it's affected pyongyang, as well — which, you know, speaks volumes. there are lots of beggars now.e lying down, we check them and usually find they're dead. there are others who kill themselves at home or disappear into the mountains. i never used to hear of this happening. i know one family that starved to death at home. no—one came in or out for three days. water was brought around and we knocked on their door, telling them to get some. nobody answered. in our village, five people have starved to death. in one family, the wife was too ill to work, so her two children were surviving by begging. in the end, all three of them died. the official cause they were given was death from disease. in another household, the mother was sentenced to hard labour for violating quarantine rules. she and her son starved to death. recently, an acquaintance's son was released from the military because he was malnourished. suddenly, his face became bloated. he died within a week. we had heard reports and rumours that perhaps some people were starving but i had never expected that two out of the three

they say the hackers have contrited to pyongyang's satellite development. south korea's intelligence service and police agency also released a joint advisory with the u.s. state department and the federal bureau of investigation. it provides detailed information on how they operate and what can be done to enhance network security. >>> a major security conference is kicking off in singapore. defense officials from japan, the u.s., and china will attend the three-day talks known as the shang ri la dialogue. >> aiko, what's the latest? >> reporter: delegates from around the world have started arriving at the conference venue, many in military uniform. registration for participants is under way. authorities have increased security in and around the hotel where the event is being held. motorists have been advised to avoid the roads near the hotel. over 600 delegates from about 50 countries are expected to attend. the list includes defense ministers and security experts from the u.s., ukraine, china and japan to name a few. they will discuss some of the most pres

the paper emphasizes pyongyang's friendly ties with beijing. kim has not traveled outside his country nor held a summit with xi since the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, but both countries have been deepening ties through the exchange of congratulatory messages. kim also sent one to russian president vladimir putin to mark national day this week. it's the anniversary of russia's declaration of sovereignty as a state in 1990. kim said in a message the friendship between pyongyang and moscow is a valuable strategic asset that should be further strengthened. analysts say north korea wants to fortify ties with both countries in the face of tighter security coordination by japan, the united states, and south korea. >>> leaders in australia have blocked russia from building an embassy just a stone's throw from parliament. they say the risk of diplomacy making way for espionage was too high. >> the government has received very clear security advice as to the risk presented by a new russian presence so close to parliament house. >> lawmakers

so it was a very clear message to pyongyang and certainly that is something that pyongyang did not appreciateee by the reaction today. now they've said that the reason that they're carrying out these increased numbers of missile launches and weapons tests over really the last year and a half is because of these joint military drills by the u.s. and south korea. >> yeah. those pictures of those drills that you have captured send a loud message. thank you for that report. >>> this is cnn "news central". here's a look at the other headlines we're following this hour. good news for pope francis. the vatican says he's expected to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow morning, nine days after undergoing abdominal surgery for a hernia. earlier today, the pontiff visited with child cancer patients at the hospital's nearby cancer ward. >>> also, the manager of the harvard medical school morgue has been indicted on charges of stealing and selling human body parts. yeah. according to the indictment, the body parts came from cadavers that were donated for educational purposes. it accuses cedric lodge

this isji yeon, who lives in the north korean capital pyongyang, the wealthiest part of the country.ls us even here supplies are running dangerously low. once i didn't eat for two days. i thought i was going to die in my sleep at night. my husband and i survived by thinking ten more days, and then another ten days, thinking, if something happens, we might starve, but at least we will feed our kids. there are lots of beggars now. if they are lying down, we check them and usually find they're dead. there are others who kill themselves at home or disappear into the mountains. what these people are telling us evokes memories of the devastating famine of the late 1990s, known as the arduous march, which killed as many as three million people. for the past ten, 15 years, we rarely heard of death by starvation. that was something that happened in the late 1990s or early 2000s, but to hear it happening, again, you know, in the past two, three years, ithink, you know, it is taking us back to the arduous march, which was the most difficult period for the north korean people. when covid finally

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about 900 km earlier about launching two small missiles distance from the area in the vicinity of pyongyang , the rnc agency reported. the scandalous statement of the president of the czech republic concerns russians who live in western countries. here is what pyotr pavel said in an interview with radio liberty , an agent recognized in our country. all the citizens of russia living in western countries need to be monitored much more closely than before, because they are citizens of a nation waging an aggressive war, one cannot feel sorry for these people, but at the same time, if we look back at the time when world war ii began then everything is japanese the population living in the united states was also under a strict surveillance regime. it's just the cost of war. well, what kind of regime of such strict surveillance, we recall even in the states themselves this page of history is called shameful world war ii internment camps, and in them tens of thousands of people, most ethnic japanese with american passports, were forcibly evicted from their homes and transported to military displace

we have made it clear to kim jong-un and the regime in pyongyang that we are willing to sit down without preconditions to talk about the denuclearization of the peninsula. what we have not gotten is information from pyongyang but the offer still stands. >> is there some possibility of sequencing the visits differently so secretary yellen has talked about sequencing being an issue, sort of implied that perhaps blinken should go first. but given the challenges and the sort of political and realm and the military realm, does it make sense for the economic visits first, and have the economic team go first? >> yeah, that -- that's putting that cart way ahead of the horse right now. i think -- we are glad that we are able to get this visit in beijing and we'll see what they come back with. i mean, clearly one of the goals was to advance the communication with the prc and see what we can do to get these higher level visits in play. we are just not there yet to talk about sequencing or specific scheduling. but you know, look, we are hopeful and we'll see what they come back with and what we are

this is a person who lives in the north korean capital pyongyang, the wealthiest part of the countryls us that even here supplies are running dangerously low. >> once i did not eat for two days and i thought i was going to die in my sleep at night. my husband and i survived by -- 10 more days and then another 10 days, thinking if something happens, we might start but at least we will feed our kids. [wind chime] there are lots of beggars now. if they are lying down, we check them and usually find that they are dead. there are others who killed themselves at home or disappear into the mountains. [crying] correspondent: what these people are telling us evokes memories of the devastating famine of the late 1990's, known as the are jewish march which killed as many as 3 million -- arduous march, which killed as many 3 million people. >> for the past years we would hear about that by starvation and that happened in the 1990's or to thousands but to hear it happening again you know in the past two or three years i think you know i think it is taking us back to the arduous march, which was t

what we haven't gotten is any indication from pyongyang that they're willing to engage in those kinds> is there some possibility of sequencing the visits differently? so secretary yellen talked about sequencing being an issue, sort of implied that perhaps blinken should go first. but given the challenges and the sort of political realm and military realm, does it make to forego the economic team. >> yeah. that's putting that cart way ahead of the horse right now. we're glad that we were able to get this visit in beijing. we'll see what they come back with. i mean, clearly one of the goals was to advance the communication with the prc and see what we can do to get these higher level visits in play. we're not there yet to talk about sequencing or specific scheduling. but we're hopeful. and we'll see what they come back with and what we're able to talk about. >> on the nato secretary general succession thing, issue, do you know whether the president intended to speak with danish prime minister about that today? and whether he has any thoughts about the importance of having a woman leadin

this isji yeon, who lives in the north korean capital pyongyang, the wealthiest part of the country.n't eat for two days. i thought i was going to die in my sleep at night. my husband and i survived by thinking ten more days, and then another ten days, thinking, if something happens, we might starve, but at least we will feed our kids. there are lots of beggars now. if they are lying down, we check them and usually find they're dead. there are others who kill themselves at home or disappear into the mountains. what these people are telling us evokes memories of the devastating famine of the late 1990s, known as the arduous march, which killed as many as three million people. for the past 10, 15 years, we rarely heard of death by starvation. that was something that happened in the late 19905 or early 20005, but to hear it happening, again, you know, in the past two, three years, i think, you know, it is taking us back to the arduous march, which was the most difficult period for the north korean people. when covid finally breached the country's borders, the authorities banned people f

north koreans tell the bbc how the government in pyongyang is becoming increasingly oppressive.e world champions beat the socceroos in china. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news.

at a court in pyongyang, - the local leaders were gathered tojudge a 22—year—old man in a public trial and three monthsj in a hard labour camp. before 2020, this would havei been a quiet trial with perhaps one year in prison. people were shocked. we've brought our interviews to the un team that investigates human rights in north korea. mm, wow. 0k. he sighs that's quite sobering. you shouldn't be reprimanded, let alone jailed or even executed for consuming foreign media. they are very serious violations of human rights, and in fact, in the past the commission of inquiry of the un has said that these can in many cases amount to crimes against humanity. but amidst the fear, there are small signs that people's loyalty to the regime is waning. before covid, people viewed kim jong—un positively. we hoped, perhaps, that he'd rule in a new way. but now, almost everybody's full of discontent. nobody believes the propaganda on tv. the state says we are nestling in our mother's bosom, but what kind of mother would execute their child in broad daylight for running to china because they were starv

translation: at a court - in pyongyang, the local leaders were gathered to judge a 22—year—old man ine had gone around spreading south korean songs and film. his punishment was ten years and three months in hard labourcamp. before 2020, this would have been a quiet trial, with perhaps one year in prison. people were shocked. we have brought our interviews to the un team that investigates human rights north korea. wow. 0k. that's quite sobering. you should not be reprimanded, let alone jailed or even executed for consuming foreign media. they are very serious violations of human rights and in fact in the past the commission of enquiry for the un has said that these can in many cases amount to crimes against humanity. but amidst the fear, there are small signs that people's loyalty to the regime is waning. translation: before covid, people view kim jong-un - positively. we hope perhaps that he would rule in a new way, and now, almost everybody is full of discontent. translation: nobody believes the propaganda on tv, - the state says we are nestling in a mother's bosom, but what kind of

to try and give us is fully picture as we could, and we have spoken to some of the other camps in pyongyangng across the border, but ultimately we only have their stories to go on but they do paint a picture, one that is more troubling than what we imagined, then we imagined, the food situation in particular is worse than i think people had realised, we had heard reports that people perhaps were starving to death in north korea but the fact that we went and spoke to three people and two of them were able to say to us that their neighbours had started out, i think shows you how serious the situation is 0k and certainly people we have spoken to have said this probably is more serious than we realised and the food situation probably is the worst now than it has been since the famine since the late 1990s which killed so many people and is widely regarded as the most tragic time in north korea history. what has made this situation so severe right now? enclosing the border, kim jong—un not only stop people from going into the country, he quite staggeringly stopped trade and freight trains crossin

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this isji yeon, who lives in the north korean capital pyongyang, the wealthiest part of the country.i didn't eat for two days. i thought i was going to die in my sleep at night. my husband and i survived by thinking ten more days, and then another ten days, thinking, if something happens, we might starve, but at least we will feed our kids. there are lots of beggars now. if they are lying down, we check them and usually find they're dead. there are others who kill themselves at home or disappear into the mountains. what these people are telling us evokes memories of the devastating famine of the late 1990s, known as the arduous march, which killed as many as three million people. for the past 10, 15 years, we rarely heard of death by starvation. that was something that happened in the late 1990s or early 2000s, but to hear it happening again, you know, in the past two, three years, i think, you know, it is taking us back to the arduous march, which was the most difficult period for the north korean people. when covid finally breached the country's borders, the authorities banned peop

welcome from part to members in pyongyang. but the overall mood at the meeting was still on the north korea's failed attempt to launch its 1st spy satellites into space last month was described as the greatest failure. officials in charge of the mission will criticized and do to prepare for another launch as quickly as possible. so far as show critics of its own failure is a clear reflection of anxiety and concern. insight the ruling party and the republic because of north grant needs to continuously develop the mat, weapons of mass destruction in order to prepare for the event. eventual negotiations with washington. south korea detected last month's launch from north korea's main space center. the us says it involves ballistic missile technology, which goes against un resolutions. the rocket question to the see shortly after takeoff in south korea's military salvage some of the projectile. and the say this is what's most worrying north korea davis like so dave, closer to the south korea, united states, japan, literally in the

at a court in pyongyang, - the local leaders were gathered tojudge a 22—year—old man in a public trial before 2020, this would have been a quiet trial with perhaps _ one year in prison. people were shocked. we've brought our interviews to the un team that investigates human rights in north korea. mm, wow. 0k. that's quite sobering. you shouldn't be reprimanded, let alone jailed or even executed for consuming foreign media. they are very serious violations of human rights. and in fact, in the past the commission of inquiry of the un has said that these can in many cases amount to crimes against humanity. but amidst the fear, there are small signs that people's loyalty to the regime is waning. before covid, people viewed kim jong—un positively. we hoped, perhaps, that he'd rule in a new way. but now almost everybody is full of discontent. nobody believes the propaganda on tv. the state says we are nestling in our mother's bosom, but what kind of mother would execute their child in broad daylight for running to china because they were starving? at one of the hardest times in north korea's

he announced a sweeping new nuclear force policy law that would permit pyongyang to use nuclear weapons first in non-nuclear states in w direct violation of the nuclear liberation treaty and is tested more ballistic missiles than any otherre period and dprk history. and iran at their previous demonstrations of torture fromoa deal to put strict limits on tehran's nuclear development and prevented it from obtaining a n nuclear weapon iran's nuclear program has been constrained in as a result of iran is operating more uranium including levels closer to weapons-grade and done so with less international monitor in its program under the strict constraints of a plan of action. taken together the cracks in our post-cold war nuclear foundation are substantial and they are deep in today we are entering a new era when that demands new strategies and solutions to achieve the goals we have always had. whether it's the arms race reduce the risk of misperception and escalation and mostt importantly ensure the safety and security of our people and people around the world from nuclear threats are the sa

welcome from part to members in pyongyang, but the overall mood at the meeting was still on the north korea's failed attempt to launch its 1st spy satellites into space. last month was described as the greatest failure. officials in charge of the mission will criticized and do to prepare for another launch as quickly as possible. so far as show critics of its own failure is a clear reflection of anxiety and concern. insight the ruling party and the republic because of north grant needs to continuously develop the mat, weapons of mass destruction in order to prepare for the event. eventual negotiations with the washington. the south korea detected last month's launch from north korea's main space center. the us says it involves ballistic missile technology, which goes against un resolutions. the rocket question to the see shortly after takeoff and south korea's military salvage some of the projectile. and let's say this is what's most worrying north korea davis like so dave, closer of us, south korea, united states, japan learning the unit and out of the north, we as icbm technology. s

he announced a sweeping your nuclear forces policy law that would permit pyongyang to use nuclear weapons first against nonnuclear states in direct violation of the nonproliferation treaty, the npt. npt. and yes tested more ballistic missiles than any other period in the dprk's history. iran, after the previous administrations department from a deal that put strict limits on tehran nuclear development and prevented it from obtaining a nuclear weapon, iran's nuclear program was left unconstrained. as a result i read is that operating more advanced centrifuges. it has enriched more uranium including at levels closer to weapons grade, and it is done so with less international monitoring of its program then when it was under the strict constraints of the joint conference of plan of action. taken together, the cracks in our post-cold war nuclear foundation are substantial and they are deep. and today we are entering a new era, one that demands new strategies and solutions to achieve the goals we've always had, prevent an arms race, reduce the risk of misperception and escalation, and most impo

this isji yeon, who lives in the north korean capital pyongyang, the wealthiest part of the country.ht i was going to die in my sleep at night. my husband and i survived by thinking ten more days, and then another ten days, thinking, if something happens, we might starve, but at least we will feed our kids. there are lots of beggars now. if they are lying down, we check them and usually find they're dead. there are others who kill themselves at home or disappear into the mountains. what these people are telling us evokes memories of the devastating famine of the late 1990s, known as the arduous march, which killed as many as three million people. for the past 10, 15 years, we rarely heard of death by starvation. that was something that happened in the late 1990s or early 2000s, but to hear it happening, again, you know, in the past two, three years, i think, you know, it is taking us back to the arduous march, which was the most difficult period for the north korean people. when covid finally breached the country's borders, the authorities banned people from leaving their homes. duri

at a court in pyongyang, the local leaders were gathered to judge a 22—year—old man in a public triale months in hard labourcamp. before 2020, this would have been a quiet trial with perhaps one year in prison. people were shocked. we've brought our interviews to the un team that investigates human rights in north korea. mm, wow. ok. that's quite sobering. you shouldn't be reprimanded, let alone jailed or even executed for consuming foreign media. they are very serious violations of human rights. and in fact, in the past the commission of inquiry of the un has said that these can in many cases amount to crimes against humanity. but amidst the fear, there are small signs that people's loyalty to the regime is waning. before covid, people viewed kim jong—un positively. we hoped, perhaps, that he'd rule in a new way. but now almost everybody is full of discontent. nobody believes the propaganda on tv. the state says we are nestling in our mother's bosom, but what kind of mother would execute their child in broad daylight for running to china because they were starving? at one of the hard

unlike these launches in 2012 and 2016, pyongyang no longer promises peaceful civilian research.h korea wants to deploy a spy satellite. it could improve the accuracy of nuclear weapons. raising the stakes in an escalating standoff with the u.s. and its allies. north korea undeterred by a failed first launch on wednesday. a new rocket crashed into the yellow sea. the nation's space agency blames a new engine system, with unstable fuel. the agency investigating serious flaws, vowing to carry out a second launch as soon as possible. in south korea and japan, air raid sirens sounded in minutes of the launch. >> it was framed at a wartime alert. million woke up to evacuation warnings. missile and satellite tests have become part of our daily lives. if north korea attacks with missiles, that is the end of them. this may be just the beginning, analysts say. more missile and satellite launches all-put sernl. >> it causes concern in japan because you don't know what the north koreans are planning on doing. it could be a ballistic missile test. >> the u.n. secretary-general condemns the l

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from here, and we have seen a year and a half of unprecedented missiles tests and launches from pyongyangd 600 pieces of military equipment, and the official line is that it is to demonstrate peace through overwhelming stress. >> the message is that we are preparing, and that the training we do is efficient and working. >> and taking away the confidence and the credibility of the alliance to execute that extended and integrated deterrence together. >> and north korea says that the drills are a large part of why it is conducting so many tests and saying that the failed military launch is in response to what you see would be the reason of the big joint drills is because of the anniversary of the founding of the military, and these are staged separate days and each with 2,000 spectators and some of them regular citizens who volunteered to watch, and for some a fun day to watch, and for others a big show of force. paula hancocks, south korea. >> nice to see that report. >> and now, we will have new information about the collapse of that apartment complex in iowa. >>> and now, new reports of t

and so that is widely condemned by pyongyang, and also the south korean president was also at the liveth korean commander who was fatsfied and thrilled watching the drills. knost xwshg sglernlgt and so, the fact that these drills are also large at the moment is to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the south korean alliance, but from north korea's point of view, they have been doing significant pep upon ps and missile tests over the last year and a half, they are blaming the joint military drills for carrying out the significant number of drills, and it is why they are putting the >> paula hancocks, thank you. john? >> the orca whales are attacks boats, and they are getting better at it. and now, the experts believe they may have identified a motive. icators of brain health. to help keep me sharp. neuriva: thihink bigger. the subway series is elevating your favorite subs. why mess with the sweet onion teriyaki, chuck? man, this aint messin', it's perfectin'! with marinated chicken and double cheese. sweet and savory... ...kinda like you and me, chuck. bye, peyton. try the refreshed favo

we have made it clear to kim jong-un and the regime in pyongyang, we're willing to sit down without preconditionsge. what we haven't gotten is any indication that they're willing to engage in those kinds of talks. the offer still stands. >> reporter: back to the other question, is there a possibility of sequencing the businesses differently. secretary yellen has talked about sequencing an issue, sort of implied that perhaps blinken should go first. given the challenges and the sort of political realm and the military realm, does it make sense to do the economics first? >> that is putting the cart way above the horse right now. we're glad to get this visit in beijing. we'll see what they come back with. clearly one of the goals was to advance the communication with the prc and see what we can do to get the high-level talks in place. we're hopeful. the nato secretary-general succession, this is an issue. do you know whether the president continued to speak with the danish prime minister about that today, and whether he had any thoughts of having a woman lead the nato. >> that is not the purpose for

kim jong-un sisters says pyongyang's military highs and settle is no different from the thousands put into orbit by other nations and a legitimate act of self-defense. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm vonnie quinn and this is bloomberg. shery: coming up, economists and money market split over which way australia's central bank will move on tuesday. we will preview the upcoming policy decision later this hour. first, boko capital partners tells us why they believe u.s. economy is already seeing a soft landing. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> i don't think the report is as buoyant as the payrolls number suggest. >> complicates the fed's policy challenge. >> there are signs underneath the top numbers that might suggest the measures it is taking is working. >> we are going to see more volatility and dispersion intra-a lot of these markets. >> you continue to have positive reaction to the fact rings are not as bad as the market expected going back to the beginning of the year. >> the fed

this person lives in the north korean capital, pyongyang, the wealthiest part of the country.even here, supplies are running dangerously low. once, i didn't eat for two days. i thought i was going to die in my sleep at night. my husband and i survived by thinking ten more days, and then another ten days, thinking if something happens, we might starve. but at least we'll feed our kids. there are lots of beggars now. if they're lying down, we check them and usually find they're dead. there are others who kill themselves at home or disappear into the mountains. we put our findings to the north korean government, the dprk. a representative from its embassy in london said... "the information you have collected is not entirely factual as it is derived from fabricated testimonies from anti—dprk forces. the dprk has always prioritised the interests of the people even at difficult times and has an unwavering commitment to the well—being of the people." to see more, you can watch jean mackenzie's documentary — north korea: the insiders — on bbc iplayer. for those watching from outside t

and china is in a unique position to press pyongyang to engage in dialogue and end its dangerous behavior. i raised u.s. concerns shared by a growing number of countries about the prc's provocative actions in the taiwan straight as well as in the south and east china seas. on taiwan, i reiterated the long standing china/u.s. one china policy, that has not changed. it is guided by the relations act, three joint communiques, six assurances. and we don't support taiwan independence, we remain opposed to any unilateral changes to the status quo and we continue to expect the peaceful resolution of cross strait differences. we remain committed to meeting our responses under the taiwan relations act including making sure taiwan can defend itself. and we spoke about a range of bilateral issues including continuing to develop principles to guide our relationship as discussed by president biden and president xi in bali late last year. and we exchanged views on our respective economic policies including our concerns about chai's unfair treatment of u.s. companies. during my meeting today with busine

. >> so there's your explanation from the pyongyang commissioner but still a lot of questions about whynow, ellison. >> what are we hearing from players and fans. we mentioned the strong reaction. what are they saying? >> reporter: well, liv comes with controversy. it's backed and funded as mentioned by saudi arabia. the country's been accused of trying to sports wash its reputation clean, of course, saudi arabia has been accused of human rights violations and today 9/11 families said they were outraged that they were partnering with a storied u.s. organization, sports organization, i should say. those 9/11 families are calling for an inquiry from the federal government saying this deal, this merger should not move forward. >> so, miguel, liv and the pga had legal battle, lawsuits between the two of them. will those still continue after this merger, or is that done? >> reporter: they should be done. that should all come to an end. that was one of the reasons why this agreement was made to kind of end all of these lawsuits, players were suing the pga and others suing liv so there was a l

. >> reporter: some analysts say in the future, given the history of palace intrigue in pyongyang, it'ser the supreme leader. >> i think it's a very real possibility. there have been rivalries throughout the history of the kim family and north korea itself. >> reporter: one caveat, south korean intelligence said kim jong-un has a son, older than his daughter, not yet seen in public. and there's speculation he could be the successor. if there is an older son, why hasn't he been unveiled yet? analysts say there could be different reasons. it could be that kim jong-un is waiting until the son goes through more education and training, or that the son is getting passed over for leadership, as kim jong-un's two older brothers were. >> brian todd reading the tea leaves for us. thank you very much. >>> coming up, more on our top story, exclusive new reporting on former president donald trump, caught on tape, discussing classified information. mara, are you sure you don't want -to go bowling with us tonight? -yeah. no. there's my little marzipan! [ laughs ] oh, my daughter gives the best hugs! w

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