and thailand's property sector, 20 years after the asian financial crisis. to asia business report. we are live from singapore. british finance minister philip hammond heads to mumbai today as part of the uk's trade push to show that there a world of opportunity for britain outside of europe. his first stop in delhi on wednesday saw him meet with india's finance minister. the uk wants to attract the brightest minds. that's what philip hammond told founders from india's start—up community at a cafe in central delhi. his discussions with the finance minister included trade, financial services and infrastructure and talks focused on a post except trade deal. big uk plans to tighten immigration, but this didn't come up. business leaders seemed optimistic about the future. there is a great ability and opportunity for india to really liberalise its regime on how financial industry is expanding india. instead of rising domestic sales and a dramatic change in the digital world, thanks to the unique identity which india has. india is very important to business. do i

this week, i'm in northern thailand.inous landscape and lush jungles are an ideal environment this week, i'm in northern thailand. it's mountainous landscape and lush jungles are an ideal environment for the asian elephant. the animal is seen as the symbol of thailand, and around 3000 live in these wild forests. the country also has a captive elephant population of almost 4000. controversially, some of them work in the tourist industry. caring for all of these elephants is a hugejob, particularly if the animal needs specialist medical attention. i've come to lampang to meet some of the vets who are attempting this mammoth task. when it was opened in 1993, this was the world's first elephant hospital. and since then, they've treated over 4000 elephants. i'm here to meet some of them. the hospital aims to provide care for any sick or injured elephant in thailand. what kind of patients do you have? we have all kinds of illnesses, sicknesses, knife wounds, gunshot wounds. some have diarrhoea, constipation, cataracts. some ha

finally and thailand they are situated in different refugee camps. eventually making their way to bangkok to then migrate to foreign nations such as the united states. hmong also left to other countries in the world such as australia am a france, germany and countries in south america. ms. lo: give it was up to our parents they probably would never -- they just woke up and say let's go to america because he won a better opportunity. to know that, we are just like anybody else. we live here, we work hard. we want to be accepted. just like any other group that comes to america for whatever reason. and to understand that even though we don't have hmongland, the other generations are born here. we doing to color self hmong americans. we are the neighbors and that we are their friends. >> our comcast cable partners worked with c-span cities tour staff when we travel to chico, california. located 90 miles north of sacramento, its agricultural production plays a major economic role both locally and around the world. learn more about chico all weekend here o

i would say, thailand. and they would say, oh wait. you are a spy. and i would say -- they would say, oh wait. you are a thai. common, not quite. as a kid, it was a lot. it made me feel like i am just really different because nobody knew about me. on, iroughout -- later did not want to have to explain and do like a history lesson every time i told people i was wrong. -- i was -- itould just go along with and say yes, i am. so i did not have to go with the whole history lesson. so not knowing a lot our history and background, that is nothing bad. tocould be a burden having tell somebody every time who the hmong people are. to know my people allied with the americans in the war. nobody knows about it. our uncles, aunts, some of you people died during this war. how come somebody people don't know about us? that's when we realized we truly were a secret. it was called "the secret war." that is why so many americans did not know about us. >> we're on california state university's chico campus. we are one of the only museums of anthropology and the north s

thailand they are situated in different refugee camps. eventually making their way to bangkok to then migrate to foreign nations such as the united states. left to other countries in the world such as australia am a france, germany and countries in south america. give it was up to our parents they probably would never -- they just woke up and say let's go to america because he won a better opportunity. to know that, we are just like anybody else. we live here, we work hard. we want to be accepted. just like any other group that comes to america for whatever reason. and to understand that even though we don't have hmongland, the other generations are born here. we doing to color self hmong americans. we are the neighbors and tha that we are their friends. our staffties t traveled to chico, california twin about his history. you can learn about chico and its history at c-span.org /citiestour. you are watching american history tv,, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> investigative journalist and best-selling author annie jacobsen is the

finally in thailand they are situated in different refugee camps.ventually making their way to bangkok to then migrate to foreign nations such as the united states. hmong also left to other countries in the world such as australia, france, germany and countries in south america. ms. lo: if it was up to our parents they probably would , never -- they just woke up and say let's go to america because better opportunity. to know that we are just like everybody else, we have worked accepted,ant to be just like any other group. and to understand that, even though we don't have a homeland, the younger generation, they were born here, and we do want to call ourselves hmong -americans, and we are the neighbors and friends. tourncer 1: our cities recently went to california to learn about it history. learn more about chico and other stops on the cities tour.

but first, we head for thailand's beaches. in the past few years, they've been discovered by chinese tourists. tourism is one of the most important industries worldwide: the number of people who travel every year, has risen from 25 million in 1950, to over 1.2 billion today. every 11th job in the world depends on tourism. most holiday makers stay within their own region. only every 5th travels abroad. in china too, more and more people have been bitten by the travel bug - last year, it was 137 million. a particularly popular destination is thailand. almost 9 million chinese went there in 2016. this is what rush hour in paradise can look like. at ten in the morning, the first speedboats from phuket arrive, brimming with chinese tourists. this beach was once a jewel empty and pristine. but that time is long gone. jareed takuathung seems to be the only one tasked with tempering tourists' activities here. he is the head ranger of maya bay. but his task is not easy. >> there are some areas here that should be off-limits, to protect

i do thinkre, thailand and thailand's currency is relatively well positioned.ump's policies? we are hearing of executive orders to probe nations when it comes to possible trade abuses. how real is the risk for countries in southeast asia, especially thailand? opportunityke this to share with you that at the world bank, we are a global internationally institution and of unabashedly in favor global trade integration and we through openns trade around the world, and that is especially true in asean. the economies have benefited tremendously from open trade, as had the united states interestingly, and europe, so this is the record and there is plenty of evidence to that effect. capitareases in per incomes in living standards have had a lot to do with those gains from trade. in our view, it is critical that asian economies remain open to trade, and as much is possible also the rest of the world. it is true that there are some challenges in several countries it iss time, however, even more critical perhaps today than before that open trade and continued trade opening

the financial times, world edition, are headlining events in thailand.ed constitution, signalling a step towards elections and a promise to restoring democracy for the country. the country has suffered 12 coups in the past 80 years. and, finally, the japan times says prime minister abe had a teleconference with president trump ahead of president xi jinping's arrival. away from the politics, and cherry blossom is in full bloom. here it's lit up along the meguro river in tokyo. now, sharanjit, from flowers to flour, explain what's got people talking online? this video of french presidential candidate francois fillon being flour—bombed is making the rounds on social media. the centre—right candidate was doused with flour as he campaigned in strasbourg for the upcoming presidential elections in just over two weeks time. fillon, a former favourite to win, is being investigated for allegations that he gave fake jobs to his wife. the man who threw the flour was taken away by security, but not before having his pro—fillon shirt ripped off. let's go back to us—ch

critics say it will allow the army a powerful say over thailand's politics.unfair the eu has decided to import only sustainable palm oil by 2020. it is one of malaysia's biggest exports. asa one of malaysia's biggest exports. as a developing country, they said they need to think about economic growth and conservation together. this is an image from a children's colouring in book. it is a dutch discount store chain. it has withdrawn this children's colouring in book from sale after, as you can see, customers complained about an image of adolf hitler being among the pictures to be coloured in by children. it was produced in india and it still remains unclear why hitler was included. and norway has unveiled plans to build the world's first ship tunnel which will pass through a mountain, as you can see. the mile long tunnel will pass through the narrowest part of the peninsula in western norway, allowing freight and passenger ships to bypass stormy waters. construction will begin next year and it should take up to four years to complete. well, let us get more now

the incident took place monday evening thailand time. bagai had an argument with his wife.he house with his daughter and then he disappeared from the house for several hours and his wife got worried, then he looked at his mobile phone and found out that he was doing facebook life trying to kill their daughter and himself later and she was watching in vain to inform the police and the police try to find where the incident took place but by the time they got to this deserted and incomplete hotel it was too late. they found two dead bodies hanging from the roof. then a lot of people saw that, they got very outraged and condemned the guy and then there were calls for local media not to report this and then there were calls on facebook to withdraw it, and then they did after about 2k hours and somebody put this on youtube as well and then it was taken down after on youtube as well and then it was ta ken down after youtube on youtube as well and then it was taken down after youtube was informed. facebook have issued a statement saying this is an appalling incident and that there

killed by her father live on facebook, an ii—month—old girl is laid to rest by her family in thailandkasia madera in london. facing a government budget shutdown, it looks like president trump's border wall is going to be delayed. and ivanka trump tells women in germany that her father is a supporter of women's rights, but the audience doesn't quite believe her. it is 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london, and either 9:30am or 10:00am in the morning in the korean peninsula, depending on whether you are in the north or south. but tensions continue to rise on both sides of the demilitarised zone. pyongyang has carried out a huge live—firing exercise. and the us is preparing for similar large—scale manoeuvres with the south korean armed forces, which will most likely include this nuclear—powered submarine, the michigan, which sailed into a south korean port on tuesday. south korea is going to buy two advanced radar systems, to give warnings about incoming ballistic missiles. but the message coming from north korean state tv remains confrontational. translation: now that the us has pulled

this week, i'm in northern thailand. wild forests. the country also has a captive elephant population of almost 4,000. controversially, some of them work in the tourist industry. caring for all of these elephants is a hugejob, particularly if the animal needs specialist medical attention. i've come to lampang to meet some of the vets who are attempting this mammoth task. when it was opened, in 1993, this was the world's first elephant hospital. and since then, they've treated over 4,000 elephants. i'm here to meet some of them. the hospital aims to provide care for any sick or injured elephant in thailand. what kind of patients do you have? we have all kinds of illnesses, sicknesses, knife wounds, gunshot wounds. some have diarrhoea, constipation, cataracts. some have serious, like, cancer, and tumours. the most difficult case, the victims of landmines. good morning. morning. how are you? i'm fine. good to see you. dr kay takes me to meet some of her patients on her morning round. hello! wow! so in the morning, you have

this is thailand, bangkok, the venice of the east, where water is in everyone‘s way of life.he canals, or ‘khlongs‘ as they're called here, were filled in, but an extensive system still exists today. saen saep canal is an important artery in the network and 100,000 people travel on it every day. but hopping onto one of the boats as a tourist looks daunting, to say the least. take a look at this — these commuter boats quite literally wait for not a single person. you'll see as soon as it docks, everybody leaps for their lives off it. and we are going to be right in the melee. people get splashed, maybe even fall into the river itself. the canal. you don't want to go in there — the water is dark, dingy, and very, very smelly. here comes another one. the pollution is caused by waste from houses, stalls and restaurants that line the sides of the canal. now, work is underway to clear up the khlongs and improve boat services. by doing that, it is hoped more people and tourists will use bangkok's waterways, and congestion on the city roads will be reduced. this doctor manages the cl

coming to you this week from the capital of thailand, bangkok.s a vibrant city packed with sparkling temples, skyscrapers and night markets, but it's also home to some of the most congested roads in the world, and getting across the city through the tuk tuks in the traffic is a bit of a nightmare — but i'm here to find out what is being done to take the people off the frantic streets and on to the city's waterways. first built over 200 years ago, bangkok's huge network of canals crisscross the city. this is thailand, bangkok, the venice of the east where water is then everyone's way of life. over the years, some of the canals, or klongs, as they're called here, were filled in, but an extensive system still exists today. saen saep canal is an important artery in the network, and 100,000 people travel on it every day. but hopping onto one of the boats as a tourist looks daunting, to say the least. take a look at this. these commuter boats quite literally wait for not a single person. you'll see as soon as the docks, everybody leaps for their lives

>>> welcome to thailand. >> the plan was simple. i was going to be wearing a special suit to conceal the drugs that i was carrying. easy as anything. it was exciting. international travel, lots of money, and this is more like being james bond than it was about being a drug dealer. i'd do what i had to do and i'd come home and get my money, and that is it. unfortunately, that is not how it worked out. how am i ever going to survive this? ♪ >> in 1993, i was 26 years old. >> you are steven? >> you like the music, right? >> i had been selling cars since i was 16. real leather. more comfortable than your sofa. i used to be very good at selling motor cars. and when you have closed a sale, you are on fire. >> have a look inside. can you see yourself in there? i loved doing that. i was earning good money, and i should have been a happy person. i had met a beautiful woman. her name was linda, and she was absolutely stunning. >> no guarantee. >> we had been going out for about three months, but i asked her to marry me. i was ready for a new

thailand has rebuffed president trump come a it is not manipulating the baht. central bank governor responded to the decision to investigate thailand for possible trade abuses. he says the bank intervenes in the fx market at times but says the currency has strengthened, prove it is not trying to keep the currency weak. >> there is no evidence that thailand has manipulated the currency. at times, we might have to intervene in the foreign exchange market, but that is largely because of intense capital inflow on the receiving end of. the king of thailand has approved a new military backed constitution, paving the way for a return to democracy. document is thailand's 20th constitution since the absolute monarchy was abolished in 1932. the military government says it hopes to hold elections, but the date has been pushed back. senate republicans have taken the nuclear option to approve this supreme court nominee neil gorsuch, raising fears of permanent government gridlock. it allows a simple majority to approve the nomination. it is seen as dashing any hopes of renew

the most important holiday in thailand. everywhere people celebrate by throwing water and dancing for three days and nights. >>> a familiar face around here was the guest regard at rupert elementary school. ducis rogers read this book with no pictures to the class. the students liked it so much ducis read is it trice. part of drop everything and read day. that is a part of our house too. it forces the grown ups to say ridiculous things. >> ducis has two boys. >> i have grown boys, i love that one. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan right now and we have no rain. taking a look outside. we have lots of sun and the action cam is out earlier in fairmount park looking at the flowers. with the fountains behind center city. i think that is. and nice conditions out there for flowers and everything else. forecast highlights and 80s for the second straight day. and tomorrow it's the 70s with a spotty shower. not a bad day really, thursday back to the 60s and back to reality and even then temperatures are above average, and 73 is your

the funeral has been held in thailand of an 11—month—old baby girl killed by her father, who streamedurder live on facebook. he filmed himself killing his daughter, shortly before taking his own life. and this video is catching a lot of attention online. five tonnes of live fish were spilt onto a motorway in china when a truck overturned. no humans were hurt, but it wasn't such good news for the fish. traffic police enlisted passers—by to help clear the road. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc world news. and the top story here in the uk: labour has set out its plans for brexit, saying eu nationals living in britain would be guaranteed the right to stay. the party would also retain the option of remaining in the customs union. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. the bank of japan the bank ofjapan meets, as things go from bad to worse for corporate japan. we discussed the problems, and what needs to be done. and the of south korea's election, we hear from whistleblowers in the culture of corruption which roared down the president. it is wednesday.

it's a style of folk music popular in north eastern thailand.u to aing to take music festival just outside and caught to find out a bit more. >> hipsters dance to the hypnotic groove of folk music. sound wasntly the sneered at. that is changing fast. the genre is making waves. >> when i see foreigners dancing in front of the stage, i'm proud i can make foreigners know the beauty in the snow the beauty. >> it traditionally features music over a life, the genre, one electric in the 1960's and out draws on from kids and basis. but it is the traditional instruments that are the major clap -- major crowdpleaser. >> i really like the make of the instrument. started plan the country music decade ago. >> music protects the driver. it is music from your grandparents generation. when the music is good it speaks for itself. >> but the name -- but they are now one of several groups playing on the european circuit. while still far from mainstream through group has come a way from its roots. some say the revolution has only just begun. >> we have all learned

we are always in business in thailand. it is important to great markets.m to reduce more agricultural. thailand has a great source of -- when we look at the process ♪ >> welcome to the best of bloomberg markets. the majors doors grabbing headlines from the region this week -- geopolitical tensions dominated the news and the markets as the president said what because an armada to the waters off of the korea peninsula and his secretary of state warns russian relations were at a dangerous low. the balance between u.s. stockpiles and the opec led cut continue to swing with reports the saudi's may back an extension of the curve. the low-down of the gulf latest bond

[laughter] >> right now in thailand is the hottest time of year.t is also the buddhist new year called son -- what is the best way to celebrate in the hot weather? a water gunfight. for three days. thousands of people have just a massive water gunfight in the street in thailand. the big celebration, i think i should go next year. >> we have enough of practice with nerf guns. >> you are chasing a story, and he asked use to wear a tutu. >> really? what does it take for a man to wear a pink a tutu? courage. i'm in new jersey where had one of the strangest, yet positive and liberating chases of my life. i chased the tutu project which was started by bob and linda, two amazing people that i met today in their home. a dozen years ago linda was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of breast cancer. a type that will actually never allow hurt to go off of therapy. >> if you go off of chemotherapy it generally comes back. >> bobby in a professional photographer he took on a pink tutu and he makes a lot of people smile. and a series of photos that shot over

this is thailand, bangkok, the venice of the east, where water is in everyone's way of life.the network and 100,000 people travel on it every day. but hopping onto one of the boats as a tourist looks daunting, to say the least. take a look at this — these commuter boats quite literally wait for not a single person. you'll see as soon as it docks, everybody leaps for their lives off it. and we are going to be right in the melee. people get splashed, maybe even fall into the river itself. the canal. you don't want to go in there — the water is dark, dingy, and very, very smelly. here comes another one. the pollution is caused by waste from houses, stalls and restaurants that line the sides of the canal. now, work is underway to clear up the khlongs and improve boat services. by doing that, it is hoped more people and tourists will use bangkok's waterways, and congestion on the city roads will be reduced. this doctor manages the clean—up teams that work on the canals. we've been travelling through this canal for quite a while. going through all the skyscrapers, all the way throu

the funeral is held in thailand of an 11—month—old baby girl, killed by her father who streamed her murder facebook. he filmed himself killing his daughter shortly before taking his own life. and this video is "catching" a lot of attention online. five tons of live fish were spilt onto a motorway in china when a truck overturned. no humans were hurt but it wasn't such good news for the fish. traffic police enlisted passers by to help clear the road. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. africa's wildlife is one of the wonders of the natural world, but the fate of the continent's elephants, rhinos and big cats is now desperately uncertain. illegal poaching could see these great species disappear from their african heartlands. my guest today is richard leakey, chairman of the kenya wildlife service. he also happens to be a world—famous palaeontologist whose life story reads like an implausible movie script. the question is — will his fight for africa's endangered wildlife have a happy ending? richard

it was last time in thailand. so, thanks to the secretaria of mexico, it was possible for us as a museum to bring it from thailand to san francisco. they were very important in the way to make all the transactions and all that is involved to get this collection. it's about 40 or 60 pieces, and you know, it requires special crating, and permits, and customs, and so on. and thanks to the mexican consulate, we could achieve these. damian: so, it's not-- edgar: put it available for the people. damian: yeah, but it's not like going on amazon and saying, "i wanna order this collection." edgar: absolutely not. absolutely not. it's difficult. damian: you know, talk about the classy material exhibitions that the museum is used to bringing, because you don't just bringing whatever exhibition and display it there. it has to do with class and it has to do with style and a lot of cultural artifacts, if you will. edgar: yeah, well, the mexican museum, as you know, we try to expose what the mexican culture has to offer, not only

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washington is to investigate thailand for possible trade abuse.central bank agreed that the bank intervenes in the market that times, but said it is strengthened against greenbacks this year and it is not toying with a weak currency. anyone has think evidence that thailand has to getated the currency competitive advantage. at times, we might have to intervene in the foreign change market, but that is lastly because of intense capital inflow on the receiving end. shery: right, and breaking news out of japan. newse hearing from the agency that japan will convene a national security council meeting over the u.s. attack in syria. this is coming from the news saying they will convene an nsc meeting. we are joined by the head of asia-pacific economic and market analysis citigroup global markets asia. let us flush out what is happening in the markets. in japan, the japanese yen continues to strengthen and this came even before the events of today. does this signal more caution towards the japanese equity market? >> not japan specifically. the market has

over to thailand in our series looking at the property industry.st month, a luxurious condo unit was sold at a record price of $19 million in central bangkok. so what is driving this property market? jonathan head has been finding out. 0nce once again, bangkok is in the grip ofa once again, bangkok is in the grip of a property boom, much of that happening along new railway lines being built out into the suburbs. apartment blocks are rising along these routes. aimed especially at first—time buyers. but experienced property dealers steer clear of the riskier, low—end market. he is focusing on luxury condominiums like this project in central bangkok. here, demand is so high that he can buy a small apartment and resell it almost immediately at a substantial profit. people in the low-end, they do not have much money and the bank does not give mortgages. so that is the problem. at the moment, rich people still have money. they can buy anything they want. if you buy a high—end property, people do not use rationale much because they have money. he showed m

as it did in thailand and south vietnam to an extent. the americans in the 1960's in particular one of the brits to play a greater role because the brits were unwilling to provide military support for the campaign in vietnam. the americans were very much supportive of the brits providing other forms of training. however in instances where local services regarded it as the greater national interest to maintain a hegemonic provider role in the security field, liaison and cooperation did not take place. it highlights the kind of training was not just about improving the intrinsic performance of local services. it was done with a number of secondary benefits in mind. the fact this kind of training increased the liaison between the provider and the recipient of the training and a channel for influencing these services, especially useful in its rinses or diplomatic -- in instances where diplomatic relations were poor and it can provide influence that cannot be achieved through normal diplomatic channels, and where the cia and the sis collectio

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in thailand. goes back there every other week. i would say welcome to steve. [applause] >> thank you very much. things to the humphrey institute, not only for this seminar, but for all that it does. brieflylike to tell you a little bit about myself. to set the context for what i will reveal. that i want to tell you a story about lyndon johnson, and how he personally set a different strategy for the war in vietnam in december 1966, which was implemented in march and a row, 1967, 50 years ago. then after tell you that story, i want to do the historians tab of coming up with background and documentation. long of all, i have had a and checkered history with three ago. vietnamlearning about when it was three years old in 1954, because my father kenneth young was the first of the geneva conference settling both the war in korea and between the vietnam and french and indochina. he came back from the geneva conference, he was put in charge of southeast asian affairs, where he was until 1958. our dinner ta

ineal for a rail project thailand fell through because according to thailand, there were strings attacheddemand commercial property rights. china says the silk road initiative is a way to boost industrialization in the developing nation's sandwiched between east and west. economists agree the initiative has the potential to stimulate global economic growth but there are also risks. like funds not going to their supposed to in a region set -- beset by corruption. there is concern about china's is increasingly assertive military particularly in asia's waters. you can read more about china and all of our quick takes on the bloomberg. ahead, the warning signs in the market, he will tell us what's they are next. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: i am vonnie quinn. i am mark barton. your neck are rising today to mark the like bonds and goals, making investors cautiously optimistic after morgan stanley reported strong first-quarter results. larry fink weighed in on the importance of corporate earnings interview with bloomberg daybreak: americas a little earlier. >> earnings season is probably the mos

senkam is only the fourth player from thailand to play at this iconic venue and there was a warm welcome for the first time can be daunting and the star made in the start. neil robertson is a former world champion and he punished his opponent's mistake. after going 4—0 down, senkam had his first frame of the match to give him some confidence, but he couldn't build on that and robertson continued to dominate proceedings. the australian is now closing in on a place in the second round. in basketball‘s nba play—offs, there are three more games on wednesday night. these are all first round matches — and all game 2 in the best—of—seven series. atla nta atlanta are at washington, leaving 63- 56 in atlanta are at washington, leaving 63— 56 in the third quarter, while 0klahoma are at houston and oklahoma leading 46— 40 in that one, in the second quarter. coming up later, portland at golden state warriors. from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. after several days of fairly quiet weather taking us through much of the weekend, next week is looking very different. next week's

neil robertson is through to the second round after a 10—4 win over thailand's nopporn saengkam.e marco fu of hong kong. after his win, robertson spoke about the story which appeared in the media today — his addiction to computer games which he says, has had a detrimental effect on his form and his personal life. it's always been the case, even as a teenager, it probably stopped me from getting to england and making it the tour a couple of years earlier. i was heavily addicted to a game called diabolo two. i've decided to make a clean break from them. ican't decided to make a clean break from them. i can't play them, once i turned the computer on i can play for 12 hours straight. they can be the most fun thing in the world but it can really set you off on the wrong track in your career. the england wicketkeeper has been starring for the mumbai indians today. he opened the batting from bayern has played to big shots as they chase the kings 11 punjab total of 19844. now, it's generally tradition for the groom not to see the bride's wedding dress before the big day. but one woman fr

they include muangthong united, who became only the third team from thailand to make it through.on the way to a 3—0 win over brisbane roar, that keeps them top of group e. kashima antlers have also qualified with a game to spare after beating ulsan hyundai 4—0 in south korea. mu kanazaki scored twice for the] league champions, punishing a howler by the goalkeeper. in the final round of games, kashima face muangthong to decide which of the teams finishes top of the group. urawa red diamonds have qualified group group f after thrashing the 2014 champions western sydney wanderers. rafael da silva scored twice as the japanese side won 6—1 to confirm their place in the last 16. and shanghai sipg are also through to the knockout stage. hulk scored the pick of the goals as they came from behind to beat fc seoul. and his fellow—brazilian oscar was also among the scorers as the chinese super league side won 11—2 to seal their place in the last 16. they remain level on points with the leaders urawa. the head of world football's governing body fifa says video replays will be used at next ye

he beat thailand's noppon saengkham 10—11. but saengkham finally relaxed to win three of the first four frames on thursday. in the end though the 35—year—old robertson showing his experience to come through. he will now face marco fu in the second round. a redemptive victory for the australian. he spoke to the bbc after the match opening up about his addiction to computer games and how big an issue it is for professional sportsmen. i've got quite an addictive personality where if i start doing something i try to do it to the best of my ability, that is why i dare not pick up a golf club, you know. so, yeah, i have decided to make a clea n b rea k so, yeah, i have decided to make a clean break from it, so, yeah, i have decided to make a clean breakfrom it, i can't play them. once i turn a computer on i can easily play them for 12 hours straight. like a lot of people, a friend of mine said to me earlier, yes, i lost many years of my life to world of warcraft, or as people call it, world of warcrack, sojust happy to keep painting