and south korea. what he called a linchpin not just on the korean peninsula but the region as a whole. >> it is a crucial component of that rebalance to asia. the resident called it a pivot as most of us call it. this is a relationship than just needs to work but to work very well. if you talk about the people of both administrations, they feel that is the relationship that exists. one key point of that, those laundry list of things we work together on, though korea free trade agreement. that is an agreement that was during president obama's term. there has been a lot of concern here on capitol hill about how that has been rolled out. the president id as an area where they have not concerns but they have been addressed in a prompt metal. that will be taking capitol hill -- back to capitol hill as he lobbies for the transpacific partnership that he needs them to approve. maybe a hint there about what could happen if the gdp is essentially agreed to by the u.s. conference. south korea would like to be p

south korea has missed an opportunity to write new international rules. >> reporter: south korea has already painstakingly carved out -- with the united states. the eu and other countries to cut tariffs and promote trade. it has taken be a wait and see stance with tpp. but the conclusion of the new trade accord has alarmed some korean auto parts manufacturers. this company makes parts for car engines. it exports 70% of its products. it plans to enter the american market next year because the bilateral trade deal lifts the tariffs on the company's products that were supposed to be more price competitive. once tpp is implemented, however, rival japanese companies will enjoy tariff free status too. the deal also means that tpp members states are expected to source more auto parts from within the trade bloc. the company fretz that its products might not be able to compete. >> translator: i think the tpp pact will boost the export power of our competitors in japan. it will put south korea under significant disadvantage in the medium and long-term. >> reporter: some experts want the govern

-south korea summit. u.s. president obama will meet the south korea president at the white house on friday. dame russell say they will discuss diplomacy. >> their relationship and their ability to cooperate is a strategic priority for the united states. >> u.s. national security kou counselor says north korea will be a key topic at the meeting and u will work with south korea in dealing with the northeast nuclear and missile programs. the officials were speaking in a news conference in washington attended by the u.s. ambassador to south korea. russell dismissed concerns that the attendance at the military parade last month was an indication that south korea was moving too close to china saying the event was an opportunity for south korea to seek china's cooperation in dealingith the missile threat from pyongyang. >>> a young japanese couple contests a civil law that bans women from getting remarried six months frdivorce. males face no such restrictions. they are carrying the case considering how social change

south korea's better life initiative. thank you once again for your partnership, leadership and your friendship. i believe that we have shown that our unbreakable alliance is not just a foundation for security and the korean peninsula and the asia pacific region. more and more our alliance is helping people around the world. the security and prosperity and dignity that they seek for their families and for their nations. madame president. >> we've been listening live to president obama in the east room at the white house with the president of south korea. we're just listening to his opening statement about what they discussed in private. if you'd like to continue watching this you can do so online. we're going to continue to monitor it and bring you any developments. hillary clinton ending september with the most cash on hand. larry, is director for the center of politics at the university of virginia. great to see you. we're talking a lot of dough today. the interesting thing is that the top two democrats are on top of th

. >> north korea criticized joint military exercises between south korea and the united states for inciting confrontation. crew members took part in the drills. the u.s. carrier ronald regan was involved off the east coast. south korea is hosting leaders from japan and china, saying that boosting economic and diplomatic tying. it will be the first meeting in three years. questions remain whether they can resolve disputes. harry fawcett has more from seoul. >> reporter: every week they gather outside the japanese embassy in seoul. supporters of the comfort women, the last survivors, coercing and tricking tens of thousands of young women into sexual servitude. it's an issue between japan and tokyo was japanese prime minister shinzo abe prepares to peat south korea's prime minister for the first face to face talks. >> translation: for 25 years we have been calling for an apology. if shinzo abe has a solution, he can come to south korea, otherwise he can not. >> when the president made a statement, he upset seoul and beijing by upholding previous apologies, but without reiterating them from a p

japan south korea and thailand were the top destinations. officials say a rate hike may still be on the table this year areas that the indication from the vice-chairman. at the annual imf conference in lima, they said the economy may lift up before the end of 2015 but he also, this cautioned that they are watching domestic drops -- jobs growth. despite oil tumbled, opec says the best is yet to come. they see demand picking up in it willhs and betting go to 110 million barrels a day. ministers expect non-opec suppliers will cut next year. cents the supply has price of crude down about 20% of the past 12 months. yesterday in finance minister says he is optimistic about -- he sends a bloomberg and the imf conference in bloomberg -- in lima. julia has been hit especially hard by china slowing growth, is here to say about it russian well yes, china is australia's largest trading partner and obviously the destination for a lot of iron and coal over the years. but the slowdown has impacted trade. he says the country has been dealing with it not onl

but what the united states would like to deploy to south korea, and they recognize it's south korea's decision is the so-called thad missile system. and it's an intermediate range missile system designed to shoot down missiles. and north korea has been making many provocative statements lately, and taking a very aggressive tone towards the west. the united states is trying to get north korea to sort of turn the temperature down and try to work in some sort of productive way. right now there doesn't seem much going in that area, so i would imagine this communique will also address the desire for north korea to stop making so much provocative war-like rhetoric. >> jamie mcintyre live for us in washington. thank you. >>> the family of ta mir rice is calling for a special prosecutor to head up the criminal investigation into his death. the request was made during a news conference today and in a letter to the country prosecutor's office. it comes days after two reports called the decision to shoot rice reasonable. the grand jury will decide on charges when the investigation is over. >>> b

oforts account for half south korea's gdp. s&p says that the net debt of biggest korean companies surged 40% in 2010. one of the applications of more m&a's and south korea when it comes to share prices come a that's not immediately clear. but there are hopes that more mergers will have the impact that these businesses will shed troubled units, refocus their that willand eventually help their growth momentum as well as boost earnings. angie: thank you for that, shery ahn. checking other headlines for you right now -- the worst may be over for macau casinos. analysts are more bullish on gaming stocks. galaxy and three other hong kong companies attracted at least eight rating upgrades this month, coming in the middle of a recovery of industry earnings, with better than expected revenue during china's global holiday. there is also expectation that beijing will ask to boost the economy and macau. china could cut national gas prices as much as 30% to encourage the use of greater -- cleaner fuel. sources tell us the move could come a

if abe has solutions he can come to is south korea. if not, he cannot. >> for all the symbolism of this first japanese-south korea summit, what is the progress on the issues that divide them. >> the south korean government will be the satisfied. >> from the u.s. side it has tens of thousands of troops stationed in south korea and japan and is desperate for its two allies to work closer together. south korea's president has marked her own choice this week, in new comfort woman statue was unveiled in seoul displaying a young chinese victim along side a south korean girl. it's a symbol that china and south korea have more in common on these issues than japan. these are important economic matters to discuss. but the real focus will be on the significantly short meeting between president park and prime minister abe on monday. whether that will lead to the kind of improvement in relations that washington so wants is another matter entirely. harry faucet, al jazeera, seoul. >> a wall built to separate blacks and white in detroit becomes a sym

south korea has been trying to cooperate more with china. the president raised eyebrows when she appeared at the chinese military parade. so what does that message show? is she going to back up the u.s. on certain issues that the u.s. disagrees with china on? are they willing to pressure on cyber security. and south korea has also been the subject of many sign r attacks. and if south korea is trying not to of fend china, what does that mean as far as a new misill defense system? what does that mean for the south china sea? the u.s. opposes that and is possibly soon planning to run ships by there. is vout korea going to back the u.s. up on that? and is china going to put more pressure on north korea versus its nuclear program? north korea is going to weigh heavily in the discussions that are happening still as we speak. but there's also going to be this press conference where president obama is going to take questions. we expect him to weigh in on the troop drawdown that he announced yesterday in afghanistan. other big topics like israel and

and south korea. just as a reminder, there is still more than 28,000 u.s. troops in south korea left over as a remnant of the korean war. so a lot at stake here. having said that, besides those issues i think at this press conference, you mentioned afghanistan. we may hear something about that. but you were talking to kristen welker about that. you can look for a question potentially on joe biden. obviously the president's closest advisor in this administration. he has talked and his senior administration officials have talked about how important they feel it is to continue the president's policies, to elect another democratic president. while he may demur on picking favorites, make no mistake, this is something that is much talked about and thought about in these circles. >> i know you have been a witness to these types of press moments, can go anywhere from the serious of war-torn countries or what's going to be happening with foreign policy in asia all the way to questions about bill cosby. explain

wants in south korea, but president park is getting pressure from china to come out against that. do we expect that to come up in these talks today? will they discuss this publicly? >>> it will be interesting to see. there is a bit of tension between the united states and south korea over the deployment of the terminal high altitude area defense system. it's the kind of defense that is shooting down missiles from very close range. it would be an advantage to the united states to have these missiles deployed in south korea, at a time that north korea is claiming it has the ability to attack the united states with nuclear weapons. it's unclear how many weapons they have, and it's unclear if they have been able to miniaturize those to put at the end of a missile. but they are claiming that, and the united states would like to put the system in place to help with that. china's position is not clear, but they do have an objection to it, and south korea appears to be resisting the deployment in deference to the chinese. >>> jam jaim live for us at the white house. thanks a lot. >>> but

is almost 30,000 troops stationed in south korea and is bound by treaty to defend the south if it is ever attacked by the north because the korean war is not officially over, ending as it did in 1953 with an armistice not a peace treaty. president obama says his records on iran and cuba says he is willing to engage in countries that have in his words a troubled history with the united states. but so far there isn't a shred of evidence that north korean leader kim jong-un has any interest in staying up the president's offer. antonio. >> jamie mcintire, at the white house. >>> eastern saudi arabia, a new branch of i.s.i.l. is reportedly claiming responsibility for killing, one woman was among the dead another nine were injured. the people who had gathered were all members of the shia muslim minority. saudis are reporting the man who attacked was wearing an explosives belt but was killed before he could detonate them. >>> u.s. justice department says 20-year-old ardit farisi is a known hacker. i arrived to study computehe trr forensics an. >>> as jennifer glasse reports many afghanistan

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south korea's president park geun-hye. in this week in an apparent coincidence, a new statute was e unveiled. a significantly close remark, on monday, improvement of relations that washington wants is another matter altogether. >> joining us from an area just outside of toque yoke. thank yotokyo. >> china talks just the first of them, what have they got to do before they pull in yap a app jt were? >> i think there will be economic talk and nuclear weapons plans for north korea which will be on the trilateral summit. >> these historic problems and harry fawcett was just talking about it in his report there. how do you get around those, when will it happen? >> that's actually a really good question. over the past week there's been a lot of bickering between these people, president park has long told priem abe kim i'm not sure if he's going to be able to pull a rabbit out of the pooh hat, putting territory and history to the side and focusing on nontraditional threats to scushtd, lookinconsider. it's a photoop and hopefully,

south korea saying that the u.s. remains their most important ally. they are expected to adopt a joint statement on ending north korea's nuclear programs. >> on the one hand, china has enormous economic ties with the south koreans. and of course we realize that china's leverage of the long term growth could grow, but it is critical for south korea to understand that our biggest leverage comes from our ties with the americans. >>> one of the big sticks points between the two nations has been an anti missile system that it wants on south korea's base. >>> one of hillary clinton's top aids appearing before the house committee investigating the benghazi attacks. she is there to answer questions about the attacks that killed four americans. she will also likely be asked about hillary clinton's private email server. on thursday a once-unknown email address used by the woman was also discovered. >>> despite the scrutiny, clinton's numbers are up. the recent debate helped her. more than half of registered voters on the democratic side she won. that has given

by south korea and the united states. likewise, pyongyang's nuclear and missile policemans have achieved nothing except to deepen north korea's isolation. today president park and i are re-affirming our nations will never accept north korea as a nuclear weapons state. we will continue to insist that pyongyang must abide by its obligations on the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the peninsula in a peaceful manner, and given the horrific treatment of the north korean people by their government, our two nations will continue to expose abuses and call for accountability for human rights violations. at the same time, we do support president park's efforts to improve relations between south and north korea. as my administration has shown, with iran, with cuba, we are also prepared to engage nations with which we have had troubled histories, but pyongyang needs to understand that it will not achieve the economic development it seeks so long as it clings to nuclear weapons. in contrast, president park has articulated a

south korea slightly in the negative but australia opening up. shanghai and hong kong have entered the long holidays but we are expecting numbers from china in about an hour. that's it from me for now. >> reporting for us live from the tokyo stock exchange. >>> now, nippon steel reached a settlement over a damage suit filed three years ago. the japanese company claimed posco claimed technology. officials at the japanese steel maker say posco agreed to pay about $250 million. they say they dropped the case. filed suit with the tokyo district court in 2012. the company demanded about 100 billion yen in damages claiming the rival obtained manufacturing technology for special metal products. the steel officials say the company largely achieved the original purpose of the lawsuit. >>> today we present the second segment in our series on japan's aging society. we visit a small business driven by special skills and life experiences that only grandmas can offer. >> this company is called grandma's laboratory. some of the employees are in their 60s or old

if abe has solutions, he can come to south korea. otherwise, he cannot. >> when japan's prime minister made his statement marking 70 years since defeat, he upset others without reiterating apologies. for the symbolism. ? >> it was a sincere statement from prime minister abe. probably the south korea ian government will be mostly satisfied. >> the u.s. has tens of thousands of troops stationed there had and is desperate for the two northeast asian alleys to be bound more closely together. the idea is to act as a regional counter weight to china. pakinai has closer ties with china, attending a major military parade in september. them week, a new comfort women's statute was unveiled in seoul displaying a young chinese victim alongside a south korea ian girl they have more in common on these issues than either has with japan. these talks will all be about history. they are important economic matters to discuss, a freed trade agreement between these nations in the future. the real focus will be on the significantly short meeting between p

if he apologizes he can come to south korea, otherwise can he not. >> he upset both seoul and beijing by upholding previous apologize for all thapologies. what chance of progress on the historical issueshat so divide them? >> it still will be a sincere statement from prime minister abe. probably south korean government will be most part satisfied. >> certainly the hope from the u.s. side. it has tens of thousands of troops stationed in south korea, to be bound much more closely together. to act as a regional counterweight to a rising chien. rising chien rise china. but south korean president park geun-hye. it's a symbol that china and south korea have much more in common on these key historical issues than either has with japan. economic measures, not the least a free trade agreement between these nations in the future but the real focus will be on the significantly short meeting between prime minister abe and president geun-hye on monday. harry fawcett, al jazeera, seoul. >> reports we get at al jazeera of a missing aircraft. egyptian air traffic control has lost contact with a civil

south korea also has signaled it may join later. the deal may be signed but it is far from a sure thing of course at least in the united states. it will have to pass a divided congress in a highly charged election year. critics say it threatens american jobs. the labor unions say that. also failed to give u.s. companies enough protection. in particular in biological pharmaceuticals. u.s. drug companies wanted a longer period of exclusivity internationally before bioalternative generics can hit the market. dairy was a stumbling block. canada agreed to increase foreign quota slightly but the industry remains intact. new zealand is the world's biggest dairy exporter. the u.s. will get a bigger access to the japanese rice market. japan's concessions were considered fairly minimal while japan will have even lower barriers to entry into the u.s. auto market. ford motor has complained the t.p.p. does not do enough to counter currency manipulators. some u.s. lawmakers wanted stronger and enforcible language in the t.p.p. on currency that wa

and korea, and also a very important sort of security flashpoint between south korea and north korea. we'll be watching it and bring it to you live when it happens. let's look at the markets which are about as flat as flat can be right now. there are the industrials down two points at 17,139. nasdaq off 7 points but that's 0.1%. and the s&p looks like it's higher. gentlemen, welcome. steven, let me start with you. what a major move in that s&p 500 today. >> actually we've been pretty range bound but we're right at the low of the range. this is kind of a key area. 2022, 2023, that's support. so if this breaks, we're probably looking at maybe 2013. >> do you like the way, steven, the market has performed over the past month? why not? and what does it tell you about its overall health? >> you know, i love the way the market has been behaving over the last month. who wouldn't? i'm making money, but i don't like the way things are going with the federal reserve, and i think it's only because we're so certain now that the federal reserve probably isn't going to raise any rates this year tha

>> because south korea is cloin's numbechina's trade part. that is the way it has been for six or 700 years. i don't mind her going to beijing to talk to xi jinping but i do mind her when she does not lift a finger to protect the united states and i think that's what allies do and i think it's important for her to step up to the plate. >> could she have a good relationship with the ultimates and china at the same time? >> she can. we didn't want her to go to the september parade because that was really a militaristic show, of xi jinping not being up to any good at all. >> is there any chance the chinese who are north korea's main ally, is there any chance that the chinese could help denuclearizing north korea? >> that's always been the hope. that went back to the bush administration and the beginning of the six party talks in 2003. but the chinese haven't really helped that much and in the last three or four months we've seen the chinese move in the wrong direction in this. they still have their nukes, they sell them in planes that cross chin

if shinzo abe has a solution, he can come to south korea, otherwise he can not. >> when the president made a statement, he upset seoul and beijing by upholding previous apologies, but without reiterating them from a personal standpoint. sfor for all the symbolism of the. japan-south korean summit. what chance of issues. >> there'll be a sincere statement from prime minister shinzo abe. probably south korean government will be most satisfied. >> that is the hope from the u.s. side. it has tens of thousands of troops in japan and south korea, and is desperate for the two north asian allies. to be bound together. the idea is to act as a counterweight to a rising china. south korea's president park geun-hye chartered her own course, developing ties with china, evidence by a decision to attend a military parade in beijing in september. this week in a coincidence, a comfort women's statue was unveiled in seoul, displacing a young chinese victim. a display that most have a lot in common. on the key historical issues, than either has with japan. this won't all be about history, there are also

by south korea and the united states. likewise, pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs have achieved nothing except to deepen north korea's isolation. today, president park and i are reaffirming that our nations will never accept north korea as a nuclear weapons state. we will continue to insist that pyongyang must abide by its obligations on the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the peninsula in a peaceful manner. and given the horrific treatment of the north korean people by their government, our two nations will continue to expose abuses and call for accountability for human rights violations. at the same time, we do support president park's efforts to improve relations between south and north korea. as my administration has shown with iran and with cuba, we are also prepared to engage nations with which we've had troubled histories. but pyongyang needs to understand that it will not achieve the economic development it seeks so long as it clings to nuclear weapons. in contrast, president park has articulate

. >>> north korea is criticizing military joint exercises by the south korea and united states. the nuclear powered aircraft carrier ronald reagan was involved off the east coast of the korean peninsula. south korea is also hosting talks with japanese and chinese leaders. sunday's three-way summit aims to expand diplomatic ties after territorial disputes rand wartime history. we have more from seoul. >> every week they gather outside of the embassy in seoul. supporters of so-called comfort women, the last survivors of the program that cowered or tricked tens of thousands of young we know into sexual servitude. >> for 25 years in front of the embassy we've been shouting for japan to officially apologize and legally compensate. otherwise, he can come to south korea. >> when japan's prime minister made his statement marking 70 years after defeat in world war ii he upset seoul and beijing for holding apologies of wartime conduct but without reiterating them from a personal standpoint. for this first summit in thee years what sort of progress will be made on issues that divide them.

japan and south korea last held a bilateral summit in may of 2012. park has called on japan to work on a settlement of those issues considered comfort women. she's believed to have said to to meet abe partly in response in calls from u.s. leaders. she took into consideration public opinion at home. park could take up the issue in her meeting with abe. another focus is whether she will emphasize security cooperation with japan to deal with north korea's nuclear and missile program leading aside historical issues. >>> authorities in western japan have given their approval for a nuclear reactor to go back online. it brings it closer to resuming operation. the governor informed the president of shikoku electric power company of its decision. the utility would restart the number three reactor. officials in the town of ikata have also given their approval. all japanese nuclear plants must meet regulations introduced after the 2011 accident in fukushima before they can resume operations. the nuclear regulation authority set in july that the reactor of ikata

and south korea have a warning for north korea about its nuclear program. and how to turn kne nuclear energweapons out of nuclear power. not even scientists know how it's done. >> the palestinian ambassador a peeled to the consul asking for international protection for worshipers at the sacred temple mount in jerusalem. a disagreement over access to that mosque is really what is fueling this recent violence. israel's new ambassador has rejected an international force at the site, and they're accusing palestinian president abbas of inciting the attacks. >> in the face of the commitment to the two-state solution. it under scores how critical it is to achieve two states layoffing side by side in peace and security. >> in the last two weeks' loan 39 palestinians have been killed and seven israelis have been stabbed to death. and earlier this morning a jewish holy site was torched in the west bank and they're calling the events at joseph tomb an act of desecration. >> yes, as you rightly say there has been a whole sore series of developments police say the pales

we started with breaking news from south korea. ,ndustrial production rose 1.9% that is good news for south korea. you're on year, rose 2.4%. estimates were for lower. paris let'sl around see how that triggers sentiment today when trading gets underway in korea. let's talk about china. ending one of the most notorious example of state control over citizen's lives, the one child policy. beijing has decided it may have worked too well as the economy faces a shortage of workers and consumers. it is now a two child policy. david is here with the policy. >> certainly a big story. on paper. whether we do see the chinese and prosper, we will see over the next 2-3 years. you will see how busy the hospital wards are. that did not happen the last time they relaxed it in 2013. angie: it was very notable. a lot of people said, a lot of families saying, we cannot afford our kids. david: they have to change the mindset. at that time, the number of couples who were allowed to have more than one kid to, roughly speaking, 11 million couples. only a

south korea? >> we have a long-term relationship here. 0e have been working on the t5 trainer fighter for many years. they recently won a contract to have fighters in thailand. engine on a our t55 helicopter, and we are talking to the military about upgrading the chinook.on we have a product called talon gps toombines nav and provide precise information for artillery and other ground-based vehicles. many other things that we were working on in here in korea. greer, we will leave it there. good luck with e defense exhibitionhis year. thank you so much. honeywell's asia president. breaking up is hard to do. ! prepares to split its china business. we are counting down to the open in japan and korea. this is "first up." ♪ ♪ (ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh) (hush my darling...) (don't fear my darling...) (the lion sleeps tonight.) (hush my darling...) man snoring (don't fear my darling...) (the lion sleeps tonight.) woman snoring take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store

kathy novak from seoul, south korea. appreciate it, kathy. thank you. >>> well, a huge numbers of refugees and migrants have streamed into jrm any and anti-migrant movement has become stronger. >> cnn's that tick a shubert where people are venting their anger in weekly protests. >> reporter: every monday night in dresden, thousands come out to protest, their message, no more refugees, germany is full. the protesters organized by patriotic europeans against i slamization once dismissed as a fringe group of right wing extremists and political amateurs but their protests have persisted and grown, fueled by public fears that germany is not prepared for the more than a million asylum seekers expected to arrive this year. more than half in a poll say they now believe germany has, quote, too many refugees. a mass is one of them. he told us he fears germany's p traditions are being eroded by muslim migrants. every monday night, he told us, we come together peacefully. we are not nazis, he says. we don't want to be labeled as nazis and we don't want t

. >>> still lots more to come on al jazeera, including -- >> reporter: i'm reporting from south korea's rapidly emptying dam. people are worrying not just about a short-term drought but a long-term problem. >> reporter: and we'll find out how white farmers exiled from zimbabwe are successfully putting down roots in mozambique. >>> time now for a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. iran has accepted an invitation to attend international talks in vienna aimed attending the conflict in syria. friday's meeting will include the u.s., russia, turkey, and saudi arabia. >>> the world food program is resuming its program for refugees living in jordan. >>> and palestinian president has asked the united nations for international protection as he warns the situation between israelis and palestinians is at its worst stage since 1948. >>> in the swak of the volkswagen emissions scandal, the german car maker has posted its first quarterly loss in 15 years. the kompany lost $3.9 billion in the third quarter of this year. it set aside more than 7 billion to deal with fallout from the scandal, but

and in south korea, schools are changing the way they teach history. we begin in israel where a palestinian man has been shot dead in jerusalem's old city. he was shot in the head near lion's gate. let's go live to al jazeera's mike hannah in jerusalem. what's the latest? >> well, according to israeli police, the man approached a group of israeli border police at the lion's gate entrance to the old city. according to police, he took a knife out of his pocket and attempted to stab the police officers. he was gunned down and killed. none of the officers has been injured. this, once again, the latest in a wave of random, sporadic knifing attacks that have been happening in the occupied west bank. overnight as well, there was an attack in northern israel. importantly, the attacker in this particular case was a palestinian israeli who injured four israelis. now, this significance because in coming days palestinian israelis holding a series of demonstrations throughout the north of israel himself also calling for a general strike in the course of tomorrow. >

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. >> reporter: south korea's president began her postponed u.s. visit paying tribute to veterans of the korean war, the shared find that is the reference.for alliance between the two nations but it's showing some present day strains and last month he was in beijing and honored guests as china celebrated 70 years since world war ii and to improve the political relationship with china to match the vital economic interests there risk unsettling her country's main ally >> on the one hand china has enormous ties with the south koreans and as we have with americans and realize that china will grow with the unification prospects but it is critical for south korea to understand our biggest leverage comes from our ties with the americans. >> reporter: one of the most sensitive issues is the u.s. desire to deploy its terminal high altitude area defense antimissile system. >>> taking you live to that eu summit that has been taking place in brussels where of course there have been negotiations on how to stem the flow of refugees coming into europe. let's list

south korea has been calling on japan to compromise on the issue. the ministers are likely to discuss the trial of a former seoul bureau chief of the daily, and the reporter has been accused of defaming the president. they are expected to hold talks on the sidelines of a trilateral summit with china. that neating is schedule to take place in seoul november 1st. >>> historical documents created friction between russia and japan. russia has protested uneco's listing of the materials, and now they want moscow to see its side of the issue. russian's foreign ministry said japan's selection of the materials was based on biassed perception of wartime history. the statement expresses doubts that japan is sincerely remor remorseful for what they call belligerent actions during world war ii. the secretary cabinet denies this was politically motivated, indicating the governments will try to gain russia's understanding for its position. >> translator: japan's national commission for unesco recommended the support after gaining hold of the city in russia's far e

they all come from south korea. from south korea, whether it is lg, samsung, these are wealthy countries. we have 28,000 soldiers on the border of south korea. so we defend germany, which is sending cars and everything, and economic behemoth. we are defending japan. so here's the deal we make. we defend japan and we have to defend them with our lives. if anybody attacks japan, we have an agreement, we have to go and attack and fight and die and to spend. but if anybody attacks us, japan doesn't have to do a thing. that's the way we run things. it's not going to happen with me, folks. it's not going to happen with me. if we are defending people who are far richer than us, they have to pay for it. we want to help them, but why are we defending germany? why are we defending south korea? why are we defending japan, and they don't do anything for us? we will have great relationships, but why do we pay the cost of defending the world? when you look at the military budget, it is far higher than anybody else's, but you know

in tuesday, they will travel to the northwestern area, that will be it and come back to south korea. >> harry fawcett reporting from south korea for us. >>> afghanistan's economy is suffering a double below, international aid has been reduced now that most foreign troops have been withdrawn. and the taliban take over of kunduz, jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >> the streets of kunduz will be live again, shopkeepers are still working out their losses. many shopkeepers were destroyed in the fighting. >> we've lost about $20,000 in this shop without counting cost of the destruction of the building. we want the government to guarantee security for people's lives and their investment so people can come back and invest and live their lives. >> reporter: but the people of kunduz don't have a lot of faith in the so-called national unity government ever president ashraf ghani and his chief executive, abdalla abdalla, two rivals now ruling together. >> translator: the situation is good now, but we don't trust these two presidents or the chief executive. we are afraid if we borrow money and

it has tens of thousands of troops in japan and south korea, and is desperate for the two north asian allies. to be bound more closely together. the idea is to act as a counterweight to a rising china. >> south korea's president chartered her own course, developing closer ties with china, evidence by a decision to attend a military parade in beijing in september. this week in a coincidence, a comfort women's statue was unveiled in seoul, for the first time displaying a young chinese victim alongside a south korean girl. it's a symbol that they have more in common on these issues than either has with japan. the talks won't all be about history, there's economic matters to discussion, not the least the prospect of a trade agreement between the nations in the future. the real focus is on the significantly short meeting between president park geun-hye and prime minister shinzo abe on monday. whether it leads to the kind of improvement in relations that washington wants is another matter entirely. >>> the head of mexico's human rights commission wants an investigation into the amount of jo

south korea's kospi lower after a three-month high. australia down. the analyst said yesterday that 60% of the economists were expecting rba to cut rates but now after minutes came out he said he can't find a convincing reason that would suggest further easing. the aussi dollar is back to its level seen at the same time yesterday. earnings in the u.s. continue to be a major focus for the markets. so far it hasn't been inspiring especially earnings from the ibm overnight were a real disappointment after third quarter revenue missed most pessimistic estimates that pressured the dow which snapped a three-day winning streak and other u.s. indexes including the nasdaq lost, as well. analysts are becoming more and more worried that they are not seeing inspiring earnings from the u.s. >> the volatility that we have seen in commodity has been pressuring currencies. give us levels now. how are they trending so far? >> really good point because emerging currencies are on a down trend. we are looking at the dollar chart against the malaysian r g ringgit. partly

south korea controls the islands. japan claims them. another thorny issue involves the former seoul bureau chief of a japanese newspaper. he has been standing trial in south korea for allegedly defaming park. all eyes are on whether abe and park will discuss these issues and find ways to improve bilateral relations. >>> authorities are searching for survivors from a powerful earthquake that hit northern afghanistan. the combined death toll has exceeded 360. the mountainous nature of the site is making it difficult to gauge the extent of the damage. the earthquake occurred on monday shaking a wide area including pakistan, india. pakistan's disaster response officials say they have so far confirmed 248 dead and more than 1,600 injured mainly in northwestern regions near afghanistan. as many as 170 injured people have been taken to this hospital in peshawar in pakistan. >> translator: i was working at a rice shop as i fled outside the building collapsed and both my legs were trapped under rubble. >> in tahar a stampede occurred as students

rare access to the word's most heavily ft.fied border as south korea simulates an attack by the the north. plus, the new generation of children's books that are shunning fairy tail princesses for real life heroins. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et at least three israelis have been killed in two separate attacks. since the beginning of october, 29 palestinians and seven israelis have died. a dutch safety board investigation into malaysian airline flight has concluded that the plane was hit by a russian made missile. all 298 people onboard dieded in the incident. and the united states military has confirmed that russian military jets came within visual identification range over syria as the two continues attacks against isil. >>> amnesty international is accusing kurdish forces of carrying out war crimes against civilians in northern syria. the popular protection units is a

separated what happens when members from north and south korea are reunited. the diplomatic campaign is gather steam, trying to bring an testified the violence and the occupied west bank, but on tuesday, that anger spilled over once again. protestors through stones at forces in bethlehem, but similar scenes also nearby a palestinian man was shot and killed. after a car ramming incident south of bell he hem in that attack, the u.n. secretary general is in the region and is meeting with both sides live for the us, hi from, so the diplomatic maneuvering has started can it make a difference at this stage? >> real change needs to be done at the moment. as you said, it was a very last minute announcement, that he was coming here he has made some comments he said they need to be pulled back from the a dangerous abyss to safeguard the solution. we are expecting a joint same he will be making with netanyahu shortly, i don't think it will translate to any real change on the ground this meeting it is symbolic he will also be meeting tomorrow, more significantly, i think,

it has tens of thousands of troops in japan and south korea, and is desperate for the two north asian allies. the idea is to act as a counterweight to a rising china. >> south korea's president chartered her own course, developing ties with china, evidence by a decision to attend a military parade in beijing in september. this week in a coincidence, a comfort women's statue was unveiled in seoul, displacing a young chinese victim. a display that most have a lot in common. there are also economic matters to discuss. not the least the prospect of a trade agreement between the nations in the future. the real focus is on the significantly short meeting between president park geun-hye and prime minister shinzo abe on monday. whether it leads to improvement in relations that washington wants is another matter entirely. >>> the indian government opened schools in rural areas to boost education among tribal communities. many areas getting enough funding has been a challenge. we visit a young tribal school in the forests. >> reporter: like all schools across the country a prayer starts the day

desire toy to implemend in south korea and china is urging they not joo. they are quick to point ought that president park is taking the defense minister with her, the issue of sad will not be on the agenda. they felt the need they to do it shows how sensitive it is when south korea is trying to balance its relationship with china and the united states. north korea should provide easier territory for agreement. the north korean leader didn't mention nuclear weapons. could presidents park and obama soften reconditions with talking nuclear weapons? >> the americans realize north korea is not going to surrender its nuclear weapons. the threat is real but remote. the white sox is in no -- the white house is in no hurry and continue the current policy. >> reporter: president park moved on to a facility and is happy hoping for technology for its own program. it's as much about symbolism, a joint statement is likely to cap the visit to confirm the continuing strength of their partenership. >> tomorrow night we'll look at president's meeting with the south korean