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Tue, June 6, 2023 | 04:50

Nine ranking officials to accompany N.K. leader

Nine key aides to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will accompany him on his trip to the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom this week for a historic summit, a presidential official said Thursday. The high-ranking entourage consisting of senior party, military and government officials includes Kim Yong-nam, the nominal head of state, and Kim Yo-jong, Kim's younger sister,...

2018-04-26 11:51

Kim to cross border to South at 9:30 a.m.

Leaders of two Koreas to hold symbolic tree-planting ceremony

The leaders of South and North Korea will hold a tree-planting ceremony when they meet this week for an historic summit, as part of efforts to symbolize their wish for peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, a presidential official said Thursday. President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are set to meet on Friday on the southern side of the truce village...

2018-04-26 11:39

Kim to cross border to South at 9:30 a.m.

Kim revs up high-stakes diplomacy

Kim revs up high-stakes diplomacy

With a "nuclear button" and unchallenged authority at home, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is now looking beyond his borders, forging ahead with a diplomatic adventure that could turn his country from an introvert into a player of geostrategic significance, experts said Thursday.

2018-04-26 11:11

Kim to cross border to South at 9:30 a.m.

Kim to cross border to South at 9:30 a.m.

President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the truce village of Panmunjeom for their first summit, a top presidential aide said, Thursday. Kim will cross the military demarcation line (MDL) on foot for the summit that will be held at the Peace House in the southern side of the joint security area (JSA), said Im Jong-seok, presid...

2018-04-26 11:01

D-1: Pre-summit scenes from Seoul [PHOTOS]

Pope Francis hopes for success of inter-Korean summit

Pope Francis hopes for success of inter-Korean summit

Pope Francis has prayed for peace on the Korean Peninsula, expressing his support to the upcoming inter-Korean summit, South Korea's presidential office said Thursday. The pope held a special session of prayer Wednesday (local time) at St. Peter's Square of the Vatican with thousands of Catholics as President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will hold a summit ...

2018-04-26 10:38

Nation hoping for successful summit

'Get Korea two years' peace and we would call summits success'

'Get Korea two years' peace and we would call summits success'

South Korean President Moon Jae-in's summit with Kim Jong Un is an easy sell, welcome relief for South Koreans who have long lived under the North Korean threat, experts told UPI ahead of Friday's historic meeting. Even as skeptics who question Kim's ultimate intentions are dominating the conversation in the United States, South Korean analysts with expertise in Korea's polit...

2018-04-26 10:00

Kim Jong-un aims to 'polish international image'

SINGAPORE - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will use the upcoming inter-Korean summit as an opportunity to rebuild his image to the outside world, according to a Singapore-based expert on North Korea, Wednesday.

2018-04-25 21:42

S&P, Moody's cautious over Korea's rating hike

S&P, Moody's cautious over Korea's rating hike

SINGAPORE _ Global credit ratings agencies said signing a peace treaty to officially end the Korean War won't immediately lead to a change in their sovereign ratings for South Korea.

2018-04-25 18:57

Foreign reporters to cover inter-Korean summit up close for first time

Foreign reporters to cover inter-Korean summit up close for first time

In a first for inter-Korean summits, reporters from foreign news outlets will join the official press pool allowed at Friday's summit venue, the border village of Panmunjeom. The United States' Bloomberg, China's Xinhua, Britain's Reuters, Japan's Kyodo and Jiji Press will join the “Korea Pool.”

2018-04-25 18:24

Foreign reporters 'optimistic' of Moon-Kim summit

[EXPERT SURVEY] 'Balanced approach needed for inter-Korean summit'

EXPERT SURVEY'Balanced approach needed for inter-Korean summit'

Three days ahead of the third inter-Korea summit, North Korea watchers from Washington and Seoul exchanged their views on the upcoming meeting at an academic forum in Seoul. They called for the need for a balanced approach in dealing with North Korea in the summit between President Moon Jae-in and his counterpart Kim Jong-un. At the annual conference hosted by the Asan Instit...

2018-04-25 18:01

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