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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] AP reporter views swing in Korean relations with wary hope
At the height of North Korea’s torrid run of nuclear and missile tests last year, I was constantly joking with my Associated Press colleague Kim Hyung-jin about how we could be writing about something entirely different once the calendar turns to 2018.North Korea was being unusually provocative, and its nuclear threats had become genuine. There was also a new president in Washington who seemed serious about using military force against the North, even at the risk of triggering a full-blown war.E
North KoreaApril 29, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Major powers welcome Panmunjeom Declaration with caution
Regional powers welcomed Friday’s Panmunjeom Declaration, but advised caution. US President Donald Trump reacted quickly to the developments with tweets. “After a furious year of missile launches and Nuclear testing, a historic meeting between North and South Korea is now taking place. Good things are happening, but only time will tell!” Trump wrote on Twitter, just over an hour after the declaration was announced on Friday. US President Donald Trump (Yonhap) The US leader, who had given “his
InternationalApril 28, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Political parties poles apart on Panmunjeom Declaration
Friday’s Panmunjeom Declaration is being met by strikingly different assessments from the country’s political parties. The ruling Democratic Party, as expected, is praising the agreement signed by President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, hailing it as a “historical feat.” “(The declaration) will be recorded as a historical feat that was a turning point not only in inter-Korean relations but for the political situation on the Korean Peninsula,” a Democratic Party spokesperson s
PoliticsApril 28, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Who are the tall guards surrounding Kim Jong-un?
Amid an amicable summit between the two Korean leaders at Panmunjeom on Friday, a herd of stoic North Korean men clad in suits grabbed the attention of viewers watching on television. As Kim Jong-un strode toward the border between the two Koreas, a flock of security guards surrounded the North Korean leader in a V-shaped formation. The fourteen tall, suited men scattered when Kim approached South Korean President Moon Jae-in, waiting at the demarcation line. A few hours later, when the morning
North KoreaApril 28, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Two Koreas’ commitment to ‘complete denuclearization’ raises hope, concerns
As South Korea and North Korea confirmed their commitment to “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula during a historic inter-Korean summit Friday, experts were divided over whether the declaration was a breakthrough for North Korea’s nuclear standoff. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un confirmed “the common goal of realizing, through complete denuclearization, a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula” in a joint statement.(Yonhap)Some experts called the dec
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] NK leader’s wife joins Kim Jong-un at banquet
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s wife crossed the border hours after her spouse to attend a banquet hosted by South Korea on Friday.Ri Sol-ju arrived at the Peace House in the South’s side of the truce village of Panmunjeom at 6:18 p.m., wearing a pink dress. The Peace House served as the venue for talks between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim earlier in the day. Although experts were expecting Ri to accompany Kim on his cross-border trip, her attendance at the ba
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Tree-planting, other events add sentiment to summit
The leaders of the two Koreas on Friday jointly participated in special events embodying hopes for peace on the Korean Peninsula, adding to the sentiment of a thaw in inter-Korean relations.An array of ceremonies, mostly reflecting traditional Korean culture or the integration of elements of the divided Koreas, were held throughout the day. After North Korean leader Kim Jong-un crossed the border, the traditional folk tune of “Arirang” kicked off the first ceremony of the day as President Moon J
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Two Koreas toast ‘To the day when the North and South can freely cross each other’s territory!’
After wrapping up a summit closely watched by the world, the leaders of South and North Korea and their wives attended a dinner banquet featuring symbolic music and carefully selected dishes at the truce village of Panmunjeom on Friday evening.The banquet took place on the third floor of the Peace House, where the inter-Korean summit had taken place during the day, according to South Korea’s presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook extended a warm welc
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Koreas agree on ‘practical steps’ to restore cross-border railway
The leaders of South and North Korea agreed to “adopt practical steps” to connect and modernize the now-defunct cross-border railway lines during the inter-Korean summit on Friday, suggesting that the two Koreas may officially restart efforts to restore and build a railway that spans across the Korean Peninsula.“South and North Korea agreed to actively implement the projects previously agreed in the 2007 October 4 Declaration, in order to promote balanced economic growth and co-prosperity of the
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Koreas to declare end to Korean War
The two Koreas will cease hostilities and seek increased cooperation and denuclearization as part of the declaration announced following an inter-Korean summit at Panmunjeom. The Panmunjeom Declaration, revealed after a daylong summit and related events, outlines measures for improving inter-Korean relations including executing previously agreed measures and holding high-level talks regarding diverse areas. The two Koreas also said they would seek a peace treaty and hold three-way negotiations w
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Prospects for inter-Korean business grow over historic summit
While the world watched the historic inter-Korean summit on Friday, the business community in Seoul showed guarded optimism, serving as a reminder of lingering geopolitical challenges and sanctions, amid the envisioning of potential infrastructure projects across the border.The leaders of the two Koreas agreed, among other pledges, to resume the discontinued work of reviving a trans-Korea railway and land routes, connecting Seoul and Shineuiju and also the east and west coasts of the peninsula.
IndustryApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean Summit] Panmunjeom Declaration full text
During this momentous period of historical transformation on the Korean Peninsula, reflecting the enduring aspiration of the Korean people for peace, prosperity and unification, President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea and Chairman Kim Jong-un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea held an Inter-Korean Summit Meeting at the ‘Peace House’ at Panmunjeon on April 27, 2018.The two leaders solemnly declared before the 80 million Korean people and the whole
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Third inter-Korean talks feature VR, 5G technologies for immersive viewing
The third summit between South and North Korea held on Friday at Panmunjeom marked a major technological difference from the previous talks in 2000 and 2007. South Korea’s mobile carriers KT and SK Telecom actively supported the historical event with cutting-edge fifth-generation telecommunications technologies to promote their upcoming mobile services to international viewers. The head mounted device installed by KT at 5G exhibition booth at Kintex. (Sohn Ji-young/The Korea Herald)Among others
TechnologyApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] NK leader’s wife arrives in the South to attend summit banquet
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s wife crossed the border hours after her spouse to attend a banquet hosted by South Korea on Friday.Ri Sol-ju arrived at the Peace House in the South’s side of the truce village of Panmunjeom at 6:18 p.m., wearing a pink dress. The Peace House served as the venue for talks between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim earlier in the day. Although experts were expecting Ri to accompany Kim on his cross-border trip, her attendance at the ba
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Leaders of Koreas agree to complete denuclearization, efforts to build peace
The leaders of South Korea and North Korea reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula Friday, while also agreeing to reduce their conventional weapons pending the outcome of their joint efforts to reduce military tension and promote a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.The agreement came in a historic summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un."The two leaders solemnly declared before the 80 million people of
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] ‘Reunification perfume’ launched to commemorate inter-Korean summit
South Korea’s Unification Ministry has launched a set of perfumes called “reunification perfume” to commemorate the first inter-Korean summit in 11 years. The perfumes are being featured at the “In Search of Lost Time: The Scent of NORTHalgia Exhibit” at the main press center for the summit at KINTEX Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. 'Reunification perfume' is displayed at the inter-Korean summit Main Press Center in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, Friday (Sohn Ji-young/The Korea Herald)The five perfumes w
North KoreaApril 27, 2018
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[2018 Inter-Korean summit] Panmunjeom Declaration summary
Seoul and Pyongyang will seek multilateral talks aimed at signing a peace treaty, easing military tension and cooperating toward denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, the two Koreas’ joint Panmunjeom Declaration states.The declaration, drew up after a day of summit talks between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, also states that Moon will visit Pyongyang later in the year, and that a reunion of families separated by the Korean War will be arranged. 1. South and North will
North KoreaApril 27, 2018