with booming economies across southeast asia, premium carmakers are planning more expansion in the region >> asia was never -- we never left the focus on asia. and so we're investing in our plans to increase our capacities to fulfill the marvelous market demands. >> reporter: as luxury cars become increasingly popular status symbols for the nouveau riche, the emerging economies have become both a dream have become both a dream opportunity and a cutthroat battleground for the high-end automakers. dhra dhirakaosal, nhk world, bangkok. >>> here's the world weather >>> now check out the latest market figures. >>> moving on to the weather forecast for the next three days. >>> that's all we have this hour on "news line." thank you for watching and have a good day.

first japan rose and prospered, then south korea rose and prospered, and then many nations in southeast asia rose and prospered, and now china and india rise and prosper. all of this has been welcomed by the united states. in none of this was a foregone conclusion when you consider where the asia-pacific region was at the end of world war ii. while the asian political and economic miracle was realized first and foremost by the hard work and talent of the asian people, it was enabled by the enduring principles that the u.s. has stood for in the region, which we believe are essential to peace, prosperity, and security. these include a commitment to free and open commerce, of just international order of rights and responsibilities of nation, and fidelity to the rule of law, open access by all to the domains of sea, air, space, and now cyberspace, and the principle of resolving conflict without the use of force. it was also enabled, and this is the theme of my remarks today, by the pivotal role of u.s. military power and presence in the region. we believe are strong security presence in asia pac

all southeast asia and asia there are a lot of similarities. >> he is a male entity. he is not -- are you referring to the story? >> it's interesting you should say that. a unique indian concept is one of half male, half female. and that is -- unlike some dances the solo dancer portrays all of the parts in the story. you can portray a feminine aspect and then masculine aspect with the bow and arrow. the male has to portray feminine and the female has to portray masculine. there is a very fierce dance and a soft sort of dance and every dancer has to learn all those aspects. it's very, you know, my teacher i call him a guru in this art form you have to study very, very hard. you have to learn about all the cultural aspects. he says it's liberating because he enjoys and has to learn to bring up the feminine aspect. he's a strong character it's a challenge for him and he likes it. the stories are metaphor cal. i don't look at this that this is a man or woman. there are qualities we all have that some of us are in touch with and are not. in our culture we think people shou

. >>> the rapid economic development powering emerging economies of southeast asia is welcome to most. but there's always a price to pay. whether it's through pollution, the destruction of ecosystems or in human terms, the cost of progress can be steep. but for some the stakes have been even higher. nhk world reports on the latest killing of an environmental activist in thailand. >> reporter: once it was a family but now there are only four left. in late february, the head of the family. a memorial made by neighbors for the former chief is displayed at his house. >> translator: i grieve that he has gone. he is everything to our family. he did so many things for everyone. i'm sure he died because of his work for the community. >> reporter: i am standing where he was killed. witnesses say gunmen shot him four times in broad daylight before fleeing the scene. the killing shocked villagers because he was a prominent leader in the local movement against environmental pollution. for years, toxic dumping has been applied on the province, about 100 kilometers east of bangkok. there are 11 ind

what is baffling about some of the countries in southeast asia that the necessity is not there.nk of a country in southeast asia that is less strategically important than cambodia. just sitting there it has a little coastline. no offense to cambodia. but seriously geostrategicly why is it an important country? it doesn't border china. it has a short coastline. yet we lavish a lot of tax. when you look at the per capita it's probably the leader in the region. because it's so it's going to be a huge program the pentagon and the state department and the white house don't realize how bad the human right situation is. i guess that's our fault. >> the gentleman in the back here. >> hi, my name is -- [inaudible] georgetown university. for every good there's a bad that's probably part of the problem. [inaudible] i think that's the big issue with imf. for example in indonesia the president is four-time imf graduate spent two years in the united states, and -- [inaudible] increase the transparency. civilian control. that's an antidote. i recently completed a study of georgetown look at lo

in recognition of the growing importance of southeast asia and south asia to the region as a whole. and besides the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, maritime domain awareness, capacity building and multilateral exercises. in australia, for example, our first cabbie emery's rotated through last year. a key first step toward using this prez's to engage bilateral and multilateral exercises and partners in the region. in the philippines, we are working with our full and equal partner to enhance the capacity of the philippine armed forces. in singapore the first of our for combat ships will be arriving later this month, providing the capability to work bilaterally and multilaterally with our partners in the region. these are but a few examples of how we are expanding our presence in that part of the region. next, we are giving priority in our investments and budget to the development of platforms and capabilities that have direct applicability to the asia-pacific region. all the while preserving and integrating the counter insurgency in special operations capabilities that we

first japan rose and prospered, then south korea rose and prospered, and then many nations in southeast asia rose and prospered, and now china and india rise and prosper. welcomed byhas been the united states. in none of this was a foregone conclusion when you consider where the asia-pacific region was at the end of world war ii. while the asian political and economic miracle was realized first and foremost by the hard work and talent of the asian people, it was enabled by the enduring principles that the u.s. has stood for in the region, which we believe are essential to peace, prosperity, and security. these include a commitment to free and open commerce, of just international order of rights and responsibilities of nation, and fidelity to the rule of law , open access by all to the shared domains of sea, air, space, and now cyberspace, and the principle of resolving conflict without the use of force. also enabled, and this is the theme of my remarks today, by the pivotal role of u.s. military power and presence in the region. we believe are strong security presence in asia pacific has pro

this time it's the h5n1 strain that has authorities in southeast asia on the alert. vietnam confirmed its first death from the h5n1 virus in more than a year. a boy died on april 4th. medical staff say the boy develop add fever and other symptoms last month. they have collected samples from his family to test for the virus. the h5n1 strain has also reached cambodia. it has killed eight people there so far this year including six children. the government is eager to prevent new cases. many cambodians travel home at this time. >>> india may be big, but it doesn't have a big soccer of following. it's ranked only 143rd, by fifa. but with the professional soccer league kicking off there seven years ago the sport has been gaining popularity. nhk has more. >> reporter: one japanese player active in the indian professional soccer league. he is 33 and is a strieker. although cricket has been the most popular sport in india, there have been some changes in the last few years. the popularity of soccer has been driving, mainly among young people. after live broadcast of soccer g

this girl does exactly that, turning to sasha, she is the number one women's wake border in southeast asia going to partner her up with the sailing team to do extreme sailing which basically attaches her to a pool on a sail. >> i am impressed with her. this is probably the first time she's ever done this. >> my first time ever doing something like this. >> i wonder if it's a little bit boring for her because it's not as fast as it would be if she were pulled behind a motorized boat. >> she's probably like all right. >> she does try to pull cool stunts but because they aren't going as fast, she can't pull some rely cool flips. >> i can d this with one pink rote a book and cooked breakfast. >> nice to get out there and do funny things once in awhile. >> it's almost time for real or fake videos. this week, we have a chugging champ. >> i love it. i love it. >> i love it, too. >> and a rogue something that comes out of nowhere. >> oh! >> a tire of a car. >> see all three videos and decide real or fake, next. >> i'm still not convinced. sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some fr

one study carried out of anti- malarial drugs on sale in southeast asia found nearly half of the samples were fake. >> palestinians have applied for this to be listed as of mess -- as a world heritage site. in this quiet valley, people look after the land at the same with their grandparents did, by hand. the hills have been carved into to harris's and the terrace is divided among families. >> they are keeping the displays as it was of thousands of years ago. it is handmade. each day and eldest -- and oldest divides the water among his plan. there is a constant sound of water flowing through the valley. what is so unique is the system of tunnels and channels is over 2000 years old and preserves a very traditional way of life. take of the terraces are used to grow vegetables. to growerraces argues vegetables. he has retired to his home village. he says here he is found a sense of freedom from the israeli occupation. >> we found our life in the sand. we found this in a very good here.to make a picnic freshwater as it seems to me. the people are still fighting against a plan by israel to ext

. >>> the rapid economic development powering emerging economies of southeast asia is welcome to most. but there is also a price to pay, whether it's in pollution, the costs can be steep. nhk reports on the latest killing of an environmental activist in thailand. >> reporter: once it was a five member family but now there are only four left. in late february, the fed of the family was shot dead. a memorial met by neighbors for the man is displayed at his house. >> translator: i grieve that he is gone. he's everything to our family. he did so many things for everyone. i'm sure he died because of his work for the community. >> reporter: i am standing where he was killed in late february. witnesses say gunmen shot him four times in broad daylight before fleeing the scene. the killing shocked villagers, because he was a prominent leader in the local movement against environmental pollution. for years toxic waste has been a blight on the province, about is 100 kilometers east of bangkok. there are 11 industrial waste sites near the village. moist of the toxic waste comes in from the indust

. >> it is thursday morning, tensions continue to arise around southeast asia. >> the north korean government is telling the people they are inching toward thermonuclear war. they are ready to test launch a medium range missile. what is not known is where they will aim that vehicle. it seems an attempt to boost military credentials of the new leader. >>> there were tears and a plea for peace in richmond tonight. a young man was shot and killed on a break from class. the city police chief joined mourners for the 19-year-old man. he had no known gang ties, he was outside taking a walk when he came under fire. >> people can relate to this. there are a lot of families who have lost someone over the years. it strikes close to home, no matter what neighborhood they live in. >> no arrests so far. >> a chinese investor putting more than a billion dollars into a development project, it is being called the oak to ninth project. 3,000 apartments and condos and ten,000 jobs, announced the deal today in his trip to china. >> we have three, four projects we are working on. this is the first one to come thr

whether you're from southeast asia or italy or northern europe or africa, you have meatballs in yourre and you've had meatballs in your past. so that's exciting. you say meatballs and people smile. it's incredible. you're smiling right now. >> we're here at the meatball shop. welcome. we've got ground chicken, preferably chicken thighs. cellry. we're trying to get all the flavors of a classic buffalo chicken wing into meatball form. i have a frying pan and a little bit of heat. i'm just going to throw about a quarter of a stick of a butter with about a quarter cup of spice. a pound of ground chicken, two stocks of celery. going to crack one egg, which will help it all hold together. a healthy teaspoon of salt. about half a cup of bread crumbs. and then frank's red hot right over the top. going to give it a mix with my hands. and we're going to go ahead and roll them and roast them. roll them up, line them up, and pop them in the oven. i also felt like there was something rude about how much people were charging for food. there was really great food for a lot of money. and not a lot o

his portfolio includes south and southeast asia, a region he knows quite a bit about. before joining human-rights what caught me he was a director of a one world research. he focused on afghanistan and pakistan. experience in of south asia. he lived in afghanistan and pakistan. he holds a law degree from new york university and a bachelor's degree from st. john's college in annapolis. i guess you'd share some experienced in annapolis and afghanistan. let's see if you share anything else. i would like to kick off this morning. shot i will give the first and then we will turn to john and i will moderate a discussion. >> thank you. i am happy to be here. offprogram has really taken under your guidance. i think it is very valuable and even about time that we started paying some attention to it. let me try to set a framework on this by talking a little bit ourt the overall purpose of forces overseas and our defense engagements for our national engage the programs with the defense establishment of other countries. it is far broader than just simply waiting for military action

in recognition of the growing importance of southeast asia and south asia to the region as a whole. emphasizing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, maritime domain awareness, capacity building, and multilateral exercises. in australia, for example, our first company marines rotated through darwin last year. a key first step towards using this presence to engage in bilateral and multilateral exercises with partners in the region. in the philippines we are working with our full and equal partner to enhance the capacity of the philippines armed forces. increase our rotational presence and capitalize on other opportunities for cooperation. n singapore the first of our combat ships will be ooh rifing later this month, providing a key capability to work bilaterally and multilaterally with our fartherers in in the region. these -- partners in the region. these are a few examples of how we are expanding our presence in that part of the region. next we are giving priority in our investments in our budget to the development of platforms and capabilities that have direct applicability

get news and insight on south and southeast asia only on nhk "newsline." >>> the world health organization says there's no evidence that the new strain of bird flu is spreading easily among people in china, but the organization's top official in the country says the w.h.o. will keep a close watch on the virus' possible genetic mutations. >> we have not seen easy and sustained person-to-person transmission. this is the situation for which we are most vigilant. >> more than half of the patients infected with the h7n9 virus were found to have had no contact with birds, but he says the virus could mutate in a way that allows it to spread easily among people. a team of experts from the w.h.o., the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention and china's health authority has been visiting patients in hospitals in beijing and shanghai. they're trying to identify the source and the root of the virus. 88 people in china have so far been infected. 17 of them have died. japanese health officials say the bird flu could spread worldwide. officials at the national institute of infectious diseases stu

to be the finest educational facility in southeast asia.ow it is a constant reminder of where myanmar's system went wrong. the university remains largely deserted and off-limits to outsiders, but is now slowly reopening. a handful of undergraduate students attend full-time, eager to improve their english and talk positively about the government's new outlook. >> wno 0-- [indiscernible] convocation hall where u.s. president barack obama spoke last year can be painted. a superstitious government has kept it mainly bear. -- bare. >> a quick look at some other world news. a volcano in mexico has sent a dense cloud of ash over the central state of puebla. about one million people live within the radius of the volcano. it has been spewing ash almost daily since 1994. first woman to undergo a womb transplant is now pregnant according to the hospital where she had the transplant. she has been getting in vitro fertilization since then. is leaving fort a trip to three african nations, including the world's fourth largest ukrainian producer. he will a

we're in danger of thinking about aids in africa and latin america and southeast asia the way we show concern about malaria or epidemic diarrhea or problems of resistant tuberculosis in these same regions of the world. we forget what really made our concern about aids special and that it was a global concern. there is an urgent-- a very, very urgent need to develop a vaccine against h.i.v., not only to protect the billions of people in the world that are currently alive, but those who will become alive, and those who will live through the next century. the development of a vaccine is proving to be a very challenging task. harold varmus: it's clear that the aids virus, when it naturally infects the body, does not induce a sufficient immune response to eliminate the virus on its own. that's a daunting prospect for someone who wants to develop a vaccine. secondly, we have a very poor understanding of what components of the virus might be the most potent in inducing a response. i do think it will be a long time before we have an adequate vaccine. alexandra levine worked with jonas salk on

more often than not new flu strains arrived in southeast asia because there is a concentration of poultrywild birds, pigs and people. all living in close proximity. >> there is a lot we don't know b about the virus and we are actively tracing its origin. >> testing has found the h7n9 virus in chickens and pigeons. chinese authorities are killing chickens and other possibly inif he canned birds as a safety precaution. questions remain including a big one. could the virus be passing from person to person? so far the answer seems to be no. >> there has been no person-to-person transmission and no link between any of the cases so far. >> joining me from the cdc campus is the director of the cdc tom friedan. we have been talking about the strain of flu. why are you so concerned about it? >> on with one hand we are reassured because there is no person to person transmission documented yet. we have great discussion with the authorities and work on getting more prepared for stains of flu or other pandemics. it's a strain of oh influenza that causes severe disease. it doesn't seem to cause disease

we take a look at trying like countries like brazil, chile, south america to the countries of southeast asia, there is a message there for us to basically take what we talked on and apply it at home and begin to start growing again and begin to get out of this period of low expectations and underperformance. >> let me switch gears, peter, ask you about the cost of college. obviously tuition rising at an alarming rate there is dea bait about is college worth it. >> so college is definitely worth it. if you look at the overall unemployment rate in the united states, it's 7.6%. it's half of that for college educated workers. >> i'm glad you said that. that's absolutely right. >> the key thing to remember. but you asked the really important question. what is driving up the cost of higher education. and i think the key thing to understand is the same thing which is driving up the cost of higher education is also the key thing which can be part of the solution. in other words, technological change. it's never been a better time to be an educated person because of technology, people's ability to wo

another game being played because the united states is ramping up its military facilities in southeast asia obviously for seeing that china will become a super power and all the time kim jong un has repeatedly said and he said one month ago we don't want war we want to talk and what must be done now is rather than governments like the british one of course and the united states saying north korea represents a very clear danger therefore we have to have a more united states left the nonproliferation treaty britain isn't a bang by the spirit of the nonproliferation treaty of which it's a signatory and what we need urgently is president obama to make this call but as in so many other foreign policy issues president obama is wavering looks weak about it and what they want to do is force their presence in that region and president obama beat heavily by the arms companies and i got to say. even britain will be benefiting greatly by all this news talk of a perceived north korean threat because everyone can upgrade there or that alone. upgrading nuclear weapons of mass destruction in violation of a

people are going to want w m d the united states is ramping up its military facilities in southeast asia and obviously still seeing the triangle will become a super power and all the time kim jong un has repeatedly said and he said one month ago we don't want war we want. to talk just think of it the other way around north korea was pretty neat it was nuclear capable still planes just beside the united states and had previously killed twenty percent of united states population . we can see why i keep drawing and north korea is afraid of united states. barbarism as it has been historically against that country. u.s. defense secretary hagel says he doesn't rule out pyongyang acquiring a long range missile capable of hitting america adding washington isn't prepared to take any chances and is watching north korea's every move discussed how things ended up where they are today with parties of a cross. on the one hand we've got a rogue state operating a defacto nuclear state operating with a bomb and on the other we've got a un which is either fails to reach out to north korea appropriately an

program people are going to want wm the united states is ramping up its military facilities in southeast asia and obviously foreseen that china will become a superpower and over time kim jong un has repeatedly said that he said one month ago we don't want war we want to talk you just think of it the other way around north korea was pretty neat was nuclear capable still planes just beside the united states where previously killed hundreds of united states population. we can see why the driver and north korea is afraid of united states. barbarism as it has been historically against that country. there's more coverage and analysis on what's happening in the region that are t. dot com now what did they what did you tell us what you think is driving the koreas tension let's take a look at all polls so far and what you've been saying they've now fifty percent of you almost half of you believe that this is all part of washington's strategy to keep age on its topos while nineteen percent of you believe that that's all you need to confidence a brinkmanship with high stakes in the high stakes game seve

program people are going to want w m d the united states is ramping up its military facilities in southeast asia and obviously it's foreseen that china will become a super power and all the time kim jong un has repeatedly said i mean he said one month ago we don't want war we want to talk we just think of it the other way around if north korea with putting new nuclear capable still planes just beside the united states in a previously killed twenty percent of united states population. we can see what i can draw in north korea is afraid of united states. barbarism as it has been historically against our country. one in three britons are in serious danger of losing their roof over their heads the u.k.'s leading homelessness charity shelter says that's the number of people who don't have enough money to keep their highnesses for more than a month if they lose their job and families with children are most at risk explains . the statistics laid out here. a worrying picture about so many britons who have either little or absolutely no savings for a rainy day and of course the very worrying and dangerou

the united states is ramping up its military facilities in southeast asia and obviously for seeing that china will become a superpower and all the time kim jong un has repeatedly said and he said one month ago we don't want war we want to talk we just think of it the other way around north korea was putting me it was nuclear capable still planes just beside the united states we had previously killed twenty percent of united states population. and the north korea is afraid of united states. but barbarism as it has been historically against that country. there's more coverage and analysis of what's happening in the region that are. not well you know there wasn't you know going to our website at all to dot com and tell us what you think is actually driving the koreas tension here's what you're saying already on the poll why did five percent of you say fall believe that the u. was planning to keep the age on the stories that it's just making sure the data is just alive and well and it's taking a load nineteen percent of you think that the brinksmanship that will lead to conflict that this i

can insertions pacification in the philippines in malaysia in southeast asia the hot tired of that really was in the one nine hundred fifty s. and one nine hundred sixty s. . the it began to decline dramatically you see it again with iran contra. any really see it reemerge with. the rise of international terrorism or the perceived threat of international terrorism primarily because you're dealing with an enemy that is not immediately identifiable with a national government it's transnational it's it it operates between the seams in the international system and so i think that's one of the things that's led to a revival of tactics that. the u.s. used really against the. in the phoenix program in the late one nine hundred sixty s. in fact colby who headed the who oversaw the phoenix program phoenix the drone program is a reincarnation of the phoenix program phoenix program. intelligence south american television. a cadre and eliminated them some twenty thousand of them killed of. what from the air with no no no can through through armed teams through conventional wood through sas nation thr

program people are going to want w m d the united states is ramping up its military facilities in southeast asia and obviously it's foreseen that china will become a super power and all the time kim jong un has repeatedly said and he said one month ago we don't want war we want to talk we just think of it the other way around north korea with what he knew was nuclear capable still planes just beside the united states and had previously killed twenty percent of united states population. we can see what i can draw on and north korea is afraid of united states. barbarism as it has been historically against that country. in fairness while a campaigning has officially wrapped up with mass rallies ahead of sunday's presidential election hundreds of thousands marched in the capital caracas in support of interim leader nicolas maduro while the opposition rally in the north of the country is the political successor to late leader hugo chavez who died from cancer last month today on r.t. we'll hear from america musician and prominent street activist morkel technique and believes it's important that chavez

we're traveling across the largest mainland nation in southeast asia.out that we are still within the confines of the tourist triangle. areas permissible for travel. whole sectors of this country, much of it in fact, are off-limits. simply put, there is -- going on that they do not want you to see. with the ethnic kitchenen tribe would be one of them. a wave of persecution and death in the thu kine state. they're waging a desperate war to hang on to the stat us quo. needless to say, the status quo is not good. >> all right. bagan, here we come. a thousand years ago bagan was the capital for a long line of kings. it's the sort of place where the old coexists with the even older. as elsewhere in this part of the world. in many of the buddhist temples here more spirit-based beliefs coexist with buddhism. and in myanmar, worship of the gnats are wore shipped, they're gods, obvious with human failings. dance performances pay homage to the individual nats, performers claiming to actually channel them, bringing about one hopes a beneficial spiritual possession

we're traveling across the largest mainland nation in southeast asia.out that we are still within the confines of the tourist triangle. areas permissible for travel. whole sectors of this country, much of it, in fact, are limits. simply put, there is stuff going on that they don't do not want you to see. with the ethnic tribe would be one of them. a wave of persecution and death in the thu kine state. they're waging a desperate war to hang on to the stat us quo. needless to say, the status quo is not good. >> all right. bagan, here we come. ♪ >> a thousand years ago, bagan was the capital for a long time of kings. it's the sort of place where the old co-exists with the even older. as elsewhere in this part of the world. in many of the buddhist temples here more spirit-based beliefs co-exist with buddhism. and in myanmar, worship of the gnats are wore shipped, they're gods, obvious with human failings. dance performances pay homage to the individual nats, performers claiming to actually channel them, bringing about one hopes a beneficial spiritual posses

another game being played because the united states is ramping up its military facilities in southeast asia and obviously for seeing that china will become a superpower and all the time kim jong un has repeatedly said i mean he said one month ago we don't want war we want to talk and what must be done now is rather than governments like the british one of course and the united states saying north korea represents a clear danger therefore we have to arm ever more united states left the nonproliferation treaty britain isn't a bang by the spirit of the nonproliferation treaty of which it's a signatory and what we need urgently is president obama to make this call but as in so many other foreign policy issues president obama is wavering looks weak about it and seems to just continue to. carry out these war games with what a strange phrase war games on the on the coast if you just think of it the other way around if north korea was putting nuclear was nuclear capable still planes just beside the united states and had previously killed twenty percent of united states population but we can see wha

you served in the southeast asia? >> no, sir. before my time. iraq. >> thank you. thanks for all that service. final witness is mr. james afmentdenchingance. associate director of homeland security investigations for the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement. as the director he has direct oversite of ice's investigative operations. prior to assuming this he held a number of key leadership positions within ice including special agent in charge for washington, d.c. and baltimore. he began his law enforcement career with u.s. customs service in 19 86. your entire statement will be made part of the record. feel free to sum rise. i ask you to keep your statements within 7 minutes. your full statements will be made part of the record and oncee

led of free trade agreement that involves the countries you see on this map here in southeast asia as well as in south america one new country is looking to join and that being japan the united states just approved japan to become one of its partners a move that still needs partner nations australia canada new zealand and of. peru to go ahead and get the go ahead other countries have already agreed so what is the t p p while the trade agreement described by a public citizens as the north american free trade agreements on steroids is actually really shrouded in secrecy so it's hard to determine that but what we do know is that the partnership would involve nearly forty percent of the world's economy and has been in negotiations since the bush administration and it is currently one of president obama's top administrative priorities t.p.k. rules would override any national laws including those regarding internet freedom the production of. pharmaceuticals as well as environmental and financial regulations and it would also do much much more earlier i was joined by stan so sure he's a labo

we're traveling across the largest mainland nation in southeast asia.ithin the confines of the tourist triangle. areas permissible for travel. whole sectors of this country, much of it, in fact, are off-limits. simply put, there is stuff going on that they do not want you to see. a low intensity conflict with this tribe would be one of them. a wave of persecution and deaths in the thu kine state. the state may be opening up at its center but all along its edges they're waging a desperate war to hang on to the stat us quo. needless to say, the status quo is not good. >> all right. bagan, here we come. ♪ a thousand years ago bagan was the capital for a long line of kings. it's the sort of place where the old co-exists with the even older. as elsewhere in this part of the world, in many of the buddhist temples here far more old er more spirit-based beliefs coexist with buddhism. and in myanmar, worship of the gnats are wore shipped, they're gods, obvious with human failings. dance performances pay homage to the individual nats, performers claiming to actua

>> it's 6,000 miles from north korea to china through southeast asia. >> there's a network of safe houses and secret routes. >> there are contacts along the route to help with the aid of north koreans. there are some within your network and some within another network willing to help. you know people in the cities that are willing to risk housing of north koreans. >> mike founded crossing borders a christian organization devoted to helping north korean refugees. this man who we will call un is currently the organization's director. >> i help north korean people in china. it's illegal for any one to even feed a north korean refugee. >> your identity is given up sfwh>> i would go to jail and people working with us would be jailed and north koreans would be executed. we work with the under ground church in china we are the first link to the under ground railroad. >> when i would meet a north korean they would come into our shelter they would be scared out of their minds. they would set as far away from me at the he other end of the room as possible. >> crossing borders helped this man a 46-y