[News Today] 10월 7일

[Anchor Lead] The Korean government says it is now inclined to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement led by the U.S. and Japan. Nonetheless, Seoul plans to exclude rice from negotiation agendas even if the country becomes a TPP member. [Pkg] The Korean government has been weighing pros and cons of joining the world's largest free trade agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. When the deal was finally struck Monday night, however, Korean Deputy Prime Minister Choi Kyung-hwan said Korea would positively review participating in the TPP, in effect stating the country's intention to join the trade agreement. [Soundbite] Rep. Choi Kyung-hwan(Deputy PM for Economy) : "I believe that Korea should move toward participating in this mega TPP in any form." Nevertheless, the deputy prime minister stressed that Korea's rice farmers will continue to be protected even if Korea joins the TPP. [Soundbite] "Issues about cost and rice were raised, but we should join the TPP after negotiating and balancing out those concerns for fulfilling Korea's national interests." He also said careful analysis would be conducted since the regulations on cumulative origins included in the TPP could affect Korea's exports. 2. KBS TV Reunions [Anchor Lead] A live KBS TV show on reuniting family members separated by the Korean War could soon be added to the UNESCO Memory of the World Register. The UNESCO International Advisory Committee has completed screening and will soon announce the results. [Pkg] The heart wrenching 1983 reunions of South and North Korean families who were separated during the Korean War left the whole country in tears. More than 20,500 items of records and video materials that were produced at the time, including a live KBS show on separated family reunions, could soon be added to the UNESCO Memory of the World Register. Over the past three days the UNESCO International Advisory Committee has screened 88 documentary heritage pieces submitted by 61 nations