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Though they could be a game changer. >> they are significant. exactly what the significance is i think well have to assess in the next few day. >> reporter: theres talk of another summit between kim jong unand south koreas president. the last time they met was at the dmz with then president trump. neighbor china is hoping for the best. >> we want to play a positive role in developing north/south relations. >> reporter: moon has to step down next march. one more reason for him to push his new all...

Further back than forward. >> this is a setback. but its also when youre not getting what you want, the way to negotiate is you walk a bit. my worry -- >> even though it was negative and this did not turn out well, it was smart for him to walk in. >> yeah. it was the right move. there has to be better preparatory work. >> so you dont get faced with this. >> there should be a cooling off period. let mike pompeo be the ones that go back. dont plan another summit for now. >> was this a waste of tim...

Will be canceled. you mentioned at the top one of north koreas highest ranking officials kim yong chol and who along with kim jong-uns sister went to the olympics this year is seen walking through the airport in beijing. he is headed for new york and he will be having talks with u.s. officials and chinese officials in new york. he was also the former spy chief of north korea. this fellow is at the very top of the pecking order there in north korea. he is also the guy in charge of north/south rel...

Live with a north korea nuclear arsenal. so sometimes theres worse things than trying diplomacy. if you do it in such a way that people conclude its failed. we can make this work, but only if were prepared to structure it in ways that we dont demand everything up front. its got to be more modest things and perhaps certain things can be worked over time. i understand the risks, the history of negotiations with north korea, weve got to be really careful how we structure things, what we get, what w...

The latest round of sanctions on north korea just a good first step. >> i really do believe that we need to look at putting north korea back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism which would have far more pervasive consequences. >> reporter: the new sanctions come as the north korean leader kim jong-un signaled openness in his annual new years address to renewed talks with his countrys sworn enemy, south korea. however, few analysts see the outreach as genuine. >> he had to say something ab...

Thats going to be where this is where rubber meets the road. >> lets go to jim maceda whos been in the region. as the north continues to ratchet up the rhetoric, hes in seoul, south korea, following the latest developments. jim, when we last spoke on monday, you said the closing of this industrial complex one sign that the crisis has hit a higher level. this isnt a full-scale closure. but nevertheless, its concerning, yes? >> reporter: its very concerning, s.e. its concerning because the industr...

Doubt about it. listen to this announcement made by state television today. >> from this time on the north south relations will be entering the state of war. >> that proclamation comes after weeks of threats from the north to launch military attacks against south korean and u.s. targets. a spokeswoman for the u.s. national security says, quote, we take these threats seriously and remain in close contact with our south korean allies, but we note north korea has a long history of rhetoric and thre...

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he stepped into power following the death of his father, kim il-sung who founded the reclusive state in 1948. his funeral will be held on december 28th, a day before a period of official mourning comes to an end. and this is how the news of his death was reported on television in north korea. plenty of emotion on display there. thats hardly surprising considering the cult of personality fostered by the deceased dictator and his followers. whatever you might think of kim jong-il, ther...