this is g w news live from berlin and north korean leader kim jong un is said to be greeted with thunderous cheers his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks there were rumors he was seriously ill or even dead but state media pictures appear to show him opening a fertilizer factory also coming up on the show europe steps up the search for a coronavirus vaccine do you boss or some of the underlying it warns it wants to raise 7500000000 euros to fund an affordable vaccine for the whole world. and the

south africans get some exercise and celebrate being allowed out as the government eases one of the world's a strictest lockdowns. i'm claire richardson welcome to the show north korean state media say leader kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks kim is said to have opened a fertilizer factory near the capital pyongyang the official news agency says he was greeted with under arrest cheers it's the 1st report of kim carrying out an engagement since he missed a national anniversary celebrations last month there has been speculation he was seriously ill or even dead well joining me now is correspondent frank smith in seoul frank how reliable is this information coming from the state news agency reporting that kim jong un is alive and well. well 'd i think the information

reporting that he's alive and well coming from north korea's state media is a lot more reliable than the information that we received over the past couple of weeks that that he had undergone some surgery which may be true but that he was gravely ill or in fact in a vegetative state as some media outlets suggested or even brain dead i think there's a couple of giveaways there number one in the photograph of kim jong il and number 2 in the background is his sister and potential heir cumulate jong who is the vice director of north korea's propaganda and agitation department i think it would be a horrible mistake for north korea to suggest that kim jong un when it was alive when in fact he was dead so 'd i think this is really a reliable report from north korea saying and showing that kim jong un is alive when i'd like to talk about that sister you mentioned what do we know about

how they can a family dynasty works for example who would be next in line to take power. that's a very good question and has been a source of speculation for the past couple of weeks since this concern developed about kim jong un's health. john is really the only serious option in terms of fall weighing the kim dynasty mount back to bloodline and that's very important the founder of north korea was kim il sung. grandfather the next in line was kim jong il and then kim jong un the grandson of the founder kim il sung she would fall again in that line they do have an uncle kim jong il but he has been sort of out of public view and out of the government structure for the last couple of years so she really is the strongest sort of

candidate but she's shown as being very quite young a little bit inexperienced so there would be some sort of grooming to take place and a stronger introduction of her character to the public should she really emerge as the as the absolute heir so this has been a moment to take stock of power structures in north korea but how does this episode reflect on the ability of countries in the region and the international community to deal with potential insecurity in north korea. well i think we need to recognize that we really don't know what's going on or the power structure surrounding the kim family and the decision making process it's very very opaque going back to when kim jong il died the international community didn't even find out until 2 days later when the north korean media announced it i think there was really a lot of politics involved 'd in the you know rumors that circulated

a boat kim jong il's death to portray north korea as a very unstable and in secure country it may be a lot of things especially in terms of its human rights and you know character of or lack of democracy in that country but to argue that it's unstable because of that might not be particularly accurate i think the international community in terms of what it can learn is that maybe it needs to deal with north korea as it is rather than a north korea that it wishes for frank smith thank you u.s. president donald trump is threatening to slap trade tariffs on china over the coronavirus much of china's industrial output is made for exports to europe and america when demand for its goods has collapsed is trying to kick start the economy for many chinese businesses it may already be too late. physical distancing and

facemasks at the great wall of china life is slowly returning to normal. but gyms in beijing are still closed they opened briefly last month but were then forced to shut after fears of a 2nd wave of the virus. we hope were not to reopen as soon as possible coronaviruses hitting assad and no one knows how the situation will pan out from my own them. the restaurant industry has also taken a hit. gradually welcoming customers back exporters are also under pressure it's not known when demand from the u.s. and europe will rebound. many small and medium sized businesses may not survive. where expecting at least $22000000.00 workers to lose that drops this year and that will push the unemployment rate up to

around 10 percent however an additional $250000000.00 people are going to experience some kind of wage cuts between 10 to 50 percent here in harbin a city of 10000000 people there's been a cluster of new cases the threat of more shutdowns looms large in china. now for some other stories making headlines around the world shares in the electric car maker tesla tumbled by more than 10 percent after a series of bizarre tweets by its chief executives iran must post of that the stock price was too high and said he would sell off most of his possessions. the white house has blocked a top health official anthony from testifying before congress members are investigating the trump administration's handling of the of the virus outbreak that she has often contradicted trump the administration calls it counterproductive for a member of the covert response team to testify. u.s.

presidential hopeful joe biden has denied sexually assaulting a former senate aide in 1903 is the former vice president's 1st public response since the allegations surfaced a month ago. our friends germany and france are spearheading european efforts to find research to fund research into a coronavirus vaccine a virtual pledging conference next week is aiming to raise a 7500000000 euros european commission president herself on july and says the goal is to develop vaccines treatments and tests to be available worldwide at an affordable price. of scientists around the world race to develop a vaccine the e.u. is trying to rally global support in the fight against corona virus in an interview with you commission president ursula vonda lyon called for a coordinated approach you have to build up capacities to manufacture it zillions

of those and then we have to make sure that we can deploy to every corner in the world in a fair and affordable price and that's what exactly we're working on for that we need money and we need to go global corporation. the pandemic is also putting a strain on state finances countries like italy and spain want support in the shape of so-called corona bones effectively shared debt between eurozone countries but illustrating the blocks north south divide the plan for either solidarity has met opposition from germany and the netherlands. in the whole instrument we will have certainly the right balance of loans and grants this is the process where we have to negotiate with all 27 member states of course and i think this is democracy we have to speak about the detailing out the tailor made programs but all

i do agree that it is important to support the countries that are hardest hit by the virus and the economic consequences. the majority of e.u. countries have declared states of emergency in a bid to contain the virus but the lion had a warning for any government seeking to abuse those powers. we're looking very closely to hold these measures are implemented when it comes to the european values indeed the freedom of speech the freedom of media for example so we stand ready to intervene immediately if this is not appropriate and time limited. for now the priority remains saving lives and stopping the spread of vaccine the key to some kind of return to normality. and you can see our full interview with arcelor funded ayan on our website that's d.w. dot com when i was south africa has begun to ease its coronavirus lock down one of

the strictest in the world's factories and farm businesses are set to reopen in phases and restaurants will start serving takeaways again for many south africans perhaps the best news is that they can get out into the open air if only for 3 hours a day. south africans can exercise outside again for the 1st time in more than a month it's a relief for many you can write or even some handstands. if . they do it is just a feeling. i do do something it feels good to be there we don't you don't actually we actually take for granted i mean if you look at this. i could do the city day. 5 weeks ago the country's president ordered most citizens to remain indoors and shuttered all but essential businesses as part of the response to the pandemic it's been one of the strictest lockdowns in the world and doesn't result many people have been struggling to make ends meet. or now when they get this bed up because

i'm not working. now was all of this. today when. they wanted table although the lockdown seems to have been effective there have been dozens of complaints about police brutality when implementing it the united nations has expressed concern about the heavy handedness as the country slowly americas from lock down south african night faces the challenge of boosting its economy which was already in recession before the coronavirus struck. scientists agree that testing is crucial for containing the virus but some countries that don't have enough capacity now a company in israel has developed a novel way of making tests more widely available and easier to access. it might look like a new standard but in fact this is a new israeli development designed to meet the high demand for corona virus testing

a few weeks ago the trial run started. here but i work in a nursing home and we all have to get tested i think i'm healthy and i'm excited about this new invention so. the crew on a virus test booth is a one man operation the patient shows their insurance and identity cards then their data is printed on a label and a mouth smear for the corona test is inserted into the pre-labor tube this is put in a cool box and later taken to the lab the patient and test personnel do not come into personal contact at all and the whole process only takes 5 minutes including disinfection. he doesn't need to wear anything to protect himself. so we are consuming.

protective equipment. and medical staff so it's easy to use the safe. the coronavirus test booth is mobile and can be set up outdoors many patients are happy to avoid hospital waiting rooms and doctors' offices where the infection risk is much higher. such as that is so much in 24 hours i'll get the results and until then i'll be in home quarantine the test results are sent to their mobile phones the coronavirus test booth was developed by the israeli health insurance company mcconkey who will soon install more units in other locations. especially those with a high number of corona cases. and finally as singapore zoo is closed to the public because of the corona virus its penguins have been able to move about the premises without visitors getting in the way staff trying to keep the birds entertained during the lockdown and take them out for walks to explore the deserted

zoo and inspect unfamiliar corners like the children's playground you're watching news and there's more on our website v w dot com follow us on twitter and instagram as well attitude of the unions and play richardson thanks for joining us. hey this is. video game music sounded like 30 years ago. today's tracks take the experience to an elderly punk a sense to him compose a fool or a monster.