that nato only has one member in asia which is turkey that has 19 military partners in the asia pacific region and what clearly came out of the nato foreign ministers meeting a few days ago was to expand that even more dramatically and you're correct it's not an asian aid nato this is a different proposition right an asian nato would be the equivalent of nato in the asia pacific region this is actually expanding nato into the asia pacific and in addition to the 19 partners it already has their envisioning no less a country than india you know being poor pulled into the nato orbit that. a pretty clear signal to china but it's also an attempt to dislodge russians being india's major military ally an arms supplier ok you know bruce i mean so that nato is solved it's really great dilemma because it never it doesn't really have a reason to exist ok russia is not a threat to nato even though we hear analysts propaganda now they want to take on russia and china they found the reason to exist here and way i look at it bruce is this is replacing the united nations' ok that this is going to be this is g

perhaps we have an excellent follow-up question here which sector is asia pacific region is right for the trade deals where would you focus if you were the biden administration? >> digital trade by far is low hanging fruit here for a number of reasons there are a number of already agreements that have been included or negotiations underway. second, the united states has already agreed to high level digital trade principles. excuse me, agreements which japan and through usmca and third i think that digital trade also provides a real opening for pursuing a workers centric trade policy. and why do i say that? because inrs a digital trade agreement, you can include provisions on digital inclusiveness getting your population more digitally connected which covid is shown is so critical. second, i also think to digital trade agreement you can have robust kind of trade facilitation provisions that allow small and medium size enterprises which, you know, many of which are women or minority owns getting into trade game and this is not selling their products online. but it means voicing, it mean

such as the 2018 apec summit a meeting from leaders from across the asia pacific region to transports $21.00 heads of state during the summit the government board dozens of luxury meza rotty cars with public funds the cost to the taxpayer nearly $4000000.00 but what happened to them since. after investigation they stored in these nearby sheds when we arrived the guard confirms the cars are behind these gates where. people see. gathering dust inside we find 40 brand new meza rashi's imported from each with a $100000.00 each. the finance minister said the cars would be sold to the highest bidder after the summer and that he expected them to still like hotcakes. while critics called the cars a symbol of government waste in other places public spending is hard to see. among the penitentiary the largest prison in the country lies just outside the capital where only one writer for groceries. withdrawal or other members out of work remember a grocer. inside these rusty metal barracks break this murderous and robbers. live together. here the administration only separates those awaiting trial

and it's just almost tripled over the next 5 years with the biggest growth expected in the asia pacific region with western companies branching out globally and luke. brands popping up worldwide. so how do plants become this much like meat. well it's hard to get details from the manufacturers a lot of the information is proprietary. made of the soy sauce but most products start with concentrated or isolated soy or wheat protein the manufacturers then probably use extrusions the ingredients are mixed needed and rapidly and the pressure that's also how becomes conflicts the product on the market also have oils added in for example from some flowers or coconuts as well as added minerals spices colorants and bind it is impossible burger has one ingredient that the of as. a plant based chemical compound that makes the blade. on the other hand some companies have said this sites on replacing chicken instead of beat for example like meat. we want to do is we want to have ingredients which are kitchen recognizable ingredients that we want to have. which is a natural process without any chemical part o

and it's just almost tripled over the next 5 years with the biggest growth expected in the asia pacific region with western companies branching out globally and local. and popping up worldwide. so how do plants become this much like meat well it's hard to get details from the manufacturers a lot of the information is proprietary. made out of soya so in a week but most products start with concentrated or isolated soy or weak protein the manufacturers then probably use extrusions the ingredients are mixed needed and rapidly heated under pressure that's also how becomes cornflakes the product on the market also have oils added in for example formed from flowers or coconuts as well as added minerals spices color instead and bind is impossible but a has one ingredient that the others don't have. a plant based chemical compound that makes the lead. on the other hand some companies have said this sites on replacing chicken instead of beef for example like meat. what we want to do is we want to have ingredients which are kitchen recognizable ingredients and we want to have processions which is a natur

and it's just almost tripled over the next 5 years with the biggest growth expected in the asia pacific region with western companies branching out globally and local brands. popping up worldwide. so how do plants become this much like meat. well it's hard to get details from the manufacturers a lot of the information is proprietary. made out of soya so it weak but most products start with concentrated or isolated soy or wheat protein the manufacturers then probably use extrusions the ingredients are mixed needed and rapidly heated on the pressure that's also how becomes cornflakes the products on the market also have oil is added in for example from some flowers or coconuts as well as added minerals spices colorants and binders impossible bugger has one ingredient but the of those they're into have. a plant based chemical compound that makes the blade. on the other hand some companies have said this sites on replacing chicken instead of beef for example like meat. what we want to do is we want to have ingredients which are kitchen recognizable ingredients and we want to have a process which i

celia, it is interesting — this is a long way away from the asia—pacific region, but it is one of thoseple, for example, governments like japan, which has always sought to play a role of mediator role in international politics, they often find themselves involved in this. is there much interest in what happens in the middle east in your region? there is a rising - amount of interest. let's look at the role of china. china's foreign minister played a visit to the middle east - earlier this year, and, crucially, really tried i to take the middle ground — visited saudi arabia, - then went to iran and signed a - 25—year investment deal with iran — i so china's trying to start playing i more of a role in the middle east. they even offered to broker talks between the israelis _ and palestinians later this year. however, as soon as the violence broke out in the past week, - beijing really called _ on the united states and said, "joe biden is not doing enough, | they are ignoring the suffering | of muslims, particularly with the palestinians," i which is interesting... because of the treatment

believes that alliances for the sake of the alliance we had that for strategic purposes in the asia-pacific region participation would have been an area so secondly the trump administration imposed aluminum and steel tariffs on our allies and at the same time to have a strong tariff policy. but the first set of terrorist on the allies to help us address the real problems with china. and while a lot of american companies are willing to endure the tariffs for some period of time, they didn't make any progress toward correcting the bad behavior around ip and other things. so to correctly identify to make too much progress to change the bad behavior. >> we didn't get that much. so we heard some praise and criticism it's appropriate now for that approach and federal capacities to be a former secretary doctor esper and is a distinguished fellow with the good the bad and the ugly. >> it's great to be back at the sedona forum. it's been a few years for me. it's a privilege to be here is a distinguished fellow. let me step back and frame this a little bit. and then to recognize the biden administration. th

asia pacific region. we have to have the participation in an area. and then secondly, the trump administration imposed on our allies causing china tariff and the same time heading in a very strong policy against china and also causing counterterrorism. [inaudible]. and i think the first set, they weekend their resolve to help us address the very real problems with china. and while a lot of american companies were willing to maybe endure the tariff for some period of time, they did it actually make any progress toward electing the bad behavior or 19 other things. we just got more purchases. i think to correctly identify the problem didn't make too much progress in actually affecting and changing bad behavior. >> thank you congresswoman rep. stephanie murphy. we didn't even get that much. so we've heard some praise and criticism of the trump administration approach i thank you so very appropriate from the defense secretary who is an integral part of that approach. in addition to being the former defense sec

the asia-pacific region has been so strong for so long, dominating the top 10 the last six months.w seven of the biggest declines were all asian economies, singapore, taiwan, japan, now under pressure from new flareups. this region is lagging in vaccination, which is proving the key came changer happening. the u.s., the u.k., israel leaving the pandemic behind. haslinda: the top stars are fallen from grace. can they play catch-up later on? rachel: that is the key question right now. what is plaguing these top stars is they have been so used to their success that it has almost become a straitjacket. you have flareups of double digits, triple digits. these governments react very aggressively. you see singapore in lockdown like conditions, over double-digit cases a day. in these places have a change in mindset? you see the rest of the world moving toward the acceptance of covid as endemic and moving on. you see this region reacting to every flareup aggressively. can they rejoin the real world? that is the question. yvonne: this covid zero obsession, as you mentioned. what is the key f

saying don't go to japan is very much the tables turning on the asia-pacific region, which drew the pandemicch ahead of the u.s. and western nations. they got infections under control and life was more normal, fatalities were very low if at all. you compare that to the chaos in the u.s. and europe through much of last year. what has changed is the vaccinations coming through and asia is behind on vaccinations. slowest -- japan is the slowest on vaccination. you are seeing the western countries move so quickly ahead with reopening where in asia you don't have the level of protection because they did not have much infection and now they don't have vaccination. it is a concerning issue beyond the olympics. manus: ok, thank you so much, rachel chang with the latest on the state of play in japan and the upcoming olympics. we will leave you with a live shot of the united kingdom. we will have the european market open, mark and anna will take that for you. sterling is killing me at the moment. it is really a thing of beauty, that city. this is bloomberg. ♪ we know how much you count on us... ...and

their largest trading partner print let's remember china is now the while of growth in the asia pacific region. integrating more fully withwi china. in investments that are leaving china and rewarding some of their or having incentives for them to come home or to diversify their supply chain. i would hope in the outcome of the supply-chain reports in addition to the united states providing some incentives for re- shoring, we will also see a focus on establishing secure supply chains, working with like-minded countries and this coalition of countries could very sector by sector or product byproduct depending on which companies in which countries are involved in these technologies are in these products. and that would be kind of a c key component of our supply chain policy. a policy that's based on decoupling the re- shoring is just not realistic. it's notea going to happen companies are not going to do that so for smart and nuanced and use the leverage of working with other like-minded countries to achieve our objectives respect essentially what you seem to be saying as well, you have this in g

let's remember, china is now the engine of growth in the asia-pacific region. if anything, other countries in asia are integrating more fully with china. that said, some do have concerns about being overly reliant on chien wra. and in that regard, are pursuing policies to attract some of the investment that is leaving china as well as rewarding some of their companies, or providing incentives for them to come home or to diversify those supply chains. i would hope in the outcome of the supply chain reports for key products that is expected, i guess, next month, that in addition to the united states providing some incentives with reshoring, we'll also see a focus on establishing secure supply chains working with like-minded countries and this coalition of countries could vary sebter by sector or product by product depending on which countries are involved in these technologies or products and that would be kind of a key component of our supply chain policy. but a policy that is based on decoupling or reshoring is just not realistic. it's not going to happen. comp

expected in the asia pacific region with western companies branching out globally and local brands popping up worldwide. so how do plants become this much like meat. well it's hard to get details from the manufacturers a lot of the information is proprietary. made a sort. of weak but most products start with concentrated or isolated soy or weak protein the manufacturers then probably use extrusions the ingredients are mixed needed and rapidly heated under pressure that's also how becomes conflicts the product on the market also have oil is added in for example from some flowers or coconuts as well as added minerals spices color and binders impossible to has one ingredient that the of those don't have. a plant based chemical compound that makes the lead. on the other hand some companies have said this sites on replacing chicken instead of beef for example like meat. what we want to do is we want to have ingredients which are kitchen recognizable ingredients and we want to have processions which is a natural process without any carrot jemma goal part of the. top fleet's live kindly which inc

china is the largest trading partner let's remember china is now the engine of growth in the asia-pacific region. so if anything, other countries in asia are integrating more fully with china. now that said, some do have concerns about being overly reliant on china, and that regard are pursuing policies to attract some of the investments that is leading china as well as rewarding some of the companies or providing incentives for them to come home or to diversify their supply chain. i would hope in the outcome of the supply chain report for 14 products that is expected i guess next month, that in addition to the united states providing some incentives for restoring, will also see a focus on establishing a secure supply chain working with like-minded countries, and his coalition of countries could very sector by sector or product byproduct depending on which companies in which countries are involved in these technologies or in these products, and that would be kind of a key component of our supply chain policy. but a policy that is based on decoupling and re-shoring is just unrealistic. it's not g

. >> other areas of the asia-pacific region, including singapore, are moving ahead. >> hong kong can if it doesn't do that. >> quarantine measures are among the strictest in the world, which is a major issue for ex-pats, who have gone months, even years without seeing loved ones. >> it becomes a factor in mood. it starts to make people wonder if they are going to be stuck here and whether it is actually worth it. >> relocation agency asian tigers, is recording fewer international arrivals. >> we are 60% down on the number of inbounds. that is very dramatic. . >> prompting calls for more guidance from the government. >> could we have some kpis? an idea of how you will open up again and not haphazard planning, because it makes it stressful and more difficult. >> they need to pronounce a clear pathway to open borders. >> i think we all wish they would move on a little bit to relaxing a little bit. move a little bit faster. >> some criticize rules for being inconsistent. >> there is still a long gaps and a lot of unfair situations in government policy today. >> and there are question mar

enter alliances for the sake of alliances, we have alliances for strategic purposes and in the asia-pacific region we have to have a greater presence, participation in the tpp would have been an area for that and secondly the trump administration imposed aluminum and steel tariffs on our allies causing counterterrorist at the same time he had a strong tariff policy against china also causing counterterrorist, the first set of tariffs on our allies weakened their will and resolve to help us address the burial problems with china and while a lot of american companies were willing to endure the tariffs for some time they didn't make any progress toward correcting the bad behavior around it and other things that we just got more swinging purchases. i think they correctly identified the problem, didn't make much progress on actually affecting and changing the bad behavior. >> i will note quickly the it didn't come through, we didn't get that much. we've heard some praise and some criticism of the trump administration's approach, very appropriate to go to former secretary mark esper was an integral part

and it's just almost tripled over the next 5 years with the biggest growth expected in the asia pacific region with western companies branching out globally and local. and popping up worldwide. so how do plants become this much like meat well it's hard to get details from the manufacturers a lot of the information is proprietary. made out of soy so we but most products start with concentrated or isolated soy or wheat protein the manufacturers then probably use extrusions the ingredients are mixed needed and rapidly heated under pressure that's also how becomes corn flakes the product on the market also have oils added in for example from some flowers or coconuts as well as added minerals spices color instead and binders impossible durga has one ingredient but the others they're into. a plant based chemical compound that makes the blade. on the other hand some companies have said this site's own replacing chicken instead of beef for example like meat. what we want to do is we want to have ingredients which are kitchen recognizable ingredients and we want to have processions which is a natural p

foreign policy focus elsewhere, especially to the asia-pacific region, i think it is a reminder of howas much as what you try to plan for. >> it sure is. all right, mike, thank you very much for being up with us this morning. we appreciate your reporting. >>> and still ahead here, the best moments from the latest episode of "saturday night live," including the cast and the confusion surrounding the cdc's new mask guidelines. and what could mark the start of a totally different career for actor matthew mcconaughey. don't go anywhere. "way too early" back in just a moment. just a moment not all 5g networks are created equal. ♪ t-mobile. america's largest, fastest, most reliable 5g network. front desk. yes, hello... i'm so... please hold. ♪♪ i got you. ♪ all by yourself. ♪ go with us and get millions of flexible booking options. expedia. it matters who you travel with. to be a thriver with metastatic breast cancer means... grabbing a hold of what matters. asking for what we want. and need. and we need more time. so, we want kisqali. living longer is possible and proven with kisqali when t

partnerships for specific partnerships around the world, particularly with a bit of focus on the asia—pacific regionth india, obviously i pound deal with india, obviously part of the messaging, something tangible on that. what is included in that? what is it? to tangible on that. what is included in that? what is it?— tangible on that. what is included in that? what is it? to be honest, i haven't looked _ in that? what is it? to be honest, i haven't looked at _ in that? what is it? to be honest, i haven't looked at the _ in that? what is it? to be honest, i haven't looked at the specifics - in that? what is it? to be honest, i haven't looked at the specifics of i haven't looked at the specifics of that deal, this isn't really a trade gathering, itjust so happens that they were able to announce some progress towards what will ultimately be a much bigger affair than this quite limited set of arrangements. but this is very much about geopolitics, china and russia and the challenges those two countries posed to the international order, dominic raab said yesterday the world has changed quite a bit in the

credit suisse has boosted across the asia-pacific region.to increase the revenue from the region. sources tell us on was half, the pretax index -- income almost doubled. uber is confident it can achieve profitability by the end of the year, but shares are falling in extended trading as they state spending on recruiting drivers will had earnings in the second quarter. bonuses and other incentives will reduce the rates uber takes by about 20%. that is that bloomberg business flash. anna: laura, thank you. coming up, raising the outlook. what remains a concern? the highlight from the ceo. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> i think we are going to see recovery. i think q2 will be the weakest, we will see some recovery in q3 and q4. i do not have anything to share right now, there is a whole menu of things that we are working on. things that we are changing, more to come later in the year on how to make sure we are never in the situation again. we have a dedicated team on that as well. anna: that was that gm ceo on her company's plant to overcome the global

there are a few stock exchanges in the asia-pacific region which are discussing about allowing spac ipoine that happened in april, it remains to be seen whether a spac ipo can be successfully completed and then asian stock exchange in 2021. that said, there are many asian-pacific companies which are eligible, or are looking to maybe consider to do a spac merger with one of the already listed stocks -- spacs. one company announced they will be competing a spac merger. shery: how do you see the regulatory headwinds unfolding this year, especially given china's tightening of the vetting process? guest: we are seeing in 2021, number one the market liquidity, number two the market volatility which impacts ipo activity. the regulatory impact will be very significant, because shanghai and shenzhen have been the busiest stock exchanges in recent years. tightening the vetting process has put on a big impact in terms of slowing down ipos that have come to the shanghai exchange and market. similarly, and the u.s. with the sec. oversight will be a major factor to determine how good the rest of the

asia-pacific, the regional benchmark up 0.2%. a little pullback in hong kong and china due to what is going on with tencent. nasdaq futures up 0.2%. tech making a little comeback yesterday. 10-year treasury yield 1.62%. the 10 year treasury auction was met with weaker demand, but what that suggests is confidence thing in the fed narrative on inflation, that this potentially will be temporary. bitcoin back above $40,000, a volatile week to say the least. we are ending up $8,000 short of where we were a week ago. definitely not one for the faint of heart. you have to have a tough stomach in the crypto space. joining us to break down this data is peter schaffrik, global macro strategist / analyst, rbc europe. thank you for joining us. i want to get your take on what is going on with the market spirit it seems the narrative is back on the economic recovery, given the better jobless numbers. what you make of this? -- what do you make of this? peter: over the last six weeks or so, we have a slight change in tone. nominal yields going s

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the pacific that will come from china and i think it's -- it's way to preserve peace in the asia pacific region by having parity there. so for that particular reason on this particular week this is a most timely and appropriate amendment and i do hope we can get bipartisan support. and i yield back. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the question occurs on the inhofe-shelby amendment number 1523. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 44. the nays are 53. under the previous order requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this amendment, it is not agreed to. mr. grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: the foreign agents registration act is a law that i've spoken about on this floor many times. at its core, the foreign agents registration act brings transparency and accountability to foreign influences in our politics. i want to make very clear this act doesn't prohibit anybody from doing anything they want to do. it only requires tho

people living in southeast asia and the western pacific region were the most affected. to come. embracing the simple joys of life as covid restrictions sees in the u.k. we have the story of a mother and daughter and their long-delayed hug. authorities in taiwan has imposed the toughest restrictions to battle a spike in covid cases. its president has urged the public not to panic buy and urged people to work and study from home. >> the central government has put taipei city and taipei city under a lel -- and new taipei city under a level one alert. all public venues like libraries, swimming pools, movie theaters, are closed. people are allowed to go to work and go to school. today, taipei and new taipei city's mayor said they are going to suspend school from high school downward starting tomorrow because they are concerned about the number of cases. they are taking an extra step that the central government has not mandated. ♪ katty: let's return to our top story. the second week of violence between israel and palestinians. joining me now, a visiting fellow. she served as

the study shows that people living in southeast asia and the western pacific region were the most affected with men middle aged or older the hardest hit group time to make a change says the world health organization not least because companies also benefit from their workers lighter schedules. if we were dealing with was just unrealistic it would be as productive as we would be if we would have so it's really a choice to not increase the. prices and. are using sustainable limits. unfortunately things aren't looking up at all the pandemic probably led to an increase in the number of hours worked by about 10 percent according to w h o estimates partially due to an increase in home office and higher competition for fewer available jobs. irish budget airline ryanair has reported an annual loss of 815000000 euros for its 202021 financial year depend demick has been disasters for the aviation sector and ryanair is passenger volume shrunk by more than 80 percent the airline is called upon the irish government and the european union to ease travel restrictions and has also taken legal action over

the study shows that people living in southeast asia and the western pacific region were the most affected with men middle aged or older the hardest hit group time to make a change says the world health organization not least because companies also benefit from their workers lighter schedules. if we were dealing with was just unrealistic it would be as productive as it would be healthy and so it's really is to not increase the. prices and the built into using sustainable limits of. unfortunately things aren't looking up at all the pandemic probably led to an increase in the number of hours worked by about 10 percent according to w h o estimates partially due to an increase in home office and higher competition for fewer available jobs. let's take a look now at some of the other business stories making headlines one of the world's most famous workaholics the long mosque was in berlin to check on tesla's delayed gigafactory mosque said production would be in place by the end of the year behind its original july timeline companies awaiting final permits for the car factory and a battery plant

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the study shows that people living in southeast asia and the western pacific region were the most affected with men middle aged or older the hardest hit group time to make a change says the world health organization not least because companies also benefit from their workers lighter schedules. with more stressed and listen to be as productive as the healthy animals so it's really is to not increase them with requests. and using sustainable. unfortunately things aren't looking up at all the pandemic probably led to an increase in the number of hours worked by about 10 percent according to w h o estimates partially due to an increase in home office and higher competition for fewer available jobs. that's it for me and the business as always you can find out more about these and other stories online at t w dot com slash business also facebook and twitter. it's watching. the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. as the rate of infection in developing what does the latest research say. information and contacts the coronavirus update . on t w. w's crime fighters are back africa's most successfu

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asia and the pacific. the group says the region represents sent out of the 10 countries with the fastest -- seven out of the 10 countries with the fastest rising caseloads. meanwhile, the world health organizations says the indian coronavirus variant has now spread to almost 50 countries, with britain reporting the highest number of cases related to the variant. the u.n. warned tuday against the crackdown on freedom of speech in algeria after authorities moved to ban demonstrations ahead of parliamentary elections in june. ongoing protests by the hirak movement are seeking end to the entrenched political establishment and ruling military leadership. the protest movement, which led to the resignation of president abdelaziz bouteflika in 2019, resumed earlier this year after taking a break due to the pandemic. >> we want independence. the army must give power to the people. people are tired. it is enough. amy: a french court has thrown out a lawsuit by a french-vietnamese activist against over a dozen companies, including dow chemical and monsanto, that produced and sold agent orange, which waused by the u.s.

but we have a significant presence in all the big copper regions around the world whether it's asia/pacific zambia, and drc, which is the hard grade opportunities and we are in chile and peru, and of course the united states as well >> people in bitcoin are always happy, they say there's a limited number of bitcoin that's why it's value the fact is, there's a limited amount of gold being extracted, because it's hard to get gold is worth the price of what it sells at, would you would you say? >> absolutely. and a statistic. we have not replaced more than 50% of the gold that we have with mined since the turn of the century. so, as a mining industry, gold minors have not been able to replace the reserves that they have mined not more than 50%. we have only replaced 50% of the gold we have mined so we have talked about peak gold in the past, jim. it's a very real situation and you can't make it up there's one thing you cannot do, no one can print gold. >> no. >> we can still make crypto currancy. >> they can't print gold, that is why you are instrumental in me saying since we started the show