as we know this is the twelfth summit that will the head of state meeting of the shanghai cooperation organization which created in two thousand and one to place matters in perspective we have to recall that with not only the full six members of the c.e.o. but with the fact that in two thousand and five india pakistan iran and mongolia are well were welcomed as observers of nations some sort of course go over some sri lanka to become what are called dialogue partners there's been discussion i have of the summit and was to give a pound south that afghanistan may join is that as of observer and turkey may join as a dialogue partner but even as currently constituted the shanghai cooperation organization its collective population somehow believe i'm on the right with god to lie on my own so the c.e.o. members and observer states sixty percent of the eurasian land so this is a very important organization and it's one that still even twelve years after its foundation stone the embryo stage of money in many ways and one that once it's fully bore and comes into the world in earnest is going t

to china his first state visit as russia's president will be transforming into the summit of the shanghai cooperation organization the organization which has celebrated its ten year anniversary last year and definitely all sides all countries involved in this organization have been noting that the corporation has been very successful especially in this security field something which has been a burning issue for the central asian states and that's where we already know that there has been very great success in the talks between the leaders of the countries we're also expecting very many important meetings on the sidelines of the summit between putin and the presidents of ghana stan and iran something which we of course will be bringing more information on as soon as we get it and this will probably be the main focus certainly this summit comes just a day after the start of official state visit to china of these sites have managed to assign very important agreements and listing economic ties and have managed to exchange their views on many different global policy issues and reported that th

but it is well he says the shanghai cooperation organization has a potential to become a serious force. as we know this is the twelfth summit the twelfth head of state meeting of the shanghai cooperation organization which created in two thousand and one to place matters in perspective we have to recall that with not only the full six members of the c.e.o. but with the fact that in two thousand and cry india pakistan iran and mongolia are well were welcomed as a sort of servant made friends and some sort of course fell over us in sri lanka the ground what are called dialogue partners there's been discussion i have of the summit and we'll see what and south that afghanistan may join as there is on the server in turkey a joint is a dialogue partner but even as currently constituted this shanghai cooperation organization is collective population represents half of the home on the graves of the land now so see all members on the server states sixty percent of the regime land so this is a very important organization and it's one that still even twelve years after its foundation stone the em

for the past year, we have been given access to shanghai's number eight high school. finals -- final ledger students prepare for university and take the exam. mali feeling the pressure. she is hoping to attend a prestigious university and needs to do well. it is tough. there is little time to relax, she tells me. despite her family's low-income, they moved house, paying more rent to live closer to the school for her final year. private tutoring, anything she needs, we try to support her, her father says. she does an extra six hours of study every night. china's policy makers admit the system puts too much pressure on families and robs children of their social life. why is it so hard to change? >> we have modern -- you cannot say in one night, all the behavior changed. >> this year, when school was shown to be giving children energy-boosting injections from intravenous drips. there has been some reform. in theory, the schools must now provide an hour of physical activity every day, and in some ways, china's problem is a nice one to have. the system means shanghai now l

the new entities will sell beer in shanghai and neighboring areas. the japanese firm already holds the largest share of shanghai's beer market but says price competition is heating up. suntory says the tie-up will help improve efficiency and extend its reach in the lucrative beer market. >>> nissan's electric car, the leaf, will be launched as a taxi cab in brazil on a trial basis. two units will go around next week. the largest city in south america. the cars are zero emissions shown on the outside. the city officials say these cars would be the first electric taxi cabs in central or south america. the mayor took a ride to experience the quiet comfort. sao paulo plans to add eight units by the end of the year and installed 15 charging stations. the move comes as pollution is getting worse in brazil's fast growing urban areas as more and more people drive cars. >>> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster. but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we'll show you

information on as soon as we get it and this will probably be the main focus of this summit of the shanghai cooperation organization certainly this summit comes just a day after the start of official state visit to china. during which these sites have managed to sign very many very important agreements and listing economic ties and military ties and definitely the most important thing that the countries beijing and moscow have managed to exchange their views on many different global policy issues and reported that they have been seeing eye to eye on all those issues in particular certainly the growing military strength of the united states in the asian pacific region something which greatly concerns china russia is agreeing with beijing on that matter and certainly the developments in the middle east even if we didn't mention that that russia and china are see eye to eye on the syrian conflict and as we know china and russia have been we have all been saying about coffin and speech plan that must be implemented as the only solution peaceful solution to the ongoing syrian conflict now a defi

nhk reports from shanghai. mari yamada reports. >> reporter: this industrial park near shanghai is crowded with japanese companies. a passion for doing business in china has prompted some of them even to relocate their head offices. this auto parts maker is one of them. it moved its headquarters to hong kong in 2010. the company operates factories here and in another part of china. together, they employ about 400 people. the manufacturer left a four-member managing staff back in japan. it makes all important decisions in china. the company says it has tax and financing advantages in the country. in addition, the head office has more flexibility because it's closer to the customers and plants. the firm has been aggressively developing new customers in china. not only among japanese companies, but also chinese and western businesses as well. on this day, company director visited the auto parts maker for the first time. >> translator: our quality control system is good. we will be able to produce the kind of parts

as we know this is the twelfth summit that will the out of state meeting of the shanghai cooperation organization was created in two thousand and one to place of matters in perspective we have to recall that with not only the full six members of the c.e.o. but with the fact that in two thousand and cry india pakistan iran and mongolia are well more welcome those sort of certain age groups than does some sort of course followers in sri lanka the ground what are called dialogue partners there's been discussion i have of the some of them will see it with them so that afghanistan may join as it is on the server in turkey may join the dialogue partner but even as currently constituted this shanghai cooperation organization struck the population response after leaving the graves of the lamb out of the sea all members of the observer states sixty percent of the eurasian land so this is a very important organization and it's one that still even twelve years after its foundation stone the ambriel state in many many ways and one that once it's fully bore and comes into the world in earnest is

and i think that importance of shanghai cooperation organization is growing but it will be limited to the central asian region that you can use a car and we see these organizations draw more and more countries of tension and a number of countries demonstrated their interest. organizations but i think. in the number of years to carmel we need to a number sooner can we use organization strong understand of them why just innovations by you know origins is membership and certain ways and also it's important it's need to use this organization you just do instance in konami of corporations because in the past years since all the single minded focus on security of political. or to make this organization substandard we need two people more attention to it canonical corporations or man the member states and the top three more. organizations where you mentioned security there and of course the summit will be focusing on tackling terrorism separatism the extremism in eurasia but how effective can it be in that in that forum. you know so generally speaking it's a channel three so called as you wi

in -- 7:00 in the evening in shanghai and midday in london. the burmese opposition leader is set to address westminster. it is a rare honor. it is a mark of her remarkable journey from prisoner to the international symbol for the fight for political freedom. is all of this too much, too soon for a country that still has a long way to go? more on that in a moment. but first, here is naille. >> aung san suu kyi has already begun her day on her whistle stop tour of europe. she is also due to meet prince charles and the duchess of cornwall. it has been quite a week. on saturday, she was able to violate collect her peace prize. it was aboard -- awarded to her in 1991. >> i understand the significance of the prize. it made me real once again. the nobel peace prize opened up a door to my heart. >> after that, she was with pop stars in dublin before heading to britain. they sang her hobby birthday as she arrived at the london school of economics on her 67th birthday. and she popped in to the bbc which had kept her going in the early years of solitary

on the university campus in shanghai, students form a long line. they want to see shi and her colleagues perform the hunchback of notre dame. the troupe sometimes takes its shows to universities to expose students to chinese opera. for many students, it was the first chinese opera they had ever seen. along with many of those in opera, this is not found in hugo's novel. shi wanted to demonstrate the unique energy of chinese opera. the story draws to a close. the leading actor dances with the body of the young woman, who is dead. european dance inspired the choreographer to create this scene. the young audience loved it. >> translator: i used to think opera was boring, but the plot intrigued me and the performance was excellent. >> translator: it was terrific. >> translator: it's important to preserve the tradition, and at the same time create something new. i feel i'm gradually learning what art is all about, and how we should present it on the stage. i'll devote myself to improving chinese opera, and cherish it as a gift from heaven. >> reporter: s

they will lead the discussions of the shanghai cooperation organization. hu regards stability at home as the top priority ahead of a leadership change later this year. putin is expected to urge other members to rally behind russian in opposing a missile defense system that nato plans to deploy in europe. >>> a fleet of indian warships has arrived in japan for a joint naval drill. countries in the region are concerned about regional security. >> reporter: the four indian ships, including a destroyer sailed into the bay near tokyo before docking on tuesday morning. the crew will prepare for the simulated search and rescue mission on sunday. >> translator: i hope the joint exercise will help deepen exchanges between the two countries. >> reporter: the joint drill is held with china's military presence in mind. they have asserted a more strong stance in the south china sea. sunday's drill is held in line with an agreement reached in november to increase contacts between the two country's military forces. >> and we look forward to developing greater interoperab

they met in beijing on the sidelines of the shanghai summit. ahmadinejad said iran's first nuclear power plant was built and operated with technical assistance from russia. he said it serves as a symbol of nuclear cooperation. he asked russia for its continued support of his country's right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. putin said russia backs iran's peaceful nuclear development but not the development of weapons. iranian officials are scheduled to visit moscow later this month to attend the next round of international negotiations on their nuclear program. >>> democratic reform in myanmar has received another show of support. australian government leaders say they will lift economic sanctionss and increase financl assistance. the foreign minister met with thein sein and aung san suu kyi. he said the country should move even faster. he said the sanctions will be lifted within a few weeks. they include bans on financial transactions and travel restrictions on military personnel. he said australia will double its annual aid to almo

reaching 33 degrees in beijing, and the same goes for shanghai. tokyo coming up 27 degrees.t will cool down to 20 degrees as we head into saturday. all right. heading over to the americas. we can see bright clouds over the plains. underneath the clouds we're seeing lots of active weather. the risk of severe weather will remain in north dakota down toward colorado. we have tornado warnings and watches in place in and around wyoming. it looks like heavy rain will move out of the region over the next 24 hours, but the western great lakes region and southwestern portion of ontario will turn quite wet on friday. and there's another batch of heavy rain moving into new england. to the south, a rain band is still lying over the coast of the gulf state. lots of thundershowers will likely remain for the next couple days. up toward the north, we have another low-pressure system bringing cold air moving into the british columbia region and the pacific northwest because the syst is dragging cold air, as i mentioned, temperatures are on the chilly side. 13 in vancouver. 14 in seattle. fee

shanghai walk the ivory coast striker signed a two and a half year contract with a big spending club reportedly earning up to three hundred thousand u.s. dollars a week the thirty four year old spent eight years at chelsea scoring one hundred goals in two hundred twenty six appearances he went out on the high scoring the decisive penalty in their champions league final victory over a bar in munich just last month. now in ice hockey more accolades have been showering on russian star you'd get a moloch and the pittsburgh penguins forward has been named the n.h.l.'s most valuable player the twenty five year old collected his maiden heart memorial trophy after ceremony in las vegas he also picked up his second r. ross trophy as their regular season scoring leader the two thousand and nine stanley cup champion posted fifty goals and fifty nine assists malkin was also named the most valuable player at last month's ice hockey world championships after guiding rush out so their third crown in five years. and to basketball and the n.b.a. now where miami could be just one game away. way from c

elsewhere dizzy a drug has left chelsea and joined chinese superleague side shanghai shanghai walk the ivory coast striker signed a two and a half year contract with the big spending club reportedly earning up to three hundred thousand u.s. dollars a week the thirty four year old spent eight years at chelsea scoring one hundred goals in two hundred twenty six appearances he went out on a high scoring the decisive penalty in their champions league final victory over bar in munich last month. and briefly about basketball and the n.b.a. now miami could be just one game away from claiming their second title following a one zero four ninety eight home victory in game four of the final series against oklahoma the score is now three one to the heat as the next match takes place on thunderous courts and kevin durant's knows that his side have nothing to lose at this point as they will try to get back into the contest on thursday. real to one with a chance to. take it back to oklahoma city. tomorrow we can win three games in a row here. we can win the series you know but next game we're going t

elsewhere dizzy had drogba has left chelsea and joined chinese superleague side shanghai shanghai while the ivory coast striker signed its and a half year contract with the big spending club reports of the earning app to three hundred thousand us dollars a week the thirty four year old spent eight years at chelsea scoring one hundred goals in two hundred twenty six appearances he went out on a high scoring the size of the penalty in their champions league final victory over byard munich just last month. now in ice hockey more accolades have been showering on russian star you gainey moloch in that very penguins forward has been named the n.h.l.'s most valuable player the twenty five year old collected his maiden hart memorial trophy at a ceremony in last vegas he also picked up his second or ross trophy as the regular season scoring leader the two thousand and nine stanley cup champion boasted fifty goals and fifty nine assists molecule was also named the most valuable player at last month's ice hockey world championship after guiding the russia so their third ground in five years. and b

on a university campus in shanghai, students form a long line. thy want to see them perform "the hunchback of notre dame." the troupe sometimes takes the show to university to expose students to chinese opera. ♪ >> reporter: for many students, it was the first chinese opera they had ever seen. this scene is not found in hu hugo's novel. the story draws to a close. the leading actor dances with the body of the young woman, who is dead. european dance inspired the choreographer to create the scene. the young audience loved it. >> translator: i assumed chinese opera was boring, but the performance was marvelous. >> the west meets east in a way i've ever seen before. terrific. >> translator: it's important to preserve the tradition and at the same time create something new. i feel i'm gradually learning what art is all about. and how we should present it on the stage. i'll devote myself to improving chinese opera and cherish it as a gift from heaven. >> reporter: she feels that young people crave for something that touches their heart. she has been o

then towards the east. 30 degrees in shanghai. 29 in chongqing. and clear skies and sunshine in tokyo at 24. 24 also is the expected high in ulon. into america. we're going to be talking about what's going on in the plains. some storms along the new mexico border into texas. we've also got some severe storms targeti down into the dakotas right now. that's going to move further towards the east. staying very dry to the southwest around four corners. severe fire danger from new mexico up through into wyoming. it looks like there's rainfall in here but it really is not a significant amount of moisture coming in. so staying very dry. and with drought conditions in the southwest. in the east the rain is starting to move out finally after a soggy week. the showers will remain along the gulf coast there towards the east and through florida. the heat is building in the south. 41 in phoenix. and down in towards the south of texas. so those heat indyicesindices. as we head into europe another storm moving into the british isles bringing heavy rain and stron

they say the paperwork show the ship transported four large vehicles from shanghai. japanese officials say it's likely these vehicles matched those displayed during a military parade in april in north korea and say exporting this type of hardware violates resolutions that ban countries from sending materials related to weapons of mass destruction to north korea. japanese officials are reporting their findings to the u.n. >>> a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson is denying the accusati accusations. >> translator: china firmly opposing proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. we strictly implement u.n. resolutions. >> he added firms in china do not export goods that are banned by security council resolutions or chinese law. >>> nhk world senior reporter gives us more insight into the special vehicles that have been transported to north korea. >> where the international community has raised concerns over the launch, which for the first time appeared in public in pyongyang on april 15th. this reportedly carries long-range missile, so if the vehicles were exported

as for the highs, 28 in shanghai. 32 in beijing.okyo another high with 34 but we're expecting a sunny and warm weekend. that's definitely something we're looking forward to. we're heading over to the americas. we even fwobet a low pressure system producing lots of heavy rain across eastern canada stretching from quebec down toward the texas panhandle. and as the system moves toward the east, things will turn quite severe across the mid-atlantic region onour friday. out toward the west, we've got another disturbance coming in to the west coast, so things will turn quite wet and gusty. down toward the south we've got an area of disturbances that's producing lots of thunderstorms in the yucatan peninsula, cuba, and the southern florida peninsula. and there's a 50% chance of becoming a tropical sigh loan within the next 48 hours or so. we'll keep you informed of the progress. temperatures on the eastern seaboard, reach 34g in washington, d.c. and 33 in new york. but as the cold front moves through, we're expecting cooler -- we're expect

working in shanghai, as a fine line she posts information about imported cosmetics. how wavo postses are very popular and she now has 75,000 followers. this came to the notice of an advertising agency. it asked her to write on-line reviews of various skin care product. she then began to be contacted by cosmetics companies. now her reviews of their products earn her $1,900 a month boosting her income. >> i try it make sure to point out the good aspects and the bad. i want people to say they can trust a product based on what i say. >> advertising comments are drawing a list of people like jan who have been waibo followers. they pick up the ones they think will be best for endorsing product comments via waibo. >> translator: some waibo celebrities have hundreds of thousands of followers. they yield amazing influence in getting people to trust products. >> the growing influence of micro blogs made them a key median for companies aiming to expand near business in china. nhk world, shanghai. >> turkish leaders have levelled new allegations against sir why and the downing a

this woman works for an insurance firm in shanghai. as a sideline she posts important information about cosmetics. her posts are very popular and she now has 75,000 followers. these came to the notice of an advertising agency. it asked jan to write online reviews of various skin scare products. she then began to be contacted electronically by cosmetics companies. now her reviews of their products earn her as much as $1,900 a month. boosting her income by 160%. >> translator: i tried to make sure to point out the good aspects and the bad. i want people to say they can trust a product based on what i say. >> reporter: advertising come pans are drawing up lists of people like jan who have many weibo followers. they pick up the ones they think will be best for endorsing products, comments via weibo. >> some weibo celebrities have hundreds of thousands of followers. they yield amazing influence in getting people to trust products. >> the growing influence of weibo, microblogs has made them a key medium for companies. that are aiming to expa

when you see on the streets in beijing or shanghai. four grandparents, two parents, and one child, that's the heritage of the one child policy. >> rose: they're worried about this in singapore, too, and lot of countries where they've had a very low birth rate, sometimes imposed by the state in one way or the other. >> for china, my understanding is most people recognize the bad consequences of the one child policy but not dealing with the population problem would have been worse because the weight of numbers is still so huge there. here's the way i can most vividly think of it-- china's land mass is like the u.s. east of the mississippi and their population is like all of the americas plus japan, plus nigeria. they still have a lot of people there. dealing with the actuarial consequenceconsequences and psye colones is a problem but the other would be worse. >> rose: you have the worry about slow growth and other issues. do they, because it's state capitalism-- a.-- b. because it's state controlled and they can do pretty much what they

at the end of the two-day summit of the shanghai corporation. chinese president hu jintao and vladimir putin took part. mahmoud ahmadinejad attended as an observer. the statement declares the shanghai group is against military interference in the affairs of the middle east and north africa. it also rejects any forced handover of power or sanctions and stresses that progrblems should be resolved with dialogue. this comes in the wake of the arab spring. analysts say china may fear the exit of assad may open the door to more western dominance of the region. susumu kojima, nhk world, beijing. >>> japan is promoting its visit japan campaign at an international tourism expo in seoul. the four day korea world travel fair kicked off on thursday with 60 countries participating. about 20 japanese organizations are exhibiting at the event. jr east railway is using 3-d video to promote tourist destinations in the northeast. some concerns were divorcvoiced the fukushima daiichi disaster but it attracted a lot of south koreans. >> translator: i often watch ja

here is a report from shanghai. >> with the road blocks in place, not even traffic noise is allowed to disturb china's stressed out students. these the last-minute arrivals then and these are the anxious parents wait agent the school gates. no one does exam stress quite like this. what's it like being a student? well, for the past year, we've been given access to chiang hay's number eight high school. it's the final year students prepare for the university and entrance exam. this girl is feeling the pressure. she's hoping to attend the prestigious university and needs to do well. it's tough. there's little time to relax, the she tells me. despite her family's low income, they've moved house, paying more tronalt live closer to the school for her final year. private tutoring, anything she needs, we try to support her, her father says. she does an extra six hours of study every night, china's policymakers admit the system puts too much pressure on families and robs children of their social life. so why is it proving so hard to change? >> we have more than 2,000 years of road to landing. w

china also had sharp words for iran's president, who is attending the shanghai 6 meeting as an observer. china stressed its opposition to nuclear weapons in the middle east and said it applied to iran, which is widely suspected of trying to build a nuclear bomb. >> sellers in israel have lost a battle that pitted them against the prime minister. >> netanyahu actually supports settlement building. it is one of the main bones of contention in israel's dispute with the palestinians, but in this case, he was on the other side of the argument. >> the case centers on five apartment blocks built on private land -- palestinian land, that is -- after the supreme court ruled they should be demolished. settlers took their case directly to parliament. >> now they have lost a vote to have their properties declared legal. >> i too was a bitter victory for benjamin netanyahu. the prime minister blocked the bid by far right lawmakers to legalize on authorized jewish settlements in the west bank, but he was left having to justify his action. >> there is no government that supports or will support settle

drogba us what's the champions league winners for chinese superleague scribblers and big spenders shanghai shane hall. and king malkin the pittsburgh penguins star you get involved in its name the any chills most a valuable player for the first time. for both first and a battle of former finalists is jew this thursday night chris shatter and all those portugal take on the czech republic in the quarter fine. year olds once it's well in warsaw ok pork rich previews of that match for us plus all the other last aids clashes. so the group stage guillotine of euro two thousand and twelve has dispatched co-host ukraine and poland not to mention world cup finalists holland and early prospects russia but how will the remaining teams fare in the knockout stage after days break the focus is back on the quarter finals where history could help decide the prospects of the eight that made the cut. first up of the national stadium in warsaw on thursday it's group a win as the czech republic vs group b. runners up portugal captain cristiana are now though he of the cost hair and dizzying step overs is comi

well elsewhere today drug has left chelsea enjoying chinese super league side shanghai shun wah the ivory coast strike a standard two and a half year contract with the big spending club reportedly earning up to three hundred thousand u.s. dollars awake the thirty four year old spent eight years at chelsea scoring one hundred goals in two hundred twenty six appearances he went out on a high scoring the decisive penalty in the champions league final victory over munich last month. elsewhere indian cricketer saying is a return to the sport of the twenty twenty world cup later this year the big hitting batsman was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in two thousand and twelve and spent more than a month in a boston hospital in the united states his target is to play the i.c.c. event in sri lanka in september the thirty year old has already returned to light training and says his recovery is on the right track. on board six stations of dreaming very low dreaming very very few so i'm just getting back into the groove. this be like a normal word you know breathe normally normally which is a lot

drug bust once the champions league winners for a chinese super league strugglers on big spenders shanghai shambaugh. the last chance saloon russia's basketball squad gear up for the olympic qualifying event in venezuela the last chance to make london twenty twelve. but football where the quarterfinal line up twenty twelve is now nine england and france shattering co-host ukraine's dreams by securing the two qualifying spots from group d. reports from kiev. so it's england and france to go through from group d. and we're respectively play italy and spain in the quarter finals of euro two thousand and twelve well first up at the donbass arena internat skate was england wrong on ukraine ill and a controversial victory at that it was an england man who was making his return wayne rooney who missed the best chance of the half back after two match ban and his mansion on teammate ashley young found a cross on the left hand side but rooney practically unchallenged could only had white however three minutes after the interval i really swiftly made amends the cross this time coming from the right h

well elsewhere didier drogba has left chelsea and joined chinese superleague side shanghai show the ivory coast striker signed a two and a half year contract with the big spending club reportedly earning up to three hundred thousand u.s. dollars a week the thirty four year old spent eight years at chelsea scoring one hundred gold in two hundred twenty six appearances he went out on a high scoring the decisive penalty in their champions league final victory over by munich last month. now to basketball where the heat are one win away from securing their second ever and be a championship the star trio of lebron james twain wade and chris bosh all making big contributions in miami's game for victory over oklahoma on tuesday james turning in a gutsy performance with twenty six points in twelve assists the reigning in the gambling pay shaking off neck rams to hit a crucial three pointer near the end of the fourth quarter the thunder now with their backs against the wall no team in history has the coverage for. three one deficit in a best of seven series. all the whole work there was put into th