japan is working with the united states and south korea to impose additional sanctions, but tokyo's ambassador says the three countries are too distant from china's position to permit dialog. >>> the u.n. general assembly has adopted a resolution about north korea's human rights violations. the document expresses serious concern about what it describes as systemic and or systematic and widespread human rights violations. they include torture and public executions. the text also urges the north korean government to resolve the abduction of japanese citizens and other foreign nationals. a north korean diplomat has dismissed the document as political fabrication. >>> it's certainly not up to the minute, but state-run media has been much faster in reporting the results of south korea's presidential election than they've been in the past. the brief reports thursday, the day after the election, and friday. they say park of the conservative ruling party had won a tight race by a small margin. compare that with what happened five years ago. north korea waited to report the results 2 1/2 months after e

japan is working with the united states and south korea to impose additional sanctions, but tokyo's ambassador says the three countries are too distant from china's position to permit dialog. >>> the u.n. general assembly has adopted a resolution about north korea's human rights violations. they include torture and public executions. the text also urges the north korean government to resolve the abduction of japanese citizens and other foreign nationals. a north korean diplomat has dismissed the document as political fabrication. >>> not up to the minute. but state-run media has been much faster in reporting the rules of south korea's presidential election than they have been in the past. the brief reports thursday, the day after the election, and friday. they said park had won a tight race. compare that with what happened five years ago. north korean media waited to report the results 2 1/2 months after election day. a cautious attitude over another conservative leader in the south. they say quicker reporting this time suggests the kun sthows th responding more calmly than five years ago and

falls and south korea falls. coming in first in china, south korea, then finland and an u.s.a.math is similar: >> cenk: we're number one. >> now similar story again when it comes to science: >> that in in a's really kicking our ass. >> cenk: that would be another segment. >> cenk: number one. >> now barack obama has been on the record saying really great things about the educational system in south korea. let's take a look. >> our children, listen to this, our children spend over a month less in school than children in south korea every year. that's no way to prepare them for a 21st century economy. >> well, he's right. if you look at the number, south korea spends 220 days a year in class, in the u.s., 180 days per year. in finland it's 190. with south korea and finland you have two opposite ends of the spectrum. turns out both work. we can have a discussion as to what's better, but whatever the u.s. is doing that's not working. when it comes to education funding in korea basically it's the number one in family spending on private education including test preparation. if you c

south korea called her south korea's joan of arc because of her knack for claiming victory. she changed the party's name and and acquired fresh candidates. park won a majority in this year's election. >> translator: i hope to benefit from your overwhelming support. >> reporter: now she can add her biggest victory to date to an already long list. nhk world, seoul. >> we are joined once again by kehu. how did the north korea factor play a part in voters' decision to elect park? >> reporter: it's fair to say the outcome of this election reflects a state of ties on the peninsula. she maintains a conscious stance toward the north and stresses the need to strengthen security before building ties. she will need to be tough after the launch of what many nations consider a missile by the north. >> translator: south korea has not been firm with the north. but i think south korea should keep a strong stance. but park will also need to listen to citizen who's don't like the hardline approach. >> tell us more about park geun-hye as a politician. >> reporter: throughout her career, she tr

south korea introduced the public pension system 13 years ago. people who paid into it for at least ten years receive a pension. but just under a third of the population age 65 and above has managed to contribute. they earn an average of about $275, so most have to keep working. some elderly who live in rural areas are pushed to their limits. this is the intensive care unit for people struggling with pesticide abuse. it launched last year in response to growing numbers of elderly patients trying to end their lives by drinking the poison. this hospital has the country's only care unit for pesticide abuse. doctors say 95% of the patients carried into the unit arrive after attempting suicide. >> translator: it used to be rare for people in their 80s and 90s to take their own lives, but the number of cases is on the rise. most are connected with financial issues. >> reporter: statistics show many suicides occur in farming communities. many seniors work their land. pesticides are always at close reach. two years ago officials at the local mental healt

south korea's chief negotiator, lim sung-nam, also traveled to the u.s. capital. >> translator: i would like to step up diplomatic efforts with the united states in a bid to prevent north korea from launching a missile. >> sugiyama and lim will be meeting up with glynn davies, the u.s. special representative on north korea. the three senior diplomats are expected to demand north korea exercise restraint and will likely refer to a u.n. security council resolution banning such activity. they're also expected to discuss

actually allows south korea to nearly triple its ballistic missile range meaning that they can reach any part of north korea do you feel that this move could perhaps force can yank to perhaps not celebrate its own arms program with similar weapons but i think i think that it's already in the process of happening now it's a real shame because look at all the economic progress that south korea has been able to achieve over the past thirty years and it's very bewildering to the ministrations will continue with this aggressive policy towards north korea look at the recent elections the disputed candidate. and what he preached and also taking a more progressive long in north korea offer an unconditional aid and what i think really needs to happen to be could be relations including. basically economic ties tourism things like the case i'm going to strip chocolates and maybe cannot even point out that north korea has set itself up to be the next tech shop in the world and it offers that lower state labor rates in all the asia i think there's really any precedent here for both parties to work

special representative on north korea, glen daveys and south korea's chief negotiator. they agreed that the launch clearly violates u.n. security council resolutions that ban north korea from launching any rockets using ballistic missile technology. japanese ambassador to the u.n. said he has asked the security council to take up the issue. the council has decided to hold an emergency meeting on wednesday. the world has been focusing on one of north korea's few allies in asia. nhk world's takafumi reports from beijing on china's response. >> reporter: chinese foreign minister spokesperson condemned the launch in a routine news conference. >> translator: it's regrettable that north korea went ahead with the launch despite the international community's close attention. as a member of the united nations, the north has the obligation to respect security council resolutions. >> reporter: but the chinese official expressed a kosher stance toward additional sanctions against the north. china urged north korea to exercise self-restraint. its officials had expressed hope the nort

delivered a weather satellite into orbit however those claims that one greeted with skepticism by the south korea and japan who suspected it was a test of a long range missile technology north korea has been from importing or exposing new plan missile technology on the u.s. security council sanctions will come pain won't concise talks on the only solution to the ongoing in pots. these are causing us to have more talks not less talks and the north koreans have been willing to attend talks other nations has certainly russia has another nations that have been involved in the six party talks and our threats are just japan south korea the united states are less. willing to engage in talks or in these things happening but what the u.n. said was not only don't use ballistic missile technology it said we must have a commitment to a peaceful diplomatic and political solution to the situation there and that's what is really crying out and i think russia and other countries must finally say now wait a while he's there for the problem but i'm afraid that the united states is going to step back talk less isol

seventeen minutes past the hour now the pentagon is propose supplying high altitude spy drones to south korea the deal for up to four pilotless aircraft still needs congressional approval it could be worth as much as one point two billion dollars analysts nile bowie thinks the sale could seriously antagonize north korea though which is sensitive to potential intrusion over its territory. if congress allows these drones to be sold to south korea what i think will happen is that they will use these drones to monitor the demilitarized zone so the south korean border they can also potentially be used to monitor north koreans and north korea's nuclear facilities however we have to remember that north korea is one of many times but its territorial integrity so i think will happen is if south korean drones for example penetrate north korean airspace this could potentially start a huge conflict and if you look at the results of that latest offering elections the president will let him hey she campaigned on a model of. reaching. into relations with north korea and going will get easier but i think wha

outside countries the other countries around the world must say wait a minute a peaceful china south korea north korea japan is a region will have a huge impact on world exists and i think that it's really incumbent that we put pressure is toward peace and not toward amping up the conflict in the war it was a long running program of forced sterilization and bigger was that left tens of thousands of women unable to have children that would end a decades ago none of the claims for compensation have had been heard oh she's a marine apart and i am not one of the victims you want water or paper eighty four year old virginia perhaps was just fourteen years old when north carolina's widespread eugenics program would forever alter her future i said why don't i have to go to the hospital i'm not sake brock's was with two other girls when a social worker picked her up she said we're gonna take you pin sat so he took men out there and they did surgery. i didn't know what he was doing to me eugenics is a pseudo science aimed at improving the so-called quality of the population by forcibly preventing r

south korea may have some very expensive toys heading its way from the u.s.this season the pentagon wants to sell a number of on many aircraft to seoul will have more on the international reaction later. people used to live in slums now the economically disadvantaged occupy substandard housing in the inner cities. showering them with semantics later this hour we'll look at how politicians use language to mask what they're really intending to say after a short break. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. showing appreciation through the day. if you. could take three. three. three. three. years. old free broadcast video for your media projects free media r.t. dot com. we speak your language i mean some of the will not advance. programs in documentaries and spanish what matters to you breaking news a little turn to angles the stories. you hear. the spanish find out more visit. thanks for staying with us here on r t eighteen minutes past the hour now the pentagon's propose supp

voters in south korea elect their first female president. south koreans have woken up to a new era of politics. park will become the first woman to lead their country. the candidate from the ruling party defeated moon of the democratic united party in a tight race. >> translator: i won't forget you supported and trusted me in this campaign. i'll build a society where people can make their dreams come true and i will create an area of people's happiness where everyone can feel it is worthwhile. >> park won more than 51% of the vote. moon took 48%. during the campaign park contributed her wealth of political experience. she squared off with moon on a number of issues. they say powerful business blogs are taking market share away from small and medium size firms. park argued south korea needs to do more to build trust with north korea. her father was president too so she understands some of the difficulties she'll face. we have more on that. >> reporter: this victory is thanks to the enthusiasm of people who want to raise their living standard.

outside countries the other countries around the world must say wait a minute a peaceful china south korea north korea japan has a region will have a huge impact on world east or i think that it's really incumbent that we put pressure is toward peace and not tore down. amping up the war. president vladimir putin is announce a crackdown on corruption in russia saying no official politician will be able to rest easily and focus on problems at home as he spoke to lawmakers for the first time since returning to the top job lot is a listen to what the president had to say. several years ago when former president medvedev addressed russia's lawmakers this signaled major constitutional changes for the country with the presidential term being extended to six years this time when president putin delivered his first annual address after returning to the kremlin for the third time it rang no major sensations nor political changes but at the same time this speech was even more significant as some have already said than many others before this time put in barely spoke about any foreign policy issues th

. >> a tarp class in south korea -- a guitar class in south korea. it has been two years since this 20-year-old fled north korea. she is trying to build a new life in the south. >> i have gained liberty here in south korea. i. north korea, i lived in a small shack with my family for 17 years. that is what i think about when i reflect on north korea. >> all the students at her school come from families that defected from 03 a. finance by the church, it aims to these youngsters into their new lives. purely in physical terms, the students from the north are very different from their southern counterparts. on average, they are 14 senate these shorter -- 14 centimeters shorter. their bodies are not prepared for wholesome meals. >> all of us went hungry. i thought it was part of life. i did not know any different. >> teachers say many of the students are traumatized. some are orphans. others had to leave their parents behind in the north. they have witnessed executions or watched as relatives died of starvation. their last chance of survival was to defect.

south korea may have some expensive toys heading its way this season courtesy of the u.s.the pentagon looking to sell a number of unmanned aircraft to seoul more on international reaction played iraq plus. for people used to live in the slums now economically disadvantaged occupies substandard housing in the inner cities winding voters with semantics later this hour we'll look at how politicians use language to mask what they're really up to after a short break. and. deadly rivals for decades. if you had fifteen thousand people killing each other in any other country there would be diplomats there would be mediators. self-imposed costs from society i will tell myself am i going to tell my brother not to stand my. immediate i'm going to leave. the cause of my anger and my frustration. that. well into that you don't want. to leave the most violent gangs in us history. is just all model kill or be killed with all those matching the national flag. of this country uses violence when it chooses and then it legitimizes that. they are made in america on the ati. she was your langu

south korea and japan who suspect was a fact testing a long range ballistic missile technology north korea's bad from such test by u.n. resolutions the security council condemned the logs saying it will consider an appropriate response while the e.u. is threatening more sanctions anti-war campaigner erik's iraq in though says talks are the only solution to the ongoing impasse. these are causing us to have more talks not less talks and the north koreans have been willing to attend talks other nations have certainly russia has another nations that have been involved in the six party talks and doubtless read articles which is japan south korea the united states are less. willing to engage in talks when these things happen but what the un said was not only don't use ballistic missile technology it said we must have a commitment to a peaceful diplomatic and political solution to the situation there and that's what is really crying out and i think russia and other countries must finally say now wait a what is the look of the problem but i'm afraid that the united states is going to step bac

outside countries the other countries around the world must say wait a minute a peaceful china south korea north korea japan has a region will have a huge impact on world east and i think that it's really incumbent that we put pressures towards peace and not toward amping up the conflict anymore. well that's it for me and the news team for the moment we'll be back with more news for you into thirty five minutes from now in the meantime the death of one of the most prominent soviet leaders remains shrouded in mystery or examine the circumstances surrounding the end of joseph stalin ends life now that is coming your way in just a few minutes from now after this break stay. all. ears up to see the. destruction without seeing. what could be just rooms. saved by a great sacrifice. and restored by human just such. a remarkable reminder of courage and selflessness. putin is of more. key to all the brushing aside all. of its heat it's. nice to. see. the. old. girl up. the speed. with. all of the bomb is good. we. just see. it in the. bottom a little and. i've. lived. under. sixty years ago there w

but we are seeing cloudy conditions, sunny conditions in parts of south korea. however, the next storm system will be moving into the korean peninsula, bringing another round of snowy weather once again on your friday. very cold to the north. only minus 1 in beijing. minus 4 in seoul, 10 degrees cooler than average. moving into the americas, then, after days of stormy weather we're seeing drier conditions across the northwest. although we're seeing some light showers lingering in british columbia. parts of california and snow showers for the cascades and the northern rockies, not too severe. heavy rain, snow and strong winds battering central canada. that's moving toward the east. quebec will see blizzard-like conditions from your thursday. light showers for the southeast coast. other than that, dry and hot for this time of year to the south. 24 in houston. 21 in oklahoma city. getting back to normal across the eastern seaboard. finally, let's go over to the european continent. lots of things are going on. frigid air is blanketing the north, producing snow showe

south korea telex its first female president. she has pledged to help the ailing economy. >>> u.s. president barack obama says he wants concrete proposals on gun control presented to him by the end of next month. >> after the school shooting and connecticut, president obama said he was prepared to put the full weight of his office behind this issue. we now know how he plans to do that. these are the victims, three more children buried in newtown, conn., today, a teacher who tried to save them laid to rest as well. now politicians are talking about how to prevent another mass killing of children in their classrooms. >> we have a deep obligation, all of us, to try. >> not president obama has put vice president joe biden in charge, saying that he will outline his proposals next month. >> the good news is there is a growing consensus to build on, with a majority of support banning the sale of military- style assault weapons, a majority support the ammunition clips. that the president says that gun-control legislation will be part of it, but he is not saying, and nobody asked, if he is

artists who capture the imaginations of audiences everywhere, these are faces of south korea. nhk world updates you on what's happening across the peninsula, wednesday and thursday here on "newsline". >>> south korea says its military has retrieved from under the sea what appears to be debris from the engine of the north korean rocket launched two weeks ago. north korean leaders claim the rocket was carrying a satellite. but many countries believe it was a test of long-range missile technology. the object was retrieved from a depth of 88 meters in the yellow sea. the defense ministry official says if it's confirmed to be part of the rocket's first-stage engine, it will help understand its capabilities. south korea's military has already retrieved a fuel tank and containers oxidizer used for combustion. ministry officials suspect that north korea is trying to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile. >> a japanese media report is casting doubt on chinese claims to the senkaku islands in the east china sea. jiji press says the chinese government recognized the islands as pa

artists who capture the imaginations of audiences everywhere, these are faces of south korea. nhk world updates you on what's happening across the peninsula, wednesday and thursday here on "newsline". >>> south korea says its military has retrieved from under the sea what appears to be debris from the engine of the north korean rocket launched two weeks ago. north korean leaders claim the rocket was carrying a satellite. but many countries believe it was a test of long-range missile technology. the object was retrieved from a depth of 88 meters in the yellow sea. the defense ministry official says if it's confirmed to be part of the rocket's first-stage engine, it will help understand its capabilities. south korea's military has already retrieved a fuel tank and containers oxidizer used for combustion. ministry officials suspect that north korea is trying to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile. >> a japanese media report is casting doubt on chinese claims to the senkaku islands in the east china sea. jiji press says the chinese government recognized the islands as pa

step back talk less isolate more of a military base that the united states will bring merrily south korea's building on jeju island in an effort to create a ring around china or perhaps to deal with north korea are all setbacks to peace what's necessary i think at this point in time. step back from the process and the outside countries the other countries around the world must say wait a minute peaceful china south korea north korea japan as a region will have a huge impact on world east and i think it's really incumbent that we put pressures toward peace and not for amping up the conflict in the war the former russian intelligence officer alexander litvinenko who died in london from polonium poisoning six years ago was a paid agent for britain's n.i. six that's what a lawyer representing his widow told an official hearing earlier this week the investigation allege that at the time of his death levin and co had been tasked by m i six to help spanish intelligence investigate the russian mafia one of the laws involved in the case claimed the u.k. had obtained proof that moscow was behind his

south korea's kospi also managing gains. it closed higher by more than 0.1%.hat put it at a seven-week high. let's move on to currencies now. dollar/yen right now is a little higher, seeing it at 82.35. market observers say investors are buying the dollar on optimism about the u.s. budget talks, but its advance has been capped today as many traders do remain on the sidelines ahead of u.s. jobs data, which is due out on friday. now, in terms of the euro, it's still holding pretty strong against the yen, right now at 107.70. >>> officials at japan's transport ministry have ordered airlines to inspect boeing passenger jets. they say state-of-the-art 787 dreamliners have had problems with their fuel lines. the emergency order followed a fuel leak in october involving a 787. that's flown by all nippon airways. they found that fuel line connectors designed to prevent leaks were not installed on that plane. officials at all nippon airways and japan airlines say they were notified of the problem by boeing last month. they say they have already conducted inspections an

pyongyang immediately sent shock waves around the globe raising criticism from its neighbors but south korea and japan reacted to the north with tokyo saying it will not tolerate the action washington called it provocative and threats to regional security north korea is currently under u.n. sanctions and conducting missile and other nuclear related tests compare eric a saroj khan says certain nations are not commitment to peace. these are causing us to have. less store and the north koreans have been willing to in turn talk to all their nations has your. russia has another nations that have been involved in the six party talks japan south korea the united states are less willing to engage in talks when these things happen but what the un said was not only don't use ballistic missile technology it said we must have a commitment to a peaceful diplomatic and political solution to the situation there i'm afraid that the united states is going to step back talk less isolate more the military base that the united states brought merrily south korea's building. in an effort to create a ring around c

going to step back talk less isolate more of the military base that the united states primarily south korea is building on july went in an effort to create a ring around china perhaps and to deal with north korea are all setbacks to peace what's necessary i think at this point in time is not is to step back from the process and the outside countries the other countries around the world must say wait a minute a peaceful china south korea north korea japan has a region will have a huge impact on world east and i think that it's really incumbent that we put pressures toward peace and not toward amping up the conflict anymore. kicking out against corruption will report later on how the russian president promised no official position will be left unpunished as he addresses nor make his the full story ahead of this short break. flemish in a free credit patient free store charge a free arrangement free risk free studio time free. downloads free broadcast quality video for your media projects a free media oh don carty dot com. more news today violence is once again flared up fluid flow from these a

the outside countries the other countries around the world must say wait a minute peaceful china south korea north korea japan has a region will have a huge impact on world east and i think that it's really incumbent that we put pressures towards peace and not tore up the conflict any more. now russia says america's formal recognition of syria's new opposition alliance effectively shatters all hopes for a peaceful solution to the syrian conflict moscow also adds that the move signals the u.s. is wish for the rebel coalition to overthrow the regime in damascus meanwhile delegates tending a western backed friends of syria conference before throwing their backing behind the opposition and calls for present us to step down what is going to take on reports. they call themselves martyrs. all those you see around you of the fighters you see are living martyrs and the living martyr has already sacrificed a soul for this country the syrian rebels say they will stop at nothing to defeat us out. some of them are so proud of their deeds that they post them on the web including the execution of prisoners

outside countries the other countries around the world must say wait a minute a peaceful china south korea north korea japan has a region will have a huge impact on world east and i think that it's really incumbent that we put pressures towards peace and not toward amping up the conflict any more. this is r.t. and former russian intelligence officer alexander litvinenko who died in london from polo nian poisoning six years ago was a paid agent for britain's m i six that's what a lawyer representing representing his widow told an official hearing earlier this week at a program ledge to at the time of his death litvinenko had been tasked by m i six to help spanish intelligence investigate the russian mafia and one of the lawyers in. volved in the case claimed the u.k. had obtained proof that moscow was behind his poisoning and the announcements were made today prepare a tree hearing before the inquest which will for next may however a six year investigation failed to provide any evidence solid enough to identify any killer. president vladimir putin has announced a crackdown on corruption in

south korea introduced the public pension system 13 years ago. people who paid into it for at least ten years receive a pension. but just under a third of the population age 65 and above have managed to contribute. they earn an average of about $275, but most have to keep working. some elderly live in rural areas and are pushed to their limits. this is the intensive care unit for people struggling with pesticide abuse. it launched last year in response to growing elderly patients trying to end their lives by drinking the poison. doctors say 95% of the patients arrive after attempting suicide. >> translator: it used to be rare for people in their 80s and 90s to take their own lives. but the number of such cases is on the rise. most are connected with financial issues. >> reporter: statistics show many suicides occur in farming communities. many seniors work their land. pesticides are always in close reach. two years ago, officials at the local mental health center started placing what they call a pesticide safety box outside the homes of elderly p

south korea and japan who suspect it was a test of a long range missile and north korea is by. and from importing or exporting nuclear and missile technology this sunday un security council sanctions and he will campaign ericus iraq and says talks are the only solution to the ongoing us. these are causes to have more talks not less talks and the north koreans have been willing to attend talks other nations have certainly russia has another nations are that if it involved the six party talks and doubtless read are just japan south korea the united states are less. willing to engage in talks when these things happen but what the un said was not only don't use ballistic missile technology it said we must have a commitment to a peaceful diplomatic and political solution to the situation there and that's what is really crying out and i think russia and other countries must finally say now wait a while is the look at the problem but i'm afraid that the united states is going to step back talk less isolate more of the military base that the united states brought merrily south korea's

>> there are troops throughout the northern part of south korea and even further back into south korea. we are told always that they are at a high state of alert. the intelligence assets remain on station 24 hours a day because of the assumption that north korea could order its ground troops across the dmz or start firing some day with the long-range artillery. they could keep it in north korea and fire well into south korea. so all of this is the constant concern this missile test only raises it, wolf. >>> nato today confirmed the dangerous he is c dangerous escalation, another one, in syria civil war. they describe it as scud-type missiles inside syria this week. missiles aimed at civilian populations controlled by the rebels. let's go to our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty. what are you learning, jill? >> well, u.s. military satellites are tracking those missiles and a u.s. official tells cnn that literally within the last few days four missiles were fired from damascus north towards turkey. they didn't go over the border but this official says they got close. the fight

one of many times but its territorial integrity so i think will happen is if south korean drones for example penetrate north korea south korean drones for example penetrate north korean conflict and if you look at the results of that latest offering elections the president will let him hey she can't deny the model of. reaching. into relations with north korea and no one will get easier in pyongyang but i think what this shows is that by purchasing these drones or having the intention to at least the ruling party doesn't really have any plans to change its foreign policy trajectory in any need for i don't think north korea will attack anyone unless it's her book first and if we look at reports coming out of south korea or south korea and the scientists that looked at the satellite this morning you orbit around me a small function and reports say that the machines were down on the but the galaxy three missile that they watched was very crude so i think what the real danger is and it is in north korea pursuing these tests and mistakingly you know having seen debris falling on china or philippines or stuff where you'