1184 2016-07-27 NEWSCENTER 22:00

• NEWSCENTER 22:00
• (THIS IS THE TRANSCRIPT FOR ARIRANG NEWS THAT AIRED ON 27 Jul 2016- 22:00 KST.)
  
  Title: News Headlines
  
  Tonight on Newscenter...
  
  ARF 2016 issues a chair's statement. Included is the leaders' concern over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
  
  The South Korean government and the United Nations Command mark the 63rd anniversary of the Korean War armistice agreement.
  
  Hillary Clinton is now officially the Democratic presidential nominee... making history as the first woman ever to secure the backing of a major American political party.
  
  It's Wednesday, July 27th, 2016. Newscenter begins right now.
  
  
  
  Title: NEWSCENTER TITLE
  
  2015. 11. 2~
  
  Title: Opening
  
  It is 9 in New York, 4 p.m. in Ankara, and 10 here in Seoul.
  Hello and welcome to our viewers all across the globe. You're watching Arirang Newscenter.
  
  Title: Laos releases ASEAN Regional Forum chairman's statement
  
  Just a day after the ASEAN Regional Forum was held in Laos,... a joint statement has been announced by the host country of this year's meeting.
  Our Kwon Soa who has been following the series of ASEAN meetings in Vientiane, the capital of Laos,... brings us the latest.
  Soa, what's in the statement?
  
  Conn-young,... the joint statement,... which represents all 27 members' opinion... includes several regional and security matters,... of which one issue is of particular interest to South Korea: North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.
  A whole paragraph under a section titled "Highlights of discussions on Regional and International Issues",... deals with the current situation on the Korean Peninsula,... expressing the foreign ministers' and representatives' concern over the North's violations against the international community.
  Evaluating the statement a South Korean official told reporters most countries have sent a strong message to North Korea at the ARF meeting and that South Korea, U.S., Japan and Australia's firm cooperation helped in reaching a satisfying result.
  The North's fourth nuclear test,... its missile launch a month later, and a recent one conducted earlier this month have been specifically mentioned,... which was not the case in last year's statement.
  The statement also urged countries to comply with UN Security Council sanctions.
  It also called on members to create an environment in which the long-stalled six-party denuclearization talks can be resumed.
  
  Soa, I remember when we spoke yesterday,... it was expected that the statement could be released days after the meeting, or even a week,...
  
  Right Conn-young,... that's according to South Korean officials who are here in Laos for the meeting,... and also South Korea's foreign minister Yun Byung-se had mentioned that it's not an easy process to get every single ARF member's stance on paper.
  That's especially due to conflicts on issues such as the South China Sea dispute,... which was a hot issue at this year's meeting.
  The statement expressed members' concerns over escalation on the maritime conflict,... and said that actions which could further complicate the situation should be avoided.
  What's worth mentioning, is that the U.S. deployment of the missile defense system THAAD,...which was said to have been on China's early draft,... was not included.
  Meanwhile,... an official said Seoul's foreign ministry has checked with high-ranking Laotian government officials,... whether this really IS the final statement,... and it looks like it is.
  The statement was not only released faster than expected,... but also three days earlier than last year.
  That's all I have for now,... back to you Conn-young
  
  Title: N. Korea sends propaganda leaflets by river for first time
  
  Instead of lofting the usual balloon-stuffed propaganda leaflets over the border, North Korea has bundled those leaflets up and sent them through South Korea's Hangang River, threatening a missile strike, the first time the North has resorted to such a tactic.
  Our National Defense correspondent Kim Hyun-bin shows how the regime is trying out new ways... to spread its own uniquely flawed messages to South Koreans.
  
  North Korea has used the Hangang river to sent propaganda leaflets to the South for the first time.
  South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, in announcing the discovery Wednesday,... said guard troops near Gimpo, west of Seoul, picked up dozens of plastic bags containing the leaflets... from the Hangang River last Friday.
  The JCS said it believes the leaflets were sent from the Jogang-ri region in the North.
  
  
  
  "Previously, North Korea used balloons to send its leaflets, but our military is well prepared for that, so it seems the regime used a different method to confuse our troops and escalate tensions."
  
  Most of the leaflets promote July 27th as the anniversary of the regime's war victory over South Korea, though some of them threatened a missile attack on Seoul.
  In South Korea, the date is commemorated as Armistice Agreement Day, marking the signing of the armistice agreement that ended the hostilities in the Korean War.
  
  The South Korean military urged citizens to report any leaflets they may find.
  
  
  
  "We ask the public to report any leaflet bags they may find to a nearby military base or the police,... as they could contain harmful materials."
  
  
  
  The leaflets are the latest provocation by the regime after it launched three ballistic missiles last week in protest against Seoul and Washington's decision to deploy the THAAD missile defense system to the peninsula.
  
  
  
  "South Korean military says it is on high alert and monitoring for additional propaganda activities near the mouth of the Hangang River and in other vulnerable areas.
  Kim Hyun-bin, Arirang News."
  
  Title: Over $100 mil spent on missile launches so far, and there could be more in the future, says N.Korea
  
  South Korea's defense ministry has released data that North Korea has conducted twice as many missile launches in the past 5 years than during the 17 year rule under its founder Kim Il-sung.
  Our Lee Un-shin looks into what that could indicate... in terms of the reclusive state's future plans on developing weapons technology.
  31 ballistic missiles have been launched by Kim Jong-un since 2011.
  That's nearly twice the number of missile launches than when North Korea was under Kim Il Sung's rule for 17 years.
  The South Korean defense ministry said on Wednesday, in the past 5 years, North Korea has test fired 16 short-range Scud missiles that fly up to a thousand kilometers, 6 Rodong missiles with a range of 13-hundred to 15-hundred kilometers, 6 Musudan missiles with a range of 35-hundred to 4-thousand kilometers...and three submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
  The total cost of missile launches by Kim Jong-Un is more than one hundred and 10 million U.S. dollars.
  North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho however, said that there could be additional nuclear testing, depending on the United States' actions.
  At a press conference following the Association of South East Asian Nations meeting in Laos...Ri added that the U.S. has already destroyed the possibility of denuclearization on the Korean peninsula
  This claim is typical of the regime, according to an expert.
  
  
  
  
  
  "What Ri is saying is nothing new, North Korea has been requesting the U.S. to discontinue joint military training with South Korea, give up the missile defense system deployment, and so on. But aside from considering compromising, whether the denuclearization of Korean peninsula is even guaranteed in the first place...is what many question."
  
  When asked about Ri's statement, a U.S. State Department official reaffirmed the country's view on the regime, commenting that North Korea needs to "refrain from actions and rhetoric that further destabilize the region."
  Lee Un-shin, Arirang News.
  
  
  
  Title: S. Korean gov't remembers the 63rd anniversary of the Korean War Armistice
  
  On this day 63 years ago, an armistice agreement was signed... in practice ending the three-year long Korean War.
  South Korea and the United Nations Command marked 63 years of the ceasefire... with Korean war veterans from all around the world in attendance.
  63 years of Korean Armistice... Hwang Hojun reports.
  It was a monumental moment in Korean history when the armistice agreement was signed on July 27th 1953...
  Although the historic ceasfire agreement halted the 3-year-long Korean War, it was only ever intended as a temporary measure.
  The peaceful settlement mentioned in the agreement has never been reached.
  Earlier today South Korea held a ceremony in remembrance of the signing of the armistice agreement and to commemorate the participation of UN forces.
  Some three-thousand people attended the ceremony including war veterans of the Korean War.
  Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and U.S. Forces Korea and UNC Commander Vincent Brooks also attended the ceremony.
  Hwang delivered a speech, paying tribute to the warriors while stressing that the South Korean government will continue to work closely with the UN and the international community to counter North Korea's provocations.
  
  
  
  "First, I would like to express my utmost respect to our fallen heros and the UN warriors, who selflessly sacrificed and dedicated everything to protect our freedom and peace"
  
  The soldiers who dedicated their youth to a country they barely knew, and now in their twilight years, visited Korea this time as VIPs of the ceremony.
  
  
  
  "One, we're very sad for the friends that we've lost... but sixty years later, we're happy. We're happy to look around and see Korea, the great country it is today. So we feel that we've made a great contribution not just to Korea but to the entire world."
  
  General Brooks, who also gave a speech during the ceremony, later visited the joint security area and said that the armistice agreement has provided a structure that helps resolve disputes while deterring the renewal of another war.
  
  
  
  "There are many events that happened over the past 63 years. And that without the armistice could have reignited into another Korean War."
  
  This year's ceremony for the armistice agreement and the UN forces participation in the Korean War lasted for a couple hours.
  However, the veterans, and the sacrifices they made to protect the freedom of this country will never be forgotten.
  Hwang Hojun, Arirang News.
  
  Title: NEWS BUMPER
  
  2015.11.2~
  
  Title: Prime minister calls for swift passage of proposed budget supplement
  
  President Park Geun-hye asked for parliamentary support in swiftly passing the government's stimulus plan.
  In a statement delivered by Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, the Korean leader stressed that the proposed extra budget is critical to creating more jobs for the Korean people.
  Our Ji Myung-kil has more on the president's speech particularly targeting the skeptics of injecting extra fund to get the economy moving again.
  Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn delivered President Park Geun-hye's message to the National Assembly on Wednesday asking for the swift approval of the government's supplementary budget proposal,... saying it is essential to save the economy and create thousands of new jobs.
  
  
  
  "The budget supplement is aimed at cushioning the fallout from the industry-wide restructuring of ailing companies, revitalizing regional economies and dealing with the external uncertainties resulting from Brexit."
  
  The 9-point-7 billion U.S. dollar proposal includes funds for restructuring efforts in the shipbuilding sector,... job creation and stabilizing people's livelihoods.
  There are also funds allocated for rejuvenating regional economies, bolstering local government budgets and fiscal debt repayment plans.
  
  The government and the ruling Saenuri Party are hoping to see the bill passed next month, so the funds can be allocated in September.
  They estimate it will lift the country's growth rate by up to 0-point-2 percentage points this year.
  
  The opposition parties, which had said they agreed on the need for extra funds, now say they may need more time to thoroughly review the proposal.
  The main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea expressed its dissatisfaction with the bill.
  
  
  
  "The reasons for drawing up the extra budget are still unclear. The Minjoo Party will thoroughly assess how the funds will be allocated."
  
  The minor opposition People's Party echoed the view,... adding that the bill should include funds for a free childcare program for children between ages 3 and 5.
  
  
  
  "It's been three years since the president promised free childcare. But the promise hasn't been fulfilled. Our party will look into how the government plans to deal with this matter."
  
  The party also said it would look deeper into the fragile finances of state-run banks before providing them with support.
  
  
  
  "Although the three parties have tentatively agreed to vote on the bill at a plenary session on August 12th, the road ahead is likely to be far from smooth.
  Ji Myung-kil, Arirang News."
  
  Title: Korea's consumer sentiment slightly improves in July
  
  Meanwhile, consumers here in Korea appear to have a much more positive outlook for the country's economy this month.
  Still, the nation's top central banker advise caution,... noting that recovery momentum remains weak.
  Our Kim Min-ji reports.... the BOK governor is pointing to the government for ways to tackle this issue.
  Korea's consumer sentiment has improved slightly, touching the highest point in three months.
  The Bank of Korea says the consumer sentiment index this month came in at 101,... up two points from June.
  A reading above one-hundred means optimism outweighs pessimism.
  The monthly index reflects consumers' outlook on the economy, their living conditions, and future spending plans.
  The uptick in July is seen as reflecting easing concerns about the possible fallout from Brexit.
  The reading came in below 100 for two months due to the government's ongoing corporate restructuring drive,... which triggered fears of massive layoffs in the country's shipping and shipbuilding industries.
  
  Despite this mild improvement in sentiment,... Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol says recovery in the domestic economy remains feeble,... with exports still slow and structural issues such as an aging population and rising household debt very much present.
  Speaking at a conference held at the National Assembly,... the country's top central banker said Korea has enough fiscal strength to cope with the slowing economy and weak job market.
  His comments are likely a message directed at the National Assembly to push for the swift passage of a supplementary budget bill worth roughly 9-point-7 billion U.S. dollars... drawn up to bolster job creation and cushion the impact of corporate restructuring.
  Lee added that the country's monetary and fiscal policies need to be coupled with structural reforms to address the problems of low growth and a decline in growth potential.
  Kim Min-ji, Arirang News.
  
  Title: Special inspector to put Presidential office aide Woo Byung-woo under investigation for the first time since establishing system
  
  A Scandal-ridden senior aide to the Presidential office is under investigation by the special inspector,... and while the scandal continues,... President Park Geun-hye, is off for a week-long summer holiday.
  Shin Se-min reports. The first investigation by the special inspector under the newly established system to root out corruption among high-ranking government officials is underway.
  Under the spotlight is,... Woo Byung-woo the senior civil affairs secretary to President Park Geun-hye,… who is embroiled in a series of alleged scandals,… and facing rising calls for his resignation.
  According to the independent presidential investigator Lee Seok-soo, who is running the special probe, the inspection could go on for a month,... and may even be prolonged for another month, depending on presidential permission.
  The special probe system was established in March 2014,… to investigate allegations of innapropriate conduct of spouses and family members of senior presidential secretaries and the president herself.
  The system was created as a result of one of President Park's election campaign pledges.
  The team of investigators will be digging into allegations that Woo's son had the privilege of being conscripted to the police for his military service.
  Also on the investigator's list are accusations that Woo understated assets through a family-controlled company and allegedly skipped verification procedures in appointing a scandal-ridden senior prosecutor.
  And following such allegations,... opposition lawmakers' call for Woo to step down from his post continues.
  Shin Se-min, Arirang News.
  
  Title: Hillary Clinton clinches Democratic presidential nomination, making history in U.S.
  
  Rewriting U.S. history.
  U.S. Democrats have made Hillary Clinton the first woman to head a major party ticket.
  During an emotional night, she said the Democrats have put the biggest crack in glass ceiling...
  Here's Park Ji-won with the highlights from that event..
  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic Party nomination during a roll call vote on Tuesday evening,... becoming the first female presidential candidate to ever represent a major party in U.S. history.
  During the roll call vote at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, states read out their delegate allocations for Clinton and her rival, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
  
  "The state of New York pledges 108 delegates to Senator Bernie Sanders and applauds him for his call for unity for all Democrats. And New York State pledges 181 delegates for the next president of the United States, Hillary Rodham Clinton."
  
  When all was said and done, there were 18-hundred-65 votes for Sanders and 2-thousand-842 votes for Clinton, well past the required 23-82.
  The vote ended with a gesture of solidarity from Sanders, who moved to make the nomination unanimous.
  
  "And I move that Hillary Clinton be selected as the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States."
  
  The main attraction of the day was the speech by the nominee's husband, former President Bill Clinton, who offered personal anecdotes about how his wife has dedicated her life to making people's lives better, presenting her as a real change-maker.
  
  "The real one had done more positive change-making before she was 30 than many public officials do in their life time in office. Cartoons are two-dimensional, they're easy to absorb. Life in the real world is complicated, and real change is hard. A lot of people even think it's boring. Good for you, because earlier today, you nominated the real one."
  
  After the nomination and the speeches, Hillary Clinton also made a brief appearance via video from New York.
  
  "I can't believe we just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet. I may become the first woman president, but one of you is next. Thank you, I can't wait to join you in Philadelphia."
  
  Clinton is scheduled to give her acceptance speech on Thursday and then she will turn her attention to campaigning against Republican nominee Donald Trump ahead of Election Day on November 8th.
  Park Ji-won, Arirang News.
  
  Title: String of terror attacks hit Europe...is it becoming a new normal?
  
  Another deadly attack in France.
  Just two weeks after the Nice massacre left 84 dead, another attack has struck the European nation.
  A wave of terror attacks hitting Europe, leaving many worried that this violence will become a part of our everyday lives.
  Kim Hye-sung reports. . In just two weeks, Europe has suffered four attacks claimed by the so-called Islamic State.
  On Tuesday, an 85-year-old priest was murdered as he conducted Mass at a catholic church in France by two knife-wielding attackers linked to ISIS.
  Police shot and killed both attackers as they came out of the church building.
  One of the assailants, 19-year-old Adel Keramiche, was a known jihadist sympathizer already under police surveillance.
  
  President Francois Hollande, who went to the scene, described the killing as a "desecration of French democracy."
  
  
  
  "In the face of this threat that has never been greater in France and Europe, the government is absolutely determined terrorism."
  
  The French church attack comes just two weeks after the Nice attack in France that left 84 dead and scores wounded.
  It also marks the fourth IS-related strike in Europe in July, following two terror attacks that struck the cities of Munich and Ansbach in Germany.
  While Germany has been on high alert since the Brussels bombing attack in March , France has been hit particularly hard by a string of terror incidents over the last 18 months.
  
  Gunmen killed 12 people in an attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices in January 2015. In November, coordinated suicide bombings and mass shootings killed over 130 people in Paris and France has been under a state of emergency since then.
  
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  "Most of the immigrants entering Europe are Muslims, making the possibility of their links to ISIS higher. And compared to the United States, Europe's surveillance network and security intelligence is less well developed, making it difficult to prevent terror attacks from taking place."
  
  
  
  "I see how people are worried. The shops are not completely open, only half-open, and that is what you can see here."
  
  As Europeans witness an increasing number of terror attacks, many worry that violence is becoming the new normal.
  Kim Hyesung, Arirang News.
  
  Title: Numbers of Foreigners in Korea surpasses 2 mil. mark
  
  The number of foreigners in Korea has surpassed the 2-million mark as of June 2016, now accounting for more than 3 point 9 percent of the Korean population. Our Kim Jung-soo tells us more about Korea's transition to a more ethnically diverse society.
  
  As of June 30th, over two million foreigners are residing in Korea, according to a count released by the Ministry of Justice.
  
  The number has grown exponentially since 2000, when the number of foreigners barely reached 500-thousand.
  That number had doubled to one-million by 2007, and then tripled to 1.5 million by June 2013.
  
  From 2011 to 2015, the number has steadily increased at an annual rate of 8 percent, and is expected to reach 3 million by 2021.
  
  
  
  The Ministry's study on foreigners' nationalities also found that Chinese nationals topped the list at 50.6 percent, while the United States took second place with 7.8 percent, followed by East Asian countries such as Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines.
  Compared to statistics from the year 2000, the percentage of American nationals has decreased by half, while Chinese nationals increased by 50 percent.
  
  Out of the current 2 million foreigners, more than 600-thousand are employed, which is 30 times more compared to figures from 2000.
  Altogether, the foreign workforce brings a production inducement-effect of 30 trillion won, or 26 billion dollars.
  Out of the 600-thousand, 550-thousand are working in low-skilled jobs, while about 50-thousand have professional occupations.
  Experts have acknowledged that the workforce is much-needed in the current economy, but have also asked for more supervision on the government's part.
  
  
  
  "Korea is suffering from a seriously low fertility rate, so it should be more welcoming of foreign workers and their families. The government has to come up with a thorough and meticulous plan to determine exactly how many people should be accepted, and for what specific purpose."
  
  Other experts have pointed out that Korea's very perception of foreigners must change as the country transitions to a more ethnically diverse nation.
  
  
  
  
  
  "We need more representation of Foreign nationals in our communities, our politics, and in our media. Korea has historically been a nation of a single ethnicity, but really, we should be be more accepting of diversity and cultural differences."
  
  Experts have also cautioned that the increase of foreign professional workers could intensify competition in the over-saturated white-collar job market.
  Kim Jung-soo, Arirang News.
  
  
  
  Title: Light, noise, odor pollution affects modern-day citizens' senses
  
  Various factors in our environment can have a surprisingly negative effect on our psychological well-being by irritating our five senses.
  Light, noise, and even odor can inflict severe stress on modern-day citizens.
  Oh Junghee reports.
  This woman in her twenties - currently living in Sinchon - is planning to move to the outskirts of Seoul.
  She often gets stressed because excessive light, noise, and bad smells around her residence in the downtown area make good relaxation impossible.
  
  
  
  "I want to have a peaceful rest at home alone during the weekends, but the noise and lights outside my house really don't help. Loud street performances and promotion events using microphones, music at bars... I can hear them all though I live on the 13th floor. I've always wondered if any people would file complaints against these."
  
  We hear noise from construction sites and traffic, we smell trash or cigarettes, we hear music from shops and restaurants, and we see neon signs at night.
  These things make up a trivial but consistent portion of our daily lives,... and irritate our senses of sight, smell, and hearing.
  
  According to the National Environmental Conflict Resolution Commission,... noise pollution has been responsible for 85-percent of the environmental conflicts in Korea over the past 15 years,... and the resultant number of conflicts has increased almost threefold during the same period -- from 60 in the year 2000... to 177 in 2015.
  Also, data from the city of Seoul, and other local and regional governing bodies... tells us that over 15-thousand odor pollution complaints were filed nationwide just last year.
  The number of light pollution complaints has remained at the three-thousand level since 2012.
  
  The phenomenon is called sensory pollution, meaning that our basic senses are affected by human and commercial activities.
  But, the difference is,.. sensory pollution has a direct effect on people's mental well-being, rather than their health conditions.
  
  
  
  "Complaints filed against these sorts of pollutants are on rise as people yearn for higher living standards. Also, urban areas have become more complicated,.. with new types of infrastructures, facilities, and human activities. Things developed to make life more comfortable and prosperous have led people's senses to be easily tired out."
  
  The expert highlighted that sensory pollution is really a matter of how people feel about things in their daily lives,.. and that standards will have to be newly developed or continuously upgraded to counter complaints against new types of sensory pollution.
  Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.
  
  Title: Moon Connyoung Reports.
  
  2016.0725~0727
  
  Title: 63 Years of Korean Armistice: Part 3. NNSC on 'Peace Duty' in DMZ
  
  On this July 27th, 63 years ago at 10 p.m. to be exact... an armistice agreement was signed ending a brutal three-year conflict on the Korean peninsula... until a final peace treaty could be found.
  More than six decades later... no peace deal has been inked... making the Korean Armistice the longest armistice ever in modern history.
  63 Years After the Ceasefire... those who remain on the DMZ... to keep the ceasefire in place.
  The final of our three part special feature. An hour and a half drive from Seoul... past one security checkpoint after another... we are heading north towards the world's most heavily foritified border.
  We travel under the strict control of the Republic of Korea army, the UN Command, and the United States army... but to get to our final destination, we have to be escorted by one more party... from Camp Bonifas.
  
  
  
  Hi. Nice to meet you. I'm Jen Moon from Arirang TV. Colonel Stach.
  
  Anders Stach.
  
  The Swedes.
  
  We change vehicles... and drive up north... beyond the southern boundary of the DMZ... past the Joint Security Area.
  Another ten minutes or so... we're at the NNSC or Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission encampment on the Korean border.
  
  Surprisingly peaceful... the air is fresh and you can hear the birds chirping.
  
  
  
  Hello.
  
  Urs Gerber...
  
  Here, deep inside the DMZ, nestled within two meters of North Korea... live ten discreet Europeans officers... as they have been for the last 63 years.
  
  Their living quarters and working barracks are only a few meters from the military demarcation line dividing the two Koreas.
  
  
  
  "Where you see the marker, North Korea property starts. So here there is no JSA. JSA ends basically at the blue bridge. So here it's behind the marker so here we are standing 10 meters, standing up 5 meters from North Korea."
  
  With just a single wired fence that curves around... standing between the camp and North Korea, the NNSC has been here at the heart of the Korean division... in the eye of the storm... for more than six decades.
  
  
  
  "Within the NNSC camp, there are sort of two distinct camps of delegations. So here we are in the Swedish delegation camp on this hill and a little bit closer to North Korea is the Swiss camp."
  
  
  
  "And what we are doing is that we are all present here of course, we have been.. 63 years almost... one from the Swedish delegation and one Swiss delegate at least. 24/7 365."
  
  
  
  The Swiss and Swedes arrived here with tents in July 1953... as members of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission... set up after the exceptionally brutal Korean War.
  Their task - to uphold a fragile armistice in place of a peace treaty.
  Originally a four-nation commission including representatives on the North Korean side from Poland and the former Czechoslovakia, only the Swedes and the Swiss remain on a daily basis in these 1950s era huts... just meters from North Korea.
  
  Their daily presence shows that the ceasefire agreement, the only legal instrument for the avoidance of hostilities on the Korean Peninsula... is still valid even though no peace treaty has been signed.
  
  
  
  "We are not the most important pillar of it, but we are one of it. So we add to this validity. And through our observations, we supervise the activities here and that's a small part of it. Even though small, it still supports the ceasefire and stabilize the situation."
  
  Despite the seeming calm at the encampment, there is an obvious, palpable tension in the air... here within a spitting distance from North Korea.
  General Gerber takes us to an emergency bunker at the camp.
  Down here, there are only basic things like light and medical kit.
  The officers come fully equipped, with their helmet and protective body armor, so that they can move out to a non-permissive environment.
  But, this last line of defense has rarely been used over the past few decades.
  
  
  
  "We go here only when there is a real, imminent threat or real attack on this area here. As long as we serve here, we send signals that the armistice agreement is still in force. If we were on our way here... well we feel a little bit scared, let's leave, that gives the wrong signal to all parties."
  
  We head over to the Swiss camp... a bit further up north closer to North Korea.
  The red buildings at the NNSC camp are all numbered.
  
  They are all numbered with a T.
  
  Yeah, They're all numbered with a T with the T standing for temporary.
  
  
  
  Here is the working space, there is sleeping place.
  
  These huts built by U.S. Army engineers back in 1953... as non-permanent, "temporary" barracks bare the history of the NNSC on the Korean peninsula.
  
  
  
  This is a map produced in North Korea, you have this slight differences of the provinces, here you see the province is much bigger and the capital of Korea is not Seoul but its Pyeongyang.
  
  Before 1995 when North Korea stopped recognizing the armistice, NNSC officers travelled freely to their counterparts in North Korea.
  
  
  
  "This is the bell. The bell is standing on a hill and we have the national flag."
  
  When delegates leave and new delegates come, the Swedish members perform a small national ceremony... ringing in the new and ringing out the old with the number of strikes they have served here in months.
  
  
  
  "Here we have ever since 1953 all the way down to Major General Engman who is in charge right now."
  
  Quite a history we're seeing here.
  
  Up to one thousand Swedish officers have served here on the Korean border over the last 63 years.
  
  Korean armistice, the longest surviving armistice -- made possible because of all these parties working to maintain the ceasefire.
  
  How would you like to see the role of your two nations change over the years?
  
  
  
  "An ideal position will be that I will leave my post, go home and say 'mission accomplished.' There is no need for Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission anymore. Because that would indicate hopefully that a peaceful settlement has been found that the armistice agreement is not anymore necessary."
  
  
  
  On our way to this weekly formal meeting, so we always cross this blue bridge but we have to ask you to stay here..
  
  Not impossible, not unrealistic.... but for now... the European monitors remain marooned in the narrow splinter of no man's land... on duty... 63 years overdue.
  
  Title: Road to Rio Title
  
  
  
  
  
  Title: Coach Park Se-ri to focus on security and health of players at Rio Games
  
  
  
  Korean golf legend Park Se-ri will now guide the South Korean national team as a coach in this year's Rio Olympics.
  At a press conference in Seoul, Park said that she will focus on improving the conditions of Korean golfers especially in terms of their security and health.
  
  -translation
  "We are trying to tighten security to protect our players. We are also paying attention to the quality of food they will be served."
  
  South Korea will field four players, world No. 3 Park In-bee, No. 5 Kim Sei-young, No. 7 Amy Yang and No. 9 Chun In-gee.
  Park will head to Brazil on August 11th and help players adapt to the environment, ahead of the women's competition set to kick off on August 17th.
  
  Title: Road to Rio: Legacies of Olympics past
  
  Rio has had no shortage of issues running up to next week's Olympic Games, from virus outbreaks, political unrest, doping scandals and economic recession.
  There are already concerns that the Rio Olympics will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.
  As Rio starts to think about what legacy will be left behind once it's all over, Kwon Jang-ho takes a look back at past cases, and particularly the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and what the Games can mean for a host nation.
  The Olympics have traditionally been sold as a chance for host countries to invest in their economic future, revive cities and elevate their standing in the world.
  But it has not always gone smoothly.
  Athens and Montreal were left crippled with debt, and Sydney's Olympic legacy also has question marks hanging over it.
  Rio looks like it could be facing a similar fate.
  
  The economic benefits of the Olympics can be questioned in general.
  This Korean study in 2012 compares the GDP growth of host nations with those that failed in their bids.
  It found that the host nations only saw benefits leading up to the Games, and in fact saw deficits by the second subsequent year.
  Even Olympics that were considered successful, such as LA, Barcelona and Seoul found GDP growth difficult in the following years.
  
  
  
  "The economic benefits of a major sporting event are not evenly spread among all sectors. For example, tourism and construction benefit greatly, but other industries don't, compared to the amount of money spent on hosting."
  
  
  
  "But looking at GDP alone doesn't quite tell the whole story. For Korea, although the economy did slow down after the Seoul Olympics, there was still growth, and it had matured to bring a new stage of economic prosperity for the nation. It marked a turning point for Korea, which went from being a post-war emerging economy... to a major Asian power."
  
  Kim Un-yong, the vice president of the Organizing Committee for the Games at the time, deems it the most important event in Korea's modern history after the Korean War.
  
  
  
  "Against a backdrop of national pride and togetherness, Korea made great strides in its democracy, the economy, society, culture, science and communications... during that time... and put on a successful event. The Korean War saved our nation, but the Seoul Olympics changed the perception of our country, and launched us onto the world stage."
  
  Kim said that he sympathizes with the Rio organizers, as Korea also had to tackle a number of problems leading up to the '88 Games.
  
  
  
  "There were calls for the host nation to be changed, political upheaval, threats from North Korea, the possibility of another Russian boycott. But whenever there was a problem, we dealt with it, one by one, and that's just what the Rio organizers have to do."
  
  Signs of a successful or failed Olympics can be seen through the landmarks it leaves behind, whether the stadiums and venues are successfully integrated into a city or become conspicuous white elephants, costing millions of dollars in maintenance and refurbishment after the Games are over.
  
  
  
  "Behind me is the main stadium built for the Seoul Olympics. This and many of the city's Olympic venues are now home to various Korean professional sports teams -- football, baseball and basketball included. The facilities not only gave sports teams a bit of extra real estate, they also helped elevate professional sports in Korea to a new level."
  
  
  
  "After the Seoul Olympics closed, the remaining profits were used to form the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation. Not only did it and the Games help make sports more accessible to the masses, it also woke people up to the idea of a professional sports industry."
  
  Up next after Rio is Korea again for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games.
  Although the organizers have high hopes for a success similar to the Seoul Olympics, Rio and other failed Games provide a stark warning.
  
  
  
  "There has definitely been money spent inefficiently on the preparations for PyeongChang. The Winter Games normally take place in remote areas, away from the big cities, so the cost of infrastructure, such as the ice venues, and what to do with it after the Games end, are of particular concern."
  
  Although a quarter of a century has passed since the Seoul Olympics, it stands a reminder of what a global sporting event can do for a nation when it goes well... and serves as a cautionary tale for countries seeking to avoid the pitfalls.
  Kwon Jang-ho, Arirang News.
  
  Title: Sweltering heat on the southern regions, sporadic rain at times
  
  The long awaited rain didn't fall today in the capital, with lots of clouds and high humidity instead. To find out the new forecast, let's go to Lee Jeehyun at the weather center. Jeehyun, what is going on with the forecast? I'm pretty sure all of us are suffering from heat exhaustion.
  
  As the heat wave persists even through the evenings, tropical nights are also causing feelings of extreme tiredness for many...with Seoul in the grip of tropical nights for 6 consecutive days now.
  
  So, what CAN we do on these tropical nights?
  
  Experts suggest taking lukewarm showers because having a cold shower means your body overcompensates, attempting to warm you up afterwards. Late night snacks especially foods rich in sugar and carbohydrates should be avoided as they could rapidly increase the blood sugar level causing sleep disturbances. Lastly,
  using a cell phone before bed... not a good idea, your brain takes some time to fall asleep due to the effect of your smart phone light.
  
  You will want to keep these tips in mind because another tropical night is expected across the nation with a low starting out above 25 degrees Celsius.
  
  Highs in the southern regions and Jeju Island will remain scorching,
  with a high of 34 degrees in Daegu and 33 in Jeju while Seoul will get up to 30 degrees Celsius.
  
  Heat wave warnings are in place in the Gyeongsangdo provinces and the surrounding regions, with a scorching high above 35 degrees, with sporadic rain in store in some of the inland regions tomorrow.
  
  Light rain is in store on Friday then sweltering conditions will persist for the time being.
  
  That's Korea for you, and here's a look at the weather conditions around the world.
  
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  Title: Closing
  
  That is our broadcast tonight. I'm Moon Conn-young. Thanks for watching.
  For our viewers in other parts of the world, have a good one... for those of you in Korea and across Asia, a good night from Seoul.
  
  Title: NEWSCENTER ENDING
  
  2015. 11. 2~

     

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