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. >> every week they gather outside the japanese embassy in seoul. supporters of south korea's so-called comfort women, last survivors, have been an issue of heart of strained relations between seoul and tokyo, as shinzo abe operators to meet south korea's president for talks. >> for 25 years we have been shouting for japan to compensate. if he last answers he can come to south korea otherwise he cannot. >> while abe made his statement, he upset seoul, without reiterating them for a personal standpoint. for all this symbolism of japan summit in the last three years, what so divides them? >> sincere statement from prime minister abe. probably south korean government will be most of the part satisfied. >> reporter: and certainly the hope from the u.s. side, it has tens of thousands of troops stationed in japan and south korea, and is desperate for its allies to be bound closer together. south korea's president park geun-hye. in this week in an apparent coincidence, a new statute was e unveiled. a significantly close remark, on monday, improvement of re

harry fawcett, al jazeera, seoul. >> reports we get at al jazeera of a missing aircraft. egyptian air traffic control has lost contact with a civilian airline that has been carrying over 200 people. an aircraft is missing. it's believed the passenger plane was mainly carrying russian tour ifortists home from asharmal sheik. we'll let you know what's happened to that aircraft. >>> boosting education among tribal communities but in many areas, getting proper funding has been a challenged. divya gopalan reports. >> reporter: like all schools across the country, a prayer starts the day but a closer look at the picturesque setting among tree tops and formal classrooms will tell you this is not an ordinary school. tribal school opened three months ago and already its existence is in question. >> the government say it is technicality but we can't pay our bills. still we try to carry out daily activity as usual. >> it was a tough go from the start. the building had been empty for almost ten years. most of the furniture and supplies have been donated and only recently connected to

seoul. >> reporter: every week they gather outside the japanese embassy in seoul. supporters of the comfort women, the last survivors, coercing and tricking tens of thousands of young women into sexual servitude. it's an issue between japan and tokyo was japanese prime minister shinzo abe prepares to peat south korea's prime minister for the first face to face talks. >> translation: for 25 years we have been calling for an apology. if shinzo abe has a solution, he can come to south korea, otherwise he can not. >> when the president made a statement, he upset seoul and beijing by upholding previous apologies, but without reiterating them from a personal standpoint. so for all the symbolism of the. japan-south korean summit. what chance of issues. >> there'll be a sincere statement from prime minister shinzo abe. probably south korean government will be most satisfied. >> that is the hope from the u.s. side. it has tens of thousands of troops in japan and south korea, and is desperate for the

we have more from seoul. >> every week they gather outside of the embassy in seoul. supporters of so-called comfort women, the last survivors of the program that cowered or tricked tens of thousands of young we know into sexual servitude. >> for 25 years in front of the embassy we've been shouting for japan to officially apologize and legally compensate. otherwise, he can come to south korea. >> when japan's prime minister made his statement marking 70 years after defeat in world war ii he upset seoul and beijing for holding apologies of wartime conduct but without reiterating them from a personal standpoint. for this first summit in thee years what sort of progress will be made on issues that divide them. >> there will be a statement were prime minister abe probably south korean government will be most satisfied. >> certainly the hope from the u.s. side it has tens of thousands of troops stationed in south korea and it's desperate for its allies to be bound much more together. south korea's president has charted her own course marking closer ties with china and atte

kim chan-ju, nhk world, seoul. >>> the number of foreign visitors coming to japan is booming. in the first nine months of this year, the number of tourist arrivals reached a whopping 14 million, more than for the whole of 2014. these tourists are spending money, and what they buy is giving japan's economy a major shot in the arm. nhk world's mitsuko nishikawa has the story. >> reporter: the record number of tourists here spent more than 1,000 billion yen, fully $8.3 billion in the just the last three months. and japan's retailers are taking steps to help them spend even more. this major department store in central tokyo has opened this new section selling cosmetics, aimed at the city's hordes of foreign shoppers, as well as japanese. booths are filled with japanese brand name cosmetics. sales representatives say they sell well because of their reputation for quality. what they call the cosme annex is directly connected to this station. foreign guides are there to assist customers to find what they need at the newly built information center. >> welcome, could i help you? >> rep

from seoul, harry fawcett reports. >> a monday afternoon history class in a seoul secondary school, foreign powers in the 19th century. on the desks are councilmembers of eight authorized textbooks that schools are permitted to choose from. the government announced it will be bringing in its own single text could be called the correct history textbook. >> translator: it is an inevitable decision on the part of the government to correct errors over historical facts and put afternoon end to social disputes caused by ideologic bias in history textbooks. >> critics say it is as a result of the current president, park did geun-hye. what conservatives say is overly sympathetic left-leaning direction of north korean history. >> it would mean the contents of the textbook could be changed to suit the state's taste. the contents can be changed.and distorted. >> japanese soldiers before and during whroornt world war ii. largely absorbed rather than debated. the debate will go on in the political sphere though with the option promising further chapters in their fight to overturn this decision. harry fa

seoul is aiming at making an fda with china go in effect by the year's end. it had distanced itself with the tpp talks, but expressed interest in the negotiations in november 2013. officials have sense had preparatory talks separately with each participating nation. >>> checking the markets, toke grow stocks rose following the agreement on the tpp. the nikkei extended its winning streak to the fifth day. we go for more at the tokyo stock change. >> reporter: slow positive news improved market confidence and a broad agreemenon the tpp propped up stock prices across a wide range of sectors today. the nikkei finished at 18,186. at one point. the benchmark rose 2%, but locked in profits, capped gains in the afternoon. the broader topix index gained a tena .10%. the agriculture, food, and fishing industry faired well. marine products companyose 1.7%, and hokuto exporting mushrooms to a sean nations jumped 3.5%, and sakata up . and add the nobel prize effects, winning for physiology and medicine on monday and there was a jump in stocks of companies running research

seoul at 16. and looking at minus 3 for the high in the northern areas. here's your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us. >> hello, and welcome to "global 3000." have you ever wondered what you would do to survive, and how much money you'd need? well, in the slums of nairobi, sex is sold for less than the price of a beer. and for many women there, the sex industry is their only chance to earn any money at all. many have had to survive on their own since they were just children, and they've done so through sex work. it's just one of the issues we're looking at on this week's program. holding her ground - a ugandan activist fights for lgbt rights in her homeland. searching high and low for the saola, an extremely rare bovid in vietnam. and representing the millennium - our teenager this time around comes from the caribbean.

he is professor at the university in seoul. >> professor kim, what do you think of the numbers? >> the bank released this morning are a bit surprising because many market analysts made a pessimistic forecast. the overall economic performance for the third quarter turned out better than expected. construction investment was the main contributing factor. people had worried that the adverse effects of middle east syndrome that pr vailed in may would last for a long period. furniturely, however, it went away soon. the government expedited the spending policy to stimulate the economy and the policy strategy worked. as a result, domestic consumption and construction investment increased significantly. >> okay. so you're saying the government's fiscal policy has been effective, but are there any lingering concerns there? >> yeah. private consumption needs to be further stimulated, but exports are worrisome. they are running trade surplus for some years now, but its exports have been declining due to slower growth of the global economy and the trend of strong one value. korea is faced w

. >>> prime minister's visit to south korea starting sunday is generating a lot of interest in seoul. the meeting monday with south korean president will be the first ever bilateral summit. as nhk world reports, people's passions have been stirred in a number of ways. >> reporter: civic groups braved cold weather friday to gather near the japanese embassy, sel, to express opposition to the visit. they say they are hoping for a resolution to the issue of those referred to as wartime comfort women. >> reporter: their strong opposition was neglected in the demonstrations including satire performances including the two leaders. after the protests, some demonstrators, conference women, expected to walk into the embassy. they tried to meet with the japanese ambassador, but in vain. she said she handed over the request to japanese officials. >> translator: i cried for sadness when i think about our friends who passed away. we have to solve this problem by all means. i want abe to bring solutions, if not, he's not allowed to visit our country. >> reporter: but not all south koreans oppose abe

one of seoul's biggest cosmetic hospitals. when i told my friend i was going to get this surgery their reaction was bland she said. they weren't surprised. >> reporter: you are so beautiful though? >> translator: i really don't think i am beautiful at all, she said. consultation. as her doctor marked up her face. at 23 she worries she looks old and gloomy. she saved up $1,800 working part time retail jobs to get a fat graft of the full face. we watched as doctor roe took fat from kim's thigh and injected it into her temple and under her eyes. what's the desired effect here? why is she doing this? >> she thinks she has a very haggard look, a very skeletonized look which makes her look older than her age. she wants to have a more babyish face or younger face. >> reporter: a simple procedure he says and one that is so subtle he calls it the perfect crime. >> reporter: plastic surgery is very common here in south korea. but people don't want to look as nay have had the surgery. later he showed us some of his work. >> this is the s

one of seoul's biggest cosmetic hospitals. when i told my friend i was going to get this surgery their reaction was bland she said. they weren't surprised. >> reporter: you are so beautiful though? >> translator: i really don't think i am beautiful at all, she said. kim allowed us to join her final consultation. as her doctor mork emarked up h face. at 23 she worries she looks old and gloomy. she saved up $1,800 working part time retail jobs to get a fat graft of the full face. we watched as doctor roe took fat from kim's thigh and injected it into her temple and under her eyes. what's the desired effect here? why is she doing this? >> she thinks she has a very haggard look, a very skeletonized look which makes her look older than her age. she wants to have a more babyish face or younger face. >> reporter: a simple procedure he says and one that is so subtle he calls it the perfect crime. >> reporter: plastic surgery is very common here in south korea. but people don't want to look as t nay have had the surgery. later he showe

. >> china's premier has arrived in seoul. relations between the three northeast asian nations have been testy because of territorial disputes and their wartime history. harry faucet reports now. it's hoped they will be able to find some demonground. >> every week they gather outside the japanese embassy. supporters of south korea's comfort women, the last survivors of the program of coercing or tricking tens of thousands of young women into sexual servitude. japan's prime minister prepares to meeting south korea's president for the first face to face talks. >> for 25 years in front of the embassy, we have been shouting for japan top apologize and compensate. if abe has solutions, he can come to south korea. otherwise, he cannot. >> when japan's prime minister made his statement marking 70 years since defeat, he upset others without reiterating apologies. for the symbolism. ? >> it was a sincere statement from prime minister abe. probably the south korea ian government will be mostly satisfied. >> the u.s. has tens of thousand

harry faw setdset has more from seoul. >> every week, they gather outside the japanese embassy in seoul. supporters of so-called comfort women, the last survivors of the col on y'all program coercing or tricking young women into servitude. it's an issue at the heart of strained relationships as shin szo abe prepares to meet for their first face to face talks. >> for 25 years in front of the em beattys, we have been shotting for japan to officially apologize and legally compensate. if abe has solutions, he can come to south korea. otherwise, he cannot. >> when japan's prime minister made his statement marking 70 years since defeat in world war ii, he upset both seoul and beijing by upholding previous prime ministerial conduct but without reiterating them. for all of the symbolism of this first summit for more than three years, progress. >> a sincere statement from prime minister abe probably south korea ian government will be most of us sawed. >> satisfied. >> that's the hope from the u.s. side. it has tens of thousands of troops stationed in japan and south korea and desperate for its t

on the streets of seoul. will japan advance in the post-ipo -- asking that question when we had to tokyo, after the short break. ♪ are they saying investors will be lapping this up? >> at the beginning, there was concern whether individual investors would buy into this. when we started asking around, people were saying absolutely. this is a government backed ipo. they are supporting this and pulling out all the stops. and toges are flyer in the jewels, households. it looks like the individuals are getting into this. analysts saying so little of household cash is being invested stocks. when they do start to buy into something they believe and trust and know the name, there is no reason for concern. individuals will come into this. if you look at the asset base, a holdf household assets are in stocks. that compares to almost half in the u.s.. there is also a cash reserve fund that will be used for stocks. investors haven't gotten around to investing it yet. ¥10.7 trillion in those accounts. investors will be

and dealing with affairs called it a relief, harry faucet, al jazeera, seoul. >>> pacific nation of naru announced imprisoned asylum seekers will have free movement on the island and they are in a camp as an off shore detention policy and allegations of sexual and physical abuse at the camp has recently e merged and will process 600 refugee claims within the next week and daniel web is the director of legal advocacy at the human rights law center in melbourne and says a more permanent solution needs to be found. >> if they are true to their world and people do have increased freedom of movement that is definitely a very important and incredibly hard one change. but i think it's important to know that this doesn't address the fundamental injustice that confronts people australia has left on naru. the injustice they face is not that they are trapped behind the fence, there is no real opportunity to rebuild their lives beyond that fence and that is sort of the fundamental problem, the fundamental unsustainability of the current arranges they must address and naru is the world's smalles

all it be after months of demands from seoul. an official from the unification ministry which deals with inter career an affairs called it a relief. harry fawcett, al jazeera, seoul. >>> still to come on the show. we immediate syrians in turkey waiting to brave the dangerous sea journey to europe. and it all comes out in the wash. how a humble car wash in brazil help today uncover the country's biggest corruption are corruption scanned think. scandal. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >>> welcome back. let's recap the headlines here on al jazeera now. doctors in the afghan stew of kunduz are refuse to go operate the main government hospital for fear of air strikes. the medical charity doctors without borders wants an independent investigation after one of its hospitals was hit on saturday killing at least 22 peopl

let's go to seoul, al jazeera am harry fawcett is there. harry, those heartbreak shots of families meeting for first time, at least those meetings were able to go ahead. >> reporter: bittersweet bargain they were entered into. separated since the korean war in 1953, all those decades desperate to see those from whom they were separated. but understanding that its would only last a few hours. they had some meetings in private as well and now thursday has come and the realization has hit that this is all over, as can you see on your screenasyou, these terrible decency on the buses with people waving and reaching out to each other. some were telling each other don't worry we will meet again. others saying. we'll meet when our country's reunited. this is the realization that perhaps this is the last time they will see each other and it's been so fleeting. >> the meeting going ahead, i understand the south koreans traveled north to meet their relatives. what distance was this? >> came after a sincere bout of tension, resolved in a deal at the en

singapore's airport placed top followed by seoul's airport. >>> japanese supermarket sales up for the sixth month in a row. they rose 3% in september, and that marked the longest growth streak in 23 years. the factor behind the rise is higher prices for food, irregular weather this summer, and weaker yen pushing up costs. >>> japanese gasoline prices at the pump have snapped a four week run of price decline. the average retail price is 133.8 yen per liter monday unchanged from the week before. some wholesalers raised the rates following the rise of crude oil. >>> toyota recalls 6.5 million cars around the world due to a faulty power ndow. it could lead to short circuits and fires. they recall models from 2005-2010. two cases of burning parts and 46 cases of smoke have been reported in connection with the fault. >>> that's all for business news. i'll leave you with the markets. >>> for those of you planning to visit tokyo this week, the seven day extended outlook is fair, partly cloudy, with an average high of 20 degrees celsius or 68 degrees fahrenheit. ideal weather conditions. we ar

counterpart barack obama and harry faucet reports from seoul balancing the relationship between them and china is an increasingly delicate task. >> reporter: postpone visit to paying tribute to veterans of the korean war and it's a reference point for the alliance between these two nations but it's alliance showing some present day strains and last month he was in beijing an honored guest as they celebrated since the end of world war ii with huge display of military power and to improve the political relationship with china to match south korea's vital economic there risk unsettling the country's main ally. >> on one hand china has enormous with the south koreans and successful eta as with americans and of course we realize china will grow with the unification pr unification prospects but our biggest leverage comes with ties with the americans. >> reporter: one of the most sensitive issue is for the high altitude area defense an antimissile system on south korea and pushing on seoul to push back on the plan and not just north korea but china's own capable. officials have been quick t

singapore shed 0 .50%, but seoul ended higr gaining almost 0.7%. the eldest son in a family that's fhting for control of a multinational firm has taken his fight to the courts. he wants judges to nullify a move by his brother to dump their father from management of the lotte group. he's been a victim of the leadship struggle, forced out of the position as vice chairman of the japanese south korean conglomerate. he wrote a statement for his wife to read in a news conference in seoul saying the decision to remove his father, the company founder, did not comply with legal procedures. there was a letter of his father signing a letter of proxy lowing legal proceedings to proceed on his behalf. there was a legal issues including regional, hotel, and construction businesses. the japanese arm focuses on production and restaurants. >>> japan's workplace is diversifying. companies are hiring elderly employees and working mothers. that's creating challenges for managers looking to keep staff happy in a competitive labor market. in part two of the series on "w

harry fawcett reports from seoul. >> reporter: the monday afternoon history class in a seoul secondary school. today's lesson is on the growing economic influence of foreign powers in the 19th centuries. on the desk are one of eight authorized textbooks that schools can choose from. but the government has announced it will be bringing in its own single text to be called the correct history book. >> translator: it's an inevitable decision on the guard of the government to correct facts and put annen to bias. >> reporter: critics say it's the result of direct pressure of the president, determined to improve the reputation of her father and second what conservatives see as left-leaning teaching of north korea's history. more than 50,000 people have signed the petition against the move. the protests lead by teachers and academics. >> translator: it will mean the context of the textbook can be changed to meet the state's taste. the contents can be changed and distorted. >>> all right the enslavement of comfort women by japanese soldiers features strongly on the school syllabus. so as well a

harry fawcett is live in the south korean capital seoul. harry get us up to date on how the reunions have been playing out so far. >> this is as you say the final day. we saw those amazing pictures on the first day, tuesday, when the families here from south korea arrived, wednesday was a reportedly more relaxed and warm and comfortable day after those initial meetings. they had some private meetings as well. they felt like they were getting to know each other a bit better according to those reports and then of course comes what would be a moments of resadness for many of thesreal sadness.they wg good-bye. a final fair well afte farewell. the military demar case line in a couple of hours time from now and this will be the last almost certainly they will ever see of these family members. about five these families have very close familial bonds. husbands and wives, parents and children, also siblings, but the the vast majority is between uncles and nephews, satellite more distance bass s because sof these have already died. north korea will r

every week they gather outside of the embassy in seoul. supporters of the korean comfort women. they plan to meet with south korea's president for face-to-face talks. >> we've been shouting for japan to officially apologize and compensate. if abe has solutions he can come to is south korea. if not, he cannot. >> for all the symbolism of this first japanese-south korea summit, what is the progress on the issues that divide them. >> the south korean government will be the satisfied. >> from the u.s. side it has tens of thousands of troops stationed in south korea and japan and is desperate for its two allies to work closer together. south korea's president has marked her own choice this week, in new comfort woman statue was unveiled in seoul displaying a young chinese victim along side a south korean girl. it's a symbol that china and south korea have more in common on these issues than japan. these are important economic matters to discuss. but the real focus will be on the significantly short meeting between president park and prime minister abe on monday. whether that will lead

and as harry fawcett reports from the capital seoul, balancing the relationship between the u.s. and china is a delicate task. >> south korea's president began a postponed visit by paying tribute to veterans of the korean war. an alliance between the nations. an alliance showing strains. last month the president was in beijing, an honoured guest as china commemorated 70 years, with a huge display of power. park's efforts to improve the political relationship with china, to match the vital interests there risk unsettling her country's main ally. >> on the one hand china has enormous economic ties with the south koreans. we concluded a successful f.d.a. and we realise that china could grow during the prospects. it's critical to understand that there's a biggest leverage. >> reporter: one of the issues is a high altitude defense anti-air miss ail system. china is pressuring seoul to push back on the plan, saying that it would be targetting north korea's capability and china's own. >> despite the fact that president park is taking her defence minister on the trip. the issue would not

affairs called it a relief, al jazeera, seoul. >>> four people have been killed after typhoon brought powerful winds and rain to southern china and nearly 200,000 in the province we moved from their homes before the storm made landfall on sunday and part of the region without power and water supplies. southern united states has been hit by record rainfall, south governor called it 1 in a thousand year event and hundreds rescued from the flood waters and john hendron has the report. >> reporter: joaquin was there and pounded the south from south carolina to the northeast and storms ripped down power lines, washed out roads and wrecked homes. >> i heard this loud boom and it was loud. i knew it was a tree. >> reporter: high winds and rain dismantled this home in new jersey and floated it down the bay. thousands heeded government warnings to evacuate, others took their chances and retracted. >> well, it's all the hardwood floors popped up and everything is floating and the water is up below the t.v., above the sofa so it's three feet pretty much deep in the whole house. >> reporter: the

now we can talk to al jazeera's haust you harry fawcett in -- harry fawcett, who is in seoul. the two koreas are technically at war. how is this perceived in seoul. >> i think people here have been watching to see what they can glean from the images beamed from pyongyang. on two fronts, on the military front. what hardware was on display. analysts saying nothing particularly stunning was unveiled. there were now 300mm artillery launches, and what seemed to be a modified mobile intercontinental ballistic missile, but nothing - some were talking about the possibility of seeing a submarine launch ballistic missile along the lines of those tested. there was no signs of that. the other key thing that people would have been watching for was the relationship between china and pyongyang, and what signals could be read from that. those signals were clear. the delegation from china, including the fifth most powerful man in the party were feted by the north korean side. he was there next to kim jong un on the balcony, talking, laughing, holding hands and raising their arms towards the en

. >> reporter: the monday afternoon history class in a seoul secondary school and today's lesson is on the growing economic influence of foreign powers in the 19th century, on the desks are copies of one of eight authorized textbooks schools can choose from but could soon be history and the government will be bringing in a single text to be called the correct history textbook. >> translator: it is an inevitable decision on the part of the government to correct errors over historical facts and put an end to social disputes by ideological bias and history textbooks. >> reporter: critics say it's the result of the direct pressure of the president to ban issue the image of her father and the strong man dictator of the 60s and 70s and correct what conservatives see as overly sympathetic left wing teaching of korea history and more than 50,000 people signed a petition against the move and protests led by teachers and academics. >> translator: you will mean the contents of the textbook can be changed to suit the state's taste even if solid academic findings are used in the writing of the book

. >>> a monday afternoon history class in a seoul secondary school and this is on the foreign powers in the 19th century and on desks are one of eight authorized decembers -- textbooks to choose from and the government will bring in its own single text to be called the correct history textbook. >> translator: it is an inevitable decision on the part of the government to correct errors on historical facts and put an end to bias and history textbooks. >> reporter: critics say it's the result of direct pressure from the president to ban issue the image of her father the strong man dictator of the 60s and 70s and correct what conservatives see left leaning teaching of north korea history, more than 50,000 people signed a petition against the move, protests led by teachers and academics. >> translator: it will mean the context of the textbook can be suited for the taste and if solid academic findings are used in the writing of the book the contents is be changed and distorted. >> reporter: the enslavement of comfort women of japanese before and during world war ii is strongly on the schoo

and from the ministry which deals with inter-korean affairs called it a relief, seoul. >>> i.s.i.l. destroyed a nearly 2000-year-old arch in the city of palmyra and they said the group up blew up the arch and palmyra is the world heritage site and a top attraction in the middle east before syria's civil war. the latest on the war in syria and russia's air campaign and moscow said it carried out 25 air strikes in just the past 24 hours, the offensive is in its sixth day, dana is following developments from the lebanese capitol and what is being hammered by the russians now? >> well, sammy, like you mentioned that campaign is continuing, it is now day six and russian officials even said the intensity of the bombing campaign, it will only increase. now, in their latest statements that talk about targeting i.s.i.l. in nine different positions, three of those positions are in the town of homs in the northern countryside of homs and not the first time it has been hit and, in fact, since they won russian air strikes have really concentrated in that area. what we also understand from syrian

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

it has welcomed the decision to hand over moon, albeit after months of nands from seoul. an official from the unification ministry that dees with interkorean affairs called it a relief. harry fossett, al jazeera, seoul. >>> the u.s. supreme court opens a new term on monday. among the most contentious cases are well versus abbott which will examine the one person/one vote principle. >> translator: just who does texas state senator sylvia garcia represent? well, clearly the senior citizens gathered for the texas hispanic council's health fair. spanish may be the primary language here, but the prize of how far the community has come in the united states is evident. >> the first full-time hispanic ever elected in harris county. >> reporter: 70% of garcia's constituents are hispanic. part of a bloc the republican party agonizes off. minorities tend to vote for democrats. now the supreme court agreed to a hearing case to die lute that minority vote just as it was emerging as a powerful force. >> you see a shift of power away from urban and suburban areas, places with lots of i

in two weeks, we will host the korea-japan-china trilateral summit in seoul. summitoming trilateral will be an important location to insue peace and stability north korea. i hope this trilateral summit provide an opportunity for korea obstaclesto overcome in bilateral ties-- believe was make consolidate efforts among u.s., korea, and china in dealing with north korean issues. such diverse forms of trilateral diplomacy or a new endeavor in northeast asia. these efforts will make valuable conservations to enhancing the bilateral and multilateral relations within of the region. the northeast asia peace and corporation initiative, proposed in my 2013 address to the joint pression of congress, aims to stimulate the habit of corporation and trust in northeast asia, the only region in the world that lacks mechanisms for multilateral cooperation. so far there has been notable progress. we are holding discussions on concrete measures for preparation in many fields, including nuclear safety, climate change, and disaster relief. this initiative is compatible attemptingff

. >> when the president made a statement, he upset seoul and beijing by upholding previous apologies, but without reiterating them from a personal standpoint. >> what chance of protest on the historical issues that divide them? >> there'll be a sincere statement from prime minister shinzo abe. probably south korean government will be most satisfied. >> that is the hope from the u.s. side. it has tens of thousands of troops in japan and south korea, and is desperate for the two north asian allies. the idea is to act as a counterweight to a rising china. >> south korea's president chartered her own course, developing ties with china, evidence by a decision to attend a military parade in beijing in september. this week in a coincidence, a comfort women's statue was unveiled in seoul, displacing a -- displaying a young chinese victim alongside a south korean girl. a display that most have a lot in common. there are also economic matters to discuss. not the least the prospect of a trade agreement between the nations in the future. the real focus is on the significantly short meeting betwee

harry fawcett, al jazeera, seoul. >>> a big gamble in the bahamas. high end resort backed by the chinese has stalled and isn't paying off for the islands. >> activists or plotters? imprisonment in angola, challenging the concept of democratic freedoms. >> another chemical plant has exploded in choirn this on chinn jejang province. there are no reports anyone was killed. a major explosion at a different chemical plant killed 173 people. >>> three people were killed after a tornado tore through china's southern province on saturday. the storm knocked out power lines leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without electricity. >> tonight's incontext segment concerns china's economy and its global expansion. china's biggest investment so far has been in subsaharan africa where it has amassed holdings of $97 billion in the mast decade. other numbers made mite surprise you. in south america, china has invested $116 billion. and in the u.s., china's investment total $93 billion. in some ways, the smaller the country the bigger china's foot print. melissa cha

. >> tensions between pyongyang and seoul, family members, since 1985, thousands have been reconnected with their loved ones and on tuesday nearly 200 families will be reunited briefly. al jazeera's harry fawcett has the story of one man who has waited decades to meet his relatives. >> he has taken up a hobby in what is now south korea, he says it helps stave off loneliness. he traveled south during a major retreat and never saw them again. eight years ago, he signed up for family reunion process. his chance has now come but the news has brought he says a mixture of happiness and disappointment. >> there were seven of us brothers and sisters. my youngest sister is the only one that remains alive. i'm told others passed away. so it's disappointing. all those i remember clearly have died. i barely remember my sister's face so it will probably be a bit awkward. >> he is one 66,000 on the waiting list in south korea. they are nearly all in the age he is, in his 80s. thousands have died while waiting for a reunion. the last was held in february of last year. at a rawness of the emotions on

seoul has strong ties to the u.s. we spoke with former u.s. ambassador christopher hill, the dean of international studies at the university of denver and he says the two parties meet often. >> it's always complicated, they are regular meetings, i don't think there's unusual aspects to the fact that the south korean president is coming to washington. the fact that the chinese, who have been out of sorts, really, with the north koreans, the fact that they sent a delegation to the 70th anniversary is significantly. the chinese may have exacted promises. it's hard to say at this point. i don't think that people in the region saw it as good news that the chinese were there in attendance. i am sure the subject will come up when park geun-hye meets with president obama >>> north korea will be high on the agenda, along with the transpacific partnership. >> across the border, north korea holds a military parade, marking the 70th anniversary of its workers party. supreme reader kim jong un aspect out about imperialism. 150 foreign journalists were invi

military force and indeed national fervor. >> harry fawcett reporting from seoul. joining us for our in context segment on north korea's military might, is andre lankoff, professor very did to have you with us. kim jong-un held the largest parade ever a couple of months ago. now he's outdoing that, why? >> because he obviously wants to emphasize the importance of the party. because according to the official, every north korean is expected to believe and nearly alt of them believe 70 years ago the grandfather of kim jong-un foundered the korean workers party. historians know it's not case, dait is wrong, name of party is wrong, grand father had nothing to do with that but this is not a common knowledge in north korea. and kim jong-un is sending a message that is he a son and grandson of a person who essentially created the modern north korean state. so it's a way to emphasize his legitimacy. of course he just likes guns and tanks and military parades. >> you know a top u.s. military official said this week that north korea may have the capability to launch missiles

china is pressuring seoul to push back on the plan on the basis it would not just be targeted at north america's but china's own they are quick to point ought that despite president park the issue will not be on the agenda. the fact they felt the need to do that shows sow sensitive it is when they are trying to balance their relationship. the north korean leader didn't mention nuclear wep expons held off on a promised long range rocket launch. >> the americans long ago realized that north korea is not going to surrender its nuclear weapons. at the same time the threat of the nuclear weapons i -- white house is in no hurry and they are likely to continue the current policy. >> seoul is hoping for the transfer of more technology for its own spaigz policy. it is as much about symbolism. it is like towly to affirm the continuing strength. partnership. >>> the prime minister of bangladesh visiting small enclaves of bengal. for nearly 70 years there has been no police presence there because of an unusual border arrangement. as it is reports, the number of murders and other criminal cases are

harry fawcett reports from seoul. >> today's lesson is on the growing influence of foreign powers in the 19th century. on the desks are copies of one of eight authorized textbooks that schools are permitsed to choose from. the government will be bringing in its own single text to be called the correct history textbook. >> translator: it is an inevitable decision by the government to put an end to social disputes caused by ideologic bias in history textbooks. >> critics say it is a direct result of the pressure from the president it will park geun-hye. more than 50,000 people have signed a petition against the move. the protests led by teachers and academics. >> it would mean the contents would be used in respect to the regime's tastes. >> already the enslavement of the korean so-called comfort women features strongly on the school's syllabus. that subject also facing standardization. the government is introducing a new set of teaching materials specifically about the comfort women issue, designed to present a accurate understanding of japanese sexual slavery and a correct display of