nhk world has more analysis of the east asia summit. there's a diplomatic tug-of-war under way between china and the united states. and asean looks like it's somewhere in the middle. now, which way is it likely to go? >> president obama's absence from the east asian summit made east asian members anxious. they were relieved by china's position at the talks. china says it's ready to move forward with discussions on the legally binding code of conduct. but despite it, observe essay china is still reluctant to sign up to rules restricting its actions in the south china sea. so asean faces a huge challenge to encourage china to cooperate and keep the process moving in asean's favor. >> now, how will it shape the future relationship with the u.s., china and other key regional players? >> china is asean's biggest neighbors. it will be a long-term challenge. on one hand, asean needs to cooperate with china. but on the other, asean needs to counter china's growing strength. china agreed to discuss the code of conduct partly because it wants to s

abe proposed some changes after attending the east asia summit in brunei. >> translator: we shouldn't close the door on dialogue just because we have an issue. i believe we should hold summit level dialogues particularly when we have problems. >> abe said improved diplomatic relations would contribute to peace and stability in the asia-pacific region. he said he regretted not having the chance to speak in brunei with the chinese and south korean leaders but he said they need to resolve territorial dispute in the south china sea between china and some southeast asian nations. >> translator: we should respect the basic rules on the oceans, including international laws on resolving conflicts peacefully, freedom of marine navigation and the united nations convention on the law of the sea. >> japanese government sources say leaders of ten countries got together to share their views on the disputes and seven shared abe's views. >>> chinese premier li keqiang was among those in the regional summit in brunei. he warned countries not directly involved in territorial disputes not to interfere.

arrive in bali, indonesia, on saturday for the summit meeting of the asia-pacific economic cooperation forum. he was then scheduled to travel to brunei for the east asia summit and to malaysia and the philippines. the tour was supposed to last one week. the malaysia state-run media quoted the prime minister as saying president obama has postponed his visit there. a senior u.s. government official told nhk the president has also canceled his trip to the philippines. the u.s. government has yet to announce if the president will attend the a.p.e.c. as scheduled. the the defense chiefs of the united states and south korea have agreed to launch a preemptive strike if they find definite signs that north korea is about to use nuclear weapons. u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel met with south korean defense minister kim kwan-jin in seoul. they discussed how to deal with the north's nuclear threats. south korean officials said the two agreed to strike north korea to prevent a nuclear attack. >> north korea's policies and provocations pose a serious threat to regional stability and global security. >> the united states raised its alert level against north

. >>> on thursday more world leaders are joining the ten member states for the east asia summit. al jazeera scott joins us averaged talk about the big issues and what they are trying to accomplish. well, john, that east asia summit just went under way a couple of minutes ago. the big issues here for the ten members of that is, they are trying to act more as a community. they have a deadline by 2015 to operate by the eu. it's ambitious and a lot of hurdles to be jumped over. that is what they as an internal body are trying to do. we have china and the united states and japan and korea. in the top three economies of the world here are courting the nations for trade agreements. this are 600 million people in this region and there is a lot of trade that goes on in this region and a lot of manufacturing that goes on in this region. they are looking to strike deals and as well as territorial dispute. and there will be discussed in this summit that just started the east asia summit. >> scott because you mentioned last year the group didn't issue a joint communique for the first time in h

the government. obama was to attend the asia-pacific economic cooperation forum in bali. he was then supposed to chair the transpacific partnership free trade talks there. the president's next scheduled stop was the east asia summit in brunei. a white house spokesman said obama phoned the leaders of the two host countries to express his regrets. obama had already canceled visits to malaysia and the phillipines. >>> investors around the world are keeping a close eye on the u.s. fiscal issue as the government shutdown continues. labor officials had to postpone the release of the jobs data scheduled on friday due to the suspension of u.s. government services. market participants had been wag for the latest numbers for clues on whether the federal reserve would start to taper its monetary easing measures soon. we asked marisa di natale, an economist at moody's analytics, about the impact the government shutdown is having on the nation's economy, and risks of the nation defaulting on its debt. >> the impact of the government shutdown on the u.s. economy really depends on how long it lasts. so if it only lasts maybe a couple more days, and it's resolved next week, we expect the economic impact to be pretty

the trade agreement involves 10 countries in the south east asia area. the transpacific partnership that the united states is negotiating excludes china. obama has a perception problem. here doing the meetings that are needed to deepen economic ties and president obama cannot make it to this region for the third time. his envoys do not deliver the charisma that is needed to make the breakthroughs. trade is difficult. the multilateral system, which would have been ideal, is going nowhere. i'll be watching this for another day and i can assure you that i will not be enjoying it eight times in. -- anytime soon. >> do not forget, we have more coming up. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key str

." >>> the host of this year's east asia summit says chinese leaders have agreed to take part in future talks on territorial disputes in the south china sea. they spoke at the end of a series of meetings it he east asia summit. the leaders had close exchanges on the disputes. leaders agreed to continue talks and creating legally binding rules to resolve the disagreements. li keqiang warned that countries not directly involved in the disputes should not interfere. john kerry said all nations are entitled to the right of free navigation. the east asia summit brought together leaders from leaders from china japan, the united states and other countries. >>> prime minister shinzo abe took time to talk about his efforts for communication with china. >> translator: we shouldn't close the door on dialog just because we have an issue. i believe we should hold summit level dialogs, particularly when we have problems. >> abe said he regretted not having the chance to speak in brunei with chinese and south korean leaders. he said if they talk they'll be able to improve relations and better contribu

. >> reporter: the crisis forced president obama to cut short his week-long trip to asia this month. he missed the asia pacific economic cooperation forum in bali and the east asia summit in brunei. he also didn't have a chance to meet leaders from nations negotiating the transpacific partnership agreement, even though it is a u.s.-led initiative. tetsuo kotani said the presi gave the impression u.s. power and interest in the asia pacific region is declining. >> if the perception of u.s. decline in this region expands, more countries in this region may have a stronger will to strengthen the relations with china instead of the united states. >> reporter: the congressional deal only offers a temporary solution. the fight only created a wider division in the united states. there will likely be another showdown between the republicans and democrats meaning the united states risks losing more credibility and the world. >>> time to take a look at the market figures. >>> nhk has learned japan's prime minister will not be making ary sit that would have invited criticism from china and south korea. sources close to shinzo abe tell us he will refrain from attending t

the government. obama was to attend the asia pacific cooperation forum in bali. he was then to chair the free trade talks there. the president's next scheduled stop was the east asia summit in brunei. a white house spokesman said obama phoned the leaders of the two host countries to express his regrets. obama had already canceled visits to malaysia and the philippines. and japan's economic revitalization minister said the tpp member nations agreed to speed up the talks and conclude the nations within this year, even without president obama's presence. >> translator: ministers from several nations have said we should not lose the momentum to reach an agreement because of president obama's absence. we do not have much time until tuesday's summit, but we will make efforts to work out a framework agreement in time. >>> japan's bank will investigate how it ended up extending loans to organized crime groups. the bank approved 230 loans totaling about $2 million to those groups. deputy president is mizuho spoke to reporters and expressed sincere apologies. >> translator: while we have an important duty to cut ties with organized crime groups, we were too lax to chec

the president spoke to nhk following the end of the east asia summit on friday. religious clashes between the buddhist majority and muslims have occurred in myanmar since june last year. hundreds of people have been killed, while approximately 140,000 have been displaced during the country's four-month military regime. religious conflicts quickly came to the fore after the country introduced democracy. the president has been working to handle the precarious situation that could have a negative impact on the country's position of democracy. he visited a state where violent clashes continued between the religious groups. he said the perpetrators of the religious violence will be subject to severe punishment. >> the leader also touched on the constitutional reform that pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi has been calling for. he mentioned the liberations among a committee set in myanmar's parliament. he also hinted at the possibility of carrying out a national referendum over the issue. the present constitution prohibits anyone to be sworn in as president. aung san

. >> reporter: the crisis forced president obama to cut short his week-long trip to asia this month. he missed the asia-pacific economic cooperation forum in bali, and the east asia summit in brunei. he also didn't have a chance to meet leaders from nations negotiating the transpacific partnership agreement, even though it is a u.s.-led initiative. they say the president gave the impression that interest in the asia-pacific region is declining. >> if the perception of decline in this region expands, more countries in this region may have stronger will to strengthen the relations with china instead of the united states. >> reporter: the congressional deal only offers a temporary solution. in the fight to reach it, they only have to widen the political division in the united states. there will likely be another showdown between democrats and the republicans, meaning the united states risks losing even more credibility abroad. chie yamagishi, nhk world. >>> analysts at ratings agency stnd standard & poor's says they've slashed the gdp growth through the december period. analysts said they cut their growth from an annualized rate of 3%. they said that the govern

now, looking forward today to thursday, now, there will be some more summits, the large with the east asiaions as well as the united states. that is something that most likely they will talk about more about the disputed territories. there are two camps of thought that will be expressed in this summit. china says that they believe that these disputes should be resolved one on one. the united states and some members of aseen believe that there shoulsean believe theresht adhering to it's national law. we don't expect a sign of an agreement but we expect the subject to be brought up and probably some progress and wording of how asean dill deal with the territory think disputes. >>> u.s. prem program has nominated janet yellen to be become the feds new chief. now more from washington. >> reporter: we have seen the u.s. president parade his nominees before. but not like this. and never for this job. janet yellen is officially barack obama's choice to chair the federal reserve. the firs first time a woman coue the top banker in the united states. >> we have farther to go. the mandate of the fede

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the middle east if you will. but the idea of what we are doing in east asia is to continue to strengthen our relationship with the emerging southeast asian state to strengthen our relationship with our treaty allies in east asia. the rhetoric that we use, the relationships we seek to improve, the deployment of our forces to the region can sometimes be to pick better cast as her attempt to contain china and the reality upon examination are not as that's not in fact the case. our military presence in east asia for a generation. you said that in decades since during the cold war and since facilitated china's rise. was very good for china. the stability that existed as a result of the u.s. military and diplomatic presence in east asia. we are very much a pacific nation and our interests have always been grounded very heavily in east asia and in particular given the economic development our economy is tied irrevocably to china and other economies from the region. so the rebound game for the reemphasized the united states in east asia is as much about our diplomatic, economic and political reemphasized us would ever be

the president sfoek to nhk following the east of the asia summit friday. the attacks have occurred since june last year. hundreds of people have been killed. approximately 140,000 have been displaced during the country's four year military regime. conflict were controlled but quickly came for after the country introduced democracy. the president has been working to handle the situation that could have a negative impact on the country's transition to democracy. he visited the state where violent clashes continue between the religious groups. he says perpetrators will be subject to severe punishment. the leader touched on the constitutional reform that the pro democracy leader has been calling for. he mentioned the committee set up in the parliament and hinted the possibility of carrying out a national referendum over the issue. the present constitution prohibits anyone with a spouse, child or children from being sworn in as president. british born children is an example. >> myanmar will host a series of asean-related meetings next year. member nations will

and europe but fell more than 1% in the middle east, asia and africa. fast food giant blaming the slow down on the economy, warning that october sales worldwide will be relatively flat. >>> it is day 4 of that strike in the san francisco bay area. the bart, or bay area rapid transit workers are on strike on a number of hieshes, including wages and health benefits. making it worse the accidents that caused the death of two of their workers. trying to determine whether the strike and the accident are related. lisa bernard has our story. >> the train involved in the accident rolled out of here. ntsb investigators are trying to figure out what caused it to plow into two worker workers chg the tracks saturday killing both of them. the train was running in automatic mode. bart says there was an experienced operator at the controls. the ntsb will look at the issue and scrutinize the equipment. >> we do a thorough mechanical smiks of the train inside and out, wheels, brakes, the third rail, all those things. >> investigators spent four hours sunday on the tracks

on our foreign policy issues, i have the honor of chairing the east asia subcommittee of the senate foreign relations committee. well, president obama was supposed to be the headliner at the east asia economic summit this past week. guess who stole the headlines -- president xi of china rather than our president. asia is wondering whether america's open for business. we were missing at the table. that's no way for america to be conducting its business. we need to be open, we need to get government open. so, mr. president, i hear my colleagues, we want to negotiate budget deals, i'm all for that. i think i have a reputation around here people know that i'm interested in getting democrats and republicans together and getting a budget that makes sense to our country, but let me just, if i might, quote from "the baltimore sun" from this this morning. this is an exact quote from "the baltimore sun" about negotiations and how we have to go through negotiations. "passing a clean continuing resolution keeping government fully operating at funding levels the g.o.p. has already endorsed is no comprom

. >>> the out east asia is a globl hot spot for trading illegal. now the government is responding with what it calls a new elite force. [gunshots] >> thailand is losing ground in it's battle against illegal wildlife trafficking and poaching. their enemy has changed tactics and their national park rangers are in the cross hairs. >> it's getting much more dangerous as the com come commot more and more valuable. so this is there is a lot morey involved. the criminals want to protect their profits and not wanting to get caught. and they are bringing in weapons and instead of running they are standing their ground and shooting. >> out gunned an average of 12 rangers are killed each year. the ti government decided they needed an elite force to fight back. this new forces is a new breed. there is no other force like them in the world. the eigh eight-week training foe exposed them to hostile enemy and how to engage them on land and sea. many of the trainees were in the thailand army. >> i like being a forest ranger because i like wild animals. no one told m

two concerns having worked in the middle east central asia and south asia i've seen public opinion turn against america because of our military endeavors in the country and secondly i real concerns with the authorization to use military force from two thousand and one to let the president kill anyone anywhere any time so all right is it really concerns that we need truly great i appreciate i agree with both of you many thanks to my guests in washington and thanks to our viewers for watching us here r.t. see you next time and remember cross talk rules. are a little. easier. sixteen percent of imports came from illegal fishing. the european union is ironically taking fish from some of the poorest nations on earth so this is a very serious and very urgent problem that needs immediate international action. territorial waters they fish they load the fish on to the ships and leave for europe. to day illegal fishing is taking the bread out of our mouths. his lover into an amazon. that had been my dream for so long. but he couldn't hold on to there is such a thing as teacher and now she runs he

two concerns having worked in the middle east central asia and south asia i've seen public opinion turn against america because of our military endeavors in the country and secondly i real concerns with the authorization to use military force from two thousand and one to let the president kill anyone anywhere any time so all right is it really concerns that we need truly great i appreciate i agree with both of you many thanks to my guests in washington and thanks to our viewers for watching us here r.t. see you next time and remember. one hundred days remaining. one hundred days a flake. to keep. most of the missions that soldiers. still. prevention are in many ways targeting the civilians that have nothing to do. with the actual attacks against israeli targets. his lover into an amazon. that had been my dream for so long. but he couldn't hold on to there is such a thing as. now she runs her own muslim factory throw down a challenge to men there's no alcohol or smoking and even coffee is forbidden they worship the sun. and learn martial arts. will he be able to wind up back man versus w

in egypt, syria, and pakistan, and across the middle east and parts of asia. ristians are the targets. how can a special envoy for religious minorities help them? >> an envoy position in the state department means that policy will focus on one person. there will be one person working day and night on the issue. it won't fall through the cracks, like we saw what happened with the egypt burnings and attacks on coptic churches in august, and the administration really failed to address that. >> george: this idea of a special envoy modeled after the special envoy for sudan back in 2001, did it make a difference, pointin appointing the envoy for sudan? >> the envoy made a huge difference. he was able to develop negotiations, bring both sides to the table, and develop a comprehensive peace agreement and eventually a referendum, which ended up in ending the conflict and allowing south sudan to become an independent country, so there is religious freedom there now in south sudan. >> george: now, this has passed the house, but it still has to pass the senate. will it pas

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now across the rest of east asia, looking quite dry across japan. but further towards the south, we have a couple of tropical disturbances. one here is a tropical depression, which could become a tropical storm within the next 24 hours. and it's now approaching the d philippine pipts's now a troop call storm but will likely become a severe tropical storm and cut across over the weekend. strong winds, high surf are going to be a very big concern across this location. across the north, looking dry across china as well as the korean peninsula and japan as well today. but a coming low pressure system in front, things will get wet and windy across most of skbra pan tomorrow. finally across europe, we are seeing very strong low pressure system moving into the continent. that is bringing very cold air from north. so temperatures actually very cold. we will show the figures in just a moment. meanwhile, we' talking about severe weather in italy. but things are finally gradually improving. and sunny weather across the iberian peninsula. temperatures very low i

the way to work and i've never seen a sign out there saying we need more intervention in the middle east and asia the pivot toward asia or all the lights not a single sign and they have a lot of bizarre signed on for the white out there and the fact is this is the first time i say syria is an example the first time in decades where the american people vocally stood up and the president flinched and they said no by overwhelming majorities over four thousand five thousand to one and this was really to form across every single congressional district and we had members like nancy pelosi defending the president even though our own district was like ninety nine to one against going to war now i agree that doesn't mean that trend is going to continue forever because nothing is for dana in history but in terms of a landmark change in the sentiments of the american people and where the united states is going that was huge because it sends a message in the future to all other countries well maybe the united states is not going to intervene in the future we can do things well and we won't confront predator

. >>> elderly people make up a growing portion of the population across east asia. now volunteers in taiwan are helping them get the most out of their retirement years. and for many seniors, the results have been liberating. >> reporter: modeling swimsuits at a beach in taiwan. most mothers are in their 70s. 500 people take part. more than the organizers had hoped for. >> translator: i've never had so much fun. i feel like i'm 50 years younger, like i'm 25. >> reporter: volunteers organized the show. >> translator: if society ages at this pace, we won't be able to take care of all our seniors. we think it's important to help them lead independent lives. >> reporter: the volunteer group has produced a documentary. it follows a group of senior citizens driving their scooters around taiwan. one of the main characters is a widower. >> translator: on a sunny day, the view along the coastal expressway is fantastic. i used to tell my wife i would take her for a ride. in the end, i couldn't keep my promise. and to this day, i regret it. >> reporter: each person has had to co

wealth fund to rival governments backed investment funds that have sprung up across europe the middle east and asia in the last twenty years a group of labor m.p.'s will say this week basically this is a great idea because other countries like norway famously have a sovereign wealth fund from the all that north sea oil britain could have had a sovereign.

wealth fund to rival governments backed investment funds that have sprung up across europe the middle east and asia in the last twenty years a group of labor m.p.'s will say this week basically this is a great idea because other countries like norway famously have a sovereign wealth fund from all that north sea oil britain could have had a sovereign wealth fund had they created one based on a north sea oil but instead they reply now that into a house by kulish and bubbles you know part of the reason they don't have a sovereign wealth fund is due to the bubble popping in two thousand and eight norway was not so foolish other countries are sovereign wealth funds here in the u.k. they're saying take the palaces that are owned by the crown i think you mentioned eight or nine billion pounds worth wrapped those into a palace backed bond essentially and then you can use that as a fractional palast lending obligation facility and spin that to eighty ninety one hundred billion pounds to go out there and buy. strategic assets around the world i'm not sure why this is not a good idea i think the queen would b

wealth fund to rival governments backed investment funds that have sprung up across europe the middle east and asia in the last twenty years a group of labor m.p.'s will say this week basically this is a great idea because other countries like norway famously have a sovereign wealth fund from all that north sea oil britain could have had a sovereign wealth fund had they created one based on a north sea oil but instead they reply that into a house by kulish and bubbles you know part of the reason they don't have a sovereign wealth fund is due to the bubble popping in two thousand and eight norway was not so foolish other countries are sovereign wealth funds here in the u.k. they're saying take the palaces that are owned by the crown i think you mentioned eight or nine billion pounds worth wrapped owes into a palace back to bond essentially and then you can use that as a fractional palace lending obligation facility and spin that to eighty ninety one hundred billion pounds to go out there and buy. strategic assets around the world i'm not sure why this is not a good idea i think the queen would be mo

wealth fund to rival governments backed investment funds that have sprung up across europe the middle east and asia in the last twenty years a group of labor m.p.'s will say this week basically this is a great idea because other countries like norway famously have a sovereign wealth fund from the wall that north sea oil britain could have had a sovereign wealth fund had they created one based on a north sea oil but instead they reply now that into a house by kulish and bubbles you know part of the reason they don't have a sovereign wealth fund is due to the bubble popping in two thousand and eight norway was not so foolish other countries are sovereign wealth funds here in the u.k. they're saying take the palaces that are owned by the crown and i think you mention eight or nine billion pounds worth wrapped owes into a palace backed bond essentially and then you can use that as a fractional palast lending obligation facility and spin that to eighty ninety one hundred billion pounds to go out there and buy. strategic assets around the world i'm not sure why this is not a good idea i think the queen w

the prefecture. security in east asia is also high on the agenda, japan is seeking to include requests that would keep china in check in a written agreement with the u.s. he wants china to play a responsible and constructive role for the security of the region to abide by international rules and to increase the transparency of its military budget they say the islands will also be discussed. the officials want to reaffirm the islandses are within the scope of the japan/u.s. security treaty. the islands in the east china sea are ruled by japan but claimed by china and taiwan. >>> lawmakers in the united states are digging in their heals in a budget battle that's partially shut down the federal government. republicans are standing by their decision to make an agreement with democrats contingent on delaying president barack obama's health care reforms. obama says they're demanding a ransom for just doing their job. >> they shut down the government over a crusade to deny affordable health insurance to millions of americans. >> the full impact of the shutdown may not be known for some time. the last time it

the middle east. we have got to look at the rebalance in asia as more than simply a military strategy. it is a national security foreign-policy strategy. the middle east, as much as we think that there is a path forward, it will demand more attention. i goes back to fdr -- it goes back to fdr. there is a book that talks about the breakup of the colonial era. it was a combination of world war i am definitely -- and definitely world war ii. it left them in a very your friend position. there was a tremendous stabilizing influence in the region. some of it is the rise of radical islam. some of it is a huge and graphic bulge. all of these things make it harder. my first week on capitol hill as a young staffer was 1975. they were publicly in high school in those days. [laughter] this was five years before camp david. it was a huge strategic moment. egypt was aligned with the soviet union. when that came, it was a real alignment to the west. it was a critical will the block for the u.s., part of a peace process that every president has worked to go forward. in november 19 75, the population of

i actually think what we're beginning to see signs of in the middle east, asia, a post-american worldere people are increasingly discounting the views and actions of the united states. and what the saudis are doing, we're going to take matters more into our own hands. that's what you're seeing in the united arab emirates. japan is doing that. this has the elements or the features of a post-american world, where it's not that people are lining up with everybody else. nobody is lining up with anybody. there's a lot of freelancing going on. it's a degree of disarray of messiness, and this ought to worry us. >> that's exactly the word. we're entering the world of foreign policy freelancers. we had a world where america set down the basic lines and people understood what they were. now, we don't know what the israelis are going to calculate, because they're not sure about american security guarantees, the saudis are talking openly about buying arms and making alliances with other countries. look, the american insurance group, if you will, strategically speaking, is no longer providing the

and japan are meeting in tokyo to go over the security situation in east asia. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel have flown in to discuss the realignment of the military forces here. they a meeting with the foreign minister. they are sharing thoughts on what japanese leaders call an increasingly uncertain security situation. the group is also discussing transferring more osprey training flights to other locations inside or outside japan. u.s. military commanders have deployed 24 of the aircraft to the okinawa region. >>> diplomats from north korea and the u.s. have spent more time hashing out their difference as they try to restart negotiations on the nuclear program. the six-party talks haven about stalled for nearly five years. north korean vice foreign minister and form er representative for north korean policy steven bosworth met on wednesday in london on the heels of talks in berlin. security expert leon sigal also attended. >> they need some assurance that concrete steps are being taken. >> he said those steps would include acc

in germany that also goes for the middle east as well as they are in asia now one hundred twenty twenty four billion close calls globally have not been monitored by the u.s. in just one month this year according to glenn greenwald of form a guardian journalist there who first published edward snowden's leaks told he told a video agency ruptly that america's snooping will not be scaled back any time soon . brazil germany finance. course it's. going to repeat itself continuously in the next several weeks or months almost every country around the world very clear objective review is to not just go over this but you keep a very long history of the big time. if you're a citizen of spain or anywhere else for everything they do in terms of. the plot of global indignation over n.s.a. spying has a prompted washington to promise a review of the agency's controversial practices but not everyone is happy about the idea of limiting intelligence gathering and as a director general keith alexander has challenge of the pending review say he believes a mass spying has been entirely justified by the secu