build a car in korea, don't pay taxes in korea. build a car in the u.s., we cant rebate the taxes under thescurrent laws and when the u.s. car gets to the border of korea, they pay a 10% tax. we'll export autos to korea if they're 20% cheaper than those produced by cheaper labor in koa, not very likely. but let's sa we could. if you buy a u.s. car and you're a korean citizen, they'll audit your taxes. most employers do not allow owners offord automobiles, which are mostly luxury automobiles over there, there are very few foreign automobiles, to have parking spaces at work. and korea does not buy very many cars. they have a 65% mix, 65% of the cars they produce are exported. this is not about u.s. exports to korea. it's a platform for them to send us stuff here. that's cheaper and displace american jobs. even the u.s. international trade council, the wildest cheeeader in the world for these failed agreements said we'll have a bigger deficit in autos. these are the same people who said we'll have a huge trade surplus with mexico. oop

we would of course want north korea to abond on its nuclear ambitions and korea and the united statesto consistently apply a principled approach so that we can achieve our strategic objective. and when it comes to cooperation between our two governments, we speak with one voice and we will continue to speak with one voice. it was a chance for me to reaffirm this today. >> from the daily news, i know that president lee is talking about a south korea and north korea russia gas pipe line project, but north korea is under a lot of sanctions from the international community and the united states and other countries. but having said that, if this gas line project proceeds as planned we would have to provide or competent north korea with a substantial amount of money or other forms of compensation, in your opinion, president lee, do you think that gas line project will be able to proceed without resulting in north korea nuclear issue? >> translator: yes, thank you. and i don't know if that's a question that i should be answering here in the united states but since you asked a question, i'll

south korea as well. but let me just remind you to south korea, north korea and russia have it yet come together to discuss this issue in any detail. but from an economic standpoint of view, and it is beneficial for all parties involved. but i understand that this issue is not just economics alone. this issue, inevitably, involve security matters, which we will consider very closely. and also, let me remind you that this project will not be implemented anytime soon. of course we are mindful of the progress that we are making requires to the north korean nuclear issue as well. >> thank you, mr. president. first briefly to follow an ad if i may. on the iran's alleged terror plot, do you have knowledge or do you believe that the nation's supreme leader and president have knowledge of the plot? and if so, do not see that as an act of war? and if i could turn to the economy, yesterday in a campaign video you said that you will force congress to take up individual pieces of the american jobs act. which pieces o

and korea fair. there is a lot of barriers that have existed for a long time in international trade, and with this agreement the governments have got together to try to figure out ways to eliminate a lot of those barriers. lowering the tariffs, creating new opportunities. it is an agreement that will mean jobs and new opportunities for u.s. companies, and partnership with korean companies. >> you mentioned jobs, and that has been a huge sticking point for so many people because our country is hurting right now. the jobs are born to go overseas. the businesses are grim to set up abroad and we will lose jobs. -- the jobs are going overseas. >> american companies need to tap the consumers and send them u.s. products, so we have to figure out ways to encourage that kind of trade, so agreements that give us access to the consumers outside of the united states are beneficial for creating jobs back here in the west u.s. so i look all of the free trade agreements that have been negotiated in ways that are pe

build a car in korea, don't pay taxes in korea. build a car in the u.s., we cant rebate the taxes under these current laws and when the u.s. car gets to the border of korea, they pay a 10% tax. we'll export autos to korea if they're 20% cheaper than those produced by cheaper labor in korea, not very likely. but let's say we could. if you buy a u.s. car and you're a korean citizen, they'll audit your taxes. most employers do not allow owners offord automobiles, which are mostly luxury automobiles over there, there are very few foreign automobiles, to have parking spaces at work. and korea does not buy very many cars. they have a 65% mix, 65% of the cars they produce are exported. this is not about u.s. exports to korea. it's a platform for them to send us stuff here. that's cheaper and displace american jobs. even the u.s. international trade council, the wildest cheerleader in the world for these failed agreements said we'll have a bigger deficit in autos. these are the same people who said we'll have a huge trade surplus with mexi

korea-u.s. agreement and the d.c. historic achievement will become a historic milestone in our 130- year relationship , it would create more jobs, generate more trade and stimulate our economy. this free trade agreement will bring numerous agreements -- numerous benefits to our workers, companies, and consumers alike. furthermore, a mutual investment will increase and our economic partnership will become stronger. of course, fta will bring benefits beyond korea and the united states. it will be in a way to enhancing ties between north america -- be a gateway to enhancing ties between north america and the korean peninsula. it will allow us to get ahead and stay ahead. the global economy is undergoing many challenges. korea-u.s. free trade agreement will show to the world that we can create good quality jobs and stimulate growth. the passage of the fta has issued -- opened a new chapter in our alliance. we have maintained strong political and to -- and military alliance. the fta symbols that bill

korea-u.s.d states congress. i am confident that the korean national assembly will soon ratify this very important agreement in the near future. i take this opportunity to sincerely thank president obama, the congressional leadership and members of congress for their support and commitment. korea-u.s. free trade agreement is an historic achievement that will become a significant milestone in our 130-year relationship. it is a win-win agreement that will benefit both of our countries in countless ways. this agreement will create more jobs, generate more trade and stimulate our economies. this free trade agreement will bring numerous benefits to our workers, our companies, our small businesses, and our consumers alike. furthermore, mutual investments will increase and our economic partnership will become stronger and the course fta will bring ben futs beyond krefits beyond united states. it will be a gateway to enhansing ties between north america and asia. it will allow us to get ahead and stay a

the korea u.s.e-trade agreement. this historic achievement and will open up a new chapter in our relationship and i would like to take this opportunity to thank president obama for his steadfast leadership. this agreement will create more jobs. it will expand mutual investments into both of our countries. it will become a new engine of growth that will propel our economies forward. ladies and gentlemen, it will be a win for both of our countries. [speaking korean] [speaking korean] [speaking korean] >> translator: our two peoples walked alongside together, armed with common values, pursuing the same ideals and achieving common goals. and this is making our security and economic alliance stronger. it is bringing our people closer together and we are true partners and close friends, and we will remain as such in the 21st century. our lions that was born out of the trenches of war will continue to blossom. it will become stronger. [speaking korean] [speaking korean] >> translator: mr. president, madam

frozen potato exports to korea. more important, in the long term it will allow american potatoes to be the product of choice in the korean market because, as the presiding officer well knows, maine potatoes taste better than those grown by the european union countries. in all seriousness, we do need to eliminate these discrepancies in tariffs that give our competitors an advantage over our american producers. exports are essential to a strong industrial manufacturing base throughout our country and in the state of maine. i want to read an excerpt from a letter that i recently received from the plant manager of the general electric energy plant in bangor, maine. the plant manager had this to say about the potential impact if this free trade agreement were approved. he wrote, as follows: "g.e.'s continuing act to pursue expanding international opportunities for our aviation, energy, and financial services exports is critical to our more than 700 workers in the state of maine. in fact, 100% of the new steam turbine uni

the korea/u.s.ric achievement that will become a significant milestone in our 130-year relationship. it is a win/win agreement that will benefit both of our countries in countless ways. this agreement will create more jobs, generate more trade and stimulate our economies. this free trade agreement will bring numerous benefits to our workers, our companies, our small businesses and our consumers alike. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: furthermore, mutual investments will increase, and our economic partnership will become stronger. and it will bring benefits beyond korea and the united states. it will be a gateway to enhancing ties between north america and asia. it will allow us to get ahead and stay ahead in the global markets. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: as we all know, the global economy is undergoing many challenges. the korea/u.s. free trade agreement will demonstrate to the world that we can create good quality jobs and stimulate growth through open and fair trade. this

far from north korea. to really have a direct effect on the north korean security so i think reaction will be as usual. but not overly you could just talk about the relationship between south korea and the u.s. just how much influence does the u.s. have over so. well the united states traditionally had a very strong influence. in the korean war they were. supporting south korea's economic growth and they have also supported the. open democracy is also clear so that relationship is very close it has always been seen with mixed feelings by south koreans and recently i think. the problem growing. agreement on most also those in south korea this alliance needs to be redefined not canceled but really fine and that it needs to grow into a more. equal kind of go over the line so the united states influence is there but its goal changing nature professor to get frank chair of the east asian economy in society at the university of vienna thanks very much indeed for time here on out he could hear from me. by the way

. >> and secret missions, see how undercover christians are launching the gospel into north korea. >> welcome to this week's edition of "christian world news" hello everyone i am george thomas. >> and i am wendy griffith. more than 24 people dead and 200 wounded after an attack on a coptic christian church sparked riots. john waage has that story. >> reporter: the worst violence since hosni mubarak last february in march. police arrested dozens of people in tahrir square after clashes between coptic christians, muslims and security forces escalated out of control. christians had gathered to protest after muslims partially demolished a church last week. attacks against christian churches increased. christian represent just ten percent of the country's 80 million people. some said the clashes were not as much related to religion as to the army's handling of the situation. the army has controlled the egyptian government for the past 40 years. rioters burned army vehicles and brutal of friends of victims who posted on the internet. >> an emergency cabinent meeting. the latest violence cre

south korea. these agreements will increase exports of u.s. goods and services. they'll create tens of thousands of good-paying american jobs. they'll bind us even more closely to three important allies. colombia, especially, has returned from the brink of becoming a failed state to being the third-largest economy in latin america and one of its most respected leaders. it is astounding, mr. president, just how far colombia has come. a lot further to go, but considering the state of colombia 15-20 years ago, with the narcotics trade and the paramilitary, it is amazing how far colombia has come, and a lot of it goes to the courage of the colombian people and especially to their leaders. it's not been easy, to say the least. the country of panama is at the crossroads of global commerce and is among the fastest-growing economies in the western hemisphere. and south korea, the world's a 15th largest economy, our seventh-largest trading partner, is also a strategic ally in a very volatile region of the

/south korea free trade agreement will not lead to an influx of models into south korea. first of all, he says, parking spaces in korea are made to fit korean cars. european and japanese cars are okay but the big american cars will have problems. the korean mark set an attractive one for the u.s., given the phenomenal explosion in car ownership here. back in 1990, just over 3 million vehicles were on the road. 20 years later, there were almost 18 million. that's an increase of more than 400%. environmental concerns could make some u.s. models undesirable in an increasingly green korea. as part of the fda agreement, south korea agreed to lower its strict emission and safety requirement in some cases. car design is also a factor. one fta expert tells me when koreans buy cars they look for style, design and convenience. big powerful cars like in the u.s., are not seens astylish here. i don't expect a surge in demand for u.s. cars. korean car and auto parts companies declined to talk about the fta, saying the topic was too sensitive. but korea's trade investment promotion age

and korea since july 1st. there's been a 50% increase in agricultural exports from other countries to colombia. we're losing our ground here. would you agree with that, mr. reif? >> well, sir, we're pleased to be moving forward with the agreement, and as the president has said, it's very important to have gotten these agreements right. and in the case of this agreement, one imperative that he has repeated a number of times is not only that we continue to expand and liberalize our own trade, but that we be selling chevys and fords and chryslers into korea as well. >> can i interrupt just -- i'm sorry, just real quickly because i see i'm about out of time. a question would be how quickly then could this agreement be put into force? once it passes congress, then the administration has a responsibility. >> we will work, we are ready to work the moment that the bill is passed congress to reach out to the government, in this case the government of south korea, get to work to -- >> what's the time frame? >> that will

-south korea agreement was passed, european exports to south korea rose by 16%. we are losing market share and american businesses are losing their competitive edge, all as a result of washington's inability to pass these essential agreements that supposedly have bipartisan support. in fact, since canada signed their free trade agreement with colombia, the u.s. has lost nearly 30% of our market share and we ex -- in wheat exports to colombia, losing 30% of our market share in a key commodity like wheat has a tremendous impact to a small state like kansas. when it comes down it, this isn't about -- down to it, this isn't about ideologies, this is about american jobs. these agreements can create 250,000 american jobs and yet president obama has sat on them for nearly three years. these agreements have the ability to immediately create thousands of jobs, open new markets for farmers, ranchers, manufacturers and play a pivotal role in growing our economy out of this stag nancy. i would like to thank the president for ending his stall tactics and finally sending me --

we are a oneeople. 234 both korea -- in both koreas, there's family members who have never spoken to their loved ones for more than half a century, and my hope is that these people and all 70 million koreans will enjoy real happiness and real peace, and for this, we have to lay the foundation for peace on the korean peninsula, and upon this foundation, we have to strengthen cooperation between the two koreas. we must seek the path that will lead us towards mutual prosperity and achieve unification. [applause] a unified korea will be a friend to all and a threat to none. a unified korea contributes to peace and prosperity, not only in northeast asia, but far beyond. [applause] we therefore must achieve the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. and north korea must give up their nuclear ambitions. [applause] [applause] korea and the united states stand united. we are in full agreement that the six party talks is an effective way to achieve tangible progress. we are in full agreement that we must also pursue dialogue with north korea, however, we must also maintain our principled ap

korea -- barracks in south korea. so the goods may never be touched by a south korean. we are going to be talking in this congress, i hope, about chinese currency manipulation. there are proposals that would impose tariffs on chinese goods. this south korean agreement, is a prebuilt loophole in anything we try to do with china over currency manipulation. they manipulate their currency, they make 65% of the goods in china, they ship them to south korea, they come in free into the united states. without having to worry about our tariffs or our sanctions against their currency manipulation. second, goods that are 65% made in north korea, 35% made in south korea have a right to come in under this agreement. but we have an executive order that will bar them at our ports. so we will be in violation of this agreement on the first day. that means south korea can impose sanctions and take away whatever benefits you think we're going to get under this agreement. i ask the gentleman for no additional time and i thank the gentlem

exports to korea 3% jumped nearly 87% while u.s. exports to korea rose by only 3%.'s be clear what this means. korean consumers are choosing to buy german, french and reddish an cars, electronics and agricultural products rather than p american-made products because those european products now have a price advantage. this is entirely defensible if we acted on the u.s. created the trade agreement sooner. likewise this is resulting in a band to such as construction equipment, aircraft and a range of other industrial and agriculture products. columbia is now reporting that since canada colombia trade agreement took effect, there's been an 18.3% increase in colombian import of canadian wheat. u.s. businesses are fightingecae themselves disadvantage because the president waited so long before sending this agreement te congress.imct of unfortunately make it impacted the canada colombia agreement on u.s. exporters are just a continuation of the last exportt for these trade agreementsated e haven't heard. if either scobey producers dominated the market in columbia with a 73

korea has 50 million people. it is one of the fastest-growing countries in the world. of our closest allies and our closest friends. and president lee and i talked about this the other night at dinner -- our trade is basically balance between the united states and korea. they buy as much stuff from us as they sell to us. that is how fair and free trade is supposed to be. it is not a one-sided proposition. [applause] that is how trade is supposed to be. i know president lee does not mind me saying this even though he is a hyundai guy. if americans can buy kias and hyundais from korea, a career can by ford and chevy is made right here in the united states. [applause] the other thing that happened was this took longer than some people expected because i was not going to sign just any trade deal. president lee was not either. we had to work hard to reach an understanding. it is like a scene from a gm dealership where folks are negotiating about the heated seats and the extended warranty and you are going back and forth to figure out how this fits together so it works for e

korea's border.the work was halted after last year's hostilities. today, president lee journeyed to the capital to thank congress for passing the trade deal, and tomorrow, he and president obama will make a joint visit to an auto plant in detroit. >> woodruff: to a story with origins many centuries ago, scientists have recently unraveled the genetic code of the black plague and are studying its relevance for our modern age. ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: the microbe that caused the black death killed some 30 million people in western europe in the mid- fourteenth century. researchers have long tried to understand how the bacterium really could have been that deadly. now, scientists have collected d.n.a. from the bones of black death victims buried in a london cemetery. the genetic blueprint was taken from extracted teeth and then compared with modern-day bubonic plague. geneticist hendrik poinar of mcmaster university in canada was a leading member of the team and he joins me now. professor, we

frozen potato exports to korea. more important, in the long term it will allow american potatoes to be the product of choice in the korean market because, as the presiding officer well knows, maine potatoes taste better than those grown by the european union countries. in all seriousness, we do need to eliminate these discrepancies in tariffs that give our competitors an advantage over our american producers. exports are essential to a strong industrial manufacturing base throughout our country and in the state of maine. i want to read an excerpt from a letter that i recently received from the plant manager of the general electric energy plant in bangor, maine. the plant manager had this to say about the potential impact if this free trade agreement were approved. he wrote, as follows: "g.e.'s continuing act to pursue expanding international opportunities for our aviation, energy, and financial services exports is critical to our more than 700 workers in the state of maine. in fact, 100% of the new steam turbine uni

this is 22 minutes. >> i want to acknowledge two guests in particular, another son of korea dedicated to peace and security, the secretary general ban ki-moon is here. [applause] and our first career in american ambassador to the republic of korea, confirmed by the senate today, ambassador sun kim. [applause] >> [speaking korean] >> i will be very brief tonight because president lee has had a very full day [laughter] as well as extended meetings and press conferences, the state department bankrupt, and an address to congress which went extraordinarily well, i understand there is a people why -- there's a reason why people call him the bulldozer. he is unstoppable. [laughter] [korean translation] >> mr. president, you have spoken with great eloquence about what america and our alliance has meant in your life on the life of your country. this evening, what you and your country and to know what korea and its people have meant to america. >> [korean translation] >> the essence of our alliance, i think, is embodied in the concept that is uniquely korean. it does not translate that easily b

korea is next to china. when we go down and pick up containers, the only ones we see are from china. it is not going to -- nafta, the most ridiculous thing. trucks coming from canada and mexico, pick it up loads and going right back to the country -- of course, they don't do that. i feel manufacturing will move to korea instead of china so it will not help our manufacturing at all. host: we talked in the beginning about the manufacturing impact as opposed to agriculture and transportation. does the caller have it right? guest: the point that a lot of the opponents to these free trade agreements are making in terms of manufacturing moving overseas -- but a lot of lawmakers have also been embracing the reality that a lot of these manufacturing -- but less complicated manufacturing, senator chuck schumer of new york pointed to toys as one issue, a lot of manufacturing of toys has moved particularly to china, and it goes out of the way to make the point that the yuan bill punishing china for an undervalued curre

along its disputed border with south korea. recently, there has been something of a diplomatic thaw. north and south korean foreign ministers met in july for the first time in three years. meanwhile, china, a key player in any formal agreement, has sent its vice premier in a bid to encourage north korea to negotiate. the geneva talks continue on tuesday carried >. >> you're watching "newsdays." still to come, a a second grenade attack in kenya's capital of nairobi. >> vintage stuff. why china is developing a taste for french wine. david cameron has suffered its biggest parliamentary rebellion since taking office. whether there should be a referendum on britain's membership ending eu. defied avative mp's last-minute appeal. >> the ayes 111. the no's 483. >> david cameron has now had a taste of the troubles over europe, which is conservative predecessors had faced. the european crisis has emboldened many of his own party to call for a referendum on and britain's membership to the european union. the prime minister had tried to pl

song from korea telecom again. good to see you, mr. song. let's go and put these people out of their misery. >> yeah. [all speaking korean] >> first to be switched back on are the kims. although they feel they've learned a lot from their time offline, they balk at the idea of living without the internet for good. >> [inhales sharply] [speaking korean] >> i think a week has been quite enough for me. but if i was asked to do it again to show people the good sides of living without the web, i would volunteer. >> [speaking korean] >> [speaking korean] >> it's just like, if you lived a week without electricity, the house would become a complete mess. so, i would say a polite, "no, thank you" to being unplugged ever again. >> [laughs] [all speaking korean] >> and as the yangs prepare to return to their normal wired-up world, they're considering a permanent change in the way the household operates. >> [speaking korean] >> from now on, i think we should have rules-- rules on how much time we can spend a day on the net. let's say 30 minutes a day. >>

nuclear issue and on abduction of japanese nationals from north korea. he stressed the need to resume talks towards reaching bilateral economic partnership agreement. the talks have been stalled since 2004. but higs reaction was at the present i did. concerns about eliminating tariffs would further expand the country's trade deficit with japan. the two ministers agreed to disagree on the issue of south korean women who are forced to work as prostitute for japanese soldiers during world war ii. the south korean government is facing growing public polls to get tougher on japan over its refusal to directly compensate these so-called comfort women. kim called for holding government level talks, but he dismissed that proposal saying all questions about wartime represent ar agencies between the two nations have already been resolved. he called south korea one of the most important countries with which japan shares vital interests. whether japan will be able to set up future bilateral ties will be the first hurdle in the government diplomacy. >>> japan, china,

. -- the wider truth of life in north korea. this was a tightly restricted visit. but food shortages are already in annual problem there, and the floods this year hickey production areas like this one. the manager at this collective farms said he now expected to harvest just 15% of his maize crop. 6 million people are in urgent need of help. food rations have been cut dramatically and the government's's search for international help has grown more urgent. the suns from north korea can sometimes be hard to read. last month, south korea offered to send blood aid after heavy rains destroyed houses and farmland. it would have been the first time in over a year that government aid had crossed that dividing line, but last week, government officials said they were suspending the offer because they had not heard any response from the north. >> more than 100 people have been arrested and 25 police officers injured in the latest student protests in santiago, the capital of chile. another week, another protest. 2011 has become the most pol

agricultural exports to korea. u.s.exports of corn for feed enter at zero duty, zero duty immediately. for the second largest corn state, that's a significant leveling of the playing field. and it phases out the 40% tariff on beef muscle meats and the 18% tariff on variety meats. the colombia agreement offers great opportunity to both manufacturing and the agriculture sector. just one example -- nebraska manufactures and exports irrigation pivots to customers all over the world. currently, colombia imposes a 15% duty on pivots, which would be eliminated by this trade agreement. this will allow nebraska manufacturers to compete on a level playing field with european companies. the colombia agreement also eliminates barriers for many nebraska ag products, including beef, corn, soybeans, pork and wheat. in particular, the agreement immediately eliminates the 80% duty on some of the most important products to the u.s. beef industry, prime and choice cuts of meat. the colombian agreement eliminates all tariffs on wheat and b

south korea wants to export cars made in south korea. they don't want to export cars that are made someplace else. >> what if parts are made cheaper in other places, quote unquote? >> their government like our government wants the benefits of this agreement to flow to working people and companies in the country, just like we want them to flow in our country. and that is how we decided on rule of origin for autos as well as other manufactured products. >> thank you. i would ask my friends on both sides of the aisle, look at the documents, look at this document, and you judge for yourself where a lot of the things that are going into the automobile, and they will be made, you will conclude, by folks who don't live in the united states of america, or who live in south korea. we are establishing legislation here, if we do this, i know a lot of work has been put into and a lot of good things in you, that cannot help the american worker. that's why mr. reif could not give this thing, and he can't come he's not lying to us, he can't give us to

exports to korea, making cree -- korea the 11th export market for alabama. the bill we will be voting on today it will make more than half of alabama's merchandise exports to korea to be duty-free. the immediate tariff eliminations in this bill gives alabama exports a $3.1 million cost advantage over similar products exported by competitors who do not have free trade agreement with korea. additionally, agriculture in alabama will benefit from the korea free trade agreement. currently u.s. agricultural products face tare i was up to -- tariffs up to 500% in south korea. by eliminating these tariffs, agriculture will see over $23.3 million in additional gains in sales to south korea. in particular, it is estimated that alabama's export of poultry will rise to $4.4 million to year and cattle and beef $3.7 million per year. in regards to the colombia free trade agreement, in 2010 colombia was alabama's 21st largest export market with $154 million in exports. the agreement we will be voting on today will mean an estimated $72.-- 72.3% in exports from alabama to c

north korea shelled an island in the area, yeongpeong island last november. the u.s. warned about the dangers of north korea's capability. >> together we will insure a strong, effective alliance deterrence posture, including the united states's nuclear umbrella, so that pyongyang never misjudges our will and capability to respond decisively to nuclear aggression. >> panetta said cyber attacks could become part of the warfare in the future. and is coordinating a response to such attacks by north korea and other parties. >>> hackers have hit japanese government and industrial targets in a series of cytacks. they may have stolen lawmakers' personal information and data from lower house computer servers. investigators from lower house task force say a lawmaker's pc was first infected in late july by a trojan horse virus contained in an email. the virus is believed to have spread to four network servers and 28 pcs used by other politicians. investigators say the virus could have copied lawmakers' i.d.s and passwords. the task force plans to issue a final report on cyber se

the talks broke down in 2009, and later, north korea tested a weapon, leading to tensions.e have a report now from geneva. >> interest in these talks is huge. after all, the stakes are high. north korea has already tested the two nuclear weapons, some believe preparing to test a third. both in the u.s. and north korea say they want to renew formal negotiations on ending the program in p'yongyang, but they disagree on how. north korea has suggested that the start again without preconditions, but the united states wants a strong statement about them disarming. that is why these talks are being described modestly as an exploratory. nevertheless, the first few hours seemed to be at least friendly. >> the delegations met this morning starting at 10:00 for about two hours. there was a coffee break. there were some useful presentation. >> in fact, the two sides talking at all is regarded as an improvement from the dark days of 2009 when a deal to disarm north korea broke down. just one month later, p'yongyang tested its second nuclear weapon and then launched artillery shells alon

north korea. that's how the koreans look at it. i took a trip with the commerce secretary, gary locke, who's now the ambassador to china, and the koreans said we're very grateful and we want to have this relationship with you. and because we opened our markets to them they are the most successful country in asia to have an income of about $33,000. making an agreement is making an agreement with more thaa equal. from seattle we know about our regional relationship with them. they -- we are the third largest state exporter to korea. in 2010 washington state exported more than $55 billion worth of goods, more than half of all that went to asia. hundreds of thousands of jobs in my state depend on this trade relationship. so this is not something where we're going to lose jobs. i believe it's important to move ahead because i think it's equally important to move ahead right. and what is amazing is how the bush administration went into this thing and never figured out the biggest problem that it was a o

i think it's bad for korea i think it's bad for us china relations it's bad for korea china relations. growing arms race that we're seeing for our east asia where is the problem is this is going to stage aegis destroyers and those aegis destroyers are connected to a u.s. missile defense system and so one of the activists that pieces is whole protesters are saying who spaces this really anyway since a u.s. base because it will be tied to the u.s. missile defense system is a part of the u.s. strategy to contain china and is it going to foment a regional arms race which pits korea in between us and china i would say that the chinese are very concerned about. the closeness of the u.s. military to their territory i know that north korea as if it is a u.s. and that the presence of the u.s. military on the korean peninsula is really delaying the process of communication and it's not just the presence of it says that it has been the ongoing u.s. policy. whether it's the massive amounts of military exercises that take place on a regular basis which north korea views as a confrontation to their

nuclear issue and on that of abduction of japanese nationals by north korea. on the economic front, gemba stressed the need to resume talks toward reaching a bilateral economic partnership agreement. the talks have been stalled since 2004. but kim's reaction was tepid. with letting south korean industries' concerns that eliminating tariffs would further expand the country's trade deficit with japan. the two ministers also agreed to disagree on the issue of south korean women who were forced to work as prostitutes for japanese soldiers during world war ii. the south korean government is facing growing public calls to get tougher on japan over its refusal to directly compensate these so-called comfort women. kim called for holding government-level talks, but gemba dismissed that proposal saying all the questions relating to wartime reparations between the two nations have already been resolved. gemba has called south korea one of the most important countries with which japan shares vital interests. whether japan will be able to step up future-oriented bilateral

that's where they're going to create jobs south korea i was north korea no actually that is not his visions that some of the goods can be brought in from north korea so some of the zone is along the border there so you can actually have people working it's only weed as a north korean ship those goods over that is a different angle that i have and what's fascinating is that the south korean treed union movement was against the south korea free trade agreement even though some people said it meant more jobs because it also meant more goods could be coming from china and they'd be quickly assembled in south korea more workers go to north korea so the south korean units were actually against it because they saw it as the first that undermining them that is super interesting and what about american jobs because from what i've read i think the economic policy institute estimates that just the career free trade agreement free trade agreement could result in the loss of one hundred sixty thousand or so american jobs over the course of several years or there's no doubt about it i mean this i

north korea can be hard to read. last month, south korea offered to send a flood aid over the border. it would have been the first time in over a year that government aid had crossed that dividing line. but here, just last week, government officials said they were suspended the offer because they had not heard any response from the north. >> afghanistan marks a significant anniversary, we hear one man's story. >> it has been 10 years since the conflict of force the taliban from the power. he is a farmer who lives in the eastern city. this is historic. >> -- this is his story. >> >> the thought on the 10th- anniversary of the u.s.-led invasion of afghanistan. in a few hours, the winner of this year's nobel peace prize will be announced. organizers are predicting that it will be a less contras sold -- controversial choice than last year. the decision sparked fury in beijing and tension between china and norway. >> little has changed over the last 12 months. he used to live in this compound behind me. when the winner wa

they said, no funds are paid to north korea or any north korean agency. stark contrast to what we were told on the ground which is that the north korean government is getting money from here. they say all of the wages are paid into the bank accounts. again, that is difficult to square with what we have been told. they say are people who free the left the country to look for jobs. >> some of the workers migrate to mongolia from north korea to seek work. >> again, that is difficult to reconcile with the nation which executes people for trying to flee the country. i want to talk to the north koreans at a factory, but the embassy said no. i wanted to ask how much they earn from the arrangement. then, the officials stopped as filming and escorted us outside. the woolen mill told us that labeling parliaments made immokalee and designed in scotland is factually correct. although there is no longer a legal requirement to label the close, this is an offense to mislead customers about where a product is made. the trading standards institute said that on the face of

exhibitors are showing off the products that north korea has to offer, like medication. >> they started with pain relievers. we produce large amounts of aspirin and very low cost. now we have brought out a new product, a family health care kit that is very popular. >> visitors are interested in electronic devices which sometimes include products made in north korea. this player, for example. the fair's organizers say companies from 16 countries including germany are represented but the vast majority come from neighboring russia and china, north korea's two biggest trading partners. >> back to you guys. >> the german parliament has been debating a controversial spy war that can be used by police to monitor suspects hard drive. this is illegal for police to use the software which functions like a trojan but only under certain strict conditions. -- this is illegal for police to use. new legislation is necessary. not even members of the governing coalition can agree on just how far police should be allowed to go. -- this is legal for police to use which functions like a trojan. >> this is a

cars. >> but what about south korea?ear south korea will find a way around this agreement. >> there has been a tremendous amount of negotiations going on on both sides. the deal has been in the works for over four years. so with that kind of time i think a lot of the fine tuning, a lot of the very specific details that raised concerns in the respective countries, those have been addressed. so, i think right now, what the house and senate has done, ratifying the free trade agreement, there is this momentum. south korea assembly will be scheduling a review to review and ratify it themselves. again, this momentum is quite strong. >> okay, john park, thank you very much. again, live