because the us strategy for countering china is to build up its alliances for asia, and at the moment the us is responsible for the south korean defence so you have tens of thousands of us troops stationed here, what the us gets in return is a military foothold in asia. you get some sense of how important these sides are to each other. gene, what has sides are to each other. gene, what has south sides are to each other. gene, what has south korea - sides are to each other. gene, what has south korea said - sides are to each other. gene, what has south korea said in l what has south korea said in terms of what it would like to see by way of defence commitments from the us? this is the big thing commitments from the us? t u 3 is the big thing that south korea has gone to the us asking for. at the moment south korea is becoming increasingly anxious about north korea which is making rapid progress with nuclear weapons, and that is causing some anxiousness here. they are causing peopl
i got there at about midnight, i was out with some friends nearby. we saw lots and lots of a business passing by and became clear there was a major incident in itaewon and when i got there they were still bodies on the street, they were covered over at that point and it really hit home when you see actual bodies, just young people who were out trying to have a fun night out for halloween, but when i spoke to witnesses they said they had been frightened for their own safety, caught in a huge crowd, they could not move, they could not breathe and they had to just go with the crowd and people i spoke towards so relieved they managed to escape but tragically so many people did not. , ., ., did not. president yoon suk-yeol has did not. president yoon suk-yeol has been - did not. president yoon - suk-yeol has been speaking the suk yeol has been speaking the last few hours and announced a period of mourning. what else is he said? he period of mourning. what else is he said? is he said? he
of each other. the president yoon suk yeol has vowed a full investigation into one of the country s worst ever disasters. world leaders have expressed their condolences. family members have gathered at a community centre in seoul to try to find out whether their relatives were one of the victims or are in hospital. you have been watching bbc news. clocks across the uk have gone back by an hour overnight signalling the end of british summer time. the change also marks the completion of a restoration project on big ben. here it is being switched on this morning. it s the first time the clock has been on greenwich mean time since 2017. now it is time for the weather and thatis now it is time for the weather and that is with sarah. hello, we have
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. south korea is in mourning after more than 150 people were killed while out celebrating halloween. the crush happened after 100,000 people, many of them teenagers, gathered in one of the city s most popular nightlife districts for the first public halloween celebration since the covid pandemic. people have been laying flowers and paying their last respects at the scene and president yoon has promised a thorough investigation into the crush in a narrow alley in the capital, seoul. helena wilkinson reports. it began as a night of celebration. young people enjoying themselves in a popular nightlife area. then this. panic, horror, chaos. the scene after the deadly