david muir, abc news, beijing. >> i'm diane sawyer. and we'll be moving on to beijing tomorrow. but before we leave shanghai, we told you about the extraordinary transformation that has taken place here. look at this scene. the grasslands, low level structures, and now watch. in 20 years, the towering stretch of buildings lighting up the sky. for all of us at "world news," have a great night and we'll see you tomorrow. di >>> penny wise or pound foolish? how the state of two dozen state owned buildings could be illegal. >> jerry brown getting down to business on the state budget crisis. his promise of a frugal transition. >> who will get to choose the next mayor of san francisco? battles underway tonight at city hall. >> cal student is charged $40,000 too much. and can't get a refund. 7 on your side is straight ahead. >> good evening, the governor's plan to help california bottom line by selling state-owned buildings is facing considerate sichl tonight. >> he's cut a deal to sell two dozen buildings. opponents say its a bad move financially. some say it's illegal. >> and there i

leaked. >> i think hugely embarrassing for beijing. they would not want the documents to be weak in public, because what is it seen is that beijing's attitudes to north korea is changing. according to the documents, to senior officials told their counterparts that if the north korean regime were to collapse and the north should be reunified with the south. they said that this was a view that was gaining ground in beijing, and they went on to say that north korea was no longer seen as a reliable ally. there was talk about the frustrations of beijing with their dealings with north korea, with one official saying that people believe that china has more influence over north korea than it actually has. so i think there will be concerns in beijing, particularly as they have been talking, holding positions which perhaps they have not been telling the north koreans. there could be a reaction from north korea to some of these views. >> in terms of their position with the north korea, we know that china is increasingly frustrated with north kore

have a beijing is being turned into its own version of manhattan. -- half of beijing is being turned into its own version of manhattan. hundreds of millions are being lifted out of poverty. their lives and expectations transformed. some have gotten very rich indeed. this man has -- this woman has built many of the city's skyscrapers. doing well means growing pressure for political change, she says. >> better travel, better and flies. people want more freedom. people want to say it more say -- have more say in their lives. they want to make their own decisions. that is an expectation. >> as the feast upon roast duck , the difficult balancing act -- rich and poor expecting change in their lives. bbc news, beijing. >> an outbreak of cholera has now spread onion port-au-prince, although there has been no official confirmation the disease has reached the city. latest figures from the haitian government suggest 545 have died because of cholera and more than 800,000 have been treated in hospital there. >> haiti's densely-populated capital, where survivors live in tent cities alongside longs

david muir, abc news, beijing. >> i'm diane sawyer. and we'll be moving on to beijing tomorrow. but before we leave shanghai, we told you about the extraordinary transformation that has taken place here. look at this scene. the grasslands, low level structures, and now watch. in 20 years, the towering stretch of buildings lighting up the sky. for all of us at "world news," have a great night and we'll see you tomorrow.

certainly that is what beijing wants to happen. but as we are seeing today sometimes north korea chooses not to listen to beijing. there is a daytona -- a debate in china as to whether north korea is a reliable enemy. china wants to be taken seriously on the international stage and many chinese see its continued support of north korea as something of an embarrassment. >> thank you, martin. let's look at some other stories making headlines around the world today. the cambodian prime minister announced a mourning following the deaths of almost 378 in a stampede at a water festival. the announcement was made as officials continue to try to identify victims of the stampede in the capital phnom penh. rescue workers of the new zealand mine where 29 workers have been trapped underground since friday have released closed circuit television showing a powerful explosion inside the mine. police say the prospect of finding survivors are bleak but rescue operations continue. police in three european countries have detained 10 people suspected o

the man that helped to create the stadium used in the beijing olympics. he has also gained a reputation as one of his own government's fiercest critics. >> once again causing controversy, the british prime minister, david cameron, is due to arrive in china for an official visit. the artist believes that the issue of human rights should be raised and the world leaders have a responsibility to make sure that china becomes a more civilized country. >> this is "bbc world news." these other top stories. president obama, addressing the indian parliament, backing of india becoming for harboring terrorists. doctors working in port-au- prince feel the outbreak of cholera is spread their and could explode because of the strain on the existing medical facilities. the italian prime minister has been asked to resign by his main rival on the right. breaking away from the governing people of freedom party four months ago, depriving the prime minister of a guaranteed majority. in a speech to supporters he said that the only way he could continue support would be with a n

this is a huge event, the second largest sporting event in the world after the beijing olympics. that actually compete in more sports than they do at the olympics here. it is 42 different sports, which is 14 more than we saw in beijing. >> china looks very hopeful as well. >> china is building 35 olympic medalists. they sent their largest ever delegation to the asian games. china has always dominated the middle table. they usually play off second place between japan and south korea, competing for the runner- up position. for all the nations here, the importance of the asian games is that it is a big staging plays on the way to the 2012 london olympics. it is the first taste for some of the old -- of the athletes for their first international olympics. >> rahm has gained another tourist attraction, an ancient temple that has reopened. many are angry at the government's plan to slash arts funding. hundreds of museums and galleries will be closed in protest on saturday. >> nearly 2000 years after it was built, rome's colosseum has lost none of its power to impress or draw crowds. no

that will be at peking university here in beijing. and the prime minister is expected to praise china for its economic growth or economic freedom, as he put it. saying that it benefited the country and the world. and that economic growth leads to a greater political opening in china. and those are expecting to be his words. and expected to say that will ensure stability in china. he's been under a lot of pressure to mention human rights, and since the winning of nobel peace prize last month. what is not clear if he will mention leo's name during this speech. he's trying to balance the issue of doing trade with china. without wanting to lecture or hector the leaders over the issue of human rights. >> absolutely this, is a trade mission. he's out there with some britain's top leaders and industrialists. and they want china it do business with the united kingdom. >> that's right, and the signs of two or three major deals as well as airplane engines and pigs will be exported to china. that eat a lot of pork. but the prime minister has str

beijing has bought spanish government bonds worth $625 million. the risk of losses is not a major concern. the chinese prime minister has expressed interest in the government bonds of other countries, including greece. beijing is hoping to earn respect and improve its strategic position by helping to ease the debt crisis in europe. >> a lot of chinese capital is flowing to a german state, china's number one investment target in europe. chinese companies hope this date, germany's most populous, will become a new gateway to other european markets. >> the german staff call him alex because his real name is not easy to say. he is the managing director of the company. the headquarters are in a town in north rhineland westphalia. having german headquarters is good for the image of every chinese company because products from china still have the reputation of being cheap and mass-produced. >> germany is a country that stands for quality goods. if a product can be marketed in germany, that means the product or the brand is successful. >> since labor costs

live to beijing. how is this being viewed where you are, martin? >> well, you are right in pointing out that beijing has called for calm. that came from a fortune ministry spokesman who spoke as this incident was ongoing. we are yet to have any more official comment from beijing but you are right in pointing out during the news conference china said the six-party talks, the talks designed to end the north korean nuclear weapons program, those talks should restart. however, the u.s. representative who is in the region said that those talks shouldn't resume. so you have a difference in opinions from america and china on how to deal with north korea, particularly in regard to the country's nuclear weapons program. >> martin, thanks very much. you can get more on that story should you want it on our website. bbc daughter-in-law/news. and this story is still moving and we are tracking the developments. that exchange of artillery has now finished. all the top lines we are getting reaction worldwide as every hour goes by. the cambodian prime minister anno

but not in beijing. in another city, another big american brand has spent 20 years working the country and now mcdonald's opens a new location every other day. tim fenton, president of international operations for this region, says american companies that want to succeed here need the three ps. >> patience. persistence and pockets. deep pockets. >> reporter: deep pockets to create infrastructure and learn from mistakes. tell me the biggest mistake you made. >> i would say when we tried to launch rice burger. they didn't buy it. people come to mcdonald's for what we are, they don't want to come to us for rice. so that was a learning we had. >> reporter: the biggest seller turns out to be a crunchy chicken sandwich probably too spicy hot for most american tastes. an alternative french fries -- steamed corn in a cup. and instead of the apple pies we all eat, the chinese like taro pie. which tastes like chopped potato in a gooey sweet syrup. wow. wow. no comment. by the way, mcdonald's only uses food grown b

what is driving the sudden assertiveness by beijing and how does that fit into the broader strategic priorities? >> well i certainly don't have any perfect answer for that very good question but it's a question that i think is fascinating china watchers around the country, especially here in washington. i think it may have a lot to do with domestic political situations inside china. we just had jong ping named as the successor as president. and that means he'll be chairman of the chinese communist party and also chairman of the central -- head of the military in effect as chairman of the cmc. i suspect that it's not been a smooth transition and hence there may have been a feeling on the part -- if not tao, his lieutenants civilian or military that one way to demonstrate with resolve was to take a more aggressive foreign stance. >> and it appears to have backfired because everybody in the region got concerned and is yearning for a greater american presence in the region. president obama started his trip in india and that was a relationship that president obama's predecessor president

beijing has bought spanish government bonds worth $625 million. the risk of losses is not a major concern. the chinese prime minister has expressed interest in the government bonds of other countries, including greece. beijing is hoping to earn respect and improve its strategic position by helping to ease the debt crisis in europe. >> a lot of chinese capital is flowing to a german state, china's number one investment target in europe. chinese companies hope this date, germany's most populous, will become a new gateway to other european markets. >> the german staff call him alex because his real name is not easy to say. he is the managing director of the company. the headquarters are in a town in north rhineland westphalia. having german headquarters is good for the image of every chinese company because products from china still have the reputation of being cheap and mass-produced. >> germany is a country that stands for quality goods. if a product can be marketed in germany, that means the product or the brand is successful. >> since labor costs

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correspondent. >> beijing expressed concern without condemning either side. china is under growing pressure to reign in its neighbor, but there is some question whether this regime is willing or able to do that. >> reporter: china's reluctance frustrates current and former officials. >> neutrality is over after the death of these civilians as well as the military in south korea. it's time for the chinese to tell the north to cut it out, to get back to the negotiating table, but to stop this very dangerous, provocative and risky behavior. >> reporter: what does north korea want? no one really knows, but experts believe pyongyang craves respect and a return to diplomatic talks. >> north korea thrives on crises. they then use those crises to declare they're ready to go to war, and the rest of us don't want to go to war and often will back down and negotiate. >> reporter: but should the u.s. cave in, given north korea's track record? >> any deal that you reach, you have to wonder if the north koreans are going to keep it, because they never kept it in the past. >

unusually heavy small has hit the chinese capital beijing reducing visibility and provoking disruption it's been caused by air pollution from a growing number of factories a village just built on the outskirts of the city two major highways linking beijing with northern cities have been closed health officials have asked people with respiratory problems to stay at home until the small this is first by cold front expected on saturday. at least four people have been killed after a landslide triggered by heavy rains and strong winds in colombia reversed burst their banks destroying many roads and hundreds of thousands of homes in more than twenty provinces it's the worst rainy season in decades claiming about one hundred forty people's lives so far forecasters say the downpours will continue over the next few days. while the u.s. is stretching its finances to fund too costly overseas wars huge amounts of cash are also going towards extending. global influence in more subtle ways well it's left many americans wondering whether it's a justifiable use of their tax money in the first of a ser

let the trial of a well-known chinese artist has begun in beijing. after four hours, the court did not issue a verdict and the trial has been delayed. accused of attacking an officer after the mobile phone was taking -- taken away. you are watching "gmt." from "bbc world news." one of the three main insurgent groups in afghanistan has told the bbc that a ceasefire as possible. a rare interview across the border in pakistan. the financial crisis in the euro zone is focusing the minds on the financial crisis. dublin has insisted it would work with members to overcome huge budget deficits but has so far resisted pressure to accept a rescue plan. jonathan joins us live from brussels. you give us an update. >> i can tell you that finance ministers are meeting in the building right behind me. this is also where members of the group met last night. certainly it is a matter of if, not when this bailout is going to happen. whenever ireland might say, the banks have to be bailed out. the debt being carried by ireland in the banking sector has been declared uns

beijing knows that the united states has no intention of attacking them. however, like the japanese before world war ii, they know that the america is the only power with the courage and the ability to stand between them and their goal which is total domination of a large segment of the world and a heavy-handed influence on the rest. perhaps the worst aspect of this looming security crisis is that china's aggressive military modernization has been made possible by its rising trade surplus with the united states. we have unintentionally financed their economy and built their economy at the expense of jobs and manufacturing at home and they are using the residual profits from their economic transactions with us to build weapons, very good weapons, better weapons than we may available to us in the future. their intent is to back us off and destroy us as a dynamic force in the world. in 1988, the people's leb ration army publication company ultimately published a book that is called "unrestricted warfare." the strategists guidelines in that book called for eco

we have this from beijing. >> china, 1 billion people, all on the move. this is a country traveling fast. it happens right in front of your eyes. every week, a new tower. everything changes. of the next 10 days, 6 million census workers will make a call at every door in an inland. there are some questions they will not ask, including people's income and religion, sensitive issues that the communist party will say it -- turned a blind eye to. it's the first time china will count its massive army of migrant labor, trying to chart for the move to. there are perhaps 200 million of them. >> i am it happy. without it, the police cause problems for us. >> and the next 20 years another 300 million chinese are expected to to migrate from the country to the city. ed this will give us the first time a snapshot of a nation in transition, urbanizing it seriously. it will also give us an idea of the pressure of china trying to contain its vast population. he and his little brother to not officially exist, born in defiance of the one child policy. he has no legal status

certainly giving potential ammunition for beijing's critics ahead of tomorrow's summit. they're pushing for china to allow its currency, claiming the current value was giving the country and unfair trade advantage. we asked one beijing economist what he made of today's numbers. >> the concerns of china running out to the g-20 is that it will give ammunition to their quick fix, calling for a more rapid appreciation. i think that for time of the bigger picture is that the outlook for experts -- exports is not great. that there will be a flood of hot money coming across the pacific. >> let me just talk about imports, if we can. imports were up, but not as much as expected. does that suggest that domestic consumption is not as strong as some are trying to lead us to believe? >> well, imports have had a good year this year, but the concern of chinese trade partners is that most of those imports have been the result of stimulus. investment driven, they have been purchasing a lot of iron ore and crude materials. the concerns of the united states, europe and others, is that they

. >> nhk world's yuko fukuyama reports from beijing on china's reaction. >> reporter: china's foreign minister spokesperson ho lei told reporters on tuesday that china is keeping an eye on the situation and urged all countries concerned to act calmly. >> translator: we are carefully monitoring the situation and trying to get information. we hope all countries concerned make efforts toward peace and security of the korean peninsula. >> reporter: some chinese media are quoting an expert on diplomacy who says the purpose of north korea's shelling was to get the attention of the united states. the expert says north korea was not trying to worsen the situation on the peninsula. china is north korea's neighbor and a traditional ally and has urged the relevant parties to act with caution. yuko fukuyama, nhk world, beijing. >>> russia has also criticized the artillery attack, but it didn't specifically name north korea. russian foreign minister sergei lavrov spoke to reporters on tuesday while visiting russia's neighbor, belarus. >> translator: anyone who launches an artillery attack on a sou

envoy stephen bosworth, already in beijing, urged china to stop its aggression. >> we strongly believe a multilateral diplomatic approach is the only way to realistically resolve the problems. >> reporter: china along with the u.s. signed the armistice agreement in 1953 that ended the korean war and is obligated to help the police cease-fire. but china has been reluctant. >> china is unlikely to do america's bidding but this latest situation puts beijing in a delicate position as an ally of north korea, it has considerable influence. but china is also concerned about regional stability and afraid of being overrun by refugees should north korea collapse. >> in recent days, north korea shocked the u.s. by revealing that despite tough sanctions it has built uranium enrichment plant. potentially capable of producing powerful atomic bombs. tonight in an interview with barbara walters for thanksgiving, president obama was asked about this. he called this a provocative act. we strongly condemn the attack and we're rallying the international community to put pressure on north korea. brian? >>

it was good preparation for beijing, where he called for close to a corporation with the west on security, afghanistan, and the fight against piracy on the high seas. >> since we live in a world that cannot be easily ltd., where ties with major developing partners are important, that should be a major consideration for security policy. therein lies great opportunity. >> he also plans to broach controversial topics like china's persecution of the man who recently won the nobel peace prize. >> the question is always how should we talk to our chinese friends, and should we be able to communicate in a way that allows us both space? >> on his agenda were meetings with high-ranking military officers and politicians. on wednesday, he is set to meet the chinese vice president. >> after a delay of several months because of a bitter dispute over protecting personal privacy, google has launched its first street view images of germany. at the moment, the online mapping service is offering images of a few streets in a southern german town as well as the chancellery building here in berlin and soccer s

to demonstrate is they're serious about doing business with beijing. the british prime minister says this trip is about banging the drum for british trade. what we're going to see is david cameron meeting his chinese counterpart. they're expected to announce more deals between british companies operating in china. yesterday, we have the announcement of some deals, very small scale. certainly, the british prime minister is saying this is about trade. he's saying that china is important. this is a country with remarkable economic growth and britain wants to try to share in some of the wealth of china but also the british prime minister will be hoping that chinese investment in britain could perhaps provide more jobs for the u.k. economy. >> how willing a listener, how willing a participant is china going to be for britain? >> certainly, china says that it is willing to do business with china. britain and china have the biggest export market between each other. certainly, china wants to do business in britain. the question mark for british firms trying to

a report from beijing. >> reporter: part of south korea's western island of yeonpyeong are in flames following the latest military clash between north and south korea. witnesses say north korea showered dozens of artillery rounds onto the island, which lies near disputed territory. south korea fired back, and the two sides exchanged fire for almost an hour, while the island's 1200 civilian residents took cover. this is the latest act of aggression by north korea which unveiled a new, modern nuclear facility to an american scientist earlier this month. in march the north is also believed to have launched a missile at a south korean warship, killing 46 on board. seoul now reports it's put its military on the highest possible level of alert and worries of signs of more trouble to come. cbs news, beijing. >> later this morning, dutch officials are expected to release results of tests on a jaw bone found on a beach in aruba. the bone was found two weeks ago and may belong to missing american teen natalee holloway. dutch officials are comparing her dental records to the remains found in ar

are being tracked right outside beijing. >> isn't the launch site offlimits for the press? >> the launch site was offlimits to western and foreign press. actually, they broadcast this one live and allowed chinese press on to the grounds. >> now, our space command is located in colorado springs, cheyenne mountain, is that right? >> peterson air force base, i believe, but right outside chi yen. >> how does china view the u.s. space program? >> the chinese basically view our overall space program as the gold standard. as what they would like to achieve, hence they talk about, for example, going to the moon. militarily speaking, they believe that we are extremely dependanttn space for fighting the kinds of noncontact asymmetric wars that we have done -- >> who is the we, the united states? >> the united states. >> we as the united states are very dependant on it for asymmetrical wars. >> yes, in the chinese view. >> describe that more fully the asymmetry. >> they view us as specializing in noncombat warfare, the ability to strike from afafa without putting as much of our forces

in an address to university students in beijing, mr. cameron told his audience the political freedom, an open media, and the rule of law provided the best path to stability and prosperity. >> china's leaders like to be flattered. in fact, david cameron has brought the biggest ever ministerial and biggest delegation to china has gone down well here. china's president welcomed mr. cameron, praising his efforts to improve britain's relations with cameron. mr. cameron is 20 years younger, but china's leader describes the cabinet ministers as very young, but full of drive and energy. britain's prime minister responded that he puts the highest value on britain's ties with china. and this is why. business and cash. mr. cameron wants to focus on trade with china, deals that can earn hard money for british companies. then, to an audience of students, david cameron delivered the keynote speech of his visit to china. he said he sees it as not just a new economic power, but a new political power too. with that, he said, comes responsibility. mr. ca

as for the maths, the beijing operation has over 400 students - with annual fees for the eldest, 28,000 us dollars. >>reporter: in the city of tianjin (pronounced tee-en jeen), another famous british name, wellington college, opens its doors in the autumn of 2011 - in a campus funded by a local property developer. 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 a

by the end of next year, the train from beijing to shanghai will take four hours. that's about the distance from new york to atlanta which takes americans 18 hours. >> it makes no sense for china to have better rail systems than us. and we just learned that china now has the fastest supercomputer on earth. that used to be us. >> reporter: li feng who studied at m.i.t. and worked in silicon valley told me it was like a vacation compared to back home. >> i want to go back home after dinner. i want to go back home to dinner but i seldom go back home for dinner because dinner is a business too. >> reporter: but for all the distance china has traveled, the problems are still enormous. with massive renovation comes massive risk. just hours ago in shanghai, not far from where we're staying, a 28-story apartment building caught fire. residents say 42 people were trapped at the top. the hoses had to be brought in from another building. nearly 100 were injured. 42 died. a quarter of the water in the country, unsafe. they're the world's worst polluters. and that pollution con

diplomatic cables put china's relationship with iran under way new scrutiny by suggesting beijing hadn't complied with us with qwest to stop transfers to tehran of technology and materials that could be used in its weapons programs but this is just yet another huge batch of classified files leaked by the whistle blowing web site earlier this year where remember we can leaks released thousands of secret documents on u.s. action scene of damage stan and iraq they showed civilians killed by american forces some experts are saying that what's really outrageous is not the fact that the u.s. has secrets but that it's no longer able to control the outburst of thing from asian take a listen. to these leaks would never have happened if not for the number of inside just who are ready to leak this information it looks like it's linked to the wars in iraq and afghanistan when offices and they're looking for a not exactly fair business and this moral decay inside the pentagon who's these leaks the main thing this leak has done is break delusion that the state department has everything down to control

a top foreign affairs diplomat to north korea as part of attempts to ease tensions on the peninsula beijing wants an emergency meeting of the six nations involved in north korea disarmament talks south korea says it's not interested formally resuming talks on the subject tensions have been stoked by the u.s. and south korea holding a four day joint military exercise in the yellow sea near the disputed maritime border has reportedly put its surface to surface missiles on alert this comes just days after the north claiming it was provoked fired artillery on an island belonging to the south killing for professor ruediger frog of vienna university says the war games are potentially explosive move when dealing with a volatile state like north korea. well the south korean president lee myung bak finds himself between a rock and a hard place on one hand if you does nothing he will lose credibility at home and abroad if you overreacts he will risk a major confrontation and maybe disastrous consequences for his own people so after the sinking of the challenge in march however it seems that he doesn'

economists predict trade war between china and the us ok washington is trying to bankrupt beijing's fast growing economy. but the bull attack in russia sparks heated debate some calling for certain breeds to be blacklisted by the others did on the dog owners of punished. on air and online you're watching r t welcome to the program president medvedev has sparked an outcry in japan by visiting one of russia's most far flung outposts the coolants remote occupied to go in the pacific thousands of kilometers from moscow japan which claims for the islands as its own has called and get his visit regrettable ortiz oksana boycott has been following maybe it in stride. the main reason why the east visit triggers such a dramatic reaction from japan is japan's own territorial claims to these four islands and because of these claims russian leaders in the past have been very careful or even reluctant to visit those searchers in fact reaching me the video became the first african leader of russia or the soviet union to visit these audits and he first announced that he was in town sion to do say about

diplomatic cables to china's relationship with iran for example under we new scrutiny by suggesting beijing hadn't complied with u.s. requests to stop transfers of two to tehran of technology and materials that could be used in its weapons programs this is just yet another huge batch of classified files nicked by the whistle blowing web site earlier this year we keep leaks released thousands of secret documents and u.s. actions you know ghana stand in iraq they shelled civilians killed by by american forces and some experts believe that the state department is no longer able to control the outburst of information there. these leaks would never have happened if not for the number of insiders who are ready to lead this information it looks like it's linked to the wars in iraq and afghanistan when officers and or stupid the deal working for a not exactly fair business and this moral decay inside the pentagon caused these leaks the main thing this leak has done is break the illusion that the state department has everything under control they have been exposed mechanisms not secret but quite sim

unusually heavy small has hit the chinese capital beijing reducing visibility and provoking disruption it's been caused by air pollution from a growing number of factories and villages built on the outskirts of the city two major highways linking beijing with the northern cities have been closed now health officials have asked people with respiratory problems to stay at home until the smog is dispersed by a cold front expected on saturday. well ten minutes from now we talked to nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen about the alliance this future before that you're joins us with the business news after a short break. this is more a region is economically and socially one of russia's better developed provinces the region has a significant scientific and industrial capacity that will realize its full potential after the construction of this you go to valley i t park and tell ya he has completed the id parker has r. and d. projects in the spheres of automotive construction aerospace and oil chemistry high tech data center furbished with cutting edge servers and communication equipme

washington is trying to bankrupt beijing's fast growing economy. and coming out of business that they would put all the latest market news and also will be life as the roast night elegy for gets underway here in moscow join us in about twenty. around the clock and around the world where live from moscow this is r.t. our top story now president medvedev has sparked an outcry in japan by visiting one of russia's most oft long outposts the cruel arlen's remote occupied ago lies in the pacific thousands of kilometers from moscow japan which claims for the islands as it was called visit regret. little. details all fled did it strip coming to us some more about why did the visit has triggered this reaction from japan. well of course the main reason why the east visit triggers such a dramatic reaction from from japan is japan's own territorial claims to these four islands and because of these claims russian leaders in the past have been very careful even reluctant to visit those searchers in fact reach immunity became the first african leader of russia or

washington's trying to bankrupt beijing's australian economy. and a pit bull attack in russia sparks heated debate and some calling for certain breeds to be blacklisted what others demand that dog was punished. welcome to our team broadcasting live from moscow twenty four hours a day president medvedev has sparked an outcry in japan by visiting one of russia's most fof long outposts the cruel audience the. remote archipelago lies in the pacific thousands of kilometers from moscow japan which claims for the islands as its own has called it better visit regrettable but russia says the president doesn't need permission to travel to another part of the country's territory or from the coral islands artie's oksana boyko census report. it's a leftover from the second world war old thought via tanks rusting on the shore with their barrels pointed towards your pan the cornish your island together with three other pacific islands was taken over by the soviet union sixty five years ago but the tussle to define its national identity still goes on. these cro

unusually heavy smaug has hit the chinese capital beijing reducing visibility and provoking disruption it's been caused by air pollution from a growing number of factories and villages built on the outskirts of the city two major highways linking beijing with northern cities have been closed health officials have asked people with respiratory problems to stay at home until the smog is this first by a court front expected on saturday. and while the u.s. is stretching its finances to fund too costly overseas wars huge amounts of cash are also go into wars extending its global influence in more subtle ways now it's left many americans wondering whether it's a justifiable use of their tax money in the first of a series of reports artie's half is explains what's at stake. this is what u.s. backed regime change used to look like back in the days in a bid to ensure u.s. political and economic interests were safeguarded cia backed coup d'etat the democratically elected leaders from hama knows a dock in iran to salvador allende in chile. in their place all too often brutal dictatorships and gov

she's in beijing tonight. clarissa. >> reporter: good evening, diane. china is in the throes of a campaign to break through the language barrier. in the next five years, all government employees under 40 will be required to master at least 1,000 phrases in english and all schools will begin teaching english in kindergarten. china is learning english. >> what color? >> orange. ♪ really no others >> reporter: parents who can afford it are forking out for private language schools that are popping up across the country. >> my name is -- >> reporter: where kids start learning as young as 2. >> elephant. >> good. >> i'm 5 years old. >> reporter: you're 5 years old? and do you like to study english? >> yes. >> reporter: by the time they're 10, they're fluent. >> ready? >> yes! >> reporter: what do you want to do when you grow up? >> i want to be a soldier in the future because i want to protect our country. >> reporter: it's part of a push to promote internationalism. >> china is more open to the world. we want our kids to open their eyes to get to know the

you're absolutely right i was in beijing early this year doing research and that's exactly what i heard like devaluation of the yuan for instance we are going to devalue our a currency progressively there is a body at that of the central bank of china that is in charge exclusion of all of this transition towards a more devalue one it's going to be busy they say until two thousand and twenty but we're going to see some kind of the valuation up to revaluation sorry until two thousand and fifteen not more than fifteen percent and look two thousand and five the year one was six point eight eight point two viz a viz the dollar now is six point eight so we had a value of evaluation of the one over this past five years as well so they do swings of their own base and they're not going to go for their nuclear option selling you know those dollars in their absolute more than two trillion reserves as well they have a five year plans in china and they're planning until two thousand and thirty so they were expecting some kind of currency war from the us sooner earlier in fact q e one in q e two they