the next 24 hours. it will be taking time to get there, but already gale warnings posted over water and just around the southeastern coast of vietnam. already the waves are high with those strong winds. the heaviest rainfall, this is a very heavy rainmaker, is in the center of the system, but already the outer bands will be affecting much of landmasses in the next couple of days, i should say. a pair of 16 here in seoul and in tokyo not bad at all. beijing, 19 degrees. ulan batur from 12 degrees yesterday to 3 on wednesday. and that's going

also in the korean peninsula, northeastern china and mongolia, a couple of high pressure systems will be predominant, making things clear and calm. here in southeastern china, also in taiwan, lingering showers will be skirting across the area. sometimes it could be heavy at times, especially around hunan province and jiangxi provinces. in the philippines, we have a storm system that will be moving in, spreading showers across much of the country and some thundery activity also could be possible. manila, 31 temperaturewise. and hong kong, 23 degrees, misty in the morning and then bright sunshine in the afternoon. we'll see some sunshine here in tokyo as well at 12 degrees. not too bad. and beijing also at 12 degrees, ulan batur 3 degrees with some snow. let's head over to the americas. things are getting nasty in the central portion of the united states. up in the north also we'll see some winter storm systems moving all the way north, dropping some amount of snowfall. we're very concerned with this area, especially in and around arklatex region, severe thunderstorms are possible to be

. >>> japan plans to offer a combined $48 million in aid to 14 nations, including mongolia and sri lanka. >>> on paper, the outlook for the people of tanzania looks promising. growth has been steady at 6% to 7% each year for the past decade. but the booming economy, the official one, has bypassed most tanzanians. so they've created their own marketplace. nhk world reports. >> reporter: dar es salaam has bustled with trade for centuries. recently, business has been on the upswing. for investors from places like south africa and the middle east are arriving. and new buildings are sprouting up. however, once you head into the side streets you see tanzanians doing business the old-fashioned way. as you can see, the street venders are all around the town. so many vendors. so much merchandise. this one sells knickknacks he bought cheaply. >> translator: i sell things that the guys have collected from the dump site. >> reporter: he makes $13 a day, about one-fifth of the average monthly income in the city. >> translator: if you want to test it, buy batteries. >> most customers like buying from

also in the korean peninsula, northeastern china and mongolia, a couple of high pressure systems will be predominant, making things clear and calm. here in southeastern china, also in taiwan, lingering showers will be skirting across the area. sometimes it could be heavy at times, especially around hugen province and jongxi provinces. in the philippines, we have a storm still that will be moving in spreading showers across much of the country and some thundery activity could be possible. manila, 31 temperaturewise. and hong kong, 23 degrees, misty in the morning and then bright sunshine in the afternoon. we'll see some sunshine here in tokyo as well at 12 degrees. not too bad. and beijing also at 12 degrees, ulan batur 3 degrees with some snow. let's head over to the americas. things are getting nasty in the central portion of the united states. up in the north also we'll see some winter storm systems moving all the way north, dropping some amount of snowfall. we're very concerned with this area, especially in and around arklatex region, severe thunderstorms are possible to be making

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. >> mongolia. >> portugal. >> for more than 20 years, the national geographic bee has been challenging students to learn about the world around them. >> which european capital city is located closer to an international border -- madrid or copenhagen? >> copenhagen. >> copenhagen is correct. >> john fahey, the president of national geographic, says his organization's mission is to "inspire people to care about the planet." he hopes the bee will "foster a life long passion for learning about other cultures." here's how it works. the competition starts in schools. students compete against their classmates, and the winner then advances to the statewide competition. one winner from each state gets a ticket to washington, d.c., to compete at a national level. in all, four million students participated in the bee this year. >> i got interested in geography because i've traveled to many places around the world, like france, germany, singapore, australia. >> that's aadith moorthy, a grand champion. he says it wasn't easy to get to the top. >> well, there was a lot of hard work. i prepared 20 fa

it will really develop into the next 24 hours from central china up towards the north, then mongolia also dealing with precipitation which will be following snow here still very cold. a heavy rain targeting myanmar as well as bangladesh and northeastern india. further toward the south, scattered thunderstorms for the indochina peninsula as well as the philippines, but it shouldn't be anything particularly heaviy. seasonal light thunderstorms. japan will see an area of rain moving from west to east. most of it falling as rain apart from the mountainous regions of central japan. by the time it hits tohoku, it should be changing over the snow. a little chillier towards the north. but not too bad in tokyo. today ten degrees forecast for the high, eight in seoul and five in beijing. eight in shanghai as well, taipei and hong kong both at 21 degrees but a hot day in bangkok. 36 for your high. into north america we go. to the northwest we're seeing a system here starting to dissipate as it moves farther inland, which is certainly good news. this one a windy system bringing snow as well as c

up towards the north it's going to be showers across mongolia and northeastern china.ooking pretty good down toward the south of indochina. however, there is a tropical depression in town. it's just formed here in the south china sea. it's stationary right now but it's going it be moving very slowly toward southern vietnam and helping to really bring down those heavy rains as well as seeing some strong winds. we have a northeasterly flow which is quite consistent and that's going to be helping to bring high waves at the coast, too, over the next couple days. central parts of the philippines will see clearing. the heavy rain is starting to weaken off a little bit, but it's pushing up toward the north. luzon will be getting downpours. 31 degrees in manila. 24 in hong kong. actually temperatures looking pretty good all the way up to beijing, 19 degrees here. however, it is going to be changing. by friday, beijing back down to about 11 which is just about your seasonal average. we can already see that cold shot of air influencing ulan bator at 3 degrees and then we have th

effort to promote co-ops come from this is so great it actually started with mongolia having an interest in cooperative say they have quite a quite a few cooperatives that have a real passion for it and back in two thousand and nine they marshalled resources and actually got a unanimous vote in the general assembly which is hard to come by as you can imagine anything in the ga that would be unanimous calling for an international year of cooperatives so that's this year at this launched end of october and it will run until next time there's a lot of cooperate or started because somebody had a great idea and they just did it and some of them are started out of desperation i was in argentina in two thousand and one when the when the economy had collapsed and workers were occupying factories and many of those are now run as cooperate school owners and flood capital of flood what's the state of cooperate is around the world and how do most of them come into being i think it depends as you've pointed out. what what generates them may be different circumstances but what holds true with all coop

they said, someone has handed her off to us, and she's traveling from mongolia and speaks no english.sandra has been a flight attendant for 25 years. >> on a flight from costa rica to miami, a man got on a flight with a little girl 9 years old. she seemed quite scared. >> reporter: over the years they've seen things on flights that didn't seem right. but back then few people knew much about human trafficking. >> this young boy gets on and he's got a day-old baby. the baby still had the umbilical cord. he had two diapers in his pocket and one bottle. i ran off the plane and called the police and i said, please, come here. i'm sure this baby has been either kidnapped or stolen. their response to me was, we're not getting involved. >> reporter: she says she and her colleagues and the airline industry are the first people to come into contact with victims of trafficking who are flying into the country. she also says they should believe the first line of defense. >> the only way that i can help is by alerting the flight attendants, training the flight attendants, telling them what's going

mongolia will come on stream in the next 12 to 24 months. but that's one of the few in that time. and i think that is well for the copper price from the supply per spec perspective. 7.5% growth is being predicted and i think that continuing demand and the lack of new supply coming into the market will mean prices go higher. and copper, coke, coal, and iron ore are the top picks. >> thanks for sharing that with us, patrick. john silva still with us. we'll take a quick break and we have to get to it because we're expecting the uk inflation figures. we'll get you those numbers live. >>> headlines from around the globe, here in the united states, the battle lines over the nation's budget are being drawn again today as republican lawmakers get set to unveil a new plan to cut the deficit. >> cost of live management uk is seen slowing further. figures you today out imminently. >> and here in asia, stocks head south on china growth concerns after bhp billiton sees flatter chinese command for iron ore. >> so let's take a quick check of what's going on on the european markets. we're looking

last year, vice president joe biden got up close and personal with some camels in mongolia.met some camels while visiting egypt. first lady jackie kennedy rode a camel in pakistan in 1962. teddy roosevelt riding camels in the sedan. a 23-year-old herbert hoover went to work for a mining company in australia. he went back and forth to work he commuted by camel. it goes further than that. in 1787, george washington, a

last year, vice president joe biden got up close and personal with camels in mongolia.et some camels while visiting egypt. jackie kennedy rode a camel in 1962. in 1909, teddy roosevelt, riding camels in the sudan. in 1895, herbert hoover went to work for a mining company. while he was there, he went back and forth to work every day, commuted by camel. and it goes even further than that. in 1787, george washington, huge fan of

in '92 mongolia. in '95 southeast asia. in 96 it was all of africa. in 2006, it was parts of central asia, the stans, kazakhstan, uzbekistan, all together when you look at those places it is two-thirds of all of the countries in the world. including vinchly the southern hemisphere agreeing to be nuclear weapons free, which is awesome. but here's the problem. just because you don't have nuclear weapons doesn't mean you don't have nuclear material all over the place. in part, because we shipped it all over the place. thanks, ike. we set up nuclear research reactors all over the place. i love you president eisenhower en hower but man what a mess. we sent highly enriched uranium and the technology to use it in reactors which is the same technology you need for nuclear weapons we sent it all over the globe. on a globe, where a nuclear explosion is the highest aspiration of the lowest human life forms where there is a black market in nuclear material where highly enriched uranium could make a dirt bomb or terrorist like the world has never seen but the worl

last year, vice president joe biden got up close and personal with camels in mongolia.t obama met some camels while visiting egypt. jackie kennedy rode a camel in 1962. in 1909, teddy roosevelt, riding camels in the sudan. in 1895, herbert hoover went to work for a mining company. while he was there, he went back and forth to work every day, commuted by camel. and it goes even further than that. in 1787, george washington, huge fan of exotic animals, paid 18 schillings to have a camel brought to his house for christmas. ron paul, that's probably got to be like $18 billion in today's dollars, right? look, we have been a two party country for a long time, and we have a two animal system, but if you want real change, maybe it's time for something new. yeah, the camel party. it's waiting there, out there for somebody. let's see what happens. on that note, here's "piers morgan tonight."

in fact, high and dry across the korean peninsula through mongolia, much of china. showers are clinging to the southeastern edge of china here and scattered thunderstorms across indochina. those are starting to dissipate in the next 24 hours, but there will be some spots of rain continuing across parts of vietnam. the philippines seeing scattered thunderstorm activity. rain heaviest to the north. here are temperatures. you can see they're diving down, even towards hong kong. rainy day for you, just 14 degrees. usually see the low 20s this time of year. 9 in shanghai. 11 forecast for tokyo. minus 6, still chilly in u lamb about a tour. in america, a winter storm in the pacific northwest. coastal rain, mountain snow. as the system progresses inland, it is going to be dying down a little bit. however, as it heads south here, you can see the cold front. we're going to be seeing significant snow, maybe 45 sent meters forecast kads and olympus. that's for monday. then you run into severe weather, low frontal system stretches across the southern plains to the gulf of mexic