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[US-NK Summit] Anti-nuclear group offers to foot summit bill for N. Korea’s Kim
TOKYO (AFP) -- A Nobel Prize-winning anti-nuclear group offered Monday to pay for next week’s historic summit between the US and North Korea -- including the delicate issue of Kim Jong-un’s hotel bill.Who will cough up for lodgings at the five-star Fullerton Hotel, believed to be the North Korean leader’s preferred option, is one of many reported logistical and protocol headaches surrounding this month’s meeting between Kim and US President Donald Trump.A view of the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore
North KoreaJune 4, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Speculations rise over cost of denuclearization
With the US-North Korea summit set for June 12, questions over who will shoulder the cost of denuclearization are rising. Publicly, the cost of dismantling North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, and who will cover it, has yet to be discussed by the concerned countries. According to one estimate, the cost of dismantling North Korea’s nuclear weapons program could be at least five times higher than that of Ukraine. This pool photo shows the demolition of North Korea`s Punggye-ri nuclear test site
North KoreaJune 4, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Senior NK official departs for Pyongyang from China after high-stakes visit to US
BEIJING -- A senior North Korean official departed for Pyongyang through a Beijing airport on Monday, after a high-stakes visit to the United States to prepare for a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.Kim Yong-chol, a vice chairman of the North's ruling Workers' Party's central committee, and other North Korean delegates boarded a plane of the North's flag carrier Air Koryo at Beijing Capital International Airport at around noon.While walking towards a d
North KoreaJune 4, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Top diplomats of S. Korea, Singapore hold talks over Trump-Kim summit
The top diplomats of South Korea and Singapore had a phone conversation on Monday over preparations for the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Seoul's foreign ministry said.Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan agreed to work together to ensure the success of the summit slated to take place in the city state on June 12, based on the shared understanding that the meeting will be a crucial opportunity
North KoreaJune 4, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] S. Korea, US top diplomats hold phone talks over Trump-Kim summit
The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States held phone talks Monday over the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Seoul's foreign ministry said.During the 15-minute talks, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her US counterpart Mike Pompeo discussed recent developments in preparations for the summit slated to take place next Tuesday in Singapore. South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, left, and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (
North KoreaJune 4, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] No decision yet on whether Moon will travel to Singapore: official
South Korea is still watching how negotiations between the United States and North Korea are going to determine whether President Moon Jae-in should fly to Singapore to join US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in declaring an end to the Korean War, an official said Monday.The possibility of Moon traveling to the Southeast Asian nation gained traction after Trump said last week following a meeting with senior North Korean official Kim Yong-chol that his June 12 summit wi
North KoreaJune 4, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] Singapore testing security measures before N. Korea-US summit
SINGAPORE -- North Korean Embassy cars were on standby at the underground parking lot of a Singapore hotel throughout Friday.Reporters, mostly from South Korea and Japan, continued to stake out roads near the Fullerton Hotel, where North Korea's summit preparation team is staying, and its lobby.On a request to put through a call to the room of Kim Chang-son, a senior North Korean official leading the delegation, a receptionist said there's no guest with that name. It suggests he either booked th
North KoreaJune 1, 2018
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[US-NK Summit] S. Korea, US foreign ministers hold talks over meetings with NK official
The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States held phone talks on Friday about this week’s meetings in New York to prepare for a possible Washington-Pyongyang summit, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said.During the 25-minute talks, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo explained to his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha the outcome of his talks with Kim Yong-chol, a vice central committee chairman of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party.South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (Yonhap)Pompeo
North KoreaJune 1, 2018