has softened its stance with north korea. professor, why are we seeing this change of stance in south korea? >> well, i think still president lee myung-bak has some hope to make achievement or new development in the south in order to made some legacy for his presidency. so, therefore, still he has one more year. >> we're talking about north korea. can't help thinking about when the talk on north korea's nuclear program will resume? >> next february to march, u.s. and rok will conduct major exercise. it happens, this should make a very strong criticism, and they can say that they going to make some contributions such as nuclear tests or something. if indication would be very much likely, the six-party talks means for such things to happen, so, therefore, while military exercise of south korea and the u.s. is a factor, when and how six-party process will restart. >> wait and see how things will play out? >> yes. >> thank you for your perspective. >>> the south korean government will hold a memorial to remember the victims of th

has softened its stance with north korea. professor, why are we seeing this change of stance in south korea? >> well, i think still president lee myung-bak has some hope to make achievement or new development in the south in order to made some legacy for his presidency. so, therefore, still he has one more year. >> we're talking about north korea. can't help thinking about when the talk on north korea's nuclear program will resume? >> next february to march, u.s. and rok will conduct major exercise. it happens, this should make a very strong criticism, and they can say that they going to make some contributions such as nuclear tests or something. if indication would be very much likely, the six-party talks means for such things to happen, so, therefore, while military exercise of south korea and the u.s. is a factor, when and how six-party process will restart. >> wait and see how things will play out? >> yes. >> thank you for your perspective. >>> the south korean government will hold a memorial to remember the victims of th

. >> back to asia, renewing tensions between north and south korea. >> is but a year since north korea launched an artillery attack on south korea. it was the first in an area since the korean war ended in 1953. in the south korean capital, they held a rally in announcing north korean leader. they were met by a special u.n. envoy. joining us now for more as our correspondent who has been following those developments. thank you for joining us. what has he been able to find out about human rights issues in the north? >> there is one very crucial fact that he has not been able to get access into north korea. he hasn't gotten confirmed access into china. he is having to do almost all of his research from here in south korea. he is preparing for a new report on human rights in north korea. it is a quite difficult line. she says that he was using this opportunity to call on south korea and the international community to provide a more humanitarian aid. despite worry concerns about the human rights situation inside the country. >> are there any plans for a un representative to go to the north

south korea and finland. what is their secret? we'll take you there and show you how they get their impressive results with completely opposite approaches. let's get started. ♪ >> welcome to seoul, south korea. capital city of one of the world's fastest growing economies. there are many reasons to be impressed with this ancient tiger that rose from the ashes of the civil war. but south korea's crown jewel is its education system. thanks to a militant drive for success, this nation's students have outperformed the rest of the world for the better part of a decade. on the most recent exam, the benchmark international test, south korea ranked first in reading and second in math among all nations. >> in south korea, teachers are known as nation builders. >> president obama has noticed, singing korea's prass on a regular basis. on a visit to seoul in 2009 he asked south korean president lee mun bach what his biggest challenge was in education. the president's reply? korean parents care too much about their children's success. [ speakin

it says south korea is solely responsible. the newspaper maintains the attack wouldn't have happened if the south had not intruded into north korean waters. last friday, "the rodong sinmun" accused south korea of building up its military near yeonpyeong island. it warned that could trigger all-out war. even though the two countries are at odds, they are still exploring ways to improve relations. so far this year, senior government officials from both sides have held two meetings to discuss north korea's nuclear program. >>> japanese defense ministry workers are busy tracking six chinese naval vessels. the fleet recently passed through international waters between okinawa's main island and miyako island. >>> the u.n. high commissioner for u.n. rights is speaking out against egypt's security forces. he is urging them to stop using excessive force against demonstrators. at least 30 people have been killed in the past five days. protesters in egypt are refusing to give up despite a pledge by the end-term military rulers to hasten

>>> one year after north korea's artillery attack on south korea's island, residents are still rebuilding their lives amid lingering anxiety. welcome to "newsline." i'm catherine kobiyashi in tokyo. people in south korea are heading to class, starting work and getting on with their daily lives, quite a difference from this time last year. north korea attacked the island one year ago. residents fled the island and left everything behind. now they're busy trying to get back what they lost. nhk world's anna jung is on the island. we asked her what life is like one year later. >> reporter: people are here rebuilding what was damaged. the island is a few square kilometers in size but a point of contention between the north and south for years. south korea soldiers watch their enemies from this observation post. behind them, just 12 kilometers, north korea sold yores stare right back. the island lies near the neutral limit line, the sea border between the two koreas. the military launched their attack last november 23rd across those waters. troops fired 170 shells, about half of them landed on

, the first stop in north korea.he wide train tracks are russian. the narrow ones, north korean. recent alterations allow russian trains to travel directly into north korea. broken-down tracks and tunnels were also upgraded to permit heavy cargo. lots of koreans gather here today to celebrate the completing of the reconstruction of the railway section between russia and north korea. about 500 people took part, including locals and border security officers. also present are the senior vice president of russian railways. and north korean minister. he explains importance of the railway. >> translator: this railway symbolizes the friendly relationship and economic cooperation between our two countries. we want to work together with russia to form a transportation network that serves people in both countries. we also want to foster a cooperative relationship that is mutually beneficial. >> translator: the demonstration train is a clear example of the implementation of the agreement between the leaders of our two countries

south korea and finland. what is their secret? we'll take you there and show you how they get their impressive results with completely opposite approaches. let's get started. ♪ >> welcome to seoul, south korea. capital city of one of the world's fastest growing economies. there are many reasons to be impressed with this ancient tiger that rose from the ashes of the civil war. but south korea's crown jewel is its education system. thanks to a militant drive for success, this nation's students have outperformed the rest of the world for the better part of a decade. on the most recent exam, the benchmark international test, south korea ranked first in reading and second in math among all nations. >> in south korea, teachers are known as nation builders. >> president obama has noticed, singing korea's praises on a regular basis. on a visit to seoul in 2009, he asked south korean president lee myung-bak what his biggest challenge was in education. the president's reply? korean parents care too much about their children's success. [ spe

notice and singing korea's praises in many cases.an visit to seoul in 2009, he asked the south korean president what his biggest challenge was in education and the reply was that the korean parents care too much about their children's success. we visited the cho family on a typical day for their son. he gets up early day at 6:00 a.m. jumps rope as the sun comes up. then he eats a massive breakfast that his mother has prepared. she says a healthy meal helps his concentration. his studies are especially important this year, because next november he takes an all-important college entrance exam, and it is the ultimate test in a particularly test-driven education system. >> since the family is really expecting a lot from me, and supporting me a lot, i think that i have to return their favo favor. >> sung doh goes to school from 4:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., longer than our students. there are 502 school days on the calendar and that is double of american students. over their academic careers, south korean students will spend almost two years i

it's north korea because on the one hand, it's not in the chinese interest for north korea to have nuclear weapons. on the other hand, the chinese believe that it's also not in their national interest to have north korea collapse and then faced the prospect of a large country on its border which may even inherit the north korean nuclear capability, so i think china has been going back and forth on the north korean nuclear issue and hasn't really made a decisive move. i think they would be delighted if these weapons would go away, but they don't want to do what is required to make them go away. so, they bear a responsibility for the consequences. now, they themselves have not been active in nuclear proliferation, because it would hurt them more, but north korea has because north korea has -- it's broke and it's just about the most repressive country in the world. and and sooner or later, the other countries have to face the issue of what happens when a rogue nuclear country continues to operate and that's an issue before us with iran. it's an issue also, even in a more complex way, with nor

high honors, indeed. >> up next, cheryl's trip aboard a system in south korea. >> and plus... the band at homestead high tells us what it takes to get into the macy's thanksgiving day parade, no less. stay w w w w w w w w w w w w w w >>> a delegation from south korea was in san francisco ted making a pitch to build california's high speed rail system. setting up the meeting between transportation officials and business representatives from both california and korea. and idea was to share experience, building the high speed rail there are companies showing off products including fare collection as well as machinery for building tracks and boring tunnels. >> abc 7's cheryl jennings paid a visit recently taking a ride on the system there. it took decades to get done and faced a great deal of opposition but changed travel and business in south korea. you're looking at high speed korean train express. two rail lines connecting the country. >> and this takes five and a half hours by car, but less than three hours. >> i started at seoul station, one of the busiest transit stations in

they could see north korea in the distance. organizers unveiled a monument bearing the portraits of the dead marines. following the memorial service people honored the two civilians who died in last year's attack. they unveiled a monument near the factory where the victims were working at the time of the shelling. donors paid for the monument. about 3,000 people also went to the national cemetery for a memorial ceremony. prime minister kim hwang sik addressed the gathering. >> translator: my heart bleeds at the memory of the incident. the south korean government will never compromise when it comes to the safety and security of its people and the country. >> the south korean government has repeatedly demanded the north apologize for the yongpyeong attack. it also wants its neighbor to take measures to make sure something like that doesn't happen again. but members of north korea's ruling workers party aren't sorry at all. they once again defended their military's attack on yongpyeong island. the newspaper "rodong sinmun" ran a c

north korea has been already been eliminated in the qualifiers.till, state media says this game will be fierce. and that a strong attention at home and abroad. >>> next, we go to dhra dhirakaosal in bangkok, to find out what's going on in the region. >> myanmar's pro democracy leader, aung san suu kyi, has expressed a positive stance on the country's bid to chair asean in 2014. but she called for greater action towards democracy and approving the nation's economy. aung san suu kyi gave a speech to her supporters in yangong on among. it marked the first anniversary of her release following seven years of house arrest under the former military government. >> translator: the most important issue is not myanmar chairing asean. but whether or not the citizens feel their country is improving. if the people feel that their country is developing, and their lives are improving, then this is a great thing. this is much more meaningful than any chairmanship. >> in august, the president held his first meeting with aung san suu kyi. it was an apparent effort t

they could see north korea in the distance. organizers unveiled a monument bearing the portraits of the dead marines. following the memorial service people honored the two civilians who died in last year's attack. they unveiled a monument near the factory where the victims were working at the time of the shelling. donors paid for the monument. about 3,000 people also went to tejang national cemetery for a memorial ceremony. prime minister kim hwang sik addressed the gathering. >> translator: my heart bleeds at the memory of the incident. the south korean government will never compromise when it comes to the safety and security of its people and the country. >> the south korean government has repeatedly demanded the north apologize for the yeonpyeong attack. it also wants its neighbor to take measures to make sure something like that doesn't happen again. but members of north korea's ruling workers party aren't sorry at all. they once again defended their military attack on yeonpyeong island. the newspaper "rodong sinmun" ran a

he added south korea's new plan, if true, is unacceptable. insists the islands belong to south korea, but he said the government has not decided anything yet regarding the project. >>> egypt build a road. the move comes after 41 people died in clashes between protesters and security forces in the past week. demonstrators have been occupying tahrir square in central cairo and demanding that the military council hand over power immediately. the council has promised to speed up the process of introducing democracy. will hold a parliamentary election for monday as scduled. the military council appointed as the next prime minister after prime minister resigns. the protesters oppose the choice as his move to serve as prime minister and ousted president hosni mubarak. >>> a major challenge in areas devastated by the march 11 disaster is how to dispose of the massive debris. estimated at 22 million tons, the equivalent of ten years of garbage normally produced in those areas. heavy chunks of concrete are most difficult to deal with. they can't be eas

. >>> tear gases and tensions in south korea. a free trade agreement is finally approved. >>> and at a time with the global economy could do something, we visit a workplace with plenty of bounce. >>> first up though, so much for super to the surprise of few. the 12 politicians tasked with striking a deal on the debt reduction has come up short. a super committee may have been bipartisan, but members couldn't sort out the politics. as a result, automatic budget cuts will be triggered, shaving $1.2 trillion off federal spending off the next ten years. details in a moment. but first, here's the reaction of the u.s. president, barack obama. >> there's still too many republicans in congress who have refused to listen to the voices of reason and compromise coming from outside of washington. they continue to insist on protecting $100 million worth of tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of americans. even if it means reducing the deficit with deep cuts. even if it means deep cuts in medicare. so at this point at least, they will not budge fro

for the second time this week, japan called on south korea to cancel the show. the japanese foreign ministry says the concert is scheduled to take place friday, is being arranged by a group of south korean lawmakers to entertain the garage station in the sea of japan. the ministry asked south korea to can sell the event, and says it can't allow a concert to be held on japanese territory. the foreign minister said they asked the south korean government to stop the concert tuesday and wednesday. last week, japan asked south korea to cancel plans to construct a research and visitor center on the islands. >>> developers from some of the world's leading high tech companies are showing off projects at the international row would the exhibition in tokyo. models used in disaster areas are drawing a lot of attention after the march 11th earthquake. here is more. >> reporter: robots like this one are highly recommended by the promoter of this exhibition for use in disaster areas. such robots are being used in the restoration work at the fukushima daiichi power plant. this

and in south korea, where our commitment to the security of the republic of korea will never waver. indeed, we also reiterate our resolve to act firmly against any proliferation activities by north korea. the transfer of nuclear materials or material by north korea to states or non-state entities would be considered a grave threat to the united states and our allies, and we would hold north korea fully accountable for the consequences of such action. we see america's enhanced presence across southeast asia -- in our partnership with indonesia against piracy and violent extremism, and in our work with malaysia to prevent proliferation, in the ships we'll deploy to singapore, and in our closer cooperation with vietnam and cambodia, and in our welcome of india as it "looks east" and plays a larger role as an asian power. at the same time, we'll reengage with our regional organizations. our work in bali this week will mark my third meeting with asean leaders, and i'll be proud to be the first american president to attend the east asia summit. and together, i believe we can address share

economy expands, more women put careers ahead of marriage. 30 years ago, about half of south korea'sseholds had five people or more. now single people make up one-quarter of all households. the number keeps rising. 31-year-old woman lives on her own in seoul. she translates at the international events. she left her jobt theompany and in may became self-employed. gradually work has increased. some months she makes tce h rm co. she has a boyfriend, but has no plans to get married yet. even after marriage, she wants to keep working and spending time on her own. but she feels pressure to be a traditional housewife. especially now she's passed her late 20s and is older than the time-honored marrying age. >> translator: it's not that i planned to be single forever. and never get married. i just don't want to do it until i know thatei married wl make me happier than i am now. >> reporter: more businesses now target singles. like this new restaurant in a seoul financial district. 28-year-old onon owns it. he lives alone he's found that people who live on their own oftenat out. sometimes they

president barack obama has already signed a bill on free trade with south korea. the agreement will come into effect once it's ratified by south korea's parliament. the fta will gradually remove excise duties to benefit south korea's exports, such as automobiles, but the country's agricultural sectors and small businesses oppose the treaty, as they expect increased competition from imported goods. opposition parties also argue that the deal includes elements unfavorable to south korea and needs to be renegotiated. >>> japan finds itself at odds with many other industrialized nations when it comes to children in cases of divorce. the legal system grants custody to a single parent, usually the mother. courts in many other nations granjoint custody. parents here fight serious custody battles, some even abduct their children across international borders. some say the laws need to be changed. nhk's atsuko yuasaki has this report. >> we want to see our children! >> human rights, man! >> reporter: these parents say they are being cut out of their children's lives. they a

in an effort to boost ties between south korea and china.n wednesday, president lee myung bak and chinese vice premiere li signed an agreement to double just above $28 billion, to close to $57 billion this will raise korea's emergency foreign exchange facility to $450 billion. the following day, saw the chinese vice premiere meet south korean business leaders. he urged south korea to quickly conclude a free trade agreement with china. >> li added he made the same proposal to president lee myung bak on wednesday. but south koreans remain deeply concerned about possible flood of cheap chinese farm and manufacturing imports. if tariffs are lifted. formal talks on a trade pact have yet to start. and that does it from seoul. back to you in tokyo, shery. >> nemo, thanks. and here in japan, $1 billion scandal continues to shake optical equipment maker, olympus. despite the resignation of its president on wednesday, pressure is mounting on olympus to explain a series of controversial payments to m&a advisers. in a highly unusual move, prime minister

in an effort to boost ties between south korea and china.n wednesday, president lee myung bak and chinese vice premiere li signed an agreement to double just above $28 billion, to close to $57 billion this will raise korea's emergency foreign exchange facility to $450 billion. the following day, saw the chinese vice premiere meet south korean business leaders. he urged south korea to quickly conclude a free trade agreement with china. >> li added he made the same proposal to president lee myung bak on wednesday. but south koreans remain deeply concerned about possible flood of cheap chinese farm and manufacturing imports. if tariffs are lifted. formal talks on a trade pact have yet to start. and that does it from seoul. back to you in tokyo, shery. >> nemo, thanks. and here in japan, $1 billion scandal continues to shake optical equipment maker, olympus. despite the resignation of its president on wednesday, pressure is mounting on olympus to explain a series of controversial payments to m&a advisers. in a highly unusual move, prime minister

a lot of apartments are too big for one. >> singles in south korea say marriage is a changing society. >>> hello, time for your weather update. let's start off with east asia. a high pressure system is blanketing japan, bringing dry, crisp weather across most of the country. the exception is southern islands there are heavy thundershowers. we are expecting another 150 to 200 millimeters by thursday morning, so watch out for flooding and landslides. rain will spread by this afternoon. meanwhile, we have a tropical depression over the south china sea, and this one is bringing heavy rain across these provinces and much of taiwan we are talking about 150 millimeters in the next 24 hours. and this system is moving slowly, so rainfall could be significant over the next couple days. and high waves at seas are a concern as well along the coast of this area. for the inched oh china peninsula as the system moves eastward, things are dryer across vietnam, cambodia, thailand. that's good news. temperatures, we expect 35 in bangkok, 33 in manila, with a chance of afternoon showers. tokyo highs dro

. >>> south korea will resume humanitarian aid to north korea through a united nations agency after a one and a half year freeze. south korea suspended aid after it determined a north korean torpedo attack was responsible for the fatal sinking of a naval ship in march last year. on tuesday, a south korean official said the country will release $7 million in funds to the world health organization for assistance to north korea. the money is part of $13 million in aid to the north that was frozen after the naval sinking. it was allocated to the w.h.o. in 2009. the move comes amid easing tensions on the korean peninsula. interim talks have been held twice since july. observers say south korea hopes to make its neighbor soften its attude through more aid delivered by unicef and other organizations. >>> officials from japan's transport ministry and railway companies met dinish triverde on tuesday. the indian government plans to introduce a high speed railway system on six of the country's lines to help the economy grow further. the japanese delegation explained the shinkansen has not had an

obviously for fear of sparking protests within north korea.pyongyang issued a statement in march simply saying libya's dismantling of its nuclear weapons program made it more vulnerable to western intervention. in other words, we the north koreans will keep our nukes as our insurance policy against regime change. so don't expect pyongyang to disarm anytime soon. the regime may interprets the fall of gadhafi as a cautionary tale. don't disarm, don't try and talk to the west, don't open up. meanwhile, the suffering of the korean people continues. just last week, unicef reported that millions of children there are at risk of being severely malnourished. these children will be more vulnerable to disease and stunted growth. and there's little hope that the government has the ability to help even if it wanted to. there's been a major shortage of food for years now compounded by adverse weather conditions, a suspension of food aid programs from the u.s. and south korea. even china, pyongyang's only ally, has cut food aid. so what happens next? no one

on north korea potentially?on north korea potentially. >> what about from the russian perspective? >> i think north korea is in a different stage, more advanced stage and so it presents different problems than does the iranian issue. there is hope that we can prevail upon iran not to go fully to weaponizeation. that is the hope. my guess, and there is still time from the russian perspective. one point that keeps getting forgotten in terms of what sparks the international unity is what is revealed that's new that iran is engaged in and there always are surprises and i have to expect that we're going to have more surprises as we go down the road and that iran itself will spark this international unity unless it furiously back pedals and starts cooperating with the iaea. >> you mentioned the russians were not pleased by the fact that they have not gotten much out of the relationship and they were displeased by the fact that they -- >> yeah. a lot of that led to 1929. the other thing that we forget is that sanctions

the seaboarder between the two koreas. the north korean military launched an attack last november 23rd across those waters. they fired 170 shells, about half landed on the island. they killed four people, including two civilians. they hurt 18 others. the shells damaged dozens of buildings, homes, businesses, military facilities. about 1700 residents had little choice but to flee. they stayed away for three months. then little by little, they started to return. but many of them needed a new place to live. workers began rebuilding, last month residents began to move into 15 new houses. we have seen lots of examples how people are trying to get back to the lives they had, and how they're dealing day to day. the elementary school is the only primary school here. student body totals a mere 76. at 2:30 on an ordinary afternoon, a blast rest natd through the hauls. this man in charge of the fifth grade was preparing for a lesson. >> translator: i didn't think it was an artillery attack, but perhaps an earthquake. we will scramble

the ministry has asked south korea to cancel the event.says it cannot allow a concert to be held on japanese territory. foreign minister koichiro gemba told reporters on wednesday that japan had asked the south korean government to stop the concert on both tuesday and wednesday. last week japan asked south korea to cancel plans to construct a research and visitor center on the islets. >>> islands in the south china sea have left-wing been the source of tension to several countries that lay claim to the archipelago. nhk world's charmaine recently boarded a naval vessel for a visit to the region. she filed this report. >> reporter: day 4 of a journey with the philippine navy. the ship enters an area where the chinese military is increasingly active. in february a chinese warship fired warning shots at a philippine fishing boat. >> reported harassment of local fishermen. we should be very watchful, vigilant. that is to avoid also to be caught unaware. >> reporter: this footage from june last year shows an indonesian patrol ship investigating

as i promised i know it's hard to do business with korea. it's twenty past seven pm here in moscow welcome to business foreign direct investments and losses up forty three percent in the year through september twelve billion dollars however the funds to come from cyprus where many big domestic problems are registered the emerging market private equity association says russia remains one of the least attractive investment destinations among developing economies but the head over russia's newly created direct investment fund is optimistic this will soon change speaking to r.t. here highlights the sectors to watch. commode it is definitely going to be interesting but it is major interest in the infrastructure and to invest in sectors of benefit from the growth of the russian middle class there is massive growth in the middle class which fuels growth in the agricultural in medical can stop them from a sort of goals your financial services in all sorts of sectors the second wave of economic crisis appeared to be almost upon us some economists arg

it is all about graduates and job prospects in south korea. >> yes.outh korea is holding its annual college entrance exams right about now. many young koreans are finding that, when they do graduate, there are not enough jobs. the government is pushing a vocational training instead. >> this is the one day of the year when the government changes slight schedule and hold up the normal rashard to help students the -- normal rush hour in order to give students the best possible chance. many go on to higher education and that is causing a problem. old, he has already decided he wants to be a chef. rather than spend his last school years cramming for the university entrance exam, he is learning practical skills at a vocational high school. today's lesson is ready been no odle. >> my mom and dad wanted me to go to this school. in our culture, men were not supposed to cook in the kitchen. but i really wanted to and the people around may told me are you sure you want to do that? that is one of the reasons i chose it. i did not want to be like a normal student.

and challenges in south korea. we have a special report. it is 10:00 in the morning here in singapore. >> is 2:00 a.m. in london. this is newsday. >> an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 has struck in eastern turkey. 20 buildings have collapsed including a six story hotel. many of those staying in the hotel workers and journalists there because of an earthquake in the very same region that killed more than 500 people are just over two weeks ago. >> this is not as powerful as the quake that struck last month. it is much closer to the city. buildings already weakened by the last quake have now collapsed including a six-story hotel. several people were pulled quickly from the rubble. how many others remain trapped. >> from the previous earthquake, they were empty. we expect three or four buildings, but on these buildings are trapped people. >> they have served as the relief effort. this will be of lowe to their morale and the many thousands that have been made homeless. the weather makes living in tents very uncomfortable. some have gone back

and dramatically improved korea's economy.cheryl jennings, abc7 news. >>> and don't go away, 7 on your side is next. >> is it legal for a business to swipe your driver's license? i'm michael finney, and coming up a 7 on your side investigation.@x i've got nothing against these do-it-yourself steam-cleaning enthusiasts. it's goofoar e m@customer to get to know their own carpet. and spending the day moving furniture and lugging around a hot water extraction unit can be a rush! i know. that's why i'm carpet for life. but look, if things get out of hand, and the place starts smelling like wet gym sock, there's no shame in calling a professional. i respect you for trying. ♪call 1-800-steemer. >> more and more businesses are swiping your driver's license when you buy something like alcohol or returns things you bought. california puts restrictions on that situation and when they pointed that out to one of the state's biggest corporations, they changed their policy. here is michael finney with the story. >> walk into any downtown san

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we are gathering and analyzing information on japanese abducted by north korea on the assumption thaty are all alive. >> in its latest issue, the weekly paper claims that yokota's name may be on a list of residents compiled in 2005 by north korean intelligence agency. the report says a woman identified on the 1 same day as she lived with her husband and daughter. however, the magazine says the woman's blood type and date of marriage differ from those of yokota. yokota was abducted from japan in 1977 when she was 13 years old. >>> the japanese government has identified 17 japanese citizens that it says were abducted by north korea. most of them in the late 1970s. five of them returned to japan in october 2002. mai shoji is up next with weather. >>ind welco. meo t aur atr. ti off with ia hh es moolia, rnchina, ni weee se shors in th stn of sthkoa, t prettyuchy. he ijan, carg r o y. shows ll be spreading in la inut w a gng to b seeingheowreure sy devopg int tric dreioin the nt 248. and that w be linng nd theimar a come. and we will be seeing very heavy rain in parts of vietnam. especiall

but they should understand it is our relations with korea and india.it is absolutely central to a we cannot do the same way it was done in europe so that the relationship with europe with the military character japan in united states, the social factors play a huge role. to attract the consequences to show america is committed to the key countries five would not object of those that i had participated as long as it is not the hegemon no power. >> talk about china's role of nuclear proliferation there is a concern it is worthy with north korea, pakistan the mid to share nuclear technology or venezuela, all enemies of the united states. what do we do to rein in china on the proliferation and area? >> all issues except north korea i think that interest is parallel to our i's. to be interested in the proliferation of nuclear weapons the two countries that cannot have the same technological danger they do not understand the then for the outburst so i am quite hopeful we can get chinese support. and then the outside forces can tell the country who buy the ei

the country thought he would end the war in korea.ig issues were the same issues we have today. we have the same issues that divided the country back in the 1950's. education, the economy was better than than it is now. there was less unemployment. this country is equally divided. if you look at the last 10 presidential elections, with the single exception of johnson and goldwater in 1964, they have all been decided by a few points. the country is equally divided. >> in 1956, here is a little bit of adlai stevenson talking about the democratic platform. >> to the threshold of a new america. in the america of the great ideals and noble vision. i knew america where poverty is abolished and our abundance is used to enrich the lives of every family. [applause] i mean a new america where freedom is made real for all, without regard to race or belief or economic conditions. [applause] i mean a new america with the ancient ideas -- these are the things i believe then. these are the things i will work for. >> we are live in libertyville at th

and certainly north korea is more important for china because north korea is on china's border and after the provocations' over last year china and north korea have been were relatively well-behaved this year. so far it is there has not been provocation -- >> [inaudible] [laughter] >> probably. and next year will be the centennial of kim il-sung and they are going to declare north korea to be a strong and prosperous nation, china sees north korea might have a very large likelihood of adopting economic reform approach and would readily open up, some china concern with north korea has decreased this year. >> so it's actually more positive potentially. >> what about from the russian perspective? >> i think from the russian perspective north korea is in a different stage, more advanced stage and so it presents different problems and then go to the iranian issue. there is still hope that we can prevail upon iran not to go fully to the weaponization my guess and there's still time from the russian perspective. the point that keeps getting forgotten in terms of what sparks international unity i

the fta will gradually remove duties to benefit south korea's exports such as automobiles. the country's agriculture sectors and small businesses oppose the treaty as they expect increased competition from imported goods. opposition parties also argue that the deal includes elements unfavorable to south korea and needs to be renegotiated. >>> japan finds itself at odds with many other industrialized nations when it comes to children in cases of divorce. the legal system grants custody to a single parent, usually the mother. courts in other nations grant joint custody. parents here abduct children across inter nationnational bor. >> human rights. >> reporter: these parents say they are being cut out of their children's lives. they are demanding joint custody and visitation rights. >> my wife took our children and has rarely let me see them. i have even considered suicide. nothing is worse than having your own children kept from you. >> my husband took our son five years ago and disappeared. i don't know where they are now and i can't do anything about it. >> reporter: kevin

there has not been provocation from north korea. [laughter] >> there could be one tomorrow. >> probably. >> next year will be the centennial and they will declare north korea to be a strong, prosperous nation. china's feeling is that they could have the likelihood of adopting an economic reform approach, so china's concern over north korea has actually decreased this year. >> it is actually more positive on north korea, potentially. >> it is more positive on north korea, potentially. >> what about from the russian perspective? >> from the russian perspective, north korea is a different stage, in more advanced stage, so it presents different problems from the iranian issue. there is still a hope that we can prevail upon iran not to go fully to weaponization. that is the hope. my guess, and there is still time from the russian perspective -- one point that keeps getting forgotten in terms of what sparks international unity is what is revealed that is new that iran is engaged in? there always are surprises. i have to expected we are go