staying on asean, let's take a look at some of the key stories we are waiting for in the region.are awaiting taiwan industrial data. also a new unit has been launched to target deals and business is worth between $1 billion and five dollars. singapore set to allow passengers arriving from a straley and switzerland to enter without having to quarantine him november 8 -- arriving from australia and switzerland. david: we are flat but have seen some upside of late here. i was also looking at some data that singer actually added the most flights among major carriers year on year. it really goes to show how the aviation market is opening up on top of that story you mention. have a look at benchmarks across the region. it is a down day, just keep that in mind. i guess we are looking at a lack of conviction across these markets, but we are seeing conviction to the downside. thermal coal futures coming out of 10%. yvonne: we are getting some lines from beijing when it comes to the winter olympics, saying to prepare for extreme weather during the winter olympics. questions about what this

they have aukus, quad, and asean. singapore is a founding member of asean. united states has always been a firm supporter of asean. the secretary and president have reaffirmed their commitment to asean and if confirmed i look forward to working with government, working with industry, working with singapore to insure that everyone knows we're behind asean, singapore remains an important part of asean, and asean will play a critical role in the safety and security of the region. >> finally, mayor emmanuel, i want to go back to japan very quickly but importantly. we need, and i have said this to leaders from both countries who have come to visit us here in washington, we need japan and south korea to understand that their unity along with us is critical to deal with the regional security questions and certainly with north korea. and i think in my 30 years of doing foreign policy between the house and the senate, this is not one of the best moments i have seen between the two countries. i hope you will use upon confirmation your efforts to try to get the japanes

asean says it is concerned about the military government's commitment to defusing the crisis which hasy. we arejoined by ko ko aung of the bbc world service. what has been their reaction ? it isa it is a huge blow to the military because they are desperately seeking for international recognition and legitimacy so the coming meeting is the biggest in the region and it is quite disappointing for them and they have responded very angrily. the ministry of foreign affairs for myanmar released a statement saying that they are disappointed and the question of representation should be asked because it is not in the charter and the position will only lead to unwanted side effects so it's a huge setback for them. it is uuite a it's a huge setback for them. it is quite a snap- _ it's a huge setback for them. it is quite a snap. will _ it's a huge setback for them. it is quite a snap. will it _ it's a huge setback for them. it is quite a snap. will it make a difference, do you think? it is hard to see because _ difference, do you think? it is hard to see because at _ difference, do you think? it i

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-asean summit and asean has taken the step of denying a seat at that summit to the junta leader, the commander in chief. president biden had the opportunity to consult and coordinate with asean in terms of how to move their five-point condition census forward. we will continue to stay focusedden our steadfast support for the people of burma, for a democratic path in burma, and for the protection of the safety, security and human rights of the citizens of that country. >> i have two questions. economists believe on the g-20 that by 2024 most industrial countries will recover to precovid levels. one developing countries not the case. how do they address the disparity especially with covid and secondly, iran, you said the president -- at what stage do you decide iran has passed the point of no return? they have enriched uranium. when do you decide we have to enact that situation? jake: on the second i'm not fixing a date on that. we closely monitor iran's nuclear program and we are alarped and concerned by the step they was taken since the they left the joint comprehensive plan of actio

did not have the capacity, it's either because of higher taxes or labor costs, they have to rely on aseanhina. i think this is a new reality that people have to adapt to. they can expect a parallel system, 12 rely on digital supply and one on global soprano -- supply. >> what do you think of what dan has just said? >> i think there is a sense of truth in that one. we have to start thinking that, we haven't managed to find the x product we are looking for, so we can buy the y. i think that will help us to navigate through the crisis. as i said before it's not dealing with globalization, it's , we have to sell goods and that's a way to prosperity. that's how we have managed to build up our economic models for many years. the future is that yes, we can buy more local stop and think about the choices, but we have to think a bit more holistically and try to find better options that way. >> if you are advising the american government or british government right now, and i know they have different problems when it comes to global supply chain management, what is the first thing you will get the

i think that is all combined to boost asean. asean has almost been a defensive player as of late.ced there appears to be a rotation into asean rather than moving strictly into cash. i expect that good news will continue. shery: just hold on a second, we are getting breaking news. president biden has signed a short-term debt cap increase to avert the u.s. default. we are talking about the debt ceiling bearden raised -- being raised by $480 billion. president biden has signed it into law. the only issue. is that this is not really a resolution, we are talking about the treasury being over to december 3. the stopgap funding will be running out, not to mention the lawmakers will probably want to work on the infrastructure bill. let's go back to jeff. let me ask, what does this mean in december? things look good right now, but in a couple of months, this will again become an issue. how much market volatility can we expect? >> yes, this has been parked at the sidelines of late, a little bit like ever grande in china. i believe there will be some volatility toward the end of the year. it

asean has existed for 54 years and there is no mechanism for fully expending member states.e government and they organised its non—confrontational approach and dialogue would eventually draw the myanmar military out and persuade them to open out and that is what we saw ten years ago. now asean is in a real bind, myanmar is a member and technically has a veto over its decisions, but the rest of the world has looked at this deepening crisis and evolving conflict where people are taking up arms against the military and all of them, the united states, china, the eu, australia, basically saying to asean, you sort it out. but asean states are divided, something the behaviour of myanmar is so bad and it isn't cooperating with them on even very limited purposes it made to ease the file in six months ago, that it must be at least suspended for the moment and not allowed to attend summits. thailand which has the longest border with myanmar is very worried about the breach of ties, communication links they have with the hunter and feel that would make things worse, so it will be a very

asean says it is concerned about the military government's commitment to defusing the crisis which has february. ko ko aung from bbc world service is following the story. it is a huge blow to a myanmar military because they are desperately seeking for international recognition and legitimacy so the coming meeting is the biggest in the region and it is quite disappointing for them and they have responded very angrily to the ministry of foreign stairs myanmar released a statement saying they are disappointed and the question of representation should not be asked because the position will only lead to unwanted side effects so it is a huge setback for them. at the same time, they didn't allow the government, neil acknowledged that they received a letter that i think they're trying their best to find a sort of neutral ground as much as possible so they will invite the political representative they say it but we are not at this stage of who that person will be. you are watching bbc news, the headlines: a man suspected of killing a member of parliament has been named as ali harbi ali — the br

the move by asean is a rare repute to the military rule is the toppled me and my civilian government in february, the armies valley to comply with a roadmap to pace. a great to earlier this year has frustrated members of the block will then 1100 people have been killed and more than 7000 arrested since and not received power. debbie started is the founder of old in burma, a network of organizations working to support human rights and democracy and me and mom. she says violence has increased despite the so called roadmap to pace. the military rulers had a great to in the 5 months following the adoption of this road map. the 5 point consensus in april was seen any $3534.00 military tax i was targeting or humming civilian, less than 840 percent increase from the same period last year. so i really need to start thinking about working with the un security council and other international partners to push the military into a cessation of violence in order for any kind of peace agreement or peace process to be started. this goes back also reminds us of the process back in 2006 where there wa

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as yon should work on that sink asean has faced increasing pressure to take a tougher stand against myanmar. in a hastily convened virtual meeting last friday. foreign ministers in the region agreed to invite a non political figure from myanmar instead to the meeting. brunei which host this year's audio meetings cited a lack of progress on a piece plan that myanmar had agreed to during an emergency summit in jakarta in april. but one analyst says, as he ins, decision to sideline man, must military ruler, may not have much impact as and gotten hard thinking to do about what next steps to to take. but i do think that a lot of other countries around the world, the united nations and other leaders have to figure out a way to actively help as he and through this and to find other points of putting pressure on the site administration council. unfortunately, there's not many points of pressure that you can do. i think the military's really hunkering down and becoming more defined, not more corporate. february's qu, plunged myanmar into turmoil. more than a 1100 people have been killed. and activis

hold a virtual meeting later to decide whether to exclude myanmar�*s military chief from next week's asean agreement on a peace roadmap with min aung hlaing in april, but myanmarhas been criticised fo failing to implement the plan. myanmar�*s military rulers are being urged to end the violent suppression of protests and release political prisoners. they want to send an envoy to help resolve the country's crisis, which began when the army seized power. lam iamjoined i am joined now byjonathan head — i am joined now byjonathan head joining us live from bangkok. head joining us live from bangkok-— bangkok. donaldson, i understand _ bangkok. donaldson, i understand that - bangkok. donaldson, i understand that this i bangkok. donaldson, i- understand that this meeting is unscheduled. talk us through what we expect them to discuss. according to the thai foreign ministry they are putting out the idea that this is just a general meeting to discuss the summit logistics, the biggest of the year. it is notjust all the sen heads of government but also major the united states, japan, the eu, australia,

armies failure to comply with a road map to peace agreed to earlier this year has frustrated members of asean, more than 1100 people had been killed more than 7000 arrested since the military seized power. debbie start is the founder of out see, and burma. that's a network of organizations working to support human rights and democracy and me and mom, she says violence has increased despite the so called road map to peace. that military rulers did agree to in the 5 months following the adoption of this roadmap, the 5 point consensus in april was seen any 3500. $34.00 military attacks either targeting or humming civilian, less than 840 percent increase from the same period last year. so we really need to start thinking about working with the un security council and other international partners to push the military into a cessation of violence in order for any kind of peace agreement or peace process to be started. this goes back also reminds us of the process back in 2006 where there was pressure to deny me on the channel. because it was ruled by a military who at the time. and in that situatio

we don't are representatives to nato, asean, thing orny sieftion american states and despite our significant interest in the middle east we lack an assistant secretary of state for near east affairs an an ambassador israel. we're sending a dangerous message of neglect and indifference to our allies and adversary. the senate must act. i join the havens esteemed former ambassadors in urging the senate to begin hearings and ski all-votes from all pending state departments and u.s. nominees. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: your request is granted without objection. whawrp thuses -- for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent for a one-minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> as congress leaves for the weekend we have to alert the american public over the potential results of the build back better bill as well as the american rescue plan that was already passed. soon we'll be getting our winter heat bills in the midwest. if you're from wisconsin if you're from michigan if you're from minnesota, look out. because we

though he has more in this report. recently, 2 days after the association of southeast asian nations or asean agreed to downgrade me on must present at a lead a summit later this month. coolly deb minute hang struck a defiant tone. now, maybe lady, after the statement was announced in april or more violence happened due to the provocations of terrorist groups. c, r p h and the national unity government and involvement of ethnic armed organizations. we still solving that no one cares to stop the violence and killings and are only demanding that we solve the issue. as yon should work on that asi and has faced increasing pressure to take a tougher stand against myanmar. in a hastily convened virtual meeting last friday. foreign ministers in the region agree to invite a non political figure from myanmar. instead to the meeting. brunei which host this year's audio meetings, cited a lack of progress on a piece plan that myanmar had agreed to during an emergency summit in jakarta in april. but one analyst says, our sins decision to sideline man must military ruler, may not have much impact as and go

president is awake, alert, talking, is really important, and it's going to be critical to understand aseanpport his blood pressure, or easy off of those types of medications. and how quickly, that's going to dictate how quickly he gets out of the hospital and ultimately back home. >> all good questions as we noted, he's been a heart patient for almost two decades, he's 75 years old. and also, the folks around him tonight, made it known that he's walking around, joking with the staff. complaining about hospital food. all good indicators there. doc, let's pivot now, to the moderna booster, that still has to be a cdc approved before people can line up and get it. but on the, moderna, they've decided just half a dose is good enough, because of the potency of the first two shots. >> that's exactly right brian. frankly, in this is why vaccine experts on these panels are noting to media, two doses of moderna, even if your high, risk seem to be pretty darn good. many months. out six months, out so that's why they're saying, there's some question do we actually need the booster? they have decided t

he talked about working with our asia pacific allies, the asean group, to deal with red tape at the ports, to get goods and services through those ports much more quickly. and the president laid out ways in which his infrastructure bill and the reconciliation measure will also deal with this as well. but let's take a listen to part of what the president said is really the long term solution as well. take a listen. >> and in the pandemic is the ultimate key to unlocking the disruptions we're all contending with. but we have to take action now. together with our partners in the private sector to reduce the backlogs that we're facing. and then we have to prevent this from happening again, in the future. now that we have seen how vulnerable these lines of global commerce can be, we cannot go back to business as usual. >> so a lot of these issues as it relates to the economy, inflation, the supply chain especially, have really been part of the drag on the president's approval rating. we'll see if the president can start pivoting as he hopes to rebuild some momentum. we'll hear from him later t

and on friday, just five days after smith's bombshell column was published, asean ounce that they areho broke this story wide open. then, it's great to have you, i mean this is an absolutely fascinating story with so many twists and turns i couldn't even keep up with all the developments over the weeks. and as you didn't deny your reporting, in fact they blame the conference call incident on some mirror row, the co-founder and chief operating officer of aussie media. supposedly going through a mental health crisis, that's not to make jokes or make light of that in any capacity. but what do you make of that explanation? >> i think it was an attempt to prevent critics from writing about it. the thing was, and i don't know the details of his mental health, what we were really able to report on was that it was part of a pattern of deceiving investors, advertisers, the media, all sorts of people about what was going on with that company. although that was a particular spectacular thing. >> i know that you write in your piece that the line between hype and fraud is often blurry and comes in

myanmar�*s military leader being excluded from a summit of the association of south east asian nations, aseann. there are things that we cannot grant and negotiate at the demand of the invoice. here's more on that from jonathan head. it cannot be any coincidence that this is the most significant concession made by the military since it seized power in february and ask refuse, notjust refused but got much tougher in dealing with using shocking levels of violence to try and crash but is eventually become a massive uprising in military rule and that is the first big concession that comes right after the stinging diplomatic humiliation of the military government being excluded from the largest regional summit held later this month held by the regional grouping of which myanmar is a member. they have never done this to a member state and is largely symbolic but is given the military bit of a jolt and they've made this concession. this is a large number of prisoners and we believe all of them are people arrested in relation to their opposition to the coup and the numbers we have are something like