but the weapons deal comes as china remains locked in a dispute with neighboring nations over territory in the east china sea and the south china sea. chinese leaders are expanding their military budget. the country's defense spending has surged nearly fourfold in the past decade. >>> populous, prosperous, pushing ahead. china's ride, power, and problems. an income gap divides it's people, pollution threatens their health, and trained relations with their neighbors. find out about the challenges china faces on "newsline." >>> police in south korea say a cyber attack is being investigated. malware affected tv stations and banks say it disabled more than 32,000 computers. members of a task force have detected ip addresses to the u.s. and three european countries. they have not disclosed the names, but they have asked for cooperation to track down the original source of the cyber attacks. investigators are also checking if ip addresses in any other countries were used. >>> japan and the european union decided to start negotiations in april for an economic partnership agreement. the decision came after telephone

bulwark against chinese jenny in the region versus china which is going to continue to seek its its rights to assert itself in the in the south china sea in the east china sea and as i say i think there will be a confrontation some ways down the road but until that point i think that there is going to be a lot of economic and financial turnover in the world economy that's going to be huge and on china that will probably be playing more of a role including the upcoming bric summit in durban south africa later this month that i think is going to play a potentially pivotal role in changing some of the global financial infrastructure james thank you for your thoughts we do have to leave it that is james cole that editor of the colbert report. there's a new war of words between the u.k. in argentina after a fork and island is there today overwhelmingly to remain a british territory argentina also claims the islands and the referendum is irrelevant but british prime minister david cameron said his country will always stand for the fork and but that's in sharp contrast to the country's treatment of other islanders a sheriff the reports. this is the story

japan's defense ministry think tank has warned that the country might encounter an emergency situation with china around the senkaku islands in the east china sea. the national institute for defense studies lease ereleased annual report. china's increasing maritime activities were of key interest. china's taking action without fearing friction with neighboring countries. the institute cautions that an emergency might occur if china continues to intrude into japan east japanjapan territory by sea and air. it's crucial to promote regular meetings between the maritime agencies of japan and china. the think tank says north korea will continue to carry out nuclear tests to make it an established fact that the country is a nuclear power. the report says north korea keeps insisting that the nuclear program is aimed at deterring the united states. the institute warns that the north is highly likely to be developing intercontinental missiles and will continue to launch rockets with similar technology. >>> japanese distance runners push themselves. they race from one point to another and pass their sash to their teammate. they have run more than 100 kilo

the objective of this increase in spending remain unclear. this spending comes as china continues to increase its presence in the east china sea and the south china sea. the country is involved in territorial disputes with japan and a handful of other nations. government leaders in asia are keeping a close eye on china's defense budget. >> reporter: thank you very much. delegates to the national people's congress are already discussing the issues premier wen raised and the budget plans for this year. on wednesday we'll hear from several top departments, including the national development and reform commission. that should give us a better idea of the direction the xi jinping administration could take. >>> there are concerns about air pollution in china affecting the southwestern part of japan. officials in kumamoto prefecture have issued a health alert for the first time. the officials said the level of pm2.5 rose to 100 micrograms per cubic meter, higher than the government's daily safety standard of 70 micrograms. officials warned residents to stay indoors unless they have an urgent reason to go outside. some kindergartens were keeping children

an accident, miscalculation or unforeseen event in the east china seas could easily spiral out of control and that would mean conflict between great powers in the fastest growing region of the world. the kind of problem that always has global consequences. >>> the obama administration came into office determined to make a share priority, topped by its ties to china. hillary clinton's first trip as secretary of state was to asia. the administration wanted to engage china as a partner. china's reaction to these overtures was confused and muddles. beijing worried that it was being asked to involve itself in superpower diplomacy, which would distract it from its single-minded focus on economic development. some in the elite wondered if it was a trap forcing their government to rubber stamp decisions that would be shaped out of washington. as a result, beijing's response to the obama administration's initial diplomacy was cool, sometimes even combative. meanwhile in asia, many of the continents other powers had worried about a new china from japan to vietnam to singapore, governments in asia s

the territorial dispute between china and japan. japan controls the senkaku islands in the east china sea. ina claims them and calls them the daiwu islands. chinese protested across the country after the japanese government nationalized the islands last september. the demonstrations have died down but chinese vessels remain active in an area just outside japanese waters near the islands. >> the abe administration deny there's a dispute over the islands, deny there are conflicts between the two countries. that's really a strain. i think admitted disputes is pre-condition for improvement in china's and japan's relation. if the abe administration adopt a positive approach and are looking for a way to settle the disputes over the island, i think that kind of initiative or action would definitely get a very positive response from xi jinping's government. >> professor yan, in your eyes, what are the biggest differences between the old leadership and the upcoming administration? >> china's international status has already changed. no matter what their personal orientation they prefer and they have

. >> ambassador the absence of progress regarding the disputed territory, which is in the east china sea. japan controls the senkaku islands but china and taiwan claim them. he added the recent appointment of the chinese prime minister is likely to lead to an immediate improvement of bilateral ties. he is a former ambassador to japan. >>> the territorial disput >>> the operators of fukushima daiichi are changing how they operate. they will make safety and disaster preparedness their top priorities. tepco officials say they should not have blaminged the accident on natural causes because the tsunami was difficult to predict. they go on to say the meltdowns had been preventable if they had been better prepared for the event. they say they need to be better focused on safety. >> . >>> nuclear experts have spent the past couple years trying to understand exactly what went wrong at fukushima daiichi. the march 2011 earthquake and tsunami triggers melt downs in three reactors. we look at how crews on sight used fire engines to keep one reactor school, and why this failed. >> workers faced a st

the territorial dispute between china and japan. japan controls the senkaku islands in the east china sea. china claims them and calls them the daiwu islands. chinese protested across the country after the japanese government nationalized the islands last september. the demonstrations have died down but chinese vessels remain active in an area just outside japanese waters near the islands. >> the abe administration deny there's a dispute over the islands, deny there are conflicts between the two countries. that's really a strain. i think admitted disputes is a precondition for an improved china and japan's relations. if the abe administration adopt a positive approach and are looking for a way to settle the disputes over the island, i think that kind of initiative or action would definitely get a very positive response from xi jinping's government. >> reporter: professor yan, in your eyes, what are the biggest differences between the old leadership and the upcoming administration? >> china's international status has already changed. no matter what their personal orientation they prefer and

. >> ambassador cheng noted the absence of progress on a dispute over islands in the east china sea. japan controls the senkaku islands. china and taiwan claim them. china's new foreign minister is a former ambassador to japan. ambassador cheng said the appointment is unlikely to lead to an immediate improvement in relations. >>> the u.n. security council sends peacekeepers around the world. now they've added a combat unit to one of those missions. the troops will fight rebel groups in the democratic republic of congo. council members unanimously adopted a resolution to send an intervention brigade to the central african nation. around 2500 troops will be asked to neutralize and disarm rebel groups. they will operate alongside more than 17,000 other peacekeepers. the resolution also extends the peace keeping mission until next march. insurgent group m-23 have been taking control of large parts of eastern congo. other rebel groups are killing and looting throughout the country. >>> u.s. president, barack obama, says he will deepen his nation's ties with african countries that share its

several months because of strained relations involving a dispute over the senkaku islands in the east china sea. japan controls the territory. china and taiwan claim it. >>> u.s. and south korean military leaders are trying to show they're ready to deal with any caction. u.s. and south korean armed forces regularly conduct a battle simulation called key resolve in seoul. it is designed to improve chain of command and support capabilities in a context of armed conflict on the peninsula. commanders can follow the virtual maneuvers on the screen. >>> authorities in pyongyang say they have been facing cyber attacks since u.s. and south korean forces have joined sides. they say they will not stand id idolly by. north korea has been blamed for computer system trouble at a south korean back in 2011, and the hacking last year of a major newspaper website. maker boeing says repairs on the trouble battery system aboard its 787 dreamliner jets should be completed in a matter of weeks. the head of boeing's commercial airplane division, ray conner, spoke at a news conference in tokyo. he said the process of

drop shows chinese people are still angry about japan's handling of a dispute over islands in the east china sea. >>> transport officials in the vietnamese capital of hanoi are building a rail network across their city. they want to make sure their train services are safe and punctual. they're getting advice from the people who run a subway network in tokyo. staff from tokyo metro joined hanoi city transport officials to celebrate the start of their cooperation. >> translator: we hope to be good partners to build a transit system that pleases residents in the city of hanoi. >> they will help the vietnamese figure out how to run rail services safely, punctually and properly. >> translator: we hope to learn from tokyo metro's expertise in order to ensure high levels of safety and convenience. >> the transport officials in hanoi are building eight rail lines, some above ground and some below. they plan to start running trains in 2015. >>> japan's crowded tablet they plan to start running trains in 2015. >>> japan's crowded tablet market will be getting more crowded soon. microsoft has announced it

>>> well, another challenge li will need to address is a dispute with japan over islands in the east china sea. japanese crews have spent months keeping tabbing over ships in the senkaku islands. now they have released an on-board video showing how they tried to protect the japanese territory. coast guard crew members shot the video in late december and early january. the pictures show them warning off a chinese surveillance ship. the chinese got within three kilometers of uotsuri island. they got close enough to issue warnings but far enough away to avoid a collision. >> a former japanese patrol ship captain says the chinese showed defiance by flying their national flag. >> translator: it's unusual for a ship to fly a national flag at the top of its mast. this reflects the will of the government or the captain. >> reporter: the chinese ship left japanese waters after six hours. still, japan coast guard crews have had to stay on their guard. the chinese continually sail near the islands and intrude into japanese waters. >>> south korean officials say north korean troops have fired short-range

already have indications that there are more people within the party itself that are calling for china to go its own way in the east china sea so we'll see how that develops with japan china and the us realize that their economies are intimately linked at this point and i think that in more ways than they'd like to admit they are actually on the same side of this conflict or and i don't think china can allow the u.s. economy to sink any more than the u.s. economy can cut its ties with china so no matter what the political rhetoric might be i think there's actually more collaboration and there is conflict and and that underscores what's going on in the political arena. on the way the drone debates on the home front america's new tory is on mad cap rogue rahm sparks controversy on capitol hill joining appointment of this cia's new team. plus when they have it becomes a luxury soaring prices are forcing villagers out of their houses we take a look at what's behind the real estate boom in just a couple of minutes here on our team. wealthy british style. time guys. market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the

already have indications that there are more people within the party itself that are calling for china to go its own way in the east china seaso we'll see how that develops with japan china and the us realize that their economies are intimately linked at this point and i think that in more ways than they'd like to admit they are actually on the same side of this conflict as it were and i don't think china can allow the the u.s. economy to sink any more than the u.s. economy can cut its ties with i know so on no matter what the political rhetoric might be i think there's actually more collaboration and there is conflict and and that's underscores what's going on in the political arena. turning now to some other stories making headlines across the globe venezuela's president hugo chavez shover suffering from a new serious respiratory infection he recently returned from cuba after cancer surgery now being cared for at a military hospital in the capital caracas rallies in support of the president and protests by the opposition calling for more information about his health have been frequent over the last few weeks. syrian rebels

already have indications that there are more people within the party itself that are calling for china to go its own way in the east china sea so we'll see how that develops with japan china and the us realize that their economies are intimately linked at this point and i think that in more ways than they'd like to admit they are actually on the same side of this conflict as it were and i don't think china can allow the u.s. economy to sink any more than the u.s. economy can cut its ties with i know it's own no matter what the political rhetoric might be i think there's actually more collaboration than there is conflict and and that's underscores what's going on in the political arena. online a few right now at r.t. dot com the berlin wall continue to divide as people clashed with police while protesting against the demolition of what's left of the historic barrier click on our website to find out what could replace the city's iconic landmark. and emails and phone calls might not be enough the pentagon looking into ways to transcribe everyone real world conversation into a giant database you should watch your words from now

already have indications that there are more people within the party itself that are calling for china to go its own way in the east china seaso we'll see how that develops with japan china and the us realize that their economies are intimately linked at this point and i think that in more ways than they'd like to admit they are actually on the same side of this conflict as it were and i don't think china can allow the u.s. economy to sink any more than the u.s. economy can cut its ties with stone no matter what the political rhetoric might be i think there's actually more collaboration and there is conflict and and that's underscores what's going on in the political arena. let's take a check on what we've got cooking for you on our website it's the fiery fury of mother nature we've got footage of a volcano erupting in russia's far east awakening after thirty years of lying dormant and poses no threat to locals but it's certainly putting on a spectacular light show. the emails and phone calls are not enough pentagon scientists look for ways to transcribe every real world conversation into a giant computer database so should

already have indications that there are more people within the party itself that are calling for china to go its own way in the east china sea so we'll see how that develops with japan china and the us realize that their economies are intimately linked at this point and i think that in more ways than they'd like to admit they are actually on the same side of this conflict as it were and i don't think china can allow the u.s. economy to sink any more than the u.s. economy can cut its ties with i know so well no matter what the political rhetoric might be i think there's actually more collaboration than there is conflict and and that's underscores what's going on in the political arena. traffic seems to be on the rise in opiates a small russian spacecraft has been struck by remnants of a commission chinese satellite marking second such sites collision in history we reported online about the dangers of that break plus tens of thousands rally in take yeah you saying that a world without nuclear power would be a better place to live. and. that is the german capital but more and more germans are moving active in that income cancun

look no further than the territorial dispute in the east china sea. for these reasons, we must shift away from the old approach, which unnecessarily divided the region and separated economic engagement from our political engagement. the old way of doing business is not only cumbersome, but it is becoming less relevant. tomust somehow find a way reinvigorate our engagement of asia, not for fear that we may be left out, but rather we must engage so that we can once again move the focus squarely back to economic prosperity. this notable shift and focus in trade to nationalism frankly worries me. thereat's why i believe must be some urgency to this. we have seen the alternative before. there are no winners in arms races. i selected asia as the destination of my first overseas trip to send an unmistakable message that the region is critically important to the united states. i was hartened by the warm welcome that my ranking member and i received in japan in taiwan and in the philippines, in china and in south korea. during our visit, three issues dominated

was the unit that conquered china for the party and that nationalism is what links the people, the party, and the military. and so he is in charge of the affairs that are going on in the east china seant, and he is playing quite a dangerous game. i am sure he does not want any conflict, any hostilities with japan, but things can go wrong. >> the hacking, that seems to me another sign of a more assertive china, a more -- a china that is willing to play by the rules in its own way and defy knows rules that it wants to. >> yeah. for years one of the theories has been that this is a loosely coordinated group of independent, patriotic hackers who are operating under the general leadership of the party. i think that era is over. we now know this is a concerted, serious effort that he's targeting not just political targets and american agent city sis, but also an enormous effort at industrial he espionage. there's a saying in the cyber crowd which is there's only two kinds of conditions, the ones that have been hacked and the ones that don't know they've been hacked. >> ron, what does this say about china's attitude towards the united states now? the one aspect of the policy that was follo

believes that rising japanese nationalism tolerated by washington is responsible for the crisis in the east china seas. the lack of progress in u.s./china relations stands as the single greatest vacuum in president obama's otherwise reasonably successful foreign policy. whoever is to blame, the fact remains that the only doable path to peace and stability is a strong relationship between the united states and china. the two countries are are not always going to agree, but they need to have much better and deeper ties. so, when he gets back from his trip, secretary kerry should start planning his next one to asia. for more on this, go to cnn.com/fareed for a link to my washington post column. >>> but up next, iran. let's get started. >>> expectations were not high for this week's nuclear talks with iran, but then the chief iranian negotiator said the meeting had been a turning point. and secretary of state kerry called the talks useful. by the standards of these meetings, this is giddy optimism. so, what happened? and what can we expect in the next round of talks? joining me now in a rare and exclusive

look no further than the territorial dispute in the east china sea. for these reasons, we must shift away from the old approach, which unnecessarily divided the region and separated economic engagement from our political engagement. the old way of doing business is not only cumbersome, but it is becoming less relevant. we must somehow find a way to reinvigorate our engagement of asia, not for fear that we may be left out, but rather we must engage so that we can once again move the focus squarely back to economic prosperity. this notable shift and focus in trade to nationalism frankly worries me. and that's why i believe there must be some urgency to this. we have seen the alternative before. there are no winners in arms races. i selected asia as the destination of my first overseas trip to send an unmistakable message that the region is critically important to the united states. i was hartened by the warm welcome that my ranking member and i received in japan in taiwan and in the philippines, in china and in south korea. during our visit, three issues

the pacific region? his answer was very clear. it's climate change. this from an admiral who is dealing with a bellicose north korea, an escalating conflict between japan and china in the east china sea. his answer to what's the biggest threat to america is climate change. and yet, we have one of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle who objected to a clause that points out what is very clear in data around the world, and that is the impact that changes in our climate are having on women who are so often the food gatherers for their families. well, this issue of climate change is not going away any time soon, and you can deny that it exists but it exists. the data is clear, and i believe we need to come together to address this serious concern to help other countries find ways of mitigating the harmful effects of climate change. and just as climate change deserves attention, we also need to continue our effort to promote equal rights and equal opportunities for women everywhere. we know that all of society benefits. when women are more fully integrated into their communities and countries, and we need to remain focused on this effort, and that is why international women's day

the middle east, china, and the maldives. rajapaksa thanked china for funding the construction of the airport. chinese loans also helped build a nearby sea port. it will be run of the largest in south asia. and they're funding the construction of ports in pakistan and myanmar. it's part of a strategy to increase their presence in the region. they want to secure crude oil shipping routes from the middle east and africa. president rajapaksa has made improving infrastructure his top priority. at the same time, the sri lankan government has been relying on an increasing amount of commercial loans from china. the situation has been causing concern in neighboring india. nhk world. >>> the people of sri lanka are trying to rebuild their island nation after more than 20 years of civil war. president rajapaksa is seeking to drum up support for them in the international community. he sat down with nhk during a recent visit to japan, and talked about the challenges that lie ahead. nhk world has the report. >> the civil war of 2009, troops from the government led by the majority sinhalese battle the minority tamil militants. since the fighting ended

east. i was actually -- i was in pacific command maybe three years ago and saw a map of where conflict is heading it is heading away from the middle east and toward the south china seassee these increasing tensions between china and japan. you see a lot of regional jockeying. is it the right moment right now to be drawing down in asia, do you think? >> you may remember billy bront, the great german leader. and one of the things he did is he mended fences from world war ii and -- with poland that helped to lead to the end of the cold war. one thing japan has not done is really mend the fences from world war ii and that's their responsibility. our arming japan, building up our military in japan is never going to take away this basic fact will is that they need to show china that they are -- i know this sounds crazy, why are we fighting world war ii but here we are and i think our bases are partly about that so giving japan more responsibility, japan has defense as 1% of gross national product. we have almost 5%. so they need to be taking more of that and do more to build fences with china. they need to apologize for world war ii. >> in your book, you make note of the f

look no further than the territorial disputes in the east china and south china seas as prime examples. for these reasons we must shift away from the old approach which unnecessarily divided the region and separated economic engagement from our political engagement. the old way of doing business is not only cumbersome, but it is becoming less relevant. we must somehow find a way to reinvigorate our engagement of asia not for fear that we may be left out, but rather we must engage so that we can once again move the focus squarely back to economic prosper prosperity. this notable shift in focus from trade to nationalism, frankly, worries me. and that's why i believe there must be some urgency to this. we've seen the alternative before, there are no win orers in arms race -- winners in arms races. .. disputes, and economic prosperity. the region has changed so much that the old way of doing business will not help us achieve our objective of the future. a fundamental restructuring of u.s. involvement in the asia-pacific will resolve the endless standoff with north and south korea once and

china's influence is growing in countries around the indian ocean. chinese officials want to secure stable roots for transporting crude oil as well as sea lanes from africa and the middle eastofficials have stepped up aid to countries such as pakistan and myanmar. observers say the sri lankan airport is also part of that campaign. >>> and finally here is a look at what's happening in the week ahead. negotiators from japan, china and south korea will gather tuesday in seoul. the three-day meeting will be the first round of free trade talks between the asian neighbors. that wraps it up for this week on "asia biz forecast." for me and from the rest of the team thanks for watching and see you next time.

he believes they can resolve their dispute over islands in the east china sea. he said i wants people in the private sector to take the lead. >> translator: chinese it government officials have emphasized the importance of the relationship between china and japan. i want to do my best to restore it. >> lee said the present situation is unfavorable for both countries. he said leaders should work together to improve their relations. >>> diplomats want to watch what's going on in north korea. they want to look into allegations of abuse. representatives from japan and the european union jointly sponsored the measure at the u.n. human rights counsel. north korea is not a member of the council. dell gats approved the measure unanimously. they were looking toward north korea's network of prisons. they cited the abduction of nationals. in the 1970s and '80s. >> gentleman than strongly believes that a commission of inquiry to investigate such human rights violations from an independent and impartial standpoint will provide the council with concrete outcomes which will gui

drop shows chinese people are still angry about japan's handling of a dispute over islands in the east china sea. >>> space experts from japan and the united states are preparing to work closer together. they're set to talk about developing joint programs designed to benefit national security and protect the planet from outer space threats. prime minister abe and president obama agreed last month -- rather, last week, their countries need more in-depth discussions on promoting space development over a wide range of areas. the first meeting of experts will happen as early as mid-march in tokyo. representatives of japan's space agency jaxa will attend the discussions along with foreign, defense and security officials from both nations. they will be talking about china's enhanced ability to destroy satellites as well as north korea's missile capabilities. south korean government officials say authorities in pyongyang have developed a missile that can reach the u.s. west coast. the discussions will also explore ways to strengthen space monitoring. last month's meteor crash in russia highlighted the