north korea reportedly reconfirmed its position that it cannot accept the findings of a south korea-led international panel and demanded that the south accept a north korean team to look into the incident. earlier on thursday south korea's vice defense minister suppressed that an apology should come first to improve interkorean relations considering that the north is increasingly calling for bilateral dialogue over issues such as rice aid and reunionof families separated by the korean war. the meeting held shortly after kim jong-il's son kim jong-un was put on a path to succeed his father ended without setting a timetable for the next round of talks. >>> rescue efforts continue for three japanese mountain climbers who were caught in an avalanche in the himalayas in nepal on tuesday. the three were at an altitude of about 5,400 meters on their way up. the 8,167 meter mt. dhaulagiri when the avalanche struck. several other japanese climbers in the vicinity at the time survived. one of them, hiroshi isoda spoke to nhk at a hotel in katmandu on thursday after being airlifted there by helico

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but this company says it can have a lecture for uploading simultaneously. >> translator: south korea has been actively using i.t. in education. we have to do the same in japan. >> they have been used by more than 120 universities in south korea. they've also been exported to other asian countries like china, singapore, taiwan and indonesia as well as mideast countries including saudi arabia. >> we are planning to promote e-learning through our products. >> i'm happy! >> the south korean government is testing more on e-learning system in elementary schools. in this the camera is connected to a classroom tla sends out feedback. the the teacher gives true or false questions on the electronic blackboard. the students a pressing the buttons on a gadget called finger pc. the results come out automatically. science class use augmented reality technology to produce 3d images on electronic blackbards and teach iing. >> this system provides images to enable students to understand complicated experiments or difficult words. it helps them to do better in school. >> the market is expected to incr

south korea also in the dry. much of japan, though, will also see some showers. especially down towards the south along the pacific side of the country and also down in the southernmost islands of okinawa as well, looking at significant rainfall. tokyo coming in at 21 degrees today. 19 in seoul. quite mild for this time of year in ulan bator. 11 for your daytime high. 32 degrees down in bangkok. as for the americas, then, we are looking at this tropical low over the caribbean, and that is showing signs of intensifying. possibly becoming a tropical depression or a tropical storm in the next couple of days. it is going to be moving away from honduras, so moving over the waters, it will pick up a bit more energy before heading into jamaica and cuba, so look out for some heavy downpours here. as for the united states and canada, not much has changed. we've got this frontal line that's going to be sagging into the deep south. a couple of showers to watch out for, then some more severe thunderstorms erupting in southern california as well as parts of the four corners.

however, the nuclear test by north korea in may last year prompted south korea to participate this time. by joining the exercise, the south korean government is apparently trying to keep pressure on north korea. pyongyang continues to develop nuclear weapons despite growing international criticism. now, more than 80 people across japan have been attacked by bears from april to september. over 30% higher than the figure for last year. an nhk survey shows more than 2100 bears have been captured and over 1800 killed during that time. officials say the unusually cold spring weather resulted in fewer mountain acorns, forcing bears to search for food in areas with people. resident living in these areas are urged to remain on alert as bears are expected to continue coming down from mountains for food before hibernating. >>> today more than 2 million foreigners live in japan. here on "newsline" we're going to introduce you to some members of the country's population in the next couple days, starting with chinese students. they account for 60% of all foreign students in japan. >> reporter: this

leading economies are holding talks in south korea. it brought little movement on currency disputes, trade gaps, or imf reform. >> world trade is booming. exports are on the rise. economists are concerned. especially for countries that export more than they import. germany's foreign trade surplus last year reached 120 billion euros, 5% of the country's gdp. u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner is calling for a ceiling of 4%. demand is targeted at export power presses like germany, china and japan. response was swift and negative. >> we need to talk about it first. numerical targets are not realistic. >> currency values are no other source of tension on the agenda at the summit. china has been criticized -- currency values are another source of tension on the agenda at the summit. china has been criticized for keeping its currency artificially low. lee myung-bak wants everyone to work together to avoid currency war. >> i would like to say that we must find win-win ways for the implementation of the agreed framework. >> he also said

mass weldings took place around the world from seoul south korea. the number of u.s. weddings was about ten times that of the i same weekend last year. number ten is considered symbol of perfection. 10-10 is also a national day of celebration in taiwan. it's also san francisco mayor's 43rd birthday. happy birthday. >> dozens of homeless and supporters are in the process of taking over a vacant hotel in san francisco tonight. we could be in for some dangerous fire conditions over the next couple days. leigh glaser is coming up next to tell you more about it. >> we have two big wins for

was criticized for having a loose monetary policy on balance the south korea meeting is considered that temperature truce is lower in this two reports some suspect the u.s. lining up its economic artillery. the united states has waged well known wars in afghanistan. and in iraq. but some argue it's also waging a lesser known battle. that's just as costly and much larger scale the united states leading financial world war two of train foreign retailers. and especially to make other economies pay tribute to a war being fought not with force but with credit in this war us dollars are the bullets and they are cheap ammunition because the us federal reserve has been printing and pumping billions upon billions of them into the economy federal reserve out of balance sheet of about eight hundred fifty billion dollars and that shot up to two point one trillion dollars more than one point five trillion dollars spent buying bonds and home mortgages from banks in the last two years to try to prop up the u.s. economy this policy called quantitative easing is supposed to stimulate the economy lowerin

however, the nuclear tests by north korea in may last year prompted south korea to participate this time. by joining the exercise, the south korean government is apparently trying to keep pressure on north korea. pyongyang continues to develop nuclear weapons despite growing international criticism. >>> more than 80 people across japan have been attacked by bears from april to september, over 30% higher than the figure of last year. an nhk survey shows more than 2,100 bears have been captured and over 1,800 killed during that time. officials say the unusually cold spring weather resulted in fewer mountain acorns, forcing bears to search for food in areas with people. residents living in these areas are urged to remain on alert as bears are expected to continue coming down from mountains for food before hibernating. >>> hi there, and welcome to your world weather update. now, in east asia we are keeping an eye on the south pacific here. see a cluster of clouds at the bottom of the screen. this will be our tropical storm system really starting to show signs of organizing and it is strength

helicopters held like fire exercises 20 miles from south korea's border with north korea ahead of another exercise in the southern port. officials say that warships and aircraft from the united states, south korean, japan and australia will focus on intercepting ships thought to spread weapons of mass destruction. our chief correspondent has the latest from new york city. is this all about sending a message to north korea? it appears to be? >>jonathan: the great fear has always been that north korea could begin proliferating nuclear weapons, sending either the technology or the weapons themselves to other rogue nations. or in the reverse, that north korea could get help from other nations such as iran. so, japan, the u.s., and south korea, banding together, along with the australians, to conduct the exercises, to show exactly how they would intercept ships if they believe those ships are carrying any of the technologies involved in the creation of nuclear weapons. it is a very, very clear warning to north korea saying "this is what we can do if you try to do what we don't want you to do."

korea. so everything to fight for in formula one one in the rally championship sebastian loeb isn't easing off the gas despite claiming the title three weeks ago the frenchman quickest on the catalonian asphalt to retain his rally of spain crown career victory number sixty one follow the finish more than thirty five seconds ahead of set to teammate at the sober danny sort of came home sebastian ogive brought up the rear but he's still best placed to finish second overall with the last race in wales next month. i mean goal for the telling teenager material when i said no one has become the youngest ever winner on the european tour with a four shot victory because stella masters in valencia the seventeen year old began the day two strikes adrift until the thirteenth hole when he then found three birdies in the road to draw level with gary cole writing on the boyd squandered his chances and collecting two games and the double bogey man i said oh was able to hold his nerve and finish with a sixt

south korea and other countries have already won contracts with iraq to develop natural gas and other resources. >>> last ditch efforts to achieve a break-through are continuing at the u.n. biodiversity conference in nagoya central japan on thursday but a deadlock is slowing progress. official working-level talks at the tenth conference of parties to the u.n. convention on biological diversity, or cop10, have been ongoing alongside unofficial ministerial-level discussions. cop10 aims to set global targets for protecting biodiversity. the conference also aims to draw up rules on profit sharing among developed and developing countries from the sales of medicines and other products made from natural resources. developing countries want compensation from their richer counterparts for the exploitation of their resources, dating back hundreds of years. the two sides remain sharply at odds. to break the deadlock nambia is exchanging a launching of a new international fund to protect their ecosystems. on thursday evening japan's environment minister, ryu matsumoto, who chairs the conference,

south korea is growing. now, i hear china is where no one has ever been in this fashion to build. >> the corporation has made a commitment to build. >> i hear they have 24 under construction as we speak. >> they do, and some of them are our design from westinghouse. but for your question, as you said when you introduce me, i'm very proud of our program here we get 20% of our electricity in america from nuclear. franz gets much more. japan even gets more than us, but our program is bigger than japan and france combined. >> we are building one new nuclear -- >> two. one in georgia and one in south carolina. >> that is not 24 like china. very modest. >> we were hurt by recession on the demand for electricity. to be honest, in our country, it is difficult to build anything anywhere. you talk about skyscrapers and bridges. it is hard to do those in most places even. all the studies everybody has done looking at crime legislation and energy legislation says if you want and 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2015

korea next month. it may also bring up the issue during bilateral talks with china. >>> u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says her country will strengthen its commitment to air-conditions's security and economy. clinton made the remarks in honolulu on thursday before setting off on a two-week tour of the asia pacific region. she reaffirmed the u.s. alliance with japan is the cornerstone of diplomacy in asia. clinton also said the u.s. will promote its cooperative ties with china. >> it is not in anyone's interests for the united states and china to see each other as adversaries. and we do look forward to work closely with china, both bilaterally and through key institutions as it takes on a greater role and at the same time takes on more responsibility in regional and global affairs. >> clinton called on china to address various issues including its currency and trade policies as well as north korea's nuclear development. >>> the leaders of the ten-member association of southeast asian nations, a

korea. the government's new scheme calls for using haneda, which will be open around the clock, to handle late night and early morning flights when narita is closed. it also aims to increase the number of overseas passengers using haneda on business trips, because of its easy access to central tokyo. narita also plans to boost terminal capacity to accommodate bargain airlines with an eye on attracting new passengers. the government plans to sign an open skies agreement with the united states to largely ease regulations on airlines from both countries. it also wants to reduce landing fees, which are three to four times higher than those at other major airports in asia. >>> websites offering discount coupons are attracting attention in japan. one strategy proving especially popular is known as flash marketing. basically, steep group discounts for a limited time only. the first such site appeared in april, and there are now more than 50 going head to head. so what's driving their rapid growth?

the two-day gathering began in south korea on friday. the participants include japan's finance minister yoshihiko noda and bank of japan governor masaaki shirakawa. the u.s. and south korea proposed each country should try to contain its current account deficit or surplus within 4% of its gross domestic product by 2015. to hit that target, countries with a massive current account surplus like china may be forced to let their currencies appreciate. observers say china and other emerging economies may oppose the proposal. negotiations are likely to continue until saturday when a joint statement will be issued. noda was cautious about the proposal. >>> japan's foreign minister seiji maehara says beijing's criticism of his remarks about the bilateral summit between his country and china is unwarranted. maehara has said there is no need to rush to hold talks with china. relations have been strained since early september after chinese fishing boat collided with japanese coast guard ships near the senkaku islands. speaking to reporters on frida

korea tackling global financial imbalances other agreements include giving the international monetary fund a bigger role in supervising exchange rates growing economic tensions between china and the u.s. also came up with beijing accused of holding its currency down while the us was criticized for having a loose monetary policy on balance with south korea meeting is considered a temporary truce but has more or less to report some suspect us of winding up its economic artillery. the united states has waged well known wars in afghanistan. and in iraq. but some argue it's also waging a lesser known battle with the united states leading financial world war two train foreign retailers. especially to make other economies pay tribute to a war being fought not with force but with credit in this war us dollars are the bullets and they are cheap ammunition because the us federal reserve has been printing and pumping billions upon billions of them into the economy federal reserve out of balance sheet of about eight hundred fifty billion dollars and that shot up to two point one trillion dollars

remember, we have a lot of troops on the border there between north and south korea. south korea's national security adviser just out with a warning about the north's nuclear program saying it has reached, quote, an extremely dangerous level. significant because the warning comes directly from south korea's government which usually doesn't make comments like this one. let's talk about it with christian whiten, former deputy special envoy to north korean human rights. why do you think the south put out this statement, christian? >> jon, it's a big deal. and there could be a couple of things, probably two main drivers of it. first of all, you have signs of -- very significant signs of instability coming out of north korea, just last week, you had kim jung-il, a lead dictator, name his son as successor but surround also surrounded himself by family members. he named his sister, his brother-in-law, as other high officials and it's frankly an keugs that the man who knows the most about the instability of north korea because he has the most to lose from instability is conce

twenty in south korea. and russia says the world wide web should be governed globally to protect us all from cyber threats.

twenty meeting in south korea japan germany and russia have criticized the so-called planned economy thinking investment strategist peter schiff told r.t. that washington is the one to blame for creating the global imbalances that threaten the world's financial stability. the policies that we're pursuing here in america are exacerbating the very imbalance that the treasury secretary claims he wants to rein in you know the biggest offender is the united states because we're the ones that are spending so much we're borrowing a tremendous amount of money we're importing all these products around the world or running's for epic trade deficits and current account deficits and what are we doing with our economic stimulus the stimulus is designed to get americans to spend even more money to drive these global imbalances to an even wider level we do need to reduce these global imbalances but to do that america needs to save more america needs to produce more and we're not going to do that with the current policies in place we need to totally reverse course we need to shrink the size of our g

rejected by countries such as china and south korea. but are is editor in chief of business new europe says the g twenty countries all struggling to coordinate their efforts against the competing demands of ensuring that economic growth. we are now in a very difficult part of the recovery and when the finance ministers around the world are facing into the abyss of global depression two years ago it was very easy for them to coordinate all their actions and to a large extent has been successful in so much as we've avoided a great depression and despite all the talk about a double dip i think most people agree that it's unlikely to happen however we're now in a very difficult stage with. some economies already emerging other economies like in america the recovery is slowing and there's a need. to protect the growth i mean that politicians are now starting to turn inwards into their own markets because of course there's a lot of unhappiness anger indeed over the economic problems and the whole currency debate is part of that there's a need

i was in south korea this week, and in talking to many of the people who run that country, i noticed that no one really wants to grapple with the prospect of a north korean collapse. it's too messy, too expensive. but we need to think about it and we need to talk about it. when it happens, and it will happen, the united states and china in particular could end up going down an extremely confrontational path. you see, this has to be resolved, will a unified korea have north korea's nuclear weapons? what happens to american troops because unified korea would now be an american ally with nuclear weapons and american troops bordering china. rather than wait until crisis strikes and we're in the middle of all this, this is the time to start sorting all this out by talks between china, south korea and the united states, privately, of course, but urgently. we have a great show for you today. first up peter diamond, the american economist has just won the nobel prize for his work on unemployment, the hottest topic in the land. he'll tell us what he sees in the u.s. jobs picture and also tell

now leaders of the world's twenty richest economies are in south korea working on the next chapter of dealing with the global financial crisis on the g. twenty table is the u.s. treasury secretary's plan to restrict how much countries should be allowed to borrow or export but investment strategist peter schiff told r.t. that america created the imbalance in the first place. policies that we're pursuing here in america are exacerbating the very imbalance that treasury secretary claims he wants to rein in you know the biggest offender is the united states because we're the ones that are spending so much we're borrowing a tremendous amount of money we're importing all these products around the world running these horrific trade deficits in turn account deficits and what are we doing with our economic stimulus the stimulus is designed to get americans to spend even more money to drive these global imbalances to an even wider level we do need to reduce these global imbalances but to do that america needs to save more american needs to produce more i and we're not going to do that with the

do you think south korea is making it harder for its citizens to get a college education? those countries aren't playing for second place, and guess what? the united states does not play for second place. >> president obama in maryland on thursday stressing the importance of education for our economic future, but right now the rest of the world is passing america by. students in finland, south korea, india, and china outperforming american kids nearly every subject matter. the disparity between education here and abroad is the focus of the documentary "2 million minut minutes." here with us now is robert compton, executive producer of that film. great to see you. we talked to you as part of education nation about these problems. one of the things you pointed out is that we don't value the math and science skills enough with our children. that if our children have 2 million minutes from adolescence to school, they spend it on very different things than students in it china. >> the 2 million minutes in high school in the u.s., india, china, south korea is extremely different

the top 3 countries at contributed, united states, south korea and china. george thomas cbn news, in cape town, south africa. >> beautiful. farther north in ugandaa new generation of evangelist is impacting africans, andrew palau hosted a gospel festival in kampala. stan jeter reports. >> report: over 200 motorcycle taxis helped spread the word all over kampala. love y you uganda festival, >> they want to come througextreme support and medical services. >> the younger crowd, most had never seen this kind of an extreme sport stunt up close. the importance of reaching uganda youth those growing up in kampala'1,000 churches. >> they run the dangeof the second and third and fourth generationof a christianized society can walk away fromgod and never fully understand and turn the back on the church if it is not engaging them. we really have been speaking to the next generation of whag it means to be a personal follower of jesus christ. >> during a world wind series andrew palau had a message. >> when the sun sets, you'll be free indeed. >> they preached the messa

twenty meeting in south korea over the weekend to try to curb the erupting currency battle but the deal might just not be enough to take a look at our teeth correspond to financial correspondent lauren lyster in the following story. the united states has waged well known wars in afghanistan. and in iraq. but some argue it's also waging a lesser known battle with the united states leading financial world war to obtain foreign resources. and essential aid to make other economies pay tribute to it in this war us dollars are the bullets and their cheap ammunition because the us federal reserve has been printing and pumping a lot of them into the economy the federal reserve out of balance sheet of about eight hundred fifty billion dollars and that shot up to two point one trillion dollars more than one point five trillion dollars spent buying bonds and home mortgages from banks in the last two years to try to prop up the u.s. economy this policy is called quantitative easing it lowers interest rates and gives banks more cash to lent now it has exactly helped the average american but here's w

south korea and germany are not playing for second. they are playing for first, and so should the united states of america. instead of being short-sighted and shortchanging our kids, we should be doubling down on them. we should give every kid in america a chance to fulfill their god-given potential. we should be leading the global economy this century, just like we did in the last. that is what i will continue to fight to do in the months and weeks ahead. >> in the united states senator from wyoming. dakota of the west says, when you make a promise, keep it. in washington, promises do not seem to me much these days. for almost two years, president obama and democrats have broken their promises on jobs, on spending, on health care. the white house promised to keep the unemployment rate below 8%. instead, taxpayers got $800 billion in new debt and nearly 10% unemployment. 48 states have lost jobs. confirm jobs figures that far too many americans are still looking for work. while the white house calls that a recovery summer, most people

would be very costly and traumatic for south korea. the south korean government and people look very closely what happened to the german unification situation. if you look at one particular statistic, there was a 4-1 ratio in the german case, in the instance where the economy was four times larger than -- my apologies, when the costs that were assumed by west germany were in the area of 4-1. when you look at a similar type of calculus it's a 10-1 ratio. the population would have to sustain for reunification situation. many prefer the gradual approach. host: we talked earlier about king jung ill's appointment -- he's become a four star general, did he have any military thing before that? what do we refer to that as? promotion? do we know if he was involved in the military? there is a standard all men do have to serve in the military in north korea. do we know what he's done so far? has done so far? >> he was enrolled in the north korean military university. there were rumors that he had received a title as the brilliant lieutenant. ther

south korea is asia's highest economy. let's check in on wall street where we start the day slight gains yesterday. very quiet. . a lot of earnings reports coming in that could effect things. right now the numbers do point to a lower opening. we'll get a better indication when we get closer to the opening bell. >>> toyota announced it's start a recycling business for the nickel used. they will be reused in batteries. toyota says that will help cut costs. until now the second generation nickel was used to make steel. >>> a super market. the chain assigned to the agreement to use space. this building at third street and carroll avenue a fresh and easy is a british chain that features self-checkout. bay view neighbors have complained they have to leave their neighborhood to buy healthy foods including fresh produce and meat. >>> a southwest airlines jet lost his navigation system when trying to land. >>> twin disasters in indonesia. it's a wild story. the death toll from a tsunami increases dramatically overnight. >>> looking

troops away from camps scattered around north korea -- south korea. it is about 1.5 hours away from seoul. with respect to your second question of how this will impact relations going forward, in the initial move of those troops there was a lot of concern for north korea that this was a prelude to some kind of attack, that the movement of troops weapon this area cleared the way for military action in north korea. it is viewed as a very positive sign and a reflection of the alliance. eventually in april 2015, there will be a chance for where operational control will go to the south korean military. south korean troops would fall under the command of the united states. there have been some movements and changes. we can see if they are a positive development or a negative development. host: he directs the career working group. you can give us a call and talk with him. kevin is up next in pittsburg on our independent line. you spoke earlier of a alliance between north korea and another country. you said that they have allied on economic development. are y

mass weldings took place around the world from seoul south korea. the number of u.s. weddings was about ten times that of the i same weekend last year. number ten is considered symbol of perfection. 10-10 is also a national day of celebration in taiwan. it's also san francisco mayor's 43rd birthday. happy birthday. >> dozens of homeless and supporters are in the process of taking over a vacant hotel in san francisco tonight. we could be in for some dangerous fire conditions over the next couple days. leigh glaser is coming up next to tell you more about it. >> we have two big wins for local teams. raiders hold off chargers and giants come back to beat the giants come back to beat the braves. meg whitman's nose is growing again. this time she's lying about jerry brown on taxes. but as governor jerry brown cut $4 billion in taxes and says no new taxes without voter approval. meg whitman -- her nose just keeps on growing and growing. meg whitman is lying about jerry brown again...on taxes again. newspapers have called many of her ads untrue. fact: jerry brown cut taxes b

korea and other asian countries. the japanese group plans to propose large-scale projects in countries such as indonesia and new zealand, which are in volcanic zones and have expressed interest in the method. the group hopes to win orders as early as next year. >>> a survey shows japan's digital content market including music, movies, and games, has shrunk to the smallest level in a decade. the digital content association of japan conducted the survey. it says the market amounted to about $147 billion last year, that's down about 6% from the previous year. the decline was most conspicuous in music cds, down 19% year on year. game software was also down by 16%. the association attributes the decline to japan's stagnant economy and low birth rate. it also says the growing online distribution of low-cost or free music and games has had an impact. one bright spot was sales of concert tickets, up 1.2%. the association says consumers are divided between buying low-priced software and shelling out for more costly concerts.

the european union and south korea has signed a historic free-trade agreement in brussels and this is going to take effect next july. this was given the green light by eu leaders despite concerns about opening european markets to south korean car makers. brussels expects trade to increase 19 billion euros. the eu china summit took place in brussels on wednesday against the backdrop of a looming currency war in which the major nation and accuse each other of manipulating exchange rate. the major participants are china as well as the u.s. with europe caught somewhere in between. >> the federal reserve is expected to put more dollars into circulation. the policy of quantitative easing is aimed at boosting the economy. china is keeping their currency at an artificially low level which makes their goods cheaper abroad. they are not keen to allow their currencies to appreciate. the beijing government fears bankruptcy and unemployment. the head of the imf has warned against the dangers of using currencies to boost economic activity. in the financial times interview, he said that there is an

south korean president lee myung-bak said on monday that north korea should address the nuclear issue to make progress on dialogue between the south and the north. the united states has not made any official comment. but the u.s. think tank institute for science and international security released a satellite photo which shows excavation work going on where there used to be a cooling tower that the north demolished in 2008 as part of a program to disable its nuclear facilities. it warns that north korea is moving forward with its uranium enriched program, a development that would enhance the country's ability to produce nuclear weapons. japan, south korea and the united states are all watching kim jong il's health and this process of succession carefully. one thing to note is kim jong un lacks experience in administration, so the possibility of infighting in north korea cannot be ruled out. >> yeah, that is a thing to watch out for. okay. thank you very much. >> hiroki yajima speaking to our yoko fukushima. >>> we're watching this story very carefully. the rescue operation for 33 chil

to combat the slowing market their spending $3 million developing shopping malls in china and south korea. >> the business has grown nicely in the u.k., taking in existing stores and new stores. of course, we have been able to open up new areas of business on areas of international banking and so on. of course, the majority of our growth going forward will be in other countries. >> rise in wholesale costs have affected customers in their profit margins. revenues are still up. in asia they jumped by 12%. europe sought an increase of 9%. u.s. sales leapt 45%. >> it is interesting to do the inflation, taking some shine off of it, but another -- nevertheless it is a great result. >> costs driven higher by growing demand from asia, including a drought in russia. but the pain to customers at the checkout may mean that stores need to raise prices to cover increased costs. >> a couple of other stories to keep you posted on that are making headlines around the world. european officials have urged china to allow its currency to appreciate. representatives of countries that use the euro were part of

we are meeting in south korea. there is some resistance. the japan described this as unrealistic. two days after confirming his desire to leave manchester united, wayne rooney is signing a five-year extension. he has described the manager as a genius. a cholera outbreak in haiti. it is another blow for a country still struggling to recover. eight agencies are rushing in medical supplies into the affected area, but local hospitals are overwhelmed. more greeting and a new fear nine months after the earthquake hit. now haiti is facing its first cholera outbreak. scores of people have already died. a great need to stop the disease spreading. children are at great risk. hospitals closest to the outbreak are unable to cope as staff struggles to fight the diarrhea and dehydration that kill victims if they cannot be treated. some of these patients said they had drunk water from a local canal considered safe. outside the hospital scores more waited at the gates simply desperate for news. >> the situation is terrible. inside the hospital, they are overcrowded. it is beyond overcrowded. we n

kan met separately with the leaders of australia, south korea and vietnam on monday, ahead of his speech at asem. he told them that japan/china relations are important not only for the asia-pacific region but also for the world. he explained that japan dealt with the incident properly based on japanese law. his counterparts reportedly expressed understanding. during their meeting, kan and south korean president lee myung-bak agreed to continue working together in dealing with north korea's nuclear program and other issues. the north recently selected kim jong- jong-un, the third son of leader kim jong-il as the next leader. >>> the u.s. ambassador to the philippines says his country is willing to help formulate a code of conduct between china and asean countries concerning a territorial dispute in the south china sea. china, the philippines, and three other countries and taiwan claimed sovereignty over the sprattley islands. asean members are working on a code of conduct to prevent clashes and pave the way for a peaceful resolution to the dispute. harry thomas held a news conference in m

korea. the first three generation dynastic succession in a communist country. russ? >> mitchell: jim, from what you're seeing and feeling, how do you think the north koreans are viewing america these days? >> reporter: well, i think that was written very clearly on the side of some of those missiles you saw going through the square. two things, "defeat the u.s. weaponry," that was written on some of the missiles, and "u.s. soldiers are korean people's enemy." i think it's quite clear. >> mitchell: thank you so much. in china, the wife of an imprisoned nobel peace prize winner was allowed to see her husband today. liu xiaobo was in tears when he said he was dedicating the award to those killed in the tiananmen scare uprising 21 years ago. back home it was a day of political counter-punching as election day draws near. president obama hit the road to rally support, while back in washington, the fighting words were about big money campaign advertising. senior white house correspondent bill plan

north korea has fired two rounds towards south korea near the tense border. it is reported south korea immediately fired back, officials have not confirmed it happened. this does raise tensions between north and south korea both flirt with the idea of going to war. in russian news agencies are reporting the navy has test fired a ballistic missile the launch was conducted from a submarine. it reportedly hit targets 3,400 mi. to the east. the kremlin hailed it as penetrating any perspective defensive. police leaders in britain say detectives will be taught how to keep track of suspects on social networking. officers will get tips on how to navigate facebook and twitter. digital forensics. we will take another break a lot more news on kron 4 morning news when we come back a look from the golden gate bridge we are seeing red wet roadways of be careful it may be a slow ride this morning. for 29 as the time james like freeway traffic coming in moving all right. it will be a slow ride as the volume picks up. we have rain. could morning mark. >> it is coming down on

south korea. attack so i heard myself and. the top official saying that americans do not have nuclear states and that's why we're nuclear there's their logics of course the north koreans are very much interested in the red with the united states and i think there is still possibility for diplomacy we're talking about maybe change of powers in north korea the sun taking over the good thing or nothing's going to really change no one who actually knows it looks like the same leadership which is. presiding in china except the children. will still be there but i don't think that anyone can really predict it will it was going to happen there thank you very much. in india. the grand central. the. president. they work for. beatriz. taj mahal hotel. samrat hotel. hotel. the meridian the lead to be hotels sheraton new delhi hotel. maybe hotel larry collection ramona plaza the maiden's hotel. paul. robeson. the taper cush palace. the headlines here on r.t. and a legal immunity spock of a claims influential figures in russia using their c