Government gets the european stamp of approval but closer to home critics are worried about the coalitions approach to the European Union and immigration. Im bring coffee its good to have you with us tonight the feud over north Koreas Nuclear program is moving to center stage on the eve of the Olympic Games in south korea u. S. Vice president mike pence has arrived in seoul and is promising new more aggressive saying she is against the north he met with south korean president in following on his warning not to allow yang to quote high behind the olympic banner. And today kim jong un presided over his own military parade a show of force after sending athletes performers even cheerleaders over the border of that movie is seen as either a bid to thole relations with the south or as a ploy to provoke the United States. North korea and the United States are still sending mixed messages a day before the twenty eighteen winter games. Just bite signaling it was willing to talk north korea hasnt traded the same for the olive branch quite yet pyongyang staged a massive military parade marking the founding of its armed forces. Addressing his troops north Korean Leader kim jong un called on his military to be on the ready to repel quote invasive forces much further south is trying to put its best foot forward sending kim jong sr of the north Korean Leader as part of their olympic delegation shell be the first member of the norths ruling family to cross the demilitarized zone. The u. S. Response is also a mixed bag american Vice President pence is meeting regional leaders ahead of the games hes already warned the u. S. Is preparing more aggressive sanctions on the north. And he promised koreas president that the u. S. Wouldnt rest until pyongyang abandons its nuclear ambitions. And allow me to do assure you. In the people of south korea that the United States of america will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder in our effort to bring maximum pressure to bear on north korea until that time comes when they finally and permanently. And the reverse of lee abandon their nuclear and Ballistic Missile ambitions. The world may be coming together for the Winter Olympics but the gulf between washington and north korea is as wide as ever. And joining me tonight is a familiar face to our viewers Aiden Foster Carter he has written about both koreas for the past four decades he joins us tonight from Leeds University in england its good to see you again you know those pictures we just saw there of that military parade in pyongyang i mean that is a move that that i was expecting considering the tit for tat that weve seen between the north Korean Leader in the u. S. President. Can it be though that north korea is that easy to predict him to read. With that it was sent it is in some in some regards i was actually a little surprised by that i mean that theyve basically sort of invented this new holiday or are they reinvented their favorite of the eight is actually the rich of the real out of us are the cream peoples army and ever since the one nine hundred seventy s. Kimmel so only the founder of the state the grandfather of the president changed it so they now or they tell that theyve celebrated in april the origins of a complete imagining this look gorilla band and manchuria was indeed a gorilla but he was under chinese camomile not to go too far into the so you suddenly decided what can we do we can get there for the eight back and seemingly raynal the silence parade south korea as far as i know hasnt officially come into it but i should think it must have been some something of teeth to say the least and of course america has fewer of the missions of a city things and we know that the north North Koreans diplomatic delegation is arriving on saturday and is slated to meet with the south korean president i mean how how much is the north south crisis in conflict overshadowing these games. Its really its quite complicated i mean were in some ways in slightly unknown territory with kim jong un sending his sister until a lot of the stuff will it was sort of very welcoming it made a change after all the months of crisis but cheerleaders some athletes before mr millet as happened between the two koreas before and so right now the main conflict is not if you like between north and south korea the conflict which of course is not addressed the tool but it is happening at the olympics including north koreas presence is about north koreas relentless pursuit recently of Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missiles so the test roll on hold for now but how exactly to handle this is going to be difficult and i wonder if there isnt a u. S. South korea gap in the north korea one is obvious but when jay in whos got a background in the circle sunshine policy it believes that engaging that all difficult but it is his trying to do smartly show Vice President pence by his own account is trying his damnedest to stop and i would be very sure to say well who shakes hands with who who sits where and so on going to be a very very difficult to delicate couple of days and be interesting to see to move on helping stan once the Olympic Games are over as well. And foster heart i know very united this from Leeds University in england its good to see you again thanks for being on the shaft thank you. Well a north korean orchestra has performed in the south to a sellout crowd its the first time in eighteen years that artists from the north have performed there more than one hundred fifty thousand South Koreans applied for the small number of Tickets Available but in a sign of how divided Public Opinion is over pyongyangs recent Charm OffensivePolice Clashed with protesters outside the venue the protesters set off fireworks and accuse north korea of hijacking of the olympics for propaganda purposes. And what about the athletes well take you to the final preparations and beyond chain plus the first competitions thats coming up later in this half hour here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world rescuers in taiwan are combing through the rubble following tuesdays strong earthquake around fifty people are still unaccounted for however aftershocks combined with rain and low temperatures are hampering rescue efforts at least nine people were killed hundreds more injured in the six point four magnitude quake the u. S. Is back to a United Nations call for a temporary ceasefire in syrias rebel held eastern gelt to allow for humanitarian aid and evacuations this comes amid reports that more than two hundred civilians have been killed in recent days due to government airstrikes there are also fresh allegations of chemical weapons being used. For the ink is barely drawing on the agreement between a germanys main Political Parties to form a new Coalition Government but already critics and supporters alike are poring over the documents fine print two issues in particular are causing some contention refugee policy and germanys role in europe. You might have expected the new grand Coalition Deal to open with policies directed at germany but instead the opening pages look beyond germanys borders to europe and that no doubt will be music to the ears of french president manuel markov who for months has been reaching out to germany for help in pushing through a u. Reforms. One person who certainly welcomes the agreement is the e. U. Commission representative in germany who know. For us when you read through the contract the elements about europe act as a thirty two or so inspiration for the europe we will lead in the coming months and for the decisions to be made. Following on from the speeches of e. U. Commission president im french president michel essential elements are also included as to how we can form a Common Future foundation in europe and. This common kind of the importance of germanys rolling her became evident in the handling of the refugee crisis back in two thousand and fifteen images of Asylum Seekers queuing down the street at this Registration Center and the burn a neighborhood of motivate made International Headlines now three years on the keys may have gone but integration is still a big challenge the deals decision on family reunification has also drawn criticism. Is on the scottish particularly critical of the family reunions the rest have to have their parents here and for them this is a great loss of trust in our institutions institute soon but just a few hundred meters away in berlin is government district theres a sense of relief among many voters after five months of uncertainty has been full and if that were finally moving forward they should find the ability to make a decision all together over just side the big powers of our country card just say ok well go it alone even if they dont get a majority as weve been good. I think its good that were thinking ahead again and when not just exploring a negotiating but actually taking action as a. Despite the dail angle of merkel isnt out of the woods just yet now the fate of a new grand coalition lies in the hands of the social democrats posse members all four hundred sixty thousand of them will have the chance to vote on the deal by much the second only if they vote in favor of the deal will it finally be signed and sealed. And we want to take this German Government deal across the atlantic to the United States ive joined tonight by dr pierce incorporate going to her she is a psychologist by training and shes now a member of the German Parliament the boldest talk with the green shes visiting the u. S. With a delegation of german lawmakers at the invitation of the u. S. Congress dr covered good or its good to have you on the program tonight this week as you just heard im sure you know germany move closer to a new government another grand coalition what reactions to that have you heard in washington and fact i heard very little that people werent. Very alert that there is this coalition coming up interim and the i think there is a lot of other american issues to discuss so there wasnt much reaction today and. You say there are a lot of issues in the United States so im sure you got a good taste of that earlier today you would tend to the National Prayer breakfast this morning where the president mr trump or he spoke may i ask you you know for your thoughts you know not as a psychologist but as a wall maker or what was your impression after he spoke. I thought before that that is his speech wouldnt reach me very much. But in fact i wasnt very impressed i thought there was very little he talked about and he addressed only the americans which were in the rooms although there were one hundred four people from a hundred fourteen nations together and he only addressed the americans that was very irritating for me i mean its interesting you said that it was irritating for you when when you look at what politics means today in the United States and you compare whats going on here what do you see happening i mean do you see part two partners that are similar or do you see two partners that are drifting apart. I would be very terrible as america and europe and america and the u. S. And germany would drift apart i dont think this will happen but of course its quiet a bit difficult because your government issue is a lot of Different Things than our government thats right now for example of the whole issue of Climate Change its a very big issue for us in germany especially for me as a green person and im very concerned that President Trump doesnt believe in Climate Change and so doesnt do anything against it writes dr. Going for member of the german bundestag with the greens joining us tonight from washington d. C. Thank you very much. All right over to your now another punishing day for investors thats right this week has really taken by surprise brant volatility has plagued the markets all week following a brawl itself on monday european shares closed in negative territory and thursdays session ending a short lived rebound germanys dax was europes worst affected closing down two point six percent in new york the dow has stayed in negative territory since the opening is currently about two and a half percent down analysts citing higher treasury bond yields as the catalyst for thursdays rollercoaster u. S. Markets have been under pressure all we can worries the fed may accelerate Interest Rate hikes if inflation rises suddenly that could cut into corporate profits. To trade now and some good news depending on whose side youre on germanys trading partners constantly complain about its high so plus the country ships out a lot more than it buys in but exports have reached a record high yet again hitting one point three trillion euros worth of audi cars added ash use of back spears to name just a few thats an increase of more than six percent compared to the previous years figures which were also a wreck old but thats not even the whole story imports increased as well to just over a trillion euros narrowing germanys notorious trade surplus to two hundred forty five billion euros a step in the right direction for trading partners but could it be the very start of erosion in the German Economy after all other countries are lowering taxes and spending on infrastructure to stimulate domestic demand comments banks chief economist. That lower tax actually isnt at the top of the wish list for german industry. Well youre right the corporate taxes and germany are high also they have been a couple of years ago they have been lowered but i think when i talk to our corporate clients they do not primarily complain about high corporate taxes they complain that the new government would continue to put more bureaucratic burdens on them that they tighten the regulation on the german labor market i think if the the new government is theyre not investing enough in better roads bridges and digit to infrastructure i think these are the main problems from the viewpoint of drug companies. Tough talk on trade for Justin Trudeau the canadian Prime Minister saying no deal could be better than a bad deal on nafta the countries in the middle law renegotiate in the decades old deal saying he wont accept anything that doesnt benefit the canadians hes striking the same tone as donald trump has called for free trade to be fair trade both sides are under pressure to strike a new deal within just a few months. Its been one and a half weeks since the latest round of nafta talks between canada the United States and mexico concluded with the go shaders saying theyre moving forward but with a very slow progress. During a visit to the United States canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau indicated his government is willing to compromise on renegotiating the trade pact that u. S. President donald trump called the worst trade deal in history but trudeaus said there are limits we know there are ways to modernize and improve off that in a way that will create a win win win when we include mexico there is a path absolutely for that but we are not going to take a win loss just for the sake of getting a deal there are several sticking points in the talks like demands from the u. S. Delegation to have more u. S. Content in north American Made automobiles that makes the deadline to wrap up talks by the end of march the memberships to many observers but pressure is on the negotiators to reach a resolution before the mexican general election in july and u. S. Midterm elections in november. Head over to africa now one of but kenya faso its main export says this stuff yes cotton but the competition from asia is steep textiles from bikini faso are more expensive in part because the countrys phased out cultivation of genetically modified cotton which just didnt live up to quality standards for the buck in avis are seeking markets abroad one entrepreneur has started up a website to sell traditional clothing and olders off flooding in from abroad all the fabrics here are made by hand every item is unique seamstresses so pillowcases suits and dresses the designs are developed by the boss herself. And theyve been so successful that they sell as far away as europe the fabrics are made of one hundred percent organic cotton so good a sheltered affair. What im working on right now is intended for rome the people there are very interested in the material where it comes from how its made and the aesthetics of the material to. See. That makes my team film is products more expensive than mass produced clothing the fabrics are woven on traditional looms a single panel can take a day to produce. Marketing the clothes might be difficult without the help of a model subway he works together with ten small workshops and he offers their goods on his website today hes picking up a few jackets he tries them on himself on behalf of his Online Customers as it were he says the Traditional Craft is experiencing a revival. For saddam for the savvy did a quite a lot meso dolphin dont mean its handwoven clocked off a very traditional activity here and like you know it and i think there are at least one million women who are involved in it but if he did office get dotted and done and said in the villages and cities its become a new profession for women because they can learn a trade and the fabric is very durable more and more people here are buying it. So on three hundred also need fossil dolphin. His company is located ten kilometers away near central ouagadougou im a day and a handful of employees have been running the platform for two years now the customers are a mixture of regular and Business People so far most sales are domestic some Ministry Employees order handmade suits from him rather than from the tailors. To sing songs and if someone wants to order something for the equivalent of eight hundred to a thousand euros say the selfemployed tailors they dont have the papers that they dont have the tax number or his latest success is orders by a whatsapp which are currently booming one floor below are the items that are being mailed out today this best is headed for europe. Its around thirty euros. And head back over to print now and europe gets tough with chuckie thats right daniel the European Parliament today adopted a resolution expressing deep concern about the human rights situation in turkey lawmakers are worried by the crackdown ordered by president richard eyre to one in the aftermath of an attempted coup back in two thousand and sixteen now this includes the sacking of Civil Servants the closure of Media Outlets and the arrests of journalists turkey has also been heavily criticized for its military assault on the kurdish enclave in northern syria. Earlier we spoke to our correspondent julia han in istanbul and she gave us the turkish reaction to the European Parliament resolution. Well such crazy criticism never goes down well with the turkish government for sure turkeys e. U. A says minister today specifically picked up on the commons made by the European Parliament on turkeys military operation in syria he said on twitter and i quote him the concerns of our allies are baseless turkey is only using its right to selfdefense and thats what the e. U. Doesnt want to understand and he also accused the European Parliament of showing sympathy with the terrorists and here he is referring to the kurdish Syrian Kurdish militia in syria he has been rather silent on all the other criticisms concerning the human rights situation here in turkey and that might be due to the fact that turkey is now saying it fulfils all the necessary criteria for visa free travel to the e. U. Sanctions own for turkish citizens lets remember the e. U. Gave turkey a list of seventy two criteria are conditions including freedom of speech and a certain human rights standards it needs to fulfill on the way to visa liberalization now ankara says we did our homework everything is fine with submitting everything to brussels but you know in the end the European Parliament and the Member States have to decide on that and after todays resolution i doubt the European Parliament will come up with a positive vote that was julie hong there reporting from istanbul away from the political posturing the athletes at the Winter Olympics are raring to go or some of them are they used thirteen russians lost their appeals at the court of arbitration for sport they wanted to compete despite a doping ban on their country now on friday forty seven additional russians will learn their own pick fate just as the torch reaches the host city young check. The olympic torch his journey is almost over with the Opening Ceremony just around the corner the olympic flame took a spectacular ride on a zip while on its way to be on chang. This stop is one of the more daring stages of its two thousand eight hundred kilometer journey around south korea. Not a feat for the faint hearted. At least the next leg was far easier for those watching to stomach and the Olympic Village there was an unexpected visitors russian athletes who had been banned from the games by the i. O. C. Were presenting their case to the court of arbitration for sport in the hope of having the decision overturned at the last minute the hearing concluded we presented the arguments and the fifteen athletes were cleared last week voted to cast ballots and thirty two hundred athletes were not invited by here was she a final decision is expected early on friday with only hours to spare before the games open but the i. O. C. On the only ones with a close eye on the course decision regarding the russian athletes the World Antidoping Agency is also in south korea for the games president craig reedie made his views clear. But from what bunch of you much. But its entirely. To a process that greed and to this to try to clean the compliance and the improvement of the russian antidoping agency. Organizers are hoping the legal wranglings and other issues surrounding the games will fade into the background once the action is fully underway freezing host city pyong chang is ready for its moment in the sun for the next two and a half weeks it will be at the center of the sporting world. You know the Olympic Games havent officially opened yet but if you were already begun mixed doubles curling Team National wins. They asked were some of the worlds top ski jumpers in the normal still qualify as poland. Fresh off a clean sweep when the four hills try to put up a big jump that earned him a hundred and thirty one point seven points but its his rival from germany andreas. Who will head into the competition round on saturday to. Give soaring take a look at their flight earned him a score of one hundred thirty three point five and first place. No wonder the new ski like that. All right after a short break ill be back to take you through the day and that includes a trip to north and south korea stick around for that. Quadriga the International Talk show for journalists discuss the topic of the week after germanys longest political deadlock in postwar history a new governing coalition is finally taking shape conics deliver on its promises and how weak is chancellor merkel thats our topic this week on quadriga joining us. In sixty minutes on. The take it personally you went with all the wonderful people and stories that make the game so special. For all true fans dot com funny. 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