they called it a new era of the 3 kingdoms as for leaders of china japan and south korea met for 2 . yes but the one leader setting the agenda of the summit was not at the table. north korea's kim jong un after the latest tests at the missile launch site earlier this month regional powers are concerned pyongyang is about to undo efforts to ease tensions. we agreed that peace on the korean peninsula was in the common interest of the 3 countries we also agreed to make efforts together to help promote north korea u.s. dialogue for denuclearization and peace. the possibility of north korea turning into serious nuclear threat has become more tangible after february summit between kim and u.s. president on a trump fails to deliver any results. to come and threat of a north korean attack has forced to pan and south korea to overcome their own bilateral tensions over their colonial history. i am willing to improve this important relationship between japan and south korea by all means today i would like to have a frank discussion. china north korea's only ally supports the call for peace on t

leaders of china japan and south korea have agreed on a joint effort to promote dialogue between the united states and north korea amid increasing threats from pyongyang chinese premier league chung japanese premier shinzo obey and south korean president one j and held a summit in chengdu china north korea says it will take unspecified action if sanctions against it are not lifted by the end of the year. they called it a new era of the 3 kingdoms as for leaders of china japan and south korea met for talks but the only dissenting view gender for some it was not at the table. north korea's kim jong il after the latest tests at the launch site earlier this month regional powers are concerned puring young is about to undo efforts to ease tensions. we agreed that peace on the korean peninsula was in the common interest of the 3 countries we also agreed to make efforts together to help promote north korea u.s. dialogue for denuclearization and peace. the possibility of north korea turning into serious nuclear threat has become more tangible after february summit between kim and u.s. presid

i mean it's all about the colonial past and china and japan they have basically overcome they are historical dispute and i think south korea could learn from this example however the sentiment against japan is much more deeply rooted it's more emotional among the south korean population and of course in china you have a more top down approach and south korea it's a democracy and you cannot really you know change the sentiment that fast ok fabien catch thanks for that insight. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. at least 24 people were killed after their bus plunged off of a cliff on the indonesian island of sumatra rescuers are still searching for any survivors trapped inside the vehicle which veered off the road into a 150 meter deep ravine. the spanish coast guard has rescued 37 migrants from a canoe off the canary islands most of the migrants were from sub-saharan african countries they were brought ashore and are reportedly in good health more than 30000 migrants have arrived at spanish ports this year alone. australia's pr

china sea. south korea and japan are allies with the u.s. so if china can develop and improve the relations with these 2 countries crees u.s. influence in this region and the weakened china's pressure from the u.s. the leaders have signed a 10 year corporation plan which includes tackling shared challenges such as climate change and aging populations. but the biggest challenge perhaps his political future they would trust rather than risk threats. at least 8 people have been killed after a syrian government test trying to target a school province tens of thousands of civilians have been fleeing towards the border with turkey to escape the escalation in violence there government forces and their russian allies are pushing deeper into the last rebel stronghold in the un secretary general has called for an immediate end to the violence in northern syria al jazeera as mohammed i don't know is near at my camp on the turkish syrian border behind me is the aughts marie fiji one of the biggest refugee camps on the turkish syrian border and charity wo

have similar historic issues like south korea and japan has its name over the colonial past of japan and china and japan they've been able to overcome that past and i think south korea could learn from that experience however you know sentiment against japan is much more deeply rooted in that among the south korean population and if you look at sobeys for example. south koreans use the ends of the state. even more unpopular than north korean leader kim jong il and that really shows something it's. been pressure on it's always great to hear inside thank you let's check a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world at least 24 people have died after a bus plunged off a cliff on the indonesian island of sumatra rescuers are still searching for any survivors trapped inside the vehicle which veered off the road above a 150 meter high ravine. german carmaker b.m.w. has confirmed that it's being investigated by the u.s. securities and exchange commission the wall street journal newspaper reported that b.m.w. was being probed for allegedly manipulating its sales figures in the u

have similar historic issues like south korea and japan has its name over the colonial past of japan and china and japan they've been able to overcome that pos and i think south korea could learn from that experience however you know sentiment against japan is much more deeply rooted in that among the south korean population and if you look at surveys for example. south koreans use the ends of that state. even more unpopular than north korea to confront and that really shows something are right. and pressurize always great to hear inside thank you to the central american state of one during this which is in shock after 2 deadly prison riots in 2 days the death toll has reached almost 40 in clashes between gangs authorities have declared a state of emergency that has failed to stop the violence and may even have provoked more. despair written on their faces relatives gather at the morgue and to go seek out the one juror says capital their loved ones died in one of the most violent places in the most crime ridden country on earth one dear says giles on the tourist but even by those standards the

china sea. south korea and japan are allies with the u.s. so if china can develop i mean. proof the relations with these 2 countries it will decrease u.s. influence in this region and the weakened china's pressure from the us the leaders have signed a 10 year corp plan which includes tackling shared challenges such as climate change and aging populations but the biggest challenge perhaps is valid they can view which others would trust rather better spirits achieve al-jazeera beijing. police in hong kong or fired tear gas to disperse and to give them a protest as on christmas eve was. uniformed something called officers charged to groups of protesters inside the harbor city mall in that same show area some people were hit with batons and others to take protests in hong kong are now in their 7th month. here palestinian christians from the gaza strip will be able to travel to bethlehem to mark christmas. celebrations are already underway but the greek forces ochs churched in gaza says only $193.00 i was in the $950.00 applications have been refused approved israel tightly res

had similar historic issues like south korea and japan has its name over the colonial past of japan and china and japan they've been able to overcome that past and i think south korea could learn from that experience however the sentiment against japan is much more deeply rooted in that among the south korean population and if you look at surveys for example. south koreans really and so that state. even more unpopular than north korea can join and that really shows something. pressure on it's always great to hear inside thank you. all right let's turn our attention now to syria where government forces are pressing ahead with an offensive and at overwhelming the last opposition controlled part of the country it live province in northwestern syria is dominated by fighters linked to the islamist al-qaeda organization but there are also $3000000.00 civilians living in the region over the latest offensive has fueled worries that a new refugee crisis is imminent as tens of thousands of syrians flee the violence and make their way towards the turkish border. the syrian army has been subjecting rebel

china sea. south korea and japan are allies with the u.s. so if china can develop i mean. proof the relations with these 2 countries you will decrease u.s. influence in this region and the weaken china's pressure from the us the leaders have tried to tell you corporation which includes tackling challenges such as climate change agent populations but the biggest challenge perhaps has been that they can show that we trust rather than just. welcome cook is a senior fellow at the i.c. as you saw is jack institute in singapore he says china us tensions fueling beijing's push to improve relations with other countries there's 2 reasons one china wants to show itself as the leading country in east asia the leading power and 2nd that china u.s. relations at the moment are in a very bad position so china wants to improve relations with other major powers particularly japan where it's had a history of rocky relations so donald trump is helping north east asian diplomacy i think there is more incentive but not enough to make a significant difference china japan and south korea been ta

china sea. south korea and japan are allies with the u.s. so if china can develop and improve the relations with these 2 countries crease u.s. influence in this region and the weakened china's pressure from the u.s. the leaders have signed a 10 year corporation plan which includes tackling shared challenges such as climate change and aging populations but the biggest challenge perhaps is whether they can view each other with trust rather than as threats cheney's al-jazeera. at least 7 soldiers have been killed in afghanistan on a military base in the northern province of bach the taliban has claimed responsibility for the right in the district of. its. seized weapons ammunition and captured 4 afghan soldiers 6 were also injured. emergency workers in ecuador say an oil spill from a ship in the galapagos islands has been contained these pictures show the moment a crying collapse as it was loading a generator on to the vessel that they are ones are unesco world heritage site and some of the most unique ecosystems on earth they famously helped in

ishaq institute and malcolm cook a very warm welcome to the program why is china so eager to break the stalemate between japan and south korea i think there's 2 reasons one china wants to show itself as the leading country in east asia the leading power and 2nd as you report noted china u.s. relations at the moment are in a very bad position so china wants to improve relations with other major powers particularly japan where it's had a history of rocky relations so donald trump is helping north east asian diplomacy and given the shaky state of economic world affairs right now malcolm is there more incentive to get this free trade agreement off the ground i think there is more incentive but not enough to make a significant difference china japan and south korea have been talking about a free trade agreement a trilateral one for almost 20 years with very little progress as the end lead our separate dream and that has all 3 and used to have in the maybe an intermediary step but japan is uncertain about its support for our set that india as we've in that intermediate step is looking a little bit unsure at the mom

china sea. south korea and japan are allies with the u.s. so if china can develop i mean. proof the relations with these 2 countries it will decrease u.s. influence in this region and the weakened china's pressure from the us the leaders have signed a 10 year corporation plan which includes tackling shared challenges such as climate change and aging populations but the biggest challenge perhaps is a political view each other would trust rather than just direct leave al-jazeera. there's plenty more ahead on news hour including palestinian christians in gaza left in limbo before christmas we'll take you live to bethlehem to tell you why all anti-government protesters in iraq of rejected the main political parties we look at the one movement that still influential in sports james harden and russell westbrook are irresistible for the rockets in the n.b.a. far we'll have more on that story later. at least 8 people have been killed after syrian government air strikes targeted a school and it led province tens of thousands of civilians have been freed towards the turkish border t

japan, china and south korea are meeting today in china. already heard from the south korean side urging some rollback of some of the tensions that they have seen in the relationship. with japan. beuth korea's moon and a acknowledging different concerns in various spheres. we will see how this could be resolved within asia. this is bloomberg. ♪ anna: welcome back to the european open. 30 minutes into your trading day. the chart looks quite dramatic. the stoxx 600. butell a little at the open back up towards the plot line. almost entirely flat on the european equity market. remember, german, swiss, and italian markets are already shut today. when we talk about where the markets have gone to. many have never started. many are closing early. tomorrow is christmas day with most markets around the world closed. the u.s. will be open while most others will remain shut her is known as boxing day in the u.k. on friday it is business as usual as we head to the end of the year. business as usual but with lower volumes. let us get the bloomberg first w

side for japan but if the u.s. /china competition escalates, is there a point at which japan should become concerned? for example, if the u.s. makes china poor again, this could have an impact on japanese companies'ability to make money in china. thus, if japan is to avoid becoming a passenger on the sinking ship, it needs to reduce its economic dependence on china. they have already started to reduce dependence on china. for example, many japanese companies relocate their factories in china to southeast asia or south asia. the number of japanese citizens living in china have been decreasing from 150,000 in 2012 to 124,000 in 2017. meanwhile, the number of japanese in the united states have increased from 410,000 in 2012 to 426,000 in 2017. blue line is japanese staying in the united states and red line is japanese staying in china. so therefore, given that for japan, china is threat, china is going to be loser, for japan, strong u.s. policy toward china is welcome. japan is right to be on the side of the united states. t

china sea. south korea and japan are allies with the u.s. so if china can develop and improve the relations with these 2 countries it will decrease u.s. influence in this region and the weakened china's pressure from the u.s. the leaders have signed a 10 year corporation plan which includes tackling shared challenges such as climate change and aging populations. but the biggest challenge perhaps is whether they can view each other with trust rather than a spirit it's actually al-jazeera. from ecuador to chill a the final months of 2019 saw various latin american countries in gulf in almost daily street protests and while many of them were fighting for their own causes it was one issue most of them had in common in equality latin america and italy see in human reports now from the chilean capital santiago. 78 year old widow. is the matriarch of her large family she lives in a low incomes and the our neighborhood with her daughter and her 2 grandchildren she had little formal education and worked hard all her life 1st in the fields and then as

the leaders of china japan and south korea have agreed to work together to promote dialogue between the united states and north korea in a bid to east tensions over pyongyang's nuclear program chinese premier league japanese premier shinzo abbay and south korean president moon jake in held a summit in chang due in china against the backdrop of increasing threats from china. yang north korea has said it will take on specified action if sanctions against it are not lifted by the end of the hear. well to talk more about all this i'm joined in the studio now by beijing based journalist bobbie and. good morning to you good to have you with us so the leaders of the 3 east asian countries decided to or agreed rather to continue close cooperation on north korea but what are we talking about here are we going to see any new initiatives to ease u.s. and north korea tensions i mean china recently has proposed a new measure and it's lifting parts of the sanctions against north korea and they proposed that with together with russia however japan and south korea they have not commented yet on that su

as trade tensions will be on the agenda as a major summit takes place in asia between china, japan and. they are, of course, as isaid, south korea. they are, of course, as i said, having to battle with bitter disputes over trade as well as north korea. these three men, from the left, chinese premier li keqiang, japanese prime minister shinzo abe and south korean president moon jae—in, they will be meeting in beijing and chengdu this christmas week but historical tensions over issues dating back to the second world war have repeatedly prevented any major breakthroughs on the economic and political fronts, any major breakthroughs on the economic and politicalfronts, but from the‘s trade war with china may have changed the dynamics. —— president trump's. the rest of the week... later today japan's central bank releases the details of its monetary policy decision from november. then on tuesday, christmas eve, the bank of korea's financial stability board will have its meeting and then christmas day is not a public holiday injapan or china, with the bank of japan's governor speaking at an e

china sea. south korea and japan are allies with the u.s. so if china can develop and improve the relations with these 2 countries it will decrease u.s. influence in this region and the weakened china's pressure from the u.s. the leaders have signed a 10 year corporation plan which includes tackling shared challenges such as climate change and aging populations but the biggest challenge perhaps is whether they can view each other with trust rather than just directs a chain al-jazeera beijing. violent protests a broken out at a number of shopping malls in hong kong during a busy christmas scene with riot police firing tear gas to disperse demonstrators just as brothers and other objects of the police and charge at them with battens families have been gathering in a busy tourist district to view the christmas lights the protests are now in their 7th month and demonstrators say they want to stage another march on new year's day . time for a short break here on jazeera when they come back after months of protests in chile we'll hear what many say

what is china hoping to get from this meeting and from japan and south korea? charles: well, china, just like the united states, just like japan, just like south korea, did not want to see a nuclear north korea. it has often expressed frustration and anger whenever pyongyang conducted missile tests. because china is north korea''s is tryingng to reach the goal of denuclearization b by way of dialogue. that is why last week at the u.s. security council, along with russia, china proposed to lift some of the sanctions ,gainst the north korean regime in a way to break the deadlock between pyonongyang and washingtonon. and were hoping that seoul tokyo would support that resolution and break ranks with washinington. concludededithout anany such proromises, but all e sides had agreed to continue promoting dialogue between washington and pyongyang. laura: charles,, this summit i s also an opportunity for talks between japannnd south k korea after more than a a year of tensions. why does china take on the role of mediator? charles: just as a reminder, the souring relatio

china sea. south korea and japan are allies with the u.s. so if china can develop and improve the relations with these 2 countries crees u.s. influence in this region and the weakened china's pressure from the u.s. the leaders have signed a 10 year corporation plan which includes tackling shared challenges such as climate change and aging populations. but the biggest challenge perhaps is if they can view it with trust rather than risk to. leave out. the u.s. president donald trump has joked about north korea's warning of a christmas surprise if washington does not make concessions in nuclear talks early this month young and gave the u.s. until the end of the year to come up with a new proposal. maybe it's administration maybe it's a president we're essentially a beautiful was. supposed to. make it up and make it a nice present you know you never russia's president says his country will continue strengthening its nuclear forces and developing hypersonic missiles until a new arms control agreements are reached at an annual meeting of russia's d

7 years because of 4 of those years 4 times it was canceled because the relationship between china and japan was untenable because of a historical issues and also during that time china had a beef with south korea over tensions to do with the thawed missile system that was installed with the help of the u.s. so at the moment it's still not all peachy there's still quite a bit of tension between japan and south korea but the fact that they're all sitting together trying to achieve some concrete outcomes particularly in relation to their economic relationship so that in itself is significant for them the hoping to achieve. now we're not expecting any major breakthroughs though we're also expecting some incremental progress on things to do with trade out these 3 countries in $21000.00 they had more than $720000000000.00 worth of trade between them and they think they can even do better so from the things that they have discussed today or they will be discussing for example all the regional comprehensive economic partnership moving forward on that and also a potential trilateral fee trade agreem

the unrest in hong kong -- talks in china and japan in beijing. be raised the subject, telling xi jinping he is very concerned and urged china exercisenue to restraint. the international community is increasingly worried. chinese state television said president xi agreed to sensitive -- that sensitive issues should be handled properly. it has been accused of using increasingly sophisticated technology to spy on regional rivals. they say the main vietnamese be linkedelieved to to the government. experts say it has specifically targeted the automotive industry and american businesses with links to vietnam's economy. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am haslinda amin. this is bloomberg. shery: thank you. a mixed picture across asia. let's turn to sophie for what to watch and markets. sophie. sophie: it is pretty much a snooze fest on this side of the world. treasuries not much changed. in the jgb space, you are watching for a two-year opti

china sea. south korea and japan are laws with the u.s. so if china can develop on the improve the relations with these 2 countries crease u.s. influence in this region and the weakened china's pressure from the u.s. the leaders have signed a 10 year corporation plan which includes tackling shared challenges such as climate change and aging populations but the biggest challenge perhaps is whether they can view each other with trust rather than a spirit it's a chain al-jazeera. a presidential candidate for ivory coast general election is flying to spain after authorities issued a warrant for his arrest former prime minister and sorrow is charged with what prosecutors called attempt against the state's authority has the loyalty of many. previous rebel commanders where people in ivory coast have mixed views about the arrest warrant wall so it hurts me to learn that there's a warrant for sars arrest saying as he worked the evolution. the ivory coast he previously served as the prime minister he was also the president of the national assembly it

china's premier says the leaders of japan and south korea have agreed to cooperate on north korea meeting at a summit in china and leaders also say that they are working towards a 3 nation free trade agreement and a wider trail trade deal in the region the u.n. secretary general is calling for an immediate to see northern syria government forces of pushing deeper into the last rebel stronghold of adlib dozens of civilians have been killed and tens of thousands displaced in recent weeks france is facing christmas travel chaos those strikes over pension reform plan show no signs of easing fireworks and flares west set off as demonstrators confronted police at one of paris's main railway stations on monday a 2 week long nationwide walkout has crippled railway services in 4 schools to close workers are angry at president emanuel not course plant reforms to the pensions which would force people to work until the age of 64 as always more news on our website at al-jazeera dot com and have more for you 9 to 30 minutes time inside story is next article to visit dot donald trump is now the 3rd pres

let's now turn to asia, where a major summit is about to take place involving the leaders of china, japan on the agenda will be how to end some long lasting trade disputes. let's go to our asia business hub where mariko 0i is following the story. what can we expect to emerge from this summit? as you said, trade will definitely be high on the agenda stop i should say, though, to remind oui’ stop i should say, though, to remind our viewers, but christmas is not exactly a public holiday in asia, so we can expect these three leaders to keep us busy this week as they meet in beijing and chengdu this christmas week. and of course they have historical issues which date back all the way to the second world war. this is an ongoing dialogue, but they have been issues in the past. since president tom's trade war against china, that really seems to have changed the dynamics between the three, so china really needs close friends in asia, so just ahead of this summit, china announced it is going to cut some tariffs from the first of january. the optimistic views about the trade talks between the us and

china japan and south korea meet for talks aimed at strengthening security and increasing trade. and in the spirit of christmas volunteers in lebanon feed those struggling in a weak economy made worse by political chaos. thank you very much for joining us we start in india with 50 student groups in new delhi are marching against a controversial citizenship law all the groups are also calling for a national protest day across the country opponents say the new law discriminates against muslims and violates the constitution the 2nd the constitution of india at least 25 people have been killed during protests since the legislation was passed in parliament nearly 2 weeks ago al jazeera is elizabeth per annum joins us now live from new delhi for the latest so liz more rallies across india let's start with delhi way you are how are things shaping up. yes finally over the last few hours we've seen protests as we've been with the protest as they are now in their thousands behind me. they have marched through the center of the capital new delhi to a place called jan 3rd month which is this

manus: we have had a pretty gathering,ifecta china, japan, south korea.be,jae-in commissions a -- shinzo abe, xi was yesterday. >> this trilateral meeting is still ongoing. we have heard the premier talk about the need for deeper cooperation amid increasing economic and political challenges. we heard all three sides have vowed to continue to accelerate negotiations for their free trade agreement, they needed to enhance multilateralism, defend against protectionism. the backdrop is that south korea have been facing deteriorating relationships when it comes to trade, national security, deep-rooted disagreements over this forced wartime labor. the fact they are talking at all is a big deal. we are not expecting a big breakthrough but the fact that they are talking face-to-face raise the prospects of coming to a solution when it comes to japan's exports of critical material important to south korea's technology sector. we got some headlines from south korea's president talking about peace on the north korean peninsula is in the interest of all three countries

same as what we saw here state side leaders of china, japan, and south korea meeting in china focusingem. measles scare travelers exposed at five u.s. airports to the infectious disease what you need to know straight ahead and seed versus safety the cost of amazon push for one day shipping that is sparking controversy this morning. plus a kaepernick craze latest nike sneakers selling out in just minutes. find out the message he is sending in the shoes. here to break it all down with me wall street journal wealthing management reporter host of the secret secret of wealthy women pwc part mother mitch and just for christmas "forbes" media chairman former republican presidential candidate hymn, steve forbes thanks for joining us guy. nice christmas eve thank for joining us on a hol dad monica would wear red. next time. >> let's get to our top story this hour that is the boeing crisis people battled ceo portioned to step down after a series of misstep and setbacks stemming from two deadly crashes involving popular boeing 737 max jet the aircraft which the compy best selling mane has been gr

they've been to china, japan, korea, greece, and back stateside to los angeles in 2015.ke place in abu dhabi. this time with 7,000 athletes from more than 170 countries. you get, like, a breeze through your face, it feels like you're flying and you're having a fantastic time. one of the athletes is kiera byland. i just struggled to understand writing... ..reading, numbers, telling the time. which i still struggle to today. so, show me where 100g is. there. can you see that? mm—hm. so, put some carrots in and try and weigh out 100g. let's put that on there. i'd put kiera in the category of the invisible child. you can't see kiera's impairment and then people say, "well, what's wrong with her?" and i say, "there's nothing wrong with her, it'sjust that she has many autism traits. " two threes, two twos, two fives, two sixes and then, all of a sudden, your favourite bit of the race, six, seven, eight, nine. mm—hm, yeah. are you going to try that? yeah. people don't believe it. or, if you've got a child who has got a learning disability, you'll go through that period where yo

the leaders of japan china and south korea have agreed to cooperate on the issue of north korea it's one of the main topics at a summit between the 3 countries relations between south korea and japan have soured in recent months but both nations say they're committed to promoting dialogue between north korea and the us they're also aiming to sign what would be the world's largest trade agreement next year. at least 8 people have been killed after syrian government air strikes targeted a school in province tens of thousands of civilians have been fleeing towards the turkish border to escape the violence government forces and their russian allies are pushing deeper into the last rebel stronghold in blood u.n. secretary general is calling for an immediate end to the violence in northern syria . well how did it go is near after camp on the turkey syria border behind me is the. calm one of the biggest refugee comes on the turkish syrian border and charity workers are telling us that the crisis unfolding on the other side of the border which is about 100 meters all souls' from boyle we are

you see beijing leading the discussion between to find a -- between china, japan, and south of korea h korea. part of the u.s. withdrawing from tpb has been a strengthening of china's relationships in the region with some countries you wouldn't expect. this shows the united states needs to reassume leadership in the reason -- the region. i think that will be important as we go along in the years and will determine how strong we can be as we deal with china. it is important united states remain a leader in this region as that has led to peace for many decades in northeast asia. the united states plays a key role in that part of the world. paul: we are nearly out of time, but i want to get your thoughts on libya. you see that as a potential flashpoint for 2020. christopher: i think it is an interesting part of the world. it is part of the world europe is interested in, part of the world energy markets follow. when you see turkey potentially deploying troops to libya, and egypt, you will have a nato ally and a u.s. ally on opposite sides in a combustible situation. that could lead to ins

in the country and in countries where it is hugely done isn't getting the production is in china. japan. and in india it is. so even that kenya continued to. 96 is also used in the manufacture of skin products contact lenses soaps and woman organic products the national sorry culture research center is country offering from a subsidy plans and mary berry cartoons are very subsidized rates and with the help of international investors they're also working to try and form of and help them identify markets. in a few 100 years our goal tom had to being just to see it because puerto and the after that. we study that a lot of say culture and. su so now we have high technology all the super and. about the we can't use it because. japan is a 2 developed and also the crime rate the crime rate in the kenya is much better than japan to take out and by adopting to the chans in climatic conditions small scale sent from us like you to we know how fond a way of sustaining their livelihoods. were staying in kenya but moving from the countryside to the capital nairobi public transport very spotty traffic