north korea's gateway to the world. and a symbol of how few tile the un efforts are to dry up kim sources of cash. the sino korean friendship bridge across the yalu river it's one of the few ways to enter or leave north korea every day trucks queue in front of the customs checkpoint smugglers traders and also the agents and entrepreneurs of biro 39 they're all hoping for a quick deal here china is by far north korea's most important trading partner financial experts estimate that 90 percent of north korea's exports go to its powerful neighbor in the north. thousands of north koreans are said to work in textile factories in the region. disguised as businessmen and equipped with hidden cameras we film in one of the factories chinese textile companies hire north koreans because their wages are lower than those of chinese workers the same stresses work day and night. often sleep on the company premises. they're likely to be locked up for years far away from their families. together with a team of labor lawyers trade experts

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north korea's part. the newspapers don't publish restaurant reviews yet but given the number of restaurants barbecue joints and snack bars cropping up everywhere around the country that's probably not too far off. is the north korean obsession with food a remnant of the arduous march the famine that ravaged the country between 1009 142000 causing somewhere between half a 1000000 and a 1000000 deaths. back then even the word restaurant was considered taboo. came into power he promised the north koreans they would never face such deprivation again. now food has become a sign of success an important part of the culture almost as much as in south korea . we come across a 2800 press release from the official north korean news agency. it reads from the 2nd to the 4th of april the 23rd cooking festival took place at the pyongyang noodle house marking the day of the sun the birthday of president kim il sung. if there's anything north korea at its. each time military experts around the world scrutinized the missi

day in north korea. and the development in the disappearance of the dprk ambassador to rome who is now in south korea apparently. as well continuing developments in the reporting shooting death of the south koreaen minister apparently at the hands of the north koreans. and a new vice ministerial. our next guest and frequent guest is giving us insights into this. and he and everyone knows well, deputy assistant secretary for korea, marc knapper, refresh the highlights, director office of japanese affairs at the state department, director of indian affairs and multiple assignments throughout asia with language skills, excuse me, korean, japanese, and vietnamese and of course my favorite title of all time, representative to the spent fuel team at the facilities. and sadly, dinos running the regular season at kbo, and marc, welcome to the show. >> thank you for having me on. >> turning to our regulars, at georgetown, head of the csis chair program. and former director at nsc, bush two and victor, new coffee

sue, dust mites in expert take a north korea. i'm turning to you to ask the question, what are we seeing now, what i would like lucy and what are the takeaways that you think will come out of 10.10 celebrations party day? >> you're right. we're seeing in a few days but on this 10.10 day i think they were come some sort strategic weapon will be displayed. it's important for kim jong-un now to signal all strength and the fight at home and internationally to show despite all of its domestic difficulties come with the talk about in a program the last several months i think sanctions, covid, typhoons, triple whammy, that he is strong but he needs to display strength. besides that kim jong himself addressed he would reveal a new security weapon sometime this year. this this is a perfect opportuny and as you mention you done your homework that every five years north korea does show something significant something new. five years ago what is, 2015 parade on the seventh anniversary north korea showcase new icbm design, kn-14. five years b

north korea is changing rapidly. poly or fast fast is a favorite phrase and both north and south korea. north koreans tastes are changing as are their hopes for the future. perhaps one day our image of north korea will change to. the. confrontation between china and taiwan the superpower is threatening to invade its neighbor. how serious is it how is china justifying its claims. w.'s richard walker analyzes the causes and dangers of the conflict in taiwan china's next target close. in 90 minutes on d w. and you hear me now i guess we're going to tell you in the past 2 years german chancellor women bring new angle our passport and you never have been surprised to sell what is possible who is medical really what moves fast and want. to talk to people who follow along the way maurice and critics alike join us for metals last august. frankfurt. international gateway to the best connection self air road and rail. located in the heart of europe you are connected to the whole world. experience outstanding shopping and dinin

it was a kind of military has become used to seeing in north korea. with a vast array of military hardware on show. and the usual statement of defiance from the country's dictator kim jong un we need to physically here we will continue to strengthen self-defense of war to terence to deter control and manage all dangerous attempts and threatening acts including ever growing nuclear threats from hostile forces the way that it is in the. eye but it was a sight of this weapon that cause many international north korea watches to sit up and take notice. it appears to be a new in seconds and ends with a list of missile the largest and potentially most powerful of its kind ever displayed by pyongyang and one that could pose a new threat the u.s. and the international community. saw like it or not as a nuclear power and is probably as it certainly. are we just kept out of sprite on american cities sought after russia and china. south korea responded by urging pyongyang to commit to previous agreements on disarmament. japan also expressed concern saying it woul

korea at the beginning what is driving a north korea's nuclear missile program i mean is it the argument that look if you don't develop weapons that can hit us hard we won't be hard. for the for the north korea the a nuclear program or this kind of misses can be have been the bargaining power and also survive all writing so bible tactics for north korea they think they have seen their what happened in they iraq before in the area or gaddafi what happened after they gave up their our nuclear program in the past so for me it's really not likely that north korea will give up nuclear weapon entirely alas they have any kind of. the tactics that they can develop of order to maintain their resume for an hour in clear program is one of the strongest. pogany power for north korea that's why i thought there were people in the ensign near future where do you see because usually the united states progressing in the future dr lim the movie really will be the president but as i see both biden and trump are pretty much interested in at talking with north korea essentially if i didn't also mentions that

korea at the beginning what is driving a north korea's nuclear missile program i mean is it the argument that look if you don't develop weapons that can hit us hard we won't be hard. for for the north korea the a nuclear program or this kind of misses can be have been the bargaining power and also survival reading bible tactics for north korea they think they have seen their what happened in their iraq before in the area or gaddafi what happened after they gave up their our nuclear program in the past so for me it's really not likely that north korea will give up nuclear weapon entirely alas they have any kind of. the tactics that they can develop of order to maintain their resume for now the nuclear program is one of the strongest. pogany power for north korea that's why i thought there was a tap in in certain near future where do you see the united states progressing in the future dr lim the movie really will be the president point as i see both biden and trump are pretty much interested in at talking with north korea recently biden also mentions that it isn't a story he has intention

north korea's gateway to the world. and a symbol of how few tile the un efforts are to dry up kim sources of cash. the sino korean friendship bridge across the yalu river it's one of the few ways to enter or leave north korea every day trucks queue in front of the customs checkpoint smugglers traders and also the agents and entrepreneurs of biro 39 they're all hoping for a quick deal here china is by far north korea's most important trading partner financial experts estimate that 90 percent of north korea's exports go to its powerful neighbor in the north. thousands of north koreans are said to work in textile factories in the region. disguised as businessmen and equipped with hidden cameras we film in one of the factories chinese textile companies hire north koreans because their wages are lower than those of chinese workers the seamstresses work day and night. often sleep on the company premises. they're likely to be locked up for years far away from their families. together with a team of labor lawyers trade x. pipes

-north korea, relations and north-south relations, et cetera. so at that remains. at the same time until north korea responds to the will of the international community and addresses this nuclear and illicit missile program, the pressure campaign will continue. i would point out that of course, chairman kim recently announced or released publicly, you know, the sympathy note or some kind of expression of, you know, get well soon kind of card to president trump, which i don't know if anybody remembers the last time the north koreans publicly expressed sympathy to the united states was 9/11. so, it's been 19 years since we've had that kind of, you know, public expression of sympathy. so, take it as you will, but it's a good sign, i suppose, that chairman kim is watching and expressing concern about our leader. >> okay. thanks, mark, i'm tempted to ask you what do you make of the fact that it's been 19 years and we haven't had an express like that, as you mentioned. any thoughts there or are you just, you're just noting it for the record, more or less? >> i don't know

decades on the topic of north korea remains a touchy subject. the world has passed judgment the country is beyond repair our preconceived ideas about the demick. reddick peoples republic of north korea remain firmly in place the in a radical orwellian regime paranoid schizophrenic a place of modern day gulags. the red dynasty long headed by a despotic film buff and now by his son whose courtly appearances topped with a singular haircut. and then there's the country's nuclear arsenal 'd a threat that makes the self-proclaimed innocent nations of the world tremble with fear. when it comes to north korea why do we so often resort to cliches in light of the difficult and often tragic situation the country's people find themselves in the hyperbole seems rather inappropriate.

but it is going as north korea. sadly, the dinos were running away legacies of but marc, welcome to the show. >> thanks ambassador is great to be a very thanks for having me back. appreciate it. >> looking forward to it affects a coming on again. quickly turning to our regulars, victor cha, head of the csis can reach her program former director at the nsc wish to white house on korea and victor, new coffee mug? >> all right, good stuff. last but not least doctor sue mi terry, todd at columbia. i see pictures book, i see the coffee mug, looking good. welcome back to the program. looking for to your insights as well. without let's get to it. this week secretary pompeo travel to japan. he was originally slated to also stop in korea. i believe mongolia. those are put off for a later date. japan trip held come to back big highlights and what to ask mark never about this. first meeting with the new japanese prime minister -- marc knapper and also a meeting with the quad in tokyo which is at the foreign minister level with

north korea's party. newspapers don't publish restaurant reviews yet but given the number of restaurants barbecue joints and snack bars cropping up everywhere around the country that's probably not too far off. is the north korean obsession with food a remnant of the arduous march the famine that ravaged the country between 1009 142000 causing somewhere between half a 1000000 and a 1000000 deaths. back then even the word restaurant was considered taboo. came into power he promised the north koreans they would never face such deprivation again. now food has become a sign of success an important part of the culture almost as much as in south korea . we come across a 2800 press release from the official north korean news agency. it reads from the 2nd to the 4th of april the 23rd cooking festival took place at the pyongyang noodle house marking the day of the sun the birthday of president kim il sung. if there's anything north koreans excel at it's. each time military experts around the world scrutinize the m

in terms of relations with north korea is looking at the u.s. presidential election and probably lining up its its policy initiatives to follow that thanks math and so saying thank you very much and now to new york where fans of the late beatles starring john lennon have paid tribute on what would have been his 80th birthday. well we would like to show you some pictures of that but i'm going to tell you the story anyway well wishers saying some of lennon's biggest hits and left flowers and candles at the imagine mosaic and central park well going to show you the pictures now in a 2nd. you can hear them. close to where one of the most famous performers of the 20th century was gunned down he was shot outside his apartment in the city really 40 years ago. here's a look back at the battles life and legacy. imagine john lennon's 971 song became an anthem for the global peace movement. by then he'd left the wild years of the beach speaking to him. it was an intense crazy world class korea he once said that the beatles were more popular than jesus lenn

he's legitimised north korea. he's talked about his good buddy who's a thug, a thug, and he talks about how we're better off, and they have much more capable missiles able to reach us territory much more easily —— than they ever did before. you know, my daughter is a social worker and she's written a lot about this. she has her graduate degree from the university of pennsylvania in social work. and, you know, one of the reasons why i ended up working on the east side of wilmington, delaware, which is 90% african—american, was to learn more about what was going on. i never had to tell my daughter if she's pulled over, make sure... for a traffic stop, put both hands on top of the wheel and don't reach for the glove box because someone may shoot you. but a black parent, no matter how wealthy or how poor they are, has to teach their child. when you're walking down the street, don't have a hoodie on. when you go across the street. making sure that you, in fact, if you get pulled over, "yes, sir", or "no, sir." ha

between us we made more than 40 trips to north korea. but the film does not show prison camps or rocket launch pads that's for bed and as are images of soldiers construction sites shopping malls gambling pictures of people who do not have enough to eat and pictures of people who are eating avoiding these images is harder than it might seem. entering north korea is still complicated but foreigners are permitted to travel and explore the country although they always have a local minder. visitors are not required to proclaim their loyalty to the state nor do they only see what the state permits them to see. and it's a myth that you'll never hear laughter in north korea. or iran or at. least. not. as soon as we leave the city the roads are riddled with cracks and potholes. the bumpy journey is hard on. drivers and vehicles. that could explain why broken down trucks and buses are a common sight. depending on the season the workers in the fields might be harvesting wheat rice or potatoes although much of the country is mountainous the rest is

north korea is changing rapidly. poly or fast fast is a favorite phrase and both north and south korea. north koreans tastes are changing as are their hopes for the future. perhaps one day our image of north korea will change to. the. problematic powering lithium batteries we use this precious resource for almost everything in the 21st century but supplies are limited mining is harmful to the environment and recycling is complex and expensive how can lithium use become more effective and environmentally friendly to. 30 minutes on d w. n c overcome boundaries. changing the world with gas. no words required. the full body engaged. with. john. mark 21. 160 minutes t w. in the. climate change. suit. people claim to years today the future of. deep blue dot com for candidates to. give himself a clear cut or. place. blame. blame blame blame blame blame. blame. this is the of the news of life from a grizzly attack on a teacher near paris the victim beheaded outside the school work to talk to the sardines or treating it as a

two, as this person said, trump went all in on north korea. there is no other issue where he personally went all in on in his first term. met the leader and all of that. with china, they put ambassador ligh ambassador lighthizer out there. he cannot have that not succeed for him. he thinks its likely that there would be a meeting right away. mark: i have asked sue and vic tor to talk about the short-term, medium-term future. take us back to the present. where are we? it seems like the lines of communication are still open? there was a letter a week or so ago. where we are in terms of u.s. dprk relations and the posture we find ourselves in at this time. we have continued to maintain and to state publicly that we remain open to dialogue, to a diplomatic solution, that we continue to hope to actualize the spirit of singapore's statement and the goals contained therein, transforming the u.s.-north korea relationship, bringing peace to the peninsula, which would improve north and south relations. that remains. unless northime, korea response to th

is north korea he indicated we would be in a war with north korea guess what it would be a nuclear war and he does have plenty of nuclear capability in the meantime have a very good relationship with a different kind of a guy but he probably thinks the same thing about me we have a different kind of relationship we have a very good relationship and there's no war and you know about 2 months ago he broke into a certain area they said oh there's going to be trouble he said no they're not because he's not going to do that and i was right look and said of being in a war where millions of people sold you know is 25 miles away millions and millions 32000000 people and sell millions of people would be ok right now president we don't have already and i have a good vacations you vice president biden to your north korea conducted for nuclear tests under the obama administration why do you think you would be able to rein in this persistent threat because i'd make it clear which we are making clear to china they had to be part of the deal because here's the route i made it clear as a spokes person

plus behind north korea's propaganda of the horror of being detained in a dictatorship a human rights organization provides a detailed description of the level of violence for anyone caught up in its legal system. and japan's plan against the daily news how a major construction project has helped ease floodwaters. i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us pro-democracy protesters have again defied a government order aimed at preventing demonstrations 20000 people gathered in the streets of bangkok on sunday for a peaceful rally where they demanded political change it comes as thailand's king returns to the country after months of on rest. 4 days of defiance tired pro-democracy protesters have been maintaining the momentum despite a ban on gatherings of over 4 people. we are here throughout. says take a span of what we believe in. their constitution. and also about the government of thailand and i think you find this to be a country for a while. but mostly student power would movement has been leading unrest in thailand since july for the last 4 days of same an esc

north korea. there was a lot of expectation after president trump's meeting with kim jong-un that maybe we were going to ca real breakthrough. there were pledges made by kim about denuclearizing or starting the process. we seem to have stalled out. it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. what is your view on what is going to happen next with north korea? o'brien: we had a difficult situation in north korea that spanned many administrations. it goes back to the clinton administration when the north koreans made a breakout attempt to get nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them. it wasn't just the nuclear weapons that were difficult. the warheads were dangerous, but the fact they could potentially deliver them against south korea, u.s. bases in the region, and ultimately the continental u.s., so this has been a problem that has bedeviled american foreign-policy professionals and national security professionals for almost 30 years. when the president took office, president obama told him the numbe

to respect the regime and that put pressure on north korea. the other thing is he put american merit are -- military assets in the region. it was a piece or strength approach, that we have aircraft carriers operating in the yellow sea. if you take action against the united states or our allies, south korea, japan we have the means to finish the fight if we get into a fight and their worsens strong rhetoric on both sides, remember rocket man and those sorts of things and to some extent that was derided by the foreign policy establishment but what it did is brought the north koreans to the table for the first time in the president met with kim and as he does with all foreign leaders, was very cordial with him, one of the things about diplomacy, say the nest of all nastiest possible things in the nicest possible way, he took a hard line, the hard line is you have to denuclearize, end your weapons program and the ballistic missile program and that was something chairman kim agreed to in singapore. there is a long way, we believe in the president b

as so often in north korea appearances are deceiving. this is the country's largest fertilizer factory which kim il sung honored with more than 30 visits. it's recently been modernized in a bid to increase the productivity of the country's co-operative farms. co-operative farms like this one with its familiar ox cards geese and ducks and the omnipresent red flags. another visit to a collective farm a year later it's raining and everyone has gone to seek shelter. the productivity chart proudly displays the farm's yields so. we take shelter in the living room of one of the farm workers she tells us about the bitter cold winters hot summers and the fact breaking work in the rice fields her son is 14 small for his age she admits but the family has been through hard times her son was born just as the great famine was ending. behind her one of the country's ubiquitous historical melodrama says playing on t.v. . then she launches into a vivid description of her visits to pyongyang. recently i was in a film in addition to the muslim of the great

and north korea might be on hold until after the u.s. election but south korea remains optimistic it can still achieve closer into korean ties that's despite a number of setbacks in recent months. souring relations culminated in the destruction of a liaison office by north korea in june and the cutting of communication hotlines between the north and south but kim says he still holds hopes of reconciliation so no you can't but i wish the best for the people in the south in a fast recovery from the pandemic so that we can hold hands together soon came also apologized for failing to meet his people's expectations and a sign of humility not often exhibited by a north korean leader. the country may be suffering from problems on many fronts but none of that was on show on this night of mcbride al jazeera. so. in the next hour the u.s. president donald trump is due to hold his 1st public event since being hospitalized for coronavirus last week the president will deliver a speech to hundreds of his supporters about law and order but there are st

this is the doctor news a shot coming up today north korea raises the stakes diplomacy. to the country on veils a previously unseen that could potentially carry multiple warheads in the u.s. city how concerned should we be. and she's an activist in her eighty's campaigning for muslim rights in india we meet a woman time magazine calls one of the world's 100 most influential people. welcome to news asia glad you could join us our grand military parade over the weekend in north korea has left analysts concerned about the nuclear threat posed by the hummer nation the calls of the body this new missile a mock up of which was put into during the 75th anniversary celebrations of the

. >> welker: we're going to talk about north korea, president trump you have met with kim jung-un three times. you talked about your beautiful letters with him, you have touted the fact that there hasn't been a war on long-range missile test and north korea recently rolled out its biggest ever intercontinental ballist missile and continues to develop its nubbing clear arsenal. do you see that as a betrayal of the relationship. just 30 seconds. >> no, when i met with barack obama we sat in the white house. right at the gunning. had a great conversation, was supposed to be 15 moneys and it

dung ton in south korea is just a 2 hour car drive from the border to north korea everyone here is aware of the threat from the north's missile system and it's here that one webb is working with intel and south korean specialists in maritime satellite communications intel and is making the satellite antennae for the ground stations and use the terminals that can pick up and relay the signals from the satellite constellation at any point on or. the koreans were chosen due to their experience in maritime communications where the transmitter and receiver signals a both moving the idea is to adapt that technology for internet access in self driving cars permanent connectivity will become increasingly important. steve charland kevin other visionary minds behind in telling an american cio is still challenging but we have all the solution now so cio is fix so far i think the best soul is moving so that means i can or should move and also maintain tractor sather. we are developing using now but leave your base or only seller is moving to their means or we have to. go by ship or by satellite. mea

north korea's weak legal system one that's more ruled by my not rule of law means a pretrial detention and investigation system that is arbitrary and inhumane that's no surprise but the latest human rights watch report documents this in detail including with interviews with north koreans formally detained who talk about torture and rape. joining us is phil robertson deputy director of human rights watch is asia division with more information phil tell us more about your findings . well what we found is there is a real yawning gap between what the north korean government system in terms of laws and actual criminal procedure says and what actually happens the reality is that people can be arrested for almost any reason that pretrial detention is a system where there are systematic torture and abuse people or you know for instance forced to remain sitting in a in a fixed position a stress position for as many as 7 to 8 and sometimes 13 to 16 hours a day and if they move if they do anything to shift their weight they face beatings and abuse you have a situation where the authorities can ar

and north korea might be on hold until after the u.s. election but south korea remains optimistic it can still achieve closer into korean ties that's despite a number of setbacks in recent months. souring relations culminated in the destruction of a liaison office by north korea in june and the cutting of communication hotlines between the north and south but kim says he still holds hopes of reconciliation so no you can't put i wish the best for the people in the south in a fast recovery from the pandemic so that we can hold hands together soon came also apologized for failing to meet his people's expectations in a sign of humility not often exhibited by a north. we in the media. the country may be suffering from problems on many fronts but none of that was on the show on this night the bride al-jazeera so. kurdistan's parliament has named a new prime minister strengthening the president's grip on power there has been political upheaval since last week's disputed parliamentary elections earlier the former president. was detained by secur

plus behind north korea's propaganda of the horror of being detained in a dictatorship a human rights organization provides a detailed description of the level of violence for anyone caught up in its legal system. and japan's plan against the daily show how a major construction project has helped lead floodwaters. i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us pro-democracy protesters have again defied a government order aimed at preventing demonstrations 20000 people gathered in the streets of bangkok on sunday for a peaceful rally where they demanded political change it comes as thailand's king returns to the country after months of unrest. 4 days of defiance tired pro-democracy protesters have been maintaining the momentum despite a ban on gatherings of over 4 people. we are here to. take a span of what we believe in. about their constitution. and also about the government after thailand and i think they find this going to be a country before wow. but mostly student power would movement has been leading unrest in thailand since july for the last 4 days has seen an e

who's north korea backing in the race for the white house? we'll assess what pyongyang wants from this election. one small step for man — one giant phone call for mankind. why there may soon be mobiles on the moon. hello and welcome. belgium's health minister fears the country could soon be overwhelmed by new coronavirus infections. new measures are now in place as it's feared soaring case numbers are close to, quote: "a tsunami" where authorities "no longer control what is happening". meanwhile, infection numbers are climbing across europe, prompting lots of new restrictions. mark lobel reports. last orders have been called in belgium's bars, now closed for four weeks. with alcohol sales elsewhere banned after 8pm each night, asked how he feels now, this pub owner says not so good. restaurants are shut as well. the real catastrophe is there is not a proven reason, a medical reason that it was in restau ra nts. belgians must work from home if possible, leaving offices empty. having been one of the worst hit countries during europe's first w

a show of force north korea celebrates its ruling posties 75th anniversary with a massive military parades. taiwan's president calls for dialogue with china in a national day speech but warns it should be on equal terms. and 2 weeks after hosting a super spread a friend donald trump is set to host hundreds of supporters at the white house and his 1st public appearance since contracting the disease. it's only been in force for 3 hours but already armenia and azerbaijan are accusing each other of violating a cease fire in the disputed region of the golan car back the truce was announced by russia on friday following 10 hours of talks and involves exchanging prisoners on the bodies of those killed in the conflict hundreds of people have died since fighting flared up at the end of last month. or shortly will get the view from the golan karabakh with bernard smith who's in the main cities to panic but 1st. in tata in azerbaijan she says not everyone is happy with the ceasefire. they believe after 30 years that they had their lands have been occupied by iranian forces this is the 1st time they h

. ♪ north korea's plan for a unifying korea was made known to the world on june, 1950. and it was by military invasion. as six divisions of north korea's people's army slammed into the republic of korea, within three days, their rolling thrusts had seized the capital city of seoul. ♪ korea had suddenly become a hot cold war crisis. in our capital, reaction was dramatic and swift. president truman offered military assistance to help stem and repel north korean aggression. ♪ another voice straddled the united nations, quickly condemned north korea's aggressions. and in a series of emergency meetings, calling on members to assist north korea. the united states was designated the united nations to head and coordinate the military command. 20 member nations were not respondent to the un's request for military assistance. the 90 days following north korea's invasion were grim. desperate to build u.n. ground and air forces, in size and firepower, to match the scale of the expanding war. ♪ as a military units poured into the republic of korea by air and sea, and any groun

but the show must go on, and north korea had a point to prove. the finale featured an array of new missiles, including a long—range ballistic weapon, developed despite strict sanctions. "we are strong," they shout, despite this country's obvious struggle. donald trump once said he had solved the nuclear crisis with north korea. this parade is proof he has not, and instead the state has improved its nuclear arsenal. laura bicker, bbc news in seoul. to the french open now and an amazing success story. just a week ago iga swiatek was unsure whether she would commit to tennis long term or go to university.now the 19—year—old from poland's become the country's first grand slam singles champion and the achievements don't stop there. ranked 54 at the start of the competition, her 6—4 6—1 victory over american sofia kenin in the final has made her the lowest ranked woman to ever win the competition and the youngest since monica seles in 1992. iam i am proud of myself and i've done a greatjob of the last two weeks and i was not expecting to win

approach to north korea. how will the next administration approach the relationship, whether it be trump or biden? let's bring in kathleen stephens , president of the institute of americans, former u.s. ambassador to south korea. it is great to have you with us. we have seen a lot of things under the trump presidency when it comes to south korea, u.s. relations, including the meeting between president trump and kim jong-un, but at the same time, we have had tensions around true funding in south korea, not to mention the fda. , hasn all, looking back president trump strengthened or weakened this relationship? all,-- kathleen: all in the trump administration, in managing its relationship with seoul, has created a lot of uncertainty. on the one hand, i think there was a general welcome in seoul for president willingness to take risks with north korea, even if sometimes, the style and results were not what was hoped for. but i think he got a lot of credit for that. at the same time, as you mentioned, president tr

a widespread covid-19 pandemic inside north korea. they have very limited outdated medical resources. that would be catastrophic. this year we barely saw kim jong-un in public. he disappeared for weeks on end several times leading to speculation about his health. kim appeared to be back in full form at this military trade staged in the middle of the night with slick special effects including a drone fly by. it was the most dramatic military parade i've seen. the most drama was from kim. he appeared to be crying, tears rolling down his cheeks as he thanked the people. north korea has been battered this year. essentially it faced a triple threat. crippling sanctions over the nuclear missile programs, the economic catastrophe of closing boarders for nearly all the year because of the pandemic and natural disasters like a typhoon and flooding. things have gotten so bad in north korea, kim did something his father never did. he admitted his economic plans were a failure and his people, millions of them are already suffering. the suffering

north korea is also flexing its military might as nuclear negotiations with the u.s. remain deadlocked. at a parade earlier this month leader kim jong un unveiled a new intercontinental ballistic missile one of the world's largest one small raising the stakes for regional security. came up this week's korean war anniversary by paying tribute to the chinese war did. fabulous another sign that pyongyang is courting favor with its powerful neighbor are preparing for a new dealings with washington after the november 3rd election. protesting requires a lot of energy i can definitely confirm that having covered many of them as a reporter and in thailand pro-democracy activists have taken to the streets every day for almost a week and have been out there throughout this summer that's a lot of energy and energy requires a lot of calories. street food in thailand is a way of life indispensable even in times of political unrest but rev of this protest there's food these of endorse can always smoke the best opportunities. business is good at the protest sites and managed to sell

korea i think it's probably the 1st time north korea has staged such an important parade as this in the early hours we don't know quite why they've taken this decision to do that possibly maybe it's something to do with covert as a way of keeping down the controlling the crowds who are watching this parade we do know from the pictures we are seeing that people are in attendance they are watching and interestingly all the people who are marching none of them asked it seems they are not keeping social distance north korea of course claims famously that it hasn't yet recorded a single case of covert 19 is very proud of that fact and holds it up as a as an example of why isn't the bold leadership of kim jong un and the north korean leadership. rob of course the parades like this are very often used as a demonstration of military powers that we've seen in the past protection from north korea when they have put their blood scare missiles the military technicality technical ability on show and of course the timing is interesting isn't it because again we're only about a month away from the

one is north korea. there was a lot of expectation after president trump's personal visit meeting wither kim jong-un that maybe we were going to see some real or a curious were a lot of pledges made about the nuclear thing or starting the process. we seem to stalled out there in and it doesn't seem to be really going anywhere. what is your view on what could happen in north korea? >> we had a difficult situation in north korea. it has spanned many administrations going all the way back to the clinton administration when the north koreansd made up raise an effort to develop nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them. it wasn't just d nuclear weapons but the warheads and the fact that they could potentially deliver them againstro south koa u.s. bases and allies in the region and ultimately the continental u.s.. this is the problem that has bedeviled american security council's for almost 30 years now. when the president took office president obama told them the number one national security threat we hav

korea i think it's probably the 1st time north korea has staged such an important parade as this in the early hours we don't know quite why they've taken this decision to do that possibly maybe it's something to do with covert as a way of keeping down the controlling the crowds who are watching this parade we do know from the pictures we are seeing that people are in attendance they are watching and interestingly all the people who are marching down of them asked it seems they are not keeping social distance north korea of course claims famously that it hasn't yet recorded a single case of covert 19 is very proud of that fact and holds it up as a as an example of the why isn't the bold leadership of kim jong un and the north korean leadership so had an al-jazeera losing ground fires and deforestation are rapidly shrinking brazil's amazon rain forest. and why thousands of protesters in chile are angry and fed up with the government. hello in the quiet part of the typhoon season we have a not quite a typhoon tropical storm home has come close to honshu caused potentially a lot of dama

and north korea might be on hold until after the u.s. election but south korea remains optimistic it can still achieve closer into korean ties that's despite a number of setbacks in recent months. souring relations culminated in the destruction of a liaison office by north korea in june and the cutting of communication hotlines between the north and south but kim says he still holds hopes of reconciliation so no you can't but i wish the best for the people in the south in a fast recovery from the pandemic so that we can hold hands together sue him also apologize for failing to meet his people's expectations and a sign of humility not often exhibited by a north korean leader. the country may be suffering from problems on many fronts but none of that was on show on this night of mcbride al jazeera so. taiwan's president says she's willing to hold talks with china if they're on an equal basis speaking at the national day celebrations tying wayne said she's open to a meaningful dialogue with beijing and hopes regional tensions can be resolve