towards new delhi at 155, beijing at 148. new delhi's problem you have the southwest monsoon that comes in and pushes the particles up against the mountains and makes this aqi index start to spike up. now, in london, tokyo, it's a little lower. even towards new york at 76 more of a breeze in here. but as far as singapore right now 290, that is quite unhealthy. >> robert, thanks. >>> the top united states representative in japan is preparing to participate in an event marking a brutal chapter in the history of the two countries. john rous will be the first american ambassador in decades to attend a ceremony in okinawa. recognizing the ends of military operations against u.s. forces in 1945. people will gather on sunday to honor the dead in the city of itoma, the location of the last major fight in the battle of okinawa. officials from the u.s. consulate general in okinawa and members of the american military usually attend. walter mondale is the only american ambassador to have participated. he went in 1995, the 50th anniversa

they met in beijing on friday for lurch. the foreign ministry said they discussed in detail the stalled six-party talks on the north's nuclear program and the situation on the peninsula. the talks have been suspended for over 4 1/2 years. he reiterated the north's willingness to resolve issues peacefully through negotiations. later kim held meetings with officials, the government's central compound. he is expected to wrap up the five-day-trip to china on saturday. the diplomat vying to be the ton envoy to est asia for barack obama's administration referred to the dispute between japan and china at his confirmation hearing. he said he will do everything in his power to ease tensions over highlands in the region. >> we had this discussion directly with the chinese and i think that the chinese similarly are in no doubt that america stands by the allies. >> russell spoke in washington at a senate confirmation hearing and he has been nominated for assistant secretary of state for east asian and pacific affairs. he stepped down in

the role beijing would play in all of this. were they going to blow a favorable wind to allow edward snowden to move on from honk con, influence hong kong authorities. and this is what we're hearing from the foreign ministry spokesman in beijing at the moment and i will read this to you. we have noted relevance reports but are not aware of the specifics. we will continue to follow its development. hong kong is ruled by law on the basis of the basic law of the hong kong special administrative region and the principle of one country two systems. the central government always respects the hong kong government's handling of affairs in accordance with the law. however, what is also interesting is we've also heard from the foreign ministry spokesman also saying tonight that china is gravely concerned about the cyber hacking that they're learning of by u.s. government agencies, that they're learning about through media reports obviously associated with edward snowden. so it seems on the one hand beijing is hands off, and the other the

that's a sector you should not expect any sort of stimulus in beijing. we see a fairly slim chance the new leaders will hit their growth target in the first year of the administration. the key focus is to rebalance the chinese economy toward a more domestic consumption focused economy. the key to that is to kick start the new economic sectors before fading out the old sectors. we've been seeing signs of that. we believe the time is still on the chinese leaders' side in terms of their structural reform, and we're positive that the administration can lead china through a difficult but successful reform in the end. >> all right, stephen. thank you for that. good to talk to you. >>> well, investors are keeping a pretty close eye now on the key u.s. jobs data due out later in the day. we spoke with john taylor, ceo of fx concepts to get his outlook. >> the payrolls a couple days ago, they were looking for 165,000 new jobs. now the number seems to be down to 140, on average, of all market participants. if it's lower, let's say, than 120, then everybody will be

they're all made in beijing. beijing told the hong kong government to let him go, and so i think we should be punishing beijing, not the people in hong kong who we have a pretty good relationship. and people in hong kong actually look to the u.s. for inspiration on democracy, freedom, human rights because they've got problems with beijing of their own. jenna: interesting. so go to the source, as we say. >> go to the source. jenna: gordon, thank you. invaluable context for us. jon? jon: just in, jenna, a colorado judge rules on when accused movie theater shooter james holmes will go to trial. rick folbaum has more from our breaking news desk. >> reporter: just learning the trial will go on as scheduled beginning in february of next year. there was talk of a possible delay because more time was needed for doctors to complete a mental evaluation of james holmes. a hearing just wrapping up, this is file footage not from today's hearing. but the judge saying today it'll be a little crammed in terms of pretrial motions

beijing. justin rose becomes the first englishman to win the u.s. open since 1970. on al jazeera, leaders of the world's wealthiest countries are gathering for the g-8 summit in northern ireland. the talks are officially set to focus on the global economy, but syria's dominating the agenda ahead of the meeting. a car bomb has exploded at a roadblock near a military airport outside of damascus in syria. the remembers of president assad's forces are reported to have been killed. indonesians may soon have to pay one third more for their fuel. the government is trying to save up to $4 billion by reducing petrol subsidies. the british newspaper "the guardian loews quite has provided a talking point. it is reported that the uk spied on foreign politicians during the g-20 summit in london in two thousand nine. the front-page article says agents set up fake internet cafÉs to intercept e-mails, and british intelligence analysts were supplied with alive summary of telephone calls great all the document

. >> officials in beijing believe stable relations with the u.s. are essential for china's economic growth and for securing the trust of chinese people in their leaders. this will be president xi's basic stance when he meets president obama. >> that was nhk world in beijing. and a desire for a better relationship between the leaders seems to be mutual. kirk campbell served as secretary of state during obama's first term. we spoke to him to get a u.s. perspective. >> reporter: this will be the first time a u.s. president will meet with a chinese leader in such an informal setting, away from washington and beijing. kirk campbell says it shows relations are evolving. but he says with recognition comes obligation. >> i do think we're going into a new phase and it is the significant features of it are that china is no longer -- it is a developing nation. it has huge challenges but it is essentially a great nation and it has to be treated as a great nation and has to act like a great nation. there are burdens that come with responsibilities that come wit

. >> manufacturers in europe cannot compete with the subsidies beijing is feeding its own industry. allowing them to dump their products of less than the cost of making them. if a trade war developed, no one will win. china has captured 80% of the solar market in europe. -- if hightariffs terror of sarin posted could mean the loss of 250,000 jobs in europe over the last -- next three years. beijing could squeeze them with equally high tariffs. >> europe needs to be competitive to build panels at a place -- at a price that is acceptable. withfactory was set up much fanfare two years ago. it will be closed with the end of skilled jobs. companies have either been forced to cut back production or go bankrupt. the workforce is shocked and demoralized. >> we believe energy is like water, communications, or transport. it is a public asset. it is at the heart of the workings of the state. solar power was the green dream for people and politicians. this man had chinese solar panels installed to take full advantage of the subsidies being offered. the subsidies have been reduced and the dream

stripes even the americans spent well over three point three trillion dollars on the iraq war it is beijing that's now guessing the biggest slice of the pie but home for the country's oil being shipped to china how that happened a threshold break. i would rather as questions for people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on r.t. question more. free. free. free. free. free. video for your media. revealed down to our t.v. dot com. you're watching r.t. live from moscow welcome back calls to apologize and study down well grade the prime minister when he returns home after working trip abroad later stay with us as won't premier ed a won out over a brutal police crackdown on demonstrations that's left thousands injured fresh clashes broke out overnight and on cries police and used more tear gas and water cannons on unarmed activists three people have died in that arrest which began as a small gathering in istanbul but spread like wild fire calls the country in response to unprovoked police brutality despite the la

park geun-hye traveled to beijing to the summit. she joined a statement with president xi jinping. >> reporter: we agreed to work for the korean peninsula, maintain stability and solve problems through dialogue. the situation on the peninsula is changing for the better. we hope the six-party talks will resume as soon as possible. >> the two leaders also agreed to boost diplomatic and economic ties. they say they will create a new framework for high level talks. they also agree to work for the conclusion of a free trade agreement. >> translator: a great change is happening in northeast asia. president xi and i share the view that we should create new bilateral relations, a new korean peninsula and a new northeast asia in this time of change. >> more than 70 business people are accompanying park. china is south korea's largest trade partner. the south sends a quarter of its exports to china. south korean companies needs to expand activities in china to survive the severe economic situation. chinese and south korean leaders also want t

brussels has slapped beijing with an import levy, saying it is guilty of a monopoly. >> the eu trade commissioner did not mince words, even though they could trigger a trade war. >> the european commission has decided unanimously to imposed provisional tariffs on solar panels imported from china in order to counter the dominance of these products on the european market. >> the european commission concluded that chinese solar panels were being sold way below cost in europe. the inputs should be 88% more expensive. a punitive tariff of 11%, rising to 40% in august, is now in force. several member states oppose the move, including germany, but the commissioner was unrepentant. >> it is true that the number of member states, of which germany, had a negative opinion, but we have the responsibility to enforce these regulations. >> the tariffs are provisional until december when member states will vote again on the measure. the commissioner says he wants a fair solution with china, and he wants beijing to begin talks. >> a court in stood guard has found the former portion executive guilty o

it is now 3:40 in the morning on june 4th in beijing. exactly 24 hours ago when in the early hours of june 4, 1989, troops opened fires at armed students and civilians and cleared the square. during these hours i was near the square and saw with my own eyes more than 30 people killed including 11 students ran over by tanks. .. >> and other related questions. first, let me pass along a message from the head of the chairman mothers. here is her letter. dear chairman, i want to first only half of chairman mothers express my deep gratitude to you and the u.s. congress for your concerned support for the families of the victims of that tiananmen massacre. since 1995, the tiananmen mothers have received 36 open letters to two congresses of china and china's leaders, calling for the reverse of the governments of verdict on the tiananmen incident, and demanding truth, compensation, and accountability. but we have not received any reply from the government. we ask the u.s. congress to urge president barack obama to demand our president xi jinping

brussels has slapped beijing with an import levy, saying it is guilty of a monopoly. >> the eu trade commissioner did not mince words, even though they could trigger a trade war. >> the european commission has decided unanimously to imposed provisional tariffs on solar panels imported from china in order to counter the dominance of these products on the european market. >> the european commission concluded that chinese solar panels were being sold way below cost in europe. the inputs should be 88% more expensive. a punitive tariff of 11%, rising to 40% in august, is now in force. several member states oppose the move, including germany, but the commissioner was unrepentant. >> it is true that the number of member states, of which germany, had a negative opinion, but we have the responsibility to enforce these regulations. >> the tariffs are provisional until december when member states will vote again on the measure. the commissioner says he wants a fair solution with china, and he wants beijing to begin talks. >> a court in stood guard has found the former portion executive guilty o

they were up 1.9% in shenzhen and 1.6% in the capital beijing. housing prices in two cities remained high though they stayed at the same level as in april. three cities showed fractional declines of less than 0.1%. the government has raised property taxes and taken other steps to headoff speculative transactions, but the latest survey appears to show that the efforts aren't entirely succe successful. officials are worried that a sense of frustration will grow among potential home buyers if housing prices continue to rise. >>> the head of japan's shipbuilders association says the industry's reorganization will be inevitable despite the recent breakup of merger talks between two major shipbuilding companies. last thursday kawasaki industries announced it had scrapped negotiations to merge with mitsui engineering and shipbuilding. the chairman of the shipbuilders association noted on tuesday that japan's shipbuilding industry has capacity that's double the actual demand. he said cutting this capacity will be one way to narrow the supply/demand gap.

beijing getting up to 30 here. some thunderstorms in the forecast. low pressure area actually lingering overhead in northeastern china. and tokyo on saturday 27 here for the high. partly cloudy skies. let's take a look over towards europe where really the low country some showers continuing to push through here even in the british isles we're seeing a front move through as well. that's going to be bringing some heavy showers possibly at times about 80 millimeters within a few hour span. also stronger storms coming out of this upwards about 70-kilometer-per-hour winds. off towards the west high pressure comes in. in much of western europe you're going to be improving the weather conditions going into saturday and sunday. lisbon even getting up to 37 here. madrid at 31. london 21 here. little bit cooler, but some partly cloudy skies coming in your forecast. take a look over towards the americas though where really much of the eastern seaboard especially east of the appalachians, that is where you're going to be seeing rough weather, upwards about 100 t

even hillary clinton said on her way to beijing first time, we're not going to let human rights interfere with important issues, i believe there's a lot of important issues but human rights should be at the core. my president hope is that the

pointing the finger towards beijing blaming it for series of cyber attacks u.s. officials have been unrelenting about what they see as the threat of chinese hackers. some leading. american industrialists calling for a serious response demanding that beijing face consequences for his actions and those demands though echoed by u.s. lawmakers who say that a cyber attacks from the chinese government will not be tolerated and president obama touched on the issue noting that china must follow international norms regarding cyber security threats and marjorie cohen professor at the thomas jefferson school of law and she believes that snowden's revelations about china and its fight against his possible extradition will only add tension to u.s. chinese american relationships snowden could provide valuable information to china about american hacking into chinese communications it puts the chinese government in i guess an awkward position but in powerful position as well it puts the united states in a very awkward position and so i'm sure that the american leaders are scramb

has been talking hundreds of targets in china it's a new twist in the cyber standoff between beijing and washington would. the role of washington indeed assuming the role of the victim. react to situations i have read the reports. and no i will leave them to the state department to comment on your part. to carry on the talking no. thank you no more weasel words. when you question be prepared for a chase when you. get ready for a. pretty speech. down to freedom to. he's. joining us here on out see this morning on. iran is going to the polls to choose the successor of president. who was winding up his maximum at the top job a nuclear standoff with the u.s. and e.u. tough economic sanctions and deadly protests. over a few take on controversial issues of his time in power all the while asking iranians about their attitude to the outgoing leader. akbar has been in real estate business for years and in iran when we ask him to summarize the legacy of president ahmadinejad he talks about it so. if you compare that right side increased by a hundred percent since last year we have no hope for

has been hacking hundreds of targets in china yet a new twist in the cyber standoff between beijing and washington which. speed assuming the role of the victim. when the president does it depends it's not illegal these are the words of richard nixon barack obama appears to be saying the same defending mass appeal would conduct surveillance of citizens all over the world defenders of prism involved with some form and claim these programs protect lives but who is looking after protecting our rights. is he. not from moscow this is ots he millions of voters across iran have stopped it's a cost of ballots to choose the successor to president ahmadinejad he's winding up his maximum a two year time job. has been inside iran iraq from the opening of the pack to polling stations as she filed this report. was iran's supreme leader is among the first protests today the country chooses its next president i hope you have a go to see how tall a company has just cast his ballot and of course no one knows who he voted for you can see many journalists are here who've been foreign reporters many have com

of a gap of an enormous amount of data on her cap talks against the states coming from america that beijing was accused of using computer hackers to steal u.s. military and commercial secrets meanwhile estate. escaping with his life to us on a sergeant pleads guilty to slow train sixteen afghan civilians in march twenty twelve for the sake of a. voiding capital punishment. twelve russians are in court on charges of inciting mass disorder and violence against bullies they were arrested for and quote house which ended in clashes in may last year on the eve of president putin swearing in ceremony off season exceed russia skis following the preliminary hearings. twelve people in the door all accused of inciting riots a year ago and made the six to eight to twelve and they could face up to eight years in prison if they're found guilty back then certainly just twenty four hours before the inauguration of president bush in moscow so probably the biggest violence it has seen in years everything was going rather smoothly in the anti putin protest in the heart of most go until one part of the protest

by devon extradited has increased diplomatic tensions between washington and beijing more live analysis on how the standoff might develop after a short break stay with us here on r.t. . download the official publication so choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television just doesn't matter now with your mobile device you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. a plane packed with scoop hunting journalists headed for cuba but without the star of the show it seems like edward snowden's latest invasive move to avoid extradition to the u.s. he is want to there on charges of espionage what exactly has he done to outrage and i did state so much let's take a look through the timeline of the story here now on may twentieth he arrived in hong kong and then he made his revelations to the guardian newspaper about the prism leak prism being a espionage program used by the national security agency in order to spy on the data of millions of people around the world then he goes public and give. his interview exposing himself and his name not going anonymous

. >> jeff: seth doane on the view from beijing on the much anticipated summit between the u.s. and china with cyberspying high on the agenda. the first comments from angelina jolie since her double mastectomy to prevent cancer. >> i've been very happy to see the discussion about women's health. >> magalie laguerre-wilkinson talks with two women about why they made the same choice. >> and john blackstone on goalball, the sport that gives em involved a whole new perspective. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> jeff: good evening, i'm jeff glor it has been a dangerous and deadly weather weekend. and tonight the threat is not over. here is a look at the storm system that first produced tornadoes in the midwest late friday. the front is moving up and out across the eastern portion of the country tonight. in south carolina a tornado touched down in anderson this afternoon. near the georgia border. we now know at least 11 people died in oklahoma. three in arkansas swept up in floodwaters. today oklahoma governor mary fallin toured the town of el reno. includ

well as some leading american industrialists according for a serious response are demanding the beijing faces consequences for its actions those demands are echoed by u.s. lawmakers who say that cyber attacks from the chinese government simply put will not be tolerated and president obama touched on the issue noting china must follow international norms regarding cyber security threats and marjorie cohn professor of the thomas jefferson school of law she believes snowden's revelations about china and his fight about his a possible extradition will only add tension to u.s. china relations snowden could provide valuable information to china about american hacking into chinese communications it puts the chinese government in i guess an awkward position as well it puts the united states in a very awkward position and so i'm sure that the american leaders are scrambling right now to decide how to deal with this how to deal with the chinese authorities there will be tremendous pressure on the chinese government by the american authorities to extradite him time will tell what they decide to do

she needed 19 suitcases to get it home to beijing, and hopes it's enough to last fair year and a half. "i heard the americans checking my luggage," she said. "they were whispering, why are chinese so crazy." when her oldest child was a baby she purchased a brand of infant formula found to be contaminated with a toxic chemical, melamine. that was in 2008, when six infants died after being fed melamine-laced milk. last year high levels of mercury were discovered in powdered milk. that's pushed many chinese mothers to buy abroad. chinese are now buying so much, that hong kong has placed export limits on baby formula. since april, more than 1,000 people have been arrested for smuggling milk. that's more than triple the number arrested for smuggling drugs in all of last year. in one smuggling ring, hong kong police found more than $140,000 of milk powder. this is milk formula people brought for you. >> yeah, for me. >> reporter: another beijing mother, 29-year-olds can zhang, turned to her colleagues for help. she works for a danish company and her coworkers bring her baby formula from eur

industrialize have called for a serious response demanding beijing face consequences those demands echoed by lawmakers who say cyber attacks from the chinese government won't be tolerated president obama touched told beijing to follow international law over a cyber security threat threats marjorie cohn a professor at the thomas jefferson school of law think snowden's revelations and his fight against extradition will make the u.s. chinese relationship difficult snowden could provide valuable information to china about american hacking into chinese communications it puts the chinese government in a i guess an awkward position but in powerful position as well it puts the united states in a very awkward position and so i'm sure that the american leaders are scrambling right now to decide how to deal with this how to deal with the chinese authorities there will be tremendous pressure on the chinese government by the american authorities to extradite him time will tell what they decide to do edward snowden this fellow whistleblower wiki leaks founder julian assange praised the former cia man f

industrialists are calling for a serious response demanding beijing face questions for its actions those demands echoed by lawmakers who say cyber attacks from the chinese government won't be tolerated president obama touched on the issue noting china must follow international norms regarding cyber security threats marjorie cohen a professor at the thomas jefferson school of law thinks snowden's revelations about china and his fight against extradition will only add tension to u.s. chinese relations snowden could provide valuable information to china about american hacking into chinese communications it puts the chinese government in a i guess an awkward position but in powerful position as well it puts the united states in a very awkward position and so i'm sure that the american leaders are scrambling right now to decide how to deal with this how to deal with the chinese authorities there will be tremendous pressure on the chinese government by the american authorities to extradite him time will tell what they decided to do. snowden's revelations one of a big surprise to another man at

debt so does that give beijing leverage in negotiations with washington. yes undoubtedly another leap but on the other side of china is also a developing country so we see that china has the global reach but there's a partial power is not a global power as the united states soon will have to how it china survives as the size of american economy in our four five six years time and by the year two thousand and thirty will double the sounds of america's economy or still china will be an evolving country so this we have to take into account and we'll reach the income per capita level of european countries it'll indicates to us well some are saying that in fact some experts are forecasting that the chinese economy will overtake that of the u.s. and the e.u. by twenty thirty which is not that far away so how realistic in your eview is that estimate well together together the size of the economy of the united states and the you combine and in the year two thousand and fifteen we would add japan as well so it would be good on this free. will or economy. well let's

seth doane has a preview from beijing. >> reporter: on his first visit to the u.s. as president, he faces his biggest challenge since he came to power in march. >> even though the two governments know how to deal with each other and have a lot of experience, the level of mutual trust has actually gone down in recent years. >> reporter: ken lieberthal air, former china adviser to the clinton administration, says cyber security will top the agenda because chinese companies are stealing cutting edge ideas from american corporations. >> we worry about the cost in terms of how much american companies will be willing to invest in innovation if the results of that are being stolen at the rate of something like $300 billion worth a year. >> reporter: ruan zongze, who advises china's foreign ministry, told us the hacking issue is a sensitive one. >> we want to address this issue because china doesn't want to be perceived as a kind of people who just launches this alleged attack whatsoever. >> reporter: president xi is a relatively unknown figure in the united states. explain

has been hacking hundreds of targets in china yet another twist in the cyber standoff between beijing and washington which certainly washington but is has been . the role of a victim and the other top headlines. wealthy british. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy. and. welcome to the big. mission. could you take three. three. three. three. three. three. three. this is. millions of voters across iran have started. to choose the successor to president. winding down his a maximum eight year top job. right from the opening of the polling stations she had a chance to chat with the locals there she filed this report. was iran's supreme leader is among the first photos today the country chooses its next president i hope you have a lot to see high telecom and he has just cast his ballot and of course no one knows who he voted for you can see many journalists are here who've been foreign reporters many have come to iran to cover the event and most of them are reporting on the show that when the supreme leader has cost over the country's politics and today's events a

that its military endeavors in iraq are no guarantee of financial reward that's after it was revealed beijing is now winning the race for iraqi oil becoming the country's biggest customer. pilbeam explain to my colleague in a shop about a little earlier just how the chinese were able to do that. actually now iraq is one of the top producers in the world and china is the biggest purchaser of this and actually nearly half of the oil iraqi oil goes to china actually one point five million barrels a day that equates to actually they want to really extend their presence as well they want to get hold of oil giant exxon mobil's presence in the iraqi feels that they want to expand and if we just go back to before the war during saddam hussein's time during then there was lots of or sanctions that really affected the oil market because it meant that it was cutoff from the markets and since then the market's been more open and more friendly business environment for the likes of china to take advantage of china did exactly that absolutely but makes the chinese so attractive as well they've got plenty of

beijing clearly has been accused by the united states recently of cyber hacking, and now beijing is learning and getting publicly in its face from edward snowden details about how this hacking was going on. today more details about how 1.1 billion mobile phone subscribers in china were having their text messages hacked by the nsa as well, according to edward snowden. that was reported in a newspaper here as well. so that's where hong kong has found itself, between a rock and a hard place. this was perhaps the easiest get out for you. one lawyer who was watching the case closely told me he was shocked the hong kong government has done this because all they needed in hong kong to p an arrest warrant out for snowden was to know that he was wanted for prosecution in the united states and that he was in hong kong. both of those, this lawyer said, were very clear, candy. >> we've been showing a little bit of the demonstrations. i know some took place last week in hong kong in support of edward snowden. what can you tell us about china and the actual reaction on the streets to snowden? is he the he

he was the mayor of beijing at the time of the arrest. he died on sunday at the age of 83. the state-run news agency reported his death on wednesday, one day after the 24th anniversary of the crackdown. analysts say chinese officials wanted to play down the political impact of his death by withholding the news until after the anniversary. however, in hong kong a news agency reported his death on the anniversary. and local newspapers ran the story on wednesday along with article about the tianaman crackdown. the reports say chen should not have been exempted from responsibility for the leading role he played in the incident. he was promoted to the top post of communist party secretary in beijing after the crackdown. but he was later deposed under the leadership of former president. he was sentenced to 16 years in prison in 1998 on corruption charges but was released in 2006 for medical treatment. >>> visitors to japan's northern island of hokkaido make a point of enjoying the local cuisine especially dairy products and seafood. many tourists from around asia find the food so

military buildup in the pacific something that has caused great concern in beijing . oh there's also another issue stirring concern in washington china is about to complete a deal which could become its biggest takeover of u.s. company beijing's expansion has drawn a lot of criticism from some quarters in america but some are actually welcoming the deal well on your screen right now you can see an exclusive response to our team from todd hey more of the secretary of agriculture in virginia and he believes that the agreement is going to be beneficial for the state as it will provide american producers with more access to the chinese market augusta soto who's an expert on china says relations between beijing and washington will always be characterized by cooperation and rivalry at the same time china goes google and it is a phenomenon but we have to sued to the united states in the first place because they have a special relationship just as soon as to how it china's devices the size of the american economy in our four five six years time. by the two thousand and thirty

and china beijing has demanded that washington explain a surveillance program and cyber spying to the international community by let's discuss this further with james called it editor of an independent news a website that cobbett report he joins us live from japan now james do you expect for the fallout from a surveillance like space a terms of u.s. china relations. there will definitely be further fallout in terms of the relations i don't think this comes as a surprise to anybody in the audience let alone the chinese government or intelligence services especially given the fact that it was admitted earlier this year that the general in charge of the n.s.a. who also happens to be a u.s. army general in charge of cyber command is head is ready to deploy forty cyber battalions in u.s. cyber cause by two thousand and fifteen thirteen of which are going to be specifically for preemptive cyber attacks so is it any surprise that the n.s.a. is actively targeting and conducting cyber operations against u.s. enemies in cyberspace of course this is no surprise to anyone but now that this is bee

the remarks were made in beijing with communist party official. former japanese prime minister and former chinese premier agreed when they agreed to strengthen ties. >> translator: as a living witness, i would like to share what i clearly heard from the two leaders. >> japanese leaders say their side has never shelved the issue, because they say there's no territorial dispute. chief cabinet secretary suga recited the government's stance. he says they're a part of japanese territory based on history and international law. >>> the head of the international atomic energy group has expressed his frustration. the iaea director general says iran is still installing century finals, he says the activities contravene u.n. resolutions. there have been ten rounds of talks sense january 2012, but no progress. iran's leaders must answer about their activities and they should allow investigators access to the site. they believe they have developed nuclear weapons there. this is one of the candidates in a presidential election later this month. >>> arms dealers

and china over america's focus there what in terms of the relationship between washington and beijing what do you think it's aimed at. these are cheaper so some issues there is a lack of trust is a look of trust between these two countries it. is clearly interesting that says china's doing global china's making investments in africa in south america. the new this is country easy to egypt of course is for rightful reasons but you know you should corporate america is this really let the chinese understand it's moved was asia is not for the purpose of confusion each of us should leave what the other was for the common goal which is economic growth which is the betterment of human races . from hong kong university school of economics and finance thank you very much for your analysis on this i've read by think twice before becoming a modern day robin hood in the u.k. there's a chance you might end up in jail for a decade for sharing movies and songs for free that's coming up later in the program. russian president vladimir putin has announced the end of his marriage the announcement came i

nhk world, beijing. >> the u.s. treasury department is taking more action to try to stifle north korea's military development. it added a bank and firm in the north to the sanctions list. they said the institutions support the development of the ballistic weapons and missiles of mass destruction. the bank and the front company, d.c. b finance are prohibited from conducting financial transactions with american businesses and their assets in the u.s. are being frozen. the representative of d.c. b finance is facing the same restrictions. in march the department banned north korea's institution and the foreign trait bank from doing business from u.s. companies. officials stress they will continue to pressure north korea with financial sanctions. authorities in pyongyang appear to be toning down the provocations and engijed in missile development. it's worse than first thought. in the ouiger autonomous region, it left 35 people dead. members of the ouiger minority have risen up against the majority in the past. they said

he was a coach for the japan bmx squad at the beijing olympics. on this day, he's working on her jumps. >> translator: it's tricky. just 10 or 15 centimeters in where you take off makes a huge difference in how far you can jump. >> reporter: sae practices over and over so her muscles remember the timing. >> translator: she never hesitates. she gets up her courage and just jumps, even in places where it's pretty frightening to do so. but she's got the momentum. i want to send her to the 2020 olympics. >> reporter: a national bmx championship was held in osaka last month. sae led from the start. she held off her opponents. and she won, overwhelmingly. but she was not satisfied with her performance. what went wrong? this is her first jump. she loses her balance. with a clean jump, she would have gone a lot faster. >> translator: i wish i had done better. that's why i want to keep up my tough training. my dream is to take part in the olympics and to race in the u.s. as a pro. >> reporter: as long as sae continues to jump, her dreams look firmly within

. >>> a long a-awaited announcement from beijing. we'll figure out if it means anything. >>> first, here's my take. the great american housing market is back. the case schiller housing index showed the largest annual increase in prices in seven years. so, despite dysfunction in washington, despite the sequester, the american economy, once again, shows its core character. flexibility and resilience. a housing revival was inevitable at some point. the united states is the only rich country in the world whose population is growing. we add 3 million people to our numbers every year, thanks largely to legal immigration. that means over time, we will need new housing, unless kids want to live with their parents forever. consumer confidence has hit a five-year high and not without reason. americans have been paying off their debt at a steady clip since the financial crisis. the u.s. economy is susceptible to bubbles and manias, but also has the flexibility to adjust. american people and companies change past practices, take pain and prepare

she began a visit to beijing by getting to know the president. now she has been talking with other chinese leaders and showing how determined she is to work with them. she spent some of her second day in china meeting senior officials including the premier. she is believed to have proposed chinese and south koreans invest more in each other's countries and thought to have suggested they work together to transform economies so they are led by doest inndo e mostic demand. she quoted a chinese proverb that making friends brings success in business. the father of the american intelligence leaker edward snowden said he does not think his son committed treason. he went on national to explain how he sees his son's actions. >> he had betrayed his government, but i don't believe that he betrayed the people of the united states. >> the elder snowden does not want to put his son in peril, but is concerned about people around him. he has not spoken to his son in april, but fears he is being manipulated by wikileaks. the elder snowden said he told u.s. attorn

nhk world, beijing. >>> the united states has added to its sanctions list a north korean bank and it's affiliate firm. u.s. officials say they're supporting pyongyang's development of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction. a treasury department announced on thursday that it's sanctioning daedong credit bank and its finance company. the front company's representative kim chol sam is also included. they're prohibited from conducting financial transactions with u.s. businesses and any assets in the u.s. will be frozen. the latest sanctions follow a u.s. ban in march on north korea's foreign exchange institution ftb, the foreign trade bank, from doing business with u.s. companies. treasury officials stress they will put more pressure on north korea through financial spngs they say pyongyang appears to be toning down its provocations but it's still engaged in missile development. >>> military commanders in egypt say they're ready for the worst. their troops are on stand by in case anti-government protests turn violent. opponents of president mohamed morsi are marking his first

a deal was reached with dozens of workers at his beijing factory. a staff feared they were about to lose their jobs and wanted severance payment. he treated that he lost 4 kilos in the ordeal. people andf eight their guide in pakistan has damaged the tourism business in the region. people living in the remote valleys they have lost their livelihoods. their they have lost livelihoods. >> today, everything around here is designed to cater -- cater to the hundreds of mountaineers who come here every year, wanted the thrill of conquering the peaks. even the names suggest adventure. hotels are usually packed and st. busy with tourists. that is not so. all foreigners have been asked by the government to go back to the capital. the killing of the foreigners on sunday morning has also killed the industry. night, the eight checked into the hotel. there were about to try to climb one of the most of the " peaks in the world. -- most difficult peaks in the world. >> beaver such lovely people. it gave me such hope to see them -- they were such lovely people. it

. >>> a long a-awaited announcement from beijing. we'll figure out if it means anything. >>> first, here's my take. the great american housing market is back. the case schiller housing index showed the largest annual increase in prices in seven years. so, despite dysfunction in washington, despite the sequester, the american economy, once again, shows its core character. flexibility and resilience. a housing revival was inevitable at some point. the united states is the only rich country in the world whose population is growing. we add 3 million people to our numbers every year, thanks largely to legal immigration. that means over time, we will need new housing, unless kids want to live with their parents forever. consumer confidence has hit a five-year high and not without reason. americans have been paying off their debt at a steadyclipse since the financial crisis. the u.s. economy is susceptible to bubbles and manias, but also has the flexibility to adjust. american people and companies change past practices, take pain and prepar

she was put under house arrest in beijing shortly after her husband one the nobel peace prize in 2010. he was jailed for 11 years in 2009. he had posted a document criticizing one party rule by the communist party. supporters say the authorities decided to give him a harsh sentence after they discovered that his sister had a secret meeting with her friends last december while under house arrest. >>> the trial of china's former railways men ter has started in beijing. he is charged with abuse of power and accepting bribes worth $10 million. prosecutors say the former rail chief was breebed by 11 people over a 25 year period. he's also accused of promoting subordinates in exchange for money. he is he offed as railways minister from 2003 through 2011. he was dismissed for allegedly accepting bribes from construction firms. many people viewed the railways men industry as a hotbed of corruption. in march, the national people's congress dissolved the ministry. china has been stressing its efforts to root out corruption since president xi jinping's government came to power. >>> china's consu

the reality is that the gift they brought is the gift of beijing. and we do need to make clear that you guys have a lot more to lose and at stake around north korea than the americans. >> fascinating. i love this ruthlessly pragmatic and deeply avoid and trying to think about how that's going to impact the conversation that these world leaders are going to be having very soon. this idea that what we think of as the fundamental economic concerns of these two countries that are so similar in many ways that are the greatest polluteors and the biggest markets and also need the strategic alliance. there's more on this and we'll talk about the summit that could redefine u.s./china alignment and we'll look at the protesters taking on walmart and hottest show on broadway is coming to nerd lane. the stars of "motown" the musical are coming here. there's more nerd land at the top of the hour. alec, for this mission i upgraded your smart phone. ♪ right. but the most important feature of all is... the capital one purchase eraser. i can redeem the double miles

on their 2013 tour of china and they were on this plane going from beijing to mccau. they were stuck there with everybody else and decided to get instruments out. you've got juliet on violin, daniel on the violin, the viola, the cello. they're playing string quartet number 12. look how happy the passengers are! ♪ >> this is impromptu, right? >> yes. >> it wasn't planned. they happened to carry on instruments. >> of course. got to carry on the instrument. you can't trust the baggage handlers. >> request. >> "free bird." >> yeah. ♪ [ applause ] >> trust me, you don't want to lose a bet went you've got friends around like these. >> he lost the bet. he's going to stick a knife in the toaster. >> danny, apparently lost a bet with his buddies and has to put a knife in the toaster. with the toast down and the toaster plugged in. a big no-no for all of you children who may be watching. do not do this. let's see what happens here. countdown. >> two. >> two. >> three. >> three. >> he still doesn't do it after that countdown. but here we go. danny mans up. >> [ bleep ] [ ble