. >>> thaksin shinawatra is resuming diplomatic activities with the backing of thailand's new government led by his sister. the exiled former prime minister is going to visit japan next week. thaksin will arrive august 22nd and stay about a week. during his stay he's expected to make a speech in tokyo and travel to areas hit by the march 11th disaster. the thai government asked japan to issue a special visa for thaksin, who is [ inaudible ] of corruption. the request went through. japanese immigration rules prohibit the entry of foreigners who are been given prison terms of more than one year. he has been living in exile since the thai military ousted him in 2006, but this month, his sister yingluck became the first female prime minister. his ins runs in over the new government is drawing attention. his trip is likely to illicit criticism from his opponent. >>> japan marked 66 years since the end of world war ii on monday. ceremonies were held across the country. a government-sponsored event took place in central tokyo to remember the nations 3.1 million war dead. this year about 7,200 p

." >>> former thai prime minister thaksin shinawatra is in japan on his first high-profile trip since his sister won elections last month. the visit has triggered criticism from opponents back home. thaksin arrived at tokyo's haneda airport on monday. he is the elder brother of thailand's new program, yingluck shinawatra. thaksin says his trip will include a visit to areas affected by the march earthquake and tsunami. >> giving some speech and then visiting some sites. i am very happy that i come to japan again. >> after being ousted in a coup in 2006, thaksin went into self-imposed exile. in 2008, thailand's supreme court found him guilty of corruption and sentenced him in absentia to two years in prison. despite that conviction, the japanese government gave thaksin special permission to visit following a request from the new thai administration. in thailand, pro and anti-thaksin groups remain at odds. critics say the new government is supporting thaksin's unofficial diplomacy. thaksin is scheduled to speak to the media on tuesday when observers will be looking for any indication of

. >>> thaksin shinawatra with the backing of the government led by his sister. he is going to visit japan next week. thaksin will arrive on august 22nd and stay for about a week. he's expected to make a speech in tokyo and travel to areas hit by the march 11 disaster. to issue a special visa for thaksin. the request went through even though japanese immigration officials prohibit the entry of foreigners who have been given prison terms of more than one year. thaksin has been living in exile since he military ousted him in 2006. early this month shinawatra his sister was -- to enlist criticism from his opponents. >>> a vietnamese delegation hatz visited a u.s. aircraft carrier off vietnam. it is viewed as a aim by u.s. to divert china's ambitions. the officials arrived on the uss george washington on saturday at the invitation of the u.s. navy. they watched aircraft practice landing on the nuclear power carrier. the leader of the delegation hopes to strengthen cooperation with united states for peace and stability in the western pacific and the south china sea. th

. >>> thaksin shinawatra with the backing of the government led by his sister. he is going to visit japan next week. thaksin will arrive on august 22nd and stay for about a week. he's expected to make a speech in tokyo and travel to areas hit by the march 11 disaster. to issue a special visa for thaksin. the request went through even though japanese immigration officials prohibit the entry of foreigners who have been given prison terms of more than one year. thaksin has been living in exile since he military ousted him in 2006. early this month shinawatra his sister was -- to enlist criticism from his opponents. >>> a vietnamese delegation hatz visited a u.s. aircraft carrier off vietnam. it is viewed as a aim by u.s. to divert china's ambitions. the officials arrived on the uss george washington on saturday at the invitation of the u.s. navy. they watched aircraft practice landing on the nuclear power carrier. the leader of the delegation hopes to strengthen cooperation with united states for peace and stability in the western pacific and the south china sea. th

. >>> critics of former thai prime minister thaksin shinawatra is allowing him to visit japan next week. he was granted a special visa last sunday. about 80 protesters gathered in front of the japanese embassy in bangkok on thursday. they say thaksin is a criminal. handed a written statement for his visit to be cancelled. it's scheduled to start monday. after the new thai government led by his sister yingluck shinawatra. don't allow foreigners who have been given prison term ls of more than a year to enter the country. a thai court sentenced him to two years in jail for violating an anti-corruption law. he has lived in exile since he was pushed out of office in 2006. during his week-long stay in japan, the former thai leader plans to visit areas hit by the march 11 disaster. >>> now we look at an art form which has its roots in the streets of bangladesh. the art in question is bright and full of social commentary. but the artists as times change are seeing their fortunes fade. >> reporter: the people movers of bangladesh. cycle rikshahs are a common sight. as thousands are said to be in

. >>> critics of former thai prime minister thaksin shinawatra is allowing him to visit japan next week. he was granted a special visa last sunday. about 80 protesters gathered in front of the japanese embassy in bangkok on thursday. they say thaksin is a criminal. handed a written statement for his visit to be cancelled. it's scheduled to start monday. after the new thai government led by his sister yingluck shinawatra. don't allow foreigners who have been given prison term ls of more than a year to enter the country. a thai court sentenced him to two years in jail for violating an anti-corruption law. he has lived in exile since he was pushed out of office in 2006. during his week-long stay in japan, the former thai leader plans to visit areas hit by the march 11 disaster. >>> now we look at an art form which has its roots in the streets of bangladesh. the art in question is bright and full of social commentary. but the artists as times change are seeing their fortunes fade. >> reporter: the people movers of bangladesh. cycle rikshahs are a common sight. as thousands are said to be in

the party is supportive of her brother, the former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. yingluck stressed the need for democracy as a basis for reconciliation of the years of animosity between supporters and opponents of thaksin. >> reporter: she outlined policies including purchases of rice to boost income of farmers and the doubling of funds for rural areas. during the policies of her brother's tenure. thaksin went into self-imposed exile after being ousted in the military coo in 2006. he was later convicted of corruption. on tuesday thaksin held a news conference in tokyo during his first high-profile overseas tour since his sister came to power. but he carefully avoided making any controversial remarks about politics in thailand. yingluck's policy are deeply influenced by that of thaksin. and some suggest his possible involvement in creating them. it seems the direction of government also faces criticism from groups. nhk world, bangkok. >>> in the philippines, survivors and families of hong kong tourists killed during a bus hijacking gathered on tuesday to mark the o

yingluck shinawatra, the sister of thaksin shinawatra was chosen as premier by parliament on friday. the vote came a month after yingluck's party won a landslide victory in july's general election defeating the ruling democrat party by a margin of about 100 seats. yingluck was elected prime minister with support from her own party as well as other smaller parties expected to become coalition partners. >> translator: i need teamwork and cooperion. for me, i'm ready to work with every organization and every party for the sake of people. >> yingluck has stressed the need for reconciliation after years during which thailand suffered a serious and often violent rift between pro and anti-thaksin groups but some opponents have expressed concern about the former businesswoman's lack of political experience. there are also questions about to what extent the deposed thaksin will exert influence on the new government or perhaps even return to the country. that event would be strongly resisted by anti-thaksin groups and risk reigniting political turmoil in thailand. i >>> yingluck shinawatra's c

minister after her party secured a parliament majority she's the sister all former prime minister thaksin shinawatra who was overthrown in a military coup in two thousand and six he was charged with corruption and fled the country but some speculate he might line up for a big comeback with his now sister in charge. or as i will next do stay with us we're off to one of russia's remotest corners and where integration with china knows no boundaries. and today we're in the far eastern region it's a remote but rich region holding russia's largest gold reserves it's also quite an industrial powerhouse with heavy manufacturing flourishing and more is also russia's eastern economic being perfectly situated to make the most of its proximity to china. to see how state borders turn into a french. very wealthy. place this week coming from the. in the very. little sense of kilometers away from. us from china and unsurprisingly the influence of. is everywhere here. high heels and a hard hat it's not a look many women can pull off but then lilly white on arrests or if she prefers to be called in russia is no ordin

minister after her party secured a parliament majority she is the sister of former prime minister thaksin shinawatra he was overthrown in a military coup in two thousand and six he was charged with corruption and fled the country but some speculate he might line up for a comeback with his sister in charge. well the next we're off to one of russia's remotest corners and where integration with china knows no boundaries. and today we're in the far east in a more region remote rich area holding russia's largest gold reserves it's also quite an industrial powerhouse with heavy manufacturing flourishing and a more is also russia's eastern economic outpost being perfectly situated to make the most of its proximity to china these are little bit with longer see how state borders turned into bonds of friendship. a very warm welcome to this edition of russia place out this week coming to you from the amour region situated in the very full this reaches the buses for respect thousands of kilometers away from you it must go but to me of like minutes by folks from china and all surprisingly the influence of china

after her party secured a parliamentary majority she is the sister of former prime minister thaksin shinawatra who was overthrown in a military coup five years ago he was charged with corruption and fled the country but there's speculation he might try a comeback now that his sister is in charge. but i don't know one of russia's most remote corners where integration with china knows no boundaries. anywhere in the far eastern region it's a remote but rich area holding that russia's largest gold reserves and its russia's most eastern economic outpost making the most of its proximity to china as artie's alice hit found out. a very warm welcome to this edition of russia place out this week coming to you from the all moot region situated in the very full of this reaches of russia's far respect thousands of kilometers away from you in moscow but to me of like that it's by popes from china and all surprisingly the influence of china and its culture is everywhere here. high heels and a hard hat it's not a look many women can pull off but then lily white on arrests or if she prefers to be called in rus

a clear majority in the general elections, she is the sister of the former prime minister, thaksin shinawatra, who was ousted in a military coup. >>> okinawa in japan has been visited by typhoon muifa. the cyclone dumped heavy rain across the region. it is now a category 2 storm moving west. those are the headlines from cnn, the world's news leader. "world business today" starts right now. >>> good afternoon, from cnn center hong kong, i'm andrew stevens. >> good morning from cnn london, i'm nina dos santos. >>> fear and uncertainty flood the markets and the losses are piling up around the world. >> the u.s. recovery already on shaky ground, investors brace for the latest set of u.s. jobs figures. >>> okay. let's get straight to those numbers now. in europe, where trading has been underway for just over an hour, this is how things are looking at the moment after yesterday's wipeout on wall street. the european markets are heading for another dismal day, though they have come back from some of their earlier bigger losses this morning. let's not forget that the leading european indices lost bet

. >>> former prime minister shinawatra is on his first high profile trip since his sister's leadership last month. thaksin arrived at tokyo's airport on monday. he is the elder brother of thailand's new prime minister yingluck shinawatra. >> giving some speech and then visiting site. i'm very happy that i come to japan again. >> after being ousted in a coo in 2006, he went into exile. supreme court found him guilty of corruption and sentenced him to two years imprisoned. despite that conviction, the japanese government gave thaksin special permission to visit following a request from the new thai administration. in thailand, pro and anti-thaksin groups remain at odds. critics say the new government is supporting thaksin's unofficial diplomacy. thaksin is scheduled to speak to the media on tuesday when observers will be looking for any indication of how he intends to get involved with the government in thailand. >>> in india, pressure is mounting on the government as a hunger strike by anticorruption activists enters its seventh day. the protest has resonated with millions of indians fed up with the countr

shinawatra are denouncing a decision allowing m visit japan. he was granted a special visa sunday. about 80 protestors gathered in front of the japanese embassy bangkok on thursday. they say thaksin is a criminal convicted of corruption. the group handed an embassy official a written statement calling for s sito be canced it is scheduled to start next monday. japan issued the exceptional visa to thaksin after the new thai government led by his sister asked for his trip to be approved. japan's immigration rules generally don't allow foreigners who were given prison terms of more tn a year to enter the country. a thai court sentenced thaksin in 2008 to two years in jail for violating an anti-corruption law. he's lived in exile since the military coup pushed him out of office in 2006. during his week-long stay in japan, the former thai leader plans to visit areas hit by the march 11th disaster. >>> the vice presidents of the united states and china agreed to strengthen their countries' bilateral relations. joe biden held talks with xi jinping on thursday in beijing. cerede xny hted by pridta eror onns >>id vedhe.swi stay involved in gbaafir >> that the unit steof america plans on an