about 500 south koreans took part in a protest in seoul on saturday, organized by humanitarian groups. >>> north koreans lead their country for deplorable conditions. most defectors cross the river on the northern border. there are estimated to be as many as 100,000 defectors hiding in china. from there, they try to find their way to south korea. but chinese government officials have clamped down. they send about 5,000 defectors a year back to the north. south koreans are working on a number of fronts to get the chinese to stop. nhk world reports. >> reporter: the movie "crossing" released in 2008 gave south koreans a graphic look at the harsh treatment meted out to north korean defectors. now reports out of the north have raised concerns even higher. are authorities agreed to have stepped up punishment for the defections. three generations of the defectors' families are to be executed if the escape came during the rain of kim jung il. in south korea, some people are signing petitions hoping to stop the chinese from the repatriations. a defector in his 20s is taking part in the campai

the deal will remove tariffs on 94% of south korean exports. these include cars and consumer electronics to the u.s. over the next five years. south korea says it expects the fta to boost its gross domestic product by 5.7%. the south korean president is optimistic about the ray cord. >> translator: if the agreement goes well, it will have a positive impact. >> the supermarket held a special sale event marking the launch of the fta. it offered u.s. wines at prices about 35% chaerp than before. about 1,000 members of allegation organizations gathered in seoul on wednesday to demand a halt to the launch of the trade deal. opposition to the fta continues to south korea due to concerns over possible damage to sales of domestic farm products. the south korean government is planning to subsidize farmers with about $20 billion and emphasizes that the fta will bring benefits to the country. >> translator: the agreement will be very useful not only for expanding the share of our country's products in the u.s. market, but also for boosting the south korea

about 500 south koreans took part in seoul on saturday. organized by humanitarian groups. >> some north koreans leave their country rather than endure difficult living conditions. and an authoritarian government. most defectors cross a river on the country's northern border. there are estimated to be as many as a hundred thousand defectors hiding in china. from there they try to find their way to south korea. but chinese government officials have clamped down. they send about 5,000 defectors a year back to the north. south koreans are working on a number of fronts to get the chinese to stop. >> reporter: the movie "crossing" released in 2008 gave a look of harsh action taken to those. now reports out of the north have raised concerns even higher. north korean authorities are believed to have stepped up punishment for defections. three generations of the defectors' family are to be executed if the escape took place during the mourning period for the late kim jong-il. in south korea, some people are signing petitions hoping to pressure the ch

south korean and u.s. military personnel are carrying out exercises of their own. north koreans are angry about a poster found at a barracks. it had slogans threatening kim jong-un and his late father. thousands protested the posters. >>> tokyo markets just opened. ai uchida joins me. what's behind the drop in new york? >> uncertainty in one word. we have greece and the slow down in china worrying investors. in fact, that was what was behind the dow-jones industrial average registering the biggest daily loss this year. let's see what's going on here in the tokyo markets. for that, we go to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. ramin, markets are seeing a bit of a correction. how is the nikkei acting this morning. >> very good morning, ai. let's go and have a look at the nikkei and topix. quite clearly, nikkei down over 100 points. 9,532. topix down 9 points. nikkei and asian indexes were in fact the first to react to china's lowered growth estimates as we've seen, asian indexes and nikkei down two days in a row, nikkei might be down three days in a row judgin

south korean and u.s. military personnel are carrying out exercises of their own. rth koreans are angry about a poster found at a south korean military barracks. it contained slogans threatening kim jong un and his late father. thousands of soldiers and civilians protested against the poster at a rally in pyongyang. >>> at this year's geneva motor show, auto makers are showing smaller and more fuel-efficient models than in the past. they come at a lower price tag too. the move comes as europe's debt crisis weakening demand for cars. on tuesday the media had a preview of the 82nd international motor show in geneva, switzerland. about 260 firms are taking part. besides sports and electric cars small and medium-sized models are the focus this year. demand for these cars remain quite high despite four straight years of declining total new car registers across europe. france's peugeot citroen and germany's mercedes-benz are among the makers unveiling new smaller cars. japan's nissan is also introducing a small model which it aims to start mass-producing next year. the au

government and the normal roc people, and they welcome our presence there. >> also, last week the south korean president announced that he sought south korea would soon each an agreement with the united states extending the missile range which is currently limited to 300 kilometers. can you tell us what your assessment is about south korea's missile requirements and do you -- is south korea's military leaders view the need for such an agreement as urgent and what's your take on that? >> i will defer to dr. lavoy but they expressed desires to have a longer range missile. >> dr., what's your thoughts? >> thank you. i would be happy to add to that. we in the south koreans have had very good discussions about dealing with north korea's growing missile inventory in the threat that poses. we have a process that we have in place. there have been numerous meetings. we identified a comprehensive array of measures to take to deal with this, this threat, and i think this is an area where we really are in sync with the south koreans, and this process is not concluded, however, and i think we are nearing c

the south korean papers also point to north korean military ties with other countries. they show that pyongyang sent 6,000 military instructors to 31 nations in asia, africa, in south america, between the 1960s and 1981. >> south korea condemned north korea's planned rocket launch as a disguise attempt to develop a long range ballistic missile to carry nuclear warheads. president lee myung-bak on monday met with members of his cabinet to discuss north korea's announcement that it will launch a satellite next month. >> translator: the northorea project is aimed at developing delivery methods for nuclear warheads. the plan is a grave provocation. >> the presidential spokesperson said lee will discuss the matter with leaders from japan, china and the united states at the nuclear security summit to be held in seoul next week. south korea estimates that the first stage of the rocket will fall into the yellow sea after 140 kilometers off the southwestern coast of the country. the second stage is expected to drop into the pacific ocean, 190 kilometers east of the philippines af

they worry the pies could cause trouble. >> reporter: as kaesong is a good source of cheap labor, south koreanicials are taking note of the issue. >> translator: i don't think it's a huge problem right now. the kaesong industrial complex is important to both the north and the south. both sides have to work together to develop the area. >> reporter: no one foresaw how a simple snack could cause such complications. but now both countries are watchful. shohei yano, nhk world. >>> chinese premier wen jiabao says his government will wean the economy off its reliance on external demand and foreign capital. wen made the remarks in his annual work report to the national people's congress in beijing on monday. >> translator: this year's first priority is to expand domestic demand, especially consumption. we should pursue the goal of long-term, stable, and rapid economic development. >> the chinese economy is heavily relied on foreign investment and has been hurt by the credit crisis in europe. china watchers say the government's urgent task is removing the causes of people's insecurity and increasing t

nhk world's anna jung has more from seoul. >> reporter: chinese president hu jintao and south korean president lee myung-bak met this morning. south korea's government said hu reported that china has tried to persuade pyongyang to call off the launch. china's xinhua news agency said that hu said all countries related to the korean peninsula should solve the issue to ease tensions. on sunday obama and lee called on the north to abandon the launch. >> north korea will achieve nothing by threats or by provocations. north korea knows its obligations and it must take irreversible steps to meet those obligations. >> translator: we agreed that north korea's planned rocket launch violates a u.n. security council resolution and is a provocation to the international community. >> reporter: south korea wants to make the best use of the summit to call for a unified action to stop the launch. japan plans to work with south korea. but china, the country with the most influence on the north, has taken a different stance, asking member countries to act properly and not raise tensions. experts say chi

the south korean papers also point to north korean military ties with other countries. they show that pyongyang sent 6,000 military instructors to 31 nations in asia, africa, in south america, between the 1960s and 1981. >> south korea condemned north korea's planned rocket launch as a disguise attempt to develop a long range ballistic missile to carry nuclear warheads. president lee myung-bak on monday met with members of his cabinet to discuss north korea's announcement that it will launch a satellite next month. >> translator: the north korean project is aimed at developing delivery methods for nuclear warheads. the plan is a grave provocation. >> the presidential spokesperson said lee will discuss the matter with leaders from japan, china and the united states at the nuclear security summit to be held in seoul next week. south korea estimates that the first stage of the rocket will follow falwell in fall into the yellow sea after the southwestern coast of the country. the second stage is expected to drop into the pacific ocean, 190 kilometers east of the philippines

for the past 10 years or so we in the south korean military have dramatically improved the ability to quickly detect the missiles or shots are coming from and take them out. so in terms of visualizing quickly to preemptively take out the north koreans artillery and missiles would almost certainly provoke a war with massive damage to seoul, tokyo in the region. >> host: another ap photograph from the president's trip to seoul and it is described in the "washington times" at assad air base on tuesday with the departure to united states after attending the nuclear summit. the question by twitter about the president they are. c-span junkie rice or asks, is the eight alien dollars space and south korea finished? can we really afford to spend that amount there and not here? is an eight lane dollars space? do this by background. >> guest: the south koreans are paying for a lot of this. we had a large base -- headquarters in downtown seoul at a place called youngstown. imagine a large army base in the middle of cleveland or west virginia or d.c. it was not popular. so we had an agreement to m

south korean and u.s. military personnel are carrying out exercises of their own. rth koreans are angry about a poster found at a south korean military barracks. it contained slogans threatening kim jong-un and his late father. thousands of soldiers and civilians protested against the poster at a rally in pyongyang. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us.

it's being moved to that facility and there was a south korean report that south korea was preparing to shoot down that rocket should it come into south korean territory. we actually have some clarification from the south korean defense ministry official that really they're getting ready to track the trajectory, should any part of the rocket fall into south korean territory. but, yes, very tough language from president obama and really a direct appeal to north korea's leaders. listen. >> here in korea i want to speak directly to the leaders in pyongyang. the united states has no hostile intent toward your country. we are committed to peace. and we are prepared to it take steps to improve relations, which is why we have offered nutritional aid to north korean mothers and children. but by now it should be clear. your provocations and pursuit of nuclear weapons have not achieved the security you seek. they have undermined it. >> reporter: now, president obama has said that that food aid deal struck between north korea and the u.s. late last month is in jeopardy because, during times of

the conclusions will be presented tuesday by south korean president lee myung-bak. speaking from seoul, u.s. presidents barack obama unnamed nuclear terrorism as one of the biggest threats to global security, but he also issued stern warnings to north korea and iran. >> it is always my preference to solve these issues diplomatically. but time is short. both leaders must understand they, too, face a choice. iran must act with the seriousness and sense of urgency that this moment demands. >> obama but again of his vision of a world free of nuclear weapons. >> i firmly believe that we can ensure the security of the united states and its allies, maintain a strong deterrent against any threat, and it still pursue further reductions in our nuclear arsenal. >> the west's conflict with north korea and iran is not on the official agenda of the sold summit, but it is bound to be discussed behind the scenes. >> chancellor on glamour tell -- angela merkel has a big policy shift. >> the government is open to extending it the first bailout fund, allowing it to run in parallel wit

south korean president e myung-baek is optimistic. about the accord. >> translator: if the south korea/u.s. fta goes well, it will have a positive impact. >> a super market in seoul held a special sale event on thursday marking the launch of the fta. it offered u.s. wines at prices about 30% cheaper than before. about 1,000 members of agricultural organizations gathered in seoul on wednesday to demand a halt to the launch of the trade deal. opposition to the fda continues in south korea due to concerns over possible damage to sales of domestic foreign products. >>> the aim of the drills is to convince north korea not to engage in further military prop indication amid-rising tension on the korean peninsula. the exercise named full eagle was open to the media on thursday near the military border with north korea. 100 south korean and 200 u.s. troops took part in a 19-minute dril. the exercise included firing of self-propelled how iter ises. >> the purpose of this is to deploy to korea from the united states and to combine with our korean

the concerns that the south koreans relay to me is obviously they're very concerned about the continued willingness on part of the north koreans to continue to test ballistic missiles, and pursuance of nuclear capability. that causes great angst and concern, and i think right now that's probably one of the biggest things. obviously they have not forgotten the sinking of the chonan that occurred in march of 2010 and the shelling of the wipodo island that occurred in november of '10. they're very watchful of that and mindful of it. they have put a lot of emphasis on their military for overall readiness, i will tell you that. >> and in terms of the progress that had been made prior to the demise of kim jong-il, are there any indications that those kinds of efforts or talks are taking place in lieu of the concerns that you just expressed of the sinking and the shelling of the by the north koreans? is there any prospect that those talks of economic opportunities being sought out by south koreans at this point? >> congressman, i have not seen any great change as a result of the succession wit

guest: i think the south koreans, the japanese, and the u.s. have been surprised about how quickly the north koreans have developed this cyber capability. as far as i know, hardened and protected cyber systems. you can do a lot of damage to a country by attacking their cyber infrastructure. north korea has maintained criminal syndicates throughout asia. they export drugs, counterfeit money, and are involved in all sorts of criminal activities. it would not have been too hard for them to get the expertise from criminal syndicates on how to do hacking and cyber warfare. the north koreans have used and the advantage to try to-- any advantage to try to throw the west off their guard. host: there is a number of skeptics among our twitter community. here is an example of one who writes -- guest: well, they have not all been starving to death. millions of north koreans have been capped at the starvation level because that makes them easy to rule. they have been developing nuclear weapons, missiles, and opting criminal syndicates around asia to keep the

marine corps stations in okinawa and south korean marines took part in the operation in the southeastern city of pohang. the large scale drill involved landing personnel from offshore using amphibious armed vehicles. the landing operation was part of the u.s./south korea joint field exercise called foal eagle that started on march 1st, aimed at enhancing the mobility of their air, ground and naval forces. >>> iranian leaders are doing some diplomatic maneuvering as the grip of u.s. led sanctions gets tighter. they're searching for support for their country's controversial nuclear program. and they have found it in the prime minister of turkey. vice president mohammad reza rahimi says they understand iran's interest in atomic energy is peaceful. nhk world reports from tehran. >> reporter: the prime minister maintains good relations with leaders in tehran. and those in the west. so he came here to try to find a diplomatic solution to the many disputes over iran's nuclear program. he met with the vice president to talk about how to ease tensions. he says no one has a right to impose anythin

the south koreans responded to the act. the session was delayed because of the incident. >>> a small economy that was dependent on nomads a decade ago is enjoying rapid economic development. mongolia is in transition. the program is visiting japan to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic ties. nhk world's tomoko kamata met with him to discuss what's driving his nation's economy and mongolia's cozy ties with north korea. >> reporter: this is what many people imagine when they think of mongolia, nomads corralling sheep. wide open spaces. people living the traditional lifestyles. but this still is mongolia. high-rises, designer stores, young people in fashionable clothing armed with smartphones. this country of contrasts, it's thriving. researchers at the international monetary fund say mongolia's economy grew 70.7% in 2011 compared to 2010. natural resources are the main driver. surveyors have found a wealth of coal, copper, uranium, and rare earth metals under the prairies. most of it untouched. the tavan tolgol mine in southern

the soldiers were responding to reports of a poster found in a south korean barracks. the banner contained slogans threatening kim jong-un and his late father, kim jong-il. >>> enjoys from the united states and north korea have yet to agree on much, except extending talks to finalize details of a u.s. food aid program for the north. after more than six hours of talk in beijing, u.s. special envoy robert king told reporters they will continue their talks on thursday. >> we've discussed a number of the issues. we've made progress. we still have issues to resolve. >> during the talks, the u.s. is believed to have demanded the north to accept western officials to monitor the food shipments. the measure will ensure the aid reaches the most needy people and is not diverted to the military. the two nations agreed last month that the u.s. will provide north korea with 240,000 tons of nutritional supplements. in exchange, the north will suspend its uranium enrichment and missile launches and allow international nuclear inspectors into the country. >>> japan will, for the first

the south koreans and the chinese. and if you want it cheap, go to china. here is the problem. china wants to be the world's manufacturer, and they're doing an exceptionally good job at that. what is saudi ar rake by's problem? jobs. if you want to develop your own infrastructure, you're not going to get that from the the south koreans. you will get it from americans. so i repeatedly talked to american businessmen about the value propio if they ever let a competition result in a price competition with the chinese, they are going to lose. if they can present a value proposition that comes with the education and training package where you're going the create an entity that the saudis can run over time and creigh at an industry there where you're creating a job here as you're creating one in saudi arabia, you've got a winning combination. the american business and industry is very competitive because of that value proposition. >> others? >> i do hear this perception and maybe it's sometimes fed by the fact that european governments are generally follow a very aggressive policy of

the chinese foreign minister is heading to seoul to meet his south korean counterpart. the agreement would be the big topic, however it is taking place against a background of rising tension over china's planned repatriation of up to 13 north koreans. there have been protests at the chinese embassy, strikes by officials at the u.n., and even the south korean president has spoken out. what is expected to come out of these talks? might this ease the tension we have seen in recent days? >> those topics are likely to come up at the top of the talks today. on the six party talks, this has been opened by this new agreement between north korea and the u.s.. both china and south korea say they want to give back the talks but they disagree on what is needed before that happens. south korea needs much more guarantees than china does before it goes back to six party talks. this might be an opportunity for south korea to ask china to keep that process intact. on the issue of the protest, china and south korea are even further ahead. south korea sees north korea escaping through chi

. >>> a scuffle broke out between a north korean delegation and south korean law makers in geneva. the setting was the u.n. human rights council. delegates have started discussing china's repatriation of north korean defectors. that caused the north korean party to walk out in protest, at that point the south koreans intervened with a blocking maneuver. the story received heavy media coverage in south korea. many of the reports say the confrontation in geneva helped draw attention to the serious abuse of human rights in the north. north korea called the scuffle a senseless provocation. >>> that's all we have time for this week. we close the program with scenes from the ancient japanese capital of mara in a traditional ceremony signaling the arrival of spring. the festival is held every march to pray for national stability. it's been be a served at the temple, a world heritage site for 1,200 years. each torch weighs a hefty 40 kilograms. it is believed being showered by sparks flying from the hall ensures good health during the coming year. >> thanks for watching. see you again next

the south korean government's position is that since north korea has a capability of more than 3,000 kilometers in its missile range that's one reason why you hope to extend the missile range here in south korea, what are your thoughts on this? and what are some of the preconditions in order to resume the six-party talks? the last question was going out to president obama and president lee. >> you just asked three questions. it's hard to remember them all. well, the first question, i think, i basically answered my impressions with respect to the dmz and the north korean leadership. with respect to the issue of extending missile ranges i think president lee got it exactly right. we have this incredibly powerful alliance that is mul multidimensional. and involves a whole range of coordination, training activities, making sure that there's inneroperability with respect to various weapons systems and so all these issues are being discussed as we move forward to implementing the 2015 plan. and so there are no specific preconditions around or specific obstacles around the missile range issu

the south korean president tried meet them. >> we have done our best to save the world from the perils that maycom. so in that regard, i think this was a very good opportunity to reaffirm our commitment that was snort washington, and we have taken a big step forward. >> the u.s. and russia, he said, were in the process of eliminating 20,000 weapons worth of nuclear material. almost 500 kilos had already been removed from eight other countries. >> as part of this effort, the united states is pleased to work with korea, belgium and france to downgrade yoo rain yum!. testing which could help lead to the conversion of these reactors from -- of these reactors. >> but some are disappointed at the peace -- at the piece meal involuntary regulations and plans of action. and some conditions weren't present at all, northya for a start. though it wouldn't have felt too left out. it still made the nies here every day over a rocket launch it's planning next month. president lee said he was aware of how critical the north had been of the summit , but as it was of -- hit that had nothing to gain from

summit meeting when north and south korean politicians come face to face. >>> angry south korean leadersnto a shoving match with security as they confronted the north east politician. the guard safely escorted the man out of building. they were arguing whether doctors should be sent back to the north. >> a mechanical test of the world's busiest airports in the 737 crashing off the runway. this is the snail that jackson airport. the passengers were onboard the plane has suffered serious damage. is that the incident, the airport is running normally this afternoon. >> here's a site that could scare even the most diehard beach lover are you a start -- a shark feeding frenzy caught on camera not far off australia. about 50 sharks are seen sitting on a school of tuna and some other big fish. dubai beaches were also searched. >> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at noon, the sun is out and we are feeling the warmth of their. look at those folks enjoying their day. we see some springlike showers. your updated forecast is less than three minutes away. >> first, a look at today's midday stocks. w

south korean officials estimate the new rocket launch site and the launch itself could cost about $800 million. they say north korea could significantly ease its food shortages by using that money to pay for imports. for example, their calculations are that it would buy more than 1 million tons of chinese rice. >>> despite the pressure, despite the warnings, north korean authorities still say their rocket launch will go ahead. that's put japan's self-defense forces on standby and the country's leaders on the offensive. they're planning to extend sanctions against pyongyang for one more year. the current measures expire in two weeks. japan first impolesed sanctions in 2006 for missile launches and nuclear tests. next month's rocket launch is the main reason the sanctions are being extended. but government officials are also frustrated with the failure of their north korean counterparts to resolve the issue of japanese abductions. agents from the north kidnapped japanese citizens in the 1970s and '80s. the sanctions banned all trade with north korea, and prohibit north korean ships from

. >> it has every thing a south korean millionaire would want. plenty of space and incredible views. of seoul east most controversial santee town. here the houses cost nothing, there's a drainage ditch in place of the swimming pool. and yet many of these people have lived here far longer than their richer neighbors. moved from their old homes in 1998 in preparation for the seoul olympics. that's long must have to rig up satellite dishes and a rudimentary postal system. pastor kim has been here since the start. he not only runs the church here, he had to build it. his parishioners he said are a complicated lot. stressed new york city limbo, full of fear. it's very hard, this woman said. i have no money so i can't afford to live anywhere else. it's the fires that really frighten me. fires happen too often here. no one is sure what causes them. the tinderbox housing or desperate acts of arson. the people who used to live here are seen at the lucky ones. the fire might have ripped through their homes but it's given them a way out into free government

. >>> south koreans, of course, have a great eer stake in what happens on the peninsula they share with their northern neighbors. a foreign affairs and trade ministry statement expressed hope the north koreans will follow through on their promises. steps toward denuclearization are a precondition for resuming the six-party talks. the statement says south korea will cooperate with countries involved in the talks and said pyongyang's announcement reflects the close work south korean and u.s. officials have done to resolve the nuclear standoff. >>> japan, too, takes part in the six-party talks. foreign minister koichiro gemba says the announcement is an important step toward resolving a number of concerns. gemba said in a statement that he hopes north korea and the u.s. will be able to work out the details smoothly. he said japanese government leaders would like to see a resumption of the talks and increased dialogue between north korea and other countries. >>> russia has also welcomed the efforts of all parties to revive talks. a source in the russian foreign ministry spoke to the interfa

south korean president lee myung-bak has called for more pressure on north korea. both countries are urging china and russia to use their influence to stop the launch. russia has urged the north korea to exercise self-restraint. china says it's making similar efforts. but north korea is likely to press on with the launch. if new leady kim jong-un is seen giving to external pressure, he'll risk losing the support of the military. how will china react to the launch? the country's opposed any attempt to destabilize the korean peninsula. if china continued to send economic and political assistance to its neighbor, the north may be able to weather the storm. the key will be how much countries like japan, the u.s. and south korea can get china to back their position. >>> japan's defense minister has ordered the self-defense forces to prepare to intercept debris from the rocket. leaders in pyongyang say the rocket will carry a satellite into space. it is scheduled to lift off some time between april 12th and 16th. part of the device is expected to fly over a chain of isla

the second round starts monday in the south korean capital. representatives from japan, the u.s., china and 50 other countries will take part. leaders are working on a draft of the summit's joint statement. they say nuclear terrorism is one of the greatest threats to security. they say all nations must take responsibility in preventing terrorist organizations from getting their hands on nuclear materials. their draft statement also mentions the accident at fukushima daiichi and the need to address the safety of reactors. north korean officials are warning leaders at the summit not to raise the issue of their nuclear program. they say they will consider any statement as a declaration of war. the state-run korean central news agency said any provocation would go down in history as a heinous crime. it said any provocative act would create an obstacle to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. south korean leaders want their counterparts at the summit to send a message urging the north to abandon its nuclear ambitions. >>> indian leaders say

korean sounds like. for more on the story i'm joined by steve sound professor of contemporary chinese studies at the university of nottingham in england thanks for joining us now south korea threatens to shoot down the north korean rocket japan readies its anti-missile defense systems and the u.s. plans to punish spelling young for bad behavior that's i mean is that threat really that huge. well it's a very important symbolic matter for the americans and for the south koreans which is why they're responding so strongly it is a difficult issue for both countries because they really cannot afford to be seen as. we walked back behavior on the part of him gone. china has announced great steps in response to the planned satellite launch as was done by south korea japan and the u.s. what is beijing stance on all this well what beijing really doesn't like what's going on at the moment i think beijing worth much for. you don't you north koreans reach through. forward on beijing's perspective. into parts playing a role that was seen by the americans as constructive and helpful and mormons are being seen as not doing enough true way forward for a peaceful settlement is to get

south korean government sources say units in the north launched surface-to-ship missiles thursday from a base in the northwestern part of the country. the missiles were directed over the yellow sea west of the korean peninsula. they're thought to have a range of about 120 kilometers. south korean sources say the launches were likely aimed at testing the range of the anti-ship missile which can be applied to long-range ballistic missile technology. political analysts say they see this as a warning to south korea and the u.s., following their joint amphibious landing exercise on thursday. about 9,000 troops took part in the drill in south korea. >>> as uncertainties in the middle east are causing crude oil prices to soar, u.s. energy secretary says many countries are still debating whether to release their emergency oil reserves. >> i would just say that it is an option that certainly on the table, no decisions have been made. it depends, again, on a lot of things. and so one has to just stay tuned. >> steven chu made the comment to reporters in tokyo on friday. he had attended a nuclear

. >> we'll tell you why he's in south korea and what other words he has for new north korean leader kim jung-un. where news doesn't take the weekend off. >> live from studio 7, this is cnn sunday morning. >>> president obama is bringing a message of solidarity to south korea and a warning to its neighbor north korea that warning, don't make threats and don't provoke. mr. obama is in seoul for an international nuclear summit and as we saw right here on cnn he spoke at a joint news conference with south korean president lee myung-bak just a few minutes ago. they said north korea should think twice before it goes ahead with a controversial rocket launch next month. every time north korea has violated international resolution, security council resolution it's resulted in further isolation, tightening of sanctions, stronger enforcement, greater support on the part of the international community for a stronger enforcement. i suspect that will happen this time, as well. so they need to understand that bad behavior will not be rewarded. >> earlier mr. obama met with troops at the demilitarized

should these weapons be used, general thurman and his forces, together with the south koreans have a good defensive capability to deal with the consequences if these were to be used. and to complement both of these and to really enhance that deterrent capability is as constant operational readiness of our forces in the theater. so this is what the department of defense brings to bear against this. but i have to agree with you. north korea is an outlier today in the world. the president was just in seoul over the last couple of days with a nuclear security summit. over 50 of the world's leaders were there, and everybody is getting aboard to eliminate weapons of mass destruction and to decrease that danger. again, north korea san outlier. so in addition to what we're doing, the department of defense, we're also supporting a broader international diplomacy, nonproliferation efforts to try to deal with that threat. >> great. appreciate what you're doing. very, very important. thanks so much. >> thank you. ms. davis? >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you both for being here for your servi

they had been pushed -- the south koreans had been pushed nearly to the end of the peninsula, overwhelm by the north koreans and the chinese supporters. after the korean war began as the world knows it, south korean and americans as well as russian and chinese counterparts clashed escalating the number of casualties into the millions. almost 37,000 americans lost their lives in the korean theater. next i would like to talked about the m.a.s.h. units that we're all familiar with, probably from the tv series and the movies, but we also have some veterans here from m.a.s.h. units. we all know and love the story about m.a.s.h. the work was not as glamorous as portrayed on the screen. surgical staff often worked for days without rest. the concept of the m.a.s.h. evolved towards the end of world war ii. the intent was to push surgical teams of skilled surgeons and nurses kroes closer to critically injured soldiers at the front. it was a fully staffed mobile facility equipped to provide definitive lifesaving surgical intervention and stabilization for transport through the system to the rear o

by south korean military. they leave it there for the ridiculousness thank you for that. she wrote in the co-founder of the campaign to end the korean war these u.s. involvement and games in the korean peninsula is aimed at spreading its influence in the asia pacific region. they has its eyes on china it has its eyes and maintaining its military superiority in the region you have to remember that south korea is the largest purchaser of conventional weapons from the united states than any other country in the world there's a lot of money involved in this process and there is an eye on china to kind of flats the muscles that show that the u.s. still has. hope for a role in the region and we really need to find a way back to the table not see individual acts as a provocation north korea has a right to put a satellite into space as other nations do but let's demilitarized let's look at face issues let's look at getting the peace treaty to end the korean war finally and then i think these kinds of issues warner ottens aussies live a stream on twitter is keeping you up to date

the united states and south korean commanders say the exercises are not meant to be provocative but meanto strengthen readiness. >> partnering with our korean partners allows to us do many things to promote security in the region. and it increases our ability to support other things such as humanitarian assistance which is possible in this region of the world. >>trace: north korean media calls the exercises "infringement on our sovereignty and north korean military commanders," and they are threatening to "launch a merciless sacred war." >>shepard: at home members of a street gang in a wealthy washington, dc, suburb, forced high school girls into prostitution. coming up what official say happened to the girl when they tried to quit. i remember the day my doctor told me i have an irregular heartbeat, and that it put me at 5-times greater risk of a stroke. i was worried. i worried about my wife, and my family. bill has the mos common type of atrial fiillation, or afib. it's not caused by a heart valve problem. he was taking warfarin, but i've put him on pradaxa instead. in a clinical trial,

you won't get it from the south koreans, you will get it from americans. so i repeatedly talk about the value proposition they are offering and if they ever let a competition result in a price competition with the chinese, they will lose. if they can present a value proposition that comes with education and training package where you will create an entity the saudis can worun, you have winning combination. it's very competitive because of that value proposition. >> others? >> i do hear the perception and i think maybe it's sometimes the european governments are generally follow aggressive policy of supporting commercial travel and visits and often senior government officials from the european countries will be accompanied by large business delegations and we might look at doing more of that. but i certainly don't see that bearing out in the trade figures. at the end of the day, it comes down to what's the type of product. the areas i touched on, what i think they have in common education and health care and that type of infrastructure, this is where at lea

well of course the official outlook ahead of the meeting which just started in the south korean capital the outlook overall was rather positive we do know that the presidents are set to discuss the major key international issues and this of course is the last meeting of president that of president needs to be said for guard obama in this formers capacity as a russian president of course we know that for the last several years russia and the united states have had some major issues of course the official outlook overall seems to be rather positive they do talk about the restart of the relationship of course remember the restart button i think the new start treaty as well was signed that of course all falls in the rose category for the relationship between the two countries but only nearly all other issues especially in things which concern middle eastern conflicts particularly the situation in syria are washington and moscow seem to disagree on almost every single aspect except of course for one and that is the role in importance of. mission in syria those of course are the main obstacle

the south korean government's position is that since north korea has a capability of more than 3,000 kilometers in its missile range, that is one reason why you hope to extend the missile range here in south korea. what are your thoughts on this? and what are some of the preconditions in order to resume the six-party talks? the last question was also going out to both president obama and president lee. you just asked three questions. >> it's hard to remember them all. the first question i basically answered. my impressions with respect to the dmz and the north korean leadership. with respect to the issue of extending missile ranges, i think president lee got it exactly right. we have this incredibly powerful alliance that is multidimensional. and involves a whole range of coordination, training activities, making sure that there's inner operability with respect to weapons systems and defensive capabilities. so all these issues are being discussed as we move forward to implementing the 2015 plan. and so there are no specific preconditions around or specific obstacles around the missile

the exercise is named "full eagle" and opened to the public on thursday. 100 south korean and 200 u.s. troops took part in a 90-minute drill. it took part in firing howitz howitzers. >> it is to deploy to korea and combine with the counterparts that we are united and we can fight together and we will fight and we will win. >> north korea has been refusing to hold dialogue with the south. north korean leader kim jung-un has been speaking out. >>> president karzai has met with leon panetta in kabul on thursday and they discussed the shooting spree with the u.s. soldier when the u.s. soldier murdered 16 afghan citizens. afghan forces have the ability to maintain security on their own in rural areas. he said that international forces have lost the trust of afghan people and they must pull out of rural areas. karzai requested that international forces stay in urban areas and focus on helping reconstruction efforts. panetta reiterated his regret over the shooting incident and said the u.s. will make a gradual transfer of security. >>> in response, the taliban have decided to suspend peace t

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