Exercise routines. Welcome news asia its good to have you with us 1st the u. S. Talks ended and then there was the explosion of violence over the past 3 days of. Attacks made by the taliban all in the middle of an Election Campaign on tuesday taliban suicide bombers killed at least 48. 00 and wounded dozens in twin blasts one was at an election rally in central afghanistan and another in central kabul near the u. S. Embassy on wednesday gunmen tried to storm a building. Killing full and injuring 12 and on thursday at least 20 people were killed in a truck bomb attack. In southern afghanistan more than 90 people were wounded. For more im joined from kabul by journalist i lead at the feet i mean the president ial elections are should you in for the 28th of september and with all of this violence that were seeing in the past few days what chances are that this election is going to be a success. Thats the major question as weve seen there have been several election rallies that have been targeted earlier this week there was one northern province and one our 1st elections where the 1st day of campaigning were targeted weve seen other Election Campaigns in the east also come under attack so there are rumors that it may be too late but nothing is confirmed and this is really the question of will people be willing to come out and in time when the taleban have said adamantly that they refuse to allow the elections to go on theyve warned people not to attend election rallies saying that you know you will be targeted and so far fortunately it seem to have kept up with that promise what effect is that having on the people of afghanistan looking forward to these elections or. Whenever. I think from the start these elections have been under question because earlier you know there was the matter of the taliban talks in washington in doha between washington and the taliban and people were wondering if the elections would even go on and then when donald trump sent out that series of tweets on september 8th that sort of answered the question that moved slightly the elections will go on but now with all of these security incidents you know today we had an attack that the taliban claimed responsibility for in the Southern Province of zabul we had a u. S. Airstrike that killed civilians so there are a lot of questions and there will be a lot of people wondering you know is it worth going out to vote 1 for these politicians who cant seem to secure their own election rallies where does that leave the. U. S. In the fog. Of these talks now these talks are not happening is that you prior to getting the election. Thats exactly right and that has sort of been at least for the Current Administration thats always been the priority and a lot of people who support this Current Administration were very happy that the call talks were called off essentially for the reason of the election and the current government president and his government has said that once the elections are sorted out and if they are successful the 1st thing they will move on to is this idea of negotiations because the one thing the last 18 years of this war have taught is that there is no silent solution to this war and the only solution will be some sort of a negotiated settlement. Are you looking for joining us from kabul thank you very much for that thank you. These guys behind me theyre cute and cuddly so very nonthreatening what better ambassador could you have to show the soft side of a wall superpower china has for decades loaned out giant pandas to win hearts and minds around the world but that diplomacy has done to tragedy in thailand after spending the last 16 years at the chiang mai zoo trying trying died there suddenly on monday he collapsed shortly after doing what he liked best snacking on bamboo leaves trying trying to a passing has sparked public outrage in china with many demanding answers on how they rule on boy met his end. And minute silence for chung chung. The giant panda died suddenly in his enclosure at Thailands Chiang Mai zoo on monday leaving staff reeling. Just so we left it and him saying much i hope everyone will miss him like we do. You know in. Chunk chung arrived in thailand on long term loan from china in 2003 along with a female panda lynn who way the pair were an instant his among the type public. Zoos attempts to get them to mate with the nation but ultimately failed despite the use of videos dubbed panda porn to encourage chung chung to copulate. He finally became a father through Artificial Insemination this it was working with a team of chinese experts to establish the cause of death. According to the memorandum of understanding between thailand and china. The autopsy on the panda needs to be performed jointly with chinese authorities on the south. Lynne way remains the chiang mai zoo the only giant panda now living in thailand. Joining me for more on this story. Or lived there reported in beijing for many years welcome at 1st i mean giant pandas like frank frank they are actually part of chinas diplomatic outreach into the world isnt i dont think many people are aware that this is the case and what prompted china to begin this kind of diplomacy in the 1st place well as a National Symbol i cant think of any country that has quite as powerful a National Symbol as china and the pound its central to the thinking in china i suppose and in 171 when Richard Nixon brother u. S. President richard the. And u. S. President Richard Nixon went there as a way of sort of cementing this New Friendship as china began to open up the chose the pond and the era of panda diplomacy was born and so i think it just seemed like a perfect symbol at the time so clearly the Chinese State take this very seriously but so are people in china especially in relation to the death of trying trying lets just take a quick look at some of the public anger in china thats showing up on social media here as a way bo comments we want to show you beginning 1st with this user who saying i always thought that china shouldnt known pandas to strengthen differ magic ties with other countries Foreign Countries dont necessarily know how to take care of up and as bad as are already of vulnerable species many also posting images like these recent questions about the pandas diet this is implying the zoo was mistreating the panda by feeding it what sticks instead of bamboo. If it youve seen these we will comments no doubt why are there these suspicions that the end of death was negligence on the part of the tile thought of does well i think it shows just the 1st of all the level of affection with which a pound is are held and i think theres always a suspicion that even though the pound is i mean given to various zoos around the world when i say given theyve been there basically lend zoos are required to meet these very strict standards about how theyre fed and they have to pay a huge amount of money often for the privilege of having the pandas on it but i think theres a suspicion somewhere that foreigners dont maybe take it to seriously is that enough. And also that given that at the moment theres a lot of tension surrounding chinas role in the region i think theres a certain amount of paranoia possibly creeping in where people are. Netizens feel that theres something theres something mysterious afoot when it comes to how that ciancia long for example was looked after in thailand when you lived in china for a number of no that you yourself have the opportunity to encounter as youre sort of breeding and realising benders just taken very seriously in china is about it is and theres only about 700. 00 pounders left by some numbers differ but theyre in very few left in the wild and its very difficult to keep track of them one expedition we went on was looking for pandas and we searched for 2 days to no success although we did find evidence of that there were some pandas in the area but in the Breeding Center in sichuan for example in chengdu. Theyve theyve developed this Incredible Program for breeding for looking after young pandas so its really its something its a National Obsession in a way and its also to just exporters and income many people who end up going to the center but it must also you i mean it is kind of diplomacy as it is called doesnt work. I think i think it does a lot i mean they are very cute creatures. I think its done a lot to sort of soften chinas image in a way you know particularly as china has opened up over the last say 4 decades obviously theres been its been up and down over the period but i think the pound as have been have been sort of all the way through people love them people even ponder skeptics when you see a pound for him in the flesh it will warm your heart its in softening up on his image but maybe not making it cute and cuddly yell exactly maybe thats a bit of a stretch clifford going on thanks very much for coming in. Chinas population is growing old at a faster rate than almost all other countries and bet poses huge challenges for policymakers making sure Senior Citizens stay fit is one way to help decrease the number of people with chronic illnesses we need a group of retirees who can offer some inspiration. Stretching and building muscle. These seniors are not letting age slow them down at this public exercise park in beijing. Retired farmer use song long as one of the regulars the 68 year old devotes 8 hours a day to keeping fit and staying limber he thinks its the best way to remain mentally sharp and physically independent as he grows older. There is nothing to do since i retired and there is no point staying at home so i come and do exercises you value your area go to the gym and swim and work on my muscles and play billiards. And do whatever makes me happy every day i dont think about anything else to follow me here who called it. Working and also keeps 82 year old one being shann busy program go down bad my children are grown up my grandchilds at school i have nothing to do so i exercise that i get up at 5 have breakfast at 6 and then i exercise. The seniors know they cant stop the years tossing but they can keep their bodies strong and athletic as the time takes by. Pat im spreading just looking up that thats it for now we need an all over the look back at the betfair in trying to flux as it is be delighted for the next hour of laughter. The adventurous some of the famous naturalist and explorer. To celebrate clicks on the phone books from 250 if they werent working on a voyage of discovery. Expedition in boyd dino. Welcome to the book is the game here for details the tricks like to talk about. Coverage. More for. Example we have a. Lets have a look at some of the much surround me you still shaking in their boots and you can breathe a sigh of relief so you dont want to. Lose this weekend t. W. Huawei launches what could be the worlds smartest 5 g. Phone in munich today does it have a fighting chance on the market without access to popular ops like google maps. Also on the show is that right between the e. U. And south americas markets so dead in the water lawmakers in austria everyone ject the agreement shooting down one of the worlds biggest trade. And the good economy creates thousands of jobs but most of them are temporary and comes without any Social Security benefits the child on both sides of. Business reasons asia on the job god help us welcome. Unveiled its 1st new smartphone since the us added it to a trade blacklist the Chinese Company has been showing off the made 30 and made certain cro at a launch event in munich today because of restrictions on u. S. Companies working with the new smartphones are not expected to have any google apps and lets say that could put many potential customers off new features of the made 30 include a 4 lens camera. And. The studio hes a tech expert based here in berlin mark how do you see the chances for this kind of smartphone on the market without access to popular maps like google and its not clear what the air