things like the services sector which is growing and growing in china. that's actually at a 11-month high. that's what they want to see. this whole transformation of the economy is aimed at boosting the service sector, getting away from exports. so when we see exports down, consumption numbers looking better, that's actually the way policymakers want the economy to go. it's just pretty rocky at the moment. >> and bigger problems with the real estate bubble and infrastructure. the stock market seems way down the list. andrew stevens live in hong kong. after two days of rare, high-level talks, north and south korea have reached an agreement to ease tensions on the peninsula. >> south korea has agreed to stop playing propaganda broadcasts over the border, and an official says the north has apologized or expressed regret over recent land mine incident which wounded two south korean