mai, you might want to first tell us about the tropical storm in the south china sea. >> sure, michio. i think you will remember the tropical depression that has been hovering over the south china sea for whiquite a while . this has intensified and is now a tropical storm moving in a westerly direction, very, very slowly. actually it was very stationary over the south china sea for quite some time and then now it is inch by inch moving towards southeastern coast of vietnam. it is already directing -- directly affecting these coastal areas with high waves, gale warning over these south china sea water will be affecting these areas with more stronger winds as it approaches the coastal areas. now the wind gusts are already reaching up to 90 kilometers per hour and the very heavy maker will be moving towards land and could be making landfall in the next few days. we'll definitely keep you updated, not only this pikar is directly impacting the southeastern coast of vietnam, it is actually surging a lot of moisture from this direction and northeastern monsoonal flow is being very much enhan

resolve disputes concerning territories in or near bodies of water, whether it's the arctic or south china sea. it's very important we stand for the rule of law and we stand for the peaceful resolution of any disputes. we've made that known to our friends in the region as well as china. >> thank you.

resolve disputes concerning territories in or near bodies of water, whether it's the arctic or south china sea. it's very important we stand for the rule of law and we stand for the peaceful resolution of any disputes. we've made that known to our friends in the region as well as china. >> thank you. madam secretary, lacking other members, mr. berman and i have agreed to share our five minutes with you, if that would be all right. >> thank you very much. >> i'm going to ask about the keystone pipeline so start the clock. >> i withdraw mine. >> as gas prices continue to soar, madam secretary, burdening the american people in this time of economic hardship, we must continue to examine avenues to depend less on foreign oil from rogue regimes. in october of 2010, you mention that you were, quote, inclined, end quote, to sign off on the keystone project because the u.s. will either be, quote, dependent on dirty oil from the gulf or dirty oil from canada, end quote. what was it about the pipeline that led to you change your previous assertion? can you please explain why an additional stable sour

what we have seen in the south china sea is a whole host of disputes of violence across the south china sea as well as greece. china can test a lot of these islands with a number of countries in the region. why does this matter? this is home to some of the busiest shipping lanes and is believed to control some of these. as you pointed out, china, certain countries around the world point out that china is becoming more assertive in its claims. china wants to resolve these disputes through bilateral talks one on one with each other but they would like to see a multilateral approach to this and that is a stance backed by the u.s.. >> alright, we will leave it there in beijing. teams searching the wreck of the coast the consortia have found five more bodies and it is reported that they were discovered to reach -- they were discovered two and a half months after the cruise ship sank off of the italian coast. two other people are unaccounted for. the was a good council has demanded that troops be withdrawn from syrian cities. these are the latest pictures that have not been verified and they

china? >> thank you for those very kinds comments, but it's a great honor to represent the people your district and to reach out to the south pacific region on behalf of our government. we are working to further a positive cooperative and comprehensive relationship with china. we feel it's in the interest of the american people, both economically and strategically, we have welcomed the peaceful rise of china and we expect as china continues to develop, that it will assume more responsibility globally. with respect to the south china sea, it's our position that although we do not take any stand on the right s attached to any territory claim, we strongly support the peaceful resolution of such claim s in line with enter nabl law. th -- with international law. it's not only about the south china sea as you know so well is an important part of the world's oceans through which more than 40% of the world's trade passes, but it's also about how we resolve disputes concerning territories, in or near bodies of water of course whether it's the arctic or the south china sea of course it's important we stand for the rule of law and the

over the south china sea, you can see the symmetrical circulation.his is the tropical storm pakhar, it is moving slowly toward the southeastern coast of vietnam and it will be making landfall possibly overnight to sunday. as it does so, because the water is very warm, above 28 degrees, it will be intensifying as it does so. and after making landfall, it will be weakening as it moves inland. now, already, gusts are reaching 108 kilometers per hour and once the primary threat from this storm is that in the next 72 hours the amount of rainfall accumulation is going to be staggering, about 300 millimeters in the coastal areas, already picking up waves too. so a lot is going to be happening in the next few days and it is very slow moving one, so the prolonged accumulation could lead to some flooding and also landslides, mud slides. also, very staggering amounts of accumulation is detected here in luzon, in the philippines, eastern seaboards are picking up waves as well because the moisture is all the way surged toward this. so as long as this stays over w

day joint exercise will start on april 16th on the western philippine island of palau wan in the south china sea. japan and other countries will join computer-simulated exercises in the manila. the partners will practice rescue operations and aid operations in the disaster. japan's self-defense forces will take part along with indonesia, malaysia and other nations in the south china sea region. >>> in myanmar, pro-democracy lead are aung san suu kyi's motorcade has been attacked during an election campaign tour. the attack injured her bodyguards, but left her unharmed. the national league for democracy says a bullet from a careful caid was fired at the motorcade on tuesday night. the cars were driving on an expressway about 140 kilometers north. they were on the way back to the country's largest city after campaigning in the capital. the league says a window was broken and two bodyguards wounded in a car following aung san suu kyi's vehicle. myanmar will hold bi-elections for the upper and lower houses as well as local assemblies on april 1st. the national league has recently reregistered as

and within that rubric, specifically the south china sea. >> i think i just mentioned some of the key american interests, not only in the western pacific, the south china sea, but everywhere, which is free movement of ships and goods, free -- freedom of navigation. the straits of malaca and 40% of the world's trade goes through those straits annually. we for the good of the economy not only of north america, but for the world need to make sure that those -- those sea-lanes remain open, that they remain free from piracy or any other sort of things that might block them. we are going to -- as i said, have had a persistent presence. we have a carrier homeported in japan. we have an amphibious ready group in southern japan. we have marines and air assets. i think you'll see in the future our newest ships being deployed to singapore. you'll see other assets being deployed for lift for our marines which are going to be rotational. in australia they'll be a mix of rotational and permanent in guam and any place else that we end up in the western pacific. so i don't think you'll see a big -- b

over the south china sea, you can see the symmetrical circulation. this is the tropical storm pa c pakhar, it is moving slowly toward the coast of vietnam and will be making landfall overnight to sunday. tass does so, because the water is very warm, above 28 degrees, it will be intensifying as it does so. and after making landfall, it will be weakening as it moves inland. now, already, gusts are reaching 108 kilometers per hour and once the primary threat from this storm is that in the next 72 hours the amount of rainfall accumulation is going to be staggering, about 300 mill meeters in the coastal areas, already picking up waves too. so a lot is going to be happening in the next few days and it is very slow moving one, so the prolonged accumulation could lead to some flooding and also landslides, mud slides. also, very staggering amounts of accumulation is detected here in luzon, in the philippines, eastern seaboards are picking up waves as well because the moisture is all the way surged toward this. so as long as this stays over water, philippines

experts say china warned the u.s. and south korea against provoking north korea and worsening tensions on the peninsula. south korea's government also said russian president dmitry medvedev called the launch a clear violation of the security council resolution. seoul says bilateral talks with the u.s., china, and russia as useful for increasing pressure on pyongyang. attention is focused on how north korea will react. this is anna jeong from seoul. >> but calling off the launch does not seem to be an option for north korean leaders, at least for now. government officials in seoul say workers are making final preparations at the launch site. the south koreans are tracking activity in tongchang-ri in northwestern korea. they say workers finished a launchpad last year, about three times the size of the one in musudan-ri. they used that for previous ballistic missile tests. the south korean officials say they have analyzed photos from the u.s. surveillance satellite saying workers used a train to bring in an object that appears to

south korea needs much more guarantees than china does before it goes back to six party talks. this might be an opportunity for south korea to ask china to keep that process intact. on the issue of the protest, china and south korea are even further ahead. south korea sees north korea escaping through china as read fijis, china sees them as economic migrants. if they find them, they will be returned home. -- south korea sees north koreans escaping through china. >> what about the new regime of kim jong un? >> there was a rumor of a deal that was almost done before kim jong il died. the rumor was that the north koreans and the u.s. were very close to a deal but it never happened. after kim jong un came to power, they met in china and everything seems to have taken off. the americans said there was a problem earlier in terms of what kind of food assistance they would give to north korea. north korea was asking for grains. they said, we will not give you this. we will give you nutritional assistance. the north koreans have accepted that that is what they will get. in some ways, you

south china, president obama and president hu jintao discussions at the summit. the chinese president shares america's concerns about north proposal pending rocket launch. iran pose a nuclear program also causing concern. the royal bank of scotland has sent payment to a greek tanker that was transporting oil. the formal investigation into dominique strauss-kahn. also, the investigation into the weapons supply channels for mohamed merah, who shot seven people dead in france. increasing the eurozone bailout capacity makes the front page. >> this is "newsday" on the bbc. >> pope benedict has celebrated mass with tens of thousands of catholics in cuba. it is the first papal visit to the island for 14 years. >> soldiers have been killed by rogue members of the afghan forces in two separate attacks. the threat of famine is something people throughout africa struggle to cope with. drought, under-development, and political instability has created a landscape the u.n. says puts more than 16 million people in danger of chronic food shortages. one area is particularly at ri

all over the south china -- south china sea. we put our military fleet there.s is a question which we have to think about very carefully in washington. >> you want to pay more taxes to the liberal a stub is went. you see, we feed them, we give them money. that is the central problem. liberal republican watchman to med makes no difference at this point. the liberals a been making more worse. >> a war would have a huge impact on the chinese economy because the chinese to sign a 30 year trade dealing. and if there is a war of the flow of gas and oil will stop. and if the chinese economy goes into a depression then it really is doomsday. interdependence the trend chinese and the american economy . it's a dangerous thing, that's what and sank. if there is no one telling the administration that this is an absolute disaster if you go to war in a run, it's quite frank, but you think that he convinced. less convinced. he will do anything to get elected. >> up one point he did say i do want to be a 1-term presidents if necessary. i will stand for my own principles. >> th

it's just formed here in the south china sea.t's stationary right now but it's going it be moving very slowly toward southern vietnam and helping to really bring down those heavy rains as well as seeing some strong winds. we have a northeasterly flow which is quite consistent and that's going to be helping to bring high waves at the coast, too, over the next couple days. central parts of the philippines will see clearing. the heavy rain is starting to weaken off a little bit, but it's pushing up toward the north. luzon will be getting downpours. 31 degrees in manila. 24 in hong kong. actually temperatures looking pretty good all the way up to beijing, 19 degrees here. however, it is going to be changing. by friday, beijing back down to about 11 which is just about your seasonal average. we can already see that cold shot of air influencing ulan bator at 3 degrees and then we have the mid teens in seoul and tokyo, so warming up towards the east. as we head toward north america, another new storm rotating over the west is going to b

it's kind of in between the south china sea as well as the indian ocean. lot of ships that want to go from the pacific ocean to the indian ocean, they all have to come down through singapore and then cross over the other... to the other side. in that sense, its location is favorable. but it also has a natural harbor with nice deep water, and that has facilitated its port activities. narrator: the port is closely integrated with singapore's changi airport, asia's second-busiest. here, freight is exchanged between air and sea. but for such a busy place, singapore is quite small-- just about 400 square miles, only about a quarter the size of rhode island. more than four million people are packed into this tiny island state. 76% are ethnic chinese, 14% are malay and about eight percent are indian. ( indianusic playing ) singapore has a long tradition as a base for foreign traders. its can be seenr history in the architectural reminders of its days as a british colony. that tradition continues with singapore serving as a popular location as the headquarters for

the "south china morning post" jiabao has led to an eight year low that will help them lower price pressures. clashes broke out in moscow after the presidential elections. >> this is "newsday" on the bbc. >> the headlines for you. people who fled the syrian city of homs have reported widespread atrocities. >> barack obama has met benjamin netanyahu at the white house to discuss concerns about iran. >> the cultural agency of the united nations has arrived in northeast australia to see damage to the great barrier reef, from coal exports and oil and gas exploration. it may be jeopardized by shipping and mining. doctor from to gilley -- how much damage has been done to the rief? eef? >> this signals alarm bells when we heard about the approval of liquefied natural gas processes within the great barrier reef area. this is the tip of the iceberg for a whole series of developments that we can see slated in the government development plans. unfortunately, the great barrier reef, in a 2009 report, the risk management authority put this together -- they signaled that the reef was in a crossroads. the

indeed i'm intentions in the south china sea have rarely been higher. at the same time the number and sophistication on american targets by chinese at various likely with chinese government involvement in many cases is growing increasingly severe and damaging. indeed, last year's report from the office of the national counterintelligence executive makes clear quote, chinese actors are the world's most days and persistent perpetuators -- perpetrators of economic espionage. and afghanistan, the taliban and insurgencies damage but not broken and regrettably there will to stay in the fight against the international coalition and afghan partners has only been increased by the administration's repeated public commitments to certain date for withdrawing our military forces regardless of conditions on the ground you meanwhile, pakistan remains as fragile and combustible as other ms eyewitnesses statements are clear, pakistan's intelligence service continues to support terrorist elements inside afghanistan that are attacking and killing americans. direct the fra

there is a speculation that china may deploy aircraft carriers in the south china sea, the focus of territorialputes with some southeast asian countries. china has also reportedly conducted many trials of its stealth fighter jets. the country is devoting a great deal of energy to research and development for military equipment. china is also interested in space development. its civilian technologies in this field could have military applications. five years ago, china was strongly criticized by the u.s. and other countries when it tried to destroy its old satellite by using a ballistic missile. but china has continued with its ambitious space program. observers say china will keep beefing up its military might, but china will be asked to act more responsibly as a major nation by the international community and to disclose more information on its defense. yokomoto there with a report on china. >>> north korea organized a massive rally based on accusations that south korea defamed its new leader, kim jong-un and his late father, kim jong-il. the rally took place in a square in central pyongyang o

south korea needs more guarantees then china does of north korea's sincerity. agine this may be an opportunity for south korea to ask china to keep that process on track. china is north korea's main ally. on the issue of the protest, china and south korea are even further airport -- further apart. people have been escaping to china and tie now sees them as economic migrants. that is likely to be the more thorny issue. >> the european leaders have met in brussels to discuss how to bring economic growth and jobs to the region. unemployment in the eurozone will rise to a record. almost 70 million people are out of work and there are enormous differences between individual countries. the argentine president says she would like to negotiate a deal with britain to allow direct flights between argentina and the falkland islands. in the state of the nation address, she demanded that they sovereignty of the falklands recognize. you have news that may surprise many but has lots of other music fans quite excited. >> the eurovision song contest will be held in a couple of m

south korea came in second with 6% followed by pakistan and china with 5% each, and singapore with 4%. india is boosting its military and diverseifying sources of weapons. they now include more western nation on top of this traditional supply of russia. china was the largest arms importer in the previous report. the ititute says the country is turning to exporter by boosting its home grown weapons industry. the report highlights a rise in shipments from china to india's neighbor and rival pakistan. among asean countries, singapore and malaysia saw imports skyrocket 300%. imports rose 144% and vietnam 80%. the institute says the trend reflects territorial disputes in the south china sea. >>> thailand is stepping up measures to prent aepea of last year's devastating floods. people are working around the clock as monsoon season approaches. the province of ayuttaya suffered most severe damage. many schools were forced to close for two months. now houses and other buildings are being raised up 3.7 meters above the ground. the industrial state was completely submerged. a 77 kilometer long c

and we have a new tropical depression that has formed here in the south china sea.t the moment, it's just sitting over the water but it's slowly moving in towards the coast of vietnam. so we'll see consistent heavy rain here as well as high waves caused by some pretty strong winds coming in from the northeast. now as we head towards the philippines, heavy rain has been targeting central portions for the last couple of days. starting to ease off here. that's certainly good news. it's just going to be moving north. seeing those downpours hitting luzon. tomorrow, looking like a clear day across much of the country. and indeed we'll be feel something warmer winds from the south as well which will be fairly pleasant. all right. as we head into north america you can see the circulation in the cloud there. this is going to be a round of heavy rain at the coast and mountain snow. the olympics you can see about two feet of snow in the next 24 hours. it will be accompanied by strong gusts, too. this is going to weaken off but there will be another round of heavy pripitation r

obama was overheard telling president medvedev that -- cutting red tape, at the takeoff leads the south chinaorning post. the reports on news by the chinese government to bolster private aviation in the country. the number of private jets being flown in the mainland nearly doubled in the last year and demand is still growing. >> this is "newsday." >> washington has warned syria's present that lee be judged by his actions, not birds bashar al-assad accepted a u.n.-sponsored peace plan. >> one of china's top leaders was sacked in one of the country's biggest political scandals in years. he had been seen as a candidate for a top position within the communist party. the scandal took a new twist earlier this week. >> he is known -- is known for -- much is obscured from view. built on the banks of the river, it is a place where it is easy to lose your bearings. on the streets, normal daily life continues. in the corridors of power, there has been a purge. the party secretary of the city was sacked. his removal from power revealed a power struggle at the very top of chinese politics. he had been exp

i think i just mentioned some of the key american interests not only in the western pacific or south china sea, but everywhere, which is free movement of ships and goods, freedom of navigation. the straits of malaka, 40% of the world's trade goes through those straits annually. we, for the good of the economy, not only of north america but for the world, need to make sure that those lanes remain open, that they remain free of any piracy or any sort of thing that might block them. we are going to -- as i said, we've had a persistent presence. we have a carrier homeported in japan, we have marines and air assets in okinawa. i think you'll see in the future -- i know you'll see in the future latour combat ships are the newest ships being deployed to singapore. you'll see other things be like. i don't think you'll see a big change in where our assets are, but there will be some movement the -- and they continue to be a very specific presence in the western pacific. one of the reasons i think that is important is that when we routinely send carrier strike groups or amphibian groups through what

tropical depression over south china sea is still going to be lingering there. it's going to stay here for about another 72 hours. it is going to intensify, and it looks like it's going to become a tropical storm. and if it does, it will be the first in eastern asia this year. it's likely to intensify in the next 24 hours. so coastal flooding and flash flooding along the southeastern coast of vietnam is going to be very troublesome in the next couple of days. tokyo, we're looking at 14 degrees temperaturewise. reaching up to 17. in beijing, 19. heading over to the americas now, the system that was troubling south ontario and the great lakes, that will be moving towards quebec and in the new england region, dropping heavy amounts of freezing rain, as much as 5 millimeters. that's going to be causing troublesome dangerous winter weather driving conditions there. the associated front that is stretching all the way down toward the central plains, this is the area where you may see severe thunderstorms to be igniting. hail and damaging gusts are not ruled out. pacifi

the south china morning post reports the premier says the economic target has been cut in an effort to enable the government to diffuse price pressures. and clashes broke out in moscow after president putin was elected and there are more calls for anti-putin protests. this is gmt from bbc world news abo. the turkish prime minister has called on the syrian regime to open up humanitarian aid corridors immediately. the israeli prime minister says time is running out to stop iran from developing nuclear weapons. now for business news. let's start with geneva. glitz and glamour there. what are carmakers hoping to get this year? >> it is against a backdrop of austerity in europe. that's a problem for carmakers. they are coming out with their latest models. but will people buy the cars is the question. we have good news wenissan. nissan.ews from th it will build a car in the northeast of england, pretty good news for the u.k. economy and manufacturing sector. >> there is 125 million pounds worth of investment all in all. the majority will be in our local supply base. when we have looked at th

here over the south china sea we have tropical depression and it is ever so slowly, almost stationary, actually, moving towards southern vietnam in the next 24 hours. it will be taking time to get there, but already gale warnings posted over water and just around the southeastern coast of vietnam. already the waves are high with those strong winds. the heaviest rainfall, this is a very heavy rainmaker, is in the center of the system, but already the outer bands will be affecting much of landmasses in the next couple of days, i should say. a pair of 16 here in seoul and in tokyo not bad at all. beijing, 19 degrees. ulan batur from 12 degrees yesterday to 3 on wednesday. and that's going to drop it to minus 4 on wednesday. heading over to the americas, this very potent system is going to be moving across southern ontario and then in towards the great lakes region. and that's going to drop some freezing rain, chilling rain, and icy overpasses, icy roads are going to be difficult for your winter traveling. associated cold front will be moving across much of the great lakes region, ohio va

>in the south china morning post, headlining president obama and president hu jintao's discussion on nuclear discusses. it said there are concerns about north korea pose depending rocket launch. pending rockets launched. a halt to a greek tanker that was transporting iranian oil because of sanctions aimed at stopping iran's crude exports. it looks that the investigation into the weapons supply channel from muhammed merah who was shot dead by police after admitting to shooting seven people dead in toulouse, france. and making the front page of frankfurter of the minor. >> this is newsday on the bbc. i am in singapore. >> i am in london. pope benedict is celebrating mass with tens of thousands of catholics in cuba at the start of the first papal visit to the island in 14 years. >> 3 natarus 0 jurisch, two britons and an american, have been killed by members -- three nato soldiers, two britons and an american, have been killed by a member of the afghan national forces. >> the president obama health care reform is hanging in the balance. demonstrators rallied outside the supreme court ha

fans, riceookers, those kinds of things-- d you can doinexpeively, that's what happening down in south chinanarrator: other factors inhibit foreign investment as well. the southeast benefits from its relative location to the strong economies of hong kong and taiwan, as well as closer cultural ties among businesspeople there. it also has a reputation for creative and dynamic entrepreneurial energies, something the northeast so far has lacked. differences in the labor forces also contribute to slow growth in the northeast. in the south, workers are pro-market economy. many are temporary migrants from rural areas and small cities. by contrast, the work force in and around shenyang tend to be well-organized permanent workers used to low productivity. and a large factor is the continuing managerial structure of the state-owned enterprises themselves. pannell: china is a leninist state still. people don't think of it that way, but it indeed is. virtually all of these people that are running... people that are making the decisions are done by communist party officials. narrator: companies like the

forces in a taiwan or south china sea contingency remains a top chinese military priority. investments in naval anti-air and anti-ship capabilities are designed to achieve periodic and local sea and air superiority to include the islands closest to the mainland. once focused on territorial defense, china's air force has developed an offshore strike, missile defense, strategic mobility and early warning and recognizance capability. try china may incorporate that these capabilities in novel ways that present challenges for u.s. forces. last year's first flight of the fifth generation fighter in launch of china's first aircraft carrier underscored the breath and equality of china's military probe i'm however a lack of modern combat experience is but one example that steps remain before china achieves the full potential of its new technologies, platforms and military personnel. regarding cyberthreats, we continue to see daily attempts to gain access to our nation's government and business computer networks including our own secure systems. this thread is large and growing in sc

china in the south china sea which is a major. shipping lane and also china has been acting more assertive in that area so i think you're still going to have cayman is just kind of shifting the balls in the air a little bit but you're still juggling the containment policy and when you still have those alliances with japan south korea there's also previously been some shuffling around in south korea but it really doesn't amount to a change in the policy it just if anything it's beefing up the presence there as president obama said that he's going to do in relation to china but the united states just can't afford this anymore and we can't afford a base in the cocoa islands and we need to we have you know a fifteen million or fifteen trillion dollar national debt and some of these overseas beijing should be contract and sort of expanding absolutely and that meeting with president obama and prime minister julia gillard back in november. something or somewhat surprised by these announcements this announcement of a bigger military partne

south korea. but it was a close call. >> translator: china is cruel to people who with defect to stay alive. they send them to their deaths. >> reporter: these human rights workers from south korea have people who want to escape from the north. during the last decade, the group smuggled some 380 fugitives out of china into south korea. if the chinese police catch group members, they will be forced to pay app huge fine. >> translator: private groups like us are weak. so we have no choice but to appeal to the community. we wanted to pressure north korea to free the defectors. >> reporter: now south korea's government has become more involved in the issue. on february 27th, a south korean delegate at the meeting of the u.n. rights council, it was the first time the country officially appeared to the body. >> i make the most sincere appear to the human conscience of all for the protection of the basic human rights of those asylum seekers. >> reporter: china's response was swift. >> translator: north korean defectors are entering china illegally. the issue does not concern the international commun

after his release, he made it to south korea, but it was a close call. >> translator: china is cruel to people who defect to stay alive. they send them to their deaths. >> reporter: these human rights workers from south korea give people who want to escape from the north during the last decade. the group smuggled some 380 fugitives out of china into south korea. if the chinese police catch group members, they will be forced to pay a huge fine. >> translator: private groups like us are weak. so we have no choice but to appeal to the international community. we want it to pressure north korea to free the defectors. >> reporter: now south korea's government has become more involved in the issue. on february 27th, a south korean delegate raised the matter at the meeting of the u.n. human rights council. it was the first time the country official appeared to the body. >> i appear to the human conscience of all who is involved in this issue for the protection of the basic human rights of those asylum seekers from the dprk. >> reporter: china's response was swift. >> translator: north korean

people in a fortnight and claimed to have al qaeda links several officers were wounded in the south. china sea washington's latest sanctions against tehran aimed at other countries and the u.s. compiles a list of nations to be punished for continuing to import iranian oil beijing tops the list along with india and north korea which are being given six months. sharply that trade with the islamic state. those are the headlines or not so you know we put the president under the spotlight for an exclusive interview alexandra defends the execution of two men found guilty of the deadly metro bombings in minsk this despite international criticism please stay with us here. a welcome to the on the. way guest is alexander lukashenko. the leaders of the eurasian economic community have gathered in moscow this week to discuss further integration on the post soviet space one of them was forced alexander the president of. one of the most famous but controversial leaders of the lot of the work today he's here on spotlight to discuss the latest news coming. and some other items please welcome president got

a great summit leaders from the world's top the merchants part of these personal russia india china and south africa are here in new delhi to discuss their strategic partnership together these five countries account for purity percent of the world's population right now they are expected to make up almost impossible to global treaty in the next eight years by twenty twenty many analysts are predicting that because of these countries rolling economies they're actually going to have more clout in the political realm is bluff now we're seeing many of these countries russia and china for example getting up to last year in front street on major issues that are going on in the world like syria russia and china recently with both sides that they value the u.n. secretary general a whole fiance plans for a cease fire in syria we're also seeing the issue of iran many works countries are standing up on that issue as well we have india china and russia that are saying that the western sanctions on iran are not going to work earlier this year the

the south china morning post talks about a corruption industry. and "the hong kong standard" writes busted in bribery probe. the kwok brothers were arrested on thursday, they have since been released and no charges filed. and also this man, rafael hui, was arrested thursday. his arrest has raised suspicions of collusion between the political and the business communities. hong kong's critics say there are too many cozy ties between developers and officials. despite all this, asia's richest man did voice support for the kwok brothers. they are also his competitors in hong kong's property market. >> translato >> translator: sun hung kai is a competitor but there's also a friendship. i don't know what's happening. i can't answer any questions on this matter. i hope it comes to nothing. >> as you can expect, all this drama has hurt sun hung kai's share price. it closed down by more than 13% today. at one point it was down 15%, and that erased $6 billions from company's share price. >> it's something like the worst share performance in about 14 years fo

by overplaying their hand in the south china she, -- south china sea, you have south asians coming to the united states. china is a net loser so far. look at what is going on in the international system in terms of syria, libya, and iran. china has been forced again and again into positions they would not otherwise take. they're not in the business of helping democracies overthrow other autocracies, but they have been forced into this position. for all law weakness in gdp and education and other things, but the level of grand politics, it is still the case we will to enforce. >> you could say china has been a net loser, but you could say europe has not done well either. >> i did not write a book about how europe is in decline. >> you did say that it came at the decline -- at the expense of european power. >> right. but i decided i was optimistic. >> let's open it up to the audience. please follow the ai3 rules, which for the microsoft -- microphone, then make your statement in the form of a question. >> deere in mitchell. i write the called the mitchell report." -- i write the "michel

posted throughout the day, no formation yet, but we do have that potential cyclone developing in the south china sea. we'll keep you posted. we have plenty of time to watch it for now. back to you. >> ivan, just quickly, some friends of mine are planning on skiing in europe over the easter break. is there any snow left? >> you have to go high, high elevation, and there's still some snow left, but it's going to be melting rather quick. >> going to be a very slushy affair, i suspect. thanks very much for that. >>> you're watching "world business today." we're going to be back in just a moment. >>> from cnn hong kong, i'm andrew stevens. >> and i'm nina del santos at cnn london. welcome back to "world business today." let's see what's going on in the european stock markets. we're about 90 minutes into the european trading session, and we've already flirted with negative and positive territory with these markets, as you can see. it's a little mixed picture with some of these indices back up in the green after spending about a half hour in the red. in particular, the zurich smi fell by quite a bit mo

. >> and this asia, stocks head south on china growth concerns after bhp billiton sees flatter chinese demand for iron ore. >> you're watching "worldwide exchange." great to have you with us this morning. let's take a look at the u.s. futures and see how we're setting up for trade on wall street. dow would be lower by 23, nasdaq by about 5 1/2 and the s&p 500 lower by 3. this after stocks finished modestly higher on monday. of course apple's plan to return cash to shareholders and its stock buy back as well as positive m&a news gave us positive sentiment. we saw the tech it and financial sectors leading the way forward. the only sector in the red yesterday, utilities. >> yeah, but despite that relatively positive andover, take a look at how the asian session faired. quite a lot of red except for the indian market. turnover wasn't all that great. japan out of session for a public holiday and also once again china slowdown concerns front and center. a couple of factors. number one, there are comments from the chinese elite that policy still needs to remain tight even if growth levels slo

scattered thunderstorms in indo china and a wet day in taiwan and northern philippines. temperatures improving to the south of china. hong kong coming in at 18 on wednesday. tokyo 10 degrees forecast for the high. 9 in seoul. we are getting above zero for the high on wednesday. okay, as we head into north america, it will be a split picture here. you can see the clouds across the northwest. we have a snowstorm here. a winter storm. it will be bringing significant amounts of snow, particularly to the upper elevations of northern california. very windy here. anywhere west of the frontline will experience may-like warmth. very warm temperatures. departures of 17 degrees in some places. i'll show you the figures. you can see the oranges moving up into central canada. 7 degrees in winnipeg. 26 in chicago. 25 forecast in d.c. to give you an idea of the averages in some of these places. rapid city, south dakota, getting up to 22 degrees on thursday. usually we see about 8 for the high in march. detroit, michigan, 22 degrees. also about 7. in philadelphia, getting up to the low 20s. usually you see around 10 or 11

well, with the area that david outlined, erin, it's about 1.4 million miles, about the size of the south chinaea. when you're planning a manhunt in an area that large with dense foliage and coverage, it's difficult, and that's one of the things u.s. forces are doing, helping the ugandan and local forces operate in that environment for long periods of time so they can have an effective manhunt. >> what do you make of the ugandan government say he's not even in uganda, and government was talking about the fact he could be in the central african republic. could you trust the governments to be quote/unquote good guys, not be protecting someone like this? >> we never really know. that's why it's important to equip the ugandan military to equip them with what they need to make their own analysis. >> i'm curious one thing we have done, ron paul has talked ability the u.s. military and pulling back, we look at how many military sites the u.s. has around the world, about 2,000 of them. this is one example of where we put american troops in a country to do work. how do we decide to go after this warlord

so it's better to lower expectations of what benefits bilateral fta will bring to south korea. >> china says the current world trade accident rules are unfair as they were set by the united states and the european countries. spokesperson for the chinese commerce ministry attacked the trade body. his remarks come as the u.s., the eu and japan prepare to file a complain with china over rare earth minerals. >> translator: the export restrictions are legitimate aimed at protecting china's natural resources and the environment. they can play with the rules. >> chan said china must seek fairness. pto judgments have dealt china a series of defeats as it has grown into the world east largest exporting nation. nec is asking labor unions to accept a monthly pay cut. the japanese electronics maker propose that wages be reduced for 4% for nine months. the proposal is the latest of planned cost kwuting measures. they include slashing 10,000 jobs in the group. nec has been hit hard by the strong yen and flooding in thailand. i projects a loss of over $1 billion for the net business year ending this m

south korea. >> that's the latest in business. >>> question will go to bangkok to find out what is making headlines in the region. >> the leaders of far emerging economic powers, including india and china, have held a summit in new dehli. there is a new development in developing countries. fumi oechlt sugayo reports. >> reporter: india, south africa, and china met thursday on the agenda was a plan to establish a new world bank style situation to finalize infrastructure projects in developing countries. the leaders agreed to continue conversations with a goal of the world bank and national monetary fund of europeans. the plan they have seen is an attempt to have a bigger voice in global finance. a joint statement issued after the meeting also mentioned issues such as iran's nuclear program and the violence in syria. the brics said they should be revolved diplomatically. nhk world, new delhi. >> and turning now to indonesia where the latest source of dissatisfaction with the nation's energy policies, it has been rocked with plans with a massive increase in fuel prices indonesia taxes mostly run on old-polluting engines and drivers are being and the government is trying everything possibl