Midnight in london and 9am in seoul, where after months of tension between the two koreas, theres signs of a sudden and dramatic change. For the first time in over two years, north and south korea have engaged in formal military talks to try to defuse tensions between the two countries. The north will also send a delegation to the Winter Olympics taking place in south korea, next month. Our correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes reports from seoul. The skiers on the slopes of pyeongchang today were moving a little slower than they will be in a months time. Then, the worlds best will be flying down these pistes. And now we know that when the Olympic Games open here on february 7th, there will be a full north korean team competing. They will march in side by side with their south korean compatriots. Translation i think with sport, we can put everything aside and everyone should do their best to achieve their goals in the competition. North korea isjust 50 miles away in that direction, and
After months of rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the north and south are to hold a new military dialogue and appear together at the winter olympics. Within the past hour, the south korean president , moon jae in, said denuclearising the Korean Peninsula was an aim that cannot be abandoned. Bur he also said that he did not want the immediate reunification of north and south korea. Translation it is the fundamental pathway, we needed to pass, which is a total. Cannot be compromised. And this should be the only way for us and this should be the only way for us to achieve full piece on the Korean Peninsulas. Live now to the south korean capital, and our correspondent, sophie long. The president has been giving a speech. He is now taking questions from the press. What do you make of it all . I think what is interesting about what we have heard from president moonjae in this morning if he has used the word denuclearisation quite a few times and has also talked about the United States
The north and south are to hold a new military dialogue, and appear together at the winter olympics. Within the past hour, the south koreann president , moon jae in, said denuclearising the Korean Peninsula was an aim that cannot be abandoned. But he also said that he did not want the immediate reunification of north and south korea. You have per shoot this policy of engagement. Per shoot. The us policy is one of maximum pressure. Is there not potential for a flashpoint between those two was his, and how will you deal with it . Thank you. Translation his, and how will you deal with it . Thank you. Translatiosz his, and how will you deal with it . Thank you. Translation it is a practical concern. It is the actual concern we have, because we have close bonds with the us and we have in working closely together against north Koreas Nuclear programme. As much as international bodies, organisations, put great pressure on north korea to resolve this nuclear issue, we, south korea, is trying t
Its 8am in singapore and 12am in london. We begin the programme with an update on the shocking Measles Outbreak in indonesia which has killed at least 72 people, mostly children. The indonesia government says the outbreak in the remote and resistive province of papua, is now under control. But hundreds of other children are malnourished. As Rebecca Henschke reports from papua, the Health Crisis has put the spotlight on a region closed off to journalists for decades, and revealed serious government failings. A warming some viewers may find some of the images disturbing. Just two months old, her life has already been brutally hard. The mother died in childbirth, the father rejected her. Translation herfather father rejected her. Translation her father did father rejected her. Translation herfather did not father rejected her. Translation her father did not want her. Father rejected her. Translation herfather did not want her. In a cloud of grief, he wanted to hit her and bury her with he
North koreas leader has vowed to make President Trump pay dearly for threatening to destroy his country. President trump made the remarks at the United Nations on tuesday. Kimjong un has now hit back in this war of words, calling donald trump mentally deranged. On thursday, President Trump imposed new sanctions against individuals, companies and foreign banks that trade with pyongyang. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. In recent weeks, north korea has simply ignored new sanctions imposed by the United Nations and pressed ahead with its nuclear and missile tests. So now the United States has responded by promising to increase its own restrictions. At a meeting in new york with the leaders of japan and south korea, donald trump said he had signed a new executive order extending us sanctions against companies and banks that finance and facilitate trade with north korea. Today im announcing a new executive order. The us president said this would specifically target nort