. the apac business card travel program -- apec business card travel program is an initiative of the asia-pacific forum and is designed to facilitate commerce by promoting fast and efficient travel of eligible business people and government officials within the asia-pacific region. this legislation will allow eligible u.s. business travelers to apply for trusted traveler cards, for expedited entry to certain asia-pacific nations which are members of the apeck forum. -- ap, ec forum. at this transition, members of apec, the united states already provides foreign business travelers who have apec business travel cards with expedited scheduling visa interviews at u.s. embassies and consulates and use of dedicated lanes of expedited entry when traveling to the united states. however, since the united states has not yet issued carding for u.s. citizens who wish to participate in this program, americans are currently unable to enjoy the same time-saving benefits that some 70,000 foreign holders of apec business cards enjoy when coming to the united states. during this challenging economic t

in the apec region don't have the same inheritance rights as men. so they can't inherit property or businesses owned by their fathers. some don't have the power to confer citizensship on their children, so their families have less access to housing and education, and they must constantly renew residency permits, making it harder for them to work. some are even subject to different taxes than men. too often they are denied access to credit and may even be prohibited from opening bank accounts, signing contracts, purchasing property, incorporating a business or filing lawsuits without a male guardian. some women earn almost as much as men before they have children, but less afterwards, and even less if they are single mothers. these barriers and restrictions some formal, some informal, erode women's abilities to participate fully in their economies and to support their families whether as employees or entrepreneurs. these barriers are certainly not unique to this region. variations of them can be found everywhere in the world. but because this is the most dynamic economic region in th

will decide the policy on the tpp by the apec summit. >> i am sure there are many meaningful proposals, so i will study them thoroughly before attending the upcoming apec summit. >>> after slipping into creative withdrawal following the disaster in march, a brilliant japanese film director has recovered and is filming again. he has won international praise for his movies. he's admired for stories whose themes verge on lyrics conveyed by images. he has won acclaim at international film festivals. his work strikes viewers as depicting the subtleties of every day life. this quality is described as ewai world. he lived in sendai until he graduated from high school. after the march 11th earthquake and tsunami he says he lost his ability to make films but his creativity returned when he saw the constructive way disaster victims react to their plight. >> reporter: in his new documentary he is recording facial expressions and words of people going about their daily lives. >> translator: when i think about what i can do now, well, making documentaries is about all that's left. >> reporter: the

, apec could of measures to take drunk driving as seriously as we do? >> mark hon. friend speaks for the whole house because we have got to make sure we start treating drunk driving as seriouy as drink driving. this has been raised not enough has been done. one of the things we are doing is making sure the police are able to test for drunk driving and making that drug testing equipmt available. as we test that and make sure it works we can look at straightening things further and happy to do as he says. >> john macdonald. >> the bank of england reprimanded one commercial bank and there may be others to manipulate the market to exploit -- could the prime minister ask for a report on this matter? if it is true we explain that we will use the full force of war against them if they rip offhe back. >> very important to send a message to wall people in financial service that there isn't something called white collar crime that is less serious than other crime. crime is crime and shoul be investigated and prosecuted with the full force of the law. >> proposals before this house next week co

across >> aye. >> -- rippling across apec. the callous decision that will be taken by leaders and citizens to encourage young girls to stay in school, to acquire skills, to talk to that banker, to understand what it means to give a loan to a woman who will work her heart out to produce a result for herself and her children. and when we do that, we're going to really make a big difference in helping to elevate the age of participation for women. and there are many other areas we have to be attended to. our medical research dollars need to be sure that we are equally investing in when men as men. our tax systems have to ensure that we do not either deliberately or inadvertently discriminate against women. and women should be given the same opportunities to be productive and contributing members of society. but big and bold ideas, i think are called for in our world today, because a lot of what we are doing is not in achieving the outcomes that we are seeking. there is a stimulative and rebel affect that kicks in when women have greater access to jobs and the economic fortunes of the

in jail and released after four months. will the prime minister hear their case, apec could of measures to take drunk driving as seriously as we do? >> mark hon. friend speaks for the whole house because we have got to make sure we start treating drunk driving as seriously as drink driving. this has been raised not enough has been done. one of the things we are doing is making sure the police are able to test for drunk driving and making that drug testing equipment available. as we test that and make sure it works we can look at straightening things further and happy to do as he says. >> john macdonald. >> the bank of england reprimanded one commercial bank and there may be others to manipulate the market to exploit -- could the prime minister ask for a report on this matter? if it is true we explain that we will use the full force of war against them if they rip off the back. >> very important to send a message to wall people in financial service that there isn't something called white collar crime that is less serious than other crime. crime is crime and should be investigate

basic agreement at apec meeting next month. japan is planning to announce ahead of that whether it will participate. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: wednesday's protesters rallied in front of the foreign affairs ministry and the ministry of economy, trade and industry. they opposed japan's participation in the tpp talks, which they say will oppose the country to allow genetically modified foods and pesticides which would endanger food safety. meanwhile, those promoting japan's tpp bid held a symposium in tokyo earlier in the day. speakers stressed the advantages of the free trade scheme. they say it will help the manufacturing sector grow, including automobiles and tv makers. >> translator: is japan strongly committed to creating an open market and an open society? or do we shut ourselves behind closed doors and keep things as they are? we're at the crossroads now. >> reporter: they also say the tpp would help japanese farmers make agricultural products overseas. >> translator: we farmers are concerned we'll not be able to produce enough food in five or ten years from

trade deal that will take place in early november as part. apec meeting. both of those opposed to the deal and supporters presented their case to the government on monday. many in the agricultural sector are proposed to participation on the grounds that the deal could damage japanese farmers. the leader of the central union of agricultural cooperatives, bonzi, expressed his group's opposition in a meeting with chief cabinet secretary, osama refugee mora. he warned that the tpp will undermine japan's agricultural sector and urged the government to retain from taking part. fujimura said the group still canvassing for opinions. meanwhile head of the country's main business lobby pressed the government to join the tpp negotiations. japan business federation chairman hiro kuda told the foreign minister, koichiro gemba, that japan needs to promote high-level cooperation with other countries. he said joining the tpp will not hurt japanese industry. he added that japan has no time to waste because participants in the tpp talks aim to reach general agreement at the asia pacific economic cooper

upcoming apec summit. >>> researchers from the butterfly society of japan have seen something unseen since the 1930s. they trekked deep into the himalayan country and found a rare swallow tailed butterfly. an nhk crew traveled with them. scientists preserved specimens at the britain national history museum in london. >> this is collected in 1933. >> they found the insects in a valley in eastern buton 78 years ago. these five specimens are the only that remain. no one has reported seeing the butterflies since. researchers called it a phantom butterfly. >> they are very, very extraordinary butterfly. it is a sort of holy grail for swallow tail butterfly collectors. >> then reports came in two years ago that a butt and east official came across a butterfly that looked like the species. they negotiated with the government for six months. the japanese researchers finally obtained special permission in august to conduct a field survey. they hiked through a forest about 500 kilometers east of the capital to the foot of the himalayas, the same area the butterfly was found 78 years ago. they

early november as part of an apec meeting. both those opposed to the deal and supporters presented their case to the government on monday. >> many in the agricultural sector are opposed to participation on the grounds that the deal could damage japanese farmers. the union of the agricultural cooperatives, akiro banzi expressed his opposition in a meeting with cabinet secretary fujimura. he warned that the tpp will undermine japan's agricultural sector. and urged the government it refrain from taking part. funai muira replied that the government is still canvassing opinion and will hear from various groups. meanwhile, the head of the country's main business lobby pressed the government to join in the tpp negotiations. japan business federation chairman, miromasa yonekura told koichiro gemba that japan needs to promote high-level cooperation with other countries. he said joining the tpp will not hurt japanese industry. union cura added that japan has no time to waste because participation is aimed to reach general agreement at the asia pacific cooperation forum. for his part, gemba n

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and apec summits next month, we agree on the need for coordinated global action that focused on growth and creates jobs for our workers. finally, we're strengthening the ties between our people. south korea's one of the top sources of international students studying in the united states and the number of american students who are studying in korea has been soaring. we've directed our teams to sustain this momentum and expand educational exchange between our people. not unlike the one that once brought a visiting scholar named lee to an american university just blocks from here. so again, mr. president, i thank you for your partnership and your friendship and because of the progress we've made today, i'm confident that your visit will mark a turning back in the enduring alliance between our two nations. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> translator: thank you, mr. president. first of all, i thank president obama again for inviting me to make a state visit to the united states. my thanks goes out to the first lady as well. i am pleased to have had the chance to re-affirm once a

before the apec meeting in hawaii where the president will be there and as we try to really maximize our engagement in the asia pacific area. i know i've had conversations with assistant secretary of state kurt campbell about the lack of leverage that we've had in dealing with china, for instance, and one of the most important things that he emphasized to me directly was the need to get this agreement done to help us develop more leverage throughout the asia pacific region. our leverage, our credibility are critically important. but also it seems to me ask and, mr. reif, i'd like your opinion, talk to me about how this agreement helps us build momentum for whatever comes after doha in terms of rejuvenating talk, basically, to build our international rules-based trading system. >> sir, this is the largest trade agreement the united states has entered into in more than 15 years, and i think that sends a clear message to our trading partners that we are engaged, we are open

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metropolitan areas and of the national special security events such as the upcoming apec summit. however biowatch is much more than a machine. it has evolved as a robust and work with federal, state and local individuals that together form the nexus of decision makers in the event of a biological attack. in 2010 that the dhs began testing and evaluating the next generation of the detection systems which we call generation three. the program's goals are to decrease the time the detection to the 46 hours, increase the population coverage and provide a greater cost effectiveness all without losing any accuracy. we are currently in the process of a rigorous and well controlled testing and evaluation program revalidating this technology. early detection through biowatch is but one element of an overall biosurveillance and situational awareness system. we also manage the national biowatch system a consortium of the federal partners established to detect and monitor biological defense of the national concern. dhs has developed and continues to find an integrated multi disciplinary common bioser

speak more about this next month in hawaii, when the united states hosts apec there. then president obama and i will have to indonesia to participate with the first time in the east asian summit. i know there are those in washington who discount the value of face-to-face meetings and multilateral institutions, but everyone else in the world invests in them. if we fail to do so, we will fail in asserting our power and bring about our influence. in asia and around the world, focusing on opportunities means elevating the role of economics but opening new markets to american exports and attracting new investment to american communities. our economic statecraft is spurring growth at home. i am delighted that the free- trade agreements are up for a vote today. from what i am told, they are likely to pass. look at the new agreement with south korea. it is expected to create 70,000 american jobs. we will discuss in greater detail what economic statecraft means in a speech i will give in your office friday. those of you who know me know i cannot avoid any speech on american leadership withou

production and global innovation. and they pushed open the borders with apec, the w.t.o. and nafta, and this drove innovation so much faster than it would have come had we decided it to go it alone. we saw samsung and nokia developing cell phones. we saw the black we arey from canada. this is now the way we community. what happened today? the two most advanced makers of those devices that we would call cell phones, now they have newer names, are american companies that no one in the country would have imagined would be making phones when bill clinton was president. apple and google, they are the world leaders in innovation, and that is all because of the decisions they made to drive the global innovation. it wouldn't have come today without the leadership that drove us into that global competition. and we won. we are the ones with the leaders as a result of that decision. [applause] now as much as i loved my job as a runner, i decided after i graduated from college, which i did manage to do for any of you who decide to go off on a campaign, go ahead and finish. [laughter] i decided i ne