i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> emerging economic powers still struggle with poverty. emboldened citizens still demanding democracy. the threat of violence, push for peace. shadow of conflict. get news and insight on south and southeast asia every weekday live from bangkok only on nhk "newsline." >>> the heir to the thrown of luxembourg is encouraging firms to get involved in his country's information communication and technology industries. the prince is leading a delegation of around 60 business leaders. he told nhk that luxembourg is attractive because of its location. >> it is truly a gate way into the european market. with more than 500 million consumers. we have in luxembourg the chance of having a very business friendly mindset. we're open always been open to the outside world. >> the prince said his country is diversifying beyond its traditional role as a financial center. >> we've developed over past ten years a very big and very good infrastructure for a city, for internet connectivity with highly secured data centers who hopefully in the future will attract

in and around bangkok, around 33 degrees with a chance of thunderstorms. out here across the area, we are still monitoring this system. this is a very severe sigh colonic that is nearing oman, but the dry air across these locations and wind shear is making it for a decrease in intensity. it's likely to become a severe storm, but it's going to be bringing very heavy rain to the border of pakistan and india perhaps. looks like it will be bringing very heavy rainfall as well as severe weather conditions so keep a very close eye as it progresses through the latter half of this week. in the states we're looking at this storm system. as the system nears the east it may bring severe thunderstorms stretching from the great lakes region down into kentucky, but also the cold will be dominating most of the eastern locations where you have been experiencing mid-summer temperatures or even springtime temperatures on your wednesday. 20 degrees down to 8 degrees in new york with sleeting forecast on your saturday. so do bundle up for that latter half of this week. >>> th

bangkok university was closed yesterday. and the vendors are working in flooded streets. unfortunately the rain will be continuing in and around southern area os of thailand and in and around bangkok you have a chance of thunderstorms on your tuesday. across europe, this is an area where we have some red alert for warnings for rainfall. very heavy rainfall of about -- of actually -- the heaviest in 50 years could be expected here in southern norway. this is something to watch out for. this is due to this system pulling that cold front and this is likely to bring severe weather conditions across the north. another area of low pressure system spiraling over the mediterranean will be bringing unstable conditions as well. but it's in between a high pressure system is make things quite nice. paris at 18 degrees and berlin at 14. kiev is a different story. 7 for the high. but the low will be about minus 7 degrees. well below the average range. i'll leave you now for your extended forecast across the globe. >>> and that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayas

from there on to bangkok. and the boxes arrive at the japanese restaurant. the fish shipped with cold packs, the temperature varied from three to eight degrees celsius. but with the ice paste, the fish was minus 0.5 degrees. a japanese chef cuts a piece off and tastes it raw. >> translator: the texture of the fish meat is very different. this one tasted delicious. >> translator: the first experiment was good. we would like to do a few more trials to reach even better results. >> reporter: as the economy of southeast asia grows so will the people's appetite for exotic, fresh foods. these local fish are mainly consumed in japan so far. but they could soon be packed up and shipped off to dinner tables far away. nhk world, hakedate, hokkaido. >>> october 10th marks 50 years since the tokyo summer olympics. the games helped transform the city into a modern metropolis. now tokyo is again preparing to host the olympics and an athlete who competed in the 1964 event is helping keep the spirit alive on the other side of the world. nhk world's noriko hokkaido reports.

. >>> that wraps up our bulletin i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >> emerging economic powers still struggling with poverty. emboldened citizens demanding democracy. the threat of violence, push for peace. shadow of conflict. get news on south and southeast asia every weekday live from bangkok only on nhk world "newsline." >>> nearly two months have passed since a cease-fire brought an end to the heavy shelling of gaza. during 50 days of hostilities, more than 2100 people killed and 18,000 houses were destroyed. people in the gaza strip are now trying to rebuild their lives. little progress has been made so far. pierre is the commissioner general of the united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees in the near east. he spoke to nhk world about the challenges the people of gaza are facing. >> reporter: pierre says the responsibilities are building homes and humanitarian assistance. >> we have 120,000 people who are homeless in gaza because homes have been destroyed by the shelling. right now we have 45,000 people in 18 schools, they are not really prepared for housing

nine babies and toddlers were found in an apartment outside of bangkok. it was onlied by a japanese man who fathered 16 babies using surrogate mothers. they say a thai dr. performed invitro without a permit. the doctor said he's licensed and claims he's treated patients properly. prosecutors will decide whether to indict him. the thai medical council's code bans doctors from helping people have babies with surrogate mothers for money. still, many clinics perform the procedures. authorities are thinking of making commercial surrogacy illegal. >>> people in myanmar often confront a deadly threat on their streets. they live among stray dogs that car carry rabies. being are devout buddhists who oppose euthanizing the animals. here's the story. >> reporter: people encounter stray dogs everywhere in myanmar. and many are following a buddhist principle that compels them to care for all living things. it's estimated there are four million stray dogs throughout the country. >> translator: we always have buddhist teachings in mind. we can't tell what we will come b

you were born in bangkok. are you an american congresswoman?> my father served in vietnam and met and married my mother. >> stephen: the thai people would be proud of you. >> the thai are from taiwan. >> stephen: if we agreed on how to secure the borders, how would you do so? >> i think we're doing a good job. >> stephen: do you believe in a wall? >> if the wall makes somebody happy and it's not -- then fine. but as long as you have comprehensive immigration reform -- >> stephen: do you mean more than a wall by comprehensive? because my plan is more than a wall. i say wall, mote, planes, fireproof alligators. you've read the reports and i'm sure you've seen the reports on television that they're bringing ebola into the united states. >> no, they're not. >> stephen: i think i might have caught it already because when i look at these kids on the border i get a very weird clutching feeling in my throat, my heart sinks and my eyes begin to leak. that's got to be ebola, i can't imagine what else. >> i think that's humanity. s that terrible? no. i th

on thursday, he spoke with japanese vice foreign minister in bangkok. he handed him a letter from abe that expressed the desire to establish good relss. he asked the prime minister to promote the process of -- elections in the country are expected next automatic. he said it is important to make democratic reforms in the country to provide stability and he said he'll continue strengthening ties with japan. >>> central bankers in the euro zone are worried by what they see, still they chose not to take new action on monetary policy. >> yes, they see things like low prices and know they have to support the economy, but just last month, they introduced new measures to do that. things like lowering the key interest rate to a record low so they want some time to see how it all plays out into the economy. that's why policymakers at the european central bank have decided to keep monetary policy unchanged. board members met in naples. policymakers last month lowered the interest rate to 0.05%. they agreed to keep it there for the time being and they decided to ma

david piper is streaming live from bangkok with the latest. david? hi, arthel. this typhoon is causing problems for the western part of japan and the eastern portion of jamaica. 45 people have been injured in okinawa so far. the japanese officials have been told 115 evacuations were told all right, well, the typhoon has caused many problems as 350,000 people were evacuated from india's eastern coast. a cyclone could sweep over it. at least six people have been kill there had with the winds being reporteded a at 1a widespread area there. and the understoodindian navy ht on watch there in different parts of the world. >>> police in northern california have arrested a suspect in connection with the wild fir that devastated a small lumber town. the fire last month destroyed more than 150 homes and burned more than 500 acres. in the town called weed. >>> thousands of ronald's followers say they believe in paying his bail. >>> and the battle against isis as the fighting intensifies in the key syrian border town of kobani. who the kurds say can help them stop the terro

bangkok 32 degrees, 20s hong kong. across europe, the effects of the hurricane affected uk tuesday and northern germany wednesday. we have pictures from the north coast of the country. dozens of cars stood in water in the northern town of germany wednesday. the hurricane caused storm surge along the coast. cars were rescued from the floods as they were in danger of being washed away into the water. clean up operations are now underway. now the system is still strong and now affecting the peninsula and packing cold air not just rain. we see frozen prescription in the mountains and may see sleet in low lying elevations. we have another system to come into the northern areas of the uk. many parts of the scandinavian peninsu peninsula. temperatures much cooler than normal. 5 warsaw. do bundle up. october is the start to the rainy season for the pacific northwest. we have intense system move ago cross the land producing heavy rain for coastal conditions. expecting 100 millimeters to fall for many locations raising the poten

and flooding in and around bangkok where vendors are still selling in very flooded water in the streetsban flooding could get even more severe conditions because there will be on and off very heavy rainfall across these areas with a chance of thunderstorms. towards the north, very heavy conditions in beijing. the temperature is at 15 degrees. northern china will be seeing hazy conditions there as well. out in the arabian sea. you can see that eye wall spiraling here and the outer fringes of the system are affecting the area in the next 24-48. so it's going to be a little risk of flooding out there. but it is more southeastern pakistan and india where it will be making landfall around friday. this is a very severe cyclonic storm system as we speak. it is likely to decrease its intensity because the wind shear will be very strong as well as the very dry continental air flowing into it. making it decrease in intensity. but no matter how the strength is, it looks like it will be making landfall bringing very heavy rainfall and stormy conditions into the next few days. we'll keep a very clos

bangkok a chance of rain with a high of 32. and look at this, tokyo 20 degrees under sunny conditions on wednesday. here's a look at the forecast for north america. we do have what was ana coming onshore now for british columbia, and along the coast we are going to see some very gusty conditions, and some very wet conditions taking place. notice the high in the rockies. that's bringing some very pleasant conditions for the mountains, and also all the way in to as far as the dakotas. now, we have a couple of low pressure systems that's driving in winds from the north. now down toward the deep south we have high pressure fuelling in drier conditions, or warmer conditions from the south. that collision is creating the focal point for possible severe weather, especially for areas like ohio, and also into pennsylvania, and also, as far north as areas like upstate new york. so look out for the possibility of seeing some strong weather there. and a low also providing the opportunity for some snow in the northwestern portions of ontari

all right, temperatures are going to be in the mid 30s in bangkok, with daytime heavy thundershowers. 26 degrees in hong kong. and across tokyo, 24 degrees with plenty of sunshine an saturday. now across the arabian sea we're seeing a tropical low right here. it hasn't organized yet. however it will organize to a cyclone and probably affect oman as we go into next week. and as the system develops lots of heavy rain is on the cards for you for many parts of southern india for the next several days. now, across europe, it's not tropical related, but we have this swirling cloud right here, this is due to -- this was what was once hurricane gonzalo that battered bermuda last week. it's still packing a lot of energy, enough to cause more stormy conditions over italy and the balkan peninsula and parts of the black sea region on friday and into your saturday as well. we're expecting heavy rainfall, strong gusts and heavy mountain snow, even hail possible. and across the west, another batch of heavy rain over the british isles, as well as scandinavian peninsula. but in the middle, clear weath

reflection of the first that,f the year and clearly, is related to the unrest we saw on the streets of bangkok and the uncertainty. there is nothing worse for lyonomic activity, particular investment, then uncertainty. we have the unrest and the half.d in the second predicated on this respite continue waiting. .japan's economy took a hit we are joined by thomas and steve. the general overall impact. household spending has declined each and every month. in august, it was down. we look at the charts. if you want to draw a circle the red signifies a drop and you can see that it was down 4.7% year on year, having an impact. consumers deal with inflation and it is running faster than wage growth and impacts consumption. >> you drive. >> i did. >> not a japanese car? >> what is the impact on the big-ticket sales? >> it is having a big impact on car sales. not only domestic. foreign, as well as. you look at .he domestic brands that are up more inkely to be down the next six months because it gets more difficult. >> there are other items. .efrigerators are taking hits >> yes. consumers purchased those

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david piper streaming live from bangkok with the latest. david. >> reporter: hi, yes, a possible breakthrough at this hour. the chief executive of hong kong conducted a news conference an hour ago and announced he was offering talks to the protesters. -- >> we apologize for the technical problem with david piper and we'll return as soon as we can clear that up. shannon? >>> a fox business alert. i think that's where we are going to go. maybe we'll skip ahead. we'll work out the technical difficulties and be right back. in the meantime, details about the man charged with the abduction of hannah graham, learning more about his past. turkey's parliament votes to send ground troops to iraq and afghanistan as isis marches close to the border. will they join the fight on the ground? a live report coming up. you loved brad. and then you totaled him. you two had been through everything together. two boyfriends. three jobs. you're like "nothing can replace brad!" then liberty mutual calls. and you break into your happy dance. if you sign up for bett

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david piper is live in bangkok, thailand with the very latest. >> reporter: hi, eric.es, the situation in hong kong remains tense with no solution in sight. as you said protest leaders are warning they plan to intensify their act if the government county bow to their demands. 10 of thousands who have been blocking streets in hong kong have been joined by many more people off because after national holiday there. student leaders warning they will step up their action in the hong kong government doesn't bow to their demand that the city's chief executive resign. they blame him for police teargassing protesters. if not, they say they will take over government offices thursday. hong kong government has rejected their demand and has repeatedly urged protesters who continue to occupy large areas around the city to disperse. the protesters say they want talks with the government but a spokesman for the hong kong government has said a chief executive will not step down and he added if protesters continue to insist on it, likelihood of both sides meeting will be very small. rep

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complete reversal of what happened years ago when floods swarmed the factories and submerged parts of bangkokas said that he is seeking cooperation from the farmers from now until the middle of next year. he says that thailand will not have enough water for both consumption and agriculture. it is a difficult situation and it will have to turn off the taps. >> think a lot for that. as the -- thanks a lot for that. panasonic is shaking up its money-losing tv business. they are selling their u.s. operations. they may have a deal by the end of the year. we may find out more when panasonic reports later this week. sharp out with numbers on friday, results fall short. -- results may fall short. they may miss the bloomberg survey by as much as 60%. this is due to sluggish sales in the solar power business. alegations of tax fraud at spanish cable operator. this concerns about you out attacks declarations made before the deal was closed. they bought them for nearly $10 million to boost internet and tv services across europe. apple's chief executive, tim cook, is in china. he is set to meet alibaba's

david piper is live in bangkok, thailand, with the latest.hose clashes are continuing, and hong kong's chief executive is now talking tough about sweeping the streets of those protests to see why it will take all necessary actions to make sure people can go to government offices and cools tomorrow. the police may try to move against the type offists. the crowds have grown in response to friday's violence. tens of thousands joined an anti-violence demonstration today after clashes overnight between pro-democracy protesters and fwrupz of business owners and beijing supporters. the fighting erupted in various parts of the city friday. business owners and pro-beijing supporters attempted to dismajdz the protest camps. the local -- that run many illegal !usinesses in hong kong were also involved. police arrested 19 suspected members. protest leaders allege police kol you'ded with their opponents or refused to intervene during the fighting. they deny this. in response the protesters have postponed talks with the government to try to find a solution

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