and that goal is to the destruction of the south korean state, because the north koreans believe theye the right to rule the entire peninsula, and so they have the short term and long term strategies, and they think that this is the way to accomplish them. >> what do we know about the nuclear capabilities? >> well, they have detonated, and they have had five tests. they now have buried a device at their test site in northeastern north korea and they have sealed the tunnel and completed all of the the initial preparation, and the only thing that they are waiting for is kim jong-un to make a political decision of when to actually set the thing off. so at this point -- >> and let me just get that -- sorry, to interrupt you sh, butt me get that straight. are you saying that they have a nuclear weapon that is ready and set to go? >> yes. >> specifically not -- >> and yes, with the telemetry. >> and yes, it is 15 or 20 weapons at at this particular time, but we also thinkidly inc producing enriched uranium to give them perhaps two or three or fourer or five weapons a year. so they are in a

of the south korean policy. so that's going to be interesting to see how north korea responds whether they can open some space. but if they do i think of a dialogue, i think they will start with humanitarian issues and maybe focus on some of the family reunions and kind of build up from there. there's ambiguity i think that is related to the denuclearization issue. it is an essential objective as far as i can tell, but it may or may not be a precondition. and i think that a lot of the advisers seem to want to get back to simultaneous action, which of course north korea is the one that stepped away from simultaneous action when they left the six party framework. then there's also the challenge of north korea wants to talk to the nuclearization with the united states and get i think over the course of the past decade, the denuclearization has become an issue that south koreans broadly speaking fuel they have a stake in. the administration cannot escape finding ways to address that as a part of their process for mo

mean with regards to the deployment, i really don't see any possibility or any reason why the south korean government would pay for the deployment that's already gone on. as far as i understand it was not part of the deal. going forward, if south korea wants to buy more batteries, although it doesn't sound like he is really interested in that product, not sure that we would sell it. so let's see. >> i think on linking economics and national security i mean on one hand you look at the totality of a relationship between two countries. you don't want to hold sort of everything hostage over one issue. on the other hand i don't think you want to make it a quid pro quo. look where there's a sense of, yeah, i'm going to redue trade pressure on china in response so their wonderful help they would make on north door ree ya. you kind of address each issue. you don't sacrifice them over china doing what it promised before. you know, i don't think you make that kind of deal. so, you know, that said you don't stove pipe issues. they do kind of influence each other. it's not a very good answer. i don't

with four major companies comprising 60% of south korean's gdp, a person's success in life is determined by the size of the firm they work for. new graduates as well as continuing job seekers are applying for major firms heating up competition. only one out of more than 700 applicants will be accepted by the very top firms. abandoned generation has become a buzz word referring to young people who had to give up something important because they couldn't land desperation radio, an online radio program that began in august, 2015, has become the talk of the town. [ speaking foreign language ] >> this woman became an act activity two years ago. se she started the radio to discuss the plight of the young people. [ speaking foreign language ]hes the plight of the young people. [ speaking foreign language ] during the program, d.j.'s read out letters from young people about their frustrations with society and their life in poverty. the program offers no criticism or advice. they say the most important goal of the program is to convey reality and raise awareness of their problem. [ speaking forei

i think that there is sort of a cyclical south korean view of china. the china will do things periodically and there will be a negative view taken by the south and either china stops doing that, the orationship will get better, they will see that the accolade -- economic relations are so strongly aligned with china. we will have to see area and i would hope that moon does not back down on south korean national security but points out that it is because of your ally, china, that has taken these offense of actions in capabilities and put them in place that are directly threatening south korea that we are doing this. sort of a -- it is a national security issue in a matter of sovereignty, this one is not negotiable, but let's talk about a range of other things. just as when we had north korea, when it does its next action or the way that it continually insults the leadership of our countries and threatens, sort of raises the true nature of the regime. if china continues to pursue this economic warfare under a progressive president, someone who would be mor

times calling for the new president to lead to be a ministration with an open mind, calling on south koreans to choose a candidate who is capable of writing their future. it is a vote that will change the destiny of the korean peninsula. the new korean leader must reinstate the principle that only south korea can solve its own problems and determine its own destiny. >> the second most powerful man in the white house with donald trump's son-in-law found himself in a bit of trouble because of his own family. he wasn't directly involved in this controversy. his family held a business meeting with chinese investors. it was a meeting open to the public. there were u.s. journalists present. sistererheard kushner's telling chinese investors if they back one of the kushner family's business projects, they would be entitled to the immigrant investor visa, she --n name dropped her brother this draws a lot of attention and a lot of backlash for the obvious conflict of interest. kushner says he has taken the necessary steps to avoid a conflict of interest. it is not quite clear how. is a scandala he's o

does the us then retaliate for that because the south koreans certainly will. econd korean war. that's a pretty big step. that's not something you want to bluff your way into. you want to be purposeful and talk to the south koreans about it. you want to make sure there are no mixed signals. you want to talk to the japanese and oh, by the way, you might want to share it with the american people who might not be quite up for another war right now. there are a lot of things to go into his decision of whether to launch a pre—emptive strike against the north korean facilities, even if he feels it is absolutely something he has to do to protect the american people. lets change tack. if we are to avoid the doomsday scenario of missiles flying across the sky, then the chinese are going to be a pretty major part of any diplomatic shift here. do you see signs, again, that the donald trump style, and we have to remember that president xi has already been to florida hobnobbing with president trump, do you see signs that the chinese, in a sense, are reacting more positively

and south korea to coordinate. mostly, the koreaneople are not really sure about the capabilities. south korea government is trying to develop its own capability. the government strongly stresses the importance of understanding security, rather than military, as opposed to the former -- the national security adviser is a former diplomat while the former national security adviser was former military. >> i will follow up on your question to mike because in terms of technical capabilities, you mentioned one person -- one purpose of the long-range scud was to send a signal that thaad won't be able to deal with such a high trajectory. does it become irrelevant? >> no. i should explain it more fully, but there are targets that lie south of the thaad battery that may be vulnerable if you can overfly the reach of the thaad interceptors. the maximum ceiling of engagement for the boundaries, i thaadagement for the batteries i have heard 150 , kilometers, 250 kilometers. to attack pusan, it would be -- busan, it would be vulnerable. i agree wit

so this is why the south korean people are u.s.-chinabout issues and maybe the korean peninsula. and norththe u.s. the nuclearing necessary it is still andolve the uncertainty coordinate very closely between the two countries to let me stop here. mark: mike, i put you last the current -- because you would more.ten us no even co-panelistsy discussed earlier, missiles play a paramount role in north and its meansraft to ensure its survival. it is probably the preferred means for delivering a nuclear weapon. missiles also have a conventional capability and in could be armed with chemical or biological weapons. though, i would argue artillery is a much more effective means for delivering the two, biological or chemical agent. seoul quitenge easily that way. i would not expect anything other than nuclear. in the headlines over the last 3-4 years since kim jong-un has come to power, we have seen north korea conduct a large number of missile tests. i think it is somewhere in the never heard of 75-78. it depends on how you count them. some

north korean nuclearfacilities and then the north koreans retaliate by launching artillery to the south koreanshin artillery range of north korea. once they strike south korean civilian centres, then what does the us do? does the us then retaliate for that because the south koreans it certainly will. and then we are into a second korean war. that's a pretty big step. that's not something you wa nt to big step. that's not something you want to bluff your way into. you wa nt to want to bluff your way into. you want to be purposeful and talk to the south koreans about it. you want to make sure there are no mixed signals. you want to talk to the japanese and oh, by the way, you wa nt to japanese and oh, by the way, you want to share it with the american people who might not quite the offer another war right now. there are a lot of things to go into his decision of whether to launch a pre—emptive strike against the north korean facilities, even if he feels it is absolutely something he has to do to protect the american people. lets change tack. if we are to avoid the missiles flying across the sky a

yes, people here in the south korean capital are waking up toa south korean capital are waking up to. moon jae—in, the to a drastically different political landscape. moonjae—in, the former human rights lawyer, has been chosen as the new president and it's a stark rejection of the conservative side of politics following the arrest of the former president, park, who is now sitting injail, waiting for trial on corruption charges. everyone is waiting to see what kind of relationship the new president will have the us and japan, who basically favourite a more tough talker with north korea and the anti—missile defence system. yes, well, it could be quite a tense relationship. we are waiting to see what happens for example with the thaad anti—missile system. he was critical of it, saying it shouldn't have been put in place. it remains to be seen as to whether he will move to dismantle this. today we will start to see what kind of leader he will be because, for example, he will be heading to the national assembly and will head to the national assembly and then have some sort of small inaugu

finally, let's take you live to the south korean capital where a new president hasjust been south koreanwhere a new president hasjust been sworn in. he has just won 40% of the vote, almost double his nearest competitor. it was the highest election turnout in many years, the start of a new political era. after almost a decade of almost conservative rule, moon jae—in faces multiple challenges from the aftermath of the corruption scandal that toppled his predecessor and the tensions with north korea. it is expected he will take a much less confrontational approach with the north. he is a human rights lawyer. president moonjae—in, just taken office as the new south korean president. much more any time on all the news on the bbc website and you can reach me and most of the team on twitter. and for watching. hi there. we had some glorious sunshine yesterday across western parts of the country once again. these were the clear skies in abersock, north—west wales. we have had a lot of sunshine over the last few days across western parts of the country. but if i run through the last few days in th

was ready to play a constructive role in the north korean issues and he would be pleased to welcome a special envoy. the election of president moon of southorean refugees. he opposes the deployment of the u.s. thaad antimissile defense system and now with russia reaching out it was interesting to see who he works with. tom: benjamin hall thank you very much. meantime joining me now to discuss tensions with north korean president trump's firstborn trip karen skinner the founding director of the institute for politics and strategy at carnegie mellon university and fellow at the hoover institution. let's start with north korea. what is going on? was going to happen especially with the change in the leadership and it feels like it's a much colder relationship with the north -- new south korean president. >> well i think let's start with north korea itself. i think what we are really facing a leader who is becoming increasingly unhinged because he is watching the country becoming isolated in the international system. the trump administration in the first 100 days and beyond has done an amazing job of further isolating north korea by building a

the new south korean president sworn in today, taking his formal oath of office and saying he would be willing to visit rival north korea under the right conditions. they will be talking about the future of u.s.-korea relations in this discussion of the korean economic institute. back to the white house for a moment. video from the oval office today. we are likely to hear more questions about the firing of james comey. we will have that would for you as well here on c-span. [indistinct crowd noise] >> here on c-span we're live in the korean economic institute in washington one day after the election of moon jae-in as the new korean president. they will be talking about the future of u.s.-korea relations. the associated press reported the new president moon jae-in said as he took the oath of office he is open to visiting rival north korea under the right conditions to talk about its aggressive pursuit of nuclear missiles. 's softer moon stance could create friction with washington, which has formed from threats of military action to hands of dialogue as it seeks to formulate policy unde

was ready to play a constructive role in the north korean issues and he would be pleased to welcome a special envoy. the election of president moon of southea could be hugely significant. he is himself the son of north korean refugees. he opposes the deployment of the u.s. thaad antimissile defense system and now with russia reaching out it was interesting to see who he works with. tom: benjamin hall thank you very much. meantime joining me now to discuss tensions with north korean president trump's firstborn trip karen skinner the founding director of the institute for politics and strategy at carnegie mellon university and fellow at the hoover institution. let's start with north korea. what is going on? was going to happen especially with the change in the leadership and it feels like it's a much colder relationship with the north -- new south korean president. >> well i think let's start with north korea itself. i think what we are really facing a leader who is becoming increasingly unhinged because he is watching the country becoming isolated in the international system. the trump administration in the first 100 days and beyond has do

south korean vote rs have —— and dealing with.y are concerned about jobs and their livelihood but in terms of the broader regional and global stage, they are concerned about not having they are concerned about not having the strong presence in the blue house to either stand up to the us president all to work with him. global security issues are playing a big role bigger than normal? north korea, for example, always plays a role in these elections. it is interesting that this election, if the front runner, moonjae—in, wins, it will mean a shift in north korean policy. hardline policies have been in place. but we would see a change. he has been very pro— engagement and has had a different attitude. we may see that change and also a different relationship with china and the united states. there you go, in terms of ramifications for the region, in terms of dealings with the us and north korea. we will be covering this all day. the result is not expected until white late local time. the polls close at eight pm. thank you for the update

we keep talking about a revival in the south korean economy, but they cannot feel it on the ground. others are still worried about north korea and the way that south korea and the u.s. tackles jogging. -- tackles pyongyang. >> they seem to have taken a backseat in the campaign. the u.s. is reviewing the free trade deals including the one in south korea. we know the deficit is double with the country. where do the candidates stand on trade? shery: yeah, i mean president trump called the korea-u.s. fta a horrible deal. vice president and said if they trade relationship was falling short -- candidates have been all over the place when it comes to their stance on trade. moon jae-in as a leading candidate, for example, opposes the ratification of the fta with the u.s., however, since then, he has changed his position and he says the best deal is the pillar of strengthening ties with the u.s.. centrist candidate -- has suggested that it might be a good opportunity you to review some of the parts of the agreement that have concerned south korea, while the conservative candidate has said tha

north koreans would not trust what south koreans say. even at the church, they don't trust people. is the most difficult part. it is hard for north koreans to build that trust and that his wife their relationships often fall apart. in the community, north and south koreans can get to know each other. it is the best way to overcome the prejudices that have been fostered by political interests on both sides in the north and the south. >> when i was in elementary school, we were taught that north koreans are bad and that if we see a suspicious person from the north, we need to report them to the police. that is what we were told as kids. we didn't really think of north koreans as humans. times have changed, at least in the south. >> she will be a doctor and a barber. she is a person that took care of everybody. she really looked after me. she loved me. along with many of his compatriots, he hopes that one day he can go back home and reunite with his family. >> he may have won a battle over health care but can donald trump win the war? republicans passed their plan to repeal and replace

the economy is weighing heavily on the mind of south korean voters as they head to the polls.loyment among young people and corrupt business practices in "chaebols" our summer of the reasons that south koreans are frustrated. our asian business correspondent explains what she feels that the concerns are. top of the mind for young people it is unemployment. the unemployment rate is close to 10% and many people are feeling like the system is unfairly stacked against them. they blame "chaebols", family run conglomerates they said dominate the economy and did not create newjobs and effectively squeeze out small and medium—sized enterprises. they say there is no innovation, opportunity for people to find work and they wa nt for people to find work and they want something to change. for people to find work and they want something to changem for people to find work and they want something to change. it has really been a very competitive election. more than ten presidential candidates and at the centre of theircampaign our candidates and at the centre of their campaign our reforms for

in the last week we even heard from the south koreans that the north koreans are saying they might wantp administration, they might want to see if there's a way forward. you even heard secretary of state rex tillerson say a couple weeks ago in new york if north korea was willing to back off of its ambitions there could be talks and assurances of the regime i think what's the most interesting is you see all the political chaos here in the united states, the americans are completely focused with this, and a lot of times north korea needs attention and needs to remind the world that it's still there, and this goes not an issue that's going away. i think this should be a bit of that. >> so you think this might be a bit of what north korea was just recently saying that they would be willing to have direct talks with the u.s. government. this is according to south korea's news agency. i want to bring in victor cha, ought thof of "the impossible state of north korea. what do you make of the timing of this missile launch? >> well, it's not surprising in the sense that north korea has had a hist

a lot coming up, the south korean elections. throughone guess coming . challenges here, especially when it comes to the markets. we are expecting an improvement in corporate governance and south korea, so will that come in the form of a payout and will that payout ratio increase? ,hina trade could come out commodities in china. we speak with the head of the international, global head of commodities at boci up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: we are in the middle of the asian trading session. i am david ingles. in seoul,m shery ahn "bloombergthis is markets: asia." ♪ david: japanese stocks at their highest level in 16 months, new confidence in global growth has concerns in europe ease. a decisive victory in france for emmanuel macron as he promises to heal the divide. it is korea's turn after a campaign overshadowed by tension and demand. china, a gloomy story where stocks are facing the lowest close since october, the clock down on leverage continues. the crackdown on leverage continues. a big day for markets out of europe into south korea. the next 20 h

and in particular, the south koreans are concerned when they talk to the chinese, that it appears to be, you are talking about the korean peninsula, you are talking essentially about them without them. so it's very important that we kind of engage with them on a daily basis. >> are starting talks the right step? is that the course the administration should pursue considering that north korea has been so flagrantly violate sog many of the agreements that they made? >> i have serious doubts about starting talks at this point. there is no indication that the north koreans have the slightest interest in denuclearization. i think kim jungun's father did and certainly cared what the chinese thought. but kim jung undoesn't seem to care at all what kinda things, what we think, what any of the other six party participates think. they seem to want to have talks with us as one nuclear power to another. >> sreenivasan: president trump has said he would be honored to meet with kim jungun on the right circumstances. just that kind of a statement alone, could you have imagined your boss at the time,

lauren: in asia, the south korean cost is closer election day a south korean voters take their next presidentkei edged lower after yesterday's 2% gain. nicole: oracle of omaha with america and i'm president trump. we'll have it all for you. >> the big earnings news out today will likely come from the magic kingdom disney. but espn's cord cutters drag down disney's overall results? we'll tell you what to expect. nicole: golden state warriors eliminated the utah jazz. in the the hockey playoffs, the washington capitol dominates the penguins forcing game seven in a series you will have all the highlights. lauren: 5:31 a.m. in new york. welcome to "fbn:am," your first look at morning markets and breaking news. nicole: president trump criticizing elliott's testimony saying sally yates had basically extremely unhappy today. and a congressional hearing coming at talked about her attempt to monitor white house a former national security adviser michael flynn after he missed the talk officials about us contact with russia's ambassador. >> not only do we believe the russians knew this but they likely h

south koreans begin to choose their next president.ould a surge in younger voters signal changing attitudes towards the north? an amazing story of survival. a surfer lost at sea for more than 30 hours, describes the moment a helicopter crew spotted him. and then turned it around. and then they saved my life. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in washington, where the us house of representatives has narrowly passed a republican party proposal to repeal barack obama's affordable healthcare act. after suffering an embarrassing setback in march, president trump finally notched up his first major legislative victory. the vote in the house of representatives was tight. 217 to 213, with no democrats voting in favour. but quite how quickly this bill becomes law is a very different matter, as it still faces steep hurdles in the senate. here's our north america editor, jon sopel. the moment itjust after two o'clock this afternoon in washington when trumpcare this afternoon in wa

first of all, think president trump needs to sit down with a new south korean president. to get the north and south korea on board. that will be very difficult because the south korean president believes in the soun sunshine policy which is unconditional aid to north korea to bring them around. they tried that before starting in 1998, they china for a decade and it did not work. we have a long way to go to get south korea on our side. the second thing is with the chinese, it's either now or never. now they disarm north korea where we are going to do it ourselves as president trump said. that's a very difficult position, nonetheless north korea is exceedingly dangerous. i think the president has no choice but to take extraordinary measure. >> arthel: should president trump have a conversation with the new leader of south korea? >> absolutely. and president trump and to his credit invited the south korean president to the white house. he has said he will come. there will be a discussion and it will be a very contentious one. the south korean president has a position that's i

this missile was in the air for 30 minutes and traveled 430 miles according to the south korean military. the u.s. official said it splashed down 60 miles south of russia. the un security council will hold urgent meetings to discuss this. they have adopted six tough sanctions on north korea. nikki haley says more could be on the way, potentially on oil. here she is talking about a meeting between kim jong-un and president trump. >> having a missile test is not the way to sit down with the president. he is not going to do it. i can tell you, he can sit there and say all the conditions he wants. until he meets our conditions, we are not sitting down with h him. >> he plans to introduce legislation early next week that authorizes 28 new ground-based interceptors missile systems. the missile launched this weekend could not have reached the u.s., but that is one of kim jong-un's main goal for his nuclear program. arthel: we will talk more about that later in the newscast. thank you. eric: the fbi and nsa are investigating the cyber attack carried out this weekend on a global scale. hundreds o

the south korean election commission saying that we have seen a record 26% of south koreans head to theout 11 million people of eligible voters. in the placending where at all started, months and months of protests for the ouster of president park, some against the ouster as well. ashas been a divided nation president park was ousted from office. the top candidates right now are in a tight race. a liberal, centrist, and conservative are fine for the president. competing for the president. they are divided when it comes to dealing with north korea, relationships with united states and china, but also how to deal with reform of conglomerates that own about 27% of south korean business assets. geopolitical issues overshadowed the efforts for conglomerate reform? what has been done so far? geopolitical tensions have always been there, but different this time around, the u.s. foreign-policy is creating uncertainty. president trump signaled he would be honored to meet with the north korean leader last changeo that has been a for south koreans looking at foreign policy when it comes to the u.s

south korean officials say north korea fired some type of ballistic missile.ld is following all the details. we understand now the white house is aware of what happened. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: what we know is that the north korean regime is proving that it is absolutely powerless to test these ballistic missiles t. latest launch we are told traveled 700 miles before landing in the waters east of the peninsula. they say it has a shorter range than the three previously tested. but they say this system was tested back in february. this is raising alarm in the region as the missile tests do. we know that japan and south korea have both convened meetings of their national security council. you will expect to hear the latest provocation in the after math of those meetings, but, george, this is certainly something that has become routine in this part of the world. it has been just one week since pyongyang conducted the last missile launch. >> that launch regarded as the most successful launch, not only inside north korea, also by analysts as far as t

south koreans are also going to the polls.e first south korean leader to be removed from power through impeachment. moonjae—in, of the newly founded democratic party of korea, is the frontrunner, with the latest opinion polls predicting he will win more than 40% of the vote. from seoul, stephen evans reports. this is the man the opinion polls tip as the overwhelming favourite to be the next president of south korea, moon jae—in, of the left—of—centre democratic party of korea, a big change from the ousted right—wing president. crowd: moon jae-in! moonjae—in! "who's the president," he says, "who'll speak his mind to the united states, to china, to japan, to north korea?" crowd: moon jae-in! moonjae—in! "who's the president who won't defer to the us or to china?" if moonjae—in wins power, that would be a big change in policy — a move to the left — a closeness to pyongyang. that is what happened the last time he was in government. but being closer to pyongyang might make it more distant from washington. there are five main candid

south korea's new president faces a balancing act when he meets donald trump no month. korean accelerating investments in the u.s., and create problems at home. by enda curran. this is a familiar refrain. unhappy with the trade deficit with south korea. south korean firms are wrapping --investment and spending ramping up spending and investment in the u.s.. this is like japan during the trade tension of the 1980's and 1990's, responding by setting up industrial production and creating a lot of jobs in the u.s. are talking about expanding operations. south korean companies have been sending jobs to the u.s., setting up operations, but that was more of expanding market base. what we are seeing now is a deliberate push to set up operations to create jobs at a time of a weak domestic economy. , i guess,is a pretty difficult footing for the new president to start on given what he campaigned on. is there an expectation because the u.s. is driving such a hard bargain that korea will have to do something to appease that? the context is they are security allies. president moon has prom

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very --roduced a various strategic effort including nuclear aircraft carriers to conduct the south korean exercise in and around the korean peninsula. it is by no means an accident there been raised serious concern of the u.s. threat to the dprk including our neighboring countries. request to thehe security council on several occasions to discuss [indiscernible] with disturbing the peace and security of the korean nutso and emerging agenda and sending a letter after the secretary-general as well and demanding him to bring attention to the issues, to the security council. to our, turning its back fair demands the u.n. secretary has pick a quarrel with our legitimate exercise of our right to self-defense against the united states nuclear strategy is a violation of the resolutions. to add more, the secretary has kept silent to our requests for organization of international forums for legal export to [indiscernible] a sanction resolutions to this moment. it is unspeakable for the secretary to argue about the implementation of the sanctions resolution [indiscernible] where disappointment -- we

there's a vacancy because park guen—hye was impeached — something that hasn't happened to a south korean in this election. steve evans can introduce us. this is the man the opinion polls tip as the overwhelming favourite to be the next president of south korea. moonjay—in, the left of centre democratic party, a big change the right—wing president. who is the president, he says, who will speak his mind to the united states, to china, to japan, to north korea? "who is the president who weren't defer to the us or china?" if he wins power, that will be a big change in policy, a move to the left, and closeness to pyongyang, that's what happened the last time he was in government. but being close to pyongyang might make him more distant from washington. there are five main candidates, whoever gets the most votes on election day wins. the us has installed an anti—missile system in south korea to shoot down north korean attacks. left of centre, he says there is no welcome in korea for it. potentially, there is a bit of a train wreck here, where you have got the drug administration saying pressur

david: are you optimistic things will change in the south korean economy? we like south korea. think they're good companies. i just used the example of samsung which is doing really well the moment. david: let's ask about political risk in europe. you are headed to london soon. we await the snap election on the eighth. that provide more stability?do buy into what prime minister theresa may is saying? martin: i think she has chosen her moment pretty well. are lucky we just had local elections in the u.k.. we can see the trend. first collapsed to a certain extent, come back to conservatives like -- labor seems to be week. she canoes well shot, pick up seats in scotland. she should get a larger majority. she is a cautious leader, so she must have had precleared vice that she will do well before she called the selection. david: do cur approach thus far? approach?er good leader.s a she is more cautious than cameron. cameron might go with a discussion on 35 -- she will what to get 100%. i think there's a lot of -- she has a lot of smart traits. i think she'll lead

well it's not only the french — south koreans are also going to the polls.un—hye became the first south korean leader to be removed from power through impeachment. moon jae—in of the newly—founded democratic party of korea is the frontrunner with the latest opinion polls predicting he'll win just over 40% of the vote. from seoul, stephen evans reports. this is the man that the opinion polls tip as the overwhelming favourite to the become next president of south korea — moon jae—in of the left—of—centre democratic party, a big change from the ousted right—wing president. crowd: moon jae-in! moonjae—in! "who's the president," he says, "who will speak his mind to the united states, to china, to japan, to north korea?" crowd: moon jae-in! moonjae—in! "who's the president who won't defer to the us or to china?" if moonjae—in wins power, that would be a big change in policy — a move to the left — a closeness to pyongyang. that's what happened the last time he was in government. but being close to pyongyang might make him more distant from washington. cheering ther

this seems not to have affected south korean ability to churn out these products and to cut away. enge in the future is south korea facing a renegotiation of a free—trade deal with the united states. we heard from president donald trump just last week saying that he is seeking to change the deal or it entirely. he claims it entirely favours the south koreans. interesting. thank you forjoining us, sharanjit leyl, in singapore. yvon chouinard is the founder of the billion—dollar outdoors sportswear company patagonia. he started out as a rock climber, making first ascents of some of america's biggest mountains. in his own words, he "never wanted to be a businessman" and even encourages his staff to surf and climb whenever they want. in a rare tv interview he told us about the decline of the outdoors sports business and why he's picking a fight with us president donald trump. my my name is yvon chouinard. i am the founder of patagonia. the outdoor industry is not healthy at the moment. it seems that young people arejust moment. it seems that young people are just sitting at home, playi

in the past hour south korean kim si woo has become the youngest ever winner of the players championshipsawgrass.kim carded a final round of 69 to finish 10 under par. the 21—year—old kim began the day two shots off the lead but took top spot in a faultless final round. three birdies on the front nine. england's ian poulter made a big charge for the lead but couldn't make a dent on kim's composure. the englishman played just 13 tournaments in 2016 with a foot injury. he returning to some hot form. rafa cabrera bello had an incredible run home with the first ever double eagle or albatross at the 16th. then he sunk a birdie at the iconic 17th too. but kim is the hero at sawgrass. in his 2nd pga tour victory, the south korean is just the fourth player in the last 25 years to win twice on the pga tour before the age of 22, following tiger woods, sergio garcia and jordan spieth. so here is how the final leaderboard looks. winner kim si woo is the world number 75 but that will change when the new ranking come out. poulter and outshousen tied for second. cabrera bello and american kyle stanley

that is huge change of tone when, just a month ago, the south korean foreign minister was saying, shouldr nuclear test, the sixth test, it would be met by unbearable sanctions for north korea. this is a softening and it's particularly going to affect japan where the president is moving away from the pacifist regime. let us now talk about pret a manger. british firm, british founders, started in the 80s. casual dining. it is a shame if you are a bit and to see and hear. it is only speculation. thank you for taking us through the news. we are back with the latest news headlines and business next. hello there. after the dry weather that we have been experiencing for days and weeks now, there is finally a change on the way, courtesy of these lumps of cloud, which have been bringing some quite vicious thunderstorms across spain and portugal, now on the march northwards. so many of us will see some showery rain and perhaps some thunderstorms over the next couple of days, and with that, a feed of warm, southerly winds, some humid air moving in our direction for the end of the week. so yes, thos