not so with asian-americans. they are the number one group. >> we understand this is a demographic that is growing. talk about the political impact and the high-profile asian-americans who are now in office here in california. >> high profile is a good word. six out of california's 63

if these asian countries, asian-african countries can move forward by creating a more bilateral approach among themselves, framed in the spirit of bandung, that would be beneficial. >> reporter: the gathering helped underline the developing nations' devotion to reforming the international order and working for economic growth in the two continents. roselyn debhavalya reporting from bandung. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe leaves on sunday for one of his most important foreign trips of the year. he's meeting u.s. president barack obassues. they're expected to talk about the new japan-u.s. defense cooperation guidelines. nhk world's sho beppu spoke with the press secretary of the japanese foreign ministry to find out the focus of the abe/obama summit. >> the two leaders show determination, that they work together for strengthening and enhancing the deterrence. that means that the main target will be to show the world that the japan-u.s. alliance will continue to be the cornerstone of the regional and global security. >> reporter: how about the tpp? how important do you think it is t

hsbc cohead of asian economics. ♪ rishaad: it is the middle of the asian trading day.ok at our top stories this hour. china's exports surprise, an unexpected fall in shipments could push beijing towards joining the currency wars. when china sneezes, its neighbors catch a cold. and, a monday hangover. asian shares break their longest winning streak in a year. angie: i'm angie lau. also coming up, in the race. hillary clinton releases of video confirming she is taking a second tilt at the white house. whodunit? a massive hacking campaign is revealed, targeting southeast asian governments and businesses. and, losing the plot. almost half the new season of "game of thrones" leaks online, meaning millions of illegal downloads. all that and more in this edition of "asia edge." exports way below expectations. christine is in beijing with the details. we were expecting growth of 8%. instead, we got this shock double-digit, near 15% contraction. march exports fell 15%.

not so with asian-americans.hey are the number one group. >> we understand this is a demographic that is growing. talk about the political impact and the high-profile asian-americans who are now in office here in california. >> high profile is a good word. six out of california's 63 members of the who us of representatives now are asian-american. we can talk about some major state-wide races or offices. john chung was elected to the state treasure. betty ye was elected controller. in orange county, asian-americans are now a majority of the board of supervisors. their prominence is growing. attorney general camilla harris is a daughter of an indian father. we may call in 2014, neal kashkari, also an indian-american. we are talking about people who over the generations, three, four generations, are stepping up into places of great political prominence. >> we talk about asian-americans as a voting bloc. it is also a very diverse group. it is not a monolithic group. >> it is always dangerous to use this word block. t

it's a community forum for asian-americans to talk about experiences with body images. how did you come up with this name? >> my co-founder, lynn chen, is a very successful food blogger. one of the things that anybody who has founded any sort of ventures before will realize that coming up with a name and getting that address is the hardest part so she came up with a list of names that had to do with food and thick dumpling skin when it popped up, we just felt that it was the right thing. dumplings are something that's asian-american and it's also about what's on the inside that counts. so when i read it, i was like we have to go with this one, it works. >> i'm thinking body texture, you know. but okay, i love it. that's perfect. so tell me about the motive for doing all this, because obviously there was a need inside you and your friend. >> the interesting thing is that it started with me writing an article in a magazine, an asian-american publication that i was a part of. in sharing my own story, you know, having gone through this personal journey of perfection and wha

greece is expected to top the agenda there. >> asian indices are a focus as the asian-african summit came to a close. what can you tell us there? >> that has been a big focus and thawing of relations between japan and china is also expected to provide a boost there for a lot of infrastructure projects helping a lot of japanese companies along the way of course. i'll keep track of those honda jet is the world's most advanced small business jet with unique technology to enhance performance. >>> the yellow sand is often carrying a toxin called pm 2.5. it's creating growing concerns about the health and the economic fallout. nhk world's kim chan-ju reports on efforts to fight the pollution. >> reporter: this is a popular mountain outside seoul. the area is usually crowded with climbers in spring, but this year, it is almost deserted. >> translator: the number of climbers is down by half from usual years. sales have dropped by 20 to 30%. >> reporter: the problem is dirty air and the biggest worry is pm 2.5. the pollutant is smaller than 2.5 micrometers and goes deep into the lungs, causin

greece is expected to top the agenda there. >> asian indices are a focus as the asian-african summit came to a close. what can you tell us there? >> that has been a big focus and thawing of relations between japan and china is also expected to provide a boost there for a lot of infrastructure projects helping a lot of japanese companies along the way of course. i'll keep track of those sectors and the exporters because of the dipping dollar and other sectors as well. that's all for me. back to you. >> thanks a lot for that update. >>> honda motor is famous for its award-winning motorcycles and cars. now its aircraft division has finally gotten off the ground with a new fuel-efficient business jet. the first seven-seater honda jet landed at tokyo's haneda airport to begin its world tour. the jet has been under development in the u.s. since 1997. it was built in north carolina. mounting the engines on top of the wings produces the highest cruising speed and the lowest fuel consumption of any jet in its class. the advanced design also allows for a more spacious cabin. the aircraft is pr

>> what's subcontinent asian? >> in the south region of asia namely india, bangladesh. >> okay. >> i was attempted to say that. can you describe good methodology. >> we have contractors and developers to practice and it begins with breaking out components of work so small business can participate so unbundling contracts to the greatest extent possible. we look at the advertisements that are done by the awardee and that advertisement should stipulate a minimum period of advertisement, in our case 30 days. that's the minimum. not to say it couldn't be more than 30 days but to provide adequate notice to the community. we provide a meeting no less than 2 weeks before bids are due and typically it stands at about a half way point of 2-3-day period and to ensure there is adequate notice, adequate time for a small business to attend. adequate notice and period of time to get questions they may need to be answered. have those swrz -- answered 2 weeks in advance prior to submissions is preferable and have the small busines

so our bill was passed to set aside asian-pacific american week. we passed it, and it came about, and after 10 years, we felt that a week was too short. so we put in another bill to make it a whole month. so the month was set aside for asian-pacific americans, and that was passed >> there has been a lot of activity in groups that have come forward. now we are beginning to see more members in congress who are asian. it is beginning to change. we have a government now, they had governors and mayors. it is beginning to change. we have a government and members of congress have increased. we have had -- also i am here. i expect these organizations to begin to make differences. >> you're watching american history tv. to join the conversation, like us on facebook. >> next. mark bradley explores the final months of fighting in carolina. this talk was part of a symposium on the closing of the civil war cohosted by

asian shares break their longest winning streak in years. get the latest from the markets right now. zeb eckert has got the latest. zeb: that winning streak appears to be broken. let's look at the msci asia-pacific index. it has been trading lower. we haven't been able to sustain those gains on a regional basis because of some headwinds. numbers in china adding to that negative sentiment that has crept through to the tokyo market and several southeast asian markets. the hang seng and the shanghai composite continue to trade higher. investors largely shrugging off this march export data from china. we are continuing strong gains that we began last week and the week before as chinese investors seek those bargain opportunities in the hong kong market. they are trying to capitalize on the bargains. the chinese shares are cheaper in hong kong than they are in the asian markets. checking on the hong kong movers, this is what we have. hong kong exchange headed for a record high on this massive trading volume. much of it coming from china. investors

services we are a non-profit community based agency that provide services to the asian pacific islander and other communities in the bay area for the last 40 years. the advisory committee which i supervisor is from our legal work and youth leaders from the area do work around teen dating and sexual abuse and using a model we conduct training for other youths and youth serving organizations that define teen violence and the different forms including sexual abuse, understanding cycle of balance and different options and resources available for survive offers -- survivors and we lead discussions in the community and all other youth and lgbt or other undocumented teens may experience these issues and we have not taken an official position on the existing health education curriculum i have compiled the recommendations from the anecdotal evaluation from the youth leaders and what we believe that a successful curriculum program should address and review time frame minimums and in high school they're not required to take a health class and one of of the leaders is a junior and not have taken it

, asian are meeting to promote business ideas through the bloc. we see one in action in kuala lumpur. >> reporter: it's made in asia and all you need is a taxi. my taxi has taken malaysia and other countries by storm. legally regulated, safe and secure allows the customers to order a cab without mag lipping. it's the idea of two harvard graduates. >> there was one problem - safety affordability and fast means of transport agency. that was a problem for all six. when we created a solution it took off. >> more taxi drivers cross the the region. seven bookings are made every second, and 75,000 drivers registered in asian countries. -- a.s.e.a.n. countries, this veteran taxi driver joined. >> most are happy with the game. they only have to call my taxi. >> reporter: and they feel safe with you? >> yes of course. >> reporter: customers feel the same way. >> it's a good platform for people to find a taxi in a safer manner. >> reporter: a.s.e.a.n. recognises that small businesses need help. >> it underlines the general points that people make being a hug

with japan as a member in the asian infrastructure investment bank if they join, u.s. allines have 41" of the votes. is it not words the u.s. encouraging japan to join so at that point the u.s. allies have more votes than china. >> the u.s. would be better off encouraging japan to join chest it looks a little silly, and encouraging japan to join telling allies not to join. yap japan is a steward of the development bank of the most threatened. >> thank you for being with us a senior associate dean at international business and offense at the fletcher school. that is our show. i'm ali velshi thank you for joining us. >>> stepping down... >> quite honestly i have serious questions as to your confidence. >>> the head of d.e.a. resigns amid an investigation into agents prostitution and sex parties >>> a new phase. >> the saudis realise they have done everything they can >>> saudi arabia end air strikes on yemen, the prospect of peace is distance much

with japan as a member in the asian infrastructure investment bank if they join, u.s. allines have 41" of the votes. is it not words the u.s. encouraging japan to join, so at that point the u.s. allies have more votes than china. >> the u.s. would be better off encouraging japan to join, chest it looks a little silly, and encouraging japan to join, telling allies not to join. yap japan is a steward of the development bank of the most threatened. >> thank you for being with us, a senior associate dean at international business and offense at the fletcher school. that is our show. i'm ali velshi, thank you for joining us. night. >>> hello, i'm ray suarez. federal agents raided buildings in three southern californian counties, looking for pregnant women arriving from other countries with a goal to giving birth to an american citizen. if you make it to the united states, a newborn gets you a passport and social security number. it's a squirmish in the immigration area.

he also said asians and africans must unite to solve the problems they are facing today. the prime minister called on countries to cherish the rich diversity of the region and to build peace and prosperity together for the next generation. >>> thanks very much. we just got this. abe sat down a short time ago with china's president xi jinping. the leaders are holding their first face to face talks in five months on the sidelines of the summit. they are believed to be discussing ways to improve ties and the push by china to set up the asia infrastructure investment bank. abe and xi posed for photographs. their meeting is the result of careful negotiations through diplomatic channels. it's the first time they've come together for face to face talks. abe plans to confirm japan and china will improve ties by getting back to pay sicks to a beneficial mutual relationship. chinese president xi addressed the summit and emphasized the importance of north-south cooperation. >> translator: our responsibility of advance countries is to help the growth of developing nations and reduce

they're gathered in indonesia's capital for the asian african summit. japan's prime minister shinzo abe is among the attendants and he gave hints about a speech he plans to deliver to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. nhk world's mayaki ambe reports. >> reporter: in a speech, abe referred to the remorse for the country's actions during world war ii. abe says he upholds this recognition outlined by previous administrations. but unlike his predecessor, junichiro koizumi who spoke at the same conference ten years ago, he did not express an apology. abe's speech focused on the future. >> translator: japan's resolve is to turn growth in asia and africa into an enduring and not ephemeral event. >> reporter: on the sidelines of the summit, abe met with chinese president xi jinping. he later told reporters that their talks were very substantial. he said he hoped to hold further such meetings in the future. >> translator: i believe we could agree on the importance of contributing to the stability and prosperity of the region and the world by

joko spoke at the asian-african business summit on tuesday. he told business leaders that asia and africa have both posted economic growth of around 5% in recent years. but he called for deeper ties as indonesia prepares to mark the 60th anniversary of the landmark bandung conference. >> translator: 75% of the world population still suffers from poverty and conflict. i believe this forum is a place to realize and strengthen the spirit of bandung to cooperation and investments that ensures mutual benefits. >> leaders of newly independent asian and african countries gathered in the indonesian city of bandung in 1955 to oppose colonialism. and promote cooperation between the developing regions. >>> japanese owe fishes have just released some key economic data and are seeing something they haven't seen in years. ai uchida joins us from the business desk with news on the trade balance. ai good morning. what can you tell us? >> good morning, catherine. you and i have been talking about trade deficits every single month for just about three years, ca

>> i bunked up with asian. >> asian only?ou've got no history of fighting blacks, hispanics, whites, you have none. you're eligible to be celled up with another race because you've got no history of anything. you understand that? >> right. >> okay. you're going to be going to level 4 gp facility orientation unit and you'll begin your property here in a minute. you'll be escorted to a yard, okay? >> okay. >> all right, gary, next. >>> even the newest inmates already know the rules that must be followed. >> on the street i was lrc, crypt. it's a new world in jail, so it's different, you know? when i come to prison, i'm an asian person. i'm a crypt on the streets. i'm also asian, because that's who i am. when i come to jail, i got to be -- i got to pick, i got to choose one. if i'm a crypt, i got to hang out with the crypts. if i choose to be an asian, i can be with my people. 206447. >> step up over here. >> i'm just thinking about who's going to be my cellie. i was just thinking about what cell i'm going to. who's going to be

and i was like, "wow, i've never seen such elastic hips on, like, an asian guy before," right? it's so fascinating. >> hinojosa: so what do you want... what do you want us to take away from this, jennifer? >> i think that first of all, this idea of authenticity, of being, like, true, is sort of an artifact. like, what does it mean to be authentically chinese, right? because i, in a certain way, am authentically chinese american in a way that general gau's chicken, you know, is not authentically chinese, but it's authentic to its time and place. and to recognize that a lot of these things that... being basically american doesn't mean having a eurocentric view of the world, right? now... i mean, and it's sort of so invisible to us, because society just sort of changes and changes, like, and changes. so, like, you can go to starbuck's and get soy milk, which is not originally something, you know, in america. and, you know, we go to a gym in harlem. and some of the people who are best at yoga-- and it's definitely sort of an americanized yoga-- are these, like, big, black, buff guy

shery: asian stocks trending lower today.s say uncertainties surrounding the chinese stock market could be weighing on shares. japan is coming back from their lunch break, japanese stocks fell marginally in the morning session. we're going to see how they do in the afternoon session. they have been falling now for the second consecutive day. the japanese market falling today, but there are some clear winners. panasonic is trading up 1.2% because its net profit likely climbed 70% for the year ending in march. that is according to analyst forecasts. ishizuka glass is up 11%. lmi think is also up -- elematec is also up 5.6%. their preliminary yearly profits coming in at -- coming in higher than the company's own forecasts. suzuki motor up 5/10 of a percent there. they are expected to raise annual dividends by two yen, so the stock is currently up half of a percent. mitsubishi motors is currently down 1.8% and they reported they will cut production in russia on this sales slump they have been seeing. just for that production, tha

and i was like, "wow, i've never seen such elastic hips on, like, an asian guy before," right? it's so fascinating. >> hinojosa: so what do you want... what do you want us to take away from this, jennifer? >> i think that first of all, this idea of authenticity, of being, like, true, is sort of an artifact. like, what does it mean to be authentically chinese, right? because i, in a certain way, am authentically chinese american in a way that general gau's chicken, you know, is not authentically chinese, but it's authentic to its time and place. and to recognize that a lot of these things that... being basically american doesn't mean having a eurocentric view of the world, right? now... i mean, and it's sort of so invisible to us, because society just sort of changes and changes, like, and changes. so, like, you can go to starbuck's and get soy milk, which is not originally something, you know, in america. and, you know, we go to a gym in harlem. and some of the people who are best at yoga-- and it's definitely sort of an americanized yoga-- are these, like, big, black, buff guy

it has an impact on asian markets. also drawing some concerns.e nikkei we saw in negative territory early in the morning. it is swinging between gains or losses. south korea's cost befalling marginally. we saw the pbi falling in march. trading down half a percent. the slowest inflation in more than 15 years in the first quarter. we had some reaction with the currency. it is having an impact on currencies. the australian dollar also strengthening because of that cut. the second reduction this year and the largest since november. rishaad: commodities and currencies are getting that boost. let's get to beijing itself. this puts china officially in stimulus mode. christine: china has said it has the policy tools to support a 7% growth target it's set. it is backing that up with action. thank reserve requirement ratios were cut by one percentage point, affective today. that is putting requirements at 18.5%. that is quite high by global standards. rural financial institutions will see an additional one percentage point cut to reserve requirements. we'l

>> well i think the asian markets look quite attractive. there's some value in russian bonds and russian equities. the europeans will one day wake up and see the way the world looked like to someone like bismark who had a much closer relationship to say russia than to the rest of the world. russia is part of europe and the trade lengths will be established across the u.s. if you put yourself into the chair of mr. putin it would not have been acceptable to have eastern ukraine. not acceptable. the way for the u.s. it wouldn't be acceptable to have russian troops chinese troops on the border with mexico or canada. >> indeed mark we're going to have to say thank you there. we have run out of time. a real pleasure to have you on. mark faber, editor and publisher of the boom, doom and gloom report. >> we hear from one company that says there's still money to be made from the sms market. find out more after this short break. ss? some say buy gold. others say buy soybeans. i say, buy comcast business internet. unlike internet providers that slow d

we're also seeing more asian students. if you walk through these halls today, you'll see six out of ten happen to be asian. if you look at the students who are being admitted in the future seven out of ten students 70%, are asian. now, people in the community are interesting why this is. interested in learning a little bit more about the admissions process and how to widen and extend the diversity here. this isn't the first time this has been a point of contention. if you look back to 2013, a group representing black and latino students brought this issue up with the board and that case is still ongoing. they're also interested in trying to figure out more about what do with the earlier stages of education, whether primary or middle school to prepare some of these minority students to get into this school that is known for attracting the cream of the crop. reporting live, i'm zachary kiesch news 4. >>> developing this morning, arkansas governor asa hutchison is expected to talk about his state's newly passed religious free

with japan as a member in the asian infrastructure investment bank if they join, u.s. allines have 41" of the votes. is it not words the u.s. encouraging japan to join, so at that point the u.s. allies have more votes than china. >> the u.s. would be better off encouraging japan to join, chest it looks a little silly, and encouraging japan to join, telling allies not to join. yap japan is a steward of the development bank of the most threatened. >> thank you for being with us, a senior associate dean at international business and offense at the fletcher school. that is our show. i'm ali velshi, thank you for joining us. >> gun gun>>> saudi-led air strikes end in yemen. street battles continue >>> hello, welcome to al jazeera. i'm live from our doha headquarters. also coming up, he survived a deadly boat capsized in the mediterranean, killing over 800. coming up, an exclusive interview with him. >>> protests in hong kong after the government introduces a new electoral reform plan

it has been condemned by the united asians for aggression in korea. it's a nation which is helping the forces of violence on almost every continent. the contest in vietnam is part of a wider pattern of aggressive purposes. why are these realities our concern? why are we in south vietnam? we are there because we have a promise to keep. since 1954, every american president has offered support to the people of south vietnam. we have helped to build and we have helped to defend. thus, over many years, we have made a national pledge to help south vietnam depend -- defend its independence and i intend to keep that promise. [applause] to dishonor that pledge to abandon the small and brave nation to its enemies and the terror that must follow would be an unforgivable wrong. we are also there to strengthen world order around the globe from berlin to thailand are people whose well-being rest in part on the belief that they can count on us if they are attacked. to leave vietnam to its fate would shake the confidence of all these people in the value of an america

colleagues, in three days we'll be may which is the heritage month or asian pacific heritage month. the heritage month celebration committee for the cityside celebration at city hall this coming monday may 4th at 6:00 p.m. thank you president breed for accommodating the heritage committee. i really look forward to not only the monday event, which is free and open to everyone but also as we honor different leaders from our community that have contributed for decades and generations to make asian pacific american communities a great place. for more information go to w ww.apasf.org. i wanted to thank supervisor farrell for the introduction on the studies on the private shuttles. i want to also request to cosponsor an ordinance by supervisor weiner to create a new task force on marijuana locally. i wanted to thank supervisor campos for many years of work with community members for their work too. i wanted to thank supervisor weiner for bringing together as many forces as possible to look at that issue. also i wanted to alert people one of the big events coming on saturday has been cospo

they're gathered in indonesia's capital for the asian african summit.among the attendants and he gave hints about a speech he plans to deliver to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. nhk world's mayaki ambe reports. >> reporter: in a speech, abe referred to the remorse for the country's actions during world war ii.

according to the asian developing back, growth about 3% per mongolia. in terms of overseas investment, 88% fallen in two years. i visited mongolia when it was the fastest-growing economy. a lot of people on the ground felt tension. they were angry about foreign investment, did not feel they were part of the economic prosperity. they felt removed from it. now we see it slowdown. we see politically as well. what went wrong? yvonne: i think the mine was the big issue. you are talking about the amount of money being put in by rio tinto. $6 billion invested in this for one of the biggest copper and gold deposits. disputes,wo years of commitments of $4.2 billion for project financing that expired in september and have not been extended. a commitment of support from a dozen global banks around the world. that is the biggest sign of decline, but the prime minister really wants to focus on that particular month. you.: yvonne, thank it has been a fast and furious box office start. 7" set a record for a debut of $150 million, the ninth largest opening in film hist

. >>> ministers from asian and african countries have gathered in jakarta to talk about economic ties. >>> health officials in tokyo are notifying prevent another outbreak of dengy fever. >>> professional players take on computer challengers in japanese chess game known as shogi. >> ministers from asia and africa are gathering together to discuss how to stengthens ties. the asian-african summit marks the 60th anniversary of the historic meeting called the bandung conference. the participants includes the vice minister of foreign affairs. and his counter parts are looking to promote closer ties between asia and africa. they are helping to set the tone for a meeting that begin wednesday between the leaders of more than 80 countries. those attending will include japan's prime minister shinzo abe. the leaders are expected to adopt a statement calling for economic cooperation including increased trade and investment. they are also likely to call for closer coordination on issues ranging from terrorism to poverty and economic disparities. the bandung conference in 1955 brought together lead

our actions brought suffering to the peoples in asian countries. we must not avert our eyes from that. i will uphold the views expressed by the previous prime ministers in this regard. >> abe referred to the transpacific partnership negotiations. he said japan and the u.s. must take the lead in the talks involving nations in the asia-pacific. >> as for u.s.-japan negotiations, the goal is near. let us bring the tpp to successful conclusion through our joint leadership. [ applause ] >> abe said the countries must take the initiative in building a fair, dynamic, and sustainable market that is free from the arbitrary intentions of any nation. >>> u.s. ambassador to japan, care line kennedy listened to the speech with abe's wife and spoke to nhk in washington. am bar dollar kennedy says his mention of a visit to a memorial of american generals who fought in world war ii was powerful and she responded to abe's remark how he is committed to upholding the view expressed by previous prime ministers regarding world war ii. >> i think this speech was to the

the largest component non-minority business followed by asian and african american and asians and latinos. finally in terms of looking at an aggregate basis, these are the ethnic breakdowns and also the female and woman business breakdowns for all professional and construction services. so on an aggregate bases it's 62 percent to small businesses. what's shown on the right side of the columns are the minority statuses along with the minority female and then female business. and again the aggregate in terms of minorities and female businesses is about 39 percent and these are contracts that are performed by the specific small businesses. the comparison to prior quarters is of interest i'm sure for many folks. this chart is a representation of the total aggregation of contracts that is currently being over seby ocii awarded through december 31, 2014. so on an aggregate bases total sbe credits against those contracts is about $385 million against a total award bases of $1 billion. that comprises on an aggregate bases about 37.5 percent which is a 2 percent improvement over the prior quarter.

imply cages to the asian economies. you see some of the crurns -- currencies are really moving. expect again, we're not going to speculate but it would seem that the consensus is pushing rates further down the road. and it's interesting i think whether you look at something like china you saw significant capital outflows in january and february. haven't yet seen the march number but maybe some of those capital outphillies that left the country will come back with soft payroll numbers in the u.s. rishaad: yeah, so what happens next? is it just a situation leer in the u.s. economy that this horrible winter particularly in the knost -- northeast put a lead on the momentum? do we have to play catch-up in this next quarter? >> we're always looking at the next starter point. really i think it's got to be the accumulation of thall -- all these data points whether the fed rises or not the so let's look forward to the next key data point and really isolating that one payroll is a little bit too myopic. stretching it out, saying when will the rate raise occur -- rishaad: people are dissat

china says 57 nations are participating in the asian infrastructure investment bank or aiib. but japan and the u.s. are holding back citing concerns over transparency in the bank's governance. . japanese finance minister met with u.s. treasury secretary jack lew ahead of the g-20 meeting to discuss the aiib. >> translator: in talks with jack lew we agreed the aiib must meet internal standards. they include securing proper governance and debt sustainability as well as giving consideration to the new bank's impact on the environment and relevant societies. >> he said one of the ways to effectively raise the new bank standards is joint financing. that would be with existing institutions with high standards such as the world bank and asian development bank. chinese finance minister says beijing wants to see tokyo come on board the aiib but said the two countries differ over conditions for their participation. >> translator: if they say they are not going to be part of it then there's not much we can do. we spelled out conditions for participation, but japan came out with differen

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and the character , has driven asian prosperity.ing to a considerable degree. europe was the importer of last resort. one of the things that i point out to my friends in the trade union currently your effective rate of protection for manufactured goods is 1.5%. after the ttp it will be 1.5%. if ttp is not done, it will be 1.5%. at what does that tell you? ?these are part of the debates. you have driven the prosperity of those countries come to now you actually have an opportunity to get something back yourself. that is part of what has been bound up in the argument for the tpp, but it is not the argument. the argument is that asia was excluded in effect from the setting of the arrangements that were in place since world war ii. the united states finally cracked open the restrictive effects of the european empires and started to introduce a level , of principle into the way in which the trading arrangements were done. that is what came through with the wto applied in asia. the chinese and prostrate work -- the chinese and the japanes

we have no desire to see thousands die in battle, asians or americans. we have no desire to have that. -- to devastate that which the people of north vietnam have built with toil and sacrifice. we will use our power with restraint and with all the wisdom that we can command. but we will use it. this war, like most wars is filled with terrible irony. for what do the people of north vietnam want? they want their neighbors -- what they want, their neighbors also desire. food for their hunger, held for their bodies, a chance to learn, progress for their country and and and to the bondage of material misery. and they would find all of these things far more readily in peaceful association with others and in the endless course of battle. these countries of southeast asia are homes for millions of impoverished people. each day, these people rise at dawn and struggle through the night to wrestle existence from the soil. they are often wracked by disease, plague by hunger, and death comes at the early age of 40. stability and peace do not come easy in such a land.

has driven asian prosperity. it is self-generating to a considerable degree. one of the things that i point out is this -- currently your rate of manufactured goods is 1.5%. what does that tell you question mark -- what does that tell you ?these are part of the debates. you have driven the prosperity of those countries come to now you actually have an opportunity to cut -- to get something back yourself. that is part of what has been bound up for the tpp, but it is not the argument. the argument is that asia was excluded in effect from the sinking of the arrangements that were in place since world war ii. the united it finally cracked open the restriction and started to introduce a level of principle into the way in which the trading arrangements were done. that is what came through with the wto applied in asia. the chinese and prostrate work prostrate at the end of the world. now there is a chance for asian people to participate in role setting. when the tpp goes through, and i believe the will, with the extraor