that is the point of the tpp, in my view.orea has expressed its intention to join the tpp while we are negotiating with china. we can play our role on both sides. chineseromote the market opening on the one hand and contribute to the tpp on the other. that is the important role that korea can play. the implementation of the fda and the benchmark for the multilateral framework. -- the fta. guest: it would help to lower bilateral tensions. tpp, itrea joins the has the effect of concluding korea's fta with japan. which we don't have now. that is the duty of the multilateral agreement. that is the way we should move forward. korea is the only country in asia now which has fta with both europe and america. finishessuccessfully its fta with china, for the time being, we will be the only country in the world that is fta with all three major markets. i think that puts korea in the center stage of the global fta network. japanquestion, about -north korea negotiations. there is great interest on one hand and great concern on the other.

holds a key to move the tpp talks forward. do you thing that the negotiations will go smoothly after the coming mid-term election. >> translator: the mid-term election, how that will impact the deal, of course that is what we're looking at. yes, the people who are at stake with this election, of course they will be listening more to the domestic stake holders, meaning they would want to see the deal be more satisfactory for their stake holders. but of course, if you say what you want to all the other countries, we will have no deal in the end. we have to understand that having the tpp agreement is going to be positive for all countries involved. so once the mid-term election is over, the election will not have any effect on whatever deal or negotiations take place, probably we will see things settle down a little bit. so maybe, yes, we will see a speeding up on the negotiations going forward. >> thank you very much, mr. amari, for being us with. >>> switching gears let's check on the markets. tokyo stocks are moving in a narro

on the asia-pacific side, we have the emerging tpp which is in negotiation.counterbalancing trade blocs. maybe. i think it should somehow accommodate each other of a free-trade network. you might have a different idea. can you think about asia-pacific free-trade without china? eastan you think about asian free-trade without united states? i don't think it makes sense. that is where korea can play its role. we are a strong ally of the united states. we will have a benchmark fta. negotiations, all of the countries are trying to see some can introduce principles into the regime. is playing a role, carrying the big ship. and also through our negotiations with china, we are doing our important role of liberalizing the china market. so they can except the global standard, including products, production, intellectual property, as one. so eventually the negotiation of fta with china could be a good entrance for china to be invited to the tpp, if they want. if china doesn't want, there is no entry. but if china wants, we want to have china, which is more open a greate

>> i share your sentiments with regard to tpp.eek releasedhis a report suggesting brunei's gdp would be trending upwards towards 6%. this year and next. their economy is doing quite well. in terms of diversification, they are trying to move developam in petroleum, tourism and service exports, and develop other segments of their economy that employee more -- brunei citizens citizens. >> thank you. i have spent time in botswana. a year in namibia. -- when i gotd back to college i wrote my master's theses to explain the electorate. we've determine what that hold is. brute force. all of us are trying to explain the hold he has on the rest of africa. it has been very disappointing count the other countries what has gone on in zimbabwe. botswana was the one country to be somewhat critical, initially. it then fell in line with the other southern african countries. ok and you do in your role to make sure that there is the standingte stand taken up to what should not be counted? >> the president has taken as a proponentds of human rights a

significant improved new offer from japan on pork specifically the gate price and tariffs are eliminated, tpp is dead on arrival on capitol hill. >> japanese negotiators have proposed lower tariffs for pork and beef instead of abolishes them. here are the latest market figures. >>> united nations officials are scrambling to deal with the growing crisis in iraq. they've declared the situation a level three emergency. tens of thousands of people lack food, water and shelter because of the threat posed by sunni militants. a threat iraqi leaders are trying to confront with a political shakeup. >> well, it's a shakeup some say was a long time coming and one many are welcoming. al maliki has announced he's stepping aside. maliki resigned on state television flanked by members of his islamic party. he'd been under pressure for weeks internally. he was plucked from relative obscurity nearly a decade ago to run. he stayed in power for two terms and had designs on a third. his critics argue he favored his fellow shia's instead of kurds. they are designating al-abadi, a member of his party. he lived in

lawmakers have called on president barack obama to exclude japan from the tpp talks if the japanese don't eliminate the tariffs. >>> this is a week of remembrance and reflection here in japan. people are marking the end of world war ii 69 years ago and taking stock of all that was lost. some will attend ceremonies honoring those who died when u.s. war planes dropped atomic bombs on hiroshima and nagasaki. nuclear weapons had never been used in an attack before and have never been used since. ahead of the memorials on august 6th and 9th, "remembering hiroshima and nagasaki" will look at how people in these cities are keeping memories and campaigns for a nuclear-free world alive. the skeleton of the building that became the atomic bomb dome is a reminder of the brute power of the blast. but smaller relics can be found all over hiroshima. pieces of bone, shards of glass. a graduate student believes retrieving them will help the souls rest in peace. nhk world's fumio kanda has his story. >> reporter: the river flows by hiroshima peace memorial park. on sunday you can see a figure crouched on

he'll give us an update on the tpp free trade negotiations. that's going to be live wednesday right here on "newsline." >>> that is going to do it for business hour. here's a check of the markets. >>> the vice president of china has sat down with a group of young lawmakers from japan. they agreed to work toward improving ties between their countries. li yuanchao, and a group of young japanese lawmakers have agreed to work to improve ties between the two countries. they think the leaders could talk in november on the sidelines of the asia-pacific economic cooperation forum in beijing. >> translator: vice president li said china and japan need to create the right environment for a summit. >> china state news agency xinhua quotes li at saying the japanese should deal properly with issues concerning history and islands in the east china sea. the lawmakers say li responded positively to a plan to open a hotline between the two countries. defense officials could use the hotline in emergencies to avoid the risk of an accidental conflict at sea. >>> m