north korea is changing. an impoverished socialist state has turned into a country with a highly flexible shadow economy. in many ways, north career is run like a commercial company. all that matters is cash came. the work is here and no longer slaving away for the revolution. but for the wealth of dan, nita and his cronies, the gap between rich and poor is widening. while the population in pyongyang enjoys a constantly growing prosperity. 40 percent of the rural population still suffer from the nutrition. what a database shows beyond any doubt, instead of asserting, i know the only excess. now we can prove what it does. it owns companies, it operates these companies and exports all kinds of things. and that is actually quite and an important development in understanding how north korea managers to earn money above. we know, know exactly through what kind of companies office 39 dust is qindzhong, silk folks spinning mill, named after kim jong owns grandmother. a model factory. 1600 workers are employed here.

the north. thousands of north koreans are said to work in textile factories in the region disguised as businessmen and equipped with hidden cameras. we film in one of the factories, chinese textile companies higher north koreans, because their wages are lower than those of chinese workers. these seamstresses work day and night, and often sleep on the company premises. they are likely to be locked up for years, far away from their families. together with a team of labor, lawyers, trade experts and data specialists, remco broker, tries to find out whether a europe in brands work with chinese companies that directly or indirectly employ north koreans. please manage to prove the existence of a significant amount of, nor screen slave labor in the supply chain of some of the rules leading clothing companies look more than that. chinese factories outsource to north korean centuries in north korea, basically in europe and in the us. we've come to an agreement that we no longer wish to find slave labor or child labor in our supply chains. but if you look closer at solve these producers, you fin

north korean regime. send a letter of indictment under my name to governments. charging me with 3 capital crimes, the worst of the 3 was the accusation that our research, my research was in my name and damage the supreme dignity of the supreme either. this sounds like it's a funny crime right? damaging the supreme differently. if somebody in north korea kerisha deaf county rim, co broke his investigations threatened to disrupt north korea's cash flow. the country is internationally isolated because of its nuclear program without legal sources of income, the regime has taken to raising money illegally. ah, new york, the seat of the united nation. since 2006, the u. s. has imposed 9 rounds of sanctions against north korea. these measures the monitored by an international panel of experts. the panel consists of 8 members, including ex intelligence, military, and financial experts for their own safety. they work in secret, only the coordinator, hugh griffith is willing to speak on camera. the sanctions have a

but more than that, chinese factories outsource to north korean centuries in north korea. basically in europe and in the u. s, we've come to an agreement that we no longer wish to find slave labor or child labor in our supply chains. but if you knew closer, i saw these producers, you find it sometimes up to 90 percent or for production does not take place in china. it does not take place in the factories where the european and the american auditors come to check where they're working. conditions are decent. yes, they are in those factories, but that's only worth 10 percent of the products are snake. the other 19 percent comes from, or for you. broaches team investigated one chinese textile company more closely. it's called von dest. their list of customers rates like a who's who, of international fashion brands. the website features a man's jacket. next to it, it says korean imported the buttons, carry a label, a mani genes using trade databases, brokers, teen analyzed, long desks, business relations between 2013 and 20. 19 the databases use customs data showing which good

with this code from north korea. the same code is also used for deliveries from von desk to europe, and the us among the customers. a money, a money jacket that look exactly like the one on bone dest website can also be bought in europe. this one costs 219 euros. it can't be proven beyond doubt whether garments like this one are made in north korea. but can it be rolled out? we asked for fashion brands a money right. we confirmed that phone desk is one of our suppliers, and as such is regularly subject to checks and inspections. the result of these checks being the no finished products on manufactured in north korea. like all our suppliers, it's also required to declare which sub contract is it, use it, and where these are concerned. it's also the case that none are in north korea. we've also contacted von dest in writing. the company offered no explanation as to why and to what extent it trades with north korea. in one thing can be sent for certain, well known fashion brands have their goods manufactured by a chines

all traffic to the north was sealed off.ecame a united nations concerned in 1947. un's efforts to hold supervisory free elections throughout korea are blocked in the north by the soviet union. only in the south were elections held. the republic of korea was created and the national legislature elected the provisions for north korea's representation if elections could be held there. the first president -- these were elections in the south. >> the only legal government in korea. in december of 1948 the soviet union in a surprise move announced as she had removed her occupation troops from north korea. we found ourselves compelled to do the same in the south except for a small u.s. army advisory group which remained at the request of the korean government. the question of a unified korea remained unanswered. the future of the south korean people was another anxious american. ♪♪ rip korea's plan for unifying korea was made known to the world on june 25, 1950 and it was by military invasion. as six divisions of north korea's peop

here is north vietnam. north vietnam already occupies this part of laos. if north vietnam also occupied this whole band in cambodia or the entire country, it would mean that south vietnam was completely outflanked and the forces of americans in this area as well as the south vietnamese would be in an untenable military position. our second choice is to provide massive military assistance to cambodia itself. now, unfortunately, while we deeply sympathize with the plight of 7 million cambodians whose country is being invaded, massive amounts of military assistance could not be rapidly and effectively utilized by this small cambodian army against the immediate threat. with other nations, we shall do our best to provide the small arms and other equipment which the cambodian army of 40,000 needs and can use for its defense, but the aid we will provide will be limited to the purpose of enabling cambodia to defend its neutrality and not for the purpose of making it an active belligerent on one side or the other. our third choice is to go to the heart of the troub

it is a large city, is the gateway to the north. the taliban have wanted the city for a very long time. they briefly held it in 20152016 until they were kicked out by us special forces. hundreds of crews and are battling 4 major wildfires across greece . not the prime minister was calling a nightmarish summer. the worst is on the country, 2nd largest island of via where fires have now come across the island from coast to coast. heavy rain has brought some relief for emergency crews battling wildfires in neighboring turkey. but for the most part, it's been falling in the wrong places. fives has been burning through the vast areas of forest across its southern region for 12 days. over 200 fires have not been bought under control. has been a leader half on the swallow, has warned, the lebanese group will retaliate against any future strikes by israel is coming fall, and exchange your fire between his ball and the israeli army those days and strikes for the 1st targeting lebanese villages since 2006 football now messy has broken down an

but here in north korea, even comedy. so the higher purpose, one of the many chairs, you have to have an initial renew, new medium. so we so we can return our call, its bitingly cold, the next day minus 6 degrees celsius in the sun. and we don't onset. it's also freezing. most of the crew are in thick winter clothing, but for obama, you and me and the fellow actors, there's no such luxury. they're dressed for their parts cold, but ready to start such men. but then a power outage, one of several, during our time here, mom due to you to see the trinity to do they fumble in the dog for a while and then it's business as usual on sounds in which one you'll continue working despite the blackouts. and you'll do not actually letting them know anything you want them to either call you to that said, when you get on said the actors run through the scene, you and me take the opportunity to figure out a new problem like a home office now or in the dark, they're about to give up and call it a day. when the power comes back on or show u

however, to the north south koreans have have recaptured yongdok.navy and marine planes are giving support to ground troops along the perimeter. they also blast communications and military industrial targets from from taegu. guns of united nations' ships also help in this. the struggle is a furious one, but we are holding. ♪♪ >> on 24 august on the central to have which is concerned with the defense of, the -- taegu, engineers have built a bridge for the use of minor vehicles and foot soldiers plus increasing supplies moving in. there is need for a heavy equipment bridge. south korean civilian labor is employed. although in many sections native tools are still used, and although u.s. engineers depend greatly on korean manpower, there's a change now since the early days of the war. heavy construction equipment is becoming a familiar sight. an accumulation of this type of equipment, necessarily second in priority to arms and ammunition, is an indication of the vast bulk of supplies that are now being received. ♪♪ opinion. ♪ ♪ >> on 29 august, the brit

the biggest thing with north korea is that on to the diesel. also the information came in that we did not know they, we were oppressed. and imagine that if you don't know you are pressed that you don't know your slave. how do you fight to be free? and this information they're going in to north korea are telling us koreans that they are pressed, and they are in slaves. and they can be freed on they too. so this information i believe is the only hope that will change north korea. repeat my people. i in 2011 out. they were reported from tanzania on the sinister trade in the body. parts of l. b knows. this is where they put it right here and on the spot rewind, revisit the survivor. mutilated to service, the rituals of witchcraft. when you go to rewind, spell of the l. b. no, on our 0. the native need. the brakes north of doing the best job you can, we've seen one water pay 2 teen at wells far further. with detail covering the government says the taliban is relying on human shields and losing people shot them home from around the world. the price a

we saw that extreme heat across north america.of days as well. all this plays into the warnings that have been issued by climate scientists were sometimes, that heat waves will become more severe, more frequent and last longer as our planet continues to warm.— and last longer as our planet continues to warm. matt, thank you so much. bringing _ continues to warm. matt, thank you so much. bringing us _ continues to warm. matt, thank you so much. bringing us that— continues to warm. matt, thank you so much. bringing us that news - continues to warm. matt, thank you so much. bringing us that news out| so much. bringing us that news out of sicily, as they possibly register the highest temperature on the continent. matt they're also talking about that region, north africa. northern algeria is also battling wildfires which have killed at least 65 people, many of them soldiers who were sent in to tackle the blazes. the worst—hit area has been the forested mountains of the kabylia region. an intense heatwave and high winds have led to thei

because the weapons are, would give north korea leverage, right? and they've got, you know, 30 instead of 20 or 100 instead of, you know, 50 or whatever. we don't know how many they have been. this gives them more bargaining chips when eventually you can go change and take place again. and of course that they don't in the north for the weapons suit nor pre insecurity and more of them the better. so i think it's really just sort of a reflection of the stalemate negotiations of the last 6 months. the but my understanding is the bite administration has indicated that it, if it's open to talks, they think they want a resolution to this. they just don't want to give away the farm the way that donald trump administration did. so i mean, is there any way a brakes to negotiation can happen and, or the north korean is just simply not interested i think that are, are interesting. i think they just want a lot more than what the americans have been willing to offer for the north korean nuclear weapons. are actually central valley right. north korea surrounded

the biggest thing with north korea is that on to the diesel. also the information came in that we did not know they were oppressed. and imagine that if you don't know you are pressed that you don't know you're a slave. how do you fight to be free? and this information they're going into north korea are telling us koreans that they are pressed, and they are in slaves. and they can be free on they too. so this information, i believe, is the only hope that will change north korea. repeat my people, i own county in the cold from june as yet to south africa. the pandemic has reopened preexisting economic political challenges. but the gap between rich and poor nations continues to widen with a lack of china is cranked down on capitalism. counting the cost on al jazeera, freezing winds, and rugged terrain and at times seem impossible. but for afghan traders who brave the con corridor, that is no choice combating the impossible to sell that goods in isolated areas. we follow that daring journeys as they overcome the extremes. risking it all i've got is

and so he pushed further and further north. by october they began to see the presence of chinese troops. and all the sudden they came in huge, huge numbers. by november we were struck, we were isolated, they picked him very strips of we were routed we had a steady retreat southward. the retreat was not mayhem it was organize their systematic as they fell back and then an unfortunate accident occurred, walton walker was killed in a jeep accident and was replaced by an absolutely extraordinary soldier. matthew ridgway. ridgeway had been an airborne division commander in world war ii. he had a great reputation as a soldier. everyone admired him. so having ridgeway there was a real asset. we saw how close they got there were troops made it to the river that's the boundary between north korea and the people's republic of china. so we danced away end. those troops as general simmons and his company six their chosen reservoir. really one the most horrific experiences in american military here state. i came of such staggering numbers t

and this information they're going into north korea are telling north koreans that they all pressed, and they are in slaves. and they can be free sunday to so this information i believe is the only hope that will change north korea and my people, i in 2011, i just reported from tanzania on the senate to trade in the body parts. and i'll be, this is where i'm seeing that they put it right here and on the spot rewind, revisit the survivor. mutilated to service, the rituals of witchcraft. when you crash to rewind spell of l. b, no, on our 0. 0, play an important role. protecting human. ringback face in the virus is indiscriminate. get those living in poverty, far more vulnerable to the dangers of cobra. 19 alley. re examined the reasons for this disparities, the social and economic inequality that surround us much deeper and much more problematic than we thought. us, where the lessons learned from the global pandemic could lead to positive change because of the old hail, the locked down. expose the privilege and poverty during a crisis on a jazz. ah another 3 provincial capital fall as

we've got rivers above danger levels, and we've seen flash flooding in the north and north central areas. we could see more of that as those rains continue to fall, but they really do pick up across the west coast of india on tuesday. we've got amber alerts out for good. you're right state and con can and go where we could see some flooding of those 2 rental downpours kick in. but for the south, it is looking a lot finer, but a few showers coming in to sri lanka and up in the north is wet weather for new delhi. and it is looking west for the north of pakistan from when stay. now it's looking very wet as well across the central areas of china as we move to east asia, may you fund is passing those pockets of torrential rain to the east. so shang don . providence is likely to see some very heavy falls. we could see flooding here, and by wouldn't say the korean peninsula is going to be inundated with rain. that is going to move towards japan. there was sunshine ahead of this, but the wet weather is going to kick in from the mid week. i still ahead on the edges era children often by decades o

i think they don't want to become north korea. they| want to become north korea.ht be like to have seen what it might be like to have a flourishing media, civil society, education, women in work, women in government. they have seen on that. i hope that if trying to govern all afghans, they will take account of that. 50 govern all afghans, they will take account of that.— govern all afghans, they will take account of that. so you've accepted there is a possibility _ account of that. so you've accepted there is a possibility the _ account of that. so you've accepted there is a possibility the taliban - there is a possibility the taliban could come back to power in afghanistan?— could come back to power in afuhanistan? ~ . ., ,, , afghanistan? whatever happens, there surel has to afghanistan? whatever happens, there surely has to be — afghanistan? whatever happens, there surely has to be a _ afghanistan? whatever happens, there surely has to be a political— surely has to be a political compromise and whether that means a taliban government or the yogita. in which pow

in from a north or north—easterly direction. cool where you are exposed to that breeze off the north sea. so around some of these east coasts, temperatures generally in the mid to high teens. you will notice things feel cooler with the gusts of wind at around 30 mph for some areas. lighter winds towards the west and it is here that you'll see the best of any sunshine. the temperature is a touch cooler by the time we get to monday, around about 15 to 21 degrees. things not changing in a hurry through the next few days. tuesday, spot the difference — very similar once again, dry across the board. fairly cloudy, particularly towards the east. best of any breaks in that cloud to be found further west on tuesday. things don't really change much for the week ahead. we've got high pressure still sitting out to the north or north—west, so it is looking dry. they will be spells of sunshine, temperatures generally somewhere between about 17 to 21 degrees. bye— bye. hello, this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines: the evening pr

they're gonna start coming north. and they're going to scoop up so north wind does this right?s down like this, so it's going to scoop up the smoke from these fires and drag him down and drag it down right over the top of us, and so we expect to see that in here by tomorrow. in the meantime, we're going to have micro climates in the bay area about where they were today so low to mid seventies around the bay, upper seventies low eighties and places like morocco and walnut creek and then upper eighties and low nineties in the hotspots, so kind of pleasant for the most part 91 degrees. is in antioch tomorrow forecast 89 liver more and then the five day forecast. this looks good. good i mean, the temperatures are stand little bit cooler, but the thing to get ready for is that smoke? i think we're gonna see it through, probably thursday or friday of this week, and it starts tomorrow. thank you, bill. the idea of owning a home in san francisco is increasingly becoming unrealistic. for many a new report from compass shows fewer than 20% can afford a median priced home in the city. you

here is north vietnam. north vietnam already occupies this part of laos. if north vietnam also occupied this whole band in cambodia or the entire country, it would mean that south vietnam who is completely outflanked and the forces of americans in this area as well as the south vietnamese would be in an untenable military position. our second choice is to provide massive military assistance to cambodia itself. now, unfortunately, while we deeply sympathize with the plight of 7 million cambodians whose countries have been invaded, massive amounts of military assistance could not be rapidly and effectively routelized by the small cambodian army. we'll provide small equipment, which the cambodian army needs and use the but the aide we will provide to the purpose of allowing cambodia to defend its neutrality and not for the person of making it an acting belligerent on one side or the other. many. our third choits. north vietnamese ant vietnamese-occupied territories, those sanctuaries which serve as bases for attack on america and south vietnamese forces in so

tonight is all off to the north and east, tomorrow, watch how that smoke just covers the north bay and moving down across the south bay. early indication, we'll see the smoke lingering into thursday's forecast. tomorrow, we'll start off in the upper 50s and low 60s throughout the bay area with that haze and smoke starting to move down. through the afternoon, those temperatures they're going to stay in the 80s across the in land valleys, we go near the bay, we'll be in the 70s here in oakland and palo alto. >> in san francisco, we'll hold these temperatures in the 60s. across the in land valleys at least we are not looking at triple digit temperatures right now. there is some good news on the temperature side. i heard some parents on twitter saying okay, my kids are back in school, we have the covid restrictions, windows are opened because of that to let it ventilate and now we have smoke tomorrow. maybe some schools may start to send that and alerts and messages on what their plans are going to be. >> when the smoke got bad, they cancelled outdoor times and kids are not allowed outdoor

without inspectors in north korea, dia relies on satellite images. using these it says is detected a discharge of cooling water at the main nuclear plants and young beyond. and that suggests the reactor is operating. if the latest findings are correct, the you and nuclear watchdog set, it's a deeply troubling development and it's believe young beyond react to produce plutonium for north korean nuclear arsenal. in the past, the white house says the a report underscores the urgent need for dialogue and diplomacy. whatever warmer relations that appear to be cultivated under former president donald trump seemed to have grown cold under his successor joe biden. as u. s. military exercises were held with the south. unfortunately, the biden administration has been slow off the mark on the north korea file. of course, they were dealing with the renewal of the strategic reduction pd with russia, which happened in february. the resumption of talks with iran on the comprehensive plan of action by thing with it. and also there were draws from of, not just on. so

more details about that, but north africa, the mediterranean and north america, on a website.ur top story. there are calls for the reform of a—levels after a record number of entries awarded top grades. labour says ministers must do more to address inequalities. the attainment i a . address inequalities. the attainment ca - was address inequalities. the attainment aa- was too address inequalities. the attainment gap was too big _ address inequalities. the attainment gap was too big before _ address inequalities. the attainment gap was too big before we _ address inequalities. the attainment gap was too big before we went - address inequalities. the attainment gap was too big before we went into | gap was too big before we went into the pandemic. there is baked in unfairness. that's all from the bbc news at one. so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon — it's 1:30pm, and here's your latest sports news. in the last couple of hours, lionel messi has been talking to the world for the first time as a paris st germain pla

now the smoke lingering from the wildfires north of north of us has caused hazy skies for the last week or so. similar conditions are expected to happen today and the majority of the smoke is forecasted to stay above the surface. but some people in higher elevations, especially in the north and east bay. may notice it. now. experts say the air quality is not expected to be poor enough to prompt a spare the air alert. however, smoke can irritate your eyes and airways. so if you smell it, you're encouraged to stay inside with your windows and door its doors closed. you should also have your car vent systems recirculate to avoid outside air from coming inside now darya james. if people want to take a good look at their air quality. they can do it online or on their phone. i think doing it all morning and currently here walnut creek right now. the air quality is good and the air quality index is at 28. but of can change over the next few hours. so if anyone wants to check the air quality. it's you can find it on your phone. >> i don't thinks like an awesome times. you pull up it's below the

so you have all of these gains in the north. and then of course there's the continuing violence in the south. in helmand, in kandahar the strongholds of the taliban in the city of laska, which is heavily contested, there has been a massive car bomb. this was a humvee packed with explosives that was trying to get to the main police headquarters. it was intercepted as he was detonated, causing a number of casualties. meanwhile, in neighboring kansas city, that city has been under attack from all 4 sides, so that fighting in the north and the fighting and advance is made in the south. that really puts a psychological pressure on the center here in cobble will into the days of the news now and wildfires. now jerry and ripped across his mountainous regions killing at least 65 people fell. jerry and red crescent says more than 1000 people having injured and that the 600 families have been left homeless. the president fired a 3 day period of morning to honor lives last, which included 28 soldiers officials. they also suspected in some

so you have all of these gains in the north. and then of course, that's the continuing violence in the south in helmand and kandahar the strongholds of the taliban in the city of laska guy which is heavily contested. there has been a massive car bomb. this was a humvee packed with explosives that were trying to get to the main police headquarters. it was intercepted as he was detonated, causing a number of casualties. meanwhile, a neighboring kandahar city that city has been under attack from all 4 sides. so the fighting in the north and the fighting and advance is made in the south. it really puts a psychological pressure on the center here in cobble now wildfires and l. jerry and victor call sits mountains, regions killing at least 65 people military but present says more than 1000 people have been injured. and these 600 families have been left homeless. the president had a 3 day period of morning to honor those laws for last including 28 soldiers officials . they also suspected in some of the fires in the beverly region bio,

moderate for the north bay and east bay.king this upper level low and a weak short wave or weak disturbance just swinging and rotating around that low pressure system bringing in that strong on shore flow for today. as we take you through the day again looking at good air quality for the most part today and as we take you through the next few days, smoke concentration forecast with westerly winds pushing most haze away today, tomorrow, and for your wednesday. near tahoe it is very smoky and of course hazardous there and to our north. thinking about everybody, especially dealing with wildfires to our north and up in the sierra. as we go through our day today in the bay area, we are looking at the skies clearing inland around the bay, still the cloud cover along the coast, cloud cover retreating back to the coast tonight into tomorrow, marine stratus pushes in along the coast and around the bay with that on shore flow. as we look to sunrise, 6:32 and sun set at 7:51. mostly cloudy along the coast with afternoon sea breeze, low

north of pakistan to better update sponsored call cut on airways. that light emitted from history kept alive only in the family tales of those to buy and had to believe people who didn't seem to these damaging story. as the polish women and children who endured the siberian refuge in africa, never to return again an epic or to see a resilient memory is our homeland analogies era. the the me i'll do the quick to over top stories. this on. several rockets have been fired at koval airports, is the last us flights take off before to face departure deadline? it's unclear who behind the attack. white house says the airport remains functional . the u. k. government is holding a series of the things with international partners to make sure the taliban fixed commitments could consist sizes. the phone with the last guns left behind by foreign forces will still be allowed to leave. pocket stones or me says to the soldiers were killed in an attack of the african border attack as far as a military post in bush, our district for such assaults, since the taliban s

so we are going start with the north. okay.hting breaks out at lexington/concord in april, and we talked about that, okay. but what is significant is that fighting spreads to upstate new york, and if we are looking at the map, this is lake champlaine, and at lake champlaine, there is a large british fort cuyahoga, and on may 10th, 1775, a group of american militia led by ethan allen, and benedict arnold seizes fort cuyahoga, because it is filled with cannons and military equipment, and this attack is not authorized for congress, because they are meeting for the first time on this day, and we will pick it up later, and it is authorized by the massachusetts committee of safety and a bunch of angry guys in vermont. they are taking the war to the english. no reason that this should happen, but it does, and over the next couple of days, and we will see the map in a minute that expands on this, and the americans seize a second fort called crown point that we don't have to worry about, but it is in canada and the americans are taking

in from a north or north—easterly direction.in the east during the day on monday, where it will be a little bit cool where you are exposed to that breeze off the north sea. so around some of these east coast, temperatures generally in the mid to high teens. you will notice things feel cooler with the gusts of wind at around 30mph for some areas. lighter winds towards the west and it is here that you'll see the best of any sunshine. the temperature is a touch cooler by the time we get to monday, around about 15 to 21 degrees. things not changing in a hurry through the next few days. tuesday, spot the difference — very similar once again, dry across the board. fairly cloudy, particularly towards the east. best of any breaks in that cloud to be found further west on tuesday. things don't really change much for the week ahead. we've got high pressure still sitting out to the north or north—west, so it is looking dry. there will be spells of sunshine, temperatures generally somewhere between about 17 to 21 degrees. bye— bye. this is

because the weapons are, would give north korea leverage, right? and they've got, you know, 30 instead of 20 or 100 instead of, you know, 50 or whatever. we don't know how many they have been. this gives them more bargaining chips when eventually negotiate and take place again and of course that they don't in the north to the weapons student or trans curity and other more of them, the better. so i think it's really sort of a, a reflection of the stalemate negotiations over the last 6 months. still ahead on al jazeera children, olsen's my decades of war and afghan. the son worry about their future on the telephone room. and you see linds extends a cove at $900.00 locks and its largest city on relaxing restrictions for the rest of the country. ah. hello there. widespread thunderstorms and showers are expected to continue for much of south east asia. you can see the cloud cover behind me. we are going to see the heavy falls across parts of sumatra and borneo. as malaysian, indonesia continues to see the rain answer. wessy is likely to see some of the