seoul has been implementing measures to prevent crimes targeting women. one of them is a free service provided on community buses. it's a wireless bluetooth device. it automatically sends a text message to a family member when a passenger gets on or off the bus. the note includes when, where, and what the plate number of the vehicle is. people can use the service just by downloading the free application. so far more thanan 2,000 people are using this app. >> translator: there are dark alleyways without street lights on my way home. so i often use the text message service. my parents are also glad to know i'm safe. >> reporter: seoul is also providing a free walk safe service. this woman works as a fitness trainer. she often returns home late at night. she says she's been followed by strange men in the past. now yu makes a phone call before she gets on the subway. when she arrives at the station, two staff are already there. the walk safe service helps 19,000 clients get home safely. >> translator: i sometimes feel dangerous if i'm living alone. the dispat

ye-jin and her friends head into seoul.r-old girls have made a special effort with their makeup today. with asia enthralled to the stars of k-pop and glamorous actresses smiling from every screen, the city is full of things that appeal to these girls' taste. ♪ ♪ >> translator: today's adults didn't use makeup when they were in middle school, but it's very important nowadays. i understand that they're worried, but it would be nice if they listened to how we feel as well. >> it seems clear that for young south korean girls like ye-jin, makeup is part of the new reality of everyday life. tokyo. officials here are arranging a meeting of foreign ministers from japan, china and south korea next week with an eye on flash points in the region. foreign ministry officials are planning to hold the meeting in tokyo on tuesday and wednesday. toings of discussion are expected to include north korea's ballistic missile launches. officials say the meeting would lay the groundwork for a trilateral summit they hope to schedule in japan by th

ye-jin and her friends head into seoul.r-old girls have made a special effort with their makeup today. with asia enthralled to the stars of k-pop and glamorous actresses smiling from every screen, the city is full of things that appeal to these girls' taste. ♪ ♪ >> translator: today's adults didn't use makeup when they were in middle school, but it's very important nowadays. i understand that they're worried, but it would be nice if they listened to how we feel as well. >> it seems clear that for young south korean girls like ye-jin, makeup is part of the new reality of everyday life. this week, "global 3000" is in colombia, where we find out how a rubbish dump in the capital bogota has been transformed into a small oasis. in laos, we discover how a simple soap opera can bring about real change. and we hunt for images of everyday life in syria. a slice of normality despite the war. palm sunday celebrations in damascus. this, too, is syria, a country at war. yet the world rarely gets to see images like these. syrian filmmake

ye-jin and her friends head into seoul.r-old girls have made a special effort with their makeup today. with asia enthralled to the stars of k-pop and glamorous actresses smiling from every screen, the city is full of things that appeal to these girls' taste. ♪ ♪ >> translator: today's adults didn't use makeup when they were in middle school, but it's very important nowadays. i understand that they're worried, but it would be nice if they listened to how we feel as well. >> it seems clear that for young south korean girls like ye-jin, makeup is part of the new reality of everyday life. this week, "global 3000" is in colombia, where we find out how a rubbish dump in the capital bogota has been transformed into a small oasis. in laos, we discover how a simple soap opera can bring about real change. and we hunt for images of everyday life in syria. a slice of normality despite the war. palm sunday celebrations in damascus. this, too, is syria, a country at war. yet the world rarely gets to see images like these. syrian filmmake

he was erected in front of the japanese embassy in seoul. they reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the december agreement, which says the south korean government will strive to resolve the statue issue. >>> japanese defense minister says the country's self-defense force also begin training for new duties laid out under revised security laws. the laws came into effect in march and allowed japan to exercise its right to collective self-defense. >> translator: our preparations are now almost completed. each section of the sdf will be starting various training required under the new security laws. >> ministry officials have been working on the code of conduct for the sdf. it stipulates the geographical scope of their operations and use of weapon. one unit heading to south sudan in november for aup peacekeeping activities will start the new training on thursday. officials have not decided whether to allow the unit to engage in the armed rescue of peacekeepers and the joint defense of their barracks. >>> the number of deaths from wednesday

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seoul, chongqing staying into the high 30s over the coming weekend.et's talk about the southwestern u.s. it has been exceptionally dry out here. we do have the north american monsoon. but southern california is not getting any rainfall whatsoever. it is getting some dry gusty winds, though. show you video coming out of this. this is right near san bernardino. a very dangerous wildfire has continued to blaze thousands of hectares out here, about 14,000, actually. 1500 firefighters are continuing to battle this along with air tankers trying to fight this from the air. and really at this time less than 5% of it is contained. we have 60 to 70 kilometer per hour winds just to spread it. people have been evacuated. at least a dozen homes have been destroyed because of this. it's ongoing. hopefully the weather conditions will eventually improve but at least for the near term it doesn't look that way. firefighters will have that to contend with. some of them even could become severe even talk around the chicago area and plus more rainfall down along the gulf

seoul time. the news agency says that the ballistic missile apparently fell within japan's identification zone. the japanese government launched a protest with north korea through its embassy in north beijing, china. the south korean military began joint drills with the u.s. on monday. they threatened to carry out pre-emptive nuclear sites if south korea shows aggression towards north korea territory. south korea's military said that missile test was unsuccessful. >>> japan, china and south korea will begin talks. the japsz foreign minister hosted a banquet on tuesday for his counter parts in china and south korea. the ministers are likely to agree to advance negotiations on a free trade agreement between the countries. in the meeting with wong, takashita called for restrachblt. japan controls the islands. the government maintains they are an inherent part of japan's territory. china and taiwan claim them. the hope is that the talk will improve relations among the nations and will lead to an agre

. >> one of them, the seoul olympic jimmy to compete in -- gymnast to compete in seoul. >> no matter where you are, we have the news on 12news.com, the 12 news app and your favorite social media channels. we'll see you back here at 6:00. ? [ music ] ?? >>> you're watching 12 news, and having water here requires careful planning at srp. to store four years' worth of water underground. srp is always working to ensure our communities will have the precious water they need to thrive. discover the beauty of a reliable water supply tonight. deadly flood disaster on the gulf coast. state of emergency declared in louisiana. heavy rain and heroic rescues as rivers overflow their banks up to rooftops. >>> damage control, donald trump now says he was being sarcastic after repeatedly calling presiden >>> and hillary clinton releases her tax returns, trying to pressure trump to release his. >>> violent flight, dozens of passengers hospitalized after being tossed through the cabin like toys, people hitting the ceiling. >>> and the thrill of victory, michael phelps makes history again. we'll talk t

same in seoul and beijing, as well.owards the south, we still have scattered showers in the southeast of china, still watching the effects of this tropical storm. still brought some heavy showers, even to northern vietnam. no fatalities reported there in southeast china, but unfortunately, two deaths were reported in northern vietnam because of a tree collapsing on a home here as the storm system blew overhead. so still a deadly storm system, but it is tapering off. still going to see scattered showers out here. the rainy season has been impacting this area. i know we've been talking about this, that severe flooding taking place and back towards the west. here into this region, just inland, that's where we've been seeing -- look at this, 200, 300 millimeters of precipitation. we thought about this incident that took place outside of mumbai where a bridge collapsed, more than two dozen people feared missing. that river, especially in the dry season, almost dried out there. so putting a lot of strain on the infrastructure

and in seoul, the kospi climbed 6% there. and sydney up 0.3%.inancials and energy sectors lifted the index. and singapore was closed for a national holiday. you can catch our report again online together with a full script. look for nhk world and business wrap. and that's all for biz. i'll leave you with the markets. >>> the united states is raising concerns on the outcome of a thai referendum. on sunday a clear majority of voters backed a draft constitution written by the interim military-led government. a state department official says she's worried the drafting process wasn't inclusive and that open debate wasn't permitted in the run-up to the vote. >> we urge thai authorities to return thailand to elected civilian-led government as soon as possible. >> trudeau also said the interim government should lift restrictions on freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly. approval of the constitution will pave the way for a general election as early as next august to restore a civilian-led government. but the draft allows the military t

. >>> officials in seoul have announced one of the highest profile defections in years from north korea. they say a senior diplomat in london has fled to south korea with his family. thae yong ho had been serving as deputy ambassador at the north korean embassy in london. a south korean spokesperson said on wednesday that thae and his family are already in the country and under government protection. the official declined to provide details on the timing of thae's arrival. the incident is the latest in a string of defections from the isolated country. earlier this year, over a dozen waitresses at pyongyang-run restaurants in china also fled to the south. >>> indonesia is stepping up its crackdown on illegal fishing in the south china sea as chinese ships are operating in its exclusive economic zone. the indonesian government installed a new monitoring facility with a radar system at a navy base on the natuna islands on wednesday, the country's independence day. indonesian authorities have seized a number of chinese boats on suspicion of illegal fishing in the eez off the island since ma

look at shanghai showers for you, seoul some rainfall. by the way that front is bringing in some much cooler air with it. one reason why it's so potent, seoul, this is the first time your high for the entire month of august has been below the 30 degree threshold. just 29 there on your friday. all right, let's take a look over here towards the americas. we actually are looking at some strong thunderstorms flaring up out there towards the northeast now. this cold front which has been diving through, bringing some foul weather. i'll show you video out of iowa and indiana. significant flooding that has been taking place. look at this. these rvs just floating away and these raging rivers. one person was killed after their car was caught up in some of these rushing waters. also in indiana, several tornadoes broke out. one swept through the city of kokomo, about 45,000 people live there. that restaurant just completely leveled by that tornado. definitely very dangerous. that leaves a thunderstorm threat still lingering out here across parts of w

now, seoul warns them of more sanctions and isolation. that and i'm quoting here, will only speed up its self-destruction. japan's prime minister called the launch a grave threat to japanese security and an unforgivable act. now, this comes as the u.s. and south korea are involved in joint military exercises and china's news agency calls the exercises a dangerous game. our will ripley joins us now from seoul with more on this. so, will, what more are we learning about this ballistic missile and what do we know about possible progress made by north korea when it comes to this type of technology? >> reporter: well, think of it this way, rosemary. back in april, when north korea broadcast those images and that dramatic video of what they were heralding as a successful launch of a submarine launched ballistic missile, that particular missile, according to u.s. strategic command forces, they says it went about 30 kilometers and fell apart essentially. that also was the case last month when they attempted to launch one of these things and it fe

chong is an economist and professor ameritas at seoul national university.rved as prime minister in 2009. >> because the south korean economy depends on major firms and conglomerates, young people continue to seek such jobs at firms. >> nam just graduated from university. he's concentrating his job hunting efforts on major firms. on this day, he got together with peers who were also aiming for similar jobs. all the conversation was related to job hunting. >> can they really land jobs at major firms? these young job seekers know they face unfavorable odds. but with success on the line, they can't give up. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> kim is the first son in a family that runs a package manufacturing business. he grew up bearing the family's expectations on his shoulders. his life began going astray in the summer of his senior year. he suddenly lost the ability to read. he says it was a psychological disorder caused by stress. after that, he got into college but soon dropped out. his parts got divorced, and now he lives alone while working part time. he makes $5 an hour at his pa

a digital photo studio in seoul is taking photography to the next level. it makes 3-d figurines of people and pets. here's how it works.. people go inside a column-shaped booth... where more than 100 cameras simultaneously snap photos from all angles. it only takes a "day or two" to make the figurines. the printing is done at a plant thatus ranging from about two inches to nearly a foot in height. prices range from 99 dollars to coming up, an tropical storm that hit eastern mexico .. the storm caused mudslides that destroyed homes in world news at least 38 people have been killed in mudslides triggered by intense rainfall from a tropical storm in eastern mexico.. hillsides collapsed family of three.. the governor of veracruz state says a total of ten people died there.. another 28 people were killed in puebla state the storm has since broken apart .. but damaged at least 200 homes. in colorado .. storms created mudslides that covered a highway in the southwest part of the state.. the san miguel sheriff's office sent out pictures showing the roads near plac

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in a statement today, the north claims it will turn seoul and washington into quote... "a heap of ashes" if they show any signs of aggression. the threats from the north are nothing new... but tensions have already been high recently, with the defection of a north korean diplomat, and plans by the u-s to place a high-tech missile system in the south. better mark your calendars star-gazers. motherat from yesterday. according to nasa -- on august 21-st, 20-17 -- a total solar eclipse will be seen from coast to coast -- making it the first ?visible total eclipse since our nation was founded in 17-76! while florida isn't in the direct path -- plenty of cities in the southeast ?are. columbia, south carolina and nashville, tennessee are already planning parties and celebrations for the 2 to 3 minute event. by the way -- a total solar eclipse happens when the moon sun. ((walter/jen)) z22pnz zy6z y22pny yy6y in florida, it used to be that if a child, a senior or one of our four legged friends was trapped in a hot car you and i were not allowed to save them unless we were willin

now, north korea leaders issued a statement threatening to attack seoul and washington dc. now the drills run for 12 days and are annual operations between the u.s. and south korea. their homes in spokane, washington because of wild fires. 60 homes are in danger of being destroyed. firefighters on the ground worked overnight to put out the flames. assistance from the air is resuming this morning. >> turning to commitment 2016 and the race for the white house, donald trump appears to be backing away f controversial proposal. we are in washington with the latest. >> we are moving on to the next story. donald trump will visit ohio today and hillary clinton appears on jimmy kimel live. >> wisn 12 news time now is 5:16. one expecting mother the moving out of the state over the concerns of the zika virus. virginia until your child is born. she left on the road tip yesterday. her husband is staying at the florida home. the move is making perfect sense given at what is at stake. >> he's our life and he comes first and same thing with this baby. i want the baby to have a chance to b

. >>> lawmakers from seoul visited disputed islands on the day that marks the end of japanese rule of the korean peninsula. the takeshima islands have been a bone of contention between japan and south korea. south korean public broadcaster kbs reported ten lawmakers from the governing and opposition parties disembarked on monday morning. the politicians offered encouragement to personnel stationed on the islet in the sea of japan. south korea controls the islands. japan claims them. officials in tokyo maintain they are an inherent part of japanese territory. late last month a prominent opposition lawmaker visited the islets. moon jae-in is widely believed to be planning to run in next year's presidential election. japan's top governmement spokesperson criticized the move. >> translalator: the visisit is unacceceptable in light of japas position on the island. it is deplorable that the visit took place despite our prior protests and demands for suspensionon of such moves. >> suga said the government had lodged a strong protests with seoul and demanded measures to prevent a recurrence.

seoul's kospi is in the negative. the china markets open in an hour and a half. we'll see if there's any improvement following that private pmi data in china. back to you. >> thanks a lot for keeping us up to date, and we will touch base with you in a couple hours. >>> test runs for a high-speed rail system have begun in india. and officials are hoping the test runs can reach 200 kilometers per hour. the train left new delhi for the biggest commercial city, mumbai, about 1,500 kilometers away. the engine is pulling new passenger cars supplied by spanish company. the tests will run for several days. officials hope the train will be the fastest in the country. >> we are curious to see whether the claim is correct, can we really reach in that time, a substantial saving in time is anticipated. and secondly, can we reach safely. >> india has been working to bring in a high-speed rail service as its rapid economic growth requires people and goods to be transported more quickly. the company will introduce bullet train technology from japan in the coming years and is als

seoul had 36.4 degrees. it looks like some areas of the country could feel like 50 degrees due to a combination of high temperatures and also high humidity. as for japan, western japan will see dangerously hot conditions into the next several days. take a look at this. kyoto could have 37 on friday. and 37 also on your sunday. and as for tokyo, sunny weather will continue into monday at least. sapporo you could see 300 degres on your friday. stay h hydrated to avoid heatstroke. now down towards the sououth, w hahave been n watching a tropic storm named conson. it has been downgraded to a tropical storm. it's packing winds of 83 kilometers per hour. it's moving towards the north. the system will intensify to a tropical storm once again and then pass to the east of japan as we go into the weekend. then after that it could move through or close to northern japan by monday afternoon local time. we'll kekeep you updated on the progress. across the south there is a tropical depression that has caused heavy rainfal

the high rose to about 35 degrees in seoul on wednesday. staying quite hot, seasonally hot as we go into the weekend. shanghai 35 degrees persisting into your saturday. tokyo, not too hot. 31 degrees on our mouountain d. into saturday, it's going to be heating up once again. let's go down to the sosouth. we have been watching a severe tropical storm named the kansan. gusts of 126. the system will likely move up to the north and could get clole to j japan by next week. now, tememperatures for asia ar gogoing to be quiuite h hot acre northern areas such as western japan and the korean peninsula as i mentioned. now let's go to the americas. hot weather and dry weather is causing wildfifires acroross wn united states, but this is the monsoonn season for the four corners region. so h heavy rainn is causing s s flooding. we have some video coming out of tucson, arizona. the north american monsoon continues to trigger flash floods. parts of a major highway was shut down. phoenix was also hit by floods and downpours filling up dry river beds in the

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officials in seoul also issued a strongly worded statement. >> translator: we firmly condemn north korea's nuclear and missile provocations which threaten the peace and stability of the korean peninsula. >> u.s. state department officials condemned the latest launch as well as previous missile tests. pyongyang was at the top of the agenda at the foreign ministers meeting here in tokyo. the top diplomats said they will work together to exercise self-restraint. japan's foreign minister fumio kishida met with his chinese counterpart wang yi wednesday afternoon. >> translator: north korea's provocation is absolutely unacceptable. we filed a strong protest.t. we agreed our three countries will lead efforts by the u.n. security council and the international community to urge the north to refrain from provocative acts and security coununcil resolution. >> translator: china will continue to uphold the goalsls making the koreaean peninsula nuclear free. and of resolving issues through dialogue and consultation. we continue to uphold our position of the need to maintain peace and security on the kor

officials in seoul believe was killed by a firing squad and two other fings officials were banished to the countryside for reeducation. turkey has hit back at the united states over recent criticism of its ongoing role in the conflict in syria. tuesday the u.s. asked turkey to focus its efforts on the islamic state region and not the kurdish. friday, turkey said that's unacceptable. how tense are things at the moment between washington and ankara? >> i think first i better set up straight lest i be a target of north korea! [laughter] >> not quite there yet. >> things are tense. it's almost a circular firing squad. here you have russia supporting the syrian government of asat. the united states is supporting the rebels against assad and russia. turkey has come in and is waging an effective campaign on behalf of the syrian rebels, going into syria itself but as its going into syria itself fighting against isil or isis, they're also attacking the kurdish militia that we're supporting. so in effect for turkey, the enemy of my enemy is still my enemy. so they look at the enemy, isil, but th

seoul's kospi was down 0.2%. sydney touched a touch higher supported by higher oil prices. the indonesian market was closed for a holiday. >>> the number of foreign visitors to japan in july hit a new record for a single month. an increase in port calls for cruise ships from china helped push up the figure. officials at the japan national tourism say nearly 2.3 million foreign travelers came to japan last month. that's up almost 20% from a year earlier. visitors from mainland china topped the list. their number was up about 27%. south koreans came in second, up 30%. total numbers for the first seven months of this year rose almost 27% to slightly more than 14 million. the highest ever for the period. >>> electronics makers at nec have created a plastic that looks like lacquer ware. they say it can be mass produced in various shapes. universisity scientists and a lacquer ware artist collaborated on the project. while conventional plastics use petroleum materials, nec says it can help combat global wawarmin. nec says it developed a technique to achieve the shiny black luster

seoul's kospi is trading higher as is sydney. i'll have more for you later on. back to you. >> all right, ramin, thanks a lot for that update, ramin mellegard from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> well, this week we are bringing you a special feature on beating the heat, focussing on three ra ditraditions that f on how people work and play. we focus on the icon of a company ease s japanese summer to revive fortunes. >> reporter: it's an aquarium with a difference. 3,000 goldfish swimming in a giant fishbowl. music, light shows and a bit of tradition and you have one of the attractions of the summer. the art aquarium has drawn more than 300,000 visitors this summer. it's located in tokyo's nihonbashi district. about 60 local businesses have come up with goldfished themed confectionary and cakes for the summer, and they are selling fast. >> goldfish-themed sweets here are very popular. one of our versions has already sold out today. >> reporter: goldfish were introduced to japan in the 16th century. at first, only for the elites. but these days, it's hard to imagine

these joint exercises, north korea saying they will turn seoul and washington d.c. into a heap of ashes if aggression is shown towards that nation's territory. this is video from last week's drills. units firing in all directions near the border. we did not seen activity from north korea. >>> today's the first day of school for about 7600 students across miami. this comes amid growing concerns over the zika virus. is taking steps to keep everyone safe and allowing students to ditch the uniforms for pants and long sleeves. even providing clothing for low income families. daily inspections will be performed at those miami-dade schools. students won't be allowed to bring repellent to class. >>> flying south just got easier as restrictions are lifted between the us and mexico allowing airlines of both sides of the border to fly whatever rts. airlines were allowed to fly those routes. this is expected to bring lower prices for travelers. >>> people getting stung bind --'s done by bees is nothing new in arizona. >> a family's dog, lady and the tramp, that surnames, they g

in seoul you see the high of 35 on frididay. it could feel like 40 degrees on friday. please take care of your health. now, further down t towards the south, there is a tropical system located near guam bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds at this moment. right now this is a tropical depression. but the next 24 hours this may become a tropical storm. it may become the fifth of the year so far. the system will likely hit towards the n north and could affect japan directly or indirectly as we go into next week. so we'll keep you posted on the progress. now lelet's go to india then. heavy monsoon rains are causing quite severe flooding across the western portions of the country with some pictures coming out of the west. an old bridge which was built in the 1940s collapsed in western india on tuesday because of strong river currents. two buses on the bridge were swept away and two people were found dead and 22 others are still missing. more than 100 rescuers and divers are searching for survivors, but this is the monsoon rain seseason. more rain is expectet eed for t w

seoul's kospi ended almost flat and sydney bounced 0.4%. higher oil prices supported the resource heavy benchmark. >>> delta air lines has long used niigata airport as a hub, but now officials say they're shutting down three outside the airport at tokyo. the services to be canceled in october connect narita with new york, bangkok, and western japan. the other major airports serving tokyo haneda is poised to handle more flights to the u.s. due to an agreement in february. haneda is much nearer to downtown tokyo than narita. they expect it will make narita less competitive. the airport could lose its status as the carrier's asian hub. delta says they will further strengthen ties with asian carriers including korean air and chinese airlines. >>> the u.s. democratic presidential nominee has again expressed her opposition to the transpacific partnership. she said even after elected she would not change her stance on the free trade agreement. clinton was outlining her economic policies in the mid bern statef michigan. she vowed to focus on creati

taking on seoul, south korea. it is 1-0 in favor of new york. they lead by one run in the 6th. south korea with two on. the strikeout and new york finishes a perfect 24-0. they bring the u.s. to the little league world series. how about nfl pre-season. troy aikman throwing the ball around. maybe with tony romo's injury they can play for dallas? 10-7 texans. carson palmer was picked off 59-yard interception you don't think the broncos may miss this guy because they lost him to the free agency? the big guy shoots it over. 24-10 texans. denver may miss him. the san diego chargers' pre-season game. i don't know what 1.1 billion dollars -- well it buys that stadium. $1.9 billion in las vegas proposed. imagine what that would look he throws the interception and the pick. that lead to a couple field goals for the vikings. no adrian peterson, but teddy bridge water looking like the ap. the chargers take the lead. melvin gordon, last year's number one pick, pretty good run there and takes the lead 7-6. bridge water comes back and finds kyle rudolph. they win it 23-20. the chargers lose

seoul at 35. let's talk about the olympics now. weather often plays an important role, especially for the outdoor events, obviously. but the events on the water. the rowing events have been postponed. right here on the satellite picture, look at the cloud cover from the northwest towards the southeast. low pressure area just off the coast and that forced some rather rough conditions on wednesday. the regatta had to be postponed. on sunday it was postponed due to high winds. today winds and also rainfall and foggy conditions. they had to take the boats out of the water. not just the regatta, but also tennis postpone ed because of t rain as well. take a look at the forecast. more showers expected heading into thursday. low pressure area still lingering. it's going to pull toward the east. by friday, slowly improves. saturday, partly cloudy skies. rain now, the delays there toward friday. saturday at least things are going to look much better shaping up once that low gets a move on. cooler, by the way, than we've seen a week ago. temp

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