It is 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london, and 10 00am in seoul, where south korean government negotiators are meeting for talks with their north Korean Counterparts for the first time in more than two years. The two sides are expected to discuss the possibility of pyongyang sending a delegation to the Winter Olympics being held in south korea next month. It is hoped it could reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula, which have reached their highest point in decades. Lets go live now to the bbcs sophie long, in seoul. Sophie, everyone is watching and waiting. What could be the result of this dialogue between north and south korea, and the discussions, apart from the olympics . Yes, thats right. The huge amount of focus here on these talks. The first time government level talks had ta ken place between the two countries in more than two years. Now, we know that the south korean delegation arrived in the village which straddles the border between the countries just after 9am this morning. We heard the north korean delegation walked across the military demarcation line just after 9 30am this morning. The two delegations are now sitting down for those first talks in two years. I have been speaking to people here in seoul about the hopes surrounding these talks. Will the Winter Olympics mark the turning point in inter korean relations that the south korean president has consistently said they could be . The north and south korean governments are meeting for the first time in two years. They will discuss the possibility of the north sending these athletes with a delegation to the pyeongchang games. The north Korean Leader used his new year address to say he was open to dialogue with the south. But he also said north korea was a Nuclear State that would now mass produce nuclear missiles, something entirely unacceptable to south korea and its ally, the United States. The talks are taking place here, the truce village of panmunjom, which straddles the border in the demilitarised zone that divides the two koreas. Some say they are an important step in the right direction, and are confident it will lead to at least a couple of months of peace and stability. I personally, and also korean people, really hope that this successful pyeongchang Olympic Games will make breakthrough, this stalemate of korean situations, so i really hope that Pyeongchang Olympics will make another move, make another peaceful move. Even if that were the case, the problem would be what happens next. Just after the olympics, we need to return to our kind of original and normal position, which is to demand the denuclearisation of north korea, and put the maximum pressure on north korea to give up its nuclear weapons. So the two delegations just sitting down to talks. There is a certain level of confidence that there will be good results in terms of the Winter Olympics. Kim jong un has said he was willing to send a delegation, and the south korean president has said he feels the Winter Olympics could be a groundbreaking chance to de escalate tension is on the Korean Peninsula. But if that does happen, it is thought the two sides will go on to talk about other issues like in the korean issues, things like divided families, people who havent seen family members for up to 70 years. But even if those to take place it is very unlikely the two sides will even touch on the fundamental issue of the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula during these talks, and forany Korean Peninsula during these talks, and for any lasting peace and stability, that is the issue, of course, which needs to be dealt with. Kim jong un was very clear, evenin with. Kim jong un was very clear, even in the speech, when he said he was open to dialogue with the south, that he wouldnt stop his nuclear programme. The International Community and the United States have said that is entirely unacceptable. We will bring you more as the talks develop. We will get a bit more analysis later on tuesday. Newsday. We will return to this later here in newsday. But first, lets take a look at some of the days other news the Trump Administration says it will cancel the provisional residency permits of about 200,000 people from el salvador. They were given temporary protected status in 2001, following two major earthquakes in their country. But the Us Department for Homeland Security says the disruption to Living Conditions caused at the time no longer exists. The order means the individuals either have to leave the us or seek some form of permanent residency. Here are some of the views from salvadorans in the us. Translation there must be a change. Were talking about 200,000 people who are working in this country. Congress is right now discussing measures for the dreamers, and we think they should also take up the matter of the tps for haitians, for salvatorians, for all these people who have lived in and supported this country for many years. It was devastating. But we kind of were expecting this news, because of the administration and the work that they have been doing to try to separate the families, so every day weve been living in fear. There are bipartisan bills introduced by republicans and democrats, to fix this and to provide a permanent legislative solution. This congress has proven that they are not great at getting anything done, so it definitely tempers my optimism. Also making news today the us experienced a record year of losses from fires, hurricanes, and other weather related disasters in 2017, according to the Us National Oceanic and atmospheric administration. Last year saw two category four hurricanes make landfall in the states. It also saw 16 separate events with losses exceeding 1 billion, including hurricanes harvey and irma. American media are reporting that special counsel robert mueller, who is investigating possible russian interference in us elections, has raised the likelihood that he will seek an interview with president trump. The reports say that the president s lawyers are discussing what format any such interview will take, and how to avoid a face to face meeting between the president and mr mueller. Two big investors in apple have warned that its reputation could be damaged if it doesnt think about the impact of the excessive use of its smartphones by children. They have urged apple to develop software which will limit the amount of time young people can spend on their phones. After all the attention we have given to the volcano in bali, we have also received these images of another one erupting on a tiny island off papua new guinea. Mount kadovar apparently hasnt erupted for 300 years. Officials thought the volcano was dormant, but it has now been active since friday, raising fears of a tsunami. So far, 600 residents have been evacuated. Lets return to our top story this hour, the dialogue opening between north and south korea. I asked michael madden, visiting scholar of the Us Korea Institute atJohns Hopkins university, if talks would include more than just the olympics. I mean, thats the main agenda item. There might be some discussion in very vague and ambiguous terms about further conversations, but right now theyre just going to iron out the kinks, to create the conditions for the dprk to participate in the Pyeongchang Olympics. But michael, for kim jong un, reaching out to south korea, could this be a sign sanctions are taking a toll, and that he is desperate for cash and assistance, wherever he can get it . That might have i mean, certain sanctions might have bitten and might have factored into the strategic calculations. But kimjong un and his immediate subordinates are very holistic thinkers, and so that was probably something they did take into account, but theres a whole host of other reasons, and we have to sort of look at this meeting happening shortly as part of the dprks efforts for a rapprochement with south korea. What about for south korea, michael . How should president moon and his administration prepare and approach these talks . President moon has a lot of experience dealing with dprk, having served as a chief aide to the previous south korean president. President moon is proceeding very cautiously, and we have to look at this as a baby steps process. And, should the participation of the dprk in the Winter Olympics be realised, its likely that they will then proceed cautiously to further interactions, further down the line. And im sure everyone will be very curious, michael, who the north korean side will be sending over for this dialogue. Do you think it could be anyone close to kim jong un . There is a possibility, and anything is possible, of course, but theres a good possibility that he might send his younger sister, thats one of the pieces of gossip that is sort of floating around the peninsular right now. We might also see him send north koreas unofficial number two official, who also attended the rio dejaneiro olympics in 2016. And what could go possibly wrong in this meeting . There could be agenda hijacking, possibly from the North Koreans. There could be some sort of demand that the North Koreans are going to make. But it seems the interest for seoul and pyongyang right now is the dprk getting into the olympics. The goal is that they will do everything they can and cant do to make sure that that happens. Michael madden, from the Johns Hopkins university. Fears are increasing of an environmental disaster in the east china sea, as a tanker continues to leak oil, two days after it hit a cargo ship. Chinese Officials Say the vessel is in danger of exploding. One body has been recovered, but 31 crewmembers are still missing. The sanchi had left port in the persian gulf, bringing 136,000 tons of oil east. It passed through the malacca straits and was heading up the east china sea, to south korea, when the collision happened. Robin brant reports from shanghai. Since saturday night, the fire has burned. Dark black smoke feeding off the cargo of almost a Million Barrels of oil inside the sanchi. The intense heat and the threat of an explosion is hampering an already difficult sea rch and rescue operation. It is not clear at this stage how these two huge vessels collided. The cf crystal, carrying grain, was damaged at its bow, but all on board were rescued. Translation the Chinese Government takes maritime accidents like this very seriously, and has already despatched many sea rch and rescue teams to the scene. Shanghais port is the busiest in the world, and the coastal waters to the east of this city are vast. But, in the last decade, china has had eight reported collisions similar to this, involving foreign ships. The chinese authorities are leading the sea rch and rescue effort, but there is help from south korea and the United States. The focus, though, is increasingly turning to the environmental threat to the ocean, about 200 miles off the coast of this city in that direction. With the volume of oil on board, this has the potential to be the worst spill of its kind since 1991. If it sinks, then were looking at an impact of seepage from this brent light crude into the ocean which could last many months. And that would mean exclusion zones, in terms of fishing around the area, and quite a big impact on the local flora and fauna. The last time a tanker lost oil on this scale was the prestige, off the coast of spain in 2002. But this time it is not the thick, black crude oil that is causing such problems off the coast of china. The sanchi is carrying condensate, a refined form of oil that is far less dense but more explosive. Described as a floating bomb, the cargo can be odourless and colourless, which means thejob of trying to see the extent of the spill, and trying to contain it, is far more difficult. Robin brant, bbc news, shanghai. You are watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the Programme Women have been talking about their experiences of Sexual Harassment after scandals in hollywood. Now, a bollywood actress speaks up. Also on the programme a month after the Australian Parliament legalised gay marriage, some of the first weddings have taken place. We will hear from our correspondent in sydney. The japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. Thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it announced he was dead. Good grief after half a century of delighting fans around the world, Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. The singer, paul simon, starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. They Say International artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. Teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. Three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that the oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. It didnt. The worlds tallest skyscraper opens later today. The burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. Welcome back. This is newsday on the bbc. Im rico hizon in singapore. And im kasia madera in london. Our top stories north and south korean officials will meet shortly for the first talks between the two countries in more than two years. An Iranian Oil Tanker that crashed off the coast of china is at risk of causing a massive environmental disaster. Chinese Officials Say it is in danger of exploding and sinking. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. China daily is reporting on the visit of french president emmanuel macrons three day visit to china. Macrons tour of the country is designed to boost ties between the two nations as paris emerges as a key chinese partner in europe following britains decision to abandon the european union. On the Guardian Australia website, a story weve also been covering in the programme gay marriage. The headline on the site reads finally gay couples weddings officially mark dawning of marriage equality, as couples around the country officially start tying the knot, a month after gay marriage was legislated. And on the front page of the washington post, a picture of Oprah Winfrey next to donald trump. The story looks at the excitement and rumours that tv personality oprah could, orshould run in the next us president ial election, following her barnstorming speech at the Golden Globes on sunday. It was the talk of the town online. Yes, and its trending oprahs Golden Globes speech is sparking discussions online. It has really got people talking about the possibility that oprah might stand for president. Actress Reese Witherspoon tweeted it was the deepest honour to present oprah with the Cecil B Demille award this Golden Globes. She shares a video of oprahs acceptance speech and urged followers to watch it. Fashion designer Victoria Beckham also tweeted i am so moved to witness the solidarity of women and men everywhere, across all industries, unite in their support of women and girls all over the world. Thank you oprah for inspiring us all gay marriage was given royal assent in australia on december 8 last year, but most couples have had to wait 30 days before exchanging vows and officially tying the knot in legally recognised marriages. Finally, some of the countrys first same sex unions have taken place. One of the first couples to tie the knotjust after midnight local time in New South Wales were australian athletes Commonwealth Games sprinter craig burns and his partner, fellow athlete luke sullivan. Its just that next expression of love and that next adventure on your relationship with anyone, and ive met the man of my dreams and ive met the love of my life and thats something that naturally progresses and something that we want to do. We want to get married, we want to celebrate with our friends and family, we want to go on that adventure. How appropriate. They were the first to the finishing line. The bbcs Hywel Griffith in sydney, says theres been a flurry of wedding activity overnight and into tuesday across australia. There was a race to be first across the line. They were not the only ones to have midnight weddings. We also saw a midnight wedding in melbourne, and three hours behind New South Wales and victoria, a midnight wedding in perth as well. We are expecting to see more ceremonies during the day. January 9 is a big landmark day. However, some people got, not a false start, but managed to get in with special exemptions and waivers before christmas. What was initially a trickle before christmas, now were seeing more and more. As the weeks progress we expect to see dozens, if not hundreds of same sex marriage is being planned the fields, and fulfilled, for some people who have of course waited decades for this to become legal in austria. Exactly. They had to wait their time. It is very lucrative, isnt it . There will be a boon for the wedding industry, celebrants, i know some have been hoping this bonanza would come. Some of the gay couples i have been speaking to over the last weeks and months as the campaigning and vote took place said they were not so interested in having the first wedding, they wanted the biggest and best wedding. I think that will mean some pretty lavish celebrations. There is an option for some gay couples in sydney to get some of the venues for free from the city council within the first 100 days. Expect to see some pretty spectacular wedding photos pop up on social media. What does this mean for australia . I think, culturally, it has been a Long Time Coming and recognising, really, where public will has been for some time. The political debate got pretty brutal at times towards the end of last year, then we saw euphoric scenes in parliament. I think the australian public was ready for this moment. Today is a day of celebration. We will see more celebration at the weekend in the weeks to come. Of course, there is a cohort of people, many were strong religious beliefs, who are opposed. They are still talking about the impact could have, for example in schools, claiming this will change how gender is taught and sex is taught within schools. So there are concerns remaining, particularly within religious groups, but i think overall it is a time of celebration in australia. People are happy that this moment has arrived and they will celebrate in some style. Politically, it has been a turbulent time in australia. Yes, and at times, it threatened the stability of the governing coalition in australia. They only had a single seat majority and although the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition were in favour, getting the legislation passed was at times painful and problematic but people, particularly because we are on a long break for australian particularly because we are on a long breakfor australian politics in the middle of summer, people are over it and are focusing more on the joyful stories of couples. Some have waited decades of this and others, like the sprinters in New South Wales who met in the last couple of yea rs wales who met in the last couple of years but were sure they wanted to do this and have managed to be first across the line. Hywel griffith in sydney earlier. Women around the world have been speaking about their experiences of Sexual Harassment after hollywood was hit by a number of scandals. But in india one of the largest Film Industries in the world has very few women calling for change. One of them, the actress kalki koechlin, spoke to the bbc about sexism in bollywood. We know what we are, but know not what we may be. It is a very difficult step to take, because it is their career on the line. One people dont listen to you if you are nobody, two, if you are a celebrity and you talk about it, it becomes a headline. Plus you are dealing with hundreds of people than throwing their opinions at you and it can really shake a person emotionally. I know several girls who are newcomers in bollywood struggling with auditions were constantly being discriminated because of the way they look, being told you are too fat, or whatever, just little comments that are being made or being hit on or having phone calls at two in the morning from your casting director. Things like that. Which no one is reporting or researching because there is no famous person to headline it. Men have been pretty clueless about the fact that almost every woman has been harassed in some way or another. We are just so numb to it. If we get touched on a bus or something we dont even think any more about it. I have found that as soon as i speak about my personal experiences it becomes a big headline. So ive chosen to steer away from that, because its too much pressure on me emotionally. I have daily battles that im facing, which arejust, you know, like why am i having to wear this outfit . Does it really have anything to do with the plot . Is the scene there for titillating reasons or to make the plot go forward . I think is important to have a support group. It can be online, therapist, family, friends. Both men and women need to be having a dialogue with each other, not against each other. Typicaljanuary weather this week. Cloud around, on the cool side, could have a lot of mist and fog and some frost as well. Limited amounts of sunshine. We started tuesday on a cloudy note. Some places or clear skies, for example north scotland. A cold and frosty start there. This is the prototype for tuesday. Between weather systems, High Pressure to the east. This area of low pressure will bring increasing wind and rain to the south west of the country lead in the day. For most of us, we are under a run of south easterly wind. It will bring a lot of cloud across the country, starting a misty, murky, hill fog throughout the day. Conditions to improve as we head into the afternoon. Some places will see the brightness. There we put in a south easterly wind with shelter, it the north west of scotland. Also north west parts of england. It will stay cloudy and cool with the misty, murky conditions. Temperatures in the mid to high single figures. With10 11 degrees in the south west with that weather front as it pushes into the south west of england and wales. That weather front moves eastwards and reaches Northern Ireland and then the rest of scotland and towards other parts of england. Quite fragmented as it reaches northern and eastern areas by the end of the night. Behind the sky is clear, turning quite cold. Frost and ice after the overnight rain. Showers piling into the south westerly and into the channel islands. For wednesday, we start off on a cloudy, wet snow, central and eastern areas. A good improvement through the day. The rain it should eventually clear away, may leave some cloud around across the far east of england. Wet all day for the shetland isles. Plenty of sunshine in its place, not feeling too bad. The area of low pressure clears away and take the showers with it. Then we are in a region of slack High Pressure, what that means by the end of the week we could see a return to light winds and at risk of overnight frost and fog. Thursday starting off on a cool note, may be mist and fog around. If it lifts and breaks we should see good sunny spells developing. It will be on the cool side, 5 8 at best. Friday, a similar picture. Slack winds. We could start off with mist and fog. Sunshine breaking in through the afternoon. Most places dry. Im kasia madera with bbc news. Our top story south korean officials are holding talks with their north Korean Counterparts for the first time in more than two years. The two sides will discuss the possibility of pyongyang sending a delegation to the Winter Olympics being held in south korea. Oil is still leaking from a tanker in the east china sea, two days after it collided with a cargo ship. One body has been recovered, but more than 30 crewmembers are still missing. And this video of a bbc colleague having a tough day at a zoo is trending on bbc. Com alex dunlop was filming a report at banham zoo, in norfolk. As he attempted to tell the story, the zoos lemurs decided that this was their moment of fame. Thats all from me for now. Stay with bbc news. And the top story here in the uk the education secretary, justine greening, has left the government,
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