Damage due to the construction of roads and communication. Government leaders in neighboring pakistan say 118 people have been killed as of monday. About 800,000 people are being affected by the constant rain and landslides. Heavy downpours also hit china. Video taken sunday in Shanxi Province shows a road along a river had collapsed and several cars nearly fell into the water. Nine tourists were carried away by a flood. Rescue workers in myanmar are also dealing with severe flooding. Officials say they confirmed 46 deaths. Afp News Agency Says more than 200,000 people have been affected. Authorities declared the four worst hit areas in northern and western Myanmar National disaster affected regions. A state run english language newspaper is reporting that landslides have destroyed 700 buildings in the capital of chin state in the north. Rescue crews need some relief from the weather. We are joined now from the weather desk. The good news i can give you is that its not a cyclonic syste
Support myanmars new government as a friend. Aung san suu kyi said she is writing a new chapter in her countrys history. She is relying on japan to help her country move forward. She said japans relationship in the past had helped her build stability. Abe said they will encourage japanese firms to invest more in myanmar. Hes also expected to promise to help stabilize the countrys domestic security. Myanmars Government Forces have been fighting for decades with ethnic minority rebel groups. On wednesday Aung San Suu Kyi met with members of the local myanmar community. Reporter the long line of people waiting for Aung San Suu Kyi. In the sfront a former activist who lined up at 5 00 a. M. To get a seat in the front row. Translator this is for mother suu. Reporter 25 years ago she fled her military regime and came to japan. For years she held out hope that Aung San Suu Kyi would help the country and change is finally taking place. Translator thank you very much for coming an welcoming me.
Agreement between tokyo and washington to return a marine base to japan is far from settled. Covering all the angles. A japanese paints maker is back in iran thanks to careful Risk Management and lots of patience. Washington is expected to gauge Public Opinion before deciding whether president barack obama will visit hiroshima in may. Obama will be in japan for the g7 summit, his secretary of state made a historic visit to the city. John kerry was with his g7 counterparts on monday when they visited Peace Memorial park, he became the first secretary of state to visit the site where his country dropped its atomic bomb in 1945. A state Department Spokesperson highlighted the significance of kerrys visit. It underscored our need to make every effort to diminish or reduce the number of Nuclear Weapons in the world and pursue peace and Diplomatic Solutions to problems. Officials at the white house told nhk that theyre discussing many factors around the possibility of an obama trip to hirosh
Nationality. They say he resembles the man in the yellow tshirt caught on camera before the explosion occurred. They say the man is a key expect who may help reveal details about the bombings. The man is the second suspect to be arrested in the case. Police have obtained seven arrest warrants. They believe a single group of more than 10 people are responsible for the two blasts. They say they have been helping chinese uighurs leave. They say a crackdown of uighurs staying in thailand may have motivated the attacks. Thousands of migrants from the middle east are continuing to flow into european countries. Leaders of the eu are facing one of their Biggest Challenges in decades to deal with the huge influx of people. Nhk world has more. Reporter german chancellor Angela Merkel asked all eu member countries to play their role. Merkel even touched on changing the unions policy of open waters. All eu members must do their part to accept migrants. If we dont succeed in achieving a Fair Distri
On samsung are under pressure. And in an exclusive interview, saudi Family Member prince criticizes the u. S. In its dealings with syria. The president is engaged in so many internal issues in america. But i think on syria, definitely. He made mistake. Youre watching worldwide exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. We kick off the program with the latest labor market statistics out of germany. Germany sees trouble with the ilo. The employment number has risen in november. The number in work, 41,871. That is november 2013. The change versus the previous month, up 26,000. Unadjusted fully 2,229. Thats the latest bit of data. Just helps the euro firm up against the dollar on the session. If youve got any sort of comments, email us, worldwide cnbc. Com. The u. S. Has had some significant issues with doing the right thing in syria, at least in an exclusive interview with the saudi arabia former head of intelligence. Thats coming up at 10 30 cet. A third of greeks still