it produces suits in myanmar that have sold in japan. the factory's output is up by 50% compared to three years ago. experts say labor costs in myanmar are about one-fifth of china's. that's a big reason global manufacturers are moving in. >> translator: we think our work would go more smoothly if you had an office in myanmar. >> translator: it's important to have japanese staff monitor operations. i'll do my best to set up a local office as soon as possible. >> reporter: kotaka says doing business in myanmar has its challenges. basic infrastructure is one of them. the roads are bumpy. goods are sometimes damaged. the way goods are handled can also cause problems. >> translator: it's wrapped in just a single thin sheet. a rain shower could get the contents wet and cause damage. >> reporter: finding office space isn't easy either. businesses from around the world are rushing into myanmar. office space is scarce. >> you don't have any plan to rent an office anymore, huh. okay. i got it. thank you very much for help. >> reporter: kotaka's e

the bustling commercial capital of myanmar. behind me here is a symbol of the city, the pagoda, otherwise known as the golden pagoda, and we're broadcasting from yangon for two days, examining whether the government's highly publicized reforms are affecting the real lives of people in myanmar. tomorrow we'll look at political freedoms, but today we focus on the economy. this country was cut off from the world for decades under military rule. things began to change when president thein sein took office last year and set out on the road of reform. nobel peace prize laureate aung san suu kyi spent a total of 15 years under house arrest, but in april she was elected to parliament. her rock-star status has won recognition from world leaders as well as most people here inside myanmar. reforms have spread to the economy of myanmar. its population of 60 million and rich natural resources make it hugely attractive to foreign investors. yangon's main airport is heaving with foreign businessmen. direct flights from japan resumed on monday

visitors from overseas seem happy that myanmar is opening up. but what about democracy activists inside the country? i visited min ko naing. he was a key member of the '88 generation, the group that led the anti-military movement of 1988. he spent more than 15 years in prison. >> translator: whether or not people say these changes are real, we must be active and force them to become real. actions are more important than words. aung san suu kyi chose to enter parliament and is moving forward. and that encourages me, too, to do what i can in my own way, because i want everyone in myanmar to join this movement for democracy. that's my motivation. >> one of the recent reforms of the thein sein administration has been the abolition of prepublication censorship. but as nhk world reports, journalists here in myanmar are still trying to gauge how free they really are. >> reporter: at this new stand in yangon, an array of newspapers is on sale. people's interest in social affairs has been growing since political and economic reforms were launched last ye

of the new wants is of the world's economy is here to bring us a view from the ground fresh from myanmar is chris mayer and is the c.e.o. of morgan stanley a reformer relative to his too big to fail peers trying to get the bank told a lower risk less complex model well that's how he's been cast by some in the mainstream press but forget about that what about banks that have stuck to a conservative the nilla banking model even during the boom times surviving despite losing major market share to financial sausage factories how does that work we'll hear about a case study of swords and fed chief ben bernanke he speaks against the benefits of currency management slimming developing economies who are resisting pressure is on their appreciating currency through this case of do is they say not as i do or is bernie he really this clueless we'll talk about it let's get to today's capital account. so if you look for news on myanmar today you might find reports on thousands of buddhist monks marching in major cities to protest the opening of an organization of islamic cooperation office you might f

myanmar is home to 60 million people and rich in natural resources. its strategic location in asia gives it the potential to become a trading hub. they need foreign capitals to help support. western trade restrictions have started to increase myanmar's dependence on economic aid from china. with sanctions being eased, the united states now has a chance to enhance its own economic relationship with myanmar. and also counter the spreading influence of china. nhk world. >>> young indonesians crossing the seas have flocked to a college fair in jakarta. about 2,000 students attended japan's event. representatives from 50 universities set up stalls. students crowded around stands from big players. >> translator: i've always enjoyed learning japanese. i want to become a translator. >> translator: i think that the fair is a good opportunity for universities in japan. because they have a mission to educate students who will be recognized by the world. >> japan education ministry researchers conducted a survey last year. they found that more than 5,500 indonesi

so if you look for news on myanmar today you might find reports on thousands of buddhist monks marching in major cities to protest the opening of an organization of islamic cooperation office you might find a story reporting further back on sectarian tensions running high in a western state of the country after clashes in june between buddhists and muslims which left ninety dead and just place tens of thousands now that's obviously a horrible story but so often what you or i may know of a region if we don't have the opportunity to travel is limited to what we read or what the press is reporting and so much gets missed now our guest today travels the world looking for investment opportunities and economic opportunities in emerging markets and he's pretty excited currently about me and maher so here to talk about why and what lessons we can learn is chris mayer he's managing editor of capital and crisis writer for the daily reckoning and author of the book the world right side up and thank you so much for being back on the show fresh from your recent trip thanks for having me on yes so it

. >>> myanmar is seen by many as the last undeveloped market in asia. japanese companies recognize some similarities in agriculture and are eager to promote sales of farm equipment in the developing nation. some 32 companies from the two asian neighbors took part in the tokyo event organized by the japan external trade organization. japanese manufacturers explained about the increase in productivity their equipment could to provid for farmers in myanmar. agriculture accounts for roughly one-third of myanmar's gross domestic product. however, productivity is still low because farmers rely mostly on manual labor. representatives from myanmar expressed keen interest in modernizing the industry. >> translator: i am interested in connecting myanmar's agricultural industry and the japanese consumer market. this event gives me many new ideas. >> event organizers say they plan to continue assisting the farming industry in myanmar. >>> it looks like a large flying insect, but it's actually a manmade device to make disaster response more effective, and it's being

about myanmar also is the geo political consideration because what are there and especially because of the oil and natural gas and particularly already even though i mean more supplies thailand with twenty percent of its natural gas but they look at china for example they get most of the oil comes through the strait of malacca and the problem with that is that the u.s. seventh fleet patrols and so he's been sort of a strategic contention with the chinese so a way to get around that is to build pipelines to mean more which they're doing to go right into china province. so this is this is something that you can look at in terms of the china growth story because this is access to you know the chinese are putting a lot of money in their own chinese never had any sanctions on myanmar so they've continued to invest there the largest investor in the country now thailand's number two korean. they're big down there and this is what they're doing they're building the building ports. to building pipelines to building highways and so all this i think this is exciting stuff in the oil companies

our car and air conditioners are also japanese made. >> many consumers in myanmar see japanese products as sophisticated and well made. companies at the show hope their positive brand image will lead to rising sales in this exciting market known as southeast asia's last frontier. >>> bangkok's china town is home to one of the biggest communities of overseas chinese in the world. the area has stood near the banks of the jabria river for more than 200 years. food and architecture make it a big tourist attraction. but the community is under threat as bangkok tries to manage. nhk world reports. >> reporter: the area was founded in the late 18th century in one of the oldest parts of bangkok. many of the buildings in chinatown have historical value. but parts of it are under threat. bangkok plans to extend its subway system to ease the traffic's congestion. many old buildings are slated for demolition. today, the demolition has already started. some of the locals are being forced to evict from their homes. they've been here for generations. this 68-year-old is being evicted from her shop hous

myanmar's efforts at -- the government's response to this humanitarian crisis. nhk world, bangkok. >>> campaigning in the south korean presidential election is heating up. all three main candidates took part in a meeting of b owners in seoul. it was the first time the main contenders have appeared at the same event. the ruling party, moon chen of the united party and independent candidate are contesting the election. to support small businesses have become a focal point of the campaign. about 3,000 people listened to the candidates' plans to revitalize the domestic economy. all three candidates promised the same thing. to tighten control over large firms. they all promise support for small businesses. some observers noted they would not find significant differences between the policies. with 50 days to go. >>> japan's space agency says it's planning to launch the next generation rocket some time next year. the exploration agency is developing and testing the small rocket. it's designed to carry a miniature satellite into space. they're aiming to launch in august

representatives of neighs that support myanmar's economy sat down to hash out a strategy. japanese officials plan to support loans to the country to promote its growing democracy and development. finance minister koriki fuj. jojima says the japanese government will forgive all the country's outstanding debts to japan totaling 500 billion yen or $6.4 billion. that takes effect in january next year. he adds government-affiliated financial institutions in japan will help myanmar repay loans it owns to the world bank and other creditors. massive foreign debts have been a huge burden for the southeast asian country. it's been pressing ahead with democratic and economic reforms since a civilian-led government took over last year. businesses from japan and other countries are now on the lookout for investment opportunities there. >>> world bank president jim yong kim gave nhk his perspective on myanmar. >> we are all extremely encouraged by the reforms that the government has undertaken. we're looking to try to get a complete record of all the arrears that that country currently

myanmar has a population of 60 million and is rich in natural resources. investors view the country as asia's last frontier and for southeast asia as a whole the adb has maintained the growth forecast of 5.2%. for southeast asia as a whole, the gdp has maintained it's forecast at 1.3%. thailand's recovery from last year's floods as well as higher state spend inning malaysia and the philippines are contributing to growth. even so, the bank says the region won't be immune from the negative impact of the european debt crisis, and slowdown in the global economy. >>> indonesia is another of the region's economic rising stars, but workers there aren't happy with growing income inequality. thousands have taken to the street demanding higher pay and better job security. the population of 240 million gives it the largest labor force in southeast asia. many of nose workers want a bigger share of the country's growing wealth. several major labor unions organized demonstrations across the country on wednesday. they boast a combined membership of about 2 million worker

buddhists and muslims in western myanmar have taken up their fight against. at least 56 people have been killed. nearly 2,000 homes destroyed. government has declared a state of emergency in the region. government officials say the fighting there begin to escalate on sunday. 90% of myanmar's population is buddhist. the minority have grown frustrated with being discriminated against. at least 90 people died in clashes between the two groups in june. u.s. state department spokesperson, victoria nulen says ethnic groups must demonstrate mutual respect. efforts should be made to achieve national reconciliation. u.n. secretary-general moon says myanmar is striving for tolerance and moderation and such events must not be allowed to tarnish its efforts. >>> crowd in tokyo gathered for a countdown. watched by crowds around the world. they're awaiting the launch of microsoft's latest operating system. windows 8. >> it really is an exciting, exciting day. windows 8, yeah, i'm excited. >> the biggest windows upgrade in 17 years, went on sale around the world, at the str

. >>> religious violence is continuing in buddhists in myanmar. agency says more than 28,000 people have forced out of their homes in the latest wave of fighting. >> it's clearly -- for aid to be dplifred to those in need. >> the latest outbreak of violence between bud yiss and muslims in the state. the local government says at least 84 people have been killed. the conflict first erupted earlier this year after a group of muslims allegedly assaulted a buddhist woman. the united states is delivering food and supplies to refugees in the area. >> the camp is already hosting most of the 75,000 people who remain displaced from the wave of violence that broke out in june this year with a new influx, these already overcrowded camps are being stretched beyond capacity in terms of space, shelter and basic supplies. >>> meanwhile the associate of southeast nations -- urging the international community to help myanmar. >> i see a concern of spearhead humanitarian engagement just to help the people to relieve the pressure, to relieve the suffering and the pai

. >>> ethnic violence between buddhists and minority muslims is escalating in western myanmar. now the conflict is seen as potential threat to ongoing democratization in the country. patchari raksawong at our bureau in bangkok has the details. the confirmed death toll from the conflict has passed 100. the fighting has become a major concern for president thein sein's government, which is striving to bring stability to myanmar. the conflict is centered in the west of the country, where rohingya muslims are the minority. the government has declared a state of emergency, saying the violence has been steadily intensifying since the 21st of this month with the death toll rising to 112 and threatening to go even higher. in one incident, police lost control over a crowd and opened fire, leading to some casualties. the roots of the clash go back to may this year when a buddhist woman was allegedly raped by a muslim group. discrimination against rohingya muslims in the area is strong and appears to be a major factor behind the continuing violence. the conflict is a major obstacle to the

possible end to western sanctions is in sight, but foreign companies are already setting up shop in myanmar. they include firms from china, south korea, western nations and japan. a trade show for made in japan products is currently under way inni in yangong. the organizer expects 50,000 people to attend over four days. flat-panel televisions and digital cameras are among the most popular items. >> translator: i love japanese products for their high performance. our car and air conditioners are also japanese made. >> many consumer miss-in myanmar see japanese products as sophisticated and well made. companies at the show hope their positive brand image will lead to rising sales in this exciting market known as southeast asia's last frontier. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> scientists from japan have made a breakthrough in reproductive technology. they use multipurpose stem cells to generate female reproductive cells. then they produce mice. they hope what they learned might someday lead to the treatment of infertility. rnlers at kyoto university took the cells of female mice to

>> we definitely encourage the myanmar government to continue reform. and that has already matched with the willingness of international community to step up and speed up the decision regarding the debt. whether this is relief or restructuring. also the decision for additional money in both the myanmar government to be able to start implementing the reform. and especially for the people there to enjoy the benefit of this reform in a more short term. world bank is looking at all the debt, preparing the decision that will be proposed to the board in order to structure. so we are excited to see the next couple of months to really implement this engagement. >> and investors, as well. >> definitely. private sector is a big opportunity now. >> thank you so much for joining us. managing director at the world bank joining us here live at the venue of the annual meetings. back to you. >> thank you so much. plenty more to come from there, as well. meanwhile the world's top pc maker, new figures underscore the rapid rise of chinese technology firms, the shift come

bringing in drenching rain in the southern half of myanmar and parts of thailand. now east there is a typhoon coming in. it's now a very extra strong typhoon. gusts of 108. it's going to strengthen into a strong typhoon by friday morning. we're not sure where the system is going at the moment. we'll keep you posted on the progress. temperatures are looking like this. 22 degrees in seoul. but should be cooling down into the upper teens as the rain comes in on wednesday. tokyo nice and comfortable, 23 degrees. and out west just on target in ulaanbaatar. in the americas we can see tropical storm olivia. it will become a tropical depression by tonight and continues to head toward the west. meanwhile a potent storm is tracking over the great lakes bringing in snow showers. the heaviest snow is going to be found in parts of ontario. rain will also go soo is the mississippi river valley into tomorrow. and back behind the cold front, fire weather risk in parts of wyoming, eastern nebraska, southern minnesota as well as iowa into tonight. and out towards the east, heavy rai

we have grinding poverty, food insecurity in large parts of myanmar, where this is growing, coincidingith political instability that has somehow in recent months abated. more broadly, we have sitting next door the large consumption market in china, which has increased by 20%. >> joan of fishers also looking at the problems, in bangkok, in neighboring thailand, which has had their own problems with opm, but gone far to deal with it. >> if you look at the areas where these opium poppies are being grown, they're both areas that have been riven over the past few years by ethnic conflict, conflict between the burmese military and various ethnic arms groups that have helped to create this environment of opium poppies been successfully grown again. for the last six years we have seen an increase in the cultivation area inside burma. yes, no underestimating the size of the challenge. a lot has changed in burma, but it will take a considered and concerted effort to tackle the problem. >> you are watching "bbc world news." headlines this hour, 40 people have been know to have died in the storm i

today the heaviest rain is found in the northern half of myanmar. out east we can see this pink showing up. typhoon praphoon starting to produce rough seas. over eastern taiwan from late tonight. waves could reach four meters. as you can see, it's going to continue to move at a slow pace over the next several days. we're not sure where the system is going. it could move through the okinawa islands. we'll keep you posted on the storm's progress. temperatures are looking like this. we're expecting 19 degrees in seoul on wednesday. that's about three degrees lower than yesterday. tokyo slightly warming up to 24 degrees. and out west, 19 in chongqing and dropping out of the 30s in hong kong. all right. moving into the americas then. lots of snow in canada. this low pressure system moving across eastern canada is spreading rain and snow in ontario and northern quebec. and rain showers in the great lakes. the symptom will travel towards the east. and will start to effect new england and the east end of canada on wednesday. and back behind it there's anoth

. >> we certainly could be -- provide effective protection in m myanmar, perhaps in syria as the conflict unfolds. >> nonviolent peace force's annual budget of $7.5 million comes from the u.n. and governments from several developed nations, though not the u.s. duncan says not yet. among its merits could be the price tag. duncan says an unarmed civilian costs about half what the u.n. pays to deploy a typical armed, blue helmeted soldier. >>> finally, this coming week following the high holidays comes the joyous jewish holiday of sikut. families built temporary shelters in which they gather for meals and for some where they sleep as well. our guide to sikut is rabbi james michaels of the hebrew home of greater washington, d.c. >> the book tells us that we should remember that god allowed us to live in temporary shelters, the suka when we lived in the desert for 40 years. we lived in booths knowing we would move from place to place. from one year to the next we lived in different areas. it's to remind us of that experience. the basic requirement is that the roof must be artificial and have m

day the heaviest rain is going to be found across the northern half of myanmar.l out toward the east, monitoring the typhoon prapiroon, it will become a strong typhoon in the next 24 hours. conditions starting to affect the coast of northern luzon, and taiwan, and okinawa islands. waves could reach 4 meters. not sure where the system is going. there is a possibility it could move through the okinawa islands next week. keep you posted on the storm 's progress. heading towards the americas, series of low-pressure systems moving through canada, producing snow showers. the low is producing early season snowen ein ontario. cold across the great lakes. that will move across the east, new england, eastern end of canada will be affected by the storm wednesday. back behind it, the system, the system is producing -- snow showers in alberta. that is going to head towards the east. as the it does, southern matitoba will see the heaviest snow wednesday the we anticipating as much as 15 centimeters of snow to fall across these region. even northern parts of north dakota and mi

today the heaviest rain is going to be found bangladesh, northwestern india, and myanmar.orthwest, monitoring the typhoon. it will continue to move at a slow pace, that means rough sea conditions will prolong across luzon, the eastern half of taiwan, as well as okinawa islands. waves could reach 5 meters today. and it's going to continue to move at a slow pace, so again, rough seas conditions will continue. and it could move through the okinawa islands or taiwan early next week. we'll keep you posted on the storm's progress. temperatures are looking like this. quite warm for this time of year, tokyo at 26 degrees. looking at 19 degrees in seoul, but out towards the west, 8 degrees, should be cooling down into minus 2 degrees as we head into your friday. all right, finally let's go over to the americas. lots of wintery precipitation across canada, but this low has been dumping heavy snow in southern kwoou beck and other parts of kwoou beck. as much as 20 centimeters of snowfall here, north dakota and minnesota may be seeing a mixture of rain and snow. down towards the south

much of the indochina peninsula and the heaviest rain is found in northeastern india and northern myanmar. as for japan, because of humid and cool air comes in from the ocean, the eastern half of the country will see glammy weather and rain showers will likely dissipate in tokyo as we head into this afternoon and temperatures will be cooling down by about 3 degrees compared to yesterday here. 25 degrees in seoul with clear conditions and down towards south 30 in hong kong and 31 in bangkok. moving into the americas then, yesterday we talked about tornado touched down in south carolina and very heavy rain pounded in much of the eastern half of the u.s. conditions are improving but the ohio valley and the eastern seaboard will continue to see a slight risk of severe weather into tonight. out west dry under the big high pressure system and we have red flag warnings posted in the northwestern corner of the u.s. that means conditions are ideal for wildfires and can then to the north we have the very problematic storm over canada behind this cold front. very cold air from the north so snow show

heaviest rain is going to be found bangladesh, northeastern india, as well as the northern half of myanmar. out toward the east we're still monitoring prapiroon. the eastern half of taiwan, as well as okinawa islands, waves could reach five meters today. if it's going to continue to move at a slow pace. so again, rough seas could continue and it could move through the okinawa islands or taiwan early next week. we'll keep you posted on the storm's progress. temperatures are looking like this. quite warm for this time of year. tokyo out 26 degrees. looking at 19 degrees in seoul. out towards the west, 8 degrees in ulan bator. should be cooling down into minus 2 degrees as we head into your friday. alright, finally let's go over to the americas, then. lots of wintry precipitation across canada. this low has been dumping heavy snow in southern quebec and parts of other the rest of quebec. back behind it another system is also producing snow. that's going to head toward southern ontario. we'll see as much as 20 centimeters of snowfall here. even northern parts of minnesota may be seeing a mixtu

tropical storm are still hovering over the sea and today the heaviest rain is in the northern half of myanmar and out east we can see this showing up, typhoon is still hovering over the western pacic atarting to produce at rough seas across the coast and east of taiwan and the southern islands of japan like the okinawa islands from late tonight. waves could reach 4 meters. it is going to continue to move a slow pace over the next several days. we're not sure where it is going but there is a small possibility it could move through the okinawa islands next week. we'll keep you posted. temperatures are looking like this. we're expecting 19 degrees in seoul on wednesday and that is about 3 degrees lower than yestday. tokyo slightly warming up to 24 degrees and out west 19 in chong ching and dropping out of the 30s in hong kong. moving into the americas, lots of snow in canada. this low pressure system is spreading rain and snow in ontario and northern quebec and rain showers in the great lakes where the system will travel towards the east and start to affect new england and the east end of canada

bangladesh as well as the northern half of myanmar.eading into the americas then a parade of low pressure system has been bringing cold preparation in canada, western quebec. while southern ontario is expected to see as much as 20 centimeters of snowfall on your thursday. but down towards the south the weather is likely across central mississippi valley on your thursday. so thunderstorms, gusting winds and even hail are possible. out west an upper cold low is drifting over southern california and nevada, bringing coastal rain and mountain snow. temperatures are above average in los angeles, only 20 degrees expected. up towards the north, chilly in winnipeg with a high of only 7. and below average along the eastern seaboard but hotter than average in the south. 29 degrees expected. i should say 28 degrees in oklahoma city and 31 in houston. all right. finally let's go over to europe. thick clouds are approaching western europe from the atlantic. right now thunderstorms gusty winds and lots of heavy rain are occurring in iceland in part

producing heavy rain along the coast of the southern half of myanmar and central and northern parts of thailand today. so flash floods and landslides are possible here. all right. moving toward the americas then. we an see this compact storm. this is tropical depression olivia. it's continuing to move toward the west. meanwhile, people in the western u.s. are experiencing dry and warm conditions under the influence of a high-pressure system. but it's a different story in central canada and the great lakes region. a potent storm is moving through these regions bringing heavy snow showers and wet conditions, mainly across the western parts of ontario. as much as 30 centimeters of snow is possible into tomorrow afternoon here. and gale-force winds will likely continue, will continue across the great lakes. the system will move toward the east. as it does so, the central parts of the mississippi river valley will turn wet from tuesday. and out east, there's another storm system producing widespread rain along the eastern seaboard. but that should move out to sea by tonight. these storms th

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a new wave of ethnic violence has erupted across western myanmar, killing at least 56 people. dozens more were wounded in the clashes between buddhists and muslims. the violencee-ignited en sunday in rakhine state, triggering the worst fighting the country has seen since june. nearly 2,000 homes were also destroyed and thousands of residents fled the area. in afghanistan, two u.s. troops were killed in what appeared to be another insider attack. it happened on a late morning patrol in southern uruzgan province, when a man in an afghan police uniform turned his gun on e troops.tr it's the second suspected insider attack in two days. yesterday, two british service members died in a shooting with n afghan police officer. in u.s. economic news, new claims for unemployment fell last week, indicating slow but stey jogrgrowth. stocks on wall street edged higher today on a handful of corporate earnings reports. the dow j.nes industrial average gained 26 points to close above 13,103. the nasdaq rose more than four pondts to close at 2,986. those are some of the day's major stories. now

a g-7 finance minister meeting, a g-20 meeting, as well, and japan is eager to broker a deal for myanmar to try to get it past its debt arrears. and japan may pledge support for the esm and announce a purchase of bonds through that facility very similar to the support they showed for their predecessor, the esfs. so a lot going on with a lot of private sector economists flying in to town and some of the fringe events that are happening throughout the week and we'll be bringing you as much commentary from those individuals throughout the week. >> okay, she said she's there all week. joining us in the tud i don't, chief european economist at capital markets. thanks for joining us. the imf talking about the risk for recession alarmingly high and doing more damage than they thought. so how does that translate into either whether we should have policy changes or cha thwhat th means for investors? >> i think for investorses, you have poor economic outlook. and on the other hand, the sense that the very big risks we're talking about over the summer, the break of the new area, early exit by some

there were tens of thousands of people killed a couple of years ago in myanmar in massive floods.verybody senses, americans sense all over the country, things are changing massively and frighteningly, whether this storm is part of that or not, we're just hunkering down right now to try to avoid the worst of this one. >> chuck, isn't it fascinating that back in 2004, 2005, 2006 -- >> but joe -- >> -- politicians were talking about climate change. they just aren't talking about it this year. >> not a word. >> you and i grew up in florida. do you ever remember in your lifetime a hurricane season that has gone to the letter "s"? we have named a storm to the letter "s." it was -- you know, it used to be, look, our grocery store used to do the paper bags, and they'd tell you the names of the storms. as a kid, you were, like, curious. what are the names going to be this year and all this stuff. and you figured, well, you always got -- you got to "h," "i," sometimes "j." you remember gloria was a late storm. >> irene. >> that was "g." we got to "s." we're regularly now getting -- you know

trans-pacific partnership and who has diplomatic elements in the opening of a new relationship with burma and myanmar that hillary clinton highlighted on her trip and the decision to join the east asia soudet summit, something the previous administration hadn't done and this is likely to be premier institution in the world in the years to come and president obama decided that we had to be in that to help shape that. >> thank you the rematch. the second question is going to jeff. both candidates have expressed the desire to seek the best possible relationship with china. what means with each of your candidates adopt to accomplish this and what are the limits they foresee in building such a partnership or positive relationship? what are two areas, specific areas your candidate sees as having the greatest potential for cooperation? >> we have had for years to demonstrate how we are going to conduct the relationship and hope for a second term. i would say that the key elements, the balance between a strong and positive relationship with china combined with strong and powerful relations with our partners

. >>> security forces in myanmar are trying to stem fighting between buddhists and muslims. 67 people have been killed this week. officials declared a state of emergency in rakin. most of the people in the state are buddhists. the minority are muslim people. members of the two communities began fighting last sunday. officials say they don't know when they'll get the violence under control. they say some of the deaths occurred when buddhists and muslims attacked each other. originally put the death toll at 112. they revised it down to 67. buddhists and muslims first fought each other in may. a group of people believed to be muslims had assaulted a buddhist women. the violence is jeopardizing the government's efforts to promote democracy and reconciliation. >>> government forces and opposition fighters in syria are trading fire and accusations instead of observing a temporary ceasefire. both sides agreed to put down their weapons during a muslim holiday. but they've both been involved in fresh violence. government and opposition forces agreed to a proposal by u.n. and arab league leader