they're going to sell his drug in the south china sea. no it's. and i hope i'm right it's it's it's so odd to we we are getting from the political leadership from these southeast asian nations and also from the chinese as china doesn't want a confrontation with the south east southeast asia especially because most of these countries if not all of them their major trading partner is guess it china of course you would probably already know the. reference currency all over southeast asia nowadays it's not the u.s. dollar anymore it's the you one and now you can change it you one virtually everywhere even in a shopping mall in bangkok for that matter so it's going to be the future reference carus and trade between china is going to grow exponentially so there's no need for a war what do we have is a competition for a gemini between china india and the us it involves not only the south china sea but this whole arc that goes from the arabian sea across the south china sea and the norse china sea as well where japan in north korea that's in their careers

is over the south china sea heading towards the indochina peninsula. the waves and winds will get strongers this approaches the region. already getting some rain affecting the area, the coastal areas especially. moving away from the philippines, but still the easterly flow will be dumps across the eastern coast of luzon. and the ground is well saturated. reports of 300 millimeters in some locations of this area in the past 24 hours. and any additional rainfall is likely to trigger flooding, land slides and mudslides. this is likely to continue into the next 48 hours. so we'll keep a close eye on this system yet again. in the bigger picture, we have a system that is covering the korean peninsula, moving towards western japan as we speak, bringing snow to much of the south korea regions. again, that will be moving into japan. much of the precipitation will be rain. but central regions of japan, as well as tohuku will see it turn white and it could get heavy, upping the risk of avalanche. even in tokyo, we'll start to see those sunny and dry weather turn

parked -- a territorial dispute over parts of the south china sea, which vietnam calls the ec. the chinese now say they are entitled to intercept fishing boats for trespassing. >> this is the last piece of vietnamese territory before the depths of the south china sea, which are increasingly murky. hundreds of vietnamese fishing boats head out into a stretch they call the east seat. -- sea. the islands are disputed between vietnam, china, and taiwan. the skipper knows the dangers. three years ago, he was detained by the chinese, who confiscated his boat. >> in the past, when we were hit by storms, which could shelter of the islands. now, mysterious and boats come to arrest us, and beat us, and pushed us back. >> the chinese occupied the islands, but the vietnamese say there is plenty of historical

and the china and india face off in the scramble for the world's resources of the south china sea building up their military and throwing accusations to stake their claim. they're watching our t.v. live from moscow with me to say new protests expected to engulf the egyptian capital with president morsi as much anticipated state address failing to quote public anger the opposition is disappointed with morsi his refusal to resign to the disputed draft constitution and is calling for it israel is a final ultimatum to the country's leader car obeys reportable true an hour to his time boxen are following developments for us president mohamed morsi basically stuck by his decisions he said in his speech he said this constitution that duration which is very contentious very people described it as a power grab was essential basically in the transition period to democracy and very important protecting the constituent assembly which drafted the constitution so that we get to this point where we're going to have a referendum on the constitution next week he also blamed third parties for the violence t

china sea is my backyard because one of my bases is hong kong in fact what's happening the south china sea is going to be solved in a mechanism between the association of the southeast asian countries stand countries and china the problem is the un they will last to have a collective bargaining discussion in that china wants a bilateral discussion i'm sure over the next few i wouldn't say months but perhaps over the next two years or so they will find a mechanism to discuss all the disputes it's basically about oil and gas it's always about energy so who's going to exploit water. so they're going to feel it has problems in the china sea. no it's not i hope i'm right it's it's it's so odd to we we are getting from the political leadership from these southeast asian nations and also from the chinese as china doesn't want a confrontation with the south east southeast asia especially because most of these countries if not all of them their major trading partner is guess it china of course you would probably already know the. reference currency all over southeast asia nowadays it's not the

still ahead this hour india is ready to flex its muscles in the south china feed the country to this day continue to pull huge oil and get the. again the non-compromising b. gene that. the u.s. senate received some tit for tat medicine from moscow in response if the season to slap a paddle ban on buffett the kids of be consumed by that and i think the next minute . great. a forty nine year old southern california man was thrown in prison and charged with possessing materials to make explosive device oh because of his rather unusual wristwatch despite the bomb squad saying that his watch was not a weapon here rated custody for twenty four hours and was charged with the crime anyways a spokesman for the el meter county sheriff's department said that the man's watch had all the components to make an improvised explosive device minus the explosive material you know having a lighter in your pocket is also everything you need to self exposure minus the gun powder but before we make a victim out of this watch where i have to point out one thing the watch she was wearing was designed to look

beijing as warned india against pursuing oil exploration in the disputed resource rich south china sea it comes in reaction to this week's statement by india's navy chief who announced his country could go as far as sending warships to the area to protect its economic interests investigated the claims. as china and india rise economically their military muscles are growing as well both need energy to keep that kind of growth going and that may be putting the two asian giants on a collision course because of the mess that nationalism the indian government cannot afford to be seem to be reek in dealing with china obviously a higher power with government. over two hundred billion barrels of oil and large amounts of natural gas that's more than the vast majority of the world's energy rich nations have all hidden under the south china sea china claims most of the territory for itself but india has also managed to get access by buying a stake in a vietnamese gas field shortly after hanoi accuse chinese boats of sandwich dodging exploration india warned it's ready to use force to defend its i

with reporting from london still ahead india is ready to flex its muscles in the south china sea as a country prepares to stage its claim for huge oil and gas fields again. uncompromising beijing plus. the u.s. senate received to the medicine from. the travel ban on russians accused of breaching human rights. stories to the ambitious multi-billion dollar pipeline is now officially under construction the project brings together europe's biggest energy. russian gas pumps straight to the continent. reports all of this crude winter take it may not sim like it but this beach is a gateway to sun the sun you russians during their holidays and this also become a gateway for russian gas into europe this day march the start of the construction of one of the most ambitious uncertain expensive supply systems on earth no surprise there was plenty of groundbreaking ceremony such as to be importance being placed on the project president clinton himself was here the. black sea to bulgaria and on to greece and austria the project was dreamed up to the idea the more. the was to move pipelines the more

india's ambition value once a slice of the liberty of oil and gas reserves in the south china sea but with beijing the region's powerhouse each one worried there is an elf room for the to the ground. now u.s. authorities can obtain and study data on that european store online overreaching europe's strict privacy protection laws and that's according to a report issued by the university of amsterdam saying washington is being shielded by the anterior terror of patriot act one of the authors of a report absalom bach believes that a national privacy regulations should be stepped up. normally in an offline world you would have cooperation between governments that would respect international human rights standards but as these companies in the cloud are. conducting systematic best business and united states direct actions just warms all over the world internet surveillance is increasing and it's quite breakneck speed so a solution would be. to at least try and come to some international standard of how to resolve all this and what does privacy mean i know that this is a very ambitious goal

and china and india place off in the scramble for the votes resources of the south china sea building up the military ensuring accusations just think they explained. it six pm here in moscow you live with our team new protests expected to engulf the gyptian capital with president morsi as much anticipated state address failing to quell public anger the opposition is disappointed with morse's refusal to resign to the disputed draft constitution and is calling friday's rallies a final all to mate and to the country's leader kyra based reporter bel truly an artist's home botton are following developments for us the moment morsi basically stuck by his decisions he said in his speech he said consulate curation which was very contentious very people described it as a power grab was essential basically in the transition period to democracy and very important protecting the constituent assembly which drafted the constitution to be get to this point we're going to have a referendum on the constitution next week he also blames. parties for the violence that we saw on the streets in cairo on wed

india is warned it's prepared to use force to secure its economic interests in the south china sea it's after allegations that beijing had deliberately put its rivals all in gas exploration efforts as are going to sort of reports if they can't settle their dispute amicably there are others who are ready to take full advantage. as china and india rise economically their military muscles are growing as well both need energy to keep that kind of growth going and that may be putting the two asian giants on a collision course because of the mess that nationalism the indian government cannot afford to be seem to be weak in dealing with china obviously a higher power would make the government popular up over two hundred billion barrels of oil and large amounts of natural gas that's more than the vast majority of the world's energy rich nations have all hidden under the south china sea china claims most of the territory for itself but india has also managed to get access by buying a stake in a vietnamese gas field shortly after one away accused chinese boat of sabotage an exploration india warn

it's going to stay over the south china sea. that means picking up a lot of moisture so it could intensify even more and it's going to stay here once again. so rough sea conditions will prolong across the coastal areas of the philippines and also strong northeasterly winds will continue to form in the center of the storm. rain will continue, particularly in eastern luzon. further flooding, landslides are going to be an ongoing risk here. up toward the north we have another storm. this is a wintry one moving through northern japan. we can see clouds appearing over the sea of japan. we have reports of about 150 kilometers per hour gusts in yamagata prefecture. conditions will get even worse as the system moves through over the next several hours. gusts could hit 160 kilometers per hour and waves could reach nine meters. enough height to cause coastal flooding and heavy rainfall, up to 60 centimeters likely of wet snow could stick to power lines that could cause extensive pow uroverages. there is the possibility of tornados as well

we observed that the south china sea is a potential source of energy supplies for china and that there is a contention among the nations in that region as to where the ownership and rights of access are to the south china sea. and this is conceivable that china might seek to reestablish its claim there by military coercion and that could lead them into a confrontation with the united states' desire to maintain free access. the best way of avoiding that military conflict is what we should see because the military conflict with china would be catastrophic for both nations, indeed for the whole region. so, we want to avoid that. i believe the best way of avoiding that is by maintaining a -- continuing to maintain a strong naval presence in the region, and by having an unambiguous commitment to doing that. i believe that our new national security strategy is that unambiguous commitment, and i believe that the u.s. navy is capable of maintaining that unambiguous military strength. as we sit here this morning aboard the uss macon island, in san francisco bay, looking out to the pacific, it i

china sea china claims most of the territory for itself but india has also managed to get access by buying a stake in a vietnamese gas field shortly after hanoi accuse chinese boats of sam with dodging exploration india warned it's ready to use force to defend its interests hopefully as i said the trip not to lead to a longer term conflict but you know it's inevitable because both these countries now large ambitions of becoming global actors and players both china and india have been pumping billions of u.s. dollars into their armies and navies holding drills on a regular basis and beijing has also announced its police will soon start to board and inspect foreign vessels surely the vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a cash for neither trying out working here to pass out cause i really want to accomplish between the two economic power houses so is it really a game that neither can win the two asian giants can't afford any weaknesses and that would make it easier for other countries to take a bite of the vast resources the u.s. has long been increasing its ec

. >>> the south china sea territorial dispute may be about to get more complicated. another emerging kmiec power has suggested it might get involved. patchari raksawong in bangkok has details. >> the dispute in the south china sea already involves a number of asean nations as well as china. the united states has also expressed its concern over the potential flashpoint. and now a senior indian official has indicated that country, too, is anxious to counter the maritime assertiveness of china. nhk world reports from new delhi. >> reporter: india's navy chief held a media conference on monday, in which he addressed the spreading maritime power of india's big east asian rival. he expressed admiration for china but also sounded a note of alarm. >> it's impressive and certainly a concern for us which we continuously evaluate and work out our options and our strategy. >> reporter: admiral joshi raised eyebrows when he suggested that the indian navy was ready to send warships to the south china sea. >> translator: whenever we're needed to defend our national interests in the

over islands in the east and south china seas. xi told a group of foreign academics in beijing that china poses neither a challenge nor a threat. >> translator: looking at china's history, cultural traditions and current conditions, china will never adopt a policy of dominance or expansionism. our prosperity will bring peace and will benefit the rest of the world. >> analysts say xi hopes to ease concerns that china's new leadership intends to adopt a more hardline stance on diplomacy. however, on the same day, he told a senior military commander to strengthen missile units for possible conflict. xi has pledged to tackle corruption among party officials. he and the rest of the new leadership are reportedly planning to overhaul the structure of government. government sources say the leaders plan to cut one in three ministries from 27 to 18. they're planning to do away with the railway ministry and transfer its function to the communications ministry. critics say poor oversight led to the crash last year of a high-speed train. 40 pe

looking at south iron china, a stationary boundary here. this is already bringing rainfall and mixing in with snow in hugh nan provinces. it will pull off to the northeast, affecting japan going into saturday and eventually sunday. but first, what we're contending with is the sea-effect snow. just continuing to push in from the northwest. winds gusting up to 108 kilometers per hour. a half a meter of snow expected for thursday evening. that will taper off. the next system comes in, it will bring them warmer air with it. the risk runs with that. you have the snow continuing to fall, it will increase the snow melt and avalanche risk in northern japan. let's take a look at the americas, we have that very significant comma cloud. that is continuing to push off toward the northeast. seeing severe weather across the southeast into the carolinas, even off toward virginia. already reports of tornadic activity coming out of the storm system. and now looks like that threat still is going to linger. farther towards the north, you will see the freezing

over islands in the east and south china seas. xi told a group of foreign academics in beijing that china poses neither a challenge nor a threat. >> translator: looking at china's history, cultural traditions, and current conditions, china will never adopt a policy of dominance or expansionism. our prosperity will bring peace and will benefit the rest of the world. >> analysts say xi hopes to ease concerns that china's new leadership intends to adopt a more hard-line stance in diplomacy. however, on the same day, he told a senior military commander to strengthen missile units for possible conflict. xi has pledged to tackle corruption among party officials. he and the rest of the new leadership are reportedly planning to overhaul the structure of government. government sources say the leaders plan to cut one in three ministries from 27 to 18. they're planning to do away with a railways ministry and transfer its functions to the communications ministry. critics say poor oversight led to the crash last year of a high-speed train. 40