Saying america is winning the trade with china but the u. S. Deficit is set to balloon to 1 trillion. Hong kong protesters mark one month since gang attacks on the subway. Wantswants beijing companies to toe the line. Shery lets get a quick check of the market close in the u. S. Stocks are higher but after paring back some of those earlier gains, every sector in the s p 500 was in the green. We had Consumer Discretionary and tech leading the way. Not to mention we had numbers out of retailers like lowes. We also had them from target. That helped with investor confidence. We had home depot showing signs that the second half would be strong. We had seen that rally. This is adding to the sentiment. At the same time, we have the fomc minutes. After that, the twoyear treasury yield rallying. And we have eight the yield curve and we have the yield curve inverting. S p active futures up. 2 . Lets see how we set up in asia. Sophie asian stocks brushing off the midweek fumble. Qantas and calls
Reporter Chinese State television issuing a strong message to th u. S. A abo the region. The country senent out warships includuding its first Aircraft Carrier on military exercises in late december. The ships route included waters around the taiwan strait, and the disputed South China Sea. The reaction from the taiwanese . Reporter some of the drills coincided with taiwan president s tsai ingwens meeting with republican lawmakers in the United States. Tensions started to rise back in december. President elect donald trump took a phone call from prededent tsai after his election win. It was the first such phone call since 1979, the year the u. S. Switched diplomatic recognition from taiwan to china and started to follow the onechina principle. It acknowledges taiwan is part of china. An asiapacific region expert says chinas military drills show the country is concerned. Although the Aircraft Carrier cannot be used in the real operation, its a training ship. But china must set their fig
Islands in the South China Sea could mean for the regions security situation. And japans Nuclear Power plants are slowly going back on line despite lingering questions. U. S. President obama backed away from a commitment to end the afghan war during his time in office. He said hes not withdrawing troops from afghanistan by the end of next year. 5500 u. S. Personnel will remain beyond 2016. As commander in chief, i will not allow afghanistan to be used as safe haven for terrorists to attack our nation again. Our forces, therefore, remain engaged in two narrow, but critical missions, Training Afghan forces and supporting Counterterrorism Operations against the remnants of al qaeda. Obama stated he does not support the idea of end legislation war, but says the mission is vital to u. S. National interests. The president warned the security situation is very fragile in key areas of afghanistan, and that there is a risk of deterioration. He says the taliban has made gains, particularly in ru
Before an election thats being closely monitored by beijing. And facing the aftermath, indonesians are reeling from the shock of thursdays terror attacks in the heart of their capital. Authorities in central japan are investigating a deadly bus crash, trying to figure out how and why it went off a Mountain Road killing 14 people. As nhk reports, theyre zeroing in on the working conditions of Long Distance drivers. Reporter the overnight bus that was supposed to arrive at the ski resort in nagano with 41 people on board. Around 2 00 a. M. On friday it veered into the opposite lane, broke through a guardrail and fell three meters. Translator we suddenly swerved widely, and the next thing i knew i was outside of the vehicle. Reporter a tokyobased tour agency says the bus originated here and most of the passengers were in their late teens and early 20s. Translator we cannot find the words to express our sincere apology to the families who lost loved ones. Reporter bus Company Operators sai
Palestinian Islamist Group hamas ended. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe spoke at the United Nations General Assembly in new york. He promised his country will contribute to fighting the ebola virus and countering threats from the Islamic State militant group. Nhk worlds mike ibara has more from new york. Reporter Prime Minister abe spoke thursday morning at the General Assembly hall. His main message was that japan is ready to make a stronger commitment to the worlds fight against global threats. Mr. President , humankind faces serious unprecedented crisis. The government of japan is putting forth its best possible effort in the fight against the ebola virus disease. International communities should come together and address this crisis that affects directly peace and security of africa. Japan regards the activities of isil, which extends across National Borders and has declared unilaterally the establishment of a socalled state to be a serious threat to international order. What is