so anywhere from guangzhou up towards shanghai, we're looking at this extensive rain.specially for looking upwards of 100 millimeters to occur in 24 hours. so looking at flood risk in the area. and that rain also stretches into southern kyushu of japan as well. so heavy rain expected here in the next 24 hours. elsewhere, though, across japan, looking at good spells of sunshine. looking a little showery up towards hokkaido. but that should taper off by the afternoon. meanwhile, it looks like more showers to come for northeastern china. scattered thunderstorms in place. that's going to be moving into the northern end of the korean peninsula. for southeast asia, plenty of moisture in place again, especially across the philippines. the southern end could see some flooding problems occur here. also around the bay of bengal, heavy rain persists around bangladesh, northeastern india, into myanmar. and that rain stretches into central india, especially pradesh looking at severe thunderstorms. now for thunderstorms in chongqing, 32 degrees. 22 in shanghai. looking slightly cool

a special zone will be set up for japanese firms at the fair in guangzhou and in act. imports from japan have risen less than 10% year on year since the march 11th earthquake and tsunami. falling imports of automotive parts and electronic goods have affected not only japanese firms operating in china, but also chinese firms. chinese plan is seen as supporting not just japan's reconstruction but curbing the impact of the disaster on its own economy. >>> the 21-member asia-pacific economic cooperation forum plans to discuss corporate disaster management when they meet in the japanese city of sendai in august. the city is close to the disaster zone. the meeting is sponsored by japan and the united states. the theme of disaster management for businesses follows the tsunami and quake that struck eastern japan affecting companies inside and outside the country. government and other officials will discuss how to secure parts when suppliers are hit and how to help disaster-hit companies in developing nations. the outcome of the discussions will be summarized in the report to t