. >>> naoto kan and wen jiabao have agreed to mend bilateral ties that deteriorated after a collision between a trawler and vessels in the east china sea. kan told reporters that he had a half hour talk with wen oton sidelines of the asem summit in brussels on sunday. >> kan said he stated that the senkaku islands are a part of jan annd that no territorial issue is present. wen reportedly reiterated his position. the current situation is not favorable and that japan and china should work toward establishing a strategic and mutually beneficial relationship. he also said they agreed to hold high level talks between their governments and resume private sector exchanges that were canceled or postponed after the maritime incident. now, prime minister kan has emphasized the importance of international rules on trade and natural resources. he was speaking on the opening day of the asia-europe meeting in brussels. he said that to deepen relations between asia and europe and to ensure growth, it's important for the participants to abide by common international rules including those governing t

he spoke of the likelihood of naoto kan meeting the chinese wen jiabao during the summit in vietnam. >> meanwhile, japan's chief cabinet secretary said on tuesday that talks between the two countries' leaders is possible. >> japan's trade and industry minister says some rare earth metal imports from china have resumed but they're still far from normal. the shipments had virtually stopped after the diplomatic dispute between tokyo and beijing. speaking to reporters on tuesday, it was hinted that japan may send officials to china if exports of rare metals remain stalled. >> translator: if we cannot see any improvement on shipments, we may take some form of action around next week to ask china to improve the situation. >> defense ministers from the ten-member asean plus eight countries including japan and the united states have expressed concern over territorial disputes in the south china sea. >>> the meeting is the first ever regional security conference held in vietnam's capital hanoi on tuesday. vietnam's defense minister told reporters after the conference that japan, the u.s., and

. >>> japan's prime minister naoto kan hopes to hold a bilateral meeting with chinese pre premier wen jiabao in hanoi on the sidelines of the asean meetings. >> kan says he would like to meet and reaffirm with wen that the two countries will deepen mutually beneficial strategic relationships. he would welcome the resumption of private sector exchanges that have been suspended or delayed following the collision of a chinese fishing boat with two japanese patrol boats near japan's senkaku islands, which china claims. kan and wen met briefly on october 5th when they were in belgium for the summit of asian and european leaders. at the time they agreed to restore mutually beneficial strategic relationships. but anti-japanese protests flared up in several chinese cities between october 16th and 26th. >>> therack obama will not visit hiroshima and nagasaki, the two japanese cities struck by u.s. nuclear bombs, when he travels to japan next month. the white house said on thursday that obama will arrive in japan on november 12th for an asia pacific economic cooperation forum summit in yokohama

. >>> prime minister naoto kan leaves for vietnam on thursday to attend a series of asean meetings in the capital, hanoi. during the four-day visit, kan will take part in talks with leaders of the association of southeast asian nations. the prime minister is expected to express readiness to step up support for countries in the region. he's also scheduled to take part in the east asia summit, where he'll confirm that the united states and russia will join the regional forum next year. the prime minister will meet the leaders of singapore and new zealand separately. earlier the two countries signed the transpacific strategic economic partnership agreement. kan has said he will also consider joining the framework, which in principle abolishes tariffs on all products. meanwhile, the japanese government is coordinating talks with kan and chinese premier wen jiabao, where they hope to discuss ways to improve bilateral ties. >>> iraq's oil minister has called on japanese companies to invest and start businesses in his country. >> however, we do wish to see more japanese companies actually co

kan on monday. >> this conflict between these two major countries has to be brought to an end. it has been brought to an end. that's good news for the global world. >> a correspondent at the venue says the sentiment among european leaders indicates they shared challenges over china as a growing world power. >>> in iraq a car bomb has killed a cameraman who worked for a u.s. affiliated tv station. an international media advocacy group has condemned the killing and is calling for better protection for journalists. on monday in the western province of ambar the contract cameraman for the u.s. affiliated arabic language satellite tv station was killed by a bomb placed under his car. this is the latest in a series of targeted attacks against the media in iraq. seven people have been killed since july. in the same month four people, including security guards, were killed when a vehicle exploded near the baghdad bureau of dubai based al arabia tv. in september a news anchor for state tv was shot dead while driving in the iraqi capital. another broadcaster was severely injured by a car

. >>> japanese prime minister naoto kan and chinese premier wen jiabao have agreed to mend bilateral ties that deteriorated after a collision between a chinese trawler and japanese patrol vessels in the east china sea. kan told reporters that he had a half hour talk with wen on the sidelines of the asem summit in brussels on monday. kan said he stated that the senkaku islands are an integral part of japan and that no territorial issue is present. wen reportedly reiterated his position. kan said that the two leaders agreed that the current situation is not favorable and that japan and china should work toward establishing a strategic and mutually beneficial relationship. he also said they agreed to hold high level talks between their governments and resume private sector exchanges that were canceled or postponed after the maritime incident. >>> now in his statement, prime minister kan has emphasized the importance of international rules on trade and natural resources. he said to deepen relations between asia and europe and ensure growth, it's important for the participants to abide by

japanese prime minister naoto kan has told parliament station release from jail the human rights activist who won the nobel peace prize. his remarks may raise tensions between asia's to biggest economies as a territorial dispute guys down. on november 2, the united states goes to the polls to elect all members of the house of representatives, a third of the senate, and many governors. it will be a crucial test. his increasing unpopularity is expected to mean heavy losses for the democrats. we have traveled to nevada to gauge the political move. reports from the state with the highest unemployment rate. >> on the road you can see the sprawling desert that makes nv of the driest place in the u.s.. it's a distinction is having the worst economy in america, the highest unemployment. we know what made it rich with gambling is on the losing streak. i came here to see how people feel about their president after that election. >> i think it is terrible. he is the worst president i know of. >> i think he is a good man. i think he is doing the best he can, but he has a lot going on now. >> it is ho

prime minister naoto kan says he hopes the central government will work closely with the prefecture so farmers can feel secure and rebuild the livestock industry. the funds will be used to replace stud bulls that were culled to prevent the stred of the disease. subsidies will also be given to farmers who suffered losses after livestock shipments were delayed. in addition to the fund of about $110 million, the government will also provide about $24 million to a planned fund aimed at shoring up businesses hit by a drop in the number of tourists. residents have been demanding measures to help rebill the local economy since august when the prefecture declared the end of the outbreak. >>> here's some of the news received from broadcasting stations across asia. we begin with this item sent by cctv china. china has launched a campaign to protect its longest river, the yangtze. the government plans to spend $600 million over three years to increase forest coverage along the river in the southwestern city of chon ching. the city lies along the upper reaches of the river and is a vital part of t

kan on monday. >> this conflict between these two major countries had to be brought to an end. it has been brought to an end. that's good news for the global world. >> observers at the venue say sentiment among european leaders shows they share challenges over china as a growing world power. >>> french police have arrested 12 people in ofrpgperations aga islamic militant networks. the arrests came as europe remains under high alert for terrorism. local authorities have information that extremists linked to al qaeda are planning attacks. police say they detained nine people in the marseille area and seized weapons including an automatic rifle along with ammunition. three other suspects were detained in bordeaux in a separate raid. police say the 12 had been in contact with a recently arrested algerian man who may have trained at an islamic militant camp near the afghan-pakistani border. >>> a u.s. federal court has sentenced a man to life in prison for attempting to explode a car bomb in central new york. pakistani-american faisal shahzad was charged with plotting an indiscrimin

. >>> prime minister naoto kan has vowed to implement key policies while asking for the opposition's cooperation to pass economic measures. in a divided diet. >> translator: the cabinet has got to remain true to its word. we have to tackle important policy challenges that have been put off for a long time. we must resolve these challenges in our generation. >> kan delivered the policy speech in the diet on friday, which opened for an extraordinary session. it was his first policy speech since last month's cabinet reshuffle. prime minister said an extra budget is needed to fund measures aimed at overcoming deflation and putting the economy on a recovery track. he said the government will decide by the year end whether to reduce the corporate tax rate. kan also called on the opposition to join discussions on reforming the tax system, including the consumption tax to cover rising social security costs. on diplomacy, the prime minister said the global power balance is shifting with the rise of emerging economies. he promised to deepen the japan-u.s. alliance which he says serves as the p

. >>> japanese prime minister naoto kan says his government will continue to watch the foreign exchange markets and take action, if necessary, to prevent the yen from rising. an take action, if necessary, to prevent the yen from rising. at a lower house session on thursday, opposition leaders criticized the government for how it's handled the yen's appreciation. >> translator: why did the government wait until the dollar fell to 82 yen before it intervened? if the government had done something earlier, it would have been more effective. >> translator: the government intervened with the aim of preventing excessive fluctuations in the foreign exchange market. we will remain vigilant and take decisive measures once again, if necessary. >> prime minister kan also called on opposition parties to agree to hold consultations with the government to formulate policies on pension, health care, and social security. >>> the vietnamese government revealed on wednesday that china had captured a vietnamese fishing boat last month and the nine crew members aretill i custody. now, the islands are claime

prime minister naoto kan says he hopes the central government will work closely with the prefecture so farmers can feel secure and rebuild the livestock indust. the funds will be used to replace stud bulls that were culled to prevent the stred of the disease. subsidies will also be given to farmers who suffered losses after livestock shipments were delayed. in addition to the fund of about $110 million, the government will also provide about $24 million to a planned fund aimed at shoring up businesses hit by a drop in the number of tourists. residents have been demanding measures to help rebill the local economy since august when the prefecture declared the end of the oureak >>> here's some of the news received from broadcasting stations across asia. we begin with this item sent by cctv china. china has launched a campaign to protect its longest river, the yangtze. the government plans to spend $600 million over three years to increase forest coverage along the river in the southwestern city of chon ching. the city lies along the upper reaches of the river and is a vital part of the re

the two countries had earlier agreed that prime minister naoto kan would hold talks on the sidelines of the os onmeetings with the chinese foreign minister. during friday's talk he says japan made incorrect statements about china's position. the islands are effectively under japanese control. hu also expressed displeasure about the issue of the islands being taken up at japan u.s. foreign minister talks in hawaii earlier this week. the summit talks would have been the first official bilateral summit since last month's maritime collisions near the senkaku islands in the east china sea that resulted in strained relations. besides the issue of the islands, the japanese and chinese foreign ministers discussed china's rare earth exports and the stalled plan for joint gas field or gas field development in the east china sea. maehara told jiechi japan wants china to resume negligenotiatio a treaty to build gas fields. young said china will try to create the necessary environment so the gas field talks can be held. he repeat there had is no problem with china drilling in its own territorial

. >>> prime minister naoto kan has vowed to implement key policies while asking for the opposition's cooperation to pass economic measures. in a divided diet. >> translator:he cinetas got to remain true to its word. we have to tackle important policy challenges that have been put off for a long time. we must resolve these challenges in our generation. >> kan delivered the policy speech in the diet on friday, which opened for an extraordinary session. it was his first policy speech since last month's cabinet reshuffle. prime minister said an extra budget is needed to fund measures aimed at overcoming deflation and putting the economy on a recovery trk. he said the government will decide by the year end whether to reduce the corporate tax rate. kan also called on the opposition to join discussions on reforming the tax system, including the consumption tax to cover rising social security costs. on diplomacy, the prime minister said the global power balance is shifting with the rise of emerging economies. he promised to deepen the japan-u.s. alliance which he says sves as the poor. kan r

this move comes after japan's prime minister, naoto kan, and chinese premier wen jiabao agreed earlier this month that the two nations will work to build a strategic and mutually beneficial relationship. saiki also met wu dawei, who chairs the six-party talks on the north korea nuclear program. afterwards wu told reporters that they exchanged views on the stalled six-party talks. the meeting came after wu met north korean first vice minister kim kye gwan in beijing. >>> foreign minister seiji maehara has explained to australian foreign minister kevin rudd japan's stance on the senkaku islands. at a meeting in tokyo on wednesday evening maehara said the islands are japan's inherent territory and that japan wants to improve ties with china. the australian foreign minister reportedly showed his understanding on japan's stance. maehara and rudd also agreed to keep in close contact on the possibility of japan importing rare earth metals from australia. maehara said that not only the japanese government but the private sector is interested in australian rare earth metals. this comes after ch

. >>> a top north korean envoy has criticized naoto kan's aims toward the country in the prime minister's policy speech. song il ho, in charge of normalizing ties with japan, referred to kan's policy speech to the diet on october 1st. song's comment was made during an interview with japan's kyoto news agency in pyongyang on tuesday. kan said in the speech he aims for a comprehensive settlement for issues concerning north korea, including the abduction of japanese citizens and the north's nuclear and missile development. song said the current government led by democratic party -- by the democratic party is adopting the same policy towards north korea as the previous administrations led by the liberal democratic party. the envoy reiterated north korea's stance that the abduction issue was settled with the 2002 pyongyang declaration signed between the two countries. >>> now, north korea staged a military parade on sunday in central pyongyang to mark the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling workers' party of korea. north korean leader kim jong-il's third son, kim jong un, who was re