Singapore, Midnight In London and 7 30am in pyongyang, where speculation has been growing that north korea may be ready to carry out its sixth nuclear test, as soon as this weekend. If so, it would coincide with the anniversary of the birth of the nations founder, kim il sung, the countrys most Important National holiday, also known as the day of the son. But as the world watches that, pyongyang has been putting its best foot forward for journalists. Has been putting its best foot forward forjournalists. Our correspondentjohn sud worth, whose movements are being monitored by authorities there, sent us this report sudworth. They poured into Central Pyongyang in their Tens Of Thousands. Of citizens and soldiers alike, north korea has always demanded displays of mass devotion. And, at the front of the crowd, there was kim jong un. Celebrating not a Missile Launch or a rocket test, but the construction of pyongyangs newest street. The inauguration of a few tower blocks and shops would, any
Singapore, Midnight In London and 7 30am in pyongyang, where speculation has been growing that north korea may be ready to carry out its sixth nuclear test, as soon as this weekend. If so, it would coincide with the anniversary of the birth of the nations founder, kim il sung, the countrys most Important National holiday, also known as the day of the son. But as the world watches that, pyongyang has been putting its best foot forward for journalists. Has been putting its best foot forward forjournalists. Our correspondentjohn sud worth, whose movements are being monitored by authorities there, sent us this report sudworth. They poured into Central Pyongyang in their Tens Of Thousands. Of citizens and soldiers alike, north korea has always demanded displays of mass devotion. And, at the front of the crowd, there was kim jong un. Celebrating not a Missile Launch or a rocket test, but the construction of pyongyangs newest street. The inauguration of a few tower blocks and shops would, any
It is 8am in singapore, Midnight In London and 8 30am in pyongyang, where speculation has been growing that north korea may be ready to carry out its sixth nuclear test, as soon as this weekend. If so, it would coincide with the anniversary of the birth of the nations founder, kim il sung. And as the word watchers to that, pyongyang has been putting its best foot forward for the journalist. The journalists. Our correspondentjohn sudworth, whose movements are being monitored by authorities there, sent us this report. They poured into Central Pyongyang in their tens of thousands. Of citizens and soldiers alike, north korea has always demanded displays of mass devotion. And, at the front of the crowd, there was kim jong un, celebrating not a Missile Launch or a rocket test, but the construction of pyongyangs newest street. The inauguration of a few tower blocks and shops would, anywhere else, raise barely a murmur. In pyongyang, it is met with rapturous applause. It might seem like an ext
Good morning. It is 7 00am in singapore, Midnight In London and 2 00am in the morning across turkey, where a referendum has granted the president a wide range of new powers, but with the narrowest of majorities, just 51. 3 of the vote. It means the role of Prime Minister will be scrapped, and turkey will become a president ial democracy. But opponents say it wont have the checks and balances of similar systems around the world, and are disputing the results, alleging widespread irregularities. From istanbul, our World Affairs Editorjohn Simpson sent this report. Tonight, the victors were out in force, celebrating as though they had won by a big majority, instead of by a whisker. In fact, here in istanbul, and in turkeys two other largest cities, izmir and ankara, the capital, the no campaign seems actually to have won. The worry is that the result has been too narrow to settle anything for good. The bangs are notjust fireworks. Those are guns being fired. The fact is that there is a bi
Singapore, Midnight In London and 7 30am in pyongyang, where a Senior North Korean minister has told the bbc that his country would react with a pre Emptive Nuclear strike to any plans by the us to launch an attack. The vice Foreign Minister also said more Missile Tests would be conducted on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis. This comes as the us Vice President mike pence warns north korea that americas iraq of strategic patience was over. Our correspondent is in the north korean capital, where his movements are being controlled. North korea is all about shows of strength. The first today came in this tae kwon do demonstration. The next, in kim il sung square, close to the centre of power, by way of a rare interview. Translation if the us is reckless enough to use military means, it would mean, from that very day, an all out war. Our Nuclear Weapons protect us from that threat. We will be conducting more Missile Threats on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis. Today, the us Vice Preside