Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in new york, where diplomatic efforts to try to ease the tension on the Korean Peninsula are stepping up a gear this friday. The us Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson will attend a Un Security Council meeting. The United States and its allies are expected to turn up the pressure on china to use its leverage to rain in kim jong un. Speaking to the bbc, republican Senatorjohn Barrasso explained the renewed diplomacy drive. Well, of course the goal is a peaceful resolution of the process, thats what we want. We want north korea without Nuclear Weapons and this whole thing peacefully resolved. Thats the deliberations and discussions with china so they can get much more involved because you know after all, that 85 of the trading that north korea does is with china and i think china right now realises theyre interests are aligned with the United States with regard to a Nuclear Armed north korea because the question is really can they or cant they in terms of delivering a Nuclear Warhead to where you live as opposed to will they or wont they and i think thats a change in the position for china. While diplomacy is key moving forward, at a Senate Hearing earlier today the top us commander in the pacific, admiral harry harris, stressed the importance of keeping all options on the table. If we dont maintain credible combat power to confront kim jong uns testing and his Development Goals then were gonna be in a position to be blackmailed by kju. I think thats probably a worse place to be. And i think that well all agree that everything thats been done up to this point has not worked in deterring kimjong un. Lets go live to washington now to get more from our correspondent laura bicker. As we heard, everything that has been done has not deterred kim jong un. So the Security Council meeting perhaps is yet another step towards more sanctions . Yes. What were hearing when it comes to that year end Security Council meeting tomorrow, chaired by the Secretary Of State in the us, Rex Tillerson, is that the move will be towards really more sanctions and putting the pressure on north korea using the pressure on north korea using the sanctions, stringent sanctions, already in place. Rex tillerson has just given a very rare interview to fox news. He said that kimi was not insane, implying he is a rational leader that could be negotiated with kim leader that could be negotiated with kimjong un. Leader that could be negotiated with kim jong un. Thats what we heard ina kim jong un. Thats what we heard in a statement yesterday, that they we re in a statement yesterday, that they were open to negotiations and they wa nted were open to negotiations and they wanted a path to dialogue. Thats what these sanctions are all about. Interestingly what has also come out from this interview is that china has told the us that it told pyongyang it would impose sanctions if kim jong un pyongyang it would impose sanctions if kimjong un did another pyongyang it would impose sanctions if kim jong un did another nuclear test. That is new information and that suggests that in porton meeting between president xi and President Trump in mar a lago just last between president xi and President Trump in Mar A Lagojust last month may have yielded results when it comes to china putting the pressure on north korea. Fascinating as you say, laura, a lot of revelations in that report, the interview that Rex Tillerson gave to fox news. As we know, much depends on trying to convince china and if indeed those comments he made are correct, were going to be watching china very carefully at this Security Council meeting. I think the us is clear when it comes to china trying to be the leader on this. Thats what these negotiations were about in mar a lago. Many people keep asking me the question, what is different now to previous administrations attem pts now to previous administrations atte m pts to now to previous administrations attempts to force chinas hands. The difference seems to be that china is of the opinion that north korea is no longer a regime to be tolerated but one that needs to be dealt with. They have started imposing sanctions, the us seems to believe they are showing willingness. Whether or not that comes from the statement you heard earlier, that the question is now perhaps a matter of when north korea has a missile which it can launch, perhaps thats it, or its perhaps the threat the us has put on china to call it a currency manipulator. Either way china seems to be the one to watch here and the key ally the us may have in solving this issue. Laura bicker in washington, thank you. Staying with north korea, the russian president Vladimir Putin has called for the resumption of six Party International talks. He was speaking after talks in moscow with the japanese prime minister. Both leaders called on all sides to show restraint. Translation President Putin and why have agreed that japan and russia will continue to co operate closely and appeal to north korea to fully comply with the Un Security Council resolutions and avoid further provocative actions. Also making news today, Human Rights Officers in the philippines have discovered a secret lock up cell in a Police Station in the capital, manila. It was hidden behind a bookshelf, where 11 people were being held. The undocumented prisoners said they had been there for a week. They told investigators that police had locked them up to extort money. Meanwhile, the philippines is getting ready to host a summit of the association of Southeast Asian nations. Its expected to tackle terrorism, economic integration and territorial disputes. But president duterte has said theres no point in protesting against chinas Island Building in disputed areas of the South China Sea because it could not be stopped. United airlines has settled a lawsuit with a passenger dragged off a flight earlier this month. Lawyers for david dao said they had reached an out of Court Settlement with the airline for an undisclosed amount. Doctor dao was forcibly taken off the plane to make Space Forfour crew members. The Us Defence Department says its investigating Donald Trumps former National Security adviser. Its over payments he received from companies linked to the russian government. Michael flynn left the Trump Administration after only 2a days in office. His lawyer said the pentagon was aware of one of his paid speeches. The white house Spokesman Sean Spicer later called the investigation appropriate. I think thats appropriate if they think theres wrongdoing and the Department Inspector general should look into that. He was issued a Security Clearance under the Obama Administration in the spring of 2016. The trip and transactions youre referring to occurred in December Of 2015 from what i understand. Obviously there is an issue that as you point out the Department Of Defence inspector generals looking into, we welcome that, but all of that clearance was made during the Obama Administration and apparently you with knowledge of the trip that he took. Police in london have arrested a Man Carrying Knives near the houses of parliament. The man, believed to be in his late 20s, is being held on suspicion of Planning Acts of terrorism. He had been under surveillance by the security services. No one was hurt in the incident. Nasas Cassini Space Probe is back in contact with earth, thats after successfully making a close pass of saturn. Three grainy images of the planets clouds, are among the data collected. The manoeuvre between the planet and its rings is the first of 22 such dives before the Craft Plunges into saturns atmosphere in a few months. On this programme weve often reported on the illegal trade in ivory or rhino horn. Our next story is about donkey skin. An increase in demand from china, where the skin is used in Traditional Medicine is now endangering lives and livelihoods in africa. The bbcs Nomsa Maseko Reports from south africa. Awarning, viewers might find some of the images in her report disturbing. They are animals known for their domesticated nature. In rural parts of the african continent, they ferry goods and people. Often bringing relief to daily chores. But now donkeys are being bludgeoned to death. Theyre mainly slaughtered a legally and skinned in backyards. Like rhino horn and ivory, donkey skins are sold to china for use in Traditional Medicine. This has raised the price and the rate of the slaughter of these animals, threatening the livelihoods of poor communities who rely on them. Translation gangs are paid by the chinese to steal our donkeys. Ive already lost five as a result and if i lose any more donkeys i wont be able to feed my family. This is my only source of income. The growing wave of Donkey Slaughtering in several african countries seeks to fuel a lucrative and illegal trade. Just recently thousands of donkey skins were found in a Shipping Container on a farm east of johannesburg. Ashley ness has been investigating the illegal slaughtering of donkeys. The trade is massive. The trade. It doesnt extend just to south africa, also the bordering countries, kenya, tanzania, somalia. So the trade is immense. There is a risk that the meat is ending up in the food chain. Hundreds of Donkey Carcasses that have been illegally slaughtered lie scattered here in the scorching heat. All of this to supply an increase in demand for donkey skin in china. The people who live in this community said dumping has been taking place for more than two yea rs, taking place for more than two years, and the smell is overpowering. The stench is horrible. Ive been going to the clinic to get treatment for a Chest Infection because of this. We cant live like this. Many african countries are beginning to worry about their donkeys. A number of them, including niger and about their donkeys. A number of them, including Nigerand Burkina Faso have banned the export of donkey hides. Its hoped others will join in to end the illegal trade. Nomsa maseko, bbc news, johannesburg. To snooker and ding junhuis quest to become the first asian World Snooker champion is one step closer. He beat five time champion Ronnie Osullivan in the quarterfinals. He now leads against reigning champion mark selby in the World Championship semi finals by 5 3. The contest resumes on friday morning here in the uk. A short time ago i spoke my bbc sports colleague marc edwards about snookers rising star. Beginning with a rather fortuitous toilet break aged eight, his father, 18 Snooker Player himself, he decided to take over the snooker cue and before the elder returned he had w011. And before the elder returned he had won. His parents sold up his Grocery Business and house, moving to Guangdong Province where king, who stopped his formal education at the age of 11, he practised for eight hours a day at a training hall. At 15 he started Winning National and regional Snooker Championships and the fast became chinas top player, the fast became chinas top player, the next decade was spent on the International Circuit where he slowly climb the rankings and he won his first majorfinal at slowly climb the rankings and he won his first major final at the china open with a victory over stephen hendry, he was only 18 in 2005. It was the same year he became uk champion with a 10 6 win over another goliath of the sport, steve davis, and hes continued to win trophies from their. Its interesting to note Ronnie Osullivan, who beat him in the quarter final, described him as a special lad and a beautiful guide after the loss to arguably snookers biggest global icon. It seems that it shows especially how highly regarded he is within the sport as well as outside of it. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme normally associated with the yakuza, or japanese mafia, tattooing is a taboo injapan. But we talk to one man who is trying to break down the barriers. Also on the programme these Iconic Wooden junk ships these Iconic Wooden junk ships used to be synonymous with hong kong but could they be disappearing . Nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. The extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government to build better government housing. Internationally, there have already been protests. Sweden says it received no warning of the accident. Indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. Only when Radioactivity Levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. For the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. This is the end of a 12 year war for them. Theyve taken the capital, which theyve been fighting for for so long. It was 7am in the morning, the day when power began to pass from the minority to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. This is newsday on the bbc. Im Sharanjit Leyl in singapore. Im alpa patel in london. Our top stories the us Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson has told fox news the leader of north korea, kim jong un, is not crazy and could be open to negotiation. Tillerson is preparing to chair a Un Security Council meeting on north korea. More than ten undocumented prisoners have been found in a secret cell, hidden behind a bookcase, in a philippine Police Station. The prisoners were found during a raid by Human Rights Officers. An american man in ohio is facing much more punishment than hed bargained for after he appeared in court for a Traffic Violation and accidentally dropped his bag of cocaine. It was later picked up by a Security Guard who had it tested. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. That story is popular on bbc. Com. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. We start with the south China Morning post. It leads with Donald Trumps tax plan for corporate america, which could have a big impact on china, according to the paper. It says the proposed reductions could Spark Capital flight from chinas mainland and prompt chinese manufacturers to invest in the us. The New York Times is not impressed by the president s tax proposal. On the front page, columnist Nicholas Kristof calls it an irresponsible, shameless, budget busting gift to zillionaires like mrtrump. And finally the japan times, leading with a new study which could change guidelines for Cancer Treatment for elderly patients. The study says that for people over 75 years of age, drugs dont lead to significant improvement compared to similarly aged patients who werent on medication. You either love them or hate them. Getting a tattoo is still controversial in some societies. Injapan, a young Tattoo Artist in tokyo is fighting a court case thats seen as a litmus test for the countrys cultural openness. Police say taiki masuda broke a law that only allows licensed Health Care Providers to do such work and has to pay a 3000 fine. While other Tattoo Artists who were raided paid up, taiki san refused and now a Campaign Calling itself savetattooing has grown around the case and its getting a lot of attention. In a moment ill be talking Hyoe Yamamoto who is making a film about the case but first lets have a look at a clip from the film. Joining me now from tokyo is Hyoe Yamamoto. He wants to make it clear that he is a not a spokesperson for the Tattoo Artist in the case, but is just making a film about him. Tell us bit about him. Youve done this film. Why is he fighting back . Because he pretty much represents the Younger Generation of cat two artists, the people who are influenced by not only the traditionaljapanese influenced by not only the traditional japanese Tattoo Culture of what also very much the western culture. This case is pretty much the Younger Generation versus the old establishment, thats what the case is about. In terms of the old establishment we know that tatooine is seen to be somewhat taboo in japan because its always been associated with the japanese mafia. Tattooing. How is that attitude is starting to change . tattooing. How is that attitude is starting to change . I would state it is starting to change only because the government is thinking about the 2020 olympics, who are encouraging a lot of commercial establishments to open up a lot of these places where you have to expose your skin, like the bathhouses, beaches, hot springs. Most of them have signed up to say that if you have tattoos you cant get in, so they are encouraging to open up. But on the other hand theres a strong prejudice and stigma attached to tatooine in general in japan, so stigma attached to tatooine in general injapan, so i wouldnt say its happening too fast tattooing. As you say they want to open up ahead of the olympics in 2020. Is there something of a double standard at the moment, with foreigners allowed to have tattoos versus japanese . Absolutely. I mean, this is not just versus japanese . Absolutely. I mean, this is notjust happening now, historically its been like this for hundreds of years. Back in the meiji era, at the time tattoos were strict little bit and by four foreigners era, at the time tattoos were strict little bit and by fourforeigners it was ok for them to come in and received tattoos as somejapanese Tattoo Artists were allowed to give them to foreigners but not japanese. Actually i believe king george got on about this time. Sue eakin just happen out of the blue, its just been happening for hundreds of yea rs. Been happening for hundreds of years. So been happening for hundreds of years. So it didntjust happen. That was an independent filmmaker making a film about the case. Thank you very much. Interesting stuff. Wooden chinese ships, known as junks, were a defining image of hong kong. But since the 1970s their numbers have shrunk. Its because of the rise of modern vessels. For years, there were only two chinese junks regularly seen in hong kong harbour. Now, theres a third. But the father and son team who built the ship fear it may well be their last. Our hong kong Correspondent Juliana Lui went along for the maiden voyage. A celebration of the chinese goddess of the sea. A cruise of ships from all over hong kong, to pay their respect and ask for protection. Ciews. Respect and ask for protection. Crews. Additional chinese junks with their distinctive sales have been on these waters for nearly 2000 years. They still take pride of place at annual festivals, but in this day and age they lost that status as working ships to modern vessels. Decades ago hundreds of wood and chinese ships regularly crossed victoria harbour. They were the lifeblood of the city. Now, this boat on her maiden journey is one of only Threejunks Boat on her maiden journey is one of only three junks left in hong boat on her maiden journey is one of only threejunks left in hong kong. She was completed at this shipyard. Her creator has been making ships since he was 16. Now 86, he says this drunk will be his last. Junk. Translation in hong kong there are only a few people making wooden ships. It is because the Raw Materials are too expensive and there are too few technical staff who know how to do this kind of work. The boat took more than two yea rs work. The boat took more than two years to build and cost more than 1 million. It is entirely made from wood in the traditional way, which means no nails were used. After a career spanning seven means no nails were used. After a career spanning seven decades, he has passed his skills to his son, who loves making traditional wooden vessels, but said the lengthy Government Approval Process hinders his work. Translation the most important problem is the strict rules from the Hong Kong Marine department. So many restrictions. At the moment i really dont plan to make another one. After this trip, the boat will be taking visitors on daily tours. He is proud of his last junk. Theres no question that the old traditions are fading. But this chip will be a permanent fixture in victoria harbour, reminding everyone of hong kong and chinas rich maritime heritage. That would be one nostalgic voyage. You have been watching newsday. Stay with us. Saturday marks us president s Donald Trumps first 100 days in office. Well be reviewing his accomplishments, his setbacks and seeing whether hes lived up to his promises. Before we go, if you are a star wars fan this will interest you a lot. A solid gold Star Wars Darth Vader mask is going on sale on may the 4th, which is known as star wars day. The price . 1. 1; million. It was made to mark the 40th anniversary of the original star wars movie. So thats why may the 11th is star wars day, because it sounds like the movies most famous line may the force be with you. And on that note, its goodbye. As weve been finding out recently spring can bring such a variety of weather and sometimes we try to cram it all into one day. That was the case on thursday. At its best, glorious. 50 degrees and plenty of sunshine in fife. Elsewhere, quite a bit of cloud. Eventually the cloud was thick enough for there to be some showery bits and pieces of rain. As we start friday they are tending to transfer from the east of the British Isles and moving towards the British Isles and moving towards the west. So perhaps you will think the west. So perhaps you will think the next phrase will be about frost. That was the way on thursday morning, but with more in the way of cloud i suspect friday we will start in positive territory in many parts of the British Isles. The thicker cloud, drifting from east to west, is very much tied in with his weakening weather front, at its still got enough about it in the first part of the day to be producing a scattering of showery burst of rain. Not much more than that it. If you are still desperate for rain, as many are in central and southern parts of the British Isles, this is not a feature for you. It will dampen the ground but not much more than that. Generally speaking a lot of dry weather. Not much of a breeze. The temperatures may not be much better than 8 10 degrees, but somewhere on the south coast perhaps we will get about 14 15. Wherever you are, given the absence of breeze, not bad. However, we turn on the fan towards the bank holiday weekend. We see and windy in some western parts. We see that manifesting itself first thing on saturday. There will be some rain in the forecast, but this is not the day. Saturday looking to be a half decent day. A scattering of showers. Its on into sunday where we start to think about that combination of wet and to think about that combination of wetand indie to think about that combination of wet and indie weather for some. I have to say straightaway that theres still some uncertainty about exactly where that low pressure is going to throw the rain in from south western approaches. This is where the south west looks favourite at the moment. Check on the forecast over the next couple of days if youve got some serious plans. With the breeze in the southeast i think the breeze in the southeast i think the north West Of Scotland fares nicely. Ahead of the rain we can push the temperatures up to 17 18 in the south. Eventually the rain clears for monday, leaving many areas pretty cloudy but dry. This is bbc world news. The headlines the us Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson is preparing to attend a Un Security Council meeting on north korea. Rex tillerson has told fox news that he doesnt believe kim jong un is crazy and would be open to negotiation over his nuclear and missile programme. More than ten undocumented prisoners have been found in a secret cell, hidden behind a bookcase in a philippine Police Station. The prisoners were found during a raid by Human Rights Officers. This video is trending on bbc. Com. An american man in ohio is facing much more punishment than hed bargained for after he appeared in court for a Traffic Violation and accidentally dropped his bag of cocaine. It was later picked up by a Security Guard who had it tested. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. Thats all from me now. Stay with bbc world news. Now on bbc news its time for hardtalk
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