it is not just one community but many communities that come from north asia, south asia, southeast asia, the pacific islands. all of us are here to pay homage to the leaders getting awards but also to thank the heritage committee for all the work they have done. can we call up claudia chang to presenter this proclamation? it was not for her and the committee, this would never have happened. please give her a round of applause. [applause] all the committee members are on page three or four of the handbook. problems, a political system in which to many people have lost faith, and the new government will face the worst inheritance of any incoming government for least 60 years. that is exactly why it is so important that we have strong, stable government that lasts. a strong, stable government, which has the support of the public to take the difficult decisions that are needed if we are going to put this country back on the right track for a stronger future. there is one further point i want to make. i believe that it is not just important for this country to have strong and stable governme

to discuss how to tackle drug traffickers and terrorism in central asia the afghan war seems the major cause of instability. clashes are held every day despite the time of year and weather conditions right now it's extremely hot here but as you can see the troops are fully dressed in their uniforms still have to get used to it since this is what they'll have to wear on the job. takes you to the front line of the anti drugs border guards are put through tough training for the mission ahead. a human rights group says the scandal involving an ex israeli all the officer posting pictures of a cell posing with the palestinian detainees is just the tip of the iceberg. investigators say a blast in southern russia the engine could have been the work of the al qaeda linked militant behind munches moscow metro bombings police in the capital on high alert. i started to look at american history and politics and realized that my whole life i would like to. ideals hundreds of u.s. nationals feel the american dream has failed them and choose to denounce their citizenship. i live from our studios here

asia and through the renminbi links is going to increase. and also as some of the manufacturers relocate their part of the facility to service asia, our network is going to increase too. >> that was alex fong, ceo of the hong kong general chamber of commerce. >>> next is an update of the latest market figures. ♪ >>> and that's all for now in biz news. >>> nearly 50,000 students dropped out of college or junior college during the fiscal year ending in 2009. that figure comes from japan's ministry of education. next we see what one university is doing to prevent students from cutting their education short. >> reporter: ysuke okawa studies at a university in yokohama city near tokyo. two years ago he dropped out of a different university. okawa says compared to high school universities give students a lot of freedom. he adds that he couldn't adapt. >> translator: when you are given total freedom, you have no idea what to do. >> reporter: typically, more than 100 university students attend lectures in large halls. not knowing anyone, okawa cou

russia hosts afghanistan and pakistan to discuss battling the drugs coming from central asia with the afghan war seen as the major cause of instability takes you to one of the crucial battle fronts in the war against narco terrorism. classes are held every day despite the time of year and weather conditions right now it's extremely hot here but as you can see the troops are fully dressed in their uniforms still have to get used to it since this is what they'll have to wear on the job after six months trained soldiers are sent to guard the border while new cos troops arrive continuing the cycle. of. moscow police on high alert as investigations suggest russia's number one terrorist suspect and the man behind the march is a moscow metro bombings could be responsible for tuesday's a car bomb blast in southern russia that injured thirty. i started to look at american history and politics and realize that my whole life i have been lied to. as the us accept more illegal immigrants than all other countries combined hundreds of u.s. nationals that choose to renounce their citizenship disillus

russia hosts afghanistan tajikistan and pakistan to discuss battling the drug scorch coming from central asia the afghan war scene is the major cause of instability. clashes are held every day despite the time of year and weather conditions right now it's extremely hot here but as you can see the troops are fully dressed in their uniforms still have to get used to it since this is what they'll have to wear all the job to take you to the border between afghanistan into one of the crucial from the war against terrorism. most police on high alert as investigations suggest russia's number one terrorist suspect and the man behind march is moscow metro bombings could be responsible for tuesday's call a bomb blast in some of them russia that injured thirty. i started to look at american history and politics and realized that my whole life i had been lied to . the u.s. accept more legal immigrants than all other countries combined hundreds of u.s. nationals choose to renounce their citizenship disillusioned with the american dream. from our studios here in central moscow twenty four hours a day this

they sit right on the cross roads between asia and europe. they traditionally look southeast. the cold war is over. the southern flank of nato is not as important as it used to be. there are a lot of things going on at the same time and another thing going on is their 360-degree policy, no trouble, no problems with neighbors. all of these things happened at once. >> rose: should we look on that as an opportunity or concern? >> first of all, i think it is an opportunity. why does prime minister erdogan, why do his colleagues want to have this relationship with snern i believe it is because they feel somewhere in their hearts that maybe the west won't be successful. and if iran is going to be a nuclear power-- which i hope will not be the case-- they want to have some influence there. second, i think it's clear, as secretary gates has said, that europe has rebuffed constant u.s. and turkey attempts to get in the e.u. and all of that turkey holds is a long-term goal a stogs the e.u., that it still looks west. it also wants to go back to some historical views that they used to hav

in the case of intel, intel has 65% of its sales going to asia. and so we think in a world that's slowing down, asia is still likely to be the brightest spot. and so part of our portfolio we would like it to have a significant amount of asian exposure. >> tom: okay. just one minute left and two other picks we want to get to. give us 20 seconds on mcdonald's. just off of an all-time high, and clearly it has seen global growth. >> it has. it's a similar theme. it is a global footprint. the security is yielding over 3%. it's got a very strong balance sheet. it's got a good historic growth rate, and so, again, we think it's positioned -- will it slow down if global growth slows? yes. but it should slow a lot less than the average equity security. >> tom: and another global brand folks will recognize, pepsi, and the frito lay snack business, and a yield here close to 3%. why do you like this consumer stock? >> the same thing as mcdonald's. a global footprint. a very stable business. it should hold up much better, even if we do slow down quite a bit. ag

how does the situation in afghanistan in fact stability in which and in central asia are used. to factors which strongly affect the situation in the region drug trafficking in terrorism through a number of politicians in the west and in russia also have until recently seriously believe that the presence of the u.s. and allied troops in afghanistan is good including for russia because the united states and their allies are fighting drug trafficking and terrorism i always prefer giving concrete facts in october two thousand and nine the united nations states in a very professional and comprehensive report absolutely clearly the time u.s. troops went to afghanistan. no drugs were cultivated in the taliban controlled areas with an absolute record in this respect eight thousand two hundred tons was set in two thousand and seven after the us troops had rived in afghanistan no comment here a second in that report mr costa the deputy special representative to the united nations secretary general who's also the head of the un office on drugs and crime said the drugs were not the biggest

to discuss how to tackle drug trafficking and terrorism in central asia. you will see it as the major cause of instability. collapses are held every day despite the time of year and weather conditions right now it's extremely hot here but you can see the troops are always dressed in their uniforms to get used to it since this is what they'll have to wear on the job. takes you to the frontline of the county drug spine. of the put. training for the pressure that heads. i started to look at the american history of politics and realize that boy what a good light. ideals gongs bridges u.s. national scoobie american dream has failed them and choose to denounce first but essentially. a very warm welcome to the this is the line from the russian capital with me honestly a bit police in moscow have been put on a high state of alert over fears a car bomb in russian's north caucuses could signal more attacks on the capital where the chechen millicent linked to al qaeda is suspected of being the behind the blast in the town of people of course which injured around thir

to discuss how to tackle drug traffickers and terrorism in central asia with the afghan war seen as the major cause of instability. clashes are held every day despite the time of year and weather conditions right now it's extremely hot here but if you do see the troops are fully dressed in their uniforms have to get used to it since this is what they'll have to wear on the job takes you to the front line of the anti drugs fight where border guards are put through tough training for the mission ahead. i started to look at american history and politics and realize that my whole life has been like to. hundreds of u.s. nationals feel the american dream has failed them and choose to citizenship. live from our studios here in central moscow twenty four hours a day this is. police in moscow have been put on a high state of affairs a car bomb in russia's north caucuses could signal more attacks on the capital a chechen minutes and leader linked to al qaeda is suspected of being behind the blast in the town of which injured around thirty people investigators know who owned the car which was load

. >>> earlier this month hong kong held an international food fair, which is one of asia's largest. the region's already the biggest importer of japanese food products, and it continues to attract japanese producers as they face shrinking domestic demand. our reporter, jamie ng, visited the food fair, and talked with some japanese exporters. >> reporter: 700 firms from around the world showcased their products at the food fair in hong kong. among the participants, japan dominates one of the biggest spaces. about 100 groups, including municipal organizations, joined the fair. it is the largest number ever. they aim to expand business in asia through hong kong. >> come here. >> reporter: this company, drawn to the food expo for the first time. it's created a special product called tofu shumai. that's a mixture of japanese bean curd and popular chinese dim sum shumai. enterprises from hokkaido in northern japan also promoted their local foods with unique ideas. this is frozen sushi. the company uses an original frozen technology to preserve its natural flavor. so when we unfreeze it, i

of ghana stones and over old was twelve billion dollars all this is done because for russia central asia is a traditional sphere of interest and it has always been sensitive to stability which the afghan conflict is causing currently it's drug trafficking and islamic radicalism which are the main security threats opium comes all the way into russia into europe through to jake is done because no visas are required to travel from to the ticket to russia and this is why the truck floods and easily through the open door so tightening security on the. border was one of the main topics discussed today i t z corpuscle not want to see for himself what challenges the people who are providing security on the border on the tribal border between afghanistan and a facing every day turning a boy into a soldier is a tough task but getting him ready to go to one of the most tricky borders in central asia is even more difficult like north are both cattle knows other people don't go out that's why at this training center. there is no time for games when it comes to dealing with going to stand the center o

asia we're encouraged by the bits of an expected result in the u.s. retail sector namely wal-mart and. shares of p.h.p. billiton over there in australia fell over three hundred percent after the takeover failed. china is taking another big step to replace the ailing dollar with its currency in trade for lenders can now access the massive two trillion dollars chinese into bank bond markets it comes off the russian move to ruble dealing with neighboring states. and car sales in russia have risen to put the country in third place in europe for the first time since two thousand and eight in july the list sold almost fifty percent more cars than in the previous month that's over one hundred sixty thousand vehicles germany's still in pole position despite sales falling worth their while france is in second place. grain from russia's national reserves will not be used for exports at the beginning of this week the government imposed a blanket ban on producers selling grain abroad in response to the severe drought they had been speculation on the commodities m

. >> the asia-pacific island cultural center receives help from the census but our commission. john mean today to talk about in off festival is the executive director. welcome. i understand this is the 13th annual festival. can you tell me the name? >> the name is a celebratory name. we also celebrate what we call the asian-pacific islanders as well, in terms of culture, experience, and multidisciplinary arts. >> the festival is actually very wide-ranging. you have 16 venues, and how many different performing arts centers? >> we have over 85 artists participating, 16 venues, 21 events. there are over 15 groups that are performing. >> there recently kicked off at the beginning of may and will continue through june 13? correct? >> that is correct. unlike in the past years, we have had to expand the festival because there has been so much activity and so many people want to be part of the celebration. we're very honored and pleased to have the festival going all the way into june. >> we're kind of coming in on one of the groups. >> francis is one of the pioneers of the asian ameri

in asia were encouraged by better than expected results in the u.s. retail sector namely wal-mart and home depot but shares of b.h.p. billiton in australia australia filled over three and a half percent of its takeover failed. aeroflot has become the first russian airline to be included in the top twenty five leading carriers of the world industry magazine transport well placed the flagship carrier intends place one higher than lifton's a group due to the airline successful financial dealings in two thousand and nine the magazine also put their float at eighteen for their net profit last year which was one hundred twenty two million dollars. china is taking another big step to replace the ailing dollar with its currency the yuan in trade for lenders can now access the massive chinese interbank market it comes off the russian move to dealing with neighboring states. now so we've got time for your stories on our website altie dot com. the most a team has been to the kaluga me when the car industry is rapidly developing. nunc argy goes to the area where

a soldier is a tough task but getting him ready to go to one of the most tricky borders in central asia is even more difficult. work i don't know a lot of people don't don't go out and that's why at this training center in tajikistan there is no time for games when it comes to dealing with ghana stared the center of the global heroin trade. classes are held every day despite the time of year and weather conditions right now it's extremely hot here but as you can see the troops are fully dressed in their uniform have to get used to it since this is what they'll have to wear on the job after six months trained soldiers are sent to guard the border while new conscripts arrive continuing the cycle the stones border with afghanistan stretches twelve hundred kilometers around seven hundred fifty miles dodgy border guards are being trained by the russian federal security service under a deal signed back in two thousand and four the use of different weapons physical education combat deck tics and survival techniques are all poured over the course. terrorism drug and arms smuggling and human tra

but the rest of asia developing asia is really developing. and you probably saw the headlines. your viewers saw the headlines this morning. japan is now a smaller economy than that of china. china is growing really, really rapidly. and we expect that by and large to continue and we expect that to pay dividends for its more adaptable neighbors in the region, japan lingering and not so adaptable. so we think that's an area for opportunity. >> opportunity in what way? are you saying that american investors should be buying equities in china or government bonds? i mean how do they take advantage of that? >> yes, so not equities directly in china because that's pretty tricky business for us over here so far away. but i think to own a basket of equities through some kind of a fund structure, equities in the emerging asian economies overall. so some in korea, some in china, perhaps, some in hong kong, some in taiwan, some in indonesia, mall ashe ya, india, of course, and so on, a basket. but we are talking about equity investments there. >> so give us an idea of some kind of allocatio

all southeast asia and asia there are a lot of similarities. >> he is a male entity. he is not -- are you referring to the story? >> it's interesting you should say that. a unique indian concept is one of half male, half female. and that is -- unlike some dances the solo dancer portrays all of the parts in the story. you can portray a feminine aspect and then masculine aspect with the bow and arrow. the male has to portray feminine and the female has to portray masculine. there is a very fierce dance and a soft sort of dance and every dancer has to learn all those aspects. it's very, you know, my teacher i call him a guru in this art form you have to study very, very hard. you have to learn about all the cultural aspects. he says it's liberating because he enjoys and has to learn to bring up the feminine aspect. he's a strong character it's a challenge for him and he likes it. the stories are metaphor cal. i don't look at this that this is a man or woman. there are qualities we all have that some of us are in touch with and are not. in our culture we think people shou

scientists warn that a drug- resistant superbug in south asia could spread worldwide. a warm welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later, patriotic poetry and a flag-in belize and uniform. the kids camp where young georgians learn to love their countries. and as significant as stonehenge, archaeologists find an 11,000 year-old house in the south of england. >>> hello. with one-third of pakistan now under water and torrential waters moving south, lange waste to more of the country, the detonations has spelled it out. many more pakistan is will die unless the rest of the world comes up with more money more quickly. the un's humanitarian chief appealed for $400 million to provide food, water, shelter, and medical care. >> every day, more of the newly homeless pack up and go. there is a trail of destroyed villages along the entire length of pakistan. it is a human tragedy and, in a poor nation, an economic catastrophe. the crisis began two weeks ago when monsoon rains caused flooding in the northwest of the country. as the

myers spoke about potential threats in asia. he says north korea is a hostile nation that has posed a greater risk in recent years with its development of nuclear weapons. he also referred to china's military buildup, but he said the most serious concern when it comes to china is cyberattacks against the united states. >>> japan's economy grew at an annualized rate of 0.4% in real terms during the second quarter. this is sharply lower than the 4.4% in first quarter. it also lags behind china's economic output for the same period. the cabinet office announced on monday that gross domestic product in the april to june quarter grew by 0.1%. this translates into an annualized rate of 0.4%. while the economy has posted growth for the past three quarters, figures for this latest quarter show that the pace of economic recovery in japan is slowing. second quarter exports were up 5.9%. on the domestic side, personal consumption was flat. public investment fell 3.4%. and private investment in housing also fell 1.3%. japan's nominal gdp fo