absurdity it's a nonsense as far as keeping the seas open there are no want to start and to close the seas china needs open seas for its development so that doesn't make sense i think that this is yet another attempt by the united states to maintain its edge a man. status in the world and i think there's a bit of panic going on here in the united states foreign policy establishment because if they cannot break china up then the united states is destined if china is to become a moderately prosperous country and bring wellbeing to its citizens then the united states will be in place just for a few of the difference in population i think so i think it was it was a bit of good or bad first it won't go ahead. well i mean i think there's a lot more to the pivot to asia than simply containment of china i think that that's a very simplistic rendering of the idea and i wouldn't be oh i also wouldn't be overly sanguine about the ceiling issue the fact that there is never been a threat to the ceilings doesn't mean that there never could be a threat and i think you know the united states has a legitimate in

well china meanwhile has begun a four day military exercise in the east china sea an area subject to territorial disputes with japan countries in the region are seeking us for to resist china's push to claim islands in the east and south china seas international affairs expert dr authorise and pat burke thinks beijing would inevitably challenge america unless washington turns down the heat. the u.s. tries to kind of contain china at the moment that china has a duty because of its military rise to actually challenge the reigning champion in the u.s. and likewise u.s. of course cannot retreat or retire out it has a very substantial and china's influence is growing even by west meddler standouts china's already the second largest economy it is sure to surpass us i think there's no doubt that about this it's work to figure out the last saw india and the u.s. has to work to gather with china instead of suppressing its rising influence. while russian champion athletes hit the headlines but not for her sport. on the respect to our country it's not respectful to our citizen. the star pole vau

the tug of war in the east china sea had the top reason. more than 53% of japanese cited the dispute compared with nearly 78% of chinese. wartime history is the second highest reason for this ill will. nearly half said they don't like being criticizing over the past. 24% of chinese feel japan's apology for the invasion of their country is not good enough. some consider armed conflict in the future a possibility. nearly 24% believe hostilities could break out compared to fea% o 53%. the results show relations entered a critical phase. he notes more than 70% of respondents on both sides consider the japan-china relationship important. >> it's now a crucial time for both governments to start talks to result the deadlock and start taking action as well. >> the researchers say the studies suggest animosity is at the gross levels since 2005. they say they want to seek ways to overcome them with dialogue. they are scheduled to hold a joint forum in beijing this coming october. nhk world, tokyo. . >>> beijing opera is a performing art whooz routes

as tension in the region continues to rise over disputed resource rich territories in the south china sea and i would say it's an increasingly assertive china that seems to be the real reason for washington's growing in gauge ment's in the region the us has been steadily beefing up its military presence in the region japan is among its main ally with fifty thousand american troops deployed there south korea comes in second with some twenty eight thousand u.s. military personnel there's also the american security hub guam which hosts several military bases under the asia orientated policy the us has been strengthening its alliances with australia the philippines singapore and vietnam deploying troops as well as seeking to sign cooperation agreements well america claims that it's just protecting its economic interests in the region but as our g.'s paul scott explains that doesn't seem to be the case. america's increasing interest in the asia pacific is defined by the white house as an attempt to strengthen economic and security interests in a paper released in two thousand and twelve washin

right now it's just not in position yet to be belligerent but look at what's happened in the south china sea and i want to disagree with you slightly to peter about the cultural factor this won't be a kind of a pain asian. formation against the west because china is. is pushing the philippines and vietnam and japan around so it's not. you know it's not going to war against the west it's going to is fighting for his own survival for his own interests so china is establishing a strong alliance with russia for example which is not a cultural langston's alliance but because together they form a very a formidable bloc because china can use russian oil and russian natural gas as a kind of leverage and russia can use chinese money so. you know russia has a lot of leverage over europe because much of your gentlemen i need to jump in here i have to jump in here we're going to go to a short break and after that show for it we'll continue our discussion on china's state with our. technology innovation and all the developments from around. the. the huge earth covered. what defines a country's success. f

tensions are already high meanwhile china has launched a four day military exercise in the east china sea an area that's the subject of territorial dispute between beijing and tokyo countries in the region are seeking the support of the united states from china's claim over islands in the east and south china seas act of course in past from beijing university says the u.s. should try and work with china rather than countering it. the u.s. tries to kind of containing china at the moment that china has a duty because of its military rise to actually challenge that reigning champion in the u.s. and likewise u.s. of course cannot retreat or retire it has a very substantial and china's influence is growing even by western meddler standouts sign as already the second largest economy it is sure to surpass us i think there's no doubt that about this it's work to figure out the last so india and the u.s. has to work to gather with china instead of suppressing its rising influence. it's coming up to quarter past the hour here in aren t. and just around the corner for you to cut or not to cut as pub

already had this strategy called in march the west much west they're going to go from there west china sea and john providence to bat two words middle used that. term strategy grand strategy so call it but there are still debating strategy i think china's interests market interests. are very different china clearly was to have a socialist. idea socialist ideology with a chinese character arista ix. that certainly put into the ideology war almost like war. i don't see how you can. have his this is that ok you know also the made it clear what kind of socialism are you trying to let me tell you that yeah this socialism if you read. political report made it clear that in principle carrying it out. from marxism that's number what the common ideal of socialist ideology of number two. is some number three and those are. the nationalists leader of workers violating workers' rights well i don't think you call your rights all right gentlemen i don't think most people think of china as being very communist anymore let me go to lynn ok lynn what we just heard here is that. the west is uncompromising a

they have disputes with china over the south china sea and view the strikers on asia as critically important to counter balance china's expanding power. a united nations team looking into human rights violations on north korea is visiting japan. they are meeting withhe t faamlies of japanese nationals abducted by the north and listening to their plight. the patient parents of the high profile abductee spoke to the un members. the closed door interview lasted for about 90 minutes. they pulled out photos of loved ones and gave details about the abduction. >> translator: i hope the united nations will take measures that will force north korea to act. >> the panel invites to a public hearing on the abductions of tokyo on thursday. they plan to submit a preliminary report of findings to the un human rights counsel in september. japanese researchers began a project to identify human remains in north korea. they are looking for traces of japanese who died at the end of world war ii. to complete the attack, they need cooperation from north korean experts. nhk has a report from pyongyang. >> i'm at t

china to exercise self-restraint over territorial dispute concerning the senkaku islands in the east china sea. the u.s. lawmakers are likely to take up japan-china relations in their discussions with japanese officials. futenma air station in okinawa is another likely topic on their agendas. the deployment of ospreys at the sufficient base in japan is a thorny issue for the two countries, making matters worse is the crash of a u.s. military helicopter in southern japan earlier this month. but now u.s. marine pilots have used the osprey aircraft for the first time to transport reporters accompanies u.s. president barack obama to his vacation site. they began their summer vacation on sunday, on an island in the northeastern state of massachusetts. in april the u.s. marine corps deployed osprey in transporting the presidential entourage. it says that the osprey's safety has been proven with more than 160,000 hours of flight time. the same osprey model is stationed at the u.s. marine futenma air station. the u.s. military had to postpone flying the craft because of intensifying protests following

some asean members have disputes with china over the south china sea and view the u.s. on asia as critically important to counterbalance china's expanding power. >>> at least seven people have died in india and dozens more are feared trapped after two adjacent apartment buildings collapsed. the failures underline concerns about shoddy construction and lax regulations amid the rush to build new homes and offices. the first three-story apartment building collapsed in the early hours of wednesday morning in the city of vadodara. the next door building collapsed 20 minutes later. rescuers are hurrying to find people who may still be trapped under the debris. >> translator: i was asleep when suddenly there was a loud noise. i thought it must be a blowout in an electric meter. but when i went downstair, i saw the whole block had collapsed. >> the two buildings were part of a 33-block housing development constructed by the government nor low-income households more than a decade ago. local news reports that residents had complained the building was unsafe. several structures hav

tensions are rising in the south china sea where several countries including china, the philippines and vietnam have overlapping claims to sovereignty. the united states hopes to keep china in check by increasing its military relationship with the philippines. the allies are discussing proposed joint use of philippine military bases and the presence of u.s. military aircraft and ships in the southeast asian nation. but among the general public, voices of opposition are growing louder. they claim joint use is a first step to permanently stationing u.s. military on philippine soil. >> the united states does not seek permanent bases in the philippines. that would represent a return to an outdated cold war mentality. >> reporter: events in syria overshadowed much of hagel's agenda this week. visiting the philippines may ease concerns among u.s. allies that washington's focus is being pulled back towards the middle east. it also sends a message to china that the importance of asia remains a priority to the united states. nhk world, manila. >>> it was hot and sunny in tokyo, but it wasn't tha

among the nations in that region as to where the ownership and rights of access are to the south china sea. and this is conceivable that china might seek to reestablish its claim there by military coercion and that could lead them into a confrontation with the united states' desire to maintain free access. the best way of avoiding that military conflict is what we should see because the military conflict with china would be catastrophic for both nations, indeed for the whole region. so, we want to avoid that. i believe the best way of avoiding that is by maintaining a -- continuing to maintain a strong naval presence in the region, and by having an unambiguous commitment to doing that. i believe that our new national security strategy is that unambiguous commitment, and i believe that the u.s. navy is capable of maintaining that unambiguous military strength. as we sit here this morning aboard the uss macon island, in san francisco bay, looking out to the pacific, it is easy to believe that the united states is, in fact, a pacific power and that to keep it that way we will maintain the bes

it's churning over the south china sea while intensifying, moving toward the west. it could hit southern parts of china by thursday morning local time as a very strong typhoon. hi start to feel the stormy conditions today. expected amount of rainfall could be nearly 250 millimeters into the next 24 hours. of course, more heavy rain is likely going into your thursday. flooding is going to be a very big concern, and not just hanain, but hanoi, western parts of guangdong will see quite heavy rain. not good news because this is the area where a couple of tropical systems hit in august. one jebi, tand the other. additional rain is not welcome. further down toward australia, a winter storm went through the southeastern part of the country bringing extremely strong winds. take a look at this situation coming out from sydney. violent winds of more than 100 kilometers took many sid rydney residents by surprise monday. destroyed properties, downed trees and stopped public transport. trees came crashing down on to power lines which sparked a brush fire. tens of thousands of ho

the philippines hopes the united states may help counter china's territorial claims in the south china sea dr thorsten pampered from beijing university says the u.s. should try and work with china rather than put efforts into containing it. the u.s. tries to kind of contain china at the moment in china that the saying that it means literally the strong eat the real meat that china has a duty because of its military rise to actually challenge the reigning champion in asia the u.s. and likewise u.s. of course cannot retreat or retire it has to face a challenge china's influence is growing even by west meddler standouts china's already the second largest economy it is sure to surpass us i think there's no doubt that about this it's work to figure out our last saw indiana and the u.s. has to work together with china instead of suppressing its rising influence are. just around the corner this hour for you to cut or not to cut as public spending is trained in the u.k. we have been expert panel discussion where britain for cash is spent that's coming up. i. exactly what happened there i don't kno

backyard washington upsets military aid to the philippines boasting control of the oil rich south china sea but adds more fuel to the friction with beijing. plus more snooping shamus the embattled n.s.a. is revealed to have been violating u.s. surveillance rules thousands of times a year. and he would do this this is our top stories are just mentioned intense gunfire raging in the egyptian capital again with scores of the president's supporters battling a mass deployment of security forces on the streets at least fifty people both morsy loyalists and police officers have been killed in the cairo riots according to security officials the death tolls also rising elsewhere in the country to true reports from the capital. it's another chaotic day here in egypt so most of what the supporters of mohamed morsy call the day of rage in ramses square which is in downtown cairo just off the area is absolutely massive the moment that twenty eight marches converged on the square when they basically intended to set up a sit in by about half past two three pm gunshots could be heard both automatic weapons

we are not a war game involving military strategy, and that involves the south china sea, a relationship with vietnam, a relationship with the philippines, with taiwan, and, of course, with china. now, as all of the military people are thinking through how many planes, how many tanks, this and that, there are things happening right now in the south china sea. ise people regard what happening as threatening. some things that are threatening on the near horizon, others push it way back, 15, 20 years. the people who were in vietnam see it as an immediate danger. samee in the philippines, way. taiwan, same way. the chinese are doing things that you could argue all great powers do. and china is now a great power. it has to be regarded as such. intelligentlyond within the constraints that you both have articulated so well, i think, when you see a problem like the south china sea, does that mean you have to send more ships there, more planes they are, does it require a different kind of nonmilitary diplomacy? when the secretary of defense goes to vietnam and says we are developing a commitment,

the algae multiply in the warm sea. china is having an unusually hot summer. it's hard to enjoy swimming in a sea like this. qingdao authorities have already removed more than 70,000 tons, but it's hard to keep up with how quickly the algae grow. the algae are harmless, but local businesses worry that it drives business away. however, sales of face bikinis doubled last year. translator: they're selling better than last year. there's so much algae in the sea. i think people want to protect their faces when they go swimming. >> reporter: the face bikini stops algae from getting caught in people's hair and sticking to people's faces. it's become a must-have item for some locals who swim every day. >> translator: if i wear this, the algae don't stick to my face. it protects you from sunburn, algae, jellyfish, anything. >> reporter: not everyone will find the face bikini attractive, but for the women of qingdao, its practicality has its own special charm. hiroshi yamaguchi. nhk world, qingdao, china. >> interesting. >>> china's rise brought it wealth and powers. inc

cambodia face criticism when it cut short debate on the south china sea. china and other asean members have overlapping claims. china appears keen to boost ties with friendly countries at a time when the united states is also giving more attenti t the region as part of its pivot to asia policy. >> a bus with about 50 people on board plunged into a deep ravine near a malaysia tourist resort on wednesday. 33 people were killed including the driver. the vehicle tumbled off a steep road near genting highlands. a popular destination that is home to malaysia's only casino. the bus fell 60 meters into the ravine. the passengers were mostly malaysians along with several tourists. it attracts thousands of domestic and foreign tourist every week including many from singapore and china. >>> life isn't easy for residents of kabul. security in the cav tam capital of afghanistan is a constant worry and scorching temperatures make everything feel harder. but a new leisure facility is making waves. here is more. >> reporter: afghans are baking in the heat of summer. daytim

the prime minister said arguments in the south china sea represent just one part of asean china ties.> we should not let this issue be a barometer of our relations with china. asean has economic and security reasons to strengthen relations with the world's second largest economy and to varying degrees, its members share the desire to avoid decision confrontation with china. but the foreign ministers of vietnam and the philippines made a move on thursday to form a united front. they agreed to urge other asean members on formlating a legally binding code of conduct. searching the downside of development on their streets. more people have cars and more cars mean more traffic jams. it's forceded police to get training to deal with with a side effect. >> reporter: bangkok is often dubbed the capital of gridlock and its traffic problems are only getting worse. at times, it crawls along at an average of 2.67 kilometers per hour. the city streets can hold only 1.2 million vehicles, but over 7.5 million cars are registered. >> traffic really stresses me out. i need music to calm down. >> but h

lee says japan is to blame for the strain in ties over the senkaku islands in the east china sea. pan controls the islands, but china and taiwan also claim them. prime minister abe has called for talks with chinese president xi jinping as soon as possible and without conditions. but lee says the chinese leader has no plans to meet. >> translator: at this time, there's no basis for the talks. how can we set up this kind of summit that japan says it hopes to hold? >> china is demanding japan recognize that a territorial issue exists between the countries. and the dispute over the senkaku islands has prompted japan coast guard officials to strengthen their ranks. they plan to add more than 520 personnel in the 2014-2015 fiscal year. that would be the largest increase in four decades. chinese government vessels have entered japanese waters on a regular basis since japan nationalized three of the islands last september. their presence is expected to grow because china is building more ships. japanese leaders say the islands are an inherent part of their territory in terms of history and

other members of the military are conducting drills that are expected to continue in the east china sea through sunday. japan nationalized the senkaku islands in the waters. china and taiwan claim the i lands and they repeatedly entered japanese waters around them. earlier japanese commanders launched the largest ever destroyer. chinese media reacted with criticism and say the ship can parade with helicopters and it being los like an aircraft carrier. people have spent the month reflecting on the past. this week they mark the 68th anniversary of their country's surrender in world war ii. last week they remembered the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki. a prominent film director went to the cities for the first time to attend the memorials. oliver stone's movies include platoon, born on the fourth of july and jfk. the recent documentary series earned him more acclaim. the untold history of the united states is a provocative account of history over the 20th stay i didn't shy away from the importance of memory and the need to look at the past with a critical eye. nhk world reports.

a nation of some 7,000 islands, between the south china sea and pacific ocean. english is the common language in a very americanized philippines. it is the heritage of 48 years of american colonial rule. the philippines is the fourth largest english speaking nation in the world and it is the largest roman catholic country in asian. 300 years of spanish rule catholozised the philippines. fortunately most in the rural areas can still live off the land. but unemployment throughout the country ranges from 26 to 40%. the modern steel and glass, if wall street of southeast asian masked the fact that the philippines has an increasing negative growth rate. investment is dropping, an estimated 11,000 a year are leaving the country a year. >> i'm really so encouraged by the response of the community. >> reporter: for the first time in 20 years, there's a true political campaign for the philippine presidency. ferdinand marcos has remained entrenched in the palace. first by rewriting law. the opposition calls them cronies who gained their wealth by demarcos favoritism. his

they're expected to continue those exercises in the east china sea through sunday. japan nationalized the senkaku islands in those waters last september. china and taiwan claim the islands and chinese vessels have repeatedly entered waters around them. they launched their largest ever destroyer. chinese media reacted with criticism. they say the ship can operate with multiple helicopters and that it looks like an aircraft carrier. derogatory comments by a senior israeli official have pushed japan to make an official protest. he criticized japan's memorial ceremonies for world war ii victims. daniel seaman posted the comments on his facebook page last week, two days after hiroshima marked the 68th anniversary of the bombing of the city. seaman wrote, he is sick of the japanese over holding their annual self-righteous commemorations for the atomic bomb victims. he also said the bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki were the consequence of japanese aggression. the comments have already been removed. the japanese embassy in israel launched a protest with the israeli foreign

we have been watching a tropical storm over the south china sea moving into the island today and make a landfall in northern parts of site nam on the weekend. the name means swallow and like the name it will move at a slow pace. the rainfall will be huge. we expect about 115 millimeters of rain to fall on the saturated ground. the potential for flooding and land slights is going high. not just this area, but also the west coast of the indo china peninsula you see more heavy rain because the tropical disturbance. flooding will be a main concern as well. towards the north, we will see locally heavy rain and rt pas of the western japan that include the prefecture with tremendous record amounts of rain for a few days. normal rain is welcomed. mostly dry over the pacific. the system is extending into eastern china, raising temperatures once again. shanghai at 38 degrees. you have been experiencing the hottest summer in 140 years. naha is 35 degrees, the highest temperature of this year. across the eastern half of japan at 29 degrees. north america wants heavy showers across the eastern thi

and vietnam agreed to continue discussions to resolve sovereignty disputes in islands in the south china sea. chinese foreign minister wang yi and his vietnamese counterpart pham binh minh met in hanoi on monday. minh said the dispute over the islands should be settled peacefully. wang replied that china has no intention of jeopardizing its relations with vietnam. chinese ships have obstructed vietnamese fishing boats near the islands and drawn protests from vietnam. china also has a territorial dispute with the philippines. china and the association of southeast asian nations or asean are to start official negotiations next month to draw up legally binding rules to settle the disputes. >>> south korea has once again urged north korea to hold talks on reopening the kaesong joint industrial park. >> translator: the patience of the south korean people is reaching its limit, and north korea should behave in a responsible way. >> the unification ministry said in a statement on sunday that the four-month suspension of the complex has caused south korean firms about $6.7 billion. south korea's req

china is caught up in a number of territorial disputes in the east china seas. hagel pushed for negotiations to resolve them. chang said no one should fantasize that the chinese would barter away what he called their core interests. >> translator: no one should underestimate our will and determination in defending our territory, sovereignty and maritime rights. >> chang denied u.s. allegations that the chinese military is involved in cyber attacks on u.s. firms. he said the chinese are opposed to taking technological advantage to weaken other parties. still, he and hagel agreed to expand military cooperation. next year chinese personnel will take part in a maritime warfare exercise among pacific rim nations hosted by the u.s. >>> supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi have heard warning after warning to end their protest. they've seen 850 people killed over the last six days. still protesters have taken to the streets of cairo yet again. security forces have tightened their cordon around central cairo to prevent rallies. they've motorized armored vehicles

patrol ships have faced off in waters around the senkaku islands, controlled by japan in the east china sea. it turns out that defense experts from both sides met in secret to discuss the tensions. their exchanges demonstrate how dangerous the situation is. nhk world reports from beijing. >> reporter: the two sides held a secret meeting in april. a japanese organization asked both sides to hold it. the organization has provided the meeting audiophiles to nhk on condition that the identities are kept secret. japan sent six representatives among whom were former senior officers of the south defense forces. china's seven-member delegation included senior officers of the people's liberation army. from their exchanges confirmed the two sides hold differing points of view and don't trust each other. >> reporter: what surprised the japanese most was china's view on japan's warning shots prompted by air space incursions. when a foreign aircraft enters japan's air space, the air force defense contacts the pilot by radio. he is told to follow sdf-guiding planes. if the pilot refuses, the sdf fires a

the typhoon has accelerated and intensified slightly as it moves into the south china sea. it is forecast to make landfall in china on wednesday. the people here are now left to count the costs and repair the damage great emily thomas, bbc news. -- damage. emily thomas, bbc news. a former u.s. president bill clinton and his daughter chelsea have just completed a tour of several african countries. including tanzania, zanzibar, and were wanted. they were visiting projects where the clinton foundation works to improve healthcare and strengthen the local economy. , ledoux more caught up with chelsea in rwanda where the charity is sponsoring a project to provide clean water. as the foundation expands its footprint and influence in africa, another clinton is taking up a bigger role. chelsea clinton sits on the foundation's board, and at this project backed by world vision and procter & gamble in rwanda. it demonstrates how simple interventions can provide clean water in poor communities. >> i think the metric of success in your life really matters. as much as i love solving a work

. >>> this massive typhoon we've been reporting on which is ripping through the south china s sea. it's battered the philippines. two people killed. thousands more homeless and there are plenty of missing people. >> reporter: the world's most powerful storm of the year has plowed through the philippines. a woman is seen floating down a swollen river on top of a roof. she disappears in the waves and reappears but we don't know what happens to her. the storm has weakened but it's still severe. it's heading this way. it's moving across the south china sea heading toward southern china. >> there that storm heading towards southern china. you could see on the map. could make landfall this time tomorrow. >>> oprah winfrey, let's talk oprah. she says she's sorry over this controversy that was stirred after she said she was the victim of racism. >> she's sorry it ever happened or went this far. she says it all happened when she went to buy an expensive purse. that's an understatement. now she's talking about it. >> at the l.a. premier of her new movie. last night she said the whole thing w

the philippine navy has gained another warship amid territorial disputes with china in the south china sea. ♪ the frigate sailed into the philippines on tuesday. the bay was formally the site of a u.s. navy base. the 3,250-ton cutter was used by the u.s. coast guard. >> translator: the arrival is proof of our resolve to have an armed forces that can truly defend our country. >> the philippine navy has about 130 warships, mostly small or mid-sized. it is the second large type the philippines has received from the u.s. >>> people in myanmar are celebrating the 25th anniversary of a nationwide pro democracy uprising. in august of 1988, the government used force against 200,000 protesters led by students and killed or injured more than 1,000. now the country's leadership is supporting the event organizers to show how far myanmar has progressed with democratization. about 3,000 people attended the event. participants included those who joined the uprising and now live overseas as political refugees. the government issued temporary visas for them. former political prisoners also joined the gathe

backyard washington ups its military aid to the philippines posting control in the oil rich south china sea but it adds more fuel to the friction with beijing at the same time. plus more snooping seamus the embattled n.s.a.'s revealed to be violating u.s. surveillance rules thousands of times a year. to new centuries kevin.

survey indicates that japanese people are aware of issues surrounding the senkaku islands in the east china sea. japan controls the islands. china and taiwan claim them. the nationwide survey in mid-july examined public awareness of the issues. of 3,000 randomly selected people, about 1800 responded. more than 90% said they know about the issues. of those who know the issues, 75% said they know chinese government ships have repeatedly entered japanese waters near the islands. 75% said japan has been launching protests with china. 66% said the islands belong to okinawa prefecture in southern japan. 48% said they know japan controls the islands and that no issue of territorial sovereignty exists. and 74% said they're interested in the senkaku issues. 25% said they're not. cabinet secretary and officials say they'll step up efforts to heighten public aware ochbs the issues. >>> u.s. ambassador to japan nominee caroline kennedy has publicly shown affinity for the country. she'll be coming to the country this fall pending senate confirmation. kennedy spoke in washington at a ceremony marking the 50t

we've been watching a tropical storm over the south china sea. it's set to move into the island of hainan today and then make landfall in northern parts of vietnam on the weekend. the name is chevy meaning swallow. the rainfall will be quite huge. we expect about 150 millimeters to fall in some places on the already saturated ground, so the potential for flooding and landslides is growing very high. not just this area but also the west coast of the indo china peninsula is seeing more heavy rain because the tropical disturbance. so flooding will be a main concern across this area as well. towards the north, we're seeing some locally heavy rain over parts of western japan. that includes shimane prefecture which record amounts of rainfall a few days ago. so no more rain is welcome. thanks to a big high pressure system over the pacific, this system is also extending into eastern china raising temperatures once again. shanghai at 38 degrees. you have been experiencing the hottest summer in 140 years. now, naha, 35 degrees. could become the hottest tem

they say it happened in the east china sea near the disputed senkaku islands. territory japan controls but china and taiwan claim. the officials say four chinese coast guard vessels entered the waters friday morning and left after about a couple of hours. later in the day they say the ships were navigating in japan's contiguous zone. they're continuing to monitor the vessels. this is the 40th day this year chinese government ships have entered japanese waters. >>> police in western japan are investigating a series of explosions that ripped through a fireworks festival. the blasts in the city of kyoto left dozens of people injured, some seriously. fire department officials say the explosions occurred shortly before the fireworks display began on thursday evening. tens of thousands of people had gathered along the banks of the yura river. firefighters say 60 people were hospitalized. they included a 13-year-old boy who suffered serious burns and was unconscious. the explosion damaged several of the 350 stalls at the venue. a witness told investigators he saw fuel

backyard washington ops its military aid to the philippines boosting control in the oil rich south china sea. but adds more fuel to the friction with beijing. plus the u.s. government swaps on virtual currencies like bitcoin with the senate saying the sector must be regulated.

across much of the east china sea we are seeing high waves, about two to four meters high. and then kong-rey is going to pull off to the northeast. it's going to tangle up with our cold front and coming off korea right now. and as it does so it's going to follow right along this, kind of like a river. this is water flowing downstream in this low pressure area. and that's going to bring some heavy rainfall across much of japan, western ku kyushu. these areas are still drying off from the rainfall last weekend. widespread precipitation, even into tokyo by saturday afternoon don't be surprise first-degree you see a couple thunderstorms flaring up. and plus the winds coming in from the south ahead of this storm system, tropical storm strength all along the coastline. going to make for rough surf out here. definitely do not want to head toward the beaches. stay out of the water if you can. temperatures into the 30s though for the time being. but behind that cold front really cooling off, 28 in beijing at 26. take a look over towards europe. we have some spotty weather across the

down here just towards the west of the philippines in the south china sea, a tropical depression likely to see some strengthening. and it's going to be bringing in heavy rain into southwestern china. we could even see it become a named storm. and it comes just after jebi last week. you remember the other storm that came through. this is rain falling on already saturated land. and there will be a high risk of flooding here, too. at the same time as we have all these floods going on, drought conditions prevail in eastern and inland china. and those temperatures still absolutely soaring, near the 40-degree mark. tokyo tomorrow looking for 31. a bit cooler with the rain coming in as well. on into europe and things are wet and very unstable across the british isles now. we've got a frontal system bringing short-term heavy rain. could bring 60 millimeters in some places. in the uk, that's certainly enough to cause extensive flooding. the lows headed up towards southern scandinavia. you have the rain there. then thunderstorms along the cold front as it heads on into central portions of europe.