our reporter is in beijing. two pollution scandals a the lasfew days.n the latestarning, i hunan province, more than 10 children living near smelting planwhere itound to have exssive amounts of lead in their blood. the plants have en shut down d two executives arrest. the llagers a first started noting something was wrong with their children staed getting sick. they immediately suspected the smelting plant, and they got so angry that theylocked a road ading to the plant a fw days ago, and thated to a standoff with t police. the ministrytepped in and orred testing on the childre and that is what it s scovered that 1300 or mor of them had bee poisoned by lead pollution. there was another example of this in a different pvince just aew days ago where an alleged smelting plant had poisoned morethan 600 children. in this case, here were two villes willing to prepare ta matters into their own nds, and they stormed the plant andestroyed equipment. re in china,they face a very seris environmental problem. it also sows that ordinary people are prepared push them

our reporter is in beijing. >> two pollution scandals and the last few days. in the latest warning, in hunan province, more than 1300 children living near a smelting plant where it found to have excessive amounts of lead in their blood. the plants have been shut down and two executives arrested. the villagers a first started noticing something was wrong with their children started getting sick. they immediately suspected the smelting plant, and they got so angry that they blocked a road leading to the plant a few days ago, and that led to a standoff with the police. the ministry stepped in and ordered testing on the children, and that is what it was discovered that 1300 or more of them had been poisoned by lead pollution. there was another example of this in a different province just a few days ago where an alleged smelting plant had poisoned more than 600 children. in this case, there were two villages willing to prepare to take matters into their own hands, and they stormed the plant and destroyed equipment. here in china, they face a very serious environmen

melissa chan, al jazeera, beijing. >>> two other stories from china worth noting.in a rare disclosure on family planning, the government says 13 million abortions are performed in china each year, more than any other country. it said the real number could be even much higher because many abortions are performed outside of hospitals. the reasons include poor sex education and china's long-standing, one-child policy. but now there are signs that china maybe relaxing that policy, as we hear from tom eagleton of abc in australia. >> reporter: china's trying to almost half its population of 1.3 billion by cutting the birthrate. since the one-child policy was introduced in 1980, there have been few exceptions to the rule, but limits parents to a single offspring, but the three-decade experiment with social engineering is coming at a cost. a rapidly aging population. >> translator: it's inevitable that would happen, but we have to avoid the aging society issue from getting too bad. if it goes too far, we cannot afford the burden. >> reporter: the problems most acute in af

we picked up our head of communications. >> rose: from beijing, too? >> she was from beijing.so she's in santa monica in southern california. so we got the company going. >> rose: tell me what this phenomenon means? explain to me the cultural significance of what you just described. and the twhoorld we live in today. >> the way i would describe it is that talent has... knows know geographical boundaries. we're relentless and ruthless about going to where the talent is in the interest of our mission. we've certainly defined ourselves as a global business. if you look at the team, we have a lot of different backgrounds. we've lived a lot of different places. our interest is to create a global service and that doesn't mean that we need to be exclusively located in silicon valley or southern california. so i think the cultural significance is our ambitions and interests are to be a global service. coming from amazon, i know nothing else. the internet is a global service therefore hulu should be a global service. so i think the cultural significance is that we don't worry about thi

and you can see the excitement, whether it's beijing or shanghai. you see the excitement in every part of china. so i'm very, very optimistic about the prospects of china. and let me add, maria, china has declared that the gdp growth rate is about 6.5% or 6.8%. the way i look at it is the differential gdp growth rate between china and the western world is about 9 points. because the western world's declining about 2 to 3 points. so to have an economy with over 1 billion people, industrializing, growing gdp at a 9-point differential over the western world is a very, very exciting market. >> are you seeing a movement of people moving from the suburbs to the cities? and really adding to that vibrancy that you're talking about? >> i mean, i wouldn't quite call it suburbs -- cities or the suburbs. it's more the interior part of china, not just the coastal part. the superior part of china is also developing extremely rapidly. i was looking at a study today which showed a little rural village in a province and some people have been tracking this developmen

last year includingà >>adopting a western consumption model to escape the western caused recession; beijing'sefforts to boost spending in china's heartland. >>promoting rural consumption is great as a 10 year strategy but as a one year quick fix, it's very,very difficult for me to see that it can provide enough of an offset. >>temporary workers but long lasting problems, japan is turning its back on permanent staff. >>now that we have long-time stagnation, and we are facing an aging population, we have to change that labor market. >>and breaking the back of bonus culture, how the downturn is forcing firms and staff to reassess remuneration. >>i think this is an emotive time. there is a lot of speculation and not enough facts when it comes to dealing with this issue >>hello and welcome. i'm raya abirached and this is world business, your weekly insight into the global business trends shaping our lives. this week we are looking back at some of the best stories of the past year. as global trade worsens china is braced for rising unemployment and social unrest. tocounter the downturn, beijing is

in other words you are able to communicate more and more with your customers and employees in beijing which can stimulate your design your to get over there to cultivate new markets so it's hard to predict how digital technology will influence this activity. but anyone who has ever done what for them is a big transaction, buying a house, you don't do that on twitter. you don't do that on your blackberry. you sit at a desk and talk to somebody and exchange checks and that is true of all business. i can't tell where it's headed. i don't think it is going to get huge lead bigger but i think it is a fact of life and in the work force and in the economy. >> i have experienced the phenomena you are describing vicariously through my son who works for a large oil company, multinational. has lived in houston, london, moscow, and now rwanda angola and i have two questions. one is are there differences between relos and foreign countries and in the united states? that's the first question. and then the second question is in one of the locations, my son and london actually lived in the community

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. >> behind china's remarkable economic revival, cheap loans from beijing.he government has been pouring money into construction. bldg, roads, and infrastructure. successive investments rose by 1/3. china's factories are also humming once again, largely thanks to the government's help. industrial output jumped 11%. it is a tremendous relief for people flocking to the industrial heartland for work. the economy is now gathering so much steam that banks have slashed the amount of yuan they lent. >> the july number was more sustainable and more usual. even the rest of the year, the same kind of number in july, we're still going to have more than nine trillion dollars in new lending, more than enough to sustain a growth. >> the premier has sought to ensure investors that beijing is doing all it can to drive growth. the recovery is still on track according to economic data. wheat exports suggests that stimulus will continue into the near future. >> this is "bbc world news." the international condemnation of the conviction of aung san suu kyi. the u.n. security cou

the dalai lama has prompted criticism from beijing. we have this report. >> taiwan says the reason for the dollar lama's visit is to comfort the living and pray for it -- the dalai lama's visit is to comfort the living and pray for the debt. but the landscape has changed. the last time the tibetan spiritual leader was here, taiwan was under the role of reject rule -- rule of a different government. now the focus is totally different -- reducing tensions and building closer ties with china. but his approval rating has plummeted. people accuse him of not acting quickly enough. >> we have decided to invite the dollar llama to pray -- the dalai lama to pray for the dead. this is our decision. >> if he does not allow the dalai lama to visit, there would be a backlash against him from the public. now he seems to be trying to placate the public. losing the support of china, their biggest trading partner, would be a blow. bbc news, taipei. >> america's first oil well was drilled in pennsylvania 150 years ago today. now natural gas is bringing

>> reporter: cavic barely lost to michael phelpss in the 100 meter butterfly in beijing last august by a mere fraction of a second. >> i feel like i was there first. >> reporter: cavic had the best time in the preliminaries and also sported the controversial all-polyurethane swimsuit that has helped break dozens of records here and even offered to buy phelps one to make this a fair match. >> to the wall! >> reporter: phelps didn't need it. >> yes, cavic settles for silver again. unbelievable. >> reporter: he popped out of the water like a man on fire, even tugging on his swimsuit to make a point. the prerace talk, he said, got him swimming. in defeat, cavic was humble. >> he is the comeback kid can. he can do it all. >> reporter: keith miller, nbc news, london. >> phelps will be back in the pool today. all the action from the world swimming championships starts at noon eastern right here on nbc. >>> finally, a building implosion gone wrong. this building in turkey was lined with explosives after worker also spent two weeks preparing the structure for what was supposed to be an implosio

. >> behind china's remarkable economic revival, cheap loans from beijing.he government has been pouring money into construction, building, roads, and infrastructure to prop up growth. investment rose by one-third in the first seven months of the year. china's factories are also humming once again, largely thanks to government help. last month, industrial output jumped 11%. it is a huge relief to the millions of people will flock to the industrial heartland looking for work. -- who flock to the industrial heartland. in fact, the economy is now gathering so much steam that banks have cut the numbeamount n they loan. >> we believe even the rest of the year have the same kind of number as in july, we will still have nine trillion of new lending. certainly more than enough to supply, to sustain 8.5%. >> premier wen jiabao has sought to assure investors that beijing is doing all it can to drive growth. it shows that the recovery is still on track. the weak exports suggest stimulus measures will continue for the facility will future. bbc news. -- for the foreseeab

there was great fear that the dalai lama might cooperate with beijing, particularly in a period when he was meeting with chairman mao and undermine the idea of a resistance operation on the top of the world. i first became interested in this personally. in south africa in the early 1990's, with one of the c.i.a. officers, who was intimately involved with the operation in india told me about it. we were sitting on the veranda of a hotel overlooking the indian ocean with out of the blue, he asked, you know, have i ever told but my experiences with the dalai lama? and i couldn't figure out what prompted him to even get into that topic at that point. so i of course said no, i have no idea. tell me about it. and he began this tale of u.s. involvement training guerrilla fighters in the mountains of colorado, for fight against propaganda with the dalai lama's brother meeting with mrs. eisenhower and with a black propaganda war, a very respected body of lawyers in geneva, and ultimately, a war that ended tragically for the tibetans. in the late 1960's, after a series of embarrassments involv

have been eight or nine rounds of talks with the beijing government since 2002.ut the dialogue seems to now be in deadlock. what are the sticking points? >> i think basically, it is suspicion and distrust. they always look at it from one angle, how to keep their power and control. they do not care about the environment, education, religious freedom, all of these things. we are seeking mutual benefit through mutual solutions. we say they do not care about our basic rights. there is mistrust. >> have you noticed that a cctv screened documentary, "one year into that." -- "one year in tibet." do you take that as a positive signal? we have the human language. that should send a message rather than just some signal here. secondly, the chinese government should consider it it a domestic problem. >> but you are political as well. you see the younger generation of tibetans. they may not be that patient. they may not take the midway approach. >> yes, there are growing signs of frustration among tibetans outside and inside. there is reason for worry. the younger generation

north korea's immediate neighbors, the government here in seoul, as well as tokyo, beijing, and moscow, will not have much truck in a tense decide like them, and washington itself has insisted that when it comes to negotiating with pyongyang, it remains committed to multilateral talks. >> this week, south korea announced the death of its former president, and man who did much to build bridges with the north and its response to the news of his death is being seen here as another sign for optimism. a delegation of senior officials from p'yongyang will travel to seoul ahead of the funeral to paris sites. but others believe we are witnessing an all too familiar pattern. first, belligerence and the flexing of military muscle. then comes the call for a return to diplomacy on north korea's own terms and a demand for more concessions. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold. go to bbc.com/news to experience "bbc world news" online. it is easy. click here to watch the one- minute world news summary. you can read the latest headlines. get the top stories from around the globe, and click to

but first, beijing has got its work cut out. the country needs a social safety net to help through any financial shocks. and it should also liberalize its capital account and the convertibility of thecurrency. only then could the rmb hope to join the reserve currency club. >>song: and right now, we're not there yet. still we need a lot of time to build up china's capital market, banking system and also the social security and the insurance system. >>reporter: as for a time frame, the jury is divided - optimists cite 15 years, the pessimists 40 ! >>: for now, china will pay for brazilian sulphur in dollars. nonetheless, neighboring governments, eventhe us, welcome measures, albeit modest, that allow greater international use of the rmb. but some asean traders still need convincing. >>: a slow transition of the rmb to a regional currency actually suits beijing - given both its huge exposure to dollar denominated assets and the recent g20 agreement to support a dollar-centred currency system. but the die is cast. china's timely goa

. >>> still ahead, a trip back to beijing.ne year ago today the city of beijing, china markrd the opening of the games ever the xxix olympiad way spectacular ceremony. what a difference a year makes. ian williams has more from beijing. >> reporter: this was the coming out party like no other. a spectacular opening ceremony in a city rebuilt for the game that was designed to showcase this new china all over the world. ♪ proud to be part of it. the army instituted volunteers, precious moments captured in this home video. >> it is lucky and i feel very excited. >> reporter: for a year, the slowdown has brd hard. one-third of chinese students graduating from university this summer without a job. >> very difficult. we have to look for jobs more using our brain. so that's kind of the -- >> reporter: the spectacular olympic venues sat largely empty since the games. the bird's nest and water cubes for the tourist attraction. >> amazing. >> reporter: since the olympics the biggest events here have been concerts. this iconic stadium has

in know, his biggest rival, the man who nearly broke the phelps winning streak at the beijing olympics. nbc's keith miller picks up the story. >> reporter: it was a a swimming showdown with the overtone of a prize fight. right down to the premeet trash ta talk. >> i'm going to come back. i'm going to beat him. >> rorter: he barely lost the gold medal to michael phelps last august in beijing by a mere fraction of a second. >> i feel like i was there first. >> reporter: today's rematch had phelps, the 14-time olympic gold medalist as the underdog. >> there's cavic as expected. has the lead at the turn. >> reporter: cavic had the best time in the preliminaries also sportd the controversial polyurethane swimsuit that helped break dozens of records here, he even offered to buy phelps one to make it a fair match. phelps didn't need it. >> cavic settles for silver again. unbelievable. >> reporter: he popped out of the water like a man on fire. even tugging on his smsuit to ma a point. the prerace taunts he said got him swimming. >> the only thing it does for me is fire me up, i've always welc

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i don't have any insight into beijing's thinking, but if anyone here has insight i would love to hear it. i think we will continue to get some more pressure for litigation, compliance with environmental laws. perhaps one day be will see greater enforcement of the labor law, but the direction of chinese policy is clear, and the direction of the demographics are also very clear. those two trends alone will lead to, i think, pressure on the china price to rise. so i will leave it open then for more discussion. i'm sure there is lots to talk about. i will hand it over to you. >> great. i am just really delighted to be here to comment. i very much enjoyed reading it and i highly recommend it. i think she has really done an excellent job of describing the trends and putting a human face on it. i told her before the lunch started that i particularly enjoyed the chapter, maybe it was because that it was a little bit more optimistic. the girls and room 817. the story about how people cope with globalization and development, but how people can grapple opportunities. i also told her -- she menti

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decision will have to date ratified in copenhagen did baseball and softball or on the schedule in beijing last year but they have been dropped for the london 2012 games. speaking on behalf of this board, the world's number one tiger woods said goals possible inclusion was long overdue. >> golf is a truly global sport and not think it should've been in the olympics awhile ago. i think that of gadahn, it will be great for golf and especially some of the other smaller countries that are not emerging in golf, i'd think it is a great way for them to compete and play and get the exposure met some of these come -- countries are getting. >> austrian doubles pair pulled out of the world badminton championships in india due to concerns about security. they withdrew from but torment following the lead of the eight- strong england team that flew home after citing a specific terrorist threat. tennis, nadal's returned to the court lasted only 36 minutes -- it was curtailed not to an injury to him but his opponent. he had not played competitively since is french open defeat. his says his knees felt okay

phelps beat him by 1/1 hundred of one second at beijing. phelps responded with a new world record and a definitive victory. >> the only thing it has done for me as fire me up. i have always welcomed those in the past. i will welcome them in the present and future. it motivates me to no end and i love it. >> the orioles need another starter this coming tuesday. they're consideringbrian maddis -- considering brian maddis. back and forth against the red sox. huff a two-run shot. we go to the seventh. youkilis with two outs. third home run allowed in the game. the orioles dropped the opener 6-5. stay with us. >> here is a look of the stories we're working on. police are investigating a shooting involving one of the run. what officers say there were forced to shoot the suspect. derrick mason and his retirement. he is back with the ravens. pete gilbert will have the details tonight. >> we're looking at a few storms tomorrow. today was the better day. things will dry out monday and tuesday. notice the pattern, dry for two days, another round of st

he actually did with jamaica at the 2008 beijing olympics. >> still to come albert pujols and companyring a rare loss in the season opener. how they bounced back in a major way in san diego. michael vick working his way onto the field thursday night. who says he has more work to do off of it. plus running full throttle under the lights, who wrecked and which driver took advantage of a which driver took advantage of a late pil forty see i told you there were forty shots in there. but you also said there'd be a reverse ventriloquist act here. excuse me guys. (announcer) calling all captains. drink responsibly. (announcer) calling all captains. we're shopping for car insurance, and our friends said we should start here. good friends -- we compare our progressive direct rates, apples to apples, against other top companies, to help you get the best price. how do you do that? with a touch of this button. can i try that? [ chuckles ] wow! good luck getting your remote back. it's all right -- i love this channel. shopping less and saving more. now, that's progressive. call or click today. jim

she won a silver and two bronze in the beijing games. company considered her effort a disappointment. over the weekend, her coaches decided to part ways. she'll train in fuller ton on the west coast with an eye toward winning gold at the london games three years from now. with the loss in tampa, the orioles are on track for a bad season of epic proportions. they have an 8-22 mark since the all-star break. if they continue losing at that pace, they're finish the season shy of 60 wins for the first time since 1988 and only the fifth time in franchise history . the irony of this is this comes when the organization arguably has the best young talent than at any time in recent memory. but that means growing pains and someone is going to have to emerge as a leader of that young group. last night's loss leaves the orioles 23 games below .500. the worst record so far this season with 43 games left to play. chris tillman goes for his second win tonight. the rays have the edge in the motivation column at three games behind texas and boston in the

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we have more now from beijing. >> reporter: china's famous mascot the giant panda could disappear from the wild in two to three generations. experts warn the natural habitat is threatened by development. >> heavy traffic has stopped pandas from crossing a-- highways and can no long meet and interact with each other as they normally do. researchers increased the number of pandas born through artificial insemination. the chinese bears are unsuccessful of reproducing oner that own. 1600 pandas are roaming the corridors less than a mile wide. american technology has boosted the number of pandas in zoos afternoon the construction means the panda population could soon shrink to nothing. >>> all right. we will get the forecast from kim. >> doppler 9,000 found a thunderstorm and i just got the latest pollen report. i have been sneezing. i will let you know what to expect the next couple of days. it is all next. have you heard about miralax? miralax relieves constipation with no bloating. no cramping. no sudden urgency. announcer: only miralax is clinically proven to work like that. restore you