singapore is a half day ahead of the united states. that means, lucas film can work 24 hours a day from its base in san francisco. 500 people now work at the singapore studio. 200 more will be hired over the next two years. >> singapore offers very good infrastructure. ip, intellectual property is very well protected, which is very important for us. and also we got very good support from the government to develop the entertainment business over the long term. >> reporter: next year, lucas film plans to open new studio in the same multimedia industrial zone as a government-funded mediapolis now under construction. the singapore government will build state of the art facilities on the 19-acre site, including a special effects studio in the digital media lab. the aim is to bring together game and animation software producers. along with tv and other multimedia firms. established media giants are not the only targets. here, a government official welcomes the head of a japanese venture firm who came to seek advice. the singapore government

singapore is a half day ahead of the united states. that means lucas film can work 24 hours a day from its base in san francisco. 500 people now work at the singapore studio. 200 more will be hired over the next two years. >> singapore offers very good infrastructure, it intellectual property is protected, which is very important for us, and also we got very good support from the government to develop the entertainment business over the long term. >> reporter: next year, lucas film plans to open a new studio in the same multimedia industrial zone as the government funded mediapolis, now under construction. the singapore government will build state of the art facilities on the 19 acre site, including a special effects studio and a digital media lab. the aim is to bring together producers with tv and other multimedia firms. established media giants are not the only targets. here, a government official welcomes the head of a japanese venture firm who came to seek advice. the singapore government even has an investment fund to support new

singapore is a very small place. but that seems to be -- this seems to be a view out there, certainly in the far east, that you can develop your economy, moving people in larger asian countries like the ones that rebecca covered by the tens to hundreds of millions out of rural poverty, is more important than having an argument about which person should be running which provincial government. we don't need your -- your ideas are culture-bound. what's our answer to that argument? >> well, i think the episode you describe was really i think the highlight of the conference, as you can imagine. in free speech in the united states, free press begins not at the very beginning when the first amendment is put in in the 18th century in the constitution, but in 1919. no supreme court case in the united states until 1919. and at that moment, three cases come to the supreme court. one of them involves a candidate for president of the united states. eugene debs, socialist party candidate. he gave a speech in ohio, he praise the pe

. >>> turning to singapore, where this week is all about fashion. young designers from across asia are competing to make a name for themselves. and singapore also hopes to establish a reputation as asia's capital of style. mark ho reports. >> reporter: models are strutting down the runways as part of a series of events in a launch into a leading fashion club. singapore fashion exchange is an annual event designed to turn the city into a cutting-edge industry. on monday, 12 promising designers from out of east asian countries, japan and south korea presented their collections. the event could also help boost tourism. new middle-class consumers from across the region flocked to singapore to shop for global fashion brands. >> it takes time to develop ourselves as the fashion hub. but i think we're slowly but surely getting that. we have all these events, and the rest of asia look to singapore. >> reporter: through events like these, singapore is trying to attract more apparel companies and nurture a new generation of home-grown designers. mark ho, nhk

it is a love and a clock in the morning here in singapore. >> -- it is 11:00 in the morning here in singapore. >> broadcasting debut is an america and around the world, this is -- broadcasting to viewers in america and around the world, this is newsday. the free syrian army has given the government a 40-hour deadline to withdraw all of its forces. otherwise, it will abandon any commitment to the international peace plan. the ultimatum comes as 13 bodies were found near a city. some had been shot in the head. the u.s. security council is searching for a new response following the massacre of 108 people last week. this warning -- warning, this report contains images of bodies. >> there is no sign of kofi annan's plea for peace in syria. the latest pictures show outbreaks of violence in different parts of the country. syrian forces may have pulled back from this check point where last friday's massacre took place, but the government insists the terrorists carried out the atrocities. >> the government, the people are extremely troubled with these heinous and unjustified terrorist crimes. >> today

this 200-meter skyscraper lacks a steel frame, as do around 95% of singapore's high-rises. most projects entrusted to japanese companies so far have been built with reinforced concrete. different building materials are not the only obstacle. japanese face deep competition from chinese companies which have won several major contracts in recent years. >> translator: we'll promote our technologies that use steel frames. to gain a competitive edge we aim to highlight our technical know-how for projects involving unique designs or high-rises. >> reporter: price competitiveness is a common issue for all japanese firms as they try to remarket shares in asia. in the construction field, the question is whether the technology used in japan will provide the key to unlocking the southeast asian market. yoshio arima, nhk world, singapore. >>> china is now facing a range of serious environmental problems. and the world is watching to see how it is trying to tackle them. air and water pollution and global warming are large and complex issues. with china still enjoying robust economic grow

from hawaii he'll head to singapore. on saturday, secretary pa net a that will deliver remarks at the shangri-la dialogues. while in singapore he's scheduled to meet with leaders from singapore, japan, republican of korea, australia, and other nations. following our stay in singapore the secretary will travel to vietnam. the united states has a long-term commitment to advancing a strong bilateral defense relationship with vietnam that is based on mutual trust and understanding. this visit will afford us an opportunity to continue to work on that very important relationship. from there, the secretary will travel from hanoi to delhi for a two-day visit to india. further developing the u.s./india relationship is a priority for the united states government and our bilateral relationship is one of the defining partnerships for the 21st century for the united states. we'll have more details about the secretary's itinerary in the coming days. and two other scheduling announcements for you. tomorrow, secretary panetta, secretary

this 200-meter skyscraper lacks a steel frame, as do around 95% of singapore's high-rises. most projects entrusted to japanese companies so far have been built with reinforced concrete. different building materials are not the only obstacle. japanese construction face deep competition from chinese companies which have won several major contracts in recent years. >> translator: we'll promote our technologies that use steel frames. to gain a competitive edge we aim to highlight our technical know-how for projects involving unique designs or high-rises. >> reporter: price competitiveness is a common issue for all japanese firms as they try to remarket shares in asia. in the construction field, the question is whether the technology used in japan will provide the key to unlocking the southeast asian market. yoshio arima, nhk world, singapore. >>> mai shoji with the weather forecast for here and elsewhere. >> as for here, gene, well, we look like we're going to be having a sunny weekend ahead of us in metropolitan tokyo. and much of the country, except for northern japan. as we

and singapore's a great place to do business. this doesn't worry me at all. >> it's interesting what you're saying there, don, because there was another headline that caught our eye yesterday. of course we broke the news that the fed okayed the purchase of a u.s. bank by a chinese firm. and we were all trying to work out whether it was welcome or worrisome. you were saying all the growth is going to asia. in other words, they're going to be big. so rather than treating them as a foe or a threat, is it good we're welcoming them and shows a thoring of ties. >> i don't think it suggests any thawing of the economic tensions. those are clearly going to be there. but this was a bank of east asia is a hong kong bank, not a chinese bank. it's been operating in america since 2001. now they're being bought 80% by big state owned bank in china. they ought to be expected to play by american rules in the american theater. and if they don't, they'll get whacked just like any other company would. so kind of what is the big deal? >> jimmy -- >>

or should we take the view that singapore is right, we shouldn't bother them? we have clearly decided that that is information that we should have and anyone should have. and has a right to. >> let's take some questions from our audience. you've all been -- first victor's hand shot up before anyone. let's get the microphone to the gentleman in front. >> sitting here thinking what a marvelous panel and i'm agreeing with everybody on it about the importance of public funding, first amendment, no censorship, et cetera, and globalizing the conversation. but i'm worried about technology. and we did a survey at cjr where we found that -- where we looked at the relationship of magazines to their websites. we found that even a magazine like "the new yorker," probably the best of them, doesn't fact-check for its online stuff with the rigor that the does for its print magazine, arguing that you need speed because you need traffic. even the best of the magazines don't copy edit with the rigor online that they do for their print publications. the online convention is, ever

he's become a resident of singapore. now, he was born in brazil.moved to the states in 1992, he became a citizen six years later. in addition to the balmy climate, could save him a considerable amount of money in taxes related to the aforementioned facebook ipo. could be worth nearly $4 billion and as mandy knows more than all of us, singapore has no capital gains personal income tax. especially on income earned overseas. through a spokesman, he says "this was done many, many months ago and has nothing to do with the ipo." he's a nice kid. very shy. >> first-ever tv interview? >> as far as i know. the first and only tv interview. he's a very reserved -- he's not this -- >> he's not chasing after the media hype. >> no. in fact, he kind of keeps a low profilpr we appreciate him sitting down with us. now he's going to be staying in the great city state of singapore. >> good choice, young man. fantastic lifestyle. reminder you can go to facebook.cnbc.com for our extensive facebook ipo coverage. that includes the story summarizing what we know right now

but i guess the other point, too, and this just to broaden this out globally and coming back to singapore and transpose this conversation into some other cultures, you sometimes hear non-professionals shouldn't be allowed to report first because they don't have their facts right as an excuse for censorship and as an excuse to say these are the people who are allowed to report the news and then all these -- if you're not given a badge or a card, you can't report the news and it's illegal and you can be arrested. and so we have to make sure as we're having this conversation because as lee rightly points out, this is really a global context for media, that we're not saying, okay, there's only certain types of people who are allowed to be journalists, who are allowed to commit journalism and any other way of conducting journalism is shower responsible, bad for the public and should be shunned. we have to be careful of how we framed that. >> one thing and we'll get another question from this side of the room. >> i think this is an argument for what victor raised for multiple kinds of media, in

and one is the yale, nyu, qatar, abu dhabi, singapore model of a branch campus. we're doing something different. we have what we call global centers in eight different cities now around the world which are a network and will help faculty and students study and work on research around the world. but we're doing i think in the university world what needs to be done in the press world. >> a question in the front row and then to the back after that. >> would news vouchers make news better or worse? suppose within the government subsidy that you're proposing, president bollinger, some of it went to news consumers and they could pay for the websites that charge? would that make things better or worse? >> well, i mean, i think -- i think these kinds of questions are very important. and i don't want to speak as if i have thought through every dimension of this. my own personal view at this stage is that having funding mechanisms that create and nurture institutions like npr, like our international broadcasters, like pbs, like universities is going -- that will give you t

we are very good if you take singapore out. singapore is now larger than many countries. we have u of b. >> i'm looking at -- i'm looking at the insurance business and think you don't want them to get it. it looks like a nice fit for you guys. >> i didn't think i'd get out of here with the three letters. we have made no secret of being friends with asia. it's quality growth. all resales are premiums which people pay every month in their policies and that's very good for our business. so we -- how can i say this? we only have one with asia which is to grow our distribution, and we are always looking for the distribution. >> christine? john, this is christine here in asia. i'm glad my region is a sweet spot for you. how are you cracking the china market? i'm curious. >> you mean mainland china? look. it's a long-term ambition of ours to be a significant player in china. we are active in more than 38 cities now. for us, it's a long-term growth option. that's how we look at it. we need to learn about china. we need to learn how to operate and be successful in china. and as th

while in singapore he is scheduled to meet with leaders from singapore, japan, the republic of korea, australia, and a number of ornations. le toing our stay in singapore, the secretary will travel to vietnam for a two-day visit. the united states has a long-term commitment to advancing a strong bilateral defense relationship with vietnam based on mule chal trust and understanding. this visit will afford us an opportunity to continue to work on that very important relationship. from there the secretary will travel from hanoi to delhi for a two-day visit to india. it's a priority for the united states government. and our bit lateral relationship is one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century for the united states. we'll have more details about the secretary's itinerary in the coming days. two other scheduling announcements. tomorrow secretary panetta, secretary clinton and chairman dempsey will testify before the senate foreign relations committee on the u.n. commission on the law of the sea. and then here in the briefing room at it can p.m. general john allen, commander ie sa

i am in singapore. >> i am in london. our headlines. facebook is set for one of the biggest flotations in history. we have a special report from china and the allegations of torture against the family of a leading activist. >> limited democratic reforms, the arms embargo remains in place. ♪ >> the queen of disco. donna summers dies, at age 63. it is 9:00 a.m. here in singapore. broadcasting to viewers around the world, this is newsday. >> hello and welcome. trading is expected to be fierce when shares in facebook go on sale in new york in a little over 12 hours. they're being offered at $38 apiece, making the company worth more than $100 billion. all of this despite the fact that nobody knows if facebook can generate a profit. we have more. >> it started as the facebook in 2004. the brainchild of mark zuckerberg has grown and changed year by year into one of the most powerful businesses of the internet age. it now has 9 million active users who upload 3 9 million photos every day. -- 900 million active users who upload 300 million fetas

>> he is, he is given to bentley. >> in singapore.alifornia made him. >> maybe we ought to rethink the way our tax system is set up. >> shep: when they offer he mee a loophole to write something off, i get to write off my agent's fee. i write it off. i am not going to pay them if i don't have to pay them but would i renounce my citizenship? that is another matter. >> we agree. >> tax accountant or maximize or minimize your tax bills. he has the right to do that. >> shep: it is absolutely within the rules. don't do anything that is illegal that is little shady. don't do anything, but if they give me a deduction, thank you very much. >> $600 million, singapore looks pretty good right now. >> walking away from the country that made you. >> what would you do for $600 million. >> can't say it on tv. [ laughter ] >> shep: we'll be back. this one is horrible, two bodies on the side of the road and no suspects. the killer may have been disguised as a police officer and they are warning people in north mississippi don't pull over just because

in singapore and 2:00 a.m. in london, broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world. this is "newsday." >> hello and welcome. a rebel group in syria has told the bbc that al qaeda is inside the country. a commander from the free syrian army says opposition forces have been offered money and other support from islamic militants but have turned it down. syria restricts access to journalists, but our cameraman has been back inside the country to try to assess the claims of islamists in syria as a revolution. >> syrian rebels. this looks like a bloody fight just to survive. the ultimate goal is to overthrow president assad. the americans support that. so does al qaeda. ironically, they are on the same side in syria. western governments worry that if they intervene in this, will the wrong people benefit? the front emerged with an internet video earlier this year. they say they are g. hottest back from other wars to fight in syria -- jihadists, back from other wars to fight in syria. >> the numbers h

you are watching "newsday" on the bbc, live from singapore and london. the art of science. leonardo da vinci's work on display at buckingham palace. the new world trade center becomes new york's tallest building. >> now for some news from around the u.k., david cameron has been forced to appear in the comments to make another defense of his handling of the row surrounding germy hunt. the prime minister said he had not breached the ministerial code. some accuse mr. cameron of defending the indefensible. a man has died when the car he was in became submerged. over 200 flood warnings, and more rain is predicted. this has been the most rain in the u.k. and a more than 100 years. new patterns are being introduced for control staff to reduce delays at heathrow airport. some passengers faced delays of up to three hours last friday. the immigration minister said the longest anyone has waited was actually just 90 minutes. "-- this is "newsday" on the bbc. >> the headlines this hour -- president obama's counter- terrorism adviser john brennan has defended the americans' use of drawn

i'm in singapore. >> and i'm pepita sharm and in london. the latest plans to hand over security control and afghanistan and al qaeda group says it carried out a bombing in yemen that killed more than 19 soldiers. >> beaten unconscious, an angry crowd turned on the drum president. and family apparel for the only man ever convicted of the lockerbie bombing. -- and a family para el -- burial for the only man ever conduct of the lockerbie bombing. >> welcome to newsday. leaders of more than 50 nations have promised their full support for afghanistan as it prepares to take full charge of its own security. nato leaders gathered in chicago to put forth plans to pull combat troops out within two and half years. mark marcell is in chicago. >> 11 years of war and nearly 3000 allied troops have died and at least 12,000 afghan civilians have been killed. it has cost 370 billion pounds and the message is, it is almost over. we are approaching a mouse on along a long road home. -- a milestone along a long road home. >> we are poised to bring home troops

the philippines, singapore, and vietnam, my people. to have with us tonight, mayor ed lee. as a city is a minister, he represented gavin newsom in defending this city's proclamation. and a new chapter in asian pacific american history when he was elected as the city's first asian-american mayor. ladies and gentlemen -- all right, join me in welcoming mayor edwin m. lee. [applause] you have your own crowded back there. the m. in your middle name stand s for ma. >> thank you all for coming. i'm glad to be here on the eighth time we've celebrated this, and want to give a thank- you for helping us put this on. thank you! and of course, i join here as part of an official city family. thank you for being here. he is joined by supervisors carmen chu, jane kim, and eric mar. our elected officials, jeff adachi, the public defender, the recorder assessor, hydra mendoza, and emily murase. we're also thankful for the chief of police, thank you. i would like to also acknowledges someone that has been a very special friend of mine, someone that has

bam, thank you, ma'am, and-- >> probably think there's a better way to frame it than-- >> he's in singapore. >> graphic. >> i think his reputation it singapore-- >> and it doesn't make the headlines because there's an always a billionaire poster child, but the real people, americans are getting hammered in the legislation that he's proposing. if you have an average income tax liability. 148,000 the last five years they assume they're leaving because you don't want to pay taxes. the definition of rich has been coming down all week long and i'm telling you the things that we see is masking the fact there's a giant tax money grab by people like schumer. >> but, charles, but a tax liability of $150,000, that's a lot of money. that means somebody's earning-- >> you're not a millionaire, we're coming do unfrom a millionaire, maryland 100,000. >> and president obama defines millionaires and billionaires, families of four or five in long island that make $250,000. that's a millionaire and billionaire according to president obama. the thing with saverin, i used to cover new york state, budget and po

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