well the united states south korea and others to see the launch as a cover for a ballistic missile test ban young insists it was a satellite launch how could it be verified what it actually was. i'm not a expert in weaponry. but from the. news i can see here in hong kong it really sounds already like. the u.s. side hoping no prove. this launch being released because people rather than the lawn. well some might see the launch as a failure as we can us north korea out there miss out program so is the country really as big or as a threat as it's made out to be. but i don't think so i don't really know so powerful and it's already showing but it is only one a sign of weakness so it is essential for the international community not you all respond or something probably is not so much perceived threats now professor see the north korea went ahead with the launch despite realizing there would be consequences why do you think that is. well north korea has a track record for breaking so this is not completely new we are observing and with this new leadership it needs to establish more slowly ther

the statement criticizes the united states, south korea and japan for violating what the north koreans call their right to use space for peaceful purposes. the united nations security council concluded the launch used ballistic missile technology and contra veened u.n. resolutions. >>> south korea unveiled new cruise missiles that it said could strike any part of north korea. officials say this is a warning to the north. the south's defense ministry showed video of the missile test launch to the media. it showed the missile in flight then hitting a targeted hut hundreds of kilometers away. the ministry did not reveal the exact range or number of missiles deployed but a senior military officer said it can strike anywhere in north korea. he added that his country will retaliate against any provocation. the domestically developmented missile resembles the u.s. tomahawk and has a range of 1,000 kilometers. this is the first time the south formally disclosed its deployment. t details of the missile have come only through media reports. >>> india test ranged a long range ballistic missile ca

and now this goes against the sentiments we're hearing coming out of countries like the united states south korea and japan those three nations have expressed concern deep concern out they say this rocket launch in fact saying that it wasn't the trying to pull a satellite into space is the north koreans it said that it was in fact a cover for a test of a long range intercontinental ballistic missile something which north korea is prohibited from trying to to carry out it's expected that those three countries are mentioned the united states south korea and japan may try and call for sanctions something that russia of not. saying the pull was the only way to try and find a solution we convinced the challenges it must be political and diplomatic means we're calling on all sides concerned restraint responsible and committed. me for what the u.s. is saying that north korea is have gone back on promises that were made earlier this year they said that they wouldn't test any further rockets in exchange for food eight also reports coming out of south korea. the north could be preparing a nuclear test now

the statement criticizes the united states, south korea and japan for what they call their rights to use space for people purposes. >>> south korea has unveiled new cruise mills that missiles that could strike north korea. defense ministry officials showed video of a test of the missile. the video showed the missile in flight and hitting its target a hut, hundreds of kilometers away. officials did not reveal the exact rage or missiles deployed. they said it could strike with precision across north korea. he said the military will retaliate against any provocation. it was developed in south korea and resembles the thome hawk missile used by the u.s. navy. it has a range of 1,000 kilometers. >>> g-20 leaders are coming together to discuss some common challenges. our business desk has more on that. >> reporter: common challenges, indeed. high oil prices taking center stage is the credit crisis over in the euro zone. the group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors began their meeting in washington on thursday. they are discussing steps to contain the european debt crisis. mea

government will keep urging the united states and other council members to handle the north korean situation properly. japan hopes to work closely with the u.s., south korea, china, russia, and other concerned nations. >> the united states and european nations are expected to condemn the north korean launch. russia is also expected to side with the western nations. the reaction of the remaining permanent council member, china, will be the key to the outcome of the council meeting. >>> china's leaders are calling for calm. the country often acts as a link between the north and the rest of the world. our susumu kojima tells us how the launch is playing out there. >> chinese state-run media has been giving friday's events in north korea front page coverage, quoting u.s., korean, and japanese media. however, some in beijing are still not sure. >> translator: did you hear the news? >> translator: no, not yet. >> translator: they say they failed. >> translator: i'll find out later. >> translator: what do you mean? north korea never fails. >> reporter: a foreign ministry spokesperson told reporters that the government is asking concerned nations to act calmly. >

. >> reporter: in the days before the launch, the united states, south korea and japan asked china, as a permanent member of the u.n. security council, to take firm action if the north went ahead with the launch. however, china's position remains unclear on whether the launch was in violation of security council resolutions. chinese officials say they fear that, if the security council starts discussing stepped-up sanctions against north korea, the country may react harshly by conducting another nuclear test. they say this would lead to a further delay in making the korean peninsula nuclear-free. >> that was nhk world's susumu kojima in beijing. for more on this subject, we spoke to an associate professor at the national graduate institute for policy studies or g.r.i.p.s. he's an expert on korean issues. >> north korea has acknowledged that the launch has failed. how will it affect kim jong-un? any negative impact? >> certainly it will have a negative impact on kim jong-un. in the past, north korea has tried to launch a satellite twice in 1998 and 2009. and each time the satellite laun

south korea and united states intelligence understand north korea's missile launch failed. that's spokesman for south korea's defense ministry. told reporters in the briefing seoul south korea would make additional announcement after a final confirmation. we have it confirmed now. what happens next? gordon chang on the line with us again. gordon, you would think that the north koreans would have prepared for the possible eventuality that this thing did not go well and that they wouldn't have people, quote, pflum mixed and stumbling at a news conference after they brought the world in to witness it? >> they thought it would be successful. actually, i thought it would be successful. i thought they had made the adjustments after the 2006 and 2009 failures. got to remember that in 1998 north koreans stunned the world with a largely successful test. since then they have gone backwards. i guess i must be pflum mixed as wealthying that i just knew that this one was going to work. >> shepard: is there concern he would do something irrational as a result of this worldwide spectacle o

our correspondent is there and he said north korea has not confirmed what is happening yet. the united states, japan, south korea -- adam and that this rocket has been launched and saying it has failed -- they are adamant that this rocket has been launched and saying it has failed. >> yes, norad, the north american aerospace defense command has given details of what it was able to ascertain from its monitoring of the launch, saying the first stage of the launch fell into the sea 165 kilometers west of seoul, korea. no debris fell on the land. at the u.s. military also point out that at no point was the result or the greet a threat. -- was the missile or the debris a threat and now let's go to florida where the man who shot dead a black teenager has appeared in court for the first time. george zimmerman has been charged with the death of trayvon martin in february. we will speak to joe hicks, a former civil rights leader in the l.a. riots. george zimmerman in court, this is what you wanted. joe hicks, george zimmerman has finally appeared in court. you have finally gotten what you wanted. >> yes, it is what

sensibilities towards cosmetic surgery outside asia, in places like europe or the united states. >> reporter: south korea's cosmetic surgeons aim to attract more patients from home and abroad. with so many people concerned about their appearance, the doctor's prospects look good. anna jong, nhk world, seoul. >>> south korea sees cosmetic surgery as an important part of its strategy to attract medical tourists from abroad. the number of such visitors reached 110,000 in 2011 and the objective is to boost that figure to 300,000 by 2015. and a special agency has been established to arbitrate cases of medical malpractice. >>> a long standing territorial dispute has arisen again in the persian gulf. a visit last week by iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad has reignited the dispute. >> reporter: the foreign ministers of the six member gulf corporation council met in qatar on tuesday at the request of the uae. they issued a statement condemning by the iranian president as provocative and also said it was in clear violation of the uae sovereignty over the island. iran has controlled the island since 1971, after b

is the triumph of north korea and technology and this will be an event that north koreans should all be proud of. what is concerning many, including the united states, japan, south korea, is not what's on top of that rocket, but what's underneath it. they say this will be a test for intercontinental ballistic missile. north korea is barred from doing that by the un security gulf war resolutions. this would be a breach of international law and could lead to serious consequences. north korea has threatened that any attempt to interfere with the launch, because japan and south korea have said that it would shoulshoot down bits of te rocket if they fell on their territory, would be construed as a hostile act of aggression, an act of war. there was a deal a month ago or so with america saying it would refrain from testing any missiles. north korea insists this is not a missile test, but purely peaceful, purely satellite technology, which it should be able to test, and that is part of its continuing celebrations and will go ahead despite the pressure. >> that was damian grammaticas inside north korea. still to come on gmt -- 100 years on, the memorial crews, retracing

everything we've been learning has been coming from the united states, south korea, and japan. that's where the confirmation came, a, that the rocket had actually taken off, and b, that it had failed. now, north korean officials saying nothing. we've put this question to our government minders, they're denying even that they know that it had taken off. if you go into the press center, where i've just come from now, that's been specially set up for this event, there is an empty chair where the government official was meant to be sitting. all of this, an enormous embarrassment. you know, piers, they've gone to great lengths to open up this window on to north korea, to allow the world's media in here, even takes us up to the site itself, and i stood right at the base of the rocket. that's how -- that's how confident they were that this was going to be able to take off. that it would be a success. and when i put that question to them the other day, they said it's not just about science, this was decreed by the departed dear leader, kim jong-il himself. so much riding on this, and s

united states, of course. a very strong presence here in south korea.e do know that the search, though, is on for any possible debris in the waters between south korea and china. according to the defense ministry, ytn saying that two military vessels are combing the area to find even the smallest piece of debris that could give any indication to the makeup of this rocket. there's also helicopters in the area trying to track down any indication of the debris as well. now, of course there are two south korean islands very close to north korea that were in the trajectory of this particular rocket. we did understand that they were going to be seeking shelter when the rocket launch happened, but what we're hearing now is they didn't know that the rocket launch had happened, it had passed over by the time they got the information so things are peaceful there. tom. >> thanks very much, paula. we'll look back to you in a short while to see if we hear more out of the south koreans and whether or not they can confirm the notion that this did not work. so far we h

so north korea may hold another missile nuclear test, but japan should maintain cooperation with the united states on south korea to deter north korea's provocation. >>> the hunt for a group of bears that mauled two women to death at a tourist park in northern japan is over. hunters managed to shoot the six bears dead on friday afternoon after they fled their enclosure into the surrounding forest. the drama at the bear park in kazuno began on friday morning when park officials made an emergency call to report that one of the workers had been attacked. rescuers found a female employee lying outside an enclosure, but were unable to reach her for several hours because there were still bears milling about. when they did finally reach her, she was already dead. the body of another female worker was found nearby. the park had 38 bears including brown bears and asiatic black bears. following reports of the escape, the national road near the park was cordoned off and outdoor activities and nearby elementary and junior high schools were suspended. the bear enclosure is surrounded by a fence measuring about ten mete

united states. >> reporter: south korea's cosmetic surgeons aim to attract even more patients from home and abroad. with so many people concerned about their appearance, the doctors' prospects look good. anna jung, nhk world, seoul. >>> south korea sees cosmetic surgery as an important part of its strategy to attract medical tourists from abroad. the number of such visitors reached 110,000 in 2011. and the objective is to boost that figure to 300,000 by the year 2015. a special agency has been established to arbitrate cases of medical malpractice. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> we now have mai shoji for a look at the weather forecast. mai? >> yes, thank you very much, gene. well, we had a very overcast coverage here in tokyo throughout the day today. for friday, the eastern half of japan will still be looking at some cloudy conditions. but southern half of japan will be seeing scattered showers across much of these regions. now, the scattered showers here in southeastern china, these are still lingering. and the moisture gets intensified as we progress in towards friday. now, there ar

so north korea may hold another missile nuclear test, but japan should maintain cooperation with the united states on south korea to deter north korea's provocation. >>> emergency officials in japan are showing for the first time how they're prepared for chemical terrorist attacks. ground self-defense forces personnel granted nhk access to their annual training program for police, firefighters and coast guard officers. the gsdf chemical school is in saitama, north of tokyo. some 40 police officers, firefighters and coast guard members from across the nation took part in the training session. they put on protective gear and masks, detected chemicals using equipment or special equipment and clean contaminated vehicles. japanese authorities learned to prepare for the worst in 1995, members of the aum shinrikyo religious cult released deadly sarin gas in tokyo's subway system during the morning rush hour. 13 people died, 6,300 others became sick. >> translator: at the time i watched news coverage of the sarin gas attack on television. if another incident happens, i will use the knowledge and techniques i've ac

should work to denuclearize the north in collaboration with other countries including the united states and south korea. the policy would include a suspension of north korea's uranium enrichment program. the report also refers to the abductions of japanese nationals by north korean agents in the 1970s and '80s. it says the japanese government has repeatedly demanded that pyongyang conduct a full scale investigation based on a 2008 agreement. it adds the go it adds the government will make every effort to bring the abductees home. the report says japan's position remains unchanged on a territorial dispute with south korea. the government the government insists that the takeshima islets are inherent japanese territory based on historical fact and international law. the islets are known as dokdo in south korea. it says japan will patiently continue its diplomatic efforts toward a peaceful settlement of the issue. >>> people in ch >>> people in china's growing middle class have no shortage of options when it comes spending their disposable income. cars, travel and designer goods are just a few of them. but

north korea announced last month it would launch a rocket carrying a satellite between april 12th and 16th. the united states, japan and southorea are concerned it is a cover for a long-range ballistic missile. it appears to be back to square one to stop bloodshed in syria but it all stop yesterday when the syrian president raised last-minute demands saying he will not pull back troops unless he gets written guarantees from opposition that they lay down their weapons. the country's largest rebel group rejected that idea and violence appears to of escalated once again. >> longtime friend and colleague is remembering my wallace, who died on saturday. he passed away at 93 in a connecticut care facility with his family at his side. morley safer says wallace was feisty and aggressive even in his old age. he was the first correspondent hired for the show in 1968 and he became famous for tenacious interviewing skills. >> he loved villains, going after them and then once on the broadcast, would you this rate them >> he says that wallace could be quite seminal as well but he will be best remembered as a tough journalist and that is t

hypothize what might hapn in e coming that's on, i think pyongyang is very clear that the united states, japan, south koreaother countries in the region are unified. and insisting that it abide by its responsibilities, abide by international norms, that they will not be able to purchase anything fromh an esenoba eli,ith regard to e soalled launch of satellite, the missile launch, we shared the view that it undermines the efforts of the various countries concerned to achieve resolution through dialogue. now in the latest round of a missile launch, they alsona ,beevth ases incoorednhe rent.n seri cnc chrman's atent ne tbe complied with. and among japan, u.s. and korea, as well as china and russia, we need to communicate with each other fully. and also stress that china's role continues to be very important and cooperate with china whileesesa. anle m aim frotbfr pao ask a question. from tbs television. i have a question for both president obama and prime minister noda. how do you regard the relocation issue in the context of the joint statement? although you did not refer exntificallyli at d y tnkhe ssily tt

south korea compared to north korea. >> they were poor and recovering from the ravages of world war 2. that war -- the united states divided the penninsula in the wake of world war 2. the south was a military dictatorship aligned with the united states. the north was aligned with russia. kim il-sung emerged in north korea. he, over several years, he modeled his state after stalin's state. in 1951. it made some real progress. there was a counterattack. the united nation sources. and the same line was returned. north korea remained aligned with russia. it became increasingly isolated and cruel as time went by. kim ill-sung had a grassroots support. when he died in 1984, people wept. his son, the first hereditary dictator in a communist state, kim jong-il, was less popular. but he was shrewd and cruel. the camps became increasingly important. the population grew. there are indications with this third kim family leader, jim jong-un, who is 28, 29 years old, and is about the same age as the hero of my book, he -- it's unclear how popular he will be or if he is in control. >> we will come back to your hero of the book. i

>> well, we know that north korea is still technically at war with the united states and south korea. there was an armistice to bring it into -- one of the conditions for actually winding down its nuclear program and its massive military program here. north korea has a military first policy in this country. they see that the power is optional, the size of its military is a deterrent, they believe, in fact, it will keep the regime alive here, the regime of the kim family, which is a third generation in kim jong un. so of course they're very concerned about the motives. they've been looking to china to try to exert more influence, china being the real ally north korea had, that relationship dating back many decades. so north korea here, a lot of suspicion what they are up to, don. they do insist, though, that this is just a satellite launch. interesting as well why they've invited us here, it coincides with the 100th year of the anniversary of the birth of the founder of north korea, kim il sun. there will be a celebration here to mark that along with this launch. >> thank you, we appre

regime is days away from testing a long-range missile one that could potentially reach the united states. south korea says they are prepping for another nuclear test. greg palkot is following from london. greg, what is the latest. >> reporter: absolutely. let's talk about the launch upcoming lately as thursday, north korea time. this week it is the launch of a long-range missile. north koreans say it is simply a civilian effort putting a satellite up in orbit or attempting to anyway. u.s. and others say it could be a warm-up or military applications for a rocket. in that case it violates u.n. resolutions. in the north sight in western north korea. one expert we have been speaking to looking at images the critical third stage looks like improved, iranian-derived liquid fuel booster. last time north korea tried to put something up in the sky in 2009 it was the third stage that failed. that is critical. countries in the area, that south korea or japan any bits of that rock rocket comes into that area or threatens their land mass they will shoot it down. pyongyang said that would be an act of war. martha

north korea officials here in pyongyang on this rainy day said they would not only go ahead with this rocket test despite condemnation, condemnation particularly strong in the united states and south korea, but they said they are in the process of developing even bigger rockets. so it was a thumbing of the nose, if you will, to the international community. north korea is doing this because it believes it makes the country look strong. it believes it makes the country look independent, self-sufficient, and that is the message that this government is trying to portray during a very sensitive time of political transition. this is primarily aimed at the domestic audience, the results of an international component, but the domestic audience is very important. kim jong il, the long time leader of this country, died late last year and his still contested son, kim jong un, has recently come to power. he's not very well known here, and it's sort of a coming out party for him, an unsung coronation, a way to appear strong on the worldwide stage, to show that he is a leader to be taken seriously. on the world stage, it also has a significance, because north korea wants food aid. north korea h

what might happen in the coming that's on, i think pyongyang is very clear that the united states, japan, south koreaother countries in the region are unified. and insisting that it abide by its responsibilities, abide by international norms, that they will not be able to purchase anything from further provocative x. >> translator: with regard to north korea, between myself and president obama earlier, with regard to the so-called launch of satellite, the missile launch, we shared the view that it undermines the efforts of the various countries concerned to achieve resolution through dialogue. now in the latest round of a missile launch, they also conducted a nuclear test which means that there is a great possibility that they will conduct a nuclear test and the international community does hold together, will need to call for restraint on the part of dprk and more specifically, i believe the measures incorporated in the recent u.n. security council chairman's statement need to be complied with. and among japan, u.s. and korea, as well as china and russia, we need to communicate with each other fully

korea says the rocket is ready to go right now. the launch is sparking international condemnation, particularly from the united states and south korea will only further isolate north korea, and even russia and china are calling on north korea not to do it. but in this time of festivities, this time of national pride, it seems very unlikely, at least at this stage, that north korea will back down. thomas? >> richard engel reporting from pyongyang, north korea. >>> and in syria, anti-government rebels say the country's military is continuing to attack towns across that country. take a look at this amateur video showing heavy fighting in the central city of homs and the town of maer. nbc at any time verify its authenticity. rebels say government forces have not withdrawn as required by the u.n. cease-fire. that deal calls for all fighting to end by 6:00 a.m. on thursday. >>> and moving back to the shores where a controversial crime in tulsa, oklahoma, has taken another twist. the two suspects in a good friday shooting spree reportedly confessing to that deadly rampage. nbc's janet shamlian is in tulsa and has the latest for us. >> repo

korea's nuclear program. the members are japan, russia, the united states, china and north and south korea. >>> north korean leader kim jong-un has assumed two key posts within the ruling workers party on top of the supreme post of first secretary. >> the presidium of the political bureau is considered the party's highest decision-making body with an overall command at party activities. they originally had five members but in recent years existed in name only. for a time, kim jong-il, who died in december, was its only leader. with the addition of kim jong-un and his close aide, choe ryong hae, the party only has five members. the only party post kim jong-un held before this was vice chairman of the central military commission. yuko atani covered stories on the korean peninsula. >>> why did north korean officials hold off the launch today? >> well, certainly they seemed ready to go. our colleagues were watching events unfolding in pyongyang. so they thought the launch might come on the first day of the five-day window. they keep their eyes on the screen but nothing happened. although there are several possibilitie

united states. japan, south korea, taiwan. entire rim of australia where we're going to be deploying marines, the entire asian rim has decided that their fate isn't -- their future isn't married to an -- it's containing the rise of a very aggressive and somewhat scary state. >> these countries hold -- well, most of these countries hold regular naval exercises and war games with india as well. india's relations with those around china's rim. >> they dernl do with the united states. they all want the insurance policy of the u.s. navy. >> i don't disagree with you about china's -- the failure of chooirn's policy, but i don't think this was exactly a brilliant move for india's foreign policy. india does this right when we're in the midst of once again having talks with the iranians where they've been extremely unhelpful with respect to sanctions on the iranians, and where we've got a real problem with north korea again, and north korea has just launched a rocket that failed. just at this moment india really needs to test a -- >> i

launch, an attempt, north korea said, to get a satellite into orbit, but seeing as having slightly more military ambitions and pretensions by the likes. united states and japan and south korea as well. but there's more on the website, both on that launch, and indeed, on the celebrations which have been going on for some time now and we can expect to continue to run for quite some time. but dramatic scenes there. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. union bank. and shell. >> this is kim - about to feel one of his favorite sensations. at shell, were developing more efficient fuels in countries like malaysia that can help us get the most from our energy resources. lets use energy more efficiently. lets go. >> bbc world news was presented by kcet los angeles.

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