that means that south korea does have to look 1st to the situation on the korean peninsula. and you know, north korea is, i think it's fair to say doing some of the usual saber rattling, it's very hard for analysts to, to tell how much of this really has to do with ukraine at all. i mean, frankly, all the behavior that i've seen out of north korea, i think, would be consistent with what they could be doing. quite possibly at this point, quite apart from any sort of russian invasion of ukraine. so in a sense, we're seeing the normal situation on the korean peninsula, but normal is not good for south korea. you know, this is normal means the status quo is. there is no diplomacy right now in play. and north korea is making steady progress on it's nuclear weapons capability on and on missiles to deliver them. now all this is playing out in a fairly close election. and you know, this is going to have an impact in the region and with the countries relationship with the united states. can you talk a little bit about that in terms of the 2 candidates we have here? yes, this very broa

that means that south korea does have to look 1st to the situation on the korean peninsula. and you know, north korea is, i think it's fair to say doing some of the usual saber rattling, it's very hard for analysts to, to tell how much of this really has to do with ukraine at all. i mean, frankly, all the behavior that i've seen out of north korea, i think, would be consistent with what they could be doing. quite possibly at this point, quite apart from any sort of russian invasion of ukraine. so in a sense, we're seeing the normal situation on the korean peninsula, but normal is not good for south korea. you know, this is normal means the status quo is. there's no diplomacy right now in play. and north korea is making steady progress on it's nuclear weapons. capability on and on missiles to deliver them. now all this is playing out in a fairly close election. and, you know, this is going to have an impact in the region and with the countries relationship with the united states. can you talk a little bit about that in terms of the 2 candidates we have here? yes. this very bro

the world is focused on the russian invasion of ukraine, but in asia, the attention is on south korea as presidential election. a consequential one that will determine the country's national security approach to it's very own threatening neighbor to the north, north korea and will determine us foreign policy in the region. the winner is young . so if you're a conservative who has said that he would consider a pre emptive strike against north korea and who supports more sanctions against kim john ans regime permit under armoire chairs on your door, i will build strong armed forces to deter any provocations partial in order to protect our people, safety property and sovereignty knew that i will respond sternly against north korea's illegal and iraq national actions, according to principals tomorrow. but i'll always leave a door open for dialogue with north korea on didn't euro from question. for more we have do young kim from the center for a new american security. joining us a do you and tell us more about yoon and his position on north korea and then what that means for his position o

be able to assist south korea in the way south korea expects it?oing to happen, but we have the alliance that has guaranteed south korean security for seven decades. there is going to be hope this will sustain the relationship and also sustained south korea's security. obviously, it is natural, i think, for south koreans to doubt the u.s. security guarantees. but i do think that the alliance, due to the time it has taken to preserve the alliance and relationship, that south koreans should be in good shape if something were to happen. but nobody knows what is going to happen. haidi: what about the role of china? soo: so, china is the sticking point, i think, and south korea's relationship with the united states. south korea does not want to take a firm position either way. the security alliance is the most important thing. but you can't ignore economics. and we know south korea enjoys a robust trade relationship with china. and for south korea to take a firmer position either way towards the united states on security, they are going to be concerned

but south korea is about to usherin but south korea is about to usher in a new era. in may after inauguration. so what is he going to deal? domestically, he said he's going to centralise the budget, sort out the budget, dealwith the budget, sort out the budget, deal with skyrocketing house prices and his nameplate certainly for young people was that he was going to abolish the ministry for gender equality. now that angered a lot of young women who at the last moment when dan voted for his rival and i think it's one of the thing certainly when it comes to this election that many people will be watching to see how he manages to heal those divisions after this election which has been mired in mudslinging and scandal. when it comes to foreign policy, many people around the world will be watching this wondering what this means, especially as south korea is incredibly geopolitically sensitive. when it comes to north korea, he is far more hawkish than the current president. he said that he would favour and develop technology towards a preemptive strike on north korea shed p

south korea alliance into a more comprehensive one.ignore the economic relationship and geographic cal proximity to china. >> looking for stronger ties to the u.s. and installment of a ballistic missile system. >> south korea and united states fought together to protect freedom against the tyranny of communism. >> gender equality is a key issue. a unique clash of those pushing for more equality for women. and so called antifeminists claiming discrimination against men. promising to abolish the ministry of gender equality and family if elected. lee has been more vocal on women's rights. a third candidate from the justice party is expected to garner young female support. polling numbers have been low. leaving a close battle between conservatives and liberals. >> of course voting issues taken into act will be the economy, housing, real estate issues, and employment. this comes as well as we are seeing close to record number of new covid-19 cases here in south korea. there will be many procedures and restrictions in place as people are vot

now south korea has a new president. what kind of relationship are you expecting to see now between the 2 countries with this new leadership? yeah, this is a really important question, considering the outgoing president, when jane with largely characterized by a very soft engagement type approach to north korea that we thought a lot of movement on youth like you know, who was just elected earlier this month, has pledged a much harder stand in line with many conservatives in south korea. i think that we're already seeing, and we'll see, continued hardline approach toward north korea. and the prospects for continued test to the scale are much more likely going forward. darcy drought post doctoral fellow at george washington university. thank you for your insights. thank you. you're watching dw news. here's a recap of our main story. u. s. president joe biden has said nato has never been more united and has determined to continue to help ukraine resist. russia as invasion, speaking after an emergency summit of nato leaders

the world is focused on the russian invasion of ukraine, but in asia, the attention is on south korea as presidential election. a consequential one that will determine the country's national security approach to it's very own threatening neighbor to the north, north korea, and will determine u. s. foreign policy in the region, the winner is young if you're a conservative who has said that he would consider a pre emptive strike against north korea and who supports more sanctions against kim john ans regime committee. and john were chosen young daughter, i will build strong armed forces to deter any provocations partial in order to protect our people, safety property and sovereignty. or yes from you that i will respond sternly against north korea's illegal and irrational actions according to principles. huh. but i'll always leave a door open for dialogue with north korea and didn't euro from question. for more we have do young kim from the center for a new american security. joining us a do you and tell us more about yoon and his position on north korea and then what that means for his

imperialism and its vessel forces in korea, japan and the south pacific. photo accompanying the article shows kim inspecting a map of the korean peninsula and part of japan. north korea has described its ballistic missile launches on february 27th and march 5th as reconnaissance satellite development tests. south korea's intelligence service has pointed out the north could fire an inter-continental ballistic missile under the pretext of launching a satellite. now u.s. forces are enhancing missile defense readiness in response to an increase in north korean missile launches. the u.s. indo-pacific command said in a statement it had ordered intensified surveillance and reconnaissance activities in the yellow sea. it alssaid the missile launches violate multiple u.n. security council resolutions and pose a threat to north korea's neighbors and the international community. the biden administration has be seeking dialogue with north korea on its nuclear and missile programs, but pyongyang has yet to respond. ♪ ♪ >>> some evacuation orders for residents of northea

shery: we are talking about south korea because we are now expecting south korea to see daily covid casesup to 370,000. this is according to local media. we continue to see record cases in south korea topping 300,000 already. this as the new wave of covid infections is not only affecting south korea but also japan. we continue to see a little bit of the easing of those restrictions continue in japan as well. we had the household spending numbers for the country in january posting its first year on year rise in six months. a gain of 6.9%. a base effect is also being felt. last year, japan suffered from strict straight emergency -- state of emergency. >> the situation in hong kong is leading to an exodus when it comes to certain set. the city seeking to attract foreign workers with super skills in an effort to position itself as a global city. >> we have always been very open to talent from all over the world and we are a global city. we want to become even more highly differentiated global city, a global mega-city full of opportunities brimming with cooties and talent. making sure that we

korea. ringback ringback without computers or mobile phones, the are some of south koreans most unlikely internet sensations. defectors turned youtube stars. on your ga. gov question a comes out to go. can i move on? is that when you say you knew of korea? many people think of politics, kim jong in and nuclear bomb us, because that's how the country is covered in the mainstream media. i run a youtube channel that betrays the real life of north koreans reflecting my experience of living, met for 18 years. continental academy of on the road is gonna to ziggy body and has him walk north koreans eat on holly sleep. what they enjoy just basic everyday life . and my approach is to create fun. i like content about north korea for people to enjoy. oh no. oh yeah. all you only without all to kung it under. i was born in a place called the old she, coal mine, a labor camp for political prisoners who were caught opposing the north korean regime. i would, she is not well known even to people in north korea. they all, i should, i should be totally up on her, allow it or not me to long and i was hunter news ki

south korean airways. the producers claim that these shows foster understanding between the 2 korea. the skeptics have called them reductive doing more to reinforce than to break down the stereotype. the mainstream south korean media have to trade north koreans as the distant other who are struggling from extreme poverty. and whose lifestyle is a few decays behind that of south koreans, the mainstream mess. medias. forman and theme may not necessarily allow that the factors to speak about what they really want to say. and you know, women fall under div shows are produced by thoughtless south korean producers. your focus should be on people like my father, who was a camp prisoner for 30 years. people who were persecuted. i promised myself that i would never lie about my identity once i settled in south korea. but when i was in university, one of the students said to my faith, why does our government keep accepting these communists feeding them with our tax money? they should all be executed and their heads should be thrown into the river. that statement was incredibly hurtful, obligate

ringback ringback ringback ah, really raised in north korea without computers or mobile phones. busy oh, dear, some of south koreans most unlikely internet sensations. defectors turned you tube stars or ga. gov. a. comes up to go down the line is that when you say north korea, many people think of politics, kim jong in and nuclear bomb us, because that's how the country is covered in the mainstream media. i run a youtube channel that betrays the real life of north koreans reflecting my experience of living, met for 18 years. honey, i don't recall coming on the line with me, but again as him, i thought what north koreans eat poly sleep, what they enjoy, just basic everyday life. and my approach is to create fun. i like content about north korea for people to enjoy. oh no, no, no. oh yeah. oh you only me that old kung it. and i was born in a place called the ale chief coal mine, a labor camp for political prisoners who were caught opposing the north korean regime. i would, she is not well known. even to people in north korea, they all, i think i should be totally up on how he can help me to log in. i suppose

now, north korea has launched a long range missiles successfully for the 1st time in 4 years. south korean and japanese military officials are calling this the country's biggest test ever. why has pyongyang taken the step now? well 1st i think we've seen north korea has made incremental progress over time, even though it hasn't launched a long range missile since 2017. it's been, it's been launching short an intermediate range missiles during this time. all it is to say that north korea is one step closer, closer to hitting the continental united states, as well as the stable. i think the reason we just heard the japanese prime minister considering possible sanctions what could further penalties impose on north korea look like? well, japan has, has its own form of sanctions that includes it forbids trade with north korea also to free assets of those that are associated with the regime nuclear weapons program . japan's interest really in this is not only to stave off north korean nuclear weapons program, but also to repatriate japanese citizens that it alleges north korea has, has ab

certainly, the eyes of the world are on south korea as it ushers in this new era.he beginning of the report where you should have been seeing her as well is listening to her. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the north korean leader, kimjong—un, says his country is developing a reconnaissance satellite in order to collect information on the us military in the region. on saturday, pyongyang test fired a ballistic missile it said was linked to the development of the satellite. australian prime minister scott morrison declared a national emergency over unprecedented flooding in two states. at least 20 people have been killed in new south wales and queensland as rising waters inundated homes over the past two weeks. federal and state governments have faced anger for not acting faster to help residents. a man who became the first person to receive a heart transplant from a genetically—modified pig has died, two months after the operation. 57—year—old david bennett — seen here in the middle — who had terminal heart disease died yesterday. before t

none of south korea and north korea. none of this— of south korea and north korea.h korea. none of this has been agreed yet. it does sound _ of this has been agreed yet. it does sound like _ of this has been agreed yet. it does sound like president zelensky is at the point _ sound like president zelensky is at the point where there is definitely some _ the point where there is definitely some things to be negotiated that are on— some things to be negotiated that are on the — some things to be negotiated that are on the table. certainly he will not entertain any thoughts about denazifv — not entertain any thoughts about denazify in. he will not play into that propaganda. but it might be at a certain— that propaganda. but it might be at a certain point that president zelensky is open to russia certainly winning _ zelensky is open to russia certainly winning some parts of ukraine. anna, briefl and winning some parts of ukraine. anna, briefly and back, _ winning some parts of ukraine. anna, briefly and back, i _ winning some parts of ukraine. anna, briefly and back, i w

i'm picking a new president can south korea's next leader in the country? tiffany: can ah hello more live the showers across south east asia, particularly straddling the equator. we see some wet weather. they're just around the philippines to see some heavy rain too. recently, into thailand, nearly a 100 millimeters of rain coming down here in the past 24 hours. little dry here as we go on through the next couple of days. i share with you had around the philippines punch in their way out into the south trying to see more showers just rolling in behind that system as it makes its way towards southern parts of indo china. well, the possibility of seeing some lobby shares, and in fact the usual rafter showers right across much of malaysia. still seeing some lobby down pause. they're heavy in sundry showers. there for parts of indonesia. well, sundry showers to around the east side of australia. i'm afraid the little clutch of storms lurking here, just to the north of brisbin and that southeast corner of queen that northwestern northeast and part of new south wa

, south korea being a huge commodities importer.repercussions in the south korean market? james: obviously, korea is facing a very tough environment at the moment, and that is why as stock pickers, we like to focus on areas that can overcome inflation pressures and also avoid geopolitical risks. if for a long-term investor, i think some companies perhaps might be feeling the pain at the moment but for pricing power longer-term, i think those companies can eventually benefit, because usually when they increase the prices, the margins can actually go up for a sustained period. haidi: what sort of policies do you expect from the new government when it comes to perhaps a heavier focus on investors, given that heavy retail take-up? james: so, the korean retail investors are heavily invested in the stock market. i think that has to increase the attention from mr. yoon on the stock market. he had spoken about the removal of the expected capital gains tax, which will be a very big positive. nevertheless, that requires changing the law, so w

but it is a time where south korea faces a housing crisis, oblique job market, and an increase in missile testing from neighboring north korea. rob mcbride has more from so here in south korea, a lot of the, a people are being driven by a domestic concerns about the state of the economy, the state of the society, especially younger voters. and there are a lot of 1st time younger voters this time around. so it is things like wealth in equality and just the problems in trying to be able to afford your own home here in south korea with the housing market. now this plays against the incumbents that liberal party because they have been in power for 5 years. these problems are still exist or but the liberal candidate lee is pointing to the fact that he is promising stimulus packages. and also the fact that a lot of this was due to the pandemic and the incumbent liberals have done by all stand many, most standards pretty well when it comes to handling that pandemic. the conservative candidate yoon is pointing to the fact that he is more of a populist, it's time for a change. he is as a former pr

for many people here in south korea. as they breathlessly followed the count's coming again on their screens and devices going back and forth between the 2 candidates. but by early hours of thursday morning, yes candidate you did find the li managed to push, push it across the line, and his rival, the did give a concession speech. i bet it has been a bruising encounter. it has been noted for so much negative campaigning on both sides. a lot of mud slinging, but it does appear as though the liberal kinds of lee has been burden somewhat by the record of this liberal administration that we've had for the past 5 years. it really hasn't delivered on promises of changing the economy of changing various social issues here. there is still lots of problems about the affordability of housing for young professionals and so on. and so we will see when a moon j and finally leaves office in may the end of a period of liberal rule here on the beginning of 5 years of conservative administration. yeah, robin. what more do we know about y

here in south korea with the housing market. now this plays against the incumbents that liberal party because they have been in power for 5 years. these problems are still exist, but the liberal candidate lee is pointing to the fact that he is promising stimulus packages. and also the fact that a lot of this was due to the pandemic and the incumbent liberals have done by all stand many, most standards pretty well when it comes to handling at that pandemic. the conservative candidate yoon is pointing to the fact that he is more of a populist, it's time for a change. he is as a former prosecutor as something of a graft buster against corruption, which is also a big issue here. but more importantly, perhaps he's appealing to the older voters because he's gonna take a lot tougher stand with north career, which he says has been a failing of the liberals. that after several years of engagement with the north, there is nothing to show for that. and it is time to get a lot tougher with north korea, which really does strike a chord with

. >> reporter: one of these men will likely be the next president of south korea.ars more concerned with testing weapons than talking. neither candidate has foreign policy experience. lee supports the sort of engagement current president moon jae-in has sought with minimal success. >> translator: we need dialogue as well as sanctions. we need incentives as well as disincentives. the most important thing is to secure trust. >> reporter: yoon believes sanctions should be eased only after denuclearization is complete. >> north korea has only improved their nuclear capabilities and disregarded inter-korean dialogue. i will prepare a peace treaty only when and if north korea moves towards complete and verifiable denuclearization. >> reporter: for years, south korea has been walk ago i tight rope of a strong security alliance with the united states and a growing economic relationship with china. the next president may feel more pressure to choose. >> always talked that we have to be balanced between the united states and china, and obviously the time and the period for t

building alliances with south korea, japan, australia, india in the quad.ng to wang yi a bit of a threat. here is what he had to say about the issue in taiwan -- >> namely russia and ukraine. some are vocal about the principle of sovereignty on the ukraine issue, have kept undermining china's sovereignty on the taiwan question. this is a blatant act of double standards. steve: again, he said the relationship between taiwan and china is very different than the relationship between russia and ukraine because russia and ukraine are separate countries, taiwan and china, not separate countries. he goes on to say expanded ties between washington and taipei would not only put taiwan into a precarious situation, but bring unbearable consequences for the u.s. shery: stephen engle with the latest on china, taiwan and that ukraine crisis. you can get a roundup of all these stories to get your day going in today's edition of "daybreak." you can customize settings to get news on industries and assets you care about. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: here is a quick check of t

shery: start you off with breaking out of south korea. industrial production coming in month-to-month, a growth of .2% higher than analysts consensus that it would contract by more than 1%. and it's a little bit of a slowdown from the previous month when the number was revised down to 3.7% growth month-to-month. industrials you're on your missing to the downside. the expectation was for growth up more than 6%. haps not surprising given the year on year basis indexes becoming less favorable. we continue to see double-digit export growth for south korea in industrial production both year on year and month-to-month in expansionary territory, haidi. [no audio] haidi: let's get a look at how we are seeing trading. it is firmly risk-off. there is that extension of that global bond rally that we saw with investors piling into treasuries overnight. we see that yield when it comes to the 10 year and the three year, that the group will be watching the way that the japanese government bond trades as well. when it comes to equities trading, a pretty

and in other news, picking a new president in south korea, can the next lead astir the country out of an economic downturn? ah, ah, look forward to really, to scully's, the with sponsored my cattle at ways well as being quite turbulent, recently, warming places. in fact, when the nurses attempt to do bind her a bit above where they should be, there's a wind coming out of that warmth and dry area and that's full of sand dust. and it's been particularly nurse for egypt. it will be again during wednesday. and in north and saudi arabia and in iraq. but then it contrasts with what's coming from further north. kodak here has still wintry and turkey, rain showers, running across lebanon, northern parts of iraq. the warmth remains. so the south and this storm system moves this direction. nothing else really changes dramatically as it gets even hotter down into our heart about 35 degrees. the forecast 39 by friday, the average is 25. if you want to comparison little early in the year to get quite so hot. anyway, this is the pictures i think like hot is it is winter coming back and running in w

south korea's reaction has been incompetent to congo. if you can't gain anything from reconciliate, tory gestures and i don't think it's working products, they say the best way to keep the pace is to be ready for war. i think that's true . given the turbulent nature of in to korean relations, the final outcome of this election is being closely followed not only in the north, but by many international players way beyond the korean peninsula. robert bride al jazeera, so australia has declared a national emergency of large parts of the east coast were flooded. tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes. at least 22 people have dive all taken more than a 100 youth, but the wreck of antarctic explorer, ernest shackleton ship, finally been found in durance san comfortably crushed by pack ice. in 1915 was discovered at the depth of more than 3000 meters in the weddell sea of the antarctic coast. the operation has been described as the most challenging search ever taken for ship brick. ah, there are, these are the top stor

and also in the news. conservative unit, secure winds south korea's type presidential election with the margin of barely one percent. the however, a russian s drive has destroyed a maternity hospital in the ukrainian city of multiple, no deaths have been reported, but survivors are feared to be buried under the rebel rebel. the attack has sparks uproar as the 2 countries prepare for their highest level talk since this invasion began. 2 weeks ago, russia is saying ukraine was using the hospital to set up firing position. and bunker begins our coverage. the colossal block codes across the city of mary awful. but this isn't a military target. it's a maternity ward and children's hospital one of the other victim heavily pregnant women, he was with serious injuries stretching through a shattered building with the elderly, the young lady to look at the monitor. this is the indifference of war. the explosion so powerful the crater will be to sleep so horny. i says give a hug. when it gets to day rush invaders committed a grave crime, said this official women and children were wounded. somebody

have been battling a large blaze in south korea. the fire is threatening a nuclear power station and a liquefied natural gas plant. thousands on the east coast have been forced to leave their homes. dozens of buildings have been destroyed. there has been no reports of injuries or death. china top leaders or might have been trying to lay out the country's direction for the coming year. economic growth and stability are the government's priority officials. so set a g d p target a 5 and a half percent. that's the lowest in 3 decades. katrina, you reports from beijing, about 3000 of china's more powerful officials have gathered in baking to begin it's week long national people's congress. the chinese premier outlined the direction for the your head, the top priority stabilizing economic was down though we must make economic stability, our top priority, pursue progress, well, insure him stability in the face of new downward pressure. the task of ensuring stable growth needs to occupied and even more prominent position with a g d. p. targ

yes, he miaht be, like north and south korea? yes, he might be. but— like north and south korea? south korea? yes, he might be, but what this has - like north and south korea? yes, he might be, but what this has showed | might be, but what this has showed as vladimir putin is not all—powerful and the russian army is not all—powerful. he might want to do that, it doesn't mean he can. the eastern strategy might be militarily more achievable than the short term in a few months, and the russians might not be able to do this. but they still have to fight and hold it. it's not clear the russian economy has the kind of strength to withstand the sanctions for years and years. let's get over the notion that putin decides. it in, when he invaded ukraine on february the 24th, lost control. now the controller is contested and ukraine has shown they are at least, if not more effective than putin in determining their own fate. a new generation of high—tech drones are playing a significant part in the war in ukraine. our correpondent, abdu—jalil abdu—rasulov has been following a ukranian reconn

robert bride al jazeera de goose, south korea. an attack on a security pines in mali has killed at least 27 soldiers. it happened in the mob t region car bombs were set off there on friday. several armed groups affiliated with al kiner in islip, trying to regain last territory. as french troops prepared to leave, the soldiers have been there since 2013, leading a military operation to dislodge the fighters from some town. climate scientists have long warned, as our warming planet will have extreme early effects in south america. in the past month alone, there has been, or there have been rather landslides in brazil, flooding in the amazon and wan fires across argentinian wetlands to raise a boy reports from at charter national park land. in the province of korean, tits deep in the heart of the you with our national park. sophia ha, sada is trying to find out if they might cause she has been carrying for survived. the fire is affecting this part of the country. she works for we wilding argentina, and then g o that reintroduce his p

the only way to deal with those career is to be tough as even proposed that south korea would be. all right, to launch preemptive strikes against the laws if it believe that the north was about to launch missile. so when it comes to the troubled into korean relations his election, when would seem to signal a new episode in the into korean relations relations with our neighbor to the know where you're cranes war is pushing up the price of basic goods everywhere leading to protests in iraq, food, fuel and construction materials, they're about 50 percent more expensive. people filled streets in the southern. if you have nothing, demanding more help from a government. dozens of homes in a school have been destroyed by a landslide in northern peru is triggered by heavy rainfall and the geological tremor. loud noises beforehand alerted locals and gave them time to escape. as many as 100 people have lost their land slides, an avalanche is almost common, improves rule towns in the andes. the maker of oxycontin, the drug blame for fueling the u. s. opioid epidemic is urging a bankruptcy co

and south korea. ♪ >>> switching gears to the action at the beijing games. muraoka won the women's giant slalom sitting event to clench her fourth gold medal in her paralympics career, making her the all-time gold medal leader among japan's winter para-athletes. muraoka who won the event four years ago came in second in first run but came in from behind to grab the gold in the next round. she is aiming for earth fifher d medal on saturday. abe yurika, the 26 year old, said the support of the public encouraged her to do her best. ukraine's an stash ya' laletina finished fifth. during the game her father was captured by the military. she is sure her family is proud of her. a quick look at the medal tally. host nation china leads the gold medal count with 14. ukraine is second with nine followed by canada with seven. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> next in weather, residents of tokyo and many other areas across japan are ending the workweek in spring-like temperatures. our meteorologist jonathan oh has the outlook into the weekend in our world weather report. >> hello. we are seeing

rob mcbride reports from south korea as capital. so this has been a neck and neck race since the start of the campaign. and with typical game show punish the main broadcast as exit. polls confirmed, it's still a race to close to cold. but to the relief of the liberal democratic party, their candidate lead jane young was predicted in one pole to have a way for thin lead. in contrast to the glum response of the campaign, headquarters of conservative challenger un scipio, after weeks of campaigning, often not by personal scandals and mud slinging, the conservatives had been hoping to attract normally progressive young voters after the failure of the ruling liberals to tackle wealth and equality and the high cost of home ownership. he therefore shall hot on him by with rather than saying those in the twenty's have become conservative. i think they've moved away from progressive tendencies. job seeker, kim's on hand is being kicked it out for an upcoming interview. and a suit rental scheme that's paid for by sole metropolitan government.

including possible sanctions, we will work closely with countries including the united states and south koreai want to confirm our cooperation in dealing with north korea's ballistic missile program with other >> japan has launched a protest with pyongyang through diplomatic channels. japanese officials say the missile flew for about 71 minutes before falling into the sea of japan. about 150 kilometers west of hokkaido. that's within japan's exclusive economic zone outside its territorial waters. the officials estimate the missile flew about 1,100 kilometers and reached a height of more than 6,000 kilometers. north korea's highest launch ever. they say the country may have launched a new type of icbm on what's known as a lofted trajectory. that's on a steep angle that sends the missile higher. this is north korea's 11th missile launch this year. for more insight into the latest launch, we turn to james kim in seoul, a research fellow in the asean institute of policy studies and an expert on korean peninsula issues. >> i think this latest test has significance for both internal and external au

the pentagon and south korea announced that they would deliver a firm response. the u. s. state department says the new sanctions target bows, transferring sensitive technology to north korea's missile program. victoria gayton . b reports an emergency meeting of south korea's national security council held hours after pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile or icbm. it's the 1st such missile test in more than 4 years. to learn for coney, the government urges north korea to immediately stop actions that raise tensions on the korean peninsula and cause regional instability and return to diplomatic solutions as soon as possible. or people who previous icbm launched by north korea, have been tipped with super large heavy warheads capable of striking the united states. japan says this latest has shows north korea as technology has advanced egypt and knocked out your in nor alcorder based on the fact that the missile this time flew higher than an altitude of 6000 kilometers. and much higher than the launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile. waste on 15

off the coast of amori pref prefecture, between a gate and because for an emergency meeting of south korea is national security council. held hours after pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, or icbm. it's the 1st such missile test in more than 4 years. tom groan for coney, the government urges north korea to immediately stop actions that raise tensions on the korean peninsula and cause regional instability and return to diplomatic solutions as soon as possible. people who previous icbm launched by north korea have been tipped with super large heavy warheads capable of striking the united states. japan says this latest here shows north korea, as technology has advanced egypt and not dutch, off in, nor alcorder, based on the fact that the missile this time flew higher than an altitude of 6000 kilometers and much higher than the launch of the intercontinental ballistic massage. waste on 15 november of 2017. we think the launch this time involves a new model of an icbm class messiah of huseby. for years, attempts to dismantle north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile pro

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a pusan national university is joining us live from boston in south korea. so good to have you with us again on al jazeera and as france was reporting there, this is being regarded as a major escalation. why do you think north korea has decided to do this at this particular time? i think it's probably because there is a new south korean president sort of conservative figure will be a little bit more hawkish on north korea. and i think also they're taking managed to sort of a cast in the background with ukraine. i think there was a sort of the general's or a passing factors, but i mean, the long term issue with the north koreans force that had an icbm program in the works. now for fully a decade, deposit in 2018 for a short time because of the ocean between donald trump, kim jong and a time. but it was really didn't go anywhere. right. and that sort of faded black and looked like a north grand on us or go back to traditional law missile based returns. and so even if it didn't take place this week, it probably would have taken place at some point during this ye