kim jong-un. otherwise, she would be out of a job, obviously. or worse. she barely made it through this announcement on the death of kim jong-un's father, kim jong-il in 2011. we make this announcement with in an interview with chinese sia shntalarn ph abohik ir. ul

ambassador, you tried to work with kim jong-il, the father who detonated a nuke in 2006. do you think kim jong-un, the son, is more dangerous, more erratic than the father? >> yeah, i think he is. i don't think kim jong-il was ever particularly devoted to the negotiating process, but he certainly would hear it out and certainly valued his relations with the chinese and even the russians. i think today we're dealing with a very impetuous kid, essentially, who really doesn't understand these issues. and is no doubt as jamie suggests trying to project strength in north korea. even these hideous dictatorships have their own politics. but this is someone you can't rely on and rely to be wise when we have an issue like this. so i think there's much to be concerned about with this third generation kim. >> and you know we're in trouble when kim jong-il is the good old days. >> right. exactly. >> that's right. >> jamie, do you think north korea has the ability to directly hit the united states with a missile containing a nuclear payload? >> i don't think they have it now. i think i

in 2002 with the country on the brink of collapse, kim jong-il admitted to the kidnapping of five. and returned them. what were they up to. they abducted them and made them spy. the scheme failed, and the captives were forced to make lives for themselves in north korea, marrying, having children and posing as north korean civilians. the issue plagued relations, overshadowing talks. ranging to nuclear proliferation. >> we are joined by robert boynton. he is the author of the book invitation only zone, the true story of north korean product. it's a fascinating but disturbing story. how all the people were kidnapped. we should say first it's possible many were kidnapped. it was a lot of south koreans. >> this was a global abduction project. in the 50s and '60s, there were mainly fishermen, japanese, people from lebanon, from romania, other parts of asia, this was a truly global production project. the title of the book refers to the communities where some of these people live, which were the guarded communities that were thinly veiled. >> correct. these were guarded communities, gated

born in north korea under kim jong-il is ben much effort childhood hungry and under the government rule. at 13 her family needed during this -- to escape into china but then she had further challenges being sold in to traffickers and crossing the desert. her memoir is an elegant honest work that represents the plight of many koreans. in tonight's event she will sign books we have books available for repurchase. please welcome yeonmi park. [applause] >> thank-you. we are honored to be here. with to be in a bookstore in the united states. it is very humbling. to have the attitude toward the books. one to tell you something in never knew before. i will lots talk about politics or the regime but people just like us. i was remembering my life in north korea. i was not three emotionally. bat one through the dictatorship you're not allowed to wear jeans. you're not allowed to watch movies or listen to songs. there is only one channel to tell us how great is the regime. he colanders emotions in the country and they teach us that they are god. the very first thing my mom told me was don't whispe

been the frequency or intensity of leader-level contacts between kim jong-un and the chinese leaders that existed under his father. kim jong-il. >> you underscored my point better than i did. allies have something they do for each other. with china as north korea's patron as a world where north korea isolates itself, where north korea doesn't have enough money why again would they be doing this? wouldn't they be wanting to say to china you're our oanld friend, let's kee only friend,let's keep on good ? >> north korea a pretty self-centered isolated place, china needs north korea for its own stability. they know that china cares in fact about north korean stability and they're betting that that desire to see north korea as a buffer, as a security buffer for china, will be sufficient to keep china in line and not be willing to do anything that would pull the plug on north korea. >> china's sowrchina's support for north korea militarily, financially, has helped keep the kim family in power despite overwhelming international criticism. but it doesn't need -- you were just describing what north korea might think china needs from i

kim jong-un. otherwise, she would be out of a job, obviously. or worse. she barely made it through this announcement on the death of kim jong-un's father, kim jong-il in 2011. we make this announcement with great sorrow, she said. in an interview with chinese television, she recommended a good anchor shouldn't shout but speak gently to viewers. advice that may have fallen on deaf ears to up and coming talent. it's clearly a style that we in the west find funny. >> and now to phil with sports! phil! >> reporter: but all that bombast hits home, back home says david kane, director of usc korean studies institute. sthz is classic propaganda. more of the hearth and home. yet she's powerful and defiant. >> reporter: powerful and defiant, but is a mouthpiece for the government. she's been broadcasting for the country's one and only station for 40 years. but these days they just bring her out for the big games. >> that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm don dahler. >>> get-rich-quick d

under kim il sung, the country joins the treaty in 1985. kim jong il took power and a month later north korea agreed to dismantle its nuclear program. eight months later, it admits to a secret nuclear program. george bush said it's part of an axis of evil. the following year, 2003, north korea withdraws from the n.p.t. and officially reactivates its nuclear facilities. this leads to sanctions and six-party talks with the u.s., south korea, china, japan and russia. but in 2006, north korea conducts its first nuclear test. three years later, a second test. in 2012, kim jong un becomes supreme leader and conducts the country's third test a year later. by 2015, north korea says it has long-range ballistic missiles which can reach the u.s. mainland. now, one year later, it tests its fourth nuclear device and claims it's a hydrogen bomb. ben: the background for you there. the analysis, starting with shihoko goto, an analyst from the wilson center in washington, who joins us, an expert on the region. first of all, shihoko, could you tell us what reaction i

after years of denial, then-leader kim jong-il finally admitted to kidnapping megumi and others in 2002. since then, only five have been allowed to return to japan. others including megumi are still unaccounted for. according to north korean officials, they have either died or were never kidnapped to begin with. but japanese investigators do not believe them. the japanese government has long called for the north to reopen its investigation into the fate of the abductees. in 2014, pyongyang promised to conduct a full-scale investigation. tokyo, in return, partially lifted economic sanctions against the country. the north officials said the probe would take about a year. since that pledge, no progress has been made. families of the abductees say time is running out. they're worried their aging relatives may not live long enough to see a reunion. they are now calling for tougher sanctions by t japanese government. >> translator: we have to make the north understand that they will be in serious trouble unless they return the abductees. we need to force them to make that decision. >> reporte

kim jong-un. otherwise, she would be out of a job, obviously. or worse. she barely made it through this announcement on the death of kim jong-un's father, kim jong-il in 2011. we make this announcement with in an interview with chinese television, she recommended a good anchor shouldn't shout but speak gently to viewers. advice that may have fallen on deaf ears to up and coming talent. it's clearly a style that we in the west find funny. >> and now to phil with sports! phil! >> reporter: but all that bombast hits home, back home says david kane, director of usc korean studies institute. sthz is classic propaganda. she's a woman, considered to be more of the hearth and home. yet she's powerful and defiant. >> reporter: powerful and defiant, but is a mouthpiece for the government. she's been broadcasting for the country's one and only station for 40 years. but these days they just bring her out for the big games. >> that's the "overnight news" for this thursday. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning news and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm don dahler. >>> get-rich-quick dreams. americans spend a for

kim jong il says the bold move will make the world look up to his country. >> but what are the experts saying about this tonight. >> north korean state tv showed their leading signing off on what he called an h-bomb of success. >> the crowd responded. >> as long as the united states maintains its policy of aggression against north korea, i think developing a hydrogen bomb is inevitable. forward for the rogue nations's military program. other this boom bomb would be similar to those dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki. it will make more time to confirm or deny in an h-bomb blast happened but the intent is clear. the south korean government calling it a firm provocation and china reacting and the west gearing up for more action >> the blast seemed to confirm that kim jung un is going the say way of his father and grandfather, with few able to stand in the dangerous way. >> it's going be another rough day tomorrow on world financial markets. trading was halted on china's trading platform and that is the second time this week, and monday that led to a dramatic drop in u.s. financial markets.

. >> august 1998, speem leader kim jong un is just 15 years old when his father, the leader kim jong il fires a multistage rocket over japan, demonstrating north korea's frightening potential to develop rockets that reach around the region. >> north korea claims nukes is its only lifeline to defend itself against the u.s. which it says is hell bent on toppling pyongyang. december 2012, in spite of u.n. resolutions condemning rocket launches, north korea fires what it calls a peaceful satellite into space. increased sanctions stoke the north's anger further. state media announcing a third nuclear test in february 2013. with each test, north korea gains valuable new knowledge. in may, another bombshell. north korea claiming it has miniaturized nuclear weapons. warheads small enough to put on a missile. >> i think the situation is very dangerous. there's no constraints on this in program. >> north korea seems determined to build up its arsenal. the facility has an underground rail line, movable building and a kor over the launch pad. all designed to hide activity from prying eyes in the sk

the fact is, with kim jong un's father, the late kim jong-il, a case could have been made that china ld the key to solve the issue. there was a closer relationship between the then president in china and kim jong-il. he advice theed the country and it was a more amicable relationship. this time around, according to official reports, china wasn't warned about this nuclear test. it was warned the previous three times. as was russia and the u.s. a couple of times. nobody was warned. it is an embarrassment to beijing. it is a slap in the face and would anger the administration there. to say that china can wield a tremendous amount of power with north korea would be inaccurate. it has some power, though, because it is the strongest ally and the largest trading partner. lynda? >> that clearly shows that china's relationship with north korea has deteriorated. paula in seoul and will ripley in pyongyang. we appreciate your time today. thanks so much. >>> hundreds of people are marching in hong kong outside the beijing representative's office. they're protesting in support of five missing book

north korean leader kim jong-il and said the test was launched --kim jong-un was launched said the test launched in response to western imperialists. catalonian parliament has elected a new pro-independence leader. the new leader is expected to begin building an independent army, a central bank, and judiciary. the move comes after elections left spain with a deeply divided parliament last month. the new push for independence could pressure the socialist party to form a new coalition conservative party. authorities are investigating a fire at the human rights group b'tselem in israel. the ngl has been targeted in a recent israeli government crackdown over funding sources from a bod -- abroad. this is said, if discovered to be an arson attack, it must be viewed in the context of the smear campaign against us. an arab citizen of israel has been killed. turkish officials say they killed 32 kurds they identified as militants in the southeast. the news comes as a turkish human rights group says 162 civilians have been killed since august. meanwhile, turkish journalists marked a working day by

kim jong-un. there was one back in 2009 and 2006. both carried out by his father kim jong-il.ense mechanism and that as long as the u.s. didn't threaten the sovereignty of north korea it would not use nuclear weapons but felt forced in carrying out this threat. this is justification it's used before and likely to use again. there was a picture of kim jong-un actually signing the order. a handwritten note which says for the evivictors and glorious year. open the year with exciting noise of the first hydrogen bomb. so clearly a very proud moment for kim jong-un. >> curious way to celebrate it however. north korea's detonation of an h-bomb drawing worldwide. >> this is one of the few bargaining chip this is country has. and after years of being ignored and sanctioned by the international community this could be an attempt to try to get the attention of the united states. the supreme leader would like nothing more than to sit down with a person from the u.s. administration. there hasn't been a high profile visit since back in 2000. there is certainly a lot of criticism from around

. >> during your time dealing with north koreans, kim jong-il was the leader. now kim jong-un, his son is the north korean difference. do you see any difference between father and son here? >> well, i mean, i don't think either of them wins any kind of good guy prize. i think they're both pretty awful people. that said, i think this kim jong-un is a much more reckless and in some respects dangerous leader because of his, i think, unwillingness to sort of calculate on the feeling of others. it is extraordinary to me, for example, the chinese, who have really staked a lot to get the north koreans not to do a test, he simply ignored them. and i think the chinese are going to have to stand up in their own defense there and not allow that to happen. i think we're dealing with a much more aggressive, nasty north korean leader than even his father, who i think would have fit those adjectives as well. >> ambassador, you touched on the role that china could play in all of this. every time something happens with the north koreans, a nuclear test or a missile launch or som

back when kim jong-il was in charge it was pretty bad, but it appeared they had some interest and were able to shut down the program. didn't mean that they were going to be stopped forever, but it certainly did slow them down and for several years they did not produce any fissile material. that seems to not be the case these days. there's got to be some rethinking on the part of the north koreans. finally, while we are doing better with the south koreans we need to continue to get south korea, japan, and the u.s. together, the three democracies of the six party talks to see what we can do to get the russians involved. our relations with russia are about as bad as they have been for a long time. there are big if's if they are going to do anything in the remaining months. that is the ambassador from the university of denver and a former diplomat. we will have more information at 3:00 and william cowan will be our guest then. still ahead on bloomberg markets, more trouble for chipotle, and e. coli outbreak, a plunge in sales, and a federal subpoena. ♪ david: "-- welcome back to "bloomberg

kim jong-un. otherwise, she would be out of a job, obviously. or worse. she barely made it through this jong-un's father, kim jong-il in 2011. we make this announcement with great sorrow, she said. in an interview with chinese television, she recommended a good anchor shouldn't shout but speak gently to viewers. advice that may have fallen on deaf ears to up and coming talent. it's clearly a style that we in the west find funny. >> and now to phil with sports! phil! >> reporter: but all that bombast hits home, back home says david kane, director of usc korean studies institute. >> yeah, this is classic propaganda. she's a woman, considered to be more of the he yet she's powerful and defiant. >> reporter: powerful and defiant but she remains a mouthpiece of the government. she's been broadcasting for the country's one and only station

state images showing kim jong il talking to his scientists. and for a fundamentally different response this time, that remains theey problem. being north korea has repeatedly said that it has pursued nuclear weapons as a national priority. >> just hours after delivering his finally state of the union address, president obama was out spreading his message. it would he was in the prominently republican state of nebraska, and the meeting took place in the home of a high school teacher, but he spoke to a prouded of university of nebraska, and outlined his state of the union address. >> we have to make some choices. do we respond to these changes with fear and do we turn on each other, or do we face the future with confidence? and who we are, and what we stand for? and all of the incredible things that we can get done together. >> well, he covered everything, from religious intolerance to the nuclear deal. but it was a quick stop. the president is already on the road to louisiana. aljazeera america will be ceasing it's operations by april 30th of t

kim jong il himself had dispatched. know, there were some signs of chinese dissatisfaction and the north koreans probably were unhappy with that. the north koreans have planned a very unusual party conference for may, and it may be that they were the leader was trying to signal his determination in advance of that meeting. >> mr. ambassador, we'll see what the coming days and weeks bring. thanks so much for your insight today. >> sure. thank you. good to talk to you. >> joining us on the phone. when we come back this morning from fang stocks in 2016 to yahoo's investor frustrations, there's a lot to watch in the internet space today. internet equity research at goldman, keith terri, with us next. >>> coming up, kevin o'leer yes is with us for the hour today. will he tell us why he has been buying stocks in asia of all places. b. >> here now head of equity research keith terry. welcome. >> thanks for having me. the internet sector has a ricky bobby flare to it. if you are not first, you're last. you're up 50% for the las

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north korean television is showing kim jong-il celebrating last week's nuclear test with senior officialshe test a self-defensive step and that it was the legitimate right of a sovereign state. the united states has called on china to support action against the north. beijing said it had not been told of the weapons test before him. the u.s. is developing a strong response, lying a b-52 over the peninsula. decisionowed seoul's to resume a broadcast over the demilitarized zone. they are strengthening forces at the border. tousands of people marched china's liaison office demanding answers to the mystery of a missing bookseller. associated with bookselling and that are critical about the government. he has sent a message to his wife asking people to respect his privacy and stay off the streets. shares in hong kong and china are on the slide again darting a yuaneek with the offshore losing. they are trying to stabilize the reference rate. let us get you back to the ubs greater china conference. steve engel is there with our next exclusive guest. this is the big interview this morning. hello

she barely made it through this announcement on the death of kim jong-un's father, kim jong-il in 2011with great sorrow, she said. in an interview with chinese television, she recommended that a good anchor shouldn't shout but be dee muir to viewers. advice that may have fallen on deaf ears to up and coming talent. it's clearly a style that we in the west find funny. >> now to fiphil with sports. phil? >> reporter: with all that bombast hits home back home. the director of the korean studies institute. >> this is korean propaganda, the regime is telling a story to the people. she symbolizes that story, a woman, often considered to be the a hearth a and the home, yet she's powerful and defiant. >> reporter: in a dictatorship where there's no freedom of the press remains a mouthpiece of the government as she's been broadcasting for the one and only station for years, but they only bring her out for the big games. >> that speaking style is so unusual for us. but what is she saying? >> that's good longevity for any female, 40years, well into her 70s. >> oh, charlie. the world moved on. won

kim jong-il and was seen celebrating the nuclear test.self-defensive step and that it was the legitimate right of the sovereign state. the united states has called on other countries to support action against north korea. it said it had not been informed of the weapons test beforehand. the united states delivered a strong response to the weapons test. flying a b-52 bomber over the korean peninsula. followed souls decision to resume propaganda broadcasts in the demilitarized zone. the north korean workers party told a rally in pyongyang that the broadcast was pushing the two countries closer to war. soul has also strengthened his forces of the border. thousands of people marched to china's liaison in hong kong. demanding answers to the mystery of the missing bookseller. they have published books critical of beijing. thought to of been moved to the mainland. wifeent a message to his saying to respect privacy. let's check in on markets trading in the asia-pacific. it looks like we are heading for another down to day in these markets. the sou