the washington post says the south china sea dispute is driven by china's insatiable thirst for energy... needed for the country's further growth. although estimates vary widely, a low-ball figure by the us geological survey projects that the sea could contain nearly twice china's known reserves of oil and plenty of gas. beijing says its own geologists have found 38 oil and gas fields under the sea and would start exploiting them this year. china consumed 10-point-4 percent of total world oil production in 2010... while its own energy reserves accounted for only 1-point-1 percent of oil production. kim yeon-ji, arirang news. thailand is probably the best known tourist destination in southeast asia. but the thai government is not content with that. it's trying to grow its international tourism industry by developing new places of interest in provincial areas. our kang seok-ho reports from thailand. tourism is one of the important parts of thailand's economy... bringing in nearly 16 billion us dollars a year, or about five- percent of the country's gdp.. stand-up "in addition to the hosp

agree the dispute be limited to islands including the spratleys and paracels, not the whole south china sea or west philippines sea as it is known here. it suggests a disputed areas be demilitant, demilitarize ed militarized and that countries undertake joint control. delegates are studying whether the proposals are in line with international laws such as the u.n. convention on the law of the sea. the philippine government wants to win approval for its plan at an asean summit scheduled for november. >> it is the philippines' hope that in due time asean and china can sit down together on this particular matter. >> reporter: the philippines is wary of china, which claims sovereignty over almost the entire south china sea region. china has been expanding activity there using military vessels and fishing patrol boats. the philippines apparently wts to keep china in check by pushing forward its proposal with cooperation. from asean. charmaine deogracias, nhk world, manila. >> that's going to wrap up our bulletin. i'm pachari raksawong in bangkok. >>> thanks, pachari. the top nuclear envoys from

ba nino aquino is trying to secure safe navigation of the south china sea. aquino spoke to japanese reporters on friday in manila. he is visiting japan later this month. the president argued that china's claim for almost all of the south china sea is unacceptable. >> it imports all of its oil from elsewhere. and it has to pass through this body of water. and so there is a need for, for freedom of navigation. >> aquino has already taken up this issue with china. he met with chinese president, hu jintao a couple of weeks ago in bay engine. huh says the dispute over access to the south china sea should be resolved through consultations and negotiations. >>> the south korean governments has apologized for a massive power blacut on thursday that left much of the country sweltering in the summer heat. knowledge economy minister, choi joong-kyung, told a parliament committee on friday that the government could not predict a surge in power demand and had to cut off a supply without prior warning. >> nationwide electricity consumption surged thursday, due to lingering

current sixteen's but put this in context with hillary clinton were rattling sabers about the south china sea disputed islands they're disputed between five different countries china philippines vietnam. and malaysia. in addition to taiwan she she has been rattling sabers against china so it looks like there's still some old free china cold warriors in the obama administration parading around as democrats when in fact they look like they're closer to the old richard nixon on the one nine hundred fifty s. there were of quite a few forces that rain pushing for the sail for that sail of the newer more advanced ethics teams and that includes the lawmakers who supported a bill basically to reaffirm that close relationship between the u.s. and. i want i want to read something that florida republican congressman foley on a lot ruslan said yesterday in a statement she said quote in order to protect u.s. national security interests in the pacific we must ensure that taiwan has the capability to defend itself from an attack a core corps and my mainland china taiwan relations act requires this it is dee

now, nesat is expected to trek across the south china sea with a little more intensity again before aiming for southeast china or possibly in towards the northern end of the indochina peninsula. not sure where the system will land. no matter where the eye of the storm is, this is a large system, it will span a large area. this entire section wants to brace for stormy conditions the next few days. rain wise, bulk of heavy rain in the next two days will move into the island and southeast china. watch for potential flooding and landslide issues as well. in the pacific, tropical storm just formed and is moving at slow pace. possibly going to northern philippines or taiwan. too early to tell. we will want to keep a close eye on its progress. for japan, looking as largely settled skies. should be looking at quite a bit of sunshine. we have rape headed your way, then for china, scattered showers moving to the northeast corner and through central sections. highs wednesday, 22 in beijing. higher in tie pay at 33. in the caribbean, we have a new tropical depression formed again. it is supposed to br

in the south china sea, we already have a separate one, tropical storm haitang. wind speeds about 65 kilometers an hour. it is just about to make landfall, here in the central vietnam. once it does, it is expected to rapidly weaken as well, but it will maintain that moisture likely as it crosses over through vietnam and towards laos and thailand. so the area is experiencing wet weather. the philippines will have the heaviest, but across inched oh china peninsula, in and around central vietnam, be on the watch for the heavy falling today. dry picture for eastern china now, but a lot more rain coming on, looking to spread to the north here. the queen peninsula stays dry in japan. largely sunny, a little rain on the coast. 24 is the high in tokyo, expecting 28 in seoul, and 32 degrees in tie pang. we have hurricane hilary in the pacific, bringing as wells to the peninsula and southwestern mexico. may see more moisture with that as it heads northward the next few days. watching for potential flooding rains in the midwest as the rain continues today. up towards the pa

. >>> a clash in the east china sea. one year has passed since japan's coast guard issued that warning to a chinese fishing trawler. soon after, the boats collide. the incident led to a strain in relations that has yet to fully heal. rebuilding ties is one of the main foreign policy challenges facing japan's new government led by new prime minister yoshihiko noda. for its part, the chinese government says it is also working to improve relations with its neighbor. the se me, china is trying to dispel the view in the international community that asia's rising giant poses a threat to peace in the region. >>> our china report tonight focuses on the lingering impact of the confrontation and what lies ahead for japan/china relations. we start by looking back at what happened one year ago. >> the senkaku islands are a rocky cluster this the east china sea, about 420 kilometers west of japan. japan has claimed it's thr territory. china has a competing claim. in september last year, a chinese fishing boat collided with two japan

the aircraft later flew southward other the east china sea and south of okinawa's main island. it skirted along the archipelago northward. they headed south on the japan seaside before leaving areas near japan. the defense ministry says the bombers did not violate japan's air space but it was an unusual route for any russian military aircraft. the air force has been active around japan recently. bombers and spy planes have approached japanese air space five times since last month. >>> a russian defense ministry spokesperson revealed to the interfax news agency that its bomber planes had in fact circled japan. the spokesperson said they were tracked. he said the russian bombers were doing flight training over the ocean. this spokesperson added the country's air force regularly patrols international air space. >>> prime minister yoshihiko noda has visited fukushima for the first time since taking office. he inspected the power plant and asked workers there to help contain the ongoing disaster. noda visited the stricken nuclear plant on thursday and inspected the damaged reactor b

out in the south china sea, we have a separate one. hitang moving at about 20 kilometers per hour. and once it hits it is going to weaken as well. but it will maintain the moisture through vietnam and ending up towards thailand over the next few days. so really this area is experiencing quite a bit of wet weather today. now, the philippines northern end will experience the heaviest falls but also across the indochina peninsula, be on the watch for these heavy falls today. up towards east asia largely dry picture. right now for eastern china. a lot more rain coming in especially more towards the north here. the korean peninsula stays dry and japan should be sunny. it should look drier in the afternoon. 24 is your high in tokyo today. expecting 28 in seoul. then getting up to 32 degrees in taipei. over towards the americas we have hurricane hillary out in the pacific here. it is bringing some large swells to the baja peninsula as well as parts of southwestern mexico. we may see more moisture with that as it approaches over the next few days. meanwhile we're watching for potentially f

structure but it is going to maintain itself, i think as a typhoon as it re-emerges out into the south china sea and then we'll be tracking a secondary landfall into china. potential mudslides, no question about it. you know this region here is prone to that. when you get a lot of water, you don't need a typhoon to get mudslides in the philippines. this time we're getting one so not only the rain but the wind to contend with as well. again, that is coming in the next few hours. we'll keep you posted. charles, to you. >> ivanka brar ra, thank you very much. >>> now, it's not one of the brix countries but its economy on the rise. >>> foreigners can come in and own 100% of a company. it has very liberal and pro-business investment laws here. >> we'll tell you which southeast asian nation may be becoming a hot new spot for foreign investment. >>> welcome back to "world business today" let's turn our focus to a special week-long series on cambodia. they followed american military intervention in southeast asia and the rice of of kmer rouge. they opened a stock exchange in july and they plan to list t

this says all the frontage on the china sea. turnover the china sea to chinese control. then you have it country like vietnam that would consider itself landlocked. this is very worrisome. we talk about having a navy that the smaller than it has been an eddie time since world war i -- then it has been at any time since world war i. i do not think the world looks at those in vietnam's neighborhood and china's neighborhood. they look at us as more interested in maintaining the peace. the look at china as more dominant and wanting control. we have to be cognizant of this and not wanting to let that go any further. >> i have one more question. you were the chairman of the committee and are deeply experienced in defense matters and a practicing politician. it is an honorable trade. no need to apologize for that. you laid out the political conundrum of the super committee that the country faces at this point and the tactic anto make conservatives and republicans choose between their commitment between a strong defense and a desire to not raise taxes. it is ironic that nobody e

conflicts between china and several southeast asian nations as the base will be located in the south china sea,... where a number of territorial disputes rumble on. the news comes as other chinese military experts express concerns,... saying that the neighboring countries threaten safety in china. they say... due to the joint military exercises in russia and vietnam,... as well as america's involvement or influence in the japanese, taiwanese and indian military,... china is now surrounded by enemies. however, it will take at least 10 years to establish the fourth fleet... since a home port which can hold at least 100-thousand people must be built first. the country currently operates three fleets in the north, east, and south china seas. oh jee-hyun, arirang news. and now for the latest from libya... forces loyal to ousted leader moammar gadhafi fired rockets after he released a new audio message saying that he remains in the country and will not leave,... while rebel fighters said that they are closing in... on him. song ji-sun reports. fugitive libyan leader moammar gadhafi denied rumors tha

increasing maritime activities in the east and south china seas. the idea of the strategic. incompetent is included in the japan/u.s. joint objectives agreed in june. japan intends to boost cooperation with other asian countries at the east asian summit scheduled for november. >>> now the big question in the business world can greece avoid a dpe fault? for the latest own the developments there, ai uchida joins us now. how can greeceiment plement its funds? >> on tuesday they agreed an additional tax hike that will fix the asset tax for the next three years, aimed at continuing support from european and international financial authorities. the country's finance ministry says the tax increase will generate 2 billion euros or about $2.7 billion in tax revenue each year. the legislation is part of actual austerity measures required by the european union and the international monetary fund as a condition for extending financial aid. other cost-cutting steps include temporary leave for government workers to cut personnel expenses in exchange for implemen

now a days when we see the sequence of earthquakes and see quakes for instance in china sea region we think that these events unconnected. to look under the sea surface in the depths of the earth's crust there are lines connecting these points. with the people familiar with this military. piece of hardware is considered a sort of top ten mix structure it's a point of reference. there are methods to materially generate or to alter weather conditions. these come from important research made in the course of time to improve living conditions. if someone uses the same tools for the opposite purpose. to complete the parchin area. unimaginable consequences. these scientists affirm that cuba's hurricane disasters were caused by harper. is a big entry university project from a scientific perspective shouldn't have any link to the military for usage of these technologies. studies high and low frequency waves but. the most recent applications concerns the high frequency. it was born as a scientific project but there is a small issue with it. since the beginning. of the project is the pentagon.

exchange for natural resource commodities is due to open next month close to the gas fields in the east china sea. >> translator: the opening of the exchange will help underpin china's strategy to secure commodities. it will also enhance china's influence on the international pricing of commodities. >> reporter: china's growing concern about the current global economic uncertainties was evident at the annual international trade and investment fair held earlier this month in the coastal city of xianen. >> translator: a new destabilizing factor is emerging as the world economy heads to recovery. let's give the global economy a boost by strengthening international cooperation and expanding cross-border investment. >> reporter: at this year's trade fair, the chinese government was making greater efforts than ever to attract investors. one booth set up by industrial parks and development zones across the country, was offering foreign companies a range of incentives to encourage them not to lose their appetite for investing in china. other incentives included help with the complicated paperwork require

sensitive south china sea issue at a meeting in beijing. the two nations are among a hafl of countries in the region that lay claim to the spratt lee islands. . >> it is truly a worthwhile trip so far. we would like to broaden the ties of our peoples for centuries upon centuries. >> translator: i believe the visit of mr. president will push forward the friendship between china and the philippines for more practical operation of the two countries and the operation between the level. >> reporter: the talks between philippine president aquino and chinese president jintao were in beijing on tuesday. it was aimed at preventing tensions over territorial issues from growing. aquino said that the dispute should not be allowed to affect bilateral relations. he called on all the countries concerned to look for ways to promote the development of the area. the two stressed the significance of economic ties. they agreed to double trades to $60 billion by 2016. and they signed documents to promote economic relations including chinese assistance to the ph

. >>> territorial disputes over the spratly islands in the south china sea will be discussed as well when campbell meets vice foreign minister in beijing. the islands are claimed by china, the philippines, vietnam, malaysia, brunei and taiwan. >>> the number of internet users in china has topped 500 million. the government is suggesting that it will tighten regulations on the internet use. the chief of state council information office revealed the number on thursday. 500 million is nearly 40% of china's population. the officials said people are expressing their opinions more widely in cyberspace. he said that information transmission order must be maintained, and national interests must not be endangered. observers say chinese officials are concerned that internet users could log on to direct criticism toward the government, as corruption and income disparities are becoming serious social problems. >>> a major business conference was held on friday in seoul, for south korean companies aiming to enter the japanese market. the conference was organized by business organizations of the tw

the aircraft later through southward over the east china sea. afterwards, it moved to the pacific side before skirting northward. the bombers continued flying over the strait before heading south on the japan's seaside before leaving areas of japan. theombers did not violate japan's air space, but it was an unusual route for any russian military aircraft. the russian air force has been active around japan recently. bombers and spy planes have approached japanese air space five times since last month. now, a russian defense ministry spokesperson revealed that its bomber planes had, in fact, circled japan. the spokesperson says the bombers were tracked by ten jet fighters from japan and south korea's air force. he said the russian bombers were doing flight training over the ocean. the spokesperson added that the country's air force regularly patrols international waters without violating international law. >>> prime minister has visited fukushima for the first time since taking office. he infected the fukushima-daiichi power plant and asked worker

it is expected to move over the northern end of luzon saturday, heading back out into the south china sea sunday morning and looks like it will maintain the same path nesat is, so next week this will need close monitoring. for the weekend, however, the philippines need to brace for once again heavy rain and strong winds. elsewhere across east asia all of the moisture from this tropical activity will continue to fuel showers across the southern half of china. meanwhile a couple of frontal systems will move in to japan bringing a round of showers. it won't last for long, and we should see sunshine return on saturday. highs friday tokyo 29 degrees. it's a lot cooler in seoul with only 18. and getting a look at europe now, still a lot of clouds moving through the northern end of the scandinavian peninsula. winds will remain strong and there's still some lingering rain for the coastal areas of norway and then for the rest of continental europe we're talking about this high pressure system that's still dominating the area, bringing clear skies even over towards the british isles, too, so once a

president richard nixon decided to return to the island in the east china sea to japan in 1972. now the islands reverted to japan along with okinawa after coming under u.s. rule at the end of world war ii. the documents show how then u.s. undersecretary of state earl lexus johnson played a key role to help resolve the issue. the dongments reveal that he compiled a history of the islands for nixon in 1971. he also said that taiwan itself use used to acknowledge they were part of okinawa. johnson previously served as ambassador to japan. taiwan had diplomatic relations at the time. johnson org ued that taiwan wanted it gain access to natural resources to the islands by insisting on sovereignty. the papers say that nixon made the decision after consulting then national security advisor henry kissinger based on johnson's assessment. >> the march 11 disaster, the september 11th attacks. two anniversary, one source of indepth coverage. join nhk world for japan, six months on and 9/11, defining a decade. then on sunday, september 11th, we will mark the an anniversaries. >>> september 1

after the company says discussing the possibility of joint or refinery in russia with china sea and put company russian sea is just posting a fortune million dollar net loss in the first half of the here. germany says a.p. place to invest one billion euros in its business in russia and c.i.s. the next four years the business software firm is also planning to boost revenues in the region. to one billion dollars by two thousand and fifteen as a piece as it's trying to catch the wave of an i.t. boom in russia and spending on technology is expected to increase several fold in coming years. b.p.'s problems in russia have just gotten a little worse the minority shareholders in the company's russian venture to be doubled their compensation claim for b.p.'s attempt to form an alliance with ross net they not want five billion dollars they've put their down to a clear understanding of the damage caused by b.p.'s failed to sport shares and to explore the arctic with ross nipped in the north to shareholders claim teen p.v.p. last potential income by being locked out of the deal with russia's bigges

it is expected to move over the northern end of luzon saturday, heading back out into the south china sea sunday morning and looks like it will maintain the same path nesat is, so next week this will need close monitoring. for the weekend, however, the philippines need to brace for once again heavy rain and strong winds. elsewhere across east asia all of the moisture from this tropical activity will continue to fuel showers across the southern half of china. meanwhile a couple of frontal systems will move in to japan bringing a round of showers. it won't last for long, and we should see sunshine return on saturday. highs friday tokyo 29 degrees. it's a lot cooler in seoul with only 18. and getting a look at europe now, still a lot of clouds moving through the northern end of the scandinavian peninsula. winds will remain strong and there's still some lingering rain for the coastal areas of norway and then for the rest of continental europe we're talking about this high pressure system that's still dominating the area, bringing clear skies even over towards the british isles, too, so once a

all through tuesday, it will be moving through luzon and up towards the south china sea and heading towards hainan island. it looks like it's going to be bringing ample amounts of rain, as well as strong winds, gusts up to about 180 kilometers per hour, almost up to 200 kilometers per hour. so those high waves are going to be picking up to five meters high in some eastern seaboards of luzon. so please do stay away from those coastal areas. we have another tropical storm, this is haitang, moving in slow motion, westerly motion. and towards central vietnam. it will go to. and by tuesday evening, it looks like it will be making landfall in towards laos. it will move inland. this one is also bringing lots of rain to come for you. in the next 24 hours. very short span. it looks like it's going to be bringing lots of rain towards central parts. so we're going to be looking at many, about 200 millimeters in some areas, as well as hainan, we'll be looking at about 100 millimeters or more. and as we talked about the typhoon. maybe about 300 millimeters, you can see it in the western seaboards, we se

china could come into the international space station program already is this an indication that china sea an opportunity to be. stop an independent presence in space and then perhaps invite other partners on board so really interesting question it's as much political a scientifically also a question take a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe venezuelan president hugo chavez is denying rumors of a setback to his health he was referring to a report published new us newspaper claiming that he had been hospitalized again the president said he was taking steroids as he recovers from chemotherapy after finishing his final round of treatment in cuba last week. one hundred thousand students have clashed with police in the chilean capital demanding education reforms the protests now in their fifth month have shut down universities and some secondary school students and government leaders will continue talks toward a solution wednesday protesters to demand is that the government provide probably a public education. back with the headlines shortly but first kareena joins

is crucial for national security... as the island sits in a strategic location facing the south china sea. korean "korea needs a base to dock the naval ships to protect its exclusive economic zone and marine resources. and the gangjeong shoreline at jeju island is the optimal place for that." four days after the court's decision, additional police forces were sent into the village... as the navy installed a 200-meter- long fence and resumed construction. stand-up "i'm standing in front of the entrance of construction site, and what you see behind me is the 2- point-5 meter tall fence which prohibits protestors from entering. and now they're holding a press conference outside this entrance." last thursday, a group of progressive activists and local villagers... held a press conference denouncing the navy for resuming construction and destroying rare rocks... and called on the jeju residents and politicians for show of support. korean "so we want the navy to accept the opinions of the villagers and the jeju residents... and first stop construction until all problems are resolved." however,

more than sixty flights canceled at the two main airports typhoon it made its way over to the south china sea from the philippines where it claimed thirty five lives. former i.m.f. chief dominique strauss kahn faced the french writer who accuses him of attempted rape eight years ago that was the first meeting between the two since strauss kahn was arrested in the u.s. in may also on charges of sexual assault trust in his accuser were questioned together for more than two hours in a paris police station transcon denies the charges and plans to counter sue for slander. and that's all for now up next our exclusive interview on r.t. this time we meet our. netra but go there with us for that. r.t. sitting down with the world renowned opera star in the trap go and i thank you so much for joining us today. i want to start off by saying congratulations on the extremely successful opening of the metropolitan opera season as the prima. donna now it's been a decade since your debut on the stage how does it feel to be back in such a dramatic role in one of the most famous stages in the world i'm not thin

more than sixty flights canceled at the two main airports the typhoon made its way over the south china sea from the philippines where it claimed thirty five lives. former international monetary fund chief dominique strauss kahn has held a private meeting with the french writer who accuses him of attempted rape it took place in a paris police station which is common practice to test whether a case should go to court kristen but on the claims that the politician attacked while she was interviewed him in two thousand and three strauss kahn denies the charges and plans to counter sue for slander. and up next we get an intellectual handle on some of the world's biggest quandaries as a prominent academic and a philosopher as an excuse me philosopher. casts his eye across the world's woes including the struggle with the finance and of the palestinian drive for sovereignty. of the world. r.t. sitting down with scholar author and mighty professor noam chomsky professor chomsky thank you very much for. to be with you you released a book recently. called nine eleven was there an alternative focusing

that china could come into the international space station program or is this an indication that china seas an opportunity to. wish an independent presence in space and then perhaps invite other partners on board so really interesting question it's as much a political or scientifically also a question take a look at some other stories making headlines across the world up to one hundred thousand students of the past with police and the chilis capital demanding education reform protests now in their fifth month have always been a verse he says and secondary schools student and government leaders will continue talks toward a solution wednesday the protesters he demand is a government entity providing free public education. that is where little president hugo chavez denies rumors of a setback in his health he was referring to work for published in the us newspaper claiming he's been hospitalized ago the president said he was taking steroids as he recovers from yuma therapy after initially by the route of treatment in cuba last week. i was. well on ten minutes artie's resident potter vulture mar