Waching daily Dec 19 2017

Our top story this afternoon...

U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled his new national security strategy that further

builds on his "America First" platform.

He said his administration is prepared to respond to North Korea with overwhelming force

if necessary.

Park Soyun reports.

President Trump has released his first national security strategy-- a 70 page document that

lays out how his administration will handle international challenges.

The document says the U.S. is ready to respond with overwhelming force to North Korean aggression

and will improve options to compel denuclearization of the peninsula.

It says North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons pose a global threat that requires a global

response.

The report adds that North Korea has spent "millions of dollars on nuclear, chemical

and biological weapons" while it starves its own people.

In his speech unveiling the strategy on Monday, President Trump had some strong words for

Pyongyang.

(English) "Our campaign of maximum pressure on North

Korean regime has resulted in the toughest ever sanctions.

We have united our allies in an unprecedented effort to isolate North Korea.

However, there is much work to do.

America and its allies will take all necessary steps to achieve denuclearization and ensure

that this regime cannot threaten the world."

President Trump also said Russia and China challenge American power and interests and

"erode American security and prosperity."

He also outlined plans to end unfair trade deals and make allies reimburse the U.S. for

their share of defense.

(English) "For the first time, American strategy recognizes

that economic security is national security.

Economic vitality growth and prosperity at home is absolutely necessary for American

power and influence in the world."

President Trump's new national security strategy calls for a policy of achieving "peace through

strength" and advancing U.S. influence in the world.

Park Soyun, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> Trump reveals new national security strategy - Duration: 2:24.

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Five Chinese warplanes fly within KADIZ for "ordinary drill": JCS - Duration: 2:19.

Five Chinese warplanes crossed into Korean and even Japanese air defense identification

zones on Monday.

Though Beijing says it was a planned, ordinary drill... what's puzzling is the timing of

the event,... coming just two-days after President Moon Jae-in had returned from his state visit

to China.

Oh Jung-hee reports.

Five Chinese warplanes entered Korea Air Defense Identification Zone on Monday for what China

is calling a (quote)"ordinary drill."

According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff,... two H-6 bombers and two J-11 fighter

jets appeared from the southwest of Korea's Ieo-do island.

They flew into Korea's Air Defense ID zone and the area where the zones of South Korea,

Japan and China overlap.

The planes reached the Japanese zone and then returned to China.

One TU-154 reconnaissance plane that flew for two hours... went even farther east...

up to waters off Japan's central Kanazawa city.

South Korea dispatched aircraft for surveillance... immediately after the planes were detected.

(Stand-up) "South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff say...

the Chinese side told South Korea over the military hotline... that this is just a routine

exercise and that the planes won't be entering South Korea's airspace.

But the exact intention of China's fly-over is still being analyzed."

China's defense ministry also announced... that this was a planned exercise and did not

target any specific country or region.

But speculation is rising... as to why the flights had to take place just after South

Korean President Moon Jae-in wrapped up his visit to Beijing.

(Korean) "All military actions have political implications

and it's been only two days since President Moon came back from China.

China's taking a two-track approach -- that it won't step back in security terms... even

if Korea-China relations are recovering."

Chinese military planes have entered Korea's air defense zone multiple times... since China

unilaterally declared its own such zone in 2013... which overlaps with parts of Korea

and Japan's zones.

The last time was in early January this year... when 12 warplanes crossed into the South Korean

zone.

Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> Five Chinese warplanes fly within KADIZ for "ordinary drill": JCS - Duration: 2:19.

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U.S., China discussed how to seize N. Korea's nukes in case of regime collapse: NYT - Duration: 1:00.

The United States and China have had conversations about how they should seize North Korea's

nuclear weapons if the regime in Pyongyang collapses.

That's what U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, let slip... during a conference last week...

according to the New York Times.

He said... if there are signs of an instability from within the regime,... the most important

thing would be securing Pyongyang's nuclear weapons before they fall into unwanted hands...

and Washington and Beijing have talked about how that should be done.

But Tillerson added... the U.S. does not seek regime change or swift unification of the

two Koreas.

Historically, China has resisted such conversations,... as it may seem it's conspiring with the U.S.

for North Korea's collapse... and for now, there's no indication from China that officials

have met.

A senior U.S. official familiar with contingency plans refused to confirm Tillerson's remarks.

For more infomation >> U.S., China discussed how to seize N. Korea's nukes in case of regime collapse: NYT - Duration: 1:00.

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Authorities investigating into the deaths of four newborn babies - Duration: 0:52.

The National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee is scheduled to receive a report

from the Health Ministry on the deaths of four newborns within the space of less than

two hours last weekend.

Health officials are expected to investigate the cause and details of the case and discuss

future measures.

Meanwhile, blood tests conducted by the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention,...

suggest that it may have been the overuse of antibiotics that led to the deaths.

The tests detected a bacteria linked with meningitis in three of the four premature

babies who died at the Ewha Womans University Medical Center in western Seoul.

DNA sequencing is being carried out and its results will be available this afternoon.

For more infomation >> Authorities investigating into the deaths of four newborn babies - Duration: 0:52.

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Pres. Moon goes full on 'Promoting Pyeongchang Olympics' mode - Duration: 0:46.

President Moon Jae-in is set to spend Tuesday promoting the upcoming 2018 PyeongChang Winter

Olympics.

According to the Blue House, the South Korean President will have a luncheon meeting with

20 citizens who won a raffle after purchasing tickets for the games,... fulfilling the pledge

he made to encourage people to buy tickets in advance.

President Moon will then hold a press conference while taking a trial ride on the express train

route constructed for the games,... before meeting with PyeongChang 2018 volunteer workers

to thank them for their hard work.

The President will also have an interview with Richard Engel of NBC, the TV network

that will broadcast PyeongChang 2018 in the U.S.

For more infomation >> Pres. Moon goes full on 'Promoting Pyeongchang Olympics' mode - Duration: 0:46.

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NASDAQ flirts with 7,000 mark for first time during trading - Duration: 0:42.

The NASDAQ briefly blew past the seven-thousand mark for the first time on Monday,... as Wall

Street continues to boom on rising optimism about the likelihood of a big corporate tax

cut.

The tech-heavy index jumped as much as one-percent to touch 7,003 during trading,... reaching

the milestone less than eight months after crossing six-thousand.

This comes even as tech shares have endured bouts of sell-offs in the recent months,...

amid concerns over valuations and questions on whether the sector stands to gain from

President Trump's tax reforms.

Including Monday's gains,... the NASDAQ is up more than 30 percent so far this year.

For more infomation >> NASDAQ flirts with 7,000 mark for first time during trading - Duration: 0:42.

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Korean gov't aims to attract more foreign tourists - Duration: 2:03.

The Korean government is planning new measures to attract more foreign tourists.

The move includes investing in tourism infrastructure and expanding language services at the tourism

call center.

It comes with just over 50 days to go until the curtain comes up on the 2018 PyeongChang

Winter Olympics.

Our Ji Myung-kil has more.

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon emphasized that half of Korea's 52 million population travelled

abroad this year...

citing massive tourism deficits.

(Korean) "It is for certain that Korea will once again

achieve its worst ever tourism deficit of 12-billion U.S. dollars this year."

During Tuesday's government meeting... the prime minister noted that Japan has had a

tourism surplus for four consecutive years... hitting a record of an estimated 13-billion

dollars this year.

To try and boost tourism, Korea plans to issue temporary visa-waivers for citizens from Southeast

Asia, expand language services at the tourism call center number 1-3-3-zero, add more high-value

tour programs and make Korea's tourist attractions bigger over the next five years.

The prime minister also urged Koreans to choose domestic tourist spots as destinations for

their vacation.

(Korean) "If we can make our citizens opt for domestic

travel instead of going overseas... it will greatly help revitalize the domestic tourism

industry."

The government plans to develop new tourist attractions in connection with Hallyu,...

the Korean Wave of popular culture,... and the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

It also plans to expand areas of medical treatment tours and increase facilities for domestic

cruise tours to increase the number of foreign tourists from beyond China, such as from Southeast

Asia, the Middle East, and Japan.

Ji Myung-kil, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> Korean gov't aims to attract more foreign tourists - Duration: 2:03.

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Korea, Spain reach agreement on working holiday visa program - Duration: 0:37.

Korea and Spain have reached an agreement on a working holiday visa program,... marking

Seoul's 22nd such deal with countries around the world.

The Spanish Embassy in Korea says the program will allow one-thousand young people from

Korea and Spain to work in the other country for up to one year.

Seoul's ambassador to Spain Park Hee-kwon says the scheme will boost cultural and people-to-people

exchanges between the two countries, and help create new jobs.

The visa program is set to take effect in February or March after necessary procedures

are carried out.

For more infomation >> Korea, Spain reach agreement on working holiday visa program - Duration: 0:37.

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Wintry pattern well underway _ 121917 - Duration: 2:08.

Winter lovers must be enjoying this year's wintry pattern...freezing temperatures have

returned and readings will remain in the negative territory in the upper regions with a cold

wave advisory for parts of Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do Provinces

Daily highs in Seoul will hit minus 1 degree Celsius so be careful out on the roads, other

major cities will also see highs rising to the lower single digits.

Be aware of slick roads as we are expecting more snow and freezing rain starting tomorrow

afternoon, that snowfall could be as heavy as yesterday's with up to 5 centimeters...

With that, let's take a look at the international weather for viewers around the world.

While a cold snap has returned to South Korea with the easternmost islands of Dokdo and

Ullengdo expected to receive up to 5 centimeters of snowfall this afternoon, most of North

Korea will have freezing temperatures under mostly sunny skies.

As for the rest of Asia, Tropical Storm Kai-tak is now a weakened system that will continue

to move slowly westward away from the Philippines this week.

Meanwhile, a sunny Tuesday morning will be joined by clouds and winds will pick as you

approach evening commute.

Heading to North America, Mexico City will have clear skies with a warm high at 24 degrees

Celsius.

As for South America, Santiago will have a repeat of Monday's conditions with hotter

temperatures at 32 degrees.

Taking you to Europe,... sunny, cloudy skies or snow are expected on Tuesday depending

on the region.

Lastly to Africa, those in Cape Town will notice strong winds in the afternoon.

That's all the weather update for now.

For more infomation >> Wintry pattern well underway _ 121917 - Duration: 2:08.

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Trade ministry holds talks with Chinese counterpart to improve bilateral FTA - Duration: 2:03.

President Moon Jae-in's recent state visit to China has laid the foundation for the two

countries to open up their trade relationship.

It includes efforts to improve their two-year-old free trade agreement.

Kim Ji-yeon has the details.

Seoul's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has laid out the achievements of the bilateral

free trade agreement between Korea and China,... which took effect in 2015.

It says the deal has played an important role in promoting Korean exports, which continued

to grow for the 13th consecutive month in November,... and helps the nation maintain

its economic recovery momentum.

Bilateral trade volume increased 13-point-six percent on-year in 2017 amounting to 217-and-a-half-billion

U.S. dollars.

Korea's exports to China jumped more than 14-percent on-year, as of November, amounting

to 128-point-3-billion U.S. dollars.

This is mainly due to increased exports of tariff-exempt or tariff-lowered items, which

rose more than 19-percent on-year.

That's faster than the rate of increase of items that were excluded from the deal.

Korea's imports from China also spiked nearly 13-percent on-year in November... mainly intermediate

goods used in the production of semiconductors and computers.

However, the ministry said foreign direct investment between the two countries dropped

during the July to September period... as the FTA focuses on promoting the goods trade

not the services sector... and said further negotiation was needed.

Korea's investment to China dropped more than 20-percent on-quarter in Q3... while China's

investment to Korea plunged more than 63-percent... following regulations on transferring money

overseas as part of Beijing's efforts to hold on to its foreign currency reserves.

A public hearing on follow-up negotiation talks will be held at the COEX Convention

Center in southern Seoul on January fifth.

Kim Ji-yeon, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> Trade ministry holds talks with Chinese counterpart to improve bilateral FTA - Duration: 2:03.

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N. Korea's suspected bitcoin hacking monitored by S. Korean gov't - Duration: 2:02.

As bitcoin receives greater recognition with more derivatives introduced...

North Korea is moving to grab a bite of that pie.

The regime's hackers are suspected of breaking into stashes of cryptocurrencies to find new

sources of revenue.

And as our Park Hee-jun tells us...

Seoul's government is closely monitoring those activities.

South Korea's unification ministry is keeping close tabs on North Korea's bitcoin related

activities... as the crypto-currency is a new target for Pyongyang's hacking operations.

(Korean) "We are aware that North Korea has been engaged

in various activities so far to evade sanctions and earn foreign currency."

The increased economic sanctions against North Korea could be driving the North's interest

in bitcoin... as its price has soared from under 1-thousand U.S. dollars at the end of

2016 to more than 18-thousand dollars just a few days ago.

When asked whether the South Korean government has detected any concrete signs or evidence

of North Korea getting involved with the crypto-currency...

(Korean) "We're monitoring North Korea's trend related

to bitcoin."

The unification ministry spokesperson added that the government was cooperating with the

National Cyber Security Center and other relevant agencies to prevent North Korea from hacking

into crypto-currencies.

Information security experts said measures were needed to protect crypto-currency investors.

(Korean) "Virtual money exchanges should seek better

security protection for their investors and enhance transparency in crypto-currency trade."

The expert also advised the government to form a task force to consider whether to levy

taxes on financial gains from trade in virtual currencies after a study of foreign cases.

South Korea is home to one of the world's largest bitcoin exchanges, with about 1-million

people estimated to own some of the best-known digital currency.

Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> N. Korea's suspected bitcoin hacking monitored by S. Korean gov't - Duration: 2:02.

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Zwei kleine Piepmatzen | Deutsche Kinderlieder | Vorschulische Lieder | Wiegenlied - Duration: 1:14:12.

Two little dicky birds sitting on a wall

One named Peter, one named Paul

Fly away Peter, fly away Paul

Come back Peter, come back Paul

Into the gardens the little birds go,

looking for worms that hide down low.

Peter can't catch one, neither can Paul.

Back home Peter, back home Paul!

Two little dicky birds sitting on a wall

One named Peter, one named Paul

Fly away Peter, fly away Paul

Come back Peter, come back Paul

For more infomation >> Zwei kleine Piepmatzen | Deutsche Kinderlieder | Vorschulische Lieder | Wiegenlied - Duration: 1:14:12.

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Producer prices fall 0.1 pct in Nov., 1st decline in 5 months - Duration: 0:42.

South Korea's producer price index for November dipped for the first time in five months.

According to the Bank of Korea on Tuesday, the index edged down zero-point-one percent

from October.

It was mostly down to a cut in natural gas bills by an average nine-point-three percent,

due to the decline in global prices of liquefied natural gas.

On the other hand, the producer price of industrial goods that account for more than half of PPI

saw a monthly rise of zero-point-one percent, with rising global prices of raw materials.

This figure is still a three-point-one percent rise on-year, marking the 13th consecutive

month of gains.

For more infomation >> Producer prices fall 0.1 pct in Nov., 1st decline in 5 months - Duration: 0:42.

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U.S. vetoes UN call for withdrawal of Trump's Jerusalem decision - Duration: 1:51.

The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that called for the

reversal of President Trump's recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Palestinian leaders slammed the move, saying they will seek a General Assembly vote on

Washington's decision.

Park Se-young has more.

The United States stood alone on Monday …when it vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution

rejecting President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

All the council's 14 other members voted in favor of the motion, which was put forward

by Egypt.

It also called for the U.S. to withdraw plans to put its embassy in Jerusalem.

The U.S. ambassador to the UN defended the decision, …adding it was the first veto

cast by the United States in more than six years.

(English) "We do it with no joy, but we do it with no

reluctance.

The fact that this veto is being done in defense of American sovereignty and in defense of

America's role in the Middle East peace process is not a source of embarrassment for us; it

should be an embarrassment to the remainder of the Security Council."

Israel celebrated the U.S. veto, …with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanking

Haley and Trump for the decision on his official Facebook page.

Palestinian leaders slammed the veto, citing it as further proof the White House can no

longer have a say in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

The Palestinian foreign minister said he expected the U.S. to veto the draft resolution, and

that the Palestinians would seek an emergency special session of the UN General Assembly

on Trump's decision.

Park Se-young, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> U.S. vetoes UN call for withdrawal of Trump's Jerusalem decision - Duration: 1:51.

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Amtrak train derails near Seattle, several killed - Duration: 1:48.

Now let's turn over to the tragic train accident in the U.S.

Several people have died after an Amtrak train derailed on Monday in Washington state.

Ro Aram has the details.

77 passengers and seven crew were aboard when the train derailed off a bridge and crashed

onto the highway below.

The accident happened during morning rush hour on Monday and the train was on its inaugural

run on a faster route from Seattle to Portland, Oregon.

It was said to be moving at nearly 130 kilometers an hour just before it reached the overpass,

where the speed limit is significantly lower.

A local fire official said at least three people were killed, but no fatalies were reported

among motorists About 100 people are in hospital, with a few

of them sustaining serious injuries.

Images from the scene show one carriage on Interstate 5, while the others dangle over

the bridge.

The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation.

Amtrak President Richard Anderson suggested that the cause of the crash could be due to

a malfunction of a system on the track that automatically slows a train down if it senses

it is going too fast.

President Trump used the deadly derailment to call for more spending on infrastructure

in a tweet sent a few hours after the accident.

He said the crash was why his "soon to be submitted infrastructure plan must be approved

quickly."

The accident happened on a newly completed bypass.

The possibility that the wreck was caused by something on the tracks fed into concerns

voiced by local officials about the risk of high-speed trains crossing busy streets.

The mayor of a town near the derailment had warned about the danger of an accident at

a public meeting only two weeks ago.

Ro Aram, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> Amtrak train derails near Seattle, several killed - Duration: 1:48.

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K-Pop superstar Jonghyun of SHINee dies; investigators look into possible depression - Duration: 1:59.

It's a terribly sad day for K-pop and Hallyu.

Jonghyun, one of the five members of K-pop group SHINee,... passed away on Monday evening,...

leaving fans in shock across the globe.

Our Lee Jeong-yeon has the details.

A young star has fallen this week...

Kim Jonghyun, member of famous K-pop boy band SHINee, said his last goodbye to the world

on Monday... leaving family, friends, and fans across the world mourning his death.

The 27-year-old was found unconscious in an apartment in Cheongdam-dong and was moved

to Konkuk University Hospital, but passed away shortly after at around 6:32 p.m.

The search for the idol group member began when the police got a phone call at 4:42 p.m.

from his sister... in which she told them messages from him containing phrases such

as "let me go," and "this is my last farewell."...

led her to fear the worst.

Upon conducting an area-wide search throughout Cheongdam-dong, police officers found Jonghyun

at 6:10 p.m. in a residence he had checked into earlier that day.

The room was filled with smoke from lit coal briquettes.

His family members have decided not to carry out an autopsy according to the Gangnam Police

Department on Tuesday.

Jonghyun shot to fame as the lead singer of the group SHINee, who released their debut

mini-album in 2008, and have since gathered fans all across the world.

In Japan, they sold out the 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome, and in the UK, Odeon's website crashed

a minute after ticketing opened for their appearance at the Korean Film Festival in

London.

They also did their first North American tour earlier this year.

After Jonghyun's death, fans have been paying tribute both online and offline all across

the world.

From noon today, fans in Seoul will have a place of mourning at Asan Medical Center,

arranged by SM Entertainment, the K-pop group's management company.

Lee Jeong-yeon, Arirang News

For more infomation >> K-Pop superstar Jonghyun of SHINee dies; investigators look into possible depression - Duration: 1:59.

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