korea when the north korea tries to subjugate south korea with their military means if that means north korea could actually hit back. you know and destroy u.s. cities is united states going to still be willing to help south korea so that's the fear of the collapse so extended that there is on the side of the united states the lone help the decades long security guarantee and that's the fear of nuclear weapons here about north korea's nuclear weapons capabilities so we do have that trust issue in a very different kind of dimension regarding u.s. capability and willingness to help south korea so that's a very important point to keep in mind that while keeping those concerns in mind conservatives at the same time also advocate perhaps the we should strengthen our independent defense capability so that we will over time gradually reduce the reliance on the united states and that could be actually best interests for the united states and best thing to do to protect american citizens as well when south korea have enough military capability and even possibly some conservatives say if we have

south korea. this is how north korea welcome to the new year with a fireworks display much like the rest of the world but it is leader kim jong un's new year's day address that is drawing all the attention if two thousand and seventeen was marked by fiery rhetoric and rising tensions because of north korea's nuclear ambitions two thousand and eighteen may bring more of the same. corners from that the u.s. mainland is within the range of our nuclear strike and the nuclear button is put on the desk in my office at all times they should clearly on their stand that this is never a trash but a reality kim has called for the mass production and deployment of more nuclear warheads and missiles but weapons experts agree that north korea may not yet have the technology to miniaturize a nuclear warhead and mounted on a missile that could be entering the atmosphere while kim speech made no mention of a nuclear atmospheric test he reiterated the claims that north korea is now a nuclear power in stark contrast

koreans like family or unions that's a very emotional issue in south korea the south koreans are really concerned about nuclear security right where the north koreans going to do with their nuclear weapons how many they have the kind of maintenance and safety protocols that they have there's concern about your noble style incident on the peninsula so the south koreans have a full agenda my guess is the north koreans going to play that and say you know if you want to talk about all these things you want some kind of concessions we want aid we want cash and so on i would imagine the north koreans will treat this as a way to get some kind of concession in the south korean president is a liberal who was a part of the what they call the sunshine policy under the previous labor governments about a decade ago the sunshine policy was a gauge and policy would reach out to north korea and bring them into the international community and things like that and moon jane was an important architect of that he really really wants talks and he really does he really believes that talking to north korea an

but also unexpectedly an offer of dialogue with neighboring south korea. you will the winter olympics to be held in south korea will be a good occasion for the country and we sincerely hope the day will be a success we're prepared to take various steps including sending a delegation officials from the two koreas may meet to discuss the possibility. kim said that now was a good time to demonstrate the status of the korean people in seoul the government responded positively. saw the south korea's presidential office has always stated our willingness to talk with north korea anytime and anywhere if that would help restore into korean relations and lead to peace on the korean peninsula. but that is still a distant goal north korea's leader peppered his speech with threats against the u.s. state t.v. superimposed pictures over parts of his speech kim said the united states will never be able to start war against me or our country back to the. numbers and the entire u.s. is within range of our nuclear weapons and a nuclear button is always on my desk. a little.

in the short term, both south and north korea have a real co nve rg e nt south and north korea have a real convergent of entrance. south korea really wa nts convergent of entrance. south korea really wants the olympics to go off well and without incident and north korea wants to have its athletes participate and also showcased some other cultural and sporting prowess in front of the world. on the flipside, has the north being drawn into this dialogue because sanctions are starting to bite? there is a little evidence over the last couple of that sanctions are starting to bite. we are seeing the exchange rate fluctuate a little bit. the price of gas shut up but then stabilised a if you months ago. i think overall, the economy is now robust enough in north korea that kim jong—un is more robust enough in north korea that kimjong—un is more keen to explore what is possible now with south korea and where the diversions is with washington. also to seek what mainly the moon administration may be able to sell in dc in terms of a compromise position. what does this mean now in terms of impr

and south korea. it's part of a larger effort to make sure that south korea and the united states are not coordinated we have to remember that for kim jong un the biggest threat is the united states being right on his borders and he wants to get rid of the united states in the only way to do that is to make sure that south korea and the united states have different priorities and different negotiation outcomes that they seek different negotiation outcomes it would be difficult for south korea to ignore something like this and they have been ignored in the past when north korea has approached them about family reunions or joint industrial projects those are things that have been going on in the past and they've negotiated that on a bilateral level so south korea will be very difficult i know that they passed the deadline would be very difficult for south korea to turn away north korea when it when it is a a friendly just at least on paper it's clear that north korea is has a strategy here because they

north korea plans to send a team to the winter olympics and south korea calls for more cross border reunions but the first formal talks to you. alone down in jordan this is live from doha also coming up chinese media say a body has been recovered from the scene of a collision between an oil tanker and a freighter. the french president emanuel micro set to meet with the chinese leader in just a few hours time we'll have a live report plus. salvadoran immigrants in the u.s. are given a deadline to meet or face deportation. north korea says it will send a delegation of athletes supporters and officials to next month's winter olympic games in south korea kyung yang is holding its first high level talks with seoul since twenty fifteen south korea has also proposed to the two sides hold military talks to reduce tension on the peninsula. but is a number. we came to this meeting today with the serious and sincere attitude and with the thought of giving our brother and who have high hopes for this dialogue invaluable results of the first president of the year when the going to do so is our talks resu

and south korea. talk about that a little bit. what does it mean? guest: this all grew out of a speech that kim jong-un, the north korean leader, gave to commemorate the new year, in which he trumpeted his accomplishments, as he said, establishing north korea as a nuclear state, but also calling koreaproved ties to south , in part calling for enhanced communications with south korea, and specifically pointing to the upcoming winter olympics, which will be held in february. host: these exercises are held fairly regularly between the u.s. and south korea. whether they normally entail, and from a tactical standpoint, is there any issue or effect of delaying the? guest: the united states and south korea hold several exercises every year. some larger than others. usually in the spring, the combined exercises are usually quite large. one is a field exercise. the other is a command exercise. and it does not have any real tactical effect. what it does do is it shows that and we some flexibility, are able to h

now north korea and south korea are now actually starting to sit down and talk directly to each other rather than the hub and spoke type relationship or foreign policy u.s. would prefer that south korea only do what it says it with regards to north korea one of the interesting things or demon is that you know you won't get this in mainstream media but the south koreans are reminding everyone that they are a sovereign state and they have the right to determine therefore i think they're reminding themselves absolutely who would you know if you look at western media coverage in the politicos in washington they're quite bewildered by this because it's the south koreans taking the initiative oh my goodness they have historical agency new that's true but how did the whole story begin south koreans just indicated that they had the letter they had a message from north koreans suggesting to reestablish connection you know fax connection at a twenty connection so basically the south koreans did what the north koreans asked them maybe you can still do they started talking and they at least check

to south korea he offers an olive branch. and what is it about new year's day that makes people want to jump into really cold water we take a look at that and some of the other things people get up to around the world on the first of january. and it's good to have you with us reports from iran say more protests have erupted in the capital tehran police say one officer has been shot and killed and three others injured last night the country experienced its worst night of violence since the protests began last thursday at least thirteen people have now lost their lives . protesters have been on the streets in various parts of the country since thursday they first protested about the country's dire economic situation but are also now complaining about human rights. abuses you know at least a dozen have died and there's extensive damage on monday iranian state t.v. showed president hassan rouhani meeting with members of parliament to discuss the situation rowhani claim that protests are happening because iran's enemies are angry

with south korea but warns he'll use the nuclear option if threatened by the u.s. . ice and takes action to guarantee equal pay between men and women with the first no of its kind in the world plus. two thousand and eighteen is election year here in brazil and a country that struggling with its corrupt politicians and economic strife will be hoping that something is going to change. the death toll of the five days of anti-government protests across iran has reportedly risen to fifteen among the dead is a policeman iranian state media say most of the deaths occurred on sunday night it's reporting that security forces repelled armed protesters who tried to take over police stations and military bases the reports haven't been independently verified pizza shop has the latest. the fifth day of protest on the social media blackout imposed by the government has done little to stop the demonstrators out on the street. posting these videos from cities across iran this was beer john the monday night gunshots scattering the people on the streets. at shahin shah buildings on fir

as he signals a desire for the better relations with south korea. president joseph kabila faces calls to step down amid rising violence between protesters and security forces. and welcoming in the new year spectacular fireworks around the world as people celebrate the arrival of twenty eight. iranian state media is reporting fourteen people have now been killed in four days of anti-government protests it says security forces repelled what it's calling on to protest as you're trying to take over police stations and military bases airports have not yet been independently verified especially going to name has mall . a social media blackout didn't stop protesters from gathering on iran's streets for a fourth day and posting these videos. the iranian government says people have the right to express their discontent but violence is unacceptable iranian state media says some social media sites and messaging apps such as telegram have been blocked to keep the peace. on saturday there were also pro-government rallies our own we cannot predict a time when the

we didn't relationship with south korea that is to say that the north korea misses the days when south korea used to give it assistance and aid and subsidies and stuff like that this was known as the sunshine policy which was continued which was begun under previous liberal presidents and the sop open north korea the current liberal president of south korea bring that back so i think the north koreans are entirely content to have the relationship they have with the united states right now the nukes and the tension and all that obviously with donald trump that's not going to change and they'd like to find a way than to go along with some of the other players the north has done this for a long time sort of playing one off the other off the other right and so if you look at the americans are giving you a hard time when you go to the south i don't really see any change what we see in two thousand and seventeen i am i'm genuinely concerned right i mean the more the north koreans build the more missiles the more nuclear weapons they have the more tests they do and stuff like that the more si

the economic situation in south korea and the improvements he wa nts to south korea and the improvements he wants to make. he is specifically talking about jobs and wants to make. he is specifically talking aboutjobs and the minimum wage, and how he wants to improve the quality of the workplace and how he hopes these differences will be visible by 2020. he has not yet spoken about north korea and the upcoming winter olympics, and the hope that north korea will send a delegation to those winter olympics. let's get a bit of background from oui’ let's get a bit of background from our correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes. the skiers on the slopes of pyeongchang today were moving a little slower than they will be in a month's time. then, the world's best will be flying down these pistes. and now we know that when the olympic games open here on february 7th, there will be a full north korean team competing. they will march in side by side with their south korean compatriots. translation: i think with sport, we can put everything aside and everyone should do their best to achieve their goa

has agreed to visit south korea for the olympics monday and the president of south korea has long been calling for them to become the peace olympics and to have this show of peace and unity with north korea in pyong china going forward though there is hope that there will be more talks on the possibility of those family reunions for separated families on the possibility for military talks to defuse tensions at the border and then broadly to talk about denuclearization that of course is the elephant in the room south korea says it did mention denuclearization at the talks today with not much response from the north and what countries such as the united states and japan want to see is a serious discussion on north korea giving up and scaling back its missile and nuclear weapons testing but so far north korea has shown no signs of willing to do that so that's the fear of skeptics that this talks may be a small step towards progress but not go far enough to resolving the bigger problems here for the thank you for that kathy novak in seoul for us where they've been several rounds of talks s

pact on north korea. soldiers are fleeing to south korea. rocket man wants ta talk to south korea for the first time. perhaps that is good news and perhaps not. we shall see. joining us is the managing director at the washington institute of former senior director at security counsel. also with us, the former secretary of state heather conley geist. thank you very much for joining us. is north korea trying to drive some sort of wedge between the united states and south korea by reaching out in this dramatic way? >> i think they are using the opportunity at the olympics. the government is anxious to have a success olympics and i think the ankzs are in fact starting to weigh in on the north korean regime. they want to use it as an opening. if they can divide the u.s., that's a benefit, but the sanctions are impacting and they want to drive a wedge between the u.s. and south korea. >> for they can entice the north koreans to get involved and make sure there is no violence and no confrontation that would be successful. it comes at a time when we

signals a desire for better relations with south korea. just political party calls for the annexation of the occupied west bank plus i. once the celebrations are over in many places a new year brings new laws will tell you about a few of the. iranian state media reporting that at least ten people have been killed in anti-government protests and a government back channel says security forces repelled the protesters who tried to take over police stations and military bases reports haven't been independently verified it follows a statement by the president has some rouhani urging people on sunday to demonstrate peacefully. has more. a social media blackout didn't stop protesters from gathering on iran's streets for a fourth day and posting these videos. the iranian government says people have the right to express their discontent but violence is unacceptable the iranian state media says some social media sites and messaging apps such as telegram have been blocked to keep the peace. on saturday there were also pro-government rallies our own wh

and south korea delay joint military drills and south korea is talking about easing some sanctions to let this happen. and moon jae-in gets what he wants, a peaceful olympics without a north korean missile launch or nuclear test to spook spectators since the seoul summer games in 1988. when you have the north korean chief negotiator talking about the oimpices and friendship, saying he doesn't want south korea to bring up denuclearization, that's a problem for the united states. >> it certainly is. will ripley in south korea along the dmz. barbara starr at the pentagon, we'll stay on top of this story for sure, as we do almost every day. that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, breaking news. bombshell testimony. people behind the russian dossier making major claims. was someone killed because of this dossier. >> and more breaking news tonight. white house exodus. the west wing expecting more staffers to leave. two team trump heavyweights among the possible exits. >>> plus,

cleave off the solve south korea from the americans. really because it is still foreseeable that north korea will want to carry on testing its nuclear weapons development program is still unfinished despite what kim jong un has said previous the completeness of that program and i think they will want to have the south koreans are on their side in order to sort of provide an apology or sorts should north korea resume testing and to buttress any prospect of preemption from the americans you said earlier that if all goes well at this stage they could move on to bigger things i simply mean the nuclear issue what would the starting point be for negotiations were would it be where they were you know years ago the idea of completely shutting down nuclear activities in return for food. well this is where things get very difficult and once again are all of us serving the course of events have to manage our expectations i think i think south korea despite holding on to its firm position and hope of didn't do it didn't arise the asian is quite pra

today, a ban on anonymous cryptocurrency transactions comes into effect in south korea. from now on, only accounts linked to a verified bank account will be allowed to buy and sell bitcoins. this is all in the name of transparency. the south korean government wants to cut down on any illegal activity that could be going on because of the anonymous nature of cryptocurrency transactions. you may remember the wannacry attack last year that affected hundreds of thousands of people in 150 countries and asked for ransom to be paid in bitcoin. that kind of negative publicity has helped to shape opinion. earlier injanuary, two exchanges, bithumb and coin—one, were raided by south korean tax authorities over concerns not everyone is paying theirfair share. and just last week injapan one of the worlds biggest cryptocurrency heists took place. david merry is chief executive of investoo group, which describes itself as the worlds biggest performance marketing company in the crypto industry. do you think this is the right step for the authorities in south korea to stop anonymous tr

korea on the possibility of sending north korean athletes to the winter olympics in south korea. the south koreans want to jump at this chance for reconciliation, but tonight, u.s. officials are pushing back, saying kim is trying to drive a wedge between america and its south korean allies. a rare event in pyongyang where the world hears directly from kim jong-un. dressed in a light gray western business suit instead of his universal dark jacket, kim offers a peaceful overture to his enemies in the south. he says he hopes the winter olympics in pyeongchang south korea next month are successful and even hints at the possibility of sending athletes to compete. >> translator: we are willing to dispatch a delegation and adopt other necessary measures. the authorities of the north and the south may meet together soon regarding this matter. >> south korea wants to hold talks with north korea almost immediately. tonight, u.s. officials say they're skeptical of kim's sincerity. >> we won't take any of the talks seriously if they don't do something to ban all nuclear weapons in north kore

korea they can only do that of course if they break the mutual defense treaty between south korea and the united states so that we take our twenty eight thousand five hundred troops off the peninsula once we do that then kim jong un can intimidate south korea into submission and you know we may think that that's ludicrous a valid happened but the north koreans actually believe it to be the case and they also believe that it's essential for the survival of their regime because you can't have two koreas one rich one poor right next to each other that's completely unsustainable so the people in the poor korea north korea know they've got to get in take over the rich korea the selfs. china play in all its. china has responded to pressure from the trumpet ministration but it hasn't done enough because china has traditionally supported the north korean regime through thick and thin you know and that's going back to the korean war where the founder of the people's republic of china rescued kim il sung the founder of the north korean state and so what we have seen in recent months for instanc

and eight when a south korean tourist was accidently shot but south korea refused to resume those tours and those talks broke down so those could be one of the things that they will talk about perhaps north korea might ask for some aid in return for sending or humanitarian aid in return for sending its athletes to participate in the wind upcoming winter olympics that of course all this is just speculation and we still have to wait for north korea to respond and see what they're going to say now a south korean official did say they tried to make contact with north korea via communication hotline at the demilitarized zone but unfortunately no one in north korea picked up the call so we still have to wait and see how north korea is going to respond now these talks however are as south korean officials have. put it very clearly are just going to be focused on the upcoming winter olympics as well as improving into career relations what everyone is concerned about is north korea's nuclear ambition but the president of south korea moon in has made it very clear that these talks will need requi

well as generally improving into korea relations but officials here in south korea are also hoping the negotiations will eventually lead to north korea returning to international talks on its nuclear program even so president cautiously optimistic saying we should refrain from making premature judgement expectation. the japanese defense minister also sounded a lot of caution when. north korea goes through phases of apparent dialogue and provocations but either way north korea is continuing its nuclear and missile development we have no intention of weakening our warning and surveillance. it is new year's day speech said north korea with its nuclear weapons program and even called for the mass production of deployment of nuclear warheads and this house. from the conservative perspective in north korea trying to buy time the majority seems to believe the north korea is trying to finalize its technical development to to achieve operational i.c.b.m. so you know as us the cia has announced before they are talking about two or three months time in terms of finalizing the i.c.b.m. system and

but to south korea, he offers an olive branch. and what is it about new year's day that makes people want to jump into really cold water? we will take a look at that and some of the other things people get up to around the world on the first of january. plus, it's been a long time coming, but today, america's most populous state, california, legalized cannabis for recreational use. will this be a new high or a new low? opinions could not be more divided. ♪ abby: i'm abby kuhathasan. it's good to have you with us. reports from iran say more protests have erupted in the capital tehran. police say one officer has been shot and killed and three others injured. last night the country experienced its worst night of violence since the protests started last thursday. at least 13 people have now lost their lives. reporter: this footage has been provided by demonstrators. people have been on the streets in various parts of iran since thursday protesting conditions in the country. and this is footage provided by iranian state tv which clai

south korea next month. says thatfrom seoul south korea wants it both nations to march together. anna: bloomberg's chief north asia correspondent joins us now from the unification bridge on the south korean side. the mood has been positive, the fact that this meeting is even taken place. give us the latest on the ground. the general mood has been positive across the table. they seem to be wanting to work out a deal, at least on the olympics. that is the low hanging fruit of the many issues on the korean peninsula. the talks have probably been reflected in the weather today. we had lots of sun. early on we had snow flurries, sun we had some again -- again. both sides have a lot to gain, at least on the olympics issue. south korea kicks off the winter olympics one month from today. they don't want the specter of war hanging over the games. north korea wants to participate. they have two ice skaters that have qualified it for the olympics -- qualified for the impex. they wil-- olympics. they will send high-leve

a face for democratic activism in south korea. in beijing, in south korea, you have these personalities that can be identified with the problem. the north koreans have been very good with not allowing that to happen. the chinese have been complicit in that. i think that is certainly one of the reasons why it has not been taken up. the other i think is that it just hasn't captured the imagination of some major personality in the west. i know this may sound a bit catty, but practically i think it is true. in when someone like richard takes up tibet or mia farrow takes up china's policies in -- darfur, this gives a residence that is something you wouldn't normally see. in the case of north korea, we haven't had that. we haven't had an individual that does that. i think one of the things we are seeing more of, and there are stories of this in the book, americans are learning more about the stories of some of these defectors that are getting out of north korea. there have been several books that have been written recently about defecto

south korea says the north agreed to send a delegation to next month's winter olympics in south korea. they met in the demilitarized zone. the tense border area where soldiers from both sides stare at each other just from feet away. ben, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you know, this really was quite a diplomatic break through given that these two sides have not sat down and looked each other in the eye at a table there for more than two years and both sides got pretty much what they wanted. south korea wanted north korea to agree to attend the olympics. it's been a priority of the south korean president who has called these olympics the peace olympics. they said they will send a high level delegation, athletes, performing arts groups. south korea has asked that the two countries even march together in the opening and closing ceremonies although it's not clear if north korea agreed to that. north korea gets out of this looking fairly reasonable compared to their previous behavior of launching missiles and conducting nuclear tests. >> did the issue of north korea's nuclear wea

hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us north and south korea have agreed to march under one flag at the opening ceremony of next month's winter olympics it's a small step towards less tension in the region but it won't be the first time the two koreas have marched together at the two thousand and three world university games they entered the stadium under the so-called korean unification flack and since two thousand they've also much together at three some of the picket. at the. at the talks inside the demilitarized that separates the two koreas the two sides also agreed to send a joint women's ice hockey team to the journal and if that is the international olympic committee approved the idea we're going to get more on all this now from one of our sports correspondents a lima hotel killing my thanks for coming in at such short notice will the i.o.c. will the international olympic committee approve this idea of a joint north korean south korean women's ice hockey team i can't really give you one reason as to why they shouldn't because the i.o.c. they

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south korea wants north korea here. this is obviously why kim jong-un is suggesting the two koreas should try and meet and alleviate the pressures and tensions on the peninsula, which is what he said in his speech. a flury of positive statements here in south korea. they have suggested tuesday january 9th, and they suggested the border village in the demilitarized area, and south korea even said if they disagree we can change the date anytime anywhere and any format. there's a strong positive outcome from the south korean side, and really bending over backwards to try and make this work. >> we knew they were open to talks with north korea, and they are saying anytime, anywhere, we will sit down at the table. thank you for all the information. nice to have you both here. tony, let me begin with you. there are a number of ways this could go. they could serve to drive a wedge between south korea and the united states, which could be very dangerous for the u.s., and that seems to be what the president is weighing here in th

what about for south korea, michael? how should president moon and his administration prepare and approach these talks? president moon has a lot of experience dealing with dprk, having served as a chief aide to the previous south korean president. president moon is proceeding very cautiously, and we have to look at this as a baby—steps process. and, should the participation of the dprk in the winter olympics be realised, it's likely that they will then proceed cautiously to further interactions, further down the line. and i'm sure everyone will be very curious, michael, who the north korean side will be sending over for this dialogue. do you think it could be anyone close to kim jong—un? there is a possibility, and anything is possible, of course, but there's a good possibility that he might send his younger sister, that's one of the pieces of gossip that is sort of floating around the peninsular right now. we might also see him send north korea's unofficial number two official, who also attended the rio dejaneiro ol

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between south korea and the u.s. that should you start at the end of sept at the end of february now on north korea sees the many of these drills use all these drills as a threat and see them as a preparation for an invasion and they've long opposed the sort of military drills now president moon j.n. had proposed for a postponement in part because of the upcoming games the so this is perhaps in recognition of that now and the other reason why north korea has made this piece of a chair could be because it hopes to drive a wedge in between north korea in between south korea and the u.s. particularly because u.s. president sir i beg your pardon because south korean president moon j.n. is more of a liberal now the world however is most concerned about north korea's nuclear ambitions particularly because of the strides it's made in nuclear weapons technology in the past year and on that this is what he had to say. good news from the u.s. mainland is within the range of our nuclear strike and the nuclear button is put on t

south korea is pleased about. they wanted the north koreans because they didn't want the north koreans to make a mess of the games, to potentially have any terrorist incidents, to disrupt these games. >> does this mean that that definitely won't happen? it's not like kim jong-un is going to south korea. >> well i think it's very unlikely this would happen. you have high level diplomats and foreign ministers from both sides meeting today at the dmz and pledging these moves. very canny, north koreans insisted that this meeting be broadcast to their people. south korea was wary of that so they only allowed a small part of it to be broadcast live. what will north korea get in return for sending a delegation? some people are concerned that south korea may pledge to hold or postpone or indefinitely put on hiatus. >> good pivot point. >> yeah. >> this is not as clear as it would be from the american perspective. there are economic interests at play here as well as existential ones. this is an armistice, not a peace betwe

and then he invaded south korea in 1951. and made real progress across south korea. there was a counterattack by u.s.-led forces, and over the course of three years, they fought to a stalemate. the same line was returned, and north and south korea have been divided ever since. north korea remained allied with russia and china, but north korea developed a brand of totalitarian leadership that became increasingly isolated and increasingly cruel as time went on. kim il-sung was a popular leader . he had real grassroots support from lots of north koreans. when he died in 1994, people genuinely wept. his son, the first hereditary dictator in a communist state, kim jong-il, was less popular. he did not have a popular touch. but he was shrewd. and he was cruel. in the camps -- and of the camps as an instrument of enforcement became increasingly important, and their population grew. there are indications now with this third kim family leader, kim jong-un, who is 28 or 29, interestingly about the same age as the hero of my book -- it is unclear how popular he would be. or eve

we have heard from south korea. regulators and policymakers taking about watching steps in these one-sided moves in the won as the dollar weakens globally in this synchronized growth picture. we were talking to blackrock about how much they can do given the fact that the dollar weakness seems to be persisting at least for now. some of these companies are renegotiating free trade pacts with the u.s., with tensions and focus in 2018. betty: great point, yvonne. these currencies are going to be a headwind not just for korean companies, and also japanese companies as well. they have been dealing with the weaker dollar conundrum. some analysts out there are saying this dollar weakness we are seeing, it's over. the fed is want to continue to tose rates -- is going continue to raise rates. we will see that play out for the rest of this year. let's get to the first word news with jessica summers, who has got more. iranian an petrochemical tanker could explode and sink, creating an environmental disaster. the body of one sai

and north korea and south korea because these two are traditional allies and now and but south korea is now being led by a more liberal president compared to his previous pretty assesses promacta the previous south korean leader it is also possible that north korea is trying to buy more time as it tries to improve its nuclear capabilities all sort of hints that speech give us as well florence when it comes to the sort of nuclear weapons plan that the leader has for going forward. that's right now kim jong un's new year's day address has been closely watched ever since he started delivering them on two thousand and thirteen as to the sort of direction in which he might take the country particularly when it comes to north korea's nuclear ambitions now and he has said that he doesn't seek war but he has reiterated that claim that north korea is now a nuclear power now he's made this claim before in november when north korea tested its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile and he said it again he's also called for the mass production of nuclear warheads and deployment of such

but to south korea the offers and all of branch. and what is it about new year's day that makes people want to jump into really cold water we'll take a look at that and some of the other things people get up to around the world on the first of january. and it's good to have you with us reports from iran say more protests have erupted in the capital tehran police say one officer has been shot and killed and three others injured last night the country experienced its worst night of violence since the protests started last thursday at least thirteen people have now lost their lives. this footage has been provided by demonstrators people have been on the streets in various parts of iran's since thursday protesting conditions in the country and this is footage provided by iranian state t.v. which claims that protesters are violent and that some have damaged a.t.m.'s buildings and other property and also claim that some protesters tried to take over police stations and military bases. on monday iranian state t.v. showed president hassan r

korea in two yea rs. between north and south korea in two years. their scope was limited. they we re years. their scope was limited. they were always going to talk about the olympics. a large debt of —— denigration, a high—ranking delegation, but they were always rent to that. they talked about humanitarian affairs. the fundamental issue was only mention very briefly once. it was brought up by the south korean delegation and north korea did not engage. that is the fundamental issue because even if you create a better atmosphere, evenif if you create a better atmosphere, even if tensions are relieved, the issue at the end of the day is they have said they will continue with their content —— have said they will continue with their content —- uq have said they will continue with their content —— u0 and missile programme and that is completely unacceptable programme and that is completely u na cce pta ble to programme and that is completely unacceptable to the art of states. the feeling for many people if they have been here before with

all of this is crucial because south korea is the sixth largest trading partner with the us and the south koreans have not been happy about this. they have been saying they didn't want to renegotiate and that potentially this could scupper talks about north korea, which is crucial about their nuclear missiles. fingers crossed that when all this is said and done there will be an agreement between the two countries. thank you so much my colleague, sharon. in other news, china is making it easier to get work permits for foreign professionals and high school workers in a way to bridge the talent gap. ten year free geysers —— ten year free visas are being offered to sign this, maybe a nobel prize winner or two. spouses and minor children is the applicants would also gain the same visa. they can get confirmations of qualifications in five working days. we know him by many names, william and to some the greatest ever english writer. but can we add management guru to his title? a top recruitment firm is using shakespeare's plays to teach top executives key leadership lessons, including julius

well south korea has responded rather positively to kim jong un speech especially the parts where he's offered to deescalate tensions on the korean peninsula he's made in a peace overture he's suggesting dialogue with south korea he's even hinted that north korea could send its athletes to participate in the upcoming winter olympics and paralympics to be held in pyongyang in south korea just eighty kilometers from the border with north korea now the presidential spokesman has said that the blue house that's a presidential. official dress has reiterated that it is willing to talk to north korea anytime anywhere and in any form if it pertains to restoring inter career relations as well as peace on the korean peninsula and we have to remember that communication between the two koreas has been severed since february two thousand and sixteen almost two years now since north korea launched its fourth nuclear test and the two countries are still technically at war having not signed a peace treaty but rather an armistice but the presidential spokesman from south korea however did not address t

south korea's president says he is open to meeting with north korean leader kim jong un but only under certain conditions. and i'm joined up in this is al jazeera live from doha it was a coming up. to the koreans come and go true true true mudslides floods and a deadly rainstorm in southern california at least thirteen people are killed as dozens of homes are bearing. transformer advisor steps down from the writing great part news after public forty yard with the u.s. president. more anger over a stereotype protesters internet clash with police after the prime minister promises to crack down on rioters. south korea's president says he is open to meeting north korean leader kim jong un if certain conditions are made to moon jay ins comments follow choose days official talks between the two sides the first in more than two years from seoul kathy novak reports. the first official talks between north and south korea in more than two years ended with an agreement that could make president vision of a peace a limb pics a reality says domestic support for his policy of dialogue with north kor