korea? i mean, especially from a comparative politics perspective, this really makes north korea an outlier with what we saw with the former soviet union. >> guest: right. i think that observation is quite accurate, i think, when we looked at the soviet union, when we look at the regimes in the arab spring, all of which have leaders in power longer than the former, recently deceased north korean leader. they all collapsed, and north korea continues to survive. that alone is evidence that no one alope in the system is empowered to overthrow it, but i think it's also just because, as you know well, the very strict controls that exist in the country, it's a society in which the -- to use the term "strong state" would be an understatement. this is about the strongest state in terms of the control that it has on the society and on political freedoms, and even in thought, even in the way peel think, and for that reason, it's very difficult to imagine that there could be a group within this society

korea alliance. have you see the dynamics of the alliance playing into our ability to adjust the top concerns that the u.s. has related to north korea's nuclear program? >> undeniably, and when we look at the situation, south korea is more important than any policy we have towards north korea south korea is a key ally for the united states today. it is a major partner in a lot of international issues around the world. they are a trading partner, all of these things make south korea extremely important to the united states in terms of position in asia. and i think there has always been a tension in the u.s. south korean relationship when it comes to north korea because we have different governments and a democracy in south korea. some of it tends to be more progressive. we see some that tend to be more conservative, which are willing to follow a tougher path with regard to the north. for the united states, you know, it is a question of sinking of whichever government is there at the time as they deal

korea? i think there's two answers. the first is that you have china china assets from the border with north korea. the last thing the united states or china wants is some sort of confrontation that would somehow cause them to butt heads as they did in 1953, so i think any time there is a serious thought given to some sort of military action this is constantly at the top, not even the top even halfway up the escalation ladder this is constantly the concern that i think every u.s. president has had to think about seriously, so that is certainly one of the reasons, the china factor, and the other is that we, the united states went into iraq or afghanistan because it became the top foreign policy issue on which the head ministrations of a resolution. now, we can debate whether there was the right or wrong finger. many americans think it was the wrong thing. many americans think nothing was resolved and, you know, that's a completely different question. i think the plant for korea is i don't rea

northern part of korea. eventually both u.s. and ussr agree we will withdraw and allow the koreans to have some degree of self-determination. we are going pull out and the soviet union will and the koreans will be able to determine their future and fate. and we both did. the difference is, when we pulled out, we took everything with us. when the soviet union pulled out, they left behind a stockpile of weapons. the most modern military technology that they had at the time. that's a temptation that was going to be used. the following summer, 1950, with the use of soviet military arments, they will invade south korea and try to take possession of the entire country. this is exactly what kennan had warned us about, truman says. soviet union is not content. they're going to expand now, you know, into other areas. this is a classic example of expansion and trying to take over the southern part of korea. we must respond. but he doesn't go to congress to ask for a declaration of war. he thought it might set a bad pr

theresint of north korea supreme people's assembly. they agreed to boost mutual exchanges by senior officials, and work to increase bilateral trade. indonesia and north korea have enjoyed close relations, since indonesia's commitment to the non-align movement in the 1960s. international pressure against the north has increased since last month firing of what several countries claim was a ballistic missile. kim's visit is seen as an attempt by north korea to an understanding for its position from friendly nations. sources say kim extended an invitation to the president to visit north korea. the proposal was reportedly welcomed by the president. but despite the friendly tone indonesia's foreign minister warned north korea against conducting another nuclear test. >> we would not find any nuclear testing to be helpful. it would definitely be harmful to the stability of the region. >> reporter: indonesia seems keen to make sure the channels remain open. that could allow indonesia to preserve some influence over the reclusive state and play

the expo opened last saturday in yeosu south korea. thousands are learning about how technology can help preserve the waters around us. anna jung reports. >> reporter: i'm at the expo digital gallery. it's on the main street of the expo. it's a good spot for watching visitors from south korea and so many other countries. since the opening day on may 12th, the event has attracted 156,000 visitors. let's join nem and see what this expo offers. you can drop in to pavilions hosted by more than 100 countries and ten international organizations. the expo theme, the living ocean deals with preserving the diversity of the ocean. to get its message across, the exposition makes full use of the latest digital technology. >> presentation is great. i think that it's really vividly expressed. >> reporter: what makes this expo like no other is this information system. >> it's everywhere. the media kiosks give information about restaurants, both on and off the expo site. people can make sure they get into the pavilions they want to visit by making a r

we're bogged down in korea. we are at a stalemate in terms of the soviet union and the slide say politics. harry truman is a democrat and yet members of his own party are pulling away from him by the early 50s. because he is starting to push for civil rights. that's another lecture for another day. southern democrat, conservative southern democrats are going to push back against truman who wants to push forward a civil rights agenda. so he loses spaurt from his own democratic party and the republicans aren't going to help truman, anyway. they're just playing politics. truman's popularity plummets. and by the early 50s, there is sort of a change in the political atmosphere. remember i talked about a 30-year cycle. the 1920s, conservative and republicans. 1930s, liberal and democratic. 1940s, a transition, if you will, because of the war. we're back to our 30-year cycle. the 1950s are going to be more conservative and republican and dominated by these two guys. dwight d. eisenhower and richard nixon, elected in 19

north korea posted a second vice leader is in north korea on an official visit. he is the ceremonial head of state. the trip comes after north korea oppose the controversial rocket launched -- north korea's controversial rocket launch. now this report from jakarta. >> this is kim, the second-in- command in no korea's isolated and autocratic regime. the north korean official was giving a state welcomed in indonesia in recognition of his importance. this visit was also about cementing economic and political ties. but officials were tight-lipped about the details of the talks between the indonesian president and the north korean leader. one theory is that north korea is reaching out to indonesia for its expertise on how to extract potentially lucrative mineral resources and that in return indonesia wants to play a more decisive role in helping north korea to engage with the world. but it has been challenging for indonesia to explain why it is pulling out the red carpet for north korea, a country that has been condemned by the international community for its human-ri

northern part of korea. eventually both u.s. and uss r agree we will withdraw and allow them to have a degree of self determination. we are going pull out and the soviet union will and the koreans will be able to determine their future and fate. we both did. the difference is when we pulled out, we took everything with us. when the soviet union pulled out, they left a stockpile of weapons. the most mot earn technology they had at the time. that's a temptation that was going to be used. the following summer with the use of soviet military armaments, they will innovate and try to take possession of the country. this is what they had warned us about. they are going to expand into other areas. this is a classic example of expansion and trying to take over the southern part of korea. we must respond and he doesn't go to congress to ask for a declaration of war. he thought it might set a bad precedent. i don't want to have to go to congress and ask them every time. what he does is goes to the united nations. the u

north korea's often referred to as the hermit kingdom. it's a reclusive nation, a place where government leaders wield ultimate power and citizens seemingly do what they're told. many people wonder what life's like inside north korea. nhk has obtained amateur video that gives us a glimpse. the images show us how people in the capital pyongyang live. gene otani spoke earlier with a reporter and korean peninsula specialist, hiroki . >> hiroki, who took these pictures and what do they mean? >> the video was given to us by a graduate student who went to pyongyang as part of our citizens exchange program. it shows everyday scenes in the capital. nothing dramatic, but it does give us some clues about the new leadership and its plans for the country. starting, slogans praising the nation's founder kim il-sung are always across. now you can see banners of the new leader kim jong-un. this one reads, let's award the highest honors to our comrade, kim jong-un. here we can see another one that says let us move forward to final victory. the slogan is

south korea says it deployed cruise missiles that can strike any part of the north after north korea's failed attempt to launch a long-range missile last month. the north claims it was a rocket carrying a satellite. >>> north korea's second highest ranking official is scheduled to visit its close ally indonesia next week. nare they're likely it to seek backing for their country as the north is further isolated internationally after the launch of what it called a rocket. the indonesian president's office said the president of the supreme people's assembly will make an official visit from sunday to wednesday. it will be kim's first visit to the country in seven years. he plans to meet the indonesian president on tuesday. the u.n. security council adopted a presidential statement condemning the launch for using ballistic missile technology. north korea and indonesia have enjoyed a strong relationship as part of the nonaligned movement. >>> sri lanka's government is trying to nurture a new generation of skilled workers. they're needed to rebuild the country's economy. sri lanka's 20-year-l

of illegal exports are finding their way to north korea. u.n. officials say a number of countries have been exporting luxury goods and potential missile parts to north korea. in violation of security council sanctions. it also says the deals are being made through china. a u.n. panel of experts recently compiled a report on how the sanctions against north korea are being implemented. the report notes north korea imported pianos from japan and planned to buy yachts from europe. it also cites cases in which items that could be converted for use in ballistic missiles had been exported to the country. the report promises to investigate allegations that the transport and launch vehicle for what appear to be a north korean intercontinental ballistic missile was purchased from china. the vehicle was displayed in last month's military parade. it also points to cases of forged documents and other illegal practices in the chinese port city of talian where the

south korea's president has fired a warning at north korea. he spoke of unmistakable counter measures if they carry out the recent threats. the north korean officials vowed to launch what they call special actions against their neighbor. they say the attacks will be harsher than the deadly shelling of an island in 2o 10. >> translator: we won't allow provocations against us. we will retaliate with unmistakable counter measures. >> he referred to the movements in arab countries that toppled long-term dictatorships and said no one can deter or reverse this trend with powerful weapons. they said the new leadership has a chance to change the country's course. e has called on north korea to abandon the military first policy since a failed launch in mid-april. the north has only hardened the stats. high unemployment and inflated deficit and now confirmation of a recession. things are not getting any better for spain. we are at the business desk with more. >> the picture is not looking so bright and spain had high unemployment. that could put more pr

north korea is often referred to as the hermit kingdom. it's a reclusive nation, a place where government leaders wield ultimate power and citizens seemingly do what they're told. many people wonder what life is like inside north korea. nhk has obtained amateur video that gives us a glimpse. the images show us how people in the capital pyongyang live. our reporter hiroki yajima has been following north korean issues. hiroki, who took these pictures and what do they mean? >> the video was given to us by a graduate student who went to pyongyang as part of a citizens exchange program. it shows everyday scenes in the capital, nothing dramatic but it does give us some clues about the new leadership and its plans for the country. starting with the downtown, banners with slogans with the nation's founder and his son, kim jong-il are always displayed across but now we see there's new banner with the leader kim jong-un. this one read let's award one of the highest honors for our leader, kim jong-un. now here we can see another one that says let us

the meetings are specifically for foreign students in south korea. last year more than 550 students from 24 countries applied. about 20 were hired. >> translator: we will actively seek to secure global talent by hiring foreign students in south korea. we will also hire workers overseas. >> reporter: this woman is from indonesia. she's one of the students who was hired after attending an information session with the c.j. group. andinia attended a university in 2009 majoring in international trade. she now analyzes import/export data. >> as we work with the current company maybe somehow i can help this company to become bigger and globalize and establish one company in my country. >> reporter: as more companies cultivate talent from overseas, foreign students may soon have a greater presence in south korea's economy and corporate life. anna jung, nhk world, seoul. >>> all right, now mai shoji with the weather forecast for here and elsewhere. >> isolated thunderstorms across the kanto region is tapering off as we speak by friday. it looks like we're goi

and south korea. they will talk to china and russia and the community as a whole will convey a strong message to north korea. >> what we have said is the more you engage in acts the more isolated you will become. the stronger sanctions that will number place, the more isolated you will be politically and commercially. pyongyang is clear that the united states, japan, south korea and other countries in the region are unified in insisting that it abide by its responsibilities, abide by international norms and they will not be able to purchase anything from further provocative acts. >> they discussed china. japan and the u.s. need strategic dialogue with the country. obama points out that the government must ooh bide by laws, rules and norms as it continues to grow. that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

but after that, maybe north korea will move fast. because of the u.s., has a presidential election so very much hard to do, but north korea has two options. on the other hand, so they can launch another missile. they have two options but at the moment we don't know which options they will take. >> we'll have to wait and see what happens there. thank you very much, professor. >>> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster. but it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses, entire communities. we'll show you their struggles and their successes on "the road ahead" every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. japan time here on "newsline." >>> japanese scientists say cooling water may be look leaking from another reactor at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. they say the water level of the reactor's containment vessel far shallower than they previously thought. researchers at the government-backed japan nuclear energy safety organization analyzed the internal pressure and other data from the nu

what are we defending against here north korea. the missiles that may or may deal with north korea, wherever they may be targeted. that could be east coast, midwest, or the west coast, as are the missiles in van denberg. they are mid range missiles. that is midair, halfway here. wherever they may be going. so we've got a missile system that's $5 billion. it's not necessary to defend against a nonexistent threat. let me also say that the russian missions are highly sophisticated and this system does not work against the highly sophisticated missile. so, why are we spending the money? i'll let those of you that vote for this answer that question. i think we ought to be concerned about the deficit. and we ought not unnecessarily spend defense money. with that i yield back the the time that was kindly given to me. >> gentleman yields back his time. chair now yields to mr. lanborne, the gentleman from colorado for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i could not disagree more with mr. garamendi. heard some of the same briefings, al

the meetings are specifically for foreign students in south korea. last year, more than 550 students from 24 countries applied. about 20 were hired. >> translator: we will actively seek to find foreign talent. we'll also hire workers overseas. >> reporter: and this woman is from indonesia. she's one of the students who was hired after attending an information session with the cj group. she attended a south korean university in 2009 majoring in international trade. she now analyzes import/export data. >> i work with korean company, maybe somehow i can help this company to become like bigger and globalize and establish one company in my country. >> reporter: as more companies cultivate talent from overseas, foreign students may soon have a greater presence in south korea's economy and corporate life. anna jung, nhk world, seoul. >>> japan's current account surplus for the fiscal year through march showed a record percentage drop. the surplus is down to half of what it was the year before. the finance ministry said the current account surplus was down 5

policies towas north korea. >>> the security situation in afghanistan is deteriorating. but nato countries are laying plans to pull out of the war torn nation earlier than scheduled. french president francois hollande has made a surprise visit to the country to gain support for his timetable to bring french troops home. dhra dhirakaosal has more. >> afghan president hamid karzai met with francois hollande who was visiting for first time as president of france. hollande has a road map for removing french troops from the war torn nation. during a surprise visit on friday the french leader greeted some of his 3,400 troops stationed in the country, in addition to meeting with karzai. hollande intends to pull combat forces out by the end of this year, two years ahead of the timetable laid out by nato. french casualties and the high price of maintaining troops have further turned french public opinion from continued presence in afghanistan. it is believed hollande sought karzai's understanding on the early withdrawal during their summit. hollande vowed maintaining french perso

. >>> south korea says it will seek international help in urging north korea to stop jamming the satellite-based global positioning system. the electronic attack has raised safety concerns for aircraft and ships. the government there said in a statement on wednesday that north korea is responsible for the disruptions and that seoul will protest pyongyang's actions through the international telecommunication union in geneva. it says the jamming signals are coming from somewhere around the city of kasong near the military border between the two koreas. seoul says they have affected 660 aircraft arriving at and departing from the airports. it also occurred near 180 ships in the yellow sea. south korea says no operating problems or safety issues have been reported as it has switched to a backup navigation system used when gps becomes unreliable. it's calling on airlines and shipping firms to be cautious about using gps. >>> south korean government sources say 90% of the wages of workers at the jointly-run kasong industrial complex are kept by north korea. this suggests that the complex may be a key

south korea unveiled the new cruise missile last month. the weapon has a top range of 1,500 kilometers. the decision to buy more hardware follows north korea's failed launch last month of what the regime designed as a rocket designed to carry a satellite. most countries considered it a missile. south korean military leaders have set a range limit for ballistic missiles of 300 kilometers in an agrment with the uned stes. some people in the country want that reach to be extended. >>> a major ratings agency has downgraded japanese bonds. stock markets have just opened here in tokyo. how are investors reacting to the news? >> catherine, japan is no stranger to downgrades. the latest may be shrugged off by stock investors. adding to the wait-and-see attitude may be wall street's performance overnight. american stocks retreated by the close. and the dow jones industrial average ended nearly flat on the day at 12,502. now, perhaps more front and center on investors' minds is continued fears of greece exiting the eurozone and that is after comment

in south korea. the pilots say if those things happen, they want to be ready. nhk world, seoul. >> the time is short. iran must act with the seriousness and a sense of urgency that this demands. >>> the u.s. and allies are trying to force iran's leaders to abandon their nuclear program. they're using sanctions that include an oil embargo and bans on transactions with the iranian central bank. the obama administration has also started targeting small and midsized firms that do business with iran. the sanctions are having an impact. but some iranian companies are finding ways to get around them. nhk world shows us how. >> reporter: one of the largest oil exhibitions in middle east was held in tehran in april. despite eminent new sanctions, iran remains bullish, as eager as ever to promote its abundant oil reserves. >> translator: iran has one of the world's largest reserves of oil and natural gas. we are ready to sign contracts with many foreign firms at the event. >> reporter: but moves to slap new sa

south korea's kia motors has a dealership in qingdao. an import tariff makes the cars more expensive than domestic models. but even so, the shop sells more than 60 vehicles a month, thanks to strong demand from china's growing middle class. the automaker aims to expand further by improving its technical expertise and designs. >> translator: i'm keen to buy it because of the dynamic design and the quality of the engine. >> if china and south korea reach a free trade agreement, our market share could surge by 50%. >> reporter: south korean brands are also doing well in china's home electronics market. at this major appliance store, products from japan and south korea compete with chinese rivals. japanese brands outnumber those from south korea, but the south korean products stand out. they are displayed in a prominent location on the floor. south korean brands are becoming more popular due to perception change among chinese consumers. >> translator: i have a good impression of south korean brands. >> translator: the difference between sout

song from korea telecom again. good to see you, mr. song. let's go and put these people out of their misery. >> yeah. [all speaking korean] >> first to be switched back on are the kims. although they feel they've learned a lot from their time offline, they balk at the idea of living without the internet for good. >> [inhales sharply] [speaking korean] >> i think a week has been quite enough for me. but if i was asked to do it again to show people the good sides of living without the web, i would volunteer. >> [speaking korean] >> [speaking korean] >> it's just like, if you lived a week without electricity, the house would become a complete mess. so, i would say a polite, "no, thank you" to being unplugged ever again. >> [laughs] [all speaking korean] >> and as the yangs prepare to return to their normal wired-up world, they're considering a permanent change in the way the household operates. >> [speaking korean] >> from now on, i think we should have rules-- rules on how much time we can spend a day on the net. let's say 30 minutes a day. >>

but north korea at least has two options. one, to a much more positive way, meaning to take moratorium on the nuclear ability. and also, they can launch another missile. so they have two options. but at the moment we don't know which options they will take. >> we'll have to wait to see what happens. thank you very much there, professor. >> yeah. >>> moving abroad to pursue a relationship can bring much happiness, and for some, much frustration. women born elsewhere who married japanese men and moved to the northeast have lived through those ups and downs. many face language barriers. many lack qualifications and they're having an even more difficult time since the earthquake and tsunami hit last year. nhk world has their story. ♪ >> reporter: this woman started working at this nursing care center last december. the people who live here include elderly people with physical disabilities. christina got the job after 20 workers quit. the tsunami destroyed their homes and they had to move. >> translator: it was really hard durin

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policy on the korea really. doesn't exacerbating the threat from the us from pyongyang more than anything else and that only helping simultaneously building up the military occupation of the south in various ways as part of the u.s. policy pivot to asia i want to emphasize that the legal infrastructure is already in place at the moment to apply a very belligerent policy to north korea into the clued in foreign occupation of true market patient and preemptive nuclear strikes no it sounds a bit extreme but getting stuck in here to back it up in two thousand and nine becomes law on foreign relations released a policy paper entitled preparing the first sudden change in north korea advocated stationing four hundred and sixty thousand troops inside host north korea if there was a diversion were to last for whatever reason to maintaining security and to capture pyongyang's w m d's sounds pretty familiar doesn't it what they've done something with another can i ask you do you really think it's about north korea or could

north korea. region agreement a concession to discover some reason to not make concessions it's better between washington and. the pacific. do you see a very clear shift in the service of the military. and it's curious at the same time we have hillary clinton. now saying that the china relationship is the most important in the world. make up their mind war news. right former australian diplomat gregory quark live with us on the line from tokyo we have broadband thank you. now the fate being forecast for another so-called rogue state iran is the topic of our exclusive interview coming up in about fifteen minutes we'll speak to israel's deputy prime minister about the ongoing furor golfing tehran's nuclear program here's a look at what's to come there are things that are against syrian nuclear capabilities by all players. from the west and other countries probably is on the table for it under the table thing for going or not everything should be made public but i think that the theory is better. it'

they learned about this in a conference in yeosu, korea. nhk world's anna jeung explains. >> reporter: i'm at theallery on the main street of the expo it's a good spot for watching visitors from south korea and so many other countries. since the opening day on may 12th the event has attracted 156,000 visitors. let's join them and see what this expo offers. you can drop in to pavilions hosted by more than 100 countries and ten international organizations. it deals with the diversity of the ocean. to get its message across the exposition makes use of the latest digital technology. >> the presentation is great. i think that if really it was expressed. >> reporter: what makes this expo like no other is its information system. it's everywhere. the kiosks give infmation about the restaurants boton and off the expo site. people can make sure they get into the pavelon onpavilions they want to visit by making a reservation. by using their cell phones people can get the best experience possible at this highly digitize edd smart expo. the expo will co

at north korea. he spoke of unmistakable counter measures if north korea carries out the recent threats. north korean officials vow to launch special actions against nir neighbor. any say the aattacks will sh harsher thanle deadly shelling of the island in 2010. >> translator: we won't allow any provocations against us. we will retaliate with unmist e unmistakable countermeasures. >> he referred to the popular movements in arab countries that toppled long-term dictatorship. he said no kwone can deter this trend. he said north korea's new leadership under kim jong-un has a chance to change the country a's course. he called on north korea to abandon the military first policy since a failed missile launch in april, but the north has only hardened its stance. >>> japan and the u.s. have also agreed to step up collaboration in nuclear energy and natural resources. their governments released statements after a summit meeting in washington on monday. they say the two nations will set up a vice ministerial p

well i wouldn't want to underestimate north korea but i don't think it poses any serious. threat to europe when it comes to iran. i don't think iran is capable of hitting the czech republic or any other european country with any significant strike we know iran doesn't have nuclear weapons right now we're not even sure if it's trying to develop them so i think as these two countries are just used as an excuse as a pretext for the construction of this system and i think the system truly is about two things one is the control of space because already back in one thousand nine hundred sixty united states space command issued a document called vision twenty twenty and right there it was said very clearly that whoever will control space or control and so partly the project for the aim of this of this so-called missile defense is the control space to be able to control earth and the other reason why they're building this is a believer economically whoever it will be building components for this system will make a lot of money and and therefore the u.s. military companies are push

hillary clinton pitches for china support on north korea and iran but the u.s. military's asia pacific build up and support for chinese dissidents leaf beijing where. police cracking down on an anti all sturdy rally in barcelona as major european central bank heads there to discuss the state of spain's spiraling deaths. plus moscow says it reserves the right to strike back their nato supply in the south of that system in europe or.

defense system is against iran and north korea now after the crash of the. north korean rocket it seems that. can be excluded so it's now about iran but i've heard today that under. the of state of the us a. allegedly according to my to my sources the information told today in moscow the u.s. is ready for the governor. about this deployment system in the sense that it's not going to be against russia so we are interested in such reaching. this agreement seems like it's taken quite a long time i mean washington still has and you said this came out today they still haven't given that cast iron written guarantee that it won't breach its national security and so very interesting now moscow you refer to iran and north korea it does say that the idea that iran and north korea can pose a nuclear threat to europe that it's fiction do you think that is. well it's. a scholar professor but i'm not the expert dean in the military aspect but once we heard the new or other system vote on us has been all of the deployed in coming in or out the area and there is. likely tha

south korea's president lee myung-bak warned of unmistakable counter measures if north korea carries out its recent threats. north korean military officials vowed to launch what they call special actions against their neighbor. they say the aingttacks will be harsher than their deadly shells of an island in 2010. >> translator: we won't allow any provocations against us. we will retaliate with unmistake bl countermeasures. >> lee referred to the popular movements in arab countries that have toppled long-term deck tatorships. he says no one can deter or reverse this global trend even with powerful weapons. he also said north korea's new leadership under kim jong-un has a chance to change the country's course. lee has repeatedly called on north korea to abandon its military-first policy since a failed missile launch in mid-april. but the north has only hardened its stance. >>> myanmar on decision leader aung san suu kyi and other members of her party have decided to end their boycott of parliament. they plan to swear an oath to safeguard the country's pro-military constitution. aung sa

envy for north korea glyn davies spoke about the matter in tokyo with tokyo's abduction issue minister. davies says the six party talks on the north's nuclear development program should also deal with the abduction of japanese nationals. his country could provide humanitarian aid to north korea if authorities in the reclusive nation resolve the long-standing issue. he says bringing the abductees home has become a race against time for their aging relatives. davies says the u.s. will support japan's efforts to find closure. >>> an international car exhibition got under way on friday in busan, south korea. the busan international motor show is the largest since it started. it's held once every two years. 22 carmakers from around the world are exhibiting over 170 models on this occasion. south korean makers are especially aggressive, eyeing the eu and u.s. after free trade agreements with them went into effect, they're showcasing passenger cars with innovative designs. hyundai motor introduced a model that is very popular in the united states. >> translator: while doing our utmost in rese

. >>> north korea officials are facing finger pointing on another issue. they are accused of jamming navigation systems and disrupting civilian lights in south korea. they deny the allegations. south korean authorities say experts in the north have jammed gps signals between late april and mid-may. they say the actions disrupted flights at the airports of incheon and gimpo. as well as ships in the yellow sea. a spokesperson at north korea's telecommunications ministry issued a denial calling the allegations an attempt to fabricate charges against the north. the telecommunications ministry cited the sinking of a south korean vessel in march 2010 as another example of fabrication. an international investigation blamed the north korean military for the incident which killed more than 40 crew members. >>> a crowded bus plunged into a river in central vietnam killing at least 34 people and leavings donees injured. the bus was traveling from dak lak province to the country's commercial hub ho chi minh city when it crashed through a bridge railing and fell about

, the issue of north korea arises. and the secretary has made it clear we have an unwaving commitment to the security of the republic of korea and that -- and he's made it clear very recently in his public comments that north korea should not engage in provocative activities. so will it come up? it comes up every time we go to south korea. >> two questions back on the counterfeiting -- >> i'm sorry. my apologies. will it come up in shangri-la? let's see here. he's meeting with the republic of korea counterparts in singapore. my apologies if i wasn't precise. >> two questions on the counterfeiting issue. one, you said there's no indication that any counterfeit parts contributed to loss of life or catastrophic mission failure. have there been any examples of less than catastrophic mission failure as a result of these parts? the second part is, did this since the senate armed services committee investigation found some 90% of these counterfeit parts are coming from china, did this issue arise, did the secretary bring up t

north korea says she died several years later. but they have not provided evidence to support the claim. >> to -- members of the european parliament should put in a strong message and signal to the north koreans. >> seven eu members have embassies in pyongyang. japan and the united states have no diplomat tieic ties with north korea. concerns about the country's human rights are growing. the european parliament adopted a resolution in 2010 to urge north korea to improve its human rights situation. >>> yong eung egyptians have protested against a veteran of the country's old regime. protesters are calling for nationwide demonstrations as several hundred people gathered at thatahrir square. >> translator: it wouldn't be right if he becomes the president. i strongly oppose him. >> on monday protesters set fire to the campaign office in cairo after the election commission announced that he would head into the run-off. muslim brotherhood candidate finished on top in the first round. >>> myanmar'spposition leader aun sang sue chi arefer

hillary clinton pitches for china's support on north korea and iran but the u.s. military asia pacific buildup and support for chinese dissidents leave beijing but wary. police crackdown on an anti all sturdy rally in barcelona alison a major european central bank heads meet there to discuss the state of spain's rapidly spiraling finance a. nato fails to move forward on euro and missile defense dialogue with russia as moscow says it reserves the right to strike back if the system breaches the security. thanks for joining r t this may third on charon terror well to egypt's leading presidential candidates are suspending their campaigning they blamed the ruling military council for wednesday's brutal attack on protesters up to twenty people were killed and more than eight hundred injured by unknown attackers sparking pro their shows the rally was supporting a disqualified old trick conservative islamised candidate seen as one of the forefront front runners before he was banned various political forces accuse the ruling military of for orchestrating the bloodshed sara

does north korea have one that works? no, they don't either. does iran have a warhead that would present a threat to us? no, they don't. this president has been very, very clear, they will not, and i would assume that should he not be president next year, the next president would also say the same thing. no, they will not have one. >> reclaiming my time, mr. garamendi. >> don't make it personal, sir. this is not about the west coast, but expenditure of american money. >> closure of the missile defense site that is within 300 miles of your district. i similarly think the people on the east coast believe that we should have a robust protection as we look to iran and the emerging threat. i certainly hope the people will vote to defeat the garamendi amendment, and not support the president's perhaps secret deal to diminish our missile defense capability. thank you. >> the gentleman yields back, the chair now recognizes the gentle lady from california, mr. sanchez for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to ask my colleagues to sup

iran and north korea continue to gain capability that is going to reach the united states. we have to act now to respond to that. as we look to 2015 for the prospects of having that capability available, we will be glad that we did. i cannot imagine sitting in this committee and being a member of the committee, in 2015, looking at an icbm capable iran, icbm capable korea and say "i could have put something there to protect the united states but i decided not to because i thought they might not get there fast enough." we need to get there fast enough. we should owe pose the president secret deal with the russians, oppose this amendment, and support missile defense and the national security of our homeland. >> the gentleman yields back. the chair now yields to mr. andrews. the gentleman from new jersey. five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. we have two things i think going on here simultaneously. we have a diversionary political discussion and we have an important substantive question. the diversionary political discussion is this alleged secret deal the president has wit

korea or attacks on military bases. a south korean defense ministry spokesperson says the exercise involves more than 60 aircraft including fighter jets, surveillance planes with early warning systems are also involved. south korea says it has deployed cruise missiles that can strike any part of the north, just after north korea's failed attempt to launch a long range missile last month. the north claims it was a rocket carrying a satellite. >>> in the off season, japanese born baseball star yu darvish moved to the major league team the texas rangers. baseball fans in japan and the u.s. have been watching his exploits. but they're not the only ones because darvish's father is from iran. he also has a small but keen following there. nhk world has more. >> reporter: in late march, the west asia baseball cup was held in pakistan. there were four teams in the competition. pakistan, sri lanka, afghanistan, and iran. iran has long been at odds with the u.s. and there is little interest in baseball, the american national sport