now as we look at the forecast for south asia, we're keeping an eye on what's happening there.et me show you video coming out of the region where the heavy rainfall just really has caused some major problems. pleas for international help take place in south asia, myanmar, the cyclonic storm leaving behind a watery mess, and the low-pressurerea still bringing rain into the region. we're also seeing problems into northeastern india. again, the same situation taking place there. rain is expected as we continue to move forward in time as this setup continues the southwest monsoon will bring a lot of rainfall as we move forward in time. wrapping things up with a look at europe. looking at hot temperatures down toward the south. high pressure surging all this warm air. highs near 40 degrees for rome as we go through thursday. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your extended outlook. >>> more to come here on nhk world, so stay with us. cccccccch >> this is "france 24." the case containing the wing parts thought to be from the malaysian airlines flight which ,rashed in m

south asia and what we had been doing and who given the opportunity would have been effective advocatesto push at the time. there were others in an organization, and craig terrorist organizations end didn't because of their personal experience didn't know much about cultures and political structures with in terrorist organizations which had a great deal of influence so that was often the difficulty. and you must go and do this and we would say there are serious unintended consequences and this is what they are. and frequently lead to cl view >> hamid karzai is an interesting fellow. i think at the time he had american and international support, the interim chairman of the interim afghan government was elected president and reelected president, very interesting individual. like most of us he had some good qualities and some flat sides. as time went on and the situation evolved as it did with the u.s. taking a prominent overwhelming role in afghanistan, he frequently found himself as somebody who's influence was limited by the confines of the palace that he occupied. that was an extremely

. >> i'm going to give you a brief introduction on how i got to south asia. and then begin a rather rapid 60-image presentation starting from 1988 and going up to 2013. in 1987, i moved from bangkok, thailand, where "time" had a bureau covering southeast asia when an opportunity opened up in india, new delhi to cover south asia. and having originally starting my career in very small countries, i never thought i'd end up ten years later in the massive land mass in south asia. if you look at the map, particularly national geographic map, it's quite huge. india itself as a continent is incredible, but when i landed, it was the end of the cold war. the context of that period of time, it was the end of the cold war. the united states in russia were still tank to tank in europe. we had tank counts back then if you remember. central asia started to break apart from the soviet union. which is something very difficult for a nation to encounter and deal with. so moving there, india was asleep at the time as a story for journalists, and i quickly was dumped into pakista

military responsibilities in what we call the middle east, south asia, and africa, south of the sahara. and discharging these responsibility, all are brought under one single commander. this exercise is under my command because i bring the forces over and turn them over to the man who conducts the operation here. >> germ, you have had the opportunity to meet and talk with his majesty. what were the shaw's impressions of exercise delawar. >> so far the shaw has suppressed great pleasure over what has taken place in the exercise. just a few moments ago he turned to me and said that is a very precise drop indeed. and there is enthusiasm in the manner in which he suppressed himself. >> sir, do you feel this exercise will have some kind of an impact on the iranian army and, in fact, on the iranian people. >> i think any strong, common endeavor between two people does have a large impact. the impact is one to start with. but most importantly is that we are learning how to work with the iranian armed forces as a combined joint team, engaged in a common enterprise. with this teamwork, if we sh

towers of dubai, a sprawling labor camp is home to hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from south asiainzi, this means town of gold. but it is more a sham low pool. military bases in afghanistan. >> if there was one small room and we were like 25 to 40 people in one room but basically that room is capable only for three people. >> what would happen if someone tried to apply for a job directly with echolog? >> they are not responding. there is only one way we can control assent. >> the typical business model i'll call it that's used if by by the gulf subcontractors is they'll go to india or nepal or south africa, and they work out the above the board terms and then there's the below the board agreement which is the kickback. >> we needed to speak to someone intimately familiar with the arrangements between subcontractors and their agents. in afghanistan, robbie had given us the name of the recruiter in dubai who connected him to echolog. to get to speak to this agent openly, i and my employee set up a meeting with the agent near his office and filmed it using two hidden cameras. >> hell

and 7,000 to 8,000 each koreans and south asia. india, pakistan, and bangladesh. so a great diversity not only ethnicity but also in terms of numbers. and remember there's only a million of them. but asian immigration helps to ignite most of our immigration debates. so who were these immigrants? the chinese are like the european immigrants we have studied. they are mostly young male laborers. they want to come to the united states. they think their stay is temporary, that they will make money, return home. that's why they come come alone. they tend to leave their wives and children behind. but over the years they decide eventually they would like to stay in the united states. so they start calling for their family members. similarly, the japanese are also male laborers. this is a time when immigrants are needed for their labor, right? and it's more railroad building, agricultural work, light industry, mining. so they want unskilled laborers to do that work. they are generally more educated than some of the other asian immigrants because of compulsary education in

when an opportunity opened up in india to cover south asia. having originally started my professional career with time in central america, very small countries i never thought i'd end up ten years later in the massive land mass of south asia. if you look at the map, particularly a national geographic map it's quite huge. when i landed it was the end of the cold war. i think one thing that's very important for this evening and for you to understand, a rather complicated subject of afghanistan, is the context of that period of time. it was the end of the cold war. the united states and russia were still tank to tank in europe. we had tank counts back then if you remember. central asia started to break apart from the soviet union. and the russians were willing to withdraw, which is something very difficult for a nation to encounter and deal with. so moving there, india was asleep at the time as a story for journalists and i quickly was dumped into pakistan to follow the trail up to afghanistan. and prior to my coming -- the list of my colleagues

and it matters because a destabilization in this part of the region a south asia and middle east that is constant called the lamont as an incubator for terrorist groups and at the end of the basic, for the united states. so it is in our humanitarian interest, also in our national security interest. and i think the president of the united states explained to the american people they reckon people have good sense and they will do it. and is not talking about resuming combat operations if not talking about large numbers of american troops. is not a return to casual among young men and women. is enabling the afghans to take and seize control of their own future and maybe find a path for peace and reconciliation. and that is an opportunity that we shall take. >> open to audience questions. i think -- someone would deliver a mic. right in the back. the back row there please. >> please keep your questions andshort so that when the time for as many as possible. >> thank you spirit real short in our answer to that is i will shorten my answers. >> hello. talking of the challenges of course thei

and it matters because a destabilization in this part of the region, a south asia and middle east thatis a constant caldron of violence is an incubator for terrorist groups, and terrorist groups in the end of the day come for the united states. so it is in our humanitarian interests, it's also in our national security interests. i think if the president of the united states explains it to the american people, the american people have good sense and they will do it. and it's not talking about resuming combat operations. it's not talking about large numbers of american troops. it's not a return to casualties among young men and women. it is enabling the afghans to take and seize control of their own future. and maybe find a path to peace and reconciliation. and that is an opportunity well worth taking. >> thanks. okay. open to audience questions. i think if you -- someone will deliver a mic. right in the back row there. i could ask please keep your questions short so that we have a time for as many as possible. >> we'll shorten our answers. at least i'll shorten my answers so we'll get m

. >> one key problem, in many developing countries but in particular in south asia, the high prevalenceo we thought, would it be possible to make double fortified food available in the villages at a reduced price? would people buy it? if they do, would that improve their anemia level? >> if we get people to use the salt, we are going to get a big step against anemia. it could improve health, test performance, incomes, all kinds of great things, they will all change. our attitude towards this problem is to turn it into a solvable problem. >> there are many factors in the world. there is governments, ngo's, private companies. who they recognize, from having worked in the field, that things are not always the way you envision them to be. the only question you can ask, is a particular program, is a particular policy effective? and then are there a way to make it more effective? which is exactly what j-pal is doing. i keep getting surprised at the ideas people have come up with, the creativity they bring to the table. at the end of the day that is what drives us. >> before starbucks, in the

he doesn't have one in south asia. he doesn't have a strategy in dealing with china, with russia.n the world would a general responsible for those troops talk somewhat, if i may say, offhandedly about putting our troops at the mercy of a commander in chief who is not interested in pursuing a victory? >> i think general odierno was reaching for something because we're losing. you saw the huge car bomb in baghdad today. just absolute slaughter. we saw islamic state use captured syrian mustard gas on the kurds. lou: ralph, it's clearly established this administration doesn't know what the hell it is doing! and doesn't care one wit about either stalemating or containing putin, doesn't seem to understand how to deal with china and it's geopolitical ambitions, certainly doesn't have an answer to the islamic state why. should we pretend on one issue at a time some a la carte basis, it would be more reasonable and perhaps more successful? this is an administration that is an utter failure, is it not? >> of course it is. but there are people in our government on capitol hill in the pentago

cambodia's capital phnom penh seems to have more poverty than any other city in south east asia. 20,000 children live and work on the streets. sokro's grandmother takes his sister with her when she goes begging. having a small child along can help bring in more. at major intersections, she hopes for pity and small change. behind the old olympic stadium, the women and children hide from the police. the authorities want to keep the streets clean. it's a life on the fringe of society, a life where spittle is the only thing there is to play with. the days are long for children who beg or collect garbage. evenings, when traffic clogs the streets, they start their night shift. they've long since lost the right to an education. the state doesn't care whether or not these children go so school. poverty, violence and sexual abuse determine their lives. to escape all of that, many children sniff glue. it keeps them awake, so they can beg longer and it also stifles their hunger. dara's familiar with that. that was his life not too long ago. often, the little he earned by begging wasn't enough for

throughout south asia, it's socially taboo, often viewed as a curse from god, not an illness. patients have often been restrained in chains and subjected to other humiliation says dr. quraishy. >> it's very difficult to express mental health symptoms not only to the clinicians or professionals but even to yourself and to the families, there's such a stigma related to that. its much more acceptable to say you have a headache or stomachache or a backache for which you can be taken out to get help. >> reporter: not that much help is available. very few pakistani doctors are trained to diagnose psychiatric disorders, whether serious ones like schizophrenia or common ones like depression. this is a country of 200 million people and for all of them, there are maybe 500 practicing psychiatrists. in all likelihood there are more psychiatrists of pakistani origin working today in the united states and britain than in all of pakistan >> in terms of pakistan, that is the sort of number, and generally in the developing world, in the poor world, you're talking about 1.5 million people per

forward to coming back to the ruins >>> the philippines has one of the oldest film industries in south-east asia, and for many years it was dominated by big budget productions. that is all changing now. >> reporter: these first-time film-makers are creating a small film on a tight budget. it features one of the popular young actresses. this could be the next run-away smash at the botch office. a feat unheard of a few years ago. >> now it's easier. even with simple telephone camera we can tell the story. two, people recognised it. >> digital technology and social media led to what industry watchers called cinema. more can tell their stories for less money in more ways. it revitalized the film industry. putting viewers in charge. more independent films are produced than big features. >> it's been 10 years since the independent film festival. starting out as a project, is now an awaited cultural event in the philippines. >> top celebrities are taking pay cuts to get involved. big studios are taking a bigger interest. >> we'd like to believe it reshapes the way main stream looks at the products. las

secretary of state john kerry is calling on countries in south-east asia to preserve peace and stability. u.s. and china have been invited to a.s.e.a.n. meetings in malaysia even though they are not members of the block of nations. china's neighbours are alarmed at the building of artificial islands in and an airfield in disputed waters. the united states said itted will provide an impact for flood hit myanmar. hundreds of thousands have been affected and to inundate new areas. >>> christians in china have communicated against the removal of crosses from their churches. 4,000 have been expected to be taken done alone. it's believed to be the will of xi jinping, taking down anything challenging the government's monopoly rules. >> the 17th anniversary of the nuclear attack is on thursday. the united states dropped the bomb in hiroshima. 140,000 of its citizens died in the attack and in the month that followed the end of the world war ii. harry fawcett has been seeing hiroshima and its people how thi recovered from nuclear war. >> the hills offered farm land. rice cucumbers grown in abundan

military responsibilities in what we call the middle east, south asia, and africa, south of the sahara. and discharging these responsibility, all are brought under one single commander. this exercise is under my command because i bring the forces over and turn them over to the man who conducts the operation here. >> germ, you have had the opportunity to meet and talk with his majesty. what were the shaw's impressions of exercise delawar. >> so far the shaw has suppressed great pleasure over what has taken place in the exercise. just a few moments ago he turned to me and said that is a very precise drop indeed. and there is enthusiasm in the manner in which he suppressed himself. >> sir, do you feel this exercise will have some kind of an impact on the iranian army and, in fact, on the iranian people. >> i think any strong, common endeavor between two people does have a large impact. the impact is one to start with. but most importantly is that we are learning how to work with the iranian armed forces as a combined joint team, engaged in a common enterprise. with this teamwork, if we sh

needed to extend we want the ability to have american drones and intelligence in afghanistan or south asia to the longer-term future. the other is what why do they still need or might they need potentially beyond the timeframe that is projected. what will you be examining to evaluate the progress? talked about air power in other sessions and get that intelligence and another are a few things on your mind. could you give a couple examples? 's connect many of the gaps and challenges that they have had we identified years ago into these are things that they've done for me and it's going to take a long time to build. it's a very tough thing. logistics just quadruples how complex and how hard it is, so logistics in the intelligence being able to take the different sources to figure out what that means that took many years to do so those areas will continue to work on those and we are putting the priority on the advisers. our advertisers today are the weapon systems. it's changed over the years. i have advisers. they are programming and budgeting those kind of things that are experts in the tran

let me show you what is just happening in south east asia. ringgit getting a reprieve.eleased its second-quarter report. 5.6%. chinese markets up 2%. not one dipping below the opening price. analysts expecting more from the central bank in terms of injecting. easinga, keep in mind does not necessarily translate into an inventory effect. i will leave it there for now. we have more cash in the system in china. hamlin within kevin a look. that the rateea cuts will make things worse down the road, right? >> that is right. in the short-term, it helps confidence, local government with a financing burden of one billion yuan. but for the long term, we have to look at where additional investments will go. that is into sectors which already have over capacity. that pushes down prices, causes more deflation. can actually pushed real interest rates. so an interest rate cut can help in the short term, and in the medium-term, it can push of real estate -- interest rates. thinking isditional that a rate cut will encourage people to borrow and spend more. and overall enter into a virtu

surgeons joined the two hoofs before giving it to the patience the prevalence of hepatitis-b in south cease asiaailure say serious problem. >>> ray 50% rise in the number of tigers in western thailand. the country's national parks department says that in the last 10 years, the number of indo chinese tigers has grown from 4260 accord to this world wildlife fund only about 350 cats left. they are found on six continue nets across asia. good bit of environment the news there. you can get more news whatever it is, on our website, the address, al jazerra d aljazerra. genetically modified food sets off a new round of anger and fear. >> i should have punched you in the blank face. now "techknow" goes to the field where is scientists stay under the radar to conduct research. >> what if i told you that they were gmo strawberries. >> she'll show us the latest innovations. >> these tomatoes here are special tomatoes. >> and then

cot -- south korean president announced. she named asia's paradox.there's very little or immature political security cooperation in the region to deal with some of the tough issues. she had this trust policy about building trust with north korea. we will build trust and confidence by dealing with soft issues first such as disaster relief, nuclear safety, counterterrorism, cyber security and environment. very easy to cooperate, maybe not. and so the proposal says we will do this, create greater peace in the region. i know that this is a big blog of test to put on a powerpoint slide, pretty much what it says on nuclear safety on the next pamphlet. i'll explain what that is. will be launched in northeast asia among the free countries. that's all it says which is pretty vague on exactly what they had in mind. it might be purposely vague or it could be a vine that the administration didn't have idea on safety. herein is part mentioning nuclear safety. when i looked at it this year from ten days ago, i didn't see a nuclear safety mentioned, but please some

tell us whether you believe this war, as you now call it, can be contained in this corner of south east asia without involving a u.s.-soviet confrontation? pres. johnson: we would hope very much that we could. and we will do nothing to provoke that confrontation that we can avoid. as you know, immediately after i assumed the presidency, i immediately sent messages to the soviet union. we have had frequent exchange of views by letter and conversation with their leaders. we are doing nothing to provoke the soviet union. we are very happy that they have agreed to resume the disarmament conference. i went to some length to extend ourselves to make the proposals that i would hope would meet with acceptance of the peoples of the world. we would like to believe that there could be some success pulled from this conference although we have not been too , successful. i know of nothing that we have in mind that should arouse the distrust or provoke any violence on the part of the soviet union. reporter: does the fact that you are sending additional forces to vietnam imply any change in the existing pol

>> it is played all over europe, asia, south america, so the ability to have a sports that is enjoyed across the globe, a really impacts the -- it really impacts the viewership. it is not just one region watching, it is literally the globe watching. people are rallying behind, people stay up all hours of the night to watch favorite teams. >> tell us about the athletes that will be playing this weekend at madison square garden. who are you looking forward to seeing? >> we got lucky with how the season played out, this is really the yankees and red sox of their sport. they have dedicated their careers and professions to playing games at the highest level. they live in gaming houses together, they play 12-14 hours a day. they have coaches, weight trainers, everything that is traditional. it is great to see them play on the level. >> so amazon's twitching tv, youtube is trying to get into that, are these accelerators for your business? >> you know, it is a great question. we have seen e-sports take off over the last few years. youtube is about to launch a platform for us. to see players c

region, i doubt day across south east asia is on holiday today. they celebrate the 50th anniversary, and we wish them well in the lion city. malaysia, some challenging times. selloffl risk showing a , foreign investors get on the market. keep an eye on the market. vietnam giving us a little reason to be optimistic, and the philippines, philippine airlines is a key member, as it executes its turnaround. rishaad: thank you. policymakers to boost stimulus after that weekend ada. ande than expected demand stephen engle's with me now. how bad? >> there was a lot of euphoria in the first half with the stock market bubble. asking thewas continuing weakening of demand. imports were bad, exports were bad. cpi is pretty tepid. ppi, the biggest decline since october 2009. these are wholesale prices. ppilast inflation of was in 2012. has been consistent, and we can have a statement coming from the advisors saying that deflation of the ppi will continue for some time. it was rather tame, most of the uptick was due to poor prices going up. food is very tame. th

the south east asia stocks had their biggest two-day drop in four years, currently at a four-year lowa lot of selling coming through in the asian region. yesterday, hong kong exchanges were one of the stocks that did not do too well on the hong kong stock market. we sat down with the co and asked him what he thinks about the devaluation of the yuan. the beginning of the end of a new era. as -- tradedeated as allowing full market factor to become the determining rates. this is the most important step in that direction. the yuan devaluation is having a ripple effect. the russian ruble at its weakest level in six months. aussie as well, all these commodity related currencies taking a dive. the u.s. was sheltered? a bit of at was spectator sport because we had some wild swings. yesterday a little bit filtering coming through, a bit more buying. we saw some good guys coming through. some of those battened down stocks that have not been doing too well. chevron, exxon doing better overnight. apple was up 1.5%. we saw the s&p 500 erased its 1.5% loss. and bringing back its average price. a li

>> 2 billion people are already eating insects as part of their regular diet throughout asia, south americathere's a very good reason why. >> what would you say stand up the most about eating insects nutritionally? >> most have high levels of nitrogen iron phosphorous and calcium. you have a lot of other abundant elements that our bodies can use. >> the united nations released a report arguing for more insect farming and more bugs in everyone's diets. >> at the moment, a lot of entomophogists are in to what is into this new food product. >> especially crickets are actually the protein hope of the future and a sustainable one, at that. >> they are incredibly efficient as well. you can take ten pounds of grain and feed a cow. you'll get about one pound of beef back for your work. while at the sairm poundage. i get more back. >> 9 billion people by 2050, demand for meat products is expected to double. >> there is a visual and psychological aspect to it. you have to try to overcome eating a cricket. >> what do you think is going to be motivate for americans to get behind this cricket movement?

however turkey has been since man is the gateway for jihadist up through the middle east and south asiam the 90s, you had to go through istanbul. 10 years ago a swine into turkey and in syria and then i brought. turkey has had a jury and tradition towards the movement that is worth remembering. istanbul was the meeting point for the islamic fighting group in addition to london or wednesday of last facilities in afghanistan. i can tell you a bit more about my report -- [inaudible] it is a long time before the report arrives on march 10th 2004, the day before the bombings. this report was why it was part of the bombing network was arrested by the turkish police on his way to afghanistan and released on minor migration. i will only insist how important it is that i raise this issue at the local level in the committee level and also to remember that not just muslims might be able to the po identities mixed with violence. we have the same problem with second-generation diaspora individuals with the identity conflicts joined latino gangs in spain. .. are pakistan pakistanian. >> let me thank

it was a stark contrast. >> looking at the chow sign a a china sea in south asia, the one i worry abouts china and japan. the chance of a a miscalculation that could lead to something much worse, can you talk about that a bit. >> i think china and japan is one of the prime examples. they both have significant powers, japan has a very strong ally in the united states and there is a history there that is very, very bitter. it's not exaggeration to say that there is widespread hatred of japan and japanese and chinese society, it's it's a setback but it is a fact. that's being fed to the education system as well, in addition in japan you have dip disputes, you have a japan that has that desire to play a larger role in security realm of the united states is urging them to. traditionally the u.s. us-japan mine has been lopsided, u.s. depending depending japan, japan not committing to anything with the united states, so trying to create more balance that's going to cause more friction with the chinese. again the fact that the japanese really believe that the islands are japanese and the chines

. >> extreme monsoon rainfall is devastating parts of south and southeast asia. pakistan nepal, india, vietnam, all of these countries right now have suffered widespread flooding with dozens of lives lost and hundreds of thousands of people displaced. we take a look at the devastation of one of the most impoverished places in the region. >> flooding as far as the eye can see. hundreds of thousands have fled their homes. harvests are destroyed and farm land ruined. the response has been too slow. president has visited some of the hardest hit areas. many patty fields have been damaged. they find possible ways to support them and replace their losses. the water level is starting to drop slowly. the government team will try their best to help them recover and get their lively hoods past. rescue team. they're preventing aid from where it is needed. it shows how bad the situation is. but reliable information is hard to come by. communication instructure can be poor even at the best of times and could take days of the full extent of the damage to become clear. >> and th

kerry's next stop is malaysia, where he'll meet with leaders across south-east asia. they'll address security issues, chief among them the military expansion in the south-china sea. kerrry is expected to press malaysia on human rights, and reluctance to help thousands tranneded in the andaman sea this year. [ chanting ] >> reporter: protesters rallied outside malaysia's consulate general in new york, calling for accountability on human rights violations. the state department faced criticism for taking the country off the list of worse defenders. critics say they did that to smooth the way for the state pacific trance deal. according to officials they watered down the report. >> in off the radar we look at corruption allegations against malaysia's prime minister. the anticorruption commission effectively cleared him, saying hundreds of millions deposited into his personal account were donations. new questions were raised about the donations. we have this report from kuala lumpur. >> reporter: the headquarters of the newspaper and magazine in kuala lumpur, it's quite sin

secretary of state john kerry calls on countries in south-east asia to preserve peace and stability in the south china sea. the u.s. and china have been invited to attend meetings in malaysia even though they are not members. bloc of asian nation. china is the builder of an island and airfield in disputed waters. >> reporter: while the asian countries speak to -- a.s.e.a.n. countries speak to the strat eejingic partners such as russia japan, and australia, what everyone wanted was comments from the united states and china. pt chinese foreign morns briefly -- minister briefly spoke and was encouraged by the way the united states wanted to find a diplomatic solution to rising tensions that he said were perceived in the south chae re. in a way that you sea a peaceful resolution. the united states wants to encourage and support china developing strong economic partner with the a.s.e.a.n. group. they are conversations continuing behind closed doors. we are expecting more significant statements to be made including how a.s.e.a.n. will deal with a country like iran just coming out of the sanc

turkey, the gateway for jihadists, for europe for middle east and south asia. from the '90s.to join an al-qaeda camp you had to go to istanbul and then into -- 10 years ago it was flight into turkey moving into syria and into iraq. turkey has had -- [inaudible] of tolerant towards this movement that is worth remembering to make things, istanbul was at the meeting point for the fighting group in addition to london when all the moroccan fighting group, when they lost in afghanistan. and i can take a bit more about our report on the person who was asked long time before the report arrived in spain on march 10, 2004, the day before the bombings. this report was not one individual who was part of the bombing that work, who was arrested by the turkish police on his way to afghanistan to an al-qaeda camp and released on just miner false. i've always had homeport is to address this issue of the local level, the community level, the families are convulsive to remember that not just -- [inaudible] may become people to that appeal of identities mixed with violence. we have the same prob