. >> there our forces for change going on in south korea. information flows, you know, we are not the place where there is an organized opposition. how long do you think it will take for us to see the evolution of politics in north korea to a point where it's possible for it to be expressed? >> it is a good question. political activists are supposed to be able to determine these types of things, but i don't think we can. i don't think that we can say with any degree of accuracy what the tipping point, in terms of when society is ready to act. in the case of north korea come, as you say, in the book i talk about the element that i think is new, in this picture, which is growing markets in the country. really starting from the famine of the 1990s in which people basically had to sell whatever they could find. a cup, a pen, those kinds of things for food. that was the start of the market system that never really had markets before. i think that what we can say is that there is this element there that was not there in the past that has created mo

in south korea, some of which tend to be more progressive would seek more engagement in north korea and others that are more conservative that want to follow a tougher path with regard to the north, and so for the united states, you know, it's a question of sort of sinking up with whatever government is there at the time as they deal with the latest north korean crisis, and so, for example, when i was in government during the bush administration, we had a progressive government in south korea that was really quite engagement oriented with north korea and it's a good deal of bad north korean behavior in order to fulfill the mission of trying to seek long term reconciliation with the country in the north. the bush administration was not as enamored with that particular strategy. i think currently you have an add m -- an obama administration, and the conservative government in south korea now that are very much on the same page with north korea because both of them, after having been burned by north korea provocations, really are of a find to kind of hold tight, hold firm, and require

he was attracted by south korea's reputation for cutting-edge technology. >> we must give high stress on the improvement of new technology and new research. that is the main strong point of korea, which is totally different than other growing countries. >> reporter: the population of foreign students in south korea is growing dramatically. in the past eight years the number has increased sevenfold. last year there were about 90,000 foreigners studying in the country. >> in the past foreign students tend to choose the u.s. or the uk to study abroad. however, these days as korean companies are getting more attention and the statuses are rising on the world stage, students started to select korean universities to run the new technology in korea. >> reporter: the government is encouraging more foreign students to join domestic companies after graduating. it started a program to let students extend their visas and expand the categories of jobs they can apply for. the c.j. group is one of south korea's leading international companies with offices in 18 countries. it's involved in businesses

korean brands if the bilateral trade pact comes out. >> reporter: the competition between japan and south korea to capture the chinese market is sure to get even more intense as south korean brands step up their marketing offensive. >>> we're seeing lovely blue skies here in tokyo but apparently not for long. here's rachel ferguson with the weather forecast. >> we're in for another round of storms across much of japan. yesterday we saw the same thing come 3:00, 4:00, you get those pop-up thunderstorms during the heat of the day. and some nasty thunderstorms at that. today we're actually going to be seeing even more rain. i'll break it down for you. you can see much of the country is going to be affected by these storms. heavy rain, damaging gusts, hail and even potentially tornadoes as well. here in the red is where the hot spot is going to be where the heaviest of the rain could be. and the winds may be strongest here along the pacific edge as well. now into tomorrow, much of central japan will be seeing clear skies. and a much more peaceful day. we will still see that system left over up towa

but south korea's ministry of maritime affairs says no such trouble has been reported since monday. in talks with chinese president in beijing on monday, south korean president agreed that china and south korea will cooperate on the matter. the south korean government says it does not know if chinese authorities were involved with north korea on the air traffic interference. >>> the governments of myanmar and north korea have a long history of keeping secrets. myanmar's president admitted they traded arms with the north koreans over the past 20 years. now he says they'll abide by a u.n. security council resolution banning all arms trade with pyongyang. a south korean government official says they disclosed the deals with the south korean president. the first south korean leader was the first to visit in almost three decades. he denied suggestions they are cooperating with counterparts in north korea on such a project. the president acknowledged officials in myanmar bought conventional weapons from north korea before the two countries restored diplomatic ties four years ago. >>> the p

the meetings are specifically for foreign students in south korea. last year, more than 550 students from 24 countries applied. about 20 were hired. >> translator: we will actively seek to find foreign talent. we'll also hire workers overseas. >> reporter: and this woman is from indonesia. she's one of the students who was hired after attending an information session with the cj group. she attended a south korean university in 2009 majoring in international trade. she now analyzes import/export data. >> i work with korean company, maybe somehow i can help this company to become like bigger and globalize and establish one company in my country. >> reporter: as more companies cultivate talent from overseas, foreign students may soon have a greater presence in south korea's economy and corporate life. anna jung, nhk world, seoul. >>> japan's current account surplus for the fiscal year through march showed a record percentage drop. the surplus is down to half of what it was the year before. the finance ministry said the current account surplus was down 5

south korea and the united states hold drills twice a year to prepare for possible air battles with north korea or attacks on military bases. a south korea defense ministry spokesperson says the exercise involves more than 60 aircraft including fighter jets. surveillance planes are also involved. south korea says it deployed cruise missiles that can strike any part of the north after north korea's failed attempt to launch a long-range missile last month. the north claims it was a rocket carrying a satellite. >>> north korea's second highest ranking official is scheduled to visit its close ally indonesia next week. na they're likely it to seek backing for their country as the north is further isolated internationally after the launch of what it called a rocket. the indonesian president's office said the president of the supreme people's assembly will make an official visit from sunday to wednesday. it will be kim's first visit to the country in seven years. he plans to meet the indonesian president on tuesday. the u.n. security council adopted a presidential statement condemning the launch

the expo opened last saturday in yeosu south korea. thousands are learning about how technology can help preserve the waters around us. anna jung reports. >> reporter: i'm at the expo digital gallery. it's on the main street of the expo. it's a good spot for watching visitors from south korea and so many other countries. since the opening day on may 12th, the event has attracted 156,000 visitors. let's join nem and see what this expo offers. you can drop in to pavilions hosted by more than 100 countries and ten international organizations. the expo theme, the living ocean deals with preserving the diversity of the ocean. to get its message across, the exposition makes full use of the latest digital technology. >> presentation is great. i think that it's really vividly expressed. >> reporter: what makes this expo like no other is this information system. >> it's everywhere. the media kiosks give information about restaurants, both on and off the expo site. people can make sure they get into the pavilions they want to visit by making a r

that red arrow shows you the penetration of the north koreans deep in south korea. and then general mcarthur, douglas mcarthur is going to land over here on this eastern coast. he's going to land there and cut off the north korean forces in the southern part of the country. be very successful at that. and then mcarthur decides not to be satisfied with just simply driving the north koreans out of south korea. he decides to invade, move northward, into the northern part of the country. and if you follow that blue arrow, he's headed north. what's the country on the other side of that dotted line right there? >> china. >> that's china. you're mao. it's the summer of 1950. you have been in power less than a year. you know the policy of the united states, that is to contain communistic expansion, and now all of a sudden here at your back door you've got a well-decorated united states general leading united nations forces, and they are getting closer and closer and closer. and if you're mao, you're probably just as paranoid as stalin has always been. and if you're mao, you

it's offering cheap flights to south korea. the fledgling airline is surviving a fiercely competitive market. >> reporter: peach aviation got an international service airborne on tuesday. it is offering a one-way ticket to seoul for as low as $26. peach is operating one-round trip for today. the plan is to increase this to three trips in july. >> translator: now i can go to seoul every month. >> translator: it's so cheap. i can fly there just to get some books. >> reporter: peach says it will start a service to hong kong in july, followed by a flight in september. >> translator: our goal is to become a bridge between asian countries. we'll expand our network to cover asia, as soon as conditions allow. >> reporter: carriers have become major carriers especially in europe and the united states. their share has grown from 8% in 2001 to 26% in just ten years. ryanair has the largest share of international passengers. now let's turn the globe. asia pacific aviation says there are currently 51 low-cost carriers across asia. riding th

north and south korea are bound by an uneasy truce. along this frontier region, reminders of korea's military pastor being revised -- past are being revised like this fence built 40 years ago to keep out north korean agents. it was taken down in minutes. the military tensions are stubbornly hard to erase. lucy williamson, bbc news in seoul. >> thank you for watching. we will see you again tomorrow. >> 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 use their expertise to guide you through the business strategies and opportunities of international commerce. we put our extended global network to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> "pc world news america" was presented by tavis: good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. tonight, a conversation with the star of t

you note in the book north korea was the more powerful economic part of the peninsula compared to south korea for a long time until the 70's and then you also talk about north korea's illicit activities, and this will also an area of focus in the bush administration that we don't hear that much about these days so i'm wondering to you think these activities are continuing? are we succeeding in terms of customers for some of its military equipment and missile sales? to ec activity in terms of trying to counterfeit cigarettes or u.s. money? where do you think that stands at this point? >> this is sort of a fascinating story. the notion that here is a country that's basically one-third of its economy is based on illicit activity as you mentioned, counterfeiting drugs, counterfeiting cigarettes, counterfeiting the u.s. currency. the north koreans counterfeit the 100-dollar bill. it is known in the profession a few well as the super node because they managed somehow to acquire a printing press, the eink and the paper that is used for the production of hundred dollar bills. the difference is the pr

the company has picked the airport in southwestern japan over another candidate, south korea's incheon airport. and it's been pushing negotiations with japanese authorities. fedex apparently rates kansai airport high because its runways can be used around the clock. strong support from the airport operator as well as japanese government and business leaders has also prompted fedex to make the decision. >>> more people in japan are eating out these days. sales at restaurants and fast food stores in the country went up for the third straight month in april. the japan food services association says sales at more than 200 restaurants and fast food chains grew over 3% last month from a year earlier. the association officials say many people went out during april to see cherry blossoms and took advantage of the occasion to eat out. restaurant sales have plunged since the march disaster last year through january, that's because japanese people tightened their belt to express support for the victims of the catastrophe, but officials say they aren't sure if the recent uptrend will continue. the

>> well, here in seoul, south korea, we're about to find out. this country boasts the fastest broadband speeds in the world, and more than 95% of homes here have a broadband connection. so, no wonder, then, it's sometimes described as the most wired place on the planet. this sprawling high-speed broadband megacity is populated not so much by citizens but by netizens... [mouse clicks] plugged into a streaming torrent of information which is changing society at amazing speed. so, we've set ourselves a pretty tough task. targeting just one apartment block in central seoul containing homes for more than 100 south korean families, can we find anyone who will be prepared to go offline for a week and help us find out whether the internet here has become an essential part of modern living? [indistinct chattering] with the help of some posters we've designed, my translator eunice and i are off to see if there are any takers. >> [speaking korean] >> excellent. somebody's in. >> [speaking korean] >> [speaking korean] >> first impressions aren't too promisi

the following summer, 1950, with the use of soviet military arments, they will invade south korea and try to take possession of the entire country. this is exactly what kennan had warned us about, truman says. soviet union is not content. they're going to expand now, you know, into other areas. this is a classic example of expansion and trying to take over the southern part of korea. we must respond. but he doesn't go to congress to ask for a declaration of war. he thought it might set a bad precedent. whenever i need to send troops someplace, i don't want to have to go to congress and ask them every time. so which he does is he goes to the united nations. the united nations and ask for a force to be sent to prop up and support and defend the people of south korea. now, the united states is going to do all the heavy lifting here. we will have more men and more equipment, we'll spend more money than any other country in the world defending south korea. that's what's going to happen. since it is technically speaking korea is a police action, as the united nations called it, it's not an

we push south korea to spend more and more money without thinking necessarily but wait a second, south korea and japan, our other ally, have a serious territorial conflict. and the fact that south korea calls one of its destroyers the island of dispute between south korea and japan doesn't send warning signals to the united states that maybe it's not such a good idea to encourage our allies to spend more money without thinking or preparing for some kind of confidence building alternative, some kind of military tension reducing formula between our allies? so that's the kind of discussion i would like to see not only within nato, but that the united states fosters among its allies in general. >> julie, would you go first? >> sure. really quickly on the european defense integration report that we put out at csis, i think it was before its time. it was 2003, and we've seen a little bit of traction on some of the concepts presented in that report, the pooling and sharing, niche capabilities. but it's really taking root now, primarily because of the financial crisis. and it's obviously front

and south korea. they will talk to china and russia and the community as a whole will convey a strong message to north korea. >> what we have said is the more you engage in acts, the more isolated you will become. the stronger sanctions that will number place, the more isolated you will be politically and commercially. pyongyang is clear that the united states, japan, south korea and other countries in the region are unified in insisting that it abide by its responsibilities, abide by international norms and they will not be able to purchase anything from further provocative acts. >> they discussed china. japan and the u.s. need strategic dialogue with the country. obama points out that the government must ooh bide by laws, rules and norms as it continues to grow. that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

south of the 38th parallel, south korea will be a free democratic and capitalistic state north of the 38th parallel, they will be a totalitarian communist state and it's that way today. it's a divided country today and one of the great flash points, i mean you have this lunatic who every now and again threatens against somebody waiting for countries around the world to pay him off. it's a flash point today. the origins are here in the middle of the cold war. and one other area to move into. it's not just corae and not just china. outlined in red, what is that country? this is french indo china and back in the lecture. we talked about how the japanese invaded french indo china and nothing france could do about it. the japanese moved in and took over. now that the war is over, the vietnamese would like to have their own right to determine their nation and status. this guy wants to do that. that is ho chi minh. he drafts a declaration of independence in 1945 that is modelled after our own united states declaration of independence. if you put the two documents side by side, they are early

south of the 38th parallel, south korea will be a free capitalistic state. it's a divided country today. one of the great flash points. you've got this lunatic in north korea who threatens nuclear warfare against somebody. waiting for countries around the world to pay him off. well, it's a flash point today. its origins is here in the middle of the cold war. one other area to move into. it's not just korea. it's not just china. outlined in red, what is that country? that's vietnam. this is an area we talked about called french indo-china. we talked about how they invaded the french indo-china. there was nothing france could do about it. now that the war is over, they would like to have their own right to determine their nation and their status. this guy wants to do that. ohio which i -- that is ho chi minh. drafts a declaration of independence that's modelled after our own united states declaration of independence. if you put the two dock yumumen side by side, they are eerily similar. you would think the united states wants to support a nation that wants to

the company has picked the airport in southwestern japan over another candidate, south korea's incheon airport. and it's been pushing negotiations with japanese authorities. fedex apparently rates kansai airport high because its runways can be used around the clock. strong support from the airport operator as well as japanese government and business leaders has also prompted fedex to make the decision. >>> more people in japan are eating out these days. sales at restaurants and fast food stores in the country went up for the third straight month in april. the japan food services association says sales at more than 200 restaurants and fast food chains grew over 3% last month from a year earlier. the association officials say many people went out during april to see cherry blossoms and took advantage of the occasion to eat out. restaurant sales have plunged since the march disaster last year through january, that's because japanese people tightened their belt to express support for the victims of the catastrophe, but officials say they aren't sure if the recent uptrend will continue. the

and this began a long string of stories which then went to south korea. if you watch south korea today, they're doing exactly to japan what japan did to america. and today, if you're voting for tvs, don't vote for japan, vote for south korea. and if you're voting for chips, i think same story, we just watched japan almost go out of the chip business last week and there will be a number of things, lcd screens, flat screens. so clearly samsung and the guys down in south korea have taken two looks at the japanese model for this and one upped, they're even better than the japanese are. still, these are relatively small countries. then came china. and china has not only a top down government, but they have the ability to be big. and so every number you hear is a big number. and quantity matters in this game. the way to look at this is we were able to tolerate as an inventing nation the experience of the economic -- of having somebody else steal our intellectual property, resale it to us, often dumping it into our markets, destroy the industries in the markets

south korea and the united states hold drills twice a year to prepare for possible air battles with north korea or attacks on military bases. a south korean defense ministry spokesperson says the exercise involves more than 60 aircraft including fighter jets, surveillance planes with early warning systems are also involved. south korea says it has deployed cruise missiles that can strike any part of the north, just after north korea's failed attempt to launch a long range missile last month. the north claims it was a rocket carrying a satellite. >>> in the off season, japanese born baseball star yu darvish moved to the major league team the texas rangers. baseball fans in japan and the u.s. have been watching his exploits. but they're not the only ones because darvish's father is from iran. he also has a small but keen following there. nhk world has more. >> reporter: in late march, the west asia baseball cup was held in pakistan. there were four teams in the competition. pakistan, sri lanka, afghanistan, and iran. iran has long been at odds with the u.s. and there is little interest in b

south korea's supreme court recently ruled in their favor. a group of war time laborers and their supporters staged a rally in front of south korea's foreign ministry. they handed their request to a ministry official and demanded action. judges on the south korean supreme court acknowledged last week for first time that war time workers have a right to seek compensation from companies in japan. they were forced to work when korea was a japanese colony. nine former laborers are demanding compensation from mitsubishi heavy industries and nippon steel. the court's ruling stands in contrast to an agreement reached by japanese and south korean leaders during treaty talks that normalized relations in 1965. a spokesperson for south korea's foreign ministry says the country's stance on war time compensation remains unchanged. >>> people around the globe are observing world no tobacco day. it is a day to raise awareness about the health risks of smoking. researchers at the world health organization estimates tobacco kills almost 6 million people every

been successful, that helps representatives of jaxa and heavy industries secure a contract with south korea to launch a satellite. >> translator: we'lle developing a newypef rocke toompete in the international market. >> reporter: however, japan's competitors have stronger records. the united states atlas rockets have both more than 300 launches. europe's ariane rocket has more than 200. [ speaking japanese ] >> reporter: it is also more expensive right now to launch a satellite in japan. special engineers are currently working on plans to develop new rockets. in the meantime, they'll keep encouraging countries to launch rockets in japan. it's a business opportunity and also a chance to strengthen the domestic space industry. daisuke kogure nhk world, at the tanegashima space center, japan. >>> wall street investors pushed stock markets down for yet another day. ai uchida joins us now from the business desk so ai what's behind the fall there? >> we saw a few factors pushing the dow jones down but the main ones were weak manufacturing data as well as renewed concerns over europe. the dow jon

and south korea are keeping their militaries at the ready. air force personnel from both nations are staging the largest ever joint drill on the korean peninsula. nhk world reports from seoul. >> reporter: the pilot of this plane takes off for an exercise called max thunder. the crews of 50 jets from the u.s. and south korea are taking part. >> and when we train together, we know there is no force that can beat us. >> reporter: during one exercise, f-15 and f-16 jet fighters took off from kwangju air base. the pilots performed role play exercises taking the parts of ally or enemy. the organizers put guided bombs and missiles on display at the base. personnel can load the weapons on to fighter jets to attack enemy aircraft or ships. >> translator: any power that threatens peace on the korean peninsula will be thoroughly defeated. >> reporter: the allies air forces hold regular drills twice a year. they want to prepare for the possibility of a confrontation with north korea or attacks on military bases in south korea. the pilots say if those th

. >>> the leaders of japan, china and south korea have agreed to start negotiations by the end of the year toward a free trade agreement. but they're having difficulty on how to deal with north korea. a joint statement released after summit talks failed to mention what they would do about pyongyang. chinese president hu jintao hosted south korean president lee myung-bak and japanese prime minister yoshihiko noda in beijing. chinese premier wen jiabao held talks sunday with noda and lee. >> translator: strengthening cooperation between our three countries is indispensable. the agreement to begin fta talks by the end of this year is a major development, and i'm sure it will benefit the stability and prosperity of this region. >> china's hu said the three are committed to strengthening ties. south korea's lee said a trade agreement in the region would bring about greater affects than one in any other part of the world. the leaders' statement says they share concerns about soaring energy prices and will cooperate in stabilizing the market. but their document made no reference to north kor

a south korean official tells nhk that disruptions apparently originate from north korea. south korean maritime police say more than 120 vessels including patrol boats in the yellow sea reported problems with navigation systems since late april. the government says the disruptions have also affected more than 410 aircraft leaving and arriving at airports. an official says the signals apparently originate from around the north korean border town of kaesong. south korea is working to locate the exact source of the signals before filing a protest with the north through international organizations. >>> a senior u.s. defense department official has said the united states plans to start relocating its marine corps in okawa to guam within two to three years. the country is planning to transfer 9,000 marines out of the japanese island prefecture to guam, australia, and other locations in the region, as part of the realignment of u.s. forces in japan. u.s. deputy assistant secretary of defense robert scher said in an official news release that the move will increase the military's a

it has a peaceful nuclear program india along with several other countries like china japan and south korea aren't following on the fiction they actually have been through those four countries account or sixty percent of iran oil customers so a lot of people are saying that things aren't going to work unless washington can get these asian countries on board here with me to talk more about hillary clinton's visit and the issue on iran with washington if professor k.p. me if you can first of all explain to me why you think this has become such a contentious issue between washington and delhi and we even had president obama saying that countries that continue to engage with iran and by iranian oil could

why would be say no to australia, japan, and south korea?> on libya, what is your response to the following? as you know, not everyone in the cabinet room agreed, necessarily, with the libyan operation. i think they're arguing not so much about the success of the operation, but the uncertain aftermath. what about the chinese and russian objections that turned out to be regime change? we were not so sure that we were in it as seriously, so we do not have a resolution. what is your answer to the chinese and russians about syria drawing from libya and focusing the question on that? in general, what action would you take as nato toward syria with one of your members, turkey, wanting you to be much more for with meaning? >> one of the advantages one has i am leaving government service is you can speak your mind. my answer to the chinese and russian objections would be sour grapes. if you look at the absolutely cynical and i would say brutal attitude of china and russia to the suffering of the syrian people, they are not lifting a finger. they vet

earlier this month, hundreds of commercial jets and ships in south korea experienced a gps disruption for more than two weeks. the south korean government says the north was responsible, but north korea denies any involvement. >>> investors are not getting any relief over their eurozone debt concerns. ai, a pretty grim picture overnight for stocks. >> absolutely, catherine. investors' concerns deepening and not lessening. u.s. markets were on the further fallout for the euro. the dow jones ended down 1.28%. 12,419. in fact, all three major indices on wall street fell over 1%. so for how stocks are trading this morning here in japan, let's go to ramin mellegard. ramin, the yen's recent surge has not been good for japanese exporters. how are we starting off today? >> good morning to you, ai. a negative start here. let's go straight to the opening levels for the nikkei and the topix. quite a drastic fall with the nikkei down 1.91%. the topics now at 712. came at plus 0.2%. but really the main picture that is effecting markets now is eurozone matters. not only greece but more importantly

of this today's summit is first of all to prove that these so-called rogue states like iran and south korea which the u.s. and nato say this missile defense system which is well underway in eastern europe in poland romania even as far as turkey that russia has research and is giving basically officials details on why they believe those two countries certainly don't have the missile capabilities to reach europe so a lot of questions surrounding the goals behind this defense system so close to russia's border and also showing a computer model of why exactly this missile system poses a threat to russia's national security in detail this is something moscow has been trying to convince the two of us through dialogue for years now washington continues to stress that the system is not against russia like i said that it's against iran and north korea but russia just isn't convinced oh let's not forget that hot mike that we heard in south korea where obama told medvedev hang in there i'll be ready to compromise after the election and of course it's an election year in a lot of countries across the g

do not eat any fresh or frozen mollusks from south korea.ncludes fresh or frozen oysters, clams or mussels from south korea. also roe on scallops. crabs and shrimp are not on the west. anything grown or produced in maryland is safety. health officials issued the warning because the fda is calling south korea and shellfish are unsafe. your best bet, asked about the country of origin. a promising development in the field of breast cancer research. a vaccine has been shown to cut the risk of a recurrence by nearly half. that comes out of a clinical trial. the vaccine is derived from the h.e.r.2 protein. the results were extraordinary. >> it will teach the t-cells to recognize the protein. if a tumor cell were to come back, the immune system could identify it and attack and destroy it. >> doctors want to remind patients this does not replace chemotherapy, surgery, or radiation. it is about being proactive but it does have the potential to help some 70% of breast cancer patients. >> now, your 11 insta- weatherplus forecast with chief meteorologis

the asian tour has been marked by protests in south korea and .t week we reported they did not issue -- issue her a concert permit in indonesia because of it. >>> tighter security didn't help. next, the fender-bender that lead to an attack on a fan at dodger stadium. >>> university student blamed for the suicide of a gay student faces sentencing today. why some gay rights groups don't want him to go to prison. >>> community battling back from a tornado gets words of encouragement from president obama. >>> how the weather could make or break a huge towing job today. irir

so has japan and south korea.ow we can see that these other countries are developing close security cooperation between them. china is not part of that system. therefore, it seems to be somewhat confused. it is in a dilemma. it has to make a truce between its security relations and its economic relations -- a choice between its security relations and its economic relations. >> the torch is being flown to the u.k. before beginning a seven-week torch relay. the olympic torch will spend 70 days winding its way around the u.k. on its way to london for the start of the games. it begins its 12,000 colonic journey this sunday in a southwesterly english county. >> in this beautiful corner of england, you find an independent spirit and in particular way of doing things. it relies heavily on visitors for its income. has appropriations -- as preparations continue, it is very good news for the hotel owners. the locals will tell you that this is about more than just good business. >> it is people talking about it. >> this is a

a wild scene in south korea when a brawl breaking out in a meeting.he fight broke out when they were discussing a boat rigger. they had to leave with torn clothes. party members were upset about the formation of an emergency committee. >>> two mysterious shootings on mississippi highway's lead police to warn the public to be extra careful. they're concerned that a police impersonator may be out. neither car had mechanical problems and it did not appear anything was stolen. >>> a grad student from georgia is fighting for her life after being infected by a flesh eating infection. the infection has caused copeland to lose her left hand and middle finger. doctors are hopeing to save her palm so she could eventually use prosthetic devices. >>> the band was not allowed to perform during the investigation into champion's death. 11 people are facing felony hazing charges. the reevaluation will be brought up again next year but first they will have to find a new brand director and come up with new band rules. >>> it is cyber bullying. a young maryland teen tel

finance ministers and central bank governors from japan, china, south korea, and the association of southeast asian nations reached the agreement in manila. the new system would allow fund injections before it would affect any of the nations. the agreement follows a similar move by the group of 20 nations last month to increase the lending capacity of t international monetary fund. the asian economic leaders also agreed to double the current regional currency swap pool to $240 billion to prevent future crises. >> translator: stabilizing the asia financial system, which is the weakest part of the asia economy s very important when leading the world economy. >>> prior to the meeting japan, south korea and china agreed to join forces to prevent the european credit crisis from spilling into asia. the group agreed the asian economy is stable and on a recovery course. the the concerns remain over europe's debt problems and volatile movements and exchange rates. the three nations confirmed they will further deepen financial and economic ties. in a joint statement officials announced they will promot

south korea said the new operating problems or safety issues have been reported because it switched to a back up system used when gps is unreliable. it is calling on airlines and shipping firms to be cautious about using gps. >>> in an apparent move to present another side of north korea's new leader, the country's media has shown kim jung un scolding staff for neglecting duties at around amusement park and failing to serve the people. they said the incident occurred while kim was touring the fun fair in pyongyang. he grew exasperated over the park's run down appearance from grass growing in the pavement and paint peeling off the facilities and other signs of neglect. he said such shoddy conditions were insulting to the people. the young leader ordered soldiers to be mobilized to clean up the park. the media covers official tours of the units and factories and industrial sites, but it's rare to report on the leader's anger or his solding of officials. observers say the news is part of a strategy to project kim as a benevolent ruler who cares for the people. >>> a left wing party in gre

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japan, south korea, united states have submitted a list of 40 north korean firms. sources close to the u.s. say china has not said its reluctan provoke north korea. china is seen as having a decisive influence on the number of companies that will make the final list. >>> the u.n. peace heef keeping chief is urging member countries to send the cease-fire monitors to syria. they want to send 300 observers and the secretary-general says only half that number has been secured. >> the fact is that the numbers are still small at the moment, but already they have had a visible impact, an effective impact underground. >> he says u.n. observers are operating in five locations including damascus, the central city of homs and dara in the south. he said the observers have reported cease-fire violations, but he says the use of heavy weapons and shelling has subsided since the mission's arrival. they're negotiating the conditions with syrian authorities. he says the government has denied visas to some observers. >>> japan's foreign minister asked israel's leaders to show restrai

. >> after four years of work and 8 billion euros of investment, south korea's international expo isning on saturday at a glittering high tech venue. >> a total of 104 countries and 10 international organizations will be staging exhibitions there over the next three months. under the theme, living ocean and coast. organizers hope for about 10 million visitors to the small south coast city. ♪ >> south korea opened the expo with a showcase celebration of modern and ancient korean culture. visitors got a taste of traditional korean music and some of the country's pop tunes. ♪ this giant basin on the southern coast was built especially for the expo. the so-called big o represents the special theme. >> the theme is the beautiful coexistence of the ocean and humankind. it is about a win-win harmony between nature and civilization. the first time and expo has had this kind of theme. >> more than 100 countries and organizations have planned exhibitions here for the month to come. up to 10 million visitors are expected at the expo grounds to see shows highlighting the country's national tradi

at last year's in south korea he set a new record for palestine. now he is again giving the long-suffering people of gaza something to hope for. >> translator: i don't think anyone imagined that a boy from gaza would compete on the world stage. even if he doesn't win, he will make us proud. >> reporter: but gaza's training facilities don't meet olympic standards. the track that he practices on is rough. people are everywhere. hamas, the islamic movement allows farra to use the track only 90 minutes a day. hamas does not encourage sports and the palestinian authority does not help him much either. al farra goes through his paces as israeli fighter jets fly by. because of the limited amount of time on the track, he also practices on a beach. >> translator: it's difficult to train for the olympics in nditions like these, but i wa to show the world that athletes from gaza can compete with the best. >> he's coached physically and mentally. abu marra was an olympic athlete himself, the first pal standin to compete in the games. in 1996 he ran in the 10,0