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if you look at various statements that up and coming out of seoul about what seoul wanted and needed, one of the fundamental requirements that the koreans made clear was a reaffirmation by abe of all previous japanese government statements. there have been plenty of editorials written into korea press that he was trying to rewrite them. he's done quite the opposite. he is reaffirmed, associate himself with them and they are now of his legacy as well since he signed on to do so think it's a little unfair to suggest that somehow sold was sandbagged in all of this. i think there's been, as i suggested in my opening remarks, some very interesting and helpful dialogue going on for the last several months between seoul and tokyo at a number of levels that kind of teed up viae environment that the two countries now find themselves in. that has been a gradual turning down of the acerbic rhetoric we've heard, and turning up the volume of hopeful, hope oriented, future oriented remarks. and so i'm a little cynical than some of your unnamed correspondence are about where things are and how they'

seoul is closed due to the mid autumn holidays. keep an eye on opening levels in singapore and indonesia after markets fell to multiyear lows yesterday. the central bank in india will announce its rate decision later today. focus is on asia. when people worry about its biggest economy china, they pull their money out of commodity markets. and from stocks with the most exposure to china. yesterday one stock rattled investors. that is glencore. shares plunged 29%. following declines in many raw materials including copper, coal and oil. the plunge in glencore shares reflect how volatile the markets are right now. following that volatility in europe and new york, u.s. stocks closed deep in the red at one-morlows. nasdaq tumbled 3%. that's after democratic law makers criticized the markets. >> we see investors turning a little bit risk averse after all that. your currency expert, as well. how is that affecting some of the pairs? >> i'm a currency expert, as well. the yen is rising. >> the dollar yen is around 119.60, low compared to mid

in 2013, she asked moraji if she wanted to put on a joint concert in seoul. that time, a tumor was found on her tongue. she says lee's words of encouragement gave her strength during that difficult peer. >> translator: she told me i should just focus for a while on getting better and throw myself into performing when the time comes. her advice was very reassuring. >> reporter: the two performers are making final preparations for their concert. >> translator: please feel free to play however you like. it should sound like you're talking about your life experiences. ♪ >> translator: we won't be able to restore the friendship between the two countries on our own, but we would like to show what good friends we are and create a warm atmosphere for the audience. >> reporter: the day of the concert has finally arrived. ♪ >> translator: we've been able to hold this wonderful concert, so it must be possible for our countries to be on friendly terms. >> reporter: the two musicians have overcome national differences to connect with music, and they hope music can help bu

nhk world, seoul. >> talks and power can bring people together of thanks for that report. tokyo saw sunshine after overcast skies and rain but weather is short-lived as cloudy and wet weather in the next few days. jonathon oh joins us starting with inundation in argentina. jonathan. >> it looks pretty serious for the moment because we are dealing with heavy rainfall, but the good news is, i think, that the rain is starting to end. now, we are making the transition into the meteorological spring season for the southern memorials fear. as we look at satellite respect, we do have the cloud and rain moving through bathe province. houses inundated in some portions of province and in the process also flooding pasture and that's causing these poor cows to have to go higher in elevation to try to find something to eat, because obviously when grass and the pastures are completely logged with water, the cattle cannot get access to the food. now, we're talking about flooding all over the place and really a mess. i said there's good news with this. what's happening, we do have a dryin

orders are surging across the nation, especially in seoul and surrounding areas. more and more people are veloping an affinity for unique beers. >> reporter: the market is fitting with opportunity, but with other small breweries planning to increase output, competition is heating up. the fierce competition pushes brewers to develop new concepts. one company is smashing everything in a plan that has deep roots in korean culture. ginseng is a traditional medicine, and here farmers have been grewing it for 1300 years in punggi. this factory is making craft beer that includes extract from locally produced ginseng. before setting up his own brewery, he used to work for one of the beer giants. his goal was to make a unique korean beer, and after ten years in development, they are finally within reach. he is gearing up to start selling ginseng beer next year, but before tapping the local market, they are getting orders from china, vietnam, and other overseas distributors. >> translator: if we make good products usi ingredients grown in the area, we can contribute to the

harry fawcett speaking to us from seoul. moving on. europe is struggling to deal with a huge influx of refugees fleeing the conflict zone. the hungarian prime minister is expected to meet european union officials on thursday to discuss the crisis. over the past 24 hours, more than 1,600 have been rescued from boats in the mediterranean. 4,000 others arrived in greece and turkey. there's frustration among the refugees stuck at the macedonian border with greece. they broke through a police cordon, trying to enter the country. in hungary, these are the scenes where angry protests have been taking place, hundreds of refugees stranded outside the main train station in budda pest, after they were stopped from entering germany. from there, tom symonds reports. -- andrew simmonds reports. >> reporter: demonstrations are heated. one group ran across to the station. the next minute riot police rushed to the station, forming a line. scuffles broke out. it isn't the police calming it down, it's the demonstrators themselves. the police are standing

so they are going to fight, and they are going to be even more repressive, not less. >> in seoul, kimji-woo ("kim jee oo") - not her real name - told us she had been arrested and tortured by the north korean security police after she was falsely accused of being a spy. she said she defected in 2013 and that her family is still in north korea. ji-woo told us that when kim jong il died, many people had a secret hope his son would bring change, but she says it could not be said publicly and they had to fake their grief but she said that hope didn't last long. >> did you ever see something like that? did you see executions? >> there is a small dirty secret. there is very little resistance in an efficient and sufficiently brutal dictatorship state. resistance is possible when repression doesn't work properly. and if you have a well-run repressive state, nobody dares to say anything. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >

seoul is up 7:%. australia's s&p is up half a percent. i'll definitely keep track of automakers today after the volkswagen scandal. >> obviously that's a big issue. let's switch to current cease. what did we miss? >> as for the yen, not much. it's pretty range bound. that's obvious because many end traders were also away. dollar-yen 120.26. the euro moved quite a lot after comments from the president of the bank said the ecb is ready to take stimulus measures but needs time to do it. the euro rose against the dollar. it's now around 1.1190. the tokyo stock exchange upgraded its system for high-speed trading today. that's it for me. back to you. >> thank you very much, mai yoshida reporting live from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> economists at private research firms are down beat on the outlook for japanese corporate activity. they are predicting a decline in a closely watched index on business sentiment when the bank of japan releases its tan can report next month. economists from 13 research stoots say the quarterly report will show plus

the officials held talks on tuesday in seoul, south korea. the summit will take place in that country. kazuya nashida, a senior official at japan's foreign ministry, told reporters that the officials confirm that the summit will focus on cooperation among the three nations. >> translator: we confirmed that we'll bring past efforts and a resolve for future cooperation to the forthcoming summit talks. >> chinese president xi jinping and park kuhn high agreed to arrange the summit when park was in beijing earlier this month. shinzo abe and park plan to hold talks on the sidelines of the meeting. >>> the leaders of japan and vietnam have agreed to step up cooperation to improve vietnam's maritime patrolling capabilities. prime minister abe met in tokyo with the general secretary of vietnam's ruling communist party nguyen phu trong. >> translator: i'm delighted the relationship between japan and vietnam has been developing in various fields through a broad strategic partnership. >> abe confirmed a plan for japan to give vietnam used ships for patr

harry fawcett has more from the south korean capital seoul >>> park geun-hye thanked xi jinping's role to reducing pensions between south and north korea. she said china and south korea communicated closely, contrasted after a deem between uponing wr and seoul. north korea had to face off against the south alone. a broad mint about the frosty nature of the relationship currently between beijing and pyongyang. north korea's national defense commission chose this day to release a statement criticizing south korea for how it had been characterising the agreement, saying that north korea had apologised, admitted responsibility for a landmine blast last month, injuring two seen sold yers on the southern side of the demilitarized zone, saying the expression of regret made clear was that. there was no apology, and they should stop saying that one had been made. as for xi jinping, the work of park geun-hye and himself led to south korea and china enjoying a high level of friendship. and said that both fought off the aggression and immaterialist colonization. a clear message about japan. japan

nhk world, seoul. >> give kids an inch, and they take a mile. thank you for that report. now you know where i stand on this issue. the weather in seoul now is partly cloudy with current temperature reading of 26 deees celsius or 79 degrees fahrenheit. parts on the other side of the pacific, though, are far from pleasant as the weather desk tells us. >> james, we are talking about this very different weather pattern between two different states. you mentioned, yes, dry overin california because of the drought situation, so the fires are raging there, but then we have the opposite side of the equation where we are seeing moisture entering into the area, but, unfortunately, bause of the setup and where the rain fell, we have flash flooding. in fact, with a low pressure system running over the rocky mountains was dropping enough rain that it all flowed down from the mountains into the valleys, and because of that, we have these serious flooding problems in utah on tuesday. in fact, in this particular town, a car was swept away and more than a dozen people were killed because

we were very intrigued with the prosecu before and after. >> reporter: i have to get back to seoul. > you do if you found ,, >>> and a good monday everyone, i'm frank mallicoat. the headlines now, the federal government is urging victims of both the valley fire and the butte fire to register for help. fema and the small business administration, they have temporary housing available. >>> hillary clinton in the bay area today and tomorrow to attend four private fundraisers for her presidential campaign. ticket prices range from $1,000 to $2,700. >>> and today, muni riders may notice better service and a second wave of upgrades, latest improvements include more morning and evening express buses and more buses during the midday. >>> how about your forecast for a monday? here's roberta. >> thanks frank and good morning everyone. as you step on out the door this morning we have a stack of clouds lining the coast and into the bay but in the inland areas we have some partly cloudy skies over the mount diablo area. looking out from dublin at this hour and that's pretty much going to be the cas

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seoul's kospi rose, and hong kong hangseng index rose by.30%. officials from the u.s., mexico, and canada will return to the negotiating table next week for the transpacific free partnership trade deal, laying the ground work for another m ministerial meeting. they a trying to hold it september 30th. next week's agenda is expected to focus as the so-called rule of origin saying car imports should only be tariff free if a certain amount of their parts come from within tpp member countries. the four countries are expected to adjustheir stance to ensure they are all on the same page ahead of the ministerial talks, and the 12 tpp member countries met in hawaii in july, but they went home without a broad agreement. >>> here's a look at the other business stories we are following. >>> foreign investors last week sold more shares than bought in japanese markets, and sales topped purchases by over 1 trillion yen or $6.8 billion, the highest over. sources say investors are risk averse due to uncertainties in the global economy. crude outpet fell for a 12

harry fawcett, al jazeera, seoul. >>> now, thousands of his people are marking the jew i can holidayh many worshipers attending the traditional priestly blessing at a western wall in jerusalem. the festival celebrates the harvest and the raise elie israo wandered the desert for 40 years after liberation from slavery. you can see some are holding a palm branch one of four items which represent gods presence in all directions. >>> plenty more news on our website arsenal.com. >> new dawn in beijing, the ancient capital of the world's fastest growing country, home to the 2008 olympics. it's the vibrant centre, the super power, where the old wrestles with the new. communism clashes with capitalism and a new global economy is born, swallowing all

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in any case, the army moves past the demarcation line and captures seoul. and moves into south korean territory. within a few weeks, the north koreans had moved all the way down to what is called the perimeter. they had all but eliminated the south korean army and its ability to retaliate against them. and this is what brings the united nations into the war. september 15, we have operation that you might be for know you're with. this is macarthur's brilliant plan, that rather than pushing entirely by land, but to do it by a marine landing just near seoul. an act as a pincer movement to capture troops in south korea, and force a compromise or surrender. they are successful in that. and by october of that year, you have you forces, south korean forces, and other u.n. troops moving up towards the border with china. they move up the river and push the north korean forces all the way to their very northern border. this is moving back and forth across the peninsula in a very rapid pace. lots of devastation in the wake, they have lots of artillery, tanks, aerial b

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we have reaction live from seoul . and great expectations. taking on china with big names and an ambitious plan. keeping an eye on the markets, the regional indexes -- failing to keep hold of the earlier gains. the nikkei down 4/10 of a percent, of course that index declined for the past month. pulling the most funds out of japan in a decade. we are seeing profit-taking after a whole year of gains. cross, that bearish indicator, suggesting the index will see a further downside. in theeing a decline afx. the aussie dollar still trading at 70 u.s. cents. shanghai failing to hold on to earlier gains. g down 10%.n after falling up to a two-year low. let's look at the shanghai composite and what is being done this morning. it's losing momentum from the storage we saw earlier in the day. we had news saying that regulators -- assigning regulators saying that it made a cost of assigning risk. 10 minutes into training, we saw it rise, but it has been losing momentum. also, china rewinding its 2014 gdp growth to 7.3% from 7.4%, and we are still looking

it is happening in seoul. the president is speaking. move things along and bring it back to hong kong. we had this massive link -- reshuffling within the business empire. check out the shares. still in the money. infrastructure, 5% holding up north of 7%. power asset holdings will be bought for 11 billion. cpi will be offering a cherry on top. also gives c.k. i access to a $9 billion cash flow. part of that will be going to special dividends. that means the chairman says the merchant makes it more diverse 48 -- diversified, not just one country or industry. one analyst said that the deal makes sense for a combined entity between the two, it would be able to efficiently allocate cost.ces and avoid a lot of cash flying around. the third piece of news, fairly bad. sources are telling us that an outdoor maker quiksilver is preparing to file for bankruptcy. it could come as early as the next few hours or to stay in the u.s. this is not come as a complete surprise. it has run into financial difficulties. it has to compete with fast &m, and br

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. >> joining us from seoul is a political commentator. thanks for being with us on al jazeera. given the fact that those who actually wrote the constitution were chosen by the military, the leaders effectively, why would it be rejected? >> i think your report is correct to say that it is suspicious, that it is a delaying game. the bottom line is this delaying came has come to conclusion that it will turn out this way due to several last minute factors that came in. the junta itself realized that the situation right now is less stable than it expected three or four months ago. one of the examples of how unstable the situation in thailand could be, the bombing incidents in thailand where investigation is starting to reveal that perhaps, perhaps, we don't know for sure, but perhaps it has something to do with the miscalculated actions by the junta to repatriate mike grants back to china. the economy is asia is not doing that good and also the people have come out strongly against at least the politicians themselves strongly against the draft that was rejected today. i think the de

aljazeera, seoul. >> adam may and up next, so keep it here. >> this is al jazeera america. live from new york. i'm adam may filling in for john siegenthaler.enter russia. john siegenthaler. enter russia. pentagon grows suspicious feeling the civil war in syria could become worse. >>> ultimate

and so that is going to make it difficult for tokyo and seoul to restore relations which are strained at the moment. that said, we understand they have talked park geun-hye about a trilateral summit between south korea, japan and china. that is something that she wants to see, a suggestion that china is hesitant about that. the stalks have been over a one to one lunch meeting. the only such meeting that will happen in this period. that is something of a coup for the south koreans to get close attention. it's a time when south korea needs to maintain the relationship. china is south korea's biggest training partner. a quarter go to the markets, and south korean experts are in trouble. it's important to maintain a close relationship. is there anything particular in north korea that they are expected to discuss when it comes from this issue. >> reports coming out of beijing suggest they have spoken about north korea, and the nuclear issue. the visit comes on the same day. the powerful national defense in north korea putting out a statement about tensions between the north and south. they

from seoul, harry fossett explains. >> reporter: in the hills above south korea's capital, a tae kwon do expert prepares himself. he doesn't practice or teach the sports these day, he's a mast erer of another korean marshati a art. >> it's very strong, but it's soft and looks like dancing. so it's very comfortable. always my instructurors emphasized to me to practice with your natural mind. >> reporter: there is some argument over the history of it, whether it began more as a village game. he says it brings him closer to his country's cultural heritage. proponents say it's still rooted in its history at a time when tae kwon do has moved from martial arts to more of the points-scoring sport. tae kwon do says it's both a martial art to be practiced in studios and a sport now secure in its olympic status. >> more action from the heavyweights. >> the sport has helped to extend tae kwon do's global reach, but the use of points registered pressure pads means a stand offish style. it's a problem the sport's president wants to fix. >> martial arts tae kwon do cannot be changed. we have to res

market in seoul and hong kong were closed for the holidays. here's a look at some of the otr business stories we're following. >>> aajor u.s. media company says it's buying 51% stake in universal studios japan. comcast aims to boost its operations with the acquisition. japanese closing chilean uniqlo openedp a disney store. disney will open one of hits the theme parks in the city next ar. a team is creating a five year plan to support part time employees who want full time work. it will include sps to narrow gaps between nonregular and full time workers in terms of wages and working conditions. >>> let's now take a quick look at our global economic calendar for this week. on wednesday we'll have figures for eurozone inflation as went as unemployment for august. on thursday bank of japan will reveal its survey. on the same day we'll find out how china's factories did in august. finally on friday the u.s. labor department will release employment data for september. this is regarded as key data when the federal reservize on interest rates. every

convicted of attempted murder of violence against a envoy at the march 5th attack of a breakfast attack in seoulm with deep dpa gashes. >>> there is late word that a u.s. marine was killed when a vehicle rolled over at camp pendleton. the military has launched the investigation. the name of the marine is being held pending notification of the family. >>> and president obama honored 21 individuals and organizations for their excellence in the arts and humanities. and people among those there sally field, steven king. >>> and caught red handed looking at his cell phone while driving a boy to the emergency room. the mother shot and posted the video. she says the driver never put down his phone and the head of the department says he is disgusted and the driver will be disciplined. >>> guinness announced one of its induck tees. one is a giant pair of cowboy boots in san antonio, texas. in india the world's largest ballpoint pen. and the fastest runner of the 100 meter in clogs. who does that? >> that's why he has the world record >>> celebrating birthdays, rapper and actor ludicrous turns 38 and tara

seoul ended flat after ending a one month high in the morning. >>> u.s. president obama says he's confident countries will reach an agreement on the transpacific partnership saying trade ministers will have a chance to meet again in the next several weeks to close the deal. >> i am confident we can get it done, and i believe we can get it done this year. the trade ministers should be meeting again sometime in the next several weeks. they have the opportunity to close the deal, most chapters have been completed at this point. >> earlier, obama spoke with newly inaugurated australian prime minister turnbull asking them to cooperate on finishing the deal. u.s. officials are holding a meeting at the end of the month with japan and other member nations. ministers are still at odds ove issues like tariffs on auto parts and period of patent protection for drugs. >>> here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following. >>> officials at the bank of japan say higher prices boost the assets of japanese households to a record high. officials say the t

and allies, voices inside iran say it's not willing to use the influence in cooperation to solve the seoul the problems in the u.s. >> today iran is a major player. the islamic revolution has influence. there are a lot of different areas where iran can play a prominent role in sorting out different conflicts. resolving outstanding issues. particularly in dealing with peace and security in the region. that's where i'm going to pick up next e former c.i.a. director james woolsey picking up leaders, genocidal imperialists threatening the existence of the united states. i'll push to explain why he's convinced the nuclear deal could be made worse. >>> talking tonight about the iran nuclear deal, and why critics are not giving up the fight, including james woolsey, the former director of central intelligence. he chaired foundation for defensive democracies, a think tank in washington focussing on national security and foreign policy. the deal with iran weakens the united states's commitment to its allies, israel and saudi arabia. he says that it gives iran the capability of cobb taining a nuclea

in other markets, seoul's kospi fell. australian shares up 1.7%, biggest one week gain in two weeks. here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following. >>> japan posted a current account surplus in july. it came in at about $15 billion. the bonds trade balance was in the red, but income from overseas investments increased in a large number of foreign visitors brought in a travel surplus of over $1 billion. >>> a survey shows sales staff in japan are less optimistic. the watchers stood at 49.3 down more than two points from the last month. many respondents voiced concerns about effects of the slowdown in china. >>> tokyo has no shortage of entertainment venues so competition for customers is fierce. now it may become even more so as some places rethink their business model in an effort to lure new visitors. nhk world's yan nguyen has that story. >> reporter: the horses at this tokyo track run until nearly 9:00 p.m. spectators can follow the action in the cool evening breeze. for people more interested in

seoul is one of few bright spots with the kospi adding 1.4%, a three-week high. here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following. >>> trade officials from japan and the u.s. have resumed talks on automobile tariffs as part of negotiations for the transpacific partnership free trade pact. they've been at odds over the so-called rule of origin. the rule says imports should only be tariff free if a certain amount of the parts come from within tpp countries. >>> chinese officials say they changed the way they calculate their quarterly gross domestic product. they say the new method accurately maps changes in sectors with seasonal fluctuation such as agriculture. they say the new system is closer to international standards. >>> the man set to lead infrastructure investment bank says more than 70 countries is likely to take part. he said many applicants are waiting to join the 57 founding members of the chinese-led bank. if it gets more than 67 members, the aiib will have a wider reputation. >>> japanese scientists have been hard at work developing a

seoul's kospiost more than 1% snapping two days of gains. that'sfter the bank of korea decided to kee its interest rate unchanged. for the week the kospi was up 3%. hong kong tended its losses. the index finally end six weeks of losses. sydney's index lost 0.5%. >>> honda motors shifting production of scooters back fto japan from china due to labor costs. they celebrated the return of a scooter to a factory in kumamoto in southwestn japan. honda makes about 90% of scooters for the domestic market overseas but managers decided to manufacture some at home as part of its new global production system. they'll also shift production of two other scooter models from vietnam by next year. most of honda's 50 cc scooters for the japanese market will be produced at the plant. >>> the recent raft of economic data from china offers more evidence of a slowdown. exports in august marked their second straight month of decline. the producer price index which represents manufacturers selling prices fell 5.9% compared to last august. that's the sharpest declin

seoul nice clear weather with a high of 29 degrees ontuesday. now acros north america, on friday at least eight tornadoes were reported in the midwest. that include hillsdale, kansas. weather has improved but a new syst is moving in providing a chance for tornadoes over the northern plains on tuesday. now weather has been quite wet across the desert southwest as well as southern california, so far this month. l.a. you experienced the wettest september day on record last week and more wet weather is expected for the next three days or so. there's a couple -- there's a tropical depression and also a couple of low pressure systems and these systems will likely cause more heavyainfall and as many of you know, this area has been contending with drought over the past four years or so, the worst condition is happening over california where about 50% of the land is under exceptional drought. so they need rainfall but too much rain will certainly call the risk for flash flooding. temperatures are going to be extremely hot in l.a. 34 degrees for the high.

saturday rain with a high of 29, 29 shanghai, 22 beijing, 27 degrees in seoul as we continue on throughout the day. now, i want to show you what's happening over pacific ocean. we have four named storms and they are continuing to move to the west. but in general looks like they are not going to be reaching land any time soon, at least the next 24 hours or so but we'll keep an eye out on this scenario. kevin continues to slowly track to the north and may continue to impact baja, california, as we go throughout the weekend. now, we are looking at warm conditions for the eastern half of the united states as we see a relatively warm pattern taking place here. now, as we go forward in time the eastern seaboard starting to cool off a little bit because of the rain produced from a low pressure system off the coastal carolinas. washington you may be seeing wet weather. i wanted to point out canada, a low pressure system coming onshore and another one leading into alberta. that's going to bring a chance for some snowfall. some estimates around 5 centimeters possible as we go through the weekend. lo

. >> rose: what does it mean to be the good well ambassador of soecialg-- seoul, korea? >> it's honor more than anything, and basically what it means is you're there as a resource for them if they ever need to contact you for some kind of counsel on food or promoting food in seoul, centered around tourism. >> rose: is this a third michelin star-- what's that about? is it a recognition of quality? is it about a unique approach to food? is it about satisfied patrons? i mean, customers? >> you know, for me, and this is probably not what you'd expect, and this is not something i think i would have said before i received three stars, but in some ways, it's a very western and european valuation of what we're doing. >> rose: a validation. >> a validation. not because that's what makes me feel good about the work i'm doing. but the michelin guide is such a traditional french dpied and for them to say a restaurant like mine serving the kind of cuisine we do is three stars and worth that journey, there's some validation there. >> rose: congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> r

seoul's kospi rose 3%. and malaysia gained by 1%. >>> executives at toyota motor have unveiled their newest hybrid the prius. it's 10% more fuel efficient. the prius appeared on tuesday in las vegas. it's six centimeters longer and one and a half centimeters wider than the previous car. but it's two centimeters lower than the previous car providing stability. the new model goes on sale in japan from the end of this year and in other regions after that. and small car specialist has launched three versions of its mini vehicle cast. one is aimed at women with trim on special bumpers and other parts. two models are for the sports and outdoors market. they hope the new range will revitalize mini car sales. >>> the incoming chief of the chinese-led asian infrastructure investment bank says he is optimistic about china's economy. he says it is in the process of maturing. president designate of the aiib spoke to reporters during his visit to south korea. he said it's certain that china's economic development will c

more from harry fawcett from seoul.hat we know is they have held talks but there have been objections to her visit to beijing. >> reporter: there has been some questions about it. the fact that a south korea ian president would attend a large military show of force in china is obviously something that would have to have been weighed carefully because china was on the side of the north koreans in the correspondence ian war. there is a historical factor. there is the fact it will complicate relations with japan between south korea and japan at a time when the u.s. is keen for those two key alleys to work more closely together to counter balance the rides of china and so, that is obviously another consideration that they had to put in to question before deciding quite late in the day, it has to be said, to make this visit. but that said, she is also going to china with a suggestion for a trilateral summit between beijing, tokyo and seuol, something she says she wants and we understand that that did come up in the talks bet

harry faucet has more now from seoul. >> reporter: with talks underway north and south korea making goodast on the pledges made on the agreement which brought an end to tensions between north and south a couple weeks ago and it's questionable if they will make good on a plan to get this event arranged for the end of september which would coincide with the holiday period across the korean peninsula. however, it is very much the attention to the lead delegate they will work as quickly as possible because everybody is aware this is a fast aging and fast shrinking group of people that applied for the family reunions and hundreds applied in 1988 and nearly half have died since and half of those alive are in their 80s or older and in run ups to this people have died on the list to meet long separated family members. what we also know if it does happen in october as is deemed more likely that coincides with the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the workers party, the ruling party of that country. there is scheduled to be a big military parade and if there has been something in the past to c

seoul will we need to pay taxes on them is the? >> only bubba does business in china.>> reporter: if they get taxed on the stand off it will be added $24 billion profit. this is a pretty big problem. >> reporter: concerns for the housing market. people are worried that mortgage rates will go up. at the federal government raises rates. >> china's stock market is going like this in world markets are struggling to rid investors say they will be--investors it will put money in the u.s.. the bond markets, helping keep market's low. >> fannie mae says, 30 year fixed mortgage rates should be 4.3% at the end of 2016. so about 16 months out a made changing one-quarter of% that it was today. welcome to subway, what can i make for you? how about our new flavor-packed italian hero? with three authentic italian deli meats; spiced capicola, a cracked- pepper-seasoned mortadella and spicy genoa salami. enjoy it while it's here! subway. eat fresh. ♪ ♪ it took serena williams years to master the two handed backhand. but only one shot to master the chase mobile app. technology designed

authority say she died in her sleep at the sleep over at a seoul new jersey home last saturday. she was a member of the eastern regional high school girls soccer and lacrosse teams. >> philadelphia police are increasing their patrols in germantown after series of sexual assaults this week. two women were attack tuesday and a third just few days before that. now, one of the tuesday attacks took place in broad daylight on the 5400 block of wakefield street. all victims describe their attacker as black male, about 5-foot six, with thin build, and in his 20's. >>> 5:08 right now. still ahead, football's back. >> patriots and steelers take off the new season. familiar face is missing. we have details coming up in sports. also this. >> i marvel, i marvel at the ability of people to absorb hurt and just get back up. >> vice president joe biden sit down with stephen colbert to discuss the loss of his son beau biden and the possibility he'll run for president. >> and wild late night chase ends in a stand-off. we'll have the new details whether we come back. my name's hillary. i was born