a relative latecomer to the overseas market, wellington has big plans to catch-up with the competition, first in china, then india and the middle east. >>cook: they believe firstly that they have a brand at home, a quality of education in all its many guises, extra-curricula, academic, moral, spiritual and so on - which they can export, so to speak, around the world. >>mackie: mainland china hosts over 270 international schools in 43 cities and in the provinces many cater to just a couple dozens students. but for the majority of schools, they can only enrol foreigners - children of expats or returning chinese with foreign passports. so for well-off mainlanders who seek a less politicised, international education and a seamless entry to the world's leading universities, there are two options. >>reporter: option one, there are schools abroad, which, along with colleges, vigorously compete at education expos like this for a share of the 200,000 chinese students who study overseas annually. of this number, over 3,000 under 18s attend british boarding schools, while around the same amount b

keep in mind, for wellington, i think we have more photos as well, this area is it sea level. they haven't seen snow there, some of the residents say, in 90 years. temperatures right now you can see in the single digits. it's going to be cool. temperatures are going to be struggling warm today. certainly not going to reach our average. for wednesday, so cool, by thursday more clouds around. thursday, the sunshine returns, but it's still going to be a little bit below average for this time of the year. so andrew, at least you're getting the heat there. but, you know, as we say this, i like to see the snow as long as it's in photos and somewhere else. >> as long as you can observe it from -- the skiers in new zealand must be loving this. quite a few australians flying over there. jen, thanks so much for that. >>> you're watching "world business today." when we continue -- >> farmers and police in india fight over what protesters say is an illegal government land grab. discover aveeno positively radiant tinted moisturizers with scientifically proven soy complex and natural minera

this book was first discovered on a wharf in wellington, new zealand, 69 years ago. the family who found it kept it on a shelf in their home ever since. it was the journal of delmar grands, her husband, who served in the battle of 1942. he kept a record of his experiences. he died 18 years ago but his wife kathy is still alive. she says reading the journal brings back many memories of her husband and taught her things she didn't know about him and his experience in the war. >> how does it make you feel? proud? >> it was many years ago, and of course i thought to myself you know, no wonder he was a nervous wreck. >> kathy and her husband met as pen pals and met in person in 1948, married on halloween, had eight children who remain in the bay area. >> more banks are failing. 99 blue men took over the box office. nicole lapin live. good morning. >> hey, very good morning to you, scott. big story of course, the european markets and u.s. futures higher across the board after news that the u.s. debt deal came out of washington late last night. investors you buoyed by the n

the wellington zoo came to the rescue. >> there's no guarantee.orter: constructed a makeshift penguin oxygen mask, even held his little foot as the doctor went to work. >> i'm not a penguin expert. >> reporter: the doctor did what he'd do for one of his human patients, inserting a tiny camera and carefully lassoing bits of debris. his peanut gallery watched his every move. >> we don't normally have tv cameras in the room. >> reporter: fans around the world could follow his recovery. happy feet became an international celebrity. >> the ratings minute by minute of news show a sharp spike when we run a story about happy feet. >> reporter: ten weeks on, happy feet now weighs more than 60 pounds and he's pretty chilled out. >> it's very exciting for me that we've managed to get him to this point where we can really lease him. >> reporter: the new zealand research vessel will take him part of the way on his 2,000-mile trek back to the south pole. in four days time, they'll drop him at 51 degrees south where the currents are favorable and where he's like

in a city that rarely gets no, monday's storm in the wellington is the biggest in almost five decades the blizzard has disrupted services across the north island, including some flight cancellations and the closure of major roads. it looks beautiful. that brings us to today's broadcast. from all of us here, thanks so much for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news america" was presented by kcet, los angeles. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: the republican presidential race sharpens, as texas governor rick perry jumps in, former minnesota governor

the new zealand capital, in a city that rarely gets snow -- the snowstorm in wellington is the biggest in almost five decades. the blizzard has disrupted services across the island, including flight cancellations. that brings us to the end of today's broadcast. thanks for joining us. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news america" was presented by kcet, los angeles. nouncer: this program was made possible by: >> chuck e. cheese's, proud supporter of pbs kids, who know of all the things a kid can learn, one of the most important is learning to laugh. pbs kids, where a kid can be a kid. rainforest cafe, proud sponsor of curious george, reminding you that anyone can make the world a brighter place by conserving our natural resources. when you're saving one can... both: you're saving toucans! (toucan squawks

it was first discovered on a wharf in wellington, new zealand, 69 years ago. and the family who found it kept it on a bookshelf in their home ever since. it turned out the journal was of del mar grinz who served in the battle of guadalcanal. he kept a day to day record of his experience. he died 18 years ago, but his wife kathy is still alive, and said reading the journal brings back so many memories of her husband, and also taught her things she didn't know about him and his experience in world war ii. >> how does it make you feel listening to it? >> proud. >> proud. >> it was very difficult. and of course i thought to myself, you know, no wonder he was a nervous wreck. >> kathy and del mar met through wartime condolence in the 1940s and eventually met in person in 1948. they were married at a young age on halloween, and eventually had eight children whom they raised here in the bay area. she says she still can't believe she now has this incredible memory. >>> coming up at 11:00, remember to get your children vaccinated for whooping cough before school starts

winger gunning was the only real shock inflation south africa's first game will be against wales in wellington on september the eleventh springboks will then also face namibia fiji samoa and hosts new zealand in group d. which is a tough pool according to submit. your pretention challenging for games and hopefully you know with well it's it's probably a pull you can have to treat with but we. have really got to get some rest and not shift too much about namibia but i mean the risks that are going to be are going to put a move to challenge the very. serious history of pool sort of where you can see the flipbook one of the most appealing and you don't want to create a good result now i met a sports team red bull are leading the way in the formula one season and they have also paved the way to what will be the circuit of the americas next year because all zones and former driver david coulthard got back behind the wheel to test out the dirt track in texas and in just under fifteen months they be on the f one calendar the circuit in the state capital of austin is set to host the last one race of t

the wayward emperor penguin known to the world as happy feet has left a zoo in wellington on the first leg of his journey back to cooler antarctic waters the penguin was found on a new zealand beach in june at all times of kilometers from his natural feeding grounds he was moved to the zoo after becoming ill from eating sand that it's thought he mistook for snow happy feet will be kept cool with sixty buckets of ice while spending four days at sea before being released. well forget the mob toward the seychelles or anywhere else if you're looking for a really exclusive holiday or should be looking beyond our planet a russian company is building a new hotel in space which is due to open in just five years' time as daria prescott were found out with an astronomical sixty million dollars price tag a good view is guaranteed. there is getting away from it all and then there is this the first of a hotel floating in space could be the ultimate escape and according to its creators this is new strace fantasy star. will launch the commercial space station into into sixteen and receiver first in t

gunning was the only real shock inflation and south africa's first game will be against wales in wellington on september the eleventh springboks will then also face namibia fiji summer and hosts new zealand in group d. which is a tough call according to sit. there with the british changing for games and so forth you know with well so it's it's probably a ball you have to treat with but we. agreed to go get some rest and not trip too much about namibia but i mean the risks that are going to get a political move will challenge. here as history. so that we can see the booking of the molecule and you don't want to create for yourself now a major sports team red bull are leading the way in the formula one season and they have also paved the way i will be the circuit of the americas next year consultant and former driver david coulthard got back behind the wheel to test out the dirt track in texas and in just under fifteen months they be on the f one calendar the circuit in the state capital of austin is set to host the last one race of the twenty two all season and it's hoped this will raise the

falling in new zealand the capital forecast is the scribing it has a once in a lifetime events wellington are rarely get snow for a few inches but then on sunday and monday are the most and at least thirty years it's boston transport disruption caused a few local ages forecasters predict a cold snap will continue through to wednesday. powerful suicide explosions followed by gunfire have she. usually peaceful and provincial capital chatting killing twenty it's not reported he targeted in the top security stop in the gulf and its official residence the taliban says it's behind the bonnets which constitute the gradual handover of security from foreign to afghan chiefs contributions that it's high time the american falls they've found that keeping that powder dry and thinking that strategically is that is the hardest time. last week in afghanistan and during the operation in one of the province u.s. special operation forces suffered a humorist casualties have been experienced by the u.s. military during that ten years off operation enduring freedom what makes situation even worse this same ty

falling in new zealand's capital with forecasters describing it as a once in a lifetime of that wellington rarely get snow for the few inches that fell on sunday and monday are the most in at least thirty years it's. caused a few road closures forecasters predict the colts not will continue through to wednesday. twin explosions at a market in the south these to iraq. have left at least thirty four people dead and dozens more wounded officials think the first bomb went off monday morning and a freeze there in the city of could as rescuers and onlookers gathered a car bomb exploded in a parked vehicle no one has yet to the attack ok time now for those business days with me. and thank you very much aware and welcome to business r.t. the russian shareholders in t m k b p are taking their british counterparts back to the stockholm arbitration tribunal they want a final ruling on whether b.p. broke the shareholder agreement by trying to organize the oil to exploration and deal with. the russian shareholders not seeking compensation through the swedish court instead they have lodged lawsuits in r

the former assistant secretary of housing but literally max i lectured and spoke in london and in wellington new zealand all over the world in sweden trying to work people about the housing bubble and the investment community and all those places simply just to. even when fannie mae went down in two thousand and eight i have been on the radio show in outside of san francisco explaining about the housing bubble. you know three years and one of the biggest investors in san francisco lost over a billion dollars on training make a going down and brought up the thing on their website and put it up and said you know we had no idea there was a crowd well i was on the radio free europe since nurses and so you through housing saying you know describing the problem and created you know ok imagine fannie mae freddie mac. they were caught committing fraud they were bailed out by the government and there are liabilities are now the taxpayers liabilities we've talked about we talked about wells fargo talked about bank of america all the banks committing mass of private securities fraud accounting fraud. a

in falling in new zealand capital with forecasters describing it as a once in a lifetime event wellington rarely get snow fall and the few inches that fell on sunday and monday are the most through at least thirty years it's brought some transport disruption of course to few road closures forecasters predict the cold snap will continue through to wednesday. bomb blast of ripped through at least five iraqi cities killing over fifty people most of them in the southeastern city of could twin explosions at a market there left at least forty people dead and dozens more wounded seven blasts also wrong the rest of the diyala province killing ten people no one has yet to receive the attacks across the country. ok that's the way the news looks now about without days of our headlines shortly but let's get a business update before that with dimitri. mid afternoon and welcome to business science in russia shareholders and we are taking their british counterparts back to the stockholm arbitration tribunal now they want a final ruling on whether b.p. broke the shareholder agreement by trying to organiz

falling in new zealand's capital with forecasters describing it as a once in a lifetime nothings wellington we rarely get snow for the few winters that federal funding in one day of the most in at least thirty years it's brought some transport disruption caused a few road closures will forecasters predict the cold snap will continue through wednesday. twin explosions at a market in a self east iraq have left at least thirty four people dead and dozens more wounded officials say the first bomb went off on monday morning in a freezer in the city of could as rescuers and on the has gathered a car bomb exploded in a pond vehicle when no one has yet admitted the attack. well it's been over a week the american stuff the biggest loss of life yet in afghanistan and look up the crash that left with cheap killed but it's a controversy of going to khrushchev says american forces should have started keeping their powder dry longer. last week in afghanistan in during the operation in one of the province u.s. special operation forces suffered their war assist casualties have been experienced by the u.s.

and this weekend, wellington, new zealand, of all places, got its first snowfall in 35 years. what is going on? >> when you crank up the heat, when you globally warm the planet, you're going to see more extreme events. >> reporter: how is this for extreme, the arctic sea ice is at its smallest ever. while globally, july was the seventh warmest ever. making the drought in texas easy to explain. 75% of america's second largest state bone dry. kemp, texas, water tanks ran dry for days. and farmers all across the southern tier are suffering. crops from corn to soybean dying on the vine. soon prices on vegetables to beef are expected to climb 10% to 20%. >> every farmer in the world wiwi be affected by climate change in one way or the other. >> jim, you say soon the prices will begin to rise. how soon? >> well, hit hardest have been corn and soybean. those go all the way through the food chain. all the way from breakfast cereal to steaks. that could start happening as soon as fall, and certainly six months by now. >> six months from now. straight to watch for today's drought. and t

gotten so desperate that big spring, texas, is considering repsyche lining toilet water and in wellingtonust keep it coming. look at this... >> drought conditions there are apparently causing an influx of grasshoppers, attacking lawn furniture. >> they have come by the hundreds of thousands, if not millions. >> experts say the drought has forced grasshoppers to look for a new food source and that many of them likely came with the monsoon wind flow in july. but when they arrive, they arrive en masse. let's go back to update the forecast with spencer christian. >> amazing. >> scary situation. we will take a look at the weather in texas in just a moment. but first, a time-lapse view, looking down onto the bay with a shallow finger of fog, moving through the golden gate. it is not very deep now. statewide, tomorrow, these will be the conditions, mainly sunny and some low clouds and fog and some coastal areas areas and inr locations like chico, sacramento, highs in the 90s, 105 in palm springs and 93 at yosemite. so a warm day here in the bay area, again tomorrow. inland locations like clear l

elizabeth also got to know -- she was in debt wellington was president. he more less did not know the degree -- she was in debt while lincoln was president. he more or less did not know the degree of it. she let elisabeth come up with a plan to secretly let tercel her dresses in new york city. but the -- to sell her dresses in new york city. but the plan does not go very well. >> before we run out of time, the 48th anniversary of the "i have a dream" speech, what does it mean? >> it means there is another step forward in the country reconciling its history. i say that because statues are important symbols of recognition. what this says is that we are at a point where we will recognize the contributions of martin luther king who gave his life for making sure that this country live up to its stated ideas. this was to include poor people, to include black people that those not include poor whites. people across the board who have been excluded too often. the focus on martin luther king only stops around the efforts of desegregation. but he had a broader visi

it was first discovered on a wharf in wellington, new zeal d new zealand, 69 years ago. the family who found it kept it on a book shelf in their home  ever since. it turn out that journal was one of delmar grant's who served in the battle of guadalcanal in 1942. he died 18 years ago but his wife kathy still alive. she says reading the journal is bringing back memories of her husband and teaching her things she never knew about him. >> how does it make you feel listening to it? proud? >> it was very difficult, and of course i thought to myself you know, no wonder he was a nervous wreck. >> kathy and delmar met as pen pals during the war and they met in person in 1948. what a love story. 5:19. coming up, calimari catastrophe. how 100,000 people almost went home hungry. >> a million robots expected to build ipads. we'll tell you about it. >> i could talk about dozens of cars on 880. picking up the construction as well. y on the rails.als de >> this is a live look outside this morning on a monday morning. pretty nice temperatures for this week. we've got rob in house to fi

the penguin was nicknamed happy if he had to undergo six operations at the wellington zoo he is fittedith a gps caller to track his trip back home to get there he is traveling in a specially designed cooling craig he will ride aboard a research vessel before he is released back into the ocean. stay with us, more news after this quick break. class you are looking at the scene around you in a market we have no delays so far because of the protesters activity around the bart station. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] if you're ready to get more from your tv service, now's a great time to get at&t u-verse tv. make the switch! [ female announcer ] call now to get at&t u-verse tv for only $29 a month for six months. hd-ready dvr included at no extra charge. plus get up to 182 channels with hbo and cinemax free for three months. [ male announcer ] u-verse tv lets you record up to four shows at once on a single dvr. and you can record and play back your shows from any room. even upgrade to over 170 hd channels. that's more than cable. [ female announcer ] call now to get at&t u-verse t

the wellington zoo nursed him back.le foot, as they pulled out tuition and other debris clogging his stomach. they outfitted him with a gps device. happy feet's many fans were riveted. watching every move on a web cam as he made his recovery. zoo officials admit it's tough to say good-bye. his fans lined up by the hundreds to wish him well. >> i will miss him when he's gone. >> i wish i could be his friend. >> reporter: he may not be able to say so, but clearly he knows that he's one luckyky penguin. for "good morning america," david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> happy journeys, happyfeet. >>> coming up -- how far would you go to l look flawless. new extreme women are going through for perfect skin. [ female announcer ] nutri-grain -- one good decision... can lead to another. ♪ ♪ with real fruit, more of the whole grains your body needs, and a good source of fiber. nutri-grain can help you eat better all day. vo: a breakfast worth waking up for. enjoy the sausage, egg and cheese croissan'wich today. only at burger k

and this weekend, wellington, new zealand, of all places got its first snowfall in 35 years.hat is going on? >> when you crank up the heat, when you globally warm the planet, you're going to see more extreme events. >> reporter: how's this for extreme? the arctic sea ice is at its smallest ever. globally, july was the seventh warmest ever. making the drought in texas easisier to explain. 75% of america's second-largest state bone dry. kemp, texas, water tanks ran dry for days. farmers all across the southern tier are suffering. crops from corn to soybeans dying on the vine. and soon prices on vegetables and beef are expected to jump 10% to 20%. >> every farmer in the world will be affected by climate change in one way or another. >> reporter: commodity prices have already gone up. you can expect the increases to hit the supermarkets within six months. jim avila, abc news, new york. >> funny news about ththe new zealand snow. do you remember happy feet, the penguin who got lost? >> yeah, yeah, of course. >> he was loving life with all that snow. he's like, oh, that's my hometo

reporter: rescue him they did, after all that wet sand he'd eaten, thinking perhaps it was snow, the wellingtonulled out twigs and other debris clogging his tummy. this weekend vets at the zoo attached a small gps tracker so they can continue to keep in touch. >> it's very exciting for me that we've managed to get him to this point where we can release him. >> reporter: happy feet's many fans were riveted, watching his every move on a web cam as he made his recovery. zoo officials admit it's tough to say good-bye. >> obviously the world is attached to him. i'm attached to him. my team's attached to him. but it's the best ting for him. >> reporter: his fans lined up by the hundreds to wish him well. >> i will miss him when he's gone. >> i wish i could be his friend. >> reporter: he may not be able to say so but clearly, he knows he's one lucky penguin. david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> one popular little penguin. >> really, 1,700 people came out to wish him bon voyage on his big trip back. >> but some people are having happy feet fatigue. and i wonder, rob nelson, are you perhaps one of th

it is beginning to look like the end of the world in wellington, colorado. is dealing with an infestation of grasshoppers. >> apocalyptic indeed. the little buggers are everywhere. eating everything from crops to furniture. and kmgh's lance hernandez got a firsthand look at them. >> this is creeping me out. >> reporter: patricia garcia says she's been around grasshoppers before but never an infestation like this. >> they just keep going. look at this. >> reporter: she says they destroyed her flowers, are littering the outside walls of her house, are even attacking her lawn furniture. >> they've come by the hundreds of thousands, if not millions. >> reporter: joaquin garcia says the hoppers have laid waste to their alfalfa fields, leaving stalks and weeds behind. he says there are so many hoppers that their cat is now hesitant to go outside. >> the funny thing is i've heard that cats actually like eating grasshoppers. but i think it was a little bit too large of a menu for him even. >> how much can they eat? >> they can eat a lot. >> reporter: bob at the agri