but to kami rita sherpa it is all pa rt but to kami rita sherpa it is all part of the dayjob. d not start climbing to set a world record. but in the course of my work in the guiding industry, this is going to be 22nd ascent. it wasn't for any competition. kami rita sherpa first scaled the mountain in 1994 rita sherpa first scaled the mountain “11991181111 rita sherpa first scaled the mountain in 1994 and completed his last one last year. translation: things have changed a lot since then. it does not snow when it used to. there is no snow on mountain. climbers rely on guides and nepal relies on the climbers. over the past two decades the boom in the industry has provided much—needed income for the country. over $4 million was made last year in permit fees for everest alone. kami rita sherpa will be leading a group of 29 climbers and plans to push the reach the summit on may 29th. well earlier i spoke to the mountaineer alan hinkes — he's the only briton to have climbed all fourteen world peaks over 8,000 meters, including mount everest. an impressive feat, but could he imagine d

but nepali climber kami rita sherpa has now officially set off in an attempt to do just that. 22 is ther journey to the top. a successful summit could cement his place as the world's most experienced everest climber. he first climbed everest in 1994 and completed his most recent ascent last may. what an amazing story. let's return to our top story now. the apparent thawing in relations between north and south korea, with pyongyang hosting k—pop stars in the presence of kim jong—un. is this a sign of togetherness, or a tactic by the north ahead of talks with donald trump? let's cross to seoul now and speak to young rok. he used to lead international projects for the north korea strategy center. the body aims to promote what it describes as a "free and open north korea" thank you so muchjoining us thank you so much joining us today. i want to get a sense from you how significant this visit is. hello. thank you for having me. i think the event itself symbolises the mending of many different incidents that have happened in the past. it definitely opens up many gateways for future interactio

but nepali climber, kami rita sherpa, has now officially set off in an attempt to do just that. 22 is journey to the top. a successful summit could cement his place as the world's most experienced everest climber. he first climbed everest in 1994 and completed his most recent ascent last may. good luck to him. the world's busiest subway was brought to a standstill in march 1995 as a mysterious substance was released across tokyo's underground system. it turned out to be the deadly nerve gas sarin. 13 people died in the attack and thousands more were affected. it was was carried out by the aum shinrikyo cult, 13 members were found guilty and there's now speculation that the government is preparing to execute some of them. rupert wingfield—hayes reports from tokyo. it is a spring morning in 1995 and panic has struck the tokyo metro. people are collapsing and struggling for breath. five trains have been hit by a mass attack using a deadly nerve agent called sarin. the sarin gas has been made by followers of this man, shoko asahara, the leader of a religious cult called aum shinrikyo. thi

a nepali climber and guide, kami rita sherpa, is beginning an attempt to break the world record for the number of successful climbs to the top of mount everest. it's his 22nd ascent. that's all from me. stay with us here on bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. the to talk. i am stephen sackur. —— welcome at too hardtalk. —— welcome to. hundreds of billions of dollars is poured into cancer treatment and research every year. there are more effective tools to combat it than ever before, yet it kills close to ten million people every year. my guest is one of america's leading cancer specialists, siddhartha mukherjee. his book, the emperor of maladies, a self—styled biography of cancer, painted a unique picture of the disease, mixing memoirs, science, and a writer's sensibility. eight years on from its publication, is cancer any less of a curse? siddhartha mukherjee, welcomed the hardtalk. thank you. you are now oncologist, you also know are fated writer. you look at those two activities are is entirely separate or is the writing way of you following your calling as a doc