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Tue, August 11, 2020 | 07:57
What makes Moon-Kim summit historic
What makes Moon-Kim summit historic
The two leaders of the rival Koreas will arrive at the truce village of Panmunjeom, Friday, for the first inter-Korean summit in more than a decade. The upcoming meeting is historic in many aspects. The two summits respectively in 2000 and 2007 took place in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital. This time, President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un agreed to gat...
Choi Ha-young | 2018-04-25 16:55
Ruling party wishes for successful summit
Ruling party wishes for successful summit
The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) held a rally, Wednesday, to wish for the success of the inter-Korea summit on Friday. “The miracle never comes miraculously. The summit is the fruit of great patience, tears and prayers,” DPK Chairwoman Rep. Choo Mi-ae said. “Please let this miracle keep going and end the Korean War so we can have peace for good.”
Choi Ha-young | 2018-04-25 16:53
  • Nation hoping for successful summit
Summit venue renovated to symbolize reconciliation
Summit venue renovated to symbolize reconciliation
The venue of the inter-Korean summit has been renovated with interior decor and concepts symbolizing wishes for reconciliation of the two Koreas and peace on the Korean Peninsula, according to Cheong Wa Dae, Wednesday. The Peace House, a building on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjeom, underwent more than two weeks of renovation for the summit between Preside...
Kim Rahn | 2018-04-25 16:40
  • Revealed: Historic Moon-Kim summit room [PHOTOS]
Will inter-Korean summit pave way for K-pop landing in North Korea?
Will inter-Korean summit pave way for K-pop landing in North Korea?
The historic concerts in North Korea early this month featuring South Korean pop stars hinted that its leader Kim Jong-un had listened to K-pop - or is possibly a fan. Kim's unexpected comment “I know Red Velvet,” made after he attended the April 1 concert with his wife and key aides, was evidence of his possible affection for K-pop.
Park Si-soo | 2018-04-25 16:38
  • A K-pop girl band loved by Kim Jong-un [VIDEO]
  • Kim Jong-un calls concert 'overwhelmingly touching'
Impossible dream? Unification less of a priority as Korean leaders prepare to talk
Impossible dream? Unification less of a priority as Korean leaders prepare to talk
The recent detente between North and South Korea has given new life to talk of unification for the two countries divided since the 1950s. It’s a term that conjures up visions of the Berlin Wall falling, families reunited and armies disbanded. Both Koreas have repeatedly called for peaceful unification and marched together under a unity flag at the recent Winter Olympics. And ...
2018-04-25 16:35
Japan protests summit dessert featuring Dokdo
Japan protests summit dessert featuring Dokdo
Japan has protested South Korea's move to put dessert with a decoration featuring Dokdo on the table for the dinner planned for the upcoming historic inter-Korean summit, a local media reported Wednesday. According to Japan's broadcaster NHK, Kenji Kanasugi, the Japanese foreign ministry's director-general of Asian and Oceania affairs, protested the Seoul government's decisio...
2018-04-25 15:31
  • Inter-Korean summit chairs to feature Dokdo
Inter-Korean summit chairs to feature Dokdo
Inter-Korean summit chairs to feature Dokdo
South Korea has custom made furniture for Friday's summit between President Moon Jae-in and the North's leader Kim Jong Un - with chairs featuring Dokdo controlled by Seoul but claimed by Tokyo.
2018-04-25 14:26
  • Japan protests summit dessert featuring Dokdo
Revealed: Historic Moon-Kim summit room [PHOTOS]
Revealed: Historic Moon-Kim summit room [PHOTOS]
The meeting room's blue carpet stands for peace. The width of the oval table's central part is 2,018 millimeters, representing this year. The backdrop painting is Mount Geumgang, in North Korea, by South Korean painter Shin Jang-sik. The mountain was once considered a symbol of inter-Korean reconciliation. The North opened the mountain to South Korean tourists in 1998 but it ...
Park Si-soo | 2018-04-25 13:43
  • Summit venue renovated to symbolize reconciliation
  • What makes Moon-Kim summit historic
Man runs 427 kilometers barefooted for success of inter-Korean summit
Man runs 427 kilometers barefooted for success of inter-Korean summit
A 51-year-old man covered 427 kilometers of cross-country running in 10 days to express his wish for the success of the upcoming inter-Korean summit. And he did it barefooted. Cho Seung-hwan, dubbed “Barefoot man,” started running in front of the local government building of Gwangyang in South Jeolla Province, his hometown, April 10. He passed through Gurye, Imsil, Iksan, Gon...
Kim Rahn | 2018-04-25 13:32
Two Koreas in talks over standing liaison office in Panmunjeom
Two Koreas in talks over standing liaison office in Panmunjeom
Cheong Wa Dae said if Kim accepts the offer, the liaison office is expected to open in Panmunjeom and have officials from Seoul and Pyongyang working in the same space.
Park Si-soo | 2018-04-25 13:28
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