but i think singapore has more potential. its markets are, and will continue to be, fast growing. >> these are the type of companies we take a midsize company that have certain technology, special services, that by itself is a world class. so by working together, it's a win-win situation for both the local companies, as well as the japanese company can explore a new business opportunity in the region. >> reporter: the government and the private sector in singapore are working together to attract japanese companies. they hope that japanese technology will help make singapore stand out among exchanges around the world. only time will tell if they are successful. nhk world, singapore. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> officials at the fukushima daiichi plant say that have found no new leaks of contaminated water. it follows the discove last week that tainted water seemed out. tepco has been measuring radiation levels near the storage tanks. one of them leaked more than 120 tons of contaminated water last week. official

singapore has agreed to a u.s. plan to deploy cutting edge combat ships to the country on a rotational basis beginning as early as this month. obama expressed his appreciation to the country for allowing the u.s. to use military related facilities. >> i'm very thankful for singapore and its partnership. i'm thankful for the prime minister for his outstanding work. >> singapore is very happy that the u.s. and the obama administration has been putting greater emphasis on its relations with asia. >> reporter: thailand and the philippines are asean members and old u.s. allies. by enhancing ties with singapore in addition to these nations, the u.s. government is demonstrating the new defense strategy, rebalancing to asia. nhk world, singapore. >>> health authorities in china have found two more indications bringing the number of infections to nine. the number of patients may grow. a third man has died from h7n9. strain of flu not detected in people. they warn the number of people infected by the virus may grow. local au

singapore has agreed to a u.s. plan to deploy cutting-edge combat ships to the country on a rotational basis, beginning as early as this month. obama expressed his appreciation to the country for allowing the u.s. to use military related facilities. >> i'm very thankful for singapore and its partnership. i'm thankful to prime minister lee for his outstanding work. >> singapore is very happy that the u.s. and the obama administration has been putting greater emphasis on its relations with asia. >> reporter: thailand and the philippines are asean members and old u.s. allies. by enhancing ties to singapore, in addition to these nations, the u.s. government is demonstrating its new defensive strategy. rebalancing to asia. mark ho, nhk world, singapore. >>> a human rights group has been looking at satellite photos of the city of matila in myanmar and they are alarmed by what they see. sectarian violence between buddhists and muslims erupted in the city two weeks ago, before and after images show the extent of damage. an

singapore is in a politically important location. it is a symbolic gesture of america's current defense strategy. nhk world, singapore. >>> chinese government officials have accused japan of make trouble over islands in the sea. they refer to territory disputes involving other nations in the asia pacific region. japan is the only country singled out by name. the report says the military must protect china's sovereignty and marine interest. they will develop their ability to carry out mobile operations. chinese warships patrol waters near the senkaku islands on wednesday as part of an exercise. the document is the first defense white paper since president took office last month. he's a security analyst. he gave us his take on where china's military policy is headed. >> it reflects the new leaders idea of course so they change the structure of contents completely. the feature of the paper must be specific. they criticize japan is making trouble on the issue of senkaku islands and also criticizing the united states to adjust their polic

singapore is in a politically important location. it is a symbolic gesture of america's current defense strategy. nhk world, singapore. >>> chinese government officials have accused japan of make trouble over islands in the sea. they refer to territory disputes involving other nations in the asia pacific region. japan is the only country singled out by name. the report says the military must protect china's sovereignty and marine interest. they will develop their ability to carry out mobile operations. chinese warships patrol waters near the senkaku islands on wednesday as part of an exercise. the document is the first defense white paper since president took office last month. he's a security analyst. he gave us his take on where china's military policy is headed. >> it reflects the new leaders idea of course so they change the structure of contents completely. the feature of the paper must be specific. they criticize japan is making trouble on the issue of senkaku islands and also criticizing the united states to adjust their polic

. >>> people are their greatest asset in singapore. the southeast asian nation is seeking to educate future generations who will be able to support it's continuing prosperity. playing a central role is a program called future school. it combines research with communication and information technologies. mark ho has more. >> reporter: a group of ninth graders at a school is studying physics. the students answer the teacher's question using smartphones. the correct answers are displayed instantly. the teacher can also see at a glance how well the students understand the material. this school uses the latest i.t. applications to make the classes more effective and more interesting for the students. >> if you have it on your phone you have all of them in just one compact screen. >> reporter: more than 1500 students between the ages of 13 and 17 are enrolled here. this school is one among several participating in a project called future school. it was launched by the government five years ago. >> think about what we should do in terms of int

>>> plus, an american businessman found dead in singapore. police say it was suicide. family says it doesn't add up. >>> should overweight people pay more to fly? one airline under pressure says, yes. >>> welcome back to the second half of "outfront." we start with stories we care about focusing on our own reporting from the front lines. well, america's role in mali could be expanding. in a visit today, senator john mccain said the united states will assist the french and coalition militaries to provide them with the equipment, training and technology needed to rid mali of terrorists linked to al qaeda. now whether that makes sense depends on how you define equipment saying if equipment is like binoculars and those in the wrong hands would not be a problem. >>> the pentagon is refusing to award purple hearts to victims of the 2009 ft. hood shooting. the reason, the pentagon says they were not the victims of an international terrorist attack. in a defense department position paper obtained by cnn, the agency says including domestic crimes is a departure. but the pentago

. >>> educators in singapore are transforming their classrooms as they try to mold the next generation of leaders, crafters and workers. the future school sents around something many carry around with them. smartphones. nhk has the story. >> reporter: a group of ninth graders at a school is studying physics. the students answer the teacher's question using smartphones. the correct answers are displayed instantly. the teacher can also see at a glance how well the students understand the material. this school uses the latest it applications to make the classes more effective and more interesting for the students. >> if you have it on your phone, you have all of them in just one compact screen. >> reporter: more than 1,500 students between the ages of 13 and 17 are enrolled here. their school is one among several participating in a project called future school. it was launched by the government five years ago. >> think about what we should do in terms of introducing new ideas and teaching methods to the kids. who were born into the digital age. you want critical thinkers. you want student

singapore is a growing "money magnet" for the wealthy. a new report says singapore is on track to replace switzerland as the largest offshore wealth hub. switzerland has $2.8 trillion in assets. $2.1 trillion are from offshore. singapore has $550 billion in assets under management. nearly $450 billion are from offshore. the numers in singapore are expected to quadruple by 2016. the ceo of caterpillar sees a degree of stability in the global economy. he made the comment on cnbc yesterday. the equipment company, however, turned in disappointing earnings revenue and forecast in its earnings report. a marketing gimmick paid off for hasbro. the toy company reported moderate revenue growth. hasbro had an onlne contest to create a new token for monopoly. the public choose a cat. the company calls the contest "tremendously successful". the conservative koch brothers are reportedly eyeing a big investment in media - specifically, eight tribune company publications, including the chicago tribune, the los angeles times, and the baltimore sun. media

-singapore relations and max baucus lives where the todds live, saying he wants to block funding to singapore because he wants the singapore government to give the fbi all of the evidence in this case. now, singapore has requested some assistance from the fbi, but apparently not enough to satisfy senator baucus. now, the reason that shane todd's family believes he was murdered and it was made to look like suicide is that shane todd was working for a contractor to the singapore government working with a substance gallium nitrate said to be better than silicone when it comes to technical equipment. shane told his parents the company was dealing with a chinese telecom company and believes his project could threaten national security. listen to shane's mom talking about how her son feared for his life. >> as the weeks went on, he got increasingly more agitated and distressed and was facing saying, mom, i'm afraid i'm never going to see you again. >> remember, this chinese telecom company has already been listed by congress as a national security threat. the fear was they were going to use this ga

i think the place that impressed me the most is singapore. i recall leaving the u.s., i think it was kennedy, flying on panam. and ending up in singapore. >> it was a boeing plane. >> it was. there was no airbus, my friend. >> those were the good days. [laughter] a you can tell that it needed lot of work. i'm happy to report that a lot of work was done. it looks fantastic when you go today. it is state-of-the-art. now you can board an airplane as singapore happily and travel back. there is a different feeling than you had four years ago. it is we that we need the work. i think there are a lot of challenges that need to be met. i'm also confident that they can be met. if we have the political will. that is a contrast -- the contrast. financialthe global crisis, i think that people around the world, model market economy, so forth, it has gotten a little kicked around based on the financial crisis. how does that change from your perspective our country's ability and financial institutions to provide models for the rest of the world? does that ch

including france, singapore, and china.ast summer chinese scientists travel to the north foal research when polar melting caused extreme weather in china. today iceland became the first european agreement to sign a free at the same trade agreement with china. he said the time has come to settle the resource claim in the arctic and take steps to address the environment degradation. the issues are polarizing. [laughter] but president grimson serve as iceland's finance minister. in 2008 he presided over iceland's near economic collapse. the country's unique response which included social and political reform and allowing the banks to pull pulled iceland back from the brink without the austerity measures. perhaps most challenging of all he raised twin girls. please hiv me give a warm national press club welcome back to president grimsson. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. for these words of welcome and thank you for hosting us at the national press club here today for a special occasion where i have privi

stored in singapore is where we're really seeing big surge in demand and you also look at those trends as well where people are storing their bullion and so that's that would be another trend that i'm picking up on is that people are now looking at singapore as a destination that they find preferable why is that we found in our research that was mainly our american customers that were interested in stirring in singapore and it was because they basically were disappointed and fed up with the way that they were having any information b.r.s. and i think i said before if it's your gold it's your gold keep it wherever you want to keep it and it shouldn't really be anyone else's business as long as you're not breaking the law so finally let's just talk about this idea of government encroachment because governments in the us as you mentioned they were active now in getting the swiss government to comply with u.s. law and the u.s. is now introducing legislation around the world to they want banks around the world to comply with the u.s. and but it's not just about tax taxes at some point it's

singapore is a politically important location. this first deployment of the u.s. fleet here is a symbolic gesture of america's foreign defense strategy. >>> pakistan's high court has arrested musharraf. he returned last month from self imposed exile hoping to make a come back in politics. musharraf faced a defeat five years ago. he lived in exile since 2009. pakistani law enforcement authorities issued a warrant for him in 2011. they accused him of failing to provide adequate security for former prime minister buto. the high court and the capital islamabad have suspended the warrant while musharraf attem attempted to fight the accusations. he is living at his home in islamabad, and the election board refused to accept his candida candidacy. >>> reports suggest next week's eu meeting of foreign ministers in luxonborg will see blocks -- most were suspended in april 2012. the likely move to go one step further is several factors including the recent decision to allow a distribution of a daily national newspaper. the country, however, will not be allowed to import arm

found in our research that was mainly our american customers that were interested in starring in singapore. and it was because they basically were disappointed and fed up with the way that. information the r.s. and i think i said before if it's your gold it's your gold keep it wherever you want to keep it and it shouldn't really be anyone else's business as long as you're not breaking the law so finally let's just talk about this idea of government encroachment because governments in the u.s. as you mentioned they were active now in getting the swiss government to comply with u.s. law and the u.s. is now introducing legislation around the world to they want banks around the world to comply with the u.s. and but it's not just about tax taxes at some point it's about government. seizure of assets i mean this is like we saw in venice well we saw it in argentina we've seen it down cyprus we you know this is when governments go bananas they just start stealing money do you think that's going to come to that here in the u.k. where you are sometimes the bank account yes i am i don't think if i wa

this summer there was a project in singapore, urban prototyping singapore where we worked with local interests to open up over 30 private data sets and we had to engineer, what kind of contract would you have? how would you handle privacy? how would you let people use it for only that purpose? that form of innovation as it spreads here and elsewhere i think leads to a whole lot of new possibilities and applications. and this great cross trading between the private second for and public sector is just now taking off. in many ways san francisco has a special responsibility here. lots of cities are investing in opening data. that's a lot of supply. you need the demand side to prove to the city it's worthwhile and to prove to the public you can build an ecosystem there. we can do things with that whether bottom up activities, gray area or private companies. so, it's a moment of real burst of innovation and the landscape changes as the public and private sides come together. >> i very much agree with everything that was said. i'll add that in addition to the public sector, at the city lev

. >>> now to that death of a young american man in singapore.n what police said was a suicide but shane todd's parents say he feared for his life caught in a plot that could threaten u.s. national security and they're speaking out. this is a complex one. >> last june shane todd wrapped up his final workweek in singapore, celebrated with some co-workers at a farewell party then went back to his apartment to finish packing for his return home to montana. what happened next may be an international murder mystery. when shane todd was found dead in his apartment after quitting his engineering job at singapore government firm ime, local police ruled it a suicide but his parents aren't convinced. >> i know he was murdered and then they just hung him on a door. >> reporter: he was found hanging by his bathroom door. police say he concocted a system involving a series of ropes and screws in the wall but when his family arrived at his apartment they thought something didn't ad up. >> no screws in the walls. no ropes, no pulleys, so i called the police imm

nothing would please me more but unfortunately, the guy retired and moved to singapore. singapore?re and have him send a photostat of the receipt. oh, that's it. that's it! i can't take it anymore! you're a thief! you're a liar! who is this? i'm the judge and jury! the verdict's guilty! what's going on? your friend's crazy. i'm crazy! george, george. i've got to get to class. oh, class, huh? at columbia? let me tell you something. i called the registrar's office. they have no record of a ray thomas there, you liar! that's because i'm registered under my full legal name-- raymond thomas wochinski. ray thomas is my professional name. you mean alias! you're starting to make me angry! well...that was bound to happen. i hope you think about what you've done here. if you want to apologize you know where to reach me. hey, ray. yes? how did you get the goop off the dishwashing liquid? it was like a new nozzle. nervous? why should i be? yeah, right. your notes were very insightful. the book is great. did you go out last night? no. we made love on the floor like two animals. ray is insatiabl

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is being invited back you look at japan south korea look at in fact china ally for long times singapore and of course vietnam philippines malaysia indonesia australia india and so when the u.s. is being invited back we have to look at the coalition that's concerned about the robustness on china's part john you want to jump in could i can tell instantly go ahead please i please claim since i seem to be i seem to be in the minority here. i think that when one talks about japan and south korea one must remember that those are both occupied countries i complied by u.s. forces that is not trivial secondly i think that you have to look with the u.s. foreign policy establishment is saying richard armitage former undersecretary of state and joseph nye were recently and a trip to japan an unofficial mission but blessed by x. secretary of state hillary clinton and before that they wrote an article. i believe it was in foreign affairs i can't recall i think it was in foreign affairs. and what they were trying to do in that article is essentially go japan into confronting china you know absent. in

is being invited back you look at japan south korea look at in fact china ally for long times singapore and of course vietnam philippines malaysia indonesia australia india and so when the u.s. is being invited back we have to look at the correlation that's concerned about the robustness on china's part can john you want to jump in could i come hell or listen to go ahead point i please claim since i seem to be i seem to be in the minority here. i think that when one talks about japan and south korea one must remember that those are both occupied countries i compiled by u.s. forces that is not trivial secondly i think that you have to look with the u.s. foreign policy establishment is saying richard armitage former undersecretary of state and joseph nye were recently and a trip to japan an unofficial mission but blessed by x. secretary of state hillary clinton and before that they wrote an article. i believe it was in foreign affairs i can't recall i think it was in foreign affairs. and what they were trying to do in that article is essentially go japan into confronting china you know ab

personally met with the commissioner of singapore and we discussed our community policing theories, ourogy issues together and it was a great discussion great challenge and now they want to come and join us in the planning. we had a festival and this past sunday the satire staff marked in the parade. this upcoming spirit of our commitment we're sporting the march of dimes. our department has prejudged $100,000 almost $20,000 today and the chief wants you to join him at the 8:30 in the more and more for a walk bring our walking shoes. also i want to only a thatzís: basketball players.< you can call. wellness program had 3 day hikes and one day sailing trips 61 kids participated and had a great time. so far as crime updated unfortunate we had a homicide at about 4 o'clock thofrnl shots were fired and a homicide is on the scene right now investigating. last night,k8ñ at 852 a 16-year was hanging on the street and a car drove by and after his rely they shot at him and was hit in the shoulder. he's expected to survive. april 21st the victim came home to visit with his family members and he

singapore is much richer than myanmar and cambodia. the summit is expected to discuss disputes. observers are hoping they can establish a legally binding code of conduct. . >>> the two statues were best known of afghanistan antiquities. one more site is under threat. we have the sty. >> reporter: they're on high alert for armed militants who remain active in the part of the country. buddhists ruins is situated here the 2,500 meters above sea level. it's believed to stretch 12 kilometers from east to west and 8 kilometers from north to south. it prospered as a buddhist city between the second and seventh centuries. on excavation four years ago and after a number of ruins more than five meters below ground. researchers have identified eight temples so far. they are in incredibly good condition. this statue is of buddha delivering his teaching. the color of his robe has been preserved for more than 1,000 years. the detail of the material is clearly visible too. human bones were also right arm found. they believe to belong to a priest who lived in the temple. it's not just temples t

after playing in the j league in japan, he played for teams in singapore and thailand, but he didn't have much success. he thought about retiring but finally came to india to try his luck. he did well in both offense and defense. and to years ago was awarded the mvp of the year. >> translator: i came to india as an overseas recruit. so i really want to get results. >> reporter: his team, most of the players are young, without a lot of experience. so he's expected not just to play well but also be a senior crew and help them out. >> translator: scouriring goals helps the team. >> reporter: despite high expectations he has not played as well as he would have liked this season but has still scored 9 goals. and he's had some pain in his left leg, but he's been playing any way. such an importance to the team this is an important match. if the team loses, it will be out of the title race. he is playing through the pain. early on in the game, he's aggressive and making every effort to help the team. but 26 minutes into the first half, he tears a muscle in his right thigh and is substituted.

it is similar to a program in singapore were donors can get up to $32,000 to cover their expenses. donors in israel also get many of their bills covered as well as priority on the transplant list should they ever need one. iran is the only country where it is legal to buy and sell kidneys, all done through a non-government agency. it is deemed controversial, but the waiting list for a kidney was cleared 14 years ago, which compares to 114,000 people on the waiting list -- which compares to 14,000 people on the waiting list in the united states. >> when her son needed a kidney transplant, michele burns was willing to donate her own organs to help. as it turns out, hers was not a perfect match for her son, but it was for another patient the other side of australia, and that person's relative had a kidney suitable to her son. 48 hours after their respective operations, both mother and son are doing well. >> i just could not be happier for jack that we are here and it is done. i think now it will all be good and his success rate will be fantastic. >> i cannot thank my mom anymore than

of investigative journalists has revealed that leave value of assets kept in the virgin islands singapore hong kong and the cook islands is estimated at thirty two trillion dollars the consortium says the home of these companies has lost up to one point six trillion dollars as a result so earlier today i got a legal perspective on the matter from gold. standard text the word in this probably not the right term excepting the dacian does it take some words and sounds like. a criminal event or criminal offense but take six of demonisation obviously the offshore accounts and the offshore companies the guy kind of months ago obviously served for the tech septimus issue and this is why do you read it the more court of tax more such as it is so do you think that there needs to be more laws in place to avoid this optimize ation as you call that well it depends on the beach particular state of origin or money. what would likely achieve we'd like to collect more taxes from the companies which are registered on both jurisdictions then obviously there should be there has been taking by the country of

he later moved it to singapore to an account that holds 600,000 euros. the man who was chasing rich told parliament that i have never had an account abroad. the president said he asked his minister twice about these allegations and insists that he was given a denial. >> i learned of the confession. tricked the highest authorities in the country. it is a grave and unforgivable error. it is an outrage to the public. >> the opposition are turning the knife. they believe the president and .is finance minister >> what did we notice? a president of the republic that knew nothing, which is serious. in march, the french unemployment rose 4 22nd consecutive month. they will miss their 2012-2013 targets. the president's approval ratings have slipped below 25%. in, he might need one. >> you are watching "bbc world news america." could this be hung to way -- this be home to a fracking operation? previously unreleased footage has been released of the killer of monolithic came in police custody. the film shows him being marched into a jail cell. footage, a law enforce

is being invited back you look at japan south korea look at in fact it china ally for long times singapore and of course vietnam philippines malaysia indonesia australia india and so when the u.s. is being invited back we have to look at the correlation that's concerned about the robustness on china's part can john you want to jump in can i can tell instantly go ahead please i prescribed since i seem to be i seem to be in the minority here. i think that when one talks about japan and south korea one must remember that those are both occupied countries u.s. forces that is not trivial secondly i think that you have to look with the u.s. foreign policy establishment is saying richard armitage former undersecretary of state and joseph nye were recently and a trip to japan an unofficial mission but blessed by x. secretary of state hillary clinton and before that they wrote an article. i believe it was in foreign affairs i can't recall i think it was in foreign affairs. and what they were trying to do in that article is essentially go japan into confronting china you know absent. in the comments

that is why singapore has a special division and its foreign ministry looking for a harbor. international conferences to areize this, that they melting fast. and our neighbors see now every year that the big lakes and rivers created on the greenland ice, their villages in the northern part of russia and alaska as well as in green land, that now face survival tests because of the rising sea levels in the melting of the ice. is in america's backyard. about half of that melting in the coming decades, together with a small part of an arctic out, we could see sea level rises of 3 meters. the severe storms in this nation indicate what could happen. if it were only for the security of our cities, with that they are in florida or along the west coast, or even if they are in china or bangladesh or india, it is absolutely clear that no threat apart from a major military catastrophe of the nuclear kind will be as disastrous for the future of our cities and our nation's all over the world in every continent as the melting of the ice. and the arctic is the primary area where this is taki

in addition to military exercises, japan was trailing singapore and three other asia-pacific nationsin a maritime simulation. the philippines and china are locked in a territorial dispute over islands in the south china sea. philippine foreign affairs secretary implicitly criticized china for far-reaching territorial claims without specifically naming the country. >> this comes at a crucial time for my country and my region. for our region, excessive and exaggerated maritime and territorial claims have not only created uncertainty but have undermined the rule of law. regional stability has been placed at serious risk. >> reporter: u.s. ambassador harry thomas spoke at event of building bilateral ties. >> persistence from our respective country's army, navy, air force and marine corps have come together to plan an extraordinary event that will undoubtedly strengthen our excellent relationship and enhance our ability to work together. >> reporter: ahead of the exercise, rosario met u.s. secretary of state john kerry on tuesday. kerry pledged support to the philippines to peacefully set

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