this is due to a chronic labor shortage as young south koreans shun low paid manual work.o resolve this problem, the government has been accepting foreign laborers for the last ten years under an employment system. the number of foreign workers exceeded 500,000 in 2012. and the government announceded that it will open the nation's doors to more. in fact, the country's manufacturing industry would literally collapse without foreign labor. this policy of employing foreigners to p protect domestic industry is efficiently managed by the government. while it's received high paz global bli, various problems are rising to the surface. >> this episode of "asia insight" follows korea's global employment system which has been attracting attention around the globe. ansan is some 30 kilometers southwest of seoul. in the district of wongok-dong, over 35% of the population is made up of foreign residents. wongok-dong immigrants hail from 15 countries. including china, vietnam, indonesia and places as far as way as uzbekistan. on weekends the town's center is a melting pot of different e

the abbasid or struck with a knife at a breakfast meeting at an art center in the south korean capital-- the ambassador was struck with a knife. a 55-year-old man lunged at him, slashing him twice, once in the face, once across the body. >> key pressure. >> i'm bleeding. bleeding. >> blood streaming from his face, he was rushed from the building and taken to the hospital. the attacker was arrested and pinned down. he shouted that he wanted a unified korea. he also voiced anger at the large u.s. military presence in korea. american troops and south korean troops had just started a joint exercise involving 200,000 personnel. the south korean government was swift to condemn the attack. >> our government is shocked by the awful act that occurred against ambassador mark lippitt. such acts against the diplomatic delegations will not be accepted for any reasons, and we are taking this especially seriously as it was committed against the ambassador of the u.s., our most important ally. >> the ambassador indicated he wanted to be much more open, out there with the people. that policy will now b

how many other south koreans feel the same way? >> reporter: it's certainly not the majority view here in south korea. many south koreans are either happy that the u.s. military are here or they're fairly ambivalent that the u.s. military is here. it's not something new or they have to deal with daily. and certainly many south koreans would see it as a deterrent to north korea and see it as a form of extra protection from north korea. remember, this is a country that's still technically at war with its northern neighbor. it's a minority that's not happy about these military drills. of course north korea has made it clear that they're not happy about them. they see them as a dress rehearsal for an invasion which washington and seoul have denied saying they are defensive in nature. >> paula, just repeating, 80 stitches for the ambassador the gash on his cheek was about four inches long three centimeters deep. thank you, paula. >>> we want to go to missouri now where a police employee in ferguson is out of a job after the u.s. justice

is this very embarrassing for the south korean authorities? >> good morning. thank you for having me. yes, it's very embarrassing as you've said. none of the previous ambassadors have been attacked like this so it's pretty shocking news for the entire country. >> how prominent is this voice of reunification in south korea? i mean to see this militant person going as far as attacking a u.s. ambassador but when and how much do you hear voices calling for the north and south to be one again? >> it's quite tricky because this morning's case was by a lone maverick. he acted solely on his own. and you know south korea, as its, is a pretty divided country. and we have some activists canting for reunification. but, you know, it's not a simple matter. >> do you think this -- will the coincidence that this came at the time of those military exercises going on jointly between the united states and south korea? >> yes, i believe so. because annually at this time of the year joint u.s. and korea exercises are,, you know -- it can quite upset the activists. >> yeah, we've h

and the south koreans exercise routinely the military program. so the u.s. to encourage stability on the peninsula. as you look at the pictures, wolf, again, i'm no doctor and no photo experts. it looks like possibly he was potentially maybe some sort of event or indoors. he is in his business suit. i have seen pictures of him as he walks around seoul perhaps more casually dressed with his family with his dog. so this looks like it was some sort of official appearance or official -- something official that he was doing in his capacity as ambassador. i think it will indeed raise questions about what his security was. were they there with him at the time? ambassadors often sometimes as ss ask their security people to hang back in more safe areas of the world when they are trying to interact with the local population. we don't have the answers here. it looks like he did sustain an injury to his face because you see him with his hand up there. i think the facts are barely emerging right now. everyone wishes him the best. he just arrived in south korea a few shor

american troops and south korean troops have just started a joint exercise involving 200,000 personnel. the american embassy is a fortress, like all american embassies, but the event the ambassador was attending is just across the street walking distance, in the same neighborhood, and that may have led to a false sense of security. the ambassador when he took up his post indicated he wanted to be much more open out there with the people. that policy will now be rethought.

they say it will increase business opportunities for south korean firms. more than 30 countries have now announced their intention to join the asian infrastructure investment bank or aiib. a senior government official said south korean companies have solid experience in building infrastructure. he said the government will participate in talks as a founding member and will reflect its national interests. he suggested that south korea would seek a stake in the bank at a level that allows it to influence operations. so far 35 countries have said they will take part in the bank. they include major european nations such as britain, france and germany. china says nations that announce their participation by the end of this month will be able to join talks on a concrete framework for the bank. government leaders in the united states and japan maintain a cautious stance about joining. >> we're not considering joining any new institution at the moment. but, we of course you know have a stake and stress the importance of the aiib meeting the current international hi

south korean leaders say a north korean submarine torpedoed the vessel. pyongyang has again denied it was responsible. >> a torpedo struck the cheonon on march 26th, 2010. 46 crew members died. an international investigation concluded that north korea was behind the attack. >>> it's time now for world weather with our meteorologist sayaka mori. sigh aceh northern japan is like they're back in midwinter being battered by severe cold and heavy snow. what's the latest? >> yes miki. late march, but still winter is gripping northern japan. you can see rotating cloud in the north. that's driving colder air from the north, creating sea-effect snow mainly for the sea of japan side of the country. actually, 40 centimeters of snow has fallen in parts of the fukushima prefecture and gusts of about 100 kilometers per hour reported in the top end of hokkaido. the low pressure system is actually starting to pull away from japan so the peak is over but heavy snow and strong winds will likely continue at least into wednesday morning. an additional 60 centimeters of snow

he's been visited by the south korean president.isten to what he has to say. >> sorry, guys. little technical issue here. good afternoon. i am very grateful to be here today. let me make a few brief comments and then i'll take a couple of questions. first, i am happy to report that my family and i are doing well thanks in large measure to the extraordinary care i received these last few days i expect to return to work very soon and make a full recovery. [ speaking in foreign language ] i want to express my profound gratitude to those koreans and americans alike who so bravely and selflessly responded to the scene of the attack and to the medical teams that delivered world class treatment. [ voice in foreign language ] i wish i had time today to single out everyone individually, but please know that you always have my greatest respect and lasting appreciation. [ voice in supportforeign language ] on the u.s. side i am grateful for all the calls of support shown to me to include the president, the vice president, the secretary of stat

today, south koreans held a rally of support. he's popular here. he and his wife gave their first child a korean name. and he tweeted his appreciation today saying, doing well and in great spirits. will be back asap. the south koreans have stepped up security around the ambassador, but they believe the suspect acted alone. and currently there's no indication the incident will impact security at other u.s. embassies. president obama, who spoke to ambassador lippert before he went into surgery, is being regularly updated on the investigation. lester. >> chris, thank you. >>> hillary clinton has responded to the controversy over her private e-mail which she used exclusively as secretary of state instead of an official government account. she's now asking the state department to release those e-mails, but that doesn't mean the public will see them any time soon. nbc's andrea mitchell explains why. >> reporter: hillary clinton finally responded. in 140 characters. a tweet just before midnight saying, i want the public to see my e-mail. i asked state to r

south korea, mark lippert. this was the scene earlier in the capitol city of soule. authorities say this man, a 55-year-old north korean sympathizer, ran up to the ambassador screaming anti-american sentiments and then slashed him with a 10 inch knife. officials believe the suspect was protesting current joint south korea/u.s. military drills. plus this new information shows the suspect leaving his home and arriving at the venue moments before the attack. this morning the american ambassador is in good condition. surgeons say if the injuries had been any deeper they could have been life threatening. andrew stevens is live in hong kong with more. >> reporter: yeah carol, 80 stitches and that was just in the facial wound alone on the right side of the face there. he also suffered deep cuts to his left forearm and surgeons are saying he could suffer nerve damage there. luckily though no lasting damage in that cheek wound. the man who is now in police custody was known to police carol. he had actually been sentenced to two years in prison which was suspended back in 2010 after he threw a lump of concrete at the japanese am

/south korean military drills. these are fairly routine exercises, but of course it has set off a lot of rhetoric in north korea which is claiming of course that all of these drills are a precursor to an invasion of the north. general skaproti notifying about these exercises and that they are purely defensive in nature for the u.s. and south korea to exercise their ability to operate in the event of a contingency emergency without keeping stability on the peninsula. this incident very disturbing obviously. >> barbara starr, appreciate the update. thanks. back with mike chinoy and james reese. the timing with this military drill under way as barbara starr just said those are not popular in north korea. it certainly seems like security should be a little stronger during contentious events in the region and again, north korea has sent, you know spies, has sent operatives into south korea to kidnap people in the past to attack people. >> yeah. i wish i could tell you i'm surprised but i'm not having spent 17 years of m

-south korean alliance.e pictures just after the attack he looks remarkably calm and cool given what he's just gone through. also interesting, too, this is ab yously going to raise questions about security measures taken around the u.s. ambassador in south korea. even though it's such a strong ally of the u.s. the seoul police saying they didn't get any instructions about the u.s. embassy about any need for heightened security at all. this was seen as i said fairly routine speech talking about the prospects for peace on the core reern peninsula. >> andrew stevens, thanks so much reporting live from hong kong. >>> today a spokesman for south korea's president condemned the attack saying, quote this incident is not only a physical attack on the u.s. as ambassador but also an attack on the u.s. south korea alliance. >>> let's talk more about the attack with senior vice president of the korea society, stephen norper. welcome and thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> let's talk about security first. the venu

it was a wing of a department of the south korean government for a few years in the past. but then of course he was arrested in 2010 for throwing a block of concrete at a japanese diplomat here and was serving a two-year suspend jail sentence for that. so he did have a criminal record. so questions, how could a man with a knife with that past criminal record get into this event and how was he able to get this close to the u.s. ambassador? the u.s. embassy telling us they did not request extra security for this event, the south korean authorities saying there were dozens of police there. as a first-time visitor to seoul, you might note though we're very close to the demilitarized zone we're very close to north korea here. security is more lax than in other cities around the world. there are not metal detectors in front of hotels and shopping malls, for example. that may be something this man took advantage of. of course all important to know though no direct link to north korea, the north korean regime has gleefully responded to this attack calling this a, quote, knife atta

south korea, haven't they? they've kidnapped people and brought them back across the border. >> the north korean have any number of operations including in the late 1950s in a sense that the father of the current president of south korea. i think it seems very very clear at this point that it could not at all look like something north korea would be involved in. this guy seems to be a loan operator. i'm not suggesting there's any north korean involvement. s in terms of a security profile and the security picture, i would mention that is something that also has to be taken into account. >> there's no question. and, in fact it is a lot of around the residents in seoul, but this is an event across the street from the american embassy. it was a morning breakfast. there are issues related to the station at the korean peninsula. it's not something where you would think that this kind of thing would happen and ambassador lippert has been notably, even by standards of other american ambassadors, very acceptable. out walking and he even set up a twitter profile for his dog. he has gone out of his way. i remember when i

-south korean military exercises as he was stabbing the u.s.ert in the face and in the arm and wrist. the ambassador himself, doctors say, is in better condition. he was able to move around his hospital room and was paid a visit by south korea's prime minister earlier today. george? >> ivan the simple fact that this happened what does it say about security there in seoul? >> reporter: well, it does raise questions. how has a man who has this previous criminal record how was he allowed into this gathering and how was he allowed in carrying a knife, which he then presumably used for this slashing of the american diplomat. the south korean police say they had dozens of police in and around the venue where the gathering was taken place thursday morning. the u.s. embassy says it did not request extra security. one of the main newspapers here published an editorial today, kind of criticizing the security forces here for not having done a better job of protecting the u.s. ambassador. another large newspaper here in its editorial, announced this was re

and south korean forces and it's all about stability. we know the top u.s. military commanders in south korea, u.s. army general also briefed on this attack against the ambassadoram ambassador ambassador. >> thank you. the u.s. very much on edge. who do you think could have been behind this attack. >> i would agree with ambassador hill it would be a lone individual or somebody that has strong opinions on north and south korea. the ambassador is a celebrity plern in every country where they have them. when i ran international operations in fbi we had them targeted by nuts because they were a celebrity of the u.s. government high profile position representing the united states. it was almost as much as being a celebrity as with american policy. i should add the fbi has an office in seoul korea. they will be working with the state department investigators and the south korean police authorities. this is a chargeable offense as a u.s. citizen much less as a u.s. ambassador. the person could be brought back to the united states for prosecution. in this case i don'

and south korea he had only one south korean bodyguard to protect him at the time of the attack and now john kerry says safety is a top priority. >> the united states of america will never be intimidated by anybody who harms any american diplomat. >> lippert will stay in the hospital until monday or tuesday when 80 stitches are removed from his stabbing wounds. >>> convicted killer, jodi areyes did not get the death opinionty, one holdout may have saved her life. >> she will almost certainly die in prison but this morning you might also say she is very lucky. >> at this time, the court is declaring this a mistrial and the suspect hugged her attorney after avoiding death row by one vote. 11 jurors thought she should die and one holdout would not budge. >> the 11 jurors spoke to the media audio only, we strived for justice for travis but to no avail. >> so did the family of the victim. >> it's been nearly seven years since she repeatedly stabbed him and shot him in the throat in his mesa area home. the holdout would barely talk to them and seemed to have an agenda, she kept saying she fel

even some south koreans who have come to live with the ongoing threat of war seemed concerned. oday the mood is merging on the apathetic. on the heavily fortified border between north and south korea all is quiet ahead of today's drill. this tourism village is well within north korea's artillery range, but people here had to be reminded that a drill is taking place. >> when they hear the siren people think it must an drill. but i never give much thought of to it. >> it doesn't matter if the siren is going. it's not an issue for us. >> back in solely this drill finished with many not knowing that there had been one at all. >> knowing what to do and doing that are two different things. >> and everyone here is hoping hoping that it is never put to the test test. ron mcbride seoul. >> buyers from china accounts for a quarter sales of art and antiquityies. in recent years local artists have been oversad dod by big international names. we have reports on a new heart fair that is trying to change that. >> for a couple of million dollars this too is yours. from the golden bridge to colo

he was taken by south korean police to a courthouse to see whether or not he would receive an arrest warrant for this attack. and he was shawn in a wheelchair grimacing and briefly answered a few questions from a throng of south korean journalists who are asking if his attack was at all linked to north korea and asking him if he had traveled to north korea in the past and his response was no. it's nonsense. that denial that he has ever traveled to north korea comes in sharp contrast with what the south korean authorities have said. they say he has made multiple trips there. take a listen to this statement by a police chief here. >> he went to north korea seven times in 2011 he tried to build a monument to kim jong ii. we are investigating whether there is another power behind this attack. >> so basically investigating natalie there whether or not this was a loan wolf basically terrorist attack 0 but as you know there are none still one year later. and jodi arias will not face the death penalty. now there is a possibility she may get out of prison at some point. most of the products w

/south korean military drills? >> reporter: this has taken many people by surprise. this is simply not something you expect to happen in south korea. it is -- although it's technically still at war with its neighbor, north korea it is a relatively safe country. and clearly the security surrounding this particular event reflected that, the fact that this man was able to bring knife into the venue. that he was sitting at the a table next to the ambassador. this man is in his 50s. he has a criminal record. he did, as you say, in 2010 troy to throw a concrete slab at the japanese ambassador to south korea. in that event, the ambassador was not injured. but the fact that he was able to attack an ambassador and then able to sit so close to another ambassador will raise many red flags and many questions. we also know that on his blog he showed the end of february he was actually protesting outside the u.s. embassy because of the joint u.s. military drills in south korea where he opposed. >> paula, we're just seeing some of the latest footage into n to us there. i want to ask

there are many south koreans prone to scans. for organizers it's about a long term financial investment not politics. but for a man that lived inside north korea, the bright innocence and beauty depicted here brings back darker memories. >>> let me remind you you can keep up to date with all of the news blogs from the correspondents. the address aljazeera.com. claz >> hello and welcome, i'm phil torres, talking about innovations that can save live. we'll do it in a unique way. this is a show about scientists. let's check out the team. kyle hill is an engineer. he's on the trail of something decimating bee population. >> crystal dilworth is a molecular neuroscientist.

south korean shares snapped a four-day losing streak. the kospi closed up 0.8% 1,985. stocks were boosted by hopes that lower interest rates by the bank of korea will prop up business. taking a look now at other asian markets, china's shanghai composite index was up 0.7%. hong kong market was up 0.1%. but australia's s&p asx 200 fell 0.6% led by losses in mining and financials. >>> well chinese leaders are trying to take a leading role in helping develop economies in the asia pacific region. they're creating the asian infrastructure investment bank. now the british say that they're on board. they're the first to show support from a g-7 nation. a statement from the chancellor of the exchequer, george osbourne says membership will give british companies an unrivalled opportunity to work and invest in the world's fast-growing region. 27 other countries have announced their intention to participate. they include southeast asian nations, india, and new zealand. japanese and american leaders have expressed doubts about the plan. >> translator: we are not in a position to com

the h2a placed a south korean satellite into orbit in 2012. another is scheduled to launch a canadian satellite in fiscal 2015. the h2a boasts a 96% success rate with 21 straight successful launches as of last month. >>> well a leading u.s. meat industry official wants to see a trans-pacific partnership free trade deal soon. he's urging members of the u.s. congress to pass a bill to give the government more power to speed up the talks. u.s. meat export federation president philip tseng told members of the media he's intensed with the intensity and speed of the talks so far. >> we recognize that even though we might be close to the finish line when it comes to tpp between the u.s.able japan, there is still much work that needs to be done here in japan, and also in the united states. >> some u.s. lawmakers are against the fast track legislation but seng says he hopes congress will pass it soon. >>> well huge numbers of foreign tourists visited japan last month during the lunar new year holidays. that gaves sales at all four major department stor

they are part of a south korean organization campaigning for both koreas to be reunited as one country. >> we are against all military actions taking place in the korean peninsula. if the exercises continue and north korea retaliates, a state of war will once again be a reality. >> we've heard all this before. analysts from the international crisis group isn't worried. >> kim jong-un has called them to be ready for war. the text is all in the context of deterrence. they are trying to gauge the reaction of the south and its allies and to see if they can changing its behavior and cans celling its exercises. >> this may be another case of posturing, however, history has taught us that the standoff on the korean peninsula is unpredictable. >> the liberation army is on a mission to wipe out opium farms scattered along the border to w. china. >> it's a time for extra vigilance, according to the national liberation army. its fighters patrol the township in the northern state. they are an ethnic minority and one of several armed groups fighting for more you a you to know my. the heightened sec

diplomats from the two nations will join their south korean counterpart next week in seoul. they'll try to hammer out an agenda for a meeting of foreign ministers. sugiyama will meet with chinese vice foreign minister lu gem-inning and south korean minister foreign affairs. representatives from the three sides met in september for similar talks. japanese officials are hoping the discussions will be a stepping stone toward a summit between the three countries. >>> members of japan's ruling coalition are getting ready for talks that could bring a turnaround in security policy. they'll be discussing an outline of laws that would allow their country to exercise its right to collective self-defense. japan would be allowed to exercise that right in what the draft describes as new situations. the self-defense forces could help a friendly nation and use their weapons even if japan were not under attack. cabinet members announced a change in security policy last july. they decided they should be able to order the use of force under certain conditions. a foreign country in a close rel

this time it fired two short- short-range missiles before the south korean drills even began. >> this is a deliberate provocation seened as an armed protest. we're ready to respond immediately. if it takes provocative action, our military will react firmly and strongly so north korea will regret bitterly. >> afraid things could escalate, a group of peace activists gathered within hours. their part of a south korean organization campaigning for both koreas to be reunited in one country. >> we're against military action taking place. if the exercise to pressure north korea continues and if north korea retaliates, a civil war similar to 2003 will once again an reality. >> we heard all this before, and even an analyst from the international crisis group isn't worried. >> kim jong-un has told them to be ready for war. but it's all in the context of deterrent. they're trying to gauge the reaction of the south and it's allies, and to see if they can coerce the south into changing its behavior and canceling its exercises. >> in other words this may just be another case of posturing. however,

embassy in the south korean capital, condition determining both sides. >> translator: we are against military actions taking place in the korean peninsula if the exercises to pressure north korea and they retaliate a state of war similar to what happened in 20003 will once again be a reality. >> reporter: right now neither side wants to be seen to back down. and although the war of words is likely to be just posturing peace is unpredictable here. al jazerra. >>> still to come on the program, two young to mar marry young girls say no to marrying. >>> and fighting for ancestral land a violent standoff-y standoff erupts in columbia. you tell me about my future? >> can affect and surprise us. >> don't try this at home. >> "techknow" where technology meets humanity. tomorrow, 5:30 eastern. >> tuesday. did the police fail misty upham? >> if somebody did something to my girl, i need to know that. >> was is a case of discrimination? >> we had no help from the police. >> a family pleads for answers. "stolen sisters", an "america tonight" special report. tuesday, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazee

but north koreans face disclaim nation there. >> translator: south korean society treats north koreansertain way. i didn't want my children dealing with that. >> reporter: and so in the end a world away from north or south korea, was california. kim now works as a masseuse in a small shop in l.a.'s korea town. you have to imagine a north korean arriving here, you need to find a job you don't speak english, downtown have many skills what, about healthcare, health insurance evening the concept the insurance and how it works in the u.s. is something you would have to learn. from one of the most regimented closed countries in the worlds where the government tells you how to live, what for say what to think only the most ends pricing might possibly reconcile themselves to something new. >> translator: coming from a communist country where everyone act like a machine, it's hard to adapt to this culture. we'll need a lot of time. >> reporter: some concepts stunneddal them. >> translator: you have freedom of expression in america i mean no one will bother you even if you bad mouth the presiden

/south korean alliance. certainly that was a brave and plucky tweet, chris for him to do. interesting, it does raise questions about security in south korea. the police saying the u.s. embassy did not ask for any additional security. you have to say mark lippert looking remarkably cool in the face of that attack. >> i could not agree with you more. >> it's spot-on how he handled this. but it does raise significant issues. let's talk about the issues here. we have cnn global affairs analyst and managing editor of "quartz," bobby ghosh and mr. daniel pinkston in south korea. beyond debate is how mr. lippert seems to have handled this cool under pressure. you're saying no surprise given his background. >> served in iraq he served with the navy s.e.a.l.s, he's a strong guy and a tough guy. it is it would have been a shock because you don't really expect this in south korea, a country where he is well liked. he walks his dog in the street among the public. his dog has its own twitter account. he's a popular figure there, although he's only been there for a few months. >> you dis

-south korean military drills and claims he acted alone. ambassador mark lippert remains in the hospital, recovering from multiple wounds to his face, hand, and arm. cnn senior international correspondent ivan watson following the developments from seoul where the attack happened and apparently the suspect was known to police there. ivan? >> reporter: that's right. he had a history of one-man protests reportedly setting fire to himself once in a protest about a decade ago. he had suspended jail sentence for hurling a block of concrete at a japanese diplomat in 2010. and what police are doing now is prosecutors are requesting an arrest warrant. and police have come out with an announcement that basically they say that he traveled during a period of basically about eight years, he traveled to north korea some seven times. so they're now trying to investigate whether they could be any links whatsoever between the regime in north korea and this attack on the u.s. ambassador here. again, early thursday morning. the police say that he's insisting

and south korean military exercises. police say he used this ten-inch blade to slash the envoy's arm and slice a four-inch gash in his face. after surgery and 80 stitch, lippert tweeted today "doing well and in great spirits." but the incident raises questions about why there were no u.s. security agents on site and just one unarmed south korean guard to defend him. kim was known to authorities. he had staged a similar attack on the japanese ambassador five years earlier and had recently been protesting outside the u.s. embassy. former diplomatic security agent bruce tully said considering the high tensions between the u.s. and north korea there should have been tighter security. how is it possible that the u.s. ambassador didn't have protection? >> it's a mystery to me, as well. if i were at that post, i would have had our adequate security there to protect him whether it be an american agent itself or a heightened response from the local security force. >> reporter: since the attack, the u.s. has asked the korean gover

korean way. the idea that a sign a bus in a painting could provoke did devotion here in south korea for north koreaeem far fetched but people here are governed by the national security law. legislation designed to prohibit the promotion of north korean ideology. its ice over recent years such as in the failed prosecution of this photographer who he called ironic retweeting of north korean propaganda has come in to criticism. but for its proponents it's a vital tool nay long battle. >> translator: it's a scream to grab pow by capitalizing on social underdogs it's a meticulously crafted grand scam and many south koreans are prone to scams. >> reporter: no text in the works being shown. and for the organizers it's about a long-term financial investment. not politics. but for a man who has lived inside the real north korea the brightness and beauty of the one depicted here brings back darker memories. harry fawcett, al jazerra, south korea. >>> news updates and blogs can be found on our website the address aljazerra.com. >>> on "america tonight", this is the video sparking outrage cross the country, wh

south korean military drill slogans. he was against them. he violently attacked the ambassador.. the pictures show the ambassador calm. he left the auditorium. he was helped out, but he did not need any help to walk to a car. he went to hospital. he was speaking to the surgeon at the hospital. nearly three hours of operations to close up the wounds. what we know christine, at this stage, he is a 55-year-old an saillient salient. he is known to police. he also has a record. in 2010 he was given a suspended two--year sentence because he threw a lump of concrete at the japanese ambassador to south korea. he was charged and given that suspended sentence. not particularly a high security event. there was no expectations of anything like this could happen. mr. lippert is putting on a brave and humorous face. he is tweeting about the event. tweeting in his name his wife and son and family dog. i'm deeply moved by the support i got from koreans. we will be back as soon as possible to advance u.s.-rok alliance. the south korean president park saying this is important on the relationship

south korean president park geun hye has visited the u.s.dor to seoul, who was wounded last week in a knife attack. the envoy is recovering in the hospital. park went to see mark lipert after returning from a tour of the middle east. she said she was praying for his quick recovery and wanted to work with him to deepen bilateral relations. the ambassador was attacked on thursday at a forum in seoul. the wound on his face required 80 stitches. police have arrested key jong. they have seized books and documents related to north korea from the suspect's home. police have some documents -- say some documents could breach national security laws. because their content promotes north korea. investigators will analyze the suspect's phone communications as well as his twitter and facebook accounts with the help of the fbi. >>> a russian opposition leader has expressed doubts about the investigation into the murder of politician boris nemtsov. he says theories that nemtsov was killed for religious reasons are far-fetched. ilya yashin is a co-leader of

will visit the south korean consulate in san francisco. the boat sank in april with 476 people on board the ferry, mostly teens on a school trip and 300 people died in the disaster and the women will visit the consulate calling for an independent investigation into why the ship capsize >>> south korea's president visited the injured united states ambassador mark lippert at the hospital. the president we winned lippert well recovering from a knife attack. the ambassador lippert a stanford graduate has been covering in seoul since being attacked by a man opposed to joint military drills with south korean and united states troops. the attacker slashed lippert's face and arm as he was to give a speech and was arrested. ambassador lippert needed 80 stitches. >> yesterday the warriors took part in an effort to beat malaria before the win over the clippers. nothing but nets, donating nets for people in avocadonating a net for every ticket sold. >> one child dies in africa every 60 seconds so in a class of 8235 minutes 85 kids die. do make a diffe

south korean joint military exercises. be the motive for the attack. police are investigating whether suspect kim key judge acted alone. they say he insisted he did. there's no evidence north korea was involved. but he sympathized with them. kim jong-un's regime praised it. >> it's an opportune moment. north koreans have been very upset, typically, as usual every year about the annual joint military exercises. >> you have to stop the bleeding. >> reporter: he received 80 stitches. if the facial wound had been just slightly deeper it could have been life-threatening. tonight, tough questions for south korean owe fishes on security for the american ambassador. >> how come this man was able to sit in the same room with this kind of history of violence? >> reporter: the suspect once hurled a concrete block at a scrap knees envoy and was given a suspended suspense. the u.s. embassy did not request special security for this event. there's a long history of political violence in south korea korea. the president was slashed in the

they're part of a south korean organization campaigning for both koreas to be reunited as one country. >> we are against all military actions taking place in the korean peninsula. if north korea retaliates retaliates retaliates, war will be a reality. >>reporter: but we've heard all this before and even an analyst from the international crisis group isn't worried. >> he's told them to be ready for war but if you look at the text, it's all in the context of deterrents the nittys -- >>reporter: in other words this may just be another case of posturing. however, history has taught us that the standoff on the korean peninsula is unpredictable. >>> cuba's former leader fidel castro has met five cuban spies released from a u.s. prison. they were released as part of a prisoner swam with the united states. it the five intelligence agents are honored as heros of the republic for spying on anti-castro extremist groups in the united states >>> and uruguay -- it looked like a new start for the men but three months later, they're struggling to adapt. we spoke to some of them. >>reporter: after mor

even some south koreans who have come to live with the on going threat of war seemed concerned. today, the mood is verging on the apathetic. >> on the heavily fortified border between north and south korea, all is quiet ahead of today's drill. this tourism village a few kilometers away is well within north korea's artillery range. people here had to be reminded a drill was taking place. >> when they hear the siren people think oh, that must be a drill, but i never give much thought to it. >> it doesn't matter if the siren is going, there is still many tourists. it's not an issue for us. >> back in seoul this drill finished with many not knowing there had been one at all. >> generally i mean they know what to do. they are supposed to, you know, have that kind of education from whatever school they have, but i mean knowing what to do and doing that is two different things. >> everyone here is hoping it is never put to the test. rob mcbride, al jazeera seoul. >> the authorities in the philippines captured the leader of the muslim rebel group. he is linked to bombings and a beheading

tonight, south korean prosecutors say north korea was part of that attack.agency. the data stolen was far from critical but that south korean nuclear power company runs 23 reactors and experts say this could have been much worse. >> if they could have found that physical path from the internet to the nuclear control rooms, then they could have had just the same access as the operators, the highly trained operators in the plants themselves. they could have potentially caused a catastrophe. >> reporter: just last week the hackers demanded money or they would hand over sensitive information to countries. kim jong-un has a secret cyberattack team. commanded by general kim jong cho, a former bodyguard for kim jong-un's father and grandfather. >> i would suspect they would use 121. a nuclear power plant is a hard target. this is not like trying to take down somebody's website. >> reporter: this attack occurred at the same time as the sony hack. it's one thing to steal e-mails from angelina jolie, but both attacks carried warnings of physical violence in the nuclea

even some south koreans who live with the ongoing threat of war seemed concerned. oday it seemed apathetic. on the border between north and south korea all has been quiet ahead of today's drill. this tourism village a few kilometers away is well within north korea's artillery range. but people had to be reminded that a drill was taking place. >> when they hear it, do people think there must an drill? i never give much thought to it. >> it doesn't matter if the siren is going. there are still many tourists. it is not an issue for us. >> back in seoul this drill finished with many not knowing there had been one at all. >> generally they know what to do. they're supposed to have that kind of education from the but knowing what to do, and doing that is a two different things. >> and everyone here is hoping hoping that it is never put to the test. rob mcbride seoul. >> buyers from china account for nearly a quarter of global sales in art and antiquityies. galleries are eagle for showcase their pieces. in recent years local artists have been overshadowed by big internatio

provocative action, our government will respond so north korea will respond bitterly. >> their part of a south korean organization campaigning for both koreas to be reunited as one country. >> translator: we are against all military action taken place in the korean peninsula. if the exercise north korea continues and north korea retaliates a state of war similar to what happened in 2003 will again be a reality. >> but we've heard all of this before and even an analyst from the international crisis group isn't worried. kim jong-un has told them to be ready for war but if you look at the text it is all in the context of deterrent. they are trying to gauge the reaction of the south and its allies and see if they can coerce the south into changing its behavior and cancelling its exercises. >> in other words this may just be another case of posturing. however, history that is taught us that the standoff ton korean peninsula is unpredictable. emica moli, al jazeera. >> a small troop is on high alert on a mission to wipe out opium farms scattered along the border with china. florence lui has the story. >> i

ambassador mark lippert could be released from a south korean hospital as early as tomorrow. lippert was injured last week when man attacked him with a knife in seoul, he needed 80 stitches. this morning doctors removed 40 of those stitches and will remove the rest tomorrow. the suspect is in custody. he told police the attack was a protest against the annual u.s. and south korean military exercises. >>> and right now you're looking at a live picture of an event featuring former secretary of state hillary clinton along with her daughter chelsea and melinda gates. they'll speak on a report on the status of women in the two decades since that high-profile u.n. conference back in 1995. it was at that conference in beijing clinton famously said "women's rights are human rights." clintons remarks today come as the firestorm continues to rage over her use of private e-mails while in office. critics are saying even louder that she needs to speak up. democrat senator, one of them a senator, says clinton needs to step up and explain her reasoning. and nbc's tracie potts is on capitol