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Abe nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Kyodo News, Published on 18/02/2019
» TOKYO: Japanese government officials confirmed Monday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after a request from Washington last year, a move that could spark controversy at home and abroad.
Moon in N.Korea to boost waning de-nuke hopes
Kyodo News, Published on 18/09/2018
» SEOUL/PYONGYANG: South Korean President Moon Jae In was warmly welcomed Tuesday as he became the country's third president to visit Pyongyang, amid drastic changes in the situation surrounding efforts to denuclearise North Korea since the beginning of this year.
Kim becomes first N.Korean leader to cross border
Kyodo News, Published on 27/04/2018
» SEOUL: Kim Jong Un on Friday became the first North Korean leader to cross the border with the South since the end of the Korean War, the latest in a series of remarkable developments emerging from his sudden embrace of diplomacy since the beginning of this year.
Kim to walk across border with South for summit
Kyodo News, Published on 26/04/2018
» SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will walk across the border between the two Koreas to attend Friday's inter-Korean summit, the first in over 10 years, to discuss denuclearisation and peace issues, according to details and schedule released by South Korea.
Abe, Moon confirm N.Korea cooperation before summit
Kyodo News, Published on 24/04/2018
» TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae In agreed Tuesday to work together toward denuclearising North Korea ahead of a historic inter-Korean summit later in the week, a senior Japanese government official said.
N. Korea's Kim vows denuclearisation on China trip
Kyodo News, Published on 28/03/2018
» North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised Chinese President Xi Jinping that Pyongyang will move forward with denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula, Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday after Kim visited Beijing on his first foreign trip as leader of the reclusive state.
Visitors to Japan rises 23% to February record
Kyodo News, Published on 20/03/2018
» TOKYO: The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in February jumped 23.3% from a year earlier to 2,509,300, a record for the month, the Japan Tourism Agency said Tuesday.
Kim Jong Un eager to mend ties with S.Korea
Kyodo News, Published on 13/02/2018
» BEIJING: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un voiced eagerness to improve inter-Korean ties further following the meeting between its senior officials and South Korea's president, official media said Tuesday, with the US hinting at the possibility of direct talks with Pyongyang.
N.Korea rules out talks with US during Olympics
Kyodo News, Published on 08/02/2018
» BEIJING: North Korea has ruled out the possibility of talks with the United States during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea, the North's official media reported on Thursday.
US, S.Korea delay war games for Olympics
Kyodo News, Published on 05/01/2018
» SEOUL: US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae In agreed in a telephone talk Thursday to delay annual joint military exercises during the Winter Olympic Games in February, South Korea's presidential office said.