bow. >> they will build up this country by 2012 which marks the 100th anniversary of great leader kim il sung. april 15th is he is worshipped like a god. >> it makes me miss him more strongly. >> millions of north koreans celebrate the 100th birthday of kim il sung. all week they have been meeting in churches, homes and small groups to pray to tear down the walls of the oppression. >> it seems impossible. with god nothing is impossible. we need to keep praying. >> they have been praying for north korea's secret believers. >> i have family and friends i have not seen in years. i can only imagine what they are enduring. >> trying to get precise figures is extremely difficult. dr. lynn ching. >> we estimate there are approximately 30,000 christians being held in political prison camps and 10,000 underground believers. >> peter has met several of the underground believers. cbn agreed to conceal his identity. he says it has intensified since the death of kim il. >> as north koreans gathers pastor chung is encouraging people to pray to do the impossible in his homeland. >> we have to pray the the l

apparently, it is all down to the generous guidance of the two kings, -- two kims, kim il sung and kim jong il. the workers get interactive instruction in mathematics, physics, and english. this birthday celebration for kim il-sung, she says, is the biggest national event in our country. i'm going to celebrate by working even harder. this worker has labored nearly 30 years here. she says the kims, father and son, deserve the credit for everything. "while we were alive, they instructed us to provide clothes for the people. we have exceeded our annual quota in just three months." outside, there are glimpses of a different north korea. we would like to stop and see them, but we cannot. they are hints of a less perfect world, a gray monotony, the uniformity of it all. these are reflection that it does the land of the kims -- that suggest the land of the kims is not a paradise. >> you are watching "bbc world news america." a white house welcome for brazil's president. with her country's economy booming, it is a partnership u.s. needs to keep. a team of americans has joined the pakistani arm

. >> north korea goes ahead with a rocket launched to launch the birthday of kim il-sung as his grandson'secures his grip on power. >> no more fighting, and that is a promise. syria says it will halt all military operations firstlings tomorrow. but damascus says its forces will still remain on alert to combat what it called armed criminal groups. >> opposition activists said the move only partly goes with the six-point peace plan. kofi annan says he expects to see improved conditions on the ground first thing thursday, but there was little sign of that one day ahead of the self- imposed deadline in damascus. >> more protests against president assad. there is no way of confirming the authenticity of this internet video. the government says the army will stop fighting at sunrise on thursday. but attacks on the opposition were still ongoing on wednesday. u.n. special envoy kofi annan was in iran trying to drum up support for his cease-fire plan from syria's close ally. he said the iranian foreign minister agreed to back the peace plan, including the cease- fire. >> we are agreed that we need

spoke to mark what would have been the 100th birthday of his grandfather in the country's founder kim il-sung. kim spoke at a military parade in the capital pyongyang. his address was broadcast on state-run tv. >> kim spoke for about 20 minutes, he vowed to continue the military-first policy. it was the first time the north koreans had heard their new leader. >> translator: he sounds just like the great kim il-sung. he struck me as a great leader. >> the military unveiled missiles, tanks and fighters, experts say some missiles may be long-range models capable of targeting the u.s. mainland. on friday, north korean officials launched what they say was a rocket carrying a satellite. state media reported that it failed to reach orbit. the first time the leadership had made such an admission. kim jong-un did not mention the launch in his speech. >>> most north koreans never heard from their former leader kim jong-il, so they were curious to hear what his son had to say. narushige michita teaches about north korea at japan's national graduate institute for policy studies. he says kim is trying to

the unification ministry said new statues of kim il-sung and his son kim jong-il cost an estimated $39 million to build. fireworks and other performances on the anniversary cost $17 million while expenses for repair work at a luxury hotel in central pyongyang were estimated at $210 million. the officials say the money could have been used to buy a fuel year's worth of food for the entire population in the famine-stricken state. >>> north korean leaders have reacted to u.n. criticism with some criticism of their own. the security council issued a presidential statement that strongly condemned the launch. it said the north koreans used ballistic technology, and pyongyang issued a statement in response. it said north korea rejects the council's violation of the north's legitimate right to launch satellites. the document also criticized the u.s. for halting food aid. for halting food aid. u.s. officials promised the aid in february. the north koreans agreed to suspend the missile and nuclear programs. the statement says they're no longer bound by the agreement and it also says north korea

they may want the timing to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the birthday of kim il-sung on sunday. >> there's plenty of symbolism this week. so, how does the launch fit into what's happening politically? >> well, all of the events seem orchestrated to highlight the leadership of kim jong-un. memberers of the workers party named him their leader on monday. it's a newly-created post to consolidate his grip on power. members of parliament which named kim jong-un as part of the party in the country. if so, he'll hold the most senior position of the party and the country. >>> the earthquake off sumatra sent shockwaves to those living around the epicenter due to a possible tsunami. today, we found out there was a major flaw in a system that was supposed to save lives. >>> thankfully, no major tsunami was caused by this quake. however, not everything went according to plan. the false alarm exposed defects in the tsunami warning system. nhk world reports from banda aceh on the lessons to be learned. >> reporter: when the strong jolt hit sumatra, it seemed for a few hours afterwards like a

to honor kim il-sung who died 18 years ago, the government paraded its military might in pyongyang. the highlight was a rare speech but the new leader. here's barry peterson. >> reporter: the parade marking 100th birthday of kim il-sung featured a first look at what may be a new long-range missile, larger than anything north korea has shown you have before. and the first time the world heard the voice of north korea's third generation dictator. "let us move on to final victory," he said. kim jung un's words and his surprisingly easy going banter with his generals suggests he has the backing he needs from the military to stay in power. the propaganda machine that rarely rests also helps kim look like a leader in charge. but little is really known about him, not even his exact age. just that he is in his late 20s. his pudgy build proves that he eats well and often. in a mall nourished country with so much stunted growth, that the height requirement for the military was recently lowered to a mere four feet nine inches. and the north is showing no interest in dialing back constant confr

two massive statues of the founder of the country, kim il-sung and kim jong-il. the new leader, kim jong-un. >> reporter: this is how north korea is responding with this scene of triumph, this massive statues of kim il-sung and kim jong-il. when you are ruled by a personality, they almost pretend the rocket launch never happened. >> reporter: this is how the day started. here was north korea's initial response to its rocket failure, an empty chair. behind it, a screen that was supposed to carry images of the launch, the world's media invited in for what pyongyang would be a proper thing. instead, officials in silence to a barrage of questions. a scramble to find out what was going on. >> no warning at all. this really came very much as a flash to us. >> reporter: hours ticking by and not a word. then, a government announced we would be taken to a high security secret location. this is what greeted us. two huge figures draped in seats. a sea of people stretched as far as they could see. jerrells in all their finery, full of metals. this gary supposed to be a celebr

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this birthday celebration for kim il sung is the biggest event. i will celebrate by working even harder. he hashe sticks to the script. the kims, father and son, deserve the credit for everything. when they were alive, they instructed us to provide close for the people. we have exceeded our annual quota in three months. this is a highly controlled visit. the ladies we spoke to, as soon as we stop talking, they went away. outside there are glimpses of a different north korea that we would like to stop and see but we cannot. they are -- there are hints of a less perfect world. the agreement on any of the city. the uniformity, reflections that suggest the land of the kims is not a socialist paradise. >> to south korea where they are expecting -- preparing to vote. it is seen as a referendum on the current hardline policy. an alleged political clampdown and home. -- at home. >> when you have renamed yourself the new frontier party, you have to deliver a few surprises. not what where there -- what they're conservative supporters is used to but this is a

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rocket launch north korea is gearing up to mark a century since its wartime leader john statues of kim il sung and son kim jong il . weeping crowd in from yang but amid the celebrations north korea has been deprived of american food a response to the book and. see when something is still sparked world condemnation from. north korea is banned from. the things that. the weapons. experts. think poses a threat to anyone. in many respects north korea is technologically quite advanced and has been for many years for many decades its major problem of course is money because after billion dollars to launch one of these rockets that's a lot of money in north korea they don't have a lot of money to continually test these things so failure frankly is more likely than success on the side of a threat does north korea really represent a threat well frankly it doesn't have much in the way. of military at this point of course has a very large army we're talking about a military that is declined rather precipitously relative to the south korean military and certainly relatively to the u.s. military the nuclear

. >> are now in kim il-sung square. the unveiling of the statues ended 20 minutes ago, but the people are still screaming in the streets. people come in groups with their schools, their factories. it is organized at a fairly local level. they are still coming out. maybe there is 100,000 people here, maybe more. everything in this country is highly orchestrated. the reaction so far to what is being described as a failure of the rocket satellite launch has been one of celebration. >> even big countries like russia and the u.s. only succeed in the launching of satellites after many failures. although he failed to launch a satellite this time, i am proud that we were able tried to launch a satellite, and weekend gained strength and succeed in launching a satellite in the future. >> people are coming out and expressing their absolute confidence and devotion to his leader, past and present. everyone is now just on their way home and are still coming through the streets. >> that was richard engel reporting. now that that is --

they want to celebrate the 100 years of kim il-sung, the exception of leadership of kim jong un. they want to show they have the technology for this space launch which i think is a cover for ballistic technology. then they want to send internal messages to their own people that there is a new leader there and he is firmly in charge and that their country is a military power. that is what you know about the north koreans. they don't believe in quid pro quo. >> do you think that things might change after kim jong il died and kim jong un took over? is there anyone who is open to negotiation? >> well, yes, i thought so and i think that many experts on so. maybe the early deal with the united states, food aid in exchange for them reducing their nuclear capacity, freezing their nuclear development, might lead to serious rounds of negotiations. by then taking this act which clearly violates the u.n. security sanctions of ballistic technology, the north koreans are sending another message. i really think that this message is internal. i don't think that kim jong un would like to except t

massive celebration planned for the centenary of the birth of the founding father of the country, kim il-sung. >> jon: nice job there, new guy, new kim. not only did you blow your country's entire annual food budget on a [bleep] rocket, you ruined your grandfather's birth date. the only way kim jungun could have made any worse of this day is if he just showed up for the ceremony with a nose piercing and a south korean boyfriend. happy birthday, grandpa. can i go now. long-su and i have tickets to jersey boys. (laughter) that's it, north korea. you -- are out of-- i just pulled a finger ligament. are you out of the axis of evil, north korea. which means there is a slot open. perhaps we could put afghanistan in there. what do you think? what's going on over there anyway. >> in afghanistan a midlevel taliban commander reportedly turned himself in to afghan police. >> jon: that's good news. what caused the commander to turn himself in, was it pressure from the afghan army, a sense that the insurgency was waning wa, was it. >> the midlevel taliban commander reportedly turned himself into afghan po

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welcome to the world last stalinist state, preparing for a funeral for the dead kim il- sung. even the walls have been washed. it is like traveling back in time. today, we were whisked past grim-looking businesses and people toiling by hand in their fields, to be shown this, a thousand hectare fruit farm. it is the way north korea wants to be seen. a modern socialist miracle. kim says she is very happy working here. the kim family have ruled north korea since it was created. everyone here keeps telling us how wise and benevolent the ruling dynasty are. the inspiration for this place, we are told, came from leader kim jong il, his guidance. but there is always the impression nothing is quite as it seems. the workers did not look to be doing much. right in the middle, she is putting the box back on the line of cartons of jews going around and around. -- cartons of juice going around and around. south korea's says his plans to put a satellite in space. the u.s. says it is a test of missile and technology. north korea showed us another new form, breeding turtle, an expensive delic

at least 50 feet tall, bronze statues of kim il-sung, the nation's founder, right arm outstretched to the heavens, and his son, kim jong-il, idealized and smiling. you can't make this stuff up. these colossal statues were supposed to be unveiled after a successful rocket and satellite launch. that never happened but the celebrations are continuing nonetheless. there's been almost no talk here about the rocket launch. almost like the government is trying to ignore it. the crowds didn't seem disappointed or at least they didn't show it, waving bouquets of plastic flowers. it was hard to see how many were gathered until they started to disperse. there were 100,000 at least. the rocket was a failure, but here, no matter. the cult of personality prevails in the world's last stalinist state. the concern now, brian, is that north korea could try to carry out an underground nuclear test to try to show strength after weakness. >> another strange day in a strange place. richard engle from pyongyang, north korea. richard, thanks. >>> still ahead as "nightly news" continues, the mayor who ran int

dramatic celebrations taking place to mark the unveiling of two absolutely huge statues of kim jong il and kim il-sung to commemorate 100 years of the korean state. lucy williamson in seoul is marvelling at the pictures. >> quite dramatic pictures indeed, and obviously a great distraction for north korea from the failure that they had just a few hours ago, trying to launch the rocket. south korea, other countries in the region still reeling from the rocket launch, while in north korea, the celebrations go on. >> yeah, i mean, one more, i suppose, demonstration of the outside of the government in north korea. does it tell us anything, do you think, about kim jong un and how he perceived thinks own role, i suppose? we seem to have lost lucy there, judging by the look on her face. we'll stay with the pictures just for a moment. as i say, and as lucy was pointing out, this is not a day that will be regarded as hugely auspicious. that was kim jong un we saw just there, given the failure of the rocket launch, an attempt, north korea said, to get a satellite into orbit, but seeing as having slightly more mil

but that did not stop him from unveiling gigantic new statues of his father, kim jong il, and his grandfather, kim il-sung british prime minister david cameron says he is backing the suspension of economic sanctions against burma. >> the comments come during his landmark trip to the country where he has met president thein sein and opposition activist aung san suu kyi. >> they have to make a decision on sanctions later this month. >> this is a historic visit. david cameron is the first european head of state to travel to burma since the south asian country formally ended decades of military rule last year. in the capital naypyitaw, cameron met with reform-thein sein minded to support the country's process of democratization. the government has eased restrictions on ethnic minorities and freed hundreds of political prisoners. cameron also met opposition leader aung san suu kyi. the burmese president had paved the way for her return to politics. with a suu kyi at his side, the british prime minister said the government deserves careful assistance for its policies, including the suspension of sanctions. >> o

north korea is gearing up to mark a century since the birth of its wartime leader giant statues of kim il sung and his late son kim jong il had been unveiled before a weeping crowd in pound yank but amid the celebrations north korea has been deprived of american food aid in response to the rocket launch it fell into the sea just moments after blastoff but still sparks world contamination violating u.n. rulings north korea is banned from ballistic tast over fears its developing long range nuclear nuclear weapons however career expert john sweeney for things poses little threat to anyone. in many respects north korea is technologically quite advanced and has been for many years for many decades its major problem of course is money it costs half a billion dollars to launch one of these rockets and that's a lot of money in north korea they don't have a lot of money to continually test these things so failure frankly is more likely than success on the side of threat does north korea really represent a threat well frankly it doesn't have much in the way of military at this point course has a very la

as you pointed out, this is meant to coincide with the birth of kim il-sung so this is supposed to bea event. they can't miss it. >> as we mentioned, he wanted his nation to be, quoting him, prosperous. is this what prosperity means in 2012 in north korea? >> it really means that the country is strong and they're going to divert people's attention by showing how prosperous and how strong the nation is. there's been an enormous program to upgrade housing and that's the prosperous part. the strong part is the missile launch and following nuclear test, which we should expect within a couple of weeks. >> and then there is the current leader, kim jong-un, been in power what, three months? we still have even yet to hear his voice. he's kept, you know, so almost secretive tucked away. do we believe he's the one pulling the strings, running the show? >> well, a lot of people think so. he will be given two very important posts next week. he's going to be made really the head of the workers party and also the chairman of the national defense commission which is the most important position in no

instead, we were brought to this massive celebration of the 100th birthday of north korea's founder kim il-sung. new statues of him and his son kim jong-il, who died last year, unveiled to frantic cheering. this is the scene. this is, i don't know, maybe a million people it's hard to tell. all the way we walked, i don't know, about a mile down the road. at center stage, the country's brand new leader, 29-year-old kim jong-un. today, he was supposed to be taking a victory lap after that rocket launch. >> his press these is on the line. prestige of the people that were looking on that project, the prestige of the north korean military. all of that is on the line. >> reporter: there is concern about what kim jong-un might do to save face. there is some evidence north korea is developing another nuclear bomb, using uranium instead of plutonium. officials are worried north korea could follow this failure by testing a new weapon. it took just 81 seconds for the rocket to break apart and fall into the sea, but it took hours for the north korean government to admit it. "scientists," she says, "are look

kim jong-il. >> north korea is holding a series of events before the birthday of kim il-sung on april 15th. this is viewed as the best timing of the country to show its people and the international community that the kim jong-un era has started. establishing kim jong-un's footing looks relatively smooth. but they're just completing tasks kim jong-il prepared before his death. north korea launched missiles in 2006 and 2009. it is natural to think about the possibility of nuclear tests. north korea's launch of a satellite rocket will heighten international tensions and give kim jong-un his first real test of strength. >>> let's look now at the latest market figures. >>> it was an ideal day for the start of a new fiscal year here in japan. almost perfect weather. but that all changes tomorrow according to mai shoji that is. she joins us with the weather for here and elsewhere. mai? >> yes, in tokyo we had a perfect day with lots of plenty of sunshine, but tomorrow is going to be a whole different story overall. we have low pressure system as we speak moving over the korean peninsula and this i

that's the 100th anniversary of the birth of his grandfather and the country's founder kim il-sung. north korea is expected to mark the occasion by launching what it calls a satellite between april 12th and 16th. many countries believe it will actually be testing a long-range ballistic missile. >>> japan is one nation that is getting ready for that scenario. its disaster preparedness teams tested an early warning system. the technology will be used to inform the public of any danger resulting from the launch. >> fire and disaster management agency workers tested the j-alert system in 26 municipalities in the southern most prefecture of okinawa. the rocket is expected to fly over the island chain. test data and audio information were relayed in two drills at 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. local time. the prefectural government relayed the information to the municipalities. the drills included an audio test broadcast to while the texts warned of a supposed attack targeting okinawa. in the case of a real danger to citizens, local governments will relay the information by a public address sy

. >> reporter: the parade marking the 100th birthday of kim il-sung featured a first look at what may be a new long-range missile, larger than anything north korea has shown off before. and the first time the world heard the voice of north korea's third generation dictator. let us move on to final victory, he said. kimmon un kim jong-un's wonder and surprisingly easy going banter suggests he has the backing he needs from the military. propaganda chain that rarely rests helped kim look like a leader in charge. but little is really known about him, not even his exact age, just that he is in his late 20s. his pudgy build proves he eats well and often in a malnourished country with so much stunted growth that the height requirement for the military was lowered to a mere 4' 9". the north shows no interest in dialing back confrontation with the west, including satellite images of what experts believe are preparations for a third test of nuclear weapons. the only country that might temper the north's aggression is china. if communist party rule fails in north korea, a lot of people in china

few days' time, on april 12, and the centerpiece of celebrations of 100 years since the birth of kim il-sung. the north korean government says on will carry a satellite an top of that will broadcast songs praising him and will take pictures of the earth. north korea and 30authorities ss is the triumph of north korea and technology and this will be an event that north koreans should all be proud of. what is concerning many, including the united states, japan, south korea, is not what's on top of that rocket, but what's underneath it. they say this will be a test for intercontinental ballistic missile. north korea is barred from doing that by the un security gulf war resolutions. this would be a breach of international law and could lead to serious consequences. north korea has threatened that any attempt to interfere with the launch, because japan and south korea have said that it would shoulshoot down bits of te rocket if they fell on their territory, would be construed as a hostile act of aggression, an act of war. there was a deal a month ago or so with america saying it would refrain from

north korea is celebrating a century since the birth of its late water leader kim il sung his grandson current kim jong un made his first public speech praising the country's military night and calling for even more resolve what he didn't mention though was friday's failed long range rocket missions on the u.s. as it was those terrorists are plotting for that into the scene moments after blast off. violating u.n. resolutions and start a wave of global can then motion america is even suspending two hundred million dollars worth of food aid to north korea expectantly or says cognac once piece because the fourth shows weakness. it's all part because you can troy. on the run. flexibility then make some concessions to the same time they have to stand up to what they regard as their sovereign rights and russia and china are quite right to point out that every country has the right to launch satellites to. peaceful state expression. satellite violates international law and be good if not i correct thirdly it violates the united nations sanctions you know that is really an american strand i wa

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. >> reporter: pyongyang's kim il-sung's square today looked like a rocket showroom. little ones, missiles on armored carriers, rockets with boosters, and these medium-range rockets. north korea embarrassingly lost a rocket when it crashed into the sea last friday. now it wants the world to know it has plenty in reserve. commanding this arsenal is this man, kim jong-un. around 30, his exact age disputed, today un made his first public speech. it could be a sign of new openness. his father, kim jong-il, spoke in public only once for a single sentence. un promised to continue the military first policy and said superior military technology is no longer a monopoly of imperialists. north korea is a nuclear armed nation. u.s. officials believe north korea has about ten nuclear weapons. but they weren't displayed. instead, columns of armored vehicles were. parts of north korea may have little food, but the country has more than 1 million disciplined troops. marching, heels snapping, shouting to commemorate the birth of north korea's founder 100 years ago today. this is what

these events take place around what would have been the 100th birthday of the country's founder, kim il-sung. north koreans are expected to hold a mass rally on sunday to celebrate the centennial. north korean space officials say there is no turning back now. they're on track to go ahead with the much-anticipated launch as early as thursday. >> translator: the satellite is now being loaded onto the landing vehicle. we made the satellite open to the media thanks to our supreme leader kim jong-un. >> he says there is a key difference regarding this launch. ballistic missiles use solid fuel, but he says space officials are using liquid fuel. he also says the top of the rocket is smaller than one that would carry a warhead. he added north korean authorities will open a launch control center in pyongyang to foreign journalists on wednesday. the north invited journalists to the launch site on sunday to view what it claims is a satellite. north korean officials say the craft weighs 100 kilograms and will be carried atop the rocket. >> it's an earth observation 3 satellite. >> it's covered with sola

made his first public speech as the nation marks one hundred years since the birth of its founder kim il sung his grandson kim jung praised the country's military might and called for even more resolve but he didn't mention moved friday's failed rocket. trying to put a satellite into orbit but the un suspects it was a cover for a band that long range ballistic missile test washington suspend two hundred million dollars worth of food aid to north korea because of. the first time in fifteen months of rand's held talks with major world powers about its nuclear program everything in turkey was hailed as positive and constructive with the second round of the bill see a chance to be held next month in baghdad the five plus one group ultimately hopes to persuade a van to stop you radium enrichment something to run so far refused to do iran insists its nuclear ambitions are peaceful but western nations suspect it could be seeking nuclear weapons. talking of weapons there are likely to be more western weapons in the far east soon as japan opens up its military market with britain vying for trade prime