to the far east and the so what. else is moscow going to take advantage of the most important we will discuss it with the head of the russian direct. me. that is hosting a forum where financial wizards will be discussing business development and investments russia has a great opportunity to boost money flowing to its economy many economists say it's a time of global financial uncertainty the country is doing great but like excessive bureaucracy and corruption still hold back global investors. the head of russian direct investment fund curial de triomphe is working to change this. the russian market is better than many others and now at the apec summit mr reality is showing busy. hands vestment russia behind. hello kitty welcome to the show thank you very very much for coming for coming clear well first of all i. before we start talking about the event itself about the apec meeting well many economists. believe that the focus. of the world economy is steadily moving from the western region from western europe america

the effects of russia's booming far east province are being felt as far away as beijing. this clothing manufacturer has developed a brand aimed at the russian market. the company's best-selling items are down jackets. since opening a new showroom for russian customers in 2010, business has boomed. this year sales are up 40%. >> the economic boom in russia's far east is a big opportunity for us. i think it holds a great potential for the future of both china and russia. >> reporter: the companies are already finalizing its lineup for next year. it is confident that offering a greater variety will boost their sales farther. china is trying to capture the momentum created by the rapid development of russia's far east. on the other hand, russia -- russians are increasingly alarmed by china's strong production capacity and cheap labor. even so, they say chinese investment is essential to promote the development of far east. i think russia and china is trying to maintain mutual beneficial relationship. but at the same time, they are engaged in a struggle for influence in the ar

of the far east. i think russia and china is trying to maintain mutual beneficial relationship. but at the same time, they are engaged in a struggle for influence in the area the two countries share. >> that was kaori nagao in vladivostok. she will be covering the apec leaders summit that starts on saturday. >>> u.s. president barack obama has made a bid for re-election at the democratic party's national convention in charlotte, north carolina. he told the delegates the vote in november is a choice of a generation, and he called on supporters to join him again. >> our problems can be solved. our challenges can be met. the path we offer may be harder, but it leads to a better place, and i'm asking you to choose that future. >> barack obama wrapped up the democratic national convention by asking voters to consider what the election is all about. >> on every issue, the choice you face won't just be between two candidates or two parties. it will be a choice between two different paths for america. >> obam

russian direct investment and we're talking about the apec summit that's going on in the russian far east this first week of september well speaking about russia's economy russia's trade with the eastern countries and china of course is russia's biggest trade and economic point in the region but as far as i heard as far as i reveal what i'm reading in the press is that russia wants to diversify its circle of acquaintance well which countries are the top priority lists of this russia is that versification support is and is a pact the right place to search for these is well i think russia is actually focused on pretty much all of the a pick countries so it's very difficult to talk about priorities obviously china is so very important partner and we for example created the russia china financial is cheney's where there is going to be a two billion the national bussmann going up to four billion and it shows that a pic counters i invest in together actually in russia to benefit from the gross obviously such countess astray also interesting and they seem to be far but actually some of the austr

he drew up new strategy to revitalize russia's far east. vladivostok station is a terminal of trans-siberian railway. you can see many russian emblems, a two-headed eagle, one looking at the west, the other the east. it appears to portray today's russia which appears to aim to enhance its presence in both europe and asia. for russia, natural resources such as oil, iron ore and coal are strategic assets. produced in the russian far east and eastern siberia, they are carried by train to vladivostok port for export. compared to the 1990s, the volume of these exports has jumped three to four times. >> translator: the development is giving hope to vladivostok residents, especially the young. i want the city to become an asia-pacific hub. >> translator: i think it's good to improve infrastructure like making bridges. but i'm doubtful if we can be better off. >> reporter: nhk world's vladivostok bureau chief joins us now. you heard in reports that some people in vladivostok don't seem to be very happy with the city's development. why is that? >> i

oil companies think that the rise in crude oil exports will boost the economy of russia's far east which remains underdeveloped. >> translator: the two-headed eagle on the russian coat of arms symbolizes looking to both the east and the west. russians are now starting to look at asia more seriously than ever before. >> reporter: for russia, east siberia's mineral resources are a treasure trove. developing the oil fields in its far east region, russia has arrived as a full-fledged member of the asia-pacific region. yusuke kamamura, nhk world. >> nhk world's hideo joins us now. he's the moscow bureau chief. so, russia seems to be trying to forge stronger links to asia by using its abundance of oil and gas. what does russia hope to gain by rapidly shifting its energy strategy from west to east? >> diversification of the energy market is very important to russia. 90% of its energy export so far have been going to europe. but europe has a debt crisis. european countries are seeking cheaper energy from other sources. so the russian government has a new plan to target asia. it's an attractive a

russia's far east has long been in decline with only infrastructure falling apart and the population living in great numbers with the newly built breached the city's no much compared to san francisco but it's going to take plenty more for the similarity to go beyond just moves. to a hello mr clair welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us today. pleasure you have been writing extensively about the rising row of the asia pacific region are you sure that the region is bound to replace the atlantic and global importance is a true. well you know on the basis of population on the basis of economy on the basis of economic dynamism yes i think that the atlantic the asia pacific region will become the dominant region of the future yes the need you tend to see the future of the region rather in terms of most of all between the u.s. and china rather than cooperation what makes you think that. you know when you look at history when you have a dominant power that's been put in place for a very long time. in this case the united states and you have a rising power like china there'

oil companies think that will boost the economy of russia's far east which remains underdeveloped. >> translator: the two-headed eagle on the russian coat of arms symbolizes looking to both the east and the west. russians are now starting to look at asia more seriously than ever before. >> reporter: for russia, east siberia's mineral resources are a treasure trove. developing the oil fields in its far east region, russia has arrived as a full-fledged member of the asia-pacific region. yusuke kitamura, nhk world. >>> stocks globally have rallied, and there's a lot of action on bond markets, too. yongi khan joins us from the business desk. what's going on? >> there are a lot of expectations ahead of the european central bank's policy meeting on thursday. we saw stocks rally around the world, including the united states and here in asia. the european central bank decided to buy an unlimited amount of government bonds in the eurozone. this will help member nations such as spain lower their borrowing cost to help them contain their huge debts. the focus now will be whether spain and other

nations turning out half the world's economy come together a word trade and common solutions in the far east forms host president putin spoke exclusively to our team about global concern. international aid for the syrian rebels the u.s. is reportedly sending teams to advise opposition fighters while brands will be considering sending them your tailor and. e.u. offerings leave the public disillusioned of your pm central bank has finally said no but angry crowds in greece and spain walking out against unrelenting cuts. what you are going to live from moscow eleven am in the russian capital boasting trade and driving economic recovery asr pacific nations making up half of the world's population and economy have converged on russia's far east to break all barriers between them before flying out to host a forum president vladimir putin talked exclusively to r.t. on divisive matters at home and abroad. as a lot of us stock for us. reviving the world economy is one of the main issues which are being covered at this event which is being held in the city of light of us talk of the ongoing crisis in t

such companies in the far east region our working on the creation of the why bought it aircraft together with china we know that task is very difficult and you know that companies d.s. and american boeing dominate this market but we have to. make. based on open and transparent competition technological capabilities approaching including financial intellectual resources of china give to us all reasons to us to believe that we'll be able to cope with that and no end interest. i have to say. some nuclear facilities of russia are located in the eastern region in you know. active russian federation at least in china called on future cooperation varian might not only production but also the scientific aspect sort of a dimension of us work with regards to the superior and research institutions where people are actually involved in the promotion of for innovative technologies and i really hope that it's on the territory of the far used and here in this new educational center experts who will pay particular attention to this work problem and. now became old hydrocarbons and intersect as a whole.

pacific nations are looking to kick start global economic growth at the apec summit in russia's far east. fury over crippling cuts spreads from athens to the country's second largest city as thousands of people including police are to protest against fresh stared package. and canada cuts diplomatic ties with iran over its nuclear program and support for the syrian regime expect a move seen as part of the u.s. led campaign to increase tehran's isolation. it is a.d.m. of the russian capital you're watching r t with me arena joshie leaders of nations that make up half the world's population are getting down to business for the apec summit in russia's far east aimed at spurring global growth asia pacific economies gathered in lot of us stocks are seen as the best bet for fueling a recovery with traditional powerhouses like the u.s. and europe flagging. is that a form for us. it actually is no surprise that it was trying to squeeze and it was opening the economics of it after all china is arguably the world's leading economy right now the course there is a lot of wide ranging issues which are

economic downturn economic protectionism and ensuring energy security for its partners in russia's far east president vladimir putin outlined the issues at the gathering of asia pacific nations which ultimately make up half of the world's population economy reporting. thank you. he started by praising the role of apac as both an organization which accounts for no less than fifty percent of the world's trade g.d.p. and of course investment but also as a organisation as a forum which provides the grounds to discuss ideas on how to shape global economic growth its regional integration with you and me driving economic growth forward and of course the fact that apec is such an important organisation demands a common responsibility for all the actions that they are taking in order to avoid basically european scenarios now a huge role of course of devoted to limiting protectionism within this region and also russia has a specific role within a pack of course it needs to use its vast resources including oil and gas in order to provide energy security within the region and also its vast territories

foremost due to the fact that during our and soviet times russia's been attention to developing far east. but it was not that active in developing this region. as it should have been. as far as the us talk goes this was closed it is the base of the naval fleet and it was closed your eyes with this. and let much was developing here in vale of russia russia will be behaving differently. first of all to meet them google tried to possible raise to develop infrastructure. there's nothing new that i could see children citizens but it would be interesting for our foreign guest to find out. before the beginning of the twenty first century. pressure. developing in. such a way that when it was possible to get to go there was talk of my life when it was possible. for them to. go there whereas. during summer the only possible way was the indian ocean. there the first railways . but one thirteen zero four it was. the second row appeared in the eighty's it's just like. the main road trip or main lines than usual and were no roads there were no not always for cars there was not a single road that we ca

here in moscow the asia pacific economic cooperation summit is living up to its title in russia's far east the emphasis is on working closely to ride out economic problems and ensuring greater energy security is that of a putin as president of the host country has been talking about how he sees that working with the rising influence of russia and china's partnership artie's dmitri medvedev is in vladivostok with more. he started by praising the role of apac as both an organization which accounts for no less than fifty percent of the world's trade g.d.p. and of course investment but also as a organization as a forum which provides the grounds to discuss ideas on how to shape global economic growth its regional integration with you and me driving economic growth forward and of course the fact that apec is such an important organization demands a common responsibility for all the actions that they are taking in order to avoid basically european scenarios now a huge role of course of devoted to limiting protectionism within this region and also russia has a specific role within a pack of cours

economy look forward through trade and common solutions out of asia pacific summit starts in russia's far east while the forums host president putin gives r t he has exclusive use of matters and the global spotlight. new assets reportedly sending teams to advise opposition fires in syria washington has resisted calls to engage militarily so far saying it only provides non-lethal aid while france could be considering sending the rebels have the artillery. and the offerings leave the public disillusioned the european central bank is finally said to help announcing it will be by bonds from struggling eurozone nations to lower their borrowing costs but angry crowds in greece and spain walk out against unrelenting cuts strained relations between iran and israel and threats from both sides to strike our once again in the spotlight up next we talk to the former head of the israeli ministry of defense where the conflict is an average of all.

breaking down barriers between asia pacific nations as he addresses the apac summit in russia's far east forums host president putin spoke exclusively to our t.v. about global concerns. international aid for the syrian rebels the u.s. is reportedly sending teams to advise opposition fighters while france could be considering sending them have your tillery. and easy offerings leave the public this illusion that you are pm central bank is finally set to help but angry crowds in greece and spain walk out against unrelenting cuts. in the russian capital be watching r.t.l. marina joshie driving recovery amid the global economic downturn ending anomic protectionism and ensuring interview security for its partners in russia's far east president vladimir putin outlined the issues at the gathering of asia pacific nations which make up half of the world's population and economy we now talk to our correspondent. is and lot of us stop me now what are president ford and economic plans. well basically you started by praising the role of apac as both an organization which accounts for no less than fift

tsunamis in the far east who would like to leave. what measures are undertaken by the government of the russian federation to encourage people in the region to stay in the region. for. areas which could be used to attract the chinese investment i can say that these areas could be very diverse first and foremost. as i have mentioned to work with our partners including our trainees partners with me on technology on the technologist of the future let me draw attention to the fact that the. far very. close search clusters that were created long ago and they have certain capabilities for. these clusters are established and they're being if you organized and. the shipment of fracturing the industry and. companies here are created to be a participation in the chinese capital i know that our colleagues from hong kong.

east asia pacific nations hope to jumpstart global economic growth of the apec summit in russia's far east with developing giants russia and china building a closer bond. your real work with crippling cuts spreads from athens to the country's second largest city thousands of people including police are to protest against fresh stary pact. and canada cuts diplomatic ties with iran over its nuclear program and support for the syrian regime in an unexpected move see this part of the u.s. led campaign to increase to ron's isolation. it is not am in moscow you're watching r t leaders of nations that make up half the world's population are getting down to business for the apac summit in russia's far east aimed at spurring global growth asia pacific economies gathered and lot of us stock are seen as the best bet for fueling recovery with traditional powerhouses like the u.s. and europe flagging are designing a logo is there for us let's cross lied to her and get the very latest. well that asia pacific region is the focus of so much hope for economic revival so what kind of ideas are being bounced

east asia pacific nations hope to jumpstart global economic growth at the apec summit in russia's far east with developing giants russia and china building a closer bond. greek fury over crippling cuts from athens to the country's second largest city as thousands of people including police are to protest against the freshest parity package. and canada cuts diplomatic ties with iran over its nuclear program and support for the syrian regime in an expected move seen as part of the u.s. led campaign to increase to iran's isolation. for moscow with me arena joshie leaders of nations that make up half the world's population are getting down to business for the apec summit in russia's far east aimed at spurring global growth asia pacific economies gather in a lot of us dog are seen as the best bet for fueling recovery was traditional powerhouses like the u.s. and you were flagging. is following developments at the form. as president who said that right now the global economy has reached a critical point and in order to ensure stability and prosperity china is ready to take on that role of the po

the world we started to large scale asia oriented projects in the far east we have build in coal and grain terminals we think that after last year's tsunami in japan demand for russian coal will rise as it will be just as l.n.g. substituting for nuclear power stations going out of service as for the grain terminal well russia has enough grain to increase its exports from the current twenty five million tons to forty however in russia's far east existing infrastructure and he allowed to export seventy thousand tonnes last year and we will be able to export over one hundred times more. what are the main problems that russia has to fall over in the order to be able to capitalize on its unique like a fill in the rate order. to make russia more attractive for international cargo flows we need to solve the problem of insufficient railway access to ports that keep cargo idle on the tracks for days before it gets on board a ship customs regulations are another issue it takes almost two weeks for a container to get customs clearance almost the same amount of time as. it takes to transport it

about to kick off and we have the international business elite which will be common to russia's far east more of that in the second first i want to start with the global markets so let's kick off take a look at how europe is performing in fact we can see that both the footsie and the banks are heading to higher and the mining firms are the import sickening of all of this is this point the fact that we saw a manufacturing slump in the yourselves but this for the month of all of us that impact those sectors more than initially i suspected but as we can see analysts are not fazed by that what we are seeing as investors are looking forward to what. the rules say there is they. or let's move on then take a look at exchange rates and see what's happening there when it comes to the euro it's a plots against the u.s. dollar and the ruble is losing again so both major currencies talking about the ruble is such a look at how the russian markets are performing now despite declines in the oil price we still see the russian markets are down my if we can take a look at the russian markets you'll see w

east asia pacific nations hope to jumpstart global economic growth at the apac summit in russia's far east with developing giants russia and china building a closer bond. greek fury over greek when caught spreads from athens to the country's second largest city and thousands of people who police are to protest against a fresh mystery package to. canada cuts diplomatic ties with iran over its nuclear program and support for the syrian regime expected move seen as part of a u.s. led campaign to increased iran's isolation. is ten am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshie leaders of nations that make up half the world's population are getting down to business for the apec summit in russia's far east and it's spurring global growth asia pacific economies gathered in lot of us dogs are seen as the best bet for fueling recovery with traditional powerhouses like the u.s. and you were flagging are hearing those go as a form we can get the latest from her now so rena tells the asia pacific region is the focus of so much hope for nomic revival now with china towards becoming

east asia pacific nations hope to jumpstart global economic growth at the apac summit in russia's far east with developing giants russia and china building a closer bond. greek fury over a crippling cuts spreads from athens to the country's second largest city as thousands of people including police are to protest against a fresh a sturdy package. and of the cuts diplomatic ties with iran over its nuclear program and support for the syrian regime and expected move seen as part of the u.s. led campaign to increased iran supply salacious. next year an artsy would talk to the author of revolution in south america and the rise of the new left about the future of the world's most famous whistleblower joining us on. r.t. sitting down with nicholas kozlov author journalist and an expert on south america nicholas thank you very much for joining r.t. are it thank you you recently wrote an article in which he said that joining us and has certainly managed to discombobulate and disrupt a larger swath of the geo political system now of course referring to the fact that this man is an eyestrain citizen

grain to increase its exports from the current twenty five million tons to forty however in russia's far east existing infrastructure only allowed to export seventy thousand tons last year and we will be able to export over one hundred times more. of the main problems that russia has over in the order to be able to capitalize on it. like a nation in the rate order. to make russia more attractive for international cargo flows we need to solve the problem of insufficient railway access to ports that keep the cargo on the tracks for days before it gets on board a ship customs regulations are another issue it takes almost two weeks for a container to get customs clearance almost the same amount of time. as it takes to transport it from blood it will stop to moscow once we improve services and customs procedures crosses a tentative cargo route such as the chance siberian runaway and the north the sea route will become attractive for international businesses. and of course we'll have plenty more exclusive interviews in the lead up to the apec summit of course live reports from there as well when th

which we started to large scale asia oriented projects in the far east building coal and grain. where you think that after last year's tsunami in japan demand for russian coal rises it will be. substituting for nuclear power stations going. in the us with a grain terminal well russia has enough grain to increase its exports which i define a million tons. however in russia far east existing infrastructure and he allowed to export seventy tons last year with and we will be able to export over one hundred tons more. to one of the main problems that russia has over in the order to be able to capitalize on its unique location in the region. to make russia more attractive for international cargo flows before we need to solve the problem of insufficient access to its people to keep. track of the days before it gets to ship customs regulations are another issue it takes almost two weeks for a container to get in customs clearance the same amount of time as it. starts to hope that once we improve services and customs procedures and if the course is about tentative cargo trying to run awa

of however in russia's far east existing infrastructure allowed to export seventy thousand tons last year and we will be able to export over one hundred times more. of the main problems that russia has over in the order to be able to capitalize on its unique well occasion in the region. which is to make russia more attractive for international cargo flows before we need to solve the problem of insufficient railway access to tools that keep. the trucks for days before it gets on board a ship customs regulations are another issue it takes almost three weeks for a container to get customs clearance is the same amount of time as. takes the chance for blood will start to moscow that once we improve services and customs procedures and the courses of work tentative cargo going to the chinese siberian railway and the north sea routes will become attractive and international business is the more. so when buying a property it's all about location as we know it is even about location as far as culture is the concern right caribbean well thank you for that update we look forward to next on. all

at least nine people have been killed after a plane crash landed in russia's far east including a child survived and have been taken to hospital so rescue teams are working at the scene preliminary reports say that thirteen people including two pilots were on board the flight crew flying a commercial flight in russia's far east had to make a forced landing before it disappeared from raiders it was then found lying on the side ten kilometers from the dismayed airport reasons for the accident are unclear engine failure and weather conditions are said to be the most likely cause. washington is denying reports there is a rift where these are all of that iran's nuclear program saying they are both committed to prevent telefon from developing nuclear weapons and this comes after claims of barack obama retracted benyamin netanyahu his request for a meeting in washington next week. the us to set a definite red lines over the actions of iran would have cost would lead to an aggressive response including an american led a time washington has so far to cool its rhetoric and give talks sanctions a

gathering of countries responsible for half of the world's economy it's said to take place in russia's far east and over the weekend. police fired tear gas and shotguns at anti-government demonstrators demanding equal rights from the country's sunni were as one person was critically injured in the clashes activists took to the streets in protest of jail sentences against prominent activists. and democrats name barack obama their candidate for u.s. president as a rally support for his campaign these last four years have been dogged by broken promises as well as the country's growing debt and unemployment. next artie's or isthmus interviews a former chief accounted for the european commission marta andreassen as she gives us her take on the status of the economy. as european politicians go back to school after the summer break i'm talking to m.e.p.a. martyr and dress that he used to be the european commission's chief accountant with the eurozone crisis rumbling on we're talking about her predictions for the challenges that face the european union in the next season marchand us and thanks very muc

gathering of countries responsible for half of the world's economy set to take place in russia's far east. police fired tear gas and shotguns at anti-government demonstrators in bahrain to demand that the ruling moderate to release political prisoners. and democrats name barack obama the your candidate for u.s. president as the rally support for the campaign plagued by four years of broken promises. ten am in the russian capital you're watching r t with josh president while he wouldn't share it he's taken matters both home and abroad with his first exclusive interview since returning to power in may we talked to the russian leader before he flew out to the country's far east word nations making up almost half the world's population and economy are gathering bushell is in body the stock. preparation here is in full swing police are everywhere ensuring security is an important meeting for world leaders that of the international monetary fund as well a paper is seen as a counterbalance in some ways to the economic power of the g eight states make up over a hole through the world's economy an

which we started to large scale asia oriented projects in the far east of building coal and grain. we think that after last year's tsunami in japan the demand for russian coal rises it will be just as a lengthy substituting for nuclear power stations going out of service in the us with a grain terminal well russia has enough grain to increase its exports to five million tons. however in russia so far east existing infrastructure and he allowed to export seventy thousand tons last year and we will be able to export over one hundred times more. what are the main problems that russia has over in the order to be able to capitalize on its unique case in the region. to make russia more attractive for international cargo flows before we need to solve the problem of insufficient access to its people to keep the i don't know which one of the days of work gets on board ship customs regulations are another issue it takes almost two weeks for a container to get customs clearance it's the same amount of time as. take. steps to modify that once we improve services and customs procedures and of c

for those spread of the economic crisis is growing and at the age of pacific summit in russia's far east over the weekend all he's peaceful about brought together leading experts to discuss what's wrong with capitalism and how to fix it and you can watch part two of the special panel here on l.c. later today. that is. the question and it's going to be. capitalism without bankruptcy is like christianity without. a car bomb ripped through syria's largest city of aleppo killing at least seventeen people and wounding forty others according to the state run news agency the blast occurred just hours after a jordanian militant leader links to al qaeda warns that his extremist group was launching deadly attacks to help assad fighters and member of the syrian social club groups says they conflict in the country's no longer just a syrian revolution. it has turned into a more regional wider conflict krapp's even some sort of international war on syrian soil. i personally. witnessed first a demonstration on the seventh of may the phone to the eleven. for muslim extremists outside the syrian between

gathering of countries responsible for half of the world's economy set to take place and russia's far east. violence players in bahrain police clash was anti-government demonstrators demanding equal rights from the country's sunni rulers. and the democrats name rock obama their candidate for u.s. president as the rally support for the campaign plagued by four years of broken promises. eight am in the russian capital watching r.t. on marina joshie president vladimir putin shared his take on matters both home and abroad with r.t. in his first exclusive interview since returning to power in may we talked to the russian leader before he flew out to the country's far east where nations making up almost half the world's population and economy are gathering let's now get more from our news daniel bushell and lot of us stop hello to daniel now what can we expect to come out of the leaders meeting. your preparation here is in full swing helicopters are flying overhead ensuring security is an important meeting for world leaders the head of the international monetary fund as well as here is seen as a

spread of the economic crisis is growing at the asia pacific summit that took place in russia's far east over the weekend aussies peter lawwell engaged a leading expert in the discussion of someone with capitalism and how to fix it and you can watch to part two to part rather special panel here on r.t. throughout the day. before you. get the deficit is. a question going to. be. capitalism without bankruptcy is like christianity without. a car bomb ripped through syria's largest city of aleppo killing seventeen people and wounding forty others according to the state run news agency the blast occurred just hours after a jordanian militant leader linked to al qaida warns that his extremist group was launching deadly attacks to help assad fighters and then build the syrian social club of pot says that conflict in the country is no longer just a searing revolution. it has turned into a more regional wider conflict perhaps even some sort of an international war on syrian soil the i personally witnessed first hand demonstration on the seventh of may two thousand and eleven. for ministry midsts