Example of steve jobs to nurture new i. T. Talent. Members of jordans air force have launched new air strikes targeting the groups Islamic State. Theyre carrying out King Abdullahs promise to avenge the killing of the pilot by waging a harsh war against the militants. Jordans staterun Television Broadcast video of f16 jets taking off from an air base and striking ground targets. Officials say dozens of planes bombed the groups Training Centers and arms depot. Military officials did not disclose where the air strikes took place. Media reports say they happened in the northern syrian city of raqqah, a major militant stronghold. People in jordan rallied in the capital amman to commemorate the pilot. They expressed their anger against his killers, and demanded retaliation. Translator we are not afraid of Islamic State militants. We will win, absolutely. Translator jordan should go allout against Islamic State. The u. S. State Department Spokesperson welcomed jordans move. Jordan which suffered this horrible loss themselves is not only clearly comfortable continuing to fly missions which really shows the strength of the coalition, but has intensified their efforts and doubled down on their commitment to defeat isil. King abdullah has attended the funeral of lieutenant moaz kasasbeh. The service for the air force pilot took place in his hometown in central jordan. The king met kasasbehs relatives for the First Time Since the murder. The monarch expressed his condolences and said the pilots name will be proudly inscribed to the hearts of all jordanians. Officials with the u. S. Defense department are trying to improve their ability to rescue pilots shot down during air strikes. Theyve redeployed search and rescue units to northern iraq. U. S. Media report that such units were previously deployed in situate. The move is seen in part as an effort to build confidence among countries participating in the u. S. Led strikes. Officials in the United Arab Emirates reportedly suspended their involvement out of concerns for the safety of their pilots. They reportedly wanted u. S. Forces to improve their search and rescue capabilities in iraq before resuming air strikes. Two key european leaders are pushing a new peace plan for ukraine. German chancellor Angela Merkel and french president Francois Hollande are taking their proposal to moscow for a meeting with president vladimir putin. Theyve already given details to the ukrainians. Still, western governments are working on other strategies should the conflict continue to get worse. More from nhk worlds craig dale. Reporter the leaders of germany and france are using their diplomatic muscle to try to stop the bloodshed in ukraine. Angela merkel and Francois Hollande presented a new, highly confidential peace plan to ukrainian president petro poroshenko. Before they meet with russian president vladimir putin. Poroshenko outlined his expectations. Translator the release of all the hostages cloeszing the border, the internationally recognized border for all the foreign troops. Reporter those terms are part of a failed ceasefire signed five months ago between ukraine, prorussian separatists, and russia. Ukrainian soldiers have been struggling to hold the country together since last april as the separatists work to carve out independent territory in the east. Despite denials from officials in moscow most agree russia is fuelling this war with arms, and troops. We are not fighting with socalled rebels or guerrillas. We are fighting with the Russian Regular army. Reporter caught in the middle civilians who have seen their towns and cities destroyed, their lives turned upside down. We were in a shop and suddenly there was a blast, says this woman. Then in a few seconds there was another one. The fighting had tapered off in december, but its worsened since the end of january. Evidence of that can be seen in in debitseve. Ukrainians are trying to maintain their positions. Residents are fleeing. We will not leave anyone here who does not want to stay says this ukrainian official. The continuing conflict has prompted more action from the nato military alliance. Defense ministers are launching a Quick Response force that would deal with russia and other potential threats. And theyre setting up multinational command and control centers in six nations surrounding ukraine and russia. If a cray sis arises they will assure nato forces are able to act as one. Reporter u. S. Leaders are debating action of their own. After meetings in kiev secretary of state john kerry said theyre reviewing options. Among those options is the possibility of providing defensive, defensive assistance to ukraine. Reporter defensive assistance means giving weapons to ukrainian soldiers. Its something president obama is debating and key u. S. Lawmakers are encouraging. But the russians have warned against it. Many fear it could make the conflict even worse. And so theres even more riding on the peace plan being pushed by germany and france. Both nations want to help ukraine defend its sovereignty. And above all they want to help end a conflict that has claimed more than 5,000 lives. And create a deep division between russia and the west. Craig dale, nhk world. Japans Prime Minister says he plans to boost the ability of the countrys coast guard to strengthen maritime patrols. Shinzo abe made the remark after referring to intrusions by chinese Patrol Vessels into japanese territorial waters in the east china sea. Translator the government will take all possible measures to assure Maritime Security around the areas with the resolve to defend the countrys territorial land and waters. Abe said Chinese Government boats and other vessels repeatedly approach and operate around the senkaku islands. Japan controls the islands, china and taiwan claim them. Abe also said that crews of many fishing boats have been observed poaching coral since last september around the ogasawara islands south of tokyo. He said the boats are apparently from china. He said the coast guard has two few Patrol Vessels to deal effectively with the fishing boats. Abe says the government will allocate funds to improve the fleet of patrol ships and aircraft to cope with changing situations. Fbi agents are looking into the Largest Health care sector data breach as many as 80 million customers of a Major Insurance Company may have had their personal information stolen. Anthem is the countrys second Largest Health insurer. Its executives say the company was hit by a very sophisticated, external cyber attack. They say hackers gained access to personal records, and information including customer names, Social Security numbers, and Sensitive Information was stolen. Investigators reportedly said the attack resembled Previous Data theft by chinese hackers. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has flatly denied the allegations. Translator Cyber Attacks are difficult to trace. If its a crossborder attack then its even more difficult to identify the source. Pointing a finger without any sort of proof is unreasonable. Hong said his country is willing to work with the International Community to fight cyber crime. People in tunisia took to the streets to demand democracy during the arab spring uprising in 2011 the countrys new democratically elected government is now getting to work. Tunisia lawmakers have approved a coalition cabinet. It includes secularists, islamists, and members of smaller parties. Prime minister assid heads the cabinet. He was interior minister in an interim government that was formed by zine El Abidine Ben ali who was ousted. Ben ali ruled tunisia for 23 years. Tunisian voters in december elected beji caid essebi as president. He is the leader of a secular party. Creating jobs raising the standard of living and increasing Economic Opportunities are priorities for tunisians. Analysts warn that islamic extremists are becoming more active. Theyre reportedly recruiting many young tunisians. The countrys new leaders face the dual challenge of maintaining security and stabilizing the economy. The positive pulse on the japanese economy, ron madison has the details on the latest data just released. Yeah thats right, gene. A key japanese Economic Indicator rose in december. This has prompted officials and the Cabinet Office to raise their assessment of the economy for the first time in 17 months. Officials now describe the economy as improving. They cite the 1. 5 point increase in the coincident index to 110. 7, compared to november. The index is based on a range of data from factory output to personal spending. The officials attribute the improvement to higher output of car parts and electrical products. The index projecting the health of the economy a few months down the road also rose by 1. 5. Government linked Insurance Agency in japan will expand coverage against terrorism. Natural disasters and other risks abroad. The agency says it wants to support smaller Japanese Companies operating overseas. Officials at nippon export and investment insurance have been explaining the new insurance system to 56 regional banks across the country. The Officials Say their trade insurance covers losses incurred on exports or overseas investments caused by terrorism, natural disasters, and other mass happens. They say they will also lower the hurdle for covering regional banks exposed to potential foreign risks. The change means the banks will be able to get insurance for loans in amounts less than 8. 5 million per overseas visit. Officials say small and medium sized firms are increasingly taking out such insurance to hedge against risk. Japans finance minister says g20 finance chiefs will examine what steps countries are taking to counter the financing of terrorism after upcoming meeting in turkey. Taro aso referred to the recent apparent killing of two japanese by Islamic State militants. Translator two japanese were victims. Terrorist groups need money to buy weapons. G20 members need to discuss how we can stop the flow of funds to these groups. Aso said he will restate japans position that it will provide humanitarian assistance to the middle east. And also deal with terrorists in the proper way. Central Bank Governors and finance ministers from the group of 20 nations will meet in istanbul on monday. Well government officials in laos are preparing for their nation to play an Important Role in Regional Economic integration in southeast asia. The country is also steadily forging business ties with japan. Those two Key Developments form the backdrop to the laotian Prime Ministers visit to japan next month. The japanese governments top spokesperson said japan invited him to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said he will hold talks with Prime Minister shinzo abe during his fourday stay. The laotian leader arrived in tokyo on march 4th. Suga says the two countries have farnlged closer economic relations in recent years. Translator we hope during the laotian programs stay in japan we will exchange views not only on bilateral relations, but also on the regional and international situations. Laos will hold the first asean presidency after the economic integration of the regional group, which is scheduled for the end of 2015. All right. Lets move on to the markets now. Investors are getting a little bit nervous ahead of u. S. Nonfarm payroll data which is due out later on today. Heres how major bench marks in europe are looking. All of them are in negative territory right now. All of them lower than less than a percent, so london is seeing declines of 0. 3 . Paris is down half a percent. Frankfurt seeing declines of 0. 8 . Japanese shares rose after oil prices rebounded in the morning. But investors turned to profit taking in the afternoon. And that capped the rise. The nikkei index sended 0. 8 higher at 17,648. In china the shanghai composite index closed down nearly 2 3,075. Thats the lowest closing in a month and a half. Traders held back in preparation of a flurry of initial public offerings. In taiwan the main index ended 9,456. Investors sold shares due to worse than expected earnings reports of semiconductor makers. Airline related stocks were also sold today on the back of that deadly plane crash on wednesday. Lets take a look now at the overall region. Congress hang closed lower 0. 3 . Australia, though seeing its 12th straight day of gains. Moving on to currencies the dollar is moving in a pretty narrow range against the majors. Dollar yen is at 117. 30. Euro dollar is at 1. 1441. Market players are taking a look at u. S. Jobs and wages data due out later on in the day for some further clues as to when the fed might be raise interesting rates. Okay. That is going to wrap it up for biz tonight. Lets get a check of the markets. A poll by the Reuters News Agency suggests a majority of people in the u. S. Are concerned about privately owned drones. More than 70 of respondents said they should be regulated. U. S. Aviation authorities have banned most commercial uses of small remote controlled aircraft, but they allow people to operate them as a hobby. Reports suggest there have been a number of close calls with other aircraft and drones with cameras violating peoples privacies. A small drone crash landed last months on the grounds of the white house. Reuters polled more than 2400 adults. 42 of them said they opposed private ownership of drones. 30 said they thought it should be allowed. 73 of respondents said they want restrictions on their use. Authorities in northern japan practiced how to evacuate a Nuclear Plant in the event of a blizzard. It revealed potential problems with getting people to safety in snowy conditions. The evacuation took place near tomari plant. The facility is currently off line. The Nuclear Plant sits in the western in western hokkaido. Heavy snow and blizzards frequently hit this part of the country in winter. Central government and local officials used Video Conferencing to coordinate the responses. The drill simulated a loss of power to the reactors cooling system. It also assumed the blizzard prevented workers from reaching the control room. Emergency responders helped residents leave the town by bus but officials found some potential problems. They found that snow covered roads and houses could stall evacuation efforts. Some residents said they are pleased, or they were pleased with the authorities had identified these issues. Translator im glad to have this drill. Its better to have a drill like this instead of experiencing the real thing without preparation. Authorities say they will look for ways to improve the plans for emergencies. Think of Tech Startups or i. T. Innovations and you probably picture San Francisco or silicon valley. The chinese entrepreneur wants to add a district in beijing to that list. He set up a place for techies and investors to meet and trade ideas and hopefully power a digital revolution made in china. Nhk world reports. Reporter the district is packed with Electronics Stores and i. T. Companies. And its home to one particular hub of hightech ideas. The sign says garage cafe a place for innovation and investment. Lets take a look inside. People who dont yet have their own offices come here to work. The cafe can seat up to 300. There are Power Sources at every table, and free access to the internet. Customers only have to pay for their food and drink. Its designed as a place in which young entrepreneurs and investors can meet share ideas, and get new businesses off the ground. The owner said he called it garage cafe because Companies Like apple began in a simple garage. Translator its a good place to start a business because it has a high concentration of research and financial institutions. All it was missing was affordable work spaces for aspiring entrepreneurs. And opportunities to connect ambitious and determined people. Reporter each day at 1 00 people present their ideas or projects to other customers. Translator our business is just taking off. Weve secured funding and government assistance. The only thing were missing is a partner we can work with to expand our business. Translator i work for a government published business journal. We urgently need skilled workers. So ive come here to find some. Reporter if anyone likes what they hear they can start negotiating. Theres a Conference Room at the ready. The notice boards are covered in help wanted ads, and appeals for investment. Translator the atmosphere here is special. Its attracting so many talented people. So, we feel theres a good chance well meet people with similar ambitions here. Reporter some entrepreneurs were given a demonstration of robots they are developing. Engineers are designing them to move around freely and respond verbally to questions. The entrepreneurs say that t