as a result, the adb will also support the country. >> kuroda said the adb decided to review its policy on myanmar after european nations suspended their sanctions. he raised some obstacles that have to be cleared before resuming aid to the country. one problem is the country's 490 million u.s. dollars in outstanding debt. as a result the bank will start by offering technical assistance and human resources development. another major funding organization, the world bank, announced on thursday that it will set up an office in yangon in june. myanmar is seen as the last frontier in southeast asia, and international banks are starting to extend more funding. kenichi tanaka, nhk world, manila. >>> and that wraps up our bulletin. i'm dhra dhirakaosal reporting in bangkok. >>> the largest ever joint naval drill involving china and russia has ended friday. the exercise brought together a flotilla of warships in the yellow sea for maneuvers. china mobilized 18 vessels including submarines in the six-day exercise off its eastern province of shengdong. russia sent a missile cruiser and six other w

the chief economist at adb says exporters to u.s. and europe may suffer a sharp decline in business, but he believes this should be offset by the spending power of middle class. he says europe's debt problems remain the biggest external risk. >> if the -- that will mean that this crisis will not be contained in the eurozone alone. it will spread to the u.s., japan and then it will spread out to asia. the asian economy heavily depends on export and really rely on the international currency to create this export and this is very important. >> reporter: lee also warns of the threat posed by the gap between rich and poor. it has widened significantly in the last two decades. >> ironically, the same factors which contribute to the high growth in asia is contributing to the rising equalities, and i think the major reason is the change of technical progress. the rising wage difference is across educated versus non-educated people and the declining labor share in total incomes and then rising disparities across the regions. so that's why we

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