the number of cell phones in south korea, 1.3 per person. don't ask me why that third of a cell phone is important. talking lesswe are than 10% of people have cell phones. a situation where north korea has been sanctioned by the united nations frequently and at the same time, south korea has a former foreign minister who is the secretary general of the united nations. a south korean diplomat was present -- was president of the human rights council. these countries are vying for legitimacy to make the claims that they are the government of all korea. north korea is in a real bind. it has very little to make that claim. with very little regard to human rights, the north koreans are very sensitive about what is going on. ,hen they were first criticized they made suggestions that they tried to make progress on areas that were not sensitive lyrically, dealing with the issue of people with disabilities. the north koreans, when they reported to the u.n. human rights council, they announced they had signed the convention on people with disabilities.

north korean organizations and seven officials to its sanctions list in december. >>> officials at south korea's defense ministry say north korea has increased its stockpile weapons grade plutonium but revised their assessment of the north's ability to threaten the u.s. mainland with missiles. the ministry's 2016 white papers says pyongyang has about 50 kilograms of plutonium, 10 kilograms more than the previous report in 2014. two years ago, the officials said the north had intercontinental ballistic missiles that could threaten the u.s. mainland. that description is not included in the latest white paper. the south korean military joint chiefs of staff said the north's technology has reached a certain level but not an advanced one. the latest white paper says intelligence sharing agreement signed with japan last november will enable seoul and tokyo to deal effectively with the north's nuclear and missile threats. it says there will be more such exchanges between the two countries in the future. >>> south korea's political scandal has upended the country's politics and seen the president suspen

reporter: kim and her husband are among the estimated 30- thousand north korean defectors living in south korea today, according to the south korean government. after defectors arrive, the government trains them in social customs and job skills, and gives resettlement payments to assist with housing and education costs. park hopes one day north koreans like him will be able to enjoy the liberties he has found in south korea. >> ( translated ): in the north you're not even allowed to visit neighboring villages freely, even if you have money. you have to ask for permits from the government and you're allowed to travel only on certain dates. we are the generation to prepare for the unification of the koreas. >> sreenivasan: american public opinion of the news media reached a low point last september, when only a third of americans surveyed told the gallup poll they had a great amount or fair amount of trust in the media. that was 8% lower than 2015. for some insight into what the news media can do to restore and improve public confidence, "newshour weekend"'s christopher booker spoke with james ge

and south korea say their countries will keep working together to deal with threats from north korea. the meeting comes days after north korea's leader declared his country is in the final stages of preparing a test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. it's also at a time when the world is preparing for a donald trump inauguration as the next american president and as south korea's president is is suspend over a scandal. >> translator: it's imperative for japan, the u.s. and south korea to step up security cooperation as north korea's nuclear and missile threats have apparently reached a new level. >> i believe that any future administration, looking at the interests, looking at our commitments to our allies, commitments in our mutual interest, would continue this approach. >> translator: south korea, the united states and japan will strengthen our collaborative efforts to get the north to take the path of significant denuclearization. >> an attack on on a courthouse in turkey has left two people dead. the government said kurdish militants were responsible. a group of arme

korea. ago,ch as 25 or 30 years the collapse of the soviet union, the recognition of the south koreans, the republic of korea by china. beingly of south korea the sole remaining superpower, the u.s. the security threat in the u.s., they have pointed out to us to what we did in libya, they said they do not wish to see that. i would recommend starting by trying to see things through their eyes. they have no real friends, they are isolated, they are a client state of china, china has only one -- warm feelings towards the north korean government. they are isolated is the first point. from our respective, this is a threat notwithstanding, whether it is north koreans see themselves as threatened, we see the threat. we see the possibility of some north korea adventure, and they do provocations at sea, they do shelledthe dmz, they an island. one of those incidents could escalate, and now we are talking about north korea with nuclear weapons and building an arsenal and diversifying the delivery capability. they will be a real nuclear weapons state. probably 10ng now or 15 nuclear weapons and by the e

most live in south korea today. some have made the long journey to the united states. one of those brave souls is joseph kim. in 2006, joseph escaped north korea into china and eventually made his way here with the help of an organization called liberty in north korea. today he is a hard-working college student and a voice for north koreans who still do not know freedom. joseph visited the bush institute in 2014, and we are thrilled to welcome him back. ladies and gentlemen, joseph kim. [applause] >> hello, everyone. my name is joseph kim. today is my second time meeting president bush. what i was offered an opportunity to meet him three years ago, i thought about it and i decided to accept the invitation. as a student, i thought it would be a good thing to meet the president, because how many college students can say i actually met president bush? someone suggested that i should thank him because he signed the act which allowed the north korean refugees to have an opportunity to come to the u.s., including myself. that day when i met him, i thanked him with my brain, t

japanese government officials have been calling on south korea to remove the statue. they say it runs counter to a 2015 bilateral agreement. the agreement states that south korea will strive to resolve the conflict over a similar statue in front of the japanese embassy in seoul. japan's chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga told reporters south korea has said that there's no change to its position. it says seoul intends to carry out the agreement. they both acknowledged that the agreement would be final and irreversible. >> translator: it is extremely important that the governments of japan and south korea responsibly implement the agreement. i will continue asking south korea to do so tenaciously on every occasion. >> the japanese government will decide when to reinstate the diplomats after getting seoul's response. south korea's prime minister and acting president has told his cabinet that the 2015 agreement should be honored. he also had a word of caution for the members. >> translator: people should refrain from words or actions that could make the situation wors

the women stand in south korea. some assembly members there are collecting donations for such a statue on an island in the sea of japan. >> translator: i think it would be improper to put up a statue on the islands. >> kim said the islands are symbolic when it comes to protecting south korea's territorial sovereignty. he said the issues of the comfort women and statues representing them should be considered carefully. yoshisa suga said on tuesday japan has launched a protest with south korea, saying it's unacceptable. and prime minister shinzo abe has been consulting with officials over japan's stalled relations with south korea. >>> executives at toshiba are bracing for impact. they say it's possible that part of their business could post billions of dollars in loss. to find out more, let's go to ai uchida. >> they are certainly scrambling and trying to figure out how to strengthen their capital base. we heard from them earlier about possibly selling one part of their business. now we are hearing that they are cons

government supports the 2015 agreement between japan and south korea. he expressed hope both sides will carry it out. shinzo abe said it wouldn't be constructive to go back on the deal. >>> a court in south korea has sentenced a former president of a goods company to seven years in prison. the company made a disinfectant for household humid did i phiers that killed more than 100 people. the labelling on the product said it was safe for children. multiple brands of disinfectants sold in south korea between 2001 and 2011 contained toxic chemicals. they caused lung ailments that killed 113 people including infants. the largest number of deaths was caused by products from the company oxi legit bankeeser. it's a subsidiary of a british goods distributor. the sole central district court ruled that shin kwan yu falsely advertised when he was president of the company. the court also gave a seven-year prison sentence to the former head of the development lab. the executives at some labs were also found guilty. >>> police in bangladesh say they've killed and isla

south korea's top diplomat said for the first time that the location of the statue is inappropriate. >> translator: in light of international relations and diplomatic protocol, it's generally considered undesirable to install objects in front of a foreign mission. >> the foreign minister told parliament they need to gather more opinions on other possible places for the statue. late last month, a civic group installed the statue which in front of the japanese consulate general in busan. it symbolizes those referred to as war time comfort woman. tokyo is urging seoul to remove the statue saying it runs counter to a 2015 agreement. the deal says that south korea will work to resolve the similar statue in front of japan's embassy in seoul. >>> a panel advising the japanese government has cautioned against rushing to develop fast reactor technology. the reactors can run on plutonium recycled from spent nuclear fuel. the atomic energy commission reviewed the government's decision last month to scrap the monju fast breeder reactor in central japan. the prototype reactor has been plagued by

jay y lee was ensnared in south korea's ongoing corruption scandal.t wednesday night behind bars, waiting for a court ruling on whether he should be formally arrested. a move prosecutors have been pushing for. translation: since we have been doing our best we have expected the judges to make a wise decision. but prosecutors say he made a pledge for a business merger. while the company has admitted making payments worth $36 million, he denied he expected anything in return. translation: eventually, whether the bribe offering was in return for favours or not, we the council feel we have sufficiently proven our point. after deliberating overnight, the seoul court said they would not approve the arrest warrant. a temporary reprieve for the billionaire businessman and for samsung. the investigation was a fresh source of embarrassment for south korea's most high—profile company. last year, they had to spend billions of dollars recalling the latest smartphone, curbing profit making. it is a profoundly inconvenient time. no company wants to be investigated by

steve evans reports from south korea.ld, excrement below, their lives would have been short, with a violent end. but now, the dogs are going to new homes in north america and britain. eating dog is part of the culture of much of east asia, but a western charity has persuaded the korean farmer to close the farm. will the brutalised dogs adapt to life in suburban homes? i think what's incredible about these dogs, from our experience of re—homing over 500 dogs now from south korea, is just how forgiving they are. and it is an amazing success rate on — once you get the dogs off the dog meat farms, out of the environment, how they transform, and become the dogs that we all know and love. but aren't westerners just being hypocritical, telling others to do what they don't do themselves? there are about 200 dogs on this farm. it is not a big farm, by any means. now, westerners often object to eating these animals. then they go off and have steak, and pork, and lamb. what's the difference? hello. this dog market has long been a ta

south korea and china... to do with the us, terminal high altitude aerial defence system or thard. every time they come up against this power, this missile defence system, the others don't like it. in this case, china and south korea say they would have tojoin in with china and south korea say they would have to join in with this system. that would call into question china's nuclear deterrent if they can't use it. the same thing also applies in eastern europe if you do the same thing with poland and russia. a very similar argument. this has moved into the economic world because now you have china threatening south korean companies as to their investments in china. and if they stuck to the threats, it could have a big impact on samsung and phones that are flogged in china. there are a few people who use of phones in china. they say they are unaware of any meetings. yeah, ok. they are unaware of any meetings. yeah, 0k. talking china, not that i ama yeah, 0k. talking china, not that i am a big soccer... sorry, f

he doesn't like conservative governments in south korea. they are anti-north korea. liberal government that comes in here with a liberal president is likely to reach out for dialogue to the north and that's what kim wants, once he's kept the country from becoming a new state. >> we're about to get a new president, so we'll have to wait and see what donald trump's tactics are toward the north. thank you so much, sima. >>> india police had to detain a cap pain after a ferry fire killed 23. the boat reportedly caught fire after a sort circuit in the generator. hundreds of people were headed to jakarta at the time. here's how one survivor described the chaos. >> translator: thick smoke suddenly emerged, blanketing the cabin. all passengers panicked and ran up to the deck to throw floats in the water. in a split second, the fire became bigger. it was coming from where the fuel is stored. >> authorities say 17 people are still missing. >>> and still to come here on "cnn newsroom," more than two dozen russian diplomats are back home after being expelled from the united stat

a court in south korea has refused a request by prosecutors to arrest the boss of samsung. it ruled that there was insufficient reason to formally detain jay y lee. and this video is trending on bbc.coom — the first freight rail service from china to britain has arrived. it took more than two weeks for the containers to make the 12,000 kilometre trip. the train takes about half the time of a sea journey. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. and the top story here in the uk — two investment banks have confirmed they will transfer jobs from london to mainland europe. hsbc and ubs said it was a response to theresa may's plans for britain to leave the eu single market. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. as us president—elect donald trump prepares to take the helm we find out what businesses in asia are expecting. from the air to do some fun empire is granted a —— the edge of the samsung empire is granted a reprieve for his role in the countries of scandal. good morning and welcome to asia business report live from singapore. withjust

. >> our japan's ambassador to it south korea has returned to tokyo symbolizes people comfort wichlt along with ambassador yasumasa prime minister shinzo abe earlier this week to discuss the installation, japan has been calling on south korea to remove it. the statue is similar to one outside the japanese embassy in seoul. abe discussed the issue on sunday. he noted both governments agreed in 2015 that it had been finally and irreversibly resolved. >> translator: i believe south korea needs to fulfill its own obligation honoring the agreement is a matter of national credibility even if the government changes. >> abe stressed his country has been carrying out its obligations under the agreement. japan has contributed $8.5 million to south korea foundation supporting former comfort women. >>> japan's air self-defense scrambled fighter jets monday. officials were responding to chinese military planes. defense officials say air space was not violented. the aircraft included 6 bombers, one early warning plane and one surveillance plane. the officials say the plans headed northeast over th

as the investigation continues, how much of this has had a damaging effect on samsung within south koreahave to keep in mind that for south koreans, this would not be something out of line. many south korean business leaders, including jay lee's father, have been convicted of white-collar crimes. the samsung chairman was convicted twice of white-collar crimes. because of his economic benefit for the nation, he was given two presidential pardons by two separate presidents. he continued his chairmanship throughout his life. his son is preparing to take that chairmanship most likely. he technically is second in command of the empire. caroline: troy, elaborate, even if this isn't much of a surprise potentially to those in south korea, how much should international investors and consumers brace themselves for change? >> initially you won't see much change at samsung. even if they were to face continued legal issues, i think you would see this plan continue. the larger question at least for investors will be, are the prosecutors able to actually tie samsung to the government and coercing it to

he is sometimes called the most powerful man in south korea.is the defect ahead of the samsung business group, the sprawling corporate empire. it is alleged he paid money to a pair of funds close to the president's confidant, at the epicenter of this mass i massive crisis in order to complete a merger of affiliates last year, which shareholders questions. they said it didn't make sense from a business perspective, but it was designed to ensure least control over this business empire. host: we have already seen senior politicians and located in the scandal and others in the past. does this targeting of the head of samsung suggests that big business is fair game in south korea as well? reporter: it'll be interesting to see if it is in the crosshairs, but as you alluded to, since democratization, politicians have been accountable. the president himself can be in impeached. that has not been the case for business. these are very powerful businesses and business families. even though they have been embroiled in business crimes, they have served shor

the ambassador to south korea and the general have been recalled in protest. they will watch how seoul handles the issue before sending them back to their post. >> the big question in the world of business is what will happen to the economy under the new administration. >> trump's inauguration has put investors in a cautious mood. his announced plans to renegotiate major trade deals left investors worried that protectionism could rise and hurt the u.s. and global economies. more from the tokyo stock exchange. >> investors are unwinding some of the bets made on tax cuts and other stimulus measures so we saw the stronger general dragging down in tokyo. let's look at the closing levels for this monday january 23rd. >> the broader top ix also fell more than 1% toyota down 1.6% and mazda down 2.3%. nec also ended lower. on a brighter note toshiba rose 9%. encouraged by media reports that it may have as much as $1.8 million. they're waiting on more details as trump begins his first full week in office. meanwhile stocks and currencies may fluctuate as some investors

united states or britain, or south korea helped 7 hao united states or britain, or south korea helpeding on in seoul? but he did talk about how his family turned him against the regime in tom young. —— how are you getting on. me and my family, my sons and my wife, did not come to that kind of conclusion just in one day. at the first stage there is a kind of ideological debate inside the family, especially between me and my son is, when my son is entered the uk's university, the education they received was quite different to what they got in north korea. it was something totally different. so at first they started to ask me questions, why, when they learned history in high school, then my son after school he came to me and asked which is right, about the second world war, the first world war. so there was quite a different explanation about the same thing in the uk and north korea. so first of these questions started to come up to me and then these questions pushed me into a very difficult situation, e—commerce as a father i have to tell the truth. —— because asa have to tell the truth

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the ambassador to south korea and the consul general have been recalled in protest. japanese leaders say they will watch how seoul handles the issue before deciding when that send them back to their posts. >>> indonesian authorities have detained 17 nationals with suspected links to the islamic state militant group. the accused were deported from turkey because of fears they wanted to enter syria. security officials have been on high alert following a series of foiled attacks last year. the jakarta post says the nationals include eight women. they were detained saturday on their arrival from turkey at the capital's international airport. police estimate more than 500 indonesians have flocked to join the group in the middle east. the exodus is stoking fears radicals could launch attacks after they return home. last year, police arrested 170 people for attempting to launch terror attacks. that's more than double the number the previous year. >>> people in india have paused to remember the most enigmatic national hero on the 120th anniversary of his birth. he led the in

jy lee will find out within hours whether he will be arrested as part of a south korea corruption investigationi'm babita sharma, in london. new zealand's prime minister tells the bbc he will stand by a transpacific trade deal, which donald trump wants disown. trade's our lifeblood. and, despite some of the politics around trade, we're firm advocates of being an open economy, getting more free trade deals. that's what lifts incomes on both ends of the deals. and we take a look at the dating app which promises to weed out the unambitious and insolvent from your timeline. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 8:00pm in new york, where donald trump has given details of his foreign policy goals. speaking to the times newspaper at his office in manhattan, the president—elect spoke on a range of issues sure to reverberate around the world. he called nato obsolete — though he insisted the defence organisation was still very important. and on trade he criticised china and said the system just was

jy lee will find out within hours whether he will be arrested as part of a south korea corruption investigation. i'm babita sharma in london. new zealand's prime minister tells the bbc he will stand by a transpacific trade deal which donald trump wants disown. trade is our lifeblood, and despite some of the politics around trade, we are firm advocates of being an open economy, getting more freed trade deals, that support income on both ends of the deals. and we take a look at the dating app which promises to weed out the unambitious and insolvent from your timeline. good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 8:00pm in the united states, where donald trump has given what is, even by his standards, a quite extraordinary interview. speaking to the london times newspaper in his new york office, the president—elect held forth on a range of issues sure to reverberate around the world. he called nato obsolete, though he insisted the defence organisation was still very important. and on trade, he criticised china, and said the system just wasn't working for america. here is a litt

catherine: more fallout from the south korea ongoing political scandal. prosecutors are seeking an arrest warrant for samsung's young.bj ofhe has been accused corruption, bribery, embezzlement, and perjury. the special prosecutor's in making this decision to seek an arrest warrant, determined that while the country's economy matters, upholding justice takes precedent. >> the investigation centers around a controversial $8 billion merger that took place in 2015. prosecutors say south korea's biggest company allegedly paid $36 million to nonprofit thedations operated by korean president's and a friend, in exchange for government favors. facing trial on charges of abuse of power and attended frauaud, d he has denied any prior knowledge of the merger. meanwhile, samsung has admitted to donating more than $17 million to che's organization in december but denied seeking any preferential treatment. y, the grandson of samsung's founder, has been the de facto leader of the company since his father suffered a heart attack in 2014. some 600,000 vehicles in paris wil

could south korea obliterated? vid: there is no way north korea could survive a prolonged conflict with south korea and north korea and others involved. the blaze of glory for 24 hours would have extraordinarily high fatalities. ofrlie: what are the natures our defenses. wheneverdent told me they make an attempt and fail they learn something. but he said don't forget that we also have nuclear shield. david: we have short range missile defenses, including one we're trying to put in south korea. but it is not there yet. it was approved by president park who is undergoing on impeachment. her successor, if she does not survive that impeachment, is not as likely to be as friendly as having that missile there. we have pretty good systems that run off of the coast of south korea but that would not help you much against an icbm if that came along. it is pretty effective against short range missiles. then we have a missile defense system that is in alaska and california. we have three dozen or more missiles whose reliability

the special prosecutor in south korea is seeking an arrest warrant for the head of the samsung group. jy lee is accused of bribery. it is alleged the company paid millions of dollars to foundations backed by a friend of president park geun—hye. horrific details have emerged from brazil of the violence in the alcacuz prison, in the city of natal. authorities say at least 26 prisoners were killed by fellow inmates from a rival criminal faction. many had been decapitated. kyrgyzstan said at least 32 people, including six children, were killed when a cargo plane crashed near bishkek airport. the plane was on its way from hong kong. the cause of the crash is unknown. now for the latest financial news, with sally bundock and world business report. taking aim at bmw, the president—elect threatens the german carmaker with huge tariffs, as he reveals more about his plans for the world's biggest economy. and we take you to silicon valley, to find out what the world's biggest players in technology are doing to get ready for the trump presidency. we will also have more on that story just mentione

that is something traditional and south korea. trying to loosen the company up and move it towards international standards. there is still more to do, but it is something he has pushed forward. if you compare him to the -- korean air, where we saw the incident last year, he is a much more humble and laid-back individual. if you were to be brought down by something that was an old-school korean type of scandal, i think it would be very detrimental because one, the question becomes how would these reforms stay at samsung ? samsung'secause of importance to the economy, it is a symbol of the way others should go. will that take and hold back other reforms as well? caroline: a quick last one for you. how much do you think this will change rivals? will samsung be as important to the economy going forward? >> i think samsung will be. it does make up a huge slice of the south korean economy and its exports. even without jay y. lee, the company does have a very strong reputation in the electronics industry for making great hardware, being

such as south korea and samsung have joined the game as well, but smart phones have changed alli livesy, so just how obsessed are we? let‘s have a look. —— changed our lives dramatically. no, i don‘t think it is possible right now to live without a smartphone. i mean, it is possible, but it just becomes smartphone. i mean, it is possible, but itjust becomes very difficult. right now everything is easy. but itjust becomes very difficult. right now everything is easylj but itjust becomes very difficult. right now everything is easy. i can do things without having to go outside, like booking my movie tickets, or even interacting with my friends, i don't have to make calls and everything because i cantjust send text messages. —— because i carl. send text messages. —— because i can. when i am not working usually i am always on my phone. 22 hours a day. almost every minute. don't tell my boss. when you see people walking around, they are on their phone. they are reading their phone all the time. i don't think it is healthy. they are reading their phone all the time. i don't think it is healt

so they were punished in south korea for match fixing and now they have been punished in the afc.y will not be able to defend their title, and isjeju united fc have taken their place in group h. europe's captain will be able to choose four players for next year's ryder cup in france. thomas bjorn will get to pick one more player than darren clarke was allowed last year. it's part of a revamp of the qualifying system after europe lost heavily to the united states in hazeltine. i was very keen on players that are on form coming into the ryder cup. i was very keen on putting something in place that is a better chance to those guys to play well, last summer, riding into the ryder cup. with the points weighting of 1.5 from the b&w championship going forward , from the b&w championship going forward, it certainly gave us an opportunity to do that. —— bmw championship. we have a new series of events, the rolex series, that is of events, the rolex series, that is of huge importance to be tour. so to cou ntera ct of huge importance to be tour. so to counteract that i asked for a fourth pic

the community is known across south korea. one popular tv documentary focused on three days in seongmisan maeul reporting on its charms. >> the mapo area is in the west of central seoul. seongmisan maeul is in mapo. residents formed this community inform rating mao, the korean word for village, into the name. the seongmisa smrks maeul community began with a child center. it lies just off a name street. named our children's home, the center is operated using member contributions. today, 35 children aged between 1 and 5 are cared for by 7 staff. that's a better than average ratio of childminders to children. and it means that each child gets more care and attention. >> translator: this facility can be traced to a group of participaparents who were concerned about their children. as the group developed, they saw a need for a safe, supportive space where dual-income parents could place their kids. that led to this cooperative childcare center. >> in 1994, the center was set up with funding from 25 30-something couples with full-ti

and what is next for south korea's most viable company.ut first, netflix reports the biggest quarter ever this week. the stocks fall on the news that netflix added more than 7 million subscribers globally to finish with 94 million members, beating analysts estimates. on the domestic and international level. the company credits the popularity of original content. moreding "the crown" and seasons of "gilmore girls" and "black mirror." bloomberg editor at large cory johnson joined us to break down the numbers. cory: not too long ago it was a company that rented out dvds and then movies with a little original content. now most of their spending is going towards original content. including things like "luke cage" where they have a master plan and they will have their own "avengers" they will call "defenders." they will build a mountain of original content. they have spent a fortune on marketing. the biggest spend they have ever had in the world of marketing. the numbers in terms of marketing spend were greater than ever before and even show an

we will turn to south korea. en questioned over allegations of corruption, in relation to this scandal that has engulfed the south korean president. investigators have announced 23 people and organisations could face prosecution over the hillsborough disaster. 96 fans were found to have been unlawfully killed at the fa cup semifinal in 1989. judith moritz gave us more details. more that 400 investigators have been running two separate criminal squireries into hillsborough. operation resolve, that is the investigation which has looked at the planning and preparation for that day in 1989. the investigators running that inquiry have said today they have identified 15 people who can they consider to be criminal suspects. there is a second investigation, that has been run from the same building here in warrington by the independent police complaints commission. they have been looking at the aftermath and specifically, the alleged cover up which is said to have followed the disaster and the ipcc has said it has identifi

tobe this is a good way pursue my goal is a dentist and once north korea and south korea get united or the north korean regime falls, maybe there's a andce to go to north korea help a lot of elders and children to avoid all of that pain. that is my current goal. [applause] >> thank you for your service. really want to thank joseph and grace for your grace, for your example and courage and pursuit of freedom. it is really inspiring. thank you so much. [applause] >> some of the lowest paid workers in 19 states get a pay raise starting today. arizona plus minimum wage goes up by nearly two dollars. the minimum wages in colorado in maine grow by smaller margins but wind up at $12 an hour by 2020. washington state voters passed an initiative to raise the minimum wage 1350 an hour. other states like alaska, missouri, ohio, montana, south dakota and new jersey are raising minimum wages by $.10 hour or less. president obama and the first family are wrapping up their final christmas vacation in hawaii. this vacation has been like previous ones -- lots of golf, family outings and dinner with fri

inflation is above the key rate for south korea.eem that the vast of korea once them to spend more money. rishaad: we will move from korea to the australian economy where consumer price growth is well below expectations, a bit anemic. the idea that growth is growing. what is your main take away from this? the key thing is not focusing on the inflation. the true meaning and median. they were slightly above what the market expected and in line with what the iba has been saying, running at 1.55, collecting the two together. 2-2 .5%.targeted it has been that he. it looks as though the inflation is stabilizing. if you dig a bit deeper, produced inflation has been lifting. it is up from a low point of 1.6. i argue that inflation is eadying. -- st ?ishaad: what good would it do the former governor would have argued that. the point being, part of this is down to commodity pricing and how the commodity complex is evolving. is it not? paul: a big part of her story is not what we have got in terms of stability and the domestic inflation number

impact on south korea's economy.has dismissed allegations that russia had gathered compromising material on donald trump as total nonsense. the russian president said the leaked information which appeared last week in the us media was an obvious fake. translation: first of all, he is a grown—up man. and secondly, he is a person who has been organising beauty contests for many years, who communicated with the most beautiful women in the world. you know, i can hardly imagine that he went to the hotel to meet with our girls of reduced social responsibility. undoubtedly my girls are the best in the world, of course, but i doubt mr trump took this bait. and people who order such fakes, which are now being spread against a new president of the us, they fabricate them and use them in the political race, they are worse than prostitutes. they do not have any moral limits. a study of babies born in south korea, who were adopted by dutch speakers and raised in the netherlands, suggests that language skills acquired in the first

south korea's president did not show up south korea's president did not show up on tuesday but the courthe trial to start in a few hours. the first hearing on friday was postponed. it can start without her is she doesn't come. i asked how likely weather she will appear today? it is not obligatory for the president to be physically present during the procedures and it is likely she will not be attending today. it will be the lawyers who will argue both sides of the case. last month, lawyers listed 13 charges including corruption and bribery for impeachment. —— grounds for impeachment. she has been found guilty of donating large sums of money to company that were controlled by a close friend. president park geun—hye has also been found guilty of negligence to do with 130 children who died at sea. the motion should be struck out by the constitutional court, her lawyer argues. her by the constitutional court, her lawyerargues. herfriend has by the constitutional court, her lawyer argues. herfriend has been charged with corruption. the top south korean legal body has six months to review the

charlie: could south korea be obliterated? there is no way north korea would survive a prolonged conflict with the west, south korea, the united states, perhaps japan all involved, but the blaze of glory for 24 hours could have extra ordinarily high casualties. charlie: what is the nature of our defenses? the president, when i talk to him in germany about this, i was raising the question of north korea, and he said every time they make an attempt, they learn something. but he said don't forget that we also have nuclear shields. david: we do it we have some short range missile defenses, including one we're trying to put in south korea. but it is not there yet. it was approved by president park, who is right now , andgoing an impeachment her successor, if she does not survive that impeachment, and it seems unlikely she would, is not as likely to be as friendly as having that missile there. so the system is not there yet. we have pretty good systems that run off of the coast of south korea, but that would not help you much agains

a woman who is said to have undow influence over the president in south korea is on trial.udges are set to rule on whether park has violated the constitution. >> she is a key figure in the worst corruption stanley ever to grip south korea. a close friend of the country's president appeared in court in seoul. she is accused with colluding .ith president park an accusation she denied again on thursday. >> the defendant claimed in the trial there was no intention of pursuing private interests in the case of mir and case port foundations. she stressed that the foundations were established for public purposes. >> south korea's parliament voted for president park's impeachment over the stanley in december. her powers have since been suspended and handed over to country's prime minister. on thursday, the constitutional court began hearings to decide whether to uphold or overturn that vote. back in november, president park apologized to nation, but denied committing criminal offenses. the scandal has drawn hundreds of thousands of protestors on to the streets of seoul for weekly de

the government says 280 people died on the country's roads in the four days through sunday. >>> south korea's environment ministry has banned sales of two nissan models, after the company submitted falsified emissions data. ministry officials canceled the registration of the models. they fined the south korean ararm about $2.65 million. they also filed a complaint with prosecutors. nissan korea admits using fabricated emissions figures. company officials say they respect the ministry's decision. they say they'll cooperate with any investigation by prosecutors. nissan korea says it will do its best to prevent problems for customers and dealers. >>> the sri lankan government appears set to make a deal allowing a chinese firm to operate a port in the country for almost a century. the move is raising concern that chinese navy vessels could make the port there. the port in southern sri lanka is currently under construction from a $1.4 billion loan from china. the port is set to become one of south asia's largest. they drafted an agreement to be signed between the sri lankan government and the firm