we are on central bank watch across southeast asia.flation has put them on watch to respond to higher prices. david is looking at this for us. inflation is already -- is already's a core component of that. david: especially considering asia, not just southeast malaysia, is prone to these sudden spikes in inflation. these are developing markets. just because there is no core inflation doesn't mean it does not feel more expensive. if you have a terminal, look at that. the latest inflation report for january. what is close to double the pace that we saw in december. it blew past virtually every single estimate. the headlines were driven by oil and other commodity prices, not so much a structural shift to the right of the demand curve. again, back to your point earlier that a lot of these central banks in southeast asia are on inflation watch. it is not so much that we are seeing runaway inflation. of course not. we are bracing for higher inflation down the. it is much more of the conversation now. you look at these minutes and speeches fr

market.is a frontier it is the last frontier market in southeast asia.hen you talk about opportunities it is across all sectors. lots of potential in banking. foreign banks are here. population of 55 million people. less than 10% of them have any access to banks. a lot of opportunities there. opportunities in mining, construction, real estate, infrastructure. lots of opportunities there. we will be speaking throughout the morning to all of the key players across the industry just to give you insights on who would -- who we will be speaking to throughout the day. we will have the managing director of one of myanmar's biggest banks. we have one of the best known and wealthiest businessmen in myanmar. that country's largest retailer. a busy, busy morning for us here in myanmar. >> we look forward to those interviews. taking aim at south korea's travel sector over deployment of a u.s. missile system. we assessed the damage later in the show. plus, the copper market sends major signals in opposite directions. to explainceo of mmg it. ♪ ♪ >> this is "daybreak:

: the agreement will make southeast asia the core. members will be equipped with great bargaining power. >> reporter: thailand and other asian nations are gearing up to form a new trade work without the united states. nhk bangkok. >>> saturday marks since years since a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated north earn japan. support for survivors used to focus on volunteering but recent business injected know how into the business and surprised everyone. >> the carp are still jumping in koryama city, the problem is business is not. fisher men say sales have fallen steadily since the 2011 disaster. >> translator: fukushima carp used to be the best known and fetch the highest prices. now they are the cheapest. we won't be able to survive unless we get back the brand power we once had. >> reporter: city officials decided it was time to get outside help. they teamed up with businesses from around japan to promote the fresh water fish. >> translator: so delicious. >> translator: people will love them. >> reporter: the company taking par

when starting out, he knew practically nothing about real estate in southeast asia. today he dominates it. let us meet property guru steve melhuish. starting from scratch, steve had a tough time building the company's balance sheet. but he held on to the belief that if you build it, they will come. with over 14 million monthly users, property guru is now one of the largest internet real estate sites in the region. hi, steve. it is time for this high flyer to join us to tell us how he built a humble foundation. ♪ steve melhuish, welcome to "high flyers." steve: thank you very much. haslinda: when you were a young lad at the age of seven, mom came home one day after seeing the headmaster. she was upset and she was crying. the headmaster had told her that steve wouldn't be doing anything with himself. she must have been sorely disappointed. little did she know that steve would one day be the ceo of a company. it all began because you couldn't find a house in singapore. tell us about it. steve: correct. i was living in singapore in 2006, and for those who know about sing

there are troubles throughout southeast asia.g by rising wages, myanmar, vietnam. the dynamic is changing around the region between the united states and asia. once somebody called me relentlessly optimistic. that's i feel about the u.s., asia, and southeast asia. there is so much talk about china and india. given what happened today in india, the world needs to pay attention to southeast asia. you think about business opportunities and the southeast asia pacific. a wildcard is north korea for china now? the u.s. and japan and south korea, how do you see that playing out? have the right word, wildcard. who could have predicted what happened in that kuala lumpur airport. north korea will try to get attention. you saw it again earlier this week with more missiles flying out. luckily we are seeing a measured response from all the players. my gut is that china can't control north korea, but can bring pressure on north korea. we are starting to see some of that in terms of exports and what they're trying to do with her economic relati

reflects on the past time in the white house, his energy policies, and initiatives in israel and southeast asia. nixon left israel defense in a way that no other president has. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. all weekend american history tv is featuring san jose, california. recentlyities or staff visited many sites showcasing its history. san jose is california cost third-largest city and the 10th largest city in america. learn more about san jose all weekend here on american history tv. good morning. i'm bill worthington, it onto here at the computer history museum in mountain view, california. i was a programmer for the 1401. back in the timeframe we are looking at, in the 1930's, 19 is 1950's, -- 1940's, each hole representing a piece of information whether a 01, 2, -- 0, 1, 2, 3. or it could be alphabetic information. this is the means of storing information, it was the key for every business in the 1930's, 1940's, 1950's. when i started working for a bank on the east coast where they were in need of programmers, but their business ran on punch cards, 1401's were installed. w

have a look at how markets are across southeast asia. -- end and asian stocks indonesian stocks hittingigh. look at that. .hat is a good day 17 year chart, 5558 now on the jci index. let's have a look at gmm. top of the list is vietnam stock market, 8/10. 17 year chart, 5558 now on the of 1%. start of the year we had a lot of forecasts coming up. we are getting very close to that level at the moment. a lot of the people we talked to who are at a lot of the smaller markets in the region most bullish when it comes to vietnam. sticking in theme, the country of vietnam may be one of the smallest economies in asia, but it's among those leading the full infrastructure rates and boosting spending on highways. we are talking power plants. more foreign investors into the country. our correspondent is tracking the story for us in singapore and has vietnam really ramping up the efforts here. >> it's wrapping it up, it's pumping billions of dollars straight it is spending more on infrastructure than any other country in southeast asia. you can see why. for vietnam to track forward money, it has to

i have every confidence they will continue to be a leader and deeply engaged in asia, southeast asian particular. haslinda: the new secretary of state, rex tillerson. what are you expecting? >> i think it will be very reassuring for south korea and japan for the secretary of state to visit. the defense secretary was there recently, and i have traveled to south korea subsequently and they were very reassured by the interest and level of engagement from the united states and the fact that secretary tillerson is visiting i think will also send a very positive sign that the united states is here, engaged, and will continue to be. haslinda: despite what you say, some people are concerned about the lack of leadership in this part of the world, i mean the u.s. pulling back. do you see china playing a bigger role? is the world ready for china to play a bigger role? >> it is inevitable that china will continue to grow economically, militarily. it will become increasingly strategically important. the question is whether china will be a responsible global player. that has yet to be seen. haslin

him trying to use lies this time with prime minister abe to help foster deeper relationships in southeast asia. in asia, rather, and have a growing relationship that's going to help u.s. interests. how you use the game of golf is something that he has talked about. secondly, you know, we went to -- down to -- he had a mini cabinet meeting the other day -- two weekends ago, down at his club this virginia. and i remember so many people jumping to the conclusion that he is going down and playing golf. just because you go some where doesn't mean you have done it. on a couple of conclusions he conducted meetings there, actually had phone calls. just because he heads there doesn't mean that's what is happening. >> i know he did meet with prime minister abe on the course but we are not getting a lot of details on other high level meetings that are taking place. if he is having productive meetings on the course go ynt the president and his aides being more forthcoming about what he is doing. >> the same reason that he can have dinner and lunch with somebody -- i think the president is entitled to a de

south lawn in 1986 and went back and found linden b johnson signing a measure having to do with southeast asia at a comparatively small desk. about this desk though in this white house we are guessing to paraphrase you won't be seeing that no more. that does it for this "11th hour" good night from all of us in new york. deals, a white house in crisis now calling its own health care bill a bad one. it's knowing when to walk away and knowing when there's a bad deal. >> tonight the threats, recrimination and blame game inside oval office. >> paul ryan needs to step down. >> then, the mysterious midnight run of nunes. >> if i really wanted to, i could have snuck on to the grounds late at night and probably nobody would have seen me. i wasn't trying to hide. >> the white house today struggling to explain why the house intel chair was visiting the night before he briefed the president. >> speaker ryan should replace chairman nunes. >>> plus the president's son-in-law agrees to testify in the senate russia probe and new reporting about the growing

[applause] spend 23 years in southeast asia "-begin-double-quote you and different parts of the speech i enjoyed but delete the -- we love the secretary of education. [applause] [inaudible] one of the things he reminded us of the remains of the fallen heroes come through dover air force base and we treat them and their families with great dignity. remember the chance to remain enabled seals -- navy seals. one of my favorite things about the senate is the state of the union and it'union and it's note the speeches. whoever wrote one for the president last night didn't write on the one from the inauguration. [laughter] people have different expectations. before we gathered together for dinner, the senators do and we have several rooms into tables and invite special guests. i invited a woman who was a cancer survivor saved by the affordable care act when no one else would provide coverage for her but before we talk to the house of representatives there is a rush to the restrooms since you will be sitting there for a couple hours. we were talking about what we were expecting and he just sai

the company hopes that the experience in the philippines will help it establish a foothold in southeast asiaand that there will be fewer obstacles on the road ahead. atsuhiko mizutani, nhk world. >>> i'll leave you with a check on markets. >>> on to other stories now. japan's emperor have attended a welcome banquet in the vietnamese capital. they are on their first ever visit to vietnam. the country's president said the trip will lead to a new age of friendly and cooperative relations between the two nations. the emperor spoke of the growing familiarity between their people. >> on thursday, they will meet people who have studied or want to work as nurses and caregivers in japan. they're scheduled to leave for thailand object sunday to pay their respects to the late king. >>> supporters and opponents of south korea's suspended president held separate rallies in seoul on wednesday, a national holiday. the constitutional court is expected to rule soon on whether to uphold the impeachment of park geun-hye. people at the pro impeachment rally said park should be arrested immediately if her impeac

for eded in southeast asia about 18 years. and you're right. is very low e there. ut the reason why it's so low is because they don't have insurance ishealth not as entrenched there. a lot of people don't have insurance. i gave birth to two sons back in 96.ne in 95 and one t cost me $600 to have my baby in the hospital. they kept me for about four -- to keep me five days but it cost me $600 and that copay.even a that was the total cost to have in a hospital.w, and even now when i go back, i have a small home there. the costs are coming up. know. it's because insurance is increasing. usually get a physical when i the healthcare is great host: we'll give our guest a chance to respond. you.k guest: my understanding and i'm not an expert you're probably much more of an expert than i am at other models trying to figure out the best do, i understand malaysia has health savings catastrophic insurance policies so that the normal things you go to the for out of re paid their health savings account and if you get some debilitating for something like that your insurance kicks

spent 23 years in the war in southeast asia,. and i -- different parts of the president's speech lanight i appreciated. in dover -- where is secretary cohen? we of our secretary of transportation. >> i don't know -- is shane here from colorado? okay. he has his parole hearing this morning. [laughter] >> give him our love. but one of the things reminded us last night is the sacrifice of our service men and women. the remains of our fallen heroes come through dover air force base and we treat the families with great dignity and one of the favorite parts of the remarks has night. just to remember the events to the delware sever several week for the transfer of the remains of the chief petty officer and it stick in his mind. i want to talk about transportation but i want to use -- what happened last night to be my springboard. one of my favorite thing about the u.s. senate is state of the union night. and the reason why it's not just because of she speeches we hear. often times they're very good. but the one for president last night

driven by the tensions with china you see in southeast asia, the number of arms imports has to about%. asia overall is about seven point evan percent. the country to watch is vietnam, who has doubled arms imports over that i've-year period. >> a lot of it coming from the u.s. and last one, the region that has always been a good importer of u.s. weapons, the gulf region, the middle east. >> remember these trends are driven by where there is conflict, and that is an ongoing civil war in yemen. saudi arabia is the leader of the coalition fighting in yemen. arms imports in the middle east ve arabia is the leader. they have doubled their arms imports over that five-year period, but you also see that in qatar, there is a huge uptick. about 245 or send growth. minute,is week's money tips on what to do if you lose your debit or credit card. >> it is rare for any operation to go exactly as planned. that's why preparing for the unexpected is so important in the same way having an emergency fund gives you a sense of security, you can get the same feeling even if you misplace your debit or credi

the countris home to50 million people and is southeast asia's largest economy. economic growth there is hampered by electricity shortages and 12% of the population has no power at all. but a possible solution has appeared. nhk world reports. >> reporter: in sumatra province, they said power plants can't be built, leading to frequent blackouts. they have energy standing by in their homes. even when they have power, they find appliances don't always work. >> translator: the voltage fluctuates every time there is a blackout, causing tvs to fail. >> reporter: people suffering from this problem hope a solution can be found. in indonesia, many volcanos have given the world's second largest geo thermal resources behind the u.s. it is estimated that if all these resources were used, it would provide enough electricity for a nuclear reactor. one power plant is already in operation where it heats in the ground. in indonesia, they worked with a japanese trading house to build a plant seven years ago. the compound includes seven wells that bring us hot vapor from undergroun

the largest rival to uber in southeast asia. tiny to raise over one and have billion euros.being led -- backed by softbank. it wasn't clear if the money was coming from softbank or the yet disclosed softbank vision fund. softbank wasn't immediately available to comment. --s according to people with familiar with the matter. center is one and have billion dollars in a new funding round. matt: let's look at where futures are pointing. about an hour from the open of european trading. down.e euro stoxx ftse futures gaining, and cap futures down. very little movement today. the reason is we were expecting health care trump's overhaul yesterday. we didn't get it. congress pushed it forward to today. -- pushed back to today. traders have been essentially sitting on their hands. a lot of people see this as very important as an indicator to the power of donald trump to push through other legislation. more that is why we are fixated on capitol hill than we would normally be. but once we get through this vote, we end up talking about the same thing once it gets to the senate. this conv

from december 1941 to the summer of 1942, japanese forces advanced throughout east -- southeast asiand into the pacific islands. as they conquered burma and the dutch east indies, the bulk of new guinea and the philippines, and many of the british island colonies in the south pacific, there was one incident in which after taking a city japanese soldiers ran around for days murdering and raping civilians and civilians and soldiers in hospitals by the thousands. this was in singapore in february of 1942. there were incidents elsewhere, but nothing similar happened and any other city that came under japanese control as they advanced. from late 1943 on, as the japanese were forced to retreat and in the process were pushed out of cities they had occupied for years, there was one more such incident. that was in manila in march of 1945. nothing like it happened in any other city. please note the two incidents are three years and a month apart and separated geographically by thousands of miles. there is no evidence that any of the japanese units involved in the horrors and singapore were inv

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utilize this as an opportunity with prime minister avay to help foster deeper relationships in southeast asia and asia rather and have a growing relationship that's going help u.s. interests. how you use the game of golf is something he talked b secondly, you know, we went to down to nippy cap net meeting two weekends ago at his club in virginia and i remember so many people jumping to the conclusion he's going and playing golf. because us go somewhere -- on i couple occasions he conducted meeting there and had phone calls and so just because he heads there doesn't mean that's what's happening. >> and now we took too twitter to get your thoughts with the dwit p you're fairly divided. 43% of you said it's not a big deal. and if he golfs while in office, 5% of you said it's a bad use of time. a lot of you weighed in with tweets on thoughts as well which we love to hear. and love to get your perspective and thoughts. and another topic that came up, when we are talking about how the president is using his time, well, in light of the budget that came out last week, there's been talk and it was eve

to some argues that antiwar protesters did not understand what was happening in southeast asia and set out to promote the accomplishments and document difficulties raising the navy and marine in a single day. jack: it seems ironic, that while our finest young men are fighting halfway across the world, other young men and women, sick at home, openly advocate abandonment of vietnam to communism. perhaps they really don't know what this war is all about. [baby crying] jack: in the words of a battle weary young marine, they would understand, if they crossed this 10,000 miles of ocean and lived with us. a day in vietnam. ♪ jack: this day, this trip is not to delineate the why of vietnam, rather, it is to see the what and the how of our military operations. to give you a deeper insight into this war and the way it is being fought, while the coordinated effort of all americans in vietnam is vital to the success, it is the young men of our navy and marines corps team that we will see first and today, down there in vietnam. we landed on the airfield at da nang. we will travel directly to the he

spent 23 years in southeast asia, 18 as a conformation commander until the end of world war ii. there were different parts of the president's speech i appreciated. where is secretary coleman? would you stand up and take a bow. we have the secretary of transportation here. [applause] >> one of the things was the sacrifice of the service men and women the remains of fallen heroes come through the air force base and we treat them and the families who receive the remains with great dignity. that was one of my favorite parts of the remasrk. he had been to delaware for the transfer of the navy seal chief petty officer and it was stuck in his mind. i want to talk about transportation and use a little bit of what happened last night to be my springboard. one of my favorite things about the u.s. senate is the state of the union and not just because of the speeches we hear and often times they are good. whoever wrote the one for the president didn't write the one he gave during this inauguration and that is good thing. they have different expectations and before we go down to the house of

unfortunately, some resistance to those drugs began to emerge in southeast asia and the cambodia area. but were hoping it's not going to try to africa. if not, will need a new drug. >> host: where you travel do you take the anti- viral? >> guest: usually not. i sometimes carry but i'm not seen anyone else to do that. i don't spend nights and nights and nights sleeping in huts. i will often be out in the field and then go back to the hotel where there screens and air-conditioning. it's not every mosquito bite that gives you malaria. maybe one out of a hundred. i don't fret but i also carry a test kit that i can do myself and i carry the malaria medicines with me. i usually don't take the prophylactic medicine but i carry it with me if i get it. if i do get malaria i know what to do. >> host: the next call comes from cc in portland. you're on book tv. [inaudible] it seems like every person has had the flu shot, what changed, what has happened. you have a compromise immune system and you're a healthy person what's wrong with getting the flu and getting over it? >> i have interviewed -- >

reflectsord, let on nixon's time in the white house, his energy policies, initiatives in israel and southeast asia. richard's in, who many accused of being an anti-semite, left israel defense and a way no other president had. >> for a full schedule, go to c-span.org. >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring san jose, california, c-span cities tour staff recently visited showcases about the city's history, in 1943, the international business machines corporation, or ibm, opened its first west coast manufacturing's -- facility in san jose and later the city was dubbed the capital of silicon valley, learn more about san jose all weekend here on american history tv. >> james was a wealthy businessman in the san francisco

now he's teaching others in attempt to stop the annual haze across southeast asia.e ancient forest burns, the fires often deliberately started to clear plantations, sending a heavy haze across the region. the 2015 fires were the worst in decades, and this a forest island in a sea of ash. translation: because we have a fire defence mechanism, we use bore wells as a source of water to fight the fight fires, and to flood the edge of the forest. januminro bunsal‘s team dug bore wells 20 metres deep throughout the forest, keeping the land wet. he also created a firefighting team to put out the hotspots. translation: we can't wait for outside firefighters' teams. it is only through the work of this rapid—response local team that we can put out the forest fire. if you don't act fast, the fires can burn for months. peat land fires are some of the world's hardest fires to put out, and catching them early is vital. now, villages know to report any hotspots quickly. siti neneng lost her 22—year—old daughter during the fires, from haze—related problems. before, she said they fe

in fact, he said he's in southeast asia to exchange views on a new approach. tillerson made the comment while in japan. this is new video from overnight into the live desk of tillerson meeting with the prime minister, shinzo abe. this is tillerson's first trip to asia. he will go to south korea and then china later this week. >>> a group of blue star moms in the east bay has started an ambitious project to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. abc7 news was in concord for an emotional ceremony yesterday. it was for the unveiling of a granite memorial in honor of benjamin, a graduate who was killed in an ambush in iraq in 2008. his mom was overcome. >> it means so much because it just means that his -- he will never be forgotten. that his -- there's a remembrance here and a reminder here for every child, every student that comes through here for the rest of their lives. he won't be forgotten. >> the blue star moms of concord plan to place memorials for 17 fallen warriors at 12 high schools attended by those fallen service members. >>> happening toda

from the middle east and africa to southeast asia and the americas, this exhibit spans fourteen hundredrs of history.

utilize this as an opportunity with prime minister ave to help foster deeper relationships in southeast asiasecondly, we went to -- down to -- he had a mini cabinet meeting the other day down -- or two weekends ago down at his club in virginia. how you use the game of golf is something that he's talked about. ( laughter ) >> trevor: am i the only one who noticed sean spicer looks like he needs to upgrade his operating system? ( laughter ) like, if you watch him closely, you can actually see the processor slowing down, um -- what we -- um -- uh -- shame, poor spice, he has too many lies going, he's starting to crash. he just wants to be invited to play golf. he's like, i defended you so well, can i join you for one game? trump's like -- ( immitating donald trump ) -- i told you to go to the arcade! i'll pick you up when it's dark out! ( laughter ) but i believe spicer, that trump is running his policy on the golf course partly because f.b.i. is investigating whether trump learned golf through the series "putting with putin." first you hack into your opponent's clubs. there is within obstacle

health care that it was one seventh of the cost of the health care here.ey wante have lived in southeast asia about 18 years and you are right health care is very low there and the reason why is they don't have healthev insurance to be as entrenched a lot of people don't have health insurance i gave birth to to a license that cost was $600 to have my baby in the hospital. they kept me, they wanted to keep me five days ended cost me six and dollars thatot wasn't even the copaiba at the total cost -- but the total cost the cost is going up by usually get a physical one ago there. >> your morgan expert at ise am a just looking at other models of malaysia has felt the savings accounts than catastrophic insurance policies so the normal things that you go to the doctor for our paid for out of the health savings account then if you have a life debilitating disease that is when the insurance kicks in which case the cost of insurance will and keeps people in the health care markets you can have a baby $600 as opposed $10,000 or more for complications it is good to look around to see what other program

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he is also president of thejeffrey cheah policy institute on southeast asia, in malaysia. how realistic to you think those projections for growth in china are? he is projecting 6.5 which is slower than the growth rate of 6.7 of last year. so it is certainly realistic. it is realistic because it is a continuation of the steady decline in the growth rate year after year since 2010. in 2010, the growth rate was 10%. it has been declining every year. 6.7 last year and now he is predicting 6.5. if it holds a 6.5 continue to decline in future years at the same rate, to something like 4% in 2020. they think that it brings up the real essence of the problem. should you hold at 6.5 as long as you can or are you willing to put up with re— edge a should and have slower growth at 6.3 42 years —— readjustment. —— for two years. he has begun to outline into the future but if he is going to try and reduce things like pollution of those will have costs as well, won't they? yes but these are as well, won't they? yes but these a re costs as well, won't they? yes but these are costs that the

will do, particularly in southeast asia., where i am now, some of the relationships here in southeast asia, there is a lot of uncertainty. everyone is interested in tax reform and obamacare as far as how it will affect various industries. many wonder how the failure to repeal an replace health care will affect their investments in the u.s. comes to china, can the campaign promises that tomp had when it came containment policy, can they be implemented now? >> i think the core of the relationship between trump and china will be one of pragmatism. i think trump is far more interested in issues that frankly have hung up the u.s.-china relationship in the past. i think the u.s. has reason to be optimistic as well as china. we will see when they get together. that will be the meeting to watch in mar-a-lago. thank you. we are over half awake into the tokyo trade now. holding the gains. the dollar-yen back above 11. the -- not any surprise. you can see the convergence on the far right of the chart. that could show a dollar rally lik

. >> anthony: all over southeast asia any hotel lobby, any hotel bar, there's a filipino band. >> womanno problem. all of guns n' roses -- no problem. >> eric: that is true. >> anthony: music and singing are a huge part of life in the philippines, so making it as a cover band, being sent abroad to perform is a big deal. but one thing remains the same -- always. to succeed, you better be able to pick up new material, fast. >> eric: whitney houston, celine dion, tony braxton, beatles and elvis presley. >> anthony: how many songs in your repertoire? around how many? >> eric: thousands already. >> anthony: and if you don't know it you pretty much can fake it real quick. >> woman: yeah. >> anthony: five years from now, where would you like to be? where would you like to be playing? >> eric: that's a good question. like my biggest dream is to play in las vegas in the u.s. this is my dream. >> man: when we get to the dream, you know, playing in las vegas, we want to play first when we get there -- "we are the champions," if we get there. "how to win at business." step one: point decisively wit

of companies that have left the shores of the united states and gone to china i would add to southeast asia as well. he wants to go with america first. manufacture in america and president xi jinping is aware of that. let's play a short clip with the president suggesting its time to level the playing field. let's listen. >> i believe strongly in free trade. but it also has been to be fair trade. >> this was a reference in you will, to the world trade organization which is based in geneva president trump doesn't think they move fast enough. he being clever when talking about the number that have left united states since china joined. 60,000 companies left america since that period of time. had edidn't say they came to china but it's a fair bet they moved to developing where there are lower wage overall. he want to reverse that by having american company expand their operations. >> free but fair trade. what is china expecting from trump when it comes to trade action? >> we have heard a number of different topics raise as donald trump is on campaign trail. since he comes to office he underscor

spent 23 years in southeast asia. as a p-3 commander up to the end of world war ii. in different parts of the president's speech i appreciated. in delaware we have dover. where is the secretary? would you stand up and take a bow? we love our secretary of transportation. nice to see you again. thank you. i don't know if shalin is here? okay. i think he had his parole hearing this morning. [ laughter ] . if you see him give him my love. but one of the things he reminded us last night is the sacrifice of our servicemen and women. the remains of the fallen heroes come through dover air force base and we treat them and their families who receive those remains with great dignity. and that's one of my favorite parts of the remarks last night just to remember. he had been to delaware several weeks ago for the transfer of remains of a navy seal and it stuck in his mind. i want to talk about transportation but i want to use a little bit of what happened last night to be my spring board. and one of my favorite things about the u.s. senate is the state of the union night. and th

i lived in southeast asia for about 18 years. and you are right, healthcare is very low there.but the reason why it's so low is because they don't have insurance, health insurance isn't as entrenched there. a lot of people don't have health insurance. i gave birth to two sons, one in 95 and one and 96. it cost me $600 to have my baby in the hospital. they kept me for about, they wanted to keep me five days but it cost me $600 and that wasn't even a co-pay, that was the total cost to have a baby in a hospital. and you know, even now when i go back i still have a small home there. the costs are coming up. and it's because insurance is increasing. i usually get a physical when i go there because the healthcare is great. >> host: only because we are short on time, we will give our guest a chance to respond. >> guest: you're much more of an expert than i am looking cursorily at other models trying to figure out what the best we can do, i understand malaysia has helped savings accounts that most of their citizens have an catastrophic i

ministerillion foreign is going to be joining bloomberg television ahead of her trip throughout southeast asiang singapore, malaysia and the philippines. much more needed of course as they are pushing this transpaci ♪ >> signs of stability, china says the economy has improved this year with little danger of a hard landing. leaving to take up the reins and hsbc. >> theresa may faces a revolt ahead of a vote that could see the start of brexit. fall,de after the president park remains defiant, saying the truth will come out.

in a sense, his visit to southeast asia is a hit act a trump and what he stands for.ou so much for that preview on the french president's visit to southeast asia. that is almost it from us here .n "daybreak asia" rish has more of what's to come on "bloomberg markets: asia". rishaad: various fed speakers, including janet yellen. springs eternal that we get clues and transparency as to the future of interest rate normalization and monetary policy in the u.s. china data, pmi numbers. we should get the first trading day for this property developer as well. betty: ok, you have a lot of guests to talk about all those issues. , dennis absolutely lockhart, former atlanta fed at 10:40. the crediting to suisse asia-pacific ceo about how the bank is seeking to double profits from this part of the world by 2018. how are they on track to do that? that is number of markets next. ♪ 9:00 a.m. in hong kong, midday in sydney, 9:00 p.m. in new york. i am haidi lun. rishaad: i am rishaad salamat coming to you from bloomberg's asian headquarters in hong kong. this is "bloomberg markets: a

yvonne: transactions in southeast asia expected to improve. sales and offerings are ,ikely to come from industries however geopolitical issues in europe, the u.s., and volatile commodity prices could affect the positive outlook for the year. china's home prices rose in more cities last month despite tight curves on transactions. the outlook for property in china, we have the chief economist at anz. home prices now regaining speed after four months of declines. let's throw out the chart and show the trend between the first to come a second, and third tier cities. in terms of the first tier cities, off the highs, but we are seeing more momentum once again. how effective are these property curbs? is there a real trend right now? observedwhat we have is that some first-tier and second-tier cities have a slow down in the price in the first quarter, but public investment in the first two months was very strong at 8.9% year on year. they are still confident in the prospect of the chinese property prices. that as aly describe cooling measure that can

in africa and latin america and of course china and southeast asia as well. north america.re looking at all options and algeria as well. >> how challenging will it be for your company? on the one hand saudi arabia was downgraded by fitch. there is the finances of the government in question. that could be helped by a rise in the oil price. petrochemical, you would rather have a lower oil price. >> it is not necessarily lower oil price will be good for us. we are a long-term producer. we look at the long term. it is going to strengthen our future financial positions. us. reflects on from our side we look at this as an investment where sometimes challenges as a business community to leverage it. and 16.better than 15 yousef: >> -- >> already see oil prices? sabic is what it is paired we need to focus on our internal challenges. the crude oil price is the real estate. we have looked the last six months and it is stabilized. >> is there a chance for the prices to go down on a global basis? >> it is a government issue. we look at the global, how is it going to be reflected in our