late last month. that is 0.1 off the estimate. there are growing fears in egypt that the political turmoil triggered by protests against the country's military rulers could delay preliminary elections scheduled for next week. clashes between pro-democracy demonstrators and security forces left at least 24 people dead and more than 1,900 others injured since friday. several thousand demonstrators continue to occupy tahir square in central cairo. new protests erupted in other cities as well. all of the cabinet led by essam sharaf tendered their resignation. it's unclear whether they will accept the resignations. calling on all political forces to join in dialogue but protesters are scheduled to hold another protest on tuesday. the elections will be the first since former president hosni mubarak was ousted in february after 30 years in power. the u.s. government is imposing new sanctions on iran. secretary of state hillary clinton and treasury secretary timothy geithner outlined pressures. developing the pressure on nuclear arms. clinton and geithner are concerned about money laundering in the islamic republic and urging them to cut ties with all iranian banks. south korea's ruling party has ratified a free trade agreement with the united states by forcing a bill through parliament. the ruling party completed a deal in the face of protest from opposition lawmakers. the opposition party said they would not take part in deliberations unless terms unfavorable to south korea were removed. that delayed ratification of the pact. lawmakers in the u.s. had already completed their end of the process. national assembly speaker park hee-tae called a plenary session and put the bill to a vote without committee deliberations. 170 lawmakers attended the session. 151 voted for the bill. only seven against. opposition parties boycotted the vote. the assembly's main floor was thrown into disarray as opposition members protested the vote. one even set off a can of tear gas, briefly clearing the chamber. the fta is expected to come into force in january after president lee myung bak signs the legislation. the presidential office said the government will do all it can to ensure the fta revitalizes the south korean economy and creates jobs. opposition parties say they will make the fta a major issue in the general elections scheduled for next april. people in south korea's yeonpyeong island are marking the first anniversary of attack on their homes that killed four and hurt 18 others. the island sits near the sea border between the two koreas. the north fired 170 shells last november 23rd. about half of them hit the island. the shells damaged several buildings. they forced 1,700 people from their homes. the island sits near the sea border between the two koreas. the north fired 170 shells last november 23rd. about half of them hit the island. the shells damaged several buildings. they forced 1,700 people from their homes. many residents fled to the south korean island. several months passed. then some started to return. now they're busy rebuilding. a professor joins me now. the professor is an expert on korea at the university. welcome, professor. >> it's been a year since the incident. do we know why north korea shelled the island? >> it's from logic. it's the military measures to south koreans major exercise. they would be assuring last november, south korea, they conducted some maritime exercise to -- which north korea proclaimed that their own territory water. so after the confinement and sharing that it is their own territory, north korea made -- well, counter showing, but the main reason why they shelled the island was they hoped to draw some attention to the world, some unstable, very dangerous situation in the yellow sea area. >> the incident obviously strained relations between the south and north, but recently, south korea has softened its stance with north korea. professor, why are we seeing this change of stance in south korea? >> well, i think still president lee myung-bak has some hope to make achievement or new development in the south in order to made some legacy for his presidency. so, therefore, still he has one more year. >> we're talking about north korea. can't help thinking about when the talk on north korea's nuclear program will resume? >> next february to march, u.s. and rok will conduct major exercise. it happens, this should make a very strong criticism, and they can say that they going to make some contributions such as nuclear tests or something. if indication would be very much likely, the six-party talks means for such things to happen, so, therefore, while military exercise of south korea and the u.s. is a factor, when and how six-party process will restart. >> wait and see how things will play out? >> yes. >> thank you for your perspective. the south korean government will hold a memorial to remember the victims of the island. more coverage over the next day. the u.s. government is imposing new sanctions on iran. secretary of state hillary clinton and treasury secretary timothy geithner outlined measures to target the country's financial sector. developing the pressure on nuclear arms. clinton and geithner are concerned about money laundering in the islamic republic and urging them to cut ties with all iranian banks. >> if you are a financial institution anywhere in the world and you engage in any transaction involving iran's central bank or any other iranian bank operating inside or outside iran, then you are at risk as supporting iran's illicit activities. >> the sanctions follow a report earlier this month by the international atomic energy agency. reports suggesting that iran is attempting to use its nuclear technology to design an atomic bomb. britain has launched a similar measure. it ordered all its financial institutions to stop business with iran's central and commercial banks. >> we're doing this, because of international evidence that iran's banks are indulged in the development of iran's weaponized military nuclear weapon program. >> france is taking a firm stance as well. president nicolas sarkozy called on other western nations to impose sanctions including freezing assets of the iranian central bank and banning others from the country. and meanwhile, down. playing the importance of the new sanctions. the spokesperson told reporters sump measures would have no impact. >> translator: these sanctions are malicious propaganda against iran to drive the country into a psychological corner. >> the sanctions are condemned by the iranian people, and also said britain was blindly following the u.s. in its policies on iran. he added that despite previous sanctions, iran's trade with other nations has been expanding. prosecutors in tokyo are digging into another business scandal. they arrested the former chairman of daio paper for taking out millions of dollars of personal loans from personal subsidiaries. sources claim he spent almost all the money at casinos. charged with aggravated breach of trust causing tens of millions of damages to daio paper by borrowing from several companies. sources say executives were called and instructed to send the money to his account. prosecutors said ikawa admitted >> translator: iraqi troops have become extremely capable and experienced in dealing with the threat of terrorism. i'm confident that they will be able to maintain security. >> maliki called for japan, seeing companies around the world are doing business in iraq and generating intense competition. >> translator: japanese companies have a history of business achievements in iraq. i'm sure this ample experience will allow them to overcome rivalry with companies from other countries. another small chapter has been written. vietnam has officially opened. it will help speed up transportation between the economies of the region. the tunnel in ho chi minh was opened to traffic on monday in the official opening ceremony of the weekend, deputy prime minister praised the city's authorities and people for completing the tunnel on schedule. the tunnel is an important step towards the integration of the entire south economic corridor. back in 2007 southeast asia welcomed the completion of the east-west economic corridor running from thailand to laos and vietnam. it has been contributing to the region's economic growth ever since. the south corridor links thailand to southern vietnam through cambodia. the tunnel fully completes the link with the exception of a bridge over the mekong river in cambodia. connecting two massive manufacturing giants, thailand and vietnam, the corridors are expected to lead to more distribution and adjacent developing companies like laos and cambodia will enjoy spillover benefits from the project. next we have a nation marking 20 years since the end of a devastating civilian war. over the last decade cambodia has enjoyed it's now considered among the ranks of the so-called new emerging countries, and after years of international assistance cambodia is now seeking investment. nhk world reports. >> reporter: the skyline of the capital has seen a surge in high-rise buildings. name-brand stores are part of purchasing power of cambodian consumers. over the past five years, sales of flat-screen televisions and digital cameras grew 20% a year. >> compared to the last ten years or compared to the last five years, last ten years, grew. last five-year amount, people have changed. >> reporter: during the 1970s, the regime led by caused the death by overwork and starvation of one-fifth of the cambodian population. after the end of the city war. the country was left in ruins. for many years japan provided large amounts of development aid. today cambodia is relatively stable. and for the last five years, japanese corporations have been attracted here. 17 japanese companies have set up the economic zone set up in 2008. among them is this wholesale dealer of used comic books which set up shop last year. after being shipped from japan the books are polished and given a fresh look. they're then resold to bookstores back in japan. the company decides of cambodia because of the young and cheap labor force. 70% of the population was born after the war, and many people are hungry for work. >> translator: in china or vietnam orders are harder to find and more expensive to hire. cambodia, on the other hand, hasn't reached the same level of development and the work force was largely available. that was the decisive factor. >> reporter: other japanese companies were attracted by the development of cambodia as a market where incomes are steadily rising. after extending its presence to neighboring thailand and vietnam, this food company set up its first factory in cambodia and kicked up production in 2010. they're training their local staff in sales have been growing. the cambodian company looks at japan knowledgeable as a source of technological know-how. china and south korea are the leading investors here, but their activity is mostly in real estate development, not technology. >> japanese company also benefit. cambodia also benefit. and that is important as a working partnership between the government of cambodia, the government of japan, and the japanese people and the cambodian people also. a working partnership. >> reporter: 20 years after the end of the civil war, cambodia's relationship with japan is entering a new phase. >> let's hope cambodia will be a peaceful and prosperous country just like before its civil war. and that's going to wrap up our bulletin for the day. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >> we have two segments offering two unique perspectives. yuk lar watch brings you insight and information and the road ahead examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss nuclear watch and the road ahead on "newsline." >> right now about 3,000 people are working to contain the crisis at the nuclear power plant. >> the firm's building was destroyed by the tsunami and now have to work out of an office 40 kilometers away. they have had to abandon their homes and now commute to work for temporary housing. >> translator: today we are starting a new project so i want you to take extra care. >> he has been working at the plant for over 20 years. since the disaster he has been in charge of rebuilding structures damaged in the explosions as well as cleaning up the rubble that is scattered all around. the work seems endless and overwhelming. he has noticed a change in his workers. these days they are finding it harder to concentrate on their jobs. in august for the first time, one of the employees injured himself. the man had not noticed an obstacle behind him and hurt himself. >> as the work has dragged on, people are letting their guard down. moral is low. i hate to say it but people are less focused on doing their jobs. >> to find out why the workers are finding it hard to stay motivated, the company interviewed all of its employees. many reported feeling irritated, unable to sleep or low motivation. one in six workers needed to be examined by a doctor. symptoms like these are becoming increasingly common. this doctor conducts the examination of workers at the power plant. he has examined close to 1800 people. most are suffering from a build up of stress and affect them mentally and physically. >> in march and april, work conditions were extremely stressful and the effects of that stress started to show up now. if they are not addressed promptly we're concerned they may escalate to full scale depression. the risk of losing their jobs if they reach the maximum radiation level. every worker is exposed to a total of 50 in a year, he can no longer work at the plant. some workers who have been heavily exposed are already over the mark they may not be able to find work outside the power plant. this is a major source of stress. >> i'm wondering what is going to happen at the plant in the future. >> the numbers are rising even though nobody is talking about it. everyone is worried and feeling the stress. >> emergency work at the nuclear plant is set to continue for dozens of years. and now here is the sumo report. sumo time and day ten action from kyushu. not a moment to waste, so let's get to the replays. he lost yesterday. rank and file-only has one win this basho. he finds himself from the side. an outside group puts him in this group. not his best work, but a win's a win. >> barato has been disappointed earlier. he had nine straight wins from day one. use of the body with a forward press is not enough to hold him back but he wins. he waits for the right time to take the ozeki back and out. fans were stunned with him losing his first bought. now the loss put himself in a position he's very familiar. all alone at the top and undefeated after day ten. he first met him in 2007. he wants to beat him to improve his future pro-moment chances. kakaryu ends up in a one-eyed bonsai position. he moves forward and the result is beyond down. he makes it look so easy once again. now the leaderboard. hakuho remains undefeated. kotoshogiku was alone with one loss. kisenosato and wakakoyu were chasing with two losses. day 11 will see two go head to head. join hiroshi morita for our recap of it. >> and now weather is up next. hi, there. let's talk about weather. start off with asia, a very well developed low pressure system just over the korean peninsula moving towards the sea of japan. now, it will be affecting hokkaido with another round of wintry weather to come, and, of course, this side of tahoku as well. now, this can also produce blizzards, so reduced visibility can also cause difficulties in traveling, not only affecting directly the sea of japan side, this system is surging all the moisture from the south. the pacific coast will see some showers and gusting conditions. so for our labor day in tokyo, temperaturewise i think we have a chance of rain, but the temperatures will be very warm. elsewhere here in eastern asian continental asia, looking very clear. temperatures are going to be very low and we'll take a look at that temperature in a while. here, northeastern monsoonal flow affecting the philippines as well as eastern vietnam and southern thailand 7. heavy rain could lead to flash flooding. tokyo, 18 degrees. warm. seoul, a system passing through dropping those temperatures down at 5 degrees. manila at 31. now here in the americas, as you can see a clear defined eye. looking very clear. we will take a look at the temperatures in a while. northeastern monsoonal flow will be in vietnam and southern thailand, ongoing rain. heavy downpours could lead to flash flooding. tokyo at 18 degrees. seoul with the cold air pulling in towards the system passing through, dropping the temperatures down at 5 degrees. manila at 31. now here in the americas, as you can see a clear defined eye. here is the hurricane kenneth, now a major hurricane, but moving away from land. no coastal warnings or watches in effect as of now. a winter storm here in the pacific northwest. we're talking about very heavy rain, which could melt the snow which has been already accumulating especially in the cascades. warnings for flooding. heavy rain talking especially in the coast's areas. 200 millimeters or more in places and as for snow, accumulations additional of about 20 centimeters in northern rockies and southern canadian rockies. now, coastal awareness of high waves. strong winds. maybe gusts up to 100 kilometers per how, waves up to 8 meters high. we are looking at severe conditions over towards the east. this is a quick moving system as you can see those pinks just around the area. moving off towards the east. if i can zoom in, you can see where the heavy rain will be traveling as well as severe conditions to come with the storm. thunder, strong gusts. large hail as well as tornados not being ruled out. vancouver at 9 degrees, seattle, oklahoma city, 12. warm in houston at 28 degrees and new york, 11. we've got rain, washington, d.c. at 13 degrees. here's your extended forecast. >> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." be back with more news in half an hour. thank you for watching. bye. 5