its per capita income ranks the lowest in south korea. the national government is seeking to develop the island into a cosmopolitan island city. >> translator: we're happy that tourists come from abroad and we'll welcome them if they decide to live here. >> reporter: in february, the cheju government starting giving permanent residency to foreigners to invest over certain amount in real estate and live on the island for more than five years. it's also working on project designed to attract chinese businesses. they have companies and hospitals in chinese so they can work on the island. >> translator: generally it's a two-hour flight for a population of 750 million. we would be working hard to create an environment suitable for chinese people and businesses. >> what's your take on the south korean's government plan to lure southeast money to cheju. >> economies currently driven by exports, but the government is concerned they may dwindle in the future because of lack of technology and innovation and rapidly aging population. >> so it wants

. >> thesuicide rate in south korea is shigh it is now knowas the suicide capitoof the world. according to the korean national police, the number rose. almost 20 percent increase. sociologists say a highly competitive atmosphere and uncertainty and recession and crumblg social networks are to blame for these awful networks. >> i think korea has so many stressful things it is hard for me to overcome those competitions and fight for everythingwith everyone. >> maurn moratalla, a grade schoolteacher says she was shocked to hear her young students talk about committing suicide because of the stress they face. they attend regular curricular classes unl 8:00 in the evening and also 2:00 in the morning. >> i have a 12-yr-old student, she said teacher, i want to kill myself. i want to die. and then i ask her why? she told me that my parents push me to study and study. i don'have time to rest, to play with my friends >> what is even more troubling about this deadly trend, south korea a largely christian nation, 10 of the largest christian churches in the world. korean council of religi

in south korea, lee myung-bak became president in 2008. he's a conservative and thinks the partnership with the u.s. is important especially when it comes to dealing with the north. in japan, the democratic party swept to power last fall in historic election victory. former prime minister yukio hatoyama called for an equal partnership with the u.s., but hatoyama's attempt to review the futenma relocation plan ended up putting a strain on u.s./japan relations. a former u.s. senator told nhk the futenma issue has had a negative impact on the two countries' alliance. >> i'm sure adversaries are watching this, and they know the strength of the u.s./japan alliance. and that strength is weakened by the fact that we can't make a decision on futenma. and that's too bad. that's not good for the relationship. it's not good for the perception of strength and confidence that we want our alliance to project to potential adversaries. >> what's going to happen with the relocation of the futenma air station? >> the japanese government says it will finish

japan south korea russia and china do not need the situation in the region to become more tense were. they do not want the sinking of another ship or shooting there but the committee was bias just enough to demonstrate that the north korean regime is bad and dangerous but not so biased as to lead to a war that will go to a point that they have. held its own investigation into the case is it going to change the situation somehow. get a more thing i thought when i put it in my opinion the results one influence the situation might unfortunately are just objective way in the opinion of the us europe and japan both russia and china are countries which are in a way of protecting north korea from strict sanctions so we can draw our conclusion from these results and other countries will take note of them but they won't play a big role but what can the results actually lead to even of the security council gathers again to discuss the issue they will once again accept the resolution that are no direct or unquestionable evidence of that some will consider paying and the majority of course will n

it's like china like japan like south korea everyone has concerns and those not wanting yang to get a hold of nuclear weapons therefore all the countries who don't want this to happen are using their own methods of what russia and china are taken quiet diplomatic action and the confidential level while south korea and japan and the united states traditionally resort to sanctions if it's kid glove diplomacy if the u.s. imposes to streak sanctions that will spoil everything if the sanctions are just slight they want to be excessive and will not harm the negotiation process say the six eight might go she wishes between you know the six countries including north korea. and border with russia how do you know u.s. clase to returning to the negotiations table what do you think of the tunes is of that happening now and what negotiations help relieve tension with a group which was there thought it was like in all situations of this kind the chances are dependent on the future course of events we have to take into account the incident of the sinking of the corvette shonky if no specific attenti

it is paid through south korea's red cross. japan has contributed to the fund. >> the japanese government was unconcerned with korean survivors. it didn't give us any information. the south korean government had no intention to keep us informed either. >> the japanese people are told about the atomic bomb survivors, but in south korea that link to the past isn't as strong. >> the atomic bombing made japan surrender, so it was good in a way. >> i knew an atomic bomb was dropped on hiroshima and many people were killed. but i didn't know that many south koreans died. >> hur met the u.n. secretary general who is also a korean. ban ki-moon paid a visit to hiroshima's memorial for korean victims. hur is hoping ban's words and presence will help bring attention to his atomic bomb survivors. >> i'm really moved by his visit to hiroshima. it gave me courage. i will go back and talk to korean survivors about this and let people there know that we exist. >> hiroshima will likely continue to symbolize the horror of atomic weapons and insp

some reports point out that similar incidents could happen in south korea. the global times newspaper affiliated with the communist party mouthpiece reported it the disappearance of senior citizens shocked japan. japan's reputation is being called into question. the beijing youth daily said the japanese government claims the country has more than 40,000 centenarians but it now doubts that the figure is correct. in italy another country whose population is rapidly aging,ed influential newspaper ran a story titled "mystery surrounding japan's centenarians." it said the back-to-back revelations have raised questions about japan's demographic statistics. >>> the chairman of the sumo association who said he would step down says now he will be staying on to deal with the gambling scandal. he spoke with reporters after a meeting on thursday. he was suspended from duty after it was learned that sumo wrestlers in his stable were involved in illegal gambling. this was his first time in public since his suspension ended. after asking why he changed his mind, he said th

and south korea are taking part in two weeks of computerized war games. representatives from nearly 4,000 south korean organizations and municipalities are also involved. south korean president lee myung-bak acknowledged monday that people may feel anxious because the drills are taking place at a time of heightened tension on the korean peninsula. lee says preparation can help prevent war and maintain peace. the latest exercises are also meant to prepare for possible terror attacks during november's group of 20 meeting in seoul. south korea and the u.s. carried out major joint drill last month in the sea of japan. it was in response to the sinking of a south korean naval vessel in march. south korea's military also held a large-scale exercise on its own in the yellow sea off the korean peninsula. these current u.s./south korean drills prompted north korea to warn on sunday that it would, quote, wield the iron hammer of a merciless response. >>> a former top u.s. general is urging japan and the united states to resolve a contentious issue involving the rel

to the level it was in south korea's late president was conducting sort of diplomatic negotiations if i was but she was you mentioned the south korean ship that was sunk and rushing along with some other countries is not convinced by the. international commission investigation and blames north korea why is that. the one you made. with loving in part for her what the reason was that expires at the moment they found no parts of debris of the two peter which could definitely show there had been a meet in the north korea there was just one letter but there was an objective proof is just like in court any doubts are interpreted in favor of the accused i personally do not understand why north korea should have sunk the ship it was from an example of terrorists including al qaida we know that every terror act is usually announced world why but as we know there were no celebrations in north korea related to the sinking of the south korean ship on the contrary they deny doing it then why should they have done this so they did not admit anything it worked on one hand and on the other it would n

he played a major role in helping democratize south korea and sponsor the first korean summit in 2000. people at the memorial offered prayers and placed flowers in front of kim's grave. the current south korean president shifted away from kim's policies and has taken a hard line with north korea. >> romania said it's going to extradite a russian diplomat. it tells the russian embassy that a russian diplomat must leave romania within 48 hours. this comes a day after russia's federal security defense it said it detained a romanian diplomat on suspicion of spying. they released a video on monday that allegedly shows the romanian diplomat picking up a military secret file at a shopping mall in moscow. the contents of the file have not been made public. diplomatic suspects speculate that romania has been trying to track russian forces in neighboring moldova. >>> russia's foreign ministry condemned the alleged espionage. >>> japan's heat wave didn't ease on wednesdayed. temperatures climbed up 35 degrees celsius in the central and western parts of the country. weather officials are warning

it was when south korea's late president was conducting soft diplomatic negotiations. he mentioned the south korean ship that was sunk and russian along with some other countries is not convinced by the results of the international commission investigation. why is that. the reason was as far as i know they found no parts are deborah of the torpedo which could definitely show that it had been made in north korea there was just one letter but that wasn't objective proof it's like in course any doubts are interpreted in favor of the accused i personally do not understand why north korea should have some of the ship for example of terrorists including al qaeda we know that every terror act is usually announced worldwide as we know there were no celebrations in north korea relating to the sinking of the south korean ship on the contrary with days and nights. doing it then why should they have done this so they did not admit to doing this on the one hand and on the other it would not have helped to reduce the number of south korean fleet they have enough ships is the threat

. >>> south korea's red cross says that it is ready to provide aid to north korea. last week north korea was hit by heavy floods along the amnok river which forms the border with china. the northwestern city of shinuiju was completely inundated with floodwaters. the extent of the flood damage has not yet been confirmed. however, north korea's state-run television says more than 5,000 people were rescued by troops under orders from leader kim jong-il. on thursday south korea's red cross sent a message to the north stating that it is ready to send food, medical supplies, and other necessities as humanitarian aid. the organization says it will determine the size of the aid shipment after receiving a reply from the north. however, it will exclude shipments of rice out of concern that they may not reach the people most in need. south korea has suspended exchange and cooperation with the north except for humanitarian support since the sinking of a gunship allegedly by a north korean torpedo attack in march. >>> in japan, competition of 3-d is heating up. blu-ray is compat

even south korea. or us live report the plane. more ship in march. in a few minutes from here on the. u.s. state of arizona has enforced new illegal immigration legislation this week but the most disputed pullets of the bill was struck just before it was enacted it means immigrants will be safe from random police checks which some claimed were racial profiling but those against the bill say it's a bittersweet victory has the fate of illegals in the u.s. remains precarious. as it. doesn't sound like your typical immigration protest today i feel great. everybody was so excited. because just one day before the law was to be enacted i. harshest provisions. to be removed a celebration over one hundred long hot days in the me. that would break. my neck. every. night but it wasn't always. some of our summer. day twenty four as this is taking over. and right now this is the only issue we can work because there's so much demand. here were directly in the thick of it right on the front lines of what is a national struggle and whenever there's a national strugg

even south korea before endings of a u.s. led report the blame. for sinking a southern warship in march you can find out why in a few minutes from here on. the first the u.s. state of arizona has enforced new illegal immigration legislation this week but the most disputed polls of the bill were struck just before it was inducted it means immigrants will be safe from random police checks which some claimed racial profiling but those against the bill say it's a bittersweet victory as the fate of illegals in the u.s. remains precarious. as it is. doesn't sound like your typical immigration protests today i feel great as. well oh my god everybody was so excited bring him. here. it was. because just one day before the law was to be enacted i. harshest provisions here with our victory. to be removed a celebration over one hundred a long hot days in the lead. the cause that salad great. governor brewer signed the immigration law this year every single . day at the end right but it wasn't always. but some other person remember. they got their hands with w

and south korea if they proceed with the exercises. bid for the presidency of haiti made headlines last week so our jesus and i went to meet his fellow u.s. rapper immortal technique to ask if the music industry can offer more than just empty words to haiti watch this interview in just a minute. you took the incentive to help raise money for so many hundreds of thousands that are still in need why did you feel that you actually had to fly over to haiti to see the dispersement of funds i went to. this club. that was gracious enough to involve themselves in the cause to support the haitian people. and they said we want to get the word out about what's really going on here you know so the best way to do that is to. pamphlets full of statistics or to just study them and books but also to actively participate in them you know i think that's the line between an activist and a revolutionary where you have to involve yourself a lot more in the particular cause and have the most serious commitment sometimes i get accused of being too serious bu

south korea has begun naval exercises near the disputed maritime border with north korea as part of a response to the sinking in march of a south korean or ship that was blamed on north korea. p'yongyang says they will retaliate if this goes ahead. our correspondent explains the focus of the exercise. >> these are anti-submarine drills. because of the connection with the sinking, the allegation is that the warships that went down in march were hit by a torpedo launched from a north korean submarine. these drills involve almost 30 surface ships and one submarine , 56 winged aircraft, and more than 4000 personnel. they are large scale. the threat from north korea of retaliation is not its first such warning. it made a similar threat last week during the joint united states/south korea naval drills that took place in the east coast. the difference this time, perhaps, is that south korean forces are exercising alone and these drills are taking place in the more militarily sensitive west coast waters, with some action taking place close to a disputed sea boundary, the northern limit line a

and perilous peninsula south korea is now down to the findings of a u.s. led report the young for sinking in southern washington march find out why in a few minutes time here on. this week the u.s. thirty seven billion dollars to its war trust approved by congress after two months of delays it comes as the whistle blowing web site and we could leaks publish seventy five thousand classified american documents on the afghan war with some suggesting the killing of hundreds of civilians has been covered up the pentagon is investigating the source of the league and a soldier has been charged with releasing classified video of a military operation the white house says the leaks threaten national security and has asked wiki leaks to stop posting secret material but the opposition is founder and editor in chief julianna sun and as they try to cooperate with the u.s. administration which received no response. we're looking at you seriously to see whether that is true we did hold back people being thousand reports for for that because they had this sort of classific

he's in south korea to explain the sanctions. deputy assistant treasury secretary daniel glaser is accompanying einhorn. the united states announced last month that it would strengthen existing sanctions against north korea and impose new restrictions on groups and individuals involved in nuclear proliferation. the move followed the sinking of a south korean warship in march, allegedly by north korea. einhorn met with south korea's nuclear envoy, wi song nak and deputy foreign minister on monday. he told reporters he had got their understanding on the new sanctions. he said the new sanctions will target elicit and deceptive activities that provide north korea with hard currency for its nuclear and missile programs. einhorn said they will also stop the country's practice of breaking promises and then seeking dialogue. the state department official said he'll visit china to seek its cooperation. he said china's role is important because of its close relationship with north korea. einhorn will visit japan on tuesday to talk about th

is to see the collapse of north korea and its absorption into the south. it's also suspicious that the south korean government's report was released on the eve of gubernatorial and local elections there's also the case that. the idea that the north korean submarine could have been operating in the shallow waters in which the cheering and saying is incredible but one could make the argument that the entire point of the day an incident in the blaming of it on north korea was to provide a pretext to escalate tensions there is a large opposition within south korea to the idea that in fact north korea is responsible for the sinking of the ship. let's now check some other stories making headlines right now around the world in pakistan the death toll from the most devastating flooding in over eighty years has risen to over eleven hundred officials fear more deaths as remote areas remain inaccessible flooded roads and damaged ridges are humbling rescue efforts some twenty seven thousand are still stranded in distant villages. eight people have been killed in kashm

is to see the collapse of north korea and its absorption into the south. it's also suspicious of the south korean government's report was released on the eve of gubernatorial and local elections there is also the case and. the idea that a north korean submarine could have been operating in the shallow waters in which the cheering and saying is incredible but one could make the argument that the entire point of the cio an incident in the blaming of it on north korea was to provide a pretext to escalate tensions there is a large opposition within south korea to the idea that in fact north korea is responsible for the sinking of the ship. you with r t live from moscow and abandoned babies are often found in strange and unsafe places sometimes even discarded like rubbish in the czech republic though it's five years since a special facility was set up for women to give away their children but the so called a baby box has many opponents. they're all around the czech republic at first sight they're just known descript metal doors on the sides of hospitals and gov

however, japan, south korea and the united states are still accusing north korea of provocative behavior. north korea is also demanding the lifting of international sanctions as a precondition for its return to the talks. >>> north korea announced an investigation is currently under way into a south korean fishing boat that was seized in the sea of japan. the state-run korean central news agency said on thursday that a south korean squid fishing boat was captured on august 8th by a north korean naval patrol vessel. the news agency said the boat with a crew of four koreans and three chinese had intruded into north korea's territorial waters. the boat is believed to have been towed to the port of songjin. however, no other details were made available such as how the crew members were captured, their present location or health condition. south korea has called on the north to quickly release the boat and its crew and explain in detail about the incident. >>> a witness has come forward who saw a north korean air force plane crash in northeastern china. the small plane entered chinese air spa

is to see the collapse of north korea and its absorption into the south. it's also suspicious that the south korean government's report was released on the eve of gubernatorial and local elections there is also the case that. the idea that a north korean submarine could have been operating in the shallow waters in which the cheering and saying is incredible but one could make the argument that the entire point of the day an incident in the blaming of it on north korea was to provide a pretext to escalate tensions there is a large opposition within south korea to the idea that in fact north korea is responsible for the sinking of the ship. and then further developments from the divided peninsula a land mine swept across the border from the north after heavy flooding killing one south korean and injuring another the device exploded after the men tried to take it home when they found the mine in the restrictive border area of the south and military officials say it's unclear whether the menu what they had found and why they tried to take it away with them war

is to see the collapse of north korea and its absorption into the south. it's also suspicious that the south korean government's report was released on the eve of gubernatorial and local elections there's also the case of. the idea that the north korean submarine could have been operating in the shallow waters in which the cio and saying it is incredible that but one could make the argument that the entire point of this incident in the blaming of it on north korea was to provide a pretext to escalate tensions there is a large opposition within south korea to the idea that in fact north korea is responsible for the sinking of the ship. and just remind you have got much more on our website at www dot com and we feature blogs forums galleries and different stories here's a look at some of what might interest you on line today. towering inferno a group of men filming themselves while trying to escape from a burning village in russia and drab by walls of flame rag you'll sleep no one was hurt. now a proper launch sloppy and set up a food bank to help feed famil

is to see the collapse of north korea and its absorption into the south. it's also suspicious that the south korean government's report was released on the eve of gubernatorial and local elections there's also the case that. the idea that the north korean submarine could have been operating in the shallow waters in which the cheering and saying is incredible but one could make the argument that the entire point of the cio in an incident in the blaming of it on north korea was to provide a pretext to escalate tensions there is a large opposition within south korea to the idea that in fact north korea is responsible for the sinking of the ship and now to some other international news making headlines this hour and the un has praised the global treaty that's come into effect banning the production and use of cluster bombs the weapons which contain hundreds of small explosives often leave on detonated ordnances behind they have long been compared to landmines for the damage they cause to civilians more than one hundred countries have endorsed the agreement how

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japan and south korea said china's demands makes the pact impossible to approve. sources say the chinese government has yet to respond. japanese foreign minister katsuya okada plans to urge china to reconsider its stance when ministers from both countries meet in beijing on saturday. >>> earlier this month hong kong held an international food fair, which is one of asia's largest. the region's already the biggest importer of japanese food products, and it continues to attract japanese producers as they face shrinking domestic demand. our reporter, jamie ng, visited the food fair, and talked with some japanese exporters. >> reporter: 700 firms from around the world showcased their products at the food fair in hong kong. among the participants, japan dominates one of the biggest spaces. about 100 groups, including municipal organizations, joined the fair. it is the largest number ever. they aim to expand business in asia through hong kong. >> come here. >> reporter: this company, drawn to the food expo for the first time. it's created a special product called tofu sh

korea and taiwan. it includes few japanese parts despite the country's long held reputation for making high quality products. u.s. research firm i-supply disassembled and ipad and analyzed its parts. it says only one of 15 key components is japanese made. for example, the touch screen is made by taiwan's wintech, the liquid crystal display is work of korean firm lg display. semiconductors and the mother board like the flash memory and application processor are from korea's samsung and taiwan's dainon pack provides the case. despite all the talk of the computing revolution, the ipad is basic technology that taiwan and south korea can offer at low prices. >> for the iphone japanese makers supplied 10% of its silico silicosill la con. they may be losing their competitive edge in pricing and sales. >> parts making isn't the only production process that's shifting to other asian nations. the city of sunama in central japan is home to many metal polishing companies that were hit hard by this trend. a key des

is to see the collapse of north korea and its absorption into the south. it's also suspicious of the south korean government's report was released on the eve of gubernatorial and local elections there is also the case and. the idea that the north korean submarine could have been operating in the shallow waters in which the cheering and saying is incredible but one could make the argument that the entire point of this an incident in the blaming of it on north korea was to provide a pretext to escalate tensions there is a large opposition within south korea to the idea that in fact north korea is responsible for the sinking of the ship germany looks forced to scrap its system of keeping the violent criminals and re offenders under lock and key even after their sentences are over the european court of human rights has ruled so-called preventive detention is illegal this means potentially dangerous individuals could be soon back in the community. shifty glances a nervous stares that's all we managed to see walter a church a murderer and sex offender now living

is to see the collapse of north korea and its absorption into the south. it's also suspicious that the south korean government's report was released on the eve of gubernatorial and local elections there is also the case that. the idea that the north korean submarine could have been operating in the shallow waters in which the cheering and saying is incredible but one could make the argument that the entire point of the day an incident in the blaming of it on north korea was to provide a pretext to escalate tensions there is a large opposition within south korea to the idea that in fact north korea is responsible for the sinking of the ship. the u.s. state of arizona has an act in a controversial new immigration law this week but without highly contentious police powers critics said were racist random chunk some people state his words now happen a move which had given rise to fear is that ethnic groups who'd be racially targeted but those who opposed the new doors still far from happy about the way immigrants are treated in the u.s. when it. is it is. it do

in the pacific japan and south korea which. the united states but they already have more trade with china than with united states recently i talked to one diplomat from thailand in moscow and i said to him what is china's role in your foreign policy and he said you know our prime minister he used to start his day by reading the new york times now she starts his day by hearing what is what is said in her miserable in the chinese newspaper china is becoming more important for many countries to become more important more dangerous. it will it becomes more important and more dangerous china doesn't want to be in the american. interest and on many issues and they do have issues where they collide it's taiwan issue japan's media to role and there are some other issues and in addition to the field of america's not only challenge their positions in the world but they're not interested interested in the growth of the chinese economy in the musician and they suspect that americans interfere with internal affairs which we have the bit we

it was to emphasize its stance of pursuing future-oriented relations with south korea. but some members of the governing democratic party have expressed concern about the move. they say such a statement could affect the discussions on whether japan should provide compensation to individuals for their wartime suffering. the japanese government takes the view that the issue has been resolved by the 1965 treaty that normalized relations with south korea. many south koreans have already expressed hope that the japanese prime minister will issue a statement for the occasion. they could react sharply if kan fails to do so. >>> senior u.s. officials have expressed hope that japan will work with the united states to take a strong stance against iran for its nuclear development program. the u.s. state department special adviser for non-proliferation and arms control, robert einhorn, and deputy assistant treasury secretary daniel glaser, arrived at tokyo's haneda airport on tuesday. einhorn told nhk that he's looking forward to having fruitful talks with the japanese government a