it looked out then, as it does today, over the plain of tipperary, called the golden vale because itsich soil makes it ireland's best farmland. on this historic rock, you stroll among these ruins in the footsteps of st. patrick, and wandering through my favorite celtic cross graveyard, i feel the soul of ireland. >> hill low hello there u welcome to "newsline." chinese and vietnamese have traded accusations for months over territorial disputes in the south china sea. crews have faced off against each other out on the water. and vietnamese have staged repeated protests against what they see as chinese aggressiveness. now, their leaders say they're committed to negotiating the disputes.

it looked out then, as it does today, over the plain of tipperary, called the golden vale because its rich soil makes it ireland's best farmland. on this historic rock, you stroll among these ruins in the footsteps of st. patrick, and wandering through my favorite celtic cross graveyard, i feel the soul of ireland. >>> today'sations voices comes to you from mumbai, india, to speak to a man who has workeded for many years to drive the country's economic growth. as one of the brics countries, india has had a major impact on the global economy, but in recent years, it has experienced a slowdown. the people elected economic reformer narendra modi by a landslide in the last general election and has vowed to turn things around. we spoke with ratan tata,

it looked out then, as it does today, over the plain of tipperary, called the golden vale because itsich soil makes it ireland's best farmland. on this historic rock, you stroll among these ruins in the footsteps of st. patrick, and wandering through my favorite celtic cross graveyard, i feel the soul of ireland. >>> >>> hello, and thanks for joining us on nhk world. this is "newsline." >>> nato has accused russia of violating ukraine's sovereignty. the secretary-general swept aside russian denials. >> it is now clear that russian troops and equipment have illegally crossed the border into eastern and southeastern ukraine. >> rasmussen said russian forces are supplying weapons to separatists engaging in operations. he accused the leaders of defying all diplomatic methods for a peaceful solution. russian president vladimir putin said he's disappointed by the