ee journalists will be tried again. the top court has ordered a new trial saying that were procedural flaws in the first one. the journalists working ticket of trying to assist the muslim brotherhood. >> the decision to order a retrial, good or bad news for al jazeera journalists? >>the three men remain in jail. the court decided not to release them on bail. >> i expected this.

this is what double are told us. i was hopeful when i went to the court that i might have them released. miracles can happen. >> peter mohammed, and one other are accused of spreading false information in favor of the band muslim brotherhood, which they deny. qatar was a major supporter of the muslim brotherhood back when mohamed morsi was the president. his ouster created tension between the countries. the conviction of the journalists has soured relations further. the station said it just and justice should hold a new trial as quickly as possible. >> it could take 12-18 months. or they can make it quick. they can speed up the process and get these guys out of jail. >> the jailing sparked

international outrage and raised concern over egypt's human rights fire relations. the defendants have denied any links with the muslim brotherhood. they did not attend the hearing which lasted only a few minutes. >> and new year's seared stampede -- new year's eve stampede on a chinese waterfront has killed many. 13 people are in critical condition. the new jvc describes the tragedy as a wake-up call for the world's second-largest economy. claire murphy reports. >> shanghai's skyline towers over the stampede. people drawn to the plaza named after the first communist mayor. mourners laid flowers, but they were afforded little privacy as they prayed for the three dozen dead. witnesses said the disaster

centered on an overcrowded stairway leading to the riverfront promenade. >> there was not enough policing and planning. it is really sad to see this happen in a big city like shanghai. i hope the tragedy will not repeat itself in the future. >> these were the scenes as crowds were evacuated after the crush. civilians and rescue workers linked arms to protect the victims. hospitals received the dead and injured who knew they were the lucky ones. >> people standing above us pushed us down. we could not get up. and then a group of people stood above us. we were pushed down. >> the authorities canceled an

official street party nearby. an investigation is now underway into the incident. among the possible triggers, suggestions revelers were scrambling for fake money. although others insist the cause was simply the excessive swell of people congregated. >> more bodies from the plane crash have been recovered bringing the total number to 9. four more bodies arrived where the plane took off. the first victim has been identified. north korea's leader has offered to hold talks with south korea. in a new year's addressed he says if the conditions were right, north and south korea could hold a joint summit paving the way for a with south korea's president.

>> we will make every effort to advance dialogue and cooperation. >> israel hopes to prevent the palestinians from joining the international criminal court. palestine is not a state, they say. benjamin netanyahu's urging them to reject the application. the palestinian authority's officially asked to join the icc to bring israeli officials to court for alleged war crimes. >> in the middle, the official document with which the palestinian authority has asked to join the icc. >> all of their obligations,

everything from the convention -- >> palestinian leaders hope to sue israel for alleged war crimes. israel responded that palestinian leaders could be prosecuted by the court. >> if they forced a pass with hamas, they should be worried about the international criminal court. it engaged with war crimes against israel by firing rockets aimed at israel he towns and villages. >> mahmoud abbas turned to the icc after a resolution ending what he called israeli occupation in the west bank which failed to pass. if the resolution have been voted, the u.s. would have had the possibility of locking it as a last resort. it'd not have to do so. it lacked one vote as five countries abstained. >> relations between cuba and

the u.s. means cubans wishing to travel to america will be able to apply for visas at an official embassy. for now many go to havana where washington keeps its united states interest section. this report -- >> it is the scene that plays out every day, cubans waiting for hours from a well guarded building. it handles these are requests for those wishing to travel to the united states. >> we are all waiting. >> today everyone has been refused. almost everyone. >> for two years, cubans have

not needed government position -- permission to travel. >> we cubans could not travel before. that is not the case. now we are free to come and go. >> the right of every human being to travel and see other countries. >> to spend your holidays somewhere nice. >> the u.s. issues 20,000 visas a year to cubans, hundreds apply every day. the reaction is clear to see. >> look at her. i don't know if they are told -- if they have told her yes or no. that look on her face. >> we are very happy. really very happy. >> next time. >> despite the burgeoning

diplomatic relationship between the u.s. and cuba, there is some way to go before there is free travel between the nations. however, cubans will be able to apply for visas and an embassy to be opened soon. one which will likely prove a major symbol of u.s.-cuban reconciliation. >> the brother -- the brazilian president rousseff has been sworn in. she said her government would rein in public spending to allow the economy to grow again, but will do so at the minimum cost for the population. growth has slumped in the world's second-biggest economy. it has been the set by a corruption scandal and an investigation is underway at the state-run oil firm that she used to run.

among the world leaders offering new year's greetings was pope francis, the head of the catholic church, celebrating a mass for peace and calls for an nt human trafficking and slavery around the world. kate moody has more. >> tens of thousands gathered at the vatican to hear the pope's first mass of the new year. the catholic church has used to the first of january to mark world today of peace. >> la pace. >> peace, the divine gift we speak -- we seek, especially today. this world today of peace. peace is always possible. it is always possible. we have to search for it. >> pope francis called on all religions and cultures to come together to fight modern slavery and human trafficking, telling the crowd's that all people around the world have the right to be free.

>> no longer slaves, but brothers and sisters. this is the message of today. because war always makes slaves. we are all called to combat slavery and to build brotherhood . all of us. each according to his responsibility. >> the pontiff has vowed to fight against exploration -- exploitation and made it an issue of his papacy. he accused the church itself of abandoning the core, calling on the eternal city to seek spiritual renewal in the new year. >> the ukrainian president has described 2014 he 14 as his country's most difficult test in 70 years. he was speaking in a new year's video message from kiev as citizens in the stronghold celebrated the clock striking

midnight during a curfew. clare murphy has more. >> local leaders lifted a curfew to allow citizens to ring in 2015. there was resilient humor in lenin square as residents joked they would watch fireworks all year. since april, the eastern city has witnessed heavy shelling any humanitarian crisis as rebels fought forces to establish a people's republic aligned with moscow. a recording from the ukrainian capital appeared seasonal, but the tone of the message, resolute. >> an angry enemy impinges on our territory and independence. >> there is belief and confidence that we will achieve all of the best together. that will win altogether. >> angela merkel used hers new year's addressed to castigate russia for targeting ukraine because of its pivot west.

>> there is no doubt we want security in europe together with russia. not against russia. there is also no doubt europe can't and will not accept an alleged right of the mighty who violate the law of nations. >> vladimir putin stood firm as he addressed russian citizens. >> i want to thank you for your unity and solidarity, for your deep feelings of honor and justice and responsibility for the destiny of your country. >> is the year begins with economic woes for russia, geopolitical ambitions could come with a cost. >> while many have taken the opportunity to relax after seeing in the new year, some celebrated with a dip into some of the coldest waters on the continent.

some left into the river. the event is a new year tradition dating back to 1946 when a lifeguard trying to find work as a stuntman jumped from the bridge to advertise his skills. it has become an annual event and we leave you now with these pictures. stay with us on france 24. >> welcome to the business interview. i marcus carlson. barack obama has ignored south korea is cool. it has gone from one of the world's poorest countries to one of the world's richest. at the same time, a wave of korean culture is washing over the globe. families from iran to cuba watch korean soap operas on television.

what is the link between a booming economy and pop culture? the cree government has taken a role in promoting the music and cinema industries abroad. it is even supporting the spread of korean food in the believe that it will also boost exports of smartphones and cars. my guest today has written all about it. how one nation is conquering the world through pop culture. welcome to the show. talk about what it is. >> it leaves the korean way and it refers to the package of korean popular culture, movies film tv dramas, video games, even cuisine is being packaged and exported. >> and how big is this industry? now korean entertainment and the

korean cultural industry is worth billions of dollars. >> yes, export figures for 2012 were $4.7 billion and they expect to double by 2017. this is why anyone in the government who was put on the pop culture project, which probably sounds like fun to you, but it is probably the most stressful job in korea right now. >> a whole ministry dedicated to it. >> there is a separate subsection for television, music, fashion, and it is all public funds. so you have some who thought they would do something like deforestation projects and instead they are being pop-culture impresarios.

>> explain how active the government is in its support of korean culture and exports. >> this is unprecedented in world history that a government has made a national priority of making korea the number one pop-culture exporter in the world. it is entirely run by the government, made possible by the fact korea is the only capitalist liberal democracy in the world that can, when necessary, function as a command economy. >> would you say it is working? we have seen some success. is it working? >> it has been working for korea, not just pop culture, but for korea this cooperation

between government and private industry. pop-culture now, the k-pop industry is subsidized by the government. when the industry was suffering a few years ago because of piracy, they had a bailout, the same way goldman sachs did in the united states. they bailed out the k-pop industry. even the korean food boom, which you would assume was a thing that got spread. that was a government initiative. >> i was surprised when i read that in your book. i feel like i've been duped by the korean government. >> we all have. >> you say the role the state has taken, the food boom, that translates into other sectors of role elsewhere as well. not only culture.

>> exactly. for those who are suspicious is it a -- it is a fad, since the beginning of the korean republic , which was 1948, the government and private industry have always had this symbiotic relationship. i like to call it voluntary coercion. the government tells a corporation like sam sangh what to do and they don't have a choice. on the other hand, they would not treat of disobeying. in the beginning of the korean republic, when the country was torn apart, it was one of the five poorest countries in the world. one of the early presidents, the father of the current president got four in loans -- four in loans and secure them for sam sangh and lg.

there is no hard currency. nobody had any. he wanted to make korea a manufacturing hub. he had to get foreign loans. he basically said, i'm the president, i can raise taxes. you will get your money back. so he built the factories that produce microchips and cars. and return, these companies have never refused anything requested . in the 1990's, after the asian financial crisis -- >> you say the crisis was a watershed moment for the korean economy. >> yes. korea had been doing very well up until that point. that was a rude awakening because the korean government and its economist relies to the country was too dependent on the mega conglomerate.

they made up a huge portion of gdp. the government decided they need to diversify. they wanted to pick areas where no other country had an obvious advantage and where korea did not have to play catch-up. so they did a couple of things. they decided on the internet. the world wide web was relatively new at the time. the korean president decided korea is going to be the number one wired country in the world with 100% internet saturation. there is a law that says a new form of to medication is only worth it if a critical mass of people have it. he did not want to wait for the free market to make people realize how cool it was. the government-subsidized poor people so they could have access. it become the first 100% wired country. >> you talk about how feeling

discipline, shame, even fear, these feelings are part of the korean economic equation and how people are willing to participate and basically kobe orders, because of the different feelings. talk about that. >> a lot of countries have historically been good at obeying orders. japan, germany in the 20th century. korea is unique in that it has something called -- which is a form of rage that only korean people can have. it is the rage of thousands of years of english and the fact korea has been invaded 400 times in its history and has never invaded anyone. at some pointed out, the only other country that has survived after 400 invasions is scotland.

as a result of this torment koreans have a sense of anger that can never be made even, which is why we have all of this sub john doerr of korean movies about revenge and it is always the case the person taking vengeance has lost everything. his wife is raped and murdered, but he continues on. this is based on the fact you inherit agony. >> what is the link between that and the economy? >> a lot of the drives that create has to succeed economically came from its antagonism with the japanese. which is one of the most enduring rivalries in the world. technically they are allies, but that is just in name. that is in name only. they still have a lot of animosity for each other. and so japan became the benchmark for korea to be. korea could never beat japan militarily.

they wanted to beat them in some other way. economically. to show you how focused they were just on japan, when sam sanghsung decided to be a world-class brand, they benchmarked sony. we are going to beat sony's market cap, and they did that ahead of schedule. >> this seems to have a price. you grew up in south korea and you write about the experience in your book. it does not seem like a pleasant lifestyle. a lot of discipline in school, seems like it leads to a harsh operating. >> it was dickensian. but it is one of the reasons thek k-pop system is popular.

the system of recruiting them of age 12, separating them from their families, training them rigorously and not allowing them to date, signing them into 13 year contracts, this is not that different from what they would do if they were still in school. so this is an advantage. it is a hard country to live in and unhealthy psychologically. >> and other countries emulate their success? or is korea a case of its own? >> i think it would be difficult. if somebody else could do it, they would have. korea has proven you can achieve cool despite the notion cool is something that can only happen by not trying. they have proven that through effort and hard work and a degree of insanity and most importantly, cooperation between government and private citizens. i like to say koreans leave in

plato's republic in the sense that what is good for the individual is good for the individual and vice versa. very few modern states have that. >> do you think success will continue looking ahead as living standards had higher? will the discipline remain the same? >> that is in question because now that teachers have said there is an erosion of respect every indication is that koreans are literally study-aholics. they can't live without it. every time they try to amend the educational system, they want to emphasize activities, volunteer efforts, it made things worse. it did not make them more focused on their outside life. they were working doubly hard on becoming well-rounded. they have a drive that does not seem to

♪ took place, it was an accident and it was something that every adult could go by without knowing what happened. if no one speaks up, it could happen again. i think that at this stage i have to do something. >> the $9 billion witness.