learned that the trend for korean pop culture in japan, neo korean style or the third korean wave. trend came around the year 2000 when korean tv dramas were a big hit. it was followed by the second wave, in 2010, when korea idol groups became popular. we have a third one now. it is said the lifestyle of makeuporeans, hairstyle, are getting very popular among japanese young women. for the younger generations, national borders are becoming less important. hierarchy. cultural soft power is so powerful that we share the same values and understanding between countries, but i have to mention that there are still a lot of anti-korean, , so-chinese publications the bookstores in tokyo, not as many as before. easy to understand the gap over japanese contradictory sentiment. love in one hand and hate in the other. to help understand, let me describe an interesting opinion by one of the major daily newspapers in japan, on which japanese hate korea. 45ording to the result, percent of japanese people who read the publications are over 60 years old. 8% are of teenagers and indifferent. people d

thresholds or certain actions that we can see the north koreans doing i think access to north korean nuclear sites will also be another top priority to make sure that we verify that they're doing what they say they're doing again the inner korean peace process could offer a potentially welcome example here with the military agreement that was reached between the two koreas back at near the end of twenty eighteen when and went to pyongyang and the north koreans in the south koreans agreed to very specific steps to reduce military confrontation and to build confidence with one another and north korea and south korea have both followed through on the promises that they made there so if you can get specific details on paper the north koreans might be willing to follow through we just have to do the negotiations and get them on paper and eric do we have any idea about what north korea has been doing since the singapore summit and i ask because there have been no new kid tests or missile tests is there a concern that more things are happening under the table now. but centrally that can't b

i would have wanted the president and the north koreans to announce some steps that the north koreansken since the last summit, and that hasn't happened. so i'm a bit troubled. e'" a bit tfiab'edft‘atbemere'fl” w 7 will emerge, but what details will emerge, but what can mug. details will emerge, but what can north korea do in six weeks to shoe; ,. , . ,, north korea do in six weeks to show progress on denuclearisation? not very much. so do you think that this is more about showmanship and something for the cameras, rather than something of substance?” something for the cameras, rather than something of substance? i do believe so. i believe both leaders wa nt believe so. i believe both leaders want another summit where there is a lot of photographs, there is a lot of pageantry, lot of photographs, there is a lot of pagea ntry, but lot of photographs, there is a lot of pageantry, but very little substance. but there is a better situation on the korean peninsula. the north koreans have not detonated a nuclear weapon, they have not shot a nuclear weapon, they have not shot a missile. there

i also learned that korean pop culture in japan is the third korean wave. the first came around the year 2000, when korean tv network was followed by second wave in 2010 when korean idol became popular. as we have the third one now, it is said the lifestyle of korean women such as hairstyle, makeup are getting very popular with japanese women of the same generation. for the young generation, [ inaudible ] is becoming less important. there's no cultural hierarchy. soft power is so powerful, we understand and share the same barrier between countries but there are still loads of anti-korean publications and books claiming japanese superiority, so that the bookstores in tokyo, although not as many as before. this allows hate in one hand and love in the other. let me discuss a series of polls conducted by one of the major newspapers in japan in which japanese hate koreans. 45% of japanese people read anti-korean publications are over 60 years old. only three persons, a teenager and eight persons in their 20s. people who do not have direct experience with korea s

agreement to9%, an end the korean war. we have about the same percentage for the promise to withdraw u.s. troops, have north korea provide a list of its components of its nuclear program. i'm guessing, you don't disagree with this too much. first, the audience went down 26 point since seeing this as a security crisis. they think nothing is going to be accomplished in the summit. that's interesting. as my colleague said earlier, it's not out of the realm of possibility given the president's views on u.s. troops abroad. list of verifiable components. that would be a great outcome. that would be the best outcome of the summit. they would be what would be the first tangible step towards a real denuclearization process. an inventory of other capabilities such that you could locate and verify them and begin a negotiation process on disablement and dismantlement along a specified timeline. that would be the best outcome. for that reason, it is very unlikely. i don't know if i'd agree that there would be no tangible progress. as i

when the north koreans talk about de-nuclearization. they mean reducing the attention given those weapons in those state media. they're not actually i don't think planning to give them up. i don't think they have said that they are. so you know, while i am hopeful that we can find some kind of diplomatic way forward, i think whatever that way is, is not going to involve north korea abandoning its nuclear weapons. >> president trump announced the pentagon's newly unveiled missile defense review. it states north korea remains an extraordinary threat to the u.s. we don't normally hear that message coming from president trump when he mentioned kim jong-un. how do you think moving forward the president is doing gauging the threat to the u.s. and the world from north korea and his relations with how he deals with north korea? >> well, i mean, it's one of the things that's is oddest aspect of the way the president is approaching this, which he is treating it really as a personal relationship. and so i think that in the beginning we saw that th

well, the north koreans love it because for years, the north koreans have said "we're the big playersverything here." and kim jong—un can say to his people "i'm in summits with the president of the united states, i'm on the world stage. i'm a big shot." "yes, we have sanctions and a lot of countries are taking advantage of us and don't like us. but here i am in this summit, negotiating with the president of the united states, the most powerful country in the world." so it's good politics, for kim jong—un and for president trump. but where is the substance? where is the beef, before the showmanship and the glamour and the shaking hands and the nice talk? where is the substance? that's what troubles me right now. the government there sharing his thoughts. three men have beenjailed for life for murdering five people, in what has been described as a bomb—like explosion at a shop in leicester last february. aram kurd and arkan ali will each serve a minimum of 38 years, while hawkar hassan was given 33 years. the court heard that they caused the explosion as part of an insurance scam. this

technically the north koreans aren't the strongest but they really want to integrate into the team. they're in top shape so while incorporate that into my tactics to take advantage of their strengths. and. promise to play at least one north korean in every world championship match in the tuneup against pot stam only riquelme son made an appearance his three countrymen to watch from the bench as korea fell to the german third division side. well don't forget you can always get more of these and other stories at our website dot com for now though for me bryan thomas the entire news team thanks for being with us. fake hair and real story. where i come from a lot of women like me have fake hair sometimes the hair style takes up to two. it's a lot of time that needs to be filled so people at the salon talk about what's happening in their lives. i became a journalist to be a storyteller and i always want to find those real authentic stories from everyday people who have something.

for south korean projects. i think something along those lines is going to be more likely the outcome. it has to be something the president can defend as being a positive step forward. for the north koreans, it has to be enough so they can claim they are getting some sanction relief. a second summit will not take place, i say that maybe it will not take place, but it could be delayed. we have seen this happen before. there's a lot of repositioning that takes place. we do have six weeks before the approximate time of this meeting. that does lend to more negotiations both over substance and logistics than we had prior to singapore. but both of these leaders are famously fickle. they could change their mind and decide to delay or postpone. i think it will happen. was the best outcome from the south korean perspective? i think the optimal outcome would be some tangible step going forward that all sides can point to as achieving their objective. the satisfying outcome is that it would not be a failure so the process

was it's also become a place of refuge for north korean defectors.this young high ranking north korean official fled thousands of kilometers across china to start a new life here he's been living with a new identity michael kim he works part time as a museum attendant in the capital a role in this whole city is all. bought their house or is it to us or how most all kinds of men did it it took us here when the politicos ongo or does it because it was done in the dream is a highway in the or is it forty years or talk years off it's six hundred dollars an hour or so. who turned their. guns on board. the commissary. we joined it. oh here's ours in. so doing a deal. coheres i said to enjoy about us on this course religious quote there. is a you know one listen. i don't i'm a better. person and outside of the us an issue causes muslim bolden killed when they're called cox a monk has under its wing. only has so where her mind. fled without giving any warning to his family. he'd stopped believing in the regime and knew too much. despite the risks he agreed t

korean,e i am not south as a representative of the korean-american student conference, i will try my best to answer these questions to the best of my ability and from the perspective of south korea. this topict heard about security, i immediately thought about military and hard power, then i realized that affectre other ways to the security of the nation or of the trilateral relationship, through more diplomatic ways. so that kind of leads into my main point, that south korea currently holds a unique position in the sense that it is taking a more -- beginning to whena more dominant role it comes to dealing with north korea, for example. lately, we have seen a kind of aggressive messages coming from the u.s., and that may not be in the best interest of south korea, as they would like to relationshipble with north korea, considering its history with north korea. so the u.s. should allow south korea to have a more dominant role when dealing with north because they will be the first to be affected by north korea's decisions. but that doesn't mean that south korea should disregard the vie

there is the old proverb that koreans say about their political situations. when the whales bite the shrimp is crushed. what i've heard, i have heard things in connection with the trade war. we had a speaker in here as a very small example of the south korean solar panel industry which got caught up in the tariffs on the solar panels into china. it was not the intent but they got hit and very much was affected in a very negative way. >> i think the same for japan. a man would very much like to see china in the u.s. avoid a trade war. >> the lady in white. >> good to see you all. energy cooperation, you say similar remarks at our event in december. at the time and perhaps now you and many of our friends talk about other things. no one mentioned during his remarks about nuclear power as there's source of electric. is it a wish list or is there some possibility? and how are we in the u.s. and u.s. congress take that? >> that is an interesting twist on it. i know looking at south korea's plan, we had talked about this before, president moon was backing away from

its promise to play at least one north korean in every world championship match. in the tuneup against potsdam only riquelme son made an appearance his three countrymen to watch from the bench as korea fell to the german third division side. and finally now for many getting rid of the family christmas tree marks the end of the holiday season but and that's in germany it is much more with the city hosting the christmas tree the growing world championship yes this is actually a thing the competition it sees jovial participants launching cerys as far as ten meters in a vault out of the city's traditional day for christmas tree removal the biggest trees have but some have to them competitors and their trees they come in all sizes this is the thirteenth edition of the celebration. and with that now you're up to date here on d. w. news i'm sarah kelly in berlin thank you so much for joining us after a short break ben fizzling will take you through the business headlines is back in a few minutes. time for a critique of. our furniture that grows old boy. house with no. po

there are one hundred thirteen north korean restaurants worldwide. three of them are in all of the time. the model is always the same. smiling singing dancing for their customers every not encouraging them to buy so they'll spend them on. the white dresses lip. and sleep in the restaurants they can't go out the young women also sell alcohol cigarettes and upwards. and all of this income flows into the funds of the stice but there is no concrete proof of the secret bond transfers documents which could serve as evidence receipts bank transfers as well as internal notes a systematically destroyed by order of the kim family. that's how they hide the money flowing from the international community and how they can keep it secret from the workers who earn millions for the kim family. whose eat. you need is the middle of the terribly easy thing to get. it will be done in the. us with oh it isn't talking yes with tell you you needed three hundred questions around the room. comes course and all the other person signing you know them the honey. so i lived there

south korean reports say kim yong—chol is carrying a letter from the north korean leader to mr trump.ed to meet the us secretary of state and the president later on friday. the bbc‘s laura bicker is in seoul. she says the visit is a sign that both sides are serious about holding another meeting between the two leaders. i think when it comes to kim yong—chol‘s visit, we are looking at it in the sense that it is laying the groundwork perhaps for a potential second summit between kim jong—un and donald trump. remember, the last time this senior aide to kim jong—un travelled to washington, it was just before donald trump met kim jong—un in singapore. we all remember that very large letter that he handed over from the north korean leader to the us president, so it may well be that these talks taking place in washington over the next couple of days are all about laying the groundwork for a second summit. we are also aware that there are talks taking place between the united states and north korea in sweden, so after a seven—month stalemate, there is now this kind of flurry of diplomatic act

we will move to korean peninsula. and victor, we've gone down about, i think, from 42% last year, and we're now at 16%. pretty significant drop. do you agree? >> well, it is interesting that the south china sea went up 27 points from last year, and korea went down by just about the same amount. so everybody who voted for korea last year, has now voted for the south china sea. i think, it is hard to say, is this a reflection of the fact that people think that diplomacy is succeeding with north korea? or is it really more, you know, a relative thing, relative to the south china sea, it looks like there is more potential activity there. i think that it reflects a general view among all of you that when there is positive talk, you know, about diplomacy, and the elite themselves have committed to a diplomatic process, that gives people some sense of confidence that, you know, this thing won't erupt into a crisis. but you know, i would just remind everybody, that it is north korea. so today, everything could be peaceful, bu

thresholds or certain actions that we can see the north koreans doing i think access to north koreannuclear sites will also be another top priority to make sure that we verify that they're doing what they say they're doing again the inner korean peace process could offer a potentially welcome example here with a military that was reached between the two koreas back at near the end of twenty eighteen when. and the north koreans in the south koreans agreed to very specific steps to reduce military confrontation and to build confidence with one another and north korea and south korea have both followed through on the promises that they made there so if you can get specific details on paper the north koreans might be willing to follow through we just have to do the negotiations and get them on paper in the u.s. a white police officer has been sentenced to a she one months in prison for murdering a black teenager in a case with spock to mass protest against police brutality jason vandyke sought to climb mcdonald sixteen times four years ago the seventeen year old was carrying a knife down

of the korean war he also spoke about and use spirit on the korean peninsula a new sense of trust and the feeling that if the peoples of korea both north and south wanted to move towards reunification then nothing he said in the world would stop them the saudi you eat coalition and heathy rebels in yemen both being accused of stealing food aid the un food agency is threatening to suspend some aid shipments unless more is done to stop corruption the world food program says about two thirds of a delivered to who see controlled strongholds such as sana and saddam is being stolen by armed groups associated press also saw documents suggesting that russians intended for families and ties being stolen by arms units working with the saudi iraqi coalition forces or someone else or is the chairperson of yemen a to us an organization that provides humanitarian assistance yemeni people see things aid agencies should adjust their operations to suit the situation on the ground i can only speak from my own experience with yemen and we have not had any troubles at all from the controlled areas now we

approach to the korean peninsula to the alliances and commitment to the korean peninsula without nuclear weapons. and that's underscored in area and that's the baseline for congress back in the 90s they had agreed framework which was reached during the clinton administration just before the midterms and and they try to do pursestrings, to expect to expect unhappiness there certainly been an issue of great debate within congress i would take from that, on the democratic side you say were not only not only gonna have a new democratic majority in the house,, my own sense so far and probably going forward and if you like that more traditional view of the importance of alliance relationships and the importance of north korea and so on, those are things that republicans sign up to as well, it's kind of an odd situation in terms of where you might have democrats actually being a little more strict if you like, about what they might expect for example, in any negotiation be it denuclearization our sanctions release. a bit of a role reversal due to jurisprudence . >> i would agree with all of tha

it's awkward for the north koreans to handle. >> there's no evidence that the south koreans have cuturity for north korean defectors. a key question tonight, if this missing diplomat doesn't surface in seoul, where could he turn up? >> i suspect he may end up in a european country, western european country, perhaps in the united states. he will assume a new identity. he will be under protection for an indefinite period of time. >> we have pressed officials at the state department on whether the u.s. will offer asylum to the missing north korean diplomat. they have not responded. we have been pressing south korean officials in seoul and at their embassy in washington to respond to the criticism they are making life more difficult for north korean defectors. they have not responded to that. >>> coming up, breaking news. democrats say president trump threw a temper tantrum walking out of a meeting. the president calls the talks a waste of time saying he left when his request for a border wall was rejected. [clap, clap] ♪ hey, jen, which tie says, "trustworthy but also fun"? gold down, o

moon and the south korean president went to pyongyang. this helps the north koreans. it helps the potential attacker. it really undermines the ability of south korea and the u.s. to defend. we no longer have eyes on a lot of that border. we don't have eyes on the sea, the west sea, which is really where there's been a lot of controversy and conflict over the course of the years. >> shepard: what do we have there? 28,000 personnel? >> for the first time in history, north korea, south c korea and china that wants the u.s. troops off. that means the north koreans can cooers the south koreans into submission or you can see an invasion. >> shepard: and they want a unified area there, right? >> it's been the core goal of the kim family to take over all of south korea. this is at the heart of their legitimacy. if they can't do it, they might not stay in power. that's why they've been working on south korea. right now you have a situation that north korea could get president moon, the pro north korean south korean president to agree to things that would undermine democracy. m

thresholds or certain actions that we can see the north koreans doing i think access to north korean nuclear sites will also be another top priority to make sure that we verify that they're doing what they say they're doing again the inner korean peace process could offer a potentially welcome example here with the military agreement that was reached between the two koreas back at near the end of twenty eighteen when. the and the north koreans in the south koreans agreed to very specific steps to reduce military confrontation and to build confidence with one another and north korea and south korea have both followed through on the promises that they made there so if you can get specific details on paper the north koreans might be willing to follow through we just have to do the negotiations and get them on paper donald trump has denied reports that he directed his former personal noir michael cohen to lie to congress about plans to build the trump tower and moscow democrats say they'll verify the allegations which if true will suggest the president committed a crime and will from our

becoming a heartbreaking symbol of the brutality of the north korean regime.re is a dramatic plan to honor him. >> this'll be ingrained in the memory. >> java rally, republican of staten island once the street with the north korean mission to the united nations is located to be renamed sub 675 way in a blunt and reminder of his fate to the north korean diplomats. >> he represents everything we value and our freedom. we want people to look up and see the street sign and recall this was a life given out essentially in the face of an absolute dictator and authoritarian government. eric: 22 years old when a foreign study trip to the hermit kingdom only to return home with severe brain damage and in a nonresponsive stay. u.s. officials and his family say he was beaten and tortured while in prison for 17 months after being charged with tearing down a propaganda poster inositol. the north korean government on the 13th floor of this building on second avenue one block from the u.n. headquarters on manhattan's east side. fox news observed the north korean diplomatic co

approach to the korean peninsula to our alliances, to the commitment to seeing korean peninsula withoutuclear weapons. and as joe manchin i think that's underscored in the aria and as a baseline for congress. at the same time, the north korean issue has been clinically controversial both between parties and within parties and, indeed, within the administration at various times. in terms of i was a likable person agreed was probably most evident back in the 1990s over the agreed framework, which was reached just drink the clinton administration just before the midterms when democrats suffered great losses and republicans in congress then subsequently were very skeptical and tried to use the purse string to express their unhappiness. i think many people think that was one of the reasons the agreed framework was not really able to get the kind of traction. that's a historical discussion death. bipartisan yes, but there's also been an issue of great debate within the congress. i'll defer to the congressman on where we are now, but i would take from aria and from the fact that on the democra

government, who was sort of saying we talk about the three korean waves. it's k pop, but that's not our branding. we want to show a higher culture. and we're not sure how k pop is going to influence, you know perceptions of korea on the world and our ability to achieve our policy goals. i think what we've seen has been a realization that this power of soft power, at least in the kind of cultural sphere is one that has huge economic implications. tourism was mentioned. but, you know, we also see the kind of products, both japanese and korea that have found a place in the global marketplace and are helping. i think they are still at the early stages, but a movement away from the areas where korea and japan are less competitive, especially vis-a-vis china and the sort of traditional heavy manufacturing sectors into the service sectors, into the cultural spheres, like film, like all those things that come with a vibrant dynamic soft power sector, and i would also say democracy. that brings me to my second point. i don't think that -- let me back up. i include

president trump about the denuclearization of the korean peninsula christopher hill is a former u.s. ambassador to south korea he's also a formerly a negotiator in the six party talks with north korea he joins us via skype from denver colorado we appreciate your time mr ambassador always so what's would be first of all why the secrecy around the meeting. well first of all it's always these trips have always been very secret it's rather amusing to consider it's an enormous train engine and lots of cars but alas the north koreans have wanted it this way so this has been what they've done for decades frankly ok so what would be the goal of this particular meeting and the timing. well it's interesting you know in the past the u.s. worked very closely with china on these issues so when we saw signs that the chinese were talking to the north koreans we considered it kind of good news that the chinese would give them a pep talk at dell the look this is a good offer you need to take advantage of it and cetera but in recent years spent with this trump administration the relationship with chin

north korean leader kim jong un has used his annual new year's interest to warn that his country may change direction on the promise of denuclearize ation if the u.s. continues its sanctions in his televised speech kim say if he remained committed towards working towards an austin peace on the korean the korean peninsula and strong a copper a share between north and south korea he called on the cell to stop its joy military exercises with the u.s. . kim also warned the u.s.

we felt a bit distant from each other when we first met the north koreans. grown closer in the days we've spent together so i was and now we've become friends. and everything sounds rosy for the captain but his new teammate from north korea some has a more level take our first world championship we've got lots of expectations about what will experience and what we'll learn of course we also want to strong showing you. north and south korea made history with a united women's hockey team at the winter olympics and young change the pre-selected north korean fans went by role in a p.r. coup for the regime but on the ice the first ever appearance of a combined team was a sporting disaster. coach show young shin is hoping to avoid a similar showing but the gap in quality between players from the north and south is significant. technically the north koreans aren't the strongest but they really want to integrate into the team and. they're in top shape because the soil incorporate that into my tactics to take advantage of their strengths. and. promise to play at leas

we've had very good steps in good faith from the north koreans, in releasing the hostages and other movesd so, we're going to continue those conversations, and the president looks forward to his next meeting. "not accurate" — robert mueller‘s special counsel rejects a report that president trump ordered his lawyer to lie to congress. hundreds of central american migrants cross into mexico without waiting for a humanitarian visa, joining the caravan that's port talbot will become a come—to place, rather than a go—away—from place. the banksy on the side of a welsh garage that could become the focal announced a secondsummiel in washington between the president and one of mr kim's most trusted envoys, kim yong—chol. our correspondent barbara plett usher has been following developments in washington. the white house said the summit would take place near the end of february, but it didn't say where, although vietnam seems to be at the top of the list of possible locations, according to multiple reports. the announcement was made after a series of meetings with the north korean envoy kim yong—ch

south korean reports say kim yong—chol is carrying a letter from the north korean leader to mr trump.s secretary of state and the president later on friday. let's go now to the bbc‘s laura bicker in seoul. what are you eating into this? well, i think they mean that comes to kim yong—chol‘s visit, it is in the sense that it is laying the groundwork for a potential second summit between kim jong—un and donald trump. remember, the last time this senior aide to kim jong—un travel to washington, it was just before donald trump met kimjong—un in singapore. you may remember that very large letter that he handed over from very large letter that he handed overfrom kim very large letter that he handed over from kim jong—un to the us president, so it may well be that these talks taking place in washington over the next couple of days are all about laying the groundwork for a second summit. we aware that there are talks taking place between the north korea and south korea in sweden. this is not a man the south koreans are going to wa nt to man the south koreans are going to want to see, is that?

was it's also become a place of refuge for north korean defectors. this young high ranking north korean official fled thousands of kilometers across china to start a new life here he's been living with a new identity michael kim he works part time as a museum attendant in the capital earlier in this whole city is all. by their house or is it your home or saw the kinds of men did it it took us when it was a cause on your thirty because it was done in the dream is a highway in the forty years or talk years or it's six years or so how did those around us all. put on their. pride in their own way. the commissary. what we did to mr. oh here's a they're. so doing it. coheres i said so enjoy about us on this course alist quote there. is a you know one with some. i don't i'm not but i. assume it outside of the us and the show causes muslim bolden killed when they're called cox among us how are under twenty. two. really has so where her mind. fled without giving any warning to his family. he'd stopped believing in the regime and knew too much. despite the ris

we know that the trainer has arrived in china carrying the north korean leader.e read the invitation of the chinese president so we assume we too will meet at sometime over the next few days. this is a four—day visit in total so it will be his longest visit in china to date. as you mentioned, it is his birthday. thought to be his 35th birthday so we will see what he gets up to. and of course, the key diplomatic ally. they did not meet for the first six yea rs they did not meet for the first six years that kim was in power though both yes. a six-year gap and then last year kim jong—un began both yes. a six-year gap and then last year kimjong—un began his diplomatic journey starting with beijing and president xijinping, a courtesy to his main ally. 90% of north korean trade comes from china and is its main source of aid. also it is worth pointing out that every single time he has gone to beijing, just afterwards there have been discussions with either south korea 01’ discussions with either south korea or the discussions with either south korea orthe summit discuss

technically the north koreans aren't the strongest but they really want to integrate into the team. they're in top shape so i'll incorporate that into my tactics to take advantage of their strengths. and. promise to play at least one north korean in every world championship match in the tune up against potsdam only riquelme son made an appearance his three countrymen to watch from the bench as korea fell to the german third division side. scare of business with christophe now some optimism today as a new chapter opens in the u.s. china trade dispute that's right brian the rhetoric is optimistic china says it's willing to work together with the united states to resolve the months long dispute between the two countries the foreign ministry expresses optimism as trade negotiations resumed in beijing a delegation of u.s. officials including the deputy u.s. trade representative jeffrey garish all holding the first bilateral talks since u.s. president and his chinese counterpart if you think reached to a ninety day truce in their trade war last month the strumpet initially opposed import

or the north korean state news agency beijing had invited kim jong un to beijing for these talks and it seems like kim jong un wants to include china now in its diplomatic offensive last year we saw north korea open up in an unprecedented way this year kim as you said in this new year's speech had extended yet another all of branch or a step towards peace two words the united states saying that they're willing to continue with talks they're willing to denuclearize nuclearize watts with conditions. interesting that before these. visits to china and the six years since kim jong un had been in power there were no visits as a whole and he is saying the right things about involving china in any talks on denuclearize ation so what volcker is china looking to play here. well china of course wants to be front and center with any moves between north korea and the us china has always been north korea's international face has always represented or been key to any negotiations with north korea so being left out in the cold last year was definitely something that frustrated china as being rather

it is expected to focus on the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula.sel robert mueller has issued a statement disputing the accuracy of a report that president trump ordered his former lawyer michael cohen to lie to congress. buzzfeed news had said that mr trump instructed mr thee te—lie— 3; ,, about plans to build a trump tower in moscow. hundreds of central american migrants have crossed into mexico without waiting for a humanitarian visa. they are joining the caravan that is heading towards the us border. most come from honduras, and say they are escaping poverty and gang—related violence.