new zealand's agriculture and taiwan second coat of very different taiwan has a tropical subtropical agriculture new zealand's temperate zone nine the nostril so we come from each other very well including the native culture and that's why it seems to taiwan would be able to motivate the coco cooks from the ceiling. but there were a couple of areas in particular and if you look at the end the outcome of the year of the negotiation that you know that the that the agreement itself. on the two areas where i'm from we have agreed to a long face and nine so the current era productions take place over long period of time copious been to the areas of liquid milk ok and de avila but oh no i'm not sure where the mania vera are you a swift would of told the developer would be an issue then a tight negotiation like this but it was because it is one area when we bought it from is producing the same product in time to teach me in competition with each other and held his hands. and so does so. dell is really a point of contention because of me i can list the real sensitive issues i have to just se

then this tvb taiwan will over two years now. the youngest and art domestic political environment is very active for an amazing sometimes. and though let me answer this call was it you know that was it an easy sell to the people back on the new zealand phone one that developed economies like the siemens is now negotiating the deal of the meal tray cooperation economic cooperation agreement with somebody you don't have formal ties with beau was something that people back on what august and poise is something that you do to convince them that because of the attractiveness of the column marked it in all its people its mature than all that and then there is complementary to our all and does so people back on would accept it feel more easily than that it no one needed convincing. ok so time is that it was a strongly welcome the woodwind when people realize that this is what we would tend to be able to do. i was very tasty. now that's partly because we do have a history of bipartisan support for the stories of trade negotiations. new z

tactile to threaten to attack taiwan america will not come to taiwan's aid. then noah and his debut novel itself cent of its status as a kind of alliance up to a security guard told many countries in asia and the rest of the world when you need to be destroyed and so into the oblivion for import issue for the united states to come a time when state was such an event that you can even be at the minute recall they should improve on it all for stopping by and by china says to me and basically the camino. the resumption of the strong sense of taiwan for a very very long time the two sides must live with the set them on to uncertainty and and and indecision. this site are there lessons to be drawn from the example of what's become of hong kong since that it was from the attached back to the rest of china nineteen eighty nine. it's got that one china two systems policy how does that we occupy the minds in taiwan well let me start by stating that action in the east policy or the chinese can this be like to. the stock informed and make modifications needed more time

will support taiwan but i think there are definite limits to what is willing to do them to support taiwan okay i don't think is willing to pay a very heavy price. so when it comes to you know the observer show and in various international organizations to have a practical purpose. i think the united states will support that. they're not going to make a big deal out of that day and i going to press very hard. of them but i think that there is american support. i don't think either one should look to that support as his own condition yellow you know we are either unconditional or as guaranteeing that timeline actually is going to get membership. and then of course there are also domestic things going on here in time on that day and i can provide problems of opening up. you know the agricultural sector is problematic for all countries unite states doesn't wanna open up its agricultural sector friends doesn't wanna open up. you can doesn't wanna open up so it is a continual problem for those who think about free trade is being very beneficial. and and and free trade can be beneficial but some

taiwan could become more wary. while malaysia for casino with a sheet and taiwanese president ma li in general will leave this fall in preaching and society of the asia pacific economic cooperation for. china faces a dilemma. for one. he wants to show the role that its intentions towards dialogue and peaceful while at the same time. it doesn't want more to be too active at international conferences the motor was too sensitive to the race at tuesday's meeting. so it is highly likely that china and they will face off negotiations aye aye aye. officials with a japanese electric power company have applied for a government safety screening to restart a nuclear reactor facility in central japan is in a region that experts say could be hit by a major quake a vice president of general electric power company filed the application with the nuclear regulation authority's he wants inspectors to examine safety measures for the number four reactor at the ha my local plant inches to the picture the utility halted operations at th

straits and taiwan's straits exchange foundation. how amazing and chung shock capital of hunan province. they discuss the implementation of nineteen agreements signed by the two sides. these packs bring tangible benefits to the people across the strikes the deputy director of the taiwan based ses says that nyah an important basis for stability and peace on the two sides. the apparent safety of toll since been up since two thousand i had produced a number of important agreements including lifting the ban song direct shipping and transport and postal services in two thousand eyes and the long awaited economic cooperation framework agreement in twenty ten and also initiated an agreement for people from the mainland to visit taiwan. since the first meeting between the leaders of the association for relations across the taiwan straits and the straits exchange foundation in two thousand ice that has been a host of trade and cooperation agreement signed paving the way for many more contacts and trade across the taiwan straits. in june two t

as much as 40% of taiwan's exports now go to china and hong kong. despite their differing political positions, the two sides have taken the first step toward increased political ties. an analyst says this could affect the regional balance of power in east asia. we spoke to expert yasuhiro mats da of the university of tokyo. he points out for china the effort to improve ties for taiwan is significant. it happens at a time when relations between the country and neighboring nations are strained. >> china has very bad relations with japan now and also has very unstable relations with southeast asian countries. i think that having better unstable relations with china, china can enjoy much better international environment. in my view, president man joe in taiwan oons has still two years and some months term, but his approval rating is very low, about 10% or so. so if he wants to establish his own historical legacy, the only prominent legacy should be the historical reconciliation with the mainland china. basically united states, japan and other nations ar

ties between china and taiwan improved radically however after taiwan's probe eighteen president biden she was elected in two thousand on wednesday while e t c give a special lecture at university in that scene about taiwan's democratic and human rights values what government talks are expected to follow with the anti terror made of toilet throwing a party scheduled to meet prison issued in eighteen next week. and yes the ends. fourteen cents to eleven games and for day five cents whereby and down in a preview of the accident the ice and snow we are now going to the studio but paralympics correspondence can be found. welcome to the team to do so let's start off with another queen of the eye sees nineteen oh nine nissan while wine and gold in vancouver four years ago for speed skating. how are her chances this time around it's a chance to shine again acts took sam will see that in just a few minutes. he has been continually team boss over the past four years after it pulled the fish in two thousand ten. their seasons beds this here is the bald record for the five hundred meters at thirt

company to the city to the plate on cctv you designed it when bombay jay one you cheat i won my taiwan's mainland affairs chief has delivered a speech at nanjing university on the second day off this trip to the mainland. wallace said that cross strait relations are at their best now. he also stressed the importance of youth exchanges been promoting cross strait relations he added that people from but the mainland and taiwan should carry on traditional chinese culture which can be a form of soft power in the world. long's visit in the eastern chinese city of nanjing a home wednesday came and die off of the chinese mainland and taiwan fill their highest level talks since nineteen forty nine silly yes you many differences between thailand and the chinese mainland such as coach in society and education. but we think is awesome and it will all standing in the neutral cost will be homes passed on a sweet treat these differences not seek the more common ground on the compilation will be crazy. let's get some more on this now report that envoy on his inventing following of the visits to convoy

taiwan's mainland affairs chief awhile he she has completed his four day trip to the chinese mainland on his last job on friday he visited a school set up for the children of taiwan businessmen in shanghai to communicate with the students disabilities one of three across the mainland and is fully funded and managed by organizations in taiwan to school country has around twelve hundred students played she said the aim of this goes on to how taiwan businessmen in the mail and stayed together with death on the east so when these pieces to intimate and have weights quakes contributions to close to wait wait they say of acid rich folk wall street communication and cooperation they also the most important place for regional economic integration which both the mainland and taiwan to participate in. still in that cross strait ties coming down on the return man in china is expected to lead a delegation from taiwan to visit chinese mainland next week. then john is also the cabin of a foundation on cross strait peaceful development the spokeswoman for the taiwan affairs office of the state counc

they were about to leave for taiwan when police intervened. >> he's holding a plane ticket to taiwan,ountry that does not have an extradition treaty with the united states. if mark wu gets to taiwan, mark wu never becomes the criminal defendant in this triple homicide. >> but the day before the trial, there was a stunning development. mark wu hanged himself in his jail cell. >> he was about to be essentially humiliated in the public. his parents are going to find out what he did. he's 20 years old. he's going to prison for the rest of his life. he killed these three boys to try to cover up what he had done with all his parents' money. then he had to kill himself, again, at the last minute to cover up what he had done and not face the truth. >> as a courtesy to the victims' families, prosecutors laid out their entire case just as they would have presented it to the jury. and the science left no doubt, there would have been a conviction. >> we gave what would have been an opening statement or a closing statement to these family members and went through the evidence we had so that they k

you cheat on the ground in and meet his chinese counterpart in ganges in the head of the mainland taiwan affairs office expected to discuss establishing liaison offices in each territory. the two sides have held onto private accounts but these will be the first direct cabinet level talks in sixty five years. chinese president xi game being one sees at around eight times to further talks aimed at political unification. taiwan's leader mind phil has strengthen economic relations with china since taking office in two thousand eight. he has been reluctant to hold the rank political topics on taiwan's economy has been increasingly dependent on the mainland chinese health authorities are warning people to stay away from my parents as the weather takes a turn for the worse the sea bird flu thrives in low temperatures employees say they expect the number of people contracting the age seven and nine strain will peak in the coming weeks. at least one hundred and seventy nine people have been infected this year in mainland china and hong kong. that's what the form of last year thirty five people ha

and taiwan.here's a lot of developments on the economic and social sides. we haven't seen similar sides of developments. it's hoped that these talks will set about resolving that. >> it was three years ago today that tahrir square in central cairo was the scene of jubilation when hosni mubarak announced his resignation. since then there has been political tushure lens with the election and then the overthrow of the muslim brotherhood. >> february the 11th, 2011 - egypt's long-serving leader hosni mubarak resigned. for the millions of protesters on the streets gipt, this was the end of -- egypt, this was the end of decades of democratic rule. a year later mohamed morsi of the muslim brotherhood became the first democratically-elected president. but his time in office was short lived. >> mohamed morsi was deposed by the army last july, following days of mass protest. the country is run by an interim government, but it's the army under this man, field marshal abdul fatah al-sisi, which has the final

taiwan's mainland affairs chief oh one the chair is meeting today with the head of the main man's taiwan affairs office john julian been in nj. and that's amazing in the capital of gansu province is the first formal one between heads of the two prospects relations department. since they were formed up to china's civil war ended in nineteen forty nine fifty journalists from taiwan and two hundred from the mainland are covering amazing. twenty people are in the taiwan delegation the meeting is to develop cross strait relations and deepen political trust. one new chair will visit the moles only involvement of the sun yet sen considered the founder of malls in china and deliver a speech at nanjing university. and then shanghai will be his second spell. what will meet mail and expense on taiwan issues as with his visit to the radio and television shanghai and the school for children of light land based taiwan businesspeople. well let's go to our reporter tongue book who is the cavernous in nanjing to get some more details on the ice breaking the sink. i tumble what can you tell us about it of

but taiwan is still reluctant to engage in political dialogue that could lead to unification. leann is visiting china with about eighteen business people and other representatives from taiwan. ocean. china's rule in britain. you can get the bones. pollution switches over to withdraw its relations with its neighbors. don't the challenge china please new store i know. little separates the top countries in sochi with the only side facing yell at them into games and in many advanced athletes in finding the little separates them from the people the side that triathletes lined up shoulder to shoulder for the men's fifteen kilometer mass rides a couple of them base an entire distance only to find themselves shoulder to shoulder at the finish like some kind of france it was going for his third gold in sochi. he finished in the same time as an airhead this intense end of the norway. but race officials at the foothill and geese events in the gold spot cod and adapt with the silver and a loaded chamber events of the czech republic the bronze. you see in the nordic combined jump from a sk

as it's known which is the ruling party in taiwan has had a relationship with beijing but it's always been sort of stand off ish in the fact that they obviously have no fundamental disagreement about who he is the rightful ruler of china itself but as the video was first up will see how. oh well it go so i did that this is the preliminary stuff but i did it it could lay the groundwork for possibly some more. the fundamental steps forward. the specifics of the talent to be discussed with her and she jean king when he came to power. last year stated that the political solution would have to be found between the two countries it was kind woman who seemed to put the brakes on the same in effect trying to be the fittest the time being what's the concrete level up by the two sites like youtube batch of this four day visit well it's a very difficult situation in the fact that of the mainland as we call it here and in taiwan but they they do love of their trading relationship is a very tight economic ties between one another but you've got fundamental issues beijing still has about two thousa

ca that of taiwan you think it's has been to mine called. i'd kill for forty three years since we just do our best to try to come pio like your standard here and there is coming and coming via practice and a plea on so many friends and it's only mean that it is from the other country. this is very curious about the lorry improve relationships between china and all are neighboring countries like the indio my stance single pole hong kong on and the korea japan and it didn't come into the hollow men of all was in a year i've been consuming me. old friends. it's so nice the end of the station to run a speaker in may and the heels to walk fly half time baby brings them and that he become the key to the riches and the united states the sower and the clinic oakley says leigh on sea will come back to iq. so i see the aviation community. but everybody laugh cry when finally the play. and the corporate system patients in two thousand thirteen. of course was a breakthrough but there was a minor minor controversy in taiwan. in turn is help the fact that

but there was a minor minor controversy in taiwan. in turn is help the fact that that we were invited as it gets off the waikato councils. what were some of the differences you know that we had in terms of rights movement as a guest of the council. the old east end up being a full course the four member for the observer status. armenian folk cost each had two species elise sc use the policy. so we didn't know we can be layered cool. we tried to move more than one painting a poem that dc to meet people with technical people and meeting the halloween sarah catie was music experience. of course that us against the mill according to a high heel state awards in various unknown man who danced with a silk but myself. seeing these two very very clingy ap. i feel it's in so as for myself his fist at. okie we think adding new game show a show at the king cole competence has been made any bad though we came in on the sky was so so lah i think this is very goods for staff gives you a day though we tried to fight and for some sing. observe that mm

and i must say before we go even for their holiday like to die and to bpa in taipei taiwan. what happened to have the key then go on the way what kinds of activities t do what the association. for example t have a yearly assembly off all the membership. yes we are we knew we had time. we have some programs which have pretty much stable since they will reach origins 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. of next year 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 off of criticism we got there critics from around the world and calm. it's a very important event for us because stuff. as the dixie in different countries in the world we don't have that much opportunities to see each other an announcem

mari who was talking that this issue first visit to taiwan. he gave this a preliminary impressions of flow when you have seen on the island. specially with reference to the art community here. kabul the overall impression regarding the people. olive defined in the city easton know some of the corporations or institutions they had visited it once your overall impression. but i was sick she asked this morning friday by a journal this problem of taipei times still in doubt so what does the movie most of the memorable aspect of play visit them this gives a nice it's one of the definite been number one says be the warmest of people here in our day. the kind of the warmth that i have received is it. it's incredible mom very very you know i'm very grateful to two to two in ot with the above info being such welcoming and so so that's definitely something very special and and and and in some way. note the typical in on you know sometimes people create more assistance he added the debate but the distance almost doesn't exist in this very refreshing and

delegations from the chinese might live in taiwan signed agreements on with that and the white on the korean cooperation twenty one members of apec he's been on the society its agenda and put forward george projects. all were warm welcome to the subtitle sixty three the new design was marred by getting the ball was stored for you shortly but first at least five people have been killed and thirty two injured after a fire broke out aboard a bus in the city of quite young in southwestern china's quake show province about fifty people were on board when the vehicle burst into flames around one pm local time firefighters rushed to the satan put out the blaze up to two hours. all the injured have been taken to hospital and that investigation is underway to determine what cole was the file. not to ukraine and reports eye on them and have sees the regional government building and the parliament building in the heavenly russian populated area of crimea. ukraine's acting president all incentive to cheat off has appealed for calm off to the report and seizure. the russian flag has been rezoned b

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 extent was established at the memorial complex map of cars extent of the american last year. another new magazine called to a heritage of austin are also gives information about all poetry events of cars expense capital city. posters interviews of artists comments of critics a

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 of cars extent was established at the memorial complex map of cars extent of the american last year. another new magazine called to a heritage of austin are also gives information about all poultry events of cause excess capital city. posters interviews of artists comments of critics and viewers opinions will be published in a day will be published monthly with a circulation of one thousand copies with the support of the local mayor's office with all called to institutions which c

if taiwan ever declared independence, china would invade taiwan.is bound by law to protect taiwan from that happening and that act also gives the united states strategic reason to be in that part of the world, so if this relationship does improve, then, of course, that threat diminishes somewhat, but the united states would look at what effect that would have on its allies, because japan and south crew i can't and other allies would be concerned about what that means for them. >> a man convicted of killing a border patrol agent in arizona has been sentenced to 30 years. that involved fast and furious, allowing criminals to buy weapons to the agents could trace them back to drug cartels in mexico. the agents lost track of more than 1,000 guns, two used in a shootout that killed a border patrol agent. >> border security remains one of the most contested issues in immigration reform witness but as congress debates adding more fences, some worry about how that will change the culture. we met with a dual citizen who opened a museum on the border trying

the state council taiwan affairs office said in a press briefing that in turn is leading a and a team of that dedication. the office's director john teaching will host a reception to welcome the delegations arrival during his stay in a jail in china when inspected construction project in on the rampage ain't fun aging the spokeswoman of the state council pollen off as all fist held in last week's meeting between john changing i know what nietzsche taiwan's mainland. if as chief as an important step for connecting to comprehensive development of cross straits relations. when the plane. she is so densely that binds them is meeting the two junctions and when we see here's to the common core foundation of peace hope frustrates me so it's a conformist continued to expectations of people from both the chinese mainland and taiwan. the meeting will further promote the color of the divestment of cross strait relations and has received extensive support from the cupcake and national community. it's hoped they would look what they've achieved in two taxis and make full use of the new day staff b

joe the taiwan affairs office the opening of the meeting wrongdoing. chinese and taiwanese who officials expressed their appreciation for the significance of the talks. we are willing to impart creativity. we want to achieve a breakthrough in the relationship between the two sides. we need to have meetings like this but we must also think more creatively about future ties we need to pay to remember so cross strait today show happened to the new stage in both eyes leaked it to clothing trust based on the radio one china they also agreed to establish his own mechanisms so that officials can improve communications for slping problems and to increase mutual visits. china and taiwan previously hoped will go on the official colonization has been mainly discussed economic times chinese prison she joking has been present i want to take the political party coalitions to ohio lol. to the promotion click on week nights labels prison pauline show restaurants and equally delicious with china since taking office in two thousand and eight but he's reluctant to hold p

taiwan's mainland affairs chief for the first time since they took their respective parts. the talks come as prostrate communication has been increasingly active recently last week ominous party of china central committee general secretary. she didn't think that the visiting pullman tongue on reach him and he and sharon and the week before the un's visit the top officials for cross strait affairs from but still hides that formally for the first time in more than six decades. john is whether all parties have issued the second highest alert for heavy small the ageing of its neighboring city of tianjin as well as have a province and lunch parts of central china. by continuing to choke in the small dance the current stable atmospheric conditions prevent the smoke from this posting up there was some good news. a cold front is expected to clear the sky tonight bringing some wins and the rain didn't attend suffice it to air pollution industrial clients have suspended all cut production construction has been halted and barbecues have been met one of the past forty eight thousand a

more immediately is taiwan's desire for a security guarantee that china won't invade it. by such profound differences, it has taken years of behind the scenes ground work to produce this meeting, resulting in such fundamental protocol issues as even how to address each other the fact of the meeting itself, is historic enough. rob mcbride, al jazeera, bay sheening. >>> now to jonah hal in our european news center. >> jane, thank you. the talks have been stalled for almost two years, but many believe economic necessity may finally bring about a solution. the island has been divided since the turkish invasion in 1974 triggered by a greeked-aimed coup. turkey has occupied the north but lacks international recognition. in 2004, the un put forward a reunification blueprint, but greek separatists voted against the plan. here is the report. >> reporter: it's only the beginning of the beginning. the process will likely makes months or even a year, but this meeting in the no man'sland may be the most auspicious start cyprus has had. >> recently the business community from both side

para ir a comisión que lo investiga por supuestamente malbersar 10 millones de dólares donados por taiwan eso . >> esta en su casa? . >> no . >> tampoco le vieron en el aeropuerto o frontera donde también hubo policías . >> es acusación poltiica . >> se le vio el martes cuándo va por segunda vez ante inquisitivos parlamentarios . >> se apropio del dinero que venia para el salvador, su nombre . >> su tono abusivo . >> su tono prepotente . >> mal criado . >> esa forma . >> usted es, . >> se caracteriza por lo mismo . >> le hago una pregunta . >> si o no? . >> flores dice que recibió el dinero y que lo dio entre policías, informantes ya afectados usando saquitos. >> termino celebre en el salvador . >> lo recibi de parte de una persona que era el presidente de taiwan que me lo dio . >> diputados interrogaron y los presuntos destinatarios . >> sin argumentos, y después que fiscalía congela propiedades no se presento al tercer llamado . >> ahora es profugo . >> tiene el delito probado de corrupción sino que hay otro tipo de delitos . >> arbitrarios, cohecho y más, delitos que se le pueden atrib

china and taiwan claim them. the captain was arrested for obstructing official duties but was later released and sent back to china. in 2011 the coast guard demanded the captain about $140,000. he has sent him 11 demand notices over the past three years, but the captain hasn't paid the repair cost. the lawsuit was filed at a court in okinawa prefecture. by filing the suit the statute of limitations will be automatically suspended. the right to claim damages would expire otherwise. coast guard officials also decided to make the video of the collision public. the footage was leaked on the internet by one of its officials about two months after the incident. the japanese government maintains the senkaku islands are an inherent part of japan's territory in terms of history and international law. it says there's no issue of sovereignty to be resolved over the islands. >>> u.s. ambassador to japan, caroline kennedy, is now visiting the southern prefecture of okinawa. she has told the governor she will cooperate in effo

the likes of taiwan and korea?> since the first week of february, we have seen the overall asia pac and japan index up. we are seeing foreign investors are net buyers again, even in the north asian markets, korea and taiwan. managers who have had to raise cash quickly over the past month or so were looking to do so in the markets where the volume can be found, the liquidity can be found. if we were selling four weeks ago, we are already seeing investors buying back. >> we are going to take a break. we are going out and about. the man tipped to be the next president of indonesia. ♪ >> at least 10 people died and several more remain trapped or missing after a college building collapsed and south korea. more than 500 students were at a freshman welcoming party when the disaster happened. thee was heavy snow on roof, but it is not clear if that was the cause of the collapse. students at the university of foreign affairs. survivors of the eruption of a volcano in indonesia return home to begin cleanup. the eruption kill

talks and china says taiwan is part of its territory and wants to bring it back under control but age people support the current situation of de-facto and rob reports from beijing. >> reporter: the highest level talks with chinese counterparts in half a century and it's a sure sign of improving relations across taiwan strait. >> translator: we need to make efforts to realize meetings like this but think more creatively for the future of people and i'm willing to visit at a suitable time in the future. >> translator: i hope we can promote the strained relationship on the bases of the consensus reached previously. >> reporter: implementation of trade and transport agreements between china and tie want have seen an increase in social and economic integration in resent years but diplomatic relations have lagged far beyond, a fact that these talks might help to change. since the civil war led to the split between communist and mainland china and nationally taiwan in 1949 relations between the two sides have been marked for decades by sporadic conflicts and constant acromony with both sid

china and taiwan have held their highest level talks and sixty five years taiwan's mainland affairs minister met with china's vice foreign minister at the start of forty them four days of discussions the two countries lead after the chinese civil war in nineteen forty nine china still considers taiwan as part of its territory. no official agenda has been announced that talks are being seen as a confidence building exercise that could lead to improved times. bank of the berlin film festival now wearing a film shot in northern afghanistan has made its debut. in between worlds follows the german army captain and his afghan interpreter and put to the dilemmas faced by working together. topical movie coming as foreign troops withdraw from afghanistan germany considers expanding its military engagements in global trouble spots. it was directed by the austrian detail on the dog and features a cast of amateur and professional. scott rocks for a stunning my friends down the red carpet right now at the daily malice got to the cu german film in between worlds is all about german soldiers in afghanistan

my parents moved to taiwan about a year-and-a-half ago. my father worked for his entire life at ford, and he had a great opportunity to do some consulting in taiwan. and he's, you know, the proverbial, you know, big fish in a small pond. so they went back to check it out. and it's funny because my mother realized that she doesn't really fit into taiwan because it's been 40 years since she's lived there, and 40 years in a developing nation like that -- it's amazing. you know, the taiwan she left as a girl is not like the one that she's gone back to. she's very much an american now you know, she -- not as much as i am, but she's louder, brasher, doesn't, you know, know quite how to defer and do the thing that they would do there. and all of her friends are here in the united states. this is where her life is. so they're not sure. they're undecided, are they going to stay or are they no going to stay? but you know, i'm always a little wary, i'm a little nervous about telling strangers that because it's just going to confirm this image of, "wo

. >>> people in taiwan enjoyed an exhibit of paper pan da bears.y expect more than 250,000 people to visit the exhibit. they are accompanied by 200 black bears, an endangered species native to taiwan. >> that's all we have. we'll see you on monday. >> have a great weekend. [cheers] >> whoo! >> whoo! >> okay, guys, i just want to say congratulations on our 50th show! [cheers] that's 50 hours of comedy, over 300 sketches, one unsolved crew death, and an emmy magazine cover story. >> hey, and someone got us booze gifts. >> oh, sweet. >> they're all empty. what the hell? >> congratulations on 50 shows, everyone. enjoy your decorative air holders. you deserve them. lemon, a word. >> it's a pretty lame present, jack. >> cutbacks. our parent company sheinhardt wigs is announcing losses this quarter for the first time since the civil war. and even i am not immune. i had to let jonathan go today. >> oh, my god. how did he take it? >> better than i expected. >> ♪ can't live ♪ if living is without you >> okay, last verse, jonathan.

they're claimed by japan but claimed by china and taiwan. it says there's no issue of sovereignty to be involved. analyst's review russel's remarks as a warning to china which claims most of the south china sea and say china could set up a defense zone there as well despite on going territorial disputes with several southeast asian nations. >>> the speed of military expansion in asia is outpacing that of the west. they warn increased capabilities and tensions in the regions could raise the potential for accidental conflicts. london-based think tank iiss launched the annual assessment of global military capabilities. they say asian defense spending was 12% higher than in 2010. the largest spenders in asia were china, japan and india. china's budget dwarfed its neighbors accounting for more than japan, south korea, taiwan and vietnam combined. the report points out leaders in beijing are investing heavily to expand naval capabilities and to develop new and innovative technologies. >> china is the most prominent of these examples is the aircraf

. >> the mayor said a tourist from taiwan was take pictures on the pier near the golden gate bridge last january and she fell in the frigid waters. a man who lives in the city and another who is an international student from china jumped into the water to rescue her. >> they did not know each other but they acted as we would think san franciscoans would act with a big heart, without thinking about the danger to themselves. >> i was trained adds an observation lifeguard in south carolina and did it many years. i actually have a foot injury and i was contemplating whether to go in and when i saw the situation deteriorating, i decided that i needed to go in. >> it is a person's life and i don't think about the consequences. >> together, the woman was pulled from the water with first responder showing up. >> without a moment's hesitation, rushed in, she was unconscious when they got her out and in a coma at the hospital for a couple of days and now she is 100 percent. >> she is back living in her native taiwan. if you called both of these brave men "heroes," you would be right. >> very heroi

my wife is mostly all taiwan. we use wichat for friends in china. think that is how you're going to see these battles going down. you see these big marketing things. that is country by country. >> there are several different dynamics here. it could play out the way facebook played out. there were local champions who got squashed by facebook on the desktop. it could play out the way that instant messaging did. there was a local winner in each country. that's what everyone used, rather than anything specific about the product. when you get your smartphone out of the box, it already has three social apps in it. it has phone, sms and e-mail. i hesitate to presume there will be one more. i think what all these guys are doing is unbundling different parts of your social and communications experience -- so you can choose. how am i going speak to my boss? is it an email or sms? how am i going to speak to this person? do i want to send a photo on snap chat or post a picture on instagram and tag five friends? or do i want to show a bunch of baby photos with g

this is jiang in taiwan. he doesn't just do this with brooms.s a matter of fact, anything that is pipe-like, he'll get it, drill through it, make little holes and turn it into an instrument. >> wow. ♪ >> and does this guy get anything done? i feel like people keep saying, all right, bernie, go out there and sweep the sidewalk. next thing you know, he's out there playing his broom. >> oddly not a sidewalk sweeper. he's a decorator as a trade. he decorates homes and things. >> for what seems like a long time now, we have been watching the videos of one of our favorites, the angry ram. he's back again. you remember this guy. the angriest ram on the planet, you could say. in new zealand, we have seen this ram battle with a guy on a motorcycle a number of times. but it seems like the man in new zealand who takes this is starting to win the ram over. here's how he's winning him over in this video. he calls it with a sandwich. ram sort of given his order there. pretty delicious, right? >> a vegetarian. >> for sure. that looks like rye bread. >> delicio

japan controls the islands, china and taiwan claim them. japan insists the senkakus are its inherent territory, and that there is no territorial issue to be resolved. the poll says 57% of the japanese public approves abe's handling of foreign affairs, while 38% disapprove. asked about exercising japan's right to collect a defense, 29% said it should be permitted, and 22% disagreed. >>> new york state lawmakers will deliberate a bill that's being backed by korean-american groups. the legislation would require textbooks to refer to the body of water between the japanese archipelago and the korean peninsula as both the sea of japan and the east sea. the state senate and assembly will decide whether both names will be used in new public school textbooks. the bill's sponsor is state senator toby ann stavisky. she said in a statement that the widely used name sea of jan be was established when japan annexeds korean peninsula. she said the bill is intended to provide new york students with a fuller and more balanced picture of east asia. officials

china and taiwan to help the highest level talks and sixty five years. taiwan's main on defense minister and that the chinese vice foreign minister at the stocks of four days of discussions the two countries that suffered the chinese civil war in nineteen twenty nine with the china still considers i'm on the pontiff is patchy. in geneva. another round of syrian peace talks achieved little. on wednesday opposition delegates put forward a plan for transitional council avoiding any mention of president bush are all awesome. this cd is called for the formation of transitional government governing body. that would end this possibility of establishing ceasefire maintaining law and order trying to bring bring the association between the various components of the study of society women are at the hands of the week long talks to syrian government still hasn't responded. un mediator of october to meet with her apologize to syrians for the lack of progress the negotiations to do well for a temporary ceasefire in the besieged city of homes pitchers allowed in un tru

in the taiwan's election as the multiple edt decisions in the country. it was however little violence reported during sunday's poll although protesters opposed to the government of prime minister yoon collection once did manage to pull to reduce drug dosing of hundreds of polling stations in the capital bangle and in southern taiwan voting is over and thailand's election remained largely peaceful but the country's political drama is far from over despite the village of months of conflict between the election it was and who follows all set to continue thailand's prime minister is calling it a victory for democracy i would like to thank all time can go to help maintain democracy election was peaceful. sydney the election revealed thailand's political divisions in the north wish it was the strong voting went ahead as normal. the scene provinces in the sales and areas of bangkok many polling places stage shots due to opposition blockades millions were prevented from casting ballots heel position has rejected the poll as the legitimate protest leaders that it

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she was my last july as the first panda born in taiwan. her parents went fine and then nana would get in and get well gift to taiwan by the chinese mainland well i mean some shanghai now dozens of paintings by claude monet me and several other french impressionist will go on display in the city early next month. the condition at the u k eleven or shopping center on the clock i vote is being set out to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of subtle french diplomatic relations. joe did have three cats. organizers say his two sons with them when they will go on display. mon was twelve when it's one of the impressionists. the show also includes the titans when they stay the night. just cause is the type and kind of conduct. all the items come from a private museum in paris. one is looking temples those works are donated to the musee a marble camel named by monday saw michelle name in nineteen sixty six basically they have covered different works of money in different times the paintings are writing to a week from now until may from eight to fift