the south korean government says it plans to turn other countries away from investing in north korea's mt. geumgang tourism resort after the north clears out the south's assets on its own. a powerful potential candidate for seoul mayor ahn cheol-soo says he will not run himself but support a leading liberal activist. the korean government extends paternity leave from three days to five and three of them will be paid. and gadhafi spokesman moussa ibrahim tells syrian tv that moammar gadhafi is still prepared to defend libya as his the south korean government says it plans to ask other countries not to invest in north korea's mt. geumgang tourism resort... in response to pyeongyang's unilateral decision to clear out seoul's assets from the resort. this is the result of tuesday's meeting of south korean officials in seoul. the meeting comes just days after north korea launched a trial tourism program to attract investors from other countries. angry over seoul's suspension of tours after the shooting death of a south korean tourist in 2008,... pyeongyang demanded that seoul either particip

meanwhile, shin claims the south korean navy's vessels that are supposed to detect and destroy these north korean submarines are old and outdated. he said the reports from 2010 and 2011 show certain south korean patrol ships and frigates recorded detection rates of less than 30 percent... but a navy official says this is not an accurate representation since detection levels change all the time because of the varying conditions of the sea. kim han-ul, arirang news. south korea's new unification minister says... he will work for active dialogue with north korea,... but stand by the current policy of balancing a hardline stance and flexibility. choi you-sun has the details. south korea's new minister in charge of inter-korean affairs says seoul plans to expand dialogue with pyeongyang in order to peacefully diffuse tensions on the korean peninsula that heightened in the aftermath of north korea's military and nuclear provocations last year. during his inagural ceremony on monday, newly appointed unification minister yu woo-ik stated that the korean constitution aims for a peaceful unific

the south korean negotiator, meanwhile, will debrief china's six -party representative, wu dawei on the inter -korean dialogue early thursday. choi you-sun, arirang the united states has reiterated that it will keep its sanctions on north korea... until pyeongyang takes concrete steps towards denuclearization. speaking on tuesday about ways to advance us interests at the united nations,... white house officials called the sanctions, including security council resolution 18- 74,... one of washington's main accomplishments. the white house pledged that the us will continue to push for the sanctions to be implemented until the north makes concrete and verifiable progress on denuclearizing. a group of south korean religious leaders arrived in pyeongyang this wednesday. the religious leaders from the south are expected to hold meetings... and a rare joint religious service with their north korean counterparts during their four-day visit. arirang's kim yeon-ji tells us more. a group of south korean religious leaders and representatives arrived in pyeongyang late wednesday afternoon... via the

afterwards, a south korean official told reporters that the meeting was significant in that they were able to resolve some of the doubts and misunderstands between the two sides. the official also said that his government hopes to hold talks with the united states ahead of a planned u.s.-north korea dialogue next month. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post-march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and "the road ahead" examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't watch "nuclear watch" and "the road ahead" on "newsline." >>> typhoon roke has torn through japan's main island honshu. it also caused widespread damage. it made landfall and turned northeast through honshu, bringing heavy rain and strong linds. officials say landslides hit many areas. the water level of rivers in central japan has been rising significantly. authorities have ordered or advised about 150,000 people to ev

meanwhile, nhk has learned that south korea's ready to accept the nine north korean defectors. government sources say that under humanitarian conditions japanese authorities have begun unofficially talked with south korea. the south korean government apparently conveyed the readiness of humanitarian grounds. >>> japanese prime minister yoshihiko noda will meet with south korean president in new york on september 21st to discuss north korean nuclear and abduction issues. noda will begin the visit and attend the united nations general assembly. the prime minister will speak to world leaders about nuclear safety and scheduled to meet separately with u.s. president barack obama. noda will hold talks with the south korean president for the first time since becoming prime minister. noda said he wants to discuss north korea's nuclear program and abduction of japanese nationals and added that he hopes to confirm japan, south korea and the united states will cooperate to resolve these issues. >>> sources close to noda say japan and south korea are likely to agree on the resurvegs of nego

they included south korean parts makers, as well as japanese firms thinking about buying components from south korea. utkoanaks pitched theiproduc, sayin the yen's strength and the weak yuan will make it easier for japanese companies to buy them. translator: many south korean firms are thinking about exporting to japan. to take advantage of the we yuan. >> translator: it would be good to do business with south korean make. because thei cry is close to japan. >> due to the iact of th yes appriaon in e march dist, japanese manufacturers are stepping up efforts to buy parts and materials from south korea. >>> japan has decided 20 set up its own more accurate version of the global positioning system or gps. it aims to have four satellites in orbity the end of the decade before bringing the total to seven in the near future. japan launched its first gps satellite in september last year. another three will be needed to improve the precision of the u.s.-developed system. the government's space development task force decided to approve the project on friday. it has concluded it will strengthen j

the south korean company supplied many of the components used in apple's devices. but that relationship soured when samsung began making its own smartphones and tablet pcs. the two companies are now lock in head-to-head competition. although samsung does not disclose its smartphone sales figures, it's estimated that the south korean company sold 19.2 million units worldwide in the second quarter of this year. up six times from the same period last year. closing in on apple's 20.3 million units. apple's products used the company's proprietary operating system, while samsung uses google's android. so the news that google bought mobile phone motorola was a shock. google has entered the hardware fray, putting it into direct competition with samsung and other hardware makers. google says its android os will remain open to other makers. >> first, everything that was great about windows 7. we took that and we made it even better. >> meanwhile, microsoft, which has been the leader in the pc industry, said last tuesday, that it will enter the tablet computer market. microso

target, the national health insurance corporation, holds the personal information of millions of south korean insurers and their dependents. yoon has expressed concern that these individuals could potentially become targets of north korean terror attacks. the lawmaker also pointed out that the health insurance review and assessment service holds sensitive medical records about millions of south koreans... which could be used as a reference for potential chemical warfare. plus, the national pension service holds information on investment plans and monetary transactions... and this could be used to fund north korea's activities. yoon added that cyber attacks on seoul's national health care database systems have jumped six times from 2009 to 2010... and stressed that the health ministry's current level of security is poor and called on the national intelligence service to make further investigations. kim han-ul, arirang and south korea's key military facilities,... including the defense ministry and the joint chiefs of staff, may be helpless against potential north korean electronic attacks. tha

the south korean government is reportedly set to flex some diplomatic muscles in its tension with north korea regarding the inter- korean tourism project. and the united states marks the 10th anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks and honors the memories of the more than 3,000 millions of koreans hit the road this monday to travel to and from their respective hometowns visiting their families for chuseok, korea's traditional thanksgiving holiday. our laah hyun-kyung gives us the updates on the nationwide traffic conditions. traffic began building up earlier on monday as many koreans traveled to their hometowns on the traditional thanksgiving holiday, chuseok. with the ministry of land, transport and maritime affairs predicting a total of 29 -point-3 million people to be on the move during the four-day chuseok holiday this year,... the nation's major highways saw heavy congestion throughout the day as not only those visiting their ancestors' graves... but also people wishing to get away from the hustle and bustle of the cititi, all began to hit the road. usually, it takes ab

, especially the eleads, are keeping up with south korean soap operas, and watching south korean and western films. it's more important than over to raise the human rights concerns so they know our concerns are for them. for example, it was a brilliant action by the obama administration to include special envoy for north korean human rights, ambassador robert king in the delegation that went to north korea to investigate the food situation. it's the human rights in north korea that are causing the starvation. furthermore, north koreans are no long dependent on kim jong-il to survive, and because of farmer markets and the capitalism is saving them. kim jong-il's unprovoked attacks on south korea, as congressman paine mentioned, have awake ended south koreans to the truth, we must not ignore the human rights of north koreans for the false promise of this regime to end its nuclear program. governments, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals, first of all, should make human rights central to all negotiations with or about north korea. second, we should only provide foo

this was in retaliation for south korea's suspension of inter- korean tours after a south korean tourist was shot and killed by a north korean solider in 2008. accusing the north of violating inter -governmental and business-to-business agreements, the south korean government is examining appropriate legal and diplomatic countermeasures to protect investors' property rights. choi you-sun, arirang news. iran's parliamentary speaker will visit north korea for three days... starting sunday, september 4th. the iranian parliament's website said wednesday... that ali larijani will use the trip to boost bilateral cooperation with north korea. the two countries have formed close ties on missile and nuclear technology in recent years,... saying it's vital to their fight against... what they called "arrogant powers." larijani will make a stop in china... after his trip to the north. on day 6 at the iaaf world championships in daegu, 6 finals took place in the evening.. with the world eyeing heats and semifinals in other events as well. song ji-sun is on the line with the latest at daegu stadium. j

yu also said the government could consider setting up another industrial complex for south korean companies in north korea's gaeseong. kang seok-ho, arirang even after korean it icon ahn cheol-soo made it clear that he has no intention of running for president next year,... local media continue to focus on a hypothetical two-way race between ahn... and the long- time front-runner park geun-hye. laah hyun-kyung tells us more. unlike last week's hypothetical presidential preference polls between the ruling grand national party's former chairperson park geun-hye... and korea's it tycoon ahn cheol-soo,...which revealed mixed results,... this week's polls, although still very tight, show that park is slightly favored by the public. according to a survey conducted by the chosunilbo on one -thousand adults nationwide monday, park received slightly over 45-percent support,... narrowly leading the poll by just four percentage points. and in a separate survey conducted by seoulshinmun of more than 22-hundred adults on tuesday,... park received about 46- percent support, giving her about a two percent

economic partnership agreement for free trade and investment. >>> south korea also made a formal request for talks with japan regarding korean women forced to work in military brothels in world war ii. a treaty signed between japan and south korea when relations were normalized in 1965 stipulates that south korea waives the right to request any form of compensation. however, south korea's constitutional court ruled it is unconstitutional for the government to make no specific effort to resolve the dispute over japan's refusal to directly kpen says wartime sex slaves known as comfort women. >>> thursday, the south korean foreign ministry delivered proposal to japan's deputy chief of mission in seoul. in response, japan maintained all compensation issues were addressed in the 1965 bilateral treaty. japanese officials in seoul say they will take the latest south korean request home for appraisal. diplomatic sources believe the issue is likely to cause renewed friction between the countries. >>> thailand's prime minister visited cambodia, held talks with their counter part. both sides are deploying forces in the area. on thursda

the project was suspended three years ago after a south korean tourist was shot and killed nearby.ince then, the idea of cooperation between the two nations has grown as dusty as the hotel. >> the south korean government has unilaterally stopped the tourism business here for three years without any word of resuming it because of their foul political purposes. >> it used to be named the south korean tourists who came here, lovers, families, even schoolchildren on class trips. now north korea, apparently increasingly desperate for income, is trying to attract people further afield. >> [unintelligible] they will say, oh, sorry, this is secret. if we cannot tell you. >> i got interviewed at the border by the army. >> but across the border with south korea within eyesight of the resort, there is fierce opposition. the government here says they seized assets illegally and will ask other nations to boycott the trips. >> last week, reported on claims that the u.s. carried out illegal experiments in guatemala in the 1940's. now they believe they involved twice as many people as previously t

>> well, recent chinese and south korean articles mentioned a remark that noda made. noda said japanese ministry and those leaders convicted as criminals had tir names restored. a shrine pays tributes to japan's war dead. he said it's inappropriate to treat them as war criminals. but you know, this has raised concern in china and south korea. but i'm sure that as a pragmatic opposition, noda will try to make better relations with the neighboring countries. >> now, how long do you think prime minister noda will be able to hang on to this top job? >> well, to stay in power, noda needs to secure cooperation from the opposition parties to help pass bills. that's because the ruling democratic party controls the lower house of the diet, but not the upper house. aye' d hes gept get the oppition to cooperate. but you know, the democratic party wants to force a new direction, because it knows that it can defeat the ruling dpj and regain power. noda administration can cou this by gaining a high public approval rating that will help him put the pressure back on the opposition. t

troops in the incheon landing, the battle that helped drive the north koreans out of the south and turned the tide of the korean war. our kim han-ul reports from a commemoration ceremony onboard the r-o-k-s dokdo. on september 15, 1950, an amphibious attack led by us general macarthur at the port city of incheon during the korean war... rescued the south korean and un forces deperately defending the pusan perimeter from the north korean troops who pushed down all the way south. the rok-us joint operation led to recapturing the capital city of seoul two weeks later. 61 years later, on thursday, more than 11-hundred war veterans, military officials, families and friends gathered on board a 14-ton landing ship "dokdo"... to remember the victory of that day. sailors paid tribute to those who lost their lives during the the war dead by throwing flower reefs into the sea... remembering their sacrifice and heroism. the navy official in charge says this is the first time this annual event was held on a ship... giving citizens a unique experience on the 14-ton ship "dokdo". korean "last year we ha

south and north korea hold separate talks with russia and agree on the overal concept of building a gas pipeline through the korean peninsula. the two koreas are showing signs of easing tensions with the south's religious groups set to visit pyeongyang next week... and with a south korean maestro pursuing a regular inter-korean orchestra performance. and imf chief christine lagarde warns that options for a sustainable economic re korea is moving forward with its long- pending free trade agreement with the united states. the ruling party has formally introduced the korea-us free trade agreement bill to the national assembly's trade committee. after a day-long clash between the ruling and opposition parties at the trade committee on friday,... the chairman of the national assembly's trade committee, nam kyung-pil, announced that the bill is now ready for official discussions despite opposition party members strongly opposing the introduction of the bill. chairman nam stressed that his decision is only aimed at allowing formal debates to take place before the bill is sent to the assembly's plenary session for a vote.

>> well, recent chinese and south korean articles mentioned a remark that noda made. noda said japanese military and post war leaders convicted as war criminals have had their honor legally restored after their names were added to the shrine which pays tribute to japan's war dead. he said it's inappropriate to treat them as war criminals. but, you know, this has raised concern in china and south korea but i'm sure that as a pragmatic politician noda will try to make better relations with both neighboring countries. >> now how long do you think prime minister noda will be able to hang on to this top job? >> well, to stay in power, noda needs to secure cooperation from the opposition parties to help pass bills. that's because the ruling democratic party controls the lower house of the diet but not the upper house. noda says he'll do his best to get the opposition to cooperate. he knows that his administration will be cornered sooner or later if he cannot pass important bills. but the democratic party wants to force an election because it knows it can defeat the ruling d

it appears that the korean wheat consisted of south korea soap opera and musical, exceptionally popular asia and beyond has also reached north korea. according to japan's one member of a group of nine north koreans who recently sailed for five days before being picked up off the west coast of japan one a week ago on september 13th this gentleman a squid fishermen said that he was inspired to leave his home by south korean selwa press. in january, 2008, the egyptian companies telecom holding was awarded a license to establish a 3g mobile network in north korea when it launched in december, 2008, the audio link had 5,300 subscribers. in its half year earnings report for january, june, 2011 published on august 10th they stated the number of subscribers in north korea had reached 660,000. separate from the expansion of the network, citizens of north korea have also been using a chinese cellphone smuggled across the border into north korea. we have indication that the intent to launch 3g internet service by the apple ipad in pyongyang this fall by a special card. nevertheless, internet acces

, especially the eleads, are keeping up with south korean soap operas, and watching south korean and western films. it's more important than over to raise the human rights concerns so they know our concerns are for them. for example, it was a brilliant action by the obama administration to include ecial envoy for north korean human rights, ambassador robert king in the delegion that went to north korea to investigate the food situation. it's the human rights in north korea that are causing the starvation. furthermore, north koreans are no long dependent on kim jong-il to survive, and because of farmer markets and the capitalism is saving them. kim jong-il's unprovoked attacks on south korea, as congressman paine mentioned, have awake ended south koreans to the truth, we must not ignore the human righ of north koreans for the false promise of this regime to end its nuclear program. governments, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals, first of all, should make human rights central to all negotiations with or about north korea. second, we should only provide food when

. >> south korean and u.s. forces staged a military drill in south korea amid threats by north korea. the drill at a firing range in the demilitary zone including the mobilization of the u.s. military u.s.-model tanks deploy to south korea in august. featuring attack held coppers. the forces jointly practice launching attackes om the air and ground while approaching targets. the commander of u.s. forces in south korea general james termin observed the drill. he sent in, or rather stressed that the two nations are fully prepared for any provocation by the north. >> the important message is we will stay trained and ready as long as i'm the commander of unc command forces command and united states forces korea. >>> forces say they will remain vigilant against the north as its leader kim jung ill transfers powero his son. >>> north korea released footage to the trial voyage after ship that has been idle since being banned entry into japanese ports. it was crowded with passengers when it left on tuesday. after a gala

the joint project between the two koreas was suspended after a south korean tourist was shot dead by a north korean soldier three years ago. north korea is determined to continue the project to earn foreign currency. it has been calling on chinese and other foreign investors to help fund the project after losing south korea as a partner. last month north korea held a trial run of a ferry service for chinese tourists who want to visit mt. kumgang. the north gave south korea's group the rights to develop the tourist area and the involvement of other parties would constitute a violation of international law. >>> libya's interim rulers have taken control of a town that was a stronghold for loyalists of ousted leader muammar al gadhafi. a senior official of the national transitional council says leaders in bani walid agreed. the town is 150 kilometers southeast of the capital tripoli. the ntc said gadhafi may have been holding out there. thousands of anti-gadhafi forces have advanced near the town. there are now only a few areas still controlled by gadhafi loyalists including his hometown

it was a ridgeley created as -- the project was suspended three years ago after a south korean touristas shot and killed nearby. since then, the idea of cooperation between the two nations has faltered. north korea said it was seizing an opportunity to open the resort. >> they unilaterally halted the resort. >> it was mainly south korean tourists who came here, levers, families, even schoolchildren on class trips. now north korea, increasingly desperate for income, is trying to attract people from further afield. >> we feel like this country is a very secretive country. we ask them many things and they say, sorry, that is a secret and we can tell you. >> like any country on earth, you have to deal with what their laws are. i was interviewed at the border by the army. that was very good. >> but across the border with south korea, within eyesight of the resort, there is fierce opposition. the government says that the north seized assets illegally and will ask for the nation to boycott the trips. >> the international criminal court has started examining charges of crimes against humanity

with south korean president lee myung bak they'll agree to a partnership on free trade and investment and the two agreed their nations should work closely with the united states on north korea's nuclear program and its abductions of japanese nationals. while speaking with russian president dmitry medvedev, noda said japan and russia should resolve territorial issues involving the russian held islands north of japan. the two countries need to conclude a peace treaty. the two leaders agreed to take every opportunity to continue discussions. >>> south korea is to ask china and other nations to exercise restraint in investing in north korea's mt. kumgang tourism project. the joint project between the two koreas was suspended after a south korean tourist was shot dead by a north korean soldier three years ago. north korea is determined to continue the project to earn foreign currency. it has been calling on chinese and other foreign investors to help fund the project after losing south korea as a partner. last month north korea held a trial run of a ferry service for chinese tourists who w

. >> south korean's ruling party chairmen crosses the border into north korea on friday. the visit is part of the effort to ease tension. south korean blames the north for an attack against one of its navy ships that killed 46 sailors. the north denies involvement, and artillery later in the year killed four people. they suggest a visit -- they say the visit suggests a softening. >> i thinks the current government is willing to inject a bit more flexibility. that is not set officially, but if you look at the last few weeks or months, and communications minister has been replaced. there have been talks with foreign ministers and nuclear and voice. north korea has begun talking to the united states, and now this trip to the industrial park. i should say he is very much saying this is an economics visit. he is going to talk to factory owners who say they are having a hard time because things have not been so good. he is also aware of the political dimension, and it does come at a time of elections are coming up, and there does seem to be a hint at a softening of the ruling p

. >> reporter: duplexes are new to south koreans. they only began appearing on the market this year. yet demand for this type of housing is already taking off. projects to build single-family town homes, including duplex houses are in the pipeline for six satellite cities around seoul. this model unit gets the steady stream of prospective buyers. >> translator: the duplex prices are very reasonable, especially when you consider the structure and quality of those houses. i'm thinking of signing up. >> translator: most of our visitors are couples in their 30s and 40s who are looking to buy for the first time. we get about 30 families stopping by every day and over 300 on weekends. we'll continue to focus on this segment of the market. >> reporter: the urge to flee city apartments is also generating interest in environmentally-friendly houses. this architect and philosopher's home is located in a city that's a three-hour drive away from seoul. the house he built uses natural materials such as clay and wood. he is a leading instructor of

a south korean researcher said at the seminar that asakawa was fond of korean culture and that he opposed the discrimination against e korean people. a south korean forest institution official said asakawa laid a foundation for a successful tree planting campaign in the country that continued into the 1970s. >> translator: i view current japanese relations with some reservations, but i'm moved to find out about asakawa. someone like him can help ease tension. >>> time to check on some of the stories we've gathered from broadcasters around asia. we begin with this item sent by mcot thailand. inmates have taken over part of a prison in the southern thai province of patoni. it's led to the death of one inmate, while two others have been injured. the uprising was apparently instigated by 50 muslim inmates angered by what they describe as poor living conditions and unfair treatment by buddhist wardens. the riots at the prison, which holds some 2,000 inmates, reportedly have seven demands, including putting a muslim in charge of the prison kitchens. about 300 police officers have been deployed

a ceremony was held in south korean capital on tuesday to mark the opening of the tri-lateral cooperation secretariat. there will be 16 officials working at the secretariat, including three diplomats from each country led by south korean secretary-general. the aim of the organization is to oversee the progress of a tri-lateral cooperative projects and meetings between the three countries. there are 50 cooperative projects and 17 intergovernmental frameworks involving the three countries. the new secretariat will coordinate those projects and play role in exploring new ones. >> we need your assistance, as much as possible, in order to achieve our goal. we always welcome your council and advice. >> reporter: the secretariat is now planning to boost cooperation ahead of a symposium in october on disaster prevention. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> japan's volunteer firefighters are breaking down a gender barriers. local brigades serve an important reserve force for fire stations around japan. traditionally it was considered a man's job. but with manpower decreasing, a growing num

. >> translator: i came to seoul because i got hooked on south korean dramas. i want to study korean and hear people speak the language. >> very nice day, but we were only here for a short visit. but it's been an absolute pleasure being here. >> reporter: behind the boom is a surge in the number of visitors from emerging economies like china. their pockets are also getting deeper. the city of seoul predicts an invasion of over 9.6 million tourists for the entire year. and it expects the number to keep climbing through 2015. in an effort to win over wealthier travelers, the hotels are competing to offer better services. take this hotel for instance. it has launched a package deal that allows guests to enjoy 50 different kinds of expensive wines as much as they want. the main aim is to attract more overseas wine-loving visitors as well as domestic guests. >> translator: i get to taste all kinds of wines with dinner. and also, listen to good music. it's great. >> reporter: while their parents are sipping wine to their heart's content, children are having fun at a

the end of this year the naturalization process of the legendary athlete is well underway the south korean prepares for the russian nationals in the moscow region and hence also has won a limp bronze and twenty world championship gold medals as well as eleven silvers a twenty five year old has been out of major tournament since january two thousand and eight you two an injury and can't get back into the south korean team but he claims to be in good health and now wants to try to reach its peak again with russia. i heard that i would be granted russian citizenship while i was training literally the most important thing for me right now is the support of my friends who knows in korea because my targets are the olympics in sochi and twenty four team i was not competing for a while due to an injury but i'll do my best to win an olympic medal in sochi. i went through citizenship papers are finally finalized he will be able to compete at the championship of brush in december the rest of the country to athletes but for now the sharing of his expertise is limited to only his teammates with trains

allowed a religious group to visit north korea... for the first time since may last year, when the south korean government imposed new sanctions on the north for sinking the warship cheonan. a group of 37 people of the korean buddhist jogye order were granted permission to hold a religious ceremony... in the north's north pyeongan province for five days starting saturday. the group will celebrate the 1- thousandth anniversary of the engraving of palman daejanggyeong ,... volumes of buddhist scriptures carved in wood. seoul's education superintendent kwak no-hyun has been summoned to appear before prosecutors monday... for questioning on suspicions that he violated election law. in addition to the summons friday,... the prosecutors' office carried out a search and seizure of evidence from kwak's home. they say... the investigation has progressed to the point where it requires the collection of evidence and data,... such as kwak's computer hard drives and notes. kwak was at home when the investigators arrived,... but left for the education office without speaking to reporters. he is under investi

south korean companies employ some 40,000 north koreans. the south pays the wages for the use of the north korean labor directly to the north korean government so we're funding the north korean government at the same time we have sanctions. you're in the room with me. still, for once, the washington wrestling may work in our favor and block or at least revise some of these deals so we have some advantage for us not just for those who want tax havens, cheap labor, and the ability to hide assets. never mind the fact that the populations of these countries are a fraction of ours. so the idea that they're going to buy our products to create jobs and boost our economy is preposterous. a trade deal with india, brazil, a good deal with china. that would be some jobs. a deal with panama? really? democratic congresswoman linda sanchez serves on the president's export council and the ways and means committee trade subcommittee. even better, she agrees with those of us who see these particular deals as bad deals. it's a pleasure to see you again. >> th

another news russia could have a former south korean olympic champion skating for them by the end of the year and then see was on the verge of getting a russian passport after deciding to turn his back on his own and series on the verge of colonizing the paperwork that would allow him to compete in the russian national championships in december the twenty five year old has been out of major torn over three years due to an injury and decided not to compete for sad career again after falling out with their team but he says he is now fit again and wants to launch his comeback with russia. i heard that i would be granted russian citizenship when i was training in italy the most important thing for me right now is the support of much fans including those in korea because my targets are the olympics in sochi and twenty fourteen i was not competing for want you to injury but i'll do my best to win an olympic medal in sochi. and his edition may not just see him bring in metal scene is currently helping to train russia's team based in moscow one day it may become an official coach rushes up a

nine north korean defectors were found drifting in a small boat off the coast of japan on tuesday. they were attempting to reach south korea. >> reporter: the eight-meter long boat with korean lettering was spotted by a local fishermen tuesday morning. three men, three women and three children were on board, all in good health. rice and pickles were found in the boat but no water. one of the men reportedly described himself as a soldier in the north korean military. he said the other people were his relatives. the castaways told the japan coast guard that they had left the north korean port of chongjin for south korea on september 8th but it is believed the strong currents drew them off course. an expert described why they may have chosen to defect now. >> reporter: on wednesday, nine defectors were transferred to an immigration facility in knack sake prefecture for questioning. the self-described leader of the group told officials that he was a fisherman and had raised money for the north korean people's army by catching octopus. a former north korean army officer spoke to nhk about the dire situation the troops fac

the boat apparently left the north korean port of chongqing for south korea last thursday. e man described himself as a soldier in the north korean military. he said the people on the boat are his relatives. the coast guard says all nine are in good health. the boat is about eight meters long and has a small engine. some rice and pickles were found on board, but no water. >>> chief cabinet secretary, harumafurefugeharumafuji refugee, fujimura said the coast guard is trying to determine who the people are. >> translator: we will handle this case in an appropriate manner by looking at similar previous incidents. >>> past cases of north koreans defecting to japan include a family of four in a small boat, that was found in the sea of japan off the coast of aomori prefecture in 2007. the four told police they had tried to enter south korea after leaving north korea's eastern port six days earlier. but they apparently gave up because of tight security. but instead, headed for me gata prefecture in japan. they were later sent to south korea. >>> toyota mote plans to roll out a new

asian stocks reacting, south korean shares down 3.5% and australian stocks down 2.05% and a huge recession and the dow dropping 391 points. nasdaq and s&p 500 didn't fare much better. we had lots of turmoil but there is expectation from analysts and experts we could be heading to another form of recession. what's going on here? >> i think insecurities are feeding on each other and even though it's fixable in economic sense but maybe not political sense. our 401(k)s depend to some degree on agreeing parliamentarians to solve their political problems and our own problems in washington don't help that. >> there's a sense -- a real disconnect between politicians almost everywhere in the world and reality. is that the sense you're getting? >> yeah. certainly, the problems in this country were very much inflamed. you look at confidence levels in this country, they were hugely inflameded by the debt crisis in julie and the same thing is happening, i think, in europe. we essentially know how to fix those problems. is there the will in germany and brussels and is there the will in greece and spain

, especially the eleads, are keeping up with south korean soap operas, and watching south korean and western films. it's more important than over to raise the human rights concerns so they know our concerns are for them. for example, it was a brilliant action by the obama administration to include special envoy for north korean human rights, ambassador robert king in the delegation that went to north korea to investigate the food situation. it's the human rights in north korea that are causing the starvation. furthermore, north koreans are no long dependent on kim jong-il to survive, and because of farmer markets and the capitalism is saving them. kim jong-il's unprovoked attacks on south korea, as congressman paine mentioned, have awake ended south koreans to the truth, we must not ignore the human rights of north koreans for the false promise of this regime to end its nuclear program. governments, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals, first of all, should make human rights central to all negotiations with or about north korea. second, we should only provide foo

in regards to inter- korean relations, he said that the construction of a pipeline from russia to south korea... via north korea... could serve as a turning point to improve the ties between the two koreas. he also suggested an inter-korean business that would be aimed at helping north korea boost its agricultural industry, which will lead to securing food. korean "i suggest carrying out projects like developing irrigation systems as well as land reclamation and land readjustment projects in two or three areas of north korea's choosing. i hope the regime will look into my suggestion and respond positively." as for cultivating the nation's future leaders, he emphasized that the government should pay more attention to fostering talents in natural science and engineering,... as this could help the country become world leader in the technological sector. stand-up "and on thursday, the main opposition democratic party's leader sohn hak-kyu will deliver a speech regarding what his party will focus on during the last regular session of the 18th- term assembly. laah hyun-kyung, arirang news. th

south korean shares took a major hit with the kospi diving 4.5%. hong kong's hang seng fell almost 2%. australia piled up more losses aussie dollar falling to a 10 month low. the international monetary fund boss says the economy is entering a dangerous phase saying nations need credible plans to get their debt under control. britain's prime minister says the eurozone debt dilemma is now so big, it's threatening the stability of the world economy. >> eurozone countries must act swiftly to resolve the crisis. they must implement what they have agreed. >> reporter: he called on heavily indebted nations like greek to take whatever measures necessary. thousands of greek protestors condemned government plans to make more cuts. german chance la merkel consulted pope benedict about the world financial crisis. she didn't reveal what advice if any the pontiff gave only saying they both agree world leaders have the power to act not just react. tina kraus, cbs news. >> and overnight the house of representatives passed legislation to replenish disaster relief f

the resort suffered a setback three years ago when a north korean guard shot and killed a south korean tourist prompting south korea to suspend tours. it had run service between japan's niigata -- who were making trips back home. but japan barred the ship's entry in july 2006 after the north test fired baa lastic missiles into the sea of japan. >>> next we go to our bureau in bangkok. patchari raksawong has the latest. >> the presidents of china and the philippines have discussed the sensitive south china sea issue at a meeting in beijing. the two nations are among a hafl of countries in the region that lay claim to the spratt lee islands. . >> it is truly a worthwhile trip so far. we would like to broaden the ties of our peoples for centuries upon centuries. >> translator: i believe the visit of mr. president will push forward the friendship between china and the philippines for more practical operation of the two countries and the operation between the level. >> reporter: the talks between philippine president aquino and chinese president jintao were in beijing on tuesday. it was aim

a south korean forestry institute official said that asahikawa went for a campaign in the country that continued into the 1970s. >> translator: i viewed korean/japanese relations with reservations. but i'm moved to find out about asahikawa. someone like him can help ease tension. >>> next we go to our bureau in bangkok. here's the latest on what's making headlines in the region. >>> minister on sunday called on afghanistan's president to help freedom for 30 people including dozens of children held captive by the pakistani taliban. abducted on thursday. they were on an outing in afghanistan's border province of kunar. the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility for the kidnappings. they said it captured them because their parents and tribal elders are helping the government and fighting against the group. pakistani officials have said the captives are under 16 years old. the taliban claim they have released the youngsters and are holding only young men. pakistani interior minister malik told reporters he had asked afghan president hamid karsai to help free the boys. the captives co

korean buddhist scriptures. to celebrate the occasion,... a festival kicked off on friday,... near haein temple in south gyeongsang province. the event, which will run until november sixth,... will give vistors a chance to learn about the the printing blocks from the goryeo dynasty in the 13th century,... as well as korean tradition and culture through exhibitions, performances and symposiums. the tripitaka is the oldest and most comprehensive version of buddhist canon in woodcut,... which has been added to unesco's memory of the world program. hello, i'm peter bint and welcome to world sports. stoke city are the next team in the firing line for early pacesetters manchester united in the premier league this saturday, as they play hosts to the champions at the britannia stadium. park ji-sung will be looking to build on his two assists and impressive all-round performance midweek in the carling cup but it remains to be seen whether manager alex ferguson will stick with the south korean playmaker for the premier league tie. stoke are looking to bounce back from their 4-0 hammering at sunderland last week, but stoppin

japan should run from south korean manufacturers at adapt to indian market. japanese manufacturers should try to figure other ways to use in the areas of expertise. what is crucial is that they must conduct market research and to get the a better sense of india and how it works. in my experiencing the importance of face-to-face meeting cannot be underestimated. the best way to understand one another and what the other side wants and one thing that impress me at the summit is a remark by the industry chairman. >> our vision is that we transfer, on a massive scale, small and medium scale business, from japan to india. not only to serve the indian market but together to really try and solve the world markets from india. >> india wants it move ahead economically and socially. and has a wide range of partners in international community. japan could easily be left behind if he doesn't care advantage or opportunities that now are beginning to present themselves. i always encourage tlem to move quickly when speaking to indian people. it is this drive that makes india

japan should learn from south korean manufacturers that have successfully adapted to the indian market. japanese manufacturers should try to figure out ways to use their technological clout in the areas of expertise. what's crucial is that they must conduct market research and get a better sense of what india is like and how it works. in my experience, the importance of face-to-face meeting cannot be underestimated. they are the best way to understand one another and what the other side wants. and one thing that impressed me at the summit was a remark by a reliance industry chairman, mukesh ambani. >> our vision is that we transfer on a massive scale, small and medium-scale business from japan to india, not only to serve the indian market, but together to really try and serve the world markets from india. >> india wants to move ahead economically and socially and has a wide range of partners in the international community. japan could easily be left behind if it doesn't take advantage of the opportunities that are now beginning to present themselves. i always sense the desire to move q

noda also met south korean president, lee myung-bak on wednesday. eed to accelerate efforts to resume stalled negotiations. over a stalled partnership agreement. the pact would allow japan and south korea south korea to step up exchanges in the private sector. nool l he hopes to sign soon and lee said he hopes to expedite the talks. the leaders agreed to coordinate policies against their countries and the u.s. over north korea's nuclear development. they committed themselves to taking a broader approach in solving thorny issue, including a territorial dispute in the sea of japan. >>> the top nuclear envoys from china and south korea met on thursday in beijing. their discussions happened a day after the chief envoys talked about restarting the stalled six-party negotiations on the nuclear program. south korea delegate wi sung-lac and wii met the at the foreign ministry. china is trying to be the go-between for the two koreas. it's aiming to resume the six-party talks by the end of the year. but north and south korea remain far apart. south korea said

however it postponed the plan after the north attacked the south korean island. a french diplomatic source they decided to open the office after exchanging views with member countries of the six-party talks on north korea's nuclear development. the chief of the new office will arrive in pion yang october 7th. however france maintains the position substantial progress must be made before it can establish diplomatic ties with north korea. >>> japan's fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant can be viewed as being a step closer to a state of cold shutdown. tokyo electric power company announced on thursday that the temperature at the number 2 reactor largely remained below 100 degrees celsius, bringing ee mark at all three troubled reactors. but tepco still faces challenges, such as stabilizing the cooling systems before a state of cold shutdown can be achieved. 100 degrees is a benchmark temperature for a cold shutdown, which is a goal for step two of tepco's plan to contain the nuclear disaster. the government is aiming to achieve a cold shutdown by the end of this y

. >>> the south korean governments has apologized for a massive power blackout on thursday that left much of the country sweltering in the summer heat. knowledge economy minister, choi joong-kyung, told a parliament committee on friday that the government could not predict a surge in power demand and had to cut off a supply without prior warning. >> nationwide electricity consumption surged thursday, due to lingering summer heat exceeding the projected demand. korea electric power kopgs cut off electricity supplies without issuing a public warning. the blackout left households and businesses in more than 200 districts without power for five hours. choi said the government will ask the public and private sectors to conservative electricity to help stabilize power supplies. >>> power use by japanese industry marked the third-largest drop on record in august compared to the same month last year. that's because of the mandatory limitation for big power users following the march 11th disaster. the federation of electric power companies in japan said on friday that total electricity sold t

. >>> the south korean governments has apologized for a massive power blacut on thursday that left much of the country sweltering in the summer heat. knowledge economy minister, choi joong-kyung, told a parliament committee on friday that the government could not predict a surge in power demand and had to cut off a supply without prior warning. >> nationwide electricity consumption surged thursday, due to lingering summer heat exceeding the projected demand. korea electric power corporation cut off electricity supplies without issuing a public warning. the blackout left households and businesses in more than 200 districts without power for five hours. choi said the government will ask the public and private sectors to conservative electricity to help stabilize power supplies. >>> next we go to our bureau in bangkok, pachari raksawong has the latest on what's going on in the region. >>> pakistan is under heavy pressure to deal with militants hiding in the country as criticism intensifies from its neighbors and united states. i had-ranking american officials have accused the pakistani gov