victoria, al jazerra. >> speaking to robert kelly joining us via skype from south korea he's a professor of the political science of diplomacy. you know the americans coming out and saying no concessions off erred to north korea. that's on the public face. privately could anything have been given to them? >> yeah, well, in the past the north koreans have been pretty canny negotiators they usually ask for some quid pro quo which the northwest wants something out of north korea. if i was the north koreans i would be asking for three things, one, some kind of relief on the sanctions since north korea has engaged in the nuclear tests and missile tests the sanctions have gotten tighter i would ask for relief on the banking industry, the north koreans keep a lot of money offshore and places like hong kong and it's made it harder and harder for the north korean elite to import luxury goods if i were the north koreans i would be pushing for that. america probably didn't give any formal but maybe they are looking away. it's hard to believe they gave them away for nothing. unless they are looking

leaders of china and south korea have agreed on a trade pact that's been in the works for two years. this deal will eventually eliminate import tariffs on most products. chinese president xi jinping and south korean president park geun-hye met on the sidelines of the apec summit. south korean officials say the accord will abolish tariffs on 91% of chinese imports to their country within 20 years. they say china will eliminate tariffs on 85% of imports from south korea during the same time frame. they say the final deal will be signed early next year. china's state news agency xinhua called the pact a high level agreement that will profit both countries. >>> on the to the markets now. weak chinese inflation data today suggests the economy there is starting to cool off. but analysts say this raises hopes for more stimulus measures from policymakers in beijing. and that's been giving a boost to london shares. we're seeing the ftse up by 0.4%. it's got trading now at about a five-week high. frankfurt's dax is also seeing gains of just over a quarter percent. paris' cac 40 is up by 0.4%.

stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. >>> to india next. nine women have died and more than 60 others are in hospital after having sterilization operations in central india. the women started complaining of pain and fever soon after their procedures at this clinic. local people allege the procedures were carried out on more than 80 women in six hours by two doctors. sterilization in india has been happening since the 1950s. state governments routinely carry out one-day sterilization drives, often in poorer rural areas. and they offer women financial incentives. sometimes just over $20 to have the procedure. in 2012, 4.6 million women were sterilized in india and that accounts for 37% of the world's female sterilization. the procedure is used to control india's booming population, which is growing by 18 million a year. it's set to overtake china's population by 2028. the bbc has been following this story. >> reporter: the latest that we've been hearing as part of the inquiry that was ordered by the state government earlier, four medical offi

>>darya: if you're flying to south korea from san francisco you will not be applying is dionne up. is he leading aristocrats and how tigers' blood someone.

there is one flight per day from south korea to san francisco and back. the korean government says it will ask other airlines to pick up the slack. >>> dream weddings nearly ruined by their wedding planner. as andria borba found out, the planner took the couples money but didn't do anything after that. >> my wife is saying how on earth did we pull this off? >> reporter: this is the moment when joe and irene went from bride and groom to husband and wife. it was a wedding that nearly didn't happen not because of cold feet but because of this guy, stanley kwan, their wedding planner owner of chinatown's "to have and to hold" > for us it seemed like a gigantic undertaking. we planned. wrote him two different checks. and shortly after that, no returned phone calls, no -- couldn't find him. >> reporter: suddenly, two months out from the big day, joe and irene found out they had been had and were out $4,000. >> we don't really know what he was going to put together. it didn't get that far. he even told us that he had a celebrity chef whose name i won't mention w

in south korea, where the captain of a ferry that sank in april, killing more than 300 people, has been sentenced to 36 years in prison. lee junseok escaped the death penalty. he was found guilty of gross negligence but was acquitted of murder. the overloaded ferry capsized in treacherous waters near jindo island. other senior crew members were given jail sentences of up to 30 years. prosecutors, though, say they will appeal against some of the rulings. most of the dead were school children. there is anger from bereaved families that a verdict of murder wasn't reached. >> reporter: ever since captain lee junseok was arrested, he's voiced deep regret. he'd sinned, he said, but he wasn't a murderer. in court, the judges accepted that. gross negligence that deserved 36 years in jail. but not with a deliberate intention to kill. on april 16th, he was filmed abandoning ship, while passengers stayed and drowned. and he hadn't made sure the cargo was secure. it emerged that the sewol was overloaded. when it turned too tightly, cargo slid to one side and toppled the ship over. the company owner

south korea has a message for asiana airlines about san francisco. don't go there. kpix 5's anne makovec is over at sfo with details of the airline's punishment for last year's deadly crash-landing. anne. good morning. >> reporter: it is unclear when this suspension would begin because according

we are live in south korea with the latest developments. welcome to "early ar

. >> until he reaches south korea, lee says he's too afraid to tell his whole story. he says he wants to meet again in seoul in safety. if he can complete his nightmarish journey. >> well, john, when you look at the situation of people like lee, it's quite extraordinary. i reported on refugees in different parts of the world. and it's very specific international law that governs it. if swrun is a refugee, they have to be helped by the unhcr refugee agency. and in this case, you have thousands of people effectively depending on criminals to get them through china out of southeast asia and over to south korea, despite the fact that they face almost certain human rights abuses, according to research, if they are sent back to north korea. >> any idea how long it will take this north korean defector to make it all the way to seoul? and is there a network of help along the way? not just the criminals who are there? >> well, there used to be a much broader network, a kind of underground railroad in the northeast part of china, often with missionary groups, south korean chari

important is the relevance to the situation we now have a northeast asia with north korea, south korea and japan and south asia india and pakistan and the middle east with israel and iran and perhaps others. so in the 1960s which might be called the mcnamara years we are again dealing with conceptually with deterrence credibility deterrence with the concepts ability in the concepts of vulnerability. mcnamara offers the phrase flexible response and it actually is used in two ways at least. one is in conventional forces a more flexible response but it's also used to cover the topics we are talking about which is our nuclear weapons establishment. and what mcnamara says we need is a strike capability which is not limited to a spasmodic response that destroys the cities of the soviet union, that this is not credible to do that. what we need is something that will be more precise, that will be more limited and he propounds the concept of second strike counterforce. we have always had before that second strike value which is horrifying as it is to say it out loud meant that we were planning

this afternoon she joins us folklife seoul, south korea -- joins us from seoul, south korea. it's hard to believe a simple denial of this in the wake of mounting evidence year on year, but they're denying this. they're, in fact, pushing back a bit. what can you tell us? >> reporter: that's right, errol. really since we've had this united nations commission of inquiry which of released earlier this year, pyongyang has been consistently denying the fact that they have these political camp that exist even though that report and many defectors show that they have significant evidence to prove that. human rights groups saying that there are human rights abuses. so of course the united states saying there are crimes against humanity in pyongyang. this is what they found. the draft resolution you talked about is going to be voted on later tuesday. if that passes, it will then go to the general assembly to be voted on. of course, there is an amendment that has to be voted on first by one of the very few allies that north korea has, cuba. they're trying to make sure that north korea a

the united states kubeling has around 30,000 trees in south korea but it has command over south korea ian troops natures anything happens in the country. also, the united states has been pushing north korea to go back to the six-party talks to that guarantee the way dmajdzing nuclear programs. it's not clear what pyongyang's attitude is going to be about this. in the past, the republicans have accused the intaobama administration of trusting of pyongyang on intentions of dismantling the nuclear weapons program. possibly with the republicans controlling both houses of congress, there is a high possibility there is going to be a call for action of a more aggressive stanchion towards north korea, especially if north korea continues within its nuclear tests. >> teresa, thank you. we have covered a number of the hot spots around the world tonight. we haven'ted covered china. adrienne, what are the biggest issues the u.s. and the china face in their relationship? >> john a quirk of the calendar means that president obama will be here attending the apay check economic summit that will involv

there is a number of pops in south korea, and it is one of the biggest and asia. we are seeing a massive resource rally. up, and itocks are is simply a play on that. >> ok, yes, you are the winner today. [laughter] the second largest car parts of manufacturer in south korea has just announced that be buying ang to plant there and developing smaller engines there. there are quite a bit of analysts recommending to buy with 39 buys, 37. one cell, but you know what, we but you -- one sell, know what? we are only one hour into the trading. >> it was not a surprise that there was a rate cut by the pboc . >> and of course in australia the iron ore stocks have really taken a pummeling sense the rate cut announcement. >> now how long can that last, that is the question? guys, thanks a much guys, that is stock exchange. well the latest film in the made hisames" series debut, but the third film could not match its predecessors. jay: part i" has received somewhat tepid reviews and is not being shown on the higher priced imax screens. it from us,hat is but we got is done, more

the team was actually invited to play a rematch, in south korea, but a date is not set yet. >>it's been a tradition for over a century. chicago's official christmas tree, displayed throughout the holidays downtown. it's been a tradition for over a century.. chicago's official christmas >> >> if it is beginning to be that time of year again this is the house in elgin. that is where the 57 ft. colorado blue spruce used to be. cut down just a little while ago. they have been doing this kind of thing since 2009. with the power lines all around adele that is all done very carefully. the fourth time as the term. the honors go to her and her family. in a couple of weeks of her family will join the mayor and flipped that switch. 100,000 whites at the official tree lighting ceremony. >> it is gorgeous. it does not look like it's not. it is a record history. when they bring it down and get it already will be gorgeous again. why not have some people enjoy at? >> special memories of years past. definitely some going to be made in the next couple of weeks. it is going to be fun. >> she s

we have north korea, south korea, japan -- south asia, india and pakistan, and the middle east with israel and iran and perhaps others. all right? be the 1960s which might called the mcle mare years, we are again dealing with conceptionly with deterrence, the credibility of deterrence, with the concepts of stability and concepts of vulnerability. mcin a marea offers the phrase flexible response. and it actually is used in two ways at least. one is in conventional forces a more flexible response. but it's also used to cover the topics we're talking about which is our nuclear weapons establishment. nd what he has said we need is strike capability which is not limited to a spazzmotic response that destroys the cities of the soviet union. that this is not credible to do that. what we need is something that will be more precise, that will be more limited. and he propounds the concept of second strike counter force. we had always had before that second strike counter city or counter value, which is horrifying as it is to say it out loud, meant that we were planning to incinerate roughly 50 milli

i prefer south korea to north korea. south korea is not perfect and a lot of people in south korea have had problems with the current government. but i assure you it's better than north korea and not just that it doesn't have a gulag and murder its own people but it's friendlier to us than north korea. those are the choices we face in the world. it's irrelevant that democracies are not perfect and 100% allies. second point, yeah, change sometimes is difficult. first of all, we don't bring all about all that change mubarak was going to be permanently there. the question is how to manage change. the problem with the mansfield argument that you referred to is that he consider is milosovich to have been a product of democratic change that this was a transitional government. he was not a democrat. it's a false argument. there is instability in the world. the question i think we have to face is you know, as we think about this work, what is the division of labor between the nongovernmental entity like the n.e.d. and the u.s. g

, south korea, japan, south asia with india and pakistan and the middle east with israel, iran and perhaps others, right? so in the 1960, which might be called the mcnamara years, we are again dealing with conceptually with deterrence, the credibility of deterrence, with the concepts of vulnerability and stability. mcnamara offers the phrase "flexible response," and it actually is used in two ways at least. one is in conventional forces, a more flexible response, but it's also used to cover the topics we're talking about which is our nuclear weapons establishment. and what mcnamara says we need is a strike capability which is not limited to a spasmodic response that destroys the cities of the soviet union. that this is not credible, to do that. what we need is something that will be more precise, it will be more limited. and he propounds the concept of second strike counterforce. we'd always had, before that, second strike countervalue which is horrifying as it is to say out loud meant that we were planning to incinerate roughly 50 million innocent soviet civilians. i say "innocent" becaus

or south korea, japan, the six-party countries that have negotiated with north korea. this is good. we want to reduce tensions in the peninsula. this country has nuclear weapons. it has missiles. they're hostile. this is a good first step in getting people back to talking. >> and we have to remember that there are still south korean citizens detained in north korea. others detained in north korea, even if no americans are at this point in time. you spoke with the people that negotiate this in north korea. to be a fly on the wall, to hear what james clapper said, to get these two men freed. can you tell us what your experience was like doing that? >> well, i think what happens is there's one person who makes this decision, kim jong-un, the leader. he probably authorized this. but had the foreign ministry and the security people negotiate these releases. so, fly on the wall, they can talk all they want. it's up to the new leader. and the new leader seems to be looking at the west. this is a second release in a month, without too many conditions. and that's a good sign. but he makes al

we have three men, the number two, three, and four in north korea come here to south korea recently. this is effectively enemy territory. we really are seeing a charm offensive from pyongyang. most likely according to analysts, because of this united nations report on its human rights abuses. that's going through the process within the u.n. now. pamela. >> trying to talk about the apology from president obama apparently in aa letter brought to pyongyang from the u.s. director of national intelligence james clapper. i'm curious, the north korean government released a statement. what did they say about this? >> well, video we've heard about this is from the north korean side so, of course, it will be about to see if washington does admit that yes, president obama did give that apology. this is really what pyongyang wanted. they wanted the commander in chief of the u.s., president obama, to be apologizing to the leader of north korea. >> this is the most correct meeting or connection that these two leaders have ever had. it is significant that this letter was taken by james clapper, eff

when his boat sank off the coast of south korea. good morning. i'm dan ponce. and i'm lourdes duarte. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. >> let's get to the stories the first weather. >> winter is coming. dense from came up prunes. there is something called the wall. when side of building all is like minnesota and the other side in chicago. to date the wall will break a bit. sometimes it takes me awhile to get to that. >> maybe the other side of the wall is florida. >> i think it's the pink floyd will. let's take a look at our day. the fault of winter showers will be likely today. temperatures should fall quickly. our high temperature will be about 59 degrees that was actually at midnight. we will be shot falling through the 40 shortly. the wider view, in the morning and we have readings at 26. 34 in green bay. in kansas city you can almost see the wall of green air making its way through western illinois. some snow. that goes down into central missouri just north of 70. chance of a light shower. it won't stick but temperatures 38 by 5:00

you may have noted that the republic of south korea has offered to permit certain events at the 1988 olympics to take place in the north. international sports competitions of all kinds could take place in both parts of this city. what better way to demonstrate to the world the openness of this city than to offer, in some future year, to hold the olympic games here in berlin, east and west. [applause] in these four decades, as i have berliners have built a great city. spoke -- you have done so in spite of threats, the soviet attempted to impose the eastern blockade today, the city thrives in spite of the challenges implicit in the very presence of this wall. what keeps you hear? -- here? certainly, there is a great deal to be said about your fortitude and courage. i believe in something deeper, something involved in berlin's looked and feel and way of life. no one could live long in berlin without being completely disabused of illusions. you have seen the difficulty of life in berlin and continue to build this good and proud city in contrast to a surrounding presence that refuses to r

south korea. i think there's no disz agreement there. for the u.s., with pakistan, i think it's more akin to whatives trying to get at. you can alms have a clear cut case where democracies are always preferable even when they have issues. >>> and then we do have to get, i think, though, and, tom, i think that this point you were bringing up is very critical. how we find these balances and if there were certain lmts of our security agenda that we were willing to give up. we have to find where the balance is going to be willing to see a set of issues, a recession, and then, conversely, when we have security issues, we might feel that transitions might be problematic in the short run. >> again, having a calculous is better than simply flailing out and saying these issues don't exist or we can do it all. and i think one of the issues we've had in recent years, the krit schisms that are out there, is that we don't seem to be able to strike this balance. we have to a change of government is that change

. >> also in south korea. he had been hearing that they do not want uber to operate there. >> thank you so much. right now, we're going to go in beijing with stephen engle live. china is touting its economic muscle as world leaders fly in for the apec summit. pushing trade deals near and far. our china correspondent stephen engle is at the summit and joins us now. steve, what are we expecting today? skies, for have blue one, and the sun is shining in my eyes this morning, and as promised, the skies are blue, and the roads are less congested as the world leaders do converge. the summit is going to be tomorrow at a lake in the northern suburbs of beijing. today is the final day of the ceo summit, where some of the biggest names in corporate america, warp or japan, of course, china, australia, and the rest of the 21 member nations of the aipac block, which makes up more than half of the world's gdp, 44% of global trade, obviously the three largest economies in the world, the united states, china, and japan are me

. >>> traditional celebration in sout south korea. taking on new significance. the lantern festival is next. real reporting that brings you the world. >> this is a pretty dangerous trip. >> security in beirut is tight. >> more reporters. >> they don't have the resources to take the fight to al shabaab. >> more bureaus, more stories. >> this is where the typhoon came ashore. giving you a real global perspective like no other can. >> al jazeera, nairobi. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. south korea's capitol has erupted into a burst of light and color as a parade of paper la turns has taken over seoul. icons of culture rob mcbride is there. >> it's now the sixth year that this event has been staged becoming more elaborate with more lantern exhibits every year. it's a way for seoul to promote itself both here in korea and billionly. the organizers are expecting 2.5 million to 3 million visit, and this being the prac

al jazeera south korea. >> coming up, qatar and russia's world cup bid by the governing body, but now fifa themes are at the center of covering up. do stay with us. welcome pack. this week erskine that and the united states reached a climate change agreement. now pressure is one of the third biggest carbon polluters, india, to cut it's emissions. that may not happen any time soon. this is a reason for both worry and hope. it shows the engines of growth are still firing. but it is also a reminder that greenhouse gases from unregulated growth could damage the environment. at a meeting in new delhi industry and climate change experts try to find a balance, but many businesses stay india can't follow china's lead on cutting carbon emissions just yet. >> we are in a much lower development phase compared to china. look at all the industries india is well behind. china had three decades of 10% growth, we haven't had that. >> conservationist insist the environment is threatened and the environment mulled begin now. >> it is very clear that the u.s. is way beyond it's share china is now close

they were both from south korea. bordia had been adopted by french parents while foderman was adopted by american parents. they had been in almost constant contact ever since. unfortunately the search for their birth mother did not have a happy ending. >> finding our birth mother is a difficult topic. he wasn't necessarily as warm to us. if we have learned anything in this story it's things will happen as they should. >> the twins are now 25 years old. bordia is studying in london. furderman is a waitress and actress in los angeles. two months later they met face to face. they both loved brushing their teeth several times a day. they don't like being touched by shower curtains and hate to eat cooked carrots. the sisters are making a movie about their experience. >>> the only major airline based in the bay area becomes a public company today. virgin america stocks scheduled to trade on the nasdaq a little later after the opening bell. shares will start at $23 a share. will spread under the stock symbol va. virgin is c

ambassador to south korea, chris hill. we're also joined by jamie me metsel. gentlemen, thank you for joining me. ambassador hill, as someone who has conducted negotiations with north korea, do you find it credible that the u.s. government made no concessions and offered nothing in exchange for these prisoners? >> oh, i think the concession was in sending a senior official and i think they very artfully chose general clapper who's not known as someone who would come back from a trip like that and start suggesting that we ought to do more with the north koreans. he's a pretty tacit guy. i think from the obama administration's point of view it was the right move and from north korea's point of view, they get some face in the process. i think what's important to understand is kim jong-un has differed from his father in never showing the slightest interest in denuclearization. >> jamie, you heard the ambassador refer to face. how does it play domestically? is it really that big a deal. >> i think it is because north korea's leaders need to at least put forward to

. >> now misery for south korea, at least 11 women have died in india. botched stabilization surgery. , they started from -- complaining of pain. a new record for selling goods online in bulk. made $9.3ys it has billion worth of retail sales from its single day annual event. the firm has shipped 300 million orders compared to 150 million just last year. spencer was released after being declared free of ebola. he was treating patients with the virus. they look to keep the focus on those in the worst affected areas. >> our case has garnered international attention and important to know that my infection represents a fraction of 13,000 reported cases to date . the center of the outbreak where families are torn apart and communities are destroyed. >> i want to talk about west africa in just a second that dr. spencer's case suggests that when you're able to be in the right medical circumstances with the right access to equipment, there is a better chance of recovering from ebola. >> that is a great point and i think this really illustrates the key in terms of

south korea's kospi is trading lower. in australia, the benchmark index is up by 0. 4%. government officials hope to calm concerns by improving profits of how the pension fund is invested. >> the government pension investment fund is an independent administrative body that manages the public pension fund. it's a national nest egg worth more than $1.2 trillion. gpif has been putting 60% of investments in national bonds. another 12% goes into domestic stocks. the body unveiled a new strategy last month. the policy keeping a relatively large amount of holdings in japanese government bonds will change. under the new strategy, will reduce holdings by 35%. >> the person in charge is the welfare minister. he spoke to nhk world's senior commentator how the government is reforming the public pension system. >> translator: you improved the change in investment strategy. there will be fewer bond holdings and more stocks. that is a big shift in portfolio. why? >> translator: prime minister abe attended the world economic forum in january. he started reviewing the government pension

police are looking for a man and a silver car. >> reporter: south korea officials are betting asian airlines for the democrats in july after investigations the pilots on the flight caused the crash by making errors during landing gear killed and over 200 injured the surgeon working this year leon has the ball. >> reporter: he will be treated in nebraska and medical center in omaha. >> reporter: right now we're looking at pretty calm conditions we do have convince foggy conditions. dry conditions it will be brighter today we have to wait for the fall the conditions to burn off. where a jackie there 48 degrees visibility on the pretense of a mile rule essayistic as bald it this morning keep this in mind and had a few action in this year's drive times. >> reporter: >> pamto images wie very mild temperatures will be very mild. >> reporter: 46 is along the east bay shoreline--upper 60s >> reporter: unsettled weather at this point it's consistency if you want to wait a couple more days the point here is to take away you will need your umbrella at some point next week tie right now is 547. >> repor

but first, breaking news out of south korea. we have a verdict following the country's deadly ferry disaster. and we start with that braking news. the south korean ferry captain has avoided the death penalty for his role in a deadly accident back in april. the captain was found not guilty of murder and was sentenced to 36 years in prison instead. also the ship's chief engineer will get 30 years in prison. the captain and his crew face charges for the capsizing of the sewol ferry, more than 300 people died, most of them school children. we want to turn to our paula hancocks who is following the trial and joins us now live from seoul. as we said, the verdict and sentences have been handed down for the captain and chief engineer. there's a possibility here the prosecution may appeal, but at this juncture, what has been the reaction there, particularly for family members who were looking for the death penalty? >>> well, as you can imagine, rosemary, there's a very emotional reaction from the families. they're outside the court and g

a deadly ferry accident that sparked outrage in south korea is followed months later by a verdict that is causing a similar reaction. the captain of the ferry has avoided the death penalty and now faces 36 years in prison. do we know why he was convicted of negligence and not homicide? >> reporter: for the prosecutors' point of view, what they had to do was prove that there was willful intent to commit murder and clearly, as far as those three judges were concerned, they did not manage to do that. you said the captain has been found not guilty of murder. he has been found gillive abandonment and guilty of negligent. he will serve 36 years in prison. bearing in mind, he is almost 70 years old, at this point he has said during this court case that he knows he will die in prison. he knows that he will not be released before the end of his life. we know there has been one person found guilty of murder, the chief engineer on board the sewol ferry. the reason he was found guilty was because he knew two of his fellow crewmen were injured but he did not go help them. at this point, nobody has

we have a country that is provocative to japan and also to south korea, threatening our extended credibility and we have a country that is transferring the material and the production capability and we have one that is within a matter of months and years can talk about the united states of america and and that is north korea. >> they are also following the classic route of plutonium and uranium. and we have heard about this also and we have heavy water production facility with normal conditions and normal range. .. >> >> either way negotiations fail or if they succeed succeed, israel will not be happy. it has not been happy with other countries and look what has happened in iraq and syria. em not predicting anything but making an observation. this is not a situation but a nuclear weapon state in the middle east. we could have a very complicated situation with the saudis and egyptians that they could not stand idly by and it could get complicated very quickly. pakistan for about 20 years of a recessed nuclear weapon capability it had the capability to manufacture weapons with a series of test

let's go to south korea. gaining, making it close to flat, up .18%. singapore trading just over 15 minutes away. ,eatures are dropping there dropping 1/10 of one thing percent. of 1%. let's head back to the credit suisse trading floor. david, what is the mood like now? a very good morning to you. we are live from the trading floor of credit suisse. minutes more or less from the open? and to get some context some perspective on this, i'm joined by the vice chairman and head for greater china equities at credit suisse. thank you for joining us. we are 45 minutes away. what excites you the most? >> most certainly, it is the fact that the tax treatment for international investors investing into the mainland market has been clarified. every person who handles the first order on behalf of investors would like it came on friday, right? >> it came on friday at 5:00 p.m.. this is the first day since that communication. i'm sure the amount of interest for international investors will balloon because of this. >> the feeling was the uncertainty. absolutely. uncer

she's in south korea's capital, seoul. you spend a lot of time covering north korea, trying to figure out what they do and what's behind their actions. so tell us what you think about the fact that north korea instigated this. >> reporter: well, natalie, north korea doesn't do anything accidentally. everything is highly choreographed. everything that comes out of that country. every decision that's made. you can see from state-run media every photograph that's shown of the leader. everything is highly choreographed. so certainly this was not an accidental decision. this was not a quick decision. this would have been assessed for the pros and cons within pyongyang itself. but the question is on many experts' lips and those that observe north korea from afar, why did north korea decide to do it now? and of course why did they decide to release both of these men together? according to the u.s., there was no quid pro quo. so it appears they got nothing physical in return. a top secret mission in the dead of night. the top spy

. >> this just broke a few minutes ago in south korea. the south korean government forcing asiana airlines to suspend all flights to san francisco for 45 days according to yanhop, the south korean news agency. that is because they violated safety regulations when the boeing crashed in sfo in the summer of last year, three passengers killed, more than 180 people hurt. there is one flight per day from seoul to san francisco and back. per day. the korean government says it is going to ask other airlines to pick up the slack. but tonight, asiana airlines released a statement saying it is going to appeal the government's decision. the decision will cause serious passenger inconvenience given the high traffic on the route. they are normally recommended to fine an airline instead of suspending a flight. remember, united airlines has a coshare agreement with asiana. it is unclear when the flights will be suspended. asiana airlines shows a flight to seoul tomorrow. listed to depart at noon. now, you hear asiana airlines saying they are going to ap

korea is trading a such lower. in australia, the benchmark index is trading higher by about.01. >>> prime minister abe raised the consumption tax in april. he's now contemplating another hike. robert lynch says abe's decision could dictate the direction of the yen. >> dollar itself we're still relatively positive on, but the prospect for further yen weakness is going to be in part o seeing the effects of this new initiatives out of japan. >> abe is due to make his decision by the end of the year. >>> analysts say the rise in the consumption tax in april and cool, summer weather made japanese consumers spend less. they say that probably caused gross domestic product to grow more slowly than expected. analysts from ten private research firms and financial institutions estimate gdp rose between 0.2 and 0.7% in real terms. that translates to a rate of between 1 and 1.28%. consumer spending accounts for about 60% of gdp in japan. >>> finance min sfri officials will release preliminary gdp figures on november 17th. >>> t

[applause] japan, taiwan, south korea, they have built thriving democracies. filipinos showed us the strength of people power. indonesians just voted in a historic election. . just came from burma this is a place that for 40 of a was under the grip military junta. one of the most closed and oppressive nations on earth. was inspired by citizens in civil society and nowiamentarians who were working to sustain a transition to a democratic future. i had a town hall meeting with young people like you, in which they were asking, what does it mean to create rule of law, and how should we die -- deal with ethnic diversity? what does a free press look like, and how does it operate? how do we make sure that journalism is responsible? debate thatedible is taking place. want young people, they the same things you do. the notion that somehow they are less interested in opportunity or less interested in avoiding arbitrary arrest or less iserested in being censored fundamentally untrue. today, people in hong kong are speaking out for their universal rights. around thea and w

. >> over in south korea, the captain of a capsized ferry avoided the death penalty was acquitted of murder, but will serve 36 years in prison on charges of gross negligence. his face is blurred by court order. 300 people died when the ferry overturned off south korea's southern coast in april. most victims were high school students ordered to stay on board the ship as it sanction. the family members say they will ask for a harsher sentence and will seek an appeal. >> it's veterans day and we are honoring those who have served. >>> are with the president overse overseas, vice president biden laid the breathe at the tomb of the unknowns and paying tribute. >> you are the very spine of this nation. and as a nation, we pause today to thank more than 23 million surviving veterans who so bravely and faithfully protected our freedom. >> any minute now, that's a live picture you are looking at, defense secretary hagel will deliver live remarks at the vietnam memorial. he is headed to the podium now. he is the first enlisted combat veteran to lead the department. in the uk, the royal family

. >> the focus has spread to many different offices and bureaus and south korea. many say that the government, the coast guard botch the rescue from the very start. there have been all sorts of revelations about the ship itself. somehow, it was given the clearance to go on to the waters that day. many south koreans look at the ferry captain as somewhat of a scapegoat that allowed the government to avoid its responsibility. >> now to beijing, where the apec summit is underway. leaders of some of the world's most powerful nations have been gritting their teeth and getting on with some diplomacy. first of all, what more can you tell us about the trade agreements signed today? >> several asia-pacific nations agreed to a free trade zone that is backed by china. it is called the free trade area of the asia-pacific. this free trade zone, in some ways, is designed to counter the transpacific partnership that obama is trying to cement during the apec summit. that would be during the united states and other asian nations. many in china believe that this transpacific harder

. >>> new this morning, we just learned that south korea is banning asiana airplanes after a deadly crash last year. we do have reaction this morning airlines. the company is working on an appeal to this decision. national transportation safety board investigation concluded that the pilots made errors during the landing that left three people dead when that plane crashed. back to you. >>> 11 before the hour now. crews started work to replace an entire water line in alexandria. an older main burst and sewer water flooded homes. virginia american water hired a restoration company to help with the cleanup. there is a new concern too their brand-new asphalt must be dug up to we place the water main. >> it's ridiculous to have the road recently paved, all torn up, to put in a new water main, which we need. approximate but they should ha >> a city spokesperson said they are work to go improve coordination to prevent this from happening in the future. >> your trip on two wheels will be easier after a snowstorm in arlington. they are paying $300,000 to clear bike trails. the county said it is the

[applause] japan, taiwan, south korea, they have built thriving democracies. filipinos showed us the strength of people power. indonesians just voted in a historic election. i just came from burma. this is a place that for 40 years was under the grip of a military junta. one of the most closed and oppressive nations on earth. there i was inspired by citizens in civil society and parliamentarians who were now working to sustain a transition to a democratic future. i had a town hall meeting with young people like you, in which they were asking, what does it mean to create rule of law, and how should we die -- deal with ethnic diversity? what does a free press look like, and how does it operate? how do we make sure that journalism is responsible? it's an incredible debate that is taking place. those young people, they want the same things you do. the notion that somehow they are less interested in opportunity or less interested in avoiding arbitrary arrest or less interested in being censored is fundamentally untrue. today, people in hong kong are speaking out fo

the president of south korea also met with xi. park geun-hye said she's keen to resume high-level talks with japan. park and xi said all prime ministers should get together before the end of the year. park is reportedly eager to keep the momentum going. leaders used to hold a summit once a year, that foreign ministers also met annually. but they haven't held any meetings for two and a half years. >>> people in parts of eastern india are dealing with rain and fishermen there aren't able to do their jobs. >>> the fishermen are not getting a break at all. we have another low pressure system pulling into the eastern coast of india. let me show you a video coming out. last month, the east coast of india was hit by an intense cyclone. it killed at least 25 people and leaving many strangling for basic necessities. like food and water. the recovery effort has been delayed because of strong winds and low pressures in the bay of bengal. most recently, the meteorological department has issued new warnings to fishermen. there are little signs

he's a duck farmer in south korea. now some more perspective. are author of "the genesis code." he served with president clinton's security council and was in north korea earlier this year. thanks for joining us. so what is the significance of the story from the bodyguard? >> well, this is another dehe forgetter from north korea. there are lots of defectors. sometimes they're high-up people like this. there have been even higher level people who have defected. and every time we learn just a little bit more about this cult of personality around the kim family and basically the way it works in north korea is there's a small percentage of people who get everything of what little there is and there's everybody else who get nothing and many of whom are starving. so when somebody from the elite deflects, that reflects badly and certainly could weaken the kim regime. they're certainly very firmly entrenched. >> and the united nations is talking about crimes against humanity, north korea being charged with that. >> so earlier this year, in february there was a special commission on huma

south korea's kospi trading higher and in australia, we're seeing the benchmark trading basically flat this morning. 5,413. >>> executives at honda are showing off a prototype of a new environmentally friendly car. they say their vehicle is roomier and more advanced and advanced than previous models. the exec tytives hope the finished version of the car in 2016. they say the fuel cell is smaller than usual and is mounted under the hoot hood, so there's space in the car for five. the car can drive more than 700 kilometers when the hydrogen tank is full. they put back the release date by about three months so they can run more safety checks. >> translator: we decided to delay is release so we can make sure the final version is as sophisticated as possible. it's my hope fuel cell vehicles will be everywhere by 2030. >> people at toyota are announcing prices and dates for their models on tuesday b and those at nissan are developing a fuel cell car they hope to release in 2017. >>> toray industries have has agreed on a major deal to supply carbon fiber to boeing. the contract is worth more