narrator: chanyang grew in north korea, also known as the democratic peoples'' republic of korea, or dprk, which in the 1990s suffered anan immense fame due to the e political policiesf the country's leaders. according to united nations estimates, up to two million pepeople died of starvation. north koreans risked their lives to shoot this present day footage inside the country. narrator: the kim family, who've ruleled north korea a since e te 1940s, have used the state to build the country's military might, including, allegedly, nuclear weapons, instead of feeding their people. the governmement, both tn n and nowow, runs the country with an iron fist, any dissent penalized with torture, incarceration, or death. ssokeel: northororean people basicacay understatand that ifif they express the wrong kinind of thoughts, the whole family can be punished. this could mean they're sent to, you know, an inhospitable part of the rural countryside, or it could mean that they're actually just sent completely to a political prison camp p and completelyly shut off from even n other ordinary north ko

since the north korea january nuea fourth, kim jong-un belligerence has only increased. this rogue regime poses a direct threat to the united states. and last weekend the regime launched a missile from a submari submarine. reports are that another nuclear test could be on the horizon. this year the president signed into law for sanctions this committee pushed to aggressively target north korea's cash. this strong bipartisan measure authored by myself and mr. engel helped the administration get a sweeping u.n. security council sanctions resolution through. so, the administration has the tools it needs to tackle the north korean threat and keep americans safe, but will it use them? in it recent u.n. report found several countries still pushing cash to kim jong-un's regime through prohibited arms deals. they must be pressed to stop -- forced to stop. and frankly, through this legislation, we can force them. and the administration must designate more companies and more banks and more individuals. north korea is a human rights house of horrors. so how is it that not one north

they asked about aggression in the south china sea and sanctions against north korea and human rights issues in vietnam and burma. this is just under two hours. >>> some of the world's most danger flash points are inash as our closest alleal. we are welcome mr. blinken to the committee. america is a pacific power and we must act like one. we've had a role in shaping policy toward asia and we took the lead imposing sufficient sanctions on north korea, on highlighting hume ran rights in southeast asia and strengthening our alliance in the nation. since the north korea january nuclear test, its fourth, kim jong-un belligerence has only increased. this rogue regime poses a direct threat to the united states. and last weekend the regime launched a missile from a submari submarine. reports are that another nuclear test could be on the horizon. this year the president signed into law for sanctions this committee pushed to aggressively target north korea's cash. this strong bipartisan measure authored by myself and mr. engel helped the administration get a sweeping u.n. security council sanct

up next, the latest read on south korea. interest rates kept on hold by the bok. ♪ rishaad: we return to the rate decision we had from the bank of korea, on hold, 1.5%. pretty much in line with the 17 of the 22 economists we have been talking to. knows the price for you here -- no surprise for you here. expect the bank of korea -- every single quarter, they revised down and down again. we think the rate cut is only a matter of time. seems to think it is too early to cut interest rates. he emphasized that. wait for theay right timing. what would be the right timing? we think that would be july. to maximize the effect of the policy action, right? come withut will fiscal stimulus -- that would not be great. here is the baseline case. we think the government will announce extra budget as early as june. we think the bank of korea will cut interest rates in july. we have a new -- new members who will join tomorrow. they will probably think about the right timing of the rate cut. rishaad: when we look at what is going on, we are exp

the talks. support is growing. >>> as mentioned north korea fired a short-range missile off the coast. south korea's community is monitoring the situation and is maintaining its readiness. a north korean official said it would not tolerate the ships. a political affairs analyst says pyongyang's behaviour is a sign of worsening relations with china. >> this is part of the play book that he inherited from his father in terms of creating controversy. this is different to those times. right now, this is a slap in the face to xi jinping, as he's meeting with obama about nuclear issues. he issued an ultimatum. china was active drafting submissions, and they said they'll enforce them. it is bewildering why they choose these times. the chinese public is not fond of kim jong un. he is derided. this will be seen as a slap in the face of china, and a piece of paper supposedly saying that north korea is seeing china as an enemy and this was supposedly broadcast. >> if it is true, and the rhettor wick in north korea goes against china -- rotoric in north korea goes against china, there could be shar

and then the third is domestic. well, in north korea, those two different play the first role but once they tested all of them play a role and so now getting rid of the weapons will be difficult because of that. so why do they want them is still primarily i think a regime survival. however, again, in that discussion we had this week, some of my colleagues actually brought up the fact that, you know, kim jong-il, he had recognized that, you know, south korea is so far out ahead economically that the idea of ever taking south korea over again is gone. kim jong-un is very young man. and the economy is actually doing reasonably well. you know, in spite of all the sanctions and everything. and so, it isn't clear that there aren't some thoughts, as he builds up this arsenal of ten weapons, 20 weapons, 30 weapons, he actually looks at that as a mechanism by which they could get south korea, get unification back. so i would not rule that out in this current regime. it wasn't there during the kim jong- jong-il. it may be there now and that's ver

the payment. >>> south korea said it's upgrading the missile defense system following north korea's test of thelbm. >> translator: we have a comprehensive missile strategy in partnership with the u.s. and we're improving the early warning radar systems to respond to slbm. >> north korea launched what appeared to be an slbm on saturday. the north is trying to develop the capabilities and warn it could be able to deploy such missiles withithree or four years. moon said north korea may conduct the fifth nuclear tests. he notes monday is the anniversary of the founding of the country's army. other neighboring countries are on alert concerned about what pyongyang might do to mark the anniversary. they aired a speech by sunday by the chief of the military's general staff. he said smaller nuclear weapons together with intercontinental ballistic missiles and marine launch missiles will guarantee the country's security. and he added the north will conduct attacks without notice with u.s. and south korea if they continue to target the leadership in pyongyang. north korea conducted a series of missile tes

the snacks that accompany your meal in korea. >> i missed this. exciting things about korean food actually. >> yeah. doesn't that just make you want to drink more soju? >> is that a hint or something? >> i know the formality of it all. >> the appetizers, yes, i remember these guys. >> our old friend. >> this looks familiar. >> bringing back memories. here we go. >> so this is spicy stew. >> i need it to burn. >> it has everything under the sun seafood wise. you can find crab. you can find all different kinds of fish. >> fishermen stews all over the world. >> exactly. this bowl for me, that's the perfect example of koreans in general. we love being together in a space, huddled around a bubbling pot of something. >> what can i tell you? oh, this is good. you are failing in your duties as a young assistant. >> i'm sorry, i'm sorry. >> we don't have to drink it immediately, do we? face planting. >> koreans, they just want each other to drink as much as possible. peer pressure drinking is kind of a big deal. may i have another glass, please? >> korean

the train. >>> setting a date. north korea state-run media says the country's workers' party will meet on may 6th, the first time in 36 years. >>> and more questions. u.s. regulators want mitsubishi motors to conduct new fuel efficiency tests and provide them with details on the manipulation of its old data. >>> japan's kyushu shinkansen bullet train is up and running the entire route connecting the northern and southern parts of the island after almost two weeks of limited service caused by the earthquakes in kumamoto. the line links ha the north and south. the entire line was shut down on april 14th when a strong quake struck kumamoto prefecture and damaged parts of the line. service is not completely back to normal, though. the trains are traveling more slowly on some sections and are stopping at every station. there will also be fewer trips than usual. >>> north korea state-run media says the country's ruling workers' party will hold a congress on friday next week. delegates report on the progress of national projects, det

i think the north korea deal was much simpler than the iran deal. it doesn't have the length and the detail that the iran deal has. in the spring of 1993, we had by my recollection now very simple goals. i was told to get the north doreens to agree to come back and they announced their attention to leave the treaty and giving the formal notice. the second was get them to accept the safeguards at which are pursuant to the npt and a provision in the safeguard agreement as they say 153 for special inspections. that phrase may if you are old enough if you remember 23 years ago, it may resonate. we want to have special inspections and look at the site. we get him to accept the special inspections that the north koreans had and about how much they had separated whether it was graham qualities or more. when they did that, they were able to figure out more campaigns and there was stuff to be found there. and it could be discerned. that was how the crisis began. get them to include the special inspections even though you have been around since 1957. how many

before the summit opened president obama held talks with the leaders of south korea and japan, the two allies closer to the north. >> it's not surprising one of the topics op our mind is the issue of north korea. and we are united in our efforts to deter and defend against north korean provocations. later, obama administration met with xi jinping, the president of the china, thought to have the most influence with north korea. both countries are committed to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. even though the north boasts an underground test. it was teemed as an unsuccessful attempt. america's top general said it's contemplating you have to factor in capabilities, and others. in addition for the splat confronted on the ray tensing. >> the united states hopes that the sanctions would convince north korea to give up nuclear ambitions. the leader seems to be unmoved by the plight of the people and convinced the only way to guarantee it will not topple the regime would be to have a the nuclear sabre to rattle. >> the soul suspect in the paris attacks could be extradited to france

security council >>> the north korea likely to be discussed. what about the regional tensions in the dispute in the south china sea, is that likely to come up as well? >> reporter: yes. security generally is what's going to dominate this summit, whether it's the nuclear issue of north korea and also what is happening in the south china sea. japan wants to raise the south china issue in spite of the minister warning japan not to do so. the chinese believe that japan is trying to internationalise the dispute taking place of the sea where china has been reclaiming land and building up islands. the prime minister says g7 should stick to talking about issues that affect the economy and development and not the south china sea. that doesn't belong in a venue like this. i think what we will see is certainly the g7 foreign minister's writing about their concerns, but it will be no stronger than that because many of the members here, britain, france, italy, enjoy trade relations with china and they won't want to jeopardize those about speaking too hashly

the u.s. and south korea. outh korean officials have said they think that number five could be on the way. the fifth nuclear test for north korea, even that it could come before this key worker's party congress that north korea is holding in early may, the exact date not known at this point. but certainly from china's point of view, the expectation is certainly in washington and seoul, that beijing is quite fed up with what north korea is doing. they are not heeding beijing's calls for restraint. they are not warning them ahead of time of these tests, and so certainly, beijing was, we hear, well behind these u.n. sanctions and says that they will fully implement them. of course, implementation does follow largely to china. george? >> paula hancocks live in seoul for us. thank you very much for your reporting today. the latest missile test from north korea is creating some anxiety about that country's missile capabilities and military abilities. a former u.s. ambassador to south korea says the answer could be tw

western sanctions will not stop the nuclear program and south korea now believes the threat from its odd. >> reporter: an assessesment of kim jong-un. north korea has succeeded in minute yurizing a war hoed. it can carry a one ton war head. >> being able to deliver a one ton nuclear warhead would cause devastation to a city like seoul, south korea, perhaps taking out a quarter of the city. >> reporter: it's not just america's allies in south korea and japan who would be in range of a nuclear capable missile. >> american forces are vulnerable to this right. >> it could carry a pay load about 850 miles. it would put seoul, u.s. bases and military installations all over south korea. and then other areas all along japan where u.s. forces are based. >> reporter: u.s. officials tell cnn that north korea can't strike the mainland with a war head. most troubling kim posed last month with what the north korea easy claimed was a warhead. >> you have to take what they do seriously because they're not idiots and they've been at this for a long time. they'll steal the design and buy design and the

the side. if you have bilateral talks between u.s. and north korea as long as consultations with our allies actually occur and of course, consults with china as well i think that will work. i think second, that the deals, the iran deal and the north korean deal are political deals. they got a lot of technical bells and whistles on them for sure. but they are political. and if the governments don't take proper care to mine the politics which i don't think we did in the mid-'90s after the agreed framework was neeshd and i pr -- was neeshd and i pray there's an implementation team that stays on iran there will be trouble because always both sides expect even though there's a declaraer to position on the iran deal that they are not looking for a broader political settlement they are looking for political performance and certainly on the u.s. side we are, we need to be careful of that. thank you. >> thank you very much. i asked george if he would b willing to discuss and add his thoughts on the agreed framework. >> thanks. i think the two presentations we

the it will play its part in administering sanctions against north korea. there is speculation that china knew about this defects and in some way immediate it. it is of particular concern to the north korean administration >>> thank you. the british prime minister david cameron is expected to face a tough day in parliament since revelations of his past investment in an offshore fund. today after public pressure forced him to publish his income and tax payments since 2009, but the opposition leaders insists that that's not enough. heap wants mr cameron to disclose all his investments, past and present in offshore funds >>> peru's presidential candidate will face a run off. she won off 40% of the first round and she is the daughter of the previous president who is in prison on humanitarian issues. >> reporter: victory for now. 40-year-old of the popular party won the first round in the general elections. although she didn't get 50% of the vote to win the presidency, she will control congress. >> translation: i express my deep gratitude to the millions who vote

hecker: and the third is domestic. in north koreathe first two once play that role but tested, all of them played a role so now getting rid of the weapons will be difficult because of that. why do they want them to still primarily, i think, regime survival. however, again, that discussion we had this week, some of my actually brought up the fact that, you know, kim , he had recognized south far out ahead economically that the idea of ever taking south korea over is gone. young man is a very and the economy is actually oing reasonably well in spite of all the sanctions and everything, so it isn't clear that there aren't some thoughts that if he builds up this arsenal of 10 weapons, 20 weapons, 30 weapons, he actually looks at that as a mechanism by unificationould get back, and so i would not rule regime. in this current it wasn't there during kim chung il, and it may be there now. that's very worrisome. another question. >> wave your hand. there you go. >> i'm wondering if you could continue with this theme of regime survival. o if t

the u.s. position is simple. north korea has to stop it's provocative behavior before any talks can continue. there was an overture in the past year, suggesting that perhaps there could be bilateral talks, but north korea wanted to continue its work. so the u.s. said this is not going to happen. very much a real concern, and some outside critics suggest, barbara, that perhaps this nuclear security summit should have been focused more on nuclear weapons, and not so much the security of the raw material that's used, not just in nuclear warheads, but for civilian applications as well. >> roz, thank you. and going to syria now, where at least 31 people have been killed and dozens injured by airstrikes near the capital. a school and two defense buildings were damaged. france said that it violates the ongoing truce in parts of syria,. >>> two turkish journalists, charged with revealing state secrets has resumed. from the newspaper, they're accused of spying, and trying to overthrow the government. and now they face life in prison.

. >> testing the world's resolve, north korea reportedly fires a ballistic missile at the u.s., and prepares allies. >>> damaging winds in the south, isolated tornadoes in the southern states, and the threat is not over. >>> and plus, tesla rolls out it's affordable electric car. this is aljazeera america, live from new york city. i'm richelle carey. we're following new developments out of north korea for you right now. a top north korean envoy told reuters that north korea is pursuing a nuclear ballistic program. there's a state of semi-war on the korean peninsula. south korea said just this morning, the north fired another ballistic missile into its waters. this all comes as president obama is at his fourth and final nuclear security summit in washington. thousands of leaders are gathered there today. thursday night, the leaders vowed to ramp up pressure. live for us in washington outside of the summit, jailly, we have heard threats from north korea before. and what's different now? >> well, not a whole lot, concept the level of bellicose rhetoric continues to escalate, as well as north ko

oriented to the threat north korea not oriented to china. >> they don't but those are the facts. the second fact is that we all ready know that china is understandably concerned about the behavior of the north korean government. these violations of un security council resolution are destabilizing. it's not at all in china's interest to have that kind of destabilizing activity right on their doorstep. >> the point is, china using its influence on the north korean government to get them to end their provocative acts is not something they do as a favor to the united states. their focus on getting north korea to end their provocation is rooted in their own self-interest which is having all of this in provocative behavior in this conflict on their doorstep is not in their interest. >> do you expect them to assess the relationship or do you expect it to prime china to keep on militarizing or militarizing factors. >> obviously there is a reference in the south china sea, that is an entirely, it's an entirely different part of the world literally in figure leave here. i would not predict

the president ordered south korea as military to be ready. she said it must be prepared to firmly deal with provocations by the north at any time. north korea has conducted four new clear tests at the test site in the northeast. the latest in january. south korea's news agency has reported a pickup in activity and quoted military sources say vehicle movement and human activity have more than doubled since last month. one source reportedly said preparations for a fifth nuclear test appear to be in the final stages. a south korean military official is revealing more details about a failed ballistic missile launch. the official says it was a medium range missile that was fired from the east in port city of wonsan and exploded seconds after. south cokorea's joint chief of staff announced. the missile has a range of about 4,000 kilometers and can reach the u.s. pacific island where the u.s. military has a base. the weapon can be carried on a mobile launcher making it difficult to defect preparations to put it into flight. it's believed north korea

and south korea last year. the agreement gives south korea more freedom in research and development of nuclear process technology. >>> we have video of a deadly earthquake in japan. at least nine people were killed in last night's earthquake. aftershocks continue to shake that area of the country. >>> it is 4:46 and 43 degrees in the philadelphia area. decision 2016, last night's new york debate between the democratic white house candidates will likely do little to end their feud on issues and policies. hillary clinton and bernie sanders went toe to toe in brooklyn just five days before the new york primary. clinton challenged sanders on gun control and his support for president obama. sanders took issue with the front-runner on campaign finance and middle east policy. the vermont senator did not hesitate when asked a question about clinton's stance on criminal justice reform when she was first lady. >> you called out president clinton for defending secretary clinton's use of the term super predator back in the '90

the u.s. watching north korea around the clock. that regime is so unpredictable, nobody can be certain what it might do. >> reporter: kim jong-un could be planning an unprecedented military move. u.s. spy satellites detected early signed that north korea may, for the first time, be preparing to test a mobile ballistic missile capable of hitting portions of the u.s. the mobile missiles are mounted on huge vehicles, like these shown in military parades. the launcher can move quickly, in wartime, and attack could come with little or no warning. even a test would have huge international security implications. >> i think that's going to lead to an epiphany for experts dismissing the possibility that north korea could have the capability. >> reporter: the latest assessment is it's most likely to fire the missile which the u.s. believes has the ability to potentially hit guam and the island in alaska. two other missiles, the kno-8 and the kno-14, they have a longer range and potentially able to hit the pacific pacific northwest of the u.s.

the peninsula. this comes just hours after north korea's neighbors called on the regime to end such provocations. pyongyang has been heavily sanctioned by the west for its recent missile launches and nuclear tests. >>> other top stories for you now. in india, rescue crews are searching frantically for any survivors in the rubble of a collapsed highway overpass in kolkata. at least 22 people are dead. 75 others injured. the bridge was under construction in a crowded neighborhood. >>> the united states and china are pledging to work closer together to achieve nuclear security. the chinese and american presidents met during a nuclear summit in washington, d.c. china plays a key role in enforcing sanctions against north korea, which has nuclear weapons. >>> minimum wage earners in new york will be getting a raise. the governor and legislature have agreed to phase in the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by late 2019. >>> u.s. presidential candidate donald trump met thursday with the head of the republican national committee. >> the party source says they talked about delegates. they talked about co

is contributing to the defense of our allies in asia that includes the republic of korea and japan and we will continue to stand with them and also to reiterate our commitment. as it relates to the threat to u.s. interest her, i have talked or had occasion to discuss several times over the course the last three or four months the steps the united states has taken for missile defense capabilities that have been shifted to this region of the world with this threat including the deployment of naval assets as well as to alaska to ensure the u.s. homeland remains safe. that we do have the capabilities necessary to protect united states the we continue to work with the international community to make it clear to face the prospect of further isolation as a result of their provocative acts. >> he really went off this morning to say that your side of the nuclear deal to take significant steps to the financial system. are you confident at this point? >> to answer bluntly, i guess. the united states is fulfilling our commitment to a the j. p. co pay consistent with the spirit of that letter reall

they believe the main reason was drought. they say north korea needs to import nearly 700,000 tons of food in the 12 months through october but can only get about half that amount. >>> donald trump has outlined an america first foreign policy. the republican frontrunner said, if elected president, japan and other allies should pay more for hosting the american military. >> the countries we are defending must pay for the cost of this defense, if not, the u.s. must be prepared to let these countries defend themselves. >> he said president barack obama's foreign policy has weakened the u.s. economy and the military. trump also referred to russia and china. he said the u.s. should find common ground with the two countries, and he said it's possible to improve ties with russia. and he would seek to fix relations with china. >>> unesco is struggling to protect artifacts. experts are worried that stolen or looted items from afghanistan have ended up here in japan. >> reporter: these artifacts on display at a university and museum in tokyo are part of af

the u.n.'s tough be sanctions in north korea after the regime conducted nuclear and missile tests and the import ban with coal, iron other and rare earth. now these minerals are an important source of become for north korea, whose main trading partner is china. but the statement from the chinese industry does come with what people say is a loophole. it allows trade to continue as long as the pro seeds are for the people's well-being and not north korea's nuclear nor missile programs. what is unclear how china hans to monitor and keep track of that. >> it has supported the u.n.'s tougher sanctions. china has traditionally proffered a softer approach when it comes to north korea favoring dialogue and incentives. they fear that the collapse of the kim regime could lead to a flood of refugees, but this latest announcement could be seen that china is willing to change its approach when it comes to dealing with north korea. >> the number of people killed from an outbreak of yellow fever in angola has risen to 225. the country's health ministry said that the disease is spread to 16 to 18 provinces. the

. >>> engines on the korean peninsula are growing as north korea's leader is making threats against the u.s. and its asian allies. north korea is defying un security council resolutions and continues firing ballistic missiles that have a variety of ranges and capabilities. north korea said it launched one from the submarine on saturday. that's after indications it conducted a nuclear test in january. north korea said it is preparing for a fifth test. the u.s. and south korea are working on a plan to deploy domestic missile defense system but one regional analyst said the u.s. needs to be more aggressive to keep north korea in check. >> the administration has put in place to critic council sanctions. china is implementing them more than before although there are loopholes. but it's late. >> china, which is north korea's strongest ally in the region, opposes the u.s. putting a missile defense system on the korean peninsula. the white house said it is assuring china the system is designed only to keep north korea from carrying out its threats. >>> there are 100 days left until the olympics

dmz wherever without a response on the republic of korea or the united states because they can deter this response. that's a huge misreading of what nuclear weapons are good for. from our perspective, that's a huge misreading. i don't know whether it's a misreading from their perspective. we should worry about that. there's a huge area for miscalculation. there's another problem with north korea, of course, and that is that they will not understand that it is threatening to the united states uniquely for them to transfer nuclear technology, weapons or material. so when they engage in an activity as they did in 2007 and bill a plutonium production reactor in syria, you remember syria, it used to be a country and now we find this situation one in which the north koreans have not learned -- we don't have any reason to think they have, anyway -- that this is not a good thing to do. that building a plutonium reactor in a country in the middle east that sponsors terrorism is uniquely dangerous to the united states of america. i don't have any rea

ring froml be hea president obama as he wraps up the nuclear security summit. north korea fired a missile off its coast just hours after the u.s., japan, and south korea had preventn cooperation to pyongyang from acquiring nuclear weapons. we will be hearing from the president shortly as he wraps up the nuclear security summit. >> just waiting here for remarks from president obama in downtown washington, d.c.. also live tonight from toronto, a debate and a look at the global refugee crisis and how developed nations should do with it, debating tonight in favor of an open-arms policy. the u.k.ear from independence party leader and from a canadian commentator. then also later tonight cannot the republican party of milwaukee hosting a dinner for candidates vying for the gop nomination. we will bring that to you later tonight on c-span. president obama: good evening, everybody. i want to thank the people of washington, d.c., for hosting us, especially putting up with more than 50 motorcades. i promise i will not hold another one of these summit in another six years. i want to t

now for a look at what we are watching in the region this week. south korea'se in , butamentary elections this election is interesting because survey say that one party is heading towards the largest margin of victory that korea has seen in three decades. we have australia reporting march unemployment figures on thursday. one of the most unpredictable data sets in the region. in february, only 300 jobs added. expectst we surveyed 18,500 jobs. friday, china releasing first-quarter growth figures. despite stimulus measures, the economy expected to slow. on the year, the weakest quarter of growth since the global recession. revenue growth gaining traction through acquisitions, yet the inpany faces challenges reviving many of its services. we will get a look at how reportsis doing when it earnings on friday. let's focus in on key data this week. region, but of course we have earnings season kicking off in the u.s. later today. in this universe of things we need to look at from the fed to central banks to fx, what would drive markets this week. richard: i think it w

that's the danger of north korea. it's not nuking the united states. they're building an arsenal and nobody, not the chinese, not the americans, none of us are doing anything. >> can we learn anything from -- oh. >> the only things, i agree with my colleagues entirely are, but i think we run a risk of focusing exclusively on the dangers posed directly by north korea. i think one also has to ask, you know, how do other states in the region respond? how will south korea respond? will it revive the nuclear weapons program that it had once upon a time? how will japan respond to the situation? how will china respond to the behavior of south korea and japan? so it's a very dangerous world, and it's not exclusively a function of what north korea chooses to do or not to do. >> maybe one last question for professor hecker. can we learn anything from the iran deal, in terms of dealing with north korea? >> so what do we do? >> yeah. >> i've been to north korea seven times. the first time when i came back, i actually had the great pleasure of reporting my visit to

the statement he made may have appeared different according to the peninsula when he said that south korea and japan maybe left to build their own counter action to the north. but it's only one scenario meaning if russia and china are not going to help us with the north. there are other scenarios. that's what he meant. charles: president obama said the nuclear summit was a substantial success. he also talked positively about the iranian nuclear deal as well which a lot of americans thought was a disaster before he signed it and after he signed it. and since then there have been a series of things that have gone wrong. >> his record on the nuclear issue has been bad, even though he got a peace prize for it. he hasn't delivered on that promise. putin last year saying russia is going to start adding icbms. i know we are talking about terrorism. but in traditional theaters where we are concerned about nuclear weapons there has been an aggressive buildup. and you add that to situations like ukraine where we promised them we would protect their territorial integrity if they gave up their nuclear

. >> translator: japan's defense ministry will work with the united states and south korea on information gathering and surveillance activities. >> the government wants local officials to check the j alert system that issues emergency information to the public, including news of a missile launch. in a speech in beijing, chinese president xi jinping vowed to keep peace on the korean peninsula. >> translator: as a neighbor, we will not allow war to break out on the peninsula. >> xi urged north korea to refrain from more missile launches or nuclear tests. and he called for a resumption of six-pointed talks. on the north's nuclear development program. nhk has laurened a north korean cargo passenger vessel was operate ng same waters as a submarine when the north fired what appeared to be a submarine launched ballistic missile last weekend. sources from japanese and south korean intelligence services told nhk they have established where the cargo passenger ship was sailing by analyzing satellite imagery and other evidence. the sources say the vessel's movements were coordinated w

they're working at the same restaurant. north korea state media has reported a successful test of a new engine for an inter continental ballistic missile. a video shows the leader supervising a missile test and military drills but it doesn't specify the dates. it was conducted near north korea's west coast. the south korea says the north is years away from such a missile. propose francis has published new guidelines on family values saying the catholic church should show more understanding of modern life. his report doesn't change catholic doctrine but insists the church shouldn't criticise those who don't live up to the ideals of marriage and family. >> translation: we present the ideal marriage situation >>> finally, poetry slam is the act of resiting poems to the audience. a report on how two young women are using it to fight sexual abuse and violence. >> last night you came home to me drunk and said, baby, where have i hit you >> reporter: a poem about domestic violence. a slang for it. >> you said you would do me no harm. >> you s

the u.n.'s tougher sanctions on north korea after the regime conducted nuclear and missile tests. the import ban clues items like coal, iron ore and rare earths. these minerals are an important source of income for north korea whose main trading partner is china. these restrictions will hit north korea hard. the statement from the chinese commerce ministry comes with a loophole. it allows trade to continue as long as the proceeds are for the people's well-being and not for north korea's nuclear or missile programs. what is unclear is how china plans to monitor or keep track of that. china has been under significant pressure to be tougher on north korea, especially after the north conducted nuclear and missile test in the first quarter of this year. it has supported the u.n.'s tougher sanctions. china has traditionally preferred a softer approach when it comes to north korea favoring dialogue and incentives. this is because china fear $the collapse of the kim regime could lead to a flood of refugees and possibly the presence of u.s. troops on the korean peninsula. this latest annou

thought to have the most influence with north korea. she called coordination and said both countries are committed to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. penal, even though the north boasts of an underground nuclear test, it was deemed by the u.s. as an unsuccessful total. the north's technology and capabilities are improving. the top general says it is vastly contemplating the war planes. >> today you have to factor in ballistic missiles, cyber capabilities. >> in addition to the traditional threat confronted on the peninsula. >> russia did not take part in the nuclear summit. pushing the u.s. agenda. ukraine's president says russia is planning on putting nuclear weapons in the disputed territory. it claims crimea of hits own and has no intention of discussing what it does. >> it's focussed on weapons. but an important aspect is the spread of radioactive material. al jazeera's tarek bazely explains. >> reporter: more than 440 million tonnes of cargo passed through the port of rotterdam making it the largest in europe. with eve

the wrong hands. today in individual meetings with korea, japan and china, the president was talking about the vehiclessing problem of what to do about north korea. >> pyongyang has long been known for rhetoric but its latest propaganda offering was a video posted on a north korea website that threatened the united states with a nuclear attack and featured an animated version of an attack an washington's national mall. the claims of north korea's leader kim jong-un of developing a miniaturized warhead and intercontinental ballistic missile though unverified must be taken seriously. president obama held private talks with the leaders of south korea and japan, the two american allies closest to the north. >> it's not surprising that one of the topics most on our minds is the issue of north korea and we are united in our efforts to deter and defend against north korean provocations. >> today's meeting has led to in department discussions on what our three countries should do in order to stop north korea from nuclear capabilities and misguided calculus. >> lighter president obama met with president xi of china

the most popular tours are to japan and south korea. although the time spent on land is limited to under 12 hours, the visa requirements on cruises have been lifted recently, and this has boecome the easiest wa to enjoy overseas cruises offer another appeal. unlike airplanes, there are no weight limits, and tourists can shop until their heart is content. japan and south korea are popular destinations, and they hope to boost their economies, thanks to the voracious consumption of tourists. inside the busy store, this girl is taking this 19-year-old only child is excited about her long awaited first family trip. meanwhile, an elderly woman stares longingly at a in the shadow of china's economic development, the tradition of children caring for their parents is changing. this mother has a ninth grade son. this couple from rural china is going on their first overseas trip during the chinese new year. up until now, they have always returned to their hometown to pe spend the chinese new year with their family, but this year, they didn't have t

there are reports that north korea may conduct a fifth nuclear test sometime before the workers' party convention scheduled for early may. >>> any country you visit you can find regional competition. in south korea, wedged between two rival, is a market that's a symbol of friendship. here is the story. >> reporter: they celebrate the reopening of the market. it had been a center of distribution from the early 18th century. over the years, it grew to have a special reputation. >> this is in a special location. the two provinces have a long history of regional rivalry and conflict, but here at the market, merchants from both regions sell their local specialties side by side. this woman living near the market. she's been growing tea and plum to sell at the market for some 20 years. she acknowledged the historical tensions between provinces are very real to this day. people from kyong-san don't really like people from her province and vice versa. >> translator: one of my relatives hide the fact they grew up in the province. >> reporter: people in cho-la tend to feel this is why their provi

the prime minister:: with respect to north korea, we're stale sesing and analyzing with precision the activities that north korea engaged in over the last several days. so i'll let the pentagon and our intelligence community debrief everyone once we have precise information. what is clear is that north korea continues to engage in continue wisconsin provocative behavior, that they -- within db continuous provocative behavior, that they have been actively pursuing a nuclear program, an ability to launch nuclear weapons and although more often than not they fail in many of these tests, they gain knowledge each time they engage in these tests and we take it very seriously and so do our allies and so does the entire world. and it's for this reason why we have continually mobilized the international community to isolate north korea, to crank a he sanctions that impose cost on kim jong unand pyongyang. d why we have cultivated cooperation with the chinese to put more pressure on north korea. and although it is not where we would completely thrike to be, i will say that we've seen the chines

earlier, we spoke with a correspondent on the election in south korea. >> was the defeat a surprise to you? >> it was seen as a reflection of the park administration. and voters took their opportunity to express their discontent. the surprising trend this time was the increase in the percentage of younger voters by as much as 7%, and they voted for the opposition. they are frustrated with failed economic policy, the higher income gap about and higher youth unemployment. it is the highest in nearly two decades. the issues are all thins park promised to solve when she took office three years ago. party infighting also had a negative impact on the results. the process of selecting candidates generated a lot of friction. park supporters refused to give nomination to lawmakers who had distanced themselves from her. those who had left out ran as independents, so that discouraged conservative voters. >> so what will this mean for next year's presidential race? >> it has put a dent in their chance for a presidential candidate. as for diplomacy, there's an impact on relations. observers say as

okay back in the united states last i checked back to the north korea. juan: which is more curious was juxtaposed against what happened at exactly the same time. in response to the financial crisis the federal reserve is aggressively injecting liquidity into the financial system. the concept of liquidity will be explored but the federal reserve is doing everything in its power to lower interest rates from struggling banks businesses and consumers would have easier access to credit after the real estate bust. here's the part that's almost north korean in its weirdness. the federal reserve accomplished its task by creating new money from nowhere. there's a windowless room at the federal reserve bank in new york where traders created new electronic money and use it to buy billions of dollars in financial assets. in january 2008 and january of 2014 the fed injected roughly $3 trillion in new money. one minute the money did not exist, the next minute the trader acting at the best of the fed.bonds by private institutions and pay for those securities by transfer

s tougher sanctions on north korea after conducting nuclear and missile tests. and theban includes coal, iron ore, and rare earth. these are an important source of income for north korea who's main trading partner is china, so these restrictions will hit north korea hard. but the statement from the chinese ministry does come with what some people say is a loophole. it allows trade to continue as long as the proceeds are for the people's well-being, and not for north korea eaches nuclear or missile programs. but what unclear is how china plans to monitor that. china has supported the u.n.'s tougher sanctions, but china, has traditionally preferred a softer approach when it comes to north korea, favoring dialogue and incentives. analysts say this is because china fears the collapse of the kim regime could lead to a flood of refugees, and possibly the presence of u.s. troops on the korean peninsula. but this latest announcement could be seen that china is perhaps willing to change its approach when it comes to dealing with north korea. >>> the number of people killed from

we should think about the timing of the announcement by south korea. voters are scheduled to take part in national elections this wednesday. the governmenent may have hopedo profit somehow by announcing the news close to that event. one thing we'll be waiting to hear is what south korea learns from the intelligence officer. he could provide new insights into one of the world's most secretive countries. >>> you're watching nhk "newsline". finance leaders from 20 major economies want to crackdown on a practice that's costs countries billions of dollars. gene otani that's the details along with other top business headlines. >>> finance ministers and central bank governors from the group of 20 nations will talk about targeting tax evasion when they meet this week. they are one pressure to do more following revelations that some of the world's richest and most powerful people have been hiding their wealth in offshore havens. many or outraged by the details contained in what's called the panama papers. >> translator: the g-20 delegates who will be talking abo

later north korea's foreign minister said that they will help a nuclear test at the u.s. suspends its military exercises with south korea. do you view that as a serious overture and at this point how do you assess north korea's nuclear capability? and to chancellor merkel, you both have spoken about the strong working relationship that the two of you have, as you look ahead to the end of president obama's term, how do you view the possibility of working with a new u.s. president who has called your refugee policy insane? pres. obama: with respect to north korea, we are still analyzing and assessing with precision the activities the north koreans engaged in over the last several days. i will let the pentagon and our intelligence community debrief everyone once we have precise information. it is clear that north korea continues to engage in continuous provocative behavior. that they have been actively pursuing a nuclear program and an ability to launch nuclear weapons, and although more often than not they fail, and many of these tests, they gain knowledge each time they eng