but north koreans are as many as one third of all koreans. supporting north korean regime, that is the main obstacle to the welfare of north korean people, should be regarded as anti- nationalistic, i think. the third confusion is about peace and reunification. most south korean people think that peaceful reunification is the utmost national task. peaceful reunification is the official policy of south korean government. in reality, peace and reunification have conflicting aspects with each other. peaceful coexistence with north korea is a continuation of divide between the south and north. peaceful coexistence is one good thing, but it is also bad, because it belongs -- prolongs the miserable hardship of the north korean people. regarding peace as the first priority is relative to disregarding the urgency of reunification. assistance to north korea may be needed as means for certain objectives, but sustaining the regime should not do the objective. , the objectives of some korean policy in previous south korean administrations were just susta

>> according to korean culture, according to korean uncles and aunts.hat that is a profession, you know. i wouldn't have to explain myself if i just said i was a cpa. >> right. >> never. you know that. >> still got some explaining to do. >> still. just get it across that i cook, and that there was this phenomenon that happened on the streets of l.a. that changed and opened up korean culture to the world. >> what does it mean to be korean-american? does one create one's own world? i don't know that i'm any smarter about that now than when i first came to k-town in the middle of the night to discover a strange and fabulous and delicious slice of america i had never known was there, but i'm trying to figure it out. >>> this is a good place to both experience fantasy and reality. ♪ >>> the air, explosives and food? you can't beat that. ♪ muy gracias.

> i'm a bad korean. >> any final advice for someone who's actually about to marry a korean woman? the answer -- don't do it! ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> all i knew was that this town was going down and no one was showing up. and so we as koreans figured that out really quickly. there's a point where you and i look at each other and say -- >> they're not coming. >> they're not coming. >> the choppers will not be here anytime soon. >> that's when all the stuff started to go down. >> roy choi is a second-generation korean-american. he lives in los angeles. he's the owner/operator of four groundbreaking and much-loved food trucks, among the first to harness the strange and terrible powers of social media to alert customers to where to find delicious food. >> this was the command post. from here, you know, you could look and you could see if fires were going on. >> when the los angeles riots happened in 1992, roy was 22 years old. and this plaza's rooftop played a central role for koreans defending their town. but let's back u

north korean forces have dialed down the tensions on the korean peninsula. u.s. officials say they've taken missiles off launch-ready status. >>> japan's benchmark stock index is back to what it was in 2008 before the start of the global financial crisis. investors are reacting positively to changes in europe and the u.s. and some chinese students are getting a different take on relations with japan. they're studying from a japanese perspective. >>> north korean commanders appear to be backing away from a threat. u.s. and japanese officials say they've removed two mobile missile launchers from a site on the east coast. they say commanders moved the vehicles and a fuel tank there a month ago to prepare for a test launch. musudan missiles have an estimated range of between 2,500 and 4,000 kilometers. that would put japan and the u.s. pacific island of guam within their reach. the north koreans were reacting to new united nations sanctions and joint military drills between u.s. and south korean forces. >>> i think that we would certainly welcome any steps taken to b

she an american of korean decent. north kr in november he visited a special economic zone as a tourist. he was arrested saying because of hostility. they want him to be granted amnesty and let him go. >> we have been worried about the justice system. >> the u.s. does not have an embassy in pyongyang. di diplomats are working with them. some fear that the north koreans handed down a heavy sentence. >>> north korean agents abducted japanese nationals in the 1970s and 80s. japan has looked to the u.s. for help in the issue. the person in charge of the file spoke in washington. >>> japan has been taking a tough position toward north korea. at the same time, we're ready to get to the table on talk with north korea if they don't change their behaviors. >> they say it's a test if japan can protect it's people 9/11 extreme circumstances. he says as long as it is unresolved, it will be difficult to offer aide to north korea. the families have waited more than 30 years to see their loved ones, but no tangible progress has been

-korean relations. at least from my perspective as a korea analysts and watcher our area of concern and promise for the relationship going the summits are not easy. you're giving the whole range of things. a great experience to the this -- there's an awful lot that will go wrong. and in particular, if you think about the current environment that we're dealing with in northeast asia with korean relationship and difficulty and the truly bizarre behavior of north korea oprah winfrey the to issues with territory then the south china seas. it was a difficult time. it was a successful summit. i think president park created extremely warmly. the speech to the joint session of congress was a remarkable event and i think very warmly received. most importantly from my perspective i'll talk about it. there was no day light between the united states and south korea on the core issues related to the future of the alliance. that's an accomplishment. that doesn't happen organically let me go through five key issuesly

he held talks with kim yong um, president of the korean people's assembly. the state-run agency released a short video clip of the meeting on its website. >> translator: we know that mr. ijima has been making an effort and we highly appreciate it. >> a north korean interpreter quoted kim as saying ijima visiting pyongyang once again on a very important mission. they are believed to have discussed the abduction of japanese nationals in the 1970s and '80s. ijima accompanied foreign minister koizumi on his trips in the early 2000s. in tokyo, chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said that they are serious about wanting to resolve the abduction issue. >> translator: japan's position is that it wants to resolve the abduction issue as well as north korea's nuclear and missile development comprehensively. the abduction issue is the abe administration's top priority. >> suga said the government is working hard to bring the abductees home. ijima spoke to reporters on his way back to japan. he called the talks sincere and said the japanese government will need time t

i am not a fan of south korean soap operas but north koreans apparently are and they're very popularone communication has been available in north korea in the last few years. just in the last few years. calls within the country are possible. though they're probably very carefully and closely monitored. calls to parties outside of north korea are not possible on the official cell phone network. nevertheless, there are now somewhere probably close to two million cell phones in north korea. now, to give you an indication of the difference between north korea and south korea, in north korea, with a population of 24 million people, there are two million, one in 12, have access to a cell phone. in south korea, the number of cell phones per person is 1.3. differences are dramatic. but nonetheless, the changes in north korea are significant. people are able to talk with people in other parts of the country and in other parts of the city. the price on goods in the market circulates very quickly. and with these kind of information tools available, we're beginning to see changes taking place in

i hadn't heard that new, china rebuffing the overture to take the workers, south korean and north korean workers, both? >> yes. it was in the japanese press this week, and said that north korea wanted them, asked china to take those workers, and i assume that they don't really want those workers going back into north korean society there because of long contact with south koreans. >> get contaminated. >> yes. and, of course, we read reports, some of them have been sent to reeducation camps and things like that. but i thought rebuffing that request from north korea, i thought, i mean really there's no goodness that would come out of that for china but i just, you know, two things. there's not a pattern but i just wonder if china is at least given the perceptions that they're going to act stronger against the north behavior, tried to temper the north beaver? >> i think the answer to that is clearly yes, that they're giving that impression. there's no doubt that's the line that has been sent to all the western media, that china has had it now, it is putting its foot down, north korea has cr

i'm not a fan of south korean soap operas but north koreans are and they are very popular there. cell phone communication has been available just in the last few years. calls within the country are possibly. they are probably and closely monitored. calls outside north korea are not possible on the official network. but now there is probably close to two million cell phones in north korea. now, to give you an indication of the difference between north korea and south korea. in north korea with the population of 24 million, there is two many, one in 12 have access to a cell phone. in south korea, the number of cell phones per person is 1.3. differences are dramatic. nonetheless, the changes in north korea are significant. people are able to talk with ther people in the other countries. with these kinds of information tools available, we're beginning to see changes taken place in north korea. given the nature of north korea and the limitations on information that is available one of the most important things that the united states does is to support the broadcasting oard of governor

of course around the world, people are being swept up by korean culture. the korean wave.entioned to president park, my daughters have taught me a pretty good gangnam style. president park, in your first months in office, south korea's has faced threats and provocations that would test any nation. yet you've displayed calm and steady resolve. that has defined your life. like people around the world, those of us in the united states have also been inspired by your example as the first female president of south korea. today i've come to appreciate the leadership qualities for which you are known. the focus and discipline and straightforwardness and i very much thank you for the progress we have already made together. today we agreed to continue the implementation of our historic trade agreement. which is already yielding benefits for both of our countries, on our side, we're selling exports to north korea, more manufactured goods, a services and as we have a long way to go, our automobile experts are up nearly 50% and our big three. ford, chrysler and gm are selling more car

he leads the korean people's army. he met with the head of the people's department. they discussed ways to strengthen ties. the chinese have provided diplomatic support to the north koreans for years, but leaders in pyongyang have tested relations over the last few months. they launched a rocket in december, they say, to put a satellite into space. but diplomats say they were testing a long range ballistic missile. chinese leaders grew frustrated with their allies and penalized them with financial sanctions. the chinese say their adamant about working within the six-party framework. representatives of china, south korea, japan, the u.s. and russia are trying to encourage the north koreans to return to the negotiating table. >> translator: china aims to promote the six-party talks on the nuclear program to realize stability in the peninsula and northeast asia. >> state-run media in pyongyang took the unusual step of reporting on the trip in a flash bulletin. authorities even allowed crews to take pictures of him leaving from the airport. >>> the north koreans are keep

korean relationship and how korean government and the u.s. government deals with this population to increase cooperation between the two countries and improve relations with the two countries? keep in mind the recent trip by president park resulted in -- [inaudible] and i created some kind of negative feelings among korean-americans are they feel that koreans who korean-americans -- i was wondering if you could address that issue as well. second question deals directly with gordon's point about kicking the can down the road. alleys not to agree. on the other hand, obama's administration knew. [inaudible]. they all knew the time schedule. based had to start the process meant two years earlier we wouldn't be in the situation where he had to kick the bucket -- >> don't kick the bucket. [laughter] >> sorry about that. but anyway, you wouldn't have to do the two-year delay. and i was wondering coming in the, what happened there and who failed, and why didn't we get that? >> right here. >> i'm wondering if there's an open or secret agreement with s

. >>> north korean authorities have invited south korean business managers to reopen talks on a jointly run industrial complex. they are cutting out government officials who have been pushing for working level discussions. the kaesong industrial zone is located in north korea, close to the border. operations have been halted for nearly two months. authorities in pyongyang decided in april to pull out 53,000 workers. representatives of the north korean committee that handles cross border affairs say they've approved visits by south korean business managers to the complex. they say issues concerning the operation of kaesong including what to do with products left behind at the complex will be discussed if the managers return. south korean officials say their counterparts in the north continue to refuse repeated proposals for working level talks. analysts say the north koreans are using this latest initiative to try to rattle their neighbor. >>> south korean and japanese leaders have gone head to head in recent months over claims to territory and their views of history. so it appears their

and south korean navies. but north korean officials say the exercises are a grave military provocation designed to trigger war. members of the country's military recently removed missile launchers from its east coast. but south korea's defense ministry remains on alert against a possible ballistic missile launch. >>> north korea's armed forces minister has been removed after just six months on the job. kim took over last october. earlier this year he was named as a candidate to the political bureau of the ruling creek workers party and a member of the national defense commission. former army corps commander will replace him. he will be the first to lead the ministry since kim jong-un took power more than a year ago. >>> park geun-hye apologizes for what her office calls a disgrateful incident that happened last week during her trip to the united states. yoon chung junk has been fired as spokesperson because of a case of alleged sexual harassment. the president spoke about the scandal for the first time on mon

and south korean warning seriously? do you see the withdrawal of two missiles from a test site as a sign he's willing to de-escalate the situation? >> well, steven, i think that we have both a moral obligation and national security interest in a, ending the slaughter in syria, but b, also ensuring that we've got a stable syria that is representative of all the syrian people. and is not creating chaos for its neighbors. and that's why for the last two years we have been active in bashir ensure that that xits the stage and we can begin a political transition process. that's the reason why we have invested so much in humanitarian aid. that's why the reason why we are so invested in helping the opposition and why we have mobilized the international community to isolate syria. that's why we are now providing nonlethal assistance to the opposition, and that's why we are going to continue to do the work that we need to do. and in terms of the costs and the benefits, i think there would be severe costs in doing nothing. that's

south korean missiles. >>> south korean president park has agreed to work to resolve tensions with north korea. park is on her first overseas visit since taking office in february. she met on friday at the u.n. headquarters in new york. she hopes to have dialog with south korea. park has arrived in washington to meet u.s. president obama. the two leaders are expected to agree on a tougher system to defend against the north. south korean officials are refusing to cancel a military drill scheduled for august with the united states. the officials of north korea demanded the drill be scrapped. south korean defense ministry spokesperson said the drill will continue as long as the south korea u.s. combined forces exists. they plan to stay on alert and he noted that a u.s. aircraft carrier will come to south korea to take part in this year's exercise. analysts say leaders in seoul are using the threat of force to contain north korea's provocations. >>> spokespersons for north korea's national defense commission said that the kaesong complex is on the brink of complete closure. workers from both

north korean leaders recently removed a missile launcher from a coastal site, but south korean troops remain alert for a possible attack from the north. >>> chinese leaders are playing their role at mediator. lee hosted netanyahu at a welcome ceremony in beijing. lee said israelis and palestinians should remove any obstacles to peace talks. th could not cooinate the leaders schedules. >>> leaders in beijing have condemned the report on the state of the agents. commanders at the pentagon levelled the accusations for the first time on monday when they presented their annual report to congress. they say hackers have targeted the computer systems of the u.s. government and those of american firms. they say there's a strong likelihood that chinese agents were involved. the state run news agency responded to the report and says the paper plays up to the threats and the military supposed lack of transparency. he says u.s. leaders have invested heavily in state-of-the-art weapons and building up their own cyber-attack troops. he says the pentagon report confuses right and wrong. >>> 31 suspec

of their own with the north koreans. one is the abduction of japanese citizens by the north's agents. the chief government spokesman says japanese officials are open to the idea of regular negotiations with their north korean counterparts. >> translator: prime minister shinzo abe is strongly determined to resolve the abduction issue. the government wants to explore every possible avenue in negotiations with north korea. >> he suggested that officials will try to resume direct talks with north korea. they were suspended in november. >>> south korea has unveiled its first home grown military helicopters. the president says it is time to show pyongyang her nation is serious about defense. it took the south over is billion to develop the helicopters. the cockpit has four screens for navigation and external views. infrared radar lets the crew carry out operations in extreme weather or in mountainous areas. and the chopper can stay airborne for two and a half hours with nine fully equipped soldiers. >>> the south korean presid

she said south korean and u.s. officials will work together to encourage north koreans to make what she called the right choice. >>> authorities in china appear to be taking their own measure against allies in north korea. the bank of japan is the biggest foreign exchange bank and closed the account of its north korean equivalent. >>> reuters news agency says the state owned chinese bank notified north korea's foreign trade bank it was stopping all transactions. u.s. officials hit the north korean bank with sanctions in march banning any exchanges with u.s. firms or individuals and accused the bank of helping finance pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. officials said the bank of china gave no reason why they were closing the north korean account and state run media have not reported on the story. >>> syrian rebels have detained four united nations peacekeepers in the golan heights. the took them hostage in march. a group has taken responsibility. the same group seized 21 filipino peacekeepers two months ago in thi

this is a close aide to north korean leader kim jong un. he met president xi jinping in beijing and delivered a letter from kim. the president told him chinese leaders want a agreement for talks. those cu countries are the two koreas, china, russia, japan and the united states. they are willing to resolve problems through various dialogs for peace and stability on the peninsula. officials in pyongyang have repeat lid said they would never return to the six party talks. >>> u.n. secretary-general told nhk he welcomed the news. he urged the north koreans to take concrete steps towards restarting the six party talks. >> i'm encouraged by positive news coming from are the authorities of democratic party of korea. i hope this will be followed up by active implementation. >> he praised chinese leaders for building momentum through bilateral talks. >> i'm ready to do whatever i can in forwarding this positive moment. >> delegates from the six countries last gathered in december 2008. >>> the men who claim to have masterminded the raid on an algeri

the south korean president visit follows signs that tensions on the korean peninsula may be easing. korea did keep up its threats. the north has withdrawn two mobile ballistic missiles from the site. live coverage coming up. >>> following a remarkable story unfolding now in ohio. three, young women missing for years found alive in a house in cleveland. amanda berry disappeared in 2003. gina dejesus vanished in 2004. michele knight missing since 2002. police rescued them, and arrested the owner of the house ariel castro and his brothers pedro and o'neal. brand-new mugshots, take a look, just released of the suspect. they're just coming in to cnn. that's ariel castro right there. dramatic developments all came after a neighbor heard amanda berry screaming for help. and now authorities are trying to piece together the details of how the young women were abducted and held for all those years. gina dejesus was 20 years old when she disappeared april of 2004, nine years ago. but her aunt says in all of that time, gina's mother never gave up hope. sandra ruiz says her sister's faith gave t

and south korean leaders agree to keep up their north korenst provocations from >>> u.s. president barack obama and south korean president park geun-hye are presenting a united message and would not reward what they called bad behavior. leaders in pyongyang have failed to drive a wedge between the u.s. and south korea and the u.s. is prepared to defend itself and its allies and said the u.s. must take steps towards a korean peninsula that is nuclear free. >> we remain open to the prospect of north korea taking a peaceful path of de-nuclearization, abiding by international commitments. >> translator: north korea cannot survive if it sacrifices the happiness of its people by continuing nuclear development. the country will not be able to achieve prosperity without de-nuclearization. >> park said she's open to talks and ready to build trust. she sai southorea and u.s. officials will work together to encourage north koreans to make what she called the right choice. >>> authorities in china appear to be taking their own measure against allies in north korea. the bank of japan

the name of the peninsula is the korean peanut anyone will. it makes sense for koreans to take the lead and see what can be done to move the relationship in a better direction. and sin there is a tremendous level of trust and confidence on the part of washington in our south korean allies and president herself. ting helped solidify, if you will, washington's support for the notion of korea going first to deal with the north. the previous korean president also a good friend, had a good relationship with president obama had also sought to put south korea in the lead. unfortunately korea had a different idea. and rejected his orture strongly. they didn't move in a positive direction during that time. i think the bulk of respondent lies. i think never the less it's important try again for no other reason to keep it -- north korea and remind everybody where the -- lies if any party is going bring the relationship to a halt. it's going to move things in a negative direction. let's make sure it's north korea and not south korea. the reason to keep th

if you look historically, north korean leaders almost always test new south korean presidents during the opening months. >>hey're bot new, aren't they? >> that's right, but frankly even though you might expect that historically, when you're in the midst of it and you're dealing with really a very unpredictable young leader it can be somewhat unnerving. >> brown: the donald gregg, when president park and president obama talked about the possibility still of talks with north korea where is the potential at this point? >> >> well, i think a lot of that have isnside pauen-hye. iet her first when i was stationed in seoul in the mid-'70s. i was there when her mother was shot by a north korean agent aiming at her father but missed her father and killed her mother. she went to north korea in 2001 and met with kim jong-il and i met her in south korea in 2002 and congratulated her for going and i'll never forget her response. she said "you must look to the future with hope, not to the past with bitterness. i ink she carries that inside her. i think she has a lot more political leeway to make s

by south korean business managers to the complex. they say issues concerning the operation of kaesong, including what to do with products left behind at the complex will be discussed if the managers return. south korean officials say their counterparts in the north continue to refuse repeated proposals for working-level talks. analysts say the north koreans are using this latest initiative to try to rattle their neighbor. >>> pakistan's likely new prime minister nawaz sharif has been reminding people there that he's responsible for one of the country's proudest moments. it's first-ever nuclear test. cholaphansa narula in bangkok is following the story. >>> may 28th marks 15 years since pakistan conducted its first nuclear weapons test. then-prime minister nawaz sharif what was seen as a national success. and 15 years on he's set to return to office. nazar ul islam reports from islamabad. >> reporter: lahore is currently hosting a conference to mark the anniversary. prime minister in waiting sharif used the occasion to highlight his r

only then will we see real inter-korean relations. only then will lasting peace be brought to the korean peninsula and northeast asia. [applause] >> 60 years ago, a stretch of rth bisecting the korean peninsula was cleared of arms. today the demill rizzed zone is the most militarized place on the planet. and the standup around the d.m.z. has the potential to endanger global peace. we must diffuse the danger, not just between north and south korea. the world must also get involved. liveemilitarized zone must up to its zone, a zone that strengthens the peace, not undermining it. it is with this vision in mind that i hope to work towards an nternational park inside the d.m.z. it will be a park that sends a message of peace to all of humanity. this could be pursued with my trust building process. there, i believe, we can start trust. peace, to grow it will be a zone of peace bringing together not just the koreans separated by a military line, but also the citizens of the world. i call on america and the global community to join us in seek

of taking this kind of initiative, to try to perhaps put the north korean in -- koreans in more of a difficult position, with regard to the human rights issues? >> one of the issues with dealing with north korea for the nine states, is -- making sure north korea inth a way of that is done in cooperation, fully with south korea. these are two countries -- to people who are the same people, basically, they are divided by government. reasonson -- the real becomes -- what is the role of the united states? one thing that we have tried very hard to do is to make sure do on north korea -- is done in cooperation with south korea. sure that to make they understand what we are trying to do, and we want to understand what they are trying to do and cooperate on doing that. it is difficult for us to suggest that maybe the south koreans should be more liberal in allowing south korean citizens to go to north korea. decisions the south korean government makes, with the sensitivities and has to deal with and we worked with the south koreans about how they do what they do, and -- it is difficult, for

north korean officials they it has raised attention on the north korean peninsula. they also said they're patiently monitoring her administration. >>> the bank of china isn't alone in the effort to cut off funds to the north. three other chinese state-run banks say they too are putting pressure on the company. >>> a spokesperson for the bank says the institution suspended financial transactions and remittances with north korean banks. the spokesperson maintains the bank always does business in strict compliance with instructions from chinese authorities and u.n. security council resolutions. bank of china and agriculture bank of china say they, too, no longer handle remittances to north korean banks. >>> chinese experts on internation nal affairs say they are trying to intercept what they would need to purchase abroad. >>> soutt korean president park geun-hye's high profile visit to the united states has been marred by a scandal. south korean media say she has fired her spokesman reportedly for sexual harassment. the president's office says he was involved in an act

he said this is hurting the feelings of the south korean people. they will be paying close attention to japan's future actions before holding any foreign summit or ministers' meetings. >>> japanese minister says joint naval exercises between the united states and south korea can work as deturents against north korean provocations. ships arrived in pusan. the united states and south korea hold joint naval drills on a regular basis. >> translator: it is very important that the u.s. military increases its presence in the region. it will be a s deterrence against north korean provocations. >> he said north korea has been showing various reactions to the increased u.s. presence and adds that it's important to remain fully on the alert. the leaders of government after government in japan have struggled to deal with u.s. bases in okinawa. now the ruling democratic party plan does include the relow station of one-base hit in its election platform this summer. they have an agreed to move the futenma base to a less populated area along the coast. but japanes

i'm not a fan of south korean soap operas but north koreans are and they are very popular there.ell phone communication has een available just in the last few years. calls within the country are possibly. they are probably and closely monitored. alls outside north korea are not possible on the official network. but now there is probably close to two million cell phones in north korea. now, to give you an indication of the difference between north korea and south korea. in north korea with the population of 24 million, there is two many, one in 12 have cess to a cell phone. in south korea, the number of cell phones per person is 1.3. ifferences are dramatic. onetheless, the changes in orth korea are significant. people are able to talk with other people in the other countries. with these kinds of information tools available, we're beginning to see changes taken place in north korea. given the nature of north korea and the limitations on information that is available one of the most important things that the united states does is to support the broadcasting board of governors with

host: south korean president coming to washington today? >> i don't want to give you some -- i imagine they are going to talk about north korea. i haven't done the reporting on it but i covered the story. i know the south koreans are worried when they heard john kerry say that the u.s. would be willing to not extend its missile defense shield in exchange for china, in exchange for china putting pressure on north korea to basically dial back some of its threats. so we'll see how that plays out. south korea is a strong u.s. ally and concerned about north korea and the south korean -- the defense minister denied this, believes that the north koreans are certainly -- has the capability at this point to at least create a nuclear warhead, not necessarily deliver that on a multi-staged rocket. host: ap reporting that north korea threatened the united states and south korea overjoint drills ahead of the washington summit. and president park coming to washington, the piece says that this comes ahead of president's park's meeting with the president.

of earth biexpecting the korean ninsula was -- bisecting the korean peninsula and today is the most vent ilitarized place on the planet and there is a potential to endanger global peace. we must defuse the danger, not just the south and north korea. the world must also get nvolved. it is a drone that strengthens the peace, not undermine it. it is with this vision in mind that i hope to work towards an nternational park inside the d.m.z. it will be a park that sends a message of peace to all of humanity. is could be pursued in peril -- in parallel with my trust-building process. there, i believe we can start to grow peace, to grow trust. peace, bringing together, not just koreans separated by military lines, but also the citizens of the world. i call on america and the global community to join us in seeking the promise of a new day. honorable members of congress, the second leg of our journey extends beyond the korean peninsula to all of northeast asia where we must build a mechanism of peace and cooperation. sadly, today, the nations of this region failed to fulfill ll that we can a

catherin heavy rain has been continuing in the korean peninsula. over 200 millimeters has been reported in some of the islands. the severe weathermaker battered eastern china on monday. this was the scene in one province yesterday. strong winds were recorded and that picked up waves and knocked down trees. again, the system is targeting the korean peninsula as well as southeastern part of china. as we go into the next 24 hours, it's going to move toward the east. western japan, you could see showers. the eastern half of japan is looking try today but wet weather their be coming in on wednesday. now across the west and eastern china, we' see a nice respite of rainy weather today. i hope you will enjoy the dry weather. four, a new system had form over southwestern china. that's going to be working its way ease over the next couple of days. somewhere else we have been monitoring is the bay of bengal. a stubborn system has been with you providing wet weather. additional rain is not welcomed. temperatures down to 24 in tokyo. and overcast and 23 in seou

now more details from the south korean capital. >> kenneth bae or pae jun-ho is a south korean-born american naturalized citizen, 44 years old, the head of a tourist group organization that's been to north korea number of times before. he traveled to northeastern city, the special economic zone of rason on november 3 with a number of other tourists in his group and was picked up shortly afterwards. the north koreans accused him of hostile acts against the government, of plotting to overthrow the government. when they announced they had in custody at the end of december, they said he admitted to such crimes in questioning. the announcement on saturday that came from pyeongchang suggested this case would be heard in the supreme court and that he faced the death penalty. we now hear the case was heard on tuesday april 30. this sentence is 15 years hard labor. we have no further information as to the specific nature of the alleged crime. there has been some reporting in south korea and elsewhere that he is a man of devout christian faith and also some reporting that there was perhaps a hard driv

the korean workers party amended its rules in 2010 making the liberation of south korea a goal. pyongyang made the amendment two months before they ordered their troops to shell the south korean island of yong pong. he said the leadership of kim jong un can force citizens to sacrifice themselves and says they will continue to make threats and provocations. one recent action by north korea suspended a program that was a rare symbol of cooperation on the peninsula. the jointly run kaesong industrial zone hasn't been running for the past month. now, south korean leaders are pushing to get back raw materials and products from the complex. kaesong is located in north korea close to the border. firms from south korea suspended operations in april after the north pulled out all its workers. the last workers from the south left earlier this month. the south korean president park is calling for dialogue so materials can be recovered as soon as possible. this is not the first time her administration has offered to hold working level talks to break the deadlock on kaesong process. but auth