jean mackenzie, _ until early next week. jean mackenzie, thank - until early next week. stabilising their relationship after a round of diplomatic talks between the two world powers. national security adviserjake sullivan is returning after a three—day visit to china. friction with taiwan and china's deepening ties with russia were issues discussed. the bilateral talks were described as inaudible vigorous inaudible but no new agreements were reached about the south china sea. the white house confirmed president biden and president xi make will hold the call in the coming weeks. while treat call in the coming weeks. while great changes _ call in the coming weeks. while great changes have _ call in the coming weeks. while great changes have taken - call in the coming weeks. while great changes have taken place j great changes have taken place in the two countries in china— us relations china commitment to a goal of a stable and healthy relationship remains unchanged. its principal in handling the relationship based on mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win— when coop

jean mackenzie reports .ore. the strongest to hit japan in decades. bringing devastating damage. the rains started lashing japan before the typhoon even hip. and they have kept coming. some parts have had more than two months of rain injust 72 hours. leading to fears that rivers could overflow. millions have been put on standby to leave their homes because of the risk of landslides. three family members died when their house was swept away by a landslide. with widespread power cuts, people are struggling injapan�*s hot and humid summer. some of the wind has been knocked out of the storm since it hit. but what is making this typhoon are so unique and dangerous is how slowly it is moving. it's crawling up slowly it is moving. it's crawling up the country, dumping vast amounts of rain in one place. it is expected to hit tokyo this weekend but at this pace, its path is proving nearly impossible to predict. more controversy for tech tycoon elon musk — this time in brazil. social media giant x — which mr musk contr

jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul. extraordinary interview.l the uk culture secretary has raised concerns about the bbc�*s investigation into huw edwards, in a meeting with the corporation's director general. lisa nandy asked tim davie to explore what options are available to recoup some of edwards' tax—payer funded salary. mr davie has defended the decision not to sack the presenter, despite knowing last november that he had been arrested over the most serious category of indecent images of children. simonjones reports. huw edwards' guilty plea has shocked the nation, a spokesperson for the culture secretary, lisa nandy, said. her thoughts are with the victims whose lives have been destroyed. she stressed the need for the bbc to be transparent with the public. the corporation's director general was told in november about edwards' arrest over the most serious category of indecent images, known her to specifics about what we heard over the last few days, which has been disturbing.— heard over the last few days, which has been disturbing. when i

change must be pushed slowly, persistently, from outside and from within. jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoultial hopeful to get the backing of north korea? element you think you would be awkward but he seems to love it. that think you would be awkward but he seems to love it.— think you would be awkward but he seems to love it. that is how donald trum - 's seems to love it. that is how donald trump's ego — seems to love it. that is how donald trump's ego controls _ seems to love it. that is how donald trump's ego controls his _ seems to love it. that is how donald trump's ego controls his daily - seems to love it. that is how donald trump's ego controls his daily life i trump's ego controls his daily life and it controls his campaign because he thinks it is just fabulous that this dictator autocrat who one of his highest ranking officials has just said would kill all of his people to stay in power, you would think it is something that would give donald trump some second thoughts but no. so the fact that the leader of north korea wants to see donald trump back in power should give every ameri

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earlier, i talked to the bbc�*s jean mackenzie in seoul about the storm. and on japan on thursday i land onjapan on thursday morning, it's the strongest typhoon to have hitjapan in almost 65 years. but it has been weakening since it hit land. first the authorities issued the highest level of emergency warning they have, really quite rare. they've been downgraded now. but it's still causing devastation. that's because it is bringing with this enormous amount of rain, even to areas that haven't been hit by the typhoon itself. so kyushu got two months' worth of rain in 72 hours. so millions of people have been told to leave their homes. even in parts of the country where the typhoon is not predicted to hit, and that's because the risk of landslides, because of this torrential rain, is just so great. and then you have these widespread power outrages, so 100,000 people in kyushu are currently without power. and it's summer injapan at the moment, it's very hot, very humid, not having power, that's going to be causing problems for people. so potentially _ problems

interview with an international news broadcaster, he's been speaking to our seoul correspondent jean mackenzielife or death gamble. ri il kyu raced to the airport in the middle of the night, giving his familyjust six hours notice. sick with fear about what would happen if they were caught. translation: either i would have been executed or sent to a political prison camp. i been executed or sent to a political prison camp-— been executed or sent to a political prison camp. i could accept my own death but the _ prison camp. i could accept my own death but the fear _ prison camp. i could accept my own death but the fear of _ prison camp. i could accept my own death but the fear of my family - death but the fear of my family being killed was overwhelming. the most high—ranking person to escape north korea in eight years. he has a rare insight into what the most secretive state once. despite the recent dalliance with vladimir putin, the former diplomat says that the ultimate goal for north korea is to cut a deal with the us. for that, it is hoping to see donald trump backin it is hoping to see dona