That the country back on course for the european integration. Now that most of that victory that has been ousted from power. All these and more. Monday every fourth year in korea life from seoul and we might have some land thanks so much for joining us new new. New new. The cheer our three unions for war separated families got underway at north koreas not been done on this monday and more were joined in the studio by our tongues me sunday you returned after a monk and that on saturday a new cover the first round of the easter feelings kept on checking the what what they expect to be happening over there on the second day and that means that families get a chance to really catch up and talk freely at behind close doors and doing the individual meetings ask me are conducted with no media going im no government officials now up on my experience at the first round of the means. I noticed that the two of the individual meetings. The atmosphere was good except it seems that decades of separa
I dont. It was hers and korea i love to those of you were watching from around the world. Today marks twenty first year and soul. I use a bench on wednesday so much for joining us as widely expected the leaders of korea and japan will meet next week for the First Time Since it took office alongside their us counterparts for decals on the three way meeting on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security summit indicate that the president talk to his european trip next week we are joined by a president ial Office Correspondence use on in the studio to use under me finally. Yes time to time while speculation has been brewing over whether president that will actually sit down for talks with the japanese Prime Minister shinzo law take an early today to miss one Ministry Said that officials from the two countries will also meet sometime next week to talk about tactic and wartime sexual slavery issue. Many experts say it may be too premature to expect i mean seoul and tokyo to improve significantly
Political director at the foreign office. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The heads of four of the Worlds Largest test tell macro tech firms are due to Congress Tell macro testify before the us Congress Related to their size and power. Butjeff basis of amazon, Mark Zuckerberg of facebook, tim cook of apple are all preparing to appear via video conference. Together, their companies represent 5 trillion of the us economy. Lets show you the pictures in washington right now because that congressional room is beginning to fill up, sol because that congressional room is beginning to fill up, so i dont think we are quite far away from the start of that session will stop it was due to start an hour ago but had been delayed. And it will be a fascinating session to have these four. It is an astonishing in one session. Of course lawmakers of had the chance in the past to talk to the chance in the past to talk to the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, but it will fascinating for someone like jeff bezos who
Democratizing force. It is powerful in terms of being a ladder for social and economic mobility. But right now there are really significant discrepancies in the adoption and availability of a lot of these technologies such as broadband in lower income communities. So im concerned about that these communities are often the vulnerable populations. And that theyre often adversely affected by technology transitions. So the question very simply is, is what can we do, what should we be doing to ensure that reliable voice and Broadband Services are delivered to the public regardless of economic background or geography . Well, if i can just jump in a little bit. I think its really two questions. One question is the rural question. How can you get these facilities that are very expensive built in very rural areas . And that the fcc and a number of states have universal funds to help get that infrastructure built. The other question, the adoption question, is really a question that theres been a
Areas, and sustaining existing capabilities. But, again, that measure can be better. On the administrative management side, weve made progress in measuring our ability to effectively, efficiently release the funding, monitor programmatic use of the funds, monitor grantee Financial Management of the funds, monitor the closing of the awards and grantee draw down. Were making progress, mr. Chairman, weve got an opportunity to make even more. Thanks. Yes, sir. For us, i think its about getting good, quality information and data for us to make the right decisions on when we issue a card. Its about continuing to get that information after we issue the cards so we can monitor the individual to ensure they havent done something as to disqualify them. Whether its on a terrorism watch list or something through a criminal issue. I think the other thing that is going to make us better is installing readers. We believe that the coast guard, whom were close partners with, made the right decision to