but very interesting to get your analysis and research fellow and director of the southeast asia program at the laue institute in december argentina became the largest latin american country to legalize abortion but access to the procedure remains difficult especially in conservative provinces has more. already under pressure from govt 19 argentinos hospitals are now having to adapt again abortion has just become legal in argentina dr while the sunday i will says he has seen many women affected by botched abortions and is happy times have started to change in those years. in the past 2 days since the law was implemented we have had requests to terminate pregnancies we are trying to move as fast as we can as we have a pandemic and we are trying to minimalize the presence of patients in the hospital . i it's a major revolution in this overwhelmingly catholic country in december the senate voted in favor of legalizing abortion women rights groups have been arguing for years that thousands of illegal abortions already happen annually and they pose a major threat for women thousands of them e

program after receiving its 1st vaccines from china 600000 since donated by the chinese government were greeted by the president at many less airport the philippines is the 2nd worst hit country in southeast asia but the vaccination program has lagged behind the many of its neighbors it's set to start in the capital on monday but as. reports there are concerns over when it will reach rural areas. this is one of the most advanced and sophisticated vaccine storage facilities in the philippines. we have. funds have also been allocated to purchase growing virus vaccines for millions of its people but the situation in many rural towns in this small town the. province villagers say they are allocating about 10 percent of their budget to the purchase of crew in the virus. it's money that was meant for infrastructure and education. and i think. we know that the philippines. the national government going to. our constituents. you know for you know this refrigerator is a lifeline it stores of vaccines for polio and measles and will be able to keep back scenes that don't need sophisticated cold storage systems while other wealthier city they're able to set up separate vaccination facilities rural health

europe, just to name a few locations, and most recently and most importantly for today's program, in southeast asia. the author of the newly published book "where great powers meet." i guess that's left-right reverse put you can work that out. where great powers meet, america and china in southeast asia. the subject was timely when he was conducting his research, and is of course more time hill now during covid. he has become china's number one trading partner. not clear it will retain that status after cove but for now has that status and the regional comprehensive economic partner ship or arsap. launched free trade agreement has now been completed, including china and japan and south korea but not the united states. this is a topic that grows in importance. we're going to ask professor shambaugh to make some initial comments, introducing his research. he will then have a discussion where own ambassador stapleton roi who was ambassador to singapore and indonesia and knows the area? the issues well. david, welcome back to the wilson center. weeing grateful for your scholarship and your friend ship.

programs i head the tuesday meeting. the governor will focus on a response to global reflation trade. the australian economy is recovering. southeast asia's leading right hailer is setting up drive-through vaccination services in indonesia. the grab program launched in bali. indonesia has severed the largest coronavirus outbreak in southeast asia. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. >> president biden's relief heading to the senate as democrats call for a quick approval process. and australia is considering more relief eight. coming up next, a wild week in bond markets. this is bloomberg. ♪ [ sigh ] not gonna happen. that's it. i'm calling kohler about their walk-in bath. my name is ken. how may i help you? hi, i'm calling about kohler's walk-in bath. excellent! happy to help. huh? hold one moment please... [ finger snaps ] hmm. ♪ ♪ the kohler walk-in bath features an extra-wide opening and a low step-in at three inches, which is 25 to 60% lower than some leading competitors. the bath fills and

the president that manila airport the philippines is the 2nd worst hit country in southeast asia but the vaccination program has lagged behind many of its neighbors well it's set to start in the capital on monday but as jim now reports there are concerns over when it's going to reach areas. this is one of the most advanced and sophisticated vaccine storage facilities in the philippines. around. we have. the. funds have also been allocated to purchase growing virus vaccines for millions of its people but the situation isn't deceiving many rural towns in this small town the. province villagers say they are allocating about 10 percent of their annual budget to the purchase of crew in the virus vaccines it's money that was meant for infrastructure and education. and i think. we know that the philippines. the national government going to that says that this way we decided to contribute for the good the power constituents. in. this refrigerator is a lifeline it stores of vaccines for paul. and we'll be able to keep. that don't need sophisticated cold storage systems. other wealthier cities are able to set up sepa

m.e.p. a member of the delegation of relations with countries of southeast asia and joining us now from brussels welcome to the program thanks for joining us we understand that your delegation has been calling for all those arrested to be swiftly and unconditionally released 6 days have passed is hope fading. the european parliament's about its about the situation in myanmar just this week and just 15 minutes ago i voted on our joint resolution on the situation in myanmar and it's clear that that you must act and support the protesters that are demanding that the democrat has ation process in the country continues and that the military returns the power and the european parliament it's very clear we're calling for support to the u.n. to get access to the country and of course the e.u. is not a big diplomatic power but we are an academic power we're the 3rd largest trading partner of myanmar we need to expert on sanctions against the military and that are responsible for the coup and we need to suspend the preferred access trade access to the european single market to put economic pressure and to support the demonstrat

southeast asia in the u.s. fear of influence thanks for sharing your thoughts on the program today professor daniel schorr fromthe city university of new york thank you well the talks come just a day after a virtual meeting of nato defense ministers that ended in the military block secretary-general on feeling a loss of only expanded mission in iraq insisting the measure would fight terror. today we decided to expand nato training mission in iraq. to support the iraq it forces us to fight terrorism and assure that isis just not return the size so a mission will increase from $500.00 personnel to wrong $4000.00 and training activities for now include more iraq a security situations areas beyond bugout a former u.s. marine corps intelligence officer scott ritter told us who he thinks stands behind nato as ramp up in the middle east when you're beyond baghdad out in the boonies in remote facilities training iraqi security forces that are in constant contact with with with isis or other extremist enemies there will be losses in nato is not configured to do this that prepared politically to do this so then the ques

southeast asia's leading ride-hailer is setting up vaccination services in indonesia to help inoculate against covid-19. the program--- launched in bali makes it mandatory for citizen to to receive a shot. in asia has suffered the largest outbreak in southeast asia and has to vaccinate at least 70 million people by august. five republican senators have warned president biden to keep away from a nuclear deal with iran. some democrats have voiced concerns. the 2015 accorded riddled with problems, according to them, with unrealistic timelines. biden has indicated he would return to talks with iran but has seen little tangible response. top russian critic alexey navalny has been moved to a penal camp said to be by its own end -- its own inmates. he was detained last month for violating polk parole in 2014. it is 100 kilometers east of the russian capital. prisoners are not subject to good conditions and are, in fact , subject to constant intimidation and isolation. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am vonnie

or any number of places where there are wonderful are tce programs and then with the southeast asiavision that. >> yes i would commit to doing so. >> you can guess my next. >> senator, logistics is the lifeblood with the operational challengeste sets for the us military vet today think of cybersecurity is at the forefrontcy and that is obviously for the military assets but also the significant assets the survivability of our chain and with regard to the justice very and then to create capability but then with those logistics alsoa diversity and inclusion within the dod so i'd like to submit those questions for the record. >> without objection. >> thanknk you. i am out of time. >> on behalf of. >> the national defense strategy commission and then also managing escalation dynamics and now i asked secretary us and that he agreed with the assessment. do you stand by the commission's assessment the us military must position substantial human up to and with that ability to deter worried iat but something the president and state department has recently said but something the president and

program drop. and only now are we trying to do damage control. right now the philippines could really use a vaccine. that's one of the countries in southeast asia hardest hit by covert 19 more than half a 1000000 infections and over 10000 dead. but in a recent survey less than a 3rd of filipinos said they'd be willing to take a vaccine my advice to. let the frog liners have themselves vaccinate if the doctors themselves are showing the way then others will follow. i think there's still i think that we can always rise from the tragedy if we were bad example for the world of what could go wrong maybe we could be a good example standing up and right the wrongs. today denver action has been approved in 20 countries w h o's list of essential medicines. the philippines is now a leading example of what not to do when introducing a new vaccine. carlos lost her 2 kids to a preventable disease paid a tragic price for this lesson. and the bizarre been pointed out in the book i think like. a new but it's hoping it will push enough to go up up up. and the for something that. they were sent to afghanistan to help but now a strategy of soldiers of facing alle

southeast asia so let's bring in simon business sees executive director of the international campaign for the running game joins us live from washington d.c. simon good to have you back on the program so we're seeing this. between india and bangladesh over this boatload of reading the refugees bangladesh says it's not obligated to take them back home robust is that argument. well i think india should quite simply take in these were incorrect future years are it's incumbent on any country to take it refugees who are closest to their country and you know bangladesh is point i think is that brandishes already sheltering over a 1000000 rager refugees now they are freely allowed in are starting in the 90 ninety's and then most recently in 2017 and the international community needs to. each year take their fair share of rain or refugees and if they're not going to take their fair share of rager refugees then they need to come up with the money that's needed to how and feed and educate all the remainder refugees that are currently in baghdad and sign and many of these refugees on that boat reportedly had u.n.h.c.r. id cards given to them at the cox's bazar refugee camp is there an argumen

program? it is important to israel, the united states, very important to us. my own country is a nonnuclear country, we don't like new nuclear powers whether in europe or southeast asia or elsewhere in the world. >> host: one of the things that fascinates and perplexes americans when they look at european strategic discussions, the franco german relationship and we sometimes don't understand where you agree and where you disagree. in some ways it seems as germany is calling for more strategic autonomy in europe and france is calling for this and the time of charles they gaulle, in some ways the views are closer than before and yet it also seems some very significant differences remain so how would you explain to a bunch of us poor perplexed americans what is this debate and how should we understand it? >> guest: it is a very interesting debate but it is more a debate about concepts than substance. let me be very clear. in germany mainstream thinking, mainstream government, we need nato. we cannot arrange to be safe from extortion, from military pressures, we as a nonnuclear country if we do not have a nuclear reinsurance program offered through nato by the united sta

program. ronie: blue finance is a social enterprise that focuses on marine protected areas in southeast asia andibbean. a proof of concept in first half of last year. this was part of the bigger blended finance facility that we set up in 2019. a $3 million blended finance facility that gives proof of concept. blue finance cases, as part of the security, and for two reasons. the first was from a financial leverage point of view, $385,000, but that allowed them to pocket up to $15 million in blended finance. all of that includes commercial capital that would otherwise -- it would not have gone into those types of projects. the other reason is from an impact perspective. protecting up to 20 marine protected areas across southeast asia, then we are talking about over 8 million hectares of marine ecosystems and that is equivalent to the size of the czech republic. also, providing economic benefits and food security for more than one million of the populations living in these coastal areas. haslinda: thank you so much for your insight. ronie mak managing director from rs group. still to come, anger bu

program. and we are also expecting a help bunch of details on where exactly they plan to expand in asia, so it's not singapore, other areas in south asia. southeastcus for them. haslinda: we are bringing you live pictures from myanmar. we have protesters having their biggest rallies yet after two were shot dead. demonstrators protesting the military seizure of power, a thinly veiled threat to use lethal force raising the possibility of major clashes. there you have the live pictures. they are calling for a general strike. that call was made on sunday by the civil disobedience movement. plenty more ahead. keep it here with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ so you're a small business, or a big one. you were thriving, but then... oh. ah. okay. plan, pivot. how do you bounce back? you don't, you bounce forward, with serious and reliable internet. powered by the largest gig speed network in america. but is it secure? sure it's secure. and even if the power goes down, your connection doesn't. so how do i do this? you don't do this. we do this, together. bounce forward, with comcast business. rishaad: talking about commodities. we have been focusing on copper, $