on friday, south korea's deputy foreign minister summoned japan's ambassador to south korea to convey the entry ban. kim says such a visit could have a negative impact on bilateral relations. the japanese ambassador asked south korea to reconsider its decision and allow the lawmakers entry. he called south korea's decision regrettable and added the visit is not intended to harm bilateral ties. earlier in the day, japan's foreign minister urged the two sides to deal with the matter calmly. >> translator: the relations between south korea and japan are very important. both sides should handle the matter in a calm manner. >>> next we go to our bureau in bangkok. patchari raksawong has the latest. >> reporter: vietnam's state broadcaster on thursday reported in detail on a meeting of asean navy chiefs taking place in hanoi. the report emphasized the need for asean members to cooperate over their territorial disputes with china. nhk world's akiko has the story from hanoi. >> reporter: the ten asean members hold a meeting once every two years. the event previously focused on nurturing relat

and south korea. it could lead to billions of dollars in increased trade between the two countries effecting a wide variety of industries. host: $87 billion as the number that comes up. in exports to south korea, machinery, medical instruments, and organic chemicals. to the nature of those supplies going to south korea change because of this deal? guest: there are a bunch of u.s. industries that could benefit. there are some agricultural products that could see the tariffs go down and as a result could see increased production, like frozen orange juice or potatoes. there are things like that that are important to california, florida, or idaho. the makers of those products could really see big gains from that. also, telecommunication companies, technology, financial services. manufacturing. this is a big agreement that covers a broad range of areas. host: do we send more to them or do they send more to us? guest: right now, they send more to us. right now, they enjoy a $4 billion trade surplus. the adm

korea i mean a peaceful north south korea japan china would be huge for the region as well as for world peace and so in reality for the united states who is currently suffering from such an economic problem if we could avoid spending the billions and billions of dollars we spend each year defending the thirteen the large didn't start khana me and begin to focus just what's needed in the region which is relationship and establishing ties and ending the korean war since there has not been a peace treaty to do this what we hope is that this will lead to finally after sixty years we get a peace treaty and get out of just an armistice degree meant to temporarily stop fighting so that the two sides can really begin to explore ways to build peace to lead potentially to some type of reunification but at least to lower the hostilities reduce the militarization of northeast asia now earlier this year the u.s. and south korea held joint military maneuvers out with something that the north condemned what do you think what do you think comes from these are sort of back and forth provocations if you

it is held by south korea now. >>> south korea president said it will not allow the four jp hemnes politicians to enter the country saying their safety cannot be assured. protest against their possible visit of ulleungdo continue in south korea. >>> now to business news where we are joined by fresh economic indicators. >> that's rye. we have three economic indicators just how out so let's kick things off with j pan's unemployment rate which worsened from the previous month. the internal affairs ministry says the jobless rates stood at 4.6%. that is 0.1% is point up from may. the number of unemployed stood at 2.93 million. that's down 360,000 from a year earlier. meanwhile, the number of people with jobs was 60.02 million, up 30,000. separately the labor ministry says job availability rose from the previous month. the ministry says that 63 positions were available for every 100 job seekers. >> now let's take a look at consumer prices in japan which inched up. the internal affairs ministry said on friday that consumer price index rose 0.4% from a year earlier. that is a third consecutive month o

troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so no less you start to i really doubt this basic difference is important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking. you with r.t. thank you for joining us today the man who's confessed to killing seventy six people in a rampage in norway may be charged with crimes against humanity thirty two year old anders breivik has already been charged in court with terrorism which he denies the bombing of government buildings in central oslo and at the massacre at an island he was coming off friday devastated the nation one hundred thousand people gathered in the capital in a tribute to the victims says he talked of norway's leading party for failing on immigration crisis analysts say multiculturalism is a reality we all have to accept even though more pain will come. i think europe and the world at large to to its credit has gone from and assimilationist mindset to a multiculturalist mindset night i think now we have to go to what i would call a medical sure all mindset we all need to embrace the idea that there

certainly gives south korea the competitive edge. nina? >> well, the other thing is is that, you know, we've had the united states being very concerned it china's dominance in this kind of region. it was interesting to note the u.s. ambassador's comments there. do you think that they'll have to do something when they sort out the situation in the u.s., vis-a-vis the political football of the debt ceiling? they're going to have to focus on re-establishing trade ties with asia. >> reporter: well, the u.s.-korean free trade agreement has been on the cards for some time. remember when the u.s. president obama was here just last year, he met with the president of south korea, and they did try and push the deal forward. at this point it hasn't been ratified on either side of the pacific. hasn't actually been agreed upon by either parliament. so at this point, the ambassador of many businesses here in korea want that pushed forward quickly. >> okay. paula hancocks, thank you very much for joining us there from south korea. >>> and before we go we

but the reality is north korea does not provide a threat to south korea or the u.s. and the reality also is that the u.s. and south korea are facing an economic crisis where their tax dollars can be better spent on rebuilding their domestic economy than provocative war games that have already cost us lives and you can inform us here there is one thing that distinguishes north korea from other nuclear weapon states in the world and that is that it is the only country that has there that it's willing to give them up in exchange for a guarantee that the u.s. will not attack it and north korea has been very consistent it has said that everything is on the table as long as the u.s. is here but it has to be a process of mutual this argument you can't realistically expect north korea to simply give up its only deterrence capability unless the u.s. is also willing to take steps and an end to its provocative war games that simulate the collapse of the north korean regime is a good start. all right sixteen minutes past the hour here in moscow on the way here on r t seeing the

korea they view it as a puppet government of the americas and asia that south korea in the minds of course is still all killed by by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand us troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so yes you start to i really doubt this basic difference is important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking trying to point to the chinese gets even more complicated because china wants the status quo to go on and i would say for ever they don't want korean reunification they see that that korea would be in the stream lead later if it soonish find the north east asia they prefer sayings as they stand at the moment as long as u.s. doesn't have full spectrum dominance ideas of trying to control the yellow sea so you know what you can see that you know there's problems going like that below missiles. are let's not talk more a little more about the u.s. and south korean cooperation which dimensional area and as we know they hold joint military menorahs quite off on a regular basis so in your opinion why do t

but the reality is north korea does not provide a threat to south korea or the u.s. and the reality are so is that the u.s. and south korea are facing an economic crisis where their tax dollars can be better stand on rebuilding their domestic economy than provocative war games and they've already cost us lives on the korean peninsula last year and the broader picture though is there anyone who will benefit perhaps has been benefiting from the ongoing tension between the two koreas and it's been going on for a while. well the u.s. certainly has its strategic interest in the region and is using that tension as justification to mention its troops in south korea and there's also a long history of the south korean political establishment using national security as justification to style and social dissent at a time of economic crisis where there is civil unrest and before an important election year the south korean government uses national security to arrest and jail leaders of social movements that criticize the government policies but i should mention that there are man

troops but the north korea says it as it has a western occupation of south korea so no less you start to look i really know this difference is important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking. now what do you go to r.t. dot com for more comments on where north korea's nuclear program is heading a lot more waiting for you on line as well the top of the some of the other items now the new york hotel maid who accuses the former i.m.f. chief of sexually assaulting goes public she says she wants to see dominique strauss kahn behind bottles. and heroes of the world unite we report from comic-con in san diego on the biggest expo were fictions of financial fantasies and of course you can catch our video reports any time you like on our you tube channel . is he to you. if. you. download the official anti allocation to your phone oh i pod touch from the top story. on the. video on demand. mine will come. on. registry in the palm of your. machine on the dot com. or i just could have you with us today it's r t live from moscow it's quarter past the hour now russia and the u.s. in washin

korea they view it as a bloc that the government of the americas and they view that south korea in the minds of young of course it's still all killed by by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand us troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so no less you start to i really doubt this and basic difference is important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking. now quarter past the hour here in moscow the man who's confessed to killing seventy six people in a rampage in norway may be charged with crimes against humanity thirty two year old and as a pretty vick has already been charged in court with terrorism which he denies the bombing of government buildings in central oslo and the massacre at an island youth camp last friday it devastated the nation one hundred thousand people gathered in the capital in tribute to the victims says he targeted norway's leading party for failing on immigration crisis analysts say multiculturalism is a reality we all have to accept even though more pain will come i think europe and the world at

korea they do it as a bloc the government of the americas and the zeal that south korea in the minds of pyongyang will force it's to all cute die by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand us troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so let's see you start school i really know this some basic difference is important it's absolutely basile didn't start talking . now if you go to r.t. dot com for more comments on where north korea's nuclear program is heading a lot more are waiting for you on line as well listen to some of the other items not the new york hotel maid who accuses the former i.m.f. chief of sexually assaulting her it goes public she says she wants to see dominique strauss kahn of the high profits. and heroes of the world unite we're of course from comic-con in san diego the biggest expo were fictions finest fantasies and of course you can catch our video reports any time you like on our on you tube channel . leave. you to. download the official anti happily cation your i pod touch from the. launch on t.v. life on the

troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so yes you start to i really doubt this basic difference it's important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking truly apply to the chinese gets even more complicated because china wants this that will slow to go on i would say forever they don't want korean reunification think that korea will be in the extremely powerful leader if it soonish side. north east asia they prefer sayings as they stand at the moment and as long as u.s. business full spectrum dominance ideas of trying to control the yellow sea so. you can see that you know there's problems going away like that. and gave it our let's not talk more a little more about the u.s. and south korean cooperation which you mentioned a little earlier and as we know the whole joint military men a risk on a regular basis so in your opinion a lot of thing did. more harm or get. more harm and that's going to be a huge military exercise next month's in fact made almost involving the ends of thousands of south korean troops and computer games and welter of high

>>> now to south korea and much of the country. tremendous downpours during the past 72 hours have triggered heavy flooding and deadly mudslides that have killed at least 44 people. dramatic pictures there. many parts of the capital are paralyzed and thousands of businesses are at a standstill this thursday as floodwater and mud pour through the streets. rescuers are working frantically to locate survivors in chuncheon. five neighborhoods on the outskirts of the capital are under evacuation orders. the rain did lighten up a bit earlier on thursday. it is now coming down hard again. it is expected to break by friday. >>> the sheer amount of rain that's fallen on south korea in the past two days is hard to imagine. me meteorologists say it's the heaviest rain they've seen in 100 years. >> reporter: the death toll has been steadily rising here in south korea, due to torrential rains and mudslides that have been created. now there has been at least 44 people confirmed dead. that's according to the central disaster relief agency. now, a

korea they view it as a blot that government of the americas and they view that south korea in the minds of young of course it's still all killed by by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand us troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so though unless you start to i really doubt this basic difference is important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking . they're telling us what he thinks needs to be done to bring north korea back to the negotiating table. their agreement appears no closer between the u.s. and russia on how to develop missile defense in europe and that's despite further talks in washington this tuesday nato says the system is designed to protect the european continent from countries like iran but russia fears the project as its military might and is offering alternatives to the u.s. is wiling ahead with its plan and despite objections from the kremlin russia's envoy to nato was at tuesday's talks and afterwards he told r.t. that washington has to overcome its divisions. if you will there are questions that

troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so no less you start to i really doubt this basic difference is important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking trying to apply to the chinese gets even more complicated because china at once the status quo to go on i would say forever they don't want korean reunification they sink that that korea would be in the extreme. later if it's unified in northeast asia they prefer sayings as they stand at the moment as long as u.s. doesn't have full spectrum dominance ideas of trying to control the yellow sea so you know what you can see that you know there's problems going to take like that one don't missiles virtually everywhere that. that's asia times correspondent pepe escobar speaking right there while you are with r.t. and on the way why have one when you can have many for the growing number of russian women desperate to tie the knot some willing to accept being wife number two or even a wife number three. know as prime minister says his country will remain an open society meantime more processions fo

congratulations to south korea there. lots of excitement. all right. ai uchida joins us with the latest business news. ai, it's been a few days since the new imf chief was selected. >> that's right, catherine, and she actually just held her first news conference. the new head of the international monetary fund has pledged to address greece's fiscal crisis and other pending global issues promptly. imf managing director christine leguard held her first news conference since her inauguration at the imf headquarters in washington on wednesday. lagarde cited debt crisis among industrialized nations and inflationary pressures in emerging countries with overheated economies as major issues for the imf to tackle. >> you know, you have the pressing, immediate issues, but it's a very broad-based issue that needs to be looked at as a matter of urgency. >> lagarde was also positive toward calls by china and other emerging economies about installing an extra deputy imf chief to better represent them in the organization. she said she and other imf executives will di

korea they view it as a puppet government of the americas and asia that south korea in the minds of young of course it's still all killed by by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand u.s. troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so no less you start to really know this basic difference is important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking. that's a sure expert pepe escobar telling us what he thinks needs to be done to bring north korea back to the negotiating table. now the latest threat to a middle east peace is a promise by easy to punish the palestinians if they go ahead with plans to declare statehood at the u.n. in september let's considering canceling the landmark nine hundred ninety three oslo accord which is the main road map in resolving the middle east conflict now the u.s. is among the countries refusing to support the palestinians moves towards recognition and with us now is robert naiman from just foreign policy a campaign group dedicated to reform a u.s. diplomacy thank you very much mr very much for bein

korea they view it as a puppet government of the americas and asia that south korea in the minds of course is still all cute died by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand u.s. troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so no less you start to i really doubt this basic difference is important it's absolutely positive and start talking from the point of view of the chinese gets even more complicated because china wants this battle spall to go on i would say for ever they don't want korean reunification they sink that that korea will. in the extremely bleeder if it still is fired in northeast asia the interesting is the stand at the moment is long as us there's a full spectrum dominance ideas of trying to control the yellow sea so you can you can see that you know they're struggling to. build the missiles where. asia times correspondent. speaking to us earlier well on the way here on r t why have one when you can have many but a growing number of russian women desperate to tie the knot some are willing to be accepted as wife numbe

korean war for that matter of north korea south korea are still at war with each other and there's an armistice in the north koreans are seeing we have to sit down the same people with the americans and then we go to formally and the war and then we're going to discuss every scene including the nuclear program so this state department now is trying to . help first you get rid of your nuclear weapons that are there and don this is and then we talk so or visiting north koreans are going to watch that this special envoy is going to watch is going to say look our position has been missing for the best fifty eight years stake it or leave first you have to end the war it's true. and the war from the north korean point of view is a war against america is not south korea the view it has a puppet government of the americas and the view that south korea in the minds of course is still occupied by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand us troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so let's you start to cry really this basic difference is imp

korea and still be considered -- quote -- "made in south korea."r than the european union agreement. the european agreement has a 55% content standard, where con taepbt can be -- content can be foreign and once again places our companies at a comparative disadvantage in international competition. 35% korea plus 56% china would equal made in korea. i don't think that's what the american people bargained for when they expect to us get trade policies right. in a sense this opens a back door for products primarily made in places like north korea or china to enter the united states of america duty-free. that is wrong. it should be changed, and we should not vote for an agreement that has that in it. so let me conclude, mr. president, with the three questions that i started with. first, will the agreement create a substantial number of new jobs? i'm concerned that it will not. in previous agreements like nafta, if they are any uko to job losses, especially in the critical manufacturing sector. second, will the agreement help create a level playing field?

while south korea and the u.s. are planning joint military drills and disputed seas next month and reports suggest the north is as well so both sides find them provocative why do you think they keep them going. while you are right the military. chaplain annually on the korean peninsula usually a joint military will solve three american going through drills that will have always been a major issue the major concern for most of the really you've seen the state of constant. war seems to be eighty years ago. and the recently particularly last year these deals with will be disputed area of waste and seed and we know there were a couple of very considered the. ship was destroyed and the. other was a character and shelf. for human life regional tensions also expanded china really concerned so russia demonstrated a very strong position on such actions and called upon all parties to demonstrate restraint we know that he is on the brink of war already for almost six decades now and something has to be done about that and i t

and south korea south together for the first time in over two years on the sidelines of a security summit in indonesia they agreed to renewed six party talks over pyongyang's atomic ambitions negotiations were halted after north korea shelled a young island killing four people and said it was responding to provoke a military drills however the u.s. secretary of state says before any deal is discussed it must first dismantle its nuclear facilities but pepe escobar asia times correspondent believes that north korea feels like it's at war with the u.s. which it sees as an occupying power. well i think it's max a little bit of desperation specially because when you look at the bill to cause which is you can dismantle it you'll nuclear program first and then we decided to talk to you that's an absolute no no i was in north korea last year and i confirmed from north korean officials directly that. the state of play is the same state of glee as it was fifty eight years ago to morrow to morrow as the fifty ace and inverse of the armistice that did not end the north korean war for that matter nort

>> well, here in seoul, south korea, we're about to find out. this country boasts the fastest broadband speeds in the world, and more than 95% of homes here have a broadband connection. so, no wonder, then, it's sometimes described as the most wired place on the planet. this sprawling high-speed broadband megacity is populated not so much by citizens but by netizens... [mouse clicks] plugged into a streaming torrent of information which is changing society at amazing speed. so, we've set ourselves a pretty tough task. targeting just one apartment block in central seoul containing homes for more than 100 south korean families, can we find anyone who will be prepared to go offline for a week and help us find out whether the internet here has become an essential part of modern living? [indistinct chattering] with the help of some posters we've designed, my translator eunice and i are off to see if there are any takers. >> [speaking korean] >> excellent. somebody's in. >> [speaking korean] >> [speaking korean] >> first impressions aren't too promisi

korea the few it as a puppet government of the americas and asia that south korea in the minds of the union will force is still all q guided by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand u.s. troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so the less you start to cry i really doubt this basic difference is important it's absolutely positive and start talking from the point of view of the chinese gets even more complicated because china wants this battle splode to go on i would say for ever they don't want korean reunification they think that korea would be in the extreme leap powerful player if it soonish fired the north east asia they prefer sayings as they stand at the moment as long as u.s. doesn't have full spectrum dominance ideas of trying to control the yellow sea so you know what you can see that you know there's problems going to look like missiles between everywhere. that's asia times correspondent speaking right there where you are with r.t. and on the way why have one when you can have many but a growing number of russian wome

looks like heavy rain will impact south korea swals in china. you see torrential rains beginning to develop in north korea as well. of course around the bay of bengal, we see plenty of moisture developing. scattered showers in place for the peninsula and the monsoon into the northern tip of the indian subcontinent. fairly widespread rain here, particularly heavy downpours in the northeastern corner. temperaturewise, quite cool in chonging. another hot day. plenty of showers effecting central america again. we've got this high pressure system bringing this mexican monsoon, also the southwest monsoon effecting the u.s. here. over towards the north, we've got this long frontal system on the midwest looking at widespread thunderstorms, rain. anywhere along here could experience severe thunderstorms across wyoming, south dakota, even in west virginia as well. the front of the storm is steadily moving into eastern quebec. here it's looking quite severe. and down in the florida peninsula looking fairly unsettled as well. temperaturewise, it stays hot i

on the flip side, south korea makes more cars. that means they will have easy access for their car industry. >> tiny little amounts of champagne. let's get that. you are not getting any boos. >> it instantly scraps 70% of duties. almost one under% will be swept in the next five years. i will have more on the world does this report in 20 minutes. >> the chinese communist party celebrates his birthday today. it is the world's biggest political party. there are 18 million. our correspondent travel to northern china during the civil war more than 60 years ago it is considered the birthplace of china's communist revolution. >> the communist like to celebrate. courage and sacrifice, but most of it on one side. this is a partial version of history with a clear message. communist party say that china. children love the party, even before they are old enough to understand why. >> we are here to remember the parti's great achievements. great achievements. those achievements are not hard to find. it is a remote place far from the coastal cit

while south korea and the u.s. are planning joint military drills in this season next month and reports of the. north is as well so both sides buy them provocative why do you think they keep them going. well you're right the military reels. on the korean peninsula. joint military drills are three american three variables. that have always been major and a major concern. for people from some of the parisian for another war seems to be a few years ago. and recently i think we lost. and we know there were a couple of very poor you consider the. force. of the company there was a character in the shell. and also for human life pensions regional pensions also expanded china or really concerned that overall should demonstrate so very strong position on such connections and called on all parties would demonstrate restraint we know that the brink of war already for almost six decades and something has to be done and. from one side or another. i mean it is not going to help resolve the situation. patient of all the parties l

in south korea something means critics it's more ships. full coverage of our top stories is available twenty four hours a day at r.t. dot com and always a wide variety of content it's a bit more unusual to like these stories a one legged sailor but no sea dog or russian if you see us keeps an eye on the horizon before calling and as he prepares to settle for a major. hand car puts have been on the road on moscow's roads but these weren't ready all part of a glamorous event more on our website r.t. dot com. we're back to the headlines in just a couple minutes stay with us here.

and south korea will face in the next year is that the elections are coming. it will not be very helpful in either of the countries if there was that reason. military incident with north korea we've also heard this week north korea is planning there were other major. military exercises on the western sea shore which is exactly the place where all of these incidents have happened before so the situation is becoming rather serious in terms of military confrontation and that with the help of the asli if there were some talks in process. because usually north korea is that. the talks. either with the u.s. or with south korea or indeed with the six party talks the provocations have not happened so i think there is an energy that is building up in all of these countries. trying to interrupt you but this by the talks that you were saying earlier that even the north in the north was actually willing to talk to the u.s. but from the perspective of the west north korea is often cited as a threat and and as refuse as a reason and that it needs comprehensive missile defen

tens of billions of euros every year and create a quarter of a million jobs in south korea. let's take a look at which sectors are going to benefit the most from this deal. in the european union, the pharmaceutical sector will see big gains from the deal. the electronic industry will benefit because the trade bill breaks down the tough regulatory barriers and south korea. in south korea, the winners will likely be the auto manufacturers because they will gain duty-free access into the euromarkets. -- you market. as a paved the way for further agreements? the next bout is india and japan but the bigger the economy, the more difficult the deal. >> when we move on to the really big players -- japan, china, and the united states -- then that would make a difference but it will be much harder to negotiate. india is, again, somewhere in between. it doesn't have the systemic sycophants of the three i just mentioned. it will also be very difficult to get a strong deal with india because the indian government is not a reforming government and not likely to make the kinds of concessio

[applause] >> south korea was a clear winner. they secured an absolute majority with 63 votes in one round. munich got 25 and france, just 7. pyeongchang narrowly lost two earlier bids. >> we are absolutely delighted that pyeongchang has been awarded to host the 2018 olympic winter games. over the course of 10 years of bidding, we have been listening and learning from the olympic family. >> the south koreans when in this and their perseverance might have played a role in their victory. -- of the south koreans winning this. >> there is the new horizon. making investments in a country where winter sports are not yet popular. >> they touted the public enthusiasm about the games. it was a major disappointment for the munich delegation, but in the end of that could be done was to except the result gracefully. >> we did our best. you cannot win every competition that you enter. >> the high counts for pyeongchang suggest that many members of the committee had made up their minds long before the vote. >> pyeongchang has twice before unsu