according to the south korean military, the projectile had disappeared from radar and might have crashed or exploded. the united states hasjoined south korea and japan in condemning the launch, saying it involved ballistic missile technology in breach of un sanctions. there s lots to unpick so let s go live to seoul and jean mackenzie, our correspondent in south korea. jean how did you first hear of this rocket launch? i first heard about it when, like millions of other people was awoken by the air raid siren this morning which is incredibly uncommon here. it is just not something we are used to hearing. we then started to get these loudspeaker messages played out telling people to prepare for an evacuation, but 20 minutes later we received another message telling us all that this had been a mistake, so she can imagine there was a fair amount so she can imagine there was a fairamount of panic so she can imagine there was a fair amount of panic initially and then confusi
he talks about the spring offensive and also towards the end, listen to his description of the russian forces, let s take a listen. i believe we will see the results of true combined arms effect, tanks protected by infantry against anti tank guided missiles, artillery keeping heads down, engineers reducing the obstacles, breaching the fortifications that the russians have established, air defence, keeping the russians off the ukrainians, electronic warfare jaminet russians already not a and control, all orchestrated by very good ukrainian command and control, and using drones over the russians to attack them in depth with the precision munitions that the us and uk and others have provided. and this is going to break, i think, the front lines. where they will do this attack, i m not going to speculate, although the ukrainians have said that their objective is to sever the ground lines of communications that enables the russians to go along the south east coast into crimea. we
the transition hasn t always been smooth, but hong kong retains its own currency and identity. it s one of the most densely packed cities on the planet, it s got more skyscrapers than anywhere else on earth and it s a fusion of cantonese culture with a colonial past. sojoin me as i explore this unique mix of east and west where. .. ..i put my dumpling making skills to the test. she laughs 0k, well, not bad. yeah! ..learn more about the visual identity of the city. ..and meet the conservationist putting hong kong back in touch with its rural roots. came out of nowhere and they kind of sound like ducks. who knew? horn blares now, this is the way to arrive into hong kong. i m on the star ferry, which goes from kowloon all the way into the heart of hong kong island. and it costs about four hong kong dollars, which is about 50 us cents, so i think it s fair to say this is probably one of the best value cruises in the world. you ll find hong kong off the southern coast of mainland
now on bbc news. the travel show. it s incredible to think that this thriving metropolis was once a sleepy little fishing village. it became an international port, a crucial meeting point between east and west, a fusion of cultures and a global financial centre. hong kong is always evolving. it s often at the sharp end of political debate, and right now, it s in a fascinating time of transition. this former british colony was handed back to china in 1997, and ever since then, its connection with the past, the mainland and its future has been evolving. the transition hasn t always been smooth, but hong kong retains its own currency and identity. it s one of the most densely packed cities on the planet, it s got more skyscrapers than anywhere else on earth and it s a fusion of cantonese culture with a colonial past. sojoin me as i explore this unique mix of east and west where. .. ..i put my dumpling making skills to the test. she laughs 0k, well, not bad. yeah! ..learn more ab