so this trip allows him to step out there am i to be very present to asia, to go to northeast and southeast asia. in northeast asia, of course, the theme will be allies. he will meet with japan and korea in northeast asia. those alliances are in quite good shape. the relationship between them is tense and the president made some progress in moving them closer at the hague last month in a meeting that he pulled together. the first time that they had seen each other. he will continue to work on that. we have an important trade negotiation underway, which is the most important trade negotiation going on in the world. the key internal negotiation in that is between the u.s. and japan. >> you believe this will govern trade in that way for century. >> i believe this is their charity for the united states to gain economic benefits. it is a portent, strategic initiative by the u.s., u.s. leadership in them need -- in them region, the most dynamic place in the world, putting together the rules of the road, putting together the rules for the 21st century. -- the 21st is an investment treaty with euro

in northeast asia, of course, the theme will be allies. he will be with our two fundamental core allies, and those alliances are in quite good shape. the relationship between them is tense, and the president made some progress on moving them closer teplitzk at the haig las. we have an important trade negotiation going on, the most important trade negotiation going on in the world. the key is between the united states and japan. >> you believe this will govern global trade in the 21st century. >> i believe this-- i believe this is the opportunity for united states to obviously get economic benefits from it-- which i think arguments are compelling-- but more importantly is a strategic initiative. it's the u.s. leadership in the region, most economically dynamic place in the world, putting together the rules of the road. putting together the rules going forward in the 21st century for almost half of world gdp. now, if you combine that with the work we're doing with europe on negotiating a free trade and investment treat weeurope, and if we ca

alliance will advance farther so as to effectively handle the challenges in the korean peninsula, northeast asia and the world. our alliance will continuously strengthen its role as a linchpin for peace and stability in the asia-pacific region. and also contribute to the people of the u.s. and korea and the world. once again, welcome to korea, president obama, and i wish you a successful asia trip. thank you. next, president obama will deliver the statement. >> thank you, president park, for your kind words and warm welcome. and i want to thank the people of south korea for your enduring friendship and unfailing hospitality. as i said earlier, i know my visit comes at a time of great sorrow for your nation. and again, on behalf of all americans, i want to express our deepest condolences. our edo, to all the families who have lost loved ones on the ferry, "sewol." so many were young students with their entire lives ahead of them. i'm a father of two daughters of the same age or close to the same age as those who are lost, and so, i can only imagine what the parents are going through at this point

detention and conflict persist, we must actively seek ways to promote peace and collaboration into northeast asia in that context, i strongly support the u.s. policy to rebalance toward the asia pacific region as it contributes positively to the peace and cooperation. i firmly believe that president obama's asia trip demonstrate his strong commitment toward his policy of rebalancing toward the region and his pledge to implemented the commitment. as the un security council member, south korea stands side by side with the u.s. to stand by any issues undermining. they work together in asia africa and poverty fightings. we'll gather our wisdom to tackle new challenges. another important pillar of our alliance is practical cooperation and economic social and culture sectors. this topic has continued so far and will continue. together with the u.s. our mutual defense treaty have become major lynch pin of our alliance. we plan to expand mutual beneficial cooperation based on fta. we share the view that followed by fta between the two countries, tpp will enable both of our countries to expand our coopera

visit, the two governments have been discussing this question of historical reconciliation in northeast asiaent has been actively engaged in. >> professor move seoki, how do you assess the comments that president obama made today about the opposition on the tiny islands that ar are -- japan calls them sinkaku, china has another word. in essence the president said we will honner our obligation to japan but we are not calling for that one side or another to take control or to try to change the situation. how did that comment, that posture strike you? >> well, first of all, i think he struck the right balance. on the one hand, he reiterated the u.s. position, that the u.s. japan security treaty applies to the islands. and this is the first time that a u.s. president has stated that explicitly so i'm sure mr. abe was happy about that. but the president did not give mr. abe a blank check. what he did was to say that the united states does not want escalation, encourage this dialogue once diplom-- wants diplomacy so that there won't be a conflict over these islands. and so it definitely was not a

mediated a trilateral summit with the two leaders indicate discussion centered on security issues in northeast asia. the particular focus on north korea. officials in southwestern japan said they had detected the age five that strain of the bird flu virus and dead chickens at a poultry farm. the officials think the more too pretentious add more than one thousand of the climbs and fifty six thousand chickens had died between friday and sunday morning. nothing is confirmed at a time straining to attend tested for its handling of the farm runs another one in the prefecture the prefecture officials decide to data transfer chicken and alex took the fun spooky been in three km of the two farms. the dishes and also ban shipments from on within a ten km radius at such a menace to the ocean as high as she says the initial measures are essential kendall. we worked closely with the relevant ministries and local prefecture. to truly tackle this issue officials said they decide to call all one hundred and twelve thousand chickens at the two farms the same vehicles on nearby roads have been disinfected the mongo

dissuade him from carrying out a fourth nuclear test saying it would change the security paradigm in northeast asia. black said another nuclear test to start an arms race and creed a new player domino effect in the region. what curry and carried out nuclear test in two thousand and six two thousand and nine two thousand thirteen. added ten for a casket also the frustration this doll multinational talks aimed at the new horizon north korea she reassured that the nation share the same entrance to the kenyan rice north korea. he said that they didn't lead to expats to help maintain peace and stability on the korean peninsula. the chinese leader added that he would encourage dialogue between the related parties. also expressed support for the trust building process initiated by back for a peaceful reunification of the two curry as you'll see. i don't use. then sent the message of condolence for the victims of south korea sunken ferry vacation a ministry in seoul said the message was sent by the north korean red cross and west of the trip to the east economy and can now add to his village of coming down

additional new commuter tax grandma wants to carry out i knew for a few years has been running high in northeast asia chinese him grumble a railway and its us counterpart green babies are to meet again in new york on tuesday and again and wasn't in on thursday. during the two leads expect it to debrief the eighteenth of august visit to the north korean capital last month based on counting on fiancee are to discuss ways to receive the six party talks on the new pricing north korea. the six way talks which involve the two koreas the united states china japan and russia have been stalled since two thousand and two. a bilateral meeting between china and the us is the latest in a flurry of diplomatic activities in recent days. prior to his visit in the nordic we met with the south korean counterpart to discuss similar issues. there are diplomatic sources in beating say the request itself yet refrain from holding joint military drills with the united states state controls are stumbling block towards resuming the six party talks. south korean envoy of time to report we said that's awesome but would not be c

this strategy, integrating economic military and diplomatic components not separately toward northeast asia, china and southeast asia but an approach the entire region. they tried to integrate policy toward all of asia. to doe never been able that effectively. it is a very high bar. putting that actively on the agenda was an impressive goal to seek and pursue. all this was to ensure that america would play an ongoing role and devote to sufficient resources to that. the terms used even among the first three speakers here. >> you personally use read. mike used three. rebalance was the original name of the strategy. that frankly was contentious within the administration. there were some not in the white house who wanted to call it a pivot. jazzier, sharper. who cares about rebalancing when you can pivot? the difference is substantial in terms of the implication in terms of what you are doing. it sounds at this is the center of everything. the rest is by the body. the third term that has been used that i think should have been used from the start and describes what we are seeking to do was to r

one is northeast asia. they're both democracies and allies of ours.ut clinically their very bad now. the japanese political leaderships, revisiting history issues, visiting shrines that are controversial and so forth. korean political leadership acting very strongly against that. a flat lateral recession last month. basically korean and japanese leaders were at odds. he brought them together and they took the photo and smiled. other problem is malaysia. it is an enormous opportunity. to doime minister wants more in the u.s.. for a long time, malaysia cap the u.s. at hand length. and we had tense relationships. they want to do more with us, more security and diplomatic cooperation. southeast asia is a major trading company of our spare they have political challenges also. the malaysian court also for theed a ruling leadership position, essentially putting him back in prison for five years for sodomy charges. most people think it was a blatant clinical move to take out the opposition. that is exactly the kind of anti-democratic energy we cannot be quiet

i believe we could make extended deterrence credible in the case of northeast asia if we had to, and we may have to begun what's -- given what's been going on. i do worry about the pressures on other countries in the region as i know the chinese worry about that. that if north korea goes nuclear and seems to be getting away with it, so to speak, internal political debates in, say, japan and conceive my in some future -- conceivably in some future existence in south korea. could change in a way in which the possible option to go nuclear would no longer be as unthinkable as it is now. so i think it does change that, the potential tone of that discussion. >> sung-joo, do you want to comment on this? what south korea might do if it was clear that north korea could hit the united states and, therefore, perhaps call our commitment to south korea into question? >> well, i don't really think that the commitment or idea of extended deterrence especially vis-a-vis japan but also vis-a-vis south korea would be very much affected by north korea's ability to hit the united states. even with the c

what united a lot of the countries in the region from northeast asia and south korea to philippines andm is a great fear of the rise of china. >> okay, tom thanks for joining us and talking about obama's trip to asia. human rights activists in hong kong demanding better conditions for foreign workers and are outside of a court where a woman faces charges of abusing and beating several indonesia maids. and activists say laws to protect their rights are not being enforced. indonesia anticorruption body sister the parliamentary elections earlier this month were the most fraudulent in resent history and we explain. >> reporter: laying the foundations for better future, these students are learning practical skills they hope will open up a world of employment opportunities. they are taught the livelihood college that was established two years. >> reporter: i beg your pardon that was the wrong package. we will now go to the proper report from indonesia. >> this member of the ruling democrat party is on camera handing out money during a resent campaign rally. and he denies it because he says he

that has a lot to do with northeast asia and south korea.eels --dent [indiscernible] what do you think of this issue ofa woman and a scholar international studies? >> if you compare the recovery in europe in the aftermath of world war ii versus the recovery and lingering tensions and eight -- in asia, we can see clearly whenever we are open and honest about what happened in history and make the apologies that need to be made to victimize hearties, both sides can move forward. when we try to hide or suppress information about what many people know to be true, what happened during world war ii, those resentments linger and faster and can resurface again and again. thed on the comparisons strides the european union has made and these controversies in asia, in my opinion, the only way forward is for there to be a much more straightforward there wereent that comfort women in world war ii and that's something there should be apologize for and they should be honored as victims of world war ii just as soldiers were fighting on the battlefield. that

if you look at the expansion is coming fromionism russia, if you look at the chilling peace in northeast asia, if you look at the cauldron that is the middle what and if you look at the country that failed to be a guarantor of the global system by not joining the league of nations after versailles, by unreasonable reparations to be exacted against germany, a country that succeeded in being the guarantor of the global system after the second world war, underwriting the imf, the world bank hum of the united nations, and systems of global integration, if you , distressing signs of fatigue with the world. most demonstrated by a reluctance to support international organizations. a distressing difficulty mobilizing political consensus for trade agreements that promote integration. a failure to do what is self-evidently in the interest of american workers and support the ex-im bank. i am there for you. -- a concern and desire to ramp back military spending in a world where our clinical adversaries' military spending is growing rapidly. a reluctance to become embroiled in foreign challenges because t

question.n much more expansionismt the lookg from russia, if you piece inry chilling northeast asia, if you look at cauldron that is the middle you look at what failed to be at guarantor of the global system ofnot joining the league vie -- after verdict >> versai will les, by allowing kreup reparations against germany, the country that succeeded in being the guarantor of the global system after the war, underwriting the world bank, the integration.obal if you look at its distressing fatigue with the world, most demonstrate bid a to support aternational organizations, disstressing difficulty in consensus political for trade agreements that integration, a failure indo what's self evidently the interest of american workers support the xm banks, see, to,there for you, a failure a concern and a desire to ramp back military spending in a our potential adversaries military spending is rapidly. a reluctance to become embroiled in foreign challenges because they are too hard. ultimately, whether we will judged by history to have won the piece after the cold war, as we did after the second wor

that has a lot to do with your closest ally in northeast asia, south korea. the president feels very happy about the japanese reluctance to accept the issue of -- [inaudible] for women in the second world war as part of the atrocities of the japanese -- [inaudible] what do you think of the this issue as a woman and as a scholar of international studies? >> i think if you compare the recovery in europe in the aftermath of world war ii versus the recovery and lingering tensions in asia, we can see very clearly that whenever we are open and honest about what happened this history and make the apologies that need to be made to victimized parties, then both sides are -- can move forward. but when we try to hide or suppress information about what many people know to be true that happened during world war ii, those resentments just linger and fester and resurface again and again. and based on the comparison of the great strides that the european union has made versus the lingering tensions over some of these issues in asia, in my personal opinion, i think the only w

region and our strategy includes economics, political security, and cultural interests in northeast and southeast asia. the different components of our strategy will be on display throughout the trip. know what their nation other than the united states has a network of alliances and partnerships in asia that match hours. alliances remain the foundation of our strategy. we are focused on modernizing alliances to make the more relevant to the 21st century and to our security challenges while holding them in the plot warms for cooperation -- platforms for cooperation. autheast asia has been cornerstone of our strategy. it willident has said enhance our engagement in this critical region. expanding american trade and is alsont with asia fundamental to our efforts to access new markets, create american jobs, export more goods from here in the united states to that very important region. throughout the trip, the president will have the opportunity to meet with business leaders and to promote initiatives like select the tpp is a focal point of our effort to establish high standards for trade across the asia

asia. this is the emerald ash bore and he does what his name suggest. he bores into ash tree and the results a usually fatal. if you live in the northeast you see these signs saying please don't move firewood and that is to precent the spread of this bug. he is a very worrisome relatively recent arrival. and not all invasive species are from asia. this guy is from eastern europe. he is a zebra muscle. all of these species were transported from a place far away. and in the new place they had no enemies so they proliferated and difficult very well. moving species around the world is something we do everything day. often on purpose. many people have plants that are non-native species and many have pets that are. but more often we do it on accident. every day in the balanced water of super tankers we are moving thousands of species. this is ordinary to us. but when you think about it is something that is very new and unusual. without a lot of help, a land-based species can't cross an ocean and a marine species similarly can't cross a con continent and this is another way we are running history ba backwards and at a high-speed. 259 million y

asia and will visit malaysia, the philippines, japan and south korea. on his way there, he will stop in washington state, where he'll meet with families who were affected by the deadly mudslide northeast of seattle. the death toll in that event now stands at 41. again, the timing of this trip and the timing of the north korean provocations, fascinating, fascinating. not only will the president be visiting asia, but it's happening while south korea's dealing with the ferry tragedy right now. a lot of people are thinking north korea's trying to capitalize on that. >> good timing. >> depending how you look at it. >>> happening right now, vice president biden in ukraine meeting with the president and prime minister, promising u.s. support. but with protesters still demanding independence in the east, will this trip make any difference? we are live in ukraine with the latest coming up next. at any minute... ...you could be a victim of fraud. most people don't even know it. fraud could mean lower credit scores, higher mortgage rates... ...and not getting the home you really want. it's a problem waiting to happen. check your credit score, check your credit report, at experian.com. america's

northeast. i eye. before obama headed to seoul he was in japan the us president had hoped to reach an agreement with prime minister shinzo ave on a free trade deal for the asia pacific. but their negotiators couldn't see eye to eye and hk world's cocoa project reports the black tinted so careful think you might be able to give negotiators at the end of the flesh. he said this trouble for months in florida on their part off the trans pacific partnership. like you what took you with nothing much progress. all was said to. move out of our comfort zones and not just expect that when i get. access to somebody else's market without providing access to our own. of all and to start off his asian tour on a post it notes. he and prime minister shinzo on they try to put some differences. and obama insisted that negotiators keep trying to reach a deal. the people at the table worked throughout the night. but he failed to reach even embroider prevents as diligent as economic revitalization minister says they know what they have today are and aren't airing the gap. japan and the us are going to accelerate the topics and cooperate to reach a conclusion on the tee pee pee i

northeast. but the spokesperson said a test isn't a foregone conclusion. he said north korean officials have faked preparations in the past. >>> u.s. president barack obama is trying to show his so-called pivot to asia is still in his playbook. he's starting a four-nation tour of the region this week. his first stop is japan, where he'll meet with prime minister shinzo abe to talk about everything from trade to security to regional relations. nhk world has more from washington. >> reporter: president obama plans to visit four asian countries, japan, then south korea, malaysia, and the philippines. during his time in tokyo he'll be the first u.s. president to be welcomed as a state guest since bill clinton in 1996. three years ago, obama said he would boost u.s. engagement in the region. the policy became known as the pivot to asia. >> the united states is turning our attention to the vast potential of the asia pacific region. >> reporter: since then his administration has visited the middle east, africa and eastern europe. and last year, the government shut down forced him to pull out of two major conferences in asia. the senior director of asia on the national security council and a -- under former

northeast. but the spokesperson said the test isn't a forgone conclusion he said north korea officials have fake preparations in the past. us president barack obama is ready show is so called pivots to asia and is there is still in his play but that is he starting off for a nation four of the region this week. his first up is japan were to meet with prime minister shinzo wanted to talk about everything from trade to security to regional relations. nhk world hostage tanaka has more from washington president obama wants to do the full asian countries to come then south korea. my days yet and the philippines during his time in tokyo. he'll be the first us president to be welcomed by the state guest says ukraine think in nineteen ninety six. we're three years ago that obama said he was most us engagement in the region the policy became known as the key to its creation. dare i say just when our attention to the vast potential of the asia pacific region the uh. since then the administration had died with christ is in the media rounds. and he's in your life i did last year the government shut down for scanner to pull out of two major conferences due to the stage. my kid meeting with senior dire

asia. this is the emerald ash bore and he does what his name suggest. he bores into ash tree and the results a usually fatal. if you live in the northeastug. he is a very worrisome relatively recent arrival. and not all invasive species are from asia. this guy is from eastern europe. he is a zebra muscle. all of these species were transported from a place far away. and in the new place they had no enemies so they proliferated and difficult very well. moving species around the world is something we do everything day. often on purpose. many people have plants that are non-native species and many have pets that are. but more often we do it on accident. every day in the balanced water of super tankers we are moving thousands of species. this is ordinary to us. but when you think about it is something that is very new and unusual. without a lot of help, a land-based species can't cross an ocean and a marine species similarly can't cross a con continent and this is another way we are running history ba backwards and at a high-speed. 259 million years ago all of the land masses were clumped together in a giant climate that has been called pang

northeast of seattle. dozens of homes were buried. two people remain missing. from there president obama leaves for tokyo tonight. it's the first stop in his week-long trip to asia. he'll also visit south korea, malaysia and the philippines. >>> violence in yemen this morning may be retaliation for an offensive against al qaeda. gunmen killed four senior security officers in a series of attacks. that follows some of the most intense strikes against suspected al qaeda targets in yemen. american drones took part in those attacks that killed dozens of suspected militants. bob orr is in washington. bob, good morning. we talked about this yesterday. what more do we know about these attacks? >> reporter: good morning, charlie. sources tell us that these attacks were a direct response to intelligence on the ground there in yemen suggesting that al qaeda in the arabian peninsula was preparing, perhaps imminently preparing to mount attacks against military and civilian targets inside the country. we're told that yemeni forces backed by u.s. air strikes over 48 hours hit multiple targets, including a terror camp where two dozen suspected militants were gathered for traini

asia. this guy's the emerald ash bore. he does what his name suggests, boring into ash trees, usually the results are fatal for the trees. if you live in the northeastf this bug. a lot of the trees in the forest of the north eastern u.s. and mid western u.s. are ash trees so he's a worrisome relatively recent arrival. not all invaders, are from asia. this guy's from eastern europe. he's a zebra muscle. also he has a nasty habit, as you can see, of sticking to every available surface and eating everything in the water column. all of these species were transported by people from somewhere very far away, and when they got to new places, they didn't have any enemies so they just proliferated. they did really, really well. moving species around the world is something we do every day. often purposely, we have plants in our yard, for example that are nonnative species, and people have pets that are nonnative species, but even more often we do is accidently. it's been estimated that every day in the water of the super tankers, we move around 10,000 species. this is, one again, strikes us as ordinary. this is just the way things are. when you think about it,

asia trip. paula hancocks is in seoul with more. paula? >> reporter: chris, the ministry of defense telling cnn they are stepping up their activity in this area in the northeastcountry, the exact area where they have already carried out three underground nuclear tests over the years. now we do understand from the spokesman that all that is left is the political decision, suggesting that they are all but practically ready to carry out this nuclear test. now, we do understand that they do have to dig the entrance to the underground tunnel and then seal it up. but at this point they're not telling us exactly what the intelligence is that they have, that they do say they have stepped up this activity. so, the south koreans are on 24-hour watch to see what is going to happen. they have increased their military readiness. and it does come at a time when president obama is heading to asia and he's going to be here on friday in seoul. now, the north korean foreign minister has talked about obama's trip calling it reaction their and dangerous trip. just to put the preparations into context for you. in the past, the underground nuclear tests they have carried them out