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Why Is Trump Punishing Haitians? - Duration: 5:44.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS TAKEN ACTION
AGAINST FOREIGN WORKERS WHO APPLY FOR VISAS FROM HAITI.
INTERESTING.
WHAT'S EVEN MORE INTERESTING IS WHAT THEY STATE ABOUT
HAITIAN FOREIGN WORKERS AND HOW CLEARLY IT'S A LIE AND I
WILL TELL YOU HOW.
WHY IS IT THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IS
SPECIFICALLY SINGLING OUT HAITI?
WHAT IS IT ABOUT HAITI THAT MAKES THEM THINK, WE DO NOT
WANT THEM APPLYING FOR THESE WORKERS?
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND
THAT THERE IS NOT THIS
PREVALENCE OF HAITIANS COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES AND
OVERSTAYING THEIR VISAS.
IN FACT:
WHAT A FLOOD OF IMMIGRANTS, A FEW DOZEN.
SEEMS LIKE A REAL PROBLEM WE SHOULD ADDRESS RIGHT AWAY.
THERE WAS TERRIBLE REPORTING ON THE STORY COME I'M GOING
TO FLAT OUT SAY IT.
EVERY SINGLE ARTICLE I READ ABOUT THE STORY JUST QUOTED
WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SAID AND LEFT IT
AT THAT.
THAT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE.
I WENT TO KNOW WHICH COUNTRIES OVERSTATE THEIR WORKERS
VISAS, WHICH COUNTRIES OVERSTAY THEIR VISAS.
HAVE THERE BEEN STUDIES INTO THAT AND WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS?
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY RELEASED A REPORT MID LAST YEAR IN MAY 2017
AND THE NUMBERS ARE FROM 2016 SO I LOOKED AT THE HAITIAN
OVERSTAY RATES AND IT IS AT 3.86%.
AGAIN, THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR 2016
AND THEN I COMPARED THAT NUMBER TO OTHER COUNTRIES ON THE
LIST AND I FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER COUNTRIES ON
THAT LIST THAT ACTUALLY HAVE HIGHER PERCENTAGES.
LET'S PUT THAT DOWN, THAT'S A COMPLETE DIFFERENT REPORT
THAT ALSO REINFORCES THE POINT THAT I'M TRYING TO MAKE.
I COMPARED THE 3.86% TO OTHER COUNTRIES AND I FOUND THAT THERE
ARE PLENTY OF OTHER COUNTRIES THAT ARE MUCH HIGHER IN THEIR
OVERSTAY RATES, FOR INSTANCE, AFGHANISTAN IS AT 13.71%,
ALBANIA IS AT 4.43%, ARMENIA IS AT 4.24%, BELARUS, 3.71%,
BHUTAN IS AT 25.13%.
A BUNCH OF COUNTRIES, I CAN GO ON AND ON AND ON JORDAN, 5.97%.
SO LOOK, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ISSUES HERE.
ONE IS THEY ARE CLAIMING IT IS JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT WE
HAPPEN TO PICK HAITI AFTER THE PRESIDENT GOT ALL OF THIS HEAT
FOR CALLING IT A SHITHOLE AN EARLIER SAYING EVERYONE COMING
FROM HAITI HAS AIDS BUT WE ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE OVERSTAY
PROBLEM SO WHAT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MEDIA WHICH THEY
JUST REPORTED AS IF IT WAS FACT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION
CLAIMED THAT THEIR OVERSTAY RATE WAS NOT 3.7 ODD PERCENT.
THEY SAID IT WAS 40%.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
THEY MADE THAT UP.
AND EVERY ARTICLE IS AS 40%, NOBODY FACT CHECK TO THEM.
IT IS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
BACK TO CHECK THEM.
AND BY THE WAY, DON'T YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME CONTEXT?
LET'S SAY IT WAS 40%.
WHAT IS CANADA'S RATE?
WHAT IS TAIWAN'S RATE?
I'M GLAD YOU ASKED BECAUSE RESEARCH DID ITS OWN STUDY
AND THE NUMBERS I AM ABOUT SHE WAS IN 2015
SO THIS IS A LITTLE OLDER BECAUSE THE NUMBERS I HAD
PREVIOUSLY SHARED WITH YOU WERE FROM A DHS STUDY FROM 2016
BUT LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT PETER RESEARCH FOUND.
THIS IS A GRAPH INDICATING WHICH COUNTRIES ARE LEADING IN
OVER STAYS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
CANADA IS THAT NUMBER 1.
YOU WILL SEE THE NUMBERS RIGHT THERE.
93,035.
MEXICO COMES IN SECOND, BRAZIL, GERMANY, ITALY, VENEZUELA,
CHILE, THOSE ARE THE TOP COUNTRIES HAVE OVER STAYS
IN THE UNITED STATES.
I'M NOT SAYING THIS BECAUSE I WANT OTHER COUNTRIES TO BE
PUNISHED AND IT WAS LEAVE HAITI ALONE.
I'M JUST MAKING THIS POINT BECAUSE WHEN THE DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY SAYS THAT THEY ARE TARGETING HAITI
BECAUSE OF THEIR OVERSTAY RATES, IT IS A LIE.
THIS IS RETALIATION FOLLOWING TRUMPS COMMENTS DURING THE
IMMIGRATION MEETING THAT HE HAD WITH THE GANG OF 6.
THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
IF THEY HAD AT ANOTHER TIME DONE AN ANALYSIS AND FOUND OUT
IT TURNS OUT AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, AND HAITI ARE AT THE
TOP THREE COUNTRIES THAT ARE OVERSTAYING WHICH IS NOT THE
CASE AS WE SHOWED YOU, BUT THIS WAS UP THERE AND WE'RE
GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT ALBANIANS AND AFGHANS AND THE
HAITIANS DON'T STAY.
THAT IS PERFECTLY LOGICAL.
BUT THEY ARE NOT DOING THAT.
THEY PICKED HAITI EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE 90 WERE NEAR THE TOP
OF THE LIST BECAUSE NOW RACISM ISN'T JUST A PICK A MATTER
OF TALK AND THAT IS THE EXCUSE A LOT OF CONSERVATIVES SAY.
THE PRESIDENT IS JUST DOING ROUGH TALK.
NOW IT'S NOT TALK ANYMORE, TRACTION.
HAITIANS ARE BEING PUNISHED BECAUSE OF DONALD TRUMP'S
RACIST VIEWS ABOUT THEM.
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Mt. Kumgang Cultural Performance Center most likely venue for inter-Korean joint cultural events - Duration: 2:04.
South and North Korea have agreed on Mount Kumgang as the place to hold joint cultural
events before the Winter Olympics.
But the Mount Kumgang Cultural Performance Center hasn't been in operation for ten years...
raising questions as to whether it is suitable for holding these joint cultural performances.
Lee Jeong-yeon has the details.
The location most likely to host the inter-Korean joint cultural events is the Mount Kumgang
Cultural Performance Center.
The center was built in 1999, with its construction costing a whopping 46-billion won, or 43-million
U.S. dollars.
But it has been closed for the last decade as tours to Mount Kumgang were banned in 2008
after a South Korean tourist was shot by a North Korean soldier.
So to alleviate concerns that the facilities may be too outdated, the South Korean government
is to send a team of technical experts, as well as officials from the Unification and
Culture Ministry to inspect the center beforehand.
(Kor) "South Korea will send an on-site inspection
team to the North from January 23rd to the 25th..."
The contents of the events will vary depending on the inspection results, but one thing for
certain is that South and North Korean artists would take turns singing on stage, as lighting
alone would suffice for stage effects.
There is also a possibility of traditional North Korean dance performances, as well as
performances by K-pop artists, which have been drawing the interest of North Koreans.
The size of the stage would also allow for a mid-sized 40-to-60-member joint orchestra.
Experts say that the significance of the joint cultural events at Mount Kumgang is not only
in the joint-performances that would signify peaceful collaboration.
It could also lead to a win-win situation as South Korea hopes to resume inter-Korean
family reunions which would most likely be held at Mount Kumgang, and the regime wants
to reopen the area as a tourist destination once more.
Lee Jeong-yeon, Arirang News
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Presidents of S. Korea, France agree to boost cooperation in ensuring peace on Korean peninsula - Duration: 1:03.
A peaceful resolution of North Korea's nuclear issue and a successful PyeongChang Winter
Olympic Games.
That's what the leaders of South Korea and France agreed to work on... during a 30-minute-long
phone conversation Thursday evening.
The Blue House said...
President Moon brought French President Emmanuel Macron up to date on the inter-Korean talks
regarding the North's participation in the upcoming Olympic Games in South Korea... and
expressed hopes that the latest developments would ease tensions and ultimately lead to
a nuclear-free Korean peninsula.
Macron, in return, spoke highly of President Moon's efforts to ensure peace on the peninsula
and the rest of the world... throwing his support behind the ongoing dialogue.
As the two leaders agreed to expand bilateral cooperation and communication on various levels,
the South Korean leader invited his French counterpart to his country for the Winter
Olympics and Paralympic Games and President Macron said he will seriously look into the
possibility with gratitude.
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U.S. has to deal with Kim Jong-un: White House Chief of Staff - Duration: 0:37.
The United States has "no road left" for putting off reaching an agreement with North Korea
to end its development and retention of nuclear weapons.
This is according to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly in an interview with Fox
News.
He said the U.S. has to deal with Kim Jong-un as he cannot have nuclear weapons that can
reach the U.S. mainland.
But Kelly stressed the United States keeps channels open with North Korea,... adding
he prefers not to comment further on it.
Kelly also refused to say whether President Trump had spoken directly to North Korean
leader Kim Jong-un.
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U.S. House passes bill to pressure developing countries to do their part to punish North Korea - Duration: 0:51.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that will clamp down on countries that
do not show a determination to pressure North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs.
Called the World Bank Accountability Act of 2017,... the bill will allow the U.S. to oppose
the provision of assistance to the borrowing countries of the International Development
Association... if the U.S. President determines that government has not fully implemented
or enforced UN sanctions on the North.
Seventy-seven countries are part of the IDA,... countries with less than 1,215 dollars of
per capita income,... like Uganda, Tanzania, Syria and Cambodia.
The bill now awaits Senate approval before it heads to President Trump's desk for his
signature.
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Exports by Korean startups reach record-high in 2017 - Duration: 0:41.
Exports by Korean venture startups hit a record high last year.
The Korea International Trade Association says total exports by Korean venture startups
rose nine-point-nine percent on-year in 2017 to 19-point-eight billion U.S. dollars.
China was the main overseas market for venture firms, with exports increasing seven-point-three
percent to five billion U.S. dollars last year.
Vietnam and the United States followed, with shipments up 39 percent and five percent respectively.
Shipments of instrumentation and control devices surged 58-point-five percent, followed by
exports of semiconductor production equipment and flat panel displays.
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Korea's e-commerce giant Cafe24 helping local firms expand business overseas - Duration: 2:19.
Stretching further into the global market,... that's one of the goals set by the Moon administration,...
as they hope to see more of Korea's small and mid-sized firms doing business overseas.
And now, we take a look at a local firm doing just that,... helping other companies expand
their business horizons beyond Korea... through the company's e-commerce platform.
Shin Se-min reports.
It was part of the South Korean government's plan for the brand new year that they support
small and mid-sized firms and start-ups to encourage them to go global.
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced this week that it's adding more than 165 million
U.S. dollars into its annual budget to back small firms that plan to expand overseas.
The ministry says the backing will give smaller firms the impetus to enter the global market
through e-commerce platforms,... by fostering online-shopping malls.
And Korea's e-commerce giant, Cafe24, competing with Shopify of Canada and China's Alibaba--
already has a firm footing in the global market.
The company logged over six-billion dollars worth of transactions in 2017 through its
e-commerce platform,.. a jump of 51-percent compared to two years ago.
And while the head of the e-commerce giant sees the fast-approaching 4th industrial revolution
as a potential boon,... difficulties remain.
(KOREAN) "There are multiple steps that go into connecting
companies in Korea to customers overseas.
And challenges always pop up as we, as a platform, work to provide the best service for our users
on both ends."
From creating a small online company through its shopping mall, to branding and marketing
its products to those living outside Korea,... and eventually making that business successful,...
the CEO says every step is a challenge.
But with the recently announced government plans,.. Cafe24 is hopeful that some of the
difficulties it has been facing,... will ease over time,... and it will achieve its goal
of helping other local companies make the jump from a domestic market of 50 million
people to a global market of billions.
Shin Se-min, Arirang News.
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2017 was the second hottest years on record: NASA - Duration: 1:38.
Another year, another unwanted climate record.
NASA announced Thursday that 2017 was the second-hottest year since records began 138
years ago.
Won Jung-hwan has the details.
Last year was the second hottest year on record according to NASA, and the third hottest year
on record according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.
The two organizations calculate world temperatures in slightly different ways.
Both agencies said the average global surface temperature last year was only slightly below
that of 2016, the hottest year on record.
2016 saw temperatures nearly one degree Celsius higher than the previous century's average.
The record-breaking temperatures in 2016 were fueled largely by El Nino, a weather pattern
where a large area of warm water develops in the central Pacific, causing higher regional
temperatures.
But 2017 was warm even without El Nino's help.
Scientists say the rising temperatures are the consequence of 40 years of global warming,
resulting from human activity such as burning fossil fuels and cutting down forests.
Scientific consensus predicts average global temperatures to rise by as much as 3 degrees
Celsius by 2050,... leading to rising sea levels and an uptick in extreme weather events.
Korea and other countries in the mid-tropical region will experience a much longer summer
monsoon season as a result of the rising temperatures.
Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News.
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Air quality improves in Seoul, some regions still dusty _ 011918 - Duration: 2:12.
Good afternoon, those of us in Seoul can finally breathe in better air... so it's a good day
to open your windows to get some fresh air in.
However, Chungcheong-do and Jeolla-do as well the Gyeongsang-do regions will continue to
deal with high levels of fine dust.
Morning lows were nearly 4 to 5 degrees lower than yesterday in many parts... kicking off
in negative territory,... but daily highs will be similar to a tad higher today and
into the weekend.
As for today's highs, Seoul will get up to 5 degrees Celsius, Busan will rise to 11 degrees...
most regions will be under mostly sunny skies.
For next week, we will have another wave of bitterly cold conditions... not just for a
couple days but for a whole week and into the week after...so enjoy the somewhat mild
conditions while they are here.
With that, let's take a look at the international weather for viewers around the world.
While some regions in South Korea will have relatively high levels of fine dust today,
most cities in North Korea will see single digit afternoon highs under mostly sunny skies.
As for the rest of Asia, flights between Tuguegarao and Manila were canceled Thursday due to bad
weather but things will improve on Friday.
Meanwhile, extreme weather is taking a toll on Melbourne and making it the hottest day
in two years on Friday.
Heading to North America, those of you in Montreal will get a little break from the
insanely cold temperatures into Saturday before another cold front makes a comeback.
As for South America, Bogota and Sao Paulo will have a wet Friday.
Taking you to Europe,..
Rome will have sunny skies back this weekend
Lastly to Africa, temperatures will ease in Cape Town along with gusty winds.
That's all the weather update for now.
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Toys designed to educate kids about coding are becoming popular in Korea - Duration: 2:00.
Coding is the key part that makes or breaks software programs... and getting into it can
be a lucrative career.
However,... it's not for everyone... as it's difficult to learn and even harder to master.
To make learning code less daunting, especially for youngsters, a range of toys based on computer
code have been commercialized... and are proving popular with kids.
Cho Sung-min reports.
The devices and online services we use today are made possible by talented computer coders.
The ability to code is considered a pathway to many of the jobs of the future.
But it's not something everyone catches on to easily.
To make computer programing more interesting and less stressful for beginniners,... toys
are hitting the shelves and are seeing some tangible results.
Coding toys are especially popular among children, since they can do things ordinary toys cannot.
For instance, this color-sensing toy can sense and follow up and down the colored line…
while some fancier ones can even differentiate multiple colors at once.
Another top seller is a cat robot made of Lego blocks, which moves its tail and screeches
when a baby bottle is put on its mouth.
(KOREAN) "As long as you punch in the right coding
and have a motor and a sensor, you can make your toy take commands and follow your orders."
Computer science experts highly recommend learning to code at young age…because it
clearly demonstrates how rough ideas are turned into concrete output.
(KOREAN) "Coding is useful because it provides a vivid
picture of how questions are solved when you put in the right formulas.
Beginners can easily get a grasp of computational logic, which is vital knowledge that plays
big part in the digital era."
As of 2018, coding will officially be added to the curriculum taught in public elementary
schools.
And to fulfill the educational demands, more coding toys and smartphone applications for
young learners will be made available in the near future.
Cho Sung-min, arirang news.
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Trump adamant about need for border wall with Mexico - Duration: 2:07.
U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing back against his chief of staff's comments on building
a wall across the entire border with Mexico.
President Trump tweeted that he hasn't changed his mind, and a wall will still happen.
The tweets come at a uncertain time in Washington, with a potential government shutdown looming
on Friday.
Cha Sang-mi has more.
President Trump seems adamant on his border control plans.
He tweeted Thursday local time, "The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved
from the first day I conceived of it." and wrote, "The Wall will be paid for, directly
or indirectly, or through longer term reimbursement, by Mexico, which has a ridiculous $71 billion
dollar trade surplus with the U.S." Trump also hinted at his intention to pull
out of NAFTA, referring to it as "a bad joke", which Mexico is taking advantage of.
The ranting tweet comes after his chief of staff John Kelly had said President Trump
wasn't "fully informed" when he vowed to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border during
an interview with Fox News.
(ENGLISH) - AP "There's been an evolutionary process that
this president has gone through, as a campaign, and I pointed out to all of the members that
were in the room that they all say things during the course of campaigns that may or
may not be fully informed."
Kelly acknowledged that President Trump's stance on major campaign pledges has been
(quote) "very, very flexible in terms of what is in the realms of the possible".
On the issue of payment, Kelly replied that the U.S. may charge Mexico, but the payment
wouldn't be directly from their government.
And amid Democrats' efforts to reach a deal to protect young immigrants from deportation
from the U.S., President Trump said, "If there is no Wall, there is no Deal,", referring
to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which is to expire in March.
Trump also faces the threat of a government shutdown, with Congress needing to pass a
spending bill by the end of Friday to avoid a shutdown.
Cha Sang-mi, Arirang News.
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'From PyeongChang to peace': South Korean gov't unveils New Year diplomacy and security policies - Duration: 2:19.
Our top story this afternoon...
The South Korean government has unveiled ambitious plans to use next month's Winter Olympics
in PyeongChang as the 'turning point' towards peace on the Korean peninsula.
This agenda comes as part of a policy briefing on the nation's diplomatic and security issues
for the new year.
Kwon Jang-ho has the details.
'From PyeongChang to peace'...
That's the theme of this New Year's diplomacy and security policy briefing, handed into
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Friday.
Due to North Korea's involvement, next month's PyeongChang Winter Olympics has become the
focus of this year's agenda, with Seoul hoping to use it as a platform to improve inter-Korean
relations.
(Korean) "Through the successful hosting of the PyeongChang
Winter Olympics, we must try and reach for peace on the Korean peninsula.
Our government and the international community must use its wisdom on this small but precious
opportunity."
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The Unification Ministry pledged to use the momentum from the Games to hold more high-level
talks with North Korea, while the foreign ministry said it will try to encourage dialogue
on an international scale, namely between Washington and Pyongyang.
After South and North Korea agreed to make a joint entrance at next month's Olympics,
the culture and sports ministry also said it will push for similar entrances at other
international sporting events, such as the Jakarta Asian Games in August.
The defense ministry has pledged to use all its available resources to ensure the safety
of the event.
On broader issues in the policy report, the foreign ministry outlined plans to increase
cooperation with the four key strategic partners of U.S., China, Russia and Japan, while also
spreading Seoul's diplomatic influence to non-traditional partner countries.
The unification ministry has pledged to better represent the opinions of the people in its
unification policy, as well as do more to help North Korea defectors adjust to life
in the South.
Meanwhile, the defense ministry has pledged to continue its drive to revamp the military,
with plans to reduce the number of troops from the current 610-thousand to 500-thousand
by 2022, and the mandatory military service period from the current 21 months to 18 months.
Policy briefings will continue for another ten days, with government agencies to report
on issues such as healthcare, the economy and education.
Kwon Jang-ho, Arirang News.
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North Korea to take part in 4 sports events in PyeongChang - Duration: 2:21.
A lot of attention is being drawn to the upcoming IOC meeting in Switzerland... where sports
officials from South and North Korea will sit down to discuss the breadth of North Korea's
participation at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
On Thursday it was confirmed that the two Koreas have agreed that North Korean athletes
will take part in four different sports events.
Park Jong-hong tells us more.
Two more sports events have been added to North Korea's participation list at next month's
Winter Olympics in the South.
The North will send athletes to compete in pair figure skating, alpine skiing, cross-country
skiing and women's ice hockey.
Lee Hee-beom, head of the organizing committee for PyeongChang 2018, said the agreement was
reached during working-level inter-Korean talks on Wednesday.
But he stopped short of disclosing the number of North Korean athletes, saying it's up to
the International Olympic Committee to decide.
Lee was leaving for the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, where IOC President
Thomas Bach will chair a meeting on Saturday.
The gathering is formally titled the "North and South Korean Olympic Participation Meeting,"
and on hand will be the heads of the national Olympic committees for the two Koreas and
IOC members from both nations.
Earlier, the Koreas agreed to form a joint team in women's ice hockey, which sparked
a heated national debate.
Some argue the decision will deprive South Korean athletes of the chance to hit the ice.
While the Korea Ice Hockey Association announced a 23-player roster, many hope to increase
that number.
(KOREAN) "We are all trying hard so that our athletes
don't suffer any disadvantage.
Keeping that in mind, we'll try to have a good meeting."
As of yet, it's unclear whether the IOC will acknowledge increasing the entry just for
the unified team of the two Koreas.
The Koreas have competed as one nation in table tennis and football but never at the
Olympics.
Meanwhile, North Korea's Sports Minister Kim Il-gook arrived in Lausanne on Thursday.
He and his delegation are slated to first meet separately with IOC executives prior
to the joint meeting with the South Korean delegation.
Park Jong-hong, Arirang News.
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Leaders of Britain and France meet to boost ties amid Brexit talks - Duration: 2:23.
British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron met on Thursday
to discuss a slew of deals to limit the potential fallout from Brexit.
They pledged closer cooperation on defense, security and borders after Britain leaves
the European Union.
Ro Aram has the details.
President Macron is making his first trip to the UK since taking office and Thursday's
bilateral summit was intended to strengthen security and intelligence ties, as well as
build good relations amid Brexit negotiations.
May hosted Macron at the Sandhurst military academy in the southwest of London as a signal
that the relationship between Western Europe's two biggest military powers won't be weakened
after Britain leaves the EU next year.
In a significant gesture, May pledged roughly 62 million U.S. dollars to speed up the processing
of migrants in Calais and to boost border security.
The move is seen as trying to ease French anger over a 2003 deal known as the Le Touquet
agreement, in which France bears most of the burden in controlling the flow of migrants
from the British border in Calais to the UK.
Macron welcomed the offer.
(French) AP - 4135578 / 2 " This treaty will enable us, as you reminded
us, to improve the technical operational cooperation of the management of the common border, to
improve the work that we do with countries of origin and countries of transit to prevent
the movement of populations, but it will enable us to have an intelligent cooperation management
of the common border."
In regards to military cooperation, the UK said it will send three Royal Air Force Chinook
helicopters and dozens of personnel to join France's military mission against Islamic
militants in Africa's Sahel region.
The leaders of the five main British and French spy agencies also met for the first time to
increase intelligence-sharing, as both countries have faced a string of violent attacks by
extremists inspired or directed by the Islamic State group.
France also provided a good will gesture of its own by loaning Britain the Bayeux Tapestry,
which depicts the Norman conquest of England.
It will be the first time to be on British soil in 900 years and May said the move would
form part of a wider cultural exchange taking place between the two countries over the next
four years.
Ro Aram, Arirang News.
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Poland to repatriate all North Korean laborers by end of 2019 in line with UN sanctions - Duration: 0:45.
Poland is planning to repatriate all North Korean laborers by next year.
Quoting the Polish foreign ministry,...
U.S. broadcaster Voice of America says Poland has altered its original plan to advance the
date for the repatriation of North Korean workers to comply with UN Security Council
sanctions adopted in December.
Previously the Polish government said it would reduce the number of North Korean laborers
by 40 percent in 2018 and 30 percent in 2019,... based on the suspension of issuance of temporary
visas and work permits for North Korean nationals.
The UN sanctions specify that all North Koreans working overseas be sent back by December
2019.
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