the filipino got to learn special knowledge and japanese terms not taught in the philippines. the national exam often asks nurses to distinguish between types of syringes. japan uses more kinds than the philippines. ito wrote similar test creations for ana. then she focused on ana's weaknesses. for example, she often questioned her people about insurance fees for nursing care which they don't have in the philippines. >> translator: ana now understands japanese. and she doesn't find it hard to learn japanese characters. others can barely follow the language so it's hard for them to pass the test. that's why the pass rate is low. >> it does seem quite a challenge. do they have anyone to help them? >> the burden of making sure foreign candidates pass the test seems to fall on the hospitals. if non-japanese nursing candidates do not have a dedicated personal mentor, they probably won't pass. i also learned the government is taking another look at the test. there are plans to accept nursing candidates from vietnam starting in 2014. but if the high failure rate continues, japan won't

the bad guys are claiming that you and the susan are over in the philippines together. that could get you in some. >> interest my wife especially. >> we tracked down the real richard, a professor in virginia. his e-mail had been hijacked the same day and friends were worried. >> processor, this is jamie. i received an e-mail from your yahoo account saying you were mug and hit. please let me know you're fine. >> the hackers managed to block richard's access to his own address book so he had no way to alert friends. >> i had had 436 contacts in my address book. none of which were now available to me. everything was lost. >> back online, instead of sending nearly $2,000, we sent 20, via western union. >> within hours he wrote back and had the nerve to complain. >> you should have told me you never had any money. >> but he had a helpful suggestion. >> i think you can also have the money wired with the use of your credit card. >> we followed the trail to the philippines. and alert western union agent told us a suspected scammer had come into this shop to cash in. i remembered

they are against china expanding its maritime presence, the philippines, vietnam, especially won the backing of the united states. on monday asean foreign ministers are working on a code of conduct. the focus of the asean meeting on wednesday is whether china accept's asean's position and whether china agreed to start discussing the code of conduct. >> what are the prospects of them reaching a deal? >> china is is expected to agree to start discussing the code of conduct to a wide criticism from the international community. but china's basic policy remains unchanged and what the dispute to be solved bilaterally. it could affect its claim to part of the south china sea. the approach of kwam boda will likely be critical. china is cambodia's leading economy supporter. china has invested a lot of amount of money to build infrastructure in cambodia and helped build the prime minister office where the current talk is taking place. so it's questionable how far cambodia can support other asean members like vietnam and philippines against china. the foreign ministry hinted that cambodia will

it was proudly presented by the american center for the philippine arts, and it means a "from the village of." it is alive journey of the man struggling with the responsibility. the untapped and dynamism of the folk dance. it was created by the choreographer and performed by san francisco dance artists jonathan mercado, henry lau, maritoni madrano and kimberly requesto. give them an opening applause for that act. [applause] as for this group here, we request that you stand for the singing of the national anthem. >> ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hail at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ who's broad stripes and bright stars through theh perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? ♪ ♪ and the rockets' red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ oh, say does that star- spangled banner yet wave? ♪ ♪ o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [applause] >> please be seated. and the asian pacific alliance, thank you for that beautiful rendition of the national anthem

already this has done a lot of damage in the northern parts of the philippines. it is now moving very slowly in towards tyjuan and also effecting the okinawa island here as well as taiwan. in addition, we also have the rain. unlike the other system we just mentioned, damrey, this is moving slowly which means fro longed rain. we could see as much as 300 millimeters for the northern half of taiwan, that includes the tap can kol, taipei. as the system moves on, we expect land fall somewhere along the eastern coast of area. we just need to keep an eye on it. quite difficult to see exactly what it will do at the moment. more heavy rain will be affecting northern china. we will see anything from about a hundred to 250 millimeters of rain in provinces. that could definitely exacerbate any flooding situation here. the land is already saturated and really coming down for the last several days. south of that, things are looking high and dry. that means h heat. 35 for you in shanghai and temperatures are widely in the low to mid 30s across much of japan as well. with the pot

a massive crocodile in the philippines shatters a world a massive crocodile in the philippines shatters a world record. ptions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, good morning to you. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with a blackout. more than 2 million people are still without power following friday's violent storms in the mid atlantic region as temperatures soared past the 100-degree mark. those storms are being blamed for at least 17 deaths. >> reporter: residents across the mid-atlantic are cleaning up. after a fierce storm that knocked down power lines and wreaked havoc across several states. >> this storm had all of the impact of a hurricane without the warning. >> reporter: crews are working around the clock, but officials say it could take a full week before power is restored to the more than 2 million left in the dark. >> this particular storm, almost twice as many as hurricane irene least summer. this is on the level of hurricane isabelle. >> reporter: with temperatures soaring past th

the philippine foreign ministry claims china's announcement is an infringement on the philippines territorial rights. the ministry lodged a complaint with the chinese ambassador in manila. it calls china's move a violation of an agreement between china and asean countries to find a peaceful resolution of the territorial disputes. tensions have been escalating between china and the philippines. a standoff between vessels from both countries near a disputed shoal dragged on for more than two months before easing in mid-june. meanwhile, china's state-run xinhua news agency said on thursday that a fish farming research facility will be built on the macclesfield bank. foreign ministers from asean nations, china and the united states are set to convene in cambodia for the asean regional forum next week. attention will be focused on how delegates will weigh in on the territorial disputes. charmaine deogracias, nhh world, manila. >> and that's going to conclude our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> the u.s. labor department has released the latest employment figures. the unemployment r

increasingly in the philippines. australia, creating operational constructs and concepts that integrate the pacific with the indian oceans. these are about diversifying our presence to make sure that we can respond rapidly. and that no one base or no one -- set area is overly vulnerable either politically or militarily. so i think it's an entirely appropriate approach. that will need will be sustained -- to be stained over a long pet -- sustained over a long period of time and we have to recognize that when you engage with a country intensely militarily it's a fraught political collage and it needs -- challenge and it needs constant attention and it's in many respects unnatural to base forces, yours toes on another condition -- your forces on another country's soil. we have to be very attentive to the domestic politics. that's what we've tried to do in okinawa. guam, australia, and the rest of the region. we've made clear that we do not want to go back to the old era of sort of traditional bases. but are looking for s

she is an immigrant from the philippines. a first-generation college graduate of uc- berkeley, and went on to receive a master's degree in counseling at san francisco state. she has really taken the asian- american community program and expanded it to four locations. the professional affiliations include member of the western association of administration personnel, where she is a board member, the selection committee for the uc berkeley incentive awards program, and advisory board member for the san francisco chapter of the young nonprofit professionals network. [applause] it is an extended break a family that has provided several awarding a opportunities that have contributed to prove professional development. i wanted to personally thank her for working with our public school students. [applause] >> thank you, everyone, definitely to the key minutes before -- definitely to the committee for honoring me this evening. i am an immigrant from the philippines. i came here when i was 7. i have been honored to live here in the ba

lots of scattered thunderstorms for the philippines and indochina as the southwest monsoon continues. as it will do so the next few months. but today we have a low crossing the philippines and that will really enhance the rainfall across central locations of the archipelago. again, an increased risk of landslides and flooding here. temperatures are going to be generally between the low to mid 30s. but we're really hotting up in places like shanghai. 35 here. taipei as well. and even in beijing getting up to 35 degrees. so really seeing some heat spreading all the way up towards the north, reaching mongolia. ulan bator seeing 27 for the high today. 27 also in tokyo. a clear day turning wet as we head into the evening hours. all right, into north america. not much change from yesterday. we are still dealing with severe outbreaks of thunderstorms along the u.s./canada border, coming into the upper midwest. just along this low, around this low is where the storms are going to be most severe. another area will be breaking out from virginia down through the carolinas during your overnight h

on one side of the disagreement were the philippines and vietnam. two countries in dispute with china over the south china sea. on the other side was cambodia whose top financial supporter is china. marty natalegawa has been on a two-day mission visiting the asean nations involved. the shuttle diplomacy was to try to unify asean's position. cambodia's foreign minister called for unity. even so, the statement issued friday only mentioned basic principles such as solving the south china sea issue peacefully without military force. it didn't mention anything about the standoff between philippine and chinese vessels that lasted more than two months. manila had demanded the incident be included. asean has again failed to solve the central reason for the row. >>> cambodia's economy has moved on from the pol pot era but even today the chaotic past causes lingering problems. one example centers on the construction boom. some households that can't prove they own their land are being forced from their homes. nhk world toshiyuki tarazawa reports. >> reporter: c

the philippines and vietnam are at odds with china over who holds islands. a code of conduct to resolve their differences and will present a draft agreement calling for the creation of a framework to avoid conflict. china's expected to agree to start negotiations, but the country's cautious about quickly adopting the code. observers say chinese leaders are willing to accept the talks to weaken the influence of the united states on the issue. they predict the negotiations will take a long time. they say china's concerned the code may limit its territorial claims or expansion of maritime interests. >>> now to other issues facing asean ministers, starting with their plan to prevent europe's financial woes from seriously affecting asia. the ministers met tuesday with their counterparts from japan, china, and south korea. they all agreed to put a new regional system in place. they are building on an agreement finance ministers made in may. the system will allow the countries to provide foreign reserves to prevent sudden drops in the value of their currency or gove

she had to stop because of strong currents. >>> and a salt water crocodile in the philippines has been confirmed by guinness officials as the biggest in history. it measures over 20 feet long and weighs a ton. wow. >>> now here's a look at how wall street will kick off the dow. the s&p surged 33 and the nasdaq skyrocketed 35. taking a look at overseas trading, the hang seng jumped 416. >>> well, wall street kicks off a new quarter on a high note with a shortened but busy week ahead. u.s. markets close early tomorrow before shutting down for the 4th on wednesday. investors will be looking to extend friday's rally which gave the s&p and the nasdaq the best daily boost since friday. the surge came after significant steps were taken to shore up the struggling banks in europe. >>> overseas this morning optimism over europe's debt crisis helped most asian markets climb upbeat. it continue continue if the european central bank decides to cut interest rates this week. >>> another big driver for u.s. markets will be the june jobs report due out on friday. investors will get an update on the jun

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. >> reporter: when it comes to military power, the philippines can only dream of matching china. the navy still uses old u.s. ships dating back to world war ii. plans to upgrade the fleet include purchasing more recent secondhand american vessels. on the diplomatic front, there are also challenges. at this month's asean foreign ministers meeting, the philippines wanted the bloc to recognize in writing a recent standoff between its vessels and ships from china. but the chair country cambodia refused. cambodia's biggest financial supporter is china. criticism of the president's handling of the south china sea affair is rising. aquino used his speech to call for public support. >> reporter: the south china sea looks likely to dominate important meetings later this year including the asean and east asia summits. before then, aquino's challenge is to unite asean and to win backing from the international community, especially the united states. charmaine deogracias, nhk world, manila. >>> we go to sayaka mori now for a look at the weather forecast. >> typhoon vincente is downgraded, and

it continues to enhance that monsoonal flow across the philippines. and as that continues to develop across much of the area. some could see 100 to 150 mm of heavy rainfall. temperaturewise hong kong. beijing into the 20s and while seoul and tokyo making things rather unpleasant. over towards the america as, we have this severe weather system off towards the east coast. this has been causing travel headaches some airports to close down this week. and yesterday unfortunately in pennsylvania there was a report of a death due to one of these severe storms. the good news, as this front continuing to drift towards the south. it looks like the severe weather will be tapering off. fath fath farther towards the west. you could be seeing that risk of flash flooding. look at these temperatures. oklahoma city getting up to 37 there. north of that cold front chicago 29 on your friday. over towards europe the uk is what we have been watching here. see this band of cloud cover. the good news is pushing off toward the east there. the cold front is going to impact fra

across india, indochina and the philippines. heat is building in the eastern half of china. 37 in shanghai. 29 in seoul. should cool down to 24 by tomorrow. heading into the americas, we have two appropriate tropical systems over the eastern pacific. there is a category 2 hurricane, and this one is a cat garry 1, daniel. daniel is moving in a direction of packing sustained winds of 116 miles per hour. it should weaken to a low pressure system by thursday. and get very close to the hawaiian islands on friday. so swells and high waves could be a concern along the coast of these islands later this week. for north america, not much change since yesterday. a frontal line and low appreciate iefrt sipressure systems are dragging air across the u.s. and we've got an area of severe weather in the carolinas and northern georgia overnight monday. and then, eastern washington, parts of british columbia and southern alberta are looking at thunderstorms, gusting wind and hail tonight. to the south, dry and hot. look at this. 30 degrees is the

they're also claimed by the philippines and other asian nations. the filipino foreign ministry condemned the move. they said it dominated their sovereignty over the island. tennings between the two nations are mounting fueled by a recent incident. patrol ships from both countries were locked in a standoff near a disputed shore for two months. china and vietnam are also at odds over the sovereignty of the disputed island groups. >>> vietnamese officials are looking toward other emerging economies to increase trade. they hosted a meeting with government and business leaders from latin american countries, including brazil and argentina. the prime minister says the vietnamese want to increase economic cooperation with the 15 visiting nations. he is hosting the meeting for the first time. >> translator: latin america has abundant natural resources and a population of 570 million people. it's an essential partner of vietnam's economic growth. >> the european debt crisis has been a drag on the economies of industrialized nations. vietnam has relied on its

on one side of the disagreement, the philippines and vietnam, two countries in dispute with china over the south chen sea. on the other side was cambodia, whose top financial supporter is china. it was the first time in asian's 45-year history that the joint failed to issue a jiernt committee. the foreign minister is on a quick trip of three ajeanne members. on first day, he held meetings in cambodia after visit penguin philippines and vietnam on wednesday. cambodia's foreign minister says his government may agree to a joint committee as soon as friday, after consulting with oth assian >> atrong determination to move forward and not to turn back. i have always -- >> indonesia feels a sense of crisis about the state of among assian members. it's taking a role as mediator in order to keep the group yuntd ppd asean will develop the community by 2015. this episode raises concerns about a group's sense of common purpose. nhk world, phnom pen. >>> japan and u.s. forces are preparing against a large-scale disaster that experts say could hit tokyo at the any moment. we have this story. >> repo

lots of scattered thunderstorms for the philippines and indochina as the southwest monsoon continues.s it will do so the next few months. but today we have a low crossing the philippines and that will really enhance the rainfall across central locations of the archipelago. again, an increased risk of landslides and flooding here. temperatures are going to be generally between the low to mid 30s. but we're really hotting up in places like shanghai. 35 here. taipei as well. and even in beijing getting up to 35 degrees. so really seeing some heat spreading all the way up towards the north, reaching mongolia. ulan bator seeing 27 for the high today. 27 also in tokyo. a clear day turning wet as we head into the evening hours. all right, into north america. not much change from yesterday. we are still dealing with severe outbreaks of thunderstorms along the u.s./canada border, coming into the upper midwest. just along this low, around this low is where the storms are going to be most severe. another area will be breaking out from virginia down through the carolinas during your overnight hou

both of them filtering all of this through the philippines. d game was essentially to get these material, get their hands on them from the u.s., have them shipped to the philippines and work their way into iran nuclear materials, erin. >> suzanne, when you look at this, it's a complicated scheme. do you know how common these efforts are, to basically set up a front company, anything to try to transit nuclear materials from -- it's amazing this time it was from the u.s. from the u.s. or elsewhere into iran? >> it didn't really make sense but we got more detail on this. who warned that iranian procurement networks continue to target u.s. and western companies for technology acquisition by using fraud, front companies and middlemen in nations around the globe. now, this was an immigration and customs enforcement investigation. an i.c.e. director described this particular case as a complex conspiracy to deliver nuclear materials to iran. and a significant threat to national security. >> final key question, did any of this material get into iran in

on one side of the disagreement with the philippines and vietnam, two countries in dispute with chinaver the south china sea. on the other side was cambodia whose top financial supporter is china. it was the first time in asean's 45-year history that the group failed to issue a joint communique. indonesian foreign minister martin is on a quick sweep of the three asean members involved. on thursday, he held meetings in cambodia after visiting the philippines and vietnam on wednesday. cambod cambodia's foreign minister says his government may agree to a joint communique as soon as friday after consulting with other asean members. >> translator: we should maintain our common views and the unity of asean on the south china sea issue. >> i sense a strong determination to move forward and not to turn back. >> reporter: indonesia feels a sense of crisis about the state of relations among asean members. it's taking a role as mediator in order to keep the group united. asean has the goal of establishing an economic community by 2015. this episode rises concerns about a group's sense of common

several asean nations, including vietnam and the philippines, have clashed with china over islands in the south china sea. the draft protocol has countries involved in disputes to respect international laws and create a framework to avoid conflict. it also calls for monitoring of whether countries comply with the new rules. asean plans to present the draft to china in a meeting of foreign ministers on wednesday. china's foreign ministry reacted cautiously to asean's announcement. a spokesperson said china will consider a code of conduct when the timing is appropriate. he said any new rules should not only help resolve territorial disputes, but also promote trust and strengthen cooperation among asean members. >>> afghan president hamid karzai is facing a difficult challenge. how to keep track of $16 billion in news civilian aid. karzai spoke about xating ingcombating corruption witone of his biggest donors. prime minister yoshihiko noda says japan will continue to support their development but that support comes with conditions. leaders met a day after representatives from 17 naxs gat

we are watching across the philippines for possible tropical development.emperature-wise shanghai at 34. mongolia with only a high of 23. towards the americas the southwest you are seeing thunderstorms pop up here. you see the white cloud tops firing up on the map mainly due to the monsoonal flow. but farther towards the east we have the cold front diving down from the north. this is going to bring very welcomed rainfall towards kansas, oklahoma and down towards texas, as well. also seeing severe weather raesz the great lakes. storms knocking out thousands of power here as the storms blew up on your wednesday it does look like this is going to be on tap yet again. really what is fuelling this is the cold and warm air masses colliding here really creating a war zone in here. you can see where the cold front was and the warm front and south of that it is hot. ouichita with a high of 41. cool in winnipeg. 22 for your high on wednesday. towards europe also seeing rough weather across italy towards the balkans. all due to this lingering area of low pressure stil

now, off towards the east here, we do have an area just east of the philippines closely watching this because sea surface temperatures right here just east of the philippines, are about average for this time. and it does look like there does have a risk of possibly developing into a prop cal system by the latter part of this week. further off north though, here in japan, afternoon rain showers and thunderstorms pop up here for daytime heating. don't be surprise if you hear a rumble of thunder or two. northeast china and into north korea, another low is developing up here in that threat of yet further flooding could be seen there in beijing after you hear that devastating weekend here. a high of 29. seoul at 33. and manila as well into the low 30s on your wednesday. now over towards the america's here. we do have storms blowing up across the ohio river valley. a frontal area here, also watching a cold front push through the northern rockies into the dakotas. southwest monsoon there in the southwest but over towards the central u.s. where you need the rain and it is not looking like any