but asean diplomatic sources suggest ministerial level talks should be considered instead of meetings between senior officials. >>> japanese scientists are preparing to analyze the first asteroid samples ever brought back to earth. the cosmic dust was collected by the hayabusa probe last year. the japan aerospace exploration agency said on monday it will provide samples to eight research teams. analysis will start as soon as friday and continue for several months. the team will use electron microscopes and other high tech probes to find out the composition of the particles and when they were formed. it's hoped the research will shed light on the origin of the solar systems as asteroids are believed to contain material from its formative period. the project team says it will release initial results before the summer. it then plans to send the asteroid particles to laboratories both in and outside japan for further study. >>> the film "the social network" has won four golden globes awards, including best picture. the movie depicts the founding of facebook. the 68th awards ceremony was h

." >> the nation asean government is in turmoil, and there have been more violent clashes on the streets of the violent capital -- the new tunisian government. 48 hours after he returned to haiti, the former dictator is charged with corruption and theft. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcasting our viewers on pbs in america, also run the globe. coming up later, nasrallah warns hezbollah -- warns against targeting hezbollah for the murder of the prime minister. chill out, kickback, listen to the music. why die-hard fans are starting their own clubs to celebrate classic albums. hello to you. first of all, though, let's bring you this is just breaking as we go on air. a magnitude 7.4 earthquake has struck southwest pakistan. by most reckonings, that is a massive quake that struck 55 kilometers west of town and a shallow at a debt of just 6.3 miles. the pacific tsunami center says the onshore quake has not triggered a tsunami in the ocean. we do not have initial reports of damage, but a major quake of this magnitude is capable of causing widespread and heavy damage. people have reported fee

the investments will expand continuously to east asia countries, especially japan, korea, and other asean countries, i think, basically, this is good news for our east asian countries regionally. but i have to say we need to create some architecture and also we need to do more effort to create a win-win gain. >> that was ke long, a specialist at the research institute. investment from china is expected to grow over the years. japan faces challenges in drawing up guidelines to benefit from investments while preventing overdevelopment at the same time. >>> the u.s. state department plans to send a senior official to japan, china, south korea to coordinate policies on north korea's nuclear program. deputy secretary of state james steinberg will visit seoul tokyo and beijing over a three-day period january 26th. the announcement came shortly after north korea's leaders announced high-level military talks with the south on thursday. the north wants to explain its artillery attack on yeonpyeong island in november and its alleged sinking of a south korean ship in march. in response to the propos