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2018-04-27 08:22

South Koreans welcome inter-Korean summit

South Koreans welcome inter-Korean summit

South Koreans of all ages are welcoming the inter-Korean summit, with most expressing a positive attitude toward it. Many hope the talks between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will serve as momentum in denuclearizing the reclusive country, and achieving unification in the future.

Kim Jae-heun,Jung Da-min | 2018-04-26 18:40

South Koreans skeptical about peace after summit

NK unlikely to broadcast summit live

NK unlikely to broadcast summit live

While the rest of the world will watch today's inter-Korean summit live on TV, people in North Korea are unlikely to see it in real time.

Park Ji-won | 2018-04-26 18:06

Kim to take sister to summit

Kim to take sister to summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong will be among delegates attending the inter-Korean summit, Friday, according to Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. Chief presidential secretary Im Jong-seok unveiled Thursday a list of nine ranking North Korean officials who will accompany Kim for the upcoming summit.

Lee Min-hyung | 2018-04-26 17:17

Entourages feature two Koreas' top-ranking officials

Conservatives protest honor guard treatment for Kim

The government's plan to have an honor guard for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is causing a strong reaction here. Conservatives are calling the decision “ironic” for South Korean soldiers to stage a ceremony for the leader of the South's de facto enemy. The Ministry of National Defense unveiled Wednesday the plan for the three branches of the armed forces _ army, navy and a...

Lee Min-hyung | 2018-04-26 17:10

World to watch historic summit

World to watch historic summit

All eyes will be on Korea Friday as the leaders of the two countries meet at 9:30 a.m. for a historic summit that may pave the way for a resolution to North Korea's decades-long nuclear weapons program. President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will have their first encounter when the latter crosses the military demarcation line on foot to the summit venue, th...

Kim Rahn | 2018-04-26 16:42

3,000 journalists crowd summit press center

3,000 journalists crowd summit press center

At the crack of dawn, Thursday, international journalists began to flock to KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, where the main press center for the inter-Korean summit has been installed. Slightly flushed out of excitement to cover the historic event, journalists were upbeat in sharing their expectations of the summit's outcome, as well as the roles of North Korean officials...

Choi Ha-young | 2018-04-26 16:22

Foreign reporters 'optimistic' of Moon-Kim summit

China's old soldiers hope summit brings Korean War closure

China's old soldiers hope summit brings Korean War closure

Sixty-five years after the Korean War's guns fell silent, Chinese army veteran Yu Jihua still shudders in the dark of night when a plane rumbles overhead, triggering traumatic memories of death-dealing US bombers. Like shrapnel that was never extracted, the lack of a formal peace treaty ending the conflict has festered among many of the Chinese soldiers who saw much of the wa...

2018-04-26 15:04

What has led to Friday's historic summit?

What has led to Friday's historic summit?

Two Korea Times columnists - Emanuel Pastreich, director of the Asia Institute, and Stephen Costello, Washington-based Korea watcher - talk about what has led to Friday's inter-Korean summit and what should be expected from it.

2018-04-26 14:41

Entourages feature two Koreas' top-ranking officials

Entourages feature two Koreas' top-ranking officials

President Moon Jae-in and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong-un will begin their historic first meeting at the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) at Panmunjeom at around 9:30 tomorrow morning, April 27.

2018-04-26 12:00

Kim to take sister to summit

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