Protect the cities under their control law to keep they also want to protect the russian airbase and lock the key because rebels are still able to attack so push the rebels north they havent been able to do that they also want to push the rebel the rebels north because they want to recapture 2 international highways the m 4 and m 5 highways which runs through province they need those highways in order to revive trade between these cities under the governments control so that they can reach aleppo city so they need to revive the economy so that hasnt been achieved on the ground and this offensive is not about capturing the whole of problems its very limited to a belt of territory surrounding it live province and yet it is proving to be so difficult weve reached a point in the conflict where front lines are hardening for Major Players on the ground Turkey Russia iran and the United States and clearly each one of these countries have spheres of influence in the country they will need to come together and reach an agreement for any political solution to be reached in syria will for the moment well leave it there thanks ali. Well chinas released figures showing its imports from the u. S. Have plunged in the past year and its exports to america are down to the countrys trade war but trying to trade surplus with the u. S. Continues to rise and that imbalance is the heart of gold toms assertions that chinas engaged in unfair trade practices well when hes going to pick everything for us from beijing just talk us through the figures wayne. Yes well some pretty negative numbers actually were released by the government here in beijing but no sign of panic of course from the customs of ministration which releases the statistics they are saying that yes the trade dispute with the United States is having an effect but that it is manageable so what we have is that exports from china to all countries for the month of june dropped by 1. 3 percent from the same period a year ago concerning in that if we go back to may they grew by 1 point one percent however on the Positive Side most experts did forecast that the figures for june would be a lot worse than in fact what they turned out to be donald trump as you mentioned the u. S. President has long complained of unfair trading practices from the chinese and the fact that the u. S. Has a big trade deficit with china some statistics for him to unpick as well even though exports from china to the United States are down significantly the trade surplus that china has with the United States for the month of june grew to almost 30000000000. 00 so no doubt that statistics will be pored over and discussed if those trade negotiations resume between china and the United States possibly in the next couple of weeks perhaps most concerning for the chinese economy overall is that imports from all countries for the month of june fell 7. 3 percent which is being blamed on weak domestic demand or for the update thanks very much we will join you later ok. Much more to come here on the aljazeera news hour including. Oysters die and the shrimp are moving out we have wildlife mammals you know dolphins are you know dying extreme weather in the u. S. Pushes the Mississippi River to record levels taking a heavy toll on wildlife parts of the story behind these artworks saved from destruction during the soviet era. And in Sport England cut australia from the world cup joe will have those details later. The japan and south korea of held talks to resolve a worsening trade dispute tokyo has restricted the export of materials used in manufacturing smartphones and memory chips to seoul raising concerns for the south korean economy and the global tech supply chain japanese Officials Say the restrictions are because south koreas failing to control the export of sensitive materials to north korea solved has denied that claim demanding evidence and a u. N. Investigation. Is or has the latest from tokyo. Its not so good news to the south korean makers todays meeting basically it was just a briefing by both countries on their position. Announced at the end of this meeting which i ended in behind me in the trade Ministry Today they say that this meeting is basically not a negotiating meeting its just to explain stance on this issue and in fact. This meeting that was working level but it was a very small working level meeting just to south korean officials met with 2 counterparts from the japanese trade minister also picture says it all its a very small meeting and they explained to south korea that their country is now out of what so called white countries least this least allows japan to export its high Tech Technologies to countries on this list without any restrictions and now south korea is on its way to be exempted from this list so from now on Japanese Companies are not allowed to export their. Products to south Korean Companies without certain rules on said september seizures michael panniers president should get sued news agency joins me now live from take a guitar be with us on aljazeera another trade war looming in asia pacific but added to sort of the historic tensions as well between japan and south korea. Yes its Something Like that in fact its this move made by the japanese government could be interpreted as the 1st shot in a trade war. And the japanese government insists that you know that this is not such a big deal that theyre enforcement its essentially just a matter of doing extra paperwork but its not going to its not in the kind of embargo but the south korean government very much is taking it seriously. President moon has called it an unprecedented crisis so clearly there is a difference of perception of how big a deal this is in terms of how crucial the technology is that korea needs from japan for its manufacturing needs how serious is it becoming is it just words for the moment when can we see it becoming something but everyone has to take note of. Well my understanding is that south korea probably does have a stockpile of these materials that could last a couple of months so its probably not something thats going to have an Immediate Impact today tomorrow or next week but if it is a prolonged embargo and if. If the japanese inforce it very strictly and in a tough manner and if south korea cannot get these materials elsewhere then it could it could have a serious impact on. South koreas Technology Production is as i understand it i mean japan is accusing south korea of exporting sensitive material quite sure what that means in the in the fine detail to the north and that more policing is required what more can south korea do to reassure japan. Well its not quite clear that theres any fire behind that smoke its certainly true that the r. V. Administration has has made this accusation but they have not provided any kind of evidence or substantiation for this so its not clear if the japanese government has some Real Intelligence on this or if theyre just using it to justify. This new policy because they want to do it to punish the South Koreans over the forced labor and comfort women issues which probably would seem to be the heart of the real matter well for the moment well leave it there michael penn but its very much for joining us in tokyo thank you. European Council President because criticize brussels decision to ban flies to children he calls it unjustified and disproportionate relations have deteriorated since the visit of a russian politician to the Georgian Parliament 3 weeks ago tusk was speaking at a conference on the e. U. And Eastern Europe in the georgian city of but to me for when to do symonds rickles. Its the annual gathering of east european states and the e. U. Russia is always irritated by such familiar images. Once led the kremlin to ban all direct flights to georgia all the unfamiliar images of anti russian protests every day for more than 3 weeks in the capital Tbilisi Georgia is president didnt want to talk about russia at the conference but the e. U. Council president did russia recently this is the final flight to judge your unjustified. This is for groceries that may be the case but georgias leaders were reluctant to openly attack russia at this event that parliaments head of european integration was sent out to face questions denying claims by protesters that georges government had become too lenient towards russia at the plaza saying nothing to prove the russian want to say its a. Total of 6 thats why i say. That it doesnt actually require any farther with russia or is really concerned about your presence here with this conference and this. Georgia is very western or the truth we would like to find ourselves in then surely we think the European Jews in one of the debates parliamentary leader spoke of russia as an Occupying Force or join your russian me i dont know yet with occupying 20 percent of our territories it means permanent threaten the more security it means sit here violation of human rights of people who are living in occupied territories later came the signing of financial agreements between georgia and e. U. States but as the ink dried on deals with 53000000. 00 there was no disguising the anxiety about russias actions against this country if conference delegates were to take a short stroll. Down to the beach front here they get a reality check this place is normally teaming with russian tourists at this time of year the tourist allstars the official told us that Hotel Occupancy rates are down by 80 percent if the flight from russia continues the georgian economy whos really going to suffer Andrew Simmons aljazeera but to me in georgia now in the u. S. The president has approved federal resources to louisiana after hurricane warnings were issued along the coast parts of new orleans are still underwater after days of thunder storms and floods residents are putting sandbags outside their properties or just leaving town Hurrican Barry is expected to make landfall on saturday when the Mississippi River which runs through new orleans is already at record levels before the latest rains hit engineers have put it in place put in place measures to protect communities but is it clark reports thats having an impact on the environment. If a medical Mississippi River a crucial alatri of comus which drains 41 percent of the entire United States this year its exceeded all records the volume of water down at schools swollen by extreme spring rains and snow melt upstream the mississippi has never been this high for this long it is unprecedented and everyone who lives in new orleans that puts that trust in the levee system which protects the city from flooding while upstream the engineer is all they try and ease the pressure. And theyve done that with a rare opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway built in the 90 thirtys to dock colossal quantities of water away from the main river in times of high flood of just about 12 times in its history this is actually the 1st year that its been opened twice in the same calendar year so this is really one of the one of the longest floods on record the spillway will remain open until the end of july but theres a problem its upset the ecological balance of the Mississippi Sound diluting the mix of fresh and so water with devastating effect to coastal businesses now were starting to see the repercussions which are you know oysters die in the shrimp are moving we have wildlife mammals you know dolphins of you know dying the turtles are die and we have a lot of salt water species now that are being affected heavily due to the rise of the river west it is a multimillion dollar industry here in St Bernard Parish but its sitting duck landings it down up to 80 percent the fishermen source of income has been all but destroyed and this is a very big an impact this is the worst impact that this community has ever seen i mean weve weve been through katrina where weve been completely wiped off the map weve been through beeping weve been through a lot in this community watched over the years in my life this Community Come and go but this is the worst that ive ever seen avar. Now business is a demanding that the federal government step in with emergency funding. For everyone youre dead and go back out there make no money issue out there. Yet and then youre into from there to help and the fear is with changing weather patterns this could become the new normal you might save the city from flooding but at a cost to a multimillion dollar industry. Aljazeera new orleans louisiana well after will be here shortly to tell us more about those with the storms in the u. S. But still ahead here on the aljazeera news. Iran calls on the u. K. To immediately release its oil tanker detained in gibraltar or face consequences. And well tell you which top tennis player has been a problem so weve. Been able to that story coming. Out of there well a little glance at the satellite picture you can see quite a messy picture in the gulf of mexico but tucked in among system a cluster of storms is Tropical Storm barry and it is of course going to make its way further northwards as we go on through the next 24 hours running up towards that louisiana coast so there we go you can see its expected to just pass to the west of new orleans. Sustained winds around 85. 00 clumps as pratt is expected to strengthen further over the next 24 hours or so dont expect it to become a hurricane but it will get close so well see how it goes the movement that does give great cause for concern because 6 Kilometers Per Hour not even walk in places staggering along lots of rainfall in this system that weve already had 66. 00 millimeters of rain in new orleans in the past 24 hours as we go on through the next few days well we could be looking at something in excess of 500. 00 millimeters along the south coast so particularly over towards the Louisiana Mississippi border thats where expecting the worst of the rainfall to be the storm surge of course that also gives major cause for concern when you look at the level of the Mississippi River at present so there is obviously the possibility of life threatening thoughts and mudslides with a couple of days. Whether sponsored by i can tolerate. One of the last remaining ancient forests in Southeast Asia is a lifeline to hundreds of lumberjacks and drive as. We follow their treacherous journey as they walk through extreme conditions. Together and transport this dangerous but precious cargo risking it all. On aljazeera. When the news breaks these protesters and the story being that. When people need to be. Included in the right if you dont have the right to know. The story needs to be told. Which is iraq has teams on the ground to bring unity between troops and light names. And online. Welcome back youre watching the aljazeera news hour with me is the home run to remind of our top news stories turkey says its received the 1st shipment of the russian s 400 Missile Defense system the u. S. Has previously warned turkey would face sanctions over the purchase and that it wont be allowed to purchase its f. 35 fighter jets more than 120 rebel fighters and soldiers have been killed in the past 48 hours in syria thats according to the syrian observatory for human rights that they were fighting for control of a village in Hama Province which is now back under government control and chinas trade to and from the u. S. Has plunged in the past year amid an ongoing trade war between the 2 countries but beijing says its trade surplus which triggered the dispute continues to rise. Now the captain and chief officer of the reigning oil tanker have been arrested after their ship was seized in waters near to baltar last week the crew of the grace one are under suspicion of breaking un sanctions by transporting oil to syria Irans Foreign Ministry has demanded the Immediate Release of the oil tanker following retaliatory threats from tehran britain says a rainy and boats approach one of its oil tankers on thursday prompting a u. K. Warship to intervene iran has denied the encounter the u. S. 5th fleet says its working closely with the british navy to defend the free flow of commerce and freedom of navigation through the region. Has been monitoring reaction in the iranian capital. Diplomatic relations between iran and the United Kingdom have been suffering for many months now and the events of the last 24 hours will not help that situation and the arrest of Senior Officers of the graceful one the oil tanker that was detained last week off the coast of gibraltar by the u. K. Royal marines that is likely to bring the same level of anger from leaders here into iran that the detention of the vessel the seizure of the vessel the oil tanker brought from the senior most levels of government last week irans president and other Senior Leaders calling it a violation of the sanctity of International Waterway something that was creating insecurity many Senior Iranian leaders also c