It says two women and four men can be seen spraying liquid at each other. The report says Police Suspect they were testing airport security. The detained women have reportedly told police they were asked to appear in a prank video. Malaysian authorities have not released the results of an autopsy on kims body. A japanese journalist who knew kim said he was critical of the way power was transferred in north korea. Translator he said the inheritance of power is counter to a socialist system. He insisted that the countrys leader be chosen in a democratic way. He also said a chinesestyle reform and open door policy is the only way north koreas economy can survive. Gomi says kim was brave enough to risk his life to criticize the north korean regime. Details are coming out about the two women who have been detained. Nhk worlds katsumi koto has more. Reporter the indonesian suspect used to live in this building in western jakarta. Shes being identified as a 25yearold who lived in jakarta with her husband, son, and motherinlaw. Her husband run a government business and came with her when she moved to malaysia about four years ago. She often came back to jakarta to visit her son. Translator she wasnt a very sociable person. She only responded when i greeted her. Im shocked. I just cant believe it. Translator she was a very quiet woman. She didnt talk much with neighbors. Shes an ordinary woman. Im so surprised. Reporter there are media reports saying that she worked at a nightclub in kuala lumpur. Somebody reportedly offered her a hundred dollars if she would help do something to attract public attention. On february 2nd, she left batam island in indonesia for malaysia. Some time before arriving, she came into contact with the other suspect. A woman carrying a vietnamese passport. This suspect is believed to have stayed at several hotels not far from the airport. She checked into this hotel one day before kim jongnams death. She asked for a room with good internet access. She also borrowed a pair of scissors at the front desk. Translator she came from another hotel. She had a lot of luggage including a big teddy bear. Reporter Hotel Records show the woman checked out the next day at 11 31 a. M. That was about 2 1 2 hours after kim was attacked. Translator housekeeping staff found hair clippings around her room, and when she checked out, her hair was shorter. Reporter in recent months, each of the women reportedly came into contact with a man who suggested that they shoot a prank video. Katsumi koto, nhk world. North korean Officials Say they want the return of the body. This is the first time the north commented publically on the incident. I strongly demand to release the body without any further delay. North koreas ambassador said he confirmed the body as a north korean national, and that they carried out an autopsy without officials from north korea being present. North korean media have yet to report the murder. A senior Malaysian Police official told nhk they will not release the body as no Family Member has yet claimed it. South korean prosecutors are confident they can prove allegations of bribery against the vice chairman of samsung. Lee jaeyong is involved in a scandal involving President Park geunhye. He was arrested friday. A special prosecutor alleges that lee asked for cooperation from the president ial office over a merger and the Cross Holding of shares in the group. Its alleged that in return the samsung executive contributed massive funds to park and her friend choi soon sil. A spokesperson for the prosecutors said they will now focus on strengthening their case. Translator we are, of course, aiming to indict him in the future. He indicated a fullfledged inquiry will start saturday. Nhk world got in touch with a south korea expert who has been keeping tabs on the country for years. Here are his thoughts on lees arrest. So clearly, a decision to call in lee jaeyong of samsung electronics, the lee family which established samsung is a milestone. It suggests that there are no sacred cows here, and definitely opens the door to the possibility of a more thorough investigation, inspection of the blue house and perhaps even bringing in President Park if she refuses to cooperate. That part we have yet to see, but i think theres a certain bridge which is river thats crossed. The expert also says the arrest could shake up the status quo. There has been traditionally an argument made even very recently, that to arrest ceos, top figures of major korean corporations would have a negative effect on the korean economy. I think Public Opinion now is such that people feel the korean economy itself is suffering terribly and any particular accusations of wrongdoing against ceos or heads of corporations is not seen as something which would have some particularly negative impact. If anything, might have a positive impact. The u. S. Secretary of state has told his chinese counterpart that beijing should do more to rein in north koreas provocative actions. Rex tillerson made the remark during their first meeting since donald trump became president. They met on the sideline of a Foreign Ministers meeting for g20 in bonn. The state Department Said tillerson urged them to normalize the destabilizing behavior. Its not known how wang replied. Observers say that he likely asked that they stick with the one china policy of previous administrations. Under the policy, the United States acknowledges that beijings claim that taiwan is part of china. Donald trump has held the first solo News Conference of his presidency. The 77 minutes were rambling and combative. His main target wasnt russia or china but the reporters in front of him and his countrys own judiciary. We have made incredible progress. I dont think theres ever been a president elected who in this short period of time has done what weve done. Trump repeatedly boasted about what he calls his achievements. He denied ongoing criticism that his white house is paralyzed by chaos. Instead saying his administration is running like a finetuned machine. But it seems far from fine tuned. Earlier in the week he demanded the resignation of his National Security adviser michael flynn. It followed revelations that he had misled the Vice President about his discussions with the Russian Ambassador. Did you direct mike flynn to discuss sanctions with the Russian Ambassador . No, i didnt. No, i didnt. No, i didnt. But mike excuse me. No. I fired him because of what he said to mike pence. Very simple. Russia is fake news. This is fake news put out by the media. The leaks are absolutely real. The news is fake. Information coming from those leaks is real, then how can the stories be fake . The reporting is fake. Media reports say vice admiral Robert Harward has turned down the job. He was trumps top choice as the replacement. Trump also blamed many of his problems on the outgoing Obama Administration. I inherited a mess. Its a mess. At home and abroad. And then he turned his frustration on another branch of power, the federal courts. We had a bad court, a very bad decision. Very bad for the safety and security of our country. The bad decision was the suspension of his controversial immigration order. It had aimed to temporarily ban nationals from seven predominantly muslim countries and all refugees from entering the u. S. Trump indicated the courts decision wont stop him. Were issuing a new executive action next week that will comprehensively protect our country. On the same day, trump was bject of nationwide protests. Restaurants and shops closed for what was named a day without immigrants. At one establishment, half the employees took the day off. The jobs these people do are critical to america. To think theyre not is disrespectful. Immigrants took to the streets outside the white house calling on trump to follow the immigration law. Trumps actions against immigration are being felt as far away from australia. He is taking aim at a Refugee Resettlement deal his predecessor signed. And as nhk world reports, that means life is in limbo for hundreds of Asylum Seekers detained there. Reporter a dumb deal is how trump describes the 2016 agreement on twitter. An earlier phone call with his australian counterpart had called it all into question. The agreement was signed by the Obama Administration and stipulated the u. S. Would accept more than 1200 people seeking asylum in australia. The country has strict laws governing who enters and its particularly tough on those who attempt to enter the country illegally. Since 2013 operation sovereign borders, an initiative that began under Prime Minister abbott and that ive reinforced has stopped the boats and restored integrity to our borders. Were working with other countries including the United States to resettle them. Reporter australia stirred controversy by refusing to accept refugees, most of whom arrived by boat from afghanistan and iraq. Refugees are being held within a Detention Center located within the Papua New Guinea naval base. Even locals have limited access. Fences surround this facility houses more than 800 people who fled conflict in search of freedom. Media are not granted access. But a few refugees did share their stories when they were gilami had been a student in afghanistan, but he escaped the taliban rule for australias shores. And he had been holding out hope until trump came into power. As we hear last night from the news, the Homeland Security of america, they stop interviewing. Every day, every 24 hours the news is changing. One day theyre announcing that this deal has happened. Another day it is cancel. So we dont know. We dont trust anyone anymore. Stop trump. Reporter within australia, people are growing more critical of their government. We want a Political Leadership that is willing to stand up to donald trump. But Malcolm Turnbull wont stand up to donald trump. Because he is so wedded to their disgraceful xenophobic policies. Reporter one expert on American Foreign relations is raising an alarm for u. S. australian relations down the line. That is no way to treat a close ally such as australia that has supported the United States in every major war. If it keeps making these kinds of mistakes, it will undermine the relationship between washington and canberra. Reporter in addition, trumps stumping of the Transpacific Partnership agreement is making some observers worried where the australian u. S. Relations go. Kieran watson, nhk world, sydney. In pakistan people mourn the victims of a massive bombing in a crowded shrine a day earlier. Patchari raksawong has the details on that and other stories. 72 people were killed and more than 150 others wounded. The Prime Minister condemned the attack which was claimed by the Islamic State militant group. The militants said they were targeting shiites. The Sindh Government has announced a threeday mourning period in the province after the blast which was the countrys deadliest terrorist incident in two years. Translator all eyes are weeping. There wasnt proper security there. We have been telling the Endowment Department and the other officials that there was no security and that anything could happen at any time but nobody listened. And the perpetrators were able to take lives. On thursday a suicide bomber walked into the same sufi shrine and detonated the device amid dozens of worshippers. At least 20 women and 9 children were reportedly among the dead as the attack was carried out in the womens wing of the shrine. Translator he only wanted to pay his respects at the shrine. Evil people planted a bomb there. He was martyred in the explosion. He was very young. He was in the seventh grade. I raised him like my own child. As i dont have any children. He was my child and he took him from me. God will punish them. The middle eastbased Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement circulated by the affiliated news outlet. On friday people took to the streets voicing their anger with the Security Officers at the shrine. The sufi Muslim Minority was targeted in november last year when a suicide bombing killed more than 40 people at another sufi shrine. According to pakistani newspaper, at dawn pakistan closed its border with afghanistan after the attack. The wave of violence has strained relations between the countries. They often accuse each other of harboring militants who operate across the porous border. Laos has long lagged behind other asean economies economically, but recently the proximity to china, vietnam, and thailand and a climate thats ideal for farming has been attracting attention from foreign investors. Nhk world reports. Reporter in pakse south of laos, farm fresh vegetables are on sale at a market. There are evidence of the lands productivity. Capital is pouring into the country from abroad these days. The Chinese Government is conducting agricultural experiments with its laotian counterpart. They are growing vegetables in plastic greenhouses. This Coffee Plantation is run by a Thai Beverage maker. This 3,100hectare coffee farm is one of the largest in asia. Theyre shipped to the region. This area is more than 1,000 meters above sea level. The temperature in the High Altitude area fluctuates drastically between day and night. Its the perfect climate for growing coffee beans. In december, officials from 15 Japanese Companies visited this farm. They are thinking about becoming involved in agriculture in laos. The farm began growing coffee beans eight years ago. The annual yield has reached 1,500 tons. About 70 of the beans are exported to japan. Translator this is the best place for planting coffee beans in southeast asia. Its like a golden land. Reporter the groups next stop was a strawberry farm run by a japanese farmer. The farmer has been providing Technical Assistance to farmers in laos. He began growing strawberries after his retirement three years ago. Now he produces six tons of the fruit each year. Yamamoto will start selling his strawberries in the thai capital bangkok on a trial basis. Hes eager to expand into the cities where peoples purchasing power is growing. Translator you can hop on the plane and get to bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City quickly. Big cities in neighboring countries are so close here. This location is very convenient. Reporter the Japanese Company officials are considering how to make the most of the ideal Farming Conditions and the proximity to the urban markets. Translator vegetables grown organically or free of chemicals are popular now. I think we can grow them in laos. We have to decide when to start but we dont want to wait too long. Reporter the agriculture sectors in southern laos has great potential. Foreign Business People realize this and are now beginning to work with local farmers to help develop this untapped frontier. Nhk world, pakse, laos. And that wraps up our bulletin. Im Patchari Raksawong in bangkok. Management at struggling Japanese Electronics maker toshiba have notified the companys labor union of a plan to cut employee pay in fiscal 2017. The move comes as the Electronics Giant reels from a projected loss of over 6 billion at its u. S. Nuclear power business. Toshiba plans to reduce the staff overtime rate. The daily allowance for business trips and cut bonuses. It says this will apply to all employees in the labor union. Cuts initially started last year after the business was hit by an accounting scandal in 2015. Sources say the labor union has expressed a degree of understanding and will begin talks with management. And its not just ordinary workers losing out. Managers, including 34 executives, will also be taking pay cuts. Last week leaders of japan and the u. S. Met for the First Time Since president trumps inauguration. They agreed to launch dialogue between their deputies to deepen economic relations. Japaneses deputy Prime Minister says he hopes to start economic talks with u. S. Vice president mike pence as soon as april. Aso said he plans to kick start discussions with pence in a wide range of areas including economic policies and infrastructure investment. Translator we plan to talk about areas where we can reach an agreement promptly and not issues like the tpp where agreements take a long time. Aso said he will come up with a framework for the dialogue as soon as possible. The head of the united autoworkers has suggested the union will call on American Consumers to boycott foreignmade cars. Concerns are growing that it could trigger a broader impact on imports to the u. S. Uaw president Dennis Williams made the remarks at a media event on thursday. He said discussions are under way for an ad campaign to encourage consumers to buy american cars. The move doesnt seem to be targeted at japanese cars, many of which are made at u. S. Production bases. Donald trump has suggested imposing higher taxes on imported cars that u. S. Firms produce in mexico. Hes also highlighted the trade deficit and is urging americans to buy domestically produced goods. As time goes by and habits change, some goods fall out of favor. Next we will look at how a Japanese Companys efforts to reinvent a product have paid off with new customers. Reporter steamed buns topped with colorful illustrations. Boxed lunches featuring cute characters and patterns. At a promotional event in singapore, food and drinks with decorative flair pulled in the crowds. The images are drawn on a film made of starch and water. The film was originally developed to help people swallow bitter powdered medicines. This is one of japans three remaining olbret producers. It has a 70 share of the domestic market. These days, more medications come in pill or tablet form. Demand has been on the decline. This is the fourth generation president. He came up with an idea that sparked fresh interest in oblate. Translator my firm has made and sold films for taking medicine for a long time. I often wondered if it could be used as an edible product. Reporter his inspiration was to use food coloring pens to draw on sheets of the film and use it for decorating food. But the conventional product is too thin to draw on without tearing. By making changes such as adjusting the ratio of ingredients, he was able to produce the ideal film. The first market was singapore. Traditional motifs have proven to be popular. Along with chinese characters for the lunar new year. Translator i would be happy if people used the films for birthday parties and other occasions. I hope the decorations help spread smiles around peoples tables. Reporter building on its success in singapore, the Company Plans to expand its decorative oblate business this year. Lets check out the weekend weather in selected cities around the world. Thats all we have for now on nhk newsline. Thanks for watching, and have a good day. Host this week, global 3000 heads to afghanistan, to meet refugees who have returned to their wartorn homeland. We find out why. In the rainforests of cameroon we learn why people are putting down their weapons in the name of conservation. But first we go to thailand where sexchange surgery offers hope to many transgender people. The word transgender has many meanings though were focusing on gender reassignment. A man may want to become a woman, or vice versa. At least 25 Million People worldwide consider themselves transgender