the phenomenon has spawned dating agencies about introducing south korean men to north korean women. this episode of "asia insight" we follow men in their quest. a report on the evolving schemes of match making in south korre >>> occhon is a small town in central south korea. praying at the local temple is thought to bring good concern. every year some 5,000 men and woman come here to pray hoping to find a lifetime partner. praying is good, but the monk who runs the temple offers a more practical approach. he organizes match maiking events strictly for people wanting to get married. these events frhave so far produced 1500 couples. participants begin by registering at a reception area on the temple grounds. 44-year-old oh woo jeong heard about the event from a friend. he lives in neighboring city. up until his mid-30s he had to change jobs several times. now that he's finally found stability as a regional public official he's ready to get married. he thrfills out a personal prof form with details about his height, weight, occupation, annual income, family background and assets. thene

also it did reflect the south korean suspicion of anything japan does now. th korea should have declared victory and they should have said affirmed the statement as abe did in march and the statement before that. the reports show that even before the japanese government interviewed the comfort women from their own available holdings of evidence, they were going to as they told a south korean diplomat, they were going to issue the statement. victory number two and victory number three would be that japan responded to south korean for specificemands words, specific actions. that is what diplomats should do and that is a model for what should be done now is quietly se oul saying what it would like and tokyo saying what it might do. the -- they did lose opportunities on both sides to put the issue behind them. the statement review, i had the same feeling when i was and there was a lot of handwringing about what would come out about the consultations and it reaffirmed how bad things are. historian, not so famous historian juan cedeno things are bad when the soluti

meanwhile, south korean president park geun-hye has again urged north korean leaders to give up their nuclear and missile programs. and she called on pyongyang to accept her proposal for talks. park said north korea's nuclear development and missile launches will only deepen its international isolation. she said the two koreas should begin with feasible steps and hold meetings to pry open small channels of communication. >> translator: this is my deepest wish that north korea sends delegates to the u.n.'s conference of the parties for the convention of biological diversity, which will be held this october. >> south korean officials have proposed that seoul and pyongyang hold a high-level meeting next week to discuss the reunions of families separated by the korean war. >>> the chairman of the asean regional forum has called for moderate behavior in territorial disputes in the south china sea. the chairman's statement urges all parties concerned to exercise self-restraint and avoid actions that would complicate the situation. but the final statement is not as strongly worded at the fir

also it did reflect the south korean suspicion of anything japan does now. south korea should have declared victory and they should have said affirmed the statement as abe did in march and the statement before that. the reports show that even before the japanese government interviewed the comfort women from their own available holdings of evidence, they were going to as they told a south korean diplomat, they were going to issue the statement. victory number two and victory number three would be that japan responded to south korean requests or demands for specific words, specific actions. that is what diplomats should do and that is a model for what should be done now is quietly se oul saying what it would like and tokyo saying what it might do. i think the -- they did lose opportunities on both sides to put the issue behind them. >> on the statement review, i had the same feeling when i was in seoul and there was a lot of handwringing about what would come out about the consultations and it reaffirmed how bad things are. another famous historian, not so famo

personnel and 50,000 south koreans are taking part along with officials. the troops will check on new strategy. north korean leaders have already complained calling the drill a provocative act that damages inter-korean relations and warns forces taking part in the drill will be targets for attacks. >>> north korean authorities have carried out a series of tests in the past months. south korean prosecutors are questions a japanese newspaper reporter over an article which appeared on the newspaper's website and sparked criticism by several groups. officials say they will cooperate with the investigation but are unsure of what the problem is. he quoted a south korean daily questioning the whereabouts. nearly 300 people died in the accident. the article mentioned rumors that park had an encounter with an individual at the time. tlt was a protest lodged. they say they will seek civil and criminal action against the paper. >>> the last thing we want to do is clamp down on ron madison because he is always with a treasure-trove of the latest business. >>> in china

but unfortunately, on the south korean side, it did not move south. did not moven -- south korean public opinion into positive territory. then there is the question of timing. this is my last point and it is directly related to the issue of identity. when americans talk and -- japan-south korea relations, i think it is worth asking and reflecting on for our japanese and south itean colleagues -- is necessarily the case that, for japan to move forward in these issues, it requires a south korean affirmation? is it really the case that, for south korea to apple with some of its ownlenges identity that it needs a movement by japan? what i am getting to is that identity may turn out to be more about self, more about the national confection, than about others. when we move in the direction of i think it will only be productive if the result of a process of self perfection in both -- self reflection in both societies that allows them to come to a point when they are actually ready to move forward. here is where i also found the pe's remarks to be interesting

eoul, thes visit to s president's side of the war as a symbol of chinese and south korean sharing interests and defenses against the common thread. he conveniently glossed over the ine recent role of china 1950-1953 korean war. nor has china or north korea ever apologize with sincerity or otherwise to south korea for their actions during the war or any subsequent incident. north korea is not apologize for his repeated attempts to kill the south korean president or blowing up the civilian airliner and the list goes on. nor has apologized or even seized its -- seized its relentless propaganda including calling the president a comfort woman and other heinous statements. china which is currently in gauged in a charm offensive towards south korea to win it away from the u.s. and japan has also worked against south. national interest by repeatedly impeding any meaningful international response to north korea's to acts of war against south korea in 2010 and the repeated violations of the u.s. security council resolutions. and yet china's incorrect historical viewpoint and lack of l has notn, seou

juncture. >> the south koreans are increasingly resolved should there be a provocation on the park of north korea they will respond. in 2010 there were two deadly attacks by north korea on south korea including that resulted in deaths of south korean civilians. so this is what our alliance with south korea is all about. ensuring that together we can present this united airlines front on the peninsula to north korea and they can understand that they can't repeat the aggression that they perpetrated on the south in june of 1950. those days are gone. best path forward is, in fact, the vision that's been laid out by the president of south korea who has talked about a path forward involving peaceful u ff unification. so par pyongyang, north korea has rejected that. >> i want to make sure people in south korea know that as one of our close allies in the region we do stand with them in the right to defend themselves. >> absolutely. >> to make sure those listening in north korea understand that we stand with the north koreans. >> job one for us. >> thank you very much. gentleman's time has ex

for a long time, the south korean government did not support bomb survivors so they set up an association in 1967, to get government and public support. >> translator: for 69 years the government neglected the issue of radiation sickness. we've been demanding that the government enact a special law to restore the survivors' honor. >> reporter: local high school student volunteers clean up the rooms and massage the elders. they also learn about experiences of the atomic blast. >> we must never use these kinds of weapons again. i hope younger generations can live in a world without the bomb. >> translator: as i continue talking with ms. kim, i understand her painful memories and how horrible the atomic bomb was. >> reporter: the facility houses a memorial shrine dedicated to the south korean bomb survivors who . >> translator: more than a thousand names are listed here. but many other names are not included. the true death toll is much high. >> reporter: 69 years have passed since hiroshima and nagasaki were bombed. the people of hapcheong do what they can to make sure the world doesn't for

-south korean military exercises. and our allies in japan, even as they attempt to promote diplomatic dialogue with north korea on resolving the abductions of japanese citizens, the kree nan people's army launched short-range missiles into the sea of japan in late june. these type of provocative actions towards our allies are deeply concerning. the u.s.-china relationship, along with our bilateral relations with south korea and japan is crucial in solving the interkorean conflict. we have to take a regional approach and we have to work together with our partners in the region. the conflict has multi-lateral implications, and therefore is not only a u.s. interest. as the world's greatest democracy, we must take a tougher stance with the international community on north korea's threatening antics. north korea must view our partnership as a regional effort to support a peaceful and stable pacific region. we have to put the pressure on the north korean government with stricter sanctions so we can engage in diplomatic dial

including here at the south korean capitol of seoul.y of the west african nation were stunned to see this image popping up on their phones over the weekend. it says due to the ebola virus we are not accepting africans at the moment. one man said he was disgusted when he saw the picture. >> it is not the korean government. if the korean government gave that challenge, it is their responsibility to do that. if they want to do that, they have the borders, immigration, point of entry. they found out anybody having ebola, they have means to stop that person. >> the pub declined our request for an interview but issued an apology saying no racism was intended. while this reaction from the pub may be on the extreme side of the scale it's not the only bowl la restriction put in place. koreanen air will stop flying to nairobi despite kenya is o on the opposite end of the outbreak. there has been criticism of airlines for taking such measures saying the risk of on board risks are low. >> we contacted government organizations but no authority was a

but unfortunately on the south korean side, it did not move south korean public opinion into positiveterritory. i would suggest that the challenge is really to find a formulation whereby both sides can move into positive territory. ofn there is the question timing, and this is my last point. it is directly related to the issue of identity. that is, especially when americans talk about japan-south korea relations, we tend to move in the direction of thinking about mutuality, you know, steps that both sides can take with each other. but i think it is worth asking and reflecting on for japanese and south korean colleagues. case thatssarily the for japan to move forward on these issues it requires a south korean affirmation? and for our colleagues, is it really the case that for south korea to grapple with some of in terms of its own identity that it needs a movement by japan? essentially, what i'm getting to is that identity may turn out to be more about the national conception than about others. eventually, maybe we will move in the direction of mutuality. i certainly hope so. but i als

south korean officials say five rockets were fired from north korea into the sea ahead of a joint u.s. south korea military exercise. >>> u.n. observers say the death toll in ukraine has doubled in two weeks as they wait for aid caught up in the dispute. >>> and protecting intellectual property. authorities in china are punishing firms that copy other people's ideas. >>> analysts with the south korean military say rockets fired from north korea are flying longer each time they're launched. they say five rockets launched on thursday flew as far as 220 kilometers. a spokesperson for south korea's joint chiefs of staff said the north fired the projectiles from wons wonsan. they flew towards the sea of japan. north korea has test fired rockets in march, june and july. rockets with a range of 220 kilometers can hit seoul and central parts of south korea. military analysts say the artillery could become a serious threat for south korea and the u.s. forces stationed there. they say it is hard to detect launch preparations of rockets making it difficult to intercept them. the two countries pl

korean war. back in the early '50s. what was that war about and what was south korea then compared to north korea? >> guest: well, they were both poor, and they were both recovering from the ravages ravf world war ii, and that war -- the united states divided the korean peninsula in the wake of world war ii between north and south, and the south was a sort of military dictatorship aligned with the united states, and the north was a military dictatorship aligned mostly with russia. kim il-sung was the leader who emerged in north korea. and he, over a period of ten years, created a cult personality around himself. he modeled his state after stalin's state, and then he invaded south korea in 1951, and made some real progress across south korea. there was a counterattack by u.s.-led forces, and united nation force, and then of the course of three years they fought to a stalemate, and the same line was returned, and north and south korea have been divided ever since. and north korea remained aligned with russia and with china, and but north korea had a brand of dough tall tareanship that was increasingl

south korean as are also workaholics. south koreans worked nearly the longest hours of any oecd country. south koreans were only 2/3 as productive as the average oecd worker that same year. as a result of working too hard, perhaps, south koreans are the most sleep deprived of any oecd citizens. so in order to boost productivity this summer the city of soule encouraged government workers, get this, to take a daily nap. now in general workers from poorer countries using less fancy technology are generally less productive than workers in richer countries, so asian workers have historically been less productive than americans though the gap is narrowing. germans work 600 hours less than every year than the greek counterparts but german productivity is 70% higher. americans are truly exceptional in that we work long hours and still maintain relatively high productivity levels. americans should take some time off to relax and recharge. it may pay off. the accounting firm ernst and young studied its employees. for every addition

a south korean foreign minister spokesperson also issued a statement. this year's commentae mementary the environment. they need to demonstrate genuine remorse through actions. >> japan's ties with south korea and china have been strained. there are new signs seoul and even beijing are changing their stance. >> reporter: south korea and chinese leaders met in seoul in july. a spokesperson said the two leaders shared concerns over japan's policies. >> translator: both leaders were in agreement on the concern over japan's historical revisionism. >> reporter: some south korean media are critical of their government. an editorial writer is calling for a policy shift. >> translator: it was wrong for south korea to have sided with japan and to make people think they have hostile relations with japan. >> reporter: the united states has made moves towards strengthening unity with japan and south korea to counter china's growing presence. he's concerned that siding with china could tip the regional security balance. he says the president should not stick to criti

. >> south korean officials propose talks to the north. they wanted to discuss resuming reunions of families separated by the korean war. an official with the south korean unification ministry suggested that the talks be held on august 19th. the high-level meeting would be their first since february. the officials say they want to hold a reunion during a major holiday celebrated by both countries in september. both sides attended when they reached a forum in myanmar. >>> an nhk survey showed support for abe's cabinet has rebounded to 51%. the rate dropped below 50% last month for the first time since abe took office in december 2012. nhk conducted the phone survey over the weekend. more than 900 people responded. support for the cabinet was up 4% from july. the disapproval rate fell by 5 points. 24% said that out of six policy items they should put priority on reviewing the social security system. 19% chose the economy. nhk asked about abe's wish to meet the chinese president on sidelines of an international conference in november. the two

juncture. >> the south koreans are increasingly resolved should there be a provocation on the park of north korea they will respond. in 2010 there were two deadly attacks by north korea on south korea including that resulted in deaths of south korean civilians. so this is what our alliance with south korea is all about. ensuring that together we can present this united airlines front on the peninsula to north korea and they can understand that they can't repeat the aggression that they perpetrated on the south in june of 1950. those days are gone. best path forward is, in fact, the vision that's been laid out by the president of south korea who has talked about a path forward involving peaceful u ff unification. so par pyongyang, north korea has rejected that. >> i want to make sure people in south korea know that as one of our close allies in the region we do stand with them in the right to defend themselves. >> absolutely. >> to make sure those listening in north korea understand that we stand with the north koreans. >> job one for us. >> thank you very much. gentleman's time has ex

he called on all south koreans -- all koreans, north and south, to avoid confrontation. he said it could seem impractical and at times repugnant. he said jesus had taught that forgiveness is a door to reconciliation. 70 years after the korean war ended in still might, -- stalemate, the country remains as invited as ever. barb wire and minefields slice the peninsula into. pope francis has left a deep impression on people here. catholics and non-catholics alike. on the same day he made this plea for peace on the korean peninsula, u.s. and south korean forces are beginning large-scale war games involving 80,000 troops. ii1989, pope john paul made a similar plea. the only change is that north korea now probably has nuclear weapons. eoul.ews insole -- in s wikileaks,der of julian assange, announced today that he soon plans to leave the ecuadorian embassy in london, where he has been seeking refuge for more than two years. the move could prompt his extradition to sweden over alleged sexual assault offenses, or to the u.s. for his disclosure of classified military documents. >>

the south korean president appealed to the communist north. in order for south and north koreans to live without fear of nuclear war, to attain happiness and reunify the korean peninsula that will contribute to world peace and prosperity, north korea should stop developing nuclear arms i can take away countless lives in an instant. during his visit, the pope is to the edify martyrs in the opening days of the korean catholic church. the ceremony will come during an open air mass on saturday. >> the catholic church has seen the followers grow in asia. >> in germany, catholics have been leaving the church in droves and parishes are rapidly shrinking. >> they find comfort in the church. increasing numbers are looking for answers within the congregation. >> when i started earning money after leaving university, the contributions that would've had to pay are too much. >> we don't believe in god. >> what do you believe in the ac? >> self-development. i don't think you can help anyone with that kind of thing. >> in 2010, it reached a high point when ev

with south korean president park today. and indiana representative tweets she's in day one of the vet tour. she's headed to the goshin v.a. outpatient center to meet patients and to talk about the new v.a. law that helps gets get care. find more tweets from members of congress. join our list at twitter.com/c-span. coming up here on c-span 3, a look at the resignation of president nixon 40 years ago this month. starting with president nixon's television address to the nation, followed by a "washington post" discussion with some of the reporters who covered the story. then we'll turn to pulitzer prize winning reporter joe becker, the author of "forcing the spring -- inside the fight for marriage equality" talking about the gay marriage movement. >>> this week while congress is in recess, watch american history tv in prime time. each weeknight at 8:00 eastern, american history tv will feature a variety of topics on the early american republic, jewish history, world war ii and sports history. and let us know what you think abou

on the same day he made the plea for peace on the korean peninsula, south korean forces are beginning war gains involving 80,000 troops. in 1989 pope john paul ii came here with a similar plea. 25 years later, the only change is north korea now probably has nuclear weapons. bbc news in seoul. >>> this area has a long history of civil war. conflicts have left behind a patch work of rebel held territories. special region four i is one such strip of land on the border with china. it's existed outside central government control more than 25 years. it's evolved into a place where anything and everything goes. our correspondent has this exclusive report for us. >> reporter: we're looking for one of myanmar's secrets. our guide refused to take us so we rented motor bikes and are heading deep into the jungle. after half an hour of darkness, there are distant lights. it's a gambling complex aimed exclusively at chinese customers. casinos are illegal both in myanmar and china. the gambling halls here are packed. they're not all tourists. look closely at the people wearing headphones. they work

the south korean exhibition about homeless children in the north. and in sport, one of football's fear said strikers starts the new season. america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >>> welcome back. for almost 40 years hundreds of grandparents have searched for grandchildren, many babies stolen by the military and put up for adoption, during the dirty war. from buenos aires, a grandmother's dream has come true. >> this boy with his grandmother. it's an image moving and delighting argentina. she is the high profile president of the grandmothers, an organization that searches for the stolen grandchildren. >> translation: the meeting was marvellous, nice, with a lot of love and compassion. >> this is the 114th stolen child to be discovered and put in touch with his birth family. hundreds more have not come forward. some know, others suspect more probably have no idea. >>> this situation i'm living through can help with the search, so we can heal the wounds open for so long. >> this woman is waiting. her on

it shelled a south korean island. north korea is engaged in nuclear threats against our allies and even engaged in threats against us. i remember last year a threat to los angeles and austin texas of all places and a few other things. if iran acquires nuclear weapons these are things we would have to worry about. iran would likely transfer nuclear technology and become more aggressive potentially attacking instant neighbors and we haven't seen the full range of consequences. it's only been less than 10 years. 2006 was their first step so we can still have a nuclear war involving north korean nuclear weapons. i think these are all things which aware that with iran and that name -- main difference is it isn't too late for iran. it's too late for korea and we can do something about iran. in terms of the cost there are a lot of costs and we only have 30 minutes here and i go into that their costs in the book so i would encourage you to look at that. he said if there's any doubt iran would build nuclear weapons presently a

. >>> honoring south korean christians, pope francis bee at identifies korean catholics for refuse tochange religions. >>> this may become a thing of the past. >>> there seems to be no end to the fighting in iraq. the u.s. is helping kurdish fighters drive out the islamic state group. taking over large parts of the area forcing people from their homes, the group wants to establish an islamic state in the region, refugees continues to hide in the sinjar mountains as the u.s. continues to bomb areas across the north. at least 11 rebel fighters were said to be killed by attacks on mo sus. the u.n. council voted to block funds to be iraq and syria fo forism s. hundreds of refugees have crossed the border in to turkey. many are staying with family or friends others are sheltering in crowded camps near the bodder. the fighters have managed to force government troops out of many towns and villages. the u.s. rounds of of bombing has hit several areas. several fighters from the islamic state group are said to have been killed. medical sources in mosul say the bodies of 11 rebels have allied to

calling on north and south koreans [indiscernible] there was the final event of his five-day trip that concerned the importance of asia for the catholic church. most iconic street crossings in the world made famous by a famous alum cover by the beatles. overials are mulling hiring a crossing guard. japanese couple has come to london to follow in the beatles footsteps. as well as these tourists, striking a pose in the middle of the zebra crossing. every year millions across this street paying a mosh -- homage to this photo. on august 8,s ago 19 69, the beatles were recording their album in a studio near abbey road and needed to decide on the cover image. it took 10 minutes to snap them crossing the street. the resulting photo has turned into one of the world's most iconic images. ever since, residents in this north london neighborhood have had to deal with the growing number of fans there street, -- and there street crossing is a tourist attraction. click sometimes it is annoying to have these people here. my son comes back and forth from school and i am carrying groceries and sometimes

. >>> and honoring south korean christians, 124 catholics killed for refusing to renounce their faith>> but first there is fighting across parts of northern iraq. the u.s. says it's helping the iraqi government from the kurdish fighters drive out the islamic state group as fighters have taken over large areas, forcing people out of their homes. bombing has hit close to mosul dam, and 159 fighters are claimed to have been killed. >>> syrian coalition said it supports the u.n. security plan of sanctions against the islamic state group. in a statement it says the syrian coalition calls for targeted airstrikes in syria, strikes should be supported by intensive training and equipping programs. for the moderate syrian opposition forces which have been fighting isis now known as the islamic state group for over a year. >>> despite more counter attacks islamic state groups control large areas of iraq. they hold northern raqqa, mosul. let's talk about these airstrikes and whether or not they're being effective. isis still controls large areas, a vast region of the sinjar mountain, don't they.

. >> the south korean exhibition about homeless children in the north. >>> and in a sporting day of bumpsuises and wickets in the test between blend and india, all the details from old trafford coming up. >> the suffering endured by north korean's children is being highlighted in a new exhibition seoul. and the artist's inspiration come from his own experience layoffing on the streets. >> reporter: these images released by a south korean politician show street children in 2010. it's the kind of life that he was leading two decades earlier. in a gallery he recounts how a privileged childhood was shattered by the death of his mother and then his father four years later. he was put in jail with 22 others. he was one of two to survive. >> i had no one to rely on. i long parted from my brother. i decided to come to south korea while in prison. when i got out i had to take care of my body first. i weighed 35 kilograms. >> this ex-application highlig exhibition highlighting childre. she was forced on the streets with her mother and sister after the death of her father. >> my mother would sell wo

he hopes to be back in january with visits to the philippines. >>> a par in the south korean capitol has apologized for temporarily banning africas. they said it was because of fears that they could be carrying ebola. harry fawcett reports from seoul. >> reporter: as ebola spreads in west africa, so does the fear of its spread. many were stunned to find this image in over the weekend. a sign in a local bar, due to the ebola virus we're not accepting africans at the moment. some were disgusted when they saw the picture. >> it was not korean government. it is not their responsibility to do that. in order to do that, we have borders and immigration point of entry. if they find anyone to have ebola, they will stop that person. >> reporter: the pub declined to talk to us for an before but released a statement say nothing racism was intended. korean air will stop flying to nairobi despite kenya is on the other side of ebola outback. it has criticized airlines for taking such measures saying the risk of on board transmission is low. earlier this month seoul's university disinvited three nig

. >>> analysts with the south korean military say rockets from south korea are flying longer each time they're launched. they say five rockets on thursday flew as far as 220 kilometers. a spokesperson for south korea's joint chiefs of staff said the north fired the projectiles from wonsan. they flew towards the sea of japan. north korea has test-fired rockets in march, june, and july. rockets with a range of 220 kilometers can hit seoul and central parts of south korea. military analysts say the artillery could become a serious threat for south korea and the u.s. forces stationed there. they say it's hard to detect launch preparations of rockets, making it difficult to intercept them. the two countries plan to start a joint military exercise next week. pyongyang has reiterated its call for seoul to cancel the exercise. north korea's state news agency published a statement from the committee for the peaceful reunification of korea. it said the improvement of relations between the two koreas would be impossible with the presence of the u.s. in the south. it also said failure to cancel th

. >>> south korean and japanese government officials have argued of late over the views of territory and history. south korea's next ambassador has promised to improve relations. he's scheduled to leave for tokyo on saturday. he spent his childhood in kyoto and studied for a year there in the university. he served as secretary journal for the parliamentarians union. during that time, he built up a ja japanese exchange program including the father of mine minister shnzo abe. >> relations between south korea and japan are at their worst ever. but they'll get better. as the saying goes, after the storm, comes the calm. >> yu said he wants to play a role in establishing relations that are oriented toward the future. and he said he wants to develop a fraternal relationship between the two countries. his government will do whatever it can. >>> monogol yan officials have hosted talks between japanese and north korean officials several times. in march, they provided a venue for a meeting between the parents of one of the abductees and their granddaughter who was 977. in north korea. her paren

at the little league world series, jackie robinson team fell to the south korean team. south korea took an early lead. chicago made a late rally but they came up short. south korea wins it 8-4 ending an 11-0 season. the cubs tweeted congrats to jackie robinson west. one heck of a run. we are proud of you. the white sox tweeted this. congratulations on a great season. the bulls tweeted, thank you, jrw. you have made chicago proud. and president obama even phoned the team to congratulate them on how well they represented the city of chicago. >>> phoenix mercury star brittney griner made wnba history today. she scored the first ever dunk in wnba playoff history. beautiful, right? she went on to score a career high 21 points. she helped the mercury flames pass the l.a. sparks 93-68. >>> from sports to weather we go. tropical storm cristobal is on the way. how concerned should we be? >> we were very concerned. 50-50 it could hit the u.s. this storm should have no direct impact on the southeast. it is affecting the turks and caicos and bahamas. it has winds of 50 miles an hour

government, more than five inches shorter than the south korean contemporary. that's an amazing statement about the nutrition and north korea. >> where is he did a? >> today he is in washington. because we are promoting a book. but he has moved about six, seven months ago from the united states back to seoul where he is doing some web broadcasting with some young human rights friends and he invites other defectors on to talk about north korea. >> so the translation was expensive? >> no, it wasn't that expensive. a lot of people care about shin dong-hyuk, and they care about is store and want to get it out. i had really good of translators in, some of them worked for the "washington post" in seoul, but the most important translator was a young guy named david kim who is a friend of shin and his family befriended him. david cam offered to be a translator. david kim is a graduate of young i. is now at northwestern law school, and he is incredibly smart and he is really multilingual in idiomatic american english as well as he speaks korean with his parents who don'

. >>> south korean defense officials say north korea fired three short-range rockets into the waters off the country's east coast. it happened just hours before pope francis arrived in south korea for the first papal visit in 25 years. this is the scene there when the pontiff arrived there. he will beatify 124 korean martyrs. he mr. preach for peace and reconciliation for north and south korea. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >>> good morning, you're going to love the forecast over the next couple days especially if you like temperatures a little on the cooler side. staying below average. less humid conditions expected. and we're going to stay below average for at least the next three days. a live look outside right now, mostly clear skies in philadelphia. 66 degrees, humidity at 9%. winds out of the west at 9 miles per hour. atlantic city, 62 degrees this morning. and throughout the entire region we're seeing mostly clear skies which will give way to mostly sunny skies as we head through the rest of the day. right now, 61 in trent

indicated would be their response. >> the south koreans increasingly resolve that there should there be a provocation on the part of north korea that they will respond. this is due to the fact that in 2010 there were two dead rily attacks by north korea to south korea including the death of civilians. this is what our alliance with south korea is all about. ensuring that we can present a front on the peninsula to make them understand that they cannot have the aggression. that those days are gone. that the best path forward is the vision that has been laid out by the president of south korea who has talked about a path forward including person to person unification. >> i want to make sure that the people in south korea know that as one of our close allies in the region we do stand with them and their right to defend themselves and to make sure that those listening to north korea understand that we stand with the south koreas. >> that's job one for us. absolutely. >> the gentleman's time has expired. i think that is the end of the questionnaire this afternoon. we want to greatly thank

south korean carmaker kia appears to be blessed. until now, the kia soul was best known as a hamster mobility device as this advertisement shows, but it got a brighter spotlight put on it when pope francis chose to make it his mode of transport when he recently visited the country. ordinarily, kia sells about 20 souls per day. it sold a record 52 after the papal decision. a reminder that beauty is only skin deep. in march, a french supermarket to promotecampaign ugly and wonky fruits and vegetables. compared toeduced their perfect counterparts. there has been a phenomenal response. the idea was to persuade consumers that food tastes the regardless of how it looks. about $750 billion of food is lost every year after global harvest. france will celebrate a national day against food waste. what do you think? will you buy ugly fruits? >> i am not quite tempted, i have to say. thank you very much for that. time now for web news. let's see what making a buzz on the internet. and welcome to web news. here's a look at the stories making hea

that follows the deadly sinking of a south korean ferry in april. the joint statement encourages cooperation to cut emissions. >>> thanks to the weaker yen and growing popularity of japanese food abroad, officials at the agriculture and fisheries ministry say the exports came to $2.7 billion. that's up more than 10% in yen terms from the same period last year and the highest value since comparable data became available in 2006. beef exports were up more than 27% and fruits and vegetables by just under 24%. shipments of soft drings and snacks. if the trend continues food exports for 2014 will likely surpass last year's $5.3 billion. government officials want to double food exports to about $10 billion a year by 2020. the target is part of prime minister abe's growth strategy. officials will encourage to launch new brands and plan to urge countries to ease restrictions on japanese food imports set up after the fukushima nuclear accident. >>> sales at restaurant chains fell. food safety concerns stemming from china and bad weather were the reasons. the

it had to be south korean. the next day another kia modified into a pope mobile.the lord welcome the dead into his peace. >> reporter: he offered words of simple though and hope for the parents of school children killed in south korea's recent ferry sinking and for those who survived. pope francis is making speeches in english on this trip for the first time. he's been practicing to reach more people. he called for peace and reunfa case for the two koreas. >> korea's quest for peace is close, close to our hearts. >> reporter: north korea test fired three missiles before he got here and after he did. it wasn't a message, a celebration of independence day and north korean catholics were inviteed to a mass on monday. they said no blaming upcoming u.s. south korean military which basically start on the same day, erin. >> paula, thank you so much. just an incredible story. the pope mobile in a kia. >>> out front next, a criminal not so much in disguise. that's a safe tied to the back of a car and in a moment, we're going to tell you who is driving the car taking the vi

there is pope francis seated with the south korean president.y are there at the blue house, that is the equivalent of the white house here in the united states. the president there is now going up to the podium. she will introduce the pope. park gun-he, and talking significantly about what the pope will be doing, this is the first time he has traveled to this nation since he became pope. first time he has been to asia. we're not going to actually dip into that at this point. but certainly when the pope takes the podium we will take that live. >> we'll watch all of this closely. we expected pope francis to speak of religious persecution that many catholics, christians and people of other faiths have been facing in the world. the catholic religion, the fastest growing in south korea, all of this is really an effort to reach out to the asian region and get more people to become catholic and see what the religion us all about. pope francis is seen as a charismatic figure. and he gives a new face to the region. >> he has an action-packed agenda there