vladivostok city hall is located in the heart of the city.n march 2017, latest member of the city council. he succeeded a member who had died in office. built during the former soviet era, city hall has no elevators. achem must get to his office on the third floor each day with the help of a staff. this european-made chair lift for overwhewheelchairs was expr installed for his use. as a member of the city council, his goal is to make vladivostok an access-friendly city. he wants to help people with disabilities using his own experiences. >> translator: i am fully aware of what the disabled people require. the most pressing issue is the lack of facilities for people with disabilities. >> achem lives with his parents in a suburb of the at this. wi -- city. with the assistance of his mother, he follows a daily regimen of physical rehabilitation. >> translator: see how tall i am in when i'm in may overwhelm cha -- my wheelchair, i look short. this is how i work my body. it improves is circulation. >> achem works here when he is at home. a paintin

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at an economic forum today, in vladivostok, a city bordering china and north korea, president putin callingn all sides to not give in to emotions and remain calm as kim jong-un continues to push his nuclear program to dangerous new levels. joining me is former defense secretary bill cohen and washington post columnist david ignacious, both experts on all of this. first of all, experts, how do we figure out what kim jong-un is going to do next? and what should the u.s. response be? we know the president has been briefed, he had a meeting with his military advisers on sunday, very sharp words with the defense secretary, one of your successors, secretary mattis coming out and saying we're in the talking about the annihilation of north korea, but we could do that if we had to. >> you could read that in multiple i wways. with respect to russia, we know we have to follow the money. with respect to dealing with north korea, i think we have to stop the money. that will be one thing that i think president trump might discuss with president xi jinping about shutting down the flow of oil going through

in that region tomorrow in the stid city of vladivostok for an economic summit. but here in seoul, all eyes on that expected missile launch. north korea already proved it has a bomb. now it wants to show it can deliver it. >> richard engel tonight in south korea. thank you, richard. >>> back in this country as the u.s. braces for another potentially devastating blow from hurricane irma, in texas some homeowners are just beginning to assess the scope of the damage from harvey. as the water recedes, the reality of a long road ahead is setting in. nbc's miguel almaguer has more on that from houston. >> reporter: edward james never thought his homecoming would be this heart breaking. his house in port arthur no longer under water, but his life still is. his family lost everything. >> me and my wife. >> reporter: except each other. we were there when wife domiqua, son joshua, and edward were hoisted to safety. their rescue shocking but the road to recovery even scarier. >> all i can do is just wait and be patient. >> this is where we're living at right now. >> reporte

tensions remain high as leaders from the region met at an economic summit in the eastern russian city of vladivostokd south korea are said to have moved closer after the russian president that his south korean counterpart amid fears that north korea is planning further tests a nd that north korea is planning further tests and possibly a long—range missile launch. vladimir putin made his position very clear. translation: of course, during the talks considerable attention was made to the affairs on the korean peninsula and we discussed the sharp aggravation of the situation, starting because of the new nuclear test and we confirmed our position that we do not recognise the nuclear status of north korea. pyongyang's nuclear programme grossly violates the security council resolution, it undermines the nonproliferation regime and poses a security threat to north—east asia. for more on this i spoke with olga ivshina from bbc russian. the negotiations were quite warm and it was interesting south korea suggested an oil embargo and after the press conference, represented as a south korea underlined that floo

speaking after talks with his south korean counterpart in the russia city of vladivostok, mr putin also resolve the crisis, warning that no resolution would be possible with just sanctions and pressure alone. the de—facto leader of myanmar, aung san suu kyi, has claimed that the crisis in rakhine state is being distorted by what she called misinformation. myanmar is currently under intense diplomatic pressure to end the violence its security forces are reportedly inflicting on the rohingya minority. nearly 150,000 people have fled into neighbouring bangladesh. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9.30am. get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. let's get some sport now with, hugh. let's talk about ben woodburn. he only made his debut for wales at the weekend and already he's turning into a real star in the side, isn't he? e—ben woodburn could well become the next big star. he is thought of highly by his club manager, jurgen klopp. his in

russia has trade with north korea and the city of vladivostok which is the nearest russian city to thet tremors from the nuclear test. it is a matter of concern, but a lot -- but dialogue is pushing forward. betty: looking for diplomatic solutions. thank you so much to tom mackenzie and yvonne man, the person on the ground in seoul. more on north korea with a former advisor to the u.s. commerce department specializing in asia affairs. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ david: minutes away from the open of market, seoul, tokyo, sydney. futures, a little bit to the upside. some comments out of the finance minister of south korea saying this increased geopolitical risk and tension might filter through to the financial markets and be there and be present, not just in the short-term. that is something we have heard of the finance minister. we will see how things get underway 12 minutes from now. this is daybreak: asia. i am david ingles. betty: i betty liu. there are rising tensions marked by the north korean nuclear test . this is days after the firing of a missile over japan. the incidence underlying

south korean counterpart moon jae—in on the sidelines of an economic summit in the russian city of vladivostokrrying. let‘s return to our top story now, a leaked document from the home office suggests there could be big cuts to the number of low—skilled eu migrants coming to the uk. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster and we can speak to him now. thank you. well, the proposals as detailed in this leaked document have been enthusiastically welcomed by many leave campaigners who have said it is evidence of the government preparing to deliver on its commitments to ending freedom of movement, others however, much more critical, a lot of criticism from the business committee and the london mayor sadiq khan fears these proposals to curb unskilled eu migration would strangle the economy. the home affairs committee is carrying out its own inquiries and its chairman yvette cooperjoins me now. what do you think this lea ked me now. what do you think this leaked document tells us about the government thinking on immigration? i think it is actually quite confused and it is very h

reporter: on north korea's northern warder is vladivostok, north korea's nuclear test site is just 200 miles from here. sunday's explosions rocked the city. so you were sitting on the couch here when you felt the tremor? artem liukin was in his small apartment. >> it lasted maybe 20, 25 seconds. >> reporter: but we soon see some of the thousands of north korean workers who also live here. sending money home. russia's connection with decree's communist north runs deep. artem, a professor tells me he has north korean students. >> they use smartphone. they have access to internet. >> reporter: and this is his local north korean restaurant, as we're talking a north korean man walks by. he doesn't want to talk. the u.s. and its allies say russia, and particularly china, should cut off north korea. but here, at least, those ties seem as strong as ever. and tomorrow here in this city, president putin will host a conference that will include south korea's president moon, japan's prime minister abe and a delegation from north korea. once again, president putin putting himself at the center of the international stage and in the middle of the north