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Trump will not meet Kim Jong-un during South Korea trip this weekend

U.S. President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One as he departs Washington for travel to the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., June 26. Reuters-YonhapBy Lee Min-hyungU.S. President Donald Trump will not meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his possible visit to the demilitarized zone in the inter-Korean border area this weekend.Trump will take a two-day trip to South Korea from Saturday, following his trip to Japan for the G20 summit in Osaka.Even if no face-to-face meetings are expected in the near future between Trump and Kim, the U.S. leader opened the possibility for communication with the North's young leader in a different format.“I'll be meeting with a lot of other people, not by him,” Trump told reporters before boarding Marine One at the White House. “But I may be speaking to him in a different form.”Rumors have said that Trump might hold a surprise meeting with Kim near the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjeom. The reports came amid thawing relations between Washington and Pyongyang following

Jun 27, 2019By Lee Min-hyung
Trump will not meet Kim Jong-un during South Korea trip this weekend
  • Exercises in summitry
  • Pyongyang criticizes Moon over speech in Sweden
  • Exchange of letter can move US-North Korea talks forward: Seoul government

Kim Jong-un is flexible, resolute: Moon

In this April 27, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, and President Moon Jae-in raise their hands after signing on a joint statement at the border village of Panmunjeom in the South Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone. AP-Yonhap'Kim didn't ask for USFK pullout during denuke talks'By Kim Yoo-chulPresident Moon Jae-in has expressed hope that Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang will be a “turning point” in the suspended denuclearization dialogue between the United States and North Korea.In a joint written interview with six news agencies, Moon said South Korea and China “frequently consult” with each other on ways to achieve complete denuclearization and permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula.“As China fully understands my administration's approach to the Korean Peninsula peace process, we closely cooperate,” Moon said. “I will hear about the results of President Xi's visit to North Korea during my meeting with him.”The President said he appreciated Kim's ef

Jun 26, 2019By Kim Yoo-chul
Kim Jong-un is flexible, resolute: Moon
  • Trump open to meeting Kim Jong-un for 3rd time
  • 'US needs new proposal if it wants nuclear talks'

Seoul City to take action against far-right party for erecting tents

Members and supporters of the Our Republican Party form scrummage to resist Seoul City's effort to remove tents set up at Gwanghwamun Square in centrall Seoul, Monday. / Yonhap By Kim Jae-heunThe Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it will take stern action against the far-right minor opposition Our Republican Party for setting up tents at Gwanghwamun Square, Tuesday, only five hours after the city had removed previous ones raised there.Mobilizing 500 municipal officials and 400 hired workers, the city government tore down two tents and a canopy installed by party members who were demonstrating for the release of imprisoned former President Park Geun-hye. It removed the tents, saying they were illegally installed in the public space without official permission.However, the far-right party members returned to Gwanghwamun and set up 10 tents.The local government delivered its last order to the party to remove the tents voluntarily or it will again remove them. Regarding the tents set up May 10, it sent three warnings before dispatching workers to remove them.“There

Jun 26, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
Seoul City to take action against far-right party for erecting tents

Remembering Kim Koo

Schoolchildren stage a performance at Kim Koo Museum & Library in Yongsan, Seoul, Wednesday, in a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the death of the iconic independence fighter. / Yonhap

Jun 26, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
Remembering Kim Koo

Moon, Saudi crown prince agree to expand bilateral ties

President Moon Jae-in greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Cheong Wa Dae, Wednesday. AP-YonhapBy Kim Yoo-chulPresident Moon Jae-in and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have agreed to expand economic cooperation and bilateral ties, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.“Saudi Arabia is the largest oil supplier to South Korea and it is also South Korea's top trading partner in the Middle East,” Moon said at the start of his meeting with the prince, according to Cheong Wa Dae press pool reports. “South Korea is on a stage to further level up bilateral ties with Saudi Arabia beyond defense industries. The two countries are expanding cooperation into areas of healthcare, education and information technology.” It was the Saudi prince's first trip to South Korea and the first by a Saudi crown prince since 1998, the presidential office said. The prince thanked Moon for his efforts to maintain a “strategic partnership” and said Saudi Arabia would apply “more measures” to boost bilateral trade. After their meeting, Moon held an o

Jun 26, 2019By Kim Yoo-chul
Moon, Saudi crown prince agree to expand bilateral ties

Trump open to meeting Kim Jong-un for 3rd time

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during their second summit at the Metropole Hotel Hanoi in the Vietnamese capital on Feb. 27. YonhapNorth Korea urges US to exclude Pompeo in nuclear talksBy Lee Min-hyungU.S. President Donald Trump has hinted at the possibility for a third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying that “maybe” there was discussion about the possible meeting in his recent exchange of letters with Kim.“Maybe there was, but at some point, we’ll do that,” he told reporters at the White House, Tuesday (local time). But he did not elaborate.Rumors are that Trump may hold a surprise meeting with Kim on the sidelines of his upcoming trip to South Korea this weekend, as Trump is expected to visit the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjeom.But the recent remark from Trump indicates that his third meeting with Kim is unlikely to take place that soon.Trump also said Kim wished him a happy birthday in the latest letter, reiterating the two leaders are on good terms despite the breakdown of the Hanoi

Jun 26, 2019By Lee Min-hyung
Trump open to meeting Kim Jong-un for 3rd time
  • Kim Jong-un is flexible, resolute: Moon
  • 'US needs new proposal if it wants nuclear talks'

North Korea criticizes South over Japan ties

North Koreans hold cards to make an image depicting a worker and a farmer during a mass performance of “The Land of the People” at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday. AP-YonhapBy Park Ji-wonNorth Korea’s propaganda outlet Uriminzokkiri denounced South Korea, Wednesday, for trying to improve relations with Japan as urged by the U.S. before the G20 summit of major economies.In an article titled “An act of collaborating with Japan and obedience hurting the pride of Korean people,” citing the words of President Moon Jae-in, the National Assembly speaker and senior presidential officials who are working to improve relations with Japan, the website said, “The South Korean government is busy pleasing the Koreans’ archenemy, Japan, being pressured by the U.S., which wants the restoration of South Korea-Japan relations.”Claiming there should be no reconciliation or improvement in relations before reaching a “smart” settlement with Japan, the website criticized the South for acting like the past authoritarian regim

Jun 26, 2019By Park Ji-won
North Korea criticizes South over Japan ties

Korea urges US to drop safeguard tariffs on Korean washers

By Lee Min-hyungU.S. President Donald TrumpThe government is urging the United States to drop its safeguard tariffs on washing machines made here, as they have not caused any serious injury to domestic manufacturers and related industries there ever since the protectionist measures were imposed in February last year.“The U.S. government should withdraw the safeguard measures as soon as possible, as Korean-made washers have not inflicted any damage on relevant industries in the U.S.,” the ministry told the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) during a public hearing, Tuesday (local time).Officials from the foreign ministry, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and LG Electronics joined the hearing to voice the need to stop applying the measures.Under the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement on safeguards, the measures should be implemented for a certain period of time only when serious damage is expected to arise following imports of foreign products, the Korean delegation said.But no damage has so far been inflicted on the U.S. manufacturing sector after Wa

Jun 26, 2019By Lee Min-hyung
Korea urges US to drop safeguard tariffs on Korean washers

Moon: 'US, N. Korea in talks to set up 3rd Trump-Kim summit'

South Korean President Moon Jae-in. YonhapNorth Korean and U.S. officials are holding ``behind-the-scenes talks'' to arrange a third summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the fate of the North's expanding nuclear arsenal, South Korea's president said, four months after a second meeting between the leaders in Hanoi collapsed without any agreement.There have been no public meetings between Washington and Pyongyang since the breakdown of the Hanoi summit. But the prospects for a resumption of U.S.-North Korea diplomacy have brightened since Trump and Kim recently exchanged personal letters. Trump called Kim's letter ``beautiful'' while Kim described Trump's as ``excellent,'' though the contents of their letters have not been disclosed.In a response Tuesday to questions by The Associated Press and six other news agencies, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that Trump's and Kim's ``willingness to engage in dialogue has never faded'' and that their recent letter exchanges prove that.Moon, a liberal who met Kim three times last year, has made dial

Jun 26, 2019
Moon: 'US, N. Korea in talks to set up 3rd Trump-Kim summit'
  • Trump says he will meet with Kim Jong-un 'at some point'

Moon, Saudi crown prince to hold summit on Wednesday

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia. YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in is set to hold a summit with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to discuss ways to expand economic cooperation and bolster bilateral ties.Moon and Prince Mohammed plan to hold a summit and an expanded meeting involving their aides later in the day, followed by a ceremony to sign a set of tentative agreements on cooperation and an official luncheon, according to the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.Prince Mohammed is making his first trip to South Korea for a two-day stay starting on Wednesday. It is the first visit to the country by a Saudi crown prince since 1998.Saudi Arabia is South Korea's biggest trading partner in the Middle East and the No. 1 crude oil exporter to Asia's fourth-largest economy. Moon and Prince Mohammed are expected to assess their bilateral ties and discuss ways to expand cooperation in many fields.Beyond traditional fields like construction and energy, the two nations are seeking to increase the scope of cooperation into other sectors, including ICT, nucl

Jun 26, 2019
Moon, Saudi crown prince to hold summit on Wednesday
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