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hello, i m tom brook, and welcome to a special edition of talking movies devoted to the latest developments in korean cinema. i ve come to seoul to take the temperature of one of the most dynamic film making communities in the world to ask, what s next for its movie industry? wow, look at all those people. it s my first visit to south korea. i arrived after a 14 hour flight from my home in new york. coming here was a journey of discovery. moving around seoul, i found the night time metropolis exciting, unlike anywhere i d ever been before. like many, i ve tasted the joys of korean cinema, its landmark films like oldboy and parasite. now, i was going to meet the people involved in the movie industry in south korea to find out how they make it all work. but what became clear very rapidly as i encountered koreans on the night time streets is that they really do like their movies. yeah, i really like movies. i watch movie every day, every night. i really do love movies. and ....
of talking movies devoted to the latest developments in korean cinema. i ve come to seoul to take the temperature of one of the most dynamic film making communities in the world to ask, what s next for its movie industry? wow, look at all those people. it s my first visit to south korea. i arrived after a 14 hour flight from my home in new york. coming here was a journey of discovery. moving around seoul, i found the night time metropolis exciting, unlike anywhere i d ever been before. like many, i ve tasted the joys of korean cinema, its landmark films like oldboy and parasite. now, i was going to meet the people involved in the movie industry in south korea to find out how they make it all work. but what became clear very rapidly as i encountered koreans on the night time streets is that they really do like their movies. yeah, i really like movies. i watch movie every day, every night. i really do love movies. and actually, one of my dreams is like being a movie direc ....
this is bbc world news. it s newsday. good morning. it s 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in washington, where the us house of representatives has narrowly passed a republican party proposal to repeal barack obama s affordable healthcare act. after suffering an embarrassing setback in march, president trump finally notched up his first major legislative victory. the vote in the house of representatives was tight. 217 to 213, with no democrats voting in favour. but quite how quickly this bill becomes law is a very different matter, as it still faces steep hurdles in the senate. here s our north america editor, jon sopel. the moment itjust after two o clock this afternoon in washington when trumpcare this afternoon in washington when trumpca re became a this afternoon in washington when trumpcare became a thing. the ayes are 217. the nays are 213. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. shame, shame, shame, sham ....
president trump s decision to fire the director of the fbi has been met with widespread shock and a mass of questions. james comey was the man in charge of investigating russian interference in the us presidential election, and whether or not the trump campaign colluded with the russians. the white house says mr comey has been dismissed on the recommendation of the attorney general, jeff sessions, and his deputy. their letters to him have been made public. president trump told the fbi director he was not able to effectively lead the bureau. and went on to say he was. hereby terminated and removed from office, effective immediately and that it was essential to find new leadership. the democratic leader of the senate, chuck schumer, told president trump he was making a big mistake. the first question the administration has to answer is why now. if the administration had objections, they had those objections the minute the president got into office, but they didn t f ....
on his first foreign trip as us president, donald trump has called on muslim countries to take responsibility for tackling extremism. during a speech in riyadh attended by dozens of arab leaders he insisted the fight against extremism wasn t a war between different faiths but a battle between good and evil. the president also used strong language against iran, saudi arabia s biggest rival iran s foreign minister issued a sharply worded response. our north america editor, jon sopel reports from riyadh the president has been on a deep immersion into middle east politics today, and a charm offensive, meeting a host of arab and gulf leaders from across the region. and one central geopolitical subject, the fight against islamist extremism, and how to make good on his pledge to destroy so called islamic state. but after the trenchant and, some would say islamophobic, language of the trump election campaign, the president chose a much more moderate tone today. we are n ....