million. just korea -- $500 million. just this year— korea -- $500 million. just this year alone _ koreaillion. jut this year alone north korea has filed —— fired more missile than ever before and last night or this morning we saw the news reports of north korea firing two more short—range missiles. we need to tell our government, the biden administration has to send a strong message that you have to stop doing this. and work with the united states, otherwise there will be more sanctions against you and we just want our government to send a strong message. we cannotjust send a strong message. we cannot just tell them north korea, kimjong—un, come to cannot just tell them north korea, kim jong—un, come to the table anytime, anywhere, under no condition. we need to put a condition there. you need to stop your nuclear weapons programme. if our international community is willing to provide the humanitarian assistance so we can help stop more people in north korea from starving to death, then you need to work with us. ,., death, then you need to work with us. ., with us. our reporting also sh

finally, though, the north crossed the line and invaded south korea. 1950, in an attempt to korea under the control the south koreans were weak, unprepared. they had been occupied. the japanese for 30, 50 years, and america saw this movement as a part of communist effort to turn the cold war from a war of words, a war of guns, and the need was felt the need was to show them that we could do. and truman managed to get the united nations agree to this. and he sent troops to protect the south once the south had been protected, they had truman and macarthur and a few others decided to go ahead to face the job. so they moved north north korea, which upset the chinese, and eventually the chinese moved in. and in joined the north koreans to push back. and so the war ends almost exactly the same spot it began the debacle in line runs almost parallel to the dividing between the two countries. nobody the land. nobody wanted any people. nobody wanted any resource. all they did was decide to stop fighting. of course, they never had a peace treaty. there's still still war, clinton said in one of his

and i was born in north korea. the very, very first thing that i learned from my schoolteachers were how horrible american --. by the way, that was same word, american pastors, same words. even in my book, it was like there are four or make ambassadors. you can't two of them. how american masters left to kill. and we don't have internet in those cave. we don't even know what that is. so the only idea of america that i could understand from my teachers were this screw posters. we're american monsters. they were cold blooded reptile. they were like pulling teeth out of our women eating our children, torturing our people. and my school teachers were telling me, you are so lucky because you have our dear leader, ding dong, protecting us from these horrible americans. that's why we had we were so lucky that we had nothing to envy in this work. and now i to america. and the first time i was looking at americans first of all before, even i was thinking about propaganda. i was thinking why everybody looked the same here. e

just this year alone north korea _ korea? just this year alone north korea has— korea?fired i korea? just this year alone j north korea has fired more missiles than ever before, and just last night, or this morning we saw the news reports of north korea firing two more short—range missiles. we need to tell our biden administration, they have to a strong message that you have to stop doing this, and work with the united states otherwise they will be more sanctions against you, and we just want our government to send that strong message. we cannotjust tell them north korea, kim jong—un, come to the table, anytime, anywhere, under no condition. we need to put conditions they are, we need to stop the nuclear weapons programme if our international communities will not provide humanitarian assistance, so we can help stop more people in north korea starving to death, they need to work with us. fire they need to work with us. are reporting _ they need to work with us. are reporting also _ they need to work with us. are reporting also shows there is growing discontent within the

north korea has two borders. with south korea is closed because the two countries are technically still at war. it's the most heavily fortified border in the world, known as the demilitarised zone. to the north is a vast 1,300km border with china. through closing its borders, north korea not only stopped people from leaving and entering the country, but it cut off trade. i work on construction projects. often, we have to work late into the night, and i sleep at the site. this person, who we're calling chan ho, lives near the chinese border with his family. i wouldn't be able to survive if my wife didn't work at the market. food supplies are so low, people have started dying. it's been so long since we received government rations. we somehow survive on what little food there is but it's hard not knowing how much longer we will live in this pinched poverty. the future is dark. hundreds of miles away, in the relative luxury of the capital, pyongyang, lives a woman we're calling ji yeon. in the morning, i put the ric

i mean use asia, how culture and young people are contributing to improve relations between south korea and japan. that's appears by energy i'll see at the top in itself by the i have to say there's to us the that's why i listen to their stories. the reporter, every weekend on d w, the interest, the global economy portfolio dw business be here's a closer look out the project. to analyze the flight for market dominance with dw business beyond the business the the news issue coming up today, south korea and japan's new phones close this for us to traditions have given way to increased engagement in the recent months, driven in, followed by appreciation of each other's culture, but most of the larger reasons behind this rep for small between the east asian nations. we haven't sold for answers. the name to be sure i believe us line, but a to volcano, to offer attributes and the whole of good luck. the 5 digit manager, you're welcome to the the news aisha. glad you could join us. the past few months have seen increased diplomatic activity between japan and south korea on a scale. not seen in

today's, in south korea, this is kim, kill. oops, japanese alter ego tanika, has helped to lighten the mood between these 2 neighbors. doing it with psalms and jokes office by total, the demons that i'm doing for young people like us, we don't think about reasons to be friends. we just become friends. and so what about those reasons? why we don't become friends of someone because they have such and good qualities, but because with the same people, i don't do any settings looking at it the same. his sympathetic portrayal has become an online here. he has a 100000 subscribers on youtube. turning in to watch tanika devour koreans not on saudis is paying to see him live and pass in on stage till i see his die hard funds. see his success has done much to heal the historic rift in recent years. or the airborne will not have enjoyed the japanese cultural since i was young. i hope people on. so when i reminded about japan and hope it can be an opportunity to unite and i couldn't hear about this and as soon as i started talking, so we g

south korea and japan's new phone. so those, this for us to traditions have given way to increased engagement in recent months, driven in, followed by appreciation of each other's culture. but most of the larger reasons behind this rep for small between the east asian nations. we haven't sold for answers. stands in indonesia, i believe us climbing active volcano, to offer attributes and the whole of good luck, the hi british manager. you're welcome to the the news aisha. glad you could join us. the past few months have seen increased diplomatic activity between japan and south korea on a scale not seen in yes subsidy and president humans. a girl and japanese prime minister from york is she to have visited each of those countries. and senior defense officials met just last week in single full diplomatic engagement that appears to have sizable support. according to a survey, especially among young people and culture appears to be of the core of that engagement. rage pull tests, product boy coats a national trade disputes

that brings in japan and south korea together. the most certainly the, but with the rise of china and china becoming more searches and with the rise of will board diplomacy as people are on the single of the past few years. there have been a lot of concerns about china is rising as a certain this in the region and the costs are 3 japan have a lot of common, haven't they have a lot of commonalities when it comes to industries and they're competing against china right now. and of course, because they're starting a lot with the u. s. and there's a lot of sheets, a back and forth between washington and beijing sold in tokyo, especially under the current governments. have all have the impotence they have the need motivation to try to get close together. but whether or not this is going to be a long term sort of factor that will help that will keep relations improving and preparatory . it as a different matter altogether because we got to remember that china has always been there when we talked about 510 or 12 years ago. china, it has b

korea — hopefully in concert with south korea.two countries as well as of course _ those two countries as well as of course with the us. we those two countries as well as of course with the us.— course with the us. we will be keein: course with the us. we will be keeping an _ course with the us. we will be keeping an eye _ course with the us. we will be keeping an eye on _ course with the us. we will be keeping an eye on the - course with the us. we will be keeping an eye on the summitj course with the us. we will be - keeping an eye on the summit but for the moment, thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank the moment, thank you very much for coming on the programme. now let's turn to the debt ceiling in the us. we've been talking about it here for months on the context and the consequences of a us debt default, but crisis averted. last night, the us senate approved a bill with 63 votes in favour and 36 opposed. and in the last hour, we have learnt thatjoe biden will be signing it into law as soon as tomorrow. so the

at the start of the pandemic, north korea sealed its borders.e now know next to nothing about what's been happening inside the country. sometimes, people describe north korea as a black hole of information, and that black hole has become significantly darker over the last few years. for months, we've been communicating in secret with three people who've risked their lives to expose the disaster unfolding. we've used animations and actors to illustrate their words... these days, watching and sharing foreign videos is severely punished. one wrong move and you're facing execution. ..and a desperate struggle for survival. food supplies are so low, i people have started dying. i want to live in a society where we don't starve, where my neighbours are alive, and where we don't have to spy on each other. i've been working as the bbc�*s correspondent in seoul forjust over a year, and for all the time i've been here, north korea's borders have been shut. i knew these border closures would be having a big impact on people's lives... ..so, when i arrived,

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he says kwon could face jail time and trial in korea on both south korea and the united states. of capital markets over the collapse of his stablecoin terra usd. >> this is the largest financial fraud or financial securities fraud case that has ever happened in south korea. so we are expecting the maximum sentence to be handed down, which up until now was probably 40 years in prison. we are expecting it to be more than that. vonnie: do kwon has denied montenegrin charges of using forged documents. it is representative said the charges are unfounded and rejected allegations from prosecutors in seoul. his lawyer could not be reached to comment about the scenario. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am vonnie quinn. and this is bloomberg. haidi: we look ahead to india's upcoming decision on rates and analysis coming from dbs bank. china is defending banks against a weaker u.s. dollar. we will have the details ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ thanks to avalara, we can calculate sales

technical state of war with north korea, every able bodied south korea man is expected to serve around roughly 2 years of mandatory military service and this is no exception for b t. s. members. and starting at the end of last year, 2 members of bts have already joined the military gen and j hope. and the rest of the members are likely to start military service around 2023. but there are other uncertainties besides military service. because even before the member started going into the military service, last year around summer beach has members announced that they will put group activities on hold for reasons that they weren't. they didn't elaborate into. but, you know, they implied the, the constant stream of activities head straight on their, their, their self as individuals. and there's other uncertainties like they're contract renewal with hype agency. their company is going to be in 2025, but it's unclear which way that will go. but at least from the company's perspective, will this be temporary, likely. so, and the agency says that the ts will reform again around 2025. i just wan

the south korea? i sent a briefing and happy anniversary escape of supergroup bts tons 10 festivities for the boy band into the fireworks dining. so landmarks the band signature, color purple, and even a special post. it's time to mark the occasion video, so i've got them for you on hire. to some members of their ministry duties. but that ami a fans are very much out in force. souls landmarks lift purple to celebrate the decade of south korea's most successful musical act. the b t. s is more than just a boy band. its role in driving the explosion of global interest in korean culture has made it a source of national pride cartoon that, i mean, you don't, i'm so proud to be a citizen of the same country as be to use. now anywhere i go when i say i'm from korea, people always welcome me. so i'm very proud of them and happy. the little tucks it'll puts us in the that with fans all over the world. the 7 member band is credited for surgeon popularity of cape pop. before going on a hiatus in 2022 b t. s brok

anchor: obviously not easy to be communicating with people inside north korea.ense of how you want about communicating with citizens inside the country. -- give us a sense of how you went about communicating with citizens inside the country. correspondent: it is difficult so what we had to do is we had to work with this organization which has a network of sorts is in the country and these sources were able to find people who wanted to be interviewed by us but then we had to get the questions to them via the sources on the sources had to rely the answers and the answers were sent back and hundreds -- in hundreds of installment because it was too risky to send one entire answer on it's on because if the government found out that any of these people who talk to us, found them out, there was a possibility they would be killed because people in north korea are forbidden to talk with people outside the country especially journalists, so without that throughout this process we have gone through huge measures to keep these people safe and protecting their identities has

— in north korea.nths these sources _ in north korea. four months these sources help - in north korea. four months these sources help deliver. in north korea. four months. these sources help deliver our questions and relay our answers, because if the government knew people were talking to us they would likely be killed. this isji yeon, who lives in the north korean capital pyongyang, the wealthiest part of the country. she tells us even here supplies are running dangerously low. once i didn't eat for two days. i thought i was going to die in my sleep at night. my husband and i survived by thinking ten more days, and then another ten days, thinking, if something happens, we might starve, but at least we will feed our kids. there are lots of beggars now. if they are lying down, we check them and usually find they're dead. there are others who kill themselves at home or disappear into the mountains. what these people are telling us evokes memories of the devastating famine of the late 1990s, known as the

. >>> japan, south korea, and the united states are condemning north korea's latest missile launch. two ballistic missiles were fired on thursday. both are believed to have landed in japan's exclusive economic zone. the statement came from the secretary-general of japan's national security secretariat, the u.s. national security advisor jake sullivan, and south korea's national security advisor. it emphasizes the launch demonstrates the threat north korea's unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs pose to the region, international peace, and security. the statement says the u.s. reaffirms its security commitment to japan and south korea. it also refers to a meeting of the three officials in tokyo on thursday ahead of the missile launch. it explains they discuss ways to enhance trilateral cooperation, which they affirmed will not be shaken by provocations. >>> now, concerns are growing among fishers operating in the sea of japan. officials from japan's western prefecture of totori say grab fishers heard a loud noise thursday night around the time north kore

reporter: at the stars of the pandemic, north korea completely -- start of the pandemic, north koreaetely sealed its borders. these pictures released by the regime are all people have been able to see. authorities even stopped food and medicine from tossing the border. in south korea, we began to get rerts of chronic food shortages so we teamed up with an organization here. they have sources inside the country who were able to get our questions to people. this is jiyun who lives in the wealthiest part of the country. she says that even here, supplies are running dangerously low. >> once i did not eat for two days. i thought i was going to die in my sleep at night. my husband and i survived by inking 10 more days and then another 10 days. thinking that if something happens, you might starve but at least we will feed our kids. there are lots of beggars now. if they are lying down, we checked them and usually find they are dead. there are others who kill themselves at home or disappear into the mountains. lewis: you put these findings to the north korean government and the dprk. represe

bbc put our reporting to north korea -- on north korea to the u.s.swoman young kim, a republican from. california. . she shares the house foreign affairs committee. >> we have a dictato does not care what his people are going through, starving them to death, keeping them in the prison system. they need to improve on that, and make sure that they work with the u.s., get the international community to come in, with the humanitarian assistance, so we can help those individuals from starving to death. >> you can see more of the bbc'exclusive reportings on north korea on our website. prince former prime minister, boris johnson has been found to commit a contempt of parlient over his behavior during covid lockdowns, it is the first time in british history that such a chargeas been held against the prime minister. mr. johnson deliberately and repeatedly misled mps about parties in 10 downing street one coronavirus lockdown measures were in place. the committee would have recommended some -- suspending him for 90 days if he had not already sent down from the

north korea isn't able to rovide do they? north korea isn't able to provide enough — do they? _ do they? north korea isn't able to provide enough food to feed i do they? north korea isn't able to provide enough food to feed all. provide enough food to feed all of its people so it does need to import some of its food. the staggering thing was when it closed its borders, it actually stopped for a long time even food and medicine from crossing the border. it stopped freight trains from coming into the country. this is one of the reasons, one of many reasons why we think people have been left short of food. to hear more from those north korean people you can watchjean mackenzies documentary, north korea the insiders. it's on bbc two tonight at seven p:m.. 0r on bbc iplayerfor those watching outside the uk it will be shown on bbc news this weekend. you are watching bbc news. thousands ofjunior doctors in thousands of junior doctors in england thousands ofjunior doctors in england have walked out the latest round of strikes in a dispute of a the british medical association has gone

mail. 0k. human rights north korea. mail. 0k- that's— human rights north korea. mail. ok.at's quite sobering. - human rights north korea. mail. ok. that's quite sobering. you l ok. that's quite sobering. you should not be reprimanded, let alone jails are executed for consuming foreign media. they are very serious violations of human rights and in fact in the past the commission of enquiry of the un has said that these can in many cases amount to crimes against humanity. omits the fear, there _ crimes against humanity. omits the fear, there are _ crimes against humanity. omits the fear, there are small- crimes against humanity. omits the fear, there are small signsl the fear, there are small signs that people's loyalty to the regime �*s waning. before covid, people view kim jong—un positively. people view kim jong-un positively-— people view kim jong-un ositivel . ~ , ., ,, positively. we hope perhaps that he would _ positively. we hope perhaps that he would rule _ positively. we hope perhaps that he would rule in - positively. we hope perhaps that he would rule in a - posi

we know that south korea has found several parts of that fail launch. how concerned with north korea be about using nice pods to none about the technology, the origins of where some of the pots are coming from and so on. to the very fact that the ruling party some on the general and being so the workers party in the for the 2nd time in the 1st half of 2023 is a clear reflection on the subject concern. because usually north korea's workers party who is the general meetings once a year at most twice a year. but now he's still on the meeting for the 3rd time in the 1st half of the 2023 and a in the immediate aftermath of the fame bunch above the satellite. so that they reflect so deep concern. because south korea, united states, japan learning the unit and out of the north way as icbm technology. so if these 3 countries will have a clear understanding of where north korea is icbm kate capability is this a then it will aggressively on their minds the bargaining lab result, north korea. an interesting, but you don't think it could. the tub peeling young from

and growing concerns about north korea. >> speaking of north korea, japan was on high alert when pyongyang launched a suspected ballistic missile. how are the delegates reacting there? >> reporter: well, the launch was deemed a failure by pyongyang, but it has vowed to conduct a second launch as soon as possible. experts suggest pyongyang is expecting to make up for the failed attempt. they are likely to condemn north korea's actions. >> aiko, there's speculation over whether or not a meeting will be held between the u.s. and china defense chiefs over the weekend. how likely do you think it will happen? >> reporter: well, speculation is, indeed, high. earlier this week, washington revealed beijing declined an invitation by the u.s. for a meeting of this nature. this comes after u.s. president biden recently said he expects a thaw in the frosty relations to come shortly. washington views china's rising military, economy and technology as the most serious challenge to the international order. tensions between the two powers have flared over the alleged chinese spy balloon that flew over the

what are some of the challenges facing south korea's economy?ina's slower than expected recovery, and manufacturing, surely that's had some kind of impact? there's a little bit of an impact, when you look at some of the export data out of korea at the margin, there's been a weakness in the tech product sector that's offset some of the strength we've seen in exports in autos and in europe. but the external backdrop is quite challenging because of the lack of global demand. i think the other challenge in korea is obviously household debt is not only high, but it picked up a lot over the last couple years, and after a rate hike by the bok, the tightening is certainly weighing on economic activity given that 80% of household debt is floating, so if that'll obviously be a concern. so even though we've had a bit of upside impact with the reopening of the services sector, that's being offset by the fact that the private consumption in korean households is offset by a deleveraging that's also been happening, and the weight of that tightening. sri lanka

how common do you think these stories are in north korea?ell of course, we only communicated with three people, but we did our best to try and get what we felt was a representative snapshot, we spoke to three different people from three different parts of the country, varying ages who were different professions, to try and give us as full a picture as we could, and we have spoken to some of the other camps in pyongyang, those living across the border, but ultimately we only have their stories to go on but they do paint a picture, one that is more troubling than what we imagined, than we imagined, the food situation in particular is worse than i think people had realised, we had heard reports that people perhaps were starving to death in north korea but the fact that we went and spoke to three people and two of them were able to say to us that their neighbours had starved to death, i think shows you how serious the situation is and certainly people we have spoken to have said this probably is more serious than we realised and the food situati

that is, i think that this is a pancake attack against north korea, this is not against north korea,china, yes. what they say we like they certainly know for sure about this i am between the americans about china's support for north korea we know about, so stop doing it. they cannot say directly. yes , damn it conditionally, damn it, as they say, the following stop supporting north korea if you want to build some nice things, i think it's much easier, damn , you should have come out and said he was a powerful strong. guy is very strictly strong, as for last year's manure it is already good. so he behaved hard, sitting us everything that you saw in the photo. and the fact that i was sitting on the side of a fixed chair. this is complete bullshit, because i told him, and about korea and about putin, i told him everything, let me think, that's all, you see, that's all, that china supports north korea, he supports since the emergence of north korea, for which china fought for nothing. it hasn't changed in these 70 years. no, it has changed. you see, everything is stable in china, north k

military, north korea is as it will fly again soon to fulfill its ambition. of putting its 1st military surveillance satellites into obits with lead a kim, john guns influential sista kim jo jones condemning the us and its allies for century north korea's efforts. while she says, sending thousands of satellites into space themselves, it comes as us defense secretary lloyd austin is in the region meeting with these japanese counterparts in tokyo, in north korea's dangerous and the stabilizing nuclear and missile programs. right in the peace and stability in the region and violate international law. we stand with our japanese at our ok allies in the face of north korea's continued publications, including yesterday is claimed space, lunch. the united states will take all necessary measures to secure, to ensure the security of our homeland and the defense of our allies. and also re abundance commitment to acquiring new weapon systems that would have been on thinkable under its post world war 2, pacifists tradition together with the west and south korea. the 3 all

the north korea satellite program.old me his team of 300 scientists was working nonstop to make north korea a space superpower. what can you say to the world to prove this is not a ballistic missile program in disguise? >> why would we have intentions to drop nuclear bombs on the world, including the united states? the researcher said at the time, eight years and a barrage of missile tests later, north korean scientists learn more from every launch. failure brings kim closer to success. perhaps a sign of how confident kim jong-un is, north korea releasing images of a launch. he is confident he will have a satellite orbiting the earth. he wants to develop a hypersonic missile and submarine, icbms that can be launched without warning and nuclear-capable missiles with multiple warheads. will ripley, cnn, taipei. >>> sudan's armed forces have suspended participation in the talks in jeddah. they are accusing military forces of violating the latest truce, that was extended on monday. in the month and a half since the civil w

s maritime safety agency adopted a resolution condemning north korea's missile launches. now the government in pyeongyang is pushing back. it denounlced the resolution an demanded the agency reflect the north korean position in an official document. the international maritime organization adopted a resolution promised by 13 countries including japan, the united states, and south korea. that came after north korea's failed attempt on wednesday last week to launch what it called a military reconnaissance satellite. the north korean maritime administration pushed back with a statement by state media. it describes the resolution as unfair and illegal and says north korea will never recognize it. the statement repeats north korea's claims that it's k exercising the right to self-defense. on sunday north korea published a commentary suggesting it might conduct another of what it calls satellite launches without giving prior notice. >>> taiwan's presidential election will take place next january as the ruling and largest opposition parties squabble over how to deal with beijing.

at the start of the pandemic, north korea completely sealed its borders.been allowed to enter the country. authorities even stopped food and medicine from crossing the border. in south korea, we began to get reports of chronic food shortages, and so we teamed up with an organisation here. daily nk has sources inside the country who were able to get our questions to people. this isji yeon, who lives in the north korean capital pyongyang, the wealthiest part of the country. she tells us even here supplies are running dangerously low. once i didn't eat for two days. i thought i was going to die in my sleep at night. my husband and i survived by thinking ten more days, and then another ten days, thinking, if something happens, we might starve, but at least we will feed our kids. there are lots of beggars now. if they are lying down, we check them and usually find they're dead. there are others who kill themselves at home or disappear into the mountains. what these people are telling us evokes memories of the devastating famine of the late 1990s, known as the a

now to an exlusive report on north korea.e country for over three years — because of the their covid restrictions. now, three people living in north korea have risked their lives to tell the bbc what's happening. they've told us food is so scarse, neighbours are starving to death. here's our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie — and a warning — you may find the report distressing. supplies are so low. people are started dying. this chilling testimony comes from inside north korea. once i didn't eat for two days, i only drank water. recently, people have been knocking on the door asking for food _ because they're so hungry. hearing from people inside this isolated country is extremely rare. but with fears the country is on the brink of a famine, we've been secretly communicating with people who live there. we're using actors and animations to illustrate their words and have changed their names to protect them. in our village, five people have starved to death. chan ho is a construction worker living near the chinese border. in

north korea has largely been closed off to the world for decades. and gaining a window into life there is even more difficult now after the government sealed its borders at the onset of the covid—19 pandemic. since then, reports of starvation and executions suggest that the situation is the worst its been since the 1990s. our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie�*s exclusive reporting provides a peek at life inside. food supplies are so low, people have started dying. this chilling testimony comes from inside north korea. once, i didn't eat for two days. i only drank water. recently, people have been knocking on the door, asking for food, because they are so hungry. hearing from people inside this isolated country is extremely rare. but with fears the country is on the brink of a famine, we've been secretly communicating with people who live there. we're using actors and animations to illustrate their words, and have changed their names to protect them. in our village, five people have starved to death. chan ho is a construction worker living near the

the south korea detected last month's launch from north korea's main space center. the us says that involve ballistic missile technology, which goes against un resolutions. the rocket question to the see show you have to take off in south korea's military salvage some of the projectile. and the say this is what's most worrying north korea they've, it's like, so dave, close to the south korea, united states, japan, learning the unit and out of the north way as icbm technology. so if these 3 countries, we'll have a clear understanding of where north korea is icbm k capability is this, then it will greatly on their minds the bargaining lab result north korea. i saw so many to well i'll give you a party meeting such as this and normally annual events. this is the, the, this year. members with hope, young young plans to strengthen relationships with countries opposing us strategies including china and is determined to continue developing nuclear weapons. victoria gates and b l g 0. that's it from me laura. kyle: the weather is next the inside story looking at one of the

of about 2,500 km in april this year during the summit in washington, the leaders of the republic korea the united states agreed to increase the frequency of the appearance of us-made strategic weapons to deter the dprk, in particular, the united states promised to transfer a nuclear submarine. and for kiev, instead of the latest fighters , second-hand equipment, nato countries are discussing the possibility of supplying supported f-16 aircraft from ukraine, the maintenance of which will cost a hundred million dollars a year, according to bloomberg, even if the alliance sends fighters to kiev. now they won't be able to deliver them fast enough for use. in the current counteroffensive plans use outdated equipment that requires expensive maintenance, according to the authors, rather indicates nato's intention to oblige partners to annually allocate 500 million euros to modernize their armed forces and strengthen long-term ties with the alliance. poland again goes against the eu leader, the ruling party. legal justice yaroslav kachinsky intends to hold a referendum on the issue of migrants

to what south korea has been doing so far.ledge that the korean government has been announcing reform measures including expanding the english-language disclosure for their firms, expand leading currency trading hours -- expanding currency trading hours. but it also set the company needs to see how this measure is implemented and how these measures will be received by the market participants. it is going to take time for nfci to go through the process, which it does before it makes decisions on market reclassification. haidi: what are the major sticking points? >> the major sticking points are the currency trading hours. all of the developed markets had their currency traded for 24 hours. however, south korean you want is traded during south korean business hours and the government has said it will start expanded traded debt trading hours to london hours. we will have to see what other markets see msci . >> the other sticking point is that the restriction of exchange data for the financial product, which has not been addressed

the poll was conducted by gallop korea. around 1,000 people responded. 62% said they were very worried about the potential impact. 16% somewhat worried. the rest said they were not too concerned. it's also becoming a polarizing issue in south korean politics. the largest opposition democratic party submitted a draftrieslution to the national assembly calling for japan's plan to be withdrawn. it also calls for a complaint to be filed to the international tribunal for the law of the sea. in response the ruling people power party has accused the opposition of stoking fear and sensationalizing the issue with terms like nuclear terrorism. >>> the european union is moving towards lifting food import restrictions on some japanese products. the measures have been in place since the 2011 fukushima daiichi nuclear accident. >> you notice there's a positive move in the eu toward the lifting, and we welcome this. >> the eu requires certificates of radiation inspection for some marine products, edible wild plants, and other items import