Looking for answers. Police continue to investigate following the deadly avalanche in japan. South koreas ousted president is behind bars after she was arrested friday morning as part of the fallout from a corruption scandal. South korean media report prosecutors may indict park geunhye early next month before the beginning of the countrys president ial Election Campaign. Earlier, miki omoto spoke with kim chanju, who has been covering the news at the Detention Center on the outskirts of seoul. Reporter park geunhye is being held inside the detention facility behind me. Its the same facility thats holding at least two other people at the center of the corruption scandal. Her longtime friend choi soonsil and vice chairman of samsung electronics. The facility is heavily protected with riot police. When park was brought here this morning, a group of supporters were already camped out waiting for her. But now only members of the media remain. Police officers are here for possible contingen
With the u. S. Is critical for the region. Translator we discussed various topics such as the regional environment and his recent visit to china. The philippines has a territorial dispute with china in the south china sea. But last week, in a trip to beijing, duterte agreed to set it aside for now and took home investment pledges worth billions of dollars. He also said that his country would break in the united states. He also spoke to filipinos living in japan who gave him a rousing welcome. He expressed the importance of bilateral ties with japan. Id like to extend my gratitude to the japanese people and government for hosting so many filipinos and providing them work, gainfully employed in the country of japan. On his antidrug campaign, duterte said its making steady progress. He said its silly that some industrialized nations such as the u. S. And members of the eu are criticizing his crackdown. Its killed thousands of suspects and been under scrutiny from hum rights observers. A s
With the u. S. Is critical for the region. Translator we discussed various topics such as the regional environment and his recent visit to china. The philippines has a territorial dispute with china in the south china sea. But last week, in a trip to beijing, duterte agreed to set it aside for now and took home investment pledges worth billions of dollars. He also said that his country would break in the united states. He also spoke to filipinos living in japan who gave him a rousing welcome. He expressed the importance of bilateral ties with japan. Id like to extend my gratitude to the japanese people and government for hosting so many filipinos and providing them work, gainfully employed in the country of japan. On his antidrug campaign, duterte said its making steady progress. He said its silly that some industrialized nations such as the u. S. And members of the eu are criticizing his crackdown. Its killed thousands of suspects and been under scrutiny from hum rights observers. A s
Houses. People have been using tarps to cover broken roofs but strong winds are blowing them away. Volunteers are working outdoors in some blazing heat. Translator its sweaty work. And i have to be careful about heat stroke. Kumamoto police say thieves have been taking advantage ever the disaster. They say dozens and houses and offices have been burglarized since the earthquakes began. Translator if you see anybody behaving unusually or see anything else suspicious, please let us know. Around 1200 quakes with an intensity of 1 or higher on the japanese scale of 0 to 7 have been recorded since the first massive jolt on april 14th. 49 people have been killed. One person is still missing. Local Officials Say nearly 20,000 people have evacuated and some are living in their cars. Kumamoto city plans to open 18 more evacuation shelters with room for 3,000 people this week. People in the north korean capital are gearing up for a once in a generation event. They are preparing for the ruling pa
And police in tokyo say the number of deaths and accidents linked to the use of dangerous drugs is on the rise. So theyre cracking down. Hundreds of students are continuing their sitins Near Government buildings in hong kong, casting doubt on whether the standoff will be resolved quickly. Now, government leaders say theyre ready to talk. Nhk worlds estelle to max reports. Reporter Government Operations here have come to a halt. All government workers except for Emergency Response personnel are staying away from work. Bus service has been partially suspended and some elementary and junior high schools are closed. The number of protesters in the Central District has sharply declined. But a few hundred students remain sitting in front of chief executive leung chunyings office. Lee ung refused to resign on thursday but he expressed willingness to send his second in command chief secretary carrie lam and two other senior officials to talk with student leaders. The students say they are will