north korea's military arsenal is outdated but contains the korea weapons running the country severe sanctions how does the regime manage to survive . and how have the kims amassed enough money to threaten the world with the most powerful weapon of all. the. on the other side of the world in the netherlands a history professor is working on answers to these questions graham codebreaker from the university of leiden has been studying the enigmatic country and its roots for years he says our image of north korea is mistaken. north korea isn't what it tells it is just look at the country functions at the highest level what is the main goal of of the government of the regime i should say it's to make money is to make cash for kim. what intrigues me personally is how north korea manages to make money. one of the questions we were stuck with says where does the money go how much money just north korea make. for their leadership in pyongyang questions like these a dangerous north korean regime send a letter of indictment under my name to that's government charging me with 3 comparable crime

north korea's gateway to the world. and a symbol of how few tile the un efforts are to dry up kim sources of cash. the sino korean friendship bridge across the yalu river it's one of the few ways to enter or leave north korea every day trucks queue in front of the customs checkpoint smugglers traders and also the agents and entrepreneurs of biro 39 they're all hoping for a quick deal here china is by far north korea's most important trading partner financial experts estimate that 90 percent of north korea's exports go to its powerful neighbor in the north. thousands of north koreans are said to work in textile factories in the region. disguised as businessmen and equipped with hidden cameras we film in one of the factories chinese textile companies hire north koreans because their wages are lower than those of chinese workers the seamstresses work day and night. often sleep on the company premises they're likely to be locked up for years far away from their families. together with a team of labor lawyers trade experts a

north korea ostensibly has a planned economy. this means that the state takes care of supplying the population with food and other goods. but in north korea this system has been largely abandoned as regards the who supply of food and goods for daily use has as such collapse. as a result the majority of the north korean population has to be self-sufficient. and resort to the black market. to understand office 39 and the capitalist structures in place in north korea it's important to understand its history. in 1991 the world's biggest communist country the soviet union was dissolved and north korea lost one of its most important trading partners. while many formerly communist states now switched to a marketing. anime the kims continued to further isolate themselves. in 1994 the year kim jong is succeeded his late father a devastating famine descended on the country during the great famine in the mid nineties when the north korean starved to death do public duty distribution system collapsed witnesses describe seeing mountains of de

north korea ostensibly has a planned economy. this means that the state takes care of supplying the population with food and other goods. but in north korea this system has been largely abandoned as the supply of food and goods for daily use has as such collapsed. as a result the majority of the north korean population has to be self-sufficient. and resort to the black market. here to understand office 39 and the capitalist structures in place in north korea it's important to understand its history. in 1991 the world's biggest communist country the soviet union was dissolved and north korea lost one of its most important trading partners. while many formerly communist states now switched to a marketing. anime the kims continued to further isolate themselves. in 1994 the year kim jong il succeeded his late father a devastating famine descended on the country during the great famine in the mid ninety's when the north korean starved to death do public distribution system collapsed and witnesses describe seeing loved ones of dead bod

north korea ostensibly has a planned economy. this means that the state takes care of supplying the population with food and other goods. but in north korea this system has been largely abandoned as the supply of food and goods for daily use has as such collapsed. as a result the majority of the north korean population has to be self-sufficient. and resort to the black market. to understand office 39 and the capitalist structures in place in north korea it's important to understand its history. in 1991 the world's biggest communist country the soviet union was dissolved and north korea lost one of its most important trading partners. while many formerly communist states now switched to a marketing. anime the kims continued to further isolate themselves. in 1994 the year kim jong is succeeded his late father a devastating famine descended on the country during the great famine in the mid ninety's when the north korean starved to death do public duty distribution system collapsed witnesses describe seeing mountains of dead bodies i

north korea isn't what it is. it is just look at the country functions at the highest level what is the main goal of of the government of the regime i should say it's to make money is to make cash for kim. what intrigues me personally is home north korea manages to make money. one of the questions we were stuck with says we're just a month ago how much money just north korea makes. for the leadership in pyongyang questions like these a dangerous north korean regime send a letter of indictment under my name to that's government charging me with 3 capital crimes the worst of the 3 was the accusation that our research my research was in my name damaged the supreme vacancy of the supreme leader that this sounds like it's a funny crime writes them as in the supreme dignity of somebody in north korea. a threat not to be taken lightly remco broke his investigations threatened to disrupt to north korea's sources of hard currency the country's 1st nuclear bomb tests in 2006 prompted international isolation without legal so

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north korea's like game of thrones good without the dragons. this is actual society as capitalists and everything is geared to make sure that there's as much cash for kim as is possible. to not in capitalism money. is the life blood flowing through the banks it's no different in north korea. there are $39.00 is involved in everything that makes money for north korea selling arms smuggling of drugs guns are feeding off the us bills this is about hundreds of millions of dollars a year. tied to did everything everything. or do all we were told was going to make dollars. north korea a pariah state largely isolated from the rest of the world. a dictatorship shrouded in mystery. every day the country's state run media praised the heroic deeds of the supremely. time seems to stand still here was. lacking in troop numbers most korea has the full flow largest army in the world for 3 generations the kim family has ruled the country by divine light and with an iron fist. north korea's military also is outdated but contains nuclear weapons running the coun

north korea isn't. just look at the country functions and. at the highest level what is the main goal of of the government of the regime i should say it's to make money is to make cash for kim. what intrigues me personally is home north korea manages to make money. one of the questions we were stuck with says we're just a month ago how much money just north korea make. for their leadership in pyongyang questions like these a dangerous north korean regime send a letter of indictment under my name to that's government charging me with 3 capital crimes the worst of the 3 was the accusation that our research my research was in my name and damages the supreme dickens if the supreme leader this sounds like it's a funny crime writes damaging the supreme differently of somebody in north korea. a threat not to be taken lightly remco broke his investigations threatened to disrupt to north korea's sources of hard currency the country's 1st nuclear bomb tests in 2006 prompted its international isolation without legal sources of income the regime took to

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ambassador to korea.erves as the president and ceo of the korea economic institute and is board chair for the korean society. always great having you with us. let's talk about this new biden administration. they face numerous challenges, both at home and abroad. where does south korea realistically fit into the biden administration's priority list? >> i think president biden has made clear that one of his top priorities, indeed his top priority in terms of foreign policy is reinvigorating and restoring relationships with allies, which have been somewhat bruised over the last few years, so in that context, south korea looms large. south korea looms large because it's geopolitical position in northeast asia, it's, calf, and south korea is going away as an important partner on some of these global efforts that president biden wants to approach in a multilateral way, whether it's climate change or health, which you were talking about with the prime minister. the new administration, which has people who know k

north korea's part. newspapers don't publish restaurant reviews yet but given the number of restaurants barbecue joints and snack bars cropping up everywhere around the country that's probably not too far off. 6 is the north korean obsession with food a remnant of the arduous march the famine that ravaged the country between 1009 142000 causing somewhere between half a 1000000 and a 1000000 deaths. back then even the word restaurant was considered taboo. came into power he promised the north koreans they would never face such deprivation again. now food has become a sign of success an important part of the culture almost as much as in south korea . we come across a 2800 press release from the official north korean news agency. it reads from the 2nd to the 4th of april the 23rd cooking festival took place at the pyongyang noodle house marking the day of the sun the birthday of president kim il sung. if there's anything north koreans excel at it's. each time military experts around the world scrutinise the

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south korea's prisoners of war and. slaves in north korea. all right claims that in direct helping the north weapons development program. as a cafe in kashmir that's joined the tourists for a warm drink. the the. welcome to news asia logical join us china has made attempts to intimidate hong kong democracy supporters here to germany according to a letter from the german interior ministry the letter sent to the head of the parliament human rights committee said and i quote. since the start of the protests in hong kong increasing attempts by chinese state actors in germany to influence public opinion in favor of the chinese government as well as actions against supporters of the protests have been identified on court the chinese foreign ministry has called the allegations baseless. and joining me now is the lawmaker who received that letter argued against and from the f.t.p. she's head of the bundestag human rights committee museum some welcome now according to the interior ministry how exactly is china intimidating hong kong was here in german

between us we made more than 40 trips to north korea. but the film does not show prison camps or rocket launch pads that's forbidden as are images of soldiers construction sites shopping malls gambling pictures of people who do not have enough to eat and pictures of people who are eating avoiding these images is harder than it might seem. entering north korea is still complicated but foreigners are permitted to travel and explore the country although they always have a local minder. visitors are not required to proclaim their loyalty to the state nor do they only see what the state permits them to see. and it's a myth that you'll never hear laughter in north korea. last. night. as soon as we leave the city the roads are riddled with cracks and potholes. the bumpy journey is hard on. drivers and vehicles. that could explain why broken down trucks and buses are a common sight. depending on the season the workers in the fields might be harvesting wheat rice or potatoes although much of the country is mountainous the rest is primarily devote

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well here in south korea. we have sort of engagement promoting liberal government of president moon j.n. and what they're looking to do is generate peace making with north korea provide a more sort of stable security atmosphere on the korean peninsula negotiations over a whole raft of issues with north korea. they view pursuing human rights in criticizing 'd north korea for human rights as taking place at the expense of any benefits or give from north korea in terms of engagement and especially along with the u.s. in terms of denuclearization so criticizing and working toward improving human rights in north korea takes a back seat to these other issues that both the governments here in in south korea and in the united states feel are more important for south korea its peacemaking engagement in a piece on the korean peninsula and for the united states is denuclearization frank smith in serial thank you for breaking that down for us. winter in northern india is just one meter to treat means no fall and winter sp

and you could say the same thing in terms of south korea. so the propaganda win, let's say, for the united states really happened more in terms of chinese p.o.w.s. however, a historian named david chung chang is coming out with a book specifically looking on chinese p.o.w. experiences and he discusses how the choice about whether or not to go to china or to fermosa at the end of the cease fire was not related to the kinds of divisions that the u.s. had laid out, but it was very much pre-war, right? political lines that had already been built in among their communities. so for the interrogators, though, the japanese american interrogators were -- they were working for the u.s. military, and so the u.s. military, because of chinese and then asian exclusion acts which were passed in late 1800s, not a very large korean american community to draw upon once the korean war breaks out. so that's why they turned to the japanese americans because they reasoned that, well, korea was colonized under the japanese. many of them probably remember japanese,

north korea also has to feed its people.he oven picks will take place this year in japan depends on the pandemic. but the start of inter-korean talks arose from last winter of convicts -- winter olympics. reporter: you have said now is not the time to answer whether or not you are going to run for president. when will be the time? [laughter] katty: south korea has got a lot right during this pandemic. let's turn to georgia and east europe where the opposition has demanded the release of the country's leading opposition -- forcefully arrested on tuesday. authorities have described him as a criminal. western diplomats have criticized his arrest as a backwards step on george's path towards democracy. bbc sent as this report from the capital. reporter: outside the prime minister's office, hundreds of demonstrators have gathered to protest the arrest of the leader of the country's largest opposition party. he was forcibly detained in his rty headquarters on tuesday morning. there are live pictures, broadcast on many stations acro

but north korea _ keep the regime stable? emit north korea also has to feed as people.the pandemic, but the start of inter—korean talks rose from the last winter olympics. the frozen state of talks can be thawed by these opportunities.— opportunities. you have said now is not — opportunities. you have said now is not the _ opportunities. you have said now is not the time - opportunities. you have said now is not the time to - opportunities. you have said. now is not the time to answer whether or not you will run for president, so when will be the time for you?— facebook will restore news content to its users in australia less than a week after implementing the ban. the social media giant blocked news to australians last thursday in response to a proposed law to make tech platforms pay news publishers for content. australian treasurer, josh frydenberg said news would be restored on facebook "in the coming days" adding amendments will be made to the law. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: celebrating cool britannia — the iconic symbols of british culture up for auct

well here in south korea. we have sort of engagement promoting liberal government of president moon j.n. and what they're looking to do is generate peace making with north korea provide 1 a a more sort of stable security atmosphere on the korean peninsula negotiations over a whole raft of issues with north korea. they view pursuing human rights in criticizing 'd north korea for human rights as taking place at the expense of any benefits or give from north korea in terms of engagement and especially along with the u.s. in terms of denuclearization so criticizing and working toward improving human rights in north korea takes a back seat to these other issues that both the governments here in in south korea and in the united states feel are more important for south korea its peacemaking engagement in a piece on the korean peninsula and for the united states is denuclearization frank smith in circle thank you for breaking that down for us. went to northern india. to treat mean snow fall and winter sports the cente

it is to highlight the danger that north korea j all?danger that north korea poses. we can go after financial activities, bank accounts, the three hackers along with others subordinate to that, has been on the us sanctions list. it is really a net we're trying to cast to prevent the regime from getting the currency as well as to simply highlight the dangers. us government has highlighted not only the danger but the specific techniques that north korea has used as a way of trying to familiarise banks and businesses and governments with north korean techniques to try to prevent future attacks.— future attacks. without the abili to future attacks. without the ability to punish _ future attacks. without the ability to punish people - future attacks. without the ability to punish people forj ability to punish people for these crimes and recoup the money, is there not a danger that this clarifies the activities of the state? it is similar to _ activities of the state? it is similar to any _ activities of the state? it is similar to any crimina

so north korea was one of the first countries to lock so north korea was one of the first countries totained that lockdown — against its own interests, really. its major trading partner is of course china, just over the border. but we have seen trade with china dropping down 75%. presumably that is the official trade? there have always been, bluntly, sanctions as well, haven't there? absolutely. and this is a country which normally has a very porous border between china and north korea. that border, by all accounts, has been locked down. so we have sanctions, years and years of sanctions imposed by the united nations and regionally, we have the imposition of a quite strict covid lockdown, and we have some natural disasters that have been battering north korea, drought coupled with typhoons. so kim jong—un appears to be in a difficult position, he has been in powerfor nine years now but seems to be shovelling senior leaders more rapidly than ever. he appointed a new person to be in charge of the economy and then just last week he took that person out of power and said, you haven't been

and the not so splendid isolation of north korea. dateline panel this week, we're hoping to bejoined shortly by the italian journalist and documentary filmmaker annalisa piras. jef mcallister is already with us. he's former white house diplomatic correspondent and ex london bureau chief for time magazine. he is also a lawyer so i will be minding my ps and os. and with me in the studio, celia hatton, the bbc�*s asia—pacific editor. great to have you with us. let's begin with the practical questions of the world not being able to vaccinate itself out of the covid pandemic. although the uk's progress inoculating its citizens has been widely praised, the statement expected on monday from borisjohnson on exiting lockdown is likely to be heavy with caveats. jef, saturday's newspapers were full of good news. some speculation but a concrete commitment that the government has confirmed that people in care homes will now be able to meet a relative indoors and hold hands for the first time, for some of them, in nearly a year. do you suspect tha

a high-level north korean diplomat is now safe in south korea.e defected with his wife and daughter, in september of 2019. but this was only made public, last week. well, let's go straight to seoul. paula hancocks joins me, now. hi, paula. so, you spoke exclusively with this -- this -- this diplomat. what did he tell you? >> well, robyn, one of the things he was most concerned about was his family, back in north korea. and the safety of his family. that's something he said he wanted to talk about, a lot. but the other thing that he did say was he had some advice for the u.s. president joe biden. pointing out something we already know for -- for the vast majority of us. that kim jong un is unlikely to ever denuclearize. but, pointing out that, in return for u.s. for sanctions to be lifted on north korea, then potentially, there could be room for reducing nuclear capability. but the main concern he did have, from the get-go, was really the safety of his family. he told his teenaged daughter he would drive her to school. instead, he drove to the sou

well, south korea may provide some answers. very ancient and booming tradition of fortune—telling. a stroll on one of seoul's main streets gives a clue about the importance of fortune—telling in south korea. dozens of cafes offer a look into the future through tarot cards, palm and face reading, and saju, an ancient form of divination which uses the cosmic energy of your time and date of birth to predict your luck. you were born in summertime, 0k. please be patient. but after next year could be much better, from 2022 to here, 2029. it's a golden time. golden time for me — i like the sound of that. yes, it's very nice. so do you get lots of young people coming in? yes, mostly we have young customers. young people come for — about relationships, they want to know boyfriends, what he thinks, what they think, and about their career. because saju is not some energy, it decides your destiny. wow. thank you so much. speaks korean. saju has become a form of entertainment for koreans but the pressure of modern lives and competition for

shery: the same in korea as well.ing up, including a chicken maker that has managed to lend itself a rare investment. the ceo joins us next. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: singapore wants a third of its food sourced locally by 2030. an alternative protein company could help that happen. more about a plant-based chicken. >> tell me what we are eating today? >> this is our first product, it's chicken made from plants. as you can see, it's very versatile. you have nuggets, you have fried chicken, fried chicken burgers. feel free to dig in. >> if you don't mind, i will try eight nugget. >> please. it's all about the fiber and the texture, actually. and the chicken is about the fat. our magic sauce ingredient, it's giving you the chicken experience you are craving and it makes the product very juicy, good texture. and you have the chicken experience. >> where did the idea of this come up? >> i grew up in the family business. my father has a meat factory. they gave me awareness around the meat industry. basically we slaughter

and 'ust being here in korea, , ., ., ., . ., korea, seeing how korean cinema has been embraced _ korea how korean cinema has been embraced both locally and - been embraced both locally and internationally, it's just been embraced both locally and internationally, it'sjust been remarkable to see. i think parasite, the success of it personally for me last year, was a moment i will never forget and, there is no coincidence minari... it is a great film in its own right, i want to stress that, but the coronavirus also helps these smaller films, but the coronavirus also helps these smallerfilms, but certainly but the coronavirus also helps these smaller films, but certainly the success of parasite... smaller films, but certainly the success of parasite. . .— smaller films, but certainly the success of parasite... last brief thou:ht. success of parasite... last brief thought- it _ success of parasite... last brief thought. it has _ success of parasite... last brief thought. it has been _ success of parasite... last brief thought. it has been a - success of parasite... last brief thought. it h

what about north korea? are we likely _ the president. what about north korea?rea? are we likely to see a . the president. what about north - korea? are we likely to see a return to the way things were before president trump? it is to the way things were before president trump?— president trump? it is a good question- _ president trump? it is a good question. pyongyang - president trump? it is a good question. pyongyang seems l president trump? it is a good | question. pyongyang seems to president trump? it is a good - question. pyongyang seems to to test new administrations when they come in. president 0bama and president trump have that happen. but i can say is the new state department and political appointees that came in with the joe political appointees that came in with thejoe biden and ministration are extremely experienced in dealing with north korea. they brought back the ambassador from indonesia. with north korea. they brought back the ambassadorfrom indonesia. these are people who have negotiated with north korea and dealt with our friends and allies

korea destroyed. you know, bomb north korea. why doesn't china do something? well, china doesn't want to see regime change collapse. and worst of all, they talk about china doesn't want refugees streaming across the border, that's the number two issue. they don't want south korea on the river, south korea which is an ally of the united states. and have the united states on the yellow river, they entered a war for that reason. yes, sir. >> it seems to me the situation in the middle east is probably the most unstable and dangerous situation. >> yes. >> israel says they have the bomb, but everybody who has had a bomb has tested it to make sure it works. they don't know if it works or maybe they do because somebody else tested it for them. but we don't know that. iran developing the bomb and attitudes there and sensibilities there are a whole lot different than we could ever understand. i think that's probably one of the most -- way out. you'll use it, because of commitments, i don't know. >> a couple thi

hello and welcome to arts and culture legendary musician chik korea has died at 79 of a rare form of cancer a look back on his exceptional career and also coming up. in a plea for more diversity both on and off screen $185.00 actors from germany have joined forces for a collect. if coming out. and german photographers about john tight now uses his art to look closely at the fringes of society and where others often avert their gaze. as a pianist and composer to korea is lauded as a pioneer of jazz fusion he performed with the likes of miles davis and gary burton and his compositions spain and 500 miles high are fixtures in the jazz canon well as someone who pushed the boundaries of the genre he said that he played piano because it felt good and his music was always an experiment. chick corea reinvented himself during the pandemic lockdown he started an online academy showing his fans and friends how to really play the piano. or not armando anthony korea he was an exceptional and a groundbreaking jazz musician he played with legends like miles davis who are as here herbie hancock. in

there is the korea discount, the infamous -- the infamous korea discount.ee that in the conglomerates. to reduce that discount, for the values of the company to risk flecked their intrinsic value, for all investors in korea, including pension funds in korea and nvidia -- and individuals who are investing in korea. we think companies and acting good governance would be a positive for all stakeholders. >> simon, to make it clear for those here, what are the main reasons you're taking this position? >> let me describe the transaction a little bit and we can understand what is going on. lg is a large korean conglomerate. the market cap of lg is about $15 billion. there spinning off around $1 billion of equities in cash. it is not uncommon for companies or conglomerates to trade at big discounts to their intrinsic value. the thing is, in the situation, rather than spinning off those equities in cash directly to shareholders, which the company could do by mending their articles, they are packaging those securities and cash into a new conglomerate. that billion do

japan korea as. i need from not to mention 945. this is the. place in that context so not only is this a very human rights violation issue which. is also a very historic issue between the 2 countries as well leave it there with the time being but thank you so much for speaking to us. thank you so much. ruling that has maybe what it about freedom of the press in the country the court found that a popular online news site. was responsible for the content of readers comments it said the site was guilty of contempt for publishing comments that were critical of the judiciary and ordered to pay a fine of $125000.00 when editor in chief stephen warned the ruling could have far reaching implications as i say. it is a it has a chilling effect on. on freedom of expression in asia i think. it creates a situation where. we have to look through the comments in all these not just you know that that you are responsible for not just for your own comments that you post but also you are responsible for comments that i

north korea has become one of the most sophisticated cyber actors out there.acking international financial institutions and networks and using it to generate where the new —— revenue, and obtain hard currency. cybercrime isjust one of the extensions of their longtime reliance on various illicit activities to fund the regime. the us government and intelligence community is obviously very concerned, that this could inflict greater damage in the future and it is important to highlight this. you have said it has been going on for some time, thejustice department has been trying to link these people to an attack which crippled the country's health service, affected more than 150 countries and that attack on sony entertainment. from north korea's point of view, does it work with or doesn't advance their interests and bring them hard currency? it absolutely brings them hard currency and more and more, they are really focusing on this because there cybercrime operations does not include attempts just to get $1 billion from financial institutions all over the world, th

michele: north korea is a challenging problem. i remember my first intelligence briefing in 1993 in the clinton administration which predicted the imminent threat of north korea. [laughter] it is a problem that continues to persist and evolve. i do think it is important that we have a star declaratory policy of deterrence vis-a-vis north korea. i would focus my attention on nonnuclear deterrence and defensive options because we should be able to both deny north korean success and/or impose costs that would make them recalculate without having to reach for our own nuclear arsenal. i do think the longer the threat is allowed to evolve, the more their arsenal grows, their capability grows, especially to put international -- to put nuclear weapons -- the more we have to take this seriously. it gets back to your discussion of missile defenses. can we design missile defenses that are sufficient to address an increasing threat from a country like north korea without undermining strategic deterrence with russia and china? that is a critic

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japan korea as a. all i need from that detention 945. system to place in that context so not only is this a very human rights violation issue which. is also a very historic issue between the 2 countries as well leave it there with the timing but thank you so much for speaking to us. thank you so much fish. ruling that has many wanted about freedom of the press in the country the court found that the popular online news site. was responsible for the content of readers comments it said the site was guilty of contempt for publishing comments that were critical of the judiciary and ordered to pay a fine of $125000.00 when editing chief steven warned the ruling could have far reaching implications. as i say. it sends a has a chilling effect on. on freedom of expression in asia i think. it creates a situation where. we have to look through the comments in all these not just you know that that you are responsible for not just for your own comments that you post but also you are responsible for comments that i

korea had reverse growth last year, but it was at -1%.means the economy has been operating equally in the past year compared to other countries that had a reverse growth of three to 9%. because of that, other countries will have a higher rate compare dies. when compared against 2019, our growth will not be that bad. >> i know your supporters are praising you as korea's biden. do you like that nickname? >> biden, he is a magnificent politician. i respect his philosophy for all it takes. if that is what people see in me, i would consider that to be something proud of. i wish president biden the ultimate success. if he succeeds, doesn't it mean i succeed too? >> what do you make of additional sanctions on north korea? antony blinken talked about possible sanctions on north korea. you think it will have a positive or negative effect? >> the way i see it, the problem is not being solved because the sanctions imposed by the unit in nations or the u.s. are weak. -- united nations or u.s. are weak. because it will not solve the problem, it is rig

. ♪ >> korea's cpac kicks off in seoul, south korea. >> just make the statement.rea, and think about it for a little bit. ♪ >> the fourth largest economy in asia. hence the nickname, the korean miracle. the south korean president is on track to changing that. often accused of imposing marxism on korea, he shows alarming simpatico for the commonest policies of north korea. >> the threat of communism is growing. it is really a problem in so many corners of the globe. cpac south korea. i had to keep pinching myself. are we really going to go right in the middle of all that and have a cpac echo and would anybody show out -- have a cpac? and would anybody show up? >> though 500 were expected, more than 1000 koreans showed up, feeling into overflow space at the hotel. >> i am here able to learn about the people in south korea and the trials and tribulations they have that are not so different in some sense from some of the things we are seeing in the united states. >> [indiscernible] >> what america has been facing for the last couple of years is a generational change.