this is north korea's fourth or fifth nuclear _ korea.or fifth nuclear missile _ korea. this is north korea's fourth or fifth nuclear missile test - korea. this is north korea's fourth or fifth nuclear missile test in - korea. this is north korea's fourth or fifth nuclear missile test in the l or fifth nuclear missile test in the last couple of months. each time they had been testing we have seen a variety of skills and technologies being developed. today's is in many with advanced manoeuvring glide capabilities. all of this is showing that from a strategic and defense perspective, north korea's missile provocations and arsenal of threats is actually developing quite diversely. 0f is actually developing quite diversely. of course, from a geopolitical perspective, this is a way for them to get the attention of south korea. way for them to get the attention of south korea-— south korea. they have certainly got the attention — south korea. they have certainly got the attention of— south korea. they have certainly got the attention of the _ s

s. japan and south korea has been cold. they agreed to strength and cooperation. japan's prime minister is cancelling election events and condemning the tests. it's like your though it is very regrettable that the country has continued launching missiles since last month . the you couldn't sleep villa. i'd rather not predict north korea's intentions of firing the missiles from my point of view, but i think we must continue making efforts on grasping the situation and collecting information. katrina, you have the latest from beijing now. well, according to the south korean government, it took place at 10 17 am on tuesday, local time from the area in north korea on the coast known as sin pole. now this area is the base of north korean submarines. it has a naval shipping yard there as well. now what we don't know is whether dismissal was launched from the submarine. and if it was, this would be the 1st successful test of this technology by north korea, or whether it was fired from the test barge. as p young has done previously

so let me ask this, is there any way north korea and south korea will become one whole korea like germany date? isn't it high time they were united? safe? sure. i think that's the aspiration that the people of north korea and south korea would like to see. again, they are deficient. i think it has to do with politics and from north grades perspective it, everything basically rests on cam junglin decisions. so i think that is aspirational, not in that it's been shorted, but it's aspiration that it's something that we want to see, but it just takes steps to get there. what you know, that's going on behind the scenes that may well mean that no korean south career a talking to negotiating, they have relationship. what would you share with us? yes b b, i guess the irony or the realities of politics in any country is that you don't really hear about what's actually happening now until there's like a change in our generation. yeah. based. right. so based on what we know about been, are it's our interaction for up to this point. it's been very much one sided where software has been wanting to tal

, korea.a gift to demonstrate kim long-un's _ korea. it was a gift to demonstrate kim jong-un's loyalty _ korea. it was a gift to demonstrate kim jong-un's loyalty to _ korea. it was a gift to demonstrate kim jong-un's loyalty to his - korea. it was a gift to demonstratei kim jong-un's loyalty to his father. kim jong—un�*s loyalty to his father. that is why this act of terror was organised. that is why this act of terror was organised-— organised. the attempt failed. pyongyang _ organised. the attempt failed. pyongyang always _ organised. the attempt failed. pyongyang always denied - organised. the attempt failed. pyongyang always denied it. organised. the attempt failed. l pyongyang always denied it was involved. although some were caught along with all their kit, the kernel claims many agents infiltrated the society, including in the 1990s, the presidential office. that same decade, as thousands of north koreans starved in a disastrous famine, the colonel said the cash—strapped leader ordere

i think it is important for north korea _ south korea.i think it is important for north korea to speak to - south korea. i think it is important for north korea to speak to south | for north korea to speak to south korea, and to take president moon up on offers to provide assistance and aid across the border, because the situation is so dire, however, so far, beyond some brief dialogue, talking across the hotline that was created between the two countries we have not had a significant movement forward on unitarian —— humanitarian assistance. and that is a problem. the next president of south korea may not look so positively on that engagement with north korea. phil positively on that engagement with north korea-— positively on that engagement with north korea. phil robertson, thank ou so north korea. phil robertson, thank you so much _ north korea. phil robertson, thank you so much for— north korea. phil robertson, thank you so much forjoining _ north korea. phil robertson, thank you so much forjoining us - north korea. phil robertson, th

south korea is in the middle of a big diplomatic push to reengage, north korea, and the dean nuclear is ation process. this process completely stalled. under the previous u. s. trump, administration, and n boy from the u. s. reiterated a message to young young just yesterday on monday, saying that the u. s. has no hostile intent towards north korea and to on tuesday, the intelligence chiefs from south korea, japan and the us are expected to meet behind closed doors in sol. now, south korea is pushing for an official declaration to end the korean war, which is still still technically under way. so we don't know whether this missile launch was in response to this flurry of diplomatic activity. what is also interesting about the timing is that this week, in sole, is the opening of this big weapons trade for the a decade trade happening in so where a range of asian countries are doing their shopping for the latest new, high tech weapons. so those countries include south korea, so it could be that north korea is also responding to this event taking place this week. we'll leave it there. t

i don't thinki south korea and japan? i don't think i have — south korea and japan? south korea and japan? i don't think i have met a north - south korea and japan? i don't| thinki have met a north korean think i have met a north korean defector who has said that north korea would ever be willing to give up its nuclear weapons. i think it serves as a timely reminder to those who may be willing to negotiate and are looking to negotiate with north korea. remember, within the last few weeks kim jong—un has indicated that he might be willing to talk to seoul if conditions are met. and when it comes to that, i think seoul are looking and desperately hoping that the north will start to engage with them too. when it comes to disarmament, that might be a separate conversation. certainly north korea is under huge, strict international sanctions to try to get them to give up their nuclear weapons, to get them to give up their nuclearweapons, but to get them to give up their nuclear weapons, but within the last month alone they have tested four new weapons systems, which shows

, ., , weapons programme is in north korea? , ., korea? so, this looks to be a mess was — korea? was only _ korea? so, this looks to be a mess was only revealed - korea? so, this looks to be a mess was only revealed a - korea? so, this looks to be a| mess was only revealed a few weeks ago and a defence exhibition and peon yang. you have to be at a reasonably advanced stage to be launching these missiles from a submarine can watch it appears that north korea has done. it's all a little mysterious, frankly, because north korea has several submarine launched ballistic missile programmes running at the moment ends, which for a very small country with a tiny economy is, you know, a strange way to go about developing this kind of capability, especially when you consider that at the moment, they really only have one submarine capable of firing these kinds of ballistic missiles fall state so it's an odd sort of effort, this is a very short range missile which will have tactical use only, but as i say, stately mysterious the way they are going about it.— mysterious the way they are auoin

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what does south korea want to achieve? well, this launch system, once it's proven, and operational will have the potential to provide south korea's military with satellites that provide capability in terms of our intelligence surveillance, navigation communications. and one of the biggest initial advantages potentially with this system with the launch system is that it will provide south gray, the ability to put satellites into space that provide capability to, to, to have persistence surveillance over north korea. and this will give south korea the ability to monitor potential north korean launches of ballistic and cruise missiles and also to shape to shape a response. but this really is the 1st stage. so in the next few years, south korea plans to develop and start operating a series of space launch vehicles from the narrow space center. and the launch vehicles will be putting small satellites into low earth orbit um, further increasing south korea space defense capabilities. that's the plan and this is the 1st stage, ri

certainly, at the time north korea called the attempt that south korea made clumsy, saying their weaponsso there is a bit of an arms race between north and south korea, as well as all of these efforts to try and — certainly by the united states — it would be ongoing. in recent weeks, north korean state media have said they don't believe the united states is not hostile, they don't believe the offers for talks on the table, and have rejected it, but they certainly said that, in some releases, they may be willing to pursue some kind of peace with seoul if certain conditions are met. what we don't know yet as if seoul can meet those conditions and what is going on with regard to what north korea may be willing to offer in return. i think there is some movement going on within the peninsular as well as his weapons test. certainly, pyongyang seems to be more active than it has been in recent months despite being under strict economic sanctions and despite being under strict lockdown due to covid ten. thank you so much, the very latest on that story. —— covid-i9. donald trump has sought to pre

neighbours like south korea and japan? dictator who have said that north korea would ever be willing to give up its nuclear—weapons and i think it serves as a timely reminder to those who may be willing to negotiate and are looking to negotiate with north korea, remember within the last few weeks kimjong—un has indicated that he may be willing to talk to seoul if conditions are met and when it comes to that, i think seoul are looking and desperately hoping that the north will start to engage with them as well. when it comes to disarmament, that may be a separate conversation. certainly, north korea is under huge strict international sanctions to try to get them to give up their nuclear weapons, but within the last month alone they have tested four new weapons systems, which shows that even under dire economic conditions, which they are at the moment, they are able to continue to build weapons. it shows also the kind of activity the regime is willing to go to to survive, whether it comes to selling weapons or perhaps produc

it's in the middle of south korea's big diplomatic push to try to reengage north korea in the de nuclear zation process that stored under the previous u. s. administration under donald trump. and today on tuesday, the intelligence chiefs of the us, japan and south korea all met in saw to strengthen their corporation. so this could, this test could be in response to that meeting. and also it takes place. while in south korea, we have a weapons trade fir, the atx trade for taking place where various asian countries, including south korea shopping and looking to upgrade their defense systems. ok. katrina, you in beijing? thank you. i'll leave you there because i've got a, a guest to get some more contexts on this from singapore. it's great on web whose events and less than a research fellow at nan young at technological university. can you go and pull all those sort of strands together for me, the that the timing, the apparent type of miss style, the fact that it was possibly launch from a submarine, the location, all of those things. how does it all add up to i guess how concerned people s

her talk to the north korea or a. so is the pine administration's approach likely to bear fruit or in the future compared with, with the trumpet, ministrations approach to north korea? yeah, well actually, i mean, it's quite different because i mean, the tampon station is, is, i mean, i mean, it's not traditional. the, traditionally, the, the u, the u. s. grant started says that the, i am in the middle east east of 1st concern when, when they were in the war and china, russia. and then other thing like that, north korea, lily, and up the list. and so i was back there back in trump, ordering his speech on it while the, the nose coding became oh, a kind of priority because of these are trumps. are proceeding tourist, pull the ah diplomatic victory a but by them. i mean really seasons are politician while healy tongue to be, you know, theresa, us good instead. teddy. really good talk to professor benny, thanks indeed daniel care in. so thank mia. mars military is under increasing pressure to engage with its opponents nea

ah no korea says it's testified a new type of ballistic missiles from a submarine day off to south korea and japan detected our weapons launch. north korea made the announcement through state run media, which also released these pictures. it last tested such a weapon in 2019 washington. so i'm tokyo, have condemned the latest launch. the un security council will hold an emergency close door meeting on wednesday. these launches violate multiple un security council resolutions and our threat to the region we call m and t, p r k, to refrain from further provocations and engage in said stained and substantive dialogue and our commitment to the defense of the republic of korea and japan remains iron clad. these launches also underscore the urgent need for dialogue and diplomacy. our offer remains to meet anywhere any time without preconditions. so let's bring in robert kelly. he's a professor of political science and diplomacy at boose on national university and south korea. robert, good to see again. so if this is indeed new type of ballistic missiles from north korea, how worrying is this?

the u.s., japan and south korea are watcng closely. the u.s. condemned the luncheon said north korea should stop these provocations because that is how they see this, as a provocation and only the latest of several because north korea began to resume its weapons tests after quite a quiet spell. at the same time, it has been making offers of dialogue to south korea. so those who try to crack the code of north korea in haiti or think they see a a pattern, on the one hand trying to get the americans attentions with these weapons tests and to get south korea help pyongyang get what it wants with the united states, which is to ease sanctions. laura: diplomacy with north korea took quite a turn under president trump. who could forget the summit with kim jong-un? what is the biden approach? guest: that was very high-stakes and dramatic diplomacy and then collapsed,uch to the disappointment of north korea because kim jong-un thought he was on his way to getting those sanctions lifted. the biden administration has a much more low-key approach. officials

south korea says north korea has launched at least one ballistic missile into the sea of japan. it says the weapon may have been designed for submarine launches, a trilateral meeting of intelligence chiefs from the u. s. japan and south korea as being cold. they agreed to strength and cooperation is under the age. that is very regrettable that the country has continued launching missiles since last month. the you couldn't sleep villa. i'd rather not predict north korea's intentions of firing the missiles from my point of view. but i think we must continue making efforts on grasping the situation and collecting information. but it's katrina you has that. i just now from bay ging, we have conflicting reporting as to exactly what happened. south korea says one missile was launched a bit. japan says true missiles were launched, and at least one of those missiles could have been launched from a submarine. now, if that's the case, this will be the 1st time north korea has successfully test launched a missile from a submarine. previously, they only did so from test borders. now, shortl

for north korea what does that mean?define it usually, nick, to refer to sanctions as well as the criticism of their human rights record. the fact that the united states maintains forces on the peninsula and nuclear arm ma meant which the north koreans consider to be a threat. but the north koreans have long desired the united states to lift this so-called hostile policy and in recent weeks have been turning more and more to addressing the strait of war on the peninsula and a desire to see that state of war ended as one of the measurements by which they'd evaluate whether or not the united states had lifted its hostile policy. >> reporter: that's what north korea wants. south korea is in washington today. what does it want the u.s. to do? >> the national security advisor has met with the north koreans almost more than any other south korean diplomat and what he's looking to try to get out of the biden administration is a willingness for the biden administration to put something new on the table in order to get dialogue w

south korea is accelerating. it's a military capabilities because it has less and less trust in the united states, particularly after the reign of donald trump. just a final thought to david, japan's new prime minister female casita says japan would respond resolutely to this missile launch from the north. how worried our regional players like japan to these up and down tensions on the korean peninsula? are there quite worried that the relationship between north korea and japan? i have been mainly down over the last decade, the nautilus, japanese have made really strong efforts to try and reach out to north korea. they've been robust almost at every turn. and this, these missile launches are really aimed more at not at south korea, the traditional frontline, the enemy of north korea or the united states. but at japan and other countries in the region. but the japanese are quite worried and they should be they would certainly really good to get your thoughts. thank you very much and even talking to us. thank you.

of north korea. around there, the missile is reported again, this is what the south koreans assigned to a fly about 450 kilometers in exactly which direction we dont know or botch bats. your range effectively are 450 kilometers from that launch point. it's sort of puts it in that arc with in the sea of japan. the military says, the military says the weapon may have actually been designed for launch from a submarine. all of north korea's reported to testify ballistic missiles in the last month intelligence chase in the us, japan and south korea held a meeting there, agreeing to strengthen the cooperation. really, japan's prime minister cancelled election events and returned to tokyo to assess the situation. though that is very regrettable that the country has continued launching missiles since last month. over the you thought you see, i'd rather not predict north korea's intentions of firing the missiles from my point of view, but i think we must continue making efforts on grasping the situation and c

back in 2009, he was a high—profile defender in south korea. gift i to demonstrate kim jong-un's loyalty to his father. that's why this act of terror was organised. the attempt failed. pyongyang always denied it was involved. although some were caught, along with all their kit, the colonel claims agents infiltrated many areas of south korean society, including in the early 1990s, the presidential office. this level of starvation is unprecedented... that same decade, as thousands of north koreans staffed in a disastrous famine, the colonel said the cash—strapped leader ordered him to produce and sell illegal drugs. translation: i brought three foreigners into north korea . and built a base to produce crystal meth. all the money into north korea belongs to kimjong il and kim jong—un. with that money, he built villas, bought cars, bought food, get clothes, enjoy the luxuries. as pyongyang stepped up its weapons programme, it too became a way to raise funds. translation: | know - that the operations department made arms deals with iran. as for the

north korea has reopened communications with south korea after cutting ties early this year.ea's unification ministry confirms north korea responded on a hotline early monday morning. the link has been reactivated. north korean leader kim jong-un vowed to restore the hotlines with the south during a speech last week. i'm joined now by paula hancocks in seoul, south korea. so, paula, what is the significance of all of this? how long might these lines of communication remain open given what has happened in the past? >> reporter: it's a good question, rosemary. it's an impossible one to answer, i'm' frayed. it is certainly the case that these hotlines have been used by north korea in the past to show their displeasure of something south korea has done. they were functioning then in june of last year they were cut off because they were unhappy about propaganda booms. then in july of this year they were reinstated an there was much optimism along with some revelations that the leaders of the two koreas had actually been exchanging letters for a few months but then that only lasted

nothing that they are united states or south korea can offer north korea will substitute for the kind from having a nuclear arsenal what the united states ought to be talking about with north korea is stabilisation of billy and arms control effort rather than a disarmament effort and i think if talks move in that direction then i think there is a prospect that we can achieve a certain kind of stability and some control in the korean peninsula. haifa in the korean peninsula. how important — in the korean peninsula. how important is _ in the korean peninsula. how important is china _ in the korean peninsula. how important is china in - in the korean peninsula. how important is china in this - important is china in this equation and the pressure that beijing is possibly able to apply on the north korean regime? apply on the north korean reuime? ., , apply on the north korean reuime? . , ., , regime? ultimately china is the auarantor regime? ultimately china is the guarantor of — regime? ultimately china is the guarantor of north _ regime? ultimately china is the guarantor of north korea'

korea. so clearly north korea does time these to correspond to certain events that are happening. also an exhibition this week here in south korea looking at the air power of south korea. we have heard from kim jong-un himself a week ago saying south korea is being hypocritical by pushing its own weapons program forward while criticizing the north. isa? >> timing certainly interesting. paula hancocks for us in seoul. good to see you. >>> now, we are now learning new details about the urgent effort to free 17 kidnapped missionaries in haiti. the wall street journal citing a top haitian official reports the gang that abducted the group is seeking $17 million for their release. a team of u.s. officials is in haiti working with local authorities. haitians angry over the kidnappings as well as surge in violence are taking part in a strike to demand action from the government. cnn's matt rivers is in the capital where he says people are expressing their frustration. take a listen to this. >> repor

north korea's nuclear deterrent is tied to kim jong—un's survival.tish police are dropping a review of sexual assault allegations by an american woman, virginia giuffre, against prince andrew. the spy who fed me. the fbi says it has uncovered a plot to sell a national secret concealed in a sandwich. after more than 100 days of lockdown, new south wales begins to open up, providing you've had the jab. and new research warns that the loss of biodiversity risks tipping the world into ecological meltdown. hello. a very warm welcome to the programme. kim jong—un will never give up his nuclear weapons, according to a former senior officer in north korea's spy agencies. colonel kim kuk—song defected from north korea in 2014, says he was involved in targeted attacks and assassinations and even built an illegal drug slab for the leader. in an exclusive interview with the bbc has been speaking to our correspondent in seoul, laura bicker. laura joins us now. what more did we learn from this rather exceptional interview? i have 5 - ent exceptional interview? i h

it's in the middle of south korea is big diplomatic. push to try to reengage north korea in the d nuclear zation process that stored under the previous us administration under donald trump. and today on tuesday, the intelligence chiefs of the us, japan and south korea all met insole to strengthen their cooperation. so this could, this test could be in response to that meeting. and also it takes place. while in south korea, we have a weapons trade said the a dex trade. that taking place where various asian countries, including south korea shopping and looking to upgrade the defense systems still ahead on the news hour. just what his facebook's met over is all about. we look at how hiring $10000.00 work is in europe, could be the future for the social media jives. i'm mclaughlin grima, the country dotted with the bonded u. s. military bases and other affairs that the retreating ice club may release toxic waste. they thought stay trapped for years, and rival clubs try to brand new castle from gaining an advantage after their big money take over. we don't have the details in sports to stay wi

to european central ism in, south korea says north korea has launched at least one ballistic missile into the sea of japan. and says, the weaponry may have been designed for submarine launches has been a trilateral meeting of intelligence chase from the us, japan and south korea. they have agreed to strengthen their cooperation more from katrina, you in beijing. we have conflicting reports as to exactly what happened. south korea says, one missile was launched a bit. japan says true missiles were launched, and at least one of those missiles could have been launched from a submarine. now, if that's the case, this will be the 1st time north korea has successfully test launched a missile from a submarine. previously, they only did so from test bulges. now, shortly after the launch, south korea security council met there were they were deeply alarmed by this incident. they expressed deep regrets, echoing the japanese prime minister's sentiments. later we had a response from the u. s. government using strong language condemning the test, and urging the north korea to refrain from any d, s

so north korea calling on south korea not to have double standards. that, there could be better relations going forward. we even heard hints of another summit from pyongyang. >> it is interesting that they have reopened lines of communication, but state media say it's south korea that must repair relations and resolve issues. so what happens when these lines of communication are open, does anything get done? >> reporter: well, these lines, for example, the military hotlines, are effectively to make sure there's no miscalculation, no misinformation, and no inadvertent start of tensions. so they have a call in the morning at 9:00 a.m., another call in the afternoon at 4:00 p.m., just to make sure that there is communication between the two koreas, and the south korean side said today they wanted to make sure and said to north korea, if there is an issue, we need continued communication between the two koreas. north korea did agree to that. so it's just to make sure that nothing goes awry. michael? >> yeah. paula, thank you, as always. paula hancocks the

laura: we turn to north korea.r intelligence officer tells the bbc he does not believe kim jong-un willver give up nuclear weapons. the colonel who defected said he was involved in everything from assassinations to spying. he has in speaking exclusively to laura bicker. reporter: for decades, one family maintained rule -- a brutal grip on north korea. occasionally, some slip through their grasp and reveal their secrets. >> north korea's intelligent see -- intelligence agency is the eyes, ears and brain of the supreme leader. reporter: colonel kim kuk-song defected in 2014, but has now for the first time decided to speak out. >> there are many cases where i directed spies to go to north korea on missions. many cases. reporter: he claims kim jong-un gave in order to kill off one of the leaders -- leader's main critics. in 2009 he was a high profile defector in south kea. >> it was a gift to demonstrate loyalty to his father. that is why this act of terro was organized. reporter: the attempt failed. pyongyang always d

should i get a, doha, the top stories on al jazeera, south korea says that north korea has fired a ballistic missile from submarine japan's prime minister said the pyongyang had fired 2 missiles fo casita, who's in the middle of an election campaign, cancelled all his events. and his return to tokyo to assess the situation. north korea's conducted a series of weapons tests in recent weeks. as i go, he said, it is very regrettable that the country has continued launching missiles since last month. that doesn't mean you couldn't sleep villa. i'd rather not predict north korea's intentions of firing the missiles from my point of view, but i think we must continue making efforts on grasping the situation and collecting information, put it on out from out as here as katrina you, his monitoring developments from beijing. they said so far, there have been no damage or casualties noted, but they are assessing the situation. now we 1st heard about this, michelle launch from the south korean government who said that the launch took place at 10. 17 am local time from the area in north korea known as sh

what north korea is saying is south korea is doing the same and they've told them to abandon their, quote, double standards and delusion. south korea has been increasing the new weapons launches and tests. submarine launched ballistic missile having been tested in recent weeks. what north korea is saying is there could be improved relations and even floating the idea of a possible another summit between the two leaders, something which moon jae-in would be happy. >> good news. let's see how long it lasts. thank you very much. good seeing you. >>> now the u.s. is urging beijing to de-escalate after reports the main land keeps sending more planes into the air defense. they saw a record number of incursions. and they scrambled their own aircraft and air defenses. for the latest will ripley. why are we seeing an increase in incursions across taiwan? is this a miss calculation? is it being read as a provocation? consider it's interesting because beijing never says why they do this. it's interesting. they mark their national day of celebrations. they're in the middle of a holiday period so we c

the united states and south korea are calling for com nearly a week after north korea test find a new type of ballistic missile. the u. s. envoy for north korea is in sol for meetings with south korea and officials. pyongyang says it won't return to talk until washington drops what it calls hostile policies from the fuel. from government today i had serious in depth discussions with representative kim, over the proposal for an end of war declaration. we reconfirmed our shared stance that were willing to discuss all matters, including north korea's interests, wants to dialogue with north korea resumes. as u. s. government has been expressing its willingness to talk and we hope that north korea response to this as soon as possible. we call the dca to seize these other bases and other different identities. and is that engage in dialogue? remain ready to meet with rebekah without leaving? and we had me in the united states. i was no. oh, wait, hold on positively. wow. probably kelly's with us to talk about this now, professor of political science and diplomacy. it was on national universi

. 50 current one. -- new leader of south korea.— south korea.n the run-up - south korea. so this is after a few tests in the run-up to - south korea. so this is after a j few tests in the run-up to this few tests in the run—up to this olive branch as it were so if you put it into context for us, laura? fix, you put it into context for us, laura? �* , ., ., , you put it into context for us, laura? , ., , ., laura? a number of reasons for these missile _ laura? a number of reasons for these missile test _ laura? a number of reasons for these missile test and - laura? a number of reasons for. these missile test and remember pyongyang has shown off four new weapon systems in a month and that is =— shows how precisely pyongyang is able to continue producing new weapons, despite being under these strict international sanctions. and they test these it is clear that have weapons to test but yes, it's also pressuring seoul and washington to say look, we have the upper hand and if you want us to stop testing you had better give us something. it looks like

and south korea are again pressing north korea to refrain from any further missile test stays after it said it find a new type of ballistic missile. the, with envoy for north korea's in sol for meetings about those tests. and also the long running stalemate in nuclear diplomacy, north korea's refusing to return to talks until the u. s. drops what it calls hostile policies. woodland villa phone goes on today. i had serious in depth discussions with representative kim over their proposal for an end of war declaration. we reconfirmed our shared stance that we are willing to discuss all matters, including north korea's interests, wants to dialogue with north korea resumes. as u. s. government has been expressing its willingness to talk and we hope that north korea response to this as soon as possible. we call in the b r a, to seize these obligations and other different identities. and is that engage in dialogue? we made ready to meet with rebekah without plaintiff and we had me that the united states was no. oh, wait for the response. positively. wow. with his robert kelly, professor of po

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south korea is also in the top 10.a expected to show cpi will rise above 2%, which would bolster the case for a rehike this year. shery: and of course we continue to watch as those implications on inflations, central-bank decisions, mean for the broader market. as we continue to head down across asia we are talking about the nikkei. being at the lowest level since august. it is seeing its worst day since june already and falling for a seventh consecutive session. we're seeing the japanese yen holding at that 110 level while the kospi is now on track for a correction, falling about 10% from its july record, its worst day since february. not surprising given we continue to see that pressure on tech with valuation concerns, not to mention those ongoing hearings in parliament. also downside for the asx 200 and stocks. coming up, we get the outlook for china's real estate sector amid fears of evergrande contagion with the head of property research. haidi: that is it from daybreak asia. markets coverage continues. we are loo

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ah, north korea confirms its test fired a new type of ballistic missile from a submarine. the white house warns against what it calls further provocations. ah, who walking all to 0 life from headquarters is el. i'm daddy navigator also coming up a haitian gang that abducted us on canadian missionaries demand $17000000.00 for their release. a u. s. committee investigating january's capitol hill riots. votes to whole. donald trump's long time aids de bannon and contempt of congress. and the months after le palma's volcano sorted, erupting farmers tell us how they are bracing for a long term pain, even after that latter stops. ah! hello, the un security council will hold an emergency closed door meeting or north korea on wednesday, the session was requested by the us on britain after north korea test far as a new type of ballistic missile from a submarine. north korea made the announcement through state run media, which also released these pictures. it last tested such a weapon in 2019 washington, so on tokyo, have condemned the latest launch. these launches, violate multiple