that means no concessions regarding its territorial claims to the south china sea. it also means taking a cautious approach to drafting any parts of the code of conduct that will tie china's hands. >> what are the challenges? >> a big challenge of reigning in the giant neighbor even as china hardens its stance. the ten members wanted measures they wanted included, including the creation of a monetary system and getting china aboard and achieving these goals is another matter entirely. this weeks talks in phnom penh highlighted differences between asean members. on one hand, there is cambodia, this year's host country and chair of asean. it's biggest economic backer is china. on other hand, you have countries including vietnam, and the philippines that are locked in direct disputes with china. it remains unclear whether the ten asean members can unite behind the code of conduct. the issues arise to the islands is not only about sovereignty and national pride but related to the ownership of the region's natural resources like oil and gas. watching developments it has b

the south china sea territorial dispute was expected to be the other big topic of discussion. china's position is that disputes should be solved bilaterally between nations involved, thereby, denying the united states an opportunity to intervene. but the u.s. has been pushing china to join a multi-lateral framework with asean claimants to draw up legally binding code of conducts. u.s. engagement with groups such as the asean regional forum reflects a shift in foreign policy under the obama administration. the asia-pacific is now the focus of american economic and military strategy. that means potential flash points including the south china sea are of increasing concern to washington, especially when it comes to the military presence of china. nhk world's anthony yazaki reports. >> reporter: u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton arrived in phnom penh on wednesday afternoon. the first item on the agenda was a meeting with the foreign minister from asean where they exchanged views on the region's most delicate topic, the territorial disputes over the south china sea. >> i ask i

it could affect its claim to part of the south china sea. the approach of kwam boda will likely be critical. china is cambodia's leading economy supporter. china has invested a lot of amount of money to build infrastructure in cambodia and helped build the prime minister office where the current talk is taking place. so it's questionable how far cambodia can support other asean members like vietnam and philippines against china. the foreign ministry hinted that cambodia will take the middle ground. >> we hope that we believe that both sides have the patience to work together side by side. >> asean is not totally unified on the south china sea issue so it's not clear they will be able to agree on a road map for resolving this dispute peacefully, much diplomatic bargaining is expected in the days ahead. >> thank you. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton will join the discussions on thursday at the asean regional forum. on a visit to vietnam on tuesday, she threw her weight behind the proposed code of conduct. >> we look to asean to make rapi

and trading partners without antagonizing an increasingly assertive china that claims the entire south china sea its own. our next guest has been instrumental in spear heeding efforts in the region. we met with kirk campbell assistant secretary of state for east asian and pacific affairs last week where we talked about the administration's rebalancing strategy. i asked him to explain the pivot and why it's so important. >> i would -- define our purposes in a larger context actually. i think by any measure, the lion's share of the 21st century is going to be written in asia in terms of the fastest growing economies, tremendous economic potential. a lot of security challenges. and opportunities that are virtually unprecedented for the united states. so i think our engagement is with the region as a whole. -- region as a whole. you know you really didn't divide the region in terms of like you know some countries that are anxious and others that are friendly. overall, every country in asia wants a better relationship with china and also want to have a good relationship with the united states. ou

they are trying to deal with territorial skirmishes involving china and the south china sea. the disputed waters are thought to hold vast reserves of valuable natural resources. the asean foreign ministers will hold a week of meetings and they'll also sit down with chinese and japanese counterparts. nhk world's dhra dhirakaosal has more. >> the code of conduct is what everyone is talking about, otherwise known as the coc, proposed legally set of protocols for resolving disputes in the south china sea. asean foreign ministers discussed the coc. it will also be high on the agenda involving china over the coming days. cambodian prime minister thein sein said they should use this week's meetings with china, the united states and japan and other countries to make progress on regional security. >> reporter: several southeast asian nations, including vietnam and the philippines are at odds with china over sovereignty of islands in the south china sea. the area is a potential source of oil and gas reserves. at monday's meeting, asean ministers agreed on the basic elements of the code

tension has been building in the south china sea. last month china announced that it was integrating the disputed islands and two other disputed island chains to create a new city called sunsha. >>> a ragged chain of rocks in the east china sea is casting a shadow over diplomatic relations between tokyo and beijing. the object of the dispute, the senkaku islands, saying they are part of the chinese prefecture. surveys indicated the presence of oil resources in the area. decades later, the dispute remains very much alive. >> public opinion in china is once again focused on the territorial dispute with japan over the enkaku islands. the prime minister of tokyo planned to purchase the islands from its owner. noda said earlier this month that the central government is considering similar plans. trance tran t . >> translator: the point is to take over the islands in a stable manner. er with working on a comprehensive plan. >> the proposal drew feweral comments on chinese on-line forums. >> the chinese military should occupy the islands. >>

building aircraft carriers and say chinese leaders are dispatching war ships more frequently to the south china sea and east china sea. the latter is home to the senkaku islands. which both china and taiwan claim. the wipe paper claims ownership. defense officials will submit the report to the cabinet and then release it to the public by the end of this month. public anger over the deployment of military aircraft. some don't want the osprey flown from bases in the country. the plane has a spotty safety record. both nations will discuss it thursday. >> translator: it's important to ensure osprey safety. we would like to discuss with u.s. officials what we can do to express public concerns in japan. >> protesters gathered monday in western japan as a fleet of 12 ospreys arrived at a u.s. air station. the marines will conduct test flights from the base next month. they will begin full flight operations from okinawa in october. it is important to strengthen japan's security over the island. morimoto will meet next week with leon panetta about the safety of the aircraft. morimoto is expected to get

the ministry also said china is sending warships more frequently to the south china sea and east china sea. the latter is home to japan's islands which are claimed by china and taiwan. the white paper expresses concern over china's reluctance to disclose military information. the report will be released to the public after being submitted to the cabinet by the end of this month. >>> chinese leaders are making another move in their campaign to assert control over disputed territory in the south china sea. a mayor is now in charge of the new city that consolidates the country's administration of three island chains. southeast asia nations also claim sovereignty over the islands. chinese authorities established samcha city which includes the separately and parasail islands. the news agency says the district's ledges laifshg congress appointed a deputy, deputy mayor, and directors. the director says the new government is fully aware of its historical importance. he restate china's claims over the islands and pledged to contribute to the management development and protection of the territor

the ministry also said china is sending warships more frequently to the south china sea and east china sea. the latter home to the sekaku islands claimed by china and taiwan. the paper expresses concern over china's reluctance to disclose military information. the report will be released to the public after being submitted to the cabinet later this month. >>> the joint panel will include foreign and defense officials. >> translator: we would look to discuss with u.s. officials what we can do to express public concerns jane pin japan. the marines will conduct test flights near the base next month. they'll begin full operations of the aircraft in okinawa in october. the deployment is important to strengthen japan's deterrence and ensure security over the southern islands. a series of accidents involving the osprey alarmed residents across the aircraft's flight path. two of the planes have crashed already this year. >>> chinese leaders are making another move in their campaign to assert control over disputed territory in the south china sea. now in charge of a city that consolidates admin

criticism of the president's handling of the south china sea affair is rising. aquino used his speech to call for public support. >> reporter: the south china sea looks likely to dominate important meetings later this year including the asean and east asia summits. before then, aquino's challenge is to unite asean and to win backing from the international community, especially the united states. charmaine deogracias, nhk world, manila. >>> we go to sayaka mori now for a look at the weather forecast. >> typhoon vincente is downgraded, and winds are dying down, heavy rain will continue because the system will continue to drag ample moisture from the south, so areas, northern vietnam, and laos, you're going to continue to cope with heavy rain throughout the day. up towards the north, we have a low pressure system moving into the beijing area. if you remember record amounts of rain battered this area over the weekend, so any additional rain is not good news, however, thundershowers will likely continue into tomorrow. as for japan, staying stormy across the northern

two countries in dispute with china over the south china sea. on the other side was cambodia whose top financial supporter is china. marty natalegawa has been on a two-day mission visiting the asean nations involved. the shuttle diplomacy was to try to unify asean's position. cambodia's foreign minister called for unity. even so, the statement issued friday only mentioned basic principles such as solving the south china sea issue peacefully without military force. it didn't mention anything about the standoff between philippine and chinese vessels that lasted more than two months. manila had demanded the incident be included. asean has again failed to solve the central reason for the row. >>> cambodia's economy has moved on from the pol pot era but even today the chaotic past causes lingering problems. one example centers on the construction boom. some households that can't prove they own their land are being forced from their homes. nhk world toshiyuki tarazawa reports. >> reporter: cambodia's economy is growing by more than 5% annually, a sign

down towards the south, remaining dry across southeastern parts of china. all right, heading into the americas, we have got two hurricanes, over the eastern pacific. this one right here, with clear, is a category 2 hurricane. emelia. this one right here is category one, system. danielle could get close to the hawaiian island, remnant, later this week. high waves and rough seas a concern along the coastal areas of the hawaii island later this week. as for north america, rain band and the low-pressure system is dragging cooler air from the north. as the it does, temperatures are returning to more average levels across the areas, north of the front. but the southwestern corner of the u.s. is a different story. still on the scorching side. 46 degrees in phoenix is your daytime high. on your tuesday. and 30 degrees in los angeles, with plenty of sunshine. the heat is starting to affect the intermountain west, up into central canada. 30 in winnipeg. likely 35 as we head into wednesday. all right, finally. let's go over to europe. several low-pressure systems are

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the disagreement with the philippines and vietnam, two countries in dispute with china over the south chinaea. on the other side was cambodia whose top financial supporter is china. it was the first time in asean's 45-year history that the group failed to issue a joint communique. indonesian foreign minister martin is on a quick sweep of the three asean members involved. on thursday, he held meetings in cambodia after visiting the philippines and vietnam on wednesday. cambod cambodia's foreign minister says his government may agree to a joint communique as soon as friday after consulting with other asean members. >> translator: we should maintain our common views and the unity of asean on the south china sea issue. >> i sense a strong determination to move forward and not to turn back. >> reporter: indonesia feels a sense of crisis about the state of relations among asean members. it's taking a role as mediator in order to keep the group united. asean has the goal of establishing an economic community by 2015. this episode rises concerns about a group's sense of common purpose. phin chanda,

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they are haggle with southeast asian nations over parts of the south china sea which is potentially rich in natural resources. chinese fishermen are part of this fight. a fleet of 30 boats is sailing in the region right now. analysts say chinese authorities sent them there to demonstrate their claim of sovereignty over various islands. chinese media say the contingent is scheduled to carry out activities in the south china sea for 20 days. one of the ships is a 3,000-ton vessel that will supply food and fuel to other ships. the fleet also has an ad hoc branch of china's ruling communist party. china is in disputes with southeast asian nations over the ownership of the spratly islands and other territories. foreign ministers with the association of southeast asian nations focused on this territorial tug-of-war during their meetings this week in phnom penh but decisions over how to describe the disputes kept them from releasing a joint statement. >>> japan is planning to start the first trial production of shale oil this autumn. the oil is contained in a sedimentary rock called shale found

the ministers met tuesday with their counterparts from japan, china, and south korea. they all agreed to put a new regional system in place. they are building on an agreement finance ministers made in may. the system will allow the countries to provide foreign reserves to prevent sudden drops in the value of their currency or government bonds. the foreign ministers also put their heads together on the north korea issue. they once again criticized the reclusive nation's missile program. sources tell nhk south korean officials and other representatives chided the north in april and called it a violation of u.n. security council resolutions and threat to regional peace. japan's foreign minister called on participants to cooperate on this issue. chinese foreign minister expressed hope north korean authorities will return to the six-party talks on their nuclear program now that they have a new leader, kim jong-un. leaders will discuss the nuclear and missile development thursday at their regional forum. >>> egypt's parliament reconvened on tuesday, despite an order by the r

the chinese clearly are engaged in expansionist policies within the south china sea. they've gotten in an active -- tiff with the philippines. they don't want international forces to interfere. the same forces could be potentially turned on them on tailbacking who owns what turf in the south china sea and other areas. there's a reluctance. for the russians, they're trying to play on the international stage. they're still a major player but by the same token, putin realizing the days of the old soviet union and kgb are gone. he wants them back, he's not going to get them but they're a major player that needs to be given due respect but they need to ensure we can maintain the flow of oil, iran needs to comply with united nations requirements to open up and have a transparent nuclear program so we can ensure they're not building nuclear weapons, threatening israel and allies in the region and ultimately the united states. >> commander, thank you. thank you for joining us and four your service. >> phil flynn says things don't really have to come to blows for oil prices to

. >> secretary of state hillary clinton urging talks on the south china sea.e urged talks over conflicting claims for the strategic water way. >> in france the search for missing claimers continues on mount blanc after an avalanche yesterday that killed nine. a dozen others were injured and four are unaccounted for. >> and in australia an extremely rare pink diamond is now on display at the mel bourne museum. the argyle pink jubilee is more than 8 carats and it's the largest ever found in australia. here's your first look at this morning's dish of "scrambled politics." "the washington times" points out vice president's biden was billed as campaign speech and there on the podium was the president's seal. the administration has said the seal would not be used. >> and harry reid on u.s. olympic uniforms being made in china. heap said the u.s. olympic committee should be ashamed of themselves and said they sudden put them in a pile and burn them. >> politico reports massachusetts democratic senate candidate elizabeth warren celebrated her wedding anniversary yeste

secretary of state hillary clinton met with china's foreign minister yesterday urging talks on the south china sea. clinton proposed talks to calm tensions with southeast asia for the conflicting claims over the strategic waterway. >>> in france a search continues for climbers. an avalanche killed ne mountaineers, a dozen were injure and four are unaccounted for. >>> and in australia an extremely rare pink diamond is now on display at the melbourne art museum. it's more than 8 carats and it's the lastest ever found in australia. >>> the dow opens 1592,573 after falling 31 points yesterday. the s&p dipped 6. the nasdaq dropped 21. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei added 4 points while in hong kong the hang seng was up 67. >>> a roller coaster thursday left stocks down for a sixth day with two big blue tips preventing the dow from falling harder. procter and game bbl rose on an investor william ackman buying into the company. merck had a success ill trial of its new osteoporosis trial. infosys rose. on the plus side, texas industries broke a ten-quarter streak o

which countries the largest export market for taiwan and south korea it's china in there and if you look at exports from korea and taiwan all for out year only year so that is quite reliable you look at electricity production in china that's up one percent a year on the year and so force and so on so those statistics would actually suggest that the chinese economy is much weaker than what the official statistics just it doesn't mean that the whole charities grows the model will collapse and kylee but i'd like to mention one area where we still have a one party system and we have an incredible level of corruption and that could lead to social on race at some point by the way we can have social unrest anywhere in the world given the high unemployment got we are facing in most countries but that could derail growth in china for a while i and then we have your political problems coming up the south china sea and so forth so many things that could grow wrong i want to get in or before we go because you're talking about a few statistics indicating a slowdown i want to see how it fits into your

. >>> the philippine government has protested china's move to place disputed islands in the south china sea under the jurisdiction of a newly created city. the chinese government announced in late june that it had integrated its administration districts of three island groups into the new city. this includes macclesfield back and spratley island. they're also claimed by the philippines and other asian nations. the filipino foreign ministry condemned the move. they said it dominated their sovereignty over the island. tennings between the two nations are mounting fueled by a recent incident. patrol ships from both countries were locked in a standoff near a disputed shore for two months. china and vietnam are also at odds over the sovereignty of the disputed island groups. >>> vietnamese officials are looking toward other emerging economies to increase trade. they hosted a meeting with government and business leaders from latin american countries, including brazil and argentina. the prime minister says the vietnamese want to increase economic cooperation with the 15 visiting nations. he is

several asean nations including vietnam and the philippines have clashed be china over islands in the south china sea. the draft protocol asked countries involved in disputes to respect international laws and create a framework to avoid conflict. it also calls for monitoring of whether countries comply with the new rules. asean plans to present the plan to china in a meeting of foreign foreign ministers on wednesday. china's foreign ministry reacted cautiously to the announcement. a spokesperson said china will consider a code of conduct when the timing is appropriate. he said any new rules should not only help resolve territorial disputes but promote trust and strengthen cooperation among asean members. japan's government has been trying to attract more tourists from china with little success. most group tours from the country say they stopped or will not expand their business because it is unprofitable. to attract chinese tourists, the government in 2010 extended visa eligibility requirements for individuals. instead of granting visas to only annual incomes of over $43,000, the government now w

that is moving away continuing to weaken but still grabbing moisture out of south china sea pushing itff. even towards hong kong. you are still going to be seeing heavy rainfall. good news on friday it is expected to start taper off as the winds continue to lighten. just east of the philippines you see areas of orange due to a possibility of a new developing system we are watching across the philippines for possible tropical development. temperature-wise shanghai at 34. mongolia with only a high of 23. towards the americas the southwest you are seeing thunderstorms pop up here. you see the white cloud tops firing up on the map mainly due to the monsoonal flow. but farther towards the east we have the cold front diving down from the north. this is going to bring very welcomed rainfall towards kansas, oklahoma and down towards texas, as well. also seeing severe weather raesz the great lakes. storms knocking out thousands of power here as the storms blew up on your wednesday it does look like this is going to be on tap yet again. really what is fuelling this is the cold and warm air masse

>> diplomats from the philippines are trying to strengthen their claims to the territory in the south china sea. they are protesting a decision to place certain groups of islands under a new municipality. they are concerned about three groups of islands, reefs and shalz. shales. several nations are caught up in territory disputes. foreign ministry officials say the japanese claim violates philippines sovereignty. in april, both countries were locked in a standoff that involved several patrol ships near disputed shoal. >>> the facility will be toed to test several types of seafood. >>> people in japan's northeast are focusing on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster. but it won't be easy they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we'll show you their struggles and their successes on the "road ahead" every wednesday, 1:00 p.m., japan time. here on "newsline." >>> people popping into convenience stores in japan are finding things they never found before. they can still buy soft drink or gum or a pack of cigarettes. they are finding the things they need to make dinner

meeting will be held against the backdrop of international territorial disputes centering on the south china sea. and now the file pephilippine government is trying to stress its sofrernty over the region. charmaine deogracias reports from manila. >> reporter: the chinese government integrated its administrative districts in the paracels and spratlys and macclesfield. the move effectively tightens beijing's reign over the area. the philippine foreign ministry claims china's announcement is an infringement on the philippines territorial rights. the ministry lodged a complaint with the chinese ambassador in manila. it calls china's move a violation of an agreement between china and asean countries to find a peaceful resolution of the territorial disputes. tensions have been escalating between china and the philippines. a standoff between vessels from both countries near a disputed shoal dragged on for more than two months before easing in mid-june. meanwhile, china's state-run xinhua news agency said on thursday that a fish farming research facility will be built on the macclesfield bank. fore

when you see, for example, in the south china sea the repeated chinese statements that south china sea essentially is theirs practically down to the beaches of indonesia. >> rose: that is the issue? that is a conflict? >> that is worrisome. one of the lucky things amount being in hong kong is i don't go to beijing very often, i go all over the rest of china. and i think the further you are from becaming the more you run into that nationalism, and the more you run into people who say that the china should be more assertive in pursuing its foreign policy, one the, one of the questions for example, if china becomes a more democratic country would it be more or less assertive in you do have at times a jingoistic, increasing jingoistic media in china, one side of the spectrum .. a more dovish peck trust me is to be censored so you have a fairly often nationalistic media and that is increasing people's perception in china that china has claims to area that it didn't even really strongly voice a claim to. >> rose: is there anything about the culture that you have seen that suggests china will

asean nations, including vietnam and the philippines, have clashed with china over islands in the south china sea. the draft protocol has countries involved in disputes to respect international laws and create a framework to avoid conflict. it also calls for monitoring of whether countries comply with present the draft to china in a meeting of foreign ministers on wednesday. china's foreign ministry reacted cautiously to asean's announcement. a spokesperson said china will consider a code of conduct when the timing is appropriate. he said any new rules should not only help resolve territorial disputes, but also promote trust and strengthen cooperation among asean members. >>> afghan president hamid karzai is facing a difficult challenge. how to keep track of $16 billion in news civilian aid. karzai spoke about xati icombat corruption with one of his biggest donors. prime minister yoshihiko noda says japan will continue to support their development but that support comes with conditions. leaders met a day after representatives from 17 naxs gathered in tokyo to make a four-year multi-billion do

one of the big issues is a territorial dispute over the south china sea. many nations claim the area which has a lot of oil and gas. the u.s. is pushing china to resolve the tensions in southeast asia. >>> the house repealed the health care law but the move has no chance of surviving the vote in the democratically controlled senate. >> that means it will probably stick around as a campaign issue all the way through november and as craig boswell reports, mitt romney got boos while speaking to the naacp. >> reporter: house republicans came out swinging hours before a scheduled vote to repeal at fordable care act. >> obamacare takes $500 billion, $500 billion out of medicare. >> we are committed to taking this flawed law off the books. >> democrats fired their shots pointing out the vote is the latest of more than 30 gop efforts to roll back health care reform. >> welcome to groundhog day in the house of representatives. no longer will being a woman be a preexisting medical condition but republicans want to take away those protections for women. >> reporter: a

derail growth in china for a while i can tell you we have your political problems coming up the south china sea and so forth so many things that could grow wrong i want to get in or before we go because you're talking about a few statistics indicating a slowdown i want to see how it fits into your view of a global recession because i know for china for example there was a positive manufacturing report out today suggesting government policy to support the economy is working but i actually want to look at another indicator at something tied very closely to the health of the chinese economy which in steel and recently chinese steel prices have fallen the world's most traded steel futures in shanghai the rebar future hits two thousand and twelve low and our viewers are looking at a chart of spot market prices for rebar in three of china's largest cities that are at their lowest levels in at least a year so i'm curious if this is something you have your eyes on not just in terms of a slowdown in china but also in terms of the global recession i know you're predicting for two thousand and thirtee