adrian brown reports. >> one year on, they still demand answers families of the missing, marching on beijing's embassy. as always, their way is blocked. the police regard them as troublemakers and keep them under surveillance. what you're doing is illegal he shouts. in many cases, parents lost the only child the law allows them to have. >> translator: we have been looking for help from the government but the government hasn't done anything. our demands have still not been answered. >> reporter: such displays of emotion are frowned upon by authorities. that's why the families are as disappointed by their government as they are of the airline. he wanted the truth then, he wants it now. >> translator: the government isn't working on seeking the truth but instead is pressuring us to take compensation. this leaves our hearts cold. >> reporter: he was the older brother devoted to his family. his home is adorned by happy memories, 21 months old when mh 370 vanished. working as a construction worker in singapore, with the money he saved, he hoped to one day become a dentist to help the commu

adrian brown describes what is going on. >> writing under a pen name in china went back to days before internet. useful, but now the same authorities say that social media and internet users have to register the accounts. you can use a pen name, it's the government will know who you are. >> reporter: a song in praise of chinese censorship. performed by men and women that police the internet. it's the official cyber space administration. posted on the website days before china announced a tightening of internet restrictions. the economist is not for those singing along. he blocks on corruption and >> there's so much information out there. and, of course, there's criticism. this is normal. the sky won't fall if you let people criticize the government will pan social media and internet accounts that are not registered in the names of real users. the government fears the most, social insecurity. >> yes. >> arab spring movement had an impact. they crack down on any voices promoting such campaigns, if a group tries something similar, they'd be suppressed. permitted. these comments from peopl

adrian brown is in beijing. >> it's china's most important annual political gathering but a number of faces will be absent from this year's congress. 36 delegates and political advisors are under investigation for corruption. one of them is lynn yin wa, a former aid to china's president. many wonder who will be next. so far more than 100,000 low and high ranking officials across the country have been implicated. on monday 14 generals were added to the list. the president's 18th-corruption campaign that began more than two years ago is expected to be a dominant theme of this congress and it's a campaign that appears to be far from over. >> translator: the party's never haven for corrupt officials. we resolutely support and endorse series investigation into their cases. >> reporter: some analysts believe the campaign is merely a guise to stop political rivals. >> he has focused on two things. mainly consolidating power for him self, abrogating power to himself and also fighting corruption and using corruption as a political weapon to intimidate. >> the drive to save money has hit the go

adrian brown, al jazeera, beijing. >> all right.'s go to southern chile now where we can have a look at spectacular pictures of one of south america's most active vol volcanos which is currently erupted. it started erupting around 3:00 am local time tossing lava and heavy smoke into the air. now the volcano in chile's central valley sits above a small city which is home to around 20,000 people. if you want to see more about that volcano, remember you can always go to the website, aljazeera.com. ♪ ♪ >> hi, i am lisa flesher and you are in the stream chances you know someone who has bad or knee surgery but there is growing evidence that these and other brothers may be used too off and could be detrimental to your health. a game changing way to detect cadgessers early. he is doing it with a smart phone, a 3 d printer and in less than an hour. and later. gnarly half the world's languages will be extinct by the end of the century the video game project tha

adrian brown, al jazerra in china. >>> and there is more on the investigation in to mh370 in one on onet at 0930 gmt on al jazerra. all the news all the time of course on our website al aljazerra.com. >> day. >> man shot, woman shot, child shot - accidentally shot >>> 16 months in the new york blog, jennifer documented every shooting in america - or at reported. >> people shoot each other over the donest things >>> a -- dumbest things >>> a secret from her past kept her going.

our china correspondence adrian brown reports. >> reporter: one year on they still demand answers.s of the missing try to march to the malaysia embassy. but they are blocked. the police regard them as troublemakers and keep them under surveillance. what you are doing is illegal he shouts. in many cases, parents lost the only child the law allows them to have. >> translator: we have been looking for help from the government. but the government hasn't done anything. our demands have not been answered. >> reporter: such displays of emotion are frowned upon by the authorities. which is why the families are as scorn of the of their government as they are malaysian airlines. 12 months ago surrounded by the media, he came to beijing hoping to find news of his brother. he wanted the truth then, he wants it now. >> translator: the government isn't working on seeking the truth. but instead is pressuring us to take compensation. this leaves our hearts cold. >> reporter: he was the older brother, devoted to his family. his home is adorned with happy memories. his son was 21 months old when mh3

adrian brown, al jazeera beijing. >>> the financial magazine forbes has released its world's most wealthy list. there has never been so many. >> bill gates's wealth is now 79.2 billion. 290 people have made it onto the billion air list for first time. most of them from china most of them in the technology sector. the youngest newcomer is also a tech tycoon. 24-year-old evan spiegel is co-founder of snap chat. worth 1.5 billion. he has got a long way to go to catch up with number 2 and 3 on the list. mexican owner mowg mogul carlos slim and a record number of the world's ultrarich. >> if you want to find out more of those incredible characters including the stories making the headlines, log on to the address aljazeera.com. tonight, special coverage of the new cold war. murder in moscow. just days after one of the kremlin's biggest critics was shot and killed his assassins remain at large, and russia remain loyal to those who are becoming too powerful. who is left to take on vladimir putin. our special coverage begins right now.

adrian brown, al jazeera. >>> time for all of the sports news now. here is jo. >> thank you.ime champion will miss the opening race of the season in australia. he crashed into a wall during testing in spain last week. his team say he won't compete in melbourne to avoid the chance of having another con kun cushion. he is expected to return to racing for the malaysian grand prix at the end of march. >>> south africa's cricket world cup campaign remains on track. sarah coates reports. >> reporter: high on confidence after winning their previous matches. they were both looking to move further up the table. south africa's start wasn't ideal. quinton gone in the third over. but that would be island's only joy for a while. as they smashed a ton, then his highest one-day score of 159. [ inaudible ] also stood up notching a century. as south africa's batsman put his team in a commanding position. island's top order went shapely. and after some resistance from their middle and lower order, the irish were dismissed for 210, a 201-run win for south africa. they will next play pakistan in

adrian brown, al jazeera, shanghai. >>> all right.he sport, a formula one team heads back to court after being told they must allow a sacked driver to race in the season opener. ♪ ♪ >>> now four years ago australia's economy was the envy of the world, but not anymore. unemployment is up and the australian dollar is falling. the main problem is a collapse in the prices of commodities like iron ore. >> reporter: this man is spending a lot of time in his garden. until last december he was a geologist in the mining industry but as commodity prices have plummeted, jobs including his have been cut. >> people say, hi who are you? what do you do? um i'm looking at the opportunities. >> reporter: so are thousands of others. three years ago this house and land in this mining town sold for $1.3 million. >> i wouldn't have called them crazy days but they were long above -- way above the average. >> reporter: today the house is on the market for less than half of what it sold for in 2012. as australia's mining industry boomed so did port headland.

and one year on that is still something that leeling can't quite believe, adrian brown in china. >>>of an argentina prosecutor says independent forensic tests show he was murdered. and he was found dead in january hours before he was due to testify in congress against president kristina kirchner and autopsy pointed to suicide and we have more. >> reporter: results from an independent forensic team seemed to confirm what almost everyone in argentina already suspected, prosecutor nisman did not die by his hand. >> translator: i want to let you know nisman did not have an accidents and did not commit suicide, he was killed and death is an assassination of unknown proportions that deserves answers and in my opinion on the part of the institutions of the republic. >> reporter: found dead in his apartment from a gunshot wound to his head and state forensic studies found no gun powder on his hands and refused to rule out suicide and he died the night before a report to congress saying kirchner conspired to cover up iran alleged involvement in the 1994 bombing of a jewish cultural center and

. >> and on thursday al jazeera, adrian brown reports from shanghai on how china's needs for care for the elderly is stimulating foreign investment >>> icy relations between russia and the the west is felt in a port. moscow's embargo on seafood in norway led to fish prices. buyers and suppliers are struggling to adjusted. >> the statue of a young woman watches, waiting for her fisherman to return. momansk is the largest city. murmansk's harbour supports a fishing industry. an icy grip of sorts enveloped this trade. since the pictures were filmed, the murman of course -- mumansk fish factory sopd. -- stopped running. supply lines have been disrupted. the effect is felt in shops and marks. >> translation: these are more expensive every day. it's gone up 20%. >> and rising prices mean people by lows. less. . >> translation: the suppliers call. we reject all the fish. no one buys it. >> two popular types, were imported in huge quantities. customers complain that what they find in the shop is more expensive and the quality worse. the situation presented opportunities for some. this restaur

adrian brown explains from shanghai. >> reporter: volunteers performing a concert in a shanghai retirement home. unlike most care homes in china this one is foreign owned, providing expertise from the united states. the company is here for a simple reason. according to the united nations, more than 130 million people in china are now over 65, and there's a shortage of facilities to care for them. china's government has been forced to allow in foreign providers. this person is 88 and moved into the development a year ago after his wife died. >> translation: we used to love with my children. they were busy with their own children to look after. i didn't want to make their lives harder. i moved here. >> reporter: the care costs 1500 a month, a third more than the average salary in shanghai. he covers the fees with a state pension, interest from savings and renting out his former apartment. some residents need specialist care. this person was partially paralysed after a stroke. she shares a room with her husband, who has dementia. the we hired a made. she couldn't handle it. it's not just thre

adrian brown has more from beijing. president xi jinping doesn't do conferences, leaving it to the premier, who gave his only news conference. year taking questions from foreign and local journalists. the folks of the questions the economy. when the premier opened the national people's congress on 5 march, he hoped china could achieve economic growth of 7%. last year it was 7.4%. the lowest in a quarter of a sent jury. could the premier said there was no guaranteed of china hitting that low late there would be main as the governor attempted to rebalance the economy. the government want to wee create consumer led growth. it's called the new normal. it's anything but normal in china's economy at the moment. >> myanmar is denying accusations a one of its war planes dropped china's border and killed four fighters. an official in the myanmar precedential office reflected the death. myanmar's government stepped up its fight against the ethnic chinese rebels. >> hong kong's government holding an open day. they have been denied

adrian brown live in beijing for us thanks for that >>> now, still ahead - local companies are competing to bid for oil production licences in southern nigeria. but the population there is divided. we'll tell you why. plus... [ gunfire ] ..~ syrian war entering its fifth year, we look at how the conflict began with peaceful protests. hello again. you are watching al jazeera, the top stories. kurdish authorities in iraq have evidence i.s.i.l. is using chlorine gas as a weapon. iraqi fighters filmed the video near tikrit and say the plumes of orange smoke are clor heen gas. -- chlorine gas. >> yemeni houthi rebels have reached an agreement to boost the economy. the president remains in the southern city of aden after escaping house arrest last month. the president of vanuatu is calling for international help after cyclone pam left the island nation in tatters. eight have been killed. aid workers feel the death toll is higher. a state of emergency is declared. >> the syrian crisis entered its fifth year. what started as a peaceful protest developed into a war that spread across the country.

adrian brown al jazeera. >> to chili now where the vol cano has erupted forcing people to evacwatt their homes amido concern that lava could melt snow and cause mudslides. the 3,000-meter volcano is one of the mostability aive. it sits above the small city which has a population of 22,000 people a lot more on that on our website you can see it on your screens right now, and the address, of course, aljazeera.com. reason to lie to us as far as we can tell. >> reporter: american journalist austin tice has been missing in syria in 2012. a video appeared on the internet, he's blindfolded and led my men.

adrian brown reports. >>> this person is testing the waters of motherhood giving birth to her son 10 months ago. she admits that she was not prepared for motherhood. this is an old job and seems not to care that the easing of a one-child policy makes her eligible for a second baby. >> translation: many young people do not want a second child. they think marriage is too much of a hassle. on the face of it she and her husband have it all, part of the growing middle glass. she has a well paid job. they moved into a 3-bed room apartment. they are only children which is why they qualify for a second baby. she is resigned to the son raised without a brother or sister. >> translation: one child is lonely igrew up as an only child. my brother has many brothers and sisters. the one-child generation cannot do joy. >> the government as enforces the policy for a decade but a sorp experiment create a gender imbalance. it had another worrying consequence, a shrinking labour force. >> 5% of women entitled to have a second child apply to do so. now the same military which poll ices the one-child pol

adrian brown, al jazerra in china. >>> and there is more on the investigation in to mh370 in one on one east at 0930 gmt on al jazerra. all the news all the time of course on our website al aljazerra.com. >> day. >> man shot, woman shot, child shot - accidentally shot >>> 16 months in the new york blog, jennifer documented every shooting in america - or at reported. >> people shoot each other over the donest things >>> a -- dumbest things >>> a secret from her past kept her going. >> it was here my father took his first life >>> 17 at the time, she was 7 months pregnant when she left her home in guatemala, to travel to the united states. here he was sent here, to a country where they are entitled by law to a public education, that is creating controversy. >> as an american taxpayer, ask yourself - why do you want to pay for this >>> thank you for joining us. i'm joie chen. those that oppose the president's immigration reforms, lost the round but are not letting up on the fight. they didn't force a shutdown on the homeland security department, but capitol hill is building to a new stando

adrian brown, al jazeera. shanghai.tish author had died at the age of 66 after being diagnosed with alzheimerss disease. his fantasy booked were translated into 37 languages and sold 85 million copies around the word. he had been a supporter of research into alzheimers disease, as well as a vocal campaigner for assisted dying. plenty more for you on the website, aljazeera.com. hi, i am lisa flesher and you are are in the stream. a u.s. funded industrial park that led to the eviction of hundreds causes controversy. plus online black markets are making a come back. we take you to the hidden corners of the dark web. and then, welcome to the stream.

adrian brown, al jazerra. shanghai. >>> that's it for this half hour the news continues on our website the address aljazerra.com. >> flap point ferguson missouri missouri. a town ruled by a mostly white city council but not for long. for the first time the people of ferguson has a chance with four blacks on the election for city council. >>> i'm ali velshi and this is "real money." heads keep rolling in ferguson missouri. the police chief thomas jackson is stepping down. john shaw resigned, joining the local judge and court clerk who have already done so. they were slammed in a report last week that accused the city of fostering racism. it says the city police and local court colluded in targeting ferguson's black residents with petty fines arrests and incarcerations. why? to boost the city's finances. meanwhile, ferguson's mayor john knowles says he plans to stay put. cleared officer darren wilson saying he shot michael brown in self defense. but ferguson's profit driven law enforcement system poisoned relati

they have been addressing leaders at the national people's congress, our china correspondent adrian browne now from beijing. >> reporter: of course no economy in the world matters more than china's right now. and today premier has been out lining his economic forecasts his projections for the year ahead. he says that he hopes china can achieve an economic growth rate of 7%. significant because that is confirmation, proof that china's economy is going to continue to slow. last year, the economic growth rate was 7.4%. the premier says that china is entering what it calls a new normal of economic development. that means that the period of stellar economic growth is over. china's economy is beginning to mature. economists say the danger is this, what happens if china's economic growth rate falls below 6%? that could create widespread job losses in the manufacturing sector creating what the government here fears most, which is social instability. the premier touched on unemployment, he said he hopes that unemployment can be kept below 4.5% in the cities, and overall he hope today create 10 mil

adrian brown, al jazerra.hat's it for this half hour the news continues on our website the address aljazerra.com. >> flap point ferguson missouri missouri. a town ruled by a mostly white city council but not for long. for the first time the people of ferguson has a chance with four blacks on the election for city council. >>> i'm ali velshi and this is "real money."

adrian brown al jazeera, beijing. >> still to come here on the news hour we'll take a look at how an european ban on a popular plant is effecting the livelihood of farmers in kenya. and in sport why two super bowl champions will donate their brains to medical research. we'll have the rest of sport in the next two minutes. >> kenyan farmers are struggling after many european nations banned the leave that acts as a stimulant when chewed. farmers are now forced to sell it below market price and now can sell it only to somalia. >> growing cut is what families in the kenyan highlands have done for generations. >> in mogadishu, it's like 1 dollar. >> farmers sell it to sow mall y but they feel that they manipulate the market, forcing them to sell their plants cheap. >> they want to maximize their profit. we have no other market. they lower the price. >> farmers say that they use used to get $600 a bag. now prices are down to $200 a bag. several european countries have stopped importing the plant. some doctors say that it can lead to insomnia high blood pressure and heart problems. it's a m

adrian brown, al jazeera. >> still to come, some spectacular goals. when he crashed into a wall, they favor their driver kevin magnusson will take his place which takes place on march 15th. alonzo is expected to return to racing for the malaysian grand prix. preparing forking arguably the biggest game in history. australia currently ranked number one in the. >> rahings for the afghans will be confident after claiming their first world cup win against scotland last week. that result has been sitting just 1 point behind the australians in the table. they come into match having lost the two cost new zealand they sit fourth, but they could finish second. i think they have shown they have a really good team, and that they can perform against the best. i have been a believer in the more countries that we can get involved in this game, the better. >> the best team the best for me, and competition. because their own conditions so they are hosting the world cub. our centers -- we have good bowlers so air bowlers will enjoy bowling on this. we will try our best

from the national people's congress, adrian brown has more. >> in the op u leapt setting -- opulent setting of the golden hall, a sober assessment by a man who runs it. prime minister lee set a target the lowest for a quarter of a century. now he says meeting that will be difficult. >> translation: we estimated growth rate for china's economy of 7% this year. that number sounds much slower compared with the years before. but, in fact it will be by no means to hit the target. >> at his only news conference of the year the prime minister also had another target in mind. the government's bureaucrats. in blunt language he said reforms to reduce the state's role in some of china's biggest industries will be painful. >> this is not nail clippings, this is like taking a knife to one's own flesh. pain is natural. however painful it might be, we are determined to keep going until our job is done. the job of the national people's congress has been done for a year. at the finale of this tightly controlled gathering, 3,000 hand picked delegates approved the plans. >> it's rare for journalists to be giv

reporters at the end of the annual session of china's parliament, and their correspondent in beijing, adrian brown. >> in the opulent haul another assessment of china's economy by the man that runs it. premier lee set a target of 700 frz economic growth the lowest in a century, but says meeting that will be difficult. >> translation: we estimate a growth rate for china's economy of 7% this year. that number is slower compared with the years before. but, in fact it will be by no means easy to hit the target >>> at his only news conference the prime minister had another target in mind the government's bureaucrats. in blaungt wij he said -- blupt language he said reforms in some of the biggest industries will be painful. >> translation: this is not nail clipping. this is like taking a knife to one's own flesh. pain is only natural. but however painful it might be we are determined to keep going until our job is done. >> the job of china's national people's congress has been done for another year. at the finale of a tightly controlled gathering, 3,000 hand-picked delegates approved the plans. >> it's

adrian brown, al jazeera, shanghai. >> in hong kong, three people have been arrested at an anti-mainlandstration. pepper spray dispersed crowds protesting shoppers from main land shoppers. residents of the suburban u.n. district blame the chinese bias for distorting the local economy. there is a lot of anger t i mean from a lot of people on the chinese market. we just don't like how they travel all of the prices from everything, create a lot of >>> welcome back now for the thooirmd just over a week. astronauts at the international space station have carried out a space mission to install new docking ports. a tricky job involves more than 200 meters of cable and other equipment. the docking board will be flown up to the orbiting space lab later this year. now, art can be economical political and it sells for thousands of dollars. a graphitti artist has achieved global feign through his use of sentence ills and a can of spray paint. he turned attention to the streets and walls of gaza. a report. >> reporter: the 2014 war between hamas and israel left parts of gaza in ruins and much of it s

adrian brown reports. >> reporter: this woman is testing the waters of mother hood giving birth to her son 10 months ago. she admits she was not prepared for motherhood. mices her old job -- misses her old job and seems not to care that the easing of a one china policy makes her eligible for a second baby. >> translation: many young people don't want a second child. they don't want it first. they think marriage is a hassle. >> reporter: she and her husband seems to have it all, part of the middle glass. her husband has ha well paid job with an investment firm and moved into a 3 bedroom apartment and are both only children which is why they qualify for a second baby. but he is resigned to his son raised without a brother or sister. >> translation: one child is too lonely, i grew up as the only child. my father has brothers and sisters, they get along. our one-child generation gives you no brothers and sisters. >> the government is enforcing one-child government but a social experiment created a gender imbalance, because of the traditional chinese preference for bows. it had another worr

one of the main reasons is money, as adrian brown reports. >> reporter: this person is testing the waters of motherhood. she gave birth to her son 10 months ago. she admits she was not prepared for motherhood. this is the old job and seems not to care that the easing. one-child policy makes her eligible for a second baby. >> translation: many young people do not want a second child. they don't want one. they think marriage is too much of a hassle. >> reporter: on the face of it she and her husband have it all, part of china's growing middle class. this person has a well-paid job, and moved into a 3-bedroom apartment. they are only children and they qualify for a second baby. gow is resigned to his son being raised without a brother or sister. >> one child is too lonely i grew up as the only child at home. a one-child generation can't have joy with brothers and sisters. the government has been enforcing the one child policy. but a social experiment to control growth has created a gender imbalance because of a traditional chinese precedent for boys. and it has a quorying consequence - a shr

as adrian brown reports from beijing, there are signs they are doing more. >> reporter: their tusks sawn off by poachers the rescued elephants perform for tourists it's a cultural show taking place four times a day. britain's prince william is expected to be a spectator on wednesday. china's government insists it's more than a tourist attraction, it's rebuilding the elephant population and strengthening laws. poachers face the death penalty. environmentalists are cautiously optimistic that china is getting the message about elephant confirmation. >> it's important for china ta tackle the history to have efforts to change consumer before to reduce the demands for illegal wild life products. we see they have taken steps to doing that. >> one of those steps was announced days before prince william began his visit, when the government imposed a ban on ivory products for a year. >> animal rights is a passion for the prince who has recruited some of the biggest nails in sport. such advertisements are chn on chinese -- chinese tv. hong kong, an important hub for the trade is playing a role too.

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because it would help to end the illegal one but for now that remains a step too far for china, adrian brown, beijing. >>> makes you mad, doesn't it and jo what is happening in the world of sport? >> cricket world cup where south africa cruising to their third win in as many matches at this tournament and scored centuries as south africa stormed to 411 for 4 from their 50 over and island who won both matches heading into this one are struggling and, in fact they are now all out for 210. cricket world cup host australia preparing to face afghanistan in the game on wednesday and afghanistan confidence after the world cup win against scotland last week and know it will be a tough test against a team they consider the best in the tournament. australia having lost to cohost new zealand and is fourth in the pool if they beat afghanistan and sri lanka in the final games. >> i believe in confidence and we have been playing good one-day cricket over the past 12 months to two years, i think the boys did a fantastic job in the tri series and it's with confidence and that is how you play the best if you

as adrian diaz reports it comes months after a ferguson police officer was cleared of charges in the shooting death of 18-year-old michael brown. >> reporter: last year's shooting death put ferguson at the center of an investigation. over six months the justice department examine 35d pages from 2012 to 2013. it found out while two-thirds wf african-americans they up 93% of those given citations and when officers pulled someone over, 80% of the time its was an african-american. when police used force, 88% of the time it was against african-americans. the report also said ferguson's municipal courts are biased against african-americans who are less like throw have cases dismissed and more likely to have arrest warrants issued usually for minor offenses. terry franks and her three sonlts are not surprised by the report. she said this stack of tickets and summons her family's received paint as one-color picture, and that's unfair. >> either we're really bad people and really bad, bad drivers or it's just excessive. >> franks says the fines and legal fees have cost her thousands. the city will respond to the report on wednesday. ad