>> reporter: south korea's defense ministry held a press conference. officials there confirmed that the north has launched a missile. >> reporter: the spokesperson says south korean and u.s. military analysts are looking into what happened. president lee myung-bak is convening a meeting of senior ministers at this hour. they are expected to discuss what to do about the launch. experts had calculated the first booster would drop into the ocean about 130 kilometers off the coast here, but we have not seen anything yet. ships in this port have refrained from going to fish in outer sea following down officials' advice. aircraft and ships are being urged to make detours around the area where depree from the rock set expected to fall to earth. back to you in tokyo. >> thanks, anna. that was anna jung in south korea. with me is hideki, an expert on north korea. so hiroki, the south korean defense ministry announced there was a launch at 7:39 a.m. what can you tell us? >> minister of defense says after the launch, the missile got separated and fell into the sea

>> it took him one month to get across south korea. it was a month of walking, riding in trucks, he hopped a train and one thing that is really interesting about his journey across north korea, a totalitarian police state, and this is a kid who did not know which way is north, it really is an incredibly lucky trip he made. shin had a couple things to his advantage. he was very smart. he had a common sense of self survival which is why he had managed to survive in the camp. he also was smart enough to keep his mouth shut. he did not tell anybody was from a camp. if you hours after he got for that offense, he came to an old barn that nobody was around and he found some military clothes which you put on. >> this was in china? >> this was in north korea outside the camp and north korea is the most militarized society on earth with a million man army. it is 1.3 million people serve our military uniforms in every bar and you would find. he found a military uniform and found a change of clothes so he was no longer dressed like a camp inmate in

is creating rip pps in south korea. nhk world anna jung reports on the reaction. >> reporter: this case has been getting wide coverage in south korea. some leading supermarkets have bowed to public concerns by removing u.s. beef from their shelves. >> translator: i'm worried about bse as i have kids. i wish the bse problem will be resolved soon. >> translator: i thought u.s. beef sales would grow after the fda agreement. but now i'm concerned they won't. i'm anxious because the economy is not good right now. >> reporter: south korea's food and agriculture ministry announced on wednesday that the latest bse case is not directly linked to any imported beef. they say the onl brings in meat from u.s. cattle younger than 30 months of age. scientists found the latest bse case in an older dairy cow whose beef wasn'tut on the market. the announcement said bse pathogens are known to accumulate are removed from the first shipment. the government said it will check the details of the latest discovery and step up checks on u.s. bee

can you tell us what your assessment is about south korea's missile requirements and do you -- is south korea's military leaders view the need for such an agreement as urgent and what's your take on that? >> congressman, i'll defer to dr. lavoy, but they have expressed desires to have a longer range missile. >> doctor, what's your thoughts? >> thank you. i would be happy to add to that. we and the south koreans have had very good discussions about dealing with north korea's growing missile inventory and the threat that that poses, and we have a process that we have in place. there have been numerous meetings. we've identified a comprehensive array of measures to take to deal with this, this threat, and i think this is an area where we really are in sync with the south koreans, and this process is not concluded, however, and i think we are nearing conclusion of this, and in the closed session we can talk a little bit more about that. >> thank you. mr. chairman, thank you, and i yield back the balance of my time. ms. sanchez. >> thank you. ms. sanchez. >> thank you, mr. chairman. can you

minutes ago south korea media reported north korea launched a rocket just minutes ago. victor cha is joining me, a nuclear weapons expert and former director of asian affairs under president bush. he's in washington, d.c. victor, we've been waiting around the clock for this to happen. the launch window opened a short while ago and now it appears to have taken place. what are your thoughts at this moment? >> well, i think it was pretty clear from the information we were getting in the days before this that they had fully fueled the rocket and that the launch pad was ready. i guess it was just a matter of finding the right weather conditions under which to launch this rocket. very clearly, they had the right launch conditions today. politically, they were able to elevate this young fellow to the highest position within the party the day before yesterday, so politically the stage was set. now they have done what they said they were going to do for several weeks now. >> so what are we watching for at this hour? as this rocket takes off, obviously for it to sit there fully f

the relationship with south korea is the finest military partnership i've experienced in my 37-year career. together our militaries deter aggression and maintain peace and stability on the korean peninsula. u.s. military presence in the republic of korea supports u.s. national interests in a key ally in northeast asia. since the united states and the republic of korea forged and alliance in battle over 60 years ago, the republic of korea has become a vibrant democracy, economic success and global security partner. currently serving beside us in afghanistan and off the horn of africa. in stark contrast, one of the world's poorest, most closed and most militarized countries, north korea lies less than 20 miles from the northern districts of seoul, a city of over 24 million people. the change in north korean leadership has led to a period of increased uncertainty on the korean peninsula. the new leader appears to be following the same pattern of his late father and grandfather. examples of this are north korea's recent announcement of their intention to launch a satellite with a ballistic mis

the concerns in the immediate hours, in the immediate minutes are in japan and south korea, down in the philippines and indonesia. will this rocket break, will the stages break as north korea says. that is the immediate concern. then, of course, is the question, the question they want to answer at the pentagon, the question they want to answer in japan and in south korea is how much gains, if any, have the north koreans made in their missile technology since the last test. april 2012. this is now -- this is essentially if you go back and look at it, this is soviet air technology, 1960s technology that has been refineded. the question is how much have they refined it of late. the third stage is unknown this time. 4100 miles. that means if they perfect this technology, they would be at the point where they could reach alaska and then they would try to develop further range obviously in the missile. one last thing i just want to show you for comparison, again, here's the big question tonight. it is very similar, this is the missile launch, the rocket launched in april, 2009. first two stag

and south korea is going to be this year. north korea is developing into a strong and prosperous nation. this was supposed to be the year they were going to do that. whatever that means. it appears these three elements could form a perfect storm. do you expect them to sabre rattle and provoke further. and then is i know i'm preaching to the choir when i say that south korea is one of our closest allies. and we passed a free trade agreement this year and i'm glad the president signed that. given the ever present dangers posed by north korea and the regime, which can congress, what can we do here in washington to create a more stable environment over there? and i'm not talking about signing another agreement like the state department did, saying that they were going to do certain things and they turn right around and violate it. mr. flietz? >> thank you, sir. i think the rocket launch was consistent with them making agreements, then provocations then concession and more agreements. >> why do we keep caving in like that? i don't

i think this body for the united states and south korea for the next few weeks to months. extremely for the u.s. to give 240,000 food aid to north korea because of this agreement, you know, they blatantly have broken it. so, north korea will have an excuse to counter that, will argue that the united states is breaking the agreement not north korea. because of missile test is -- satellite launch is different from a missile test that will likely issue more threats. then there is going to be probably an inclination to apply more pressure to north korea. it is possible that north korea in reaction will do something. i'm sure they will do something. one of those possibilities is conduct a third nuclear test. i think what was said in some sort of segments earlier, north korea did do a missile test and then subsequent dli a nuclear test. this is what happened in 2009. this pattern could repeat itself as well. >> shepard: another matter for concern here. philip yun on othe line here. former presidential advisor for north korea. they obviously have a new leader. we recently learned

the secretary said he understands our stance. >>> south korea has shown japanese destroyers as one of its ports to foreign media. the unusual move is seen as a way to show north korea that the south and japan are united against its planned rocket launch. two destroyers from japan's maritime self-defense force docked at pyongtech naval base in central south korea on sunday. the visit is part of japan's annual training for cadets. there will be exchange events and joint training with south korean naval personnel during their stay through wednesday. the maritime self-defense force and south korean navy have had exchanges and combined training in the past, but this is the first time for south korea to allow foreign media coverage of visiting japanese naval vessels. >>> the first batch of u.s. marines to be deployed in australia has arrived in the northern city of darwin. the u.s. is increasing its military footprint in the asia pacific region in response to china's growing presence. u.s. president barack obama announced the deployment when he visited australia last november. the 200-membe

china seems to have reached a turning point in its growth model. >>> south korea is known as a super power in the field of cosmetic surgery. noses are bobbed, wrinkles eliminated and warts removed. south korean surgeons do it all and there's never a shortage of clients eager to change their appearance. nhk world's anna jung reports. >> reporter: i am now in a cosmetics surgery station in seoul. on display are products and technologies where plastic surgery is high. more than a hundred businesses took part in the exhibition. customers and members of the public checked out the latest technology. this machine scans faces and produces the results in 3d. it can simulate the results of an operation. this ct machine scans heads to show bones and muscles. the pictures help surgeons with their operations. as well, visitors receive free laser surgery. >> korean women tend to believe that real beauty is what's left after you take off your makeup. >> reporter: cosmetic surgeons in south korea perform about 770,000 operations in 2010, about 1.2 times more than the year before. each year more peopl

i think china likes having north korea as a buffer between it and south korea, but from what i've seen in my career, china has nefrt been terribly happy about north korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons. but i -- >> okay, i. >> eeve got 15 seconds left of my time. i'm just going to suggest that china is the big player here, and just like we don't want to face reality that we shouldn't be giving food aid to a dictatorship like this or that we need a missile defense system, we just don't want to face reality that the down side of china. and for whatever reason, this has been going on for 20 years to america's detriment. >> thank you very much. mr. smith is recognize. sor sorry, dr. poe, judge poe, the vice chair of the skub commubco and investigation. just the way it is. >> it seems to me that kim jongun is just like his daddy. he follows in the footsteps of his daddy. tries to make a name for himself. that's a shock. it seems to me here we are over here, the united states. it seems to me that just doesn't work for north korea. we are pushing a decision to really do something to push it off

how do you think the south koreans will react? >> i think north korea's provocation will have a very damages south korea's effort to make a breakthrough in inter-korean relations after the death of kim jong-il. actually, south korean government has been discussing the necessity to have a better policy towards north korea, but north korea really, the behavior is very disappointing and it is impossible to ignore the bad behavior. so, i think the south korean government will probably uphold the current economic sanction and take the case to the u.n. security council. >> i see. well, thank you very much, mr. choi. >>> u.s. leaders are using strong words to condemn north korea for going ahead with the launch. they say it violated international law and u.n. security council resolutions. white house spokespersons released a statement calling the failed launch a provocative action that threatened regional security. they say north korean authorities went back on a commitment they made to get u.s. food aid in exchange for halting nuclear and missile tests. the spok

south korea's says his plans to put a satellite in space. the u.s. says it is a test of missile and technology. north korea showed us another new form, breeding turtle, an expensive delicacy. i asked when it would make a profit. "it is hard to explain to you capitalists. for us, profit does not matter puzzle not far away, their fields. a theme park under construction. lines of shabby huts. the contradictions of a country that struggles to feed its people, yet whose leaders dream grandiose dreams. >> you are watching "newsday." seeking to boost trade between britain and asia, indonesia is the next stop after japan for the british prime minister. >> nine miners trapped underground for several days could be freed within hours. but a stick a quick look at what is making front-page news around the world. a deepening scandal surrounding high-profile bo xilai. reports he has been dismissed from his top position after his wife was detained over the suspected murder of british businessman neil heywood. the markets are punishing spain. the economy minister says

that he spoke to the south korean president at that time and said that his country would consider south korea's criticism of the china policy that didn't allow defectors to come to the south, and that he would respect south korea's position in resolving that. so that appears to have been some kind of trigger in a movement that has been building for a few months now, south korea criticizing that policy. but china hasn't given any official indication of why it has done this now. >> any reaction from the south koreans or from the north koreans regarding this initiative by beijing? >> not as yet. we are not getting any official confirmation here from south korean officials. but unofficially they are confirming it, saying the five defectors who were holed up in the south korean consulate in beijing have now made it to the south. one them is the daughter of a south korean soldier reportedly who was captured during the korean war 60 years ago. she is among them with her two children. one report this morning says it believes there are another five defectors who have always been allowed to be make their

security council resolutions against it has angered not only south korea, but the u.s. and others. north korea has always said this launch was a peaceful one to put a satellite in space, but others say it's a covert test for ballistic missiles and that north korea could one day use them to deliver nuclear weapons. the question now is what the international community can do to stop pyongyang's missile launches. there are already u.n. resolutions banning them, already strain gent sanctions in place, and neither they nor the promise of u.s. food aid was enough to stop it this time. lucy williamson, bbc news, seoul. >> the united nations security council says it hopes to get a small team of observers into syria within the next few days to monitor the cease-fire. there's been sporadic violence since the truce came into effect and reports of firing near the turkish border. the first major test will probably come in the course of the day after friday prayers. that's when anti-regime protesters are saying they intend to take to the streets. the latest reports have been of gunfire at a rebel

. >>> south korea is known as a super power in the field of cosmetic surgery. noses, wrinkles eliminated, warts removed. south korean surgeons do it all. and there's never a shortage of clients ear to change their appearance. >> reporter: i'm now in a cosmetic surgery facility in seoul. on display is technologies unique to south korea where public interest in plastic surgery is high. more than 100 businesses took part in the exhibition. customers and members of the public checked out the latest technology. this machine scans faces and produces the results in 3-d. it can simulate the results of an operation. this machine scans to show bones and muscles and helps surgeons are their operations. as well, visitors receive free laser surgery. >> translator: korean women tend to believe that real beauty is what's left after you take off your makeup. >> reporter: cosmetic surgeons in south korea performed about 770,000 operations in 2010. that's about 1.2 times more than the year before. each year, more peopl take an interest in this kind of surgery. more than half of

south korea's defense ministry said there was no evidence of unusual military action in north korea. the south korean government has expressed concern but maintains the north is trying to divert attention from the country's failed missile launch. nhk's correspondent in beijing says north korea's leadership is attempting to consolidate support for kim jong-un. the correspondent also says the north wants to boost national unity ahead of wednesday's 80th anniversary of the korean people's army. >>> u.s. state department spokesperson victoria nuland criticized north korea for making the threats. >> the dprk needs to understand it's not going to achieve anything but further isolation and pressure by threats, by launches, by any of this. we called on the new north korean leadership to change course, instead put their effort into moving their country into the modern world, into the 21st century. >> nuland said north korean leaders are putting their energy in the wrong place. she called on them to open up the country and give people the right to live in dignity. >>> chinese leaders remain com

what was south korea compared to north korea. >> they were poor and recovering from the ravages of world war 2. that war -- the united states divided the penninsula in the wake of world war 2. the south was a military dictatorship aligned with the united states. the north was aligned with russia. kim il-sung emerged in north korea. he, over several years, he modeled his state after stalin's state. in 1951. it made some real progress. there was a counterattack. the united nation sources. and the same line was returned. north korea remained aligned with russia. it became increasingly isolated and cruel as time went by. kim ill-sung had a grassroots support. when he died in 1984, people wept. his son, the first hereditary dictator in a communist state, kim jong-il, was less popular. but he was shrewd and cruel. the camps became increasingly important. the population grew. there are indications with this third kim family leader, jim jong-un, who is 28, 29 years old, and is about the same age as the hero of my book, he -- it's unclear how popular he will be or if he is in control. >> we will

. >>> south korea is known as a super power in the field of cosmetic surgery. noses are bobbed, wrinkles eliminated, warts removed. south korean surgeons do it all. and there is never a shortage of clients eager to change their appearance. nhk world anna jung reports. >> reporter: i'm now at a cosmetic surgery station in seoul, they display their products and technologies unique to south korea where public interest in plastic surgery is high. more than 100 businesses took part in the exhibition. customers and members of the public check out the latest technology. this machine scans faces and produces the results in 3-d. it can simulate the results of an operation. this ct machine scans bones and muscles. the pictures help surgeons with their operations. as well, visitors receive free laser surgery. >> translator: korean women tend to believe that real beauty is what's left after you take off your makeup. >> reporter: cosmetic surgeons in south korea performed about 770,000 operations in 2010. that's about 1.2 times more than the year before. each year more peopl

south korea's armed forces have deployed vehicles to track the balloons by satellite and to observe any retaliation by north korea. the group says this action is meant to support the civilian population in the wake of the recent leadership transition. another group is preparing to launch more balloons next weekend. this time, they will be loaded with pamphlets and radios capable of receiving broadcasts from south korea. fumito sako, nhk world, south korea. >>> in other news, a bomb explosion has killed three people and injured 38 others at a railway station in the eastern pakistani city of lahore. police say the bomb exploded after 6:00 p.m. on tuesday. they say the blast occurred ne a waiting room for express trains linking lahore and karachi to the south. police say they suspect islamist militants were targeting ordinary citizens. in northwestern pakistan, a car bomb went off at a marketplace in january killing more than 30 people. >>> residents of syria are seeing more of what they've seen over the past year despite promises of cease-fire. the united nations brokered a truce between

south korea has been warning about that for a while.uspect this rhetoric may be preparation for the happy day when they light off the third nuclear device. >> greta: this happens often, but at some point at some time the possibility it could be bad. they launched a rocket couple years ago and everyone in the world laughed at it so it was to do a nuclear test. >> they wanted to get a nuclear device that is light enough to pout top of a missile. on the other side they are trying to perfect their ballistic missile program and their aim is to have a deliverable nuclear weapon. i think they are have been collaborating sometime on the missile side and on the nuclear side. this is not just a little dictatorship. this is global proliferation threat. >> greta: and they are not that far, number one. >> it's right there. >> and we have 30,000 soldiers there. this is potentially at some point extremely dangerous. >> i think that is why our military on the korean peninsula is worried about the threats because the northern suburbs of seoul is easy ra

china, south korea, taiwan, japan, the philippines. the fact that north korea launched this rocket to come back because it's a satellite. other countries say it is a thinly veiled disguise for a long-range missile test. un security council resolutions -- also raises big fears around the world of wine north korea keeps doing this. -- why north korea keeps doing this. to threaten countries like the u.s.. >> let's take a closer look at the international reaction to the north korean move. the white house says despite the failure, north korea's provocative action threatens regional security and violates international law. south korea has also condemned the rocket launch as a provocation. the foreign minister says it is a clear breach of the u.n. resolution. japan says the launch came despite repeated calls by tokyo for restraint. government spokesman says it represents the threats to the security of japan and its people. british foreign secretary william hague says he is deeply concerned by the north korean move. he says the country can expe

but sadly, not the christian groups near south korea and not south korea's media watchdog who say they have assessed her material she is using and costumes and say it's unsuitable for under 18 partly because of the songs and partly because of the costumes and partly because of what they call obscene performances. >> any chance she and her advisors might say we'll modify not the lyrics but the look? >> i don't think so. the concert is due to start in a few hours and there's going to be checks object door to make sure everyone who turns up is over 18. there's been an offer to refund the ticket for those who are under 18, but this policy is being enforced quite strictly, and there will be people at the doors checking identification. >> what happens to the people who turn up if they are just under 18 or don't have i.d. with them? they are literally going to be turned away? >> yes. there's a full refund offered for anyone who has been mistakened and think they can actually sneak into this concert. as i say there are apparently going to be very strict rules and on the ticket, it's been print

south. on the past three occasion, north korea launched the missiles to the east. since the spins to the east, they would have greater variation flying eastward, then why are the north koreans launching the missile to the south. my guess is they're trying to assimilate an attack to the u.s. mainland and in order to do so, you have to send it to the north. if you do so, the first stage of booster will fall over china and the second one over russia. so you don't want to do that. as a result, the north koreans have decided to launch the missile to the south, where it has a clear path over the ocean. >> is the launch likely to succeed, do you think? >> north korea's launching more-or-less the same one launched in 2009, so north korea is using the proven technology. but then the missile flew more than 3,000 kilometers, however, in the past three flight tests north korea has never succeeded in launching what they call a satellite. so the missile launch is likely to succeed but what they call a satellite might not be put into orbit. anyway, this is their fourth attempt. we

korea. officials say this is a warning to the north. the south's defense ministry showed video of the missile test launch to the media. it showed the missile in flight then hitting a targeted hut hundreds of kilometers away. the ministry did not reveal the exact range or number of missiles deployed but a senior military officer said it can strike anywhere in north korea. he added that his country will retaliate against any provocation. the domestically developmented missile resembles the u.s. tomahawk and has a range of 1,000 kilometers. this is the first time the south formally disclosed its deployment. t details of the missile have come only through media reports. >>> india test ranged a long range ballistic missile capable of reaching beijing. india and china are the two emerging economic and military powers. india's test could spark renewed tensions between the two rivals. nhk world reports from new delhi. >> reporter: the indian defense ministry sees the long-range missile was launched thursday from an island in the bay of bengal. it stuck s i

south korea has only had this kind of veto put on once before. indonesia regularly comes into conflict with this kind of issue. they are more used to dealing with this. this has come as something of a shock for the people. >> before we go, we want to show you some pictures from northern spain. these are airplanes landing or, rather trying to land at the airport. they're having problems because of wind registering over 130 kilometers per hour. they are incredibly high speed wins, this is problematic for the planes to land. they had to be routed to different airports. you have been watching "newsday ." >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. wha

trying to to carry out it's expected that those three countries are mentioned the united states south korea and japan may try and call for sanctions something that russia of not. saying the pull was the only way to try and find a solution we convinced the challenges it must be political and diplomatic means we're calling on all sides concerned restraint responsible and committed. me for what the u.s. is saying that north korea is have gone back on promises that were made earlier this year they said that they wouldn't test any further rockets in exchange for food eight also reports coming out of south korea. the north could be preparing a nuclear test now this would be the third time that they conducted such a test the u.n. have been involved several resolutions have been on the table regarding north korea's nuclear program. all of this is happening against the backdrop of the united states the thing up there presence in the asia pacific region now the reasons for this that have been given from d.c. is that the united states was the move their focus away from military focus away from the mid

on its own it accounted for 15% of south korea's gdp. when large companies hold job fairs, ty're alwaypacked wi applicants. many many of the people speak good english, almost as well as their own language, scoring over 90% in international proficiency tests. in south korea, the top corporations comprise just 0.1% of all companies, but they earn more than half of all corporate profit. that's why they attract the most talented people. >> translator: everyone wants to work at a large corporation. they pay performance related bonuses. >> at the same time the south korean government has been signing free trade agreements. this national policy has helped to boost the bottom lines of the major corporations. they boost the economy by stimulating exports. the beneficiaries are the large corporations. but it's a very different story for smaller companies. in the suburbs of seoul, small business owners gather outside an employment center in the early morning. they've come here to hir foreign workers. twice a year job fairs are held around the count

it accused south korea's president lee myung-bak of showing disrespect towards north korea. it gave no details of what actions it is planning to take. the korean people's army released a statement last week criticizing a south korean conservative group for destroying a photo of kim jong un. the north staged a massive rally against lee's administration in pyongyang. the south korean government expressed concern but main maintains the north is fueling tension to divert attention from the country's recent failed missile launch. >>> analysts say north korea's leadership is attempting to consolidate support for kim jong un. they also say the north hopes to boost national unity ahead of the 88th anniversary of the korean people's army on wednesday. >>> a japanese minister is trying to resolve an issue that caused anger and frustration in his country for decades. north korean agents kidnapped citizens from japan in the 1970s and '80s to learn about their language and culture. some of the kidnapped have been returned. some remain missing. details are sketchy. jin matsubara is now the

of the chinese and you know we're western or south korea or germany. you know to bring north here into the. predictable range so what the international community would need to do is to. you know have more creative solutions and finding out things those within north korea to be persuasive rather than just using pressure. you know means you saw this problem which did not work without it and it will not work in the future all right jack see you associate professor at the school of journalism and communication chinese university of hong kong thank you thank you you can read more about north korea's failed rocket launch on our website r.t. dot com and tell us what you think too also waiting there for you. taking from the poor the brightest loan firms seizing on desperate borrowers forcing them to pay astronomically high interest rates and. i just have to wait and see whether there's any explanation for that but certainly it's very interesting to find my name on that list our correspondent discovers that is donia as labeled him a threat to the country he tel

south korea has been warning about that for a while.pect this rhetoric may be preparation for the happy day when they light off the third nuclear device. >> greta: this happens often, but at some point at some time the possibility it could be bad. they launched a rocket couple years ago and everyone in the world laughed at it so it was to do a nuclear test. >> they wanted to get a nuclear device that is light enough to pout top of a missile. on the other side they are trying to perfect their ballistic missile program and their aim is to have a deliverable nuclear weapon. i think they are have been collaborating sometime on the missile side and on the nuclear side. this is not just a little dictatorship. this is global proliferation threat. >> greta: and they are not that far, number one. >> it's right there. >> and we have 30,000 soldiers there. this is potentially at some point extremely dangerous. >> i think that is why our military on the korean peninsula is worried about the threats because the northern suburbs of seoul is easy rang

i was just in south korea with the president for a nuclear security summit, and the potential for thisdowed the talks there, president obama was really pressing some of the leader ins the region to urge north korea not to move forward with the launch. president obama talking to president hu saying this would be a provocation making the point that it would undermine that with the deal they just struck with north korea where the united states pledged a lot of food aide to north korea. a lot of people are there are hungry, starving, and need that aide desperately. we have been told in recent days that the united states continues to be in contact with it's interest national partners in the region, has continued to put pressure on them not to move forward with this launch, press secretary j carney has fielded a number of questions and said if they do move forward with it it would certainly undermine that deal for food aids. this administration has gotten some criticism for this deal. some of the critics say they never should have offered this potential olive branch in the first place that n

on its own it accounted for 15% of south korea's gdp.hen large companies hold job fairs they're always packed with applicants. many of the people hired by these corporations speak good english, almost as well as their own language, scoring over 90% in international proficiency tests. in south korea, the top corporations comprise just 0.1% of all companies, but they earn more than half of all corporate profit. that's why they attract the most talented people. >> translator: everyone wants to work at a large corporation. they pay performance related bonuses. >> at the same time the south korean government has been signing free trade agreements. this national policy has helped to boost the bottom lines of the major corporations. they boost the economy by stimulating exports. the beneficiaries are the large corporations. but it's a very different story for smaller companies. in the suburbs of seoul, small business owners gather outside an employment center in the early morning. they've come here to hire foreign workers. twice a year job fair

cover the ever increasing costs of social security. >>> now we bring you the weekly report from south korea. our reporter in seoul sue choi filed the following stories. >> last week the bank of korea lowered its economic growth outlook for this year. it said gdp will expand 3.5%. that's down 0.2% from its previous forecast released in december. i spoke with an expert about the central bank's latest forecast and its background. the bank of korea has lowered its gdp growth forecast for this year to 3.5%. what's the main reason for this downward revision? >> the main cause behind this forecast revision the slowdown in exporting sector of the nation's economy. as to european debt crisis persisted, the negative outlook decreases the demand from this advanced economies. besides, among the emerging economy they changed their policy toward more contractionary stance and as a result, it is harder to expect a faster growth in exports to the chinese market as before. >> what indicators do we have to watch out for to keep track of how the economy is doing this year. >> the key factor might be the crude

north korea has launched a long- range rocket in defiance of international condemnation but the south korean defense ministry said it crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff. it was launched from the northwest of the country. north korea said it is putting an observation satellite into orbit. the united states and north korean neighbors say it is a disguised long-range missile tests. at least twice since 1998, north korea try to launch satellites into orbit. intelligence sources suggest they failed. but the government insist their satellites in orbit. let's get the latest from pyeongchang. -- from p'yongyang. david, what have you heard? >> nothing, in a word. nothing at all. no official statement at this point from the north korean authorities, nothing on north korean state television, nothing and north korean state radio. it is strange, because we were all invited here, dozens of journalists brought to north korea to report on this satellite launch. this morning's release have all been assembled here in the hotel that we are staying in. everyone trying to desperately confirm anyth

the daughter of one of south korea's most autocratic military rulers has not been shy in calling for new quotas. there is a new name, a new image, and a new set of faces. that is not all. at the cemetery today, a promise they will make a new republic of korea. it is what many young people here say they want, a solution to south korea's growing wealth gap, its lack of welfare, and a lack of jobs. >> unemployment among youth is more than double that of people in their 50's and 60's. not only that. these young voters have gone through a strenuous education program. with high unemployment, they are looking for their reward. >> the new votes are not only important for this election. he is seen as a key contender for the presidential race in december. that is part of what this election was about. the new frontier party lost seats in this election. its main rival, the democratic united party, has gained almost 50% more than it had before. hanging on to the majority, even by the skin of its teeth, has given the ruling party a crucial boost as all eyes turn to the real prize, the presidency,

violence in syria and that they don't want to create any additional disagreements over north korea. >>> south korean and japanese personnel are preparing to intercept anything that enters their air space. they say they have dealt with such provocations before. >> reporter: north korea tested its first long range missile with a range of 1300 kilometers making it capable of reaching almost any part of japan or its territories. the first launch of a long range missile took place in 1998. that missile flew over japan before falling into the pacific ocean. in july 2006 north korea carried out a series of tests over the sea of japan, firing seven missiles at once. one of them has a range of 6,000 kilometers. that means it is capable of reaching the mainland united states. three years later pyongyang tested an improved version of the long range missile. analysts believe the missile development program has several objectives. one, to enhance military power. the north korean government views missile tests as a trump card in negotiations with the u.s. analysts suspect north korea hopes to use missile t

north korea has launched its rocket according to south korea's wtn television. in with john. john, one of the things we know is that north korea says this is a peaceful satellite. the world thinks it is a test of ballistic missile technology. the launch has gone through. what are our questions now? >> well, the question is what happens next. of course the south koreans will be watching closely whether or not this rocket separates successfully, where the debris will land. south korea has said they will shoot it down. what is different about this rocket launch as compared to 2009, it's taking a different trajectory. the three previous ones have gone north -- or to the east, rather, towards japan. this one is heading due south towards the philippines as well over south korea. the philippine government is very concerned too about where the debris will land. will it fall in the pacific or will it fall over the philippine islands somewhere so they are tracking this. this is all going to happen over the next ten minutes. if this launch goes according to plan, it should