the men work for a japanese construction company, fujita corporation, and a shanghai based subsidiary. china state run news agency says the four are being interrogated by national security authorities in hebei province. japanese embassy officials say they were informed by chinese authorities that the men had been in custody since monday. they say they are trying to confirm the details behind their detention. china severely restricts access to military-related areas. several japanese travelers in the past have been investigated on suspicion of entering or filming such aas with the chinese media giving little coverage to such incents. rsy ed news items. obseinvolved in the n will lead to the >>> the sceheim ofouth korea naval wlllykilledgninist thsday w hd t gerabakioonirs u. pemrsjan'pre nierapileendat . yrajor sin ceer. league record set more than 0yef ay ao tied pett year rose for the most 200-hit seasons. rose made his career in the major league. >> ichiro. 200 hits. amazing. se of the news received from broadcasting stations across asia. we beg with this item sent by cctv china. ty

the four are employees of fujita and have been detained since september 20th for allegedly filming military facilities without permission. japanese diplomats were allowed to meet with them for the first time on saturday. >>> in beijing, china's foreign minister has refused to meet with the japanese ambassador to discuss the japanese nationals. sources say japanese ambassador niwa filed the request for a meeting on sunday. the ministry is said to have turned down the request without a clear explanation. sources say china may have decided that a meeting would be premature as tensions remain high after the ship collision incident in japanese territorial waters over the sengkaku islands. >>> palestinian president mahmoud abbas said he'll decide on whether to end peace talks with israel after discussing the situation with arab leaders last week. the discussion came after israeli leaders continued construction on the west bank sunday. the palestinian leader said the freeze on settlement building should be extended for at least three or four more months. abbas said he'll bring the matter to a meet

the superbug has also infected 24 people at fujita health university hospital in central japan since february this year. it had been suspected that the superbug came from foreign countries. however, the two hospitals say the first patients thought to be infected had not traveled abroad. an expert on infectious diseases says the bacteria may have already been spreading in japan. >> japan has been ranked bottom among oecd member nations for public spending on education as a percentage of gdp. the organization for economic cooperation and development published a report on tuesday that reviews member countries' education policies in 2007. the report says spending on education by japan's national and local governments accounted for 3.3% of gdp. the figure was unchanged from the previous year and was 1.5% below the average for the member nations. japan's ratio was the lowest among 28 comparable countries and was less than half the figure for iceland which was ranked the highest. meanwhile, household contributions to education expenditure in japan stood at 21.7%. for higher education, japan

the bug infected 24 people at fujita health university hoital inichi prefecture central japan, since february. it had been suspected that the superbug came from foreign countries. however, the two hospitals say the first patients thought to be infected had not traveled abroad. an expert says the bacteria may have already been spreading in japan. >>> and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks very much for joining us.