china connection to everything. the purdue wanted to do with it guarantees that how much to hope a mainland chinese interesting that is the time boarding schools hoping to get their teeth and a top university. connecting to work with in england as they do in china but did go out. the british government believes that his daddy and i did was make up forty four percent of total came to the doctor. the report showed there were cameras university where forty percent. although that could compete in the schools are very expensive. many tiny can't believe that the right investment the tuition teacher bridgeport cool drink of the fifty thousand to fifty six thousand dollars each year. and it is difficult or simply use for forty years. about two hundred forty thousand dollars from the school or five years to make about three hundred thousand dollars. it is to actually get into a top university after graduation that the bills will keep on it. it means that the chemical half to prepare the four hundred and ninety thousand us dollars to pay for both the high school and university study. without the cost of flights food and other

about ten thousand uk from hong kong and mainland china foreign students pay more than seven hundred fifty million pounds for about twelve billion us dollars into each of these to boarding schools each year chinese media reported that most chinese characters defender told the british boarding school because they think local thirteen in the top universities like amber to oxford. it's very common in time to pick the connections can help you get ahead. or might not work out well token england. but data shows that certainly doesn't hurt. don't go wake up next we'll continue to produce forty schools station welcome back to china price watching today's money matters were talking the boarding school. in the world of business in china connection to everything. the purdue quan continue with it guarantees that. how much to hope in england. tiny interesting that in the chinese boarding schools hoping to get their teeth in the top university connections don't work the same in england as they do in china with it till now the britishchools make up fory four percent of total can control the oxford

of xinjiang and twenty six and one on one end or three infected people have been diagnosed in mainland china and hong kong since the start of the year. among them eleven have died in sections are links to contact with poultry. officials fear the virus could spread further in the lead up to the friday start of the lunar new year celebrations planned demand for fall grows authorities are busy shutting down markets with live birds sold. the first human case said eight seven and nine infection was confirmed in march officials reported more than one hundred forty infections last year in mainland china and hong kong forty eight of those suffering from the strain of bird flu died in two thousand and thirteen meanwhile another type of bird flu has been found at poultry farms and among migratory birds in south korea the country's government is struggling to contain the outbreak the highly toxic. he tried to any strain and eighteen influenza a was first detected the imaginary headed duck farm in the country's south. the government said on monday that a head cold. more than six hundred forty thousand b

about ten thousand to care for hongkong in mainland china. foreign students pay more than seven hundred fifty million pounds for about twelve billion dollars into which of these two forty schools each year. chinese media reported the most tiny pair of shoes defender told the british boarding schools becid in the top universities like average in oxford. it's very common in time to think the connection can help you get ahead. might not work out well spoken england. but data shows that it certainly doesn't hurt don't go with that of michael continued to produce forty schools station. sth welcome back to china for its launch in today's money matters were talking the boarding school. in the world of business in china connection to everything. the perkins wanted to be with guaranteed to that. how much the opening lead. time to entertain their kids attend boarding school he depicted in the top university. connecting the work of a meeting going to do in china but to fill out. the british government we have to think i'm going to make up forty four per

hong kong has been recalling chickens after it was found in poultry imported from mainland china.rd flu has killed some 20 people in the country so far this year. let's look at what is making the ukrainian -- government has backed down and scrap his controversial anti- protest law after the country's prime minister resigned. the ukraine crisis is set to dominate tuesday eu-russia summit. tensions are high as officials meet face-to-face with russian leader vladimir putin. deposed egyptian president mohammed morsi is back in cairo in court, appearing on charges in connection with a mass jailbreak during the 2011 uprise. president franÇois hollande's state visit to turkey is the first by a french head of state in more than 20 years. it is being viewed as a into men mendions -- bid to relations, and an essential gesture to smooth the way for french companies looking to do business in turkey. the french president somewhat cautiously backed the aim to join the eu. that a turkish government -- amidst a turkish government crackdown on corruption. for more on this historic trip, i'm joined

also stuff again mainland china bourses will be a and many of course unrelated indexes again because for the lunar new year holidays which kicks off today at so it was really for my trading activity as well from those regions that will probably be quite minimize for today as well. and i mean it has been a volatile week in currencies to rise we've been covering out with some of the past and this friday morning here in tokyo exactly on time has been the main word has an entire summer look at the dollar yen hat which has fluctuated cooper quite a bit but right now hundred and two points sixty seven to seventy two still off those hundred and three yen levels. but so will see fat that can get up there later today the euro yen hundred and thirty nine point two nineteen to twenty now on to the tracking shares of the japanese firms which have reported earnings over the stream of companies that you are with the earnings later today. yesterday however i caught a common also reported a four point eight percent gain in group net profits toshiba however i cannot report in the fall of twenty nine

officials reported more than 140 infections last year in mainland china and hong kong. 48 of those suffering from the strain of bird flu died in 2013. south korean officials have proposed to their counterparts in north korea that they hold reunions in mid-february for families separated by the korean war. the dates are just before the south conducts an annual joint military exercise with the united states. >> translator: considering the ardent wishes of the separated families, we propose that reunions be held at the resort in north korea from february 17th through the 22nd. >> the spokesperson said the south also proposed holding a meeting between red cross officials from both sides on wednesday to work out the details of the reunions. earlier this month, south korean president pack geun-hye called for such reunions during the lunar new year period around late january. officials in pyongyang rejected park's offer once but accepted it last friday. nearly 130,000 people have applied to meet their relatives in the north. the last reunions were held more than three years ago. analysts say leader

mainland china is shut down for the next seven days for the year of the horse.rains, bus stations in beijing have seen a crush of travelers returning home for the holiday or going on vacation which is traditional spent with the family. officials in china limit the use of fireworks in celebration because of the pollution. in san francisco the holiday periods ended with the parade on february 15th. >> cool. coming up on 4:51. >> experimental treatment that is showing big promise in alleviating deadly peanut allergies in children. >> the storm is moving across the bay area with live doppler 7 hd bringing us much [ angelic music plays ] ♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever! [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. toaster strudel! [ female announcer ] try new pillsbury heat-n-go mini pancakes. ♪ [ male announcer ] don't wait for awesome... totino's pizza rolls gets you there in just 60 seconds. ♪ >>> check this out: a sight we have been hoping for. we with love to see your puddle pictures. you can post them on facebook page or share them with us on twitter or instagram at abc7

apple's cfo reports ipad sales in mainland china more than doubled and there was strong growth in emerging markets including latin america and russia. however, iphone sales came up on the light side. chart also traders are troubled that apple's revenue forecast fell shy of estimates.. chuck coppola joins me know with what to expect from the presiden'ts state of the union address.. chuck coppola joins me know with what to expect from the presiden'ts state of the union address.. angie, expect a renewed push toward raising the minimum wage, and a call for companies to hire the long-term unemployed. our cover story looks at what else the president may say and what some believe he needs to say to boost the economic recovery. dow chemical and bank of america promised the white house that they will actively consider the long-term unemployed--nearly four million americans out of work for six-months or longer. other firms such a-t-and-t and procter and gamble may follow with similar statements. "what i think they've agreed to is not to discriminate, which is smart on their part." as for income ineq

she really i mean i know is on the internet's and cannot be accessed in mainland china ukrainians have been protesting for months in a conflict over whether their country will move closer to your head. all rush at the scene the first doubts during the demonstrations to protest is what counts at third who was injured on sunday died in hospital. note that says i count down to stay in the capital riyadh riot police moved in to break out the demonstration the protesters responded by throwing fire bombs and two of them were shot and killed in november them elitist council a trade deal with the european union in favor of closer ties with russia that said demonstrators and riot police into the streets last week on an approved utah's against protesting that survived another round of demonstrations over the weekend. at least seventy people were hurt. protesters calling for the immediate resignation of the time crime is seen on channel one guy showing no signs of backing down. thus despite the declaration of the sixty day state of emergency in and around bangkok security forces now have a wide r

tokyo's nikkei declined nearly 2% rap in mainland china we did see battered shares there staging a bit of a rebound. the shanghai composite rose 0.6%. >>> well one hot issue in japan is whether to cut corporate taxes to prop up the economy. prime minister abe pledged during the world economic forum in switzerland to bring them down as part of his tax reform program. but his finance taro aso is still a bit cautious. >> translator: i am not saying that lowering the corporate tax rates would just lead to a decline in tax revenue, and would therefore be ineffective. but i do think a thorough study is needed. unless such a step is considered from a broader perspective, it could trigger an international tax cutting race, just like the competition to devaluate currencies. >> aso said japan must pursue both economic growth and fiscal health. he added, though, that how to strike a balance between these two goals will be a challenge. >>> japanese carmakers are doing better these days. that has prompted workers at honda motor to seek a raise in base pay for the first time in five years. honda's l

during all the best of times private company with the ipo outside of mainland china and quickly hong kong singapore new york okay that's all we have time for him today at the time to watch. to make them cool a bit of a cost of living in china. until then you can use any brand to call an empty when the kiwi climbed off says. here to tell you from afar and finds nothing and no one are what or who they see not distinguished looking on the way. now police officers not only has nine children or even old fisherman eleven. it's the other. mom don't answer that. determined to see the need for sunsets its inspector frank the stunningly was laid back manner belies his drive to get the truth. i knew i would the is the role as a fast see salome is that. in the chain. the team. the team is from kaiser groups and earnings. so let's assume series ability to uncover the truth may be his greatest strength. it also gets him in constant conflict with his superiors study into building a luminous white and green opener. it is so rich and beautiful properly the tickets are one of the final two commandments

twenty people have died from the virus in mainland china this year and two in hong kong. the government order comes into effect two days before the chinese new year college. it is contagious. it is very scary especially with the new year approaching the virus is no small matter via im. poultry sales in other regions of china have also been banned the defense of the new year celebrations when millions travel to re unite to their families. many often carried live poultry on crowded trains and buses the virus is highly contagious between birds that health officials say it cannot be transmitted human to human. and the seminal moment of the steers but in international film festival is bosnian go back to nancy which each wins the best actor award. the director of this year's festival which opens next week as the nazis tried to help me keep it aside in a gemini. this kind of lawyer to advise him the actors begin reading since november were either sold or twelve months ago. it is not facing deportation after its asylum bid was rejected away from the red top that much it is not li

in mainland china more than one hundred people have contracted the disease has killed one and fines of them officials are monitoring the situation carefully. as live poultry markets in the west today areas. that's to stop people taking like chickens with them when they join the masses traveling to family gatherings on the lunar new year this week and spreading the virus throughout the country the un security council has voted unanimously to authorize the deployment of the european union force in the central african apartheid to back out the french and african troops trying to deal with the violent staff tell it's not yet clear which european countries will take part. germany's new defence minister has said she could see her country playing a role there as well as in other places have regions but that's not going down well with everyone in the armed forces the dynamo ursula from the mayan is jumping feet first into her jaundice german defence minister. it's a completely new area for her. chill me to learn fast. what was there taking an ever greater role in international missions chavez

it didn't reveal a list of twenty one thousand people from mainland china and hong kong the mailbox companies in the caribbean with the help of middlemen. a new day to sooth the soul children why does have to buy houses of those that seek to real number is probably much higher than that shows just how systematic this issue of tax avoidance has become among china's elite. orton the documents indicate that they're being held by major accountancy firms and banks to just going to bomb and ups it's estimated that up to three trillion euro zone countries and sense of what china since the turn of the millennium. much of the money move to prawn ends up in the british virgin islands. and there's a huge amount going back into china to two hundred billion euros in two thousand palm island and what that means is that the british virgin islands is unknown but because twenty first year in china. wright is back time of year again when in two thousand of the world's most influential leaders in business and politics are in the tiny swiss town of davos for the annual world economic forum. so what's their take

if the show see the fruit has sickened one hundred and three people in mainland china and hong kong the state run tv one news agency has reported that eleven people died in new jersey and province. that's where the highest number of cases have been reported health officials say there's no evidence of consistent him and seek human infection the cd confirm any of the state cuts to live birds before becoming ill authorities are closing down live poultry my kits as a precaution. in chinese to be careful as they head across the country for the lunar new year holidays. woodstock friday. they using thermal cameras and other devices to check travelers temperatures at ports and airports. a sign of relief in a business news and issues around the world i'm going on a selling spree ninety nine joins us now from ibiza says i can when the weekend saying this for a few days now we have katherine since friday we've seen our investors sell stocks and also currencies of emerging markets experts tell us investors are concerned about global growth as well as the federal reserve's plans to cut stimulus they

the first three quarters of last year the housing price to mainland china increased over twenty one percent the previous year the right margin ranked number two in the world. first place taken by dubai which increased twenty point five percent. my friends report also estimated that in the next ten years because of the population shift in the countryside is that it will still be a strong demand for help in china the noble lord for economics robert lund del defeat last september in beijing. he cut the price obtained in the real big market while to pull the same principles of economics the french the relationship between the quantum and the ticket agent example the thing is such a densely populated metropolis with demand for houses very large nor to build more houses the developers who need to purchase more land. when double the use of the chinese government when tragically tied the supply of land in the future. so aptly cars with practical off without any change in housing demand the practice of the tube ride. cleary age people on a well known hong kong economists support the idea of corn the

also feature a postcard exhibition showcases three hundred precious postcards from taiwan and mainland china. e mail last year the ultra marathon their tummy ten completed his goal of competing in a ultra marathons on seven continents in five years. maliki has released a book detailing his experiences. and as for the future of tennis at his lifelong tactic is to complete the four test series by the time he's thirty five he knew pop culture marathoner time ten shares his experiences as many anecdotes from the three things. last year after completing its goal of competing in the ultra marathons on seven continents in five years. he decided to compile his memory into blood since that although he isn't a good writer he didn't want any assistance the difference that many night sorting your photographs and videos entitled on the suspension to be provoked. ten for these experiences have taught me that every reason to be approached differently and so we flew far to the next race take your time will compete in south america in june and west africa in november. his goal for twenty fifteen is to comple

this is because there are no acting cute at the centers of mainland china the trouble to come out to about fifteen hundred us dollars. finally from side to the comp. the demand instructed to drop like seventy percent. data released by the chinese government showed that sales for shark into the creek like seventy percent by the end of two thousand thirteen imported start the ball to drop by one third to two thousand twelve. several factors might include the dough starts to get the campaign against spending. international pressure shark tale and the chinese love giving officials from toddlers to the banquet. which i read a book coming out expensive ingredient that is abalone edible bird that appeared to be in the downturn this year due to the weak market demand. the whole deal breaker shark and stop by fifty percent. data show that the plaintiff to the queen which is one kind of shark fin has decreased from about three hundred twenty two dollars a pound by the end of two dollars and twelve. in two thousand thirteen in what happen to you but only two hundred fifty us dollars per pound.

and beauty retailer has over one thousand doors to more than two hundred different cities in mainland china. over thirty million customers the membership card a walk then in ten us where the dollars if you walked in and out of one point the cart and twenty points can be equal to one u and around the content. members lived in the member to get double points. the point of a great deal that advocates are frequent shoppers. the larger female shoppers buying a couple walking. the key to the point can you predict recently some consumers can down the block nearly a hundred dollars from the cart you can be no point in the end of the year. many net has complained about the role because their point of money and disappear for no reason and most or all that to remind that when a user was angered by the rule book that is really on their clients have the aptitude and money what that meant it would be spent. when a point deducted from our membership card bill will tell until the due date the point there really were too much money we are feeling cheated. not that you get the point. the first place they can

believe that the book and evil monsters to be driven away by the blair came to light fireworks mainland china is a jumper to lever firework display big cities but dubai hong kong. the more famous them after one off the plate meantime the firework it would look more like a war zone where each family setting up the foot in the middle busy street neighborhoods of the letter was read graphics and took the guys in ground gave way to light. forsythia put up for sale. before the screen couple. there's no book and a lantern festival which is fifteen days after the chinese year's eve there's still about two weeks before fireworks and officially up for sale. now retailers are starting to store up and fireworks. a court reporter she wanted institutions and government departments occupied nearly seventy percent of total killed when the fireworks these are the pirates in the first to the lunar new year with the first working day after the holiday. mr could start and good luck and here. largely due to the central government's restrictions on official spending. last year nearly eighty percent of fire to his

. >>> in mainland china sharks may be getting a break in the new year. the communist party has ordered a stop to lavish new year's dinners which means no shark fin soup. by some estimates 100 million sharks were killed in 2012 just for their fins. >>> selling shark fins is illegal now in california. >>> hundreds of hopeful announcers showed up today to audition today for the san diego padres. wanna be announcers received scripts and a short time to practice and just one minute to impress the judges. several will go to a second round and fans will get a chance to vote on the top three for a last contest during spring training. >>> we'll get to hear them say the padres lose again to the giants. coming up next a former all- american is honored by the usf dons. >>> and sportswrap is coming up next okay. let's train like it's race day. what's up ted? i think i forgot to pay a bill. yep, paid that one. what about your mortgage? yep, paid that too. alright we're good then. man i feel like i'm forgetting something. eh, it's probably nothing. you worry too much t

china. we had a mainland chinese partner working with us. very secretly for more than six months. we started going to people for comment, they were actually warned not to work with us anymore. their operation inside mainland china shut down. >> in addition to them being shut down has there been any other retaliation that chinese blocked our website. but also, they blocked all of the websites of all of our media parts around the world. in spain, britain, and operations we have going in australia and korea and japan. they have all been blocked inside russia or inside china. >> what are the implications for the western press, free media, going forward in china? >> well, what it shows is that they clearly don't want certain information coming out. in the past, they have blocked "the new york times," for instance, and bloomberg. but this was unusual for them. they had to go and actually block 15 different parkers. they started scrambling when we started publishing the stories, in many different languages. we had italian, french, spanish. they were scrambling them down in time. >> what'

. >>> in mainland china sharks may be getting a break in the new year.avish new year's dinners which means no shark fin soup. by some estimates 100 million sharks were killed in 2012 just for their fins. >>> selling shark fins is illegal now in california. >>> hundreds of hopeful announcers showed up today to audition today for the san diego padres. wanna be announcers received scripts and a short time to practice and just one minute to impress the judges. several will go to a second round and fans will get a chance to vote on the top three for a last contest during spring training. >>> we'll get to hear them say the padres lose again to the giants. coming up next weights. four hours on the slopes. and two hours doing this stuff. which leaves me approximately two minutes to get my banking done. so i use the citi mobile app to quickly check my accounts and pay my bills. which leaves me about five seconds to kick back. that was nice. bank from almost anywhere with the citi mobile app. citi, with you every step of the way. . >>> good evening everybody and w

in mainland china local restaurant owners are also losing their taste for shark fin soup. >> translator: we have stopped selling shark fin in our restaurants. it's too brutal for the animals if we continue to sell the shark fin. we hope to arouse more social awareness among our customers to do so. >> scientists estimate 100 million sharks were killed for their trade, earning the trade more than $1 billion. government ban and further support from restaurants and hotels could save the species. >> the ban mass contributed to the shark fin sales drop in china. the number will continue to decline if the situation remains. >> shark advocates are taking advantage of the government ban, with a new social media educational campaign in china over the lunar new year holiday. they say if they don't act now, the gains made in the last six months could be lost if the government continues its cost-cutting measures. craig gleason, al jazeera, beijing. >> stay tuned. i'll be fieding yo guiding you r half hour of news in just a few seconds. >> everybody's different here... >> for students at the esteemed

in mainland china restaurant owners are losing their taste for shark fin soup. >> we have stopped selling shark fin in the restaurants. it's too brutal for the animals if we continue to sell the shark fin. we hope to have more social awareness among customers by doing so. >> scientists stiment 100 million smashings were killed for their fins. shark conserve visits say the ban and support from restaurants and hotels could save the species. >> the ban drilent to the shark fin sale in china. many restaurants followed the government policy and stopped selling shark skins. >> shark advocates are taking advantage of the government ban, with a new social media education campaign in china over the lunar new year holiday. they say if they don't act now, gains made in the past six months could be lost if the government relaxes cost-cutting marfeures. >> -- measures. >> 400 pounds of dynamite. that's what it took for officials to demolish an apartment in greenville carolina. it crumbled into a crowd of white smoke. after officials evacuated everyone within 600 square feet, the building, closed since

in mainland china has the market times has moved to new direction of where there's less concern me about ultimate chinese motifs news and that given the fact that you know there's been progress primarily in the economic area since two thousand and eight. but when looking at no cost or relations in the next two three or five years. it appears that the prospect of cos triple bill for cox increased. and that beijing has made it clear on one of one occasion that the view of the two skies and the long beach ca cup of economics bill political issues will have to come up one time one of. the and also the fact is that that there are some obstacles. he'll have to be healed in place between costs are fallacious their own lessons obstacles tight dress bb not necessarily result when not likely to see major progress in areas this will kill for example the issue of taiwan's participation that the regional and national levels. that continues to be a very ill frustrating point for many of us to come on and do you think you know given the fact that the province's for being in such a depression. ill of ot

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in mainland china, they are losing their taste for shark fin soup. >> we have stopped selling shark fin in our restaurants. it is too brutal for the animals if we continue to sell the shark opinion. we hope to arouse more social awareness among our customers by doing so. >> sifts estimate 100 million sharks were killed for their fins last year, earning the trade more than a billion. shark done servationists say the ban and further support from restaurants and hotels could save the supervise. into the ban has contribute to the shark fin sales in china. the number will continue to decline if the situation remains. >> shark advocates are taking advantage of the government ban with a new social media education campaign in china. but over the lunar new year holiday. if they don't tact now the gains made in the past six months could be lost if the government relaxes its cost cutting measures. craig leeson. al jazeera, beijing. >> in china a blanket of thick smog has blanketed the skies. bryant video screens boone beamed out images. it is a stark contrast to the reality there. >>

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what kind of weapons was america planning to sell to taiwan, the rebellious chinese island that mainland china it's july 2007. they're driving outside washington, and neither man knows that what they are about to do is being recorded by two cameras the fbi has concealed in their car. >> i'll just give you-- let you have the money. >> oh, oh. are you sure that that's okay? >> yeah, yeah, fine. >> you're sure? >> we watched the tape with john slattery, the fbi agent at headquarters who oversaw the case. he retired as a deputy assistant director. what's happening there? >> information has been passed prior, and this is reward for that, or there is expectation that passage of information is forthcoming. so that's what's happening right here. >> how much money is he holding in his hand? >> i think we're probably looking at about $2,000 thereabouts. >> tai shen kuo's money and contacts came to the fbi's attention while the bureau was investigating a different chinese espionage case. they followed him, tapped his phone, watched his email, and all of that led to bergersen. in the car, the pentagon emp

number 10, apple, the company will open its 10th store in mainland china this week. 15% of the companyas pledged to double outlets in china to meet demands. >> time warner cable, the company says that they lost 215 thousand video customers in the fourth quarter. obviously got -- obviously battling mounting providers -- mounting carriers. i keep waiting for cable to show up on my iphone. i just want to watch tv on my iphone. >> i have apple tv. very cool. an raid, new path, offering unsolicited bid. pay 100 $50 to million, well above the proposal of 105. >> number seven, micron technologies. first-quarter revenue topped about $4, moving to billion, most of it based on the july acquisition of the japanese semi conductor maker. >> the container store, reporting its first quarterly results as a public company, earnings beat analyst estimates, but revenue fell short. money coming in through the front door on the top line, consumer traffic at the container store may continue to slow down during this quarter. up nine percent, third-quarter profits beating analyst estimates, the company also r

delivering oil to mainland china.hat as gdp expands it correlates very well with energy consumption. the earnings yield as well as forward earnings are very attractive. we think it is said deep value stock and buy and hold. sandra: with a year to date chart if somebody wanted to pick that up it is down significantly but with 3d systems it is a hot topic right now. why deal like this name? >> first of all the valuations are almost off the chart with the p/e ratio of 70 something. we like it because it changes technology. it enables them to bring goods and services to the market more quicker and reduces time and much better pictures of how things can come out when you can print in 3d. we like the cutting edge technology, we will continue to watch it. does seem to increase the earnings but long term we like the stock. sandra: i'd like you mentioned that 142 percent over the past year so it has had quite a run for kurtis maurer growth and value. thank you for joining us. your stock picks on the down day for the market see

affairs will visit china next month for the first ever ministerial level talks the head of taiwan's mainland affairs council want you she will make a four day trip to none. jamie and shanghai are from every eleven he'll meet with china's taiwan affairs office director zhang zhi zone to discuss establishing their own heroes on both sides of the taiwan strait. until now cross strait dialogue has been conducted through private institutions and as focused on economic areas analysts say one games to lay the groundwork for a possible summit between taiwanese preston flying joe and chinese presidents she's in pain has had an asia pacific economic cooperation forum in the mainland this year she has been pressing taiwan to agree to political discussions with an eye toward event re unification of the two sides. the us and china i want to get north korea back to the bargaining table to discuss its nuclear program. but the american envoy in charge of north korea policy isn't hopeful us refer to as special representative glenn davies met his chinese counterpart wu di away for two days in beijing who chai

apple will open which tend to store and mainland china, in a beijing mall, the fourth in the city. of china sales last year but the company -- apple sales last year but the companies that as it was scaling back plans. >> you know what we haven't talked about lately? big deals. >> your favorite topic? >> yes. and we can't talk about big deals without talking about liberty media chairman john malone. he is moving chest pieces and companies backed by malone are preparing for more than $80 billion worth of acquisitions, making me very busy. fromsirius to -- but what he is producing a time warner cable. >> when you look at mr. malone, but decades of experience, this is a different story than most mergers and acquisitions, the land of transactions. electrical engineer out of yale. but what john malone is really considers is the absolute arch financial engineer of media companies. for decades ago, he began to move the financial deck chairs of media with a telecommunications, class a, class b, that was iconic, and he has shown a real record for really not caring maybe how to operate busine

affairs will visit china next month for the first-ever ministerial level talks. the head of taiwan's mainland affairs council will make a four-day trip to nanjing and shanghai from february 11th. he'll meet with china's taiwan affairs office director. they'll discuss establishing their own bureaus on both sides of the taiwan strait. until now, cross-strait dialogue has been conducted through privat institutions, and has focused on economic areas. analysts say he aims for a summit between ma ying-jeou and chinese president xi jinping at an asia pacific economic forum in the mainland this year. xi has been pressing taiwan to agree with political discussions with an eye toward eventual unification of the two sides. >>> asian nations with underdeveloped public water supply systems are beginning to turn to japanese technology to provide them with safe drinkable tap water. one japanese municipalty is enjoying success in promoting its water supply technology overseas. >> reporter: regional municipalities operate almost all the waterworks systems in japan. western japan provides clean tap water to th

in mainland china restaurants are losing their taste for shark fin soup. >> we have stopped telling shark fin in the restaurants. it's too brutal for the arn malls if we sell it. we hope to arrows awareness among the customers by doing so. >> scientists estimate 100 million sharks were killed. shark conservationists say the ban and support from restaurants and hotels could save the species. >> the ban has continued in china. the number will decline if the situation remains. >> shark advocates are taking advantage of the government ban with a new social media campaign in china over the new year holiday. if they don't act now, it could be lost if the government relaxes its cost-cutting measures. >> bridging the gap between cuba and the u.s. may come from an unlikely place. an exhibit called "one race in havana", the works of a dozen cuban artists will showcase in key west. it's the first exchange in decades, and the political dispute between thest and cuba began in the late "50s. >> one of the world's largest independent film festivals is celebrating its 30th anniversary. the sun dance film

that sin city is only in the quote first or second inning of attracting visitors from mainland china.w project siphon off players? and is vegas healthy enough yet for more rooms? i jim murren. >> there won't be any new capacity in 2014 and 2015. it'll start in 2016. at which point i'd expect our occupancy rates would be higher than they are now with better room rates and we'll have about 45 million, 46 million people visiting by that time. i think it'll bring more people -- >> he's not feeling any competition, the heat from anybody coming here at this point. and, in fact, perhaps, the biggest sign that vegas is recovering is that mgm resorts is planning to build on the strip. plans to build an arena that could host an nhl team. 2014, most analysts are saying, guys, slow and steady as she goes. however, later on "squawk on the street," most of the gaming revenue from this town comes from slots and young people aren't that interested in playing them. back to you. >> jane, thank you. >>> when we come back, we're going to try to warm things up with a few hot stock picks. >>> also, jpmorga

in mainland china, sharks may be getting a break in the new year.st party has ordered a stop to lavish new year's dinner. which means no shark fin soup. by some estimates 100 million sharks were killed in 2012 just for their fins. selling shark fins is illegal in california. >>> the latest and greatest for those of you who love being on the water is on display at the san francisco boat show. in addition to all the newest gadgets and all electric speedboat named the kona17 is making its world debut. the 0 emission water craft can hit speeds of up to 27 miles per hour. this event ends later today in pier 48. >>> 7:57. shots fired at a mall in maryland leave people running for safety. the new information we are learning about what led up to that gunfire and a look at the two people who lost their lives. >> and a teenager arrested on charges of building a bomb in his pennsylvania apartment. the reported ties he has right here to the bay area. i need proof of insurance. that's my geico digital insurance id card - gots all my pertinents on it and such. wo

movers, chinese property developers took a beating today on both of the hong kong and the mainland forces. china's led ministry plans to form a nationwide registry system. this seen as a precursor for a national expansion of a property tax trial. that's why we are seeing those heavy sell-offs for these property stocks. back to you. >> li, good to talk to you. >>> u.s. payrolls were down in december with only 74,000 jobs created, well below expectations of a near 200,000 gained. this coincided with a drop in the unemployment rate to a five-year low, 6.7%, largely due to people dropping out of the labor market. piers cowen is joining us now. we've had the whole weekend to digest this data, weather, that's it, move non. >> by and large, yeah. i think weather definitely played a role. you can see that by looking at the construction job creation, which there wasn't any, so i think that's quite a good indicator the weather did play a role. you can always, i don't know, it's psychology. when you get a really bad number, you just try to explain it for weather-related or whatever it is issues. when you hav

that that eluded the reactions of chinese internet users china's rapid economic development a recent years have led to a large number of mainland chinese to become extremely wealthy. the report shows that by the end of two dozen twelve. china more than one million hits and adapted to over ten million us the creak of thirty thousand over the previous year the total number of renminbi billionaires. top two percent increase of nearly fifty five dollars. the report also revealed that jason had the most millionaires the country which you think you're one hundred eighty four thousand to dump and twelve. most people by the guangdong province was one hundred in two thousand perhaps surprisingly given its reputation of the global financial center. shanghai's only third place with one hundred forty seventh out of the lead. with so many potential consumers of expensive goods in china has become increasingly important for lunch and trying to understand that. well the chinese people. one way of ascertaining that information and publications from the hoover research institute which has recently published that year the monthly consumer survey

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main opposition party has relaxed its policy toward china the leaders of the democratic progressive party decided to increase exchanges with the mainland the politicians to spend the last presidential election in two thousand miles because of their stance on taiwan's independence the party chairman wants the committee last year to study the party's policies toward china announced it intends done has made adequate . when good job of the party has the confidence to engage in active contact between our think tank. local taiwanese government's than their counterparts in china helmand has concluded that the party should maintain its the seat position that taiwan is already an independent sovereign nation. residents living near turkey lie sleeping a little easier a suspect in over a ten mile creek in state custody earlier this week thousands of police officers mobilized to track him down. nhk was jungle meet ella shows as how they caught him. an ad an anna. you can see you go into the center. we stayed. it can be content with him. it was cold and tired. city market is twenty years old. did you stop drinking and driving to winning. he's a res

mainland and two each in hong kong and taiwan. forty eight patients dying. he was confident officials are speaking out against china's new fishing rules regulations covet groups of fine lines around the center of disputes between china and several neighboring countries officials in beijing and defending the move saying it firms to analysts. most come of this fasting and prayer signings in the south china sea. china and some of its neighbors including viet nam and the philippines claimed nine in chains. officials in harlem compensate for increased bone now need to get permission before and she want as a bounty on his ac foreign nationals who violate the rules and is having their boats and equipment ceased the last eight months as the united nations plan to ease tensions in the region the passing of these restrictions on other countries fishing activities in dispute it. portions of the south china sea is a provocative and potentially dangerous act. some said everything should be done to avoid undermining the prospects for a peaceful resolution. a nice contrast china's foreign ministry spokesman said ponting's team resp

china railway group tumbled 4% in hong kong and over 4% over in the mainland.r news that the group's president committed suicide over the weekend after battling with depression in receipt years. and according to a report from the official agency, the heavy debts that his company has rung up may have him partly to blame for his depression. the stock is also under pressure in todd's trade. back to you, ross. >> thank you, li sixuan. >>> we'll have the readings coming up at 10:00. also at 10:00 we get factory orders expected to rise 1.5%. >>> and the president charles plosser spoke at the american economic association on saturday and plosser said $25 billion is a hypothetical amount. he said there's no problem with the gradual end of the program, but he prefers it to end sooner rather than later. at the same time, the boston president ascented against this program urging patience because he says this risks a permanent rise in u.s. unemployment. all this as the u.s. senate returns from its holiday break today poised to confirm janet yellin as the next chairman. her

they trade modestly higher in the mainland, but clocked in stronger gains on the hong kong bores. so the big lenders, ccb, icbc, bank of china and abc all gained over 2% today. >>> in japan, marine transports outperformed on a nomura upgrade and the stock gained 278% today. but on the other hand, a&a was among the biggest losers today. the firm apologized to customers about its recent tv ad that was accused of being racist of stereotyping foreigners and the stock plunged 276%. that's your recap of asian markets. ross. >> thank you, sixuan. the ftse 100 was just up 7 points this morning, but is fairly flat again. do you ha deutsche bank was down yesterday, the cac 40 up 0.16%. and we're 0.5% higher for the ftse mib. french power and transport engineering firm alstom has lowered its annual profit target. it's blaming a slowdown in orders for oil and gas by power plants. bouygues down 5%. this is that main shareholder. unilever, nice move, up 4%. they came out ahead of the third quarter saying they were being hurt by emerging markets. today, better than expected full year results, net profits jump to go 2.6 billion euros on the

mainland? >> this ban was put in place to address concerns about the online gaming addictions. pc gaming and online gaming in china are huge. according to a major industry body, the total number of video game users in china is 490 million. that's more than a third of the population there. video game revenues, meantime, were up 38% in 20 11 hitting a $14 billion mark. interestingly, though, game consoles accounted for a minuscule $15 million of that total. now, while these numbers make it sound as though there's plenty of room for growth, analysts are skeptical about what this will mean for the industry. there are two main issues. first, anyone who really wants a console can bring it in through the taiwan gaming market. secondly and probably more importantly, even if sales did take off, sony and microsoft don't actually make much money or any money on the sale of video game consoles. the money is more made on the sale of the game themselves. this hits a wall when we get to china where games are pirated because of the absence of anti-copyright legislation. so while there might be a short-term pop in the share prices