they were tourists taiwan and flying to the island of kin men, which is off the coast of mainland china, and the only way the mineland tourists can get to the remote island was to flyvia this airline. the fact that there were so many chinese tourists on the campaign was a reflection of relations with china and taiwan. today, of course countries were working in tragedy. there was footage that you spoke of a short time ago showing aircraft and an a tr 72, it's cartwheeling over the elevated section of motor way, before plunging into the river. frntic efforts have been going on throughout. the waters here are quite shallow, so some of the rescuers have been able to wade out the fuselage to the wreckage it's been dragging people out throughout the day, and this operation is going to continue you know right into the evening. it will be dark soon. a reminder that this aircraft is an atr 72600. an aircraft of a similar type also owned by trans-asia airways crashed in july. this is the second crash involving the same type of aircraft belonging to airways. let's remind ourselves, this is a tragi

macau is an 11-square mile enclave on the southern coast of mainland china. for over four centuries, it was under portuguese rule. and today, it is the closest place to china where gambling is legal. in 1962, chinese businessman stanley ho was the first person to usher in a new era of casinos in macau. for decades, ho built a gambling empire that raked in billions. he paved the way for other investors to make it big in macau. today, one of those investors is stanley ho's son, lawrence ho. >> my father revolutionized the casino market 40 years ago in macau. he brought in a new style. throughout my career and life, it has been about trying to prove myself. >> it was important to you to prove that you could build a company from scratch? >> yes. definitely. >> determined to break out of his father's shadow, lawrence partnered up with australian james packer, himself the son of a famous tycoon. together they formed melco crown. their properties include two extravagant resorts, whose opulence gives las vegas landmarks a run for their money. >> city of dreams is the

it is leading to angry protests. >> every day they come by bus or train from mainland china over the border to this district in northern hong kong. they arrive with sued cases and bags. baby formula used to be the main purchase. that's days, shoppers buy anything from snack to say medicine. >> i come here to get food. for example chocolate and milk powder. >> the goods sold are often better quality. the shoppers avoid import taxes when they return to china. >> because it's cheaper and there's more variety. >> business may be booming but not everyone is happy with the rising in flux of day trippers. many are personal shoppers, but some are buying and smuggling goods back to china to sell at a higher price. >> they claim they are tourists, but nearly ate% to 90% of them are not a real tourist. >> data indicates as many as twenties thousand mainlanders arrive here some days. locals say it is putting pressure on public transport and pushing up retail rent. this shop has been here 12 years, but the owner can't afford to stay and moving elsewhere. >> these shops used to sell every day stuf

and the person in charge of taiwan's relations with china says he is handing in his resignation in protest. mainland affairs council minister wang yu-chi says he is taking the step because his former second in command has been cleared of leaking secrets to china. he says he disagrees with the verdict. >> translator: i'm going to hand in my resignation to take responsibility for the troubles that have been caused. >> wang says he has already conveyed his intention to step down to president ma. earlier, prosecutors decided not to indict former deputy council minister. he was forced to resign last august after allegations surfaced he had spied for china. wang assumed the post of mainland affairs council minister in 2012. he attended the first ministerial meeting between taiwan and mainland china since 1949 in february last year. wang's resignation may deal another blow to president ma. >>> about 200,000 children reportedly go missing in china each year. some are abducted and sold. this practice has its roots in the past and lives on despite the country's rapid development. nhk world has the details. >>

many passengers were tourists traveling back to mainland china. reporter: these are the last terrifying seconds of the flight slowed down the footage shows how the plane narrowly misses a block of flats. one of its wings hits a car as it disappears from view. these photographs capture the same last moments, the aircraft out of control and almost at 90 degrees as it plunges towards the river. parts of the plane were left scattered on the bridge. the fuselage half submerged in the water below. this part of the keelung river is shallow and that has probably saved lives. rescuers were quickly able to get to the wreckage by boat and pull the survivors, among them a small child, to safety. local media reported that the plane had just taken off when it lost contact with air traffic control. the twin-engine turboprop was on its way from taipei to the island of kinmen which lies just off the chinese coast. it's not known what caused this accident. the plane belongs to the airline transasia and is the second of the company's aircraft to be involved in a cra

officials say at least 28 people have been found alive so far, 31 of the passengers were from mainland china, the others from taiwan. we'll bring you updates as we get them. >>> the debate on vaccinations is continuing to shake out among candidates in 2016. chris christie called for balance on vaccinations, the time day of his trip to the uk. senator rand paul is back-tracking from his comments he was aware of normal children developing disorders, but he said -- and he tweeted out this picture. >>> president obama has no doubt about the safeties of vaccines. >> since that time i believe that was in 2010 that study was retracted because it was completely undermined based on additional scientific data presented. it's the responsibility of parents across the country to get their kids vaccinated for the measles. >> a republican is raising some eyebrows about what he made about public health mandates. the north carolina senator said he would be okay if businesses in the food industry opt out of requiring employees washing their hands. >> we're sitting back at a table, it was near the restrooms an

if you think of san francisco with the largest population of chinese outside of mainland china. it becomes a key part of who our fan base is and we reach out to our fan base of all races, carried, ethnicity. really for china this is a place where we the warriors have traveled. harris and damion has traveled. i have traveled with the olympics. it really shows you how the nba can be identified on a global bases. what i found out in china is that every city in china must have a basketball court. that's by state law. no matter where you are in beijing, shanghai, places the warriors have visited or the agricultural areas there is always a basketball and always someone like tramd green is. we have an account for the very first team to get involved with social media, internationally in china. it's important to us. we have a special unveiling today that links the warriors specifically with something very special in the chinese new years. >> let's hear from eric welch. >> let's hear it for bob. [ applause ] . >> we are going to have some fun today but i want to do something a little seri

that is 90 in every 100,000 deaths across mainland china. so some impressive stuff.continue to monitor as air quality continues to deteriorate across that area because of the boom in just all of their industrials across the region. take a look at the western half of the united states. this is not air pollution related, but it's certainly a wet weather scenario. we've got the pineapple express tapping into moisture across the west coast. this is bringing impressive rainfall totals across california, all the way to washington state, as well as oregon. now in december across the central valley of california we had some impressive rain. because this is subtropical moisture from this pineapple express, this is mainly in the form of rainfall. even last year when we had the drought conditions in place we had more snow pack than what we've had so far. snow pack critical for refilling reservoirs for the fresh water drinking across california and into the pacific northwest. four to ten inches across the northern half of the state. still in a very bad drought situation across t

mainland chinese - they were heading to the island of kinmen which is off the coast of mainland china. the only way to get there is through taiwan. the exact that there was a chinese holiday makers on the plane is a reflection of between china and taiwan. people in both pleases are united in grief. it's been a grim year. pretty dramatic pictures of the crash. we saw the plane dive into the river after taking off. >> yes, it was a terrifying couple of seconds for motorists on the stretch of highway. the tip of the wing hits the top of a taxi miraculously the driver ploughs into the elevated highway and plunges into the river below. it was a ter viing few seconds. it was recorded by multiple cameras. there were cameras everywhere. there were on board cameras in cars to regard accident. no one imagined recording an accident like this. >>> thank you very much indeed. we look forward to the updates. adrian brown live for us in beijing >>> now on to africa and troops have killed 200 boko haram fighters in neighbouring nigeria. cameroon sent soldiers to help the nigerian government fight aga

. >> most of the dead are tourists from mainland china which claims sovereignty over taiwan regarding it as a breakaway province. now the governments of both are united in mourning. the aircraft that crashed was an atr 72 turboprop operated by transasia airways. just seven months ago the same type of aircraft operated by the same airline crashed killing 48 people. at a news conference management offered another apology. >> we also want to know what caused the plane to crash. i cannot make any speculation. >> the atr 72 is made by a french-italian company and there are more than 750 of them in operation around the world. it's been a difficult 12 months for asian aviation, the retrieval of both flight recorders from this latest crash means the inquiry could begin soon. adrian brown al jazeera, beijing. >> fighting between ukrainian forces and pro-russian rebels in eastern ukraine has claimed for lines. in the separatest held city of dontesk, people were killed. more than 5,000 people have been killed in eastern ukraine's nine-month-long conflict. one area effected charles stratford is t

low wages and poor job opportunities with many big companies choosing to base themselves out of mainland chinaanies like foxcon one of many to make the most of relaxed restrictions on doing business in china. more than half of taiwaneze products are made on the mainland. >> the mid-or high level management okay have to move out to -- with this manufacturing potential. >>> we meet a banker who loved to hong kong ten years ago. she says she misses home. >> reporter: hong kong is very efficient, but it's all about work. after thinking about moving back to taiwan to lead a more balanced life. >> reporter: but for more to return taiwan will need to rebalance its labor market. they have 7,000 taiwan-based workers, but in china item ploys up to 90,000. >>> there has been lots of breaking and developing news in that bulletin if you want to find out what our correspondent and reporters have been saying about it you should log on to our website, it's updated 24 hours a day. the address is aljazeera.com. the address again, aljazeera.com. in the jostling for money and power, competing forces are fighting

with many big companies choosing to base themselves out of mainland china like fox con one of many to make the most of relaxed restrictions on doing business with china since the turn of millennium. most taiwanese products these days are made on the mainland. >> meet a high level have to move out. >> on the campus, we meet a banker who moved to hong kong 10 years ago. she misses home. >> hong kong is efficient but all about work. i want to move to taiwan for more balance of life. >> for more to return, taiwan will need to rebalance its labor market. peg tron celebrating with taiwan workers, in china it employs up to 90,000. al jazeera taipei. >> the government of the democratic republic have congo has rejected u.n. support for an offensive against rebels in the east. the u.n. demanded the d.r.c. replace two generals but the government calls it interference. >> people in the province are concerned about an imminent conflict and the democratic republic of congo's decision to go it alone isn't helping. the government decided that it does not want the united nation support for an offensiv

as sarah clark reports. >> reporter: every day they come by bus or train from mainland china.rder to this district in northern hong kong. they arrive with suitcases and bags. baby formula used to be the main purchase. these days shoppers come to buy anything from snacks to medicines. >> i come here to get food, fax chocolate and powder. >> reporter: the goods sold her are often better quality the shoppers can also avoid import taxes when they return to china. >> translator: because it's cheaper. and there is more variety. >> reporter: business may be booming, but not everyone is happy with the rising influx of day trippers. many are personal shoppers, but some are buying here and smuggling goods back to china to sell at a higher price. a scheme known as parallel trading. >> they claim they are tourists, but clearly 80% to 90% of them are the traders, they are not a realtorrist. >> reporter: customs indicates as many as 20,000 mainlanders arrive here some days, locals say it's putting pressure on public transport and pushing up retail rents. this shop has been here for 12 years

problem and relatively low wages and poor job opportunities and companies basing themselves out of mainland chinaies like foxcon and making business in china surgeonsince turn of melinnium and products made on the mainland. >> a mid or high level measurement, okay have to move out with these manufacturers. >> reporter: on her old university patients we meet a banker who moved to hold content years ago and she says she misses home. >> translator: hong kong is all about work. i still think about moving back to taiwan to live a more balanced life. >> reporter: to return taiwan will need to rebalance the labor market and take pegatron with 7,000 taiwan based workers and china it employees up to 90,000 harry faucet al jazeera, taipei. >>> a federal judge in texas has temporarily blocked immigration law to have a lawsuit to permanently stop the orders and barack obama orders could spare 5 million people from deportation and seeing more snow and bone-chilling cold in the united states, record-breaking cold in the eastern states and a fresh dumping of snow in the central states have caused havoc. there h

. >> most of the dead are tourists from mainland china which claims sovereignty over taiwan, rewarding it as a break away province. the governments of both are now united in mourning. >> the aircraft that crashed was an atr72 turboprop operated by transasia airways taiwan's third largest airline. just seven months ago the same type of aircraft operated by the same airline crashed killing 48 people. at the news conference, management offered another apology. >> we also want to know what called the new plane model to crash, but i cannot make any speculation. >> the atr72 is made by a french-italian company and there are more than 750 of them in operation around the world. it's been a difficult 12 months. the flight recorders from this latest crash means the inquiry could between soon. al jazeera beiging. >> an arrest warrant for argentina's president had been found at the home of a prosecutor who died in mysterious circumstances in january. the lead investigator into his death said the 26 page warrant was found in the rubbish. we have more from buenos aires. >> there were those who were

state media is saying four people swam to safety, all of whom were from mainland china. strong currents of hampering rescue operations. >> a court in hong kong sentenced a woman to six years for abusing her indonesian maid. the victim has welcomed the judgment but insists that more reforms are necessary. her former employer was convicted of 18 charges ranging from assault to not paying wages. that high-profile trial has highlighted the polite that domestic workers abroad. the general secretary for the international domestic workers federation says while the decision is a step in the right direction, more needs to be done to stop domestic worker abuse. >> i think employers will get the message if they don't treat their domestic workers fairly, there will be consequence but however, our government so far has not taken up any measures to stop future similar cases to happen, and i'm afraid that employer will still think that, you know, this is the isolated case and it's not about me, and they will not really look at how they are doing with the domestic workers. >> because do

the number of tourists from mainland china rose 45%. the figure for visitors from thailand was up nearly 65%. now one big reason for the rise is that authorities last month eased visa requirements for chinese citizens. another is that since october more items have become tax free for foreign visitors. and more tourists from southeast asia and australia are staying at japanese ski resorts. tourism officials say they expect a sharp rise in visitors during the lunar new year holiday this month. >>> all right. that is going to wrap it up for biz tonight. let's get a check of the markets. >>> journalists who risk their lives to cover conflicts have gathered in tokyo to share their experiences. and they remembered some of their colleagues including the freelance journalist kenji goto. nhk world's keiko yamamoto has more. >> reporter: kenji goto covered numerous wars over his career. he described how vulnerable ordinary people in war. especially children. and the high price they often pay. goto eventually traveled to syria, and was captured by

the majority of the passengers are tourists from mainland china. back to the work to pull the fuselage from the river. flight ge-235 is a french made twin engine turbo prop. this is the second plane of its kind to crash in the last year. but the good news is that they have recovered the black boxes, so at least there may be some answers in there. >> miraculous that anyone survived. thank you. let's give you more context. this is the second crash involving a transasia plane in just less than a year. last july, a transasia flight crashed into buildings while trying to land in bad weather on an island west of mainland taiwan. 48 of the 58 people on board that flight died. then just two months ago, an airasia jet crashed while flying through bad weather. all 162 people onboard that flight died. a total of 539 people died in a pair of accidents involving malaysia airlines. you'll remember in july, a flight was shot down over ukraine, and then in march, a jet simply just disappeared from radar. crews are still searching for it right now. we'll have conti

the plane took off from taipei's shonshan airport heading for kinmen island off the coast of mainland china. last july a transasia aircraft crashed and burst into flames near the airport in the taiwan straits. 48 people were killed. experts blamed that crash on bad weather caused by a typhoon. the taipei crash involved the same type of pro-feller plane. >>> authorities in jordan have wasted little time following through with a vow to avenge the murder of one of their citizens by islamic state. they executed two al qaeda prisoners hours after seeing a video that apparently shows that pilot moaz kasasbeh being burned alive. islamic state had initially pushed for one of the inmates to be freed in exchange for a japanese hostage. nhk world's craig dale has more. >> reporter: jordanian leaders promised a strong respond after confirming islamic state killed moaz kasasbeh by burning him alive in a cage. the quest for revenge began with these imprisoned jihadists who'd been facing the death penalty. one was sajida al rush wow, an iraqi. her name has come up in recent days. she helped carry out dead

low wages and poor job opportunities but many big companies choosing to base themselves out of mainlands chinactronic components manufacturer fox con one of many to make most of relaxed restrictions doing business in china since the turn of the millennium. more than half of taiwanese products are these days made on the mainland. >> sooner or or later the i.n.d. department or middle higher level management, okay, have to move up with these manufacturing production. >> reporter: on her old university campus we meet a banker who moved to hong kong 10 years ago she says she misses home. >> hong kong is very efficient but it's all about work. i should think about moving back to taiwan to live a more balanced life. >> reporter: but for her to return taiwan will need to rebalance its labor market, take peg tron celebrating with its 7,000 taiwan-based workers in china it employs up to 90,000. hairy fawcett, al jazerra taipei. >>> new york times square is undoubtedly one of the world's most popular tourist attractions, but with an average of 15 million visitors a year, locals are finding it inconvenien

. >> reporter: when you want an iphone in mainland china, take to one of apple's 16 stores and buy the most popular model, the 64 gig iphone 6 for $998. but not the only way to get an iphone. along the border with hong kong iphones are smuggled in in boxes and bags by people paying as little as $42. as the train station, iphone mules walk through customs to a darkened alley carrying the phone in parts. a bag of chargers for one and earphones on the other to avoid getting caught by the authorities. the goods are handed off to others who reassemble and package the phones for sale in this country. china the biggest market outside of the united states. easy to find iphones here. you can buy them in the official stores or you can come to a place like this a major electronics market. outside, iphones are sold at authorized resellers, but inside there's a healthy gray market trade. some are new, many refurbished. which are which can be hard to tell. most of the new phones are smuggled from hong kong though some u.s. models can be found. the phones are sold to fans of all ages all over the cou

low wages and poor job opportunities with many big companies choosing to base themselves out of mainlands chinampanies like fox con1 of many to make the most of relaxed restrictions on doing business in china since the turn of the millennium. morning half of taiwanize products are these days main on the main -- made on the mainland. >> sooner or later the ind department or high level. [ inaudible ] okay, have to move up with these manufacturing. >> reporter: on her old university campus we meet a banker who moved to hong kong 10 years ago she says they misses home. >> translator: hong kong is very efficient, but it's all about work. i should think about moving back to taiwan to live a more balanced life. >> reporter: in order to return taiwan woo need to rebalance it's workforce. in china it employs up to 90,000 in taiwan 7,000. >>> well no,'s times square is undoubtedly one of the most popular tourist attractions, but with an average of 50 million visitors a year, locals are finding it inconvenient and overcrowded. kristen saloomey reports. >> reporter: it's known as the crossroads of the worl

vessel including 16 suspected illegal migrants and state media saying four swam to safety from mainland chinaong currents are hampering rescue operations. bangladesh a blogger known for speaking out against extremism is murdered in the capitol daka and yet to say the suspects over the death and we have more. >> reporter: bangladesh born american bloggers hacked to death last night at daka campus and the wife injured in attack and no one knows what is behind the attack but his family is saying that religious fanatics behind the attack and a prominent blogger writing for a decade about religious fanatasism and when the attack took place at the campus during an annual book fair rally there were police and on lookers there and crying for help but no one came across for help and under the banner here which translates to mass people surprising are gathered her to protest and to demand the government to arrest attackers. they said they will continue to protest here until the attackers are arrested. this comes at a critical time in bangladesh with serious political unrest going on and gunman no doubt

the majority of the passengers are tourists from mainland china. this is the video that i'm monitoring in the newsroom for you this morning. it is still developing. you see all those rescuers and also other folks who are trying to figure out a way to attach that main body of the plane to a crane. we did see the video of that just a few minutes ago and it looks like they may be looking to elevate it and put it on a barge that's nearby or at least stabilize it. at this point, they've just been working with the inflatable raft, and it's a river, so that water is moving. difficult endeavor there this morning, but the good news is there have been survivors and we're hoping they can tell you that there have been more in the last half-hour the next time we talk with you. >> remarkable. can you imagine the story that they have to tell. thank you very much. >>> more tragedy overnight as well. transportation safety investigators are heading to new york this morning to gather evidence from last night's deadly train crash. a crowded metro north commuter train

it was going from taipei to some islands near mainland china. just minutes after that plane took off, pilots were already on the radio yelling may day. a car's dashboard camera caught the transasia flight plummeting out of the sky. it sharply turns on its side clips an elevated highway and then crashes into the river below. slowed down, you can see the plane's wing clip a taxicab before going down. part of that wing still left on the highway. passengers who survived clung to the side of the wreckage in life vests. the plane was sinking as rescue workers helped survivors into small boats. crews pulled people out of the emergency exit doors and a massive hole in the side of the plane. hours later a crane was brought in lifted a section of the mangled wreckage out of the river. the search for 18 missing people will continue tonight. crews are continuing their search for other submerged parts of the aircraft. the driver and the passenger in the cab survived. they got hit by the wing, amazing! they were taken to the hospital, minor injuries. the pass

local time for what was supposed to be an hour-long flight to kinmen islands near mainland china but it sent out a distress signals two minutes into the flight. when the plane hit the taxi, the cab driver was hurt but survived. this is the second deadly crash for transasia airways in seven months. last july the same type of aircraft crashed, killing 48 people as it tried to land in bad weather. that crash is still under investigation. the weather is not believed to be a factor so far in the early investigation of this case. the chief executive of this airline went live on television earlier today bowed, and offered his deep apologies. norah? >> all right, seth. thank you. >>> in the middle east this morning jordan put two al qaeda prisoners to death after isis executed a jordanian pilot. one of them was the failed suicide bomber. isis released a video tuesday that appears to show him being burned alive. charlie d'agata is in ahman, jordan where there is widespread outrage against isis. charlie, good morning. >> reporter: people are mourning but more than that they're vowing vengeance

. >>> nows out of hong kong as many as 20,000 mainland chinese cross to take good back to china.y are smuggling. this has led to angry protests. >> every day they come by train from mainland china, offer the boarder to this distribute. they buy baby formula - that used to be the main produce. they buy snacks medicine. >> translation: i come here to get food. for example, chocolate and milk powder. >> reporter: the goods are often better quality, shoppers can stock up when they return to china. >> translation: it's cheaper, there's more variety. >> reporter: business may be booming, but not everyone is happy with the day-trippers. personal shoppers smuggling goods back to china to sell at a higher price. a scheme known as parallel trading. >> they claim they are tourists 80% to 90% of them are traders. they are not. >> reporter: locals say the pressure on public transport is pushing up retail rent. this shop has been here for 12 years. the owner can't afford to stay and is moving elsewhere. >> translation: they sell every day stuff. >> reporter: last week the issue came to a head

. >> most of the dead are tourists from mainland china regarding taiwan as a breakaway province. now both governments are uniteed in mourning. >> the turbo crop just seven months ago the same type of aircraft operated by the same airline crashed killing 48 people. at a news conference, management offered another apology. >>> we also want to know what caused the new plane to crash. i cannot make any speculation. >> the atr 72 is made bay french-italian company and there are more than 750 of them in operation around the world. it's been a difficult 12 months for asian aviation. the retrieval of both flight recorders from this latest crash means that inquiry could begin soon. >> wednesday' crash is the latest in a string of deadly plane disasters. in decease an air asian plane crashed into the java sea killing all on board. last july a crash while trying to land, ten passengers survived but 48 people died. just a week earlier malaysian airlines flight was shot down over the ukraine killing all those on board. that came four months after the mysterious flight 370. it's believed to ha

. >> most of the dead are tourists from mainland china which claims sovereignty over taiwan, regarding it as a breakaway province. now governments are both uniteed in mourning. >>> the aircraft that crashed was a turbo craft operated by transasian airlines taiwan's third largest airline. just months ago the same type of aircraft and from the same airline crashed killing 48 people. management offered another apology. >> we also want to know what caused the new plane to crash. i cannot make any speculation. >> the atr 72 is made by a french-italian company and there are more than 750 of them in operation around the world. it has been a difficult 12 months for asian aviation. the retrieval of both flight recorders from this latest crash means the inquiry could begin soon. adrian brown al jazeera, beijing. >> still ahead at this hour, questions are raised over why an inquiry into the u.k.'s role and the iraq war hasn't yet concluded five years after the gap. >>> and the controversial comedian. later we catch a glimpse of the super bowl champions al jazeera america gives you the total news

local time for what was supposed to be an hour-long flight to the kinmen island near mainland china but sent out a distress signal just two minutes into the flight. when the plane plummeted out of the sky hitting the taxi the cab driver was hurt but survived. this is the second deadly crash for transasia airways in less than seven months. last july this same type of aircraft an atr-72 turboprop crashed killing 48 people as it tried to land in bad weather. that crash is still under investigation. the weather is not believed to be a factor so far in the early investigations of this case. the chief executive of this airline went live on television earlier today, vowed an -- bowed and offered deep apologies. >>> jordan put two prisoners to death amp isis put to death a yourjordanian pilot. a deal fell through last week. isis release add video tuesday that appears to show him being burned alive. charlie d'agata is live in amman where there is widespread disapproval. >> reporter: the air force carried out several targets against isis this morning and talk of sending in ground troops. jordania

and even mainland china to stay. drawn by a feeling of solidarity with hong kong protesters not to mention an attractive price in an expensive city. $13 a night will get you some of the basic creature comforts you would expect from a hotel and there's no shortage of political statements. hong kong chief executive featuring in the toilet. >> something definitely worth seeing. it is beyond being a hotel it is an exhibition space. i would have been keen to meet steven even if it wasn't a place to stay. >> reporter: with hong kong's high rent stephen says he is just about breaking even but he will turn guests away if he thinks they are not interested enough in occupy. it is his way of keeping interest in the movement alive. even as the future becomes less clear. andrew stevens, cnn, hong kong. >>> major loss for australian prime minister tony abbott and the ruling liberal national party. the government lost 35 seats to the opposition labour party and newman was defeated after one term. the loss fuelling speculation abbot

. >> most of the dead are tourists from mainland china which claims sovereignty over taiwan regarding it as a breakaway province. now the governments of both are united in mourning. the aircraft that crashed was an atr 72 turboprop operated by transasia airways. taiwan's third largest airline. the same type of aircraft had crashed killing 48 people. at a news conference, management offered another apology. >> we also want to know what caused it to crash. but i cannot make a determination. the retrieval of flight recorders from this latest crash means the inquiry could begin soon. adrian brown al jazeera, beijing. >> now to ukraine with the latest on the fighting between ukraine and pro-russian separatists. strikes on both sides violates international law. >> it's important to give some sort of context. the town is completely surrounded by separatist forces. it sits at the end of a finger that sticks into that rebel-held controlled area. it's like a lost bastion for the ukraine army. now there was one given yesterday the fighting broke out earlier than had been scheduled but there had

with many big companies choose to go base themselves out of mainland china. more than half of taiwanese products are on these days made on the mainland. >> sooner or later the department or high level have to move out with this manufacture -- >> a banker who moved to hong kong 10 years ago said she misses home. >> hong kong is very efficient but it's all about work. taiwan has more balance in life. >> for more to return, taiwan will need to rebalance its labor market. celebrate, its 7,000 taiwan based workers in china it he ploys 90,000. >> time for an update on the weather now with richard. news of a tropical sky clone hitting australia. >> that's right. it's the season right in the heart of the tropical cyclone season for australia. 2011, we had tropical cyclone hit the coast. if you look at the satellite imagery down to the parts of the southeast, we've got a circulation at the coral sea which will impact the coast of greens land and new south wales. a tropical cyclone called lam. it is a pretty potent affair. at the moment, we've got sustained winds of 100

with many big companies choosing to base themselves out of mainland china. one of many to make the most of relaxed restrictions on doing business in china since the turn of the my len yum more than half of the products are are these days made on the mainland. >> . >> our middle high level -- have to move out with this manufacturer. >> on the university campus, we meet patients gone, a batchinger who moved to honk con ten years ago she says she misses home. >> hong kong is very efficient, but it is all about work i think about moving back to taiwan to have more balance in life. >> taiwan will need to rebalance it's labor market, celebrating with it's 7,000 taiwan based workers in china, it employed up to 90,000. >> al jazeera, taipei. >> a lot more still to come on the program, we will take a look at the low cost technology that's reshaping the lives of almost everyone in the planet. >> and correct world cup co-hosts new zealand struggle against scotland, robin has that and the rest of the day's sport, next. >> >> sports news. >> the uefa champion league retu

mainland china. >> it's no secret to law enforcement where it comes from. ret to drug dealers seeking to become entrepreneurs in the new world of designer drugs. >> any laboratory in china, if you send them what's called a cast number, which is -- it's just a number that's designated to essentially every chemical substance that exists, as long as it's not scheduled they will manufacture it for you specifically. it's called a custom synthesis. and ship it to you. >> charles carlton, who sold the drugs that killed elijah stai and christian bjerk, says he used the internet to buy much of his supply in bulk from china. >> there are a lot of brokers as well. like you'll order from a guy in poland and receive a package from china. >> and is it all labeled as research chemical not for human consumption when you get it? >> for the most part, yes. >> shanghai, china's largest city. its towering waterfront and bustling streets. it is also home to chemical companies churning out synthetics, or pure poison. in the emerging global market of the synthetic drug world the s