designed in scotland but made in mongolia by north koreans. range because north korea is in exactly known for their stylish but where -- for their stylish clothing. they are better known for their missiles. the most regimented and oppressive regime on earth, 200,000 are held in concentration camps for incurring the wrath of the leader, kim jong il. they citizens can be executed if they're caught fleeing the country. -- the citizens can be executed if they are caught fleeing the country. there is one exception, the labor brigade. i revealed that a british owned company was using north korean labor to cut timber in russia. the money for the wages was placed directly to the north korean government. >> they are up to $7 million per year. that is going to the north korean government. are you concerned how they use that money? >> as far as a grimace that we have in place, this is going to the ministry of forestry of north korea. -- as far as what we have in place. as far as that, this is not in our interest. >> i was at a factory and i came across th

on the number of christians in north korea is extremely difficult. >> based on data gathered to north korean defectors, we estimate approximately 30,000 christians being held in political prison camps and ten thousand underground believers in hiding. >> back on the stretch of the north korea border, it is passed midnight. using the cover of darkness peter's team continues to deploy hundreds of balloons at multiple locations. today the wind conditions have been good. >> often the wind changes and we wait. we will continue until the christians can worship jesus christ without fear. >> and you can learn more about the church in north korea and >> welcome back to "christian world news." south sudan national anthem gives thanks to god. south sudan gained independence in a peace treaty ending a 20-year bloody civil war. recently a ministry sent us a verse from their national anthem. it says oh god, we praise and glorify you for your grace on south sudan, land of great abundance. uphold us united in peace and harmony. >> that is pretty cool. >>> a high speed cat ma ran became a link to independence

another man told japanese officials he's a grandson of a former chairman north korean's supreme people's assembly but the man's claim is hard to verify. on thursday, the south korean unification ministry said north korea had demanded the return of all nine defectors. but south korea said it will respect the group's wishes and refused to hand them over. the government will now check their identities and motives for escaping before helping them to resettle in their new home. >>> friday marked the tenth anniversary of the u.s. invasion of afghanistan. the presence of foreign troops was supposed to be an exercise in rebuilding a nation. but after a decade of fighting, the taliban insurgency is regaining momentum and reconstruction has far to go. on october 7th, 2001, the united states and allied forces began air strikes in afghanistan. they said they were hunting osama bin laden, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, who had been given shelter in the country. the coalition forces took control of the capital kabul in just one month. the taliban government fled to the hills. the foreign

another man told japanese officials he's a grandson of a former chairman north korean's supreme people's assembly but the man's claim is hard to verify. on thursday, the south korean unification ministry said north korea had demanded the return of all nine defectors. but south korea said it will respect the group's wishes and refused to hand them over. the government will now check their identities and motives for escaping before helping them to resettle in their new home. >>> friday marked the tenth anniversary of the u.s. invasion of afghanistan. the presence of foreign troops was supposed to be an exercise in rebuilding a nation. but after a decade of fighting, the taliban insurgency is regaining momentum and reconstruction has far to go. on october 7th, 2001, the united states and allied forces began air strikes in afghanistan. they said they were hunting osama bin laden, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, who had been given shelter in the country. the coalition forces took control of the capital kabul in just one month. the taliban government fled to the hills. the foreign

one said he was a fisherman working to raise funds for the north korean military. they said they hoped to live in south korea. transfer procedures began after the south korean government agreed to accept the defectors. it plans to find out how and why the group left the north. >>> the japan coast guard says north korean defectors planned their escape carefully. they studied the movements and scheduled of north korean patrol boats while they were fishing and timed the escape to avoid detection. the defectors said they left the north korean port of odaejin on september 8 and waited until night when surveillance is less strict. the group traveled along the coast at first. they were also patrol vessels near the south korean coast. the defectors then traveled towards a 38th parallel between the two koreas. they planned to turn there and head to south korea on the third day. but the weather took a turn for the worse. the defectors lost control of their boat. they eventually decided to let it drift towards japan. they thought they would be able to go to south korea if they

north korean defectors and supporters sent about 200,000 leaflets in all. it calls for an end to the three-generation dynasty that has controlled the country since 1948. the group says it also attached 100 radios and 300 dvds to the balloons. representatives say they want to help deprogram brainwashed north koreans. the event also marked one year since the death of the man who was the highest ranking north korean detector and a focal critic of kim yong il's regime. 200 south korean officers guarded him. an assassination plot was uncovered last month. north korea has warned it will not hesitate to take military action to retaliate against the activists. >>> there are 18 million displaced people in asia in need of help according to the uhnhcr. the number continues to grow. this year is the 60th anniversary on the united nations convention on the status of refugees. in the final installment of our week-long series, nhk speaks with a representative of the world body on the situation in this part of the world. >> joining us today is johan seltz. he's been workin

department have to worry about about -- we department have to worry about that anymore, but the north koreans clearly established they will proliferate nuclear materials to terror-sponsoring regimes. and the problem that we're faced with is still very much there. and we do not yet have a handle on north korea. the other problem, obviously, is still iran. and we haven't even talked about that. you've got to be front and center as well as the north korean in terms of our concerns about that threat. and i do believe still today as we meet that it's the most dangerous threat the united states faces. that technology will fall into the hands of an al-qaeda type organization and then nuclear weapons will no longer be a deterrent, they'll be an incentive. >> right. well, maybe we can take a few questions and maybe we'll get a question about iran. please, when you are called on, wait for the microphone, give your name and your affiliation and ask a question rather than making a long statement. thank you. yes, ma'am. >> were you surprise bed when you found out that osama bin laden was in pakistan in te

for aid and a peace treaty with washington ban withdrew from talks in two thousand and nine the north korean years that he's country is ready to return to negotiations which also include the us russia china south korea and japan during his visit to moscow earlier this year. tunisia's islamised already an idea is claiming victory in the country's first democratic elections official results are to be announced later on tuesday luminary results suggest the group will win most votes its main rival a secular center left party has admitted defeat former president ben ali was overthrown nine months ago after a mass demonstrations and how it worked for twenty years. well another country affected by the arab spring syria is still a long way from holding elections but the government has promised to implement crucial reforms within six months a record sure appears. time according to syria's foreign minister sets loose of interview with our team is coming up next hour but here's a look at what he had say. to country's leadership is not slowing down reforms and the deadline set by the syrian president ar

during the investigation, defectors said they were fishermen and women working for the north korean military to raise funds. they said they hoped to live in south korea. japanese officials have been talking to the south korean government regarding relocation of the defectors. japan believes their life and liberty would be in jeopardy if they are deported back to the north. >>> we have a couple of stories now about the operator of japan's damaged fukushima daiichi plant. in a minute, we will give you the latest estimate on how much the power company owes in compensation for the nuclear accident. first, nhk obtained documents that show the operator of japan's damaged fukushima daiichi plant concluded three years ago that a tsunami higher than ten meters could swamp the facility. tepco informed the government, but only four days before the march 11th disaster. the government released this simulation report to nhk on monday. tepco based its analysis on the possibility that an earthquake could hit that would be similar to the one that devastated the area in 1896. it predicted waves between 8.4 an

north korea, you never hadv a good option. >> victor cha, former top official at the national security council, is korean chair at the center or strategic and international study stds. he thinks the obama administration is reluctantly edging towards meeting the north's push for direct talks with the u.s. over the nuclear issue and over normalizing diplomat regulations. >> we only have bad options or worse options. the worse option is to leave them alone and let their nuclear and missile problem program goes unabate forward four years. that's a very bad situation. so you're left with a position where they have to negotiate. they have to hold their nose and negotiate in hopes of being able to contain a crisis of some sort. and that's where they are today. >> warner: expuz north korean officials held one direct meeting in new york in july, ostensibly how to discuss getting back to the six-nation talks. >> what we're seeing now is an attempt to create a thaw in the relationship. >> warner: even small moves like that make south korea nervous. president lee has taken a tough line with the north, refusing further aid, despite north

during the investigation, the defectors said they were fishermen and women working for the north korean military to raise funds. they said that they hoped to live in south korea. japanese officials have been talking to the south korean government regarding the relocation of the defectors. japan believes their life and liberty would be in jeopardy if they are deported back to the north. >>> a cargo ship has run aground off northern taiwan amid high waves caused by typhoon nogai. four crew members are dead and six are missing. taiwan's coast guard administration said on monday the vessel got stuck off the harbor in the morning. the ship split into two. of the 21 crew members on board, 10 were thrown into the sea leaving four dead and six others missing. their nationalities are not yet known. the craft was registered in panama. it left kelong harbor for china on sunday as the typhoon passed over the south china sea. the administration said it will continue searching for the missing and interview the survivors to investigate the accident. >>> a group of militants assaulted three mining firm

and north korean officials are due to resume the second day of talks in geneva getting six party nuclear disarmament negotiations back on track. agreed to stop its nuclear program six years ago in exchange for a peace treaty with washington but then it withdrew from talks in two thousand and nine the north korean leader said his country is ready to return to negotiations this came during his visit to russia earlier this year. flights that. are on the thai capitals. and could overwhelm other defenses well spreading to new areas of the city the disaster has brought the country's economy to a standstill closing major. including. the. worst flooding in decades could amount to about three billion dollars. headlines with me coming your way in a few minutes do bear in mind if you miss any of ostorius just log on to. any time in. the business with. welcome to our business thanks for joining me they had a russia's oil pipeline operator trance nafta says that china will settle all of its debts for all deliveries from russia the seventy five million dollars debt will be repaid to russia's top oil c

american our north korean diplomats are in geneva discussing the resumption of six party nuclear disarmament talks going again agreed to stop its nuclear program six years ago in exchange for aid and a peace treaty with washington then withdrew from talks in two thousand and nine north korean leader said his country is ready to return to negotiations which also include the us russia china south korea and japan during his visit to russia earlier this year. tunisia's as long as party and now there is claiming victory in the country's first democratic elections official results are to be announced later on tuesday but preliminary results suggest the group will win most votes its may rival a secular center left party as admitted defeat for president ben ali who was overthrown nine months ago after the nastiness tensions have been in power for twenty three years. well another country affected by the arab spring syria still a long way from holding elections but the government has promised to implement crucial reforms within six months or record short period of time according to syria's foreign min

and north korean officials have begun a second day of talks in geneva aimed at getting a six party nuclear disarmament is back on track agreed to stop its nuclear program some six years ago exchange for a peace treaty with washington but then withdrew from the talks in two thousand and nine the north korean leader says his country is ready now to return to negotiations this was said during a recent visit to russia this year. human rights activists claim that patients in syria's state run hospital tortured in an attempt to quell the opposition it follows reports that at least six people were killed in fresh clashes with government forces in the city of homs china is now increasing pressure on syria by sending a special envoy to the country to urge president assad to fail some of the demands of protesters and syria's foreign minister has told us here at the government plans to carry out reforms within the next six months. the country's leadership is not slowing down reforms and the deadline set by the syrian president are very short in less than six months the country will see these reforms

aid and a peace treaty with washington but then withdrew from talks in two thousand and nine the north korean leaders that his country's ready to return to negotiations which also include the us russia china south korea and japan during his visit to russia earlier this year. floodwaters have breached barriers protecting bangkok second airport forcing holds to flights their water levels have also risen further on the thai capital's outskirts and could overwhelm other the finances spreading to new areas of the city the disaster has brought the country's economy to a standstill closing major electronic and car making plans including to. go in so many total damage from the worst bloody decades could amount to over three billion dollars. well it's time now to take a look at what's happening in business with creating an account status. we welcome to your business update us all thanks for joining me russia's natural gas monopolies survive the german energy and telecom company and become the company produces election power using green energy and sells natural gas and internet services but talks have

and north korean officials are due to resume the second day of talks in geneva getting six party nuclear disarmament negotiations back on track. agreed to stop its nuclear program six years ago in exchange for a peace treaty with washington but then it was true from seoul in two thousand and nine the north korean leader said his country is ready to return to negotiations this came during his visit to russia earlier this year. floodwaters have reached the barriers protecting second course in the hope the flights i was levels of also risen further on the thai capital's outskirts and could overwhelm other defenses as well it's also spreading to new areas of the city it is also has brought the country's economy to a standstill closing major electronic and car making plans including toyota i'm sorry the total damage from that was flooding in decades could amount to about three billion dollars. i had lunch with me a researcher coming your way a few minutes to bear in mind if you miss any boss doritos locos dot com any time you please thanks the it's the business with korea. our welcome to our

the north korean leader said his country is ready to enter negotiations which also include the us russia china south korea and japan during his visit all of us to russia earlier this year. and the floodwaters have breached barriers protecting bangkok second airport is forcing the home to flights their water levels have also risen further on the thai capital and could overwhelm other defenses spreading to new areas of the city but disaster has the country's economy to a standstill closing major electronic and making plans including toshiba and sony the total damage from the worst flooding in decades could amount to about three billion dollars. ok i'll be back with a recap of our top stories in just a few moments before that it's corrina with the business. we welcome to business here in r.c. thanks for joining me russia's natural gas monopoly is the german energy telecom company and for call the company produces electric power using green energy and sells natural gas and internet services the talks have been going on for several months but the final no final decision has been made so far a

any north korean aggression is not to be tolerated.ark: a new analysis shows that president obama has lost millions of dollars in donors. >>darya: let's get a look at the weather as we head into the weekend. >>mark: here is the view from the golden gate bridge. it will be cool for halloween night. no big surprise. temperatures in the forties once again. this afternoon, sunny and mild. similar to yesterday. that is what the next 24 hours breaks down to. temperatures are on the cool side. we are seeing a good number of a 40 degree weather as well. we are pretty chilly as you head out this morning. this afternoon, as things will warm up to basically where you were yesterday. the low- mid-70s around the media day. low-mid-70s this afternoon. we're getting to that point in the year where our afternoon highs are ranging from 70-75 in all locations. in terms of the 7 day around the bay. take a look at all we have to the weekend. temperatures are looking good for saturday. sunday, we cool things down . for halloween and we are going to be chil

. >>> in north korea a top relief official called on wealthy nations to help millions of north koreansrom going hungry. other appeals have largely been ignored because of the politics. the un said as many as six million north koreans need food and that a third of the children under five are hungry and living on diets of rice, corn and cabbage. >>> and in london the historic st. paul's is closing for the first time since world war ii. the dean of st. paul's said it can't welcome visitors because of the estimated 500 protesters who have set up camp. they have been there six days and say they have no plans to move in spite of pleas from st. paul's. >> a long time employee was found dead after a truck accident on the job. co workers found the body at the bottom of a ravine. he was driving from one part of the plant to another. they don't know what caused the accident. his wife reported him missing morning saying he miss aid meeting and still hadn't come home from work. >> a sexual assault reported earlier this week didn't happen. a 16-year-old girl who said she was attacked at the park now

. >>> in north korea a top relief official called on wealthy nations to help millions of north koreansother appeals have largely been ignored because of the politics. the un said as many as six million north koreans need food and that a third of the children under five are hungry and living on diets of rice, corn and cabbage. >>> and in london the historic st. paul's is closing for the first time since world war ii. the dean of st. paul's said it can't welcome visitors because of the estimated 500 protesters who have set up camp. they have been there six days and say they have no plans to move in spite of pleas from st. paul's. >> a long time employee was found dead after a truck accident on the job. co workers found the body at the bottom of a ravine. he was driving from one part of the plant to another. they don't know what caused the accident. his wife reported him missing morning saying he miss aid meeting and still hadn't come home from work. >> a sexual assault reported earlier this week didn't happen. a 16-year-old girl who said she was attacked at the park now says it never hap

he is expected to hold talks with north korean leader kim jung ill and south korean president. a spokesperson says lee will be in the north from sunday through tuesday and will then visit south korea on the following two days. a spokesperson says china wants to work with the two koreas to push forward the six party talks to ease tensions on the korean peninsula. seen as possible candidate to suck eed premier next year when the communist party is expected to carry out a major leadership reshuffle during its national congress. the party is expected to appoint zing shin to tao. >> we begin with an update on the floods in thailand. the governor of bangkok has called on citizens to remain on alert and be prepare teddy vacate. the warning comes as larger than expected amounts of water descend from the north towards the capital. the physical and economic damage to the country is worsening by the day. work to reinforce flood barriers around the clock. more than 1 million sandbags have been deployed. but it seems that won't be enough to save the entire city. the bangkok administration is

north and south korean foreign ministers met in july for the first time in three years. meanwhile, china, a key player in any formal agreement, has sent its vice premier in a bid to encourage north korea to negotiate. the geneva talks continue on tuesday carried >. >> you're watching "newsdays." still to come, a a second grenade attack in kenya's capital of nairobi. >> vintage stuff. why china is developing a taste for french wine. david cameron has suffered its biggest parliamentary rebellion since taking office. whether there should be a referendum on britain's membership ending eu. defied avative mp's last-minute appeal. >> the ayes 111. the no's 483. >> david cameron has now had a taste of the troubles over europe, which is conservative predecessors had faced. the european crisis has emboldened many of his own party to call for a referendum on and britain's membership to the european union. the prime minister had tried to plead with them, saying he himself wanted to repatriate powers from brussels to britain. but he argued triggering a referendum at this time of crisi

officials are in geneva, switzerland for talks directly with north korean officials. this is kind of a preliminary set of talks to lay the foundation for a resumption of further, more serious negotiations with the north about disarming their nuclear program. u.s. officials were encouraged boy meeting in july and want to kind of keep that ball rolling a bit. they were also encouraged that the north met directly with the south koreans recently in an effort to try to at least talk about north korea's nuclear program. some really serious concerns there because north korea has tested nuclear weapon underground at least once, test-fired missiles, provoktory actions over the years. they want to try to pull back from the brink a little bit. these talks in geneva may be a first step toward doing that. >> but, brian, it does also make you wonder, you think about north korea sees the u.s. take out bin laden, they see what happened with gadhafi. we're taking out terrorists. does that give them any incentive to be more forthcoming? >> it may very well, brooke, because the north kor

now we're discussing right now with the north koreans whether the russian gas, which is quite affordablerough north korea and be imported and used in south korea. this is beneficial, first of all, for russia because it can sell their natural resource, for north korea it was beneficial because they could use this natural resource and also beneficial for south korea as well. let me just remind you that south korea, north korea and russia haven't yet come together to discuss this issue in any detail. but from an economic standpoint of view, it is beneficial for all parties involved but i understand that this issue is not just economics alone. this issue inevitably involves security measures which we'll consider very closely and also let me remind you this project will not be implemented any time soon. of course, we are mindful of the progress that we are making with regards to north korean nuclear issue as well. >> thank you, mr. president, let me follow on ed, on the iran alleged terror plot, do you have knowledge, do you have the nation's supreme leader and president had knowledge of the

we therefore must achieve the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. and north must give up their nuclear ambitions. korea and the united states stand united. we are in full agreement that the six-party talks is an effective way to achieve tangible progress. we are in full agreement that we must also pursue dialogue with north korea. however, we must also maintain our principled approach, a north korea policy firmly rooted upon such principles is the key that will allow us to ultimately and fundamentally resolve this issue. north korea's development is in our collective interests -- interest and this is what we want. however this depends on its willingness to end all provocations and make genuine peace. we will work with you and the international community so that north korea makes the right choice. our mutual defense treaty has ensured stability and prosperity to flourish not only on the korean peninsula but across northeast asia. northeast asia today is a more dynamic region than ever. and economic change in this region brings geopolitical change and it brings

the korean trade agreement, as bad as that is, an element is that the south korean companies are doing business in north korea where people are living, you know, in horrendous lives under a terrible dictatorship. south korean companies do business there. they are going to manufacture products in that country for literally pennies an hour. they will be supporting the dictatorship there. those products come to south korea, and then they come back to america as part of a free trade agreement. it is beyond belief. >> and yet president obama and the white house out saying we support these trade deals. members of the democratic party. we support these trade deals. members of the republican party. we support these trade deals. how can you look at the obvious mathematics of the extraction that trade has become, the obvious absurdity of bank rolling the north korean government by employing slaves and sit here and feel that your country is in some way rational? >> well, i think what it is, it's not the country, it is a congress and a white house very heavily influenced by big money. there is no clearer example th

the gathering held at a north korean mission to the u.n. in geneva, switzerland. >> we narrowed differences on several points and explored our differences on other points. we will need more time and more discussion to reach agreement. >> the u.s. side is believed to have urged the north to end the uranium enrichment program and accept inspectors from iaea, but bosworth's comment shows they have different views on the north's denuclearization. >> translator: some progress was made, but there are points on which we didn't agree, so we will review these issues and hold another meeting. >>> defense chiefs from the japan and united states say their countries must make progress on relocating a u.s. basin okinawa. defense minister and the defense secretary leon panetta met tuesday in tokyo. ish could you a says the government is preparing to submit an environmental impact report on relocation to local officials in okinawa within this year. the report is the final step in the environmental assessment for the relocation of the u.s. marine corps air

special envoy, stephen boss worth and north korean first vice foreign minister, kim kwe gwan opened two days of meetings in geneva, switzerland on monday, in the first direct talks since july, the united states is expected to urge north korea to immediately halt its uranium enrichment and accept inspectors from the international atomic energy agency. the u.s. side says these steps towards denuclearization are preconditions for resuming the six-party talks on the north's nuclear program that have been stalled for nearly three years. north korea argues that its uranium enrichment is for nuclear power generation. the country wants the six-party talks to be resumed without condition. the focus of the latest geneva meeting is whether north korea makes concessions to break the deadlock. for nhk, geneva. >>> u.s. defense secretary, leon panetta has pledged u.s. commitment to peace and prosperity in asia. panetta is in japan for the first time since taking that position in july. panetta spoke to u.s. soldiers and japanese self-defense force personnel on monday at the u.s. dakota air force base

special envoy stephen bosworth and north korean first vice foreign minister, kim kye gwan opened talks on monday. this is geneva. in the first direct talks involving the two countries since july, the united states is expected to urge north korea to immediately halt its uranium enrichment activities and accept inspectors from the international atomic energy agency. the u.s. side says these steps towards denuclearization are preconditions for resuming the six-party talks on the north's nuclear program, which have been stalled for nearly three years. north korea argues that its enriching uranium for use in nuclear power generation. the country wants the six-party talks to be resumed without preconditions. the focus of the latest geneva meeting is whether north korea makes concessions to break the deadlock. for nhk, geneva. >>> sust defense secretary, leon panetta has pledged u.s. commitment to peace and prosperity in asia. panetta is in japan for the first time since taking that position in july. panetta spoke to u.s. soldiers and japanese self-defense force personnel on monday at the u.s

[speaking korean] >> translator: thank you. to answer your question about north korea, first of all, president obama and i., for the last three years, we have maintained very close cooperation and coordination when it comes to north korea policy. we have consistently applied our principal approach towards north korea. for north korea, the only way to insure happiness for his people and to embark on that path to development is to abandon its nuclear ambitions. and so, we have tried through peaceful means or diplomatic means to strongly urge north korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions. and in this day and age, we realized that no single country can be effective in achieving its diplomatic or economic aim on it on. we know that cooperation is vital in order for a country to become a responsible member of the international community, which is something that we want for north korea. and so we would of course want north korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions and of course korea and the united states will continue to consistently apply a principled approach so that we

with all three of those countries combined, and the only apparent benefit is the employment of north korean slaves and the ability to use bank secrecy laws in panama. doesn't sound like job creation to me. and while the rhetoric of free trade sells well, it just never seems to work out as promised, because it's not really free. it's kind of rigged, you know. the u.s. job gains tend to turn into the opposite, u.s. job losses. in fact, they had to pass a law to subsidize lost jobs on a bill that they said was going to create them. no joke! not to mention, obviously, the data from nafta, potentially wonderful ideas in global trade being corrupted by special interests that rig the system. and the auction that buys washington politics has convinced the pro-wrestlers down there that, for some reason, this is good politics, even if it's terrible policy to accept rigging money from auctioneers to screw up the system. i don't know. look at this. right now in washington, d.c., the south korean president is about to address a rare joint meeting of congress, basically thanking washington for greenlight