thailand, vietnam, cambodia, so on and so forth. they forecast improvement of regional collectivity by investing in transport energy and water infrastructure. and this has already resulted in accelerated growth, substantial poverty reduction, and if you look at greater mekong subregion, the region is one of the fastest growing subregions in entire asia. >> and speaking of regional integration, there has been a lot of talk about a free trade zone within asia. >> yeah, yeah. >> how beneficial would that be? >> i think it would be definitely beneficial for all members of the free trade. as you know, there are hundreds of free trade agreements already in asia. but many of them, bilateral, small. that is, of course, good for the members, but may not be so good for nonmembers. but if you expand to include many more countries, and also many more sectors, the benefit for members would be much greater. and also members would not suffer. nonmembers, even nonmembers could benefit from what economists call trade creation effect. so i think big

political friction in thailand sparked heated battles between the government and its opponents.rom march to may, demonstrators staged protests and occupied bangkok's business district. they demanded the prime minister step down and call a new election. 91 people died in the unrest. the hottest story in october had the eyes of the world glued on chile. rescue workers saved 33 miners from their underground prison. they were trapped 700 meters below the surface of the earth for more than two months. >> three, two, one -- >> some people might have read updates about chile on this cool digital device. the ipad became the hot commodity in 2010. u.s. computer giant apple launched its tablet computer in april selling almost 7.5 million units by september. china's economy helped heat up the global economy in 2010. it is now considered number two in the world, outpacing japan. the hottest event in china this year was the shanghai expo, more than 200 countries participated and about 73 million people visited, a record high for a world expo. and make sure you stay with "newsline" in 2011. w

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. >>> also, a feast for 3,000 in thailand. you do not get and you do not want a seat at the table, however, for this feast. it's a banquet for monkeys. we'll explain. who else was going to explain that to us but nadia? >>> a big day. two major stories breaking on politics this morning. first, the u.s. senate is going to be kicking around the so-called bush-era tax cuts, whether or not to extend them. and if you do extend them, who are they being extended for? republicans as you know want an across the board cut. they do not want to see taxes go up for anybody coming up next year. democrats, however, they want the tax breaks for the middle class and pretty much for everybody making less than $250,000, but not for the wealthy. that is their stance. the vote is expected in about 2 1/2 hours, 10:30 eastern time. we're keeping a close eye on that. meanwhile, the obama administration announcing a new trade deal with south korea. effectively hiking u.s. exports up to $11 billion in the hopes of spurring more job creation here in the

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. >>> those are pictures and sounds from thailand, where a large crowd gathered to ring in the new yearand watch the fireworks. january 1st 2011 arrived there at 9:00 a.m. our time. >>> the list of new year's eve parties is to along to give you but we know one woman what has had a hand in nearly a thousand of them so far, most of them here in san francisco. jade takes a look inside the ba loop lady's warehouse. >> reporter: they were busy blowing up balloon. the woman behind it all the balloon lady. >> i have a fabulous staff and great clients and everybody does what they are supposed to do and it gets done in time. >> how late will you be working tonight? >> i hope we are wrapped up by 8:00. >> this is the busiest day of the year for her. her operation is a well orange orchestrated event. they take them to their final destinations, including balloon drops. >> we do it because we are good at it and we have been doing it a long time. it is what we do. >> she wasn't the only one preparing. barricades were situated every few feet along the water for the fireworks show at midnight. you are

the drill involving their armies, navies and air forces will be held in thailand's central province. a malaysian general says the objective of the exercise is to exchange ideas on the security of their mutual border. he added other law enforcement agencies will also take part. >>> sri lanka's slrc will begin using digital technology to improve and expand its tv broadcasts. a senior government official said in colombo on thursday that northern and western provinces will start digital broadcasting from next year. the new system will cover the entire nation by 2013. the minister added the viewers will have seen -- will have seven years to buy converters or new digital tv sets. >>> two giant pandas from southwest china sichuan province are set to take their first flight to macau on saturday. the government is sending the couple to the macau special administrative region to mark its tenth anniversary. caretakers of the pandas have already been feeding them the local food including pastries and bamboo. the combined names of the couple mean happiness in chinese and were chosen through a nam

businessman living in thailand is gunned down in his own home.is hansen will join me with a preview of tonight's story. then new developments surrounding ber nay madoff's massive ripoff. how investors could get billions back. and an iowa home snowed in. this is inside. this is not outside. a couple went out of town and a snowstorm moved in, dumping what looks like a couple of feet of snow. amazing pictures, amazing response from the owners. we'll talk live. >>> then this sunday on "meet the press" david gregory's interview with joe biden. if it's sunday, it's meet the press. if you live for performance, upgrade to castrol edge advanced synthetic oil. with eight times better wear protection than mobil 1. castrol edge. it's more than just oil. it's liquid engineering. the same old way... consider this: things just got beautifully simple. introducing the duracell mygrid™. simple and smart. it's mygrid™. from duracell. trusted everywhere. think you can only charge one thing at a time...? consider this: drop & go charging for up to 4 devices at once..

paid evergreen plaza hotel in thailand thailand as hotel time ambassador type the hotel full points and. the splendid hotel in touch with a hotel in touch your group the photo gallery goes how an international house. every hotel. stories we're covering for you. the white house is confident the new cuts treaty with russia will be ratified before the end of the year even if the current senate votes to prolong its session in congress takes over in january publicans one of the bigger representation could block the deal. the wiki leaks founder julian assange on seeking a court hearing in london on tuesday and supporters fear if it's for the extradited to sweden great party cations then be handed over to the u.s. which uses espionage. russia and north korea's foreign ministers agree that six party talks to resolve tensions on the korean peninsula need to be resumed at a closed meeting also stressed escalating prices will be handled through diplomatic means. but next the second part of our special report on the lives of four men working under extreme pressure in a smuggling hotspot. look at th

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turkey egypt and thailand these are the main destinations for russian tourists who go in search of the sun at the first sign of freezing weather back home about two million russians visit turkey one point six million go to egypt and over half a million go to thailand that picture changed in twenty tan with greece making a splash as the euro crisis presented russians with the chance of a cheap holiday and greece could get a further boost in twenty eleven with operators in turkey and egypt already raising their prices greece attracted fifteen million visitors in two thousand and nine and ranging in the top twenty global destinations and is expected to strengthen that position as it hopes on booming markets such as china and russia we do have the next year we believe the tourist sales will definitely grow and customers will have more spending power and there's still a trend which even the crisis failed to affect russians do not cut costs on family holidays which we expect this to be the fastest growing sector in twenty women and greek holiday operators aren't the only ones eyeing the russ

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almost 5400 in thailand. more than 23,000 in sri lanka. >>> a fire in an engine caused a full engine failure after a flight left san francisco for lax. our reporter, traci grant, happened to be on that flight. she said the plane suddenly landed in oakland. she was surprised to hear the pilot say, catastrophic engine failure. >> reporter: it was weird, jessica. we were on the flight. the plane was making a bunch of funny noises. i did notice we appeared to be flying low. suddenly, we just started descending. i thought, there is no way we could be in l.a. by now. it has only been 20 minutes. once we landed, the captain came on the loud speaker and said, oh, we have now landed in oakland. we have made an emergency landing. a fire, an engine fire, with caused catastrophic engine failure. we had to make an emergency landing and you all have to get off the plane. >> tracy and the other passengers were eventually taken to the terminal where they boarded another southwest plane at 11:00 last night and they all made i

. >> in other news, in thailand services were held today to remember the lives lost in the 2004 tsunami. a nationwide two minute silence marked the six years that have passed since the devastating disaster. locals gathered for a ceremony. about 230,000 people were killed across 12 countries by the deadly wave. many of the 5300 lives lost in thailand were foreigners on vacation. >>> in new zealand a series of after shocks rattled the second largest city. the quakes have damaged buildings but no injuries reported. it was a 4.9 after shock. the city has been dealing after shocks since a 7.0 hit in september. that damaged more than 100,000 homes, broke water and sewer lines and cause $3 billion in damage. it was the worst quake in 80 years. >> the homeland security chief defended the use of full body scanners and pat downs. she said the practices made things safer for the traveling public. she dismissed reports of major airports failing secret tests to get weapons on board air craft. she said the tests were old and out of date. >>> it has been one year since alleged attempted bomber got on

. >>> and another christmas tragedy being remembered in thailand.ceremony in ducket marked the sixth anniversary of the indian earthquake and tsunami killed thousands of people. >>> and a fire in a dispensary, investigators are looking carefully for the cause. the grow was not damaged. >> we have investigators sifting through the degree to find the cause of the fire. >>> lawrence is joining us again because well, look. we've got rain, rain and maybe snow. >> yeah, till the end of the year. can you believe we're saying that. >> that is crazy. >> 2010 winding down. folks looks like it's going to be unsettled. still seeing a few showers out there tonight. today we had a mixture of sunshine, a couple of clouds and showers. they continue out there, and as we look outside, we have a pretty nice view in the bay. looking tkpwaot as we look toward treasure island. -- looking good as we look toward treasure island. high def doppler picking up on that band. in the north bay it's beginning to sag a little bit further to the south, to vacaville. if you're headed

one of the attacks killed two people. 79 members of thailand's yellow shirt movement have been convicted. it is the first time they have convicted demonstrators from the group. a polish judge is a swedish neonazi, and he admitted stealing it last year. it was recovered three days later. fuel protests in bolivia have entered a fifth day as thousands of demonstrators take to the streets. the government can no longer afford to subsidize the powerful unions. >> it is a policy under attack. for five days, they have been protesting the decision to allow fuel prices to rise by as much as 83%. some have given free rein. public buildings have been targeted. police officers to flee in terror after being outnumbered by demonstrators. part of it descended into anarchy. in the presidential palace, the once popular leader had the most promising intake. >> decision we have made is difficult for the national economy and for families. we are caring for the national economy. >> they kept prices low by subsidizing petrol and diesel. the prices rise overnight. >> the rise in fuel prices means the money is w

. >> and in thailand -- take a look at this -- elephants dressed as santa claus were handing out presentsnd entertaining children in a town of north bangkok because the kids were quick to snatch up the toys from the elephants' trunk. >> in afghanistan one father is not only apart from his family but he was away when his wife gave birth to their first child but he found a way to witness the unforgettable moment. that's sergeant ken pompilli in afghanistan who spoke about witnessing his wife giving birth to their daughter reilly over the internet. it was on thanksgiving day when his wife melanie went into labor. he turned his vehicle into a mobile command center to witness. every push via skype. for the next 17 hours he sat by his wife's side 17,000 miles away. >> i felt bad he was sittin' in the vehicle forever. it was dark and by the time we finished it was daylight for him the next day for him. >> thanks to technology, he was able to witness the birth of his first child. reilly will be five months old when her daddy returns home. >> i can't wait. i can't wait till i get off that bus and

. >>> another christmas tragedy being remembered in thailand. a ceremony marks the 6th anniversary of the tsunami which killed more than aequat -- -- a quarter of a million people. >>> 16 months after a fire destroyed more than 60 homes, an auburn family has a new permanent roof over their head. how it couldn't have come at a better time. >> we were just totally in shock. it's something you don't expect. >> it was devastating to see. >> reporter: most of us it was unimaginable. one of 63 who lost their homes 15 months ago in what is called the 49 fire. it was a massive blaze spanning acres apparently set on purpose. wind sending flames through and gutting entire neighborhoods. >> a losing a house is like loving a loved one. >> that process has led to a snow start and strength. >> it's a wonderful kitchen, as you can see. >> reporter: losing nearly everything, they have done everything to make sure it doesn't happen again. fire resist ---- resist tent stuck oh and windows,. >> yo that fear. >> -- i don't have that fear. >> reporter: moving in jus

in thailand today, an elephant played santa passing out gifts to schoolchildren. no word yet on whether the santa union plans to file a grievance against the dancing santa. how can ya? come on. >>> the spurs run into and out of magic. the heat eclipses the sun. and sid the kid does it again. plus, any hope the panthers had of stealing away a victory in pittsburgh last night were dashed early and often by the mighty steelers. your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. >>> and with millions of us in the skies and on the roads for travel coast to coast, we'll take another look at your travel. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> and in sports -- the carolina panthers are still the nfl's only winless team on the road as last night, the pittsburgh steelers continued their march towards the playoffs. here's nbc's mario solis with a early look at all your sports headlines. >>> hello and good morning. to pittsburgh, the steelers leading from start to finish. ben roethlisberger to mike wallace and wa

. >> you have to go with thailand or something like that. a lot of the dolls are made in indonesia. so -- >> miss barbie universe pageant. hmm. >>> leer's a look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc -- lawyers for julian assange will make a second attempt to convince a london court to release their client on bail. assange ignited worldwide controversy after released hundreds of thousands of u.s. classify government doubts online. >>> in chicago, rahm emanuel will testify at a hearing determining if he's eligible to run for mayor. his candidacy has been challenged on the grounds he hasn't been a chicago resident for the last year. >>> and the nominees for the 68th annual golden globe awards will be announced in los angeles this morning. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. how you can look like fashionable prince

. >> the marijuana that comes from mexico or thailand would run 4.5 or 5% thc. >> reporter: and this is how much thc? >> up to 25%. so it's fairly much a rocketship. take a whiff. >> reporter: it's very strong. authorities say b.c. bud is quickly becoming the favorite buddy of drug smugglers in british columbia. much is packaged in bags ready for sale and smugglers are making millions of dollars bringing it into the united states. the royal canadian mounted police say the price jumps the minute b.c. bud crosses the border. >> over here it's about $2,000 u.s. a pound and if you want to walk 15 feet it raises to about $3,000 u.s. a pound. >> reporter: and the price keeps climb as the pot moves south. canadian police say much of it is ending up in major west coast cities including seattle, los angeles and san francisco where it carries a premium price. >> high grade canadian marijuana will be in a price level per pound between $5,000 and $8,000. >> reporter: u.s. custom agencies say they are now making arrests for smuggling every three days or so. agents say they have found pot hidden i

it killed people in indonesia, sri lanka, india, thailand and nine other countries. >>> also new today, the pakistani taliban is claiming it's responsible for a bombing that killed at least 43 people and injured 90 others. the explosion happened near a united nations food distribution center yesterday. the u.n. is feeding people who have been displaced by fighting. that bombing forced to close all of its food distribution centers for the time being. the pakistani taliban is denying reports the suicide bomber was a woman. >>> back here in the bay area, happy ending to a terrible dog abuse case in oakland. clint and kevin are both back with their family today. the two dogs ran away last thursday, one day later an oakland police officer found kevin beaten and shot with a pellet gun. there was no sign of clint until friday night. the owner says the dog ended up wandering into a nearby backyard. that family took him in, gave him a bath and decided he looked a lot like a dog from craigslist and from nbc bay area. they called the owner and to make sure, sent him a picture of the dog by phone.

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in 2004, the tsunami killed at least 5,400 people in thailand's six west coast provinces. >> hi there. time for a look at the world's weather. i'm miwa gardner. let's start off with conditions as we enter our almost -- well, christmas weekend. we'll see a lot of cold air across many parts of east asia today. very large dome of high pressure is just sitting over mongolia, northern china, introducing really cool air all the way down toward southern areas of the country. in fact, a lot of this blue stuff will in fact be falling as snow or sleet from many areas. say that three times. across areas in japan, very strong low pressure area here. you can see winds are going to be incredibly high, maybe up to 70 kilometers per hour. and we're also going to see snow. lots of it will be piling up across the western side of japan. i'll show you just where we're going to get the heaviest part of it, all the way from hokkaido down even to areas like kyushu we could see snow. some places getting upwards of 100 centimeters in the next 24 hours or so. this is in addition to the snow we've seen since ou

. >> and in thailand -- take a look at this -- elephants dressed as santa aus were handing out presentsnd entertaining children in a town of north bangkok because the kids were quick to snatch up the toys from the elephas' trunk. >> in afghanist one father is not only apart from his family but he was away when his wife gave birth to their first child but he found a way to witness the unforgettable moment. that's sergeant ken pompilli in afghanistan who spoke about witnessing his wife giving birth to their daughter reilly over the internet. it was on thanksgivg day when his wife melanie went into labor. he turned his vehicle into a mobile command center to witness. every push via skype. for the next 17 hou he sat by his wife's side 17,000 miles away. >> i felt bad he was sittin' in the vehicle forever. it was dark and by the time we nished it was daylight for him the next day for him. >> thanks to technology, he was able to witness the birth of his first child. reilly will be five months old when her day returns home. >> i can't wait. i can't wait till i getff that bus and see them both.

. >>> thailand has begun a nine-day celebration to mark the king's 83rd birthday on december 5th. the prime minister and government officials participated in a ceremony on friday to express their best wishes to the king. they also vowed to do their best for the country. various programs are lined up as part of the celebrations including an exhibition showcasing the king's contribution to the arts and culture. the interior ministry has constructed a pavilion to screen seven films produced specifically for the birthday celebrations. >>> bangladesh kicked off a series of events on thursday to raise awareness about the repression of women. in the central city, the junior minister for women and children's affairs inaugurated a human chain rally. she said the country's system of repression hindered women's development and only the joint efforts of both men and women can help to end it. the ministry of women and children's affairs also organized a rally and a discussion on the theme, stop women's repression, build a happy society. >>> time again for a look at the world's weather. let's s

we're going to see pretty calm conditions all the way down to even thailand. but we run into some problems as we hit the philippines, indonesia, and down through malaysia and singapore. pretty heavy rain behind our nhk world side. towards the koreas, there's going to be some rain, likely be falling as snow. pretty cold conditions here, and that'll also be falling as wintery precipitation across western japan over the next 24 hours. this is on top of the heavy snow we've seen since basically last friday. temperatures are going to be quite chilly in seoul, beijing, tokyo, though, on the pacific side, not too bad. 12 degrees, starting off with a sunny day. looking a little bit on the cold side, minus 18's your high, you're looking at snow. about 9 degrees in shanghai, overcast for you, 10 in chongqing, 30 degrees in manila and 19 in hong kong. what about north america? what about the northeast? talk about a very intense blizzard right now moving through new england and all the way into atlanta, canada, we have some severe weather warnings here. winter watches. we

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nothing in the laws of fruit in around the glazed grapes from its link dragon tree from thailand kiwi from chile i love to know that tasty treats. from christmas crackers chestnuts and can be sourced i will hunt to find everything i need. from a good old place very often it's a must for. some advice i would offer is to compare prices the strangest i see such as imported nuts who are exotic fruits can be shockingly expensive so with the most make a supermarket chain. like. seven continents and pretty crystal clear a christmas when he celebrates it could easily be fully stocked full of delicious specific goods edible gifts. as for me it's time to shop until i drop. that santa grounds i'm moving to our next location let's meet this week's guests i would love to meet you must be a merry christmas tell me how did you end up here in the person capsule actually i was working in to buy and i headed back to london for a week and i got a phone call while i was there and so i decided to come check it out and here i am now you were recently from a zealand right that's right yeah now christmas is

. >>> a commemoration ceremony was held today in phuket, thailand to mark the sixth anniversary of the indian ocean tsunami, which washed away thousands of people. those remembering the victims lit candles and placed them on the beach in their honor. the latest figures put the number of dead from that tsunami at more than 227,000. that's the single worst death toll from a tsunami in history. >>> president obama kept a hawaiian christmas tradition alive. mr. obama and the first lady made an unannounced visit to u.s. marines and their families to join them for dinner at the mess hall at the marine corps base hawaii. the president and michelle obama spent more than an hour shaking hands and hugging service members. it's the third year in a row the obamas have have visited the base on christmas. >>> taking the hassle out of tossing your christmas tree. when you can leave them on your curb to have them recycled. n]♪ >>> moving and shaking in the bay area. today, the celebration that got this woman grooving on stage. >>> still a few showers showing up around the bay area now. when will they

as for the indo-china peninsula, that rain in central vietnam is today, but for southern thailand continuingh some more showers turning heavier as we head into your thursday. we've got 16 degrees in chongqing today, 15 in tokyo, with sunshine to look forward to. 23 in taipei and 33 in manila. now as for the americas, the east is going to be contending with lots of stormy conditions over towards canada. for ontario looking at lots of snow and significant snow during the overnight hours into your wednesday. and along the eastern third of the u.s. as well contending with heavy showers. and then further towards the south, looking at very severe conditions developing here. so damaging winds as well as tornadoes are something to watch out for. but as you can see, it is going to be coming down, settling down as we head into your wednesday. but areas around the midatlantic states into the northeast will stay pretty stormy, contending with lots of heavy rains. so that could certainly trigger flooding problems. as for the west, this winter storm moving in is going to be producing lots of snow, all the

hong kong, taiwan, and thailand are also likely to see increases. but the number of travelers to china is expected to shrink by 1/3 to 59,000 people. this is due to soured bilateral relations following a collision between japanese and chinese ships in the east china sea in september. >>> here's a look at the latest market figures. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> a microorganism that thrives on the toxic element arsenic has been discovered in california by a research team at the u.s. space agency, nasa. the discovery suggests that life could exist outside the earth's atmosphere. >> well, we could have the productive clash that leads to big discoveries about big questions. >> the joint team comprised of members from nasa and arizona state university along with various other institutions announced the finding on thursday at a news conference in washington. researchers said they discovered a microbe called gfaj-1 in the hypersaline mono lake in california. they found that it thrives on arsenic instead of phosphorus. phosphorus is one of the six basic building blocks of all k

are people we liberated from iraq, helped get out of sudan, out of cuba, out of ethiopia, out of thailand. we take enormous pride in that and when we bring them here, there are some americans who don't exactly roll out the welcome mat. these young people have been subjected to terrible racial slurs. for example, there was an attempt to not allow them to use the city parks to practice soccer. even after all of that, the youngsters will say, it is so much better here than it was back where they came from. then we have a story about somebody i'm sure you probably know about, now, wes moore, who is a young man who had kind of a difficult start in life that went to johns hopkins, rhodes scholar, white house fellow and in his same neighborhood there was another wes moore who didn't get on the right foot and is now in prison and he's written a remarkable book called "the other wes moore" and it's about expectations versus environment. we have a young woman who lost both of her legs but went on to be a successful model, a gay woman in seattle who could not visit her dying partner in the hospital

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