i came to taipei. and that's just immediately after the question to crank the sea can make a quick weeknight when a number of people died including one young taiwanese woman the outpouring of support from from the taiwanese government from taiwanese people that the events that to me speaking the queen's that i need some of the people involved. i painted it. we wish we would disown the priest of the of the support that we that we received in the wee fella from taiwan in shortly afterwards of course was the poker scene earthquake and tsunami and one watched sarah taiwan respond to bits bb from the from the past and from the puppet numb and he had those does a great mimi's and that there are those toby look at that time with these people and that isn't a reason to take with me when i would often. and finally if you were to write letters to people feel friends and family back all the talk of body experience in taiwan. what would it be well i think i went to that of the hidden secret. this is about the plac

pate and who's the director of the new zealand industry and commerce and industry office hitting taipei taiwan to share with us to stay off the bow tied to relations between new zealand and taiwan. well come to provo and stephen thank you very much thank you for having me on your program and i'm delighted to get to talk to. many people around the world about what new zealand and taiwan to be doing to get the recently yes and this silly thing applies here too happy on the program and then the one that's we discussed those new zealand has always had a very close relationship with taiwan in terms of tree comers investment education culture many areas. but neil gillis issued two landmark agreement economic cooperation between the two sides. bill was signed on to like ten cm two thousand and eight. and the name of the agreement is called the agreement between new zealand and the separate customs territory of the taiwan police who came in and matsui on economic cooperation while and stacked social. what is the significance of signing up this economic cooperation thank you very much is that de

and the hat in taipei. i only use the it's about forking out twenty dollars see out of tiny old stevie ray a plan already in. opel to a revising decent crazy idea in the utilities tool e vents need me no one likes to be released and soulful i am actually smaller than steel feel exciting. i fill me say anything because it means the top for my next ten years and for my sil's my carry on i carefully it took him on it in a campy and cannot be accepted and the you know nifty and for pretty pitiful for all the stress of noodles the adults all at sea he says show time for myself so is re elected at it this week who reached his use only serve as the ferry you know excellent example of somebody who's a working mother trying to balance to be no obligations at work and also the responsibilities his family. i think a lot of people look up to the nt. and we need to take another break on the program will be right back. fans. the other. all come back to today's world and feel the calm while those on the coast of maine wil

because of the ill according to newspaper reports that you win you'll have to come back to taipei. full of roughly above that will more than twenty four hours. note to deal with two priests eye over your son's wedding. he told is a little bit above that no decision and also the journey that you have to take the l a traveling from montreal back to town once stained roughly about twenty farms in seoul and you know presided over the bpo to the waiting and no one back to finish your you know it your participation. and you know two thousand thirty seven. you don't go my santa is my second son of a city to city thoughtful. canberra city who got married so low we learned we had so we are parents that were very apparent. so i heaved a sigh it who can marry is dependent on the night. so you'll know i'm really don't think i can participate iq making him so okay it's a pretty nice okay so finally i cared to read the invitation they don't september eleven so i say all they had maybe i am quite support a play and people in for some countries use if elected and if i knew was that maybe we change

their cooperation agreements all weather and the earthquake my training had been reached in taipei via negotiators from the chinese mainland and taiwan. many have called the achievement the signal of deepening and expanding cooperation between the two sides and a whole two days of meetings that culminated into agreements that will help save countless lives the played by destructive weather and devastating earthquakes for centuries the chinese mainland and taiwan will now operate in monitoring the two logical patterns and seismic activity there have been frequent exchanges and cooperation on these matters for years and now there will be given support and the official level. the game changing agreement the two sides will now work together to better protect people's safety and their property. one of the most important responsibilities of iraq stands as cfo is to receive gods of the vines and with that of the people on both sides of the taiwan straits with the essence of mind to doing the pasta six years with the craziness of preconditions and sorted on patience to achieve that. at a press

we've begun in taipei then we went to. one shown in the daily rants who up until they die and die in an anti jong so basically we make the whole tour of the items then. we've seen a lot of people from. the yet some of the officials but holds the museum directors aren't fisk you're a tourist and so i have to say i'm very impressed by. the buy the dvd the kind of the intensity of the of the art scene here and the interests of facts to offer the interest in the in between are still high i never expected that kind of reception and i'm really really liked it in on the way on being kind of free seats here could and will stand the china on the other hand is not yet a member of team tennis association. i was supposed to eventually time that can become a member right and then the youngest and that you know since two thousand eight years this being the yearling improvement of relations with china and taiwan here and here is already a lot of exchanges and this is the contact between the artistic community stumble sites type would you

hong kong and taipei into the mid 20s here to start off your weekend. as we look towards the americas, it is not warm, that is for sure. watching this arctic air, this high pressure move in from northern canada. temperatures out here absolutely frigid. we are seeing a cold front push across portions of florida. you can see some rain showers and even some sleet mixed into that. a new low from the west could bring a meter of snowfall in some of the higher elevations out here. lower elevations still looking at heavy rain. very messy across the rockies. once again it is the temperatures with this. denver minus 11, chicago at minus 12, new york at minus 3 here on your thursday. here is the extended forecast. >>> the pope's harley-davidson motorcycle bearing his autograph will be auctioned off in paris. organizers plan to give the money raised to charity. the u.s. manufacturer gave the custom dinah super glide to the pontiff last year at an event at the vatican to mark its 110th year in business. pope francis signed his name, francesco, on the gas tank. the m

and i must say before we go even for their holiday like that i am to be keying taipei and taiwan what happened to have your key. and though by the way what kinds of activities she do with the association. for example do you have a yearly assembly off all the men dish that yes we are we here we have time. we have some programs which have pretty much stable since variable rate or intents of the association one of them use our way out annual congress in which we organize up in different countries each year and so on this unit was seen in slovakia on. up next here we are coming to south korea s i'm very happy that we will be present in asia. and then we we already have several congress is planned to have the time so the following year we are going to sweden. and then we'll go to school flew to cuba so up so each year we get together are we. discuss different aspects of five criticism we got there critics from around the world and time. it's a very important event for us because stuff. as critics in different countries in the world we don't have that much opportunities to see each other an

first part of this discussion talking about all the goodwill between beijing and its neighbor in taipei is it good cop bad cop is the continuity how is she seemed thing when it comes to these issues. why is it all flaring up when it comes to these territorial disputes i think he's an important point has been aching since all of what it means for china when the milk acts of the beasts in the south china sea. and if we can deliver that will cause another to realize that they're basically a continental approach to the mount on bail will know them at sundown we can all be controlled the same way the land stays scan of the mountain realm britain's largest city. haha anyway the trade call miscommunication in one of the sayings on the diesel also on the source itself toxins in both incidents the source for. on the day reading and a leading resource this and i said the imports and the elements all that it is also staging a fun program of state and projects it soon power pop and soft. we need that space beyond those confines. these would be nice area in the ticket and i think of exeter tony's be

i am certainly not the rubio taipei may not say much when i am with you but all of me in blubs all of you all the time. her nickname back at 2:00 in the morning i just had to write you to say how very much in love you. she had seen the movie but said imus the hands very much. 1943 he wrote on their third anniversary, i am thinking about years together and loving you every minute of the time. then thinking about his wife's work time job he wrote, i ever leave very proud as i have always been. i like to tell the guys house marked you are as well as being the most attractive person they will of percy. you are the tops heart no wonder i have no other interest a ban you. one other example the early 1944, he wrote dogs, horses, somebody to do the work whenever it is, whatever you do you will be wonderful to be with you again. i love you so very much this minute. you don't often hear about this. going back to the beginning of their courtship that he had won no gay but to win the hot pearl. but to give you a feel where they were then forced the on ashley first year of their courtship was very

taipei also seeing a warmup. tokyo up to ten degrees. getting back to average from below-average temperatures earlier on this week. let's see what's going on towards the british isles where a storm system is moving through, another one. still bringing gusty winds. sustained winds around 50, could gust up to 120 kilometers per hour. accompanying that is snowfall into the scandinavian peninsula. it's the northern part of the british isles where you'll see the heaviest rainfall accumulations. still a flood threat down towards the south. the good news is most is moving toward the north. much of western europe you will be seeing the showers in the next several days. i do want to mention what's going on towards sochi. friday rain showers for you, saturday partly cloudy skies, but look at the warming trend, up to 18 degrees there for you by sunday. here is the extended forecast. >>> japanese and french performers shared the stage in a charity concert in northeastern france. the event raised money for survivors of the earthquake and tsunami thre

in next month's like and then just when one for the korean news my plans are well into twenty six taipei and hong kong. now i don't like east asia and much of a candid and that will spend two thirds of the us are a hunter she pulling colder conditions and temperatures about ten to fifteen degrees below average combined with gusty conditions the euro when two valleys are very very well to kill the cats and the gear is in the sun and pictures that your skin will feel minus forty one degrees and bring it to me that they can ours in your wednesday and the euro minus thirty degrees in many areas. do you bundle up and have to go outside to make sure to wear a hat because half of the body heat this is from the top of the head. then the call there is meeting with warmer air producing thunder showers for the gold coast and then cross the west and some make changes after days of the trial whether find me ukraine is underway and more heavy rain is likely from your friday. hopefully that can cook it right conditions while i welcome the rain is in the forecast for a bit freakish violence once again t

even out towards taipei starting to cool off a little bit. rain showers really there and even over towards southeastern portions of china. actually expect that throughout the rest of the week. let's see what's going on over towards the americas. it is another storm system, indeed, wrapping up here and moving across the ohio river valley. that's after it impacted portions of the central plains. i'm going to show you video coming out of arkansas, actually. well, this heavy snowfall, which added up to about 15 centimeters in some areas, caused numerous traffic accidents out and about. people advised just to stay off the road. it's not just the heavy snowfall. slick conditions due to freezing rain combined here, and it just made for that very treacherous driving weather. now that threat is shifting east, and really much of the mid-atlantic states, even the appalachians, higher elevations out here, 20 centimeters of snow is very well expected. this is going to push east just making travel weather very dangerous, and treacherous. already, airport d

taipei, 24, rain showers coming in from the west. manila and bangkok up to the 30s. let's stay on the topic of some rough weather, though, and continue to talk about what is going on out here across the british isles. where, yes, those flood advisories still in effect down here towards the south. and we're looking at more rainfall. the good news, this low pressure system that is here now, it's slowly tapering off. and it's getting weaker but you still could see additional 15 to 30 millimeters of rainfall in the next 24 hours. i know it doesn't sound like a lot but this is falling on already saturated grounds, just adding to the problems out here. and then another low pressure system comes through. this is likely going to bring snowfall farther off towards the north but even some rain down there towards the south. italy and over towards the balkan peninsula, rain showers and a low pressure system that's continuing to move east bringing snow toward kiev and over toward sochi. have the winter olympics going on. rain showers on your tuesday, and then, a gradual warming t

saying that ten degrees pronounced making and thirties in the tropics twinkies in hong kong and in taipei and linking am minus fourteen degrees for high noon in the torah and ten degrees for a token with partly cloudy skies. now let's head over to europe where we saw on their assigned to an island in portugal this is coming out from the dare at the comic at this. unusual snowfall hit a portion of madeira island on the weekend temperatures dipped well below average on saturday. other than this archipelago for the supreme joy is multiplying thrilled with the average temperatures of around seventeen degrees still it to traffic this fashion but the president is telling the unexpected joys of the merrill and steve popper. sunday or monday. i'm unlikely to deploy the precipitation can see that this a vacation in the escaping this island and bowling into the iv and burying them in stock but the list will be strong some highways to be like the across the coastal regions here sprinkling system often find it and put some filthy weather schwartz the british cars on again and especially the south wes

taipei the twenty four now that high it is acting like a job basically compare about pushing in that warm air from the south in tokyo up to fifteen by wednesday the thing is though with all these areas in the blue of the under avalanche advisories why because this is the typical average amount of snow depth to happen this time of year but it is a well above average and well yeah that rapid still know that causes avalanche risk out there some to keep in mindd into the pacific northwest they are also seeing some heavy snowfalls in the higher elevations company by gusty winds of two hundred twenty kilometers per hour. a few eerie is out here so definitely wind chills a big factor but courts the south you have been experiencing drought in california did newsletter that alone was coming onshore bring in some rain showers with it definitely going to be helping out their situation there. the lease for the next several days i do want to talk about whats going on and it was off the stuff although brief here along the gulf coast in and around florida to iceland thunderstorms of them popping up

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southeastern areas that i know what ca had the ukraine and this leads me to this anomaly down to taipei hong kong on bringing those temperatures down so you can seem cool to win can be sent me this likely to stay that way type b seventeen decrease in hong kong is fourteen degrees sillier side here in tokyo at eight degrees partly cloudy skies and down twice the south still staying in the very least be likely to see it for the coyotes nice and sunny spells in manila throughout your work week same time that i'll email with your extended forecast around the globe i am to noon i am. and that's the way this edition of news i'm this edition of news i'm casting my actions

hong kong open nineteen even taipei getting a little bit above average there by sunday he can sue the british isles where alden other systems moving through high wind advisories are in place all the way down through spain and portugal western parts of the british gauci to see sustained winds around fifty custom hundred twenty kilometers per hour this one biggest thing is in the north heavy rainfall are coming down with the season still the courts scandinavian peninsula but much of western year pre dealing with this even in downpours alias upper low is moving through here. you have a brain and thunder storm advisories in effect but when you are seeing the beautiful weather we want to see it some drizzle conditions the lease on friday but saturday and sunday shaping up to be absolutely gorgeous out there in sochi. this is the forecast. ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay. i knew. it is the eye. japanese and french performer share the stage at a charity concert in north eastern france. the event raised money for survivors of the earthquake and tsunami three years ago in northeastern japan. one

negotiations are being of the nineteenth and will last for four days at the negotiations taipei plans require the provision of guarantees of freedom of speech to the chinese press as beijing intends to conclude a free trade agreement which the taiwanese parliament refused to discuss in addition china will continue to seek a completely new petition in recognition of taiwan as a part of its territory by the way the united states promised to speak in support of taiwan is necessary and this is despite the fact that washington doesn't fully formally recognize taiwan as an independent state. it should be noted that in the recent years relations between china and taiwan have improved significantly. the new scientific and educational magazine parents of the museums of kazakhstan was presented today. its aim is to promote cost or heritage of context and the published information on activities of local and foreign since the magazine is published under the auspices of my current context and the republican committee on the international council of museums. the committee which unites the museums o

subtle delicate dance as it were and i think the leadership here in beijing kind of leadership in taipei are looking at this adorable kit will possibly we can take steps toward trying to help fundamentally change the way in which we deal with each other. wilkinson says it will continue to follow that with the help of the content of the accident. the french president has started a three day state visit to united states with the torah. in the company of backbone of thomas jefferson's the state of mind according to american president of the incredible bond that exists between frogs to us. also in on the trip to the town's to get away from an eye his romantic troubles here. it's for business ties between the united states is is the full ad for press full state visit by french leader since nineteen ninety six and have a mighty dean has the story the swallows come to lonely figure as he returned his air force base despite being the most unpopular french president and oftentimes film's reception from iraq a bomb of a sea of the show at the glowing. the three day state visit began in one channel

negotiations are being other nineteen and will last for four days at the negotiations taipei plans require the provision of guarantees freedom of speech to the chinese press as beijing intends to conclude a free trade agreement which the taiwanese parliament refused to discuss. in addition china will continue to seek a completely new petition in recognition of taiwan as a part of its territory by the way the united states promised to speak in support of taiwan is necessary and this is despite the fact that washington doesn't fully formally recognize taiwan as an independent state. it should be noted that in the recent years relations between china and taiwan have improved significantly. in a scientific and educational magazine parents of the museums of kazakhstan was presented today. its aim is to promote courts are headed to cause extend the published information on activities of local and foreign since the magazine is published under the auspices of my current context and the republican committee on the international council of museums. the committee which unites the museums of cars exte

taipei now over towards the americas not seeing the mid twenties here actually. dr is well below zero for a lot of you out here and much of the central us is being dominated by this high pressure now would you say the bubble trouble the first is high the high pressure bubble makes for some clear skies but it also made it for very frigid conditions on the southern edge of that we do have some rain showers across the floor then it's your aries can even see some sleet mixed in to that and on the other side of the hide a new storm system developing pushing on store across the rockies by rotations of the season snowfall of this connection three significant snowfall moral basis of rain showers the good news for the southwest so you've been suffering from drought as of late los angeles isn't like you have some rain showers here in your forecast eighteen their free time you're thirsty as far as the rest of us. right now it's very chilly or expecting a warm up but the warm up is relative because toronto yorker minus seven while i just am minus seven thereby saturday to co

since gained a new sand tracks will remain that read this i put the height that holidaymakers from taipei to endure it makes you sexy as a ski resort of choice. so for city a place that hoffa meeting people is to fifty billion dollar price tag with this. according to one of russia's most famous ice hockey played salads and a bit in the thick rings he's steaming gold medal. it's with a pre st. well it's probably not going to be with the pba dollars for one gold medal in everybody's a chance to win more than that. but as you can save when the facility's really are quite remarkable and if the legacy pull through with the everything to predict and such is gonna be one or multiple place them on to the world to come and visit the many different reasons short is sutter tracy and it looks as if the weather might have picked up the judging by what you're wearing it does have a baby card for a hat on site presumably the conditions are reasonably mild now. thanks very much tracy times reporting bureaus from saatchi. i chiong not with us how stories from aging and pressures of time in korea on some o

top of the men's three that thirty three medals thirteen gold if you compare about the results in taipei but this four years ago when they came away with only three goals and fifty medalist you can see the comparison they've done such a brilliant job. yep i'm the type that the cousins every last i was e coli just fantastic we had an attitude of the rest of the cherry on the history we looked out the way we look at sakae is an everyday was a great finish to what has been spectacular and very successful events here in russia. so the room look like ants energy during the last weekend of competition and leading into those closing ceremonies. the men here was very tense cuz obviously we have the of the metal comparison between the u s patents and russia with the devil is not far behind them and especially the fact that they would eliminate that from the hockey without a victory for finland's which oversee depending on what site that you laugh you support them that i'd see is all fours he is. obviously everybody with even though it they would have to sign situation of the hockey was eliminated

a live shot out of taipei with the taiwanese president leading the lantern festival.ot of revenue there. we're not when read in new york and >> art of the chinese new year? >> the end of the lunar new year festival because lunar new year began and you go 14 days and many of the lantern festival and everyone moves on with their lives. >> i make a joke of it, it is the year of the doughnut. what is it officially? >> year of the horse. >> on the horse means exactly what in this context question mark >> the chinese zodiac. strong, steady? >> i am not a horse so i don't keep track of it. >> the horse is expensive. >> it will be a debt year. >> good morning. a valentines "bloomberg surveillance." we have top headlines with your valentine, adam johnson. >> europe's to business -- two biggest economies top forecaster to gnp in germany grew zero point four percent in the period and france posted a 0.3% gain and both have been slightly better the forecasted exports help drive the growth, especially in germany. france's pickup in domestic consumption boosted that economy. italy

together in one place, this is how it would look. 1600 paper pandas are on display in front of the taipeiity hall representing all the candidates -- all the pandas currently in existence. in london, a spa for those looking for a grueling experience. get wet and covered with birch and eucalyptus and oak branches imported from russia. this is all done in a room heated by an iron oven at temperatures of 158 degrees fahrenheit. after the steam treatment, clients can relax in a lounge where seafood is served. nothing says relaxation like birch, oak, eucalyptus. stay with us. >> get the latest headlines at the top of the hour on bloomberg radio and streaming on your tablet and on bloomberg.com. that does it for this edition of "bottom line on bloomberg television." i will see you tomorrow on the markets. 500 yesterday got very close to closing at a record high. it is still trading close to record. it is just going in the opposite direction as major averages fall about .1%. jpmorgan, the second-largest u.s. bank is planning to slash more jobs. that brings the total up to 8000. the bank project t

roland heights is known as little taipei.n both chinese and english. once again, the gunmen brazenly push their way into the bank. they use a shotgun to intimidate everyone inside. one of the men jumps the counter. he heads for the vault while the other two men threaten to shoot anyone who makes a move. as with their previous heist, the men keep a close watch on the time. in three minutes, they are gone with $67,000. the men are making sure to hit banks that are close to los angeles freeways and they are choosing targets by first checking out the layout of the interior of the banks. they want to make sure they can get in and out as quickly as possible. the fbi says in this photo one of the men is caught on camera checking out a bank. >> sometimes they would case nine or ten banks in one day looking around for banks that they thought were easy to control. >> each time they enter a bank, one of the men is armed with a mossberg 12-gauge pistol grip shotgun. because one gunman left shotgun shells near the scene of the crime, inve

about an hour outside taipei.d her daughter are driving down a narrow street when they encounter a car going in the opposite direction. there's no room to pull over, so the woman starts backing up slowly. then two men appearing angry start banging on the green toyota. one of the men has a baseball bat. the man with the bat gets in front of the toyota and the driver starts backing up. the woman in the car, with the dashcam, continues to try to remove herself from the escalating situation. but just as the green toyota is almost out of view, it begins accelerating right toward the woman and her daughter. the man with the bat is kneeling on the hood and pounding the windshield. [ shriek ] after the crash, the furious man lunges at the vehicle again, trying to break the glass with his bat. the driver in the green car trying to flee rams his car forward again. the woman can't move her car. it's been disabled by the collision. the attacker walks away from the green car as it backs up. the woman and her daughter get out t

but i want to tell you taipei $130 a month for medicare for my medicare advantage. i have had my heart worked on. my heart was worked on prior to being on medicare advantage. i was under -- prior to medicare advantage. that was $97,000 work of -- worth of work done on my heart. and then a year ago i was diagnosed with breast cancer and that was under the medicare advantage. the medicare advantage my treatments without insurance for $700 for the radiation. after all was said and done what i owed, the total amount that was due for me was $3200 which i paid. that was the out-of-pocket that i was made to pay. but i think that obama and pelosi and harry reid would like to see all the senior citizens just work right up to their death so that we continue paying in through fica taxes for all the welfare clients they get free medicaid and free food stamps and free housing and help on their electric bills. this is where our obama stands. >> guest: you are hearing partially the point that insurance companies are making which are people that medicare advantage generally like it

. >> thousands are making their way to taipei zoo to catch a glimpse of a panda club. more than 68,000 visited the zoo on february the 2nd, the highest number in any single day. the attraction is expected to generate 16 million usd for the city alone. >> an apology for the lead negotiator in peace talks, why round two of the negotiations failed and what happened to the innocent civilians while we wait for round three. the taliban calling for the removal of troops from afghanistan. why president obama is changing his strategy. and an explosive night on the street of turkey, how a man behind bars is sparking the clashes with police. >> a second round of syrian peace talks wrapped up with little to show for it. opposition leaders and government officials agreed to return to geneva for a third round. no date has been set. millions of syrian refugees continue to struggle just to survive. stefanie dekker went to see what conditions were like in one lebanese town along the syrian boarder. this is how some people live her, it's winter here, and it gets incredibly cold. it's ra

. -- taipei.i also had to dialogue with russell's, with the european -- with brussels, with european think tankers, also with the china mission there, and i am glad to say we have a person here from the chinese and the city. -- embassy. will truck about the track 1.5 level for u.s. opportunities for progress in nuclear weapons issues. , they tell me that the south china sea is boiling up. the question is, yes, but how hot of a oil will we see -- of a boil will we see? when it simmer, or boil over leading to the erect forms -- direct forms of conflict? the answer to that question was how much more it will oil up is not clear, and it will depend on the interaction of decisions, not only by the united states on japan and china, but also decisions of others in the region. i speak of the southeast asian claimants to a lot of those territorial maritime disputes in the south china sea, also a decision from taiwan. i am also here to say that south korea has an important stake in how this all turns out. i