south korea has one of the most sophisticated militaries in asia. it too has joined international sanctions against moscow. the landscape thanked soul for its support, but said more help is needed. some movie, maybe more to be essential for us are you hovers, or anyone armored vehicles, anti aircraft, anti tank onto ship weapons. and when it's a question of survival in a war aimed a total subjugation of the nation before a principled answers must be given. the usual rules of arm supply need to be reviewed and act quickly. you need to help the whole more. joining us as journalist frank smith in so all frank east asia is a long way from events in europe. but how do south koreans views zalesky and well, what he said be viewed favorably. well, south koreans really, i think, view the ukranian president as something over hero, the way that he's rallied ukraine to defend itself from this russian aggression as well as rally the, the international community behind his countries cause that was felt here in south korea with the remarks that he made to the nati

so this looking at this south korea and japan we'll see is as the immediate threat. and it's also interesting how it's considered as a addition to nuclear combat forces capabilities. because just a few days ago, north korean leader, sister, kenya joan was railing, i guess south korean defense ministers. a preemptive strike, remark related remark, saying that if, if and when south korea, she attacks north korea. thinking about preemptive strike, it will be a can, you don't was saying it will be unwise for south korea to attack a nuclear state, allegedly, and said that it may be when it's necessary. they will have to put their nuclear combat forces on mission. so all in all, it seems that the messaging is not just towards the united states, but also towards south korea as well, especially just a few weeks ahead of the incoming administration. and that is what i did want to talk to you about, or am and noon soccer. your office in may, has been elected as the new president to what can we expect from his administration when it comes to north korea and it's weapons program

it is 5 pm in south korea. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is about to address south korean lawmakers in just a few minutes time. this as a senior ukrainian official says a renewed russian offense in the eastern ukraine is already underway with russian forces massing in the donbas region. you could see that to the right of your screen. and, we are just learning that another railway station in eastern ukraine was hit by russian shelling. that's according to the chairman of the state railway company. he says that there were no casualties in the attack. but it follows last week's strike on the train station incremental's that left doesn't does. recent satellite images are showing all long of the military convoy, east of kharkiv, that appears to be moving south. ukraine's president said his country is prepared to fight but he says victory won't be possible without increased international support. mr. zelenskyy is likely to repeat that call as he addresses the south korean parliament. the, last, week the def

paula hancocks in seoul, south korea. first, here is ed lavandera reporting in from the port city of odesa. >> reporter: on monday, we expect to see a significant meeting between the chancellor of austria, karl nehammer, and vladimir putin in moscow. the austrian chancellor announcing this visit on sunday, and he also says that as the country remains militarily neutral, that they -- that the chancellor is calling for a ceasefire and a full investigation of war crimes. so that is a significant meeting. and this comes on a day where we see continued and sustained attacks in various parts of ukraine. first we heard about the military strikes at the airport in the city of dnipro, which is close to the front lines in eastern ukraine. regional official there's in dnipro say the airport has essentially been decimated. the airstrip was struck by a missile several weeks ago, but the air strikes today apparently making ate total loss in that area. and we're also hearing of significant attacks and explosions and bombings in the city

that exists between south korea and japan. of course, south korea might remember that they actually beat germany at the last world cup. and even though japan of never face spain or germany in this tournament before, it's not necessarily impossible to beat one of them. and south korea will do well to focus on their own group. we often look back at history for these types of indicators that we do have to go quite far back to 2002 to find south korea's last appearance against portugal. very happy memory beating them on the way to that semi final, but uruguay, less happy, responsible for south korea going out in 2010. and i mentioned earlier how difficult asian teams find it against the south american counterparts. a gonna is going to be a bit of a wild card the 1st time south korea will efface them in a world cup and it will be challenging, but certainly not the worst of the groups. japan will be facing a much stiffer challenge, realistically, south korea, how far can, how far can they get in the competition? you know, i would sa

russia was a big export market for south korea. there were concerns that south korea was trying to put economic concerns ahead of international obligations. but certainly they have caught up with that now, and they have signed on to the sanctions themselves. so it will be interesting to hear what president zelenskyy says this afternoon. clearly there are some similarities when you look at the ukraine and you look at south korea. south korea itself back in 1950 was invaded by north korea. they have had experience of this kind of surprise invasion. they've also had experience of having to rebuild, almost, from scratch, as much of the country was destroyed back in the korean war. now in that respect, they did have the international support to rebuild the country. and we're hearing from president-elect yung suk-geol, that he's already spoken with president zelenskyy, that after the war he'd like to meet. but after the war is a trick yes time at this point, considering nobody knows when that will be, john. >> nobody knows when that will

forces in south korea and japan. this is a significant development in the fact it is what he said he wants to do, tactical nuclear weapons. >> there have been concerns, too, about underground nuclear test. what would that mean in terms of the concerns of the outside world? when it comes to the seventh possible nuclear test, most observers you speak to assume it's when rather than if. believe what kim jong un wants to do is test the low yield nuclear weapon. so underground test could be imminent. some said next few months, but really not certain when. we know for a fact from officials in south korea and u.s., also from satellite imagery assessed by experts, there is activity at their main nuclear site where they've been carrying out previous nuclear tests. there has been runoff by one of the tunnels, suggesting they're digging down again. did have a show of destroying the entrances to the tunnels in 2018 to foreign media including cnn but didn't destroy them completely if they believe they can do the tests again. asse

south korea was one of the 1st countries to experience a cove at 19 outbreak. but it was able to flatten the curve quickly with a combination of testing, tracing and treating. but because of that, it never had to impose any lockdown. public health officials were also quick to revise their strategy when the highly transmissible omicron variant to cold is in from theater la wooden and we transition to a system for a large scale outbreak. placing more important on a universal approach under the ordinary system, while raising the vaccination rate and administering oral treatment, it will to revise south korea is seen as a success in terms of how it's handling the pandemic. even so officials have not let their guard down. the health ministry is offering a 2nd booster shot of the corona virus maxine to people aged 60 and above. the w h o has recently warned. the corona virus is far from becoming an endemic disease and could still trigger outbreaks around the world. florence li al jazeera sol. ah, sir, this is our desert. these are the top stories in crowds of worship

south korea does not have a nuclear weapon, but north korea has nuclear weapons. have you considered to deploy your u.s. tactical nuclear weapons in south korea for the conflict between north and south? mr. kirby: nice try. i'm not going to get into talking about i'm just not going , to engage in hypotheticals like that, janne, and i think you know why. our job is to make sure that we're contributing to the alliance in meaningful tangible ways to the security of the peninsula and to other allies in the region. and we look at our posture every day with that in mind. and we're in constant consultation with our rok allies. reporter: i have some follow-up questions on that. april 15, will be the 110th anniversary of north korea's founder kim ll-sung. and south korean and the u.s. will resume the largest scale field exercises from april 18. all these combined that it is very likely that north korea will do something more provocative. do you have any plans? or can you share any measures that will enhance military readiness in peninsula defense? and my second question is

most cobra related restrictions in south korea are ending just a month ago. more than 600000 new infections were being reported every day from st . louis reports now from the capital of so cherry blossom season has arrived and so have the crowds gone. other barriers to prevent groups from gathering. there are no park employees reminding people to maintain physical distancing. south korea is still reporting high number of new cases with a daily average of more than a 160000 in the last week. but the government has announced it will lift all physical distancing rules from next monday or an iowa cove in 19 will not be completely over, but we are now chosing that it is the time to carefully tries to restore our daily life. again, people will still be required to wear masks, indoors, and outdoors. although the government has said it will review this in the weeks ahead. to date on id, i think it's still appropriate to wear mask indoors, but i think it's ok without one outdoors. people are keeping a distance. south korea was one of the 1st countries to experience a

ramos-horta told me he will seek closer ties with countries such as japan and south korea. how his government will develop those partnerships remains to be seen. nhk >>> japanese scientists say they've successfully restored function to intervertebral discs in rats with stem cells or ips cells. a team ledy researchers fro kyoto and osaka universities conducted the study on the inner core of the the scientists say they found the jelly-like inner core contains cells resembling those in cartilage. they produced cartilageous cells from ips cells. the researchers say six months later, the rat also no intervertebral disc degeneration. rats that didn't receive the cells showed disc breakdown and degeneration. >>. >> translator: i think our study has shown that this method of using using ips cells could be a candidate for regeneration in the future. >>>q >>> we turn to major league baseball. the two-way star with the los angeles angels visited the astros, he got off to a strong start at the plate. with the bases loaded in the first inning, otani smacked a two-run double. the angels

consumer prices in south korea jumped 4.1% from a year before. boj officials expect inflationary pressure to persist longer than previously thought. they also announced they were tightening policy. the m.a.s. manages policy through exchange rate settings rather than interest rates. officials decided to allow the singapore dollar to strengthen to curb price hikes of imported goods. the central bank in canadas are announced a rate hike on wednesday. its key rate was increased by half a percentage point, the biggest single move in more than two decades. >>> more than 20 auto makers from around the world are about to hoe ca to showcase their latest models. the spotlight for many is on new electric vehicles. the show opens on trioffriday, skipping two years because of the pandemic. u.s. auto makers and ford will display their new pickups. >> everything has really evolved in a, amazingly. so, in two years, the amount of model vehicles that are for sale in dealerships by manufacturers is really a marvel to see. >> the new york office of the japan extern

and south korea forces have gone on with joint exercises. south korea chose a conservative administration likely to take a tougher stand with the north. u.s. president joe biden will soon been -- will soon be visiting asia. attempting to bolster supports from south korea and japan, but there is mounting speculation north korea might be planning a return to underground nuclear weapon testing for the first time in five years. >> the basic mission of our nuclear capabilities to deter war, but our nuclear weapons are not just for the sole mission of deterrence. if there are times to usurp us, we have no choice but to call on those weapons. reporter: pyongyang seems as determined as ever to be accepted by the international community as a nuclear power to be reckoned with. lauren: beijing extended its testing to all 21 million residents as the city struggles to contain a surge in coronavirus cases. people have been panic buying at markets, stocking up on food and essential markets, fearing a citywide lockdown. china's capital has rolled out strict

when south korea made the round of 16. but we really haven't had any kind of significant run since or something in like 2002. so if there ever was a time, i think it's now i think it'll either be, like i said earlier, saudi arabia with, with, with the really impressive team moment or iran who also qualify top of that table. thanks, ellie. yeah. just a couple of minutes away from from the drawer. i think that's bringing in one quickly. i'm trying to think of some, some similarities between cats are and, and the beaches of brazil. there are many, but they're all beaches have sunshine as well for the place. do you think you think they will feel at home here for a comfortable temperature for that for the guys to plane? yeah, i absolutely believe that that the, that the temperatures in that at that time of year in that part of the world do benefit to a certain extent of the, the, the south american. he's the keep in mind, a lot of the south american teams do have players playing in europe. so if we really want to go into that,

and warnings from south korea and the u.s. that pyongyang could resume nuclear weapons test for the first time in five years. cnn's blake joins me now from tokyo with more on this. good to see you again blake. so, what more are you learning? >> you know, rosemary, north korea's highly anticipated military grid is celebrating the founding of its armory. it was held late last night. their health and speculation said it was supposed to take place a day earlier. but rain may have caused the delay. according to north korea state run, television -- both kim jong-un on his wife were attending. kim was dressed in a white military suit. and delivered a speech that not only saying that they would develop its nuclear force but that the north korean armed forces are fully prepared for any fight. kim's comment made last night as well as the parade that took place at the same time as south korea was welcoming a new president who takes office early next month. the president out lodged to take a hard line which he calls the main enemy of sout

we visited our allies in south korea and japan and also taiwan. most of the discussion, as you can imagine, revolved around china. i've been kind of wanting to avoid the idea that china is 10 feet tall and that we are falling behind -- we have some unique abilities to bring to the table, particularly our alliances and our economic power. and speaking with our allies, i think there's a lot of concern over our withdrawal from t.p.p. and, you know, where we were going to go and how we were going to economically engage with them going forward. i see it, also, as part of a decurrent strategy with china as important as it is for us to continue to shift our resources to the military side. on the economic side, i think this is maybe our strongest tool. so i wanted to discuss the indo-pacific economic framework that the administration has put forward. which i think is intended to set a positive agenda for economic coordination in the region. i'm wondering what countries you're envisioning participating in that framework, what the bredth of the membership w

south korea's government had not been able to stand up with the group in the north. it sends a similar lead acros the bord in 2020. north korea grew up and their liaison office seen as a simiym of reconciliation. >>> motorcycle sales in januapa had been sliding for years. pandemic concerns are pushing a new demographic to the solitary form of transportation. what's driving more and more women to saddle up? >> reporter: here in tokyo, she's riding her motorcycle to avoid close contact during the ongoing pandemic. on sunny days, she enjoys touring in the city by bike. >> i really like riding my bike because i can travel long distances without coming into close contact with anyone. >> reporter: this cafe is a popular hang out for bikers. the number of woman bikers have seen increase. the motorcycinn is tracking thi among the women. >> i think the drinks and food are very good. >> the details was amazing. this is a motorcycle supply store in tokyo. it has increased the number of products designed for women and triple the amount of space dedicated to them. >> the soul boa

all this comes after a flurry of missile tests by north korea this year and warnings from south korea and the u.s. that pyongyang could renuclear weapons tests for the first time in five years. blake essig is joining us with more. you are watching the parade. what clues did that give you? >> reporter: well, you know, north korea is highly anticipated military parade celebrating the founding of its army was held last night, definitely something that we've been keeping an eye on. it was expected to be held at some point this month given all the different anniversaries that north korea was celebrating. and according to north korean state-run television, kim jung-un and his wife were there to see it. kim dressed in a white military suit. also delivered a speech not only saying that north korea would continue to strengthen and develop its nuclear force, but that north korea's armed forces are fully prepared for any fight. kim's comments and last night's parade took place as south korea welcomes a new president who takes office early next month. the president-elect has pledged a hard line a

rob mcbride reports from neighboring south korea. the parade march. the 90th anniversary of the founding of north korea's military. and it was meant to show off the power of its modern de weaponry on display with some of the newest weapons. it has recently been testing such as hypersonic missiles and a more advanced longer rain submarine launched ballistic missiles. after several years of attempted negotiations aimed at the nuclear rise ation leader kim jong and seems to have abandoned all such efforts that conciliation him was she me in the world today were powers our fears, the clashing with other powers, national dignity, sovereignty and true peace can only be guaranteed by strong self defense to overcome enemies. north korea is dara. the show was what it says is it's the most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile. to date, the 4 songs 17, it's the same type of weapon. it says it launched at the end of march, the 1st fully fledged test of an icbm since 2017 it things north korea has nothing to lose by putting on a big show of military force r

south korea was one of the 1st countries to experience a cove at 19 outbreak. but it was able to flattened the curve quickly with a combination of testing, tracing and treating. by because of that, it never had to impose any lockdown. public health officials were also quick to revise their strategy when the highly transmissible omicron variant to cold is in, from teeter la, wouldn't we transition to a system for a large scale outbreak. placing more important on a universal approach under the ordinary system, while raising the vaccination rate and administering oral treatment to south korea is seen as a success in terms of how it's handling the pandemic. even so officials have not let that god down. the health ministry is offering a 2nd booster shot of the current of our maxine, 2 people age 60 and above. the w h o has recently warned. the corona virus is far from becoming an endemic disease and could still trigger outbreaks around the world . florence li al jazeera sol. let's get the sports nice. here's peter bonnie. thank you very much. they will be no europea

have gone ahead with that joint spring exercise in south korea has just chosen the conservative administration that's likely to take a much tougher stand with the north. i do as president joe biden will soon be visiting northeast asia. president biden will be attempting to boast, a support from the united states allies, south korea and japan. but they mounting speculation that north korea might even be planning a return to under ground nuclear weapons testing for the 1st time in 5 years. can, will you be the key ones? i mean, the basic mission of our nuclear capability is to deter war. but our nuclear weapons are not just for the sold mission of deterring study. if any attempts are made to usurp our interests, we might have no choice, but to call on those weapons, pyongyang seems as determined as ever to be accepted by the international community as a nuclear power to be reckoned with. rob mcbride al jazeera, so aging has extended its mass testing drive, almost all its 21000000 residents. as the city struggles to contain a surgeon corona virus cases, people have been panic buying at supermarke

we have breaking news out of south korea. cpi numbers for march, rising 4.1% year on year. this will be the highest since december 2011. talking about surpassing the 4% level for headline cpi for south korea for the first time in a decade. this of course would be also double the inflation rate that the bank of korea is targeting, the core cpi year on year at growth around 3.3%. the cpi month on month, also beating expectations at a growth of 0.7% month on month. this, as we are headed to the be ok rate decision next week. there will be more pressure to hike rates as we see energy prices, pricing and different commodities, driving gains of inflationary pressures and south korea. the march cpi rising 4.1% year on year, the highest since 2011. take a look at the markets. u.s. futures, muted in early asian sessions. this after stocks rose in new york. tech shares, driving those gains . we are watching the treasury space closely. for this session, most curves steepening a little, the 10 year yield rising to around 2.4 percent. this after inversions in different parts of the curv

south korea is still reporting high number of new cases with a daily average of more than a 160000 in the last week. but the government has announced it will lift all physical distancing rules from next monday. or am i, you will go over 19 will not be completely over, but we are now chosing that it is the time to carefully tries to restore our daily life. again, people will still be required to wear masks, indoors and outdoors. although the government has said it will review this in the weeks ahead. to date on id, i think it's still appropriate to wear mask indoors, but i think it's ok without one outdoors. people are keeping a distance. south korea was one of the 1st countries to experience a cove at 19 outbreak, but it was able to flatten the curve quickly with a combination of testing, tracing and treating. because of that, it never had to impose any lockdown. public health officials were also quick to revise their strategy when the highly transmissible omicron variant took hold is in him from caesar la. and we transition to a system for a large scale outbreak. placing more importa

is the second type of reaction from the chinese and south korea, the current administration.— and south korea, the current administration. professor, this intercontinental _ administration. professor, this intercontinental ballistic - intercontinental ballistic missile that north korea displayed, or tested rather, missile that north korea displayed, ortested rather, in march, for the first time since 2017. just briefly take us through the capabilities of this missile.— this missile. the weapons analysts _ this missile. the weapons analysts are _ this missile. the weapons analysts are divided, - this missile. the weapons analysts are divided, but| this missile. the weapons| analysts are divided, but it this missile. the weapons i analysts are divided, but it is the right time to make this kind of posturing after the special day. the country is in humanitarian crisis and its people are starving, but in terms of the weapons capability, i don't think kim jong—un is confident to do another test. jong—un is confident to do anothertest. it jong—un is confident to do another test. it do

and a time to celebrate south korea is all set to lift most of its social distancing rules. the cave at night had on peace similar to the school and a big shoppable selina of the spanish joins are knocks out of the rope. legal finals by june undergoes on drugs from foods. ah hello and welcome to the program that been violent. confrontations in the past few hours at the i'll accept moss compound in the occupied east. jerusalem. the palestinian red crescent says at least a 150 palestinians have been injured. ah, you can see the video that shows israeli police arresting people in side the mosque that, that at least 300 detentions that we know off and the violence started as muslims gathered for morning prayers during the fostering month of ramadan. israeli forces fought rather bullets and tear gas as mos palestinian men threw stones. let's go straight to a correspondent, john holeman, who is an east jerusalem for us tent scenes we saw in those videos. ali at the acts that alex said. mosque midday pres. are due to stopped soon, but what is the expectation of what is about to hap

of south korea. rosemary? >> all right. blake essig joining us live from tokyo. many thanks. >>> in china, beijing is rolling out mass testing for another 16 million residents this week. that's in addition to the 3.5 million people already being tested in the capital. it's part of a bid to contain a covid outbreak described as urgent and grim. cnn's selina wang joins me from china. good to see you, selena. this has many residents concerned they could face similar draconian measures we've been seeing in shanghai. what, if anything, are authorities doing to try to improve their response in the midst of mass testing and these severe lockdowns? >> reporter: rosemary, that's right. that is the fear. beijing, this is the center of power, the capital of china, they are desperate to avoid the failures of shanghai. many in shanghai have been struggling to get food during the lockdown. authorities have been trying to reassure residents, saying, we're going to keep the super markets stocked. there are going to

we have a stronger partner in south korea. the united states needs to step up because potentially there is a strong conventional and strategic deterrent that will cause north korea to think twice. while we have all these other problems going on in the world the last thing we need is north korea spinning out of control. >> sandra: thank you very much for joining us. parents in another democratic-led state fighting back against gender identity in schools. plus democrats look to be in real trouble, it appears. even the liberal media says they will need to make big changes to avoid the red wave. >> if you want a new direction, you want to hold this administration accountable, i believe join with us and we can hold this administration accountable and make the next century the american century. clearchoice. [ awada ] the health of our teeth plays a significant role in our overall health. chantell was suffering, and we had to put an end to that. the absolute best way to do that was through dental implants. [ chantell ] clearchoice de

south korea was not signing up for the sanctions. for the support that the u.s. for example and many others were signing up for. they did eventually decide they would also sanction russian banks. they would follow the international sanctions. there was some criticism at the beginning. it will be interesting to hear exactly what president zelenskyy asks for. >> thank you. live in seoul. we'll have more throughout the day. thank you. >>> ukrainian president is asking ukrainians for prepare for a new phase of the war. russia expected to shift its offensive to the east. a long military convoy east of kharkiv appears to be moving south. let's get more on this now. she's a member of the ukrainian parliament joining us from the capitol of kyiv. thank you for being with us. we look at the images we can see a lot of russian hardware. tanks and things being moved around. this is ramping up. what are your expectations in terms of timing, when do you expect the full onslaught to begin? >> well, you know the eastern part of ukraine has always been a very hot spot for the exer

forces stationed in south korea and japan and even potentially guam. because of the fact that they could travel at such a low altitude, they could evade radar detection and north korea is saying that at least one of the weapons they tested an the one that they released images of is nuclear capable and could carry a warhead. north korea is not known to possess that kind of technology that would require a nuclear warhead which means they might need to do nor nuclear tests analysts say and this is why the united states is concerned, because there is signs of increasing activity at the nuclear test site, a site that i visited when north korea claimed it was shutting it down permanently about five years ago. but now satellite images have shown that their digging new tunnels at that site, un could be used for the 7th nuclear test. it would be a major provocation. the special representative from the united states said there needs to be the strongest possible deterrent on the part of the united states and south korea and also a clear message from the united na

and they'll even talk in north and south to south korea, developing its own we sit weapons, mississippi very briefly, are the united states at this moment time with focus on ukraine and russia in any mood to start a dialogue with north korea at the level the pill young ones i think it would have would have to be some kind of major change in the north korean perspective on talks. president trump stuff failure in his negotiations directly with kim jong and were seen as overreach by many united states, particularly those in the democratic party. so i think any high level meeting would have be proceeded by a series of low level meetings which haven't happened yet. that would really set the stage for something that would be successful or present by and just really can't afford to have the kind of failure the president trump to, which is what happened. suddenly, in the coming weeks months david said neither in full stretch. virginia, thanks for joining us. thank you. while thousands of gathered around buck hassan and its capital to support the ousted prime minister run con, he's on the nation

this wasn't immediately announced by south korea like usual. that's why we first heard about it when the guam homeland security put out a statement saying that this launch did not pose an immediate threat to the u.s. territory of guam which is, of course, a major military target that north korea's mentioned in the past. but in kind tactical guided weapon could theoretically hit u.s. troops stationed in south korea, u.s. troops in japan or potentially the u.s. territory of guam depending on the range of this particular weapon, this new kind of weapon as north korea describes it. what's most concerning is the fact that north korea says this is going to bolster and enhance their nuclear capabilities on the ground which means that this type of weapon that we're seeing here could potentially if north korea's messaging is correct, accurate, could carry a nuclear warhead to one of those targets, one of those u.s. military targets or other targets in the region. that's especially concerning given that there has been u.s. intelligence showing and satell

and south korea. even if they are computer simulations. fact they take place irritates pyongyang every year. we have had a very significant anniversary the 110th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder. kim jong un grandfather. there's been a lot of festivities and increase in missile launches and testing over recent months. january was a record when it came to the number of missile launches. when you look at the fact that the world attention is on russia's invasion of ukraine, most experts agree that would play a part in this. not least because they know they there wb potentially less aattention on them. any weapons capabilities they want to perfect. any testing to carry out it could be one of the most ideal testing environments for kim jong un in the ten years he's been in power. also when you consider in the past there have been united nations security counsel resolutions. the security counsel meeting to condemn and sanction north korea. that is chance the chance of that happening is close to zero at this point. you can't imag

most caron of i, as well as restrictions in south korea, are ending just a month ago. more than 600000 new infections were being reported every day. phones . larry reports from capital sol, cherry blossom season has arrived, and so have the crowds gone. other barriers to prevent groups from gathering. there are no park employees reminding people to maintain physical distancing. south korea is still reporting high number of new cases with a daily average of more than a 160000 in the last week. but the government has announced it will lift all physical distancing rules from next monday. what am i doing wrong over 19 will not be completely over, but we are now chosing that it is the time to carefully tries to restore our daily life. again, people will still be required to wear masks, indoors, and outdoors. although the government has said it will review this in the weeks ahead. to date on id, i think it's still appropriate to wear mask indoors, but i think it's ok without one outdoors. people are keeping a distance. south korea was one of the 1st countries to experience a

this as we continue to see the strength in exports for south korea. it makes -- we had -- beating profit and net income. right now, we are seeing the year on year number a little softer than expected. month on month, industrial production rising 1.3%. haidi: we had pretty good numbers out of dbs. now we are seeing ocd reporting first quarter net income better than expected. 1.2 billion was the expectation. the actual number at 1.3 6 billion. -- saying asian growth is expected to remain resilient. net income more or less in line with the $1.52 billion expected. closer to expectations of what we saw from dbs. we also see the ratio lower than expected at 1.4%. -- saying they will remain vigilant to risks of geopolitical tensions. loans at other assets down 73%. we have expected more of a profit drop when it comes to ocbc. there were concerns about weaker wealth management fees and trading income, losses as well. a lot of the southeast asian banks facing rate or pressures and disruptions from some of its operations when it comes to the hong kong unit, giv

the leaders of north and south korea exchanged letters expressing hope for improved relations. south korea president expressed the hope that the two koreas would quote over come the era of confrontation with dialogue. as moon repairs to leave office. he met with kim jong un three times while he was in office and encouraged kim to continue talks with south korea next president. >>> the former president of honduras. has been extradited to the u.s. to face drug trafficking and other charges. the former president was transferred from a police special forces prison in to u.s. custody thursday. and accused of protecting and profiting off smugglers moving cocaine across south america into the united states. he denied any wrong doing. >>> thanks so much for joining us for our international viewers, living golf is next. i'll be back with more news after a short break if you are watching in north america. stay with us. buried in receipts, invoices and other paperwork that's preventing you from doing what matters most? then get the all new epson rapidreceipt smart organizer to scan, digit

they confirmed japan and south korea, as well as the united states will work closely together to take steps to achieve the complete denuclearization of north korea. ♪ >>> photographs recovered in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in march 2011 are stacked up in a facility in the northeastern city of soma. it was established seven years ago to preserve memories of the disaster. and as we will see in our next report, one woman, in particular, has been a frequent visitor. >>> 25,000 photos salvaged from the debris are preserved on the premises. the owners are unknown. >> translator: we exhibit these pictures because we want their owners to find them. >> volunteers wash the mud from the images and clean them. a different set of pictures goes up every month. so far, fewer than half have been shown. igarashi hideko lives in soma, one of the hardest-hit cities. she's been sifting through the collection for years, searching for photos of her husband who was killed in the tsunami. the tsunami carried away almost all the family photos. >> translator: i wish my husband were still ali

and south korea urging the north to return to talks. it is extremely important for the united nations security council to sunday, clear signal to the d p. okay, that we will not accept its escalator. it has as normal also agreed underneath to maintain the strongest possible joint determine capability on the peninsula. and as ambassador, no mention, this is why our militaries are exercising and training together. like the exercise that started just today. i want to underline that we have not close the door and diplomacy with the dpr k and i once again collin kung to pers pursue a diplomatic pat with us. we remain prepared to meet with b meet with anywhere without any conditions. also want to make clear that we have no hostile intent post the dpr k. we won't have been protest southside, south korea's foreign affairs ministry against joint military exercises with the u . s. demonstrators, according for an end to what they say are coercive policies against north korea. the protest has insisted sanctions won't solve the nuclear issue on the

south korea says it detected two missiles. the tests came a day before the u.s. and south korea began computer simulated military drills. >>> the white house covid response coordinator says americans over 60 should get a second vaccine booster shot. the advice from dr. ashish jha comes after the fda authorized a second booster shot for everyone 50 and older last month. he cited new research from israel. >> the data from israel shows infections, it actually reduced mortality by a pretty substantial amount. >> the israeli study did not provide data on the effectiveness of a second booster for people younger than 60. dr. jha says anyone in that age group should talk to a doctor before getting another booster shot. >> reporter: after a two-year covid hiatus the easter egg roll returns to the white house. president biden and the first lady will host thousands of children on the south lawn for the event. a lilia luciano reports, there was a sense of normalcy for millions of americans who celebrated easter on sunday. ♪ >> reporter: worshippers sang shoulder to shoulde

south korea is still reporting high number of new cases with a daily average of more than a 160000 in the last week. but the government has announced it will lift all physical distancing rules from next monday. when i, you walk over 19 will not be completely over, but we are now chosing that it is the time to carefully tries to restore our daily life. again, people will still be required to wear masks, indoors, and outdoors. although the government has said it will review this in the weeks ahead 2 days and i see, i think it's still appropriate to wear a mask indoors, but i think it's ok without one outdoors. people are keeping a distance. south korea was one of the 1st countries to experience a cove at 19 outbreak, but it was able to flatten the curve quickly with a combination of testing, tracing and treating. because of that, it never had to impose any lockdown. public health officials were also quick to revise their strategy when the highly transmissible omicron variant took hold in from tito le wooden and we transition to a system for a large scale outbreak. placing more important

the market opens in japan, south korea and australia are next. this is bloomberg. ♪ at xfinity, we live and work in the same neighborhood as you. we're always working to keep you connected to what you love. and now, we're working to bring you the next generation of wifi. it's ultra-fast. faster than a gig. supersonic wifi. only from xfinity. it can power hundreds of devices with three times the bandwidth. so your growing wifi needs will be met. supersonic wifi only from us... xfinity. shery: welcome to daybreak asia. haidi: major markets have just open for trade. china switches covid strategies, new york city police identified a person of interest. japanese stocks are higher at the open. shery: the japanese yen holding steady, we have seen eight sessions of losses against the u.s. dollar. getting close to a 20 year low, talking about the 125.86 level. we watching jgb, the 10 year yield is rising, core machine orders are rising. much bigger plunge that is expected. take a look at korean stocks, we are seeing a rebound up about a quarter of a per

we also have responsibilities in south korea to help the south koreans defend themselves. and to reinforce our security commitment. we are still very capable of doing that. >> would they join units in south korea? why are they coming to the korean peninsula? >> it is not uncommon for u.s. aircraft carriers to steam in the part of the world. not unusual at all. i don't have anything to speak to today or what exercises he might contribute to but freedom of navigation is freedom of navigation. our carriers demonstrate significant maritime power all over the world. it is not uncommon for them to operate in those waters. >> do you know the identity of the admiral whose flag it was? >> i have seen colloquial comments about her being the flagship of the black sea fleet. there was only three in that class. the russians did not make a lot of them. but whether she was an actual flagship. >> they going to encourage -- do you think this deal is a part of china's effort to project power? >> i would refer you to the state department for more detail. we do understand they are discussing

birth to age 18 following south korea and china is italy, with the u.s. in the middle of the top 14 between germany and japan. this comes from the investment firm jeffries and researchers say a big part of the cost in china has to do with the fact that preschool services had been mostly private until recently. >> you would think we would rate high because of our great weather here in that leads us to brian. >> then why do we have a first alert weather day with a typical spring storm coming in. it is a fast mover and it won't dump too much it will be sunny before you know it will be what is on the way and by a: 45 in the morning you can see much of the central bay area out of the rain and the sunshine comes out by one clock in the afternoon and we will go sunny. it will first be wet during the morning drive, and then it clears up. tuesday looks good. then there may be more in the way later on the week. in the meantime, a brief shot at showers. it will still be windy. the wind is up to 30 mph in san francisco and around the 20 mile-per-hour range in santa r

in south korea, we are watching finance minister -- planning a meeting later today. we will be watching what he says on inflation not to mention of course the upcoming administration and where those prices in housing prices are going. president moon jae-in's cabinet set to meet at 10:00 a.m. local time and the bank of korea is expected to release its monthly on a supply data at noon local time. this comes after it announced the sale of one trillion won in your bonds, paul. paul: let's get a -- two year bonds. paul. paul: amazon selling $13 billion in bonds in a year. the retail giant plans to use proceeds from the seven part deal for general corporate purposes is -- purchases. that may include share buybacks. sources say amazon's 40 year bond yields are 1.3% points over treasuries. the surprise reversal has sent off speculation about his intentions for taking a 9% stake in the company. by not joining the board, musk is no longer subject to an agreement to keep the share below 14 point 9,000,000,000%. it opens the door for him to press toward her a deal. or even take