. >>> also, what must be the biggest congregation in the world -- in seoul, south korea. the yoido full gospel church claims 800,000 members. >>> welcome. i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us. gop presidential candidates are campaigning heavily in florida this week, many reaching out to religious conservatives ahead of tuesday's primary. evangelical voters are expected to have a smaller impact there than they did in south carolina, but they still play a key role. we'll have more in a special report on evangelicals and the primaries coming up. >>> in his state of the union address this week, president obama spoke of an economy based on the american values of fairness and shared responsibility. the president said he would work to cut trillions from the federal budget. he also said the wealthiest americans must pay more in taxes. "now you can call this class warfare all you want. but asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? most americans would call that common sense." >> in the republican response, indiana governor mitch daniels ac

there are about 205 school days in south korea's calendar, 25 more than the typical u.s. schedule. er the course of their academic careers, south korean children will spend almost two more years in the classroom than their american counterparts. after classes let up, sung-do studies for hours in a school cubicle and takes his dinner in a school cafeteria. he'll sometimes go to a late night cram school known in korea as a hagwon, nocturnal schools for kids offering classes in science, math or any other subject that's covered on the big college exam. after-school instruction is very popular here, enrolling three-quarters of the nation's students. the average korean family spends roughly 20% of their income on private tutoring. back home, sung-do usually continues his studies well after midnight. >> it's true that study hours is horrible. i might enjoy the pain i cannot avoid. i'm trying my best to enjoy this environment and this age. >> the korean education system is at the heart of an extraordinary economic success story. 30 years ago, the nation's per capita income was less than $1,

south korea and finland. what is their secret? we'll take you there and show you how they get their impressive results with completely opposite approaches. let's get started. >>> welcome to seoul, south california korea. there are many reasons to be impressed with this. ancient tiger that rose from the ashes of the civil war. but south korea's crown jewel is its education system. thanks to a militant drive for success, this nation's students have outperformed the rest of the world for the better part of a decade. on the most recent visa exam, the benchmark international test, south korea ranked first in reading and second in math among all nations. >> in south korea, teachers are known as nation builders. >> president obama has noticed, singing korea's praises on a regular basis. on a visit to seoul in 2009 he asked south korean president lee myung-bak what his biggest challenge was in education. the president's reply? korean parents care too much about their children's success. we visited the cho family on a typical day for their

south korea has one of the world's most prosperous economies. by all accounts, north korea is one of the most oppressive, closed regimes of modern times. as many as two million north koreans have died of starvation. hundreds of thousands have been committed to political prisons. tens of thousands have risked their lives to escape, with the help of some dedicated christian pastors and missionaries. 15 years ago, when he was a nondenominational pastor and missionary in seoul, tim peters missionary in seoul, tim peters asked himself a question that changed the course of his life. >> what's wrong with this picture? 50 miles north of here is possibly the worst human rights situation, including christian persecution, in the entire world, and here we are in south korea living a lifestyle that's probably on par with the united states and europe, and even the south korean churches were sending armies of missionaries all over the world and yet, there seemed to be nobody in china to kind of catch, the play catcher to all these refugees that were coming acro

and that's exactly what south korea is doing.nly a short drive from the capital seoul, songdo city is being built according to a master plan for a greener, interconnected metropolis. here science fiction springs to life. cutting edge technology regulates every aspect of life here. let's take a closer look now at what's aiming to be the most modern city in the world. >> south korea's capital seoul is a booming, rapidly-expanding city with 20 million residents. here, history and tradition mix with modern life -- there's no space here for a comprehensive urban renewal. but just 40 kilometers west of seoul, a new bridge leads to south korea's future: songdo city -- also called the songdo international business district. it's a place its creators call a 21st century "smart city." and it serves as a model for what other new south koran cities could look like, and how they could function. songdo has turned into a teeming laboratory for global experts and pioneers from every industry -- construction, environmental engineering, computer t

south korea relies on, scripps. every male citizen it is meant to serve for two years, a steady supply of cheap soldiers, but it also means that few of them have much experience. as south griot watches the signs of military changed -- as south korea watches the signs of military change across the border, they are still training. >>> it is two years now since the devastating earthquake in haiti. >> yes, january, 2010, and magnitude 7 earthquake hit the central american country and killed thousands of people, decimating 1.5 million homers -- homeowners. many are still without living in camps. -- many are still living in camps, and they were demanding new homes and hardship many are facing. the question was, what has changed since the earthquake? >> things are changing and moving. the last three months, we have moved people out of the camps. now, we go buy some parts that two months ago it was just tents and people, and today there are kids playing soccer, playing basketball. we are ready to move. >> what you say to th

who reported citing north korea's strong discontent over the south korean's government failure to send representatives to the country. we have more on the differences between the two countries north korea policies. >> reporter: during the meetings china merely expressed itsz basic stance on north korea. there was a disappointment to south korea which was hoping to earn china's full support for interkorea dialogue. but china cannot throw its weight behind only south korea. china and north korea are traditional alies who fought on the same side in the korea war. for china securing stability in north korea should be the top priority. >> the least thing china wants to see is the chaos in the after math in the passing away of chairman kim jong il. >> a newspaper ran an editorial calling on china to serve as a protector of north korea. to ensure our smooth power of transfer. the article was -- to earn the people's understanding for financial aid to its impoverished neighbor. china considers south korea to be an important economic partner in the region. but it cannot turn its back on the nort

abc7's cheryl jennings visited south korea and took a ride on high speed rail. it will change travel and business in south korea. >> you're looking at ktx the high speed train express in sshg have south korea with two rail lines that connect two of the biggest cities. >> it takes me less than three hours. >> i started at seoul station, one of busiest transit stations in the world. it's a place where americans hope to sell koreans on chevys. travelers can pay for tickets by cellphone with an app. >> you can choose your destination and starting time and departure. >> check out first class complete with food and beverage service with a ride to seoul to the headquarters to the company that makes the ktx. >> we're leaving town and i have to say it's very quiet, very comfortable and it's going to be going very fast. a train designed to go 220 miles an hour but the maximum speed is at 190. the landscape is just flying by. ridership is only 72,000 passengers when it first started running. that according total director for ko-rail. >> now, we have 140,000 passengers per

south korean analysts have warned of what they call military adventurism in north korea. kim jong un's succession to power has forced the officials to focus on military readiness. lucy williamson has been out with south korean special forces and send this report. >> on south korea's snowy peaks, officials are training to infiltrate their communist neighbor. israel is simulating a rescue mission. -- this drill is simulating a rescue mission. the two koreas have never signed a peace deal and there are regular military clashes along the demarcation line. the sudden change of power in north korea last month -- forces here have been placed on high alert. >> [speaking foreign language] >> in the wake of kim jong il's death, the military situation has become very uncertain. no one can anticipate what will happen. as soldiers, we need to be prepared for the worst. the north korean threat has not changed. the best we can do is to be ready. >> north korea has paraded its 1 million man army in public squares. south korea, with fewer soldiers, is offering a different image. a military

the south korea president lee myung-bak andinin held a summit. visiting china to mark the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. officials from the south korean presidential office say the leaders agree to work together towards a peaceful, stable and nuclear-free korean peninsula. but they agreed it would be difficult to restart negotiations on the north's nuclear program or bilateral talks between the two koreas. they believe the new north korean leadership is unlikely to want dialogue with other countries at this stage. the leaders also talked about efforts to forge a free trade agreement. the president said his country hopes to begin talks with china by march. and the president also discussed last month's deadly incident in the yellow sea. a chinese fishing boat captain fatally stabbed a south korean maritime police officer. the chinese side reportedly promised to educate its fishermen to prevent similar attacks. >>> three north korean men lost at sea for three weeks are now in the custody of officials from their c

south would respond firmly. thawing in relations seems unlikely. days ago, north korea announced it would stop all dealings with the current government of seoul, describing in the south korean president as a leading a group of traitors. north korea's new leader and commander in chief, kim jong un, began the year by visiting a tank pyongyang residents have returned to work, as if things were back to normal. there has been a new directive, transmit the sorrow of kim jong il's passing into new courage. for kim jong un, maintaining stability is key. for the moment, at least in appearance, there seems to be little challenge against his leadership. >> the u.n. is warning villages in south sudan to flee for their lives. tens of thousands of members of the tribe have been displaced by an attack by the lou nuer. the u.n. soldiers in the town. the government is sending additional police and troops. let's go to nairobi and let's get more from our correspondent, will ross declining death toll, despite the presence of peacekeepers in the region. >> the scale of the fighting is so hu

south korea is focusing on their military residence. our reporter has been with south korean special forces. peaks,outh korea's snowy special forces are trading, as they do every year, to infiltrate their communist neighbor. this drill simulates a rescue mission, but they can also be dropped behind enemy lines inside north korea. the countries have never signed a peace deal and there are regular military clashes along the line of demarcation. the sudden change of power in north korea last month has placed forces on high alert. >> in the wake of his death, the military situation has become very uncertain. no one can anticipate what will happen, but as soldiers we need to be prepared for the worst. we prepare for combat. at the north korean threat has not changed, so the best we can do is be ready. >> over the past few weeks, north korea has paraded their million man army. south korea it is showing a slim and strong military, relying more on skilled and simple numbers. it is rare to be allowed this close to south korean special forces, but

south korea president when bush was in office asked if we could end the war. >> they have more arstilllyn the north korea and within 32 of 40 million people. >> true. true. but we help our friends. whether it is smaller, sure. the problem is i have cut them and bring them all home. >> cut foreign aid . cut to egypt and israel and everyone. >> first of the all israel wouldn't exist. >> it would. >> we have -- the dollars and helping them stay. >> three billion a year and one and half percent of the cogross domestic product. that is essential to the israelis . paul would say stop it. >> also stop it egypt and jordan. >> governor paul or congressman paul wants everything stopped and that's my issue with him. it is not a reasonable approach to anything. >> and the point is, israeli want the aid because people who get things for free want them. it doesn't mean without it they wouldn't survive. nonintervention. some political scientist and economist have made. >> how do you make it for 9-11. >> we should have attacked them after if you stick your hand in the hornest nest they will bite. >> you

. >> california vineyards ship $280 million in exports to south korea.talked to two napa county wine managers in seoul. >> this impressive collection is located in a big store in south korea. i recently visited there. i was taken on a tour who work in napa valley and vinga wine bar located inside proto wine resources in seoul. >> this wine is very popular for a wedding as wedding gifts. >> their company is one of the largest importers of california wines in the world especially napa valley wines. koreans want the wines but the tariff is 65%. >> here is merlot for $160. >> that same bottle at home might cost $65. the owner commutes between napa and seoul. but their passion for wine inspired him. it scored 100 points from expert robert parker and he is using the napa valley expertise to create a brand-new market in south korea. it's come a long way since wart ended in 1953. his father owned a flour and rice company. now, they feel this wealthy south korea is ready for wine. >> in order to introduce a culture such as wine you need to educate the public. >>

. >> reporter: a few months ago, danielle got a phone call from the scientists in south korea.he surrogate mother of trouble's clone was successfully impregnated. >> just this morning in korea, we've been able to confirm the pregnancy of trouble. >> oh, i'm so excited. >> reporter: weeks later, the surrogate went into labor in the middle of the night, as danielle watched, nervously, via skype. >> aw, how cute is he? he's so cute! bye, trouble. mommy will see you toon. . >> reporter: not all clinlts are so lucky. quite often, as in the case of this man's dog, the clones do not survive. >> come on, puppy. come on, my true love. come on my sweetheart. >> wake up, wake up. >> reporter: and that is just part of the reason that the dog cloning business is now so fiercely controversial. this man wrote the book "dog inc," about the industry, which he says is based in south korea because that country has much louser ethical standards for the treatment of dogs than we do here in america. if you're a scientist in south korea and looking to clone dogs, it's a much better environment. >> ye

meanwhile, the united states has asked south korea for cooperation on its new sanctions on iran's oil trade. u.s. state department special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control robert einhorn made the request when he met south korean senior officials in seoul on tuesday. einhorn's trip to south korea came after timothy geithner visited china and japan for similar purposes earlier this month. >> we're encouraging all our partners to begin consideration now of what they're prepared to do, but we're not trying to oppose any rigid deadlines on anybody. >> the south korean government issued a statement saying it agrees with the new u.s. sanctions and will do its best to cooperate, but senior officials did not specify a numerical target for reducing oil imports from iran. the officials said the government is studying ways to cooperate with the u.s. while minimizing the negative impact on south korea's economy. >>> an italian newspaper is reporting that the captain of a cruiseship that ran aground refused to go back to take charge of the rescue operation. the "costa concordia" carrie

japanese foreign ministry director general shiksuke sugiyama and south korea's top envoy lim sung-nam will attend the talks. diplomats are likely to confirm they will continue to seek cooperation from china, the north's closest ally. participants are also expected to discuss the resumption of the six-party talks on pyongyang's nuclear program. they're likely to consider how to pressure the north's new government to stop uranium enrichment immediately and they'll push the regime to accept inspectors from the international atomic energy agency. >>> a japanese government official held talks with pro democracy leader aung san suu kyi and expressed his government's interest to cooperate in myanmar's development projects. yukio edano expressed japan's policy for development in myanmar during a meeting in yangon on thursday. >> translator: japan plans to help stabilize your country's economy and improve the standard of living. >> edano explained that japan is ready to help revamp myanmar's electrical and water systems in tandem with its movement toward democratization. aung san suu kyi comme

south korea president when bush was in office asked if we could end the war. >> they have more arstilllyn the north korea and within 32 of 40 million people. >> true. true. but we help our friends. whether it is smaller, sure. the problem is i have cut them and bring them all home. >> cut foreign aid . cut to egypt and israel and everyone. >> first of the all israel wouldn't exist. >> it would. >> we have -- the dollars and helping them stay. >> three billion a year and one and half percent of the cogross domestic product. that is essential to the israelis . paul would say stop it. >> also stop it egypt and jordan. >> governor paul or congressman paul wants everything stopped and that's my issue with him. it is not a reasonable approach to anything. >> and the point is, israeli want the aid because people who get things for free want them. it doesn't mean without it they wouldn't survive. nonintervention. some political scientist and economist have made. >> how do you make it for 9-11. >> we should have attacked them after if you stick your hand in the hornest nest they will bite. >> you

not as south korea in 2011 but a south korea circa 1953. >> well, i think that's an oversimpification. even in the case of south korea, there was a lot of anti-american sent i sentiment. sometimes for good reason, they blame us for overthrowing the previous regime and not imposing law and order which was a legitimate charge. there's also widespread speculation that iraqi politics that any need us. >> peter, how would you answer the question? >> well, from the point of view from iraq, i think actually the country is better off after all. 60% of iraq's people are shiites. they were brutally repressed from the founding of iraq until the day that saddam hussein was overthrown. today they now run iraq. they are not pro-american. in fact, baghdad is now tehran's closest ally in the world. but that really reflects what the shiite population wants. and another 20% of iraq's population are kurds. they have dreamed from the founding of iraq to the present moment of having their own independent state. and today, they basically do. they have their own parliament, their own army. their own judicia

there are about 205 school days in south korea's calendar, 25 more than the typical u.s. schedule.

the economic gap between north and south korea has widened. a new survie shows that south korea's gdp is more than 40 times larger than the north's. the report released on tuesday by the statistical office said the country's gdp for 2010 was just over $900 billion. the north was about $21 billion. the report said north korea's economy shrank in 2009 and 2010. the survey has a per capita income in the north was just over $1,000 in 2010. that's less than 1/19 of the south. north korea's trade volume was around 5% of the south. 60% of the north's trade was with china. the report shows kim jong un faces a difficult task of rebuilding his country's collapsed economy to confirm the success of power from kim jong il. italy's coast guard said a number of people missing in last week's luxury liner accident has risen to 29. the ship carrying more than 4,200 passengers and crew members ran into a reef and capsized off tuscany on friday. 25 passengers and four crew members remain missing. authorities had previously put the figure at 16 people. rescue work

south korea's president is urging the north's new leader kim

japan and south korea for their security. dependency and united states and they are challenging to make a balance between stopping by and buying their oil from iran or satisfying us and. securing their. security i suspect. coalition especially among iranians customers and. last for long or it could be very much successful well certainly the world is watching as tension continues to escalate in the region sara thanks for coming on the show that was author and independent consultant dr sarah shorey. and as we just discussed not every country wants to play by the same shins on iranian oil india has reportedly agreed to pay to iran in gold for the oil and buy in a movie and are protecting delhi from usa actions targeting countries who trade with iran and china another buyer of iranian oil may follow india's lead artie's preassure either has more from india. india actually has already bought iranian oil using gold instead of u.s. dollars and this is extremely significant because every year india actually spends twelve billion u.s.

japan and south korea you order security. dependency and united states and they are challenging to make a balance between stopping by and stop buying their oil from iran or satisfying us and. securing their. security i suspect. a coalition especially among iranians customers in. last for long or it could be very much successful well certainly the world is watching as tension continues to escalate in the region sara thanks for coming on the show that was author and independent consultant dr sarah schori. well what if i told you that president obama had a program in which the u.s. was able to monitor iran and its nuclear activities from the moon well first off i would be lying because the moon and no one does that at least we know of only a moon but lots of people would believe it and do believe just about anything they hear us with the resident did a little experiment in time square new york and here is what you found. in the case of iran's nuclear capabilities people are quick to make judgments based on what they hear in the

he said south korea is opening a window of opportunity for improving relations with the north but the south will maintain tight national security as long as there is a possibility of military provocation. he said the two koreas have the main responsibility for maintaining peace and security on the korean peninsula and that he hopes neighboring countries will help them. north korea's new leader, kim jong-un, inspected a tank force on sunday. he is now the supreme commander of the military, a position held by his late father. the country's state media said that the inspection was conducted along with jang song thaek, his brother-in-law and ri yong ho, chief of the north korean people's army general staff. kim jong-un told the tank force to prepare for action and maintain readiness to react to any situation as quickly as possible. otherers say he visited the mill tae un is to assert his position as successor to his father. >>> authorities in the u.s. state of washington have cordoned off a national park and are searching for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a park rain injure. they say

if used against south korea with long range artillery shells, a large number of casualties would result. we don't know whether or not korea's nuclear weapons are operational today but we know its chemical weapons are. >> north korea has a new leader, kim jong-un. do you think the recent change of leadership will affect relations with the country and syria? >> north korea and syria have two things in common. both of their leaders have inherited power from their fathers and both countries are isolated. so their cooperation is likely to continue in the years to come. >> that was our reporter speaking with a professor of the national graduate institute for policy studies. >>> the question is, how to control north korea. the united states sees china as the key. the top american diplomate for asia is calling on the chinese government to use its influence to stop the north's new leadership from provoking the south. u.s. assistant secretary of state kurt campbell met thursday in seoul with the top south korean envoy and other senior officials. campbell spoke after the meeting and referred to ta

south korea is offering a different image, it wants to be slim and strong. it is rare to be allowed to be this close to special forces. these are unusual times. it means huge pressure on units like this one has to prove they are fully prepared. >> as south korea ha watches and signs of military change, there is a new attention here this winter. >> from a eight-vote winner in iowa to commanding victory in new hampshire, last night, mitt romney took a step closer to winning the republican nomination by clinching the primary. he won by 16 percentage points over ron paul, but the campaign has moved into south carolina where residents will vote next weekend and will steel themselves for an ugly week. the political attacks are getting nasty. we are joined now, can we say that he is the nominee? >> is looking more likely, but south carolina will be the situation that he wants. he has this jumble field, no single candidate that makes it more difficult for him to win south carolina. he is very likely to be the nominee, but having said that, you will never know. >> he

south korea is offering a different image, it wants to be slim and strong. it is rare to be allowed to be this close to special forces. these are unusual times. it means huge pressure on units like this one has to prove they are fully prepared. >> as south korea ha watches and signs of military change, there is a new attention here this winter. >> from a eight-vote winner in iowa to commanding victory in new hampshire, last night, mitt romney took a step closer to winning the republican nomination by clinching the primary. he won by 16 percentage points over ron paul, but the campaign has moved into south carolina where residents will vote next weekend and will steel themselves for an ugly week. the political attacks are getting nasty. we are joined now, can we say that he is the nominee? >> is looking more likely, but south carolina will be the situation that he wants. he has this jumble field, no single candidate that makes it more difficult for him to win south carolina. he is very likely to be the nominee, but having said that, you will never know. >> he

. >>> north korea has harsh words for the south korea president. now, media are calling him human trash. he visited the zone for the first time since the death of north korean leader, kim jong-il. he instructed forces to remain cautious. he called them the world's most belligerent nation. it's a profanity for the people now in mourning. the agency warned the military and people would punish them without mercy. leaders criticized them for not sending an official mission for kim's death. they will never deal with such a government. >>> south korean and u.s. marines are going to do their first exercise together in 20 years. south korean military officials say it involves landing and flairing exercises in the southeastern city. those stationed in okinawa japan may take part. they plan to conduct military exercises every other year. they did not specify when they would hold this year's drill. it's likely to be part of an annual joint exercise in march. it's a show of force to check military by north korea following kim's death. >>> japan's minister in c

. >>> south korea achieved record high exports in 2011. the south korean government hopes to expand exports through a free trade agreement with the united states that will take effect this year. in a preliminary report released on sunday, the ministry of knowledge economy said exports in 2011 were worth about $557.8 billion. up nearly 20% from the previous year. this is the first time south korea's exports have surpassed $500 billion. a key factor behind the increase was expanded exports of vehicles, ships, and steel products mainly to emerging countries. by region, exports to the ten-member association of the southeast asian nations grew 35% from a year earlier and to china by 16%. exports to japan increased by 41%, with sales of smartphones and other mobile phones nearly doubling from the previous year's figure.exportof petroleu products ao rose after the march earthquake and tsunami. the trade deficit with japan dropped to $27.7 billion, down $8 billion from the year before. >>> some adventurous athletes took on the himalayas in a marat

in a nationally televised speech south korea's president said there is an opportunity to improve relations between the two countries but also vowed to hit back hard against any provocations from north korea under its new leader king jong un. >>> iran's navy says it successfully test fired two more long range missiles today. that is after iranian tv reported the test fire of a surface missile. an iranian lawmaker says the maneuver practice for closes the straight if the west tries to block iran's oil sales. >>> this morning there are two nasa spacecrafts circling the moon and sending back information. the someone space -- the twin space probes are studying lunar gravity. one thing that puzzles them is why there are more hills on the dark side of the moon than the side that faces earth. >>> new figures are out showing how hard the recession has hit the bay area housing market. an analysis for the mercury news local homes lost more than a third of a federal dollars during the past four years. homes in oakland lost $350,000. in concord $289,000 with 267 lost in san jose and 205 lost in san fra

campbell will meet with counterparts in china, south korea and japan. he's in charge of u.s./east asian and pacific affairs. and he's expected to urge china to use its influence with north korea to prevent possible confusion under new leader, kim jong un. campbell will then head to south korea and japan to discuss a range of issues with senior officials. he will meet with senior japanese officials on friday, to discuss north korea's nuclear program. and its abductions of japanese nationals. >>> north korean agents abducted japanese citizens more than 30 years ago. the whereabouts of at least 12 people remain unknown. their families hoped the transfer of power following kim jong il's death would bring about a resolution. but a new report by the korean central news agency says the north no longer recognizes the issue. it's the first time state-run media have commented on japan since kim jong il's son, kim jong un, took charge of the reclusive nation. the report also says japan's government has darkened prospects for bilateral ties by not officially offering condolences after th

he said south korea is opening a window of opportunity for improving relations with the north, but he said the south will maintain tight national security as long as there's a possibility of military provocation. he said the two koreas have the main responsibility for maintaining peace and security on the korean peninsula and that he hopes neighboring countries will help them. >>> north korea's new leader, kim jong-un, inspected a tank force on sunday. he is now the supreme commander of the military, a position held by his late father. >>> the country's state media said that the inspection was conducted along with jang song thaek, kim jong-il's brother-in-law and ri yong ho, chief of the north korean people's army general staff. kim jong-un told the tank force to prepare for action and main tin its readiness to react to any situation as quickly as possible. observers say kim jong-un visited the military unit to assert his position as successor to his father. >>> authorities in the u.s. state of washington have cordoned off a national park and are searching for a suspect in the fatal s