people in china are buying more and more new cars and japanese automakers are celebrating a surge in demand there after disappointing sales last year. officials with china association of automobile manufacturers say sales of new cars last month came in over 1.9 million units. that's an increase of more than 1 19%. >>> south korean government officials are grappling with a growing challenge. they try to help incomers who say they've escaped from the north. but more and more of those people are not genuine defectors but north korean spies. justice ministry officials told lawmakers about their efforts to capture north korean agents. they say the number of arrests they've made has grown sharply in the past few years. the officials say they've detained 49 north korean spies in the past decade and they say 21 had pretended to be defectors. they say the spies are members of north korea's state security and intelligence agencies. and say those agents entered the south to get classified information and take defectors back to the north. more than 25,000 north korean defectors live in the south. government officials in seoul are trying to help them adap

they'll be joined by top officials from china, japan russia and the united states. on the agenda will be territorial disputes between china and other countries in the south china sea. the territorial issue proved to be a major sticking point in a meeting between leaders of assign members and china also in brunei on wednesday. the came at a time when choir that's maritime presence is growing in the region. diplomatic sources say philippines president aquino called for an early drafting of legally binding rules to seek a solution to the disputes. he said steps should be taken gradually. japan and the united states are among those calling for an early creation of a legally binding code of conduct. >>> the u.s. secretary of state says his country remains committed to asia, despite the absence of president obama at key regional meetings. obama pulled out of a trip to southeast asia to deal with the shutdown in washington. john kerry made the pledge during a meeting with asean leaders. kerry is filling in for obama who is dealing with a congressional standoff over a budge

for instance, china's customs service run 1861-1911 was controlled by a british official. and china was coerced into 343 evil treaties at some point which paid more than 40 million kilograms of silver as war damages for wars fought on its own land. and china lost 1.6 million acres of territory. so during that period china had little say on its own fate, and was not treated with respect, justice, or fairness on the world stage. these 100 years also are remembered by the chinese nation as a century of national humiliation. this was the chinese revolution of the 20th century, and most of it, generation of chinese in the struggle to regain national independence. it is still a driving force today behind a national effort for revitalization and modernization. all nations cherish independence, but for china, independence was almost lost and was regained with such a sacrifice. that explains why the chinese people hold independence so dearly, and it is only logical and natural that it becomes one of the fundamental principles in china's foreign policy. but i must emphasize here that

officials say the fine mesh in the filter blocks the tiny particles. they say they are boosting output to supply customers in both japan and china. officials at japan's environment ministry are monitoring air pollution with this kind of machine. they have set up about 800 monitoring posts across the country, and they say the level of ph2.5 is below the government-set safety level since june. officials upload the collected data every hour on the environment ministry's website. people can check pollution levels in their areas and find out the precautions they can take to protect their health. researchers at the world health organization say breathing air pollutants increases the risk of lung cancer. working with the latest data, they estimate that in 2010, more than 230,000 people worldwide died from air pollution. in tokyo, the government's top spokesperson said officials are taking the problem seriously. >> translator: the government will cooperate with local municipalities to closely watch and take countermeasures. >> reporter: the government says it is also offering to cooperate with chinese officials. with an offer to share its

actually they may well have already overtaken them in two thousand and eleven if you look at china's official figures around the world gold council saying and regardless of what the demand is going on in china like i said they are playing both sides of the coin to this supply and demand going on they are trying to buy up gold outside of the country not just you know these kind of imports from refineries and through via hong kong what about this so so-called china put in terms of the gold price another words any time the west is dumping their gold in for either reasons of financial instability or manipulation there seems to be a ready by are on the bid at thirteen hundred dollars. with china in asia is that true well i think evidence has already you know back in april when the gold price fell we saw huge volumes going through the shanghai go change this year lane they've bought up sixteen hundred tonnes so they are in the imports from hong kong are consistent i think last year we saw one hundred tons being bought up and you know like we're actually saying with small private investors in the. w

actually they may well have already overtaken them in two thousand and eleven if you look at china's official figures around the world gold council saying i'm a goddess of the demand is going on in china like i said they are playing both sides of the coin in this supply and demand getting. they are trying to buy up gold outside of the country not to see these kind of imports from refineries and through via hong kong what about the so so called china put in terms of the gold price in other words any time the west is dumping their gold in for either reasons of financial instability or manipulation there seems to be a ready buyer on the bid at thirteen hundred dollars. with china in asia is that true i think evidence has already made back in april when you go price we saw huge volumes going through the shanghai go change this year lane they've bought up sixteen hundred tonnes so they are in the imports from hong kong are consistent i think last year we saw one hundred tons being bought up and you know like we're actually saying with small private investors in the west they are buying gold when t

. >>> officials in china's foreign ministry have expressed strong displeasure over the latest visit to yasukuni. >> translator: visits to yasukuni shrine by japanese cabinet ministers in essence glorified japan's history of military aggression. they represent a challenge to the outcome of world war ii, as well as the post-war international order. china firmly opposes such visits. >> the spokesperson says japan's ambassador to china, masato kitera, was summoned to the ministry. embassy officials say kitera responded that the two countries should focus on building mutually beneficial and strategic ties. he said they should not let individual problems affect overall relations. south korea's foreign ministry has not released a formal comment, but an official told nhk that south korea has been consistent in its view that japanese politicians should not visit the shrine. the official urged japanese politicians to humbly reflect on history and behave in a way that's conducive to building trust with neighboring countries. >>> prime minister abe says his cabinet's view of history is consistent

japanese officials want china to help maintain security in the region. they want china to abide by international rules and keep the military budget transparent. they say the senkakus islands will be discussed. they want to reaffirm they're in the treaty. the islands are controlled by japan but claimed by china and taiwan. >>> lawmakers in the ursz are digging in their heels. the republicans are standing by their decision to make an agreement on con ting ens of delays obama care. they're demanding a ransom for doing their job. >> they've shut down the government to deny affordable health insurance to millions of americans. the president warned the full impact of the shutdown may not be noun for some time. the last time it happened in the 90s, it hurt the u.s. economy. hundreds of thousands are told to stay home. national parks, museums and monuments across the country are close. a range of services are unavailable. operations related to national security and public safety are continuing. lawmakers in the house and senate have resumed deliberations on legi

either way, one thing is clear -- dodgy data in china has now been officially acknowledged. unofficially, it has been talked about for a long time. accusations that some local governments inflate the numbers to please a capital hungry for good economic results. chris spaulding says growth might be half of what the government says. >> i think most figures in china should be taken with a large grain of salt. even in china, the chinese populace treats them more as art man science or reliable indicators of reality. patristics on construction, for example, might be over reported -- statistics on construction, for example, may be over reported or they could be financed by debt. -- the premier says he relies on indicators like the volume of goods shipped by train because he cap them independently. >> i don't think there are grounds to be suspicious. generally china's gdp figures are quite accurate, and it does reflect the true of the chinese economy. >> math and getting your numbers right are drilled into chinese students from an early age. not necessarily motivated by love of -- w

investors are also waiting for the official china pmi for october, which is expected to hit a 1.5 yearigh tom according to a reuters poll. >> we will continue to wait with you. the feeling, thank you for joining us live from shanghai to discuss the health of the chinese banking industry. the partner of greater china elite, a leader at ernst & young in beijing, weighed in with me and whether beijing is more worried about this credit or bad loans. >> i wouldn't think the government is very much worried about bad loans, too much money in the system. they just try to control the pace of the growth into a more healthy pace. that means they want their business to grow, but they want the business to grow at a more healthy pace, and also, to be more controlled. >> this bad loan at the banking sector, a lot of people have talked about it for years -- the people who say it is going to be a big problem side effect affected there are always loans that are made. the bad loans are going to rise. that is bad for the banks. on the other hand, a lot of folks say, look, thanks in china have a lot of mon

china and japan hold a combined $2.4-trillion in u-s debt. in its first official response, china says it is the united states' repsonsibility to act. and japan's ministry of finance is reportedly very worried about the situation. add to that the head of the international monetary fund christine lagarde -- who spoke out publicly saying that the failure of u-s politicians to raise the debt ceiling endangers the entire world economy. the government shutdown is creating trying times for traders. last friday --the labor department could not compile its report on unemployment numbers. this week traders will be left guessing on news from usda on grains and livestock. "we're not getting any supply demand report which is a huge report due on friday. most of your energy reports aren't coming out. in addition, your livestock and live cattle -- they're having to take alternative measures like the cme with calculating settlement prices and other data as far as production versus supply versus demand." futures trader phillip streible tells us in many cases traders are basing the

officials from china and the philippines are locked in a dispute over islands in the south china sea. li warned other countries against intervening in the dispute. he said the issue should be solved between relevant parties. >>> many leaders at the apec say they're disappointed u.s. president barack obama will not be there. he's staying in the united states to deal with the government sut-down. vladimir putin says he made the right choice. putin spoke at a business conference on the sidelines of the apec summit in bali. he said obama can't focus on international issues while he's facing the shutdown and a budget impasse. putin said he would have done the same thing. but he suggested obama's absence was a blow to the summit. he said the u.s. is the world's largest economy and what it does is important to the entire world. he said apec leaders hope u.s. officials solve the crisis as soon as possible. >>> international inspectors have launched the process of destroying syrian president bashar al assad's most feared weapon. they're trying to get rid of syria's arsenal of chemical arms. ex

diebold company is accused of spending $3 million dollars on lavish trips and gifts to bribe officials in china, indonesia and russia to win lucrative business deals. diebold will pay $48 million to settle cases with the sec and with the department of justice. in the wake of a record-setting $13 billion fine levied against jp morgan chase comes word that bank of america could pay a $6 billion penalty for it's mortgage practices. regulators are considering the fine after accusing b-of-a of misleading mortgage agencies. s-a-c capital will close its doors in london. reuters reports the hedge fund told staff at s-a-c's london office this week that it's downsizing and will close that office by the end of the year. six employees will also lose their jobs. the company is in the midst of an ongoing insider trading investigation. and reportedly, closing in on a plea deal with prosecutors. employee reviews are in on well known ceo's. glass door dot com has compiled a list of the country's most liked and not so liked c-e-os: among the favorites: facebook's mark zuckerberg with a 97% approval rating and tw

t terry has now arrived in brunei to meet with officials from china and its smaller southeast asian neighbors. a big part of the negotiations will center around cooling tensions over territorial disputes in the south china sea. the summit will also cover political, economic, and security issues. secretarkerry is filling in for president obama who had to cancel because of the ongoing government shutdown. at the live desk, i'm molette green. back to you. >>> metro riders, listen up. the important information one group wants to pass along to you during your ride to work. the>>> and a bit different for students in your neighborhood today. >>> plus, when will we see the first sight of rain? tom has that in your weather and traffi >>> welcome back at 4:40. today volunteers will hand out information about aids and hiv at 13 metro stations. hiv is an epidemic in the metro area. of communities of color and gay and bi-sexual men remain at high risk. volunteers are encouraging people to sign up for the aids walk happening saturday, october 26, at freedom plaza. my co-host here, eun yang, will be hosting

china has left relations between the two neighbors an all time low. but that hasn't stopped a group of the chinese to organize an event. officials at the china japan friendship association are planning to hold the celebration in beijing later this month. the association is chaired by a former p.m. the organizers want to improve relations and expand economic ties. an event to mark the 30th anniversary was held at the great hall of the people in beijing in 2008. about 500 people from both countries atended up clugd the japanese p.m. rime minister at time. they say they're selecting members of their delegation to attend the function. >>> chinese state run military has shown footage of a military drone that the country claims is one of the most advanced. china central television broadcasts video of the drone in flight. an engineer involved in the development said the drone has a wing span of 14 meters and can fly for 20 hours without refueling. it's fitted with missiles and has a camera to film targets on the ground. last month more than 30 types of unmanned aircraft were displayed at an aviation expo. a chinese drone was spotted fo

and i think that china actually offers us the solution because we've talked about this before that there was an official in china who knew that the baby formula was in and yet had had poison or was so smart they yes ok so so and no marketplace big government would have done what it is you know what it was like listen if you're going to run a time chris all going to. me that i. seriously covered up the better shot learning what is scheduled for execution next month but larry flynt is anything but excited i'll ask him why right after the break. we'll do the. technology innovation all the developments around russia. that's huge you're covered. wealthy british style. is not on this. market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on r g. three bureaus you don't know if you don't panic or you're nor responds to ruse. most everyone in my life that i cared about their goal much and then acted like a mosquito well. i was national champion in track and field and also i was ab

and i think that china actually offers us the solution because we've talked about this before that there was an official in china who knew that the baby formula was in and yet had had poison or was so hard to say yes ok so then at the end of the market place big government would have done what it is you know what it was like listen if you are going to run out of time chris all that and you just mentioned i mean that i. seriously covered up the better shot learned what is scheduled for execution next month but larry flynt is anything but excited i'll ask him why right after the break. the no c.n.n. the m.s.m. b c news have taken some knocks lately but the fact is i admire their commitment to cover all sides of the story just in case one of them happens to be accurate. that was funny but it's closer to the truth might think. it's because one fall attention and the mainstream media work side by side with you is actually on you. i don't or teen years we have to print. because the news of the world just is not this funny i'm not laughing dammit i'm not. going to stick to the jokes will handle them. i would r

china has just bought five percent of ukraine now they're writing that china will lease five percent of ukraine over ukrainian officials themselves claim that china won't be getting either and that this is a deal about some drip irrigation system the situation didn't explode onto the internet to the fantasies of bloggers the south china morning post reported that one company does have a crop in pig farming plant design utilized nine percent of ukraine's territory also last year the ban on foreigners buying leave ukraine. been lifted although i am the distressed will proceed getting a rich foreign country to pay to develop your nation's might not be too bad of a deal it would definitely take a lot of money to restore ukraine's farming to its former glory they see that ukraine used to be the bread basket of europe agree that steps back could really help the country but selling off or even just leasing nine percent of the nation's territory is absolutely unacceptable doing a large project with the chinese that is mutually beneficial is one thing but selling or leasing off your country is another and by another i mean trea

officials at the china/japan friendship association are planning to hold a celebration in beijing later this month. the association is chaired by former foreign minister. a spokesperson says the organizers want improve relations and expand economic ties. an event to mark the 30th anniversary was held at the great hall of the people in beijing in 2008. about 500 people from both countries attended including the japanese prime minister at the time. and then prime minister president had yu jing tao. >>> beautiful blue skies here in tokyo, but we are seeing a tropical storm near okinawa islands. >> due to the warm sea surface temperature, this system will be fed and energized and intensified into a strong typhoon status by the time it reaches the okinawa islands. it looks like the wind gusts of 126 kilometres per hour near center will become about 200 kilometres per hour as it passes by these islands in towards our weekend. so you're going to be looking at a very stormy weekend ahead of you in and around these country. now, another storm system has fo formed far away in the pacific. this sy

princetons, china's custom services from 1861 to 1911 was controlled by a british official china was coerced into 343 illegal treaties at gunpoint. within authority million kilograms for the war and china lost 1.6 million square kilometers. so during that period it wasn't treated with respect, justice or fairness on the world stage. they are remembered by the chinese nation as a century of national humiliation. this led to the chinese revolution in the 20th century and motivated generations of chinese in the struggle with two national independence. the nation cherishes its independence but for china independence was almost lost and was gained. that is why they hold independence so dearly and it is only natural and that it becomes one of the fundamental principles in the foreign policy. but i must emphasize here that when we talk about this national humiliation, we are not talking about seeking revenge, we just want to safeguard our independence and sovereignty like the rest of the world. we know that two wrongs don't. some are more equal than others is a horrible thing for all. we wan

at the same time, china's official news agency says it extends the fuse on the u.s. debt bond., can america regain her standing and reputation? >> yes and no. and in the sense that it may have gone, but it's not gone completely. it's still the biggest market in the world. and where does the 600-pound gorilla sit? where it wants to. as long as it's got big, deep, liquid markets, investors will still be coming here. what is lost is credibility. it has created an element of exaspiration and frustration, because as the can has been kicked down the road -- >> or passed in this case, nicely. >> and, you know, the can gets kicked back again. it keeps getting kicked backwards and forwards, and what eventually happens, is people loses their temping. >> all right. here's the can. we have to fill it with cash, because the more we fill it, the more it costs the united states to borrow money. if we have interest rates going up, zane, the interesting thing, it will cost more for the united states to service the debt we already have. the ratings agencies talking about a warning of a downgrade

china markets are out of action today, but we have official september pmi data. washington's political standoff is weighing on sentiment. on the other hand, asian markets were slightly higher after yesterday's steep drop. the nikkei 225 finished imaginally in the green. but the topics ended just a tad lower. south korean shares gained a modest 0.1%. even with the country's september exports seeing their biggest drop in seven months, consumer fell to a historic low. toyota's domestic sales were up with its high end lexus jumping 20% on the year. but shares ended on a flat note today. nissan shares fell 1%. and honda sales surged 50% thanks to its latest compact model and the stocks gained nearly 1% in today's trade. that's a look at asia markets. back to you girls in london. >> thanks, sish juan. it's remarkable how stocks are taking the partial shutdown in the u.s. government in stride. let's get to louisa now for what's going on in this side of the world. >> yeah, it is. but remember, we've had plenty of time to prepare for this. but right now what we're seeing

china officials claim that they will not be getting either and this is a deal about an era geisha and this deal did not explode out of the internet due to fantasies of bloggers. one company does have a farming plant designed to utilize nine percent of their territory. last year, the ban on foreigners buying land in the ukraine has been lifted. a distrustful pro-sovereignty type, getting a country to develop your nation's might not be a bad deal. they say the ukraine used to be the breadbasket of europe. in this respect, it would really help the cuntry. but selling off or leaving nine percent of the country is not feasible. selling or leasing off your country is treason. that is just my opinion. >>> hello and welcome to "newsline," it's monday, october 7th, i'm katherine kobayashi in tokyo. people on both sides of a political divide in egypt have taken to the streets in one of the most violent days in months. at least 44 people were killed in fighting between supporters and opponents of ousted president

the official reduced their protection for china from 8.2% to 7.6% quoting an economic slowdown, but they welcomed the chinese government's efforts toward more sustainable growth. officials cut their overall growth estimate for their region from 2014 by half a percentage point to 6.2%. they called for the structural reform to stabilize financial markets and achieve sustainable expansion. >>> the japanese government plans to close low monitor whether a $50 billion stimulus package will lead to an increase in wages. the new package is set to be formulated in december. ahead of the plan consumption tax hike to 4% next april. chief cabinet secretary suga said the new measures are aimed at bringing around an increase in business profits and wages. this should lead to the creation of new jobs. >> translator: the government will, as far as possible, consider various measures to understand how businesses reflect higher profits in payments to their workers. of course, we will look closely at how the trend in wages moves. on the issue of raising the consumption tax to 10% in october 2015, suga said

china has just bought five percent of ukraine now they're writing that china will lease five percent of ukraine over ukrainian officials themselves claim that china won't be getting either and that this is a deal about some drip irrigation system the situation didn't explode onto the internet to the fantasies of bloggers the south china morning post reported that one company does have a crop in pig farming plan design utilized nine percent of ukraine's territory also last year the ban on foreigners buying land of ukraine. been lifted although i am the distrustful pro sovereignty type getting the rich foreign country to pay to develop your nation's agriculture might not be too bad of a deal it would definitely take a lot of money to restore ukraine's farming to its former glory they see that ukraine used to be the bread basket of europe agree that status spec could really help the country but selling off or even just leasing nine percent of the nation's territory is absolutely unacceptable doing a large project with the chinese that is mutually beneficial is one thing but selling or leasing off your country is another a

china has just bought five percent of ukraine now they're writing that china will lease five percent of ukraine over ukrainian officials themselves claim that china won't be getting out of there and if this is a deal about some drip irrigation system the situation didn't explode onto the internet to the fantasies of bloggers the south china morning post reported that one company does have a crop in pig farming plan design utilize ninety percent of ukraine's territory also last year the ban on foreigners buying land ukraine. been lifted although i am the distrustful pro sovereignty type getting a rich foreign country to pay to develop your nation's agriculture might not be too bad of a deal it would definitely take a lot of money to restore ukraine's farming to its former glory they see that ukraine used to be the bread basket of europe agree that status spec could really help the country but selling off or even just leasing nine percent of the nation's territory is absolutely unacceptable doing a large project with the chinese that is mutually beneficial is one thing but selling or leasing off your country is another a

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