at all to solve the clash of sovereignty claims of the senkaku islands in the east china sea or the islands in the south china sea. also, there is a problem in the south china sea over the so-called nine dotted lines. these lines drawn in the chinese maps of the south china sea indicate a huge u-shaped area, which china claims it has historically established sovereignty rights. but the problem is that this huge area overlaps with the exclusive economic zones of a number of southeast asian nations as defined by the u.n. convention on the law of the sea. and, in fact, this causes a huge headache for the chinese leaders, too, because they don't want to be seen by t international society as a country that breaks international law. but at the same time, they don't want to be seen by the chinese people themselves to be giving away their historical rights. >> professor, thank you very much for sharing your insights today. >> most welcome. >>> that was this week's "in depth." next to "flash news." >>> three japanese tourists in china died after being caught in heavy snow. they were trekking on a mountaineer the

the south china sea is a contentious issue in part because the area is believed to hold rich natural resources. vietnam and the philippines have claimed other parts of the sea. they are strongly in favor of a legally binding code of conduct, or coc. but china seems reluctant. it apparently believes the coc will limit its maritime activities. before the talks, a chinese government spokesperson said asean should have more important issues to deal with. >> translator: first of all, asean nations should take appropriate measures in order to make progress in the region. they should focus on how they can boost their economic growth. >> now, after the meeting, indones indonesia's foreign minister told reporters that asean and china agreed on the need to take concrete action towards establishing legally binding rules to resolve territorial disputes in the south china sea. however, it seems they failed to agree on when this might happen. and china appears to have a two-pronged strategy when it comes to dealing with asean. it has taken a firm stance against the claims of countries like the phil

the waters around the disputed islands in the south china sea are believed to hold large reserves of oil and natural gas. >>> china's rise. wealth, power and problems. an income gap divides its people. pollution threatens their health. and disputed seas strains relations with neighbors. find out the problems china faces on "newsline." >>> south korean leaders are looking to their counterparts in china to put pressure on north korea. a top envoy from the south is visiting beijing amid signs beonyang may soon attempt another missile long. lim sung-nam is the chief negotiate over pyongyang's nuclear problem. he'll meet with officials including the chair of the six-party talks on the north korean program. he'll likely ask china to persuade the north to skrapt launch. u.s. analysts said recent satellite photos said pyongyang may fire another missile. north korean military leaders launched what they called a satellite from the same pace in april. western intelligence analysts said the device, which crashed, was a long-range missile. >>> people at a japanese electronics company are intereste

as a china's two intentions especially as the countries making moves to get control over the south china sea. in july china formed a new body that governs the disputed islands in the south china sea. the new ordinance underpins the central government's hard line strategy. china's to leadership changed hands this month and the new regime is showing no sign of easing its tough stance on issues involving the philippines and other neighbors. >>> more low cost airlines began operating this year out of japan's airport. to succeed they have to overcome a serious problem. pil >> reporter: pilot training by a low cost company. it costs more than $1.2 million to train a pilot so budget airlines try to cut costs by hiring pilots already licensed. to expand their services low cost carriers need to hire more pilots but finding ones with a license is hard. >> translator: we have a minimum requirement for the number of pilots so we need a few plan to hire more. if we are to accomplish our business plan hiring is a priority. >> reporter: while executives see this as a challenge, others consider it a potenti

these costs that these fields so that that the country so the us in our region the it over the south china sea china is going to try to lead to talks to develop it may come the same it how to deal with the territorial disputes in the south china sea between last stand and china on one side what are the on the other side in the united states like last year but i must say yes council meet that it could be a good forum for to discuss maritime security but i see an quantas one to the need to us and because they don't want to upset china china is barry barry such a subset of people do they issue a international i say share of the south china sea these fields it invaded on issues related to those disputes so we are left with a sorry for interacts with all those issues that now how important is the timing of obama's visit one of very important because of the coincides with the us and solve meet on putting aside each show or maybe the pain show see the south china sea you know it's also promoting theiss in the context of the transpacific partnership which already. he was known as the transpacific econ

in july, china formed a new administrative body that governs the disputed islands in the south china sea. hainan's new ordinance underpins the central government's hard-line strategy. china's top leadership changed hands this month, and the new regime is showing no sign of easing its tough stance on territorial issues involving the philippines and other neighbors. keiichi tanaka, nhk world, manila. >>> malaysia's rule cog ligs has been in power for more than half a century as the country's largest political party, it is supported by the malay ethnic majority. but it is feeling pressure as general elections are expected early next year. at a convention on thursday, the prime minister lashed out at the opposition. and here's the hands-on report from shi ka shi takaoka. >>>. >> reporter: many people who listened to the prime minister's speech felt the ruling coalition's sense of crisis. malaysia enjoyed steady economic growth under the strong leadership of the former prime minister who took office in 1981. such growth led the country to be dubbed the model student of southeast asia. the cur

play in the south china sea issue? and what is its agenda there? >> right. the philippines and vietnam are two asean countries in direct confrontation with china over the south china sea. they want legally binding rules to resolve the disputes. in the summit meeting, obama sided with them by calling for the quick creation of a code of conduct. but china remains cautious about that. asean nations need to work together for the sake of their economic goals. they also need peacef fuful relations with china, which, after all, is is the world's second largest economy. balancing that with their competing territorial claims is the big challenge for asean. obama is arguing that with support from the united states they could help achieve that balance. going forward, the u.s. will likely strengthen its partnership with asean to try and counter the rise of china. >> thank you very much, indeed. that was nhk world's matthew field. now, competition between the u.s. and china isn't limited to political issues. they're both hoping to profit from the region's booming economic

and barack obamas looks set to flag the south china sea issue. and ban ki-moon has called for an immediate cease fire in gaza. and a lot of noise, not a lot of effect. an analyst's words on credit suisse's plans to consolidate. that sent the shares to the bottom of the smi. pretty solid gains for global equities. today a cautious start indicated for u.s. markets. s&p 500 at the moment just less than two points below fair value. right now the nasdaq is some six points below fair value. and the dow currently some 28 points below fair value. the global 300 looks like this. pretty flat really. just down a point or so. and european stocks have been fairly flat. no big moves. you can see the ftse right now down 0.2%. we were up over 2% yesterday. xetra dax up 0.2. not big reaction to the fact that moody'ss as followed s&p by cutting aaa rating. and ibex down about a third. spain raising a little bit of have a money. they started funding for 2013 ahead of 12 and 18 month t-bill auction today. 12 month yields a little bit lower. 18 month demand not as mu

contention among the nations in that region as to where the ownership and rights of access are to the south china sea. and this is conceivable that china might seek to reestablish its claim there by military coercion and that could lead them into a confrontation with the united states' desire to maintain free access. the best way of avoiding that military conflict is what we should see because the military conflict with china would be catastrophic for both nations, indeed for the whole region. so, we want to avoid that. i believe the best way of avoiding that is by maintaining a -- continuing to maintain a strong naval presence in the region, and by having an unambiguous commitment to doing that. i believe that our new national security strategy is that unambiguous commitment, and i believe that the u.s. navy is capable of maintaining that unambiguous military strength. as we sit here this morning aboard the uss macon island, in san francisco bay, looking out to the pacific, it is easy to believe that the united states is, in fact, a pacific power and that to keep it that way we will maintain the bes

but there are two other points now, one east china sea, east sea and two, south china sea. >> the professor says chinese leaders will act more aggressively as their confidence grows. chinese officials will select a new leadership after the u.s. presidential vote. zhao says it will be important for new leaders of both countries to work on creating mechanisms to avoid military confrontation. >> i always say that the current, relatively stable circumstances is a result of co-management of beijing and washington. the dispute is east sea or in south china sea may still need the -- some kind of cooperation or even co-management between ey to establish peace and stability in the asia pacific lies in thands of the next u.s. president. in a short while, we will know who will be in this position. susumu kojima, nhk world, washington. >>> china has also been the focus for the japanese auto industry of late. sales are dropping. gong gi canning is here with more. >> we already heard from honda, mazda and toyota about how the dispute is affecting their sales. this time we're hearing from nissan. japan's

one is china sea, east sea, and, two, south china sea. >> reporter: the professor says chinese leaders will act more aggressively as their confidence grows. chinese officials will select a new leadership after the u.s. presidential vote. zhao says it will be important for the new leaders of both countries to work on creating mechanisms to avoid military confrontation. >> korea peninsula, taiwan strait, i always they that the current, relatively stable circumstances is a result of co-management of beijing and washington. the dispute in east sea or in south china sea may still need the -- some kind of cooperation or even co-management between washington and beijing. >> reporter: more than ever china poses economic and diplomatic challenges to the u.s. the key to establish peace and stability in the asia-pacific lies in the hands of the next u.s. president. in a short while, we will know who will be in this position. susumu kojima, nhk world, washington. >>> japan's auto industry is shifting into low gear because of the yen's strength and flagging sales due to a territorial dispute. nissa

i think it's much more consequential than what has was not gone on into south china sea, although i'm by both. and will china be of a mind to keep a lid on these tensions to see whether or not there are ways you can backup the possibility? that's not for the u.s. alone to control but it's something we'll have to be very, very mindful of spent just one point, i'm sorry. chris, you asked what we have seen that you are not seeing. one thing, if we were seeing day, sort of a, nonmedicated chinese suspicion, concern about what the u.s. is up to, rather than a reflective approach to i think we've seen different record. what we're seeing is ferociously anti-japanese rhetoric on the subject, but rather careful evaluations of the u.s. role on the subject. that's what we hear from visiting think tank people and that's what we're seeing in the media. that creates some problems for us, frankly, from a policy point of view because of the u.s.-japan relationship and the importance of our being closely aligned with japan on alliance issues. but the chinese rhetoric on the issue tortoise has been far

both of them have claims to the south china sea and these disputes are flaring up of course. china's military modernization efforts include an aircraft carrier and they appear to be building more as we speak. so they're laying claim to south china sea and other parts of the east china sea as well. primarily for oil and fishing rights. china's a growing population, it's a hungry nation, they're flush with cash. and they spend it on big ships. and they want to enforce their territorial claims. >> part of it is bullying by china. to get its neighbors to yield. but there's a sense that china won't ever really resort to force. is that the same sense that people in the rejohn have? >> i don't think so that -- region have? >> i don't think that -- i believe that china wants to win without fighting, that's sort of an ancient chinese saying. >> it's from sun t u actually. >> they seem to become very aggressive all at the same time. whether that's actually under beijing's thumb opt. it's not clear what they're doing. but they're using these sort of initiatives to drive a wedge between t

pivot the asian pivot which is really a china pivot that obama announced earlier this year the south china sea the provocations there with oil in the eastern part of that with the islands next to taiwan where the japanese government made an extremely provocative move no doubt at the behest of washington to claim that those islands are our japanese islands because private investors sold them to the japanese government william and del programs continue we take the second part of our look at those signing up to seven call someone a few minutes and whether prejudice plays a part in who's chosen to be sent to the front lines it's our next program tonight that our team from moscow. the sun rises over what seems like enlist forest here in town your reactions quite hundred kilometers north of light of our stock and in much of the world it's disappearing at a catastrophic rate. markers both illegal and those finding ways to outsmart the system filing down the forests of the more secure region for them profit goes well beyond the future of our planet and the. could be an ecological crisis the world wild

that is let's talk about foreign policy now there are territorial disputes in east china in the south china sea with of course the us getting involved in that is to how do you think relations will develop between beijing and washington then there is talk of perhaps a military clash being likely is that really possible. well the chinese are very concerned about these so-called obama pivot the asian pivot which is really a china pivot obama announced earlier this year and what is happening is a u.s. military deployment in australia in japan and. in south korea that. really. has the focus on china encircling china's. freight pathway from from the persian gulf to get its energy supplies its energy resources so the chinese see this as very much a threat when obama in the presidential debate referred to china as an adversary that did not fall on deaf ears in beijing so they have a what they see is a real security challenge that. washington whether. obama in the next four years escalates sharply or not clear but certainly the tensions are very real between washington and china and the chinese are quit

>> talking about the south china sea or east china disputes as alan alluded to. a lot of people believe the chinese action in those two areas is not something that china actually initiated out of a grand plan, but rather a reaction to provocative acts by other countries like in the case of the philippines, resting, chasing in the case of the islands dispute if the nationalization of the islands by japan against repeated chinese warnings. so how do you resolve this? does china have to back off? can china back off? at the philippines and japan at least partly to blame? how would the united states act as a neutral, you know, peacekeeper? thank you very much. >> erik ammon to your left. if you keep your answers short look at at least one around. >> fort institute policy analysis. the last exercise i could remember we have the pla military was 2006 i think. are we hopeless on that count? to shoot out some confidence that way? kind of the atmosphere is not conducive now, but should we be trying to make it that way? >> okay, who wants to start? >> and reverse order, the

government plans to use drones for surveillance in the east china and south china seas. china succeeded in a test flight in october. >>> tuna draws customers back in. they are discussing how to manage the fish in the atlantic ocean and mediterranean sea. they were at odds before the talk began. members for the conservation of atlantic tuna are meeting. delegates are expecting to call for an increasing quota. members say in recent years stocks have started to recover. japan is the world's largest tuna consumer. japanese delegates plan to urge those from other fishing nations to strengthen measures to prevent overfishing and poaching. >>> south korea prosecutors have obtained documents involving president's son. his expected to be involved in the illegal purchase for a plot of plan. part of the money was funnel frd t funneled from the office. they were rejected from searching the office even though they had a search warrant. they are considering the president's wife in the matter as well. >>> two more bbc executives stepped aside monday amid fall out over the corporation's

clash with china over these islands so i think that is a problem area, china being tough in the south china sease territories they understand tie waun straits stay out of the yellow sea. i think we're headed for collisions with china but neither country has interest whatever in any kind of war with each other. it's going to be a tough relationship. we're going to be bumping up against them for decades. >> how do you describe our current relationship with china? >> chinese have become more assertive and chinese have now got an aircraft carrier which is a statement to project power, they've been very hand fisted and have united other countries in the region in the south china sea. i think that the chinese have been a great disappointment from our expectations in making a gradual transition towards democracy which has been seeing a latest exchange of power by a group of men that, none of us know their names. i'm convinced chinese are going to have huge problem was a group of people, 1.3 billion people who have accessed a chumpx communications, social networking and they're going to want more than

clash with china over these islands so i think that is a problem area, china being tough in the south china seatories they understand tie waun straits stay out of the yellow sea. i think we're headed for collisions with china but neither country has interest whatever in any kind of war with each other. it's going to be a tough relationship. we're going to be bumping up against them for decades. >> how do you describe our current relationship with china? >> chinese have become more assertive and chinese have now got an aircraft carrier which is a statement to project power, they've been very hand fisted and have united other countries in the region in the south china sea. i think that the chinese have been a great disappointment from our expectations in making a gradual transition towards democracy which has been seeing a latest exchange of power by a group of men that, none of us know their names. i'm convinced chinese are going to have huge problem was a group of people, 1.3 billion people who have accessed a chumpx communications, social networking and they're going to want more than that the

one of the top items will be territorial disputes over islands in the south china sea involving chinaphilippines, vietnam among other country. the u.s. administration said last year it should shift its diplomatic and security focus to the asia pacific region. obama will be keen to reassure leaders his position remains unchanged. >>> the united states has launched a protest with iran after several iranian warplanes attacked a u.s. military drone. the pentagon says the attack occurred last thursday in international aerospace over the persian gulf. >> unarmed, unmanned mq 1 military aircraft conducting routine surveillance over the arabian gulf was intercepted by iran january craft and was fired upon with guns. >> little says the iranian jets fired at least twice at the drone but failed to hit it. the u.s. believes the pilots intended to shoot the aircraft down. he says the u.s. uses the drones in accordance with international rules and they will continue to conduct such flights. the obama administration intensified surveillance of iran and also stepped up economic sanctions. the actions

japanese side, losing these territories to china may potentially affect its other disputes with russia and south korea. securing important resources in the south china sea as well as potentially destabilizing or creating a situation in which china doesn't actually have full control of the south china sea for its exports and imports of oil and other natural resources into china. so the issue for the two countries is that being driven by very different factors. >> i know japanese businesses have sort of started to think about the cost benefit of doing business in china because the chinese government has demonstrated their ability to impact business. so i was talking to -- let's he's bring in andrew on this. i suppose the question is whether the chinese are feeling any pinch on their side. >> trade is not everything. don't forget it's not just a financial issue only between china and japan. don't forget the american pivot to asia has complicated things. and also of raising nationalism both in japan and china. a look at japanese politics recently, the current administration has weakened very much by the economy, but also by the rise of another political par

talk about disputes between china and member countries including vietnam, as the islands in the south china sea likely to be taken up for discussion at the summit. obama is expected to join asean members in the call for china to establish the code of conduct to peacefully resolve the disputes. such an appeal would certainly provide asean with leverage for the tough goal of winning china's agreement. the obama administration shifted diplomatic and security policies last year, placing greater emphasis on the asia-pacific region in view of china's growing clout. the planned trip will be an opportunity for southeast asian countries to assess whether u.s. focus is likely to remain on the region during the obama's second term. jun kobayashi, nhk world, bangkok. >>> pakistan is showcasing state-of-the-art weapons and military equipment at a technology fair as it steps up its anti-terrorism efforts. pakistan is a major world importer of arms, and china is eager to boost sales in the country. pakistani government is hosting the fair in karachi where 130 military-related companies from 21 countries gathe

government plans to use drones for surveillance over the disputed islands in the east china and south china seas. a 1/4 scale model of the j-31 was also attracting a lot of attention. china reportedly succeeded in a test flight in october. >>> cradle of culture. economic powerhouse. many enjoy the fruits of pros r prosperity along the path to a new china, but millions are missing out. at a time of growing public discontent, members of the party are choosing their new leaders. nhk correspondents are reporting. don't miss "china: the next generation" 8:00 p.m. japan time here on "newsline." >>> south korean prosecutors have obtained documents in connecticut with the dubious land deal with bak's son. suspected of being involved in the illegal purchase of a plot of land for his father's retirement. part of the money used in the deal was allegedly funneled from the office. to submit documents related to the deal such as hard copies. that was after they were rejected from searching the office even though they obtained a search warrant. were insufficient. they're considering questioning president yi's

they claimed the islands in the south china sea. in the east china sea, there is an issue with japan. in the japanese archipelago to taiwan, the philippines, [indiscernible] china ultimately expressed a strong interest in the maritime security and the territorial claim among those islands. this is a chinese maritime strategy. >> that is an important point. what you're basically saying is this is about power. china is clearly becoming more powerful. you are seeing lines challenged. i remember talking to george soros after he so-called broke the back -- broke the bank of england and he saw the chance to drive so hard against the line that fundamentally the institutional power and the bank of england side had to collapse. i have looked at asia and these tests of powering the region. but china is more vociferous and robust, the complaints about south korean exercises this sailor detained by japan and taken into custody for a while, do you think this is china's rise to test the solvency and strength between the relationships and the more

to agree to start formal discussions on maritime rules to address territorial disputes in the south china sea. the leaders of the ten member association of southeast asian nations discuss the issue at the asean summit. some member countries including the philippines and vietnam complete dispute china's claim. a legally binding code of conduct to solve the territorial issues. wen stopped short of agreeing to begin formal discussions on the rules at the meeting. only that the expects further talks. shinee wen's remarks were seen as a swipe at the united states and japan. both countries are calling for a swift formulation of maritime rules. observers say china's reluctant to enter formal discussions as it believes rules would be detrimental for maritime interests. u.s. president barack obama will hold talks with japan's prime minister yoshihiko noda and chinese premier wen. aimed at addressing strained relations over claims to the senekaku islands. the president is expected to stress any differences should be peacefully resolved according to international law. >>> now, japan's prime minister has

it is aggressively pushing for control of the south china sea and now the east china sea. the chinese are trying to draw us in a game of chicken. >> like any game of chicken, what is going on out here is very dangerous. since we left the islands, chinese ships have been reported inside japanese waters every single day. the japanese government is so far resisting the urge to act. but with a game of chicken, if both sides refuse to back down, there is usually only one possible outcome. "bbc news" in the east china sea. >> a rare look at the tiny islands causing a huge problem between china and japan are being watched from around the world. now for this next story, you may want to sit down because most of us were exhausted just hearing about it. running a marathon is a taxing thing, but manage tackling seven of them across seven continents. that is challenge one doctor is tackling to express the importance of exercise. >> he is a man on a mission embarking on a challenge. around the world in a week, running seven ultramarathons along the way. >> running is my way of seeing th

it wrangled with asian nations over control of islands in the south china sea and east china sea. >> reporter: the congress opened thursday morning in beijing's great hall of the people. it's about a ten-minute drive from our studios. i went there to watch it unfold. 2,300 delegates from across the country gathered inside the great hall of the people. >> reporter: president hu jintao is now in the midst of giving a work report on past achievements and future goals. >> translator: the communist party has united all ethnic groups across the country and led the people. we have also transformed the old, underdeveloped china into a new china that is prospering every day, but we have to realize there is room for improvement in our work. the unbalance of development and the lack of sustainability are still evident. there are many obstacles -- the disparity between urban and rural areas is wide, the gap in income distribution remains large, and corruption is still a problem. >> reporter: hu spoke for about 90 minutes. he laid out an economic challenge for china. >> translator: let's work tog

it wrangled with asian nations over control of islands in the south china sea and east china sea. >> and joining us now is michitaka. michitaka, you were with me in the great hall of the people when president hu was giving his final speech as communist party general secretary. what do you make of his words? >> the most notable part of the speech was when president hu spoke about the concept he's long supported. he was to make scientific outlook on development one of the communist party's guiding principles. it calls for review of the party's growth and economic policy and aims to incorporate sustainable development, which takes into account social welfare and the environment, making this concept a guiding principle would be part of hu's legacy. it would give him the same status as leaders past including dung zhao ming and deng xiaoping. and it will help him maintain influence within the party after he steps down. hu also advocates during his speech that china's wealth gap is wide and widening, and he said that the communist party would continue its effort o fight corruption. >> trans

we have tropical depression that formed over the south china sea. this is moving into a westerly past towards the southeastern coast of the indochina peninsula. southern vietnam has been feeling the strong gusts and the high waves picking up and heavy rain will be building as the system moves closer and approaches the region and that warm water is actually feeding the system so it is going to be intensifying into a tropical storm status in the next 4 hours so we'll keep a close high on it. pa barn cobb at 33. seoul at 6 for high and hence the snow. here in the european continent flooding has been affecting much of the northern italy and i know a lot of people are still waiting. let's take a look the at a video from there. residents of northern italy are dealing with the aftermath of serious flooding that occurred over the weekend. in al bin amore than 800 have been evacuated. the floods have damaged agricultural industries which are the core of the area's economy. i think those cars weren't actually supposed to be there and so people are trying to r

chinese authorities recently boosted their presence in the east china and south china seas. obama has refocused u.s. attention on asia, by strengthening the military in the region. these moves have strained u.s./china ties. obama has criticized china for unfair trade practices. members of the u.s. congress share his view. they've decided some chinese business activities. human rights and democracy are also a point of difference. obama's secretary of state hillary clinton has been outspoken on these issues. china may disagree but its leaders could be confident a serious standoff with the u.s. is unlikely. the two countries economies are too intertwined. nhk world, beijing. >>> the heads of other nations have joined the leaders of china and japan in offering barack obama congratulations on his re-election. south korean president lee myung-bak is among them. lee sent a written message saying he's very pleased. he said he's sure the u.s. and south korea will continue to develop their alliance. he added the ties linking the nations have gotten stronger and more dynamic than ever o

been much more assertive in foreign policy, particularly in these territorial disputes in the south china seaey have been saying some pretty outrageous things about for example the fact that none of the states in that area can talk to each other how to deal with a rising tide of. they all have to deal with china bilaterally. >> a party theorist ones that the real threat to china lies in the american encouragement of rights lawyers, underground religious activists, dissidents, a vulnerable groups. when this list was published, there was outrage because of the overtones with mao era which ones. there is no problem of democratic accountability at all. >> china will evolve its own type of democracy, whether at the west except it or not. i'd describe it this as some kind of election of a the past 2000, 200 years since china was traded to. at the top level, it is always a unified confusion. we havwithout this type of structure, the country will disintegrate. what is the greatest fear in your life, it would be chaos. >> right on cue, the past muster of dealing with chaos, the living symbol of politi

the closing statement of that summit does not specifically mention the south china sea, it only mentions that the participants reaffirm the importance of regional settlements of disputes. china strongly opposes any attempts to resolve the dispute involving parties involving the members. the summit's statement clearly reflects china's intentions as well as ingrowing influence in the region. >>> turning now to afghanistan, suicide bombers have targeted a heavily guardsed area in the capital of kabul. aur although the bombers were killed, the taliban is claiming responsibility. the international security forces are scheduled to end their combat mission in afghanistan by the end of 2014. this latest bombing is once again casting a shadow over the state of security in the country. two suicide bombers planned an attack on wednesday morning in the main diplomatic center in kabul. the area is home to the u.s. and british embassies. >> translator: they wanted to carry out a suicide bombing, but before doing so, they were killed by security forces. part of the explosives and the body of one of the

says it plans to use drones for surveillance over the disputed islands in the east china and south china seas. a one-quarter scale model of a new stealth fighter, the j-31, was also attracting a lot of attention. china reportedly succeeded a test flight of it in october. >>> cradle of culture. economic powerhouse. many enjoy the fruits of prosperity along the path to a new china. but millions are missing out. at a time of growing public discontent, members of the communist party are choosing their new leaders. "newsline" correspondents are reporting from the party's national congress. don't miss our special coverage, "china: the next generation," 8:00 p.m. japan time here on "newsline." >>> people living in central myanmar have been warned to stay away from buildings damaged by this weekend's powerful earthqua earthquake. dhra dhirakaosal in bangkok has more details. >>> at least 11 people are confirmed dead after the quake struck central myanmar on sunday. people have been forced to seek shelter as rescue workers struggle to reach those in need. residents of mandalay are living in makeshift

you will notice, though, there's another tropical system down here in the south china sea. this one is heading towards southern vietnam. it's going to be spreading heavy rain in here and also to cambodia. it doesn't look like it's going to be organizing, so no major worries here. there will be enough rain to have concerns about flooding. we also have gail warnings across the philippines. here are your temperatures, 33 degrees expected in bangkok on wednesday. meanwhile dropping to the mid teens in shanghai as well as chongqing. tokyo looking for 16. single digits in seoul. six degrees here, ten in beijing and minus six for the high in ulan bator. a quick look into the americas tells us things are looking very clear here across much of the center of the continent. in fact, mexico right through central canada. however, our low pressure, the system that's been pushing into the pacific northwest still seeing showers, coastal rain and mountain snow. that is actually starting to settle down. out east we have this long front which has been bringing showers all the way down to the

in cambodia to talk act disputes between china and the countries including the islands in the south china sea likely to be taken up for discussion at the summit. obama is expected to join asean members in the call for china to establish the code of conduct to peacefully resolve the disputes. such an appeal would certainly provide asean with leverage for the tough goal of winning china's agreement. the obama administration shifted diplomatic and security policies last year, placing greater emphasis on the asia-pacific region in view of china's growing clout. the planned trip will be an opportunity for southeast asian countries to assess whether u.s. focus is likely to remain on the region during the obama's second term. jun kobayashi, nhk world, bangkok. >>> pakistan is showcasing state-of-the-art weapons and military equipment at a technology fair as it steps up its anti-terrorism efforts. pakistan is a major world importer of arms, and china is eager to boost sales in the country. pakistani government is hosting the fair in kara shi chi where 130 military-related companies from 21 countries

monitored china's disputes with japan and southeast asian nations over the islands in the east and south china seas. senior officials have refused to take sides. the president announced a year ago he will shift his country's focus to the asia-pacific region. he will have a chance to talk more about that plan over the weekend. obama will begin a four-day tour of southeast asia on saturday. he will be visiting thailand and myanmar and will attend the east asia summit in cambodia. the president promised during his re-election campaign to put more pressure on china to make it meet basic international standards with respect to trade. but analysts say despite his plans the world's top economies are tightly woven together and that interactions will continue. >>> the south korean government welcomed china's new leadership. >> translator: we hope our relationship with china will develop farther and as a new leadership. >> the media gave extensive coverage to the news from the country's largest trading partner. owe yonhap news agency noted all seven member es of the communist party's political bureau's new s