Waching daily Apr 1 2018

A group of South Korean musicians will be giving a rare performance in North Korea this

evening -- the first of its kind in 13 years.

It comes ahead of the inter-Korean summit talks set to take place on April 27th.

It's also reciprocating performances by artists from North Korea who came to the South in

February ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

The two-hour show tonight in the North Korean capital... called "Spring is Coming,"... will

include performances by popular artists such as Cho Yong-pil, the girl group Red Velvet

and Seohyun.

They'll be making a second appearance on Tuesday.

A South Korean Taekwondo team will also be performing this afternoon.

Their second show, on Monday, will include performers from the North.

For more infomation >> S. Korean artists to perform in Pyongyang for first time in 13 years - Duration: 0:44.

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Korean researchers mass produce swine flu vaccine using tobacco leaves - Duration: 1:41.

Korean researchers have found a new way to mass produce vaccines for pigs... against

foot and mouth disease.

And they used an unusual ingredient -- tobacco leaves.

It's cost effective, and hopefully can help Korea stay free of FMD.

Park Se-young has more.

This factory is filled with tobacco plants.

Using the leaves of these plants, Korean researchers have developed a technology to mass produce

a swine flu vaccine.

After inserting swine flu antibodies into tobacco seeds, the researchers grew the plants

and extracted the antibodies from their leaves.

When infected pigs were injected with the vaccine, their temperatures dropped immediately.

At one-third the price of existing cell-based vaccines, the plant-based vaccine is safe

and can be used for pork exports.

"It's much safer compared to live vaccines and can be used more easily on site.

Its marker function helps us achieve FMD-free status."

Tobacco leaves can be harvested monthly since plant factories are unaffected by seasons

or external conditions.

The vaccine provides a healthy way to utilize the tobacco plant.

"Instead of consuming tobacco the usual way, we can introduce techniques like protein extraction

and vaccine production to create added values."

The manufacturing technique for plant-derived vaccines could be applied to the production

of other medicines or for cosmetics.

Park Se-young, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> Korean researchers mass produce swine flu vaccine using tobacco leaves - Duration: 1:41.

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Weather_010428 - Duration: 0:50.

It's a little cloudier and cooler today in Korea than it was yesterday.

There's a slight chance of rain tonight, but the next few days it's going to warm right

back up to around 20 degrees in most parts -- or even warmer.

Here's the weather map for Korea and the rest of the world.

For more infomation >> Weather_010428 - Duration: 0:50.

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North Korea will take part in next two Olympics: IOC chief Bach - Duration: 2:20.

The President of the International Olympic Committee,Thomas Bach, has returned from his

trip to North Korea, where he met with leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang.

As our Kim Hyesung reports, it looks like Bach got Kim's commitment to have North Korea

participate in the next summer and winter Olympics.

North Korea will take part in the next two Olympic Games in Tokyo and Beijing.

That's according to International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Saturday

upon his arrival in Beijing after meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang.

"The National Olympic Committee of DPRK...they announced us that they will definitely participate

in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 as well as the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.

This commitment was fully supported by the supreme leader of the DPRK in a vey open and

fruitful discussion I had with him yesterday."

Bach added that the IOC will make a proposal for a potential joint march or joint activities

for the two Koreas during the Tokyo and possibly the Beijing Games.

According to the Associated Press, the IOC chief had a 30-minute formal meeting with

Kim Jong-un on Friday followed by casual discussions while watching a football match in Pyongyang.

North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency on Saturday said Bach expressed his

"heartfelt thanks" to Kim over the North's participation at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics

in South Korea, which made the event a "symbol of peace."

The agency said the North Korean leader also thanked Bach for the IOC's special measures,

allowing North Korean athletes to compete in South Korea, and helping contribute to

a peaceful dialogue.

The IOC chief traveled to Pyongyang on Thursday and also met with North Korea's sports minister

during his stay.

Athletes from the two Koreas marched under a single "unified Korea" flag at the opening

ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, and the two Koreas have seen a significant

thaw in tensions ever since.

Kim Hyesung, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> North Korea will take part in next two Olympics: IOC chief Bach - Duration: 2:20.

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S. Korea, U.S. begin annual military drill postponed for Winter Olympics - Duration: 0:51.

South Korea and the United States today, as scheduled, are starting one of their joint

annual military exercises,... called Foal Eagle.

This year, Foal Eagle was postponed for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in South Korea;

it normally starts in late February or early March.

It's also shorter this time.

Foal Eagle will take four weeks instead of the usual two months, wrapping up by the time

South Korean President Moon Jae-in heads for an historic summit with North Korean leader

Kim Jong-un.

The South Korean military has said that the size of the drills will be similar to previous

years,... it's reported that they'll be less "intense" -- that is, fewer U.S. strategic

assets will be involved, and so on, to emphasize the exercise's defensive nature.

Around 11-thousand-500 U.S. personnel are taking part alongside some 300-thousand South

Koreans.

For more infomation >> S. Korea, U.S. begin annual military drill postponed for Winter Olympics - Duration: 0:51.

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S. Korea's exports rise 6.1% in March - Duration: 0:38.

Korea's exports in March continued to rise for a 17th straight month.

According to the trade ministry, outbound shipments came to just under 51-point-6 billion

dollars, the highest ever recorded for the month of March.

From a year earlier, they were up almost 3 billion dollars.

And Korea maintained a trade surplus for 77th straight month -- that's going on six and

a half years.

The surplus was worth nearly 6-point-9 billion.

For the first quarter as a whole, exports were up 10-point-3 percent... for Korea's

sixth quarter in a row of gains.

For more infomation >> S. Korea's exports rise 6.1% in March - Duration: 0:38.

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Justice With Judge Jeanine 04/01/18 12AM | April 01, 2018 Breaking News - Duration: 33:45.

For more infomation >> Justice With Judge Jeanine 04/01/18 12AM | April 01, 2018 Breaking News - Duration: 33:45.

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For more infomation >> மொபைல் விற்க சென்ற வாலிபனுக்கு அண்டி செய்த காரியத்தை பாருங்க Tamil Cinema News Kollywood News - Duration: 1:14.

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정애연 김진근 결혼스토리! 이혼위기?-Tistory News - Duration: 8:47.

For more infomation >> 정애연 김진근 결혼스토리! 이혼위기?-Tistory News - Duration: 8:47.

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13abc Action News at 1100PM 20180331 23440019 - Duration: 39:00.

For more infomation >> 13abc Action News at 1100PM 20180331 23440019 - Duration: 39:00.

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ஸ்ரீ தேவி மரணத்திற்கு பிறகு மகள் செய்கின்ற வேலையா பாருங்க Latest Tamil Cinema News Kollywood News - Duration: 1:01.

For more infomation >> ஸ்ரீ தேவி மரணத்திற்கு பிறகு மகள் செய்கின்ற வேலையா பாருங்க Latest Tamil Cinema News Kollywood News - Duration: 1:01.

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Three S. Korean sailors presumed to have been kidnapped in waters off Ghana - Duration: 0:42.

Three South Korean sailors on a fishing boat are presumed to have been kidnapped by pirates

in waters off the coast of Ghana.

According to Seoul's foreign ministry -- a fishing boat called the Marine 7-1-1 with

more than 40 crew members on board -- was believed to have been hijacked by pirates

last Monday.

While moving into Nigerian waters, the pirates moved some of the sailors,... including the

three South Koreans,... to a speed boat -- but their whereabouts are unknown.

The hijacked boat, meanwhile, arrived at a port in Ghana on Wednesday and some 40 Ghanaian

sailors were released.

The government says its closely cooperating with nearby countries to find the victims

and get them home safely.