the south korean side disagrees. it calls the islands dokdo, and it has coast guards there. officials with south korea's ministry of land, tranceport and maritime affairs say they will build a break water with a 210-meter pier. the structure will be capable of handling 5,000-ton passenger liners. the ministry says it will also construct an underwater observatory and a wave energy power plant. the estimated cost, $340 million. work will happen between 2013 and 2016. a pier to accommodate smaller vessels already exists. south korea seems to be building the new pier to encourage more of its citizens to visit the islands. the dispute over this territory has been going on for decades. in march, the south korean government criticized japan for approving school textbooks describing the islands as "inherent japanese territory." this new project could heighten diplomatic tensions between the two nations. >>> egypt's military has built a concrete wall along a major road in cairo ahead of a massive rally planned for friday. the move comes after 41 people died in clashes between proteste

the presidential office said the government will do all it can to ensure the fta revitalizes the south korean economy and creates jobs. opposition parties say they will make the fta a major issue in the general elections scheduled for next april. people in south korea's yeonpyeong island are marking the first anniversary of attack on their homes that killed four and hurt 18 others. the island sits near the sea border between the two koreas. the north fired 170 shells last november 23rd. about half of them hit the island. the shells damaged several buildings. they forced 1,700 people from their homes. the island sits near the sea border between the two koreas. the north fired 170 shells last november 23rd. about half of them hit the island. the shells damaged several buildings. they forced 1,700 people from their homes. many residents fled to the south korean island. several months passed. then some started to return. now they're busy rebuilding. a professor joins me now. the professor is an expert on korea at the university. welcome, professor. >> it's been a year since the incident. do we kn

the presidential office said the government will do all it can to ensure the fta revitalizes the south korean economy and creates jobs. opposition parties say they will make the fta a major issue in the general elections scheduled for next april. people in south korea's yeonpyeong island are marking the first anniversary of attack on their homes that killed four and hurt 18 others. the island sits near the sea border between the two koreas. the north fired 170 shells last november 23rd. about half of them hit the island. the shells damaged several buildings. they forced 1,700 people from s their homes. the island sits near the sea border between the two koreas. the north november 23rd. about half of them hit the island. the shells damaged several buildings. they forced 1,700 people from their homes. many residents fled to the south korean island. several months passed. then some started to return. now they're busy rebuilding. a professor joins me now. the professor is an expert on korea at the university. welcome, professor. >> it's been a year since the incident. do we know why north korea s

the newspaper maintains the attack wouldn't have happened if the south had not intruded into north korean waters. last friday the rodong sinmun accused south korea of building up its military near yongpyeong island. it warned that could trigger all-out war. even though the two countries are at odds, they're still exploring ways to improve relations. so far this year senior government officials from both sides have held two meetings to discuss north korea's nuclear program. >>> time now for business news with yonggi kang. one of europe's safest regions is now being affected by the region's debt problems. >> that's right, catherine. all eyes continue to be on europe. and we are starting to see the impact on german bonds. germany failed to get sufficient demand for it ten-year government bonds offered for sale on wednesday. it's a sign that investors are avoiding even german sovereign debt, which has been considered relatively sound as the european debt crisis deepens. the german government planned to raise about $8 billion in an auction of newly issued bond, however the bids amounted to onl

the newspaper maintains the attack wouldn't have happened if the south had not intruded into north korean waters. last friday the "rodong sinmun" accused south korea of building up its military near yeonpyeong island. it warned that could trigger all-out war. even though the two countries are at odds, they're still exploring ways to improve relations. so far this year senior government officials from both sides have held two meetings to discuss north korea's nuclear program. >>> time for business news with yong gi khan. europe's debt problems are starting to affect the region's safer assets. >> that's right. we've seen italian and spanish bond yields spike, and we're starting to see that impact on german bonds as well. germany failed to get sufficient demand for its 10-year government bonds offered for sale on wednesday. it's a sign that investors are avoiding even german sovereign debt, which has been considered relatively sound as the european debt crisis deepens. the german government planned to raise about $8 billion in an auction of newly issued bonds. however, the bids amounted to o

south korean soldiers watched their enemies from this observation post. behind them 12 kill meters away, north korean soldiers stare right back. the island lies in the northern limit line. the seaboarder between the two koreas. the north korean military launched an attack last november 23rd across those waters. they fired 170 shells, about half landed on the island. they killed four people, including two civilians. they hurt 18 others. the shells damaged dozens of buildings, homes, businesses, military facilities. about 1700 residents had little choice but to flee. they stayed away for three months. then little by little, they started to return. but many of them needed a new place to live. workers began rebuilding, last month residents began to move into 15 new houses. we have seen lots of examples how people are trying to get back to the lives they had, and how they're dealing day to day. the elementary school is the only primary school here. student body totals a mere 76. at 2:30 on an ordinary afternoon, a blast rest natd through the hauls. this man in

the south korean government planning to build more in the sea of japan. the japanese government claims sovereignty on historical facts and international law. the south korean side disagrees. it calls the islands tokto and has coast guards there. officials with south korean ministry of land transport maritime affairs say they will build a break water with the 210-meter pier. it will be capable of handling 5,000 ton liners. also construct an underwater observatory and a wave energy water plant. the estimated cost more than $340 million. south korea appears to be building to encourage more visitors to the island. urged south korea to cancel the project. met friday with the first vice foreign minister. he said his country regards as inherently japanese. he added south korea's new plan, if true, is unacceptable. insists the islands belong to south korea, but he said the government has not decided anything yet regarding the project. >>> egypt build a road. the move comes after 41 people died in clashes between protesters and security forces in the past week. de

a south korean representative praised the forester's efforts. a cenotaph was built in the 1960s, despite anti-japanese sentiment among south koreans. >>> winter is just around the corner here in japan and here's a loo at how the an intelligent capital, kyoto, prepares for the asrade it looks thin but the taste becomes thicker and richer as the temperature drops. these are turnip pickles. the vegetables are salted in wooden barrels for a few days before they are ready. making pickles hits its peak next month. >ojp wer. >>> hi and welcome back. let's talk about weather now. starting off with asia, we're going to be looking at high pressure system dominating much of china, we're going to be seeinghi system going to be moving just across the pacific coast of japan. wreoi to be looking at showers in much of the country, toi regions are going to be targeted with very heavy rain in towards the weeken however, this system will be moving rapidly away from t country. starting friday overnight. so it looks like tokyo throughout the day on friday, we're goi

the newspaper maintains the attack wouldn't have happened if the south had not intruded into north korean waters. last friday, "the rodong sinmun" accused south korea of building up its military near yeonpyeong island. it warned that could trigger all-out war. even though the two countries are at odds, they are still exploring ways to improve relations. so far this year, senior government officials from both sides have held two meetings to discuss north korea's nuclear program. >>> japanese defense ministry workers are busy tracking six chinese naval vessels. the fleet recently passed through international waters between okinawa's main island and miyako island. >>> the u.n. high commissioner for u.n. rights is speaking out against egypt's security forces. he is urging them to stop using excessive force against demonstrators. at least 30 people have been killed in the past five days. protesters in egypt are refusing to give up despite a pledge by the end-term military rulers to hasten the move towards democracy. thousands of people are occupying tahrir square in central cairo, demanding th

it is believed that this favors american workers over south koreans and that is how they responded. if you were charged with genocide, what would be your defense? in cambodia, the deputy leader of the khmer rouge said that he signed off on the murder of 2 million people for their safety. more than a quarter of the population was killed during the revolution. now the number 2 is standing trial. >> from across cambodia, memory converges on the capital. on the motorbike taxi, a mother who lost four children and her husband. >> i feel pain and anger. it is up to the court now to decide what happens. >> in this public bus, survivors and former khmer rouge travel together. all hope that this might help reconciliation including this man, who ordered the death of a couple who fell in love without the party's permission. sitting around them are those who knew nothing of the past and those who can never forget it. >> one of the things that your order is the killing of two people. why did you do that? >> it was the wrong thing to do but the decision was made by those above me. if he had debate

the foreign minister said they asked the south korean government to stop the concert tuesday and wednesday. last week, japan asked south korea to cancel plans to construct a research and visitor center on the islands. >>> developers from some of the world's leading high tech companies are showing off projects at the international row would the exhibition in tokyo. models used in disaster areas are drawing a lot of attention after the march 11th earthquake. here is more. >> reporter: robots like this one are highly recommended by the promoter of this exhibition for use in disaster areas. such robots are being used in the restoration work at the fukushima daiichi power plant. this is being shown to the public for the first time to give a better understanding of the usefulness of robot technology. the power of this robot attracts a crowd. it uses rollers to climb over rubble and can stay upright even on a slope. it is the most powerful crawling robot in the world. they are using models at the plant. it can take pictures, detecting obstacles in the dark. researchers started working on the robo

the following day, saw the chinese vice premiere meet south korean business leaders. urged south korea to quickly conclude a free trade agreement with china. >> li added he made the same proposal to president lee myung bak on wednesday. but south koreans remain deeply concerned about possible flood of cheap chinese farm and manufacturing imports. if tariffs are lifted. formal talks on a trade pact have yet to start. and that does it from seoul. back to you in tokyo, shery. >> nemo, thanks. and here in japan, $1 billion scandal continues to shake optical equipment maker, olympus. despite the resignation of its president on wednesday, pressure is mounting on olympus to explain a series of controversial payments to m&a advisers. in a highly unusual move, prime minister yoshihiko noda has told britain's "financial times" that the scandal could hurt japan's reputation as a rules-based market economy. >> translator: olympus strategically studied the acquisition of the companies. based on mid to long-term business plans. >> takayama was named president on wednesday, followin

the following day, saw the chinese vice premiere meet south korean business leaders. urged south korea to quickly conclude a free trade agreement with china. >> li added he made the same proposal to president lee myung bak on wednesday. but south koreans remain deeply concerned about possible flood of cheap chinese farm and manufacturing imports. if tariffs are lifted. formal talks on a trade pact have yet to start. and that does it from seoul. back to you in tokyo, shery. >> nemo, thanks. and here in japan, $1 billion scandal continues to shake optical equipment maker, olympus. despite the resignation of its president on wednesday, pressure is mounting on olympus to explain a series of controversial payments to m&a advisers. in a highly unusual move, prime minister yoshihiko noda has told britain's "financial times" that the scandal could hurt japan's reputation as a rules-based market economy. >> translator: olympus strategically studied the acquisition of the companies. based on mid to long-term business plans. >> takayama was named president on wednesday, followin

ministry says the concert is scheduled to take place on friday is being arranged by a group of south koreanmakers to entertain the guards stationed on tack shooema in the sea of japan, known as dokdo in south korea. the ministry has asked south korea to cancel the event. it says it cannot allow a concert to be held on japanese territory. foreign minister koichiro gemba told reporters on wednesday that japan had asked the south korean government to stop the concert on both tuesday and wednesday. last week japan asked south korea to cancel plans to construct a research and visitor center on the islets. >>> islands in the south china sea have left-wing been the source of tension to several countries that lay claim to the archipelago. nhk world's charmaine recently boarded a naval vessel for a visit to the region. she filed this report. >> reporter: day 4 of a journey with the philippine navy. the ship enters an area where the chinese military is increasingly active. in february a chinese warship fired warning shots at a philippine fishing boat. >> reported harassment of local fishermen. we sho

. >> translator: my dad is a south korean soldier. i was very worried that he might die in the attack. i called him but the phone lines were busy so i couldn't get through. i was anxious and scared. >> reporter: the next day he was forced to flee to mainland korea. he started living in a temporary shelter with his family, all except his father. his mother said he was worried about his father who stayed behind for work. >> translator: he was very anxious about his father as he remained on the island alone. children were on edge when they left their homes. >> reporter: 1,700 residents returned to their hometown after living in temporary shelters for several months. from september, members of a professional orchestra in seoul made their way to the school to help alleviate stress. once a week they offer their talent and instruments to try to soothe the troubled hearts and minds of children through music. >> translator: music therapy uses musical instruments to get through to young people who are mentally affected by the shelling. it helps

over the course of their academic careers, south korean children will spend almost two more years inhe classroom than their american counterparts. after classes let up, sung-do studies for hours in a school cubicle and takes his dinner in a school cafeteria. he'll sometimes go to a late night cram school known in korea as a hagwan, nocturnal schools for kids offering classes in science, math or any other subject that's covered on the big college exam. after school instruction is very popular here, enrolling three-quarters of the nation's students. the average korean family spends roughly 20% of their income on private constitutering. back home, sung-do usually continues his studies well after midnight. >> it's true that study hours is horrible. i might enjoy the pain i cannot avoid. i'm trying my best to enjoy this environment and this age. >> the korean education system is at the heart of an extraordinary economic success story. 30 years ago, the nation's per capita income was less than $1,700. today, it's almost $24,000. but many here think that the pain students endure is not wort

one south korean lawmaker throw tear gas at another official.one south korean lawmaker throw tear gas at another official. news at 9 or creates another laptop bag, or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $13.2 billion to small businesses across the country so far this year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportunity possible. >> merck will pay close to 1 billion dollars for engaging in what the government says is false illegal advertising. justice department says it promoted the pain killer for rawm toyed arthritis before the fda approved it for the condition. it was with drawn from the market in september 2004 after being linked to heart risk is. >> well there was chaos today in the south korean parliament when opposition lawmaker relessed tear gas. ruling party law makers were pushing through a long stalled 43 trade deal with the united states. that's when one leg

for activists protesting against washington's plans to use a new south korean base for the u.s.navy have been arrested at the site opposition to the base comprised mainly of local residents and civics groups has centered on environmental concerns as well as fears of destabilising korea china relations we can now talk to activist matthew hoey whose friends are among those arrested matthew thank you for joining us can you tell us how visa for south korean protesters been charged with anything and why were they detained in the first place well or more leaders of virus this. are the lifeblood of our international scene. just as we are holding this resistance and it's year. annual conference known as the changing process it's the republic of korea a un disarmament is being held ten minutes away from a site. for members of the resistance brothers song. who is a religious and peace leader here in the village. he was the leader of our international team and amateur filmmaker known as. and young still kang with my very close colleagues went to the hotel with a conference was being held w

over south korean workers. try to nearly type a career with the business but for now it's been a soft landing another step of kazakhstan for a russian soyuz capsule and its crew of the russian american and japanese space travelers returned after a six month stint in orbit but artie's turn back now reports from mission control after a descent from the international space station the soyuz module has safely touched down in a step in cannes extern such as she put a circle of all call for mike fossum a pin up from the international space station for six months conducting maintenance and experiments he also had a tense time up there in august of progress supply module crashed on the way up to the i assessed bringing supplies and that raised many questions over the reliability of the soyuz vehicle all launches were suspended for a while so the crew that was supposed to come up to join them had some pizza late they had to send down videos explaining the hundred a process that's going ok the new crew is now installed u

in the south korean parliament became a battleground when an opposition lawmaker decided to throw what's being called tear gas power he was angry that ruling party lawmakers pushed through lol stalled free trade deal with the us deputy parliament speaker was seen wiping his eyes after being balanced with the chemical of unification of the trade deal with washington it was agreed despite strong opposition saying it favors us over south korean workers. and it's been a soft landing on the step of kazakstan for russian soyuz capsule and its crew the russian american and japanese space travelers returned after a six month stint in orbit of his time but reports from mission control after a descent from the international space station the soyuz module has safely touched down in a step in kazakstan for our volkov and mike fossum has been up on the international space station for six months conducting maintenance and experiments he also had a tense time up there in august of progress flying module crashed on the way up to the i assessed bringing supplies and that raised many questions over the re

on a visit to seoul in 2009 he asked south korean president lee myung-bak what his biggest challengeas in education. the president's reply? korean parents care too much about their children's success. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> we visited the cho family on a typical day for their son, sung-do. he gets up every day at 6:00 a.m. jumps rope as the sun comes up. then eats a massive breakfast his mother has prepared. she says a healthy meal helps his concentration. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> sung do's studies are especially important this year, because next november he'll take an all-important college entrance exam. it's the ultimate test in a particularly test-driven education system. >> since the family is really expecting a lot from me and supporting me a lot, i think i have to return their favor. >> sung-do goes to school from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on most days, much longer hours than most american students. there are about 205 school days in south korea's calendar, 25 more than the typical u.s. schedule. over the course of their academic careers, south korean child

the south koreans are the anti-slackers. the south koreans have had to put in places through stop students from studying so hard. this is a huge problem. they have night vans, policemen going in night vans to shutdown late-night cram stool schools that teach students until midnight and 1:00. the average south korean kid goes to school two years longer than an american kid by the time 1es 8 because they have 30 days every school year, their school day is longer, you can imagine, if they spend two years more in school, it is no wonder they are doing better at tests. finland is completely the opposite. they don't have a lot of tests, very creative but they have incredibly good teacher, recruit from the top 10% of college classes, pay their teachers like doctors and lawyers, respect them like that, two different model, i say we need to do both. >> two different models, does it couple down to teachers, fareed? >> it really does. bill gates spent $5 billion trying to reform education. said if you had a magic wand and you were runn

trade agreement opened up, for example, south korean markets for u.s. automakers, something they've been wanting to do for a while and now believe that months down the road when they finalize this trade deal, about to be finished here in honolulu and open up markets for the u.s., in vietnam, singapore, malaysia, et cetera, some of the thriving asian economies and the president's bottom line in honolulu if we're going to revild, it's not going to be europe with the debt crisis weighing things down, it's going to be some of the asian economies, a trade with them and bring some jobs home here to the united states. >> and the president expect today share what he considers some highlights from that, i would imagine, ed at the news conference he has planned and you're going to stand by for that as well and you'll rejoin us when we cover that live. thank you very much much and again, fox news will have live coverage of the president's news conference tonight scheduled for 9:45 p.m. eastern. so watch for that here on fox. another big topic at that sum hit. iran

in the south korean capital, they held a rally in announcing north korean leader. they were met by a special u.n. envoy. joining us now for more as our correspondent who has been following those developments. thank you for joining us. what has he been able to find out about human rights issues in the north? >> there is one very crucial fact that he has not been able to get access into north korea. he hasn't gotten confirmed access into china. he is having to do almost all of his research from here in south korea. he is preparing for a new report on human rights in north korea. it is a quite difficult line. she says that he was using this opportunity to call on south korea and the international community to provide a more humanitarian aid. despite worry concerns about the human rights situation inside the country. >> are there any plans for a un representative to go to the north? >> i think he would very much like to go to north korea. she made several requests to do so, so he is having to really do a lot of his research here. he has been meeting defectors and south

or south korean opposition leader getting off a tear gas canister in parliament to stop a ruling party case, more like a nut case. those who protest with weapons end up giving the folks they're targeting a powerful weapon. namely, the weapon of sympathy in the eyes of the viewers who are shocked. viewers who wonder whatever protesters are saying is it worth shutting them up with pepper spray while they are peacefully sitting or whatever problems there are with the south korean trade deal with the u.s. is it really worth tear gassing the guy who simply wants to vote on it? i think you lose an argument when you force an argument, or forcibly try to remove those arguing. it wins attention to a cause that would otherwise be ignored and make the ones spraying and gassing the culprit in a battle of ideas that would otherwise be to their advantage. it is one thing when protests turn violent. that, the world concedes. it's quite another when things do not, you respond with violence because that the world can see, too. i tell you, they remember that a lot more. all right. now that the super com

the accumulation of that pressure was last week when almost 700,000 south korean high school studentsthose hours working toward. ♪ >> it was a wild scene outside test centers as young kids cheered on the heroic test-taker as they arrived. police motorcycles even whisked the late ones to school. when it came time for the high schoolers to begin the grueling nine-hour exam, silence was the order. planes were grounded, honking was banned, and teachers refrained from wearing squeaking shoes for fear of distracting the students. relatives prayed outside the school gates for good results. why all the fuss? it's widely believed in south korea that this test determines which college a student will go to, which company they will then work at. the size of their eventual paycheck, even whom they will marry. pretty intense pressure. >>> the correct answer to our "gps" challenge question was b, the number of people protecting the 2012 london olympics will

. >> south korean protestors demand an apology from president obama. that story is coming up. >> plus, emergency officials are begging people in parts of the northeast, be more careful when you work to clean up from saturday's snowstorm. >> ahead in sports, the capitals stage a dramatic late day comeback in front of their hometown fans. >>> it is 5:08 on this wednesday morning. grab the jacket and gloves if you're going to be outside for any time this morning. temperatures down in the low 30s and even the 20s down around frederick, maryland. as far as today, plenty of sunshine. nice day after a chilly start. by noon, we'll be in the 50s already. light southeast winds and highs today between 59 and 63 with a 5:00 p.m. temperature still at 59. i'll be back in about five minutes. we'll talk about the upcoming weekend. monika is talking timesaver traffic. >> good morning, everybody. good news for drivers in chevy chase. that late night water main break on east-west highway at connecticut avenue has been cleared. all lanes are open through this area. coming

congress may not be able to agree on anything these days, at least n like these lawmakers in the south korean parliament after a vote on a new free trade agreement with the u.s. lawmakers were shoving each other, and at least one member had to be escorted out. >>> lots of stores opening earlier than ever for this black friday. we're going to check in with some shoppers to see how they're feeling heading into the biggest shopping day of the year. >> and item kin pie may be on -- and pumpkin pie may be on your list for thanksgiving. how your traditions compare to those of the pilgrims. >>> did the pilgrims and native americans really serve up these sides at a a celebration feast? well, there's no proof that turkey was on the first thanksgiving table in 1621. the fact it is today isn't the only unexplained tradition of thanksgiving. take football. what would the pilgrims and native americans say about this? they came together in a spirit of harmony. that's definitely not what these teams are doing. and then of course there's black friday shopping, and what does this have to do with giving thanks

been a year since north korea pro vowvoked international outrage by shelling the south korean island. the attack the first on the populated area. our correspondent is in seoul and said south korea is exercising military exercises near the border with north korea. >> it is a painful memory and not the many people thought the way they would mark it. they decided to re-enact that attack by a live fire exercise and going to stimulate the first wave of shells that landed on the island this afternoon and going to respond in the way they wished they had responded at the time. and they're going to simulate use of more air power, expand the exercise, as i say, really an exercise of what should have been. the defense ministry said it's about testing the new defenses and about the mind of people, the lessons they learned a year ago. >> as ibbed india struggles to keep inflation under control, the poor have been hit the hardest. the government recently introduced a controversial new way to measure poverty which doesn't recognize many low-income people as poor. to get the real sense of the challen

korean peninsula. interim talks have been held twice since july. observers say south korea hopes to make its neighbor soften its attude through more aid delivered by unicef and other organizations. >>> officials from japan's transport ministry and railway companies met dinish triverde on tuesday. the indian government plans to introduce a high speed railway system on six of the country's lines to help the economy grow further. the japanese delegation explained the shinkansen has not had any fatal accidents since its introduction in 1964. they were impressed by the safety of the japanese bullet train. >> translator: this is a dream project. the railroad reigns supreme in india. we'll do our utmost so that we'll be able to see shinkansen trains running all over that vast country. >> european firms have already begun surveys of the estimated number of passengers on four of the six lines to lay the groundwork for winning contracts from the indian government, but no japanese companies have taken part in the project so far. >>> talking robots have been around for over 20 ye

trade agreement opened up, for example, south korean markets for u.s. automakers, something they've been wanting to do for a while and now believe that months down the road when they finalize this trade deal, about to be finished here in honolulu and open up markets for the u.s., in vietnam, singapore, malaysia, et cetera, some of the thriving asian economies and the president's bottom line in honolulu if we're going to revild, it's not going to be europe with the debt crisis weighing things down, it's going to be some of the asian economies, a trade with them and bring some jobs home here to the united states. >> and the president expect today share what he considers some highlights from that, i would imagine, ed at the news conference he has planned and you're going to stand by for that as well and you'll rejoin us when we cover that live. thank you very much much and again, fox news will have live coverage of the president's news conference tonight scheduled for 9:45 p.m. eastern. so watch for that here on fox. another big topic at that sum hit. iran