the asian development bank, or adb, provided laos with $224 million in 2014.ts representative says building the infrastructure without a sustainable plan can be problematic. >> the infrastructure is important, but it's important to have good financial systems to maintain the infrastructure, to make sure that the budgets are there to maintain it going forward. otherwise, it becomes very costly for the government to keep building new -- new buildings. >> reporter: china's wave of investment into countries like laos has brought dramatic physical changes. but the long-term effects on local communities are still taking shape. toshiaki watanuki, nhk world, ., >>> and now here's a three-day outlook on the world's weather. >>> and that's all for now on this edition of "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. and from all of us at nhk world, thanks for joining us. x ing your own island, that's how. it might sound far-fetched, but that's exactly what china is doing in the south china sea far away from the chinese mainland. and the neighbors? all they can do is watch. welc

something to sop up the roiling tide of lao khao sloshing around in my stomach.n the north they love to eat pork here. look at all the damn chilies. there's a lot of chilies here. we got these fresh red ones. we've got these green ones that are sliced and stir-fried in there. and we've got small green peppers. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> whoa! that's hot. whew! >> i breathed in, got hit with the chili. >> yeah. >> down the side of the throat. >> you know when you have been really hit by super hot and you feel like having a brain hemorrhage? it's like an ice cream headache but like a pepper headache. >> yeah. and your vision starts to tunnel out. >> you're halfway through and you're aware that your hair has just burst into flames. that perfect balance of pain and pleasure and more pain, brain flooding with endorphins and all is well with the world. until tomorrow morning. so i've had a couple cocktails. maybe we should like totally get a tattoo tomorrow, man. >> magic tattoos. ♪ >> time for bed. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> so i woke up in a state of confusion and dee

ammunition depots, routes of communication, all feeding the infiltration lines from north vietnam into laos and south vietnam. more recently, there has been added to this target system, railroads, highways, and bridges , which are the foundation of the infiltration routes. these strikes of been designed to increase the dependence on an already overburdened road transport system, by denying the use of the rail lines in the south. the summary of our objectives have been force that -- forcing them off the highways. >> the fighting in some vietnam continues. although military targets and north vietnam are heavily hit the numbers of infiltrated north vietnamese soldiers into the south steadily increases. the viet cong terrorizes the countryside continually with savage hit and run tactics. the rapid increase of infiltration begins to create an unfavorable manpower balance. the secretary addresses the nation on this serious problem. sec. mcnamara: according to the latest intelligence available to us, the number of hard-core full-time viet cong communists, regular combat and combat support in south

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have forest officers on the front line in india and nipal, we need to see countries like china and lao end tiger forming >>> a group of leading scientists signed an open letter calling for a ban on autonomous weapons. astrophysicist to even hawking is among a group concerned that governments are developing weapons that think for themselves. daniel schweimler reports. >> this is the human intelligence of the developing artificial intelligence around the world. now we are in obama care for the conflict. there's huge potential to come. conscious machines, robots that the humans can interact with. like in the movies. that's some time away. i think we will. it's plausible that that will happen. we'll get plenty of indications that it will happen, before we see conscious machines, it's not something that happen overnight. >> reporter: we are already seeing the benefits of artificial intelligence in every day lives. number airport security medicine and cars that park themselves. this is only the beginning. >> the technology is developing rapidly. every now and then we need to stop and ask imp

. >> reporter: abe greeted the leaders of laos myanmar, and vietnam. they meet every year to strengthen economic ties and discuss ways to develop infrastructure in the mekong region. abe promised them fresh aid worth more than $6 billion over the next three years. he was looking for political support. the leaders expressed concern about the situation in the south china sea where china has been reclaiming land. >> translator: japan will continue contributing to the peace and stability of the mekong region under the policy of proactive contribution to peace. >> reporter: the mekong countries are members of the association of southeast asian nations. hundreds of people from japanese companies are here to find out what the president and prime ministers of the countries plan to do to boost their economies. leaders attending the summit say they need japanese investment to develop their economies. the region has huge business potential. >> translator: the mekong region countries have an advantage in geographical location in southeast asia. a market of more th

this is the house where police say four young children, three sisters and a brother committed suicide laos month after being abandoned by their parents. they swallowed pesticide, the youngest was five. the death has highlighted the plight of china's left-behind children. >> translator: those four children what they a ate was worse than the food you give to pigs. no one took care of them. >> reporter: she is vague about why no one here seems to have raised the alarm sooner. this case is about more than just poverty. it also concerns the issue of child welfare in china, and raises a number of troubles questions, how is it possible for four children to live in this house for so long without anyone. a neighbor a teacher at the local school the police local government officials not realizing what was going on. >> one of the reasons? there is simply nothing unusual about children living apart from their parents in today's china. the two grandchildren live with her, because her son works hundreds of kilometers away. she says their mother left five years ago to escape the poverty all around them.

the ivory, on the way to laos seized in bangkok after a tip. the seizure makes headlines >> thai customs displayed over 3 tons of confiscated african ivory worth 6 million dollars. >> a historic bust of ivory from kenya... >> and that equates to almost 900 elephants... >> but the perpetrators of this horrible crime against animals are never caught. for law enforcement entities like interpol stopping the killing of elephants at the source is what's critical. the question is: where exactly is all this ivory coming from? >> they almost always ship the ivory out of a different country from which it was poached. because.... that's where you start your search you're looking in the wrong place. >> sam wasser is the director of the center for conservation biology at university of washington. when it comes to solving the mysteries of the illegal trade wasser has created a coalition of scientists, virtual detectives using techniques in:dna extraction from ivory genetic mapping through dung sampling and radio carbon dating. this multi pronged approach att

a livelihood assessment with the government and in parts of northern laos.ve seen a potential outbreak of locust that his could significantly affect food security outcomes. >> we are running out of time, thank you very much indeed. from bangkok. >>> now, barack obama has wrapped up his 5-day trip to africa with some blunt words on democracy and corruption. and he drew some large cheers for his efforts, mo amended adow is in the ethiopian capital. >> reporter: it was the first ever address by a u.s. president to the 54-member african union and barack obama did not disappoint. [cheering and applause] >> reporter: it was his criticism of african leaders who remain in office beyond their term limits that resonated most with the gathered dignitaries . >> when a leader tries to change the rules in the middle of a game just to stay in office, it risks instability. and strive. as we have seen in burundi. and this is often -- [cheering and applause] >> and this is often just a first step down a perilous path. >> reporter: obama singled out burundi's president whose b

. $300,000 and was destined for laos. it is the 11th such seizure in thailand this year.mbling confidence in the economic stability as u.s. and china will hit oil hard. west texas crude down, falling the most in five months. this really took its toll on energy shares. transocean one of the biggest decliners, falling more than 4%. this is what happened as these energy companies drag down markets as a whole. the s&p 500 down 4/10 of a percent. the dow close down a quarter of a percent. let's get more with mark, he is chief investment strategist, and jenny. very good to see you. greek voters said no. -- itms that other things was less of a precipitous fall in u.s. markets as we saw in other markets. mark: most definitely. futures were down pretty hard last evening and it suggested a pretty ugly opening. instead, at one point we were up in the u.s. equity market. nevertheless, a rather manageable decline in equity prices considering the news. i think it is the consequence of investors beginning to look through this process and say ok, in the event negotiations could come to a

the laos. the mexican kingpin on the run this morning after escaping from a maximum security prison for the second time. how did he break free once again? >> mystery beach blast. >> engine 1 rescue 2 respond for a subject pinned under rocks. >> a woman is hospitalized after a mysterious explosion catapulted her some six feet into the air. is it safe to return. >> don't worry, we'll take our country back very soon. >>> donald trump not pulling any punches taking on mexican immigrants one more time as protestors and supporters squared off. >>> and nerds unite. we'll take you to comic-con and the new batman versus superman trailer. >> he is not our enemy. >>> and certainly more surprises in store for all of the geeks who are proud of it. today is july 12th 2015. >>> from nbc news this is "today." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, welcome to today on this sunday morning. >> i'm peter alexander alongside francis rivera. serena williams, 33 years old, now won four straight t

line in india and nepal risking their lives working toward zero poaching, we need to see china and laos end tiger forming and commit to zero demand. >> i want to get a kitty. >> i want a puppy. >> what pet should i get? we'll tell you about a new popular book by dr. seuss. >> in sport reaction to the news that michelle malcini is set to stand for the fifa presidency. could have been them. >> what did you see when you went outside last year? >> there was a dead body in the >> a group of leading scientists signed and open letter calling for a ban an autonomous weapons. steven hawking and steve wozniak are among those concerned that governments are developing weapons that think for themselves. we have this report. >> this is the human intelligence developing artificial intelligence. the robots humans can interact with like in the movies. >> i think that's sometime away. i think we will, i think it's entirely plausible that that will happen. i think we will get plenty of indications that it's going to happen before we see conscious machines. it's not going to be something that happens overn

thai flagged trawlers, fishing vessels, they are smaller boats, and the crews come from predominantly laos, cambodia and there are many burmese. and they are trafficked into the country over the border illegally-- often under the pretense they will get a job in construction or some land based job. next thing they know they are at the port and they are shuttled onto a ship and the traffickers essentially sell them to the boat captain, and they are indentured on the boat and working till their debt is cleared, but once you get out to sea, it's not a realm of bookkeeping, exact account. >> reporter: you can't just get off. >> right, so they stay there. >> reporter: you document a horrible incident that happened i believe in the indian ocean, this very graphic cell phone video of men being shot in the water, this is pretty clear evidence of a graphic, horrible crime, how come no one is held to account for this? how do you explain that? >> it's pretty amazing, this cell phone video that was found. it shows a clear case of murder. there are four men floating in the water, and over ten minutes th

with oil's slump, the city has been faced with laos and job growth is without a doubt growing.s us now. mayor partner -- mayor parker, many say it is a slight negative but for you, the city fused and that has been hit so hard by the oil slump, what does it really look like? mayor parker: we think it is a slight negative as well but we continue to grow. our economy continues to expand about half the rate it was. we are still in a growth mode, albeit a slow growth mode. we are a headquarters city for oil and gas. the have been layoffs here. more hard hits are the field operations. matt: how hard hit have you been in houston? you have a lower unemployment rate than the national average. but you still obviously have a reliance on these industries. how tough has it been the sliding prices? mayor parker: it is a concern but it is not a crisis by any means. our economy continues to expand and our unemployment rate has had a slight uptick, but barely measurable. we are still about 40% dependent on oil and gas. i spent 20 years working in the oil industry before i entered politics. that

seized more than 440 pounds of ivory hidden in luggage being shipped from the republic of congo to laos$295,000. they were found at london's heathrow airport. that's your cnbc news update for this hour. i can see our kids playing with that gopro. >> theirs is bigger from a competitor i won't name. but they'll be wanting one of those for christmas. >>> oil plunging on the back of greece's no vote but that is not the only factor driving oil prices low. when i say lower, i mean really lower. below 54 right now. that's down 6.5%. what's going on? what are big oil investors saying about this stock? kate kelly joins us now. >> the heightened possibility of a grexit certainly adds uncertainty to the picture over all. but earlier in the day the your pen benchmark brent crude hit three-month lows followed in short order by wti futures which are now down over 6% on the day trading at mid-april levels. nearly a three-month low. traders say there is a general risk-off mentality in the market given what's going on in greece. concerns about china and about oversupply are also a worry. two key issues

h.r. 998 is intended to address many shortcomings in the preclearance to abu dhabi laos year and ensure that congress receives notice -- last year and ensure that congress receives notice prior to events. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 998 sending it to the senate for consideration in the 114th congress. with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves his time. the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized. mrs. miller: thank you, mr. speaker. i have no further speakers. i'm prepared to close if the gentleman from texas has no further speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. vela: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. vela: thank you, pl -- thank you, mr. speaker. h.r. 998 will help ensure that the department of homeland security's preclearance does not disadvantage demoastic air carriers or united states ports of entry. i thank the chairman of -- congresswoman miller, the chairman of the border and maritime security subcommittee, for all of

caught between greece's debt crisis, and plunging markets in tokyo japanese stocks to south, nikkei laos 3% much stronger yen hurt exports in south korea kospi marke 4 day solidifying streak losing 1.2% as well, back to you maria. maria: thank you very much bring in charles payne host of making money with charles payne good morning to you, what is behind the o sell-off in china. >> you know in proper incentivize 150% one year we heard reports as many as 1.4 million medium joining the market every single week i would love to have been a broker taking those accounts -- you know carpel tunnel back in the day 4 million in a week hold on -- one second, now. but, having said that -- listen we know the composite of people 60% not even high school graduates, i found it interesting chinese government he encouraging or allowed it i think has nothing to do with the economy, they had to band macau maybe they needed outlet stop letting people go to macau so long i think it was stupid misguided watching earlier i think premature for us to dance on the -- of china i homes think next 100 years would be

is we did see a rebound on the chinese stock market, volatile session but at least up on the day of laos oil traders to look at other things, strong they out of japan overnight, strong data out of here, normally bullish for oil demand but the other thing oil traders are watching our iranian nuclear talks and doesn't look like they are going well. a headline king across supporting their right to buy ballistic missiles and weapons, saying that should be lifted. for the u.s. and will probably be an on site is so those talks are not doing very well. another reason oil is getting a boost this morning. >> iranian oil on the markets is hypothetically were to get it via what we talking about $1 million a barrel and a? >> if that. some people say they couldn't add that much initially. there's a lot of oil in storage, 30 million barrels but we won't see that even if we get a deal for next year. maria: phil flynn and the cme group. oil prices, one of the big stories. we are talking about deflation. was your take on this? >> like chickens scratch. we now have now, down 40% since may, stock is up 1/2

i was here laos night and had a chance to speak against the hudson amendment. coming in maine a state where people take very seriously our fishery, our livelihood we make on the water, there are deep concerns about challenges that might come up with oil and gas leases. i think everyone in many coastal states want to make sure we go through the most thorough process possible so i heartly support the concerns he's raising and support this amendment. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from south carolina. those in favor say aye. those opposed no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed to. the gentleman from south carolina. mr. sanford: i ask for the yeas and nays. the chair: does the gentleman request a recorded vote? pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from south carolina will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from minnesota seek recognition? ms. mccollum: i move to strike the last wor