in the piece ann sang suu kyi describes a family trip in july. she emerged from house arrest last november. the magazine's editor says a follow-up article in the next issue will include a call for the release of political prisoners. the military government was replaced by a civilian administration in march. an sang suu kyi's party is still barred from political activities. media censorship also continues. meanwhile, the u.s. state department said on tuesday its special envoy to myanmar is m e making his first visit to the country. derek mitchell is to hold talks with government officials and ann song suu kyi. u.s. sanctions remain in place. the coming visit suggests the u.s. wants to hold dialogue with the new leadership to push for more democratic reforms. >>> an international conference in tokyo on wednesday addressed the state of human rights in north korea. speakers gave reports of collective punishment and summary executions. the event was organized by a network of more than 30 groups from 15 countries. the goal was to eradicate human rights

ansan suu kyi's party is still banned from political activity. until now, no article written by her had appeared in the media in myanmar since a military crackdown on the pro democracy movement in 1988. myanmar's government is apparently trying to demonstrate efforts to smooth things over, arranging a meeting with the president and suu kyu. the minister also said in a news conference that he would cooperate with nld. myanmar's leadership may also be trying to show its support for its bid to chair an election in 2014 and also lift economic sanctions. meanwhile, the u.s. state department announced that its special envoy, derek mitchell, would make his first visit to myanmar on wednesday. the post was set up by president barack obama this year. it suggests that the united states wants to hold a dialogue with the new leadership in order to push forward democracy. focus will be on how myanmar will react to such international focus on the community. >>> and in other news, india and bangladesh have agreed to resolve border disputes and strengthen econom

states recognized and welcomed recent gestures such as president than zane's meeting with aung san suu kyinterest of national reconciliation. >> during his visit mitchell met pro democracy leader aung san suu kyi and government officials. he said myanmar should take concrete action including the unconditional release of all political prisoners and engaging in meaningful dialogue with aung san suu kyi. his visit shows that u.s. government intends to maintain economic sanctions in order to pressure myanmar to take further steps toward democratization. >>> finally, before we end today's update, two landscape artists in the philippines have devised an art form using natural materials that brings together focus and balance. leandro inocencio and el defonso vista both have a profound love of nature. the duo has created rock balancing that blends skurlt and performance art. using stones found in rivers and forests, they arrange seemingly gravity-defying composition without the need of any tools. some of them reach as high as 1 1/2 meters. their incredible natural art has sparked interest among st

it is with aung san suu kyi, the burmese opposition leader. it was taped at last week's clinton global initiative, along with archbishop desmond tutu. >> and if the world wants to help burma, the world needs to know what is happening in burma, and this means that you don't get to know what's happening in pa place by looking at a newsper pa time to time. i think you really have to follow what is going on there and to think about the implications oevery sll change that you notice. change is not always for the better. and even if it it for the better it's not always sustained. so we need change in the right direction that is sady and stable and we would like the world to keep an eye on what's happening. >> rose: we continue with the burning question of the moment in american politics, will governor chris christie of new jersey run for the republican nomination for president? joining the conversation, tom defrank of the "new york daily news," nia-malika henderson of the "washington post," matthew dowd, former strategist for george w. bush,john har

shes myanmar's oosition leader aung san u kyi. her non-violent campaign for democracy won her the nel peace prize in 1991. she was under house arrest for almost 15 of the last 21 years. she wareleased in november, 2010, but remains under clos government surveillance. i spoke to her last week at the 2011 clinton global initiative during skype. it was a conversation i began with desmond tutu, the archbishop from south africa, we were participating in the clinton global initiative introduced by president clinton who joined us later in the conversation. but here it is tap last week. it's my honor and a great pleasure and opportunity to go across oceans via satellite to talk to aung san suu kyi. i hope you can hear me. this is charlie rose sitting with archbishop tutu here in new york. and there you are. please join me here in new york in welcoming aung san suu kyi who is in myanmar. (applause) thank you very much. as you can see, there is standing ovation here in new york for you. (applause) which is... which is a tribute. if we can h

. >> during his visit, mitchell met pro democracy leader aung san suu kyi and government officials. he said myanmar should take concrete action including the unconditional release of all political prisoners and engaging in a meaningful dialogue with aung san suu kyi. his visit shows that u.s. government intends to maintain economic sanctions in order to pressure myanmar to take further steps toward democratization. >>> a panel of experts has begun discussing effective ways to remove radioactive materials from areas near the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. experts on radiation and soil pollution attended first meeting of a panel on wednesday. environment minister goshi hosono told the panel that a decontamination is japan's top priority and the country faces a challenge of an unprecedented scale. in fukushima prefecture, municipalities near the damaged nuclear plant have launched their own efforts to decontaminate buildings and soil. the government plans to launch a model decontamination project in 12 fukushima municipalities before it starts focusing on severely tainted areas

pro-democracy leader, aung san suu kyi, had joined calls for the project to be scrapped. joining me from bangkok is the bbc's rachel harvey. rachel, tell us a bit missouri about the potential damage that people believe this dam project would have done. >> well, in terms of the environment, that's very difficult to gauge, because there is no legal obligation in burma to conduct an environmental impact assessment, any kind of study, although we're told that the chinese company that was involved in this did do its own. it commissioned its own study. but that study was never made public. there have been huge concerns about the potential damage, because we're talking about, for instance, creating a reservoir that would have been 766 square kilometers big. i mean, that's an area that is a little larger than the whole of singapore, a huge area that would have been flooded, thousands of people would have had to have been displaced. people are also worried about the flows down stream. there's been apparently no research done on that at all about the possible impact on fisheries an

. >> asked if she would participate in the government if requested to do so, kie aung san suu kyi said she could have to consult her party indicating she may take part in the league supports the move. she said that changes are insufficient until they have the support of many people and urged the government to take concrete action, including the release of political prisoners. "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and "the road ahead request" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss nuclear watch and the road ahead on "newsline." >>> japan's nuclear safety agency has instructed the operator of the stricken fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant to check if hydrogen is building up in its number two and three reactors. this comes after tokyo electric power company or tepco detected hydrogen in a pipe leading to the containment vessel of

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and next republican in kyi.ler: goofpblgt i had 10 quick questions for your guests if they don't mind. i eye agree with the potential for entrepreneurship everywhere. but the first question was when they spoke about little to no availability of capital with entrepreneurship. what's the best way to go about that? and the second question is what are the three most importantly rules or guidelines or steps to entrepreneurship in their snn thank you. guest: well, it's a really good question. the point i was making to the caller, and we actually profile companies in the book who demonstrate this, that if you leverage global zphation i.t. now, you can actually access talent and markets and suppliers more cheaply and easier than ever, but it's not free. people that start up things have having trouble to get access to capital to grow. that's something we need really be thinking about. i would be for a tax cut on capital gains saying if you fund a successful startup, you pay no capital gains. at the same time we have to r

and next republican in kyi. caller: goofpblgt i had 10 quick questions for your guests if they don't mind. i eye agree with the potential for entrepreneurship everywhere. but the first question was when they spoke abo little to no availability of capital with entrepreneurship. what's the best way to go about that? and the second question is what are the three most importantly rules or guidelines or steps to entrepreneurship in their snn thank you. guest: well, it's a really good question. the point i was making to the caller, and we actually profile companies in the book who demonstrate this,hat if you leverage global zphion i.t. now, you can actually access talent and markets and suppliers more cheaply and easier than ever, but it's not free. people that start up things have having trouble to get access to capital to grow. that's something we need really be thinking about. i would be for a tax cut on capital gains saying if you fund a successful startup, you pay no capital gains. at the same time we have to rem

and next republican in kyi.aller: goofpblgt i had 10 quick questions for your guests if they don't mind. i eye agree with the potential for entrepreneurship everywhere. but the first question was when they spoke about little to no availability of capital with entrepreneurship. what's the best way to go about that? and the second question is what are the three most importantly rules or guidelines or steps to entrepreneurship in their snn thank you. guest: well, it's a really good question. the point i was making to the caller, and we actually profile companies in the book who demonstrate this, that if you leverage global zphation i.t. now, you can actually access talent and markets and suppliers more cheaply and easier than ever, but it's not free. people that start up things have having trouble to get access to capital to grow. that's something we need really be thinking about. i would be for a tax cut on capital gains saying if you fund a successful startup, you pay no capital gains. at the same time we have to

and next republican in kyi. caller: goofpblgt i had 10 quick questions for your guests if they don't mind. i eye agree with the potential for entrepreneurship everywhere. but the first question was when they spoke about little to no availability of capital with entrepreneurship. what's the best way to go about that? and the second question is what are the three most importantly rules or guidelines or steps to entrepreneurship in their snn thank you. guest: well, it's a really good question. the point i was making to the caller, and we actually profile companies in the book who demonstrate this, that if you leverage global zphation i.t. now, you can actually access talent and markets and suppliers more cheaply and easier than ever, but it's not free. people that start up things have having trouble to get access to capital to grow. that's something we need really be thinking about. i would be for a tax cut on capital gains saying if you fund a successful startup, you pay no capital gains. at the same time we have

host: david in london, kyi. please go ahead with your question for the e.u. ambassador. caller: good morning, ambassador. in 1919, john published "the economic consequences of the peace" in which he predicted the treaty or that the situation with germany would eventually come to war again, and shortly thereafter, it did. obviously we had world war ii. and -- was dubbed a genius, and sickal fans had been populating western government ever since, and isn't that really the root of our problem? canesian economics? guest: well, that's an intense and vibrant discussion among economists. there's as much discussion in the u.s. as in europe and i don't think we are here on an academic debate. what i would like to underline is that in europe, we are looking at all the tools available to ensure a sustainable recovery. and that implies, as i said earlier, a policy mix. it's not more investment in state but coupled with major reforms. it has to do with regulation and closed sectors of the economy where we need to have more competition. and in the u.s. as i understand correctly, there

and next republican in kyi.ller: goofpblgt i had 10 quick questions for your guests if they don't mind. i eye agree with the potential for entrepreneurship everywhere. but the first question was when they spoke about little to no availability of capital with entrepreneurship. what's the best way to go about that? and the second question is what are the three most importantly rules or guidelines or steps to entrepreneurship in their snn thank you. guest: well, it's a really good question. the point i was making to the caller, and we actually profile companies in the book who demonstrate this, that if you leverage global zphation i.t. now, you can actually access talent and markets and suppliers more cheaply and easier than ever, but it's not free. people that start up things have having trouble to get access to capital to grow. that's something we need really be thinking about. i would be for a tax cut on capital gains saying if you fund a successful startup, you pay no capital gains. at the same time we have to