. >> nobuo go to our southeast asia chair. >> welcome everybody it's great to see standing room only the sunday morning in washington. i'm glad to see the washington media is pivoted towards asia. that's very good. welcome to csis. this is going to be a tough trip for the president. i think when southeast asia looks at this trip and am coming they are wondering who is barack obama now after the midterm elections? i think they will be trying to discern whether he has the commitment and political capital to follow through on earlier commitments that might talk about. i think that's important. i think they will measure him particularly on economics for southeast asia, economics is the foundational bedrock of security in asia. that means tpp so i think the southeast asians want to hear from the president who i think it's probably been spending capital on elections and not on trade but is quickly shifting gears as we know and was meeting the republicans friday, tomorrow to talk about areas they can agree on. it looks like trade is one of those of us very positive. i think that will be seen

david is an expert on china and southeast asia. i think for many of us who are sort of in the trenches every day on these issues, couldn't think of a better person for the pentagon to put into this role. next to him is one of the top southeast asiaenists in the united states, and he also is singapore's ambassador to the united states. aspoke. he was most recently singapore's ambassador to indonesia. he was in the past has been singapore's ambassador also to australia. and to quaul la lumpur and has a long history in singapore foreign affairs working on asia-related affairs. and finally, a good friend and a real hero of southeast asia and asian policy in the senate is chris bros. he works with senator mccain in senator mccain's office. previous before that he was senior staffer in the senate armed services committee. and chris came -- rose through the ranks intoog some pretty interesting things including writing speeches for and advising people like collin powell and condoleeza rice and he spends a lot of time in asia, more than mos

pillars of it right but if they can get their act together and articulate a strategy i think southeast asiand the rest of asia will be game for that and they are very much interested in not having a sino-centric order economic integration where god forbid political integration in asia. so thank you very much. >> we are going to wrap up with steve morris -- steve morrison ahead of our global health program at csis and then we'll open it up to questions. the media please use microphon microphones. those on the periphery will pass around a microphone if you can identify yourself i would be very helpful. >> thank you and andrea thank you very much for putting this all together good point that i'm going to speak briefly about our mission that we had to myanmar recently in late august but before that a few words about ebola. the president yesterday announced a $6.1 billion supplemental for ebola. the majority of that money from overseas purposes both in west africa and in support of the broader global health security agenda. that's a lot of money. it is planned with the isis request and clearly i

even if they can get their act together and articulate a strategy i think southeast asia and the rest of asia will be game for that. they are very much interested in having a sino centric order economic integration. thank you very much. wrap up withng to remarks from steve morrison. he is the director of our global health program. we will open it up to your questions. please use your microphone area and we will be passing around the microphone. if you could identify yourselves that would be very helpful. >> a few words about ebola. president announced a $6.1 ebola. supplemental for the majority of that money is for overseas purposes in west africa and support of the broader global health security agenda. that is a lot of money. it is twinned with the isis request. clearly it is something that is going to have to be negotiated carefully. tag incarry a price terms of copper mice on travel bans. been the lead power in the response with a billion-dollar commitment on both the military and civilian side. this steps up the game significantly. alone.ot do this others have come to the table.

we'll go to our southeast asia chair, eddie bauer. >> thanks, matt, and welcome, everybody. it's great to see standing room only on aing so by morning in washington. i'm glad to see the washington media has pivoted towards asia. that's very good. welcome to csis. this is going to be a tough trip for the president. when he, i think when southeast asia looks at this trip and him coming, they're wondering, you know, who is barack obama now after the midterm elections? and i think they will want to -- they'll be trying to discern whether he has the commitment and political capability, political capital to follow through on earlier commitments that mike talked about. and i think that's important. i think they'll measure, they'll measure him on particularly economics. for southeast asia economics is the foundational bedrock of security in asia. and that means tpp. so i think the southeast asians are going to want to hear from the president, who i think has probably been spending political capital on elections and not on trade but is quickly shifting gears as we know and who is meet

zbr indonesia may be the biggest economy in southeast asia, but hasn't been as -- in japan for example, or north america, so to change that, government officials -- and now that are more drivers, the president says he wants to use that for other things. he raised the government subsidized petrol price overnight by more than 30% and says this will save nearly $10 billion that will be better spent elsewhere. people in indonesia have been benefitting from lower fuel prices for years, but government officials say the it has made the currencies too expensive. globally though, oil prices are falling and the people at a major u.s. drilling firm worry tumbles prices will hit their profit. halliburton plans to become more competitive by acquiring one of their biggest rivals. the executives run the second biggest oil services company in the u.s. they say they'll pay almost 35 billion to acquire baker hughes. last year, the firms brought in a combined revenue of nearly 2. billion. both companies have benefitted from an increased. they're struggling for the impact of tumbling oil prices. many pred

. >>> the president of indonesia has gone through with an unpopular plan to reform southeast asia's biggest economy. joko widodo has raised the government subs diezed gasoline price by 30%. widow doe says the move will generate nearly $10 billion in savings. he wants to spend the money on such things as education, infrastructure and health care. people in indonesia have been benefitting from low fuel prices for years. but government officials say the weakening currency has made the subsidies too expensive. >>> that's the latest in business i'll leave you with a check on markets. >>> the international fisheries body says bluefin tuna stocks in the atlantic are showing signs of improvement. the board will raise the annual catch limit next year. the decision was made on monday at the annual meeting of the international commission for the conservation of atlantic tunas or iccat in genoa, italy. members agreed to increase the quota by 20% a year in the eastern atlantic and the mediterranean from 2015 to 2017. the gradual increases were supported by the european union. they were previously reluct

he says more effort must be made to protect rohingya muslims facing abusive restrictions in southeast asia. >> the muslim population from myanmar has faced systematic persecution from many years from the myanmar authorities. right now what we are seeing are row hundred gentleman fleeing myanmar in record high numbers ending up in thailand and other countries in the region, and in these countries they face a biases in some cases similar to the abuses they are fleeing. so there is a lack of protection for this stateless refugees population. particularly malaysia, where right now u.n. agencies simply are not registering stateless rorohingya refugees in the couny and this has a cass tied effect of abuse that this population is enduring. if there were one thing that u.n. agencies were to start doing in southeast asia it would be to start registering stateless rohingya refugees. right now in malaysia, fax, within of the only ways that a rohingya refugees can get a card is if they are detained by the authorities after spending seven to nine months in lock up in malaysia. if those the only way a r

let me just wrap things up in southeast asia. ve air asia and malaysia and thai air over in bangkok, all seeing substantial gains. do you hedge now or wait? let's leave it there. back to you. course, the price of oil having an impact on singapore's wealthiest residents. bonds from oilfield service providers are the worst performers among all local notes this year. let's get more from our southeast asia correspondent, haslinda amin. it looks like the rich are in for some pain. >> who would have thought? they are feeling the pain. they are the main buyers of high-yield, but small deals in singapore dollars. when the market slums the way it is now, they are finding it difficult to sell liquidity. the issue is just limited. into a company that helps to build offshore --tforms, that 30's present 30% drop in fuel is worrying. it is now trading below the average since the end of last year. this becomes the driving force in the country's bond market. take a look at the highest yielding local note issues this year. almost 90% snapped up by

five out of six vessels seized in q3 were in southeast asia. a look at it globally, there's been close to -- there have been close to 180 piracy incidents a year. the recent disappearance of flight amex 370 as you mentioned earlier also shows the threat we all face, so not surprising that singapore wants to better monitor its aviation and maritime space. one political commentator says governments have to build new capabilities. they need better tracking systems. and this is one way to do it. >> what about privacy here? what about the concerns the balloon will invade people's privacy? >> well, privacy was compromised even before this blimp. the likes of google earth, gps, even security cameras have ensured that privacy is thrown out of the window pretty much. that's not my view. that's what experts are saying. on singapore's part, it says the blimp is purely for surveillance. it had to resort to it because the city, as you know, doesn't have a mountain tall enough for ground radar. you know what? singapore isn't unique. the same system has been

most of those tend to be the middle east, not southeast asia. there is a doubling of jihadist fighters during that same period . most of that is happening in north africa. southeast asia have seen some swings back and forth. the philippines, for example. groups have been weakened because of philippine efforts. involved in aeen very significant struggle in the philippines since 9/11. it is primarily special operations forces and intelligence units, not conventional. it has decimated the jihadist groups in the philippines. groups which have groups.n other jihadist that area right now, we have seen a slight revival in the -- in the areat of pakistan and india, but i would say across that region, there are some concerns about the growth of jihadist groups. across the board, the levels are still lower than what we are seeing in the middle east and north africa and probably south asia as well. jim is in a better position than i am, but the decisions about what the u.s. does in 2016 after in south asia, in afghanistan, have a lot of implications about

in fact, throughout southeast asia.ut he also has very little ability to get a true understanding of how well the war is progressing and how effective the united states armed forces are doing in terms of achieving that military, or those political objectives. and that is incredibly frustrating for not only westmoreland, but i think for subordinate military commanders. how do i assess the loyalty of the local population if pacification is all about creating linkages between the population and the saigon government. if i don't know how to assess the political loyalty of a population with which i don't know their culture and i don't understand their language. how do i do that? i mentioned earlier, the importance of expanding control over the population. how do i measure control? how does a foreign force measure local governmental control over its population? i don't think the americans ever figured that out in south vietnam. so part of the problem, i think, with the implementation of strategy is if you don't know how effec

i'm the chair of the southeast asia program here at csis. and it's a real pleasure for me to be introducing our third and last panel today on -- as we talk about asian architecture ahead of the three summits in november, the apec, eas and g-20 summits. and we've got a terrific panel with us today. i really appreciate these gentlemen sharing thir time away from very busy schedules to join us. on my right, we have the newly -- newly

culhane has more. >> president obama has the long journey to asia, with stops in myanmar and southeast asia. >> by the united states, back to asia, our desire to pivot and focus on the asia pacific region. >> we were able to pivot to the asia pacific region. >> the pivot was part of his campaign promises but is it a reality? the military presence has not increased by much. >> the potential may have looked greater at that stage. since the budget cuts have gone through they have been able to hold asia level while other areas have faced serious cuts but not as dramatic as some might have thought in the first place. >> the u.s. trade deficit when the president took office was 336 million. in 2014, it was 497 million. but as the president heads back to the region he has a renewed chance to change that. more possible now ironically because his own party lots control of the senate. -- lost control of the senate. as the president lands in china it's expected he'll make a renewed push for trade summit. he'll meet with the country's president to speak of climate change. liberalization and internal re

in 2007 and 2009 the military deploy ospreys to go do search acrosscue missions southeast asia. very much the u.s. military takes this job very seriously. they will continue to be doing it. >> and how much -- >> for years to come. comed where does the money from for disaster response? >> a lot of times, the money is taken out of -- it comes out of that base budget in the military. there are units actually prepositioned within the united states, one on each coast, that, you know, have planes or cargo. they can essentially just put it the planes in a matter of hours, days, and have the units that.zed to do >> okay. bob, in old fort, tennessee. republican. hi, bob. >> hi. thanks. happy thanksgiving to you and to america. well, i feel with the president, like we've got -- i just feel don't know what he's doing. fighting don't start have ours to win, to men to go and die, and can't likey fire back, i mean, world war ii, you know. ifief me, if -- believe me, we're the greatest military force on earth, the rest of the once they started seeing this, they'll calm down. >> all right, bob.

in southeast asia, the orangutan's short legs make walking a bit cumbersome. but with a wingspan that stretches seven feet, it can swing through trees with the greatest of ease. we humans aren't built for tree climbing, but our long, powerful legs enable us to run great distances. and sprint up to 27 miles per hour. we can also leap more than three times our height. but how does our ability to run and jump compare to other animals? well there's one sure fire way to find out. it's time for our animal science experiment of the week. our experiment features two participants. one is a college long jumper. the other is a belgian shepherd dog named rocket. each will sprint down the runway and then leap as far as possible into the pool. whoever leaps the furthest, wins. first up, jerry the jet. - [voiceover] go! - [voiceover] jerry leaps about 20 1/2 feet. next up, rocket the dog. - [voiceover] ready, go! - [voiceover] rocket outdoes jerry with a leap of 23 1/2 feet. how does he do it? well, the most important factor to a good jump is good speed prior to the jump. th

so i think if there is perspective to be gained from this long, american experience in southeast asia, it arguably lies here. as uncomfortable as it is about what i'm about to say, i think this is true. not all problems can be solved by military force. even, even when that force is combined with political and economic and social efforts. the capacity of americans to reshape new political and social communities may not, in fact, be limitle limitless. so i would like to end with matthew ridgway who is a commander obviously of american and united nation forces in the korean war and he is writing of those experiences while the vietnam war is still raging, and he offers an important conclusion. he tells his readers in his memoirs of the korean war that in setting foreign policy objecti objectives policymakers need to look to define those policy objectives with care and to make sure that they lie within the range of our vital national interests and that their accomplishment is within our capabilities. so i think for those seeking to understand the disappointments of american military strate

tonight, i want to speak to you of peace in vietnam and southeast asia. >> this is the moment for lbjpressures of vietnam are becoming almost overwhelming. >> it is true that a house divided against itself is a house that cannot stand. accordingly, i shall not seek, and i will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president. >> you have just heard the president of the united states, lyndon baynes johnson, in an address from his office at the white house. the advanced text of his address did not contain those last remarks saying, and i quote from president johnson, i shall not seek and will not accept the nomination of my party for the presidency. roger, no question about it, this was a bombshell politically. >> well, you really don't know where to begin. >> our guest today on "meet the press" is the vice president, hubert h. humphrey, who today announced his candidacy for the democratic presidential nomination. hubert humphrey was vice president. and now he's running for president. humphrey has doubts about vietnam but has been a good soldier. he's stood by jo

selfie statia -- southeast asia has seen a swaying like the philippines.ened its seville -- severely. one of the highlights the u.s. has been involved in a significant level since then 11. -- 9/11. is special operation forces. you don't see it in newspapers. with the jihadist group's in the philippines right now. it is decimated groups that turned on others. so that area, we have seen a slight revival in pakistan where there is the affiliate's but across the region, there are some concerns about the growth of jihadist groups. across the board though levels are still lower than in the middle east and north africa. and jim is in a better position in i.m. but what the u.s. does it in 2016 and after in south asia have a lot of implications about the jihadist activity through 2019. through cambodia and others along those lines. even china. >> but just talking recently to underscore the fact that it does have poll, awakened some sentiment from indonesia to have that under control. keep in mind and there was the original wave of activity, it was a crackdown to de

our presence will be more distributed, including in southeast asia with partners like singapore, and we will increase training and education, including working with the military partners we have in the region around the respect for human rights by military and police. by the end of this decade, a majority of our navy and air force fleets will be based on the pacific because the united states is and always will be a pacific power. and, keep in mind we do this without any territorial claims. we do this based on our belief that a region that is peaceful and prosperous is good for us and is good for the world. the united states will continue broadening our cooperation with emerging powers and emerging economies. we intend to help you pursue economic reforms and new maritime capabilities. we will continue to move ahead with our comprehensive partnership with indonesia, which is a strong example of diversity and flora was on. -- diversity and pluralism. we will expand ties with malaysia, a growing center of entrepreneurship and innovation. we support a greater role in the asia-pacific for

. >>> and an american veterinarian was just trying to be a tourist in southeast asia. now she's spending her birthday behind bars. the crime, she says, she had nothing to do with. that's next as well. >>> hello and welcome back to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. our top stories, kenneth bae and matthew todd miller are back in the united states. the two americans were imprisoned in north korea convicted of hostile acts. the plane carrying them landed just over three hours ago. they were freed saturday after u.s. director of national intelligence james clapper flew to pyongyang, the capital, to discuss their situation. >>> in baghdad a series of car bombs. you're about to see one. killed at least 21 people and injured dozens more saturday. video carpeted one of the blasts right there as a car exploded outside a fuel station in the al amila neighborhood in southwest bath ad. no one has claimed responsibility for these attacks. >>> fires burned outside mexico's presidential palace saturday. protesters furious over the government's search ef

he wants to see this pushing forward -- southeast asia to push forward on democracy and human rights. it gives him legitimacy, america legitimacy, the eu legitimacy to increase this great partnership. what we've seen in burma in the last two years since president obama's visit is a backside. -- backslide. the guarantee of democracy and human rights in burma is no longer there and the issues seem to be getting worse. in thailand, they had a coup in may. democracy unmold for the time being -- annuled for the time being. >> ismail, president obama is due to meet with the opposition leader and nobel prize winner, aung san suu kyi. what do we expect to come out of that meeting? >> it could be quite a fraught meeting, definitely very different from the meeting they had two years ago. on songs and she -- aung san suu kyi is an icon for human rights. but she has failed to live up to the expectations. the pretty -- the persecution of the authority -- millions are facing persecution. aung san suu kyi has not spoken out about that. obama may be pushing her to do more. >> thank you for that. next

the last two generations, we've had 70% increase in life expectancy, in southeast asia, and so when we think about what the solutions are, they lie here in the bile sciences, and from an investors' standpoint, it's not only our health. it's water, environment, energy, each one of these things agriculture, will be dramatically affected in this century by advancements in the boy yo science, and we have to look at what other companies and countries have done. france has a 25% cut adjusted for inflation, china increased its budget, india increased its budget. singapore increased its budget. the u.k. dramatically increased its budget. what role the united states is going to play in this century is going to be determined by our commitment to the sciences. >> mike's right. this is about health and the track record here for improving health is dramatic, something we should want to continue. it's about economics also. if we want to see the united states to continue to lead the world in biotechnology and all of the spinoffs from that, it takes those investments. there's an ecosystem between publ

is going on in hong kong with the umbrella movement, but other countries and other regions in southeast asiaas well have been showing keen interest. >> for some this election has been disastrous. >> the result of the election today shows that they were facing a very frustrating defeat. i must apologize to our party members and supporters. we failed you. >> his kmt party's pro china policy now appears to be a vote losing. the premiere of his government has resigned, and he is now facing a much stronger opposition two years out from the general election. dominick kane, al jazeera. >> and australian police have seized 3 tons of illegal drugs in the country's biggest bust ever. the drugs have a street valley of over $1 billion u.s. they were hidden in a container shipped from germany. >>> and you can find out more on that and other stories we've been covering here on our website. the address, www.aljazeera.com. parts of the country, with little hindrance from the authorities. now tens of thousand of rohingya, are housed in primitive camps under government armed guard, while others have tried to

concerned about the value of the yen against the dollar because his firm exports made mostly to southeast asia. the chairman said since government officials raised the consumption tax, domestic auto sales have been weak and he doesn't see that changing any time soon. >>> people at another japanese firm are reaping the reward of strong sales around the world. executives at textile maker tory industries posted big annual increases in revenue and profits over the same six-month period. the executives said their sales shot up 11% in yen terms to more than $8 billion. that's their biggest taking for the april to september period. their operating profit was up more than 15% to $445 million. the executives said they benefited from a rise in sales of carbon fiber composite used in the body of planes. >>> life insurers in japan say the population is ageing so fast, they have to change the way they do things. officials at the life insurance association of japan have drawn up new guidelines to make their system clearer. the officials say in some cases, bereaved families don't know loved ones who have die

--iets in southeast asia italy had come within a hairs breath of voting in a communist government.troops were in angola. the soviets in every measurable are winning. gorbachev ister, suing for peace. they have not taken one inch of territory, which from 1970 through 1980, the soviets took eric tori under every president. they stopped dead in their tracks. it was not just military. it was using the bully pulpit to call them the evil empire. it was using radio free europe to boost the signal into the warsaw pact countries and the baltic countries. stopping the subsidy of their economy -- he used every available method, quite frankly. what hitts never knew them. he hit them at many different levels. he basically brought them to their needs. upyou could sum all of that in a simple phrase, which he used. that is "he's through strength --"peace through strength." he was willing to negotiate with the soviets once

another one from especially southeast asia is a sense that they don't want southeast asia to become the next middle east, the next place if societies collapse, if governments collapse, terrorism would work its way in america, united states military, has before us to go into those countries and take care of those jobs. the exchange has been the united states is giving little by little access to air bases and ports in a way that is different than putting out full bases and surrounding china but allowing the united states to go to ch a china's back door without any problem. >> obviously, political squaubls will go forward in american history as far as the eye can see. arguably you can say a 39 will be judged in how they interpret the country. china will be our top competitor for years to come. i'm curious what you see as the best obama has done in the sense of when i speak to china experts here in washington, they say china fights its war with concrete. they go into impoverished communities in south africa, builds roads, ports, especially with financial interest in the years ahead. the uni

. >>> friends of uc berkeley graduate jailed in southeast asia are petitioning the government to bring her back. stacy addison is a veterinarian who quit her job to travel the world. she was arrested in the country -- when she shared a cab with a man who went to pick up illegal drugs. she was released but detained again. her friends are trying to raise awareness about her situation. >>> mindy created quite a buzz on the social media while shooting episodes. >> you look fabulous by the way. >> thank you. i was wondering when you would mention my outfit. >> she does look fabulous. she says she loves to go shopping. she did not get a chance during this visit because they were shooting all day. her crews shot at several locations including pier 7. they also filmed at the golden gate bridge which she calls breathtaking. she wouldn't reveal too much of the bay area plot line saying there are surprises she doesn't want to spoil. >> my character ends uptaking an unexpected trip to palo alto for an extended period of time. so there is a lot of enjoying of san francisco that goes along with that

in a way that the totalll offset pendence -- or i shouldn't say dependentargegely economies of southeast asia on china. th will ve oth economi options. united states have to change its investment patterns? i mean, there is a constant view in washington, an incorre one, that we spend too mh money on chineseaid and the can't seem to spend enough on foreign aid, because ththey recogniz that the smiley face then important part of military face? >> i mean -- to be perfectly i'm not sure we can match the amount of money that around.omises to throw whether that actually comes through or not, the $40 bilillin that, what billion have you, i don't think we're in a position economically or politically either to d do thatr get it through the congress. the people of the united states, horriblyhink, are interested in underwriting a aid billomic foreign the way they may have been the c cold war. i think that would be a tough political sell. >> sir, thanks very much r s.ining >> it t was my flefer. pleasure. talk abouteasure to issues that are important to the country. in afghanistan is winding down. politic

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. >>> well, even though he is in southeast asia right now, president obama keeping an eye on immigration reform in this country. sources saying he will, quote, go big on the controversial issue. the scope of the executive action will be decided on next week. among the options is a plan to granlt work permits to millions of immigrants, shielding them from deportation. he says the time for saks way overdue. >> i indicated to speaker boehner several months ago if congress failed to act, i'll use all the lawful authority that i possess to try to make the system work better. and that's going to happen. >> the president using strong language on another controversial issue, the so-called keystone pipeline. it's about to be in congress, it's not just a big job producer, it would benefit other countries more than the u.s. meantime on capitol hill, congressional republicans made the leaders official. mitch mcconnell of kentucky will be the senate's next majority leader, and house speaker john boehner will remain in that post. >>> and using specially-outfitted planes to collect information from tho

." >>> leaders of the soes association of southeast asia nations agreed to stick to diplomacy on disputes. they have gathered with other countrieses in myanmar and they are sitting down for a series of key summit meetings. the country's capital is under tight security. myanmar is the chair nation for the first time since it joineded in 1997. territorial disputes were a focus on wednesday. four member states, the philippines, vietnam, malaysia and brunai have competing claims to the south china sea . china says it has the right to control almost all of it. the asean leaders agreed to accelerate negotiations for a legally binding code of conduct with officials in beijing. shinzo abe stressed the importance of the rule of law over dispute miss the sea. he made the comment in a meeting with ashane leaderer leaderer. he said the territorial disputes are something countries in the region have in common. he asked the member nations to work with japan to resolve issues of north korea's nuclear and missile development as well as its abductions of japanese nationals. abe announced a plan to help tr

>> reporter: it's called the japanese daughter, from from japan but southeast asia, and no one knows how it got here. this particularly powerful planted parasite likes oak trees, sucking their juices till the tree is dead. >> it can grow in maybe 6 inches a day. up to 6 inches a day. >> my grandma lives here. >> reporter: andrew davis is fighting the creepy invader but says it's scary how fast it takes over. >> we'll be sitting in there watching tv. let's make a deal. and i look up and i go oh, my god, it's inside. >> reporter: she lives across the street. smiling, she jokes about protecting her trees from the invader. >> get over on my tree, i might get my gun and shoot it. i keep my trigger finger exercised every day. >> reporter: so far it's infesting about a dozen trees in oakland, all under the watch of alameda county department of agriculture. >> once someone has it for the most part it stays put and we've got to get it under control before it moves to other places. >> reporter: another real problem, the state funding for attacking the japanese daughter has been eliminated in b

importing countries are buying more and coffee is becoming more popular among people in china and southeast asiathe rising price of coffee beans is prompting coffee shop operators in japan to change their strategy. this chain is shifting its focus on marketing its tea drinks. executives worried profits would fall if they continued to depend on coffee alone. staff from locations across the country came together to learn the proper way to serve tea. >> infuse tea for two to three minutes before pouring. >> the training program covers the history of tea and where it's produced. >> translator: we are increasing our tea offerings to develop a new customer base. we want to measure up to their expectations. >> reporter: analysts don't expect prices to fall anytime soon. everyone from the owners of small cafes to major distributors will have to work hard to maintain customers and profits. nana yamada, nhk world, tokyo. >>> well, people at japanese companies are in the thick of earnings season. those at some firms that sell their products overseas are smiling. suzuki motor executives say for the april to

come from north africa and the middle east, but some have come from as far as afghanistan and southeast asiaan foreign ministers are meeting in rome today for talk on the migration crisis. our phil lavell is there for us and joins us liver from the italian capital. phil, tell us more about this meeting. another meeting on migration, who is taking part in the conference and what are they hoping to achieve. >> reporter: it's a pretty long list. 58 participants in this meeting today drawn from countries across europe and africa. it's actually part of something wider called the process which is a series of meetings, even u. officials, african official to his talk about migration, the reason this is getting so much attention is because it's taking place in italy which has had to deal with the issue of mass migration, particularly over the laugh few years. and secondly because the new high representative, the foreign affairs of the eu, says that she will use this very meeting to make the issue of this a huge priority. despite knowing they may die hundreds of thousands of people are making that per

from indonesia and other parts of southeast asia. the farming and processing of the bicolor eel is a booming business in indonesia. it's mainly exported to japan as it is affordable and tastes like japanese eel. so far this year, indonesia has shipped to japan nearly 15 times the amount of grilled bicolor eel it did in the entire of 2012. sales of eel can be very profitable. many indonesians with no experience in fisheries are seeing a business chance. but they are catching too many young eels. local researchers reported to the symposium on the wide split over fishing and smuggling of young eels. participants called for prompt action to regulate fishing and strengthen the monitoring of illegal trading. >> translator: indonesia lags behind in the resource management of eels. the key is working out how we should manage the resource in the future. >> reporter: a japanese expert on the ecology of the eel wrns the whole species is in danger of extinction. >> translator: now we have to work pro-actively to protect japanese and european eel

that's just down there in the end nice area in southeast asia. he liquid natural gas moves through the south china sea. five of the top fifteen trading partners are in the region, asia-pacific. five of our seven security treaties are in the region. "páy and also to refresh, we hae been engaged over 70 years in the asia-pacific region and with presence, with significant presence in that area. we will continue with this rebalance. and that rebalance means, to refresh, forçó us properly postured forward forces. and we are on track with destroyers to japan, forward @&% deployed naval force, littoral combat ships to singapore, new attacks -- excuse me, a submarine to guam, the trion the which is our maritime surveillance to deploy that out of guam and okinawa, our p8a, our maritime patrol aircraft. we are now in our third deployment out there. that will contr'ue to evolve. most of you saw yesterday the landing on the nimitz of the #35c, the joint strike fighter. so as that is bringing that in, evolves, we will also forward deploy that first to the asia

most of the airline ipos we have seen have been in southeast asia.ntals remain solid. there is good growth, and the overcapacity we have seen should correct itself out. hopefully, we will see more stability in markets like thailand, as well as indonesia, he markets that have been impacted economically and politically at a time when comcast -- capacity was being added to the market. >> you mentioned thailand. 44%, offays is down its offer price. that is clearly a bad indicator for what bangkok airways could do. or are they very different airlines? >> they are very different airlines. bangkok airways is a full syria -- service carrier. they have heavy competition in that sector. is trading down -- it is reflecting a lot on the political instability. their ipo was last year. late last year, we have political instability in thailand. it created short-term issues. both of those airlines are in a pretty good position. different positions in the market, and as thailand recovers, all three of those airlines should see an upswing. >> bangkok airways is a very

southeast asia. not even india. mm-mm. damn, that's good. hey. this chicken's really awesome.the heat. whoo. good stuff. incredible. ♪ >> the 250-mile flight from zanzibar across the water to the town of arusha takes about an hour and a half, but culturally you might as well be flying from texas to the philippines. [ bell ringing ] >> kilimanjaro. into whose white peak hemingway's gang againous hero saw himself disappear as he slipped into death. from there we head into the serengeti. ♪ >> a journey of this kind, one must expect the occasional setback. we reach the eastern edge of the serengeti where it's a steep climb to the rim of the magnificent angora-gora crater. once a massive volcano that somewhere around 2.5 million years ago collapsed in on itself, creating this caldera, a true, lost world. inside the crater, and an entire ecosystem within an ecosystem. wildlife pretty much stay put. coming to drink, well, right below any place. it's nice. very, very nice, if you find yourself here. a hot bubble bath awaits after a long day in the bush. perhaps a dry sherry from a cut

it is one of the biggest ones in southeast asia. >> i'm going for some eel.le and pepper and drizzled with house pepper sauce, grill over charcoal and dig in. >> i have the picture with you. >> oh, you have some old photos. oh, look at me, come on. i look like my young son here. look at that, i look 30 years younger. >> my son. ming. >> he's now 17. >> oh, my god, he's going to college soon. wow. oh, this is the island of mr. sang. >> dong cho island on hanoi bay. >> hanoi? >> by the west lake. >> oh, my god, look at that. we look cool. we totally look cool here. but does everybody fall in love with the country like i did? i came here, and it stole my heart. you know. >> i think it's a very good meeting point. which is like in america, but in the past, it was over, and now is a new time. >> mm-mm. wow, that's great. dude, that's pretty spicy. perfect with beer. >> we need more drinks. >> lobster from the south china sea. give it a nice haircut table side, and it's perfect. >> mm-mm. >> sweet? >> sweet, just like i remember. >> yeah. >> yep. i'm a sentimental

but we do not have agreements with other southeast asia countries. we could be doing a lot more. we have made our bed and we have to bring tpp to the end of the line. if that includes japan, that is great, but we need to decide if that's going to include japan or if we go at it alone. the world is regionalize again we run the risk of getting cut out of asia unless we have a solution. >> president obama previewed his upcoming meeting with the chinese president. mr. obama said the u.s. welcomes the rise of a prosperous, peaceful and stable china, but does that translate into economic benefits for the united states? >> now that china is on the scene and that is a reality, we cannot go back to pre-wto days. we do not want to go back to pre-liberalization days. we have to be more aggressive and increase our competitiveness all stop we've got to be cutting free-trade agreements. china is being very aggressive. as we look at the world, it is regionalize again we need to establish a strategy. we need to get more imperative in the u.s. we have tremendous resources we are not taking advant

i'll tell you, i can and have made the case that southeast asia, notwithstanding the -- i think we sort of have a bubble going on in thailand, is moving forward. the middle class, empowered middle class is moving forward and they want to hear president obama supporting this kind of event. on myanmar i'll ask steve to comment since he has just been on the ground. that's a very good question. it is legally possible -- there is time to change the constitution. political politically, very hard to see how that could happen. so it would be extraordinary. part of what the white house is trying to manage right now is the honest read is it's almost impossible to get that done before the elections. and partially because the elections are coming. so if it doesn't happen, what we should be worried about is throwing the baby out with the bath water and saying, okay, well, myanmar's economic and political reform has failed because they didn't get across that -- the line. i personally haven't spent a lot of time -- or a fair amount of time in myanmar and some of it quality time with aung san suu kyi.